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They may look like as if they come from a plague epidemic, but these photos show the shocking amounts of bacteria that grow on money. Thousands of bacteria colonies were discovered on banknotes and coins chosen at random from scientists’ pockets. The experiment, which involved treating the coins and notes in a substance that allows bacteria to grow quickly, highlights how dirty handling money can be. Thousands of bacteria colonies were discovered on notes and coins chosen at random from scientists’ pockets. This the bacteria found on one five pound note . The money was collected from students at the University of Surrey. It was then submerged in agar - a substance that allows bacteria to grow quickly - and then monitored for three to four days. The students found thousands of bacteria colonies living on their money. While most of the colourful blooms and spots of bacteria was found to be harmless, money has been known to carry dangerous diseases. The most common type of bacteria they discovered living on our coinage was bacillus mycoides, which is harmless. Dr Simon Park, a senior lecturer in molecular biology at the university, said: ‘The most common types found are skin bacteria but money has also been shown to harbour MRSA and food poisoning bacteria in other related studies.’ The experiment, which involved treating the coins in a substance that allows bacteria to grow quickly, highlights how dirty handling money can be. Among the bacteria found on a ten pound note is Bacillus mycoides (shown above). It's common in soil, so it's likely someone was gardening before handling cash . Currency collected from students were submerged in agar - a substance that allows bacteria to grow quickly - and then monitored for three to four days. This image shows bacteria found on a ten pound note . Thousands of bacteria colonies were found living on the sample of money. Most of the bacteria found on the coins studied was harmless. The most common type of bacteria they discovered living on our coinage was bacillus mycoides, which is harmless . One ten pound note yielded Bacillus mycoides, which is common in soil, suggesting that someone was gardening before handling cash. But MRSA and food poisoning bacteria have been found on money in previous studies. The scientists found cases of staphylococcus aureus, which can cause boils and spots on the skin. It is particularly dangerous to people whose immune systems may not be in peak condition, such as people in hospitals. The scientists did find cases of staphylococcus aureus, which can cause boils and spots on the skin. It is particularly dangerous to people whose immune systems may not be in peak condition, such as people in hospitals. Around 20 per cent of people carry the bacteria in their nostrils, which means they likely touched their nose before handling money. Dr Park added: ‘We found that money, be it coins or notes, harbours very large numbers of bacteria. ‘It is something that we all share so it passes through many many different hands, washed and unwashed. 'It also gets kept in warm and moist pockets, which offer perfect conditions for bacterial growth and survival. ‘Consequently, the populations of bacteria on currency are much larger and more diverse, and money is likely to carry disease causing bacteria.’ While most of the colourful blooms and spots of bacteria was found to be harmless, money has been known to carry dangerous diseases.  This is the bacteria found on a five pound note, including one large bloom . Dr Simon Park, a senior lecturer in molecular biology at the university, said: ‘The most common types [of bacteria] found are skin bacteria but money has also been shown to harbour MRSA and food poisoning bacteria in other related studies. A stock image is shown . After the experiment, the cash was washed and returned to the students. Dr Park said: ‘We wanted our undergraduates to get familiar with the fact we live in a bacteria world and bacteria is all around us, it’s on anything we interact with.’ The scientists did find cases of staphylococcus aureus, which can cause boils and spots on the skin, but this image shows bacteria from a five pound note, including some bright orange spores . Dr Park said: ‘We wanted our undergraduates to get familiar with the fact we live in a bacteria world and bacteria is all around us, it’s on anything we interact with.’ This image shows a large spreading bacterial colony created from the grime on nine silver and copper coins .

Students from the University of Surrey discovered thousands of colonies . They submerged coins and notes in agar to accelerate growth pf bacteria . Most were harmless on the money, but one caused boils and spots . Previous studies have revealed MRSA bacteria on notes and coins .

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A former elementary school teacher who police say was obsessed with one of her 11-year-old students has waived a preliminary hearing on a felony charge that she interfered with the girl's legal custody. Geraldine Alcorn, 29, of Pittsburgh, and her attorney declined to comment as they walked from a city magistrate's courtroom Wednesday. In exchange for the waiver — which means Alcorn must now stand trial on the charge or take some kind of plea bargain — Allegheny County prosecutors dropped two other misdemeanors she faced: luring a child into a vehicle and corruption of minors. Leaving court: Geraldine Alcorn, left, leaves court on Wednesday April 1, 2015, in Pittsburgh after waiving a preliminary hearing on  Wednesday on a felony charge that she interfered with the girl's custody . Geraldine Alcorn, pictured walking to court on Wednesday, allegedly encrypted her phone number on the girl's math homework, exchanged thousands of text messages with her and even spoke of adopting her . Obsessed teacher: Geraldine Alcorn, 28, faces multiple charges for 'obsessively' texting an 11-year-old student . Prosecutors, who also declined to comment, allege Alcorn encrypted her phone number on the girl's math homework, exchanged thousands of text messages with her and even talked of adopting and running away with the girl before Alcorn resigned last month. The girl's mother, a single parent, complained to school officials after finding out Alcorn had visited the girl at their home while the mother was working. The mother then found stickers and letters from Alcorn in the girl's school binder, plus two letters the girl wrote to Alcorn with three headings: 'Things Ms. Alcorn and I can do,' ''what we can do,' and 'when we can do it,' the criminal complaint said. The girl told police she and Alcorn kept their relationship secret and, among other things, Alcorn discussed adopting the girl or taking her from her home. Alcorn had told the girl that 'they would be on the run for a while,' if Alcorn followed through on that, police said. Alcorn is not believed to have sexual feelings for the girl but allegedly told police of a 'deep love' she has for her. Pittsburgh Public Schools officials learned Feb. 13 that 'a teacher had developed an improper attachment' with a student at Pittsburgh Beechwood, a pre-K-5 school. Alcorn resigned March 2. Police said she tried to contact the girl on March 13, a Friday, when Alcorn returned to gather her personal belongings. The following Monday, police said, the girl found 'gifts and several letters, some encrypted, in her locker and desk,' according to the criminal complaint. 'The letters, written by Alcorn, instructed the 11-year-old female to contact her.' Alcorn hid her phone number on a math worksheet by telling the girl to dial numbers that had been circled, police said. Planned to run away: Geraldine Alcorn, left, leaving court on Wednesday, told the little girl she planned to run away with her and adopt her . Talked of going on the run: Attorney, Michael Worgul, left, leads Geraldine Alcorn, center left, down the steps from court Wednesday after she was accused of 'interfering with the child's custody' Didn't stop contact: Alcorn continued to contact the student even after she was forced to resign and warned to stay away from the 11-year-old, police say .

Geraldine Alcorn, 29, of Pittsburgh waived a preliminary hearing on a felony charge that she interfered with the parental custody of her 11-year-old student . In exchange for the waiver prosecutors dropped two misdemeanors Alcorn faced: luring a child into a vehicle and corruption of minors . Police believe her interest in the child was not sexual, but it was obsessive and she allegedly told the girl she wanted to run away with her . The girl's mother, a single parent, complained to school officials after finding out Alcorn had visited the girl at their home while the mother was working .

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A parolee who crashed into and killed a newlywed mother while fleeing police in a high speed pursuit apologized to her husband as he was sentenced to at least 20 years' in jail. John McCallum, 27, was this week sentenced for a charge of second-degree murder after he broadsided Francesca Weatherhead, 25, while fleeing police following a botched burglary. The crash at an intersection in Redford, Detroit, flipped Mrs Weatherhead's vehicle and killed her on October 6 last year. Francesca Weatherhead (pictured) was killed when parolee John McCallum collided with her vehicle while fleeing police . McCallum (left) was sentenced to 20 - 45 years' in jail for the killing of Francesca Weatherhead, who had only months before married her college sweetheart Matthew (pictured together right) Her death caused outrage when it was revealed McCallum had been paroled not five months prior - despite being sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison on his latest break-in and drug possession arrest. He had first been eligible for parole in September 2013 but was held longer because authorities thought he needed to complete a violence prevention program. Yet he was released just months later, after the Michigan Department of Corrections decided he successfully passed the program. During sentencing on Tuesday, McCallum told Mrs Weatherhead's husband he thought of what happened every day from inside his jail cell. He said: 'If I could have avoided the death of her, I would have. I would like to say I'm sorry,' the Detroit Free Press reported. Despite his contrition, Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway sentenced him to 20-45 years in prison after he struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which charges of home invasion and reckless driving causing death were dropped. Mrs Weatherhead was driving to her job as a sales manager when McCallum ran a red light in his Ford Escape and struck her car. Francesca and Matthew Weatherhead pose for an engagement photo. The couple married in June but she was killed only months later . The two met at Michigan State University, where Matthew Weatherhead was going to medical school . She had married Matthew Weatherhead in June, and was putting her husband through medical school at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. Mrs Weatherhead graduated from Trenton High School, where she played softball and was named homecoming queen. She went on to attend Michigan State University and graduated in 2010 with a degree in business administration and marketing. Her family previously expressed their dismay at losing such a beloved family member, The News Herald reported. Her younger sister Nina Vitale said: 'Words cannot express what an overwhelming feeling it is to lose someone so close to you. 'She was more than a daughter, sister, wife or friend. She was our strength and we are lost without her.' Mr Weatherhead told the court his partner was a wonderful wife and would have been a great mother .

John McCallum has apologized for the death of Francesca Weatherhead . He was fleeing police when he ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle . Mrs Weatherhead, a newlywed 25-year-old, was killed in the collision . It was later revealed McCallum was a recent parolee with a long rap sheet . He apologized in court after he was sentenced to at least 20 years' jail .

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

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

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Sam Gallagher put an injury-hit season behind him by inspiring Southampton to Under-21 Premier League Cup glory, netting an exceptional goal which he hopes caught Ronald Koeman's eye. Last season surpassed all expectations for the teenage striker as he became a regular under Mauricio Pochettino, making 20 first-team appearances as back-up to Rickie Lambert. Things have gone awry this season, though, with injury stunting the 19-year-old's progress. Sam Gallagher scored the winner as Southampton U21s beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Monday . Ronald Koeman was in the crowd and Gallagher says he hopes he impressed him . Gallagher has not even been named in the matchday squad since the arrival of Koeman, although he gave the Saints boss a nudge in some style on Tuesday evening. The England Under-20s international's wonderful strike secured the 10 men of Southampton a 2-1 extra-time win over Blackburn in the Under-21 Premier League Cup final at St Mary's, where the first-team manager was amongst the 12,356 crowd. 'It was unbelievable, that's all I can really think to say,' Gallagher said, smiling. 'I was always thinking throughout the game it would be nice to get one and to get in the way I did was quite special to me. 'I've had a long injury which has put me back quite a bit this season. It sort of feels like it has just started, but it's almost coming to an end. 'I have always had my focus on the under-21s when I got back fit and I am just looking forward. 'We've got the league to come now, so hopefully we can do well in that and crack on.' Southampton celebrate after winning the Under 21 Premier League Cup final second leg . Sam Gallagher, pictured against Arsenal in January 2014, enjoyed a breakthrough campaign last season . Gallagher is hoping to help Saints end the Barclays Under-21 Premier League strongly, although his performance in front of the on-watching Koeman only strengthens his case for a first-team place. 'Well I know they sort of watch all the under-21 games,' Gallagher said. 'You always know you've got to impress and do what you can to get in the first team. 'Hopefully he (Koeman) enjoyed that one.' Harrison Read lifts the trophy alongside his young Southampton team-mates at St Mary's .

Sam Gallagher helped Southampton claim U21 Premier League Cup . Striker scored stunning goal in front of first-team manager Ronald Koeman . Gallagher hasn't featured this season after impressing last year .

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Ander Herrera has shunned comparisons with Paul Scholes, saying 'there will never be another'. The stylish Spaniard has been hailed as the one player who could take over Scholes' mantle of creating and scoring goals from midfield but modest Herrera has been quick to distance himself from the former England international. Herrera, 25, took part in one of Manchester United Foundation's Dream Days on Monday, meeting up with ill children and adults at Carrington. Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has played down comparisons with Paul Scholes . Scholes, pictured celebrating in January 2012, was known for ability to score goals from midfield . Afterwards he took to his Facebook page to answer questions from supporters who compared him to Old Trafford favourite Scholes, who scored 107 goals in 499 games for United. Herrera, though, said: 'There will never be another Scholes. He was a one off.' Herrera has scored seven goals in 26 appearances since his £28.8million arrival from Athletic Bilbao last summer and says his favourite strike so far was his spectacular opener in the 2-0 FA Cup win over Yeovil Town but hopes 'the best one is still to come'. Herrera's favourite goal for United came against League One side Yeovil in the FA Cup third round . Scholes smashes home one of his 107 goals for Manchester United against Reading at Old Trafford . In a United Facebook question and answer session, he went to explain that he wears both 'Ander' and 'Herrera' on his shirt as he is superstitious. 'I did it before in Bilbao, and I am superstitious. I started using 'Ander Herrera' at Athletic a few years ago and I had a very good time there so I wanted to keep putting it on my shirt. I think Marcos Rojo is the same. Actually, in Spain, everyone has at least three names including the last name of both their dad and their mum. 'I always play passionately – for the team and our supporters. I am emotional. Every win and every victory makes me happy but maybe I hope the most emotional moments are coming. I am sure of that, in fact, because I am at United.'

Ander Herrera has scored seven goals since joining Manchester United . Some have compared the Spaniard to United legend Paul Scholes . But the former Athletic Bilbao midfielder says Scholes is a 'one off' Herrera reveals that his favourite United goal came against Yeovil .

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She was catapulted into the limelight thanks to her relationship with Prince Harry. But now, as her acting career looks set to take off, Cressida Bonas says she is more than happy being single. ‘I’m a strong, independent woman,’ she says in a new interview to promote her role as Mulberry’s new muse. Scroll down for videos . Cressida Bonas, 26, (pictured) says she is more than happy being single following her split from Prince Harry . Mulberry buttercup dress delphinium broderie anglaise . Shop it in blue here . Buy now . To the Golden Globes party last year, Cressida rocked this black Mulberry dress, just days after she worked the exact same pick in white at the BAFTAs. While the dresses weren't so suitable for the red-carpet dos mid-winter, we are loving them for the upcoming spring season teamed with gladiator flats or wedged sandals come night time. And it's no wonder Cressida was wearing so much Mulberry after being named the new face of the brand. Sadly the black number isn't available to buy, but if you click right, you can bag the dress in blue or white on Mulberry's website (if they have your size left). If you're out of luck and you're more of a little black dress lady like Cressida, see our fab halterneck options below to step into spring for a snip of the price. A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz Black Cutout Halter Dress (now on sale for $99.99!) at Bluefly . Buy now . MICHAEL Michael Kors Metal Neck Halter Dress at Zappos . Buy now . Diane von Furstenberg Amelia Lace Halter Dress (now on sale for $199.20!) at Saks Fifth Avenue . Buy now . Isa Arfen Guipure Long Halter Dress at Moda Operandi . Buy now . It is thought the pressures of becoming part of the Royal Family put a strain on Miss Bonas's relationship with Prince Harry (above). She has long dreamed of becoming an actress and wanted to pursue her career freely . ‘I think as you get older, you find out more and more about yourself and what you like and what you don’t like,’ she adds. The interview follows the release of a short film last month for the fashion house. It features Miss Bonas, 26, dancing round an old court house and English country garden in a £1,800 dress. Asked if it was ‘nice’ being single, she replied: ‘It is actually, it is, it is’ Miss Bonas dated Prince Harry for two years until last April when they broke up, reportedly over a disagreement about the costs of attending Harry’s friend Guy Pelly’s wedding in America. Since then, Miss Bonas, a trained dancer, has been focusing on her acting and modelling career. She has just finished playing Cecily in The Importance of Being Ernest at the London Oratory, the Catholic comprehensive which counts Nick Clegg’s son as a pupil. In an interview to promote her role as Mulberry’s new muse, trained dancer Miss Bonas - who also appeared on the front cover of Miss Vogue magazine for the April edition - said: ‘I’m a strong, independent woman' Mulberry has released a short film featuring Miss Bonas, 26, dancing round an old court house and English country garden in a £1,800 dress (pictured). Miss Bonas dated Prince Harry for two years until last April . The three-night production was put on by Band of Others, a London-based theatre group which is raising funds for the Action on Addiction charity, of which Harry’s sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, is patron. Indeed, Prince Harry even attended the opening night of his former girlfriend’s play, and was heard laughing loudly throughout. Last month, she also appeared on the front cover of Miss Vogue magazine, and later this year will make her film debut in Harvey Weinstein’s Tulip Fever, also starring Dame Judi Dench. ‘I hope the focus is becoming more about skills that I have,’ she said in the interview with the Sunday Time’s Style magazine. ‘It’s really important to me not just to be known as…’ she added, drifting off without finishing the sentence, presumably referring to being known as Prince Harry’s ex. She refused to discuss her relationship with the prince, only to comment on the media attention their romance prompted. ‘All that stuff is not real,’ she says. ‘It’s really important to remember that all it is is noise, noise that can be very loud at times.’ Miss Bonas is set to make her film debut in Harvey Weinstein’s Tulip Fever, also starring Dame Judi Dench . She has just finished playing Cecily in The Importance of Being Ernest at the London Oratory, the Catholic comprehensive which counts Nick Clegg’s son as a pupil. Pictured: Miss Bonas in Mulberry's short video . She said she survived the attention, and speculation about their impending engagement, by being a homebody. ‘I’m not really one of those people who’s always out. I like being at home. I suppose that helps. I’ll go out with my friends or if there’s something really amazing I have been invited to, but I won’t do that all the time because that is not who I am.’ ‘But if I ever feel like “Oh, my life” or get upset by silly things like a photographer, or if someone has written something nasty that upsets me, I just think “worse things happen at sea”,’ she added, quoting her mother, Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon’s, favourite saying. Lady Mary-Gaye, the daughter of the 6th Earl Howe, has been married four times and has five children. The blonde, 1960s socialite once posed for a coffee table book half naked and smothered in engine oil and even had a cocktail named after her at Claridge’s. 'I hope the focus is becoming more about the skills I have,' said Miss Bonas, 26, of the shift she hopes will now happen in terms of how the media and members of the public see her now that she is pursuing an acting career . Miss Bonas pictured with her former partner Prince Harry in March last year just a month before they split up . Miss Bonas is Lady Mary’s only child with from her third marriage to Jeffrey Bonas, an old Harrovian entrepreneur. Speaking about her family, Miss Bonas said she was a ‘lion’. ‘It really, really annoys me when people attack my mum, because all of it’s all false. All of it,’ she said. ‘With all of her children, whenever we have a problem or a drama, she’s always there, as a mother but also as a friend who gives really wise advice. ‘About my family, I’m a lion. I am not tough but I am strong. I am definitely not a wallflower.’

Cressida Bonas says she is happy being single after Prince Harry split . Dancer and Mulberry’s new muse says: 'I’m a strong, independent woman' Just finished playing Cecily in The Importance of Being Ernest in London .

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An elderly widow has been left distraught after her pet dog suffered third degree burns following a routine operation. Marina Lyons, 80, took her beloved dog Rosie to the PDSA PetAid Hospital in Hull for an operation to remove her spleen after a scan detected a tumour. The operation, carried out three weeks ago, was successful but when Marina returned home with the ten-year-old Lhasa Apso dog, she noticed lots of bruising on the its back. Marina Lyons, 80, discovered third degree burns on her dog Rosie's back after taking the Lhasa Apso for surgery to remove her spleen due to a suspected tumour . When Ms Lyons discovered bruising on the dog's back she asked the vet about it, who told her it was from the operation. Not satisfied, she took the dog for a second opinion, when the burns were discovered . Marina said: 'After we discovered the bruising we rang the PDSA and they advised us to bring Rosie in for them to have a look at her. 'The vet told us they had put her on a heat pad to aid her recovery, which had led to a burn on her side. They said the bruising was from the operation. 'They then told us they didn't need to see Rosie for another four weeks.' Not satisfied with the first vet's explanation, Mrs Lyons took Rosie to Vets4Pets in Anlaby for a second opinion. Marina said: 'The vet there was shocked. He wanted to see the extent of her bruising and decided to shave Rosie's hair on her back. 'It was when he shaved her hair he discovered third degree burns on her back. We were horrified.' Rosie had to have treatment to remove dead skin from the burn, and is expected to have a skin graft. It is thought the injuries were caused by a heat blanket used during her recovery from spleen surgery . Rosie had a further operation on Tuesday to remove the dead skin tissue from the burn. A skin graft is also planned for next week. Marina said: 'When you take a sick dog to the vets you do expect the operation to be a success, which it has, but you do not expect the dog to end up like this.' A PDSA spokeswoman confirmed they had received a complaint regarding Rosie's treatment. She said: 'We take all complaints of this nature very seriously and have launched a full investigation. 'While we cannot discuss individual cases due to client confidentiality, we will be in direct contact with Mrs Lyons during the investigation.'

Marina Lyons, 80, took pet dog Rosie for operation to remove her spleen . After successful surgery noticed dark bruising along the dog's back . Was told damage was from surgery, but took pet for a second opinion . Second vet discovered burns, and had to operate to remove dead skin . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT .

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A dress worn by Vivien Leigh when she played Scarlett O'Hara in the classic 1939 film Gone With the Wind has fetched $137,000 at auction. Heritage Auctions offered the gray jacket and skirt, featuring a black zigzag applique, plus more than 150 other items from the Academy Award-winning film at auction on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California. The dress - a jacket and full skirt ensemble - was worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie, including when Scarlett O'Hara encounters Rhett Butler, played by Clark Gable, and when she gets attacked in the shanty town. Scroll down for video . An outfit worn in several scenes of the 1939 film Gone With The Wind by Vivien Leigh as she played Scarlett O'Hara sold for $137,000 at auction on Saturday . The dress - a jacket and full skirt ensemble - was worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie but has suffered a little with age and has faded to light gray from original slate blue-gray color . The outfit has suffered a little with age, however. When Leigh wore it in the movie, it was slate blue-gray but over the years it has faded to light gray. It was one of more than 150 items that were part of the private collection of James Tumblin, formerly in charge of the hair and makeup department at Universal Studios. Tumblin began collecting onscreen costumes, props and behind-the-scenes artifacts from the film in the 1960s, amassing a collection of more than 300,000 pieces of memorabilia. During a visit to the Western Costume Company he spotted the Scarlett O'Hara dress on the floor. He learned that the dress was about to be thrown away and negotiated a deal to buy it for $20. Tumblin has 'devoted his life and efforts to promoting Hollywood and this film, touring his items throughout the United States,' said Kathleen Guzman, managing director of Heritage Auctions. Gone With The Wind, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, was based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 best-selling book about a spoiled Old South socialite, played by Vivien Leigh, and co-starred Clark gable as Rhett Butler . Hattie McDaniel (left), Olivia DeHavilland (middle), and Vivien Leigh: McDaniel famously became the first African-American actor to be nominated for and win an Academy Award . Other top selling items from the auction were a straw hat worn by Leigh that sold for $52,500; the trousers and jacket from a suit worn by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, selling for $55,000; and a black bonnet worn by both Leigh and Olivia De Havilland as Melanie Wilkes, which fetched $30,000. Gone With The Wind, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, was based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 best-selling book about a spoiled Old South socialite. Actress Hattie McDaniel, who played Scarlett's devoted nanny Mammy, a slave, famously became the first African-American actor to be nominated for and win an Academy Award.

A jacket and full skirt ensemble worn in several key scenes in the 1939 movie has fetched $137,000 at auction . The has faded over time from its original slate blue-gray color to become light gray . Private collection James Tumblin learned that the dress was about to be thrown out in the 1960s and negotiated a deal to buy it for $20 . Other top selling items from the auction were a straw hat worn by Leigh that sold for $52,500 .

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The Emirates Airline logo will be a familiar sight for sports fans across the world. On Tuesday, Sportsmail revealed that the Dubai-based brand are set to seal an historic deal with the FA Cup which would see football's oldest knockout competition rebranded as the Emirates FA Cup. The £30million three-year deal would add to Emirates' ever-increasing portfolio of sporting sponsorship. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the current deals the famous airline has on the table. Arsenal won last season's FA Cup competition, which will be rebranded the Emirates FA Cup . EMIRATES’ SPORT PORTFOLIO . FOOTBALL . Arsenal and the Emirates Stadium . Deal worth: £150million . Arsenal signed the biggest club sponsorship agreement in English football history in 2004 after signing a 15-year deal worth £100million with the Dubai-based international airline. The agreement provided Emirates with naming rights to Arsenal's 60,000 seat stadium and a place on the club's shirt as the slogan 'Fly Emirates' took over from Arsenal's previous sponsors O2 in an eight-year deal starting from the 2006-07 Premier League season. In December 2012, a new £150m deal was agreed, keeping the partnership together until the end of the 2018-19 season. Arsenal's new home was named the Emirates Stadium after a big-money deal in 2004 . The £100million agreement provided Emirates with naming rights to Arsenal's 60,000 seat stadium . The Emirates Cup . The pre-season friendly tournament began in 2007 and is hosted at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. During that time, teams such as Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Juventus graced the turf to take part in two friendly matches each in a bid to win the tournament. The Emirates Cup is broadcast by BT Sport in the UK as well as in a number of countries across the globe, maximising coverage for the airline. Arsenal Soccer Schools, Dubai . A joint venture between Emirates and Arsenal, the Dubai soccer schools were established in 2009 and are sponsored by the airline. They are open to boys and girls of all ages and take place at the Emirates' owned 7he Sevens sporting venue. Alexis Sanchez (left) in action during an Emirates Cup clash between Arsenal and Monaco in August . AC Milan . Deal worth: £80m . Emirates stretched their influence to Italian football in 2010 after sealing a £52m four-year deal with giants AC Milan. In 2014, the Serie A side renewed the big-money deal with the famous airline, stretching their sponsorship until the 2019-20 season. Th new five-year deal was reportedly worth around £80m, while the new agreement also includes branding around Milan’s San Siro Stadium, sponsorship of the club’s youth team and additional marketing rights. Emirates stretched their influence to Italian football in 2010 after sealing a £52m four-year deal with AC Milan . Hamburg . Deal worth: £17m . Hamburg's relationship with Emirates began in 2006 after the Bundesliga outfit agreed a three-year deal worth £11m. In February 2012, the deal was renewed for a further three years with an option to extend the partnership through to 2016. The reported £5m-a-year deal sees the Emirates brand printed on the club shirts as well as dotted around Hamburg's Imtech Arena. Bundesliga outfit Hamburg have been in partnership with Emirates since 2006 . New York Cosmos . Deal worth: £5m . The New York Cosmos joined the likes of Arsenal and Real Madrid by signing a deal with the fast-growing airline in 2013. The Emirates logo adorns the famous green and white shirts once worn by Brazilian legend Pele and will do until at least 2018 after a two-year extension was agreed last year. The Cosmos have reportedly been earning around £1million-a-year from the deal. NY Cosmos honourary president Pele (second right) with the shirt after the club agree a deal with Emirates . Paris Saint-Germain . Deal worth: £90m . PSG players have worn the Emirates brand since 2006 when the shirt sponsorship officially began for a relatively small fee of £3.5m-per-year. Following the French club's recent successes, a new deal estimated to be worth around £18m-per-season was drawn up taking their partnership with Emirates to 2018. According to media reports, the £90m agreement means PSG's deal is significantly below the more lucrative shirt sponsorship deals in the Premier League. Edinson Cavani celebrates in PSG's 'Fly Emirates' sponsored shirt, which has been in place since 2006 . Real Madrid . Deal worth: £105m . In 2013, Emirates secured the signatures of one of the world's biggest football clubs by agreeing a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with Real Madrid. No official figures were released for the sponsorship deal which is reported to be worth up to 21m-a-year. The airline deal brought Madrid closer to arch-rivals Barcelona who have a shirt sponsorship agreement with the Qatar Foundation worth around £20m-a-season until 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid signed sealed a lucrative deal with Emirates in 2013 . Asian Football Confederation . Emirates first became the official sponsor for the Asian Football Confederation in 2002. Zain Saudi Professional League (Saudi Arabia) In 2011, Emirates signed a three-and-a-half year sponsorship agreement with the Saudi Arabia top-flight which saw the airline's branding throughout all Zain Saudi League’s stadia. RUGBY . USA Rugby . Rugby World Cup (2015 and 2019) Sevens World Series . IRB Referees and Match Officials . HORSE RACING . Godolphin . Dubai World Cup Carnival . Melbourne Cup Carnival . Dubai World Cup . Emirates Melbourne Cup . Emirates Singapore Derby . FORMULA ONE . 15 races each season . CRICKET . Durham CCC . Lancashire CCC . Cricket World Cup . ICC . Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires . 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FA Cup is set to be named Emirates FA Cup as part of sponsorship deal . Emirates also sponsor Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG and Arsenal . Airline also purchased naming rights Emirates Stadium in 2004 . La Liga giants Madrid sealed lucrative deal with Emirates in 2013 .

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A man charged with assassinating Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov has told a court he was beaten and pressured into confessing to the murder. Zaur Dadaev is accused of being involved in the shooting of the politician in Moscow on February 27, along with four other Chechan men. Now Russian news agencies have quoted him as telling the court that he had been abducted, beaten and pressured into confessing to Nemstov's murder. Zaur Dadaev spoken to the court in Moscow via a video link from his prison cell. Dadaev had previously confessed to Boris Nemstov's murder but now says he was beaten and pressured into make that statement . Dadaev is one of five Chechan men who have been accused of killing the opposition leader. Nemstov was shot in the back four times on a bridge close to the Kremlin in February, sparking a huge protest march in Moscow . Dadaev was the only one, according to a judge and investigators, who confessed to the killing. When he appeared in court in March, Dadaev didn't admit his guilt for the murder, and later retracted his confession. Human rights activist Andrei Babushkin, who visited the suspect in jail last month, said he had seen signs of torture on Dadaev's body. Zaur Dadaev retracted his confession for the murder of Nemstov last month. A human rights activist said when he visited him in prison he had abrasions on his body and had suffered multiple injuries . Boris Nemstov was an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is understood at the time of his death he was working on a report examining Russia's military involvement in the east of Ukraine . But the Russian state-funded television network Russia Today claimed human rights activists had found no signs of torture on Dadaev's body when they visited him in custody. Dadaev is being held with his cousins, Anzor and Shagid Gubahsev. Khamzat Bakhayev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov have also been accused of involvement in Nemstov's murder. The outspoken politician was shot in the back four times as he crossed a bridge near the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow. More than 20,000 people marched through the capital city in protest of his murder, holding posters of his face and signs saying: 'I am not afraid'. An outspoken critic of Putin, investigators say they are still trying to work out who ordered Nemstov to be killed.

Zaur Dadaev is accused of shooting the Kremlin critic, close to Red Square . Suspect had reportedly confessed to murder but later retracted statement . Claims he was abducted, beaten and pressured into confessing to murder .

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The mother of a New York City TV reporter blamed her sudden death at the age of 49 on her boss in a confrontation at the funeral, a new report has claimed. Lisa Colagrossi had just finished covering a house fire in the borough of Queens on March 19, when the married mother-of-two collapsed from a brain aneurysm and never regained consciousness. The reporter's mother Lois Colagrossi was greeting mourners at her funeral on March 23 when she was approached by her daughter's boss Camille Edwards. Witnesses who overheard the allegedly awkward interaction told the New York Post's Page Six that Mrs Colagrossi refused to hug Edwards and told her: 'You are the reason I am standing in this church'. Scroll down for video . Blame game: The mother of WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi (left) has allegedly blamed her sudden death by a brain aneurysm to being overworked by boss Camille Edwards (right) Edwards went on to tell Mrs Colagrossi how hard of a worker her daughter was and how everyone at the station respected her. 'I am talking about how you worked my daughter to death,' Mrs Colagrossi responded. Sources told the newspaper that Edwards was then shuffled away. The paper reports that Edwards is feared at the station, where she has been nicknamed 'Camevil'. 'Camille is a bully and will target people she doesn't like, most often women. Lisa's colleagues applaud Lisa's mom for standing up to Camille,' a source told Page Six . Lisa Colagrossi, who lived with her husband and two sons in Stamford, Connecticut, would commute into the city each day as early as 2am and work through the afternoon. Unexpected: Colagrossi (center) was returning from covering a house fire in Queens, New York on March 19 when the married mother-of-two collapsed from a brain aneurysm and never regained consciousness . However, the family has denied any grudge against either Edwards or the station where Colagrossi worked. 'We are extremely thankful and blessed by all the support from Camille and the entire ABC family. Lisa always chose to work the overnight shift because it allowed her to spend the most time with her family,' the family said in a statement. In a separate statement, WABC said: 'Camille is a tireless and compassionate champion for everyone who works here. Under her watch, we’re fortunate to have more women in leadership positions than ever before. Our thoughts and prayers are with Lisa’s family at this sad time.' Colagrossi started at the station in 2001, on the Sunday following the 9/11 attacks, and covered such high-profile stories as the Sandy Hook massacre. Colagrossi is a native of Ohio and had previously worked at stations in Alabama and West Virginia. A former WABC reporter, Sarah Wallace, is currently suing Edwards after she was abruptly fired after 30 years at the station.

WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi died March 19 while covering a story in New York City . At her funeral on March 23, her mother Lois reportedly blamed her death on station news director Camille Edwards .

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It has long been thought that Stone Age man abandoned their dead with little thought or respect. But the discovery of cremated bone, thought to be the earliest ever identified in Britain, could re-write the history of Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age burial practices. The deposit containing the bone was discovered during excavations ahead of a new pipeline in Landford, Essex and is thought to date to 5,600 BC. The discovery of cremated bone (pictured), thought to be the earliest ever identified in Britain, could re-write the history of Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age burial practices . The burnt material, which includes approximately just over four ounces (118g) of cremated bone, was uncovered by Oxford Archaeology. It was placed into a pit with a diameter of about three feet (one metre) and then backfilled with soil. Three radiocarbon dates, two from bone fragments and one from charcoal, have confirmed the remains are around 7,614 years old and fall within the the late Mesolithic, between 6,000 BC and 4,000 BC. Nick Gilmour, who lead the excavation, said ‘We were expecting this cremation to date to the Bronze Age - we were so surprised when the first radiocarbon date came back as Mesolithic that we did two more to double-check.’ The burnt material, which includes approximately just over four ounces (118g) of cremated bone, was uncovered by Oxford Archaeology. It was placed into a pit (pictured) with a diameter of about three feet (one metre) and then backfilled with soil . Little is known about Mesolithic man's beliefs, but the pit shows that ancient people understood how to create a pyre that was hot enough at over 600 °C to completely burn a corpse and appeared to respect the dead. This image is a still from a TV show called Meet the Ancestors showing what a Mesolithic hut may have looked like . The find is significant because it sheds light on early human society in Mesolithic Britain, when people were largely nomadic hunter gatherers before the arrival of farming. While little is known about their beliefs, the pit shows that ancient people understood how to create a pyre that was hot enough - at over 600 °C - to completely burn a corpse. It hints that people respected the dead enough to cremate them and not simply abandon them, as has been previously believed. Time and resources were invested in funerary practices despite a mobile hand-to-mouth existence, the experts explained. Dr Louise Loe, head of burials at Oxford Archaeology, analysed the bone to find that it represents the remains of at least one adult, despite the total weight being around seven per cent of what would be expected from a complete individual. Taken alongside evidence of a large amount of charcoal in the pit, it’s thought the material represents a deposit of some of the remains from a pyre, and not all of the cremated bone from it. The find is significant because it sheds light on early human society in Mesolithic Britain, when people were largely nomadic hunter gatherers before the arrival of farming. While little is known about their beliefs, the pit shows that ancient people understood how to create a pyre that was hot enough - at over 600°C - to completely burn a corpse. It hints that people respected the dead enough to cremate them and not simply abandon them, as has been previously believed. The deposit containing the bone was discovered during excavations ahead of a new pipeline in Landford, Essex (shown on the map) and is thought to date to 5,600 BC . Three radiocarbon dates, two from bone fragments and one from charcoal, have confirmed the remains are around 7,614 years old. Here, the bone fragments are sorted into types . Time and resources were invested in funerary practices despite a mobile hand-to-mouth existence, the experts explained. Before the discovery, just 20 examples of human bone dating from the British Mesolithic, which spans from 10,000 to 4,000BC, were found – and none of them had been cremated. But a group of three cremations from the period have been found in Ireland, so the ‘new’ site seems to fit into a wider European pattern of behaviour. Three Mesolithic flints were also discivered in the pit and while none are finished tools, they are sharp enough to have been used for cutting. More flints were found nearby, as well as a Bronze Age barrow, Early Roman site, Saxon settlement and a medieval building all where the Essex and Suffolk Water pipeline is planned. The find is significant because it sheds light on early human society in Mesolithic Britain, when people were largely nomadic hunter gatherers before the arrival of farming. Here, excavator Malgorzata Kwiatowska records finds .

Bone from more than one human dates to the Late Mesolithic in 5,600 BC . It was recovered from a pit with charcoal remains, in Landford, Essex . Evidence suggests ancient people respected and cremated their dead . It was previously thought that nomadic people simply abandoned them .

