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Rutgers University has banned fraternity and sorority house parties at its main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for the rest of the spring semester after several alcohol-related problems this school year, including the death of a student. The probation was decided last week but announced by the university Monday. 'Rutgers takes seriously its commitment to maintaining a healthy and safe campus environment,' the university said in a statement. Last month, a fraternity was shut down because of an underage drinking incident in November in which a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon was taken to a hospital after drinking heavily at the fraternity house. Rutgers University has banned fraternity and sorority house parties at its main campus for the rest of the spring semester after several alcohol-related problems this school year, including the death of a student . Victim: 19-year-old student Caitlyn Kovacs died of alcohol poisoning after attending a fraternity party in September 2014 . And in September, a 19-year-old student, Caitlyn Kovacs, died of alcohol poisoning after attending a fraternity party. It's not clear whether she had been drinking there or elsewhere, though. Under the ban, the university's 86 recognized fraternities and sororities will be allowed to hold spring formals and other events where third-party vendors serve alcohol. Rutgers' announcement was made less than one month until the spring semester ends May 4. After two reading days, final exams start May 7 and finish May 13. The ban was first reported by NJ.com. School officials revealed the measure to Greek community leadership at a Wednesday night meeting, according to the media outlet. In a statement to NJ.com, Rutgers spokesman E.J. Miranda said '[The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs] is taking this step out of caution and concern and will use this time to continue and reinforce its dialogue with the leadership of the university's 86 recognized fraternities and sororities about Greek life at Rutgers and their responsibilities to the campus community at large. The university said last month that six fraternities and one sorority are under review for alcohol violations. It's not clear whether Kovacs had been drinking at the fraternity house or elsewhere, though . Under the ban, the university's 86 recognized fraternities and sororities will be allowed to hold spring formals and other events where third-party vendors serve alcohol . The ban comes at a time when fraternities have had a run of bad publicity. At the University of Oklahoma, fraternity members were caught on video singing a racist song; investigators have been looking into allegations that a Penn State fraternity had a private Facebook group with pictures of nude and partially nude women, some of them asleep or unconscious; there have been allegations that members of a Dartmouth fraternity were being branded in a hazing ritual; and two organizations at North Carolina State have been shut down, one over a sexist and racist book, another over sexual assault allegations. Erin Kearns, president of the Rutgers Panhellenic Association, a governing body for sororities, told NJ.com, that many leaders of Greek groups accept the house party ban in light of the negative attention at Rutgers and elsewhere. 'Our advisers and administration thought it would be best that Rutgers doesn't fall into that trap,' she said.

Rutgers University has banned fraternity and sorority house parties at its main campus for the rest of the spring semester . The probation was decided last week, but the school announced the move on Monday . 86 recognized fraternities and sororities will be allowed to hold spring formals and other events where third-party vendors serve alcohol . Last month, a fraternity was shut down because of an underage drinking incident in November . A member of Sigma Phi Epsilon was taken to a hospital after drinking heavily at the fraternity house during the incident . In September, a 19-year-old student, Caitlyn Kovacs, died of alcohol poisoning after attending a fraternity party .

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A Germanwings flight bound for Italy from Germany was evacuated last night due to a bomb threat, the airline said. The threat against flight 826 from Cologne Bonn to Milan's Malpensa airport was received on Sunday evening. The tower in Cologne immediately alerted the pilot of the Airbus A320, which was taxiing toward the runway at the time, Germanwings said. Scroll down for video . The threat against flight 826 from Cologne Bonn to Milan's Malpensa airport was received on Sunday evening. The tower in Cologne immediately alerted the pilot of the Airbus A320 (file picture of Germanwings plane) The threat was emailed to the airport 15 minutes before the plane's scheduled departure, prompting police to set the necessary measures in motion. Instead of taking off the pilot steered the plane to a different part of the airport where passengers and crew were evacuated. A total of 132 people were aboard the plane, including 126 passengers and six crew members, Spiegel-Online reported. A thorough search was carried out and federal police said sniffer dogs found no sign of explosives, news agency DPA reported. The threat was received just as the pilot was taxiing along the runway at Cologne Bonn Airport (pictured) An examination of the baggage and the aircraft itself also yielded no results Germanwings said in a separate statement later on Sunday evening. Germanwings said passengers flew to Milan on a different aircraft on Sunday night while the searched plane has now been cleared for air traffic. Germanwings, a budget unit of German airline Lufthansa, has been in the spotlight since one of its planes was deliberately crashed into a mountain in the French Alps last month, killing all 144 people on board. Germanwings has been in the spotlight since one of its planes was deliberately crashed into a mountain in the French Alps last month, killing everyone on board - a monument has been set up at the crash site . Lufthansa has faced questions about its pilot screening process since the March 24 crash which appears to have been caused by the plane's co-pilot who deliberately steered the plane into a mountain. The Airbus A320 went down in a remote region of the French Alps en route to Dusseldorf from Barcelona. Recordings from the flight data recorder suggest co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit before 'deliberately' crashing the jet. It emerged today Lufthansa may face corporate manslaughter charges for allowing Lubitz to fly after he suffered a bout of depression. Last month's crash appears to have been caused by the co-pilot who steered the plane into a mountain .

Germanwings plane was about to take off when bomb threat was received . Pilot was forced to evacuate the plane while police conducted search . Sniffer dogs found no evidence of explosives and no one was hurt . Threat comes less than a month after Germanwings plane was deliberately crashed into mountain in the French Alps killing all 150 people on board .

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Roberto Martinez will hold talks with Romelu Lukaku after the striker’s new agent suggested he could leave Everton as soon as this summer. Mino Raiola, who has brokered big-money deals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli, said he would have never sanctioned Lukaku’s £28million move to Goodison Park last summer. It has left the 21-year-old’s future on Merseyside up in the air, even though he is only one season into a five-year contract. Roberto Martinez will hold talks with Romelu Lukaku after the striker’s agent suggested he could leave Everton . Agent Mino Raiola said he would have never sanctioned Lukaku’s £28million move to Goodison Park . ‘He is an agent that for whatever reason needs to do those comments,’ Martinez said. ‘I always speak with Romelu and all the players about those situations. Romelu made the decision of changing his agent. He is entitled to do that. It is a personal decision. ‘Romelu is a very important player for us. As a football club we showed an incredible respect and integrity in the way we conducted our decisions about him and his career and we will carry on doing that.’ The Belgian international is just is one season into a five-year contract following his move from Chelsea .

Roberto Martinez has confirmed he will hold talks with Romelu Lukaku . Striker Lukaku has been linked with a move away by new agent Mino Raiola . Raiola said he would have never sanctioned Lukaku’s £28million move . Belgian international is one year into a five-year-deal at Goodison Park .

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Former Bayern Munich manager Ottmar Hitzfeld believes the German giants should replace Pep Guardiola with Borussia Monchengladbach boss Lucien Favre. The Spaniard, who has been in the dugout at the Allianz Arena since last season, has yet to commit his future to Bayern beyond the end of his contract which expires at the end of the 2016-16 season. And Hitzfield believes Favre, whose Monchengladbach side currently sit fourth in the Bundesliga standings as they edge closer towards Champions League football next season, is the man to replace Guardiola should he leave Bayern. VIDEO Scroll down to see the goals from Monchengladbach's recent win over Dortmund . Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has yet to commit his future to the Bundesliga giants . Guardiola, whose contract expires at the end of the 2015-16 season, has been linked with Manchester City . And former Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld says Lucien Favre (left) should replace Guardiola at the Allianz Arena . 'Favre is a candidate for Bayern,' Hitzfield said in an interview with Sky Sports. 'Favre is a coach who has worked really well with Gladbach. He is certainly a candidate for Bayern when Guardiola eventually quits. 'He is a coach that can play offensive football. He can get the best out of players like [striker] Raffael, who I did not think would make the jump up from Zurich to the Bundesliga. 'Favre is good with these type of players and he will have a lot of artists like Raffael in Bavaria.' Hitzfeld (left) spent two different spells as Bayern boss and retired in 2014 after managing Switzerland . Borussia Monchengladbach boss Lucien Favre is on course for Champions League football next season .

The Bayern Munich boss has yet to commit his future to the German giants . Pep Guardiola has been linked with a switch to Manchester City . Former Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld says Lucien Favre should replace him . Borussia Monchengladbach set for Champions League football next year .

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The panel that cleared Inverness defender Josh Meekings to play in the William Hill Scottish Cup final did not even consider his handball, the Scottish Football Association has revealed. Meekings saw his cup-final ban thrown out by a judicial panel tribunal on Thursday after Caley Thistle challenged his one-game suspension for denying Celtic an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberate handball. And it has emerged the Highland club's lawyers successfully argued that SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan had no right to bring the case because match officials had seen the incident where Meekings stopped a Leigh Griffiths header during his side's 3-2 win over Celtic on Sunday. Inverness defender Josh Meekings will be allowed to appear in Scottish Cup final after his ban was dismissed . Meekings was not sent off and no penalty was given as Inverness went on to beat Celtic 3-2 after extra-time . The SFA published the reasons given by the chair of the three-man panel. They read: 'Further to the judicial panel hearing yesterday involving Josh Meekings, the panel considered initial submissions from Mr Meekings' solicitor. 'In particular it was argued by him that under protocol 13.4.1.1 the judicial panel was not entitled to determine the matter. 'The panel considered that as the incident (but not the actual alleged sending-off offence of handball) had been seen by one or more of the officials it was not entitled to consider the matter further. PFA Scotland chief executive Fraser Wishart had warned before the verdict that the SFA was veering into dangerous territory . 'It accordingly dismissed the complaint without any consideration of the merits of the incident or the decision arrived at by the referee.' The decision could effectively blunt the SFA's powers to bring retrospective cases against players, unless an incident has been completely missed by all match officials. Players have previously been cited for diving to win penalties. The rule states that the compliance officer can bring cases for alleged sending-off offences 'not seen by match officials'. The Meekings case was brought because referee Steven McLean and his team had not seen the ball hit the defender's hand. PFA Scotland chief executive Fraser Wishart had warned before the verdict that the SFA was veering into dangerous territory. He said: 'I think you have seen this week from the reaction of players across the country, players have no problem with video evidence being used for incidents that genuinely haven't been seen by the referee. 'Maybe a punch behind the referee's back and fly kick when the ball is away. 'But we think, if the rule has been extended, then it is now erring into re-refereeing a game on a Monday. 'That's not the purpose of video evidence. That's why the English FA and FIFA and UEFA steer away from that. The referee could see the incident on Sunday, he just didn't see the handball.'

Inverness defender Josh Meekings won appeal against one-match ban . The 22-year-old was offered one-game suspension following incident . However, an independent judicial panel tribunal overturned decision . Inverness reached the Scottish Cup final with 3-2 win over Celtic .

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Wylie Brys (pictured) and his dad, Dallas zookeper Tim Brys, were digging for fossils near a grocery store when Wylie found the dinosaur bones . A five-year-old boy in Dallas has had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of discovering 100million-year-old dinosaur bones while searching for fossils with his dad. Wylie Brys was digging with his dad, Tim Brys, back in September at a construction site near a Mansfield, Texas, grocery store when he made the ancient discovery. 'He walked up ahead of me and found a piece of bone,' Dallas zookeeper Brys said. 'It was a pretty good size and I knew I had something interesting.' The pair had been finding fish vertebrae, but when Wylie came back with the bone, Brys asked him to take him to where he found it, according to KSAX. And now, scientists from Southern Methodist University have helped a Dallas zookeeper and his 5-year-old son excavate the fossil. Tim Brys and his son Wylie worked at the excavation site Tuesday to dig up what paleontology professor Dale Winkler believes could be a nodosaur, a pony-sized dinosaur that dwelled on land. Though Brys and Wylie discovered the fossil last September, it took over seven months to obtain necessary permits to dig up the bones. Scientists started digging last Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News. At the time, the zookeeper, who often leisurely digs for fossils with his son, was not sure what Wylie, then four years old, had found. Wylie (left) and his dad Tim Brys (right) often go on fossil-searching trips as a way to be outside and spend time together. It's believed that the bones Wylie found belong to a nodosaur, a a pony-sized herbivore with scaly, plated skin . The two kept digging because they knew there was a chance of finding Jurassic period marine life remnants in the area. What they found was the nodosaur - meaning 'knobby lizard' in Greek. The lizards were 15-foot-long, scaly-plated plant eaters that could weigh up to about 2,000 pounds according to the Dallas Zoo. 'My dad told me it was a turtle,' Wylie said Tuesday at the site of his discovery. 'But now he's telling me it's a dinosaur.' University experts said it is rare to find a dinosaur in the Dallas area. Wylie Brys, 5, background, watches as Southern Methodist University's Michael Polcyn (right) supervises the removal of a dinosaur bones encased plaster from Mansfield, Texas on Tuesday. University experts say it's rare to find dinosaur remains in the Dallas area . The fossils were wrapped in burlap and plaster to create a protective shell around the bones, like a cast around a human's broken bones. They will be transported to Southern Methodist University for cleaning and assembly, which will likely take months, Winkler said. He added that excavation will continue at the site for the next week or so before construction crews continue building in the area, but that it is unlikely for another dinosaur to be discovered at that site. Brys isn't expertly trained in searching for fossils, but he learned a few tips from the scientists. He and Wylie collect fossils as something they can 'do together outside,' Brys told KXAS. And Brys told the Washington Post that Wylie is just like any other five-year-old. 'He's a little kid,' Brys said. 'He likes playing in dirt as much as finding the fossils, I think.'

Wylie Brys and his dad, Dallas zookeeper Tim Brys, were digging for fossils near a local grocery store when they made the discovery in September . After seven months, they acquired permits to dig up the bones . Scientists from Southern Methodist University are helping with excavation . Fossils are expected for be from a nodosaur, a pony-sized herbivore with scaly, plated skin .

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Three's company: Rebecca and husband Harry settle in at Anantara the Palm Jumeirah . My husband Harry and I knew this was going to be a landmark holiday - the last one on our own for a long time. Our baby girl is due on June 4 and, when we touched down in Dubai, I was 28 weeks pregnant. You can't fly after that without a doctor's note. We had left it until the last minute and, by the time we arrived, both of us were ready to relax. I'd been to Dubai once before as a swimmer, when we stayed in an apartment. This was completely different - and utterly amazing. The Anantara is part of The Palm project and is like nowhere else. Because it has over-the-water bungalows there were times when it felt like we were in the Maldives, but when we went to the Australian themed restaurant, I imagined I was back in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity — even though there weren't any luxuries in that jungle. You have to see Dubai to believe it. Everything is so clean, luxurious and new — even the main tourist areas. And everywhere hotels are being built. We kept asking ourselves how they will all survive, but somehow they will. Our room was on the lagoon, which meant we had direct access to the water. We tended to spend a couple of hours in the morning by the main pool, then, after lunch, we retreated to our gorgeous room, where we had sun beds on the balcony. Harry is doing a graphic design course back home and so he spent some time each day on his studies. By 4pm, it gets hazy in Dubai. Some days we went for a wander around the whole resort, which is about two miles round but it is cleverly laid out. It never felt crowded. Jump in: The Anantara has three turquoise-blue 'lagoons' ideal for swimmers of all experience levels . We had a lot of time to think and to discuss what name we should give our baby. We always wanted to know what to expect — we're having a girl — because we are both impatient people and are keen to plan ahead, but we can't agree on a name. Naming something before you see it is strange and it's vital that her first name goes with her last, which will be Harry's name, Needs. We want a name that won't sound as if she is 'Needy', if you see what I mean. One day, we went out on a boat and I hoped to see David Beckham's house, but no one seemed sure where it was exactly. But what we did see were some of the most expensive properties ever. There's a lot of money splashing around in this part of the world. We also made a trip to the famous Dubai Mall, which is bigger than a football stadium — or so it seems. And guess what? We bought our not-born-yet baby her first swimsuit. It has a French look to it, with jaunty stripes. My plan is to take her swimming as soon as I can. It's something we will always be able to do together. Retail therapy: Rebecca Adlington did a spot of shopping at the famous (and enormous) Dubai Mall . More importantly, I regard swimming as a valuable life skill and I was surprised to see at the hotel that some children had never learned. That's why I've started Becky Adlington Swim Stars for three to 11-year-olds. Already we have 17 venues taking part and 3,500 children are learning to swim with us. There were lots of British people in the hotel and they were all very friendly. It never bothers me if someone wants to come up and have a chat or have a photograph taken. Athletes are different to film stars in that people see us as we are, not playing a particular role. And we are used to having a microphone shoved in our faces immediately after we have competed. It teaches you to be natural. One thing I enjoyed at The Anantara was looking at all the baby equipment people have. It started to give me ideas. I was also pleased to see how kind everyone was to the children. The staff went out of their way to be helpful. This is a real family resort. Paradise pictured:  The Anantara offers over-the-water villas which provide the perfect sea view . After I retired from competitive swimming at the age of 23, I didn't go near a pool for six months. Then I started to swim again as a way to keep fit and I still love it. I love the feeling of being weightless and this is especially welcome when you're pregnant. Harry and I went to the gym a few times at the hotel and I did a bit of this and that, but I am not used to high-impact sport. A gym is difficult on my knees. There is not the tiniest bit of me that ever wants to compete again. As an athlete, I was so focused and driven and I left the sport knowing that I could not have given more of myself. All that training was really tough, but I chose to do it. Flashback: Rebecca survived daunting trials when she appeared on I'm A Celebrity... in 2013 . Now, I have a chance to get on with the rest of my life and I'm excited about that, too. It gives me an opportunity to try new things — like coming to Dubai with Harry and spending most of the time lying around. In the Australian restaurant, an Arab man came up to me and said he recognised me. 'You'll feel at home in this restaurant, then?' he said. 'Why?' I said. 'I'm not Australian.' 'Because you were on that programme in the jungle,' he said, without mentioning my swimming. I am so pleased to have done I'm A Celebrity. It helped me find my feet and I've always loved Ant and Dec. But it was scary not knowing what would happen and suddenly finding myself with 11 strangers. What's for sure is that it really made me appreciate a holiday like the one in Dubai. Jasmine Holidays (0333 7000 747, www.jasmineholidays.co.uk) offers seven nights' stay at the Dubai Palm, Anantara on a half-board basis - from £1,150 per person, based on two adults sharing, including flights and transfers. 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It was a crucial holiday for the Olympic gold medallist and husband Harry . Their stay would be their last getaway before the birth of their first child . The couple stayed in over-the-water bungalows at Dubai's Anantara resort .

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Comedian Dom Joly proved he still had work to do on his diving despite training from Tom Daley, after making a real splash in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race in Brazil. The 47-year-old was invited to join other international celebrity guests onboard boats in the six-strong fleet for the start of the sixth leg, from Itajaí to Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. As the fleet headed out of harbour, the guests all jumped off the vessels. Joly, who is also a travel writer, shone with a flying leap off race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's boat, skippered by his compatriot, Ian Walker. Dom Joly soars like a bird as he leaps from the yacht in Brazilian waters . But the action turns more into a jump than a dive as the water comes nearer . It's feet first on this one as the comedian plunges into the depths . Earlier, Joly said he was a dab hand at diving after being trained in the sport by Britain's Olympic medallist, Tom Daley, for TV show Splash! However this jump was more 'tourist abroad' than diving expert. The daredevil Joly earlier climbed the 30-metre (100-foot) mast of the racing boat for a special 'selfie' pic before it set out to sea. The Volvo Ocean Race started last October from Alicante, Spain and is currently in its sixth leg. It will visit 11 ports in total and cover 38,739 miles before finishing in Gothenburg, Sweden, on June 27. The comedian and travel writer joined up with team Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing for the world yacht race . Dom Joly climbed the mast for an impressive selfie in Brazil - but then claimed he was stuck . The boats are expected to take around 17-20 days to reach Newport, the seventh port to host the race. No British sailor has won the 41-year-old race, which was originally launched in Portsmouth as the Whitbread Round the World Race. The race started on October 4, 2014, day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on June 27, 2015 in Gothenburg, the Swedish home of Volvo. Dom Joly is pictured walking out with the rest of the Abu Dhabi team . The 38,739-nautical mile route will include stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France). A 24-hour pit-stop in The Hague is scheduled between France and Sweden. The previous Volvo Ocean Race started in October 2011 in Alicante and was won by Groupama sailing team, skippered by Frenchman Franck Cammas, in July 2012.

The travel writer joins up with the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team . The Volvo Ocean Race is currently taking on the next stage in Brazil . Joly was trained by Tom Daley in TV hit Splash! back in 2013, but seems to have forgotten some key tips .

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The return of Game of Thrones has sparked a surge in internet piracy with fans making more than 100,000 illegal downloads per day. More than seven million episodes from seasons one to four were illegally downloaded between February and April this year as fans of the hit HBO show caught up or re-capped before its eagerly-return on Sky Atlantic on Sunday night. Figures by anti-piracy and security firm Irdeto revealed overall illegal downloading of show is up 45 per cent year-on-year, jumping from 4.9 million for the same two-month period in 2014. Popular: Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in the first series of the hit show. New figures reveal it is the most illegally downloaded show in the world . The top country for illegal downloads of Game of Thrones episodes was Brazil, which accounted for almost one million of them, followed by France in second, the US, Canada and the UK. The snapshot also revealed the top five TV shows illegally downloaded during the same period were period were The Walking Dead (5.7m), Breaking Bad (3.8m), Vikings (3.4m) and House of Cards (2.7m). Worldwide following: There were seven million illegal downloads of Game of Thrones, which features Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrel above, . Appeal: Fans of the hit HBO show have been rushing to download old episodes featuring Jack Gleeson as King Joffrey, left, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, right . Lack of access for global audiences is used as a defence of pirates, as many of their favourite films and shows that debut in the US are delayed by weeks or months. So to make it easier for people to watch legally, HBO announced in March that the forthcoming season will air across 170 countries at the same time. This week the cable network also launched a new internet streaming service, HBO Now, in an attempt to curb piracy and recapture revenue, although it is only available in the US. The return of Game of Thrones, starring Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei, above, has sparked a surge in internet piracy with fans making more than 100,000 illegal downloads per day . 'Piracy is a tidal wave that cannot be controlled, only managed,' said Irdeto in its report. 'But if people want to continue to have great TV shows like Game of Thrones, business models need to be protected.'

Fans downloaded seven million episodes between February and April . Illegal downloads beat favourites The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad . Season five of the hit HBO show premieres on Sky Atlantic on Sunday . Cable network launched internet streaming service to curb piracy .

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Former super middleweight champion Nigel Benn is back in the ring and the 51-year-old, dubbed the ‘Dark Destroyer’, has certainly still got what it takes. Ilford-born Benn, who now lives in Australia and works as a charity worker, looked as sharp as ever as he joined in a playful pad session with Ricky Hatton at his Manchester gym. Benn landed a series of punches, including one that saw Hatton's glove fly off, as he put the 36-year-old through his paces following his return to England. Earlier this week, Hatton and Benn met up to discuss the possibility of the ‘Hitman' training Conor Benn, Nigel’s son, ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Former super middleweight champion Nigel Benn takes on Ricky Hatton on his return to the ring . The 51-year-old Dark Destroyer does a spot of pad work with the Hitman at his Manchester gym . Ilford-born Benn shows he still has what it takes as he moves Hatton around the ring in Manchester . Former boxer Benn joins in a playful pads session in the ring with Hatton at his Manchester gym . Hatton watches on as Benn prepares his latest assault during some pad work at the Manchester gym . Benn secured 22 straight knockouts in just over two years as a professional and impressed on the pads . Hatton is now a boxing trainer and could train Conor when he arrives in Britain in June. The younger Benn will have to go some way before he manages to surpass the accomplishments of his Dad, though, a man remembered as one of the top 10 British boxers of all time. Benn secured 22 straight knockouts in just over two years as a professional and didn't taste defeat till he came up against the underrated Michael Watson. That rare taste of defeat led to the boxer taking a gamble on life in America and he quickly won the WBO middleweight title after stopping Doug De Witt in a brutal encounter. Benn stopped Iran Barkley in just one round in a title defending performance that shocked the world in his next bout as people began to discuss just how far he could go. Barkley had been in the ring with the likes of Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns, but there was more to come from Benn as he returned to Britain to fight Chris Eubank. The bout against Eubank was a fight that well and truly grabbed the attentions of the British public as both fighters went hell for leather as soon as the bell went. Benn knocked Eubank to the canvas during that fight, the first time Eubank had ever been sent to ground during his career. However, Eubank came back to defeat Benn in the ninth to capture the WBO belt again before Benn went on to win his next 10 fights. Boxer Chris Eubank keeps his cool as Benn confronts him ahead of one of their bouts . Benn crouches low as he looks to avoid the powerful punch of Eubank during their bout in Birmingham . He recaptured the WBC middleweight title against Mauro Galvano and defended the belt three times before he was able to face Eubank in the ring again. That re-match was one of the biggest boxing events ever staged in Britain and was watched by almost 50,000 fans at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. But there was to be no separating the pair as the fight ended in a draw. However, many fans ringside believed Benn was the victor of the fight and therefore both boxers kept their respective belts. Eubank and Benn look face to face following their fight as members of both sides look on in the ring .

Nigel Benn and Ricky Hatton returned to the ring for a spot of pad work . The 'Dark Destroyer' shows he still has what it takes with a series of hits . He returned from Australia to meet up with Hatton at his Manchester gym . Benn is hoping Hatton will train his son ahead of 2016 Olympic campaign .

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Juventus defender Patrice Evra has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson told him he would make a great coach one day during his time at Manchester United. The French left back, 33, enjoyed eight years at Old Trafford, claiming five Premier League titles as well as a Champions League winners' medal. And Evra says that before the legendary Scottish boss left in 2013 he told him, as well as Ryan Giggs, that he had the potential to become a fine manager. Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra says Sir Alex Ferguson told him he would be a great coach . Evra is now at Juventus but says he has already taken some of his coaching badges . Giggs is currently Louis van Gaal's assistant at Man United, while Evra says he got passed some of his coaching badges before leaving for Juventus on a free last summer. 'Before he left, Ferguson called me into his office,' the Frenchman told Canal Plus. 'He said to me, 'Pat, I'm going to tell you something very important. There are two players in this team that are going to become great trainers: Ryan Giggs and you.' 'So, I got some of my coaching credentials while still in Manchester. Now I want to get my coaching diploma and then we'll see.' Evra left Manchester United on a free transfer in 2014 after eight years at the club .

Patrice Evra enjoyed eight years at Old Trafford before joining Juventus . Claims Sir Alex Ferguson spoke to him before leaving in 2013 . Ferguson said him and Ryan Giggs would make great coaches one day . Giggs is currently Louis van Gaal's assistant at Manchester United . Evra says he has already taken some of his coaching badges .

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The University of Connecticut baseball team has welcomed its newest member: 5-year-old Grayson Hand of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Hand, who is battling leukemia, joins the Huskies with the help of Team IMPACT, an organization that matches children with life-threatening and chronic illness to college sports teams. The Hartford Courant reports seniors Carson Cross and Blake Davey were inspired to get involved with the Boston-based organization after hearing positive stories from the UConn men's hockey team, which also welcomed a youngster to their team. Scroll down for video . The University of Connecticut baseball team has taken on its newest member: 5-year-old Grayson Hand, who is battling leukemia . Hand will have his own locker with the team as its newest member . Hand will have his own locker and can attend as many games and practices as he likes. The Courant added that Hand's sister, Sophie, 7, was named an honorary cheerleader. The announcement was made with father Nate and mother Lauren at his side. 'This is a physical representation of the emotional support we've received,' Nate Hand told reporters. 'Cancer is not an individual illness. It affects the entire family. We all have symptoms, me, my son, my daughter, my wife. His are in his body. Ours are emotional and on our shoulders. But it is as a team that we work through this.' Hand's sister Sophie, 7, was also taken on as an honorary cheereleader . Father Nate Hand called the partnership a physical representation of the outpouring of support they've received .

Grayson Hand, 5, joined the Huskies as part of Team IMPACT, which matches children with life-threatening illness with college teams . Hand's sister Sophie, 7, will be an honorary cheerleader . Hand has been given his own locker and is welcome at every game and practice .

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Anyone with internet access is bound to remember the hilarious viral video, 'Charlie Bit Me'. In it, a small boy named Harry Davies-Carr is seen happily sitting with his baby brother Charlie on his lap - until Charlie painfully makes a snap for one of his older sibling's digits. Now the pair, from Buckinghamshire, who are now aged 11 and nine, have given an interview to children's TV programme Newsround, to talk about the video that changed their lives. Scroll down for video . The boys are they are not: Harry (left) is now 11, whilst his younger brother Charlie (right) is now nine . The YouTube pioneers told CBBC reporter Ricky Boleto that the video was originally filmed for the family to send to the brothers' godfather who lives in America. However, it quickly went viral, becoming an early online hit when it was uploaded eight years ago, going on to amass more than 816million views on YouTube. Harry told the children's TV show that he now finds watching the video funny, saying: 'It makes me laugh.' Charlie said he didn't find it embarrassing but said: 'I think it's a bit odd that loads of people have watched it. Their father Howard, had only ever uploaded the video because it was too big to send over email. Harry (left) and Charlie (right) starred in the Youtube clip which has amassed millions and millions of views . The show also reveals that the boys' video has had more views than Taylor Swift, One Direction and even Adele. Their parents have since made thousands of pounds from advertising and sponsorship deals off the back of the clip. Howard said at the time: 'The clip only went up as I wanted to share it with the boys' godfather. I was naive about the whole YouTube thing. 'It became viral and once that happened there was nothing I could do. People have sent lovely comments and messages and I now upload a new video of the boys every six weeks.'

Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr starred in the clip some eight years ago . In the video Charlie bites his older brother 's finger . The film was originally made to send to the pairs' godfather in America . It has since amassed 816million views on YouTube .

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Arsenal must make a swift decision on Petr Cech this summer or risk losing out on the goalkeeper. The Chelsea shot-stopper looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after losing the No 1 spot to Thibaut Courtois. Cech will hold talks with manager Jose Mourinho at the end of the season where the keeper will confirm his decision to leave west London. Arsenal must make a swift decision on Petr Cech this summer or risk losing out on the goalkeeper . The Chelsea stopper looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after losing his No 1 spot . Arsene Wenger must be swift with a move for his top goalkeeping target to beat the competition to him . The Gunners are long-term admirers of Cech and are considering a move for the keeper ahead of next season. However, Arsenal will not be the only club interested in luring Cech when the transfer window reopens. Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma and Inter Milan are all showing an interest in the 32-year-old and Cech is understood to be keen on resolving his future as quickly as possible this summer. That means the Gunners could miss out on their primary goalkeeping target if they don't make an early move. However, there are some major obstacles Arsenal must overcome before landing Cech. The first is the goalkeeper's valuation. Despite the fact Cech enters the final year of his contract this summer, Chelsea will demand in excess of £10million for the custodian. Thibaut Courtois has become Chelsea's first choice goalkeeper after three years on loan at Atletico Madrid . Chelsea's stance over their players joining rivals weakened with the sale of Juan Mata to Manchester United . The Blues believe Cech can play for at least another eight seasons and that his next club will be signing a world class goalkeeper in his prime. His price will reflect that view. Likewise, the Gunners may find that Chelsea are reluctant to sell them Cech. In recent years, the Blues have shown a hesitancy in selling players to their Premier League rivals, though that stance weakened last season with Juan Mata's exit to Manchester United. Cech and Courtois have spent a season sharing the gloves at Chelsea, but the veteran will now move on . Signing Cech would significantly strengthen the Gunners next season, and Chelsea could yet refuse to sell the keeper to their London rivals. Cech would consider moving to the Emirates Stadium, despite spending over 10 years with Chelsea, and hopes his long period of service will allow him to make the final decision on his next destination.

Arsenal risk missing out of Chelsea's Petr Cech is they hesitate on move . Cech looks set to leave Stamford Bridge after losing his No 1 spot . Liverpool, PSG, Roma and Inter Milan are all also interested in Cech . If the Gunners do not make their move early, they could be beaten to him . Chelsea are looking for a fee in excess of £10million for Czech keeper .

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Bobby Flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $20million. According to TMZ, the prenup between the Food Network star and the Law And Order: SVU actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years. The report also claims that the prenup contains a clause that allows the chef buy her out of the $8million marital home for just $1million - with an extra $50,000 to pack and move her stuff. Unhappy: Stephanie March is unhappy with the $5,000 a month she has been offered by Bobby Flay as per their prenup, according to TMZ; He filed for divorce on Friday (pictured in June 2013) Flay filed for divorce on Friday, just one day after it emerged he had separated from his wife of ten years. TMZ claimed the 50-year-old was 'heartbroken' about the split - while his wife is 'mighty unhappy' with the prenup. Also on Friday the New York Daily News claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with Mad Men star January Jones in 2010. 'I know Stephanie basically asked him after January Jones, "Did you f*** her?"' an insider told the site. March was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother Jones got into a car accident in LA in 2010. The source added that he denied any romance. There was concern about this woman: The New York Daily News on Friday claimed that March asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with January Jones - he allegedly said no; here Jones is pictured in March . Her love interest these days: Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth . Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth. Legal documents obtained by TMZ state that the marriage has 'broken down irretrievably.' It has been reported they separated three weeks ago. And because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already, it was alleged on Friday. Flay has already moved out of their New York City apartment. The couple has secured their own attorneys and are discussing the terms of divorce, according to the news site. Once so close: Flay and March, who reportedly separated three weeks ago, pictured in January 2013 . TMZ went on to report that the marriage began to unravel over the past year and a half. Sources told TMZ that the union crumbled when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day. Stephanie claimed Bobby said 'he was busy with work' and instead sent his assistants to help her. Moved out: The Iron Chef Of America star - pictured in 2013 - is said to have moved out of the couple's New York City apartment . Boiling point: The marriage suffered when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day because he was busy, TMZ reported; Flay was pictured with President Obama in 2009 . In February, the pair didn't celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary together. According to TMZ, Bobby attended a wine festival in Florida with his assistants instead. This will be Stephanie's first divorce and a third for Flay, whose two previous marriages both ended in divorce. In January, Flay was rumoured to be romantically involved with fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis after the 44-year-old Giada At Home star announced her split from her husband of 11 years, Todd Thompson. The Iron Chef Of America star and Giada were spotted having 'a festive dinner out together' at Cecconi's, in the private Soho Beach House, in Miami Beach on December 27, 2014, as People reported. In a statement to Gossip Cop, Giada said that any suggestion of a romance was false. Bobby has a daughter Sophie with second wife Kate Connelly, who he wed in 1995 and divorced in 1999. His first wife is Debra Ponzek, who he wed in 1991 and split from in 1993. 'Festive dinner out': Bobby and fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis (pictured 2012) enjoyed 'a festive dinner out' together in Miami Beach on December 27, sparking rumours of a romance, which Giada later denied .

