user: Q: He waves at her like a neighbour in the lobby of her upmarket apartment. Then, the vicious thief follows her into the elevator and grabs her handbag. He takes her wedding ring and violently pushes her to the ground. The former actress had been out with friends in New York to take her mind off her husband's illness.
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A: By. Emma Reynolds. PUBLISHED:. 09:07 EST, 11 December 2012. |. UPDATED:. 11:12 EST, 11 December 2012. A heartless thief mugged an elderly woman and stole her wedding ring while her husband lay on his deathbed in hospital. Former Shakespeare actress Yvonne Sherwell-Demakopoulos, 85, was coming home from a night out with friends on Saturday when the thug followed her into the elevator of her New York building. The burly attacker can be seen on surveillance video at around 10.50pm, waving to the woman as if he were a friend, in the lobby of her upmarket apartment block in the Meatpacking District. Scroll down for video. Brutal: The thief pushes the elderly woman to the ground after following her into the elevator at her apartment block when she arrived home from an evening out. Callous thief: He hides her handbag in his hoodie while she lies prone on the floor. 'He asked for [a resident] by their name, and I didn’t recognize it,' she said. 'I said I would go check, and he followed me into the elevator. 'He was trying to trick me,' she said. 'He got in and pushed me down. I fell on my arm, but luckily my coat is like a blanket.' The mugger then demanded that the woman hand over her black bag, before noticing the wedding ring, she said yesterday. 'My hand was out, and he saw it. He took it off me. I said, "Please, it’s my wedding ring." He took it - dirty dog. 'It was Greek. It was an heirloom,' she said of the ring. 'It belonged to my husband’s great-grandmother. [The robber] won’t get much for it, but it meant... the world to me.' Sneaky: Just seconds earlier, he was captured on surveillance video waving at Yvonne Sherwell-Demakopoulos in the lobby of her apartment block, as if he were a neighbour. Premeditated: The attacker even pretended to sit down while the woman - whose husband was in hospital - called the elevator. Mrs Sherwell-Demakopoulos said her husband Christos, 80, is in a nursing home after having a massive stroke last month. He also suffers from Parkinson’s disease and is in his last days, she said. 'I was indulging myself that night with friends because I was so upset with my husband being in the hospital,' she said. The couple have been together for about 20 years, and married for nine years, according to the New York Post. 'We met at the local bar, where else?' she added. 'It was a corner bistro. He was a widower, I was a widow — we were Village friends for a long time. 'He took me to a cabaret and then the Metropolitan Room.' After being robbed, the victim called her daughter, Candela Prol. 'She was hysterical,' said her daughter. 'She said, "I was mugged, and he took my wedding ring!" That’s when she really started to cry.' Mrs Sherwell-Demakopoulos, who moved to New York from Waterbury, Connecticut, at the age of 19, said that as a longtime New Yorker, she has been mugged before. 'It’s New York,' the octogenarian shrugged. But she added: 'Wouldn’t that be neat if they caught him? It’s just unbelievable all this horror happens at the same time.' VIDEO: Mugger steals ring from elderly woman at her home.


Q: The free game is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Players answers questions in categories including art, science and history. Categories are chosen by a spinning wheel on the app’s screen. As a player answers questions, they are rewarded with characters. More than 2,000 new questions are added to the app each day.
