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An advanced spacecraft flies up to an orbiting space station, taking with it cargo and supplies for the crew on board as they continue their mission in the final frontier. No, this isn’t a scene from Star Trek - it’s an event that took place in Earth’s orbit just the other day. And to celebrate the arrival of the cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft, one astronaut on the ISS donned a uniform from the popular TV show. Scroll down for video . Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti wore the uniform on Friday (shown). Together with Nasa astronaut Terry Virts she captured the spacecraft. On board it had 4,000lbs of supplies - including a coffee machine. It will remain at the ISS for a month before returning to Earth . Italian Esa astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti revealed her unique attire in a tweet. ‘”There’s coffee in that nebula”… ehm, I mean… in that #Dragon,’ she wrote. Construction of the ISS began on 20 November 1998. It supports a crew of up to six, with crews split into groups of three. The station orbits at a height of about 255 miles (410km). It has a total mass of about 990,000 pounds (450,000kg) and has living space roughly equivalent to a five-bedroom house. It completes an orbit of Earth every 92.91 minutes and moves at 17,100 miles (27,600km) per hour. It has now been in space for more than 5,900 days, during which time it has completed more than 92,000 orbits of Earth, and has been continuously occupied for more than 13 years. The ‘Dragon’ she was referring to was SpaceX’s vehicle, which launched from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday 14 April, arriving at the station on 17 April. Here it was ‘berthed’ to the ISS - which means it was grabbed by an arm on the station, and did not dock by itself. The capture occured while the ISS was over the Pacific Ocean, just east of Japan. With the assistance of Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of Nasa, Cristoforetti successfully captured the spacecraft at 9.15am last Friday. Spacecraft like Dragon are used to keep the ISS stocked with supplies, but this mission carried with it a treat for the astronauts - a coffee machine called the ISSPresso. Italian coffee giant Lavazza joined forces with the Turin-based engineering company Argotec and the Italian Space Agency to provide a specially designed machine for use off the planet. Nasa certified its safety. It is the first coffee machine able to work in micro gravity on the ISS, where the principles that regulate the fluid dynamics of liquids and mixtures are very different from those typical on Earth. It uses a 'capsule system' to fill plastic pouches with espresso and other hot drinks such as tea. The machine can also be used to rehydrate food. Italian coffee giant Lavazza joined forces with the Turin-based engineering company Argotec and the Italian Space Agency to provide a specially designed machine for use off the planet. Nasa certified its safety. Here a prototype of the coffee from the machine is shown . The outfit worn by Cristoforetti was the one that crew wore in the TV show Star Trek Voyager, shown . The Canadarm 2 reaches out to capture the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and prepare it to be pulled into its port on the International Space Station on Friday 17 April. The Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvered Dragon to its installation position at the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module . ‘It's been just amazing,’ Cristoforetti said after snaring the Dragon over the Pacific. ‘Lots of science and even coffee's in there, so that's pretty exciting.’ Within two and half hours of its capture, the Dragon was bolted securely to the space station. This is the California-based SpaceX company's seventh station supply run since 2012, all from Cape Canaveral. Aside from the coffee machine, the SpaceX Dragon supply ship had in total 4,000 pounds of food, science research and other equipment . The espresso machine is three months late because of the backlog created by last year's loss of a supply ship in a launch explosion. Much later and the espresso machine would have missed Cristoforetti, who returns home next month. The Dragon will remain at the orbiting lab until around 21 May, when it will be released full of experiments and discarded equipment for return to Earth. It's the only supply ship capable of bringing items back. Among the newly arrived research are experiments for American astronaut Scott Kelly, who is just a few weeks into a one-year mission, which will be a record for Nasa. Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko also will remain on board until March 2016. Within 2.5 hours of its capture, the Dragon was bolted securely to the space station, shown. This is the California-based SpaceX company's seventh station supply run since 2012, all from Cape Canaveral . The capture happened while the ISS was over the Pacific Ocean, just east of Japan, shown in this image . The successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon took place on 14 April from Florida under perfect conditions, after an attempt had to be scrubbed on Monday due to lightning . SpaceX, meanwhile, released a video showing its first-stage booster landing on an ocean platform shortly after Tuesday's lift-off, then tipping over in flames. It was the California company's third attempt to fly a booster rocket to the platform stationed off Florida's northeastern coast. SpaceX chief Elon Musk said the platform - dubbed 'Just Read the Instructions' - endured just minor damage. The next attempt will be in June on the next SpaceX supply run for Nasa. Musk, a billionaire entrepreneur who also runs the Tesla electric car maker, wants to reuse his rockets to bring down the cost of spaceflight. After the launch, SpaceX attempted to land part of its rocket booster on a floating platform for the third time. The landing was partially successful, with the rocket touching down on the barge - before it tipped over and exploded. The mission bodes well for the future of reusable rockets, though .

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti wore the uniform on Friday . Together with Nasa astronaut Terry Virts she captured the spacecraft . On board it had 4,000lbs of supplies - including a coffee machine . It will remain at the ISS for a month before returning to Earth .

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GoPro director Nick Woodman is set to be named the highest-paid CEO of 2014 at the tender age of 39. The pioneering camera innovator clinched the title after being granted 4.5 million restricted stock units - valued at $284.5 million - at the end of the year. It won him the top spot on the annual Bloomberg Pay Index. Slumping to second place, Chenerie Energy's Houston-based chief executive Charif Souki was valued at $281 million. And now the firm has announced it is cutting his pay. In his prime: GoPro creator Nick Woodman, 39, is set to be named America's highest-paid CEO of 2014 . Woodman's product - a camera which can be fixed to helmets, the body, or a hand-held pole - made waves in when it debuted in 2006. They are used by professionals and hobbyists conquering six-foot waves, treacherous ski slopes, scrappy dirt track races and bungee jumps. The cameras have also been used to film inside of the mouths of alligators, sharks and polar bears - and Woodman's wife Jill giving birth to one of their sons. The Californian surfing couple have come a long way since the business was founded in 2004 with one product: a waterproof film camera. Before sales took off, Woodman posed as the model for their self-made adverts. But his posing days didn't last long. In 2006, the firm launched its first digital camera. Three years later it began selling a high-definition camera. The cameras are light, small and waterproof. They have other uses besides sports. TV producers use them to film in areas where big professional cameras can't go. Since launching its high-definition camera in 2009, it has sold 8.5 million of them, including 3.8 million in 2013. Its cameras are sold in more than 25,000 stores and cost between $200 and $400. The day the company first went public, they sold 3.6 million shares of GoPro stock to rake in an astounding $86 million before taxes. The pioneering camera innovator clinched the title after being granted 4.5 million restricted stock units - valued at $284.5 million - at the end of the year . Woodman's product - a camera which can be fixed to helmets, the body, or a hand-held pole - made waves in when it debuted in 2006 . Before sales took off, Woodman posed as the model for their self-made adverts (pictured behind Woodman, his wife Jill and their two children). But his posing days didn't last long . Woodman's shares were worth slightly more than $1.2 billion at the IPO price. As stock prices continue to increase, and including some of Woodman's other assets, Forbes estimates that his net worth is now more than $2.3 billion. Chinese tech manufacturer Foxconn, which owns about 11 million shares of GoPro stock that are worth a collective $425 million. Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm, currently has about $650 million in GoPro stock. Nick Woodman is the founder and CEO of GoPro, a camera which can be fixed to helmets, the body, equipment or a hand-held pole. They are used by professionals and hobbyists conquering 6ft waves, treacherous ski slopes, scrappy dirt track races and bungee jumps. The cameras have also been used to film inside of the mouths of alligators, sharks and polar bears - and Woodman's wife giving birth to one of their sons. They are WiFi capable, typically come with remotes for control and have a capacity of 64GB currently. They are also versatile thanks to numerous add-ons, including LCD screens, and the most expensive model is $400. Woodman's father, Dean, has also found himself an overnight millionaire. The elder Woodman loaned his son $200,000 to help get GoPro off the ground. Dean Woodman - who sold none of his shares at the IPO - now owns $280 million in GoPro shares. As Forbes notes, that is a 140,000 percent return on his initial $200,000 investment. Its list of competitors is short, but growing. Consumer electronics companies Garmin, Samsung and Sony have all entered the market. GoPro had the best-selling camcorder in 2013, according to government paperwork filed by the company. It also sells accessories such as cases, battery packs and mounts that help users attach their cameras to surfboards, helmets or their wrists. It also has a free app and software that lets users edit, store and publish their videos to their social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Additional growth may come from the wild videos its cameras create, which the company hopes to use to create a media company. The Bloomberg Pay Index tracks the 100 highest-paid executives in firms that trade on US exchanges. The pay package is assessed by tracking each company's stock prices, which changes the value of their equity awards. Slumping to second place, Chenerie Energy's Houston-based chief executive Charif Souki (pictured) was valued at $281 million. And now the firm has announced it is cutting his pay .

Nick Woodman's dynamic cameras became instant success in 2006 . Before they took off, he acted as the model for the self-made adverts . Now, nine years later, he is a billionaire and top of Bloomberg Pay Index .

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Mark one up for the future of golf over its past and present as 21-year-old Jordan Spieth took the first-day honours with a stunning opening round of 64 on a spectacular day of scoring at the sun-baked 79th Masters. For much of the day it looked as if he might have to share top billing with 34-year-old Justin Rose and 45-year-old Ernie Els, as the Englishman and the South African posted scores of 67 to tie Charley Hoffman, an American representative of the rank and file. Last man out Jason Day would join them in the evening shadows. But by then Spieth had separated himself from the field to become the youngest first-round leader in Masters history with a fabulous run of six birdies in seven holes before adding a wonderful flourish at the 18th, where he brushed in a 25-foot birdie putt. Runner-up on his debut last year, he now owns a three-shot lead going into day two. Jordan Spieth sinks his birdie put on the 18th at Augusta to take a three-shot lead into the second round . Justin Rose made the early running with an impressive five-under-par 67 . Rose consoles Gunn Yang after the amateur finished his round on 13 over . Most of the favoured names left Augusta National feeling reasonably content, as Rory McIlroy and defending champion Bubba Watson shot 71, while Dustin Johnson and Masters specialist Phil Mickelson opened with rounds of 70. Whether they will be feeling quite so content at falling so far behind such an awesome talent as the brilliant Texan is another matter. Spieth has barely been off a leader-board all year and there was no chance of him being off this one during this round where he hit flagsticks, holed putts from everywhere and enjoyed the requisite amount of fortune as well as a wayward drive at the 13th bounced off the Georgia pines into the middle of the fairway. It meant when he stood on the par-five 15th tee he was eight under after a scarcely credible 10 single putts on these treacherous greens. At that moment anything seemed possible — even a 62, thereby setting a new standard for scoring in the 155-year history of majors. Only once all day did he act his age and it was here on this risk-reward par five, as he ran up a six. Naturally, Spieth was not about to get greedy. ‘I made a mistake but a 64, my first score in the sixties on this course, I have nothing to complain about,’ he said. A packed crowd watch Rose on the 10th green during the first round . Rose and Charley Hoffman (above) made the early running at Augusta with a 67 . South African Ernie Els rolled back the years with a superb 67 on Thursday . Rose in full bloom on day one is a sight as familiar as the glorious azaleas. In nine previous starts Rose has led on three occasions after the first round. Here he equalled his best Masters score, recorded on the opening day in 2004. That year he went on to hold the 36-hole lead as well, while in 2007 he was lying tied second going into the final round, eventually finishing tied fifth. Add all those memories of good days here to the fact he’s now a proven major champion following his US Open triumph in 2013, and there must be the hope this will prove rather more than an excellent opening gambit. Certainly that is how he is seeing it. ‘I’ve learned plenty from those previous occasions, like not getting ahead of yourself,’ he said. ‘I’ve learned that the hard way and now I can’t see any reason why I shouldn’t keep executing the gameplan. You’ve got to believe in yourself, especially when you’re a major winner.’ Els used his ball-striking skills to get out of trouble on the 17th hole during the first round . Rory McIlroy appeared relaxed as he walked down the ninth fairway with Phil Mickelson, right, . McIlroy recovered from a shaky start to finish the first round on one-under-par . Rose wasn’t the only Englishman to prosper, as in-form Paul Casey shot 69. ‘I played with Paul last week and he strikes me as a man with something to prove,’ said Rose. After Greg Norman, Els might be the great hard-luck story when it comes to fabulous players who never quite got it done here. Given how good he was at 25, he represents a cautionary tale for those who believe it inevitable McIlroy will win the Masters one day. Els is still trying, at 45, and what a joy to see one of the great ball-strikers roll back a decade or two rather than the years to post his five-under score. A wonderful eagle three at the 15th was followed by a superlative sand save from a buried lie at the 17th. Only at the last was there a modicum of disappointment. Two putts and it would have been his lowest score in 71 rounds at Augusta. But he took three. McIlroy recovered from a nervously played front nine with some familiar Augusta failings resurfacing as he failed to birdie either par five. Two clunked chip shots at the third and sixth also betrayed a level of tension that illustrated fully the momentous nature of the achievement he is trying to complete in shooting for the career grand slam. American Jordan Spieth celebrates with his caddie Michael Greller on the 18th . Defending champion Bubba Watson struggled to find his rhythm in opening round . Tiger Woods feels the heat with the world No 111 struggling to get under par during the opening round . Woods reacts to a poor chip shot on the third hole as the pressure begins to tell . There were also two encouraging moments during that front nine, however, when he turned what would have been double bogeys in the past into mere bogeys. At the par-five second he drove into a hazard and was staring an ugly seven in the face for openers until he got down in two blows from 100 yards. At the sixth, his mis-hit chip came back down the steep slope but he didn’t panic. He decided to take his putter for the second attempt and got down in two. The value of limiting the damage was emphasised further when he notched his first birdie of the day at the next. On the back nine, it was more like it from the 25-year-old. Over the front nine he had given up three shots on the par fives alone to playing partner Mickelson, but here he got the two birdies on offer at the 13th and the 15th. ‘I left myself in some awkward spots but I holed some good putts on the back nine,’ he said. ‘I was a little nervous on the front nine but mostly just too excited. It was a decent opener.’ The day as a whole was a lot better than that. One to savour, in fact.

Jordan Spieth carded a 64 to claim the lead on -8 after the first round . Jason Day, Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Charley Hoffman three shots behind . Rory McIlroy kept alive his hopes of claiming career grand slam with 71 . Injury-hit Tiger Woods recorded a 73 in just his third start of the year .

