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Many wearables record your movements but one firm has developed a range designed to help you track other people. These include bands that keep tabs on your children, your elderly relatives and your pets. Each device is controlled via an app where a parent, concerned relative or pet owner can monitor and track its wearer's every move. A Chinese firm called Haier has developed a range of wearables that help you track other people. Senior bands with a leather strap have GPS technology built in so relatives can keep an eye on elderly people . The range was unveiled by Chinese tech giant Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Its child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in but while the former is bright and colourful, the latter has a more classic look with a leather strap. Both are waterproof and are fitted with proximity sensors that feed location to an app where users can monitor the wearable’s movements on a map. Colourful wearables for children also track their location. They are fitted with proximity sensors that feed a child's location to an app so that parents can see their location on a map . Phone maker Doro has launched a social networking tool for seniors called Connect and Care. It connects elderly people with relatives and carers and the service can be used to call for help and assistance in an emergency. Alternatively, the firm said it can also provide help with basic everyday household tasks such as closing a window. The service is optional and comes with Doro phones, and there is an Android and iOS app for relatives to keep an eye on the user and monitor their movement and communication. It gives alerts to the family if irregularities are detected – for example loss of movement. The app will also remind them to call their relative regularly. Concerned parents and relatives can also use the app to set up safe zones, meaning if a child or elderly relative leaves a dedicated zone, the app will send them an alert. The app also stores a log of the wearable’s GPS history. Although many apps and bands track people in a similar way, Haier claims its devices differ because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker. Similar to how a baby monitor works, the user can listen to ambient noises around the device to determine their location if there is a problem, for example. Users of the app can also talk to the wearer through the band. And for pet owners, Haier has also developed a smart collar that works in a similar way but for cats and dogs. In the future Haier said it plans to launch an SOS service that can be accessed directly from the band in the case of emergency. The company didn’t announce prices or availability for the devices. Haier has also developed a smart collar for dogs. The firm claims  its devices differ from others on the market already because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker . The Scout5000 (pictured) - a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a dog's health, track their location and even allows owners to speak to their dogs remotely . Doting pet owners will soon be able to get a dog’s-eye-view of the world following the launch of a 'smart collar' for animals. The Scout5000 - effectively a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a canine's health, track its location and even allows owners to speak to their dog remotely. The device can also stream videos showing what pets are up to, using a state-of-the-art built-in camera. The gadget, created by Motorola and video streaming developer Hubble, uses 3G to send alerts to the owner's smartphone, while they are away from their pets. The downside is that the dog will need a data package for the collar to work, although it does come with ones year's 3G service as part of the £131 ($199) price tag.

The range was unveiled by Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . It includes bands that keep tabs on children, elderly relatives and pets . Wearables are controlled via an app where a user can track its every move . The Chinese firm's child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in . A pet version has the same sensors built into a collar to prevent lost dogs . All are waterproof and fitted with sensors that feed location to the app . Prices and release dates have not yet been announced .

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<s>[INST] Many wearables record your movements but one firm has developed a range designed to help you track other people. These include bands that keep tabs on your children, your elderly relatives and your pets. Each device is controlled via an app where a parent, concerned relative or pet owner can monitor and track its wearer's every move. A Chinese firm called Haier has developed a range of wearables that help you track other people. Senior bands with a leather strap have GPS technology built in so relatives can keep an eye on elderly people . The range was unveiled by Chinese tech giant Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Its child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in but while the former is bright and colourful, the latter has a more classic look with a leather strap. Both are waterproof and are fitted with proximity sensors that feed location to an app where users can monitor the wearable’s movements on a map. Colourful wearables for children also track their location. They are fitted with proximity sensors that feed a child's location to an app so that parents can see their location on a map . Phone maker Doro has launched a social networking tool for seniors called Connect and Care. It connects elderly people with relatives and carers and the service can be used to call for help and assistance in an emergency. Alternatively, the firm said it can also provide help with basic everyday household tasks such as closing a window. The service is optional and comes with Doro phones, and there is an Android and iOS app for relatives to keep an eye on the user and monitor their movement and communication. It gives alerts to the family if irregularities are detected – for example loss of movement. The app will also remind them to call their relative regularly. Concerned parents and relatives can also use the app to set up safe zones, meaning if a child or elderly relative leaves a dedicated zone, the app will send them an alert. The app also stores a log of the wearable’s GPS history. Although many apps and bands track people in a similar way, Haier claims its devices differ because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker. Similar to how a baby monitor works, the user can listen to ambient noises around the device to determine their location if there is a problem, for example. Users of the app can also talk to the wearer through the band. And for pet owners, Haier has also developed a smart collar that works in a similar way but for cats and dogs. In the future Haier said it plans to launch an SOS service that can be accessed directly from the band in the case of emergency. The company didn’t announce prices or availability for the devices. Haier has also developed a smart collar for dogs. The firm claims  its devices differ from others on the market already because the microphone on each doubles up as a speaker . The Scout5000 (pictured) - a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a dog's health, track their location and even allows owners to speak to their dogs remotely . Doting pet owners will soon be able to get a dog’s-eye-view of the world following the launch of a 'smart collar' for animals. The Scout5000 - effectively a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a canine's health, track its location and even allows owners to speak to their dog remotely. The device can also stream videos showing what pets are up to, using a state-of-the-art built-in camera. The gadget, created by Motorola and video streaming developer Hubble, uses 3G to send alerts to the owner's smartphone, while they are away from their pets. The downside is that the dog will need a data package for the collar to work, although it does come with ones year's 3G service as part of the £131 ($199) price tag. [/INST] The range was unveiled by Haier at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . It includes bands that keep tabs on children, elderly relatives and pets . Wearables are controlled via an app where a user can track its every move . The Chinese firm's child and senior bands have GPS technology built-in . A pet version has the same sensors built into a collar to prevent lost dogs . All are waterproof and fitted with sensors that feed location to the app . Prices and release dates have not yet been announced . </s>

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has laid into Mario Balotelli after the Liverpool striker's latest faltering performance in the goalless draw with Blackburn in Sunday's FA Cup quarter final. The misfiring Italy international, who has managed only four goals in all competitions since his £16million summer arrival from AC Milan, was brought on after 59 minutes but failed to impress as the game ended 0-0 to force a replay at Ewood Park. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Lawrenson let fly with a scathing attack on the former Manchester City star who he labelled 'a waste of space'. Mario Balotelli leaves Anfield after Liverpool's goalless draw with Blackburn in the FA Cup . The much criticised striker failed to get on the scoresheet during the FA Cup quarter final clash . The Italian firebrand came on after 59minutes but could not add to his meagre goal tally of four this season . Liverpool legend and BBC pundit let loose a scathing attack on Balotelli, branding him 'a waste of space' The 24-year-old has failed to live up to expectations following his £16million arrival at Anfield . Balotelli heads straight down the tunnel towards the dressing room after the final whistle is blown . 'Forget about Mario Balotelli. He is an absolute waste of time. He shouldn't be anywhere near this team,' he said. 'I can see why Brendan Rodgers threw him on today as he might just create something, but 99 times out of 100 he will let you down.' Match Zone statistics from the game show that Balotelli managed only a single shot on target after coming on as a substitute and appear to support Lawrenson's claims. Balotelli's performance comes just days after he posted a cryptic Instagram message suggesting that one of his team-mates did not like him. Although, having angered players by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson during a Europa League clash with Besiktas and with statistics that include only creating six chances for his team-mates all season, it's hardly surprising that the 24-year-old's popularity is waning. Balotelli prepares to be introduced on 51minutes as Liverpool try and change the game . Balotelli has managed only four goals in all competitions since arriving from AC Milan last summer . Mario Balotelli's attack statistics and heat map for the 31minutes he played on Sunday back up Mark Lawrenson's claims - CLICK HERE for more stats from our Match Zone . Lawrenson praised Blackburn for their tactically astute performance to earn a replay at Ewood Park, which has now been scheduled for April 7 or 8th to meet UEFA regulations. 'Congratulations to Blackburn Rovers on an absolutely magnificent display. They were never ever desperate at any time,' he said. 'They have looked at how Liverpool have played recently and the tactics were spot on. Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood hasn't really had to make a real top class save.' Rodgers admitted that he would rather wait a month for the replay than have to play 48 hours later as has happened to Bradford and Reading after their goalless draw on Saturday. Balotelli winces in pain after a rash tackle from Blackburn's Tom Cairney (right) The Liverpool striker checks his leg after a tackle by Rovers' Cairney (not pictured) The former City striker only managed a single shot on target, although team-mates didn't fare much better . Balotelli wins a header but could not get his shot on target as Liverpool stumble to a draw . ‘I believe the replay is early April, the 7th or 8th,’ said Rodgers. ‘It is certainly not what it is for Reading and Bradford. That is unbelievable. I feel for them, having to play Saturday and again on Monday. It is incredible. It’s unfair for both clubs with so much at stake. I feel sorry for Parky and for Steve and for the players.’ The game at Anfield was marred by a head injury to defender Martin Skrtel who required eight minutes of treatment after losing consciousness from landing awkwardly. He was eventually taken off on a stretcher, having played only a few minutes. Balotelli angered his team-mates by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson in the Europa League . Martin Skrtel was knocked unconscious after an awkward fall and required eight minutes of treatment . Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is relieved that the FA Cup replay has been delayed until early April .

Mario Balotelli failed to impress in goalless FA Cup draw with Blackburn . Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has labelled the Italian a waste of space . Former AC Milan striker has scored only four goals since his £16m move . Balotelli had earlier commented on racism row involving Sulley Muntari . FA Cup replay has been delayed until April 7 or 8 to meet UEFA rules .

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<s>[INST] Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has laid into Mario Balotelli after the Liverpool striker's latest faltering performance in the goalless draw with Blackburn in Sunday's FA Cup quarter final. The misfiring Italy international, who has managed only four goals in all competitions since his £16million summer arrival from AC Milan, was brought on after 59 minutes but failed to impress as the game ended 0-0 to force a replay at Ewood Park. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Lawrenson let fly with a scathing attack on the former Manchester City star who he labelled 'a waste of space'. Mario Balotelli leaves Anfield after Liverpool's goalless draw with Blackburn in the FA Cup . The much criticised striker failed to get on the scoresheet during the FA Cup quarter final clash . The Italian firebrand came on after 59minutes but could not add to his meagre goal tally of four this season . Liverpool legend and BBC pundit let loose a scathing attack on Balotelli, branding him 'a waste of space' The 24-year-old has failed to live up to expectations following his £16million arrival at Anfield . Balotelli heads straight down the tunnel towards the dressing room after the final whistle is blown . 'Forget about Mario Balotelli. He is an absolute waste of time. He shouldn't be anywhere near this team,' he said. 'I can see why Brendan Rodgers threw him on today as he might just create something, but 99 times out of 100 he will let you down.' Match Zone statistics from the game show that Balotelli managed only a single shot on target after coming on as a substitute and appear to support Lawrenson's claims. Balotelli's performance comes just days after he posted a cryptic Instagram message suggesting that one of his team-mates did not like him. Although, having angered players by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson during a Europa League clash with Besiktas and with statistics that include only creating six chances for his team-mates all season, it's hardly surprising that the 24-year-old's popularity is waning. Balotelli prepares to be introduced on 51minutes as Liverpool try and change the game . Balotelli has managed only four goals in all competitions since arriving from AC Milan last summer . Mario Balotelli's attack statistics and heat map for the 31minutes he played on Sunday back up Mark Lawrenson's claims - CLICK HERE for more stats from our Match Zone . Lawrenson praised Blackburn for their tactically astute performance to earn a replay at Ewood Park, which has now been scheduled for April 7 or 8th to meet UEFA regulations. 'Congratulations to Blackburn Rovers on an absolutely magnificent display. They were never ever desperate at any time,' he said. 'They have looked at how Liverpool have played recently and the tactics were spot on. Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood hasn't really had to make a real top class save.' Rodgers admitted that he would rather wait a month for the replay than have to play 48 hours later as has happened to Bradford and Reading after their goalless draw on Saturday. Balotelli winces in pain after a rash tackle from Blackburn's Tom Cairney (right) The Liverpool striker checks his leg after a tackle by Rovers' Cairney (not pictured) The former City striker only managed a single shot on target, although team-mates didn't fare much better . Balotelli wins a header but could not get his shot on target as Liverpool stumble to a draw . ‘I believe the replay is early April, the 7th or 8th,’ said Rodgers. ‘It is certainly not what it is for Reading and Bradford. That is unbelievable. I feel for them, having to play Saturday and again on Monday. It is incredible. It’s unfair for both clubs with so much at stake. I feel sorry for Parky and for Steve and for the players.’ The game at Anfield was marred by a head injury to defender Martin Skrtel who required eight minutes of treatment after losing consciousness from landing awkwardly. He was eventually taken off on a stretcher, having played only a few minutes. Balotelli angered his team-mates by taking a penalty away from Jordan Henderson in the Europa League . Martin Skrtel was knocked unconscious after an awkward fall and required eight minutes of treatment . Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is relieved that the FA Cup replay has been delayed until early April . [/INST] Mario Balotelli failed to impress in goalless FA Cup draw with Blackburn . Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has labelled the Italian a waste of space . Former AC Milan striker has scored only four goals since his £16m move . Balotelli had earlier commented on racism row involving Sulley Muntari . FA Cup replay has been delayed until April 7 or 8 to meet UEFA rules . </s>

This is the moment that a Chinese man set up his own mini-kitchen in an airport departure lounge after missing his flight. Wu Jiayong, 46, became an internet hit after he produced the electric rice cooker from his luggage and made his own lunch in the middle of Hong Kong's busy International Airport. The 46-year-old was caught on camera collecting water from the airport's bathroom before plugging the rice cooker into one of the lounge's empty sockets, according to The People's Daily. Wu Jiayong, 46, became an internet sensation after he produced an electric rice cooker from his luggage and started to prepare his lunch in the middle of Hong Kong International Airport . The construction worker was flying home to Shandong, China, after losing his job in Singapore when he fell asleep and missed his connecting flight. 'I had just enough to get a new ticket set to leave on Tuesday two days later, but I didn't have any more money for food,' he said. 'I didn't want to offend anyone but I needed power supply to cook the rice so I had to do it indoors.' Eyewitnesses described the rice cooker as being 'hard to miss' with steam coming from it for over half an hour. After missing his flight the construction worker was left with no money for food and decided to make his own meals . Shocked eye witnesses took pictures after seeing the Mr Jiayong start cooking in the middle of the departure terminal . Mr Jiayong's mini kitchen was soon closed down by airport officials, but fellow travellers and stores within the terminal helped him with food until he was able to fly home yesterday. He had been forced to travel to Singapore for work to help look after his family and used the rice cooker for preparing meals during his month long employment. Mr Jiayong was soon stopped from tapping into the airports electricity supply, but fellow travellers and terminal stores kept him fed after learning of his plight .

Wu Jiayong, 46, set up a mini-kitchen at Hong Kong International Airport . Produced a rice cooker from suitcase and made his lunch in lounge . Became an internet hit after being filmed by shocked fellow travellers . Said he had no money for food after missing his flight home to China .

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<s>[INST] This is the moment that a Chinese man set up his own mini-kitchen in an airport departure lounge after missing his flight. Wu Jiayong, 46, became an internet hit after he produced the electric rice cooker from his luggage and made his own lunch in the middle of Hong Kong's busy International Airport. The 46-year-old was caught on camera collecting water from the airport's bathroom before plugging the rice cooker into one of the lounge's empty sockets, according to The People's Daily. Wu Jiayong, 46, became an internet sensation after he produced an electric rice cooker from his luggage and started to prepare his lunch in the middle of Hong Kong International Airport . The construction worker was flying home to Shandong, China, after losing his job in Singapore when he fell asleep and missed his connecting flight. 'I had just enough to get a new ticket set to leave on Tuesday two days later, but I didn't have any more money for food,' he said. 'I didn't want to offend anyone but I needed power supply to cook the rice so I had to do it indoors.' Eyewitnesses described the rice cooker as being 'hard to miss' with steam coming from it for over half an hour. After missing his flight the construction worker was left with no money for food and decided to make his own meals . Shocked eye witnesses took pictures after seeing the Mr Jiayong start cooking in the middle of the departure terminal . Mr Jiayong's mini kitchen was soon closed down by airport officials, but fellow travellers and stores within the terminal helped him with food until he was able to fly home yesterday. He had been forced to travel to Singapore for work to help look after his family and used the rice cooker for preparing meals during his month long employment. Mr Jiayong was soon stopped from tapping into the airports electricity supply, but fellow travellers and terminal stores kept him fed after learning of his plight . [/INST] Wu Jiayong, 46, set up a mini-kitchen at Hong Kong International Airport . Produced a rice cooker from suitcase and made his lunch in lounge . Became an internet hit after being filmed by shocked fellow travellers . Said he had no money for food after missing his flight home to China . </s>

David Beckham was in attendance at the launch of his whisky brand 'Haig Club' in London on Sunday night. The former Manchester United midfielder was alongside his wife Victoria at Wellington Arch, where he hosted a lavish dinner party at a pop-up bar. The venue, also called 'Haig Club', has been set up for one week to celebrate the launch of Beckham's whisky, and is styled to emulate the original 1920s Haig Club 'Clubman Series' adverts. David Beckham was accompanied by his wife Victoria on Sunday night, as he hosted the launch of London's pop-up Haig Club, in support of his recently-launched whisky brand . Ex-United man Beckham uploaded an image of himself en route to the pop-up bar at Wellington Arch . When it was announced in April 2014 that Beckham was going to release the new brand of whisky, he said: . 'The House of Haig has a rich history and I'm proud to be working at the heart of a home-grown brand which has built an incredible heritage over 400 years.' Meanwhile, Beckham's son Brooklyn was in attendance at Wembley for Chelsea's Capital One Cup victory over Tottenham. The father-of-four posed by the bar, which will offer a variety of specially-crafted cocktails for one week . As his parents were at the whisky launch, Brooklyn Beckham attended the Capital One Cup final at Wembley . The 15-year-old watched the game with his aunt Joanne, posting the photo to his Instagram site later in the evening. As revealed by Sportsmail last week, Brooklyn is expected to be left disappointed in his attempts to secure an Arsenal scholarship. He is currently enrolled at the club's Hale End academy and was hoping to extend his current deal by two years, but it is understood the teenager will not be retained next season.

David Beckham was at a pop-up bar at Wellington Arch on Sunday . The former Man United man is celebrating the launch of his whisky brand . Wife Victoria was alongside him as 'Haig Club' was officially opened . Meanwhile, son Brooklyn was at Wembley to see Chelsea win League Cup .

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<s>[INST] David Beckham was in attendance at the launch of his whisky brand 'Haig Club' in London on Sunday night. The former Manchester United midfielder was alongside his wife Victoria at Wellington Arch, where he hosted a lavish dinner party at a pop-up bar. The venue, also called 'Haig Club', has been set up for one week to celebrate the launch of Beckham's whisky, and is styled to emulate the original 1920s Haig Club 'Clubman Series' adverts. David Beckham was accompanied by his wife Victoria on Sunday night, as he hosted the launch of London's pop-up Haig Club, in support of his recently-launched whisky brand . Ex-United man Beckham uploaded an image of himself en route to the pop-up bar at Wellington Arch . When it was announced in April 2014 that Beckham was going to release the new brand of whisky, he said: . 'The House of Haig has a rich history and I'm proud to be working at the heart of a home-grown brand which has built an incredible heritage over 400 years.' Meanwhile, Beckham's son Brooklyn was in attendance at Wembley for Chelsea's Capital One Cup victory over Tottenham. The father-of-four posed by the bar, which will offer a variety of specially-crafted cocktails for one week . As his parents were at the whisky launch, Brooklyn Beckham attended the Capital One Cup final at Wembley . The 15-year-old watched the game with his aunt Joanne, posting the photo to his Instagram site later in the evening. As revealed by Sportsmail last week, Brooklyn is expected to be left disappointed in his attempts to secure an Arsenal scholarship. He is currently enrolled at the club's Hale End academy and was hoping to extend his current deal by two years, but it is understood the teenager will not be retained next season. [/INST] David Beckham was at a pop-up bar at Wellington Arch on Sunday . The former Man United man is celebrating the launch of his whisky brand . Wife Victoria was alongside him as 'Haig Club' was officially opened . Meanwhile, son Brooklyn was at Wembley to see Chelsea win League Cup . </s>

Most of America has spent this winter shivering in a colder-than-usual polar plunge that's seen almost every state turned white and the Great Lakes freeze over. But in Alaska, residents are wondering what's become of the blizzards and arctic lows that usually characterize the northernmost state. The biggest city, Anchorage, is so unseasonably warm that a winter festival could only go ahead after trucks drove in snow from a stockpile, and hide it under PVC to stop it from melting away. No-show snow: Streets in Anchorage were snowless (left) for a winter festival, while volunteers (right) had to pile up snow and cover it with PVC so a sculpting competition could go ahed. The rest of the U.S. has had a frigid winter . We took your winter! This was the scene Saturday on Boston Common, the heart of a city buried in snow - prompting the envy of Alaskans . Digging out: Boston's motorists found their cars swamped by snow, while the usually frigid land of Alaska was left hardly touched . Want some of this? In the Massachusetts capital, huge piles of snow have emerged as authorities struggle to find anywhere to put snow taken off the roads . Bemused residents even took to asking Boston - which has been swamped with more than 100 inches of snow in a record-breaking winter - if they can have their winter back. Speaking to the Boston Globe, Anchorage-dweller Danielle Crelley, 19, said said: 'This is the worst winter ever... We can’t even go sledding. I just want to build a snowman.' Another, store owner Nina Walker, proposed a trade between Massachusetts and Alaska. She said: 'You give us your snow, and we’ll give you the Palins.' Cameras from local station KTUU showed the snow-less scenes in the city. Their comments follow an unusual set-up for the annual Fur Rendezvous festival, in which Anchorage city authorities had to spread a thin coating of snow from diminishing stockpile to create a winter feel. Sunday highs in the city are set to be above freezing, while Wednesday is predicted rain. A dog sledding race, which usually winds through the Anchorage streets, has been relocated 260 miles north, where there is still enough snow. It was the first time the event had to move since it began in 1946. Wanna trade? One Alaskan said that Boston was welcome to Sarah Palin and her family - if they can restore winter to Anchorage . Winter of two Americas: Climate figures showed that this winter has seen western states experience unseasonable warmth, while the east shivered. Alaska has been warmed by the same phenomenon heating California . Speaking to the KTVA station, former organizer Gary Huffard said: 'This weather is as crazy as it can get!'. He later encouraged people to come down to the event's funfair because, for once, 'you can enjoy the carnival without turning blue'. It comes as cold weather records continue to fall across the country, with February declared the coldest month in New York for 81 years. Boston was predicted still more snow Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, adding to its current total of more than 100 inches since winter began. The average temperature in the New York City over the last four weeks has been 24°F - 11 degrees below normal. New York joins other metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Pittsburgh, which have also experienced their most frigid February in decades. As the mercury continues to plummet, ice breakers are being deployed by the US Coast Guard to create ferry and shipping lanes along the Hudson River in New York and the Delaware in Philadelphia. Many already knew in their bones it was true - but official figures have now confirmed that for some parts of the country, February was the coldest month in history. In New York, the cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca all scored their lowest ever averages in more than a lifetime. In Buffalo the February average was 10.9°F, beating the 1934 record of 11.4°F. Syracuse was colder still, with an average of just 9°F. Hartford, Connecitcut, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Portland, Maine also set records. Caribou in Maine had an average of just 2.5°F. While Boston has been colder in February before, it has never been snowier. Its 64.8 inches in February smashed the old record of 41.6. If it managers just another 5.6 inches, the winter will officially be the snowiest ever. Total snowfall for the season is way above normal across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. As of Febreuary 26, Worcester, Massachusetts had 108.6 inches, compared to a normal snowfall of 49.9 inches. However, meteorologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center said the record winter is just down to luck. One said: 'We can't point to anything specific... It's just the way the jet stream bulged and set up. It's random, like a deal of cards. Sometimes you're dealt a royal flush, sometimes you get nothing.' Everywhere else: Emily Martinez makes a snow angel on freshly fallen snow as a a storm out of the Pacific Northwest brings snow to the San Bernardino Mountains on Saturday, in Green Valley Lake, California . New Mexi-snow: Richard Hample of Albuquerque took out his skis to get some exercise near Silver and Harvard on Saturday morning . Ploughing through: Travelers walk with their luggage to the airport due to impassable roads in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday . A lone duck swims in a small creek in Hurst, Texas, on Saturday. The area received almost two inches of snow and freezing rain . A horse looks for grass underneath the snow and ice in a field in Reno, Texas, west of Fort Worth, on Saturday . According to The New York Times, it has not been this frigid in New York since February 1934. That month it averaged 19.9°F. On February 9 of that year, the mercury sank 15 degrees below zero - the lowest daily reading in the city's history. Jay Engle, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told The Times: 'It was like the most sick month you can think of.' As the records continue to tumble - with almost 500 daily low-points being beaten in the last month - forecasters predict there's more on the way. Record-breaking: Ice chunks form underneath the snow-covered Brooklyn Bridge in New York City at the end of the coldest February in more than 80 years - and two more snow storms are expected to hit the region over the next few days . Frozen: The mercury has not fallen this low in the city since 1934. Pictured are fire fighter working to tackle a blaze in sub-zero climes . Duties continue: The tug Arabian Sea pushes a barge through the icy waters of the Hudson River on Friday, near Rhinecliff, in Upstate New York. With the prolonged cold winter weather, the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes . This next winter storm will begin to take shape Saturday in California as a disturbance digs into the Southwest, bringing rain in the lower elevations and snow in the mountains. Snow, sleet and ice will then spread eastward across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast through midweek. Texas has already seen six inches of snow as a result of the storm, with Oklahoma - seven inches - and New Mexico - one foot - also suffering from the wintry downpours. Boston's all-time winter weather record is also at risk, after 102 inches of snow fell on the city in the space of a month. Insurance companies in the area are getting a historic number of claims from homeowners whose properties have been damaged by the weight of the snow. Experts say that popping, creaking, or cracking noises can be signs of a stressed roof that could be about to collapse. Residents are warned to leave immediately in those cases. Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, told the Boston Globe: 'If you are hearing loud cracking, like cracking wood, there is something going on up there. But if it’s just a variety of sounds, don’t automatically get everyone out of the building.' Wintry conditions also caused chaos across the southeastern United States this week as the area saw an unprecedented amount of snowfall. Wet, heavy snow snapped tree limbs and cut power lines in North Carolina leaving more than 200,000 Duke Energy customers without electricity at one point. Nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of Alabama - closing roads, schools and businesses. A volunteer who works with the National Weather Service measured 11 inches of snow in the Guntersville area in the morning. Authorities said 8.5 inches of snow fell in the Athens area, with similar amounts reported in other towns and cities across northern Alabama. School's out: Children make snow angels in Richardson, Texas. A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in Texas on Friday closed schools, snarled travel and forced a main highway into Oklahoma to shut down after nearly 20 vehicles slid off the road . Whiteout: Helena Burns, center, walks in Pioneer Plaza with her mother, Sandra, left, and Hanna Vampola, all of Omaha, Nebraska, .

Winter has seen snow in almost every state, and frigid lows in the Northeast - but Alaska is balmy by comparison . In largest city, Anchorage, snow for winter festival was driven in from stockpiles after less than an inch fell last month . Dog-sledding forced to move 260 miles north to get enough snow - the first time since the event began in 1946 . Residents jokingly asked Boston - been buried by more than 100 inches in recent months - for its snow back . Alaskan warmth and frigid lows further south are both caused by atmospheric movements in the jet stream .

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<s>[INST] Most of America has spent this winter shivering in a colder-than-usual polar plunge that's seen almost every state turned white and the Great Lakes freeze over. But in Alaska, residents are wondering what's become of the blizzards and arctic lows that usually characterize the northernmost state. The biggest city, Anchorage, is so unseasonably warm that a winter festival could only go ahead after trucks drove in snow from a stockpile, and hide it under PVC to stop it from melting away. No-show snow: Streets in Anchorage were snowless (left) for a winter festival, while volunteers (right) had to pile up snow and cover it with PVC so a sculpting competition could go ahed. The rest of the U.S. has had a frigid winter . We took your winter! This was the scene Saturday on Boston Common, the heart of a city buried in snow - prompting the envy of Alaskans . Digging out: Boston's motorists found their cars swamped by snow, while the usually frigid land of Alaska was left hardly touched . Want some of this? In the Massachusetts capital, huge piles of snow have emerged as authorities struggle to find anywhere to put snow taken off the roads . Bemused residents even took to asking Boston - which has been swamped with more than 100 inches of snow in a record-breaking winter - if they can have their winter back. Speaking to the Boston Globe, Anchorage-dweller Danielle Crelley, 19, said said: 'This is the worst winter ever... We can’t even go sledding. I just want to build a snowman.' Another, store owner Nina Walker, proposed a trade between Massachusetts and Alaska. She said: 'You give us your snow, and we’ll give you the Palins.' Cameras from local station KTUU showed the snow-less scenes in the city. Their comments follow an unusual set-up for the annual Fur Rendezvous festival, in which Anchorage city authorities had to spread a thin coating of snow from diminishing stockpile to create a winter feel. Sunday highs in the city are set to be above freezing, while Wednesday is predicted rain. A dog sledding race, which usually winds through the Anchorage streets, has been relocated 260 miles north, where there is still enough snow. It was the first time the event had to move since it began in 1946. Wanna trade? One Alaskan said that Boston was welcome to Sarah Palin and her family - if they can restore winter to Anchorage . Winter of two Americas: Climate figures showed that this winter has seen western states experience unseasonable warmth, while the east shivered. Alaska has been warmed by the same phenomenon heating California . Speaking to the KTVA station, former organizer Gary Huffard said: 'This weather is as crazy as it can get!'. He later encouraged people to come down to the event's funfair because, for once, 'you can enjoy the carnival without turning blue'. It comes as cold weather records continue to fall across the country, with February declared the coldest month in New York for 81 years. Boston was predicted still more snow Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, adding to its current total of more than 100 inches since winter began. The average temperature in the New York City over the last four weeks has been 24°F - 11 degrees below normal. New York joins other metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Pittsburgh, which have also experienced their most frigid February in decades. As the mercury continues to plummet, ice breakers are being deployed by the US Coast Guard to create ferry and shipping lanes along the Hudson River in New York and the Delaware in Philadelphia. Many already knew in their bones it was true - but official figures have now confirmed that for some parts of the country, February was the coldest month in history. In New York, the cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca all scored their lowest ever averages in more than a lifetime. In Buffalo the February average was 10.9°F, beating the 1934 record of 11.4°F. Syracuse was colder still, with an average of just 9°F. Hartford, Connecitcut, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Portland, Maine also set records. Caribou in Maine had an average of just 2.5°F. While Boston has been colder in February before, it has never been snowier. Its 64.8 inches in February smashed the old record of 41.6. If it managers just another 5.6 inches, the winter will officially be the snowiest ever. Total snowfall for the season is way above normal across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. As of Febreuary 26, Worcester, Massachusetts had 108.6 inches, compared to a normal snowfall of 49.9 inches. However, meteorologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center said the record winter is just down to luck. One said: 'We can't point to anything specific... It's just the way the jet stream bulged and set up. It's random, like a deal of cards. Sometimes you're dealt a royal flush, sometimes you get nothing.' Everywhere else: Emily Martinez makes a snow angel on freshly fallen snow as a a storm out of the Pacific Northwest brings snow to the San Bernardino Mountains on Saturday, in Green Valley Lake, California . New Mexi-snow: Richard Hample of Albuquerque took out his skis to get some exercise near Silver and Harvard on Saturday morning . Ploughing through: Travelers walk with their luggage to the airport due to impassable roads in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday . A lone duck swims in a small creek in Hurst, Texas, on Saturday. The area received almost two inches of snow and freezing rain . A horse looks for grass underneath the snow and ice in a field in Reno, Texas, west of Fort Worth, on Saturday . According to The New York Times, it has not been this frigid in New York since February 1934. That month it averaged 19.9°F. On February 9 of that year, the mercury sank 15 degrees below zero - the lowest daily reading in the city's history. Jay Engle, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told The Times: 'It was like the most sick month you can think of.' As the records continue to tumble - with almost 500 daily low-points being beaten in the last month - forecasters predict there's more on the way. Record-breaking: Ice chunks form underneath the snow-covered Brooklyn Bridge in New York City at the end of the coldest February in more than 80 years - and two more snow storms are expected to hit the region over the next few days . Frozen: The mercury has not fallen this low in the city since 1934. Pictured are fire fighter working to tackle a blaze in sub-zero climes . Duties continue: The tug Arabian Sea pushes a barge through the icy waters of the Hudson River on Friday, near Rhinecliff, in Upstate New York. With the prolonged cold winter weather, the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes . This next winter storm will begin to take shape Saturday in California as a disturbance digs into the Southwest, bringing rain in the lower elevations and snow in the mountains. Snow, sleet and ice will then spread eastward across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast through midweek. Texas has already seen six inches of snow as a result of the storm, with Oklahoma - seven inches - and New Mexico - one foot - also suffering from the wintry downpours. Boston's all-time winter weather record is also at risk, after 102 inches of snow fell on the city in the space of a month. Insurance companies in the area are getting a historic number of claims from homeowners whose properties have been damaged by the weight of the snow. Experts say that popping, creaking, or cracking noises can be signs of a stressed roof that could be about to collapse. Residents are warned to leave immediately in those cases. Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, told the Boston Globe: 'If you are hearing loud cracking, like cracking wood, there is something going on up there. But if it’s just a variety of sounds, don’t automatically get everyone out of the building.' Wintry conditions also caused chaos across the southeastern United States this week as the area saw an unprecedented amount of snowfall. Wet, heavy snow snapped tree limbs and cut power lines in North Carolina leaving more than 200,000 Duke Energy customers without electricity at one point. Nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of Alabama - closing roads, schools and businesses. A volunteer who works with the National Weather Service measured 11 inches of snow in the Guntersville area in the morning. Authorities said 8.5 inches of snow fell in the Athens area, with similar amounts reported in other towns and cities across northern Alabama. School's out: Children make snow angels in Richardson, Texas. A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in Texas on Friday closed schools, snarled travel and forced a main highway into Oklahoma to shut down after nearly 20 vehicles slid off the road . Whiteout: Helena Burns, center, walks in Pioneer Plaza with her mother, Sandra, left, and Hanna Vampola, all of Omaha, Nebraska, . [/INST] Winter has seen snow in almost every state, and frigid lows in the Northeast - but Alaska is balmy by comparison . In largest city, Anchorage, snow for winter festival was driven in from stockpiles after less than an inch fell last month . Dog-sledding forced to move 260 miles north to get enough snow - the first time since the event began in 1946 . Residents jokingly asked Boston - been buried by more than 100 inches in recent months - for its snow back . Alaskan warmth and frigid lows further south are both caused by atmospheric movements in the jet stream . </s>

London (CNN)Best-selling British fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66, his website said Thursday. Pratchett, who wrote more than 70 books, including those in his "Discworld" series, had been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease in 2007. A statement on the website announced the news of his death at home Thursday with "immeasurable sadness." "I was deeply saddened to learn that Sir Terry Pratchett has died. The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds," said Larry Finlay, managing director at Transworld Publishers. "In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him. As all who read him know, 'Discworld' was his vehicle to satirize this world: He did so brilliantly, with great skill, enormous humor and constant invention." Pratchett continued to write following his diagnosis, completing his last book, a new Discworld novel, in the summer of 2014. Revealing his illness in 2007, the author -- who had a strong following among fans of fantasy fiction -- said he had been diagnosed with "a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's," which he described as "an embuggerance." He said then, "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet." According to Thursday's statement, he had posterior cortical atrophy, a progressive degenerative condition involving the loss and dysfunction of brain cells, particularly at the back of the brain. The last posts on his verified Twitter account, run by Pratchett with close friend Rob Wilkins, give a poignant farewell -- and have already been retweeted thousands of times. "AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER," the first tweet in the series reads -- an apparent reference to Death, a recurring and generally sympathetic character in the Discworld books, who always speaks in ALL CAPS. "Terry took Death's arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. "The End." Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, a charitable organization, said Pratchett -- who spoke out publicly about his condition and called for greater funding for Alzheimer's research -- had "fundamentally changed the way dementia is seen and understood." "His vehement determination to reduce the stigma of dementia meant he helped drag it out of the shadows -- kicking and screaming at times," he said. "Shouting from the rooftops about the absurdity of how little funding dementia research receives, and fighting for good quality dementia care, he was and will remain the truest of champions for people with the condition." Pratchett was also a patron of the British Humanist Association, which paid tribute Thursday to the humor and dedication with which the author "turned his suffering into a positive campaign." Pratchett, who began writing while a provincial newspaper journalist in the 1960s, became a full time writer in 1987 and received the Order of the British Empire "for services to literature" from Prince Charles in 1998. People we've lost in 2015 . CNN's Bharati Naik contributed to this report.

Author Terry Pratchett has died age 66, his website says . "In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him," says publisher .

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<s>[INST] London (CNN)Best-selling British fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66, his website said Thursday. Pratchett, who wrote more than 70 books, including those in his "Discworld" series, had been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease in 2007. A statement on the website announced the news of his death at home Thursday with "immeasurable sadness." "I was deeply saddened to learn that Sir Terry Pratchett has died. The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds," said Larry Finlay, managing director at Transworld Publishers. "In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him. As all who read him know, 'Discworld' was his vehicle to satirize this world: He did so brilliantly, with great skill, enormous humor and constant invention." Pratchett continued to write following his diagnosis, completing his last book, a new Discworld novel, in the summer of 2014. Revealing his illness in 2007, the author -- who had a strong following among fans of fantasy fiction -- said he had been diagnosed with "a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's," which he described as "an embuggerance." He said then, "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet." According to Thursday's statement, he had posterior cortical atrophy, a progressive degenerative condition involving the loss and dysfunction of brain cells, particularly at the back of the brain. The last posts on his verified Twitter account, run by Pratchett with close friend Rob Wilkins, give a poignant farewell -- and have already been retweeted thousands of times. "AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER," the first tweet in the series reads -- an apparent reference to Death, a recurring and generally sympathetic character in the Discworld books, who always speaks in ALL CAPS. "Terry took Death's arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. "The End." Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, a charitable organization, said Pratchett -- who spoke out publicly about his condition and called for greater funding for Alzheimer's research -- had "fundamentally changed the way dementia is seen and understood." "His vehement determination to reduce the stigma of dementia meant he helped drag it out of the shadows -- kicking and screaming at times," he said. "Shouting from the rooftops about the absurdity of how little funding dementia research receives, and fighting for good quality dementia care, he was and will remain the truest of champions for people with the condition." Pratchett was also a patron of the British Humanist Association, which paid tribute Thursday to the humor and dedication with which the author "turned his suffering into a positive campaign." Pratchett, who began writing while a provincial newspaper journalist in the 1960s, became a full time writer in 1987 and received the Order of the British Empire "for services to literature" from Prince Charles in 1998. People we've lost in 2015 . CNN's Bharati Naik contributed to this report. [/INST] Author Terry Pratchett has died age 66, his website says . "In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him," says publisher . </s>

Kell Brook has called Amir Khan's bluff regarding a potential grudge fight between the pair - telling his British rival: 'It's not about money for me.' The calls for Khan to finally settle his long-running feud with Brook have grown stronger in the last few days, but the Bolton fighter insists he has more pressing issues. While Khan is keen to meet the IBF welterweight champion 'one day', he added he would be keen on a winner-takes-all fight. Kell Brook called out Amir Khan in an interview after beating Jo Jo Dan in Sheffield on Saturday night . Khan's last fight came against Devon Alexander in December, whom he beat to take his record to 30-3 . Brook, though, is unfazed as he told Sky Sports News HQ: 'It's not about money for me. It's about everywhere I go, (people asking) "when are you going to fight him?". 'It's public demand now. I think that he's getting forced in to this fight if he gets in.' Brook defended his world title with a four-round demolition job of mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan over the weekend and is supremely confident he could do a similar job on Khan, whose much-maligned chin is still considered to be a major weakness. 'He's been knocked down to the canvas by super-featherweights in his career,' said Brook. 'He's fighting a big, strong welterweight in myself who's a world champion, who's very confident, who's never lost, who's determined to flatten him. 'Don't get me wrong, Amir Khan is a very, very, very good fighter; very fast hands, most definitely the fastest hands I will have been in with. But the fact is when I connect on his chin, it's good night Vienna. 'I'm all wrong for him. I'll find a way to catch him, we've got 12 rounds. We'll have the perfect gameplan.' Brook demolished Dan in Sheffield, beating him in just four rounds to retain his IBF World Welterweight title . Khan has previously refused a fight with Brook but now promises it will take place within 12 months . Khan, though, is chasing a showdown with the winner of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight and told Brook earlier on Tuesday that he would have to wait his turn. 'I'd love to fight Kell Brook because it could be his last fight - I'd give him so much of a beating that it could end up being his last fight,' Khan told Sky Sports. 'Maybe he wants it because he knows that one fight against me will financially secure him for the rest of his life. 'But it's all about timing. If I've got a different route and I want to face the likes of Mayweather or Pacquiao out there; Kell Brook will have to wait. 'It'll happen one day and if Kell really wants to fight me, I'll fight him, but the winner takes all. I'll do a huge bonus because I know he's going to lose the fight. 'Give him a little guarantee, but the guy who wins the fight takes a big lump sum. That's how confident I am against Kell Brook.' Brook, pictured celebrating his win over Dan on Saturday, appears to have got his wish to fight Khan . Promoter Eddie Hearn has responded to Khan by claiming the Olympic silver medallist has no interest in meeting his boxer. 'Amir seems to have this thing in his head about Kell not respecting him,' Hearn told Sky Sports News. 'Kell doesn't want to respect him - he wants to knock him out. Kell doesn't like him. It's quite simple. 'It's a tough fight. You can't take anything away from Amir Khan - he's a quality fighter. 'I just always felt that Kell Brook would win the fight. I don't think Khan would deal with Kell's power. 'Right now, Kell is golden and Amir is struggling to find an opponent. Whatever opponent he'll choose on May 30 isn't going to be Kell Brook and that's not what the public want. People will be disappointed with the opponent. 'Amir has put himself under pressure saying the fight will happen in the next 12 months and we hope so but unfortunately for him, Kell's stock continues to rise and the split is probably getting worse and worse as days go by. 'Winner takes all? I'll believe that when I see it because they have no desire to fight Kell Brook.'

Amir Khan has said he will fight Kell Brook within the next 12 months . Brook believes he has the power to knock out Khan when they meet . He insists that money is not a factor in agreeing a deal with Khan's camp . Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Khan does not want to fight Brook .

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<s>[INST] Kell Brook has called Amir Khan's bluff regarding a potential grudge fight between the pair - telling his British rival: 'It's not about money for me.' The calls for Khan to finally settle his long-running feud with Brook have grown stronger in the last few days, but the Bolton fighter insists he has more pressing issues. While Khan is keen to meet the IBF welterweight champion 'one day', he added he would be keen on a winner-takes-all fight. Kell Brook called out Amir Khan in an interview after beating Jo Jo Dan in Sheffield on Saturday night . Khan's last fight came against Devon Alexander in December, whom he beat to take his record to 30-3 . Brook, though, is unfazed as he told Sky Sports News HQ: 'It's not about money for me. It's about everywhere I go, (people asking) "when are you going to fight him?". 'It's public demand now. I think that he's getting forced in to this fight if he gets in.' Brook defended his world title with a four-round demolition job of mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan over the weekend and is supremely confident he could do a similar job on Khan, whose much-maligned chin is still considered to be a major weakness. 'He's been knocked down to the canvas by super-featherweights in his career,' said Brook. 'He's fighting a big, strong welterweight in myself who's a world champion, who's very confident, who's never lost, who's determined to flatten him. 'Don't get me wrong, Amir Khan is a very, very, very good fighter; very fast hands, most definitely the fastest hands I will have been in with. But the fact is when I connect on his chin, it's good night Vienna. 'I'm all wrong for him. I'll find a way to catch him, we've got 12 rounds. We'll have the perfect gameplan.' Brook demolished Dan in Sheffield, beating him in just four rounds to retain his IBF World Welterweight title . Khan has previously refused a fight with Brook but now promises it will take place within 12 months . Khan, though, is chasing a showdown with the winner of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight and told Brook earlier on Tuesday that he would have to wait his turn. 'I'd love to fight Kell Brook because it could be his last fight - I'd give him so much of a beating that it could end up being his last fight,' Khan told Sky Sports. 'Maybe he wants it because he knows that one fight against me will financially secure him for the rest of his life. 'But it's all about timing. If I've got a different route and I want to face the likes of Mayweather or Pacquiao out there; Kell Brook will have to wait. 'It'll happen one day and if Kell really wants to fight me, I'll fight him, but the winner takes all. I'll do a huge bonus because I know he's going to lose the fight. 'Give him a little guarantee, but the guy who wins the fight takes a big lump sum. That's how confident I am against Kell Brook.' Brook, pictured celebrating his win over Dan on Saturday, appears to have got his wish to fight Khan . Promoter Eddie Hearn has responded to Khan by claiming the Olympic silver medallist has no interest in meeting his boxer. 'Amir seems to have this thing in his head about Kell not respecting him,' Hearn told Sky Sports News. 'Kell doesn't want to respect him - he wants to knock him out. Kell doesn't like him. It's quite simple. 'It's a tough fight. You can't take anything away from Amir Khan - he's a quality fighter. 'I just always felt that Kell Brook would win the fight. I don't think Khan would deal with Kell's power. 'Right now, Kell is golden and Amir is struggling to find an opponent. Whatever opponent he'll choose on May 30 isn't going to be Kell Brook and that's not what the public want. People will be disappointed with the opponent. 'Amir has put himself under pressure saying the fight will happen in the next 12 months and we hope so but unfortunately for him, Kell's stock continues to rise and the split is probably getting worse and worse as days go by. 'Winner takes all? I'll believe that when I see it because they have no desire to fight Kell Brook.' [/INST] Amir Khan has said he will fight Kell Brook within the next 12 months . Brook believes he has the power to knock out Khan when they meet . He insists that money is not a factor in agreeing a deal with Khan's camp . Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Khan does not want to fight Brook . </s>

The small foam pieces used to protect fragile goods in boxes could soon power your phone thanks to a battery breakthrough. Researchers have developed a way of turning the so-called 'packing peanuts' into carbon, which can then be added to the types of lithium batteries used in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store 15 per cent more power than current technology - and they even outperformed similar batteries made of graphite. Scroll down for video . Researchers have developed a way of turning so-called 'packing peanuts' (pictured) into carbon, which can then be added to the kinds of lithium batteries in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store around 15% more power than current technology . This breakthrough was made by Dr Vilas Pol, Dr Vinodkumar Etacheri and their colleagues at Purdue University. They presented their findings at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. Dr Pol got the idea to turn these peanuts into nanoparticles and microsheets when he was taking delivery of new equipment for his lab. 'I looked at the packing peanuts and thought that while we are exploring "green" technologies, we should not be harming the environment by throwing them away,' he said. The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. The researchers at Purdue University began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets (pictured) and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries . Drs Pol and Etacheri then tested the microsheets and nanoparticles as anodes in rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The lithium ions move between the electrodes during charging and discharging and the researchers said their anode works so well 'it outperforms commercial [anodes], with a storage capacity higher than graphite, a typical anode material.' And although the higher temperatures used to create other sheets create a more layered arrangement of carbon atoms to maximise performance, Dr Pol's less-ordered materials are said to have a 15 per cent higher electrical storage capacity. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), which creates more structured sheets. By comparison, the 'disordered crystal structure' of Purdue University's sheets (shown) lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit - making them more powerful . Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries (pictured) within two years . '[The batteries] have disordered, porous structures,' said Dr Etacheri. 'The disordered crystal structure lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit, and their porous microstructure lets the lithium ions quickly diffuse into the microsheets and creates more surface area for electrochemical interactions.' Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries within two years.

The discovery was made by Dr Vilas Pol and at Purdue University . Packing peanuts are the small foam pieces used in packaging . Dr Pol's team baked the peanuts at 600°C (1,100°F) to create carbon blocks . These blocks were flattened to make microsheets and nanoparticles . Such sheets and particles can then be added as anodes in lithium batteries .

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<s>[INST] The small foam pieces used to protect fragile goods in boxes could soon power your phone thanks to a battery breakthrough. Researchers have developed a way of turning the so-called 'packing peanuts' into carbon, which can then be added to the types of lithium batteries used in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store 15 per cent more power than current technology - and they even outperformed similar batteries made of graphite. Scroll down for video . Researchers have developed a way of turning so-called 'packing peanuts' (pictured) into carbon, which can then be added to the kinds of lithium batteries in everyday gadgets. During tests the packing peanut-based batteries could store around 15% more power than current technology . This breakthrough was made by Dr Vilas Pol, Dr Vinodkumar Etacheri and their colleagues at Purdue University. They presented their findings at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. Dr Pol got the idea to turn these peanuts into nanoparticles and microsheets when he was taking delivery of new equipment for his lab. 'I looked at the packing peanuts and thought that while we are exploring "green" technologies, we should not be harming the environment by throwing them away,' he said. The researchers began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries. These sheets had a lithium-ion storage capacity of 420 mAh per gram. By comparison, an iPhone 6 battery has a total storage capacity of 1810mAh and weighs 0.9oz (28 grams), while the theoretical capacity of graphite is 372 mAh/g. This means the packing peanut technology could make batteries smaller and lighter, yet more powerful. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), meaning Dr Pol's method uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly. The researchers at Purdue University began by baking the packing peanuts at around 600°C (1,100°F) to create blocks of black carbon. These blocks were then flattened into microsheets (pictured) and nanoparticles, which in turn were added as anodes to lithium batteries . Drs Pol and Etacheri then tested the microsheets and nanoparticles as anodes in rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The lithium ions move between the electrodes during charging and discharging and the researchers said their anode works so well 'it outperforms commercial [anodes], with a storage capacity higher than graphite, a typical anode material.' And although the higher temperatures used to create other sheets create a more layered arrangement of carbon atoms to maximise performance, Dr Pol's less-ordered materials are said to have a 15 per cent higher electrical storage capacity. Typically researchers make similar microsheets using temperatures as high as 2,200°C (4,100°F), which creates more structured sheets. By comparison, the 'disordered crystal structure' of Purdue University's sheets (shown) lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit - making them more powerful . Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries (pictured) within two years . '[The batteries] have disordered, porous structures,' said Dr Etacheri. 'The disordered crystal structure lets them store more lithium ions than the theoretical limit, and their porous microstructure lets the lithium ions quickly diffuse into the microsheets and creates more surface area for electrochemical interactions.' Dr Pol hopes his group's new, scalable process could have carbon microsheets and nanoparticles ready for commercial use in batteries within two years. [/INST] The discovery was made by Dr Vilas Pol and at Purdue University . Packing peanuts are the small foam pieces used in packaging . Dr Pol's team baked the peanuts at 600°C (1,100°F) to create carbon blocks . These blocks were flattened to make microsheets and nanoparticles . Such sheets and particles can then be added as anodes in lithium batteries . </s>

Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego and insists it is only natural for someone so talented to know he is that good. Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City as he nutmegged James Milner and Fernandinho, and was only denied his ninth goal of the tournament by the brilliant Joe Hart. Messi is often described as humble when compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Henry feels the Argentina captain having an ego is far from 'a bad thing'. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego . Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City on Wednesday night and only Joe Hart denied him . Messi was outstanding against City at the Nou Camp as he proved up there as the world's best footballer . 'I'm sad for him, and upset because people doubt him sometimes,' said Sky Sports pundit Henry. 'They doubt him. How can you doubt a guy like that? 'He put himself on a level where it's impossible for me to hear people doubting this man. What he has done we should all enjoy the guy, like we did tonight. It is a pleasure. 'He has an ego. Of course he has an ego. Do you think you do that without having an ego? It's not a bad thing. Having an ego is not a bad thing. Knowing that you are good. You need that. 'Let's all be honest. You need that. He just plays. If you ask him to play with you now just outside the dressing room, he will just want to have fun, perform and be the best out there.' Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Henry was speaking on Sky Sports as a pundit for the match . Lineker feels Messi having an ego is 'not a bad thing' as the Barca star should know how good he is . Messi might well be priceless as the Barcelona maestro yet again demonstrated his skills at the Nou Camp . It was an assist from Messi that created the game's only goal against City as Ivan Rakitic was found in space to lob goalkeeper Hart in the 31st minute. Messi's nutmegs left Milner on his backside, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola covering his face, Gary Neville labelling it 'barbaric' and Twitter reacting to the maestro's masterclass. Among those was Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, who went one further than just settling the debate about who is better between Messi and Real Madrid's Ronaldo. 'Messi is indisputably the greatest player ever to don a pair of football boots,' former England striker Lineker tweeted. 'Don't even attempt to argue the point. 'A measure of Messi's greatness is that he makes world class players like [Sergio] Aguero and [Luis] Suarez look distinctly ordinary by comparison.' England legend Gary Lineker settled the argument of who's better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Match of the Day presenter Lineker added more about Messi's greatness following his masterclass . James Milner approaches Barcelona star Lionel Messi during their Champions League tie on Wednesday . Milner slides as Messi nutmegs him and ends up on his backside as the Barca star showed off his skills . Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola reacts to the nutmeg in the stands at the Nou Camp . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola reacts to the ridiculous skill from Messi during the Barca match . Manchester United's Ashley Young was among those admiring the Barcelona star and wrote: 'Messi WOW' Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin wrote that Guardiola's reaction said it all about Messi's skills . Liverpool defender Jose Enrique wrote Messi could play against City on his own and 'still win the game' Matt Le Tissier tweeted about how he was sitting back and watching Messi work his magic in Barcelona . Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland echoed Gary Neville by 'watching the game with my legs closed' Dutch manager Ruud Gullit took to Twitter and added: 'OMG. Messi made Milner famous' Former Chelsea player Andre Schurrle wrote about Messi's nutmegs: 'Again and again and again...' Darts player Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis wrote on Twitter that 'Messi could nutmeg a mermaid' Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward simply used the hashtag #Messi with prayer emoticons . Former Manchester United and now-Leicester City forward Tom Lawrence added: 'Messi is a joke' Yannick Bolasie tweeted 'Messi is something else' as Barcelona gave Manchester City a masterclass . Bolton's on-loan midfielder Barry Bannan wrote Messi 'ain't human' after his ridiculous skills . VIDEO Enrique hails 'special night' for Barca .

Barcelona beat Manchester 1-0 (agg 3-1) in the Champions League . Lionel Messi was outstanding for Barca as they knocked City out . Messi nutmegged James Milner, leaving the midfielder on his backside . Thierry Henry insists it is only natural for someone so good to have an ego . Gary Lineker took to Twitter to label Messi the 'greatest player ever'

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<s>[INST] Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego and insists it is only natural for someone so talented to know he is that good. Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City as he nutmegged James Milner and Fernandinho, and was only denied his ninth goal of the tournament by the brilliant Joe Hart. Messi is often described as humble when compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Henry feels the Argentina captain having an ego is far from 'a bad thing'. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego . Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City on Wednesday night and only Joe Hart denied him . Messi was outstanding against City at the Nou Camp as he proved up there as the world's best footballer . 'I'm sad for him, and upset because people doubt him sometimes,' said Sky Sports pundit Henry. 'They doubt him. How can you doubt a guy like that? 'He put himself on a level where it's impossible for me to hear people doubting this man. What he has done we should all enjoy the guy, like we did tonight. It is a pleasure. 'He has an ego. Of course he has an ego. Do you think you do that without having an ego? It's not a bad thing. Having an ego is not a bad thing. Knowing that you are good. You need that. 'Let's all be honest. You need that. He just plays. If you ask him to play with you now just outside the dressing room, he will just want to have fun, perform and be the best out there.' Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Henry was speaking on Sky Sports as a pundit for the match . Lineker feels Messi having an ego is 'not a bad thing' as the Barca star should know how good he is . Messi might well be priceless as the Barcelona maestro yet again demonstrated his skills at the Nou Camp . It was an assist from Messi that created the game's only goal against City as Ivan Rakitic was found in space to lob goalkeeper Hart in the 31st minute. Messi's nutmegs left Milner on his backside, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola covering his face, Gary Neville labelling it 'barbaric' and Twitter reacting to the maestro's masterclass. Among those was Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, who went one further than just settling the debate about who is better between Messi and Real Madrid's Ronaldo. 'Messi is indisputably the greatest player ever to don a pair of football boots,' former England striker Lineker tweeted. 'Don't even attempt to argue the point. 'A measure of Messi's greatness is that he makes world class players like [Sergio] Aguero and [Luis] Suarez look distinctly ordinary by comparison.' England legend Gary Lineker settled the argument of who's better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Match of the Day presenter Lineker added more about Messi's greatness following his masterclass . James Milner approaches Barcelona star Lionel Messi during their Champions League tie on Wednesday . Milner slides as Messi nutmegs him and ends up on his backside as the Barca star showed off his skills . Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola reacts to the nutmeg in the stands at the Nou Camp . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola reacts to the ridiculous skill from Messi during the Barca match . Manchester United's Ashley Young was among those admiring the Barcelona star and wrote: 'Messi WOW' Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin wrote that Guardiola's reaction said it all about Messi's skills . Liverpool defender Jose Enrique wrote Messi could play against City on his own and 'still win the game' Matt Le Tissier tweeted about how he was sitting back and watching Messi work his magic in Barcelona . Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland echoed Gary Neville by 'watching the game with my legs closed' Dutch manager Ruud Gullit took to Twitter and added: 'OMG. Messi made Milner famous' Former Chelsea player Andre Schurrle wrote about Messi's nutmegs: 'Again and again and again...' Darts player Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis wrote on Twitter that 'Messi could nutmeg a mermaid' Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward simply used the hashtag #Messi with prayer emoticons . Former Manchester United and now-Leicester City forward Tom Lawrence added: 'Messi is a joke' Yannick Bolasie tweeted 'Messi is something else' as Barcelona gave Manchester City a masterclass . Bolton's on-loan midfielder Barry Bannan wrote Messi 'ain't human' after his ridiculous skills . VIDEO Enrique hails 'special night' for Barca . [/INST] Barcelona beat Manchester 1-0 (agg 3-1) in the Champions League . Lionel Messi was outstanding for Barca as they knocked City out . Messi nutmegged James Milner, leaving the midfielder on his backside . Thierry Henry insists it is only natural for someone so good to have an ego . Gary Lineker took to Twitter to label Messi the 'greatest player ever' </s>

Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence. She is pictured here in 2004 . The mother of Australian Brodie Smith, who died after taking a 'miracle' drug addiction cure in Thailand, has claimed the American woman who has been arrested by Thai police worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death. Diane Tucker says 36-year-old Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence, helped run the centre which provides Ibogaine on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand, Andrew Drummond reports . Ms Tucker further alleges that Miller, who was reportedly an exotic dancer from Alabama, treated her 33-year-old son and girlfriend Kara Spark last year. Ms Spark also claimed her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine, which is an African plant with hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction. According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug. But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered Ibogaine. Brodie Smith, from Mandurah, died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but dodged her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand . The 36-year-old fugitive was pictured topping up her lip gloss at a press conference after being hauled in front of the media following her six-year flight from justice in Thailand . Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but avoided her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand. She had pleaded guilty to a charge on vehicular homicide following the 2004 crash in Hoover, Alabama - but flew to the tropical country while on bail, and had been hiding there until Thai authorities tracked her down. Miller was hauled in front of the media by police in Phuket this week. But rather than showing contrition in front of the cameras, she took a moment to put her make-up in order. Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event. This comes after reports that Brodie Smith died a day after he told his girlfriend he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But before he could propose, the West Australian man died while on a trip to take Ibogaine - a 'miracle' cure for his drug addiction, reportedly ice, derived from an African plant that tribes use as a hallucinogen. Mr Smith died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing, the Sydney Morning Herald reported in December. They were in Thailand to get treatment for Mr Smith's drug addiction and were planning the rest of their lives together. Just 24 hours before he died, the man from Mandurah, Western Australia, told Ms Spark he was going to propose to her. Ms Spark said her boyfriend died after ingesting Ibogaine - a hallucinogenic drug from Africa . 'The night before was the most amazing, he said he was going to propose, it was the best feeling I've ever felt, I would say yes, I wanted nothing more then to marry you,' Ms Spark wrote on Facebook. 'I knew Brodie was the one... I've honestly never been happier. 'We celebrated, made plans for 'Brand New' tattoos, this was meant to be a new beginning for Brodie and myself.' Ms Spark said they exchanged vows of love and he 'held me in his arms' that night. But these dreams were shattered when the couple went to the Ibogaine Thailand retreat on October 20. This is where Mr Smith started a treatment program that cost $5,300 and would take place over four days. There are conflicting reports about the circumstances of Mr Smith's death. Ms Spark told Fairfax Media they he was administered his first dose of the African plant at 8.30pm. The plant has been classed by the World Health Assembly as likely to cause harm to humans, and has been identified as having psychedelic and psychoactive properties. Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was given another dose of Ibogaine at 9am the next day. More than two hours later Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was told to take two blue-coloured tablets which was meant to be Valium and make him drowsy. But she claims it all went wrong when Ms Spark said her boyfriend was short of breath 20 minutes later. The hallucinogenic is part of a program to treat drug addiction in Thailand's Ko Phangan island . Ms Spark's (pictured with Mr Smith, right) Facebook is filled with tributes to her 'soulmate' Thongnaipab Beach, Ko Phangan, in Thailand, where the couple were staying when Mr Smith allegedly took Ibogane and died . 'Then he stopped breathing. He was staring at me with his eyes wide open,' Ms Spark said. She then tried to revive him but was unsuccessful in trying to bring him back to consciousness. The director of the Ko Phangan treatment centre Mike Picone told Fairfax Media Mr Smith was never given Ibogaine. Mr Picone claims Mr Smith was battling a methamphetamine addiction and as part of the treatment program he had to be clean for at least five days before he could start taking ibogaine. He said the Australian died in his hotel room after he overdosed 'from injecting illegal narcotics' that Mr Smith brought into Thailand from home. 'After he died his girlfriend, Kara, produced a freshly used syringe and gave it to the police as she was reporting to them that he had shot up in the shower and overdosed,' the director said. The Mandurah man died after he stopped breathing. Ms Spark said she tried to revive him but was not successful . 'All my hopes dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark wrote on her Facebook . The bay at Kho Phangan Island in Thailand, where the couple were staying . Ms Spark denies Mr Picone's version of the events surrounding her boyfriend's death. Her Facebook page is filled with constant tributes to her 'soulmate' who loved to sing in the shower and her chocolate lasagne. 'All my hopes, dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark said. 'I love you so much Brodie Noel Smith with every single part of me.' On her Facebook page dedicated to Mr Smith, Ms Spark wrote she would 'fight to death for justice' as his family calls for a inquest into his death and the use of ibogaine. His mother, Dianne Tucker, said she never wanted what happened to her son to be repeated. 'The parents of anyone with an addiction problem have usually been to hell and back, dealing with all the traumas that come with drug use,' she said.

The mother of Brodie Smith says Kelly Lynn Miller worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death . Miller was recently arrested after fleeing to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence for DUI . Kara Spark, from Mandurah in WA, claims her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine in Thailand . Brodie Smith was taking the African plant - which has hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction . According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug . But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered ibogaine .

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<s>[INST] Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence. She is pictured here in 2004 . The mother of Australian Brodie Smith, who died after taking a 'miracle' drug addiction cure in Thailand, has claimed the American woman who has been arrested by Thai police worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death. Diane Tucker says 36-year-old Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence, helped run the centre which provides Ibogaine on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand, Andrew Drummond reports . Ms Tucker further alleges that Miller, who was reportedly an exotic dancer from Alabama, treated her 33-year-old son and girlfriend Kara Spark last year. Ms Spark also claimed her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine, which is an African plant with hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction. According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug. But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered Ibogaine. Brodie Smith, from Mandurah, died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but dodged her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand . The 36-year-old fugitive was pictured topping up her lip gloss at a press conference after being hauled in front of the media following her six-year flight from justice in Thailand . Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but avoided her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand. She had pleaded guilty to a charge on vehicular homicide following the 2004 crash in Hoover, Alabama - but flew to the tropical country while on bail, and had been hiding there until Thai authorities tracked her down. Miller was hauled in front of the media by police in Phuket this week. But rather than showing contrition in front of the cameras, she took a moment to put her make-up in order. Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event. This comes after reports that Brodie Smith died a day after he told his girlfriend he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But before he could propose, the West Australian man died while on a trip to take Ibogaine - a 'miracle' cure for his drug addiction, reportedly ice, derived from an African plant that tribes use as a hallucinogen. Mr Smith died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing, the Sydney Morning Herald reported in December. They were in Thailand to get treatment for Mr Smith's drug addiction and were planning the rest of their lives together. Just 24 hours before he died, the man from Mandurah, Western Australia, told Ms Spark he was going to propose to her. Ms Spark said her boyfriend died after ingesting Ibogaine - a hallucinogenic drug from Africa . 'The night before was the most amazing, he said he was going to propose, it was the best feeling I've ever felt, I would say yes, I wanted nothing more then to marry you,' Ms Spark wrote on Facebook. 'I knew Brodie was the one... I've honestly never been happier. 'We celebrated, made plans for 'Brand New' tattoos, this was meant to be a new beginning for Brodie and myself.' Ms Spark said they exchanged vows of love and he 'held me in his arms' that night. But these dreams were shattered when the couple went to the Ibogaine Thailand retreat on October 20. This is where Mr Smith started a treatment program that cost $5,300 and would take place over four days. There are conflicting reports about the circumstances of Mr Smith's death. Ms Spark told Fairfax Media they he was administered his first dose of the African plant at 8.30pm. The plant has been classed by the World Health Assembly as likely to cause harm to humans, and has been identified as having psychedelic and psychoactive properties. Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was given another dose of Ibogaine at 9am the next day. More than two hours later Ms Spark claims Mr Smith was told to take two blue-coloured tablets which was meant to be Valium and make him drowsy. But she claims it all went wrong when Ms Spark said her boyfriend was short of breath 20 minutes later. The hallucinogenic is part of a program to treat drug addiction in Thailand's Ko Phangan island . Ms Spark's (pictured with Mr Smith, right) Facebook is filled with tributes to her 'soulmate' Thongnaipab Beach, Ko Phangan, in Thailand, where the couple were staying when Mr Smith allegedly took Ibogane and died . 'Then he stopped breathing. He was staring at me with his eyes wide open,' Ms Spark said. She then tried to revive him but was unsuccessful in trying to bring him back to consciousness. The director of the Ko Phangan treatment centre Mike Picone told Fairfax Media Mr Smith was never given Ibogaine. Mr Picone claims Mr Smith was battling a methamphetamine addiction and as part of the treatment program he had to be clean for at least five days before he could start taking ibogaine. He said the Australian died in his hotel room after he overdosed 'from injecting illegal narcotics' that Mr Smith brought into Thailand from home. 'After he died his girlfriend, Kara, produced a freshly used syringe and gave it to the police as she was reporting to them that he had shot up in the shower and overdosed,' the director said. The Mandurah man died after he stopped breathing. Ms Spark said she tried to revive him but was not successful . 'All my hopes dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark wrote on her Facebook . The bay at Kho Phangan Island in Thailand, where the couple were staying . Ms Spark denies Mr Picone's version of the events surrounding her boyfriend's death. Her Facebook page is filled with constant tributes to her 'soulmate' who loved to sing in the shower and her chocolate lasagne. 'All my hopes, dreams were shattered and now become impossible,' Ms Spark said. 'I love you so much Brodie Noel Smith with every single part of me.' On her Facebook page dedicated to Mr Smith, Ms Spark wrote she would 'fight to death for justice' as his family calls for a inquest into his death and the use of ibogaine. His mother, Dianne Tucker, said she never wanted what happened to her son to be repeated. 'The parents of anyone with an addiction problem have usually been to hell and back, dealing with all the traumas that come with drug use,' she said. [/INST] The mother of Brodie Smith says Kelly Lynn Miller worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death . Miller was recently arrested after fleeing to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence for DUI . Kara Spark, from Mandurah in WA, claims her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine in Thailand . Brodie Smith was taking the African plant - which has hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction . According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug . But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered ibogaine . </s>

Ronny Deila accused Ryan McGowan of endangering the career of Liam Henderson with a wild lunge in the dying moments of Celtic's Scottish Cup victory over Dundee United. The Norwegian's side strolled into a semi-final meeting with Inverness by putting four goals past the Tannadice men, yet the third of four successive meetings between the sides was again pockmarked by ill-discipline. Anthony Stokes was sent off by referee Calum Murray for a swipe at Paul Paton before McGowan was also dismissed for scything down Celtic sub Henderson – prompting the sixth red card in three back-to-back meetings. Ryan McGowan is sent off by referee Calum Murray after he scythed down Celtic sub Liam Henderson . And a clearly angered Deila believes the young Celt was fortunate to escape serious injury. 'It was a red card,' he insisted. 'It was a stupid tackle on the sideline. We need to get these things out of football. 'It was a youngster trying a little trick in the corner. You could have stayed there and kept him out wide instead of going in with both feet. He could have injured him for life. 'It must have been frustration. It was a straight-forward win in the end but there were some angry and disappointed players out there. 'It got a bit tense at the end but that can happen. Celtic boss Ronny Deila claimed McGowan could have injured Henderson for life with his late challenge . 'These have been important games for both teams and sometimes it can get a bit tense. 'Today, we were the better team, like we were on Sunday, and they had some frustration. We need to handle that and get ready for the next game.' Deila, who wanted to look at the Stokes incident before commenting further, isn' t concerned the ill-feeling will spill over in the fourth encounter between the sides on Saturday. 'I spoke to Stokes,' he added. 'His mouth was bleeding after a challenge from Paton and he reacted. We have to see it again if it is a red card. 'I am not concerned for my players. We have to be at the same level and get the three points. I am delighted to be playing them again.' Celtic eased through at the second attempt thanks to goals from Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons and Virgil van Dijk. But given the tempestuous nature of the three previous games, Griffiths believes there's every chance matters might get out of hand when the teams reconvene on league business at Celtic Park. 'That's six red cards in three games now and if I was a betting man then I would be putting money on another sending off this Saturday,' he said. Anthony Stokes (second left) comes together with McGowan during an ill-tempered second-half . 'It is just one of those things and the Dundee United players are getting a bit frustrated and we move on to Saturday and hopefully we can pick up another three points. 'I don't think there is niggle between both sets of players. I just think Dundee United are sick of the sight of Celtic. 'We have got them again on Saturday and then we don't see them for a while.' United assistant manager Simon Donnelly believes refereeing decisions have gone against his side in the three games. The Tayside outfit felt Ryan Dow should have been given a penalty in the League Cup Final while Efe Ambrose should have had a second yellow early in the second half last night for a foul on Nadir Ciftci. 'The Celtic reaction on the back of their player being sent off maybe influences the referee (when McGowan is sent off) but I'll need to look at it again,' Donnelly said. 'Is it any worse or any different to Scott Brown's two weeks ago?' Asked about Ambrose, Donnelly replied: 'It's another yellow card. We deliberately put Nadir out there to play on Ambrose because he was on a yellow card. Deila celebrates at full-time as his side reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 victory . 'I thought it was another yellow card when we were having a reasonable period in the game. 'They've gone against us in the last few games. We've spoken about the penalty at the weekend. That's football.' Meanwhile, Celtic skipper Brown says he's moved on from being photographed seemingly drunk in an Edinburgh street four days before the League Cup Final. 'I don't think I'm the first player to make a mistake and probably won't be the last,' he stated. 'But I've spoken to the manager, it's been dealt with and now all I'm doing is moving on. 'I'm sure the club, the manager and the fans know that my total focus will always be on the matches coming up and nothing else but winning for Celtic. 'It was a real honour as captain to lift the League Cup on Sunday and we now want to push on and try to bring our fans even more success this season. 'That's all we're thinking about.'

Celtic defeated Dundee United 4-0 in the Scottish Cup on Wednesday . The victory was overshadowed by Ryan McGowan's dangerous challenge on Celtic's Liam Henderson . McGowan was red carded for his challenge on Henderson . The match was pockmarked by bouts of ill-discipline from both sides . Celtic striker Anthony Stokes was sent off for a swipe at Paul Paton .

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<s>[INST] Ronny Deila accused Ryan McGowan of endangering the career of Liam Henderson with a wild lunge in the dying moments of Celtic's Scottish Cup victory over Dundee United. The Norwegian's side strolled into a semi-final meeting with Inverness by putting four goals past the Tannadice men, yet the third of four successive meetings between the sides was again pockmarked by ill-discipline. Anthony Stokes was sent off by referee Calum Murray for a swipe at Paul Paton before McGowan was also dismissed for scything down Celtic sub Henderson – prompting the sixth red card in three back-to-back meetings. Ryan McGowan is sent off by referee Calum Murray after he scythed down Celtic sub Liam Henderson . And a clearly angered Deila believes the young Celt was fortunate to escape serious injury. 'It was a red card,' he insisted. 'It was a stupid tackle on the sideline. We need to get these things out of football. 'It was a youngster trying a little trick in the corner. You could have stayed there and kept him out wide instead of going in with both feet. He could have injured him for life. 'It must have been frustration. It was a straight-forward win in the end but there were some angry and disappointed players out there. 'It got a bit tense at the end but that can happen. Celtic boss Ronny Deila claimed McGowan could have injured Henderson for life with his late challenge . 'These have been important games for both teams and sometimes it can get a bit tense. 'Today, we were the better team, like we were on Sunday, and they had some frustration. We need to handle that and get ready for the next game.' Deila, who wanted to look at the Stokes incident before commenting further, isn' t concerned the ill-feeling will spill over in the fourth encounter between the sides on Saturday. 'I spoke to Stokes,' he added. 'His mouth was bleeding after a challenge from Paton and he reacted. We have to see it again if it is a red card. 'I am not concerned for my players. We have to be at the same level and get the three points. I am delighted to be playing them again.' Celtic eased through at the second attempt thanks to goals from Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons and Virgil van Dijk. But given the tempestuous nature of the three previous games, Griffiths believes there's every chance matters might get out of hand when the teams reconvene on league business at Celtic Park. 'That's six red cards in three games now and if I was a betting man then I would be putting money on another sending off this Saturday,' he said. Anthony Stokes (second left) comes together with McGowan during an ill-tempered second-half . 'It is just one of those things and the Dundee United players are getting a bit frustrated and we move on to Saturday and hopefully we can pick up another three points. 'I don't think there is niggle between both sets of players. I just think Dundee United are sick of the sight of Celtic. 'We have got them again on Saturday and then we don't see them for a while.' United assistant manager Simon Donnelly believes refereeing decisions have gone against his side in the three games. The Tayside outfit felt Ryan Dow should have been given a penalty in the League Cup Final while Efe Ambrose should have had a second yellow early in the second half last night for a foul on Nadir Ciftci. 'The Celtic reaction on the back of their player being sent off maybe influences the referee (when McGowan is sent off) but I'll need to look at it again,' Donnelly said. 'Is it any worse or any different to Scott Brown's two weeks ago?' Asked about Ambrose, Donnelly replied: 'It's another yellow card. We deliberately put Nadir out there to play on Ambrose because he was on a yellow card. Deila celebrates at full-time as his side reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 victory . 'I thought it was another yellow card when we were having a reasonable period in the game. 'They've gone against us in the last few games. We've spoken about the penalty at the weekend. That's football.' Meanwhile, Celtic skipper Brown says he's moved on from being photographed seemingly drunk in an Edinburgh street four days before the League Cup Final. 'I don't think I'm the first player to make a mistake and probably won't be the last,' he stated. 'But I've spoken to the manager, it's been dealt with and now all I'm doing is moving on. 'I'm sure the club, the manager and the fans know that my total focus will always be on the matches coming up and nothing else but winning for Celtic. 'It was a real honour as captain to lift the League Cup on Sunday and we now want to push on and try to bring our fans even more success this season. 'That's all we're thinking about.' [/INST] Celtic defeated Dundee United 4-0 in the Scottish Cup on Wednesday . The victory was overshadowed by Ryan McGowan's dangerous challenge on Celtic's Liam Henderson . McGowan was red carded for his challenge on Henderson . The match was pockmarked by bouts of ill-discipline from both sides . Celtic striker Anthony Stokes was sent off for a swipe at Paul Paton . </s>

Los Angeles (CNN)No one knew him by his real name. But on the harsh streets of Skid Row that became his home, he was known as Africa. Surveillance footage, police and homeless community activists paint wildly different pictures of the man -- one who could be violent, benevolent, troubled and altruistic. Africa was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Sunday after he scuffled with officers. The shooting, caught on video, has renewed accusations of police brutality because it showed him already on the ground. Police say he tried to reach for an officer's gun. The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified Africa, but is not releasing his real name pending notification of relatives. Africa came to the United States from the continent about a decade ago, said a friend who would only be identified as Nick G. Like Africa, Nick had also been homeless on the streets of Skid Row -- a decrepit area wrought with poverty and despair. "He wanted to get away from here, he wanted to go back home," Nick said. "He was very depressed. Very, very depressed. He had a good side to him, a good heart." Africa kept a tent outside the Union Rescue Mission homeless shelter. Even though the shelter was right in front of him, he didn't want the help. Instead, Africa often helped the shelter's employees. "Our cleaning guys -- he would help them organize cleaning of (the) sidewalk," said the Rev. Andy Bales, the shelter's CEO. He described Africa as gentle and kind -- but with an erratic side. "I attribute the erratic behavior to this difficult environment out here." Less than an hour before he was killed Sunday, a nearby security camera showed Africa apparently dealing drugs -- the sad and only real currency of Skid Row's economy. The footage then shows Africa getting into a fight with the man in the orange tent next to him, violently tipping the tent and kicking the man. Police arrive and talk to Africa, but he jumps into the tent -- prompting officers to draw their guns. Africa then jumps out, swinging his arms at police. Los Angeles police say he tried to grab an officer's gun, and that's when he was shot. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck called the incident "an extreme tragedy." "We feel great compassion in the LAPD for people who live in conditions of homelessness, and often mental illness, with no treatment," Beck said. "We prepare our officers to deal as best they can with them, but the reality is this is much more than a problem that the police alone can solve." Bales said the dismal conditions of LA's Skid Row makes it a tinder box for more problems. "There is no other major city in the U.S. that has a skid row like ours," he said. "2,000 human beings living on the street. Until we deal with that, we're going to continue to have an explosive situation." On the sidewalk where Africa was shot, a modest memorial sits atop a small pile of belongings. "RIP Cameroon," one cardboard sign reads "Rest in Peace Africa." It's unclear when the Los Angeles County coroner's office will release Africa's real name. From there, it's unclear where Africa's remains will go. CNN's Kyung Lah reported from Los Angeles; Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta.