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Tokyo (CNN)With the world watching, in his historic address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, the first ever by a Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe surprised nobody by missing a great opportunity to dispel worries and tensions he raises with his revisionist views on history. During this 70th year anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe has been disappointing on Japan's wartime history because he has been evasive and ambiguous about embracing responsibility for Japan's wartime actions in Asia where the bitter legacies remain divisive. And this "Abenesia" is harmful to Japan's international image, riles China and South Korea and thereby undermines the bilateral security agenda. Washington deliberately set the bar on history very low for Abe because the Obama administration is more focused on the shared perception with Tokyo that contemporary China is a threat requiring a collective response. Strengthening the alliance with Japan and sealing the deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trumps past misdeeds. Forty years after the fall of Saigon, and in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan, America is in no position to lecture other nations about the horrors they inflicted and an inadequate reckoning for such misdeeds. President Barack Obama pulled out all the stops to give Abe a red carpet welcome because he has delivered more on fulfilling Washington's longstanding security demands than all of his predecessors combined. But the newly expanded security role embraced by Japan enjoys little support among Japanese. As a recent Pew Poll indicates, only 23% are in favor while 68% are opposed. It is also problematic that Abe's stance on history is a factor in hindering trilateral security cooperation with South Korea, something the U.S. sees as essential. Carefully tailoring his remarks to his audience, Abe hit the right notes in many respects, and even inched forward on history. He did express "eternal condolences" about the loss of American lives in World War II, and noted, "Enemies that had fought each other so fiercely have become friends bonded in spirit." That is welcome news, but Japan has been less successful in achieving rapprochement with other enemies, precisely because it has not taken the measure of the shared past. Many nations play fast and loose with their unpleasant histories, but Abe is mounting a significant retreat from Japan's repentant views expressed and embraced since the mid-1990s, and actively promotes a valorizing and exonerating history under the banner of patriotic education. He is putting his personal agenda on history ahead of the national interest and therefore not meeting the test of statesmanship. Of course there is nothing that Abe could say that would satisfy China or South Korea, two nations that suffered longest and most from Japanese depredations from the late 19th century. But that doesn't mean he shouldn't try a bit harder. What Abe said is, "Post war, we started out on our path bearing in mind feelings of deep remorse over the war. Our actions brought suffering to the peoples in Asian countries. We must not avert our eyes from that. I will uphold the views expressed by the previous prime ministers in this regard." Essentially outsourcing "apology and war responsibility" to his predecessors gets low marks on the empathy and sincerity scale. It is also troubling that throughout his political career, Abe has worked to undermine and repudiate previous Mea Culpa. Rather than merely "upholding" what others have said it might have been better for Abe to prove his critics wrong by clearly expressing an apology. In Japan, there has been a lot of pressure on Abe to explicitly invoke the language of the 1995 Murayama Statement that stands as the most forthright apology and acknowledgment of war responsibility. Even the conservative Yomiuri newspaper urged him to do so. Murayama clearly condemned "mistaken national policy," "self-righteous nationalism," "colonial rule" and "aggression," but Abe has spent his entire political career renouncing this so-called "masochistic" view of Japan's wartime history. Fatalistically, Abe said, "History is harsh. What is done cannot be undone." Well, yes that is self-evident but this should not mean the door is closed on apologies, acts of contrition and atonement and a clear reckoning of the harsh history that still isolates Japan in East Asia. Abe is certainly right that the neighbors are playing the history card and relentlessly hammering Japan on the anvil of history, but they were handed the hammer by Japan. Given Abe's evasive track record about the comfort women system of sexual slavery, a forthright apology or acknowledgment of state involvement was never in the cards. What Abe managed, however, was even weaker than expected: "Armed conflicts have always made women suffer the most. In our age, we must realize the kind of world where finally women are free from human rights abuses." This cavalier "sh*t happens" attitude towards the comfort women system undermines Japan's dignity and represents a step backward. In recent remarks Abe says he upholds the 1993 Kono statement, but he has flouted it and over the past year members of his party have been busy controverting this forthright admission of responsibility and coercive recruitment. Moreover, Abe's support for patriotic education and pressures on textbook publishers has effectively erased comfort women from what is taught in junior high schools, contravening what the Kono statement promised. In the only textbook that does mention them, the government insisted on the removal of a former comfort woman's testimony and insertion of a disclaimer regarding what it regards as a lack of evidence. To counter criticism, Abe now refers to Japan's comfort women system in terms of human trafficking, a linguistic ploy to obscure state responsibility for operating this system and make it appear he gets 21st century concerns. Human trafficking, however, highlights the role of private brokers in coercively recruiting these women in line with revisionist attempts to shift responsibility from the Japanese military and government authorities of the day. Revisionists prefer to blame the Korean brokers, but they were acting at the behest of Japanese officials who surely knew of the abuses and ensured that the comfort women could not escape their hell. In his speech Abe also referred to shared values of democracy and freedom. This too is welcome news because over the past year Abe has presided over an orchestrated attack on the Asahi newspaper for its coverage of the comfort women system, packed NHK's management with like-minded reactionaries and pressured critics out of their jobs. Indeed the New York Times ran an article on April 26 implicating Team Abe in the axing of a prominent TV pundit who made the mistake of criticizing Abe. The foreign press has also exposed Japanese government harassment targeting their reporting, especially regarding the whitewashing of history, and attempts to smear the integrity of those who wouldn't go along. In addition, journalists were told not to interview certain Abe critics. Journalists acknowledge this is what government spin doctors normally do and have done in Japan for some time, but under Abe the rules of engagement appear to be nastier. Abe got lots of applause from U.S. politicians who seemed to enjoy his reference to an "alliance of hope." That's not exactly how Okinawans feel about the disproportionate base-hosting burden they bear. Some 75% of U.S. bases are concentrated in Okinawa and U.S. bases cover nearly 20% of the land. In a series of elections and in opinion polls, Okinawans have voiced their opposition to this situation. In November 2014 they elected a governor who opposes the building of a new airbase for the U.S. in the pristine waters of Oura Bay in northern Okinawa, kicking the once popular incumbent out of office because he gave the green light for this project. Officials on both sides of the Pacific have reiterated support for proceeding with the new base as part of a plan to reduce the U.S. military footprint in Okinawa, but Okinawans remain unconvinced and find that the democratic expression of their opposition is resolutely ignored. Shared values?

Abe did express "eternal condolences" about the loss of American lives in World War II . But he has been evasive and ambiguous about embracing responsibility for Japan's wartime actions . Kingston: He is putting his personal agenda on history ahead of the national interest .

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Jennifer is a huge fitness fan, and the mother of two has completed triathlons . We reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars. This week: Jennifer Lopez's arms. She's famous for her killer curves, but Jennifer Lopez's upper-body is as impeccably toned. A huge fitness fan, the mother of two has completed triathlons. She avoids sugar and salt and tries to get eight hours' sleep a night. She claims 'sometimes when I get home and I'm not feeling so great, I make myself go to the gym'. What to try: . Modified push-ups with your knees on the floor aren't just a cop-out for the real thing, they activate the entire upper body to get that J-Lo tone. Start on all fours with your hands on the floor, slightly wider apart than shoulder width. Slide your knees back and raise your feet off the floor until you are in a position where you can bend the elbows to drop your chest and push back up. Make sure you move the whole upper body, not just dipping your shoulders. Repeat 12 to 15 times. The singer/actress shows off toned arms at the Annual Academy Awards in February . Elie Saab Haute Couture gold gown . Gold sequined silk tulle dress . Visit site . Jennifer Lopez looks stunning on the red carpet in this beautifully crafted gown by Lebanese designer Elie Saab. J.Lo pulls off this plunging neckline with effortless style (and looks utterly voluptuous doing so). Her dress is embroidered with pearls, stones and sequins which seem to drip off her figure like caramel sauce on vanilla ice cream. She pairs the dress with classic drop diamond earrings, a gold clutch and matching pale pink lips and nails. Wish you could look as glamorous as J.Lo? Check below for affordable ways to get J.Lo's gorgeous look. Aidan Mattox Embellished Bodice Taffeta Gown, Nordstrom . Visit site . Aidan Mattox Beaded Bodice Gown, Antique Gold, Neiman Marcus (now $173) Visit site . AKIRA BLACK LABEL Wish You Well Sequin Dress in Gold (now $20!) Visit site . Adrianna Papell Gown - Sleeveless V-Neck Disco Beaded, Bloomingdale's . Visit site .

Fitness fan Jennifer is famous for her curves, but her arms are also toned . The mother-of-two has completed triathlons. She avoids sugar and salt . Try modified push-ups which activate the entire upper body .

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Trailing Birmingham City by two goals, Bournemouth were down to fourth in the Championship at one stage in the afternoon but a thrilling four-goal turnaround moved them back to the top. ‘That’s the madness of it,’ manager Eddie Howe said in the aftermath. ‘I couldn't believe in one game we dropped to fourth. It’s great for the neutral, but not so great for us.’ The south coast club had not conceded the first goal at Dean Court this campaign and have struggled to get anything from losing positions, but comebacks rarely come better than being two behind after 21 minutes. Charlie Daniels (right) fires home from the edge of the box to seal the win and make it 4-2 to Bournemouth . Yann Kermorgant slots home a penalty to cap a remarkable comeback and make it 3-2 to Bournemouth . BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-2): Boruc; Francis, Cook, Elphick, Daniels; Ritchie, Surman, Arter, Fraser (Smith 56); Kermorgant (Pitman 87), Wilson (Jones 88). Subs not used: Camp, Ward, Gosling, Stanislas. Goals: Cook 39, Wilson 45, Kermorgant 48 (pen), Daniels 74 . Manager: Eddie Howe . Booked: Wilson, Francis, Smith . BIRMINGHAM (4-2-3-1): Randolph; Caddis, Morrison, Robinson, Grounds; Davis, Tesche; Cotterill, Shinnie (Thomas 75), Dyer (Gray 69); Donaldson (Kiernan 79). Subs not used: Novak, Doyle, Zigic, Brown. Goals: Donaldson 18, Cotterill 21 . Manager: Gary Rowett . Booked: Davis, Ground, . Sent off: Robinson (straight red) Referee: Andy Woolmer . Stadium: The Goldsands Stadium . Attendance: 11,084 . Watford temporarily moved top by beating Middlesbrough, who started the day as leaders, in the lunch-time kick-off and Norwich then went above them with victory against Sheffield Wednesday. But Bournemouth have been this season’s pacesetters and clearly have no intention of stepping aside for the final sprint to the finish line. It did not feel like that, however, when the visitors stunned them with two goals in three minutes. A straightforward ball was played over the top from central midfield by Andrew Shinnie, on 18 minutes, and Clayton Donaldson burst through on goal. Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc started to come from his line then hesitated and before he knew it the striker had sent the ball over him and in. ‘We want eight,’ the travelling Birmingham supporters chanted in jest, demanding vengeance for Bournemouth thrashing them 8-0 in the reverse of this fixture back in October. That scoreline became less fantastical when they added a second in the 21st minute. Birmingham winger David Cotterill made a strong run down the right and with a defender backing off he buried a strike across goal into the bottom left corner. ‘That didn’t feel too good,’ Howe admitted. ‘I’d be lying if I said nerves won’ t come into it, it’s only natural considering what’s at stake.’ But Bournemouth have not got around the automatic qualification places by buckling under pressure and they scored twice before the break. Callum Wilson rounds Birmingham keeper Darren Randolph to draw Bournemouth level . Wilson celebrates his 17th league goal of the season as Bournemouth fight back from two goals down . Steve Cook (centre) battles past a host of Birmingham defenders to score for Bournemouth and make it 2-1 . On 39 minutes, Matt Ritchie whipped in a corner from the right-hand side and Tommy Elphick and Steve Cook both leapt for it, the latter eventually bundling the ball over the line. Then in first-half stoppage time Yann Kermorgant played a delicate ball through Birmingham’s defence, perfectly weighted between defender and goalkeeper for Callum Wilson to round Darren Randolph and tap in. Only three minutes into the second half and they were in front. Wilson broke free down the right, carried the ball into the box and was scythed down by Birmingham defender Paul Robinson after a cheeky turn. Kermogant stoked in the penalty. ‘I felt the officials were inconsistent,’ Birmingham manager Gary Rowett said. 'We had three clear onsides given off and Wilson was level when he won the penalty. Elphick tried to slap Rob Kiernan in a melee at the end and the referee was right next to it but gave nothing.’ If Birmingham’s two goals in three minutes were impressive, Bournemouth’s three in nine were even more devastating and they added to that in the 74th minute. Substitute Adam Smith first had a shot from the edge of the box blocked, which left Randolph on the floor, and the midfielder went for the opposite corner only for the keeper to dive back. But there was nothing Randolph could do when the ball came out to Charlie Daniels who struck a shot into the ground which looped in off the bar. The game was over in the 77th minute when Robinson was sent off for a foul last man. Referee Andy Woolmer handed out a straight red card, but it was hard to make out amongst the Birmingham red faces. David Cotterill celebrates making it 2-0 to Birmingham after just 21 minutes . Clayton Donaldson (centre) opens the scoring for Birmingham with a sublime lob over Artur Boruc . Paul Robinson was shown a red card for a challenge on Wilson after 78 minutes . Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe had plenty to smiles about as his side returned to the top of the table .

Bournemouth are now one point clear of Norwich at the top of the table . Birmingham took the lead through Clayton Donaldson and David Cotterill . Steve Cook and Callum Wilson drew Bournemouth level before Yann Kermorgant and Charlie Daniels sealed the three points .

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The Philadelphia Office of Transportation aims to get the city's pedestrians off their phones by sending a man in bubble wrap out to spread their safety message to the people. A video from the office features characters in 'safety suits' including Bubbleman, a 'Fashionista' wrapped in the poppable material and a young man in flashing lights. The campaigners are seen talking to residents about the dangers of not looking up from one's phone, including the fact that 37 people died from being hit by cars last year. While other safety programs are directed at keeping motorists from hitting and killing pedestrians, the City of Brotherly Love's is focused on those walking around the city. Scroll down for video . A video from the Philadelphia Office of Transportation shows characters such as Bubbleman talking to residents about the dangers of phone usage while walking around the city . A character called the Fashionista (center, in bubble wrap) said 'jaywalking is the new catwalking' as part of a snarky reminder to pedestrians to be aware of their surroundings . It is aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds who the campaign says are most likely to be hit by cars while on their phones. More than 40 per cent of drivers who hit pedestrians and 30 per cent of the 1,800 pedestrians that are hit are 18 to 34, Mayor's office planner Ema Yamamoto said, according to Plan Philly. The snarky video's Safety Suiter characters say they 'can't think of any other way to not get hit by a car' besides wearing their ridiculous costumes. Another character, the Fashionista, says that 'jaywalking is the new catwalking'. A 'Tech guy' in a helmet with flashing lights on his body also gave information to residents, including that 37 pedestrians died last year . The SafetySuiters (played by different actors) are part of a campaign to drive down pedestrian deaths among young people, based around a series of slogans including 'It's road safety, not rocket science' Large signs in Philadelphia that say 'Pick Your Head Up' are also part of the bid to end phone use, which is thought to contribute to five people being hit per day. The campaign, which has more slogans such as  'It's road safety, not rocket science' and 'jaywalking can lead to not walking', also includes signs meant for drivers on its website. One says 'Cars have bumpers, people don't'. Some have criticized the Philadelphia campaign for focuses too much on pedestrians and blaming them for getting hit by cars. Twitter user JonasMcivitas called the ads 'tone deaf'. 'Certainly everybody is responsible for paying attention to their surroundings. But a car can kill people. Drivers should be a million times more the focus of this campaign because a driver bears the responsibility for not killing people,' local planner Victoria Harris said. Some have found Philadelphia's safety slogans such as 'jaywalking can lead to notwalking' to be 'tone deaf' Some pedestrian advocates and urban planners have criticized certain safety education efforts for placing blame on those who are hit by cars. Above, a campaign in Montgomery County, Maryland . The pedestrian safety coordinator for Montgomery County said that the graphic campaign was to help humanize pedestrian victims of accidents . Yamamoto said that the new campaign was simply explaining good behavior for smartphone users, who 'need to be aware of their surroundings'. Backlash against the campaign follows a similarly controversial public education effort in Montgomery County, Maryland, outside of Washington DC. Posters with tire marks over young people's faces were seen as blaming them for their own deaths, though the pedestrian safety coordinator told WTOP that the Street Smart campaign was an attempt to humanize victims. New York City's Vision Zero campaign against accidents, which has included speed limit reductions, focuses on drivers. The metropolis saw 132 pedestrians die last year, the lowest number on record, according to the New York Times.

Road safety video stars walk streets in bizarre 'safety suit' costumes . Campaign says that 37 people pedestrians killed each year in Philadelphia . Some have criticized program for blaming those hit rather than motorists .

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A new hard-hitting campaign is aiming to highlight the misery of homeless women who are unable to access proper sanitary care. The Homeless Period project hopes to shred the taboo around females living on the streets and their monthly cycle, and is encouraging people to donate tampons and towels to their local homeless shelter. A campaign video tells the story of a woman called Patricia, who slept rough on the streets of Brixton for six months and was forced to use makeshift sanitary products while menstruating. Scroll down for video . The Homeless Period campaign shines a spotlight on the plight of women living on the streets who don't have access to proper sanitary care during their periods . The team behind the campaign, Oliver Frost, Josie Shedden and Sara Bakhaty, wrote hard-hitting messages on cardboard boxes and photographed them on the streets of London . Using marker pens on cardboard boxes, the video writes the words of Patricia as she speaks them; focusing on how depressing she found it to not be able to access hygienic menstruation products. Patricia, who used to sleep on the 137 bus in Brixton Hill, says that when her period came, she would use 'ripped up cloth' as a sanitary towel. She has since been housed in a flat by South London homeless charity Spires. Among the cardboard placards held up are the words: 'Why does a woman have to rip up a cloth put between her to protect herself from bleeding?' Another is written with the words: 'I used to feel very depressed. It used to get me down.' The project was started by Oliver Frost, Josie Shedden and Sara Bakhaty, who met while working as interns at an advertising agency. The trio told FEMAIL that they began the campaign as a way of drawing attention to the amount of women who live on the streets after realising that society considered homelessness to be a 'male' issue. The campaign has prompted supporters to start their own collection boxes for tampons and sanitary towels: this (pictured above) was one of seven boxes collected in the workplace of Twitter user Sarah Wyatt . While homeless shelters receive funding for condoms, there is currently no government funding to supply charities with aid for sanitary products . They said that they were surprised to find that approximately 26 per cent of people who access homelessness services are women. Oliver Frost adds that periods seem to be a forgotten issue when it comes to living on the streets. 'It's that for many people, it's never even crossed their minds. As we say on the campaign site "It doesn't bear thinking about… and that's the problem".' While there is public funding for condoms to be supplied to homeless shelters, there is no financial aid for tampons and sanitary towels. Nearly 81,000 people have signed a petition to lobby the government for better funding to buy sanitary care. Frost says he hopes that the petition will 'promise a more long term solution to the issue, and the amount of funding it would need is relatively small.' The group aims to present the petition to the Secretary of Health or if they reach their 150,000 signature target before a new government is elected, then to lobby Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS. A campaign video includes the voice of Patricia, who lived for six months on the streets of Brixton. She says she was forced to used ripped up cloth as a makeshift sanitary towel . Frost said donations are key to the campaign's success: 'For us, the hope is that #TheHomelessPeriod will become a platform for people wanting to help with donations. 'We've had people from around the country contact us with their own local initiatives and fundraisers for the campaign. Our side is in promoting those efforts and connecting them with other people who want to help.' Supporters have been dropping boxes of tampons and towels into their local homeless shelters, with one donor, Sarah Wyatt, so inspired that she has set up a crowd-funding page to encourage more people to donate. On her gofundme page, Wyatt says: 'I recently read an article about the lives of homeless women and the difficulties they face when they have their period. 'I had never really thought about it that way before, these women have little or no access to sanitary products. I decided to do something and did a collection in my workplace which got an amazing response.'

Campaign focuses on lack of sanitary care for women living rough . Video plays voice of homeless woman saying: 'Why does a woman have to rip up a cloth put between her to protect herself from bleeding?' Trio behind the project are Oliver Frost, Josie Shedden and Sara Bakhaty . 80,000 people have already signed The Homeless Period petition .

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Liverpool players declared an early Ladies Day at Aintree as they suited up with their other halves to take in the opening day of the Grand National Meeting. The day after Brendan Rodgers' side secured an FA Cup semi-final berth Brad Jones, Glen Johnson and Fabio Borini were among the local celebrities to turn out as the sun shone in Liverpool. The night before Philippe Coutinho's 70th-minute strike in the replay with Blackburn saw the Reds through to the last four in their final chance for silverware for the season. A day at the races (from left): Fabio Borini, Glen Johnson, Dani Lawrence (wife of Brad Jones), Laura Johnson and Borini's wife, Erin O'Neill enjoy opening day of the Grand National Meeting at Aintree . Brad Jones' wife Dani posts a happy snap with Borini and Johnson after Clarcam won the first at Aintree . Striker Fabio and model Erin strike a pose (left) while Glen and Laura Johnson take a stroll at Aintree . Italian Borini and the wags appear excited as a race gets underway at Aintree on the opening day . It's all smiles in the Liverpool camp as Erin and Laura appear to celebrate picking a winner . Dani yawns while the party enjoys a quiet moment of reflection during a long day at the races . Borini's wife Erin O'Neill declared her 'Hubby (is) looking dapper' in an Instagram post while the striker was driving to the racecourse. While Jones' wife Dani chose a stunning white lace dress, she admitted that she hadn't prepared adequately for the spring sunshine. 'Can't believe I forgot my sunnies,' she Tweeted. Adding to the day, Johnson's wife Laura was celebrating her birthday from the day before. Liverpool keeper Brad Jones with his wife Dani Lawence at opening day of the Grand National Meeting . Lawrence (from left) with Glen Johnson's wife Laura and Fabio Borini's other half Erin O'Neill . The Liverpool FC race-goers on parade during their big day out on Thursday . No winner here then as the mood on the balcony takes on a more subdued tone . It appeared to be party time as O'Neill posted images on Instagram of the close friends together. The three couples arrived ahead of the 1.40pm first, the One Magnificent City Manifesto Novices' Chase, ahead of the day's richest run, the Doom Bar Aitree Hurdle, worth £112,540 to the winner. The relaxed day one at Aintree was a pleasant distraction for three players who have all endured frustrating seasons. Erin gives Fabio a kiss as they cosy up on the balcony while surveying the track at Aintree . O'Neill approves of her Italian husband Fabio Borini's attire as he drives the couple to the races . O'Neill poses with Laura Johnson, whose birthday was Wedneday, as the beautiful duo prepare for Aintree . Although Johnson started on Wednesday evening in a defensive formation that's been battered by injuries and suspensions, he's struggled for form and fallen out of favour with Rodgers. Borini hasn't played since he came off the bench as Liverpool beat Bolton in their first FA Cup replay of the year back in January while Jones hasn't appeared for the first team since Boxing Day. Liverpool next face Newcastle on Monday as they cling on to faint hopes to chasing down a spot in the Premier League's top four. Johnson at the races after playing the full game for Liverpool in their FA Cup replay win over Blackburn .

Brad Jones, Glen Johnson and Fabio Borini attended day one at Aintree . The star accompanied their wives Dani, Laura and Erin to the races . The Liverpool players turned out the day after making the FA Cup semis . CLICK HERE to print out Sportsmail's Grand National sweepstake ahead of the big race on Saturday .

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Boris Johnson admitted last night he hopes to be considered to lead the Conservative Party after David Cameron. The London Mayor, pressed on his leadership ambitions by Sky News anchor Kay Burley, insisted the position would not become vacant for five years. But in his most candid remarks to date, he finally conceded: 'It would be a wonderful thing to be thought to be in a position to be considered for such an honour.' Scroll down for video . Ambitious: Boris Johnson admitted last night he hopes to be considered to lead the Conservative Party after David Cameron. Above, the London Mayor, left, joined the Prime Minister at a London nursery yesterday . However he insisted he thinks it is 'highly unlikely'. Mr Johnson, running to become MP in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has long been tipped as a future leader of the party, most recently by Mr Cameron. He said last month he would serve a 'full second term' until 2020, but not a third and named as potential successors Mr Johnson, Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne. Yesterday, Mr Johnson said: 'It is at least five years away which is an aeon in British politics, by which time whatever my personal ambitions may be there will be thrusting young men and women who will be overtaking me and who knows, it will all be different.' Eye on the prize: Mr Johnson, running to become MP in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has long been tipped as a future leader of the party, most recently by Mr Cameron. Above, the politicians at the nursery yesterday . Potential successors: Mr Cameron named Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne . Mr Cameron has admitted that what he called his own 'calm smoothness' could give people the wrong impression about how urgently he wants to win the General Election. He told The Spectator he had 'no end' of passion but was a Conservative, a tribe of people who 'don't always wear their beliefs on their sleeve'. Asked why many people believe he must do more to demonstrate that he really wants to win, he said: 'I don't know. There is something about me – I always manage to portray a calm smoothness or something.'

Boris Johnson said he hopes to be considered for Tory leadership after PM . But London Mayor insisted position would not become vacant for 5 years . David Cameron named Mr Johnson as one of three potential successors .

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New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton swooned over the 'boy band' of four Swedish cops who broke up a subway fight in The Big Apple this week, complimenting their use of safe and effective restraint tactics. Tourist police officers Samuel Kvarzell, Markus Asberg, Eric Jansberger and Erik Naslund halted a fight between two homeless men on the Uptown 6 train this Wednesday. A video of the selfless act then surfaced and has spread on social media, gaining them attention from hoards of fans, both male and female. Officials from the United States and Sweden have praised their brave efforts and they are set to return home as heroes. Scroll down for video . Giving thanks: New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (center) thanked four Swedish cops who broke up a subway fight in The Big Apple this week . 'I would like to acknowledge them. There’s been a lot of attention paid to them, appropriately so, over the last day or so: a New York Post story and some other coverage,' Bratton said on Friday. 'Gentlemen, thank you very, very much. You did a great honor to yourselves, certainly to your police service and to your country. We appreciate all the help we can get,' he said. 'Here as tourists, they stepped up,' he added. The New York Post reports that the techniques employed by the Swedish men are in line with what the NYPD teaches their police officers. The physical force they employed is not intended to hurt the individual they are restraining and is still very effective. 'I was noticing that the moves that they made are very much the same moves that we now teach our young people at the academy in terms of how to take people down in a way trying to ensure that they’re not injured during that apprehension,' Bratton said with pride. Bratton presented the men with medallions. When the four men return to Sweden they will be awarded at a lunch with Sweden's minister for home affairs Anders Ygema. 'The minister has invited the police officers to the government office for lunch once they get back to Sweden,' spokesman Fredrik Persson said. Earlier this week officer Asberg said what he and his friends did was 'no big deal.' Bratton disagrees with him and commends their actions. '[They] found themselves involved a situation on the subway where they activated themselves as police officers,' Bratton said. '‎We very much appreciate that,' he said. 'We're no heroes, just tourists': The Swedish cops (pictured left to right) Erik Näslund, 26, Samuel Kvarzell, 25, Makrus Åsberg, 25, and Eric Jansberger, 28, said they were just answering the call of duty . The Swedish friends were on their way to see Les Misérables on Broadway on Wednesday, DNA Info reports, and rushed in to stop a brutal assault on a crowded rush-hour 6 train. 'We came here for vacation. We’ve been here one day. We’re no heroes, just tourists,' Makrus Åsberg, a 25-year-old officer with the police Uppsala, Sweden, told the New York Post. Mr Asberg, along with Erik Naslund, Samuel Kvarzell and Eric Jansberger, subdued an enraged homeless man who was viciously beating another rider on the train. The Samaritan Scandinavians stopped the violence and held the attacker until the NYPD could arrive, the Post reports. Video from the incident shows Kvarzell and Asberg holding the suspect down and trying to calm him down as he screams. 'I can't breath! I can't breath!' he screams. 'Take it easy, just calm down,' Asberg tells him. The friends sprang into action after a frantic conductor yelled over the intercom: 'Are there any police officers on the train?' As the train pulled into the Bleeker Street station, the Nordic lawmen found a homeless man pummeling another rider in the next car. Three of the Swedes tended to the aggressor (background) and held him for police, while the fourth stayed with the victim, who had been badly beaten in the fight . The Nordic tourists kept both men calm until NYPD cops showed up to sort out the scene . The victim had a bloody mouth and seemed to be badly beaten and was not defending himself the Swedes told the Post. One of the officers put the attacker in an arm lock, while two others held him down to the floor of the train. 'One of the guys tried to wrestle us so [we] wrestled him to the floor until the police came,' Kvarzell, 25, who is also an officer, told DNA Info. 'We don't have authority or anything but we thought somebody might need help,' he said. When NYPD officers showed up, they took custody of the aggressor and the four tourists went on their way to Les Misérables. Markus Asberg (left) and Samuel Kvarzell (right) stepped in to stop a brutal beating on a New York subway train along with two other friends, all of whom are police officers in their native Sweden . Eric Jansberger (left) and Erik Naslund (right) had only just arrived in New York and were on their way to see Les Misérables on Broadway when they answered the call of duty .

Tourist cops Samuel Kvarzell, Markus Asberg, Eric Jansberger and Erik Naslund broke up a fight  on the Uptown 6 train this Wednesday . 'Here as tourists, they stepped up,'Bratton said on Friday . The friends were on their way to see Les Misérables on Broadway when a conductor on the 6 train called for help . The men, who are all police officers in their native Sweden, wrestled the suspect to the floor and held him until NYPD could arrive . 'We’re no heroes, just tourists,' says Uppsala, Sweden, police officer .

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One of Suge Knight's alleged victims claims the rap mogul growled 'I'm going to kill you' then 'everything went black'. In his newly-released police interview obtained by TMZ, Cle 'Bone' Sloan tells officers Knight uttered the threat then yanked on the gear stick. Police say that was the moment before Knight killed Terry Carter and tried to Sloan by ramming over them in his pick-up truck. Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records, has denied killing Terry Carter and trying to kill Cle 'Bone' Sloan in a parking lot in Compton on January 18. Scroll down for video . Cle 'Bone' Sloan (left) told police Suge Knight (right) growled 'I'll kill you' before 'everything went black'. Police say that was the moment before Knight killed Terry Carter and tried to kill Sloan by running over them . Terry Carter (pictured) was killed, allegedly by Knight, in the Compton parking lot on January 18 . Sloan describes how the pair exchanged blows at the scene in January. 'He's mixing it up, he's f***ing with us and I caught him real good. Then he said, "I'll kill you". 'That's when everything when black.' Speaking to an LAPD officer, he claims Knight appeared to be reaching for a gun on the passenger seat while moving the gear stick. 'I don't if he was trying to put it in park or if he was trying to leave... I don't know. 'He started really reaching... when he said "I'm gona kill you", I thought "oh sh** he's got a gun". 'After that that's when everything kind of turned into a dream. I don't know what happened after that.' The audio release comes after pictures emerged of Suge Knight showing he had virtually no facial injuries when he was arrested. Knight was punched a number of times during the deadly confrontation, but close-ups taken by detectives show he only had a slight black eye. The images were released along with a number of key pieces of evidence as the court was shown footage of the deadly incident in Compton on January 18 for the first time. The footage, which was played by the prosecutor for the first time, shows Suge Knight's pickup truck (top left) pulling up to the driveway of a burger stand in Compton on January 29 . Just seconds later, there is a confrontation between Knight Cle 'Bone' Sloan and Terry Carter. Knight runs over Sloan's leg and then plows into Carter . Sloan is then seen lying on the ground in the aftermath. A bystander then runs over to help . Los Angeles Superior Court also released an image of the truck the rap mogul was driving when he ran over the two men . Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen reviewed the items before determining Knight, 49, should stand trial on murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges. The video shows Knight's pickup truck pulling up to the driveway of the burger stand and Cle 'Bone' Sloan approaching the driver's side window. Sloan then approaches the driver's side window and punches the 49-year-old in response to a flurry of insults. Knight's pickup is seen backing up, throwing Sloan to the ground before the truck drives over his legs and then plows over Terry Carter - who died as a result. Among the other key pieces of evidence shown to the court were images of Knight taken immediately after his arrest. An hour-long interview with Sloan, who survived, describing what happened was also released. Coen ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence for Knight, 49, to stand trial on charges he killed Terry Carter and attempted to kill Sloan during a parking lot confrontation in late January. Knight has pleaded not guilty. His attorney has said Knight was fleeing an ambush by Sloan and others when he hit the men outside a Compton burger stand. The entire incident took approximately 30 seconds. The video, shot by a surveillance camera monitoring the drive-thru at the burger stand, continues until the arrival of a paramedic. The footage is likely to be used by both sides during Knight's trial. Knight's attorney, Matt Fletcher, has said the video appears to show an associate of Sloan's taking a gun off of him after he is run over, and jurors likely will be shown an enhanced version of the video. Knight turned himself in to authorities the morning after the incident. Detectives took pictures of him to try to show he did not have any serious injuries from the attack. Sloan's interview with detectives will also be crucial to the case since he is unlikely to repeat the lucid account of the event and his own actions that he gave investigators. In court on Monday, Sloan repeatedly said he didn't remember the incident and refused to identify Knight as the person who injured him, saying he didn't want . Another photo of the 49-year-old after he was detained was released by the court. Knight has pleaded not guilty to killing Terry Carter and trying to kill Cle 'Bone' Sloan. The close ups were intended to show the injuries he sustained from being punched in the face during the confrontation . Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence for Knight, 49, to stand trial on charges he killed Terry Carter and attempted to kill Sloan during a parking lot confrontation. The images show . Knight's attorney's say he was trying to flee and ambush. He is pictured on the night of his arrest .

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Footage was released along with other key pieces of evidence . Video played in court shows truck pulling up to driveway of burger stand . His pickup then backs up after a struggle and runs over Sloan's leg . The vehicle is then seen plowing over Carter, killing him . Other pieces of evidence included an hour-long interview with Cle 'Bone' Sloan, who survived being run over by the Death Row Records co-founder . A number of images taken immediately after his arrest were also released . Close-ups of his face were intended to show injuries he sustained after being punched by Sloan .

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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is keen to impress manager Luis Enrique in the Champions League having failed to make his La Liga debut since joining the club in the summer. Ter Stegen arrived at the Nou Camp from German outfit Borussia Monchengladbach in May but has struggled to get ahead of fellow summer-singing Claudio Bravo in the pecking order under Enrique. The 22-year-old has been reduced to Champions League appearances but the German international is confident of his ability and insists he's ready to become Barcelona's first-choice keeper in the league. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (middle) is eager to impress Barcelona boss Luis Enrique in the Champions League . Ter Stegen was speaking ahead of the first leg of Barcelona's quarter-final clash with Paris Saint Germain . 'The truth is that I have full belief in myself,' he said at a press conference. 'My recent games have gone well and I want to keep going as I have been. My only goal is to continue helping the team and we're still moving along, so I want to play. 'It's not easy when you're not in the rhythm, but I'm playing in the Champions League so I don't lose my rhythm. I'm happy with this situation; it's fine for me. 'I obviously intend to play at a high level to show the boss that I can play more.' The 22-year-old is yet to make his La Liga debut for the Catalan giants in debut season at the Nou Camp .

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is eager to impress Barcelona boss Luis Enrique . Ter Stegen is yet to make his La Liga debut for the Catalan giants . German goalkeeper has been reduced to Champions League appearances . Barcelona face PSG in Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday . PSG-Barca clash to be refereed by Mark Clattenburg and English officials .

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Off target: It has been claimed the G36 (pictured) does not shoot straight when it overheats at 30C . The G36 was created for the requirements of the German armed forces but it is also used as an infantry weapon in around 50 countries. It is used in Britain by counterterrorism police. First made: 1995 . Calibre: 5.56 mm x 45 . Magazine capacity: 30 rounds . Weight: 3.63kg . Length:  755-1,002mm . Use in the UK: Between 2,000 and 3,000 G36 rifles belong to police forces across the country . An assault rifle used by counter-terror police does not shoot straight when it gets hot, tests claim. The Heckler & Koch G36 is inaccurate by up to 20 feet at long range when temperatures top 30C, it was found. The weapon also becomes unreliable when it is left in direct sunlight, exposed to humidity or fired repeatedly, according to a confidential report. The findings have prompted an urgent inquiry into the German-made firearm, which is used by law enforcement officers across the UK. Britain's police forces use a short-barrelled version of the weapon known as the G36C – and have a total arsenal of up to 3,000. Counter-terror and armed response unit officers use them when they need more firepower than the 9mm pistols or carbines they usually carry. Now experts at the Home Office's Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) will lead the inquiry after Germany said the rifle had 'no future' with its military. A leaked report commissioned by Berlin's defence ministry said the precision and accuracy of the G36 deteriorated when it overheated, either because of the temperature or rapid fire. It concluded that when the atmospheric temperature reached 30C (86F), bullets missed their mark by about 50cm (20 inches) at a range of 200m (220 yards) and by up to six metres – about 20ft – over 500m (546 yards). Reports in the German media claimed it also started to become seriously inaccurate after it fired just two magazines – about 60 rounds. Heckler & Koch denies the weapon is inaccurate. But Britain's National Police Chiefs' Council has asked CAST to consider the findings. Simon Chesterman, spokesman on armed policing, said: 'The reliability of any weaponry that the police service uses is of paramount importance.' Superintendent Kevin Carter, of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, which guards Britain's atomic plants, said it had not experienced problems but added: 'We will monitor the situation and await advice from CAST.' UK police are said to be desperate for a new firearm to help curb the threat of terrorists carrying high-velocity automatic weapons and using body armour. Officers are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their ageing armoury and are concerned by the discovery of heavy weapons among criminal gangs. Under review: Deputy Chief Constable Simon Chesterman (pictured), the spokesman on armed policing at the National Police Chiefs' Council, has said the findings will be referred to the Home Office for urgent review . In service: The weapon is used by police forces across the UK. They have a total arsenal of between 2,000 and 3,000 G36C rifles, a version that has a shorter barrel than Heckler & Koch's standard-issue rifle . The G36, created in the early 1990s for German troops, is also used in around 50 other countries. British Special Forces used it in Iraq but reports surfaced in 2012 that G36s used by German soldiers in Afghanistan would overheat during prolonged firefights. In the German report, experts tested 304 rifles – including the short-barrelled version – and found none passed precision tests. They concluded: 'The causes for the reduced accuracy do not lie in one of the components... but rather in the whole system.' Lieutenant-Colonel Markus Thull, of the German defence ministry, said the G36 was now 'not fit for purpose'. Andreas Heeschen, of Heckler & Koch, said the rifle complied with its original specifications, but a gun 'designed for the Cold War' did not meet current requirements. He added that the company had received no complaints from the 50 countries where the weapon is used but vowed to assist with the UK review.

Leaked report suggests G36 rifle did not shoot straight when it overheated . German army carried out tests and none of the 304 assault rifles passed . The weapon is used by British counterterrorism officers across the UK . An urgent Home Office review has been called for in light of the findings .

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Journalist and author of the best-selling book I Quit Sugar has opened up about her own personal battle with mental illness, revealing she came close to taking her own life. During a candid interview Sarah Wilson, 41, explained how anxiety drove her to believe she had reached a stage in her life where she 'couldn't see the point of continuing.' 'My anxiety brought me to a point where I couldn't quite see the existential point of continuing,' she told Women's Weekly Australia. 'I couldn't see a way out.' Scroll down for video . Sarah Wilson opened up in a candid interview about how her battle with mental illness drove her to believe her life wasn't worth living . During the intimate interview Ms Wilson revealed it was a combination of issues, including mounting stress, anxiety, her thyroid disease and distant family, that drove her to believe her life was no longer worth living. She said 'people get on with their lives' and while she hadn't found a husband, nor had children, she felt increasingly isolated. 'I was essentially very alone,' Ms Wilson added. 'My anxiety brought me to a point where I couldn't quite see the existential point of continuing' 'I couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel,' she added. Ms Wilson said while she struggled through her younger years she has recently 'found some peace with it.' In Ms Wilson's eyes, depression and anxiety are intrinsically linked. She thinks we need to acknowledge this link to be better equipped to tackle the increasing rate of Australian women who are being negatively affected by stress and anxiety. Ms Wilson said while she now accepts she is an 'anxious person', when she was younger she watched everybody else coping and felt like she had 'missed out on a guide book to life' Ms Wilson said while she now accepts she is an 'anxious person', when she was younger she watched everybody else coping and felt like she had 'missed out on a guide book to life'. Ms Wilson said anxiety is quickly becoming the 'new depression'. Beyond Blue report that one in three Australian women will experience anxiety in their lifetime, and although depression and anxiety are two different conditions, one can often lead to the other. If you or someone you know needs help, don't hesitate to contact Beyondblue on 1300 224 636 or Lifeline 13 11 14.