Bobby and Stephanie separated three weeks ago after 10 years of marriage . On Friday the 50-year-old Food Network star filed for divorce . His actress spouse is said to be not happy with the prenup in place . They have no children and are 'fighting over property' It was also claimed she questioned him about romancing January Jones .

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Tragedy: Dr. Frederic Brandt was battling with extreme depression before his suicide on Sunday a police report revealed on Tuesday . Fredric Brandt was suffering suicidal tendencies for just 10 days before he killed himself, revealed the police report into the tragic passing of the celebrity plastic surgeon. Brandt was discovered hanged inside the garage of his Coconut Grove home by his friend, John Joseph Hupert, at around 9.15am on Easter Sunday morning. According to the police report, Hupert was concerned for his friend and was staying with the doctor because he was suicidal. The last time Hupert said he had seen Brandt alive was around 11.30pm on Saturday. The police report says that Brandt's psychiatrist Dr. Saida Koita had become so worried for her patients state of mind that she ordered Hupert to stay with him to monitor him. She also revealed she had him on daily medication and was seeing him everyday for therapy sessions. The news that Brandt had descended into severe suicidal depression only very recently comes after claims that the 'Baron of Botox' killed himself after a 'bullying' TV series penned by Tina Fey aired on Netflix. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt premiered on Netflix on March 6 and features a character called, Dr Franff. Played by comedian Martin Short, Franff has a high-pitched laugh, a speech impediment and absurd habits like drinking from a surgical bag. His face appears to be a grotesque exaggeration of Brandt's own appearance. Indeed, sources close to Brandt said the doctor, who suffered from depression, told People magazine he was 'definitely hurt' by an apparent portrayal of himself on the Netflix show. The friend called the Kimmy Schmidt send up 'bullying,' but added that it did not cause his suicide. Sources were today opening up about how Brandt was wounded by the characterization - though they said that this suicide could not be pinned on one insulting TV show. A friend speaking to People said: 'It was making fun of him for the way he looked and it was mean and it was bullying. '...It wasn't the only thing troubling him, it was just one factor. It definitely hurt him. He was absolutely upset, who would want that? But that was not why he committed suicide. But it didn't help. Scroll down for videos . Discovery: Dr. Brandt was found by a friend inside his home early on Sunday morning having taken his own life . Startling resemblance: Dr 'Franff' (played by Martin Short) – his name was Grant, but Franff is how he pronounced it due to all the surgery and injectables he’d presumably had - is lampooned in Tina Fey's Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Brandt worked with stars including Madonna, Stephanie Seymour and Jane Holzer. Left, the doctor is pictured with morning show host Kelly Ripa in 2011 at his Dr Fredric Brandt's SiriusXM launch and right, with comedian Joy Behar at the same event . Speaking out: Jeff Richmond, left in New York City today, spoke out on Monday over the death of Dr Fredric Brandt. The plastic surgeon was reportedly upset over his portrayal in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which Richmond's wife Tina Fey, right with Martin Short, created and for which Richmond has producing credits . Another source, speaking to the New York Daily News, said that Brandt had become fixated on his appearance and cried in front of patients. The source said: 'He worked 15-hour days, his office was jam-packed, and I paid him a compliment. He was so sensitive he started to cry. He said how awful the public was, and how mean people are. He was really affected by negative feedback.' When DailyMail.com asked Tina Fey's husband Jeff Richmond about Brandt's death near his home in New York City's Upper West Side, he said he hadn't been aware of it. Richmond is an executive producer and music composer on his wife's show. He said: 'That's very sad. I don't know anything about it. I just got home. Tina might know, I don't. She's not home.' Brandt was highly-regarded for his cosmetic work across the industry, with high-profile stars including Madonna, Stephanie Seymour and Kelly Ripa. The doctor was found dead at his Coconut Grove mansion in Miami where he lived alone with his dogs. Report: The police report reveals that Dr. Fredric Brandt was suffering from extreme depression before his death and wanted to kill himself . Report: The report reveals the circumstances in which the body of Brandt was discovered inside his Miami home . Successful businessman: Dermatologist Dr. Frederic Brandt poses for a portrait with his newest additions to his skin-care line in 2013 . Abravanel said that sources told her Dr Brandt was 'devastated' over comparisons to the enthusiastic doctor on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . The plastic surgeon, Dr Franff, in the Netflix comedy, is played by comedy veteran Martin Short and had drawn unflattering comparisons to real-life Dr Brandt. In one scene, where the lead character Kimmy almost gets plastic surgery, the doctor is seen drinking from a hamster feeder . Martin Short had a small role as Dr Franff in one episode of the TV show's first season. When he is punched by the main character, Kimmy, as she struggles to escape the plastic surgeon's chair, his face dents like putty - which he then inflates with an air tube . Dr Franff appears in episode four of the first and only season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He's a botox-loving plastic surgeon played by Martin Short. The show follows a Kimmy (Ellie Kemper), who was rescued from an underground bunker after years of being held hostage by a cult leader. She then is hired to be a nanny for the step-children of socialite Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski). In the fourth episode of the show, Jacqueline visits Dr Franff to discuss a 'foot lift' of sorts because she believes that 'feet are the new butts'. In the fourth episode of the Netflix show's first and only season, Dr Franff makes a short appearance as a cosmetic doctor who consults with Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) and Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski, pictured) Dr Franff's almost-overly smooth skin and platinum blond hair share a resemblance with that of Dr Fredric Brandt, who is known for being the cosmetic dermatologist of stars including Madonna and Stephanie Seymour. Franff is portrayed as a deranged doctor, whose face is so frozen from plastic surgery and other procedures that he even has trouble forming words at times. In the episode, he cheerily suggests several barbaric-sounding surgeries for Jacqueline, as well as on Kimmy. Franff's platinum blond hair and tight skin have a stark resemblance to that of cosmetic dermatologist Fredric Brandt . Dr Brandt was famed for his appearance, which displayed many of his dermatology techniques. In a 2014 profile in The New York Times, he said that his goal was to 'restore the face to harmony'. 'I approach each face with a visual perception, an artistic perception and a medical perception,' he said. The article, which described the doctor as an 'unnervingly ageless-looking personage', said that he was sought out by the rich and famous for his signature Y lifts, where fillers are injected below the cheekbones. It was also widely known that Dr Brandt injected products including Botox, Restylane, Perlane, Juvéderm, Voluma, The Times reported, into his own face, erasing his wrinkles, leaving him with full lips and an ageless quality. The doctor told The Times that people often asked him if he was from Sweden. Brandt grew up in Weequahic neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey where his parents ran a candy store. His father died when he was a teenager and he lost his mother before he graduated from Rutgers University in 1971. He went on to attend Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed residencies at NYU's Department of Internal Medicine and then in Dermatology at the University of Miami. He set up a practice in Coral Cables, Miami in 1982 and began part-time work in New York in 1998 but quickly expanded to become one of the most in-demand cosmetic appointments.

Fredric Brandt had been suicidally depressed for 10 days before he took his own life . Police report into the 65-year-old's suicide reveals Brandt was found on Sunday morning by friend, John Joseph Hupert, inside his garage . Hupert was staying with the cosmetic surgeon on doctors orders to monitor Brandt's suicidal tendencies . Hupert revealed that Brandt had been taking medication for his depression . Paramedics declared the plastic surgeon dead at the scene after having found he hanged himself . Brandt's psychiatrist, Dr. Saida Koita, arrived soon afterwards and told police she had been treating Brandt daily . Brandt was reportedly devastated by parody character Dr Franff in hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt which debuted on March 6 . Friends said that, though Dr Brandt was upset, show didn't cause his death .

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Israel is developing a system to accurately detect tunnelling activity, it has been revealed. The 'first of its kind' equipment, developed by Elbit Systems working with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, will be able to detect activity at a distance using a series of sensors. These sensors were so precise there would be 'no false alarms'. The decision comes after the Israeli army considered more than 700 proposals aimed at combating a tunnel threat. Israel is developing a system to accurately detect tunnelling activity, it has been revealed. Above, an Israeli soldier inspects a tunnel in August 2014 . It is thought the system will cost around £2.3million ($3.5m) per mile to install. A proposed area to introduce it is along the land border between Gaza and Israel, officials said. Alon Shuster, head of Sha’ar Hanegev regional council, told The Times of Israel the move would be welcomed by residents. He said: 'This advancement provides an additional layer of security.' The exact time-frame of the project has not been made clear, although it has been reported it will take around a year to install. It comes after years of fighting between Israel and Gaza. It is thought the system will cost around £2.3million ($3.5m) per mile to install. Above, Palestinian men look at what used to be a tunnel . Israeli military spokesmen have previously said the aim of some of their attacks was to destroy cross-border tunnels, which are usually around one metre wide and 2.5 metres tall. Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated the concern about tunnels in August 2014 and said soldiers were completing 'neutralisation' of the underground network. The new system has successfully passed initial tests. More results will be available in the next few months, officials added.

Elbit Systems are working with the Israeli Ministry of Defense . Sensors are so precise there will be 'no false alarms' Israeli army considered more than 700 proposals for the project .

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This little bear cub has picked a comfy place to take an afternoon nap so shouldn't be grizzly when he wakes up. The heartwarming scenes, captured by professional photographer Denis Budkov, 35, during a trip to Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, in Russia, show the animal family have bear-ly a concern in the world as they play and snooze in the sunshine. He sat and watched as the mother, who was also already lying on the banks of the lake,- became a makeshift sofa for one of her playful cubs. Time to get up: One cub wakes up while the other bear-ly stirs as they are snapped after they take a nap on banks of a lake in Russia . Protector: The massive mother bear takes a look over her shoulder as one of her cubs puts a tiny paw on her side, hopeful of a cuddle . The photographer spent hours watching the young family from a safe distance - with the normally ferocious animals appearing comfortable with his presence. 'I noticed this family - a mum with two cubs. Then after a while, I noticed something unusual, which I had never seen before - the cub climbed onto his mother like a chair,' he said. 'He looked very comfortable, and stayed there for nearly half an hour. The mother looked less impressed, but seemed so tired from looking after her energetic babies that she just stayed put.' Play time: The family of bears splash around in lake Kamchatka. One cub reaches out to the mum who lovingly looks back at her brood . Snuggle time: One bear cub takes a comfortable nap on the back of his mother as she lies by on the bank of a lake in Russia . Heartwarming: One of the cubs clambers on to the mother's back, with water from their dip in the lake clearly visible as they enjoy the sunshine . The bear family are part of a huge population found in the Kronotsky Reserve - known as the Kingdom of bears - thanks to its huge population of the animals. The bears are guarded by the state to prevent illegal poaching and hunting - meaning the bears are more friendly towards humans without the threat of violence. 'Though we should understand that bears are very dangerous animals, with them being probably one of the most unpredictable and emotionless creatures, the bears here are pretty friendly. 'They are used to people and understand that people will not do them harm. As long as you respect them and nature, they put on incredible shows of nature at its best and most raw.' Hard life: All three bears settle down for a nap after spending time playing in the calm waters of Kuril Lake in Kamchatka . You snooze, you lose: The mother seems to spy the fish swimming by as they lay on the bank while the cub seems completely oblivious . Extra padding: The baby bear makes the most of its mother's thick fur as they dry off in the spring sunshine . Dried off: One cub clatters another with its paw as they play fight in front of the mother bear on a sunny day in Russia .

Photographer captures the baby bear making the most of its mother's thick fur by bedding down on it for a nap . The young family can be seeing playing in the water at Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, Russia . Like with most babies, their exuberance leaves them exhausted so they all go for a quick afternoon snooze .

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Football agents were left in limbo on Wednesday as they awaited news on new regulations. As of April 1, the licensing system for agents is to change so that anyone can become a football agent as long as they pay £500 for an initial one-year registration period. The FA will then charge £250 for every subsequent year of renewal. Already established licensed agents were exempt. The FA is due to place a link on their website for intermediaries to register, but as of 1pm that was still not in place. Mel Stein thinks the new regulations on becoming a football agent will 'create anarchy' The new guidelines have come in after FIFA effectively washed their hands of governing agents. FIFA recommendations include national associations registering only intermediaries of 'impeccable character', all deals annually published online, agents' fees limited to three per cent and no monies earned by them for negotiating deals for players under the age of 18. The FA, Premier League and Football League have been discussing how best to cope with FIFA opting out. All have serious concerns about how the system will work in Britain and abroad, especially in under-developed football territories. Mel Stein, chairman of the London-based Association of Football Agents, told the Guardian: 'I think it's going to create anarchy and everybody is going to be sorry about it. FIFA couldn't cope so they decided to hand it over to the individual territories. Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao (right) with his agent Jorge Mendes pictured last year . 'I can see the bloke in the pub who knows a parent or a footballer's dad saying 'I'll represent you' and then undercutting everyone.' 'It is clearly wrong and anti-competitive to have this kind of price-capping. The FA are saying we've got to do it because that's what FIFA are telling us to do. The three per cent cap will destroy the business of probably 50% of my members.' AFA (Association of Football Agents) has been holding discussions to reach a compromise and have pushed for self regulating. James Featherstone of OmniSports said: 'It's a big worry for clubs how they keep a check on who is who. These new rules will allow anyone to register as an intermediary acting on behalf of a player.'

Licensing system for new agents was due to change on April 1 . New rules allow anybody to become a football agent . Mel Stein warns that new regulations will 'create anarchy'

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She recently revealed her then boyfriend Jerry O'Connell 'flirted with and felt up' Rebecca Romijn at a party over a decade ago. And photos from that party reveal a loved up couple just moments before Giuliana Rancic became a woman scorned. The television personality - with the maiden name DePandi at the time - cuddled up to the Stand By Me actor on the red carpet at the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 party in Las Vegas back in June 2004. Scroll down for video . Former flame: Giuliana Rancic and Jerry O'Connell were pictured together at the Maxim Hot 100 party in Las Vegas in June of 2004 . The other woman: Also in attendance at the event was actress Rebecca Romijn . Giuliana looked perfectly content to pose with the actor, but Jerry's attention seemed to be elsewhere as he appeared to be rather distracted. The blonde beauty was flying solo to the event as she had announced her separation with actor John Stamos just two months prior. However she appeared to be still sporting the ring on her wedding finger as she showed off her model frame in a black ensemble. Her divorce with the Full House star was made official March 2005. Juicy: In her new book the 40-year-old television presenter revealed that Jerry was 'talking up Rebecca as a prelude to feeling up Rebecca', as he appeared to be a bit distracted while the couple posed for pictures . In an excerpt of her upcoming memoir titled Going Off Script obtained by Page Six, Giuliana dishes the details of Jerry and Rebecca's rather scandalous meeting. 'Little did I know he was in the VIP area, talking up Rebecca. As a prelude to feeling up Rebecca,' she wrote. Following his encounter with the X-Men actress at the party, Jerry became unreachable, and Giuliana decided to talk to him face-to-face at his residence. Newly single: Rebecca was all alone at the event as she had just announced her separation to actor John Stamos just two months prior, but appeared to still be wearing the wedding ring . Beautiful in black: It was no wonder that Jerry was enchanted with the X-Men actress at the event as she showed off her model figure in a dark ensemble . There, the actor flippantly dumped her: 'Nope. Sorry, homegirl...Things change, but you take care, OK?' Jerry and Rebecca went on to marry in 2007 and have two children together. This all happened after a prior incident of the Jerry Maguire star's infidelity as she detailed her tumultuous relationship with Jerry, who she first met in San Diego. Their romance - which ran from 2003 to 2004 - turned sour when Giuliana discovered Jerry had been cheating on her with Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice. Still together: Jerry married Rebecca in 2007; here the couple are pictured in February in Los Angeles . The E! star wrote of the affair: 'I was being two-timed for one of the lesser Spices?' Jerry's apology did not exactly impress the TV star. '"Yeah, I know. I’m so sorry. I don't know what happened." He had as much emotion as the customer-service representative who tells you your bags missed the flight,' she penned. He sure was busy: Jerry also had a fling with Geri Halliwell from The Spice Girls; here she is pictured far left with her band mates Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Mel C . Giuliana ended up giving Jerry another shot, which was followed by the events at the Maxim party with the former Sports Illustrated cover girl. While Giuliana's love life is now going strong with husband Bill Rancic, the actress has now found herself putting out another fire. Just a month earlier the now 40-year-old star stirred up controversy when she commented on Fashion Police that Zendaya smelled of 'patchouli oil' or 'weed' when she arrived to the Oscars with dreadlocks. Love at last: Giuliana has been married to The Apprentice winner Bill Rancic since 2007 - here the couple are pictured in October in Los Angeles . On Monday, Giuliana - who looked fantastic with a bubble gum pink lace top that was paired with a high-waisted white peplum skirt - appeared on the talked to theToday Show to talk about the incident. 'I made a reference to the hippie culture. I talked about patchouli oil, which is a hippie perfume. And in the editing process, some of the gestures I made, some of the things I said were taken out for time,' the beauty said. 'I made peace signs, I said "bohemian" twice - those were taken out for time.' Dishing the details: She looked fantastic while leaving the Trump International Hotel in New York City on Monday, just a day before release of her new tell-all Going Off Script, which details romance with Jerry . Pink lady: The TV personality was hard to miss with her bubble gum pink top and white peplum skirt . Burberry long heritage trench coat . Click to buy it now! Visit site . They say your clothes can tell a thousand stories and that certainly seems to be the case with Giuliana latest ensemble. The E! presenter looked defiantly optimistic in this colourful look, rocking a fuchsia dress with a fluted hem with white Louboutins. Giuliana finished off the look effortlessly with a Burberry trench slung over her shoulders. After the Zendaya controversy she's been embroiled in recently, this outfit seemed to shrug off the negativity in style. We love this trench in particular - a classic Burberry number, this chic cover-up will never go out of style and is synonymous with timeless fashion. Slung over your shoulders like Giuliana or wrapped up and belted, this outerwear will truly stand the test of time! Click right to snap it up now, or head to our edit below for similar picks. From Karen Millen to Vero Moda we've got all budgets covered. Vila classic trench coat at ASOS . Visit site . Vero Moda Vmfame trench coat at Nelly.com . Visit site . MICHAEL Michael Kors Trench Coat at Zappos . Visit site . Dorothy Perkins crepe trench coatv (now reduced to $44) Visit site . Saying her piece: The E! star aired her side of the Fashion Police controversy in an interview with Today . 'So when the joke aired, some people were offended by it. I find racism reprehensible. I don't tolerate it at all. Nor have I ever.' 'I thought that the joke was not edited in a proper way. And that's just something I have to live with.' Giuliana's new tell-all, Going Off Script, will be available for purchase on April 7. Busy day: Later on Monday, Giuliana continued promoting her upcoming book as she made an appearance at the LinkedIn studios in New York City on Monday . Costume change: She donned a much more business chic look as she wore a sheer navy and white blouse, black ankle trousers and matching leather heels . Coming soon: Giuliana's new tell-all, Going Off Script, will be available for purchase on April 7 .

The Fashion Police host dated actor Jerry from 2003 to 2004 . In her new tell-all Going Off Script she confessed he cheated on her . Giuliana, Jerry and Rebecca Romijn all attended a Maxim party in June 2006 . O'Connell went on to marry Rebecca in 2007 and they had two children . He previously hooked up with Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell .

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The owner of five horses rescued from rising flood waters during this week’s storm of a decade in New South Wales has revealed the amazing lengths her brother-in-law went to over six terrifying hours to save her horses. Steve Spowart dived down into the freezing cold water to cut the barbed wire and free the horses that had become tangled in fences amidst the floods. The animals’ owner, Sonia Sharrock, praised her ‘absolutely amazing’ brother-in-law, for his incredible feat, saying ‘I don’t know what I would have done without him and my sister’. ‘Steve was cutting the wire, he had to dive right down into the deep water to cut it. It was really difficult and absolutely freezing,’ Ms Sharrock told Daily Mail Australia. Ms Sharrock watched in horror as her stud farm in Woodberry, in Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales - one of the worst affected areas by the storm – rapidly flooded. Scroll down for video . Stud farm owner Sonia Sharrock (right) looked relieved as she managed to save her horses from the NSW floods thanks to help from her brother-in-law Steve Spowart (left) and his surfboard . Steve Spowart paddled out to where the horses were stranded, with concentration etched on his face, before diving down into the freezing water to cut the barbed wire they were trapped in . The brown horse reared up after becoming caught in barbed wire, splashing and throwing Steve back into the storm water . On Tuesday morning the horses were just ankle deep in water ‘but by 1pm it was up to their chest,’ Ms Sharrock said. ‘I was really stressed out and panicking that the water was coming up really fast and I was worried we were going to get caught up,’ she said. In the incredible photos taken of the recue, Mr Spowart – a keen surfer – is seen paddling out into the deep storm water on his surfboard to free the horses. The moving images show the concentration on his face as he moves towards the animals and his concern as he struggles to lead them out of the deep murky water. Steve Spowart spent five hours helping to rescue the horses from the farm in Maitland, NSW . His tough journey to save the animals was captured as he paddled past submerged trees and bushes . In one photo, a startled brown horse attempts to flee as Mr Spowart is kicked backwards into the water. Ms Sharrock, in a green jacket, is seen trying to calm the animal to coax it to follow them without any head collars or leads. ‘The brown horse was my neighbours and he had got caught in barbed wire as he was trying to swim down to get to my horses,’ Ms Sharrock explained. Her horses live just 500m from her house, which is located on a hill, but it took six hours to bring them - and a cow - up to safety in her garden. ‘The surfboard was his idea; he wanted to do that to get in. The problem was the water covered the fences and the horses couldn’t see it so we had to cut them all back to get them out,’ Ms Sharrock said. The brown horse stood off against the two rescuers, Sonia Sharrock and Mr Spowart, in fear of the terrifying floods . The man was helped by Ms Sharrock and her sister as he led two white and one chestnut horse out of the deep water . Barefooted, Steve looked more relieved as he held on tightly to one horse's lead after emerging from the water . Ms Sharrock, in a green coat, talks to a chestnut horse as it follows her to safety out of the storm water . Unlike Mr Spowart who was wearing a wetsuit, Ms Sharrock was a little less prepared and had just ankle length gum boots on her feet after suffering blisters from her full length boots the day before. ‘We didn’t realise it was going to be as big as it was, it took us by surprise. Normally the horses go on the mound and they are fine but this time we realised we’ve got to move them again,’ she added. The flood water is now finally receding but it will be a few weeks before the horses can return to the fields. ‘It’s turned into a big mud pit,’ Ms Sharrock explained. ‘I’m really grateful to my brother-in-law and sister in helping out, I wouldn’t have done it without them. ‘The local community has been brilliant too, we had a guy from a pet produce store ask if he could donate food to us. Everyone has been so good.’ The white horse stands tall amidst the stormy skies in Maitland, an area that has been hit especially hard by the storm . 'The surfboard was his idea; he wanted to do that to get in,' Ms Sharrock said . The incredible moment Mr Spowart walked out of the water as the rain continued to fall during the storm was photographed .

Sonia Sharrock's stud farm near Maitland, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, was badly flooded . The water rose rapidly and the horses became tangled in barbed wire when the couldn't see the fences . Her brother-in-law Steve Spowart decided to paddle out on his surfboard to rescue them . He plunged down into the freezing flood water to cut them free from the barbed wire . It took six hours in total to bring the horses up to the safety of Ms Sharrock's hilltop garden . Maitland was one of the areas hardest hit in the state by what's being called the storm of the decade .

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Just like the Channing Tatum movie 21 Jump Street, an undercover drug sting in Houston has lead to the arrest of six high school students following an eight month operation. The bust was spearheaded by one male narcotics officer, who posed as a high school senior between August 2014 and March 2015. On top of the six arrests, an amount of cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs Xanax and Tramadol was also seized in the bust. Police have not released any further information on the undercover officer or his age, but say it is not the first time they have performed something like this. 'School is not a place that you should come in and try to sell your drugs, or come in and buy drugs, you go there to be educated,' Sgt. James Brawner of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office told Click2Houston. Jumped in undercover bust: Matthew Van Richardson, 18 (left ), has been charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled cocaine, while Aaron Coleman, 18 (right), was charged with delivery Xanax and Tramadol . Charged: Jonathan Gonzales, 17 (left), was charged with two counts of delivery of marijuana and Kevin Lambert, 18 (right), was charged with delivery of Marijuana, one fourth ounce . The two schools hit in this operation were Pearland High School and Dawson High School. However according to Lt. Chris Reioux of the Brazoria County Narcotics Task Force – who jokingly told The Houston Chronicle that he hates the recent Jump Street movies, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill – said his department has conducted several Jump Street-style undercover operations in recent years. 'I don't think anyone suspects that their classmate is an undercover cop,' Reioux told the newspaper. 'With the recent release of the 'Jump Street' movies, I think they're a little more apprehensive, but it's more of a joking matter – ''you're not '21 Jump Street' are you?'' 'They don't believe the person next to them who shows up to school every day, is doing homework next to them, is an undercover officer.' One adult student and two juvenile students arrested were from Pearland High School. 21 Jump Street ... only in Houston: Dawson High School was one of two schools hit in the bust. Bust: The operation was spearheaded by one male officer, who posed as a high school senior between August 2014 and March 2015, in a plot similar to the 2012 film 21 Jump Street (pictured) Scene: Pearland High School, in Pearland, Texas, south of Houston, has about 3,600 students . The one adult was identified as 18-year-old Aaron Coleman, who was charged with delivery of controlled substance in a drug-free zone (Xanax) and delivery of a dangerous drug (Tramadol). Three adult students were arrested from Dawson High School: Kevin Lambert, 18; Jonathan Gonzales, 17; and Matthew Van Richardson, 18. They were all charged with various drug offenses. However the investigation is continuing. 'There is still ongoing off campus investigations,' Brawner told The Chron. 'We have wrapped up on campus, and now we are moving out into the communities and trying to further it that way.' Hit: 21 Jump Street became a huge hit when it was released, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, in 2012 . 21 Jump St was released in 2012 and based on a 1980s TV series that starred a young Johnny Depp. In it, two youthful officers, played by Tatum and Hill, go undercover at a high school to bust a deadly drug ring. The actors reprized their roles for the sequel, 22 Jump St, which was released in 2014.

Operation spanned August 2014 to March 2015 in Houston . One male narcotics officer posed as a senior in two high schools . Six students were arrested, three aged 18, one 17 and two minors . They have received a total 10 drug-related charges . Cocaine, marijuana, Xanax and Tramadol were seized in the bust . Police have not released any information about the undercover officer .

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(CNN)Lane Bryant has come up with a devil of an idea to market its lingerie while poking fun at a competitor. The plus-size clothing retailer has launched an ad campaign for its Cacique line titled #ImNoAngel, seeking to "redefine sexy." In a commercial posted on You Tube, a group of plus-size models show off the bras and panties while saying things like "How boring would it be if we were all the same?" and "It's all about how you feel." The campaign is a not-so-subtle dig at Victoria's Secret and its very popular Angels line, which caters to smaller women. The lingerie giant was criticized last year for a campaign featuring the words "Perfect Body" over images of slender supermodels, and Business Insider reports that it is under increasing pressure from consumers to offer larger sizes. Lane Bryant's campaign is getting positive buzz in social media land, with the company being hailed for celebrating beauty of all shapes and sizes. "Our '#ImNoAngel' campaign is designed to empower ALL women to love every part of herself," Chief Executive Officer Linda Heasley said in a statement. "Lane Bryant firmly believes that she is sexy and we want to encourage her to confidently show it, in her own way." The ads will be featured in the company's stores, on television, in print and on billboards, as well as featured on the brand's social media accounts.

The company says it is seeking to "redefine sexy" Victoria's Secret was criticized for its "Perfect Body" campaign .

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The avocado tree is 'transgender' and has overnight sex changes, a botanist has discovered. Professor John Warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours. Professor Warren, based at the University of Aberystwyth, Wales, said the avocado tree displays 'unique flowering behaviour'. He found that during the day the trees, which grow in tropical and Mediterranean climates, flower with their 'female parts' ready to be pollinated by bees. Professor John Warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . The flowers close for the night and then the next morning they reopen - but now they use their 'male anthers' to spread their pollen. Professor Warren said: 'The whole elaborate exercise seems to have evolved to increase the chances of cross-pollination, while limiting the amount of self-pollination. 'The trees are usually successful in avoiding the 'sin' of inbreeding.' Professor Warren has written about the avocado in his book called the Nature of Crops. The botanist, from the University of Aberystwyth, pictured, said the plants limited the amount of self-pollination .

Professor John Warren discovered avocado trees switch gender in hours . The botanist said the tree displays 'unique flowering behaviour' However, trees are usually successful in avoiding polinating themselves .

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An electric change of pace propelled odds-on favourite Tryster to a three-quarter length success in the feature Coral Easter Classic as his Godolphin stable dominated £1.1million All Weather Finals day at Lingfield. The four-year-old, ridden by William Buick, beat Complicit to complete a 22-1 treble for his trainer Charlie Appleby. He had earlier been successful with Pretend (Buick) in the Unibet Sprint Championship Stakes and Four Seasons (Adam Kirby) in the 32Red Three-Year-old Mile Championship. Tryster turned on the after burners to race to victory in the Coral Easter Classic at Lingfield . Jockey William Buick predicted great things to come from the Winter Derby winner . Buick predicted a big future back on Turf for Tryster, whose previous four wins during the AW season included the Winter Derby. Buick said: ‘You will be seeing an awful lot more of this horse.’ Buick also rode Pretend to victory in the Unibet Sprint Championship Stakes on a good day for Godolphin .

Tryster won the Coral Easter Classic at All Weather Finals in Lingfield . Jockey William Buick predicted bright future for the Winter Derby winner . Godolphin stable dominated the event with three winners in feature races .

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With just 10 days to go until the general election, Ed Miliband has already won one political battle – as the nation's 'best looking' political leader. First it was the 'milifandom' – with thousands of teenage girls allegedly swooning for the Labour leader on Twitter. But now it seems he's gained another big fan in the form of The Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright. The Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright met Labour leader Ed Miliband as part of the 'useyourvoice' campaign encouraging young people to vote . The reality TV star said Mr Miliband 'definitely' topped her list of political leaders in a game of 'snog, marry or avoid' The reality TV star said Mr Miliband 'definitely' topped her list of political leaders in a game of 'snog, marry or avoid'. Bright, who interviewed the Labour leader as part of a campaign to encourage youngsters to vote, said she would 'snog or marry Ed because he's the best-looking one out of them all'. She added: 'He had a really great dress sense and looked very dapper. He gets my fashion seal of approval.' It comes after a group of female fans left Westminster watchers baffled after taking to Twitter in droves to reveal their love for the Labour leader. Dubbing themselves the 'Milifans' the mostly teenage girls rallied support for the opposition leader using the Twitter hashtag #milifandom. Bright said she teased the Labour leader over his unlikely sex symbol status. The 24-year-old said: 'I had a bit of a joke with him as well and talked to him about his massive fan base and he seemed very humbled and a bit embarrassed by it. 'But he was also pretty cool about it all. He just really wants those fans tweeting about him to vote for him.' Ed Miliband - arriving at the Arc Arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees in the North East this morning - has become an unlikely pin up . The Labour leader last week found that he had thousands of 'Milifans' on Twitter - mostly teenage girls - who were rallying support for him and praising his good looks . Bright interviewed the Labour leader as part of the 'useyourvoice' Twitter campaign which encourages young people to vote. She said: 'I wanted to talk to him about what Labour would do about the amount of parents who can't afford to look after their children because those children often end up in care. It's a shocking issue that's really personal to me. 'You'd think all the politicians would be quite posh and a bit pompous but he just seemed really friendly.' Bright's parents have been fostering children since she was 13 months old. Despite consistently voting, Bright admitted she is not a 'political whizz kid', but said she was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to chat to Mr Miliband. But she confessed she still hasn't decided how she will vote as she is determined to do more research and get a better understanding of each party's manifesto 'to get a really clear picture in my mind before I vote on May 7'. The 'useyourvoice' campaign encourages 18 to 30-year-olds to vote in the General Election.

Reality TV star said Mr Miliband 'definitely' topped her list of politicians . She was asked who she would pick in a game of 'snog, marry or avoid' Bright said Mr Miliband was 'good looking' and had 'good dress sense' It comes after the Labour leader became an unlikely pin-up for teen girls . Thousands of teenagers took to Twitter claiming to be 'Milifans'

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Scottish comedian Limmy has horrified fans by posting a video of a massive spider crawling out of his mouth and inching its way across his face. The 38-year-old, who starred in the BBC comedy Limmy's Show, revolted his many followers after he uploaded the seven-second clip. During the clip, Limmy keeps a manic grin on his face as the spider walks out of his mouth and along his cheek. Comedian Limmy grins manically as the three-inch house spider crawls out of his mouth onto his chin . In what has been described as a self-imposed 'bushtucker trial' Limmy commented 'Sweet dreams' to his fans. The three-inch house spider appears to be completely unharmed by its ordeal in the Glaswegian's mouth. One fan called Toxxi asked: 'How does it know not to just go down your throat and get killed in an oesophagus spasm?' Umar Ditta queried: 'How many have you eaten?' Annie MacDonald replied: 'Oh man. It’s disgusting.' And David Morgan added: 'Let the nightmares begin.' Others were more impressed by Limmy’s vine. Marina insisted: 'This is the best thing I’ve ever seen.' And someone called TheEventHorizon wrote: 'This truly is the best clip the internet has ever generated. Well done Limmy mate.' The spider runs down across Limmy's chin before making its way up along the side of his left cheek . Moments later the spider runs up his cheek and heads towards Limmy's forehead before the video ends .

Limmy posted the shocking seven-second video on his Vine account . The 38-year-old comedian starts with the spider crawling out of his mouth . The three-inch house spider crawls across his chin and runs up his cheek . The video ends with the spider approaching Limmy's forehead .