The man known as Africa often helped employees at a homeless shelter . But he sometimes acted erratically, and footage showed him fighting before his death .

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<s>[INST] Los Angeles (CNN)No one knew him by his real name. But on the harsh streets of Skid Row that became his home, he was known as Africa. Surveillance footage, police and homeless community activists paint wildly different pictures of the man -- one who could be violent, benevolent, troubled and altruistic. Africa was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Sunday after he scuffled with officers. The shooting, caught on video, has renewed accusations of police brutality because it showed him already on the ground. Police say he tried to reach for an officer's gun. The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified Africa, but is not releasing his real name pending notification of relatives. Africa came to the United States from the continent about a decade ago, said a friend who would only be identified as Nick G. Like Africa, Nick had also been homeless on the streets of Skid Row -- a decrepit area wrought with poverty and despair. "He wanted to get away from here, he wanted to go back home," Nick said. "He was very depressed. Very, very depressed. He had a good side to him, a good heart." Africa kept a tent outside the Union Rescue Mission homeless shelter. Even though the shelter was right in front of him, he didn't want the help. Instead, Africa often helped the shelter's employees. "Our cleaning guys -- he would help them organize cleaning of (the) sidewalk," said the Rev. Andy Bales, the shelter's CEO. He described Africa as gentle and kind -- but with an erratic side. "I attribute the erratic behavior to this difficult environment out here." Less than an hour before he was killed Sunday, a nearby security camera showed Africa apparently dealing drugs -- the sad and only real currency of Skid Row's economy. The footage then shows Africa getting into a fight with the man in the orange tent next to him, violently tipping the tent and kicking the man. Police arrive and talk to Africa, but he jumps into the tent -- prompting officers to draw their guns. Africa then jumps out, swinging his arms at police. Los Angeles police say he tried to grab an officer's gun, and that's when he was shot. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck called the incident "an extreme tragedy." "We feel great compassion in the LAPD for people who live in conditions of homelessness, and often mental illness, with no treatment," Beck said. "We prepare our officers to deal as best they can with them, but the reality is this is much more than a problem that the police alone can solve." Bales said the dismal conditions of LA's Skid Row makes it a tinder box for more problems. "There is no other major city in the U.S. that has a skid row like ours," he said. "2,000 human beings living on the street. Until we deal with that, we're going to continue to have an explosive situation." On the sidewalk where Africa was shot, a modest memorial sits atop a small pile of belongings. "RIP Cameroon," one cardboard sign reads "Rest in Peace Africa." It's unclear when the Los Angeles County coroner's office will release Africa's real name. From there, it's unclear where Africa's remains will go. CNN's Kyung Lah reported from Los Angeles; Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta. [/INST] The man known as Africa often helped employees at a homeless shelter . But he sometimes acted erratically, and footage showed him fighting before his death . </s>

When the US President visits the Queen, you’d expect only the finest wines to be served. But President Obama had to endure a vin very ordinaire at Buckingham Palace, as guests at the occasion of his state banquet were given a wine civil servants had secretly judged to be ‘soapy’ and ‘harshly acidic’. Officials in charge of the Government’s wine cellar, which is managed by the Foreign Office, provided bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, despite the batch having been found wanting according to the Government hospitality stock report. Royal toast: The Queen and President Barack Obama during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in May 2011 . Listing the drinks to be served to visiting dignitaries, the 60-page document has been obtained by this newspaper under Freedom Of Information laws. The Queen’s banquet for Mr Obama at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, was the culmination of his first state visit to Britain. The 170 guests included Prince Charles, David Cameron and film stars Kevin Spacey and Tom Hanks. On the menu were dishes of sole, Windsor lamb and charlotte a la vanille mousse for dessert. The guests were given a selection of wines and ports, including the Chablis. Robert Alexander OBE, head of Government Hospitality, inspects a bottle inside the Government's Wine Cellar . The stock report grades wines with a rating of A1, A, B, or C and records what officials think of them after tastings. Bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos were served to President Obama despite the batch having been found wanting . The Burgundy is rated B and in October 2008 was described as being ‘slightly soapy’. A tasting in February 2011 noted the wine, which can sell for up to £100 a bottle, had a ‘harsh acidity’. But despite these concerns, it was served up at the banquet three months later. Shortly after the meal, the following note was added to the file: ‘Used on US State Visit. Feedback from the Palace.’ There is no explanation of what that feedback might have been, although a comment added a month later suggests it might not have been positive. An official wrote: ‘Bottle variation, drink by 2013.’ MoS Event magazine wine expert Olly Smith said: ‘The notes seem to suggest there might have been issues with “bottle variation” which occurs as a wine ages. 'Individual bottles can be affected in different ways, depending on the amount of oxygen which has interacted with the wine.’ The Foreign Office said: ‘All wines for use on state visits are carefully selected… the Palace regularly offers informal feedback on wines supplied for state visits.’ Bottles of Chassagne Montrachet Cru Virondot 2002 lined up in the Government's wine cellar .

Barack Obama was served Chablis at a Buckingham Palace state banquet . Civil servants had already found 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos wanting . It was rated B and described as being ‘slightly soapy with a ‘harsh acidity’

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<s>[INST] When the US President visits the Queen, you’d expect only the finest wines to be served. But President Obama had to endure a vin very ordinaire at Buckingham Palace, as guests at the occasion of his state banquet were given a wine civil servants had secretly judged to be ‘soapy’ and ‘harshly acidic’. Officials in charge of the Government’s wine cellar, which is managed by the Foreign Office, provided bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, despite the batch having been found wanting according to the Government hospitality stock report. Royal toast: The Queen and President Barack Obama during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in May 2011 . Listing the drinks to be served to visiting dignitaries, the 60-page document has been obtained by this newspaper under Freedom Of Information laws. The Queen’s banquet for Mr Obama at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, was the culmination of his first state visit to Britain. The 170 guests included Prince Charles, David Cameron and film stars Kevin Spacey and Tom Hanks. On the menu were dishes of sole, Windsor lamb and charlotte a la vanille mousse for dessert. The guests were given a selection of wines and ports, including the Chablis. Robert Alexander OBE, head of Government Hospitality, inspects a bottle inside the Government's Wine Cellar . The stock report grades wines with a rating of A1, A, B, or C and records what officials think of them after tastings. Bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos were served to President Obama despite the batch having been found wanting . The Burgundy is rated B and in October 2008 was described as being ‘slightly soapy’. A tasting in February 2011 noted the wine, which can sell for up to £100 a bottle, had a ‘harsh acidity’. But despite these concerns, it was served up at the banquet three months later. Shortly after the meal, the following note was added to the file: ‘Used on US State Visit. Feedback from the Palace.’ There is no explanation of what that feedback might have been, although a comment added a month later suggests it might not have been positive. An official wrote: ‘Bottle variation, drink by 2013.’ MoS Event magazine wine expert Olly Smith said: ‘The notes seem to suggest there might have been issues with “bottle variation” which occurs as a wine ages. 'Individual bottles can be affected in different ways, depending on the amount of oxygen which has interacted with the wine.’ The Foreign Office said: ‘All wines for use on state visits are carefully selected… the Palace regularly offers informal feedback on wines supplied for state visits.’ Bottles of Chassagne Montrachet Cru Virondot 2002 lined up in the Government's wine cellar . [/INST] Barack Obama was served Chablis at a Buckingham Palace state banquet . Civil servants had already found 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos wanting . It was rated B and described as being ‘slightly soapy with a ‘harsh acidity’ </s>

Saucy: The Athena poster that led to the apology . It's the cheeky poster that adorned the bedroom walls of countless teenage boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Whether Athena's tennis girl is a suitable adornment for the genteel surrounds of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is another matter entirely. Following a volley of criticism and cries of sexism on social media, the All England Lawn Tennis Club was forced to apologise for using the iconic poster to promote a forthcoming exhibition. Earlier yesterday they had tweeted a photograph of the dress worn by the blonde model and her racket, alongside the famous image, to promote its Powerful Posters exhibition, due to open tomorrow. That such a saucy shot should appear to have won the approval of the historic and respectable club immediately raised eyebrows on Twitter. Tennis fan Kishore Sharma was outraged, writing: 'Can't believe Wimbledon used this pic for upcoming 'Powerful Poster Exhibition'.' Roger Federer fans who call themselves 'Fed's Angels' on Twitter, posted: 'Come on Wimble! I thought you were the classy slam!' The offending image was swiftly deleted from the official Wimbledon Twitter account and a new post went up which said: 'We apologise for offence caused by the Athena Tennis Girl poster. It is a controversial piece of poster history but we do not endorse it.' The All England Lawn Tennis Club used the iconic poster to promote a forthcoming exhibition . However, a Twitter user responded with the comment: 'The poster doesn't show the history of tennis, the girl isn't a tennis player, you are just publicising sexualisation of females.' And campaign group the Everyday Sexism Project asked: 'Wimbledon having deleted your tweet, can you confirm if the poster you tweeted will be included in your exhibition?' Last night an All England Club spokesman said the poster would remain in the exhibition despite the apology. He added: 'We're aware that the poster has generated debate on social media and we decided to respond to some of the comments raised since we want to be clear that it is not a reflection of how we view women in tennis. 'The image in question is from a 1970s poster that was extremely popular, selling over 2million copies worldwide and it is part of an historic exhibition about tennis posters dating back to 1893. 'Not to include it in the exhibition would perhaps be an oversight since it is the most famous tennis poster of all time and should be regarded in this context only.' Use of the saucy shot on the official Twitter page immediately raised eyebrows on Twitter . Last night tennis fans were questioning whether the poster, one of the world's best-selling, really is that controversial after all. One Twitter user said: 'Come on Wimble! I thought you were the classy slam!' Sadie Hochfield tweeted: 'Ridiculous Wimbledon are getting stick for sharing iconic poster. Political correctness gone mad/don't pretend you've never seen it before!' Sara Smith-Jones posted: 'Wimbledon [has] nothing to apologise for – I think it's a great poster, is of its time in history.' Mark Staniforth said: 'Wimbledon has just tweeted an apology for any 'offence' caused by a link to the 40-year-old Athena Girl poster. The world's gone mad.' Others merely saw the funny side. 'I think Wimbledon were right to delete the Athena poster tweet,' one Twitter user wrote. 'No one should have to see that appalling 1970s court surface again.' The year-long exhibition will range from the earliest poster in the museum's collection, an 1893 advertisement for The Championships, through to the original artwork for this year's Grand Slam at the world famous venue in London SW19.

All England Club used iconic Athena girl image to promote exhibition . Powerful Posters show set to open at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum . Faced criticism and accused of sexism on social media over its use . Image deleted from their official Twitter account and an apology issued .

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<s>[INST] Saucy: The Athena poster that led to the apology . It's the cheeky poster that adorned the bedroom walls of countless teenage boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Whether Athena's tennis girl is a suitable adornment for the genteel surrounds of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is another matter entirely. Following a volley of criticism and cries of sexism on social media, the All England Lawn Tennis Club was forced to apologise for using the iconic poster to promote a forthcoming exhibition. Earlier yesterday they had tweeted a photograph of the dress worn by the blonde model and her racket, alongside the famous image, to promote its Powerful Posters exhibition, due to open tomorrow. That such a saucy shot should appear to have won the approval of the historic and respectable club immediately raised eyebrows on Twitter. Tennis fan Kishore Sharma was outraged, writing: 'Can't believe Wimbledon used this pic for upcoming 'Powerful Poster Exhibition'.' Roger Federer fans who call themselves 'Fed's Angels' on Twitter, posted: 'Come on Wimble! I thought you were the classy slam!' The offending image was swiftly deleted from the official Wimbledon Twitter account and a new post went up which said: 'We apologise for offence caused by the Athena Tennis Girl poster. It is a controversial piece of poster history but we do not endorse it.' The All England Lawn Tennis Club used the iconic poster to promote a forthcoming exhibition . However, a Twitter user responded with the comment: 'The poster doesn't show the history of tennis, the girl isn't a tennis player, you are just publicising sexualisation of females.' And campaign group the Everyday Sexism Project asked: 'Wimbledon having deleted your tweet, can you confirm if the poster you tweeted will be included in your exhibition?' Last night an All England Club spokesman said the poster would remain in the exhibition despite the apology. He added: 'We're aware that the poster has generated debate on social media and we decided to respond to some of the comments raised since we want to be clear that it is not a reflection of how we view women in tennis. 'The image in question is from a 1970s poster that was extremely popular, selling over 2million copies worldwide and it is part of an historic exhibition about tennis posters dating back to 1893. 'Not to include it in the exhibition would perhaps be an oversight since it is the most famous tennis poster of all time and should be regarded in this context only.' Use of the saucy shot on the official Twitter page immediately raised eyebrows on Twitter . Last night tennis fans were questioning whether the poster, one of the world's best-selling, really is that controversial after all. One Twitter user said: 'Come on Wimble! I thought you were the classy slam!' Sadie Hochfield tweeted: 'Ridiculous Wimbledon are getting stick for sharing iconic poster. Political correctness gone mad/don't pretend you've never seen it before!' Sara Smith-Jones posted: 'Wimbledon [has] nothing to apologise for – I think it's a great poster, is of its time in history.' Mark Staniforth said: 'Wimbledon has just tweeted an apology for any 'offence' caused by a link to the 40-year-old Athena Girl poster. The world's gone mad.' Others merely saw the funny side. 'I think Wimbledon were right to delete the Athena poster tweet,' one Twitter user wrote. 'No one should have to see that appalling 1970s court surface again.' The year-long exhibition will range from the earliest poster in the museum's collection, an 1893 advertisement for The Championships, through to the original artwork for this year's Grand Slam at the world famous venue in London SW19. [/INST] All England Club used iconic Athena girl image to promote exhibition . Powerful Posters show set to open at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum . Faced criticism and accused of sexism on social media over its use . Image deleted from their official Twitter account and an apology issued . </s>

England’s Euro-flops flipped the hand-wringers into overdrive, like a Le Mans-style dash for their favourite hobby horse as soon as Manchester City’s fate was sealed in Barcelona. Winter breaks, possession statistics, revenue streams, what’s your poison? Or any other hell-in-a-handcart issue which is about to bring down our national game. Two years in three without a team in the Champions League quarter-finals is a worrying trend and the Barclays Premier League will lose its cherished four-team party invite if it cannot be reversed. Yaya Toure's Man City side struggled to impress as they crashed out of the Champions League to Barcelona . Sergio Aguero (left) missed a penalty as City were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by the Catalan giants . City's defeat would have been much worse if not for the superb form of goalkeeper Joe Hart (right) There is no English presence in the Europa League either after Everton’s harsh lesson in Kiev on Thursday night. Yet in Germany, a similar debate is unfolding because Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga’s sole representatives in the last eight, two years after Bayern and Borussia Dortmund contested the Champions League final at Wembley and nine months after the World Cup triumph. ‘There is no time to rest, no time to ease off,’ said Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the German FA. ‘We have to keep at it if we are to remain at the top.’ In England, the usual excuses were aired but it is to be hoped the big clubs are looking at what they might do to improve as well as grumbling about how the system is stacked against them. There is no English presence in the Europa League after Everton’s harsh lesson against Dynamo Kiev . Romelu Lukaku scored his eighth European goal of the season, but it wasn't enough . The Dynamo players celebrate during their impressive 6-4 aggregate victory over Everton . Too many games? Let’s start with the favourite complaint of the managers who overlook how the extra income from the Champions League should improve their squad, if spent wisely. Besides, who has the most games? Barcelona have played 44 to City’s 42 this season, Chelsea 44 to Paris Saint-Germain’s 45 and Arsenal played 45 to Monaco’s 44. Lionel Messi has played 3,531 minutes for Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo 3,323 for Real Madrid, while Alexis Sanchez has played 3,326 for Arsenal and Eden Hazard 3,539 for Chelsea. It’s more intense in England, they say. No easy games, more physical, no respite. Well, it always has been this way. David Luiz helped Paris Saint-Germain knock Chelsea out at the last 16 stage following a 1-1 draw in France . Luiz celebrates victory with team-mates Thiago Motta (right) and Maxwell at the final whistle . John Terry looks defeated during Chelsea's last 16 exit at the hands of PSG last week . It was in the 1970s when Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa were winning the European Cup and it was in 2008 when Manchester United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League. The intensity of English football used to be considered an advantage with improved fitness and hardened minds. Modern players may run more but usually on better pitches, with lighter balls. In fact, footballers have never had it quite so good. At the top of the Premier League they have the best money can buy in terms of physical care from the moment they step into the academy building. But tell them they are tired and they might feel tired. In 2008 United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League . Eden Hazard has played 3,539 minutes for Chelsea compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's 3,323 for Real Madrid . When competition ends, touring begins. Tottenham will visit Australia in May. Southampton were skiing in Switzerland earlier this month. Manchester City flew to Abu Dhabi before returning to lose at home to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Chelsea had two days off and a free week to prepare before they were knocked out of Europe by PSG. The wrong type of football? The competitive tempo which gives English football its appeal will never nurture a player like Andrea Pirlo, and yet all-action midfielders thrive in the domestic game, living on mistakes which rarely occur against the best European teams. This is perhaps most keenly felt at international level. Only one English outfield player started for Manchester City in the Nou Camp, and it was not all James Milner’s fault. City have a foreign team and a Chilean manager. Arsenal have not subscribed to traditional English values for years. Few pass the ball better than Arsene Wenger’s teams and few have played in the Champions League with such regularity without winning it. Few have passed the ball better than Arsene Wenger’s teams, but the Gunners still struggle in Europe . Arsene Wenger's Arsenal teams have not subscribed to the traditional English values for years . James Milner was the only English outfield player to start for City against Barcelona on Wednesday night . Barcelona can mesmerise in possession, but it is four years since they made a final. In the 2010 semis, they lost to an Inter Milan team that did not want to know the ball. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the referee against PSG. Since West Ham won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965, through the domination of Liverpool and into the renaissance led by Manchester United and maintained by Chelsea, English clubs have been successful with fast, aggressive football and spirited, well-balanced sides. In the past two years, our strongest teams have dipped. The Chelsea side first built by Mourinho is being rebuilt and the new model is not yet as good. United are in post-Fergie turmoil, Arsenal are left short by the same old problems and City are still trying to learn what it takes. There are also the restrictions of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules but English clubs do not want for income, thanks to a bumper television deal, which is about to get even bigger. Money is not the problem. It guarantees nothing in any case. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the ref against PSG . Chelsea were the last English to to win the Champions League, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties in 2012 . It took them more than a decade because they became obsessed with superstars and forgot about the team. In England wealth confuses strategy. Clubs have realigned for the Moneyball generation with sporting directors, finance experts and sports scientists involved in transfers while coaches are marginalised. The upshot? Squads lack balance and big-money investments sit on the bench because managers cannot — or will not — accommodate them. What is United’s recruitment strategy? Are City about to sack Manuel Pellegrini and start again? Will Wenger ever change his approach? Yes, a winter break might be helpful, as would the complete restructure of the English league system. And yes, it would be nice if English players could pass the ball, and clubs should invest in youth development until they can. But if our Euro-flops are to flip and rule the Champions League again, they must use their millions more carefully and build better teams. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup, but it took time to get there . City boss Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure after his side's Champions League exit .

It has been a terrible season for English sides in Europe . City, Chelsea and Arsenal have all crashed out of the Champions League . Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton fell before the Europa League last eight . Manchester City were beaten in both last 16 legs by Barcelona . Arsenal suffered a shock 3-1 defeat against Monaco at the Emirates . Premier League managers have called for a winter break .

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<s>[INST] England’s Euro-flops flipped the hand-wringers into overdrive, like a Le Mans-style dash for their favourite hobby horse as soon as Manchester City’s fate was sealed in Barcelona. Winter breaks, possession statistics, revenue streams, what’s your poison? Or any other hell-in-a-handcart issue which is about to bring down our national game. Two years in three without a team in the Champions League quarter-finals is a worrying trend and the Barclays Premier League will lose its cherished four-team party invite if it cannot be reversed. Yaya Toure's Man City side struggled to impress as they crashed out of the Champions League to Barcelona . Sergio Aguero (left) missed a penalty as City were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by the Catalan giants . City's defeat would have been much worse if not for the superb form of goalkeeper Joe Hart (right) There is no English presence in the Europa League either after Everton’s harsh lesson in Kiev on Thursday night. Yet in Germany, a similar debate is unfolding because Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga’s sole representatives in the last eight, two years after Bayern and Borussia Dortmund contested the Champions League final at Wembley and nine months after the World Cup triumph. ‘There is no time to rest, no time to ease off,’ said Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the German FA. ‘We have to keep at it if we are to remain at the top.’ In England, the usual excuses were aired but it is to be hoped the big clubs are looking at what they might do to improve as well as grumbling about how the system is stacked against them. There is no English presence in the Europa League after Everton’s harsh lesson against Dynamo Kiev . Romelu Lukaku scored his eighth European goal of the season, but it wasn't enough . The Dynamo players celebrate during their impressive 6-4 aggregate victory over Everton . Too many games? Let’s start with the favourite complaint of the managers who overlook how the extra income from the Champions League should improve their squad, if spent wisely. Besides, who has the most games? Barcelona have played 44 to City’s 42 this season, Chelsea 44 to Paris Saint-Germain’s 45 and Arsenal played 45 to Monaco’s 44. Lionel Messi has played 3,531 minutes for Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo 3,323 for Real Madrid, while Alexis Sanchez has played 3,326 for Arsenal and Eden Hazard 3,539 for Chelsea. It’s more intense in England, they say. No easy games, more physical, no respite. Well, it always has been this way. David Luiz helped Paris Saint-Germain knock Chelsea out at the last 16 stage following a 1-1 draw in France . Luiz celebrates victory with team-mates Thiago Motta (right) and Maxwell at the final whistle . John Terry looks defeated during Chelsea's last 16 exit at the hands of PSG last week . It was in the 1970s when Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa were winning the European Cup and it was in 2008 when Manchester United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League. The intensity of English football used to be considered an advantage with improved fitness and hardened minds. Modern players may run more but usually on better pitches, with lighter balls. In fact, footballers have never had it quite so good. At the top of the Premier League they have the best money can buy in terms of physical care from the moment they step into the academy building. But tell them they are tired and they might feel tired. In 2008 United and Chelsea were in the final in Moscow and half of the last eight were from the Premier League . Eden Hazard has played 3,539 minutes for Chelsea compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's 3,323 for Real Madrid . When competition ends, touring begins. Tottenham will visit Australia in May. Southampton were skiing in Switzerland earlier this month. Manchester City flew to Abu Dhabi before returning to lose at home to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Chelsea had two days off and a free week to prepare before they were knocked out of Europe by PSG. The wrong type of football? The competitive tempo which gives English football its appeal will never nurture a player like Andrea Pirlo, and yet all-action midfielders thrive in the domestic game, living on mistakes which rarely occur against the best European teams. This is perhaps most keenly felt at international level. Only one English outfield player started for Manchester City in the Nou Camp, and it was not all James Milner’s fault. City have a foreign team and a Chilean manager. Arsenal have not subscribed to traditional English values for years. Few pass the ball better than Arsene Wenger’s teams and few have played in the Champions League with such regularity without winning it. Few have passed the ball better than Arsene Wenger’s teams, but the Gunners still struggle in Europe . Arsene Wenger's Arsenal teams have not subscribed to the traditional English values for years . James Milner was the only English outfield player to start for City against Barcelona on Wednesday night . Barcelona can mesmerise in possession, but it is four years since they made a final. In the 2010 semis, they lost to an Inter Milan team that did not want to know the ball. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the referee against PSG. Since West Ham won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965, through the domination of Liverpool and into the renaissance led by Manchester United and maintained by Chelsea, English clubs have been successful with fast, aggressive football and spirited, well-balanced sides. In the past two years, our strongest teams have dipped. The Chelsea side first built by Mourinho is being rebuilt and the new model is not yet as good. United are in post-Fergie turmoil, Arsenal are left short by the same old problems and City are still trying to learn what it takes. There are also the restrictions of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules but English clubs do not want for income, thanks to a bumper television deal, which is about to get even bigger. Money is not the problem. It guarantees nothing in any case. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup. It is about finding ways to win, which is what Chelsea were doing when they surrounded the ref against PSG . Chelsea were the last English to to win the Champions League, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties in 2012 . It took them more than a decade because they became obsessed with superstars and forgot about the team. In England wealth confuses strategy. Clubs have realigned for the Moneyball generation with sporting directors, finance experts and sports scientists involved in transfers while coaches are marginalised. The upshot? Squads lack balance and big-money investments sit on the bench because managers cannot — or will not — accommodate them. What is United’s recruitment strategy? Are City about to sack Manuel Pellegrini and start again? Will Wenger ever change his approach? Yes, a winter break might be helpful, as would the complete restructure of the English league system. And yes, it would be nice if English players could pass the ball, and clubs should invest in youth development until they can. But if our Euro-flops are to flip and rule the Champions League again, they must use their millions more carefully and build better teams. Real Madrid spent a fortune chasing their 10th European Cup, but it took time to get there . City boss Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure after his side's Champions League exit . [/INST] It has been a terrible season for English sides in Europe . City, Chelsea and Arsenal have all crashed out of the Champions League . Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton fell before the Europa League last eight . Manchester City were beaten in both last 16 legs by Barcelona . Arsenal suffered a shock 3-1 defeat against Monaco at the Emirates . Premier League managers have called for a winter break . </s>

Jeremy Mathieu has quashed rumours that Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi could be on his way to Paris Saint Germain and is adamant the Argentine will stay put at the Nou Camp. At the turn of the year Messi's future at the Catalan giants was brought into question amid stories he was unhappy under boss Luis Enrique. However the forward - who is under contract until 2018 - has gone on to score 17 league goals for his club so far in 2015 and his colleague is convinced his heart remains well and truly placed in the Catalan capital. The prospect of Lionel Messi moving to Paris Saint Germain is 'impossible' according to Jeremy Mathieu . The France international said he cannot imagine Messi playing for any other club than the Catalan giants . 'Messi to PSG? Impossible,' Mathieu told RMC. 'I can't see Messi at any other club than Barcelona.' Barcelona are set to come face to face with Ligue 1 champions PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals next month. The La Liga leaders met with Laurent Blanc's men in the group stages and were beaten 3-2 at the Parc des Princes before winning the return clash 3-1 at the Nou Camp. However the former Valencia centre back is confident his team can get through to the last four of Europe's elite competition. 'It's a game like all others but it will very difficult because PSG have many qualities and great players too,' Mathieu said. 'We know them well and if we play as we did in the two games in the group stage, we'll go through. But we'll have to be at 100 per cent.' Messi and his Barcelona team-mates celebrate their victory over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Sunday . Mathieu was the surprise opening goalscorer in Sunday's El Clasico showdown, which his side emerged 2-1 victors over old rivals Real Madrid, and he believes the La Liga title is theirs to lose after the dramatic win that saw them move four points clear of Los Blancos at the top of the table. 'There are a lot of games to go and a lot of points left to play for,' he added. 'It is an advantage to have our destiny in our own hands but we'll have to win all of our games. It will be tough. Our April will be busy.'

Lionel Messi will not move to Paris Saint Germain, says Jeremy Mathieu . Messi was rumoured to be unhappy at the club at the turn of the year . Mathieu scored the opener in Sunday's El Clasico clash with Real Madrid . Barca face Ligue 1 title holders PSG in the Champions League next month . CLICK HERE for all the latest Barcelona news .

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<s>[INST] Jeremy Mathieu has quashed rumours that Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi could be on his way to Paris Saint Germain and is adamant the Argentine will stay put at the Nou Camp. At the turn of the year Messi's future at the Catalan giants was brought into question amid stories he was unhappy under boss Luis Enrique. However the forward - who is under contract until 2018 - has gone on to score 17 league goals for his club so far in 2015 and his colleague is convinced his heart remains well and truly placed in the Catalan capital. The prospect of Lionel Messi moving to Paris Saint Germain is 'impossible' according to Jeremy Mathieu . The France international said he cannot imagine Messi playing for any other club than the Catalan giants . 'Messi to PSG? Impossible,' Mathieu told RMC. 'I can't see Messi at any other club than Barcelona.' Barcelona are set to come face to face with Ligue 1 champions PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals next month. The La Liga leaders met with Laurent Blanc's men in the group stages and were beaten 3-2 at the Parc des Princes before winning the return clash 3-1 at the Nou Camp. However the former Valencia centre back is confident his team can get through to the last four of Europe's elite competition. 'It's a game like all others but it will very difficult because PSG have many qualities and great players too,' Mathieu said. 'We know them well and if we play as we did in the two games in the group stage, we'll go through. But we'll have to be at 100 per cent.' Messi and his Barcelona team-mates celebrate their victory over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Sunday . Mathieu was the surprise opening goalscorer in Sunday's El Clasico showdown, which his side emerged 2-1 victors over old rivals Real Madrid, and he believes the La Liga title is theirs to lose after the dramatic win that saw them move four points clear of Los Blancos at the top of the table. 'There are a lot of games to go and a lot of points left to play for,' he added. 'It is an advantage to have our destiny in our own hands but we'll have to win all of our games. It will be tough. Our April will be busy.' [/INST] Lionel Messi will not move to Paris Saint Germain, says Jeremy Mathieu . Messi was rumoured to be unhappy at the club at the turn of the year . Mathieu scored the opener in Sunday's El Clasico clash with Real Madrid . Barca face Ligue 1 title holders PSG in the Champions League next month . CLICK HERE for all the latest Barcelona news . </s>

These are the women who are defying the Taliban to follow their dream of becoming professional cyclists. While Afghanistan's national men's cricket and football teams have enjoyed the spotlight recently, women's sports have endured stuttering progress in the face of family pressure and a lack of public support. But the National Cycling Team has been breaking new ground for women's sports in the country and pushing the boundaries of what is - and is not - acceptable for young women in the conservative Muslim nation. One team member, Malika Yousufi, even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France - a cycling event dominated by men since its first event in 1903. Scroll down for video . Breaking new ground: Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) coach of Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling Team gives a motivational talk before training begins in Kabul . Playing catch-up: Zhala, a member of Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling Team, takes to the road with her team mates on the outskirts of Kabul . Winter training: Team members see the funny side as they are put through their paces during a training exercise on a snow-covered mountain . Wheels in motion: Masooma Alizada (left), and Zahra Alizada (right) concentrate as they swoop down the side of a mountain near Kabul . Under the Taliban in the 1990s, women in Afghanistan were . excluded from public life, banned from going to school or . stepping outside their home without a male family member. Women's rights have made gains since the hardline Islamist . group's ouster in 2001, but observers worry that progress is at . risk as violence against women persists and women remain . under-represented in politics. 'We are resolved to keep our commitments to women and wewill protect and reinforce our achievements,' President AshrafGhani's office said in a statement released after the presidentmade a speech ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. Defiant: The women have been breaking new ground for women's sports in Afghanistan and pushing the boundaries of what is - and is not - acceptable for young women in the conservative Muslim nation . Hard yards: The women's cycling team is pushing ahead, despite not having been paid for several months - a problem for many Afghan athletes . Time out: Two team members take a break from a gruelling training session to admire the scenery as they sit on the back of their support car . On the road: To clock the distances needed for training, team members pile their bikes in cars and drive outside the capital, where their uniform of loose-fitting tops and long pants won't draw stares . Leading the charge: Frozan Rasooli (left) and Masooma Alizada (right) focus on the road ahead while their coach shouts out encouragement . Last year, the women's cricket team was quietly dissolved . amid Taliban threats and a shortage of players. The women's cycling team is pushing ahead, despite not . having been paid for several months, a problem for many Afghan . athletes. To clock the distances needed for training, team members . pile their bikes in cars and drive outside the capital, where . their uniform of loose-fitting tops and long pants won't draw . stares. Cyclist Zhala unloads her bicycle ahead of a training session near Kabul. The team is determined to carry on in the face of family pressure and a lack of public support . Safety first: Coach Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) helps cyclist Malika Yousufi (left) with her helmet as the team prepares for another training session . Fine tuning: Masooma Alizada (left) and Frozan Rasooli (right) take a break to carry out some maintenance on one of the team's road bikes . Food for thought: Cyclist Masooma Alizada (pictured) replenishes her energy as she snacks on an orange during a training session . During the ride, the coach leads the pack in a car. 'The coach is like a shield for us,' Yousufi said. 'If he . wasn't there, we couldn't ride.' Even so, drivers sometimes shout profanities at the riders, . and their team captain is struggling with a back injury from a crash . after a man on a motorbike reached out to grab her. Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi, the coach and president of the Afghan . Cycling Federation, is not overly concerned. Determined: Zahra Alizada (right) and Frozan Rasooli (following in a blue scarf) prepare themselves for another day's training on the road . Team effort: More than 40 women train with the group, and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Drivers sometimes shout profanities at the riders and their team captain is struggling with a back injury from a crash after a man on a motorbike reached out to grab her . Masooma Alizada goes through her exercise routing before taking to the road. Despite the progress of the team, observers worry gender-based violence persists and women remain under-represented in politics in Afghanistan . Brave: Zhala (left), Maryam Sediqi (centre) and Malika Yousufi (right) are determined to succeed while Malika even dreams of competing in the Tour de France . Masooma Alizada runs on a treadmill as she shows her determination to become a cyclist with the potential to compete on the world stage . 'These are people who don't let their children go to . school,' Sadiqi said. More than 40 women train with the group, and the core team . has competed in several international competitions. On a recent morning, team members leaned into the curves in . the road, whizzing past a checkpoint where a group of soldiers . watched them pass. 'Nothing will stop us,' Yousufi said. Masooma Alizada (left), Zahra Alizada (centre), and Frozan Rasooli (right) have described their coach as being 'like a shield for us'. Yousufi said: 'If he wasn't there, we couldn't ride' Team talk: Frozan Rasooli (left), Zahra Alizada (second left), and Masooma Alizada (third left) pick up some vital tips from coach Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) during a team talk . Zahra Alizada (pictured) and her friends want to boost women's sport in the country with Afghanistan's national men's cricket and football teams enjoying the spotlight recently . Quiet reflection: Masooma Alizada and her friends still face barriers to achieving their goals. Last year, the women's cricket team was quietly dissolvedamid Taliban threats and a shortage of players . The women have received some encouragement from President Ashraf Ghani's office which said in a statement: 'We are resolved to keep our commitments to women and we will protect and reinforce our achievements.' Pictured is one of the team's bicycle pumps .

Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling team have been breaking new ground in the conservative Muslim country . More than 40 women now train with the team and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Team members have to train outside the capital Kabul where their uniform of loose-fitting tops will not draw stares . One cyclist, Malika Yousufi, even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France .

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<s>[INST] These are the women who are defying the Taliban to follow their dream of becoming professional cyclists. While Afghanistan's national men's cricket and football teams have enjoyed the spotlight recently, women's sports have endured stuttering progress in the face of family pressure and a lack of public support. But the National Cycling Team has been breaking new ground for women's sports in the country and pushing the boundaries of what is - and is not - acceptable for young women in the conservative Muslim nation. One team member, Malika Yousufi, even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France - a cycling event dominated by men since its first event in 1903. Scroll down for video . Breaking new ground: Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) coach of Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling Team gives a motivational talk before training begins in Kabul . Playing catch-up: Zhala, a member of Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling Team, takes to the road with her team mates on the outskirts of Kabul . Winter training: Team members see the funny side as they are put through their paces during a training exercise on a snow-covered mountain . Wheels in motion: Masooma Alizada (left), and Zahra Alizada (right) concentrate as they swoop down the side of a mountain near Kabul . Under the Taliban in the 1990s, women in Afghanistan were . excluded from public life, banned from going to school or . stepping outside their home without a male family member. Women's rights have made gains since the hardline Islamist . group's ouster in 2001, but observers worry that progress is at . risk as violence against women persists and women remain . under-represented in politics. 'We are resolved to keep our commitments to women and wewill protect and reinforce our achievements,' President AshrafGhani's office said in a statement released after the presidentmade a speech ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. Defiant: The women have been breaking new ground for women's sports in Afghanistan and pushing the boundaries of what is - and is not - acceptable for young women in the conservative Muslim nation . Hard yards: The women's cycling team is pushing ahead, despite not having been paid for several months - a problem for many Afghan athletes . Time out: Two team members take a break from a gruelling training session to admire the scenery as they sit on the back of their support car . On the road: To clock the distances needed for training, team members pile their bikes in cars and drive outside the capital, where their uniform of loose-fitting tops and long pants won't draw stares . Leading the charge: Frozan Rasooli (left) and Masooma Alizada (right) focus on the road ahead while their coach shouts out encouragement . Last year, the women's cricket team was quietly dissolved . amid Taliban threats and a shortage of players. The women's cycling team is pushing ahead, despite not . having been paid for several months, a problem for many Afghan . athletes. To clock the distances needed for training, team members . pile their bikes in cars and drive outside the capital, where . their uniform of loose-fitting tops and long pants won't draw . stares. Cyclist Zhala unloads her bicycle ahead of a training session near Kabul. The team is determined to carry on in the face of family pressure and a lack of public support . Safety first: Coach Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) helps cyclist Malika Yousufi (left) with her helmet as the team prepares for another training session . Fine tuning: Masooma Alizada (left) and Frozan Rasooli (right) take a break to carry out some maintenance on one of the team's road bikes . Food for thought: Cyclist Masooma Alizada (pictured) replenishes her energy as she snacks on an orange during a training session . During the ride, the coach leads the pack in a car. 'The coach is like a shield for us,' Yousufi said. 'If he . wasn't there, we couldn't ride.' Even so, drivers sometimes shout profanities at the riders, . and their team captain is struggling with a back injury from a crash . after a man on a motorbike reached out to grab her. Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi, the coach and president of the Afghan . Cycling Federation, is not overly concerned. Determined: Zahra Alizada (right) and Frozan Rasooli (following in a blue scarf) prepare themselves for another day's training on the road . Team effort: More than 40 women train with the group, and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Drivers sometimes shout profanities at the riders and their team captain is struggling with a back injury from a crash after a man on a motorbike reached out to grab her . Masooma Alizada goes through her exercise routing before taking to the road. Despite the progress of the team, observers worry gender-based violence persists and women remain under-represented in politics in Afghanistan . Brave: Zhala (left), Maryam Sediqi (centre) and Malika Yousufi (right) are determined to succeed while Malika even dreams of competing in the Tour de France . Masooma Alizada runs on a treadmill as she shows her determination to become a cyclist with the potential to compete on the world stage . 'These are people who don't let their children go to . school,' Sadiqi said. More than 40 women train with the group, and the core team . has competed in several international competitions. On a recent morning, team members leaned into the curves in . the road, whizzing past a checkpoint where a group of soldiers . watched them pass. 'Nothing will stop us,' Yousufi said. Masooma Alizada (left), Zahra Alizada (centre), and Frozan Rasooli (right) have described their coach as being 'like a shield for us'. Yousufi said: 'If he wasn't there, we couldn't ride' Team talk: Frozan Rasooli (left), Zahra Alizada (second left), and Masooma Alizada (third left) pick up some vital tips from coach Abdul Sadiq Sadiqi (right) during a team talk . Zahra Alizada (pictured) and her friends want to boost women's sport in the country with Afghanistan's national men's cricket and football teams enjoying the spotlight recently . Quiet reflection: Masooma Alizada and her friends still face barriers to achieving their goals. Last year, the women's cricket team was quietly dissolvedamid Taliban threats and a shortage of players . The women have received some encouragement from President Ashraf Ghani's office which said in a statement: 'We are resolved to keep our commitments to women and we will protect and reinforce our achievements.' Pictured is one of the team's bicycle pumps . [/INST] Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling team have been breaking new ground in the conservative Muslim country . More than 40 women now train with the team and the best among them are competing in international competitions . Team members have to train outside the capital Kabul where their uniform of loose-fitting tops will not draw stares . One cyclist, Malika Yousufi, even dreams of becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France . </s>

'Poor': Sergei Pugachev, who was once branded 'Putin's banker', said the order has made it difficult for he and his partner, Alexandra Tolstoy, pictured together, to support their home . A Russian tycoon exiled in London who is fighting a freeze on his £1.3billion in assets by the High Court has claimed he is now a 'poor man' who cannot afford to support his family. Sergei Pugachev, who was once branded 'Putin's banker', said the order has made it difficult for him and his partner, Alexandra Tolstoy, to support their home. Last year it was reported the couple, who have three children and own a £12million house, employ two housekeepers, three nannies, two drivers and a live-in doctor. And Ms Tolstoy, 41, said it was hard to live on the £10,000-a-week allowed by the court. Mr Pugachev, the former billionaire business partner of the Queen's nephew Viscount Linley is accused in Moscow of siphoning more than £655million in funds from Mezhprombank, which filed for insolvency in 2010, including $700 million in Russian Central Bank bailout money. The 52-year-old former tycoon, who denies any wrongdoing, complained the freeze has left him unable to support Tolstoy who said last year it was hard to live on the £10,000 a week allowed by the court. 'I can be called a poor man. I do not have money to support my family and my property, and this is more important than paying the lawyers,' he told Vedomosti newspaper in Moscow, blaming the arrest of his bank accounts and assets. He said he has borrowed $5 million towards his $10 million legal bill, but was now unable to take more loans because his assets were frozen. As a result, he has dispensed with his lawyers. Last year, his socialite partner - a distant relative of Leo Tolstoy - said 'we are just surviving' on the £10,000 a week allowance. The Deposit Insurance Agency in Moscow, which is taking the legal action, claim the 'statements of his partner Alexandra Tolstoy' about their lifestyle belie 'his declarations about financial difficulties'. A source claimed his move to dispense with his British lawyers 'looks like a tactical trick and is aimed at making obstacles for English justice'. Last week a London Court of Appeal judge ruled that Pugachev, also previously nicknamed 'cashier to the Kremlin', must disclose further information about trusts he uses to bolster his income. Lavish: Last year it was reported the couple, pictured together, who have three children and own a £12million house, employ two housekeepers, three nannies, two drivers and a live-in doctor . 'Sophisticated and wily operators should not be able to make themselves immune to the courts' orders,' said the judge. Pugachev claims he is the victim of a 'politically motivated' asset grab by figures in the Russan elite of which he was a member before fleeing to London. His property was 'expropriated by the state and by private persons', and sold at rock bottom prices, he claimed. He also alleged in court that a senior Deposit Insurance Agency official earlier made 'a brazen attempt to extort money' from him, and threatened that 'he or his family could be physically harmed'. In November, Interpol put Pugachev on its wanted list at Russia's request, with Putin's spokesman alleging: 'He built up huge amounts of debts and then ran away.' Struggle: Ms Tolstoy, pictured, said 'she and her husband are just surviving' on the £10,000 a week allowance . Faced by the legal moves in Moscow, Pugachev in October blasted Putin, claiming all Russian businessmen are now 'serfs' under his total control. 'Today in Russia there is no private property. There are only serfs who belong to Putin,' he told the Financial Times, in a blunt warning over the collapse of regulated capitalism in his homeland. 'Now there is Putin and there are his lieutenants who carry out his orders - and all cash generated is put on the balance of Putin,' he alleged. 'The country is in a state of war. And therefore big business cannot live as before. It has to live under military rules.' He alleged: 'If Putin says he wants to buy something, you cannot say that you do not want to sell. 'If he says 'I want to buy something' then you say, 'Thanks for saying you want to buy it, and not just taking it.'

Sergei Pugachev, 52, had his £1.3billion assets frozen by the High Court over Russian probe . Accused of siphoning more than £655million in funds from Mezhprombank . He complains freeze has left him unable to support his partner and children . Mr Pugachev and Alexandra Tolstoy live in £12million house in London . Their staff reportedly includes three nannies, two drivers and live-in doctor .

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<s>[INST] 'Poor': Sergei Pugachev, who was once branded 'Putin's banker', said the order has made it difficult for he and his partner, Alexandra Tolstoy, pictured together, to support their home . A Russian tycoon exiled in London who is fighting a freeze on his £1.3billion in assets by the High Court has claimed he is now a 'poor man' who cannot afford to support his family. Sergei Pugachev, who was once branded 'Putin's banker', said the order has made it difficult for him and his partner, Alexandra Tolstoy, to support their home. Last year it was reported the couple, who have three children and own a £12million house, employ two housekeepers, three nannies, two drivers and a live-in doctor. And Ms Tolstoy, 41, said it was hard to live on the £10,000-a-week allowed by the court. Mr Pugachev, the former billionaire business partner of the Queen's nephew Viscount Linley is accused in Moscow of siphoning more than £655million in funds from Mezhprombank, which filed for insolvency in 2010, including $700 million in Russian Central Bank bailout money. The 52-year-old former tycoon, who denies any wrongdoing, complained the freeze has left him unable to support Tolstoy who said last year it was hard to live on the £10,000 a week allowed by the court. 'I can be called a poor man. I do not have money to support my family and my property, and this is more important than paying the lawyers,' he told Vedomosti newspaper in Moscow, blaming the arrest of his bank accounts and assets. He said he has borrowed $5 million towards his $10 million legal bill, but was now unable to take more loans because his assets were frozen. As a result, he has dispensed with his lawyers. Last year, his socialite partner - a distant relative of Leo Tolstoy - said 'we are just surviving' on the £10,000 a week allowance. The Deposit Insurance Agency in Moscow, which is taking the legal action, claim the 'statements of his partner Alexandra Tolstoy' about their lifestyle belie 'his declarations about financial difficulties'. A source claimed his move to dispense with his British lawyers 'looks like a tactical trick and is aimed at making obstacles for English justice'. Last week a London Court of Appeal judge ruled that Pugachev, also previously nicknamed 'cashier to the Kremlin', must disclose further information about trusts he uses to bolster his income. Lavish: Last year it was reported the couple, pictured together, who have three children and own a £12million house, employ two housekeepers, three nannies, two drivers and a live-in doctor . 'Sophisticated and wily operators should not be able to make themselves immune to the courts' orders,' said the judge. Pugachev claims he is the victim of a 'politically motivated' asset grab by figures in the Russan elite of which he was a member before fleeing to London. His property was 'expropriated by the state and by private persons', and sold at rock bottom prices, he claimed. He also alleged in court that a senior Deposit Insurance Agency official earlier made 'a brazen attempt to extort money' from him, and threatened that 'he or his family could be physically harmed'. In November, Interpol put Pugachev on its wanted list at Russia's request, with Putin's spokesman alleging: 'He built up huge amounts of debts and then ran away.' Struggle: Ms Tolstoy, pictured, said 'she and her husband are just surviving' on the £10,000 a week allowance . Faced by the legal moves in Moscow, Pugachev in October blasted Putin, claiming all Russian businessmen are now 'serfs' under his total control. 'Today in Russia there is no private property. There are only serfs who belong to Putin,' he told the Financial Times, in a blunt warning over the collapse of regulated capitalism in his homeland. 'Now there is Putin and there are his lieutenants who carry out his orders - and all cash generated is put on the balance of Putin,' he alleged. 'The country is in a state of war. And therefore big business cannot live as before. It has to live under military rules.' He alleged: 'If Putin says he wants to buy something, you cannot say that you do not want to sell. 'If he says 'I want to buy something' then you say, 'Thanks for saying you want to buy it, and not just taking it.' [/INST] Sergei Pugachev, 52, had his £1.3billion assets frozen by the High Court over Russian probe . Accused of siphoning more than £655million in funds from Mezhprombank . He complains freeze has left him unable to support his partner and children . Mr Pugachev and Alexandra Tolstoy live in £12million house in London . Their staff reportedly includes three nannies, two drivers and live-in doctor . </s>

Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has called for calm in the anticipated cauldron of Stamford Bridge as his side bid to oust Chelsea in Wednesday night's Champions League last-16 second leg. On the eve of the first leg three weeks ago Blanc spoke of Jose Mourinho being the arch provocateur and called for his players to keep their composure. Now the PSG coach has warned of striker Diego Costa's combative nature and the need for his side to balance risk-taking with being difficult to beat in a tie finely poised at 1-1. PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays a first-time pass as he prepares to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge . David Luiz (second left) returns to his former home turf in a bid to end Chelsea's Champions League run . PSG players are put through their paces on Tuesday night ahead of Wednesday night's second leg match . Ibrahimovic will lead the line for PSG while Luiz is keen to show Chelsea they were wrong to discard him . 'He likes contact, and provokes opposition players. That's part of his game. He thrives off that,' Blanc said of Costa. 'He really needs that to bring out the best in his performances. 'The most important thing is to not get caught up in the way he plays. 'He will try to provoke a reaction. We need to stay calm, not get caught up in his game. We need to be as effective as possible in stopping him. 'It's up to us to try to take some risks, but not lose our heads and take unnecessary risks. 'Paris Saint-Germain need to stand up and be counted. We also need to stay in the game. That's the difficulty. Yes, we need to attack, yes, we need to create chances, but we also need to stay solid.' Luiz looks to the heavens as he takes to the pitch for training on the eve of their must-win encounter . Laurent Blanc addresses his players, including (from left) Thiago Silva, Luiz and Ibrahimovic . Blanc gestures to make a point to his players on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge . The Frenchmen, eliminated on away goals at Stamford Bridge last term when they let a 3-1 first-leg advantage slip, must score to advance to the quarter-finals for a third straight season. Blanc avoided talk of revenge after Demba Ba's heroics last term - the striker's last-gasp goal earned Chelsea progress to the semi-finals - and called for his side to take their chances. The PSG boss said: 'Chelsea have a slight advantage, because they were able to score an away goal. It's up to us to try to do what Chelsea did in Paris. 'One of Chelsea's main threats is the fact they're very good on the counter attack, so I don't think we should go gung ho. 'We have to attack and we need to score a goal, regardless of whether Chelsea get one or not. Although injuries have hampered Ibrahimovic's involvement, Blanc is sure he will have an impact . Brazilian defender Silva sports a black eye after contact with Dimitar Berbatov last week . 'I hope we do better than Chelsea did in the first leg. Chelsea created only one chance and they scored from that. I hope we create more than one chance.' Blanc hopes Thibaut Courtois is busy, but beaten, in Chelsea's goal. Blanc added: 'Their goalkeeper's performance was what allowed them to start as slight favourites going into the second leg. Over the 90 minutes PSG played better than Chelsea. 'If we create chances tomorrow night and he plays very well again that will prove that PSG have once again been better than Chelsea. 'He was very good in the first leg and I hope he's not as good tomorrow night.' Luiz plays with a ball as his team-mates look on with stern glares as they prepare for Wednesday night . PSG traverse the Bridge turf under lights ahead of their bid for a Champions League quarter-final place . For all the millions they have spent - including paying £50m to Chelsea for David Luiz - PSG are still to break into Europe's elite. Blanc believes it will take time. 'It's very easy to talk about, it's less easy to go out and do it,' Blanc said. 'In order to progress as a club you need experience. Paris Saint-Germain have got a little bit more experience, but we're still a long way off having the same levels of experience as Chelsea. 'Chelsea took a long while to become one of the best sides in Europe. They also invested a lot of money to get there. 'We need to be patient. 'In order to become one of the top four or top six sides in Europe it does take time. We've started that process.' Diego Costa (left with Ramires) will try to get under the skin of PSG's players, says Blanc . One notable difference this season over last is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is available to Blanc. The Sweden striker was injured last term, but will come up against Chelsea captain John Terry and either Gary Cahill or Kurt Zouma. 'I don't think those two players (Cahill and Zouma) are going to be happy about facing Zlatan,' Blanc said. 'He's someone who loves the big occasion. He's a player who can score at any time, in any venue, against any opponent. 'I hope he shows that tomorrow night.'

Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea meet on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge . The sides are 1-1 after the Champions League last-16 first leg in Paris . David Luiz returns to west London following his Chelsea departure . Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is available to PSG coach Laurent Blanc . Blanc warned players not to be provoked by 'combative' Diego Costa .

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<s>[INST] Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has called for calm in the anticipated cauldron of Stamford Bridge as his side bid to oust Chelsea in Wednesday night's Champions League last-16 second leg. On the eve of the first leg three weeks ago Blanc spoke of Jose Mourinho being the arch provocateur and called for his players to keep their composure. Now the PSG coach has warned of striker Diego Costa's combative nature and the need for his side to balance risk-taking with being difficult to beat in a tie finely poised at 1-1. PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays a first-time pass as he prepares to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge . David Luiz (second left) returns to his former home turf in a bid to end Chelsea's Champions League run . PSG players are put through their paces on Tuesday night ahead of Wednesday night's second leg match . Ibrahimovic will lead the line for PSG while Luiz is keen to show Chelsea they were wrong to discard him . 'He likes contact, and provokes opposition players. That's part of his game. He thrives off that,' Blanc said of Costa. 'He really needs that to bring out the best in his performances. 'The most important thing is to not get caught up in the way he plays. 'He will try to provoke a reaction. We need to stay calm, not get caught up in his game. We need to be as effective as possible in stopping him. 'It's up to us to try to take some risks, but not lose our heads and take unnecessary risks. 'Paris Saint-Germain need to stand up and be counted. We also need to stay in the game. That's the difficulty. Yes, we need to attack, yes, we need to create chances, but we also need to stay solid.' Luiz looks to the heavens as he takes to the pitch for training on the eve of their must-win encounter . Laurent Blanc addresses his players, including (from left) Thiago Silva, Luiz and Ibrahimovic . Blanc gestures to make a point to his players on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge . The Frenchmen, eliminated on away goals at Stamford Bridge last term when they let a 3-1 first-leg advantage slip, must score to advance to the quarter-finals for a third straight season. Blanc avoided talk of revenge after Demba Ba's heroics last term - the striker's last-gasp goal earned Chelsea progress to the semi-finals - and called for his side to take their chances. The PSG boss said: 'Chelsea have a slight advantage, because they were able to score an away goal. It's up to us to try to do what Chelsea did in Paris. 'One of Chelsea's main threats is the fact they're very good on the counter attack, so I don't think we should go gung ho. 'We have to attack and we need to score a goal, regardless of whether Chelsea get one or not. Although injuries have hampered Ibrahimovic's involvement, Blanc is sure he will have an impact . Brazilian defender Silva sports a black eye after contact with Dimitar Berbatov last week . 'I hope we do better than Chelsea did in the first leg. Chelsea created only one chance and they scored from that. I hope we create more than one chance.' Blanc hopes Thibaut Courtois is busy, but beaten, in Chelsea's goal. Blanc added: 'Their goalkeeper's performance was what allowed them to start as slight favourites going into the second leg. Over the 90 minutes PSG played better than Chelsea. 'If we create chances tomorrow night and he plays very well again that will prove that PSG have once again been better than Chelsea. 'He was very good in the first leg and I hope he's not as good tomorrow night.' Luiz plays with a ball as his team-mates look on with stern glares as they prepare for Wednesday night . PSG traverse the Bridge turf under lights ahead of their bid for a Champions League quarter-final place . For all the millions they have spent - including paying £50m to Chelsea for David Luiz - PSG are still to break into Europe's elite. Blanc believes it will take time. 'It's very easy to talk about, it's less easy to go out and do it,' Blanc said. 'In order to progress as a club you need experience. Paris Saint-Germain have got a little bit more experience, but we're still a long way off having the same levels of experience as Chelsea. 'Chelsea took a long while to become one of the best sides in Europe. They also invested a lot of money to get there. 'We need to be patient. 'In order to become one of the top four or top six sides in Europe it does take time. We've started that process.' Diego Costa (left with Ramires) will try to get under the skin of PSG's players, says Blanc . One notable difference this season over last is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is available to Blanc. The Sweden striker was injured last term, but will come up against Chelsea captain John Terry and either Gary Cahill or Kurt Zouma. 'I don't think those two players (Cahill and Zouma) are going to be happy about facing Zlatan,' Blanc said. 'He's someone who loves the big occasion. He's a player who can score at any time, in any venue, against any opponent. 'I hope he shows that tomorrow night.' [/INST] Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea meet on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge . The sides are 1-1 after the Champions League last-16 first leg in Paris . David Luiz returns to west London following his Chelsea departure . Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is available to PSG coach Laurent Blanc . Blanc warned players not to be provoked by 'combative' Diego Costa . </s>

Feeding time doesn't get much cuter than at this panda research centre in China. These adorable pictures show the baby pandas are more than happy to lie-back and feed themselves their bottle of milk, just like human babies, at the panda sanctuary in the Sichuan Province. Like after any large meal, one looks particularly sleepy and goes in for a cuddle from a staff member, clutching on as she carries it inside. Cute: Three giant panda cubs lie back on the grass and feed themselves milk from baby bottles at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . Cuddles: A young panda clutches on to a staff member, burying its head into her shoulder, while being carried at the research centre in China . The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base – just outside the city of Chengdu – is home to 83 adults and cubs. Also known as the Chengdu Panda Base, the facility has been breeding and researching the huge black and white creatures since 1987. All gone: This fluffy little panda cub holds onto the empty bottle after feeding itself a helping of milk at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . It was created to imitate the pandas' natural habitat to give them the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The not-for-profit research and breeding compound started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had already had 124 panda births. Along with the giant panda, the sanctuary is a refuge to other endangered species such as the red panda, the snow leopard, and the clouded leopard among the 109 species of mammals recorded. Close: These young pandas look close enough to kiss after climbing a tree together at the breeding sanctuary . Playful: The bears show the sharp claws that helped them scale a tree on the grounds of the Chengdu Panda Research Base, China .

Panda cubs are being well looked after as they clutch on to the milk bottles . Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base home to 83 adults and cubs . Giant pandas drink milk then have diet made up of 95% bamboo .

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<s>[INST] Feeding time doesn't get much cuter than at this panda research centre in China. These adorable pictures show the baby pandas are more than happy to lie-back and feed themselves their bottle of milk, just like human babies, at the panda sanctuary in the Sichuan Province. Like after any large meal, one looks particularly sleepy and goes in for a cuddle from a staff member, clutching on as she carries it inside. Cute: Three giant panda cubs lie back on the grass and feed themselves milk from baby bottles at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . Cuddles: A young panda clutches on to a staff member, burying its head into her shoulder, while being carried at the research centre in China . The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base – just outside the city of Chengdu – is home to 83 adults and cubs. Also known as the Chengdu Panda Base, the facility has been breeding and researching the huge black and white creatures since 1987. All gone: This fluffy little panda cub holds onto the empty bottle after feeding itself a helping of milk at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . It was created to imitate the pandas' natural habitat to give them the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The not-for-profit research and breeding compound started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had already had 124 panda births. Along with the giant panda, the sanctuary is a refuge to other endangered species such as the red panda, the snow leopard, and the clouded leopard among the 109 species of mammals recorded. Close: These young pandas look close enough to kiss after climbing a tree together at the breeding sanctuary . Playful: The bears show the sharp claws that helped them scale a tree on the grounds of the Chengdu Panda Research Base, China . [/INST] Panda cubs are being well looked after as they clutch on to the milk bottles . Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base home to 83 adults and cubs . Giant pandas drink milk then have diet made up of 95% bamboo . </s>

Ronald Koeman is weighing up a summer move for Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. The 32-year-old is on a season loan at Monaco but has barely figured with Danijel Subasic their regular number one. Stekelenburg has played in just four games, including last week's 3-1 win over Reims but has yet to be on the losing side. However, the campaign has proved a disappointment for him so far and he is looking for a fresh challenge. Ronald Koeman is weighing up a summer move for Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg . Stekelenburg is on loan at Monaco but has barely figured with Danijel Subasic their regular number one . Stekelenburg has played in just four games and is yet to be on the losing side for the Ligue 1 side . The former Ajax and Roma keeper, who has 54 caps for Holland, has two years left on contract at Fulham and they will sell in the summer. Southampton manager Koeman needs an experienced performer after losing England international Fraser Forster for eight months with a fractured kneecap. He has 38-year-old Kelvin Davis in reserve with Paulo Gazzaniga, 23, and Cody Cropper, 22, as back-up. Koeman needs an experienced performer after losing England international Fraser Forster for eight months .

Southampton are weighing up a move for goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg . The 32-year-old keeper is currently on a season-long loan at Monaco . Saints No 1 Fraser Forster has been ruled out of action for eight months . Forster suffered a fractured kneecap during the league clash with Burnley .

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<s>[INST] Ronald Koeman is weighing up a summer move for Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. The 32-year-old is on a season loan at Monaco but has barely figured with Danijel Subasic their regular number one. Stekelenburg has played in just four games, including last week's 3-1 win over Reims but has yet to be on the losing side. However, the campaign has proved a disappointment for him so far and he is looking for a fresh challenge. Ronald Koeman is weighing up a summer move for Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg . Stekelenburg is on loan at Monaco but has barely figured with Danijel Subasic their regular number one . Stekelenburg has played in just four games and is yet to be on the losing side for the Ligue 1 side . The former Ajax and Roma keeper, who has 54 caps for Holland, has two years left on contract at Fulham and they will sell in the summer. Southampton manager Koeman needs an experienced performer after losing England international Fraser Forster for eight months with a fractured kneecap. He has 38-year-old Kelvin Davis in reserve with Paulo Gazzaniga, 23, and Cody Cropper, 22, as back-up. Koeman needs an experienced performer after losing England international Fraser Forster for eight months . [/INST] Southampton are weighing up a move for goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg . The 32-year-old keeper is currently on a season-long loan at Monaco . Saints No 1 Fraser Forster has been ruled out of action for eight months . Forster suffered a fractured kneecap during the league clash with Burnley . </s>

Jane Lu’s success started like many others. She got up early each morning, put on a suit, waved goodbye to her supportive parents and took off to start work. The only difference was that the 28-year-old didn’t have an office to go to, a formal job title or a boss to report to. Keeping her ventures a secret in fear that her parents wouldn't approve Ms Lu would venture into the city each day to hold up in a cafe or library to contact wholesalers, find new and exciting styles and build her online shopping empire. Business is booming: Ms Lu's online shopping business has turned over $10 million in the last calendar year . Ms Lu’s story is one of perseverance; determination and achievement with her successful online shopping venture ShowPony.com reportedly turning over $10 million in the past calendar year. She distributes clothing to 45 countires, has 420,000 followers on Instagram and 464,000 friends on Facebook, attributing her success to dominating the social media platforms. After reading about her triumphs it will surprise you to know that her road to success was paved with a few failures. Ms Lu completed a business degree and gained an elusive graduate position before throwing it all away for her dream . With Ms Lu being the first one to admit things don’t always work out the first time you give it a crack. She started her professional life in corporate finance first securing an elusive graduate position with KPMG and then moving on to accounting firm Ernst & Young . After spending some time pondering her future life as a corporate go getter, she said she was left feeling unfulfilled. ‘I wasn’t getting much out of my day to day and a uni friend said they wanted to start a business so quit my job and blindly followed.’ Ms Lu took advantage of social media saying it was the perfect marketing opportunity for someone without much capital . ‘The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn’t know how to capitalise on it' Ms Lu’s family, in a show of their unwavering support, lent her money for the start up venture was unsuccessful. ‘It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I’d quit my job so I couldn’t really go crawling back to my old employers. It was also right in the middle of the global financial crisis so I really had no other option but continue on,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. Being faced with the option of flight or fight Ms Lu secretly soldiered on in the hopes that she would have better news to give her parents soon. From humble beginnings: Ms Tu worked on bended knee scrubbing out her first warehouse,right, and she put in the hard yards before getting her first office, left. ‘My parents lent me money to start up my first business and after it failed it felt really hard to justify to them why I didn’t want to go back to business, which was their dream job for me. Selling clothes online was completely foreign to them. They don’t even use email,’ she said. In a few short years Ms Lu has managed to take her business from a dream to cold hard reality. She said if she had given up when she first failed she would have never achieved what she has today. Ms Lu now has 10 employees and says she loves that she has the opportunity to have fun each and every day . Try and try again: ‘So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it’s really not as bad or as scary as it seems' ‘So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it’s really not as bad or as scary as it seems. ‘It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself,’ she added. Ms Lu said although she could have spent a lot more time on the couch after her first disappointment but she found it really motivating to get up every day with purpose, as if she had a boss to report to, and work for the job she really wanted. ‘It can be so easy to sit at home and watch TV or go to the beach with other friends who aren’t working but you can’t let yourself do that. Its about being productive every day.’ After being brought up in a ‘very academically focused’ environment Ms Lu said she wasn’t once taught about how to be successful if you pursue a creative career maintain that passion can get you through. Ms Lu said she saw a gap in the online shopping market for affordable garments . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it ‘bizarre’ to think of herself as a role model . ‘Life is long and people have to stop thinking that you can’t spend some of that time time when you are young to investing in yourself and what makes you happy.’ ‘Your work life pretty much takes up the majority of your life so why not work to live instead of live to work,’ she added. After taking the online shopping market by storm Ms Lu said it was social media that catapulted her to success. ‘Basically, I had no money when I started the business so I needed social media to get the brand out to our community.’ Coming into a market where big businesses hadn’t quite grasped the power of social media Ms Lu said there was a huge marketing sector that could be taken advantage of. ‘It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I’d quit my job so I couldn’t really go crawling back to my old employers' ‘The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn’t know how to capitalise on it. She said while she was starting out social media remained relatively unknown with big businesses blowing it off as ‘a fad’. ‘It’s about building a loyal community who are genuinely interested instead of paying for advertising to just make sales.’ Ms Lu used Facebook to start her social media campaign but says a lot of consumers are migrating to Insagram . Ms Lu said even though her she may not have been completely honest with her parents in the start of her career, she knows they are beyond proud of her accomplishments. ‘At first they said ‘I don’t understand how you had the guts to do this’ but in reality it was them who left everything to take their young family to Australia,’ she said. Ms Tu was born in China, left, and was eight-years-old when she first moved to Australia, right. Ms Lu’s family immigrated from China during political unrest in 1994 when she was eight years old. 'They quit their great jobs to work as cleaners and in factories, now that is gutsy,’ she added. She said she knows it was their inital investment and support that helped her put herself out there and maintains that she doesnt know anyone thats worked as hard as them. Ms Tu said she came from a 'very academic' environment with her parents dreaming she would find a job where she could be financially stable . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it ‘bizarre’ to think of herself as a role model for women who are out there working hard to achieve their dream. ‘It is so bizarre, I mean, I don’t really have any experience, my first business failed so really if I can do it, anyone can do it.’ Her positive attitude caught the attention of The League of Extraordinary Women and they asked Ms Lu to take her story to the 'Run the World' conference where several of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs will tell of their trials and tribulations in the hopes of motivating a new generation of young female go-getters. Winners are grinners: Ms Lu said she has an amazing team who have become a huge part of her sucess . Chiquita Searle, general manager of the League, told Daily Mail Australia that they knew they wanted Ms Lu to speak after hearing of her overwhelming perseverance in the face of crushing adversity. ‘It’s so important for young entrepreneurs to see someone in Jane’s position who didn’t have the perfect run. ‘It really wasn’t an easy journey for her, she quit her job, her first business failed leaving her with $50,000 of debt and she spent years working before she gained any traction,’ Ms Searle said. Ms Lu said throughout all her academic pursuits she was never once told she could be successful by chasing a creative dream .

Jane Lu quit her job and started Show Pony after a failed business venture . She lied to her parents for 6 months about working on the site . The online store took off and now ships to 45 countries . Her business turned over $10,000,000 in the last calendar year . Ms Tu successfully leveraged social media to help market her brand . She wants people to know that her success didn't come without failure . ‘It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself’ She is speaking at a conference that showcases achievements of incredible Australian female entrepreneurs .

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<s>[INST] Jane Lu’s success started like many others. She got up early each morning, put on a suit, waved goodbye to her supportive parents and took off to start work. The only difference was that the 28-year-old didn’t have an office to go to, a formal job title or a boss to report to. Keeping her ventures a secret in fear that her parents wouldn't approve Ms Lu would venture into the city each day to hold up in a cafe or library to contact wholesalers, find new and exciting styles and build her online shopping empire. Business is booming: Ms Lu's online shopping business has turned over $10 million in the last calendar year . Ms Lu’s story is one of perseverance; determination and achievement with her successful online shopping venture ShowPony.com reportedly turning over $10 million in the past calendar year. She distributes clothing to 45 countires, has 420,000 followers on Instagram and 464,000 friends on Facebook, attributing her success to dominating the social media platforms. After reading about her triumphs it will surprise you to know that her road to success was paved with a few failures. Ms Lu completed a business degree and gained an elusive graduate position before throwing it all away for her dream . With Ms Lu being the first one to admit things don’t always work out the first time you give it a crack. She started her professional life in corporate finance first securing an elusive graduate position with KPMG and then moving on to accounting firm Ernst & Young . After spending some time pondering her future life as a corporate go getter, she said she was left feeling unfulfilled. ‘I wasn’t getting much out of my day to day and a uni friend said they wanted to start a business so quit my job and blindly followed.’ Ms Lu took advantage of social media saying it was the perfect marketing opportunity for someone without much capital . ‘The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn’t know how to capitalise on it' Ms Lu’s family, in a show of their unwavering support, lent her money for the start up venture was unsuccessful. ‘It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I’d quit my job so I couldn’t really go crawling back to my old employers. It was also right in the middle of the global financial crisis so I really had no other option but continue on,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. Being faced with the option of flight or fight Ms Lu secretly soldiered on in the hopes that she would have better news to give her parents soon. From humble beginnings: Ms Tu worked on bended knee scrubbing out her first warehouse,right, and she put in the hard yards before getting her first office, left. ‘My parents lent me money to start up my first business and after it failed it felt really hard to justify to them why I didn’t want to go back to business, which was their dream job for me. Selling clothes online was completely foreign to them. They don’t even use email,’ she said. In a few short years Ms Lu has managed to take her business from a dream to cold hard reality. She said if she had given up when she first failed she would have never achieved what she has today. Ms Lu now has 10 employees and says she loves that she has the opportunity to have fun each and every day . Try and try again: ‘So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it’s really not as bad or as scary as it seems' ‘So many young people have a fear of failure but having failed, I can tell you it’s really not as bad or as scary as it seems. ‘It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself,’ she added. Ms Lu said although she could have spent a lot more time on the couch after her first disappointment but she found it really motivating to get up every day with purpose, as if she had a boss to report to, and work for the job she really wanted. ‘It can be so easy to sit at home and watch TV or go to the beach with other friends who aren’t working but you can’t let yourself do that. Its about being productive every day.’ After being brought up in a ‘very academically focused’ environment Ms Lu said she wasn’t once taught about how to be successful if you pursue a creative career maintain that passion can get you through. Ms Lu said she saw a gap in the online shopping market for affordable garments . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it ‘bizarre’ to think of herself as a role model . ‘Life is long and people have to stop thinking that you can’t spend some of that time time when you are young to investing in yourself and what makes you happy.’ ‘Your work life pretty much takes up the majority of your life so why not work to live instead of live to work,’ she added. After taking the online shopping market by storm Ms Lu said it was social media that catapulted her to success. ‘Basically, I had no money when I started the business so I needed social media to get the brand out to our community.’ Coming into a market where big businesses hadn’t quite grasped the power of social media Ms Lu said there was a huge marketing sector that could be taken advantage of. ‘It was really devastating when my first attempt failed. I’d quit my job so I couldn’t really go crawling back to my old employers' ‘The small quick and nimble can really dominate a market like that because big business didn’t know how to capitalise on it. She said while she was starting out social media remained relatively unknown with big businesses blowing it off as ‘a fad’. ‘It’s about building a loyal community who are genuinely interested instead of paying for advertising to just make sales.’ Ms Lu used Facebook to start her social media campaign but says a lot of consumers are migrating to Insagram . Ms Lu said even though her she may not have been completely honest with her parents in the start of her career, she knows they are beyond proud of her accomplishments. ‘At first they said ‘I don’t understand how you had the guts to do this’ but in reality it was them who left everything to take their young family to Australia,’ she said. Ms Tu was born in China, left, and was eight-years-old when she first moved to Australia, right. Ms Lu’s family immigrated from China during political unrest in 1994 when she was eight years old. 'They quit their great jobs to work as cleaners and in factories, now that is gutsy,’ she added. She said she knows it was their inital investment and support that helped her put herself out there and maintains that she doesnt know anyone thats worked as hard as them. Ms Tu said she came from a 'very academic' environment with her parents dreaming she would find a job where she could be financially stable . Even after becoming a front runner in Australian online business Ms Lu said she still finds it ‘bizarre’ to think of herself as a role model for women who are out there working hard to achieve their dream. ‘It is so bizarre, I mean, I don’t really have any experience, my first business failed so really if I can do it, anyone can do it.’ Her positive attitude caught the attention of The League of Extraordinary Women and they asked Ms Lu to take her story to the 'Run the World' conference where several of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs will tell of their trials and tribulations in the hopes of motivating a new generation of young female go-getters. Winners are grinners: Ms Lu said she has an amazing team who have become a huge part of her sucess . Chiquita Searle, general manager of the League, told Daily Mail Australia that they knew they wanted Ms Lu to speak after hearing of her overwhelming perseverance in the face of crushing adversity. ‘It’s so important for young entrepreneurs to see someone in Jane’s position who didn’t have the perfect run. ‘It really wasn’t an easy journey for her, she quit her job, her first business failed leaving her with $50,000 of debt and she spent years working before she gained any traction,’ Ms Searle said. Ms Lu said throughout all her academic pursuits she was never once told she could be successful by chasing a creative dream . [/INST] Jane Lu quit her job and started Show Pony after a failed business venture . She lied to her parents for 6 months about working on the site . The online store took off and now ships to 45 countries . Her business turned over $10,000,000 in the last calendar year . Ms Tu successfully leveraged social media to help market her brand . She wants people to know that her success didn't come without failure . ‘It is worth the risk and you should always back yourself’ She is speaking at a conference that showcases achievements of incredible Australian female entrepreneurs . </s>

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini praised James Milner's heart and determination and labelled the English midfielder a complete player. Milner is one of few home-grown players in Pellegrini's first-team squad and could be set for a move away from Manchester at the end of the season when his contract runs out. But the City boss was full of praise for Milner and his attitude and commitment. James Milner was praised by Manuel Pellegrini for his attitude, heart and 'big balls' Milner is one of few home-grown players at Manchester City and could be set for a move away . Pellegrini is under pressure to keep his job after watching his City side fall out of the title race . ‘It would be very difficult to find a more complete player than [James] Milner’ Pellegrini said. ‘There are players who are better technically. There are quicker players. 'There are players who head the ball better. But show me a player who does all the things that Milner does well and there isn’t one.' Milner has played 36 times for City this season in all competitions and contributed six goals. The 29-year-old has been in Manchester since a big-money move from Aston Villa in 2010, but his stay at Eastlands could be drawing to a close as his current deal is up in the summer. Milner has scored six goals for Manchester City this season in 36 appearances for the club . Pellegrini described Milner as a complete player and said it is difficult to find someone better . The 29-year-old has played in almost every position since his big-money move from Aston Villa in 2010 . Pellegrini added: ‘And whatever position I put him in he plays well: at full-back – which is the only place he doesn’t like playing– attacking midfield, wide, or as a striker. I used him this season as a forward and the team was scoring three goals a game. ‘You leave him on the bench and he is furious, but watch him during the game, encouraging and shouting. And in the next training session he kills it for 95 minutes. 'It’s very difficult to find another Milner – an intelligent player, with big balls and a massive heart.’ READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL PELLEGRINI HERE .