Sarah Wilson admitted anxiety drove her to think about taking her own life . Ms Wilson has suffered from anxiety since she was a young girl . Anxiety, stress, loneliness and a thyroid disease made her feel worthless . One in three Australian women will experience anxiety in their lifetime . Ms Wilson said anxiety is quickly becoming the 'new depression'

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A hotel owner believes he has found the perfect solution for revitalising his flagging business - by converting it into a swingers' paradise. Jon Huxley, 46, hopes to cash in on the Fifty Shades of Grey effect and attract guests from the gay and swinging communities at his hotel Westward Ho! in Folkestone, Kent. He plans to install sex swings, bondage rooms and dungeons and have rooms of differing sizes to cater for couples and multiple groups. Jon Huxley, standing outside his hotel Westward Ho! in Folkestone, Kent, is looking at 'developing' his premises to cater for swingers . He hopes the craze in Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as his object of affection Anastasia Steele, can help transform his business. He said: 'We have plans to attract tourists from the gay and swinging community for short breaks and weekends of adult fun. 'Obviously a lot of equipment will need to be installed like swings, bondage rooms, red room of pain and dungeons of delight. 'We would be having these events each weekend and accepting tourist guests during the week. 'Food and drink will be provided as part of an all-inclusive hotel package and it would be a civilised and friendly environment.' Mr Huxley will be hoping to recreate scenes like this from the hit film Fifty Shades of Grey . Clothing will be optional and privacy for our guests will therefore need to be ensured. 'It is not intended to be a seedy or dirty business. It is a respected clientele who enjoy taking their clothes off.' Mr Huxley said he has decided to appeal to the swinging community after rowing with the council over the use of Grade-II listed building. Jon Huxley hopes the change in hotel ethos can see his business grow . For months he had been in a dispute with Shepway District Council over complaints about its use as a house of multiple occupation for homeless people. Councillors voted for an enforcement notice after neighbours complained of anti-social behaviour. Mr Huxley said the complaints had been about anti-social behaviour and noise from the street rather than from inside the property. He said he would not need a council entertainments licence because there would be no live entertainment, loud music or dancing. Asked what locals might think of his plans he said: 'I do not involve myself in what happens behind their closed doors and they should not involve themselves in what happens behind mine. 'I have bills to pay and the income has to come from somewhere. They have seen fit to take away my current source of guests so I have to look for other sources. 'I can't attract tourists because there isn't a market for it anymore and that is a fact I have to deal with. 'This is a growing market and I can't think of any other market that is growing at the rate of this one. 'Fifty Shades of Grey has been a phenomenal success and this is a sleeping giant in terms of the opportunities that are there.' Mr Huxley, who has owned the hotel for 13 years, said the special weekends would be controlled through advance bookings rather than being open to casual callers. They would be advertised predominantly through the internet or word of mouth with some advertising in 'appropriate places'. A spokesperson for Shepway District Council told MailOnline Travel: 'We would expect the owner to contact the council to discuss any licensing requirements, and to obtain listed building consent for internal works. 'The premises has currently got planning permission to be used as a hotel but does not hold a premises licence to sell alcohol. 'Anything the owner wishes to use it for outside permitted use may well require planning permission or new licences.' Mr Huxley hopes to install swings, bondage rooms, red room of pain and dungeons of delight (film still from Fifty Shades of Grey) It is unknown what the residents in Folkestone, Kent, will make of Mr Huxley's plans .

Jon Huxley, 46, hopes to cash in on the Fifty Shades of Grey effect . Plans for complete transformation of Westward Ho! in Folkestone, Kent . Describes the expected environment to be 'civilised and friendly'

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A volleyball-playing feline was picked to star in a national TV advert after seeing off competition from thousands of gifted animals. Tortoiseshell Mimi became an internet sensation after her owner uploaded clips of her playing the sport to Facebook. The 30-second-video was shared by thousands of people around the world and features the one-year-old cat playing with 15-year-old Joshua Teague. Joshua’s dad Phil, 56, a computer programmer, bought the cat with his wife Christine, 45, when she was eight-weeks-old in December 2013 from a seller who lived in Birmingham. Mimi was picked to star in the TV advert, which was broadcast last Wednesday (15), after Phil shared the video with the Pets at Home Facebook group earlier this month. He said: 'All the family were really excited to see the advert. Mimi the cat appears in a 30-second video showing her unique ball skills . 'We had everyone around so we could watch it together and we told all our friends that it was going to be on. 'I am really proud that our video was chosen out of thousands of entries. 'It was completely by chance that I uploaded the video on to the Pets At Home Facebook page. The cat is seen playing volleyball with 15-year-old Joshua Teague in the hallway . Mimi was picked to star in the TV advert after Phil shared the video with the Pets at Home Facebook group . 'I just saw something on there asking people to share videos and pictures of their pets so that’s what I did. I didn’t even realise it was a competition. 'The video showed Mimi playing volleyball with my son where he would throw the ball at her and she would keep batting it back. 'I had no idea it was competition so I thought it was a joke when I received an email on April 1 saying our video had been chosen for a national commercial. Mimi is seen in the video batting the ball back to Joshua every time he throws it her way . 'This kind of thing just never happens. 'She is a very talented cat. She has done many times since. 'I think she could get her own TV show.' Administrative assistant Christine said: 'I didn’t even know Phil had uploaded the video on Facebook so I thought it was an April Fools’ joke when he told me about it. 'We normally just skip the adverts when we watch programmes but we made sure to watch this one. 'Although she’s only in the advert for a few seconds, it’s nice to see her on it. 'I never thought when I filmed the video that it would end up on TV.'

A clip of Mimi playing volleyball was uploaded to Facebook . Cat saw of competition from thousands of gifted animals . Family received £20 voucher to buy treats for their cat . Owner said 'family were really excited to see the advert'

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Washington (CNN)A 54-year-old man carrying a suspicious package scaled a White House fence Sunday night, but was quickly apprehended. Jerome R. Hunt, of Hayward, California, climbed the fence on the south side of the White House complex about 10:25 p.m., said Brian Leary with the United States Secret Service. According to a source with knowledge of the investigation, the man made it 10 to 15 feet in on the South Lawn but "was compliant" once he saw the dogs ready to engage with thim. Hunt is in custody and charges are pending, Leary said. The package was being examined and later deemed to be harmless, a Secret Service source told CNN. Last week, a U.S. official told CNN that temporary steel spikes may be added to the tips of the White House perimeter fence to help deter jumpers. If done, this will be a temporary measure to protect the grounds until a new permanent one is constructed. The official said that the proposal is not in place yet. The Secret Service has come under heavy criticism after two incidents compromised the security of the grounds. On March 4, two senior Secret Service agents who were reportedly intoxicated allegedly drove their car into a White House barrier. Last September, a man jumped the White House fence and made it to an unlocked door on the grounds. Asked about the White House fence jumper, House Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz told CNN, "Prevention and swift apprehension is the goal. I appreciate those who dealt with the situation, but I want to learn more." CNN's Michelle Kosinski, Jim Acosta and Chris Frates contributed to this report.

The person climbed the fence on the south side of the White House complex . Charges are pending .

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An 800lb woman, whose weight spiraled out of control after she was kidnapped by an ex-boyfriend and held hostage, finally stood up for the first time after years of being bound to her bed and taken care of by her three daughters. When viewers first met Marla McCants, from Nashville, Tennessee, on last night's season finale of My 600lb Life, doctors determined that she was only months - maybe even weeks - from dying. And even after a lengthy hospital stay and gastric bypass surgery, the 43-year-old still refused to let medical professionals help her stand up – and, in doing so, save her life. Marla's recovery seemed like a hopeless cause until it dawned on the mother-of-three that this was her last shot. If she didn't get up, she would spend the rest of her very short life bedridden. Scroll down for video . Life changing: Marla McCants, who weighed 800lbs, can be seen standing for the first time in years on the season finale of My 600lb Life . Catching her breath: The 43-year-old took a moment to rest after getting herself out of bed . Marla and her daughter Sierra moved to Houston, Texas, so she could she could work with weight loss expert Dr Younan Nowzaradan, but following her surgery and a lengthy stay in the hospital, she was discharged because of her lack of cooperation. The surgeon had all but given up on Marla until he received an impassioned call from Sierra, begging him to come to her apartment and convince her mom to get up once and for all. Dr Nowzaradan made the house call and requested emergency medical technicians come to the apartment to help Marla stand for the first time in years. With the help of a walker, the EMTs and Dr Nowzaradan's support, Marla was able to stand for a few seconds. And, although brief, this short moment gave her enough confidence to try and stand again, essentially changing the direction of her recovery for the better. Stuck: The mother-of-three relied on her daughters to take care of her. She can be seen rolling over, so her daughter Adele could bathe her while she laid in bed . Last stand: Adele tearfully explained she feared her mother would die if she didn't get help . Before she moved to Houston, Marla depended on her three daughters, Britney, Adele and Sierra, for everything. 'I have no life,' she told the cameras. 'My legs can't even hold my weight anymore.' Her children had no choice but to clean her and take care of her. ‘I'm 24 and I have to take care of my mom. I wipe her, bathe her, make sure she's clean. And I do get tired,' Adele explained with frustration. Marla noted that 'it's embarrassing', but added she has no other choice because of her mother’s massive size. Because of her morbid obesity, Marla suffered from arthritis, gout, swelling in her joints and diabetes, in addition to being bed ridden and in constant pain. Junk food addict: Marla can be seen looking at the junk food Adele had brought for her to eat . Making dinner: Marla, who was unable to get out of bed, had a table brought to her so she could fry some chicken . She explained that she never had problems with her weight when she was a child, but her eating got out of control after she tried to break up with her boyfriend who 'lost it' and proceeded to kidnap her, hold her at gunpoint and even shot two officers who tried to rescue her before she escaped. After the ordeal, Marla refused to leave her house because she was living in constant fear that he would find her and kill her. She soon turned to food for comfort, and by the time her ex-boyfriend was caught, it was too late. She already weighed 700lbs. 'The kidnapping changed my life forever, and I wish I could take that day back,' she said. But allowing herself to indulge in endless bad eating habits for years, Marla admitted that she was terrified that her daughters were going to find her dead in bed one day, so she made the decision to travel to Houston to seek Dr Nowzaradan’s help. Bad choices: She can be see frying the chicken in boiling vegetable oil at her bedside . Extra calories: After making her meal, Marla covered her fried chicken tenders in French dressing before eating them . Emotional eating: Marla explained that she turned to food for comfort after her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and held her hostage when she was in her early 20s . Because she was unable to get out of bed, she had to call an ambulance to transport her to her daughter's car where she sat for the entire 13 hour drive. And the trip almost killed her. A blood clot that had formed in her leg after years of not moving dislodged during the trip and traveled to her lung. By the time she got to the hospital in Houston, her health was rapidly declining. 'She is in the worst condition health wise that I have ever seen,' Dr Nowzaradan said, noting that she should have never traveled to Houston at her size. In pain: Marla was filled with pain after a blood clot dislodged in her leg and traveled to her lung during her trip to Houston, Texas to see Dr Nowzaradan . Heavy lifting: A group of hospital members worked together to life Marla into bed . 'I am not [as] worried about weight loss surgery as [I am about] making sure she will survive the next 24 hours,' he said. 'This is [a] very dangerous situation. She is at the end of her life if we can't do anything.' After Dr Nowzaradan put a filter in her leg to prevent any more blood clots from forming, Marla recovered and was put on a 1,000-calories-per-day diet while she was living in the hospital. In an attempt to make painfully clear to Marla the extent of her condition, the doctor explained that when she was living in Nashville she was 'months or even weeks from death'. But despite the danger of developing another blood clot, Marla refused to try and stand or move her legs. Sierra, who gave up her life to move with her mom to Houston, scolded her for sending her physical therapists away, but Marla maintained that everyone was pushing her too hard. Preventative measures: Dr Nowzaradan can be seen putting a filter in Marla's leg to prevent more blood clots from forming and traveling to her lungs . Second chance: As a last resort, he would later perform gastric bypass surgery on Marla in the hope of saving her life . 'You need to work on your attitude,' Sierra told her with frustration. Dr Nowzaradan explained that 'Marla has convinced herself that she cannot walk, but the reality is that she doesn't want to walk'. When Marla was pressured to try and stand, she started screaming in pain and begged to be pushed back on the bed. ‘If Marla won't get up, we can't treat her,' Dr Nowzaradan said. 'This is a life or death situation. She is going to die.' Despite her massive size, Dr Nowzaradan opted to perform weight loss surgery a few months later because there was no other way to help her. New foods: Marla can be seen eating healthier options while she maintained a 1,000-calories-per-day diet during her hospital stay . Doctors orders: Marla's daughter Sierra grew frustrated with her because she refused to try and get up . Not confident: Marla continued to make excuses for why she was unable to attempt to get out of bed . Following the gastric bypass, Marla was once again at risk of developing blood clots, but she continued to rely on a physical therapist to move her legs for her. A frustrated Dr Nowzaradan yelled at her for giving the hospital staff and her daughter 'attitude' when they were trying to help her. Without her cooperation, he had no choice but to discharge her from the hospital. Because she was still unable to fend for herself, Marla decided to move in with Sierra in Houston, but insisted that she didn’t need the help of her doctors in order to get better. 'I can make healthy choices on my own,' she said. 'I can do this better.' But Marla still wasn’t making any progress, especially when it came to working her muscles. 'You've been sitting here for eight weeks!' Sierra yelled at her mom before making a desperate call to Dr Nowzaradan. Major victory: Marla can be seen standing on the scale for the first time in five years . All smiles: Marla was happy to learn that lost an estimated 266lbs since she started her journey a year ago . It was his visit and support that changed Marla's life. 'Getting up and standing was one of the most encouraging things I've done and now I don't want to stop,' Marla told the cameras after she lifted herself out of bed for the first time in years. A year after she started her journey, Marla was able to stand on a scale for the first time in five years, clocking in at 534lbs. Her estimated weight loss was 266lbs, and Marla noted that she was 'so proud' of herself. 'It took me a while to get here, but now nothing is going to stop me,' she said.

Marla McCants, from Nashville, Tennessee, began rapidly gaining weight after her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and held her hostage . The 43-year-old travelled to Houston, Texas, to meet with weight loss expert Dr Younan Nowzaradan, but faced death after a blood clot moved to her lungs . The mother-of-three underwent gastric bypass surgery, but refused to get out of bed for weeks after the procedure .

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With summer well and truly over, it's inevitable allergy and flu season is upon us and there's no escaping the nasty germs in the air. But while we're all well aware of the presence of dust mites lingering in every corner of our house, little do we know just how prevalent they are and how detrimental they are to our health. New research has shown that the average Australian sheds the equivalent of a 50 gram packet of chips every week in dry skin, feeding an army of dust mites into our couches and beds. Sleeping soundly? An army of dust mites use your bed as their incubator and thrive off the warm conditions . What lies in your bed? The oddly-shaped dust mites live for three to four months and live off human and animal skin . Dust mites are the number one cause of allergies in Australian homes and may be the reason why you have a runny nose or watery eyes. The odd shaped critters increase two to three fold during late autumn to winter leading thousands of Australians to suffer from common cold or flu-like symptoms. Putting it into perspective, more than 1,000 dust mites live in just one metre square of carpet and they produce approximately 2000 droppings in their lifetime. They live for three to four months and feed off animal and human dead skin. Disgustingly, dust mites use your bed as their incubator and thrive off the warm conditions. Where you lay your head: An average bed can have approximately 10,000 dust mites living in it at one time, however it's not the dust mites that cause nasty allergic reactions, but their droppings . An average bed can have approximately 10,000 dust mites living in it at one time, however it's not the dust mites that cause nasty allergic reactions but their droppings. Considering the average Australian breathes 22,000 times a day, draws 12,000 litres of air into their lungs each day and spends 90 per cent of their time indoors, dust mites are a huge problem when it comes to keeping healthy in the colder months. Influenza . Viral respiratory illnesses . Common colds / flu . The revelation comes after experts recently proclaimed that the majority of people aren't doing enough to ensure that their sheets are clean and hygienic. New research by Yahoo, which polled 1,187 readers on their sheet-washing habits, indicates that just 44 per cent of women wash their sheets on a weekly basis - however scientists recommend a weekly wash as the minimum needed to ensure a totally bacteria-free environment. According to Dr Philip Tierno, Jr., the director of clinical microbiology and immunology at New York University’s Langone Medical Center, after just one night of use, your bed sheets can accumulate a horrifying array of dead skin, bacteria, fungus, mites, and even faeces. The harsh reality: Putting it into perspective, more than 1,000 dust mites live in just 1m2 of carpet and they produce approximately 2000 droppings in their lifetime . Research suggests that each and every time you use your bed, you are depositing more dead skin, in addition to any dirt, sweat or grease that may have also built up on your skin throughout the day. And then there are the cosmetic products that you use on your body, each of which deposits its own trace amount of product on the bed every time you get into it. And it's not just your sheets that you need to worry about. In 2013, research by UK-based mattress company Ergoflex determined that going one week without washing your pyjamas could make you susceptible to developing MRSA, cystitis, and a host of other skin infections. According to Dr Penny Adams, a general practitioner in the Sydney suburb of Manly, there is just no way of avoiding the dirty mites but there are ways of managing them. 'It sounds gross there’s a packet of crisps in your bed but there are a lot of measures you can take to decrease dust mites,' she said. 'You can remove carpets and wet mop hard surfaces, you can vacuum with a filter and use allergy protective covers on the mattresses. Talk to the experts: Dr Penny Adams (pictured) told Daily Mail Australia there is just no way of avoiding the dirty mites but there are ways of managing them . 'If you’re allergic to dust mites you basically can’t avoid them, they're everywhere' Dr Adams told Daily Mail Australia. While she said there is no evidence that anything can be done to rid our houses of dust mites, she revealed to Daily Mail Australia that using a vacuum with a HEPA filter can help. 'The National Asthma Council of Australia recommends regular vacuuming of carpets and soft furnishings’ or the removal of carpets in favour of hard floors,' she said. 'Use a vacuum with a HEPA filter to ensure all bacteria is captured within the vacuum, rather than sprayed back into the air' Dr Adams also said that a humidifier can assist with reducing the effects of respiratory viruses such as a cold or flu and allergy sufferers. For allergy sufferers, high concentration of dry air can often lead to breathing problems as well as increase the body’s susceptibility to illnesses such as: chapped lips, dry and dehydrated skin, blocked sinuses and even more regular nosebleeds. 'We know that cold and flu viruses are more prevalent if you have lower temperatures and the humidity is too low,' she said. 'People often ask me: "Should I get a humidifier?".' 'There is no evidence that humidifiers actually cure or shorten the flu. They’re not a treatment for the flu however they can make you feel more comfortable symptomatically.' Dr Adams said she was surprised at the statistic that Australians spend 90 per cent of their time indoors but admitted that in the winter months people are susceptible to illnesses due to spending more time at home. 'In winter we spend more time at home than we do in summer months therefore allergy sufferers come into closer and more regular contact with allergens such as dust mites and pet hair,' she said. Dr Adams also said people can succumb to a cold or flu by being in close contact with, or by touching the unwashed hands of someone suffering from the virus. The top winter allergies to look out for are the influenza, viral respiratory illnesses and the common cold or flu. Weakness . fatigue . Wheezing . Runny nose . Coughing . Fever . Vaccinate . Wash your hands . Use tissues not hankies . Use a humidifier . Get lots of rest . Stock up on fluids . Use over the counter medication . Symptoms can include weakness and fatigue, wheezing, a runny nose, coughing and fever. While you may do everything you can to dodge the cold or flu virus, once you have it there are measures that can be taken to kick it to the curb. 'Get lots of rest and stock up on fluids to avoid dehydration,' Dr Adams said. 'Symptoms of respiratory viruses can be treated with over the counter medication such as Panadol and Nurofen. Adults and children over the age of five can try taking cold and flu medication however, this is not recommended for children younger than six years old.' However she said respiratory illnesses can't be cured with antibiotics. The only exception to this is the influenza, which can be treated with anti-viral medication. Dr Adams said washing hands is extremely important once you contract the flu virus. Distrubing fact: The average Australian shed the equivalent of a 50g packet of chips in dead skin every week, most of it ending up in our beds . 'Wash and dry hands thoroughly and regularly to avoid contamination,' she said. And while it may be nice to have your dog or cat sleeping in your bed, this is one of the main causes of allergy and respiratory infections. 'Dog hair makes your nose tickle but that’s not why you’re sneezing,' Dr Adams said. 'It’s because your dog’s hair has allergens on it – left from your dog licking itself clean and proteins secreted by oil glands. 'Household allergens cling to it too – forming a kind of sneeze induced cocktail. Pets then shed hair around the home, distributing allergens and causing problems for allergy sufferers.' Pet owners should therefore vacuum regularly to protect their home and families from allergens. Dr Penny Adams recommends Dyson's first ever humidifier to relieve symptoms of dry air and their v6 vacuum cleaner, which has a HEPA filter included to capture allergens and dust mites.

Our houses are overtaken with dust mites, leading to winter illnesses . We shed 50g every week in dead skin, mostly in our bed . Dust mites feed off dead human and animal skin and multiply . They leave Australians with cold or flu-like symptoms . Scientists recommend a weekly wash of our bed sheets .

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The son of a well known nightclub owner who bragged about taking a girl's virginity in an alley is appealing his rape conviction. Luke Lazarus, a 23-year-old former private school boy, was jailed for at least three years on March 27 for raping an 18-year-old virgin in an alleyway outside his father's SOHO nightclub in Kings Cross, inner Sydney in May 2013. Lazarus hired Back Schwartz Vaughan - a liquor licensing specialist law firm, who lodged the appeal five days after the conviction, also contested the five year-maximum sentence he received, Fairfax Media reported. Scroll down for video . Luke Lazarus was sentenced on March 27 for raping an 18-year-old at his father's SOHO nightclub on May 12, 2013 . In the victim's impact statement, which was read out at court on her behalf, the woman said she will never be the same following the brutal attack. 'I thought that once I left the alleyway the pain would go away ... but it didn't,' the statement said. 'Everything that made me who I was stayed in that alleyway.' Lazarus said he thought the sex was consensual and that fact that it wasn't made him: 'absolutely sick to my stomach'. When sentencing him, Judge Sarah Huggett found the offence was not premeditated but said he was reckless. 'I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt he must have realised there was a possibility she wasn't consenting,' she told Sydney's District Court. But she said he was 'not caring in one way or another whether she was consenting'. During Luke Lazarus's rape trial, the jury were told he boasted to the victim he could introduce her to the DJ at the SOHO, before he ushered her into an alleyway . This comes as Eastern Sydney's Waverley mayor Sally Betts wrote a glowing reference for Lazarus 'out of loyalty to the family' after he raped an 18-year-old woman in an alleyway outside his father's SOHO nightclub, in Sydney. Now the controversial councillor is developing 'a new risky behaviour education program to try and help young women understand and better deal with being in vulnerable situations'. In an interview with the Wentworth Courier she referenced the behaviour of Lazarus's victim. The Mayor of three years said: 'By the sheer fact of (the assault) happening at a nightclub and alcohol is involved, (means people are) open to the possibility of risky behaviour, so I'm saying let's try and close that loophole.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cr Betts for comment. Cr Betts is reportedly developing the program for school girls alongside Waverley Action for Youth Services (WAYS) and the police. During Lazarus's trial, the jury was told that he boasted to the victim he could introduce her to the DJ at his father's club, the SOHO, before he ushered her into the alleyway. The court heard that during the assault he pulled her stockings down, ignored a second request by her to leave and said in an authoritative tone 'put your f***ing hands on the wall, get on the floor and arch your back'. Waverley mayor Sally Betts wrote a reference for convicted rapist Luke Lazarus and is now developing 'a new risky behaviour education program' for young women . When it was over Lazarus told her to add her name to a list of conquests in his phone that he had. In a text message to a friend the afternoon after the attack, in the early hours of May 12, 2013, Lazarus said: 'I honestly have zero recollection of calling you ... Was a sick night – took a chick's virginity.' His friend replied: 'bahahahaha nice popping does cherries ... ' Lazarus replied: '... it's a pretty gross story tell ya later'. Cr Betts said in the character reference she wrote for Lazarus that his conviction was 'inconsistent with the gentle well-mannered and respectful young man that I know'. She also said she had no hesitation supporting Lazarus and his family. In a recent interview with the Wentworth Courier she said she wrote the reference in support of Lazarus's grandparents whom she has been friends with for 30 years. 'They are shocked and devastated and I wrote in support of them,' she said. Sally Betts has been the Mayor of Waverley for three years in Sydney's eastern suburbs . Australia's first Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward slammed the public figures in the local community who supported Lazarus. Along with Cr Betts, the honorary secretary of the Honorary Consulate-General of Greece in Brisbane, Tsambico K Athanasas, South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club chairman Nick Pappas and the parish priest at the Greek Orthodox Christian Church of St George, Rose Bay, Father Gerasimos Koutsouras, spoke out to support him. 'Not only does this diminish their standing, it can shatter the confidence of the victim and often discourages them from seeking justice,' she said. On Thursday, Federal Member for Wentworth and Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull, whose electorate takes in Betts' council area, refused to endorse her to continue in her position. Turnbull's office declined to respond when probed by the Guardian over whether he would support her as mayor. A council investigation is currently underway to determine whether she broke the code of conduct. On Facebook a campaign page with over 200 likes has begun calling for her removal from office. 'As a community we must stand against our elected leaders supporting convicted rapists. Sally Betts Mayor of Waverley needs to know that she must go,' the page says. Luke Lazarus will spend a minimum of three years behind bars. He told the court that attending his father's clubs gave him an 'inflated sense of power and entitlement' A photo of a drunken looking young woman, lying with her legs apart on the ground, was posted on SOHO nightclub's Facebook page on April 3 by an 'external promoter' Last week, nightclub promoters apologised after a photo of a young woman sprawled out on a tiled-floor was used to advertise their Easter weekend event - just a week after Lazarus was convicted of raping a teenage girl at the venue. A photo of a 'drunken' young woman, lying with her legs apart on the ground, was posted on SOHO nightclub's Facebook page on April 3. The photo's caption said: 'We're throwing an extra special Yeezter event Tonight. Free entry till 10pm and $5 drinks till midnight – get amongst it!' The disturbing image was soon removed by the club's management after a backlash on Twitter, the Daily Life reports, with one shocked social media user complaining: 'This is how Luke Lazarus (sic) father promotes nightclub SOHO. Posted week after sentencing!'. A Twitter user told Daily Mail Australia : 'Once it did Twitter rounds and people started commenting it was removed by Saturday.' A SOHO management spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: 'The event on the night was set up by an external promoter as a one-off event. 'He was given access to the official Facebook page but as soon as we noticed he'd put that up it was taken down.' The club agreed that the photo used was '100 per cent inappropriate'. The SOHO nightclub is a popular venue in Sydney's Kings Cross district . Judge Huggett said Lazarus, a South Sydney Rabbitohs fan, came from a privileged upbringing .

Luke Lazarus was convicted of raping an 18-year-old at SOHO nightclub . The 23-year-old Sydney man was sentenced to a minimum of three years . He then bragged about it to a mate via a text message next day after attack . Lazarus' lawyers are now appealing his conviction . This comes as Waverley Mayor Sally Betts wrote a reference for him . Liberal mayor asked for him not to receive a custodial sentence . Says she is trying to 'close loophole' of 'risky behaviour' in young women .

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An elderly British couple who fell victim to pickpockets as they returned to their hotel in Benidorm incredibly got their belongings back after confronting the duo - and it was all caught on camera. Brian and Joan Ogden, from Wigan, had been out to eat and were on their way back into the Hotel Don Pancho when the organised pair collaborated to take a wallet. CCTV footage from the hotel shows the thief in a purple top reaching into the pocket of Mr Ogden, 80, while her accomplice attempts to block the view of Mrs Ogden, 78. But they weren't to be fooled. A pickpocket (right in the purple top) follows Bruce Ogden into the Hotel don Pancho in Benidorm . The thief reaches into Mr Ogden's pocket while her accomplice stands between Mr Ogden and his wife Joan . The pickpocket is then shown handing the wallet to her accomplice after taking it from Mr Ogden . Grainy CCTV footage outside the hotel shows Mr Ogden get the wallet back from one of the thieves . After the pickpocket in purple sneakily handed the wallet to her cohort, Mr and Mrs Ogden followed the crooks out of the hotel and in a short exchange asked for the wallet back, and got it. The Ogden's son Mick said his parents were tougher than they look. 'They'd been for something to eat before they got the bus back to Alicante, before they flew home,' he recounted. 'I got a call from them saying they'd been robbed, then we found out what happened - these scumbags had followed them right up to the hotel. 'They'd been following my mum and dad for a bit, and my mum saw them so she hung back as they got to the door, and saw one of them put their hand in my dad's pocket. 'So she runs back after them and gets their stuff back. When they rang me, they thought they'd lost their credit cards, but nothing was lost. Mrs Ogden points at the thieves as they leave while Mr Ogden checks nothing else was taken . Happy grandfather Brian Ogden, with his granddaughter Rosanna, got his wallet back from thieves . Joan Ogden, 78, spotted the thieves in action as they stole from the pocket of Brian Ogden, 80 . 'The annoying point for me, this four star hotel they were at, they said they know (the pickpockets). I've been coming for years and have never seen anything like this before.' Hotel Don Pancho's guest relationship manager, Ana Labord, said pickpockets are a problem in Benidorm 'especially when tourists go to the busy open markets' but there is little that can be done. 'I showed (the Ogdens) the images, we have many security cameras and they were right by the entrance, you can see they were followed from the main road then down the walkway,' she said. 'Usually they don't go that far as there are cameras, but I guess they must have had a bad day. They tried to pickpocket them, but they realised and asked for their things back.' The four-star Hotel don Pancho in Benidorm, where the Ogdens were staying on holiday . Mr and Mrs Ogden were about to catch a bus to Alicante before flying home when they were robbed . She added that the Ogdens were brave to have confronted the thieves, an action she wouldn't necessarily recommend. 'Everyone has to make their own decisions,' she said. 'I personally wouldn't confront a thief like that but in this case they did, and you can see it worked out, they clearly did the right thing as they got their wallets back. 'Everybody should be careful, and sometimes you shouldn't confront them, but in Benidorm it's not violence that's a problem, just the pickpocketing like any other busy tourist area.'

Brian and Joan Ogden were robbed as they returned to their hotel . Two pickpockets worked together to snatch wallet from his pocket . The couple, aged 80 and 78, followed thieves and confronted them . They were about to head home to Wigan from Hotel Don Pancho .

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New mother Claire Sweeney has turned to a hypnotherapist in a bid to shed two stone. The former Brookside actress gave birth to son Jaxton in September and admits she has struggled to regain her pre-baby figure. Claire, 44, has now enlisted the help of Susan Hepburn, who famously helped Lily Allen slim form a size 14 to an 8. Scroll down for video . New mother Claire Sweeney has turned to hypnotherapist Susan Hepburn to help her shed two stone . As Claire takes to new motherhood, she has told Closer magazine that there is one pregnancy habit she's struggled to quit - her chocolate cravings. But instead of resorting to faddy diets, Claire, who is a size 12 to 14, has said that what she really needs is to sort her binge mentality. So the actress, who is currently starring in the play Sex In Suburbia, has sought the help of celebrity hypnotherapist Susan to curb her sweet tooth and quit her habit of snacking when she's bored. Claire said: 'I went to see a hypnotherapist last month for the first time and told her that I needed to sort out my binge mentality.' She admits she craved sugar throughout her pregnancy and couldn't kick the habit afterwards. 'I even went on a binge at a pal's birthday recently and made myself feel sick,' she said. Susan is also rumoured to have helped singer Adele quit smoking, according to the Express. She hypnotised Claire for 20 minutes, which Claire describes as 'a bit like having a good night's sleep - it was so relaxing.' Susan Hepburn (left), who famously helped Lily Allen slim form a size 14 to an 8 (seen in 2009, right) She's only had one session so far but Claire says she can already see results. 'I saw a girl eating doughnuts and I felt sick just looking at them. I know it will take more than one session but I already feel more disciplined.' Hepburn, based on London's Harley Street, helped Lily Allen not only lose weight but bring her bulimia under control back in 2009. Leslie Barker, of the British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists, says: 'In therapy, hypnosis involves the patient experiencing a sense of deep relaxation, with their attention focused on suggestions made by the therapist. 'These are aimed at helping people make positive changes.' Claire pictured pregnant (left) and at the Olivier Awards a couple of weeks ago (right)

Actress, 44, gave birth to son Jaxton in September and wants to shift 2st . Has sought the help of Susan Hepburn who helped Lily Allen slim 3 sizes . Claire says she wants to 'sort her binge mentality' Says she 'went on a binge at a pal's birthday and made herself feel sick' She has had one session so far and says she can already see results .

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One-eyed police murderer Dale Cregan (above) is on hunger strike for the second time in a bid to be moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital . One-eyed police murderer Dale Cregan is on hunger strike for the second time in a bid to be moved to a secure psychiatric hospital. The 31-year-old was reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in HMP Manchester, formerly Strangeways, a month ago after being caught smuggling a mobile phone and cannabis into his prison cell, sources said. But in a desperate attempt to get himself moved Cregan, who was jailed for life after shooting police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in 2012, has apparently stopped eating. He is hoping to be transferred from the Category A prison to Ashworth Hospital, a high-security psychiatric unit in Maghull, Merseyside, the Daily Star Sunday reported. Before the fallout sources told the Star that Cregan had an enhanced status and was allowed additional time in the games area and yard, as well as a flat-screen TV and DVD player in his room. But the benefits were taken off him after he was caught smuggling for a second time. 'Cregan has burned all his bridges in here,' the source said. 'He has not eaten since he was sent into segregation. That is 30 days of not eating.' Ashworth hospital offers comfortable bedrooms and patients are allowed personal items such as CDs, photos and books. Art and music workshops, pottery and cooking classes, and social events such as bingo and film nights are also offered to the patients. Cregan went on the run in 2012 after murdering David Short, 46, and his son Mark, 23, in a bar fight. The killer, who lost an eye in a separate brawl, lured officers Bone and Hughes into his house four months later with a fake 999 call. The 31-year-old was reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in HMP Manchester (above), formerly Strangeways, a month ago after being caught smuggling a mobile phone and cannabis into his prison cell, sources said . He was jailed for life after shooting police officers Fiona Bone (left) and Nicola Hughes (right) in 2012 . He fired 32 bullets at the women while they stood on his doorstep before throwing a grenade at them. He was convicted of all four murders and the attempted murder of three others in a high profile court case at Preston Crown Court in 2013. The Ministry of Justice said it does not comment on individual cases.

31-year-old was transferred to solitary confinement in HMP Manchester . Wants to be moved to Ashworth Hospital, a high-security psychiatric unit . Killed two men before luring two officers to house with fake 999 call . Fired 32 bullets at Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes and threw a grenade .

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Blackburn Rovers manager Gary Bowyer has hit out at FA Cup rules which prevent him from fielding one of his own players against Liverpool in Wednesday night's sixth round replay at Ewood Park because he was on loan when the first tie was played on March 9. Bowyer, who has a lengthy injury list at his Championship club, wanted to include 21-year-old midfielder John O'Sullivan to face The Reds having recalled him from a loan spell with League One Barnsley last month. However, there was no dispensation because O'Sullivan was at Oakwell when the initial 0-0 draw between the teams was played at Anfield. Blackburn midfielder John O'Sullivan (right) is ineligible to play in their FA Cup fifth round replay vs Liverpool . Gary Bowyer says it 'doesn't make sense' that he can't use O'Sullivan, who's been recalled from Barnsley . Bowyer said: 'It will be a huge achievement to beat Liverpool in these circumstances. Because of the embargo (for breaching FPP rules) we are only allowed a squad of 24 players and have played 13 games in 43 days. 'So to be told we can't even play one of our own players because he was sent on on loan before the first game doesn't make sense to me. He's only been a Blackburn player for six years! 'We sent John away to help his development. He's back now, he'd be eligible for the semi-final if we get there, but not the quarter-final replay.' Ewood Park will have a capacity crowd for the first time since they were relegated from the Premier League in 2012 and Bowyer hopes the fans take a lead from Crystal Palace supporters. O'Sullivan (left), who was on loan at Barnsley, will be available to play if Blackburn reach the semi-finals though . 'The Palace fans got them over the line against Manchester City on Monday night and we need our supporters to be the 12th man, 13th man or even 14th man. 'There were six thousand of our supporters at Anfield and they never shut up. The players talked about it afterwards and we need them again. There is a buzz around the place.' Liverpool have had a torrid fortnight and arrive in Lancashire without suspended players Emre Can, Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel. In addition, a contract issue with Raheem Sterling has been a distraction while the club have lost their last two league games against Manchester United and Arsenal. 'It's still ridiculous to talk about them as a club in crisis. We are massive underdogs,' added Bowyer, who is without 14 senior professionals including Josh King, Chris Taylor, Grant Hanley and possibly Craig Conway on Wednesday. 'Brendan Rodgers will be wondering what internationals to replace his suspended players with.' Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge (right) shoots during the first fifth round encounter between the two teams . Blackburn players celebrate at the full-time whistle after forcing a replay with a 0-0 draw at Anfield last month .

Liverpool go to Blackburn for FA quarter-final replay on Wednesday . Gary Bowyer's recalled John O'Sullivan from League One Barnsley . Because the midfielder was on loan for first tie he can't play in replay . Bowyer's squad have played 13 games in 43 days with a squad of 24 .