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The CEO of Salesforce.com has announced the company is now attempting to transfer any Indiana employee who is 'uncomfortable' with the polarizing new Religious Freedom Restoration Act out of the state. The law, brought in by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, was supposed to satisfy evangelicals but has sparked boycotts of the state, amid fears that it would allow legalized discrimination against lesbians and gays. Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, was one of the first corporate executives to react to the polarizing bill, calling it 'brutal' and 'unjust' and saying he was finding ways to reduce investments in Indiana. He initially canceled all events and suspended employee travel to the state. Speaking out: Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce who was one of the first corporate executives to react to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, is now trying to relocate state employees who are uncomfortable . However on Wednesday he told CNN Money he was now responding to employee complaints that they no longer want to work and live in the state, and is trying to find ways to help them. It is the most aggressive corporate reaction to the controversial legislation yet. 'I just got an email ... from another employee who said, ''look I don't feel comfortable living in this state anymore, you have to move me out,'' and I gave him a $50,000 relocation package and said, ''great, you're clear to go''.' Benioff was sure to point out that he will not be able to shut down the Salesforce sector in Indiana completely. The San Francisco-based tech company, which offers ‘customer relationship management’ to other companies, has a total 2,000 employees in the state. A number of companies — including Salesforce, EMC and Cloudera — have already withdrawn their sponsorships for Indy Big Data, a tech conference scheduled in May. Change: Benioff tweeted Friday in response to Indiana lawmakers saying Friday morning they had amended the already-in-effect law, clarifying that no one will 'be able to discriminate against anyone at any time' Benioff's announcement follows one made by Apple CEO Tim Cook. On Monday Cook condemned the laws, saying they were 'very dangerous', went against the founding principles of America, and would take the country back to the days of 'Whites Only' signs in shop doorways. He added that, as a Baptist, he supports religious freedom, but said: 'I was never taught, nor do I believe, that religion should be used as an excuse to discriminate.' Cook, 54, who came out as gay in October last year, made the comments in an op-ed for the Washington Post. He wrote: 'In total, there are nearly 100 bills designed to enshrine discrimination in state law. 'On behalf of Apple, I'm standing up to oppose this new wave of legislation. 'These bills under consideration truly will hurt jobs, growth and the economic vibrancy of parts of the country where a 21st-century economy was once welcomed with open arms.' He also addressed legislation in Texas that 'would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.' Taking a stance: Openly-gay Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized new laws that critics say will allow business owners to openly discriminate . Cook said such bills 'rationalize injustice' by 'pretending to defend' religious freedom, which actually eroding the freedoms of others. Cook drew upon his background growing up in the South in the 1960s and 1970s, during and immediately after the Civil Rights movement when blacks were still heavily discriminated against. He says America's 'days of discrimination' must remain 'deep in the past' and said freedom and equality is a value that is at the heart of his company. He added: 'Apple is open. Open to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, how they worship or who they love.' Indiana's religious freedom act says that the state and local government 'may not substantially burden a person's right to the exercise of religion' unless that burden is 'essential' to furthering a government interest. It will be up to the courts to decide what counts as 'substantial', but the legislation was largely designed to fend off lawsuits against those who refuse to participate in gay marriage ceremonies. For example a florist who refuses to supply flowers for a same sex ceremony. Supporters say that such provisions already exist in 20 other states, and were actually signed into federal law by Bill Clinton in 1993. But opponents, including Cook, claim these laws form part of a wave of discriminatory powers that threaten to reverse years of progress on equality issue . The Indiana bill forbids the state or local government from 'substantially burdening' a person's religious beliefs unless that burden is 'essential' to further a 'compelling' government interest, and is the 'least restrictive' means of achieving that aim. It allows people or organisations to use the legislation as a defense in court against claims of discrimination against them, and if the court rules in their favor, allows reparations, including compensation payouts. It will be up to the courts and judges to decide what constitutes 'substantial', but critics fear that the broad scope of the law and the tough tests that must be passed to override it, mean that it will allow business owners to openly discriminate in how they operate. Cook is far from the only one opposing the new law in Indiana, with musician Miley Cyrus, and actors Ashton Kutcher, James Van Der Beek and George Takei all speaking out against it. The NBA, WNBA, the Indiana Pacers, and Indiana Fever issued a joint statement Saturday reaffirming their commitment to non-discrimination. Hillary Clinton also messaged to her three million Twitter followers saying that 'we shouldn't discriminate against people because of who they love' following the bill's passing on Thursday. Businesses are also lining up to oppose the legislation, threatening to pull investment or even boycott the state altogether in protest. Fighting back: Demonstrators gathered to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence during a rally in Indianapolis on Saturday . Website Angie's List also announced plans to cancel a $40 million expansion to its Indianapolis headquarters because of the new law. 'Angie's List is open to all and discriminates against none and we are hugely disappointed in what this bill represents,' the company's CEO Bill Oesterle said in the statement. Thousands gathered outside the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday to rally against the law, waving rainbow coloured flags and chanting slogans such as 'no hate in our state'. Since the law passed, Republican Senator Mike Pence has robustly defended it, saying that it is necessary to help people defend themselves against 'government overreach'. He also ruled out any possibility of repealing the law, which is due to take effect in July, telling This Week with George Stephanopoulos, that 'the law will stick.' Marching: Thousands gathered outside the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday to hold a rally against the new law, which forbids the government from 'substantially burdening' a person's religious beliefs .

Marc Benioff announced Wednesday he was helping remove Salesforce employees from Indiana after numerous had complained to him . One employee has received a $50,000 'relocation package' Said earlier he was reducing investments in the state and stopping all work-related travel and events . Salesforce is a San Francisco-based tech company that offers ‘customer relationship management’ Lawmakers said Friday morning they had amended the Religious Freedom Restoration Act so no one will 'be able to discriminate against anyone' Numerous companies and CEOs have spoken out in protest .

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Rangers kept the pressure on Hibernian in the race for second spot in the Championship with a comfortable 4-0 win over Raith Rovers. Hibs had secured a win over Hearts in the Edinburgh derby in the earlier kick-off and the Light Blues knew they had to respond. They bounced back from Thursday's defeat by Queen of the South, with Nicky Clark and Haris Vuckic claiming a goal apiece and Nicky Law grabbing a double. Nicky Clark celebrates after putting Rangers 1-0 up against Raith Rovers on Sunday . Clark in the air as he heads the ball towards goal to give the hosts the lead at Ibrox . Rangers manager Stuart McCall applauds the home fans after the full-time whistle . The win means Rangers and Hibs remain level on 61 points, albeit the Leith side have the better goal difference. Stuart McCall had suffered his first defeat as Rangers manager against Queens last week. So it was no real surprise to see him make three changes for the visit of Raith. Goalkeeper Cammy Bell was back between the sticks and Dean Shiels and Robbie Crawford were also added to the side. The Light Blues enjoyed the best possible start to the game when they surged into the lead after just six minutes. Clark found himself in plenty of space to connect with Law's corner and bullet a header home from 10 yards. Law then carved out a chance of his own but his shot from just inside the box was weak and easily held by Kevin Cuthbert. But the goalkeeper had no chance when Gers claimed their second of the day after 27 minutes. Vuckic cut inside from the right before unleashing a powerful drive into the bottom corner to claim his seventh Rangers goal. Haris Vuckic (left) fires the ball home to put Rangers 2-0 ahead against Raith Rovers . Vuckic (left) celebrates his Ibrox goal with team-mate Kenny Miller . Nicky Law slots it home to get the first of his two goals for Rangers on Sunday afternoon . Law (right) wheels away as he celebrates his goal for the home side . Raith could have pulled a goal back moments later but a well-struck free-kick from Ryan Conroy on the edge of the box was blocked by Bell. The visitors fired out another warning to Rangers shortly after the restart. Lewis Vaughan tried his luck with a snap-shot that fell inches past the upright as Raith tried to haul themselves back into the game. At the other end, the hosts passed up a decent chance to all but secure the three points. Vuckic released Crawford and he tried to tee up the shot for Law but he failed to connect in front of goal and the chance was lost. However Law was celebrating when he added his name to the scoresheet after 72 minutes, putting the game beyond Raith. Law's first attempt crashed off the crossbar but the ball fell kindly to his feet and he had the net bulging with the rebound from eight yards. Tom Walsh then saw a terrific volley saved well by the goalkeeper, before Law completed his double when he curled home from the edge of the box with two minutes to go. Law (left) strikes the ball towards goal as he scores Rangers' fourth goal of the afternoon . Law (left) is congratulated by his Rangers team-mates on his Sunday afternoon double . Former Rangers striker Michael Mols was among those in the directors' box at Ibrox on Sunday .

Nicky Law scored two goals as Rangers comfortably beat Raith Rovers . Haris Vuckic and Nicky Clark also got on the scoresheet at Ibrox . Rangers had suffered defeat by Queen of the South on Thursday . But Stuart McCall's side recovered to keep up the pressure on Hibernian .

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The London Book Fair Author HQ event, with Kindle Direct Publishing, is a three-day programme packed with informative seminars for budding authors. A range of experts will share their knowledge of the publishing industry and offer invaluable advice and insights to provide new writers with information about the best ways to get their work published. Among others, there will be representatives on hand from Little, Brown, HarperCollins, Headline, Quercus, The Creative Penn, The Alliance of Independent Authors and The Society of Authors, and from agents David Higham Associates, The Agency Group and A. M. Heath. Experienced authors will be on hand to reveal how they launched their careers . Experienced and successful authors will reveal how they launched their publishing careers — and, with a keen eye on the digital future of publishing, some bestselling Kindle Direct Publishing authors will talk about their experiences in the vast and flourishing e-book market. Listen to New York Times bestselling author C. J. Lyons share everything she knows about selling a million books, and to Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner Conchita Wurst (left), who will discuss her autobiography, Being Conchita, which comes out in May. LBF’s Genre Spotlights will focus on two genres — crime/thrillers and contemporary fiction — and reveal exactly what it is that publishers and agents are looking for, and how they go about finding new talent with contributions from editors who have opened their doors to writers without agents in order to tap into new and undiscovered writing. The Know Your Rights seminar, chaired by an expert from The Society Of Authors, will give invaluable advice on navigating the legal issues of an evolving industry — from intellectual property rights to contract negotiation. There’s also a talk on crowdfunding, which will show you how to get started in this new and exciting route to print: how to pitch, grow and connect with your community and manage your campaign — and what to do when your campaign reaches its end. For readers, writers and film fans keen to celebrate the world of books outside the Fair, the London Book and Screen Week is running simultaneously from April 13 to 19 — a celebration of all things literary and film. The week will see hundreds of exclusive events across the capital, from talks and seminars to screenings and masterclasses, featuring an array of top authors and on-screen talent. There is something for every enthusiast and for all ages — events include children’s writing workshops, a film screening of John Banville’s The Sea, a Harry Potter convention, a New Writers Evening at Foyles, Deborah Moggach and Louisa Young in conversation, illustration and ghost-writing workshops, comic book draw-alongs and a film-focused Literary Death Match. To find out more, visit londonbookand screenweek.co.uk . The London Book Fair (from April 14 to 16) has moved to its new venue for 2015 — Olympia, West London. All Author HQ events are free with the purchase of a three-day LBF pass, which costs £35 if booked in advance. Seminars are on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information on the seminar line-up, visit londonbookfair.co.uk/authors .

Experienced authors will reveal how they launched their careers . There will also be representatives on hand from publishing houses . The London Book and Screen Week will be running simultaneously .

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Cigarette-smoking teenagers hit a new low last year as youngsters turn to e-cigarettes instead, a study has revealed. Around two million high school students admitted to buying vaporizers in 2014 - more than triple the 660,000 recorded the year before. But smoking of traditional cigarettes plummeted to about nine per cent. On the rise: Around two million high school students now admit to buying e-cigarettes . The CDC report, released on Thursday, is based on a national survey of about 22,000 students at middle schools and high schools, both public and private. Tom Frieden, CDC director, remarked that the results are 'alarming' and 'shocking'. 'What's most surprising is how in­cred­ibly rapid the use of products other than cigarettes has increased,' Frieden said in an interview quoted by The Washington Post. 'It is subjecting another generation of our children to an addictive substance.' E-cigarettes typically deliver nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavorings through inhaled vapor. They have been on sale in the United States since 2006, but this is the first year that the Centers for Disease Control has measured their use. It follows a government-funded study released in December which found similar trends, leading experts to warn of a potential 'epidemic of teen tobacco use'. 'The concern is that e-cigarette advertising is recruiting intermediate risk adolescents to nicotine use- kids who would not otherwise have started smoking,' said James Sargent, of Dartmouth Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center in a paper published in the journal Pediatrics. There are currently more than 400 brands of 'e-cigs' available. E-cigs contain far fewer cancer-causing and other toxic substances than cigarettes, however their long-term effects on health and nicotine dependence are unknown. The popularity of e-cigarettes, which typically deliver nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavorings through inhaled vapor, has increased in the past five years. 'These are kids who might go on to smoke cigarettes, which are much better at delivering nicotine than e-cigarettes. 'If this pattern of use is adopted by adolescents in the continental U.S., we could be in for an epidemic of teen tobacco use in this country that could greatly reduce the overall benefits to public health of e-cigarettes.' Researchers have been critical of the fact that packaging and marketing of e-cigarettes is not regulated, and that manufacturers' opportunities to target adolescents are wide open, absent FDA regulation of these products. There are currently more than 400 brands of 'e-cigs' available in the US. E-cigs contain far fewer cancer-causing and other toxic substances than cigarettes, however their long-term effects on health and nicotine dependence are unknown. The CDC study also revealed that about nine per cent of teenagers surveyed said they had tried hookahs.

Two million high school students admitted to using e-cigarettes in 2014 . That is an increase of 13 per cent from the 660,000 recorded in 2013 . Traditional cigarette use has plummeted by 9 per cent, CDC study shows . Experts warn e-cigarette marketing is not regulated .