James Milner is one of few English players in City's first-team squad . Manuel Pellegrini full of praise for Milner's attitude and dedication . READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL PELLEGRINI .

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<s>[INST] Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini praised James Milner's heart and determination and labelled the English midfielder a complete player. Milner is one of few home-grown players in Pellegrini's first-team squad and could be set for a move away from Manchester at the end of the season when his contract runs out. But the City boss was full of praise for Milner and his attitude and commitment. James Milner was praised by Manuel Pellegrini for his attitude, heart and 'big balls' Milner is one of few home-grown players at Manchester City and could be set for a move away . Pellegrini is under pressure to keep his job after watching his City side fall out of the title race . ‘It would be very difficult to find a more complete player than [James] Milner’ Pellegrini said. ‘There are players who are better technically. There are quicker players. 'There are players who head the ball better. But show me a player who does all the things that Milner does well and there isn’t one.' Milner has played 36 times for City this season in all competitions and contributed six goals. The 29-year-old has been in Manchester since a big-money move from Aston Villa in 2010, but his stay at Eastlands could be drawing to a close as his current deal is up in the summer. Milner has scored six goals for Manchester City this season in 36 appearances for the club . Pellegrini described Milner as a complete player and said it is difficult to find someone better . The 29-year-old has played in almost every position since his big-money move from Aston Villa in 2010 . Pellegrini added: ‘And whatever position I put him in he plays well: at full-back – which is the only place he doesn’t like playing– attacking midfield, wide, or as a striker. I used him this season as a forward and the team was scoring three goals a game. ‘You leave him on the bench and he is furious, but watch him during the game, encouraging and shouting. And in the next training session he kills it for 95 minutes. 'It’s very difficult to find another Milner – an intelligent player, with big balls and a massive heart.’ READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL PELLEGRINI HERE . [/INST] James Milner is one of few English players in City's first-team squad . Manuel Pellegrini full of praise for Milner's attitude and dedication . READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL PELLEGRINI . </s>

The past few days have been turbulent, to say the least, for British middleweight, Luke Barnatt. When his upcoming fight against Clint Hester was scrapped from the UFC's Fairfax card on April 4, after Hester developed a foot injury, Barnatt was on the hunt for a replacement opponent. 'I heard from Clint directly that he was injured and out of the fight.' Barnatt told Sportsmail. 'I spoke to Joe Silva and he said there's no-one on the roster who is free to fight you, so it might have to be a newcomer. But I didn't want to fight a newcomer who people knew nothing about. He had a few guys in mind but none of them could take the fight or would agree to it. Britain's Luke Barnatt found the replacement he was looking for after his fight with Clint Hester was scrapped . Barnatt will be facing Filipino-American fighter Mark Munoz in the UFC's maiden event in the Philippines . 'I said, 'Why don't you give me Mark Munoz and let me fight in the Philippines?' 'Then Joe called back and said he'd made about 500 phone calls and that he couldn't find anyone, so your wish is my command – you're fighting Mark in the Philippines. 'I went from being very down, to being very happy, and now I have 10 weeks to prepare for the fight.' Barnatt is looking to bounce back from two frustrating back to back losses, both of which the middleweight feels he would have won, were it not for poor judging decisions. Mark Munoz, meanwhile, who recently fell short of the UFC's top 15 middleweight rankings, is a veteran of the sport and will present a dangerous challenge on the ground for Barnatt. 'Obviously I have to pay a bit more attention to my wrestling now' said Barnatt. 'Mark is a very, very good wrestler. There will be a bit more of a focus on, but I am going to implement my own game plan.' Munoz (front) fought in UFC 184 but was forced into submission by Brazilian fighter Roan Carneiro (rear) Carneiro celebrates his win over Munoz in their middleweight bout during the UFC 184 event at Staples Cente . The bout will feature on the UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber fight card, the UFC's first event ever to take place in the Philippines. 'Six years ago I was in Thailand.' Barnatt continued. 'I lived there for 7 months and I always wanted to go to the Philippines, so I'm super excited. I'm going to go out there about 10 days before to get acclimatized. The funny thing is, Mark trains about 3 hours away from me in California so we will both be going all that way. We will probably leave on the same flight to get out there!' When it comes to trash talk, we can expect to witness none of that in the lead up to this bout. 'I know Mark' said Barnatt. 'He's pound for pound the nicest guy in the world. But this will probably be Mark's last fight in the UFC. He's wanted to fight in the Philippines for so long so it's great that he's able to do that, but I think this will be the last fight for him. 'It's a fantastic opportunity that the UFC has given me, to allow me to be the one to retire Mark Munoz.' Munoz was on the losing end against Carneiro, but he'll be hoping for a comeback against Barnatt on May 16 .

The pair will meet at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber on May 16 . British middleweight Luke Barnatt says he will 'retire Mark Munoz' The spectacle marks the UFC's first ever event in the Philippines .

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<s>[INST] The past few days have been turbulent, to say the least, for British middleweight, Luke Barnatt. When his upcoming fight against Clint Hester was scrapped from the UFC's Fairfax card on April 4, after Hester developed a foot injury, Barnatt was on the hunt for a replacement opponent. 'I heard from Clint directly that he was injured and out of the fight.' Barnatt told Sportsmail. 'I spoke to Joe Silva and he said there's no-one on the roster who is free to fight you, so it might have to be a newcomer. But I didn't want to fight a newcomer who people knew nothing about. He had a few guys in mind but none of them could take the fight or would agree to it. Britain's Luke Barnatt found the replacement he was looking for after his fight with Clint Hester was scrapped . Barnatt will be facing Filipino-American fighter Mark Munoz in the UFC's maiden event in the Philippines . 'I said, 'Why don't you give me Mark Munoz and let me fight in the Philippines?' 'Then Joe called back and said he'd made about 500 phone calls and that he couldn't find anyone, so your wish is my command – you're fighting Mark in the Philippines. 'I went from being very down, to being very happy, and now I have 10 weeks to prepare for the fight.' Barnatt is looking to bounce back from two frustrating back to back losses, both of which the middleweight feels he would have won, were it not for poor judging decisions. Mark Munoz, meanwhile, who recently fell short of the UFC's top 15 middleweight rankings, is a veteran of the sport and will present a dangerous challenge on the ground for Barnatt. 'Obviously I have to pay a bit more attention to my wrestling now' said Barnatt. 'Mark is a very, very good wrestler. There will be a bit more of a focus on, but I am going to implement my own game plan.' Munoz (front) fought in UFC 184 but was forced into submission by Brazilian fighter Roan Carneiro (rear) Carneiro celebrates his win over Munoz in their middleweight bout during the UFC 184 event at Staples Cente . The bout will feature on the UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber fight card, the UFC's first event ever to take place in the Philippines. 'Six years ago I was in Thailand.' Barnatt continued. 'I lived there for 7 months and I always wanted to go to the Philippines, so I'm super excited. I'm going to go out there about 10 days before to get acclimatized. The funny thing is, Mark trains about 3 hours away from me in California so we will both be going all that way. We will probably leave on the same flight to get out there!' When it comes to trash talk, we can expect to witness none of that in the lead up to this bout. 'I know Mark' said Barnatt. 'He's pound for pound the nicest guy in the world. But this will probably be Mark's last fight in the UFC. He's wanted to fight in the Philippines for so long so it's great that he's able to do that, but I think this will be the last fight for him. 'It's a fantastic opportunity that the UFC has given me, to allow me to be the one to retire Mark Munoz.' Munoz was on the losing end against Carneiro, but he'll be hoping for a comeback against Barnatt on May 16 . [/INST] The pair will meet at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber on May 16 . British middleweight Luke Barnatt says he will 'retire Mark Munoz' The spectacle marks the UFC's first ever event in the Philippines . </s>

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has stonewalled calls for his company and Google to be regulated in the same way as mobile networks. Mobile chiefs said on Monday that the online companies should have to obey the same sort of strict rules as mobile phone businesses, because they are also used for communications, for example via Facebook´s messaging apps. However, Mr Zuckerberg refused to engage with the discussion other than to say that the issue was 'nuanced'. Scroll down for video . Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, who has refused to engage in discussion on whether Facebook and Google should be regulated in the same way as mobile phone networks . Instead, he used a 20-minute interview at a conference in Barcelona to insist again and again that he was 'not a regulator'. 'I don't really have much to say on that because I'm not a regulator…I'm not an operator and I'm not a regulator so I don't know what the regulatory framework should be exactly,' he said. When pushed on the point, he added: 'I don’t know. I’m still not a regulator.' Earlier that day, Tim Hoettges, the boss of Deutsche Telekom, which owns half of EE, told a conference in Barcelona that regulators need to clamp down on so-called 'over the top' companies - digital businesses like Facebook and Google which provide communications services on mobile and internet networks. 'There is a convergence between over-the-top web companies and classic telcos [telecommunications companies]. We need one level regulatory environment for us all,' he said. His call comes amid mounting concerns that internet businesses like Twitter, Facebook and Google can be used as a platform to publish pornography or hijacked by terrorist groups to radicalise new recruits. Many digital businesses have been slow to crack down on inflammatory material on their platforms, although they have vowed to get tougher in recent weeks. Google has started hiring Arabic speakers to help fight jihadi propaganda videos published on YouTube, its online video site. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Mr Zuckerberg insisted again and again that he was 'not a regulator' Facebook has said it will start doing more to tackle extremist propaganda. However, it has taken some of these companies years to take action, whilst others have failed to do anything. Earlier this month, it emerged that Twitter had snubbed a meeting with a government minister called to discuss ways to tackle the proliferation of pornography on certain websites. Around 500,000 explicit photographs and videos are published on social network every day, despite the fact that it is targeted at children as young as 13. Delegates at mobile world congress were disappointed with Mr Zuckerberg´s failure to engage with the regulation issue on Monday. People had spent up to two hours queueing to get a seat in the auditorium here the Facebook founder and chief executive was speaking. However, many left his session half way through as it became clear that he would not discuss the issue.

Mark Zuckerberg refused to discuss calls for Facebook to be regulated . Facebook chief insisted he was 'not a regulator' at a conference in Spain . Mobile networks have said online firms should have to obey rules like them . They argue social networks are also used for communication purposes . There are mounting concerns internet businesses are being used as a platform for porn and terrorism .

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<s>[INST] Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has stonewalled calls for his company and Google to be regulated in the same way as mobile networks. Mobile chiefs said on Monday that the online companies should have to obey the same sort of strict rules as mobile phone businesses, because they are also used for communications, for example via Facebook´s messaging apps. However, Mr Zuckerberg refused to engage with the discussion other than to say that the issue was 'nuanced'. Scroll down for video . Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, who has refused to engage in discussion on whether Facebook and Google should be regulated in the same way as mobile phone networks . Instead, he used a 20-minute interview at a conference in Barcelona to insist again and again that he was 'not a regulator'. 'I don't really have much to say on that because I'm not a regulator…I'm not an operator and I'm not a regulator so I don't know what the regulatory framework should be exactly,' he said. When pushed on the point, he added: 'I don’t know. I’m still not a regulator.' Earlier that day, Tim Hoettges, the boss of Deutsche Telekom, which owns half of EE, told a conference in Barcelona that regulators need to clamp down on so-called 'over the top' companies - digital businesses like Facebook and Google which provide communications services on mobile and internet networks. 'There is a convergence between over-the-top web companies and classic telcos [telecommunications companies]. We need one level regulatory environment for us all,' he said. His call comes amid mounting concerns that internet businesses like Twitter, Facebook and Google can be used as a platform to publish pornography or hijacked by terrorist groups to radicalise new recruits. Many digital businesses have been slow to crack down on inflammatory material on their platforms, although they have vowed to get tougher in recent weeks. Google has started hiring Arabic speakers to help fight jihadi propaganda videos published on YouTube, its online video site. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Mr Zuckerberg insisted again and again that he was 'not a regulator' Facebook has said it will start doing more to tackle extremist propaganda. However, it has taken some of these companies years to take action, whilst others have failed to do anything. Earlier this month, it emerged that Twitter had snubbed a meeting with a government minister called to discuss ways to tackle the proliferation of pornography on certain websites. Around 500,000 explicit photographs and videos are published on social network every day, despite the fact that it is targeted at children as young as 13. Delegates at mobile world congress were disappointed with Mr Zuckerberg´s failure to engage with the regulation issue on Monday. People had spent up to two hours queueing to get a seat in the auditorium here the Facebook founder and chief executive was speaking. However, many left his session half way through as it became clear that he would not discuss the issue. [/INST] Mark Zuckerberg refused to discuss calls for Facebook to be regulated . Facebook chief insisted he was 'not a regulator' at a conference in Spain . Mobile networks have said online firms should have to obey rules like them . They argue social networks are also used for communication purposes . There are mounting concerns internet businesses are being used as a platform for porn and terrorism . </s>

One of the country's most influential evangelical leaders has apologized for saying homosexuals should be killed - 35 years after he made the comment. Bob Jones III said gay men and lesbians should be stoned to death 'as the Bible commands' in 1980. The 75-year-old, whose grandfather founded Bob Jones University in South Carolina, made the remarks during a visit to the White House to demand that President Jimmy Carter not extend protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to gay men and lesbians. Sorry: Bob Jones III (pictured left and right in 2005) has apologized for saying gay men and lesbians should be stoned 'as the Bible commands' in 1980 . Speaking to the Associated Press at the time, he said: 'I'm sure this will be greatly misquoted. But it would not be a bad idea to bring the swift justice today that was brought in Israel's day against murder and rape and homosexuality. 'I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands.' In an apology issued on Saturday he said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ.' According to NBC, he added: 'I take personal ownership of this inflammatory rhetoric. 'This reckless statement was made in the heat of a political controversy 35 years ago. Regret: In an apology issued on Saturday, Jones III (pictured in 1974) said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ.' 'I cannot erase them, but wish I could, because they do not represent the belief of my heart or the content of my preaching. Neither before, nor since, that event in 1980 have I ever advocated the stoning of sinners.' The apology has been sought for three years by BJ Unity, an LGBT group made up of alumni from the evangelical college. In a statement they accepted his apology, saying: 'We are grateful that Bob Jones III has taken responsibility for these words; words that have caused deep harm for many more people than any of us knows. 'This means a lot to us because it represents the beginning of a change in the rhetoric and conversation.'

Bob Jones III said homosexuals should be stoned 'as the Bible commands' 75-year-old religious leader made the comments in the White House in 1980 . Demand that President Jimmy Carter not extend protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to gay men and lesbians . In an apology issued on Saturday he said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ'

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<s>[INST] One of the country's most influential evangelical leaders has apologized for saying homosexuals should be killed - 35 years after he made the comment. Bob Jones III said gay men and lesbians should be stoned to death 'as the Bible commands' in 1980. The 75-year-old, whose grandfather founded Bob Jones University in South Carolina, made the remarks during a visit to the White House to demand that President Jimmy Carter not extend protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to gay men and lesbians. Sorry: Bob Jones III (pictured left and right in 2005) has apologized for saying gay men and lesbians should be stoned 'as the Bible commands' in 1980 . Speaking to the Associated Press at the time, he said: 'I'm sure this will be greatly misquoted. But it would not be a bad idea to bring the swift justice today that was brought in Israel's day against murder and rape and homosexuality. 'I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands.' In an apology issued on Saturday he said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ.' According to NBC, he added: 'I take personal ownership of this inflammatory rhetoric. 'This reckless statement was made in the heat of a political controversy 35 years ago. Regret: In an apology issued on Saturday, Jones III (pictured in 1974) said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ.' 'I cannot erase them, but wish I could, because they do not represent the belief of my heart or the content of my preaching. Neither before, nor since, that event in 1980 have I ever advocated the stoning of sinners.' The apology has been sought for three years by BJ Unity, an LGBT group made up of alumni from the evangelical college. In a statement they accepted his apology, saying: 'We are grateful that Bob Jones III has taken responsibility for these words; words that have caused deep harm for many more people than any of us knows. 'This means a lot to us because it represents the beginning of a change in the rhetoric and conversation.' [/INST] Bob Jones III said homosexuals should be stoned 'as the Bible commands' 75-year-old religious leader made the comments in the White House in 1980 . Demand that President Jimmy Carter not extend protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to gay men and lesbians . In an apology issued on Saturday he said the comments were 'antithetical to my theology and my 50 years of preaching a redeeming Christ' </s>

A man has been brutally assaulted on a St. Louis light rail car after he refused to give his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, last August. David Autry, 43, was travelling home on the MetroLink train at 10pm on Monday when he was approached by a young man in a red T-shirt and baseball cap. The shocking incident was captured on the train's surveillance camera and was also recorded by a passenger who posted his cell phone footage online. Scroll down for video . David Autry, left, was travelling home on the MetroLink train at 10pm on Monday when he was approached by a young man in a red T-shirt and baseball cap who then attacked him . The video shows the suspect unleash a barrage of punches at the head of the victim, who tries to block them with his hand and forearms, then the attacker kicks Autry in the head, right . The video shows the man in the red T-shirt approach Autry who was sitting at the front of the train. According to Autry, the attacker first asked to use his cell phone. When he refused, the man asked for his opinion on the death of Michael Brown. 'I responded I was too tired to think about it right now,' Autry told KMOV. 'The next thing I know, he sucker punches me right in the middle of my face.' The video shows the suspect unleash a barrage of punches at the head of the victim, who tries to block them with his hand and forearms. Two other men, described by police as in their 20s, then join in. As the train pulled into a station, the man in the red T-shirt kicks his victim in the head before escaping. The train's surveillance cameras clearly captured their faces and police have said that they face possible charges of third-degree assault. David Autry said he was most upset that no one stepped in to help him and worse he could hear people laugh . The victim was left with bruises on his face and forehead, but declined medical treatment. Autry told KMOV he was more upset that no one stepped in to help and worse he could hear people laugh. 'I think it was disgusting that people were sort of laughing and smiling about it,' he said. 'And no one offered to help. No one seemed to call 911.' Autry has said he would prefer not to use public transportation in future and he has set up a GoFundMe page in the hope of raising $5,000 to buy a motorcycle. The page was setup on Saturday and he has already raised over $1,500. Autry also plans to donate some of the proceeds to neighborhood victims of violent crimes. Unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in nearby Ferguson last August following an altercation. The incident sparked days of violent protests, as did the decision by a grand jury not to indict Wilson last November. The train's surveillance cameras captured clear images of the attackers' faces. They face possible charges of third-degree assault, police said .

David Autry, 43, was brutally assaulted last Monday night after he refused to give his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown . 'I responded I was too tired to think about it right now,' said Autry . Cell phone footage shows a young man in a red T-shirt repeatedly punch Autry in the head and then kick him before departing the MetroLink train . The victim was left with bruises on his face and forehead, but says he was more upset that no one on the train stepped up to help . Police are searching for three suspects who were caught on the train's surveillance cameras and face possible charges of third-degree assault .

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<s>[INST] A man has been brutally assaulted on a St. Louis light rail car after he refused to give his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, last August. David Autry, 43, was travelling home on the MetroLink train at 10pm on Monday when he was approached by a young man in a red T-shirt and baseball cap. The shocking incident was captured on the train's surveillance camera and was also recorded by a passenger who posted his cell phone footage online. Scroll down for video . David Autry, left, was travelling home on the MetroLink train at 10pm on Monday when he was approached by a young man in a red T-shirt and baseball cap who then attacked him . The video shows the suspect unleash a barrage of punches at the head of the victim, who tries to block them with his hand and forearms, then the attacker kicks Autry in the head, right . The video shows the man in the red T-shirt approach Autry who was sitting at the front of the train. According to Autry, the attacker first asked to use his cell phone. When he refused, the man asked for his opinion on the death of Michael Brown. 'I responded I was too tired to think about it right now,' Autry told KMOV. 'The next thing I know, he sucker punches me right in the middle of my face.' The video shows the suspect unleash a barrage of punches at the head of the victim, who tries to block them with his hand and forearms. Two other men, described by police as in their 20s, then join in. As the train pulled into a station, the man in the red T-shirt kicks his victim in the head before escaping. The train's surveillance cameras clearly captured their faces and police have said that they face possible charges of third-degree assault. David Autry said he was most upset that no one stepped in to help him and worse he could hear people laugh . The victim was left with bruises on his face and forehead, but declined medical treatment. Autry told KMOV he was more upset that no one stepped in to help and worse he could hear people laugh. 'I think it was disgusting that people were sort of laughing and smiling about it,' he said. 'And no one offered to help. No one seemed to call 911.' Autry has said he would prefer not to use public transportation in future and he has set up a GoFundMe page in the hope of raising $5,000 to buy a motorcycle. The page was setup on Saturday and he has already raised over $1,500. Autry also plans to donate some of the proceeds to neighborhood victims of violent crimes. Unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in nearby Ferguson last August following an altercation. The incident sparked days of violent protests, as did the decision by a grand jury not to indict Wilson last November. The train's surveillance cameras captured clear images of the attackers' faces. They face possible charges of third-degree assault, police said . [/INST] David Autry, 43, was brutally assaulted last Monday night after he refused to give his opinion on the shooting of Michael Brown . 'I responded I was too tired to think about it right now,' said Autry . Cell phone footage shows a young man in a red T-shirt repeatedly punch Autry in the head and then kick him before departing the MetroLink train . The victim was left with bruises on his face and forehead, but says he was more upset that no one on the train stepped up to help . Police are searching for three suspects who were caught on the train's surveillance cameras and face possible charges of third-degree assault . </s>

An Oklahoma father has penned a sympathetic letter to a student who was last week caught planning a mass casualty attack on the high school that his son attends. Police became aware of the 16-year-old student after his friends alerted school authorities about worrying texts he had sent them, with a search of his home finding explosives, blueprints of explosives and plans to carry out a mass killing at Edmond North High School. Charles Martin's son, Michael, is a freshman at the school, which has 2,437 students. But rather than feel anger toward the student and his plan, Mr Martin, a writer, said he felt compassionate. He subsequently penned a letter to the boy titled 'To The Teen Who Planned To Kill My Son'. Scroll down to read the letter . Sympathetic: Charles Martin wrote a letter to a 16-year-old Edmond North High School student who was caught allegedly plotting to stage a mass killing at the school where Mr Martin's son goes . 'Instead of mourning, my son, his brother, and I are going to have a long, happy spring break,' Mr Martin wrote in the letter about his son, Michael (right) Compassionate: The letter was posted to Facebook after Mr Matin's company website crashed from all the clicks it was receiving . The letter is an attempt to understand what the teen was going through as he planned the alleged attack. It questions whether the area's harsh winter had anything to do with it, and suggests he may have never intended to actually go through with the plan. Mr Martin believes he may have wanted to get caught. 'The first thought just goes back to what it’s like being a teenager,' Mr Martin told KFOR. 'It’s a brutal, brutal time. 'Even if what he was going to do was monstrous, he is a human being. 'I hope he can find his way back to something even close to normal, that he can just survive this hole that he’s in and find something better on the other side.' Writer: Charles Martin said the first thing he thought about after hearing of the alleged plot was how 'brutal' it is to be a teenager . Scene: The 16-year-old allegedly planned to set off explosives at Edmond North High School in Oklahoma . The student is now being treated at an in-patient treatment facility. He has not been charged, but may get convicted on possession of explosives charges. He will not be returning the school. Mr Martin owns a small publishing company, and posted the letter to his website, Literati Press. It quickly went viral, causing the site to crash. He then posted it to Facebook, where it continues to circulate.

Teen, 16, was caught Friday with alleged plot to go on a killing spree at Edmond North High School in Oklahoma, which has 2,437 students . Charles Martin's son, Michael, is a freshman at the school . Mr Martin, a writer, wrote a letter to the teen, sympathizing with him . 'Maybe you felt yourself getting out of control and tipped your hand in hopes someone would stop you, which also makes you a bit of a hero,' part of the letter said .

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<s>[INST] An Oklahoma father has penned a sympathetic letter to a student who was last week caught planning a mass casualty attack on the high school that his son attends. Police became aware of the 16-year-old student after his friends alerted school authorities about worrying texts he had sent them, with a search of his home finding explosives, blueprints of explosives and plans to carry out a mass killing at Edmond North High School. Charles Martin's son, Michael, is a freshman at the school, which has 2,437 students. But rather than feel anger toward the student and his plan, Mr Martin, a writer, said he felt compassionate. He subsequently penned a letter to the boy titled 'To The Teen Who Planned To Kill My Son'. Scroll down to read the letter . Sympathetic: Charles Martin wrote a letter to a 16-year-old Edmond North High School student who was caught allegedly plotting to stage a mass killing at the school where Mr Martin's son goes . 'Instead of mourning, my son, his brother, and I are going to have a long, happy spring break,' Mr Martin wrote in the letter about his son, Michael (right) Compassionate: The letter was posted to Facebook after Mr Matin's company website crashed from all the clicks it was receiving . The letter is an attempt to understand what the teen was going through as he planned the alleged attack. It questions whether the area's harsh winter had anything to do with it, and suggests he may have never intended to actually go through with the plan. Mr Martin believes he may have wanted to get caught. 'The first thought just goes back to what it’s like being a teenager,' Mr Martin told KFOR. 'It’s a brutal, brutal time. 'Even if what he was going to do was monstrous, he is a human being. 'I hope he can find his way back to something even close to normal, that he can just survive this hole that he’s in and find something better on the other side.' Writer: Charles Martin said the first thing he thought about after hearing of the alleged plot was how 'brutal' it is to be a teenager . Scene: The 16-year-old allegedly planned to set off explosives at Edmond North High School in Oklahoma . The student is now being treated at an in-patient treatment facility. He has not been charged, but may get convicted on possession of explosives charges. He will not be returning the school. Mr Martin owns a small publishing company, and posted the letter to his website, Literati Press. It quickly went viral, causing the site to crash. He then posted it to Facebook, where it continues to circulate. [/INST] Teen, 16, was caught Friday with alleged plot to go on a killing spree at Edmond North High School in Oklahoma, which has 2,437 students . Charles Martin's son, Michael, is a freshman at the school . Mr Martin, a writer, wrote a letter to the teen, sympathizing with him . 'Maybe you felt yourself getting out of control and tipped your hand in hopes someone would stop you, which also makes you a bit of a hero,' part of the letter said . </s>

Charged: Stacie Laughton, 31, allegedly called in a bomb threat to a New Hampshire hospital . A New Hampshire ex-official believed to be the first transgender person elected to a state legislature was charged on Thursday with calling in a bomb threat to a hospital, police said. Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious device. An investigation led police to issue a warrant for Laughton's arrest; the Nashua resident complied. Calls weren't being accepted Thursday at a phone listed for Laughton. In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat, resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton's legal ability to serve. The state's Ballot Law Commission denied Laughton's request to run again last year, saying Laughton's 2008 convictions for identity fraud and falsifying evidence disqualified the would-be candidate until 2018, when a suspended sentence ends. Laughton was charged on Thursday with making a false report regarding explosives, a felony that can bring up to 7 years in prison if convicted. Laughton was released on $50,000 bond and is due back in court in April. Laughton expressed remorse for alleged actions and blamed them on an untreated mental illness. 'I have had a mental illness my whole life, and I guess this was my worst break with it. I was untreated for a long time, and I didn't have medication,' Laughton told the New Hampshire Union Leader following her arrest. 'I wasn't trying to hurt anyone, and it was totally out of character for me. I have put a lot behind me, and I never thought I would do this in a million years,' she told the newspaper. Stacie Laughton was born Barry C. Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20. Bomb threat: Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (pictured) Police told The Patch that in 2002 she was charged with domestic violence/criminal mischief after an argument with her father during which she smashed a plate. In 2003 she was charged with sexual assault involving a woman from whom she was renting a rorom. 'Those charges were eventually dropped,' Laughton told The Patch in 2012 following her resignation from her elected position. Convicted felon: In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat, resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton's legal ability to serve . 'In fact, she still lives in the city, and we see each other from time to time, and we are pleasant. It's as if those years never happened,' she said. Laughton said three years ago that she hopes to run for office again someday despite her sordid past. Her criminal history will prevent her from doing so. 'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me. I began my transformation, from who I had been for all those years, to who I really was,' Laughton said. 'And ever since that that day, I do something, every day to try to better myself, or help someone else. I am trying to be the best person I can be, and put the past behind me, once and for all. ' wanted change:  'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me. I began my transformation, from who I had been for all those years, to who I really was,' Laughton said in 2012 as she resigned from office .

Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center . Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious device . In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat because it was discovered she was a convicted felon . Stacie Laughton was born Barry C. Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20 .

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<s>[INST] Charged: Stacie Laughton, 31, allegedly called in a bomb threat to a New Hampshire hospital . A New Hampshire ex-official believed to be the first transgender person elected to a state legislature was charged on Thursday with calling in a bomb threat to a hospital, police said. Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious device. An investigation led police to issue a warrant for Laughton's arrest; the Nashua resident complied. Calls weren't being accepted Thursday at a phone listed for Laughton. In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat, resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton's legal ability to serve. The state's Ballot Law Commission denied Laughton's request to run again last year, saying Laughton's 2008 convictions for identity fraud and falsifying evidence disqualified the would-be candidate until 2018, when a suspended sentence ends. Laughton was charged on Thursday with making a false report regarding explosives, a felony that can bring up to 7 years in prison if convicted. Laughton was released on $50,000 bond and is due back in court in April. Laughton expressed remorse for alleged actions and blamed them on an untreated mental illness. 'I have had a mental illness my whole life, and I guess this was my worst break with it. I was untreated for a long time, and I didn't have medication,' Laughton told the New Hampshire Union Leader following her arrest. 'I wasn't trying to hurt anyone, and it was totally out of character for me. I have put a lot behind me, and I never thought I would do this in a million years,' she told the newspaper. Stacie Laughton was born Barry C. Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20. Bomb threat: Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (pictured) Police told The Patch that in 2002 she was charged with domestic violence/criminal mischief after an argument with her father during which she smashed a plate. In 2003 she was charged with sexual assault involving a woman from whom she was renting a rorom. 'Those charges were eventually dropped,' Laughton told The Patch in 2012 following her resignation from her elected position. Convicted felon: In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat, resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton's legal ability to serve . 'In fact, she still lives in the city, and we see each other from time to time, and we are pleasant. It's as if those years never happened,' she said. Laughton said three years ago that she hopes to run for office again someday despite her sordid past. Her criminal history will prevent her from doing so. 'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me. I began my transformation, from who I had been for all those years, to who I really was,' Laughton said. 'And ever since that that day, I do something, every day to try to better myself, or help someone else. I am trying to be the best person I can be, and put the past behind me, once and for all. ' wanted change:  'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me. I began my transformation, from who I had been for all those years, to who I really was,' Laughton said in 2012 as she resigned from office . [/INST] Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center . Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious device . In 2012, Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat because it was discovered she was a convicted felon . Stacie Laughton was born Barry C. Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20 . </s>

Twitter is being sued by a former female engineer who claims she was overlooked for promotion in favour of her male colleagues. Tina Huang's proposed class action for sex discrimination comes as male-dominated Silicon Valley has been rocked by two other high profile lawsuits. In the complaint, filed in San Francisco on Thursday, Miss Huang has accused the microblogging site of discriminating against women in the way it promotes its employees. In the papers, she claims the firm has no formal procedure for posting job vacancies or granting promotions. Twitter is being sued by a former female engineer Tina Huang for gender discrimination . Instead, she says the company relies on a secretive 'shoulder tap' process that allows few women to achieve the top engineering positions. In the legal papers Miss Huang allegedly argues that 79 per cent of Twitter's leadership team is male, according to Mashable. Miss Hiss Huang complained to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, pictured . Miss Hunag is one of Twitter's oldest employees after joining the firm in October 2009. She was put on leave after she raised a grievance with CEO Dick Costolo about her lack of promotion and quit in June 2014. 'Despite being one of Twitter's oldest employees, Ms. Huang's career at Twitter was irreparably derailed for making a complaint, court documents says, according to Business Insider. 'After three months without explanation as to the status of the investigation, or mention of any possible time frame for her return to work, she felt she had no choice but to leave the company for the sake of her career.' She is now seeking other employees at the firm who feel they have been passed over for promotion to join her in the lawsuit. A spokesman for Twitter said Miss Huang had resigned and was not forced out. 'Twitter is deeply committed to a diverse and supportive workplace, and we believe the facts will show Ms Huang was treated fairly,' they said. Miss Huang started her legal action as the case was being heard of Ellen Pao, a former partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, who is suing for sexual discrimination. During the high-profile trial in San Francisco she has claimed she was passed over for promotion because she is a woman. She alleges that she was fired in 2012 after she complained. The firm deny her claims of sexual discrimination and harassment. At the weekend a judge denied a request by lawyers for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to have Pao's demand for unspecified punitive damages thrown out. Judge Harold Kahn said: 'There is sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude that Kleiner Perkins engaged in intentional gender discrimination by failing to promote Ms. Pao and terminating her employment,' the judge said in the one-paragraph decision. Pao can seek punitive damages that could add millions of dollars to a possible verdict in her favour. She is seeking $16 million in lost wages and bonuses. Meanwhile, Facebook is also facing a lawsuit from former employee and program manager Chia Hong. According to the complaint she has filed with San Mateo Court, she was belittled by her boss for taking time off to volunteer at her children's school, forced to served drinks to male co-workers and told she should have just stayed home to take care of her child. Ellen Pao, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, pictured left, and Chia Hong, a former Facebook employee, pictured right,  have put the spot light on gender discrimination in Silicon Valley . A Facebook spokesperson denied the allegations and told Recode that the company has made progress in matters related to gender, diversity, and equality. 'In this case we have substantive disagreements on the facts,' the spokesperson said 'and we believe the record shows the employee was treated fairly.'

Female engineer Tina Huang is suing Twitter for gender discrimination . Claims she was overlooked for promotion in favour of male colleagues . Says the Silicon Valley firm has no formal procedure for promotions . And alleges there was a 'shoulder tap' process that favoured men . Twitter says it is committed to diversity and that she was treated fairly . Comes as Silicon Valley rocked by two other high profile lawsuits .

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<s>[INST] Twitter is being sued by a former female engineer who claims she was overlooked for promotion in favour of her male colleagues. Tina Huang's proposed class action for sex discrimination comes as male-dominated Silicon Valley has been rocked by two other high profile lawsuits. In the complaint, filed in San Francisco on Thursday, Miss Huang has accused the microblogging site of discriminating against women in the way it promotes its employees. In the papers, she claims the firm has no formal procedure for posting job vacancies or granting promotions. Twitter is being sued by a former female engineer Tina Huang for gender discrimination . Instead, she says the company relies on a secretive 'shoulder tap' process that allows few women to achieve the top engineering positions. In the legal papers Miss Huang allegedly argues that 79 per cent of Twitter's leadership team is male, according to Mashable. Miss Hiss Huang complained to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, pictured . Miss Hunag is one of Twitter's oldest employees after joining the firm in October 2009. She was put on leave after she raised a grievance with CEO Dick Costolo about her lack of promotion and quit in June 2014. 'Despite being one of Twitter's oldest employees, Ms. Huang's career at Twitter was irreparably derailed for making a complaint, court documents says, according to Business Insider. 'After three months without explanation as to the status of the investigation, or mention of any possible time frame for her return to work, she felt she had no choice but to leave the company for the sake of her career.' She is now seeking other employees at the firm who feel they have been passed over for promotion to join her in the lawsuit. A spokesman for Twitter said Miss Huang had resigned and was not forced out. 'Twitter is deeply committed to a diverse and supportive workplace, and we believe the facts will show Ms Huang was treated fairly,' they said. Miss Huang started her legal action as the case was being heard of Ellen Pao, a former partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, who is suing for sexual discrimination. During the high-profile trial in San Francisco she has claimed she was passed over for promotion because she is a woman. She alleges that she was fired in 2012 after she complained. The firm deny her claims of sexual discrimination and harassment. At the weekend a judge denied a request by lawyers for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to have Pao's demand for unspecified punitive damages thrown out. Judge Harold Kahn said: 'There is sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude that Kleiner Perkins engaged in intentional gender discrimination by failing to promote Ms. Pao and terminating her employment,' the judge said in the one-paragraph decision. Pao can seek punitive damages that could add millions of dollars to a possible verdict in her favour. She is seeking $16 million in lost wages and bonuses. Meanwhile, Facebook is also facing a lawsuit from former employee and program manager Chia Hong. According to the complaint she has filed with San Mateo Court, she was belittled by her boss for taking time off to volunteer at her children's school, forced to served drinks to male co-workers and told she should have just stayed home to take care of her child. Ellen Pao, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, pictured left, and Chia Hong, a former Facebook employee, pictured right,  have put the spot light on gender discrimination in Silicon Valley . A Facebook spokesperson denied the allegations and told Recode that the company has made progress in matters related to gender, diversity, and equality. 'In this case we have substantive disagreements on the facts,' the spokesperson said 'and we believe the record shows the employee was treated fairly.' [/INST] Female engineer Tina Huang is suing Twitter for gender discrimination . Claims she was overlooked for promotion in favour of male colleagues . Says the Silicon Valley firm has no formal procedure for promotions . And alleges there was a 'shoulder tap' process that favoured men . Twitter says it is committed to diversity and that she was treated fairly . Comes as Silicon Valley rocked by two other high profile lawsuits . </s>

A Chinese camera shop almost brought a city to a standstill after hiring a group of young girls wearing bikinis to do the cleaning. Dozens of men rushed to get a look at the girls who stripped off to clean windows and floors at the Golden Eagle Nikon flagship store in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province. Professional photographers as well as passers-by stopped to take pictures and a crowd quickly grew on the street, the People's Daily Online reported. One of the bikini wearing cleaners poses above the shop in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province . Dozens of men rushed to get a look at the girls who stripped off to clean windows and floors . The girls hold mops and brooms before being sent off to clean the store as part of the PR stunt . According to the owner, the stunt was specially designed to attract the attention of as many people as possible and hoped that it would bring good business and interest in the process. Store manager Jin Yeh said: 'I wanted the store to look clean and fresh to make a good opening on our first batch of customers and for the media. 'But of course we are a camera shop and photographers like to have good things to photograph, so I wanted to have some models here as well to pose for them. 'From that point, it was a simple matter to decide to combine the two, I had the shop cleaned up, pretty girls for amateur photographers to photo.' Window shopping: Two men stop to take pictures of the girls on their mobile phones . Store front: One of the girls poses up to clean a window as a crowd gathers on the street below . Popular: The models proved a hit with both photographers and ordinary passers-by . The bikini-wearing cleaners proved a hit with photographers and passers-by alike . The third floor of the building has the facilities to enable photography lectures and training as well as exhibitions to take place as well as a centre of planning for large scale photography events. This joint venture between the training centre and Nikon was signed in July 2014 and its aim is to provide provincial photography enthusiasts especially media photographers an important platform for their work to be exhibited. This cooperation creates a truly interactive media business. The Visual Director of the training centre, Liu Yu, the general manager of the Golden Eagle store, Li Hang, as well as almost 100 freelance photographers from the Shanxi News Network all showed up. The manager said he wanted the store to look as clean as possible but also wanted something for visitors to take pictures of .

Huge crowd gathers as models strip off to clean windows and floors . The PR stunt is part of the opening ceremony of a camera store in Taiyuan . Manager wants the store to look clean for their first batch of customers .

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<s>[INST] A Chinese camera shop almost brought a city to a standstill after hiring a group of young girls wearing bikinis to do the cleaning. Dozens of men rushed to get a look at the girls who stripped off to clean windows and floors at the Golden Eagle Nikon flagship store in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province. Professional photographers as well as passers-by stopped to take pictures and a crowd quickly grew on the street, the People's Daily Online reported. One of the bikini wearing cleaners poses above the shop in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province . Dozens of men rushed to get a look at the girls who stripped off to clean windows and floors . The girls hold mops and brooms before being sent off to clean the store as part of the PR stunt . According to the owner, the stunt was specially designed to attract the attention of as many people as possible and hoped that it would bring good business and interest in the process. Store manager Jin Yeh said: 'I wanted the store to look clean and fresh to make a good opening on our first batch of customers and for the media. 'But of course we are a camera shop and photographers like to have good things to photograph, so I wanted to have some models here as well to pose for them. 'From that point, it was a simple matter to decide to combine the two, I had the shop cleaned up, pretty girls for amateur photographers to photo.' Window shopping: Two men stop to take pictures of the girls on their mobile phones . Store front: One of the girls poses up to clean a window as a crowd gathers on the street below . Popular: The models proved a hit with both photographers and ordinary passers-by . The bikini-wearing cleaners proved a hit with photographers and passers-by alike . The third floor of the building has the facilities to enable photography lectures and training as well as exhibitions to take place as well as a centre of planning for large scale photography events. This joint venture between the training centre and Nikon was signed in July 2014 and its aim is to provide provincial photography enthusiasts especially media photographers an important platform for their work to be exhibited. This cooperation creates a truly interactive media business. The Visual Director of the training centre, Liu Yu, the general manager of the Golden Eagle store, Li Hang, as well as almost 100 freelance photographers from the Shanxi News Network all showed up. The manager said he wanted the store to look as clean as possible but also wanted something for visitors to take pictures of . [/INST] Huge crowd gathers as models strip off to clean windows and floors . The PR stunt is part of the opening ceremony of a camera store in Taiyuan . Manager wants the store to look clean for their first batch of customers . </s>

A Michigan mom who complained about a transgender woman using the female locker room at her gym had her membership instantly revoked after making the complaint. Yvette Cormier says she was undressing at the Planet Fitness in Midland when she realized 'there was a man' in the change room. The 48-year-old went to the front desk to alert them, however staff informed her the person was transsexual and was allowed to be in the locker room. When Cormier pressed ahead with her complaint, the gym said she had violated their much-touted 'no judgement zone' policy and canceled her membership. Membership revoked: Yvette Cormier was kicked out of her gym in Midland, Michigan, after complaining about a transgender woman in the female locker room . 'I was stunned and shocked,' Cormier told WNEM. 'He looked like a man. 'He did not look like a woman.' Cormier maintains she wasn't complaining because the person was transsexual, but because she thought there was a man in the women's room. 'This is very unprofessional,' she added. 'This is very scary.' Change room: This is a photo from the locker room at the Planet Fitness in Midland, Michigan. Yvette Cormier said she believed a man was using the facility . Kicked out: Yvette Cormier is no longer allowed to go to Planet Fitness for violating their policies . However, despite her explanation and the media attention that has surrounded it, Planet Fitness have not budged on the stance they took with Cormier. The gym says that Cormier has been talking about the incident with other people at the gym and she has been inappropriate. 'Planet Fitness is committed to creating a non-intimidating, welcoming environment for our members,' the gym said in a statement. 'Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use all gym facilities based on their sincere self-reported gender identity. 'In expressing her concerns about the policy, the member in question exhibited behavior that club management deemed inappropriate and disruptive to other members, which is a violation of the membership agreement and as a result her membership was canceled.' Yvette Cormier, 48, said she was walking into the Midland Planet Fitness locker room last Saturday when she saw someone 'dressed like a man' Planet Fitness Director of Public Relations McCall Gosselin told ABC News that Cormier handled the situation poorly. 'As our statement outlines, her membership was not cancelled as a result of complaints about our policy, as we welcome all feedback from our members,' Gosselin told ABC. 'Rather, it was the manner in which her concerns were expressed that club management felt was inappropriate, which resulted in the cancellation.'

Yvette Cormer, 48, complained to Planet Fitness in Midland, Michigan, after seeing a man changing in the women's locker room . Staff told her it was not a man but a transgender woman . She pressed ahead and had her membership revoked . The gym said she acted inappropriately and was in breach of their gender identity non-discrimination policy . Planet Fitness promotes itself as being non-judgmental .

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<s>[INST] A Michigan mom who complained about a transgender woman using the female locker room at her gym had her membership instantly revoked after making the complaint. Yvette Cormier says she was undressing at the Planet Fitness in Midland when she realized 'there was a man' in the change room. The 48-year-old went to the front desk to alert them, however staff informed her the person was transsexual and was allowed to be in the locker room. When Cormier pressed ahead with her complaint, the gym said she had violated their much-touted 'no judgement zone' policy and canceled her membership. Membership revoked: Yvette Cormier was kicked out of her gym in Midland, Michigan, after complaining about a transgender woman in the female locker room . 'I was stunned and shocked,' Cormier told WNEM. 'He looked like a man. 'He did not look like a woman.' Cormier maintains she wasn't complaining because the person was transsexual, but because she thought there was a man in the women's room. 'This is very unprofessional,' she added. 'This is very scary.' Change room: This is a photo from the locker room at the Planet Fitness in Midland, Michigan. Yvette Cormier said she believed a man was using the facility . Kicked out: Yvette Cormier is no longer allowed to go to Planet Fitness for violating their policies . However, despite her explanation and the media attention that has surrounded it, Planet Fitness have not budged on the stance they took with Cormier. The gym says that Cormier has been talking about the incident with other people at the gym and she has been inappropriate. 'Planet Fitness is committed to creating a non-intimidating, welcoming environment for our members,' the gym said in a statement. 'Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use all gym facilities based on their sincere self-reported gender identity. 'In expressing her concerns about the policy, the member in question exhibited behavior that club management deemed inappropriate and disruptive to other members, which is a violation of the membership agreement and as a result her membership was canceled.' Yvette Cormier, 48, said she was walking into the Midland Planet Fitness locker room last Saturday when she saw someone 'dressed like a man' Planet Fitness Director of Public Relations McCall Gosselin told ABC News that Cormier handled the situation poorly. 'As our statement outlines, her membership was not cancelled as a result of complaints about our policy, as we welcome all feedback from our members,' Gosselin told ABC. 'Rather, it was the manner in which her concerns were expressed that club management felt was inappropriate, which resulted in the cancellation.' [/INST] Yvette Cormer, 48, complained to Planet Fitness in Midland, Michigan, after seeing a man changing in the women's locker room . Staff told her it was not a man but a transgender woman . She pressed ahead and had her membership revoked . The gym said she acted inappropriately and was in breach of their gender identity non-discrimination policy . Planet Fitness promotes itself as being non-judgmental . </s>

A young woman died instantly after falling from a hotel balcony while on spring break at South Padre Island . Nereida Cruz, 21, had only been able to legally drink for 12 days before the incident on the seventh floor of the Padre South Hotel near the southern tip of Texas. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in her death at around 9am Wednesday morning, according to Cameron County judge Bennie Ochoa. Nereida Cruz, 21, was killed instantly after falling from a seventh story balcony at a South Padre Island hotel. She had just turned the legal drinking age on March 6 . Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the death of Cruz, who traveled to the popular spring break destination with five friends . He said the death appeared to be accidental. 'It is believed that she was perched on the balcony wall, kind of resting and moved to adjust herself and slipped and fell to her death,' South Padre Island police chief Randy Smith told KVEO. The young woman and five friends were at the beachfront hotel for their holiday. Cruz was from Los Fresnos, only about 20 miles west of her vacation spot. Other guests at the hotel described the 'heartbreaking' scene when the young woman's family were crying in the hotel lobby after Cruz's death. Witnesses said that she was adjusting herself on the balcony ledge when she slipped, fell and received injuries to her head. She turned 21 on March 6, according to ValleyCentral.com. It is believed that the 21-year-old was trying to adjust herself on the balcony ledge when she slipped and fell . Texas Southmost College posted on Facebook that they were 'deeply saddened' by the news of their former student's death. She had studied nursing. An autopsy will be performed in nearby Harlingen. The death is the second in less than a week for the island, a popular spring break destination for Texans. Ruben Diaz, 24, of Katy, Texas, was found dead of unknown causes at a private residence on South Padre on Saturday. The young man suffered from seizures and foul play was not expected, the Houston Chronicle reported. The incident is the second spring break death in less than a week for South Padre Island (pictured, file photo)

Nereida Cruz, 21, of Los Fresnos, Texas, died instantly after fall . Authorities believe she adjusted herself on ledge before slipping . Death is second spring break tragedy in less than a week on the island .

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<s>[INST] A young woman died instantly after falling from a hotel balcony while on spring break at South Padre Island . Nereida Cruz, 21, had only been able to legally drink for 12 days before the incident on the seventh floor of the Padre South Hotel near the southern tip of Texas. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in her death at around 9am Wednesday morning, according to Cameron County judge Bennie Ochoa. Nereida Cruz, 21, was killed instantly after falling from a seventh story balcony at a South Padre Island hotel. She had just turned the legal drinking age on March 6 . Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the death of Cruz, who traveled to the popular spring break destination with five friends . He said the death appeared to be accidental. 'It is believed that she was perched on the balcony wall, kind of resting and moved to adjust herself and slipped and fell to her death,' South Padre Island police chief Randy Smith told KVEO. The young woman and five friends were at the beachfront hotel for their holiday. Cruz was from Los Fresnos, only about 20 miles west of her vacation spot. Other guests at the hotel described the 'heartbreaking' scene when the young woman's family were crying in the hotel lobby after Cruz's death. Witnesses said that she was adjusting herself on the balcony ledge when she slipped, fell and received injuries to her head. She turned 21 on March 6, according to ValleyCentral.com. It is believed that the 21-year-old was trying to adjust herself on the balcony ledge when she slipped and fell . Texas Southmost College posted on Facebook that they were 'deeply saddened' by the news of their former student's death. She had studied nursing. An autopsy will be performed in nearby Harlingen. The death is the second in less than a week for the island, a popular spring break destination for Texans. Ruben Diaz, 24, of Katy, Texas, was found dead of unknown causes at a private residence on South Padre on Saturday. The young man suffered from seizures and foul play was not expected, the Houston Chronicle reported. The incident is the second spring break death in less than a week for South Padre Island (pictured, file photo) [/INST] Nereida Cruz, 21, of Los Fresnos, Texas, died instantly after fall . Authorities believe she adjusted herself on ledge before slipping . Death is second spring break tragedy in less than a week on the island . </s>

A man who had occupied a cypress tree for 11 days to block construction of a premier golf course in New Orleans' large public park has fallen from the tree and injured himself. The man, identified as Jonathan Boover, who goes by Lloyd, fell out of the tree in City Park on Tuesday morning. Christopher Lane of the City Park for Everyone Coalition says Boover apparently had not eaten in a day and was disoriented from lack of sleep. Hold on: Jonathan Boover, who goes by the name Lloyd, fell from this cypress tree in City Park, New Orleans, on Tuesday, 11 days after first climbing the tree to protest a new golf course . Protest: Boover was trying to draw attention to the 100 or more trees that are being torn down in City Park, to clear the way for a new $24.5 million golf course . Injured: Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover is believed to have broken his ankle and nose after falling from the tree . Construction: Work is currently underway at the park for a new golf course, which will cost $24.5 million cut down 100 trees in the area . Lane says Boover believed he may have broken an ankle and his nose in the fall. Sheriff's deputies had been monitoring Boover's protest and kept a spotlight trained on him at night. He was expected to be charged with trespassing. Boover said he was happy to 'spend a few days in jail' if it meant more people would hear about the $24.5 million golf course being built along park along Harrison Avenue. About 100 trees will be chopped down for the course. Boover says there was already a gold course in the park, and that the trees shouldn't need to be demolished. Scene: Emergency crews at City Park Tuesday after Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover fell from this tree . Demonstration: Boover said he was more than willing to spend time in jail in order to draw people's attention to the trees that are being destroyed in the park . Wild is Free: Boover snuck into the construction on Friday March 13 . Broover, along with a friend known as 'Heart', jumped the green fence that surrounds the construction site last on March 13. He scaled the oak tree in the rain while workers couldn't see. 'These are old growth trees and they are trying to degrade them,' Heart told NOLA.com. Boover was believed to have been waving to one of many fans that had congregated to wish him well when he flipped out his hammock and fell to the ground. 'I said ''Hi, Lloyd'',' the woman said. 'He waved and hit the ground.' Boover immediately got back in the tree, however then realized he needed medical attention. Emergency crews were called to the park and he was taken to hospital.

Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover scaled the fence of City Park in New Orleans on March 13 and climbed a cypress tree . He was protesting a $24.5 million golf course that will destroy 100 trees . Friends would bring him food and supplies . On Tuesday he fell from his hammock waving to a supporter . Suffered a suspected broken ankle and nose . Was taken to hospital and likely to be charged with trespass .

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<s>[INST] A man who had occupied a cypress tree for 11 days to block construction of a premier golf course in New Orleans' large public park has fallen from the tree and injured himself. The man, identified as Jonathan Boover, who goes by Lloyd, fell out of the tree in City Park on Tuesday morning. Christopher Lane of the City Park for Everyone Coalition says Boover apparently had not eaten in a day and was disoriented from lack of sleep. Hold on: Jonathan Boover, who goes by the name Lloyd, fell from this cypress tree in City Park, New Orleans, on Tuesday, 11 days after first climbing the tree to protest a new golf course . Protest: Boover was trying to draw attention to the 100 or more trees that are being torn down in City Park, to clear the way for a new $24.5 million golf course . Injured: Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover is believed to have broken his ankle and nose after falling from the tree . Construction: Work is currently underway at the park for a new golf course, which will cost $24.5 million cut down 100 trees in the area . Lane says Boover believed he may have broken an ankle and his nose in the fall. Sheriff's deputies had been monitoring Boover's protest and kept a spotlight trained on him at night. He was expected to be charged with trespassing. Boover said he was happy to 'spend a few days in jail' if it meant more people would hear about the $24.5 million golf course being built along park along Harrison Avenue. About 100 trees will be chopped down for the course. Boover says there was already a gold course in the park, and that the trees shouldn't need to be demolished. Scene: Emergency crews at City Park Tuesday after Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover fell from this tree . Demonstration: Boover said he was more than willing to spend time in jail in order to draw people's attention to the trees that are being destroyed in the park . Wild is Free: Boover snuck into the construction on Friday March 13 . Broover, along with a friend known as 'Heart', jumped the green fence that surrounds the construction site last on March 13. He scaled the oak tree in the rain while workers couldn't see. 'These are old growth trees and they are trying to degrade them,' Heart told NOLA.com. Boover was believed to have been waving to one of many fans that had congregated to wish him well when he flipped out his hammock and fell to the ground. 'I said ''Hi, Lloyd'',' the woman said. 'He waved and hit the ground.' Boover immediately got back in the tree, however then realized he needed medical attention. Emergency crews were called to the park and he was taken to hospital. [/INST] Jonathan 'Lloyd' Boover scaled the fence of City Park in New Orleans on March 13 and climbed a cypress tree . He was protesting a $24.5 million golf course that will destroy 100 trees . Friends would bring him food and supplies . On Tuesday he fell from his hammock waving to a supporter . Suffered a suspected broken ankle and nose . Was taken to hospital and likely to be charged with trespass . </s>

Adam Lallana looks sets to become the latest player to withdraw from the England squad after suffering a groin injury and is likely to miss the international fixtures against Lithuania and Italy. The Liverpool star was replaced at half-time by Steve Gerrard - who then returned to the changing rooms just 38 seconds later - and his injury-hit season looks to continue with his latest problem. Lallana is seen as a key player for England and his loss will be a major blow for Roy Hodgson ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania. Adam Lallana (right) has withdrawn from the England squad after suffering a groin injury for Liverpool . Lallana was taken off at half-time and replaced by Steven Gerrard who was sent off after 38 seconds . Fraser Forster and Luke Shaw had already withdrawn from the squad with Rob Green, Jack Butland and Danny Rose taking their place. It's unknown who Hodgson will call-up as a replacement or he may choose not if he feels his squad his strong enough to deal with Lallana's absence. England will be looking to keep up their 100 percent record in their European Championships Qualifying group when they welcome Lithuania to Wembley on Friday, with Harry Kane in line to earn his first cap for his country. The following game should be a more testing against Italy, who got the better of England at the World Cup, and Hodgson may use that game to blood some of his newer players. England manager Roy Hodgson could bring in a replacement or may choose to stick with his current squad .

Adam Lallana set to withdraw from the England squad with a groin injury . The Liverpool star suffered the problem against Manchester United . England play Lithuania at Wembley on Friday before they travel to Italy .

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<s>[INST] Adam Lallana looks sets to become the latest player to withdraw from the England squad after suffering a groin injury and is likely to miss the international fixtures against Lithuania and Italy. The Liverpool star was replaced at half-time by Steve Gerrard - who then returned to the changing rooms just 38 seconds later - and his injury-hit season looks to continue with his latest problem. Lallana is seen as a key player for England and his loss will be a major blow for Roy Hodgson ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania. Adam Lallana (right) has withdrawn from the England squad after suffering a groin injury for Liverpool . Lallana was taken off at half-time and replaced by Steven Gerrard who was sent off after 38 seconds . Fraser Forster and Luke Shaw had already withdrawn from the squad with Rob Green, Jack Butland and Danny Rose taking their place. It's unknown who Hodgson will call-up as a replacement or he may choose not if he feels his squad his strong enough to deal with Lallana's absence. England will be looking to keep up their 100 percent record in their European Championships Qualifying group when they welcome Lithuania to Wembley on Friday, with Harry Kane in line to earn his first cap for his country. The following game should be a more testing against Italy, who got the better of England at the World Cup, and Hodgson may use that game to blood some of his newer players. England manager Roy Hodgson could bring in a replacement or may choose to stick with his current squad . [/INST] Adam Lallana set to withdraw from the England squad with a groin injury . The Liverpool star suffered the problem against Manchester United . England play Lithuania at Wembley on Friday before they travel to Italy . </s>

Shocking: Virginia Roberts' friends claim she was a money-hungry sex kitten' who enjoyed her lavish lifestyle . The woman who has accused Jeffery Epstein of keeping her as a sex slave was actually a money-hungry sex kitten' who enjoyed her lavish lifestyle, former friends have claimed. Virginia Roberts is currently in the midst of a lawsuit claiming she was recruited to join Epstein's harem of underage women in 1999, naming Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz as two of the men she was made to 'service'. But those who used to be close to the 31-year-old say she relished her role as his 'travelling masseuse' and never acted like she was being held captive. Philip Guderyon, who used to date Roberts and would drive her to Epstein's Pal Beach, Florida, mansion told the New York Daily News: 'She was like the head b***h. She’d have like nine or 10 girls she used to bring to him. 'She never looked like she was being held captive,' he added. 'She and the other girls would walk out of there smiling, with their little bathing suits on, like they had just come from the beach. 'She’d have like $4,000. And then I’d take them all to the mall and they’d get their nails done.' He also said while making thousands of dollars from the relationship, she would buy fancy clothes and drive around in Epstein's Mercedes. Crystal Figueroa, whose brother dated Roberts in the early 2000s, told the Daily News Roberts would ask if she knew anyone 'slutty' so they could be sent to Epstein. In 2001 she was sharing a Palm Beach apartment with Anthony Valladares. He told the Daily News that she bragged about going to the 'millionaire's house' for a day or two, before returning with cash. He did say that she tried to get out of the sex business, but was dragged back in. Last month it was revealed Roberts accused two male acquaintances she was raped, bringing her credibility into question. Roberts' lawyers says the latest allegations do not contend the fact she was used for underage sex. Attorney Sigrid McCawleysaid : 'To say that our client acquiesced in this abuse, or that the abuse was OK because she was paid for it — leaves out the fact that this is why we have laws in the United States to protect minor children who are groomed and sexually trafficked by adults.' Epstein served 13 months in a Florida prison after pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Allegations: The 31-year-old is currently in the midst of a lawsuit claiming she was recruited to join Epstein's harem of underage women in 1999, naming Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz as two of the men she was made to 'service' The scandal resurfaced in January when Roberts named Prince Andrew in a lawsuit, accusing him of using her for underage sex. According to court records connected with Roberts' current lawsuit, she maintains that she was recruited to join Epstein's harem in 1999 by his friend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. She says during the three years she worked for Epstein, she was made to entertain his friends and named Prince Andrew and Dershowitz as two men she had sex with. Both men have denied having sex with Roberts, and Dershowitz is trying to get his name removed from the suit, claiming Roberts made the entire story up. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Virginia Roberts claims she was recruited to Epstein's harem in 1999 . Named Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz as men she had to 'service' Her friends say there was no indication she was being held captive . Asked other women if they knew anyone 'slutty' to bring to Epstein . Would allegedly use cash she gained from sex to live a luxury lifestyle .

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<s>[INST] Shocking: Virginia Roberts' friends claim she was a money-hungry sex kitten' who enjoyed her lavish lifestyle . The woman who has accused Jeffery Epstein of keeping her as a sex slave was actually a money-hungry sex kitten' who enjoyed her lavish lifestyle, former friends have claimed. Virginia Roberts is currently in the midst of a lawsuit claiming she was recruited to join Epstein's harem of underage women in 1999, naming Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz as two of the men she was made to 'service'. But those who used to be close to the 31-year-old say she relished her role as his 'travelling masseuse' and never acted like she was being held captive. Philip Guderyon, who used to date Roberts and would drive her to Epstein's Pal Beach, Florida, mansion told the New York Daily News: 'She was like the head b***h. She’d have like nine or 10 girls she used to bring to him. 'She never looked like she was being held captive,' he added. 'She and the other girls would walk out of there smiling, with their little bathing suits on, like they had just come from the beach. 'She’d have like $4,000. And then I’d take them all to the mall and they’d get their nails done.' He also said while making thousands of dollars from the relationship, she would buy fancy clothes and drive around in Epstein's Mercedes. Crystal Figueroa, whose brother dated Roberts in the early 2000s, told the Daily News Roberts would ask if she knew anyone 'slutty' so they could be sent to Epstein. In 2001 she was sharing a Palm Beach apartment with Anthony Valladares. He told the Daily News that she bragged about going to the 'millionaire's house' for a day or two, before returning with cash. He did say that she tried to get out of the sex business, but was dragged back in. Last month it was revealed Roberts accused two male acquaintances she was raped, bringing her credibility into question. Roberts' lawyers says the latest allegations do not contend the fact she was used for underage sex. Attorney Sigrid McCawleysaid : 'To say that our client acquiesced in this abuse, or that the abuse was OK because she was paid for it — leaves out the fact that this is why we have laws in the United States to protect minor children who are groomed and sexually trafficked by adults.' Epstein served 13 months in a Florida prison after pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Allegations: The 31-year-old is currently in the midst of a lawsuit claiming she was recruited to join Epstein's harem of underage women in 1999, naming Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz as two of the men she was made to 'service' The scandal resurfaced in January when Roberts named Prince Andrew in a lawsuit, accusing him of using her for underage sex. According to court records connected with Roberts' current lawsuit, she maintains that she was recruited to join Epstein's harem in 1999 by his friend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. She says during the three years she worked for Epstein, she was made to entertain his friends and named Prince Andrew and Dershowitz as two men she had sex with. Both men have denied having sex with Roberts, and Dershowitz is trying to get his name removed from the suit, claiming Roberts made the entire story up. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. [/INST] Virginia Roberts claims she was recruited to Epstein's harem in 1999 . Named Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz as men she had to 'service' Her friends say there was no indication she was being held captive . Asked other women if they knew anyone 'slutty' to bring to Epstein . Would allegedly use cash she gained from sex to live a luxury lifestyle . </s>

Lewis Hamilton plans to toast his Australian Grand Prix triumph with Hollywood A-Lister Arnold Schwarzenegger in Melbourne. Hamilton issued an emphatic defence of his Formula One world championship with a flawless drive at the Albert Park Circuit in Sunday’s season opener. The 30-year-old Briton left Nico Rosberg chomping on his Mercedes exhaust fumes on the run down to Turn 1 and from then on in the result never appeared in doubt. Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger share a joke on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix . Hamilton, who stormed to victory ahead of Nico Rosberg, made a joke about Schwarzenegger's height . They ended the interview by saying: 'I'll be back'; Schwarzenegger's catchphrase from the Terminator films . It was the perfect start to Hamilton’s hopes of becoming the first British driver to win back-to-back titles, and join the likes of Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda and Sir Jackie Stewart with a hat-trick of F1 championships. And a jubilant Hamilton hopes to celebrate his latest victory, the 34th of his grand prix career, with Schwarzenegger who conducted the podium interviews after the race. 'If he is around I will go out for a drink with him,’ said Hamilton. ‘I am not starstruck by many people but I was with him. I am a big fan.' Hamilton provoked much hilarity on the podium when he appeared to be taken by surprise by the appearance of the Terminator star. Hamilton led from start-to-finish ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Australia . Sir Jackie Stewart runs for cover as Robserg and Hamilton drench the Scotsman with champagne . Hamilton is hopeful of hooking up with Schwarzenegger for a drink to toast his victory later on Sunday . ‘Hey, man! Wow,’ Hamilton said when Schwarzenegger walked on to the podium. ‘It’s an incredible feeling to continue winning, but also great to be up here with you… I thought you were taller!’ Schwarzenegger replied: 'I'm not wearing my high heels.' Moving to clarify his comments about the Austrian's height, Hamilton later said: ‘I don’t know what I said. I hope I didn't offend anyone. ‘It’s not like I said he was short, but I honestly thought he was taller.’ Hamilton and Schwarzenegger ended the interview by both saying 'I'll be back', the catchphrase made famous in the Terminator films.

Arnold Schwarzenegger conducted the post-race podium interviews . Hamilton, who won the race, admitted he is a fan of the movie star . British driver appeared startstruck by Schwarzenegger before joking about his height... 'I thought you were taller,' said the Briton . The pair then ended their interview by saying together: 'I'll be back'

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<s>[INST] Lewis Hamilton plans to toast his Australian Grand Prix triumph with Hollywood A-Lister Arnold Schwarzenegger in Melbourne. Hamilton issued an emphatic defence of his Formula One world championship with a flawless drive at the Albert Park Circuit in Sunday’s season opener. The 30-year-old Briton left Nico Rosberg chomping on his Mercedes exhaust fumes on the run down to Turn 1 and from then on in the result never appeared in doubt. Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger share a joke on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix . Hamilton, who stormed to victory ahead of Nico Rosberg, made a joke about Schwarzenegger's height . They ended the interview by saying: 'I'll be back'; Schwarzenegger's catchphrase from the Terminator films . It was the perfect start to Hamilton’s hopes of becoming the first British driver to win back-to-back titles, and join the likes of Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda and Sir Jackie Stewart with a hat-trick of F1 championships. And a jubilant Hamilton hopes to celebrate his latest victory, the 34th of his grand prix career, with Schwarzenegger who conducted the podium interviews after the race. 'If he is around I will go out for a drink with him,’ said Hamilton. ‘I am not starstruck by many people but I was with him. I am a big fan.' Hamilton provoked much hilarity on the podium when he appeared to be taken by surprise by the appearance of the Terminator star. Hamilton led from start-to-finish ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Australia . Sir Jackie Stewart runs for cover as Robserg and Hamilton drench the Scotsman with champagne . Hamilton is hopeful of hooking up with Schwarzenegger for a drink to toast his victory later on Sunday . ‘Hey, man! Wow,’ Hamilton said when Schwarzenegger walked on to the podium. ‘It’s an incredible feeling to continue winning, but also great to be up here with you… I thought you were taller!’ Schwarzenegger replied: 'I'm not wearing my high heels.' Moving to clarify his comments about the Austrian's height, Hamilton later said: ‘I don’t know what I said. I hope I didn't offend anyone. ‘It’s not like I said he was short, but I honestly thought he was taller.’ Hamilton and Schwarzenegger ended the interview by both saying 'I'll be back', the catchphrase made famous in the Terminator films. [/INST] Arnold Schwarzenegger conducted the post-race podium interviews . Hamilton, who won the race, admitted he is a fan of the movie star . British driver appeared startstruck by Schwarzenegger before joking about his height... 'I thought you were taller,' said the Briton . The pair then ended their interview by saying together: 'I'll be back' </s>

Smartwatches and bands promise a range of features but the latest has the potential to save your life. Called AdvicyDrive, the wearable monitors your heart rate while driving to determine how awake you are. If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a connected smartphone. Scroll down for video . The AdvicyDrive sensor monitors your heart rate while driving to determine how awake you are. If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a smartphone (illustrated) When a person falls to sleep their heart rate drops by up around 10 to 30 beats per minute on average. To detect the most subtle of these changes, AdvicyDrive uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) -  an imaging test used to detect changes in blood flow at the microvascular level on the skin. Last year, researchers from the Biomechanics Institute in Valencia, Spain unveiled the Harken system. It measures the driver’s heart rate and breathing via a sensor system knitted into the seatbelt and seat cover. If the rates drop too much, a warning alarm goes off. Designer Jose Solaz said: ‘The variation in heart and respiratory rate are good indicators of the state of the driver as they are related to fatigue. 'Harken can monitor those variables and warn the driver before the symptoms appear.’ The researchers said the system is innovative because it can cancel out the motion of the car and only pick up heart and respiratory rate thanks to the ‘smart textile materials’ embedded in the seat cover and seatbelt. It's typically used to monitor blood flow in people with Raynaud's disease, for example, from their fingers and toes. The technology shines a green LED onto the skin, and based on the variations in colour that are reflected back, the sensor can detect the heartbeat. It uses a traffic-light system to monitor the beats and will issue a cautionary warning if it begins to drop into the 'amber' section. The loud alarm rings when the rate reaches the 'red' zone'. Its Italian designers said: 'The pulsed light sensor technology is the best on the market in terms of stability, reliability even in motion and in terms of energy consumption.' They added that the detection is on par with a chest band 'without the disadvantage of having to wear an uncomfortable strap'. The clip can be fitted to a wristband but will also attach to a person's underwear. It will work as long as its in contact with the skin. The sensor is currently under development, so these claims have not been put to the test, and the firm has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to fund the project. Kits are available to pre-order for £70 and will retail for £100 if the campaign is successful. To detect the most subtle of changes, AdvicyDrive uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) - an imaging test used to detect changes in blood flow at the microvascular level on the skin. It shines a green LED onto the skin, and based on the variations in colour that are reflected back, the sensor can detect the heartbeat . The clip (pictured) can be fitted to a wristband but will also clip to a person's underwear or clothes. It will work as long as its in contact with the skin. The sensor is currently under development, so these claims have not been put to the test, and the firm has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to fund the project . Last year, researchers from the Biomechanics Institute in Valencia, Spain unveiled the Harken system. It measures the driver’s heart rate and breathing via a sensor system knitted into the seatbelt and seat cover. If the rates drop too much, a warning alarm goes off. AdvicyDrive uses a traffic-light system to monitor the wearer's heart rate. The app will ring an alarm when the rate reaches the 'red' zone' (shown) Designer Jose Solaz said: ‘The variation in heart and respiratory rate are good indicators of the state of the driver as they are related to fatigue. Harken can monitor those variables and therefore warn the driver before the symptoms appear.’ The researchers said the system is innovative because it can cancel out the motion of the car and only pick up heart and respiratory rate thanks to the ‘smart textile materials’ embedded in the seat cover and seatbelt. Crashes caused by tired drivers are most likely to happen on long journeys on monotonous roads, such as motorways, according to research. Young male drivers, lorry drivers, employees in company cars and shift workers have been found to be most at risk of falling asleep at the wheel. Research shows tiredness among drivers accounts for 20 to 35 per cent of serious accidents and suggests there are more than 6,000 fatalities a year in Europe because of driver fatigue.

AdvicyDrive monitors heart rate while driving to tell how awake you are . If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a connected smartphone . It uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) to track changes in blood flow . Sensor can be fitted to a wrist but will also clip to a person's underwear . Clip is under development and is available to pre-order from Kickstarter .

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<s>[INST] Smartwatches and bands promise a range of features but the latest has the potential to save your life. Called AdvicyDrive, the wearable monitors your heart rate while driving to determine how awake you are. If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a connected smartphone. Scroll down for video . The AdvicyDrive sensor monitors your heart rate while driving to determine how awake you are. If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a smartphone (illustrated) When a person falls to sleep their heart rate drops by up around 10 to 30 beats per minute on average. To detect the most subtle of these changes, AdvicyDrive uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) -  an imaging test used to detect changes in blood flow at the microvascular level on the skin. Last year, researchers from the Biomechanics Institute in Valencia, Spain unveiled the Harken system. It measures the driver’s heart rate and breathing via a sensor system knitted into the seatbelt and seat cover. If the rates drop too much, a warning alarm goes off. Designer Jose Solaz said: ‘The variation in heart and respiratory rate are good indicators of the state of the driver as they are related to fatigue. 'Harken can monitor those variables and warn the driver before the symptoms appear.’ The researchers said the system is innovative because it can cancel out the motion of the car and only pick up heart and respiratory rate thanks to the ‘smart textile materials’ embedded in the seat cover and seatbelt. It's typically used to monitor blood flow in people with Raynaud's disease, for example, from their fingers and toes. The technology shines a green LED onto the skin, and based on the variations in colour that are reflected back, the sensor can detect the heartbeat. It uses a traffic-light system to monitor the beats and will issue a cautionary warning if it begins to drop into the 'amber' section. The loud alarm rings when the rate reaches the 'red' zone'. Its Italian designers said: 'The pulsed light sensor technology is the best on the market in terms of stability, reliability even in motion and in terms of energy consumption.' They added that the detection is on par with a chest band 'without the disadvantage of having to wear an uncomfortable strap'. The clip can be fitted to a wristband but will also attach to a person's underwear. It will work as long as its in contact with the skin. The sensor is currently under development, so these claims have not been put to the test, and the firm has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to fund the project. Kits are available to pre-order for £70 and will retail for £100 if the campaign is successful. To detect the most subtle of changes, AdvicyDrive uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) - an imaging test used to detect changes in blood flow at the microvascular level on the skin. It shines a green LED onto the skin, and based on the variations in colour that are reflected back, the sensor can detect the heartbeat . The clip (pictured) can be fitted to a wristband but will also clip to a person's underwear or clothes. It will work as long as its in contact with the skin. The sensor is currently under development, so these claims have not been put to the test, and the firm has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to fund the project . Last year, researchers from the Biomechanics Institute in Valencia, Spain unveiled the Harken system. It measures the driver’s heart rate and breathing via a sensor system knitted into the seatbelt and seat cover. If the rates drop too much, a warning alarm goes off. AdvicyDrive uses a traffic-light system to monitor the wearer's heart rate. The app will ring an alarm when the rate reaches the 'red' zone' (shown) Designer Jose Solaz said: ‘The variation in heart and respiratory rate are good indicators of the state of the driver as they are related to fatigue. Harken can monitor those variables and therefore warn the driver before the symptoms appear.’ The researchers said the system is innovative because it can cancel out the motion of the car and only pick up heart and respiratory rate thanks to the ‘smart textile materials’ embedded in the seat cover and seatbelt. Crashes caused by tired drivers are most likely to happen on long journeys on monotonous roads, such as motorways, according to research. Young male drivers, lorry drivers, employees in company cars and shift workers have been found to be most at risk of falling asleep at the wheel. Research shows tiredness among drivers accounts for 20 to 35 per cent of serious accidents and suggests there are more than 6,000 fatalities a year in Europe because of driver fatigue. [/INST] AdvicyDrive monitors heart rate while driving to tell how awake you are . If it detects a drop in heart rate, which suggests you're dozing off, it sounds an alarm on a connected smartphone . It uses digital photoplethysmography (PPG) to track changes in blood flow . Sensor can be fitted to a wrist but will also clip to a person's underwear . Clip is under development and is available to pre-order from Kickstarter . </s>

At a quick glance they could pass for identical twins. So it is no wonder retired priest Neil Richardson was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago. For residents quickly mistook him to be 74-year-old John Jemison, a former head teacher who is well-known in the town. The pair had in fact never met up until a few days ago, leaving Mr Richardson, 69, confused as to why people constantly confused him with Mr Jemison. Neil Richardson, 69 (right), was constantly mistaken for John Jemison, 74 (left), when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago and had no idea why - until the pair met recently and realised they are almost identical . Mr Richardson, a former priest (right), was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings as he went about his business in the Essex town. He had no idea why until realising people thought he was ex-teacher Mr Jemison . The pair (above) met by chance during a coach trip to London earlier this month and have now met up several times. They have even introduced their wives to one another and claim to have formed quite a friendship . However, upon meeting, the pair quickly realised why others had mistaken them for one another – since they look almost identical. The pair, who are both grandfathers-of-four, also realised that despite being doppelgangers, they also had an awful lot in common - having both attended the same college, both becoming RE teachers and enjoying singing in choirs. They also both enjoy singing, writing poetry and have a keen interest in amateur dramatics. And now they live just 150 yards from each other. Mr Richardson, who worked as an RE teacher before becoming the rector of Greenford Magna in Middlesex in 1982, said he was originally left stunned when he moved to the small town in September 2013 and everyone appeared to recgonise him. He said: 'Complete strangers were coming up to me and saying hello. 'On one occasion, in the Quadrant Cafe, someone actually came up to my table and said: "You are John Jemison, aren't you?" 'The manager was quite sure I was John. A couple of weeks ago, I asked if I could have a word with him after he greeted me with the words, "Hello John". He wouldn't believe that I wasn't John. I had to show him my driving licence. 'It made me very interested to meet this man, who I thought must be rather good-looking!' The pair finally came face-to-face last week when they coincidentally both boarded the same coach for a Friends of Braintree Museum visit to the Magna Carta exhibition at the British Library. Mr Jemison said: 'I didn't instantly notice our resemblance but as I boarded the bus, Neil greeted me with "Are you John Jemison?" Neil Richardson married his wife in 1968 (left) while Mr Jemison also married wife Jenny in the sixties (right) Since meeting, Mr Richardson (left) and Mr Jemison (right) have realised they have an awful lot in common and have had a similar life. They both went to the same college in Chelsea and both trained to be RE teachers . 'I was distracted with the thought: "Oh dear, it's someone else who wants me to do something." 'My wife, however, did a double-take and we began to look forward to the opportunity to meet at the end of our journey. 'It was quite spooky the day we met.' Mr Jemison, who has two children - Elizabeth, 50, and John, 48 - as well as four grandchildren - Megan, 25, Joanna, 23, Sarah, 21, and Bethany, 21, said he just 'couldn't believe it' when Mr Richardson explained it all to him. He said: 'I've really been struck by all the coincidences as we do have so much in common - yet we have never met before. 'My only worry is the number of people who probably think I've been ignoring them when they've been saying 'Hello John' to Neil all this time.' Mr Richardson said they 'hit it off immediately'. He added, jokingly: 'We're thinking of a life of crime. 'If one of us stays at home and the other robs a bank then we will always have an alibi.' Asked if she could tell them apart, Mr Richardson’s wife Marion, 70, said: 'I certainly can - after 47 years together you don't make that mistake. 'People have asked if me and Jenny look alike - I don't think we do but I guess we must share a similar taste in men. 'I just think it is lovely that they have met like this.' As well as looking alike, the two men have lived very similar lives. They both studied at the College of St Mark and St John in Chelsea in the sixties, but never met. Mr Jemison (pictured with his wife Jenny and granddaughters) had no idea Mr Richardson was getting mistaken for him in their hometown until he bumped into his look-a-like during a coach trip to London . Mr Richardson (pictured left aged three, and right as a schoolboy) said the pair have become good friends. He said: 'We realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church' And they both went on to become RE teachers, with Mr Jemison teaching at Braintree's Alec Hunter and John Bunyan schools, before becoming head of Silver End Primary school, while Mr Richardson became a priest. The pair also both married their sweethearts in the sixties, soon after meeting them, and they both enjoy singing in choirs. When they met for lunch last week, they realised they even had accounts with the same bank. Mr Richardson said: 'There was an astounding moment when we put our cards on the desk to pay and we could almost have said "snap"! 'When we finally met we immediately felt comfortable with each other and found we had so much in common. 'Other people say we're like twins. I can see the likenesses, but he's slightly taller, and I'm slightly fatter.' 'We had lunch together on Friday and realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church, education and what we think about Mr Gove, and the fact that we both write poetry.' The men are now firm friends and have enjoyed several lunches together, introducing their wives to one another.

