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Ten people, including four children, have been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Brisbane's west. Three vehicles collided on the Brisbane Valley Highway, 2km south of Fernvale, on Wednesday afternoon. A 40-year-old man with chest and shoulder injuries and a five-year-old boy with chest pain were the first patients flown out by rescue helicopter. They've been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. Shortly after, a 27-year-old woman with arm injuries and a six-year-old girl suffering from abdominal pain were also being flown out. The three car pileup happened at on the Brisbane Valley Highway, near Fernvale . Six others - including an infant and two young girls - have been taken to Ipswich Hospital with minor injuries or for further assessment. A man has also suffered hand lacerations and two females escaped injuries. The affected stretch of the highway has been closed off, with diversions in place south of Fernvale. The Courier-Mail reports that earlier emergency crews found one person trapped inside their vehicle and Queensland Fire and Rescue crews used hydraulic cutting gear to free them. The Rescue 500 helicopter then landed at the scene and airlifted a number of patients to hospital. Police said the highway would be closed for a few hours with diversions in place south of Fernvale.

Three vehicles collided on the Brisbane Valley Highway, near Fernvale . A 40-year-old man with chest and shoulder injuries was airlifted to hospital . Also flown out was a six-year-old girl suffering from abdominal pain . Six others - including an infant and two young girls - had minor injuries . One person involved in the crash was found trapped inside their vehicle .

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Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has said he has 'felt disabled' during his latest spell on the sidelines with a troublesome abdominal injury. The Holland international has missed his side's last three games for Bayern Munich and is expected to miss the upcoming Champions League tie against Porto. Robben, who is close to returning to full fitness, has revealed he will be able to start running again in a few days and plans on returning for Bayern's cup match against Borussia Dortmund. Arjen Robben has said he has felt 'physically disabled' during the last few weeks due to an abdominal injury . Bayern Munich ace Robben has missed his side's last four matches due an abdominal injury . The former Chelsea star, speaking to Bild, said: 'You always want to be on the pitch to help your team, but you can only watch them when you're injured. That is the worst situation for a footballer. 'I've had a lot of injuries in my career, but this is something new - I've never had something like this before. With this kind of an injury, you're physically disabled. 'In everyday life, there's so much you do that requires a working abdominal muscle. You're not able to get up, sit down or go going to toilet - you're always in pain. Robben has been working hard in the gym as he prepares for his Bayern Munich return . The former Real Madrid winger is easing back into training and is able to laugh again . Borussia Dortmund on April 28 is the date set for Robben to return to action for Bayern Munich . 'But now, the pains are easing - today I can laugh again. The healing process is going as planned. I can ride a bicycle and, in a few days, I hope that I can go running a little bit. 'I'm working hard for my comeback, though nobody can say when that will be. Personally, I hope that my comeback will be in the DFB-Pokal semi-final against Borussia Dortmund on April 28.'

Arjen Robben has missed his side's last three games through injury . The Bayern Munich winger is expected to miss match against Porto . Robben has said it 'is the worst situation for a footballer' to be in .

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A young mother will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair after catching a serious infection from using her best friend's make up brush on a pimple. Jo Gilchrist, 27, was left writhing in pain on Valentine's Day when a staph infection invaded her body and eventually attacked her spine. She has been in Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital ever since and doctors are still desperately trying to rid her body of the bacteria. Jo Gilchrist, 27, will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair caring for son Tommy after catching a serious infection from using her best friend's make up brush . 'It started as a little ache in my back and I thought it was my bad posture, but it kept getting worse and worse,' Ms Gilchrist told Daily Mail Australia. 'I was in incredible pain and nothing would work. I honestly thought I was going to die - the pain was worse than childbirth.' The mother of one says it took doctors a long time to work out what was wrong and her body started to go numb and she lost feeling in her legs. 'They said (the numbness) would go all the way up my arms and into my chest and when that happened I'd have to be put in an induced coma and learn to breathe again,' she said. Ms Gilchrist was airlifted from her country hometown of Warwick to Brisbane where she underwent emergency surgery. The 27-year-old mother of one was left writhing in pain on Valentine's Day when a staph infection invaded her body and eventually attacked her spine . When she woke she learned she had contracted community-associated MRSA - an antibiotic-resistant form of golden staph. 'The only thing we can put it down to is the make up brush,' Ms Gilchrist said. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (commonly known as staph) are common bacteria. Staph are usually harmless and many healthy people carry these bacteria on their skin or in their nose. However, sometimes it can cause skin and other more serious infections. It can spread from person to person via direct contact, hands, towels and personal grooming items. MRSA can get into the body through broken skin or sores, resulting in redness, pimples, swelling, tenderness or boils. 'My friend did have a staph infection on her face and I was using her brush just before. I had no idea that could even happen, I used to share with my friends all the time. 'My best friend feels horrible, but it's not her fault at all. I just had a low immune system and it was the perfect breeding ground for the bacteria.' Ms Gilchrist was told the infection had damaged her spine so severely she would never walk again and would be confined to a wheelchair. 'They told me at my bedside that I'd never walk again and I just felt numb and I had tears rolling down my cheeks,' she said. 'But I'm fighting this with all I've got and I'm starting to learn to walk again. Two weeks ago they said I might be able to walk for an hour or two a day – like grocery shopping, washing up and hanging the washing out. 'I'm happy with that. I honestly didn't even expect that.' Ms Gilchrist has lost all feeling below her belly button and will never have control over her bowel or bladder. She has been in Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital ever since and doctors are still desperately trying to rid her body of the bacteria . Ms Gilchrist was told the infection had damaged her spine so severely she would never walk again and would be confined to a wheelchair . Doctors are still administering high strength antibiotics to rid her body of the infection and she will spend another three months in hospital before she is cleared to return home. 'I was so lucky it went to my spine... if it went to my brain I would have died and if it went to my limbs they would have been amputated,' she said. 'I feel like I have a second chance at life. Everything happens for a reason, I've definitely got my fight back for life.' She is now being taught how to adapt to life in a wheelchair so she can live independently and care for her two-year-old son Tommy. Doctors are still administering high strength antibiotics to rid her body of the infection and she will spend another three months in hospital before she is cleared to return home to Tommy . 'It's hard for him because he doesn't understand. He is living with my family at the moment, which is two hours away, but he loves coming to visit,' she said. As she focuses on her long recovery, Ms Gilchrist's friends have also been busy with their own project. They have bombarded her favourite musician Seth Sentry with requests to visit her in hospital and even started the hashtag #jolovessethsentry to catch his attention. 'They literally blew up his social media and it worked. He sent a message saying he really felt for my situation but he couldn't visit right away because he's on tour. I'm still holding out hope though.'

Jo Gilchrist left writhing in pain when staph infection attacked her spine . The 27-year-old mother was rushed to Brisbane hospital in February . Doctors are still administering strong antibiotics to rid her body of bacteria . She says her friend was carrying bacteria on her face and she used the same make up brush on her pimple . She'll be confined to a wheelchair and has no feeling below belly button .

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An Ohio stadium that hosted rock and roll legends and football games for decades after it was built during the Second World War now sits abandoned and in the midst of decay in the northeast corner of the Buckeye State. The Rubber Bowl in Akron, which hosted acts like the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Metallica, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and Aretha Franklin, has been basically unused for more than five years. In addition to serving as a concert venue, the stadium also functioned as the home of the University of Akron's football team, the Zips, for more than 65 years. Scroll down for video . The Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, was built in 1939 and it served as the home for the University of Akron's football team for 68 years . The Rubber Bowl hosted acts such as Three Dog Night, Ringo Starr, Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Alice Cooper and Jon Bon Jovi . The City of Akron owned the Rubber Bowl after it was built, but let the university purchase the title to the stadium for just $1 in 1971 . The Rubber Bowl hosted 310 UA football contests, 19 preseason Cleveland Browns' games and a regular-season NFL game in 1952 . Members of Metallica and Van Halen on the Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 stopped at the Rubber Bowl in Akron (pictured) The team played its first game at the stadium in 1940, the year after it was built, and finished their season there in November of 2008 against the University of Buffalo, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The university purchased the title to the Rubber Bowl from the City of Akron for the price of $1 in 1971. The Rubber Bowl hosted 310 UA football contests, 19 preseason Cleveland Browns' games, a regular-season NFL game in 1952 and over 1,500 high school games, according to FootballPark.com. It also hosted other events including wrestling, soccer matches and the circus. There were originally hopes the stadium could also hold events like Easter sunrise services, pageants, light operas, musicals, conventions, track meets, bicycle races, midget auto races, softball tournaments, exhibition tennis tournaments, rodeos, Mardi Gras festivals, winter carnivals and ice hockey. The stadium, which can now hold more than 35,000 people, was closed in 2009 when the Zips moved into InfoCision Stadium. It has has sat empty ever since, Cleveland.com reported. During the 1972 performance by the Rolling Stones at the Rubber Bowl, Mick Jagger 'hopped around like a Hopi Indian' one reviewer said . Bands like Van Halen, Metallica, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and Aretha Franklin also have played there . The pictures of how the Rubber Bowl looks now were taken by photographer Seph Lawless as part of his Autopsy of America project . Lawless, a Cleveland native, has been traveling and using his camera to document abandoned parts of America for the last several years . The Zips first played at the stadium in 1940, the year after it was built, and finished their season there in November of 2008 against Buffalo . The pictures of how the Rubber Bowl looks now were taken by photographer Seph Lawless, a Cleveland native. He has been traveling and documenting abandoned parts of America for the last several years as part of a project called Autopsy of America. Lawless told Daily Mail Online: 'I've been to a lot of abandoned areas of the country but nothing is more surreal than being inside the larger abandoned structures. 'It's like being in an episode of The Walking Dead. 'It often feels like the world has ended and you're the only person left and somehow I'm ok with that feeling. 'It's almost peaceful. Lawless didn't make it to see the Rolling Stones at the Rubber Bowl in 1972, but he was there 16 years later for the Monsters of Rock Tour featuring Van Halen, Metallica and the Scorpions in 1988. He said: 'I remember going here to see my very first rock and roll concert to watch Metallica perform, which was amazing. 'Hearing live music outdoors in a venue like this was part of the rock and roll experience... the scent of cigarettes and spilled beer. 'When Metallica performed their song Fade to Black, everyone held lighters up. 'It was so intense you could just feel the heat. 'That night people could see the Rubber Bowl from outer space. It was out of this world.' The UA Zips left the stadium in 2009 and moved into InfoCision Stadium. It has been sitting empty and falling into disrepair ever since . Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon (right) of Simon and Garfunkel answer questions at a press conference at the stadium in July of 1983 . The Toledo Rockets are seen running onto the turf during a college football game between their school and Akron Zips in 2008 . Bob Waterfield played quarterback for the Cleveland Rams in 1945 when the team faced the Philadelphia Eagles at the Rubber Bowl . In addition to hosting rock concerts and football games, the Rubber Bowl has housed events like wrestling, soccer and even the circus . The Rubber Bowl, which cost about $550,000 to build, was sold to Team1 Properties for $38,000 in 2013. The group's plan to refurbish the stadium into a home for a United States Football League team fell apart, but there is still hope for the Rubber Bowl. Bill Dunn, vice president of marketing for Team 1 said: 'We are going to put it back where it was, but with all the updated amenities. 'Those photos really show the worst parts of the stadium. 'Most of the damage is cosmetic.' Dunn added that the stadium's structure is still sound and it could be open and running within six to eight months. There were originally hopes the stadium could host events like Easter sunrise services, pageants, light operas, musicals and conventions . Rubber Bowl backers also thought it could hold track meets, bicycle races, midget auto races, softball tournaments rodeos and ice hockey . The Rubber Bowl, which cost about $550,000 to build, was sold to Team1 Properties for $38,000 in 2013 and it is supposed to be redone . The group's plan to refurbish the stadium into a home for a United States Football League team fell apart, but there is still hope . The vice president of marketing for Team 1 said the stadium's structure is still sound and it could be open and running within six months .

The Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, built in 1939 and served as home for the University of Akron's football team . The Zips played at the field for more than 65 years before finishing their run there with a game in November of 2008 . The stadium, which can hold more than 35,000 people, was sold to Team1 Properties for $38,000 in 2013 . Group wanted to refurbish the stadium into a home for a United States Football League team but plan fell apart .

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Tottenham will resist any offers for left back Danny Rose. The 24-year-old is fundamental to Mauricio Pochettino's plans and was signed up to a five-year contract last summer. Manchester City have considered attack-minded Rose as they draw up an extensive list of potential homegrown signings ahead of the close season. Danny Rose has attracted interest from Manchester City after a strong season with Tottenham . Rose is strong going forward but shows off the defensive side of his game against George Boyd of Burnley . Tottenham though believe some new additions of their own in the summer can make them greater contenders for Champions League football next season and do not intend to help their rivals. Pochettino is ready to sell some fringe players, but Rose is not one of them. Pochettino said: 'Danny has been the best English left back this season. I look at the stats and other players in his position. I also look at his performances, which have been great. But that's my opinion.' Gael Clichy, a Frenchman, is City's regular left back in a squad short of homegrown players . Although Rose was been called up to the England squad last month he has yet to receive a full cap but has 29 at U21 level. Doncaster-born Rose had struggled to make an impression at Tottenham down the years but has benfited from Tim Sherwood and Pochettino showing faith in him following a loan spell with Sunderland in 2012-13.

Manchester City have identified Danny Rose as a transfer target . Rose is a rising star and City's squad is short of homegrown players . But Spus boss Mauricio Pochettino is a big fan of his left back . Tottenham will resist all summer offers for Rose .

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Angela Merkel threw down the gauntlet to David Cameron last night and said large countries should be prepared to accept more asylum seekers. The German Chancellor demanded a new European Union system that distributes asylum-seekers to member states based on their population and economic strength. The call comes as Europe struggles with the growing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, where hundreds have died in recent days trying to get from northern Africa to Italy. Scroll down for video . German Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded a new European Union system that distributes asylum-seekers to member states based on their population and economic strength . David Cameron insisted at an emergency EU summit on Thursday that the UK would not take any of the refugees – because it was already doing its part by virtue of having the continent's largest aid and defence budgets. Mrs Merkel's call would however mean that Britain, one of the most populous countries in the UK and one of its most economically successful, would be expected to take in more people. Speaking at a campaign event ahead of state elections in Bremen, she said yesterday that the EU's own rules on asylum-seekers are not working. She called for the current rules, known as the Dublin regulations, to be scrapped. 'The Dublin rules need to be changed,' she told fellow EU leaders. 'Five member states account for three-quarters of all asylum-seekers' under the present system. Under the Dublin regulations, refugees have to claim asylum in the first EU country they enter, and cannot pick and choose between member states. But Germany has long accused southern EU countries of ignoring the rules and encouraging asylum-seekers to move on. The majority of refugees arrive on Europe's southern shores after crossing the Mediterranean. The border free Schengen Area means they can easily move onto to other EU countries, despite the rules. The German government is believed to be particularly concerned that the Italian authorities are not doing enough to register asylum-seekers who arrive there. The European leaders gathered this week for an emergency meeting in Brussels in the wake of the tragedy in the Mediterranean. Pictured from left is Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron . Germany believes it is being made to bear an disproportionate burden of asylum-seekers lured there by its strong economy. In 2014, Germany received 173,070 asylum applications, more than twice as many as any other EU country. In the same period, the UK received 31,260 applications, according to UN refugee agency. Her remarks came a day after Mr Cameron flatly ruled out Britain taking part in an voluntary EU scheme to 'resettle' north African migrants throughout the continent. He told his counterparts at the EU summit that the UK is already 'playing its part' in the region through the aid budget and offer of ships, and takes in its 'fair share' of refugees compared to other member states. Donald Tusk, the European Council president, said earlier on Thursday that EU leaders must 'sacrifice some national interests for the common good' by taking part in a 'resettlement' programme.

Angela Merkel has challenged Cameron to accept more asylum seekers . She said a new EU system was needed based on countries' economies . It comes as Europe reacts to several boat tragedies in the Mediterranean .

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It was on New Year's Day last year that Juan Mata finally cracked after being substituted by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Southampton. He had done his utmost not to react and, placid by nature, there was no kicking water bottles, but he was visibly distraught despite the consolatory efforts of Michael Essien behind him. Fast forward 16 months and there was an altogether different kind of substitution in the 81st minute of last Sunday's Manchester derby. After scoring and inspiring United to 4-2 win, he received a standing ovation and a pat on the back from Ryan Giggs. Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata turns away to celebrate after scoring against Manchester City . Mata had scored United's third goal during the 4-2 victory over their bitter rivals at Old Trafford last week . Mata looks dejected after being substituted by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho last year at Stamford Bridge . Although he had been a popular figure at Chelsea, Mata could not convince Mourinho to keep hold of him . Louis van Gaal is finally getting the best out of Juan Mata. In his last five games, the Spaniard has performed better than he ever has in the Premier League: . Mata is performing at the peak of his powers . He is not surprised by the turnaround in his own, and the team's, fortunes — he began the season believing United could win the league this year with no European commitments. He told Sportsmail last May: 'If we take Liverpool as the example there you have a team who have fought all the way to the finish without the Champions League.' He was mocked for the optimism but if United beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge they will be only five points behind the leaders. When David Moyes was manager, he and assistant Phil Neville had scouted Europe for the 'Mata-type player' they believed the team needed before it became clear United could get the real thing. When Louis van Gaal arrived, Mata took one step forward and two back. The early tinkering often meant he played in his favoured position behind the front two, but the three-man defence experiment undermined everything else the team did and results were poor. He ended up back where he had been at Chelsea under Mourinho — on the bench. Mata missed the football he had played earlier in his career at Valencia and under Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea. The free spirit was being shackled and the only consolation was that others felt the same, none more so than Ander Herrera, the player he is closest to at the club. The two had won an Under 21 European Championship together with Spain where they had enjoyed a freedom of expression now denied them. Herrera, like Mata, was out of the side. Mata also missed London. When I interviewed him in 2012 before the Champions League final he insisted on meeting in a Kings Road cafe because it was where he felt most at home. Now he was in a mansion in Alderley Edge, south Manchester. Isolated and not playing. As United's fortunes changed on the pitch, however, so Mata's season has been saved. With Michael Carrick now planted in front of a back four, the side has the balance to allow its creative players to thrive. Mata is not in his favoured No 10 position but he is also comfortable on the right. 'I can come inside on my left foot and see the whole of the pitch in front of me,' he says. Mata enjoys a close friendship with fellow Untied midfielder and Spain international Ander Herrera (right) Mata scores the second of his two goals against Liverpool at Anfield this season, a stunning overhead kick . It is the same left foot Giggs joked about with him when he joined, saying he was glad to see him arrive but unhappy that he no longer possessed the best left peg at Old Trafford. The relationship with Giggs is healthy, as is the one struck up with Wayne Rooney. Both were players Mata admired before moving to England. As well as the bond with Herrera he is close to David de Gea — all three of them live on the same street. De Gea is another with whom Mata played in that Under 21 European Championship success in Denmark in 2011. Having been part of the 2010 World Cup-winning squad, Mata's willingness to step back down to the Under 21s says a lot about his character. The open letter he wrote to Chelsea fans when he left the club — against advice that it was not the best way to ingratiate himself with his new supporters — also spoke volumes. A Chelsea fan holds a sign to pay tribute to Mata, who earned himself a hero's reputation in west London . Mata never wanted to leave London but now he loves the countryside surrounding Manchester. It reminds him of his home in Asturias, and that more than makes up for not being in the capital. Life there was good under Villas-Boas. 'He trusted me to play and he wants to play attractive, fun and winning football,' he said, revealing a fondness for someone whom Mourinho held in far lower esteem. Mata never banged on the manager's door when he fell out of favour at Chelsea. Mourinho never struck him as a man whose mind could be changed. He has always preferred to do his talking on the pitch. It has not always been easy but he is back at Chelsea on Saturday and there has never been a better time to make a lasting statement. Mata gets ready to play a pass during a club training session at the Aon Training Complex on Friday .

Despite his status as a firm fan-favourite during his first two seasons at Chelsea, Juan Mata could not do enough to impress Jose Mourinho . Mata was sold to Manchester United in January 2014 for a £37m fee . It took some time for the midfielder to settle at Old Trafford but now he has . United travel away to Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday .

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Across the globe, more than 42 million children under the age of five are overweight or obese. And the rising tide of obesity extends into adulthood with 1.9 billion adults worldwide overweight, 600 million of which are classified as obese. But with experts desperately trying to find the answer, a poignant debate rages. Should fast food and sugary drink companies be allowed to advertise their junk food to children? Should TV ads promoting unhealthy food and drink be banned until the watershed, or wiped out altogether to save adults' waistlines too? A recent survey by the British Heart Foundation showed two fifths of parents are badgered by their children each week to buy food after seeing it advertised on TV, prompting the charity to deliver a 30,000 strong petition asking the Government to ban junk food adverts being shown before the 9pm watershed . A recent British Heart Foundation survey quizzed more than 2,000 parents with children under the age of 16. It showed two fifths of them are badgered by their children each week to buy food after seeing it advertised on TV, and feel that TV junk food adverts make it difficult to help their children eat a healthy diet. If you are a parent like me, you are probably nodding knowingly about now. There is plenty of scientific evidence to back up our frustrations too – showing that food commercials aimed at children focus on products high in fat, salt and sugar, and that youngsters develop positive attitudes towards the foods they see advertised. Despite regulation, children in the UK are still being exposed to more TV advertising for unhealthy than healthy food items, even at peak children's viewing times. What's more, regulation doesn't prevent the advertising of unhealthy products during programmes in the 'family entertainment' bracket, which include some of the most popular television programmes watched by children such as X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent. Seven in ten parents said they would like stricter regulation on the food industry's use of advertising. Good on them. The BHF has therefore just delivered a 30,000 strong petition, asking Government to ban junk food adverts from being shown before the 9pm watershed, to help protect our children from making unhealthy choices. Do you think the big food and drink manufacturers are unduly worried about this? Not when they can use one of our national icons to act as a giant advertising hoarding instead. Dr Sally Norton criticised Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the London Eye, noting it gives the company the chance to advertise to almost four million visitors a year . As someone at the forefront of managing obesity, I am furious that we are allowing blatant advertising to influence our children in other ways. Take Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the London Eye. With London Eye staff apparently wearing Coca-Cola branded uniforms to match the promotional material displayed around this family attraction, the company gets the chance to advertise to 3.75 million direct visitors a year. What's more, we will do plenty of advertising for them as we promote the 'Coca-Cola' London Eye, our top paid-for tourist attraction, around the world. As Coca-Cola knows all too well, linking its product to happy and exciting events such as visiting the London Eye is likely to forever link Coca-Cola to the idea of 'fun' in the minds of young, impressionable kids (and adults). Dr Norton backs the British Heart Foundation's bid to ban TV junk food ads before 9pm . Merlin Entertainments, who own the London Eye, said customers were able to make their own minds up about what to include in their diets. True – but the stark truth is that we aren't making the best choices, with two thirds of us overweight, a quarter of us obese and the NHS spending £6 billion pounds a year on obesity. That same 'failure of personal responsibility' meant the Government recognised that we needed extra help to tackle smoking – and widespread advertising bans and preventing smoking inside public buildings was implemented. In just the same way, we can't tackle obesity alone and need help – not giant Coca-Cola branded wheels reminding us of the sugar-laden temptations it promotes. Reducing TV advertising to children as the British Heart Foundation are suggesting, will, of course reduce the number of junk food advertisements children see. But, as the London Eye disgrace shows, junk food advertising isn't limited to TV. There are plenty of ways by which companies can market to kids or adults outside of TV advertising and the regulations for non-broadcast advertising are currently weak or non-existent. Our children seem to spend an increasing amount of time online, actively engaging in social media, and the junk food and drink manufacturers are busy providing games, social networking apps and other tools to promote their brands in cyberspace where the adults often fear to tread. A study by the Children's Food Campaign, of 100 websites featuring food likely to be bought or requested by children, found that more than 80 per cent of online adverts were associated with foods classed as less healthy and therefore not allowed to be advertised during children's TV programmes. Yet more than 75 per cent featured child-friendly characters, competitions, downloads and links to social media apps that directly engaged with kids. This is because the internet regulations don't prevent our kids being targeted and manipulated in this way. This 21st century method of targeting our teens is a sneaky way of tapping into a 'screen-obsessed' generation. She says: 'As Coca-Cola knows all too well, linking its product to happy and exciting events such as visiting the London Eye is likely to forever link Coca-Cola to the idea of 'fun' in the minds of impressionable kids' Sponsorship, whether of tourist attractions or sporting events like the Olympics, is another great way of ensuring that products trigger positive connections – harnessing the feel-good factor, which can last well into the future. Interestingly, research has also shown that companies seen to be involved in 'charitable' activities or corporate social responsibility can lead consumers to infer that their products are healthier and even lower in calories, leading them to consume more. Their good deeds create a 'health halo' effect, just in the same way labelling and packaging can persuade consumers that they are buying a healthy, 'natural' products for themselves or their children. Sneaky junk food advertising is invading all aspects of life – how can we resist? So, it's a big 'yes please' to banning junk food advertising before 9pm. But don't think for a minute that this will deter manufacturers of the high sugar, high fat, processed food that provides little, if any, nutritional benefit for our kids. Plenty of other advertising opportunities are open and they are busy working on how to manipulate us and our kids into buying more and more of the heavily processed rubbish that is damaging our health. To read more visit www.vavista.com .

Worldwide, 42 million children under the age of 5 are overweight or obese . British Heart Foundation survey shows two thirds of parents feel badgered by their children each week to buy junk food after seeing it advertised . Weight loss expert Dr Sally Norton backed calls for ban on TV ads . And criticised Coca Cola's sponsorship of the London Eye attraction .

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John Carver has hit back at former Newcastle captain Michael Owen after he said they would lose every remaining match this season. The pundit has claimed his old club would be relegated if there were 10 games left to play instead of just five. The Magpies will set a new club record of seven straight Premier League defeats should they be beaten at home by Swansea. Newcastle manager John Carver is not happy with recent criticism aimed at his struggling side . Carver has been left with a sour taste in his mouth following Michael Owen's recent relegation jibe . Michael Owen captained the Newcastle side which was relegated to the Championship in 2009 . Newcastle are seven points off the relegation zone . Owen has been joined by the likes of Phil Neville and Sportsmail’s Jamie Carragher in criticising both the team and the lack of ambition at the club, whose supporters will again protest against owner Mike Ashley. But Carver says he does not listen to those who have never tried management, including Owen, who was relegated with Newcastle in 2009. ‘I could be nasty about Michael because let’s not forget what happened when he was here,’ said Carver. ‘But listen, I don’t have a problem with anyone having an opinion. Where I have the problem is with people who have never been in this situation - never been in my situation now. ‘They have never had to sit here and pick a team when you have got so many injuries, suspensions, or dealing with situations on the training ground or something from left field that you think, "Where’s that come from?”.’ He added: ‘Let’s not start a war here because I accept that the likes of Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher have played hundreds of Premier League football matches and I haven’t. I understand that. ‘But sometimes there has to be a little bit of sympathy with the people doing this job. When you have never gone in and put your foot in the water and tested it, then it is a little different. ‘There are a lot of people out there who don’t do it because they can’t do it. ‘It’s easy talking with a tactics board and dobbers, but all of a sudden in this position you have to make a decision because your back four is not high enough and someone is causing you problems because of it. If you don’t see that during a game then you have a problem. People don’t see that.’ Carver, though, does have time for the likes of Graeme Souness and Peter Reid, the former managers of Newcastle and Sunderland respectively. ‘I never listened to Graeme when I was academy director here but what I will say is that he talks an awful lot of sense on the TV,’ said United’s head coach. ‘And when I see someone like Peter Reid on TV, who has been in this situation and has managed in this region, he understands what it feels like. I respect what he says.’ Newcastle ace Siem de Jong will be included on the substitutes' bench for his side's match against Swansea . Meanwhile, Newcastle will include Siem de Jong on the bench for the first time since August. The £6million former Ajax skipper has suffered a torn thigh muscle and collapsed lung this season and has started just one Premier League game. But Carver said: ‘You can see what a talent Siem is. I remember watching him play against Man City in the Champions League. He scored two at the Etihad and I thought, “What a player he is”. ‘If I see anything like that then I will be delighted. He is a super lad and is a talented footballer. We just have to be patient with him.’ Newcastle United fans have planned a mass protest against owner Mike Ashley on Saturday afternoon . At least 10,000 supporters stayed away from St James' Park for the club's last home game against Spurs . Fans are unhappy at the club's lack of ambition, despite owner Ashley having £34million in the bank .

Michael Owen said Newcastle would be relegated if there were 10 games left to play in the Premier League . John Carver's Newcastle side have lost their last six straight league games . Phil Neville and Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher have also criticised the club . Carver believes such pundits do not know the ins and outs of management .

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Bruce Jenner will break his silence in a two-hour interview with Diane Sawyer later this month. The former Olympian and reality TV star, 65, will speak in a 'far-ranging' interview with Sawyer for a special edition of '20/20' on Friday April 24, ABC News announced on Monday. The interview comes amid growing speculation about the father-of-six's transition to a woman, and follows closely behind his involvement in a deadly car crash in California in February. And while the Kardashian women are known for enjoying center stage, they will not be stealing Bruce's spotlight because they will be in Armenia when the interview airs, according to TMZ. Scroll down for video . Speaking out: Bruce Jenner, pictured on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' will speak out in a 'far-ranging' interview with Diane Sawyer later this month, ABC News announced on Monday . Return: Diane Sawyer, who recently mourned the loss of her husband, will return to ABC for the interview . Rumors started swirling around Jenner's gender identity last year, when he emerged from a Beverly Hills clinic with his Adam's apple shaved down. His behavior over the past year also fueled speculation as he began embracing an increasingly female appearance, including growing out his hair, shaving his legs and painting his nails, while reportedly undergoing hormone therapy. He also split from with his wife of more than two decades, Kris Jenner, with whom he has two daughters, Kyle and Kendall. She filed for divorce in September 2014, citing 'irreconcilable differences'. Reports also emerged over the past week that he has received a breast enhancement. 'Bruce had silicone breast implants put in a few weeks ago,' a source told RadarOnline. 'He went with a smaller implant because he didn't want to look ridiculous.' On Sunday, he was seen walking to his car in Malibu but hid his body beneath a bulky sweatshirt. Out and about: Jenner was pictured walking back to his car in Malibu on the weekend and hiding beneath a large sweatshirt on Sunday, days after reports that he had undergone a breast enhancement . Hiding: He also apparently had painted his nails red when he was seen walking on Sunday . According to Radar, Jenner wants to have all surgeries completed in time to make his on-screen debut as a woman on the fall season of 'Dancing with the Stars'. Jenner is also rumored to be filming a spin-off docu-series about the transition on E!, although his reps have refused to confirm the claims. While Jenner himself has remained silent about his reported transition, some of his relatives, including step-daughter Kim Kardashian, have spoken about about his 'journey'. 'I guess I'll kind of let everyone be curious and I feel like that's his journey to talk about,' Kim recently told Entertainment Tonight. 'I will say that I think Bruce should tell his story his way. I think everyone goes through things in life and I think that story and what Bruce is going through, I think he'll share whenever the time is right.' Jenner, who won gold in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics, also made headlines earlier this year for his involvement in a deadly car crash in Malibu. Deadly: In February, Jenner's vehicle, which was pulling a trailer and an ATV (seen right) rear-ended a woman's car (left) and pushed it into the lane of an oncoming Hummer. She died at the scene . By his side: Bruce, pictured with his ex-wife Kris Jenner and four of his step-children (from left) Rob, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, has received support from his family. Kris filed for divorce from him last year . His Cadillac Escalade, which was pulling a trailer and off-road vehicle, plowed into the back of a Lexus and pushed it into the path of an oncoming Hummer on February 7. The Lexus was carrying 69-year-old Kim Howe, who died from chest trauma at the scene. Police sources say Jenner is unlikely to be prosecuted because he wasn't drinking, speeding or texting at the time of the fatal crash. His tell-all interview will also be one of Sawyer's first forays back to TV news following the death of her husband, acclaimed director Mike Nichols, following a heart attack last November. Last September, she left the anchor chair of ABC World News and announced that she planned to focus on specials. In February, she presented 'A Nation of Women Behind Bars', in which she went to prisons across the country to speak with female inmates.

Tell-all interview with the reality TV star, 69, will air on Friday April 24 . It comes amid continuing speculation about his transition to a woman and following his involvement in a deadly car crash in February . The interview will also be one of Diane Sawyer's first appearances on television following the sudden death of her husband last year .

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Standing isolated surrounded by the vast, golden north Saudi Arabian desert is a bizarre single rock castle, which has been lying undisturbed for centuries. Qasr al-Farid or 'The Lonely Castle' has a sad tale, standing incomplete and abandoned, looking out of place in the vast, barren landscape. Believed to be constructed in the first century A.D. and situated on one of the most important ancient trade routes, linking the north and south of the Arabian peninsula, the mysterious monument was never finished. Scroll down for video . Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient remains of Qasr al-Farid - a rock-cut tomb and part of an ancient Nabatean settlement - stands amidst imposing cliffs and striking rocky outcrop . The Nabatean Tomb in Madain Saleh is located in the northwestern region of the Arabian peninsula, in the middle of a vast desert landscape . Size matters! The striking structure is the largest of the 131 tombs in the area, hinting it was intended for someone of great power . Despite its misleading name, the fascinating four-storey monument was actually used as a tomb. It's intricate carving borrows decorative elements from Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Assyrian architecture. The tomb is the largest of 131 monumental tombs, which were carved straight into rock in the city of Mada'in Saleh during the pinnacle of Nabatean era. And it is famous for standing completely alone. Size would have been indicative of the person's social status and wealth, hinting it was intended for someone of power. It is remarkable how The Lonely Castle has remained so preserved against the elements for over 1,900 years and this can be attributed to the dry climate. Situated on a pre-Islamic archaeological site located in Al-Ula, is located on one of the major trading sites, which linked the south of the Arabian peninsula to the north. Unesco declared the magnificent historic collection Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage site in 2008. Nabataeans constructed their massive stone buildings mainly from single pieces of sandstone, and carved from the top down . If the smooth stone reminds you of the iconic carved site of Petra in Jordan, it should come as no surprise to learn they are linked. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom and features a 250-foot-high sandstone slot canyon known as the Siq. Until 1812, the site was unknown to the western world until it was introduced by explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. While Petra was the capital of the Nabatean kingdom, Mada'in Saleh was its second city, explaining why the unusual carved rock architecture is so similar. Petra in Jordan was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. It displays similar architecture design to Qasr al-Farid, being carved out of a single stone body. It is sometimes known as the Rose City due to the color of the stone . Impressive collection! Another Saudi Arabian Nabatean tomb, Qasr al-Bint, has been perfectly preserved in the dry climate. UNESCO declared the historic series of tombs Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage site in 2008 .

Qasr al-Farid or 'The Lonely Castle' has been standing strong since the first century AD . The single-rock tomb is incomplete and abandoned, but fascinatingly reveals structures were carved from top down . The striking castle is one of 131 tombs from the Nabatean Kingdom, located in the Al-Ula sector .

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Alastair Cook still has the full support of his coach, team-mates and selectors and is unbeaten in four Tests. But his hopes of remaining England captain in the Ashes this summer hinge on what is going on back home. The opinions of ECB chairman-elect Colin Graves, new chief executive Tom Harrison and the man they eventually make director of cricket matter far more than what anyone in the Caribbean thinks. The three half-centuries Cook made in his last four Test innings of last summer count for little now as his battle to prove he remains the best man for the job nears crunch time. England captain Alastair Cook is not concerned about his failure to hit a Test hundred since May 2013 . Cook remains England's leading century maker despite his recent failure to score a Test century . Cook (right, pictured with Gary Ballance) and his team-mates are preparing for England's second Test . The second Test that starts here is not exactly make or break for Cook but he needs runs and a victory as much as at any time in a career that has seen him score more Test centuries than any other Englishman. The decision of Graves and Harrison to sack Paul Downton as managing director and announce that they are looking for a new ‘supremo’ to replace him has placed Cook and Peter Moores under more pressure than ever. By definition, the new powers at the ECB cannot have been happy about the big decisions Downton made in a traumatic 14 months and few were bigger than the move to bring back Moores as coach and the continued backing of Cook. England could not have done much more to force victory in Antigua on a pitch deader than Monty Python’s parrot but their failure to beat West Indies has made the remaining two Tests vital. Cook was both proactive and imaginative for much of that first Test but he is a captain who leads mainly by example and simply has to break a run that now sees him without a Test century for 33 innings. The statistics certainly make grim reading for Cook. In 21 of those 33 innings he has not passed 25 and his Test average of 45.65 is lower than at any time since the 2010-11 Ashes. Since the last of his 25 Test centuries, against New Zealand at Headingley in May 2013, he is averaging under 29. If England really do want a change at the top then it must come sooner rather than later, particularly if, as expected, they would bypass vice-captain Ian Bell and go straight to the man who now seems the heir apparent, Joe Root. The only way for Cook to stop the questions about his lack of a big innings is to replicate the form he has been showing in practice here with his new slightly open stance and go back to churning out the runs. ‘I have been working with Goochie on a number of things, as you always do,’ said Cook of his decision to work with Graham Gooch, his old mentor and the man he sacked as England batting coach. ‘You’re always trying to tinker with your technique and might fall into certain habits at various times in your career. Joe Root lays on the ground to check out the pitch while Cook (right) and Jos Buttler (centre) look on . Cook (left), Moeen Ali (centre) and Adil Rashid (right) go for a gentle jog at the National Cricket Ground Stadium . ‘But the most important thing is not to concentrate too much on technique when you are out in the middle. You have to concentrate on what is important — the ball coming down to you, the situation you’re in and the conditions. ‘I’m a resilient guy who tries to play each ball on its merits for as long as possible, that’s what my success has been built on, and I remain desperate to set the tone at the top of the order with some runs.’ It was hoped that the pitch at a National Stadium here that was rebuilt after the devastating hurricane of 2004 would have a bit more pace than Antigua but Cook expressed his ‘surprise’ at how wet and soft it was, at least on Sunday. That means England will consider bringing in leg-spinner Adil Rashid for Chris Jordan, while Moeen Ali looks certain to return in place of James Tredwell, who has been ‘struggling’ with a shoulder problem suffered in Antigua. The ‘big two’ of record-breaking Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad will both play despite a demanding first Test while Jonathan Trott, rightly, carries on as opener with Cook despite his two failures on his return to the side in Antigua. There is much promise in this England team, particularly in a middle order that will see one of Moeen, Jos Buttler or Ben Stokes batting as low as eight, but questions remain about the man at the top. It is up to Cook to answer them. Cook warms up during the England nets session at the National Cricket Ground Stadium in St George . England players prepare for the second Test in the nets in Grenada .

Alastair Cook has gone 33 Test innings without hitting a century . The 30-year-old remains England's leading century maker despite blip . Cook has been watching old footage of himself to study his technique .

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Renee Somerfield, the genetically-blessed Australian Model starring in a controversial new weight loss advert, has responded to the backlash against the campaign. The yellow Protein World ad, currently plastered all over billboards around the London Underground, features a bikini-clad Renee next to text reading 'ARE YOU BEACH BODY READY?' The sight of the 24-year-old's toned figure towering above train platforms has caused a stir among some feminists and body image campaigners, with a change.org petition started, general social media outrage and defacing of the posters by bloggers, angry at the perceived insinuation that only women who look like Renee are ready to go to the beach. Renee Somerfield, the genetically-blessed Australian Model starring in a controversial new weight loss advert, has responded to the backlash against the campaign . The sight of the 24-year-old's curves towering above train platforms caused a stir among some feminists and body image campaigners . Online fitness store Protein World, who claim that the image is entirely unPhotoshopped, have been actively engaging in the furore on social media, strongly defending their campaign with some biting responses to aggrieved Tweeters. 'We are a nation of sympathisers for fatties,' a spokesperson for Protein World tweeted to one user after she signed the change.org petition calling for the removal of the advert. 'Why make your insecurities our problem?' One critic of the ad has inspired her own hashtag - #growupharriet - as the company responded to her request about whether she, as a normal woman, was allowed on the beach with a collage of fitness magazine covers and the cheeky hashtag. And now the blonde at the centre of the summer body storm has responded to the 'contradictory' drama, with a very level-headed argument citing the irony of people getting angry about body shaming, whilst body shaming her. The vegan fitness fanatic told Huffington Post: 'I think nearly every ad campaign you have ever seen is open to interpretation. But saying the ad is body shaming by body shaming the image is very contradictory. Two wrongs don't make a right.' The blonde at the centre of the summer body storm has responded to the 'contradictory' drama with a very level-headed argument citing the irony of people getting angry about body shaming, whilst body shaming her . Renee, who is a strict vegan, said: 'I am a real person behind the image. I work very hard and live a healthy and active lifestyle which is why Protein World chose me for their campaign.' Renee, who is a strict vegan, said: 'I am a real person behind the image. I work very hard and live a healthy and active lifestyle which is why Protein World chose me for their campaign. I couldn't work every day as a full time model by starving myself, dieting or not looking after my body. Nourish your body, be kind to it and it will love you right back, no matter your size. 'I agree that ALL bodies are 'beach body ready'. Skinny, curvy, muscular, petite, tall, short, young and old. Confidence is beautiful no matter what size you are.... Your reflection doesn't define your worth.' Fans - including hundreds of women - were been quick to praise the leggy beauty for her response, posting messages of support to her Twitter and Instagram accounts. The cover girl has made a career out of sharing sexy bikini-clad selfies with her 430,000 Instagram followers, and was featured on the cover of Maxim Australia magazine in a shoot titled ‘Australia’s sexiest social media stars’ in 2014 . The cover girl has made a career out of sharing sexy bikini-clad selfies with her 430,000 Instagram followers, and was featured on the cover of Maxim Australia magazine in a shoot titled ‘Australia’s sexiest social media stars’ in 2014. She admits to working out four-five times per week, including beach running and pilates with weights, and told website Glamour Edition that she has always been on the skinny side: 'My physique is naturally very petite and I am quite tall (5’10). Growing up, this felt very awkward but I have grown to love and embrace my body! Online fitness store Protein World, who claim that the image is entirely unPhotoshopped, have been actively engaging in the furore on social media, strongly defending their campaign with some biting responses to aggrieved Tweeters . Renee's thousands of social media fans were quick to applaud her mature and empowering response . 'I work hard to keep my body looking healthy and fit, which means eating 6+ times a day and working out with resistance and weights to make sure I maintain lean muscle… I don’t like looking too skinny! 'Confidence comes from how you feel. I feel my best and my most confident when I am fit and toned…. I love moving, being strong and always full of energy. I think there is definitely a noticeable difference between ‘skinny-toned’ and ‘skinny-soft’ – you know when a girl works for her body!' she added.

Australian model Renee Somerfield wears bikini in new Protein World ad . Campaign pushing weight loss blasted by some body image campaigners . Fitness model calls the backlash 'contradictory' Protein World have defended campaign and refuse to remove the advert .