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Britain could face another devastating economic crash unless more jobs are created outside the M25, David Cameron warned today. The Conservative leader set out an ambition that three in five new jobs should be created outside London and the South East to prevent a ‘reckless’ economy booming in the capital. He said that the recovery must be seen in every part of the country and not just ‘on the screens of the traders in the City of London’. Tory leader David Cameron says that the recovery must be seen in every part of the country and not just ‘on the screens of the traders in the City of London’ Chancellor George Osborne joined Mr Cameron to launch a North West manifesto at a train depot in Crewe . Latest figures show that there are 2million more people in work than in 2010, and the Tories have promised to create another 2million by 2020. Mr Cameron used a speech in Crewer to insist that the economy is the key issue in the general election. ‘I’m clear – our economy isn’t just about the nation’s statistics, it’s about the nation’s families. ‘It’s about the job you do, the chances your children have, the funding we have for our NHS and schools, the hope we have for our future – everything.’ He warns that as well as securing growth, he wants to rebalance the economy to ensure that ‘success is felt from North, to South, to East, to West’. Mr Cameron said: ‘I didn’t come into this to create some reckless, booming economy just within the M25. ‘That’s what we had before. In Labour’s Britain, where for every ten private sector jobs created in the South, just one was created in the North and the Midlands. ‘In Labour’s Britain, where the whole weight of our economy rested on massive public borrowing, unsustainable financial services, out-of-control immigration…a house of cards – ready to be blown away should any crisis hit.’ The Conservatives are pledging to ‘back business to create 2 million new jobs’,Mr Cameron said. Mr Cameron added: ‘This is my goal – that more than 60 per cent of these will be outside London and the South East. That is what we’ve done in the last Parliament. ‘Because my vision has always been of a truly balanced economy, one built to last, one which is seen not just on the screens of the traders in the City of London. ‘But in the great manufacturing plants of the West Midlands and North East, in tech start-ups from Dundee to Manchester, in the tourist and defence industries of the South West and Wales, the life sciences labs of the East of England: a truly national recovery.’ Speaking in Crewe, Mr Osborne said that Britain's future cannot depend on 'placing all our bets on the success of the City of London almost 200 miles to the South' Mr Cameron set out an ambition that three in five new jobs should be created outside London and the South East to prevent a ‘reckless’ economy booming in the capital. Mr Cameron was joined by Chancellor George Osborne to launch the Tories' plan for the North West. In a speech at a train depot in Crewe, Mr Osborne said reiterated his commitment to the Northern Powerhouse, which includes bringing together high speed rail links, faster county services, new train carriages, extended metrolinks, port facilities, expanded motorways and new roads. He added: 'That Northern Powerhouse is rooted in the idea that there is nothing inevitable about the gap between the North and South in our country growing ever wider. 'It’s part of a vision that our nation’s future no longer depends on placing all our bets on the success of the City of London almost 200 miles to the South – but that we draw on the skills and ingenuity and wealth-creating potential of all of our country. 'And it’s based on the insight that great as the towns and cities of the North are, they can be greater still as the sum of their parts – if we invest in the communication links, the science, the industry, the education, and we trust our great northern communities with control of their own affairs.' The Tories have been boosted by a string of positive economic news in recent weeks, but it has failed to trigger an uptick in their poll ratings. The employment rate is higher in regions like the South West and East of England than it is in London, according to the Office for National Statistics . Unemployment has continued to fall and a record 31 million people are in work, the last jobless figures before the general election showed last week. The jobless total has fallen by 76,000 to 1.84 million in the quarter to February, the lowest for almost seven years. The International Monetary Fund predicts the UK economy will grow by 2.7 per cent this year and 2.3 per cent in 2016, beaten only by the United States. IMF chief Chrstine Lagarage heaped praise on Chancellor George Osborne, telling a press conference in Washington: 'When we look at the comparative growth rates delivered by various countries in Europe it's obvious that what is happening in the UK has actually worked.' And German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Mr Osborne had done 'a wonderful job' in the past two years after strong economic growth.

Conservative leader promises to help create 2million new jobs by 2020 . Warns they must be outside London and the South East to prevent a crash .

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The naked body of a 22-year-old Michigan woman who went missing while dressed as Poison Ivy after a Halloween party was found on Friday and police say evidence indicates it was a homicide. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Saturday the remains found on a 13-acre private property near a heavily-wooded site close to train tracks are those of Chelsea Bruck. The medical examiner's office in Wayne County used dental records to confirm the body is Bruck's. Chelsea Bruck (left) was last seen in Frenchtown Township, Michigan, while dressed as Poison Ivy (right) Investigators and volunteers had been searching for Bruck and more than one million fliers were handed out . She was last seen on October 26 about 15 miles away from where the body was discovered in Ash Township . Bruck, of Maybee, disappeared after attending the party in Newport on October 26, about 15 miles away from where her body was discovered Friday in Monroe County's Ash Township. She was dressed as the fictional comic villain at the party and was wearing a leaf-covered top and a dark purple wig. Her body wasn't clothed when workers found it while trying to free a dump truck from soggy soil. Chelsea's older brother Nathaniel said in a post on the Help Find Chelsea Bruck Facebook page: 'I want to thank everyone for their efforts. 'And while this may be the end of the search, it is also a new beginning; the beginning of the search for justice for my sister.' Monroe County Sheriff Dale Malone spoke to the media during a conference about the discovery of the body . Monroe County Sheriff Dale Malone said evidence collected at the scene indicated the death was a homicide, although a cause of death remains inconclusive, the Monroe News reported. He did not say if the police have any leads, but did say the property owner is not a suspect, according to the Detroit Free Press. Malone said at a news conference: 'Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bruck family. 'In all likelihood, the crime was committed at or near where the body was located.' He added the killer likely 'was familiar with the railroad tracks that are there'. Michigan State Police were called to investigate the area in Ash Township where the body was found Friday . The Poison Ivy costume was found about ten miles away at an industrial site near Flat Rock earlier this month. Investigators and volunteers had been searching for Bruck since she disappeared and more than one million fliers about the missing woman were distributed. A witness told police about seeing Bruck in her costume around 3am the day she vanished, walking in the direction of where cars were parked. A man was with her. He was described as having dark hair, a thin mustache and facial hair. Witnesses said he wore glasses with a black hoodie. The cause of death could take up to a month to be determined due to the advanced decomposition of the body. Family and friends turned to public prayer in Monroe, Michigan last October after Bruck first went missing .

Chelsea Bruck last seen on October 26 in Frenchtown Township, Michigan . 22-year-old's body found Friday and identity confirmed with dental records . Remains discovered close to train tracks near woods on private property . Costume found about ten miles away at an industrial site near Flat Rock . Cause of death has not been determined but evidence indicates homicide .

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Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has revealed how his mental strength helped him recover after being dropped last December. Mignolet was dropped 'indefinitely' by manager Brendan Rodgers in December after a poor run of form but quickly returned after Brad Jones sustained a thigh injury. And the 27-year-old Belgian told how he tried to remain upbeat despite the disappointment at being axed. Simon Mignolet has revealed how his mental strength helped him recover after being dropped . Mignolet (second right) makes a save from a free kick during a league match against Swansea last month . Mignolet told FourFourTwo: 'I was positive. Every goalkeeper goes through those stages, and you only get mentally stronger from them. Because we play so many games, I just looked forward to the next match. 'I always wanted to keep improving and moving forward. I’m in my second year now at Liverpool and I’ve learned a lot. 'There’s always something to work on. I’ve just turned 27 but I still pick up things every day. That helps get through difficult moments.' Mignolet has been in impressive form since his return and has kept six consecutive Premier League clean sheets away from home. Mignolet (right) trains alongside fellow Belgian Thibaut Courtois (centre) in Israel earlier this week . Mignolet replaces Brad Jones during a match against Burnley at Turf Moor on Boxing Day last year . He said: 'I’ve been pleased with my form, but I don’t really look at records. The most important thing is the team, and winning points. 'Keeping a clean sheet isn’t something you do on your own – it’s a group effort. Since we changed to the new system, we’ve been well organised. 'You concede or score as a unit, and at the moment from the top of the pitch to me, we are pressing well. 'We’re tight at the back, we squeeze up well. Everyone is doing their job and working hard. It’s great to play behind a solid team.' Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (centre) speaks with Mignolet (left) and Jones at Melwood last October .

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was dropped in December . But the Belgian quickly made his return after Brad Jones was injured . Mignolet has been in impressive form since his return for the Reds . READ: Liverpool want Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto... but face competition from PSG, according to the Brazilian's agent . CLICK HERE for the latest Liverpool news .

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Scarface and Godfather actor Al Pacino is offering die-hard fans the chance to fly with him on a private jet – but it will set them back an eye-watering sum of £25,000 (or $41,500). The unusual meet and greet is part of a ticket package offered by a Cambridge-based tour operator ahead of Pacino’s three-city speaking tour in the UK and Ireland. But the 74-year-old actor, who has made millions over an illustrious career spanning six decades, is drawing criticism for the pricey promotion. Die-hard fans of actor Al Pacino can fly on a private jet with him from Glasgow to London for £25,000 . Event Travel, which is offering the five-figure ticket package, declined to say whether anyone has paid for a spot on the private jet, which will fly from Glasgow to London. Most commercial flights on the same route last roughly 80 minutes. According to an online itinerary, the package includes a commercial flight ticket from any UK airport to Glasgow, plus a ticket to Pacino’s show in the Scottish city on May 19. The VIP package, priced from £25,000 or $41,555 per person, includes: . Up to two hardcore fans will then fly from Glasgow to London with Pacino on his entourage after the show, giving them the perfect opportunity to corner the actor and question about his roles as Tony Montana in the cult film Scarface, Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, or his Academy Award-winning performance in Scent of a Woman. Dubbed ‘The Amazing Experience’, it also includes three nights in a five-star hotel in London, transfers and a ticket to the actor’s May 22 show at the Hammersmith Apollo. Pacino fans who find the price too steep can opt for ‘The Unique Experience’, which allows them to eat lunch with the actor at his hotel before the London show, for £7,500 ($12,000). If that is too pricey, fans can buy a £2,500 ($4,150) ticket package that includes about 20 minutes of alone time with Pacino in his dressing room, or they can spend £650 ($1,080) for a group meet and greet. Actor Al Pacino arrives with Camila Sola (left) and Lucila Sola for a screening of the film Manglehorn in 2014 . The speaking series, ‘An Evening with Pacino’, is being marketed as ‘an exceptional opportunity to catch an icon in the flesh’. Organisers are promising never-before-heard stories and never-before-seen video clips, plus a chance to ask questions. It follows a sold-out event at the Palladium in 2013.

Promotion is part of Al Pacino's speaking tour in the UK and Ireland . Package includes tickets to two shows and a five-star hotel stay in London . If it's too pricey, fans can pay £2,500 for alone time in his dressing room . Scarface and Godfather actor is speaking in Glasgow, London and Dublin .

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For most of us the thought of eating insects might prove to be one culinary step too far. But the consumption of locusts, crickets, worms and grubs could become very much a part of our diet as the cost of meat production rises, and the demand for meat grows. In tonight's final episode of BBC Two's Back In Time For Dinner, the Robshaws – Brandon, 53, Rochelle, 52, and their children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15 and Fred – who have travelled from the 1950s to the end of the millennium are served the food of the future. The Robshaws sample insects in tonight's episode of BBC Two's Back for Dinner . Two billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects . The experiment, filmed for a six-part TV programme, ended with the family feeling extremely grateful for the variety of foods available today. Presenter Giles Coren and food historian Polly Russell serve the family a radical dinner of Mexican spiced cricket tacos, Asian worm stir fry, buffalo worm tart and cricket kebabs. The family also attempt burgers made with a mixture of insect and beef protein, and sample cookies made from insect flour. 'In the future meat supplies might be a problem,' presenter Mr Coren says in the programme. 'Insects have been hailed as a solution to our meat problem; full of protein, low in fat and packed full of nutrients they are already part of the staple diet in parts of Africa and Asia.' The lack of traditional meat proteins can be put down to population expansion, food historian Polly Russell explains. 'As populations grow globally there is a huge pressure on the amount of meat that is produced because as developing countries start getting richer and people start adopting Western-style diets, which tend to consume a lot more meat,' she said. Entomophagy (eating insects) could have a positive impact on the environment and world hunger if crunchy exoskeletons could replace typical meat. Throughout the show, in the 1950s the children had to wait patiently for their father to finish his dinner, knowing his leftovers would be their supper. The 1960s saw the birth of the sugary cereal, while motorway service stations became almost fashionable as places to eat. The Robshaws found that food in the 1970s was brightly-coloured - but perhaps less enticing - than before . In the 1970s, working women were learning to balance their careers with cooking for the family. The decade also saw the rise of the Pot Noodle. In the 1980s goats cheese, mange tout and kiwi fruit became the foods to impress your dinner party guests. Gourmet dishes and nouvelle cuisine took over from the simple but hearty dishes of earlier decades. By the 1990s, sushi and curry were as popular as traditional English dishes and ready meals became the norm. For the final episode, the family discussed the food of the future; insects. On top of health benefits, insects are seen as a solution to meet the demands of food supply and are viewed as a more environmentally-friendly method of food production. A recent UN report identified edible insects as a sustainable food source for the future. Figures indicate two billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with them. And once better technology has been developed for farming insects, they really have better potential of becoming a major food source, experts say. Chef Rene Redzepi's pop-up restaurant Noma Tokyo has a menu that begins with a starter of prawns and ants . Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca, which was co-founded in 2007 by Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers, started to introduce the alternate protein source to diners in 2013. In January this year, it brought chapulines fundido to the menu, made with one of Mexico's most sustainably farmed, yet unusual ingredients - grasshoppers. Chefs cook the fried chapulines (grashoppers) with softened shallots, garlic and smoky chipotle chillies to create a salsa, which is served with queso fundido, a mixture of grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese and a side of corn tortillas. Thomasina Miers gave FEMAIL her take on the dish. She said: 'It's just not in our psyche at the moment, but we don't have any issues eating shrimps or prawns, so I think it's just a question of creating a dish that will appeal over here. Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca served chapulines fundido - made with grasshoppers - to its menu in January this year . Archipelago restaurant in Cleveland Street has love bug salads, bushmans's caviar (caramel mealworms, blinis, coconut cream and vodka jelly) and a dessert called Medieval Hive (brown butter ice-cream, honey and butter caramel sauce and a baby bee) on the menu. This summer chef Adam Holcroft will open Britain's first insect restaurant in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, this summer, serving dishes which feature crickets, bugs and worms. The 37-year-old head chef says it will be the first restaurant in the UK dedicated to serving insects as protein to show bugs can help feed the booming global population. Asian Forest Scorpion - Scorpions have a strong, bitter flavor and are normally eaten with sweet chili sauce. Paris Street Rose is full of rich sweet fruit made from full bodied Transylvanian Pinot Noir, so it will have enough body to cut through the combination of flavours. Mealworms - Match their nutty taste and light, crunchy texture with a crisp Clare Valley Viognier wine that has just the right combination of fruit and richness. Zebra Tarantula - Tarantulas are normally eaten deep fried, so think similar to fish and chips. A lively full bodied Chardonnay will stand up to the complex fishy flavours of the tarantula. Sago Worms - These worms have a distinct taste a bit similar to bacon so you need a big meaty red with loads of punch to match that savoury flavour. McLaren Vale Shiraz is fresh with loads of red fruit and spice . BBQ Locusts - Locusts taste a bit like an exotic bar snack and with the BBQ flavour you'll need a wine with a hint of sweetness. The Hacienda de Lluna Moscatel is a gorgeous lightly bubbly pink that works well as an aperitif. Chocolate dipped locusts - These locusts are essentially a savory dish as they taste a bit like sunflower seeds, but also have the sweetness from the chocolate. A rich robust wine with loads of sweet fruit will stand up to these flavours. Giant Waterbugs - The meat inside the water bug's body tastes a bit similar to a sweet scallop, while the head has hints of anise, so you'll need to find a wine that can match well with seafood and stronger flavours. A dry sherry, and a Fino at that, is the only choice here. The crisp citrus and nutty flavours will complement their complex flavours. Queen Weaver Ants - Their slightly sour and crunchy tastes like a lemon. They would go well with an aromatic white with pretty fruit and floral notes. A Gewürztraminer provides the perfect balance to crunchy textures. Asian Forest Scorpion - Scorpions have a strong, bitter flavor and are normally eaten with sweet chili sauce. Paris Street Rose is full of rich sweet fruit made from full bodied Transylvanian Pinot Noir, so it will have enough body to cut through the combination of sweet and sour. Crickets - The flavours are much harder to distinguish in crickets and so they are often prepared with garlic and salt. Nevertheless the nutty flavor that comes through means a perfect fit is a rich full-bodied white wine like Albariño. Garlic Chapulines - Have an earthy and grassy flavour and a very crunchy texture, therefore we recommend a creamy dry Champagne that will match well with the earthy flavours (similar to matching with mushrooms) and crunch.

BBC's Back In Time For Dinner claims that grubs are the future of food . The Robshaw family dig into cricket tacos, worm tarts and insect burgers . Meat will become scarce or more expensive as demand for it grows . Insects are full of protein, low in fat and packed full of nutrients .

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(CNN)Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn, who remained on the job for years after becoming the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official convicted in connection with the church's long-running sex abuse scandal, the Vatican announced Tuesday. Finn, who led the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, was found guilty in 2012 of failure to report suspected child abuse. The case was tried by a judge instead of by jury because prosecutors wanted to protect the young victims' anonymity. Finn was convicted of one count but not a misdemeanor charge he'd also faced. He was put on two years' probation but was not forced to spend time in jail or pay a fine, according to the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Two charges against his diocese were dropped. At the time of his conviction, Finn said, according to CNN affiliate KCTV: "I truly regret and am sorry for the hurt these events have caused." Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said the conviction and penalty, which included starting a $10,000 fund for sexual abuse counseling and mandatory training for church officials on how to report abuse, would have positive ramifications. "We can be assured now that if an allegation of child abuse comes to the attention of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, there will be no hesitation to report it immediately to the proper authorities," Baker said. The case against Finn revolved around his diocese's dealings with Shawn Ratigan, an Independence, Missouri, priest who pleaded guilty in August 2012 to five child pornography charges. Church officials found disturbing images on Ratigan's computer but didn't notify police until nearly five months later, prosecutors said. In those interceding months, the priest kept on working. And Finn kept his job as bishop, even after his 2012 conviction. The official website of the Catholic diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph still listed him as its bishop Tuesday morning. Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who took over the abuse-shaken Boston archdiocese and has become one of the Pope's point men in the United States, has acknowledged the inconsistency that someone who wouldn't be allowed to teach Sunday school was still running an American diocese. "It's a question that the Holy See needs to address urgently," O'Malley said in a "60 Minutes" interview in November. "There's a recognition of that ... from Pope Francis." Candida Moss -- a professor at Notre Dame, a Catholic university in Indiana -- said it "doesn't look very urgent" that a decision came down only now, nearly three years after the conviction and five months after O'Malley's comments. Several factors may have played a role in the delay, including views from lawyers or power players at the Vatican, who may be reluctant to cast blame at high-level officials who don't report allegations quickly enough to government authorities. But the timing of the announcement may make sense given that it comes weeks after Francis came under fire for the installation of a new bishop in Chile, Juan Barros, despite protesters' claims he was complicit in sexual abuse cases there. "It kind of shook Francis' reputation," said Moss. "Having this resignation and putting right one of the more visible injustices on this, especially in the U.S., I think this is a typical Francis way to reinstall confidence." Now that the case has been addressed, the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese has a new leader: Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Under the Pope's directive, Naumann will be the Kansas City diocese's apostolic administrator, in addition to his regular responsibilities in Kansas, until a permanent bishop is appointed, according to an announcement on the diocese's website. "I pray that the coming weeks and months will be a time of grace and healing for the Diocese," Naumann said in an open letter to parishioners. "All of us, who are privileged to serve in leadership for the Church, do so for only a season. It is not our Church, but Christ's Church." Moss, the Notre Dame professor, predicted that the shuffling at the western Missouri diocese will be "very well received," though some may question why it took so long. "It's not just that it's late," Moss said, "but it's that Francis could have been more explicit." To that point, the co-director of BishopAccountability.org asked for more elaboration than the Vatican's one-line announcement that Francis accepted the resignation "in accordance with ... Canon Law." Anne Doyle, from the watchdog group that documents the Catholic church's abuse crisis, called Finn's removal "a good step but just the beginning." "The pope must show that this decision represents a meaningful shift in papal practice -- that it signals a new era in bishop accountability," Doyle said. "... What no pope has done to date is publicly confirm that he removed a culpable bishop because of his failure to make children's safety his first priority. We urge Pope Francis to issue such a statement immediately." CNN's AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report.

Expert: Decision "doesn't look very urgent," but it appears "well-timed" for Pope Francis . Robert Finn remained a bishop after a 2012 conviction for failure to report abuse . Leader of watchdog group calls the Pope's decision "a good step but just the beginning"

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We are well versed in the dangers of using sunbeds, with skin cancer preying on the minds of all who expose their skin to the UV rays. But experts have warned the disease is not the only health danger associated with the pursuit of an artificial year-round tan. Those compelled by a desire for bronzed skin are also at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection - herpes. Dermatologist Dawn Marie Davies, from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, warns sunbed users could be putting themselves at risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infection, herpes . Genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact. It is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex. Once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes. There is no complete cure for the infection - rather, a sufferer will be given treatment each time they suffer a flare up. Dermatologist Dawn Marie Davies, an associate professor of dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, warns the virus, and other bacteria, can survive on tanning beds, despite the heat. 'In my practice, I've seen acquired bacterial infections, warts, and herpes infections from tanning beds,' she told Yahoo. She said staphylococcus bacteria, which can cause skin infections, faecal bacteria, the herpes virus and the wart-causing human papillomavirus are all able to withstand the heat of a sunbed to survive. Bacteria that lies on a person's skin can easily be transferred to the bed, when a person is lying down. The heat - not high enough to kill the infection - allows the bacteria to develop to become stronger and more able to survive. When a person sweats, it provides a breeding ground for bacteria or viruses. It is then possible for the infection to transfer to another sunbed user, entering the body via a small cut or nick in the skin, often so small a person may be unaware. 'Ultraviolet light can theoretically kill germs, but it's not enough to kill germs on the tanning bed,' Professor Davies warned. 'What's interesting is that when you use the ultraviolet light over and over again - and the tanning bed lights are on for multiple hours a day - if the bacteria or virus is exposed to some antiseptic but not enough to kill it, or some light but not enough to kill it, it can grow stronger and then it becomes resistant.' Genital herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact. It is commonly passed on through sex and oral sex. Once a person is infected with the virus it can reactivate every so often to cause a new episode of painful genital herpes. A recurrence of the virus is often triggered by being unwell, stress, drinking excess alcohol, exposure to ultraviolet light, for example, using sunbeds, and having a weakened immune system. Herpes is highly contagious and spreads from one person to another via skin-to-skin contact. Professor Davies warns that the virus can remain on tanning beds, infecting other sunbed users . Symptoms of genital herpes include: . These symptoms may last up to 20 days, but the sores will eventually scab and heal without scarring. Although the initial symptoms of genital herpes clear up, the virus remains dormant. It can be reactivated, causing recurrences, which are usually shorter and less severe.

Skin cancer is not the only health danger lurking for sunbed users . Dermatologist warns the herpes virus can thrive in the warm enviroment . Ultraviolent light can kill bacteria, but level in tanning booths is not enough . Herpes is highly contagious and incurable and spreads via skin contact .

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A nurse screamed with joy and then burst into tears as her paralyzed patient suddenly got up out of her wheelchair and walked towards her. Bailey Murrill, of Denton in Texas, had been inexplicably paralyzed for 11 days and was being cared for in hospital. She had regained feeling and movement in her legs and when her favorite nurse came on shift decided to surprise her by getting up out of her chair. Scroll down for video . Bailey Murrill surprised her shocked favorite nurse when she got up and stood on her own for the first time after being inexplicably paralyzed for 11 days and cared for by the woman while she was in hospital . The nurse is clearly shocked as she screams before she grabs Bailey and hugs her tightly. Both then burst into tears as other staff look on in the corridor. The child's nurse says: 'I told you, just keep that faith.' The video was filmed by Bailey's mother Becky Murrill to capture the moment her daughter surprised her nurse by walking again. She had been taken into hospital after she lost all feeling from the waist down and took 11 days to recover. The reasons for Bailey's unexpected paralysis are not known. Bailey Murrill's favorite nurse came to see her, after caring for her when she was paralysed for 11 days . The child had been walking earlier that day and decided to surprise her nurse who screamed (left) and then hugged and rocked her young patient (right) after she saw her get up and stand for the first time . She wrote in the description: 'The day before Bailey still had no feeling or movement in her legs. I want to thank everyone for their prayers, blessings, and support through this.' The video, entitled 'Love our nurses!', has been viewed more than 1million times. Ms Murrill initially posted the video on Facebook where it had more than 340,000 views and then decided to share it on YouTube. She had almost 200 friend requests after posting it on her Facebook page. On the mend: Bailey Murrill, pictured, is now able to walk again but the cause of her paralysis is not known .

Bailey Murrill became inexplicably paralyzed, losing all feeling in her legs . She was in hospital for 11 days being cared for by her favorite nurse . Bailey regained feeling again and was able to stand, surprising her nurse . Pair hug and burst into tears in heartwarming video filmed by her mother .

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(CNN)Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill on Friday that would allow the state to perform executions with nitrogen gas if lethal injection is ruled unconstitutional or becomes unavailable. Nitrogen causes a quick loss of consciousness and then death from lack of oxygen, Fallin's office said in a press release. CNN affiliate KFOR says it's never been used in an execution in the United States. "The person will become unconscious within eight to 10 seconds and death a few minutes later. In other words, a humane, quick and painless death," said Rep. Mike Christian, one of the bill's authors, according to KFOR. Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, told the Washington Post that the same "painless" argument had been used to advance the use of lethal injections. "The hasty manner in which this bill sped into law reflects the same lack of care with which Oklahoma has managed its execution process historically," he said. Oklahoma's executions have been put on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews its use of lethal injections. Last year, the state came under scrutiny when it took 43 minutes to kill convicted killer Clayton Lockett. Fallin reaffirmed her support for the death penalty. "Oklahoma executes murderers whose crimes are especially heinous," Fallin said. "I support that policy, and I believe capital punishment must be performed effectively and without cruelty. The bill I signed today gives the state of Oklahoma another death penalty option that meets that standard." The governor's office said the first alternative for execution is lethal injection, followed by nitrogen gas, the electric chair and the firing squad.

Nitrogen gas causes a quick loss of consciousness and then death from lack of oxygen, Oklahoma says . The state's executions are on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the state's use of lethal injections .

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We're always hearing about the latest 'superfoods' - and how they could have a powerful effect on our health and wellbeing. And while the term 'superfood' might be thrown around a little too freely sometimes, there are some fruits and seeds that really are a power-house of nutritional value. Here, I reveal which ones are worth adding to your shopping basket today... Scroll down for video . Sour cherries contain high levels of antioxidants and as a result are anti-inflammatory, can help a person sleep and can improve recovery after a sports injury, Dr Sally Norton said . TART CHERRIES . What are the benefits? Tart or sour cherries have been found to contain high levels of antioxidants. As a result the benefits include anti-inflammation, boosted sleep, and improved sports recovery. Reports have suggested that an increased intake of tart cherries could help to reduce certain post-workout side-effects, such as muscle aches, inflammation and weakness. AVOCADO . What are the benefits? More than just the main ingredient in guacamole, avocados seem to be having a real moment in the spotlight, and it's not surprising. They're a great source of healthy, mono-saturated fats – which have been known to help lower bad cholesterol, and as a result, reduce our risk of heart attack and stroke. In fact, a recent study has suggested that combining a moderate-fat diet with one avocado a day could actually lower your levels of bad cholesterol by more than a low-fat, or moderate-fat diet without avocados. Avocados are a great source of healthy, mono-saturated fats, which have been shown to lower bad cholesterol and reduce a person's risk of heart attack or stroke . CRANBERRIES . What are the benefits? As many of you will know, cranberries have been used for years as an aid against urinary tract infections. But studies have suggested these berries could also have a wide range of other benefits – from improving our heart health, helping to prevent certain cancers, to boosting our oral health and helping to reduce infections. What helps to make them just so good for us are the polyphenols that are present in those little red berries. Polyphenols have been reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, to name just a few. Just be careful where you get your cranberry intake from, as cranberry juice and juice drinks are often full of sugar. Polyphenols found in cranberries are reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Studies have shown they can improve heart health and help prevent certain cancers . BLUEBERRIES . What are the benefits? With their high levels of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, blueberries have been linked to all kinds of health benefits, including heart health, cancer prevention, enhanced brain function and improved eyesight. And if that's not enough, some studies have suggested that the antioxidants in blueberries could help to delay the ageing process – a much cheaper alternative to all those anti-ageing creams. PUMPKIN SEEDS . What are the benefits? We all know how nutritious pumpkins are, but there's even more to be said for the pumpkin seed. It provides great levels of protein, fibre, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorous, and is a rich source of zinc - important for immunity, cell growth and division, as well as sleep, mood, and eye and skin health. It's not surprising it's been dubbed a 'superseed'. A handful of these little seeds make a great, nutrient-packed snack, or add them to your porridge for a tasty nutrient boost. Blueberries, left, have been linked to a wide range of health benefits including improved heart health, cancer prevention and improved eyesight. And pumpkin seeds, right, dubbed 'superseeds', are thought to help a person sleep, improve their mood and boost eyesight . CHIA SEEDS . What are the benefits? Seed du jour, the chia seed has seen a steep rise in popularity over the past couple of years - unsurprising, given its high levels of nutrients and low-calorie intake. Loaded with antioxidants, soluble fibre and minerals, chia seeds are also a source of omega-3 - though not as easily used by our bodies as that obtained from fish - and contain more calcium, ounce for ounce, than milk. If you're after a easy way to add chia seeds into your diet, try out our simple, creamy chia porridge recipe. Sprinkle the seeds on to porridge that has been mixed with low-calorie, but vitamin-rich rice milk, and you’ve got yourself a healthy, creamy, nutrient-packed breakfast. If you’re not a fan of rice milk, then almond milk or soya milk could work just as well. To find out more visit www.vavista.com . Loaded with antioxidants, soluble fibre and minerals, chia seeds are also a source of omega-3 and contain more calcium, ounce for ounce, than milk .

Weight-loss expert Dr Sally Norton gives her verdict on six superfoods . From sour cherries to avocado, cranberries to pumpkin seeds . Some are high in antioxidants while others reduce risk of heart attack .

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Chatting happily and smiling during a peaceful walk in the grounds of their Scottish country home, they could be any long-married couple enjoying a stroll. But this is the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and the intimate shot marks not 40 years of marriage but 10. The couple, who married a decade ago at the Windsor Guildhall, are spending their anniversary privately at Birkhall in Deeside. Scroll down for video . Portrait of a happy marriage: Charles and Camilla in the new photo released to mark their 10th anniversary . Big day: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on their wedding day a decade ago . Birkhall, which sits on the Queen's Balmoral estate, was the location for their honeymoon and was also the venue for their first anniversary celebrations. The new image, which is the work of top photographer Oliver Dann, was taken in the run-up to last month's visit to the U.S but was released by Clarence House today. In it, Charles wears a country coat made from Inveravon Estate Tweed and a matching hat by Lock & Co, while Camilla sports a hat by the same firm and a coat by Moncler. Charles and Camilla finally married following a relationship spanning 35 years in a relatively quiet civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall on the 9th April 2005. Despite fears that the couple would be booed - Camilla was reportedly so nervous that she had to be dragged out of bed - the ceremony went off without a hitch. Since then, the Duchess of Cornwall as she is now known, has become an integral part of the Royal Family - and would be cheerfully accepted as Charles' queen by 50 per cent of Britons. That marks a significant turnaround from the Duchess' earliest days as a royal, with Camilla following Charles' lead and often appearing nervous in front of photographers. But her enthusiastic championing of causes ranging from osteoporosis to sexual abuse survivors has not gone unnoticed and her relationship with the Queen is now said to be close. 'Her role has changed dramatically,' explains royal biographer Penny Junor. 'One minute she was a mistress and then she was an HRH. 'When she first married Charles she was very nervous. On her wedding day, she was terrified. She had no idea if she would be booed in the street. 'In fact, there was a very warm reception. The streets were packed in Windsor. She has slowly gained courage and confidence. Initially she was very much in the background, supporting the Prince and she still does that. 'She's never had any ambition for herself. She didn't want to be a princess or a duchess. She just happened to love a man who was the Prince of Wales and look at the fuss that caused. She doesn't want to be a star or be curtseyed to. Happy: The pair are all smiles as they arrive at the British ambassador's residence in Washington last month . Cheers! Charles and Camilla pictured enjoying a dram during a visit to Birkhall last summer . 'But slowly, slowly she has become much more involved in royal life and taken on an awful lot of charitable causes.' The Duchess is now patron or president of 85 charities, joint patron or president with the Prince of four, and is affiliated to a number of other organisations. Ms Junor added: 'It's really, really valued by those charities. She works extremely hard. Having been a woman who up to her mid-50s had been a wife and a mother and a country woman who enjoyed horses and dogs, she's completely reinvented herself and become an ambassador for the country.' In 2013, Camilla made her first ever appearance at the State Opening of Parliament wearing a glamorous champagne silk and lace Bruce Oldfield gown. The Duchess, whose presence was seen as a boost for Charles, topped that with the Queen Mother's priceless Boucheron tiara and the Dame Grand Cross of the Victoria Order sash. She returned for the 2014 state opening as well and is expected to return once again for this year's event. Close: Prince William and the Duchess of Cornwall share a joke during last September's Invictus Games . Support: The Queen shares a carriage with Camilla during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 . One is amused: Camilla laughs with Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall during the Diamond Jubilee . Similarly styled: The Duchess' dress sense has also evolved over the last 10 years and is much like her daughter-in-law's . The Duchess has also carried out joint engagements with the Queen and in November hosted a reception on behalf of the monarch for the Commonwealth Essay competition. During the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the Queen and Camilla sat side-by-side in the ornate 1902 state landau - a step that would have been inconceivable a decade earlier. The Duke of Edinburgh had fallen ill and the Prince of Wales and Camilla stepped in to ride with the monarch in the carriage procession back to Buckingham Palace. But it was Camilla, not Charles who was seated next to the Jubilee Queen. She was present too on stage, standing next to the sovereign, as Charles paid tribute to his mother at the finale of a pop concert in front of the Palace. During the Golden Jubilee concert in 2002, prior to her marriage to the Prince, Camilla was seated several rows behind Charles. On Charles and Camilla's seventh wedding anniversary in 2012, the Queen made the Duchess a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) - a personal seal of approval from the monarch. 'I don't think that the Queen has ever had any personal animosity to Camilla. In the Eighties and Nineties when Charles and Diana were at each other's throats, Camilla was seen to be the cause and it threatened to destabilise the monarchy,' says Ms Junor. 'The Queen has always been fond of Camilla. She knew her for years and years, long before she was involved in the break up of the marriage.' She added: 'The Queen reacts to public opinion. Once the public were going to accept Camilla, the Queen was able to accept her publicly. 'They've got a great deal in common. They're mad about horses, dogs. They're country women.' When Camilla married Charles, aides insisted she did not want to be known as queen when the Prince acceded to the throne but intended to be known as princess consort instead. But according to some legal experts, unless there is change in the law, Camilla will technically become queen when Charles is king - no matter what she decides to call herself. At the time of her engagement to the Prince in 2005, a poll showed that only seven per cent of people believed Camilla should one day be queen. Happily married: Charles has cut an increasingly relaxed figure since his marriage . Close: The Duchess has always known how to make Charles laugh and he 'adores her' in return . Royal duties: With half of Britons supporting the idea, it is increasingly likely that Camilla will become queen . A decade later, half of all Britons say she should become queen when Charles takes the throne according to a poll by YouGov. A third think she should be given a lesser title out of sensitivity to Diana, Princess of Wales and 16 per cent were unsure. When the Prince was put on the spot and asked if Camilla would be his queen in an interview in November 2010, he replied: 'That's, that's, we'll see, won't we? That could be.' 'I think there's still a hard core of people out there who want nothing to do with Camilla and think she's the devil incarnate but the vast majority think she's a good thing,' adds Ms Junor. 'She is familiar now as any member of the Royal Family. She's a fixture. It would be very strange if she were not called queen. 'I think she will be embraced and think the public will have no problem with it whatsoever. Charles is hugely proud of her and she's so important to him. 'He adores her. He wants her by his side - that's an absolute given.' Born Camilla Rosemary Shand on the 17th July 1947, the Duchess of Cornwall's 67 years have undoubtedly been interesting ones. The daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand and his wife Rosalind, the Duchess was born in London but spent much of her childhood in Sussex along with her siblings, Annabel and Mark. According to her biographer Giles Brandreth, her upbringing, although not royal, was certainly a grand one. 'Camilla is often described as having had an "Enid Blyton sort of Childhood",' he writes. 'In fact, it was much grander than that. 'The Shands had position and they had help – help in the house, help in the garden, help with children. 'They were gentry. They opened their garden for the local Conservative Party Association summer fête. Enough said.' After a stint at a Swiss finishing school, Camilla burst onto the London social scene as a debutante on the 25th March 1965. But it wasn't all fun, with the future Duchess of Cornwall working as a secretary for a succession of London firms to pay for her Belgravia flat, which she shared with Lady Moyra Campbell. In the late 1960s, Camilla met the man who was to become her first husband, cavalry officer Andrew Parker-Bowles, with the couple dating off and on for several years - with Mr Parker-Bowles striking up a relationship with Princess Anne at one point. Camilla, meanwhile, had struck up a relationship with Prince Charles, who was first introduced to her sometime in 1971. When the couple split following an overseas posting for Charles in 1973, Camilla reconciled with Parker-Bowles and the couple announced their engagement and married the same year. Two children followed. Tom in 1974 and Laura in 1978. But it was her continuing relationship with Prince Charles that would come to define her, with the former couple remaining close friends even after both had married other people. In 1992, claims that the two had remained an item throughout both marriages emerged when Diana: Her True Story was published, followed, a year later by the 'Camillagate' scandal. By 1995, both marriages had come to an end and Charles and Camilla were unofficially back together, with the future Duchess often seen attending events with the prince. Royal acceptance soon followed with the Queen making Camilla part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002. A year later, the Duchess moved into Clarence House and on the 10th February 2005, Charles and Camilla's engagement was announced. The couple married just under two months later in Windsor, with Camilla taking the title of the Duchess of Cornwall.

Clarence House has released a new photo to mark 10th anniversary . The snap was taken last month at the couple's Scottish home, Birkhall . Camilla Parker-Bowles became the Duchess of Cornwall a decade ago . Since then, she has become an increasingly popular figure . Camilla also enjoys a close relationship with the Queen and her stepsons .