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A group of Chelsea fans stormed Arsenal's Emirates Stadium this week in a lighthearted attempt to lay a blue marker down as the Premier League clubs prepare to do battle on Sunday. The four fans labelled themselves the 'C-Team' while wearing Jose Mourinho, Diego Costa, Didier Drogba and Cesc Fabregas masks to hide their identity before parking up outside Arsenal's north London home. As the famous A-Team soundtrack kicks in, a narrator claims: 'In 2004, a Portuguese general known as the special one put together a crack commando unit. The group of Chelsea fans set off blue smoke bombs and covered the Arsenal sign outside the Emirates . A man in a Jose Mourinho mask looks to the camera during the Chelsea Fans Channel prank . One of the men, wearing a Diego Costa mask, celebrates as blue smoke hits the red side of London . 'These men dominated the Premier League from their west London underground. 'Today's mission: To bring a touch of class to the war-torn area known only as the Emirates. 'If you have a problem and no once else can help, maybe you can hire the C-Team.' The two-minute clip then shows the Blues fans displaying large blue and white letters in front of a concrete Arsenal sign before it eventually reads 'Chelsea'. Several blue smoke bombs are then released by the practical jokers before they make a swift exit in their white van. The four practical jokers carry the blue and white letters as they look to make their mark in north London . The group of prankster called themselves the 'C-Team' as they carried out their 'mission' Unfortunately for the pranksters, their hard work was on show for all of 10 minutes before club staff came out and took the 'Chelsea' boards down. The Chelsea Fans Channel prank comes just days before Mourinho's side travel to the Emirates in search of what will be a crucial three points. The Blues know victory against Arsenal on Sunday will all-but secure the Premier League title with Mourinho's side needing two wins from their next two games. Their hard work lasted just 10 minutes before being taken down by Emirates Stadium staff .

Chelsea pranksters play practical joke outside the Emirates Stadium . Four masked men replace Arsenal sign with blue and white letters . Chelsea signing is removed by club staff after just 10 minutes . Premier League rivals go head-to-head at the Emirates on Sunday . Chelsea are currently 10 points clear at Premier League's summit .

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It's going to be a whopper. Joel Burger, 24, and proposed to his 23-year-old girlfriend Ashley King. And she said yes - paving the way for a Burger-King wedding. What a combo! Joel Burger popped the question to Ashley King - paving the way for a Burger-King wedding . Having it their way... The couple revealed they plan to serve drinks in personalized Burger King cups . Friends since kindergarten, the pair from New Berlin, Illinois, went through high school together but didn't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - Ashley to the University of Illinois Springfield, Joel to Monmouth. But even now, after at least five years together, the ribbing has not subsided. 'We have yet to escape the teasing,' Ashley told the State Journal-Register, 'but we have fully embraced our nickname.' They were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and, after meeting the children, noticed how well their names worked together. Getting a ribbing: They have known each other since kindergarten but their friends are still teasing them . 'He started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were "Burger King".' It seems they are more than happy to laugh along. And they're having it their way: the couple posed for an informal engagement photo outside their local Burger King, before taking a set of professional shots for their family. They even revealed they plan to serve drinks in Burger King cups, with each guest's name on the side - if the international eatery will let them.

Joel Burger and Ashley King have known each other since kindergarten . They started dating five years ago, friends having stopped ribbing them . Insist they are embracing the playful nickname 'Burger-King' Plan to serve drinks at wedding in personalized Burger King cups .

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Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus has revealed that the ultra-short hairstyle she models in the newest season of HBO's political comedy Veep was inspired by none other than presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Speaking in the latest issue of Marie Claire's career-oriented supplement @Work, the 54-year-old, who stars as fictional US President Selina Meyer in the hit comedy show, was quick to note the scrutiny the former senator and secretary of state has faced as a result of her varying hairstyles over the years, while also leaping to the politician's defense. 'Hillary Clinton has gotten so much sh** for her hairstyles over the years,' Julia, who also features on the cover of the supplement, explained. 'Which is remarkable when you consider what it is she does.' Scroll down for video . Strictly business: Julia Louis-Dreyfus covers Marie Claire's career-oriented supplement @Work, which is featured in the May issue of the magazine . Short and sweet: Julia revealed that the ultra-short hairstyle she models in the newest season of HBO's political comedy Veep (pictured) was inspired by none other than presidential candidate Hillary Clinton . Obsessed with her style: Julia, pictured in an episode from the fourth season of Veep, questioned why so many people have made such a fuss over Hillary's hair during the past few decades . Ever since her husband Bill was elected as US President for the first time in 1993, Hillary's hair has been the subject of serious scrutiny, be it as a result of her choice of scrunchie, the length of her locks, or the shade of her hair. Julia admitted that she is clueless as to why the presidential candidate's hairstyle has been the focus of such intense interest, adding: 'Hair, for some reason, is a really big deal.' And it seems that maintaining her own lengthy locks was certainly a big deal to Julia, who opted to wear a wig while filming the show, instead of chopping her own hair to mirror that of her character. When asked to weigh in on female politicians in general, Julia noted that in her opinion, women in politics appear to be more open than their male counterparts. 'In my limited experience, I would say that female politicians can be a bit more forthcoming, open. I don't mean they're spilling the beans or saying things they shouldn't, but I don't feel a guard in the same way,' she said, adding, 'Maybe it's a female-to-female thing.' Sharp dresser: The 54-year-old actress dons a striped button down and a black pencil skirt in the work-inspired spread . As for her character on the show, Julia explained to the magazine that Selina is a 'straddler' whose ideology revolves around getting 're-elected at all costs'. But the actress has no problem playing an 'unlikable character'. 'I don't think we're all so likable all the time,' she explained. 'I include myself in that, and I don't consider myself to be a bad person.' In the fourth season of the hit show, which premiered on Sunday, Julia's Selina has been promoted from Vice President to President after her boss surprisingly steps down. Big group: The entire Veep cast (pictured) came together earlier this month to celebrate the fourth season premiere of their hit political comedy . Happy couple: Julia's husband, writer and director Brad Hall, showed his support for his wife at the event . And with her change in position, came a change in hair, which Julia also discussed with Page Six, explaining that 'female politicians get a lot of c**p for their looks'. 'There’s a lot of scrutiny about how female politicians present themselves, so I thought, let’s do something about that,' she said. 'Let’s cut her hair and see what happens, and if it doesn't look good, that’s OK, and if it does look good, that’s OK.' Fans of former Seinfeld star Julia are also buzzing about her upcoming reunion with Jerry Seinfeld. On Tuesday it was announced that she would be making an appearance on her former co-star's Crackle channel web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

The 54-year-old actress covers Marie Claire's career-oriented supplement, which is featured in the May issue of the magazine .

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Ahead of golf's first major of the year, where all talk is of whether Rory McIlroy can complete a career grand slam or how Tiger Woods' latest comeback will fare, Sportsmail's Derek Lawrenson will bring daily updates from behind the scenes at Augusta. World No 1 Rory McIlroy shields himself from the rain during a practice round at Augusta . VINTAGE POULTS! You gotta love Ian Poulter. Even after all these years, the Englishman could barely contain his excitement at driving down Magnolia Lane for the Masters. Only one problem. As he got out of the car, he realised he’d left one rather important item back at his rental home. His golf clubs. Englishman Ian Poulter was so excited to get started at Augusta that he forgot his clubs . CAN FLU-HIT HENRIK FLY? There is a reason why the phrase ‘beware the injured golfer’ has entered the sport’s lexicon. So who among the lame, sick and wounded currently playing down their chances is going to confound his own expectations this week? Listening to Swede Henrik Stenson, who’s just getting over a nasty bout of flu, he fits the bill. Henrik Stenson of Sweden looked less than impressed after coming down with a bout of flu . LOOK OUT FOR TIGER CUBS . Has Tiger Woods finally learned to look up and smell the azaleas? Not only will he play in the traditional par-three tournament for the first time in over a decade but sharing bag-carrying duties will be his two offspring, Charlie and Sam. Do you think there might be one or two photographers who will take an interest? Tiger Woods will be accompanied by his children when he plays the traditional three-par tournament . THE PIONEER GENE . Masters Tuesday saw the 80th anniversary of the most famous shot in the tournament’s history, the one that put the event on the map, when Gene Sarazen made his albatross on the 15th hole in the final round to edge out Craig Wood. Rory McIlroy will impress us all if he completes his career Grand Slam in more dramatic fashion than that. Gene Sarazen played the most impressive shot in the tournaments history with an albatross on the 15th . WAITING FOR SWEET 16 . A practice-round tradition at this grand old tournament is to gather around the beautiful par-three 16th hole and see which players are talented enough to skip their golf balls across the water and on to the green. So far, none has matched the amazing feats of Vijay Singh in 2009 and Martin Kaymer in 2012, whose shots not only reached the green but dropped into the hole. Martin Kaymer of Germany is one of two players to have holed after skipping off the water at the 16th . HAND IT OVER, SIR . As the patrons make their way through the admission gates to Augusta National, the plethora of signs listing the prohibited items offers reassuring confirmation of the list of priorities at the Masters. In order: No cellphones. No cameras. No knives. No weapons.

Season's first major, the Masters, tees off Thursday April 9 at Augusta . Ian Poulter forgot to bring his clubs ahead of his practice round . Tiger Woods' children will carry his bag during par three tournament . Henrik Stenson played down his chances after coming down with flu .

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Manchester United scouts checked on Porto striker Jackson Martinez last week. The 28-year-old wants to leave Portugal this summer and his club will listen to offers of around £30million. The Colombia international came close to joining AC Milan in January but the club failed to agree a fee. Manchester United scouts checked on £30million-rated Porto striker Jackson Martinez last week . Martinez (right) scored as Porto beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg . Martinez was outstanding against Bayern Munich in Porto's Champions League semi final first leg victory scoring in their 3-1 triumph. It was his 23rd goal in 31 games this season. United are looking to add two strikers this summer. Burnley's Danny Ings remains an option, as reported by Sportsmail last month, and they have considered Edinson Cavani who is also a firm target for Juventus. However, Paris Saint-Germain are reluctant to sell Cavani. Aston Villa's Christian Benteke has been discussed but no approach has yet been made. Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton also sent scouts to watch Porto and Bayern last Wednesday while Manchester City and Juventus scouts were there to watch Alex Sandro, the Porto left-back. Aston Villa's Christian Benteke (centre) has been discussed by United as they look to strengthen in attack .

FC Porto star Jackson Martinez came close to joining AC Milan in January . 28-year-old scored in their Champions League 3-1 quarter-final first leg win over Bayern Munich . Martinez's goal against Bayern was his 23rd strike in 31 games this season .

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The director of a jail for juvenile gang members was gunned down in the streets by prisoners' fellow criminals as he made his way to work on Friday. Luis Andres Cuyun, 30, was riding in a car when two suspected Mara Salvatrucha members opened fired on him and his driver, who was injured in the attack. A Salvadoran man arrested for alleged involvement in the shooting later told authorities that he had come to the country specifically to kill Cuyun as 'revenge' for treatment of gang members at the director's center in Guatemala City. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW . Luis Andres Cuyun, 30, the director of a jail for young gang members in Guatemala City, was killed as he went to work on Friday morning . The director and his companion, social welfare official Abimael Rodas Palacios, were riding in their pickup truck when suspected Mara Salvatrucha gang members opened fire . Cuyun had been riding to work before the sudden attack on Friday morning in Guatemala City, the nation's capital and largest city . Salvadoran Juan Carlos Medina Luna, 29, and Guatemalan Mario Alfonso Aguilar, 18, were arrested after a short police chase . Juan Carlos Medina Luna, 29, who entered the country from El Salvador two months ago, said he carried out the hit on the orders of a man named 'El Travieso' or 'The Naughty One' and did it 'because I like to kill'. Guatemalan Mario Alfonso Aguilar, 18, who is known as Marito, was also arrested for the attack on Friday after a police chase, according to Prensa Libre. Another suspect in the two men's car fled, police say. The incident reportedly stretched for several blocks after a gang truck pulled alongside Cuyun's pickup and began shooting. Cuyun and his companion Abimael Rodas Palacios were said to have gotten out of their car and began firing back at their attackers. Palacios, 42, a worker for the country's social welfare secretary, was taken to the hospital with bullet wounds in his leg and arm. Two AK-47s and two grenades were found inside Medina Luna and Aguilar's gray Mitsubishi van. Medina Luna said that the pair had been ordered to kill Cuyun by gang leader El Travieso, and said that he did the hit job because he enjoys killing . Medina Luna said that Cuyun had made his fellow gang members 'vomit blood' at Las Gaviotas. Above, the victims' car. Cuyun and Palacios were said to have gotten out of their car and fired back at their attackers before the jail director was gunned down and . Two AK-47s and two fragmentation grenades were found in the suspected attackers' Mitsubishi when they were arrested . Medina Luna said that Cuyun had made his fellow gang members 'vomit blood' at Las Gaviotas, which means 'The Seagulls' , according to Siglo 21. A children's advocate from the Guatemalan office of human rights inspected conditions at the facility in 2012 and found that they were acceptable, according to the country's human rights organization Institución del Procurador de los Derechos Humanos . Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13. began among Salvadorans in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but became an international criminal gang as members were deported back to Central America. Governments in countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras have struggled to control violence, including inter-gang attack between groups such as the Salvatruchas and a gang called Calle 18. In 2009 the FBI estimated that it had up to 50,000 members worldwide, including up to 10,000 in the US. MS-13 members have been involving in trafficking cocaine into the US, prostitution rings, robberies, assaults, murders and gun smuggling. Gang thugs sent back to Central America from time committing crimes in the US, who often decorate their bodies with elaborate tattoos, are seen as having special status in their home countries. They have used machetes in many of their attacks and often recruit minors. Unicef estimates that 50 killings per year in Guatemala are committed by juveniles. The gang members alleged abuses against their young fellows at Las Gaviotas (pictured, which means The Seagulls . Roughly 50 killings per year in Guatemala are committed by minors, many of whom are recruited by gangs such as Mara Salvatrucha. Above, inmates at Las Gaviotas attend class . Mara Salvatrucha often decorate their bodies with elaborate tattoos. Above, a former leader of the gang poses during a photo session at Comayagua jail in Honduras in 2008 .

Luis Andres Cuyun, 30, who ran Las Gaviotas facility in Guatemala City, shot dead by attackers who later said they were ordered to do the hit . Cuyun and his social welfare official companion fired back at the attackers . Juan Carlos Medina Luna, 29, and Mario Alfonso Aguilar, 18, arrested . Gang said that its members were abused inside Cuyun's jail .

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Police in California have released surveillance images of a man who robbed a bank dressed in women's clothing - leading investigators to compare his outfit with Mrs Doubtfire. The eccentrically-disguised man entered a branch of the U.S Bank in the city of Santa Cruz at around 3pm last Friday and handed the cashier a note demanding money. His blonde wig, female clothing, glasses and purse immediately prompted comparisons with Mrs Doubtfire from the 1993 movie of the same name in which Robin Williams played a divorcee who dresses as an elderly female nanny to spend more time with his children. Cross-dresser: The eccentrically-disguised man entered a branch of the U.S Bank in the city of Santa Cruz at around 3pm last Friday and handed the cashier a note demanding money . Santa Cruz Police Department released the surveillance images yesterday as they stepped up their efforts to find the cross-dressing bankrobber. The 25 to 35-year-old man made off with an unknown sum of money after the U.S. Bank employee responded to his demand without raising the alarm. No weapon was used or mentioned during the robber and nobody was injured, according to the San Jose Mercury. Authorities searched the area around the bank shortly afterwards, but he was not found. Lieutenant Bernie Escalante said a man wearing exactly the same outfit had been seen 'acting suspiciously' outside a nearby Rabobank roughly an hour before the U.S. Bank robbery. Rabobank staff went out to speak to the man and he left the area without incident, Escalante said. Uncanny: The bankrobber's blonde wig, female clothing and spectacles prompted comparisons with Mrs Doubtfire from the 1993 movie of the same name starring the late Robin Williams . Santa Cruz police said the man appeared to be aged between 25 and 35, was about five foot five inches tall and weighed 160-170 pounds. He was described as having dark skin and wore prescription glasses and a wavy blonde wig. His outfit was listed as navy blue hospital scrubs with a light-purple long-sleeved shirt underneath. 'We believe these are great photos of the suspect, and somebody in the community has to recognize this person,' Lt Escalante said as he urged anyone with information to contact his officers. Mrs Doubtfire was released in 1993 to mixed reviews from critics but was a massive box office hit - only falling behind Jurassic Park as the highest-grossing film of the year. Work on a sequel began in 2001 but was scrapped five years later after Williams declared the script 'useless'. Production resumed in April 2014, but all plans for the sequel were scrapped once and for all with Williams' suicide four months later.

Cross-dressing bankrobber entered U.S. Bank in Santa Cruz on Friday . Cashier handed over money after being handed a note making demands . Man wearing the exact same outfit was seen acting suspiciously outside a different bank an hour earlier .

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One Missouri mom is making the best out of a less than ideal situation. Becky Schoenig of St. Louis, Missouri was shocked when she realized her brand new 2015 Ford Fusion had been stolen from her driveway on Monday night, just a little over a month after she took the car home. Then, on April 1, Schoenig was shocked to learn that police had found her car after receiving a tip from a man who recognized the vehicle as Schoenig's and would be returning it to her - but with a few minor changes. Scroll down for video . Bling: Becky Schoenig was shocked when her stolen car was located and returned to her with new red rims and detailing (above) Theft: The brand new 2015 Ford Fusion (above) had been stolen from her driveway Monday . Racer: She took to Facebook after getting the car back, writing; 'I want to thank the car thieves for pimping out my vehicle for me.... This b***h is pimpin now!!!' As the car pulled up, Schoenig noticed that the rims had been spray painted red, there was red detailing on the sides of the car, and her steering wheel now had some orange accents. Rather than get upset however, she simply took to Facebook and posted a photo of her and her new ride, writing; 'I want to thank the car thieves for pimping out my vehicle for me.... This b***h is pimpin now!!!' She also attached a photo of the car which, given the date, many thought was a joke. It was not all 'lollipops and rainbows' though Schoenig told KSDK, and she is now getting the vehicle professionally cleaned to deal with the strong smell of cigarettes and marijuana. She is also creating a smoothie at the restaurant she owns, The Hot Pot, to honor Mick Sexton, the man who located her car and notified police. The Sexton on Wheels will feature banana, pineapple, peach and coconut cream. 'She's a very special person,' said Marlene Trice, a friend of Schoenig. 'She is vibrant and happy and really loves making people laugh.'

Becky Schoenig of St. Louis, Missouri was shocked when she realized her brand new 2015 Ford Fusion had been stolen from her driveway Monday . She was even more shocked however when it was located and returned to her with new red rims and detailing . She took to Facebook after getting the car back, writing;'I want to thank the car thieves for pimping out my vehicle for me.... This b***h is pimpin now!!!'

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Khloe Kardashian has hit back at critics of her Instagram post reaction to Monday night's riots in Baltimore saying she is 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't'. The 30-year-old reality TV star posted - then later deleted - the message 'Pray for Baltimore' to Instagram on Monday night as protests about the unexplained death of Freddie Gray turned to riots in the hours following his funeral. While over 417,000 followers liked the photo, it did not escape criticism. Khloe Kardashian posted this photo to Instagram on Monday night as protests turned to riots in Baltimore, while more than 400,000 followers liked it, the post - now deleted - also drew criticism . Some critics went after her privileged background and accused her being unable to relate to those involved in the protests. Others accused her of insincerity, and still more aired shockingly racist feelings. Another group felt her prayers were misplaced and were instead needed elsewhere, such as for the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Just 30 minutes later she responded to the wave of responses with a Tweet that read: 'Yall are too much. Damned if I do. Damned if I don't. So now it's wrong to pray? What is wrong with some of you guys? Let me pray for YOU'. 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't'. Just 30 minutes after the initial post on Instagram and Twitter, she responded to the wave of criticism asking what was wrong with praying . The responses were not all negative. Many of her fans and followers responded with thanks - particularly those in Baltimore. Others posted their own prayers for Baltimore using the same hashtag: #PrayforBaltimore. On Wednesday night the Instagram photo was delete. Protests about Gray's death have now spread to six American cities and a curfew has been implemented in Baltimore. Kardashian was photographed at a Beverly Hills gym today. Protests over the unexplained death of Freddie Gray have since spread to six American cities .

Khloe Kardashian posted a photo to Instagram during Monday night's riots that said: 'Pray for Baltimore' Despite getting over 400,000 likes, the post drew criticism that she was insincere and unable to relate to the issues due to her privileged background . Other critics felt she should focus her prayers elsewhere, such as the victims of the Nepal earthquake . Just 30 minutes later she tweeted that she was: 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't', and asked: 'Now it's wrong to pray?' The Instagram post has since been deleted . Protests about the unexplained death of Freddie Gray have now spread to six American cities .

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John Carver says he would walk away from Newcastle United if the club’s hierarchy had not given him assurances of serious summer investment. Supporters are threatening to boycott the next home match against Spurs in protest at Mike Ashley’s running of the club and a perceived lack of ambition. Newcastle have lost the last five Tyne-Wear derbies and, in the wake of Sunday’ s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, the owner, head coach and players have come in for strong criticism. John Carver would walk away from Newcastle if the club’s hierarchy had not given him reassurances . Fans are threatening to boycott the next home game in protest at Mike Ashley’s running of the club . But Carver said: ‘I can understand that their (fans) concern, but we’re already addressing it behind the scenes. ‘Mike and Lee Charnley (managing director) know what they have to do. And I’m telling you now, if I was sitting here and I thought they were giving me lip service I would say “thanks very much, I’m off - I’m walking away from this”. ‘If I didn’t have enough belief in what they were trying to do and the promises that they’ve said about the summer, then I would. But I’m not because I know what they’re saying to me is right. They’ve said that we need to bring players into this football club, first of all to boost the size of the squad, but also to improve the quality, to take us on. ‘We can’t stand still because other clubs are not standing still and they know that. We have to go with them. And if we don’t, you get left behind.' He added: ‘We’ve had different managers but the same group of players (keep getting beat in derbies). There is something in the DNA. Newcastle players train at the club's training complex on Thursday ahead of Monday's clash with Liverpool . Newcastle trio Moussa Sissoko, Vurnon Anita and Massaido Haidara take a breather during training . Ryan Taylor attemps to bend the ball around some dummies and hit the target during Thursday's session . ‘It’s something we need to look at. We struggle when we have to compete. We have talked about addressing that in the summer.’ Carver concedes that his side – on the back of four straight defeats – still need more than the 35 points they currently sit on to be assured of safety. They travel to Liverpool on Monday before entertaining Spurs a week on Sunday. And Carver has urged fans to get behind the team. ‘Supporters go to work, pay their money and they’re entitled to do whatever they want to,’ he said in response to news of a proposed boycott. ‘But we’re at the business end of the season now and I’m pleading, “get behind the team, give us your support, because it makes a difference”. ‘Especially the situation we’re in at the moment, we need as much help and support as we can get.’ Jermain Defoe (centre) connects beautifully with a left-footed volley to score the winner for Sunderland . Newcastle players look dejected following Sunday's 1-0 defeat to rivals Sunderland at the Stadium of Light .

John Carver insists he would leave the club if they had not backed him . 'If I was sitting here and I thought they were giving me lip service I would say “thanks very much, I’m off - I’m walking away from this”,' Carver said . Fans are threatening to boycott the next home match against Tottenham Hotspur in protest at Mike Ashley’s running of the club . CLICK HERE for all the latest Newcastle United news .

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(CNN)Jason Rezaian has sat in jail in Iran for nearly nine months. The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tehran was arrested in July on unspecified allegations. It took more than four months for a judge to hear charges against him. They remained publicly undisclosed until last week. The Iranian-American will be tried soon on espionage, Tehran's chief justice said. He is accused of economic spying, the Post reported, citing Iranian state media. The Washington Post did not mince words on the allegation. "Any charges of that sort would be absurd, the product of fertile and twisted imaginations," the paper said in a statement. The State Department also reacted with term "absurd" after hearing of reports in Iran's press about the charges. "If the reports are true, these charges are absurd, should be immediately dismissed and Jason should be immediately freed so that he can return to his family," the State Department official said. Since officers picked up Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, on July 22 at their home, the Post, the State Department and Rezaian's family have protested and called for his release. Salehi was released on bail in October. Rezaian was denied bail. And for months, he was denied access to proper legal representation, his family has said. Boxing great Muhammad Ali, also an American Muslim, appealed to Tehran last month to give Rezaian full access to legal representation and free him on bail. "To my knowledge, Jason is a man of peace and great faith, a man whose dedication and respect for the Iranian people is evident in his work," Ali said in a religiously worded statement. The journalist has also not been allowed to see visitors aside from his wife and has endured long interrogations, family members have said. In December, after a 10-hour hearing, Rezaian signed a paper to acknowledge that he understood the charges against him, the Post reported. Iran's human rights chief, Mohammad Javad Larijani, told news outlet France 24 last year that he hoped Rezaian's case would come to a positive conclusion. He said, "Let us hope that this fiasco will end on good terms." More on detained Americans . CNN's Sara Mazloumsaki and Azadeh Ansari contributed to this report.

Officers arrested Jason Rezaian and his wife in July on unspecified allegations . It took months to charge him; charges were made public last week . The Washington Post and the State Department find the charges "absurd"

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Amir Khan has admitted he does not know who he will fight on May 30, despite announcing Chris Algieri as his opponent last week. Khan has been criticised on social media after rejecting a potential £5million pay day against Kell Brook at Wembley on June 13. And reports in America suggested television network Showtime were not interested in showing a fight between him and Algieri. Scroll down for video . Amir Khan has admitted his next opponent has not been confirmed despite saying it would be Chris Algieri . Algieri lost every round to Manny Pacquiao when he took on the Filipino star last November . 'I made the video on YouTube because we thought the fight with Chris Algieri was a done deal,' Khan told The Sweet Science. 'But I have been speaking with my team and there are some more options on the table. 'We could make an announcement in another couple of days. My opponent for on May 30 has not been confirmed. Nothing has been agreed upon.' Khan said he will not be fighting Adrien Broner despite the brash American calling him out on Twitter while Miguel Cotto was another name ruled out. Khan also insisted he can't fight Brook in June because of Ramadan and hit back at his fellow Brit. Kell Brook lands a punch on Jo Jo Dan as he eased to victory against his mandatory challenger . Brook is desperate to fight Khan but his fellow Brit has rejected the chance to face him at Wembley in June . 'Eddie (Hearn, Brook's promoter) and Kell are fooling the fans and the media,' he added. 'Look at my last 10 opponents and look at Kell's. All I want is Kell to prove himself fighting A-list fighters, like I have done. Right now, he is just riding on my back. He is riding my name.' World champion Brook returned to action last weekend - seven months after he was stabbed in Tenerife - to beat mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan inside four rounds. And the Sheffield welterweight is hoping to fight again at the O2 in London on May 30 with stablemate and countryman Frankie Gavin a possible opponent. Gavin has been ordered to face Timothy Bradley for the right to face Brook by the IBF but could go straight into a fight against the champion.

Amir Khan released a video last week saying he would fight Chris Algieri . The British star has since been criticised for his choice of opponent . Khan also had the opportunity to fight Kell Brook at Wembley in June . Brook wants to return to action at the O2 in London on May 30 .

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The location is excellent - a trendy borough of London, close to local amenities and a stone's throw from transport into the city. In your generous double room you would be afforded access to a newly refurbished kitchen and a smart bathroom, which you would share with two young Italian women and an English gentleman. The price? A mere £400 a month. There is just one small catch, however. The ceiling leaks onto the bed - and there doesn't seem to be any plan to fix it. Scroll down for video . In an advert posted on Gumtree, the rather honest letting agent has posted candid pictures of the cracked ceiling in the otherwise smart, modern and generous bedroom . A generous double room in Peckham, south-east London, close to amenities and a stone's thrown from public transport into the city, has been put up for rent for just £400 a month. The catch? The roof leaks . In an advert posted on Gumtree, 'Martin' informs people looking at the double room, suitable for couples, that there is a leak in the room. He adds: 'Every now and then there are few drips from the corner of the ceiling, nothing major but it is happening hence the cheap price' Flat hunters hoping for a bargain in this modern flat in between the newly desirable areas of Peckham and New Cross in south-east London had their expectations thoroughly managed by an honest letting agent. In an advert posted on Gumtree, 'Martin' informs people looking at the double room, suitable for couples, that there is a leak in the room. He adds: 'Every now and then there are few drips from the corner of the ceiling, nothing major but it is happening hence the cheap price.' He makes no mention of plans to fix the leaky ceiling and the flat is in otherwise apparently excellent condition according to a series of pictures accompanying the online advert. In your generous double room you would be afforded access to a smart bathroom, which you would share with two young Italian women and an English gentleman . The kitchen also appears to be smart and well appointed. Gentrification and a booming property market in the capital have made Peckham a desirable location for affluent Londoners with soaring property prices . He was unavailable for comment when contacted by MailOnline. Gentrification and a booming property market in the capital have made Peckham, famously the stomping ground of dodgy entrepreneur Del Boy in TV's much-loved Only Fools And Horses, a desirable location for affluent Londoners. Over the last year and a half Peckham has witnessed a phenomenal uplift with property prices almost doubling in certain areas. For example in November 2012, one estate agent sold a three bedroom period mid-terraced home in need of moderate renovation for £350,000. Similar properties on that same street are now on the market for nearly double that.

Flat in trendy area of Peckham, south-east London, up for rent with a leak . Gumtree advert informs people looking at double room that 'ceiling drips' As a result the room in otherwise modern flat is available for just £400 pcm . Over the last year and a half Peckham has witnessed a boom in rent prices .

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As the world spotlight shines on a German courtroom in the trial of the 'Auschwitz bookkeeper' Oskar Groening, hidden in the shadows are the forgotten women who served as guards at Hitler’s death camps. Now, seven decades on and in the twilight of their lives, these former SS guards who ruled the human slaughterhouse Auschwitz with an iron fist will go to their graves having escaped justice. Of the 3,700 women who served at Nazi death camps, just three were investigated by prosecutors in Germany for their roles as accomplices to mass murder. Scroll down for video . No justice: Charlotte S, left, now 94, was an SS guard in the Nazi death camps Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, according to Stasi records, while Gisela S, is pictured right in her card index of concentration camp guards . Culpable: There were 3,700 women who served in the Nazi death camps during the Second World War - but only three have been investigated by prosecutors in Germany for their roles as accomplices to mass murder . And, in a crushing blow to the millions of Jews murdered at Nazi death camps across Europe, they are all deemed too ill or infirm to ever be punished. Those 'merciless' women who traded femininity, motherhood and marriage to wed themselves to the dark side of Hitler's Third Reich include Charlotte S. A guard at the notoriously brutal women’s concentration camp of Ravensbrueck, in northern Germany, she was remembered by survivors as a feared woman who beat prisoners and unleashed on them her Alsatian dog. A fanatical Nazi, the dog handler patrolled the camp with her Alsatian she had trained to bite at the inmates' genitals. She was transferred to Auschwitz where she and her teeth-baring dog were feared by the prisoners kept as slaves and worked in the sweatshop factories around the camp. One female prisoner after the war testified: 'There was a woman there with a kindly smile that masked a hideous nature. She was ramrod straight and had a snarling dog that was indoctrinated to hate the prisoners. 'We would be forced to stand stock still for hours and if anyone moved in the cold or the heat, the dog was unleashed. Many people did not survive the maulings.' Brutal: The women patrolling the death camps were just as bad as their male counterparts. Pictured: Female overseers at Bergen-Belsen, having been taken prisoner by the British in April 1945 . Tortured: Prisoners look out from behind a barbed wire enclosure at the Dachau concentration camp - where 41,500 died - in Germany in 1945. They and their relatives look likely to never get the justice they deserve . Survivors: French prisoners pictured when the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau, near Munich, was liberated by Allied troops at the end of April 1945. Many of the Nazi guards got away with their crimes by claiming they were just following orders . She began an affair with an SS man while serving at the camp and was discharged from the service in 1943 when she fell pregnant. After the war, in Saxony-Anhalt, which was behind the iron curtain, the communist authorities tried her for her wartime role and she was sentenced to 15 months in jail for 'mistreatment of and thefts from prisoners in her charge'. Now 94, she still lives in the state and refuses to speak about her terrible past. Nevertheless, unlike 93-year-old Groening, a former SS sergeant being tried on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, Charlotte S has been told there is no case for her to answer. Another to get off scot free is Gisela S, a 'hard-faced' woman who worked in the feared SS under her maiden name of Demming. She was a harsh disciplinarian who beat prisoners as punishment for petty rule infractions. Gisela was also in charge of the standing cells - small, dark rooms where up to 15 people at a time were crammed into. It was not uncommon for her to leave prisoners in these rooms for days on end, causing the death of some or all of those confined. Demming formed a romantic relationship with SS Dr Franz Bernhard Lucas but she abruptly ended it when he criticised the hideous experiments on prisoners carried out by notorious 'Angel of Death' Dr Josef Mengele on inmates. She was a true believer in the Nazi racial policies that decreed Jews, gypsies and Slavs were 'lesser races' who deserved nothing else. She appeared at the Auschwitz Trial of former guards and overseers in Frankfurt in the 1960s - but escaped jail. And now prosecutors say she is also too old and frail to be tried in court. Court: SS Sergeant Oskar Groening, known as 'the bookkeeper of Auschwitz', pictured during the war and today. He is charged with complicity in the killing of 300,000 Jews at the camp . Groening, pictured, told the court that he is 'morally responsible' for the mass slaughter even though he did not participate personally in any violence . Trial: People like Auschwitz survivor Eva Pusztai-Fahidi, left, from Budapest and her 23-years-old granddaughter Luca Hartai, have traveled from all over the world to witness one of the few prosecutions held . Possibly most frightening of all is Gertrud Elli Senff, who revelled in the power she yielded to play 'God' in choosing who should live and who should be sent to the Auschwitz gas chambers. Now 92, she was formerly an SS guard at Majdanek in Lublin, Poland, where an estimated 235,000 people were murdered during WW2. Prosecutors have traced her SS identity card. The card, bearing the number 312, has been authenticated, which proves she was there. It carries the inscription: 'The holder is authorised to bear arms' - meaning she was a pay-grade above ordinary guards usually only sanctioned to carrying a 'schlagstock' - a 'beating stick.' After service in Majdanek she was sent to Auschwitz, where she was based at Birkenau - the gas chambers complex where 1.1million prisoners were exterminated. Before the camp fell to the Russians she was shipped back to Germany and escaped justice at the end of the war. But officials at the Ludwigsburg authority have, it is understood, testimony from several now deceased prisoners that she was a 'cruel' and 'merciless' guard who beat them with leather whips and who was present at the infamous railway ramp where daily 'selections' were made about who should live - and who was to be gassed. Now wheelchair bound, she was tracked down by the German daily newspaper, Bild. Her daughter said: ‘We know that my mother had something to do with Auschwitz. We have tried to talk with her about it but her memory doesn’t really function any more.’ A recent drive to find the last of the guards before they die of old age has seen posters put up around the country, and 30 arrests made in February of last year. And prosecutors have still to decide on his case and a handful of others, but few are convinced that justice will be done. To many, particularly Jews persecuted ruthlessly by the Nazis, this is all a case of 'too little, too late'. According to historian Andreas Eichmüller, of the 6,500 members of the SS who served in Auschwitz and survived the war, only 29 were convicted in West Germany and reunified Germany, while about 20 were convicted in East Germany. Efforts were no doubt hampered originally by the judiciary, police and civil service which were, in the post-war years, full of former Nazis. Vicious: Another was accused of making as many as 15 people stand for days on end in a tiny cell, a punishment which left people dead - but she will never be brought before the court to answer to the law . Getting away with it: Of the 6,500 members of the SS who served in Auschwitz and survived the war, only 29 were convicted in West Germany and reunified Germany, while about 20 were convicted in East Germany . 'Unfortunately, very few people who committed the crimes had to pay for them,' said Efraim Zuroff, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre's top Nazi hunter. He added: 'The passage of time in no way diminishes the crimes.... It's only a shame that this kind of legal reasoning was not applied previously, because it would have led to many, many more cases of people who definitely deserved to be brought to justice.' Kurt Schrimm, the head of Germany’s special prosecutor’s office, which is responsible for investigating Nazi era war crimes, who has worked to locate the remaining SS criminals and bringing them to justice 1986. 'We owe it to the victims and to their families," he said. "I want to do my job well for as long as it takes. The dead and the families of the dead deserve nothing less than to see justice done.'