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Residents of a tiny Missouri city say they have no idea why five of their six police officers and several other top officials resigned after their first black mayor was elected. Tyrus Byrd, 40, was sworn into office in Parma last week, but her election victory was overshadowed by the departure of the majority of the police force, the city attorney, clerk and water treatment supervisor. The officials all cited 'safety concerns' in their resignation letters, the outgoing mayor says. There are 713 people living in the community and, according to the US Census Bureau, 57percent are white and 41percent are black. Unwelcome change: Tyrus Byrd, who was sworn in as mayor last week, must find replacements for five of the city's six police officers, the city attorney, the city clerk and the water treatment supervisor. Mrs Byrd, who was sworn in last Wednesday, told Daily Mail Online she still doesn't know why the employees quit - though the outgoing mayor says they cited 'safety concerns' in their resignations . Mrs Byrd, who was sworn in on Wednesday, told the Daily Mail Online on Sunday that she is still not sure why the city employees quit. Her father, former city board member Simon Wofford, insists his daughter has a good relationship with the police department. KFVS-TV broke the story last week. Citizens rallied to Mrs Bryd's side, saying that the town didn't even need as many officers as it had. 'I think it was pretty dirty the way they all quit without giving her a chance, but I don't think they hurt the town with quitting because who needs six police for 740 people?' resident Martha Miller told KFVS. The run-down city, which is 175 miles south of St. Louis in southeastern Missouri, has suffered a spate of break-ins recently. Despite the surge in crime and the comparatively large police force, residents told the TV station that they almost never saw cops patrolling the streets. Mrs Byrd told Daily Mail Online that the election of the first African American mayor should be celebrated instead of focusing on the departures of city employees. Randall Ramsey, the outgoing mayor who has spent 36 years in the job, told the Daily Mail Online he also has no idea why the group quit. Tyrus Byrd (right) was sworn into office in Parma last week, but her election victory was overshadowed by the reported departure of the majority of the police force, the city's attorney, clerk and water treatment supervisor . Randall Ramsey, (pictured center with a past City Board) the outgoing mayor who has spent 36 years in the job over two terms, told the Daily Mail Online he has no idea why the group quit. The new mayor's father Simon Wofford (far right), who was defeated in the election for his seat, says she had a good relationship with the force . He added that most of the officers are part time and work for other towns in the surrounding area. He told KFVS that the officers cited 'safety concerns' when they resigned. Barry Aycock, who has served as an alderman, told the Daily Mail Online the election and the consequences are the same as usual and he hardly sees the police out on patrol. He added there is little crime in the city, aside from a spate or burglaries in recent weeks. There are around 700 people living in the community (Broad Street pictured) and, according to a 2010 US Census Bureau, 57 per cent are white and 41 per cent are black .

Tyrus Byrd was elected into office in the small city of Parma last week . Five of the six cops in the city reportedly handed in their resignation . The city's attorney, clerk and water treatment supervisor also quit . All employees cited 'safety concerns' in their resignation letters' Mrs Byrd and the outgoing mayor Randall Ramsey insist they do not know why they decided to leave .

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(CNN)An internal inquiry by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office in 2009 concluded that Reserve Deputy Robert Bates was shown special treatment and that training policies were violated regarding his role with the agency. Bates is the volunteer deputy who fatally shot suspect Eric Harris instead of stunning him with a Taser on April 2. A Harris family lawyer provided documents to CNN from the 2009 inquiry, which also found that supervisors intimidated employees to disregard policies to the benefit of Bates. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has not responded to repeated calls for comment from CNN. An attorney for Bates, Clark O. Brewster, told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Friday that he disputed the findings in the report and maintained that his client had the proper training. Bates, 73, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Harris. He pleaded not guilty. Bates was working as a reserve deputy for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office on April 2 when he was involved the arrest of Harris in a weapons sting operation. Bates has said he meant to stun Harris with a Taser after the suspect fled from officers but mistakenly shot Harris with a gun instead. Bates has said the shooting was accidental. He has apologized to the Harris family, as has Sheriff Stanley Glanz. How easy is it to confuse a gun for a Taser? The attorney for the Harris family said that Bates wasn't qualified to be on the force, but received preferential treatment because he'd made donations to the agency and was a friend of the sheriff. The Tulsa World newspaper reported some supervisors in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office were told to forge Bates' records and were reassigned when they refused. The sheriff's office denied the allegations in the newspaper's report. It also declined a CNN interview to respond to the claims. Over the weekend, one of Bates' attorneys released most of his training documents and said they prove Bates had proper law enforcement training. However, the records were incomplete. Bates' attorney, Brewster, characterized the 2009 memo as something borne out of jealousy by other officers. The allegations made in the report are the result of misunderstandings and misstatements, he said. The memos obtained by CNN show that a "special investigation" was launched in July 2009 at the request of then-Undersheriff Brian Edwards. Edwards asked investigators to look at two questions specifically: Was Bates being treated differently than any other reserve deputies, and were any employees pressured by supervisors to aid Bates? The investigation found that some employees felt pressured to sign off on certificates for training that Bates had not completed. Police caught on camera: The good and the bad . On Friday, the Tulsa County district attorney's office said it had received new information -- likely the 2009 memo -- that "are worthy of further investigation beyond the scope of the manslaughter case." The DA's office is reaching out to independent law enforcement agencies to investigate further. Contrary to claims by the sheriff's office that Bates had the required training to be in the field, the 2009 memo indicates otherwise. The document names then-Chief Deputy Tim Albin (currently undersheriff) and then-Capt. Tom Huckeby (now a major) as two supervisors who allegedly pressured lower-ranking officers to make exceptions or falsify records for Bates. One deputy reported that he was tasked with providing field training for Bates. The written policy is that a reserve deputy is required to have 480 hours of training, but that Huckeby and Albin pressured the trainer to write that Bates was qualified after only 320 hours. The trainer, fearing reassignment if he did not comply, signed a memo stating that Bates had completed 328 hours of training, and did not elaborate on details of the training. Later, the memo was amended by his superiors to read, in part, that Bates was "capable of performing the functions of a patrol deputy." The training deputy said he initialed the changes, even though he didn't think Bates was properly trained. According to the investigation memo, the trainer said that if he was honest, he would have said Bates needed remedial training, and that the reserve deputy was "not really good at traffic stops or operations." The internal investigation only turned up 72 hours of documented training. The trainer maintained that he oversaw 328 hours of training, but that the records were sent not to the records office, but instead to Huckeby. Brewster denied the claims made by the trainer, and alleged that trainer lost his job in part because of his conduct during the internal inquiry. Another deputy said that she signed a driving certificate for Bates, even though she believed he had not completed the training. Albin asked the deputy to make the certificate, and she did so without questioning him, according to the investigation. The memo lists other instances where Bates performed operations that he wasn't supposed to, given his stature in the department, but that complaints by other officers were dismissed by supervisors. Those who complained about Bates, according to the memo, were told to leave him alone or to make an exception, citing that he did a lot of good for the county and was close with the top leaders in the agency.

Documents show that officers thought Robert Bates got special treatment . The reserve deputy has pleaded not guilty to charge of second-degree manslaughter . Bates says meant to use his Taser but shot Eric Harris by mistake .

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South Yorkshire Police missed 'intelligence and investigative opportunities' to tackle child sex exploitation in Rotherham, a report has found. A host of failings left gangs free to rape, traffic and sexually abuse at least 1,400 children in the town between 1997 and 2013, an inquiry by the National Crime Agency (NCA) concluded. The NCA said the police force did not use 'alternative strategies' to protect victims or gather evidence, and failed to work effectively with local licencing and community safety officers. South Yorkshire Police missed 'intelligence and investigative opportunities' to tackle child sex exploitation in Rotherham, pictured, a report has found. At least 1,400 children were abused in the town over 16 years . The review was launched last December in the wake of the damning Jay report, which exposed widespread failures of the council, police and social services in tackling child sex exploitation. The controversy that followed the publication of the report led to Rotherham council leader Roger Stone leaving his post. The most high profile resignation was that of South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright, who was the Rotherham councillor overseeing children's services between 2005 and 2010. The NCA review examined three current South Yorkshire Police investigations into child sex exploitation. 'Over the years, intelligence and investigative opportunities in relation to child sexual exploitation have been overlooked by South Yorkshire Police,' it stated. It added that the officers working on Operations Clover, Monroe and Mark are 'conscientious, enthusiastic and focused upon providing good outcomes'. The report acknowledged that the force had begun to make progress in protecting vulnerable children, but set out 48 recommendations of areas that need further improvement. Among them were record keeping, additional investigative opportunities, and engagement with victims. NCA director Trevor Pearce said: 'A review of these three investigations has identified improvements that need to be made at both strategic and operational level. 'Many of the issues identified by the review team have already been addressed by the force or work is in hand to do so. 'South Yorkshire Police has already made a number of arrests in relation to these matters and other offenders who believe that their past actions will never catch up with them should think again.' The NCA will now take over Operation Mark, deeming it to be 'not as developed' as the other two. Operations Monroe and Clover which will remain under police command on a day-to-day basis. Operation Mark will be integrated into the agency's Operation Stovewood, which will look at historic sex abuse cases in the South Yorkshire town. In light of its findings, the NCA will now also expand their investigation to include three further police operations, with the aim of bringing more offenders to justice. File image . In light of its findings, the NCA will now also expand their investigation to include three further police operations, with the aim of bringing more offenders to justice. Two of the investigations into child sex exploitation did not result in any cases being brought to court. South Yorkshire Police Chief Constable David Crompton has accepted the findings of the review. He said: 'The independent review of three South Yorkshire Police investigations into non-recent allegations of child sexual exploitation was something I requested as part of the NCA's investigation to ensure transparency and openness. 'The review found that the force had made a number of improvements and that staff working on the investigations were conscientious and focused and that strategic leadership was professional and appropriate. 'This highlights the significant progress the force has made in protecting vulnerable people and tackling child sexual exploitation. 'We have dedicated officers working tirelessly to support the victims and bring the offenders to justice and have made a number of arrests as part of these investigations. 'However, the NCA has made a number of recommendations for further improvements. 'We accept these recommendations and, as the NCA have recognised, the force has already addressed many of these and put steps in place to ensure other issues are dealt with in a timely manner.' Early to mid 1990s . According to the Jay Report, community workers come across examples of child sexual exploitation and find children under the care of the local authority are at risk of being targeted. 1997 . The 'Risky Business' youth project is set up to work with people between the ages of 11 and 25 in Rotherham, amid concerns young people are being abused through prostitution. Late 1990s . Youth workers start to identify vulnerable girls and young women on Rotherham's streets and refer them to children's social care. Community workers first came across examples of child sexual exploitation regarding children under the care of the local authority in Rotherham (pictured) in the mid-1990s . Early 2000s . Shaun Wright is elected as a Labour councillor on Rotherham Council. A small group of professionals from key agencies meet children at risk of, or involved in, child sexual exploitation but their work is not properly supported, according to the Jay report. Senior police and social workers think the extent of the issue is being exaggerated. 2002 . A Home Office draft report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham criticises agencies and says there is a 'high prevalence of young women being coerced and abused through prostitution'. Police and senior officers at the council are unhappy with the report, claiming some facts are either exaggerated or made up. The report's author does not complete her work. August 2003 . A report by strategic drugs analyst Dr Angie Heal, commissioned by South Yorkshire Police, finds there are a 'significant number of girls and some boys who are being sexually exploited' in Rotherham. In 2003, a report commissioned by South Yorkshire Police found there were a 'significant number of girls and some boys who were being sexually exploited' in Rotherham (file picture) September 2003 . The Sexual Exploitation Forum is set up, holding monthly meetings to discuss cases of children who are being sexually exploited or are at risk. April 2005 . Rotherham Council sets up a new department of children and young people’s services, with Councillor Shaun Wright appointed cabinet member for the department. April 2007 . An investigation into the grooming and sexual abuse of young boys identifies more than 70 alleged victims. A man is convicted of offences against 10 children. 2008 . Operation Central is set up to investigate men believed to be involved in child sexual exploitation. Autumn 2009 . Ofsted rates Rotherham's children's services as 'inadequate'. Councillor Wright resigns from his council cabinet post in the wake of the report. December 2009 . Shaun Wright was elected onto Rotherham council in the early 2000s and was later elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire . The minister of state for young people and families serves the council with an improvement notice for its children's safeguarding services. 2010 . Five men given lengthy jail terms after they are found guilty of grooming teenage girls for sex. April 2010 . The local Safeguarding Children Board sets up a child sexual exploitation sub group. September 2012 . The Times publishes an investigation revealing that a confidential police report had warned thousands of child sexual exploitation crimes were being committed in South Yorkshire by networks of Asian men. The newspaper also reports that agencies in the town had extensive knowledge of such crimes for decades. South Yorkshire Police refutes claims in article. October 2012 . Rotherham Borough Council, South Yorkshire Police and other agencies set up a Child Sexual Exploitation team. Home Affairs Select Committee tells force's chief constable to 'get a grip' on the issue. November 2012 . Shaun Wright wins election to become South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner. He states that tackling child sexual exploitation is one of his priorities. January 2013 . The chief executive of the council, Martin Kimber, appears before the Home Affairs Select Committee to answer questions about the lack of prosecutions. August 2013 . Four women sue the council for failing to protect them when they were children. September 2013 . The council announces it is commissioning an independent inquiry. August 2014 . Professor Alexis Jay publishes commissioned report into child abuse in Rotherham, revealing more than 1,400 children had been subjected to rape, violence and trafficking between 1997 and 2013. Rotherham Borough Council leader Roger Stone steps down with immediate effect. Mr Wright issues a statement saying he will stay in his job as PCC, despite calls for him to stand down. Home Secretary Theresa May backs calls for Mr Wright to step down and his deputy PCC Tracey Cheetham announces she is resigning because she is 'unable to continue' in her role. In August last year, Professor Alexis Jay (pictured) published report into child abuse in Rotherham, revealing more than 1,400 children had been subjected to rape, violence and trafficking . September 2014 . Mr Wright resigns. The Labour Party suspends four of its members pending an investigation: former leader of the council Roger Stone, ex-deputy council leader, Jahangir Akhtar, Gwendoline Russell, and Shaukat Ali. November 2014 . The Independent Police Complaints Commission announces ten police officers mentioned in the Jay Report are under investigation . December 2014 . National Crime Agency (NCA) begins investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham . February 2015 . Devastating report is published by Louise Casey. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announces new elections in 2016 to replace Rotherham Council's 'wholly dysfunctional' political leadership.

National Crime Agency examined police investigations into child sex abuse . Concluded police failings left gangs free to prey on children in Rotherham . NCA will review three more operations in hope of finding more offenders .

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A desperate leukaemia patient is lying over hot coals every day in the hope it will kill off cancer cells. Jia Binhui, 25, cannot afford hospital treatment and hopes his alternative treatment will fight the deadly disease. He claims experts advised him that temperatures higher than 42 degrees Celsius can kill the cancerous cells in his body, according to the People's Daily Online. Brave: Jia Binhui, who cannot afford hospital treatment, hopes his home-made alternative treatment will fight the deadly disease . He built a human barbecue in his garden in Yunlong County in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which he lies on above a fire below, like a spit roast. Jia, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2013, has had a bone marrow transplant, costing £55,000, which was funded by well-wishers. Coming from a family of poor farm workers, further hospital treatments have used up his remaining funds. Fire starter: Jia Binhui collects sawdust, twigs and sticks to set a fire that he can lie above . Contraption: Jia lies on top of the wooden poles once the fire (right) has died down. He hopes temperatures above 42C will cure his cancer . Desperate bid: He hopes the scorching coals will cure his leukaemia cells after running out of money for hospital treatment . Jia wrote on his Weibo account: 'They say experts believe a temperature higher than 42 degrees Celsius can kill cancer cells, so I set up a contraption in my backyard to try. 'Let's see if it works.' Last month, Jia married his long-term girlfriend Liu Yuan and said he refuses to be defeated by the disease. The fire is made using sawdust, twigs and branches which he then lights and leaves to burn for several minutes for it to get hot enough. Determined: Jia married his long-term girlfriend Liu Yuan last month and refuses to give up despite not being able to fund cancer treatment . Home hospital: Jia has built the device at his home in southwest China's Yunnan Province in the hope it will cure his cancer . He then lies on top of the wooden poles for as long as he can physically take the roasting temperature. 'I've been told that it also works in water. But it's nearly impossible to keep water constantly at 42 degrees Celsius, so I'm using this method instead' he said. Jai added that he will continue using this unorthodox treatment before returning to the hospital to see if his condition has improved.

Jia Binhui cannot afford hospital treatment for deadly disease . He says experts told him temperatures of 42C can kill cancer cells . Built barbecue contraption in his garden so he can use it every day . Plans on returning to hospital to see if it has worked .

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From the lack of sleep to breastfeeding, becoming a mother for the first time is no mean feat. One new mother decided to start a blog called Upfront Mama detailing the trials and tribulations of raising her little girl Poppy, 14 months, who, she says, is the best and most life changing thing that has ever happened to her. Like so many new mothers, Nicola Bonn, 34, from London was learning on the job and found the whole experience 'exciting yet utterly petrifying'. Scroll down for video . Nicola Bonn, 34, from London, started a candid blog called Upfront Mama detailing the trials and tribulations of raising her little girl Poppy, 14 months, and many of her posts have gone viral . She wanted to share all the things that she had learnt so that fellow mothers wouldn’t feel as 'clueless' as she did. One of her blog posts, Why We Need to Stop Justifying Ourselves, went viral - no doubt thanks to her candid account of bringing up a baby for the first time. Here, she shares it with FEMAIL... 'Since becoming a mama I’ve spent way too much time explaining myself and almost apologising for my decisions and I’ve decided that it has to stop. 'The problem is that when you have a baby, everyone has an opinion and they’re often not afraid to air it which can be quite overwhelming for a new mother who is less experienced than the 'advice giver' and is most probably filled with high levels of self doubt. Nicola, 34, wanted to share all the things that she had learnt so that fellow mothers wouldn’t feel as 'clueless' as she did, and admits that since becoming a mother, she's spent way too much time explaining herself and almost apologising for her decisions - and she's decided that it has to stop . She believes one of the main hurdles is that everyone has an opinion and they're often not afraid to air it, which. she says, can be quite overwhelming for a new mother who is less experienced . 'Over the past year, countless people have questioned decisions that I have made. They always do it in this seemingly innocent but quite obviously judgemental way that is hair-pullingly irritating and invariably follow it with a comment about what they might do better. 'Off the top of my head, here are some examples: . 1. You’re still feeding Poppy milk when she wakes up during the night? Oh I wouldn’t do that..she’s far too old. 2. You rock her to sleep? Do you not think she should be self settling at this age? 3. You encourage her to play with her food? Isn’t that encouraging bad manners? 4. You don’t breast feed? You do know that it really is best for bonding? 5. You take her on the underground? It’s full of germs. Why do you do that? 'Instead of doing what I should and saying 'yes I do' in a firm but polite way and ending the conversation there, I always go into great detail about why I do these things. 'No, I don’t breast feed because I find it really tough. I tried but I couldn’t do it and it was actually affecting the bonding process. I do express though…lots and it’s exhausting but I do it because I’m trying to do my best. Nicola often finds other mothers saying to her: 'You encourage her to play with her food? Isn't that encouraging bad manners?' but says she has to believe in the choices that she makes on a daily basis because if she starts doubting herself then it won't do anyone any good…least of all Poppy . 'Yes, I sometimes rock her to sleep because she loves it and it helps her to settle. I know it’s probably not advisable at her age but it means that she goes to sleep faster and I’m knackered and I need a break and a glass of wine ASAP! 'Yes, I take her on the underground. I can’t drive and that’s how we get around and she loves it. It’s not as if she’s actually licking the floor…well even if she does it can’t be as bad as the toddler who licked the loo brush in Mc Donalds and he didn’t die did he? 'Why do I do this? Why can’t I just believe in my instinct and decisions? None of them have been taken lightly, there is a reason for all of them and as a mother, I have to believe in the choices that I make on a daily basis because if I start doubting myself then it won’t do anyone any good…least of all Poppy. Nicola says that the next time women feel judged for a decision that they have made concerning their child, they shouldn't explain themselves because, after all, they know their child better than anyone else does . 'I’m the first person to ask for advice when I need it and I often do. 'In fact, I think that one of the most beautiful things about motherhood is women passing on wisdom that they have learnt from generation to generation. It creates a magical bond amongst us that makes you proud to be a female and more importantly a mother. But, there is a difference between kindly passing on wisdom and questioning and judging fellow mamas. 'So, next time we feel judged for a decision that we have made concerning our child, let’s not explain ourselves. 'Instead, let’s believe in what we are doing and keep doing it. We know our children better than anyone else does and we are their mothers and that counts for everything!'.

Nicola Bonn, a journalist and broadcaster, shares her candid account . Says she's found becoming a new mother 'exciting yet utterly petrifying' Is fed up of other mothers judging her and giving her advice .

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The world's longest ever kidney donation chain linked its final donor to ailing recipient last month when a Wisconsin woman became the 34th person whose life was saved by the record-setting program. Mitzi Neyens, 77, was successfully matched with a Philadelphia man after turning to the National Kidney Registry's paired exchange program--her only option since her age barred her from receiving a deceased donor's organ. When she received the kidney March 26, the operation completed a nationwide chain that linked strangers from San Diego to Boston who have loved ones in need with patients desperately in need of a transplant. 32 lives saved: Mitzi Neyens, 77, (left) was the last link in a chain of 34 kidney transplants--the world's longest such chain to date. She received a kidney because her husband Bill gave his kidney to a patient in need . Unbreakable love: Neyens has suffered from kidney disease for most of her 53-year marriage to Bill. She received a kidney March 26 thanks to his generosity . On the day of Neyen's transplant, eight surgeons in four states linked five hospitals through transplants. Neyen, who's battled kidney disease much of her life, received her kidney after her husband--who was not a match for her--gave his kidney to someone else in need. In turn, Neyen received an organ from Matt Crane, 55, who lives outside of Philadelphia, reports ABC News. Crane's wife Michele's Type 1 diabetes caused her to need a new kidney, which she received thanks to her husband's donation. 'If it took for me to give my kidney to somebody in order to get Michele a good healthy kidney, I'm ready to do it,' Crane told ABC, which will air a story about the record-breaking chain on Nightline on Tuesday evening. The last length of this historic chain began at the University of Medical Center in Baltimore when Latwanya Goslee donated a kidney on behalf of her brother, who'd already received a transplant. Her kidney was driven 250 miles to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where it was transplanted into Gary Watson. A friend of Watson's daughter, 44-year-old paralegal Christine Brock, donated the kidney that allowed Watson to receive a transplant. Her organ was flown 368 miles to New Jersey then picked up by a courier and driven to New York City. Starts with altruism: The chain that ended with Neyes receiving a lifesaving transplant began months prior when Minneapolis attorney Kathy Hart gave a kidney without having a loved one in need of a transplant (FILE) A kidney was then taken from New York to Philadelphia and transplanted into Michele Crane. Her husband Matt's kidney was removed and taken to Madison, Wisconsin via a flight to Chicago and a 133-mile drive. That's where Neyen's received it. Et, voila. As ABC notes, these chains can't start without a donor who gives his or her kidney in exchange for nothing. This particular chain began with Kathy Hart, a Minneapolis attorney, who told ABC her unbelievably altruistic choice was an easy one to make. 'I think the fact that it was to a stranger is one of the parts that people have a really hard time grasping. But it actually even makes it easier,' she said. 'From the very beginning I didn't have an attachment to the outcome or any judgment attached to who gets it or who's deserving… I have an opportunity to give, and why wouldn't I?'

The life-saving trend saves lives by allowing donors to give kidneys to strangers in order for a loved one to receive a kidney . Twenty-six hospitals were involved in the record-setting chain over the course of three months . Wisconsin recipient Mitzi Neyens, 77, became the final link in the chain March 26 .

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Never mind John Prescott's 'Two Jags'. Thrifty motorists whose budgets won't stretch to the favourite luxury car of the Labour peer might consider 'two dragons' instead. For Korea's SsangYong is launching a new sports utility vehicle from under £13,000 that promises value for money motoring for drivers who believe in watching their pennies. But SsangYong (Korean for 'two dragons') has given its new sporty five-door family runaround a very European name - Tivoli - after the stylish Italian town near Rome, home to the Villa d'Este, a Unesco world heritage site famed for its Renaissance architecture and garden. SsangYong (Korean for 'two dragons') is launching a value for money sports utility vehicle . Pitched to take on the pumpedup Nissan Juke, the Tivoli SUV is powered by 1.6 litre Euro 6 petrol and diesel engines with six speed manual and automatic transmissions. It arrives in the UK this summer in three trim levels - SE, EX, ELX - with a choice of front-wheel drive or 'intelligent' 4x4 and seven airbags across the range. There's also a five-year unlimited mileage warranty. The entry level SE, from £12,950, is finished in grey cloth trim and includes 16-in alloys, cruise control, a petrol stop/go system, seven airbags and 'smart' steering with normal, comfort and sport modes. The top-of-the-range ELX, from £16,000 to £19,000, comes fully loaded with a choice of the full range of engines and gearboxes plus diamond cut alloy wheels, smart keyless starting, front and rear parking sensors, privacy glass, rear spoiler, automatic headlamps, rain sensing wipers, TomTom navigation system with 7 in touch screen and a rear-view camera. There is a choice of six exterior colours, and even a 'My Tivoli' personalisation programme which allows customers to create their own distinctive car. This includes the styling pack (£400) which gives a choice of five two-tone roof combinations, plus further engine and drivetrain options. As well as offering lots of interior seating and storage space, it aims to offer driver and passengers easy connectivity to their IT devices. SssangYong's UK sales and marketing director Steve Gray expects it to double the firm's annual UK sales from 2,000 to 4,000 a year. UK chief executive Paul Williams says: 'This is a car that will really put SsangYong on the map and change perceptions.' Citroen's Aircross model (above) has protective alloy bumps front and side . Motorists of a certain age may recall those fondly remembered TV adverts from childhood for rufty-tufty Tonka Toys. These were virtually indestructible metal cars - usually 4x4s or trucks with massive wheels. The TV advert informed viewers: 'They build real tough toys, for real tough boys - Tonka!' Well, Citroen seems to have taken its inspiration from them for its Aircross model (above). It even has protective alloy bumps front and side made from honeycomb aluminium castings surrounded by hard rubber. Billed as a big brother to the current Citroen C4 Cactus, it was shown in prototype hybrid form at the Shanghai Motor Show in China. Citroen's global boss, Briton Linda Jackson, says her company has to regain the sort of design flair that created the 2CV: 'If we want stand-out cars, then we have to be bold.' The prototype has a 1.6 litre petrol engine linked to an electric motor combining to create 313bhp. Citroen claims a special boost function will help it accelerate from rest to 62mph in 4.5 seconds. Don't hold your breath. But many do see it as France's answer to Britain's new Land Rover Discovery Sport. Ii is almost time for the next Goodwood Festival of Speed. Tickets have now gone on sale for the event which runs from June 25 to 28. The theme of 'Flat-Out and Fearless: Racing on the Edge' pays tribute to the drivers and constructors throughout history who 'threw caution to the wind in pursuit of victory'. Goodwood favourites: JackieStewart and his wife Helen . The festival, billed as 'the world's largest automotive garden party' is held in the grounds of Lord March's Goodwood House and estate near Chichester, West Sussex. It attracts the A-list of the world motor manufacturing chiefs, motor sport legends - from Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton to Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart - as well as showbiz celebrities in a way the original British Motor Show never could. More than 600 cars and motorcycles spanning the phenomenal history of motoring and motor sport take part alongside a 'Moving Motor Show' presented by the AA. The traditional central feature - a vast automotive-themed sculpture - will this year honour Japanese car giant Mazda's contribution to motoring and motor sport in the year that the latest incarnation of its best-selling MX-5 sports car is launched. Details and tickets: goodwood.com. Race and road car designer Professor Gordon Murray - who produced the legendary McLaren F1 supercar - is to collaborate with engine specialist Osamu Goto to create an ultracompact fuel-efficient vehicle for city use. But it has to run on conventional fuels such as petrol. The car, being sponsored by Shell under the code-name 'Project M' is to be unveiled in November.

SsangYong (Korean for 'two dragons') is launching a sports utility vehicle . New sporty five-door family runaround has a very European name - Tivoli . SUV is powered by 1.6 litre Euro 6 petrol and diesel engines .

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Don McLean is selling the original manuscript and lyrics to pop anthem American Pie, including a 'lost verse', which included a line about the music being 'reborn'. The singer-songwriter's 16-page collection is expected to fetch up to $1.5million (£1,006,303) at auction today, which offers tantalising new details about the famous anthem, originally released in 1971. In an interview published by Christie's auction house New York, where the manuscript is up for grabs today, McLean says American Pie is about 'heading in the wrong direction'. Scroll down for video . Original song: Christie's curator Tom Lecky holds the 16-page notes and manuscript for singer Don McLean's American Pie at Christie's auction house in New York . “It is becoming less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song in a sense.' It has long been known that the song about 'the day the music died' refers to February 3, 1959, when rock n' roll icon Buddy Holly and fellow singers Ritchie Valens and J.P. 'Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash. The eight-minute-long song was released in 1971 and was a No. 1 U.S. hit for four weeks in 1972. McLean, 69, a longtime Maine resident, says writing the song was 'a mystical trip into his past.' Legendary singer: The original manuscript also reveals a deleted verse, which was crossed out and never recorded, where McLean, now 69, writes about music being 'reborn'. Loss: American Pie mourns the death of late-50s rock n' roll icon Buddy Holly,  who died in a plane crash on February 3 1959, aged just 22, which is what McLean refers to as 'the day music died' Tragedy: J.P. 'Big Bopper' Richardson and Ritchie Valens also died in the crash alongside Buddy Holly . The original manuscript also reveals a deleted verse, which was crossed out and never recorded, about music being 'reborn'. It includes the lines 'I dropped to my knees and there I prayed and I promised him everything I could give. 'If only he would make the music live,' according to the Telegraph. American Pie had a revival in 2000 when Madonna covered the song to promote the soundtrack to her flop film The Next Best Thing. Despite the Queen of Pop describing the cover as 'something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing' in 2001, her version of American Pie became a global chart hit. Christie's New York is estimating that  the American Pie manuscript will sell for $1million to $1.5million.

Original lyrics to U.S. pop anthem American Pie up for auction today . Notes on Don McLean's 60s hit expected to fetch up to $1.5million . The 16-pages also includes deleted verse about music being 'reborn'.

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On Thursday night, the great and good of fashion and showbiz gathered to help one man celebrate the launch of his new shop. But this was no ordinary shop - this was Burberry Chief Creative and chief executive officer Christopher Bailey's new Beverley Hills flagship. Over 700 guests, including superstars Cara Delevingne, Suki Waterhouse, Mila Kunis, Elton John, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Anna Wintour and the entire Beckham brood, turned out to support their pal Christopher at the London in Los Angeles event at Griffith Observatory. So how does one man have so many A-list friends? And how did he turn Burberry into the world's coolest brand, notching sales for the six months to April up to £1.42bn? An ability to reinvent trends, an eye for the hottest talent and the most charming demeanour; that's how. Scroll down for video . Over 700 guests and models, including Jourdan Dunn, left, James Corden, front, and Naomi Campbell, right, joined Burberry boss Christopher Bailey, back, to celebrate fashion, music, and Britishness at an exclusive event at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. The event also marks the launch of its new flagship store on Rodeo Drive that opened in November . Christopher Bailey's meteoric rise through the ranks at Burberry hit new heights after the Yorkshire-born designer was named CEO at just 42-years-old back in October 2013. The designer had been a key part of Burberry's creative team since he joined the label as creative director in 2001, and took the reins as chief creative officer in 2009. In a statement released by the brand, Bailey described himself as 'humbled' after being offered the role, which he took up in mid-2014 when current CEO Angela Ahrendts departed for Apple. During his tenure at the brand, Bailey has made Burberry one of the most influential labels in the world thanks to his uncanny knack for knowing what women want before they know themselves. The great and good of fashion and showbiz (L-R) Cara Delevingne, Mila Kunis and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, gathered to help Bailey celebrate . (L-R) Brooklyn Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour and Julia Corden sat front row at the event . Since becoming creative director in 2001 after a stint at Gucci, the label has gone from strength to strength, but that hasn't stopped Bailey from taking time out to encourage up-and-coming talent from making the most of their skills. Along with mentoring fashion students from the University of Huddersfield and the Royal College of Art, Bailey and Ahrendts together launched the Burberry Foundation - a project that encourages young people around the world to realise their potential through creativity. At every show, he calls on fledgling musicians to perform - and his alumni, including Tom Odell, Paloma Faith and George Barnett, have all gone on to greatness. Christopher Bailey's meteoric rise through the ranks at Burberry hit new heights after the Yorkshire-born designer was named CEO at just 42-years-old back in October 2013. Left: with the Beckhams at the launch of Romeo's Christmas campaign for the brand, and, right, with Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn; two models he has long championed . Prince Charles is presented with a gabardine walking jacket by Burberry's Christopher Bailey as the Prince officially opened the new Burberry global headquarters in London back in 2009 . And then there's the models. Bailey snapped up Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jourdan Dunn, Lily Donaldson, Cara Delevingne, Douglas Booth and Eddie Redmayne before anyone else had clocked onto them. He counts Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss among his most recent clothes horses - and counting. One of his biggest - and most talked-about - coups was snapping up Romeo Beckham to front two of his campaigns. Bailey is good friends with Romeo's mother, fellow designer Victoria, so there's little wonder the pair were introduced. Indeed, Romeo is one sixth of the UK's most famous family, so it's no surprise that Romeo holds some pretty substantial pulling power. In fact, thanks to his Burberry advert, sales of the brand's classic £1,500 trench coats shot up a substantial 10 per cent. The fashion label credited the 12-year-old son of David and Victoria for its rise in sales in the US, Europe and the Middle East after he starred in their Christmas advert last year. The advert, which was first released in November, was the first-ever Christmas campaign for Burberry and starred Romeo alongside 50 dancers all clad in the beige trench coats. Such was his popularity in the film called From London With Love that it was watched nine million times after being released. Christopher Bailey has plenty of friends in high places, including Jemma Kidd, Anna Wintour and Evgeny Lebedev and Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington . Bailey, seen with Will.I.Am, described himself as 'humbled' after being offered the role, which he took up in mid-2014 when current CEO Angela Ahrendts, left, departed for Apple . Of course, Bailey has put his golden touch on the clothes, too. This week it was revealed that sales of the brand's poncho carrying a personal monogram and costing more than £1,000 have been central to a sales boom at the very British prestige brand. The ponchos - together with heritage trench coats and scarves - have boosted Burberry sales by 10 per cent over the winter. The wool-and-cashmere designs, which were first modelled on the catwalk by Cara Delevingne, were a huge success among celebrities before Christmas. Famous names including Victoria Beckham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Sienna Miller and Sarah Jessica Parker were all seen sporting the ponchos, each monogrammed with their initials. The firm said its scarves and trench coats were a hit with customers and ‘investment and innovation in ponchos drove exceptional growth. The British brand has become a global success with sales up 10 per cent for the six months to the end of March compared to the year before, taking from up to £1.42 billion . Chief financial officer, Carol Fairweather, described the impact of the ponchos as ‘phenomenal’ and suggested new variants are in the pipeline adding: ‘There’s lots more to come from the poncho story.’ The British brand has become a global success with sales up 10 per cent for the six months to the end of March compared to the year before, taking from up to £1.42 billion. Sales were particularly strong in the UK and Europe, not least because hordes of tourists from China flocked here to buy designer clothes and bags. Burberry saw ‘double digit’ sales growth in the United States and Europe and trading was particularly buoyant in Britain, France and Italy, from both locals and tourists. One of his biggest - and most talked-about - coups was snapping up Romeo Beckham to front two of his campaigns, which boosted the brand's trench coat sales . Burberry's iconic ponchos have boosted Burberry sales by 10 per cent over the winter. The wool-and-cashmere designs, which were first modelled on the catwalk by Cara Delevingne, front, were a huge success among celebrities before Christmas . Richard Hunter, of Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said: ‘Burberry remains in fashion following a trading update which underscores its ability to capitalise on its chosen markets. ‘The overall picture is extremely healthy – the strength of the digital contribution, particular product growth in the likes of the iconic trench coats and scarves and pleasing performances from the Americas and most of Europe. ‘In addition, the company is well positioned for future, selective growth in terms of both stores and lines, such as beauty. ‘It seems that everything about Burberry is premium – its brand, its products and perhaps of late its share price – a 25 per cent increase over the last year compares to a 7.5 per cent rise for the wider FTSE100.’ Burberry was founded in 1856 but has moved with the times under Bailey, who understands how to use technology and social media to the brand's advantage. The brand's flagship Regent Street store in London is case in point. It's not just a place to shop but a hub of new technology with interactive mirrors, concert-quality sound systems and giant screens streaming their catwalk shows - as is the Burberry Beauty Box in Covent Garden. Bailey also allows customers the chance to purchase items straight from the runway at his shows, livestreams the events and this week launched a Snapchat account, featuring surprise visits from members of the Burberry family including Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell and Jourdan Dunn. The platform revealed real-time content from the event on Thursday night, including live arrivals on the red carpet and front row reactions. Speaking to MailOnline, Bailey said: 'It's all about involving people around the world and making them feel part of the experience - even if they can't be there in person. He said: 'It's about doing something that makes people smile, that makes people want to engage, whether it's online, whether it's physical, whether it's at the show like this.' Bailey always manages to draw in the starriest of front rows (L to R) Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, singer Sam Smith, model Cara Delevingne, model Jourdan Dunn, model Kate Moss, fashion photographer Mario Testino and model Naomi Campbell at the Burberry Prorsum AW 2015 show . Christopher Bailey was born in West Yorkshire in 1971 to a carpenter father and a mother who worked as a window dresser in Marks & Spencer. Despite his country roots, fashion always called to Bailey and in 1994, he graduated from the Royal College of Art in London. His career began with a role at Donna Karan in New York but he moved on after just two years, having been offered a senior role at Gucci. After five years in the job, Burberry came calling with Bailey tasked with turning the creative direction of the then ailing fashion house around. Working closely with Angela Ahrendts, Bailey's vision struck a chord with buyers, press and fashion fans alike and the brand has gone from strength to strength during his tenure. Awards for his work have ranged from an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, London's Royal College of Art, to a prestigious CFDA gong in 2011. In his role as Chief Creative and chief executive officer, a new title created especially for him, Bailey is responsible for everything from the design of Burberry collections and products to advertising, corporate art direction and even architectural design. If his success so far is anything to go by, it's going to be a very triumphant future for the A-list-loved brand. Christopher Bailey with his partner Nigel Woods at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards .

Over 700 guests attended the London in Los Angeles event on Thursday . A-listers toasted Bailey's new Beverley Hills flagship . Bailey was made CEO at age of 42 in 2013 and has boosted brand hugely . Has tapped biggest supermodels and musicians for campaigns and shows .

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Christian Benteke rescued Aston Villa from the drop zone with a brilliant late free-kick to seal his hat-trick and salvage a point against relegation rivals Queens Park Rangers. Tim Sherwood’s team were set to drop into the bottom three when Charlie Austin scored his 17th Premier League goal of the season 12 minutes from the end, before Benteke’s intervention five minutes later to cap off a pulsating game. The point lifts QPR above Burnley to 18th on goal difference, while Villa move above Hull to 16th. Tim Sherwood was disappointed that Aston Villa's domination of QPR did not result in three points for his side . Sherwood did concede that the point taken could be vital and praised Christian Benteke for his hat-trick . Sherwood said: ‘I’m disappointed with a point when we’ve dominated the match like that. The referee should have stopped it at half-time. Anyone who has seen that football match knows it shouldn’t have been close. ‘But it’s not about what you deserve, it’s about what you actually get. This could be a vital point come the end of the season. When you’re going so late into the game and Christian’s had to pull that one out of the bag, we’re grateful for that.’ Chris Ramsey was equally frustrated that his team only took a point from Villa Park, having twice led, initially through Matt Phillips’ header. Benteke equalised with a deflected shot before putting Villa ahead before the break with a cool finish. Defender Clint Hill levelled the game with a header before Austin struck and Benteke scored his seventh goal in five Villa games to ensure honours finished even. Benteke was Villa's star man, twice pulling them level with three goals that earned a point at Villa Park . Charlie Austin had scored late on for QPR as they looked to claim and unlikely away end in the Midlands . Ramsey praised Benteke, saying: ‘He is a formidable player. When you are playing against people that can pull out that little bit of magic, sometimes you have to hold your hands up. His free-kick was a fantastic strike in off the post against a top keeper, who had it been anywhere else probably would have saved it.’ The QPR head coach added: ‘Based on the way we played in the second half and the beginning of the first half you have to be disappointed you haven’t been able to get above the line, which was the aim before we started the last two games. We showed tonight we’re more than capable of doing that. I don’t know what we need but we’re probably going to have to win three games. We know our next home games will be very important. We have the potential cup final against Leicester on the last game of the season. QPR head coach Chris Ramsey called Benteke a 'formidable player' after he took apart the visitors . Sherwood and Ramsey embrace before kick-off having spent periods of their careers working together . ‘Any team would take being in it right till the end and then roll the dice. You don’t want to become detached where every game is a mountain to climb. There is a belief in the camp they are capable of surviving, there is no doom and gloom.’ Sherwood added: ‘We’re creating chances, aren’t we? I can’t really understand why they scored 12 goals before I came in, incredible really for players with that kind of strike-rate... we must keep our tempo up and shore it up at the back. Otherwise we could find ourselves in trouble.’ Sherwood now takes his team to Tottenham and Manchester City. ‘Who is to say we can’t go to any of those games and win?’ he said. ‘We’ll try. We can’t do what QPR have done today, we’ll play on the front foot.’ .

Aston Villa draw 3-3 with QPR with Christian Benteke scoring a hat-trick . Tim Sherwood felt his side should have got more than a draw from clash . Villa dominated for long periods but almost lost to fall into bottom three . Benteke's late free-kick rescued them from that fate at Villa Park . Chris Ramsey praises the Belgian for being a 'formidable player'

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(CNN)An improvised bomb exploded near a U.N. vehicle traveling near the northeastern Somali city of Garowe on Monday morning, killing six people -- including four aid workers for the international children's agency UNICEF. Somalia's President called it "an attack against the future of our country." The attack follows a separate incident Sunday in which three African Union troops died in an ambush in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, which occurred about 8 a.m. in the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. Four of the victims were foreigners and two were Somalis, said Ahmed Abdullahi Samatar, the police chief of Puntland. UNICEF, the U.N. aid agency focused on children, said it employed four of the dead. Four other workers were in serious condition, the agency said. The bomb went off as a vehicle was taking workers from their guest house to their office. The local police chief said the bomber was inside the vehicle among the U.N. staff. The bomber also died in the attack, according to authorities. Nick Kay, the special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for Somalia, condemned the attack on his Twitter account. "Shocked and appalled by loss of life," he said. Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said he was horrified by the attack. "This attack is not just targeted at the United Nations, but in attacking UNICEF, Al-Shabaab has also attacked Somali children. It is an attack against the future of our country and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms," he said. UNICEF called the slain workers "an integral part of UNICEF's work in Somalia, dedicated to improving the lives of others." Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group based in Somalia, caused outrage this month by carrying out an attack on a Kenyan university. Nearly 150 people, most of them students, died in that attack. In the Sunday incident, three African Union troops were ambushed in the Lower Shabelle region. The African Union Commission for Somalia, or AMISOM, said Sunday that the troops died during a "spirited fight" with attackers. "This attack on AMISOM peacekeepers is part of the continuous effort to subvert Somalia. It is an attempt at disrupting the growth that is evident across all regions, by the enemies of the Somali people. The blood of our brothers will however not be shed in vain. AMISOM will remain committed to pacifying Somalia," said AMISOM Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou. CNN's Nana Karikari-apau and journalist Omar Nor contributed to this report.