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Diego Costa will miss four weeks with a hamstring injury, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed. The Spain striker aggravated a hamstring problem in last weekend's win over Stoke. Costa was already certain to miss the games against Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United but had hoped to return in time for the clash against Arsenal on April 26. Diego Costa (centre) has been ruled out for up to the next four weeks after injuring his hamstring vs Stoke . Costa limped off just 11 minutes into his return from injury in Chelsea's 2-1 win over Stoke City on Saturday . The 26-year-old (right) lays on the Stamford Bridge turf in a heap after damaging his hamstring again . But Mourinho says Costa will be fit enough to face the final four games of the season, starting with the clash against Crystal Palace on May 3. 'Only Diego is injured, everybody else is fine and ready,' Mourinho said during the club's pre-match press conference on Friday. '[John Obi] Mikel is ready. [Cesc] Fabregas with a mask, but ready too. No problems. 'We have eight matches to play, if he [Costa] plays four it's normal,' Mourinho said. 'If he plays three it's a little bit below what I'm expecting. If he plays five it's more than I'm expecting.' Costa has a history of hamstring problems but Mourinho is refusing to let his focus shift from Sunday's game at Loftus Road. Asked whether he was concerned about the former Atletico Madrid forward's latest injury, the Chelsea boss said: 'Not concerned. I'm concerned about the match on Sunday. 'At this moment I don't want to think of him (Costa) for two, three weeks.' Blues boss Jose Mourinho (left) hopes to have Costa back for their final four games of the season .

Chelsea beat Stoke 2-1 at home in the Premier League on April 4 . Diego Costa limped off in the second half after aggravating his hamstring . Blues travel to QPR on Sunday in a west London derby at Loftus Road .

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A jealous woman in a love triangle allegedly kidnapped her lover's other girlfriend and her two-year-old son last week - sparking an Amber Alert and a statewide manhunt across Washington for the child last week. Alyssa Marie Chang, 56, was furious with the mother of little Ronnie Tran because she thought that the woman had been circulating doctored photos of their mutual lover in 'compromising sexual positions,' police say. On April 14, she showed up at the home of her love rival outside Seattle with a Taser. She told the rival and take her son Ronnie and come with her, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. When the woman refused, Chang allegedly shocked the woman with the Taser, according to police. Authorities say Chang then allegedly kidnapped the woman and Ronnie and took them to a home in Des Moines, Washington. Police say she bound the love rival with plastic ties and locked her in a cupboard. She then took Ronnie to another home in Fife. An Amber Alert was issued for the boy Tuesday night, after the mother managed to escape and find help. Scroll down for video . Babysitting: John Truong agreed to babysit 2-year-old Ronnie Tran (pictured) on Tuesday. He says his sister dropped off the boy, saying the toddler was her boyfriend's son and they wanted to go on a date night . That same night, Truong says his sister asked him to babysit the toddler he had never met before, saying it was her boyfriend's son and they wanted to go out on a date night. She promised to pick up the boy in the morning, but she never returned and eventually stopped answering her brother's messages. It wasn't until the next day that Truong realized he was harboring an abducted child when he read an Amber Alert on online. 'I'm eating my breakfast, I'm checking my Facebook, all of a sudden I see this Amber Alert for this child,' Truong recounted to KOMO. 'And it looks like this child in my bed, and I'm like, "Oh my God! What's going on?"' Truong then called police to report that he was watching the boy, who they found safe, sound an unhurt at his home. Safe and sound: Truong was reading Facebook in the morning when he realized that Ronnie had been abducted from his mother. He then called police, and they picked up the boy (above). Truong's sister Alyssa Chang has since been arrested in connection to the bizarre kidnapping . He says the boy appeared fine the night before, enjoying a quiet night in watching movies and eating popcorn. 'He was a great kid. He didn't cry much or anything. He enjoyed my dog's company and my children's company,' Tuong said. Truong says he was completely taken aback by his sister's arrest in the bizarre kidnapping. 'I feel like she was just helping her boyfriend out and just got into this horrible situation,' he said. 'We're family people, this is definitely not like this. Honestly I'm at a loss for words right now. It's just crazy.' In the aftermath of the incident, Chang was arrested on charges of kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment and is being held on $250,000 bail. Nguyen later turned herself into police and was questioned for several hours. Detectives have yet to reveal a motive for the crime. 'Our detectives are currently investigating this case,' said Sgt Mike Graddon of the Des Moines Police told King 5. 'It's very, very complex, and that is all the information we have at this point, but Ronnie has been found.'

John Truong of Renton, Washington says sister dropped off 2-year-old boy Ronnie Tran at his house Tuesday . Sister Alyssa Chang told him the boy was her boyfriend's son and they wanted to have a date night . While scanning Facebook the next morning, Truong read an Amber Alert issued for the boy and then called police . Truong's sister was arrested for kidnapping Tran and his mother, with the help of the toddler's grandmother, 65-year-old Vien Nguyen . Nguyen later turned herself into police for questioning . The motive for the abduction has not yet been released .

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Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott are the sixth English pair to score more than 100 runs together on 10 occasions, and the England captain is part of three of them. They follow: . 1. Hobbs and Sutcliffe (1924-30) — 15 . 2. Cook and Strauss (2006-12) — 14 . 3. Cook and Pietersen (2006-13) — 13 . 4. Trescothick and Vaughan (2000-05) — 10 . 5. Bell and Pietersen (2005-14) — 10 . 6. Cook and Trott (2009-15) — 10 . Jonathan Trott (left) and Alastair Cook shake hands after reaching their 10th hundred partnership . STANDING TALL . Remarkably, their opening-stand century was England’s first in Test cricket for more than two years — since March 2013 when Cook and Nick Compton scored an impressive 231 against New Zealand in Dunedin. KIWI BLOW . News comes from the Indian Premier League that New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson is a doubt for next month’s series in England after breaking a finger. New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson (right) could miss the Test series in England with a broken finger . BLACKWOOD BRUISED . Jermaine Blackwood was in the wars on Thursday, twice being hit in the body by Cook shots after spinner Devindra Bishoo dragged down a couple of long hops. The second blow was a hefty one, Cook pulling the ball into the hip of the turning fielder. Cook 9centre) checks on Jermaine Blackwood after he is hit by a pull shot in Grenada on Thursday . BLISTERING SHANNON . West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel picked up where he left off after reaching 93mph on Wednesday. Jonathan Trott was ducking away from balls just like on the last Ashes tour against Mitchell Johnson, but it was Alastair Cook and Ian Bell who fell to Gabriel, whose fastest delivery was 94.3mph. West indies bowler Shannon Gabriel kept England's batsmen on their toes with speeds reaching 94.3mph . YORKSHIRE UNREST . There has been some disquiet from Yorkshire that four of their players are in England’s squad but not in the team and they are keen to get Adil Rashid back soon. But it’s not football. Country comes first. And England are working with Rashid to try to make him a top-class bowler.

Alastair Cook has been part of three of the six ten-century partnerships . Day three's effort with Trott is England's first since March 2013 . Then it was Cook with Nick Compton against New Zealand in Dunedin . West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel hit 94.3mph on Thursday .

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The ex of a woman convicted of killing their five-year-old son by poisoning him with salt has lashed out on Facebook just days after she was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Lacey Spears of Scottsville, Kentucky, who was spared the maximum 25 years to life, appeared emotionless as the verdict was read in the death of her son Garnett-Paul Spears. The boy's father, Chris Hill, was not emotionless however and wrote of his wife's sentence; 'Please put her in general population! Thats all im asking for! Because she wont make it.' Scroll down for video . Garnett-Paul Spears' (left)  father Chris Hill (right) lashed at his ex and the boy's mother on Facebook this week expressing his hope that she would die in prison . Lacey Spears of Scottsville, Kentucky, was found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the death of her son at a suburban New York hospital (pictured Wednesday) She was spared the maximum 25 years to life and instead received 20, showing no emotion when she was sentenced . As the conversation continued on his Facebook page the father, who said he was tired of crying over the loss of his boy, stated; 'Crazy a** woman needs to be beat to death in prison.' He also noted his ex's complete lack of emotion at her sentencing, writing; 'No emotion what so ever. What the hell!??' The New York judge who sentenced Spears on Wednesday said she suffers from a mental illness and said the crime was still 'unfathomable in its cruelty.' Prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence, saying Spears made her son ill because she had a bizarre need for attention. Spears' lawyer requested the minimum 15 years to life - he called her a hardworking single mother who gave her son unconditional love. Prosecutors said Spears loaded the hospitalized boy's . feeding tube with a lethal amount of salt and kept on blogging. Poignant: Spears is seen here with her son Garnett.  Prosecutors said Spears loaded the hospitalized boy's feeding tube with a lethal amount of salt and kept on blogging . Spears' lawyer Stephen Riebling said she was innocent and blamed the hospital for negligence as he revealed plans to appeal . the verdict. While awaiting sentencing, she was being held at Westchester . County jail in Valhalla, said a spokesman for Westchester . District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Prosecutors blamed Spears, who lived in Chestnut Ridge, . about 32 miles north of New York City, for her son's . short and tormented life. Prosecutors blamed Spears, who lived in Chestnut Ridge,about 32 miles (51 km) north of New York City, for her son'sshort and tormented life . 'Throughout his five years, Garnett Spears was forced to . suffer through repeated hospitalizations, unneeded surgical . procedures and ultimately poisoning with salt, all at the hands . of the one person who should have been his ultimate protector: . his mother,' DiFiore said after Spears was convicted. 'Using the child's 'illnesses' to self aggrandize herself, . her actions directly lead to her son's tortured death,' the . prosecutor said. Spears told investigators that her blond, blue-eyed son, . whose father was killed in a car accident, suffered from a slew . of medical problems from Chrohn's and Celiac diseases to ear . abnormalities, according to court papers. Her social media posts about his ongoing problems and . hospitalizations, including photos of his final hours on life . support, were introduced as evidence by the prosecution at . trial. Spears did not testify at the trial.

Lacey Spears of Scottsville, Kentucky, was found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the death of Garnett-Paul Spears . The 27-year-old Spears force-fed heavy concentrations of sodium through the boy's stomach tube . Judge who sentenced Spears on Wednesday said she suffers from a mental illness and said the crime was still 'unfathomable in its cruelty' She showed no emotion when she was sentenced to 20 years in prison . The boy's father Chris Hill wrote on his Facebook account of Spears: 'Crazy a** woman needs to be beat to death in prison'

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A female school worker has been arrested on suspicion of seducing at least two teenage boys as young as 14. Diane Blankenship, 45, is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy in the backseat of her vehicle while her friend drove them about town in December last year. In a later incident, the 'clerical worker' at Dayspring Academy allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old student at his house before school. Charged: Diane Blankenship, 45, is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy . Detectives are investigating the possibility of other victims. According to WTSP, Blankenship was detained at her home in Tampa, Florida, on Friday night. She has been charged with unlawful sexual activity and lewd battery. Held at Land O' Lakes Detention Center, her bail is set at $100,000. A spokesman for Dayspring Academy told The Tampa Tribune that Blankenship has been placed on administrative leave. No Dayspring students were involved, the spokesman said. She has been placed on administrative leave from her clerical role at Dayspring Academy in Tampa, Florida .

Diane Blankenship, 45, was arrested at her home in Tampa on Friday . She is accused of having sex with a boy, 14, in her car . In another incident she 'had sex with a boy, 17, at his house before school' She is said to be a 'clerical worker' at Dayspring Academy .

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A mother is demanding $300,000 from a school claiming her son would rather commit suicide than face his bullies. Ashley Shupe claims Kaiden, eight, has tried to choke himself, throw himself from a height, and stop eating. It was a reaction, she claims to repeated 'taunting, bullying and physical assault' inflicted by one student in his class at Oakmont Elementary School in Dickson County, Tennessee, for more than a year since Spetember 2013. Distraught: Ashley Shupe says her eight-year-old son Kaiden (pictured together) is suicidal after being bullied . Police: After the latest alleged attack, Shupe took these pictures of Kaiden's injuries and filed a police report . Eventually, in March this year, Shupe filed a police report against the child when Kaiden allegedly came home with a swollen and bruised head, bruises on his knees, and scratches. According to the lawsuit, filed last month, Kaiden was diagnosed with clinical depression in October 2013, a month into the alleged attacks. Despite notifying the school, Shupe says they continued to let the children interact. By April 2014, she claims, Kaiden began to display 'odd behaviour'. Anger: Shupe is demanding $300,000 for the school district's negligence in protecting her son . He tried 'to choke himself' and warned 'he may harm himself', the suit, read by The Tennessean, states. In a lawsuit, Ms Shupe accuses the school of failing to adequately protect her child despite witnessing the attacks and being notified that Kaiden had been diagnosed with depression. The school, she says, agreed to formally separate the children in April 2014, but that was not adhered to.

Ashley Shupe says Kaiden tried choking himself and jumping from a height . He 'has been diagnosed with depression after two years of bullying' Shupe filed police report after latest 'attack' left him Kaiden bruised face . In a lawsuit against the school she says they failed to protect her son .

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If Manuel Pellegrini leaves the Barclays Premier League at the end of this season — and it is by no means certain — then he will leave behind barely a trace. Inside Manchester City, the Chilean has always provided a welcome contrast to the emotional stresses of life epitomised by his predecessor Roberto Mancini but — on the field and across the landscape of English football — Pellegrini has made the shallowest of footprints. Progress at the Etihad Stadium has in recent years been slight. Indeed, you could say there has been none, particularly in relation to money spent. At City, however, the fact is that the identity of the manager represents only a small part of the problem. Manuel Pellegrini could be out of a job in the summer, and if he is, he will have left little behind . Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has fallen well short of the standards he set in recent seasons . Pellegrini leaves the stadium as Manchester City suffered their fifth defeat in seven matches . As reported in Sportsmail after City’s defeat in Barcelona last month, there is no particular desire at the club to sack Pellegrini. More poor results, more points separating his team from champions-elect Chelsea may cause the ground to shift a little further but any decision regarding the manager will be motivated much more by what happens next rather than what happened over the past eight months. Certainly, this has been a lamentable defence of the title, as bad as when conceding it by 11 points in 2013. At the Etihad there is, however, a recognition that problems are not all down to the manager. There are some issues with Pellegrini. Some City players think he is too nice — a soft touch who does not inspire with words or his substitutions and who displays a fondness for a 4-4-2 formation that they feel leaves them vulnerable. Pellegrini has not alienated or even polarised his dressing room, however. The majority are happy to work and play for him. The more significant problem is that City’s squad, constructed carefully and expensively, is too old, too foreign and has not been improved by recent transfers. James Milner is one of very few Englishmen in a first team squad that is too foreign and too old . Manchester City signed defender Eliaquim Mangala for £32million last summer and he has been poor . Wilfried Bony was signed in January from Swansea for £28m but has only scored once since arriving . City have had a very good team for quite a while now. Signing David Silva and Yaya Toure in 2010 and Sergio Aguero a year later lifted them to their current level but nothing since the first Premier League title has hinted at the further progress many presumed would be inevitable. Recruitment has, on the whole, been poor, thus allowing established players to coast, perhaps subconsciously, without the pressure of in-house competition. Football director Txiki Begiristain has been largely responsible for this and his contribution, at least that which we can see, has been disappointing given the reputation earned at Barcelona. At all clubs, teams and players must move forward to thrive but too many at City have stagnated. Vincent Kompany, for example, no longer seems capable of looking after his own performances, never mind that of his team. For a club captain, his popularity in the City dressing room is limited. Elsewhere, players such as Samir Nasri contributed when City were playing well but disappeared once things became harder. Since hacking at Neymar during the Barcelona defeat, an act that earned him the cheapest of yellow cards, the France international has played only 13 minutes of two games. It is understood that the two things are not unrelated. Nasri is just one who may fret a little about his future this summer. Txiki Begiristain (left) has failed to live up to his reputation, and Manchester City's recruitment has been poor . Stevan Jovetic, a £22m signing from Fiorentina, could find himself shipped out as City try to deal with FFP . Samir Nasri gives a thumbs up despite City's defeat at Crystal Palace, and the Frenchman's poor form . Wary of Financial Fair Play restrictions, City cannot spend enormous sums on targets such as Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba without first selling. Others who are vulnerable include Stevan Jovetic, Bacary Sagna and even Toure. The Toure debate is not new but what should be kept in mind is that the Ivorian will not be going anywhere until someone matches a salary that exceeds £1million a month. It could be that City’s climb back to the very top will be slow. They will need to be shrewder in the market and hope investment in their academy pays off. Better decisions are required from top to bottom. As for Pellegrini, he would be daft to think he is not vulnerable and a late-season surge would help him. Odd as it sounds, however, the identity of the manager is currently not City’s biggest issue.

Manchester City have made little progress since Manuel Pellegrini arrived . Despite last year's title win, City have again failed miserably to retain it . Vincent Kompany no longer capable of producing top performances . City’s squad, constructed carefully and expensively, is too old, too foreign .

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A bobcat was snapped hauling a shark along a Florida beach in an unbelievable photograph. The image was taken at Sebastian Inlet State Park near Vero Beach by John Bailey, WPTV reported. Bailey told the television station that the bobcat collected the shark after entering the water. Scroll down for video . Life in the water: A bobcat was snapped hauling a shark along Sebastian Inlet State Park . However, Bailey told WPTV the bobcat might have been scared by his presence, since it scampered off toward the woods and let go of its find. Amy Kight, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary's Animal Care Director, told WPTV: 'My first reaction was amazement that somebody actually took that picture because bobcats are generally very, very reclusive. 'You don't really see them out and about too often.' A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has said she believes the image is genuine. FWC's Liz Barraco told WESH 'There is no reason to believe it's fake.' The bobcat exhibited typical behavior, FWC officials told the NBC affiliate station. Scene: The image was reportedly taken at Sebastian Inlet State Park (pictured) near Vero Beach, Florida .

The image was taken at Sebastian Inlet State Park near Vero Beach, Florida, by John Bailey . Bailey has said the bobcat caught the shark after entering the water . The bobcat might have been scared by his presence, since it scampered off toward the woods and let go of its find . A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes the image is genuine .

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Stewart Regan insists Dave King faces a challenge to convince the SFA he is a 'fit and proper' person to be chairman of Rangers. The South Africa-based businessman ousted the previous directors last month and plans a return to the Ibrox boardroom if he can overcome SFA obstacles. King has delayed the process of nominating himself as chairman until he can persuade the governing body's Professional Game Board that 41 convictions under South African tax law are not a breach of SFA regulations. Dave King (centre) will have to convince the SFA that he is suitable to become the next Rangers chairman . He also faces questions about his role as a club director when the oldco Ibrox outfit plunged into liquidation in the summer of 2012. Rangers want SFA clearance for King before commencing with a cash-raising rights issue for existing shareholders. Refusing to put a timescale on when a decision will come, Regan said: 'We are in discussions with Rangers and their advisors and we are gathering information on Mr King. When we have all of that information in, the board will consider it and decide whether or not we are prepared to accept Dave King as a fit and proper person to be chairman of Rangers. We are not in a position to put a timescale on that. 'We need any evidence from Mr King that would support why he believes that he is fit and proper in consideration to the list of criteria in our Article 10 which cover all of the areas regarding track record, background, insolvency and any convictions. 'His tax convictions are a challenge for him and the club to try and present a case whereby the board can view it positively.' King's ally Paul Murray, serving as interim chairman, faces his own fit and proper scrutiny under Article 10. SFA chief Stewart Regan says that King must give evidence to support his case to be chairman at Ibrox . 'Paul Murray, equally, is being considered given that he was a director of a football club that has been in an insolvency event in the last five years,' added Regan. King received clearance from the Court of Session to return to the boardroom after serving as a director in the Ibrox oldco and hopes that will help the SFA to reach a decision in his favour. Rangers, meanwhile, have accepted fines totalling £5,500 for breaking SFA disciplinary rules in relation to Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's involvement with the club. Rangers have been handed a £5,500 fine for breaking SFA disciplinary rules relating to Mike Ashley (centre)

Dave King is bidding to become the new chairman of Rangers . He must convince the SFA that he is up to the job . King ousted the previous directors from Ibrox last month . The 60-year-old businessman will face questions over his 41 South African tax law convictions and previous Ibrox involvement .

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Eric Abidal believes that his former club Barcelona have the potential to secure a famous treble by winning La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey this season. Luis Enrique's side coasted past Paris Saint-Germain to take up a semi-final place in the Champions League, while they also sit top of La Liga and will take on Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final. Abidal was an integral part of Pep Guardiola's brilliant Barcelona team that swept the board to win six trophies in 2009 and he believes that the club could be on the road to rescaling those heights. Neymar scored twice as Barcelona beat PSG 2-0 (5-1 on agg) to advance to the Champions League semi-finals . Barcelona won the treble in 2009 and former defender Eric Abidal (right) says the current crop are on their way . Abidal, who retired last year, was speaking at the launch of the Eric Abidal Foundation in Catalonia . 'It is possible to achieve a treble but in football it is very complicated.' Abidal said. 'You can win the cup, the league and the Champions League but it only takes a minute for something to go wrong. I would like see Barca once again reach the level they had when we won 6 titles in 2009 and I think they are on this path. With the mentality that they have, working hard, taking it one day at a time, they can achieve these objectives. 'Barcelona are very much in form. They demonstrated that once again against PSG and I hope they will reach the final. I know the aims of this club and I know the team will be giving everything to be in that final.' Abidal did, however, warn that his former coach Pep Guardiola would be a formidable opponent should the draw pit Barcelona against Bayern Munich in the semi-final. 'The 6-1 win over Porto demonstrates that in football you really never know what will happen. This is the beautiful thing about the game. If Barca were to meet Bayern in the semi-finals, then they would really have to be on their guard and concentrate hard because Bayern are a very strong side. Neymar and Lionel Messi have impressed for Barcelona this season, along with striker Luis Suarez . Messi scored Barcelona's second goal against Manchester United in the Champions League final in 2009 . The former Barcelona defender, who retired last year, was speaking at the launch of the Eric Abidal Foundation in Catalonia. The charity is aiming to raise vital funds for research into cancer while it will also strive to improve the support network for families and children that suffer from the disease. Abidal was diagnosed with a cancerous liver tumour in March 2011 but fought the illness to star in Barcelona's 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final at Wembley. However, the cancer resurfaced in 2012 when Abidal required a liver transplant - which was selflessly offered by his cousin Gerard. 'I feel very lucky to be here and to have been able to fight for my family and for all the people that supported me,' Abidal said. 'I am very conscious that I am now an example to others because I have overcome the illness twice and experienced a transplant. 'I am very proud if I am seen as a role model but particularly proud to be able to help people in my own way. Abidal is lifted into the air as his team celebrates their capture of the La Liga title in 2011 . 'The foundation is here to help children and teenagers that suffer from cancer. We have created it because we know the exact need of the patients but not only the patients, also families because from day to day we know how a patient suffers but also how it affects the family.' 'We have it very clear in our minds that any child facing the illness is incredibly brave and fights with the determination of an adult but it is necessary to be by their side to remind them of the good things in life, that they have a strong team around around them.' The Eric Abidal Foundation was launched in Barcelona on Wednesday. For more information, please see http://ericabidalfoundation.org .

Barcelona through to Champions League semi-finals after beating PSG . Eric Abidal says current crop can emulate class of 2009's triumphs . Defender was integral part of team that won the treble under Pep Guardiola . Abidal speaking at the launch of the Eric Abidal Foundation in Catalonia . Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar to be best ever Barca strikeforce .

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More than half of Scots plan to back the SNP in the general election, shattering Ed Miliband's hopes of securing a Labour majority. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has been buoyed by a series of TV debates opposing austerity cuts, despite threatening another referendum on independence. A new TNS survey shows the SNP has almost doubled its lead over Labour in a month, with 52 per cent now backing Ms Sturgeon with only 24 per cent of Scots planning to vote for Mr Miliband. Scroll down for video . A new TNS survey shows the SNP has almost doubled its lead over Labour in a month, with 52 per cent now backing Ms Sturgeon with only 24 per cent of Scots planning to vote for Mr Miliband . The 28-point lead is nearly double last month's figure, when the parties scored 46 per cent and 30 per cent respectively. The Conservatives scored 13 per cent (down one percentage point), the Liberal Democrats 6 per cent (up three points) and the Greens 3 per cent (down one point). Support for Ukip in Scotland is 'almost negligible', TNS said. The SNP surge since the independence referendum in September puts Labour on course to lose dozens of seats, robbing Mr Miliband of any chance of winning the election outright. It comes on the day that Mr Miliband used Labour's manifesto launch to insist he is 'ready' to be Prime Minister. Ms Sturgeon has offered to work with Labour to lock the Tories out of power, even if David Cameron wins more seats on May 7. The poll is a blow to Mr Miliband on the day he used Labour's manifesto launch to insist he is 'ready' to be Prime Minister . But Labour and the SNP have clashed on Ms Sturgeon's call for full fiscal autonomy for Scotland, and her suggestion that another referendum could be held before 2020. The TNS survey covered the period of the UK-wide TV debates, although it closed before the impact of the Scottish leaders' TV debates could be taken into account. Tom Costley, head of TNS Scotland, said: 'The official election campaign has got off to a great start for the SNP, undoubtedly helped by Nicola Sturgeon's strong performance in the UK-wide TV debate. Not only has Labour's hopes of a recovery in support been dashed but, even worse, it appears to have gone backwards. 'The SNP seems to be building on the momentum which they carried forward from the independence referendum, while Jim Murphy is still struggling to win back Labour's lost supporters. Indeed, the latest poll shows some evidence that the growth in SNP support is mainly coming from disaffected Labour supporters. 'But it's important to remember that the campaign is really only beginning and 29 per cent of those who say they are certain to vote have not made up their minds who to vote for. It will be interesting to see what difference the campaigns of the various parties make to people's intentions by polling day.' Support for the SNP continues to be very strong among younger voters who are certain to vote and express a preference - 71 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds, against 57 per cent for 35 to 54-year-olds and 40 per cent for those aged . 55 and over. Among the oldest age group, Labour scores 32 per cent and the Conservatives 20 per cent. However, fewer of the younger voters say they are certain to vote - 52 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds against 67 per cent overall. In the event of a hung parliament, 44 per cent of Scottish voters would prefer a Labour-led government compared with 15 per cent who back a Tory-led administration. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has been buoyed by a series of TV debates opposing austerity cuts, despite threatening another referendum on independence . The most popular single option is a Labour-SNP coalition, with 25 per cent support. Both parties have ruled this out, but the response suggests that some form of SNP-Labour co-operation has significant backing, TNS said. The next most popular option is 9 per cent for the continuation of a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. Nearly a third (31 per cent) of Labour voters would prefer the option of co-operating with the SNP, while 28 per cent opted for a Labour minority government. If the SNP holds a majority of Scotland's 59 seats in a hung parliament, voters are evenly divided between those who want the SNP to work with Labour (34 per cent) and those who want the SNP to remain a separate bloc in the Westminster Parliament (32 per cent). SNP voters are also evenly divided - 42 per cent want to work with Labour and 45 per cent would want the party to remain separate. Ms Sturgeon yesterday  left the door open to a second referendum on Scottish independence before 2020. Before last year's historic vote, Scottish nationalists insisted it was a once-in-a-generation chance to decided on the future of the 300-year-old Union. But Ms Sturgeon has refused to rule out demanding a re-run within the next five years, prompting opponents to claim she had 'broken a promise the size of Ben Nevis'.

52% of Scots backing the SNP, doubling lead over Labour trailing on 24% . Sturgeon buoyed by TV debates despite threat of another referendum . Damning survey comes on the day Miliband launches Labour manifesto . TNS surveyed 978 adults aged over 18 across Scotland between March 18 and April 8 .

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A union plumber, a school teacher and a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre were among the 19 women and five men chosen to serve as jurors in the death penalty trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes. The 12 jurors and 12 alternates were chosen on Tuesday in in Arapahoe County District Court after a selection process that began on January 20, and which experts said was among the largest and most complicated in U.S. history. Holmes is charged with shooting dead 12 people and wounding 70 others in the July 2012 attack at a Century movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes (pictured on June 4, 2013) is seated in court in Centennial, Colorado. Jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case entered its final stage on Monday . Police and residents visit the makeshift memorial at the scene of the Aurora movie theater massacre in Colorado in July 2012 . His attorneys don't dispute that he pulled the trigger but say he was in the grips of a psychotic episode when he slipped into the packed movie theater and opened fire. Jurors will decide whether he was legally insane at the time. If they find him guilty, they must also decide whether he should be put to death or sentenced to life in prison without parole. THE JURORS . All 24 jurors - 19 women and five men - will sit through the entire trial. Neither the group nor the public will know who is a primary juror and who is an alternate until the case is handed over for deliberations. Also on the jury are a Denver Public Schools employee, a person with depression and a businesswoman who cares for her elderly parents. A lawyer, a gas station attendant, a military veteran and an active-duty service member were also selected, according to The Denver Post. The Post also reported that one female juror selected was a plumber who was diagnosed with ADHD. She said during the selection process that she knew what it was like 'to be a little bit different'. Another female juror said her daughter had gone to see the Batman movie on the same night as the shooting but at a different theater. One juror said during questioning, before she was chosen, that she was nervous what her community would think of her verdict. The case is 'big and serious, and it's going to have a huge impact on me and everyone else, the defendant and people in the community,' she said. 'They're not going to be directly involved, but they're going to be watching.' LINE OF QUESTIONING . Attorneys on Tuesday questioned the 93 remaining jurors about their interpretations of the law, how they would gauge witnesses' and experts' credibility, and whether they could handle serving on such a high-profile trial. District Attorney George Brauchler characterized it as a 'four- to five-month roller coaster through the worst haunted house you can imagine'. He asked prospective jurors if they could serve even if they hear no evidence of a motive, since prosecutors are required to prove only the 165 charges against Holmes — not why they believe he committed the crimes. Holmes' attorney, Tamara Brady, focused on perceptions of Holmes and whether the jury candidates could be objective given the litany of charges against him and the public scrutiny they will face. She asked how they felt listening for nearly two hours as Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. read a list of the charges, including each victim's name. She wondered if prospective jurors would be too sympathetic to survivors. She said she was nervous 'about whether Mr. Holmes can get a fair trial in this case or whether it's just too big'. JURORS' CONCERNS . Potential jurors told attorneys they worry about what their neighbors might think if they reach an unpopular verdict and whether reporters would harass their families. One man said he was reassured when the judge told him steps were taken to shield his identity. And many pledged they would not let their decision-making be influenced by concern about what others think. Other candidates expressed trepidation about hearing graphic testimony and perhaps being overwhelmed by emotion. WHAT'S TAKEN SO LONG? Some prospective jurors have asked the judge why it has taken nearly three years for the case to come to trial. Samour has said it's not an unusual amount of time for a trial this complex. The death penalty and insanity plea introduced complicated and time-consuming legal requirements. After nearly three months, and almost three years since the mass shooting, the jurors were chosen from among hundreds who filled out written questionnaires, then returned for one-on-one sessions, where they were questioned about their views on the death penalty and mental illness. Court officials initially summoned an unprecedented 9,000 people. WHAT ABOUT OTHER LARGE TRIALS? In the amount of time it has taken so far in Denver, federal jurors in Boston convicted marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. That case was accelerated by Tsarnaev's admission that he participated in the April 2013 bombings and that his brother, Tamerlan, was the mastermind. The Texas trial for the killer of a former Navy SEAL depicted in the movie 'American Sniper' was complicated by publicity about the film. But jury selection moved quickly because it didn't involve concerns about the large number of people affected by the crime. WHAT'S NEXT? The chosen jurors will report to court the afternoon of April 27 for opening statements. People enter and leave the Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial on Monday where the jury for the trial of James Holmes were selected. Holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in the July 2012 attack at a movie theater in suburban Denver .

The 12 jurors and 12 alternates were chosen on Tuesday after a selection process that began on January 20 . Experts say the jury selection in Centennial, Coloradp was among the largest and most complicated in U.S. history . Holmes is charged with shooting dead 12 people and wounding 70 others in the July 2012 attack at a movie theater in Aurora . His attorneys don't dispute that he pulled the trigger but say he was in the grips of a psychotic episode when he opened fire . Among the 19 women and 5 men chosen, are a schools employee, a person with depression and a businesswoman who cares for her elderly parents .

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Bobby Brown spoke for the first time about his daughter Bobbi Kristina in Los Angeles on Saturday night and admitted 'I dunno what the hell ​I am going through right now, but I am giving it to God and letting him deal with ​it.' In an emotional outburst during a concert Bobby appeared close to tears as he referenced his daughter's ongoing battle for her life.​ . ​The former husband of Whitney Houston looked tired and grief stricken at times during his performance, his first public appearance since Bobbi Kristina fell into a coma. Bobby Brown spoke for the first time about daughter Bobbi Kristina in Los Angeles on Saturday night and admitted: 'I dunno what the hell ​I am going through right now, but I am giving it to God and letting him deal with ​it' The one-time boy band star shied away from talking in detail about his daughter but instead admitted these were 'rough times.' However, in an odd moment during his 45-minute set, he took time out to promote his kine of BBQ sauces. Bobby performed a set of his old hits for 4,000 fans at the Soul Food Festival ​in downtown Los Angeles ​on Saturday after months staying by his daughter Bobbi Kristina's side. Unresponsive: On January 31, Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub. She's been in a coma ever since . The 46-year-old was given the biggest cheer of the night as he took to the stage to play hits like Don't Be Cruel and ​On Our Own. ​After his drawn-out introduction Bobby, looking tired from performing dance moves, choked up as he said: 'I must ​tell y'all. This feels really, ​really really good. 'I want to thank all of y'all for coming out tonight​ to support me and my family. ​'Rough times are rough times, hard times are hard times I dunno what the hell ​I am going through right now, but I am giving it to God and letting him deal with it.' ​Panting and sounding frustrated: '​There is only one thing I ask of you all tonight and that is enjoy yourselves.' Smiling he added: 'Don't be cruel, come on,' referring to one of his biggest hits​ the 80s. ​After a few other tunes, Bobby needed a break from the stage to rest while his boyband performed a number. Bobby needed a towel to wipe his face and often looked out of breath as he relived dance moves from his glory days. Later he was a little less emotional as fans cheered his performances of hits like Roni and Rock Witcha. Broke his silence: The former boy bander's appearance was booked before Bobbi Kristina fell into a coma. It was also Brown's first time discussing the matter in public . Had a booth: Brown told the LA crowd, 'Listen I have been doing a lot of things and been working on a lot of projects from Real Husbands Of Hollywood to my own stuff to my new album to my new Edition to Heads Of States and I have been working on my food line; actually you all can get some food right there, in my booth' Looking toward his stand where his Bobby Brown BBQ cooking tent was set up at the festival, he told the crowd: 'Listen I have been doing a lot of things and been working on a lot of projects from Real Husbands Of Hollywood to my own stuff, to my new album, to my new Edition to Heads Of States, and I have been working on my food line. Actually you all can get some food right there, in my booth. ​'​I will over there in a little bit​ later, if you want to buy some barb​e​cue sauce, seasonings, chicken and a couple of sausages. I don'​t know what my wife is cooking ​- whatever it, is is good. You have got to get the season​ing​, because the seasoning is off the chain, I must let you know.' ​Bobby then asked a bandmate to talk about another brand, but fired back: 'Mine is much better, low in sodium content​, low in salt for us folk if, you understand what I ​am saying. ​'So I made this for us.' Wiping away sweat from his face, he added: 'I ain't done with it yet. I got marinades and all kind of s*** coming out.' He then corrected himself: 'Excuse my French baby girl. I didn't mean to curse in front of you. And ladies too.' He then introduced his new ​R&B​ boy band band 'who can saanng.' 'You just listen and tell me if you like it.' Back to work: Brown's pregnant wife Alicia Etheredge was also at the food festival, selling Bobby Brown's BBQ sauce . Timing: The singer and barbecue entrepreneur was committed to the event before his daughter was hospitalized. He's also slated for a tour of Australia . ​Bobby's appearance marks his first time away from Bobbi in months. He had been scheduled to make the appearance before his daughter's accident. Bobbi remains hospitalized and in a coma after being found unconscious and face-down in a bathtub on January 31. The Soul Food Festival is among a string of appearances Bobby is contractually obligated to fulfill/ The singer is also scheduled to leave daughter Bobbi to tour in Australia. Even though he doesn't want to go, the promoters are holding the distraught father to his contractual obligation, TMZ reports. Bobbi Kristina remains on life support in a long-term care center in Atlanta, Georgia, after being treated at the city's Emory University Hospital where the ex-husband of Whitney Houston visits her regularly. Reportedly Bobby has the final say as to whether the young woman's support system is turned off. ​At the Festival 90s rap act Salt'N'Pepa had the crowd on their feet with their performance of Push It.

Broke down during Los Angeles concert as he talked about his daughter Bobbi Kristin, who has been in a coma since January 31 . In the middle of his set in front of 4,000 people, he offered a pitch for his line of BBQ sauces .

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Toby Huntington-Whiteley has already made waves in the modelling industry due to his towering height - he falls just under 6' 4" - and chiselled looks. And his latest stint in the summer ad for men's clothing brand, Jacamo, certainly doesn't disappoint. The 25-year-old personal trainer is joined by professional cricketer, Freddie Flintoff, 37, as they model the latest collection of clothing for the brand's summer campaign, filmed in Palma, Majorca. Scroll down for video . Toby Huntington-Whiteley, 25, stars in the new summer advert for men's clothing brand Jacamo . The 25-year-old shows off his supermodel pout as he wears a tailored suit in the streets of Palma . One shot sees Toby showing off his model pout as he lounges by a rooftop swimming pool, modelling a pair of tropical-print swim shorts. Another campaign shot sees the dapper 25-year-old taking to the back streets of Palma wearing an ink-blue tailored suit, colourful pocket square, white t-shirt and sunglasses. Sporting legend Freddie, the face of Jacamo for the last four years, wears his own Flintoff by Jacamo summer collection. English professional cricketer Freddie Flintoff, 37, has been the face of Jacamo for four years . The TV ad sees the professional cricketer having an energetic game on a basketball court, before hitting the beach in a jeep. As the official face of Jacamo, Freddie said: 'Majorca is a brilliant island and we had a great time filming there. 'After four years of working with Jacamo I think that both the adverts and products continue to surprise people, in a good way. He added: 'This particular collection shows how much variety men can have in their summer wardrobe.' The advert sees Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's brother, enjoying the Mediterranean heat in a rooftop swimming pool . The face of Jacamo, Freddie Flintoff, stars in the advert and is seen enjoying a game of basketball . This summer campaign marks Toby Huntington-Whiteley's second TV gig for the menswear retailer. Jacamo caters to an extensive range of sizes from big-name brands, from small to 5XL, and the advert highlights that the company's clothing is well-suited to men who are 'extra tall' and 'extra broad'. Both Whiteley and Flintoff measure up at just under 6' 4'', which make them ideal poster boys for the brand. Jacamo caters to men who are 'extra broad' (Toby is pictured left) and 'extra tall' (Freddie is pictured right)

Toby Huntington-Whiteley, 25, and cricketer Flintoff, 37, model in campaign . Men's clothing brand Jacamo caters to larger and taller men . Sportsman Flintoff has been face of brand for 4 years . This is second TV ad job for Dorset boy Toby .