SS guard Charlotte S trained her Alsatian to bite at inmates' private parts . Gisela S locked up to 15 prisoners in a tiny 'standing cell' for days . Gertrud Elli Senff revelled in the power of playing 'God' with people's lives . She picked who lived and who was sent to the gas chambers to die . But all three women - now frail and in their 90s - will never face justice .

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Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown stretch of the Great Wall of China in the northwestern of the country, thought to date back more than 2,000 years. Experts say the new 6.2 mile-stretch (10 kilometres) means the full range of the Qin Dynasty Great Wall can be traced for the first time. Nine sections of the Wall have been found over the last two months along the inner coast of the Yellow River in Gansu province and the Ningxia region, reported the People's Daily online. Still standing: New sections of the Great Wall discovered by a team of experts in northwestern China . Historic: This stretch, measuring more than 6 miles long, is thought to date back more than 2,000 years . Remote: The ruins range along the inner coast of the Yellow River in Gansu province and the Ningxia region . The new stretch, ranging between Jingyuan County and Nanchangtan village, was discovered by a team led by Zhou Xinghua, renowned Great Wall researcher and the former head of Ningxia Museum. Historical documents had suggested that the Emperor Qin ordered for the Great Wall to start in Gansu province and run east into the Ningxia region and Inner Mongolia, but physical evidence in this particular area has never been found until now. Mr Zhou said China's first emperor ordered for the stretch to be built along the Yellow River to stop invaders crossing it when it was frozen. While parts of the Great Wall date back to about 700 BC, the first complete Wall was built during the reign of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang, from about 220 BC after the country had been unified for the first time. The newly discovered section of the wall was constructed using stones and rammed earth, with some parts built on top of the mountain ranges and others running along valleys. Some of the ruins are only three feet high due to natural degradation, but originally the wall could have been as tall as 20 feet. Other sections: Archive photos of the Qin Dynasty Great Wall which is thought to be built around 215 AD . Landmark: A monument is placed near the ruins of the Qin Dynasty Great Wall, which was built by the first emperor to have unified China . There are no surviving records of the exact length of the Qin Wall, and much of the original wall has eroded away leaving few sections behind. The Great Wall is actually made up of many different structures built across northern China and southern Mongolia over a number of dynasties. The best known and most visible section today is the Ming Wall, constructed from 1368 to 1644. The formidable fortress covers approximately 5,500 miles from the Jiayu Pass in Gansu province and the Shanhai Pass in Hebei province. However, it was revealed in 2012 that the Wall is actually 13,170 miles long – more than double the previous estimate. A Chinese university is spending nearly £450,000 on building their very own Great Wall of China. Wuhan Institute of Bioengineering is currently constructing the replica as a patriotic educational tool that will also get students doing more exercise, according to the People's Daily Online. The 'Campus Great Wall' will act as a walkway that connects the university's two sites, covering a distance of 1.6 kilometres – more than 13,000 times shorter than the original. Replica: Students at the Wuhan Institute of Bioengineering are climbing their own Great Wall on campus . The university said the project, which is yet to be completed, is 'not a cheap replica' and the wall looks to copy the original as closely as possible. The project aims to provide students with an opportunity to get to grips with the country's rich cultural history through copies of carvings from the original, as well as famous paintings and poems. A spokesman for the university said in a statement: 'It fulfils a patriotic educational purpose as the Great Wall is a historic achievement by the Chinese people'.

Discovery means Qin Dynasty Great Wall can finally be fully traced . The 6-mile stretch is thought to date back more than 2,000 years . Historical records suggested the stretch existed but physical evidence has never been found until now . China’s first emperor built it to stop invaders crossing the Yellow River .

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Fashion fans who follow many of the top bloggers on Instagram experienced an extreme case of déjà vu over the weekend after the same dress was modeled by no less than 50 fashionistas. The highly usual situation was no coincidence, but rather a clever marketing ploy dreamed up by retailer Lord & Taylor to promote its edgy new fashion-forward range. In order to ensure maximum exposure for their new Design Lab collection, the company partnered with 50 of the most influential fashion bloggers and got each to post a photo of them wearing the same dress. Scroll down for video . Fashion fans who follow many of the top bloggers on Instagram experienced an extreme case of déjà vu over the weekend after the same dress was modelled by no less than 50 fashionistas . The highly usual situation was no coincidence, but rather a clever marketing ploy dreamed up by retailer Lord & Taylor to promote its edgy new fashion-forward range . The move proved an instant success as the $88 Paisley Asymmetrical Dress sold out almost immediately and created an online buzz for the range. To convince that many fashionistas - including Caitlin Lindquist and Rachel Lynch - to promote your new line is extremely rare but Lord & Taylor didn’t leave anything to chance and the company has admitted that it paid the bloggers to wear the paisley-print, handkerchief-hem summer dress. Adweek reports that the bloggers received ‘unspecified compensation’ in return for giving the dress their seal of approval. ‘The goal was to make [the potential customer] stop in her feed and ask why all her favorite bloggers are wearing this dress, and what is Design Lab? Using Instagram as that vehicle is a logical choice, especially when it comes to fashion,’ said Lord & Taylor's CMO Michael Crotty. Many of the posts generated more than 1,000 Likes each, with several surpassing 5,000 Likes and some reaching rarified levels like 13,000 Likes. Significantly, none of the bloggers were transparant on their Instagram feeds about the fact that Lord & Taylor had paid them to promote the dress. The move proved an instant success as the $88 Paisley Asymmetrical Dress sold out almost immediately and created an online buzz for the range . In order to ensure maximum exposure for their new Design Lab collection, the company partnered with 50 of the most influential fashion bloggers and got each to post a photo of them wearing the same dress . The Lord & Taylor deal highlights the gray area of bloggers receiving payment for promoting some goods and services, while others they lend their credability to for free. While newspapers and websites such as the Daily Mail Online have to be upfront and clearly state when something is paid for content, the rules are less stringent on social media. Many celebrities now promote products and luxury brands via Twitter in return for either payment or freebies. Rap star Snoop Dogg and actress Lindsay Lohan are among the famous names who have been paid by big businesses to promote products to their massive Twitter followings. In leaked Sony emails in December, it was revealed that comedian Kevin Hart had been paid $2 million to send out tweets to his 14.8 million followers promoting The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, and the Idris Elba film No Good Deed. 'Make sure yo go support my Brother @willpowerpacker this weekend by seeing "No Good Deed" .... @TherealTaraji & Idris kill this movie!' wrote the actor on September 12. To convince that many fashionistas to promote your new line is extremely rare but Lord & Taylor didn’t leave anything to chance and the company has admitted it paid the bloggers to wear the paisley-print, handkerchief-hem summer dress . Significantly, none of the bloggers were transparant on their Instagram feeds about the fact that Lord & Taylor had paid them to promote the dress .

Fifty top fashionistas all posted photos of the same Lord & Taylor dress on Instagram at the weekend . The retailer has admitted that the bloggers got 'unspecified compensation' to lend their credability and give the dress their seal of approval . The ploy proved an instant success as the $88 Paisley Asymmetrical Dress sold out and created an online buzz for the entire Design Lab collection . The deal highlights the gray area of bloggers failing to disclose when they've received payment for promoting some goods and services .

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A man who was unemployed and getting Centrelink payments was able to splash out more than $2 million on luxury cars, a boat and celebrity memorabilia due to a banking loophole. Luke Brett Moore was found guilty of knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception in Goulburn District Court. Opening a freedom saving account with St George Bank in 2010, Moore was able to overdraw $2.189 million over three years, The Courier Mail reported. NSW Police found Luke Brett Moore's haul after raiding his house back in December 2012 . The 27-year-old Goulburn man was able to overdraw $2.189 million over three years from his St George Bank . Luke Brett Moore, 27, managed to live a life of excess despite being on social security because of a bank fault . He dipped into the account 48 times and spent the money on a number of expensive items. Moore's luxury haul included a Maserati, an Alfa Romeo, a power boat, a Michael Jackson autograph, a signed photograph of the Top Gear hosts and numerous paintings. To avoid being caught, the 27-year-old moved the funds to PayPal and National Australia Bank accounts. While Moore was spending up big, he was also receiving Centrelink payments between March and July in 2010, according to Fairfax Media. Police seized a red Alfa Romeo. Moore was receiving Centrelink payments while he was overdrawing his account . To conceal his exploits, Moore moved the money into his PayPal account as well as into his National Australia Bank account . A framed Michael Jackson autograph with the late singer's photo and music CD was found in Moore's West Goulburn home . This is signed photograph of Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond . It has been more than two years since New South Wales police raided his West Goulburn home on December 12, 2012. There officers seized hundreds-of-thousands of dollars that the prosecutors said were funded by his exploits. Moore was soon charged but it took more than 26 months for him to be finally found guilty of the two offences. When the jury delivered their verdict, a family member who had come to support the 27-year-old broke down and had to be escorted from the court room. Sports memorabilia, including this Chicago Bulls jersey signed by former basketballer Michael Jordan, was also found in Moore's home . A power boat was also found among his luxury haul. Moore will be sentenced on Friday in a Sydney court . Moore was taken into custody on February 19 this year after he had been allowed out on bail . He was found guilty of knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception . Moore was taken into custody after he had been allowed out on bail. He is set to be sentenced in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court on Friday. Daily Mail Australia has contacted St George Bank for a comment on the matter. A bank spokeswoman told News Corp that incidents like Moore's were rare and happened due to a 'human error'. She said the bank was taking steps to recover the money. While Moore was spending up big, he was also receiving Centrelink payments between March and July in 2010 . Officers seized hundreds-of-thousands of dollars that the prosecutors said were funded by his exploits . Moore was soon charged after the 2012 raid, but it took more than 26 months for him to be finally found guilty of the two offences . When the jury delivered Moore's verdict, a family member who had come to support the 27-year-old broke down and had to be escorted from the court room .

Luke Brett Moore overdrew $2 million he did not have from a bank account . The Goulburn man was found guilty of exploiting the loophole in February . He spent money on buying a Maserati, an Alfa Romeo and a power boat . Police raided his home in December 2012 and he will be sentenced Friday .

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Vincent Nogueira scored in stoppage time and Philadelphia beat New York City FC 2-1 for the Union's first Major League Soccer victory of the season on Saturday. NYC goalkeeper Josh Saunders collided with Conor Casey inside the 6-yard box defending a cross and Nogueira toe-poked it home in the 92nd minute. Zach Pfeffer started the scoring in the 27th minute for Philadelphia. Sebastien Le Toux beat his defender, dribbled to the goal-line and fed it across to Pfeffer. David Villa scores from close range to round off a classy New York City goal, but couldn't prevent a defeat . Villa started the move with a back-heel before tapping in the rebound after his team-mate's shot was saved . Former Spain international David Villa equalized in the 55th minute for City, reacting first to a rebound off debutant goalkeeper John McCarthy to tap the ball into an empty net. New York's Lloyd Sam scored in the 90th minute to rescue a 2-2 draw for the Red Bulls at high-flying DC United. Goalkeeper Bill Hamid blocked Sacha Kljestan's free kick, but the ball squirted away and Sam beat his defender to the loose ball for the equalizer. Perry Kitchen gave United a 1-0 lead after heading Taylor Kemp's 26th-minute corner kick off the post and into the net. In the 67th minute, Chris Rolfe navigated through New York's defense and found Kitchen, who took one touch and drilled a shot for a 2-0 lead for the Eastern Conference leaders. New York answered a minute later when Damien Perrinelle headed in Felipe's corner kick for his first MLS goal. Sanna Nyassi scored in the 75th minute as San Jose beat MLS-leading Vancouver in a tempestuous match that saw both teams finish with 10 men. San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Sanna Nyassi scores the only goal in his team's win over Vancouver . Vancouver blocked the first two shot attempts of the sequence, and then Nyassi smashed the left-footed strike from near the penalty spot into the left corner of the goal for his first career goal with the Earthquakes. Pedro Morales and Adam Jahn both received red cards in the 88th minute for a brief altercation. Jahn went down, and Morales kicked at the ball near Jahn's midsection after the whistle. Jahn kicked back at Morales' shins in retaliation. Giles Barnes headed home Brad Davis' free kick in the 15th minute, ending Houston's 274-minute scoring drought, as the Dynamo beat the Montreal Impact 3-0. Ricardo Clark doubled the lead for Houston in the 72nd minute and Rob Lovejoy capped the scoring in the 80th as the Dynamo won for the first time in 5 games, despite Montreal controlling possession for most of the contest. Elsewhere, New England played to a scoreless draw with Columbus, as did Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City. The Houston Dynamo players celebrate with Giles Barnes after he scored in a 3-0 win over Montreal Impact .

Vincent Nogueira nets stoppage-time winner for Union . New York Red Bulls draw with DC United thanks to Lloyd Sam equaliser . Table-topping Vancouver Whitecaps lose to San Jose Earthquakes .

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It's no secret celebrities spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on maintaining their looks. From bloody 'vampire facials' to placenta serums and of course plastic surgery - the fountain of youth runs deep. But an app is now trying to cut through all the cosmetics to determine exactly how old a person looks based on a picture. The website, called  How old do I look, it allows people to analyse any image found on Bing, Microsoft's search engine, or upload their own. It even allows users to search for celebrities - and see what Microsoft thinks their real ages are. Scroll down for video . Looking good: The app, by Microsoft, believed that 69-year-old Helen Mirren - lauded for her youthful appearance and character - was actually 55 . The site was able to accurately guess Kim Kardashian's age as 34, but thought 37-year-old Kanye West was actually 38 - while a woman in the background of the image was deemed to be just six-years-old . On-point: Modern Family star Sofia Vergara apparently looks 13 years younger than 42, while President Barrack Obama looks as he is - 53 . 'This may be hard to believe but it took a couple of developers just a day to put this whole solution together, starting with the pipeline from the web page to the Machine Learning APIs to the real time streaming analytics and real time B,' said Microsoft. It designed to site to show off the capabilities of its cloud server software. It revealed the site today at its annual Build developers conference in San Francisco. 'We wanted to create an experience that was intelligent and fun could capture the attention of people globally, so we looked at the APIs available in the Azure Machine Learning Gallery,' it said. The system works by analysing 27 points on the face. Called face landmarks, they are a series of specifically detailed points on a face; typically points of face components like the pupils, canthus or nose. 'These attributes are predicted by using statistical algorithms and may not always be 100% precise. Oops: The site incorrectly guessed 30-year-old Khloe Kardashian is actually 44 . David Beckham, 39, sporting a full beard, was recognized as being 45 by the system, while 49-year-old model Cindy Crawford registered as 40 . Madonna came out of the software well, being 37 - far below her real age of 56 - while it failed to recognise Taylor Swift at all . 21 year old singer Ariana Grande was recognised as being 27 - while a logo for a beauty product was spotted as a 15 year old girl . Not bad: Even with his graying beard, Brad Pitt, 51, managed to look two years younger . 'However, they are still helpful when you want to classify faces by these attributes. 'Face landmarks are a series of specifically detailed points on a face; typically points of face components like the pupils, canthus or nose. Face landmarks are optional attributes that can be analyzed during face detection. By default, there are 27 predefined landmark points. The system works by analysing 27 points on the face (right) Called face landmarks, they are a series of specifically detailed points on a face; typically points of face components like the pupils, canthus or nose. 'These attributes are predicted by using statistical algorithms and may not always be 100% precise. 'However, they are still helpful when you want to classify faces by these attributes.Face landmarks are a series of specifically detailed points on a face; typically points of face components like the pupils, canthus or nose. The Face API has a demo page that uses the API to detect and extract information about faces in a photograph, and the team decide to work with this to create a site they hoped would go viral. 'We found the ability of the face API to estimate age and gender to be particularly interesting and chose this aspect of it for our project.' 'To make the experience more fun we used the face API alongside the Bing Search API from the Azure marketplace to create.' Family album: The site can even identify groups of poeple . It allows people to age and sex any image found on Bing, Microsoft's search engine, or upload their own .

Site can analyze any photo and will guess the age and sex . Said 30-year-old Khloe Kardashian looks 44 . Microsoft app also determined Obama looks the right age of 53 . Users can search for photos on Bing or upload their own .

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Family members and friends have been left heartbroken and baffled after an 18-year-old high school senior died suddenly on Tuesday, just hours after feeling ill. Madison Small, from Ashburn, Virginia, left school early on Monday and, after she woke up in the night with a severe headache, she was rushed to hospital. By Tuesday afternoon, her father, Tim Small, had contacted the Broad Run High School to let staff know that his youngest daughter had passed away that morning. The Virginia Medical Examiner's office is now investigating her death and an autopsy has been ordered, but no cause has yet been given. Loss: Madison Small, pictured, passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning after feeling ill on Monday; the Virginia Medical Examiner is looking into the cause of her death but so far a diagnosis has not been given . Mr Small told WUSA9 that the family has also not received a diagnosis for his daughter's illness. He said she had seemed the picture of health over the weekend, when they played catch together. The medical examiner said it would likely take at least a week to determine what had killed her. Her close friend Devan Rook told the Washington Post that she had thought nothing of it when her friend went to the school nurse on Monday afternoon. 'Didn't think anything was wrong with her,' she said. 'In the middle of the night, she woke up complaining of headaches and stuff, and they took her to [Inova] Loudoun Hospital and realized it was pretty serious. 'They couldn't handle it there, so they medevac-ed her over to [Inova Fairfax Hospital]. At that point, she wasn't doing too well, and several of her organs were shutting down.' Public Health and school district officials said they do not have reason to believe her illness poses a risk to other students, particularly because last week was spring break, WUSA9 reported. Loved: Madison's family said she was otherwise healthy when her health suddenly declined on Monday . Family: Her father Tim Small, pictured center, spoke at a candle-lit vigil held for the teenager on Tuesday evening. Madison is pictured left with her older siblings and parents . On Tuesday night, just hours after news of their her death, hundreds of friends, classmates and family gathered for a candle-lit vigil at the school. Friends remembered Small as a talented softball player who had happily mentored younger members of the team. She was also excited about starting Virginia Tech in the fall, they said. School Principal Dave Spage, who broke the news to parents in an email on Tuesday, said he thought there were as many as 400 or 500 people at the vigil, which he said 'speaks to her circle and her involvement here', NBC reported. Madison's father, who also has an older daughter and son with his wife, spoke to those who had gathered. 'Life can be short, we found that out today,' he said. 'Make the most of it: love each other. Don't get bogged down in the little nitpicky crap. Put that aside. Life's too short.' Remembered: Hundreds of people gathered for a candle-lit vigil following Madison's death on Tuesday . Support: Her varsity softball teammates wear their jerseys and line 2nd base as a tribute to Madison . Vigil: Friends lit candles as they shared memories of the beloved 18-year-old on Tuesday . Memorial: Classmates places flowers on Madison's desk after she was taken fatally ill . In a Facebook post shared widely between Madison's friends online, she wrote a touching post in 2011, quoting Winnie The Pooh. 'If there's a tomorrow when we're not together, there's something you must always remember,' she wrote, beneath a smiling photo of herself. 'You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is even if we're apart, I'll always be with you.' Counselors will be at the school to help students, Spage said.

Madison Small woke up feeling ill on Monday night so was rushed to hospital, but her organs began shutting down and she died on Tuesday . Her parents have not been given a diagnosis for their daughter's illness and the medical examiner's office is now determining the cause . Hundreds of students and family members gathered for a candle-lit vigil on Tuesday night, where she was remembered as a great athlete and friend .

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(CNN)Just weeks after Marvel's "Daredevil" premiered its first season on Netflix, the company confirmed Tuesday that a second season will be coming in 2016. The show focuses on attorney Matt Murdock (played by Charlie Cox), who was blinded as a child, as he fights injustice by day using the law. By night, he continues the fight, becoming the superhero Daredevil and using his powers to protect the New York neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen. It's gotten rave reviews. "With tight adherence to its source material's history, high production quality, and a no-nonsense dramatic flair, Daredevil excels as an effective superhero origin story, a gritty procedural, and an exciting action adventure," says review site Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix's 'Daredevil' has arrived: What's the verdict? A Marvel Television and ABC Studios production, the show also stars Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio and Deborah Ann Woll. "Daredevil" is just one of four series that the Disney-owned Marvel has committed to airing on Netflix. Expect to see Avengers characters "Jessica Jones," "Iron Fist" and "Luke Cage" in their own upcoming series, leading into "The Defenders" miniseries programming event.

The critically acclaimed "Daredevil" will be back for season 2 . Charlie Cox plays a blind attorney by day who is a superhero by night .

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A carpenter from South California has created what may well be the world’s biggest see-saw. Kyle Toth, who runs his own custom woodworking business, built the seesaw from trees behind his workshop in Temecula. It measures a whopping 45ft in length, and according to its maker, sends its occupiers into the air at a height of around 25ft. Kyle said the tree was about 65ft long so he cut it to make it even on both sides and the seesaw was born . As seen in the video, the seesaw is made from entirely raw materials – a large trunk sits securely in between the natural split of a tree. Kyle told MailOnline: ‘I was cutting down some dead and damaged trees one day and was trying to drop this tree in between two others. ‘It didn't go as planned and ended up dropping in between a tree that had two huge branches splitting. ‘It fell basically where it is now but was about 65ft long and was laying on my fence. ‘So I cut the tree at what looked like would be even on both sides and just like that a massive teeter totter (American term for seesaw) was born. Kyle climbed the tree with a sledge hammer and pounded the trunk into the split branches to stop it from sliding . There is no seat attached to the trunk but handrails have been added for support and ropes help people get on . ‘The whole thing kind of just happened. It ended up being the perfect weight on both sides. ‘I climbed up the tree with a sledge hammer and pounded the tree trunk down into the split branches to stop it from sliding. ‘I then called up a few of my friends and they came over really quickly once they heard.’ While there is no seat attached to the trunk, handrails have been added for support and ropes can be seen dangling from the base of it. Kyle said: ‘We had to attach a rope on one side so that when one person gets on they can pull the other person up and let someone else on. The seesaw measures 45ft in length, and according to Kyle, sends its occupiers into the air at a height of around 25ft . ‘I got on with one of my friends and it worked perfectly. It was a bit scary at first because it'll send you about 25ft in the air. ‘We used it for about 20 minutes. It’s so much fun. It takes the childhood ask of playing on a teeter totter and magnifies it by a thousand. ‘Basically if you were six-years-old and had never seen a regular teeter totter before that's what it would be like to see this thing as an adult.’ According to Kyle, four people can ride on the seesaw at one time and there is an amazing view from the top. The short clip, captured from two angles, shows two people riding the seesaw – one pumps the air in celebration and swings his dangling legs. Kyle said that the seesaw is a lot of fun and that it takes the childhood memory of playing on one and magnifies it by a thousand . Kyle's woodwork has been featured in the Providence Art Show, Boston’s World Trade Center Furniture Show and the Del Mar Woodworking competition in California . A number of people have commented positively on the video with one YouTube user writing: ‘That and a beer looks like a good time.’ The carpenter, who launched his business, Wood By Kyle Toth, in 2010 claims to have developed a passion for woodwork from a young age. His work has been featured in the Providence Art Show, Boston’s World Trade Center Furniture Show and the Del Mar Woodworking competition in California.

The seesaw was created by talented Temecula-based carpenter Kyle Toth . Kyle placed the large trunk into natural split of tree and cut it down to size . Rope attached to one side of the seesaw helps people get on and off . Seesaw is made from raw material and sends occupiers to height of 25ft .

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A former NFL player has revealed that his mother demanded he pay her one million dollars as the cost for 'raising him for the last 18 years' after he was drafted into the professional league. Phillip Buchanon was a first-round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders, and seventeenth overall, when his mother made the request in 2002. Buchanon, who also played for the Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins before retiring in 2011, discussed the incident in his recently released book New Money: Stay Rich. 'If my mother taught me anything, it's that this is the most desperate demand that a parent can make on a child,' he wrote in an exclusive excerpt released to Fox Sports. Former NFL player Phillip Buchanon (pictured here playing for the Oakland Raiders) has revealed his mother demanded he pay her one million dollars as the cost 'for raising him for the last 18 years' after he was drafted . 'The covenant of having a child is simply that you give your child everything possible, and they owe you nothing beyond a normal amount of love and respect.' But after years, Buchanon said he realized that his mother and family members were different - especially when money became involved. He told Fox Sports that he wrote the book to make sure 'the next generation of athletes doesn't make the same mistakes' he did when he finally got paid the big NFL bucks. Buchanon said he followed the 'unwritten NFL New Money Millionaire' rule and instead bought his mother a brand new big house, as well as paid for all her finances that did not include food or entertainment. But he soon realized that gift would come with its own problems. Instead of selling her old house, like he advised, Buchanon's mother rented it to his aunt. This left Buchanon paying for mortgage and maintenance payments for both houses for seven years. Buchanon asks rookies to consider certain questions before buying their family 'big-ticket purchases', such as whether the family member would be able to make the payments if they couldn't, or if the family member expected them to pay for upkeep 20 years later. The former football star said his mother never offered him the money she made from her sister's rent, and later blamed him for 'messing up her life' after he kicked her boyfriend out of the house he paid for. 'What she didn't see was that her boyfriend was pimping her and me out,' he wrote. 'He wasn't bringing anything to the table, just taking.' Buchanon said he bought his mother a house instead, which brought its own set of problems for years . Buchanon (pictured playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) said his relatives also asked him for money, claiming they needed a check to pay for repairs and bills . Buchanon said he eventually became fed up and told his mother he would stop paying for her new house's upkeep after he paid off the mortgage. When his mother said the house was too large for her to afford the maintenance, he offered to buy her a smaller house that he would pay for with cash and put in his name, protecting her from loans and giving his brothers and sisters a stable home. Instead, his mother asked for $15,000 in cash. She ended up losing the home. 'She told me that if the new house didn't have space for two living room sets, she didn't want it,' Buchanon writes. Buchanon said he moved out of his house at 17 because he no longer 'felt secure' in a home where his mother let people 'come in and out of the house and take what they wanted'. And the football player said he soon realized it wouldn't just be his mother asking him for money, but his relatives as well, who often had 'family emergencies'. Buchanon (pictured with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) moved out of his house at 17 because he no longer 'felt secure' at  home because his mother let people 'come in and out of the house and take what they wanted' Buchanon said at first he would just write his relatives a check, which he said would 'always get cashed' even as the problems never got fixed. That's when Buchanon said he started offering to pay for the 'emergencies' directly to the mechanics or companies the money was supposedly owed to, only to have his relatives say 'forget about it'. Buchanon said he spent 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' before learning how to deal with his family's monetary demands. But he said it was the way his mother treated him that ended up teaching Buchanon 'the most important lessons in life'. 'The mothers and fathers of the world have been rearing their kids for generations - in every culture imaginable - and it's a one-way street when it comes to money,' he writes. 'If they pay you back someday, and you really are going through hard times, then that's just a bonus, a gratuity for being a great mother or father.'

Phillip Buchanon was a first-round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 when his mother made what he called the 'desperate demand' Buchanon, who is now retired, instead bought her a brand new house . But she refused to sell her old house and rented it to her sister . So he ended up paying maintenance for both houses for seven years without getting any of the rent money . When Buchanon finally had enough his mother asked for $15,000 instead of a smaller house whose upkeep she could afford .

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Rotherham have a serious fight on their hands to avoid relegation from the Championship after they were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player. The Millers fielded Derby defender Farrend Rawson in their 1-0 win against Brighton on Easter Monday after his youth loan had expired. The Football League maintain the paperwork for his extension wasn’t handled properly. They have until May 1 to appeal the decision and, should they choose to, that could have ramifications with an ultimate decision likely to be taken after the season has finished. Rotherham manager Steve Evans has seen his side deducted three points by the Football League . On-loan Derby defender Farrend Rawson (third right) played in the 1-0 win over Brighton on Easter Monday . Rawson (right, pictured playing for Derby's Under 21 side) wore the Rotherham shirt four times . Rotherham were on 44 points (left) but are now just one point above the relegation zone after the deduction . A Football League statement read: 'Rotherham were also fined the sum of £30,000, half of which will be suspended until the end of the 2015-16 season. The club must also pay the costs of the hearing and the Football League.' The Football League set a precedent for penalties this time last year after slapping AFC Wimbledon with a three-point deduction and £5,000 fine after playing Jake Nicholson when he wasn’t registered correctly. Blackpool were fined £30,000 earlier this season after starting on-loan Donervon Daniels once his 28-day youth loan had expired but escaped the loss of points because they lost at Millwall on August 30. Top QC Jim Sturman unsuccessfully defended Rotherham, who will feel the full force of financial relegations should they are to drop into League One. The punishment means they are now only one point ahead of the Championship relegation zone with two games left. Rotherham drew 1-1 with Fulham last Wednesday, which left them four points above the relegation zone . Rotherham’s scenario has set-up a tantalising end to the campaign, bringing two teams who appeared doomed back into play. Wigan lie on 39 points, Millwall 40 and Rotherham 41 before this Saturday’s fixtures. Steve Evans’ side have a tough trip to Norwich, while Millwall host Derby and Wigan play Wolves at the DW Stadium. All three opponents still have things to play for in the final two weeks of the season. Derby can secure a play-off place on Saturday, with Norwich still gunning for automatic promotion and Wolves retaining an outside chance of a top-six berth.

The Millers fielded on-loan Farrend Rawson in 1-0 win against Brighton . Derby defender's youth loan extension wasn't handled correctly . Rotherham now just one point ahead of the Championship bottom three .

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Millions of pounds were wiped off the value of leading housebuilders today after Labour announced a raft of new policies on housing. Ed Miliband today set out plans to scrap stamp duty for most first-time buyers, curbing rent rises and giving local people priority for new homes. But he also wants to ban developers hoarding land which could be built on, triggering a drop in the value of shares of construction firms. Ed Miliband used a speech in Stockton-on-tees today to promise there is 'nothing more British than the dream of home-ownership' as he sets out plans to prioritise new homes for local people . The move to clampdown on landbanking - where firms hold on to undeveloped sites while its value increases - has proven unpopular. Yesterday Mr Miliband said he would introduce rent controls if it won the election and ban private landlords from raising rents by more than the rate of inflation for the duration of new three-year contracts. It is thought the policies contributed to the fall in shares in leading housebuilding firms. Barrett Developments saw shares drop from more than £5.42 each to under £5.32 within two hours of the FTSE opening, and closed at £5.37, a 0.74 per cent decline on the day. Shares in Taylor Wimpey fell sharply from £1.70 to under £1.66 this morning, before recovering to £1.68, a fall of 0.47 per cent. Persimmon, the third housebuilder in the FTSE 100, also saw shares fall sharply this morning, but they made up the losses before the end of the day. 'Nervousness over the election is finally starting to filter into the FTSE 100. Rent controls will affect the housing sector,' said Atif Latif, director of trading at Guardian Stockbrokers. Mr Miliband, pictured checking his phone as he travels to Stockton by train, wants to ban developers hoarding land which could be built on . In a speech today, Mr Miliband said there is 'nothing more British than the dream of home-ownership' as he sets out plans to prioritise new homes for local people. He warned that too often new homes are 'snapped up before local people get a look-in' and promised to cut the cost of getting on to the property ladder. Nine in 10 people buying their first home will benefit from the stamp duty break, saving them up to £5,000, according to Labour. In a speech in Stockton, Mr Miliband said: 'There's nothing more British than the dream of home-ownership, starting out in a place of your own. 'But for so many young people today that dream is fading with more people than ever renting when they want to buy, new properties being snapped up before local people get a look-in, young families wondering if this country will ever work for them. 'That is the condition of Britain today, a modern housing crisis which only a Labour government will tackle.' Higher taxes will also be imposed on foreign buyers and up to half of new homes will be set aside for local residents. The plan would cost £225 million a year, which it says would be found through a series of tax-related measures. The battle for the support of Britain's aspiring homeowners has been electrified by a series of eye-catching policies from the main parties. David Cameron ordered a relaunch of Maragret Thatcher's Right to Buy policy, extending it to 1.3million families in housing association properties, while offering Help to Buy ISAs to people struggling to save for a deposit. The Lib Dems have promised tenants the chance to buy a stake in their homes through a Rent to Buy scheme. Under Labour's proposal, the planning laws would be changed to introduce a 'first call' policy that would give first time buyers who have lived in an area for more than three years priority on up to half of local new homes. It will also introduce a 'local first' policy that would stop properties being advertised overseas before they have been in the UK. Mr Miliband was greeted at the Arc Arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees by Louise Baldock, the Labour candidate for the Stockton South seat . House prices are rising faster for first-time buyers than people already on the property ladder, according to Nationwide . Mr Miliband said: 'It is simply too expensive for so many young people to buy a home today, saving up for the deposit, paying the fees and having enough left over for the stamp duty. So we're going to act so we can transform the opportunities for young working people in our country. 'For the first three years of the next Labour government, we will abolish stamp duty for all first time buyers of homes under £300,000.' Chancellor George Osborne allowed a two-year holiday on stamp duty, which raised the threshold for first-time buyers to £250,000, to expire in March 2012, introducing a New Buy Guarantee in its place. Mr Miliband warns that too often new homes are 'snapped up before local people get a look-in' and promised to cut the cost of getting on to the property ladder . Buyers currently pay nothing on the first £125,000 of a home's value and are then charged on a sliding scale, starting with 2 per cent on the next £125,000 and 5 per cent on the following £675,000. Labour says it would fund the stamp duty plans by tackling tax avoidance by landlords, pointing to HMRC figures that estimate it costs £550 million a year. It claims introducing a national register of landlords would mean that figure could be cut by 20 per cent, bringing in £100 million for Treasury coffers. Holding companies that buy properties for investors would be hit by increases to the annual tax on enveloped dwellings while buyers from outside the European Union would be hit by a hike in their stamp duty bills of at least 3 per cent. Tax relief for landlords to cover the upkeep of furnished properties would also be reduced for rogue landlords that rent out sub-standard properties. A Conservative spokesman said: 'This panicky, unfunded announcement is something Labour have tried before - and it failed. Coming from the people who crashed the housing market and repeatedly raised stamp duty, this won't distract from Ed Miliband's inability to say what deals he will make with the SNP to prop him up in Downing Street. 'In contrast to Ed Miliband's gimmicks, because of our balanced economic plan, we've been able to deliver lasting reforms - cutting stamp duty for 98 per cent of people who would have paid it. 'Higher borrowing and higher debt under an SNP-controlled Ed Miliband government would mean higher mortgage rates and fewer first-time buyers.' A Liberal Democrat spokesman said: 'This is yet another unfunded promise from Labour. Just last week, the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies told them they weren't being honest about their spending plans. It is clear they have learnt absolutely nothing. No-one should trust Labour to deliver this commitment because their sums simply do not add up. The Liberal Democrats have been honest about our spending plans; it's time Labour and the Tories did the same. 'Only the Liberal Democrats will really help people get on the housing ladder, by building the 300,000 homes needed to keep up with demand, helping young people afford the deposit for their rent, and helping people buy their homes over time through our Rent to Own plans.'