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Deep within Utah's San Rafael desert, thousands upon thousands of goblins lurk in the shadows. But rather than frightening visitors, they are a geologist's dream: gnarly rock formations which have been created by gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone over millions of years. The 'goblins' are scientifically known as 'hoodoos' - rock protrusions consisting of relatively soft rock topped by harder stone that preserves each column's spire-like shape from weather erosion. But the mushroom like structures and hiking trails winding through this unearthly landscape, make this a popular attraction for tourists . The softer rock has been removed by wind and water, leaving thousands of unique constructions, which are further chiselled by water and dust erosion. Once known as the Mushroom Valley, the area was first discovered by cowboys searching for cattle. In 1964 it was designated a state park. Utah has a wealth of state parks, and at under five square miles, Goblin Valley is tiny compared to parks such as the nearby 527 square metre Canyonlands. But the striking structures and hiking trails winding through this unearthly landscape, make this a popular attraction for tourists visiting western America. Goblin kiss: The sun bursts through two lifelike rock formations, known as hoodooos, in the Goblin Valley State Park in Utah's San Rafael . Walking through the site after sunset, when the moonlight eerily illuminates the 'goblins' heads', is a popular choice, as it's also when wildlife, including foxes is most active. The site also boasts some of the darkest skies in the world, and park rangers offer a tour showcasing the night sky, gazing upon stars, planets and distant galaxies, learning about the stories behind the constellations. In October 2013, a group of reckless visitors posted a video of themselves tipping one of the 'goblins' over as a practical joke. The three males faced felony charges for 'intentionally damaging, defacing and destroying property.' The rock protrusions consist of soft rock topped by harder stone that preserves each column's spire-like shape from weather erosion . Once known as the Mushroom Valley, the area was first discovered by cowboys searching for cattle. In 1964 it was designated a state park . Softer rock is removed by wind and water, leaving the unique constructions, which are further chiselled by water and dust erosion . The magnificent hoodoos are a geologist's dream created by gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone over millions of years . The site also boasts some of the darkest skies in the world offering visitors the chance to gaze at stars, planets and distant galaxies . In 2013, a group of visitors posted a video of themselves toppling one of the goblins. They faced charges for 'intentionally damaging, defacing and destroying property' Utah has a wealth of national parks, and at under five square miles, Goblin Valley is tiny compared to parks such as the nearby 527 square metre Canyonlands . Walking through the site after sunset, when the moonlight eerily illuminates the 'goblins' heads', is a popular choice for tourists .

Goblin Valley State Park in the San Rafael Desert of Utah contains thousands of mushroom-shaped'hoodoos' The gnarly rock formations are created through the erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited millions of years ago . Softer sedimentary rock material erodes more quickly, leaving the harder rock behind, creating unusual shape .

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The US body that regulates Internet addresses is looking to crack down on a Canadian company using the new '.sucks' domain name to extract exorbitant sums from celebrities such as Kevin Spacey and companies looking to protect their reputations. So far, purchased names include Youtube.sucks, Bing.sucks, Visa.sucks, Bankofamerica.sucks, Yahoo.sucks, Telusmobility.sucks and other major brand names. Kevin Spacey has reportedly paid have his his '.sucks' domain taken down. Kevin Spacey is reportedly among celebrities paying out to have their name removed from one of the  '.sucks' domains which opened on 30 March . Taylor Swift has also had to spend defensively in the past to remove her name from '.porn' and '.adult' domains attacking her, CNBC reported. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or 'ICANN,' sent a letter on Thursday to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs to see if the actions of company Vox Populi Registry Ltd. were illegal. ICANN initially approved of the so-called top-level domain name, among nearly 600 it has added recently to expand beyond common names such as '.com,' '.org' and '.us.' But it is backtracking after an advisory panel made up of industry groups and companies like Microsoft, Verizon and eBay complained last month. Vox Populi began accepting registrations using '.sucks' on March 30 from trademark holders and celebrities before it is released to public applicants. Taylor Swift has also had to spend defensively in the past to remove her name from '.porn' and '.adult' domains . It has recommended charging $2,499 a year for the privilege, and according to Vox Populi CEO John Berard, most of the names have been sold by resellers for around $2,000 a year. Berard has said the domain name is meant to create destinations for companies to interact with their critics and called his company's business 'well within the lines of ICANN rules and the law.' Two weeks ago, the advisory body called the Intellectual Property Constituency representing major companies and industry groups asked ICANN in a letter to halt the rollout of '.sucks,' calling it a 'shakedown scheme' and 'predatory.' Companies like GoDaddy.com register some domain names for just $1 a year, and Vox Populi will offer consumers the right to secure a '.sucks' address for just $10 a year starting in September. The advisory body says that the threat of opening a '.sucks' site to the average consumer later is 'an essential element of Vox Populi's coercive scheme.' ICANN said in its letter that if Canadian or U.S. regulators find Vox Populi's actions are illegal, it could declare the company in breach of its contract and seek to change the registry's behavior. It said it is also seeking other remedies within its agreement with the company. The advisory body says that the threat of opening a '.sucks' site to the average consumer later is 'an essential element of Vox Populi's coercive scheme .

Kevin Spacey among celebrities who've paid to get the domains removed . Youtube, Bing, Visa, Bank of America and Yahoo among others targeted . US regulator will see if the actions of Vox Populi Registry Ltd. were illegal . Owners recommended to resell '.sucks' domains for around $2,499 a year .

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Werder Bremen edged past bottom club Hamburg SV 1-0 courtesy of an 84th-minute penalty by Franco Di Santo that kept them in the running for a Europa League spot. Argentine Di Santo converted his spot-kick for his 13th goal of the season after Hamburg's Valon Behrami had brought down Zlatko Junuzovic and was sent off as new Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia made a losing return to their bench. Franco Di Santo celebrates after scoring the winner for Werder Bremen in 1-0 defeat of Hamburg . The former Chelsea and Wigan forward celebrates after beating Rene Adler from the spot . Werder players celebrate in front of their fans after keeping their Europa League hopes alive . Werder moved up to seventh on 38 points with victory in the northern derby, leaving Hamburg in last place on 25 with five matches left in the season. Labbadia returned to Hamburg this week, tasked with saving their proud Bundesliga record. Hamburg are the only team never to have played in the second division since the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963. Former West Ham playmaker Valon Behrami leaves the pitch after being shown a red card . New coach Bruno Labbadia has been tasked with preventing Hamburg from going down for the first time ever . Second-placed VfL Wolfsburg, on 60 points, will look to cut Bayern Munich's lead back to 10 points when they take on Schalke 04 later on Sunday. The Bavarians are top after their 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim on Saturday. Bayer Leverkusen are third on 54 points following their 4-0 demolition of Hanover 96.

Werder Bremen defeated Hamburg SV 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday . Bruno Labbadia has returned as coach to save Hamburg from relegation . Wolfsburg meet Schalke 04 in the later game on Sunday .

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed there is no crisis at Anfield despite successive morale-sapping defeats by rivals Manchester United and Arsenal. Saturday's 4-1 defeat at the Emirates left Liverpool off the pace for the Champions League places and it seems that Wednesday's FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn now represents the Merseyside club's best chance of making tangible progress this season. But speaking at Melwood on Monday morning, Rodgers denied suggestions that a training-ground meeting on Sunday was designed to quell dissent among his players. Daniel Sturridge (left) and Raheem Sterling are in stitches as they share a joke in training on Monday . Mamadou Sakho (left) and Emre Can were also in jovial mood as Liverpool prepared for Blackburn . Captain Steven Gerrard listens in as Brendan Rodgers addresses his players at Melwood . Gerrard smiles as he chats to team-mate and fellow Liverpudlian Rickie Lambert . 'We have lots of meetings in terms of analysing things and it was no different to a host of meetings,' said Rodgers. 'Those are the meetings which allowed us to recover from a bad start this season. 'It was nothing, just analysing performance, looking where we're at. 'We have seven Barclays Premier League games to go and an FA Cup quarter-final. We know what our objectives are. 'I have a great bunch of players who tirelessly give me everything. Italian striker Mario Balotelli looks in thoughtful mood at the session on Monday morning . Rodgers has insisted his side are not in crisis despite two successive defeats against their rivals . Fabio Borini has a laugh with coach Mike Marsh ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final replay at Ewood Park . 'We might be short in certain elements but in terms of commitment and work ethic, that's been pretty clear since I have been here.' Liverpool head to Ewood Park on Tuesday night without suspended trio Steven Gerrard, Martin Skrtel and Emre Can. Rodgers believes his team have the mental strength to cope, though. 'We will go there focused and desperate to play after the disappointment of the weekend,' added Rodgers. 'It's Important to have this game quickly after losing. Brendan Rodgers catches the ball during Liverpool's 4-1 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday . Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet screams at defender Kolo Toure after another goal is conceded . The fallout from Raheem Sterling's controversial interview overshadowed the build-up to the Arsenal game . Liverpool will be without Emre Can on Tuesday night after the German was sent off at the Emirates . 'The group is committed to winning this trophy but Blackburn will be tough for us. 'We are where we are. We're in fifth and up to now this season has been an up-and-down one. 'We have a lot of young players still adapting and learning, unfortunately. It's not a mental barrier. 'It's something we need to keep working at as a team. It's a very difficult challenge when you look at the four above us in the league.'

Liverpool seven points off fourth place after 4-1 defeat by Arsenal . Reds take on Blackburn in FA Cup quarter-final replay on Tuesday night . Manager Brendan Rodgers insists the club are not in crisis .

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Sofia Vergara is fighting back in the bitter battle with ex Nick Loeb over the fate of frozen embryos the couple created in November 2013, six months before they ended their relationship. The Hot Pursuit star's lawyer Fred Silberberg told People late Friday that the 42-year-old 'has never wanted to destroy her embryos.' However, she's not planning on using them either, the attorney said in the statement, adding that Vergara 'is content to leave the embryos frozen indefinitely as she has no desire to have children with her ex.' Scroll down for video . Speaking out: Sofia Vergara's attorney said Friday the actress has no intention of destroying the frozen embryos she created with ex Nick Loeb but has no plans to use them either as she has moved on with her life . Vergara's legal representative spoke out after court documents published this week by In Touch show Loeb, 39, wants a judge to order that the female embryos may not be destroyed, but that Vergara has refused to 'agree to their preservation under all circumstances. However, Sliberberg told People that "the claims made against Sofia Vergara by Nick Loeb are uncredible and hold no merit.' He went on to say that Vergara 'has always maintained that they be kept frozen, a fact of which Loeb and his counsel have always been aware, despite Loeb's statements to the contrary.' The attorney also pointed out that the agreement between his client and her ex clearly states that no unilateral action may be taken by either party and that both sides must consent to any action taken with regard to the frozen embryos. Legal fight: Businessman Loeb, seen here with Vergara in 2011, filed a lawsuit against his ex-fiancee asking a judge to order her not to destroy the embryos. It's been reported that he wants to use them to have a child . Gossip website TMZ claimed Saturday that a source close to the Colombian actress says she won't destroy the frozen embryos because she's afraid it would anger 'a lot of her fan base, which believes life is created at inception.' The bitter feud between the warring couple made more headlines this week when it was reported that the Modern Family star had allegedly insisted her 44-year-old assistant be the surrogate for her and Loeb's child. According to Page Six, Loeb claimed that Vergara demanded her friend and employee serve as the surrogate over his 'objections as well as the recommendations of the parties’ doctor'. According to the legal papers, filed under pseudonyms Jane and John Doe, the pair fertilized embryos using Vergara's eggs and Loeb's sperm. In limbo: Vergara's attorney told People that the Modern Family star is content to leave the embryos frozen in storage 'indefinitely.' TMZ claimed she doesn't want to anger her fan base by having them destroyed . Zuhair Murad S/S 2015 Ready-to-Wear gown . See rest of the collection here! Visit site . Colombian bombshell Sofia Vergara once again stunned on the red carpet as she attended this year's Vanity Fair Oscar party on the arm of her fiance, Magic Mike actor Joe Manganiello. Wearing a dress from Zuhair Murad's Spring/Summer 2015 Ready-to-Wear collection, Sofia was the third celebrity to wear the designer to the Oscars, joining Jennifer Lopez and Chrissy Teigen in turning heads on the read carpet! Pale blue isn't the easiest color to wear and can wash some people out, so the added embellishments and embroidery on this dress are perfect for adding a touch of va va voom. Below we bring you our favorite embellished pale blue dresses from across the web - we especially love the Rachel Pally 'Ireland Dress' and the Lovers + Friends 'Mahalo Maxi' is a steal on sale for just $56.70. BB Dakota Faxon Dress at Zappos . Visit site . Bri Seeley Harper Maxi Dress at Zappos . Visit site . Rachel Pally Ireland Dress at Shopbop . Visit site . Lovers + Friends Mahalo Maxi Dress at Shopbop (Now $56.70) Visit site . The couple split in May 2014. Vergara has been engaged to actor Joe Manganiello since December 2014. Loeb's lawsuit was first filed in August 2014 before it was refiled again on April 1 with updated information and after Loeb sought new legal representation. Another claim in the documents is that, previously, the pair twice had eggs implanted in a surrogate, but the procedure failed. The New York Post column also reported that the American businessman said the actress paid her friend $200,000 in gifts and mortgage payments and that a embryo was implanted in the woman on two separate occasions in 2013 with neither surviving. Moving on: The Colombian actress, 42, is now engaged to Joe Manganiello, 38, and there are rumours the couple are planning to have children of their own via a surrogate . A source for the publication added: 'Sofía insisted on it. She said the assistant was the only person she could trust.' The insider added that Loeb would like to keep the embryos intact to have his own children: 'He told Sofía he would raise the children himself, they would be very well taken care of. He wouldn’t sue her for child support. She would have no parental responsibility. She refuses to allow him to take charge of the embryos.' Elsewhere in the lawsuit, it is claimed 42-year-old actress Vergara - who got engaged to True Blood hunk Manganiello on Christmas Day after six months of dating - was 'physically and mentally abusive' to Loeb. The documents state: 'She punched him in the face on two occasions, kicked him, and threw her phone at his head. She also routinely bullied him, calling him a "loser," "worthless" and other degrading names.' Wrangle: The lawsuit has been filed under the pseudonyms John and Jane Doe . No directive: Ultimately, the outcome will be at the discretion of a judge, but it would be unlikely that Loeb would be able to use the embryos without Vergara's consent, according to a legal expert who spoke to In Touch . Complicated matter: In this page of the document it states the former couple were planning on using a gestational surrogate to start a family and that the actress insisted on using a 44-year-old friend and employee . Arduous process: After the first two embryos failed to implant in the first surrogate the couple looked for another suitable candidate . Getting ugly: Page five of the document further detailed disagreements over the usage and disposal of the embryos and also alleged Vergara was physically, emotionally and mentally abusive to Loeb . In April 2013, Vergara - who has a 23-year-old son Manolo from her first marriage - spoke publicly about having frozen her eggs and her desire to have more children. She revealed that she and Loeb - who she dated on-off for almost four years - planned to use a surrogate on the account that she had thyroid cancer in 2000 and, as a result, had a lot of radiation. Meanwhile, Vergara  recently told Vanity Fair magazine that she may be emabrking on the baby-making process again with Mangianello, 38. While having another child would be 'weird', she said in an interview, it is something she might do if it made her new partner happy. She told the magazine: 'My son, Manolo, is 23 years old, which is going to be really weird if I have another baby. But, you know, Joe wants babies and if it's going to make him super-happy, then...' Scroll down for video . Mom-of-one: Sofia has a 23-year-old son Manolo from her first marriage. The pair are pictured together in 2014 at HBO's Golden Globes after party in Los Angeles .