The bombing is "an attack against the future of our country," Somalia's President says . UNICEF says the staff members' vehicle was hit by an explosion on its way to their office . Four wounded staff members are in serious condition, the agency says .

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A Canadian tourist who was involved in the death of a Chinese woman at the Great Wall of China has agreed to pay more than £60,000 in compensation to the victim’s family. Cui Hongfang, 73, died in front of horrified family members and holidaymakers after she was knocked over by the 38-year-old Canadian woman. Mrs Hongfang, from Heilongjiang Province in north-eastern China, struck her head in a tragedy that was ruled an accident by police. This photo of Cui Hongfang, 73, was taken shortly before she died at the Great Wall of China . Mrs Hongfang's husband said she fell down the stairs after she was knocked over by a Canadian tourist . The victim’s husband told Chinese media that the tourist was rushing down a steep set of steps on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall when she bumped into his wife. Mrs Hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness. Her husband said: ‘The foreigner was moving really fast. She was chasing [someone] and laughing and wanted to go between me and my wife.’ The victim’s family filed a civil lawsuit against the tourist, identified by Chinese media as Debra Fortin, and demanded she be prevented from leaving China after police announced that they would not be laying any criminal charges stemming from the April 8 incident. Cui Hongfang receives care from her family and others after she struck her head and lost consciousness . Police interviewed the tourist, identified by Chinese media as Debra Fortin, and ruled the death an accident . Relatives even went as far as visiting the hotel where the Canadian was staying and attempting to stop her from returning to Canada, Shanghaiist reported. After two days of pre-trial mediation at a court in Beijing the two sides have agreed on a compensation amount of 600,000 yuan (approximately £63,000 or USD$96,000), to be delivered in 15 days, The Beijing News and Shanghai Daily reported. Zhao Fuxing, a lawyer for Mrs Hongfang’s relatives, said the Canadian woman offered a ‘sincere’ apology to the family at court. Mrs Hongfang’s son told Sohu News that the Canadian woman, surnamed Fortin, accepted legal responsibility for the accident. He added: ‘She said a few words in English. We also accept the apology.’ At least two people have died while visiting the Great Wall of China this month. A Chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the Badaling section of the wall, and her family accused tourists of failing to help her, Shanghaiist reported.

Cui Hongfang, 73, died in front of her family after she was knocked over . She fell down a set of steep stairs and struck her head on the stone wall . Police interviewed witnesses and ruled the woman's death an accident . Victim's family sued the tourist and attempted to stop her from leaving .

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Inspired by the post-impressionistic era of the Belle Epoque, the newly-opened Maison Souquet may just be the most provocative hotel in Paris. Considered by many to be the most romantic city in the world, the City of Lights' latest overnight offering takes a page from the Maisons Closes, the turn-of-the-century pleasures houses that were frequented by socialites and aesthetes. Situated just steps from the famed Moulin Rouge, this Pigalle haunt is the perfect blend of opulent and edginess. The newly-opened Parisian hotel, Maison Souquet, may just be the more provocative hotel in the entire City of Lights . The property may be difficult to find, tucked away behind an unmarked facade, and signalled only by two red lanterns and a matching awning, but it's worth the hunt. Whether grabbing a drink in the lounge or hidden champagne bar or checking in to the one of the property's extravagant suites, the plush velvet and gold-accented interiors, designed by Jacques Garcia, are not to be missed. There are three categories of rooms in the hotel: deluxe, junior suites and two stunning apartments. But no matter which room you choose, all guests will see Hermes bath products, plenty of silk draping and have the option to rent out the spa and swimming pool for a private dip under the starry ceiling. Located steps from the famed Moulin Rouge theatre, the hotel is situated in the once tawdy, but now trendy Pigalle district . All of the dark, mysterious interiors were designed by Jacques Garcia and feature plenty of plush velvet and opulent gold accents . It may be difficult to first spot the property, as the outside facade is understated and marked only by two red lanterns and a canopy . The five-star hotel is described as the point where culture and 'haute-couture' meet and is meant to represent the luxe Parisian lifestyle . The Celestial Spa boasts a swimming pool beneath a shimmering ceiling of 'stars' and can be booked out for private use . The 20-room hotel describes itself as a 'temple to hedonism,' and the property's butlers are on hand to assist guests with everything and anything they desire. If the library-inspired bar, simply called The Bar, isn't doing it for you, the hotel is happy to make a reservation at any of Pigalle's most exclusive restaurants and clubs - most just a stone's throw from the hotel. However, should you care to stay in, The Bar's signature cocktail, Secrets of the Unicorn, is a mulled wine-based beverage served in a smoked wood glass and peppered with chai spices. It's also home to an afternoon tea service with options harvested specially from a Chinese garden. Of the hotel's 20 rooms, 14 are deluxe offerings and 6 - including two especially lavish apartments - are suites . At Maison Souquet, Arbaian style meets Napoleon III in an eclectic collection of furniture and artwork that is both magical and enchanting . All of the rooms are meant to pay homage to the beauty of the courtesans for whom they are named . The 20-room hotel describes itself as a 'temple to hedonism,' having taken inspiration from the pleasure houses of yesteryear . Outside, the quiet conservatory is easily recognised by its glass canopy and wall covered with ivy and jasmine. But it's the property's Celestial Spa that may just be its most impressive. Available to any guest who requests the key, the spa's ceiling is decorated with golden stars that shimmer against a cobalt blue 'sky.' The outdoor conservatory is recognised by its glass canopy, stone statues and calming wall covered with ivy and jasmine . All of the rooms are unique 'love nests,' and two thousand metres of 120 different silks were selected when crafting the cocoons . The Bar, which looks as though it's really a 19th century library, is home to a luxe afternoon tea service and signature mulled wine cocktail . All of the luxurious bathrooms offer Hermes bath products and perfume and all suites have both a bathtub and walk-in shower . No matter which level of room you choose, all offer 24-hour in-room dining and access to the hotel's butlers to help you plan your stay . Deluxe rooms start at €338 (£244) per night and there are plenty of special offers currently available. The Parisien Romance offer is perfect for a couple looking to escape it all for an evening and includes personal use of the spa, complimentary cocktails and a late check-out. While the Heavenly Wellbeing package also includes private access to the spa's swimming pool and hammam, the emphasis here is on tranquility and relaxation - great for a couple's retreat or a girls' weekend away.

Inspired by the aesthetic of the Belle Epoque era, the Jacques Garcia designed hotel is both opulent and edgy . A mix of Arabian and Napoleon III decor, the Pigalle haunt harkens back to the city's pleasure houses of yesteryear . Also available for guest use: a charming conservatory, library bar and celestial spa available for private rental .

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A 32-year-old English teacher who admitted having sex with a 16-year-old student posted a celebratory selfie on Instagram just hours after discovering she had avoided a prison sentence. Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal on Thursday that gets her out of serving any time behind or having to register as a sex offender. When she returned home from court she uploaded an image of her grinning to the social media site alongside the message: 'My mood today,' followed by three smiley faces. Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved.' However she is still facing charges over a threesome she had with the same student at Destrehan High School and another teacher. 'My mood today': Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, posted this selfie on Instagram after discovering she had avoided jail - despite admitting she had sex with a 16-year-old student . Reaction: Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved'. However she still faces charges she had a threesome with the student and another teacher . 'Free' woman: The 32-year-old, confessed in court Thursday to having sex with a 16-year-old English student in exchange for a plea deal that gets her out of prison time. The married mother-of-three pictured above leaving the St Charles Parish Courthouse on Thursday . Double the trouble: Dufresne (right) and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24 (left), were arrested in September when a student at Destrehan High School started bragging that he was sleeping with both of them . How they met: The unidentified 16-year-old victim was a student in Dufresne's English class last year. Respess taught the same student English the year prior . She was arrested in September after the teen in question started bragging to friends that he had slept with two teachers. An investigation later revealed that the unidentified teen had sex with both his current English teacher at the time, Dufresne, and his English teacher from the prior year, 24-year-old Rachel Respess - including an alleged a threesome with both at Respess's house. Though she originally pleaded not guilty in November, married mother-of-three Dufresne changed course and confessed to the sordid act at a status conference in court on Thursday. Comfortable: As part of her plea deal, Dufresne will not have to serve any jail time. Instead she will undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment program, surrender her teacher's license and stay away from the victim and his family . In exchange for pleading guilty to a count of obscenity, the original charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile will be held for the three years Dufresne is under probation for obscenity. Dufresne must also undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment, surrender her teacher's license, and stay away from the now 17-year-old victim and his family. If she complies with all of those terms, the carnal knowledge charge will be dropped after three years and she will not have to register as a sex offender. The carnal knowledge charge carries a maximum of ten years in prison and a fine for $5,000. Judge Anne Simon signed off on the plea deal, after three other judges - including Dufresne's father Judge Emile St Pierre - removed themselves from the case. District Attorney Joel Chaisson II heralded the deal as a success. 'I want to thank my special prosecutor, Julie Cullen, for her efforts to reach a fair resolution of the case and to secure a felony guilty plea, thereby sparing the juvenile victim in this matter from having to testify at a public trial,' the DA said in a statement. The parents of the victim were in court on Thursday, and according to media who attended the meeting, they were not happy with the settlement. However, Dufresne's legal battle is likely not over yet. When her relationship with the teen was exposed last fall, it was revealed that she had sex with the teen at a residence in Montz (Dufresne and her family live in Montz) and one in Kenner between August 22 and September 27. Dufresne still faces the possibility of jail time for allegedly having a threesome with the same student and Respess at Respess' residence in another Louisiana parish (pictured above). Neither woman has been formally arraigned on those charges yet . Above, Dufresne's home in Montz, Louisiana. The charges she settled Thursday had to do with sex acts she and the 16-year-old committed at a residence in that town . Both towns fall under different parishes, and Jefferson Parish has yet to formally arraign Dufresne on charges of carnal knowledge with a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a child. It was at Respess' home in Kenner that the teachers allegedly had a three-way with the student after a high school football game in September, and that is the incident they await arraignment on. Since her arrest on September 30, Dufresne has remained free on bond. While she has been under house arrest during this time, the rules of the sequester have been loosened so that she can attend therapy sessions, Jazzercize classes and help drive her 3, 5, and 7-year-old children to school and extracurricular activities. However, she had to spend 8pm to 7am inside her home during the weekdays. Both Dufresne and Respess were suspended from their jobs without pay following their arrests last fall.

Shelley Dufresnein of St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal . Mother-of-three avoided prison and won't have to register as a sex offender . Took an image of her smiling after the hearing and wrote: 'My mood today' Also said she was 'relieved' when followers began congratulating her . Is still facing charges over an alleged threesome she had with the same student and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24 .

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Cesc Fabregas will wear a special protective face mask for Chelsea after breaking his nose last weekend - and Sportsmail can exclusively reveal what the Spanish midfielder's shield will look like. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City on Saturday, taking a hit to the face from Charlie Adam's forearm minutes before the Scot struck a 66-yard wondergoal at Stamford Bridge. The Spaniard has since travelled to Milan to see a specialist, who produced masks for Fernando Torres, Petr Cech and Demba Ba previously, in the hope of returning to action as soon as possible. Cesc Fabregas will wear a special protective face mask for Chelsea after breaking his nose, and this is it . The mask, branded with Fabregas's initial and squad number 'C4', was made by the Ortholabsport . Fabregas wrote this note to the orthopedic centre and its craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni . The Spaniard travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted . The mask, branded with Fabregas's initial and squad number 'C4', was made by the Ortholabsport, an orthopedic centre in Milan, and their craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni. The centre became famous for its work with former Chelsea players Torres and Ba, but also work with Manchester City, Fulham and European clubs including Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk as well as the Italian national team. Fabregas travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City at the weekend, taking a hit to the face . The 27-year-old played on for the entire 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge last Saturday despite the knock . Chelsea captain John Terry was forced to wear a protective face mask after fracturing a cheekbone in 2007 . Fernando Torres (right), pictured in action against Basel in 2013, also wore a mask during his time at Chelsea . The 27-year-old, who played on for the entire 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge last Saturday, could be ready to play against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday if manager Jose Mourinho selects his star midfielder. John Obi Mikel should be ready to return for the Blues at Loftus Road after resuming training with the first-team squad last week but being too tired to play any part in the win over Stoke. But Fabregas's countryman Diego Costa is expected to miss at least two weeks of action, with the striker earmarking the trip to face Arsenal on April 26 for his return from a hamstring problem. Fabregas' countryman Diego Costa is expected to miss at least two weeks of action with hamstring trouble .

Cesc Fabregas had his nose broken in a challenge with Charlie Adam . Chelsea midfielder has travelled to Italy to have a protective mask fitted . The Spaniard will wear guard branded with his initials and squad number . Ortholabsport have also made masks for Petr Cech and Fernando Torres .

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A piano teacher accused of sexually assaulting an underage student killed himself outside a New Hampshire courthouse hours before his case was declared a mistrial, authorities say. John Goodwin, of Atkinson, shot himself near his car outside the Rockingham County Superior Courthouse in Brentwood on Friday. He was airlifted to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. The jury was not aware of what had happened outside the courthouse when they decided they could not reach a verdict in the 75-year-old's case, according to New England Cable News. John Goodwin, 75, killed himself outside of Rockingham County Superior Courthouse on Friday morning while jurors were deliberating claims that Goodwin had sexually assaulted an underage student . Prosecutors said that Goodwin, who pleaded not guilty, repeatedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old student from 2002 to 2005. The former student testified he didn't come forward until 2013 because he was embarrassed, according to WMUR. Goodwin's lawyer, Joe Welsh, acknowledged his client was 'touchy-feely,' but said he didn't commit a crime. 'He did hug his student, rubbed his back, massage,' said Welsh. 'It's not a crime. Whether it's appropriate, that's different.' Goodwin's trial began Monday. The jury had been deliberating for two hours when Goodwin shot himself around 11am. He was not in custody at the time of the shooting. The jury was not aware of what had happened outside the courthouse when they decided they could not reach a verdict in Goodwin's case .

John Goodwin, 75, of Atkinson, New Hampshire, went on trial this week on six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault . The jury were not aware of what had happened when they decided they could not reach a verdict . Goodwin had pleaded not guilty in the case in which prosecutors said he repeatedly sexually assaulted a student, who is now 24 . The former student alleged the abuse began when he was 11 years old and lasted from 2002 to 2005 .

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Modelling, acting, fashion design... is there anything Michelle Keegan can't do? The star, who started out playing Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, has launched a stellar career since leaving the cobbled streets of Weatherfield behind. The pint-sized brunette may be busy filming for her new show, as well as modelling in her new Garnier Ambre Solaire campaign, but she's managed to fit designing a new fashion range into her hectic schedule. Scroll down for video . Michelle Keegan, who found fame on Coronation Street, has managed to fit designing a new fashion range for Lipsy into her hectic schedule . The actress and model has unveiled her stunning summer range in full - and shows off her summer dresses embellished with lace and feminine florals to perfection in the new shoot. Michelle, 27, who is getting set to tie the knot with fiance Mark Wright, shows off her summer tan and enviable curves posing by a pool in the new campaign imagery to promote the range, which lands today. The designer has been chanelling her passion for fashion into Lipsy ranges for several seasons now - and her success shows no sign of abating. The former Coronation Street star, whose collections have been a stellar success for the brand, has been hard at work in the design studio to bring fans exactly what they want for the warmer months. The actress and model shows off her natural beauty posing by the ocean in the summer shoot . The designer has been chanelling her passion for fashion into Lipsy ranges for several seasons now - and says she can't believe how successful they've been . The star, who says her ultimate beauty secrets are simply drinking lots of water and always taking her make-up off before bed, also swears by LVL eyelash 'flicking' treatments . Michelle Keegan teased fashion fans with some items from her new Lipsy range on Tuesday, and has unveiled her designs in full today . As the clothes horse shows, her new range is full of colourful print playsuits, cool crochet and lots of sophisticated lace. Speaking to FEMAIL recently, Michelle revealed the regime that keeps her fit, healthy and glowing from the inside out. Sharing her top tanning tips for a flawless faux glow as she shows off her natural beauty in behind the scenes imagery, Michelle advised: 'Always exfoliate first and not just knees and elbows, all over your body. 'Next, I moisturise all over and then use Garnier Dry Body Mist all over my body, including the underside of my arms.' The star, who says her ultimate beauty secrets are simply drinking lots of water and always taking her make-up off before bed, also swears by LVL eyelash treatments. LVL, which stands for length, volume and lift, flicks, curls and straightens lashes from the roots up so they appear much longer. 'It helps make my lashes darker and more voluminous,' says Michelle of the treatment, which takes an hour and a half and lasts over two months. Michelle, 27, has been hard at work in the design studio to bring fans exactly what they want for the warmer months to come . The designer's success shows no sign of abating as she unveils yet another stylish range . The star also spoke about how important looking good was to her and how she takes a 'less is more' approach to make-up. Her beauty regime is fairly minimal and she simply cleanses, tones and moisturises every day and treats herself to a facial every other week to rehydrate her skin. She swears by Simple face wipes, Origins serums and Garnier and Kiehl's moisturisers. In terms of her diet, Michelle starts the day with scrambled egg on brown toast with tomato, followed by a high protein banana smoothie with peanut butter. For lunch, she has a turkey or chicken salad sandwich on brown bread and dinner is salad with chicken or prawn. The actress likes to snack on fruit, nuts and her favourite treat: popcorn. The star, 27, seen in her Garnier Ambre Solaire campaign, says she's always been a fan of the range and has been using it for years so when they asked her to work with them, she was 'over the moon' Bodywise, Michelle says she tries to work out as much as possible and whilst there's 'always an excuse not to go', she ends up feeling better after a workout. 'I've been very busy at the moment but if I have time, I go to the gym 3-4 times per week.' She doesn't, however, do any cardio and simply sticks to weight training to tone up. 'Cardio is good for getting you sweating but it slims you down and I think it makes me look too skinny,' she admitted. She also swears by the 8-minute abs YouTube video, which she does when she gets home from the gym. As for the future, Michelle says she 'may consider' doing an accessories and jewellery range but for now, she's focussing on her acting duties. 'I start filming next week for new movie,' she revealed. 'I am also in talks for another film, so fingers crossed it will go well.'

Michelle unveils full Lipsy summer range . Star, 27, was also unveiled as face of tanning brand recently . Swears by peanut butter smoothies and alkaline food delivery service .

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Labour's plans to change rules allowing wealthy foreigners to lower their tax bills is causing London property deals to fall through and homeowners to sell up, estate agents have claimed. Ed Miliband initially suggested he would 'abolish' the non-domicile status on Wednesday should his party take power in the General Election on May 7, but it later emerged he is effectively proposing a time limit on it of between two and five years. Although Labour aides suggested this would raise as much as £1billion, it seems the announcement has already had a negative impact on the capital's property market. Scroll down for video . Rule change: Ed Miliband joined crowds in Warwick, where he announced his non-dom plans on Wednesday . Non-domicile status allows people living and working in Britain to only pay tax on their UK income, but not earnings from overseas. Ed Mead, executive director of London-based estate agents Douglas & Gordon, said there has been a huge increase in valuations because of Wednesday's announcement - 37 in a month compared to the usual figure of about six. Speaking to MailOnline, he said: 'These are people who are saying "we have finally had enough and we are going to value with a view to selling up and leaving". 'These people spend a lot of money in the economy. I do very much fear for the top end of the market.' It's claimed the announcement has already had a negative impact on the capital's property market . Mr Mead, who has been working in the London property market for 35 years, explained it's not just the top end that will be affected. He added: 'The London market is unique - it's pulled from the top up. 'If you cut strings that's holding the market up, everything else falls down.' Charles McDowell, an independent agent hired by rich families in the capital, told the Financial Times that two deals he was involved in had fallen through this week because of Ed Miliband's non-doms plan, while two families asked him to sell their homes. He told the paper: 'My clients feel under attack, they are not going to invest in London any more.' Non-doms must prove that they regard a foreign country as their real home, but Mr Miliband argues that the tests 'are not very rigorous' and can be granted to people who have a burial plot or property abroad. Newspaper reports suggested that non-dom rules would be scrapped by Labour altogether. But it emerged Labour would allow 'real temporary residents' to take advantage of the rules - with the time limit to be consulted on. Luxury property: Ed Mead, executive director of London-based estate agents Douglas & Gordon, said there has been a huge increase in valuations because of Wednesday's announcement . One Hyde Park: Mr Mead says he fears for the top end of the market but 'if you cut strings that's holding the market up, everything else falls down' In his speech, Mr Miliband said that everyone who has made Britain their permanent home should pay full UK tax on all their income and gains. 'It is not fair. It is not just. It holds Britain back. We will stop it. The next Labour government will abolish the non-dom rule,' he said. The Tories pointed out that a five-year grace period would exempt up to six in every ten non-doms from the crackdown anyway, because many do not stay longer than five years. Tax advisers say driving non-doms away would in fact cost the Treasury significant sums. With non-doms paying around £8billion in tax and national insurance a year, it is claimed that Labour's proposal could in fact create a huge hole in Treasury coffers. Within hours of announcing the policy, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was forced to admit he did not actually know how much extra cash the measure would raise. In a further embarrassment, it later emerged that just three months ago he himself had said such a move would be counter-productive – saying it would result in the country losing money. In a video that emerged yesterday, Mr Balls can be seen telling a local BBC radio station that abolishing the status altogether 'will probably end up costing Britain money because some people will leave the country'.

Labour plans to change rules that allow foreigners to lower their tax bills . Non-doms only pay tax on their UK income, not earnings from overseas . Estate agents claim non-doms are selling up and deals are falling through .

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The family of a man who was cremated by mistake after a funeral home accidentally put a stranger's body in his coffin have filed a lawsuit. Jerry Moon's family only discovered the devastating blunder when they opened the casket to say their final goodbyes and found the other body wrapped in a plastic bag. While the body of the loving father - who was terrified of cremation - was accidentally incinerated at Dahl McVicker Funeral Home in Kelso, Washington State. The family of Jerry Moon, pictured with his wife Janice, were distraught when they found another man's body in his coffin . A lawsuit filed by the family claims the Brown Mortuary put the body of 97-year-old Robert Petitclerc in the coffin by mistake . The family is now seeking unspecified damages for emotional distress. Chronically ill in his final years, Mr Moon began arranging for his funeral 16 years before his death in 2013. The 72-year-old railroad conductor had paid $4,655 to be buried in a family plot in Chehalis, Washington, according to a lawsuit filed in Lewis County Superior Court. The prepaid services also included embalming, a funeral and a graveside service. After he passed away at a hospice in Longview on October 13, the funeral home was responsible for transporting his body to the Brown Mortuary for a burial. But Shawn Briggs, an attorney representing Moon's family, said his identification bracelet had been placed on another body. Jerry Moon, pictured with at Weyerhaeuser Railroad where he worked for 28 years, was chronically ill in his final years and had began arranging for his funeral 16 years before his death in 2013 . Born in Chehalis, Mr Moon, a father and stepfather to six, spent most of his life in Southwest Washington . According to family members, Mr Moon's funeral was a touching goodbye to the man they loved. At the end of the service, they opened the casket. But they were horrified to find the body of Robert Petitclerc - dressed in Jerry Moon's clothes and with a picture of Moon's wife tucked under the pillow in the coffin. Plastic had been wrapped round his head and face. 'This makes me feel like he was treated as a number, not a person,' daughter Cheryl Moon told KIROTV.com at the time. 'I turned around and said to myself three times, 'That's not him, that's not him, that's not him,' son Randy Moon told the station. The mistake is all the more surprising as Mr Moon was 72 and bald while Mr Petitclerc was 97 and had a full head of hair, the lawsuit said. 'It was horrifying,' Mr Briggs told the Seattle Pi. The family, who had been given a bill of $8,834 by Brown Mortuary for the service, would only later learn that the mix up at the funeral home meant Mr Moon's had been cremated. Mr Moon, pictured with wife Janice, had paid $4,655 to be buried in a family plot in Chehalis, Washington, according to a lawsuit filed in Lewis County Superior Court . Grieving: Moon's son Randy says he believes his father is in Heaven, regardless of who was in the casket . Sadly the discovery was even more upsetting for the family as Mr Moon had always been scared of cremation. 'He was afraid of cremation,' Mr Briggs added. 'He had religious beliefs that were inconsistent with cremation.' Born in Chehalis, Mr Moon, a father and stepfather to six, had spent most of his life in Southwest Washington. Brown Mortuary initially claimed the body was Mr Moon, but later admitted he had been cremated on October 17, 2013, by mistake, according to the lawsuit. The mortuary later sent a $92.72 refund check to Janice Moon. Relatives have now filed a lawsuit against the two mortuaries that mishandled Mr Moon's remains. It says the mortuary acted fraudulently and with malice in its handling of Jerry Moon's body and conspired to cover-up the fact that Mr Moon had been mistakenly cremated. The mortuary is part of a funeral service chain owned by Texas-based Service Corporation International. Representative Kim Tarleton declined to comment on the allegations, saying it would be 'inappropriate to share any details about this situation.'

Jerry Moon, 72, had pre-arranged to be buried in a family plot in Chehalis . But shocked relatives found his body had been replaced by a stranger's . Mr Moon - who was afraid of cremation- had been accidentally incinerated . The family are now suing Brown Mortuary Service for the upsetting blunder .

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Desperate Chicago Cubs fans were forced to pee into plastic cups as lines for the bathroom at Wrigley Field stretched through the concourse and out into the stands on opening day. The bathroom debacle caused people to wait more than one hour to get to one of only two working bathrooms and according to those who were there, some were left with no choice but to relieve themselves while standing in line. Traumatized fans uploaded pictures to social media showing the intense queues and plastic glasses filled with urine, as the modernization of Wrigley Field reduced the famous stadium to a potential public health disaster. Scroll down for video . Busting: The line for the restroom can be seen snaking its way to the bathroom which is visible in the top left of the picture . Almost there: Disgruntled and disgusted fans uploaded pictures to social media revealing their trauma in getting to the bathroom . Indeed, the Cubs admitted as much on Sunday as thousands of the 35,000 fans in attendance struggled to get to the bathroom. 'Opening Day at Wrigley Field has always brought challenges with wait times and tonight was particularly extreme,' Cubs spokesman Julian Green said in a statement published after the Cubs had lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0. Stinking the field and the stands out, the Cubs and Wrigley Field claimed the problem began when two bathrooms on the upper deck 'went down temporarily.' This came at a time when the stadium was 'already experiencing issues with long wait times.' Social media was flooded with complaints. Opening day: A general shot of Wrigley Field during batting practice prior to a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night . 'I'm all for renovating, but I've now missed two innings trying to get into the bathroom,' said James Hillebrand in a tweet. While Cubs fan Russ Stubenruch said, 'The lines were obnoxiously long compared to what you would normally get.' One fan who identified herself as Libby, told Deadspin that the whole scene was a horror show. 'Yes, fans were peeing in cups tonight. They were peeing EVERYWHERE. I heard there were only two working bathrooms- I know the lines were horrific and I also know that some were shut down early on because toilets just wouldn't flush.' Cubs spokesman Julian Green said that 'with 35,000 fans showing up in the ballpark tonight, we were simply not prepared to handle guests during peak periods. We have high standards for service and we missed the mark tonight. 'We want to apologize to our fans for the inconvenience tonight,' he added. 'Moving forward we plan to supplement the existing restrooms with additional portable units and will continue to monitor wait times.'

Furious fans uploaded pictures to social media of huge lines for bathroom . Some left with no choice but to use plastic cups to relieve themselves . Wrigley Field is undergoing huge renovation - its first overhaul in 80-years . Two bathrooms flooded - forcing thousands to queue for over an hour .

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(CNN)Even in the horror of Syria's civil war, there are few places that showcase the scale of the destruction -- and the senselessness of the loss of life -- more than the Yarmouk camp on the outskirts of Damascus. Set up as a refugee camp for Palestinians in the 1950s, it slowly evolved into a neighborhood over the years, but since 2012 it has been engulfed in the Syrian conflict. Two weeks ago ISIS fighters stormed Yarmouk, and that made life for those still inside even worse than it was before. The Syrian government responded by unleashing a bombing and shelling campaign on the area, residents told CNN, including barrel bombs that flattened many of the buildings already scarred by the three-year-long conflict. Death comes day and night. "I looked up and saw dust," one resident said. "I opened the door and started walking outside and started shouting to the neighbors. One told me 'I am wounded,' another one didn't answer me at all. That second one -- may god have mercy on his soul -- he was martyred." While the battle for Yarmouk is very typical of Syria's civil war, the conflict here is unique. Most of those fighting on all sides are Palestinians. Pro-government factions besiege the area from the outside, cutting off supplies and aid most of the time. The inside is held by anti-regime groups, some of which are Islamists. The situation in Yarmouk was thrust in to the headlines on April 1 when ISIS fighters stormed the rebel-held area and unleashed a campaign of violence and killings. Since then, a local activist tells CNN, ISIS has withdrawn to another area and left the al Qaedalinked group Jabhat al-Nusra in charge of the district. 'The deepest circle of hell': Terrified Yarmouk residents describe ISIS raid . But this is only the most recent in a deadly urban war that is slowly grinding down Yarmouk's buildings and people. Of the more than 100,000 that used to live there, only about 18,000 remain, according to UNRWA, the U.N. agency tasked with aiding Palestinians. I have been to Yarmouk on various occasions, and the picture has always been the same. Pro-government factions surrounded the area and there was house-to house combat, mostly at night. A lot of destruction, very little territorial gain for either side, all of it taking a horrifying toll on the civilians trapped in the middle. "We have no food or water," one resident said, standing amid the ruins of Yarmouk's houses. "They should open a route so we can eat and drink and they can deliver assistance and food. We have nothing. What can we do?" But international aid groups can do very little. There are few occasions where aid is allowed into Yarmouk, or where civilians are allowed out. UNRWA can only care for those who do manage to escape. U.N. official to visit besieged refugee camp . The agency, along with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, runs several shelters for displaced people in government-controlled areas near the camp. Pierre Krahenbuhl, the Commissioner General for UNRWA, recently visited some of them and acknowledged that far too little help was reaching those who need it most. "We have to call on the world and call on all the actors in the world who can influence the situation to mobilize," Krahenbuhl said. "But much more has to be done to respect the civilians and to make sure that they are safe inside the camp." But of course those still inside are by no means safe -- subjected to shelling, bombing and street combat on top of being thirsty, hungry and in need of medication. But one thing that has not been broken is the residents' self-respect and pride. "This is Yarmouk camp and we are not leaving our homes," one man said. "Whatever happens, if they keep hitting us with barrel bombs we will die." An elderly woman recalled her life as a Palestinian refugee. "I fled Palestine when I was seven years old," she said. "But I will not leave the Yarmouk camp even if I am 75 or 76 years old. Yarmouk camp is equal to my soul. I built it with my bare hands. I carried its stones on my head from a village and laid the foundation to my home. Block by block I carried them on my head." But despite their defiance, there's seemingly nothing that can be done to prevent Yarmouk from being reduced to rubble. This is a war of attrition, two sides fighting for inches in tough combat without seeing that they are wrecking the prize they claim to be fighting for. Desperation for Palestinians trapped in Syrian refugee camp .

ISIS raided Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus on April 1 . 18,000 Palestinian refugees remain in the camp, cut off from vital aid . One defiant elderly resident told CNN: "I will not leave the Yarmouk camp even if I am 75 or 76 years old"

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There’s nothing better than a succulent steak, sizzling from the hot plate, charred to perfection on the outside, bursting with juices within. People often get it wrong when cooking this cut of meat and end up with an overdone dish that’s bone dry, grey-hued and distinctly unappetising. So what is the best way to cook the perfect steak? Do you season before or after? Oil the pan or the meat? And what are the best cuts? Scroll down for video . Speak to your butcher when you're shopping for a perfect steak and pay a little bit extra for the best meat . Allow your meat to come to room temperature before you start cooking, Mr McCarroll advised . According to Jared McCarroll head chef at M Restaurant and Grill, the first step to a perfect steak starts when you are shopping; when buying steaks purchase the best meat you can afford. He told Femail: ‘It’s best to speak to your local butcher and pay a little bit extra and reap the rewards when eating it.’ And while we all stress about the cooking times for steak, he advises in checking the temperature of the meat before you start preparing your meal. 'One of the most important steps in cooking the perfect steak that is often forgotten or never thought about, is to allow your meat to come to room temperature first. 'This will shorten the cooking time and help to prevent grey rings from happening,' Mr McCarroll continued. Your steak should have a fine texture, be well marbled (veins of fat running through the meat) and firm to the touch. The shape and thickness of the steak is also important; the best steaks are one to 1.5-inches thick as a thinner cut is likely to get dry quicker. ‘The texture will depend on the quality of the beef and the cut; fillet has the best texture but the least flavour, whereas ribeye has more flavour and more fat, less texture but more flavour,' the chef said. ‘When it comes to the shape of the steak, try and keep it flat and a decent thickness. ‘Too thin a steak will be easy to overcook. Also try to keep the shape the same throughout the whole steak as this will help to keep the cooking consistent. A rib-eye (pictured) has more fat and more flavour but less texture . Some people like theirs blue while others don’t want to see any pink in their meat. But what are the perfect timings to cook steak the way you like it? If you are unsure, it's best to speak to your butcher as they will be able to give you the best advice based on the thickness and cut of meat. The cooking times below are for a 2cm thick sirloin steak . Blue: 1 minute each side. The steak should be just warm and fell spongy under your fingertips. Meat should still be dark in colour . Rare: 1.5 minutes per side. Dark red with some juice. There will be some resistance when you press the meat but it should still feel soft and bouncy . Medium rare: 2 minutes per side. Pink meat with pink juice. Springy, soft and spongy. Medium: 2.5  mins per side. Your meat will be mostly cooked with only pink in the middle. The steak will feel firm. Well-done: 4 to 5 minutes. There will be hardly any pink and the meat should have a bouncy, firm feel. But which cuts are the best? Or do they all have their own strengths? 'The cut depends on individual preference,' he said. 'The most important thing is to look out for marbling. Marbling is a great way to tell the quality of the meat. The more marbling a piece of steak has means the more moist it will be. Marbling means your steak is full of mono saturated fatty acid, proven to reduce cholesterol levels. It also has a low melting point, thus giving you the melt-in-the-mouth effect. When seasoning, Mr McCarroll advises using coarse salt. ‘When seasoning the beef, I would place the beef on the grill and season the top with a coarse salt; either rock salt or Maldon is good. ‘The steak will absorb the salt and when you flip it the excess salt will fall off, which means you can season the other side. Cook your steak on a grill and only flip it over once, he said. 'For me the best way to cook a steak is straight on the grill. Charcoal and wood will give you the most flavour and smokiness but if you have a gas BBQ that will do as well. 'Ideally you should only flip your steak once,' he continued. And while we’ve all been told various cooking times for the perfect steak, Mr McCarroll says there are too many variables to have anything set in stone. ‘Cooking times will vary depending on the size of the steak, whether it is room temperature, how hot your grill is. 'There are too many variables to give a specific cooking time,’ he said. The T-Bone (left) gets its name from the distinctive T-shaped bone. Filet mignons are prized for their tender meat although they are the least flavourful cuts . T-Bone: This cut gets its name from its distinctive T-shaped bone T-shaped bone. A succulent piece of meat which is both a strip sirloin (bone in) and a tender filet mignon. Also known as: Short loin, porterhouse, club steak . Filet mignon: A cut taken from the heart of the beef tenderloin. Known for it’s tenderness and texture but is not the most flavourful cut. Also known as tenderloin, tournedos, cheauteubriand, beef medallion . A New York Strip has good marbling and a strong flavour. Top Sirloin comes from the rump and is tougher . New York Strip: A cut taken from towards the rear-end of the steer from just behind the ribs, this has good marbling and strong beefy flavour. An excellent cut for grilling as it has less fat. Also known as: Strip Lon, Shell Steak, Kansas City Strip, New York Strip Steak . Top Sirloin: Sirloin meat is near the rump so this might take some chewing as its much tougher than meat taken from the loin or ribs. The top sirloin however is taken from the tender centre of the sirloin. Grilling it quickly will bring out its flavours best. New York Strip: A cut taken from towards the rear-end of the steer from just behind the ribs, this has good marbling and strong beefy flavour. An excellent cut for grilling as it has less fat. Also known as: Strip Loin, Shell Steak, Kansas City Strip, New York Strip Steak . The classic rib eye is a well-marbled piece of meat. The porterhouse is a combination of two cuts of steak . Rib eye: A classic cut, rib-eye steaks are usually well-marbled which make them one of the juiciest, melt-in-the-mouth steaks. Fat is what gives this steak its flavour . Also known as: Scotch fillet, Delmonico steak . Porterhouse: A combination of two cuts, the porterhouse is a very large steak comprised of A New York strip on one side and a tender filet on the other. Also known as: T-Bone, Short Loin.

Jared McCarroll head chef at M Restaurant and Grill shares his expertise . The more fat your steak contains the more juicy it will be after cooking . Look for thickness rather than weight when choosing which steak to buy .

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Paula Creamer has called for a Masters tournament for women at Augusta National. Creamer, who won the 2010 women's US Open, first floated the idea on Twitter following Jordan Spieth's stunning victory at the Masters on April 14 stating: 'I hope The Masters will consider a Women's Masters soon. They do so much to grow the game. Fastest area of golf growth is women! #6Majors?' In the lead up to this week's Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in northern California, Creamer suggested a women's event could be staged the week following the men's showpiece in April. Paula Creamer plays her third shot on the 14th hole during the LPGA LOTTE Championship on April 17 . 'I think the patrons and everybody would love to have two weeks there, two tournaments. Why wouldn't you?,' Creamer said. 'It's 2015. I think Augusta and the Masters and everybody with that event, they want to grow the game so badly. 'That's what it is, about growing the game and giving people opportunities. There's no reason why we can't do that in women's golf. We're just as much a part of growing the game.'' Creamer continued: 'There's no reason why you can't revisit things. I think somebody's got to speak up and somebody's got to say something. 'It's an idea, I don't think that people should be ashamed to talk about it. I'd like to know truthfully why we wouldn't be able to have a tournament there. Definitely women's golf deserves something like that.'' World No 27 Creamer hits a tee shot on the 13th hole at Ko Olina Golf Club on April 15 .

Paula Creamer won the 2010 women's US Open . Creamer suggested a women's event could be staged the week following the men's showpiece in April . Jordan Spieth stormed to his first Masters title earlier this month .

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will go head-to-head once more in the race to be this season's top scorer in the Champions League – although Luiz Adriano threatens to spoil the party. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid booked their spots in the semi-finals this week with victories over Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid respectively. The planet's best footballers have scored eight times in Europe this season. But Shakhtar Donetsk’s Adriano, courted by Arsenal and Liverpool, has netted on nine occasions this term. Cristiano Ronaldo, in action against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, has scored eight goals in Europe . Lionel Messi also has eight goals in the Champions League this term; one fewer than Luiz Adriano . Ronaldo and Messi will both play at least two more times after Real Madrid and Barcelona reached the last four . Adriano, who moved to Donetsk in 2007, scored five against BATE Borsiov in the group stages. His performance that night made history, with the 27-year-old becoming only the second player to score five times in a Champions League game. The other was Messi for Barcelona against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. He also scored the third quickest hat-trick in the competition's history (12 minutes) as the Ukrainian side, knocked out by Bayern Munich in the round of 16, racked up the biggest-ever half-time lead (6-0) in Europe's premier tournament. ‘I am in a good moment of my career and we'll do what will be best for me and for the club,’ said Adriano last month when quizzed over his future. Adriano, who netted five times against BATE Borisov in the group, has scored more goals than any other player in the Champions League... he is out of contract in December and could move to the Premier League . ‘With my contract set to expire and many good performances, it'll be difficult to stay in Ukraine.’ Arsenal have sent scouts to watch Adriano in recent months, while Liverpool are also keen on the Brazilian. His contract with Shakhtar Donetsk runs out at the end of the year. Ronaldo and Messi however, remain in pole-position to top the scoring charts with Barcelona and Real Madrid both in the hat for the two-legged semi-finals to be played next month. Of the teams still in the pot, Neymar and Luis Suarez of Barcelona, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and former Manchester United and City striker Carlos Tevez, now plying his trade for Juventus, each have six goals. The draw for the last four will take place on Friday.

Luiz Adriano scored nine times for Shakhtar Donetsk in Europe this season . The Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the year... both Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in signing the 27-year-old . Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have netted eight goals this season . Real Madrid and Barcelona both in the Champions League semi-finals . READ: Our reporters have their say on who will win the Champions League . CLICK HERE for Sportsmail's guide to the Champions League final four .

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Manchester City bounced back from their recent 4-2 derby defeat by easing to victory against West Ham. An own goal by James Collins and Sergio Aguero's 20th Barclays Premier League strike of the season was enough to give City the three points. Here, Sportsmail's Chris Wheeler rates the players' performances at the Etihad Stadium. MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1) JOE HART 6 - The England goalkeeper couldn’t have wished for a quieter 28th birthday, and was rarely called into action by a toothless West Ham. PABLO ZABALETA 6.5 – Treated for bloody nose early on but that was about the extent of the damage inflicted on City. Got forward well as usual. Manchester City right back Pablo Zabaleta keeps Enner Valencia at bay by putting in a crunching challenge . MARTIN DEMICHELIS 6 – Careless slip let in Carlton Cole in the first half but otherwise looked relatively comfortable alongside a new defensive partner in Mangala. ELIAQUIM MANGALA 7 - Dominant display from City’s £32million defender who was able to enjoy a trouble-free return to the line-up, and snuffed out the few threats offered by the Hammers. ALEKSANDAR KOLAROV 6.5 – Went close with slightly deflected freekick and another effort from a tight angle in the second half. Defensively, faced little threat from Valencia. FRANK LAMPARD 6 – Only his fifth Premier League start for City and of lack match sharpness showed on occasions as his touch let him down. Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard was given a rare chance to impress by starting against West Ham . FERNANDO 6.5 – Didn’t have too much on his plate but was alert to track Kouyate’s burst from midfield in the first half and produced a fantastic interception tackle. JESUS NAVAS 8 – Much better from the little Spaniard. More direct and looked for an earlier pass, which contributed to both of City’s first two goals. Jesus Navas played a major role in Manchester City's two goals at the Etihad Stadium . YAYA TOURE 7 – A more lively display than of late from the much-maligned Ivorian who passed the ball well and his interception started the move for City’s second goal. DAVID SILVA 6.5 – Subdued display despite going close with a couple of efforts, and stretchered off following lengthy treatment after taking an elbow to the head from Kouyate. SERGIO AGUERO 7.5 – The Argentine’s third goal in two games took his total to 26 for the season, and the top of the Premier League scoring charts with 20. Can’t argue with that. Sergio Aguero celebrates with City team-mates Navas and Yaya Toure after putting his side 2-0 up . Manchester City ace Sergio Aguero wheels away in celebration after scoring his 20th Premier League goal . Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Boyata, Fernandinho (for Lampard 88), Nasri (for Silva 75, 6), Dzeko (for Aguero 90+1), Pozo. Scorers: Collins og 18, Aguero 36 . Booked: Navas, Silva . WEST HAM (4-1-4-1) ADRIAN 6 – Had little chance with either of City’s goals, particularly Collins’s own-goal which looped over his head and in off the underside of the bar. CARL JENKINSON 6 – One of West Ham’s better defenders and produced an excellent interception to deny Aguero an almost certain goal in the second half. JAMES COLLINS 5 – Won’t enjoy seeing a replay of his freakish own-goal. Almost redeemed himself with a great block on Silva – but not quite. West Ham centre back James Collins diverted the ball past Adrian to give Manchester City an early lead . WINSTON REID 5.5 – Did his best to hold City at bay but guilty of an awful dive in the dying stages that was thankfully ignored by the referee and ridiculed by the City fans. AARON CRESSWELL 5.5 – After his goalscoring exploits against Stoke last weekend, had a difficult afternoon up against Navas and struggled to cope at times. ALEX SONG 5 – Had his hands full trying to screen West ham’s defence against the blue tide in the first half and replaced by Jarvis as Big Sam tried to salvage something in the second. Alex Song, pictured with Lampard, was replaced by manager Sam Allardyce in the 66th minute . CHEIKHOU KOUYATE 6 – His arm into Silva’s face was the talking point of a dull game. It seemed to be more careless than malicious but City may think otherwise. MARK NOBLE 5 – Overrun in midfield and was able to offer his team very little. Struggled tpo get into the game at all. STEWART DOWNING 4.5 – Lost the ball in the build-up to City’s second goal and that summed up his performance. Below-par and lacked any impact at all. ENNER VALENCIA 6 – Anonymous in the first half but picked up a bit after the interval and had West Ham’s best effort with a fine individual run and shot. CARLTON COLE 4.5 – Was gifted the Hammers’ best opportunity in the first half but took too long to get a shot off. Struggled with little service and replaced by Nolan. Carlton Cole failed to impress on his first start since his side's 0-0 draw with Southampton in February . Subs: Nolan (for Cole 66, 6), Jarvis (for Song 66, 6), Nene, O’Brien, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Burke. Booked: Kouyate, Downing . Referee: Anthony Taylor 6.5 . Star man: Jesus Navas .