Miliband says there's 'nothing more British than dream of home-ownership' Stamp duty cut would save first-time buyers up to £5,000 on cost of buying . Labour would also ensure new homes go to local people with law change .

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Parents Craig and Bonnie Morgan want their children to have the best possible start in life. And like many others, they have come to believe that a private education is the best way to achieve it. But so desperate are they to get their son Craig – known to them as CJ – into a local prep school that they’ve put their house on the market in order to pay the fees. And that’s not all. They’ve also slashed their weekly grocery bills by more than half, taken in lodgers, and have pinned their hopes on a ‘crowd-funding’ initiative, hoping members of the public will help them achieve their dream. Scroll down for video . The Morgan family outside their home in Hastings with dad Craig, mum Bonnie and sons Craig Jr (known as CJ), nine, and Alfie, four. They are selling it for £185,000 to help pay for Craig Jr's prep school fees . ‘We believe any child will benefit more from what a private education has to offer,’ said Mrs Morgan. ‘There is simply no comparison.’ The Morgans, from Hastings in East Sussex, settled on the idea of a private education for their children after CJ, who they say is academically gifted, found that he wasn’t being stretched at his state primary school. ‘We always knew CJ was very bright,’ Mrs Morgan said. ‘By the age of two he could recite the continents and at nursery he was identified as gifted and talented. ‘By six he knew what every road sign meant and was reading paperbacks. Teachers say he is at least two years ahead academically compared with other children of the same age. And we’ve been told if he continues as he is doing with his maths, he is likely to gain a maths scholarship when he goes to senior school.’ Despite his success at the local school – rated as outstanding – the Morgans felt he was too bright for state education and not achieving as much as expected. And then, they say, came a problem with playground bullying. ‘He won a trophy for his go-karting hobby and after taking it to school he was constantly taunted by two boys,’ Mrs Morgan said. ‘He started coming home in tears. ‘The final straw came when one yob yelled in his face and another punched CJ for nothing. The staff agreed it was an unprovoked attack but CJ no longer wanted to go to school. He started biting his nails and becoming withdrawn.’ Battle Abbey School in East Sussex. ‘Friends and family can’t understand why we are giving up everything' to send CJ to the £4,000 a term school, says mum Bonnie . Heartbroken, the Morgans kept their son at home and contacted their local council to see if he could be transferred to a different primary school, but no places were available. Eventually in August 2014 – and with CJ refusing to return to his state school – he sat the entrance exam for Battle Abbey Prep School. Mrs Morgan said: ‘He sailed through the exam and when we looked round the school, we all fell in love with it. There is a big emphasis on good manners there – something that simply wasn’t emphasised as important at CJ’s old school. He loved it and in September started as a day pupil.’ But at £4,000 a term, the fees were crippling for the family, particularly as their income depended on Mr Morgan’s work as a taxi driver. However, having seen their son join the choir and become part of the water polo and hockey teams, all within just a term, the family decided to cash in the only real asset they possessed. ‘Our net monthly household income is £2,300,’ said Mrs Morgan. ‘After bills and the mortgage have been paid, I’m often left with just £50 a week for food. But we just want the best for CJ. ‘Friends and family can’t understand why we are giving up everything. They think we are mad to pauper ourselves to give CJ – and ultimately his four-year-old brother Alfie – a private education.’ As well as putting their house on the market, the Morgans have taken in a number of lodgers and have set up a ‘gofundme’ account in the hope of attracting donations of £115,000 from the public. Mr Morgan works as a taxi driver meaning the Bishop Abbey fees were crippling for the family, forcing them to sell their house, take in lodgers and attempt crowd-funding to afford them . ‘Holidays are out and even day trips aren’t possible as we can’t afford the petrol,’ said Mrs Morgan. ‘CJ and Alfie have given up their bedrooms so we can rent them out. It means they have to sleep in the same bedroom as Craig and me.’ Private school fees are a growing problem for parents, with those on middling incomes finding themselves increasingly forced out. Since 1990, fees have quadrupled, with the average cost of sending two children to private school now estimated at more than half a million pounds. Even so, figures from the Independent Schools Council suggest that demand for private education is increasing. Mrs Morgan said: ‘The fees include extras such as some after-school clubs and trips. His uniform alone with its different pairs of sports shoes and PE kit cost us £500. We owe £9,800 on three credit cards but can only afford to pay off the minimum amount every month.’ To help cut costs, the family’s £120 weekly grocery bill has already been slashed to £50, thanks to bulk-buying and plenty of home-cooking. The Morgans have had to slash their weekly grocery bills by more than half to try and give CJ, and in future his brother Alfie, the private education they believe they deserve . ‘Our clothes come from second-hand shops and we’ve even stopped the boys’ pocket money,’ Mrs Morgan added. Once their house is sold, the Morgans plan to rent a property, using about £85,000 of equity they have in their home to pay the fees. ‘Ironically, as our mortgage is only around £200 a month and renting will cost about £1,000, it is going to add to our outgoings,’ Mrs Morgan said. ‘But this way we can sleep at night. We can clear our debts and, most importantly, pay for CJ’s school fees. ‘Of course some people’s children are lucky – they sail through a state school and go on to become lawyers or doctors. Everyone has a choice and some parents would simply not want to make the sacrifices we are doing. But, the facilities, the ambiance, the atmosphere – it is all so much better than any state school. If your child is at a private school he is simply far more likely to reach his potential. ‘Every day I pick CJ up from school he has a smile on his face. He is full of enthusiasm and inspired by his lessons. ‘Craig and I will always know we did the very best we could.’ To donate to CJ’s scholarship fund go to gofundme.com/qrbd8w .

Craig and Bonnie Morgan are desperate to keep son Craig at prep school . From Hastings in East Sussex, they are sending him to Battle Abbey . Fees of £4,000 mean selling their terraced house and trying crowd-funding . Claim 'academically gifted' Craig wasn't being stretched at state primary .

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(CNN)American suburbanites who can do all their shopping without getting wet, driving from point-to-point or looking for a new place to park, can give much of the credit to Alfred Taubman. Taubman, a real estate developer who helped change the face of suburban life by popularizing upscale indoor shopping malls, died Friday at the age of 91. The announcement was made by his son, Robert Taubman, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Taubman Centers Inc., the company his father founded 65 years ago. A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name was Adolph -- was born January 31, 1924, in Michigan to German Jewish immigrants who hit hard times during the Great Depression. "I started working when I was 9," he told an interviewer in 2007. "I really wanted to make some money." An Army Air Force veteran of World War II, he studied architecture at the University of Michigan and Lawrence Institute of Technology near Detroit, and worked for an architectural firm, but decided that drawing wasn't the path to success. "I wanted to build." In his autobiography, "Threshold Resistance: The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing Pioneer," Taubman said that when he "looked over the horizon, I saw that there was money to be made by people who could build and own stores or, better yet, groups of stores." He founded the Taubman Co. in 1950 and began to demonstrate what the company's website calls an "ability to assess and overcome threshold resistance -- a phrase he coined to describe the psychological and physical barriers that keep a shopper from entering a store." As the post-war growth of suburbia continued, retail developers like Taubman began to consider what that might mean: More and more people needed places to shop. Taubman embarked on multi-store developments in the 1950s, in places like Flint and Taylor, Michigan, and in 1961 broke ground on his first large mall, the 350,000-square-foot Arborland project in Ann Arbor. "Demographically, I looked at the numbers, and as far as I was concerned we couldn't miss," he recalled in 2007. "And we didn't." Indeed not. This year, Forbes estimated his net worth at $3.1 billion, and the company's U.S. malls generate average annual sales of $809 per square foot, according to the company's website. But if Alfred Taubman gained fame and amassed billions as one of the people who helped define suburban life, he gained notoriety along the way, as well. In 1983, he bought the renowned international auction house Sotheby's. And in 2002 he was jailed following a conviction for conspiring with rival auction house Christie's to fix auction house commission rates to maximize profits. He was released in 2003 after having served nine months in prison. He always maintained his innocence, saying one of his underlings had lied about him to keep from going to prison herself. Taubman was renowned for his attention to detail, knowledge of design and for developing some of the best-known malls in the United States. He first project was a freestanding bridal shop in Detroit. Over more than six decades, his company operated nearly 20 properties in the continental U.S., including well-known developments such as the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey and The Shops at Crystals, in Las Vegas. His designs evolved over the years to include not only enclosed malls but various styles of open-air developments. And his influence stretched far from the American soil and into the thriving markets of China and South Korea. People we've lost in 2015 . Taubman remained active until the end of his life. He devoted much of his energy in his later years to philanthropic activities. And, just over three weeks before his death, he attended the grand opening of The Mall of San Juan in Puerto Rico with his sons Robert and William. According to a statement by Robert Taubman, the patriarch had dinner in his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Friday, then died of a heart attack. In addition to his sons, Robert and William, he is survived by a daughter, Gayle Taubman Kalisman, who is co-chair of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute's advisory board, two stepchildren, and his second wife, Judith Mazor Rounick, a former Miss Israel. CNN's Cameron Tankersley contributed to this report.

Alfred Taubman, who died Friday, was active in philanthropy and worth an estimated $3.1 billion . Amid suburban boom of the '50s, he realized people would need places to shop: "...we couldn't miss" We was convicted in 2002 of trying to rig auction house commissions; he maintained he was innocent .

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Crystal Palace are convinced Yannick Bolasie will learn from Wilfried Zaha’s mistakes and not jump into a dream move too soon. The electrifying winger has dazzled for the Eagles since Alan Pardew took over in January and has been watched by Liverpool and Newcastle this season. Bolasie has the opportunity to shine against Manchester City on Monday night and his manager - who was firm in the stance that it would take astronomical money to tempt Palace into selling - wants the 25-year-old to continue honing his skills at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace are convinced Yannick Bolasie will learn from Wilfried Zaha’s mistakes and not jump ship . Electrifying winger has dazzled for the Eagles since Alan Pardew took over the club in January . ‘If he is going to go, he’s going to have to for a lot of money,’ Pardew said. ‘I think Yannick knows he needs to develop more to go to a top club. I actually think top clubs probably appreciate that.’ Zaha made the £10million switch to Manchester United two seasons ago but managed just two Premier League starts under David Moyes and sealed a permanent move back home this February after impressing on loan. Many point towards Zaha’s troubling spell in the north-west as serving only to curb his development, and Pardew believes last week’s announcement of post-tax profits of £17m means Bolasie will stay in south London when clubs inevitably come knocking this summer. He has two years to run on his contract. Zaha made just four appearances for Manchester United in two years with the club . Louis Van Gaal told Zaha he wasn't part of his plans after Capital One Cup snub . ‘He is a player who can change games and it brings unbelievable value to him. It’ll have to be a very, very big fee trust me,’ Pardew added. ‘The club is on a great financial footing. We are trying not just to improve the team but the facilities. It is not just the stadium but here at the training ground and grow the club as quickly as we can. ‘We have got a good base of players here and three or four additions to the group in the summer, we could be strong candidates for the top ten.’ Pardew admits it would have to take a very, very big fee to lure Bolasie away from Selhurst Park .

Winger Yannick Bolasie has excelled under new manager Alan Pardew . Pardew is hoping winger will learn that the grass is not always greener . Wilfried Zaha left when he was handed dream move to Manchester United . But that move went sour and Pardew hopes Bolasie will learn from Zaha .

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Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk insists their season will still be a success if they clinch the Scottish Premiership title. Manager Ronny Deila had targeted the treble in his first season but that dream ended in controversial fashion with a 3-2 William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Inverness on Sunday. Deila started with a disastrous Champions League qualifying campaign when Celtic were knocked out by both Legia Warsaw and Maribor, but went on to impress in the Europa League and domestic scene with the League Cup already in the trophy cabinet following an absence of six years. Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk celebrates with his team-mates after scoring in the Scottish Cup semi-final . Van Dijk, who scored Celtic's opener against Inverness, wants his side to bounce back and win the SPL title . And Van Dijk is now looking to wrap up the title in style to get over his Hampden disappointment. Celtic can reopen an eight-point lead over Aberdeen by winning at Dundee on Wednesday night ahead of the post-split fixtures. 'If we win the league we still improve from last year,' Van Dijk said. 'We want to win it as soon as possible and that starts on Wednesday. 'The disappointment is very high, everybody is down but we are professionals and we need to focus on Dundee. 'We need to move on. Wednesday night at Dundee is a big game, so we need to be ready for that.' Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths accused the match officials of robbing them a cup final appearance after they failed to spot his goal-bound header being stopped by the hand of Inverness defender Josh Meekings when the Hoops were leading 1-0. But Van Dijk refused to dwell on the blunder by referee Steven McLean and additional assistant Alan Muir, who was five yards away. When asked about the penalty claim, the Dutch defender said: 'It didn't happen so we can't talk about it. Hoops striker Leigh Griffiths sees his headed effort strike the outstretched arm of Inverness' Josh Meekings . Celtic captain Scott Brown appeals to referee Steven McLean, but no penalty is awarded for the handball . Celtic's Adam Matthews (right) slides in with a strong challenge on Nick Ross during the match on Sunday . 'We look at our own performance and we lost and we are not on for the treble anymore. 'It should have been a key moment but it didn't happen so there is nothing to talk about. We lost and we are very disappointed.' Van Dijk opened the scoring at Hampden when he curled a free-kick in off the post but he and Jason Denayer were given a tough afternoon by the pacy Marley Watkins and powerful Edward Ofere, who scored Caley Thistle's second goal. 'We gave everything,' he said. 'With 10 men we kept on fighting. We had quality to score a goal but unfortunately it wasn't enough.' Griffiths tries his luck with an acrobatic overhead kick on goal during the Scottish Cup semi-final on Sunday .

Celtic missed out on the chance to secure a domestic treble after crashing out of the Scottish Cup semi-final 3-2 to Inverness on Sunday . The Hoops were controversially denied a penalty after a blatant handball by Inverness' Josh Meekings in the area . Still, with the League Cup already won in March, Celtic have the opportunity to win two trophies if they can clinch the SPL title . Defender Virgil van Dijk wants to wrap up the league as soon as possible .

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This isn't your 1950s bubble gum and poodle skirts rock 'n roll. The Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend - now in its 18th year - is a flashback to classic cars, vintage pinups, Tiki drinks, tattoos and a fashion aesthetic that balances high heels with just as high hair. 'It's good clean fun, with a hint of naughty,' said Tara O'Hara of Chicago. Around 20,000 fans of the era gathered over the weekend for musical performances and car show off the Strip at The Orleans Hotel and Casino. Scroll down for video . Dressed to impress: In this April 5 photo women wait in line before taking part in a bathing suit contest at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in Las Vegas - many of the attendees of the weekend wear vintage clothes . Elvis fan: Wind blows the hair of Carl Schreiber during a pool party - he jetted in from Chicago for the event . Sitting pretty: A woman who goes by Martha War sits by the pool - the Rockabilly Weekend is a flashback to vintage pinups, Tiki drinks, tattoos and a fashion aesthetic that balances high heels with just as high hair . Smoking hot: The Viva Las Vegas Car Show is pegged as 'the best car show of its type anywhere' 'It's the culture, the lifestyle, the attire, the cars, the music and the old mannerisms,' says Tino Pacheco of Rialto, California when asked what attracts him to rockabilly. At the center is rock 'n roll. Publicist Alisha Alexander says the retro weekend has grown so large, organizers have added a second music-only event - the Rockabilly Rockout - in October at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino that harkens back to the event's roots. 'It's gotten a lot bigger. You have people from all over. Germany, Austria, Mexico, Italy,' said Pacheco who attended the weekend for about 15 years. 'A lot of us come here to keep the culture alive, to keep it going. And that's what makes it unique.' Ready for our close-ups: Marilia Skraba, center, of Brazil, applies make-up while waiting to compete in the Miss Viva Las Vegas contest . On the look-out: Chelsea Spirito, left, reacts as she watches a men's bathing suit contest at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend . Making their moves: People crowd the dance floor at a jive dance class during the retro-themed festivities . Crowd-pleaser: The One and Only Inga performs during a burlesque show - people started lining up over an hour before to make sure they had seats to the performance . Booted and ready: Susanna Raphael Wellbourne of the burlesque duo Kitten and Lou rests backstage during a burlesque show . Candid: A woman dances at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend - The swing, jive and two-step dominated the dance floors at the event . Making new friends: Zack Simpson, right, and Dollie Simpson dance during a jive class - Dance classes were held for Bopping, Jiving, Strolling and the Texas Two-Step . Non-stop entertainment: Angie Almilla kisses Eric Martinez while waiting in line for a pool party . Traveling from far and wide: Rebecca Skehan, left, and Mark Skehan drink beer while listening to live music - the music was a big draw for the couple, who came from Australia to attend the event . Family act: A festival attendee poses in front of a retro car with her baby daughter wearing matching attire - bar the killer heels . Maximum capacity: Publicist Alisha Alexander says the retro weekend has grown so large, organizers have added a second music-only event . Summery look: Temperatures in Las Vegas over the weekend were around 70 degrees Fahrenheit .

The Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend is an annual four-day music festival that takes place over Easter . It also puts on North America's biggest pre-1960's era car show . An estimated 20,000 attendees flock to The Orleans Hotel and Casino for the event each year .

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A man has been charged with stabbing his girlfriend in the backside with a pitchfork. Antonio Nuñez, 59, was said to be arguing with the woman, who has not been named, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday. It escalated, and at 4.15am Nuñez allegedly grabbed the gardening tool and drove it into the woman's behind. Attack: Antonio Nunez allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in the backside with a pitchfork during an argument . According to police, the woman pepper sprayed Nuñez in the eyes and ran across the street to a neighbor who called 911. She is in hospital recovering. Nuñez will be charged with aggravated assault, the Houston Chronicle reported. Neighbors told KSAT the couple have frequent fights which have ended in police attending the scene numerous times. The scene: Deputies were called to the property in San Antonio, Texas, at 4.30am on Monday .

Antonio Nuñez, 59, was arguing with girlfriend at 4am at home in Texas . It escalated and he stabbed the woman in the backside with pitchfork . She pepper sprayed him, called 911, is in hospital recovering .

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The Masters 2015 is almost here. To help get you in the mood for the first major of the year, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Justin Rose, plus past Masters champions Nick Faldo and Charl Schwartzel, give the lowdown on every hole at the world-famous Augusta National Golf Club. Click on the graphic below to get a closer look at what the biggest names in the game will face when they tee off on Thursday.

The 79th Masters Tournament gets underway at Augusta National on Thursday . Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will be the star attractions in the field bidding for the green jacket at 2015 Masters . McIlroy, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and more gave Sportsmail the verdict on each hole at Augusta . Click on the brilliant interactive graphic below for details on each hole of the Masters 2015 course . CLICK HERE for all the latest news from the Masters 2015 .

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House leaders have reached a bipartisan compromise on a bill that would end the National Security Agency's controversial collection of American phone records, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the latest version of a bill known as the USA Freedom Act by a bipartisan vote of 25 to 2. The measure seeks to codify President Barack Obama's proposal to end the NSA's collection of domestic calling records. It would allow the agency to request certain records held by the telephone companies under a court order in terrorism investigations. The authority to collect those records and other related surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act will expire June 1 unless Congress passes a law reauthorizing it. The House bill would do that, with changes. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . UNHOLY TRIUMVIRATE? CIA Director John Brennan (center), National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers (right) and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (left) will soon be handed new rules of the road for mass-surveillance efforts . REMEMBER ME? NSA leaker Edward Snowden is still taking refuge outside the US, nearly two years after exposing the depth of the agency's eavesdropping program . Republican Representatives Bob Goodlatte and Jim . Sensenbrenner, and Democrats John Conyers and Jerry Nadler . introduced the 'USA Freedom Act.' It would result in phone companies, not the NSA, collecting so-called 'metadata' on trillions of phone calls. Government agencies could get access to it by applying to a judge empowered by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by . Democrat Patrick Leahy and Republican Mike Lee. But Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch . McConnell is seemingly out of phase, sponsoring his own bill to extend the PATRIOT Act – unchanged – until the end of 2020. McConnell said he intended his bill to be a starting point for legislative debate, not a complete solution. A similar bill to the one that cleared the Judiciary Committee passed the full House last year by a bipartisan vote of 303 to 121 but narrowly failed a procedural vote in the Senate. The Judiciary Committee chairman, Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte, said the bill's provisions had been carefully negotiated with both the intelligence committee and intelligence agencies. During the hearing, lawmakers said a deal had been reached to bring the USA Freedom Act to the floor without going through the intelligence committee, where many Republicans support continuing the NSA bulk collection. The NSA's collection and storage of U.S. 'to and from' landline calling records – times, dates and numbers, but not content of the calls – was the most controversial program among many disclosed by former NSA systems administrator Edward Snowden. CONTRARIAN: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is trying to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act without changes . Some NSA officials opposed the program, and independent evaluations have found it of limited value as a counterterrorism tool. Goodlatte said the House bill would create a 'narrower, targeted program,' that will still allow the NSA to hunt for connections between foreign terrorists and U.S. residents. 'We must act decisively to end bulk collection in the United States,' said Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat, in an Associated Press interview. 'For years, the NSA has collected our phone records, yet it cannot point to a single attack that the collection has stopped,' added Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican who was one of the Patriot Act's original authors. Some lawmakers offered amendments they said would toughen the bill's civil liberties provisions, but those were voted down, with other lawmakers saying they would kill the deal and empower those who want to continue NSA phone records collection. A civil liberties group praised the bill. 'The USA Freedom Act of 2015 offers an effective path forward in reforming overbroad domestic surveillance and putting an end to the bulk collection of Americans' communications,' said Nuala O'Connor, president of the Center for Democracy and Technology, in a statement.

FREEDOM Act would replace PATRIOT Act when it expires on June 1 . Careful negotiations have brought it to a House vote but the Senate is still uncertain . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced a bill that would re-authorize the existing PATRIOT Act for 5 more years . Civil liberties activists are upset over mass-surveillance carried out by the NSA and exposed by leaker Edward Snowden .

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A Ferrari driver was left counting the cost in Adelaide after crashing his newly-purchased, uninsured sports car into a tree on Wednesday night, seriously injuring a male passenger. The passenger was badly injured after the driver of the Ferrari, reportedly purchased only a week ago, smashed into a tree in the Adelaide suburb of North Brighton. The crash involving the 1991 Ferrari 348, worth between $90k and $110k and sporting 'Plesur' number plates, took place at around 8.25pm on King George Avenue. Scroll down for video . A passenger was badly injured after the driver of the Ferrari, bought only a week ago, smashed into a tree in the Adelaide suburb of North Brighton . Despite the driver coming out of the accident unscathed, his male passenger suffered head and leg injuries. A South Australia Ambulance spokeswoman said the passenger was conscious when paramedics attended the scene and was taken to Flinders Medical Centre. Traffic Superintendent Garry Stewart said that speed was likely a factor and there was no evidence of drink-driving. The passenger was conscious when paramedics attended the scene and was taken to Flinders Medical Centre . The Adelaide Reporter reports that Superintendent Stewart said the driver took a corner just before he lost control of the supercar. ‘Yes, I would say speed was a factor,’ he said. ‘There’s no evidence of drink-driving on the driver’s behalf.’ The crashed 1991 Ferrari 348 is thought to be worth between $90k and $110k . The Advertiser also reported that the owner had only purchased the 1991 Ferrari 348 a week ago and it was uninsured. King George Avenue was closed to traffic near the crash scene for about two hours.

Driver crashed his uninsured sports car into a tree on Wednesday night . The Ferrari was reportedly purchased by the owner only a week ago . A male passenger was also seriously injured in the crash . The 1991 Ferrari 348 is worth between $90k and $110k . The passenger was conscious and was taken to Flinders Medical Centre .

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John Helm was commentating on Bradford City’s game against Lincoln City when the fire broke out and still struggles to listen to his description of that fatal day. Here he gives his insight into what caused the blaze. It was a day I have often tried to forget, but it was the one I must always remember. Approaching the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City fire, it was inevitable I would be asked to recall the horrific images from a match I was commentating on for Yorkshire Television. What I did not expect was for someone to suggest the fire may not have been an accident, as Martin Fletcher has done with his book Fifty-Six, the Story of the Bradford Fire. The tragic fire at Bradford City's Valley Parade stadium claimed 56 victims and injured 265 on May 11, 1985 . Martin lost three generations of his family and has a right to speak his mind — any bitterness would be understandable — but from everything I have been told there isn’t a jot of evidence to suggest the blaze was caused deliberately. On the contrary, I remember the coroner telling me it was obvious how the fire had started. Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer actually identified a man who had dropped a lit cigarette that went down a hole in the stand and started the fire. This corroborates what I was told at the time by the coroner. He said it was believed the fire had been started by a man, visiting this country from Australia, but his name was never revealed. Without making allegations against the club’s chairman at the time Stafford Heginbotham, there is inference by implication in the book — with reference to a series of fires at factories owned by the now deceased Heginbotham. As members of his own family were seated in the stand that day, and as it was due to be demolished anyway 48 hours later, it is unfathomable to think there could have been an act of arson. I find it abhorrent that Stafford Heginbotham’s family are being subjected to this unseemly inference at a time when people are still grieving and paying their respects three decades on from the most horrendous day of their lives. There isn’t a shred of evidence to suggest anything other than a terrible human tragedy. It should also never be forgotten that Heginbotham twice saved Bradford City from extinction. As son James said to me: ‘He put that club above everything else, including family and business.’ A memorial at Valley Parade pays tribute those who died in the devastating blaze almost 30 years ago . We all have our memories of a day that still sends a shudder up my spine. I cannot bear to watch the footage. If I hear my voice describing the tragedy as it unfolded I have to leave the room. Many of the 54 Bradford and two Lincoln fans who lost their lives, choked to death with inhalation of fumes. The smell was of acrid tar. As a Bradfordian myself I knew many of those fleeing for their lives, as I attempted to describe the scenes without becoming over-emotional. Thirty years on we try to forget but we must always remember. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

John Helm was commentating on the game the day the fire broke out . He gives his insight into what cause the blaze 30 years ago . 'From everything I have been told there isn’t a jot of evidence to suggest the blaze was caused deliberately,' says Helm .

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Colin Shearing, 70, fled across the Channel to Paris to avoid being jailed for a sex attack. File photo . A paedophile author has fled to France to avoid being jailed for a sex attack on a six-year-old girl. A European arrest warrant has been issued for Colin Shearing, 70, who failed to turn up to court yesterday to be sentenced. He was convicted of indecent assault and had been given a week on bail to 'put his personal matters in order.' But Swansea Crown Court heard that he had crossed the Channel and booked a room at the Hotel des Nation in Paris. He then moved to a second hotel and then to a third in a bid to stay one step ahead of the police, who are hunting him across the continent. Judge Huw Davies issued a European-wide warrant for Shearing's arrest. The court heard he twice assaulted the girl more than 20 years ago and was sentenced to three years prison in his absence. But he will now also receive an additional sentence for absconding once he has been found. Judge Davies said Shearing, of Chichester, Sussex, had shown 'absolutely no remorse' for what he had done. Shearing, who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, agreed that among his books, which are published under the name Colin King, there was a passage dealing with children having sex together. The court heard that Shearing booked himself into the Hotel des Nations in Paris (pictured) before moving to a second and third hotel to evade police . He agreed that among his books, published under the name Colin King, there was a passage dealing with children having sex together - but he insisted that it was a work of pure fiction. The writer twice assaulted the girl in the 1980s. She revealed that memories of the assault came back to her years later and she was driven to complain when she discovered Shearing had become involved with a youth theatre. Shearing has been ordered to register as a sex offender. Shearing was convicted of indecent assault and sentenced to three years in jail at Swansea Crown Court (pictured) and now faces an additional sentence for absconding .

Judge issued European arrest warrant for Colin Shearing, of Chichester . Shearing, published as Colin King, was convicted of indecent assault . He was released on bail and given a week to 'put personal matters in order . Sentenced to three years in jail in his absence and faces additional sentence for absconding .

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NHS bosses have today come under fire after it emerged a hospital paid a temporary nurse £2,200 to cover a single 12-hour shift. The figure, which equates to £183 an hour, was paid by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. It represents double the rate for a neurologist and was revealed following a Freedom of Information request. It also emerged there were 47 agency nurses working at the trust in December last year. The trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, has been criticised for wasting taxpayers' money. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust paid £2,200 to a temporary nurse for one 12-hour shift to help amid a shortage of trained nurses, a Freedom of Information request revealed (file picture) Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'Taxpayers will be aghast at the cost of just one shift. 'Agency nurses are far more expensive than their regular counterparts and we have to minimise the number used. 'You can't open a newspaper without hearing how tight finances are in the NHS, but the service has to become far more efficient with the money it already has.' Edmund Stubbs, from independent think tank Civitas, added: 'It is evident that a lack of staff is leading to excessive spending on agency staff, locums and overseas recruitment.' A spokesman for the trust said the £2,200 figure includes VAT, adding that the true figure paid to the nurse, including travel expenses, was £1,864. The shift covered was one in specialist Intensive Therapy Unit on a Bank Holiday. Defending their spending, Sarah Bloomfield, director of nursing at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses. She highlighted their situation is one shared by many hospitals across the UK. She added: 'We have said consistently that we want to recruit more nurses to reduce our reliance on agency and temporary staff and this has been widely publicised with a number of recruitment events taking place recently to attract new staff. 'We have recruited, or made offers to, more than 150 staff nurses and health care assistants in recent months as part of our efforts to recruit more nursing staff to support our wards and departments. Defending the spend Sarah Bloomfield, director of nursing at the trust, said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses. She said in recent months the hospitals have recruited more than 150 nurses and healthcare assistants . 'These new recruits have included a number who have been offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital just last week, which we will repeat again on Thursday. 'We’ll continue our efforts to ensure that over the coming months we will see fewer agency nurses on our wards as our new starters get settled in, which will mean better continuity of care and more support for ward teams.' Figures obtained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the UK had to be sought abroad last year. NHS spending on temporary staff has rocketed to a staggering £2.5 billion a year because of a chronic shortage of British nurses. The number of foreign nurses and midwives registered in the past 12 months grew to 8,200, up from just 6,200 a year earlier. Around 7,500 came from the EU - particularly Spain, Italy and Portugal - with others came from further afield, including the Philippines. It also emerged that 29 per cent of new nurses were recruited from abroad in the past 12 months, compared to 11 per cent five years ago.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust paid the huge figure . Equates to £183 an hour and is double to going rate for a neurologist . Hospital said temporary staff have to be used to cover staffing shortfalls .

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Manchester United fear Daniel Levy will play hardball should they decided to pursue their interest in Hugo Lloris. And their worries look set to be realised with Spurs planning to slap a £35million price tag on the keeper to ward of his potential suitors, while the north London club are determined not to sell the Frenchman to a domestic rival. United are considering a move for the France goalkeeper as fears grow over a David de Gea's future, while he is also a long-term target for Paris Saint-Germain. Hugo Lloris has established himself as one of the Premier League's top keepers with some fine displays . Spurs are determined to keep Lloris at White Hart Lane and will put a £35million price tag on his head . But Spurs are determined to keep their No 1 at White Hart Lane and will demand a sky-high price for the keeper. The current world record transfer fee for a goalkeeper is the £32.6million Juventus paid Parma for Gianluigi Buffon in 2001. But Tottenham chairman Levy values Lloris even higher than that fee and won't consider any offers for a penny under £35million. And it is for that reason United, despite their interest, are already showing hesitancy regarding a summer switch. Daniel Levy (right), alongside Spurs owner Joe Lewis, is known to drive a hard bargain . Gianluigi Buffon is the world's most expensive keeper after his £32.6m move from Parma to Juve in 2001 . Levy is known to be one of the toughest negotiators in Europe and will not let Lloris leave on someone else's terms. His reputation for getting maximum value from the club's assets was underlined when Real Madrid paid a world record £85million for Gareth Bale after a summer of hardball tactics from Levy. And the Spurs supremo will take a similar stance in their attempts to keep Lloris, who signed a five-year deal last summer.