The Modern family star 'is content to leave her fertilized eggs frozen indefinitely' her attorney says . Loeb has filed a lawsuit to stop the actress destroying two frozen embryos, according to legal documents obtained by In Touch . Embryos were fertilized using her eggs and his sperm in November 2013, six months before they split up, it is claimed . Former couple previously tried to use surrogate to have children twice during their relationship, but procedures failed, according to the lawsuit . Recent reports suggest that the Colombian-born actress insisted her 44-year-old assistant be a surrogate despite her now ex's objections . Lawsuit also claims that Vergara was 'physically and mentally abusive' to Loeb during their almost-four-year relationship .

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If anyone won this debate it was the women. Their less choreographed style of body language gave the impression we were listening to real messages from real people rather than watching spin doctors’ puppets performing. Overall I’m sure Miliband’s coaching team will be patting themselves on the back and declaring a win but his gesticulation and approach looked as manicured and choreographed as a Torville and Dean routine. Scroll down for video . Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) is a smiling assassin, making her a tricky opponent for Cameron to stand next to . In his après-Paxman mode, David Cameron (pictured) was looking serious and oozing leadership charisma . Cameron kept a firm hand on the leadership rudder. He made no mistakes but there were no surprises either . He splayed his legs, he smiled on cue and when he swivelled his huge eyes direct to camera to repeatedly use the phrase ‘If I am prime minister’ it was like a hypnotist working his spell on his audience. Cameron kept a firm hand on the leadership rudder. He made no mistakes but there were no surprises either. Unlike Ed he appears fully formed rather than a body language work in progress but there were moments like when he pointed to each other leader in turn, taking them all down like skittles, that he might have scored a few more points than expected. Clegg is a good speaker but his performance was vintage, ie a complete re-run of his 2010 routine. Miliband’s coaching team will be patting themselves on the back and declaring a win following the debate . But his gesticulation and approach looked as manicured and choreographed as a Torville and Dean routine . Farage (left and right) was diminished during this debate, perhaps the only casualty of the night, and it was the women who finally took him down with a few small swats . Who do you think won the leaders' TV debate? Who do you think won the leaders' TV debate? Now share your opinion . He took enough pops at Cameron and waved his arm enough in that direction to signal an official end to the relationship that began in the Rose Garden but he looked more congruent agreeing with Cameron or fielding criticism as a double act than he did turning on him, which looked rather panto. For me Farage was diminished during this debate, perhaps the only casualty of the night, and it was the women who finally took him down with a few small swats. When Leanne told him he should be ashamed of himself he resorted to gurning to camera, looking like a naughty schoolboy being told off by a firm but kindly head. Nicola Sturgeon’s speech about ‘breaking up the old boys network’ finished off the coup and between Sturgeon, Wood and Bennett we got a glimpse of what political debate might be in the future without all the showboating, over-trained, incongruent performances. All three women seemed to talk impressively but relatively normally. Sturgeon was probably the best performer of the night, leaning one elbow on her lectern and looking the most confident of the entire group. But although Natalie Bennett feigned fiery but her breathless delivery and dodgy script-reading implied some levels of stage fright. Clegg and Farage did the best Tussaud's glassy stares, with Clegg quaffing water before the first insult had been thrown. Space and positioning defines power, meaning the line-up of the leaders is crucial in terms of creating the right kind of impact. Already buoyed up by his 'Cuthbertson fights back' appearance against Paxman, Miliband struck lucky with the middle spot (always where the highest status people sit) and used it to the max. His raised chin and benign smile suggested he was revelling in his new role as a bit of a bruiser and the smile became smugger and smugger during the debate, although his odd, erratic smiling and eye contact suggested he was being worked by some sort of remote control. Clegg and Farage did the best Tussaud's glassy stares, with Clegg quaffing water before the first insult had been thrown . Clegg also used the hallmark gestures of one hand in the pocket to imply blokeishness and the waving dismissively at Cameron and Miliband . Fright: Natalie Bennett, from the Green Party, feigned fiery but her breathless delivery and dodgy script-reading implied some levels of stage fright . Judi James, the Body Language analyst, said 'if anyone won this debate it was the women' Sturgeon is a smiling assassin, making her a tricky opponent for Cameron to stand next to. In his après-Paxman mode Cameron was looking serious and oozing leadership charisma, although the slight dab of sweat on his top lip suggested he felt under pressure. Farage on the other hand had a waxy glaze to his skin although he regained his usual bounce and emphatic gesticulation when taking questions from the audience.

Miliband’s approach was as choreographed as a Torville and Dean routine . Cameron kept firm hand on the leadership rudder and made no mistakes . Clegg's smooth performance was a complete re-run of his 2010 routine . Farage was diminished during debate, perhaps the night's only casualty . Sturgeon, Wood and Bennett took him down with series of small swats . Sturgeon’s speech about ‘breaking up old boys network' finished off coup .

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This is the moment an unlucky man was gored between the legs by a rampaging bull after being knocked to the ground during a bullrunning celebration in Spain. The unnamed man was sprinting ahead of the animal, trying to make it to the safety behind a set of iron bars when the angry animal sent him sprawling to the floor. And despite his desperate efforts to climb back up, the bull appeared to hit him right in the bottom with one of its horns as he tried to scramble away. Scroll down for video . This unlucky man was gored during a bullrunning event in Teulada, a small coastal town on Spain's Costa Blanca, after falling over in front of the beast . The man, who has not been identified, was seen running away from the angry animal before it caught him with one horn, sending him sprawling to the floor . Pictures show him crawling desperately towards the safety of the bull bars, but he was unable to make it before the horn hit him square between the legs . The unfortunate incident happened on the street in Teulada, a small coastal town on Spain's Costa Blanca, during the annual fiesta. The celebrations begin on April 8 and last until April 19, and include floatillas and parades celebrating the town's patron saint, Sant Vicent Ferrer. As part of the fiesta, large, aggressive bulls are let loose to run around the streets, with local and visitors invited to run alongside them. The challenge is to tease the animals before escaping behind one of the wooden pallets or iron bull bars to safety. Witnesses said the man was seen limping towards medical crews after the attack, but was unsupported and appeared not to have been seriously hurt . The bullrunning takes place during the town's annual fiesta, which includes float parades in honour of Sant Vicent Ferrer, the village's patron saint . Websites advertising the bull running recommend leaving the sport to the experienced locals, noting that the animals are faster than people think, and that it is mostly foreigners that get injured. While it is not known where this man came from, he was seen limping away to be tended by medical crews after the attack. He was not though to have been seriously injured.

Man was fleeing bull during fiesta celebrations in Teulada, eastern Spain . Was knocked to the ground before crawling towards safety of bull bars . However he couldn't make it before horn caught him between the legs . Seen limping towards medics, but was not thought to be seriously hurt .

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What's more exciting than meeting your idol? Meeting your idol in a Starbucks, while wearing a shirt with their name on it, and having your picture uploaded to their Instagram account. One little boy was lucky enough to meet Justin Verlander, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, under those same, once-in-a-lifetime, circumstances. Verlander snapped a selfie in front a little boy wearing a dark blue shirt with Verlander's name and jersey number, 35, on the back. Scroll down for video . Selfie: Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (right) snapped this selfie in front a little boy wearing a dark blue shirt with Verlander's name and jersey number, 35, on the back . Instagram: The pitcher uploaded the selfie to his more than 150,000 Instagram followers writing: 'Love having my fans support!! This little guy was pretty surprised when he turned around' The pitcher uploaded the selfie to his more than 150,000 Instagram followers writing: 'Love having my fans support!! This little guy was pretty surprised when he turned around.' Perhaps 'pretty surprised' is an understatement when a little boy meets his idol, but we'll take Verlander's word for it. This isn't the first time a celebrity has snapped a selfie with an unsuspecting fan. In January, former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay tweeted a photo to his more than 40,000 Twitter followers of himself in front of a fan who wore a red shirt with the former player's name and jersey number on the back. This guy wasn't so lucky. Apparently, Halladay didn't meet the fan, he tweeted: 'Oopps you missed me! Walked right by me! Hope he gets to see his pic with me on Twitter, he doesn't know we took this.' Fan: In January, former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay (right) tweeted a photo of himself in front of a fan (left) who wore a red shirt with the former player's name and jersey number on the back . 'Full House' star John Stamos, who played Uncle Jessie, stopped by his TV home in San Francisco last month and went unnoticed by fans checking out the famous house. The 51-year-old actor took a photo of himself in front of the home as the unsuspecting fans marveled at the front of the San Francisco house featured in the opening sequence of the family sitcom. Stamos uploaded the photo to Instagram with the caption: 'Boy, these youngsters have 0.0 idea what they're missing. #Fullhousehouse. #TURNAROUND.' It is unknown if the 'youngsters' ever did, in fact, #TURNAROUND or if they missed their 'old familiar friend.' #TURNAROUND: Last month, 'Full House' star John Stamos (left), who played Uncle Jessie, stopped by his TV home in San Francisco last month and went unnoticed by fans checking out the famous house .

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander snapped a selfie in front of an unsuspecting little boy wearing the player's shirt in line at a Starbucks . Verlander uploaded the photo to Instagram saying the fan was 'pretty surprised' when he turned around . The photo has gotten more than 16,000 'likes' and 600 comments .

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A Soviet dissident who spent 12 years in prison and forced labour camps is to be charged with making and possessing indecent images of children after a police investigation. Vladimir Bukovsky, 72, has lived in the UK since he fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s after he was accused of spreading anti-Soviet propaganda. It came after he managed to smuggle to the West 150 pages of documents detailing the abuse of psychiatric institutions for political reasons in the Communist state. Soviet-era dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, who has been summonsed to appear in court next month to be charged with making and possessing indecent images of children . But now Bukovsky has been summonsed to appear at Cambridge Magistrates early next month following an investigation by Cambridgeshire Police, the Crown Prosecution Service said. He will be charged with five counts of making an indecent photograph of a child, five counts of possessing indecent photographs of children, and one count of possessing a prohibited image. Jenny Hopkins, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS in the East of England, said: 'Following an investigation by Cambridgeshire Police, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Vladimir Bukovsky in relation to the alleged making and possessing of indecent images of children.' She added: 'The decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.' Bukovsky is a dissident, author and activist who spent 12 years in Soviet prisons, forced-labour camps and forced-treatment psychiatric hospitals. He was first arrested by the Soviet authorities when he was part of a group of young activists who held public readings of banned poetry and organised demonstrations against the heavy-handed tactics of the authorities. The revelations sparked an international outcry, and Bukovsky was arrested for the spread of anti-Soviet propaganda. In 1976 he finally secured his freedom when he was exchanged by the Soviet government for the Chilean Communist party leader Luis Corvalan. He was described by The Daily Telegraph as 'pale and haggard' and 'underfed with an accelerated heartbeat' after his long incarceration. Bukovsky will appear at Cambridge Magistrates Court, pictured, on May 5 after receiving a summons. He denies the allegations . He moved to Britain soon after and has lived in Cambridge ever since. He is a senior fellow at the libertarian think-tank the Cato Institute, according to its website. Bukovsky has written many books about his experience, including his memoir To Build a Castle: My Life as a Dissenter, and he has repeatedly called for Russians to stand up to president Vladimir Putin. He accused Russia of orchestrating the murder of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned by radioactive polonium-210 which was slipped into his tea at a Mayfair hotel. At a hearing with Mr Litvinenko's widow Marina in 2013 he said: 'Since the Russian authorities got away with this murder they continue the practice. They encourage the Soviet regime to continue murdering people. 'It's like giving them a licence to kill, like announcing a season for hunting.' In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Committee 2008 whose purpose is to ensure free and fair elections in Russia. Bukovsky has denied the accusations and the charges against him and has said that he will vigorously deny them. He will appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on May 5. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Vladimir Bukovksy will appear at Cambridge Magistrates next month . 72-year-old is to be charged with making indecent photographs of children . Dissident spent 12 years in prisons for spreading anti-Soviet propaganda .

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Just days after Bruce Jenner's powerful interview with Diane Sawyer, another transgender person is making a monumental television appearance. Starting in May, Scott Turner Schofield will become the first transgender man to have a recurring role on a daytime soap opera when he appears on The Bold and the Beautiful. It will mark the television acting debut of Schofield, who is a performer, speaker and author known for his one-person shows that address transgender issues. Scroll down for video . Major moment: Scott Turner Schofield (left, with Thorsten Kaye) has landed a role on the popular soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful . Major figure: Schofield (left, right in high school) is a speaker and author known for his one-person shows that address transgender issues . The New York Daily News reports that Schofield will be playing Nick, a mentor of sorts to the character of Maya Avant, played by Karla Mosley. Avant is struggling with her gender identity in her current storyline on the show. 'I’m Maya’s best friend and I come from her world when she first landed in Los Angeles before she became the huge success that she is,' said Schofield. 'We met in the trans community together. I’m her friend that comes in and kind of help remind her that she is beautiful and whole and authentic exactly as she is.' Schofield, then added that much of the storyline will have to do with the discrimination members of the community face, and for that reason the role seemed in many ways as if he were playing himself. Major storyline: Schofield will be playing Nick (left), a mentor of sorts to the character of Maya Avant, played by Karla Mosley (right) CBS apparently reached out to a handful of transgender actors and personalities for the role, and Schofield said that one person in the running was Candis Cayne, the actress known for her roles on shows such as Dirty Sexy Money and  Elementary. Schofield also reassured any concerned individuals that the show was making this a positive portrayal of a transgender person, and the struggles they face. 'It's going in the direction that transgender people can be happy about,' he said. 'And not only transgender people, but everyone who knows and loves a transgender person.' Schofield, who is based in Atlanta, Georgia, makes his first appearance on the show May 8.

Scott Turner Schofield has landed a role on the popular soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful . Schofield is now the first transgender male to score a major role on a daytime television show . He will make his first appearance on May 8 . Schofield is a speaker and author known for his one-person shows that address transgender issues .