Man City bounced back from derby defeat with 2-0 win over West Ham . Sergio Aguero scored his 20th league goal of the season during victory . Jesus Navas impressed on the right-hand side of City's midfield . Manuel Pellegrini's side have moved to within one point of rivals United .

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The Duchess of Cambridge's baby is due as early as today, it has been revealed. According to one well-placed source, Kate's real due date is today or tomorrow - which would tie in with comments made by the Duchess herself. Speaking during an engagement in London last month, she said that her second child is due 'mid to late April'. Scroll down for video . Due today? The Duchess of Cambridge revealed her baby is due 'mid to late April' during a visit last month . Kate, 33, who was touring the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford with Prince William, added: 'Not long to go now.' Although April 25 is widely thought to be the Duchess' due date, royal sources point out that it has never been officially confirmed as such. 'We haven't ever confirmed a due date,' a Kensington Palace source told MailOnline. 'The Duchess herself said mid to late April and there have been plenty of dates bandied around in the media but we've never confirmed anything and we never will.' However, the 25th remains a favourite with punters according to bookmakers Ladbrokes, although tomorrow and Friday are also popular and are priced at just 6/1. The Duchess is currently thought to be staying at Kensington Palace, a short drive from the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital where she is due to give birth. Popular: The 25th is the favourite but the Palace says neither that date or any other has been confirmed . Preparations: The police were seen making final checks ahead of the birth outside the Lindo Wing yesterday . Yesterday, police could be seen searching the area in preparation for the Duchess' arrival and were seen peering under traffic cones and taking lamp posts apart. According to a statement released by Kensington Palace the same day, the new baby's father, Prince William, has finished his Air Ambulance training early and will now avoid the two-hour dash from Norfolk that some had predicted. 'The Duke of Cambridge has completed the first phase of his in-work air ambulance helicopter pilot training with Bond Air Services earlier than anticipated,' the statement read. 'This is due to a combination of The Duke performing well in the various modules and having very good flying conditions that allowed flight training and assessment to progress more quickly than had been planned. 'As he now will not have any further training to complete after returning from paternity leave, he will not return to duties with Bond until that time, and will remain on unpaid leave until then.' Fans: Royal fans have also set up camp outside the hospital, among them Terry Hut, 71 . Ready to go: The scenes outside the hospital are reminiscent of those seen for Prince George in 2013 . Back in town: The Palace has said Prince Harry will be in London this weekend before returning to Australia . But concerns have been raised about the possibility of the royal birth clashing with official events to mark the centenary of the Dardanelles campaign, with Prince William due to attend a wreath-laying service at the Cenotaph on Saturday. The ceremony, which is also being held to mark ANZAC Day, will be mirrored by another taking place in Turkey which is due to be attended by the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry. Kensington Palace have also said that rather than return directly to Australia, where he is currently taking part in training exercises with the Australian Defence Force, Harry will briefly travel back to London instead. Harry will attend Sunday's London Marathon, which, according to Palace sources, is a long-standing commitment but one that could be confirmed only after his Australian army schedule had been firmed up.

Sources have hinted that the Duchess' real due date is today or tomorrow . The Duchess herself has said that her due date is 'mid to late April' Although the 25th is favourite, the Palace says no date has been confirmed . Prince William is due to be at the Cenotaph for ANZAC Day on Saturday . Prince Harry will also be in London this weekend for the London Marathon .

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Fabio Borini may not have had much success climbing up the pecking order in the Liverpool attack but the Italian striker had no problems scaling the heights at Delamere Forest Park on Tuesday. The former Swansea striker made the most of the warm weather as he spent the day at adventure park Go Ape at the Cheshire forest. Borini appeared as a second-half substitute in Liverpool's 2-0 win against Newcastle at Anfield on Monday as clearly still had plenty of energy left as he was pictured taking part in a climbing exercise. Fabio Borini enjoys a day out at Go Ape in Delamere Forest Park on Tuesday . The Liverpool strike poses with friends at the adventure park in Cheshire as he enjoyed a day off . Fabio Borini came on as a second-half substitute during Liverpool's 2-0 win against Newcastle on Monday . The former Sunderland loanee took to social media to share pictures of his day out with his pals writing on Instagram: 'Sunny day off in Delamere forest! "Go Ape"!! It's good having friends around!' Borini has only netted once in 17 appearances for the Reds this season as he has struggled to establish himself in the team following his loan spell in the North-East last season. Liverpool's win on Monday moved Brendan Rodgers' side up to fifth, just four points behind Manchester City in the race for the top four.

Fabio Borini visited Go Ape adventure park in Delamere Forest on Tuesay . The Liverpool striker shared Instagram pictures from his day out . Borini came on as a substitute for Liverpool against Newcastle on Monday .

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Tim Sherwood has confirmed he will start Shay Given against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday, a day before the Irishman turns 39. Given has been selected each round of the competition, beginning under Paul Lambert, and Sherwood said he would keep faith with his deputy goalkeeper. Brad Guzan, Villa’s No 1, suffered heartbreak in 2010, when he was understudy to Brad Friedel but played every round of the League Cup – before being left out of the final against Manchester United by manager Martin O’Neill. Shay Given will start for Aston Villa against Liverpool in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley . The 38-year-old has played in all four of Villa's FA Cup matches this season and has kept two clean-sheets . Villa manager Tim Sherwood confirmed Given will start on Sunday, a day before the Irishman turns 39 . But Sherwood said there would be no such turnaround this year, with Given lasting until the final if Villa make it there. ‘Shay plays. Absolutely,’ said Sherwood. ‘He’s done nothing wrong Shay, he’s a large part of the reason we’re in this semi-final. ‘The saves he made against Leicester were fantastic and at the right time. He trains fantastically well and he’s pushing Brad all the way for that No 1 spot.’ Sherwood watched his Villa side in training on Friday as they prepare for the weekend's crunch clash . Tom Cleverley will be hoping to start at Wembley as he bids to impress with his loan expiring in the summer . Carlos Sanchez signed for Aston Villa from Elche during the summer and has made 31 appearences . Sherwood believes Villa can upset favourites Liverpool. ‘It’s a very exciting game, a great opportunity for this club to get to an FA Cup final,’ he added. ‘I’ve lost semi-finals myself, not a great feeling. ‘We’re going in with a positive state of mind. This club’s relegation is not at stake on Sunday it is about us maybe getting some glory for the football club. ‘We have the mindest to win the game, impose ourselves on a very good Liverpool side, that’s what we intend to do. ‘We think we’re capable, we have a good blend of players who can play and maybe go direct at time. We’re prepared to mix it up, we have a plan and we hope we can affect Liverpool.’ Fabian Delph (left) and Christian Benteke (right) were put through their paces ahead of Sunday's semi-final . Joe Cole lifted the FA Cup three times during a seven-year stint at Premier League leaders Chelsea . Aston Villa defeated rivals West Brom 2-0 in the last round to book their semi-final appearance at Wembley .

Shay Given to start against Liverpool in FA Cup a day before he turns 39 . Tim Sherwood confirmed the news as he prepares for Sunday's semi-final . Given has played in all four of Aston Villa's FA Cup matches this term .

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Forget football and females and other traditional pub banter - modern men are more likely to chat about their children over a pint with their friends. Relationship issues and sexual problems are also high on the agenda for discussion down the boozer. Those were the findings of more than 70 hours of footage from hidden cameras in one London pub. Session: Secret cameras at an east London boozer showed that men are more likely to discuss sexual problems and relationship issues than the weekend's football matches . They didn't pick up a single mention of football, while women were discussed only occasionally. One man in the Lord Nelson pub was heard telling his friends how he realised he was gay while dating a married woman. Three middle-aged men talked openly about erectile dysfunction and another spoke about his fears about having a kidney transplant. Secret Life of the Pub: Recordings showed how one man openly talked about erectile dysfunction . Catch up: The cameras revealed how the modern man feels happy to discuss sexual and relationship issues . Another customer at the pub on the Isle of Dogs, which attracts drinkers from all walks of life, including professionals from nearby Canary Wharf, told his companions the lack of affection shown to him by his parents means he values their friendship all the more. Landlady Kim Arrowsmith said: 'There are a lot of things today that women won't put up with. That's why the males know that now they have to be more sensible.' She said that although people knew they were being filmed for Channel 4, they soon forgot the cameras were there. The Secret Life of the Pub will be shown on Thursday.

Relationship issues and sexual problems discussed over a pint with mates . Hidden cameras recorded 70 hours of footage at Lord Nelson, east London . Cameras did not show any mention of football and women rarely discussed .

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Alex Hales claims he is still waiting for a 'proper crack' at one-day international cricket. The big-hitting top-order batsman has nine England caps to date, since his debut against India last August. But after opening alongside Alastair Cook four times in that series defeat, Hales has played in only five of England's subsequent 18 matches - including at the World Cup - and has batted instead at number three on three occasions. Alex Hales is hoping for a 'proper crack' at one-day international cricket with England . The 26-year-old is hoping for more continuity when England resume their ODI schedule this summer. Asked if he thinks he has had little of that so far, he told The Guardian: 'Honestly, yes I do. 'I don't feel like I've had a proper crack at it yet. 'I played the back-end of last summer against India, did okay without setting the world alight - and since then, it has been the odd game, coming in, dropping out again.' Hales was his own critic, after making an encouraging 40 on debut in Cardiff. Since the series against India last August, Hales has played in only five of England's subsequent 18 matches . He admitted back then, before his second innings, that India's seamers had limited his strokeplay, claiming: 'They were just very cunning. Once I got past 30, they were one step ahead of me. 'So it's up to me to put that right, and have that game smartness.' Nonetheless, he takes issue with the theory that he has been 'worked out' already at ODI level. He added: 'I read the press and saw the stuff about 'bringing the ball back in' and that I had been worked out - I got bowled once by Bhuvneshwar Kumar with an inswinger. 'That's not being worked out - that's a good delivery.' Nottinghamshire big-hitter Hales was run out last Sunday as his county battled to draw against Middlesex . Moeen Ali was preferred at the top of the order, alongside Cook in the series defeat in Sri Lanka and then with Ian Bell at the World Cup. 'Getting the news at the start of that Sri Lanka tour that I wasn't going to get first crack dented my confidence quite a bit,' said Hales. 'Maybe I let it affect me in a negative way. 'I am still learning my game, but I would definitely not say I have been "worked out".'

Alex Hales has nine England caps since his debut against India last August . The big-hitting batsman is hoping for a 'proper crack' with his country . Hales has played only five of last 18 matches since India series defeat .

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Three people are fortunate to be alive after a hot air balloon collided with a transmission tower and crashed to the ground during a training session in Russia. In the incident, which was captured on camera, the balloon catches the side of the tower and the basket, which carries three occupants, plummets to the ground. The instructor and two passengers were hospitalised with cuts and bruises but are all reported to be in a stable condition. The filmmaker captured the moment the balloon collides with the side of the transmission tower . The horrifying incident took place in the sky over Russia’s Dmitrov district. Recording from a car, the filmmaker follows three hot air balloons through the trees as they float in the sky. In the right hand corner of the screen a balloon can be seen edging closer to a transmission tower, but it seems it be moving in a controlled manner. Suddenly the balloon begins plummeting to the ground as the filmmaker continues to drive towards it . The balloon begins disintegrating and the basket, carrying three people, plummets towards the ground . Suddenly as the balloon passes by it collides with the tower, and despite the filmmaker’s distance from the accident, the tension on the balloon is visible. Continuing to drive closer to the balloon, the video maker captures it swaying in the wind – its tiny basket perched quite a distance above the ground. The car then makes its final approach towards it and suddenly the balloon begins plummeting as it starts to tear. The basket speeds up and hits the ground but luckily all of the passengers survive the accident . Within seconds the balloon appears to have disintegrated entirely and the basket begins to descend even quicker. Suddenly it crashes to the ground – and a scream can be heard from within side the filmmaker’s car. The video concludes with a number of people running over towards the fallen basket in an attempt to help the people on board as debris from the destroyed balloon rains down on them. The video concludes with people running over to the fallen basket and attempting to assist the passengers .

The hot air balloon crashed into the tower during a training session . Video footage shows balloon breaking apart as basket plummets . People on board received cuts and bruises but all survived . The terrifying incident took place in Russia's Dmitrov district .

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A drug dealer who was facing a dilemma over how to transport $30,000 worth of meth decided to stuff into an Easter bunny and stick it in the mail. It was sniffed out by a police dog in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and the intended recipient, Carolyn Ross, has now been arrested by police. When cops sliced open the bunny they found two condoms filled with the drugs. Scroll down for video... Easter surprise:  Tahlequah police said a package intercepted in Tulsa County contained an Easter bunny stuffed with $30,000 worth of meth. Jumpin' jack! Police say they got a tip and intercepted a package headed to a home in Tahlequah . On the hop: The investigation continues into whether there is more to this bunny-bound drug smuggling ring . Police were baffled over the decision to use a children's toy to smuggle the stuff: . Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said: 'The Easter Bunny I thought was a strange touch. Delivery: Police arrested Carolyn Ross who was looking out for the package to arrive . 'There were two condoms and meth stuffed inside the rabbit. It's not the prize egg that we want in Tahlequah.' The pound of meth has a street value of around $30,000. 'We've intercepted narcotics in the mail before,' said Chief Nate King. Tahlequah police were alerted by Tulsa County deputies that the package was to be delivered to Ross's home. 'We didn't know who at the home would receive the meth or if they knew what they were receiving,' King said. One officer went to Ross's home and posed as a delivery man. 'We got a plain white van, drove to the residence and served an anticipatory warrant on the resident,' King said to WFTV. Officials said that Ross confessed to knowing the drugs were in the mail. She said she was supposed to redistribute them to someone else. Ross is being held at the Cherokee Detention Center on $75,000 bond. Discovery: A hole was cut into the bottom of the rabbit and police found quite the surprise waiting inside. There were two condoms and meth stuffed inside the rabbit . Pricey stuff: The pound of meth has a street value of around $30,000 . Strange find: 'The Easter Bunny I thought was a strange touch,' Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said .

Police say they found the drugs stuffed in an furry Easter bunny . Cops say they got a tip and intercepted a package headed to a home . They found a pound of meth inside the bunny worth with an estimated street value of $30,000 . Resident Carolyn Ross admitted to police she was expecting the package . She's being held on a $75,000 bond as the investigation continues .

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Roman Abramovich has bought Tel Aviv’s Varsano Hotel for 100million Israeli shekels (£17.1m). The Chelsea owner, who frequently visits Tel Aviv on business, is expected to convert the 19th century building into his Israeli home. Covering 1,500 square metres, the hotel complex is listed as a preserved building. It consists of a main building with a large lobby, dining room and two studio suites, and six more bedrooms in three separate villas surrounded by gardens. Roman Abramovich has bought Tel Aviv’s Varsano Hotel for £17.1million as he splashes out on the property . The Chelsea owner frequently visits Tel Aviv on business and has splashed out on the luxury £17.1m property . The hotel complex, which Abramovich bought, is listed as a preserved building covering 1,500 square meters . Chelsea owner Abramovich is buying the Varsano Hotel from local businessmen Guy and Yaron Varsano . Abramovich finally got his wish after trying to buy a home in the Neve Tzedek quarter of Tel Aviv since 2008 . The purchase includes an adjacent car park, which is already zoned for and has approval for additional building, and will enable Abramovich to expand the premises. Abramovich is buying the Varsano Hotel from local businessmen Guy and Yaron Varsano - the latter is married to Israeli and Hollywood actress Gal Gadot (SuperWoman). Abramovich has been trying to buy a home in the fashionable Neve Tzedek quarter of Tel Aviv since 2008 when he had a $30m (£20.5m) bid for Chelouche House, formerly the neighbourhood school, turned down. Neve Tzedek was built in the late 19th century north of Jaffa, and links the ancient port to Tel Aviv’s financial district, which was built in 1906. Chelsea's billionaire owner Abramovich (right) pictured with his partner Dasha Zhukova previously . Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Abramovich pictured with his girlfriend Zhukova in May 2013 . Abramovich owns five luxury homes and a mega-yacht as he continues to grow his impressive empire . Until the 1980s the area was full of slum properties but in recent decades gentrification, together with the Israeli high-tech start-up boom, have seen Neve Tzedek become one of Israel’s most expensive quarters. Businessman Eyal Kamir and real estate agent Oren Katz are understood to have brokered the deal, and Tel Aviv law firm Yigal Arnon & Co acted on behalf of Abramovich. Journalists who phoned the Varsano Hotel were told that it is not taking any more bookings. Abramovich and his wife Dasha Zhukova, who are both Jewish, are frequent visitors to Israel. Only last year, Abramovich made headlines by booking all 111 rooms in an Israeli hotel in the Negev desert to entertain his guests during the Passover holiday, and over the past year he has invested in four Israeli companies. Now Abramovich can host guests in his own hotel. What does the man who has everything get himself? Roman Abramovich is worth more than $9billion (£6.1bn) but the Russian tycoon is seemingly trying his best to get rid of it... Abramovich lives the luxury lifestyle, with a football club, mega-yachts and five mansions among his prized assets. Here, Sportsmail run through some of the billionaire's best toys. Chelsea Football Club . Abramovich paid £140m for Chelsea 12 years ago, and since then they have won 12 major honours including three Barclays Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2012. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Abramovich has spent north of £840m on player transfers. His contribution has not gone unnoticed, and manager Jose Mourinho even thinks he has helped the sport: 'He has been good for Chelsea, good for English football, good for European football.' Chelsea's 1-0 win against Queens Park Rangers last week was Abramovich's 700th game. Chelsea owner Abramovich is a regular at Stamford Bridge to see his team play in the Premier League . Abramovich is worth more than $9billion (£6.1bn) and has splashed out on a new luxury Israeli home . A £1.5BILLION mega-yacht... twice the length of a football pitch! Bigger is most definitely always better - when it comes to mega-yachts, that is. Abramovich's 557ft luxury yacht features a mini-submarine, two swimming pools, 30 cabins, two helicopter pads, a missile defence system, a cinema - and it is the second-largest in the world. The boat named Eclipse was recently docked in Germany to undergo renovations in February. Pictured at Hamburg's Blohm Voss shipbuilders where it was originally built in 2010 and 2011, the ship was placed into a dry dock for work, though it's difficult to imagine what it is lacking! Abramovich's boat named Eclipse was recently docked in Germany to undergo renovations in February . Abramovich's 557ft luxury yacht features a mini-submarine, two swimming pools, 30 cabins and a cinema . Abramovich's yacht was at Hamburg's Blohm Voss shipbuilders where it was once built in 2010 and 2011 . Not one, not two, but five luxury homes! Abramovich owns five mansions. One each in Kensington, St. Barts, Colorado, Moscow or Israel, so he is always just a private jet ride away from a luxury weekend somewhere new. And not only that, each home is as luxurious as the last. Take his home in Kensington Palace Garden in West London, for example. This property was bought in 2011, and is understood to be worth more than £90m. He turned his attention to adding to it immediately after, requesting permission to transform the property and extend its garden. It was reported he wanted to create two new underground storeys - which would have been used so he and partner Dasha Zhukova could store part of their fabulous art collection there. It has been labelled as among the most expensive residences on Britain's most expensive street, and is everything an eccentric billionaire needs. Chelsea owner Abramovich owns five mansions in Kensington, St. Barts, Colorado, Moscow or Israel .

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has bought a new £17.1m property . He has bought Tel Aviv’s Varsano Hotel to convert into his Israeli home . The hotel is listed as a preserved building and covers 1,500 square metres .

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(CNN)Prosperity gospel pastor Creflo Dollar responded recently to critics of his campaign to buy a very pricey Gulfstream G650. Dollar noted in a recent address to his congregants that the devil was attempting to discredit him in regards to his campaign seeking $300 from 200,000 people globally to help buy the luxury jet. In a newly posted five-minute clip on YouTube, the Atlanta-area pastor speaks to his followers at World Changers Church International, tackling his critics and allegations about tithes, his real name and reports alleging members of having to reveal their W2 statuses to come into the church's sanctuary. "(The devil thinks) I got to discredit that man before he starts showing people Jesus!" Dollar preaches to loud applause. "I'm on my sabbatical, and the enemy's trying to discredit me," Dollar stated. Dollar is focused in the video on getting his point across and slams critics of his original request by stating to the people gathered, "I never one time came to you and asked you for a dime for this airplane, did I?" But in March, Dollar did appeal in a video to "friends from around the world," soliciting donations to replace his current 1984 Gulfstream G-1159A. Because of two accidents that occurred in the 31-year-old plane, Dollar and his staff have been flying commercial. "The (critics) don't know what we do. That's why they asked the question, what does a preacher need with an airplane? If you knew what we did, then you wouldn't ask that question," Dollar said. "Just because the world doesn't have it, doesn't mean that you can't." In March, the ministry's desire to purchase a Gulfstream G650 airplane was met with criticism on social media and was the subject of nationwide media reports. The furor came after a nearly six-minute video was uploaded on the Creflo Dollar Ministries website soliciting money for a Gulfstream G650, which sells for a reported $65 million. The page featuring the video and information on the fundraiser has been taken down, but those wishing to donate are still able to do so on the church's gift page. A Gulfstream G650 can fly 18 passengers and four crew members, according to gulfstream.com. The jet comes with two Rolls-Royce engines, high-speed Internet and two multichannel satellites and allows for a four-and-a-half-hour commute from New York to Los Angeles. "The G650 is the biggest, fastest, most luxurious, longest range and most technologically advanced jet -- by far," according to the site. The project wasn't limited to member donations, as the site stated that "we are asking members, partners and supporters of this ministry to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650." In the new video, Dollar claims the church has more than 3 million supporters worldwide who want him to come to where they are. The pastor has said the two incidents involving his old plane -- including one in which a mechanical failure caused the jet to skid off a runway in London while his wife and their three daughters were aboard -- have shown him it was time to turn to God for a new airplane. Prosperity gospel is a theology that promises wealth and health to those who tithe 10% of their income to the church. Attempts to contact Dollar's ministry for comment on Thursday were unsuccessful. CNN's Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

Creflo Dollar's ministry had posted a now-withdrawn request asking 200,000 people to chip in $300 each . Dollar preaches a prosperity gospel, which promises wealth to those who tithe 10% of their income to the church . The Atlanta-based pastor said the devil wants to stop him from traveling the world, spreading Christianity .

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PSV Eindhoven beat Heerenveen 4-1 to win the Dutch championship on Saturday for the first time in seven seasons. PSV's victory put them on 79 points and beyond the reach of second-placed Ajax Amsterdam, who have lost their title after four successive years as champions. Striker Luuk de Jong scored two headed goals in the opening period, the first inside three minutes as hosts PSV eased the nerves around the Philips Stadion with a fast start. PSV Eindhoven won there first Eredivisie title in seven years after beating Heerenveen 4-1 on Saturday . The Dutch league's leading scorer Memphis Depay took his tally to 20 for the season when he made it 2-0 midway through the first half with a stunning free kick. Heerenveen midfielder Joey van den Berg pulled a goal back for his side before De Jong restored the two-goal advantage just before halftime and Luciano Narsingh added a fourth late on. It is a 22nd league championship for PSV, who are second only to Ajax (33 titles) in the Netherlands. Luuk de Jong scored two headed first half goals to put his side in control at the Philips Stadion . Memphis Depay (left), who scored a terrific free-kick, and Georgino Wijnaldum celebrate with the shield . Bottom side Dordrecht moved closer to relegation following a 3-0 loss at Vitesse Arnhem. Dordrecht trail Go Ahead Eagles, above them in the relegation playoff position, by seven points with three games left to play. Valeri Kazaishvili scored two and Renato Ibarra got the other for fourth-placed Vitesse. AZ Alkmaar, in fifth, ensured they would be involved in the Europa League playoffs at least with a 3-1 home win over ADO Den Haag. PSV's players pose for photos with the shield as they sealed the title with an impressive performance . Serbian midfielder Nemanja Gudelj netted a brace and teenage defender Derrick Luckassen grabbed his first senior goal as the home side coasted to a comfortable win in the end. Portuguese striker Wilson Eduardo had equalised for the visitors 10 minutes into the second period.

PSV beat Heerenveen to lift their first Eredivisie title in seven years . Ajax, who won the title for four successive years, are behind in second . Luuk de Jong and Memphis Depay starred as PSV eased to 4-1 win . Dordecht are on the verge of relegation after 3-0 loss to Vitesse Arnhem . AZ Alkmaar qualified for the Europa League play-offs with 3-1 win .

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane capped off an 'unreal' season as he beat off stiff competition to land the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year 2015 on Sunday. Kane has been in superb form for Tottenham this season despite starting the campaign as third-choice striker, netting 30 goals in all competitions for the club while also scoring on his senior England debut. It's been a memorable breakthrough year for Kane, who spent time on loan at Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich City and Leicester City before breaking into the Spurs first-team under boss Mauricio Pochettino. Harry Kane capped off an 'unreal' season to land the PFA Young Player of the Year 2015 on Sunday . Kane has scored 20 Premier League goals for Tottenham this year in a dream breakthrough season . The 21-year-old arrived on Sunday having also been shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year award . Tottenham striker Kane arrived at the PFA Awards on Sunday with childhood sweetheart Katie Goodland . Kane will be remembered by Tottenham fans after scoring a match-winning brace in the 2-1 win over Arsenal . PFA Player of the Year: Eden Hazard . PFA Merit award: Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard . PFA Premier League Team of the Year . PFA Championship Team of the Year . PFA League One Team of the Year . PFA League Two Team of the Year . PFA Women's Player of the Year: Ji So-yun . PFA Women's Young Player of the Year: Leah Williamson . The Tottenham striker was congratulated on social media, with the likes of Gary Lineker and Spurs taking to Twitter to show their support. Kane came through the White Hart Lane club's youth ranks and he made his Premier League debut for Spurs during the 2012-13 season but it wasn't until this season that he broke into the first-team. He struck a free-kick winner from the bench at Aston Villa in early November and was then given a run of games by Mauricio Pochettino, with fellow frontmen Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor failing to deliver. And he has not looked back since. 'It is amazing. It is a very proud moment for myself and my family - hopefully the first of many to come,' Kane said of his award. 'I have got to keep working hard, but to be recognised by your fellow players is something special and it is a night I wont forget. It is incredible, an incredible feeling. 'It is amazing. It is a very proud moment for myself and my family - hopefully the first of many to come,' Kane said of his award. 'I have got to keep working hard, but to be recognised by your fellow players is something special and it is a night I wont forget. Kane tweeted before the ceremony: 'All set for the big night, big thanks to @paulsmithdesign for the suit!' In what has been a memorable breakthrough season, Kane also scored on his senior England debut . The England international also scored a brace in Tottenham's 5-3 victory against Chelsea on New Year's Day . The Tottenham striker was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year on Sunday . 2 - Player of the Month awards won back-to-back by Kane, making him only the fourth player to do so in the Premier League. 3 - He scored his first Spurs hat-trick in the Europa League in 2014, and even finished the game in goal after a red card for Hugo Lloris. 4 - Kane spent spells on loan at four different clubs before making his mark at White Hart Lane: Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich and Leicester. 6 - The striker had scored just six goals for Tottenham before a remarkable 2014-15 campaign. 8 - The age Kane was when he spent a year with the Arsenal academy. 20 - The number of goals hit by Kane in the Premier League alone so far this season. 21 - His age when he made his senior debut for England. 49 - Despite making this number of appearances this season, Kane wants to represent England in the Under-21 European Championships this summer. 79 - The number of seconds it took Kane to score in an England shirt after coming off the bench for a debut against Lithuania. 2015 - Kane has scored 16 goals since the turn of the year. 'It is incredible, an incredible feeling.' Asked to sum up his season in one word, Kane went for: 'Unreal.' Never doubting himself, had he been told 12 months ago this was his destiny, Kane said: 'I'd have said let's do it - let's get it on. 'A lot has changed since then but I have always believed in my ability and have been waiting for a chance to express myself. I didn't think it would go as quickly as it has done but I have managed to ride the wave and the season has got better and better. 'I got the opportunity with the gaffer and I have really enjoyed my season so far - I have taken my chance and this is why we are here.' Kane has been the shining light of the Tottenham side, and said: 'We have worked hard and I have worked hard to get to where we are now. It is going great and hopefully it is the start with more to come.' His stand-out occasion of the season came not in a Tottenham shirt, but when Roy Hodgson ushered him into the England side, Kane scoring after 79 seconds of his debut off the bench against Lithuania on March 27, in a European Championship qualifier. Asked for his favourite moment, Kane said: 'Making my England debut and getting that goal - it was a very proud moment. It made it even more special. 'For a footballer, to represent their country is the pinnacle, and I'm very proud. I was able to do that and it was a moment I won't forget.' Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino tipped the Chingford-born forward for even bigger things after he scored in the recent 3-1 win at Newcastle, to become the first Spurs player since Gary Lineker in 1992 to reach 30 club goals in a season. Kane beat off stiff competition from Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea (pictured) to win the award . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (right) was joined by team-mate Philippe Coutinho at the awards bash . Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, currently on loan at Manchester City, attended with fiancee Christine Bleakley . 'He has big potential,' the Argentinian said. 'He is young and this is his first full season in the first team. We need to push him to try to improve his level because he has the potential to improve. 'He's happy in the changing room and all his team-mates are happy, and I think all our supporters and the club are happy at his achievement.' Kane captained the north London outfit for the first time in a goalless draw at Burnley earlier this month. He also helped Pochettino's side reach the Capital One Cup final, where they lost 2-0 to Chelsea. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has tipped Kane for bigger things, saying 'he has big potential'

Harry Kane has scored 20 Premier League goals for Tottenham this season . In a superb breakthrough year, Kane also scored on senior England debut . Spurs striker beat off competition from David de Gea and Raheem Sterling . Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard was crowned PFA Player of the Year . Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard share PFA merit award . The PFA Awards ceremony were held in London on Sunday evening .

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Residents living yards from the scene of the £60million Hatton Garden heist have revealed how they were hit by 'peculiar' power cuts on the weekend before the daring crime. They also claim to have heard ‘drilling’ noises on the evening of Good Friday, but thought at the time that this was simply a continuation of road works that had been taking place in recent weeks. Meanwhile it has also been alleged that the thieves returned a day after the initial robbery in central London to steal more loot after becoming 'greedy'. Scroll down for video . Arrival: Two members of the criminal gang, with their faces obscured, can be seen entering the building . Leaving the area: Later on, they exit the building with wheelies bins thought to be carrying the stolen loot . Scotland Yard admitted last week that an alarm first went off at the scene after midnight on Good Friday, but it was graded as 'no police response was deemed to be required'. Residents on Greville Street - near the scene close to Farringdon station - say they had suspicious power outages a full week before the heist, which they now think could be linked. Farhana Begum, 19, who lives in a flat just a ten-second walk from the raided premises, added: ‘My mum actually heard drilling on the [Good] Friday night, it was probably about 9pm or 9.30pm. ‘But there had been road works, or construction work, going on in the street for the last couple of weeks, so she thought that they may have been working late. Protection: One of the gang members carries a large plastic bag past the camera to help obscure his face . Vehicle: A white transit van used to transport the gang and their loot pulls away from outside the building . ‘But she did think it was quite weird that they would be drilling at that time. Also, about two weeks ago, so the weekend before it happened, there was an electrical cut.' Miss Begum added: ‘It was over that weekend, so before the Holborn fire [under Kingsway on April 1] as well. It happened on either the Friday or the Saturday, it was just a bit peculiar.’ Career criminal: Noel 'Razor' Smith, who has 58 convictions and spent 32 years in prison, said the group was likely brought together by a 'Mr Big' Another local resident, data scientist John Han, 26, said: ‘We heard some type of loud noise which woke us up. It was late at night on the Friday or Saturday. I can't remember which. ‘I heard some type of noise. I'm not sure what it was, but I thought they were just doing road works in the street again. But I did think to myself why would somebody be doing road works at that time?’ Former bank robber Noel 'Razor' Smith - who was responsible for more than 200 bank robberies during his criminal career - believes the group made an unplanned return to the scene after their initial break-in when they realised their robbery had not been discovered. Mr Smith, speaking after having analysed video footage of the raid, told The Daily Mirror the organised criminals would be aware of the huge risk involved in returning for more spoils, but the rewards outweighed the danger. On Saturday night, police released dramatic CCTV images of the raid in the hope of a breakthrough in the investigation. The pictures show the robbers at work over several days as they take part in the raid on the basement packed with security boxes in London's diamond district. Described as 'highly audacious' by Metropolitan Police detectives, the men - wearing Adidas tracksuits, builders' hats and high-visibility jackets - were captured entering the building through a side exit, before leaving hours later with a wheelie bin full of jewels. The gang is thought to have hidden in an office before abseiling down a lift shaft and drilling into a vault . The group left the jewellers on Good Friday after having first appeared on camera the day before. But one of the thieves then reappeared on camera late Saturday night - a move Mr Smith described as a 'huge risk'. Saturday, March 28 . Thursday, April 2 . Friday, April 3 . Saturday, April 4 . Sunday, April 5 . Tuesday, April 7 . Mr Smith told reporter David Collins, writing for the Daily Mirror: 'He could be out the country by now spending the rest of his life a very rich man. Instead he's come back for more. 'I don't think this was part of the plan. But criminals are greedy.' Mr Smith went on to state the raid was likely organised by a 'Mr Big' who organised an elite crew made up of Europeans and Israelis, unknown to each other, acting on his inside information. CCTV shows the gang of at least six men breaking into a basement side door at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd building. It is now known they then took stairs to the second floor, disabled a lift and abseiled down the shaft to get to the vault, avoiding security doors. The footage is from the bottom of a fire escape by the basement side door. At 9.23pm on the Thursday, just minutes after employees left for the Easter bank holiday weekend, a red-haired man wearing a baseball cap was the first to arrive and headed downstairs to the vault. A street camera then picked up a white Ford Transit van drawing up outside and men were seen dragging wheelie bins away before the van left. The men, wearing high-visibility jackets and hard hats, carried large holdalls and dragged the wheelie bins downstairs towards the vault. It is thought that one of the bins contained the 77lb drill used to bore through the 6ft-thick vault wall. On Good Friday, at 7.51am the raiders emerged through the basement side door with holdalls, tools and the bins, now believed to be filled with diamonds, cash and jewellery. The van was seen pulling up again before the men loaded it and drove off. At 10.17pm on Saturday, the cameras showed three of the men returning with holdalls and tool boxes. From 5.46am on Sunday, the gang went back and forth four times with a wheelie bin from the vault to the van. They then loaded up the van and drove off at 6.44am. In total, 72 safety deposit boxes were opened out of 999 boxes in the vault. Possible identities suggested for the thieves have ranged from Russian gangsters to former Serbian military personnel, or that they are part of the 'Pink Panther Gang' from the Balkans. Scotland Yard was branded as 'incompetent' last week after admitting it got a call at 0.20am on the Friday from a company who monitors alarms across the South East, but instead of acting on it, deemed it 'no police response required'. A police spokesman said: 'The call stated that a confirmed intruder alarm had been activated at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd. 'The call was recorded and transferred to the police's (computer) system. A grade was applied to the call that meant that no police response was deemed to be required.' He added: 'We are now investigating why this grade was applied to the call. This investigation is being carried out locally. It is too early to say if the handling of the call would have had an impact on the outcome of the incident.' In response to whether officers had spoken to residents about the power cuts and 'drilling' noises, a police spokesman declined to comment. Meanwhile, a Ukip candidate who is under investigation for handing out sausage rolls to voters has revealed that he may have lost valuables in the Hatton Garden burglary. Kim Rose, a jeweller who is standing in the Southampton Itchen constituency in Hampshire, had a box at the safe deposit hit in the raid. The 58-year-old made headlines last week when it emerged that police want to question him after a report that he tried to woo potential voters with refreshments at a party event. Mr Rose is still waiting to hear whether his was among 72 boxes which were taken in the burglary and will be interviewed by police tomorrow morning over the sausage roll claims. WHERE WERE THE GANG FROM? Speculation over the gang’s origin has been feverish. Possible identities put forward have ranged from former Serbian military personnel to Russian gangsters, or that they are members of the so-called Pink Panther Gang from the Balkans, who have carried out robberies across Europe. However, the Pink Panthers have been violent and aggressive in the past, which was not the case here. AN ACCOMPLICE ON THE INSIDE? The men reached the fire exit through an alley leading from a side street in Hatton Garden, but this alley is protected by a metal gate and the raiders would have needed a key. Furthermore, there was no sign of a forced entry through the fire exit door into the company’s premises, indicating they had a key or that someone had let them in from the inside. Another theory is that a member of the gang had rented a space within the premises. LOOT SMUGGLED OUT OF THE COUNTRY? Some believe the haul was stolen to order for the Middle Eastern market. Whoever their buyer, it is agreed by police, former robbers and crime experts that the gems are likely to have already left the country - and probably very soon after the raid. According to one former robber quoted in a newspaper at the weekend, getting the goods out of the country would be ‘a doddle’. WHAT ABOUT THE ‘KING OF DIAMONDS’? A criminal mastermind known as the 'King of Diamonds' was named last week among the prime suspects. The only known picture of the mysterious robber comes from an unsolved raid on a Knightsbridge's Graff diamond store in 2007. The Panama hat-wearing raider entered the exclusive shop after jumping out of a chauffeur-driven Bentley. He and an accomplice then pulled out guns and made off with £13million worth of jewellery.

Locals say power cuts the weekend before raid could be linked to heist . They also tell of suspicious 'drilling' noises on evening of Good Friday . Group seen returning to scene on Saturday - a day after initial break-in . Police admit they didn't respond after alarm went off early on Friday .

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The sister of a missing woman who left a popular Spanish nightspot with two Brits who are now being probed over her disappearance has made a tearful video appeal for information on her whereabouts. Pretty Agnese Klavina, 30, vanished after being driven away from celebrity Puerto Banus haunt Aqwa Mist on September 6 last year. Older sister Gunta fought back tears as she described her sister as 'very beautiful' and spoke of her despair at the lack of news. Tearful: Older sister Gunta has made an emotional video appeal for information about Agnese's whereabouts . Blonde beauty: Agnese travelled to Marbella to start a summer job at the Ocean Club in Marbella, was wearing a multi-coloured halter neck dress and carrying a large white Louis Vuitton handbag when she left the club . Suspicion: Multi-millionaire property developer's son Westley Capper (left) and pal Craig Porter (right) were summoned to court on Monday in nearby Marbella . Looking pale-faced and drawn and speaking in a faltering voice, the 31-year-old said: 'It's been over seven months since she went missing and we don't know anything about her. 'I beg you. If anyone knows anything about her whereabouts or what happened to her that night, please provide us with this information and we will give this information to the police. 'We have heard that she left the nightclub with some English people. Please if you have heard, if you can imagine how I feel, how her mother feels, please give us some information about her.' Gunta's heartbreaking video appeal emerged hours after multi-millionaire property developer's son Westley Capper, 37, and pal Craig Porter, 33, were summoned to court on Monday in nearby Marbella. The pair, who are being investigated on suspicion of Agnese's illegal detention after a damning police report based on CCTV footage claimed she did not leave the club voluntarily, refused to answer questions about the case. A secrecy order imposed on the case was removed and a huge police file released to the family's lawyer. Marbella-based judge Sergio Luis Martin indicated at Monday's hearing - which took place behind closed doors - that he would be happy to meet Agnese's family and brief them on his findings so far. Missing: Friends reported Agnese missing the week of her disappearance along with her mum and sister after they flew to Spain when she failed to respond to calls and messages . The judge is now expected to order new DNA tests on a human hair found inside the boot of the Mercedes privately-educated Capper has admitted to driving Latvian-born Agnese away from the club in. Samples taken from a motorboat belonging to Capper's family - which police fear may have been used to dispose of Agnese's body if she is dead - are also expected to be analysed using DNA from her mum. Overweight expat Capper - whose Essex-born dad John specialises in buying and selling luxury properties around the world - has had travel restrictions imposed on him while the investigation against him continues. He is claiming he dropped off Agnese, whose boyfriend Michael Millis is a former owner of west London club Westbourne Studios, near a flat she was staying at for the summer close to the home of former England manager Fabio Capello. Porter, from Liverpool, says he fell asleep on the back seat of the car they left the club in before the drop-off. Forensic experts were unable to discover who the hair in the boot of the car belonged to during during initial tests following a sweep of the vehicle. Agnese with British boyfriend Michael Millis, who travelled to Spain to help the search for the 30-year-old . The motorboat belonging to Capper's family was seized in a port in the province of Murcia, around 300 miles east of Marbella. It left a port in Fuengirola near Marbella days after Agnese vanished. A doorman at Aqwa Mist was initially arrested alongside the two current Brit suspects for allegedly obstructing police inquiries - but the case against him dropped after the trio took part in a police reconstruction of the last night Agnese was seen alive. The criminal inquiry is expected to become a homicide probe if new DNA tests show Agnese was in the boot of the car or on the motorboat. Neither suspect has yet been formally charged with any crime as is normal in Spain in the early stages of an investigation. Aqwa Mist is one of four Marbella venues owned by international restaurant brand La Sala, whose shareholders include ex-Tottenham Hotspurs winger David Bentley and defender Dean Austin. Agnese Klavina vanished after being driven away from celebrity Puerto Banus haunt Aqwa Mist on September 6 last year . Capper (left) and Porter (right) after their court appearance on Monday. Privately-educated Capper has admitted to driving Latvian-born Agnese away from the club . Footballer Ashley Cole is said to have spent £12,000 on champagne he then sprayed over his friends during a night out at the nightspot the summer before last. Hollywood star Eva Longoria, American actor and singer Terence Howard, and boxer Amir Khan have partied there since its opening in June 2012. The stars of BAFTA award-winning reality TV soap opera TOWIE are also summer regulars at the club, which bills itself as Marbella's number one party venue. Lawyers acting for the two Brits refused to comment as they left court. A court official confirmed: 'Both suspects declined to answer questions from the judge. 'The investigation is ongoing.' A source close to the case said: 'The judge has indicated he will order fresh DNA tests which may involve the use of Agnese's mum's DNA. 'He had important questions to ask the suspects and obviously would have preferred it if they had agreed to cooperate with his investigation.' Capper's dad, known to friends as Fred, has made a fortune from purchasing and selling luxury properties across the world. He has modernised and sold luxury villas in fortress estates like La Zagaleta near Marbella, home to some of the world's wealthiest people. One of his companies also boasts of assets including yachts and private jets. An acquaintance, who asked not to be named, described him as 'mega-rich' and said he owned his own private plane with his name on the tail plate. He is currently understood to be based in Gibraltar. The source said: 'Westley might not look like a multi-millionaire's son but he's never wanted for anything.' Agnese, a 5ft 7in blonde who had travelled to Marbella to start a summer job at the Ocean Club in Marbella, was wearing a multi-coloured halter neck dress and carrying a large white Louis Vuitton handbag when she left the club. Friends reported her missing the week of her disappearance, along with her mum and sister after they flew to Spain when she failed to respond to calls and messages and they discovered her clothes and bank cards were still at a nearby flat she was staying at. Her friends and relatives have put up missing posters around Marbella and the neighbouring resort of Puerto Banus in the hope of cracking the mystery. Agnese's friends and relatives have put up missing posters around Marbella and the neighbouring resort of Puerto Banus in the hope of cracking the mystery . Boyfriend Michael admitted at the time: 'The longer Agnese is missing the more pessimistic we are about ever seeing her alive again' They have also set up a Find Agnese Klavina Facebook page linked to a GoFundMe page to help raise funds for legal fees linked to the search. Agnese's mum Daiga, in an appeal for information about her daughter's whereabouts in February, said: 'We can't believe this is happening. 'It has now been nearly six months without our daughter - not knowing if she is still alive or where she may be. 'Please help us find our Agnese, our lives will never be the same if we don't see her again. 'If anyone has any information no matter how small, it could make a big difference to our efforts in finding her.' Boyfriend Michael admitted at the time: 'The longer Agnese is missing the more pessimistic we are about ever seeing her alive again. 'I think if she was going to be found safe and well she would have contacted someone close to her by now and she hasn't.' Anyone with any information on Agnese's whereabouts can phone the Spanish police on (0034) 952762600 or the Find Agnese campaign number (0044) 7731 976471. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Agnese Klavina, 30, vanished after being driven away from a Spanish club . Older sister Gunta made a video appeal for information on her whereabouts . Brits Westley Capper and Craig Porter were summoned to court on Monday .

