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0 | looking after elderly parents can be difficult at the best of times .
but this man takes caring for his alzheimer 's - suffering mother to another level .
a security guard from china has touched hearts across the country because he takes his 84-year-old mother with him to work on the back of his motorbike every single day , reported the people 's daily online .
lu xincai , who lives in zhejiang province in eastern china , says that he is scared his mother will get lost if he leaves her at home by herself because she suffers from the degenerative disease .
devoted : lu xincai takes his 84-year-old mother to work with him on the back of his motorbike every day .
he ties a sash around both of their waists to make sure she does n't fall off
she would often go up to the mountains to collect firewood and there were a few occasions when she got lost after dark .
when mr lu 's father passed away earlier this year , he decided to take his mother with him to work because there was no one else who could look after her .
his wife works in a different city and his son is still in school .
after helping his mother to get up at 5 am every morning , he puts her on the back seat of his motorbike and ties a sash around both of their waists to ensure that she does not fall off .
mr lu said that he rides the four kilometres to work slowly to make sure his mother feels safe and so that they can chat along the way .
the whole journey takes an hour .
even when at work he checks up on his mother , who has been given her own room by his employers , a bank , to make sure that she has not wandered off somewhere .
he said that his mother devoted her life to caring for her children , and now he feels like he has a duty to care for her in return .
vulnerable : his elderly mother suffers from alzheimer 's and used to get lost when she was left alone
he said : ` i was an apple in my mum 's eye , and now she 's my apple . '
` our mother carried us on her back to the fields when she went to work on the farm and collect firewood when we were young . '
he added : ` only if i see her will i feel relaxed .
otherwise i would be afraid is she had wandered away . ' |
1 | tokyo ( cnn ) a bizarre and alarming discovery is raising concerns in japan about the potential for terrorism involving drones .
a drone carrying traces of a radioactive material was found on the rooftop of japan 's equivalent to the white house on wednesday , police and government officials said .
the discovery came on the same day a japanese court approved a government plan to restart two reactors at the sendai nuclear power plant in kagoshima prefecture , more than four years after the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster .
prime minister shinzo abe 's push to restart the reactors is unpopular among many japanese , who view nuclear energy as too dangerous .
a staff member spotted the drone wednesday morning on the roof of abe 's residence , tokyo metropolitan police said .
dozens of police investigators were dispatched to the roof to investigate the origin of the drone , which had four propeller and was 50 centimeters ( 20 inches ) wide .
police say the drone was equipped with a small camera , smoke flares and a plastic bottle containing small traces of a radioactive material believed to be cesium , a common byproduct of nuclear reactors .
cesium was also discovered in areas around the failed fukushima daiichi nuclear plant after its 2011 meltdown .
investigators suspect the cesium was placed in the bottle .
the amount inside is not immediately harmful to humans .
chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said the discovery is raising concerns about terrorism .
" there might be terrorism attempts in the future at the olympics and g7 summit using drones , " suga said .
" so we need to examine and review continuously the way small unmanned vehicles like drones should be operated and how to cope with the threat of terrorism from drones .
the government will do all that we can to prevent terrorism . "
japanese law restricts drone flights around airports to prevent problems with aircraft , but there are no flight restrictions for most of tokyo , including the prime minister 's residence and local and federal government buildings .
abe was not in his office at the time .
he is in indonesia , attending the asian-african conference .
cnn 's elizabeth joseph , joshua berlinger and josh levs contributed to this report . |
2 | more than 25 women have been airlifted from royal navy ships because of pregnancy .
one ship - hms ocean -- even had five pregnant sailors removed in emergency ` medevacs ' during the last nine years , a freedom of information request revealed .
and at least one woman was airlifted from hms illustrious , which was nicknamed ` hms lusty ' by the crew before it was decommissioned last year .
more than 25 women have been airlifted from royal navy ships because of pregnancy , including at least one woman from hms illustrious ( above ) , which was nicknamed ` hms lusty ' by the crew before it was decommissioned last year
eighteen other ships - including hms dragon , hms enterprise and hms richmond - had emergency evacuations , data obtained by the sun showed .
a ministry of defence spokesman confirmed there was a strict ` no touching ' rule in place at sea , which suggests the women conceived before boarding the ships or during leave .