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Antonio Conte insisted his return to Turin for Italy's 1-1 draw against England prompted 'very fond memories', despite reports he received death threats in the days leading up to the friendly. Former Juventus manager Conte replaced Cesare Prandelli as Italy boss in August after the Azzurri's World Cup group-stage exit last summer, but his first seven months in charge of the national team have been topsy-turvy. Italy required a late goal from Eder to rescue a 2-2 draw against Bulgaria last Saturday and Conte reportedly received death threats from Juventus fans after Claudio Marchisio suffered a knee injury on the eve of the Euro 2016 qualifier. Antonio Conte insisted his return to Turin prompted 'fond memories', despite reports he received death threats . Conte guided Juventus to three Serie A titles during his time as manager but became Italy boss in August . Conte, who guided the Turin giants to three Serie A titles before taking over as Italy boss in August, was back at Juventus Stadium for Tuesday night's friendly with England and admitted the occasion had been emotional. 'I have been quite emotional over the last few days, including at training yesterday, and being back here brought back some very fond memories,' he told the Italian Football Federation website. Graziano Pelle's first-half strike looked like being enough to earn Italy victory, but Andros Townsend's long-range effort 11 minutes from time secured England a share of the spoils. Conte (left) gestures after England striker Harry Kane was involved in a clash with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini . The Italy manager, who admitted it had been an 'emotional' week for him, enjoyed his team's 1-1 draw . Conte was disappointed Italy could not hold on to their lead, but was encouraged by their play as they stretched their unbeaten run to eight games. 'It's a shame (to concede the equaliser) because we had a lot of chances against a good England team,' he added. Graziano Pelle celebrates scoring the opening goal for Italy on Tuesday night at the Juventus Stadium . Andros Townsend fired in a brilliant goal from 25 yards to level the scores for England in the friendly match . 'Nevertheless, I'm pleased because I got answers from all the players, both the ones that played the full 90 minutes and others, such as (Mirko) Valdifiori, who played only 60. 'We still need to continue to work hard in order to allow the players to develop and be ready at international level. We need them to gain confidence for them to get even better.'

Italy drew 1-1 with England at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night . It marked a return to Turin for Italy's former Juventus boss Antonio Conte . Conte received death threats in the build-up to the international friendly . He says it was still good to rekindle his good memories from his time there .

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Everton manager Roberto Martinez was forced to defend another penalty fiasco at the club after Ross Barkley missed from the spot in their 1-0 win against Burnley at Goodison Park. The untried Barkley inexplicably took the 10th minute kick – awarded for a foul by David Jones on Aaron Lennon – rather than Leighton Baines, who has scored 15 penalties from 16 attempts in the Premier League. Although there was no dispute between the team-mates this time, it brought back memories of Everton's match against West Brom in January when Kevin Mirallas grabbed the ball from Baines to take a penalty - and missed. Ross Barkley steps up to take a 10th minute penalty despite the presence of Leighton Baines on the pitch . Barkley's effort is saved by Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton at Goodison Park . Martinez insisted Barkley was within his rights to request penalty-taking duties on Saturday. 'If Romelu Lukaku had been on the pitch, he would have taken it. Otherwise, I am happy to have three or four players who can take penalties and let it depend on how they feel at that moment,' argued the Everton manager. Baines (left) has scored 15 penalties from 16 attempts in the Premier League . 'Ross showed incredible responsibility to take it. I love seeing players take control of the big moments and Leighton was happy to given him that responsibility.' Barkley's penalty was well-struck but wasn't put in the corner and Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton dived to his right to save. Fortunately for the young England player, it didn't prove costly as Mirallas went on to score the only goal of the game after 29 minutes. Everton boss Roberto Martinez issues instructions to his players during a break in play against Burnley .

Everton defeated Burnley 1-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday . Kevin Mirallas scored the only goal of the game in the 29th minute . Ross Barkley had earlier missed a 10th-minute penalty . Leighton Baines has scored 15 penalties from 16 attempts this season .

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SPFL clubs are poised to do battle over a late Hibernian move to cash in on the Premiership play-offs. Currently second in the Championship, the Easter Road club stand to make £1million from anticipated sell-out home gates against Rangers and the 11th place club in the Premiership - currently Motherwell. Under recently passed SPFL rules, however, play-off sides must hand over 50 per cent of their play-off profits for distribution among lower league clubs within seven days. And, faced with the possible loss of substantial sums from two lucrative matches, Hibs chairman Rod Petrie has garnered support from Hearts and Motherwell for a resolution to slash the profits levied from play-off finalists from 50 per cent to 25 per cent. The issue will go to the vote at the SPFL AGM next Thursday, but faces opposition from the SPFL board who believe the move puts self-interest above those of all 42 clubs. Hibernian face a battle over potentially lucrative gate revenues with lower league clubs . On Tuesday, one senior club figure told Sportsmail on condition of anonymity, that the Hibs, Hearts and Motherwell proposal was ‘outrageous’. ‘The agreement two years ago was that the clubs from the bottom three divisions would get more of the money,’ Sportsmail was told. ‘As part of that overall package we agreed a levy on the play-offs. No one at that time anticipated you might have a Rangers-Hibs play-off final. ‘Now there is a move by people with vested interests to say “we might be doing ourselves out of a bit of money!”. And they are attempting to revisit it. ‘That’s potentially outrageous because all clubs voted for the restructuring on the basis of the overall package and you can’t suddenly decide later that because you are in the play-offs you are not happy with it.’ Hibernian declined to comment last night although the Easter Road club will argue that funding for lower league clubs will be unaffected by slashing the levy because of a new six-figure broadcast deal for the play-offs and the imposition by the SPFL of new minimum pricing policy of £15 and £10 for all six matches. Hibs would have to hand over 50 per cent of play-off gate revenues to lower league clubs under SPFL rules . Hibernian are believed to have had reservations over the 50 per cent levy before the redistribution package was passed and have now gathered backing to revisit the issue next Thursday from Motherwell – also likely to be involved in the play-offs – and city rivals Hearts. One Easter Road source told Sportsmail: ‘A rule change has been introduced by the SPFL stopping clubs allowing their season ticket holders into the play-off games for free. ‘They have also imposed a minimum price of £15 and £10 for the play-offs. ‘In addition there was no television money in place for the play-offs last year while this year they have secured six-figure revenues to go round the clubs. ‘Add in the fact the parachute payments to the Premiership clubs are fully funded by the SFA – not the SPFL – and people at Hibs take the view that to hand back 50 per cent of the money generated is excessive and unnecessary. The suggestion that it be reduced is not unreasonable. Hearts and Motherwell agree.’

Hibernian stand to make £1million from gate revenues in play-offs . Edinburgh club battling to try and reduce share to lower league clubs . Hibs would have to give 50 per cent of gate revenues to lower teams . Club has received support from Hearts and Motherwell to lower to 25% .

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James Tomkins hopes to return to action with West Ham before the end of the season, but the defender knows his campaign may be over. Tomkins dislocated his shoulder in the gym last month and has undergone successful surgery. 'Hopefully it will not set me back and I will be able to play a couple of games before the end of the season, you never know,' he said on whufc.com. James Tomkins hopes to return to action with West Ham before the end of the season . Tomkins, seen with Stewart Downing,  dislocated his shoulder in the gym underwent successful surgery . 'It depends on how well it goes. I'm preparing myself mentally that I won't play again this season, so if I come back earlier then it's a bonus. 'I was in the gym doing some exercises like I normally do, but just went a bit too far with one of them and unfortunately I dislocated my shoulder. 'I'd have been frustrated if I had done it on the pitch, so to do it in the gym made it even more frustrating. Tomkins celebrates with West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan at Upton Park . 'I had the operation about two weeks ago and it has settled down. I'm progressing with my rehab and getting more movement and hopefully I can get back as soon as I can. 'When you look at the fixtures, we have got quite winnable games, so I am confident the lads can get a lot of points from them with the squad we have got. 'I hope the lads stay injury-free and can push on and secure at least a top-half finish - that's definitely our aim.'

James Tomkins underwent surgery on a dislocated shoulder last month . Defender Tomkins picked up the freak injury during a gym session . Surgery went well and the 26-year-old is closing in on a return to action . However, Tomkins accepted it may be too late to feature again this season . CLICK HERE for all the latest West Ham news .

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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao will be the biggest fight of all time financially and the most significant this century. Evaluating the greatest ever fights is a complex variable of several factors including not only the quality and excitement of the action but the political, social and cultural undertones, the scale of expectation and outside influences. Where Money Man vs PacMan comes to rank among the most important fights in ring history will depend upon what happens that coming night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Here are my 12 most significant fights in boxing’s history. THE FIGHT FOR RACE . Jack Johnson v James J Jeffries . July 4, 1910 in Reno, Nevada . Jim Jeffries came out of a six-year retirement to take on Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion . Jack Johnson, as the first black world heavyweight champion, was the bane of the white supremacists in America in the early 1900s. They hated it when the Galveston Giant beat Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, in 1908 to win the title they had brandished as the symbol of their racial superiority. Thus began the quest for The Great White Hope. When Johnson KO’d their best hope of all, Stanley Ketchel, the crusade to bring their old idol Jeffries out of six-year retirement reached a frenzy. Jeffries finally agreed ‘to respond to that portion of the white race that has been looking for me to defend its athletic superiority’ – in return for a purse of $120,000 (worth more than three million dollars today). So racist was the press coverage of the build-up to the fight that even The New York Times wrote: ‘If the black man wins, thousands and thousands of his ignorant brothers will misinterpret his victory as justifying claims to much more than mere physical equality with their white neighbours.' As the racial tensions grew, the sheriff of Reno took the then-unusual step of banning guns and alcohol in the 20,000 capacity arena erected down town. Jeffries, by then a contented farmer, had shed more than 100 lbs to get close to his old fighting weight. White America hated it when 'Galveston Giant' Johnson (left) beat Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, in 1908 to win the title and after a frenzied campaign, Jeffries (right) agreed to take the fight for what would equal £3m . The bout was scheduled for 45 rounds but Johnson said he knew it was as good as over in the fourth when he saw the alarmed reaction to his trademark uppercut and ‘the old ship sinking.’ Jeffries, hitherto undefeated, had never been off his feet but after two knock-downs his corner threw in the towel at the end of the 15th. He dismayed white America by saying: ‘I could never have whipped Johnson at my best, not in a thousand years.’ Symbolically, the Fourth of July shook the foundations of America’s old white order. Riots broke out that night in 25 cities across the United States and 50 cities including New York and Washington. As police joined enraged white citizens in subduing black American celebrations, 20 people were killed and hundreds injured. Johnson continued to anger the racists on several counts. As heavyweight champion he reigned another five years before surrendering the crown to white challenger Jess Willard, afterwards claiming he had thrown the fight. After beating Jeffries convincingly, Johnson would be world champion for another five years . Johnson then surrendered the crown to white giant Jess Willard, and later claimed to have thrown the fight . Outside the ring he lived the high life of a celebrity and angered the old order again by continuing to marry white wives, three of them in all. The American establishment vented its grudge by accusing him of taking women across state lines for immoral purposes and pursuing him into exile in Europe and Cuba. He finally gave himself up at the Mexican border and served a nominal one-year prison sentence. Before his death, in 1946 at the age of 68, he collaborated on movies about his life and a Broadway play entitled ‘The Great White Hope’ Jack Johnson is still regarded by many boxing historians as the greatest heavyweight of all time.

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao's fight will be the richest ever . Sportmail's Jeff Powell is counting down the ring's most significant fights . First up is 1910's Fight for Race - Jack Johnson v James J Jeffries .

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Singer Adele Adkins, a mother-of-one, has topped the young music rich list again, earning £5million in the last year, despite releasing no new music . It has been almost four years since her last album but that has not stopped Adele from earning £5million over the last year. Bringing her fortune to a total of £50million, the singer has retained her place at the top of the list of Britain’s richest musicians under the age of 30. The mother-of-one, 26, has double the wealth of her closest rivals – the four members of One Direction and their former compatriot Zayn Malik, 22 - who are worth £25million each. However, the country’s rising stars are hot on the singer’s heels. Ed Sheeran, 24, has enjoyed the year’s biggest rise, with a £13million boost taking his fortune to £20million and moving him from 23rd to seventh on the list. While Sam Smith, 22, is a new entry with £12million, placing him on par with Florence Welch, 28, and the pairing of Arctic Monkey’s guitarist Jamie Cook, 29, with his model wife Katie Downes, 30. Adele, full name is Adele Adkins, faces the toughest female competition from the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding singer Ellie Goulding, 28, who, alongside Leona Lewis, 30, Jessie J, 27, and Katie Melua, 30, is worth £13million. Having also sung the theme song for the last James Bond instalment Skyfall, Adele’s hotly anticipated but much delayed third album is believed to be set for a release later this year. This is the fourth year in a row Adele has topped the list of the richest young musicians. With such impressive earning power, many of her contemporaries would look to channel their popularity into other lucrative activities. However, the singer has previously ruled that out, telling Vogue: ‘I have absolutely no intention of going into acting or making perfumes. Adele has amassed twice the wealth of her nearest competitors, the four remaining members of One Direction, plus recently departed Zayn Malik, who are worth £25million each . 'I am a singer. I will stick to what I am good at and not spread myself thin and become mediocre at everything I do.’ The figures have been compiled for the new edition of The Sunday Times Rich List, released this weekend and are based on the information about the stars’ land and property portfolios, stocks in public companies and known assets such as art. The young musicians still have a long way to go to catch their older counterparts. Sir Paul McCartney, 72, and his wife Nancy Shevell, 55, top the list of the richest musicians overall for another year. They have added £20million to their joint fortune this year, bringing their total wealth to £730million. Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, 67, and the pop group U2 collectively round off the top three, with £650million and £431million respectively. The highest ranked new entry in the overall list is DJ Calvin Harris, who at 31 is just ineligible for the list of young musicians. Songstress Ellie Goulding is the nearest female competition for Adele, with wealth of around £13million . Also hitting the £13million mark are Leona Lewis (left) and Jessie J (right), according to the Sunday Times . Rumoured to be dating pop star Taylor Swift, 25, he has debuted at number 30 with a fortune of £70million – joint with Mark Knopfler, 65, of Dire Strait’s and The Who’s Pete Townshend, 69. Harris, a Scottish born DJ and producer who has worked with stars including Kylie Minogue, Rihanna and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, is reportedly the world’s highest paid DJ, earning $1million (£665,000) for a single performance. Last year, he was the first solo British album to have his songs played more than one billion times on music streaming service Spotify, earning him a pay cheque of £4million. In last year’s Sunday Times list, Calvin Harris was ranked second richest young musician after Adele, with a fortune of £30million. Graduating to the full rankings, he has more than doubled his wealth over the last 12 months. Sir Paul McCartney has not had a UK number one single in decades but that has not stopped him topping the only chart that counts - the top 40 musical millionaires. The former Beatle has a personal fortune of £730 million - £20 million up from last year - and is well ahead of his nearest rival Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is estimated to be worth £650 million. Sir Paul's fortune is given a significant boost by his wife Nancy Shevell, who has a £150 million stake in her family's US trucking business. Irish rockers U2 share a £431 million fortune, with Sir Elton John and Sir Mick Jagger said to be worth £270 million and £225 million respectively. The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 Top 40 music millionaires in the UK and Ireland. Sir Paul McCartney, with his wife Nancy Shevell, is Britain's wealthies musician, with £730million . 1 - Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell £730 million . 2 - Lord Lloyd-Webber £650 million . 3 - U2 £431 million . 4 - Sir Elton John £270 million . 5 - Sir Mick Jagger £225 million . 6 - Keith Richards £210 million . 7 - Michael Flatley £195 million . 8= Ringo Starr £180 million . 8= Sting £180 million . 10 - Roger Waters £160 million . 11 - Eric Clapton £155 million . 12 - Sir Tom Jones £150 million . 12= Sir Tim Rice £150 million . 12= Rod Stewart £150 million . 15= David Bowie and Iman Abdulmajid £135 million . 15= Robbie Williams £135 million . 17 - Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne £130 million . 18= Phil Collins £110 million . 18= Brian May £110 million . 18= Charlie Watts £110 million . 21= George Michael £105 million . 21= Roger Taylor £105 million . 23 = Jimmy Page £100 million . 23 = Robert Plant £100 million . 25 = Enya £90 million . 25 = David Gilmour £90 million . 27 - John Deacon £85 million . Irish rockers U2 take third spot in the music rich-list with £431million, just behind Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber . 28 - Noel and Liam Gallagher £77 million . 29 - Nick Mason £75 million . 30= Calvin Harris £70 million . 30= Mark Knopfler £70 million . 30= Pete Townshend £70 million . 33= Gary Barlow £65 million . 33= Engelbert Humperdinck £65 million . 35= Barry Gibb £60 million . 35= John Paul Jones £60 million . 37= Kylie Minogue £55 million . 37 = Sir Cliff Richard £55 million . 39 = Guy Berryman £52 million . 39 = Jonny Buckland £52 million . 39 = Will Champion £52 million . 39 = Chris Martin £52 million . Calvin Harris used to take second place in the young music rich list, but now occupies 50th spot in the adult list, reportedly commanding $1million per performace (pictured at T in the Park)

Singer has twice the fortune of nearest rivals, boys from One Direction . Ed Sheeran saw biggest rise of £13million, taking him to seventh place . Sam Smith is new entry with £12million, on a par with Florence Welch . Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell still top the adult rich list .