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Comments sections and social networks across the web are littered with antisocial users who repeatedly abuse and provoke people to get a reaction. These so-called 'trolls' have even been known to cause mental distress to their victims. But now a team of researchers has studied millions of such online posts to identify common traits among these users. And it has built an algorithm that can recognise a potential troll with an accuracy of 80 per cent by scanning their comments. Experts studied 40 million posts by 1.7 millions users on news site CNN.com, political news site Breitbart.com and gaming site IGN.com.  The researchers then divided users into those most likely to be banned, called Future-Banned Users (FBUs), and other users dubbed Never-Banned Users (NBUs) The research was carried out by PhD students from Stanford and Cornell University, led by Justin Chang, in a paper called Antisocial Behavior in Online Discussion Communities. The team examined three large online forums including general news site CNN.com, Breitbart.com, a political news site, and computer gaming site IGN.com. Within these communities members that repeatedly violate community guidelines can be banned, either temporarily or permanently. Over an 18-month period, the team studied the content and deletion rates of 40 million posts and 100 million votes posted by 1.7 million users across these sites. From this data they were able to divide users into two groups. Posts made by antisocial web users, or trolls, are less readable in terms of language and coherency. Trolls are more likely to veer off-topic and have fewer similarities in terms of language and content compared to posts by other users. Trolls are also less likely to use positive words than other users, they swear more, and use less tentative or conciliatory language such as 'could', 'perhaps', or 'consider'. In terms of activity, the study found that trolls make more comments each day, and post more times on each thread. They purposefully try to create discussions, or actively respond to an on-going discussion. Trolls were also more likely to have had posts deleted than other users and over the 18 month study period, the number of deleted posts by FBUs increased. People who, over the course of the study, were subsequently banned from the sites, or were likely to be, were classified as Future-Banned Users (FBUs). Users who weren't banned during the study, and didn't exhibit signs that suggested they would be in the future, were known as Never-Banned Users (NBUs). Once these users were split up the researchers looked at four features to identify common traits among the FBUs and NBUs. The first was called 'Post features' and included studying the content of a post. 'Activity features' included how often a user posted in the forum, while 'Community features' looked at votes on individual posts that suggest a person or opinion's popularity. Lastly, 'Moderator features' looked at how many posts had been moderated or deleted. The findings suggest that posts written by FBUs are 'less readable', tend to veer off-topic and have fewer similarities in terms of language and content compared to posts by NBUs. The researchers compared the average text similarity of a user's post with the previous three posts in the same thread. 'We find that the average text similarity of posts written by FBUs is significantly lower than that of NBUs, suggesting that FBUs make less of an effort to integrate or stay on-topic,' said researchers. The team also found that while there was no consistent trend with respect to the use of words containing negative emotion among posts made by FBUs, they are less likely to use positive words. Posts made by antisocial web users, or trolls, are less readable (centre) in terms of language and coherency and are more likely to veer off-topic and have fewer similarities than posts by other users (left). Trolls are also less likely to use positive words (right) than other users, and they swear more in posts . In terms of activity, the study found that trolls make more comments each day and post more times on each thread. They purposefully try to create discussions, or actively respond to an on-going discussion . FBUs are also more likely to swear and use less tentative or conciliatory language such as 'could', 'perhaps', or 'consider'. In terms of activity, the research also found that FBUs purposefully try to create discussions, or actively respond to an on-going discussion. As a result they spend more time in individual threads than NBUs. Previous research found that post frequency was a signal of low quality discussions. On Breitbart and IGN, trolls were more likely to reply to others' posts, but on CNN, they were more likely to start new discussions. Still, across all communities, FBUs appear to be 'effective at luring other users into potentially fruitless discussions', which is a sign of troll-like behaviour, said the study. Trolls were also more likely to have had posts deleted than other users and over the 18-month study period, the number of deleted posts by FBUs increased. These traits are unlikely to help recognise a troll in their own right, but when combined, the researchers found they could be used to identify a troll with 80% accuracy . FBUs contribute significantly more posts per thread they participate in, according to the results. Trolls were also more likely to have had more posts deleted than NBUs, and over 18 months, the number of deleted posts by FBUs increased. These individual identifiers and traits are unlikely to help recognise a troll or antisocial behaviours in their own right. However, when combined the researchers found they could identify a troll with an accuracy of 80 per cent. 'Understanding how antisocial users may steer individual discussions can help us better quantify their influence on other users,' concluded the researchers. 'Our initial explorations suggest that FBUs cause discussions to veer off-topic: replies to FBUs were significantly less similar to preceding posts in a thread than replies to NBUs. 'One could also investigate the effects of having multiple antisocial users participate in a discussion.' But they recognised the algorithm's accuracy rate meant that one in five antisocial users are undetected and further works needs to be done to boost this rate and work out effective ways of dealing with the trolls. The findings are published in arXiv.

Researchers studied 40 million posts made by 1.7 million web users . From this they divided people into two groups - Future-Banned Users (FBUs) and Never-Banned Users (NBUs) They built an algorithm that scans posts for signs of antisocial behaviour . Study shows this algorithm can identify potential trolls in 80% of cases .

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Matthew Hall, 25, climbed onto the balconies in of his victims in Manchester's fashionable Northern Quarter district and hid . A fantasist prowler who harassed young women, traumatising them after scaling the walls of trendy apartment blocks where they lived, has been banned from the area nearby for five years. Matthew Hall, 25, climbed onto the balconies in  of his victims in Manchester's fashionable Northern Quarter district and hid, asking when confronted 'am I scaring you?' and 'you're dead sexy - can I come in?' In one case he walked into his victim's bedroom as she slept in the early hours, making off when she switched the light on and saw him. Hall now risks arrest if he enters the area, where each of his terrified victims lived, at any time in the next five years. Jailing him for two years after he admitted two attempted burglaries and one burglary, Judge Martin Rudland said he had 'deliberately targeted vulnerable women' scaling the walls of buildings 'like a cat burglar of old' in a series of 'highly suspicious offences'. Hall stole nothing from the victims. Making the order prohibiting Hall from 'the area known as the Northern Quarter', bordered by Shudehill, Church Street, Dale Street and Newton Street, Judge Martin Rudland said 'we need to protect the occupants of flats.' In the first offence, on June 16, a teenager, who has been left traumatised by her ordeal, spotted Hall hiding behind a clothes maiden on a balcony of a first floor flat at Silver Jubilee Walk, off Oak Street. When she asked him what he was doing, he sat up and 'appeared scared', telling her: 'Don't phone the police, you don't need to be scared of me. I'm just hiding.' He then lied that police were chasing him, the court heard. The victim led him to the front door but a short time later, having returned to her bedroom, saw him again on the balcony. Hall, of Farnborough Road, Miles Platting, has 45 offences on record for dishonesty, violence and breaches . She angrily approached him and he burst into tears, giving her a false name, before climbing down from the balcony. On June 28 a young woman at Vantage Quay, Brewer Street was watching TV at 3am when Hall climbed onto her ground floor balcony. In a ten minute ordeal he twice engaged her in conversation by banging on the window and claiming to have been chased. He told her a false name and repeatedly asked her, 'am I scaring you?', quizzed her about whether she lived alone, and told her she was 'dead sexy', before asking if he could come in. Balconies of the kind Hall scaled in Manchester's Northern Quarter district when terrorising his victims . He has been banned from the fashionable Northern Quarter district (pictured) for the safety of its residents . Police attended after she called officers from behind a locked door, but twenty minutes after they left she spotted him on another balcony. On July 2, Hall returned to Silver Jubilee Walk and walked into another young woman's home via the balcony. She was woken in the early hours after he walked into her bedroom before fleeing. Hall, of Farnborough Road, Miles Platting, has 45 offences on his record for dishonesty, violence and breaches.

Matthew Hall, 25, from Manchester got off on terrorising female victims . He targeted single women in their homes in an upscale Manchester area . Jailed two years after pleading guilty to burglary and attempted burglary . Hall, repeat offender, climbed balconies and hid himself in their bedrooms .

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A hero pilot pulled his plane out of a terrifying North Sea nosedive with just seven seconds to spare. The plane began to plunge after it was struck by lightning, but autopilot ignored the pilot’s commands to climb and tried to crash the plane into the sea. The airliner pitched down, falling at 9,500ft a minute, and fell to just 1,100ft above the ocean before its commander wrestled back control just moments before it was about to crash into the icy water. The Loganair flight was just seconds from crashing into the north sea before its commander saved the day . The 42-year-old pilot put out a Mayday emergency signal before regaining control and saving his 30 passengers and three crew just moments before the plane plunged into the sea. The island-hopping Loganair flight from Aberdeen to Shetland was put off its approach by thunderstorms, snow, hail and 70mph winds on the evening of December 15. A ball of lightning then appeared outside the cockpit and a lightning bolt struck the Saab 2000 plane’s nose, and then travelled the full length of the aircraft before leaving its tail. The aircraft landed safely in Aberdeen with only minor damage and no injuries. An AAIB probe discovered that the autopilot on the Loganair Saab 2000 G-LGNO had remained engaged and the pilot’s actions were countered by the system, causing the dive. No technical problems were found with the aircraft, which is now back in service, and pilot training is now included simulations of the incident according to the AAIB report.

Loganair Aberdeen to Shetland flight struck by lightning on approach . Plunged to just 1,100ft above the ocean before pilot regained control . Probe found autopilot ignored pilot’s commands to climb and tried to crash .

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Manchester United's Radamel Falcao believes Manchester City counterpart Sergio Aguero is his side's biggest threat. The Colombian striker was speaking at the #HeadtoHead for Puma's 'evoSPEED 1.3' alongside the Argentine when he spoke highly of this weekend's Manchester derby. Falcao said: 'They are a very talented team, with a danger all over the pitch, but Sergio Aguero has been a really dangerous player for Manchester United in the past matches. Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao believes Sergio Aguero is his side's biggest threat on Sunday . Argentina international Aguero has scored six times against United since he joined City in 2011 . 'He scored many goals, and always needs to be watched carefully. If there is one player more than others to watch out for, I'd say it is Aguero.' Falcao did not feature at the Etihad earlier this season but is fully aware of what the derby means in the city. 'It really means a lot to our fans and theirs, so of course I'd be thrilled to play in this match on Sunday. The atmosphere will be phenomenal,' he said. 'In Manchester the derby means a lot. Unfortunately I didn't play in the derby earlier this season, but you could sense the atmosphere in the city for more than a week before the match itself, it was all people were talking about.' Falcao and Aguero came face-to-face at a Puma event on Thursday . Falcao (right) says he is happy at United despite playing a bit-part role for much of the season . Falcao says he is happy at United despite having to settle for bit-part role under Louis van Gaal. 'Every football player wants to play, that's very normal, but I respect the manager and the decisions he makes,' he said. 'I keep working hard in training, learning every day how to play in different systems, in different styles of football. 'Manchester United is a great club, I am very happy to be here and because of this I am happy to be patient.'

Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford on Sunday . Sergio Aguero has scored six goals against Man Utd since joining City . Radamel Falcao says the Argentine is the main threat for Man United . Falcao is hoping to make his first appearance in a Manchester derby . Colombian says he is happy at Man Utd despite bit-part role this season .

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England captain Alastair Cook completed a much-needed century on the second morning of England's opening tour match in the West Indies. Cook resumed on 95 and reached three figures with minimal fuss before retiring out. England captain Alastair Cook completed a century on the second morning of England's opening tour match . A controlled thick edge from the first ball of the day brought him an 11th boundary of the innings and in the following over he punched the ball for two off the back foot. He offered a gentle wave of the bat and a handshake to partner Gary Ballance and walked off on 101 from 200 deliveries. That allowed Ian Bell to arrive at the crease, with batting time more important to the tourists than attempting to force a result in this two-day fixture. Ian Bell plays to the offside during day two of the St Kitts and Nevis Invitational XI versus England tour match .

Alastair Cook completed his century on the second morning of action . England captain resumed on 95 and reached three figures before retiring . That allowed Ian Bell to arrive at the crease as tourists continued to bat .

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A giant hammerhead shark swims in the shallows off Destin, Florida, chasing after its next meal while two oblivious swimmers bask in the crystal clear water just feet away. 'Get out the water!' cries a man with a group of friends on a penthouse balcony overlooking the beach, and for a long time to no avail, until they finally spot the danger as the shark's chase leads it too close to them for comfort. While the likelihood that serious injury would have been very unlikely should the shark have turned its attentions to them, the swimmers weren't willing to stick around to confirm it. Two swimmers stand oblivious to a hammerhead shark as it hunts a fish in the shallows off Florida . The swimmers were shouted at to get out of the water by a group of men standing on a penthouse balcony . Hammerheads are largely harmless to humans, but the swimmers were willing to stick around to prove it . 'Yeah, now run,' said one of the group of men watching and filming the shark as it displayed the full range of its agility in pursuit of the fish, perhaps a small stingray, one of the species' favourite foods. 'I think they finally figured it out,' said another of the residents at the Silver Beach Towers. 'That is a massive shark, and it came all the way up to knee level.' Destin is a resort town in Okaloosa County, Florida, on the peninsula that separates the Gulf of Mexico from Choctawhatchee Bay. While their hearts may have been racing once they were safely on the beach, the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File lists 17 unprovoked attacks on humans by hammerheads, with none of them fatal. 'Yeah, now run,' said one of the group of men watching as the hammerhead ramped up its chase of the fish . The swimmers are surely relieved once on shore, although serious injury was highly unlikely . Only three of the 11 known species of hammerhead are believed to be hostile to humans, the scalloped, great, and smooth hammerheads. It's a different story with great white, tiger or bull sharks, which are considered the "Big Three" when it comes to shark attacks claiming the majority of fatalities for swimmers and surfers.

A video captured a hammerhead shark in the shallows off Destin, Florida . Two swimmers had no idea the giant shark was hunting so close to them . Men on a balcony yell to warn them of the proximity of the shark .

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Would you like a side of pot with your main course? Food pairing menus are all the rage these days, with beers, wines and even coffees all getting the matching makeover from experts. But one US restaurant has taken things a step further by matching their mains to marijuana. Bright spark: The Amsterdam Falafel Shop in Washington DC, US, is the first restaurant in the country with a menu that matches cannabis to food . Canny move: The restaurant's menu pairs five falafels to five strains of marijuana . Amsterdam Falafel Shop in Washington DC, US, has launched its pot-pairing menu which matches five falafels to different strains of weed. This is strictly a take-away operation though, as those who like to indulge won't be able to smoke on the premises. Owners Arianne and Scott Bennett devised the rather sophisticated falafel toppings best eaten when smoking different strains of marijuana. For those who like to imbibe in some OG Kush, the restaurant recommends a falafel sandwich of baba ganoush, beetroot, pickled turnips, coleslaw, garlic parsley and tahini. If it's an Afghani strain that's got you excited, then opt for sliced cucumber, onion and dill salad, fried aubergines, and thinly layered garlic cream. According to the menu, this is the best combo for that particular strain as the 'pot/sandwich pairing has been known to induce intense relaxation.' The falafel topping counter at the restaurant includes julienne vegetables, salads and various dips . If you're looking for more of an energetic experience, the menu advises to pair a baba ganoush and chickpea, pickle, tomato, cucumber, tahini and red pepper sauce salad with a Cactus joint. 'This pairing has been known to induce an uplifting, energizing and euphoric effect,' the menu states. Sparking up Lemon Haze? Go for a hummus, yoghurt sauce, garlic parsley, crunchy onion, pickled cauliflower and Turkish salad combo; a pairing which will give you 'energy and creativity.' It's pairing different weed with different types of food,' Mr Bennett said to Fox News . 'You're tasting different things. I mean, different weed taste differently.' A law was passed in February this year which made it legal for Washington DC residents over the age of 21 to possess, grow and smoke recreational marijuana. There is a limit to the quantity users can possess and usage in public as well as sales within the DC limits is prohibited.

Amsterdam Falafel Shop, Washington DC, US, launched . Five falafels are paired with different strains of marijuana . Combos include creamy falafel to be eaten after smoking calming strain .

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When a rubber dinghy carrying around 100 African refugees across the Mediterranean began to sink, a Nigerian Christian prayed for his life in an innocent act that would end in the deaths of 12 fellow migrants. One of the Muslims on board the rickety craft ordered him to stop, saying: 'Here, we only pray to Allah.' When he refused, a violent fight ensued and 12 Christians drowned when they were thrown overboard by the Muslim refugees. The tragic news comes amid reports that an unprecedented 10,000 refugees fleeing war and persecution in Africa have been rescued by Italian ships in the past week. Scroll down for videos . Desperate: Nigerian Muslims on a dinghy carrying around 100 African refugees across the Mediterranean became angry when one Christian passenger began praying for his life (refugees in Sicily pictured) Furious: When he refused to stop, the Muslim migrants threw 12 Christians off the rickety boat (refugees in Sicily pictured) Rescue: Meanwhile another boat transporting migrants arrives at a port in Messina after finding them adrift in the Mediterranean . Refugees: These migrants are among the 10,000 refugees fleeing war and persecution in Africa who have been rescued by Italian ships in the past week . But over 900 making the perilous journey have either died or gone missing since the start of the year and 400 migrants died in two shipwrecks last week. Those who witnessed the African Christians being murdered on the crammed dinghy told investigators how Nigerian Muslims became angry at Christian who started praying. 'They told him that they would throw him overboard if he didn't stop praying to God,' he said, according to La Republica. The witness added: 'They started shouting, two pushed the lad and he fell in the sea and drowned.' The Muslims 'went mad' and began screaming "Allah is great" before they attacked migrants who tried to defend the boy, according to The Times. When 12 migrants were mercilessly thrown overboard, the other Christians formed a human chain and protected themselves against the attackers by clinging to the dinghy. A rescue ship arrived one hour later, according to a Ghanaian witness called Yeboah. Italian police arrested 15 people suspected of the killing including Ousmane Camar from the Ivory Coast. Exodus: The UN said that 23,500 migrants had sailed to Italy (pictured) this year in addition to 12,000 who had sailed to Greece . Killer: Italian police arrested 15 people suspected of killing the Christian refugees, including Ousmane Camar from the Ivory Coast (refugees in Sicily pictured) Injured: A six-month old baby with severe burns on her face was among traumatised survivors of another sea rescue near Italy's Lampedusa Island on Friday (refugees in Sicily pictured) The 21-year-old was identified by the wound on his big toe which he received when a migrant he threw overboard bit him. The boat's passengers reportedly looked distressed when it finally arrived in the port of Palermo in southern-Italy on Wednesday. A six-month old baby with severe burns on her face was among traumatised survivors of another sea rescue near Italy's Lampedusa Island on Friday. The infant was one of 70 refugees on board the half-inflated rubber dinghy that was rescued by the Italian coastguard after two days adrift on the Mediterranean Sea. Many of the migrants on board suffered horrific burns from a gas explosion before departing from Libya, but were forced on the smugglers' boat without treatment. The UN Refugee Agency said the explosion occurred at a holding centre run by smugglers who demand thousands of pounds for a place on the dangerous boats. Shocking: A six-month old baby with severe burns on her face was among traumatised survivors of another sea rescue near Italy's Lampedusa Island on Friday (file photo) Several people died in the tragic accident and many more were injured, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' spokesperson. Barbara Molinario said: 'The traffickers would not allow them to leave and reach the hospital so they did not get treatment for a few days. And then they were put on a boat.' Another UN spokesperson Carlotta Sami said: 'They were held in Libya for two to three days without being given medical care then forced onto a dinghy which began to sink immediately . She claimed to 'have never before seen cruelty like this' as the migrants' burns were exposed to blistering heat and salt water for two days at sea. The UN said that 23,500 migrants had sailed to Italy this year in addition to 12,000 who had sailed to Greece.

Nigerian Muslims threw 12 Christians overboard when he refused to stop . Surviving refugees on dinghy looked distressed when they arrived in Italy . Italian ships have rescued 10,000 refugees fleeing war in Africa this week . Among them was boat of Libyans who were suffering from severe burns .

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A New Jersey high school teacher who was indicted last month on charges that she had sex with one student and engaged in improper relationships with two others is now trying to avoid prison time by entering a diversion program. Nicole McDonough, 32, of Mount Olive, was arrested in December on suspicion of having sex with an 18-year-old student while employed as a teacher at Mendham High School. A subsequent investigation revealed that the married educator also allegedly engaged in improper 'communication' and 'fraternization' with two other 18-year-old male students. Looking for redemption: High school English teacher Nicole McDonough - seen here at her first court appearance in January - has applied for a Pre-Trial Intervention program in hopes of having the charges against her dropped . On Monday, McDonough applied for Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, which provides first-time, non-violent offenders with alternatives to traditional prosecution. The program requires a probationary period of one to three years and comes with a list of conditions that must be met. If McDonough is allowed to enter the PTI, she may have to undergo random urine testing, pay restitution, and submit to psychological, drug and alcohol evaluations. If she meets all the conditions and successfully completes the diversion program, all charges against McDonough would be dropped and her criminal record would be expunged, reported NJ.com. If she flunks out of the program, her case will be returned to the court docket. Denise Arsenault, with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, argued that the disgraced teacher would likely be ineligible for the program because of the trio of charges against her. It will be up to a judge to decide on McDonough's application upon hearing arguments from prosecutors and the defendant's attorney. Strings attached: If McDonough, pictured in court in January, is allowed to enter the PTI, she may have to undergo random urine testing, pay restitution, and submit to psychological, drug and alcohol evaluations . Charged: Nicole McDonough (above) was arrested in December after reportedly having sex with an 18-year-old student. An investigation found she had 'improper relations' with two others, police say . According to The Daily Record, the alleged sexual relationship between the married mother of two and an 18-year-old boy occurred in April, May, and June of 2013. The relationships with the other two students then allegedly occurred in April, May, and June of 2014. Additionally, NJ.com have reported that McDonough does not face any sex charges because all three alleged victims were 18. The prosecution made it clear they believe she was only sexual with one of the boys. The indictment outlined that McDonough committed second-degree official misconduct because she 'did commit acts relating to her office, but constitutionally unauthorized exercises of her official functions'. McDonough did so 'with the purpose to obtain a benefit for herself, specifically emotional, mental and/or physical sexual gratification', the indictment said. Timothy Smith, McDonough's attorney, said Friday he would seek to have the indictment dismissed and called it a 'rogue prosecution' that incorrectly applies official misconduct laws. The 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges against her in January. Last month, she was suspended from her teaching job without pay. Official misconduct is punishable upon conviction by up to 10 years in prison with a minimum of five years to be served before parole consideration. Scene: McDonough, a married mother of two, worked as an English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School in Morristown, New Jersey . According to NJ.com, McDonough 'teaches honors and International Baccalaureate-level English courses at the high school' and 'holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the College of St. Elizabeth.' Describing herself on the school's website she writes; 'Although teaching is one of my many passions, I am also a mom, a personal trainer, and a cross-fitter. I am a mother of two amazing girls. We also have a puggle named Tegan.' She closes by saying; 'The classroom is one of my many loves and I am excited to return to start a full year of school!'

Nicole McDonough, of Mount Olive, New Jersey, was indicted on three counts of official misconduct in March . The 32-year-old married mother of two and English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School was arrested December 30 . Allegedly had improper relations with two 18-year-old male students and a 'physical sexual relationship' with a third . McDonough pleaded not guilty at her first court appearance in January . She is now applying for Pre-Trail Intervention program in hopes of having her criminal record expunged .

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George Osborne has revealed he is secretly addicted to hit BBC series Poldark – and confessed to a crush on its female lead character Demelza. The Chancellor claimed the 'one hour' a week he had allowed himself off each week during the election campaign was to watch the programme, starring Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson. He vowed to maintain tax relief on big TV productions which have encouraged the makers of Poldark and other series to choose the UK. Scroll down for video . Mr Osborne admitted that he was secretly addicted to hit BBC series Poldark, starring Aidan Turner . The Chancellor said the television show was a 'fantastic advert for Britain' and particularly Cornwall . 'I haven't seen the original series from the 70s, so it's all new. It's a fantastic advert for Britain and British talent – and also for Cornwall,' the Chancellor told the Daily Mail. 'I am sure many visitors will flock to Cornwall from around the world when they see these wonderful scenes of Poldark riding along the cliffs. 'It has been the one hour off during the whole of this campaign. I keep my 9pm on a Sunday clear for that. It's fantastic. It's the very best of British television.' Asked whether he was was on 'team Demelza' or 'team Elizabeth', the Chancellor confessed: 'I'm bit of a Demelza fan, it has to be said.' Mr Osborne confessed to a crush on its female lead character Demelza, played by Eleanor Tomlinson . Mr Osborne said he was 'delighted' that the series had been shot in Britain. 'Frankly, under the tax regime I inherited a production like this would have gone somewhere else in Europe, like Ireland or on the Continent,' he said. 'I said I wanted the best TV done in this country. It's about creating jobs. I think this series is going to run and run.' It is understood that tax credits introduced by the Treasury to encourage programme-makers to choose the UK has been worth more than £2 million to Mammoth Screen, the production company behind Poldark. Sources close to the company say that without the incentive, it would have been filmed in Ireland. Instead, it is going back to Cornwall for a second series. Poldark has attracted as many as seven million viewers, helping BBC1 to its highest ratings share for the first quarter of the year in a decade.

Chancellor said show was a 'fantastic advert for Britain and British talent' He confessed to having a crush on its female lead character Demelza . Vowed to maintain tax relief on big TV productions which have encouraged the makers of Poldark and other series to choose the UK .

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It is the biggest culinary question which divides the Westcountry: when eating a scone, do you add jam or cream first? Today David Cameron waded into the long-running dispute, and quickly got into a muddle about the Devon and Cornish way of eating a cream tea. The Prime Minister made the gaffe on a campaign visit to Devon, before risking the wrath of purists by claiming 'it all tastes the same'. Scroll down for video . David Cameron, on a visit to Devon this morning, made the blunder of confusing the two methods for eating a cream tea . How do you eat your scone? How do you eat your scone? Now share your opinion . The Tory leader has spent the day campaigning in Devon, where he must win several seats if he is to stand any chance of winning a majority. But his hopes of courting support in the county were given a knock with his food faux pas as he chatted with staff and customers of Tea by the Taw on The Strand in Barnstaple, the North Devon Gazette reported. All good politicians know how to make small talk with voters, but the jam and cream debate is no trifling matter. In an attempt to woo the locals, Mr Cameron ventured: 'When you are in Devon you do the jam and the cream in a different order to Cornwall, is that right?' Sensing a gaffe was imminent, he went on: 'I'm going to get this wrong, aren't I?' His prediction was correct, as he added: 'In Devon it's... jam first and cream on top?' His comments were greeted with silence and stony faces, as the staff realised someone was going to have to put the Prime Minister right. 'Wrong way round. I knew I'd get it wrong,' Mr Cameron said. 'It all tastes the same, doesn't it?'. Wrangles over whether it should be jam first or cream, and whipped cream or clotted, have been running for generations, with references to the sweet treat dating back to the 11th century. The Devon tradition is to slather the scone with cream first, while the Cornish – who also lay claim to inventing cream teas – prepare their scones the opposite way. Two years ago, an academic devised what was claimed to be the mathematical formula for the perfect cream tea, and it used the Cornish way. Dr Eugenia Cheng, of Sheffield University, concluded that the best weight ratio is 2:1:1, which means an average scone, weighing 70g, requires 35g of jam and 35g of cream . The Tory leader has spent the day campaigning in Devon, where he must win several seats if he is to stand any chance of winning a majority . Academic Dr Eugenia Cheng, of Sheffield University, devised what was claimed to be the mathematical formula for the perfect cream tea, and it used the Cornish way. Dr Cheng set the ideal thickness of the scone, with all its elements added, at about 2.8cm, allowing a relaxed open width of the mouth when taking a bite. The equation also specifies the thickness of the cream and jam layers. Dr Cheng's formula is a victory for Cornwall, with jam spread first due to avoid it running off the edge. Another rule in the scientific method is to use clotted rather than whipped cream. This is due to the excessive volume of whipped cream needed to satisfy the weight ratio. The thickness of the layer should not exceed that of the scone.

Prime Minister makes culinary blunder as he tries to woo Devon voters . Chatting in a Barnstaple cafe, he tried to guess jam or cream first . Cornish use jam with cream on top, but people in Devon do it in reverse .

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Rescuers were forced to abandon their efforts to save 149 dolphins that were stranded on a beach in Japan after working tirelessly all day to help the creatures. As darkness fell on the beach in Hokota, around 60 miles northeast of Tokyo, coastguards and officials called off the rescue operation after only managing to save three of the 149 melon-headed dolphins that had beached. The rest of the animals had either died or were dying, they said. Scroll down for video . Rescuers managed to save three dolphins, but the remaining of the beached pod are 'dead or dying' A volunteer pours water on a dolphin to stop its skin drying out. Others were being carried back to the ocean . Workers use a crane to remove one of the 146 melon-headed whales that died when beached in Hokota . 'It was becoming dark and too dangerous to continue the rescue work at this beach, where we could not bring heavy equipment,' a Hokota city official said. 'Many people volunteered to rescue them but the dolphins became very, very weak.' 'Only three of them have been successfully returned to the sea, as far as we can confirm,' he added. Volunteers from local communities had joined forces with coastguards to try and save the dolphins, pouring water on them to stop their skins drying out. They also used slings to carry some back into the water, after they were seen early on Friday morning on the beach writhing in pain. But despite desperate efforts to help the melon-headed whales, some  were being pushed back onto the beach by the tide soon after being released. The creatures are usually found deep in the sea but have mysteriously beached about 60 miles northeast of Tokyo. Volunteers and residents living nearby used slings to carry the dolphins - but some were carried back to shore . Young children look at melon-headed whales beached on the shore of Hokota city, northeast of Tokyo. Scientists say they are not sure how the dolphins ended up on the beach but believe they might have got lost . The location of Hokota where the dolphins beached. It is now thought 150 creatures are on the beach in Japan . Television footage showed several animals had been badly cut, and many had deep gashes on their skin. Speaking earlier today a coastguard official said they are aware a number of the sea creatures have died. 'We see one or two whales washing ashore a year, but this may be the first time we have found over 100 of them on a beach,. he added. A Hokota city official said they had counted 149 dolphins, revising an earlier figure of 130. Three had been successfully returned to the sea by the late afternoon, he added. Coastguards covered the dolphins in blankets and put them on a boat so they could be put back in the sea . The Japanese Coast Guard worked nonestop to save the melon-headed whales, part of the dolpin family . The creatures usually live in the deep ocean, but for an unexplained reason had become beached on the shore . Dozens of volunteers and local residents turned out to help coastguards with the dolphin rescue operation . The pod of dolphins was stretched out along a roughly six mile-long stretch of beach in Hokota, Ibaraki, where they were found by locals early on Friday morning. While the reason for the beaching was unclear, Tadasu Yamadao, a researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science, said the dolphins might have got lost. He explained: 'Sonar waves the dolphins emit might have been absorbed in the shoals, which could cause them to lose their sense of direction.' Melon-headed whales, also known as electra dolphins, are relatively common in Japanese waters and can grow to be two-to-three meters (six-to-nine feet) long. Dolphins emit sonar waves, but researches say if these are absorbed they can lose their sense of direction . The rescue operation is in stark contract with Japan's stereotypical attitude towards whales, which are hunted . In 2011, about 50 melon-headed whales beached themselves in a similar area. The dolphin rescue that took place on Friday was a stark contract to the Japan's reputation towards its sealife, as the country continues to hunt minke and pilot whales despite international criticism. It has never made any secret of the fact that meat from the animals is consumed. Japan also defies international opinion with the annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in a bay near the southern whaling town of Taiji. The killing was brought to worldwide attention with the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Cove'.

Pod of melon-headed whales beached in Hokota, 60 miles from Tokyo . Rescuers worked tirelessly to save creatures, but only three survived . 146 helpless dolphins were 'dead or dying' as rescue operation called off . Scientists believe creatures ended up on shore after being disorientated .

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An overweight mother-of-four has become a successful fitness model at the age of 41 after shrinking five dress sizes. Maria Twomey, 42, of Watford, became a bikini competitor after swapping takeaways and fatty snacks for weight-lifting and intense workouts on the exercise bike. She has now left behind her job in nursing and has joined the ranks of professional fitness models, hitting the gym for three hours a day. Scroll down for video . Maria with Sean before she lost weight (l) and winning second place in the Miami Pro modelling comp (r) She discovered she was able to lift weights and complete high-energy sprints on an exercise bike . She said: 'I've had an incredible "mum makeover". I want other women to realise that you're never too old to completely change your life around - all it takes is some hard work.' Maria, who is married to Sean Twomey, 49, a dental technician, saw her weight increase while she was raising their children Jake, now 20, Conor, 17, Liam, 14, and Kaine, ten. She said: 'After having children, watching my figure was the very last thing on my mind. I put all my energy into dashing around after my kids instead. 'Sean and I fell into the habit of treating ourselves with takeaways. 'It wasn't that we were dramatically over-eating, but we let ourselves fall into a pattern of inactivity, and eventually I began to notice that my outfits were getting tighter and tighter.' By the time she reached her 40th birthday in the autumn of 2013, Maria was tipping the scales at 12st 7lb and was wearing size 14 clothes. She eventually slimmed to her lowest weight of 8st 7lb, and reduced her body fat percentage from 38 per cent to 15 per cent. Maria before with husband Sean and children (l-r) Jake, now 20, Conor, 17, Liam, 14, and Kaine, 10 . Maria, just before her weight loss, found that fitting seatbelts was getting more and more uncomfortable . She said: 'It was still a massive shock for me - it was the heaviest I'd ever been. 'Fitting seatbelts around me was getting more and more uncomfortable. Before too long all I could think about what how overweight I was. 'I'd pop down the gym every so often, but I'd never really exerted myself. I realised that if I was serious about losing weight and getting back in shape, I would need to have someone spurring me on, so I signed up for a series of personal training sessions. At first, even jogging on the spot left me absolutely breathless.' As the weeks wore on, Maria found her fitness increasing and although the weight loss was not immediately obvious, she discovered she was able to lift weights and complete high-energy sprints on an exercise bike. After she discovered personal training her fitness increased, and although the weight loss was not immediate . Eventually her personal trainer, who had willed her on from the start, said he had bigger plans and suggested she take part in a fitness modelling competition . She says her transformation has completely changed her life . She also completely changed her diet in a bid to trim down. Before her weight loss she typically ate a fried egg on toast for breakfast, followed by cheese and mayonnaise sandwiches for lunch, with a large jacket potato with cheese and beans for her evening meal. She would snack on Twix bars, crisps and fizzy drinks throughout the day. Her new diet saw her eat poached eggs for breakfast, lean chicken with sweet potato for lunch, and lean steak with salad for her evening meal. She snacked on portions of nuts throughout the day, and was careful to drink plenty of water. She said: 'In a year I lost four stone. I was so proud of myself. 'I'd set out to feel happy in my own body again, and I'd definitely achieved that. I was content to continue to maintain my slimmer figure, but my personal trainer, who had willed me on from the start, said he had bigger plans and suggested I take part in a fitness modelling competition.' Competitive fitness modelling challenges participants to tone their bodies and perform in exhibitions where they are judged on their physique and stage presence. After being encouraged by her family and friends, Maria took part in her first amateur competition, the Miami Pro in St Albans, in October 2014. The mother-of-four pictured after her weight loss, having fun in the sun with her nephew Alfie . She said: 'I was 41 and stepping on to a stage to pose for the first time in my life in a size six bikini. 'As confidence boosters go, it was hard to beat, and I was amazed when I was announced as the runner-up.' 'Reaching second place qualified me to compete in a professional category. Athletes train for years to reach that level, so I felt incredibly lucky.' Maria is will take part in her second competition on Sunday April 19 at the Miami Pro World Championships in St Albans. She is using the exposure gained from competing to launch a career as a personal trainer. She said: 'My transformation has completely changed my life. I have hopes for a new career, and my relationship with my family has got even better. 'I'm a calmer, more balanced person. I feel like I'm a better mum to my kids because I have more confidence and energy. 'I think it's important for people to realise that you can do absolutely anything if you put your mind to it - I'm proof of that.' Breakfast: Poached eggs . Lunch: Lean chicken with some sweet potato . Dinner: Lean steak with salad . Snacks: Nuts throughout the day, and is careful to drink plenty of water . Breakfast: Fried egg on toast . Lunch: Cheese and mayonnaise sandwiches . Dinner: Jacket potato with cheese and beans . Snacks: Twix bars, crisps and fizzy drinks throughout the day . Maria with her trophy having won second place in the Miami Pro modelling competition in St Albans in 2014 .

Maria Twomey, 42, of Watford, decided hit 40 and decided it was time for a change . Wanted to slim from size 14 and signed up for personal training sessions . Swapped takeaways and fatty snacks for weight-lifting and HIIT workouts . In a year she went from 12st 7lb to her slimmest, 8st 7lb . She's reduced her body fat percentage from 38 per cent to 15 per cent . Now taking part in Miami Pro World Championships fitness model comp .