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A: If you’ve completed Angry Birds, crushed all the candy, and your life is missing a must-play app, Trivia Crack might be the answer. The fun trivia game pits you against other players across 22 countries with questions covering a range of topics including science, geography, history, art and entertainment. It has more than 100 million players, and the developer said it adds an extra 800,000 a day. Scroll down for video. Trivia Crack is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Players connect, using Facebook or email, and can compete against a friend or random opponent. Once a match is set, the first player is shown a wheel (left), which they spin to decide which category they'll play first. Each player is then shown a timed questions (right) Trivia Crack launched in Argentina in 2013 and is developed by Etermax. The English-speaking version launched last summer, and now the app is available in the UK. After its downloaded, players connect, using either Facebook or email, and can start competing against a friend or random opponent. Once a match is set, the first player is shown a wheel, nicknamed Willy, which they spin to decide which category they'll play first. The categories include science, entertainment, art, geography, sports and history. Each category has a corresponding character and all answers are timed. The first person who collects all six characters wins the game. As a player answer questions, they are rewarded with characters in each category. British questions include: ‘Which magazine greeted the birth of Prince George with the front page headline, ‘WOMAN HAS BABY?’; ‘Which footballer is known for the phrase ‘Why always me’?’ and ‘Who would Cheryl Cole want to be reborn as?’ The app is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. After its downloaded, players connect, using either Facebook or email, and can compete against a friend or random opponent. This requires an internet connection. Once a match is set, the first player will be shown a wheel, nicknamed Willy, which they spin to decide which category they'll play first. The categories include science, entertainment, art, geography, sports and history. Each category has a corresponding character and all answers are timed. The first person who collects all six characters wins the game. To date, more than 200,000 questions have been suggested, and 2,000 new questions are added to the game each day. The categories include science, entertainment, art, geography, sports and history. Each category has a corresponding character (left) and the first person who collects all six characters wins the game. Each player also has a profile (right) that shows how many games they've won, and which categories are their strongest. Each player also has a profile that shows how many games they've won, and lost, and which categories are their strongest. Players can additionally add friends and chat to other users. ‘Since adapting Trivia Crack for English-speaking audiences in mid-2014, we have quickly discovered that there is high demand from hardcore and casual app gamers alike for a fun, insightful trivia game in countries outside of Latin America,’ said Maximo Cavazzani from Etermax. Trivia Crack launched in Argentina in 2013 and is developed by Etermax. The English-speaking version launched last summer, and now the app is available in the UK (example questions are pictured)


Q: New black cab features a 1.6 litre petrol engine instead of a diesel version. Embraces the large grille and round headlights of traditional London taxis. The Nissan taxi does 32 miles to the gallon, and boasts low C02 emissions. There are no cup-holders as passengers lose phones and wallets in them. Even features fast-release doors for passengers who are going to be sick.
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assistant: By. Ray Massey. PUBLISHED:. 11:24 EST, 6 January 2014. |. UPDATED:. 12:38 EST, 6 January 2014. Nissan has launched a new version of the London black cab, featuring an engine it claims will be far more environmentally friendly than any of its rivals. The new taxi, which comes with a 1.6 litre petrol engine instead of the 2.5 litre diesel one fitted in the majority of the capital's cabs, is designed to mix innovation and tradition - embracing the large round headlights and over-sized grilles that have been synonymous with London taxis for decades. Nissan says the new taxi will be available to any city that wants to embrace the black cab, not just London, and although the Japanese car giant has a large manufacturing plant in Sunderland, the vehicle will instead be built in Barcelona. Green and black: The Nissan taxi promises to be environmentally cleaner than existing cabs, offering 32 miles to the gallon and CO2 emissions of 132g/km. An electric 'zero emission' version is to follow in 2015. The launch has stoked up a taxi-war among rival manufacturers . Priced at around £30,000, the Nissan cab ditches diesel in favour of a frugal petrol-powered 1.6 litre six-speed automatic