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A Holocaust survivor who last week forgave a 93-year-old former SS officer - known as the 'bookkeeper of death' - has angered her fellow plaintiffs by saying he should not be prosecuted. Eva Mozes Kor, 81, who publicly embraced Oskar Groening in court last week in an extraordinary act of forgiveness, called for the prosecutions of former SS officers to end. By doing so, she faced criticism from her co-plaintiffs in the case who suggested she should not have taken part in the trial in Germany. Scroll down for video . Embrace: Seventy years after Auschwitz was liberated, Eva Kor embraced former Nazi guard Oskar Groening . Survivor: Eva Kor spoke of how Josef Mengele stood over her bed and laughed when she was injected with a 'deadly germ' Regret: Groening (pictured) described in chilling detail Wednesday how cattle cars full of Jews were brought to the Auschwitz death camp, the people stripped of their belongings and then led directly into gas chambers . Mrs Kor made her comments during a television appearance last night discussing the purpose of the trial. She argued that any Nazis still alive should instead come forward to speak publicly about what they did to help counter the threat of neo-Nazi Holocaust deniers in Germany. In response, her co-plaintiffs released a statement through their lawyers today saying: 'Our clients would not comment here – who better than a survivor of Auschwitz knows that everyone needs to find their own way to overcome their suffering – if Mrs Kor did not repeatedly stage her 'forgiveness' publicly. 'The subject of this criminal procedure is NOT that Mr Groening has done anything personally to Mrs Kor or any of the other co-plaintiffs. 'Whether it is Mrs Kor's place to forgive Mr Groening's participation in the murder of her relatives is up to everyone to decide for themselves. 'But if Mrs Kor says "these prosecutions must stop" then she should not have become a co-plaintiff.' The statement added: 'We cannot forgive Mr Groening his participation in the murder of our relatives and another 299,000 people – especially since he feels free from any legal guilt. 'We want justice and we welcome the resolution that this trial brings.' Justice: Mrs Kor's co-plaintiffs said they could not forgive Mr Groening for his participation in the murders . In court in Luneburg last Wednesday Mrs Kor detailed how she and her twin sister Miriam were forced to endure horrifying medical experiments at Auschwitz by Josef Mengele, known as the 'Angel of Death'. She told the hearing how they evaded being gassed on arrival at the death camp thanks to Mengele's twisted obsession with twins. He experimented on twins in a sickening attempt to develop genetic techniques for Hitler's dream of creating a 'pure' Aryan race. Mengele used 1,500 sets of twins in his experiments, and only an estimated 180 to 250 individuals survived. Despite her ordeal, Mrs Kor found the compassion to forgive her Nazi tormentors - and even unofficially adopted the grandson of SS commander Rudolf Hoess, who oversaw the murder of more than 1 million people at Auschwitz. Liberation: Auschwitz survivors during the first hours of the concentration camp's liberation in January 1945 . Chilling: A sign over the Auschwitz camp reads 'Arbeit Macht Frei' meaning 'Work makes you free' She spoke after giving evidence against the former Nazi SS guard Groening for his alleged complicity in the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jewish prisoners at the death camp in the summer of 1944. As a qualified bookkeeper, it was his job to sort and store the Jews' money that the Nazis kept. After giving evidence, she approached and embraced Groening, but added: 'My forgiveness does not absolve the perpetrator from taking responsibility for his actions. Neither does it diminish my need to know what happened there.' She claims Groening was so overwhelmed by her unexpected gesture that he fainted. Asked why she had hugged him, she said it had not been planned and added: 'I wanted to thank him for having some human decency in accepting responsibility for what he has done. 'I was always interested in meeting him face to face because I believe that there is a human interaction that I cannot predict and no one else can predict.' She added: 'I don't forget what they have done to me. But I am not a poor person – I am a victorious woman who has been able to rise above the pain and forgive the Nazis.' Mrs Kor later tweeted: 'I met Oskar Groening, introduced myself reached to shake his hand-he grabbed my arm & fainted-I screamed 4 help. It was a strange reaction!!' Both Mrs Kor's parents and two older sisters were killed at the camp. In 1984 she founded the organization CANDLES (an acronym for 'Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors'), through which she located 122 other living Mengele twins, as the experiment survivors came to be known.

Eva Mozes Kor, 81, called for the prosecutions of former SS officers to end . She publicly embraced Oskar Groening in act of forgiveness last week . He's standing trial for his alleged complicity in the murder of 300,000 Jews . Mrs Kor faced criticism from her co-plaintiffs in the case for her views .

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When it comes to modern-day travel, the long waits at airports and cramped flights are considered a necessary evil. But some airports, it seems, are very much worse than others. While Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport, in Pakistan, is often cited as the worst in the world, there are a surprising number of complaints form travellers about well-known hubs ranging from LAX in Los Angeles to London Luton. Scroll down for video . Queues are never a holidaymaker's best idea of fun, but it appears some airports don't help themselves when faced with these kind of situations (pictured is Los Angeles Airport) From the long queues for security, to paying for internet connectivity that doesn't work and fighting for a seat in the terminal, the allegations against these well-known airports are varied, infuriating travellers while they await their connection. So, which airports top the list when it comes to passengers complaining about their experience? These are the hubs that appear to disappoint holidaymakers the most... The layout at Los Angeles Airport has been criticised by many visitors . Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. The San Francisco Chronicle once described LAX as 'eight terminals connected by a traffic jam'. Complaints generally revolve around the convoluted and unsigned layout, the lack of restaurants, activities and services for the layover traveller, and the general uncleanliness of the airport in Los Angeles (LAX). Writing on Google +, passenger Tim Dascomb described the airport, that handled almost 80 million visitors last year, as looking like it 'hasn't been maintained since 1973.' He continued: 'TSA was horrible, no surprise there. Wifi is spotty when it isn't non-existent. When returning internationally, customs was the slowest I've ever encountered in my life.' Nick Ross was similarly scathing in his one-star review when he wrote: 'This is the absolute worst airport I've ever been to. It's like the Walmart of airports. 'My flight was delayed. Then you have to wait in line for almost two hours for them to give you a re-booking for the next day.' LAX is America's second busiest airport in terms of passengers handled each year, beaten only by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport. So perhaps it is no wonder passengers become frustrated with long queues for security, immigration and customs. There is good news though. In the latest Skytrax World Airport Awards, LAX crept into the top 100, making 98th place from a previous position of 102. Hurghada International Airport, Egypt . It is a favourite hotspot with European travellers, especially those looking for some winter sun. However, travellers complain that there is reportedly no air conditioning in the departure lounge and an expensive duty free shop. Holidaymaker Ash Tulett told MailOnline Travel: 'Lack of places to buy food, surprise card charges when buying duty free make all in all a miserable and depressing looking airport.' Hurghada International Airport is an important check-in to explore Egypt's holiday resorts, with queues like this experienced by many . The opinion was similarly shared by Hannah Davis who left a Google review saying: 'Just flew in and out of this airport. The worst I have ever had the displeasure to use. 'Herded into the security area like cattle by extremely rude and abusive staff. There was one belt working although there were about 10 areas that could have been opened. Barney Ashworth wasn't too happy with Hurghada Airport, and shared his views on Twitter . 'After finally getting through there and checking in yet more queues and abusive staff at passport control. My passport was literally thrown in my face after being stamped.' The airport has undergone massive renovations to accommodate dramatically rising leisure traffic, with officials stating they can now cater for around 13 million passengers annually. Seemingly many of these passengers wouldn't agree. LaGuardia Airport, New York, U.S. New York LaGuardia has been named as the most frustrating airport in North America. Taking into account the time it takes to get there, the security processes, the quality of the terminals and facilities, and how many flights get delayed, LaGuardia takes the crown that nobody wants. Visitors to LaGuardia New York describe the airport as being underwhelming with less than helpful staff . To be delayed at LaGuardia is 'mind numbing' according to research attained by sleepingatairports.net . The research, conducted by businessweek.com, used data from a user survey, airports' on-time performance, and information on the ease of getting to and from the airports. It's location, beyond Subway lines, means long taxi queues for arriving passengers and the airport scored an abysmal 91 out of 100 in BusinessWeek's survey. Sleepinginairports.net says that the airport has 'drab décor, poor restaurant selection, lacklustre cleanliness, counter-intuitive layout and the notoriously unhelpful staff.' They add: 'While a departure from here is manageable, a delay here becomes the definition of mind numbing.' The airport was once likened to a 'third world country' by U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden. People take to social networks on a regular basis to complain about LaGuardia Airport . Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Pakistan . The 2014 Guide to Sleeping at Airports named the Pakistan airport as the very worst after tourists were asked to rate their airport experiences based on comfort, facilities, cleanliness and customer service. One customer likened Pakistan's Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport to 'a central prison' adding: 'Many of the touts and taxi drivers loot people at the airport and outside'. Tourists also criticised the absence of crowd control, 'pervasive corruption', inconsistent security checks and the overall lack of cleanliness and technology. Some visitors to Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport have described it as more like 'a prison' The customer service aspect of the airport in Islamabad has been highlighted as a growing concern . London Luton Airport, Luton, UK . The biggest gripe for tourists when travelling here is that they are not actually in London but Bedfordshire. However, while that should be looked into pre-flight, a host of elements at the airport leave customers angry. A favourite with the budget airlines, crowds can become problematic both arriving at the airport and in the terminal. Luton is a favourite with budget airlines, and this can lead to long queues for customers . Some of customers' biggest complaints are that everything from Wi-Fi to the bags used to put your liquids in are chargeable. Writing on the review section of Skytrax, Bob Daniel described Luton airport as an 'absolutely ghastly place.' He added: 'As others have noticed they charge you for anything they can think of. 'The 'short term' car park is so far away heaven help you if it is raining. 'Security is a farce at the best of times, at times of minor demand it is appalling.' Omar Chaudhuri didn't go into detail about his Luton Airport Experience, but was confident in his opinion . And in her zero-star rating on the site, Julia Gilson wrote: 'Luton airport security is a shambles. Be warned long queues causing passengers to miss their flights. 'The whole Luton experience is extremely poor.' Which? Travel has also waded in to the fray, branding Luton the UK's worst airport for the second year running in 2014 in its annual survey of 'holiday hassles'. Of the 8,000 people surveyed, it received a satisfaction rating of just 37 per cent, six per cent lower than the previous year. And one Which? member went as far as describing the airport as a 'hell hole'. Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France . Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the world's seventh-busiest airport, and one where it's best to give yourself plenty of time to navigate the terminal. Passengers claim sandwiches and snacks are overpriced, complaining that a simple baguette can cost as much as €6, while terminal corrections can mean over an hour spent navigating by shuttle. Be prepared for a terminal transfer once checked-in at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris . An89Go writes in their Google review: 'In general it feels much better when you know you finally leave the airport - check in rush, security rush and everything else that's in rush at the CDG (basically everything) makes you stressed out.' Tom Jeffs was similarly depressed with his experience at the airport in the French capital by writing: 'The toilets are small and cramped, cubicles have no hooks. The only clothing shops here sell jeans that cost over 150 euros.' Worldwide . 1. Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Pakistan (ISB) 2. Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia (JED) 3. Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal (KTM) 4. Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines (MNL) 5. Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan (TAS) 6. Paris Beauvais-Tille International Airport, France (BVA) 7. Frankfurt Hahn International Airport, Germany (HHN) 8. Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy (BGY) 9. Berlin Tegel International Airport, Germany (TXL) 10. New York City LaGuardia International Airport, USA (LGA) Europe . 1. Paris Beauvais-Tille International Airport, France (BVA) 2. Frankfurt Hahn International Airport, Germany (HHN) 3. Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy (BGY) 4. Berlin Tegel International Airport, Germany (TXL) 5. Rome Ciampino International Airport, Italy (CIA) 6. Barcelona Girona-Costa Brava International Airport, Spain (GRO) 7. Paris Orly International Airport, France (ORY) 8. London Luton International Airport, England (LTN) 9. Warsaw-Modlin Mazovia International Airport, Poland (WMI) 10. Rome Fiumicino International Airport, Italy (FCO) Research conducted by sleepinginairports.net from 2014 data . Reviewer Timo Rantanen, writing for airlinequality.com, did spot some improvements though. Last month he wrote: 'Improved signage, still difficult. I have regarded CDG as one of the most confusing airports to change planes. Since my last experience there has been significant improvement in signage. It is still not an easy or fast airport for changing flights but added signage makes it a bit better.' Although not everybody is a fan. B Cohen, from the US, described Charles de Gaulle as an 'abysmal excuse for an airport'. He wrote: 'Be prepared to miss your flight, because that is the likely outcome of the complete and utter inefficiency and disorganization. Be prepared to have no one care whatsoever about your plight.' The airport also squeezed into the top 50 in the latest Skytrax World Airport Awards - not bad for a hub that used to be ranked as one of the worst in the world.