Neil Richardson couldn't understand why people always recognised him . 69-year-old was greeted with 'Hello John' after moving to Braintree, Essex . He finally met former head teacher John Jemison, who looked just like him . Pair realised that as well as looking alike, they also have very similar past .

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<s>[INST] At a quick glance they could pass for identical twins. So it is no wonder retired priest Neil Richardson was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago. For residents quickly mistook him to be 74-year-old John Jemison, a former head teacher who is well-known in the town. The pair had in fact never met up until a few days ago, leaving Mr Richardson, 69, confused as to why people constantly confused him with Mr Jemison. Neil Richardson, 69 (right), was constantly mistaken for John Jemison, 74 (left), when he moved to Braintree, Essex, 18 months ago and had no idea why - until the pair met recently and realised they are almost identical . Mr Richardson, a former priest (right), was greeted with waves and 'hello John' greetings as he went about his business in the Essex town. He had no idea why until realising people thought he was ex-teacher Mr Jemison . The pair (above) met by chance during a coach trip to London earlier this month and have now met up several times. They have even introduced their wives to one another and claim to have formed quite a friendship . However, upon meeting, the pair quickly realised why others had mistaken them for one another – since they look almost identical. The pair, who are both grandfathers-of-four, also realised that despite being doppelgangers, they also had an awful lot in common - having both attended the same college, both becoming RE teachers and enjoying singing in choirs. They also both enjoy singing, writing poetry and have a keen interest in amateur dramatics. And now they live just 150 yards from each other. Mr Richardson, who worked as an RE teacher before becoming the rector of Greenford Magna in Middlesex in 1982, said he was originally left stunned when he moved to the small town in September 2013 and everyone appeared to recgonise him. He said: 'Complete strangers were coming up to me and saying hello. 'On one occasion, in the Quadrant Cafe, someone actually came up to my table and said: "You are John Jemison, aren't you?" 'The manager was quite sure I was John. A couple of weeks ago, I asked if I could have a word with him after he greeted me with the words, "Hello John". He wouldn't believe that I wasn't John. I had to show him my driving licence. 'It made me very interested to meet this man, who I thought must be rather good-looking!' The pair finally came face-to-face last week when they coincidentally both boarded the same coach for a Friends of Braintree Museum visit to the Magna Carta exhibition at the British Library. Mr Jemison said: 'I didn't instantly notice our resemblance but as I boarded the bus, Neil greeted me with "Are you John Jemison?" Neil Richardson married his wife in 1968 (left) while Mr Jemison also married wife Jenny in the sixties (right) Since meeting, Mr Richardson (left) and Mr Jemison (right) have realised they have an awful lot in common and have had a similar life. They both went to the same college in Chelsea and both trained to be RE teachers . 'I was distracted with the thought: "Oh dear, it's someone else who wants me to do something." 'My wife, however, did a double-take and we began to look forward to the opportunity to meet at the end of our journey. 'It was quite spooky the day we met.' Mr Jemison, who has two children - Elizabeth, 50, and John, 48 - as well as four grandchildren - Megan, 25, Joanna, 23, Sarah, 21, and Bethany, 21, said he just 'couldn't believe it' when Mr Richardson explained it all to him. He said: 'I've really been struck by all the coincidences as we do have so much in common - yet we have never met before. 'My only worry is the number of people who probably think I've been ignoring them when they've been saying 'Hello John' to Neil all this time.' Mr Richardson said they 'hit it off immediately'. He added, jokingly: 'We're thinking of a life of crime. 'If one of us stays at home and the other robs a bank then we will always have an alibi.' Asked if she could tell them apart, Mr Richardson’s wife Marion, 70, said: 'I certainly can - after 47 years together you don't make that mistake. 'People have asked if me and Jenny look alike - I don't think we do but I guess we must share a similar taste in men. 'I just think it is lovely that they have met like this.' As well as looking alike, the two men have lived very similar lives. They both studied at the College of St Mark and St John in Chelsea in the sixties, but never met. Mr Jemison (pictured with his wife Jenny and granddaughters) had no idea Mr Richardson was getting mistaken for him in their hometown until he bumped into his look-a-like during a coach trip to London . Mr Richardson (pictured left aged three, and right as a schoolboy) said the pair have become good friends. He said: 'We realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church' And they both went on to become RE teachers, with Mr Jemison teaching at Braintree's Alec Hunter and John Bunyan schools, before becoming head of Silver End Primary school, while Mr Richardson became a priest. The pair also both married their sweethearts in the sixties, soon after meeting them, and they both enjoy singing in choirs. When they met for lunch last week, they realised they even had accounts with the same bank. Mr Richardson said: 'There was an astounding moment when we put our cards on the desk to pay and we could almost have said "snap"! 'When we finally met we immediately felt comfortable with each other and found we had so much in common. 'Other people say we're like twins. I can see the likenesses, but he's slightly taller, and I'm slightly fatter.' 'We had lunch together on Friday and realised that we agreed on almost everything, from politics, to our theological views on the church, education and what we think about Mr Gove, and the fact that we both write poetry.' The men are now firm friends and have enjoyed several lunches together, introducing their wives to one another. [/INST] Neil Richardson couldn't understand why people always recognised him . 69-year-old was greeted with 'Hello John' after moving to Braintree, Essex . He finally met former head teacher John Jemison, who looked just like him . Pair realised that as well as looking alike, they also have very similar past . </s>

A domestic treble is a marathon rather than a sprint. Yet Celtic are closer to their promised land after routing the Arabs in Scottish football’s answer to the six-day war. By 5pm on Saturday, Dundee United were worn out. As punch drunk as a flabby heavyweight leaning against the ropes in the 14th round. Exhausted — mentally and physically — by three losses in a week to a side with more depth, energy and firepower. The Tayside team fancied their chances after holding on for a 1-1 Scottish Cup draw with nine men a fortnight ago. Then Celtic won the League Cup Final. And followed it with a thumping 4-0 victory in last Wednesday’s Scottish Cup replay. Jason Denayer celebrates with his team-mates after giving Celtic a three-goal lead before half-time . Denayer taps home from close range as Celtic record comfortable victory against Dundee United . Battered and bruised, United were gone then. Long before they found themselves three goals down in the first half of this league match. The heat, light and fury which bred six red cards, three penalties and running feuds in the previous meetings had gone. All told, Celtic and Dundee United met four times in two weeks. By the end, Jackie McNamara’s team were pleased the ordeal was over. The same might be said of the title race. In Saturday’s early game, Aberdeen shipped two points in Dundee. The Dens equaliser came from the grandson of former Parkhead chairman Jack McGinn. Proof, if it were needed, that this was Celtic’s week. ‘It’s been a great week,’ said defender Efe Ambrose. ‘We know that, but we don’ t want to look at what we’ve done. We want to look forwards and that means the next game. That’s more important than what we’ve already done. ‘Every game counts in the league and we want to keep going. From now until the end of the season, we want to keep doing our best, so we can defend our title and get to the Scottish Cup Final. Then we can see if the Treble is still possible.’ John Guidetti struck to make it 2-0 to Ronny Deila's side after 33 minutes at Celtic Park on Saturday . The Scottish Cup looks the last substantial hurdle. Inverness, an awkward opponent, await in the semi-final on April 19. Thereafter it is Hibs or Falkirk in the Final. ‘It’s an enjoyable place to be at the moment because everything is working well for us,’ said Ambrose. ‘I think, right now, it would take a lot of effort from another team to stop us. ‘Celtic are playing at a top level. It’s difficult for others to withstand what we have right now. Guidetti is congratulated by his team-mates after doubling the home side's lead . ‘We have a huge squad and everyone is in their best form. It’s difficult for the manager to pick his starting line-up. There’s a lot of competition in the squad and that makes us better.’ There was nothing boastful in the way the Nigerian said this. He was merely stating a bald truth. For the fourth meeting with United in a fortnight, Ronny Deila replaced his entire front four. Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons, James Forrest and Anthony Stokes made way for John Guidetti, Stefan Johansen, Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven. Mackay-Steven and Armstrong were United’s star players until they were sold to Celtic for £2million in January. Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring against his former club to set up victory for Celtic . Once again, Tannadice chairman Stephen Thompson had cause to ponder if it was worth it when Mackay-Steven smashed a superb opening goal in 16 minutes, accepting a simple Ambrose pass and winding up for a swerving left-foot shot from fully 25 yards. As a former United player, his reluctance to celebrate was understandable. Why Guidetti did likewise after doubling the lead in 33 minutes with a looping, deflected shot into the top corner was harder to work out. By then, Celtic were playing a training game. A flat affair, given the ill feeling of the previous encounters, the home support could barely even bring themselves to boo Ryan McGowan. There was a brief flash of the old enmity when Paul Paton was lucky to escape a red card for a wild, scything tackle on Mackay-Steven on the stroke of half-time. If a yellow was a lenient punishment, Celtic added to the penalty by scoring a third when Virgil van Dijk thumped Johansen’s low free-kick towards goal before Jason Denayer intercepted and cheekily back heeled into the net for 3-0. Mackay-Steven (left) celebrates his goal with Stefan Johansen during the Scottish Premiership match . The Belgian has found a rich vein of form and, as with van Dijk, the Celtic support should enjoy him while they can. Dundee United came close just once, when substitute Ryan Dow had a dipping, long-range effort tipped over the bar by Craig Gordon. In truth, the visitors looked utterly demoralised by then. ‘I thought we were soft in the first half and we accepted things,’ said McNamara. ‘So I told them I was disappointed in that. I was a bit angry at half-time about belief and not just pride, but in terms of doing things and not feeling sorry for themselves. ‘In the second half, we did that. We rolled up our sleeves, though it could be argued that Celtic took their feet off the gas.’ They could afford to conserve their energies. Only three times in Celtic’s 127-year history have the club won a Treble and they are now tantalisingly close to a fourth. ‘I never allow myself to think about the Treble,’ parried Ambrose. ‘None of us do. ‘The most important thing for the team is to go game by game and that’s what the manager wants. We take it as it comes. ‘We don’t put anything in our heads. The important thing is to play hard and prepare. Everyone wants to beat Celtic. ‘It’s important that we’re calm and work to the tactics the manager wants us to play. ‘We need to have one spirit, one heart. We have good momentum right now and I think we have delivered what the manager expected. We’re almost there. ‘But we’re not there yet, so we have to keep pushing in training. Every time we play a game, he wants us to improve, so that’s a challenge he has given to us.’ A popular whipping Bhoy when things go wrong, it’s worth recording that Ambrose himself has improved of late. The Green Brigade sang his name on Saturday, prompting a wry chuckle from a player who seems a little safer at right-back than centre-half. ‘The Celtic supporters are the best in the world,’ said the defender, ‘I will give them credit for that. ‘Sometimes it’s unfair if I get criticism but that’s football. We’re a team, not individuals. ‘If a mistake happens, you just have to get on with it, work harder and make sure you correct the mistake.’ Of late, Deila’s Celtic have managed not only to correct their early season mistakes, but eradicate them. As the final mile of the marathon approaches, they are pacing themselves nicely.

Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring for Celtic after 16 minutes . John Guidetti doubled the hosts lead 12 minutes before half-time . Jason Denayer made it three for Ronny Deila's side on stroke of half-time .

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<s>[INST] A domestic treble is a marathon rather than a sprint. Yet Celtic are closer to their promised land after routing the Arabs in Scottish football’s answer to the six-day war. By 5pm on Saturday, Dundee United were worn out. As punch drunk as a flabby heavyweight leaning against the ropes in the 14th round. Exhausted — mentally and physically — by three losses in a week to a side with more depth, energy and firepower. The Tayside team fancied their chances after holding on for a 1-1 Scottish Cup draw with nine men a fortnight ago. Then Celtic won the League Cup Final. And followed it with a thumping 4-0 victory in last Wednesday’s Scottish Cup replay. Jason Denayer celebrates with his team-mates after giving Celtic a three-goal lead before half-time . Denayer taps home from close range as Celtic record comfortable victory against Dundee United . Battered and bruised, United were gone then. Long before they found themselves three goals down in the first half of this league match. The heat, light and fury which bred six red cards, three penalties and running feuds in the previous meetings had gone. All told, Celtic and Dundee United met four times in two weeks. By the end, Jackie McNamara’s team were pleased the ordeal was over. The same might be said of the title race. In Saturday’s early game, Aberdeen shipped two points in Dundee. The Dens equaliser came from the grandson of former Parkhead chairman Jack McGinn. Proof, if it were needed, that this was Celtic’s week. ‘It’s been a great week,’ said defender Efe Ambrose. ‘We know that, but we don’ t want to look at what we’ve done. We want to look forwards and that means the next game. That’s more important than what we’ve already done. ‘Every game counts in the league and we want to keep going. From now until the end of the season, we want to keep doing our best, so we can defend our title and get to the Scottish Cup Final. Then we can see if the Treble is still possible.’ John Guidetti struck to make it 2-0 to Ronny Deila's side after 33 minutes at Celtic Park on Saturday . The Scottish Cup looks the last substantial hurdle. Inverness, an awkward opponent, await in the semi-final on April 19. Thereafter it is Hibs or Falkirk in the Final. ‘It’s an enjoyable place to be at the moment because everything is working well for us,’ said Ambrose. ‘I think, right now, it would take a lot of effort from another team to stop us. ‘Celtic are playing at a top level. It’s difficult for others to withstand what we have right now. Guidetti is congratulated by his team-mates after doubling the home side's lead . ‘We have a huge squad and everyone is in their best form. It’s difficult for the manager to pick his starting line-up. There’s a lot of competition in the squad and that makes us better.’ There was nothing boastful in the way the Nigerian said this. He was merely stating a bald truth. For the fourth meeting with United in a fortnight, Ronny Deila replaced his entire front four. Leigh Griffiths, Kris Commons, James Forrest and Anthony Stokes made way for John Guidetti, Stefan Johansen, Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven. Mackay-Steven and Armstrong were United’s star players until they were sold to Celtic for £2million in January. Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring against his former club to set up victory for Celtic . Once again, Tannadice chairman Stephen Thompson had cause to ponder if it was worth it when Mackay-Steven smashed a superb opening goal in 16 minutes, accepting a simple Ambrose pass and winding up for a swerving left-foot shot from fully 25 yards. As a former United player, his reluctance to celebrate was understandable. Why Guidetti did likewise after doubling the lead in 33 minutes with a looping, deflected shot into the top corner was harder to work out. By then, Celtic were playing a training game. A flat affair, given the ill feeling of the previous encounters, the home support could barely even bring themselves to boo Ryan McGowan. There was a brief flash of the old enmity when Paul Paton was lucky to escape a red card for a wild, scything tackle on Mackay-Steven on the stroke of half-time. If a yellow was a lenient punishment, Celtic added to the penalty by scoring a third when Virgil van Dijk thumped Johansen’s low free-kick towards goal before Jason Denayer intercepted and cheekily back heeled into the net for 3-0. Mackay-Steven (left) celebrates his goal with Stefan Johansen during the Scottish Premiership match . The Belgian has found a rich vein of form and, as with van Dijk, the Celtic support should enjoy him while they can. Dundee United came close just once, when substitute Ryan Dow had a dipping, long-range effort tipped over the bar by Craig Gordon. In truth, the visitors looked utterly demoralised by then. ‘I thought we were soft in the first half and we accepted things,’ said McNamara. ‘So I told them I was disappointed in that. I was a bit angry at half-time about belief and not just pride, but in terms of doing things and not feeling sorry for themselves. ‘In the second half, we did that. We rolled up our sleeves, though it could be argued that Celtic took their feet off the gas.’ They could afford to conserve their energies. Only three times in Celtic’s 127-year history have the club won a Treble and they are now tantalisingly close to a fourth. ‘I never allow myself to think about the Treble,’ parried Ambrose. ‘None of us do. ‘The most important thing for the team is to go game by game and that’s what the manager wants. We take it as it comes. ‘We don’t put anything in our heads. The important thing is to play hard and prepare. Everyone wants to beat Celtic. ‘It’s important that we’re calm and work to the tactics the manager wants us to play. ‘We need to have one spirit, one heart. We have good momentum right now and I think we have delivered what the manager expected. We’re almost there. ‘But we’re not there yet, so we have to keep pushing in training. Every time we play a game, he wants us to improve, so that’s a challenge he has given to us.’ A popular whipping Bhoy when things go wrong, it’s worth recording that Ambrose himself has improved of late. The Green Brigade sang his name on Saturday, prompting a wry chuckle from a player who seems a little safer at right-back than centre-half. ‘The Celtic supporters are the best in the world,’ said the defender, ‘I will give them credit for that. ‘Sometimes it’s unfair if I get criticism but that’s football. We’re a team, not individuals. ‘If a mistake happens, you just have to get on with it, work harder and make sure you correct the mistake.’ Of late, Deila’s Celtic have managed not only to correct their early season mistakes, but eradicate them. As the final mile of the marathon approaches, they are pacing themselves nicely. [/INST] Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring for Celtic after 16 minutes . John Guidetti doubled the hosts lead 12 minutes before half-time . Jason Denayer made it three for Ronny Deila's side on stroke of half-time . </s>

Few people expect Manchester City to go to Barcelona and overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. But here's 10 good reasons Manuel Pellegrini's men should travel in hope... 1 - CHELSEA PROVED MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN . Chelsea were 2-1 down on aggregate to Barcelona and down to only 10 men in their second leg at the Nou Camp in 2012 – and still went through. Goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta put Barca in control even before John Terry was sent off. Then, incredibly, Ramires scored on the stroke of half-time and after surviving immense pressure, Fernando Torres scored to book Chelsea's place in the final, which they went on to win. Chelsea sealed a place in the 2012 Champions League final by drawing 2-2 with Barcelona at the Nou Camp . 2 - PELLEGRINI CAN TAP INTO MALAGA . Barcelona lost their last game at the Nou Camp on February 21 to Malaga, the team that Manuel Pellegrini managed between 2010 and 2013. Pellegrini will be able to get all the inside info on how they did it and also used to work with the winning goalscorer, Juanmi. If Juanmi can slay Barcelona, there's not reason why Sergio Aguero can't follow suit. 3 - NO REASON TO FEAR . City captain Vincent Kompany knows what it feels like to score at the Nou Camp, Joe Hart saved a penalty from Lionel Messi three weeks ago and Yaya Toure won the Champions League with Barca alongside the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique. While the rest of the world regard Barca's players as demi-gods, City have been up against them before and shown they are human, or played with them. Joe Hart saved a late Lionel Messi penalty to keep his side in with a chance of progressing to the next round . 4 - EL CLASICO AWAITS . Coach Luis Enrique won't be thanking La Liga for the way they've worked out their fixture list because an even bigger match lies in store on Sunday when Barca meet Real Madrid in a potential title decider. The temptation not to play at 100 per cent against City will be there particularly as they already hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. It will be up to Pellegrini's side to take advantage if the Barca players have half an eye on the weekend. Barcelona boss Luis Enrique will have one eye on his side's upcoming match against Real Madrid . 5 - CITY BEST IN ADVERSITY . If there is one thing Manchester City have proved in recent times it's that they should never be written off. They were eight points behind Manchester United with six games to play in 2012 – and won the title. In 2014, they were three points behind Liverpool with three to play, and again came out on top. Most significantly, they have shown 'bouncebackability' in Europe too. They qualified from the group stages despite taking two points from their opening four matches and trailing 2-1 against Bayern Munich in their fifth match. Manchester City showed on the final day of the 2011-12 season that they are capable of springing a surprise . 6 - PROLIFIC AGUERO . Aguero has scored six goals in six Champions League ties this season, at a ratio of a goal every 76 minutes. If he scores again in the Nou Camp, City will be halfway there to overturning the first-leg deficit. Pellegrini believes Aguero has the ability to be considered the third-best player in the world behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. A match-winning performance to rank alongside his hat-trick against Bayern earlier in the tournament would go a long way to making that come true. City forward Aguero (he's at the bottom) has scored six goals in the Champions League this season . 7 - HISTORY ON THE SIDE OF ENGLISH CLUBS . It's not impossible for English clubs not to be represented in the last eight of the Champions League – but history shows it's very rare. Only once since 1996 have the quarter-finals taken place without a Premier League team. With Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal gone, all hopes rest on City now. They haven't always been the most popular team since Sheik Mansour's takeover but the club might thrive on the need to restore some national pride. Manchester City are England's last hope following Arsenal's exit from the Champions League on Tuesday . 8 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME . Manuel Pellegrini has been criticised for rigidly sticking to 4-4-2 in Europe and being outplayed in midfield, as he was against Barca in the first leg. But when Aguero was injured for the critical final group game away to Roma, he played Edin Dzeko as a lone striker and City comfortably won 2-0. If Pellegrini repeats the tactics – but with Aguero replacing Dzeko – and City crowd Barca in the middle of the park, there's no reason they shouldn't threaten the Catalans with the talent they've got in the team like David Silva. Spanish playmaker David Silva (centre) may be given the licence to roam if he plays behind Aguero . 9 - MANAGERIAL MIS-MATCH . Barcelona boss Luis Enrique is a Champions League novice as a manager – this is his first campaign in the tournament and he's never experienced a knockout second leg. In contrast Pellegrini has guided Villarreal to the semi-final, Malaga to the quarters and took City the Nou Camp last season where they lost 2-1 with 10 men. The Chilean knows what to expect – Enrique doesn't. Enrique is a novice when it comes to managing a side in the Champions League knockout stages . VIDEO Barca will attack - Enrique . 10 - YAYA MOTIVATION . Yaya Toure is available for Manchester City are serving a three-match European ban and couldn't be more motivated. For all the stealth of Barcelona's midfield with Ivan Rakitic, Busquets and Andres Iniesta, they haven't got the power to live with Toure if he is allowed to run at them. The Ivory Coast international has proved he's a big-match player – remember his incredible goal at Wembley in last season's Capital One Cup final – and this could be his defining match in a City shirt. Yaya Toure is available for selection after missing the first leg against his former side through suspension . PS here's three reasons why Manchester City should be fearful of Barcelona .

Manchester City face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in Champions League . Manuel Pellegrini's must overturn a 2-1 deficit to qualify for next round . Manchester City have to score at least two goals . City ace Yaya Toure can face his former side after serving suspension . READ: Pellegrini on knife edge as he attempts to save Man City's season . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news .

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<s>[INST] Few people expect Manchester City to go to Barcelona and overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. But here's 10 good reasons Manuel Pellegrini's men should travel in hope... 1 - CHELSEA PROVED MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN . Chelsea were 2-1 down on aggregate to Barcelona and down to only 10 men in their second leg at the Nou Camp in 2012 – and still went through. Goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta put Barca in control even before John Terry was sent off. Then, incredibly, Ramires scored on the stroke of half-time and after surviving immense pressure, Fernando Torres scored to book Chelsea's place in the final, which they went on to win. Chelsea sealed a place in the 2012 Champions League final by drawing 2-2 with Barcelona at the Nou Camp . 2 - PELLEGRINI CAN TAP INTO MALAGA . Barcelona lost their last game at the Nou Camp on February 21 to Malaga, the team that Manuel Pellegrini managed between 2010 and 2013. Pellegrini will be able to get all the inside info on how they did it and also used to work with the winning goalscorer, Juanmi. If Juanmi can slay Barcelona, there's not reason why Sergio Aguero can't follow suit. 3 - NO REASON TO FEAR . City captain Vincent Kompany knows what it feels like to score at the Nou Camp, Joe Hart saved a penalty from Lionel Messi three weeks ago and Yaya Toure won the Champions League with Barca alongside the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique. While the rest of the world regard Barca's players as demi-gods, City have been up against them before and shown they are human, or played with them. Joe Hart saved a late Lionel Messi penalty to keep his side in with a chance of progressing to the next round . 4 - EL CLASICO AWAITS . Coach Luis Enrique won't be thanking La Liga for the way they've worked out their fixture list because an even bigger match lies in store on Sunday when Barca meet Real Madrid in a potential title decider. The temptation not to play at 100 per cent against City will be there particularly as they already hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. It will be up to Pellegrini's side to take advantage if the Barca players have half an eye on the weekend. Barcelona boss Luis Enrique will have one eye on his side's upcoming match against Real Madrid . 5 - CITY BEST IN ADVERSITY . If there is one thing Manchester City have proved in recent times it's that they should never be written off. They were eight points behind Manchester United with six games to play in 2012 – and won the title. In 2014, they were three points behind Liverpool with three to play, and again came out on top. Most significantly, they have shown 'bouncebackability' in Europe too. They qualified from the group stages despite taking two points from their opening four matches and trailing 2-1 against Bayern Munich in their fifth match. Manchester City showed on the final day of the 2011-12 season that they are capable of springing a surprise . 6 - PROLIFIC AGUERO . Aguero has scored six goals in six Champions League ties this season, at a ratio of a goal every 76 minutes. If he scores again in the Nou Camp, City will be halfway there to overturning the first-leg deficit. Pellegrini believes Aguero has the ability to be considered the third-best player in the world behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. A match-winning performance to rank alongside his hat-trick against Bayern earlier in the tournament would go a long way to making that come true. City forward Aguero (he's at the bottom) has scored six goals in the Champions League this season . 7 - HISTORY ON THE SIDE OF ENGLISH CLUBS . It's not impossible for English clubs not to be represented in the last eight of the Champions League – but history shows it's very rare. Only once since 1996 have the quarter-finals taken place without a Premier League team. With Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal gone, all hopes rest on City now. They haven't always been the most popular team since Sheik Mansour's takeover but the club might thrive on the need to restore some national pride. Manchester City are England's last hope following Arsenal's exit from the Champions League on Tuesday . 8 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME . Manuel Pellegrini has been criticised for rigidly sticking to 4-4-2 in Europe and being outplayed in midfield, as he was against Barca in the first leg. But when Aguero was injured for the critical final group game away to Roma, he played Edin Dzeko as a lone striker and City comfortably won 2-0. If Pellegrini repeats the tactics – but with Aguero replacing Dzeko – and City crowd Barca in the middle of the park, there's no reason they shouldn't threaten the Catalans with the talent they've got in the team like David Silva. Spanish playmaker David Silva (centre) may be given the licence to roam if he plays behind Aguero . 9 - MANAGERIAL MIS-MATCH . Barcelona boss Luis Enrique is a Champions League novice as a manager – this is his first campaign in the tournament and he's never experienced a knockout second leg. In contrast Pellegrini has guided Villarreal to the semi-final, Malaga to the quarters and took City the Nou Camp last season where they lost 2-1 with 10 men. The Chilean knows what to expect – Enrique doesn't. Enrique is a novice when it comes to managing a side in the Champions League knockout stages . VIDEO Barca will attack - Enrique . 10 - YAYA MOTIVATION . Yaya Toure is available for Manchester City are serving a three-match European ban and couldn't be more motivated. For all the stealth of Barcelona's midfield with Ivan Rakitic, Busquets and Andres Iniesta, they haven't got the power to live with Toure if he is allowed to run at them. The Ivory Coast international has proved he's a big-match player – remember his incredible goal at Wembley in last season's Capital One Cup final – and this could be his defining match in a City shirt. Yaya Toure is available for selection after missing the first leg against his former side through suspension . PS here's three reasons why Manchester City should be fearful of Barcelona . [/INST] Manchester City face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in Champions League . Manuel Pellegrini's must overturn a 2-1 deficit to qualify for next round . Manchester City have to score at least two goals . City ace Yaya Toure can face his former side after serving suspension . READ: Pellegrini on knife edge as he attempts to save Man City's season . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news . </s>

Gareth Bale has been supported by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after fans booed his performance against Schalke in the Champions League. Perez called a news conference on Thursday to back the former Tottenham forward, who has been made a scapegoat for Real’s poor recent form. In his first season in Spain the Welshman, 25, won the Champions League and scored the winner in the Spanish Cup final. And Perez said: ‘Gareth Bale is one of the best players in the world. The biggest clubs fought and continue to fight to secure his services. We shouldn’t forget what he was able to achieve in his first year at Real Madrid.’ Florentino Perez jumped to the defence of Real Madrid's world record signing Gareth Bale on Thursday . Perez labelled Gareth Bale 'one of the best in the world' and said he is being chased by 'the biggest clubs' Perez claimed Real will also stand by coach Carlo Ancelotti, despite Tuesday’s 4-3 defeat by Schalke in the Bernabeu. He said: ‘To use the fact we are not on our best form to report information that is not true is unacceptable. The club has full confidence in our coach. Contrary to a report published today, Carlo Ancelotti will remain coach of Real Madrid.’ Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard insists there is no crisis in the Barclays Premier League and is adamant English clubs will return strongly in Europe. ‘It has not been our year but English clubs will come back,’ said Gerrard, who was speaking to launch an All-Star charity game that will be staged at Anfield on March 29. Madrid newspaper Marca ran with the headline: 'Not One More' and claimed the Italian was close to the sack . He added: ‘It is not a crisis. The teams will bounce back. Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and ourselves will make signings and come back stronger.’ Sportsmail’s Jamie Carragher, who will captain the other All-Star side, feels there has been a deterioration in Premier League standards. He said: ‘It may be because clubs have so much money. When they’re buying players in, it doesn’t mean enough, because they have that much money.’ Steven Gerrard (left) says English clubs are not in crisis but Jamie Carragher feels standards have dropped . Chelsea were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League . Old team-mates Gerrard and Carragher face off ahead of captaining teams in a charity match at Anfield .

Gareth Bale has been booed by Real Madrid supporters for his poor form . But club president Florentino Perez has urged fans to back the Welshman . Perez also said Real will stand by their manager Carlo Ancelotti . Steven Gerrard says there is no crisis regarding English teams in Europe . Jamie Carragher feels Premier League standards are dropping .

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<s>[INST] Gareth Bale has been supported by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after fans booed his performance against Schalke in the Champions League. Perez called a news conference on Thursday to back the former Tottenham forward, who has been made a scapegoat for Real’s poor recent form. In his first season in Spain the Welshman, 25, won the Champions League and scored the winner in the Spanish Cup final. And Perez said: ‘Gareth Bale is one of the best players in the world. The biggest clubs fought and continue to fight to secure his services. We shouldn’t forget what he was able to achieve in his first year at Real Madrid.’ Florentino Perez jumped to the defence of Real Madrid's world record signing Gareth Bale on Thursday . Perez labelled Gareth Bale 'one of the best in the world' and said he is being chased by 'the biggest clubs' Perez claimed Real will also stand by coach Carlo Ancelotti, despite Tuesday’s 4-3 defeat by Schalke in the Bernabeu. He said: ‘To use the fact we are not on our best form to report information that is not true is unacceptable. The club has full confidence in our coach. Contrary to a report published today, Carlo Ancelotti will remain coach of Real Madrid.’ Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard insists there is no crisis in the Barclays Premier League and is adamant English clubs will return strongly in Europe. ‘It has not been our year but English clubs will come back,’ said Gerrard, who was speaking to launch an All-Star charity game that will be staged at Anfield on March 29. Madrid newspaper Marca ran with the headline: 'Not One More' and claimed the Italian was close to the sack . He added: ‘It is not a crisis. The teams will bounce back. Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and ourselves will make signings and come back stronger.’ Sportsmail’s Jamie Carragher, who will captain the other All-Star side, feels there has been a deterioration in Premier League standards. He said: ‘It may be because clubs have so much money. When they’re buying players in, it doesn’t mean enough, because they have that much money.’ Steven Gerrard (left) says English clubs are not in crisis but Jamie Carragher feels standards have dropped . Chelsea were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League . Old team-mates Gerrard and Carragher face off ahead of captaining teams in a charity match at Anfield . [/INST] Gareth Bale has been booed by Real Madrid supporters for his poor form . But club president Florentino Perez has urged fans to back the Welshman . Perez also said Real will stand by their manager Carlo Ancelotti . Steven Gerrard says there is no crisis regarding English teams in Europe . Jamie Carragher feels Premier League standards are dropping . </s>

Two teenagers had to be rescued by firefighters on Saturday after the chuck of ice they'd foolishly stepped onto broke away from the shore and started floating out into Lake Michigan. The males, ages 17 and 18, were roughly 40 yards into the lake when the Racine Fire Department arrived to rescue them just after 12:40 p.m., reports The Journal Times. Three divers in scuba gear from the department had to swim out to rescue the pair. Scroll down for video . The two males, aged 17 and 18, had stepped onto a chuck of ice that broke away from the shore and they had to be rescued by three members of the Racine Fire Department in scuba gear . The firefighters, with help from Kenosha's Coast Guard, gave the teens life vests to put on and then pushed the chunk of ice back to shore. They then put a ladder down for the two to climb back to safety. Neither teenager was injured, reports Racine Uncovered. The incident took place at the beach behind Racine Zoo. Frequent visitors to the lake say it is currently difficult to tell where the beach ends and the ice begins. The incident is the second strange ice rescue this week - on Thursday a U.S. Coast Guard ship was cutting ice on frozen-over Lake St Clair when they came across a young man walking out on the ice alone in sub-freezing temperatures. When crew members brought the curious 25-year-old man on board, he said he was trying to walk from Detroit to Toronto. Detroit lies on the southwestern shore of Lake St Clair, and the unidentified ice-walker was found just half a mile from Seaway Island on the opposite shore. From there it's a 201-mile journey on land to reach Toronto. Snow coats Navy Pier surrounded by ice-covered Lake Michigan in Chicago. For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather threatens to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast frozen plain . For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather has threatened to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast, frozen plain. During February there were days when as much as 85 percent of the lakes' surface area was covered with ice, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has reported. Records show the lakes' most widespread freeze was 94.7 percent in 1979. The ice cover topped out at 92.2 percent last March. Significant portions of the lakes typically froze over decades ago, Leshkevich said, but the frequency of severe winters has declined since the late 1990s. 'Two almost record-setting years back to back would be very unusual,' he said. One likely explanation for the rapid buildup this month is that 2014's freeze lasted so long — Lake Superior wasn't completely ice-free until June — and summer was so mild that the lakes didn't absorb much heat, he said. 'So we started this season with below-water temperatures to begin with.' Rescued: The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man on Thursday morning, who they found walking alone on the middle of frozen-over Lake St Clair . The ice blanket reaches across more than 90 percent of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie, while Lakes Michigan and Ontario are more than halfway covered. It has produced some spectacular visual images, from ice caves along the Lake Michigan shoreline to a glacial buildup making it appear that Niagara Falls had frozen in place. But it's a headache for the Coast Guard, whose cutters open channels for vessels hauling vital cargo such as heating oil and road salt. The Detroit-based tug Bristol Bay has struggled for days to free the Arthur M. Anderson, a freighter stranded about 70 miles east of Cleveland in ice up to 10 feet thick. The Canadian Coast Guard has dispatched an icebreaker to assist. The job has taken so much longer than expected that the Bristol Bay's crew ran low on food and had to receive a delivery by helicopter, which lowered supplies in their rescue basket. Things will get even busier in mid-March, when the shipping season begins for the lakes' regular traffic of vessels carrying iron ore, coal, grain and other bulk cargo. 'We're probably going to be looking at situations like we had last year, where we had to put together convoys — lots of vessels together to make it through,' Coast Guard spokesman Lorne Thomas said. A recent satellite photo of Lake Michigan: For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather has threatened to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast, frozen plain .

Two teenage boys were standing at the edge of the beach near Racine Zoo when the ice they were stood on broke free . Three divers in scuba gear were dispatched to rescue the teens after the piece of ice started floating out into Lake Michigan . The firefighter helped pushed the piece of ice back to shire and then put a ladder down for the two to climb back to safety .

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<s>[INST] Two teenagers had to be rescued by firefighters on Saturday after the chuck of ice they'd foolishly stepped onto broke away from the shore and started floating out into Lake Michigan. The males, ages 17 and 18, were roughly 40 yards into the lake when the Racine Fire Department arrived to rescue them just after 12:40 p.m., reports The Journal Times. Three divers in scuba gear from the department had to swim out to rescue the pair. Scroll down for video . The two males, aged 17 and 18, had stepped onto a chuck of ice that broke away from the shore and they had to be rescued by three members of the Racine Fire Department in scuba gear . The firefighters, with help from Kenosha's Coast Guard, gave the teens life vests to put on and then pushed the chunk of ice back to shore. They then put a ladder down for the two to climb back to safety. Neither teenager was injured, reports Racine Uncovered. The incident took place at the beach behind Racine Zoo. Frequent visitors to the lake say it is currently difficult to tell where the beach ends and the ice begins. The incident is the second strange ice rescue this week - on Thursday a U.S. Coast Guard ship was cutting ice on frozen-over Lake St Clair when they came across a young man walking out on the ice alone in sub-freezing temperatures. When crew members brought the curious 25-year-old man on board, he said he was trying to walk from Detroit to Toronto. Detroit lies on the southwestern shore of Lake St Clair, and the unidentified ice-walker was found just half a mile from Seaway Island on the opposite shore. From there it's a 201-mile journey on land to reach Toronto. Snow coats Navy Pier surrounded by ice-covered Lake Michigan in Chicago. For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather threatens to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast frozen plain . For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather has threatened to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast, frozen plain. During February there were days when as much as 85 percent of the lakes' surface area was covered with ice, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has reported. Records show the lakes' most widespread freeze was 94.7 percent in 1979. The ice cover topped out at 92.2 percent last March. Significant portions of the lakes typically froze over decades ago, Leshkevich said, but the frequency of severe winters has declined since the late 1990s. 'Two almost record-setting years back to back would be very unusual,' he said. One likely explanation for the rapid buildup this month is that 2014's freeze lasted so long — Lake Superior wasn't completely ice-free until June — and summer was so mild that the lakes didn't absorb much heat, he said. 'So we started this season with below-water temperatures to begin with.' Rescued: The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man on Thursday morning, who they found walking alone on the middle of frozen-over Lake St Clair . The ice blanket reaches across more than 90 percent of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie, while Lakes Michigan and Ontario are more than halfway covered. It has produced some spectacular visual images, from ice caves along the Lake Michigan shoreline to a glacial buildup making it appear that Niagara Falls had frozen in place. But it's a headache for the Coast Guard, whose cutters open channels for vessels hauling vital cargo such as heating oil and road salt. The Detroit-based tug Bristol Bay has struggled for days to free the Arthur M. Anderson, a freighter stranded about 70 miles east of Cleveland in ice up to 10 feet thick. The Canadian Coast Guard has dispatched an icebreaker to assist. The job has taken so much longer than expected that the Bristol Bay's crew ran low on food and had to receive a delivery by helicopter, which lowered supplies in their rescue basket. Things will get even busier in mid-March, when the shipping season begins for the lakes' regular traffic of vessels carrying iron ore, coal, grain and other bulk cargo. 'We're probably going to be looking at situations like we had last year, where we had to put together convoys — lots of vessels together to make it through,' Coast Guard spokesman Lorne Thomas said. A recent satellite photo of Lake Michigan: For the second consecutive winter, bitter weather has threatened to turn the surface of the Great Lakes into a vast, frozen plain . [/INST] Two teenage boys were standing at the edge of the beach near Racine Zoo when the ice they were stood on broke free . Three divers in scuba gear were dispatched to rescue the teens after the piece of ice started floating out into Lake Michigan . The firefighter helped pushed the piece of ice back to shire and then put a ladder down for the two to climb back to safety . </s>

While Liverpool players are determined to give Steven Gerrard a perfect send off to his Anfield career by winning the FA Cup, there is a growing confidence within the camp there will be life after the iconic captain. Liverpool have won all six of the games that Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury and the 3-4-3 formation used by Brendan Rodgers has made them look more like the vibrant side that chased Manchester City for the Premier League title last season. They have gone from mid-table to genuine Champions League hopefuls as a result. Steven Gerrard has been back in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn . Liverpool have won all six of the games that captain Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury . Liverpool full back Alberto Moreno (right) believes the team can win the FA Cup for departing skipper Gerrard . Gerrard is in contention to return for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers but may find it hard to force his way back into the starting line-up. This season's FA Cup final takes place on his 35th birthday and would be his final match for the club before he joins LA Galaxy. 'It's always sad when someone is injured, you don't wish that on anybody. But I think it is good that we have proved we can succeed without Steven,' said Alberto Moreno, a £12million summer signing from Sevilla and a key member of the new-look side Rodgers is trying to assemble. 'We've moved up the table and been winning matches. It shows that within this squad there are some top, top players to replace even the likes of Steven Gerrard,' said Moreno, a left-back who has been pushed further forward into midfield in recent weeks. 'Whoever is injured, the player who comes into replace them puts themself on the line for the Liverpool cause. The morale and dynamic of the group has been very good. We're playing well and we've proved we can carry on without him. 'I think the new system we are playing has helped us intensify our play even more. It allows us to get lots of bodies forward when we are attacking, but we are safe in the knowledge of having three centre-backs covering as well as the two deep-lying midfielders. 'If we need to lend a hand as well, the wing-backs you can call them, we can drop back and support as well as get forward and support the attack. 'You have to point to the fact we have picked up a lot of victories and points since the system changed, and I guess it does allow us to be a little bit more intense. But it wasn't as if we weren't trying to play with intensity before, we were just inconsistent and dropped points we shouldn't have done.' Of course, Moreno is not dismissing the contribution of Gerrard to Liverpool over the years, and is using the captain's impending departure as an extra incentive to lift a trophy. Fresh from Sevilla, where he won the Europa League last season, the energetic 22-year-old is almost in awe of Gerrard. Moreno (centre) believes FA Cup glory would be a perfect way for Gerrard to finish his time at Liverpool . Gerrard (left) sustained his hamstring injury in Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Tottenham at Anfield last month . Gerrard (left) has lifted the FA Cup twice before as a Liverpool player and is eager to win it one more time . 'It will stick in my memory that I've had a chance to play and train with one of the best players in the world,' he says. 'The Spanish have a word 'crack' to describe a big star, 'Supercrack' means megastar and that is Steven. I have watched him play since I was a boy and now I've had the fortune to not just share a dressing room with him, but to train and play alongside him. He was one of my idols growing up. 'To win the FA Cup would be the perfect present for him, wouldn't it? To be able to leave the club with a trophy under his belt, that would be fantastic for Steven. But not just for him, it would be a great thing for the team and for the fans as well.'

Alberto Moreno wants to win the FA Cup for departing Steven Gerrard . Liverpool captain Gerrard missed the last six games with injury . He could return for the FA Cup quarter-final v Blackburn on Sunday .

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<s>[INST] While Liverpool players are determined to give Steven Gerrard a perfect send off to his Anfield career by winning the FA Cup, there is a growing confidence within the camp there will be life after the iconic captain. Liverpool have won all six of the games that Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury and the 3-4-3 formation used by Brendan Rodgers has made them look more like the vibrant side that chased Manchester City for the Premier League title last season. They have gone from mid-table to genuine Champions League hopefuls as a result. Steven Gerrard has been back in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn . Liverpool have won all six of the games that captain Gerrard has missed with a hamstring injury . Liverpool full back Alberto Moreno (right) believes the team can win the FA Cup for departing skipper Gerrard . Gerrard is in contention to return for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers but may find it hard to force his way back into the starting line-up. This season's FA Cup final takes place on his 35th birthday and would be his final match for the club before he joins LA Galaxy. 'It's always sad when someone is injured, you don't wish that on anybody. But I think it is good that we have proved we can succeed without Steven,' said Alberto Moreno, a £12million summer signing from Sevilla and a key member of the new-look side Rodgers is trying to assemble. 'We've moved up the table and been winning matches. It shows that within this squad there are some top, top players to replace even the likes of Steven Gerrard,' said Moreno, a left-back who has been pushed further forward into midfield in recent weeks. 'Whoever is injured, the player who comes into replace them puts themself on the line for the Liverpool cause. The morale and dynamic of the group has been very good. We're playing well and we've proved we can carry on without him. 'I think the new system we are playing has helped us intensify our play even more. It allows us to get lots of bodies forward when we are attacking, but we are safe in the knowledge of having three centre-backs covering as well as the two deep-lying midfielders. 'If we need to lend a hand as well, the wing-backs you can call them, we can drop back and support as well as get forward and support the attack. 'You have to point to the fact we have picked up a lot of victories and points since the system changed, and I guess it does allow us to be a little bit more intense. But it wasn't as if we weren't trying to play with intensity before, we were just inconsistent and dropped points we shouldn't have done.' Of course, Moreno is not dismissing the contribution of Gerrard to Liverpool over the years, and is using the captain's impending departure as an extra incentive to lift a trophy. Fresh from Sevilla, where he won the Europa League last season, the energetic 22-year-old is almost in awe of Gerrard. Moreno (centre) believes FA Cup glory would be a perfect way for Gerrard to finish his time at Liverpool . Gerrard (left) sustained his hamstring injury in Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Tottenham at Anfield last month . Gerrard (left) has lifted the FA Cup twice before as a Liverpool player and is eager to win it one more time . 'It will stick in my memory that I've had a chance to play and train with one of the best players in the world,' he says. 'The Spanish have a word 'crack' to describe a big star, 'Supercrack' means megastar and that is Steven. I have watched him play since I was a boy and now I've had the fortune to not just share a dressing room with him, but to train and play alongside him. He was one of my idols growing up. 'To win the FA Cup would be the perfect present for him, wouldn't it? To be able to leave the club with a trophy under his belt, that would be fantastic for Steven. But not just for him, it would be a great thing for the team and for the fans as well.' [/INST] Alberto Moreno wants to win the FA Cup for departing Steven Gerrard . Liverpool captain Gerrard missed the last six games with injury . He could return for the FA Cup quarter-final v Blackburn on Sunday . </s>

(CNN)Robert Durst appeared to be prepared for life on the lam when FBI agents arrested him in New Orleans. The millionaire heir, according to court documents, had more than $40,000 in cash with him -- and a neck-to-head latex mask to alter his appearance. The new details about Durst, who's been charged with first-degree murder, emerged Wednesday in court documents supporting a search warrant for his Houston home. It's the latest twist in a whirlwind week for Durst, the subject of HBO's true-crime documentary "The Jinx." He's gone from a man battling suspicions that he killed three people to a frail 71-year-old on suicide watch. Durst, whose real estate developer family is among New York's wealthiest, has a net worth of about $100 million and had been withdrawing large sums of money from various bank accounts, including daily withdrawals of $9,000 over 35 days since October, the court documents said. He's being held on drug and weapons charges in Louisiana as he awaits extradition to Los Angeles to face charges in the 2000 killing of his close friend. It's not the first time he's been accused of murder. He admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor in a 2003 trial, but he was acquitted after arguing he acted in self-defense. And while he's never been charged in his first wife's 1982 disappearance, her family members say they believe she's dead and that he's the one to blame. FBI agents are also investigating whether Durst could be connected to other unsolved murder cases. The agency is putting out a call to local authorities to examine cold cases in locations near where Durst lived over the past five decades, a U.S. law enforcement official said. Unsolved cases in Vermont, upstate New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Southern California are among those getting a new look. Durst's apparent plans to flee began to unravel on Saturday, after an FBI agent approached him from behind at a New Orleans hotel and said, "Mr. Durst?" Although Durst had checked into the hotel under the name "Everette Ward" and carried a Texas ID card with that name, he turned around when the agent called him by name, according to court documents. In his hotel room, agents found more than $40,000 in cash, mostly in $100 bills packed into small envelopes, a loaded revolver, the rubber mask that covers the head and neck, his actual birth certificate and passport, and marijuana. On Tuesday, authorities made it clear they weren't done looking into Durst, even though he's behind bars. At the Houston condominium building where Durst owns three units and lived for many years, authorities seized compact discs, bank statements, handwritten notes, credit cards and checks, stationery, a cell phone, boxes of court documents, photos and a trash bag of court transcripts. They also left with copies of books that detail the disappearance of his first wife and his legal troubles: "Without a Trace" and paperback and hardcover copies of "A Deadly Secret." Journalist Matt Birkbeck, who wrote "A Deadly Secret," said he'd heard Durst read his book, but didn't realize he still had two copies. "When I first heard that, I was somewhat shocked," Birkbeck told CNN, "and a little disturbed." The Los Angeles County district attorney filed a first-degree murder charge against Durst on Monday. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Prosecutors accuse Durst of "lying in wait" and killing Susan Berman, a crime writer and his longtime confidante, because she "was a witness to a crime." Berman was shot in the head in her Beverly Hills, California, home in December 2000, shortly before investigators were set to speak with her about the disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, in 1982. Durst has long maintained he had nothing to do with Berman's death or his wife's disappearance. He's confined to a Louisiana prison's mental health unit after being deemed a danger to himself. On Tuesday, an appeals court granted a request from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office to move Durst to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center's mental health unit in St. Gabriel, about an hour's drive from New Orleans. Lawyers for the sheriff's office argued that the jail where Durst was being held until Tuesday night can't accommodate inmates with acute mental health conditions. The appeals court agreed. Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin said he "did not believe" his client was mentally ill, and that he should remain in Orleans Parish to give the legal team better access to him before a evidentiary hearing scheduled for Monday. DeGuerin has said it's no coincidence authorities arrested Durst the day before the HBO documentary's final episode aired. He said he wasn't surprised about the search of his Texas condo, either. "They're acting like a bunch of Keystone Kops, particularly after being embarrassed by the TV program," he said. "And I'll be even more surprised if they find anything of any evidentiary value whatsoever." Authorities have been mum about what evidence led them to arrest Durst on Saturday, the day before the finale of "The Jinx" aired. Court documents reveal some details about their case against him. Four forensic experts concluded a letter sent to police telling them to search for a cadaver in Berman's home was likely written by Durst. For viewers of the HBO documentary, that might not come as a surprise. In "The Jinx," Berman's stepson stumbles upon a signed letter from Durst to Berman's home in Beverly Hills. The handwriting looks similar to the "cadaver" letter that tipped off police to the killing, and both letters misspell the word as "Beverley." In the documentary, Durst denies he has anything to do with writing the "cadaver" letter, and that he has anything to do with Berman's death. Court documents mention another anonymous letter, sent from New York in January 2001, to a Los Angeles police detective. It was titled "Possible motive for Susan Berman murder" and stated that Berman suspected Durst of being involved in his wife's disappearance. It also said Durst planned to visit Berman around the time of her death. In a 2003 murder trial, Durst admitted he'd killed neighbor Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, and chopped up the body. He was acquitted after his attorneys argued he had acted in self-defense, though he later served nine months in prison on felony weapons charges stemming from that case. DeGuerin told reporters Monday that his client didn't kill Berman. "He's ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial," DeGuerin said. It's not clear when a trial would take place. Durst waived his right to fight extradition to Los Angeles, but because prosecutors in New Orleans are pursuing charges against him, he remains jailed there. Investigators believe he planned to travel from New Orleans to Cuba, a law enforcement official told CNN. Investigators found a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and about 147 grams (5.2 ounces) of marijuana in Durst's hotel room in New Orleans, according to court documents. He was booked on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Court documents filed Tuesday say Durst will receive medications while imprisoned, "including but not limited to hydrocodone as needed for pain." CNN's Evan Perez, Chandler Friedman, Jeremy Grisham, Dave Alsup, Holly Yan, Chris Welch, Shimon Prokupecz and Kevin Conlon contributed to this report.

The FBI is looking into unsolved murder cases in areas where Robert Durst has lived . He's charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his longtime friend in 2000 . Court documents reveal he had more than $40,000 in cash and a mask when agents arrested him .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)Robert Durst appeared to be prepared for life on the lam when FBI agents arrested him in New Orleans. The millionaire heir, according to court documents, had more than $40,000 in cash with him -- and a neck-to-head latex mask to alter his appearance. The new details about Durst, who's been charged with first-degree murder, emerged Wednesday in court documents supporting a search warrant for his Houston home. It's the latest twist in a whirlwind week for Durst, the subject of HBO's true-crime documentary "The Jinx." He's gone from a man battling suspicions that he killed three people to a frail 71-year-old on suicide watch. Durst, whose real estate developer family is among New York's wealthiest, has a net worth of about $100 million and had been withdrawing large sums of money from various bank accounts, including daily withdrawals of $9,000 over 35 days since October, the court documents said. He's being held on drug and weapons charges in Louisiana as he awaits extradition to Los Angeles to face charges in the 2000 killing of his close friend. It's not the first time he's been accused of murder. He admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor in a 2003 trial, but he was acquitted after arguing he acted in self-defense. And while he's never been charged in his first wife's 1982 disappearance, her family members say they believe she's dead and that he's the one to blame. FBI agents are also investigating whether Durst could be connected to other unsolved murder cases. The agency is putting out a call to local authorities to examine cold cases in locations near where Durst lived over the past five decades, a U.S. law enforcement official said. Unsolved cases in Vermont, upstate New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Southern California are among those getting a new look. Durst's apparent plans to flee began to unravel on Saturday, after an FBI agent approached him from behind at a New Orleans hotel and said, "Mr. Durst?" Although Durst had checked into the hotel under the name "Everette Ward" and carried a Texas ID card with that name, he turned around when the agent called him by name, according to court documents. In his hotel room, agents found more than $40,000 in cash, mostly in $100 bills packed into small envelopes, a loaded revolver, the rubber mask that covers the head and neck, his actual birth certificate and passport, and marijuana. On Tuesday, authorities made it clear they weren't done looking into Durst, even though he's behind bars. At the Houston condominium building where Durst owns three units and lived for many years, authorities seized compact discs, bank statements, handwritten notes, credit cards and checks, stationery, a cell phone, boxes of court documents, photos and a trash bag of court transcripts. They also left with copies of books that detail the disappearance of his first wife and his legal troubles: "Without a Trace" and paperback and hardcover copies of "A Deadly Secret." Journalist Matt Birkbeck, who wrote "A Deadly Secret," said he'd heard Durst read his book, but didn't realize he still had two copies. "When I first heard that, I was somewhat shocked," Birkbeck told CNN, "and a little disturbed." The Los Angeles County district attorney filed a first-degree murder charge against Durst on Monday. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Prosecutors accuse Durst of "lying in wait" and killing Susan Berman, a crime writer and his longtime confidante, because she "was a witness to a crime." Berman was shot in the head in her Beverly Hills, California, home in December 2000, shortly before investigators were set to speak with her about the disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, in 1982. Durst has long maintained he had nothing to do with Berman's death or his wife's disappearance. He's confined to a Louisiana prison's mental health unit after being deemed a danger to himself. On Tuesday, an appeals court granted a request from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office to move Durst to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center's mental health unit in St. Gabriel, about an hour's drive from New Orleans. Lawyers for the sheriff's office argued that the jail where Durst was being held until Tuesday night can't accommodate inmates with acute mental health conditions. The appeals court agreed. Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin said he "did not believe" his client was mentally ill, and that he should remain in Orleans Parish to give the legal team better access to him before a evidentiary hearing scheduled for Monday. DeGuerin has said it's no coincidence authorities arrested Durst the day before the HBO documentary's final episode aired. He said he wasn't surprised about the search of his Texas condo, either. "They're acting like a bunch of Keystone Kops, particularly after being embarrassed by the TV program," he said. "And I'll be even more surprised if they find anything of any evidentiary value whatsoever." Authorities have been mum about what evidence led them to arrest Durst on Saturday, the day before the finale of "The Jinx" aired. Court documents reveal some details about their case against him. Four forensic experts concluded a letter sent to police telling them to search for a cadaver in Berman's home was likely written by Durst. For viewers of the HBO documentary, that might not come as a surprise. In "The Jinx," Berman's stepson stumbles upon a signed letter from Durst to Berman's home in Beverly Hills. The handwriting looks similar to the "cadaver" letter that tipped off police to the killing, and both letters misspell the word as "Beverley." In the documentary, Durst denies he has anything to do with writing the "cadaver" letter, and that he has anything to do with Berman's death. Court documents mention another anonymous letter, sent from New York in January 2001, to a Los Angeles police detective. It was titled "Possible motive for Susan Berman murder" and stated that Berman suspected Durst of being involved in his wife's disappearance. It also said Durst planned to visit Berman around the time of her death. In a 2003 murder trial, Durst admitted he'd killed neighbor Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, and chopped up the body. He was acquitted after his attorneys argued he had acted in self-defense, though he later served nine months in prison on felony weapons charges stemming from that case. DeGuerin told reporters Monday that his client didn't kill Berman. "He's ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial," DeGuerin said. It's not clear when a trial would take place. Durst waived his right to fight extradition to Los Angeles, but because prosecutors in New Orleans are pursuing charges against him, he remains jailed there. Investigators believe he planned to travel from New Orleans to Cuba, a law enforcement official told CNN. Investigators found a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and about 147 grams (5.2 ounces) of marijuana in Durst's hotel room in New Orleans, according to court documents. He was booked on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Court documents filed Tuesday say Durst will receive medications while imprisoned, "including but not limited to hydrocodone as needed for pain." CNN's Evan Perez, Chandler Friedman, Jeremy Grisham, Dave Alsup, Holly Yan, Chris Welch, Shimon Prokupecz and Kevin Conlon contributed to this report. [/INST] The FBI is looking into unsolved murder cases in areas where Robert Durst has lived . He's charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his longtime friend in 2000 . Court documents reveal he had more than $40,000 in cash and a mask when agents arrested him . </s>

Maybe something slipped out of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion? That's one explanation for a video of happy 'ghost' playing around after-hours in the park's surveillance footage. As the footage suggests, the ghost is able to walk across grass and sidewalks without tourists in the way. Scroll down for video . The video shows the spectral figure playing in the park off-hours without tourists . Though the surveillance footage was originally posted to YouTube in 2009, it's drawing fresh speculation in a new Reddit thread . As the Huffington Post notes, the spook even walks on the water. The video originally went up on YouTube in 2009, but is drawling speculation again in a new Reddit thread from user _littlehelll. 'Maybe they were still re-using vhs tapes and the static image came through from previous recordings. Like a lone janitor or something. It is compelling in any case,' speculated Reddit user Macaface. 'If I become a ghost when I die I'd probably cruise Disney for a couple years too,' offered RicDan. Still others think it's the specter of Walt Disney. Some believe it could be the ghost of Walt Disney .

Park surveillance footage shows the figure playing after hours . First posted to YouTube in 2009, Reddit users have given the clip a second round of speculation . Some believe its a janitor obscured by camera issues while others say it's the ghost of Walt Disney himself .

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<s>[INST] Maybe something slipped out of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion? That's one explanation for a video of happy 'ghost' playing around after-hours in the park's surveillance footage. As the footage suggests, the ghost is able to walk across grass and sidewalks without tourists in the way. Scroll down for video . The video shows the spectral figure playing in the park off-hours without tourists . Though the surveillance footage was originally posted to YouTube in 2009, it's drawing fresh speculation in a new Reddit thread . As the Huffington Post notes, the spook even walks on the water. The video originally went up on YouTube in 2009, but is drawling speculation again in a new Reddit thread from user _littlehelll. 'Maybe they were still re-using vhs tapes and the static image came through from previous recordings. Like a lone janitor or something. It is compelling in any case,' speculated Reddit user Macaface. 'If I become a ghost when I die I'd probably cruise Disney for a couple years too,' offered RicDan. Still others think it's the specter of Walt Disney. Some believe it could be the ghost of Walt Disney . [/INST] Park surveillance footage shows the figure playing after hours . First posted to YouTube in 2009, Reddit users have given the clip a second round of speculation . Some believe its a janitor obscured by camera issues while others say it's the ghost of Walt Disney himself . </s>

Courtney Lawes insists England fans will see a changed man at Twickenham on Saturday as he believes controlling his recklessness will preserve his career. The 26-year-old Northampton lock returns to Stuart Lancaster’s starting line-up against Scotland after recovering from ankle surgery in January and will be charged with running the line-out. Renowned as one of the world’s most physical players, Lawes has suffered several injuries since making his England debut aged 20 and the son of a nightclub bouncer accepts he needs to choose his battles. Northampton lock Courtney Lawes, in England training, returns to Stuart Lancaster's starting XV . ‘If I’m reckless then I’ll probably hurt myself which is why I keep a lid on things these days,’ said Lawes, who will win his 37th cap. ‘I’ve always been pretty chilled but when you’re younger, frustrations can get the better of you and you can be a bit rash. I’ve matured. I know I’m not made of steel.’ Lawes replaces George Kruis in the second row for the Calcutta Cup clash. The 26-year-old, working hard on Wednesday at England HQ, will win his 37th cap at Twickenham . The England squad played out a fiercely committed training match on Wednesday ahead of facing Scotland .

England take on Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday at Twickenham . Courtney Lawes returns to the England starting XV alongside Mike Brown . 26-year-old lock Lawes has recovered from ankle surgery in January .

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<s>[INST] Courtney Lawes insists England fans will see a changed man at Twickenham on Saturday as he believes controlling his recklessness will preserve his career. The 26-year-old Northampton lock returns to Stuart Lancaster’s starting line-up against Scotland after recovering from ankle surgery in January and will be charged with running the line-out. Renowned as one of the world’s most physical players, Lawes has suffered several injuries since making his England debut aged 20 and the son of a nightclub bouncer accepts he needs to choose his battles. Northampton lock Courtney Lawes, in England training, returns to Stuart Lancaster's starting XV . ‘If I’m reckless then I’ll probably hurt myself which is why I keep a lid on things these days,’ said Lawes, who will win his 37th cap. ‘I’ve always been pretty chilled but when you’re younger, frustrations can get the better of you and you can be a bit rash. I’ve matured. I know I’m not made of steel.’ Lawes replaces George Kruis in the second row for the Calcutta Cup clash. The 26-year-old, working hard on Wednesday at England HQ, will win his 37th cap at Twickenham . The England squad played out a fiercely committed training match on Wednesday ahead of facing Scotland . [/INST] England take on Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday at Twickenham . Courtney Lawes returns to the England starting XV alongside Mike Brown . 26-year-old lock Lawes has recovered from ankle surgery in January . </s>

Scotland centre Alex Dunbar could miss the Rugby World Cup – after collapsing with suspected ligament damage to his left knee in training on Thursday. Dunbar had been named in the XV to face England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham. But, running on his own just an hour before selection was announced this morning, he changed direction and his knee simply gave way. The damage is being scanned at a private hospital in Edinburgh, while a specialist will need to examine the images before making a final diagnosis. Alex Dunbar faces a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after injuring his knee at training . While Scotland coaching staff are hopeful that he may only have torn his cartilage, putting him out of action for around six weeks, there is a real fear that Dunbar has sustained damage to his ACL – which means up to six months on the sidelines. Matt Scott, who had been due to start on the bench, will take Dunbar's place in the starting line-up on Saturday. Scotland centre Dunbar was due to start against England in the Calcutta Cup on Saturday . David Denton, Jim Hamilton and Dougie Fife will all start for Scotland against England on Saturday after Vern Cotter made five changes to his starting XV. Stand-off Finn Russell also returns to the Dark Blues line-up for the penultimate RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham after suspension ruled him out of the 22-19 defeat to Italy at Murrayfield two weeks ago. The Scots are desperate to restore pride in the Calcutta Cup meeting following three straight defeats to France, Wales and the Azzurri. Edinburgh number eight Denton - the only player among the incoming five not to have featured in this year's competition - replaces Johnnie Beattie after shaking off the calf strain which has kept him out of action so far. Denton's Gunners team-mates Fife - a try-scorer against France in round one - and Matt Scott replace injured wing Sean Lamont and centre Alex Dunbar, who are both ruled out with knee complaints. Russell, meanwhile, starts in place of Peter Horne while experienced Saracens lock Hamilton takes the place of benched forward Tim Swinson. Cotter said: 'Jim comes in and will bring his physicality and understanding of English rugby to our forward pack. 'It's good to have Dave Denton back as he provides us with strong ball-carrying and strong defence. He's also a very good lineout forward and will give us a bit more physical density against a big forward pack. 'It's been tough on Finn to sit out and it's great to have him back. He's slotted straight back in to the structure we're looking for. 'Finally, Dougie came on and played well against France and has had a couple of games with his club. 'We're looking for him to bring his enthusiasm, energy and high work-rate, particularly in kick-chase and receipt.' Tighthead prop Euan Murray, meanwhile, will equal Allan Jacobsen's all-time appearance record for a Scotland prop when he collects his 65th cap. Dunbar, here showing his disappointment after Scotland's loss to Wales, awaits results of scans on his knee . He will partner Alasdair Dickinson and fit-again Ross Ford, who has recovered from the back spasm suffered against Italy to start in an experienced front-row. Jonny Gray remains in the second-row to pack down with Hamilton, while Blair Cowan and Rob Harley start together for the sixth consecutive time in the back-row, alongside Denton. Captain Greig Laidlaw will again partner the returning Russell from scrum-half, with the back-line completed by Glasgow Warriors trio Mark Bennett, Tommy Seymour and Stuart Hogg. Hogg, Fife, Bennett, Scott, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw. Dickinson, Ford, Murray, Hamilton, Gray, Harley, Cowan and Denton . Subs: Brown, Grant, Cross, Swinson, Beattie, Ashe, Hidalgo-Clyne, Tonks . Cotter added: 'This is a very important game. 'It will be played away from home at a very intense level and will allow us to assess further our ability to operate away from home in a hostile environment. 'Our focus, however, has been on ourselves and how we can perform better, by identifying the areas that we can control - like improving our skill sets and reinforcing our cohesion - to withstand the difficult times and also apply some pressure.'

Alex Dunbar was running on his own when his knee gave way on Thursday . The injury puts the Scotland centre in doubt for the 2015 Rugby World Cup . Scotland face England in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup on Saturday .

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<s>[INST] Scotland centre Alex Dunbar could miss the Rugby World Cup – after collapsing with suspected ligament damage to his left knee in training on Thursday. Dunbar had been named in the XV to face England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham. But, running on his own just an hour before selection was announced this morning, he changed direction and his knee simply gave way. The damage is being scanned at a private hospital in Edinburgh, while a specialist will need to examine the images before making a final diagnosis. Alex Dunbar faces a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after injuring his knee at training . While Scotland coaching staff are hopeful that he may only have torn his cartilage, putting him out of action for around six weeks, there is a real fear that Dunbar has sustained damage to his ACL – which means up to six months on the sidelines. Matt Scott, who had been due to start on the bench, will take Dunbar's place in the starting line-up on Saturday. Scotland centre Dunbar was due to start against England in the Calcutta Cup on Saturday . David Denton, Jim Hamilton and Dougie Fife will all start for Scotland against England on Saturday after Vern Cotter made five changes to his starting XV. Stand-off Finn Russell also returns to the Dark Blues line-up for the penultimate RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham after suspension ruled him out of the 22-19 defeat to Italy at Murrayfield two weeks ago. The Scots are desperate to restore pride in the Calcutta Cup meeting following three straight defeats to France, Wales and the Azzurri. Edinburgh number eight Denton - the only player among the incoming five not to have featured in this year's competition - replaces Johnnie Beattie after shaking off the calf strain which has kept him out of action so far. Denton's Gunners team-mates Fife - a try-scorer against France in round one - and Matt Scott replace injured wing Sean Lamont and centre Alex Dunbar, who are both ruled out with knee complaints. Russell, meanwhile, starts in place of Peter Horne while experienced Saracens lock Hamilton takes the place of benched forward Tim Swinson. Cotter said: 'Jim comes in and will bring his physicality and understanding of English rugby to our forward pack. 'It's good to have Dave Denton back as he provides us with strong ball-carrying and strong defence. He's also a very good lineout forward and will give us a bit more physical density against a big forward pack. 'It's been tough on Finn to sit out and it's great to have him back. He's slotted straight back in to the structure we're looking for. 'Finally, Dougie came on and played well against France and has had a couple of games with his club. 'We're looking for him to bring his enthusiasm, energy and high work-rate, particularly in kick-chase and receipt.' Tighthead prop Euan Murray, meanwhile, will equal Allan Jacobsen's all-time appearance record for a Scotland prop when he collects his 65th cap. Dunbar, here showing his disappointment after Scotland's loss to Wales, awaits results of scans on his knee . He will partner Alasdair Dickinson and fit-again Ross Ford, who has recovered from the back spasm suffered against Italy to start in an experienced front-row. Jonny Gray remains in the second-row to pack down with Hamilton, while Blair Cowan and Rob Harley start together for the sixth consecutive time in the back-row, alongside Denton. Captain Greig Laidlaw will again partner the returning Russell from scrum-half, with the back-line completed by Glasgow Warriors trio Mark Bennett, Tommy Seymour and Stuart Hogg. Hogg, Fife, Bennett, Scott, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw. Dickinson, Ford, Murray, Hamilton, Gray, Harley, Cowan and Denton . Subs: Brown, Grant, Cross, Swinson, Beattie, Ashe, Hidalgo-Clyne, Tonks . Cotter added: 'This is a very important game. 'It will be played away from home at a very intense level and will allow us to assess further our ability to operate away from home in a hostile environment. 'Our focus, however, has been on ourselves and how we can perform better, by identifying the areas that we can control - like improving our skill sets and reinforcing our cohesion - to withstand the difficult times and also apply some pressure.' [/INST] Alex Dunbar was running on his own when his knee gave way on Thursday . The injury puts the Scotland centre in doubt for the 2015 Rugby World Cup . Scotland face England in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup on Saturday . </s>

Leeds United have been hit with more bad news as the Championship outfit's chief operating officer Matt Child has quit his role at the club with immediate effect. Child, who is a lifelong Leeds fan, took control of the day-to-day running of the club after president Massimo Cellino was banned by the Football League from having any involvement. However Child decided to resign from his post at Elland Road on Monday morning, leaving the club to look for a new chief operating officer. Leeds United chief operating officer Matt Child has left his role at the Championship outfit . Child took control of the day-to-day running of the Elland Road club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds have yet to make an official comment on the reason behind his surprise departure. The Whites go into their last seven league games in 13th position. Neil Redfearn's side drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool on Saturday. Leeds United drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday .

Leeds chief operating officer Matt Child has left role with immediate effect . The lifelong Leeds fan took control of club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds are 13th in the Championship with seven games left to play .

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<s>[INST] Leeds United have been hit with more bad news as the Championship outfit's chief operating officer Matt Child has quit his role at the club with immediate effect. Child, who is a lifelong Leeds fan, took control of the day-to-day running of the club after president Massimo Cellino was banned by the Football League from having any involvement. However Child decided to resign from his post at Elland Road on Monday morning, leaving the club to look for a new chief operating officer. Leeds United chief operating officer Matt Child has left his role at the Championship outfit . Child took control of the day-to-day running of the Elland Road club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds have yet to make an official comment on the reason behind his surprise departure. The Whites go into their last seven league games in 13th position. Neil Redfearn's side drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool on Saturday. Leeds United drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday . [/INST] Leeds chief operating officer Matt Child has left role with immediate effect . The lifelong Leeds fan took control of club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds are 13th in the Championship with seven games left to play . </s>

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has backed Emre Can to become a world class player after the Germany Under 21 international continued his impressive form against Burnley on Wednesday. The Reds made it nine wins from 11 Premier League games as they remained on course for a top-four finish with a 2-0 win against Sean Dyche's side at Anfield. Liverpool's resurgence in recent months has been epitomised by the performances of former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Can, who has become a key part of the Reds' side. Emre Can strikes at goal during Liverpool's 2-0 win against Burnley at Anfield on Wednesday night . Emre Can will become a world class player in the future, according to Reds boss Brendan Rodgers . Germany Under 21 international closes down Burnley striker Danny Ings on Wednesday . Rodgers has reinvented Can as the right-sided defender in Liverpool's back three and the former Swansea boss claims that the 21-year-old will be good enough to play for any team in the world. 'If you give Emre another couple of years, he could play in any team in world football,' said the Reds boss as quoted by Liverpool Echo. 'That's how highly I rate him. 'Playing at the back he is strong, aggressive and fast. He moves the ball well and can move into midfield, and whether central or out wide you can see his intelligence. Liverpool manager Rodgers says Can will be good enough to play for any team in world football in two years . Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson (left) celebrates scoring the opening goal for his side against Burnley . Daniel Sturridge loses his man and leaps to score a headed goal and give Liverpool a 2-0 lead . 'Emre can break through lines with his power and pace and has great composure. 'You can see from the response of the crowd that they love him. He does the dirty work as well. He doesn't just play and look nice, he presses the ball and is aggressive. 'I feel he will develop into a world-class player.'

Liverpool beat struggling Burnley 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night . Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge netted for the home side . Germany Under 21 international Emre Can impressed again at centre back . Brendan Rodgers claims Can will become a world class player . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .

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<s>[INST] Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has backed Emre Can to become a world class player after the Germany Under 21 international continued his impressive form against Burnley on Wednesday. The Reds made it nine wins from 11 Premier League games as they remained on course for a top-four finish with a 2-0 win against Sean Dyche's side at Anfield. Liverpool's resurgence in recent months has been epitomised by the performances of former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Can, who has become a key part of the Reds' side. Emre Can strikes at goal during Liverpool's 2-0 win against Burnley at Anfield on Wednesday night . Emre Can will become a world class player in the future, according to Reds boss Brendan Rodgers . Germany Under 21 international closes down Burnley striker Danny Ings on Wednesday . Rodgers has reinvented Can as the right-sided defender in Liverpool's back three and the former Swansea boss claims that the 21-year-old will be good enough to play for any team in the world. 'If you give Emre another couple of years, he could play in any team in world football,' said the Reds boss as quoted by Liverpool Echo. 'That's how highly I rate him. 'Playing at the back he is strong, aggressive and fast. He moves the ball well and can move into midfield, and whether central or out wide you can see his intelligence. Liverpool manager Rodgers says Can will be good enough to play for any team in world football in two years . Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson (left) celebrates scoring the opening goal for his side against Burnley . Daniel Sturridge loses his man and leaps to score a headed goal and give Liverpool a 2-0 lead . 'Emre can break through lines with his power and pace and has great composure. 'You can see from the response of the crowd that they love him. He does the dirty work as well. He doesn't just play and look nice, he presses the ball and is aggressive. 'I feel he will develop into a world-class player.' [/INST] Liverpool beat struggling Burnley 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night . Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge netted for the home side . Germany Under 21 international Emre Can impressed again at centre back . Brendan Rodgers claims Can will become a world class player . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news . </s>

Simona Halep secured the biggest title of her career as she battled back from the brink to beat Jelena Jankovic to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The Romanian looked down and out on more than one occasion as she struggled with a foot problem and Jankovic gave her an almighty let-off when she passed up the chance to serve for a second Indian Wells title. But in the end the battling qualities of Halep, coupled with the instability of Jankovic who virtually went to pieces as the match went on, got the third seed over the line 2-6, 7-5, 6-4. 'I want to congratulate Jelena you were amazing,' a gracious Halep said afterwards. 'At my age you won this tournament so well done for a great week, a great job and an amazing final. Simona Halep clinched the BNP Paribas Open title with a win over Jelena Jankovic in the final . 'I am really happy I could win today. This tournament has been amazing, I thank all the Romanian people who come to support me everywhere. You make me want to fight until the end. 'I am really excited to win this, my biggest title, I will never forget it.' It had not looked like being a celebration for Halep early on as Serbian Jankovic dominated. She secured the first advantage, taking the last of five break points to come her way in the opening game when Halep slapped a forehand long, but she was immediately broken back. Serve held for two games after that, but Jankovic moved out in front again, turning a 30-0 deficit into a second break for 3-2. That would be the last of Halep in the set, as Jankovic served out two games and took another against the serve courtesy of a wild Halep forehand to take the set 6-2. The Romanian came from behind to win 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the Californian desert on Sunday . Halep paid tribute to her opponent Jankovic after winning the title in Indian Wells . Halep called for the trainer and appeared to have work done to her left foot during the rest, but looked fine as she returned to the court and took the first game of the second, ending a five-game streak against her. There was no question that she was in trouble, though, her discomfort obvious and the game her first since Wednesday owing to the fact her semi-final with Serena Williams was cancelled when the American pulled out injured. But despite being broken early in the set, she hit back by taking Jankovic's serve to love. She had little to do as Jankovic imploded, sending a two-hander long and then hitting a short backhand into the net. Halep drops her racket to celebrate after clinching the match and the title at Indian Wells . It appeared to be a momentary blip for Jankovic who broke straight back but three double faults when serving to go within a game of the title cost her and Halep nailed a backhand winner to level at 4-4. But the see-saw nature of the match ensured she took the next, again securing a break as she took the second of two points, planting an overhead winner to break down Halep. She had to call coach Chip Brooks to the chair in the break to calm her down, the pair having an emotional exchange, and tensions were higher at the end of the next game as she was broken again - a fifth game in a row - when she slapped a backhand into the net. Halep was buzzing now and took the next game, a rare hold of serve, and then broke Jankovic - now the player looking pained - to take it to a decider. Halep lost the first set 6-2 but was able to battle back and win in three in California . Jankovic threw all she had at the Romanian but came up agonisingly short in a long final . Jankovic got the first break of it, a huge slice of fortune falling her way as a backhand clipped the net and dropped over, leaping Halep stranded and a break down. It was soon 2-2, though, Jankovic raging as the chair umpire mistakenly called game on her serve only to rewind and call second serve, on which Halep took a break. There was no surprise at all that Jankovic responded by winning on Halep's serve, and even fewer raised eyebrows as another break followed, before Halep held it together on her own delivery to go 4-3 ahead. She then broke for what felt the countless time to go 5-3 up and on the brink of victory but in keeping with the match she coughed up her serve with a wild backhand before taking the title, fittingly, with a break as she came in short on a forehand and made no mistake.

Simona Halep beats Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in Indian Wells final . BNP Paribas Open was the biggest win of the world No 3's career . Halep battled back from a set down to win in three in California .

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<s>[INST] Simona Halep secured the biggest title of her career as she battled back from the brink to beat Jelena Jankovic to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The Romanian looked down and out on more than one occasion as she struggled with a foot problem and Jankovic gave her an almighty let-off when she passed up the chance to serve for a second Indian Wells title. But in the end the battling qualities of Halep, coupled with the instability of Jankovic who virtually went to pieces as the match went on, got the third seed over the line 2-6, 7-5, 6-4. 'I want to congratulate Jelena you were amazing,' a gracious Halep said afterwards. 'At my age you won this tournament so well done for a great week, a great job and an amazing final. Simona Halep clinched the BNP Paribas Open title with a win over Jelena Jankovic in the final . 'I am really happy I could win today. This tournament has been amazing, I thank all the Romanian people who come to support me everywhere. You make me want to fight until the end. 'I am really excited to win this, my biggest title, I will never forget it.' It had not looked like being a celebration for Halep early on as Serbian Jankovic dominated. She secured the first advantage, taking the last of five break points to come her way in the opening game when Halep slapped a forehand long, but she was immediately broken back. Serve held for two games after that, but Jankovic moved out in front again, turning a 30-0 deficit into a second break for 3-2. That would be the last of Halep in the set, as Jankovic served out two games and took another against the serve courtesy of a wild Halep forehand to take the set 6-2. The Romanian came from behind to win 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the Californian desert on Sunday . Halep paid tribute to her opponent Jankovic after winning the title in Indian Wells . Halep called for the trainer and appeared to have work done to her left foot during the rest, but looked fine as she returned to the court and took the first game of the second, ending a five-game streak against her. There was no question that she was in trouble, though, her discomfort obvious and the game her first since Wednesday owing to the fact her semi-final with Serena Williams was cancelled when the American pulled out injured. But despite being broken early in the set, she hit back by taking Jankovic's serve to love. She had little to do as Jankovic imploded, sending a two-hander long and then hitting a short backhand into the net. Halep drops her racket to celebrate after clinching the match and the title at Indian Wells . It appeared to be a momentary blip for Jankovic who broke straight back but three double faults when serving to go within a game of the title cost her and Halep nailed a backhand winner to level at 4-4. But the see-saw nature of the match ensured she took the next, again securing a break as she took the second of two points, planting an overhead winner to break down Halep. She had to call coach Chip Brooks to the chair in the break to calm her down, the pair having an emotional exchange, and tensions were higher at the end of the next game as she was broken again - a fifth game in a row - when she slapped a backhand into the net. Halep was buzzing now and took the next game, a rare hold of serve, and then broke Jankovic - now the player looking pained - to take it to a decider. Halep lost the first set 6-2 but was able to battle back and win in three in California . Jankovic threw all she had at the Romanian but came up agonisingly short in a long final . Jankovic got the first break of it, a huge slice of fortune falling her way as a backhand clipped the net and dropped over, leaping Halep stranded and a break down. It was soon 2-2, though, Jankovic raging as the chair umpire mistakenly called game on her serve only to rewind and call second serve, on which Halep took a break. There was no surprise at all that Jankovic responded by winning on Halep's serve, and even fewer raised eyebrows as another break followed, before Halep held it together on her own delivery to go 4-3 ahead. She then broke for what felt the countless time to go 5-3 up and on the brink of victory but in keeping with the match she coughed up her serve with a wild backhand before taking the title, fittingly, with a break as she came in short on a forehand and made no mistake. [/INST] Simona Halep beats Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in Indian Wells final . BNP Paribas Open was the biggest win of the world No 3's career . Halep battled back from a set down to win in three in California . </s>

Nedum Onuoha suffered a painful return to action on Wednesday night when he was forced off with a cut near his eye after clashing heads with QPR team-mate Steven Caulker. Onuoha was left with a sizable gash on his left cheek and had to be substituted during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal at Loftus Road. Shaun Wright-Phillips revealed a photograph of Onuoha's cut on KICCA and wrote: 'Wish big chief all the best and it goes back to normal.' Nedum Onuoha (left) and QPR team-mate Steven Caulker clash heads during their match against Arsenal . Olivier Giroud talks to referee Kevin Friend (left) as Onuoha and Caulker feel the force of their clash of heads . Onuoha is forced off with the cut during QPR's Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Wednesday night . QPR defender Onuoha leaves the pitch holding his cheek after the clash of heads with team-mate Caulker . Onuoha's cut was revealed by Shaun Wright-Phillips on KICCA and he wrote: 'Wish big chief all the best' Onuoha had last played for QPR almost a month ago when they lost 1-0 against Southampton on February 7, and was making his return from a hamstring injury during a bloody and bruising derby. QPR were left in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone after the 2-1 loss as goals from Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez kept Arsenal in third. Charlie Austin set up a nervous finish with his strike in the 82nd minute but it proved to be just a consolation for Chris Ramsey's side.

Nedum Onuoha clashed heads with Steven Caulker on Wednesday night . The QPR defender was making his return from a hamstring injury . Onuoha was left with a deep cut on his left cheek and had to be substituted .

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<s>[INST] Nedum Onuoha suffered a painful return to action on Wednesday night when he was forced off with a cut near his eye after clashing heads with QPR team-mate Steven Caulker. Onuoha was left with a sizable gash on his left cheek and had to be substituted during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal at Loftus Road. Shaun Wright-Phillips revealed a photograph of Onuoha's cut on KICCA and wrote: 'Wish big chief all the best and it goes back to normal.' Nedum Onuoha (left) and QPR team-mate Steven Caulker clash heads during their match against Arsenal . Olivier Giroud talks to referee Kevin Friend (left) as Onuoha and Caulker feel the force of their clash of heads . Onuoha is forced off with the cut during QPR's Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Wednesday night . QPR defender Onuoha leaves the pitch holding his cheek after the clash of heads with team-mate Caulker . Onuoha's cut was revealed by Shaun Wright-Phillips on KICCA and he wrote: 'Wish big chief all the best' Onuoha had last played for QPR almost a month ago when they lost 1-0 against Southampton on February 7, and was making his return from a hamstring injury during a bloody and bruising derby. QPR were left in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone after the 2-1 loss as goals from Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez kept Arsenal in third. Charlie Austin set up a nervous finish with his strike in the 82nd minute but it proved to be just a consolation for Chris Ramsey's side. [/INST] Nedum Onuoha clashed heads with Steven Caulker on Wednesday night . The QPR defender was making his return from a hamstring injury . Onuoha was left with a deep cut on his left cheek and had to be substituted . </s>

A beauty therapist who was clinically dead for 30 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest in bed was saved by her pet dog who howled for help. Joanna Mellor, 24, went into cardiac arrest after going to sleep next to her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27. Upon discovering she wasn't breathing, the couple's five-year-old pet Labrador, Leo, began barking. This woke Mr Rayment, who hurriedly dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics arrived. Scroll down for video . Joanna Mellor, 24, suffered a cardiac arrest in her sleep, but her five-year-old dog Leo barked until her boyfriend woke up and realised she wasn't breathing . Leo barked until Miss Mellor's boyfriend Andrew woke up. Andrew dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics came and she was rushed to hospital for life-saving treatment . In hospital, doctors said her heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment began CPR. She was able to make a full recovery after her cardiac arrest, something paramedics said is unheard of . Incredibly, doctors said Miss Mellor's heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment managed to resuscitate her. Miss Mellor, who lives with her boyfriend in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, has since been diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. This is a condition in which she has an extra electrical connection in the heart, causing it to beat abnormally fast, triggering a cardiac arrest. Miraculously, she has now made a full recovery. She said: 'I owe my life to my dog and my boyfriend. If Leo hadn't woken Andrew up I might not be here today. 'I remember going to bed and drifting off the sleep and the next I know I'm in intensive care in hospital and told I'd suffered a heart attack. 'The doctors say I was technically dead because it took Andrew 30 minutes to get my heart started. 'Andrew said he woke up with Leo barking and jumping up at my side of the bed and going mad. 'He says he could tell something was wrong with me and dialled 999 and the operator talked him through CPR. 'At first the doctors said I might be at risk of brain damage and I couldn't feel my legs and one of my hands was all limp but I've now made a full recovery.' Miss Mellor now says she 'owes her life' to her labrador Leo and her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27 . Miss Mellor's Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome had meant her heart began beating irregularly. This caused a cardiac arrest, where the electrical activity of the heart becomes so chaotic that the heart stops pumping and quivers of 'fibrillates' instead. The heart stops pumping blood around the body, causing a person to lose consciousness and potentially die within minutes. Mr Rayment said he woke up to barking on January 2nd this year. He said: 'I was half asleep when Leo woke me up. 'I heard Joanna's breathing becoming erratic and I tried to wake her and tapped each side of her face, but she was unconscious so I called 999. 'My first thought was that I didn't want to waste the paramedics' time but when I was on the phone her breathing went from in and out to every few seconds. 'I tried not to panic and to stay focused. I kept thinking that the only chance she has relies on me doing the CPR properly.' Rescue crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service dashed to the scene in under 15 minutes before rushing her to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. Paramedic Glenn Radford said: 'I've been on the job for 14 years and I've never seen anything like it. 'When people suffer cardiac arrests, quite often they are left with neurological problems. They don't usually make a 100 per cent recovery.'

Joanna Mellor went to sleep and suffered a potentially fatal cardiac arrest . Her pet Labrador, Leo, barked until her boyfriend woke up and dialled 999 . She was rushed to hospital where she was clinically dead for 30 minutes . Was able to make a miraculous recovery - and says Leo saved her life .

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<s>[INST] A beauty therapist who was clinically dead for 30 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest in bed was saved by her pet dog who howled for help. Joanna Mellor, 24, went into cardiac arrest after going to sleep next to her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27. Upon discovering she wasn't breathing, the couple's five-year-old pet Labrador, Leo, began barking. This woke Mr Rayment, who hurriedly dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics arrived. Scroll down for video . Joanna Mellor, 24, suffered a cardiac arrest in her sleep, but her five-year-old dog Leo barked until her boyfriend woke up and realised she wasn't breathing . Leo barked until Miss Mellor's boyfriend Andrew woke up. Andrew dialled 999 and performed CPR on his girlfriend until paramedics came and she was rushed to hospital for life-saving treatment . In hospital, doctors said her heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment began CPR. She was able to make a full recovery after her cardiac arrest, something paramedics said is unheard of . Incredibly, doctors said Miss Mellor's heart had stopped for 30 minutes before Mr Rayment managed to resuscitate her. Miss Mellor, who lives with her boyfriend in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, has since been diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. This is a condition in which she has an extra electrical connection in the heart, causing it to beat abnormally fast, triggering a cardiac arrest. Miraculously, she has now made a full recovery. She said: 'I owe my life to my dog and my boyfriend. If Leo hadn't woken Andrew up I might not be here today. 'I remember going to bed and drifting off the sleep and the next I know I'm in intensive care in hospital and told I'd suffered a heart attack. 'The doctors say I was technically dead because it took Andrew 30 minutes to get my heart started. 'Andrew said he woke up with Leo barking and jumping up at my side of the bed and going mad. 'He says he could tell something was wrong with me and dialled 999 and the operator talked him through CPR. 'At first the doctors said I might be at risk of brain damage and I couldn't feel my legs and one of my hands was all limp but I've now made a full recovery.' Miss Mellor now says she 'owes her life' to her labrador Leo and her boyfriend Andrew Rayment, 27 . Miss Mellor's Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome had meant her heart began beating irregularly. This caused a cardiac arrest, where the electrical activity of the heart becomes so chaotic that the heart stops pumping and quivers of 'fibrillates' instead. The heart stops pumping blood around the body, causing a person to lose consciousness and potentially die within minutes. Mr Rayment said he woke up to barking on January 2nd this year. He said: 'I was half asleep when Leo woke me up. 'I heard Joanna's breathing becoming erratic and I tried to wake her and tapped each side of her face, but she was unconscious so I called 999. 'My first thought was that I didn't want to waste the paramedics' time but when I was on the phone her breathing went from in and out to every few seconds. 'I tried not to panic and to stay focused. I kept thinking that the only chance she has relies on me doing the CPR properly.' Rescue crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service dashed to the scene in under 15 minutes before rushing her to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. Paramedic Glenn Radford said: 'I've been on the job for 14 years and I've never seen anything like it. 'When people suffer cardiac arrests, quite often they are left with neurological problems. They don't usually make a 100 per cent recovery.' [/INST] Joanna Mellor went to sleep and suffered a potentially fatal cardiac arrest . Her pet Labrador, Leo, barked until her boyfriend woke up and dialled 999 . She was rushed to hospital where she was clinically dead for 30 minutes . Was able to make a miraculous recovery - and says Leo saved her life . </s>

(CNN)Could it get any cuter than seal pup kisses? The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Interior this week shared a photo of a Weddell seal nuzzling up to what looked to be its mom in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. The expression of the mother is priceless. The photo was taken in October by USGS scientist William Link. Link, a statistician, was helping researchers tag newborn seal pups. He confirmed Friday that the adult seal was the baby's mom. It's hard to know what she was thinking when her baby nuzzled up to her in this photo, but Link said the animals flare their noses when disturbed, "so this Mom was pretty relaxed," Link told CNN Friday. "I have a great shot a few seconds later where Mom yawned hugely. She looked utterly content, to me." The agency's public affairs department had asked scientists for interesting images to post on social media. As the Instagram caption notes, the Weddell seals of Erebus Bay have been studied extensively for over 40 years. "Because of its isolation, this population is undisturbed by human activities. The Weddell seal population is healthy and stable, and thus gives a good example for studies of animal population dynamics." Link said it was a privilege to see the animals up close. "I was awed," he said. "It's incredible that animals can live and thrive in such harsh conditions. It's hard to describe the remoteness and isolation of the spot -- bitter cold, high winds, no life to be seen except for the seals, an occasional skua or an emperor penguin." After a seal pup is born, Link said its mom spends all her time close to her baby in a very small area, with hardly any interaction with other seals. "Mom doesn't even leave for a swim until the baby is nearly ready to be weaned, and even then doesn't get to eat. So while baby puts on a couple of hundred pounds, Mamma loses about twice that much," he said. For more information on the seals, visit WeddellSealScience.com.

The USGS has been studying Weddell seals in Antarctica for more than 40 years . The agency had asked scientists for interesting images to post on social media .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)Could it get any cuter than seal pup kisses? The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Interior this week shared a photo of a Weddell seal nuzzling up to what looked to be its mom in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. The expression of the mother is priceless. The photo was taken in October by USGS scientist William Link. Link, a statistician, was helping researchers tag newborn seal pups. He confirmed Friday that the adult seal was the baby's mom. It's hard to know what she was thinking when her baby nuzzled up to her in this photo, but Link said the animals flare their noses when disturbed, "so this Mom was pretty relaxed," Link told CNN Friday. "I have a great shot a few seconds later where Mom yawned hugely. She looked utterly content, to me." The agency's public affairs department had asked scientists for interesting images to post on social media. As the Instagram caption notes, the Weddell seals of Erebus Bay have been studied extensively for over 40 years. "Because of its isolation, this population is undisturbed by human activities. The Weddell seal population is healthy and stable, and thus gives a good example for studies of animal population dynamics." Link said it was a privilege to see the animals up close. "I was awed," he said. "It's incredible that animals can live and thrive in such harsh conditions. It's hard to describe the remoteness and isolation of the spot -- bitter cold, high winds, no life to be seen except for the seals, an occasional skua or an emperor penguin." After a seal pup is born, Link said its mom spends all her time close to her baby in a very small area, with hardly any interaction with other seals. "Mom doesn't even leave for a swim until the baby is nearly ready to be weaned, and even then doesn't get to eat. So while baby puts on a couple of hundred pounds, Mamma loses about twice that much," he said. For more information on the seals, visit WeddellSealScience.com. [/INST] The USGS has been studying Weddell seals in Antarctica for more than 40 years . The agency had asked scientists for interesting images to post on social media . </s>

A stripper's father has been accused of extorting nearly $3million from a businessman who paid to have a threesome with his daughter and her cousin who he said was underage. Terry Tackett, 52, allegedly demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, 61, from Detroit, Michigan, after learning about the sexual encounters he had with Jessica Tackett, 25. According to federal prosecutors Jessica met Mr Vagnozzi at a strip club in 2008, where she was working as a topless dancer to help support her family. The pair then started a relationship where he would pay for sex, court documents have revealed. Scroll down for court documents . Affair: Jessica Tackett, 25, started working at a Detroit strip club to help support her family. She met businessman Paul Vagnozzi in the summer of 2008 and they started a sexual relationship . Threats: Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, after he discovered he had a threesome with his daughter and her cousin. Tackett told Vagnozzi she was underage . That summer, according to court documents seen by The Detroit News, he paid to have a threesome with Jessica's cousin. Her father found out about the illicit encounter in October and threatened Mr  Vagnozzi - saying the girl was underage and that he would tell the police unless he was paid. Tackett also said he would get his 'mafia' friends at the Jokers Motorcycle Club to beat him up if the hush money stopped. The document filed in the United States District Court in Michigan stated he first handed Tackett $30,000. Two months later Mr Vagnozzi asked the family to confirm in writing they would not tell the police and asked them to stop demanding cash. Case: Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond but faces up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . They then sent him a letter demanding more installments of $30,000. According to the documents in one month, Mr Vagnozzi gave Terry Tackett $1.15 million in checks, . The flow of money, which stopped in 2012, funded Tackett's lavish lifestyle, including a home in Romulus, Michigan, six Harley-Davidson motorcycles, muscle cars, Jet Skis and expensive gifts for his stripper girlfriends. The indictment also mentions that Jessica and her mother, Kimberly, 53, also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman as part of the alleged extortion scheme. West Bloomfield Township police in Michigan told The Detroit News that the phony rape complaint was filed against Vagnozzi. Tackett is now facing 119 federal charges in relation to the scheme - conspiracy to obstruct justice, tax evasion, money laundering and banking crimes. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 20 years. The indictment also mentions that Jessica Tackett and her mother, Kimberly (pictured), also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman victimized in the alleged extortion scheme . Jessica Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond, but she and her mother face up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . Raymond Cassar, Mr Vagnozzi's lawyer, thanked the U.S. Attorney's Office for bringing the 'group to justice.' In a statement to the Detroit News, he said: 'My client is a good man who was the victim of a lengthy extortion plot by a group of individuals that conspired to take as much money from him as they possibly could over a lengthy period of time.' Mr Vagnozzi is not on the indictment because he is considered a victim. He has not been charged in relation to having sex with the cousin who Tackett claims is underaged. Tackett Indictment uploaded by DailyMail.com .

Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from businessman Paul Vagnozzi, 61 . He is now facing 119 federal counts in relation to the extortion scheme . Found out he was having sex with his daughter Jessica, 25 . She was working in a Detroit strip club to help support her family . Tackett threatened Mr Vagnozzi when he found about the illicit threesome . Then began receiving regular payments into his bank account . Jessica and her mother also made a phony rape claim against Vagnozzi .

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<s>[INST] A stripper's father has been accused of extorting nearly $3million from a businessman who paid to have a threesome with his daughter and her cousin who he said was underage. Terry Tackett, 52, allegedly demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, 61, from Detroit, Michigan, after learning about the sexual encounters he had with Jessica Tackett, 25. According to federal prosecutors Jessica met Mr Vagnozzi at a strip club in 2008, where she was working as a topless dancer to help support her family. The pair then started a relationship where he would pay for sex, court documents have revealed. Scroll down for court documents . Affair: Jessica Tackett, 25, started working at a Detroit strip club to help support her family. She met businessman Paul Vagnozzi in the summer of 2008 and they started a sexual relationship . Threats: Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from retired software executive Paul Vagnozzi, after he discovered he had a threesome with his daughter and her cousin. Tackett told Vagnozzi she was underage . That summer, according to court documents seen by The Detroit News, he paid to have a threesome with Jessica's cousin. Her father found out about the illicit encounter in October and threatened Mr  Vagnozzi - saying the girl was underage and that he would tell the police unless he was paid. Tackett also said he would get his 'mafia' friends at the Jokers Motorcycle Club to beat him up if the hush money stopped. The document filed in the United States District Court in Michigan stated he first handed Tackett $30,000. Two months later Mr Vagnozzi asked the family to confirm in writing they would not tell the police and asked them to stop demanding cash. Case: Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond but faces up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . They then sent him a letter demanding more installments of $30,000. According to the documents in one month, Mr Vagnozzi gave Terry Tackett $1.15 million in checks, . The flow of money, which stopped in 2012, funded Tackett's lavish lifestyle, including a home in Romulus, Michigan, six Harley-Davidson motorcycles, muscle cars, Jet Skis and expensive gifts for his stripper girlfriends. The indictment also mentions that Jessica and her mother, Kimberly, 53, also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman as part of the alleged extortion scheme. West Bloomfield Township police in Michigan told The Detroit News that the phony rape complaint was filed against Vagnozzi. Tackett is now facing 119 federal charges in relation to the scheme - conspiracy to obstruct justice, tax evasion, money laundering and banking crimes. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 20 years. The indictment also mentions that Jessica Tackett and her mother, Kimberly (pictured), also filed a phony rape complaint against the businessman victimized in the alleged extortion scheme . Jessica Tackett is free on $10,000 unsecured bond, but she and her mother face up to five years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice . Raymond Cassar, Mr Vagnozzi's lawyer, thanked the U.S. Attorney's Office for bringing the 'group to justice.' In a statement to the Detroit News, he said: 'My client is a good man who was the victim of a lengthy extortion plot by a group of individuals that conspired to take as much money from him as they possibly could over a lengthy period of time.' Mr Vagnozzi is not on the indictment because he is considered a victim. He has not been charged in relation to having sex with the cousin who Tackett claims is underaged. Tackett Indictment uploaded by DailyMail.com . [/INST] Terry Tackett, 52, demanded money from businessman Paul Vagnozzi, 61 . He is now facing 119 federal counts in relation to the extortion scheme . Found out he was having sex with his daughter Jessica, 25 . She was working in a Detroit strip club to help support her family . Tackett threatened Mr Vagnozzi when he found about the illicit threesome . Then began receiving regular payments into his bank account . Jessica and her mother also made a phony rape claim against Vagnozzi . </s>

Adorning a large section of a wall in the gym beneath Twickenham’s West Stand is a picture of the England team smiling for the cameras and showing off the Triple Crown. It was taken last year and the expressions worn by captain Chris Robshaw and his colleagues convey a genuine sense of pride. That silver shield has eluded the national team this year, following defeat in Dublin, but it is not the precious metal they covet anyway. On head coach Stuart Lancaster’s watch, the trophy cabinet has been kept stocked. In the course of three years, in addition to the Triple Crown, England have lifted the Calcutta Cup (annually), the Millennium Trophy, the Cook Cup and the Hillary Shield. The latter prize, for beating New Zealand in December, 2012, was received with special relish. Luther Burrell sets off on a run during training as England prepare to face France . But what the coaches and players really crave is a cup that conveys meaningful achievement, and at last that is within their grasp. Robshaw summed up the mood: ‘As a player you want to be picking up silverware. We've collected the odd bit here and there, but to pick up the main trophy would be great.’ The ‘main trophy’, newly commissioned, for winning the RBS 6 Nations is England’s for the taking. Success would also end a generation of under-achievement. It is staggering that the world’s wealthiest rugby country has had so little to show for so much effort and investment in the modern era. England won three of the first four RBS 6 Nations titles (2000, 2001, 2003) but since then have finished top just once in 11 seasons. So near, but so far has been the story of many English campaigns, not least under the current regime. Three times Lancaster’s men have finished runners-up, with four wins out of five. Wales (twice), and France have derailed the Sweet Chariot on its route to a Grand Slam. Everyone in the Red Rose camp has grown weary of the perennial talk about the need for ‘tangible’ reward, to use lock Geoff Parling’s apt phrase. Defeat by Ireland shattered the latest quest for a clean sweep to propel the host nation into their World Cup, but England are still in prime position in terms of the three-way title tussle. This year, four wins from five should be sufficient to clinch the trophy, which will be at Twickenham in anticipation of a coronation at about 7pm. There is a replica at Murrayfield, just in case Ireland run amok and beat Scotland with room to spare and leave England chasing a points-difference tally that proves beyond them. Meanwhile, in Rome, Wales will expect to benefit from the enforced absence of Italy captain Sergio Parisse but they would require French and Scottish resistance on an epic scale to take the title. The made-for-TV staggered schedule affords Lancaster’s side the luxury of a precise target but that could be a blessing or a curse. Being aware of the bigger picture could be a distraction for some England players, hence the coaches’ desire to burden only a select few with the main decision-making responsibilities. It will be up to Robshaw and his half-backs, Ben Youngs and George Ford, to set a patient tone once what is needed has been explained to the whole squad before their pre-match warm-up. The remarkable maturity of England No 10 Ford, at just 22, should be a telling asset on a day when the challenge is equal parts mental and physical. England's players look on in disbelief as Ireland clinch the 2014 Six Nations title by beating France . George Ford has shown a huge amount of maturity for some one who is just 22 . Philippe Saint-Andre’s France team do not boast glorious form, far from it, despite the emphatic 29-0 victory over Italy in Rome last weekend. Crucially, that game took place 24 hours after England beat Scotland and since then Les Bleus have had to fly home, patch themselves up and catch the Eurostar to London, while also dealing with the distraction of a club v country row over fly-half Camille Lopez. What the visitors will bring is physical presence. The French are massive but this English pack has dealt with all-comers in recent times, and the graduated return of Courtney Lawes and Parling in the second row should add dynamism and line-out nous to the mix. Nick Easter could have a big role to play coming off the bench for England . Courtney Lawes should add dynamism to England's back row . Behind the packs, England are more settled and threatening. Jonathan Joseph’s match-up with Gael Fickou will be intriguing, but only if the French threequarters are let off the leash. Ford can make holes in the Gallic defence but England cannot afford to be as wasteful as they were in beating Scotland. Replacements could also have a big say and England will look to the likes of Tom Youngs and Nick Easter to generate momentum, Tom Wood to provide physicality and leadership, and Richard Wigglesworth to make an impact with his astute kicking game. Whether or not Danny Cipriani and Billy Twelvetrees play a part in a points chase, time will tell. Amid the maelstrom, the primary demand from Lancaster will be for cool English heads. Robshaw should have plenty of leadership support, from Parling and a raft of club captains in the ranks: Joe Marler and Dylan Hartley, James Haskell and Ben Youngs. There may be several rookies in white, but there are also enough established players. Together, they can ensure that the plot is not lost and that the ‘main trophy’ is won.

England will know what they need to do to win the title when they kick off . The agony of missing out on the title last year will be in the memories . England are best placed to win the Six Nations title if they beat France .

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<s>[INST] Adorning a large section of a wall in the gym beneath Twickenham’s West Stand is a picture of the England team smiling for the cameras and showing off the Triple Crown. It was taken last year and the expressions worn by captain Chris Robshaw and his colleagues convey a genuine sense of pride. That silver shield has eluded the national team this year, following defeat in Dublin, but it is not the precious metal they covet anyway. On head coach Stuart Lancaster’s watch, the trophy cabinet has been kept stocked. In the course of three years, in addition to the Triple Crown, England have lifted the Calcutta Cup (annually), the Millennium Trophy, the Cook Cup and the Hillary Shield. The latter prize, for beating New Zealand in December, 2012, was received with special relish. Luther Burrell sets off on a run during training as England prepare to face France . But what the coaches and players really crave is a cup that conveys meaningful achievement, and at last that is within their grasp. Robshaw summed up the mood: ‘As a player you want to be picking up silverware. We've collected the odd bit here and there, but to pick up the main trophy would be great.’ The ‘main trophy’, newly commissioned, for winning the RBS 6 Nations is England’s for the taking. Success would also end a generation of under-achievement. It is staggering that the world’s wealthiest rugby country has had so little to show for so much effort and investment in the modern era. England won three of the first four RBS 6 Nations titles (2000, 2001, 2003) but since then have finished top just once in 11 seasons. So near, but so far has been the story of many English campaigns, not least under the current regime. Three times Lancaster’s men have finished runners-up, with four wins out of five. Wales (twice), and France have derailed the Sweet Chariot on its route to a Grand Slam. Everyone in the Red Rose camp has grown weary of the perennial talk about the need for ‘tangible’ reward, to use lock Geoff Parling’s apt phrase. Defeat by Ireland shattered the latest quest for a clean sweep to propel the host nation into their World Cup, but England are still in prime position in terms of the three-way title tussle. This year, four wins from five should be sufficient to clinch the trophy, which will be at Twickenham in anticipation of a coronation at about 7pm. There is a replica at Murrayfield, just in case Ireland run amok and beat Scotland with room to spare and leave England chasing a points-difference tally that proves beyond them. Meanwhile, in Rome, Wales will expect to benefit from the enforced absence of Italy captain Sergio Parisse but they would require French and Scottish resistance on an epic scale to take the title. The made-for-TV staggered schedule affords Lancaster’s side the luxury of a precise target but that could be a blessing or a curse. Being aware of the bigger picture could be a distraction for some England players, hence the coaches’ desire to burden only a select few with the main decision-making responsibilities. It will be up to Robshaw and his half-backs, Ben Youngs and George Ford, to set a patient tone once what is needed has been explained to the whole squad before their pre-match warm-up. The remarkable maturity of England No 10 Ford, at just 22, should be a telling asset on a day when the challenge is equal parts mental and physical. England's players look on in disbelief as Ireland clinch the 2014 Six Nations title by beating France . George Ford has shown a huge amount of maturity for some one who is just 22 . Philippe Saint-Andre’s France team do not boast glorious form, far from it, despite the emphatic 29-0 victory over Italy in Rome last weekend. Crucially, that game took place 24 hours after England beat Scotland and since then Les Bleus have had to fly home, patch themselves up and catch the Eurostar to London, while also dealing with the distraction of a club v country row over fly-half Camille Lopez. What the visitors will bring is physical presence. The French are massive but this English pack has dealt with all-comers in recent times, and the graduated return of Courtney Lawes and Parling in the second row should add dynamism and line-out nous to the mix. Nick Easter could have a big role to play coming off the bench for England . Courtney Lawes should add dynamism to England's back row . Behind the packs, England are more settled and threatening. Jonathan Joseph’s match-up with Gael Fickou will be intriguing, but only if the French threequarters are let off the leash. Ford can make holes in the Gallic defence but England cannot afford to be as wasteful as they were in beating Scotland. Replacements could also have a big say and England will look to the likes of Tom Youngs and Nick Easter to generate momentum, Tom Wood to provide physicality and leadership, and Richard Wigglesworth to make an impact with his astute kicking game. Whether or not Danny Cipriani and Billy Twelvetrees play a part in a points chase, time will tell. Amid the maelstrom, the primary demand from Lancaster will be for cool English heads. Robshaw should have plenty of leadership support, from Parling and a raft of club captains in the ranks: Joe Marler and Dylan Hartley, James Haskell and Ben Youngs. There may be several rookies in white, but there are also enough established players. Together, they can ensure that the plot is not lost and that the ‘main trophy’ is won. [/INST] England will know what they need to do to win the title when they kick off . The agony of missing out on the title last year will be in the memories . England are best placed to win the Six Nations title if they beat France . </s>

Those who would love to see the lesser spotted Laura Robson back competing on a tennis court are learning that it is a question of hope trumping expectation. Having withdrawn from the qualifying event of this week’s Miami Open, she has now removed herself from the entry list to next month’s WTA Tour event in Bogota, and the new target for her return appears to be the French Open in May. That suggests she is going to be left with at least 16 months of catching up to do when her troublesome wrist is deemed fit for full tournament play again, having not played since the Australian Open in January last year. Former British No 1 Laura Robson protects her wrist while out in London . Nobody is more frustrated about this than Robson herself, now 21 and without a world ranking. She would dearly love to be in Miami now, but instead is back practising over in Bradenton near Tampa at the IMG Academy. Perhaps encouragingly, she posted a picture of herself on Twitter doing a full, tendon-testing handstand. Robson admitted last summer that she has shed tears over this hiatus in her career, which has proved longer than feared since she played her last match in Melbourne before eventually undergoing wrist surgery. Here this week her manager, Max Eisenbud, issued a positive-sounding update while preaching patience: “I’m happy with the way it’s been going and she’s been hitting the ball great in practice,” he said. “ It’s a question of waiting until the coaches think she can play five matches in a week. It’s all about when she is ready to compete. We don’t want to put her in a situation where she can’t play a full tournament.” Among Eisenbud’s other clients include Maria Sharapova, whose intermittent struggles with her shoulder have informed his approach. “I learned a lot from the whole experience with Maria, and that’s why I feel strongly about not rushing it. Laura is still young with a lot of time ahead.” Sharapova seems to have won her battle, but there are other examples of players who show just what a tough road lies ahead for Robson - and that on the assumption that she shows a full-on appetite for hard work that has not always been evident. When she finally decided to go for surgery last April to repair a minor tendon tear she sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro, who has had operations on both wrists. She used the same specialist at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota. Ironically this has turned out to be the Argentine’s own comeback event and on Thursday evening he lost 6-4 7-6 to Vasek Pospisil. The fact that this was just his second tournament in fourteen months after an abortive return in January shows just how infernally complex wrist injuries are for tennis players. He was just delighted to be back on court: “It's not 100% free, but I felt even better than Sydney tournament in January,” he said. “ It's only two months after my second surgery and my left wrist. I feel better week by week, but it's still very early to feel 100%. “Mentally you must be strongest enough to deal with the problem and get up every morning to do your treatments and rehab and stay calm, looking forward for the future. I'm not hurried to be in the top 10 very soon. I want to play tennis. It doesn't matter how long it's take me to be in the top again.” Being absent for a long period of time with any injury brings with it problems in a tennis world that constantly evolves. An example of this is 2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva, who was out for 17 months following the 2012 Olympics due to a shoulder problem that required surgery. Robson has sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro . Del Potro made only his second tournament appearance in 14 months at the Miami Open . Since returning at the start of last year the talented Russian has not got past the third round at any event and her ranking still languishes at 153. She lost another first round here this week. So it could be hard for Robson whenever she returns, although on her side is that she does have bags of natural ability and is a superb ball striker. That much was clear when, enjoying a rare spell free from injury, she became the first British player since Jo Durie to reach the world’s top 30 in the summer of 2013 aged only 19. It might yet make more sense for her to wait until the season begins on more forgiving grass rather than arduous clay to make her return. When she does she will have a new clothes sponsor in Nike after being dropped by adidas, and will be coached by Colombian Mauricio Hadad, a former guide of Heather Watson. The 22 year-old from Guernsey plays world No 15 Angelique Kerber in the second round while Andy Murray will take on America’s Donald Young.

Laura Robson has not played since Australian Open in January 2014 . The 21-year-old troubled by wrist following surgery in March last year . Robson forced to cancel plans to return in the WTA Tour event in Bogota .

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<s>[INST] Those who would love to see the lesser spotted Laura Robson back competing on a tennis court are learning that it is a question of hope trumping expectation. Having withdrawn from the qualifying event of this week’s Miami Open, she has now removed herself from the entry list to next month’s WTA Tour event in Bogota, and the new target for her return appears to be the French Open in May. That suggests she is going to be left with at least 16 months of catching up to do when her troublesome wrist is deemed fit for full tournament play again, having not played since the Australian Open in January last year. Former British No 1 Laura Robson protects her wrist while out in London . Nobody is more frustrated about this than Robson herself, now 21 and without a world ranking. She would dearly love to be in Miami now, but instead is back practising over in Bradenton near Tampa at the IMG Academy. Perhaps encouragingly, she posted a picture of herself on Twitter doing a full, tendon-testing handstand. Robson admitted last summer that she has shed tears over this hiatus in her career, which has proved longer than feared since she played her last match in Melbourne before eventually undergoing wrist surgery. Here this week her manager, Max Eisenbud, issued a positive-sounding update while preaching patience: “I’m happy with the way it’s been going and she’s been hitting the ball great in practice,” he said. “ It’s a question of waiting until the coaches think she can play five matches in a week. It’s all about when she is ready to compete. We don’t want to put her in a situation where she can’t play a full tournament.” Among Eisenbud’s other clients include Maria Sharapova, whose intermittent struggles with her shoulder have informed his approach. “I learned a lot from the whole experience with Maria, and that’s why I feel strongly about not rushing it. Laura is still young with a lot of time ahead.” Sharapova seems to have won her battle, but there are other examples of players who show just what a tough road lies ahead for Robson - and that on the assumption that she shows a full-on appetite for hard work that has not always been evident. When she finally decided to go for surgery last April to repair a minor tendon tear she sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro, who has had operations on both wrists. She used the same specialist at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota. Ironically this has turned out to be the Argentine’s own comeback event and on Thursday evening he lost 6-4 7-6 to Vasek Pospisil. The fact that this was just his second tournament in fourteen months after an abortive return in January shows just how infernally complex wrist injuries are for tennis players. He was just delighted to be back on court: “It's not 100% free, but I felt even better than Sydney tournament in January,” he said. “ It's only two months after my second surgery and my left wrist. I feel better week by week, but it's still very early to feel 100%. “Mentally you must be strongest enough to deal with the problem and get up every morning to do your treatments and rehab and stay calm, looking forward for the future. I'm not hurried to be in the top 10 very soon. I want to play tennis. It doesn't matter how long it's take me to be in the top again.” Being absent for a long period of time with any injury brings with it problems in a tennis world that constantly evolves. An example of this is 2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva, who was out for 17 months following the 2012 Olympics due to a shoulder problem that required surgery. Robson has sought the advice of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro . Del Potro made only his second tournament appearance in 14 months at the Miami Open . Since returning at the start of last year the talented Russian has not got past the third round at any event and her ranking still languishes at 153. She lost another first round here this week. So it could be hard for Robson whenever she returns, although on her side is that she does have bags of natural ability and is a superb ball striker. That much was clear when, enjoying a rare spell free from injury, she became the first British player since Jo Durie to reach the world’s top 30 in the summer of 2013 aged only 19. It might yet make more sense for her to wait until the season begins on more forgiving grass rather than arduous clay to make her return. When she does she will have a new clothes sponsor in Nike after being dropped by adidas, and will be coached by Colombian Mauricio Hadad, a former guide of Heather Watson. The 22 year-old from Guernsey plays world No 15 Angelique Kerber in the second round while Andy Murray will take on America’s Donald Young. [/INST] Laura Robson has not played since Australian Open in January 2014 . The 21-year-old troubled by wrist following surgery in March last year . Robson forced to cancel plans to return in the WTA Tour event in Bogota . </s>

Rome (CNN)Italy's highest court Friday will consider whether to uphold the 2009 murder conviction of American Amanda Knox, according to Judge Gennaro Marasca. The high court judge will either uphold the murder convictions of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, or send the case back for another appeal, or potentially on to a different section of the court. Knox, a 27-year-old Seattle native, and Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the 2007 killing of Knox's British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox and Kercher lived together in Italy at the time of Kercher's death. Sollecito and Knox were acquitted in 2011 on appeal, and then Knox returned to the United States. However, Italy's Supreme Court overturned the acquittals in 2013, and they were convicted last year after a retrial. If a new trial is ordered, Knox and Sollecito will buy a little time before a final decision is reached. But if the court upholds the conviction, the case will be closed for good -- and what happens to Knox next is uncertain. Conventional wisdom dictates that Knox will eventually face an extradition hearing or reach a deal with the Italian Justice Ministry to serve her 28-year sentence, but that could take years. The statute of limitations is double the sentence, meaning the Italians have 57 years to bring her back to the country. Knox, however, would benefit from the United States' extradition treaty with Italy -- under which the United States will not extradite a person who has been acquitted -- and from the U.S. Constitution's protection against double jeopardy. Sollecito, on the other hand, still lives in Italy, and has a lot more to lose than Knox does, at least in the short term. He would be scooped up immediately and hauled off to prison to start a 25-year sentence. All of his options will have been exhausted and he will have no choice but to go to directly to jail. Sollecito earlier said he would be in court on Wednesday to face the judge. "I've been living this for eight years," he told the Italian crime TV program "Quarto Grado." Not appearing in court would be like hiding in the corner during a tsunami -- it will take you away anyway." Rudy Guede, from the Ivory Coast, was convicted separately in a fast-track trial and is midway through a 16-year sentence for Kercher's murder. His case was confirmed by Italy's high court in 2010. Many commentators in the U.S. have reasoned that Italy may not ask the United States for Knox's extradition because it would cause a diplomatic rift between the two nations. But there could be a greater rift if it appears that Knox gets away with murder and her Italian ex-boyfriend pays for the crime. If Sollecito is languishing in prison and Knox is sipping Frappuccino in a Seattle Starbucks, Italians will not be pleased, says Alessandro Capponi, an Italian journalist for Corriere Della Sera who has been covering the case since Kercher was killed in 2007. "It will be seen as an injustice," Capponi told CNN. "You may not see people out on the streets, but if you ask 10 people what they think, those 10 people will tell you they see it as a complete injustice that only the Italian and the African are in prison. The Italians will say that the American gets away with murder and it won't be the first time." This is not the first time Italy and the United States have butted heads on matters involving American suspects accused of crimes in Italy. In 1998, an American Marine aircraft sliced through a ski lift cable in the Dolomites, sending 20 people plummeting to their death. Even after admitting to destroying the videotape of the deadly flight, only two of the four Marines were charged and convicted. Only one served jail time -- just over four months of a six-month sentence. In 2012, Italy's highest court upheld the convictions of 23 Americans (22 CIA agents and an Air Force pilot) for the kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar, a suspeced terrorist, from a street in Milan. They were sentenced to between five and eight years in prison, but Italy has not yet asked for extradition. "Our relationship with the United States is full of these diplomatic tensions," said Capponi. "This will just be added to the list." Knox's case has been divisive from the start, and her supporters have come down hard on the Italian judicial system. Sollecito has never had the luxury of that attitude, knowing full well that he is in the hands of the system whether he likes it or not, so vocally criticizing it wouldn't be in his best interest. In fact, he has long suffered the impact of Knox's ardent campaigners who have mostly criticized Italy from the other side of the Atlantic. By almost any Italian precedent, Sollecito should not have had to be in prison during his initial trial -- but because Knox was deemed a flight risk, she had to stay in jail. Because Sollecito was her co-defendant, he did too, even though he had no ties to anyone abroad. "Knox could still beat the system, but Sollecito's game is up if the convictions are upheld," Nicola Canestrini, an Italian extradition lawyer familiar with both legal systems, told CNN. "He has no wiggle room and it could be that he serves the time for both of them, which will likely cause deep resentment here in Italy." Perhaps a little too late, Sollecito's defense team has been slowly inching away from Knox, especially since the latest conviction. Last summer, he held a press conference when his lawyers filed their appeal to the high court, in which his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno pointed out "certain anomalies" in Knox's testimony that have nothing to do with Sollecito. "We ask that the court to not extend the anomalies of Amanda's testimony to Raffaele," Bongiorno said at the time. Whether that is enough to get the high court to give Sollecito another, independent chance is yet to be seen. "I am not a crazy person. I am not a criminal. I am innocent," Sollecito told reporters last summer at the press conference. "But my name is Raffaele Sollecito, not Amanda Marie Knox." Now it is up to the judge to determine whether that makes any difference. CNN's Hada Messia contributed to this report.

Italy's highest court to consider verdict in 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher . High court says jury will take case on Friday .

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<s>[INST] Rome (CNN)Italy's highest court Friday will consider whether to uphold the 2009 murder conviction of American Amanda Knox, according to Judge Gennaro Marasca. The high court judge will either uphold the murder convictions of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, or send the case back for another appeal, or potentially on to a different section of the court. Knox, a 27-year-old Seattle native, and Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the 2007 killing of Knox's British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox and Kercher lived together in Italy at the time of Kercher's death. Sollecito and Knox were acquitted in 2011 on appeal, and then Knox returned to the United States. However, Italy's Supreme Court overturned the acquittals in 2013, and they were convicted last year after a retrial. If a new trial is ordered, Knox and Sollecito will buy a little time before a final decision is reached. But if the court upholds the conviction, the case will be closed for good -- and what happens to Knox next is uncertain. Conventional wisdom dictates that Knox will eventually face an extradition hearing or reach a deal with the Italian Justice Ministry to serve her 28-year sentence, but that could take years. The statute of limitations is double the sentence, meaning the Italians have 57 years to bring her back to the country. Knox, however, would benefit from the United States' extradition treaty with Italy -- under which the United States will not extradite a person who has been acquitted -- and from the U.S. Constitution's protection against double jeopardy. Sollecito, on the other hand, still lives in Italy, and has a lot more to lose than Knox does, at least in the short term. He would be scooped up immediately and hauled off to prison to start a 25-year sentence. All of his options will have been exhausted and he will have no choice but to go to directly to jail. Sollecito earlier said he would be in court on Wednesday to face the judge. "I've been living this for eight years," he told the Italian crime TV program "Quarto Grado." Not appearing in court would be like hiding in the corner during a tsunami -- it will take you away anyway." Rudy Guede, from the Ivory Coast, was convicted separately in a fast-track trial and is midway through a 16-year sentence for Kercher's murder. His case was confirmed by Italy's high court in 2010. Many commentators in the U.S. have reasoned that Italy may not ask the United States for Knox's extradition because it would cause a diplomatic rift between the two nations. But there could be a greater rift if it appears that Knox gets away with murder and her Italian ex-boyfriend pays for the crime. If Sollecito is languishing in prison and Knox is sipping Frappuccino in a Seattle Starbucks, Italians will not be pleased, says Alessandro Capponi, an Italian journalist for Corriere Della Sera who has been covering the case since Kercher was killed in 2007. "It will be seen as an injustice," Capponi told CNN. "You may not see people out on the streets, but if you ask 10 people what they think, those 10 people will tell you they see it as a complete injustice that only the Italian and the African are in prison. The Italians will say that the American gets away with murder and it won't be the first time." This is not the first time Italy and the United States have butted heads on matters involving American suspects accused of crimes in Italy. In 1998, an American Marine aircraft sliced through a ski lift cable in the Dolomites, sending 20 people plummeting to their death. Even after admitting to destroying the videotape of the deadly flight, only two of the four Marines were charged and convicted. Only one served jail time -- just over four months of a six-month sentence. In 2012, Italy's highest court upheld the convictions of 23 Americans (22 CIA agents and an Air Force pilot) for the kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar, a suspeced terrorist, from a street in Milan. They were sentenced to between five and eight years in prison, but Italy has not yet asked for extradition. "Our relationship with the United States is full of these diplomatic tensions," said Capponi. "This will just be added to the list." Knox's case has been divisive from the start, and her supporters have come down hard on the Italian judicial system. Sollecito has never had the luxury of that attitude, knowing full well that he is in the hands of the system whether he likes it or not, so vocally criticizing it wouldn't be in his best interest. In fact, he has long suffered the impact of Knox's ardent campaigners who have mostly criticized Italy from the other side of the Atlantic. By almost any Italian precedent, Sollecito should not have had to be in prison during his initial trial -- but because Knox was deemed a flight risk, she had to stay in jail. Because Sollecito was her co-defendant, he did too, even though he had no ties to anyone abroad. "Knox could still beat the system, but Sollecito's game is up if the convictions are upheld," Nicola Canestrini, an Italian extradition lawyer familiar with both legal systems, told CNN. "He has no wiggle room and it could be that he serves the time for both of them, which will likely cause deep resentment here in Italy." Perhaps a little too late, Sollecito's defense team has been slowly inching away from Knox, especially since the latest conviction. Last summer, he held a press conference when his lawyers filed their appeal to the high court, in which his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno pointed out "certain anomalies" in Knox's testimony that have nothing to do with Sollecito. "We ask that the court to not extend the anomalies of Amanda's testimony to Raffaele," Bongiorno said at the time. Whether that is enough to get the high court to give Sollecito another, independent chance is yet to be seen. "I am not a crazy person. I am not a criminal. I am innocent," Sollecito told reporters last summer at the press conference. "But my name is Raffaele Sollecito, not Amanda Marie Knox." Now it is up to the judge to determine whether that makes any difference. CNN's Hada Messia contributed to this report. [/INST] Italy's highest court to consider verdict in 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher . High court says jury will take case on Friday . </s>

Former New York Jets and Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson was reportedly injured in a drive by shooting early Sunday morning that killed one. The NFL player was riding in the passenger's seat during the 4am shooting in his hometown of Orlando, according to police. Johnson, 29, is in stable condition at a local hospital after being shot in the shoulder but the Jeep's driver, Dreekius Oricko Johnson, 28, was killed. Former New York Jet running back Chris Johnson, 29, was shot in the shoulder during a suspected 4am drive-by shooting in Orlando and the driver of the vehicle, Dreekius Oricko Johnson . Aftermath: Blood spatter can be seen on the sidewalk leading up from the street at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando . Bloody scene: Police in Orlando said the fatal shooting took place at just after 4am and left driver Dreekius Johnson dead . Busy: Chris Johnson, 29, was shot in the shoulder while the driver of the vehicle he was traveling in died in the drive-by . Reggie Johnson, 29, was also riding in the car and was injured in the shoulder, hand and leg. The Johnsons said that an unidentified vehicle pulled alongside them when they were stopped at a red light and opened fire at 4.09am. Police arrived at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail where the shooting took place. The relationship between the Johnsons was not provided by police. Chris Johnson was arrested in Orlando in January for second degree misdemeanor open carrying of firearms, a Glock 9 mm and an FN 5.7 mm, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Chris Johnson was arrested in Orlando in January for second degree misdemeanor open carrying of firearms (right). He posted a picture on Instagram  (left) saying he was going to a show on Saturday night . Police say the investigation into Saturday night's incident is ongoing and is being called a homicide, but no arrests have been made, according to ESPN. The running back posted a picture on Instagram in the hours before he was shot, saying that he was getting ready for a show by his friend, a rapper who was performing at LUX in downtown Orlando. Johnson is set to become a free agent on Tuesday after ending his contract with the Jets. His former team declined to pick up its option for the player after a frustrating season with below average carry and yardage totals. Police arrived at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail (above) where the shooting took place. Police say the investigation into Saturday night's incident is ongoing and is being called a homicide, but no arrests have been made .

Former New York Jet and Tennessee Titan recovering Orlando hospital . He was shot in the shoulder; driver of car Dreekius Johnson was killed . Incident occurred at intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail at 4.09am; shooting investigated as homicide . Victims said that unidentified car pulled alongside them at red light . No arrests have been made at this time .

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<s>[INST] Former New York Jets and Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson was reportedly injured in a drive by shooting early Sunday morning that killed one. The NFL player was riding in the passenger's seat during the 4am shooting in his hometown of Orlando, according to police. Johnson, 29, is in stable condition at a local hospital after being shot in the shoulder but the Jeep's driver, Dreekius Oricko Johnson, 28, was killed. Former New York Jet running back Chris Johnson, 29, was shot in the shoulder during a suspected 4am drive-by shooting in Orlando and the driver of the vehicle, Dreekius Oricko Johnson . Aftermath: Blood spatter can be seen on the sidewalk leading up from the street at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando . Bloody scene: Police in Orlando said the fatal shooting took place at just after 4am and left driver Dreekius Johnson dead . Busy: Chris Johnson, 29, was shot in the shoulder while the driver of the vehicle he was traveling in died in the drive-by . Reggie Johnson, 29, was also riding in the car and was injured in the shoulder, hand and leg. The Johnsons said that an unidentified vehicle pulled alongside them when they were stopped at a red light and opened fire at 4.09am. Police arrived at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail where the shooting took place. The relationship between the Johnsons was not provided by police. Chris Johnson was arrested in Orlando in January for second degree misdemeanor open carrying of firearms, a Glock 9 mm and an FN 5.7 mm, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Chris Johnson was arrested in Orlando in January for second degree misdemeanor open carrying of firearms (right). He posted a picture on Instagram  (left) saying he was going to a show on Saturday night . Police say the investigation into Saturday night's incident is ongoing and is being called a homicide, but no arrests have been made, according to ESPN. The running back posted a picture on Instagram in the hours before he was shot, saying that he was getting ready for a show by his friend, a rapper who was performing at LUX in downtown Orlando. Johnson is set to become a free agent on Tuesday after ending his contract with the Jets. His former team declined to pick up its option for the player after a frustrating season with below average carry and yardage totals. Police arrived at the intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail (above) where the shooting took place. Police say the investigation into Saturday night's incident is ongoing and is being called a homicide, but no arrests have been made . [/INST] Former New York Jet and Tennessee Titan recovering Orlando hospital . He was shot in the shoulder; driver of car Dreekius Johnson was killed . Incident occurred at intersection of Southland Boulevard and South Orange Blossom Trail at 4.09am; shooting investigated as homicide . Victims said that unidentified car pulled alongside them at red light . No arrests have been made at this time . </s>

Furious residents are calling for the closure of a controversial landfill site, which overflowed leaving the streets infested with rats and trees filled with rubbish. Strong winds caused rubbish from the Blaydon Quarry, in Tyne and Wear, to be strewn across the neighbouring areas. Families living in nearby Ryton, Winlaton and Greenside said their children were not able to play outdoors as the litter from the quarry was being swept up in the gales. Some added they had been forced to take cattle from the fields. Residents have called for Octagon Green Solutions to 'clean up their act' after rubbish from the landfill site was strewn across the streets, leaving trees filled with rubbish and causing an infestation of rats . People living Ryton, Winlaton and Greenside, in Tyne and Wear, picketed the site in Lead Road, Blaydon, calling for better measure to stop waste overflowing . Staging a protest outside the site's main gates, locals demanded operators Octagon Green Solutions 'clean up their act'. They also launched a petition calling for better measures to stop rubbish from overflowing. But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson said the recent issue is just the latest in a 'catalogue of problems' and demanded the site, in Lead Road, be shut down. He said: 'I am not surprised that local people have felt the need to protest about Blaydon Quarry. The operation of this site has caused no end of nuisance and disturbance over recent years. 'My office and local councillors have been in almost constant dialogue with the Environment Agency and the council in an attempt to resolve the mismanagement of the site by the operator. 'The recent outbreak of litter and highways issues are just the latest in a catalogue of problems.' But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson said the recent issue at the site is just the latest in a 'catalogue of problems' Mr Anderson called for the controversial site, which has caused 'no end of nuisance and disturbance' over the years to be shut down . Local families, armed with placards, visited the site to demand its operators to start running the site responsibly. Sharon Westgarth, 43, of Greenside, said: 'It's happened quite a few times now but this was the final straw. 'We can't drive down the street because there are carrier bags flying all over, we have problems with rodents and there are always complaints about the smell.' The mother-of-one added: 'There aren't any nets up so the rubbish gets out. Something needs to be done.' Stephen Coles, 44, said the problems have 'got worse and worse over the years.' 'On Friday the rubbish was blowing all over the place,' he said. 'We have had enough now. These people need to wake up and start running the site responsibly. 'We have been putting up with it for years now and enough is enough. We want them to clean up their act.' Bosses at the quarry were served with a notice by officers from the Environment Agency following an investigation. But Mr Anderson said stronger action was needed, adding he will be meeting officers from the Environment Agency, Gateshead Council and Northumbria Police to review what action has been taken to ensure that Octagon Green Solutions 'take seriously their responsibilities going forward' He said: 'Strong action by the authorities against the operator is now long overdue and so I have written to them requesting that the site is shut down, until effective measures are put in place to protect local communities and the environment. Stephen Coles said: 'We have been putting up with it for years now and enough is enough. We want them to clean up their act.' Octagon Green Solutions declined to comment . 'I also want the authorities to be given greater powers over landfill site operators.' Environment Agency manager Julian Carrington added: 'We have started an immediate investigation into the circumstances which allowed this litter to escape from Blaydon and Pathhead landfill sites and our findings will determine what action we take against the site operators. 'Our officers were out on site over the weekend following a significant number of reports from local residents about wind-blown litter. 'We have served a notice on Octagon Green Solutions, which operates Blaydon Quarry landfill site, requiring it to clear the litter from the areas affected. This clean-up has begun and will continue until the litter is removed. 'We have told both sites to install and better position additional litter fencing and will be monitoring these actions closely.' Octagon Green Solutions declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.

High winds swept rubbish from overflowing Blaydon Quarry across region . Residents said cattle had to be taken in and children couldn't play outside . Urged Octagon Green Solutions, who operate site, to clean up their act . But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson demanded the quarry be shut down .

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<s>[INST] Furious residents are calling for the closure of a controversial landfill site, which overflowed leaving the streets infested with rats and trees filled with rubbish. Strong winds caused rubbish from the Blaydon Quarry, in Tyne and Wear, to be strewn across the neighbouring areas. Families living in nearby Ryton, Winlaton and Greenside said their children were not able to play outdoors as the litter from the quarry was being swept up in the gales. Some added they had been forced to take cattle from the fields. Residents have called for Octagon Green Solutions to 'clean up their act' after rubbish from the landfill site was strewn across the streets, leaving trees filled with rubbish and causing an infestation of rats . People living Ryton, Winlaton and Greenside, in Tyne and Wear, picketed the site in Lead Road, Blaydon, calling for better measure to stop waste overflowing . Staging a protest outside the site's main gates, locals demanded operators Octagon Green Solutions 'clean up their act'. They also launched a petition calling for better measures to stop rubbish from overflowing. But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson said the recent issue is just the latest in a 'catalogue of problems' and demanded the site, in Lead Road, be shut down. He said: 'I am not surprised that local people have felt the need to protest about Blaydon Quarry. The operation of this site has caused no end of nuisance and disturbance over recent years. 'My office and local councillors have been in almost constant dialogue with the Environment Agency and the council in an attempt to resolve the mismanagement of the site by the operator. 'The recent outbreak of litter and highways issues are just the latest in a catalogue of problems.' But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson said the recent issue at the site is just the latest in a 'catalogue of problems' Mr Anderson called for the controversial site, which has caused 'no end of nuisance and disturbance' over the years to be shut down . Local families, armed with placards, visited the site to demand its operators to start running the site responsibly. Sharon Westgarth, 43, of Greenside, said: 'It's happened quite a few times now but this was the final straw. 'We can't drive down the street because there are carrier bags flying all over, we have problems with rodents and there are always complaints about the smell.' The mother-of-one added: 'There aren't any nets up so the rubbish gets out. Something needs to be done.' Stephen Coles, 44, said the problems have 'got worse and worse over the years.' 'On Friday the rubbish was blowing all over the place,' he said. 'We have had enough now. These people need to wake up and start running the site responsibly. 'We have been putting up with it for years now and enough is enough. We want them to clean up their act.' Bosses at the quarry were served with a notice by officers from the Environment Agency following an investigation. But Mr Anderson said stronger action was needed, adding he will be meeting officers from the Environment Agency, Gateshead Council and Northumbria Police to review what action has been taken to ensure that Octagon Green Solutions 'take seriously their responsibilities going forward' He said: 'Strong action by the authorities against the operator is now long overdue and so I have written to them requesting that the site is shut down, until effective measures are put in place to protect local communities and the environment. Stephen Coles said: 'We have been putting up with it for years now and enough is enough. We want them to clean up their act.' Octagon Green Solutions declined to comment . 'I also want the authorities to be given greater powers over landfill site operators.' Environment Agency manager Julian Carrington added: 'We have started an immediate investigation into the circumstances which allowed this litter to escape from Blaydon and Pathhead landfill sites and our findings will determine what action we take against the site operators. 'Our officers were out on site over the weekend following a significant number of reports from local residents about wind-blown litter. 'We have served a notice on Octagon Green Solutions, which operates Blaydon Quarry landfill site, requiring it to clear the litter from the areas affected. This clean-up has begun and will continue until the litter is removed. 'We have told both sites to install and better position additional litter fencing and will be monitoring these actions closely.' Octagon Green Solutions declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. [/INST] High winds swept rubbish from overflowing Blaydon Quarry across region . Residents said cattle had to be taken in and children couldn't play outside . Urged Octagon Green Solutions, who operate site, to clean up their act . But Blaydon MP Dave Anderson demanded the quarry be shut down . </s>

Forget being a supermodel as a career choice - young Chinese women are now dreaming that when they grow up they will get the chance to be an e-sport hostess. A recent report on 163.com, one of China's most-read websites, suggested that such hostesses, who are hired by gaming platforms to commentate on online video games and host live events in scanty clothing, are among the best-paid people in the country. Han Yiying, China’s top-paid e-sport hostess, was paid around ¥17 million (£1.8 million) to join a gaming company at the end of 2014. Xiao Xue (pictured) is an e-sport hostess and is recently featured by 163.com, one of China's largest websites . According to Xiao Xue, the income for hostesses vary considerably . Part of her job is to interact with live gamers over the Internet . Han's income almost caught up with Liu Xiang, a hugely popular Olympic gold medalist from China. Wages for e-sport hostesses increased more than 10 times in 2014 alone, according to the report. E-sport, short for Electronic Sports, is the name for organised multi-player video game competitions in which mostly male players pay to take part. Video game competitions associated with electronic sports involve real-time strategy, fighting and first-person shooter contests. Han Yiying (right) and Ruo Feng, two of the most influential e-sport hostesses in China . Han (left) was paid £1.8 million to join an online gaming platform last year . Originally from Sichuan, Han is also a professional online gamer and has participated in international competitions such as World Cyber Games . Many Chinese men take part in the events for a chance to ogle and communicate with beautiful women . There are cash prizes to competitors, but the real attraction for many Chinese men taking part in the events is the opportunity to ogle and communicate with beautiful women like Han Yiying, who is dubbed ‘Queen of e-sport’. Ms Han’s daily job includes dressing in a sexy outfit and chatting to the male competitors in the contests either through the internet or in person when there are live events. Han is also a professional gamer who has participated in a variety of international gaming competitions, including World Cyber Games. Bella is another super popular e-sport hostess in China . There are around 20 well-paid e-sport hostess in China, including Taiwan-born Xie Yitong (right) These hostesses wear sexy clothing in order to attract the mainly male players who participate in the e-sports . Han is one of a growing number of professional and highly paid e-sport hostesses, with at least 20 reported to be earning similar money. However, most of the hostesses are still on salaries considerably lower. 163.com reported that some of the new hostesses could only afford to eat one cup noodle per day, but they entered the industry out of passion. Hosting e-sport is becoming a dream job for some young Chinese girls . Beginners such as Xiaoxue are lowly paid and can only afford eating instant noodles . Xiao Xue communicates with gamers via smartphone apps . E-sport hostess usually have jack-packed schedules and work well past midnight . Some celebrity hostesses have a massive following, predominately male . E-sport hostesses also need to have advanced gaming skills in order to do live commentating .

A gaming platform shelled out £1.8 million to sign hostess Han Yiying . Ms Han is the top-paid e-sport hostess in China . Her duties include chatting with gamers online and hosting live events . Young Chinese women are desperate to join the industry . Wages increased more than 10 times last year for hostesses, report says .

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<s>[INST] Forget being a supermodel as a career choice - young Chinese women are now dreaming that when they grow up they will get the chance to be an e-sport hostess. A recent report on 163.com, one of China's most-read websites, suggested that such hostesses, who are hired by gaming platforms to commentate on online video games and host live events in scanty clothing, are among the best-paid people in the country. Han Yiying, China’s top-paid e-sport hostess, was paid around ¥17 million (£1.8 million) to join a gaming company at the end of 2014. Xiao Xue (pictured) is an e-sport hostess and is recently featured by 163.com, one of China's largest websites . According to Xiao Xue, the income for hostesses vary considerably . Part of her job is to interact with live gamers over the Internet . Han's income almost caught up with Liu Xiang, a hugely popular Olympic gold medalist from China. Wages for e-sport hostesses increased more than 10 times in 2014 alone, according to the report. E-sport, short for Electronic Sports, is the name for organised multi-player video game competitions in which mostly male players pay to take part. Video game competitions associated with electronic sports involve real-time strategy, fighting and first-person shooter contests. Han Yiying (right) and Ruo Feng, two of the most influential e-sport hostesses in China . Han (left) was paid £1.8 million to join an online gaming platform last year . Originally from Sichuan, Han is also a professional online gamer and has participated in international competitions such as World Cyber Games . Many Chinese men take part in the events for a chance to ogle and communicate with beautiful women . There are cash prizes to competitors, but the real attraction for many Chinese men taking part in the events is the opportunity to ogle and communicate with beautiful women like Han Yiying, who is dubbed ‘Queen of e-sport’. Ms Han’s daily job includes dressing in a sexy outfit and chatting to the male competitors in the contests either through the internet or in person when there are live events. Han is also a professional gamer who has participated in a variety of international gaming competitions, including World Cyber Games. Bella is another super popular e-sport hostess in China . There are around 20 well-paid e-sport hostess in China, including Taiwan-born Xie Yitong (right) These hostesses wear sexy clothing in order to attract the mainly male players who participate in the e-sports . Han is one of a growing number of professional and highly paid e-sport hostesses, with at least 20 reported to be earning similar money. However, most of the hostesses are still on salaries considerably lower. 163.com reported that some of the new hostesses could only afford to eat one cup noodle per day, but they entered the industry out of passion. Hosting e-sport is becoming a dream job for some young Chinese girls . Beginners such as Xiaoxue are lowly paid and can only afford eating instant noodles . Xiao Xue communicates with gamers via smartphone apps . E-sport hostess usually have jack-packed schedules and work well past midnight . Some celebrity hostesses have a massive following, predominately male . E-sport hostesses also need to have advanced gaming skills in order to do live commentating . [/INST] A gaming platform shelled out £1.8 million to sign hostess Han Yiying . Ms Han is the top-paid e-sport hostess in China . Her duties include chatting with gamers online and hosting live events . Young Chinese women are desperate to join the industry . Wages increased more than 10 times last year for hostesses, report says . </s>

Manchester City have signed teenage Watford forward Jadon Sancho in a £500,000 deal. The Championship club agreed terms on Friday and the 14-year-old will link up with City's academy. Sancho, an England Under 15 international, already has a sponsorship deal with Nike and is tipped to make a top flight career. Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City have recruited youngster Jadon Sancho from Watford . Sergio Aguero (right) pictured in action in City's last Premier League game, a 2-0 win over Leicester City . James Milner (right) scored the second goal for City in the 88th minute of the game against Leicester . City will pay an initial £66,000 with the fee increasing on appearances and Watford have also secured a 10percent sell-on. Liverpool had also shown an interest in the youngster. City's next game in the Premier League is against Burnley at Turf Moor on March 14.

Jadon Sancho has signed for Manchester City for an initial £66,000 . But the fee to Watford can rise up to £500,000 depending on appearances . Watford also secured a 10% sell-on fee for the England Under 15 player .

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<s>[INST] Manchester City have signed teenage Watford forward Jadon Sancho in a £500,000 deal. The Championship club agreed terms on Friday and the 14-year-old will link up with City's academy. Sancho, an England Under 15 international, already has a sponsorship deal with Nike and is tipped to make a top flight career. Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City have recruited youngster Jadon Sancho from Watford . Sergio Aguero (right) pictured in action in City's last Premier League game, a 2-0 win over Leicester City . James Milner (right) scored the second goal for City in the 88th minute of the game against Leicester . City will pay an initial £66,000 with the fee increasing on appearances and Watford have also secured a 10percent sell-on. Liverpool had also shown an interest in the youngster. City's next game in the Premier League is against Burnley at Turf Moor on March 14. [/INST] Jadon Sancho has signed for Manchester City for an initial £66,000 . But the fee to Watford can rise up to £500,000 depending on appearances . Watford also secured a 10% sell-on fee for the England Under 15 player . </s>

Several of Manchester United's under-fire squad put their troubled season behind them as they enjoyed a day out at Cheltenham on Wednesday. As the Festival marked Ladies' Day, Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Jonny Evans, Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Rafael were in good spirits as they watched the action unfold from the grandstand. United's defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup on Monday night ensured Louis van Gaal's side will end the campaign without a trophy and they also face a fight to finish in the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League. Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Jonny Evans, Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Rafael enjoy Ladies' Day at the Cheltenham Festival . Rafael looks as though he made a winning bet as he cheers watching the RSA Chase on day two which was won by Don Poli . After scoring for the Under 21 side on Tuesday, Rafael's luck looked to be in again as he celebrated with his team-mates . Jones points something out to his team-mate Rafael during the opening race on the second day of the renowned Festival . Carrick and Young check out the horses during the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle which was won by Windsor Park . Blind and Young started in the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal on Monday in which ex-United forward Danny Welbeck scored the winner after Wayne Rooney had cancelled out Nacho Monreal's opener. Carrick and Jones were introduced from the bench but could not prevent the Gunners leaving Manchester with a place in the semi-finals. Evans missed outas he served the first of his six-match ban for spitting at Newcastle striker Pappis Cisse. Rafael, meanwhile, who's future at the club is uncertain, starred for the Under 21 side on Tuesday with a stunning strike in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham. The opening race on the second day at Cheltenham was won by Windsor Park before Don Poli triumphed in the RSA Chase. Carrick takes a photograph of the action just two days after United crashed out of the FA Cup after a defeat by Arsenal . Carrick and Young were focussed on their phones as they dressed to impressed for the annual horse racing event . Rafael (right) was fresh from scoring a brilliant goal for the Under 21 side against Tottenham on Tuesday night . Carrick focuses on the action through his phone as the race unfolds in front of the United players at Cheltenham .

Several of Manchester United's first-team squad enjoyed a day out at the Cheltenham Festival . Daley Blind, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young were among the players who attended Ladies' Day . United crashed out of the FA Cup after a defeat by Arsenal on Monday night at Old Trafford . Rafael starred for the Under 21 side on Tuesday before attending the races with his team-mates . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .

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<s>[INST] Several of Manchester United's under-fire squad put their troubled season behind them as they enjoyed a day out at Cheltenham on Wednesday. As the Festival marked Ladies' Day, Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Jonny Evans, Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Rafael were in good spirits as they watched the action unfold from the grandstand. United's defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup on Monday night ensured Louis van Gaal's side will end the campaign without a trophy and they also face a fight to finish in the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League. Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Jonny Evans, Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Rafael enjoy Ladies' Day at the Cheltenham Festival . Rafael looks as though he made a winning bet as he cheers watching the RSA Chase on day two which was won by Don Poli . After scoring for the Under 21 side on Tuesday, Rafael's luck looked to be in again as he celebrated with his team-mates . Jones points something out to his team-mate Rafael during the opening race on the second day of the renowned Festival . Carrick and Young check out the horses during the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle which was won by Windsor Park . Blind and Young started in the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal on Monday in which ex-United forward Danny Welbeck scored the winner after Wayne Rooney had cancelled out Nacho Monreal's opener. Carrick and Jones were introduced from the bench but could not prevent the Gunners leaving Manchester with a place in the semi-finals. Evans missed outas he served the first of his six-match ban for spitting at Newcastle striker Pappis Cisse. Rafael, meanwhile, who's future at the club is uncertain, starred for the Under 21 side on Tuesday with a stunning strike in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham. The opening race on the second day at Cheltenham was won by Windsor Park before Don Poli triumphed in the RSA Chase. Carrick takes a photograph of the action just two days after United crashed out of the FA Cup after a defeat by Arsenal . Carrick and Young were focussed on their phones as they dressed to impressed for the annual horse racing event . Rafael (right) was fresh from scoring a brilliant goal for the Under 21 side against Tottenham on Tuesday night . Carrick focuses on the action through his phone as the race unfolds in front of the United players at Cheltenham . [/INST] Several of Manchester United's first-team squad enjoyed a day out at the Cheltenham Festival . Daley Blind, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young were among the players who attended Ladies' Day . United crashed out of the FA Cup after a defeat by Arsenal on Monday night at Old Trafford . Rafael starred for the Under 21 side on Tuesday before attending the races with his team-mates . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . </s>

Roy Hodgson should place his trust in Harry Kane and start the in-form Tottenham striker in England's upcoming fixtures, according to Alan Shearer. Kane has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season, including a hat-trick against Leicester City on Saturday, and was handed his first call-up to the senior squad for the games against Lithuania and Italy. And Shearer believes the 21-year-old has done enough to merit a start for the Three Lions, despite competing up front with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge. Harry Kane took home the match ball after scoring three goals against Leicester City on Saturday . Alan Shearer says the uncapped striker should start for England in their upcoming games . Kane strokes home a penalty as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at White Hart Lane in the Premier League . The former England striker said on Match of the Day: 'Well considering he didn't start playing regular Premier league football until November he is now top scorer in the league with 19 goals. I think Roy Hodgson should start him. Yes, he's in the squad but start him in the team. 'He's (Hodgson's) watched him enough times this season, he knows what he is all about an he is on fire. 'The form he is in, I think get him in there and he will score goals. He will be a great foil for Rooney and I am a big fan of his. 'I like his attitude and the way he scores all sorts of goals. I couldn't believe we aren't going to show his goals (during the analysis) but the editor said "he only scored a tap-in, a deflection and a penalty". I said "is that all?". If it was that easy Soldado would have been doing it. 'I am a huge fan of his and would without doubt get him in the England team.' The 21-year-old striker now has 29 goals in all competitions this season for Spurs . Kane sat down with Sportsmail's Martin Samuel recently to speak about his England call-up .

Harry Kane scored hat-trick against Leicester City in 3-0 win on Saturday . 21-year-old striker now has 29 goals in all competitions this season . Alan Shearer says Roy Hodgson should start Kane for England .