Lloris has established himself as one of the Premier League's best keepers . With uncertainty over David de Gea's future, United and PSG are interested . Lloris signed a five-year deal with Spurs last year . And Daniel Levy will put price tag on Lloris to keep United and PSG at bay .

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The shooting of African-American, father-of-four Walter Scott by a white cop has provoked a torrent of anger and grief from celebrities on social media. Mr Scott, 50, was gunned down by Officer Michael Slager on Saturday morning in Charleston, South Carolina, when he ran from the cop. Pop star and member of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams, wrote: 'Once again... #WalterScott' and added a broken heart. Singer Janelle Monáe said: 'This brought tears to my eyes. #WalterScott reminds me of my uncle, family. Can only imagine the pain his fam feels.' Rapper Big Boi simply tweeted an image of a black square with the words: '#WalterScott'. Scroll down for video . Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams tweeted about her grief over the shooting of father-of-four Walter Scott in South Carolina on Saturday . A number of celebrities joined a torrent of outrage from Twitter users over the shooting on Walter Scott. Rapper Big Boi simply published a black square with the words: #WalterScott . Singer Janelle Monae also added her condolences on Twitter following the shooting of the father-of-four . Musician Questlove shared his anger with followers through his posts after it emerged that Scott had been running from the cop with his back turned when he was shot dead . Mr Scott, 50, was gunned down by Officer Michael Slager on Saturday morning in Charleston, South Carolina and pronounced dead at the scene . Musician Questlove wrote: 'I believe in waiting to hear everything before casting opinion. But allow me the preemptive...uh...shot of "I feared for my life" my ass.' He went on: 'Can you imagine the amount of murders that went down before the age and development of cell phone videos? this didn't start this year.' The star added: 'i was numb, now I'm angry. i rarely cuss here out of respect. but I'm angry as f***. good night.' Actor Isaiah Washington tweeted: 'Okay, watching the #WalterScott video was horrible, but I think the brave person who captured the murder is a Hero and a Godsend #Truthdom.' The former Grey's Anatomy star also changed his profile picture to that of a statue which was created by artist Phillip Hyman on a South Carolina roadside in honor of Scott's death. Officer Slager initially claimed that he feared for his life and Scott wrestled a Taser from him. However a video emerged on Tuesday of Slager firing at the victim eight times when he was 15-20 feet away with his back turned. Actor Isaiah Washington tweeted: 'Okay, watching the #WalterScott video was horrible, but I think the brave person who captured the murder is a Hero and a Godsend #Truthdom' A sculpture was placed by the roadside in Charleston, South Carolina as a  memorial following the shooting of unarmed, black, father-of-four Walter Scott . Comedian Orlando Jones, who comes from the same state, as Walter Scott, shared his anger on Twitter . Slager was charged with murder on Wednesday and could face the death penalty. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott also added his thoughts on the killing, describing Mr Scott's death as 'unnecessary and avoidable'. He added: 'My heart aches for the family and our North Charleston community.' Writer-director Joss Whedon tweeted: 'At this point, the Slager murder seems like a message, a mafia thing, like it's meant to shut people down or set them off. IT HAS TO END.' TV anchor Geraldo Rivera added: 'No spin-video clearly shows white N. Charleston cop shooting fleeing black man 8 times in the back... If this guy’s acquitted I’ll join protest.' Mr Scott, (pictured left) a former U.S. Coast Guard, leaves a fiancée, his parents, siblings and four children after he was shot dead by a police officer. Right, Michael Slager has been charged with his murder . Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams (left) and RnB star Janelle Monae both posted on their Twitter accounts about their grief over the death of Mr Scott . Director Joss Whedon added his outrage to the cop shooting which was captured on camera on Saturday . TV host Geraldo Rivera had strong words following the shooting which led to the cop being charged with murder in South Carolina . South Carolina Senator Tim Scott also added his thoughts on the killing, describing Mr Scott's death as 'avoidable'

Mr Scott, 50, was gunned down by Officer Michael Slager on Saturday morning in Charleston, South Carolina . Singer Janelle Monáe said: 'This brought tears to my eyes. #WalterScott reminds me of my uncle, family. Can only imagine the pain his fam feels . Rapper Big Boi simply tweeted an image of a black square with the words: '#WalterScott' Slager has been charged with murder and could face the death penalty .

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Tom Ince scored two fantastic goals in front of his dad as Derby twice came from behind to share the points in a thrilling 4-4 draw at Huddersfield. Former England and Manchester United midfielder Paul was in the stands as the on-loan Hull player scored two long-range efforts for the visitors, one in each half. Play-off chasing Derby were 1-0 up, 3-1 down and 4-3 behind in an amazing game which also saw Huddersfield have three goals ruled out. Tom Ince (centre) is currently on loan at Derby from Premier League side Hull City and has been in fine form . Huddersfield (4-4-2): Smithies, Smith, Hudson, Lynch, Scannell, Gobern, Coady (Hogg 81), Butterfield, James, Wells (Bunn 88), Miller . Subs not used: Edgar, Murphy, Wallace, Lolley, Billing . Booked: James, Butterfield . Scorers: Gobern 38, Hudson 41, James 45, Wells 72 . Derby (4-4-2): Grant, Shotton, Keogh, Whitbread (Christie 27), Warnock, Hendrick, Hughes (Russell 79), Bryson (Dawkins 9), Ince, Bent, Lingard . Subs not used: Forsyth, Ward, Sammon, Roos . Booked: Dawkins . Scorers: Ince 16, 79, Dawkins 52, Lingard 61 . Referee: Dean Whitestone . Attendance: 15,889 . Ince crashed home a stunning 25-yard drive on 16 minutes seconds after seeing a free-kick from similar distance saved. Derby lost Craig Bryson to injury early on and then Zak Whitbread also went off on 27 minutes. After that Huddersfield, seeking back-to-back home wins against play-off contenders after beating Ipswich last time out, stepped up a gear. Nahki Wells and Ishmael Miller went close before three goals in seven minutes left Derby shell-shocked. There was controversy about Huddersfield's first on 38 minutes when Oscar Gobern appeared to handle Conor Coady's ball into the box. Everybody except Gobern seemed to stop for a flag or whistle but neither came and he hooked in from close range. Gobern, out of contract at the end of the season, last scored for Huddersfield in January 2012. A Mark Hudson header from a Reece James corner deflected into the net off a Derby defender on 41 minutes. Reece James, on-loan from Manchester United, then scored his first goal for the Terriers straight from a corner. He whipped in an effort from the right in first-half injury time and it went in after Derby keeper Lee Grant came for but missed the ball. Derby came out for the second half on fire and were quickly level when first Simon Dawkins and then Jesse Lingard scored. Substitute Dawkins fired in from a Stephen Warnock cross on 52 minutes while Lingard struck from outside the box after Dawkins initially tried to shoot. Midfielder Lingard, like James, is on loan from Manchester United but unlike the Town man has just signed new a two-year contract at Old Trafford. Huddersfield, pegged back at 3-3, would not give up and were in front again when Wells had a shot deflected in. He had already had a goal ruled on 57 minutes when he followed up with an effort off which looped into the net off a Derby defender after Ishmael Miller was denied. It was end-to-end action and Ince scored his second - again from distance - after good work by Darren Bent to make it 4-4 on 79 minutes. Miller had two goals ruled out, one for a foul on Grant and the other, in stoppage time, for offside. Also in injury time Hudson headed wide from a Jacob Butterfield cross while Johnny Russell nearly had the last word with a free-kick which just went over. A point will help cement Derby's play-off position. Huddersfield, who are already safe, are now unbeaten in five matches.

Derby's Tom Ince scored two long-range goals at Huddersfield in a 4-4 draw . Play-off chasers Derby were 1-0 up, 3-1 down and 4-3 behind in the game . The amazing contest also saw Huddersfield have three goals disallowed .

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When James Bowen wrote a heart-warming memoir about a stray cat rescuing him from homelessness and heroin addiction, it became an overnight bestseller. The former Big Issue salesman and busker has sold more than four million copies of A Street Cat Named Bob and churned out multiple spin offs – earning £500,000 in just three years. But the Daily Mail can reveal that despite his ample fortune, Bowen, 36, continued to have his rent paid for by housing benefit. Since 2012 the taxpayer has forked out £15,500 for Bowen – who has a personal accountant – to live in his housing association flat in Haringey, North London. Scroll down for video . The former Big Issue salesman has sold more than four million copies of A Street Cat Named Bob and has also churned out multiple spin offs – earning £500,000 in just three years . And while Bowen and his famous cat stay in the social housing flat he was granted in 2010, the many homeless people he talks of helping remain desperate for a roof over their heads. A former friend of Bowen said: ‘He was fully aware he should not have been getting housing benefit, but failed to stop it. He hasn’t been hurrying to buy his own house either.’ Failing to tell your local council you are no longer entitled to housing benefit can result in criminal prosecution for fraud and jail time. A Haringey Council spokesman said it was the responsibility of claimants to contact them within one month of their income increasing, adding: ‘In this case, we were first informed of a change in circumstances in February 2015.’ Born in Surrey, Bowen was raised in Australia. He returned to England in 1997, becoming a heroin addict and sleeping rough for ten years. He said his life only changed when he found a stray cat on a doorstep in 2007. The Daily Mail can reveal that despite earning an ample fortune from the book (left with Bob; cover right), Bowen, 36, continued to have his rent paid for by housing benefit . Bowen’s account of rescuing Bob, and in turn being rescued by the cat’s loyalty and trust, was published in 2012, spending two years in the UK Top 10 bestseller list. In an interview two years ago Bowen said he was off benefits and saving up to get a mortgage. He added he would use his newfound wealth to help drug and homelessness rehabilitation programmes. Last night Bowen’s spokesman said he was unaware housing benefit was still paying his rent until December, when it came up in a mortgage application, and has since paid up. He added housing benefit was still being paid last week despite requests for it to stop. Speaking to the Mail yesterday, Bowen denied responsibility, claiming he told the council about his change of fortunes – but could not say if he had followed the correct procedure. ‘In 2013 I did make calls to the Peabody Trust housing association, the council, and social security and haven’t received benefits since,’ he said. ‘I personally told them I was no longer entitled to housing benefit, and for two years I’ve been trying to pay my £107-a-week rent myself, but the Peabody Trust wouldn’t cash the cheques.’

Since 2012 taxpayer has forked out £15,500 for James Bowen's flat . 36-year-old denied responsibility and claimed he told the council .

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Two young Muslims have put a 14-year-old Pakistani boy in hospital with burns to 55 percent of his body after they set him on fire because he is a Christian. The teenager from Lahore in Punjab province Pakistan, who has been identified only as Nuaman, had just left a local shop when he was beaten and burnt with Kerosene. The boy, who is now being treated at Mayo Hospital in Lahore, described how he was approached by the two Muslim youths as they left Friday prayers at their local mosque. Scroll down for video . The teenager from Lahore in Punjab province Pakistan, who has been identified only as Nuaman, is recovering in hospital from burns to 55 percent of his body . They asked him what his religion was and then, when he replied he was a Christian, they started beating him. Nuaman tired to escaped but as he fled the two other boys poured Kerosene on him and set him on fire. He said he ran – still on fire – until he reached a mound of sand which he rolled around in. Nuaman said some members of his local community helped him put out his burning clothes by pouring more sand on top of him, Breitbart news network reported. The 14-year-old, who lives with his uncle, has said he did not know who had attacked him but said he would be able to identify the assailants if he saw them again. Three weeks ago in Pakistan, in the country’s Sheikhupura District, a 17-year-old Christian narrowly escaped with his life following a similar religiously motivated attack. Sunny Masih was seized by a Muslim mob, beaten and thrown in a flaming kiln. He also suffered severe and extensive burns in the incident. Nuaman is now receiving treatment for his injuries in Lahore's Mayo Hospital, one of the largest in the region . There are fears that both assaults were acts of retaliation motivated by a Christian attack on two members of the Pakistani Taliban, believed to be behind bomb attacks on two churches in Lahore in March. The militant grop detonated two bombs outside churches in the city, killing 17 and wounding a further 80. In the aftermath of the attacks Christians in Lahore took to the streets demanding government protection. Christian vigilantes lynch church bombing suspects after the attack in Lahore killed 15 worshippers and leaves almost 80 wounded . Muslim hostilities appear to be on the upswing in Pakistan in the wake of the recent disturbances. Chritians make up only 2 percent of Pakistan’s 182 million people. They have been targets of increasing violence in recent years. In 2013, 80 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded after twin suicide attacks were carried out at the All Saint's Church in Peshawar, in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on the country's Christians. Lahore's Christians took to the streets in the wake of the attacks but their actions were met by an upswing of religious violence in the area .

Teenager has burns to 55% of his body after religiously motivated attack . Muslims beat him and set him alight with Kerosene because he is Christian . Attack follows Taliban bombing which killed 17 in Lahore church in March .

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Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff sees no reason to go cap in hand to the powers that be within the German giant and demand extra revenue to fight off the new threat of Ferrari. From out of the blue, it was the scarlet red of Ferrari that was back on the top step of the podium for the first time in almost two years last time out in Malaysia, pushing reigning champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Nico Rosberg down to second and third. From the threat of another Silver Arrows-dominated campaign in the wake of last year's stunning success and crushing start to the season in Australia, Formula One was provided with a much-needed tonic with Ferrari's return to winning ways courtesy of Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian Vettel saw off the challenge from Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in Malaysia . Vettel (right) won the second race of the season following Mercedes' dominance last year . That led to speculation Wolff was prepared to ask for more funds from the Mercedes board to ensure his team stayed ahead of the pack. But a dismissive Wolff said: 'We have everything we need. 'We feel confident in the resources we have, the staff we have, and that we are well-placed. 'We just need to stay calm, continue to develop and put the right things on the car. 'Maybe we put some things earlier on the car than planned, but there is no reason to panic. 'We are back into a regular racing season where you have more than just one contender, and more than one-twos every single weekend. It's back to normal business.' Mercedes chief Toto Wolff claims the champions will just keep calm and carry on . Mercedes will look into reasons why the team was beaten into second and third in Malaysia . Wolff insists his team has left no stone unturned since the race in Malaysia in a bid to uncover what went wrong, even though most teams would jump through hoops for a two-three finish. 'Although we had two cars on the podium, we have been looking very carefully at every area where we could have performed better,' said Wolff. 'Our opposition has raised its game and we must now raise ours even further. 'As we have said since Melbourne, we expect a season-long battle for both world championships and we must maximise every opportunity. Rosberg (left) and Hamilton visited Mercedes' Brackley base to go through their cars on Thursday . 'China is the next chance to do that - a circuit which has been a good hunting ground for the team. 'Lewis has a great record here, and for Nico it's where he made his first step into the winners' circle. 'We have the weapons at our disposal and we need to make the most of them this weekend.' Hamilton is a three-time winner at the Shanghai International Circuit - including last year - whilst he has been on the podium on three other occasions. Rosberg, meanwhile, was second to Hamilton last year after triumphing in 2012. Like Wolff, Hamilton knows more can and will be done, as he said: 'Malaysia was a tough weekend. Hamilton heads to Shanghai having won the Chinese Grand Prix last year on his way to the title . 'It always is with the heat, but with car problems on Friday, rain during qualifying on Saturday and a race which didn't go to plan on Sunday, that one was particularly challenging. 'Ultimately we made the best choices we could, but there is always room for improvement and we've been working hard to analyse everything for the next race in China. 'The circuit is one I really enjoy and it suits my driving style quite well. 'I won the race last year and have only finished outside of the podium places twice, so the target is definitely to build on that and get back to the front.' The British driver is congratulated by film star Arnold Schwarzenegger after winning the Australian Grand Prix . From his perspective, Rosberg is far from happy with his two races to date which have seen him finish second and third. 'It's not been a perfect start to my sixth year with the team and I'm determined to turn that around this weekend,' insisted Rosberg. 'Of course, my team-mate will have other ideas, so will my compatriot in the red car (Vettel) I'm sure. 'But this is a track that has always suited me well, so I'm aiming to put in a strong weekend.'

Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix . Mercedes will remain calm and not panic, says chief Toto Wolff . Lewis Hamilton heads to Chinese Grand Prix as reigning champion .

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Jenson Button believes McLaren now have their rivals in their sights ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. After starting the new Formula One season in Australia with a severe lack of pace, McLaren and new power-unit supplier Honda made significant progress a fortnight later in Malaysia. Although both Button and team-mate Fernando Alonso retired during the race at the Sepang International Circuit, the duo at least discovered the car was competitive alongside other midfield runners. Jenson Button looks on in the garage during final practice for last month's Malaysian Grand Prix . That came as a pleasant surprise to Button, who is now hoping further steps have been taken going into this weekend's race in Shanghai. 'Obviously we want to finish a race, but seeing improvement in pace was much more important,' said Button. 'Yes, we both had failures, but I'd rather that with us pushing and trying to get more power out of the car than trotting around at the back and simply getting to the end. 'To be able to race other cars, and see the Red Bulls until a long way into the race, was good. 'We would probably have been 20 seconds behind them. I know they're not quick, but that is a good step forward for us. Button returns to the McLaren garage after retiring during the race at the Sepang circuit . 'Right now we're comparing ourselves with the Force Indias, Saubers and Lotuses. 'We were quicker than Force India; the Sauber was on the same sort of pace, and the Lotus wasn't that much quicker. 'Fighting with the pack is important for me. It's what I enjoy and hopefully race by race we'll start picking them off.' Despite the positives, Button acknowledges the entire team, including Honda, 'still has a long way to go'. British driver Button in action before he retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix . Button added: 'We need and want more downforce to fight with the guys around us, and we still have a lot to do with the power unit, but our basic car is good. 'If you look at our high-speed pace, compared to the Force India and Sauber, then we are much stronger. 'So we're moving in the right direction, and I'm already surprised we are racing cars. It's great to see.' Part of the reasoning behind McLaren's improvement in Malaysia, in comparison to Australia, was the high temperatures which suited the car. McLaren driver Fernando Alonso (left) drives ahead of team-mate Button in Kuala Lumpur . Button appreciates the cooler air in Shanghai could have an effect. The 35-year-old said: 'There is a feeling the expected cooler weather will make it harder to generate tyre temperature. 'That could mean any progress we make doesn't necessarily translate to a lap-time benefit. 'But there is definitely progress being made, and it's great to be able to play a role in helping move the whole team forwards. 'It'll be fascinating to see how much change we can effect over the forthcoming races.'

Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso both retired in Malaysia last month . Button says, however, that McLaren are moving in the right direction . The Chinese Grand Prix takes place in Shanghai this weekend .

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Health authorities are searching hospital patient records to clarify what drugs people may have been given after a man was charged with posing as a nurse for six weeks. A 30-year-old Darwin man is accused of using someone else's employee registration number at the Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March. He was charged on Saturday with one count of fraud after Cairns detectives made contact with him in the Northern Territory. A 30-year-old Darwin man is accused of using someone else's employee registration number to pose as a fake nurse at the Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March (file photo) Queensland health authorities are now sifting through patient records after it was revealed the man did not have the correct qualifications, the Cairns Post reports. They hope to identify which patients the man interacted with and what drugs may have been administered. He was allegedly using the registration number of a female nurse who had handed it back a few years ago. The man was receiving a $100,000 annual salary and accommodation from Queensland Health in the six weeks he was at the hospital. The alarm was raised by payroll workers when they noticed the registration number. He posed as a nurse for six weeks Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York during February and March . The matter was subsequently referred to the Queensland Police Service, the Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Health Ombudsman. A departmental taskforce was also established to investigate how the man slipped through the screening process. Health Minister Cameron Dick said last week the health employee responsible for the oversight has been stood down but maintains vetting methods at Queensland's hospitals are 'robust'. The man will appear in the Cairns Magistrates court on April 24.

Man, 30, is accused of using a female nurse's employee number to work . He worked for six weeks at Aurukun Primary Health Centre on Cape York . Man was charged with fraud after payroll raised the alarm with hospital . Authorities are checking patient records to see who he interacted with .

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Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels is leaving his options open amid speculation he may leave the club in the summer as he admits he is contemplating leaving the club. The German centre-back gave an interview in Kicker magazine last week in which he demanded a stronger Dortmund team for next season, otherwise he may consider his own future. The Westphalians seem certain to miss out on a place in the Champions League next season while they may not even qualify for the Europa League, and Hummels has admitted again he may not be sticking with the club for much longer. Mats Hummels has admitted he is considering his future at Borussia Dortmund . The Germany defender has consistently been linked with a big-money move to Manchester United . 'That doesn't mean that I am leaving, it just means I'm reflecting,' he told Sky television following a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the weekend. 'There's no particular tendency one way or the other. It's just thoughts going through my mind. It will all become clearer in the coming weeks.' In 2007, when he moved to Dortmund from Bayern, he turned down an approach from Hoffenheim and said that was a 'gut feeling'. Hummels closes down Mario Gotze during Dortmund's 1-0 defeat by Bayern Munich on Saturday . 'It's going to be the same again this time,' added the 26-year-old, who still has two years left to run on his contract with Dortmund, but has already attracted attention from several other clubs around Europe. Manchester United were reportedly willing to offer up to £30million for his services - an amount Dortmund may struggle to reject if they cannot count on earning that sort of money from the Champions League next season.

Mats Hummels has been linked with a move to Manchester United . Germany defender admits he is considering his future at the club . Hummels said his future will become clear at the end of the season .

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Life expectancy for older women has fallen after decades of rises as unhealthy lifestyles and cuts to social care take their toll . Life expectancy for older women has fallen after decades of rises as unhealthy lifestyles and cuts to social care take their toll. The predicted life spans of women aged 65, 75, 85 and 95 fell in 2012 – the first time since 1995 that falls in all four age groups were recorded. By 2013, the average 75-year-old woman could expect to live another 13 years and five weeks – five weeks less than in 2011, a Government report shows. For a woman aged 85, the expected span was six years and 42 weeks – two and a half months less. The study also found that increasing life expectancy for men in their sixties and seventies had stalled, and had fallen for those in their eighties and nineties. If the change becomes a trend, it could mark the end of an expectation by baby boomers that they will continue to live longer and longer. Life expectancy for English women is already among the worst in Western Europe. The findings will add to fears that the rising consumption of alcohol and unhealthy food is taking a terrible toll. Poor standards in many care homes and reduced home help could also prompt early deaths, experts say. The deterioration follows three decades in which annual average life expectancy has increased by 1.2 per cent for men aged 65 and 0.7 per cent for women. The study by Public Health England said it was too early to say whether the change was a long-term one. Professor John Ashton, president of the UK Faculty of Public Health, said: ‘One of the issues we have seen is women living lifestyle’s becoming more like those of men over recent decades, with more smoking and drinking.’ Scroll down for video . He also suggested the falls could reflect cutbacks in social care, which he said had been ‘hammered’ in recent years. Recent governments had failed to invest in care for an ageing population, Professor Ashton said, leaving insufficient help for the frail and vulnerable. He added: ‘There has been a failure of successive governments in that we should have seen that trends were changing, that more people would be living longer and we needed to put services in place to look after them. ‘We are letting down a generation which came back from the war and built the welfare state.’ By 2013, the average 75-year-old woman could expect to live another 13 years and five weeks – five weeks less than in 2011, a Government report shows . Public Health England said the fall among women aged 65 was the first since 1995, while that among those aged 75 had not been seen for nine years. It called the falls statistically significant. Since then, the figures for women in their sixties have recovered to their 2011 level, but the 2013 statistics for older women remained worse than those two years earlier. It means average life expectancy for a women of 85 is now two and a half months shorter than in 2011. Health officials need a third year’s data to establish whether the figures from 2012 and 2013 mean life expectancy is levelling off or entering a more worrying decline. The report said: ‘Within England, although female life expectancy at all four ages fell in 2012, and for males it fell at ages 85 and 95 and remained static at ages 65 and 75, it is too early to say whether this represents a slowing in the upward trend or the start of a downward trend.’ Public Health England said the impact of the recession could be one reason why life expectancy fell in several European countries. Flu outbreaks and cold winters may also be to blame. Caroline Abrahams, of the charity Age UK, said: ‘This decrease in life expectancy, after many years of improvement, is like the canary in the coal mine. It is telling us that something has changed for the worse, so that fewer people are thriving in later life than they could or should. ‘The most likely culprit is the rapid decline of state-funded social care in recent years, which is leaving hundreds of thousands of older people to struggle on alone at home without any help. 'This decrease in life expectancy, after many years of improvement, is like the canary in the coal mine' ‘More and more older people are living with several incurable conditions and illnesses. Determined action now to sustain social care and to support older people with multiple long-term health conditions more effectively can hopefully make this a blip, rather than the start of a terrible trend.’ Despite the new figures, a 65-year-old man in the UK can expect to live 18 years and six months – still almost five and a half more years than 30 years ago. A woman of the same age can expect 21 more years – a gain of almost four years in the last three decades. Men of 75 can now expect to live 11 years and 15 weeks, with 13 years five weeks for women, while at 85, men can expect five years and 42 weeks, and women six years and 42 weeks.

Predicted life spans of women aged 65, 75, 85 and 95 fell in 2012 . Also found increasing life expectancy for men in 60s and 70s had stalled . Life expectancy for English women already among worst in West Europe .

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As manager of Rangers, Stuart McCall has learned to tolerate supporters booing their own players. Growing up watching Leeds United, he was less forgiving. 'I remember Terry Yorath and Ray Hankin coming in for stick,' he recalled. 'As a teenager I used to get into fights because of it. 'I remember standing at the back of Leeds kop, maybe I was 15 or 16 year old and Yorath and Hankin were getting booed. Terry Yorath had just taken over from Billy Bremner and it was boooooo… . Rangers manager Stuart McCall has had to get used to his players being booed by supporters . Lee McCulloch, the Rangers captain, was booed for an error that led to a goal against Raith Rovers . McCall hopes that for the time that he is manager of Rangers, McCulloch will be the last player to get booed . 'They had a song for Ray Hankin and it went: 'Ray Hankin, Ray Hankin' and half of them would then shout: 'S**t' and this is while he was warming up for the game. 'That's when I got into fights, with the people shouting s**t. 'Tell me, how's that going to help any individual when that's the reaction to their name just being read out?' Those sour memories returned last weekend when Rangers skipper Lee McCulloch was the object of frustration from the Ibrox stands. Culpable for a Raith Rovers goal, the veteran defender suffered the embarrassment of being booed by his own supporters. He was hardly the first to suffer that fate. So long as McCall remains manager of Rangers – an unknown currently – he hopes McCulloch will be the last. 'I've no problem with a team being booed off at half time or full time, that's fine. People pay their money. 'But I think the individual thing is not on. It was sad to hear last week. 'The good thing was that within minutes of it happening most of the supporters actually turned it round and he was getting backing again. 'We were losing 2-0 and I think people thought: 'You know what, we need to help the team.' It spun itself round and then the majority of the supporters were clapping. 'If it hadn't turned itself round, I don't think we would've got back in the game.' In the west of Scotland, grown men rarely express their feelings. To sympathise would only have drawn attention to the captain's predicament. McCulloch has made no reference to the incident to McCall and vice versa. 'He just wants to get on with it,' added the manager. 'There's not a lot you can say anyway. 'I remember a situation with Michael Higdon at Motherwell. I had to put out a message saying: 'Lay off.' He ended up with 27 goals and player of the year. 'It doesn't help anybody if a player is booed. Yes, we all understand and accept frustration in the stands. But booing one of your own players isn't going to help. 'I fully accept that when you boo your team at half time and full time that's everyone's prerogative. But it's certainly not going to help anyone by scapegoating an individual. 'Is it going to make him feel good and feel like he's going to flourish or is he going to go into himself? Surely that's common sense.' Should McCulloch play against Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday– and the indications are he will – the defiant, thrawn streak in away supporters will no doubt prompt a different response. Such is the must-win nature of the game and the raucous Gorgie atmosphere that an exaggerated show of support is likely. McCall expects the 36-year-old - a strong, experienced footballer - to be fine. 'Lee has a leadership mentally and he has been about. It's good he's not one of the younger ones. 'He's had highs and lows and he's been there and seen it and represented Rangers terrifically well in his career. 'Hopefully that's it and, although it happened, the overriding feeling for me was that other supporters turned it on its head and that made it better.' The need for Rangers to find some unity at Tynecastle is obvious enough. They must beat champions Hearts and hope Hibs – yet to beat Falkirk this season – show the mental fragility many now regard as their trademark. If Rangers do attain second place, it means two less play-off games. Perhaps more importantly it also avoids another trip to the artificial pitch of Queen of the South where they have already lost 2-0 and 3-0 this season. 'Whoever gets Queen of the South will have a hard game,' said McCall. 'We lost down there twice, but we did beat them once at Ibrox and drew with them, too. 'If we have to go down there, we would be confident because we would have to play them at a full Ibrox as well, which would give everyone a huge lift. 'They have done really well and had two good results against us, but if we play Queen of the South and Hibs - or just Hibs - they will be tough games. 'We've obviously got to win to get second and that's what we'll try to do. Obviously, there is a slight advantage to finishing second with playing two less games. But when it comes down to it, you are just going to have win football games. McCulloch is in line to play for Rangers against league leaders Hearts at the weekend . McCall questioned whether fans booing their own players has any positive impact upon the team . 'If we manage to win at Hearts and Hibs don't win, there will be no great celebrations from our point of view because we won't have achieved anything. 'We've got into the play-offs but, either way, all the hard work is in front of us. 'We're aiming to win on Saturday, we think we can win, but I just really want a good, strong performance to go into the play-offs.'

Captain Lee McCulloch was booed by Rangers supporters last weekend . McCulloch made an error that led to Raith Rovers hitting the back of the net . Rangers play league leaders Hearts in the Scottish Championship Saturday .

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She might be celebrating her 75th birthday today, but an overjoyed Queen Margrethe of Denmark looked far younger as she waved to excited crowds from the balcony at the Amalienborg Palace. The Danish monarch was joined for the balcony appearance by her son and heir, Crown Prince Frederik, 46, his wife Crown Princess Mary, 43, and their four children. Waiting below was an enormous flag-waving crowd who went into raptures as the royals appeared, watched by members of other European royal dynasties, among them Sweden's and Norway's. Scroll down for video . Royal wave: Queen Margrethe is flanked by her sons Frederik and Joachim as she waves to the crowds . Celebrating: Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik, his wife Mary and their nine-year-old son Prince Christian on the balcony . Family affair: Frederik and Mary were joined by their four children, including twins Vincent and Josephine . Pay attention! Four-year-old Vincent appeared more interested in scaling the balcony rails . What's going on? Prince Christian grimaces at something in the crowd during his grandmother's birthday celebrations . Also on the balcony was Margrethe's second son, Joachim, 45, his French wife Princess Marie, his children from his first marriage, Nikolai, 15, and Felix, 12, and his youngest two, Henrik, five, Athena, three. One royal who couldn't be present on the balcony or for the lunch at the Københavns Rådhus [City Hall] that followed was Margrethe's 80-year-old husband Prince Henrik who, according to palace officials, is suffering from flu. The French-born royal also missed the carriage procession down Copenhagen shopping street Strøget to the Rådhus and was replaced for the day by his son Frederik. Despite being without Prince Henrik, the appearance proved a cheerful affair - largely thanks to the antics of four-year-old Prince Vincent, who did his best to scale the railings of the balcony. Held back by his father, the youngster smiled mischievously and was quickly copied by his twin sister Josephine - much to their mother Princess Mary's amusement. Girls together: Prince Joachim holds his three-year-old daughter Athena, while Crown Princess Mary clutches four-year-old Josephine . Overjoyed: Queen Margrethe, who was without her husband Prince Henrik, appeared overcome . Saying thank you: Margrethe, who was resplendent in a turquoise ensemble, waved to the crowds . Saying hello: The Danish royals toured Copenhagen following the balcony appearance . Enjoying the day: Denmark's Princess Marie, Crown Princess Mary and Queen Margrethe wave to the crowds outside the Amalienborg Palace . Enjoying the ride: Margrethe and Mary sat opposite each other during the procession along Strøget . Pomp: The royals were followed down main shopping street Strøget by a detachment of guards . Birthday wishes: Queen Margrethe enjoyed an official luncheon at the Københavns Rådhus at the end of the procession along Strøget . Joining in: Swedish royals, including Crown Princess Victoria, also appeared on the balcony . Showing their support: Sweden's 65-year-old King Carl XVI Gustaf and his Brazilian-born wife, Queen Silvia . Support: Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and King Harald on the balcony . Enjoying the moment: Deposed King Constantine II of Greece, his wife Queen Anne-Marie and Princess Benedickte of Denmark on the balcony . Australian-born Mary, who was elegant in a navy ensemble topped with a grey cocktail hat, certainly appeared to be enjoying the moment, smiling broadly as she stood with her four children. Frederik, meanwhile, was content to wave to the crowd and at one point leaned down to whisper in the ear of his older son, nine-year-old Prince Christian. The moment came on the second day of Margrethe's birthday celebrations which began last night with a gala dinner at the Christiansborg Palace and continued with a procession this morning. Among the guests to join the Danish contingent for the event were crowned heads from the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg as well as those from Sweden and Norway. Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia, the youngest reigning royals in Europe, led the way in, followed by the equally glamorous King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Norway's King Harald, who joined the Danish royals on the balcony today, was accompanied by his wife Queen Sonia, and his son Crown Prince Haakon and daughter-in-law Mette Marit. Sweden's 65-year-old King Carl XIV Gustaf also brought his heir, in his case Crown Princess Victoria, 38, and her former personal trainer husband, Prince Daniel. Other royals to attend included the elegant Queen Mathilde of the Belgians who shimmered in a stunning purple gown at last night's event and smiled broadly as she made her way inside on the arm of husband King Philippe. Watch out for the wind! Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 41, and Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, 37, attended the event . Future queen: Crown Princess Victoria chats to her husband and former personal trainer Prince Daniel, 41, during the celebration . Outpouring: Thousands gathered outside the Amalienborg Palace and along Strøget . Overjoyed faces: Flag-waving crowds snapped pics outside the Amalienborg Palace . Crowd control: Thousands of revellers patiently awaited for the royals to come out on the balcony . Denmark's official royal magazine, Billed Bladet, celebrates Margrethe's 75th birthday by featuring the queen on the cover . Joyful: The crowds were particularly delighted when Queen Margrethe appeared on the balcony . Wake up: Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary prepare to wake Queen Margrethe . Friendly: Crown Princess Mary with Queen Maxima (left) and Crown Prince Frederik with nephew Nikolai . Windy: The chilly Danish weather appeared to be taking its toll on Crown Princess Mary's hair . Getting better: Queen Mathilde, who recently injured her knee, showed off a black knee-brace . All smiles: The Belgian royals and Grand Duc Henri of Luxembourg also took part in the wake-up . Excited: Prince Joachim's youngest son Henrik, five, (in blue coat) looked thrilled to be taking part . Delighted: Queen Margrethe looked pleased with her wake-up and smiled broadly at her family . Hello there! She then leaned down to wave at the gathering below . The former ruler of Greece, King Constantine II, 74, also attended, as did his wife Queen Anne-Marie who was ravishing in her emeralds. Politicians were also among the guests last night, with Denmark's glamorous prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt giving the royals a run for their money in a shimmering cream tulle gown. Iceland, a colony of Denmark for more than 600 years, was also represented, with President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson attending with his Israeli wife, Dorrit Moussaieff. Several speeches were made during the dinner, including a tribute from Crown Prince Frederik which the 46-year-old made in three different languages. The Danish heir was also among the party that arrived at the Amalienborg Palace early this morning to help Queen Margrethe get her birthday off to a wonderful start. Joined by the Netherlands' Maxima and Willem-Alexander as well as all of the Danish royal children, Frederik serenaded his mother with a chorus of a traditional Danish folk song from beneath her window. A clearly delighted Margrethe was seen peering out in surprise before smiling broadly and offering the singers a round of applause. Speech! Crown Prince Frederik paid tribute to his mother in three languages last night . Guests: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians and King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain . Chat: Grand Duc Henri of Luxembourg chats to Crown Princess Mary during the dinner . Celebrating: Joachim and Marie of Denmark and Willem-Alexander and Maxima of the Netherlands . Glamorous gathering: The scene in the banqueting room at the Christiansborg Palace last night .