the data comes nine months after commander sarah west , the first woman to captain a royal navy warship , was flown back to the uk following claims she had a sexual relationship with a member of her crew .
an unnamed captain was appointed in her place and a military investigation was launched into the 42-year-old 's conduct .
a ministry of defence spokesman confirmed there was a strict ` no touching ' rule in place at sea , which suggests the women conceived before boarding the ships or during leave ( stock image above )
navy sources said ms west left hms portland for ` personal reasons ' .
the ministry of defence would not confirm what these reasons were or what action she would face .
women have been serving on royal navy ships since 1990 and in 2014 around 9 per cent of personnel were female .
last may three women made history by becoming the first female submariners to serve in the royal navy .
nearly 100 female british soldiers were sent home from afghanistan after finding out they were pregnant .
ninety-nine servicewomen on operations were flown back to the uk between january 2006 and december 2013 , a freedom of information request revealed .
sixteen women were removed from afghanistan in 2013 due to pregnancy while 18 were sent home in 2011 , the data showed .
a further 102 women were evacuated from iraq .
strict military rules ban mothers-to-be from serving in war zones .
the women were flown back on flights usually reserved for injured troops and the true figure could be higher if others travelled via routine flights .
troops are reminded by senior officers to check they are not pregnant before they fly to the front line - but are not made to do pregnancy tests .
most of the babies would have been conceived before the mother left the uk but a small number of women may have become pregnant on tour .
a ministry of defence spokesman said at the time : ` the small numbers of personnel who discover that they are pregnant on operations are returned at the first convenient opportunity . ' |
3 | breast cancer patients may be spared chemotherapy thanks to new tests that pinpoint genetic ` markers '
breast cancer patients may be spared chemotherapy thanks to new tests that pinpoint genetic ` markers ' in the tumour and determine its aggressiveness .
after surgery , the cancer cells are sent to a lab where they are screened , and women can be told within days whether they have a high or low risk of the disease returning .
for some women , the test can accurately tell if the risk is as low as five per cent , which is as good as if not better than the odds for those who have chemotherapy .
the majority of women who have breast cancer are routinely given the gruelling drug treatment following removal of the tumour to prevent recurrence .
although the medication kills off cancer cells , the side effects -- including complete hair loss , nausea , sickness , weight gain or loss , and extreme fatigue -- can be difficult to live with .
for some women , the prospect of chemotherapy is more daunting than the surgery itself .
but experts have long-believed that the risk of cancer recurrence for certain women is a lot less than for others , and that for some , chemotherapy may not be necessary .
if the newest of the tests , called endopredict , shows a low score , patients can opt not to have chemotherapy .
most of the tests are available only privately and cost about 拢 2,500 , although breast specialists hope they may soon become properly available on the nhs .
surgeon hemant singhal said : ` i think there is a good case for the nhs to use this test on the basis that the cost is balanced out by savings in not giving chemotherapy . '
professor kefah mokbel , consultant breast surgeon at st george 's hospital , london , said : ` with this test we can help patients make an informed choice , whereas in the past we have just given chemotherapy to almost everyone . '
becca cornford , a 49-year-old mother of three aged 11 , six and four , was recovering from being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer last year only to then discover that she had cancer in her other breast .
the majority of women who have breast cancer are routinely given the gruelling drug treatment following removal of the tumour to prevent recurrence
she said : ` i dreaded chemo more than another mastectomy .
i was worried it would interfere with me being able to look after my children . '
professor mokbel operated on becca in december at the princess grace hospital , london , and afterwards a sample of her tumour was sent away and tested using the endopredict .
a low score meant her chances of recurrence within ten years were just five per cent and she was told chemotherapy could not offer much better odds .
` i could have gone through chemo and the cancer could still return , ' she says .
` there is no treatment that places your chances at zero .
but if you have regular monitoring , there is every chance that any cancer that might come back would be nipped in the bud early . ' |
4 | amazing pictures have emerged of blue fluorescent algae lighting up australia 's east coast .
the images were taken in jervis bay , the south coast of nsw , as the neon glow illuminated one of australia 's popular beaches .
photographer andy hutchinson described the sight as a ` beautiful supernatural scene ' caused by millions of plankton omitting light .
a similar display was shown in sydney 's manly beach back in august 2014 where an oceanography expert told daily mail australia there was no need to be concerned about the algae .