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A café in eastern China has started to charge customers an 'air-purifying fee' on top of normal bills after it installed machines to provide fresher air. The café manager said the shop has begun operating eight air purifiers 24 hours a day. By charging a one yuan (11p) 'air-purifying fee' per person, the café hopes customers will pay more attention to the growing pollution issue facing China, reported the People's Daily Online. Fantasy Café is one of the first establishments in China to start charging an 'air-purifying fee' A label is put on every table to alert customers about the surcharge which costs 11p per person . The two-storey Fantasy Café is located in downtown Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province. The decision has proved popular among customers, who are mainly students and white collar workers. Many say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthier air while enjoying coffee and meals. A label is put on every table stating clearly that there is an air-purifying surcharge. 'As soon as the customers come in, we will make it clear that there will be a one yuan surcharge for cleaner air,' said manager, Mr Sun, toHangzhou Network. 'If the customers can't accept it, they can choose not to come,' he added. A customer told the same reporter: 'I think this is a new way of running business. I feel more comfortable eating my meal here with so many purifiers in operation.' The café opened in July last year and offers various Western drinks and snacks, such as latte (£4), tiramisu coffee (£5), Spanish cured meat platter (£18) and pan-fried foie gras (£9.60). Serving a variety of Western drinks and foods, the café is popular among young people . Owner Zhu Ze, 50, bought the air purifiers earlier this year for around 100,000 yuan (£1,080). Mr Zhu told Hangzhou Network that his business has grown dramatically since he started using the devices. 'My goal is to remind my customers that we spent a lot of effort on providing fresh air,' he added. Customers say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee and meals . Like other cities in China, Hangzhou – which is surrounded by some of the finest landscapes in China, such as the West Lake – has been battling with air pollution. The city of nine million suffered heavy smog on 154 days in 2014. According to People's Daily Online, Hangzhou ranks number one in China in terms of vehicles per capita. The city's 1.26 million automobiles are the main cause of the poor air quality. Earlier this month, Chinese state media published a set of stunning aerial pictures which show the hundreds of thousands of vehicles thrown on the scrap heap in a sprawling 'car graveyard' as Hangzhou government aggressively aims to cut back emissions.

Customer being charged one yuan (11p) extra as an ‘air-purifying fee’ Eight air purifiers operate 24 hours a day between two floors . Manager says move will raise awareness about air pollution . Customers said they think fresher air makes their drinks more enjoyable . The café is located in Hangzhou, which had 154 days of smog last year .

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Fiorentina's fading hopes of qualifying for the Champions League all but disappeared on Monday as they lost 1-0 at home Verona after conceding a late goal, leaving them nine points behind third-placed AS Roma. Fiore were stunned in the 90th minute when Verona substitute Mounir Obbadi scored from close range after Alessandro Diamanti had missed a second-half penalty for the home side. Whistles greeted the end of the match and coach Vincenzo Montella had no complaints as his side paid dearly for failing to turn their domination into goals. Hellas Verona's midfielder Mounir Obbadi reacts after scoring the winning goal against Fiorentina . Former West Ham United midfielder Alessandro Diamanti goes down under a challenge from Rafael Marquez . 'Everyone is free to do what they want,' he told the club's website. 'We were not good enough to bring the three points.' When Alberto Gilardino was fouled by Verona keeper Rafael in the 65th minute and the referee pointed to the spot Diamanti stepped up but saw his penalty saved low down by Rafael. With that the Viola began to run out of ideas and Obbadi pounced when home keeper Neto failed to gather a shot from Lazaros Christodoulopoulos. Diamanti misses the chance to give Fiorentina the lead from the penalty spot against Hellas Veronas . Hellas Verona's head coach Andrea Mandorlini celebrates as his side earns a late win against Fiorentina . The defeat leves Fiore in sixth place on 49 points from 31 games, one place and a point behind Sampdoria who occupy the final Europa League qualifying spot. Fiorentina host Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday after the first leg ended 1-1. Fiorentina forward Alberto Gilardino looks to get an effort in on goal during their game against Hellas Veronas .

Verona substitute Mounir Obbadi scored late to secure all three points . Obbadi stunned the home side as goal in added time earned them win . Alessandro Diamanti missed a penalty for Fiorentina in the second half . Vincenzo Montella had no complaints as his side paid dearly for misses .

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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been moved to a new prison a week after he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life behind bars. A state prisons official says Hernandez, 25, was moved Wednesday to the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. Hernandez had been at Cedar Junction prison in Walpole since he was convicted April 15 of killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. Scroll down for video . Aaron Hernandez, 25, was convicted on April 15 of killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd (right) in 2013. He was sentenced to life in prison . Though Hernandez spent his first week after being convicted at Cedar Junction prison, he was moved on Wednesday to Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center (pictured) in Shirley, Massachusetts . Sousa-Baranowski Correctional Center is a maximum-security prison about 40 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts . Souza-Baranowski is the state Department of Correction's newest prison. It opened in 1998 and is about 40 miles west of Boston. It houses more than 1,000 inmates, many of whom are serving life sentences, and is named for two department employees killed during a failed escape attempt in 1972. Souza-Baranowski is considered the most advanced prison in the state by the state Department of Corrections, according to the Boston Herald. The facility has 366 cameras recording live 24 hours a day and a microwave detection perimeter with taut wire, according to CNN. Inmates in the prison are sent there because they 'present serious escape risks or pose serious threats to themselves, to other inmates, to staff, or the orderly running of the institution. Supervision of inmates is direct and constant'. Hernandez's new prison is about ten minues was from Fort Devens, where Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been held for the last two years . Hernandez will be Souza's most famous inmate. Larry Levine, a former federal inmate who now advises offenders heading to prison, said that some staff will treat him like anyone else, while some might ask Hernandez for his autograph . There are several placement options for an inmate at Souza: solitary confinement; a less harsh but still restricted block, general population; 'lifers block', for those serving life sentences; and the 'kitchen block', for those who work in the prison kitchen. It is unknown which area Hernandez will be put into. Hernandez will be Souza's most famous inmate yet, according to CNN. 'There will be a lot of staff that will treat him like an animal that he is, but there will be other staff that will want his autograph and treat him like a star,' said Larry Levine, a former federal inmate who spent 10 years in high- and minimum-security prisons and founded Wall Street Prison Consultants, which advises offenders and convicts heading to prison. It is unknown which cell block Hernandez will be placed in: solitary confinement; a less harsh but still restricted block, general population; 'lifers block', for those serving life sentences; and the 'kitchen block', for those who work in the prison kitchen . A corrections officer hands an inmate his meal through a small opening between the mess hall and the kitchen at Souza-Baranowski. This is how Hernandez will receive his meals . Ninety per cent of the inmates at the prison are locked in their cells, which include a bunk, toilet and sink combination, a small writing shelf, and a stool affixed to the floor, are locked in their cells for 19 hours a day. There is a shelf for a TV, which inmates can buy for about $200. The cells have two windows - one on the room's door that has slots for hand, middle and ankle cuffing, and a second that looks out to a wall, buildings or trees that is approximately 4in by 20in. On the same day as Hernandez's relocation, Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, said in a press conference that she will call Hernandez as a witness in the civil suit against him. In his new cell, Hernandez will be staying about ten minutes from Fort Devens, where for the last two years Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been held, according to WPRI. A corrections officer monitored the security camera system at Souza-Baranowski, where 366 cameras are used to monitor inmate activity . Electronics such as televisions, fans, and typewriters that can be purchased by inmates are clear so corrections officers know if they have been opened or tampered with . Ninety per cent of the inmates at Souza are locked in their cells, which include a bunk, toilet and sink combination, a small writing shelf, and a stool affixed to the floor, are locked in their cells for 19 hours a day .

Hernandez was moved on Wednesday to the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts . He had been at Cedar Junction prison in Walpole since he was convicted April 15 of killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd in 2013 . Souza-Baranowski is Massachusetts' newest and most advanced prison . Hernandez's cell will have a bunk, writing desk and stool, a combination sink and toilet and room for a TV, if he wants to spend $200 .

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A drag queen who was friends with Robert Durst when he was living as deaf, mute woman has revealed how fascinated the scion was with wigs and make-up. The 71-year-old real estate tycoon used to live on Galveston Island, on the Texas Gulf Coast and went by the name of Dorothy in the early 2000s. Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, told Click 2 Houston that when he met Durst he was pretending to be a deaf, mute woman. Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, (pictured) is a drag queen who was friends with Robert Durst when he was living as deaf, mute woman . Clair Schuler told Click 2 Houston Durst was 'very infatuated with the drag queens that performed, and their hair and their make-up, especially the hair and the make-up' Schuler said Durst even carried around a tablet to communicate his thoughts at Garza's Kon-Tiki. He said he was not fooled by Durst's apparent deafness and just thought he was an older divorcee coming to grips with his sexuality. 'He was very infatuated with the drag queens that performed, and their hair and their make-up, especially the hair and the make-up,' said Schuler. "When you saw him in drag honey, eww, it was not pretty. It was blue eye-shadow and red lips, not pretty," said Schuler. He said that Durst was shy and never let anyone touch him or take photos. Schuler (pictured at Garza's Kon-Tiki) said Durst even carried around a tablet to communicate his thoughts.He said he was not fooled by Durst's apparent deafness and just thought he was an older divorcee coming to grips with his sexuality . Schuler said Durst was a generous tipper and although there were some strange things about his nature he did not think of him as a threat. A few months later Durst was arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering his neighbor, Morris Black - he was found not guilty. Last week Durst's first court date culminated in a shouting match after none of his lawyers' witnesses showed up. He is awaiting extradition to face murder charges in California appeared in New Orleans accused of illegal gun possession. Controversial: Robert Durst, 71, (file image pictured) is now facing the death penalty in California, where he is accused of murdering his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000 . His defense team was expected to challenge the case by accusing police of searching Durst's hotel room in the city without a proper arrest warrant. However, as a shackled Durst appeared to be sleeping in the courtroom, the judge raged at his attorneys for being unprepared as they requested to delay the hearing. Durst was arrested on March 14 on charges of possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a gun with a controlled substance, which carry a combined maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but has yet to be formally charged. It was the day before the final HBO episode aired of The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst. Authorities who searched the room, where Durst stayed under an alias, claim to have found over $42,000 in cash, a revolver, marijuana and a latex mask that could fit over his neck and head. FBI agents arrested Durst over fears he would flee the country, the agency has said. On Thursday, the judge eventually agreed to postpone the hearing until next week, when the witnesses - two FBI agents and a state trooper - could be charged with contempt of court for failing to appear. Long a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Kathleen Durst, in 1982 in New York, Durst was acquitted in the dismemberment killing of his neighbor in Texas in 2003. He is now facing the death penalty in California, where he is accused of murdering his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000. The real estate heir was temporarily placed on suicide watch soon after his arrest. His lawyers claim his Asperger's Syndrome led him to erroneously trust the HBO producers, who screened semi-confessional interviews that will now be used against him in trial. Durst, who prosecutors have said is worth up to $100 million, has long been estranged from his powerful family, which has major New York real estate holdings. He has been held without bail at a facility for mentally ill inmates about 70 miles (110 km) from New Orleans, with local authorities having labeled him a suicide risk.

71-year-old tycoon used to live in Texas and went by name of Dorothy . Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, said that when he met Durst he was pretending to be a deaf, mute woman . Said that Durst was shy and never let anyone touch him or take photos . Schuler said Durst was a generous tipper and although there were some strange things about his nature he did not think of him as a threat .

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Former All Blacks star Mils Muliaina was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault following Connacht's clash with Gloucester on Friday night - with TV cameras capturing the moment he was hauled away by police following the game. Muliaina, who earned a century of caps for New Zealand before retiring after the 2011 World Cup, signed for Connacht at the beginning of the season and has made 11 appearances for the Irish province so far. Moments after his side's 14-7 loss at Kingsholm, the Kiwi veteran was led away to a police van with the entire incident broadcasted live on TV. Connacht full-back Mils Muliaina makes a run during his side's Challenge Cup match against  Gloucester . Muliaina is led away by police following his side's 14-7 defeat by Gloucester on Friday night . The former All Black was arrested at Kingsholm and then led to a police van where he was detained . Muliaina's arrest was captured live on Sky Sports following the Challenge Cup quarter-final . Muliaina, who announced this week that he would be moving to Italian club Zebre next season, started at full-back against the Cherry and Whites playing 35 minutes before withdrawing with a leg injury just before half-time. Details of the alleged incident are yet to be confirmed but Muliaina was in action for Connacht against Cardiff on March 6 in a Guinness Pro12 clash at the Cardiff Arms Park. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: 'A man in his 30s was arrested at Kingsholm Stadium on Friday 3rd April on suspicion of sexual assault in relation to an incident in Cardiff in March. 'The man has been handed over to officers from South Wales Police who are investigating the incident.' Connacht released a statement late on Friday night stating: 'Connacht Rugby can confirm that player Mils Muliaina is currently assisting the South Wales Police with enquiries relating to an alleged incident in Cardiff in March of this year. As this is a legal matter, Connacht Rugby will be making no further comment at this time. Muliaina earned 100 caps for New Zealand and retired following the 2011 World Cup on home soil . A powerful and skillful full-back, Muliaina made his Test debut when he appeared as a replacement in New Zealand's 15-13 loss to England in Wellington. The Samoa-born player quickly established himself as first-choice No 15 featuring in the subsequent Tri-Nations series and the 2003 World Cup. Muliaina was ever-present in the black jersey for the next few seasons and played a starring role in the All Blacks side that demolished the British and Irish Lions 3-0 in the 2005 series. The former Waikato Chiefs three-quarter was part of the New Zealand outfit which crashed out of the 2007 World Cup following a shock quarter-final loss to France at the Millennium Stadium. Israel Dagg's emergence seemed to spell the end of Muliaina's All Blacks career but he still made it to his third World Cup campaign in 2011 and played his final Test against Argentina in the quarter-final in Auckland winning his 100th cap in the process. A shoulder injury put an end to his tournament, however, as his country went on to lift the William Webb Ellis trophy. A two-year spell playing with NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes in Japan followed before he returned for second stint with the Chiefs back in New Zealand. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Mils Muliaina won 100 caps for New Zealand before retiring in 2011 . Muliaina has been playing for Connacht in Ireland this season . The Kiwi was playing against Gloucester on Friday night . Muliaina was led away led away by police after the match .

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Manchester United climbed above rivals Manchester City on Saturday night into third place in the Premier League table after a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa. Ander Herrera opened the scoring before half time and Wayne Rooney made it two after the interval with a superb second before Christian Benteke pulled one back for Tim Sherwood's side. But midfielder Herrera added his second and United's third late on to secure the three points for Manchester United. Here, Sportsmail's Dominic King gives his player ratings from Old Trafford. Manchester United (4-3-3) David de Gea – One of the quietest afternoons he has had all season; perhaps that explained his aberration for Aston Villa’s goal – 6 . Antonio Valencia – Industrious down the right flank, almost created a goal for Rooney with one surge; not tested defensively – 7.5 . Manchester United pair Phil Jones (left) and Antonio Valencia (right) battle Christian Benteke for the ball . Phil Jones – With Villa offering no threat, the England international was able to engage cruise control. Had Benteke under-wraps – 7 . Marcus Rojo – Elegant on the ball, passed it well and came close to opening the scoring with a 30-yard drive that fizzed over the bar – 7 . Daley Blind – Always looks comfortable regardless of the position he plays; a professional job in a professional performance – 6.5 . Ander Herrera – To think there was a time when he couldn’t get a game. Passing was excellent and his two goals were thoroughly deserved – 8.5 . Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera celebrates opening the scoring against Aston Villa . Michael Carrick – Having a renaissance this season after disappearing under David Moyes; kept things simple and smooth – 7 . Marouane Fellaini – He bullied Liverpool in his last performance but wasn’t so aggressive here; could have scored with a second half header – 6.5 . Juan Mata – No repeat of his Anfield heroics. Flitted in and out of the game, some nice moments but times when he disappeared – 6.5 . Juan Mata in action for Manchester United against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday . Ashley Young – Had the bit between his teeth against his old club; came close to a goal with a flashing drive in the second half – 7.5 . Wayne Rooney – Captain led by example and scored a quite magnificent half-volley to give United an unassailable lead – 7 . Wayne Rooney (centre) celebrates his goal with team-mates Radamel Falcao (left) and Herrera . SUBS . Di Maria (for Young) 70mins . Falcao (for Fellaini) 77mins . UNUSED . Valdes (GK), Rafael Di Silva, Di Maria, Falcao, Januzaj, McNair, Pereira . Aston Villa (4-4-2) Brad Guzan – Earned his keep with saves from Rojo, Blind, Rooney and Fellaini; couldn’t do anything about Herrera’s goal – 7 . Alan Hutton – Substituted at half-time with an injury. Had previously found it hard work trying to contain Young – 5.5 . Jores Okore – Powerless to stop Rooney scoring a magnificent second; not a great impact on the game – 5.5 . Aston Villa defender Jores Okore (left) vies for the ball with Manchester United captain Rooney . Ciaran Clark – Fortunate to escape in the fourth minute when wrestling Rooney to the floor; could easily have been sent-off – 6 . Matthew Lowton – Playing out of position on the left and it was heavy weather at times when Mata started running at him – 5.5 . Charles N’Zogbia – Seemed his job was more centred on stopping United attacking rather than on going forward himself – 5.5 . Carlos Sanchez – Lots of energy in the middle but offered nothing to get Villa going forward; difficult afternoon – 6 . Fabian Delph – Had his work cut out trying to keep Herrera in check. Never had chance to get Villa moving forward – 6.5 . Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph (left) battles for the ball with Ashley Young of Manchester United . Andreas Weimann – Didn’t make much of a contribution going forward and had little influence on the game; substituted late on – 6 . Christian Benteke – Threw his side a late lifeline when benefitting from a rare De Gea lapse; it was the only chance he got – 6.5 . Aston Villa striker Benteke (left) celebrates scoring against Manchester United . SUBS . Joe Cole (for Weimann 77mins) UNUSED . Given (GK), Baker, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cole, Gil, Grealish .

Ander Herrera impresses with two goals for Manchester United in victory . Wayne Rooney also finds the back of the net against Aston Villa in 3-1 win . Brad Guzan the best performer for Tim Sherwood's side at Old Trafford .

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Tinder has added the ability to let people add their latest Instagram snaps to their profile. The firm's latest update automatically shows the latest pictures posted to Facebook's site. Tinder also said it had improved its mutual friends feature. Scroll down for video . Tinder will now display the last 34 pictures of a person's Instagram feed - and allow users to see more. Simply open Tinder, go to your new profile, and connect it to your Instagram account with a single tap - your Tinder profile will automatically start displaying your recent Instagram photos. Tinder only displays the last 34 photos, users can venture out to the app for a look at the full library. 'You asked, we listened,' the firm said. 'We’ve made some exciting new changes to your Tinder profile including a slick, new Instagram integration and more common friends.' The firm said it made the changes after noticing many users put their Instagram user name in their profile. 'Now there’s no need to put your Instagram handle in your profile description to tell your story (we got sick of having to do that, too).' It also stressed that the app would not let other visitors to your Instagram feed know it was part of a dating profile. 'And in case you were wondering, Tinder won’t post anything to Instagram on your behalf or alter your existing Instagram privacy settings.' Tinder has overhauled its profile as part of the Instagram integration - and now shows friends of friends as well as more interests . The firm has also used Facebook to boost its 'mutual friends' feature. Tinder now shows you the mutual friends and friends of friends you have in common with your potential matches. 'This adds more context and an extra degree of connection to every swipe,' Tinder claims. It is also preparing an overhaul of the way profiles look, expanding the number of interests people can add. Earlier this month Tinder rolled out ‘Tinder Plus’, a premium service allowing people to ‘undo’ a like or change their location. A study has found that nearly two thirds of dating app users are men - and one in five will pay for premium services. Sixteen to 34 year-olds make up the majority of mobile dating app users, accounting for 70 per cent of the total user base. The study, carried out by London-based research firm GlobalWebIndex, also found that six per cent of web users currently use a location-based dating app. Significantly, just a fifth of dating app users are paying for an online dating service,' co-authors Jason Mander and Felim McGrath said in the report. But now they have set a limit on the number of ‘likes’ a user can perform in one day - which seems to be set at 100. When a user reaches this limit, the app tells them ‘You’re Out of Likes’, and gives a countdown clock until 24 hours are up so they can start swiping again. But, below this clock, a big red button says ‘Get Unlimited Likes with Tinder Plus’. A price is then shown. But different users are reporting the app is asking for different amounts. It seems the prices range from around £1.49 a month to as high as £14.99 - but the reasons why are not clear. This means some users will pay £17.88 a year for Tinder Plus - but others, in the upper price category, will have to fork out a whopping £179.88 a year. This equates to some users inadvertently paying £162 more than others over the course of a year. Speaking to MailOnline, Rosette Pambakian, Vice President of Communications and Branding at Tinder, told MailOnline the app is testing out different price points ahead of a global release. 'We are testing Tinder Plus in select markets at various price points before rolling it out globally,' she said. 'The UK is one of our test markets, so a certain portion of the population was given access to Tinder Plus at varying price points.' However, it is still not clear how the app decides how much to charge a user - and whether it is based on location or activity. In addition, Tinder has not commented on whether a user will receive a refund if they ultimately paid over the odds for the final price of the service.

Tinder only displays the last 34 photos - but users can easily see more . Firm also said it had improved its mutual friends feature .

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CBS political analyst John Dickerson has been announced as the new host of Face the Nation, taking over from veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer. The Chief Political Correspondent of Slate Magazine was announced as the new host on the show on Sunday after the 78-year-old announced he would be retiring last week. He is expected to make his first appearance this summer, ending Schieffer's 14-year reign as host of the long-running news program, and said he's 'honored and excited' by the new job. Dickerson worked for Time Magazine for 12 years, four of them as White House correspondent, and has written extensively about the 2008 presidential campaign, the Obama presidency and his second run at the White House in 2010. CBS political analyst John Dickerson (left) has been announced as the new host of Face the Nation, taking over from veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer, who announced his retirement last week (right) Career: Schieffer began at the political affairs show 'Face the Nation' in 1991, asking direct questions to politicians in a Texas twang . Schieffer, who has worked for CBS since 1969, revealed he was stepping down last Wednesday. He was speaking during an annual symposium that bears his name at Texas Christian University's Schieffer School of Journalism in Fort Worth, his alma mater. 'It's been a great adventure,' Schieffer said at the college. 'You know, I'm one of the luckiest people in the world because as a little boy, as a young reporter, I always wanted to be a journalist, and I got to do that. 'And not many people get to do that, and I couldn't have asked for a better life or something that was more fun and more fulfilling.' Last Wednesday night, Schieffer tweeted 'Great talking journalism at @TCU tonight. Also really happy to be in my hometown, where it all started, to announce my retirement.' 'Breaking': Producers of the show announced the decision on Twitter on Sunday during the show . Background: Dickerson worked for Time Magazine for 12 years, four of them as White House correspondent, and has written extensively about the 2008 presential campaign, the Obama presidency and his second run at the White House in 2010 . Big reveal: CBS This Morning Anchor Gayle King said Schieffer's announcement 'stunned' Stay tuned: King also uploaded this shot of Schieffer to Instagram after the news broke . Tribute: CNN news anchor Jake Tapper called Schieffer a 'legend' Wednesday night . He will be missed: Matt Drudge also said he was 'sad to see' Schieffer retire . A former newspaper reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Schieffer joined CBS News in 1969 and has been the network's chief Washington correspondent since 1992. He began at the political affairs show 'Face the Nation' in 1991, asking direct questions to politicians in a Texas twang. He had an unexpected career highlight starting in 2005, filling in as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News' following Dan Rather's exit for a year and a half until Katie Couric took over the role. His folksy style got good reviews, boosted ratings and healed morale at the news division following the network's discredited report on President George W. Bush's military service. Schieffer survived bladder cancer about a decade ago, a brush with mortality that was one factor in his 2008 announcement that he would retire with the inauguration of a new president in January 2009. That inauguration came and went and Schieffer stayed. He was enjoying the job too much. The death of NBC's Tim Russert, whose 'Meet the Press' led in the ratings for many years, opened Sunday morning to a tighter competition. 'Face the Nation' often led, and CBS responded by expanding the show to an hour. 'I know what you're thinking,' CBS News President David Rhodes said in a memo to his staff Tuesday. 'Bob's thought about retiring before, is he really retiring now? And of course with his long connection to CBS News we'd be happy to learn that he's not leaving now, or that he can be seen by our viewers in the future.' But Rhodes said Schieffer wanted to announce the end of his career where it all began. Rhodes called him 'an inspiration and a mentor to so many colleagues - and, frankly, to me.' CBS would not talk Tuesday about potential successors at 'Face the Nation.' Schieffer hasn't had a single substitute when he took time off; Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell, Major Garrett, John Dickerson and Nancy Cordes have all filled in at different times. His chief competitors are Chuck Todd at 'Meet the Press' and George Stephanopoulos at ABC's 'This Week.' Rhodes told Politico '[Schieffer] felt very strongly about doing this at TCU. He's been really deveoted to us, he's had such a long career here - but he's also made a huge investment in TCU. 'His wife is still on the board, his name is on both the journalism and the communications school. He and I have been talking about this for a long time.' CBS News quoted Schieffer as saying Wednesday 'We like any large organization we have had our ups and downs; we're on a high right now. 'Face the Nation,' I think, is better than it has ever been.' Issues: Schieffer survived bladder cancer about a decade ago, a brush with mortality that was one factor in his 2008 announcement that he would retire with the inauguration of a new president in January 2009 . Bob Schieffer, center, acknowledges applause from panelists P.J. O'Rourke, left, Holly Williams, second from left, Gayle King and Dan Balz, right, after announcing his retirement from CBS News at the close of the Schieffer Symposium on the News at TCU .

Dickerson was announced as replacement during show on Sunday . Journalist is the Chief Political Correspondent for Slate magazine . Revealed he is 'honored and excited' by the new job . His veteran CBS colleague announced he was stepping down last week . Texas native Schieffer has been host of the show since 1991 .

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Prince Harry will tonight fly out of the UK to Australia without seeing his new niece or nephew . A disappointed Prince Harry will tonight fly out of the UK to Australia without seeing his new niece or nephew. With the Duchess of Cambridge now overdue for the birth of her second child, the prince will not be able to meet the new royal baby until he returns to this country in mid May. Harry, who will be bumped down to fifth in the line of succession by the new arrival, had returned briefly at the weekend to hand out prizes at the London Marathon after undertaking several engagements in Turkey to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. He was dragging out his return until tonight in the hope of getting to meet the new little prince or princess. But with Duchess now several days overdue, Harry is being forced to return to Australia where he is on a month-long placement with the army, followed by a week long official tour of New Zealand. Instead he spent time playing doting uncle to his nephew, Prince George, who turns two in July, at the Cambridge's apartment at Kensington Palace. Kate and her husband, Prince William, had been told to expect their new son or daughter – who will be fourth in line to the throne – by Saturday, according to sources. The Duchess – whose son, Prince George, was also around a week late - herself told well-wishers earlier this year that the new little prince or princess was due 'mid to late April'. When Prince George's little brother or sister is born the news will be revealed to royal correspondents in a press release followed by an announcement two minutes on the Kensington and Buckingham Palace social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram. Details of their arrival – including their six, birth weight and details of the attending medical staff - will then be posted in the traditional way on an easel outside Buckingham Palace. Scroll down for video . Although palace officials have barred media from camping outside the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where Kate is due to give birth, in order to prevent what they describe as a 'media circus', excitement was mounting yesterday with royal 'superfans' continuing their own round-the-clock vigil. The Duchess – whose son, Prince George, was also around a week late - herself told well-wishers earlier this year that the new little prince or princess was due 'mid to late April' Harry had returned briefly at the weekend to hand out prizes at the London Marathon after undertaking several engagements in Turkey (pictured) to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign . The mounting tension saw bookmakers' cash in with a flurry of bets on everything from the time of birth to the new baby's name – and even their hair and eye colour. Prince Harry will no doubt be encouraged to see that 4/1 odds are being offered for the baby to be a fellow red head. Ladbrokes customers appeared to favour Arthur for a boy, with odds collapsing to 8/1, and Alice remaining the hot favourite for a girl with odds of just 5/4. Some were still hankering after Diana (14/1), in memory of William's late mother, or even Elizabeth in honour of the Queen (6/1). The firm said one male customer in the Manchester area had bet £10,000 on the new baby being a girl, the largest single wager so far received. Spokesman, Jessica Bridge, said: 'As far as the money is concerned they will soon welcome Princess Alice into the family.' Coral said yesterday that it had seen a slew of bets come in that the baby will arrive today (Monday) – now 6/1 joint favourite – with odds of 10-1 that the nation is still waiting at the end of the week. Many bookmakers are also offering 4/1 odds of the couple welcoming their new child into the world on Wednesday – their fourth wedding anniversary. Prince William and Kate pose with their son Prince George at the National History Museum in London . Preparations have been made outside the Lindo Wing of the hospital for the huge crowds expected to welcome the royal birth - with the Duchess said to be up to four days overdue . As the 'spare to the heir', it is unlikely that the duke and duchess's new baby will accede to the throne – although it is not unheard of. Most recently the Queen's own father became King George VI when his elder brother, King Edward VIII, unexpectedly abdicated over his love for 'unsuitable' American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Thanks to recent changes in the law of succession, if the new baby is girl then their claim to the throne cannot be superseded by a younger brother, should William and Kate go on to have a third child. She will also be known as HRH Princess (forename) of Cambridge after the Queen altered a century-old ruling in the run up to Prince George's birth which had meant that only the eldest son of a Prince of Wales (as well as the children of a monarch and the sons of those children) was entitled to the honour. The new arrival will also bump Prince Andrew out of the 'top five' for the first time. He will drop to sixth in line to the throne. His eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, will find herself relegated to seventh – the advantage being that she will no longer require the Queen's approval for her marriage. Her younger sister, Princess Eugenie, will become eighth. If the baby is a girl it will be the first Princess of Cambridge to be born for 182 years. Kate has said in the past that she favours a boy but that her husband rather likes the idea of a girl. Grandfather Prince Charles has said he would like a girl – while his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, always longed for a daughter.

Prince Harry will fly out of UK tonight to continue placement in Australia . This means he will not be able to meet royal baby until return in mid-May . He will be bumped down to fifth in the line of succession by the new arrival . Duchess of Cambridge is several days overdue for birth of second baby .

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Lampedusa, Italy (CNN)The cramped galley of the ship is filled with the smell of fresh garlic frying in olive oil. Gaetano Cortese, a tall, thin, sunburned 27-year veteran of Italy's Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police) is waxing eloquent on his favorite subject: food. "We picked it this morning from the hills of Lampedusa," he declares with a flourish, waving thin sprigs of wild asparagus under my nose. He demonstrates how you must break it apart with your fingers, bit by bit, until you get to the hard part, which you keep aside to boil down in water for the pasta sauce he is preparing with his shipmate, Enzo Idone. Cooking, however, may be a positive distraction from dark memories. How I was smuggled into Europe -- and why it was worth it . We boarded the Finance Police's ship, the Calabrese, in Lampedusa harbor earlier in the evening. The Calabrese regularly patrols the Mediterranean off Lampedusa, which is Italy's southernmost territory and just 70 miles, or just over 110 kilometers, from the Tunisian coast. In recent years, it has been the first point of entry to Europe for tens of thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East. A few years ago, the Calabrese was on the look out for "contrabandisti," smugglers trafficking in cigarettes and drugs. But in recent years, its 12-man crew has joined Italy's effort to rescue migrants coming from Africa and the Middle East. We spend seven hours on board the ship, but nothing much happens. We see some Italian fishing boats the crew knew by sight. Shortly after sunset, the Calabrese's captain, Gianluca Busonera, begins calling out quick orders to his men as we approach a small boat. The easy-going crew seem to tense up. One man turns on a bright spotlight and focuses the beam on the boat, while another with powerful binoculars read out the name on the back. Busonera peers intently at the boat, which appears to be a fishing vessel, then shrugs. "It's fine," he tells me. "If it were low in the water, we'd know it was full of people, but this boat is riding high." He waves to the Tunisian boat, where an older man in a jacket waves back. Busonera gives him a thumbs up, and steers the ship to the right. It's a routine evening for the Calabrese, and that is just fine with the crew. They've seen enough troubles in their time to appreciate an uneventful day's work. Back in the galley, I ask Cortese about his worst experience while serving at sea with the Guardia di Finanza. He and most of his shipmates took part in the rescue effort on October 3, 2013, after a ship with hundreds of migrants had gone down off Lampedusa. More than 350 people died in that disaster. The crew of the Calabrese was able to rescue four of the survivors. Cortese's cheery demeanor suddenly becomes serious. "I still remember pulling out of the water, with our hands, a young, pregnant woman who had just died," he recalls. "There were children," adds his crewmate, Idone, shaking his head. "We recovered the bodies of children. It was a bad situation. I remember the body of a boy we recovered. We put him in a body bag. His head was in this hand," he said waving his hand as if he had just picked up the lifeless body. Why migrants are risking their lives to reach Italy . Cortese and Idone stress that as fathers, there is nothing worse than having to see the bodies of dead children. "At the moment," recalls Cortese, "we were too busy to think about it, but when we go home, before going to sleep, it comes back to us." He emphasizes that he and his shipmates were just doing their duty as professional military men. Out in the Mediterranean, with no land in sight, you realize just how vast it is. And although it's been warm on land in Sicily recently, at night on the water, it's cold and windy. On board the Calabrese, we are warm, well-fed and in good company. The ship is well-maintained and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, allowing Busonera to plow confidently through the waves in the dark without fear of running into anything. It contrasts starkly with conditions migrants have recounted to us of the rickety boats and unseaworthy rubber dinghies they use to try to cross the Mediterranean. Often they're without food, water or shelter, their boat's crew inexperienced and untrained. That's if they have a crew at all. Many migrants have been beaten and robbed of all their possessions before they board. And unless a ship like the Calabrese comes to their rescue, death at sea is a definite possibility.

Ben Wedeman joins the Calabrese, an Italian patrol boat as it traverses the Mediterranean looking for migrants . Often the crew have little to report, only coming across fishing boats or other commercial vessels . The Calabrese was involved in a rescue in October 2013, during which more than 350 people died .

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(CNN)Five years ago, Rebecca Francis posed for a photo while lying next to a dead giraffe. This week, she got threatened for her action. The trouble started Monday, when comedian Ricky Gervais tweeted the photo with a question. "What must've happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal & then lie next to it smiling?" Gervais wrote. In the past three days, his tweet has been retweeted almost 30,000 times. A number of people insulted and threatened Francis in response to the giraffe photo and others featuring her. On the website rebeccafrancis.com, there are photos of Francis with other animals, including a lion, which other Twitterers responded to. Francis, who has appeared on the NBC Sports Network outdoor lifestyle show "Eye of the Hunter" and was the subject of an interview with Hunting Life in late March, responded in a statement to HuntingLife.com on Tuesday, which was posted on its Facebook page. The death came about, she said, because she was asked by others on an African hunt to "preserve" him for the local people. "(The locals) showed me this beautiful old bull giraffe that was wandering all alone. He had been kicked out of the herd by a younger and stronger bull. He was past his breeding years and very close to death," she said. "They asked me if I would preserve this giraffe by providing all the locals with food and other means of survival. ... I chose to honor his life by providing others with his uses and I do not regret it for one second. (The locals) did not waste a single part of him. I am grateful to be a part of something so good." According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, there are about 80,000 giraffes in Africa, a decline of 60,000 in the past 15 years. On a website called rebeccafrancis.com, where the photo is posted, Francis describes herself as a longtime outdoors enthusiast and a fan of bow-hunting. "I prefer bowhunting, and the animals I have taken with a bow include: a 10 1/2 ft. brown bear, black bear, shiras moose, alaskan moose, dall sheep, stone sheep, desert bighorn ram, rocky mountain bighorn ram, mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, mountain goat, antelope, arapawa ram, kudu, zebra, black wildebeest, giraffe, springbuck, blesbuck, lynx, badger, and squirrel," she writes. "I have also taken many of the same species and more with a rifle." She has achieved the "Full Curl of North American sheep" with a bow, according to the Hunting Life interview, and hopes to achieve the "Super 10." The latter, according to liveoutdoors.com, "entails the taking of one animal from the ten basic North American species: bears, cats, deer, elk, caribou, moose, bison/muskox, goat, antelope and sheep." Tom Opre, the producer and co-host of "Eye of the Hunter," says she won the first season of "Extreme Huntress," an online offshoot of "Eye," and co-hosted a handful of "Eye" episodes. The rebeccafrancis.com website was apparently last updated in 2013, though it makes mention of a 2015 TV series called "Sheep Shape" on the Sportsman Channel. CNN has reached out to Francis for comment.

Rebecca Francis' photo with a giraffe was shared by Ricky Gervais . Francis was threatened on Twitter for the picture . Francis, a hunter, said the giraffe was "close to death" and became food for locals .

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Sometimes strong-willed children can prove a challenge to parents, especially when it comes to doing what they're told. And that's certainly the case in one household, as a new video shows. Little Catalina from America was filmed emptying out the contents of the kitchen cabinets at home. But when her father tells her to clean up her mess, she vehemently refuses with a heated - and rather cute - argument ensuing. Standing in a frilly skirt with her arms crossed, Catalina answers back at her father in a bid to get him to do the cleaning. 'I already cleaned the kitchen, no it's your turn, I'm not picking up your mess,' her elder firmly responds. As the argument goes on, the volume gets higher and higher. At one point Catalina hits her father's leg in frustration. Caught red-handed: Little Catalina from America was filmed emptying out the contents of the kitchen cupboards at home . Pointing the finger: But when her father tells her to clean up her mess, she vehemently refuses with a heated - and rather cute - argument ensuing . The two then point back and forth at each other as the debate continues. Showing her cheeky side, Catalina proceeds to pick up a couple of pans and march forwards with them before dumping them down and standing again with her arms crossed. 'No I'm not doing it... you put them away,' her father says, quickly latching on to her antics. At the end of the video Catalina's father walks off, leaving her alone to figure out what to do with the kitchen implements. A woman filming the scene can be heard letting out a soft giggle after watching the boisterous toddler in action.

Little Catalina from America was filmed emptying out the contents of the kitchen cupboards at home . But when her father tells her to clean up her mess, she vehemently refuses with a heated - and rather cute - argument ensuing .

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Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling is no stranger to the back pages, but he hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons on Sunday after he was allegedly pictured smoking a shisha pipe. In a photograph revealed by the Sunday Mirror, the 20-year-old is seen taking a drag from the large orange pipe – containing fruit-scented tobacco and smoked through hot coals via a tube – in a picture published in the Sunday Mirror. Sterling recently snubbed a new £100,000-a-week contract at Anfield amid fears he could leave the club this summer. Liverpool midfielder Raheem Sterling can be seen pictured on social media whilst smoking a shisha pipe . The 20-year-old (second right) recently snubbed a £100,000-a-week contract offer from the Merseyside club . The England international (right) played in the Red's FA Cup quarter final win over Blackburn on Wednesday . Sterling, who has 14 caps for England, was snapped on a social media site with the picture captioned ‘1 down 3 to go’, suggesting there was more puffing in store for the youngster that night. It is said that one single shisha session is equal to smoking around 200 cigarettes. Having already irked certain Reds fans for refusing to dedicate his immediate future to Brendan Rodgers’ team after being offered the improved contract offer, he could again cut an unpopular figure for putting his health at risk during the Merseysiders’ run in to fight for a top four place in the Premier League. Sterling (second right) attended the launch of the 2015-16 Liverpool kit at Anfield on Friday afternoon . There was a large turnout for the launch of the new kit, which will be worn throughout the 2015-16 season . On the The British Heart Foundation website it clearly states: ‘Like cigarettes [shisha] contains nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead.' However Sterling is not the first England international to be caught indulging himself in the increasingly popular fad. Jack Wilshere became embroiled in his third smoking controversy in 15 months after a picture emerged of the Arsenal midfielder holding a shisha pipe at a nightclub in February. The 23-year-old was recovering from ankle surgery after sustaining an injury during a defeat by Manchester United in November last year. Choosing to keep his disciplinary plans private at the time of Wilshere's misdemeanour, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was clear about his views on players that choose inhale potentially harmful substances. England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere (right) was involved in a smoking controversy back in February . 'I disagree completely with that behaviour,' the Frenchman said. 'When you're a football player you are an example and as well you don't do what damages your health. 'When you go out socially [and smoke] you as well damage your reputation as an example.' Depending on the result in the Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon, Sterling and his Liverpool team-mates could close the gap between themselves and fourth placed Manchester City to four points if the Blues fall to their local rivals and if they defeat Newcastle on Monday.