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is celebrating her 75th birthday today and appeared on the palace balcony . Was joined by Crown Prince Frederik, 46, and Crown Princess Mary, 43, as husband Henrik is ill with flu . Started birthday celebrations with a glitzy gala dinner last night attended by royals from around Europe . No members of the British royal family were able to attend the glitzy celebration in Copenhagen .

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Tomas Berdych set up a hotly-anticipated rematch with Andy Murray with a straight-sets win against Juan Monaco in the Miami Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. Eighth seed Berdych defeated Argentine Monaco 6-3, 6-4 to ensure a first meeting with Muray since their tense and at times acrimonious Australian Open semi-final which Murray won in four sets. Monaco, backed by a large Argentine support, put up a strong fight in the second set until Berdych broke for a 5-4 lead. Tomas Berdych hits a forehand on his way to a straight-sets victory in the Miami Open quarter-finals . Juan Monaco stretches to play the backhand in the last-eight clash in Miami on Wednesday . Berdych said: 'It was a very tough one, he played very fast and pushed me every ball. I am really happy I found a way through. On his fiery meeting with Murray in Australia, the Czech said: 'What’s positive for me is that I think [Murray] played a very good tournament [in Australia], very good tennis, and I managed to find a way to win a set. 'It’s definitely going to be my goal to stick to the game plan and execute it.' Berdych is coached by Murray's former assistant Dani Vallverdu and has recently started working with the Brit's former fitness trainer Jez Green. Berdych approaches the net to play the volley as the Czech sets up a rematch with Andy Murray .

Tomas Berdych beat Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-4 in the Miami Open last-eight . The Czech now goes on to play Andy Murray in Friday's semi-finals . Berdych and Murray contested a fiery match at this year's Australian Open .

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It was not the role Bradley Neil would have wanted — the job of being the boy reminding Augusta just how brilliant Jordan Spieth’s opening had been. For while the 21-year-old American was chewing up golf’s most spectacular course, the teenager from Scotland was suffering the role in reverse. Neil earned his invitation to the Masters after winning the Scottish Boys Championship in 2013 and then the British Amateur Championship last year. Bradley Neil finished 13 over par after competing in his first Masters . Still an amateur, the 19-year-old is being tipped for huge things when he does turn pro by no less a star than world No 1 Rory McIlroy. And he had the calming influence of veteran fellow Scot Sandy Lyle playing alongside him as he stepped on to the first tee hoping to recover from a six-over-par round on day one. There was promise as he atoned for hoisting his drive into the trees alongside the fairway with a recovery shot that put him 30 feet from the hole. But three putts later on the first of Augusta’s lightning fast greens, memorably described by Peter Alliss as ‘like trying to roll a ball down the bonnet of a car and stopping it before it falls off’, reality was beginning to bite. The young Scot has been tipped for big things by the likes of Rory McIlroy . He did birdie the par-five second, but then came five more dropped shots to reach the turn in 41, and the youngster finished the day on 79, 13 over par in all and facing the truth that his big weekend was already over. ‘I’d prepared well for this, but it shows my game is not good enough yet,’ he admitted. ‘I need to work hard on it if I want to get back here. ‘I’m jealous that Sandy gets to come back here every year, and I also want to do that in the future.’ Lyle, who won the green jacket in 1988 as one of the two major wins of his career, is 57 and a student of traditional hickory clubs — he won the World Hickory Open at Carnoustie last year. He even used a putter from the bygone era as he made his 34th Masters appearance. But although he three-putted only once, he carded a 76 to end day two at six over par.

The 19-year-old is being tipped for huge things when he does turn pro . He finished 13-over par for the weekend but is determined to return . 'I'd prepared well for this, but it shows my game is not good enough yet,' he admitted . Neil qualified for the Masters by virtue of a win in the Scottish Boys Championship in 2013 and then the British Amateur Championship .

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Kevin Pietersen suffered an early-season setback after he was taken off the field during Surrey's match against Oxford University with a minor injury. Pietersen was taken off as a precaution at The Parks after being hit on the hand whilst fielding close-in during Oxford's second innings. The Surrey batsman stayed down momentarily before moving gingerly and leaving the field. He did not return after tea. Kevin Pietersen has been injured in the field while playing for Surrey against Oxford MCCU . The former England star is hoping to win back his Test place with a return to red ball cricket . Pietersen was fielding at leg slip off the bowling of Gareth Batty. Oxford batsman Steve Leach swept the ball, it fired up off a top edge and struck Pietersen. Physio Alex Tysoe treated Pietersen and later reported that he is fine, but the controversial batsman was advised to miss the last session. Pietersen emphasised his early absence was not an enforced one, tweeting: "I DO NOT have an injury! It's not news! Thank you Oxford for a great couple days...lovely people & even nicer lunches & teas! X" The former England star has returned to Surrey to play championship cricket for the first time in two years, as he attempts to win back his England Test place. Pietersen scored 170 in the first innings, his first in red ball cricket since last year's Ashes debacle 15 months ago. Surrey are playing the match against Oxford, which does not have First Class status, ahead of their championship opener against Glamorgan next week. Pietersen did not bat in the second innings as Surrey established a huge lead of 531 against their student counterparts. Pietersen smashed a blistering 170 in his first red-ball innings since the Ashes disaster in Australia . The batsman looked cold as he fielded for Surrey against the student outfit during the second day .

England star taken off as a precaution after being hit on the hand . Kevin Pietersen was fielding for Surrey at leg slip against Oxford MCCU . A sweep off Gareth Batty's bowling caught the top edge and struck KP . Pietersen has returned to Surrey to fight for his England place .

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When Barcelona midfield maestro Xavi came on as a half-time substitute against PSG in the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night he sent records tumbling. The former Spain international played for 148th time in the competition, more than any other player since the tournament changed to its current format in 1992. Xavi also set the record for the most appearances in the knockout phase of the Champions League having now featured in 53 matches in the latter stages. Xavi made his 148th Champions League appearance against PSG on Tuesday night . Former Spain international Xavi shares a joke with his former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the game . They are not records that the 35-year-old is likely to hold on his own for long, however. Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is in line to equal Xavi's total in both Champions League games and knockout matches when Carlo Ancelotti's side take on Atletico in the second leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday night. While, Casillas' team-mate Cristiano Ronald will join Xavi on 53 knockout appearances if, as expected, he plays against Atletico. Former world champion Xavi also became the leading appearance-maker in all European competition with 170. Xavi celebrates with his team-mates after Barcelona won the Champions League in 2009 . Xavi (centre front) lines up for a Champions League clash against Manchester United in 1998 . Barcelona's safe passage to the semi-final was secured with a 2-0 win against the French champions as Neymar Jnr netted twice in the first half at the Nou Camp to give the Catalans a 5-1 aggregate win. Their progression gives Xavi the opportunity to play a further three times in the Champions League this season, should Barca reach the final. This is likely to be the midfielder's last season playing in the competition as he continues to be linked with a summer move to Qatari club Al Sadd, with reports in Spain suggesting he will sign a three-year deal. Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas can equal Xavi's Champions League appearances - all time and in the knockout phase - if he faces Atletico on Wednesday night . Cristiano Ronaldo will also draw level with Xavi for knockout stage appearances if he features on Wednesday . Casillas, meanwhile, has to help Real Madrid overcome their local rivals at the Bernabeu if he is to have any chance of adding to his appearances this season. Though the Spain goalkeeper is almost certain to pass his former international team-mate next season. Casillas has been linked with a move away from Real Madrid but joining a club playing in the Champions League would be a prerequisite for the experienced keeper.

Barcelona beat PSG 2-0 on Tuesday to reach Champions League semi-final . Xavi came on at half-time to make his 148th appearance in the competition . It is more than any other player but Iker Casillas can equal it on Wednesday . Xavi also broke the record for most knockout stage appearances with 53 .

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Curiosity nearly got the better of this cat! Carol Bennett-Chevereau from Quebec, Canada, filmed her pet moggy getting up to mischievous as he investigated a row of empty suitcases. But footage shows his adventuring took a turn for the worse with him plunging headfirst into one bag and struggling to get free. He is seen desperately pedaling his back legs through the air with the rest of his body trapped. After a brief pause, he puts more gusto into his escape causing the bag to come crashing down. With some zealous tugs, he eventually manages to free his head and get back on all fours. He looks a little dazed and confused as he regains balance. The cat's owner said the incident made her laugh. Luckily, the puss still has eight lives left to spare... Up to no good: Carol Bennett-Chevereau from Quebec, Canada, filmed her pet moggy getting up to mischievous as he investigated a row of empty suitcases . Bag-napped: But footage shows his adventuring took a turn for the worse with him plunging headfirst into one bag and struggling to get free . Lucky escape: With some zealous tugs, he eventually manages to free his head and get back on all fours .

Carol Bennett-Chevereau from Quebec, Canada, filmed her pet moggy getting up to mischievous as he investigated a row of empty suitcases . But footage shows his adventuring took a turn for the worse with him plunging headfirst into one bag and struggling to get free . With some zealous tugs, he eventually managed to free his head and get back on all fours .

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A water main break in New York City caused evening commute hysteria Wednesday as a surge of brown water poured into a West Village subway tunnel sending travelers scrambling for cover and a different route home. The 12-inch water main broke around 6:45pm at 13th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, reports CBS New York, shutting down three train lines in both directions. As crews scrambled to stem the flow and get to the bottom of the leak, unamused New Yorkers whipped out cell phones to capture the rare sight of an underground deluge on video. Deluge: A water main break sent brownish water cascading down through the roof of a Manhattan subway tunnel on Wednesday . Rush hour: The break occurred in the West Village before 7pm while the evening rush was still going strong . It wasn't clear what caused the break. Video footage shows water flooding onto the subway tracks as stranded straphangers look on. Around 500 riders were soon forced out of the subway. Officials said there was no 1, 2 or 3 train service in both directions between Chambers Street and Times Square/42nd Street. The water also inundated the street corner where the break occurred and can be seen lapping at a West Village convenience store in overhead footage taken at the scene. Firefighters told CBS2 that as much as 2 feet of murky water, more than enough to reach the electrified third rail, had accumulated in some places before the water began to recede. That came around 8:40pm when the water main was shut off so the water could finally drain away. Snarled: The break also affected things at street level, where seas of city water threatened businesses and snarled city traffic . The main break also forced utility workers to shut off steam service to some businesses in the area and a major hospital . Firefighters told CBS2 that as much as 2 feet of murky water, more than enough to reach the electrified third rail, had accumulated in some places before the water began to recede . The official New York City Transit Subway Twitter account posted pictures starting around 9pm showing crews working toward getting the the water pumped out. However, it remained unclear whether the break would be affecting service during the morning rush hour Thursday. According to CBS2, the nearby Lenox Hill Healthplex was experiencing problems stemming from the break. 'Steam has been disconnected from the hospital – it is affecting the hospital with that utility at this point,' FDNY Battalion Chief John Porretto said. Residential buildings in the area remained largely unaffected. The official New York City Transit Subway Twitter account posted pictures starting around 9pm showing crews working toward getting the the water pumped out . Fingers crossed: It remained unclear whether the repair work would be completed in time for the morning commute .

The 12-inch main broke in Manhattan before 7pm and send water cascading onto tracks . Some 500 riders were immediately evacuated from the West Village subway tunnel and thousands more affected by delays . The water also inundated the street corner where the break occurred and can be seen lapping at a West Village convenience store .

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Victoria Beckham did it. So did Kim Kardashian. And now the Australian It crowd are following in their footsteps by taking their children along to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The offspring of some of Sydney's style set have been front and centre at the catwalk presentations of Ellery, Alice McCall and Maticevski - highly-coveted tickets that many fully grown adults failed to snag an invitation to. Scroll down for video . Front row kids! The Australian fashion crowd are following in the footsteps of the Beckhams and Kimye by bringing their children to Fashion Week . Trendsetters: David Beckham with daughter Harper during Victoria Beckham show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2014 . Style blogger Hass Murad and PR maven Roxy Jacenko were both pictured with their mini-me's this week at the Carriageworks venue in Sydney, while designer Camilla Freeman-Topper brought her daughter along to the Ten Pieces show at Bondi Icebergs on Thursday. Jacenko's daughter Pixie is already an Instagram star thanks to her mother's social media updates, with a staggering 105,000 followers. The flame-haired cutie was fawned over by the Australian fashion elite when she attended the opening event on Sunday night, watching a performance by the Australian ballet ahead of Kym Ellery's show. Front row fixture! Three-year-old Pixie Curtis was the youngest attendee at Toni Maticevski's Spring/Summer 2015-2016 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia show on Tuesday . Mini fashionista: Pixie and mum Sweaty Betty's Roxy Jacenko were dressed to the nines on the opening night . The three-year-old kept her fans up to date at both the Ellery Show and also the Toni Maticevski show. Asked whether her daughter actually enjoyed watching fashion over Peppa Pig, Jacenko insisted that she loved it. 'Pixie had a wonderful time watching the incredible work of all that worked on the shows and seeing the spectacle of it all,' Jacenko told Daily Mail Australia. 'It’s not often you get to see the Australian Ballet perform on a regular Sunday evening, let alone as a three-year-old! The mother of two, who is the Sweaty Betty founder and director, said the shows were a good opportunity for her daughter to get an insight into her mother's busy schedule. Selfie! No stranger to the fashion set, the pint-sized business lady was surely picking up some hints and tips for her own line that she runs with Roxy – Pixie's Bows . Twinning! While Pixie can't put a foot wrong, her mother found herself committing a fashion faux pas with Vogue's fashion director Christine Centenera . 'Reality is for me, having a a career in PR and Talent management the shows are part of normal day to day work,' Jacenko said. 'So having Pixie with me on two occasions was a nice way for her to see what I actually do on a day to day basis when I say I am off to work. 'If anything it’s all opportunity and if I can give either of my children opportunities to see and experience things well I am going to – that’s what life is about!' Pixie and her glamorous mother were not the only pair who took fashion week by storm. Blogger Hass Murad and his cousin Kass Chee at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia on Wednesday . Murad rocked up with his adorable six-year-old cousin Kass Chee to the venue in matching grey suits . Mini hipster! Kass Chee looked as if he was born to wear his ASOS suit with Vivienne Westwood shoes and Sunday Somewhere blue tinted shades . Sydney Men's Style blogger Hass Murad rocked up with his adorable cousin Kass Chee to the venue in matching grey suits. The six-year-old mini hipster looked as if he was born to wear his ASOS suit with Vivienne Westwood shoes and Sunday Somewhere blue tinted shades. Murad, who appeared at his first Australian fashion week this year, said he'd designed the matching outfits and had them tailor made ahead of the event. 'Kass definitely took fashion week by storm this year,' Murad told Daily Mail Australia. Mother-daughter day: Designer Camilla Freeman-Topper brought her daughter along to the Ten Pieces show at Icebergs in Bondi on Thursday . Mummy and me: Model manager Jaz Daly and daughter Willow rocked up to the Ellery show . Romeo Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham and Anna Wintour at the Autumn Winter 2015 in New York . 'He's been asking me what's on and when are the next shows - it's so exciting to see he's interested in fashion - it's great. 'I've been experimenting with kids fashion and this was a great opportunity to showcase him and for us to wear matching outfits. 'We'll be doing a winter fashion shoot together, which is coming up soon. It'll be at the Grounds of Alexandria - so he's very excited about that.' Kim Kardashian and Kanye West with their daughter North West attend the Alexander Wang Fashion Show . (L-R) Aimie Wang, Alia Wang, Kim Kardashian, North West, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Zoe Kravitz attend the Alexander Wang Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall on February 14 in New York City . While A-List celebrities are known to have triggered backlash in the past for taking their children to fashion shows, Murad said there's nothing wrong with taking youngsters to these events. 'I think it's totally fine to bring kids to these shows but it depends on the reasons behind it - some might want attention but I've taken mine to showcase what my kid has,' Murad added. Last September, Kardashian was a labelled a 'bad mother' after stepping out in matching sheer outfits with her one-year-old daughter North during Paris Fashion Week.

Harper Beckham and North West have both attended Fashion Week shows . Harper attends with father David and brothers to support Victoria's shows . North made headlines throwing tantrum while seated next to Anna Wintour . Roxy Jacenko's three-year-old daughter attended two MBFWA shows .

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Don't expect to snag a £1,000 nosebleed ticket - or any other ticket - at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand locked in a stand-off over allotments. When they are finally put on sale, only a few will be sold at the listed price. The impasse has left fans in the dark, and ticket brokers perplexed. Floyd Mayweather performs at a media workout with his uncle Roger on the pads in Las Vegas . Manny Pacquiao was in good spirits as he showed off his skills for the fans earlier this week . 'It's bizarre, normally there's a public sale 10 weeks before the fight,' said Connor Gregoire, an analyst for Seatgeek.com. 'To our knowledge no one has a printed ticket in their hands right now.' Mayweather's promoter, Leonard Ellerbe, said Tuesday that tickets would go on sale this week for the May 2 fight, but MGM officials have been tight-lipped about their availability. The hotel issued a statement Friday saying there would be a 'limited number of tickets available for sale' and that it is working with promoters to finalize a date for their release. The fight was always going to be a tough ticket, with announced prices of £1,000 to £5,000 in the 16,500-seat Grand Garden arena. But those prices have already tripled in the resale market even before tickets are available, and the two camps and the MGM have been bickering over how many seats - and at what price level - each party gets. Pacquiao's manager, Michael Koncz, blamed the Mayweather camp for holding up the ticket sales, saying they have refused to sign a term sheet negotiated months earlier that specified the allotments. 'It's a real mess right now,' Koncz said. 'I can only surmise the motivation is greed and an attempt to manipulate the tickets, otherwise why the holdup? I'm more than a little upset they're not for sale to the public.' Millions of dollars are at stake in the dispute, because after the MGM takes its share each camp gets a certain percentage of tickets and is able to resell them with ticket brokers for higher prices. The estimated gate for the tickets if they are sold at retail prices is already a staggering £48million, far surpassing the previous gate record of £13.3million for Mayweather's 2013 fight with Canelo Alvarez. Pacquiao used Instagram to show his fans a photo of his ripped body as he continues his preparation . Promoter Bob Arum said he has heard of people cancelling their reservations to Las Vegas because they're afraid they can't get tickets. 'This is not acceptable,' said Arum, who promotes Pacquiao. 'This is a worldwide event that the city of Las Vegas is involved in. It's one of the craziest things I've ever seen.' Gregoire said the fight is one of Seatgeek's most searched events, but that only a few dozen tickets have been sold through the website. Those tickets are what the ticket industry calls 'spec tickets' because the sellers don't actually have them in hand, but expect to get them before the fight. The Filipino fighter is looking to put an end to Mayweather's current unbeaten record in the ring . The cheapest seat on the site on Friday was £3,200, and Gregoire said the average sale so far is in the £5,300 range. 'People are hesitant to buy in the secondary market before there's been an original sale,' he said. 'And you've also got the incredible prices being asked for tickets now. That means a lot of people are not buying tickets at this point.' At Stubhub there are no tickets for sale, spokeswoman Alison Salcedo said, because the ticket reseller is waiting for actual prices to be set and tickets to be printed. Music artist Liljamez posted the photo of 'Money' with just over two weeks to go until the bout . 'There's still so much up in the air for this fight that we're not allowing spec sales,' Salcedo said. 'We're not willing to take that risk now.' Tickets have also not gone on sale for the closed circuit telecast of the fight at the various MGM properties in Las Vegas. Thousands of those tickets are expected to be sold to fans that can't get into the arena itself, but no price has been set for them. Pacquiao shows off his impressive speed - which he will hope will trouble Mayweather . Earning an estimated $180million from the bout, Mayweather is confident he won't lose his perfect record . Koncz said he talked to Pacquiao on Thursday about making sure he had enough tickets to take care of people in his camp. He said there have been requests from around the world for fight tickets, but that they have been forced to put them off because of the uncertainty over how many tickets are available and their pricing. One thing that is certain, he said, is no one - including the celebrities who generally populate the ringside seats - is getting in for free. 'Nobody's getting free tickets,' Koncz said. 'Even Bob (Arum) has to pay for his ticket in the first row.' Mayweather and Pacquiao pose during a press conference ahead of their mega-fight in Las Vegas .

Fans are in the dark ahead of Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao fight . Tickets for the most anticipated fight in years have yet to go on sale . When they are finally put on sale, only a few will be sold at the listed price . Prices have tripled in the re-sale market despite tickets not being released .

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(CNN)A 24-year-old man is in custody after he called for an ambulance, only to have French authorities come and discover weapons, ammunition and evidence of his plans to target churches -- an attack that someone in Syria requested, a top prosecutor said Wednesday. The man was identified later as Sid Ahmed Ghlam, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told television broadcaster TF1. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said Ghlam asked for medical help at his home in Paris' 13th district Sunday morning, claiming he had accidentally injured himself when he mishandled a weapon. But authorities found more than a man with a gunshot wound in his thigh. Molins said Ghlam was someone suspected of killing a 32-year-old woman hours earlier and who then intended to launch a larger-scale terror attack in the near future. "(He) let them believe that he was the victim," French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday. "But police understood that there was an investigation that needed to be initiated." That probe started in earnest when police spotted traces of blood and bags in the suspect's car. Based on this discovery "and in view of the attitude and suspicious behavior of the individual," they looked inside the car and found a loaded Kalashnikov gun, a 9-mm revolver, three cell phones, a laptop, a USB key, a satellite navigation system "and handwritten documents that contained information on possible targets," Molins said. A search inside his home turned up yet more potentially key evidence, including three more Kalashnikovs, three bulletproof vests, police armbands, a camera, some 2,000 euros in cash and "documents in Arabic mentioning al Qaeda and ISIS," according to the prosecutor. "A terrorist attack has been foiled," Hollande said. "It's not the first time." Earlier Ghlam was identified as a computer science student originally from Algeria. According to Molins, he lived in that North African country until 2001, joined his parents in France for the next two years, then went back to Algeria. He got his undergraduate degree in that nation, then returned to France to study electronics. He'd never been convicted of a crime; in fact, the lone accusation against him in August 2013 was later withdrawn. But that didn't mean French authorities didn't know about Ghlam. "He had been noticed wishing to go to Syria," Molins explained. The prosecutor added that authorities found nothing to suggest he was imminent threat, "but he was under surveillance." Law enforcement checked on the man once in 2014 and again this year, Cazeneuve said. The minister said the man planned to head to Syria, a country embroiled in a bloody, years-long civil war that has attracted foreigners wishing to join extremist militant groups like ISIS. There was no indication he ever made it. But, Molins said, computer searches revealed that the man had been communicating with someone in Syria who "asked him to target a church." What church? Authorities didn't disclose that detail on Wednesday, though Molins did say "this target was confirmed by (the suspect's satellite navigation system) and handwritten documents in his car." Paris is home to the famed Notre Dame cathedral and Sacre Coeur basilica, both huge draws for tourists. It's not known if either were in line to be attacked, but Prime Minister Manuel Valls Wednesday visited one of the churches allegedly targeted, which was located in the Paris suburb of Villejuif. Assuming Ghlam doesn't walk free anytime soon -- for now, he's in custody awaiting possible charges -- that attack won't happen anytime soon. But authorities say he's already claimed at least one victim. Her name is Aurelie Chatelain. The 32-year-old was found dead Sunday morning sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car in Villejuif, killed by a single bullet that struck her shoulder, went through her body and ended up embedded in the seat. Cazeneuve said Chatelain was the mother of a 5-year-old girl and had come to the region on Saturday to attend a training class. It's not known what connection, if any, she had with the suspect. Nonetheless, Molins said that ballistics, DNA, satellite navigation and other evidence connected him to the death of Chatelain, who Molins called the region's first victim of terrorism since January. That's when the massacre at Charlie Hebdo's offices and the siege of a kosher market in Paris took place, prompting French authorities to beef up security measures. "France, like other countries, is facing a terror threat that is unprecedented in its nature and magnitude," Valls said. "... Terrorists are targeting France to divide us." CNN's Jethro Mullen, Andrew Carey, Sandrine Amiel and Ariana Williams contributed to this report.

Suspect identified by French authorities as Sid Ahmed Ghlam . Prosecutor: Someone in Syria asked the arrested man to target French churches . Evidence connects terror plot suspect to the killing of Aurelie Chatelain, he says .

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We take more photos of ourselves than ever - but it seems selfies are doing little for our self-confidence. Women typically take and delete five pictures before settling on a selfie they feel comfortable posting online, a survey found. And men are happy only on their fourth try. The new survey found women typically take and delete five pictures before they decide they like a selfie . UKIP leader Nigel Farage poses with some young voters while out canvasing in Broadstairs. The survey, carried out by OnePoll, found men are also guilty of taking multiple selfies before they post one they like . Two in three women (64 per cent) feel anxious just having their photo taken, while looking at snaps on social media made 41 per cent feel bad about themselves, according to a survey of 5,000 people by market researchers OnePoll. Of the children who were also questioned, which included 58 per cent who took selfies, 79 per cent said they were happy with the way they looked, 67 per cent thought they needed to look good. ITV's Good Morning Britain show, which commissioned the research, is encouraging viewers to share the first selfie they take on social media under the hashtag #SelfieEsteem. Jamelia, Nicky Byrne, Beth Tweddle, Richard Madeley, Piers Morgan, Nancy Dell’Olio, Rebecca Ferguson are among the celebrities backing the campaign. Piers Morgan appears on Good Morning Britain along with presenter Susanna Reid. The ITV show commissioned the survey and is encouraging viewers to share the first selfie they take on social media . The survey also found a third of women were worried they were passing on body confidence issues to their children and 41 per cent of children did not think their mother was happy with the way she looked. It also found 15 per cent of women and 19 per cent of men had cropped, filtered, or retouched pictures of their children.

Survey finds women rule out five photos before posting a selfie online . Two in three women anxious about having their photo taken, OnePoll found . ITV show launching campaign to get people to share their first selfie online .

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Scotland youth international Jack Cosgrove has agreed to join Edinburgh next season. The 20-year-old Worcester Warriors prop, capped nine times for the Dark Blues Under 20s side, has penned a two-year deal with Alan Solomons' side which ties him to the Murrayfield outfit until May 2017. He said: 'I'm over the moon to be coming north. With the club being in a European Cup Final, they're really showing they've got quality players and everyone is speaking very highly of Edinburgh. Scotland youth international Jack Cosgrove has agreed to join Edinburgh next season on a two-year deal . The 20-year-old Worcester Warriors prop has been capped nine times for the Dark Blues Under 20s side . 'I know quite a few of the younger lads - Damien Hoyland, Magnus Bradbury, Jamie Farndale and Jamie Ritchie - from playing with Scotland under 20 and they've all spoken about how much they enjoy being with the club. 'I think I've got a strong set-piece game and I'm looking to add something extra to the squad. I'm under no illusions it's going to be tough but there's a great buzz at the club and I'm eager to improve my game and kick on. 'I don't have heroes, as such, but I look at people I admire who play in the same position. Alasdair Dickinson is obviously an exceptional player and I'm keen to look at what he does and learn from him.' Andries Strauss and Neil Cochrane applaud the crowd after Edinburgh reach the European Cup final . Edinburgh's Stuart McInally celebrates scoring a try against Newport Gwent Dragons in the semi-final .

Scotland youth international Jack Cosgrove is joining Edinburgh . Young Worcester prop will move north of the border next season . The 20-year-old expressed his delight in joining the European Cup finalists .

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Alejandro Valverde successfully defended his Fleche Wallonne title on Wednesday as Chris Froome finished back in 123rd after a fall. Movistar rider Valverde sprinted to victory ahead of Julian Alaphilippe and Michael Albasini in a race which saw former winner Philippe Gilbert pull out after a bad crash some 50 kilometres from the end. Froome was involved in a crash in the final 12 kilometres but was able to get back on his bike and finish. Spain's Alejandro Valverde (centre) realises he's done enough to claim victory in Belgium's Fleche Wallonne . Valverde (centre) finished ahead of Julian Alaphilippe (left) and Michael Albasini (right) on Wednesday . Team Sky's sports director Gabriel Rasch praised Froome for finishing the race and said he expects the former Tour de France winner will be fine to take part in the Tour de Romandie next week. Rasch told TeamSky.com: 'Chris was pretty banged up but showed real courage to finish the race and we'll assess his injuries overnight. 'He hasn't needed to go to hospital and right now, as things stand, we're still expecting him to line up at the Tour de Romandie next Tuesday.' Team Sky's Chris Froome fell in the closing 12km but fought on to finish the race despite being 'banged up'

Alejandro Valverde won ahead of Julian Alaphilippe and Michael Albasini . Chris Froome finished 123rd after a crash during the final 12 kilometres . Team Sky's sports director Gabriel Rasch praised Froome for finishing . Rasch said Froome was 'banged up' but expects to ride Tour de Romandie .

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He is the Prince of derring-do, flying in an Apache helicopter in Afghanistan and braving sub-zero temperatures to trek across frozen wastes to the South Pole. Now Prince Harry has been filmed revelling in a daring new adventure – a stomach-churning flight in a Spitfire. Buckingham Palace released video of the 30-year-old enjoying his flight ahead of his arrival in Australia tomorrow, where he will begin a month-long attachment with the Australian Defence Force. Scroll down for video . Flying in formation: Prince Harry, pictured in the back of the foreground aircraft, took to the skies after meeting with Armed Forces veterans . Thrilling: Footage released today shows Prince Harry howling with excitement as the Spitfire performs a loop over the English Cennel . He will also visit the War Memorial and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, both in Canberra. Harry, who is leaving the Army in June, relished his adrenaline-charged 250mph Spitfire ride from Goodwood to the Isle of Wight. The flight – which included two Spitfires – was staged to support the Royal Foundation’s Endeavour Fund and a new Spitfire training scholarship for wounded servicemen. The brief journey included a ‘half Cuban’ manoeuvre – a semi loop in mid-air – after which Harry can be heard to shout: ‘I’d love to see what my face looked like doing that.’ Breathtaking: Prince Harry, seated in the back of the cockpit, soars past the British coastline in a Spitfire during a sortie last August . Crew: Prince Harry, seated, second from right, with Chris Hadlow, seated left, Steve Boultbee Brooks, second from left, and Phil O'Dell, right. The royal met with Corporal Alan Robinson, standing left, and Nathan Forster, standing right, who won scholarship places . Flight instructor Phil O’Dell, who was with the Prince during his training session, said the 30-minute journey had been ‘amazing’. ‘The aircraft has dual control and Harry flew it briefly. He was remarkably down-to-earth, very likeable and I could tell he’s a competent pilot.’ A spokesman for Boultbee Flight Academy added: ‘It’s a hard aircraft to fly.’ Praising Mr O’Dell, Harry said: ‘My first landing in a Spitfire – it was quite good!’ This Spitfire is the same aircraft that will fly the lucky winner of The Mail on Sunday competition on a 20- to 30-minute flight over the English Channel – worth £2,750 – later this year. Two thumbs up: The former Apache Helicopter Commander looked relaxed as he took part in the sortie alongside instructor Phil O'Dell . Success: Touching down after the flight, the royal gives a thumbs up and smiles out the window as he says the landing felt 'quite good' Handing over control: The prince enjoyed flying the plane before instructor Phil O'Dell took charge and guided the plane into a loop . Support: The veterans' scholarship was supported Endeavour Fund, which Harry set up alongside his the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge . Success: Touching down after the flight, the royal gives a thumbs up and smiles out the window as he says the landing felt 'quite good' Thrilling: Footage released today shows the 30-year-old royal howling with excitement as the fighter plane is guided into a loop . A rare cigarette case that once belonged to the designer of the Spitfire fighter aircraft has been anonymously returned to the museum it was stolen from last month. The valuable artefact was posted back to Solent Sky Museum in Southampton, Hampshire, in a jiffy bag with the address scribbled on with Tip-ex. The museum was burgled on March 8 and the case, which belonged to Reginald Joseph Mitchell, was amongst the items stolen. His 'RJM' initials are engraved on the outer case and it was donated to the museum by pilot Jeffrey Quill, one of the foremost Spitfire test pilots and a close friend of Mitchell's. Returned: The cigarette case, engraved with the initials of spitfire designer Reginald Joseph Mitchell, was sent back in a jiffy bag .

Dramatic footage released today shows Prince Harry flying two-seater Spitfire over the English Channel last August . The 30-year-old royal is seen howling with delight as the fighter plane is guided into expert loop by an instructor . After he lands, the former Apache Helicopter Commander is heard saying 'all good things must come to an end' Prince also met former servicemen accepted on to Spitfire training programme supported by his Endeavour Fund .