` the glow is caused by noctiluca scintillans , which is a single celled phytoplankton - the algae of the sea - which blossoms in the spring and the autumn and in 90 per cent of occasions occurs due to natural causes , ' iain suthers , of university of new south wales , said .
mr suthers explained that the bizarre carnivorous cell , which preys on another type of algae called diatoms , gives off the luminous glow as a defence mechanism .
incredible pictures have emerged of blue fluorescent algae lighting up australia 's east coast
the amazing images were taken in jervis bay which is in the south coast of new south wales
photograher andy hutchinson captured trhe neon glow illuminating one of australia 's popular beaches
mr hutchinson described the sight as a ` beautiful supernatural scene ' caused by millions of plankton omitting light
a similar display - like the one in jervis bay ( pictured ) - was shown in sydney 's manly beach back in august 2014
iain suthers , of university of new south wales , says the algae blossoms in the spring and the autumn |
5 | a 13-year-old maryland boy provided firefighters with instructions during a 911 call and got himself and his little sister rescued after his family 's home caught fire on sunday morning ,
marcus and his nine-year-old sister aaliyah were trapped in a second-floor bedroom after the fire broke out on the first floor of their home in clinton .
the boy called 911 shortly before 7 am after he smelled smoke and told the dispatcher the siblings were trapped in the room because it was too hot to get out through the hallway
a 13-year-old maryland boy called 911 after a fire broke out on the first floor of his home in clinton on sunday
marcus , who stayed calm throughout the 11-minute call , told the dispatcher that his older brother , mother and step-father were also in the home , abc news reported .
he also soothed his sister after she blurted out , ` we 're going to die ' , during the call and told her to ` stay low ' and reminded her to breathe .
while giving directions , the boy said : ` go up the steps right in the back hallways .
` it 's a black door to the right . '
marcus was able to stay calm throughout the 11-minute call and he was rescued along with his 9-year-old sister
prince george 's county firefighters were able to enter the room by going through the home and breaking a window , according to the washington post .
when firefighter lt kenny ward entered the room , he handed marcus out the window to another rescuer , according to assistant fire chief alan doubleday .
the 25-year veteran then gave his gas mask to the little girl after he felt her tug on his leg .
doubleday said : ` it was a heroic effort on his part .
i ca n't even put it into words . '
the siblings were taken to children 's hospital with non-life threatening injuries , wjla reported .
the three other family members were taken to medstar hospital after escaping on their own . |
6 | hsbc has apologised after a link on its official website directed visitors to a pornographic page .
anyone trying to access the bank 's page for the young entrepreneur awards - which has since been shut down - was greeted by images of women posing naked or having sex .
the porn site took over the address after the awards were scrapped in 2011 and the organisers allowed its registration on hsbc.com.hk to retire .
blunder : hsbc has apologised after a link on its official website directed visitors to a pornographic page ( pictured )
for that reason , the website 's url address which would usually connect to a third-party website transferred visitors to the porn business instead , a banking source told the south china morning post .
hsbc yesterday removed the hyperlink from its main website after realising its embarrassing mistake .
a spokesman denied the bank had any associations with the external site and offered its apology to the public .
in a public statement dated april 20 , hsbc said ` a link to an external third-party website has been removed ' from its community projects webpage .
it added : ` hsbc is not in any way associated with the external third-party website .
hsbc would like to apologise to the public for any inconvenience caused . '
the banking giant insisted its website remained secure .
hsbc 's internet banking service allows customers to check their account balances , transfer funds , and apply for loans and insurance , among others .
embarrassing : the porn site took over the young entrepreneurs wards page after they were scrapped in 2011 and the organisers allowed its registration to retire ( hong kong branch pictured ) |
7 | this dog 's certainly not setting a good example to the youngsters under her charge .
gemma the pit bull was filmed at home in california being fed some treats .
but in a bid to trick her , her owner throws a broccoli spear into the mix .
immediately the canine pulls a look of disgust as she chomps on the vegetable .
she then proceeds to spit it out on the floor .
let 's hope the two children she lives with do n't follow her lead and they learn to love their greens .