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Ronny Deila agrees with Gary Teale's claim that St Mirren have one of the best pitches in the Scottish Premiership - but believes that is an indictment rather than a boast. The Hoops boss criticised the playing surface at St Mirren Park following the Hoops' 2-0 Scottish Premiership win on Friday night and said that artificial pitches would be an improvement at most of the grounds his team are asked to visit. Buddies boss Teale hit back, saying: 'It's maybe a bit firm but it's an excellent surface. Tommy, our groundsman, wins 'pitch of the year' year after year and that's a great acknowledgement for him and a great accolade for him.' Ronny Deila agrees with Gary Teale's claim that St Mirren have one of the best pitches in the division . However, ahead of the home game against Partick Thistle on Wednesday night, the Norwegian was not back-tracking on his assessment and went as far as to say his side should be judged accordingly. 'I said the same (as Teale), it is one of the best in the league but that says something about the pitches in the league,' said Deila. 'If that is a good pitch, then I say good luck. That is not a good pitch. Buddies boss Teale hit back at criticism received for the condition of the St Mirren pitch on Friday night . 'I am not saying they do a bad job but the pitches are not like that in England. The ball is not bouncing around all the time. 'This is the Scottish Premiership we are talking about here. 'We get evaluated every game about performance; how good we are playing and entertainment and there are high demands. St Mirren's Jason Naismith battles with Celtic's Stuart Armstrong during the game at St Mirren Park . St Mirren ace John McGinn slides in as he looks to retrieve the ball from Celtic's James Forrest on Friday . 'And if that is a very good pitch then the demands on us can't be so high. 'If you want high performances then you need good pitches.' Celtic are seven points ahead of second-placed Aberdeen having played a game less but Deila believes the title race will 'open up again' if the Hoops fail to get the win. 'The game tomorrow is a very big game for us,' he said. Forrest celebrates as he scores for Celtic against St Mirren at St Mirren Park on Friday night . Celtic player Emilio Izaguirre battles for the ball alongside St Mirren ace Emmanual Sonupe . 'If we win, we put pressure on Aberdeen again and if we lose then it is open again. 'Everything is possible in football. No one can take the points we have from us but we have to win more games before we win the league. 'I have never taken anything for granted in football. If you do that you can eat your words. 'So this game is important and Partick Thistle is one of the best teams at the moment. 'They have had some good results and it is going to be a good test for us. 'We have to be up for the game and have a good performance.' Irish midfielder Jim Goodwin slides in for the ball against Celtic's Nir Bitton at Celtic Park .

Ronny Deila criticised the playing surface at St Mirren Park on Friday . Deila believes most clubs in division would benefit from artificial surfaces . Norwegian boss believes pitches need to be more like those in England . Feels his side should be judged on their performance on poor pitches .

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Josh Warrington admitted he was bored by the end of his fight against Dennis Tubieron as he eased to a lop-sided points win in Leeds. The 24-year-old has been billed as the next Ricky Hatton due to his impressive fan base and close to 10,000 packed into the First Direct Arena on Saturday night. Accompanied to the ring by Vinnie Jones, the featherweight was never in trouble but failed to deliver the stoppage that had looked a formality during the contest. Josh Warrington (right) poses with Vinnie Jones after his victory over Dennis Tubieron . 'A couple of times I thought would get him out of there. I was getting a bit bored by the end,' Warrington said. 'It was good to get 12 rounds. I want to get some experience under my belt.' The home favourite also picked up the vacant WBC International title which should improve his current ranking as he chases a world title shot within the next 12 months. Tubieron fought for the same belt last December when he drew with Carlo Magali and the Filipino's record of 19 wins from 24 fights suggested he would struggle against Warrington who is now unbeaten in 21 contests. The 24-year-old has been billed as the next Ricky Hatton due to his impressive fan base . Warrington admitted he was bored by the end of his fight against Dennis Tubieron (right) Tubieron, a year older than his opponent, had previously boxed at both bantamweight and lightweight before opting to settle for the division in between. And he was certainly the smaller man in the ring as Warrington made a fast start, picking the visitor off with punches to both head and body. Tubieron had previously been stopped twice and was content to fight on the back foot, his face marking up in the second round although the Filipino did attempt to mount a response. He briefly threatened midway through the third session with his first sustained attack but Warrington finished the stronger. Tubieron of the Philippines looks to land a punch during the bout at the First Direct Arena in Leeds . After an even fourth, Tubieron stepped on the accelerator in the fifth before Warrington fought back. Bizarrely, the bell to end the stanza did not ring until four minutes had passed, allowing the home favourite to drive home his advantage. Tubieron looked exhausted as he retreated to his corner but was given a brief break in the sixth round when a beach ball thrown from the crowd interrupted the action. The timekeeper then stopped the action almost 60 seconds early, attempting to rectify his earlier mistake. Judges awarded Warrington a landslide victory by scores of 119-109 twice and and 119-110 . Tubieron looked ready to fold several times during the seventh and eighth rounds before showing remarkable heart to find a response. If there has been a criticism of Warrington's career to date it is that he lacks the power needed at the top level and despite throwing everything at Tubieron, the Filipino was still standing at the start of the penultimate round. And he deservedly heard the final bell as Warrington failed to deliver the stoppage in the last session before the judges awarded him a landslide victory by scores of 119-109 twice and and 119-110. Warrington celebrates with his team after defeating Tubieron during the vacant WBC International Featherweight Championship fight .

Josh Warrington earns points victory against Dennis Tubieron . 24-year-old admitted to being bored during the one-sided fight . Vinnie Jones accompanied the featherweight to the ring .

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Bastia president Pierre-Marie Geronimi has called for French League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez to step down after he did not come down to the pitch to shake the players' hands ahead of Saturday's League Cup final. 'If you want to be president of a League with 41 clubs instead of 42, you must go,' Geronimi told RMC radio on Sunday. 'What happened last night [Saturday] is unacceptable. Sporting [Bastia] demands that he goes.' French League president Frederic Thiriez (right) has been asked to resign by Bastia president Pierre-Marie Geronimi . The Bastia players look dejected after their League Cup final defeat to Paris Saint Germain on Saturday . Thiago Silva (centre) holds the trophy aloft after PSG beat Bastia 4-0 in the Stade de France in Paris . Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and opened the scoring from the spot in the first half . Bastia lost 4-0 to Paris St Germain, who claimed their fifth League Cup trophy with doubles by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani. In 2012, Thiriez did not hand Bastia their Ligue 2 champions' trophy. Edinson Cavani was also among the scoring, and netted a brace for his side in their convincing victory .

French League president Frederic Thiriez did not shake players hands ahead of the League Cup final . Bastia lost 4-0 to PSG thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani . In 2012, Thiriez did not hand Bastia their Ligue 2 champions' trophy . Saturday's win led the Parisian club to lift their fifth League Cup trophy .

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David Rylance has been jailed for stealing more than £50,000 from his dying mother, who was suffering from Alzheimer's . A trusted son has been jailed for stealing more than £50,000 from his dying mother, blowing the cash on gambling, a holiday and cinema tickets. When pensioner Margaret Rylance realised her money appeared to be going missing from her bank account, her concerns were put down to her having Alzheimer's disease. But in reality her son David Rylance, 47, had been slowly siphoning the money away, spending it on luxuries for himself as well as everyday living costs. A £13,000 fee to move his mother, from South Shields, into a care home in January 2013 had to be paid by the council because her bank balance had been diminished by her son's spending. Newcastle Crown Court heard one of Mrs Rylance's accounts held just £1,000 at the time of her death in July 2013. Her son continued to access the cash until the balance was zero. Rylance, also of South Shields, admitted theft and fraud involving £52,000 and was jailed for two years and three months. Judge Penny Moreland told him: 'Your mother had had anxieties in the last years of her life that her money was going missing but, because of her illness, that was not taken seriously. 'This was a gross breach of trust. It is hard to imagine someone more vulnerable than an elderly lady with Alzheimer's, unable to protect herself from you accessing her accounts and taking what you wanted. 'You simply treated her money as your own.' The court heard Rylance was in charge of an appointee account set up at Lloyds Bank, which held his mother's cash after her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2009. Prosecutor Tim Gittins told the court: 'It is clear, very soon after he opened the account, he began to use the monies for his own purposes.' Rylance would transfer large sums of cash from the account into his own, which he used for online gambling, Mr Gittins said. Newcastle Crown Court (pictured) heard one of Mrs Rylance's accounts held just £1,000 at the time of her death in July 2013 . He would also place bets on gambling sites directly from the appointee account. 'The amounts of monies varied from a couple of hundred pounds to £8,000 in one particular month in June 2010,' Mr Gittins added. 'There were, in fact, substantial wins over that period as well.' The court heard Rylance also had access to his mother's regular banks accounts, which he also stole from. Mr Gittins said the crimes had a devastating impact on Rylance's sister Lesley Wilson. The prosecutor said: '[Ms Wilson] said it was a physical blow to find out the truth of it. 'She describes her mother and father had very little when they started out and had built up what they had by working very hard. 'She was devastated to find out the monies had been spent in the way they had by the defendant. 'There had been concerns expressed prior to her death by Mrs Rylance herself about monies going missing and the like. To a certain extent it was put down to her deteriorating condition.' Prosecutors accepted Rylance's claim that some of the cash was used for his mother's benefit. Vic Laffey, defending, said Rylance felt 'shame and remorse' for what he did. Mr Laffey said: 'He tried to get himself out of a hole when all he achieved was to dig himself further in. 'He was drowning in obligations. He was in the grip of quite significant financial problems and in particular a significant and debilitating gambling addiction.' Rylance will receive none of his mother's remaining estate, which will be divided between his siblings.

David Rylance, 47, stole thousands of pounds from his own dying mother . Dying pensioner Margaret Rylance was suffering from Alzheimer's disease . She noticed money was missing but concerns were put down to condition . Her son was jailed for two years and three months for stealing £52,000 .

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Every second of the day you are subjected to radiation from compounds in soil, buildings and even your own body. But for people who fly frequently, cosmic radiation can increase this exposure significantly. Now there is an app that records your personal radiation to reveal how much you are exposed to from from medical examinations, changes in your location, and flights. The TrackYourDose app (pictured) was developed by Germany-based firm esooka and uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists. The £1.49 ($1.99) iOS app keeps a record of a user's personal radiation including exposure from changes in a person's location and flights . The TrackYourDose app was developed by Germany-based esooka. It uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany and the University Oulu, Finland. Since 1997, PTB has studied the cosmic radiation at typical flight altitudes and used this to calculate radiation levels. To to do this, PTB's scientists developed a carry-on 'flight case'. Using the case, PTB's scientists measured more than 2,500 points at flight altitudes between 5 miles (8km) and 7.5 miles (12km) worldwide between 1997 and 2006. This covered geographical location, the flight altitude and solar activity. 6 µSv: Typical radiation from a dentist's X-ray . 10 μSv: Average daily natural radiation . 40 μSv: Radiation from flying from New York to Los Angeles . 100 µSv: Radiation from a 10-hour flight across the North Atlantic . 2,100 µSv: Annual radiation of a typical person in Europe . 3,000 μSv: Radiation from a mammogram . 3,600 μSv: Average annual radiation of a US citizen . 50,000 μSv: Maximum allowable yearly occupational dose in the US . 100,000 μSv: Lowest yearly dose linked to increased risk of cancer . 2,000,000 μSv: Severe and potentially fatal . It can measure all the relevant types of radiation, in particular neutron radiation produced in the atmosphere. Using the TrackYourDose app, users enter the details of the airports they are flying from and to and the date they are travelling. The current solar activity for the flight is then inputted, using a neutron monitor of the University of Oulu in Finland. In addition to tracking cosmic radiation from air travel, the app accounts for gamma radiation and cosmic radiation on the ground and medical examinations with ionizing radiation such as X-rays or CT scans lead to radiation exposure. The measurement is called the 'ambient dose equivalent' and is recorded in microsieverts (µSv). In the US, this is often measured in a unit called rem and one sievert is equivalent to 100 rem. A ten-hour flight across the North Atlantic, for instance, results in a radiation exposure of between 50 µSv to 100 µSv. By comparison, an X-ray at a dentist exposes patients to 6 µSv, depending on the type of X-ray. In 2012, the total annual radiation exposure of a typical person in Europe, through naturally occurring radiation, came to about 2,100 µSv. The same year a radiation monitor tracked 131µSv per hour at the site of the Fukushima power plant. While the average radiation of someone in the US is 3,600µSv. Experts studied the cosmic radiation at flight altitudes between 5 miles (8km) and 7.5 miles (12km) worldwide between 1997 and 2006. A TrackYourDose user enters their flights details and solar activity for the flight is inputted, using a neutron monitor from the University of Oulu in Finland . A 10-hour flight over the North Atlantic, for instance, results in a radiation exposure of between 50 µSv to 100 µSv. By comparison, an X-ray (stock image right) exposes patients to 6µSv - depending on the X-ray, while a mammogram (right) produces 3,000 μSv. A dosage of 2,000,000 μSv is considered severe and potentially fatal . Airline pilots are at risk of deadly skin cancer because they are exposed to cockpit radiation similar to levels from tanning beds. Pilots flying for an hour at 30,000ft get the same amount of radiation as 20 minutes on a tanning bed. And researchers believe the levels could be higher when pilots are flying over thick clouds and snow fields, which can reflect UV radiation . A team from the University of California measured the amount of UV radiation in airplane cockpits during flights. The cockpit radiation was measured in the pilot seat of a general aviation turboprop airplane through the acrylic plastic windshield at ground level and at various heights above sea level. Sun exposures were measured in San Jose, California, and in Las Vegas around midday in April. They then compared them with measurements taken in tanning beds. While short-wave UV-B ultraviolet radiation cannot easily penetrate glass and plastic windows, long-wave UV-A is much more likely to get through. Both kinds of UV can cause skin ageing and cancer. Approximately half of this dose comes from X-rays, mammograms, CT scans and similar. The other, natural half occurs from radioactive compounds in soil and building materials like concrete and brick. The small amount of mineral potassium in the human body is also radioactive. Of this natural radiation, around nine per cent comes from cosmic radiation. Particles from space interact with the atmosphere and Earth's magnetic field to generate cosmic radiation. Sources are said to include gamma ray bursts, solar flares and supernovae. It is what's known as ionising, which means particles can alter charged particles from atoms that can potentially cause chemical changes in body tissue. Exposure to this kind of radiation is more significant at higher latitudes and near the magnetic poles, and many planes take polar routes to cut journey times. This exposure is so significant that in 1994 US pilots and cabin crew were classified as 'radiation workers' and the maximum allowable yearly occupational does is 50,000 μSv. Last year researchers from the University of California found that pilots flying for an hour at 30,000ft get the same amount of radiation as 20 minutes on a tanning bed. And researchers believe the levels could be higher when pilots are flying over thick clouds and snow fields, which can reflect UV radiation . The lowest yearly dose that has been linked to an increase in cancer risk is 100,000 μSv, while a dosage of 2,000,000 μSv is considered severe and potentially fatal.

The TrackYourDose app was developed by Germany-based firm esooka . It uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists . The £1.49 ($1.99) iOS app keeps a record of a user's 'personal radiation' This includes exposure from medical examinations, changes in a person's location and flights .

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The latest app that's sweeping the web is the fiendishly addictive, and surprisingly difficult, Kuku Kube. It has been designed to put your colour vision and eyesight to the test by showing boards of coloured squares. On each board, one of the squares is a slightly different shade of the same colour and the aim is to find this odd square by tapping it with your finger or clicking it with the mouse. Click the Start button below to play Kuku Kube . Kuku Kube (pictured) is available for free on Facebook, Android, iOS and on desktop browsers. Scores lower than 11 are poor, scores between 15 and 20 is 'lower than average', 21 to 30 is considered normal or average, and a score higher than 31 means your eyesight is considered great' Although the game appears relatively simple, and starts with a board of just four coloured squares, it quickly grows to a board of up to 81 squares. And the differentiation between the shades becomes more subtle over time. Players get a point for every correct square identified, but if they click or tap the wrong square they lose a point. Plus, players get just 60 seconds to find the odd square on each board before the timer runs out and the game ends. It was created by Canada-based Network365 and is available for free on Facebook, Android, iOS and on desktop browsers. Although the game appears relatively simple, and starts with a board of just four coloured squares (left), it quickly grows (right). The differentiation between the shades becomes more subtle over time . There are eight levels, and as a player progresses the squares change orientation or add borders to make it harder. On the desktop version the game lets you continue until the timer runs out, but on the mobile apps (pictured) players can't progress until they have scored more than 20 on each level . There are eight levels, and as a player progresses the squares change orientation or add borders to make it harder. On the desktop version the game lets you continue until the timer runs out, but on mobile apps players can't progress until they have scored more than 20 points on each level. The app makers said scores lower than 11 are poor, scores between 15 and 20 is 'lower than average', 21 to 30 is considered normal or average, and a score higher than 31 means your eyesight is 'great.' 'This puzzle is designed to evaluate the quality of your colour vision,' said the developers, but isn't intended to replace a full or partial eye examination . 'This puzzle is designed to evaluate the quality of your colour vision,' said the developers. 'You should identify the difference, if possible, and share your result with your friends.' But they stressed: 'Even though this test can be very accurate, it should never be used to replace a doctor's visit. '[It] provides basic information and guideline for your eyesight and colour test, and is not intended to replace a full or partial eye examination.' Eyesight and colour was recently linked to how we perceive the world by Michael Abrash, chief scientist from Facebook-owned virtual reality (VR) experts Oculus. He explained that humans only have three colour sensors, we can’t see infrared or ultraviolet and we have a blind spot in each eye. ‘Our visual data is actually astonishingly sparse and even if we were able to accurately record and process every photon that reaches our eyes, we’d still have too little data to be able to reconstruct the world accurately,' he said. He used the recent black and blue/white and gold dress as an example. ‘Our visual system takes its best guess and sends that to the conscious mind,’ he continued. The blue and black (or gold and white) dress that sweeped the internet last month revealed just how differently two people can see the world. But it's not just about lighting conditions or optical illusions - evidence is mounting that until we have a way to describe something, we may not see its there. Ancient languages, for instance, didn't have a word for blue and scientists believe as a result our ancestors didn't notice the colour even existed. In 1858 William Gladstone, who later became the British prime minister, counted the colour references in the Homer's Odyssey and found blue wasn't mentioned at all. Black is mentioned nearly 200 times and white about 100. Red, meanwhile, is mentioned fewer than 15 times, and yellow and green fewer than 10. And blue doesn't appear in Greek texts, the Koran, ancient Chinese stories, and an ancient Hebrew version of the Bible, according to a German philologist named Lazarus Geiger. Egyptians, who were the only culture that could produce blue dyes, were the first ancient civilisation to have a word for the colour blue and there remain tribes today who don't have a word for blue, such as the Himba people in Namibia. Several years ago, researchers showed some of the Himba tribe a circle with 11 green squares and one blue. The study found they could not pick out which one was different from the others, or took much longer to make sense of it. However, the same tribe has many different words for green. When they were shown squares with one green a different shade, they could pick it out immediately. Researchers showed the Himba tribe in Namibia 11 green squares with one blue. The study found they couldn't pick out which was different from the others, but the same tribe has many words for green. When they were shown squares with one green a different shade, they picked it out immediately (second top left) 'The way that the brain compensates for the limited data it receives is by maintaining a model of the real world that it constantly updates as new data comes in. 'And it is that model, not the real world, that you experience and trust implicitly. We are inference machines, not objective observers. He then showed a red and blue pill on hands that were shown on a yellow background to give an example of how this inference model breaks down. Michael Abrash, chief scientist from Oculus recently used this image to show how vision is simply our perception of the world, but isn't realty. The pills are the same shade of grey, and the red and blue colours that people see are simply what their brains perceive, based on the rest of the information around them . The colours of the pills are the same shade of grey, and the red and blue colours that people see are simply what their brains perceive, based on the rest of the information around them. And even when a person knows that the pills are grey, they still see them as red or blue. ‘Your visual system isn’t interested in whether the photons coming from a tile on a random image are red or blue or grey,' Mr Abrash continued. 'Knowing that didn’t keep anyone from being eaten by lions on the Savannah. What it is interested in is identifying potentially relevant features, in the real world, under a variety of conditions. 'Your visual system constantly corrects for the colours in the scene. It is reverse engineering reality rather than just recording it. The colours seen are your brain’s “best guess.”’

Free app is available on Facebook, Android, iOS and on desktop browsers . It starts with four squares and asks you to identify the different shade . Board grows to up to 81 squares and differentiation is subtle each time . And a score of 31 or above is a considered a sign of 'great eyesight'

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A Brazilian model who shot to fame after winning the Miss BumBum contest in 2014 has sparked outrage by posting a snap of her naked body painted with an image of the Virgin Mary to her Instagram account, along with a special Easter prayer. Indianara Carvalho, 23 - who had hymen surgery last year to 'restore' her virginity so she could enjoy her first time all over again with ‘someone special' - accompanied the racy photo with the phrase: 'Good Friday. Lord, on this day I ask for peace, love, wisdom and strength.' The image, just one of a series of nude body-painted shots she shared over the Easter weekend, attracted more than 750 'likes', as well as a tirade of disapproval from her followers over its sacrilegious nature. Scroll down for video . Sacrilegious? Indianara Carvalho, 23, accompanied the racy image (pictured) with the phrase, 'Good Friday. Lord, on this day I ask for peace, love, wisdom and strength' 'Don’t mix God with your ridiculous shame and profanity,' wrote one Instagram user, Eliane Paz Salinas, of the portraits, which were created by Brazilian artist Binho over a marathon ten-hour spray can session. Another, Cadmo Barrera Lerma, ranted: 'You have lost my total respect, at least one in your list of followers.' Janvier Veliz Angulo concurred, stating: 'This proves that beauty is not everything … you have lost me as one of your fans.' Referring to Miss Carvalho's accompanying prayer, another user fumed: 'I think that to ask for peace and love and protection there is no need to be naked!!!! Please respect things related to God!' Clutching a Rosary: The photo, just one of a series of nude body-painted shots she shared over the Easter weekend, attracted 750 'likes', as well as a tirade of disapproval from her followers . Faith: Miss Carvalho, pictured in other poses from the same shoot, had hymen surgery last year to 'restore' her virginity so she could enjoy her first time all over again with ‘someone special' Christianity is the dominant religion in Brazil, with Roman Catholics accounting for 64 per cent of the population and Protestants making up 22 per cent, according to the latest Census. Miss Carvalho's lengthy prayer also stated: 'Father, protect my ears from all evils and watch my steps on the path to truth. 'May your blessings fill my spirit and my heart, which is so kind and cheerful... Feel your sweet and gentle presence... I am your grace.' The buxom blonde triumphed in Brazil's annual bottom beauty contest last year, which sees 27 women - one from each state - complete to prove their backside is best. Shortly afterwards, she underwent 'vaginal rejuvenation surgery' which includes a hymenoplasty, in order to bring 'respect' to her BumBum title, and to use her newly virginal status to find love. Christianity is the dominant religion in Brazil, with Roman Catholics accounting for 64 per cent of the population and Protestants making up 22 per cent, according to the latest Census . Miss Carvalho, pictured mid-workout, said last year that by re-becoming a virgin, she hopes to bring 'a bit of respect and new concept to the Miss BumBum title' The procedure, which is not available in the UK, can be done by using surgical gel to create a new hymen that lasts a few days before dissolving, or more permanently by using a flap of skin cut from the vaginal wall. Women undergoing the latter treatment must abstain from sex for at least three months after undergoing the procedure. According to the New York Daily News, Miss Carvalho said: 'I wanted to undergo surgery to reconstruct my virginity before I have new photographs done. 'I wouldn't feel good about appearing naked if I wasn't exactly as I came into the world if you know what I mean. 'I think I also want to give a bit of respect and new concept to the Miss BumBum title by being a virgin.' Winning smile: Miss BumBum, which began four years ago and has several spin-offs, is an annual institution in its native Brazil, although not always without controversy . Bittersweet: The 2014 contest (pictured) was marred by scandal after it was alleged that Miss Carvalho had bribed the judges with over £70,000 in cash to make sure she won . Miss BumBum, which began four years ago and has several spin-offs, is an annual institution in its native Brazil, although not always without controversy. The 2014 contest was marred by scandal after it was alleged that Miss Carvalho had bribed the judges with over £70,000 in cash to make sure she won. Claudia Alende, better known as the Brazilian 'Megan Fox', won second place in the competition even though she was a clear favourite among the audience.

Indianara Carvalho, 23, triumphed in 2014's Miss BumBum contest . She posted the controversial nude to Instragram snap on Good Friday . Fans blasted the model for her lack of 'respect' to God . Last year, Miss Carvalho had vaginal surgery to 'restore' her virginity .

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Bradley Neil admitted he needed to give himself a 'kick up the arse' after missing the cut on his Masters debut at Augusta National. The 19-year-old Scot carded rounds of 78 and 79 to finish 13 over par, although he did at least sign off in style with a birdie on the 18th. 'It was a great learning experience but very tough,' said the 2014 Amateur champion, who played with 1988 Masters winner Sandy Lyle. 'Every time you get to play with the world's best you'll take something away. This is where I want to be in a few years time. I just need to keep working harder. Amateur champion Bradley Neil missed the cut on his debut at the Masters . The Scot admitted he needed to 'give himself a kick up the a***' after struggling on the professional tour . 'I've prepared well for this but this shows it's not been enough. Sandy was great. Putting is one of the best parts of my game but I struggled with it and he pointed something out and I'll take that on board. 'I'm very jealous of him, he gets to come back (here) every year. That's something I want to do in the future. I think I'm good enough to get back here, I think I have the game to do that. I need to give myself a right kick up the arse after this. I'm desperate to come back.' Neil still harboured hopes of making the cut after his first round, but carded four bogeys, a double bogey and one birdie to cover the front nine in 41, before coming home in 38. 'You know how tough this place is before you get here but any expectations you have are blown out of the water,' he added. 'You don't realise how tough it is until you play it. You watch it so much on TV but you can't believe the difference. Neil was playing with fellow countryman and former Masters winner Sandy Lyle . 'It deserves all the respect it gets. It's the best in the world, the toughest in the world. It's been a game of two halves the last few days. It's been taking a step forward and then taking two back. I couldn't get one up on the course, it just kept coming back at me. 'I'm disappointed with the last two days, I've done worse here than I did at the Open (missing the cut on 11 over at Hoylake). 'I thought this would suit me better than the Open. My season has been disappointing so far but I'm playing against world-class fields and bigger, better courses than I was on the amateur circuit. I need to work my socks off. Last year I found it easy on the amateur scene.'

The 2014 Amateur champion was making his Masters debut at Augusta . Bradley Neil missed the cut after finishing 13 over par in second round . Scot admitted he has found it difficult competing on professional tour .

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Swansea manager Garry Monk says he will listen to Michu before deciding whether the Spaniard has a future at the Liberty Stadium. The once-capped Spain striker has spent a frustrating season on loan at Napoli where injury has seen him make just five appearances for Rafa Bentitez's Serie A giants. Michu scored 22 goals in his first season at Swansea after signing from Rayo Vallecano for £2.2million in July 2012 and broke into the Spain squad, but two injury-riddled campaigns since have raised doubts about his future in south Wales. Garry Monk will hold talks with Michu, pictured in 2013, before making decision on Spaniard's future . Michu recently said he did not know whether he would be returning to Swansea after his spell at Napoli . The 29-year-old told Spanish newspaper Marca last week he did not know whether he would be returning to Swansea this summer to see out the final year of his contract - and Monk was also giving few clues when the subject was raised ahead of Everton's Barclays Premier League visit on Saturday. 'I'm sure we will make contact with Michu before the end of season,' Monk said. 'But we'll let his season finish and our season finish before we sit down at some point to discuss the future. 'I know he's had a difficult time with injury and his concentration right now is on getting back to fitness. 'He'll want to finish the season off strong there and I'll speak to him in the summer. 'I'll get his side of things and where he wants to take his future and I'll assess it from my side as well.' Monk has been keeping a close eye on Michu during the Spaniard's loan spell at Italian outfit Napoli . Michu scored only twice in the Premier League last season before joining Napoli and Monk made it clear that the player was determined to head to Italy. 'I had a good discussion with him last summer and this was the way he wanted to go with Napoli,' Monk said. 'But he's coming back to full fitness now and hopefully he will have a good end to the season there. 'I've got a good relationship with Michu, we were team-mates before I became manager, and I was fine with how he wanted to go. 'I've kept an eye on him and it's our duty as a club to understand what's exactly going on with Michu on a game to game basis. 'He hasn't had a sustained period where he's been fit and it's always hard as a player when that happens. 'He's been unfortunate, but if he get can a sustained period of fitness I'm sure you'll see the quality we've seen here.' Monk has heaped praise on Bafetimbi Gomis following the striker's recent fine goalscoring form . One player who has been fit and firing, however, is French striker Bafetimbi Gomis who has scored three goals in his last two appearances as Swansea have recorded back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Hull to move within a single point of their best Premier League haul with seven games still remaining. Gomis had a difficult first half to the season playing second fiddle to Wilfried Bony but the Ivorian's initial £25million sale to Manchester City has seen him become the club's first-choice striker and he has grasped the opportunity in recent weeks. 'When Wilfried left and he was starting games Bafe was probably too eager to do well,' Monk said. 'His effort and commitment have always been great but he was trying too hard to score goals. 'He's kept that effort and commitment but he's probably more relaxed now, he's showing his composure in games now and that is vitally important.'

Michu has made just five appearances since joining Napoli on loan deal . The Swansea striker has one more year to run on his Swansea contract . Swans boss Garry Monk plans to contact Michu before end of campaign .

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They are a stunning visualisation of the art - and how it is orange. A programmer has created these stunning graphs to reveal the dominant colour of artworks through history . They show Orange has always been the most popular colour - although in recent years blue has begun to catch up. The software extracts the relevant colour information from images or artworks found online. The plot above is based on 94,526 images for the years 1800-2000. The graph shows a clear trend toward more blue paintings toward the end of the 20th Century, with all colours increasing except for orange. 'I made a visualization of the change in colors of paintings over time,' said Martin Bellander, a PhD student in psychology at the Karolinska Institute who created the graph. To do this, he wrote software first to scrape the images of the paintings from sites where they were available for free download - BBC, Google Art Project, Wikiart, Wikimedia commons, and various museums. Then, the software extract the relevant colour information from them, and plots it in a nice way. He found the paintings change over time - from orange to blue. 'The changes in color might be a results of a combination of factor,' he wrote. 'One of these could of course be trends in the use of colour. 'If we assume a smooth linear deterioration of certain colours in oil paintings, it would be possible to subtract that change and study the short term fluctuation in colour use. 'For example the marked increase of blue at the time of the First World War, might actually reflect a true trend in colour use.' Two versions of Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting on show at the National Gallery in in London, England: Yellow and orange are the most popular colours in artworks from 1800, it has been found. Bellander used freely available images for the project. 'There are a bunch of different sites where you can access (photos of) paintings,  for instance the BBC, Google Art Project, Wikiart, Wikimedia commons, and various museums. .'One of my favorites is the BBC's site where you can browse through over 200K of well organized paintings - an amazing resource. 'For many of these there is also information on the year they were painted, the artist, etc.' He believes that some experts who have claimed perhaps the change is due top the price of paint are wrong. 'I haven’t found any data on the prices of blue, so that explanation is hard to elaborate on. 'However, it is not only blue that increases but all colors except orange, which might speak against the pigment prices explanation. ' The same graph, but with only oil paintings . 'UnTrou sur l'Orange' by Jesus Rafael Soto: Researcher have found orange is by far the most common colour in art.

Graph show dominant colours of 94,526 artworks from 1800 to 2000 . Orange and yellow have always been the most popular colour . In recent years blue has begun to catch up - and nobody is sure why .

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Reanne Evans insists her World Championship bid is 'do or die' for women in snooker. The 29-year-old from Dudley is aiming to be the first woman to qualify for the World Championship in Sheffield this month when she faces former champion Ken Doherty in qualifying. Evans has won 10 women's world titles and plays Irishman Doherty at Pond's Forge in Sheffield on Thursday. Reanne Evans is aiming to become the first women to qualify for the snooker World Championships . And, while her profile is dwarfed by the men's game, Evans knows she must take her chance. 'As much as it's brilliant, you get the added pressure. I'm do or die for the ladies. You have to accept it, that's the way it is,' she said. 'I hope it all goes in the right direction. 'It's going to take time and I'm getting old now, all the wrinkles are showing. 'If I don't get to play (in the main draw), I hope (my attempt to qualify will inspire) the young girls because they need to see a future in the game. 'We don't need every match on TV but it's just to show ladies are playing snooker and it might invite more players in. 'When I first started playing I didn't even know there was a ladies tour. If I didn't know, and I was into it, how are other people going to find out? 'We just need it public and to make sure there are lady players out there.' Opponent Doherty won the Crucible title in 1997 but Evans admits she is dreaming of making the main draw, which will require her and all the other 128 entrants to the preliminary draw to win three best-of-19-frame matches. Her opponent Ken Doherty won the title in 1997 and he's all that stands between her and the Championships . She said: 'Everybody wants to dream and sometimes they come true. It's going to be such a tough ask, to win one is hard but to win three is going to be mega-tough. 'You have to go out there and play your best game and hopefully on the day you'll win. 'There are that many good players out there even down the rankings - look at Ben Woollaston, who would have thought he'd have got to the Welsh Open final? But you never know if you don't try. 'When I'm on the table it's about me and my game then.' Six-time Crucible champion Steve Davis faces Jamie Cope in qualifying the day after Evans faces Doherty. The 16 players who make it through to the tournament proper will be decided on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 15. The draw for the main tournament proper will be made the following day, with the event getting under way on April 18 and concluding on May 4.

Reanne Evans says qualifying for the World Championships is a must . The 29-year-old needs to beat former champion Ken Doherty to qualify . Evans has won 10 women's world titles during her successful career . READ: Steve Davis plays down Crucible chances as he bids to qualify .

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Eden Hazard is seemingly days away from securing a Barclays Premier League and PFA Player of the Year double with Chelsea, and the Belgian star showed off exactly why with a series of tricks at their Cobham training base. Hazard, being filmed as part of a feature for Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand's '5' magazine, left a defender in knots with his fancy footwork as he handed out a lesson in ball control. Giving a full sample from his box of tricks, Hazard fools his marker with step-overs, a swift turn and by tucking the ball behind his standing leg to beat a man four times in succession. Eden Hazard left a defender in knots with his fancy footwork as he handed out a lesson in ball control . Hazard tricks his marker with step-overs, a swift turn and by tucking the ball behind his standing leg . The Belgian star celebrates with the Chelsea supporters after scoring the winner against Manchester United . It wasn't all good for Hazard, who strives for perfection, though. After his fourth successful take-on he smashes the ball over the bar with an open goal gaping. The 24-year-old will be a key man for Jose Mourinho's side as they travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday looking for a win that would put them within three points of the title. And hours later he will be at London's Grosvenor House hotel, hoping to beat the likes of Harry Kane and David de Gea to the PFA Players' Player of the Year crown. Hazard was being filmed as part of a feature for Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand's '5' magazine . Once again, Chelsea's tricky winger gets past the marker and finds his way towards the goal at Cobham . Chelsea star Hazard tucks the ball behind his standing leg in the latest attempt to fool a defender.... ...and it's successful, as he breezes past his man who ends up running completely the wrong way . Chelsea's star man has 19 goals in all competitions so far this season and will be confident of reaching the 20-goal mark at the Emirates after notching in the 1-0 win over Manchester United on Saturday. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane commented on his admiration for Hazard on Wednesday, although the Belgian star is not expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer. Chelsea's star man has 19 goals in all competitions so far this season and could add to that at the Emirates . Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane (right) commented on his admiration for Hazard on Wednesday . 'I enjoy everything he does on the pitch,' former France international Zidane said. 'There are players I keep an eye on and who I like a lot, like Messi and Ronaldo. They're fantastic players, but I like Hazard a lot too. 'I like the way he carries himself. That decisive streak in him and the fact that he's improving every year. He can still get better too, and I think he's a big reason why Chelsea are top of the table.'

Eden Hazard showed off his tricks for Rio Ferdinand's '5' magazine . Chelsea star left his marker in knots on four occasions in a video . Hazard's step-overs, turns and his sharp control are fully on display . Belgian star's Chelsea face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday . READ: Chelsea fans storm Emirates Stadium to play practical joke .

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A driver who was pulled over for suspected drink driving is seen in a video being clubbed by two policemen as he lays on the ground. Sean Reardon was stopped by police as he drove through Chico in California and claims once he was out of the car he was wrestled to the floor by two police officers who then hit him with a baton or stick. Video footage of the incident, taken by a bystander, has emerged and shows the 30-year-old being repeatedly hit by an officer as he lay on the road. Scroll down for video . A video has emerged which shows a man being beaten as he lays on the floor after being pulled over by police . The clip, posted by Action News Now, shows Reardon appearing to be hit with force multiple times. It is likely to inflame tensions in America about police brutality after a number of high profile incidents of beatings and fatal shootings have been caught on camera. Reardon claims he was subjected to violence 'without provocation' and suffered acute respiratory failure and had to be put on a ventilator in hospital. He was in ICU for 4 days. He says he also suffered multiple broken bones, including ribs, nose and sternum. Reardon told TMZ that after he got out of his Chevy Suburban near 5th and Main Streets in Chico, he was tackled to the floor and 'hog tied'. He said he was then thrown into the back of a van by police before being taken to hospital after the incident on February 18, at about 9.40pm. Officers claim Reardon had failed to appear at court on gun charges and refused to raise his hands after being stopped. They said he then attempted to flee when pulled over. In the footage an officer is shown repeatedly hitting Reardon with an object as he lay on the ground . Butte County Chief deputy District Attorney claimed the officers used force to restrain Reardon. He was said to be almost twice over the legal limit for driving and had traces of methamphetamine and cocaine in his blood. Reardon had allegedly hit two cars while trying to get away from the officers, KRCRtv reported. After he hit a parked car he is said to have got out of the vehicle and approached an officer, before complying with orders to lie on the ground. Reardon has denied charges of evading a peace officer, DUI, DUI with alcohol or drugs within 10 years of a prior, and resisting an executive officer . He has not been granted bail. Reardon is on the floor as one of the officers crouches down beside him and the other gets ready to hit him . The 30-year-old claims he was left with broken bones and ribs after being subjected to the brutal beating . The video footage has emerged as tensions over police brutality have increased in America following a number of shootings and incidences of violence caught on camera in recent weeks. This week helicopter cameras captured police beating Francis Pusok at least 80 times after they had already tasered him. Police had tried to arrest him at his southern California and he fled on a horse - sparking a two hour chase before he fell off and was beaten. Last week footage emerged of unarmed black man Derek Harris, 44, being shot dead by a 74-year-old reserve deputy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He claimed he had accidentally mistaken his hand gun for his taser and had not intended to kill Mr Harris, who was being chased by police following a sting operation. Walter Scott was shot in the back as he attempted to flee police, after being pulled over for a broken tail light . Officers were seen surrounding Francis Pusok as he lay on the ground after falling off his horse . Police officer Michael Slager was charged with murder earlier this month after video captured on a mobile phone showed him shooting Walter Scott, a coast guard veteran, in the back as he ran away. Mr Scott had been pulled over for driving with a broken tail light . Evidence of police brutality has caused outrage in America and led to high profile protests. Hundreds of protesters wore 'I can't breathe' t-shirts at a basketball match in Brooklyn in tribute to black father-of-six Eric Garner who died after being held in a fatal chokehold. Last year days of protests were held after the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. The 18-year-old was stopped and shot dead by by white officer Darren Wilson in the St Louis, Missouri, suburb on August 9.