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Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres believes coach Diego Simeone's clear understanding of the team's weaknesses has been the key to their success as they seek revenge against Real Madrid on Tuesday for last season's Champions League final defeat. With the determined Argentine at the helm, Atletico have belied their economic inferiority to become one of the most dangerous sides in Europe and now the La Liga champions take on Real aiming once again for a place in the semi-finals of the continent's elite competition. In the past Atletico were accustomed to being swept aside by the footballing aristocrats, who claimed their 10th European crown against them in Lisbon, but now they are more than capable of trading blows. Fernando Torres (centre) scored his first ever league own goal during the 2-2 draw with Malaga on Saturday . Torres has praised the coaching style of Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone (centre) In fact since that final, when Atletico were agonisingly close to a victory before a Sergio Ramos header forced extra-time and then Real ran away with the match, Simeone's side has had the upper hand in the Madrid clashes. Atletico beat Real to win the season's Super Cup curtain-raiser, knocked them out of the King's Cup and defeated them in both La Liga clashes. The manner of their 4-0 demolition of Real in February's league meeting even led to questions about the future of coach Carlo Ancelotti. 'It is his character as a player and his character as a coach that drives the team,' Torres told UEFA.com of Simeone. Antoine Griezmann scored twice to help Diego Simeone's side scrape to a 2-2 draw on Saturday . Mario Mandzukic (left) celebrates with Torres after scoring in the 4-0 win over Real Madrid in February . Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his strike with team-mates during the 3-0 win over Eibar . August 19 - Real 1-1 Atletico . Supercopa, First Leg . August 22 - Atletico 1-0 Real . Supercopa, Second Leg . September 13 - Real 1-2 Atletico . La Liga . January 7 - Atletico 2-0 Real . Copa del Rey Last 16, First Leg . January 15 - Real 2-2 Atletico . Copa del Rey Last 16, Second Leg . February 7 - Atletico 4-0 Real . La Liga . 'He knows we are a team that needs to know what we are about, our weaknesses and our strengths, but above all our weaknesses so we can then implement our qualities. 'We don't have the options that Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern (Munich) or Chelsea have, we cannot drop points and make up for them later. We are a team that plays at our limit.' The pressure is very much on Ancelotti going into the game with Real having surrendered their La Liga lead and dropping two points behind Barcelona. Even so there are positive signs with the team finding its form in recent weeks following the return of Luka Modric and James Rodriguez from injury. Cristiano Ronaldo is also firing on all cylinders with eight goals from four games. '(Ronaldo) is able to take advantage because we are now playing with more speed and this gives him space in front of goal,' Ancelotti told a news conference. 'This intensity will be one of the important factors against Atletico.' Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring Real's second goal in extra time during the Lisbon final last May .

Real Madrid take on Atletico Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals . First-leg is at Atletico's Vicente Calderon on Tuesday evening . Atletico Madrid could only manage 2-2 draw against Malaga on Saturday . Real Madrid beat Eibar 3-0 to go just 2 points behind Barcelona in La Liga .

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A giant turnip weighing a whopping 33lbs and measuring 4ft long across has been grown in China's Yunnan Province. The monster vegetable, which weighs more than a three-year-old child, is so big it had been nicknamed the 'fat little girl' in the village where it was grown, The People's Daily Online reported. Mr Li claimed the specimen, which had been grown naturally without the help of any fertilizers, had become a big attraction and pictures of it have even gone viral. The mammoth turnip which weighs 33lbs and measures 1.2 metres long is so large it hangs over the flower bed . It is not the first time these outsized vegetables have turned up in China but usually they are grown by farmers using commercial fertilizers. Mr Li, from Eshan in Yunnan, said he shocked with mammoth turnip which at 4ft (1.2m) long was the length of his flower bed. He explained he had just picked up some ordinary seeds from the local market and had not used any fertilizer but was careful to water it everyday. It was grown by keen gardener Mr Li who claimed the specimen had become a big attraction and pictures of it have even gone viral . He explained he had just picked up some ordinary seeds from the local market and had not used any fertilizer but was careful to water it everyday . After pictures of it were posted online, one commenter wrote: 'Radish, have you grown so big to become the King of Radish?' Earlier this year another giant vegetable was found growing in China's Guangdong province in a Shantou village. This radish was also 33lbs in weight and measured 2ft (60cm) in length. When asked about his secret to growing his prized specimens the farmer, Mr Chen, said:  'The most important elements for big radish is good quality fertilizer, good soil and not to grow them too tightly together and plenty of water.' Many people like to buy radish to take home during the Chinese Spring Festival as the Mandarin pronunciation of the nickname of this vegetable is 'Cai Tou' which sounds like 'Good Start'. The worlds's heaviest turnip was a Mammoth Purple Top and weighed 17.7 kg (39 lbs 3 oz). It was grown by Scott and Mardie Robb from the US who presented it the Alaska State Fair in 2004. It is not the first time these outsized vegetables have turned up in China but usually they are grown by farmers using commercial fertilizers .

Giant vegetable was grown in Yunnan Province by keen gardener Mr Li . The monster turnip measured an incredible 4ft long and weighed 33lbs . Mr Li said it was so big it had been nicknamed 'fat little girl' in his village .

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Manchester City are confident UEFA’s punishment for breaching financial fairplay regulations will be lifted this summer which would allow them to bid for stellar names like Raheem Sterling, Gareth Bale, Kevin de Bruyne and Ross Barkley. City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been hampered over the past year by UEFA restricting them to a net transfer spend of £49million in each window and keeping the club’s overall wage bill to its current level of £205million-a-year. UEFA’s settlement with City published in May stated those penalties would remain in place until the end of the 2015/16 season but the club’s latest financial figures showed drastically-reduced losses of £23million which they feel proves they are now compliant with FPP regulations. Manuel Pellegrini is hoping that the financial restrictions imposed by UEFA for a breach of FFP rules will be lifted at the end of this season . Manchester City have been limited to a net spend of £49million in the last two transfer windows - they spent £25m bringing Wilfried Bony in from Swansea in January . Ahead of Monday night’s trip to Crystal Palace, Pellegrini was certainly talking like a man excited at the prospect of signing 'crack' players this summer. ‘I think that next season we don’t have any restrictions so we will be in the same position that all the other English clubs have,’ said Pellegrini. ‘It’s important. You have so many strong teams here in England and in Champions League, you can not allow them to keep the advantage every year; having less players to put in your squad or spending less money. We spend money, of course we always spend money, but they spent more.’ Manchester United, Barcelona, Liverpool and Arsenal have all paid more in transfer fees in the past 12 months than City who were traditionally Europe’s biggest spenders after the club was taken over by Abu Dhabi owners in 2008. Uefa also ordered City to play with a reduced squad from 25 players to 21 in the Champions League this season and while that restriction has now ended, any time reduction in the penalties on spending and wages is more controversial. Arsenal have paid more in transfer fees than City in the last 12 months, including £30m on Alexis Sanchez . The document published last May by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body investigative chamber explicitly said City’s financial penalties would run for two seasons at least and there has been no official deviation from that decision. The published statement said at the time: ‘Manchester City agrees to significantly limit spending in the transfer market for the seasons 2014/15 and 2015/16. It means City will have to argue their case with Uefa that as they have been financially compliant over the past year, they deserve to be free of restrictions moving forward. They have successfully argued their case with UEFA before. Last summer they persuaded the governing body to allow them to bypass the normal quota of eight homegrown players as their Champions League squad had been reduced. Eliaquim Mangala joined the champions from Porto for £32m last summer . The reigning Premier League champions have only paid money for Fernando, Willie Caballero, Eliaquim Mangala and Wilfried Bony in the last two transfer windows and that was part-paid by the sales of Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell. Pellegrini admitted they weren’t in a position to compete with neighbours United for established world stars like Angel di Maria because of the FFP penalties. It has cost City on the pitch. Even if they win their remaining eight Premier League fixtures their points tally will be lower than last season and they crashed out once again at the last-16 stage of the Champions League. Pellegrini and director of football Txiki Begiristain both accept the squad needs replenishing and they want to be in the market for the top available players. Manchester City have been heavily linked with a move for former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne . The club also want to be involved in any race for Liverpool contract rebel Raheem Sterling . They have been strongly linked with former Chelsea winger Kevin de Bruyne who has been one of the best players in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg. And if Liverpool do allow Sterling to leave, City want to be involved in the chase for one of England’s most outstanding talents to help fit in with quotas for homegrown players. ‘If you are the manager or a player of a big tem, you are always open to criticism because everyone expects a high level of performance,’ he said. ‘The major issue with our team always seems to be the money but this season I think we were the team that spent less than any other team. That is the weird thing. ‘For this club trying to be a big team in so few years, maybe we are paying the cost for that.’ Since the transfer penalties were introduced, City have spent £91million on players in the last two windows (Net spend £68million). That compares to Manchester United £145.5million, Liverpool £113million, Arsenal £92.5million and Chelsea £82.6million. Over the same time period Barcelona spent £118.3million on players and Real Madrid £81.2million though they also broke the world transfer record for Gareth Bale the previous summer.

Manchester City have been restricted to a net transfer spend of £49m . Club's also had to keep overall wage bill to its current level of £205m . Punishments imposed by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play rules . The spending restrictions were set for this season and the next one . But City are confident they will be lifted early after their compliance .

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The Premier for Western Australia has sparked outrage after saying 'some good' has come out of the year-long search for the missing Malaysia Airline plane. Colin Barnett made the comments which drew sighs of disbelief from the audience at the launch of a new blueprint for marine science in Western Australia yesterday, WAToday reports. Search parties have not been successful in recovering MH370 since it disappeared on March 8 last year. This comes as the wife of an Australian passenger on MH370 spoke of her heartache, revealing she is yet to tell her children why their father hasn't come home. Scroll down for video . Colin Barnett, the Premier for Western Australian (pictured), has sparked outrage after saying 'some good' has come out of the year-long search for missing Malaysia Airline . Search parties have not been successful in recovering MH370 since it disappeared on March 8 last year . Its more than a year since the day Perth father Paul Weeks (right) boarded the Beijing-bound flight in Kuala Lumpur. But his wife Danica Weeks (left) is still at a loss about what to tell her young boys . 'Sometimes knowledge can come from unexpected sources,' Mr Barnett said yesterday. 'While that [the MH370 disappearance] is a great human tragedy there will be some good come out of it and the knowledge of the deep sea, and the seabed conditions will probably exceed anywhere in the world.' He continued to say that volcanoes have been discovered as well as fresh water lakes and waterfalls. Mr Barnett also added the search has helped uncover 'features of the marine bed that many did not believe was likely to exist'. The search of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues a year after its disappearance . The search party watches the launch of the Phoenix Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as part of the search operation for MH370 . A crewman of an RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft looks out his observation window whilst searching for missing flight MH370 . HMAS Perth transits through the Southern Indian Ocean searching for debris from MH370 . Its more than a year since the day Perth father Paul Weeks boarded the Beijing-bound flight in Kuala Lumpur. But his wife Danica Weeks is still at a loss about what to tell her young boys - and where their beloved father has gone. Ms Weeks said despite being advised by people that she needs to tell Lincoln, 4, and Jack, 2, what happened to him, she refuses to lie to their sons and will wait until the truth is discovered. Flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014 while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board - among the passengers was Mr Weeks. The plane dropped off the civilian radar after its transponder and other equipment were switched off shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur. It was then tracked by Malaysia’s military radar heading towards the Indian Ocean.

Colin Barnett was at the launch for a new blueprint for marine science . The WA Premier said 'some good' has come out of the search for MH370 . His comments drew sighs of disbelief from the audience . The aircraft disappeared with all 239 people on board on March 8, 2014 . The plane, which is yet to be found, was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing .

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(CNN)Soon, America will be too fat to fight. Forget about rampant diabetes, heart attacks and joint problems -- the scariest consequence arising out of our losing battle with the bulge is the safety of our country. In about five years, so many young Americans will be grossly overweight that the military will be unable to recruit enough qualified soldiers. That alarming forecast comes from Maj, Gen. Allen Batschelet, who is in charge of U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Obesity, he told me, "is becoming a national security issue." I was so taken aback by Batschelet's statement that I felt the need to press him. Come on! Obesity? A national security crisis? The General didn't blink. "In my view, yes." Of the 195,000 young men and women who signed up to fight for our country, only 72,000 qualified. Some didn't make the cut because they had a criminal background, or a lack of education, or too many tattoos. But a full 10% didn't qualify because they were overweight. Before you accuse me of sensationalizing, it's that 10% figure that worries General Batschelet the most. "The obesity issue is the most troubling because the trend is going in the wrong direction," he said. "We think by 2020 it could be as high as 50%, which mean only 2 in 10 would qualify to join the Army." He paused. "It's a sad testament to who we are as a society right now." The problem is so worrisome for the Army that recruiters have become fitness coaches, like the trainers on the NBC show, "The Biggest Loser." Yes, your tax dollars pay for Army recruiters to play Dolvett Quince or Jillian Michaels to whip could-be recruits into shape with the hope they can diet and exercise their way to become real recruits. If they lose enough weight, they're sent to boot camp. Some make it; many don't. But, General Batschelet told me the Army must try. "We are the premier leader on personal development in the world," he told me. "We want to see you grow and become a leader. That is a great strength in our Army." Except the Army never considered the type of growth it's now contending with. Nowadays "personal development" means working on both character and ... girth. The general, along with so many others in this country, is struggling with why so many Americans, despite all the warnings, continue to eat too much and exercise too little. I have a theory. It ain't pretty. But it's got to be true: We just don't care. "The acceptance of obesity is prevalent," according to Claire Putnam, an obstetrician and gynecologist who believes obesity is a national crisis right now. "When you look around you, 70% of adults are overweight or obese. It's seems normal," she said. Just look at the numbers: More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese. Seventeen percent of all children and adolescents in the U.S. are obese. That's triple the rate from just a generation ago. So, maybe we should face the fact that we've grown comfortable with our girth. It is crystal clear we haven't the foggiest idea of who needs to lose weight and who doesn't. Just the other day, Twitter trolls scolded the singer, Pink, for gaining weight. Pink is not remotely fat. Neither is Selena Gomez, haters. Or Britney Spears, hecklers. If 70% of us are overweight in this country, why are there so many willing to fat-shame people who are not remotely obese? Maybe it's easier to criticize others for carrying extra weight than to admit we have a weight problem ourselves. Because it is abundantly clear we are wallowing in denial. Dr. Putnam points to one of Kaiser Permanante's medical questionnaires. You know, the paperwork patients are asked to fill out before they see the doctor. There is actually a box on the form that allows the patient to "opt out of talking about obesity." Some patients refuse to step on the scale. "You want to be sensitive to that patient," Putnam told me. "You don't want to nag. But, doctors need to step in and say we need to fix this." CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, agrees with Putnam. "Perceptions of weight are a big part of the problem," he said to me. "If a person is overweight -- as difficult as it is -- they ought to be told. You know, this issue reminds me of the issue with concussions. We should call them what they really are: a brain injury, not 'getting your bell rung.' In the same vein, we should tell people who are overweight or obese that, clinically, they're 'overweight' or 'obese' and at risk for just about every chronic disease in the book." In other words, chubby is not the proper way to describe a person who is obese. Just like "fat" is not the proper term for Pink or Selena Gomez. And, yes, semantics matter. According to the CDC, 81% of overweight boys and 71% of overweight girls believe they are just the right weight. We've clearly lost our perspective on what's normal when it comes to a healthy weight. So much so it's becoming a national security problem. So what will it take? The answer cannot be the U.S Army.

In a few years, the military will be unable to recruit enough qualified soldiers because of America's obesity problem . Carol Costello: We have a serious national security issue at hand, but it's within our control if we could own up to it .

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A tiny garden gnome that appeared on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album and was signed by all four band member has sold for £29,000. The cardboard gnome featured alongside a host of celebrities and historic figures including actress Diana Dors, singer Bob Dylan and actor Marlon Brando on the psychedelic cover of the ground-breaking 1967 album. In total more than 60 celebrities appear on the famous cover including the Fab Four themselves - but because it would have been impossible to get all of them in a room together, waxworks and cardboard cutouts were used instead. The cardboard gnome featured alongside a host of celebrities and historic figures including actress Diana Dors, singer Bob Dylan and actor Marlon Brando on the psychedelic cover of the ground-breaking 1967 album . The knee-high little gnome, circled, appeared next to George Harrison's left leg on the famous album cover . Other well-known figures include writer Edgar Allen Poe, dancer Fred Astaire, comedians Laurel and Hardy and boxer Sonny Liston, poet Dylan Thomas and philosopher Karl Marx. The album cover was the brainchild of artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth and photographer Michael Cooper, who constructed and shot it it on March 30, 1967. John Lennon had wanted models of Jesus and Adolf Hitler to be included but his requests were denied. The album cover ended up being so extravagant that the final cost of producing the artwork was £3,000 - a whopping £50,000 in today's money. Following the shoot Mr Cooper's photography assistant was given the 20-inch tall cardboard gnome as a souvenir by The Beatles, who each signed it. The front and back of the gnome were then mounted alongside an unopened copy of the Sgt Pepper's vinyl LP. The cardboard gnome actually came in two parts and was pinned together for the cover. Gifted to a photography assistant it was signed by all for members of the band following the shoot . It emerged for sale almost 50 years after the album was released after it was listed for auction by a private collector. Experts at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, had given the gnome a pre-sale estimate of $25,000 - around £17,000 - but it ended up going to an unnamed buyer for $42,500 - or £29,000. Dean Harmeyer, from Heritage Auctions, said: 'This is a true rarity and a cornerstone piece of any Beatles collection. The album cover ended up being so extravagant that it cost £3,000, equivalent to £50,000 in today's money . Peter Blake (pictured) and Jann Haworth designed the iconic cover using an ink drawing by Paul McCartney as inspiration . Paul McCartney had the initial idea for the iconic cover and outlined the cover in an ink drawing. The actual designing of the cover was done by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. The cover’s collage of famous faces includes 57 cardboard cut-out photographs (including two gnomes) and nine waxworks. They show a range of personalities from different walks of life including actors, sportsmen and scientists. The album also reflects the personal and artistic changes within the band at the time Sgt Pepper's was made. The influence of George Harrison’s exploration of Indian music and philosophy through the inclusion of self-realisation gurus. The fab four themselves appear in day-glow, mock military uniforms. Paul McCartney envisioned the Sgt Peppers band as alter egos the Beatles could use to distance themselves from their previous incarnations. John Lennon requested the inclusion of Hitler and Jesus in the artwork but he was turned down. Elvis did not appear on the album cover because it was felt he was too big an icon to be included. 'Designer Peter Blake worked with the Beatles to stage the cover of Sgt. Pepper's, which was filled with life-size cardboard likenesses of famous figures - Mae West, Bob Dylan, Marlon Brando - behind the Beatles. 'Among the smaller items in the foreground was this garden gnome, which appears just to the right of George's leg. 'At the end of the cover session on March 30, 1967, the gnome was chosen as a memento by an assistant to cover photographer Michael Cooper, and it was signed by the Beatles immediately following the shoot. 'It is an incredible Beatles artefact.'

The tiny garden gnome is signed by all four members of the iconic band . It appeared with celebrities and world figures on 1967 Sgt Pepper's artwork . It was given to an assistant photographer following the shoot for the cover . The cardboard garden ornament sold at auction for a surprising £29,000 .

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Arsenal, Newcastle United and Southampton have checked on Caen midfielder N'golo Kante. Paris-born Kante is a defensive minded player who has impressed for Caen this season and they are willing to sell for around £5million. Marseille have been in constant contact with Caen over signing the 24-year-old who has similarities with Lassana Diarra and Claude Makelele in terms of stature and style. N'Golo Kante is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal . Caen would be willing to sell Kante for around £5million .

N'golo Kante is wanted by Arsenal, Newcastle and Southampton . Marseille are also keen on the £5m rated midfielder . Kante has been compared to Lassana Diarra and Claude Makelele . CLICK HERE for the latest Premier League news .

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A man has been arrested and bailed following the 'suspicious' death of a woman found floating in the water at a boat club - just hours after a children's Easter Egg hunt took place in the grounds. The victim, who has not been formally identified but is thought to be in her 60s, was discovered at Derby Motor Boat Club in Sawley, Leicestershire, on Sunday night. A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with her death before being released on police bail. The woman's body was found at Derby Motor Boat Club in Sawley on the River Trent (pictured) The club's Rear Commodore, Steve Bilbie, said: 'We are very upset, but we can't say anything else' The area was cordoned off for forensic examination and detectives say the investigation is in its 'early stages'. A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said a post-mortem examination had failed to establish a cause of death and that results of further tests would not be known 'for some time'. Detective Chief Inspector Mick Graham, who is leading the investigation, said: 'At this stage we're treating the incident as a suspicious death. 'Officers will be carrying out inquiries locally to locate potential witnesses to any activity around the marina yesterday evening. Police at the scene today - officers are continuing to investigate the woman's 'suspicious' death . A 65-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail in relation to the woman's death . 'If you have any information which you believe may be able to assist us then please get in touch.' The woman's body was discovered at around 10.21pm on Sunday in the marina in Warren Lane. The Derby Motor Boat club, which has an annual fee of £750, was founded in 1938 by a group of local businessmen. Its current Rear Commodore, Steve Bilbie, said: 'We are very upset, but we can't say anything else as there is an ongoing investigation.' A description of the club on its website reads: 'We are situated on the River Trent at Sawley close to the junctions of the Trent with the River Soar, the Erewash Canal and the Trent.' The boat club has space for 130 boats on individual moorings, which stretch around a third of a mile along the bank of the canal. Each has access to water and electricity. The club also has a headquarters, based in a portable building, children's play area, toilet and shower block. Leicestershire Police (headquarters pictured) said a post-mortem failed to establish a cause of death and results of further tests would not be known 'for some time'. The woman has not been formally identified . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Woman's body found in the water at Derby Motor Boat Club on Sunday . Discovered just hours after children's Easter Egg hunt in the grounds . A 65-year-old man arrested in connection with her death has been bailed . Police say they are treating unidentified woman's death as 'suspicious'

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The school exam season is nearly upon us; cue a nerve-jangling few months for parents and children alike. For many youngsters, the thought of a single desk with nothing more than a white paper on it and a ticking clock nearby fills them with dread. At best, students get jittery, at worst, their actual grade can be affected. A new survey by academics at Lancashire's Edge Hill University and the University of South Australia has charted a direct link between anxiety and performance, saying pupils who worry about their exam performance are more likely to do badly than those who are less anxious. Countdown to the exam season: A new study by Lancashire's Edge Hill University found a direct link between anxiety ahead of taking exams and grades achieved . The study, which has been published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology, questioned 705 pupils from 11 schools. Researcher Dr Dave Putwain, Reader in Education at Edge Hill University, said: 'There is no doubt that a high degree of worry over one’s performance, or the consequences of one´s performance, has a detrimental effect on GCSE results.' He continued: 'Our study, which was controlled for prior attainment and also how good students were at dealing with exam pressure, found that increased worry still predicted lower achievement.' With that in mind, how can you best ensure your offspring rides the exam storm and comes out the other end feeling happy and achieving what they'd hoped for? FEMAIL has enlisted the help of Michael Ribton, principal at Burlington Danes Academy in West London, which achieved an outstanding grade at its last OFSTED inspection, to offer some sage advice to parents and students on how to get through the tricky months ahead. If Ribton is more than used to getting teenagers to apply themselves in his day job, he's also used to it at home. This summer, his son Joe, 18, will sit A levels, while his daughter Maddy, 16, will take her GCSES. He says: 'Our May half-term holiday has been cancelled so that they are free to get on with revision. 'Their bedrooms are adorned with flashcards and files; their revision timetables and exam timetables are on display in the kitchen. It’s a busy time!' Principal at Burlington Danes Academy Michael Ribton, pictured above (left) helping a pupil to revise, says parents should pin their offspring's revision timetable on the fridge and really engage with them during the lead up to the stressful exam period . Here, he offers his essential guide to how to ease the passage of students bound for the exam hall: . DEVISE A BESPOKE REVISION PLAN THAT INCLUDES REWARDS OF TIME OFF . 'Draw up a revision timetable and stick to it. 'Set yourself goals and reward yourself with time off. A common error is forgetting to add up your cumulative hours on each subject so that you are not overly focusing on one subject. 'Parents need to be part of this as well. A revision timetable should be on the fridge at home! 'Students also need to find the way that suits them best, though there are some foundation blocks to any revision programme that are essential. 'And know what to revise: exam websites are really useful, but do make sure you know the precise course and paper reference codes.' Parents should engage with their children at exam time: Test them on anything they need to learn by rote and make sure they get a healthy breakfast and plenty of weekend exercise . FIND A QUIET PLACE, SWITCH OFF THE INTERNET AND DO PRACTICE QUESTIONS . 'Students need a place to revise, free from distractions and that includes the internet. Though it contains lots of great support material, it can be quite a distraction. 'Revision is not simply re-reading exercise books! It ought to be complemented by undertaking practice questions; challenging oneself is an essential core component of revision too.' Burlington Danes Academy student Fatima Sharif, achieved 4As and 1B grade at AS Level last summer. The student, from White City in West London, currently has conditional offers from five of the country's top universities including Oxford to study English Literature. Although Fatima doesn't have a definite career plan, she is interested in teaching. Here, she explains how she's currently dealing with revising for her A Level exams: . Fatima Sharif is due to sit five A Levels this summer and has a conditional offer from Oxford . 'In order to motivate myself to revise, I think about what I really want to achieve; being really successful, or getting into a great university, and those thoughts really keeps me going. 'I set myself a goal, and my continual motivation is achieving that goal, because I know that it will all be worth it if I just put effort into it now. 'Personally, I don’t really benefit from timetables as I fear that if I am not strictly adhering to them, I am somehow not effectively revising. 'But I definitely recognise that timetables can be incredibly helpful for students as they give them a set time to work and rest, and they break down the huge amounts of work they have into effective revision time. I would definitely recommend a revision timetable to students.' 'Although my family hasn't offered me treats if I do well, I have promised myself them! During my AS exams I really wanted a Kindle, so I told myself that as soon as I got through the tough exams I’d treat myself to one. 'I think revision has more significance if you promise yourself something. It doesn’t have to be big, just something small to direct you on the right course. FATIMA'S TOP THREE TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL REVISION . USE REVISION AIDS INCLUDING FLASHCARDS, POST-IT NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTERS . 'Ensure your child has the tools they need to revise and keep in close contact with the school to find out what they advise you can do to help your child. 'At Ark Burlington Danes, we hand out revision booklets (that contain the basic knowledge for all subjects), flashcards, highlighters and post-it notes. 'We also send text messages, hold intervention classes, cram timetables and do mock exams and questions.' DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY NEW TECHNIQUES . ‘"Spaced Learning" has worked well for us: it’s a ‘cramming’ technique based on neuro-scientific research, which enables the memory process to take place very quickly – quickly enough to cover and retain a whole subject module’s content in approximately an hour. 'A Spaced Learning session consists of three identical ‘inputs’ on PowerPoint slides divided by 10-minute breaks filled with ‘brain gym’ activities. 'Watching a whole year group learn, say, about theories on the existence of God and then stand up to write their names in the air backwards with their non writing hand is hilarious!' Don't despair! A positive attitude is essential for both parents and students . FOR STUDENTS . Draw up a revision timetable and stick to it . Revise in a quiet place, free from distractions (switch off the internet if you need to) Use practice questions to hone technique . Buy flashcards, post-it notes and highlighters! Try cram techniques such as 'Spaced Learning' which can train the brain into retaining information . FOR PARENTS . Get involved! Put your child's revision timetable on the fridge at home . Don't bribe your child: the best prize they can have is education . Ask your offspring to explain their work to you; it'll help them to understand it more fully . Offer to test them on the things that they need to learn by rote . Ensure they breakfast well and exercise together on the weekends . Be positive! HOW CAN PARENTS HELP WITH REVISION? 'Parents play a crucial part. 'Firstly, take a close interest in your child's learning, preferably always but especially at exam time. 'Ask your child to explain difficult concepts as teaching someone else is the best way to learn yourself. Test them on anything they need to learn by rote. 'Be positive: high expectations matter and you cannot get away from the fact that exams are a stressful time. 'All a parent can do is to help their child have the very best chance of success and provide every opportunity for their child to give it their best shot.' MAKE SURE THEY EAT WELL AND EXERCISE . 'Feed your child properly throughout the exam season; a good breakfast helps and ensure they get a proper night's sleep too. 'At ArkBDA we provide a healthy breakfast for all pupils and we've found that it really boosts levels of engagement. 'Know when their exams are, set your alarm clock and get up with them to help them get organised. 'At weekends, get some exercise together.' SHOULD YOU PAY FOR EXTRA TUITION? It ought not be necessary in good or better schools, but a tutor can help boost the confidence of a child. I would hope the parents at my school would talk with me first before investing money to support their child. An outstanding school would see this as a failure on their part. BRIBES AREN'T THE ANSWER! A good education is a reward in itself, it opens so many doors. Bribes aren't necessary.

New research finds direct link between exam stress and performance . London headteacher Michael Ribton says revision plans, flashcards and cram techniques can all help children prepare for the exam season . He advises parents that extra tuition and bribes shouldn't be necessary .

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A student remains under police guard in hospital after being kidnapped, tortured with pliers and forced to drink bleach by masked men in an apparent revenge attack for 'accidentally scraping a man's car'. Motaz Zaid, who is currently studying economics at the University of Greenwich, was with a friend in St Marks Close in Parsons Green, south west London, in the early hours of Friday when the group of thugs targeted them. His friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the pair were sprayed with ammonia and assaulted with tools before Mr Zaid, 20, was bundled into a Mercedes C220 Estate and driven off. Motaz Zaid was with a friend in Parsons Green, south west London, in the early hours of Friday when the group of thugs targeted them. Mr Zaid was apparently bundled into a Mercedes by masked men and attacked . The friend, 19, who was stabbed several times in the back and legs during the ordeal, was left for dead in the quiet residential street while Mr Zaid was found dumped a few miles away, close to the A3 on the border of New Malden and Parsons Green. Police became alerted to the incident after spotting the vehicle in Beverley Way, Kingston, at about 1am. Uniformed officers approached the stationary car, but it drove off and fled from the scene despite attempts by police to pursue it. Officers then discovered Mr Zaid dumped on the side of the road with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a south London hospital, which cannot be named for security reasons, where he remains in a critical condition. His friend was also taken to hospital with stab wounds but was later discharged. The friend recalled the incident today and told the Evening Standard: 'They had been parked waiting for him to get back. As we both got out of the car, these five guys just jumped us. They sprayed something in our eyes and it blocked our vision. 'They weren't after me, they were beating him up. I tried to fight them off and to grab him but he was on the floor and not moving. I hit one of them in the face and three of them chased me into the main road and stabbed me. 'By the time I got back to my friend the car had left and I thought he had got away but after looking for him I realised they had taken him in the car.' Mr Zaid, 20, who is currently studying economics at the University of Greenwich, was found dumped at the side of the A3 in Beverley Way, Kingston, south west London (above). He remains in hospital with critical injuries . Mr Zaid's father Azz said his son's injuries were 'very serious', adding: 'My heart is broken when I see my son like that. I can't believe anyone could do that to another human being.' He said he believes the incident is in response to a minor altercation last week. He said his son was allegedly involved in an accident with another car, in which one of the vehicles became slightly damaged. He claims the other driver refused to negotiate a settlement and threatened violence if his son did not pay £400. Metropolitan Police said officers from the Trident Gang Crime Command are currently investigating the incident and trying to trace the suspects . Officers confirmed the car involved was a Mercedes C220 Estate but said it is not known how many suspects were in the vehicle. Scotland Yard confirmed no arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident. Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Motaz Zaid, 20, apparently kidnapped, tortured and forced to drink bleach . He was bundled into a Mercedes C220 Estate, attacked and later dumped . Police found him at the roadside in south west London with critical injuries . Officers now hunting gang of masked raiders accused of the horrific attack .

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From slathering on potent face creams to treating a spot with teatree oil, most women attempt to clear problem skin with topical products. But should we be drinking our way to flawless skin? If the latest Japanese beauty trend is anything to go by, it seems so. The women of Japan swear by the 'beauty from within' philosophy and prefer to sip on tincture tonics to cleanse the system internally to encourage clear, unblemished skin. Japanese women swear by the 'beauty from within' philosophy and prefer to sip on tincture tonics to beat acne - and the beauty movement is coming to the UK . Indeed, Mahonia, a traditional herbal treatment for acne, is a number one bestseller in the East Asian nation, reports Neal's Yard Remedies, who has seen sales of its Mahonia Clear Skin Formula go through the roof online from customers there. Mahonia, which is also known as Oregon Mountain Grape, is a berry native to the Rocky Mountains that's been used by tribes for medicinal, food, and ceremonial needs for years. It contains high levels of alkaloids, berberine and hydrastine, which are active compounds that give it antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits. Thanks to these benefits, mahonia has been used traditionally for skin itchiness, infections and irritations, and is highly recommended for acne. Mahonia, which is also known as Oregon Mountain Grape, left, is a berry native to the Rocky Mountains that's been used by tribes for medicinal, food, and ceremonial needs for years. Neal's Yard Remedies use it in their tonics, which are a number one best-seller in Japan . The antibacterial compounds in this herb are berbamine and berberine, which are antiseptic when used topically. When used internally, these compounds are liver tonics that improve bile flow, stimulate digestion and act as a tonic on the bowel wall. Neal's Yard Remedies created a tincture packed with the stuff, as well as a purifying blend of the skin-loving botanicals calendula, schisandra and gotu kola. Gotu kola helps stimulate collagen and tissue formation. It improves circulation, which benefits skin tone, and has anti-inflammatory and skin-regenerating actions. When used internally, mahonia can improve bile flow, stimulate digestion and act as a tonic on the bowel wall . Antimicrobial herb calendula is rich in anti-ageing antioxidant beta-carotene, which is important for healthy skin structure and renewal. Also known as magnolia vine, schisandra has been used historically for immune support and for skin care. Modern Chinese research suggests it has a protective effect on the liver, so enhancing the cleansing benefits. The succulent globe artichoke, meanwhile, has been used in Chinese medicine for millennia as a digestive cleanser. It helps to purify and calm the system from within. It is recommended to add 2ml to a cupful of water three times a day to reap the rewards.

The women of Japan swear by the 'beauty from within' philosophy . Mahonia is a traditional herbal treatment for acne . Berry native to the Rocky Mountains that's been used by tribes for years . Its compounds give it antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits .

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