when she 's not filling her face , other videos show gemma enjoys sleeping and hanging out with her human family .
yuck : gemma the pit bull was filmed at home in california being fed some treats , but in a bid to trick her , her owner throws a broccoli spear into the mix
not a broccoli fan : immediately the canine pulls a look of disgust as she chomps on the vegetable - she then proceeds to spit it out on the floor |
8 | an oregon woman who came home and beat her boyfriend 's former girlfriend with a crowbar after finding her getting high on heroin in her bathroom will no longer face prosecution .
elena curtin of portland was seven-months pregnant when she was charged with second-degree assault after she struck her boyfriend 's ex in the head and arm with a crowbar in november 2014 .
she was set to go to trial in multnomah county circuit court this week , but prosecutors dropped the charge on monday because curtin , 23 , was ` completely justified in her outrage ' .
elena curtin of portland , oregon , was seven-months pregnant when she was charged with second-degree assault after she struck her boyfriend 's ex in the head and arm with a crowbar in november 2014
curtin gave birth in january .
when curtin came home , she found her boyfriend 's ex-girlfriend shooting heroin while sitting on her toilet , oregonian/oregonlive reported .
when she asked her to leave and the woman refused , curtin beat her with a crowbar .
oregon law allows for use of physical force against an intruder who wo n't leave a resident 's home .
curtin 's defense attorney , casey kovacic , said the ex-girlfriend was ` jealous and bitter ' that the boyfriend was in a relationship with his client .
the boyfriend , who is the father of curtin 's child , struggled with heroin in the past .
the ex and the boyfriend had gotten high at the apartment before and they have a five-year-old child .
they have since reconciled and curtin is now living with her parents .
the boyfriend has not been a part of his new child 's life .
kovacic wrote in an email : ` in the two years leading up to this incident , [ the ex ] made it her personal mission to make elena 's life miserable .
` she routinely harassed and threatened to hurt elena , stole from her , and cruelly plotted to drag [ the boyfriend ] back into addiction .
` that 's one silver lining - she 's [ curtin ] been able to examine how bad ( her relationship ) was and move on with her life . '
if she had gone to trial and been convicted , curtin would have faced received a mandatory prison sentence of almost six years .
curtin was charged after coming home and finding her boyfriend 's ex-girlfriend shooting heroin in her bathroom |
9 | journalist and author of the best-selling book i quit sugar has opened up about her own personal battle with mental illness , revealing she came close to taking her own life .
during a candid interview sarah wilson , 41 , explained how anxiety drove her to believe she had reached a stage in her life where she ` could n't see the point of continuing . '
` my anxiety brought me to a point where i could n't quite see the existential point of continuing , ' she told women 's weekly australia .
` i could n't see a way out . '
sarah wilson opened up in a candid interview about how her battle with mental illness drove her to believe her life was n't worth living
during the intimate interview ms wilson revealed it was a combination of issues , including mounting stress , anxiety , her thyroid disease and distant family , that drove her to believe her life was no longer worth living .
she said ` people get on with their lives ' and while she had n't found a husband , nor had children , she felt increasingly isolated .
` i was essentially very alone , ' ms wilson added .
` my anxiety brought me to a point where i could n't quite see the existential point of continuing '
` i could n't see a light at the end of the tunnel , ' she added .
ms wilson said while she struggled through her younger years she has recently ` found some peace with it . '
in ms wilson 's eyes , depression and anxiety are intrinsically linked .
she thinks we need to acknowledge this link to be better equipped to tackle the increasing rate of australian women who are being negatively affected by stress and anxiety .
ms wilson said while she now accepts she is an ` anxious person ' , when she was younger she watched everybody else coping and felt like she had ` missed out on a guide book to life '
ms wilson said while she now accepts she is an ` anxious person ' , when she was younger she watched everybody else coping and felt like she had ` missed out on a guide book to life ' .
ms wilson said anxiety is quickly becoming the ` new depression ' .
beyond blue report that one in three australian women will experience anxiety in their lifetime , and although depression and anxiety are two different conditions , one can often lead to the other .
if you or someone you know needs help , do n't hesitate to contact beyondblue on 1300 224 636 or lifeline 13 11 14 . |
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