Sean Reardon was stopped by police on suspected drunk driving charges . He claims once he got out of the car he was wrestled by two police . Mr Reardon said he was beaten as he lay on the floor in Chico, California . Said he suffered broken bones and ribs as well as breathing problems .

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Ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez had access to a black Glock pistol, had a distrustful nature and often described his friends as ungrateful, a former friend testified at Hernandez's murder trial on Wednesday. Alexander Bradley told Bristol County Superior Court Justice Susan Garsh he would be able to testify that Hernandez had access to the type of pistol he is accused of using to murder semipro football player Odin Lloyd, but not about a separate 2013 incident in which Bradley contends Hernandez shot him in the face. Hernandez, 25, is charged with killing Lloyd, who was dating his fiancee's sister. Lloyd was found shot dead in June 2013 in an industrial park near Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. During one sidebar Bradley stared directly at Hernandez, who refused to make eye contact . Scroll down for video . Alexander Bradley (above) appeared in Bristol County Superior Court on Wednesday for Justice Susan Garsh to decide what he could testify to in front of a jury in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial . Bradley, who says he was Hernandez's (above) former drug dealer and then his best friend, cannot reveal his claim that Hernandez shot him in the eye . Bradley, who has sued Hernandez over a February 2013 shooting incident, will be allowed to tell jurors he saw someone hand Hernandez a black Glock pistol in a Miami hotel. 'Another gentleman passed a firearm to Mr. Hernandez,' said Bradley. 'It appeared to be a Glock.' The murder weapon in the case has not been recovered, but prosecutors have said it was a black Glock pistol. The gun Bradley will testify about 'could have been, might have been, the murder weapon,' Garsh said. Bradley told the judge he was Hernandez's marijuana dealer before they became friends, and described the football star as a 'chain smoker' who bought the drug in quantities of up to 4 ounces at a time. Later, he said, Hernandez became one of his 'best friends.' According to a civil lawsuit filed by Bradley last year, the friendship came to an end during a late night dispute in February 2013, when he claims Hernandez shot him in the face, causing him to lose his right eye. Bradley never filed a criminal complaint. He also said that Hernandez once said Lloyd was 'rude' in passing after the way he ignored the former footballer at his own home. Bradley will be allowed to tell jurors he saw someone hand Hernandez a black Glock pistol (similar to the one above) in a Miami hotel . Prosecutors have contended the February incident is relevant to the Lloyd murder since it shows that Hernandez had no trouble shooting his friends. The defense has argued that Hernandez would not have killed Lloyd because of their friendship. During questioning before testifying to the jury, Bradley said Hernandez often told him he had a hard time trusting people and believed that some of his friends were ungrateful for the things he did. Garsh ruled that Bradley could testify to those points. But the judge blocked Bradley from testifying that Hernandez was 'unreasonably suspicious' and would not allow Bradley to use iPhones around him, or that Hernandez believed he was being tailed by police cruisers and helicopters. The defense meanwhile worked to discredit Bradley, who they said did not mention the gun to a grand jury, once claimed he never sold drugs to Hernandez and has a long list of pending charges against him, among them assault, burglary, reckless endangerment, and multiple gun charges. This as the prosecution is expected to rest their case tomorrow. Meanwhile, Hernandez’s lawyer James Sultan has implied he only plans on calling one witness when they begin their case on Monday.

Alexander Bradley, a key witness in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial, told the jury on Wednesday the football star had access to the murder weapon . Bradley claimed he saw someone hand Hernandez a black Glock pistol in a Miami hotel . Bradley, who says he was Hernandez's former drug dealer and then best friend, was not allowed to testify that Hernandez shot him in the eye . Prosecutors had contended the February shooting is relevant to the Lloyd murder since it shows that Hernandez had no trouble shooting his friends . Bradley is currently suing Hernandez for shooting him . During one sidebar Bradley stared directly at Hernandez, who refused to make eye contact . The prosecution in the case is expected to rest tomorrow . Meanwhile, Hernandez’s lawyer James Sultan has implied he only plans on calling one witness when they begin their case on Monday .

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A newly-released film about Manny Pacquiao offers a look into the Philippine boxer's childhood ahead of his much anticipated fight against Floyd Mayweather Jnr next month. 'Kid Kulafu', named after a brand of wine whose bottles Pacquiao collected as a child, charts his rise from humble beginnings to his first step into the boxing ring. 'He's just like every one of us,' director Paul Soriano said at the film's Manila premiere on Tuesday night. 'He was born with nothing but because of God, because of hard work and faith, he became something.' Scroll down to watch the trailer . Film director Paul Soriano (left) with actors Buboy Villar and Alessandra De Ross at the premiere of Kid Kulafu . Villar (right) plays the part of a young Pacquiao as he rises from humble beginnings to a boxing career . Soriano spent two years researching the film, much of it based on conversations with 36-year-old Pacquiao. 'Everyone can mimic his moves, but you can't easily copy his courage,' said Buboy Villar, who plays the young boxer. 'Pacquiao always faces people who are bigger than him and, as you can see, he's scrawny as a kid, so I think all the rough experiences he had growing up helped to make him strong.' The film opened in Philippine cinemas on Wednesday and will be shown in selected cinemas in the US and Canada later this month. Pacquiao faces Mayweather on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a fight that is expected to gross more than $300million. Pacquiao grew up in the Philippines and was born with little before becoming a successful boxer . The film charts Pacquiao's boxing career from his earliest fights as a youngster in the Philippines . Pacquiao is preparing to take on Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in their $300million fight . Mayweather works out with his uncle Roger at the Mayweather Boxing Club ahead of his fight against Pacquiao .

Manny Pacquiao's early life is portrayed in a new film called Kid Kulafu . The film is named after bottles of wine the boxer collected as a child . It charts his rise from humble beginnings to his first steps in the ring . Pacquiao takes on Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 .

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(CNN)Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott's tour bus caught fire on a Texas freeway Thursday morning, but everyone on board was safely evacuated. Michael Barnett captured dramatic video of the fire, on Interstate 30 just northeast of Dallas, and uploaded it to CNN iReport. Smoke and flames poured from the rear of the bus as traffic slowed to a crawl and Barnett slowly approached in his vehicle. As he drew closer to the bus, Barnett decided to stop filming because he didn't know what to expect. "It was shocking," he said. "I didn't know what I was about to see. I didn't know if anyone was hurt." Barnett said he didn't realize at the time that the bus belonged to the country band. Hillary Scott, co-lead singer for the band, posted a photo of the charred bus on Instagram and noted that she, her husband, the tour manager and the driver were all evacuated safely. "Thanking God for our safety and the safety of all of those who helped put this fire out and keep us safe," she wrote. The tour manager told CNN affiliate KTVT that the bus stopped after a rear tire blew out. It burst into flames after everyone had gotten off. Scott also posted an Instagram photo and message saying that the fire destroyed everything in the bus's back lounge except her Bible. The band's two other members, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, were not traveling on the bus, KTVT reported. Lady Antebellum is set to perform at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

Country band Lady Antebellum's bus caught fire Thursday on a Texas freeway . A CNN iReporter captured the dramatic scene on video . Singer Hillary Scott shared a pic of the charred bus on Instagram .

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A writer has revealed why she stopped washing her hair six years ago after embarking on a quest to try and control her greasy, limp locks - by avoiding shampoo. New Yorker Sarah Theeboom was inspired to give up using products on her hair after she ran into an old friend whose once dry, frizzy locks were smooth and shiny. When Sarah asked for her secret, her friend explained that she had simply stopped shampooing, opting to partake in the apparently-popular 'no poo' movement, which Sarah had never heard of until that moment. 'I wasn’t in love with it, and I just didn’t really know what to do,' she told Seventeen. 'I wanted to try my friend’s trick and stop shampooing.' Scroll down for video . Natural beauty: Sarah Theeboom (pictured) hasn't washed her hair in six years after a friend told her that giving up shampoo was the secret to gorgeous locks . Although her friend warned her that her scalp and hair would go through a nasty adjustment period, Sarah wasn't prepared for the dandruff and excessive amounts of grease that she first experienced after she first started shunning shampoo during a three-week vacation to Thailand. Sarah recalled that during those first few weeks her hair was the 'greasiest' it had ever been. 'I was so embarrassed that I didn’t want to show my head to anyone,' she explained. Despite the fact that she 'almost cracked' and went back to shampoo, she forged on with her mission. After vacation she started wrapping her hair with headbands every day. When she showered she would wet her hair and scrub her scalp with her fingers. And even though her boyfriend was critical of the idea, Sarah explained that, by this point, she 'felt committed' to her cause. New woman: The writer from New York City said her hair is now silkier and 'totally frizz-free' since she gave up using shampoo . It took six weeks for her hair to feel somewhat normal again and then another six weeks of her hair looking 'so-so' before the 'magic happened'. 'I started to see what my natural hair was like when I wasn’t constantly doing stuff to manipulate it,' Sarah explained. 'It was silky and wavier and totally frizz-free.' The 'no poo' movement has gained popularity over recent years because of celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Shailene Woodley, Adele and Jessica Simpson who have revealed that that they avoid washing their hair for days - and sometimes months - on end. Because it is no longer considered a ludicrous concept, Sarah said that she typically doesn't have a problem sharing her hair secret, but she did note that sometimes she will come across someone who just doesn't get it - including one hair stylist who didn't understand why she couldn't shampoo her hair. Sarah explained that her although her current regimen sounds like a 'beauty philosophy', she was really just experimenting to see what worked for her. 'I don’t think shampoo is evil or bad for your hair...' she said. 'I still have good hair days and bad hair days, but overall, my hair looks and feels so much healthier.'

Sarah Theeboom, from New York City, gave up using hair products as a part of the 'no poo' movement . The writer battled greasy hair and dandruff for nearly two months before locks became silkier and 'totally frizz-free'

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Obesity risk: Sugary dishes are being promoted by the Government's flagship anti-obesity initiative . Dishes that contain 'shocking' amounts of sugar are being promoted as healthy eating options by the Government's flagship anti-obesity initiative. Change4Life, which is being run by Public Health England to help address the country's obesity crisis, is promoting dishes on its website with up to 29g of sugar per serving – about seven teaspoons' worth. Its Apricot Bread Pudding has slightly more sugar than a Snickers bar, which has 27g. A Banana and Apricot Bagel, promoted as a breakfast, has more sugar than a bowl of Frosties – a cereal so sugary Labour's health spokesman Andy Burnham once said he would consider banning it. Two other dishes, Banana and Sultana Bread and Butter Pudding, and Banana Muffins, contain 25g per serving. Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, of campaign group Action On Sugar, said he found the advice 'disturbing' and that Change4Life was 'legitimising unhealthy foods'. He added: 'One has to seriously ask whether Change4Life is fit for purpose when it's promoting foods with shocking levels of sugar.' Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said: 'The majority of these recipes are fruit-based. 'Fruit naturally contains sugar – but it is the sugar that is added to food that we eat too much of. Fruit is a healthier choice.' But Dr Malhotra pointed out that recent research had found even fruit sugars could be harmful in large quantities, particularly to those at risk of type 2 diabetes. Sugary: Change4Life, which is being run by Public Health England, has dishes on its website with more sugar than a bowl of Frosties .

Change4Life run by Public Health England to tackle country's obesity crisis . It is promoting dishes on its website with up to 29g of sugar per serving . The Apricot Bread Pudding recipe slightly more sugar than a Snickers bar . Cardiologists say advice is 'disturbing' and is 'legitimises unhealthy foods'

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A man has died after he was crushed by a garbage truck doing the early morning rounds in Melbourne's west. Police say the man, a garbage truck driver, was collecting bins in Footscray early on Saturday morning when the truck rolled forward, pinning him between the vehicle and a pole. Paramedics tried to revive the man but he died at the scene. WorkCover are investigating the incident, police said. Police say the man, a garbage truck driver, was collecting bins in Footscray early on Saturday morning when the truck rolled forward and pinned him against a pole. The man died at the scene . Meanwhile another man has died and two others are fighting for their life in hospital after a car apparently packed with six passengers, crashed in Melbourne's east. The car was travelling in Launching Place late on Friday night when the driver lost control and crashed into trees, causing it to roll over, police said. A male passenger died at the scene, while another man and a woman were taken to The Alfred Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The male driver and two other male passengers were taken to Maroondah Hospital with serious injuries. It's believed all occupants in the car were aged in their 20s.

A man has died after being crushed by a garbage truck in Melbourne . The man was collecting garbage when the truck rolled and crushed him . Another man has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into trees in Melbourne's East on Friday .

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Unique insight:CJullian Fellowes, pictured with Downton star Michelle Dockery . Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to give a unique insight into his inspiration for the period drama at the Chalke Valley History Festival. The stellar bill also includes historian David Starkey, best-selling novelist Kate Mosse, award-winning biographer Claire Tomalin, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and Neil MacGregor, who recently announced he is to step down as director of the British Museum. Visitors to the festival, sponsored by the Daily Mail, will also be able to hear first-hand accounts from the last surviving British Dambuster George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, and Battle of Britain fighter pilot Tom Neil. The event attracts more than 30,000 visitors to its idyllic venue in a Wiltshire field. This year it boasts more than 140 speakers, a stunning air show and ‘living history’ re-enactments over seven days – a rapid rise from its humble beginnings when 12 events were held in one tent just five years ago. Festival co-chairman James Holland said: ‘Our festival is the only one of its kind in the UK. There’s so much to see and do.’ This year there will even be a medieval tournament. Away from the clattering of swords, much clamour is expected among Downton fans for tickets to see Lord Fellowes following the announcement that the forthcoming series of the hugely popular drama will be the last. This year’s judges for the festival’s annual competition to find young writers who can bring history to life include Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks, Claire Tomalin and best-selling novelist Charlie Higson. Budding young authors are being asked to submit a first chapter of a historical novel of no more than 1,500 words, and a brief outline of the rest of the proposed novel of up to 500 words, for a chance of winning the Penguin Chalke Valley History Prize. It must be on one of the following themes: The Ancients; Secret and Spies; The Home; Adventurers and Inventors; or King and Country. There are two age groups: 11 to 14 and 15 to 18. Entrants will be judged on historical research, writing skill and originality. The winner of each category gets £500, £100 of Penguin Books and a one-to-one session with a senior publisher at Penguin. The winners’ schools also receive £500. Those shortlisted in each age group will be invited to the Penguin Chalke Valley History Prize Final on June 28. Entries must be uploaded at cvhf.org.uk/ history-prize by noon on May 29. Giving a talk titled The World of Downton Abbey: From the Great War to the Roaring Twenties, he will appear in conversation with ITN political editor Tom Bradby, discussing the enormous social change brought by the First World War and why this period continues to fascinate and inspire him. Tickets for this and all talks go on sale today. Starkey, famous for his TV series including Monarchy, will mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, by talking about its genesis, history, and influence on Britain today. Mosse will explain the historical backdrop of her Languedoc trilogy, each set in or around Carcassonne at an important point in the French city’s history, from the 13th century to the Second World War. Tomalin speaks on diarist Samuel Pepys. Sir Ranulph, whose ancestors fought on both the French and English sides at Agincourt, will take an irreverent look at the 1415 battle. In a year of many poignant anniversaries, there will be a 1940s themed Victory Party recognising the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Mr Johnson, 93, a bomb aimer in RAF 617 Squadron’s Dambusters raid of May 17, 1943, will be among seven Lancaster crew veterans sharing their memories. For the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Wing Commander Neil, 94, who survived 141 combat missions, will talk about those days. Hislop will discuss the importance of satire past and present while MacGregor, credited with turning the British Museum into one of the world’s most visited attractions, will explore 600 years of Germany’s complex history. The festival, in Ebbesbourne Wake near Salisbury, Wiltshire, runs from June 22 to 28. To buy tickets, go to www.cvhf.org.uk or phone 01722 781133. The Chalke Valley History Festival will also feature explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, above .

Festival also includes novelist Kate Mosse and explorer Ranulph Fiennes . Event attracts more than 30,000 visitors to idyllic venue in Wiltshire field . Lord Fellowes will discuss huge social change brought by First World War .

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(CNN)There will be no hate crime charges for two males arrested in the beating of a man that may have been sparked by a question about the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. St. Louis police have charged Ronald Williams, 21, with assault. A 15-year-old has also been arrested, according to authorities. There had been speculation that the suspects might be charged with a hate crime because the victim was white and the people who attacked him were black. And because the punches were thrown following the Michael Brown reference. But that won't be happening. "Specifically, when put in context, it did not support the finding that the acts in this case met the elements of the hate crime statute in the state of Missouri, specifically proving the motivating factor behind the individual that we have charged, Ed Postawko with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office told CNN affilaite KMOV. The beating, which occurred on a MetroLink light rail train, was caught on surveillance cameras and a passenger's cell phone camera. The passenger posted the video online, and it went viral. The victim, 43, said he was commuting home when a young black man asked to use the victim's cell phone. He declined, and the young man asked his opinion about the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager killed by a police officer in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, last summer, the man said. That shooting raised questions nationwide about use of deadly force by police. "The next thing I know, he sucker punches me right in the middle of my face," the victim told CNN affiliate KMOV. The video showed a male unleashing a barrage of punches at the head of the victim, who covered himself with his hand and forearms. Two other males joined in, police said. The attackers fled. The man, who asked not to be identified, was treated at the scene for injuries and didn't go to the hospital.

The two males arrested are 21 and 15 years old, St. Louis police say in a tweet . A video that went viral showed three black males attacking a white man .

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Danny Lennon's interim appointment as Scotland Under 21 coach officially ended as reports claim he will be named as Alloa Athletic boss on Tuesday. The former St Mirren boss has reportedly agreed a deal to take charge of the Scottish Championship side until the summer of 2016. Paddy Connolly has been in temporary charge of the Wasps since Barry Smith resigned on March 7. Danny Lennon has left his role as interim Scotland Under 21 manager . Lennon, who left the Buddies in May 2014, took charge of the Scotland Under 21 side for a 2-1 friendly victory against Hungary last month. The Scottish FA issued a statement which read: 'The Scottish FA can confirm that Danny Lennon's interim appointment as Scotland Under 21 coach has now come to an end. 'Danny leaves with the association's best wishes after dedicating himself to the stewardship of the team for the 2-1 victory against Hungary in Tatabanya last month.' Stewart Regan, Scottish FA chief executive added: 'I would like to thank Danny for the professionalism and enthusiasm with which he took charge of the Under 21 squad. 'While Danny was aware of the short-term nature of the job, his preparation for the match was meticulous and he was rewarded with a victory that he will savour for years to come. The former St Mirren manager looks set to take over at Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic . 'I know he thrives on the day-to-day involvement of club management and I am certain he will be a success in his next challenge. On behalf of the Scottish FA I wish Danny the best of luck for the future.' Lennon said: 'I knew from the outset this was an interim appointment but it was an honour and pleasure to serve my country at international level. 'I put everything into making sure the under-21s got a positive result and I would like to thank the players and coaching staff for ensuring a great performance and a win, one I will treasure for the rest of my career. 'I would like to thank Stewart Regan and everyone at the Scottish FA and would welcome the opportunity to work with them again in the future.' A permanent appointment for the role of national Under 21 coach will be made in due course.

Danny Lennon was named interim Scotland Under 21 manager last month . Lennon won his only game in charge, a 2-1 win against Hungary . SFA announced Lennon's departure in a statement on Tuesday . Former St Mirren boss Lennon looks set to take over at Alloa Athletic .

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A man who was locked up and tortured in a Chinese cotton mill for 18 years has finally been rescued. Xie Shisheng, who was just 16 years old when was imprisoned by the mill owner, was found in a small dark room by authorities earlier this week. Now 34, a very gaunt Xie, who did not know what year it was when he was rescued because he was so isolated from the outside world, said he was hit with a hammer, never fed properly and beaten daily. Rescued: Xie Shisheng, who was just 16 years old when was imprisoned by the mill owner, was found by police in small dark room by police . Government authorities in the city of Qingyuan in the north west Guangdong province were tipped off about an illegal cotton mill. When they arrived at the mill in Qing Cheng District on Wednesday, they found large quantities of fake cotton goods and another more unexpected discovery. Inside a locked room officials found Xie making cotton products. Speaking with a stammer, he said that in 1997, aged 16, he voluntarily went to Qingyuan with the mill owner, but was locked away in cramped living quarters and treated like a slave. Each day he was given a huge workload and was beaten. 'They would often force feed me horrible things and when I would struggle they would hit me in the head with a hammer,' Xie said. 'The female owner would often urinate on me.' Tortured: Now 34, a very gaunt Xie said he was hit with a hammer, never fed properly and beaten daily . When government officials arrived in the Qing Cheng District on Wednesday, they found large quantities of fake cotton goods . Xie, originally from Jiangxi in the south east of the country, said that every few years the owners would change the place of work but that he was always imprisoned in a dark room without any natural light. In fact neighbours said they always had an inkling someone was being held illegally in the building. Neighbour Mr Xie said he could hear cries of pain every night which he initially thought were from a child being punished. Over time he knew there was someone held inside the building, but because the doors were always locked he couldn’t be sure. 'When the police arrived we helped the guy to leave the building,' Mr Xie said. 'He was shaking all over saying that if he left the building the owner would beat him to death.' When police arrived at the mill, the couple fled the scene.

Xie Shisheng was just 16 when he was imprisoned in a Chinese cotton mill . He's been rescued after 18 years and says he was beaten daily and tortured . Xie's captors fled the scene when police arrived at the mill on Wednesday .

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could play together in a UEFA All-Star match showcasing the best of European-based talent, according to reports in Spain. They would play for 'Team South' - comprised of stars from La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 - against a similar 'North' dream team from the Premier League, Bundesliga and Russian Premier League. Mundo Deportivo report that a marketing company has approached UEFA and proposed the annual fixture, which is inspired by the NBA All-Star Game between the Western and Eastern Conferences. Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo report that an All-Star match has been proposed that would bring together the cream of European talent - including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (pictured) The proposals raise the tantalising prospect of club rivals Messi and Ronaldo playing on the same team . Messi and Ronaldo would be the star attractions in the 'North vs South' All-Star fixture . South: Buffon; Danilo, Sergio Ramos, Pique, Thiago Silva; Messi, Pogba, Koke, Neymar; Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic . North: Neuer; Terry, Hummels, Alaba; Robben, Di Maria, Silva, Reus; Alexis, Aguero, Hazard . The players involved would be chosen by an online fan poll, with no more than three players from any club side. But despite such restrictions, the proposed match would throw up the tantalising prospect of Barcelona;s Messi and Neymar joining forces with Real Madrid stars Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. Other possible stars in the 'South' team include Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. The 'North' side could feature Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Manchester United winger Angel di Maria and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar could also feature in the proposed All-Star match . Zlatan Ibrahimovic would likely lead the line for the 'South' Europe dream team in the game . Chelsea's Eden Hazard could be a star turn for the 'North' select XI . Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero would likely be included in the 'North' team . See what happened in our North England vs South England Premier League clash simulated by Football Manager . The fixture would naturally draw a massive audience all around the world and the television and sponsorship rights commanded would ensure a nice payday for UEFA and the company involved. However, there would inevitably be a number of hurdles to overcome to get such a project off the ground and some clubs are likely to be unhappy about releasing their players for the game.

Clasico rivals could join forces for 'South' dream team against 'North' A marketing company has proposed the idea to governing body UEFA . Idea has been inspired by the annual NBA All-Star games in basketball . Likes of Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sergio Aguero could also feature .

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Dame Barbara Hakin, national director of commissioning operations for NHS England, is facing the threat of a new inquiry into claims she put patient safety at risk in a drive to meet targets . The most powerful woman in the NHS is facing the threat of a new inquiry into claims that she put patient safety at risk in a drive to meet targets, the Mail can reveal. Dame Barbara Hakin, national director of commissioning operations for NHS England, was accused of gagging a whistleblower who tried to warn about the impact of targets on ordinary patients. She was investigated by the General Medical Council, which concluded that there was no case to answer. However, it is now reviewing part of this decision and is appointing an independent expert to consider if the original investigation went ‘far enough’ in respect of patient safety. The GMC is concerned that there ‘may have been a material flaw’ in the previous decision, which could lead to the case being reopened. Dame Barbara, 57, a former Bradford GP who worked alongside Sir David Nicholson when he was NHS chief, was criticised for the gagging of whistleblower Gary Walker while she was in charge of East Midlands Strategic Health Authority. Mr Walker and other senior executives at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) claim that they had raised concerns with her that the enforcement of targets – implemented by the last Labour government – was endangering lives. This, they alleged, contributed to the trust being in the bottom 25 of the Department of Health’s mortality league tables and being compared to the scandal-hit Mid Staffs. They took their allegations to the GMC, the regulatory body for doctors, who investigated but concluded that there was no case to answer. But following complaints to the watchdog about its review, it is calling for an independent report. The GMC said the absence of such a report ‘may amount to a material flaw in the investigation’ that may have affected the decision. ‘There are concerns that the evidence gathered in the initial investigation did not go far enough in relation to allegations surrounding patient safety,’ it said. The GMC concluded that the review is ‘necessary for the protection of the public’. Dame Barbara, 57, a former GP, was criticised for the gagging of whistleblower Gary Walker (above), who tried to warn about the impact of targets, while she was in charge of East Midlands Strategic Health Authority . It added: ‘The specific question here is whether Dr Hakin’s fitness to practise could be called into question on the basis of her insistence that ULHT met the NHS targets no matter what. Further evidence from an external independent expert would have been useful to consider whether Dr Hakin’s actions were reasonable in all of the circumstances.’ Dame Barbara, who earns around £205,000 in her current role and was referred to as the most powerful woman in the NHS by the Health Service Journal, said the original allegations were ‘spurious and vexatious’. She alleged they stemmed from the ‘failure’ of the ULHT board to manage the hospital and it was a ‘campaign to discredit her’. Mr Walker said yesterday: ‘I am delighted the GMC is now considering that when Dr Hakin put pressure on me and my colleagues to hit targets it may have put the lives of patients at risk. ‘The NHS tried to gag me and prevent me from giving evidence to the GMC but what really happened is finally being exposed. ‘I hope now the GMC will do the right thing and seek to remove Dr Hakin’s licence.’ A GMC spokesman said it was ‘reviewing a decision made as part of our original investigation’ but added that Dame Barbara was not under investigation. Labour insisted that it was ‘always clear that NHS targets should not be implemented in a way that jeopardises the quality of patient care’.

Dame Barbara Hakin, 57, facing threat of a new inquiry over patient safety . Calls for inquiry into claims she risked lives in a drive to meet set targets . Accused of gagging whistleblower Gary Walker who tried to warn of risks . General Medical Council said no case to answer but reviewing its decision .

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He is known for being meticulous in his preparations for major tennis tournaments. But when it comes to the biggest event in his life, Andy Murray is happy to take a back seat. The 2013 Wimbledon champion and Olympic gold medalist has revealed he has left the vast majority of planning next week's wedding to his fiancée, Kim Sears. Scroll down for video . Murray will marry long-term girlfriend Kim Sears at Dunblane Cathedral next week - he is pictured as best man at brother Jamie's wedding to Alejandra Gutierrez at the Cromlix House Hotel in 2010 . Murray was presented with a cake to mark his 500th ATP Tour victory cake in Miami this week - for his wedding he has said he was involved in the cake tasting, but has left the majority to his fiancee . Miss Sears, 27, pictured in Miami, has been been entrusted with planning the pair's wedding next week . Murray and Miss Sears, both 27, will tie the knot at Dunblane Cathedral next week, and the tennis star has admitted he 'couldn't care less' about the finer details of the day saying 'I try to stay out of all that sort of stuff'. However Murray, a self-confessed foodie, will have some input for the wedding as he has chosen the menu based on a series of food tasting sessions. In an American interview, the 2012 US Open winner, said: 'I think in a lot of cases it's just better to let the woman have it how she would like. 'In terms of flowers and colour schemes and those sorts of things, I couldn't really care less about that, to be honest. 'The only thing I wanted to do was to be involved with the food. Because I like my food - I like good food. 'I went along and did the food tasting, and I also did the cake tasting as well. So that would be the thing that I would say I have been most involved in.' He added: 'The music is something we chat about together as well.' Miss Sears is in charge of colours schemes and flowers as Murray admits 'he couldn't care less about that' The 27-year-old has been a permanent fixture at the court side since she and Murray started dating in 2005 . Sussex-born Miss Sears, who is the daughter of former Lawn Tennis Association head of women's tennis Nigel Sears, met Murray at the US Open in 2005 . The couple have dated since they met in 2005 . Murray and Miss Sears, who have been together for a decade, will wed at the 1000-year old Dunblane Cathedral and not, as anticipated, in the tiny chapel at his Cromlix House Hotel, near the Perthshire town where he grew up. The 12th century cathedral is much larger than the chapel in the grounds of Cromlix, which seats only 28. Murray purchased the 15-bedroom country home for £1.8m in 2013. Thousands are expected to line the streets of Dunblane on the day to celebrate the wedding of their most famous son. Murray attended the primary school in 1996 when gunman Thomas Hamilton killed sixteen children and one teacher in the Dunblane massacre. Murray's uncle Niall Erskine said: 'I'm sure it will be a popular decision, as he's had so much support from the people of Dunblane in the past. 'Andy is looking forward to bringing all his family and friends to Dunblane. I'm sure lots of people will come down to see the cars as they go past and it will be a very popular day.' The cathedral's minister, the Rev Colin Renwick, added: 'There is excitement because there is a great deal of affection for Andy in Dunblane and a great deal of pride in him. I think people are genuinely very pleased for him.' Tom Casey, chair of Discover Dunblane, the organisation which represents the town's traders, said the couple would be 'Dunblane's royalty'. He said: 'A number of shops will be doing individual things to mark the event as they normally do when Andy is playing tennis. 'As a town, we are going to put up some bunting and wedding bows along the high street and decorate the shops with messages. 'Of course we will be making extra efforts to celebrate the wedding of Dunblane's most famous son of modern sense. He is our royalty. 'But it is also important we respect the family's wishes.' Next week's ceremony will take place at the 12th century Dunblane Cathedral (pictured) The reception will then be at Cromlix House (pictured), the five-star 15-bedroom country hotel Murray bought for £1.8million two years ago . The couple announced their engagement in November last year. Breaking with tradition, Murray will have three best men at his wedding, his brother Jamie, close friend and tennis player Ross Hutchins (who recovered from cancer to return to tennis) and former training partner Carlos Mier. It is believed Miss Sears will have four bridesmaids. Murray said: 'The thing for me is it's double standards in a way with the guys and girls because Kim has four bridesmaids and I was saying well, "why is that fine for you?" 'Imagine you had to pick one of your four best friends which you've had since you were at school. it's very difficult to chose one. 'She was like, "Come on, come on, pick one". I said, "No, it's difficult, so I think I'm going to have two for sure possibly a third if he can come'." Murray has previously played best man at Jamie's wedding when he married Alejandra Gutierrez at Cromlix House in 2010, and when Ross Hutchins tied the knot with Lindsay Wood last year. The tennis star roars in celebration after defeating Tomas Berdych in the Miami Open semi final yesterday . In previous interviews on the subject, Murray has said he is not fazed by the prospect of marriage. 'Kim and I had spoken about getting married a lot for the past couple of years but, if you go back a couple of years, we were still only 25. 'We've been together since we were 18. Because we were so young when we started - and we do spend a lot of time apart - it just felt like the right time for both of us.' Sussex-born Miss Sears, who is the daughter of former Lawn Tennis Association head of women's tennis Nigel Sears, met Murray at the US Open in 2005. She was once described by future mother-in-law Judy Murray as 'the best thing to happen to Andy'. They split briefly in 2009, before rekindling their relationship. The couple live in Surrey with their two Border terriers, Maggie and Rusty. Back on the court, Murray will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open tomorrow. Third seed Murray beat Czech eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 yesterday to reach the final for a fourth time.

Murray says he has left majority of planning the day to fiancée, Kim Sears . Has said 'it's just better to let the woman have it how she would like' Admits he 'couldn't care less' about flowers and colours schemes . But has been involved in food and cake tasting, saying 'I like good food' Wedding held next week at Dunblane Cathedral, Murray's home town .

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In 1982, Hollywood-born chanteuse Charlene had a surprise worldwide hit with I've Never Been To Me. 'I've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo,' she sang, 'and showed 'em what I got…' (Actually, when the song became a hit she was in straitened financial circumstances and working in a sweetshop in Ilford, Essex, so instead of moving like Harlow she could have been singing about moving to Harlow.) One of the most irritating lyrics in the song - it has many - is when she sings about the 'Isle of Greece', as if she were discussing the Isle of Man or the Isle of Wight. Don't take this the wrong way, America, but is there anybody in your country with a geography O-level to their name? This may come as a surprise to our transatlantic cousins but Greece has rather more islands in its portfolio than one - in fact there are more than 6,000, most of them uninhabited. The number of inhabited islands is counted at anything from 166 to 227 (depending on the definition of 'inhabited' I suppose). The view of the blue waters of Lourdas Bay, Kefalonia, a stunning Greek island untainted by the masses . I often wonder why Greece doesn't sort out its economic problems by selling off some prime Mediterranean real estate - how many uninhabited islands does one country really need? Out of the six biggest Greek islands, even Americans will recognise two: Crete - the biggest - and Rhodes (fourth biggest). I'm guessing two will be unknown to us all: Euboea (second biggest) and Chios (fifth); and two will sound familiar Lesbos (third) and Kefalonia (sixth). You will probably know Kefalonia because this was the setting for Louis de Bernières's novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin and, in direct contravention of usual Hollywood policy, was where the movie was actually filmed. Kefalonia, it has to be said, has been a little bit reluctant to play the Captain Corelli card too freely in the cause of attracting tourists. Great book, reasonable film (despite the fact Nicolas Cage, who played Corelli, was woefully miscast) but you can see why the Kefalonians were not wholly thrilled to bits by either. It took probably the two worst events in the island's history - the brutal massacre of Italian troops in 1943 and the awful earthquake of 1953 - and used them as grist to the story's romantic mill. Kefalonia is perhaps best known as the setting for Louis de Bernières's novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin . The 2001 film adaptation starred Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz but focussed on negative events . Kefalonia, however, is simply stunning - an absolute gem. I had visited Zante, the neighbouring island, and wasn't impressed. It has some nice beaches but it has been tarnished by tourism of the cheap and nasty sort - lots of scuzzy booze clubs where young Brits go to behave badly. Kefalonia, on the other hand, has remained relatively pristine. This has probably much to do with the fact that its airport is of a size that would find it difficult to cope with the modest level of air traffic arriving on the Isle of Lewis. It's a large island, about a quarter of the size of Majorca, but with just a 20th of the number of tourists of the Spanish hotspot. On arrival, I found myself gaping at the sublime beauty of the place. In parts it reminded me of Tuscany with its gently wooded rolling slopes dotted with trees. Kefalonia is by no means perfect: the roads are sub B-road standard and signposting is practically nonexistent or, for obvious but unhelpful reasons, in Greek letters (a big problem when your satnav starts shrugging its digital shoulders and goes into sulk mode). In a rare case for Hollywood the film was actually shot in Kefalonia where the book's events took place . The sheer sublime beauty of Kefalonia recalls elements of Tuscany but it's by no means perfect . The instructions that told us how to get from the airport to our villa had lots of details like: 'Turn right after the yellow sign near the olive oil shop halfway up the hill from the bakers.' The drive south should have taken 30 minutes but proved much longer with the complicated route. It was a relief, however, to find that tourism had made only limited progress, with just one or two modest-sized hotels in evidence. Eventually we discovered our glorious property - the Villa Zeus - with an 'oh my God' view over Lourdas beach. While unpacking, I decided to take my ease on the hammock. And so it was I had my You've Been Framed moment, toppling straight off and landing on my head. I rose groggily from the dust to find myself being stared at by part-time resident cat Arthur. Arthur the cat was reliable company when food was on offer ... or when he thought it should be . I'm pretty sure 'Barrett' is a name near the top of every stray cat 'watch list' around the world. Wherever we travel, we barely have time to unpack before some flea-ridden derelict is attempting to wrest food from our table. Arthur joined us at the table whenever he was aware that food was on the go. He also made his presence felt when he considered that food ought to be on the go. He was around, therefore, most of the daylight hours - and as he was getting so well fed (we ended up getting him proper cat food from the supermarket) he often stuck around all night. I often found myself giving him bits of cheese at 3am (in fairness, he would eat almost anything). The one moment that Arthur noticeably made himself scarce was the night of the fire. At 2am one night towards the end of our stay, we became aware that a huge wild fire had broken out about a mile away. In these situations it's hard to know at what point you need to get out; too soon you look foolish, too late you look dead. The fire grew in sudden bursts, the flames fanned by strong winds; but it was not obviously coming in our direction… yet. We sat watchful on our balcony with our bags packed ready to escape. We eventually went back to bed. At 6am, I was awoken by a helicopter and a plane which began scooping up water from the sea and then headed over the fire zone to dump it - a laborious process that went on for hours. Later in the day we walked down to examine the site, expecting to see acres consumed by the conflagration. In fact the fire-damaged area was surprisingly small. The one must-do outing in Kefalonia is to Fiskardo, a lovely harbour, and Tassia, an excellent waterfront restaurant that seems to attract an A-list crowd. Booked for that evening, we heard, were Mr and Mrs Tom Hanks whose annual yacht trip normally brings them here. The lovely harbour of Fiskardo is a must-visit place for anyone staying on Kefalonia . Unique Villas offers villas from €699 (£520) per week. Seven nights at Villa Zeus costs from €2,159 (£1,600). easyJet flies from Gatwick to Kefalonia from £36.99pp one way. Norwegian launched a new route from Gatwick to Kefalonia in April. For further information on Greece go to visitgreece.gr. On our way back we passed by the monastery where the body of Kefalonia's patron Saint Gerasimos is kept in a glass case. On his holy day the body is passed over the ill and the sick in the hope of curing them. Also worth a visit is the harbour of Argostoli, where big turtles cruise up and down the waterfront looking for food. Like Arthur, I imagine, they'll eat anything. Back at the Villa Zeus, even though it was still just 3pm, Arthur had convinced himself it was teatime. We didn't disappoint him. We had a glass of the lovely local Gentilini wine as we soaked up the glorious afternoon sun. Arthur had a tin of Felix.

Kefalonia is stunning and doesn't play the Captain Corelli's Mandolin card . Island hasn't been tainted by the crowds its Greek counterparts get . It's a quarter of the size of Spain's Majorca but with a 20th of the tourists . The one must-do outing in Kefalonia is to Fiskardo , a lovely harbour .

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