Los Angeles is one of world's busiest, yet receives negative comments . Hurghada Airport in the heat of Egypt, yet no air-conditioning on departure . LaGuardia in New York described as the 'most frustrating' airport . Customers complain everything at Luton Airport is chargeable .

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While it emerged this week that an airport baggage handler in Seattle fell asleep on the job and wound up flying in cargo - on the other side of the country it appears there's no slacking to be had. NBC journalist Jeff Rossen filmed an airport worker at LaGuardia Airport in New York doing push-ups on the runway after loading a plane. Footage shows the employee wearing his high-visibility jacket and gloves while performing the aerobic stunt. Even after his 12th push-up, the fitness-enthusiast shows no sign of slowing down. Scroll down for video . Breaking sweat: NBC journalist Jeff Rossen filmed an airport worker at LaGuardia Airport in New York doing push-ups on the runway after loading up a plane . No time for sleep! Footage shows the employee wearing his high-visibility jacket and gloves while performing the aerobic stunt . 'This guy is the picture of fitness. Working and doing push-ups in his free time,' Rossen says as he watches the exercise session unfold. An airline worker in the foreground appears to be unfazed by the scene as he catches glimpse of the baggage handler pumping iron. Rossen later uploaded the 12-second clip of the pro-active employee to social media along with the caption: 'Hardest working man at LaGuardia...from my window.' The video - filmed April 19 - quickly garnered dozens of 'Likes' on Facebook, with one commenter musing: 'Heavy bags need big muscles.' Eye-witness: Rossen (pictured here) later uploaded the 12-second clip of the pro-active employee to social media along with the caption: 'Hardest working man at LaGuardia... from my window'

NBC journalist Jeff Rossen filmed an airport worker at LaGuardia Airport in New York doing push-ups on the runway after loading up a plane . Footage shows the employee wearing his high-visibility jacket and gloves while performing the aerobic stunt . Even after his 12th push-up, the fitness-enthusiast shows no sign of slowing down .

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The greatest challenge to Rory McIlroy's grand slam bid or Tiger Woods' latest comeback at this week's Masters could come from Mother Nature. Players endured rainy spells during their practice on Tuesday with forecasts that the wet weather is set continue once the tournament gets underway on Thursday April 9. The typically warm and humid Georgia weather is expected to be unsettled by a cold front heading into Augusta for the weekend, which is likely to bring more showers and thunderstorms, especially on Friday and Saturday. Rory McIlroy hides under an umbrella as the heaven's open during practice on Tuesday . World No 1 makes his way through the rain ahead of his bid to complete a career grand slam . Dark clouds gather over the course as England's Lee Westwood practices his putting . The practice round ahead of the tournament was disrupted by bad weather in Augusta . McIlroy's caddie J.P. Fitzgerald holds an umbrella over the player's head to let him take a putt . Spectators, wrapped in an assortment of weatherproofs, are caught in a deluge while walking the course . Despite using an umbrella to shield himself from the elements on Tuesday, McIlroy could find himself facing record high temperatures on the first day of play - with the mercury expected to reach 90F, approaching the record 91F set in 2011. Augusta National has its own weather centre where officials can keep an eye on any extreme changes and evacuate players, spectators and staff from the course if necessary. According to Accuweather.com, Thursday and Sunday will likely be the best weather days at the tournament while Friday and Saturday carry potential for storms with strong winds. Many spectators were forced to watch their heroes hone their swings from under shelter, although the course's state of the art drainage system mean that play is unlikely to be delayed. Weather reports have forecast unseasonably high temperatures and stormy weather across the four days . Spectators may have to get used to taking cover beneath trees, especially on Friday and Saturday . A cold front coming over Georgia is likely to bring more stormy weather and strong winds . Golf fans flock to leave August National as the rain pours down on Tuesday . Spectators under shelter take a look at the tournament's order of play, beginning on Thursday morning . Water puddles on a seat with the Masters' logo with the start of the tournament only a day away .

Golf's first major of the season, the Masters, tees off on Thursday April 9 . Rory McIlroy is bidding for a career grand slam while Tiger Woods is back . Extreme weather conditions including high temperatures and storms have been forecast across the four day event in Augusta . CLICK HERE for all the latest news from The Masters 2015 .

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A grandmother nicknamed the 'Fairy Dogmother' spends more than £28,000 a year looking after the stray or abandoned dogs she has welcomed into her home. For more than 30 years, Pat Senior, 66, has shared her five-bedroom home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, with the animals, taking in dogs from as far afield as Romania and Hungary. She estimates that she spends £240 a week on food and treats for the dogs, with veterinary bills adding another £17,000 to the yearly cost of caring for the pets. Pat Senior, 66,  (pictured) who is nicknamed the 'Fairy Dogmother', spends more than £28,000 a year looking after as many as 26 stray or abandoned dogs she has welcomed into her home . Grandmother-of-four Mrs Senior and her businessman husband, Charles, currently have 19 dogs in their care, including lurchers, German Shepherds and Chinese Cresteds who all sleep and live at her home. She has made makeshift beds for the animals in the couple's garage, with some dogs sleeping in the living room, although three Chinese Cresteds are allowed to sleep in her bed. She takes in neglected greyhounds as well as adopting dogs from pounds, and at one stage had 26 dogs living under her roof. Mrs Senior spends £240 a week on food and treats for the dogs, with veterinary bills adding another £17,000 to the yearly cost of caring for the pets . As well as taking in neglected greyhounds, Mrs Senior also adopts dogs from her local dog pounds and at one stage had 26 dogs living under her roof. She describes meal times as 'chaotic', with her shopping list consisting of 40 small chickens a week for the smaller and medium sized dogs, and two large packs of minced chicken and pasta a day for the larger animals. 'I wake at 6.30am and it's nonstop from then on,' said Mrs Senior. 'We feed the dogs at dinner time and then they get a big dinner in the evening. It's a mad rush and chaotic with dog bowls all over the place and we make sure every dog gets its dinner. They are here there and everywhere. I also take the only four fit enough to walk out. I also clean.' Mrs Senior, who is also a painter, left behind her career as a singer to look after the animals after a chance encounter with a woman trying to rehome a stray lurcher, Lexus, in 1981. Within a few weeks she became inundated with calls from greyhound owners wanting her to take the dogs off their hands and so set up the Angels With Furry Coats dog rescue, which is run entirely from her home. She says was then asked to work undercover for a BBC documentary to 'expose the dark side of grey hound racing,' and was horrified to see greyhounds drugged with heroine and living in squalor. She then made it her mission to open her home to as many neglected dogs as she could, and last year had eight stray hounds brought over from Romania and Hungary at a cost of £350 per animal. Due to the poor condition of many of her dogs her veterinary bill amounts to around £17,000 a year. 'I have been told I am completely mad and I could have brought many properties with all that money but I would rather be me than someone doing nothing,' she said. 'Somebody has got to look after these dogs and not everyone can. They like holidays and an easy life. Mrs Senior and one of her Angels With Furry Coats volunteers, Lorraine, walk some of the rescued dogs . As well as taking in neglected greyhounds, the grandmother-of-four also adopts dogs from her local dog pounds and at one stage had 26 dogs living under her roof . 'People were calling and saying if you don't take the dog I will kill it. I decided this is what I am going to do for the rest of my life. 'I had no idea what was happening before. I had to deal with owners who would regularly give the dogs heroine. They would have all these dogs hopped up on drugs and off their heads. I was really disgusted. I saw a picture of some hanging by their necks from trees.' 'If I think about it I could have had a pretty good lifestyle if I hadn't spent all this money on the dogs. But I do it because you see these sad cases and when you manage to turn it around it is so worth it.' Mrs Senior, who is also a painter, left behind her career as a singer to look after the animals after a chance encounter with a woman trying to rehome a stray lurcher, Lexus, in 1981 . The mother-of-two says she is rushed off her feet all day, especially as she likes 'to live in a nice house and not a kennel.' She added: 'I have a lovely home and everything has to be spotless. People are gobsmacked that we have a beautiful house. We do not live in a dog kennel.' Many of the dogs that come into Mrs Senior's care are in bad condition and she says she loves getting them back in shape. 'Many of them are flea bitten or emaciated,' she said. 'But some have been garrotted, had fat poured all over them, burnt with cigarettes and some have even be sexually abused. But it is an amazing feeling with you get them better and their eyes light up.'

Pat Senior runs rescue centre from her home in Bolton, Great Manchester . Grandmother, 66, adopts pets from as far away as Romania and Hungary . She spends £240 a week on food, and £17,000 a year on vet's bills . Mrs Senior started taking in dogs in 1981 and currently has 19 animals .

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New York City in the height of summer with children. Would you buy that for a dollar? Precisely. But take your crew 90 minutes north of the Big Apple to Mohonk Mountain House in the heart of the Hudson Valley and you’ll not regret it for a second. It gets its name from the surrounding Mohonk Preserve, on the fringes of the monumental Shawangunk Ridge, a vast cliff band that runs down through Pennsylvania to New Jersey. It is astonishing to find such wilderness so close to the city. The hotel is a faux-gothic Victorian castle and may look too faux to European eyes, but the lake, gardens and trails are a vast adventure playground for all ages. A world away: The faux-gothic Victorian castle hotel Mohonk Mountain House enjoys a spectacular location . Perfect: Felix found the hotel, lake, gardens and trails to be an adventure playground for his young family . One afternoon, we check our two girls into the kids’ club and climb up the Labyrinth trail (one of eight epic scrambles) to Lookout Tower on the high bluff above the lake. We clamber over boulders, up timber ladders and squeeze through tiny gaps in the cliff band. The 360-degree views are inspirational. The kids’ club is the best we have experienced. Our girls make paper bag whales, cork puppets and chalk drawings, dress up and sing songs, go on pony and boat rides. We use the club as a drop-in once or twice a day, using our free time to explore the 5,000 acres of hotel grounds and the surrounding preserve. Water water everywhere: The hotel sits on the banks of Lake Mohonk in New York State's Hudson Valley . Another afternoon, we check in to the spa; another morning, we ride Eagle Ridge on horseback as turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks and bald eagles soar overhead. In between, we have a ball with the children. We take them out on the lake in pedalos, and walk the lakeside path following a baby deer. On the opposite side of the lake, a path down from the cliff leads to a sandy beach and swimming area. High on the cliff above is the Granary restaurant, a wonderful open-air grill that serves lunch and lobster cook-outs. Rooms are divided between the four sections of the hotel, some traditional, some contemporary. All are comfortable, a good size and most come with private balconies. There are no TVs. Splash: Guests of the hotel can enjoy a day on the lake in canoes, one of many available outdoor activities . The hotel began life as a ten-room drinking inn. Then, 145 years ago, two Quaker twins, Albert and Alfred Smiley, fell in love with its setting and bought it to use as a teetotal retreat for the great and good. It was full from their first season, has played host to five US presidents and is still owned and run by the Smiley family. But grown-ups will be pleased to know the ban on alcohol has long passed. We raise a glass to simple pleasures. British Airways (0844 493 0787, www.ba.com) flies to New York JFK from £439 return. A stay at Mohonk Mountain House (001 855 883 3798, www.mohonk.com) for a family of four starts at £868 a night full-board, including activities such as boating, golf and children’s programmes. Car hire with Avis (0808 284 5566, www.avis.co.uk) starts at £98 per day.

Mohonk Mountain House is a 'castle' retreat 90 minutes from New York . The hotel sits blissfully on the banks of Lake Mohonk in the Hudson Valley . The hotel was originally built as a drinking inn 145 years ago before Quaker twins Albert and Alfred Smiley made it a dry retreat - the bar is now open .

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Your private medical information is under threat. That's according to a study that found almost 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years. The incidents seem to be increasing. Compromised information included patients' names, home addresses, ages, illnesses, test results or Social Security numbers. Most involved electronic data and theft, including stolen laptops and computer thumb drives. The study didn't examine motives behind criminal breaches, or how stolen data might have been used, but cyber-security experts say thieves may try to use patients' personal information to fraudulently obtain medical services. Breach: A recently-published study that found millions of health records in the US were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years (file photo) Cases that didn't involve malicious intent included private health information being inadvertently mailed to the wrong patient. Hackings doubled during the study, from almost 5 percent of incidents in 2010 to almost 9 percent in 2013. Hackings are particularly dangerous because they can involve a high number of records, said Dr. Vincent Liu, the lead author and a scientist at Kaiser Permanente's research division in Oakland, California. 'Our study demonstrates that data breaches have been and will continue to be a persistent threat to patients, clinicians, and health care systems,' Liu said. The study appears in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. A JAMA editorial says there's evidence that the incidents are leading some patients to avoid giving doctors sensitive information about their health, including substance abuse, mental health problems, and HIV status. 'Loss of trust in an electronic health information system could seriously undermine efforts to improve health and health care in the United States,' the editorial said. Author: Dr. Vincent Liu,  a scientist at Kaiser Permanente's research division, was the lead author on the study . Patients should be alert to cyber threats, including 'phishing' emails from hackers posing as doctors, hospitals or health insurance companies, said Lisa Gallagher, a cybersecurity expert at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Those messages require clicking on a link to get information, and patients should instead should call the purported sender to verify whether the email is legitimate, she said . Patients should also double check doctor bills and other insurance company information. 'Don't throw away your explanation of benefits. Take a look at them,' Gallagher said. 'If you see care that wasn't provided to you, or dates and names of providers that don't make sense, go to the provider and report that.' For the study, Liu and colleagues analyzed an online database regulated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and containing mandated reports of breaches in health information protected by federal privacy law. Over the four years, 949 data breaches were reported across the country. The numbers climbed annually, from 214 in 2010 to 265 in 2013. Nearly 60 percent involved theft. Prominent cyberattacks affecting two health insurance giants happened after the study. Last May, a data breach hit Premera Blue Cross, affecting about 11 million customers and others. And between last December and late January, hackers accessed an Anthem Inc. database with information on nearly 80 million people. Authorities believe hackers in China may be behind both attacks, Gallagher said. She said cybersecurity is among key topics at her nonprofit group's annual meeting this week in Chicago. Members include doctors, hospitals, health plans and sellers of electronic health record products. Intent: Cyber-security experts say thieves may try to use patients' personal information to fraudulently obtain medical services (file photo)

A study published in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association revealed the figures . Almost 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years . Compromised information included patients' names, home addresses, ages, illnesses, test results or Social Security numbers . Most involved electronic data and theft, including stolen laptops and computer thumb drives . Cyber-security experts say thieves may try to use patients' personal information to fraudulently obtain medical services .