Raheem Sterling was pictured on social media smoking from a shisha pipe . The revealing image was accompanied with the caption '1 down 3 to go' The Liverpool star recently turned down a £100,000-a-week deal with Reds . Sterling is the second England midfielder to be snapped smoking a shisha this year alongside Jack Wilshere .

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Campaigners against the new Protein World 'Are You Beach Body Ready?' adverts are celebrating today after learning that they are being taken down. Transport for London (TFL) has revealed that the controversial posters around the London Underground, featuring a bikini-clad model called Renee Somerfield are being removed. The sight of the 24-year-old's toned figure towering above train platforms has caused a stir among feminists and body image campaigners - a change.org petition calling for the adverts to be pulled has already attracted more than 50,000 signatures. One of the many Protein World posters on the London Underground that have been defaced . Several of the images have also been defaced by bloggers, angry at the perceived insinuation that only women who look like Renee are ready to go to the beach. The Advertising Standards Authority has also received more than 200 complaints from people saying that the adverts promote an unhealthy body image. But today, TFL confirmed that it was pulling the posters down, because they had come to the end of the three-week advertising period that Protein World had paid for. The company also said it had taken note of the reaction from customers to the advert and that they would bear it in mind if they received a request to put up posters of a similar nature in future. The posters are now being removed from the London Underground . A TFL spokesperson told MailOnline: 'This advertisement will begin to be removed from our network as scheduled from tomorrow. 'We have received one complaint about it and we will be guided by The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) if a similar advert were to be submitted again. 'We have zero tolerance towards graffiti on the network and take action to prevent it and remove it.' The removal of the posters comes as a protest organised against Protein World in Hyde Park on May 2 gathers steam - hundreds of people are expected to attend the rally in central London. The posters have caused a huge backlash on social media, with thousands of tweets directed at the campaign. One user called Catrin Stewartwrite: 'You clearly know what you're trying to sell with that offensive, unrealistic and sexist advert.' Another called Livy Christophers ‏said: 'YOU don't get to tell women what is offensive. "Are you beach body ready" really means "why don't you look like this."' Online fitness store Protein World, who claim that the image is entirely unPhotoshopped, have been actively engaging in the furore on social media, strongly defending their campaign with some biting responses to aggrieved Tweeters . Online fitness store Protein World, who claim that the image is entirely unPhotoshopped, have been actively engaging in the furore on social media, strongly defending their campaign with some biting responses to aggrieved Tweeters. 'We are a nation of sympathisers for fatties,' a spokesperson for Protein World tweeted to one user after she signed the change.org petition calling for the removal of the advert. 'Why make your insecurities our problem?' TV presenter Susanna Reid described the campaign for protein shakes, which features a toned swimwear-clad model alongside the slogan 'Are you beach body ready?', as 'anxiety inducing' during an interview with the fitness brand's Head of Global Marketing on Monday morning. The Good Morning Britain presenter and her co-host Ben Shephard grilled Richard Staveley about the uproar surrounding the poster, which has attracted the wrath of many social media users. Many have been outraged that the advert appears to suggest women cannot go on the beach in a bikini unless they look like the slim model in the advert. 'What if my only goal is to be on a beach?', Susanna asked Richard, adding, 'Am I irrational by finding that advert a little bit anxiety inducing?' Weighing in on the debate: Susanna Reid revealed she found the controversial Protein World advert 'anxiety inducing' on Good Morning Britain on Monday . Security threat: Staveley revealed police were investigating a bomb threat made to the company . The Protein World boss defended the campaign, saying: 'That may be but we are a fitness brand, our own aspirations are to make the nation healthier and ask each one of us to set our sights higher, to be fitter, to be healthier and actually have an inner and outer confidence within ourselves.' The TV stars also addressed the company's blunt responses to Twitter complaints, including 'why make your insecurities our problem' and 'grow up'. But Staveley believes the reaction is justified, saying, 'There is an irrational minority who have decided to interpret it in that way.' Susanna, 44, retorted: 'Do you think everybody who objects to it is irrational? Am I an irrational extremist?' Defending Protein World: Richard Staveley, Head of Global Marketing, insisted the company's advert wasn't meant to offend and was targeted at health-conscious individuals looking to get fit in time for summer . The company boss revealed Protein World has received 'threats on our head office, physical and violent threats'. He added: 'We had a bomb threat ... that’s been reported to the police. It’s currently being investigated.' Staveley concluded his appearance on the ITV show by declaring that it had been a 'fantastic campaign' for the brand and they won't changing their advertising methods in future. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it has received 216 complaints about the advert and is 'carefully assessing' the complaints to 'establish if there are grounds for further action'. Sales of protein powder - which can be priced up to £45 per kilogram tub - are rocketing in the UK, growing from £73m in 2007 to £170m in 2012. They are expected to reach £358m by 2017, according to the market-analyst Euromonitor, as gym-going Brits add the stuff to post-workout smoothies and drinks in a bid to build muscle. Meanwhile, Katie Hopkins came to Protein World's defence, tweeting: 'Chubsters, quit vandalising Protein World ads and get your arse running on the road. Feminism isn’t an excuse for being fat. Eat less, move more.' And writer Samantha Brick, who is open about feeling confident about her looks, posted a provocative update on Facebook: 'Just ordered MY size 8 yellow bikini for my beach hols in June. I WILL be bikini ready. *That* ad TOTALLY worked for me.'

Transport For London are removing 'Are You Beach Body Ready?' posters . TFL say Protein World has come to end of three-week ad placement period . A rally has been organised against Protein World in Hyde Park on May 2 .

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An ancient Buddhist meditation practice could be as effective as modern drugs at beating depression, new research suggests. A study published in The Lancetfound mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) led to similar outcomes as antidepressants when treating the mental disorder. Mindfulness - which teaches people to focus on the present moment – is a growing movement based on ancient Eastern traditions of meditation. Scroll down for video . Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which teaches people to focus on the present moment, has similar recurrence rates as anti-depressants, a study found . Researchers found patients on a MBCT course suffered almost the same rates of recurrence as those taking anti-depressants. Over two years, relapse rates were 44 per cent in the MBCT group compared to 47 per cent in the medication group. This suggests it offers an 'alternative treatment' for those averse to the idea of taking drugs, said the researchers. A course of MBCT treatment typically lasts for eight weeks and mainly relies on meditation but also includes cognitive behaviour therapy and yoga. It's designed to help the patient develop a healthier, more accepting relationship with their thoughts and feelings. Professor Richard Byng, of the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, said: 'Currently, maintenance antidepressant medication is the key treatment for preventing relapse, reducing the likelihood of relapse or recurrence by up to two-thirds when taken correctly. 'However, there are many people who - for a number of different reasons - are unable to keep on a course of medication for depression. 'Moreover, many people do not wish to remain on medication for indefinite periods, or cannot tolerate its side effects.' The first study of its kind discovered MBCT isn't more effective than antidepressants but could offer similar protection - with no significant difference in cost. Inspired by ancient Buddhist meditation, mindfulness courses were developed in the late 1970s by US doctors to combat stress. The guiding principle is to live more 'in the moment', spending less time going over past stresses and worrying about future problems. Techniques include moving the focus of attention around the body and observing sensations that arise – the so-called 'body scan'. A secular practice, it is said to help people recognise and overcome negative thoughts while noticing small pleasures. Professor Willem Kuyken, of Oxford University, said: 'Depression is a recurrent disorder. 'Without ongoing treatment as many as four out of five people with depression relapse at some point.' MBCT was developed to help people who have experienced repeated bouts of depression by teaching them the skills to recognise and respond constructively to the thoughts and feelings associated with relapse - thereby preventing a downward spiral. In the study, 424 adults with recurrent major depression were split into two group at random - half remaining on antidepressants and the others coming off and receiving MBCT. The latter group attended eight group sessions lasting two-and-a-quarter hours and were given daily home practice. Afterwards they had the option of attending four follow up sessions over a 12 month period. The MBCT course consists of guided mindfulness practices, group discussion and other cognitive behavioural exercises. Those in the maintenance antidepressant group continued their medication for two years. All trial participants were assessed at regular intervals over two years for a major depressive episode using a psychiatric diagnostic interview tool. Although five adverse events were reported - including two deaths - across both groups they were not judged to be attributable to the interventions or the trial. Professor Sarah Byford, of King's College London, said: 'As a group intervention mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was relatively low cost compared to therapies provided on an individual basis. As many as four out of five people with depression relapse at some point, experts said. An MBCT course could be offered as an alternative to drugs . 'In terms of the cost of all health and social care services used by participants during the study - we found no significant difference between the two treatments.' Professor Kuyken added that although the MBCT doid not work any better than anti-depressants, the results suggest a 'new choice' for the millions of people with recurrent depression on repeat prescriptions. Study participant Nigel Reed, of Sidmouth in Devon, said: 'Mindfulness gives me a set of skills which I use to keep well in the long term. 'Rather than relying on the continuing use of antidepressants mindfulness puts me in charge, allowing me to take control of my own future, to spot when I am at risk and to make the changes I need to stay well.' Professor Roger Mulder, of Otago University in New Zealand who reviewed the study for then journal, said: 'Because it's a group treatment that reduces costs and the number of trained staff needed it might be feasible to offer MBCT as a choice to patients in general practice. 'We therefore have a promising new treatment that is reasonably cost effective and applicable to the large group of patients with recurrent depression.'

Patients using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) had the same recurrence rates as people taking anti-depressants . Mindfulness meditation teaches people to focus on the present moment . Experts said MBCT courses could be offered as an alternative to drugs .

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Tim Sherwood has urged Aston Villa to man up as he labelled their clash with relegation rivals QPR the club's 'biggest game' for years. They host Rangers on Tuesday with Sherwood admitting he does not have the players to grind out results. Victory would move Villa five points clear of the Barclays Premier League drop zone but they will return to the bottom three if QPR, three points behind with a better goal difference, win. And Sherwood underlined the magnitude of the game ahead of the showdown. Tim Sherwood (from left to right), Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey during their time at White Hart Lane . Sherwood (right) sits on the bench with Tottenham Hotspur staff Ferdinand (centre) and Ramsey (left) Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates his goal by saluting Sherwood (right) and Ramsey (centre) 'I think this is the biggest game that a lot of these players have ever played for this football club,' he said, with Villa in 17th. 'This is without doubt the biggest game of the season for Villa and possibly one of the biggest in a number of years. 'This is the biggest (of my managerial career).' But the boss believes he must instil a different mentality into his players as he tries to keep them in the top flight. 'We've got different types of players, you look through QPR's side and they've got a lot of players who are men - with a lot of experience in there,' he said. 'We've got a few men in there - but we've got a lot of pretty much icing-on-the-cake players and I'm trying to get that mentality into them to forget about digging out results. It's not what we're cut out to do. 'I haven't identified many players who can't cope with the pressure, but you don't know until they get out there.' Sherwood is without Alan Hutton, Ashley Westwood and Scott Sinclair while Tom Cleverley, Kieran Richardson and Aly Cissokho are doubts. Sherwood faces his friend and former Tottenham assistant, QPR boss Chris Ramsey, for the first time since they both left Spurs last summer. Sherwood and Ramsey forged their friendship at Tottenham and remain close ahead of their showdown . The bond between the two remains strong even if Sherwood is blocking Ramsey's mobile phone calls for now . Sherwood hinted that if Ramsey's tenure at Loftus Road ends, then he would ask to bring him to Villa Park . Ramsey has admitted his job at Rangers could be under threat if they get relegated and, while he admitted Ramsey may prefer to be a manager, Sherwood left the door open for a reunion at Villa. He added: 'If there was ever an opportunity for me to work with him again I would do that. 'I would have to speak to the club about whether we could find a role for him here. 'Listen, I know I am biased - he has been good for me and I have been good for him. But he is up there with the very best coaches I have ever seen.' Ramsey pictured on the touchline during a QPR match as he tries to save the club from relegation . Ramsey must put his friendship with Sherwood on ice for the time being as he tries to see off his pal's team . Ramsey still lives in Bedfordshire - a short drive from Sherwood's imposing house in Buckinghamshire .

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood faces Chris Ramsey's QPR on Tuesday . Both clubs are fighting relegation from the Premier League this season . Sherwood and Ramsey will put their friendship aside when they meet . Villa boss says this is the biggest game of his managerial career . CLICK HERE for all the latest Aston Villa news .

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Gerard Pique is preparing to play his 300th game for Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain, and Spanish media have celebrated the Spain defender beforehand. The 28-year-old joined Barca in 2008 from Manchester United and Mundo Deportivo have dedicated their front page to the Spaniard, with the headline: 'The Pique Spirit.' Pique is poised to star for Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final match with PSG in the French capital on Wednesday night. Gerard Pique is preparing to play his 300th game for Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain . Asked whether he remembers the moment he became a Barcelona supporter, Pique told UEFA: 'I don't think it's a moment, it's a process. 'You go to the stadium to watch matches with your family, your dad or grandad take you to games every weekend and slowly you start falling in love with the club and its history. 'Then, when I was seven or eight and started playing for the youth team, that's when the Baraa colours began to really mean something special to me.' Pique has faced the greatest players in the world during his time at the Nou Camp, but ranks Didier Drogba, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the three best he has came up against. Pique trains with Lionel Messi (right) ahead of their match with PSG in the French capital this week . Pique is poised to star for Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final match with PSG . Pique, pictured with Messi, joined Barca in 2008 from Manchester United and has made 299 appearances . 'I grew up at La Masia, dreaming of playing for the first team one day so you can only imagine what it means to wear this shirt 300 times,' he told Mundo Deportivo. 'Many people have been fortunate to enjoy it. And all the titles we won are very special. Both Barca and I have had the honour of reaching the final stages of major competitions, meeting the best teams and best players. 'There have been many but I would highlight, Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi every day in training!'

Gerard Pique will be making his 300th Barcelona appearance against PSG . The 28-year-old joined the Spanish giants in 2008 from Manchester United . Pique is poised to star in Barca's Champions League quarter-final with PSG .

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Condemned Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran has requested to spend his last days before his execution painting for as long as possible. His final request comes as images from Nusakambangan showed a haunting self portrait painted by Sukumaran in his cell, depicting the artist shot through the heart. His brother, Chinthu Sukumaran has pleaded with the Indonesian president to call off the firing squad while Sukumaran's lawyer was pictured removing the morbid paintings from the death row inmate's cell. Sukumaran's fellow death row inmate, Andrew Chan, has requested to spend his last hours in church with his family. Scroll down for video . Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran has requested to spend his final days painting. He painted this self-portrait, showing a bullet through his heart . The painting is a self-portrait of Sukumaran with a bullet hole through his heart . It comes after it was confirmed that Australians Andrew Chan and Sukumaran will be executed just after the stroke of midnight on Wednesday (3am AEST). The date - April 29 - became official when a local funeral director in Cilacap, the nearest port to Nusakambangan, or Death Island, was instructed to inscribe the names of those to be shot by firing squad and the date of their deaths. Sukumaran only began painting when he was arrested and sent to prison in 2005. His skill and love for his art grew as he was mentored by well-known Australian artist Ben Quilty - who has also led the charge in the mercy campaign to save the pair's lives. Andrew Chan (left) and Myuran Sukumaran (right) have both been condemned to death on just past the stroke of midnight on Wednesday . Julian McMahon (pictured) the lawyer for the Bali Nine pair, removed the morbid paintings from Sukumaran's cell . McMahon looked downcast as he carried the paintings back from Death Island . Painting has proven a great sense of solace for Sukumaran during his time in jail and has even run art classes for fellow inmates as part of the drug rehabilitation program that he set up with Chan. The talented artist's birthday in early April was marked in London where his cousin organised an exhibition of his paintings at the Amnesty International headquarters. The Bali Nine pair's lawyer Julian McMahon took four disturbing self portrait from Sukumaran's cell on Sunday, depicting the artist shot through the heart. The paintings were signed: 'Our new prison. A Bad Sleep Last Night', 'A strange day' and '72hrs Just Started'. Michael Chan (right), the brother of Andrew Chan and Chinthu Sukumaran (left), the brother of Myuran Sukumaran have pleaded once again for their clemency . Bali 9 duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been given notice of their execution, and could be killed by firing squad as early as Tuesday . A smiling Djoko Hariutomo, the police commissioner of the Balinese capital of Denpasar, poses for a photo with his hand on the shoulder of condemned prisoner Andrew Chan on a plane taking him to 'Death Island' They were dated April 24 and April 25. Chan and Sukumaran both refused to sign their execution warrants during official proceedings on Saturday, saying they believed it would be unjust to kill them. Chan and Sukumaran, convicted in 2005 for their role in a plot to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin from Bali to Australia, were given the official 72 hours notice on Saturday. 'He's found peace with what may happen but he and we all feel that this is a grave injustice and it did not have to be this way and it still doesn't have to be this way,' Chinthu Sukumaran told reporters, after spending a couple of hours with his brother. Surrounded by armed police officers officers and on the road of no return, 33-year-old Australia Myuran Sukumaran looks up at Bali police commissioner Djoko Hariutomo who posed with the two condemned Australians before they were transported to Nusakambangan island . It has been confirmed that the two men will be executed just past midnight on Wednesday . His mother Raji and sister Brintha also visited on Sunday, making the sad journey with Chan's mother Helen, brother Michael and fiancée Feby Herewila and other friends. Chinthu Sukumaran said they asked Joko Widodo to show the same mercy he'd asked for his own citizens on death row overseas. 'Please, please show mercy,' he said. 'There are nine people with families that love them. Sukumaran painted the portraits in the hours before he and Andrew Chan were given execution notices . 'That's mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. 'We ask the president to please use his powers to intervene and save their lives.' Mr Chan said his brother's only wish would be to go to church with his family in his last days. 'The two boys are still holding up pretty well considering they feel this is injust (unjust) to what has happened over the last ten years with their whole case,' he said. 'Somewhere in the legal system for Indonesia there's got to be mercy and the president needs to show that now. 'He's the only one that can stop it and it's not too late to do so.' It's reported only nine of the 10 prisoners Indonesia had readied for execution will face the firing squad, with Frenchman Serge Atlaoui granted a reprieve. Mr Atlaoui apparently won a reprieve based on an administrative matter. Mr McMahon carried Sukumaran's self-portraits away after showing them to reporters . The back of Sukumaran's morbid paintings read: 'self portrait' 72hrs just started' The paintings were signed by Sukumaran and dated . Sukumaran and Chan have been granted more time with family in their final days and will see them again on Monday. Lawyers are pleading with Jakarta to respect legal proceedings that several are still pursuing, while international pressure for mercy also grows. France has pledged to work with Australia to halt the executions, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott set to meet Francois Hollande on Monday. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been seeking urgent talks with her Indonesian counterpart since Friday. Chan and Sukumaran's lawyers have lodged a challenge with the constitutional court but the attorney-general doesn't acknowledge it, arguing the pair have exhausted their appeals. Andrew Chan has requested to spend his last days in church, while Myuran Sukumaran wishes to paint . Andrew Chan (pictured) has requested to spend his time in church ahead of his execution . The brothers looked sombre as they left the prison on Nusakambangan Island on Sunday . Chinthu Sukumaran said they asked Joko Widodo to show the same mercy he'd asked for his own citizens on death row overseas. Sukumaran began painting when he was in Kerobokan Prison in Bali . But his office is yet to respond to moves by lawyers for Filipina Mary Jane Veloso, who filed a second request for a judicial review late on Friday. Indonesia Zainal Abidin has an appeal before the courts due to be decided on Monday, but has been moved in preparation of execution as if the result is pre-determined. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has added his voice to global calls for Indonesia to halt its execution plans. 'The Secretary General urges President Joko Widodo to urgently consider declaring a moratorium on capital punishment in Indonesia, with a view toward abolition,' a spokesman for Ban said. Last ditch efforts to save the pair have also been launched by not-for-profit organisations, such as Amnesty International. His work was showcased at an exhibition in London on his birthday . A boat carrying relatives leaves for Nusakambangan prison . Myuran Sukumaran's relatives board a boat at Wijaya Pura port to visit Nusakambangan prison . Helen Chan, the mother of Andrew Chan (left) and Julian McMahon the lawyer for Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran walk as they prepare to head to Nusakambangan Island prison . Thousands of flowers will be used to spell out the words KeepHopeAlive at a reserve overlooking Sydney Harbour in an appeal for Chan and Sukuraman. Amnesty International says the floral message will be displayed from Monday at Blues Point Reserve. 'Today in Indonesia, up to nine people - including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran - face imminent execution in as little as 72 hours,' Amnesty said in a statement. 'More than 140 countries around the world have now abolished the death penalty for good. It's not too late for Indonesia to join them.' Members of the public are encouraged to contribute to the appeal by purchasing flowers from Amnesty's website. Brintha Sukumaran, the sister of Myuran Sukumaran, visits her brother ahead of his planned execution . The men's coffins are laid out in a holding area in Cilacap, before being transported to Death Island . The funeral director also ordered wooden crosses, pillows, satin covers and sets of cross-shaped coffin nails, individually bagged the way that furniture stores package their screws . Mr Putro shows the bill for the new coffins that arrived from Yogyakarta in the warehouse of Java Christian Church . Earlier, Australian embassy officials were called to Cilacap, the port town closest to Nusakambangan where the Bali Nine pair are now jailed, for a meeting about Indonesia's execution plans. 'I fear the worst,' Ms Bishop told reporters in Brussels. 'I fear that Indonesia will seek to proceed with the execution of the two Australian citizens. 'I am deeply and profoundly concerned by this.' Chan and Sukumaran, who were arrested over a heroin smuggling plot in 2005, can be executed 72 hours after being given notice, according to Indonesian law.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's last wishes have been released . Sukumaran wishes to spend his last days painting for as long as possible . Andrew Chan has requested to visit the church with his family . It has been confirmed that they will be executed at midnight on Wednesday . Myuran Sukumaran has been painting morbid self-portraits . In one painting Sukumaran has a black hole where his heart should be .

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(CNN)He might have just won one of sport's most prestigious events, but it wasn't long before Jordan Spieth's thoughts turned to his autistic sister in the glow of victory. The 21-year-old golfer equaled Tiger Woods' 1997 record winning score of 18 under par to realize his childhood ambitions of donning the green jacket on Sunday as he swept through the field to become Masters champion at Augusta. An ice-cool display made him the second-youngest winner -- behind only Woods, who was 155 days younger that year -- and only the fifth man to have led from start to finish over the tournament's four days. "I miss her a lot, and I wish she could have been here," Spieth told CNN's Don Riddell in the aftermath of his triumph as he opened up about younger sibling Ellie, who was not able to attend the tournament. "But I can't wait to get back to her and maybe let her try on the jacket. "I'll have to bring her back a present from here. That's what she'll be expecting." Amid all the pressure of playing professional golf, Spieth's 14-year-old sister provides him with perspective. "How has she shaped my upbringing? Well, she's the most special part of our family. She's the funniest part of our family," he said. "I love having her around. She's an incredible sister, my biggest supporter. She is somebody who you can watch and then reflect on the big picture of life and understand that all these frustrations in a day, or in a round of golf, are really secondary. "We wouldn't have that realization without her." At the age of just 14, the prodigy from Texas -- who was named after basketball legend Michael Jordan -- had been clear about what he wanted: his aim was to take the Masters title one day. And he betrayed virtually no sign of nerves throughout his stunningly dominant performance, letting slip only a muttered "oh dear" when he marginally sliced a tee shot halfway through the final round. Last year, Spieth lost the lead just before the nine-hole turn on the last day -- but he never looked like being denied this time, beating Phil Mickelson's Masters record of 26 birdies for good measure. "To sit with this jacket on and to be a part of the history of Augusta National and the Masters was something I watched slip away last year," said Spieth, who described the reality of winning as "even better" than his dreams. "I had a chip on my shoulder (about that). I carried some momentum into this week and it all came together, right at the right time." Shown a picture of himself wearing one of the most coveted pieces of clothing in sport, Spieth, born in Dallas, added: "Putting on the jacket, it looks good. It looks good. I'm OK wearing green!" He couldn't stop grinning as he said that he hoped to be finishing his final Masters appearance in 50 years' time, but added that he would "still remember what it was like walking up the 18th hole today." And as he looked less far ahead, he revealed that he would be staying true to his roots at next year's Champions Dinner. Asked what he would put on the menu for that event, he said: "It would be some form of Texas BBQ." The unassuming Spieth's success brings to mind other stars whose supreme ability and self-belief saw them become major champions in the early days of their careers. In 1985, German tennis player Boris Becker stunned Wimbledon when, at the age of 17, he defeated Kevin Curren to become the event's youngest ever men's champion -- a record that still stands today. Becker said people "thought I had done something I wasn't supposed to do, something that shouldn't have been possible. But I did it -- and then I did it again at 18, just to make the point." American player Michael Chang was 118 days younger than Becker when he won the French Open in 1989, while Swiss star Martina Hingis was just 16 when she triumphed at the 1997 Australian Open. Last year, at the age of only 15, Martin Odegaard became Norway's youngest international footballer when he played in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates, provoking huge media interest and the attention of Europe's top clubs, before he signed for Spanish giant Real Madrid. For them, as for Spieth, perhaps success was meant to be from the earliest days. And as he looked at a picture of himself with a golf club in hand, taken at the age of 6 or 7 at his grandparents' home in North Carolina, he reflected on the determination that had put him in the green jacket, referring to another Major winner. "How about the focus on that swing?" he asked. "That's a little John Daly-like there, isn't it?"

Jordan Spieth hails autistic younger sibling as his biggest supporter . Ice-cool display made him second-youngest winner behind Tiger Woods .

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Today marks 81 years since the notorious 'Surgeon's Photograph', which claimed to show evidence of a monster living in Loch Ness, was published in the Daily Mail. And to celebrate, Google has launched its latest Street View experience that lets you virtually explore both above and beneath the water in the iconic Scottish waterway. The tech giant has also released a Google Doodle to commemorate the anniversary and changed the yellow Pegman to a Nessie peg-monster. Scroll down for videos . Google partnered with Catlin Seaview Survey and Adrian Shine from the Loch Ness and Morar Project to capture the Street View images (Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle pictured). The site has launched to mark the 81st anniversary of the 'Surgeon's Photograph' - an image of the mythical monster from 1934 - and it lets people virtually explore above and beneath the water of the attraction to the southwest of Inverness . To collect the images, Google partnered with Catlin Seaview Survey and Adrian Shine from the Loch Ness and Morar Project -  a project set up to explore the loch and investigate all alleged sightings. 'Like the world's best legends, the Loch Ness Monster transcends the everyday and exists at the edges of possibility,' said Google in a blog post. 'Whether or not you believe, most people hold a romanticised vision of the creature that, legend has it, plumbs the depths of the loch. 'In 1934, the 'Surgeon's Photograph' was released, claiming to show the monster in the misty waters of the lake. It's the most iconic photo in the history of Loch Ness - and may be one of the most elaborate hoaxes of our age.' 'Like the world's best legends, the Loch Ness Monster transcends the everyday and exists at the edges of possibility,' said Google in a blog post.  'Whether or not you believe, most people hold a romanticised vision of a creature that, legend has it, plumbs the depths of the loch . Google said there are more searches for Loch Ness (pictured) than there are for other UK institutions like Buckingham Palace and the Peak District. It is formed of a series of interrelated bodies of water, including the River Oich to the south and the Bona Narrows to the north . Loch Ness (marked) lies along the Great Glen Fault. This forms a line of weakness in the rocks which forms the Great Glen and the basins of Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness . 'Today, to celebrate the anniversary of its release, we're bringing 360-degree Street View imagery of Loch Ness to Google Maps, so you can go in search of Nessie yourself.' Formed of a series of interrelated bodies of water, including the River Oich to the south and the Bona Narrows to the north, Loch Ness stretches for 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Inverness. Although it's neither the largest Scottish loch by surface area nor depth, it is the largest by volume, containing more freshwater than all the lakes of England and Wales combined and is almost 800ft (243 metres) deep. The Surgeon's Photograph (pictured) was taken in 1934 by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson and published in the Daily Mail on 21 April that year. It was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants, Chris Spurling, who, on his deathbed, revealed the pictures were staged . The tech giant has also released a Google Doodle (pictured) to commemorate the anniversary and changed the yellow Pegman to a Nessie peg-monster . The Loch Ness Monster has been the subject of many sightings in the Scottish Highlands. Most, however, have been dismissed as hoax or fantasy. Some experts believe the beast represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs, a type of carnivorous aquatic reptile from millions of years ago, while one of the most accepted explanations is that the monster is in fact a giant sturgeon, which can grow up to 12ft (3.7 metres) long. Others include eels, bird wakes, seals, trees, logs, submarines, dogs with sticks - and even an elephant. Loch Ness stretches for 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Inverness. Although it's neither the largest Scottish loch by surface area nor depth, it is the largest by volume, containing more freshwater than all the lakes of England and Wales combined and is almost 800ft (243 meters) deep . This image was taken beneath the waterline at the southern edge of the loch near the River Oich and shows Fort Augustus Abbey. From the late nineteenth century to 1998 the abbey was a Benedictine monastery . Adrian Shine has been carrying out fieldwork in the Highlands since 1973 and has logged 1,000 Nessie sightings. He said: 'The Google project was so cloaked in secrecy, when people asked about the ripples in the loch during the expeditions, I had no opinion' The Loch Ness Monster has been a subject of intrigue and debate since it came to the world's attention. William Jobes took what appears to be a close-up of theMonster in 2011 (pictured) The Loch Ness Monster has been a subject of mass intrigue and debate since it came to . the world's attention in 1934. Scientists have widely written off the idea as a modern-day myth, with continued sightings claimed to be set ups and wishful thinking. But it has remained a contested phenomenon for 81 years. Perhaps the most famous picture of . Nessie was taken by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson, a London gynaecologist. It . was published in the Daily Mail on 21 April 1934 and showed what looked like a long neck and head rising from the water. However, . it turned out to be a toy submarine bought from Woolworths with a head . and neck made of wood in an elaborate hoax by big-game hunter Marmaduke . Wetherell in an act of revenge on the newspaper that had ridiculed him . over his hapless search for the beast. The . earliest report of a monster in the vicinity of Loch Ness appears in . the Life of St Columba by Adomnán, written in the 7th century. St . Columba, an Irish monk, had sent a disciple into the loch to prove . there was nothing there. But the monster rose and chased the man . snapping at his heels. But it fled in terror 'as if pulled back by ropes' when St Columba made the sign of the cross and commanded: 'Go no further. Do not touch the man. Go back at once.' In November 1933, Hugh Gray was the first to picture a creature splashing in the water. Four . stumpy-looking objects on the bottom of the creature's body appeared to . look like appendages, such as flippers, but it was later suggested the . creature was a dog, possibly holding a stick. In 1938, G. E. Taylor, a South African tourist, filmed something in the loch for three minutes on 16mm colour film. His picture was declared 'positive evidence' by a famous biologist and cryptozoologist. In 1960, aeronautical engineer Tim Dinsdale filmed a hump crossing the water leaving a powerful wake. Mr Dinsdale allegedly spotted the animal on . his last day hunting for it, and described the object as reddish with a . blotch on its side. In May 2007, Gordon Holmes, a . 55-year-old lab technician, captured video of what he said was 'this jet . black thing, about 45ft long, moving fairly fast in the water'. The film, though, has been cast into . doubt. Mr Holmes has been criticised for claiming the existence of . fairies and another expert later claimed the film actually shows otters . swimming in the loch. William Jobes took what appears to be a close-up of the Loch Ness Monster in 2011. In February 2012, a sonar image of a . large mystery object deep below the surface of Loch Ness netted boat . skipper Marcus Atkinson the Best Nessie Sighting of The Year Award - the . first time in several years it has been presented by bookmaker William . Hill. The sonar picture, that shows a large . unidentified living object deep underwater, was recorded by Loch Ness . boat skipper Marcus Atkinson. Mr Atkinson’s . sonar fish-finder device records the width of objects in the depths . directly below his tourist boat every quarter of a second. An online register lists 1,067 total Nessie sightings. The list was created by Gary Campbell, the man behind the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club. But the Surgeon's Photograph is among the most famous. A diver from the Catlin Seaview Survey is shown collecting imagery of the loch . It was taken in 1934 by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson and published in the Daily Mail on 21 April that year, but was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants, Chris Spurling, who, on his deathbed, revealed the pictures were staged. The image turned out to be a toy submarine bought from Woolworths with a head and neck made of wood in an elaborate hoax by big-game hunter Marmaduke Wetherell in an act of revenge on the newspaper that had ridiculed him over his search for the beast. Adrian Shine has been carrying out fieldwork in the Highlands since 1973 and has logged more than 1,000 Nessie sightings. He said: 'The Google project was so cloaked in secrecy, when people asked about the ripples in the loch during the special diving expeditions, for once I had no opinion. 'I'm so proud to have been part of this initiative and I hope people worldwide enjoy exploring Street View to have a look and then be inspired to travel to Scotland to discover this area of magical beauty and natural intrigue.' VisitScotland chief executive Malcolm Roughead added: 'The Street View project is hugely exciting and we are delighted the team at Google have been as inspired about our monster as the hundreds and thousands of visitors who travel to Loch Ness every year hoping to catch a glimpse.' Research carried out 20 years ago estimated the Nessie phenomenon having an economic impact of £40 million ($59 million) to the Scottish economy. With inflation, this figure would have risen to £60 million ($89 million) by now. And Google said there are more searches for Loch Ness than there are for other UK institutions like Buckingham Palace and the Peak District. 'Wherever you stand on the Nessie debate, the legend lives on - even in the digital era. Sail across the freshwater lake and take in its haunting beauty, made darker still by the peat particles found in its waters,' the site continued. 'Let the Loch unlock the spirit of your imagination, where the rippling water, tricks of the light, and drifting logs bring the legend of Nessie to life. 'You can imagine Nessie nestling within these dark, peat-filled waters, waiting for the right moment to breach the surface into the Scottish sunlight above.

Google partnered with Catlin Seaview Survey and the Loch Ness and Morar Project to capture the Street View shots . Site has launched to mark the 81st anniversary of the 'Surgeon's Photograph' - an image of the mythical monster . It lets people virtually explore above and beneath the water of the iconic waterway to the southwest of Inverness . There are more searches for Loch Ness than any other UK institution, and Google's doodle also marks the occasion .

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Travelling can be tiring, especially if there are many flights involved and jet lag. However for one sleepy explorer, a trip of a lifetime to witness the Amazon Rainforest seemed to be all too much - that or he was completely uninterested in the adventurous trips he was booked on. Redditor Roxambops, aka Roxy de la Rosa posted the pictures of dozing Alex Elenes on the social networking site this week with the caption: ‘Went to the Amazon, cousin slept everywhere.’ Meet Alex Elenes. The traveller went on a trip of a lifetime to see the Amazon rainforest...but he missed the whole thing being asleep! Dozing away! Even a  trip piranha fishing could not stir the slumberer from his nap . Incredible nature moments the traveller missed due to napping include a pink dolphin watching tour and even a nail-biting piranha fishing expedition. Sadly he even missed seeing adorable sloths and monkeys in the wild, and impressive giant Amazon lily pads. When action was required of him, and he was due to take an intrepid jungle hike, naturally he slept through his alarm and missed the whole thing. The pictures were captured by his cousin Roxy de la Rosa who posted them on Reddit . Cousin Roxy said that her slumbering companion had been the one to push for the trip and that he chose the trip over going to Machu Picchu since he was set on seeing the jungle. The bemused San Diego said: ‘He had no real reason to keep falling asleep; he also slept any time we we were in our room. ‘Our trip was to Iquitos, Peru, for a few days at the end of February, and cost around £1,000 ($1,600) just for the Amazon addition.’ The sleeper had pushed for the trip, and said he was keen to see the Amazon rainforest in particular as he had already been to Machu Picchu, the alternative trip . Alex is said to be bemused at his new found internet fame, following the pictures going viral on the site. Roxy said: ‘He’s surprised anyone else thinks it’s funny besides us. ‘My favourite thing is that his biggest fear is falling out of a moving car while sleeping, yet he was fine napping on a tiny boat in the giant Amazon river.’ Expensive sleep! The trip cost Alex upwards of £1,000 ($1,600) and he even missed getting up for the jungle trek completely .

Alex Elenes persuaded his cousin to go to the Amazon over Machu Picchu . He booked many exciting tours including a jungle trek and piranha fishing . The traveller slept through the entire trip, missing sloths and monkeys . His cousin Roxy de la Rosa posted the hilarious pictures on Reddit .

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Ed Miliband was accused of 'offensive' behaviour 'touching on racism' by a Sikh community leader yesterday after banning journalists from a place of worship. The Labour leader visited the Gurdwara – a Sikh temple – during a campaign tour of the Midlands on Wednesday. But his team banned national media journalists from the event – despite the fact that Gurdwaras are traditionally open to all. Worshippers were also banned from using cameras and phones to take pictures of the Labour leader, who had donned a red head-covering to comply with Sikh customs. Scroll down for video . Behind closed doors: Ed Miliband, donning a red head-covering to comply with Sikh customs, in secret footage from the Gurdwara . During the visit, Mr Miliband would answer only a small number of questions from the Sikh press. But even one of the Sikh journalists was allegedly asked to leave Labour's battlebus after straying from a list of agreed questions. Davinder Singh, an adviser to the Sikh Federation who attended the visit, said the attitude of the Labour leader's team went against the ethos of his faith. He said the decision to shut people out of the temple contradicted the tradition that the doors to a Gurdwara are always open to all. And he suspected the Labour leader did not want to be widely pictured in a head-covering in case the pictures were embarrassing – something he said was 'offensive, even touching on racism'. He told the Daily Mail: 'The whole thing was very carefully stage managed. They said there will be no cameras whatsoever, they were telling people not to even use their phones to take any pictures inside – that is unheard of inside a Gurdwara. Some of the party officials were downright rude. 'My children, who are three and six, were ushered out of the way. The whole thing did not feel right. 'It was a missed opportunity on his part and it left some people feeling offended. You don't do that in a Gurdwara – usher people around.' The incident will increase concern about the 'controlling' nature of Labour's election campaign, in which the Press and members of the public are kept at arm's length from the party leader – a criticism also levelled at the Tories. Public visit: David Cameron at the Golden Temple in Amritsar . Mr Singh said he suspected Mr Miliband was trying to ingratiate himself with the Sikh community but was 'worried about the reaction of non-Sikhs' if he was seen in the headgear at the Leamington and Warwick Gurdwara. 'There's a feeling that they wanted publicity within the Sikh community,' he added. 'They wanted people to know he had ticked the box of visiting a Gurdwara – but that he didn't want the publicity to go any wider.' Mr Singh, whose organisation is urging politicians to sign up to a ten-point Sikh Manifesto, said it was disappointing that Mr Miliband had refused to pose for pictures or make a public statement about Labour's stance on Sikh issues. He added: 'Labour told the media it was a private visit, but that's nonsense. Was he going there for prayers? Of course not – it was part of the campaign.' Labour dismissed the criticism and said journalists were barred out of respect to worshippers. But it is thought that campaign chiefs are determined to prevent Mr Miliband creating an embarrassing photo opportunity in the run-up to the General Election. He has endured a string of such photo opportunities in the past, including excruciating pictures of him trying to eat a bacon sandwich on the campaign trail last year. Labour campaign bosses are determined to prevent similar gaffes and are exerting tight control on access to the leader. Sky News broadcast footage on Wednesday evening showing the doors of the Gurdwara being closed after Mr Miliband entered. Only an official Labour Party photographer was allowed inside, and pictures were not released to the national media. The only images of him inside came from shaky mobile phone footage smuggled out by a worshipper. It showed that once inside, Mr Miliband took off his shoes and donned a red head-covering known as a ramal. He was also presented with a traditional orange scarf, or siropa, which is given as a mark of respect to dignitaries. Broadcasters requested access to the event but were refused. But Mr Miliband held a brief Press briefing for three journalists from the Sikh media on Labour's battlebus. They were told they could each ask one question, which was agreed in advance. But a witness said one was asked to leave after departing from the agreed question. He was eventually allowed to stay and ask if the party would back an independent inquiry into the 1984 massacre at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. A journalist from the Sikh media asked Mr Miliband if his party would back an independent inquiry into the 1984 massacre at the Golden Temple in Amritsar (file picture used) Shalbinder Singh Malle, secretary of the Leamington and Warwick Gurdwara, which co-operated with Labour over the visit, insisted worshippers were not offended by the event. He added: 'It went smoothly and we felt it was a success. 'We were told not to take pictures and one or two people may have been disappointed but I wouldn't say anyone was upset or offended by it. No one complained.' The row risks provoking cynicism about Mr Miliband's motives. Electoral experts believe Britain's 500,000 Sikhs could play a key role at next month's election. A Labour spokesman said: 'It is ridiculous and untrue to say that Ed Miliband did not want to be pictured at the Gurdwara. 'The visit was widely covered by the national and Sikh press and many worshippers took pictures inside with Ed Miliband. 'To respect worshippers in the prayer hall, Ed Miliband gave press interviews, including with the Sikh Federation, outside the temple.' But Mr Singh said the visit contrasted with a visit by David Cameron in February to the Gurdwara, adding: 'People who were there said it was very different. He was more relaxed and people could come and go, which is strange because you'd think the Prime Minister would have much tighter security.' Mr Cameron also visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2013.

Labour leader accused of 'offensive' behaviour during visit to Sikh temple . Worshippers were banned from using cameras and phones to take pictures . Ed Miliband's team also banned national media journalists from the event . Community leader said the rules went against the 'ethos' of their faith .