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<s>[INST] Roy Hodgson should place his trust in Harry Kane and start the in-form Tottenham striker in England's upcoming fixtures, according to Alan Shearer. Kane has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season, including a hat-trick against Leicester City on Saturday, and was handed his first call-up to the senior squad for the games against Lithuania and Italy. And Shearer believes the 21-year-old has done enough to merit a start for the Three Lions, despite competing up front with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge. Harry Kane took home the match ball after scoring three goals against Leicester City on Saturday . Alan Shearer says the uncapped striker should start for England in their upcoming games . Kane strokes home a penalty as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at White Hart Lane in the Premier League . The former England striker said on Match of the Day: 'Well considering he didn't start playing regular Premier league football until November he is now top scorer in the league with 19 goals. I think Roy Hodgson should start him. Yes, he's in the squad but start him in the team. 'He's (Hodgson's) watched him enough times this season, he knows what he is all about an he is on fire. 'The form he is in, I think get him in there and he will score goals. He will be a great foil for Rooney and I am a big fan of his. 'I like his attitude and the way he scores all sorts of goals. I couldn't believe we aren't going to show his goals (during the analysis) but the editor said "he only scored a tap-in, a deflection and a penalty". I said "is that all?". If it was that easy Soldado would have been doing it. 'I am a huge fan of his and would without doubt get him in the England team.' The 21-year-old striker now has 29 goals in all competitions this season for Spurs . Kane sat down with Sportsmail's Martin Samuel recently to speak about his England call-up . [/INST] Harry Kane scored hat-trick against Leicester City in 3-0 win on Saturday . 21-year-old striker now has 29 goals in all competitions this season . Alan Shearer says Roy Hodgson should start Kane for England . </s>

Manuel Pellegrini believes that Manchester City’s season will not have been ‘a disaster’ even the Premier League champions fail to overhaul Chelsea in the title race. The City boss is under fire after seeing his team crash out of Europe to Barcelona for the second season in a row on Wednesday night. They must beat West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad this lunchtime (sat) to keep the pressure on Jose Mourinho’s side, who are six points clear with a game in hand, and stay clear of the chasing pack. Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that their season has not been a disaster . Pellegrini stands behind Barcelona boss Luis Enrique during their Champions League defeat on Wednesday . Ivan Rakitic (second left) scored the only goal of the game past Joe Hart as Barcelona won 1-0 . But Pellegrini said: ‘Second position in the whole year I don’t think is a disaster. We are not in eighth, ninth or 10th. Only Chelsea has done better than our team. ‘As I said to the players, we are still in this competition. We have nine games left and me must try to play well and do what we must for this team, which is to stay in second positon. 'And – I repeat – never give up, because in football anything can happen, so we will fight to retain the title to the end.’ Yaya Toure (left) has not recovered in time to face West Brom on Saturday after going off against Barcelona . City’s players were criticised for their lack of effort in last weekend’s defeat at Burnley but Pellegrini insisted that the buck stops with him. He added: ‘It will be my responsibility because I always choose the starting XI, I choose the squad and I choose the way we like to play.’ Asked if he still enjoyed the job, he replied: ‘Of course. Every day I enjoy it. If you cannot enjoy playing in the Champions League against Barcelona, fighting for title in the Premier League, being with this team, being in best league in world, you should go and see a doctor.’

Manuel Pellegrini accepts Manchester City could end season trophyless . Knocked out of Champions League in last-16 by Barcelona . Eight points behind Chelsea in Premier League with nine games left .

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<s>[INST] Manuel Pellegrini believes that Manchester City’s season will not have been ‘a disaster’ even the Premier League champions fail to overhaul Chelsea in the title race. The City boss is under fire after seeing his team crash out of Europe to Barcelona for the second season in a row on Wednesday night. They must beat West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad this lunchtime (sat) to keep the pressure on Jose Mourinho’s side, who are six points clear with a game in hand, and stay clear of the chasing pack. Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that their season has not been a disaster . Pellegrini stands behind Barcelona boss Luis Enrique during their Champions League defeat on Wednesday . Ivan Rakitic (second left) scored the only goal of the game past Joe Hart as Barcelona won 1-0 . But Pellegrini said: ‘Second position in the whole year I don’t think is a disaster. We are not in eighth, ninth or 10th. Only Chelsea has done better than our team. ‘As I said to the players, we are still in this competition. We have nine games left and me must try to play well and do what we must for this team, which is to stay in second positon. 'And – I repeat – never give up, because in football anything can happen, so we will fight to retain the title to the end.’ Yaya Toure (left) has not recovered in time to face West Brom on Saturday after going off against Barcelona . City’s players were criticised for their lack of effort in last weekend’s defeat at Burnley but Pellegrini insisted that the buck stops with him. He added: ‘It will be my responsibility because I always choose the starting XI, I choose the squad and I choose the way we like to play.’ Asked if he still enjoyed the job, he replied: ‘Of course. Every day I enjoy it. If you cannot enjoy playing in the Champions League against Barcelona, fighting for title in the Premier League, being with this team, being in best league in world, you should go and see a doctor.’ [/INST] Manuel Pellegrini accepts Manchester City could end season trophyless . Knocked out of Champions League in last-16 by Barcelona . Eight points behind Chelsea in Premier League with nine games left . </s>

These dramatic photographs show a huge fire breaking out last night in the bell tower of a Russian monastery dating from the 16th century. The blaze at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow broke out late yesterday in wooden scaffolding surrounding the tower as it undergoes restoration. The emergencies ministry for Moscow said the tower itself did not suffer significant damage and the fire's spread had been halted around midnight. Scroll down for video . Fire: The blaze at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow broke out in wooden scaffolding surrounding the tower as it undergoes restoration . Blaze: The emergencies ministry for Moscow said the tower itself did not suffer significant damage and the fire's spread had been halted . Stunned: Dramatic photographs showed shocked orthodox nuns watching firefighters extinguishing the blaze last night . Emergency: The octagonal tower, which is more than 200ft tall, is on the site of one of the Russian capital's top visitor attractions . Noted for its buildings and cemetery: The convent - which was founded in the 1520s - sits above an oxbow turn in the Moscow River . One vivid image showed shocked orthodox nuns watching firefighters extinguishing the blaze last night. The octagonal tower, which is more than 200ft tall and dates from the late 1600s, is on the site of one of the Russian capital's top visitor attractions. The convent - which was founded in the 1520s - sits above an oxbow turn in the Moscow River, and is noted both for its buildings and its cemetery. Many of Russia's most celebrated figures are buried there, including Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin. Also among those buried there is playwright Anton Chekhov, and composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev. Cemetery of celebrities: Many of Russia's most celebrated figures are buried there, including Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Boris Yeltsin . Tower: Built in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, the convent was part of a series of monasteries integrated into the city’s defence system . Top attraction: The convent was closed in 1922 and became the Museum of Women’s Emancipation before reopening as another museum . How it normally looks: A nunnery was reintroduced there two decades ago in 1994, and it was given Unesco World Heritage status in 2004 . Buried in cemetery: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (left), Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin (centre), and playwright Anton Chekhov (right) The convent, built in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, was part of a series of monasteries that were integrated into the city’s defence system. It contains what Unesco states is an ‘important collection of paintings and artefacts’, and was used by women of the Tsar’s family and the aristocracy. The convent was closed in 1922 and became the Museum of Women’s Emancipation, before later being reopened as an historical and art museum. A nunnery was reintroduced there two decades ago in 1994, and it was given Unesco World Heritage status ten years later in 2004.

Blaze at Novodevichy Convent broke out in wooden scaffolding surrounding tower as it undergoes restoration . Emergencies ministry for Moscow said tower did not suffer significant damage and fire's spread was halted . 200ft octagonal tower, which dates from the late 1600s, is on site of one of Moscow's top visitor attractions . Convent founded in 1520s, sits above oxbow turn in Moscow River, and is noted for buildings and cemetery . Among those buried in cemetery are Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and composer Dmitri Shostakovich .

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<s>[INST] These dramatic photographs show a huge fire breaking out last night in the bell tower of a Russian monastery dating from the 16th century. The blaze at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow broke out late yesterday in wooden scaffolding surrounding the tower as it undergoes restoration. The emergencies ministry for Moscow said the tower itself did not suffer significant damage and the fire's spread had been halted around midnight. Scroll down for video . Fire: The blaze at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow broke out in wooden scaffolding surrounding the tower as it undergoes restoration . Blaze: The emergencies ministry for Moscow said the tower itself did not suffer significant damage and the fire's spread had been halted . Stunned: Dramatic photographs showed shocked orthodox nuns watching firefighters extinguishing the blaze last night . Emergency: The octagonal tower, which is more than 200ft tall, is on the site of one of the Russian capital's top visitor attractions . Noted for its buildings and cemetery: The convent - which was founded in the 1520s - sits above an oxbow turn in the Moscow River . One vivid image showed shocked orthodox nuns watching firefighters extinguishing the blaze last night. The octagonal tower, which is more than 200ft tall and dates from the late 1600s, is on the site of one of the Russian capital's top visitor attractions. The convent - which was founded in the 1520s - sits above an oxbow turn in the Moscow River, and is noted both for its buildings and its cemetery. Many of Russia's most celebrated figures are buried there, including Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin. Also among those buried there is playwright Anton Chekhov, and composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev. Cemetery of celebrities: Many of Russia's most celebrated figures are buried there, including Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Boris Yeltsin . Tower: Built in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, the convent was part of a series of monasteries integrated into the city’s defence system . Top attraction: The convent was closed in 1922 and became the Museum of Women’s Emancipation before reopening as another museum . How it normally looks: A nunnery was reintroduced there two decades ago in 1994, and it was given Unesco World Heritage status in 2004 . Buried in cemetery: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (left), Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin (centre), and playwright Anton Chekhov (right) The convent, built in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, was part of a series of monasteries that were integrated into the city’s defence system. It contains what Unesco states is an ‘important collection of paintings and artefacts’, and was used by women of the Tsar’s family and the aristocracy. The convent was closed in 1922 and became the Museum of Women’s Emancipation, before later being reopened as an historical and art museum. A nunnery was reintroduced there two decades ago in 1994, and it was given Unesco World Heritage status ten years later in 2004. [/INST] Blaze at Novodevichy Convent broke out in wooden scaffolding surrounding tower as it undergoes restoration . Emergencies ministry for Moscow said tower did not suffer significant damage and fire's spread was halted . 200ft octagonal tower, which dates from the late 1600s, is on site of one of Moscow's top visitor attractions . Convent founded in 1520s, sits above oxbow turn in Moscow River, and is noted for buildings and cemetery . Among those buried in cemetery are Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and composer Dmitri Shostakovich . </s>

A Norwegian man could be imprisoned for cutting off his own beard and gluing it to another man's head to create a toupee. He claims the recipient of the home-made hairpiece - who had a restraining order against him - wanted it because he was bald, according to the prosecutor in the case. The man in his 40s is also being tried for a string of other petty crimes including burglary and theft following the alleged attack which took place in Hordaland county on Norway's west coast on Friday. Bad hair day: A Norwegian man in his 40s could be imprisoned for cutting off his own beard and gluing to another man's head (file photo) Harald Bilberg told the Bergens Tidende newspaper: 'He was bald, so the accused claims that they had agreed to create a toupee for the aggrieved party. 'These incidents happened a long way out in the police district, and we therefore believe it is important that those who live there are protected.' 'We are not talking about serious crimes, but it's more of a nuisance. I must admit that I have never encountered such a case in my career.' The man who has already been convicted of seven crimes and fined 13 times was in breach of a restraining order imposed to protect the recipient of the toupee. Hordaland country's remoteness on Norway's west coast makes it very difficult for the police to access quickly during an emergency. Mr Bilberg said the frequency of the man's offences should be judged accordingly so he does not go on to commit new crimes. Repeat offender: The man accused of the alleged attack on Friday has already been convicted of seven crimes and fine seven different times, according to the case's prosecutor (file photo)

The culprit claimed the victim requested the hairpiece because he was bald . Prosecutor says he was breaching restraining order by going near victim . Accused has already been convicted of seven crimes and fined 13 times . Incident occurred in the remote Hordaland county on Norway's west coast .

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<s>[INST] A Norwegian man could be imprisoned for cutting off his own beard and gluing it to another man's head to create a toupee. He claims the recipient of the home-made hairpiece - who had a restraining order against him - wanted it because he was bald, according to the prosecutor in the case. The man in his 40s is also being tried for a string of other petty crimes including burglary and theft following the alleged attack which took place in Hordaland county on Norway's west coast on Friday. Bad hair day: A Norwegian man in his 40s could be imprisoned for cutting off his own beard and gluing to another man's head (file photo) Harald Bilberg told the Bergens Tidende newspaper: 'He was bald, so the accused claims that they had agreed to create a toupee for the aggrieved party. 'These incidents happened a long way out in the police district, and we therefore believe it is important that those who live there are protected.' 'We are not talking about serious crimes, but it's more of a nuisance. I must admit that I have never encountered such a case in my career.' The man who has already been convicted of seven crimes and fined 13 times was in breach of a restraining order imposed to protect the recipient of the toupee. Hordaland country's remoteness on Norway's west coast makes it very difficult for the police to access quickly during an emergency. Mr Bilberg said the frequency of the man's offences should be judged accordingly so he does not go on to commit new crimes. Repeat offender: The man accused of the alleged attack on Friday has already been convicted of seven crimes and fine seven different times, according to the case's prosecutor (file photo) [/INST] The culprit claimed the victim requested the hairpiece because he was bald . Prosecutor says he was breaching restraining order by going near victim . Accused has already been convicted of seven crimes and fined 13 times . Incident occurred in the remote Hordaland county on Norway's west coast . </s>

Multi-millionaire hedge fund boss Martin Taylor who handed £600,000 to the Labour party . A multi-millionaire hedge fund boss who handed £600,000 to the Labour party, also stands to cash in from the privatisation of NHS services. Martin Taylor was unveiled last week as the generous benefactor who has become the party’s fourth largest donor over the past three years. Ed Miliband, who has had at least one private meeting with him, has attacked the Conservatives for being ‘the party of Mayfair hedge funds’, the exclusive part of London where Mr Taylor’s firm is based. And yesterday it emerged that Mr Taylor’s company, Nevsky Capital, advises a fund with a £10million stake in United Health, an American private healthcare giant which has run NHS-funded GP surgeries and is bidding for health service contracts. Tory MPs accused Mr Miliband of being a ‘hypocrite’ for taking his money after Labour have hit out at NHS ‘privatisation’ under the Coalition and claimed they would prevent it if they win office. United Health UK, its arm in this country, has run a number of GP surgeries over the past few years. But the firm was fined tens of millions of dollars in the USA for allegations it over-charged patients. It is also bidding for other NHS work including a controversial £1.2billion contract for cancer and end-of-life care in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, described as the health service’s biggest ever privatisation. The deal - for which a number of other private companies including Richard Branson’s Virgin Care Ltd are also bidding - has been opposed by Labour’s Andy Burnham who said all private contracts should be halted until after the General Election. The Nevsky Fund, managed by Mr Taylor’s firm, is based in the Cayman Islands, a secretive tax haven where investors can protect their identities and can avoid paying tax on the hedge fund’s profits. There is no suggestion Mr Taylor - who has said he is domiciled in the UK - or his investors have avoided tax. Tory MPs have accused Ed Miliband of being a ‘hypocrite’ for taking money from hedge fund boss Martin Taylor . Mr Taylor told the Sunday Times it might seem ‘a bit odd’ for a hedge fund manager to support Labour but he believed that ‘everyone should contribute to society and that those who are lucky enough to earn a lot should contribute more.’ Last week Labour faced allegations it had tried to cover up his identity, after it emerged a newspaper had first asked about his identity several months ago. He has given £591,800 since 2012. Parties are required to identify all donors who have given more than £7,500, but because only the person’s name is given it can be difficult to identify those with common names such as Mr Taylor. The party issued a statement from him last week, saying: ‘There is no mystery. This ‘Martin Taylor is me’. I am a born and bred Londoner, who also happens to be a hedge fund manager. And I am proud to support the Labour party.’ A Labour spokesman said yesterday: ‘We are grateful to people from all walks of life who support the Labour Party and our better plan. Unlike David Cameron and the Conservatives who increasingly rely on the money of an exclusive group of donors – the same people who they have rewarded with tax breaks - Ed Miliband will enter Downing Street owing nothing to anybody.’

Martin Taylor unveiled as party’s fourth largest donor over past three years . The hedge-fun multi-millionaire has given the party £600,000 since 2012 . Ed Miliband has attacked Tories for being 'party of Mayfair hedge funds' Mr Taylor is an investor in a fund with a £10m stake in United Health . The US private healthcare giant has run NHS-funded GP surgeries .

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<s>[INST] Multi-millionaire hedge fund boss Martin Taylor who handed £600,000 to the Labour party . A multi-millionaire hedge fund boss who handed £600,000 to the Labour party, also stands to cash in from the privatisation of NHS services. Martin Taylor was unveiled last week as the generous benefactor who has become the party’s fourth largest donor over the past three years. Ed Miliband, who has had at least one private meeting with him, has attacked the Conservatives for being ‘the party of Mayfair hedge funds’, the exclusive part of London where Mr Taylor’s firm is based. And yesterday it emerged that Mr Taylor’s company, Nevsky Capital, advises a fund with a £10million stake in United Health, an American private healthcare giant which has run NHS-funded GP surgeries and is bidding for health service contracts. Tory MPs accused Mr Miliband of being a ‘hypocrite’ for taking his money after Labour have hit out at NHS ‘privatisation’ under the Coalition and claimed they would prevent it if they win office. United Health UK, its arm in this country, has run a number of GP surgeries over the past few years. But the firm was fined tens of millions of dollars in the USA for allegations it over-charged patients. It is also bidding for other NHS work including a controversial £1.2billion contract for cancer and end-of-life care in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, described as the health service’s biggest ever privatisation. The deal - for which a number of other private companies including Richard Branson’s Virgin Care Ltd are also bidding - has been opposed by Labour’s Andy Burnham who said all private contracts should be halted until after the General Election. The Nevsky Fund, managed by Mr Taylor’s firm, is based in the Cayman Islands, a secretive tax haven where investors can protect their identities and can avoid paying tax on the hedge fund’s profits. There is no suggestion Mr Taylor - who has said he is domiciled in the UK - or his investors have avoided tax. Tory MPs have accused Ed Miliband of being a ‘hypocrite’ for taking money from hedge fund boss Martin Taylor . Mr Taylor told the Sunday Times it might seem ‘a bit odd’ for a hedge fund manager to support Labour but he believed that ‘everyone should contribute to society and that those who are lucky enough to earn a lot should contribute more.’ Last week Labour faced allegations it had tried to cover up his identity, after it emerged a newspaper had first asked about his identity several months ago. He has given £591,800 since 2012. Parties are required to identify all donors who have given more than £7,500, but because only the person’s name is given it can be difficult to identify those with common names such as Mr Taylor. The party issued a statement from him last week, saying: ‘There is no mystery. This ‘Martin Taylor is me’. I am a born and bred Londoner, who also happens to be a hedge fund manager. And I am proud to support the Labour party.’ A Labour spokesman said yesterday: ‘We are grateful to people from all walks of life who support the Labour Party and our better plan. Unlike David Cameron and the Conservatives who increasingly rely on the money of an exclusive group of donors – the same people who they have rewarded with tax breaks - Ed Miliband will enter Downing Street owing nothing to anybody.’ [/INST] Martin Taylor unveiled as party’s fourth largest donor over past three years . The hedge-fun multi-millionaire has given the party £600,000 since 2012 . Ed Miliband has attacked Tories for being 'party of Mayfair hedge funds' Mr Taylor is an investor in a fund with a £10m stake in United Health . The US private healthcare giant has run NHS-funded GP surgeries . </s>

A 'zombie' parasite can turn animals to cannibalism, researchers have found. Researchers looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp, but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. A tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp - and caused them to eat in a frenzy . Dr Alison Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.' Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in in Royal Society Open Science today. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among the indigenous shrimp Gammarus duebeni celticus but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. Dr Alison Dunn, Reader in Evolutionary Biology in the University of Leeds' Faculty of Biological Sciences, who led the study, said: 'Cannibalism is actually fairly common in nature. Our work is the first study to ask if cannibalism is affected by being parasitised.' The research, published in Royal Society Open Science today, reports that although consumption of juveniles by adults is a normal feature of the shrimp's feeding patterns, shrimp infected with the parasite ate twice as much of their own kind as uninfected animals. They attacked juvenile shrimp more often and consumed them more quickly than did uninfected shrimp. Mandy Bunke, a PhD student at the University of Leeds who was the key researcher on the study, said: 'Although the parasite is tiny—similar in size to a human red blood cell—there are millions of them in the host muscle and they all rely on the host for food. 'This increased demand for food by the parasites may drive the host to be more cannibalistic.' Dr Dunn added: 'The parasite is quite debilitating. It takes over huge areas of the muscle, so instead of a nice transparent shrimp you get quite a chalky appearance because of muscles packed with the parasite. 'Interestingly, our group has also found previously that infected shrimp may be able to catch and eat less prey of other animal species. 'Perhaps cannibalism of smaller shrimp is the only way these sick animals can survive.' The latest study also found that uninfected adult shrimp were less likely to cannibalize infected juvenile shrimp than uninfected juveniles. Researchers say their study does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism . Dr Dunn said: 'The parasite is passed to its new host either when it dies and is eaten by another shrimp, or when one shrimp cannibalises another. 'But we observed that uninfected shrimp avoid parasitised food and that is good for the shrimp as it means that they can obtain food through cannibalism but still avoid parasitic infection. 'Infected shrimp don't avoid infected juveniles. 'They consume infected and uninfected juveniles. 'This may be is because they are more hungry or because they are already infected so there is no incentive to avoid eating infected juveniles.' Dr Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.'

Tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism . made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims .

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<s>[INST] A 'zombie' parasite can turn animals to cannibalism, researchers have found. Researchers looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp, but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. A tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism among shrimp - and caused them to eat in a frenzy . Dr Alison Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.' Researchers from the University of Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Stellenbosch University in South Africa published their study in in Royal Society Open Science today. They found a tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, not only significantly increased cannibalism among the indigenous shrimp Gammarus duebeni celticus but made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims. Dr Alison Dunn, Reader in Evolutionary Biology in the University of Leeds' Faculty of Biological Sciences, who led the study, said: 'Cannibalism is actually fairly common in nature. Our work is the first study to ask if cannibalism is affected by being parasitised.' The research, published in Royal Society Open Science today, reports that although consumption of juveniles by adults is a normal feature of the shrimp's feeding patterns, shrimp infected with the parasite ate twice as much of their own kind as uninfected animals. They attacked juvenile shrimp more often and consumed them more quickly than did uninfected shrimp. Mandy Bunke, a PhD student at the University of Leeds who was the key researcher on the study, said: 'Although the parasite is tiny—similar in size to a human red blood cell—there are millions of them in the host muscle and they all rely on the host for food. 'This increased demand for food by the parasites may drive the host to be more cannibalistic.' Dr Dunn added: 'The parasite is quite debilitating. It takes over huge areas of the muscle, so instead of a nice transparent shrimp you get quite a chalky appearance because of muscles packed with the parasite. 'Interestingly, our group has also found previously that infected shrimp may be able to catch and eat less prey of other animal species. 'Perhaps cannibalism of smaller shrimp is the only way these sick animals can survive.' The latest study also found that uninfected adult shrimp were less likely to cannibalize infected juvenile shrimp than uninfected juveniles. Researchers say their study does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism . Dr Dunn said: 'The parasite is passed to its new host either when it dies and is eaten by another shrimp, or when one shrimp cannibalises another. 'But we observed that uninfected shrimp avoid parasitised food and that is good for the shrimp as it means that they can obtain food through cannibalism but still avoid parasitic infection. 'Infected shrimp don't avoid infected juveniles. 'They consume infected and uninfected juveniles. 'This may be is because they are more hungry or because they are already infected so there is no incentive to avoid eating infected juveniles.' Dr Dunn said: 'Our research does not suggest any link between parasites and human cannibalism. 'There is evidence that parasites can affect human behaviour. 'A study led by Dr Glenn McConkey, also of the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, has shown that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the chemistry of the human brain. 'However, cannibalism for the shrimp, unlike in humans, is a significant source of food even in uninfected animals. 'It seems unlikely that a parasite would be under evolutionary pressure to influence cannibalism in humans.' [/INST] Tiny parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, significantly increased cannibalism . made infected shrimp more voracious, taking much less time to consume their victims . </s>

A prosecutor who sent an innocent man to death row for 30 years has apologized to him and admitted he was more interested in winning the case than achieving justice. Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, from Shreveport, Louisiana, admitted that he was to blame for putting father-of-four Glenn Ford behind bars in 1984 for the fatal shooting of a jeweler. 'In 1984, I was 33 years old,' he wrote in a letter to The Shreveport Times. 'I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself. I was not as interested in justice as I was in winning.' Ford, now 65, was released from the prison in Angola in March 2014 but last month, he learned he has stage four lung cancer and just four to eight months left to live. Scroll down for video . Apologies: Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, pictured, has written a lengthy letter apologizing to an innocent man he sent to death row as he slammed the state for refusing to pay the man compensation . Earlier this month, the state argued that Ford is not entitled to receive compensation for his time behind bars because he is unable to prove he is 'factually innocent'. In his letter, Stroud, 63, slammed the decision. 'Glenn Ford should be completely compensated to every extent possible because of the flaws of a system that effectively destroyed his life,' Stroud said. 'The audacity of the state's effort to deny Mr. Ford any compensation for the horrors he suffered in the name of Louisiana justice is appalling.' Ford was accused of shooting Isadore Rozeman, a Shreveport jeweler and watchmaker for whom Mr Ford had done occasional yard work, in 1983 and was convicted the following year. He was sent to prison, where he lived with little light or heat, while Stroud, who had been with the Caddo District Attorney's office for two years, went out to celebrate by having drinks with his team. 'That's sick,' he said in his letter. 'I had been entrusted with the duty to seek the death of a fellow human being, a very solemn task that certainly did not warrant any "celebration".' From behind bars, Ford continued to protest his innocence. Glenn Ford, now 65, was convicted of an 1983 murder but was released a year ago after evidence showed he was not at the scene. He has since been diagnosed with cancer and has four to eight months to live . Then in 2013, State District Judge Ramona Emanuel voided the conviction and sentence based on the new information that corroborated his claim he was not present or involved in Rozeman's death. 'My fault was that I was too passive,' Stroud said in his letter. 'Had I been more inquisitive, perhaps the evidence would have come to light years ago... Wrongly accused: Ford, a father-of-four (pictured in a booking photo), was sent to death row in 1984 . 'I did not hide evidence, I simply did not seriously consider that sufficient information may have been out there that could have led to a different conclusion. And that omission is on me.' Stroud said he still does not know the extent of the new information that led to Ford's release. But he added that the odds were stacked against Ford, whose attorneys were inexperienced in criminal law. He also faced an all-white jury. In light of the new evidence, Stroud said he realized how wrong he had been. 'I speak only for me and no one else,' he said. 'I apologize to Glenn Ford for all the misery I have caused him and his family. I apologize to the family of Mr. Rozeman for giving them the false hope of some closure.' In a separate interview with The Shreveport Times, Stroud again called for Ford to be compensated and for the 'barbaric' death penalty to be abolished. Ford walked free from Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola on March 11, 2014, wearing a jean jacket, sweater and beanie hat and carrying all of his worldly possessions in two tiny boxes. As he walked out of the prison gates, he said he was sad he had not been around to raise his now-adult sons, but added: 'It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good.' Freed: Ford is pictured in March 2014 as he was freed from the state prison following 30 years behind bars. He was given just $20 but was taken in by a non-profit group who found a free place for him to stay . Prison officials gave the then-64-year-old a debit card worth just $20. That, along with the money that he had in his bank account, left Mr Ford with a paltry $20.04 to his name. His lawyers set up an Amazon wishlist for strangers to donate funds and items - from furniture to clothing - so Ford could start to re-build his life. With the help of a non-profit group, Resurrection After Exoneration, he had a place to live free of charge and has since moved to his own apartment. He relies on Social Security disability and food stamps, and has also visited California to see his four sons. He has also filed separate federal lawsuits claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned and was denied medical care following his cancer diagnosis. He names numerous prison guards and prison doctors for ignoring his condition and says his poor living conditions, including contact with sewage and asbestos, contributed to his illness. After he left prison, he learned he had Stage 3 lung cancer, which has now progressed to Stage 4. Making the days count: Ford, pictured last month, relies on Social Security disability and food stamps. He is suing the state for denying him medical care for his lung cancer, which is now terminal . 'I'm trying to make every day count,' he told The Shreveport Times from his home in New Orleans after learning he had just months to live. He said if he does get awarded any money, he plans to leave it to his grandchildren. He said he has between 17 and 21 - but could not be sure how many. Of his situation, he said: 'I don't have no anger. I have anger that I have cancer. I have resentment Angola allowed this to happen. I guess everything is for a reason. I really don't know.' Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde told The Times-Picayune that she could not comment due to pending litigation and privacy issues. No one has been charged with Rozeman's death. Three men had also initially been arrested in the crime but were ultimately released because of insufficient evidence. Two of the men have since been indicted in other murders.

Marty Stroud has admitted he was to blame for wrongly putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 for the shooting death of his former employer . Ford, now 65, was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder . He has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and has 4-8 months to live . The state have refused to pay him compensation because they argue he cannot prove he is 'factually innocent' Shroud slammed 'appalling' decision in a letter apologizing to Ford . He said if he had taken more time to ask the proper questions, he might have uncovered the evidence that ultimately led to Ford's release .

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<s>[INST] A prosecutor who sent an innocent man to death row for 30 years has apologized to him and admitted he was more interested in winning the case than achieving justice. Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, from Shreveport, Louisiana, admitted that he was to blame for putting father-of-four Glenn Ford behind bars in 1984 for the fatal shooting of a jeweler. 'In 1984, I was 33 years old,' he wrote in a letter to The Shreveport Times. 'I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself. I was not as interested in justice as I was in winning.' Ford, now 65, was released from the prison in Angola in March 2014 but last month, he learned he has stage four lung cancer and just four to eight months left to live. Scroll down for video . Apologies: Attorney A.M. 'Marty' Stroud III, pictured, has written a lengthy letter apologizing to an innocent man he sent to death row as he slammed the state for refusing to pay the man compensation . Earlier this month, the state argued that Ford is not entitled to receive compensation for his time behind bars because he is unable to prove he is 'factually innocent'. In his letter, Stroud, 63, slammed the decision. 'Glenn Ford should be completely compensated to every extent possible because of the flaws of a system that effectively destroyed his life,' Stroud said. 'The audacity of the state's effort to deny Mr. Ford any compensation for the horrors he suffered in the name of Louisiana justice is appalling.' Ford was accused of shooting Isadore Rozeman, a Shreveport jeweler and watchmaker for whom Mr Ford had done occasional yard work, in 1983 and was convicted the following year. He was sent to prison, where he lived with little light or heat, while Stroud, who had been with the Caddo District Attorney's office for two years, went out to celebrate by having drinks with his team. 'That's sick,' he said in his letter. 'I had been entrusted with the duty to seek the death of a fellow human being, a very solemn task that certainly did not warrant any "celebration".' From behind bars, Ford continued to protest his innocence. Glenn Ford, now 65, was convicted of an 1983 murder but was released a year ago after evidence showed he was not at the scene. He has since been diagnosed with cancer and has four to eight months to live . Then in 2013, State District Judge Ramona Emanuel voided the conviction and sentence based on the new information that corroborated his claim he was not present or involved in Rozeman's death. 'My fault was that I was too passive,' Stroud said in his letter. 'Had I been more inquisitive, perhaps the evidence would have come to light years ago... Wrongly accused: Ford, a father-of-four (pictured in a booking photo), was sent to death row in 1984 . 'I did not hide evidence, I simply did not seriously consider that sufficient information may have been out there that could have led to a different conclusion. And that omission is on me.' Stroud said he still does not know the extent of the new information that led to Ford's release. But he added that the odds were stacked against Ford, whose attorneys were inexperienced in criminal law. He also faced an all-white jury. In light of the new evidence, Stroud said he realized how wrong he had been. 'I speak only for me and no one else,' he said. 'I apologize to Glenn Ford for all the misery I have caused him and his family. I apologize to the family of Mr. Rozeman for giving them the false hope of some closure.' In a separate interview with The Shreveport Times, Stroud again called for Ford to be compensated and for the 'barbaric' death penalty to be abolished. Ford walked free from Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola on March 11, 2014, wearing a jean jacket, sweater and beanie hat and carrying all of his worldly possessions in two tiny boxes. As he walked out of the prison gates, he said he was sad he had not been around to raise his now-adult sons, but added: 'It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good.' Freed: Ford is pictured in March 2014 as he was freed from the state prison following 30 years behind bars. He was given just $20 but was taken in by a non-profit group who found a free place for him to stay . Prison officials gave the then-64-year-old a debit card worth just $20. That, along with the money that he had in his bank account, left Mr Ford with a paltry $20.04 to his name. His lawyers set up an Amazon wishlist for strangers to donate funds and items - from furniture to clothing - so Ford could start to re-build his life. With the help of a non-profit group, Resurrection After Exoneration, he had a place to live free of charge and has since moved to his own apartment. He relies on Social Security disability and food stamps, and has also visited California to see his four sons. He has also filed separate federal lawsuits claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned and was denied medical care following his cancer diagnosis. He names numerous prison guards and prison doctors for ignoring his condition and says his poor living conditions, including contact with sewage and asbestos, contributed to his illness. After he left prison, he learned he had Stage 3 lung cancer, which has now progressed to Stage 4. Making the days count: Ford, pictured last month, relies on Social Security disability and food stamps. He is suing the state for denying him medical care for his lung cancer, which is now terminal . 'I'm trying to make every day count,' he told The Shreveport Times from his home in New Orleans after learning he had just months to live. He said if he does get awarded any money, he plans to leave it to his grandchildren. He said he has between 17 and 21 - but could not be sure how many. Of his situation, he said: 'I don't have no anger. I have anger that I have cancer. I have resentment Angola allowed this to happen. I guess everything is for a reason. I really don't know.' Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde told The Times-Picayune that she could not comment due to pending litigation and privacy issues. No one has been charged with Rozeman's death. Three men had also initially been arrested in the crime but were ultimately released because of insufficient evidence. Two of the men have since been indicted in other murders. [/INST] Marty Stroud has admitted he was to blame for wrongly putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 for the shooting death of his former employer . Ford, now 65, was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder . He has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and has 4-8 months to live . The state have refused to pay him compensation because they argue he cannot prove he is 'factually innocent' Shroud slammed 'appalling' decision in a letter apologizing to Ford . He said if he had taken more time to ask the proper questions, he might have uncovered the evidence that ultimately led to Ford's release . </s>

(CNN)The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was attacked in Seoul, and is in stable condition, receiving treatment at a local hospital, according to the U.S. embassy. According to Seoul police, Lippert was slashed on his right cheek and hand with a knife measuring about 10 inches long at 5:42 p.m. ET on Wednesday. A South Korean news agency reported that the suspect was opposed to the joint South Korea-U.S. military drills that launched earlier this week, but Seoul police said the motive for the attack and how it was organized are under investigation. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf confirmed the ambassador had been attacked while giving a speech in Seoul Thursday morning, and said that the South Korean embassy is coordinating with local law enforcement on the attack. "We strongly condemn this act of violence. The ambassador is being treated at a local hospital. His injuries are not life threatening," she said. South Korean president, Park Geun-hye condemned the attack: "This incident is not only a physical attack on the U.S. ambassador, but an attack on the South Korea-U.S. alliance and it can never be tolerated." She pledged a "thorough investigation and strengthening" of protection. Lippert is a longtime friend and confidant of President Barack Obama, who has been a member of his inner circle since the President's time as senator. According to National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan, Obama called Lippert to wish him well. "The President called U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mark Lippert, to tell him that he and his wife Robyn are in his thoughts and prayers, and to wish him the very best for a speedy recovery," Meehan said in a statement. According to local police chief Yoon Myung-seon, the event was organized by the Korea Council For Reconciliation and Cooperation, and the suspect in the attack was a member of the council. According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the suspect is a 55-year-old man with the last name "Kim," who authorities say was opposed to the joint South Korea-U.S. military drills that kicked off earlier this week. Yonhap reported that the suspect came up from behind, pushed Lippert down on a table and started attacking him. In July 2010, Kim received a suspended two-year prison sentence for throwing a piece of concrete at a Japanese Ambassador to South Korea, Yonhap said. South Korea's YTN news channel reported that Lippert was about to deliver a speech at a breakfast being held at Sejong Hall in Seoul. The report says nothing specific about the attack, only that yelling was heard and then the bloodied ambassador was taken to the hospital. The suspect was reportedly detained and is currently under investigation. Lippert has been close to Obama ever since he arrived in the Senate in 2005. Lippert worked with Obama on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and traveled the world with the senator as he garnered the foreign policy experience that helped pave the way for his presidential campaign. When Obama declared he would run for president in the 2008 race, Lippert was by his side again, and was on the road with the candidate and ultimately served as the chief foreign policy adviser for the Obama campaign. In 2007, Lippert was deployed as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant to Iraq to work as an intelligence officer with Navy SEALS. A Wall Street Journal profile of the diplomat published that year detailed an anecdote in which Lippert received an email on his Blackberry from then-Sen. Obama which read, "I miss you, brother." Lippert's deployment was not without irony, because he was in Iraq at a time when his boss was actively campaigning against what he said was a "dumb war." After his deployment, Lippert returned to Washington and served as deputy national security adviser and chief of staff for the National Security Council in the Obama White House. In October 2009, however, he decided to return to active duty. He was deployed to Afghanistan and he also served as an intelligence officer for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group in Virginia Beach. "He is a close friend, and I admire and respect his devotion to our country and answering the call to active duty service," Obama said in a statement at the time. Lippert was nominated to be the top Asia policy official in the Pentagon in 2011, amid stories that he had clashed with former national security adviser, retired Gen. James Jones, while he served on the NSC. Bob Woodward reported in his book, "Obama's Wars," that Jones resented Lippert and another former Senate aide Denis McDonough, who later was to become White House chief of staff, referring to them as part of the "politburo" who he thought thwarted the effective framing of policy. Woodward reported in the book that Obama affectionately referred to the two close aides by the Dr. Seuss nickname of "Thing One and Thing Two." Obama nominated Lippert to serve as ambassador to South Korea last year. CNN's Barbara Starr, Jim Acosta and Paula Hancocks contributed to this report.

U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked, but in stable condition .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was attacked in Seoul, and is in stable condition, receiving treatment at a local hospital, according to the U.S. embassy. According to Seoul police, Lippert was slashed on his right cheek and hand with a knife measuring about 10 inches long at 5:42 p.m. ET on Wednesday. A South Korean news agency reported that the suspect was opposed to the joint South Korea-U.S. military drills that launched earlier this week, but Seoul police said the motive for the attack and how it was organized are under investigation. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf confirmed the ambassador had been attacked while giving a speech in Seoul Thursday morning, and said that the South Korean embassy is coordinating with local law enforcement on the attack. "We strongly condemn this act of violence. The ambassador is being treated at a local hospital. His injuries are not life threatening," she said. South Korean president, Park Geun-hye condemned the attack: "This incident is not only a physical attack on the U.S. ambassador, but an attack on the South Korea-U.S. alliance and it can never be tolerated." She pledged a "thorough investigation and strengthening" of protection. Lippert is a longtime friend and confidant of President Barack Obama, who has been a member of his inner circle since the President's time as senator. According to National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan, Obama called Lippert to wish him well. "The President called U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mark Lippert, to tell him that he and his wife Robyn are in his thoughts and prayers, and to wish him the very best for a speedy recovery," Meehan said in a statement. According to local police chief Yoon Myung-seon, the event was organized by the Korea Council For Reconciliation and Cooperation, and the suspect in the attack was a member of the council. According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the suspect is a 55-year-old man with the last name "Kim," who authorities say was opposed to the joint South Korea-U.S. military drills that kicked off earlier this week. Yonhap reported that the suspect came up from behind, pushed Lippert down on a table and started attacking him. In July 2010, Kim received a suspended two-year prison sentence for throwing a piece of concrete at a Japanese Ambassador to South Korea, Yonhap said. South Korea's YTN news channel reported that Lippert was about to deliver a speech at a breakfast being held at Sejong Hall in Seoul. The report says nothing specific about the attack, only that yelling was heard and then the bloodied ambassador was taken to the hospital. The suspect was reportedly detained and is currently under investigation. Lippert has been close to Obama ever since he arrived in the Senate in 2005. Lippert worked with Obama on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and traveled the world with the senator as he garnered the foreign policy experience that helped pave the way for his presidential campaign. When Obama declared he would run for president in the 2008 race, Lippert was by his side again, and was on the road with the candidate and ultimately served as the chief foreign policy adviser for the Obama campaign. In 2007, Lippert was deployed as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant to Iraq to work as an intelligence officer with Navy SEALS. A Wall Street Journal profile of the diplomat published that year detailed an anecdote in which Lippert received an email on his Blackberry from then-Sen. Obama which read, "I miss you, brother." Lippert's deployment was not without irony, because he was in Iraq at a time when his boss was actively campaigning against what he said was a "dumb war." After his deployment, Lippert returned to Washington and served as deputy national security adviser and chief of staff for the National Security Council in the Obama White House. In October 2009, however, he decided to return to active duty. He was deployed to Afghanistan and he also served as an intelligence officer for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group in Virginia Beach. "He is a close friend, and I admire and respect his devotion to our country and answering the call to active duty service," Obama said in a statement at the time. Lippert was nominated to be the top Asia policy official in the Pentagon in 2011, amid stories that he had clashed with former national security adviser, retired Gen. James Jones, while he served on the NSC. Bob Woodward reported in his book, "Obama's Wars," that Jones resented Lippert and another former Senate aide Denis McDonough, who later was to become White House chief of staff, referring to them as part of the "politburo" who he thought thwarted the effective framing of policy. Woodward reported in the book that Obama affectionately referred to the two close aides by the Dr. Seuss nickname of "Thing One and Thing Two." Obama nominated Lippert to serve as ambassador to South Korea last year. CNN's Barbara Starr, Jim Acosta and Paula Hancocks contributed to this report. [/INST] U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked, but in stable condition . </s>

Uber's Chief Financial Officer has revealed he is stepping down from the online taxi service in an epic memo in which he says he is keeping a vow to spend more time with his wife and daughter. In the internal document, Brent Callinicos, 48, who joined Uber Technologies Inc in 2013 after serving as treasurer and chief accountant at Google, writes: 'For me, there is no later. It is now. 'It is time to do what I have desired for a very long time; time to keep a promise to my wife of not missing another school play, swim meet, or academic achievement of our daughter’s childhood.' The planned departure of Callinicos - who oversaw the company's fastest years of growth - was confirmed in an email by Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, which was sent out to investors. Scroll down for video . Family man: Uber's CFO Brent Callinicos (pictured) has revealed he is stepping down from the online taxi service in an epic memo in which he says he is keeping a vow to spend more time with his wife and daughter . A man of his word: Callinicos wrote that he had made a promise to his wife, Julie, not to miss another school play, swim meet, or academic achievement of their daughter, Alexi . Daddy's girl: Callinicos wrote that he wants his daughter, who is in middle school, to 'understand how important time is before time becomes a blur to her too' Successful: In the internal document, Brent Callinicos, 48, who joined Uber Technologies Inc (file picture) in 2013 after serving as treasurer and chief accountant at Google, writes: 'For me, there is no later. It is now' In the email, Kalanick said Guatam Gupta, 'Brent's right hand on Strategic Finance', will be the acting head of the company's finance division until a replacement is either found or named. Callinicos, who will stay on at Uber as an advisor and consultant, is the second financial head of a major Silicon Valley company in only a week to depart with a memo about prioritizing family. Last week, Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette announced in a Google+post that he was quitting his job to travel the world with his wife in what he described as a 'perfectly fine mid life crisis'. In Callinicos inspiring memo, seen by the Wall Street Journal, the CFO quoted philosopher John Dewey: 'Time and memory are true artists; they remold reality nearer to the heart’s desire.' He went on to explain how it is time for him 'to encapsulate what matters most to me', such as helping his daughter 'understand how important time is before time becomes a blur to her too'. 'After 26 years of nonstop work since MBA School, I am going to step back and spend some time with my family and let someone else take this amazing company to the next level as CFO,' he said. Executives: Callinicos's planned departure was confirmed in an email by Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick (left). Right, last week, Google CFO Patrick Pichette also left his job with a memo about prioritizing his family . 'My daughter is in middle school; my wife has been supportively waiting to spend time with me for 28 years. I made a promise to both of them that I would be taking a long break at this stage of life.' Callinicos thanked Uber and his talented colleagues, and said he was stunned by the company's success over the past two years. He added that he will be staying on as an advisor at the firm. '[I] will always be emotionally connected to this company. I will miss everyone here, but, like the rest of the world, I will watch and admire from the sidelines as I begin a new life with my family,' he said. Kalanick's email, which was seen by Reuters and Mashable, also referred to Callinicos's desire to spend more time with his family - and said the businessman had done a 'wonderful' job at the firm. Rise to popularity: Uber, which is valued at around $41billion (compared to the $3.5 billion it was valued at when Callinicos joined the firm in 2013), is now available in more than 53 countries and 200 cities worldwide . 'Brent has done a wonderful job here at Uber but has decided that it is time for his next journey, one where his wife and daughter take the front seat,' the 38-year-old CEO wrote in the email. He added that Uber was around '1/10th' of the size it is today when Callinicos joined the company. Callinicos, who lives in California's San Francisco Bay Area with his family, is one of the highest ranked executives to leave Uber. He also previously worked for The Walt Disney Company. Gupta, who will be acting head of finance, is a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president. Uber, which is valued at around $41billion (compared to the $3.5 billion it was valued at when Callinicos joined the firm), is now  available in  more than 53 countries and 200 cities worldwide.

Brent Callinicos, ex-Google chief accountant, joined Uber two years ago . Oversaw the firm's fastest years of growth; it is now valued at $41billion . In internal memo, he revealed he is departing after making a vow to wife . 'It is time to do what I have desired for a very long time,' said Callinicos . He said he wants to attend his daughter's school plays and swim meets . Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick confirmed departure in an email . Replacement for Callinicos is yet to be announced by online taxi service .

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<s>[INST] Uber's Chief Financial Officer has revealed he is stepping down from the online taxi service in an epic memo in which he says he is keeping a vow to spend more time with his wife and daughter. In the internal document, Brent Callinicos, 48, who joined Uber Technologies Inc in 2013 after serving as treasurer and chief accountant at Google, writes: 'For me, there is no later. It is now. 'It is time to do what I have desired for a very long time; time to keep a promise to my wife of not missing another school play, swim meet, or academic achievement of our daughter’s childhood.' The planned departure of Callinicos - who oversaw the company's fastest years of growth - was confirmed in an email by Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, which was sent out to investors. Scroll down for video . Family man: Uber's CFO Brent Callinicos (pictured) has revealed he is stepping down from the online taxi service in an epic memo in which he says he is keeping a vow to spend more time with his wife and daughter . A man of his word: Callinicos wrote that he had made a promise to his wife, Julie, not to miss another school play, swim meet, or academic achievement of their daughter, Alexi . Daddy's girl: Callinicos wrote that he wants his daughter, who is in middle school, to 'understand how important time is before time becomes a blur to her too' Successful: In the internal document, Brent Callinicos, 48, who joined Uber Technologies Inc (file picture) in 2013 after serving as treasurer and chief accountant at Google, writes: 'For me, there is no later. It is now' In the email, Kalanick said Guatam Gupta, 'Brent's right hand on Strategic Finance', will be the acting head of the company's finance division until a replacement is either found or named. Callinicos, who will stay on at Uber as an advisor and consultant, is the second financial head of a major Silicon Valley company in only a week to depart with a memo about prioritizing family. Last week, Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette announced in a Google+post that he was quitting his job to travel the world with his wife in what he described as a 'perfectly fine mid life crisis'. In Callinicos inspiring memo, seen by the Wall Street Journal, the CFO quoted philosopher John Dewey: 'Time and memory are true artists; they remold reality nearer to the heart’s desire.' He went on to explain how it is time for him 'to encapsulate what matters most to me', such as helping his daughter 'understand how important time is before time becomes a blur to her too'. 'After 26 years of nonstop work since MBA School, I am going to step back and spend some time with my family and let someone else take this amazing company to the next level as CFO,' he said. Executives: Callinicos's planned departure was confirmed in an email by Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick (left). Right, last week, Google CFO Patrick Pichette also left his job with a memo about prioritizing his family . 'My daughter is in middle school; my wife has been supportively waiting to spend time with me for 28 years. I made a promise to both of them that I would be taking a long break at this stage of life.' Callinicos thanked Uber and his talented colleagues, and said he was stunned by the company's success over the past two years. He added that he will be staying on as an advisor at the firm. '[I] will always be emotionally connected to this company. I will miss everyone here, but, like the rest of the world, I will watch and admire from the sidelines as I begin a new life with my family,' he said. Kalanick's email, which was seen by Reuters and Mashable, also referred to Callinicos's desire to spend more time with his family - and said the businessman had done a 'wonderful' job at the firm. Rise to popularity: Uber, which is valued at around $41billion (compared to the $3.5 billion it was valued at when Callinicos joined the firm in 2013), is now available in more than 53 countries and 200 cities worldwide . 'Brent has done a wonderful job here at Uber but has decided that it is time for his next journey, one where his wife and daughter take the front seat,' the 38-year-old CEO wrote in the email. He added that Uber was around '1/10th' of the size it is today when Callinicos joined the company. Callinicos, who lives in California's San Francisco Bay Area with his family, is one of the highest ranked executives to leave Uber. He also previously worked for The Walt Disney Company. Gupta, who will be acting head of finance, is a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president. Uber, which is valued at around $41billion (compared to the $3.5 billion it was valued at when Callinicos joined the firm), is now  available in  more than 53 countries and 200 cities worldwide. [/INST] Brent Callinicos, ex-Google chief accountant, joined Uber two years ago . Oversaw the firm's fastest years of growth; it is now valued at $41billion . In internal memo, he revealed he is departing after making a vow to wife . 'It is time to do what I have desired for a very long time,' said Callinicos . He said he wants to attend his daughter's school plays and swim meets . Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick confirmed departure in an email . Replacement for Callinicos is yet to be announced by online taxi service . </s>

Holywell (Cheltenham, 3.20) is a horse that polarises opinion, but his Festival record is beyond criticism and he can silence his doubters with victory at the highest level in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup. Victories in the Pertemps Final and in a fiercely competitive handicap chase at the past two Festivals endorse the view that Jonjo O’Neill is a master at bringing the eight-year-old to a peak in the spring and, after a couple of modest efforts, he looked on good terms again with a better round of jumping last time in a small-field Kelso event. Holywell polarises opinion but can silence his doubters with victory in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup . Wins in the Pertemps Final (above) in the past two Festival's handicap chase endorse his Cheltenham form . Jonjo O’Neill is a master at bringing the eight-year-old Holywell to a peak in the spring . The bare form of that success is miles away from the requisite level on Friday, but when Holywell is good he is very good, as he was at Cheltenham last year when beating Thursday's Ryanair Chase runner-up Ma Filleule. A subsequent Aintree success was arguably more impressive where the selection destroyed Don Cossack and fellow Gold Cup contender Many Clouds, among others in the Grade One Mildmay Novices’ Chase, a display which truly announced him as a potential Gold Cup winner. He must progress again to trouble King George Chase hero Silviniaco Conti, who sets a lofty standard for his 17 rivals to surpass, but the ante-post favourite must exorcise the memories of a capitulation after the last fence a year ago, where he faded to finish fourth. Paul Nicholls is convinced the stomach ulcers and breathing problems which beset Silviniaco Conti are behind him and he remains a huge danger to all, even granted his modest course record. Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti has a modest course record but still poses a danger to the field . Stablemate Sam Winner was an honourable third to Road To Riches in the Lexus Chase, and looks a huge price given he has tons of track form and just three lengths to make up with Noel Meade’s charge. The form of his gritty defeat of The Druids Nephew here before Christmas has taken a sizeable boost this week with that rival bolting up and the tongue tie and cheekpieces are utilised in combination for the first time, which appears a shrewd move. His handler has sent out 36 horses to contest the Gold Cup and 18 have won or been placed, so he merits real consideration for a tasty each-way wager.

Holywell has an excellent record at Cheltenham and could go all the way . Jonjo O’Neill has mastered bringing the eight-year-old to a peak for spring . Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti is a danger despite a modest course record . READ: Cheltenham Festival 2015 racing tips for day four . CLICK HERE to follow the Cheltenham Festival 2015 Gold Cup action live!

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<s>[INST] Holywell (Cheltenham, 3.20) is a horse that polarises opinion, but his Festival record is beyond criticism and he can silence his doubters with victory at the highest level in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup. Victories in the Pertemps Final and in a fiercely competitive handicap chase at the past two Festivals endorse the view that Jonjo O’Neill is a master at bringing the eight-year-old to a peak in the spring and, after a couple of modest efforts, he looked on good terms again with a better round of jumping last time in a small-field Kelso event. Holywell polarises opinion but can silence his doubters with victory in Friday's Betfred Gold Cup . Wins in the Pertemps Final (above) in the past two Festival's handicap chase endorse his Cheltenham form . Jonjo O’Neill is a master at bringing the eight-year-old Holywell to a peak in the spring . The bare form of that success is miles away from the requisite level on Friday, but when Holywell is good he is very good, as he was at Cheltenham last year when beating Thursday's Ryanair Chase runner-up Ma Filleule. A subsequent Aintree success was arguably more impressive where the selection destroyed Don Cossack and fellow Gold Cup contender Many Clouds, among others in the Grade One Mildmay Novices’ Chase, a display which truly announced him as a potential Gold Cup winner. He must progress again to trouble King George Chase hero Silviniaco Conti, who sets a lofty standard for his 17 rivals to surpass, but the ante-post favourite must exorcise the memories of a capitulation after the last fence a year ago, where he faded to finish fourth. Paul Nicholls is convinced the stomach ulcers and breathing problems which beset Silviniaco Conti are behind him and he remains a huge danger to all, even granted his modest course record. Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti has a modest course record but still poses a danger to the field . Stablemate Sam Winner was an honourable third to Road To Riches in the Lexus Chase, and looks a huge price given he has tons of track form and just three lengths to make up with Noel Meade’s charge. The form of his gritty defeat of The Druids Nephew here before Christmas has taken a sizeable boost this week with that rival bolting up and the tongue tie and cheekpieces are utilised in combination for the first time, which appears a shrewd move. His handler has sent out 36 horses to contest the Gold Cup and 18 have won or been placed, so he merits real consideration for a tasty each-way wager. [/INST] Holywell has an excellent record at Cheltenham and could go all the way . Jonjo O’Neill has mastered bringing the eight-year-old to a peak for spring . Paul Nicholls' Silviniaco Conti is a danger despite a modest course record . READ: Cheltenham Festival 2015 racing tips for day four . CLICK HERE to follow the Cheltenham Festival 2015 Gold Cup action live! </s>

Just as I can't travel to Liverpool without thinking of The Beatles, so I can't travel to Los Angeles without thinking of The Beach Boys. Their songs of beaches, baggies, boards and bikinis painted a picture of a sun-kissed paradise, and their voices sounded as bright and as laid-back as California itself. This time I was travelling specifically to discover the people and places that inspired the band. Their songs sounded as bright as a sun-kissed paradise, their voices sounded as laid-back as California itself . I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group. The Wilson family home on 119th Street, where the boys taped their first single Surfin' in 1961, was demolished to make way for Interstate 105. The rest of the street remains though, its neat lawns, porches and fluttering flags reminders of the group's clean-cut All-American origins. A redbrick memorial now stands at the site of the Wilson house, with a bas-relief frieze showing the group carrying a surfboard and a plaque noting that the music conceived here 'broadcast to the world an image of LA as a place of sun, surf and romance'. Hawthorne is indeed a place of sun (263 days a year) but no surf and little romance. It's a charmless city that expanded on the back of the post-war aviation industry (Los Angeles International is only five miles away). I could see why the teenagers of the 1950s would get 'bugged' driving 'up and down the same old strip'. Hawthorne Boulevard, with its low-rise jewellery shops and furniture stores, is no place for the young. The Pizza Show added a splash of colour when it arrived in 1956 and became a home from home for the fledgling Beach Boys. I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group . Now run by the son of the original owner, it retains its kitsch medieval Italian interior, with wrought iron chandeliers, tiled awnings and mock grilled windows. Foster's Freeze, another gathering place, is a blue-roofed fast-food outlet that offers food from one service hatch and ice cream from another. When I arrived Louie Louie, a 1963 hit by The Kingsmen, was playing over speakers in the overhang. This was the very 'hamburger stand' where Brian Wilson saw a girl pull up in her father's Thunderbird and had the inspiration for Fun Fun Fun. Hawthorne High School, around the corner on El Segundo Boulevard, is where the Wilson boys and Jardine attended. The Beach Boys came back to play the 1969 prom and honoured the institution in their song Be True to Your School. The nearest surfing beach to Hawthorne is Manhattan, but the best is Huntington Beach, better known as Surf City USA. Here the sand is soft, the surf is year-round, and the broad beaches stretch for more than eight miles. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it. They mentioned Huntington Beach in Surfin' Safari. The city of Huntington Beach makes much of its surfers. There's a Walk of Fame, a Hall of Fame and a small International Surfing Museum. The sports shops sell everything from boards and wetsuits to sunglasses, caps and jeans. My hotel, the Waterfront Beach Resort, had a surfboard in the foyer and doorknob signs that read Wiped Out rather than Do Not Disturb. It was cold and overcast on my first morning but by 8.30am there were already more than 100 surfers bobbing about in the ocean. From the pier I could watch them mounting their boards and waiting patiently to ride in on the most powerful of the tall, grey waves. As if on cue, a local surf music tribute band, The Breakaways dressed in faded blue denims and short-sleeved Hawaiian shirts, began playing at the pier entrance. An even better insight into surf culture and music came a few days later when The Surfaris drummer David Raven took me to an outdoor gig in Irvine, Orange County, where he played with bassist Jay Truax (ex-Nomads), and guitarists Ron Eglit (Dick Dale and his Band) and Paul Johnson (The Bel-Airs). They called themselves The Legends Surf Band. We picked up Johnson from his apartment. He was wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and sandals and had a black patch over his left eye. On the drive down he told me his story. As a 15-year old schoolboy in 1961 he'd composed a hit tune called Mr Moto for The Bel-Airs. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music.' So he did. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it . When The Beach Boys adopted this sound the hard-core sports crowd initially shunned them. 'As long as they posed as surfers they were resented by those in the true beach culture,' Johnson told me. 'But when they went on to celebrate California youth culture at large by singing about cars and cruising, that broadened their appeal. After that, even surfers appreciated them.' When The Beach Boys started recording their focus shifted from Hawthorne to Hollywood. They signed with Capitol Records, whose 13-storey circular tower at 1750 Vine Street, built in 1956, has become an LA landmark. Legend has it that the architecture was based on the image of a bunch of singles stacked on the spindle of a record player. The night I visited, Arcade Fire were playing a promotional set on a specially built platform outside the tower. The Beach Boys' earliest albums were recorded at Capitol but by the time of Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe, they were also recording around the corner at United and Western (6050 Sunset Boulevard). Now called Ocean Way Studios, this is where they recorded their 2012 comeback album That's Why God Made The Radio. In 1965, Brian Wilson bought the then-modern 1448 Laurel Way in Beverly Hills with its great views over the LA basin. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music' It was here that he notoriously built himself a huge sandbox in the living room to stimulate his creative juices. (The video for Sloop John B was filmed in the garden pool.) Two years later he moved to 10452 Bellagio Road in the more upmarket gated community of Bel Air. Several Beach Boys' albums, including Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, 20/20 and Surf's Up, were partially recorded here, while Charles Manson, a fringe figure on the LA music scene in 1969, visited to tape songs that he'd written. In songs such as Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down, Little Honda, and Fun Fun Fun, The Beach Boys explored the parallel teenage subculture of cruising and hot-rodding. Illegal street racing still takes place but usually in the early hours of the morning, and it's a crime even to be a spectator. Custom car shows tend to happen out in the desert rather than in the city. But at the Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Boulevard) it's possible to see everything from hot rods and deuce coupes to Thunderbirds and Chevrolets. Spread over two spacious floors, there are plenty of cars from the era The Beach Boys celebrated - a peach-coloured 1957 Lincoln Premiere once owned by Jayne Mansfield, a black 1957 Chrysler, and a wonderful boat-sized 1959 red Cadillac Convertible. The hot rod section has a classic Deuce Coupe customised from a 1932 Ford. Appropriately the museum cafe, Johnny Rockets, is a 50s-style diner with red plastic seating, chrome surfaces and neon signs. On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu.  There's probably no road that better embraces the joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other . On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu. There's probably no road that better embraces the geographical joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other - and no drive is better suited to a Beach Boys' soundtrack. The group even recorded a song about it in 2012. Beyond Malibu lies Paradise Cove. A left-hand turn took me a mile down a hill to a private beach edged with cliffs where the group was photographed for the cover of 1962's Surfin' Safari, and again two years later for All Summer Long. Paradise Cove is now home to one of the world's most luxurious trailer parks. Film directors, screenwriters, models and Hollywood actors such as Minnie Driver and Matthew McConaughey have swapped bricks and mortar for transportable homes with a view. A surfboard-shaped sign ironically declared No Surfboards. The warning was somewhat redundant as beaches can be private but the sea is free and, anyway, the waves are so mild that no serious surfer would choose it. Maybe that's why The Beach Boys came here - and why they kept their shirts and jeans on during the shoot. Getting there . Virgin Holidays (virginholidays.co.uk, 0844 557 3859) offers five nights at the Hilton Waterfront Resort Hotel in Huntington Beach from £915pp. This includes return flights from Heathrow, accommodation on a room-only basis and car hire. For further information on Los Angeles visit discoverlosangeles.com.

Songs of beaches, boards and bikinis paint picture of sun-kissed paradise . Steve Turner travelled to see the people and places that inspired the band . Trip started Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers were raised . Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers .

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<s>[INST] Just as I can't travel to Liverpool without thinking of The Beatles, so I can't travel to Los Angeles without thinking of The Beach Boys. Their songs of beaches, baggies, boards and bikinis painted a picture of a sun-kissed paradise, and their voices sounded as bright and as laid-back as California itself. This time I was travelling specifically to discover the people and places that inspired the band. Their songs sounded as bright as a sun-kissed paradise, their voices sounded as laid-back as California itself . I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group. The Wilson family home on 119th Street, where the boys taped their first single Surfin' in 1961, was demolished to make way for Interstate 105. The rest of the street remains though, its neat lawns, porches and fluttering flags reminders of the group's clean-cut All-American origins. A redbrick memorial now stands at the site of the Wilson house, with a bas-relief frieze showing the group carrying a surfboard and a plaque noting that the music conceived here 'broadcast to the world an image of LA as a place of sun, surf and romance'. Hawthorne is indeed a place of sun (263 days a year) but no surf and little romance. It's a charmless city that expanded on the back of the post-war aviation industry (Los Angeles International is only five miles away). I could see why the teenagers of the 1950s would get 'bugged' driving 'up and down the same old strip'. Hawthorne Boulevard, with its low-rise jewellery shops and furniture stores, is no place for the young. The Pizza Show added a splash of colour when it arrived in 1956 and became a home from home for the fledgling Beach Boys. I started in Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis - were raised, and joined up with guitarist Al Jardine and vocalist Mike Love to form a group . Now run by the son of the original owner, it retains its kitsch medieval Italian interior, with wrought iron chandeliers, tiled awnings and mock grilled windows. Foster's Freeze, another gathering place, is a blue-roofed fast-food outlet that offers food from one service hatch and ice cream from another. When I arrived Louie Louie, a 1963 hit by The Kingsmen, was playing over speakers in the overhang. This was the very 'hamburger stand' where Brian Wilson saw a girl pull up in her father's Thunderbird and had the inspiration for Fun Fun Fun. Hawthorne High School, around the corner on El Segundo Boulevard, is where the Wilson boys and Jardine attended. The Beach Boys came back to play the 1969 prom and honoured the institution in their song Be True to Your School. The nearest surfing beach to Hawthorne is Manhattan, but the best is Huntington Beach, better known as Surf City USA. Here the sand is soft, the surf is year-round, and the broad beaches stretch for more than eight miles. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it. They mentioned Huntington Beach in Surfin' Safari. The city of Huntington Beach makes much of its surfers. There's a Walk of Fame, a Hall of Fame and a small International Surfing Museum. The sports shops sell everything from boards and wetsuits to sunglasses, caps and jeans. My hotel, the Waterfront Beach Resort, had a surfboard in the foyer and doorknob signs that read Wiped Out rather than Do Not Disturb. It was cold and overcast on my first morning but by 8.30am there were already more than 100 surfers bobbing about in the ocean. From the pier I could watch them mounting their boards and waiting patiently to ride in on the most powerful of the tall, grey waves. As if on cue, a local surf music tribute band, The Breakaways dressed in faded blue denims and short-sleeved Hawaiian shirts, began playing at the pier entrance. An even better insight into surf culture and music came a few days later when The Surfaris drummer David Raven took me to an outdoor gig in Irvine, Orange County, where he played with bassist Jay Truax (ex-Nomads), and guitarists Ron Eglit (Dick Dale and his Band) and Paul Johnson (The Bel-Airs). They called themselves The Legends Surf Band. We picked up Johnson from his apartment. He was wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and sandals and had a black patch over his left eye. On the drive down he told me his story. As a 15-year old schoolboy in 1961 he'd composed a hit tune called Mr Moto for The Bel-Airs. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music.' So he did. Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers, but they were smart enough to observe the burgeoning ocean-side culture and knew there was mileage in chronicling it . When The Beach Boys adopted this sound the hard-core sports crowd initially shunned them. 'As long as they posed as surfers they were resented by those in the true beach culture,' Johnson told me. 'But when they went on to celebrate California youth culture at large by singing about cars and cruising, that broadened their appeal. After that, even surfers appreciated them.' When The Beach Boys started recording their focus shifted from Hawthorne to Hollywood. They signed with Capitol Records, whose 13-storey circular tower at 1750 Vine Street, built in 1956, has become an LA landmark. Legend has it that the architecture was based on the image of a bunch of singles stacked on the spindle of a record player. The night I visited, Arcade Fire were playing a promotional set on a specially built platform outside the tower. The Beach Boys' earliest albums were recorded at Capitol but by the time of Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe, they were also recording around the corner at United and Western (6050 Sunset Boulevard). Now called Ocean Way Studios, this is where they recorded their 2012 comeback album That's Why God Made The Radio. In 1965, Brian Wilson bought the then-modern 1448 Laurel Way in Beverly Hills with its great views over the LA basin. That summer, when playing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Redondo Beach, a leading surfer came over to him and said: 'Wow, man! Your music sounds just like it feels out on a wave. You should call it surf music' It was here that he notoriously built himself a huge sandbox in the living room to stimulate his creative juices. (The video for Sloop John B was filmed in the garden pool.) Two years later he moved to 10452 Bellagio Road in the more upmarket gated community of Bel Air. Several Beach Boys' albums, including Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, 20/20 and Surf's Up, were partially recorded here, while Charles Manson, a fringe figure on the LA music scene in 1969, visited to tape songs that he'd written. In songs such as Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down, Little Honda, and Fun Fun Fun, The Beach Boys explored the parallel teenage subculture of cruising and hot-rodding. Illegal street racing still takes place but usually in the early hours of the morning, and it's a crime even to be a spectator. Custom car shows tend to happen out in the desert rather than in the city. But at the Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Boulevard) it's possible to see everything from hot rods and deuce coupes to Thunderbirds and Chevrolets. Spread over two spacious floors, there are plenty of cars from the era The Beach Boys celebrated - a peach-coloured 1957 Lincoln Premiere once owned by Jayne Mansfield, a black 1957 Chrysler, and a wonderful boat-sized 1959 red Cadillac Convertible. The hot rod section has a classic Deuce Coupe customised from a 1932 Ford. Appropriately the museum cafe, Johnny Rockets, is a 50s-style diner with red plastic seating, chrome surfaces and neon signs. On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu.  There's probably no road that better embraces the joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other . On my final day I headed north on the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu. There's probably no road that better embraces the geographical joys of LA - steep hills and canyons to one side, broad beaches and ocean to the other - and no drive is better suited to a Beach Boys' soundtrack. The group even recorded a song about it in 2012. Beyond Malibu lies Paradise Cove. A left-hand turn took me a mile down a hill to a private beach edged with cliffs where the group was photographed for the cover of 1962's Surfin' Safari, and again two years later for All Summer Long. Paradise Cove is now home to one of the world's most luxurious trailer parks. Film directors, screenwriters, models and Hollywood actors such as Minnie Driver and Matthew McConaughey have swapped bricks and mortar for transportable homes with a view. A surfboard-shaped sign ironically declared No Surfboards. The warning was somewhat redundant as beaches can be private but the sea is free and, anyway, the waves are so mild that no serious surfer would choose it. Maybe that's why The Beach Boys came here - and why they kept their shirts and jeans on during the shoot. Getting there . Virgin Holidays (virginholidays.co.uk, 0844 557 3859) offers five nights at the Hilton Waterfront Resort Hotel in Huntington Beach from £915pp. This includes return flights from Heathrow, accommodation on a room-only basis and car hire. For further information on Los Angeles visit discoverlosangeles.com. [/INST] Songs of beaches, boards and bikinis paint picture of sun-kissed paradise . Steve Turner travelled to see the people and places that inspired the band . Trip started Hawthorne where the three Wilson brothers were raised . Other than Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys were famously non-surfers . </s>

A young Sydney woman who stabbed her abusive estranged partner to death on the street has escaped going to jail after a judge found the killing was done in the most 'extreme circumstances'. Jessica Silva stabbed her boyfriend of four years, James Polkinghorne, five times on Mother's Day in 2012 after he arrived outside her Marrickville home in Sydney fuelled on the drug 'ice'. The 25-year-old domestic violence victim sat down and wept after Justice Clifton Hoeben sentenced her to two years' imprisonment. However the prison term was suspended on the condition of good behaviour. Scroll down for video . Jessica Silva was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years' imprisonment on Friday . The 24-year-old was found guilty of the manslaughter of her partner of four years, James Polkinghorne (pictured) in 2012 . Silva pleaded not guilty to her partner's murder on the basis of self-defence, but after five days of deliberation, a jury found her guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. In handing down his sentence, Justice Hoeben said he accepted Silva's comments that Mr Polkinghorne had been 'very abusive'. 'I dealt with it for so long, I thought I could change him,' Silva had said. While he found Silva did intend to cause Mr Polkinghorne grievous bodily harm when she stabbed him in his back and head, he said the situation was 'exceptional'. 'The factual circumstances are most unusual with the steady build up of fear on the part of the offender arising from the escalating threats of violence emanating from the deceased. 'The offending was committed under extreme circumstances in the agony of the moment.' She  faced the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday where her jail sentence was suspended . During the course of her trial, Silva repeatedly wept in court as the jury heard a series of abusive phone calls and texts sent by Mr Polkinghorne to her in the lead up to his death. In one, Mr Polkinghorne threatened to 'cave her face in'. Another message, from the day he was stabbed, read: 'I hope your mother gets poisoned by the flowers that you give her and you get gang raped.' Mr Polkinghorne, the court heard, had become increasingly aggressive due to his use of the drug ice. Silva stabbed James Polkinghorne five times after he arrived outside her Marrickville home in Sydney fuelled on the drug 'ice' The court heard that Mr Polkinghorne arrived outside Ms Silva's family home on the day he was killed after sending threatening text messages to her phone, months after she had ended their relationship. Ms Silva said he then punched her and ripped her pants before she ran inside to retrieve a knife with which to defend herself, while he continued to argue with her brother and father outside. Upon returning to the scene, she stabbed him in the shoulder, chest and back. Before his death, during a phone conversation between Silva and her brother Miguel, she was heard saying: 'He reckons he's gonna come and kill me, right now’. When Miguel tells her to call the cops, an increasingly distressed Silva replies: 'Why do you think I don't tell them so he can bash me up all the f***ing time. I'm sick of it ... and I don't know what to f***ing do any more.' 'Is there anyone we can f***ing contact ... to get him killed or something?' she asks, later adding: 'Don't worry I'll f***ing stab him myself'. Justice Hoeben called the situation 'exceptional' after accepting Silva's comments that Mr Polkinghorne had been 'very abusive' Silva also believed he had shot and killed Nikolas Argiropoulos, whose body was found in a park in Birchgrove in Sydney's inner-west on March 22, 2012. Outside court, her lawyer Adam Houda said there were no winners in this tragedy. 'My client has had to endure the most extreme forms of physical, verbal and psychological abuse and in that light the sentence imposed today was the appropriate one considering the extraordinary circumstances of this case,' he said. 'It's now time to heal.'

Jessica Silva stabbed James Polkinghorne outside her home in 2012 . Silva, who had endured an abusive relationship with the victim, had pleaded not guilty on the basis of self-defence . She was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to a suspended two years' in prison after Justice Hoeben called the situation 'exceptional' The trial heard abusive phone calls and texts Silva received from Mr Polkinghorne, including one in which he threatened to 'cave her face in'

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<s>[INST] A young Sydney woman who stabbed her abusive estranged partner to death on the street has escaped going to jail after a judge found the killing was done in the most 'extreme circumstances'. Jessica Silva stabbed her boyfriend of four years, James Polkinghorne, five times on Mother's Day in 2012 after he arrived outside her Marrickville home in Sydney fuelled on the drug 'ice'. The 25-year-old domestic violence victim sat down and wept after Justice Clifton Hoeben sentenced her to two years' imprisonment. However the prison term was suspended on the condition of good behaviour. Scroll down for video . Jessica Silva was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years' imprisonment on Friday . The 24-year-old was found guilty of the manslaughter of her partner of four years, James Polkinghorne (pictured) in 2012 . Silva pleaded not guilty to her partner's murder on the basis of self-defence, but after five days of deliberation, a jury found her guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. In handing down his sentence, Justice Hoeben said he accepted Silva's comments that Mr Polkinghorne had been 'very abusive'. 'I dealt with it for so long, I thought I could change him,' Silva had said. While he found Silva did intend to cause Mr Polkinghorne grievous bodily harm when she stabbed him in his back and head, he said the situation was 'exceptional'. 'The factual circumstances are most unusual with the steady build up of fear on the part of the offender arising from the escalating threats of violence emanating from the deceased. 'The offending was committed under extreme circumstances in the agony of the moment.' She  faced the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday where her jail sentence was suspended . During the course of her trial, Silva repeatedly wept in court as the jury heard a series of abusive phone calls and texts sent by Mr Polkinghorne to her in the lead up to his death. In one, Mr Polkinghorne threatened to 'cave her face in'. Another message, from the day he was stabbed, read: 'I hope your mother gets poisoned by the flowers that you give her and you get gang raped.' Mr Polkinghorne, the court heard, had become increasingly aggressive due to his use of the drug ice. Silva stabbed James Polkinghorne five times after he arrived outside her Marrickville home in Sydney fuelled on the drug 'ice' The court heard that Mr Polkinghorne arrived outside Ms Silva's family home on the day he was killed after sending threatening text messages to her phone, months after she had ended their relationship. Ms Silva said he then punched her and ripped her pants before she ran inside to retrieve a knife with which to defend herself, while he continued to argue with her brother and father outside. Upon returning to the scene, she stabbed him in the shoulder, chest and back. Before his death, during a phone conversation between Silva and her brother Miguel, she was heard saying: 'He reckons he's gonna come and kill me, right now’. When Miguel tells her to call the cops, an increasingly distressed Silva replies: 'Why do you think I don't tell them so he can bash me up all the f***ing time. I'm sick of it ... and I don't know what to f***ing do any more.' 'Is there anyone we can f***ing contact ... to get him killed or something?' she asks, later adding: 'Don't worry I'll f***ing stab him myself'. Justice Hoeben called the situation 'exceptional' after accepting Silva's comments that Mr Polkinghorne had been 'very abusive' Silva also believed he had shot and killed Nikolas Argiropoulos, whose body was found in a park in Birchgrove in Sydney's inner-west on March 22, 2012. Outside court, her lawyer Adam Houda said there were no winners in this tragedy. 'My client has had to endure the most extreme forms of physical, verbal and psychological abuse and in that light the sentence imposed today was the appropriate one considering the extraordinary circumstances of this case,' he said. 'It's now time to heal.' [/INST] Jessica Silva stabbed James Polkinghorne outside her home in 2012 . Silva, who had endured an abusive relationship with the victim, had pleaded not guilty on the basis of self-defence . She was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to a suspended two years' in prison after Justice Hoeben called the situation 'exceptional' The trial heard abusive phone calls and texts Silva received from Mr Polkinghorne, including one in which he threatened to 'cave her face in' </s>

Controversial letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them an amnesty from prosecution may have been illegal, a damning Parliamentary report has found. A Commons select committee said the so-called ‘comfort letters’, which assured 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted by the police, should never have been written. In a highly-critical report, it said the ‘one-sided secretive scheme’ – which victims said effectively handed paramilitary fighters 'get out of jail free' cards – had damaged the integrity of the UK criminal justice system. Scroll down for video . A Commons select committee has said the ‘comfort letters’ scheme which was set up by Tony Blair's (pictured) Labour government in 2000, should never have been written and may have been illegal . MPs investigating the scandal said the scheme, set up by Tony Blair’s Labour government in 2000, had caused further hurt for the families of those killed during the Troubles. At least 95 recipients were linked to almost 300 murders. But the letters – sent to the so-called ‘on the runs’ after pressure from Sinn Fein – only came to light during the trial of John Downey, the man accused of the Hyde Park bombing in 1982. The trial collapsed in February last year when it emerged the 63-year-old had been told he would not face prosecution for the blast that killed four soldiers and seven horses in London. A review by Lady Justice Hallett concluded in July that the letter scheme, established as part of the peace process, was not unlawful but that there were 'significant failures' in how it operated. Britain's then Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) meets Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams (R), and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness in 2005 - the letters were sent to so-called ‘on the runs’ after pressure from Sinn Fein . But today the Commons’ Northern Ireland Affairs Committee published a blistering report raising serious questions about the legality of the highly-divisive scheme. The report said: ‘It is questionable whether the 'on-the-runs' (OTR) scheme was lawful or not, but we believe its existence distorted the legal process. ‘We accept that there was a difficult peace process going on at the time, but believe that there still has to be transparency and accountability in government and in the legal process.’ It found that ‘damage has undoubtedly been done to public confidence in the criminal justice system’. The committee, which took evidence from 55 witnesses, including ex-prime minister Mr Blair, also blasted the decision not to appeal the Downey ruling . This had placed ‘preserving the integrity of the criminal justice system over the public interest involved in continuing the trial of someone accused of carrying out multiple murders,’ it said. IRA terror suspect John Downey (pictured) was wrongly sent an immunity letter causing his trial for for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing to collapse . The report also said the people of Northern Ireland had been ‘kept in the dark to the greatest possible extent’ by the Government. The report said that during the peace process, Sinn Fein had pushed for ‘comfort letters’ to be issued and had received promises from Mr Blair. But while working hard to ensure those pledges were kept, Mr Blair did so without telling other Northern Ireland party leaders about the exact nature of the scheme, the report said. Committee chairman Laurence Robertson said the victims of the Troubles and their families had been ‘let down’. He said: ‘Our priority is to serve the victims and their relatives, whom we believe to have been let down by HM Government by the way in which this scheme has operated. ‘If any scheme had been put in place at all, which is questionable, it should have been properly introduced and correctly administered. It also should have been open and transparent. This scheme was none of those things. ‘Regardless of the intentions, this scheme has caused further hurt to people who have suffered far too much already, and has led to further suspicions being raised.’ The report branded ‘wholly unacceptable’ the Government's failure to identify those IRA members who had been charged or convicted who obtained Royal Prerogatives of Mercy during the peace process. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has reiterated that the Government was no longer standing by the ‘on the run’ letters and that those who had received them could no longer rely on them as a defence. It comes after six IRA terror suspects thought to be behind some of the worst atrocities committed on mainland Britain are facing major new police investigations despite receiving letters granting them immunity. A Northern Ireland Office spokesman said: ‘The letters were only ever a statement of the facts as they were understood at the time, as to whether or not an individual was wanted for questioning by the police. ‘They were not intended to preclude investigation or prosecution based on new evidence emerging, or on the basis of a fresh assessment of the existing evidence. The Government is today repeating its statement that recipients of the letters should cease to place any reliance on them.’

Letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them amnesty may have been illegal . Parliamentary report has looked at controversial so-called 'comfort letters' The scheme was set up by Tony Blair’s Labour government in 2000 . They told 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted . At least 95 of those recipients were linked to 300 murders during Troubles . MPs have now decided the letters should never have been written . Report said scheme has damaged integrity of UK criminal justice system .

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<s>[INST] Controversial letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them an amnesty from prosecution may have been illegal, a damning Parliamentary report has found. A Commons select committee said the so-called ‘comfort letters’, which assured 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted by the police, should never have been written. In a highly-critical report, it said the ‘one-sided secretive scheme’ – which victims said effectively handed paramilitary fighters 'get out of jail free' cards – had damaged the integrity of the UK criminal justice system. Scroll down for video . A Commons select committee has said the ‘comfort letters’ scheme which was set up by Tony Blair's (pictured) Labour government in 2000, should never have been written and may have been illegal . MPs investigating the scandal said the scheme, set up by Tony Blair’s Labour government in 2000, had caused further hurt for the families of those killed during the Troubles. At least 95 recipients were linked to almost 300 murders. But the letters – sent to the so-called ‘on the runs’ after pressure from Sinn Fein – only came to light during the trial of John Downey, the man accused of the Hyde Park bombing in 1982. The trial collapsed in February last year when it emerged the 63-year-old had been told he would not face prosecution for the blast that killed four soldiers and seven horses in London. A review by Lady Justice Hallett concluded in July that the letter scheme, established as part of the peace process, was not unlawful but that there were 'significant failures' in how it operated. Britain's then Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) meets Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams (R), and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness in 2005 - the letters were sent to so-called ‘on the runs’ after pressure from Sinn Fein . But today the Commons’ Northern Ireland Affairs Committee published a blistering report raising serious questions about the legality of the highly-divisive scheme. The report said: ‘It is questionable whether the 'on-the-runs' (OTR) scheme was lawful or not, but we believe its existence distorted the legal process. ‘We accept that there was a difficult peace process going on at the time, but believe that there still has to be transparency and accountability in government and in the legal process.’ It found that ‘damage has undoubtedly been done to public confidence in the criminal justice system’. The committee, which took evidence from 55 witnesses, including ex-prime minister Mr Blair, also blasted the decision not to appeal the Downey ruling . This had placed ‘preserving the integrity of the criminal justice system over the public interest involved in continuing the trial of someone accused of carrying out multiple murders,’ it said. IRA terror suspect John Downey (pictured) was wrongly sent an immunity letter causing his trial for for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing to collapse . The report also said the people of Northern Ireland had been ‘kept in the dark to the greatest possible extent’ by the Government. The report said that during the peace process, Sinn Fein had pushed for ‘comfort letters’ to be issued and had received promises from Mr Blair. But while working hard to ensure those pledges were kept, Mr Blair did so without telling other Northern Ireland party leaders about the exact nature of the scheme, the report said. Committee chairman Laurence Robertson said the victims of the Troubles and their families had been ‘let down’. He said: ‘Our priority is to serve the victims and their relatives, whom we believe to have been let down by HM Government by the way in which this scheme has operated. ‘If any scheme had been put in place at all, which is questionable, it should have been properly introduced and correctly administered. It also should have been open and transparent. This scheme was none of those things. ‘Regardless of the intentions, this scheme has caused further hurt to people who have suffered far too much already, and has led to further suspicions being raised.’ The report branded ‘wholly unacceptable’ the Government's failure to identify those IRA members who had been charged or convicted who obtained Royal Prerogatives of Mercy during the peace process. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has reiterated that the Government was no longer standing by the ‘on the run’ letters and that those who had received them could no longer rely on them as a defence. It comes after six IRA terror suspects thought to be behind some of the worst atrocities committed on mainland Britain are facing major new police investigations despite receiving letters granting them immunity. A Northern Ireland Office spokesman said: ‘The letters were only ever a statement of the facts as they were understood at the time, as to whether or not an individual was wanted for questioning by the police. ‘They were not intended to preclude investigation or prosecution based on new evidence emerging, or on the basis of a fresh assessment of the existing evidence. The Government is today repeating its statement that recipients of the letters should cease to place any reliance on them.’ [/INST] Letters sent to IRA fugitives granting them amnesty may have been illegal . Parliamentary report has looked at controversial so-called 'comfort letters' The scheme was set up by Tony Blair’s Labour government in 2000 . They told 187 Republican terror suspects they were no longer being hunted . At least 95 of those recipients were linked to 300 murders during Troubles . MPs have now decided the letters should never have been written . Report said scheme has damaged integrity of UK criminal justice system . </s>

A 61-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested in connection with the nearly 25-year-old murder of a Sturtevant woman whose body was found in a ditch weeks after she disappeared. Dennis J. Brantner was arrested in Berit Beck's killing after he made an appearance on an unrelated charge in Kenosha County. He's now been charged with first degree homicide. The 18-year-old Beck was killed in July 1990 after she stopped in Fond du Lac while traveling. Her body was found about six weeks later in a ditch in rural Fond du Lac County. Break: Police have arrested a suspect in a Wisconsin murder nearly 25 years on. Berit Beck (right) was 18 in July 1990 when she vanished, only to be found strangled in a ditch over a month later. Now, local trucker Dennis Brantner, 61, (left) has been arrested for the crime . Authorities said last year they had evidence that pointed Brantner and named him as a suspect. A court document says his fingerprints were on items in Beck's van. 'This has always been a no-win situation no matter how it works out,' Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink told the Fond du Lac Reporter. 'We will go forward. We talked with the Becks and they have been notified.' Beck was heading to a work seminar in Appleton, Wisconsin when she vanished. It is believed she stopped at a Walgreens during her journey, which is the last place she was seen alive. According to a complaint obtained by the Fond du Lac Reporter, 'no physical evidence directly links ... (anyone) other than Dennis J. Brantner to the GMC van Berit Beck was last seen driving.' Police say Brantner's fingerprints were found March 11 on a cigarette cellophane that was inside Beck's van. When he was interviewed by police last year, he said he had no idea how they got there. However, he reportedly asked police 'why would I do anything like that in the first place?' before police told him she was a murder victim. Physical evidence: Brantner was first named as a suspect in 2014 but told police he had nothing to do with the cold case murder. However, Fond du Lac police say they've since connected him, and only him, to the van Beck was driving when she vanished using fingerprints . He soon became emotional, however. 'I don't remember anything. I don't wanna,' Brantner told police. '(If) I did I did...if I did I don't know.' Though he was not in custody at the time of Beck's disappearance, Brantner was arrested on an unrelated matter two weeks later on August 6 1990 and has a criminal record going back to the 1970s. And, in 1994, he was arrested for kidnapping and beating his estranged second wife. Brantner was unknown to Beck's family prior to police naming him as a suspect in 2014. Meanwhile, they have asked for privacy in the matter. 'We are encouraged and relieved for this day to have arrived for Berit and our family. We request that our privacy be respected as this process unfolds,' the family said through a police press release. Speaking at a press conference last year, Sheriff Fink was hopeful about the developments. 'This is the best physical evidence that we've had in this case,' he said. 'It was the first time that I thought we had tangible, physical evidence to intimately put someone in the interior of that van.' Emotional: In this July 21, 1990 file photo David Beck waits for word from his missing daughter, Berit Beck. It would soon come in the form of her decaying body found in a ditch in rural Fond du Lac County . Desperate search: this 1990 photo shows people gathered during the search for Berit Beck, who was found dead on August 6, 1990 .

Dennis Brantner was arrested Friday morning by police in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin on first degree murder charges . The Kenosha man allegedly strangled and suffocated local teen Berit Beck nearly 25 years ago . Brantner was named as a suspect in spring of 2014. Police say new physical evidence points to him and no one else . He was arrested for the murder last week after being booked on unrelated charges .

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<s>[INST] A 61-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested in connection with the nearly 25-year-old murder of a Sturtevant woman whose body was found in a ditch weeks after she disappeared. Dennis J. Brantner was arrested in Berit Beck's killing after he made an appearance on an unrelated charge in Kenosha County. He's now been charged with first degree homicide. The 18-year-old Beck was killed in July 1990 after she stopped in Fond du Lac while traveling. Her body was found about six weeks later in a ditch in rural Fond du Lac County. Break: Police have arrested a suspect in a Wisconsin murder nearly 25 years on. Berit Beck (right) was 18 in July 1990 when she vanished, only to be found strangled in a ditch over a month later. Now, local trucker Dennis Brantner, 61, (left) has been arrested for the crime . Authorities said last year they had evidence that pointed Brantner and named him as a suspect. A court document says his fingerprints were on items in Beck's van. 'This has always been a no-win situation no matter how it works out,' Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink told the Fond du Lac Reporter. 'We will go forward. We talked with the Becks and they have been notified.' Beck was heading to a work seminar in Appleton, Wisconsin when she vanished. It is believed she stopped at a Walgreens during her journey, which is the last place she was seen alive. According to a complaint obtained by the Fond du Lac Reporter, 'no physical evidence directly links ... (anyone) other than Dennis J. Brantner to the GMC van Berit Beck was last seen driving.' Police say Brantner's fingerprints were found March 11 on a cigarette cellophane that was inside Beck's van. When he was interviewed by police last year, he said he had no idea how they got there. However, he reportedly asked police 'why would I do anything like that in the first place?' before police told him she was a murder victim. Physical evidence: Brantner was first named as a suspect in 2014 but told police he had nothing to do with the cold case murder. However, Fond du Lac police say they've since connected him, and only him, to the van Beck was driving when she vanished using fingerprints . He soon became emotional, however. 'I don't remember anything. I don't wanna,' Brantner told police. '(If) I did I did...if I did I don't know.' Though he was not in custody at the time of Beck's disappearance, Brantner was arrested on an unrelated matter two weeks later on August 6 1990 and has a criminal record going back to the 1970s. And, in 1994, he was arrested for kidnapping and beating his estranged second wife. Brantner was unknown to Beck's family prior to police naming him as a suspect in 2014. Meanwhile, they have asked for privacy in the matter. 'We are encouraged and relieved for this day to have arrived for Berit and our family. We request that our privacy be respected as this process unfolds,' the family said through a police press release. Speaking at a press conference last year, Sheriff Fink was hopeful about the developments. 'This is the best physical evidence that we've had in this case,' he said. 'It was the first time that I thought we had tangible, physical evidence to intimately put someone in the interior of that van.' Emotional: In this July 21, 1990 file photo David Beck waits for word from his missing daughter, Berit Beck. It would soon come in the form of her decaying body found in a ditch in rural Fond du Lac County . Desperate search: this 1990 photo shows people gathered during the search for Berit Beck, who was found dead on August 6, 1990 . [/INST] Dennis Brantner was arrested Friday morning by police in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin on first degree murder charges . The Kenosha man allegedly strangled and suffocated local teen Berit Beck nearly 25 years ago . Brantner was named as a suspect in spring of 2014. Police say new physical evidence points to him and no one else . He was arrested for the murder last week after being booked on unrelated charges . </s>

A black man pushed off a Paris Metro train by Chelsea fans chanting racist abuse last month says he can no longer take public transport and is depressed after the attack. The man, identified as Soulemayne S, says the incident, which happened before Chelsea played a Champions League match agains Paris Saint-Germain, has 'destroyed' him. He says coverage of the attack, for which five men have been handed court summonses, has 'traumatised' his children, and forced him to explain the concept of racism to them. Soulemayne S, the black man subjected to racist abuse on the Paris Metro last month, said the incident has left him depressed, unable to work, and has 'traumatised' his children . A video showed the men pushing Soulemayne before chanting 'we're racist and that's the way we like it' (pictured). Police say five men are due to appear in court in connection with the attack . Soulemayne was recorded being pushed off the Metro train by a group of supporters who then began chanting 'we're racist and that's the way we like it.' He told BBC Radio 5 Live: 'I'm here like a child. I have got a phobia of public transport. I can't take public transport to go to work - since what happened I have been under a lot of pressure. 'I have been referred to a psychologist. I can't sleep any more. Every hour, every instant, I think about what happened. I think about the ordeal.' He said his family had been 'divided' by the 'humiliation' he experienced, adding : 'I am obliged to tell [my children] that there are people who aren't very nice, and that there are people who don't like black skin.' Speaking about Chelsea's offer of a free ticket to last night's second leg match at Stamford Bridge, he said: 'This offer to go, this invitation, is just an attempt to make things up. For the moment I don't want to come because of what they've caused, the team and their fans. 'The Chelsea supporters have destroyed me. Even when I drive my car I feel like I'm being followed. I don't know if I am being followed by Chelsea fans, or police or the media. 'Even when I go and see my lawyer I am followed, when I go to see my therapist I feel like I'm being followed, and I've never had that in my life. 'The only problem I have in my life right now is because of Chelsea and their fans.' On his decision to reject the invitation to tonight's game, Soulemayne S previously told RTL radio: 'I don't want to sit in that stadium next to those people who pushed me. This is the moment Chelsea fans were recorded pushing Soulemayne off the Metro ahead of a clash with Paris St-Germain, an incident which Soulemayne says has 'destroyed' him . Soulemayne refused to attend last night's second leg clash between Chelsea and Paris St-Germain in London, which Jose Mourinho's men lost, knocking them out of the Champions League . 'I won't go. They can't buy me with a little piece of paper. I'm not a child.' A Chelsea spokesman said: 'We appreciate he doesn't want to come to this particular game, however, our offer remains open and we hope he'll take us up on it so he can meet real Chelsea fans and experience the true spirit of the club.' Five men involved in the incident were today and yesterday served with summonses over the issue, Scotland Yard said. The men will appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court on March 25 'regarding a police application for football banning orders'. Football banning orders are issued by courts following a conviction for a football-related offence after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or local police, the Home Office website says. They can last for between three and 10 years. Breaches of the orders can result in a sentence of up to six months in prison. Chelsea FC said previously it was 'appalled' and apologised to the victim, while manager Jose Mourinho said he was 'ashamed' of the fans involved. Fans were again accused of racism this month after claims a group were heard using the N-word and anti-Semitic slurs on a train from London to Manchester. One supporter was allegedly overheard saying 'Paris, Paris, Paris, that's the way we like it, a n***** on the door' after their victory over Tottenham in the Capital One Cup.

Soulemayne S says attack has left him depressed and seeing psychiatrist . Attack 'traumatised' his children and forced him to explain racism to them . Says he feels like he is being followed ever since incident last month . Five men have been issued with court summonses relating to incident .

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<s>[INST] A black man pushed off a Paris Metro train by Chelsea fans chanting racist abuse last month says he can no longer take public transport and is depressed after the attack. The man, identified as Soulemayne S, says the incident, which happened before Chelsea played a Champions League match agains Paris Saint-Germain, has 'destroyed' him. He says coverage of the attack, for which five men have been handed court summonses, has 'traumatised' his children, and forced him to explain the concept of racism to them. Soulemayne S, the black man subjected to racist abuse on the Paris Metro last month, said the incident has left him depressed, unable to work, and has 'traumatised' his children . A video showed the men pushing Soulemayne before chanting 'we're racist and that's the way we like it' (pictured). Police say five men are due to appear in court in connection with the attack . Soulemayne was recorded being pushed off the Metro train by a group of supporters who then began chanting 'we're racist and that's the way we like it.' He told BBC Radio 5 Live: 'I'm here like a child. I have got a phobia of public transport. I can't take public transport to go to work - since what happened I have been under a lot of pressure. 'I have been referred to a psychologist. I can't sleep any more. Every hour, every instant, I think about what happened. I think about the ordeal.' He said his family had been 'divided' by the 'humiliation' he experienced, adding : 'I am obliged to tell [my children] that there are people who aren't very nice, and that there are people who don't like black skin.' Speaking about Chelsea's offer of a free ticket to last night's second leg match at Stamford Bridge, he said: 'This offer to go, this invitation, is just an attempt to make things up. For the moment I don't want to come because of what they've caused, the team and their fans. 'The Chelsea supporters have destroyed me. Even when I drive my car I feel like I'm being followed. I don't know if I am being followed by Chelsea fans, or police or the media. 'Even when I go and see my lawyer I am followed, when I go to see my therapist I feel like I'm being followed, and I've never had that in my life. 'The only problem I have in my life right now is because of Chelsea and their fans.' On his decision to reject the invitation to tonight's game, Soulemayne S previously told RTL radio: 'I don't want to sit in that stadium next to those people who pushed me. This is the moment Chelsea fans were recorded pushing Soulemayne off the Metro ahead of a clash with Paris St-Germain, an incident which Soulemayne says has 'destroyed' him . Soulemayne refused to attend last night's second leg clash between Chelsea and Paris St-Germain in London, which Jose Mourinho's men lost, knocking them out of the Champions League . 'I won't go. They can't buy me with a little piece of paper. I'm not a child.' A Chelsea spokesman said: 'We appreciate he doesn't want to come to this particular game, however, our offer remains open and we hope he'll take us up on it so he can meet real Chelsea fans and experience the true spirit of the club.' Five men involved in the incident were today and yesterday served with summonses over the issue, Scotland Yard said. The men will appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court on March 25 'regarding a police application for football banning orders'. Football banning orders are issued by courts following a conviction for a football-related offence after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or local police, the Home Office website says. They can last for between three and 10 years. Breaches of the orders can result in a sentence of up to six months in prison. Chelsea FC said previously it was 'appalled' and apologised to the victim, while manager Jose Mourinho said he was 'ashamed' of the fans involved. Fans were again accused of racism this month after claims a group were heard using the N-word and anti-Semitic slurs on a train from London to Manchester. One supporter was allegedly overheard saying 'Paris, Paris, Paris, that's the way we like it, a n***** on the door' after their victory over Tottenham in the Capital One Cup. [/INST] Soulemayne S says attack has left him depressed and seeing psychiatrist . Attack 'traumatised' his children and forced him to explain racism to them . Says he feels like he is being followed ever since incident last month . Five men have been issued with court summonses relating to incident . </s>

It was supposed to be all about AP McCoy — the biggest name in jump racing on his final day riding at the Cheltenham Festival. But instead, Gold Cup day 2015 shone a spotlight on a jockey in Nico de Boinville who has ridden fewer winners in his career than the 19-time champion rides in three months. Carlingford Lough, 40-year-old McCoy’s final Gold Cup mount, finished a fading ninth behind Coneygree, the novice chaser representing 10-horse trainer Mark Bradstock and his assistant, wife Sara. Tony McCoy's wife Chanelle (left) passionately willed him on to claim his third Gold Cup victory . But her relentless optimism soon turned to sheer sadness as her husband crossed the finish like in ninth place . Jockey Tony McCoy could not crown his final Cheltenham Festival with a Gold Cup win . McCoy did get a Gold Cup round of applause but it came as he walked around the paddock before the race. Looking down at his friend and colleague Ruby Walsh, who had yet to be united with his Gold Cup ride Djakadam, McCoy quipped: ‘They think I’ve won.’ No, AP, they were just hoping. Ultimately, McCoy did get on the winner’s podium but that was to present the trophy to the team behind Next Sensation, winner of the concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase. Not surprisingly, the Michael Scudamore-trained Next Sensation, ridden by Scudamore’s brother Tom, had received a quieter reception than McCoy’s fourth-placed Ned Buntline. A crowd close to 70,000 had cheered and chanted his name as McCoy brought his mount down the famous walkway off the track. There were not many who had sneaked away to beat the traffic. And while they did not get the result they wanted, McCoy did at least break the habit of a lifetime for them. The man for whom winning is the only thing that matters, punched and waved the air. The defeat of Carlingford Lough, however, came as no surprise. After the Gold Cup, McCoy conceded he had anticipated his fate on arriving at the track when overnight rain was turning the ground soft. Tony McCoy and Ned Buntline gave it a good go on the 19-time champion jockey's final Festival ride . An emotional McCoy after his last ever ride at the Cheltenham Festival . The big screen at Cheltenham displayed a tribute to the retiring jockey . ‘I knew when I got here this morning that it was always going to be against him,’ McCoy said. ‘He is a horse who likes good ground and it was always going to be too much of a drag. ‘For a horse who is slow he has a little bit of a kick at the end but not when the ground is like that.’ McCoy then paid generous tribute to the winning team. ‘The Bradstocks have done a wonderful job,’ he said. ‘They have proved that if they get the horse, they can do the job. To win the Gold Cup with a novice is a fantastic performance.’ For the uninitiated, a novice is a horse that had not won in a particular category — hurdles or steeplechase — before the start of the season. Even if it does then win a race, the horse remains a novice until the end of that season. Animals who record their first win in March or April may still contest novice events until October 31. As for McCoy, it was just one of those days as he failed to add to Thursday’s Ryanair Chase victory on Uxizandre, who goes down as his 31st and final Festival victory. Hargam, rated one of his best chances of the week but another wrong-footed by the rain, swung for home with a chance in the Triumph Hurdle but finished third behind Nicky Henderson stablemates Peace And Co and Top Notch. McCoy was presented with a photo album of his Cheltenham career after his final fling at the Festival . McCoy, in the middle of the picture, walks out of the Cheltenham weighing room for the last time . Strongly-backed Princely Conn was staying on when badly hampered and slipped back to 13th in the County Hurdle while Fletchers Flyer, McCoy’s mount in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, was a non-runner. And just when McCoy wanted the racing gods to smile on him, they frowned instead as Ned Buntline was hindered by a faller four out. McCoy said: ‘All through the week people have been amazing and I appreciate it. I have always tried to look forward but now I am going to have to look backwards as I have nothing to look forward to.’ Five rides at Uttoxeter this afternoon, including the favourite in the Midlands National, will be on his mind this morning but his admiration for Coneygree and his team was well deserved. The 7-1 shot was in front at the first fence and never headed in a display of controlled jumping at speed that no rival could live with. Five of the 16 starters were pulled up, including 2013 winner Bobs Worth and last year’s victor Lord Windermere, who started at the back and never looked like defending his title. Last year’s runner-up On His Own was Coneygree’s closest pursuer for most of the race but faded to fourth. One by one they cracked as Coneygree saw off Djakadam and Road To Riches with the equine equivalent of a McCoy-type performance.

AP McCoy's final Gold Cup mount, Carlingford Lough, finished ninth . Jockey finished fourth in concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase . McCoy presented trophy to the team behind winner Next Sensation .

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<s>[INST] It was supposed to be all about AP McCoy — the biggest name in jump racing on his final day riding at the Cheltenham Festival. But instead, Gold Cup day 2015 shone a spotlight on a jockey in Nico de Boinville who has ridden fewer winners in his career than the 19-time champion rides in three months. Carlingford Lough, 40-year-old McCoy’s final Gold Cup mount, finished a fading ninth behind Coneygree, the novice chaser representing 10-horse trainer Mark Bradstock and his assistant, wife Sara. Tony McCoy's wife Chanelle (left) passionately willed him on to claim his third Gold Cup victory . But her relentless optimism soon turned to sheer sadness as her husband crossed the finish like in ninth place . Jockey Tony McCoy could not crown his final Cheltenham Festival with a Gold Cup win . McCoy did get a Gold Cup round of applause but it came as he walked around the paddock before the race. Looking down at his friend and colleague Ruby Walsh, who had yet to be united with his Gold Cup ride Djakadam, McCoy quipped: ‘They think I’ve won.’ No, AP, they were just hoping. Ultimately, McCoy did get on the winner’s podium but that was to present the trophy to the team behind Next Sensation, winner of the concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase. Not surprisingly, the Michael Scudamore-trained Next Sensation, ridden by Scudamore’s brother Tom, had received a quieter reception than McCoy’s fourth-placed Ned Buntline. A crowd close to 70,000 had cheered and chanted his name as McCoy brought his mount down the famous walkway off the track. There were not many who had sneaked away to beat the traffic. And while they did not get the result they wanted, McCoy did at least break the habit of a lifetime for them. The man for whom winning is the only thing that matters, punched and waved the air. The defeat of Carlingford Lough, however, came as no surprise. After the Gold Cup, McCoy conceded he had anticipated his fate on arriving at the track when overnight rain was turning the ground soft. Tony McCoy and Ned Buntline gave it a good go on the 19-time champion jockey's final Festival ride . An emotional McCoy after his last ever ride at the Cheltenham Festival . The big screen at Cheltenham displayed a tribute to the retiring jockey . ‘I knew when I got here this morning that it was always going to be against him,’ McCoy said. ‘He is a horse who likes good ground and it was always going to be too much of a drag. ‘For a horse who is slow he has a little bit of a kick at the end but not when the ground is like that.’ McCoy then paid generous tribute to the winning team. ‘The Bradstocks have done a wonderful job,’ he said. ‘They have proved that if they get the horse, they can do the job. To win the Gold Cup with a novice is a fantastic performance.’ For the uninitiated, a novice is a horse that had not won in a particular category — hurdles or steeplechase — before the start of the season. Even if it does then win a race, the horse remains a novice until the end of that season. Animals who record their first win in March or April may still contest novice events until October 31. As for McCoy, it was just one of those days as he failed to add to Thursday’s Ryanair Chase victory on Uxizandre, who goes down as his 31st and final Festival victory. Hargam, rated one of his best chances of the week but another wrong-footed by the rain, swung for home with a chance in the Triumph Hurdle but finished third behind Nicky Henderson stablemates Peace And Co and Top Notch. McCoy was presented with a photo album of his Cheltenham career after his final fling at the Festival . McCoy, in the middle of the picture, walks out of the Cheltenham weighing room for the last time . Strongly-backed Princely Conn was staying on when badly hampered and slipped back to 13th in the County Hurdle while Fletchers Flyer, McCoy’s mount in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, was a non-runner. And just when McCoy wanted the racing gods to smile on him, they frowned instead as Ned Buntline was hindered by a faller four out. McCoy said: ‘All through the week people have been amazing and I appreciate it. I have always tried to look forward but now I am going to have to look backwards as I have nothing to look forward to.’ Five rides at Uttoxeter this afternoon, including the favourite in the Midlands National, will be on his mind this morning but his admiration for Coneygree and his team was well deserved. The 7-1 shot was in front at the first fence and never headed in a display of controlled jumping at speed that no rival could live with. Five of the 16 starters were pulled up, including 2013 winner Bobs Worth and last year’s victor Lord Windermere, who started at the back and never looked like defending his title. Last year’s runner-up On His Own was Coneygree’s closest pursuer for most of the race but faded to fourth. One by one they cracked as Coneygree saw off Djakadam and Road To Riches with the equine equivalent of a McCoy-type performance. [/INST] AP McCoy's final Gold Cup mount, Carlingford Lough, finished ninth . Jockey finished fourth in concluding AP McCoy Grand Annual Chase . McCoy presented trophy to the team behind winner Next Sensation . </s>

Nick Fairley has signed for the St Louis Rams on a one-year, prove yourself deal. When fit and focused, Fairley is one of the NFL's better defensive linemen, but his career has been plagued with concerns about injuries, attitude and his weight. Worth $5million, but with the incentive to make up to $7.5m according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, the defensive tackle joins arguably the most fearsome front four in football. The 27-year-old will likely slot in alongside either Defensive Rookie of the Year Aaron Donald or Michael Brockers to aid the Rams' frightening pass rush. Rams coach Jeff Fisher poses with Nick Fairley during his unveiling in St Louis . With defensive ends Chris Long and Robert Quinn, quarterbacks facing the Rams next season - who include Matthew Stafford - will seldom get a moment's peace. Fairley, the 13th overall pick of the 2011 draft, spent the first four years of his career in Detroit, playing 46 games.which yielded 98 tackles, 13.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. But the Lions declined to take up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract and did not exactly bend over backwards to retain his services. A history of inconsistency, injuries and off-field concerns led the Lions to allow him enter free agency. Coach Jeff Fisher made the announcement at a press conference to unveil new quarterback Nick Foles. Fairley injured his knee in the 22-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley last year, which ended his season. Following the departure of fellow defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the Lions have brought in Haloti Ngata and Tyrunn Walker.

Fairley heads to the NFC West and should play a key part in Jeff Fisher and Gregg Williams' rotating defensive line . The Detroit Lions did not take up his fifth year deal, and Fairley penned a one-year contract worth $5m with incentives to make $2.5m more . The  27-year-old joins one of the most feared front fours in the NFL . When fit and focused he is a disruptive force in the middle . But fears about injuries, attitude and off-field concerns remain .

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<s>[INST] Nick Fairley has signed for the St Louis Rams on a one-year, prove yourself deal. When fit and focused, Fairley is one of the NFL's better defensive linemen, but his career has been plagued with concerns about injuries, attitude and his weight. Worth $5million, but with the incentive to make up to $7.5m according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, the defensive tackle joins arguably the most fearsome front four in football. The 27-year-old will likely slot in alongside either Defensive Rookie of the Year Aaron Donald or Michael Brockers to aid the Rams' frightening pass rush. Rams coach Jeff Fisher poses with Nick Fairley during his unveiling in St Louis . With defensive ends Chris Long and Robert Quinn, quarterbacks facing the Rams next season - who include Matthew Stafford - will seldom get a moment's peace. Fairley, the 13th overall pick of the 2011 draft, spent the first four years of his career in Detroit, playing 46 games.which yielded 98 tackles, 13.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. But the Lions declined to take up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract and did not exactly bend over backwards to retain his services. A history of inconsistency, injuries and off-field concerns led the Lions to allow him enter free agency. Coach Jeff Fisher made the announcement at a press conference to unveil new quarterback Nick Foles. Fairley injured his knee in the 22-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley last year, which ended his season. Following the departure of fellow defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the Lions have brought in Haloti Ngata and Tyrunn Walker. [/INST] Fairley heads to the NFC West and should play a key part in Jeff Fisher and Gregg Williams' rotating defensive line . The Detroit Lions did not take up his fifth year deal, and Fairley penned a one-year contract worth $5m with incentives to make $2.5m more . The  27-year-old joins one of the most feared front fours in the NFL . When fit and focused he is a disruptive force in the middle . But fears about injuries, attitude and off-field concerns remain . </s>

The State Department said Tuesday it had no record of Hillary Rodham Clinton signing a statement attesting that she had turned over all unclassified documents related to official business when she left her post as secretary of state in 2013. Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday that Bush-era secretaries Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice had also never signed such a 'separation statement.' 'We have reviewed Secretary Clinton's official personnel file and administrative files, and do not have any record of her signing the OF-109,' Psaki said, referring to the form's bureaucratic name. 'In addition, after looking into their official personnel files, we did not locate any record of either of her immediate predecessors signing this form.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . CASE CLOSED? State Department spkoeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday that former secretary Hillary Clinton never signed a 'saparation statement' certifying that she no longer had work-related documents . OUT OF TROUBLE? Clinton and her presidential ambitions have taken fire over tens of thousands of emails she kept on a private server at her home instead of using a standard government email address . Psaki said there was no sign of such a statement in department files. 'We're fairly certain she didn't sign one,' she told reporters. Asked if the State Department considered the case closed, Psaki snapped: 'I hope so, There's quite a bit going on in the world. We can also discuss that.' On the Fox News Channel on Monday, legal commentator and former judge Andrew Napolitano opined that Clinton was between a rock and a hard place. If Clinton had signed the form while holding on to tens of thousands of emails, he said, she was 'committing perjury.' And if not, Napolitano added, she was likely guilty of stealing public records. Either could be a felony. But Psaki emphasized that different bureaus within the department had different rules relating to such statements that had the effect of making it optional for some employs to fill them out and turn them in. She could not identify the bureaus in which employees had such a choice. Questions about whether Clinton signed such a document have swirled since the revelation of her use of a personal email account for government-related work. Republicans, among others, have said that the State Department, along with other federal agencies, generally requires outgoing employees to turn over job-related materials before leaving. That policy requires employees to sign the separation statements declaring they had 'surrendered to responsible officials all unclassified documents' related to official business during their employment. Providing incorrect information on the form can be grounds for prosecution. The Republican National Committee earlier Tuesday had submitted two Freedom of Information requests to the State Department seeking copies of the 'separation statements' signed by Clinton and her top aides and related records. The office of House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said in a statement on Tuesday that it would be 'a big problem if she signed that form like she was supposed to.' Others have said it would be equally troubling if Clinton did not sign the form because that would have meant she would was holding herself to a different standard than other employees. Psaki will be in her just just a few more weeks. Her next posting will be at the Whtie House, where she will take over as communications director.

The 'OF-109' form certifies that an outgoing public servant no longer has possession of work-related nonclassified documents . State Department said Tuesday that 'we're faily certain' Clinton never signed it, nor did her two immediate predecessors . News may deflate GOP's calls for the former secretary of state's head after she admitted keeping all her work-related emails on a private server .

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<s>[INST] The State Department said Tuesday it had no record of Hillary Rodham Clinton signing a statement attesting that she had turned over all unclassified documents related to official business when she left her post as secretary of state in 2013. Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday that Bush-era secretaries Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice had also never signed such a 'separation statement.' 'We have reviewed Secretary Clinton's official personnel file and administrative files, and do not have any record of her signing the OF-109,' Psaki said, referring to the form's bureaucratic name. 'In addition, after looking into their official personnel files, we did not locate any record of either of her immediate predecessors signing this form.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . CASE CLOSED? State Department spkoeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday that former secretary Hillary Clinton never signed a 'saparation statement' certifying that she no longer had work-related documents . OUT OF TROUBLE? Clinton and her presidential ambitions have taken fire over tens of thousands of emails she kept on a private server at her home instead of using a standard government email address . Psaki said there was no sign of such a statement in department files. 'We're fairly certain she didn't sign one,' she told reporters. Asked if the State Department considered the case closed, Psaki snapped: 'I hope so, There's quite a bit going on in the world. We can also discuss that.' On the Fox News Channel on Monday, legal commentator and former judge Andrew Napolitano opined that Clinton was between a rock and a hard place. If Clinton had signed the form while holding on to tens of thousands of emails, he said, she was 'committing perjury.' And if not, Napolitano added, she was likely guilty of stealing public records. Either could be a felony. But Psaki emphasized that different bureaus within the department had different rules relating to such statements that had the effect of making it optional for some employs to fill them out and turn them in. She could not identify the bureaus in which employees had such a choice. Questions about whether Clinton signed such a document have swirled since the revelation of her use of a personal email account for government-related work. Republicans, among others, have said that the State Department, along with other federal agencies, generally requires outgoing employees to turn over job-related materials before leaving. That policy requires employees to sign the separation statements declaring they had 'surrendered to responsible officials all unclassified documents' related to official business during their employment. Providing incorrect information on the form can be grounds for prosecution. The Republican National Committee earlier Tuesday had submitted two Freedom of Information requests to the State Department seeking copies of the 'separation statements' signed by Clinton and her top aides and related records. The office of House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said in a statement on Tuesday that it would be 'a big problem if she signed that form like she was supposed to.' Others have said it would be equally troubling if Clinton did not sign the form because that would have meant she would was holding herself to a different standard than other employees. Psaki will be in her just just a few more weeks. Her next posting will be at the Whtie House, where she will take over as communications director. [/INST] The 'OF-109' form certifies that an outgoing public servant no longer has possession of work-related nonclassified documents . State Department said Tuesday that 'we're faily certain' Clinton never signed it, nor did her two immediate predecessors . News may deflate GOP's calls for the former secretary of state's head after she admitted keeping all her work-related emails on a private server . </s>

It was a feat many deemed impossible, with previous attempts ending in fatalities and failure. But in 1958, Vivian ‘Bunny’ Fuch, successfully led a Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team to complete the first ever overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. Part of the triumphant team was Everest veteran George Lowe, who documented the magnificent feat, and his photographs provide a fascinating insight into one of the 20th century's greatest explorations. The Crossing of Antarctica, by George Lowe and Huw Lewis-Jones, celebrates the achievements of the 1957/1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team . Edmund Hillary joined the team for the final stages of the crossing. Here, Ed and Bunny melt a chunk of ice in their tent to make some tea . 'Magga Dan left us at the end of January 1957. After a frantic day of writing last letters for home, we headed down to the ice edge to wave her off. We felt no regrets as we had not been marooned; instead our real adventure was just beginning. Our thoughts turned to the huge challenges that would lay ahead to secure our way out - 2,000 miles across a continent' Despite not being as enamoured with the scenery as he was with Everest, Lowe snapped amazing images of the epic voyage, but sadly died while the book he co-authored with Huw Lewis-Jones, The Crossing of Antarctica, was in production. The expedition team arrived in Antarctica in November 1955, where they spent nearly two years building base camps on the continent. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957, and began the overland crossing. A further party set off from the other side of the continent, under the leadership of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. 'The long Antarctic night was ending and darkness was giving way to the twilight weeks. Having dug out the aircraft it was time to get everything set for the long journey' The team faced harsh conditions such as snow piling up on their accommodation's roof. The snow actually helped to keep the heat in . Originally the plan had been to rendezvous at the South Pole around Christmas, but bad weather stalled the British team about 357 miles from the pole. Fuchs' team arrived at the pole on January 19, 1958, where the two forces united to push on to Scott Base Camp, where Hillary's party had started. The triumphant teams arrived there on March 2, 1958, 99 days after Fuchs' expedition had begun. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range. Fierce winter winds scoured the ice into a large gully behind the hut at Shackleton. Meteorologist Hannes le Grange documented wind speeds nearing 60 knots . Dog teams remained a vital part of the expedition. This shot was taken by members of the New Zealand party on the Skelton Glacier. They were the first men to set foot there, and establishing a route up on to the plateau was crucial to the future success of the main crossing. A cavalcade of machines would roar down here in 1958 . Fuch received a telegram from Queen Elizabeth II after completion of the 99-day trip. 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise,' it read. Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which went beyond crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate. The comrades confirmed the existence of a single continent beneath Antarctica's polar ice cap and vast mountain ranges above sea level. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range . The telegraph from the Queen after their exploration said: 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise' Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted the mission during his ill-fated Endurance voyage. The book, released one hundred years after he set out, celebrates the men who succeeded where he had failed and rewrote the history books . The book, published by Thames and Hudson, includes over 150 photographs, in black and white and colour. The pictures bring to life the day-to-day moments of the historical expedition, with the stark landscapes providing a sensational backdrop to the events. The crossing of Antarctica begins with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the core chapters detail George Lowe's own account of what he experienced of the trip. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957 and began the overland crossing, and would eventually arrive at the pole on January 19, 1958 . Some of the pictures were taken at –50°C (–58°F) and many are seen for the first time. Sadly, Lowe died before the book was completed, but it stands as a testament to the remarkable explorer . Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which included crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate . One of our Sno-Cats, Haywire, was returned by ship to London and then went on a tour of towns all over England, arranged by major sponsor, British Petroleum. Here Bunny is speaking to a crowd of people in Trafalgar Square on May 14, 1958 . Many polar experts and explorers also add their reflections in the book on Antarctica, and the meaning and art of true exploration. They include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, Børge Ousland, Sebastian Copeland, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston and Paul Dalrymple .

Vivian Fuch led his team of explorers on an overland expedition of Antactica via the South Pole . Team member George Lowe, released his photographs in a book on the mission, The Crossing of Antarctica . The fascinating pictures give an eye-opening look into life in one of the world's harshest climates .

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<s>[INST] It was a feat many deemed impossible, with previous attempts ending in fatalities and failure. But in 1958, Vivian ‘Bunny’ Fuch, successfully led a Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team to complete the first ever overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. Part of the triumphant team was Everest veteran George Lowe, who documented the magnificent feat, and his photographs provide a fascinating insight into one of the 20th century's greatest explorations. The Crossing of Antarctica, by George Lowe and Huw Lewis-Jones, celebrates the achievements of the 1957/1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team . Edmund Hillary joined the team for the final stages of the crossing. Here, Ed and Bunny melt a chunk of ice in their tent to make some tea . 'Magga Dan left us at the end of January 1957. After a frantic day of writing last letters for home, we headed down to the ice edge to wave her off. We felt no regrets as we had not been marooned; instead our real adventure was just beginning. Our thoughts turned to the huge challenges that would lay ahead to secure our way out - 2,000 miles across a continent' Despite not being as enamoured with the scenery as he was with Everest, Lowe snapped amazing images of the epic voyage, but sadly died while the book he co-authored with Huw Lewis-Jones, The Crossing of Antarctica, was in production. The expedition team arrived in Antarctica in November 1955, where they spent nearly two years building base camps on the continent. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957, and began the overland crossing. A further party set off from the other side of the continent, under the leadership of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. 'The long Antarctic night was ending and darkness was giving way to the twilight weeks. Having dug out the aircraft it was time to get everything set for the long journey' The team faced harsh conditions such as snow piling up on their accommodation's roof. The snow actually helped to keep the heat in . Originally the plan had been to rendezvous at the South Pole around Christmas, but bad weather stalled the British team about 357 miles from the pole. Fuchs' team arrived at the pole on January 19, 1958, where the two forces united to push on to Scott Base Camp, where Hillary's party had started. The triumphant teams arrived there on March 2, 1958, 99 days after Fuchs' expedition had begun. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range. Fierce winter winds scoured the ice into a large gully behind the hut at Shackleton. Meteorologist Hannes le Grange documented wind speeds nearing 60 knots . Dog teams remained a vital part of the expedition. This shot was taken by members of the New Zealand party on the Skelton Glacier. They were the first men to set foot there, and establishing a route up on to the plateau was crucial to the future success of the main crossing. A cavalcade of machines would roar down here in 1958 . Fuch received a telegram from Queen Elizabeth II after completion of the 99-day trip. 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise,' it read. Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which went beyond crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate. The comrades confirmed the existence of a single continent beneath Antarctica's polar ice cap and vast mountain ranges above sea level. Discoveries along the way included the British team finding a 7,000-foot mountain range, and the New Zealanders discovering a 9,000-foot range . The telegraph from the Queen after their exploration said: 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise' Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted the mission during his ill-fated Endurance voyage. The book, released one hundred years after he set out, celebrates the men who succeeded where he had failed and rewrote the history books . The book, published by Thames and Hudson, includes over 150 photographs, in black and white and colour. The pictures bring to life the day-to-day moments of the historical expedition, with the stark landscapes providing a sensational backdrop to the events. The crossing of Antarctica begins with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the core chapters detail George Lowe's own account of what he experienced of the trip. Fuchs and 11 other men left a base camp on the New Zealand sector of the Antarctic in late November 1957 and began the overland crossing, and would eventually arrive at the pole on January 19, 1958 . Some of the pictures were taken at –50°C (–58°F) and many are seen for the first time. Sadly, Lowe died before the book was completed, but it stands as a testament to the remarkable explorer . Bunny and his team were knighted for their trip, which included crossing 2,500 miles of harsh terrain in the world's most hostile climate . One of our Sno-Cats, Haywire, was returned by ship to London and then went on a tour of towns all over England, arranged by major sponsor, British Petroleum. Here Bunny is speaking to a crowd of people in Trafalgar Square on May 14, 1958 . Many polar experts and explorers also add their reflections in the book on Antarctica, and the meaning and art of true exploration. They include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, Børge Ousland, Sebastian Copeland, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston and Paul Dalrymple . [/INST] Vivian Fuch led his team of explorers on an overland expedition of Antactica via the South Pole . Team member George Lowe, released his photographs in a book on the mission, The Crossing of Antarctica . The fascinating pictures give an eye-opening look into life in one of the world's harshest climates . </s>

Harlequins are set to sign Scotland winger Tim Visser, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Edinburgh have started their search for his replacement, with the powerful Fijian-born winger Taqele Naiyaravoro being linked with a move to BT Murrayfield. Although Edinburgh wanted to keep Visser, the Aviva Premiership outfit can offer him a more lucrative deal. They want to tie up the deal as soon as possible to fend off any other interested parties. Harlequins are set to sign Scotland winger Tim Visser, who is out of contract at the end of the season . The Dutch-born Scottish international has spent nearly six years at Edinburgh since signing from Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2009. After he fulfilled his three-year-residency, he became eligible for Scotland and made his debut against Fiji in June 2012, scoring two tries. The 27-year-old, who has scored seven tries in 17 international appearances, has topped the domestic scoring charts four out of the last five league seasons. Reports from Australia suggest contact has been made between the SRU on behalf of Edinburgh Rugby and Naiyaravoro, the New South Wales Waratahs winger, over a possible move to Scotland.

Tim Visser is out of contract with Edinburgh at the end of the season . Harlequins provided a lucrative deal to lure winger to Aviva Premiership . Dutch-born Scottish international has spent almost six years at Edinburgh . Fijian-born winger Taqele Naiyaravoro is being lined up to replace him .

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<s>[INST] Harlequins are set to sign Scotland winger Tim Visser, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Edinburgh have started their search for his replacement, with the powerful Fijian-born winger Taqele Naiyaravoro being linked with a move to BT Murrayfield. Although Edinburgh wanted to keep Visser, the Aviva Premiership outfit can offer him a more lucrative deal. They want to tie up the deal as soon as possible to fend off any other interested parties. Harlequins are set to sign Scotland winger Tim Visser, who is out of contract at the end of the season . The Dutch-born Scottish international has spent nearly six years at Edinburgh since signing from Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2009. After he fulfilled his three-year-residency, he became eligible for Scotland and made his debut against Fiji in June 2012, scoring two tries. The 27-year-old, who has scored seven tries in 17 international appearances, has topped the domestic scoring charts four out of the last five league seasons. Reports from Australia suggest contact has been made between the SRU on behalf of Edinburgh Rugby and Naiyaravoro, the New South Wales Waratahs winger, over a possible move to Scotland. [/INST] Tim Visser is out of contract with Edinburgh at the end of the season . Harlequins provided a lucrative deal to lure winger to Aviva Premiership . Dutch-born Scottish international has spent almost six years at Edinburgh . Fijian-born winger Taqele Naiyaravoro is being lined up to replace him . </s>

Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain. He had won eight, drawn one, and lost none, yet Sod's law dictated that record had to be ended by their great rivals. Liverpool lacked a leader in the first half, prompting Brendan Rodgers to bring Steven Gerrard on at half-time, and Henderson handed him the armband, as per. No sooner had Gerrard put it on his left bicep than he had to give it back, as he was sent off after just 38 seconds, and his deputy led Liverpool in their first Barclays Premier League defeat of 2015. Jordan Henderson had a tough afternoon as captain as Manchester United inflicted his first defeat as skipper . Steven Gerrard receives a red card after just 38 seconds in the second half after coming off the bench . The sent off Gerrard throws the captain's armband to Henderson after being sent off early in the second half . Henderson gets the armband back after relinquishing it to Gerrard for just 38 seconds of the second half . It was in June 2012 that Henderson received criticism, namely from Joey Barton, after being selected in England's squad in place of the injured Frank Lampard. 'If Henderson got in,' Barton wrote, 'any Englishman not currently in the squad has to feel aggrieved.' Sir Alex Ferguson echoed that in 2013, writing in his book that the midfielder ran from the knees. Henderson is a different animal these days, however. Thierry Henry deems his transformation 'truly unbelievable', while England manager Roy Hodgson calls it 'meteoric'. He has grown into a leader and was preferred in the starting XI to Gerrard - the man that scored twice and celebrated by kissing the camera at Old Trafford in March 2014. Yet that authority was absent amid a dire first 45 minutes. United, with Angel di Maria on the bench, were all over the team that had not been beaten in the Premier League since December 14. By the 20th minute, Liverpool had one shot to their name - an effort from Daniel Sturridge that never troubled David de Gea. The visitors had 64.8 per cent possession, too. One-sided, to say the least. Henderson was captain of Liverpool on Sunday as they lost against their great rivals United . Daniel Sturridge (from left to right), Philippe Coutinho and captain Henderson kick off after a United goal . Henderson battles with Marouane Fellaini for the ball during Liverpool's Premier League defeat at Anfield . Henderson's heat map shows his involvement was patchy against United at Anfield on Sunday . Click here for stats, heat maps and more from Sportsmail's Match Zone service . Even by the 30th minute, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had more touches than Henderson. It wasn't working against Louis van Gaal's quite brilliant team, and a change was needed. Liverpool had lost the four previous games in the Premier League when trailing by half-time, and Gerrard emerged from the tunnel, kitted with the captain's armband already on. His stamp on Ander Herrera meant they would be the underdogs for some 44 minutes, and Henderson could sense his unbeaten record was about to end. Liverpool, to their credit, battled like a team that had not been beaten since late 2014. Yet it was too little, too late, even after Daniel Sturridge gave them a glimpse of hope. That goal in the 69th minute was their first shot on target, but they could not find a second. Henderson, then, has become Gerrard's natural replacement, and will be required for the next three games against Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in his absence. Liverpool captain Gerrard's stamp on Ander Herrera saw him sent off at Anfield after just 38 seconds . Gerrard gave the armband back to Henderson as he was sent off against Liverpool's great rivals United . Gerrard's heat map against United as Liverpool failed to get into the Champions League race .

Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain . He handed the armband to Steven Gerrard who came on at half-time . Gerrard was sent off after just 38 seconds for a stamp on Ander Herrera . Henderson was handed the armband back and led the 10-man team . Daniel Sturridge's goal in the 69th minute was Liverpool's first on target . Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United: Juan Mata double settles the match .

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<s>[INST] Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain. He had won eight, drawn one, and lost none, yet Sod's law dictated that record had to be ended by their great rivals. Liverpool lacked a leader in the first half, prompting Brendan Rodgers to bring Steven Gerrard on at half-time, and Henderson handed him the armband, as per. No sooner had Gerrard put it on his left bicep than he had to give it back, as he was sent off after just 38 seconds, and his deputy led Liverpool in their first Barclays Premier League defeat of 2015. Jordan Henderson had a tough afternoon as captain as Manchester United inflicted his first defeat as skipper . Steven Gerrard receives a red card after just 38 seconds in the second half after coming off the bench . The sent off Gerrard throws the captain's armband to Henderson after being sent off early in the second half . Henderson gets the armband back after relinquishing it to Gerrard for just 38 seconds of the second half . It was in June 2012 that Henderson received criticism, namely from Joey Barton, after being selected in England's squad in place of the injured Frank Lampard. 'If Henderson got in,' Barton wrote, 'any Englishman not currently in the squad has to feel aggrieved.' Sir Alex Ferguson echoed that in 2013, writing in his book that the midfielder ran from the knees. Henderson is a different animal these days, however. Thierry Henry deems his transformation 'truly unbelievable', while England manager Roy Hodgson calls it 'meteoric'. He has grown into a leader and was preferred in the starting XI to Gerrard - the man that scored twice and celebrated by kissing the camera at Old Trafford in March 2014. Yet that authority was absent amid a dire first 45 minutes. United, with Angel di Maria on the bench, were all over the team that had not been beaten in the Premier League since December 14. By the 20th minute, Liverpool had one shot to their name - an effort from Daniel Sturridge that never troubled David de Gea. The visitors had 64.8 per cent possession, too. One-sided, to say the least. Henderson was captain of Liverpool on Sunday as they lost against their great rivals United . Daniel Sturridge (from left to right), Philippe Coutinho and captain Henderson kick off after a United goal . Henderson battles with Marouane Fellaini for the ball during Liverpool's Premier League defeat at Anfield . Henderson's heat map shows his involvement was patchy against United at Anfield on Sunday . Click here for stats, heat maps and more from Sportsmail's Match Zone service . Even by the 30th minute, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had more touches than Henderson. It wasn't working against Louis van Gaal's quite brilliant team, and a change was needed. Liverpool had lost the four previous games in the Premier League when trailing by half-time, and Gerrard emerged from the tunnel, kitted with the captain's armband already on. His stamp on Ander Herrera meant they would be the underdogs for some 44 minutes, and Henderson could sense his unbeaten record was about to end. Liverpool, to their credit, battled like a team that had not been beaten since late 2014. Yet it was too little, too late, even after Daniel Sturridge gave them a glimpse of hope. That goal in the 69th minute was their first shot on target, but they could not find a second. Henderson, then, has become Gerrard's natural replacement, and will be required for the next three games against Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in his absence. Liverpool captain Gerrard's stamp on Ander Herrera saw him sent off at Anfield after just 38 seconds . Gerrard gave the armband back to Henderson as he was sent off against Liverpool's great rivals United . Gerrard's heat map against United as Liverpool failed to get into the Champions League race . [/INST] Jordan Henderson had never been beaten as Liverpool captain . He handed the armband to Steven Gerrard who came on at half-time . Gerrard was sent off after just 38 seconds for a stamp on Ander Herrera . Henderson was handed the armband back and led the 10-man team . Daniel Sturridge's goal in the 69th minute was Liverpool's first on target . Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United: Juan Mata double settles the match . </s>

Along with Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, she towered high for decades as one of the pillars of French fashion. Now iconic designer Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera. The show will be inaugurated by Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo and celebrates Lanvin being the oldest fashion house still operating in France, now under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz. Dresses by Jeanne Lanvin featured in the new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera reveal her love of vibrant colours . Lanvin opened her bridal department in 1909 and her gowns became popular with prestigious customers who favoured her designs, pictured, using ivory silk chiffon embroidered with pearls and gold metallic threads . Lanvin, pictured in Paris in 1938, used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create different patterns and designs . It's a rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and the new exhibition charts the rise of the company founded by Lanvin after she opened her first store in 1889. The designer was born in Paris in 1867 and after training to be a dressmaker, she then became a milliner with dreams of opening her own fashion house. After she made her dream a reality, she was a pioneering working mother as she established her business whilst caring for daughter, Marguerite. The displays in the new exhibition, which will run till 23 August, reveal her love of colour and the Asian influences seen in her embroidery and decorative work. 'My Fair Lady' from 1939 features a large bias-cut ribbon that stands out against the white fabric of the dress . An absinthe green silk satin dress from the twenties, embroidered with glass beads and Swarovski crystals . There are more than one hundred pieces in the exhibition that reveals how Lanvin's rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries . It will feature more than a hundred exhibits from the collections of the Palais Galliera and the Lanvin Heritage, revealing how Lanvin could lend her creative talent to children's clothes, bridal wear and accessories. In 1927, she celebrated her daughter Marguerite's thirtieth birthday with the creation of the legendary perfume Arpège. The famous logo designed by Paul Iribe, depicting the couturière with Marguerite, is displayed on the round bottle created by Armand Rateau. The same logo is still featured on Lanvin creations to this day. Lanvin used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create fabrics, patterns and exclusive colours - with her favourite shade a blue that become known as Lanvin blue. A attendee admires the My Fair Lady gown that was inspired by French 18th century-style dresses . By the thirties, Lanvin was championing high waisted dresses with belts like this one for a smart, tailored but still feminine look . Her styles helped set the trends across the decades from ample skirts in the early 20th century to Art Deco designs in the twenties. Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski executive board who are supporting the exhibition, said: 'We are honoured to partner with the Palais Galliera in supporting the first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin, one of the greatest figures of Parisian haute couture. 'Swarovski was founded in 1895, just six years after Mme Lanvin established her house, and she used crystals to adorn the luxuriously embellished evening gowns which became her trademark. 'This inspiring exhibition pays tribute to the skill, inventiveness and creativity of a great artist who captured and expressed the spirit of her time, and celebrates over 125 years of extraordinary fashion heritage which continues to thrive under Alber Elbaz.' Lanvin had a taste for black and white designs with geometrical effects  - a trend which dominated the thirties . The exhibition will be open until 23 August and Lanvin's current creative director Alber Elbaz hopes people will come away saying "I love Jeanne Lanvin" Elbaz himself commented: 'For this exhibition, we began to look at the clothes, the dresses, the inside of the dresses, and the feelings that we picked up from them. The whole question was to work out how to display them. 'For many years I've worked on the windows of our boutiques, and I love doing it. But doing an exhibition in a museum is a different kind of undertaking, because it involves a different vocabulary. 'Never having done an exhibition, I wanted to learn all I could from Olivier Saillard and his team. We had two options: either to be historical and do a very academic retrospective with a succession of dates; or to follow our feelings, to love and admire the clothes, touch the visitors’ heart through the sheer beauty of these garments, and finish the exhibition kind of up on a cloud. 'I think we have managed to create an exhibition around the dream of fashion. What I am hoping for is to hear the visitors say "I love Jeanne Lanvin".'

Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition . Opens this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera . Shows how fashion house has spanned three centuries .

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<s>[INST] Along with Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, she towered high for decades as one of the pillars of French fashion. Now iconic designer Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera. The show will be inaugurated by Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo and celebrates Lanvin being the oldest fashion house still operating in France, now under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz. Dresses by Jeanne Lanvin featured in the new exhibition opening this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera reveal her love of vibrant colours . Lanvin opened her bridal department in 1909 and her gowns became popular with prestigious customers who favoured her designs, pictured, using ivory silk chiffon embroidered with pearls and gold metallic threads . Lanvin, pictured in Paris in 1938, used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create different patterns and designs . It's a rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and the new exhibition charts the rise of the company founded by Lanvin after she opened her first store in 1889. The designer was born in Paris in 1867 and after training to be a dressmaker, she then became a milliner with dreams of opening her own fashion house. After she made her dream a reality, she was a pioneering working mother as she established her business whilst caring for daughter, Marguerite. The displays in the new exhibition, which will run till 23 August, reveal her love of colour and the Asian influences seen in her embroidery and decorative work. 'My Fair Lady' from 1939 features a large bias-cut ribbon that stands out against the white fabric of the dress . An absinthe green silk satin dress from the twenties, embroidered with glass beads and Swarovski crystals . There are more than one hundred pieces in the exhibition that reveals how Lanvin's rich legacy has spanned the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries . It will feature more than a hundred exhibits from the collections of the Palais Galliera and the Lanvin Heritage, revealing how Lanvin could lend her creative talent to children's clothes, bridal wear and accessories. In 1927, she celebrated her daughter Marguerite's thirtieth birthday with the creation of the legendary perfume Arpège. The famous logo designed by Paul Iribe, depicting the couturière with Marguerite, is displayed on the round bottle created by Armand Rateau. The same logo is still featured on Lanvin creations to this day. Lanvin used travel diaries, swatches of ethnic fabrics and a vast library of art books to feed her curiosity and inspire her to create fabrics, patterns and exclusive colours - with her favourite shade a blue that become known as Lanvin blue. A attendee admires the My Fair Lady gown that was inspired by French 18th century-style dresses . By the thirties, Lanvin was championing high waisted dresses with belts like this one for a smart, tailored but still feminine look . Her styles helped set the trends across the decades from ample skirts in the early 20th century to Art Deco designs in the twenties. Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski executive board who are supporting the exhibition, said: 'We are honoured to partner with the Palais Galliera in supporting the first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin, one of the greatest figures of Parisian haute couture. 'Swarovski was founded in 1895, just six years after Mme Lanvin established her house, and she used crystals to adorn the luxuriously embellished evening gowns which became her trademark. 'This inspiring exhibition pays tribute to the skill, inventiveness and creativity of a great artist who captured and expressed the spirit of her time, and celebrates over 125 years of extraordinary fashion heritage which continues to thrive under Alber Elbaz.' Lanvin had a taste for black and white designs with geometrical effects  - a trend which dominated the thirties . The exhibition will be open until 23 August and Lanvin's current creative director Alber Elbaz hopes people will come away saying "I love Jeanne Lanvin" Elbaz himself commented: 'For this exhibition, we began to look at the clothes, the dresses, the inside of the dresses, and the feelings that we picked up from them. The whole question was to work out how to display them. 'For many years I've worked on the windows of our boutiques, and I love doing it. But doing an exhibition in a museum is a different kind of undertaking, because it involves a different vocabulary. 'Never having done an exhibition, I wanted to learn all I could from Olivier Saillard and his team. We had two options: either to be historical and do a very academic retrospective with a succession of dates; or to follow our feelings, to love and admire the clothes, touch the visitors’ heart through the sheer beauty of these garments, and finish the exhibition kind of up on a cloud. 'I think we have managed to create an exhibition around the dream of fashion. What I am hoping for is to hear the visitors say "I love Jeanne Lanvin".' [/INST] Jeanne Lanvin, who died in 1946, will be honoured in a new exhibition . Opens this week at the Paris City Fashion museum at the Palais Galliera . Shows how fashion house has spanned three centuries . </s>

(CNN)There is only one likely outcome for Baghdad's current military offensive to reclaim Tikrit: defeat for ISIS. The campaign to restore central government authority over the restive Salahudin province is seen as both symbolic and strategic for Baghdad which has invested too much already for it to afford losing this battle. ISIS are said to have booby-trapped much of the city in an attempt to slow down the government assault. However, the task at hand has been made easier for Baghdad given that most civilians in Tikrit have already fled -- both to Kurdistan in the north as well as south to Baghdad -- leaving behind mostly ISIS jihadists who defend the city, according to Iraqi constitutional specialist Zaid al-Ali, who is from the city. Initial reports of the multi-pronged attack on Tikrit have been encouraging. Iraqi forces have already cleared a number of areas on the outskirts and are expected to continue advancing towards the city center as both heavy artillery and helicopter gunships pound ISIS militants who have taken up defensive positions. Another crucial element for the success of this battle will be the varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight. The joint Iraqi forces fighting to retake Tikrit include Iraqi troops, members of the mainly Shia Hashd al-Shabi paramilitary force, members of the Sunni Sons of Salahuddin brigades, and other Sunni tribal fighters. The offensive involves around 30,000 fighters in all. Although the campaign is Iraqi-led, help from outside is also going to play an important role. Though the United States has not conducted any airstrikes in this campaign yet, this may well change as the battle develops. Iran, in stark contrast to the U.S., provided Iraq with immediate and much-needed military assistance when the security crisis escalated last June. The Iranians are heavily invested in this current campaign and are also not going to let the Iraqis lose. Unlike in Syria, the Americans and Iranians both share a common enemy and a common friend in Iraq, but due to wider political considerations neither Washington nor Tehran will admit that there is any form of tacit cooperation in Iraq. However, the campaign for Tikrit is just another front where such cooperation is likely to be already happening behind the scenes. Baghdad will make use of U.S. intelligence that will almost certainly be shared with the Iranian officers who are advising the Iraqi army. General Qasim Suleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, who has played a key role in the fight against ISIS, was reported to be near Tikrit just hours after the military campaign was officially launched. Iran provides military advice, support and weapons not just through the central government in Baghdad but also directly to a number of increasingly powerful Shia militia groups that now operate under the state-sponsored paramilitary committee, the Hashd Al-Shabi, known as the "Popular Mobilization Units." The two key Iraqi leaders of this paramilitary command, Hadi al-Ameri and Abu Mehdi al-Mohandis, were also pictured together with General Fadhil Barwari, the commander of Iraq's elite Special Operation Forces. Though there are few civilians left in Tikrit, all eyes will be on the Iraqi security forces -- and especially the Shia militias --- to see if abuses are carried out once the enemy is routed. Prime Minister Abadi already warned the anti-ISIS fighters to protect civilians and properties in the area and also gave the "misled" ISIS militants a last chance to lay down their arms before the troops made their advance. The battle is an especially emotional one for the Shia soldiers and fighters as Tikrit is the site of the Camp Speicher massacre last June, where 1,700 Shia soldiers were captured, separated from their Sunni comrades and then summarily executed in an atrocity that was documented by ISIS as a powerful propaganda film. However, it is encouraging that both Shia and Sunni fighters are supporting the army in its effort to defeat ISIS. The cooperation between Shia and Sunni fighters will be crucial not just in the ongoing offensive in Tikrit but will also set the stage for further cooperation in the strategic campaign to recapture Mosul. Politically, these groups may not see eye-to-eye and of course there remain deep ethno-sectarian tensions in Iraq and beyond, but regardless of these differences they all view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated. To be sure, the Sunni tribesmen involved in this campaign are more anti-ISIS than they are pro-government, but that they can work with the pro-government Shia militias is both good news and good progress for a country believed to be ripping itself apart along ethno-sectarian lines.

Likely outcome for Baghdad's current offensive to reclaim Tikrit is defeat for ISIS, writes Hayder al-Khoei . Al-Khoei: Crucial element for success will be varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight . Both Shia and Sunni groups view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated, he adds .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)There is only one likely outcome for Baghdad's current military offensive to reclaim Tikrit: defeat for ISIS. The campaign to restore central government authority over the restive Salahudin province is seen as both symbolic and strategic for Baghdad which has invested too much already for it to afford losing this battle. ISIS are said to have booby-trapped much of the city in an attempt to slow down the government assault. However, the task at hand has been made easier for Baghdad given that most civilians in Tikrit have already fled -- both to Kurdistan in the north as well as south to Baghdad -- leaving behind mostly ISIS jihadists who defend the city, according to Iraqi constitutional specialist Zaid al-Ali, who is from the city. Initial reports of the multi-pronged attack on Tikrit have been encouraging. Iraqi forces have already cleared a number of areas on the outskirts and are expected to continue advancing towards the city center as both heavy artillery and helicopter gunships pound ISIS militants who have taken up defensive positions. Another crucial element for the success of this battle will be the varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight. The joint Iraqi forces fighting to retake Tikrit include Iraqi troops, members of the mainly Shia Hashd al-Shabi paramilitary force, members of the Sunni Sons of Salahuddin brigades, and other Sunni tribal fighters. The offensive involves around 30,000 fighters in all. Although the campaign is Iraqi-led, help from outside is also going to play an important role. Though the United States has not conducted any airstrikes in this campaign yet, this may well change as the battle develops. Iran, in stark contrast to the U.S., provided Iraq with immediate and much-needed military assistance when the security crisis escalated last June. The Iranians are heavily invested in this current campaign and are also not going to let the Iraqis lose. Unlike in Syria, the Americans and Iranians both share a common enemy and a common friend in Iraq, but due to wider political considerations neither Washington nor Tehran will admit that there is any form of tacit cooperation in Iraq. However, the campaign for Tikrit is just another front where such cooperation is likely to be already happening behind the scenes. Baghdad will make use of U.S. intelligence that will almost certainly be shared with the Iranian officers who are advising the Iraqi army. General Qasim Suleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, who has played a key role in the fight against ISIS, was reported to be near Tikrit just hours after the military campaign was officially launched. Iran provides military advice, support and weapons not just through the central government in Baghdad but also directly to a number of increasingly powerful Shia militia groups that now operate under the state-sponsored paramilitary committee, the Hashd Al-Shabi, known as the "Popular Mobilization Units." The two key Iraqi leaders of this paramilitary command, Hadi al-Ameri and Abu Mehdi al-Mohandis, were also pictured together with General Fadhil Barwari, the commander of Iraq's elite Special Operation Forces. Though there are few civilians left in Tikrit, all eyes will be on the Iraqi security forces -- and especially the Shia militias --- to see if abuses are carried out once the enemy is routed. Prime Minister Abadi already warned the anti-ISIS fighters to protect civilians and properties in the area and also gave the "misled" ISIS militants a last chance to lay down their arms before the troops made their advance. The battle is an especially emotional one for the Shia soldiers and fighters as Tikrit is the site of the Camp Speicher massacre last June, where 1,700 Shia soldiers were captured, separated from their Sunni comrades and then summarily executed in an atrocity that was documented by ISIS as a powerful propaganda film. However, it is encouraging that both Shia and Sunni fighters are supporting the army in its effort to defeat ISIS. The cooperation between Shia and Sunni fighters will be crucial not just in the ongoing offensive in Tikrit but will also set the stage for further cooperation in the strategic campaign to recapture Mosul. Politically, these groups may not see eye-to-eye and of course there remain deep ethno-sectarian tensions in Iraq and beyond, but regardless of these differences they all view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated. To be sure, the Sunni tribesmen involved in this campaign are more anti-ISIS than they are pro-government, but that they can work with the pro-government Shia militias is both good news and good progress for a country believed to be ripping itself apart along ethno-sectarian lines. [/INST] Likely outcome for Baghdad's current offensive to reclaim Tikrit is defeat for ISIS, writes Hayder al-Khoei . Al-Khoei: Crucial element for success will be varied make-up of the groups involved in the fight . Both Shia and Sunni groups view ISIS as a common threat and enemy that must be defeated, he adds . </s>

An Australian skier has told of the terrifying moment he was buried during an avalanche while skiing in the Swiss alps. James Mort, from Sydney, was with his Australian friends Andrew Sebesfi and Daniel O'Sullivan when the incident happened on January 30. The rescue of Mr Mort was captured on a GoPro camera as well as the moment the avalanche hit at Les Crosets on the Swiss-French border. Scroll down for video . James Mort has told of the terrifying moment he was buried alive in an avalanche while skiing . The Sydney man penned a blog post about his experience, saying he wanted to raise more awareness of the dangers of an avalanche . On his Tumblr, the Australian wrote he had tried to outrun it by skiing over the top of a frozen creek, but was unsuccessful. 'I looked up just in time to watch the avalanche envelope me,' Mr Mort said. 'The last thing I managed to do before I was completely buried was to reach as high as I could above the snow with my left arm and ski pole.' It was this decision that saved Mr Mort's life and helped his friends locate him. Mr Mort was with his two friends, Daniel O'Sullivan (left) and Andrew Sebesfi (right), at the time . Mr Mort's friends started to dig him out from under the metres of snow after the avalanche . He wrote on his blog he found the whole experience terrifying, saying he thought he was going to die . In video of the incident, Mr Sebesfi, Mr O'Sullivan and a third friend, Swiss man Léonard Ottensmeyer, were unaware of his whereabouts until they find a ski pole sticking out of the snow, which Mr Mort starts waving while buried underneath. His friends call out to him and tell him they were going to get him out. One of them starts to dig through the snow with a portable shovel they have attached to their backpack. His friends found him when he was able to wave his ski pole from underneath the snow to alert them to his location . The avalanche that buried him happened on January 30 while he was skiing with three other people, including two Australians . But Mr Mort shares what he was thinking before he was saved. 'As the snow piled higher and higher, it became darker and darker until I was surrounded by an eerie black silence, broken only by the sound of my slow breathing and racing heartbeat,' he wrote. '"Okay" I thought to myself; "You’re dead". 'I was convinced that they would not find me in time. Unable to move I focused on slowing my breathing, relaxing and conserving oxygen.' Mr Mort describes the relief he felt when he was finally able to see the sky again. 'Soon my vision became brighter and I heard some muffled voices, then suddenly everything went white as Dan and Leonard excavated my face... I cried with happiness and relief,' he wrote. Mr Mort said he wanted to tell his story to raise awareness of how dangerous avalanches could be.

James Mort was skiing with friends on the Swiss border on January 30 . The Sydney man was buried by an avalanche while trying to outrun it . His friends rescued him by digging him out with shovel and their hands . Mr Mort wrote about his experience on his Tumblr and posted a video .

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<s>[INST] An Australian skier has told of the terrifying moment he was buried during an avalanche while skiing in the Swiss alps. James Mort, from Sydney, was with his Australian friends Andrew Sebesfi and Daniel O'Sullivan when the incident happened on January 30. The rescue of Mr Mort was captured on a GoPro camera as well as the moment the avalanche hit at Les Crosets on the Swiss-French border. Scroll down for video . James Mort has told of the terrifying moment he was buried alive in an avalanche while skiing . The Sydney man penned a blog post about his experience, saying he wanted to raise more awareness of the dangers of an avalanche . On his Tumblr, the Australian wrote he had tried to outrun it by skiing over the top of a frozen creek, but was unsuccessful. 'I looked up just in time to watch the avalanche envelope me,' Mr Mort said. 'The last thing I managed to do before I was completely buried was to reach as high as I could above the snow with my left arm and ski pole.' It was this decision that saved Mr Mort's life and helped his friends locate him. Mr Mort was with his two friends, Daniel O'Sullivan (left) and Andrew Sebesfi (right), at the time . Mr Mort's friends started to dig him out from under the metres of snow after the avalanche . He wrote on his blog he found the whole experience terrifying, saying he thought he was going to die . In video of the incident, Mr Sebesfi, Mr O'Sullivan and a third friend, Swiss man Léonard Ottensmeyer, were unaware of his whereabouts until they find a ski pole sticking out of the snow, which Mr Mort starts waving while buried underneath. His friends call out to him and tell him they were going to get him out. One of them starts to dig through the snow with a portable shovel they have attached to their backpack. His friends found him when he was able to wave his ski pole from underneath the snow to alert them to his location . The avalanche that buried him happened on January 30 while he was skiing with three other people, including two Australians . But Mr Mort shares what he was thinking before he was saved. 'As the snow piled higher and higher, it became darker and darker until I was surrounded by an eerie black silence, broken only by the sound of my slow breathing and racing heartbeat,' he wrote. '"Okay" I thought to myself; "You’re dead". 'I was convinced that they would not find me in time. Unable to move I focused on slowing my breathing, relaxing and conserving oxygen.' Mr Mort describes the relief he felt when he was finally able to see the sky again. 'Soon my vision became brighter and I heard some muffled voices, then suddenly everything went white as Dan and Leonard excavated my face... I cried with happiness and relief,' he wrote. Mr Mort said he wanted to tell his story to raise awareness of how dangerous avalanches could be. [/INST] James Mort was skiing with friends on the Swiss border on January 30 . The Sydney man was buried by an avalanche while trying to outrun it . His friends rescued him by digging him out with shovel and their hands . Mr Mort wrote about his experience on his Tumblr and posted a video . </s>

A South Australian man holidaying in Vanuatu reportedly survived on a diet of flying fox and small native birds after bunking down with locals in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. Three days before the category five cyclone hit 45–year-old Andrew Brooks travelled south to Tanna Island in the hopes he could climb the active Yasur volcano. The thrill seeker got more than he bargained for as the powerful cyclone hit in the early hours of the morning killing 16 people across the nation and demolishing almost everything in its path. Scroll down for video . The category five cyclone ravaged small villages completely wiping out the grass huts the villagers call home . Mr Brooks, along with 60 villagers and a score of tourists, sought refuge in a concrete school building and waited for the howling wind to stop. He sat huddled with the villagers for four or five hours while the cyclone tore through, destroying the grass huts that made up the village. He told The Advertiser the wind was incredibly loud, almost like a ‘freight train or jet plane.’ Mr Brooks waited for aid with around 60 villagers at the foot of Yasur volcano after Cyclone Pam hit . After the winds stopped Mr Brooks soon realised he was stranded and spent the next five days cut off from civilisation at the foot of the volcano. It was at this stage the villagers discovered that all the gardens and cooking houses were destroyed by the sheer force of the winds. He said they managed to find some rice vegetables and chicken which sustained them for a day or two before he was gobsmacked by what he was served next. After running out of food villagers offered Mr Brooks flying fox which he said was nice, but tough . Mr Brooks was in the southern region of Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was presented with a cooked flying fox but knowing food was limited Mr Brooks said he was in no position to turn his nose up to warm meat . He said the resourceful villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting birds and bats. “Any time anything flew past, whether it was a finch or a flying fox, there’d be this hail of sticks thrown at it,” he told reporters. “They were getting finches and baby pigeons and eating them. And one morning they got a flying fox, which is quite large, and they cooked it up with rice and gave me a serve and they ate the rest. Villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting small birds and bats . He didn’t complain about his interesting diet and said it was ‘quite tasty’ but tough, likening the flavours to that of chicken. Although he was happy not to be starving he said he had concerns about the villagers health and safety after the cyclone left them with nothing. “There are lots of young babies in the area and they were saying, ‘Our babies are going to die and the old people are going to die’, because it’s so remote and they’re at the end of the road so they’re going to be the last to get aid, probably,” he said. He reported that villagers were having to hike 4 kilometers up mountains to get fresh water. Mr Brooks said villagers were concerned about the large population of young children on the island . Mr Brooks is worried the villagers will have trouble bouncing back from the disaster, adding that he hopes aid reaches the ‘far-flung villages’ like the one that sheltered him. Although no one he was with sustained injuries, people in nearby villages weren’t so lucky with a mother and son perishing after they were struck with debris. Mr Brooks said he intended to return to Vanuatu in the ­future to thank the villagers who sheltered and fed him. These revelations came as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pledged Australia’s long term support for Vanuatu during a visit to the Pacific nation. 'The Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need' Accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, she strongly indicated that Australia would make a substantial contribution to the longer term rebuilding of the devastated nation. "Prime Minister I want to assure you that the Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need, not only in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, but I know that your long term recovery efforts will take some time." Ms Bishop arrived Sunday morning to tour the cyclone relief centre in the capital Port Vila. She said Australia has sent over 11 military planes carrying lifesaving supplies and humanitarian support personnel.