taxi which will be launched in December this year. It promises to be cleaner and greener than existing cabs, offering 32 miles to the gallon and CO2 emissions of 132g/km. An electric-powered 'zero emission' version of the Nissan taxi is to follow in 2015. Launching the 'new face' of its taxi for London, a Nissan spokesman said: 'It has been re-designed to make it instantly recognisable as one of the capital’s iconic black cabs.' Nissan's first stab at creating its own version of the famous London Hackney Carriage came in August 2012 when it unveiled a prototype based on its successful multi-purpose NV200 van. But the taxi version didn’t quite hit the mark. The new Nissan taxi will be available to any city that wants to take on the black cab. But despite the car manufacturer having a large plant in Sunderland, the groundbreaking vehicle will be built in Barcelona. The new Nissan taxi has been designed using 'feedback' from a number of sources, including Boris Johnson and Transport for London. Strict guidelines seek to protect not only the safety and efficiency of London taxis, but also the black cab's iconic design. As a result, the new Nissan features large, round headlights and an over-sized grille to ensure it mirrors the traditional black cab look. Elsewhere, the taxi has a 25-foot turning circle - the minimum required by Transport for London, who insist all cabs are able to pick-up and drop-off passengers in the narrow road outside the Savoy Hotel. The Nissan taxi also features a panoramic glass roof designed to appeal to tourists, antibacterial seat covers, and ultra-fast sliding doors which allow passengers to make a swift exit if they are going to be sick. Finally Nissan have removed cup-holders from their taxi as research suggests passengers are more likely to lose their wallets and phones in them than use them for drinks. So in response to 'feedback'  from London Mayor Boris Johnson, Transport for London and other key organisations, Nissan's Paddington design team - who also created the best-selling Qashqai and Juke models - redesigned the vehicle 'to better reflect the iconic nature of the traditional black cab'. This included fitting round headlamps and a re-modelled grille mirroring the traditional black cab 'face', adding LED lighting to improve visibility of the traditional taxi sign, and creating completely new front bumper panels. To be allowed to ply its trade in the capital, the  new Nissan taxi has to the strict Transport for London regulations governing Hackney Carriages, including the required 25-foot turning circle which allows it to pick-up and drop-off outside the narrow confines of the Savoy Hotel. A panoramic glass roof helps sight-seers, but Nissan went further. Nissan's global chief planning officer. and executive vice president Andy Palmer, noted: 'It included fitting antibacterial seat fabric, no cup-holders because passengers leave their. mobile phones in them, and sliding doors that aren’t a hazard to. cyclists.' Most practically he noted: 'They also wanted doors that can open fast in case the passenger wants to be sick.' Expecting the worst: One of the key features of the new Nissan taxi is an ultra-fast door release, allowing passengers to exit the vehicle quickly if they are going to be sick. Nissan stress the taxi will be. available to any other town or city across the UK which wants a new take. on the traditional black cab. But. although Nissan has a big factory at Sunderland, the new taxi will be. built in Barcelona. Engineers at European Nissan Technical Centre in. Cranfield, Bedfordshire have worked on the cab  however, and have been running. real-world trials on the streets of London. Nissan design chief Darryl Scriven, said: 'The main challenges were concerned with making sure customers can easily recognise it as a taxi. Being in London, we were able to go out and talk to cabbies about what was important to them as well as look at the vehicle from a customer’s viewpoint. 'The Mayor’s office and taxi drivers were. very keen that we maintain the character of the Hackney Carriage,. making it something that people in the city can be proud of.' Rivals: Mercedes-Benz has entered the capital’s taxi cab-market with its own Vito cabs (left). The London Taxi Company (right) went into administration in 2012 and was bought by Chinese car-maker Geely for £11 million. Nissan already has link to the London taxi market, with its 2.7-litre TD27 diesel engine fitted to the FX4 ‘Fairway’ and TX1 black cabs during the 1980s and 90s. Nissan dealer Glyn Hopkin has been appointed as the exclusive retailer to sell the Nissan NV200 Taxi for London from a purpose-built showroom at London's Canary Wharf. Long-standing cab-maker London Taxi Company (LTC), which used to be known as LTI, went into administration in October 2012 and was bought by Chinese car-maker Geely for £11million. Full-scale production of their black cabs resumed in Coventry in September. Mercedes-Benz has entered the capital’s taxi cab-market with its own Vito cabs and Metrocab is planning its own electric rival.