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Melbourne, Australia (CNN)A man stands on a beach in a distant land. Waves lap his ankles. He wades through the gentle dawn light, arms outstretched, his head held high. He is fully dressed; not a tourist but a freedom fighter. A photograph of this man, beamed around the world, becomes a universal symbol of the struggle against tyranny and the sweet triumph of liberty. It is 2015. The man is Peter Greste. If you thought the man might have been an Anzac on the shores of Gallipoli, such is the power of persuasion. It's easy to lead a horse to water when, in the centenary year of the Gallipoli campaign, our nation is at saturation point with battlefield remembrance. The sum total of television programming, beer advertising, political grandstanding and opportunistic marketing suggests that the historical legacy of Australia's involvement in the first world war boils down to a simple equation: young (white) man plus distant beach equals sacrifice. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with military commemoration that honors the dead. Last weekend I planted Gallipoli rosemary in my backyard; part of the proceeds go to the Avenues of Honour, a national project to preserve and restore Australia's living memorials. More objectionable is the fact that war remembrance is played like it is a zero sum game. To widen the scope of historical tribute, and also recall the words and deeds of the Australian men and women who fought against the prescribed route of militaristic sentiment, is to risk being branded disrespectful and divisive. But the unassailable fact is that the first world war ripped Australia asunder. Even at the time, the Great War itself was divisive, a historical reality belied by today's bland, blanket coverage of "the Anzac spirit". Australia's participation in the war was contested from the outset. On August 11, 1914, veteran political campaigner Vida Goldstein wrote in her Woman Voter newspaper: "It is a fearful reflection on 2,000 years of Christianity that men have rushed into war before using every combined effort to prevent this appalling conflict." As she had done 20 years earlier in mobilizing forces around the issue of female suffrage, Goldstein rallied her own army of foot soldiers with fighting words. "The time has come for women to show that they, as givers of life, refuse to give their sons as material for slaughter." Australian and New Zealand women had a unique advantage in shaping public debate: the vote. "The enfranchised women of Australia are political units in the British Empire," Goldstein argued, "and they ought to lead the world in sane methods of dealing with these conflicts." Goldstein's early entreaties failed to bite with the general populace. Under the newly legislated War Precautions Act, the Woman Voter suffered censorship, leading Goldstein and her Women's Peace Army to fight on multiple fronts: "We are fighting for Civil Liberty and against Military Despotism." Around the nation, trade unionists opposed to "the capitalist war" joined the movement. Australia had the only entirely voluntary military service among the Allied forces; less than 40% of eligible men signed up to fight "for King and Country." As the carnage at Gallipoli brought home the realities of war, recruitment fell and peace activism became more widespread. General strikes halted industry, as workers reacted to the food shortages, unemployment and rising poverty that threatened the social accord of "the Working Man's Paradise." With enlistments falling away in 1916, Prime Minister Billy Hughes pushed for conscription and pushed through the Unlawful Associations Act. Groups that voiced opposition to the war, like the International Workers of the World, were banned and dissidents were jailed for publishing material "likely to cause disaffection or alarm". When waterfront workers and coal miners went on strike, the War Precautions Act was invoked to send them back to work. In September 1916, the Sydney Twelve were arrested and tried for treason. "Fifteen years for 15 words" was how one of the prisoners described his crime and punishment. The conscription referendums of October 28, 1916, and December 20, 1917, became a massive rallying point for people who opposed the war — or the federal government's domestic policies. There were diverse reasons for that opposition, including the anti-British sentiments of Irish Catholic Australians. In Melbourne, the meeting place for such public debate was Yarra Bank, a pocket of land nestled between what today is Birrarung Marr and the Rod Laver Arena. Anti-conscription demonstrations saw up to 100,000 people gather on the dusty banks of dirty brown Yarra River. Most protest meetings were peaceful, but one became infamously violent. "Riotous scenes at Yarra Bank", headlines around the nation proclaimed, when a demonstration organized by the Women's Peace Army in the week before the 1916 referendum turned nasty and returned servicemen began to attack female speakers. Both conscription referendums ultimately failed. The Australian Dictionary of Biography contains profiles of 174 anti-conscriptionists, many of whom went to jail, including Vida Goldstein's compatriots Adela Pankhurst and Jennie Baines. Baines was imprisoned for refusing to pay the fine she was issued for flying a red flag at Yarra Bank in 1918. She is reputedly the first Australian prisoner to go on a hunger strike. Other protesters were deported. As historian Janet Butler reminds us: "It does take a special kind of bravery to stand against the tide." The enduring legacies of the first world war emanate beyond the battlefields of Gallipoli, manifested not only in the "shattered Anzacs" whose families bore the burden of care, but also in the class and sectarian divisions that shaped Australia's social and political relations in the 20th century. Lest we also forget that the democratic freedoms we hold dear today -- freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech — were won in battles fought on home soil by courageous women and men who sacrificed much, but are still accorded little recognition. Perhaps, by the 125th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, when we again celebrate our national liberation narratives, we will come to associate riverbanks, as well as beaches, with the potent ebb and flow of freedom. Copyright 2015 The Conversation. Some rights reserved.

April 25, 2015 marks the centenary of the start of the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey during WWI . Anzac troops stormed the beaches at Gallipoli, beginning a bloody eight-month campaign .

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(CNN)The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. "HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. SA Australia," reads one inscription. "HA Deanate, 148th Aero Squadron, USA. 150 Vermilyea Ave, New York City," another says. "9th Batt Australians, G. Fitzhenry, Paddington, Sydney, N.S.W., 1916 July; Alistair Ross, Lismore, July," reads a third. They were World War I soldiers, four of almost 2,000, whose writings have recently been found underneath battlefields near Naours, France, about 120 miles north of Paris. Photographer Jeff Gusky, who has been chronicling details of the site, describes the inscriptions -- and the underground city in which they were found -- as "breathtaking." "This is a treasure trove," he said Monday night from his home in East Texas, where he works as an ER doctor. "Even locally, no one realized what was there." Gusky, a National Geographic photographer, has chronicled the area in a portfolio he calls "The Hidden World of WWI." The revelations of the underground city, which extends for miles in some directions, have come to light recently only because of a series of events, Gusky said. The underground city actually dates back centuries but was sealed up in the 18th century. It was rediscovered in the late 19th century. During World War I, soldiers would take refuge in the carved-out rooms and pathways. The front was sometimes mere miles away; the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest in world history, was fought nearby in 1916. The land was privately owned for many years and generally off-limits to outsiders, said Gusky, but it changed hands in 2013. The rights to operate it were purchased by a consortium of villages that wanted to promote awareness of the area's history, he said. Researching the city is a painstaking task. For one thing, it's dark, so observers generally haven't realized what's in there until they've gone exploring. Moreover, the maze-like extensiveness of the site has made discovery a slow process. "They go on and on and on. They're so elaborate in some places, there are maps carved into stone so the soldiers wouldn't get lost," he said. The graffiti looks like it was written yesterday, he added. Gusky has noted 1,821 names. About 40% are Australian, with most of the others identified as British. Fifty-five are Americans, and 662 have yet to be traced. For Gusky, the graffiti provides a human connection with men who lived a century ago. In many cases, they just wanted to be remembered, he said. "Someone could be in this place one day and the next fighting at the front," he said. Leach, "merely a private," was killed a month later in battle, Gusky observed. "It could very well have been the last time he recorded his name as a living, breathing human being," he said. 7 things you didn't know about the man who started WWI .

World War I graffiti is discovered in an underground quarry . The writings are generally plain, with listings of names and places . Photographer: Graffiti a human connection to the past .

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England coach John Peacock has named his squad for next month's UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria. The Young Lions are the defending champions, having beaten Holland on penalties in the final last year, and progressed to this edition with a 100 per cent record in qualifying. They have been placed in Group D alongside Holland, Italy and the Republic of Ireland this time around and will open their campaign against Italy in Burgas on May 7. Chelsea youngster Jay Dasilva (right) has been included in John Peacock Under-17 squad . Goalkeepers: Paul Woolston (Newcastle United), Will Huffer (Leeds United) Defenders: Danny Collinge (Stuttgart), Reece Oxford (West Ham United), Easah Suliman (Aston Villa), James Yates (Everton), Jay DaSilva (Chelsea), Tayo Edun (Fulham) Midfielders: Trent Arnold (Liverpool), Daniel Wright (Sunderland), Herbie Kane (Liverpool), Tom Davies (Everton), Marcus Edwards (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Holland (Everton), Chris Willock (Arsenal) Forwards: Layton Ndukwu (Leicester City), Stephy Mavididi (Arsenal), Ike Ugbo (Chelsea) The squad contains talented young players from a host of Premier League clubs including Jay Dasilva and Ike Ugbo of Chelsea and the Arsenal duo Chris Willock and Stephy Mavididi, who is called up for the first time. Liverpool pair Herbie Kane and Trent Arnold have earned a recall after missing the Elite Round of qualifiers last month, in which England beat Romania, Norway and Slovenia to reach the finals. Their other matches are against Holland on May 10 and Ireland on May 13. Arsenal's Chris Willock has been called up to the squad for the first time ahead of next month's tournament .

England are reigning champions having beaten Holland in last year's final . The Young Lions have been placed in Group D of the tournament . England will compete against Holland, Italy and the Republic of Ireland .

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The earthquake disaster in Nepal has highlighted how Earth's land masses are already in the process of forming a new supercontinent. That's according to one researcher who travelled to the country to study how the Indian and Eurasian plates are moving together. And using new techniques, researchers can now start examining the changes due to take place over the next tens of millions of years like never before. Earth's continents are slowly moving together (left), and in 50 to 200 million years they are expected to form a new supercontinent called Amasia (right). In 2012 a study suggested this may be centered on the North Pole. Recent evidence is revealing how this will compare to the ancient supercontinents Rodinia and Pangaea . The idea that Earth is set to form a new supercontinent - dubbed Amasia - is not new. But, as reported by Peter Spinks from the Sydney Morning Herald, Curtin University geologist Dr Zheng-Xiang Li travelled to Nepal to study the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates. The idea that Earth is set to form a new supercontinent - dubbed Amasia - is not new. But new techniques are allowing experts to study the changes in unprececdented ways. Where exactly this supercontinent will form, however, has been the cause of some debate. While some had suspected it would be centered around Africa, a study by Yale University in 2012 suggested that the North Pole would actually be the centre point. North and South America will crunch together, with the Caribbean Sea and Arctic Ocean disappearing, while Asia will join the Americas, according to the study. They said the changes would occur in 50 to 200 million years. Despite already being attached to Eurasia, the Indian plate is continuing to move North at a few centimetres per year - causing tectonic activity. But other continents are also moving towards each other. The Pacific Ocean is narrowing at a few centimetres per year, which will ultimately cause America to collide with Eurasia, while Australia is also moving towards Asia by 2.8 inches (7cm) a year and will join Amasia. ‘It would take at least tens of millions more years - perhaps several hundred million years - before the new supercontinent is fully formed,’ Dr Li told the SMH. Using new techniques - namely high-resolution seismic tomography, geographical information systems and increased computing power - scientists are able to track these changes in unprecedented ways. For example, they can compare them to previous supercontinents Rodinia and Pangaea, which formed one billion and 300 million years ago respectively. ‘These advances have allowed us to link present-day plate tectonics on Earth's surface to dynamic processes deep in the mantle - and to link these to ancient records of geology,’ Dr Li said. Many of Earth's land masses are continuing to move into each other. The Pacific Ocean is narrowing at a few centimetres per year, which will ultimately cause America to collide with Eurasia, while Australia is also moving towards Asia by 2.8 inches (7cm) a year and will join Amasia . This map shows how Nepal is situated near the border of India and Asia, where two tectonic plates are moving into one another. The Indian plate is continuing to move North at a few centimetres per year - causing tectonic activity, which in turn can lead to tremors and devastating earthquakes . The UN says 8 million people have been affected by the weekend earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 4,400 people and 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance. Jamie McGoldrick, UN resident coordinator in Kathmandu, told reporters that of those affected two million people are in the 11 worst-hit districts. The challenge of supplying to small villages at high altitudes and in rough terrain "is quite significant, he said. After flying by helicopter over Dhulikhel town, on the north side of the Kathmandu valley, he estimated about 40% of the houses were damaged, but destruction was erratic. Where exactly this supercontinent will form, however, has been the cause of some debate. While some had suspected it would be centered around Africa, a study by Yale University in 2012 suggested that the North Pole would actually be the centre point. North and South America will crunch together, with the Caribbean Sea and Arctic Ocean disappearing, while Asia will join the Americas, according to the study. They said the changes would occur in 50 to 200 million years. The most recent supercontinent, Pangea (which is Greek for ‘All Lands’), formed about 300 million years ago with Africa at its centre. It began breaking apart into the seven continents of today with the birth of the Atlantic Ocean about 100 million years later. Researchers said the earthquake in Nepal highlighted how dangerous shifting tectonic plates can be. Pictured, Nepalese people walk among the debris of houses after the quake in Bhaktapur. The death toll in Nepal following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake is continuing to rise and could hit 10,000 . This series of graphics shows how our land masses have separated from Pangaea into the distinct continents we have today. Using new techniques - namely high-resolution seismic tomography, geographical information systems and increased computing power - scientists are tracking the changes in better detail . Researchers believe Pangea is the third or fourth supercontinent in Earth’s history. Its immediate predecessors were Rodinia - which formed around 1 billion years ago - and Nuna, which formed 1.8 billion years ago. The idea of continental drift was introduced by German scientist Alfred Wegener in 1912 to explain how the shape of Earth’s countries looked suspiciously like jigsaw pieces that would fit together. The Earth’s surface is formed from seven major and several minor tectonic plates that wander around at speeds varying from a few millimetres to two centimetres a year, the same pace that a human nail grows. It’s the friction caused by plates grinding against each other that causes earthquakes.

Peter Spinks from the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Amasia . Within 200 million years, he said the new supercontinent will form . One researcher recently travelled to Nepal to gather further information . He spotted that India, Eurasia and other plates are slowly moving together .

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The Boy Scouts' New York chapter said Thursday that it has hired the nation's first openly gay Eagle Scout as a summer camp leader, which is in public contrast to the national scouting organization's ban on openly gay adult members. The Boy Scouts' Greater New York Councils said they hired Pascal Tessier, an 18-year-old Eagle Scout who has been a vocal advocate of opening the 105-year-old organization to gay scouts and leaders. Board member Richard G. Mason said the councils see Tessier as 'an exemplary candidate for employment as a camp leader.' Scroll down for video . Boy Scout Pascal Tessier, 18, center left, and his brother Lucien Tessier, 20, who had earned the rank of Eagle Scout, pose for a portrait with their parents, Oliver Tessier, left, and Tracie Felker, at their home. On Thursday the Boy Scouts New York chapter announced it hired Pascal Tessier as the nation's first openly gay Eagle Scout as a summer camp leader . 'We welcome him,' Mason said in a statement. The Boy Scouts of America didn't immediately respond to an inquiry about the hire. The national organization changed its policy in 2013 to allow openly gay kids as scouts, but not adults as leaders, after a bitter debate over its membership policy. The change took effect in January 2014. Advocates for letting gays participate in scouting hailed Tessier's hire. 'This is a watershed moment,' Zach Wahls, executive director of Scouts for Equality, said in a statement. 'We are proud to see such an important Boy Scout council standing up for the full inclusion of gay members.' When the national Boy Scouts began allowing gay boys as scouts, liberal Scout leaders and gay rights groups celebrated the shift but called for allowing gay adults to participate, too. Conservatives involved with the Scouts, including some churches that sponsor troops, decried letting any gays — including kids — participate, and some threatened to defect if the ban were lifted. The Boy Scouts of America has said it doesn't "proactively inquire" about members' sexual orientation — in effect, a form of 'don't ask, don't tell.' Tessier's hiring is in contrast to the national scouting organizationís ban on openly gay adult members . But it has expelled adults who were open about it, including a gay troop leader in Seattle who was removed last year after he disclosed his orientation during a TV interview. Regardless, some local Boy Scout councils have let it be known they are open to gay employees, but the New York councils' move presents an unusually acute departure from the national policy. The 103-year-old New York group says it has never denied membership to a youth or adult based on sexual orientation, and it didn't want its policy to be affected by the national group's stance. The New York councils serve over 46,000 scouts. Tessier achieved scouting's highest rank last year after being one of the most prominent openly gay scouts speaking out to change the ban on gay participation. The Kensington, Maryland, teen said then he was relieved finally to have his Eagle badge approved by the Scouts' national headquarters in Irving, Texas. 'Even if I had been kicked out along the way, I wouldn't have changed anything,' he said. 'The whole experience was something worth having, not only for myself but also for all the other people involved — and for all the people it affects.'

The Boy Scouts' Greater New York Councils said they hired Pascal Tessier, an 18-year-old Eagle Scout . Tessier has been a vocal advocate of opening the 105-year-old organization to gay scouts and leaders . Board members called him 'an exemplary candidate'

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Ben Stokes pulled his shirt across his mouth before smiling at Marlon Samuels, as if to declare a truce in their feud. There was little else for England to laugh about as the second Test stuttered towards another stalemate. England go into the last day here, just as they did in Antigua, needing eight wickets to have any chance of the victory they so badly need in this series. One of them belongs to their old nemesis Samuels who, along with the obdurate Kraigg Brathwaite, saw West Indies into credit and within sight of another draw with only the final Test in Barbados next week to play. Marlon Samuels had the chance to renew his feud with Ben Stokes but the pair buried the hatchet on a day the West Indies dominated . Joe Root leaves the field after being left stranded on 182 not out after a stunning display of batting on the fourth morning in Grenada . The 24-year-old looks dismayed following Anderson's careless mistake in between the wickets cost him a shot at a double century . England's rising star had been in imperious form as he built yet another 'daddy' hundred while wickets fell around him . Before his error, Anderson had played his part as a No 11 with intelligence, supporting Root sensibly and keeping off strike . Root plays the ball away for another boundary as West Indian captain Denesh Ramdin on his way to yet another big score . 110 . Root has a Test average of 110.1 in the last year. He has converted four of his six tons into 150s — the fourth best record in Tests . If that is a frustrating scenario for England then at least they seemed to decide on Friday there was no point in further antagonising Samuels. The eccentric Jamaican had put one over on Stokes with his salute on the third evening, and England stopped sledging and concentrated on trying to get Samuels out. So far they have failed. Alastair Cook brought Stokes back when Samuels arrived at the fall of West Indies’ second wicket, but his four-over burst failed to earn a breakthrough. The rest of England’s attack toiled, too. West Indies ended this fourth day on 202 for two, a lead of 37, with Brathwaite unbeaten on 101, and the only winner on day five looks likely to be the lifeless pitch unless England make big inroads with the second new ball. England were all out when Anderson strolled back to his wicket which led to his run out following a fine catch by Jason Holder . West Indies star Holder leaps in the air before hitting the stumps to end Root's chance of scoring 200 runs . Holder takes the bails off while Anderson makes his way to the crease without sliding his bat on the floor . Earlier, Jimmy Anderson had left Joe Root stranded with one of the doziest pieces of cricket imaginable as England threw away their chance of reaching 500. It may seem harsh to criticise a tail-ender who had hung around valiantly in a last-wicket stand of 34 as Root moved majestically to his latest ‘daddy’ hundred. Yet it beggared belief that any international player could be run out in quite such a dopey way. Root had reached 182 and been imperious as one team-mate after another got themselves out softly before the third and most frustrating run-out. Anderson was ambling back for a second run and broke the first rule of schoolboy cricket by taking his eye off the ball. He seemed convinced it was going to the other end, or that the throw would pass over the head even of the giant Jason Holder. Instead, Holder leapt to take it and had time to remove the bails with Anderson making no attempt to ground his bat. So, Anderson would have been delighted with his 387th Test wicket as he swung the ball in at Devon Smith and saw the local boy became the latest batsman to drag the ball on to his stumps on this slow pitch. It gave England a crucial early breakthrough as West Indies, 165 behind on first innings, began their attempt to bat for four of the five remaining sessions that would effectively save this Test. Yet any thoughts England had of a collapse and even a four-day victory were dashed as the match reverted to type, with wickets hard to come by on a pitch showing little sign of decline. Brathwaite is a batsman who needs little invitation to dig in and the solid Barbadian was in his element as he frustrated England in a stand of 142 with Darren Bravo that wiped off the bulk of West Indies’ deficit. It was a display of old-fashioned application that has been sadly lacking in Caribbean cricket but it was one that left Cook devoid of options. When another wicket came it was a surprise, Bravo getting a thin edge to a delivery from Stuart Broad when he had made 69. Yet with Moeen Ali looking rusty on his return, there was little mystery nor imagination in England’s attack. At least they could savour Root’s fourth score of 150 plus in his six Test hundreds. The last four have all finished unbeaten, one of them on 149. There were also four sixes as Root became the second youngest Englishman, after Cook, to reach 2,000 Test runs, an achievement that has come in 43 innings, one fewer even than Sachin Tendulkar managed it. How England needed Root at his best because after his stand of 165 with Gary Ballance had been ended on the third day, the lower middle order and tail all hurried themselves out. Root and Anderson made up as they returned to the pavilion for lunch during West Indies' second innings . Chris Jordan was one of three English batsmen run out in their second innings, despite a despairing dive to make his ground . Anderson began to make amends almost immediately when he bowled Devon Smith, off yet another inside edge on the slow wicket . Stuart Broad's woes with the bat continued, as he found a new way to get out, edging a sweep into the air without scoring . It looked like being a frustrating day all round for Broad, as the West Indies set about nullifying England's lead on a dead pitch . Broad eventually found England's second breakthrough of the day, removing Darren Bravo who edged a good delivery behind . Moeen Ali looked rusty on his return from injury, and Root's bowling was often preferred to the nominally first-choice spinner . Bravo cuts the ball through the field as the West Indian batsmen closed the gap on England quickly during the afternoon and evening . Bravo and Kraigg Brathwaite were relatively untroubled for a long period of the day, as they put on 142 for the second wicket . Jos Buttler got over-excited and was stumped, before Chris Jordan also ran himself out after showing a few glimpses of the batting quality which will surely one day earn him a Test century of his own. It was no surprise when Broad failed again as his batting has seemed in steep decline since he was hit in the face at Old Trafford last year by a ball from Varun Aaron of India, however much he tries to convince himself it is not. There was a time when Broad, who hit a brilliant hundred against Pakistan at Lord’s in 2010, looked like a genuine all-rounder but now there is even an argument that Anderson should bat above him. As long as he does not run himself out quite so soppily. England's two fast bowlers, Broad and Anderson, discuss tactics with skipper Alastair Cook as they look to take wickets . Brathwaite cuts away for more runs as the young opener made England's attack toil in the West Indian heat . Brathwaite acknowledges the crowd after reaching his half-century, and the West Indies batsman would go on to make three figures . Anderson wipes the sweat from his forehead on another difficult day for England's bowlers on a tour featuring flat pitches . Ben Stokes looks back as the ball passes him on its way to the boundary, as the West Indies retook the lead on day four . Chris Jordan appeals vociferously, but unsuccesfuly, as England found wickets hard to come by on day four .

Joe Root is left stranded on 182* after James Anderson is run out, seemingly not paying attention . Root reacted angrily, before Anderson immediately began to make amends with early wicket . West Indies responded strongly with the bat, with Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo building big partnership . Stuart Broad finally dismissed Bravo but the West Indian batsmen continued to pile on the runs . Brathwaite reaches his century shortly before the close, as West Indies establish a lead on day four .

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Messy homes can understandably be a huge source of embarrassment for home owners. But it's fair to say that everyone can admit to getting lazy with the cleaning every now and again. It turns out old mugs of tea, toothpaste-encrusted bathrooms and mouldy food are among the top 'cleaning sins' committed by busy Brits. A study by Kärcher has revealed six in ten Brits are too busy to clean their homes . A study of 2,000 people by cleaning equipment company, Kärcher, revealed that a whopping six in ten full-time working Brits are too busy to clean their homes each week. Even more shocking is that now, three months into the new year, many have avoided certain cleaning jobs all together. One in eight haven't vacuumed at all this year so far; a fifth never polish or dust their home and a quarter have never cleaned their windows before. Some of the top 'cleaning sins' committed by Brits include old mugs of tea and mouldy food left to fester . Other top ranking 'cleaning sins' include leaving hair in the plug hole, only changing bed sheets once a month and letting exploded food in the microwave fester. According to research, it seems that more than a quarter (25%) only do housework if they absolutely have to. And when it came to those in relationships? Women were less likely to feel that their partner pulled their weight around the house. UK Home and Garden Marketing Manager of Kärcher, Phil Springall, has said: 'For many people, workloads are increasing and weekly routines are often hectic. 1. Food stains from splattering . 2. Finger marks on the mirror . 3. Leaving dust on the skirting board and on the bannister . 4. Toothpaste stains on the sink . 5. Leaving expired food in the fridge . 6. Letting dust gather on the shelves . 7. Dust piling on the TV . 8. Stacks of washing up in the sink . 9. Coffee ring stains on the work top . 10. Leaving hair in the plug hole . 11. Leaving exploded food in the microwave . 12. Leaving splashes on the kitchen hob . 13. Only changing your sheets once a month . 14. Not wiping down the kitchen hob and its buttons . 15. Letting limescale build up in your kettle . 16. Not vacuuming the stairs . 17. Leaving dirty washing lying about . 18. Over-flowing bins . 19. Food rotting in the fridge . 20. Not sweeping the floor when food has fallen onto it . Source: Kärcher . Other top 'cleaning sins' include leaving hair in the bathroom plug and only changing bed sheets once a month . 'We've seen that more than ever, full time workers are juggling their careers while trying to stay on top of the chores at home and clearly it's a battle that many admit they fail to win. 'The result of that is that standards at home slip and that means a less welcoming environment after a hard day's work. 'It's important people have the ability to maintain their homes as well as they wish, without having to spend all their free time doing chores.' 1. It's messy . 2. There are lots of DIY jobs which need starting . 3. Dated kitchen units . 4. Cracked walls and/or ceilings . 5. Dated carpets . 6. It needs completely redecorating . 7. There is lots of clutter and rubbish lying around . 8. Faded or peeling paintwork . 9. Dirty/stained carpets . 10. Dated or shabby wallpaper . 11. It's too small . 12. There are patches of mould . 13. Bad/anti-social neighbours . 14. There are lots of half-done DIY jobs which need finishing . 15. Patchy lawns . 16. It smells of my pets, cigarettes etc . 17. Overgrown gardens . 18. Old, broken furniture . 19. Bold or garish colour schemes . 20. It's a bad area . Source: Sugru . It also turns out that messy homes aren't the only source of embarrassment for Brit home owners. A study, commissioned by mouldable glue company,Sugru, has revealed that a huge six in ten Brits are embarrassed of their houses. Other reasons that Brits are embarrassed by their houses are unfinished DIY jobs, mouldy patches, cigarette odour and even antisocial neighbours. It also came down to the actual house itself, with many citing bad location, dated kitchen units and the actual size as embarrassing components. So it seems only natural that many peoople would make comparisons to cleaner, fictional on-screen abodes. The research also revealed the top ten houses that Brits would most like to recreate. With luxurious gilded interiors, chandeliers in every room and plush velvety fittings, it's not hard to see why Brits love this house. Filmed at Highclere House in North Hampshire . 1. Downton Abbey (2012) Grand, gothic and opulent, Nottingham's Wollaton Hall was used as the location for the filming of Batman . 2. Bruce Wayne's home in Batman . With purple floors and mismatched decor, Brits might love this abode more because of the cherished sitcom memories that happened here . 3. Monica and Rachel's flat in Friends (1995) Sleek, minimalist and not to mention, a real bachelor's pad. Frasier's suave Seattle apartment is widely coveted by Brits . 4. Frasier's Apartment (1998) The Los Angeles grand mansion from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air is a great source of inspiration for Brit home owners . 5. Uncle Phil's house from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990) A dream house from anyone's childhood, complete with wooden fittings and rope bridges. Real-life imitations were built at several Disneylands after the film was made . 6. The Treehouse from Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Cute, kitsch and quintessentially British, people love Wallace & Grommit's house located in Wigan, Lancashire . 7. Wallace & Grommit's house (1995) Ignore the wardrobe for a second - shiny mahogany floorboards, tidy and intimate layout and boho decor make Carrie's Manhattan apartment a dream abode . 8. Carrie's apartment in Sex and the City . Modern architecture and expensive furnishings make the Cullen home desirable. Called the Hoke House, it was originaly designed for Nike Executive, John Hoke, and is actually located in Portland, United States . 9. The Cullen home in Twilight (2008) Floor-to-ceiling windows, squeaky-clean ivory floors, and the minimalist stylish furniture make Christian Grey's Seattle penthouse covetable . 10. Christian Grey's apartment in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Six in ten full-time working Brits are too 'busy' to clean their homes . One in eight surveyed haven't vacuumed at all this year so far . Unfinished DIY, mould and anti-social neighbours are also embarrassing . People want to live at homes of Christian Grey, Batman, Carrie Bradshaw .

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It seems like an idyllic smattering, with nothing more to worry about than sun, sea, sand and where the next cocktail is coming from. But one organisation is asking tourists to investigate before heading to the exclusive holiday destination to ensure they are not visiting a resort associated with human rights abuses. Known for pristine beaches and crystal clear water, the Maldives has recently come under scrutiny after the country's former president, Mohammad Nasheed, was found guilty of terrorism charges earlier this year. Ethical Maldives Alliance is encouraging tourists to boycott 'high risk' resorts linked to human rights abuses . Now, the Ethical Maldives Alliance is encouraging tourists to consider the instability in the region when booking their accommodation. The Alliance has crafted a list of over 100 well-known hotels and is urging visitors to consult the guide before travelling. Although very little detail is provided when it comes to the Alliance's rationale for dubbing certain resorts to be 'high risk,' it has colour-coded the hotels into three categories. Those to be avoided are labelled red, those coded as green are considered to be 'low risk' and orange hued businesses are 'under consideration.' 'While okay to visit in the short term, there is a possibility that they will be on the 'to avoid' list in the longer term,' the website reads. 'Therefore, early reservations for visits later in the year should be avoided.' The group claims that the 'red' or 'orange' resorts are directly or indirectly linked to human rights abuses. Hotels are coded as 'low risk,' 'high risk, or 'under consideration' depending on their ties to corruption . By boycotting, the alliance hopes that tourists will help to make a difference in protecting and promoting democracy, while not adversely effecting the Maldivian economy. 'With a long and sad history of corruption, political oppression and human rights abuses, Maldives' first attempts at democratic reform are now faltering,' a statement on the Alliance's website reads. Crime is reportedly on the rise as a result of support for 'extreme gangs,' which are supported by police to suppress any dissent. 'Uncontrolled corruption starting at the very top of all branches of government filters down through all levels of society, making life very difficult for the average Maldivian.' Though most resorts are categorised as 'low risk,' Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is listed as one to avoid . While most resorts are categorised as 'low risk,' several top name hotels have been included on the Alliance's list of those to avoid. Among them, the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. 'Ethical Maldives evaluates resorts and other businesses on ethics-based criteria,' the website reads. 'These include owners' support for governments that perpetuate corruption, intimidation and oppression, measures relevant to the environment and social responsibility.' In response to allegations presented by The Ethical Maldives Association, the High Commission of the Maldives told MailOnline Travel: 'Resorts appear to be categorised not on the basis of any practices in their resorts, but on the basis of alleged links of their owners to the Government of the Maldives. 'With only two resort groups targeted and very little information about the identities of those behind 'The Ethical Maldives Alliance,' it is difficult to discern the true intentions and objectives of the website. 'Over the past months, the Maldives' young democratic institutions have proven themselves in challenging circumstances, while the Government of the Maldives has maintained a positive, engagement-first approach with international stakeholders. 'The Government of the Maldives will always remain committed to promoting development, human rights and the ethical values that we all hold dear.' MailOnline has reached out to both the Ethical Maldives Alliance and a spokesperson for the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort for comment.

The organisation has classified over 100 resorts into 'risk' categories . Urges boycott of those considered to have 'high risk' of corruption . Among those listed to avoid is the popular Conrad Maldives Rangali Island .

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Blackburn Rovers are in familiar territory facing an FA Cup replay against one of the country's best, only this time it's Liverpool and not Manchester City. Last season, the Championship side held eventual Premier League champions City to a draw, but were then thrashed 5-0 in the return. None-the-less, midfielder Tom Cairney didn't come away from the game empty handed and grabbed Yaya Toure's shirt at the end, which takes pride of place framed in his living room. 'I don't know what he did with mine, I think he needed something to clean his car with!' Cairney jokes, hoping that there will not be a repeat when they host Liverpool on Wednesday in their FA Cup quarter-final replay. 'When we went to Anfield in the last match we were scared of failing and scared of getting hammered. That's part of what makes you dig even deeper against those sides.' Raheem Sterling's contract negotiations have dominated the headlines in the past fortnight . Tom Cairney, who will face Sterling on Wednesday night, has sympathy for the young winger . Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer and his players are also hoping the Liverpool players' studs will sink a little further into the Ewood Park turf, currently in a sorry state, to help their cause. 'Against Brighton in our last game there you had to take three touches to control the ball,' Cairney explains. 'Personally, it's not what I like, but if it takes Philippe Coutinho a few extra seconds to control the ball then I will be happy with that.' It does not suit Cairney, 24, who is a ball-playing central midfielder with a sweet left foot. But he is also not afraid to get stuck in, learned when he had a taste of the top flight as a teenager at Hull City when Phil Brown threw him in as the club were heading down. Since then, after moving to Blackburn, on loan first and permanently last summer, he would kill for a chance to get back there. One might expect him, then, to be incredulous that Liverpool's Raheem Sterling is turning down contracts worth £100,000-per-week but Cairney feels sympathy instead. 'I know it sounds stupid more than one hundred grand a week but that's the world we live in and that's football,' he says. 'It's up to him. If he stays at Liverpool he will be one of the top players for the next eight years. 'He might be thinking the top dog at Liverpool is on a lot more and he feels he's doing a job just as well. To turn down one hundred grand a week in our world is crazy but he's in the top three 20-year-olds in the world.' Sterling shares a laugh in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay with Blackburn on Wednesday . Sterling has been linked with a move to Arsenal, admitting he was 'flattered' by their interest . Part of Sterling's issue is that boss Brendan Rodgers sometimes plays him as a wing-back instead of up front, where the player prefers. 'I was pleased when he played wing-back against us in the first match,' Cairney adds. 'He was out of the way a little bit.' Cairney has his own taste of superstardom, too, if only around Blackburn's Brockhall Training Ground where he goes by the nickname of 'Justin Bieber.' When he first joined the club, the other players dug up pictures that revealed his uncanny resemblance to the Canadian pop star. 'It was on my old Facebook. I had a basketball vest on and shades and a cap backwards,' Cairney says. 'I didn't have any stubble because I can't grow it so they thought I looked a bit like Bieber. 'He's not bad with the ladies is he? And I like a few of his songs so it could have been worse.' Cairney and Sterling — and Bieber, come to that -— were not born the last time, before this season, Blackburn met Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final. That was in 1958 when Ron Clayton and Ally MacLeod scored late on for Blackburn to overturn Bobby Murdoch's early Liverpool goal. Yet Cairney's upbringing was rich in the competition due to his father Ian. 'He used to go on about the FA Cup all the time when I was little,' Cairney says. Blackburn were hammered by Edin Dzeko (centre) and Co in a FA Cup replay last season . 'Some people don't see it as big as they used to in the olden days. But the FA Cup is one of the most famous competitions in world football. To play in a semi-final at Wembley would be a dream. 'He'd go on about Hereford beating Newcastle 2-1 in 1972, those types of games. I'd say right, dad, bore me later, but he is right. The underdog playing the favourites, anything can happen. We've shown that this season. 'He can't believe I'm playing in an FA Cup quarter-final. He used to play four or five rounds before the Third Round and think it was good. 'If you spoke to him you'd think he was Maradona. He played local. To be fair, he has a good touch. He played for non-League around Nottingham. 'He sometimes tells me things and I'm like dad, shut up, you were playing against drunken keepers on Sunday mornings.' A Wembley day out against Aston Villa welcomes the winner. If Cairney and Co make it, his father will have another FA Cup upset to go on about.

Blackburn face Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final replay on Wednesday . Tom Cairney has sympathy for Raheem Sterling over his contract . Sterling rejected a £100,000-a-week new deal at Anfield .

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A jobless alcoholic has boasted of fathering 40 children who have cost the taxpayer more than £4million in benefits and care costs. Shameless Mike Holpin – who at 56 says he wants more children – claims he had them by 20 women and admits he would not recognise many of his offspring in the street. Now engaged again, the three-times married man keeps track of their names with an ever-growing family tree tattooed on his back. 'I won't stop': Father of 40 Mike Holpin, left and right with his fiancée Diane, says he wants more children because it is 'God's will' His relationships have broken down because of his drinking and womanising, and the recovering alcoholic says 16 of his children have been taken into care at some stage in their lives. If they had completed just one year in care each, it would leave the taxpayer with a bill for £2.4million. Mr Holpin or the children’s mothers would also have been able to claim at least £500,000 in child benefit and a further £800,000 in child tax credits. On top of this, he has claimed at least £675,000 in benefits himself. Yet the feckless dad, of Ebbw Vale in South Wales, said: ‘I’ll never stop [having children]. Never stop. In the Bible, God says go forth and multiply. I’m doing what God wants.’ Keeping track: Mr Holpin, from Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, shows off his family tree tattoo - which includes his children and grandchildren . He was the subject of a Channel 5 documentary this week, but last night former friends said Holpin’s claim to 40 children – aged between three and 37 – was nonsense. And as 40 Kids By 20 Women aired, his ex-wife Petrina told of her embarrassment on Facebook, writing: ‘Feeling Asshamed’ (sic). Mr Holpin, who lives in a council house and claims benefits, said he was a changed man who no longer drank alcohol. But he still wants more children. He added: ‘I’m as fertile as sin. I don’t believe in contraception and I love sex. Most of my kids have gone through the care system. 'It makes me feel like s*** because they’ve suffered. They [social services] took them from me because I’m an alcoholic. I’m still an alcoholic – I just don’t practise it.’ Family: Holpin says that he loves sex and won't use contraception - even though 16 of his children were taken into care . TaxPayers’ Alliance chief executive Jonathan Isaby said: ‘It is the lack of shame that really sticks in the throat and taxpayers will be furious. 'It is sheer arrogance to keep having children as if they were hot dinners and expect other people to pick up the bill.’ But former friends say Mr Holpin’s boasts are off the mark, and that he has fathered as few as 16 children with three women. One said he had ‘padded’ his numbers by including his ex-partner’s stepchildren. He added: ‘He’s no angel after a drink but he isn’t the big ladies’ man that he likes to think he is. 'He’s definitely had a football team’s worth of little ’uns – maybe 16 – just because he’s not fussy and not careful. But no way has he got two rugby teams and all the subs to make it up to 40.’ Offspring: Holpin admits his lifestyle led to 16 of his children being taken into care but says he wants to make it up to them . Mr Holpin and his family are infamous in the former mining town of Ebbw Vale, where locals have launched petitions to stop him moving into their street. He now lives with his fiancee Diane Morris, ten years his junior, in a council house in the village of Cwm. Mr Holpin’s daughter Rhiannon, 19, said on Facebook yesterday: ‘You can all hate but it doesn’t matter, there’s plenty of us to stick up for each other and we can take on the lot of you. ‘I feel like I can’t even leave my house without people judging. Get off my back, I didn’t ask my dad to do what he’s done with his life.’ Dream: Mr Holpin says being reunited with his huge brood would complete him and make his life perfect . Day out: Mike and Diane with some of the children at their local bowling alley . New life: The father-of-40 lives with his fiancée Diane Morris, ten years his junior, and they live in a two-bed council house in South Wales. Mr Holpin’s brother, David, 59, said the former fairground worker’s ‘shocking’ behaviour had brought ‘shame’ on the family. David Holpin, from Erith, Kent, added: ‘I lost touch with Mike when I moved to Kent 18 years ago – he didn’t have a phone so we couldn’t keep in touch. ‘It wouldn’t surprise me if he had 40 children, the way he carries on. His behaviour is shocking. I’m not ashamed of Michael, but I’m upset about the way our family name has been tarnished. ‘He has brought shame on us, and we are a good family.’

Mike Holpin, from Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, has at least 40 children . Can't name half of them and has family tree tattoo to help him remember . Around 16 were taken into care 'because of my drinking and womanising' But 56-year-old wants more because he 'can't live without them' 'In the Bible, God says go forth and multiply. I'm doing what God wants' Holpin has not worked for a decade and said to receive £27,000 in benefits . Documentary also shines light on 29-year-old father of 15 from Sunderland .

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Peter Moores insisted he could work with Michael Vaughan if he becomes England’s new director of cricket despite the pair’s chequered past. ‘Of course I could,’ said Moores in St Kitts on Thursday. ‘It’s not a personal thing. People have views. We’re still going through a transitional spell so to me this is about getting England as strong as we can as quickly as we can. Whoever comes into that job I just want to share views to make sure we have the best way forward. The new man is expected to be a supremo who will be very much with the team but Moores was not sure England needed another voice in the dressing room. Michael Vaughan with Peter Moores in 2008 during his unsuccessful first spell as England coach . Moores' position as England coach has come under scrutiny after a woeful World Cup campaign . ‘I don’t think we do,’ he said. ‘It depends who takes the role and how that remit is set out. As always we will have to make it clear what the players have to do to go out and play for England. It depends how the job is set out. Moores is sad to see the departure of Paul Downton, the man who brought him back to the coaching job and called him the ‘outstanding coach of his generation.’ ‘Paul’s a very passionate Englishman and everything he’s done has been to try to help us do better on the field and perform,’ said Moores. ‘When someone goes you’re always sad about that but my job is to make sure we don’t lose our focus on the Test series coming up. Paul Downton, with whom Moores was close, was sacked as managing director of England cricket . Former England captain Vaughan has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Downton . ‘I don’t think this is about my position, I don’t think it changes much. I’m passionate about cricket, I love the game, and I’ve got a good record as a coach. It’s about the players and I will carry on doing my job here. I see some emerging players I’m very excited about and I’m going to stay committed to them. ‘Tom Harrison passed on the news about what was happening with Paul and that we were going to restructure. He said to me ‘nothing’s changed, keep doing your work’ which is exactly what I’m going to do. ‘I’ve spoken to Paul. He seems fine. He’s given everything to the job and has committed everything to it.’

Michael Vaughan in the frame to replace Paul Downton . Former England captain has a chequered past with Peter Moores . Moores insists there are no personal issues between he and Vaughan . Downton was sacked as managing director of England cricket .

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If you open your suitcase after leaving the airport with damaged goods inside, this might be the reason why. An airport luggage conveyor belt has a novel way of separating bags into the correct queues - but it's a somewhat cut and thrust job. As the suitcases whizz round on the belt, out of nowhere a mechanical arm slams into the bags and and thrusts them onto a lower track. The red and black luggage moves along the conveyor after being taken from the plane . Suddenly the mechanical arm springs into action giving the luggage some brute force . And with a sharp movement, the red and black case is passed down onto a lower conveyor belt . The mechanism appears to work on a sensor system, ensuring it strikes out at the centre of the luggage so as to not spin it, but what might shock is the force of the action. It is not known where this video was taken, although it is believed to be an international airport. However baggage pushers like this are used at airports all over the world, with Dutch company Vanderlande market leaders in the machinery. Their 'Parallel Pusher,' similar to the one in this video, is a widely used horizontal divert pusher that sorts single bags to one destination only. When the pusher is activated, a pusher plate operates at 90 degrees to the transport direction and pushes the bag into a destination or onto a connection conveyor. This suitcase is set for a ride on a different conveyor in a matter of seconds . The arm extends out to separate the luggage in the hope it arrives with its owner . The video, after being uploaded to YouTube, has been met with mixed responses. User Stephanie O wrote: 'This is the real reason why your baggage is destroyed at the airport', while Sarah Cartwright added: 'Vicious airport baggage packer.' DMTRYP says what most people would think on viewing the video, writing: 'Hope none of the souvenirs were made out of glass or ceramics.'

Machines are used around the world for sorting luggage onto conveyors . Video shows swift and powerful mechanical arm separating suitcases . Similar to the 'Parallel Pusher' developed by leading Dutch company .

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This is the shocking moment a worker risked his life by standing on top of a house jet washing a roof with what appears to be just a rope tied around him for safety. The unnamed worker was spotted on the roof 30-feet above the ground on top of an Edwardian semi-detached home in Greenwich, south east London. A local resident noticed the man carrying out the work with a lack of safety equipment on the slippery tiles and quickly took snaps of the man. A worker who was caught jet washing the roof of a home in south east London with just a rope tied around him for safety . The neighbour said: 'I couldn't believe it. He was standing on the roof with a power washer and seemed to have a rope tied around his waist. 'It looked incredibly dangerous. His boss seemed to be watching sitting on a wall opposite and seemed unfazed by it all.' A building expert, who did not want to be named, said the workman should have at least had scaffolding up at the front of the property and a much longer ladder with a harness. He said: 'You can't just stand up there with a bit of rope tied around you and think it's fine, it's not. 'You have to think about how slippery it would be up there because as you can see he is spraying from the top to bottom, meaning the water will be trickling down around his feet. A building expert said the man should have at least had scaffolding up at the front of the property and a longer ladder . 'You would only have to slip and fall once and that would be it.' The image was then passed to the Health and Safety Executive, who attended the property and caught the man doing the same thing on the roof of the garage before he was stopped. A HSE Spokeswoman said: 'Following a concern raised, HSE inspectors visited the house yesterday and served a prohibition notice. 'This means the work had to cease until appropriate safety measures are put in place.'