Andrew Brooks, 45, was holidaying in Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was stranded with about 60 villagers who took refuge in an old school . After running out of food Mr Brooks was forced to experiment . He said they ate flying fox, bats and small native birds . Julie Bishop landed in Vanuatu on Sunday morning . She pledged Australia's long term support for the devastated island nation . Life saving supplies and humanitarian support have arrived in Vanuatu .

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<s>[INST] A South Australian man holidaying in Vanuatu reportedly survived on a diet of flying fox and small native birds after bunking down with locals in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. Three days before the category five cyclone hit 45–year-old Andrew Brooks travelled south to Tanna Island in the hopes he could climb the active Yasur volcano. The thrill seeker got more than he bargained for as the powerful cyclone hit in the early hours of the morning killing 16 people across the nation and demolishing almost everything in its path. Scroll down for video . The category five cyclone ravaged small villages completely wiping out the grass huts the villagers call home . Mr Brooks, along with 60 villagers and a score of tourists, sought refuge in a concrete school building and waited for the howling wind to stop. He sat huddled with the villagers for four or five hours while the cyclone tore through, destroying the grass huts that made up the village. He told The Advertiser the wind was incredibly loud, almost like a ‘freight train or jet plane.’ Mr Brooks waited for aid with around 60 villagers at the foot of Yasur volcano after Cyclone Pam hit . After the winds stopped Mr Brooks soon realised he was stranded and spent the next five days cut off from civilisation at the foot of the volcano. It was at this stage the villagers discovered that all the gardens and cooking houses were destroyed by the sheer force of the winds. He said they managed to find some rice vegetables and chicken which sustained them for a day or two before he was gobsmacked by what he was served next. After running out of food villagers offered Mr Brooks flying fox which he said was nice, but tough . Mr Brooks was in the southern region of Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was presented with a cooked flying fox but knowing food was limited Mr Brooks said he was in no position to turn his nose up to warm meat . He said the resourceful villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting birds and bats. “Any time anything flew past, whether it was a finch or a flying fox, there’d be this hail of sticks thrown at it,” he told reporters. “They were getting finches and baby pigeons and eating them. And one morning they got a flying fox, which is quite large, and they cooked it up with rice and gave me a serve and they ate the rest. Villagers fashioned missiles from lengths of wood to strike down unsuspecting small birds and bats . He didn’t complain about his interesting diet and said it was ‘quite tasty’ but tough, likening the flavours to that of chicken. Although he was happy not to be starving he said he had concerns about the villagers health and safety after the cyclone left them with nothing. “There are lots of young babies in the area and they were saying, ‘Our babies are going to die and the old people are going to die’, because it’s so remote and they’re at the end of the road so they’re going to be the last to get aid, probably,” he said. He reported that villagers were having to hike 4 kilometers up mountains to get fresh water. Mr Brooks said villagers were concerned about the large population of young children on the island . Mr Brooks is worried the villagers will have trouble bouncing back from the disaster, adding that he hopes aid reaches the ‘far-flung villages’ like the one that sheltered him. Although no one he was with sustained injuries, people in nearby villages weren’t so lucky with a mother and son perishing after they were struck with debris. Mr Brooks said he intended to return to Vanuatu in the ­future to thank the villagers who sheltered and fed him. These revelations came as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pledged Australia’s long term support for Vanuatu during a visit to the Pacific nation. 'The Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need' Accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, she strongly indicated that Australia would make a substantial contribution to the longer term rebuilding of the devastated nation. "Prime Minister I want to assure you that the Australian government and the Australian people will continue to support you in your time of need, not only in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, but I know that your long term recovery efforts will take some time." Ms Bishop arrived Sunday morning to tour the cyclone relief centre in the capital Port Vila. She said Australia has sent over 11 military planes carrying lifesaving supplies and humanitarian support personnel. [/INST] Andrew Brooks, 45, was holidaying in Vanuatu when Cyclone Pam hit . He was stranded with about 60 villagers who took refuge in an old school . After running out of food Mr Brooks was forced to experiment . He said they ate flying fox, bats and small native birds . Julie Bishop landed in Vanuatu on Sunday morning . She pledged Australia's long term support for the devastated island nation . Life saving supplies and humanitarian support have arrived in Vanuatu . </s>

Dark sunglasses were the order of the day for Australia's triumphant cricket team on Monday as they paraded the World Cup trophy to hundreds of fans at a public reception after a night of heavy partying at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With voices hoarse and complexions pasty after a few snatched hours of sleep, players grinned and sometimes grimaced as their team mates battled to communicate their elation to a relentless MC and a large media throng. 'A little hungover,' Australia's retiring one-day captain Michael Clarke said at Melbourne's Federation Square, when asked how he felt a day after his team's crushing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the final. Australia captain Michael Clarke holds aloft the Cricket World Cup trophy alongside his team-mates as thousands of jubilant fans thronged Federation Square in Melbourne to celebrate Sunday's triumph over New Zealand . Clarke made his final one-day international appearance at the MCG on Sunday, leading Australia to a seven wicket win over New Zealand . Under cloudless skies in Melbourne, Clarke and Australia marked a fifth World Cup triumph after successes in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007 . Green and gold confetti showered the players as they showed off the trophy in Federation Square . 'I think I speak for everybody in that sense. 'No, look, I think we're extremely proud. The fact there was a lot of expectation and added pressure put on us at the start of the tournament being a home World Cup was something we embraced from the first ball of the tournament. 'And I think the boys should be really proud of what we've achieved.' Clarke enjoyed a fairytale finish to his one-day career, hitting a team-high score of 74 in front of a record crowd of over 93,000 and making bowling changes that led to immediate wickets. Australia have yet to name a successor but Steve Smith, who led the test team against India and enjoyed a fine World Cup with the bat, is expected to take the reins. '(Clarke) was a great captain. He's been an aggressive captain on the field, sets aggressive fields. He's got to be somebody that we'll definitely miss,' Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson told reporters. David Warner (left) signs autographs for the huge assembled crowd as Australia once again claimed cricket's biggest prize . Mitchell Starc was one of many Australian players who donned sunglasses after a heavy night of partying following Sunday's win . Warner is all smiles as he goes into the sea of green and gold to sign a few autographs for delighted fans . Wearing their winner's medals around their necks, the Australia team share a joke on stage as they reflect on their triumph . Shane Watson grins as he signs autographs for lucky fans in sunny Melbourne, scene of Australia's fifth World Cup victory . Australia have now won four of the last five World Cups, their quarter-final loss to eventual champions India at the 2011 tournament the only interruption to their dominion over one-day cricket dating back to 1999 in England. Along with Clarke, who will continue to captain the test side, a number of seasoned players are likely to have played their last World Cups, including Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. But Australia will be able to retain the bulk of their squad and such is their record of regeneration and innovation, they will back themselves to defend their title in England in 2019. Left-arm seamer and player of the tournament Mitchell Starc, already a frightful prospect for most batsmen, is 25 and can only get better if his fitness allows. Mitchell Starc, who was named the Player of the Tournament, poses with the trophy and two Emirates stewardesses . Steve Smith, who saw Australia home with a half-century on Sunday, poses for a selfie with smiling fans during the celebrations . Starc allows fans a closer look at the handsome Cricket World Cup trophy, which now bears Australia's name for the fifth time . Glenn Maxwell poses for a selfie with fans to add to his collection as the party gets into full swing in Melbourne . Captain Michael Clarke lifts the World Cup trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after Australia's seven-wicket success . Fireworks explode above the MCG as Australia receive the trophy amid a shower of confetti on Sunday . Steve Smith (right) and Shane Watson celebrate after the former knocks off the winning runs to seal Australia's triumph . He will not be short for quality fast bowling company, with Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Faulkner all under 26, not to mention a fit James Pattinson, who missed selection for the World Cup by dint of a lack of preparation after a long battle with injury. Australia may not want for batsmen either, with David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Smith all easily young enough for a tilt at back-to-back trophies. Though the personnel will be important, Australia's drive to remain top of the heap will be essential as teams plot their downfall over the next four years. Opening batsman Warner laid any doubts about that quality to rest. 'Our goal is to be number one in all formats,' he said. Coach Darren Lehmann posted this picture of the Australian celebrations continuing into the early hours in Melbourne . Lehmann wrote 'still going with the Kings and going hard' as he posted this picture of the players marking the sunrise . Some of the players took the opportunity to read about themselves in the morning papers as the partying continued through the night . The partying was reminiscent of England's after winning the Ashes in 2005, enjoyed especially by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen .

Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win their fifth Cricket World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday . The team paraded the trophy to thousands of jubilant fans in Federation Square in the city on Monday . Captain Michael Clarke, who played his final ODI, admitted that the team were 'hungover' after a night of partying . Clarke hit 74 to help Australia close down a target of 184 before enjoying a standing ovation from 93,000 crowd . CLICK HERE for all the latest cricket news and reaction to this year's World Cup .

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<s>[INST] Dark sunglasses were the order of the day for Australia's triumphant cricket team on Monday as they paraded the World Cup trophy to hundreds of fans at a public reception after a night of heavy partying at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With voices hoarse and complexions pasty after a few snatched hours of sleep, players grinned and sometimes grimaced as their team mates battled to communicate their elation to a relentless MC and a large media throng. 'A little hungover,' Australia's retiring one-day captain Michael Clarke said at Melbourne's Federation Square, when asked how he felt a day after his team's crushing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the final. Australia captain Michael Clarke holds aloft the Cricket World Cup trophy alongside his team-mates as thousands of jubilant fans thronged Federation Square in Melbourne to celebrate Sunday's triumph over New Zealand . Clarke made his final one-day international appearance at the MCG on Sunday, leading Australia to a seven wicket win over New Zealand . Under cloudless skies in Melbourne, Clarke and Australia marked a fifth World Cup triumph after successes in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007 . Green and gold confetti showered the players as they showed off the trophy in Federation Square . 'I think I speak for everybody in that sense. 'No, look, I think we're extremely proud. The fact there was a lot of expectation and added pressure put on us at the start of the tournament being a home World Cup was something we embraced from the first ball of the tournament. 'And I think the boys should be really proud of what we've achieved.' Clarke enjoyed a fairytale finish to his one-day career, hitting a team-high score of 74 in front of a record crowd of over 93,000 and making bowling changes that led to immediate wickets. Australia have yet to name a successor but Steve Smith, who led the test team against India and enjoyed a fine World Cup with the bat, is expected to take the reins. '(Clarke) was a great captain. He's been an aggressive captain on the field, sets aggressive fields. He's got to be somebody that we'll definitely miss,' Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson told reporters. David Warner (left) signs autographs for the huge assembled crowd as Australia once again claimed cricket's biggest prize . Mitchell Starc was one of many Australian players who donned sunglasses after a heavy night of partying following Sunday's win . Warner is all smiles as he goes into the sea of green and gold to sign a few autographs for delighted fans . Wearing their winner's medals around their necks, the Australia team share a joke on stage as they reflect on their triumph . Shane Watson grins as he signs autographs for lucky fans in sunny Melbourne, scene of Australia's fifth World Cup victory . Australia have now won four of the last five World Cups, their quarter-final loss to eventual champions India at the 2011 tournament the only interruption to their dominion over one-day cricket dating back to 1999 in England. Along with Clarke, who will continue to captain the test side, a number of seasoned players are likely to have played their last World Cups, including Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. But Australia will be able to retain the bulk of their squad and such is their record of regeneration and innovation, they will back themselves to defend their title in England in 2019. Left-arm seamer and player of the tournament Mitchell Starc, already a frightful prospect for most batsmen, is 25 and can only get better if his fitness allows. Mitchell Starc, who was named the Player of the Tournament, poses with the trophy and two Emirates stewardesses . Steve Smith, who saw Australia home with a half-century on Sunday, poses for a selfie with smiling fans during the celebrations . Starc allows fans a closer look at the handsome Cricket World Cup trophy, which now bears Australia's name for the fifth time . Glenn Maxwell poses for a selfie with fans to add to his collection as the party gets into full swing in Melbourne . Captain Michael Clarke lifts the World Cup trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after Australia's seven-wicket success . Fireworks explode above the MCG as Australia receive the trophy amid a shower of confetti on Sunday . Steve Smith (right) and Shane Watson celebrate after the former knocks off the winning runs to seal Australia's triumph . He will not be short for quality fast bowling company, with Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Faulkner all under 26, not to mention a fit James Pattinson, who missed selection for the World Cup by dint of a lack of preparation after a long battle with injury. Australia may not want for batsmen either, with David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Smith all easily young enough for a tilt at back-to-back trophies. Though the personnel will be important, Australia's drive to remain top of the heap will be essential as teams plot their downfall over the next four years. Opening batsman Warner laid any doubts about that quality to rest. 'Our goal is to be number one in all formats,' he said. Coach Darren Lehmann posted this picture of the Australian celebrations continuing into the early hours in Melbourne . Lehmann wrote 'still going with the Kings and going hard' as he posted this picture of the players marking the sunrise . Some of the players took the opportunity to read about themselves in the morning papers as the partying continued through the night . The partying was reminiscent of England's after winning the Ashes in 2005, enjoyed especially by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen . [/INST] Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win their fifth Cricket World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday . The team paraded the trophy to thousands of jubilant fans in Federation Square in the city on Monday . Captain Michael Clarke, who played his final ODI, admitted that the team were 'hungover' after a night of partying . Clarke hit 74 to help Australia close down a target of 184 before enjoying a standing ovation from 93,000 crowd . CLICK HERE for all the latest cricket news and reaction to this year's World Cup . </s>

Cycling's international governing body (UCI) has announced tougher anti-doping measures including night-time visits by testers and an integrity test for team leaders and doctors. The announcement comes in response to the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report into the Lance Armstrong scandal and other doping cases. The UCI has also established a task force to ensure the CIRC recommendations are followed through. The UCI has announced tougher anti-doping measures to be brought into cycling including night-time tests . The announcement of the new measures came in response to CIRC report into the Lance Armstrong scandal . UCI president Brian Cookson said: 'I am absolutely determined to use the CIRC's report to ensure that cycling continues the process of fully regaining the trust of fans, broadcasters and all the riders who compete clean. 'We value the recommendations of the CIRC and have now established an internal task force to ensure the recommendations are properly followed up.'

The Cycling Independent Reform Commission published their reporting into the Lance Armstrong scandal this week . The UCI have responded by introducing tougher anti-doping measures . These measures include the introduction of night-time testing for cyclists .

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<s>[INST] Cycling's international governing body (UCI) has announced tougher anti-doping measures including night-time visits by testers and an integrity test for team leaders and doctors. The announcement comes in response to the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report into the Lance Armstrong scandal and other doping cases. The UCI has also established a task force to ensure the CIRC recommendations are followed through. The UCI has announced tougher anti-doping measures to be brought into cycling including night-time tests . The announcement of the new measures came in response to CIRC report into the Lance Armstrong scandal . UCI president Brian Cookson said: 'I am absolutely determined to use the CIRC's report to ensure that cycling continues the process of fully regaining the trust of fans, broadcasters and all the riders who compete clean. 'We value the recommendations of the CIRC and have now established an internal task force to ensure the recommendations are properly followed up.' [/INST] The Cycling Independent Reform Commission published their reporting into the Lance Armstrong scandal this week . The UCI have responded by introducing tougher anti-doping measures . These measures include the introduction of night-time testing for cyclists . </s>

(CNN)The FBI has increased its reward for information on missing American Robert Levinson from $1 million to $5 million, it announced Monday. Levinson, a retired FBI agent, vanished after traveling to the Iranian island of Kish in March 2007 and is one of the longest-held U.S. citizens in history. The FBI announced the reward increase on the eighth anniversary of Levinson's disappearance -- and the day before his 67th birthday. "Levinson traveled to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007, working on behalf of several large corporations, and his whereabouts, well-being and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance have been unknown since that time," it said in a statement. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement asking Iran to cooperate with the investigation into Levinson's whereabouts. "He has spent more than 2,900 days separated from those who love him, and is one of the longest held U.S. citizens in history. Year after year, the family has endured the pain of his absence. It is time for him to come home," Kerry said. "We remain committed to the safe return of Mr. Levinson to his family and appreciate the support and assistance from our international partners. We remain concerned about Mr. Levinson's health given his age and the length of his disappearance." Iran's government repeatedly has said it is not holding Levinson and does not know his whereabouts. The FBI says he was in Iran as a private investigator. But news reports in 2013 said he was working as an independent CIA contractor when he disappeared. That prompted his family to speak out, saying they kept it quiet for years that Levinson was working for the CIA, because the U.S. government had warned them that revealing it would put him in more jeopardy. The FBI, White House and CIA have not publicly acknowledged any connection between the CIA and Levinson. It's unclear exactly who is holding him, but U.S. officials have said they believe he is somewhere in southwest Asia. Whoever his captors are, in 2010 they sent a "proof of life" videotape and photographs of Levinson to his family. In the video, he asked the U.S. government for help: "Please help me get home," a gaunt-looking Levinson said on the tape, citing his 33 years of service in the FBI as a reason for that help. The photographs showed him with a large beard.

The FBI says it is increasing the reward for missing American Robert Levinson to $5 million . Levinson, a former FBI agent, went missing in Iran eight years ago; Iran says it does not know where he is . Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a statement asking for Iran to cooperate in the search for Levinson .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)The FBI has increased its reward for information on missing American Robert Levinson from $1 million to $5 million, it announced Monday. Levinson, a retired FBI agent, vanished after traveling to the Iranian island of Kish in March 2007 and is one of the longest-held U.S. citizens in history. The FBI announced the reward increase on the eighth anniversary of Levinson's disappearance -- and the day before his 67th birthday. "Levinson traveled to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007, working on behalf of several large corporations, and his whereabouts, well-being and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance have been unknown since that time," it said in a statement. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement asking Iran to cooperate with the investigation into Levinson's whereabouts. "He has spent more than 2,900 days separated from those who love him, and is one of the longest held U.S. citizens in history. Year after year, the family has endured the pain of his absence. It is time for him to come home," Kerry said. "We remain committed to the safe return of Mr. Levinson to his family and appreciate the support and assistance from our international partners. We remain concerned about Mr. Levinson's health given his age and the length of his disappearance." Iran's government repeatedly has said it is not holding Levinson and does not know his whereabouts. The FBI says he was in Iran as a private investigator. But news reports in 2013 said he was working as an independent CIA contractor when he disappeared. That prompted his family to speak out, saying they kept it quiet for years that Levinson was working for the CIA, because the U.S. government had warned them that revealing it would put him in more jeopardy. The FBI, White House and CIA have not publicly acknowledged any connection between the CIA and Levinson. It's unclear exactly who is holding him, but U.S. officials have said they believe he is somewhere in southwest Asia. Whoever his captors are, in 2010 they sent a "proof of life" videotape and photographs of Levinson to his family. In the video, he asked the U.S. government for help: "Please help me get home," a gaunt-looking Levinson said on the tape, citing his 33 years of service in the FBI as a reason for that help. The photographs showed him with a large beard. [/INST] The FBI says it is increasing the reward for missing American Robert Levinson to $5 million . Levinson, a former FBI agent, went missing in Iran eight years ago; Iran says it does not know where he is . Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a statement asking for Iran to cooperate in the search for Levinson . </s>

A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, according to an analysis. It calculates that more than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost the NHS £290million annually. In the worst cases, doctors have reported patients showing up because they were hungover, their false nails were hurting or they had paint in their hair. The problem is largely caused by the fact that patients are finding it increasingly difficult to see their GP, particularly out of hours. A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, a study has found (file picture) Many go to A&E in the knowledge that they will at least be seen by a doctor that day, even if they have to wait four hours. Even Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP. But the unnecessary visits are adding to the pressures of busy departments and diverting staff from treating patients who are very seriously ill. It all came to a head in January when 13 hospitals declared major internal incidents in a two-day period as they were unable to cope with the numbers coming through the door. An analysis of data from 15 A&E units by the consultancy firm IMS Health found that 19 per cent of admissions were for what are known as self-treatable conditions. These include coughs, colds, muscle sprains, athlete's foot, headlice or babies with colic. The data covers one in 10 of the A&E units across England so, if the trends are the same, an estimated 4.1million of the 21.7million visits last year were for minor ailments. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP . Experts are urging patients to keep their medicine cabinets well stocked and to make better use of their pharmacists, where they can be seen and offered advice and treatment. Matthew Speers, chief executive of the Proprietary Association of Great Britain , which represents the manufacturers of over the counter medicines and commissioned the research said: ‘It is vital that the NHS raises awareness of the range of different services available to people and when to access them appropriately. ‘Pharmacists are well placed to provide advice to people with minor conditions, who don’t need to visit the GP or A&E, thereby ensuring they receive the support they need, without diverting NHS resources from people who really need them.’ He added that the NHS was facing a ‘crisis’ because staffing levels and finances were unable to cope with the needs of the steadily rising and aging population. ‘This cannot continue and that’s why we are calling for immediate action.’ But Dr Cliff Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, which represents A&E doctors, said attempts to divert patients did not work. Dr Mann, an A&E consultant at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Dorset, added that the ‘A&E brand is well-known and trusted’ so ‘patients will continue to attend’. He said the only solution was to install GP clinics at A&E units so patients with minor ailments could be sent there, leaving staff to deal with the more serious cases. Figures show that 21.7million patients attended A&E in 2013/14, a rise of more than a third in a decade. And the NHS has missed its target for ensuring 95 per cent of patients are dealt with within four hours every week for the last six months. In November, Jeremy Hunt admitted in the Commons he had taken his own children to A&E ‘precisely because I didn’t want to wait until later on to take them to a GP’. ‘If parents have an unwell child who needs medical attention A&E provides a trusted service.’

A fifth of A&E patients have self-treatable conditions such as athlete's foot . More than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost £290million . Doctors have even had patients turn up at A&E because they are hungover . Problem is largely caused by difficulty in getting an appointment with a GP .

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<s>[INST] A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, according to an analysis. It calculates that more than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost the NHS £290million annually. In the worst cases, doctors have reported patients showing up because they were hungover, their false nails were hurting or they had paint in their hair. The problem is largely caused by the fact that patients are finding it increasingly difficult to see their GP, particularly out of hours. A fifth of patients turning up in A&E have minor ailments including sore throats, athlete's foot and headlice, a study has found (file picture) Many go to A&E in the knowledge that they will at least be seen by a doctor that day, even if they have to wait four hours. Even Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP. But the unnecessary visits are adding to the pressures of busy departments and diverting staff from treating patients who are very seriously ill. It all came to a head in January when 13 hospitals declared major internal incidents in a two-day period as they were unable to cope with the numbers coming through the door. An analysis of data from 15 A&E units by the consultancy firm IMS Health found that 19 per cent of admissions were for what are known as self-treatable conditions. These include coughs, colds, muscle sprains, athlete's foot, headlice or babies with colic. The data covers one in 10 of the A&E units across England so, if the trends are the same, an estimated 4.1million of the 21.7million visits last year were for minor ailments. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted taking his children to casualty at the weekend rather than making an appointment with a GP . Experts are urging patients to keep their medicine cabinets well stocked and to make better use of their pharmacists, where they can be seen and offered advice and treatment. Matthew Speers, chief executive of the Proprietary Association of Great Britain , which represents the manufacturers of over the counter medicines and commissioned the research said: ‘It is vital that the NHS raises awareness of the range of different services available to people and when to access them appropriately. ‘Pharmacists are well placed to provide advice to people with minor conditions, who don’t need to visit the GP or A&E, thereby ensuring they receive the support they need, without diverting NHS resources from people who really need them.’ He added that the NHS was facing a ‘crisis’ because staffing levels and finances were unable to cope with the needs of the steadily rising and aging population. ‘This cannot continue and that’s why we are calling for immediate action.’ But Dr Cliff Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, which represents A&E doctors, said attempts to divert patients did not work. Dr Mann, an A&E consultant at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Dorset, added that the ‘A&E brand is well-known and trusted’ so ‘patients will continue to attend’. He said the only solution was to install GP clinics at A&E units so patients with minor ailments could be sent there, leaving staff to deal with the more serious cases. Figures show that 21.7million patients attended A&E in 2013/14, a rise of more than a third in a decade. And the NHS has missed its target for ensuring 95 per cent of patients are dealt with within four hours every week for the last six months. In November, Jeremy Hunt admitted in the Commons he had taken his own children to A&E ‘precisely because I didn’t want to wait until later on to take them to a GP’. ‘If parents have an unwell child who needs medical attention A&E provides a trusted service.’ [/INST] A fifth of A&E patients have self-treatable conditions such as athlete's foot . More than four million visits a year are unnecessary and cost £290million . Doctors have even had patients turn up at A&E because they are hungover . Problem is largely caused by difficulty in getting an appointment with a GP . </s>

He might have only just learned to write his own name, but Wayne Rooney's five-year-old son Kai had an opportunity to show off his skills with a pen when signing autographs at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Manchester United captain's son was mascot for the 3-0 Barclays Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur, and his dad's celebrity status seems to be rubbing off a little - at least in the eyes of Manchester's autograph hunters. Kai was spotted signing for fans by the Old Trafford dug-out before his dad netted United's third in the comprehensive victory that kept United in the Premier League's top four which will be remembered for Rooney's 'knockout' celebration. Kai Rooney was pictured signing autographs for one fan during Manchester United's win over Tottenham . Kai was mascot for Manchester United on Sunday and was even signing autographs for supporters . Rooney points out something in the crowd to his son ahead of scoring in United's 3-0 win over Tottenham . Wayne and Kai walk hand-in-hand out on to the Old Trafford turf ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash . Rooney wrapped up United's first-half scoring, with a celebration choreographed after Sunday newspaper reports pictured him appearing to be knocked out by his friend, Stoke City's Phil Bardsley, during an easy-going boxing session. Nabli Bentaleb presented the ball straight to Rooney 10 minutes before half-time and the United captain surged forwards to hold off two players before beating Hugo Lloris with his left instep. Rooney ran towards the corner flag, aiming three punches at thin air before falling backwards to the turf as if knocked out in a predictable but amusing celebration. It was a vital win for the home side who clung on to a two-point lead over Liverpool in fourth place, with England's two biggest clubs set to face each other at Anfield on Sunday in what is being billed as a potential Champions League qualification decider. Rooney's son, sporting a 'Kai 10' United shirt evidently drew the attention of supporters on Sunday afternoon . Rooney delivered a knockout blow to Spurs before beginning his celebration with punches to the air . Rooney falls backwards as if knocked out in a nod to the video released of him in Sunday's newspapers . Flat on his back, Rooney mocked reports of the boxing incident with Stoke City's Phil Bardsley .

Wayne Rooney's son Kai was mascot for Manchester United on Sunday . United beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford to keep control in the top four . Kai was seen signing autographs for fans at Old Trafford, just like his dad .

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<s>[INST] He might have only just learned to write his own name, but Wayne Rooney's five-year-old son Kai had an opportunity to show off his skills with a pen when signing autographs at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Manchester United captain's son was mascot for the 3-0 Barclays Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur, and his dad's celebrity status seems to be rubbing off a little - at least in the eyes of Manchester's autograph hunters. Kai was spotted signing for fans by the Old Trafford dug-out before his dad netted United's third in the comprehensive victory that kept United in the Premier League's top four which will be remembered for Rooney's 'knockout' celebration. Kai Rooney was pictured signing autographs for one fan during Manchester United's win over Tottenham . Kai was mascot for Manchester United on Sunday and was even signing autographs for supporters . Rooney points out something in the crowd to his son ahead of scoring in United's 3-0 win over Tottenham . Wayne and Kai walk hand-in-hand out on to the Old Trafford turf ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash . Rooney wrapped up United's first-half scoring, with a celebration choreographed after Sunday newspaper reports pictured him appearing to be knocked out by his friend, Stoke City's Phil Bardsley, during an easy-going boxing session. Nabli Bentaleb presented the ball straight to Rooney 10 minutes before half-time and the United captain surged forwards to hold off two players before beating Hugo Lloris with his left instep. Rooney ran towards the corner flag, aiming three punches at thin air before falling backwards to the turf as if knocked out in a predictable but amusing celebration. It was a vital win for the home side who clung on to a two-point lead over Liverpool in fourth place, with England's two biggest clubs set to face each other at Anfield on Sunday in what is being billed as a potential Champions League qualification decider. Rooney's son, sporting a 'Kai 10' United shirt evidently drew the attention of supporters on Sunday afternoon . Rooney delivered a knockout blow to Spurs before beginning his celebration with punches to the air . Rooney falls backwards as if knocked out in a nod to the video released of him in Sunday's newspapers . Flat on his back, Rooney mocked reports of the boxing incident with Stoke City's Phil Bardsley . [/INST] Wayne Rooney's son Kai was mascot for Manchester United on Sunday . United beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford to keep control in the top four . Kai was seen signing autographs for fans at Old Trafford, just like his dad . </s>

Two cocaine dealers were caught after they bought so many blenders to mix the drug that supermarket staff became suspicious and notified police. Thomas Davies bought as many as 12 blenders from the Asda store, prompting employees, not convinced he was going to use the appliances for cooking, to phone police. The pair were found with £300,000 worth of the Class-A drug when officers raided the home belonging to his partner, Gavin Etchell, in Tonypandy, South Wales, last September. Jailed: Thomas Davies, left, and Gavin Etchell, right, were sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court yesterday . The two men were jailed for more than 15 years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court yesterday after admitting to conspiracy to supply cocaine. Roger Griffiths, prosecuting, said that police searched Etchell's home in Tonypandy on September 19 after being informed by Asda store staff who were suspicious of Davies' purchases. As officers prepared to enter the property, Davies, 29, who was outside in the street, texted Etchell to try to warn him. Inside, police found four compressed blocks of cocaine with a purity of between 9 and 11 per cent and a combined weight of 1,011g and a street value of £300,000. There was also 5.8kg of benzocaine, a cutting agent used to increase profits, bags and traces of drugs on the kitchen worktop. 'It was the purchase of handheld mixers by Davies in such quantities at the Asda store that the suspicions of the staff were aroused and the police were informed,' said Mr Griffiths. Tipped off: Police were notified after Asda employees became suspicious when the pair bought as many as 12 blenders, some pictured above, from their store. Officers later carried out a raid on Etchell's home . Cash was also found at Etchell's home and a further £4,000 cash was found at Davies' home, also in Tonypandy, when arrested. 'Both defendants were involved in the significant supply of cocaine,' said Mr Griffiths. Etchell admitted further counts of possessing cannabis with intent to supply on the drug being found at his home and possessing a stun gun. He had boasted about having the gun, a court heard, but on testing it was found not to work. Alexander Greenwood, defending Etchell, 33, who has a record for possessing drugs with intent to supply, said he was aware the only sentence was one of custody. Haul: Inside Etchell's home, police found four compressed blocks of cocaine with a purity of between 9 and 11 per cent and a combined weight of 1,011g and a street value of £300,000. Above, some of the cocaine . Andrew Taylor, defending Davies, who has a record for possessing cocaine, said he was a loving father. 'He has reflected at the pain, anguish and torture he has put his children through,' he said. Judge Richard Twomlow jailed Etchell for a total of nine years and Davies for six years and eight months. After the case acting Detective Inspector Dan Michel, said: 'Thanks to information we had from the community we were able to take action and take these two drug dealers out of business. 'They were clearly dealing in large quantities of cocaine and were behind the area's supply. 'A significant amount of cash has been seized and officers will look for any assets that they suspect were funded through drug money and confiscate them under the Proceeds of Crime Act.'

Thomas Davies bought as many as 12 blenders at Asda supermarket . Store staff were not convinced he was going to use appliances for cooking . Notified police, who found £300,000 of cocaine in his partner's home . The drug dealers were jailed for total of more than 15 years yesterday .

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<s>[INST] Two cocaine dealers were caught after they bought so many blenders to mix the drug that supermarket staff became suspicious and notified police. Thomas Davies bought as many as 12 blenders from the Asda store, prompting employees, not convinced he was going to use the appliances for cooking, to phone police. The pair were found with £300,000 worth of the Class-A drug when officers raided the home belonging to his partner, Gavin Etchell, in Tonypandy, South Wales, last September. Jailed: Thomas Davies, left, and Gavin Etchell, right, were sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court yesterday . The two men were jailed for more than 15 years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court yesterday after admitting to conspiracy to supply cocaine. Roger Griffiths, prosecuting, said that police searched Etchell's home in Tonypandy on September 19 after being informed by Asda store staff who were suspicious of Davies' purchases. As officers prepared to enter the property, Davies, 29, who was outside in the street, texted Etchell to try to warn him. Inside, police found four compressed blocks of cocaine with a purity of between 9 and 11 per cent and a combined weight of 1,011g and a street value of £300,000. There was also 5.8kg of benzocaine, a cutting agent used to increase profits, bags and traces of drugs on the kitchen worktop. 'It was the purchase of handheld mixers by Davies in such quantities at the Asda store that the suspicions of the staff were aroused and the police were informed,' said Mr Griffiths. Tipped off: Police were notified after Asda employees became suspicious when the pair bought as many as 12 blenders, some pictured above, from their store. Officers later carried out a raid on Etchell's home . Cash was also found at Etchell's home and a further £4,000 cash was found at Davies' home, also in Tonypandy, when arrested. 'Both defendants were involved in the significant supply of cocaine,' said Mr Griffiths. Etchell admitted further counts of possessing cannabis with intent to supply on the drug being found at his home and possessing a stun gun. He had boasted about having the gun, a court heard, but on testing it was found not to work. Alexander Greenwood, defending Etchell, 33, who has a record for possessing drugs with intent to supply, said he was aware the only sentence was one of custody. Haul: Inside Etchell's home, police found four compressed blocks of cocaine with a purity of between 9 and 11 per cent and a combined weight of 1,011g and a street value of £300,000. Above, some of the cocaine . Andrew Taylor, defending Davies, who has a record for possessing cocaine, said he was a loving father. 'He has reflected at the pain, anguish and torture he has put his children through,' he said. Judge Richard Twomlow jailed Etchell for a total of nine years and Davies for six years and eight months. After the case acting Detective Inspector Dan Michel, said: 'Thanks to information we had from the community we were able to take action and take these two drug dealers out of business. 'They were clearly dealing in large quantities of cocaine and were behind the area's supply. 'A significant amount of cash has been seized and officers will look for any assets that they suspect were funded through drug money and confiscate them under the Proceeds of Crime Act.' [/INST] Thomas Davies bought as many as 12 blenders at Asda supermarket . Store staff were not convinced he was going to use appliances for cooking . Notified police, who found £300,000 of cocaine in his partner's home . The drug dealers were jailed for total of more than 15 years yesterday . </s>

Hillary Clinton's emails won't likely turn up many insights about the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks, according to a onetime Clinton confidant, because she can't type. Dick Morris, who helped President Bill Clinton navigate domestic policy and led his 1996 re-election effort before imploding in his own 'bimbo eruption' scandal, wrote Monday on his blog that Mrs. Clinton 'doesn’t know how to type.' 'That’s right. She writes everything out in longhand. Really. Anyone who has spent time in meetings with her knows about her endless yellow pads.' Morris' insights, although dated, came as the former secretary of state visited the White House for a rare sit-down with President Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton visited the White House on Monday and tweeted this old photo of her hugging President Obama, while a former aide to her husband compared her email scandal to the Watergate tapes and said the Obama team likely created it to torpedo her chances in 2016 . PRESSURE: Clinton is facing tough questions about what's on a private email server that hosted all her emails for the four years she spent as America's top diplomat . Former Clinton insidder Dick Morris has turned against Hillary, dishing dirt about her past and suggesting what her weak spots might be . 'Her emails will most likely turn out to be very short and quick,' he predicted. 'She wouldn’t spend a lot of time pecking out long letters. No way. That’s why the Benghazi Committee needs to also look very closely at the emails on private accounts that Hillary’s closest aides, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, maintained.' 'Anything more than a few lines were most likely written by someone else on her behalf,' Morris continued. 'There’s a reason why Hillary set up and used private emails with them for official business: all the important emails were likely written by her staff. Without access to them, we won’t know what was going on.' A congressional panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding a 2012 terror attack on State Department facilities in Benghazi, Libya, while Clinton was secretary of state. The revelation that she exclusively used a private email account – otuside the control or automatic archiving of the Obama administration – has fed Republican accusations that she hid her involvement in a post-attack cover-up in the weeks before the 2012 election. At least two aides, Mills and Abedin, used personal email accounts on Clinton's private server, kept at her Chappaqua, New York home. Clinton's hour-long White House visit on Monday followed her appearance on a Washington, D.C. domestic policy panel hosted by the far-left Center for American Progress, and before she headlined an awards ceremony for journalists. She took no questions from reporters at the evening event, even though her unauthorized private email server has dominated news coverage, her aides are under subpoena and she is expected to launch a presidential campaign in the coming weeks. At the earlier liberal event, she endorsed a German-style system of subsidies to companies so they would keep more people employed. 'President Obama and Secretary Clinton enjoy catching up in . person when their schedules permit,' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday in a cryptic statement to reporters. 'This afternoon they met privately for about an hour at the . White House and discussed a range of topics.' Moments after the White House confirmed the meeting, Clinton tweeted an old photo of her hugging Obama in the White House Situation Room. The president has had a frosty relationship with his former top diplomat since 2008 when thetwo squared off for the Democratic presidential nomination. IT'S THE AIDES, STUPID! Email accounts of former State Department Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills (left) and her top deputy Huma Abedin (right) are where Benghazi-related emails likely lurk, says Dick Morris . THE ADDRESS: Abedin had an email address on the former secretary of state's private server, judging from records maintained by Lexis-Nexis . Clinton damaged his ambitious quest for the brass ring by starting the rumors that he was born in Kenya and lacked a valid U.S. birth certificate. The resulting conspiracy theories have dogged his presidency since Day One. Clinton's Twitter message, though, defended key provisions of the president's signature health insurance overhaul, which was an extension of her own failed attempt at reform while her husband was president. 'Repeal those things? Embrace them!' she tweeted. Morris has a checkered past. He famously resigned from Bill Clinton's 1996 campaign two months before Election Day after it was revealed that he paid a prostitute for sex and let her listen in on his phone calls with the president. His most recent star turn came with a lengthy Fox News Channel contract which wasn't renewed after he spectacularly blew his forecast for the 2012 presidential contest. Mitt Romney, the once famous pollster predicted, would coast to victory and unseat Obama. But Morris has been a thorn in Hillary's side since being bounced from her orbit in 1996. YUK-YUK: Clinton joked about her email scandal on Monday night at a journalism award dinnner: ''No more secrecy, no more zone of privacy. After all, what good did that do me?' When she ran for president in 2008, he penned a vicious 'fact check' article claiming that her 'main extra-curricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent.' 'Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party,' for a year after her college graduation, he wrote. And 'she flunked the DC bar exam and only passed the Arkansas bar.' Morris did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But he said Sunday on a New York talk radio program that 'when we talk about "Will Hillary survive the email scandal?" – it’s just like asking in 1973 and 74, "Will Nixon survive the Watergate tapes?"' 'By delaying the day of reckoning' for all her private emails, he said, 'she's risking shipwrecking not just her candidacy, but the entire [Democratic] Party.' 'I think Obama wants [Elizabeth] Warren, not Hillary,' Morris added. 'I think the reason the email scandal got released to the newspapers by the administration was because they wanted to torpedo Hillary.'

Dick Morris writes that the former secretary of state writes everything in longhand . It's her closest aides, he says, whose email accounts must be scoured for hints about the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks . Morris was a close Clinton adviser but resigned in 1996 after a prostitution scandal in which he let a hooker listen to his phone calls with Bill Clinton . Hillary visited with Obama at the White House on Monday, later tweeting an old photo of her hugging him in the White House Situation Room . Morris said he believes the White House created her email scandal in order to 'torpedo' her chances at claiming the presidency .

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<s>[INST] Hillary Clinton's emails won't likely turn up many insights about the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks, according to a onetime Clinton confidant, because she can't type. Dick Morris, who helped President Bill Clinton navigate domestic policy and led his 1996 re-election effort before imploding in his own 'bimbo eruption' scandal, wrote Monday on his blog that Mrs. Clinton 'doesn’t know how to type.' 'That’s right. She writes everything out in longhand. Really. Anyone who has spent time in meetings with her knows about her endless yellow pads.' Morris' insights, although dated, came as the former secretary of state visited the White House for a rare sit-down with President Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton visited the White House on Monday and tweeted this old photo of her hugging President Obama, while a former aide to her husband compared her email scandal to the Watergate tapes and said the Obama team likely created it to torpedo her chances in 2016 . PRESSURE: Clinton is facing tough questions about what's on a private email server that hosted all her emails for the four years she spent as America's top diplomat . Former Clinton insidder Dick Morris has turned against Hillary, dishing dirt about her past and suggesting what her weak spots might be . 'Her emails will most likely turn out to be very short and quick,' he predicted. 'She wouldn’t spend a lot of time pecking out long letters. No way. That’s why the Benghazi Committee needs to also look very closely at the emails on private accounts that Hillary’s closest aides, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, maintained.' 'Anything more than a few lines were most likely written by someone else on her behalf,' Morris continued. 'There’s a reason why Hillary set up and used private emails with them for official business: all the important emails were likely written by her staff. Without access to them, we won’t know what was going on.' A congressional panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding a 2012 terror attack on State Department facilities in Benghazi, Libya, while Clinton was secretary of state. The revelation that she exclusively used a private email account – otuside the control or automatic archiving of the Obama administration – has fed Republican accusations that she hid her involvement in a post-attack cover-up in the weeks before the 2012 election. At least two aides, Mills and Abedin, used personal email accounts on Clinton's private server, kept at her Chappaqua, New York home. Clinton's hour-long White House visit on Monday followed her appearance on a Washington, D.C. domestic policy panel hosted by the far-left Center for American Progress, and before she headlined an awards ceremony for journalists. She took no questions from reporters at the evening event, even though her unauthorized private email server has dominated news coverage, her aides are under subpoena and she is expected to launch a presidential campaign in the coming weeks. At the earlier liberal event, she endorsed a German-style system of subsidies to companies so they would keep more people employed. 'President Obama and Secretary Clinton enjoy catching up in . person when their schedules permit,' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Monday in a cryptic statement to reporters. 'This afternoon they met privately for about an hour at the . White House and discussed a range of topics.' Moments after the White House confirmed the meeting, Clinton tweeted an old photo of her hugging Obama in the White House Situation Room. The president has had a frosty relationship with his former top diplomat since 2008 when thetwo squared off for the Democratic presidential nomination. IT'S THE AIDES, STUPID! Email accounts of former State Department Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills (left) and her top deputy Huma Abedin (right) are where Benghazi-related emails likely lurk, says Dick Morris . THE ADDRESS: Abedin had an email address on the former secretary of state's private server, judging from records maintained by Lexis-Nexis . Clinton damaged his ambitious quest for the brass ring by starting the rumors that he was born in Kenya and lacked a valid U.S. birth certificate. The resulting conspiracy theories have dogged his presidency since Day One. Clinton's Twitter message, though, defended key provisions of the president's signature health insurance overhaul, which was an extension of her own failed attempt at reform while her husband was president. 'Repeal those things? Embrace them!' she tweeted. Morris has a checkered past. He famously resigned from Bill Clinton's 1996 campaign two months before Election Day after it was revealed that he paid a prostitute for sex and let her listen in on his phone calls with the president. His most recent star turn came with a lengthy Fox News Channel contract which wasn't renewed after he spectacularly blew his forecast for the 2012 presidential contest. Mitt Romney, the once famous pollster predicted, would coast to victory and unseat Obama. But Morris has been a thorn in Hillary's side since being bounced from her orbit in 1996. YUK-YUK: Clinton joked about her email scandal on Monday night at a journalism award dinnner: ''No more secrecy, no more zone of privacy. After all, what good did that do me?' When she ran for president in 2008, he penned a vicious 'fact check' article claiming that her 'main extra-curricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent.' 'Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party,' for a year after her college graduation, he wrote. And 'she flunked the DC bar exam and only passed the Arkansas bar.' Morris did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But he said Sunday on a New York talk radio program that 'when we talk about "Will Hillary survive the email scandal?" – it’s just like asking in 1973 and 74, "Will Nixon survive the Watergate tapes?"' 'By delaying the day of reckoning' for all her private emails, he said, 'she's risking shipwrecking not just her candidacy, but the entire [Democratic] Party.' 'I think Obama wants [Elizabeth] Warren, not Hillary,' Morris added. 'I think the reason the email scandal got released to the newspapers by the administration was because they wanted to torpedo Hillary.' [/INST] Dick Morris writes that the former secretary of state writes everything in longhand . It's her closest aides, he says, whose email accounts must be scoured for hints about the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks . Morris was a close Clinton adviser but resigned in 1996 after a prostitution scandal in which he let a hooker listen to his phone calls with Bill Clinton . Hillary visited with Obama at the White House on Monday, later tweeting an old photo of her hugging him in the White House Situation Room . Morris said he believes the White House created her email scandal in order to 'torpedo' her chances at claiming the presidency . </s>

Jurgen Klinsmann has lavished praise on Nicklas Bendtner after the Denmark striker netted his first international hat-trick in the 3-2 win over USA. Despite being on the receiving end of the former Arsenal striker's treble, the USA manager paid compliment to the Dane who scored in the 33rd, 84th and 90th minute to help Denmark claim victory in the friendly. 'When you score three goals in a game you deserve all the compliments in the world. Bendtner deserves them,' Klinsmann said. Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick, including two in the last seven minutes, as Denmark beat USA 3-2 . Bendtner celebrates with his team-mates after firing the home side level during the first half . 'Sometimes it goes well and you score and gain confidence, and three goals is the right medicine for Bendtner. I wish him the best in the future.' Denmark boss Morten Olsen was also quick to acknowledge Bendtner's performance, even claiming the Dane could have grabbed five goals. 'Nicklas might have scored four or five goals. On the other hand, though, we can not demand that he should score all of his chances. 'It is clear to see that the training efforts have been good for Nicklas recently. I have spoken with Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking and he has been very pleased with the effort Nicklas has put in. Jurgen Klinsmann watched his side fall to a 3-2 defeat in Denmark but was quick to praise Bendtner . Jozy Altidore is congratulated by his team-mates after giving the visitors the lead after 19 minutes . 'It has been difficult for him to get playing time because his competitor [Wolfsburg team-mate], Bas Dost, has scored every time he has hit the ball. Nicklas has kept his mouth shut and just kept on training.' Bendtner admitted that the hat-trick was a defining moment in his career. 'Of course it was very special for me to score hat-trick for the national team, and it is something I will never forget,' Bendtner said. On an evening when Tottenham's Christian Eriksen became the youngest Dane to win 50 international caps, Jozy Altidore, who could only muster a single goal in the English top flight during an 18-month spell at Sunderland, put the USA ahead after 19 minutes in Aarhus. But the Danes were soon level through Bendtner. Aron Johannsson restored the vicitors' lead before Bendtner scored twice in the final seven minutes to seal his hat-trick and earn victory for Olsen's side.

Nicklas Bendtner scored his first international hat-trick in win over USA . Former Arsenal striker scored in final minute to help Denmark win 3-2 . Jurgen Klinsmann and Morten Olsen heap praise on Wolfsburg star .

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<s>[INST] Jurgen Klinsmann has lavished praise on Nicklas Bendtner after the Denmark striker netted his first international hat-trick in the 3-2 win over USA. Despite being on the receiving end of the former Arsenal striker's treble, the USA manager paid compliment to the Dane who scored in the 33rd, 84th and 90th minute to help Denmark claim victory in the friendly. 'When you score three goals in a game you deserve all the compliments in the world. Bendtner deserves them,' Klinsmann said. Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick, including two in the last seven minutes, as Denmark beat USA 3-2 . Bendtner celebrates with his team-mates after firing the home side level during the first half . 'Sometimes it goes well and you score and gain confidence, and three goals is the right medicine for Bendtner. I wish him the best in the future.' Denmark boss Morten Olsen was also quick to acknowledge Bendtner's performance, even claiming the Dane could have grabbed five goals. 'Nicklas might have scored four or five goals. On the other hand, though, we can not demand that he should score all of his chances. 'It is clear to see that the training efforts have been good for Nicklas recently. I have spoken with Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking and he has been very pleased with the effort Nicklas has put in. Jurgen Klinsmann watched his side fall to a 3-2 defeat in Denmark but was quick to praise Bendtner . Jozy Altidore is congratulated by his team-mates after giving the visitors the lead after 19 minutes . 'It has been difficult for him to get playing time because his competitor [Wolfsburg team-mate], Bas Dost, has scored every time he has hit the ball. Nicklas has kept his mouth shut and just kept on training.' Bendtner admitted that the hat-trick was a defining moment in his career. 'Of course it was very special for me to score hat-trick for the national team, and it is something I will never forget,' Bendtner said. On an evening when Tottenham's Christian Eriksen became the youngest Dane to win 50 international caps, Jozy Altidore, who could only muster a single goal in the English top flight during an 18-month spell at Sunderland, put the USA ahead after 19 minutes in Aarhus. But the Danes were soon level through Bendtner. Aron Johannsson restored the vicitors' lead before Bendtner scored twice in the final seven minutes to seal his hat-trick and earn victory for Olsen's side. [/INST] Nicklas Bendtner scored his first international hat-trick in win over USA . Former Arsenal striker scored in final minute to help Denmark win 3-2 . Jurgen Klinsmann and Morten Olsen heap praise on Wolfsburg star . </s>

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been suspended for one game without pay for kicking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the groin, the NBA announced on Monday. The incident between the two league most valuable player candidates occurred with 2:08 remaining in the third quarter of the Rockets' 105-103 overtime victory on Sunday against the Cavaliers in Houston. Closely guarded by James, Harden lost his footing, fell to the floor and then lifted his left leg and kicked James below the belt. VIDEO Scroll down for James Harden suspended for kicking LeBron James in the groin . Houston Rockets' James Harden pushes against Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James on Sunday night . Harden works to keep control of the ball under pressure from Cleveland Cavaliers' James in overtime . Harden was assessed a flagrant foul for the incident. "Obviously that's not a basketball play," James told reporters after the game. "I have no idea why he would do that, but two competitors just trying to go at it, and he won this one." Harden will serve his suspension on Tuesday when the Rockets travel to Atlanta to play the Hawks. James drives the ball past Houston Rockets' Trevor Ariza in the first half of the game in Houston. James goes to the basket as Houston Rockets' Josh Smith tries to knock the ball away in overtime .

Guard James Harden has been suspended for one game without pay . Rockets star kicked LeBron James in the groin during game on Sunday . Incident happened in third quarter of Rockets' 105-103 overtime victory . He will serve suspension on Tuesday when they face the Atalanta Hawks .

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<s>[INST] Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been suspended for one game without pay for kicking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the groin, the NBA announced on Monday. The incident between the two league most valuable player candidates occurred with 2:08 remaining in the third quarter of the Rockets' 105-103 overtime victory on Sunday against the Cavaliers in Houston. Closely guarded by James, Harden lost his footing, fell to the floor and then lifted his left leg and kicked James below the belt. VIDEO Scroll down for James Harden suspended for kicking LeBron James in the groin . Houston Rockets' James Harden pushes against Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James on Sunday night . Harden works to keep control of the ball under pressure from Cleveland Cavaliers' James in overtime . Harden was assessed a flagrant foul for the incident. "Obviously that's not a basketball play," James told reporters after the game. "I have no idea why he would do that, but two competitors just trying to go at it, and he won this one." Harden will serve his suspension on Tuesday when the Rockets travel to Atlanta to play the Hawks. James drives the ball past Houston Rockets' Trevor Ariza in the first half of the game in Houston. James goes to the basket as Houston Rockets' Josh Smith tries to knock the ball away in overtime . [/INST] Guard James Harden has been suspended for one game without pay . Rockets star kicked LeBron James in the groin during game on Sunday . Incident happened in third quarter of Rockets' 105-103 overtime victory . He will serve suspension on Tuesday when they face the Atalanta Hawks . </s>

(CNN)It was always going to take an extraordinary performance from a very talented swimmer to beat Michael Phelps at his favorite event in an Olympic final. For more than a decade, the great American had vanquished all comers in the 200 meters butterfly on both the world and Olympic stage, but then along came Chad le Clos. When the South African chased down Phelps in the final 50 meters of the race to snatch a dramatic fingertip victory by 0.05 seconds he created one of the defining moments of the 2012 London Olympics. As a 12-year-old, le Clos had gazed into his television set at home in Durban watching in awe as Phelps, widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all-time, won six Olympic gold medals at Athens in 2004. So perhaps it's not surprising that lining up alongside his hero in an Olympic final eight years later took on a slightly surreal air. "My dream was always to swim like Michael Phelps so when I raced against him in the final it was actually a crazy feeling," le Clos tells CNN's Human to Hero series. "When I touched at 150 (meters) I think I was 1.5 meters behind him. When I turned I actually looked at him underwater and I thought I was him -- I know it sounds absolutely crazy, but I saw myself as him going past someone else." "I remembered how he used to come off the last turn and, you know, smoke everyone ... I thought, he's done this for so many years and I remembered that when I was swimming. I don't know what it was but it was magical." The mind-altering moment quickly morphed into a life-changing experience for the then 20-year-old who edged out Phelps in the final stroke. "It was such a huge moment for South Africa. Obviously, to represent your country is a huge honor but to beat Michael Phelps at the Olympics was amazing," he says. "As a young kid everyone wants to be like their heroes but you don't actually think one day that you're going to beat them." The remarkable victory was memorable not just for le Clos' reactions -- which went from joy to disbelief immediately after the race -- but for those of his father Bert, whose elated response and subsequent TV interview have become an enduring part of the swimmer's story. The excitable tribute to his "down-to-earth, beautiful boy," which included repeated mentions of the word "unbelievable," touched the hearts of viewers and turned le Clos senior into something of a household name himself. "I never knew my father was such a celebrity until like five, six days after the Games -- I was so wrapped up in (my own) bubble," le Clos explains. "We were walking down the street and everyone was taking photos of me, but I couldn't find my dad, and I saw him and there were a line of people taking photos of him and I was like: 'Dad! You are stealing my thunder here. C'mon!' It was incredible. "Everywhere he goes he's that famous dad and that's amazing because he really is. Nothing was put on for the cameras -- that's how he is back home. To my other brothers and sister he's a great dad." Success in the pool has been rich reward for Bert, who steered the Chad towards swimming when a football career looked more likely. "My parents were hugely influential in helping me make decisions throughout my life, especially my sporting career," he says. "When I was young I played football until I was about 13 or 14 years old -- I played for the state team (Natal). I had to make a decision and my dad realized that I was a better swimmer, even though my family had a football background. "Ninety-nine percent of fathers would have told their son to play football ... I still thank him every day for helping me make that decision." There is now another le Clos in the pool -- teenager Jordan is hoping to follow in his brother's large footsteps, having already competed at South Africa's national championships. "You know, 2020 is very important to me," says Chad. "Hopefully my brother can make the Olympics then and swim in the same relay team." Originally a breaststroker, le Clos switched to butterfly after he tore both his abductor muscles (in the groin) in 2008 when he was 16 years old. "Butterfly movement is really different. It's unlike freestyle or other strokes where it's very, very technical. I compare it to dancing -- I'm a terrible dancer! -- it's about getting your hips right, your kick is very important. I just really enjoy it. It's a fast stroke, so I guess the injury was a blessing in disguise for me." While swimming's toughest stroke remains his favored discipline, le Clos has also struck gold in the individual 200m freestyle -- at the short-course world championships in Doha last year -- and the 400m medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. But it is butterfly where he has dominated in recent years. After pipping Phelps in the 200m in London, le Clos had to settle for silver behind the American in the 100m, but he hasn't missed a stroke since. A 100m and 200m double at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona was followed by gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland last August. He capped a brilliant 2014 in December with three more titles (50m, 100m and 200m) at the short-course worlds in Doha before being crowned FINA World Male Swimmer of the Year -- an award he is incredibly proud of. "The Olympic gold will always be there and it will be the most outstanding moment of my life, but to win the 2014 Swimmer of the Year award was up there. Not many people have won the Ballon d'Or of swimming, so it was a very special moment for me." For le Clos, who turns 23 in April, the best is almost certainly yet to come with another Olympics fast approaching. He concedes that it will be "very, very difficult" to get anywhere near Phelps' record haul of 18 Olympic gold medals (and 22 overall), but he may get the chance to race him one more time. Phelps, who announced his retirement following the 2012 London Games, made a shock return to the pool last year although things haven't exactly gone to plan -- the "Baltimore Bullet" is serving a six-month ban imposed by USA Swimming after he was arrested for drink-driving last September. The ban has put his planned appearance at this year's FINA World Championships in doubt, but Phelps is still hopeful of qualifying for his fifth Olympics in 2016. "I really, really hope that he and his team decide to swim in Rio, I really believe it will be great," le Clos told Reuters last year. "It's added motivation for me ... with Michael back, it's really sparked my fire, so to speak. I don't think he will be worse in Rio, I think he'll be back where he wants to be. He's a champion in all respects but I believe I can beat him again." If he can, then le Clos will have taken a giant step towards his ultimate aim of swimming and sporting immortality. "I want to cement myself in the sport as one of the greats. In swimming terms, I want people to remember Chad le Clos -- the guy that not only beat Michael Phelps, but who is the best fast swimmer of all time," he says. "In South Africa we have a rich history of great champions -- rugby players, cricket players, a lot of great golfers -- so I'm among really tough competition, but I believe that after 2016 and 2020 I can hopefully be the greatest."

South African swimmer stunned Michael Phelps at 2012 London Olympics . After defeating his childhood idol, le Clos has dominated 100m and 200m butterfly . His father Bert is also famous for joyful celebrations following son's win in London . The 22-year-old is hoping to square up to Phelps again at Rio in 2016 .

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<s>[INST] (CNN)It was always going to take an extraordinary performance from a very talented swimmer to beat Michael Phelps at his favorite event in an Olympic final. For more than a decade, the great American had vanquished all comers in the 200 meters butterfly on both the world and Olympic stage, but then along came Chad le Clos. When the South African chased down Phelps in the final 50 meters of the race to snatch a dramatic fingertip victory by 0.05 seconds he created one of the defining moments of the 2012 London Olympics. As a 12-year-old, le Clos had gazed into his television set at home in Durban watching in awe as Phelps, widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all-time, won six Olympic gold medals at Athens in 2004. So perhaps it's not surprising that lining up alongside his hero in an Olympic final eight years later took on a slightly surreal air. "My dream was always to swim like Michael Phelps so when I raced against him in the final it was actually a crazy feeling," le Clos tells CNN's Human to Hero series. "When I touched at 150 (meters) I think I was 1.5 meters behind him. When I turned I actually looked at him underwater and I thought I was him -- I know it sounds absolutely crazy, but I saw myself as him going past someone else." "I remembered how he used to come off the last turn and, you know, smoke everyone ... I thought, he's done this for so many years and I remembered that when I was swimming. I don't know what it was but it was magical." The mind-altering moment quickly morphed into a life-changing experience for the then 20-year-old who edged out Phelps in the final stroke. "It was such a huge moment for South Africa. Obviously, to represent your country is a huge honor but to beat Michael Phelps at the Olympics was amazing," he says. "As a young kid everyone wants to be like their heroes but you don't actually think one day that you're going to beat them." The remarkable victory was memorable not just for le Clos' reactions -- which went from joy to disbelief immediately after the race -- but for those of his father Bert, whose elated response and subsequent TV interview have become an enduring part of the swimmer's story. The excitable tribute to his "down-to-earth, beautiful boy," which included repeated mentions of the word "unbelievable," touched the hearts of viewers and turned le Clos senior into something of a household name himself. "I never knew my father was such a celebrity until like five, six days after the Games -- I was so wrapped up in (my own) bubble," le Clos explains. "We were walking down the street and everyone was taking photos of me, but I couldn't find my dad, and I saw him and there were a line of people taking photos of him and I was like: 'Dad! You are stealing my thunder here. C'mon!' It was incredible. "Everywhere he goes he's that famous dad and that's amazing because he really is. Nothing was put on for the cameras -- that's how he is back home. To my other brothers and sister he's a great dad." Success in the pool has been rich reward for Bert, who steered the Chad towards swimming when a football career looked more likely. "My parents were hugely influential in helping me make decisions throughout my life, especially my sporting career," he says. "When I was young I played football until I was about 13 or 14 years old -- I played for the state team (Natal). I had to make a decision and my dad realized that I was a better swimmer, even though my family had a football background. "Ninety-nine percent of fathers would have told their son to play football ... I still thank him every day for helping me make that decision." There is now another le Clos in the pool -- teenager Jordan is hoping to follow in his brother's large footsteps, having already competed at South Africa's national championships. "You know, 2020 is very important to me," says Chad. "Hopefully my brother can make the Olympics then and swim in the same relay team." Originally a breaststroker, le Clos switched to butterfly after he tore both his abductor muscles (in the groin) in 2008 when he was 16 years old. "Butterfly movement is really different. It's unlike freestyle or other strokes where it's very, very technical. I compare it to dancing -- I'm a terrible dancer! -- it's about getting your hips right, your kick is very important. I just really enjoy it. It's a fast stroke, so I guess the injury was a blessing in disguise for me." While swimming's toughest stroke remains his favored discipline, le Clos has also struck gold in the individual 200m freestyle -- at the short-course world championships in Doha last year -- and the 400m medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. But it is butterfly where he has dominated in recent years. After pipping Phelps in the 200m in London, le Clos had to settle for silver behind the American in the 100m, but he hasn't missed a stroke since. A 100m and 200m double at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona was followed by gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland last August. He capped a brilliant 2014 in December with three more titles (50m, 100m and 200m) at the short-course worlds in Doha before being crowned FINA World Male Swimmer of the Year -- an award he is incredibly proud of. "The Olympic gold will always be there and it will be the most outstanding moment of my life, but to win the 2014 Swimmer of the Year award was up there. Not many people have won the Ballon d'Or of swimming, so it was a very special moment for me." For le Clos, who turns 23 in April, the best is almost certainly yet to come with another Olympics fast approaching. He concedes that it will be "very, very difficult" to get anywhere near Phelps' record haul of 18 Olympic gold medals (and 22 overall), but he may get the chance to race him one more time. Phelps, who announced his retirement following the 2012 London Games, made a shock return to the pool last year although things haven't exactly gone to plan -- the "Baltimore Bullet" is serving a six-month ban imposed by USA Swimming after he was arrested for drink-driving last September. The ban has put his planned appearance at this year's FINA World Championships in doubt, but Phelps is still hopeful of qualifying for his fifth Olympics in 2016. "I really, really hope that he and his team decide to swim in Rio, I really believe it will be great," le Clos told Reuters last year. "It's added motivation for me ... with Michael back, it's really sparked my fire, so to speak. I don't think he will be worse in Rio, I think he'll be back where he wants to be. He's a champion in all respects but I believe I can beat him again." If he can, then le Clos will have taken a giant step towards his ultimate aim of swimming and sporting immortality. "I want to cement myself in the sport as one of the greats. In swimming terms, I want people to remember Chad le Clos -- the guy that not only beat Michael Phelps, but who is the best fast swimmer of all time," he says. "In South Africa we have a rich history of great champions -- rugby players, cricket players, a lot of great golfers -- so I'm among really tough competition, but I believe that after 2016 and 2020 I can hopefully be the greatest." [/INST] South African swimmer stunned Michael Phelps at 2012 London Olympics . After defeating his childhood idol, le Clos has dominated 100m and 200m butterfly . His father Bert is also famous for joyful celebrations following son's win in London . The 22-year-old is hoping to square up to Phelps again at Rio in 2016 . </s>

Students are being targeted on social media by escort agencies offering highly paid work. Freshers on Facebook and Twitter are increasingly being sent messages by groups looking for lap dancers, escorts and 'cam girls'. The adverts come as the average student debt rises to £44,000 following the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees in 2012. Lap dancing can earn students between £50 and £800 per night, according to research by the University of Leeds. Escorts can earn thousands of pounds per week. Saffron Gold is an escort agency near Manchester. It posted adverts in student groups including ‘Manchester and Salford University students’ and ‘University of Manchester – Freshers 2013/2014’ at the beginning of Freshers' Week . Men are more likely to perform from their bedrooms on webcams, which can earn them up to £100 per hour, The Times reported. Saffron Gold is an escort agency near Manchester. It posted adverts in student groups including ‘Manchester and Salford University students’ and ‘University of Manchester – Freshers 2013/2014’ at the beginning of Freshers' Week. The agency, which has a profile picture reading 'keep calm and book an escort', described their roles as flexible and said it was looking for 'attractive, charming ladies aged between 18 and 40 with good figures and great personalities'. It added: 'We are happy for ladies with different profiles to apply for our escort vacancies because all our clients are not the same and they have different needs and preferences.' In an earlier advert Saffron Gold wrote it was looking for 'new and experienced' girls. Twitter users in East Anglia were also targeted by an agency that sent dozens of messages urging students to join them. Anglian Escorts followed thousands of students in 2012 in the hope they would see its recruitment adverts. The life of an escort was made public by Dr Brooke Magnanti, 39, whose diary of her adventures was published anonymously under the pen name 'Belle de Jour' Its account was suspended - but it has since been reactivated and hundreds of messages are sent every day. In one Tweet the agency wrote: 'Looking to employ #escorts in East Anglia apply here! Premium escort agency.' A report completed at the University of Leeds found that club managers also deliberately put flyers out in Freshers' Week urging students to join. It said: 'A club manager in a northern city site explained how he always put flyers out at Freshers' Week inviting female students to audition.' London-based agency Haute Girls specifically advertises having students on its books. It states on its website: 'Faced with the options of poorly paid term time jobs and more lucrative escorting, a cash-strapped London student may turn to the later, especially when escorting gives them the extra time and flexibility to study.' The life of an escort was made public by Dr Brooke Magnanti, 39, whose diary of her adventures was published anonymously under the pen name 'Belle de Jour'. Her blog told of her life as a struggling graduate in London and working as call girl to fund her studies. Laura Watson, a spokesman for the English Collective of Prostitutes, said they mostly deal with female students on their hotlines. She said: 'From a student perspective there has definitely been an increase in calls to our helpline since loans were brought in.' Academics at Swansea University will release a report on the extent of students turning to the sex industry next week.

Escort agency posted in student groups on Facebook in Freshers' Week . Others followed young people on Twitter and posted recruitment adverts . Lap dancing can earn students up to £800 per night, according to research . Male students more likely to perform from their bedrooms on webcams .

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<s>[INST] Students are being targeted on social media by escort agencies offering highly paid work. Freshers on Facebook and Twitter are increasingly being sent messages by groups looking for lap dancers, escorts and 'cam girls'. The adverts come as the average student debt rises to £44,000 following the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees in 2012. Lap dancing can earn students between £50 and £800 per night, according to research by the University of Leeds. Escorts can earn thousands of pounds per week. Saffron Gold is an escort agency near Manchester. It posted adverts in student groups including ‘Manchester and Salford University students’ and ‘University of Manchester – Freshers 2013/2014’ at the beginning of Freshers' Week . Men are more likely to perform from their bedrooms on webcams, which can earn them up to £100 per hour, The Times reported. Saffron Gold is an escort agency near Manchester. It posted adverts in student groups including ‘Manchester and Salford University students’ and ‘University of Manchester – Freshers 2013/2014’ at the beginning of Freshers' Week. The agency, which has a profile picture reading 'keep calm and book an escort', described their roles as flexible and said it was looking for 'attractive, charming ladies aged between 18 and 40 with good figures and great personalities'. It added: 'We are happy for ladies with different profiles to apply for our escort vacancies because all our clients are not the same and they have different needs and preferences.' In an earlier advert Saffron Gold wrote it was looking for 'new and experienced' girls. Twitter users in East Anglia were also targeted by an agency that sent dozens of messages urging students to join them. Anglian Escorts followed thousands of students in 2012 in the hope they would see its recruitment adverts. The life of an escort was made public by Dr Brooke Magnanti, 39, whose diary of her adventures was published anonymously under the pen name 'Belle de Jour' Its account was suspended - but it has since been reactivated and hundreds of messages are sent every day. In one Tweet the agency wrote: 'Looking to employ #escorts in East Anglia apply here! Premium escort agency.' A report completed at the University of Leeds found that club managers also deliberately put flyers out in Freshers' Week urging students to join. It said: 'A club manager in a northern city site explained how he always put flyers out at Freshers' Week inviting female students to audition.' London-based agency Haute Girls specifically advertises having students on its books. It states on its website: 'Faced with the options of poorly paid term time jobs and more lucrative escorting, a cash-strapped London student may turn to the later, especially when escorting gives them the extra time and flexibility to study.' The life of an escort was made public by Dr Brooke Magnanti, 39, whose diary of her adventures was published anonymously under the pen name 'Belle de Jour'. Her blog told of her life as a struggling graduate in London and working as call girl to fund her studies. Laura Watson, a spokesman for the English Collective of Prostitutes, said they mostly deal with female students on their hotlines. She said: 'From a student perspective there has definitely been an increase in calls to our helpline since loans were brought in.' Academics at Swansea University will release a report on the extent of students turning to the sex industry next week. [/INST] Escort agency posted in student groups on Facebook in Freshers' Week . Others followed young people on Twitter and posted recruitment adverts . Lap dancing can earn students up to £800 per night, according to research . Male students more likely to perform from their bedrooms on webcams . </s>

A Comic Relief fundraiser sparked a large-scale police alert when he was seen walking along a busy road in full camouflage carrying a 'large rifle'. Armed police, a helicopter and patrol cars were called to the Whitefriars area of Norwich after members of the public raised the alarm this morning. But officers have now revealed that the man, who lives locally, was just on his way to a fundraising event in a costume complete with a toy AK47. Chief Inspector Chris Spinks said the man surrendered the 'weapon' and was 'apologetic and very embarrassed'. Armed police are hunting a 'gunman' in full camouflage clothing seen walking through a busy city centre . 'As a result of the media attention we had a phone call come in saying they thought they had identified the man,' he said. 'We went to see him at 2pm and he was very apologetic and very embarrassed. Two of our officers offered him some strong words of advice. 'He surrendered the weapon which was an imitation firearm. It was a plastic model AK47 which he had painted himself to make it more realistic. 'What he has been told and what we would tell other people is that anybody who wants to do something out of the ordinary should think about it first. 'Obviously when you have dressed yourself like that you know what your motives are but clearly some people this morning were not and they rightly called the police. 'We were relatively certain that it would be something around the fundraising issue but we couldn't be sure so we responded with our armed unit, our dog unit and a helicopter.' There have been no sightings of the man since officers responded to a number of calls this morning . 'This is the second similar high profile incident which has taken place in the last month. 'We would like to remind people to think carefully about the consequences of carrying imitation weapons and of their general appearance which, as in this case, could be misconstrued by other members of the public.' No offences were committed, but the man was visited by officers and has been given strong words of advice about the consequences of his actions. Officers were called to the Whitefriars area of Norwich - near the city's law courts - at about 8.30am today and a helicopter was deployed to help with the search. A taxi driver, who captured video of the 'gunman', said: 'I saw a man in the full combat clothing carrying a rifle in his right hand. 'I wasn't sure if it was an imitation but I thought it was a bit strange.' Eliza O'Hara tweeted: 'Arrive at work to find the area surrounded by police with guns and a helicopter circling.' John M Hayes ‏tweeted: 'Our Norwich Office was surrounded by armed police and helicopters, thankfully none of the team was wearing camouflage.' Police mounted a full-scale search operation in Norwich on February 18 when a teenager was spotted waving around a machete. It turned out he was a second-year media student participating in a film project - and was actually waving a toy sword. Do you know the charity fundraiser? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835 .

A 'gunman' wearing camouflage clothing sparked security alert in Norwich . But man has been revealed as a Comic Relief fundraiser in fancy dress . Armed police launched a manhunt and a helicopter was deployed . No offences were committed, but the man was spoken to by police . Do you know this man? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835 .

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<s>[INST] A Comic Relief fundraiser sparked a large-scale police alert when he was seen walking along a busy road in full camouflage carrying a 'large rifle'. Armed police, a helicopter and patrol cars were called to the Whitefriars area of Norwich after members of the public raised the alarm this morning. But officers have now revealed that the man, who lives locally, was just on his way to a fundraising event in a costume complete with a toy AK47. Chief Inspector Chris Spinks said the man surrendered the 'weapon' and was 'apologetic and very embarrassed'. Armed police are hunting a 'gunman' in full camouflage clothing seen walking through a busy city centre . 'As a result of the media attention we had a phone call come in saying they thought they had identified the man,' he said. 'We went to see him at 2pm and he was very apologetic and very embarrassed. Two of our officers offered him some strong words of advice. 'He surrendered the weapon which was an imitation firearm. It was a plastic model AK47 which he had painted himself to make it more realistic. 'What he has been told and what we would tell other people is that anybody who wants to do something out of the ordinary should think about it first. 'Obviously when you have dressed yourself like that you know what your motives are but clearly some people this morning were not and they rightly called the police. 'We were relatively certain that it would be something around the fundraising issue but we couldn't be sure so we responded with our armed unit, our dog unit and a helicopter.' There have been no sightings of the man since officers responded to a number of calls this morning . 'This is the second similar high profile incident which has taken place in the last month. 'We would like to remind people to think carefully about the consequences of carrying imitation weapons and of their general appearance which, as in this case, could be misconstrued by other members of the public.' No offences were committed, but the man was visited by officers and has been given strong words of advice about the consequences of his actions. Officers were called to the Whitefriars area of Norwich - near the city's law courts - at about 8.30am today and a helicopter was deployed to help with the search. A taxi driver, who captured video of the 'gunman', said: 'I saw a man in the full combat clothing carrying a rifle in his right hand. 'I wasn't sure if it was an imitation but I thought it was a bit strange.' Eliza O'Hara tweeted: 'Arrive at work to find the area surrounded by police with guns and a helicopter circling.' John M Hayes ‏tweeted: 'Our Norwich Office was surrounded by armed police and helicopters, thankfully none of the team was wearing camouflage.' Police mounted a full-scale search operation in Norwich on February 18 when a teenager was spotted waving around a machete. It turned out he was a second-year media student participating in a film project - and was actually waving a toy sword. Do you know the charity fundraiser? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835 . [/INST] A 'gunman' wearing camouflage clothing sparked security alert in Norwich . But man has been revealed as a Comic Relief fundraiser in fancy dress . Armed police launched a manhunt and a helicopter was deployed . No offences were committed, but the man was spoken to by police . Do you know this man? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835 . </s>