Unnamed worker was spotted on the roof of a house in south east London . Appeared to only be using rope for safety while 30-feet above the ground . Health and Safety Executive attended and stopped the work following concerns .

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Britain's most famous pools winner who pledged to 'spend, spend, spend' after winning more than £150,000 has died. Viv Nicholson, 79, became rich overnight when she scooped £152,319 in 1961 with her husband Keith. The win, on a football betting pool, in which gamblers predict the results of football games across a season, would be worth up to £5million in today's money. The pair, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, splurged the cash on flash cars, designer clothes, holidays and partying - frittering away half of their wealth within four years of winning. Scroll down for video . Viv Nicholson, 79, from West Yorkshire, who became rich overnight when she scooped £152,319 in 1961 with her husband Keith (pictured with Bruce Forsyth) has passed away following a lengthy battle with dementia . Mrs Nicholson (above) and her husband splurged the cash - worth about £5million today - on expensive cars, designer clothes, holidays and partying - frittering away at least half of their wealth within four years of winning . However, tragedy struck when Mr Nicholson died at the wheel of his blue Jaguar in 1965, which led to Mrs Nicholson being declared bankrupt, as the tax authorities reclaimed most of her husband's wealth. She managed to reclaim some of the money after a lengthy legal battle, but lost it all again from poor investments on the stock market. She later suffered a stroke in 2011, which her son said led to the onset of dementia, and moved into a care home. Her family confirmed she passed away yesterday following a long battle with the brain disease and requested for donations to be made to Dementia UK in her memory. In a statement released today, her son Howard said: 'We are saddened to announce the death of our much loved mum, Viv Nicholson. 'After suffering with dementia for five years, she died on April 11 at Pinderfields Hospital with her sons at her side. 'Viv was a one-off in all ways - a loving and loved mother, a glamorous great grandmother and a friend to many. Mrs Nicholson lived a fascinating lifestyle, staying true to her word by spending all of the money which she famously won when she was just 25-years-old. In 2007, she recalled the evening she realised she had won the huge sum of money. She said: 'We found out on Saturday evening that we'd won the pools, but we couldn't find the coupon. We weren't sure if we'd sent it off or not, but then the winning ticket turned up in Keith's trousers. 'It's unbelievable that I remember the exact amount we won so clearly - it was £152,300, 18 shillings and eight pence. Back then, even the eight pence meant something. 'I walked half a mile to the Post Office to send the telegram to the pools company. Within a couple of days, we were in London and famous.' Mrs Nicholson, 79, lived a fascinating lifestyle, staying true to her word by spending all of the money which she famously won on the pools in 1961. Pictured: Actress and singer Barbara Dickson with Mrs Nicholson in 1999 . Mrs Nicholson (pictured above) previously condemned people who criticised her for spending all of the money she won, saying it was her life and she 'won't be told how to live it'. Right: Newspaper coverage of her win . The couple found themselves being mobbed by reporters at Kings Cross station. Then the cheque was presented to them by Bruce Forsyth. Asked what she planned to do with it, Viv gleefully replied: 'Spend, spend, spend!' Back then, there was no network to support or advise big winners - possibly because hardly anyone had ever won that much. Having promised to spend, not save, the naive young couple retreated to Yorkshire and recklessly proceeded to do just that. They bought a large bungalow in a smart suburb a few miles down the road from where they grew up and she ordered dresses from Harrods, bought a pink Chevrolet and then swapped it for a different luxury car every six months. Keith, a former miner, bought a racehorse and the children were sent to boarding school. She said: 'We travelled all over the States and Europe.' However, the money soon started to dwindle and Mr Nicholson died when his car skidded off the A1 just four years after the big win. Following his death, Mrs Nicholson married four more times, but was widowed again and went on to battle with alcohol and depression. A short-lived attempt to start a new life in Malta was soon curtailed after she was deported for fighting with a police officer. In desperation she took to performing 'Big Spender' in a Manchester strip club, but was fired when she refused to take off her underwear. In 1984, The Smiths asked her to pose for the cover of their hit single Heaven Knows I'm Miserable now. Her story was turned into a televised BBC play and later a musical - both called Spend, Spend, Spend in honour of her catchphrase. The production even appeared on the West End, netting Mrs Nicholson £100,000 royalties . Mrs Nicholson (pictured outside the home she lived in when she won the pools) married four more times following the death of husband Keith. Her family have asked for donations to Dementia UK in her memory . Her story was turned into a televised BBC play and later a musical - both called Spend, Spend, Spend in honour of her catchphrase. The production premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds before a run at London's West End. Mrs Nicholson received royalties of around £100,000 from the musical, which were spent, and she revealed in an interview with the Mail in 2007 that she was living off of her state pension and seeking work. At the time, she said she couldn't help but spend her royalties or the money she received from her 1978 autobiography. 'I can't not do, I love to spend,' she said. She also criticised people who condemned her for splashing her cash and not investing it wisely. She said: 'People say I should be ashamed of what I spent my money on, and that I could have done so much more. 'But when I lost my last 20 grand on the stock market, I did not cry about it. I had a good whack and enjoyed what I did. 'It may have served me right - maybe I was wild and crazy. But it is my life and I won't be told how to live it.'

Viv Nicholson, 79, won more than £152,000 in 1961 with her husband Keith . She famously promised to 'spend, spend, spend' after big win on the pools . They splurged the cash on expensive cars, designer clothes and holidays . Mrs Nicholson has passed away at home, five years after dementia onset .

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An Ohio middle school is being criticized after it decided to remove the word 'feminist' from a T-shirt an eighth grade girl wore in her class photo. Sophie Thomas wore the black shirt in March when she was having her picture taken at Clermont Northeastern Middle School in Batavia. When the students got their class photos this week, she saw the word had been removed from her shirt with Photoshop. Sophie Thomas (center) wore a shirt with the word 'feminist' on it for class photo day at her middle school . Administrators at Clermont Northeastern Middle School in Batavia, Ohio, had word removed from her shirt . Thomas had worn the shirt to school in the past without any problems, FOX19 NOW reported. School principal Kendra Young said the word was removed to 'prevent any unintended controversies'. Thomas, an eighth grader at the school, had worn the shirt in the past without having any problems . The school claimed it told Thomas the word was going to be removed from her shirt, but she said that is not the case, as does her mother, according to TODAY.com. Christine Thomas said her daughter only met with school officials after the doctored photo was released. Thomas said: 'I was upset. 'I went to the principal's office and she told me she blacked it out because it's offensive to some people.' Ralph Shell, the superintendent of the Clermont Northeastern School District, said the situation was 'blown out of proportion', BuzzFeed News reported. He added: 'We took the photo and she was in the front row with the T-shirt on, and it was just not a flattering picture.' On April 17, Thomas asked people to post photos using the #IDESERVEFREEDOMOFEXPRESSION hashtag . On Friday, April 17, Thomas asked people who found the school's decision distasteful to wear a shirt showing their support for feminism or freedom of expression and post photos with the hashtag #IDESERVEFREEDOMOFEXPRESSION. The photos were collected on Instagram. She said: 'People around here misconstrue the word [feminism].' 'Like, 'Oh, you're a feminist so you hate men.' 'I just want to spread equality, and a lot of people here don't agree with me.'

Sophie Thomas attends Clermont Northeastern Middle School in Batavia . She wore a black shirt bearing word for school picture day back in March . When students got photos this week, word was removed with Photoshop . Administrators said they asked to remove word, a claim Thomas disputes .

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When Eve Addison developed a strange swelling in her collarbone after drinking gin and tonic, she assumed she must have an allergy. But when switching brands failed to help - and she developed night sweats and a rash - she saw her GP. To her horror, tests revealed the 24-year-old was suffering Hodgkin Lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic system. The most common symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is one or more painless swellings in the neck, armpit or groin. Eve Addison, now 24, developed a strange swelling in her collarbone whenever she drank gin and tonic - and assumed she must have develoepd an allergy . But she became worried when switching brands failed to help - and she developed night sweats and a rash . These swellings are enlarged lymph nodes - oval-shaped glands that help the body recognise and fight germs. About 70 per cent of people diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma have a swollen lymph node in their neck. Usually, the swollen nodes don't hurt, but in some people like Miss Addison, they can be painful - especially after drinking alcohol. Following her diagnosis in January 2014, she has now been given the all clear - and is sharing her story to make others aware of the condition. Miss Addison, a marketing manager from Merseyside, began suffering the symptoms in September 2013. She said: 'I suppose, looking back, alcohol did save my life. 'I had been feeling unwell for a while and every time I went out, I'd come back with swelling and pain. To her horror, tests revealed the 24-year-old was suffering Hodgkin Lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic system - and she endured six months of chemotherapy . The most common symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is one or more painless swellings in the neck, armpit or groin. Usually, the swollen nodes don't hurt, but in some people like Miss Addison, they can be painful - especially after drinking alcohol . The most common symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is one or more painless swellings in the neck, armpit or groin. These swellings are enlarged lymph nodes. About 70 per cent of people diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma have a swollen lymph node in their neck. Lymph glands commonly swell during an infection but they then usually go back to normal over a short time. With a lymphoma, the lymph nodes often grow slowly and may be there for months or years before they are noticed. But sometimes they grow very quickly. Usually, the swollen nodes don't hurt. But some people say their lumps ache or are painful. And for some they are painful after drinking alcohol. About 25 per cent of patients have other more general symptoms such as: . Heavy sweating – especially at night . High temperatures that come and go with no obvious cause (often overnight) Losing a lot of weight over a short period of time . Itching, which may be worse after drinking alcohol . Cough or breathlessness . Abdominal pain or vomiting after drinking alcohol . Source: Cancer Research UK . 'I just thought nothing of it and when I went to the GP, I was told that there was nothing to worry about. 'When the doctor says "don't worry, you're going to be just fine", you believe them, don't you?' But by December, she had developed other symptoms and was given creams and anti-inflammatory drugs to deal with chest pain, night sweats and an all-over body rash. After her devastating diagnosis at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Miss Addison underwent a six-month course of chemotherapy to rid herself of the disease, which affects around 1,900 people each year. The treatment not only left her drained, but triggered septicemia and a blood clot. 'I lost a lot of muscle and I was so drained all the time,' she recalled. 'I was so tired and in so much pain that I could barely stand up. 'Even though I was only 23, I felt like I had the body of a 90-year-old.' Despite her diagnosis - and starting chemotherapy almost instantly - she began a new job just days later, as planned. She also froze her eggs just in case the treatment rendered her infertile. To her relief, she was given the all-clear last September. And despite her harrowing experience, Miss Addison insists she would face cancer again if given the option. She said: 'It's indescribable how happy I was to get the all-clear - I've never felt happiness like it. 'My mum was the happiest person in the room when I heard the news. All of my family were so proud of me for getting through it.' She also believe she has a better perspective in life after beating cancer. 'The lessons I learnt from it have made me much more appreciative of what I have in life and I feel like I'm oddly lucky.' She is now planning to celebrate by running the Race for Life in her hometown in July.

Eve Addison developed strange swelling in her collarbone after gin . Switching brands didn't help and she felt dreadful on nights out . After suffering night sweats, tests revealed she had Hodgkin Lymphoma . One symptom is swollen lymph nodes in neck, which can hurt after alcohol .

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A woman gave birth in her office toilet before quietly returning to her desk with the newborn baby wrapped in two sealed bags, and put it in her desk drawer. Kim Pappas, 25, was two hours into her working day at Ceva Logistics in Wyandotte, Michigan, on March 31 when she disappeared to the bathroom to deliver the boy - and cut the umbilical cord with cuticle scissors. Nobody knew she was pregnant. Charged: Kim Pappas, 25, has been charged with premeditated murder after giving birth in her office toilet then wrapping her baby boy in a plastic bag and secretly putting him in her desk drawer. The baby died . Her attempt at secrecy, however, was foiled minutes later when two employees went to the restroom, which was covered in blood. Returning to the office of the freight management company they saw traces of blood on Pappas' clothing, and found the lifeless infant wrapped up at her feet. Pappas has been charged with premeditated murder. According to Fox, workers went to the bathroom after hearing moaning and crying - but Pappas had already left. They alerted emergency services and went round every employee. Noticing the blood on Pappas, she was questioned and they searched her desk. It was not until they discovered the baby in the drawer that she admitted what had happened. Shock: Nobody at Ceva Logistics, Michigan, knew Pappas was pregnant until they saw blood in the cubicle . Court: Pappas appeared in court on Friday via videolink to be arraigned. She has been denied bail . The child was sealed inside a plastic bag, which was wrapped in a tote bag. He showed no signs of life at the office and was later pronounced dead in hospital. It is believed he was in the bag for between 15 and 30 minutes, according to the Detroit Free Press. Initially, Pappas claimed she had a miscarriage but an autopsy suggests the baby died by suffocation. Pappas appeared via video link in court on Friday to be arraigned. She is facing charges of felony murder, premeditated murder and first-degree child abuse, and has been denied bail, the Free Press reported.

Kim Pappas did not tell anybody she was pregnant before giving birth . She gave birth standing up in bathroom at Ceva Logistics in Michigan . Cut umbilical cord with cuticle scissors, wrapped baby in plastic bag, put that in a tote bag, then returned to her desk and put it in a drawer . Co-workers had heard moaning then saw blood on restroom floor . They spotted blood on Pappas then found the baby dead in the drawer . She claimed she had a miscarriage but autopsy shows suffocation . Pappas faces charges of premeditated murder and child abuse, denied bail .

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'Exploited by criminals': Gambian footballer Baboucarr Ceesay (above) was among the 900 migrants who died in the Mediterranean boat disaster, his British aunt has revealed . A British woman has revealed how her nephew was among the 900 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean boat disaster. Baboucarr Ceesay, a talented footballer from The Gambia, is believed to have died on the fishing boat in a 'desperate' attempt to seek a new life in the UK. His aunt Jessica Sey, from Cheltenham, has spoken of her devastation after discovering that he was not among the 27 survivors and demanded the human traffickers be brought to justice. She said: 'He had his head turned and his money taken by criminals who are responsible for thousands of deaths. It's the biggest shock of my life. 'His mother will never get his body back. She'll never be able to ask him why he did it.' She said her two daughters were 'absolutely gobsmacked' by news of the 21-year-old's death. Mrs Sey and her Gambian-born husband lived in the west African country for around five years. She said her nephew played first division football in The Gambia, was the eldest of four siblings and appeared to enjoy a comfortable life. She told the Gloucestershire Echo: 'His mother, Jabou, has lost two husbands and had a really tough time through no fault of her own. 'Nobody is surprised that Baboucarr wanted to make the most of his life but there was absolutely no need for him to do this. 'He wanted to come to Europe but he would never have been granted a visa. In his young head, the logical way out was to do it illegally.' Mr Ceesay and a friend, Alagie, bought a car and then 'just disappeared', she added. Horror: Jessica Sey, from Cheltenham, has spoken of her devastation after discovering that her nephew Baboucarr Ceesay was among the 900 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean boat disaster . The pair then took a boat from the Gambian capital Banjul to Guinea, where they crossed the Sahara and made their way to a Libyan migrant camp. Because they had money in their pockets, they didn't stay in the camp for long and were pushed to the front of the queue. But when the boat arrived, a riot broke out in the camp and everyone fought for a place on the boat. Mr Ceesay managed to get on and was placed one of the holds, possibly becoming one of those who were locked in below deck, unable to escape. Alagie was left behind. Some 900 people are feared to have drowned when the overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Sunday in the worst maritime disaster since the end of World War Two. When news arrived that the boat had sunk, Alagie had to call Mr Ceesay's family. Tragedy: Members of the crew Italian Coast Guard ship Gregoretti carry bodies of some of the 900 victims from the Mediterranean's migrant boat tragedy in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta, earlier this week . Mrs Sey said: 'He's left a huge, very loving family absolutely distraught. 'It's so easy for us in our ivory towers to criticise them, but we have no idea what their lives are like. Barbaric human traffickers are separating migrants by race, locking those with the darkest skin below deck where death is inevitable if the boat sinks, survivors have told. Teenagers arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa told how passengers from sub-Saharan Africa were placed in the hold with no water, sunlight or, crucially, means of escape. One boy from Somalia told aid workers from Save The Children: 'The Libyans who got me to Italy are not human. 'They pushed eight Nigerians into the sea. They all drowned.' Conversely, Yusuf, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy who fled Gaza for Italy in February, said he was placed on an upper level with other people from the Middle East, it was reported by The Independent. 'Even Baboucarr, who was relatively well off by Gambian standards.' Alagie is still in Libya and his family is desperate for him to return home safely. European governments were today under mounting pressure to act decisively on the Mediterranean migrant crisis as harrowing details emerged of the fate of those who died in the worst tragedy to date. With the crisis set to be discussed at an emergency summit today, allegations of callous disregard for Arab and African lives are pushing EU leaders to respond to a disaster. The vast majority of those on board were locked in the hold or the middle deck of the 20-metre (66-foot) boat when it capsized following a collision with a Portuguese cargo ship responding to its distress signal. Only 27, including two crew members who have been arrested, survived and 24 bodies have been recovered. Charged with manslaughter: Tunisian boat captain Mohammed Ali Malek (centre) is seen speaking to a nurse on an Italian coastguard ship before being arrested over the deaths of 900 migrants . A police handout showing Mohammed Ali Malek (left) and Mahmud Bikhit (right) after their arrest in Malta . Survivors have described the moment the doomed ship sank, telling how how they clung to dead bodies in the pitch black sea in order to stay afloat. They also accused the captain of being drunk moments before he rammed another ship, causing the tragedy. Bangladeshi Riajul Islam, 17, said the only reason he survived was because he was on the top deck and knew how to swim. Nasir Khan, a fellow 17-year-old Bangladeshi, said he was also on the top deck and lived by clinging on to a life vest. The stricken boat initially set off from Egypt and then stopped off on the Libyan coast near the city Zuwarah to pick up more passengers, it has been reported. It set off from Libya on Saturday and sent out a distress signal shortly before midnight 120 miles south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. It later capsized.

Gambian footballer Baboucarr Ceesay, 21, died seeking new life in the UK . Aunt Jessica Sey, from Cheltenham, outraged at treatment by smugglers . She said: 'He had his head turned and his money taken by criminals' Mr Ceesay understood to have been locked in hold when vessel sank .

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Holidaying with the lair of a tiger as your closest neighbour might not sound like the cleverest idea in the world but it is certainly a once-in-a-lifetime experience that won't be forgotten. For £3,500, tourists are being invited to book a trip to Russia and sleep in the natural habitat of the Siberian tiger, one of the world's most endangered animals. Bespoke tour operators Natural World Safaris is offering the rare trip which also gives guests a unique opportunity to view the big cat. A safari stay in Russia offers tourists the chance to spot, and sleep near, one of the world's most endangered animals- the Siberian tiger . Bespoke holiday providers Natural World Safaris is offering the rare trip which gives guests a unique opportunity to view the big cat . The trip to Durminskoye Reserve in Khabarovsk lasts seven days in total with guests spending time in the wild environs inhabited by the last remaining Siberian tigers, and setting camera traps with the experts in the hope of catching an insight into the lives of these endangered predators. They will walk in the footsteps of the world’s biggest cats and spend time with Alexander Batalov, a frontline Russian conservationist who has spent the last 20 years of his life trying to protect the rare Siberian tiger. The facilities are described as 'basic' and guests are provided with a translator throughout the stay. The daily activity is to explore the Reserve in the hope of picking up tracks of the Siberian tigers that reside in this area. This shot was captured at night as a Siberian Tiger walked down a narrow road in the Durminskoye Reserve, where guests can stay . Huntsman’s hut in the forest – sustainable hunting is still allowed in the forest and the hut is also used as a base of operations . The safari does not actively track them as this risks guests coming face-to-face with the animals themselves, which is why still and video cameras are set up. The images and footage from these actively assist Alexander and his team as they work to save the tigers of the region from extinction. Managing Director of Natural World Safaris and expert in wildlife encounters, Will Bolsover, told MailOnline Travel: ‘The trip is one of the rarest wildlife travel opportunities remaining today. Alexander Batalov, a frontline Russian conservationist, has spent the last 20 years of his life trying to protect the rare Siberian tiger . Inside Balatov's hut, dedicated to the natural world as you might expect with a range of feathers and animal bones . 'Spending time with Alexander Batalov in the home of the some of the last remaining Siberian tigers in Russia’s Far East, setting camera traps, tracking tiger footprints and collecting vital conservation data is a superb opportunity.’ It is estimated the current wild population of Siberian tigers under 400, making the species officially endangered. Siberian tigers were once found throughout the Russian Far East, northern China, and the Korean peninsula but by the 1940s, hunting had driven the species, also known as the Amur tiger, to the brink of extinction with no more than 40 individuals remaining in the wild. While the population has now stabilised somewhat, sightings in the wild are extremely rare as the tigers have the largest home range of any tiger subspecies and a limited density of prey means they have to search over large areas to find food. Guests will stay in a wooden cabin on the Natural World Safari trip to see the Siberian tiger . 'Guests will be staying directly in the heart of the tigers' habitat, but with the cats being extremely elusive, it obviously isn’t guaranteed that they will even come face to face with a tiger at all,' Bolsover said. 'While they are out setting camera traps and observing scent trails, footprints, scratch marks on trees, they will be exactly where the tigers tread. 'While they are out in the forest or in the camp, a tiger could be 20m away, 200m away, or as far as two miles away- it’s difficult to put a numerical value on it.' Click here for more information regarding the safari trip.

Natural World Safaris offers tourists the opportunity to share space with the endangered species . The seven-day package includes 'basic accommodation' and no guarantee you'll see a rare tiger . Guests are guided by conservationist Alexander Batalov, who works tirelessly to protect Siberian tigers .

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Puren - who has died aged 96 - was the youngest brother of the final Qing monarch Puyi (above), who ruled for four years until 1912 . The brother of China's last emperor who was pushed off the throne more than 100 years ago has died. Puren was the youngest brother of the final Qing monarch Puyi, who ruled for four years until 1912. The 96-year-old died on Friday after being taken to hospital with pneumonia in February, his family said. He had been suffering from poor health and memory loss in recent years. One of his sons told The Legal Evening News that Puren - who took the Chinese name Jin Youzhi - was 'almost deaf'. 'He even couldn't hold a pen... he couldn't recognise people,' the son added. Puyi became emperor in 1908 when he was two years and ten months old. His abdication ended the rule of the Qing dynasty, which began in 1644. After the government took power in 1912 Puyi and his close family were forced to live within the walls of the Forbidden City, where they retained imperial traditions and were tended to by eunuchs. They were expelled from the palace complex in 1917. Puren established a primary school with the help of his father in the 1940s and continued to teach until he retired in the late 1960s. He reportedly had three sons and two daughters. The Communist party which took power in 1949 also reportedly gave him a place on the local Beijing branch of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a mostly symbolic body. A memorial for Puren will be held at the Babaoshan Cemetery in Beijing. The former emperor is pictured (right) with their father and younger brother in front of a beautiful picture .

Puren was the youngest brother of Puyi, who ruled from 1908 to 1912 . Died on Friday after being taken to hospital with pneumonia in February . Previously established a primary school and taught until the late 1960s . He had been suffering from poor health and memory loss in recent years .

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Tony McCoy gave a bumper crowd what they were hoping for as he steered Jezki to a thumping victory in the Grade One Aintree Hurdle. Having been out of luck with his opening three rides – the closest he got was third place in the Betfred Bowl on Holywell – McCoy broke his duck on the Jessica Harrington-trained gelding. His task was made a little more straightforward than it might have been, as Arctic Fire – the favourite, ridden by Ruby Walsh – took a crashing fall at the final flight when poised to challenge Jezki. AP McCoy claimed victory in the Aintree Hurdles as he rode Jezki (right) to victory after Ruby Walsh, riding Arctic Fire (left, downed), fell at the final hurdle at this year's Grand National Festival on Thursday afternoon . McCoy was eventually was able to coast to the finish with a wide margin of victory after the fall . Ominously, screens were erected around Arctic Fire, who had finished runner-up on his last in the Champion Hurdle, but, thankfully, both horse and jockey got to their feet and, upon hearing that news, McCoy was able to savour the latest big victory of his glittering career. Jezki has been a model of consistency this winter and the retiring champion feels the gelding deserved this moment in the sun, as he beat Rock On Ruby by 13 lengths. ‘I was glad to see Ruby and Arctic Fire get up,’ said McCoy, who has been besieged by autograph hunters and well-wishers all afternoon. ‘I knew it was going to be a hard race and at the second last, I thought he might have me beat but 50 yards from the last hurdle, I was sticking in there. ‘My horse is bred to stay and he won over two-and-a-half miles at Fairyhouse. Whether he could have won had Arctic Fire stood up, I don’t know. But it would have been close.’ Arctic Fire takes a tumble at the final hurdle to allow Jezki to take the lead and take the win at Aintree . Walsh and his horse escaped without serious injury, although the Irishman pulled out of his last ride . McCoy, who will ride hot favourite Shutthefrontdoor in the Crabbie’s Grand National on Saturday, said: ‘I’m just trying to keep things as normal as possible and do my job. I can leave the worrying until after I walk out of here on Saturday night. ‘I would love to win the Grand National but I don’t want it to be my final ride. I really don’t want to retire but if I win the race, I will do retirement after that. Aintree is a great place and a meeting that I have always enjoyed.’ Of his other mounts, McCoy said: ‘Hargam (well beaten in the 4-Y-O Hurdle) was disappointing but Holywell ran well.’ The soon-to-retire 40-year-old from County Antrim has promised to call it quits if he wins the Grand National .

AP McCoy claimed his first win of this year's Grand National on Thursday . His ride, Jezki, won after Ruby Walsh's Arctic Fire fell at final hurdle . Both Walsh and Arctic Fire escaped without serious injury from the fall . It is second time in month that Walsh has fallen after Annie Power tumble .

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A father falsely accused of abusing his own children and drinking the blood of babies wept today as he described his 'horrific' ordeal. Actor Ricky Dearman said his reputation was shattered after being branded the leader of a London satanic cult who trafficked of children into the UK to be tortured and killed on video. Scotland Yard investigated the 'baseless' claims but found they had been made by his children after they were tortured by their mother and her partner, who attacked them and fed them drugs. Police are now hunting for Ella Draper and Abraham Christie, who may have fled abroad, and Mr Dearman now hopes to win custody of his children, who are eight and nine and currently in care. Scroll down for video . Heartbroken: Ricky Dearman sobbed today as he revealed he was falsely branded the leader of a London satanic cult who masterminded the trafficking of children into the UK to be tortured and killed on video . Missing: A specialist police child abuse team is investigating Ella Draper (pictured left) and her partner Abraham Christie (right) after they forced her two children to lie about sexual abuse and ritual torture . Mr Dearman, who has appeared in films including the Hitman and on the stage, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire TV show: 'They'd said we were killing babies, I was shipping them in, we would cut the babies' throats and drain their blood and then would drink the blood. It's just horrific upon horrific detail. Draper was in the middle of a battle with the children's father Ricky Dearman (pictured) over access arrangements when she accused him . 'Having to go and watch these videos when your own children say these things about you, imagine what the children must have had to do in their own psyche, their own minds, to eventually give up to beatings and stuff to say this stuff. 'I get death threats. Today, yesterday, still. Comments, 'paedo', whatever. I understand, I get it. What we have is a 77-page judgement totally clearing me 100 per cent.' It had been claimed that their father, who had separated from their mother, was the head of a cult which abused and sacrificed babies, slitting their throats and drinking their blood. More than 100 people, including a school head, a teacher, a priest, social workers and police, were said to have been part of the cult which had been 'doing sex' to the children. Rumours of the cult, said to be operating in north London, were posted online as part of an internet campaign which the judge said was likely to have 'devastating consequences' for the children. They were subjected to various forms of assault including being punched, pinched and kicked in order to get them to tell the made-up stories. Mrs Justice Pauffley said at a public hearing last month in the High Court's Family Division that the children, aged eight and nine, had suffered "incalculable" harm after their mother and her partner forced them to "provide concocted accounts of horrific events". She said: 'Torture is the most accurate way to describe what was done by Mr Christie in collaboration with Ms Draper. 'Both children were assaulted by Mr Christie by being hit with a metal spoon on multiple occasions over their head and legs, by being pushed into walls, punched, pinched and kicked. 'Water was poured over them as they knelt semi-clothed.' More than four million people around the world have viewed the online material and police were forced to protect worried parents at the gates of Christchurch Primary School where the ‘main action’ was alleged to have happened, the court heard. Tests on Ella Draper's (pictured) children showed they had ingested cannabis in the months before being taken into care . The ‘grotesque’ claims against ‘blameless’ people included drugged babies being sent from abroad by courier services such as TNT and DHL to London and then sacrificed. The pair claimed cult members drank their victims’ blood and danced around with the babies’ skulls. At least seven schools were named, a swimming pool identified as a meeting place and ‘rituals’ were alleged to have been performed at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant. The children’s father, Mr Dearman, whose three-year relationship with Draper ended acrimoniously in 2007, was falsely said to be the leader of the cult, and teachers, police and even a priest to be among its more than 100 members. The judge said: ‘Many of those individuals are now living in fear because they have been identified on the internet as abusers of children and their contact details including telephone numbers, home and email addresses have been published. ‘Several of those implicated have received malicious, intimidating phone calls and emails at all hours of the day and night from all over the world. For example – “We’re coming for you. You paedo scum”.’

Ricky Dearman was branded cult leader in bitter battle over his children . He said: 'They'd said we were killing babies, I was shipping them in, we would cut the babies' throats and then would drink the blood. It's horrific' Judge found mother forced children to lie about sexual abuse and torture . Ella Draper and Abraham Christie wanted by police but have fled abroad .

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A pregnant meteorologist has called out the bullies who viciously attacked her appearance by reading their hateful messages on air - before admitting that their cruel words had taken their toll on her. Kristi Gordon, of British Columbia's news channel Global BC, was joined by her fellow anchors Robin Stickley and Squire Barnes as they reflected upon the degrading comments the mom has received about her second pregnancy on an episode of the online-only news segment News Hour Plus - with her reading some of the message aloud. 'Nowhere on North America TV have we seen a weather reader so gross as you (sic),' Kristi read from one of the messages. 'Your front end looks like the Hindenburg and rear end a brick - fill in the blank - house.' Scroll down for video . Taking a stand: Pregnant TV meteorologist Kristi Gordon called out the online bullies who attacked her appearance during the online only segment News Hour Plus . The online bullies, who left no name or return address, added: 'We now turn off Global. Cover up or take time off. The Group.' Kristi, who is due to give birth in three months, explained that she received the harsh message the day before she taped the March 26 segment and admitted that it 'kicked off a bit of a conversation'. She and her co-anchors laughed the comments off, particularly the group's misspelling of the word Global. 'First of all, if you are going to diss us, please learn how to spell,' Squire noted, before he explained that Global is spelled with an 'a' - not an 'e' like the group had written. And while they joked about the bizarre jibe, it wasn't the only scathing message Kristi had received regarding her pregnancy and her wardrobe. 'Buy some decent clothes and have more respect for your unborn child. You're not the first pregnant woman OMG,' another critic had written. Someone else advised her: 'Looser tops would look much more professional.' Harsh words: Kristi, who can be seen giving a weather report, was also criticized for wearing form-fitting clothing because 'looser tops would look more professional' After Kristi finished reading the messages, Squire joked: 'Haters gonna hate as some rapper may have said,' before Robin interjected: 'Taylor Swift, I think actually said that.' Kristi revealed that she was actually expecting these types of messages because she had received a similar level of hateful jibes during her first pregnancy. Refusing to cover up and hide her pregnant body however, she stood up to show her growing baby bump and said: 'You can't really hide something like this.' 'I feel like I am pretty confident person,' she added. 'I wouldn't be in this industry if I wasn't. I don't feel that this is really affecting me or has affected me.' But Kristi went on to say that, subconsciously, her critics' hurtful words had gotten to her. That night she found herself checking her own reflection in the mirror to see how big her baby bump had grown. She asked her husband if she looked bigger than she had thought, and when went to bed that night, she realized it was her critics' harsh words that were driving her actions. Kristi noted: 'It's amazing when you say something mean about someone, it still affects them.' Baby bumps: Kristi posed for this funny photo in the green room at Global News . Family time: Kristi and her husband Paul Klawer can be seen sitting in the crowed with their son Jordan . 'Even if you are joking, it sinks in at some level,' she continued. 'I was not impressed with myself when I got into bed yesterday and thought about what I had done through the evening hours. It obviously had affected me. The day after the online segment aired, Kristi wrote about her account on the Global News website. She first thanked fans who reached out to her to share their outrage over the feedback she has received throughout her pregnancy. 'For those of you emailing to say I look great and to keep my head up — THANK YOU! Please also share a kind comment to the person next to you,' Kristi wrote. She went on to thank 'The Group' who wrote her such a vicious letter because it taught her an important lesson. 'No matter how rational or confident you are, the mean things people say can have an impact,' she explained. 'The negative thoughts seep in when you don’t even realize it. Even a little joking comment could do some damage. Hopefully this can help us all be more aware of our impact on others.'

Kristi Gordon of British Columbia's news channel Global BC called out her online bullies because she realized their words had affected her .

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Tony Abbott may have thrilled players at an Australian Rules function by skolling a beer but he’s drawn the ire of anti-drinking campaigners who claim he’s glorifying binge drinking and associating being a man with drinking booze. Julie Robert, a cultural studies professor at the University of Technology Sydney, said it was 'problematic' that the Prime Minister, who she believes should be advocating against binge drinking, thought it acceptable to 'showcase his masculinity' by skolling a beer. ‘It sets up a culture that drinking isn’t about socialising with friends, it’s about how quickly and how much you can drink,’ she said. Scroll down for video . Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was cheered on by a crowd of about 50 as he skolled a schooner of beer . Mr Abbott came under fire after the incident as anti-drinking campaigners said he was glorifying binge drinking . ‘It sets up a culture that drinking isn’t about socialising with friends, it’s about how quickly and how much you can drink.’ On Saturday night Mr Abbott appeared happy to oblige when he was asked to have a drink by University of Technology Sydney Bats coach Simon Carradous. It took the Prime Minister about six seconds to down the schooner as players cheered and chanted 'skol' and 'Tony'. Dr Robert warned people can forget their limits when they are wrapped up in the act of demonstrating how much, or how quickly, they can drink. 'It is the whole performance and the display and showing off which is the problematic part,' she told Daily Mail Australia. However, she said it was not just Mr Abbott's skol that was concerning, it was also the way media and other government officials have reacted to the event. In an interview on Sunday, opposition leader Bill Shorten quipped that he was 'just pleased that Tony Abbott’s learning to drink beer without adding lemonade to it'. Mr Abbott was labelled 'un-Australian' for ordering a light beer during his 2010 campaign. Dr Robert said while drinking was a part of the Australian tradition, it was dangerous to make comments that would only glorify irresponsible drinking practices and perpetuate the stereotype that drinking heavily makes you a true blue Aussie bloke. Critics said he should be setting an example that you don't have to drink heavily to be a 'true blue Aussie bloke' It appeared to take the Prime Minister about six seconds to down the schooner, as players cheered and chanted 'skol' and 'Tony' Health Minister Sussan Ley was quick to jump to Mr Abbott's defence saying there was 'nothing wrong' with the Prime Minister's antics. “If more people got up at 4.30 in the morning and went running and cycling and worked as hard as our Prime Minister to keep fit and demonstrate that there are many ways that you can do this, I think we’d have a healthier country as a result,’’ Ms Ley said. During his night out, Mr Abbott gave a speech to the players, according to Australian Women's Weekly. 'He grabs the microphone and gives a speech, which went along the lines of: 'well isn't this a real treat, I've been a rugby man all my life but now I finally get to hang out with some real footballers' to which of course the crowd went crazy,' coach Carradous said. 'Then he proceeds to reach down and grab a schooner and he drank from head-to-toe the entire schooner, dribbling little bits on his shirt... He was proud as punch.' While Mr Abbott is not the first Australian Prime Minister to show off his skolling skills, with former Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke a notable example, Dr Roberts said he should have taken into consideration recent shifts in attitudes over heavy drinking. 'I don’t necessarily think it’s a partisan thing but I do think the climate has changed and we didn’t [used to] have the concern over binge drinking that we do now,' she said. Mr Abbott was asked to have a drink by University of Technology Sydney Bats coach Simon Carradous, and the Prime Minister happily obliged . 'He drank the entire schooner, dribbling bits on his shirt... He was proud as punch,' a witness said .

Australian Prime Minister skols a beer with celebrating football players . Video shows Tony Abbott drinking the beer in six seconds . The Prime Minister has been criticised by anti-drinking campaigners . They say the Prime Minister shouldn't be glorifying binge drinking . ‘It sets up a culture that drinking isn’t about socialising with friends, it’s about how quickly and how much you can drink.’ Criticism also levelled at media and officials who made light of the event .

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At least 54 sailors are dead and 63 have been rescued after a trawler sank off the Russian coast north of Japan. The freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 sank this morning in the freezing waters of the Sea of Okhotsk 205 miles off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Emergency services in Kamchatka said 63 crew members of the Dalny Vostok were rescued with the sea's temperature near zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) - but a further 15 are still missing. Scroll down for video . The freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 sank this morning in the freezing waters of the Sea of Okhotsk 205 miles off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula . More than 25 fishing boats in the area helped to pull the crew members to safety, the emergency services said in a statement on their website. The ship was carrying 78 Russian nationals, as well as 54 foreign nationals from Myanmar, Ukraine, Lithuania and Vanuatu. No official cause for the sinking has been given but the Interfax news agency said drifting ice in the chilly Pacific waters may have played a role. Water flooded the engine compartment and the trawler sank within 15 minutes, the BBC said. The trawler sank 205 miles west of Krutogorovsky settlement in the Kamchatka region and 250 km south of the city of Magadan. Emergency services in Kamchatka said 63 crew members of the Dalny Vostok trawler were rescued with the sea's temperature near zero degrees Celsius (file picture of the Sea of Okhotsk) The Russian Emergencies Ministry sent an Mi-8 helicopter with rescuers and doctors aboard to deliver medical assistance and transport rescued crew members to hospitals in Magadan. Viktor Klepikov, coordinating . captain of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky maritime rescue . coordination centre, told Reuters: 'The rescue operation is going on, we are still looking for . 15 people. 'At this time we do not know what . might have caused the tragedy.' Russia's TASS news agency cited a deputy head of the . Kamchatka region as saying the crew might have violated safety . rules by exceeding the capacity of cargo storage. 'According to preliminary information, the shipwreck . occurred while hauling a 100-tonne fishing seine,' TASS reported Sergei Khabarov as saying. A telephone hotline for families of the crew has also been set up. The home port of the trawler, which was owned by Magellan LLC, was Nevelsk in Russia's Sakhalin region.

Freezer trawler with crew of 132 sank 205 miles off Kamchatka Peninsula . At least 54 of the sailors are dead and a further 63 have been rescued . Reports suggest Dalny Vostok may have hit drifting ice in Pacific waters .

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Floyd Mayweather is known as 'Money' and the boxing superstar gave a further glimpse to his incredible wealth on Wednesday. The 38-year-old took to his Shots account to upload a picture inside his private jet. Accompanied with the caption 'Air Mayweather,' the WBA and WBC welterweight world champion can be seen inside his aircraft alongside a member of his brand The Money Team. The social media post would have come as a minor respite for Mayweather as he prepares for the most expensive bout in boxing history on May 2. Floyd Mayweather (right) gave fans an inside look of his private jet via his Shots account on Wednesday . The orthodox fighter is putting his two belts, and his unbeaten record, on the line when he takes on Philippine star Manny Pacquiao. The unification bout against WBO champion Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is expected to total $300million. Ahead of the highly-anticipated fight, boxing legend Muhammad Ali wants to see Pacquiao emerge triumphant come May 2, according to his daughter. Rasheda Ali revealed that her father respects Pacquiao's boxing capabilities but also admires how he handles himself away from the ring. 'My dad is team Pacquiao all the way,' she told TMZ on Tuesday. 'My dad really likes Manny, he's a huge fan of his. Muhammad Ali wants Manny Pacquiao (right) to beat Mayweather when they clash on May 2 in Las Vegas . 'He knows Manny's a great fighter but it's more about what he does outside the ring. He's such a charitable person.' Ali added that her father acknowledges Mayweather's own boxing capabilities but admitted they are two very different personalities. 'My dad stood for things. Mayweather... I don't think there's a comparison,' she said, before revealing that Ali will not be in attendance for the fight in Las Vegas on May 2 but will watch it on television. 'There's no question he's going to order it,' she added. 'It takes my dad way back to when he was fighting.' Ali is widely considered as the greatest boxer ever and his daughter said he 'really likes' Pacquiao .

Floyd Mayweather uploaded a picture inside his private jet on Wednesday . Mayweather will face Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in a welterweight unification bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . Mayweather will pit his WBA and WBC world belts against Pacquiao's WBO .

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Fed up of your neighbor's dog barking? It seems you could be in for a windfall. A couple in Oregon have been awarded $240,000 compensation for more than a decade of disquiet. Dale and Debra Krein of Rogue River filed a suit in 2012 against their neighbors and their giant Tibetan mastiffs. Winners! Debra and Dale Krein (pictured) have been awarded $240,000 after complaining that their neighbors' Tibetan mastiffs have caused them more than a decade of disquiet by barking until 5am . Overruled: John Updegraff and Karen Szewc (above) tried to argue they needed the dogs for their livestock . Finally, after three years of proceedings, a jury has ruled in favor of the disgruntled Oregonians, ordering for the canines to be debarked within 60 days. Debarking is a surgical operation that reduces tissue in the vocal chords. The procedure lowers the volume of a dog's bark. The Kreins claimed their lives have been plagued by the noise since the defendants, John Updegraff and Karen Szewc, started breeding dogs in 2002. According to the Mail Tribune, the canines would routinely bark until 5am and throughout the day outside the property just 300 feet from the Kreins. The jury ruled that the Tibetan mastiffs (stock image), born in 2002, should have their vocal chords removed . Irritation: The Kreins' property (right) is less than 300 meters from Updegraff and Szewc (center), who claim to keep livestock on their sprawling land. The jury ruled their dogs were unsuited to protecting livestock . This continued, they told the court, despite the fact that Updegraff and Szewc were cited by Jackson County Animal Control in 2002 and 2004 for violating public nuisance codes. The defendants attempted to argue that the mastiffs were needed to protect their livestock. However, on Thursday a judge at Jackson County Circuit Court ruled the animals were not suited to the role. Court case: The jury at Jackson County Circuit Court (pictured) heard defendants Updegraff and Szewc were cited twice for public nuisance in 2002 and 2004 but failed to control their animals' barking .

Dale and Debra Krein sued their neighbors in Oregon over the noise . They claim the Tibetan mastiffs have barked unnecessarily since 2002 . A jury has ruled in their favor, ordered the dogs to be debarked .

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