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Ben Crenshaw will mark his 44th and last consecutive appearance in the Masters by standing in for Arnold Palmer in the traditional par-three tournament at Augusta National. Palmer is unable to play alongside Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus in the curtain-raising event on Wednesday afternoon as he recovers from a dislocated shoulder, although the 85-year-old will still act as honorary starter on Thursday. Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National, said in a statement: 'We were sad to learn that Arnold will not participate in this year's Par 3 Contest, but his health is most important. Ben Crenshaw will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player in the par-three competition at the Masters . 'We are very excited to welcome him to the tee Thursday as an Honorary Starter, where we will once again honour his extraordinary contributions to the Masters Tournament and the game of golf. 'We are pleased to announce that Ben Crenshaw has accepted our invitation to join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player for this year, which we felt was a fitting way to acknowledge the end of Ben's illustrious 44 years of competition at the Masters. We look forward to Arnold's return to the Par 3 Contest next year.' The winner of the par three contest has never gone on to win the tournament proper in the same year. Arnold Palmer (right) is unable to play because of a shoulder problem but will be an honorary starter .

Ben Crenshaw will replace Arnold Palmer for the par-three contest . Palmer is recovering from dislocated shoulder but will be honorary starter . Crenshaw joins Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus for the event opener .

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An Indian woman who holds several awards for the extreme length of her hair has ambitions of one day becoming a Guinness World Record holder. Smita Srivastava, of Allahabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, currently holds the record for having the longest hair in India – documented at 6ft (1.8m) in the Limca Book of Records. Her hair now stands at 7ft (2.1m) – more than three inches longer than the height of the average basketball player. Smita Srivastava currently holds the record for having the longest hair in India, documented in the Limca Book of Records . But the 37-year-old Indian Rapunzel, who has become somewhat of a local celebrity, does not intend to rest on her laurels. She said: ‘My life is a busy life. My hair length is 7 feet. ‘I have won many awards and I am a record holder in the Limca Book of Records and I am planning to attempt a record for the Guinness Book of Records. Ms Srivastava's hair was measured at 7ft (2.1m), which is more than three inches longer than the height of the average basketball player . Ms Srivastava's hair has made her a local celebrity and she is a regular jury member at a major beauty contest in her hometown . ‘Whenever I go out shopping to the market people admire me and they come and talk to me, asking me how I have such long hair. ‘Women and kids come and touch my hair thinking that it's fake hair. ‘But after realising it is original hair, they say “you are lucky” and that my hair is “so good and long."' Ms Srivastava has had a passion for growing her hair ever since she was a child and her family support her endeavour . Ms Srivastava still has some way to go before she knocks the current Guinness World Record holder off her perch . Ms Srivastava has had a passion for growing her hair ever since she was a child and her family support her endeavour. She is a brand ambassador for several local oil products and is also a regular jury member at a major beauty contest in her hometown. Despite her best efforts to date however, the Indian Rapunzel still has some way to go before she knocks the current Guinness World Record holder of the longest hair (female) off her perch. Xie Qiuping of China has held the record since 2004 after her hair, which she had been steadily growing since 1973, was measured at 18ft 5.54in (5.627m). Xie Qiuping of China has held the record since 2004 after her hair was measured at 18ft 5.54in (5.627m) Ms Srivastava said that people come up to her in the street and ask to touch her hair to see whether it is fake .

Smita Srivastava currently holds record for longest hair in India . Her hair was measured at 6ft (1.8m) in the Limca Book of Records . It now stands at 7ft (2.1m) and has made her a local celebrity . Smita has long way to go before she knocks current holder off her perch .

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David Cameron was ridiculed this morning after admitting he had suffered a 'brain fade' when appearing to forget which football team he supported. The Prime Minister, who insists he has been an Aston Villa fan 'all his life', was giving a campaign speech in south London when he joked that everyone should back his team – but then named West Ham instead of the West Midlands giants. Mr Cameron this morning claimed he became a Villa fan after watching the team beat Bayern Munich in the European Cup final as a child – but admitted he could not say what year the match took place or who scored the winner. The PM, who insists he has been an Aston Villa fan 'all his life', was giving a campaign speech in south London when he joked that everyone should back his team – but then named West Ham instead of the West Midlands giants . Mr Cameron, pictured making the gaffe in a speech in South London, said he had been 'overcome by something', adding: 'I don't know what happened to me, it was just one of those things' The Prime Minister said he had been 'overcome by something', adding: 'I don't know what happened to me, it was just one of those things.' He said he had gone 'off script' with the remark adding: 'I suppose it's just the campaign. By the time you have made as many speeches as I have on this campaign all sorts of funny things start popping out of your mouth.' Mr Cameron likened himself to the Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, who infamously blamed a 'brain fade' after a disastrous interview. He said: 'I had what Natalie would describe as a brain fade – I don't know what happened to me. I think I was overcome by something. But these things sometimes happen when you're on the stump.' Labour said the gaffe exposed the Prime Minister as a 'phoney'. Former Downing Street spin chief Alastair Campbell claimed it 'says a lot about his character', adding: 'Out of touch. Phoney. Believes nothing.' Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, a Norwich City fan, tweeted: 'Hey David Cameron... I'm off to see that football team I support this afternoon. Name escapes me... they play in yellow... Watford?' Mr Cameron has been pictured watching football with his son Elwyn - but admitted that he does not go to live games very often . Mr Cameron this morning claimed he became a Villa fan after watching the team beat Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final - but admitted he could not remember the year of the triumph . Premier League footballers: Aston Villa's new midfield sensation Jack Grealish (left) and West Ham's young star Dan Potts (right) David Cameron's uncle Sir William Dugdale . David Cameron said he started supporting Aston Villa because his uncle was 'involved in the club'. In fact, the Prime Minister's late uncle Sir William Dugdale was Aston Villa's chairman from 1975 to 1982. In the final year of his chairmanship, Villa beat the odds to win the European Cup. Mr Cameron said he remembered the glory days back in the early 80s'. He said the star players Andy Gray and Brian Little 'got me going'. But Mr Cameron, interviewed by Sky News host Dermot Murnaghan, said: 'My uncle was involved in the club and back in the early 80s and all those successes - Andy Gray and Brian Little got me going. 'I don't go very often - in fact I haven't been for years and years - but I do try to keep up. We're going to escape the relegation zone, which we're out of now - and the cup final is very exciting.' Mr Cameron's late uncle Sir William Dugdale was Aston Villa's chairman from 1975 to 1982. Reminded of his comment in 2001 in the House of Commons that he wasn't actually a football fan, Mr Cameron said: 'I mean, I'm not a regular attender, I used to play football as a kid, my son plays football, and I try and sort of keep up with what's happening in the Premier League and see how Villa are doing. 'But when they get snug in the middle of the table I tend to sort of, I tend to back off a bit. When we get close to the bottom I get nervous, but I don't know what happened.' Mr Cameron was asked to show his support for Aston Villa by naming the year of the club's famous European Cup final victory in 1982. The PM said: 'It was early 80s, I'm not going to give you a date because I'll get it wrong.' He added: 'I'm not doing quiz time because I will get them all wrong.' Mr Cameron made the gaffe in a speech on multiculturalism in the UK – claiming it was possible to support a number of teams at the same time and still be British. He said: 'You can support Man United, the Windies and Team GB all at the same time.' But he then added: 'Of course I'd rather you supported West Ham.' Speaking on the Murnaghan programme broadcast this morning, Mr Cameron tried to explain away the gaffe. He said: 'I've been an Aston Villa fan all my life, I literally opened my mouth and I was going off-piste about the fact that in Britain you can be a supporter of the West Indies, a supporter of Manchester United, and a supporter of Team GB.'

David Cameron appeared to forget which football team he supported . The PM named West Ham as his team, despite supporting Aston Villa . Labour said the gaffe exposed Mr Cameron as a 'phoney' leader . The Conservative leader said he had suffered a 'brain fade' Mr Cameron insisted that he had supported Aston Villa his 'whole life'

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A man has gone to extreme lengths to avoid a $600-a-month hike in child support. Matthew Bird, from Ashburton, New Zealand, halved his income by quitting his well-paid job as an agricultural adviser to become a mechanic after he realised he would be expected to pay around $1,900 a month in child support payments. He said he was happy to give up is $70,000 a year pay check for a meagre wage of $38,000 a year, if it meant his child support payment dropped to $554 a month. Matthew Bird said he was happy to give up is $70,000 a year pay check for a meagre wage of $38,000 a year, if it meant his child support payment dropped to $554 a month . Inland Revenue recently amended their child support formula which was enforced on April 1. Mr Bird has fathered three children and was previously expected to pay $1,300 a month in child support. He said once the changes were implemented his payment rose by $600, to a total of $1,900 a month. ‘I’m on half wage but I pay a third of what I used to,’ Mr Bird told NZ media. He said the increased figure is ‘unreasonable’ and he believes illegal employment will flourish under the new system. Truck driver Dean Sorenson, 28, said he's also facing financial difficulty after his child support payments increased by $172-a-month. He said while he had considered changing jobs to reduce his payment, he thought his family would end up worse off if he did. New Zealand MP Jo Goodhew said those who were struggling with the new formula could come into her office to discuss how changing jobs could affect their future payment. Ms Goodhew has invited parents to her office to discuss how the new calculations are affecting their wage . As child support payments are calculated on information provided to Inland Revenue by parents, they have advised that parents check the information they gave is still up to date to ensure their payment has been calculated correctly. A spokeswoman for Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said her office had received three inquiries about the changes to child support payments. Ms Goodhew’s Timaru office confirmed they had dealt with five cases in 2015, however, none were in relation to the changes that took effect on April 1.

New Zealand recently changed how they calculate child support figures . Some parents are outraged, labelling the changes as 'unreasonable' One parent said he quit his job so he wouldn't have to face a $600 increase . He said after he halved his income, his payment dropped by two thirds .

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Ever fancied driving the Batmobile straight from the big screen and into your street? Or perhaps you've always yearned to take the Ghostbusters' Cadillac for a spin? Well now it's possible to do both thanks to brothers Marc and Shanon Parker - who have designed and built a fantastic fleet of movie-inspired vehicles. Among their wonders on wheels are lifelike versions of Batman's Tumbler from the Dark Knight film trilogy and the much-loved Ghostbusters car - or Ecto-1 as the spook-hunting team call it. The brothers have even made an Optimus Prime truck, based on the most recent Transformers movie, as well as a Tron-inspired motorbike. Scroll down for video . Park your eyes on these beauties: The Parker brothers' Batman Tumbler and Ghostbusters Cadillac . Fuelling envy: Designer Shanon Parker fills up his Ecto-1 at a petrol station in Port Canaveral, Florida . Marc said: 'We get a lot of reactions in the street - a lot of times people will come up next to us and box us in, wanting to take pictures. 'We test-drove one of our motorcycles on the road and the police were called because we were causing a traffic jam. If you're doing something that's causing that kind of reaction, you know you're doing something right.' Take Bat! The brothers' impressive version of the Tumbler, Batman's car in the Dark Knight trilogy . Attention to detail: The number plate and interior are very similar to the original Batmobile . Real deal: The Tumbler in the 2005 movie Batman Begins, which was directed by Christopher Nolan . The car-crazy brothers from Port Canaveral, Florida, started building versions of the vehicles they most loved for their own enjoyment four years ago. Marc, 45, said: 'We didn't have the money to pay people to customise vehicles for us, and what we needed didn't exist so we had to learn to build our parts. 'Every part of the Tumbler was made from scratch in our shop - the frame, chassis, wheels, glass, everything. 'I don't know what it cost to build - I'd probably cry if I looked into it - but as far as value, it's one of the most expensive vehicles we own.' Prime mover: A truck made to look like autobot Optimus Prime in last year's Transformers: Age of Extinction . Neat fleet: Marc (left) and Shanon show off their Tron-inspired bike and other vehicles at their workshop . He and Shanon, 44, have now turned their hobby into a business - called Parker Brothers Concepts - and they hire out their movie-inspired cars and motorbikes to fans. They also customise standard cars and bikes for clients, several of whom are famous. Shanon is in charge of design, while mechanic Marc brings the drawings to life in the brothers' workshop. He said: 'We mostly deal with a lot of celebrities and royalty since they have disposable income. 'We've had clients like 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne and John Cena, and have done work for Universal Pictures. 'The movie cars are used in promotions or premiers - clients want something that can be driven around rather than sit there like any other prop. 'Some of these cars can cost upwards of close to a million dollars, depending on what it is.' Classic car in a classic movie: The real Ecto-1 being driven in the 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters . Almost identical: The Parker brothers' version makes a fuel stop - and puts the other cars in the shade . It hasn't always been an easy ride, however. Marc said: 'Shanon thinks if he can draw it, I can build it - but it's more difficult than that. 'He knows very little about mechanics so he's not limited like a lot of designers who have engineering degrees - there's nothing holding him back when it comes to design. 'In the beginning we fought because we come from different realms but now it's a back-and-forth process.' Made to order: The brothers in a Hummer SUV that they customised to look like an army tank for a customer . Rev-elations: Marc on one of his bikes, and the Green Machine that has won a world record . The brothers' ingenuity has earned them a place in the Guinness World Records, namely for their 'Green Machine', which was commissioned by the Huffy bike company for the re-release of the 1970s toy of the same name. The Parkers' version has a 43-inch (109-cm) front wheel - the largest ever wheel on a three-wheeled motorbike - and is powered by a Harley Davidson motor. Marc said: 'When someone says it can't be built, we gotta build it - we push ourselves and show people that you don't have to be limited to what's out on the market. 'We always want to get that wow factor. And when it's finished, it's like seeing a kid being born.'

Duo started out by making versions of famous vehicles they loved . Celebrities and wealthy film fans are flocking to buy the pair's creations . The fleet includes a Transformers-style truck and 'Tron' motorbike .

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Lada Niva 4x4 £13,395 on the road . As a result of the Land Rover Defender's demise, there could be a boom in sales of a Russian badge which was a butt of many jokes in the Soviet era – the Lada. Lada's 4x4 Niva has long been the car that bucked the trend of laughing at the Russian carmaker and has won fans around the world thanks to its robust nature and chunky looks. We take a look. The Niva (pictured) is a highly capable, ruftytufty 4x4 from Russia — for a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover and it is also available in a compact van format (£10,590, excluding VAT and road tax) GOOD . Forget luxuries because the Niva is an unabashed frills-free zone, the upside of its simplicity is that the plastic interior (pictured) is easy to mop down after a day in the mud . BAD . Patriotic Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured) drove a Lada Niva back in 2009 — but fitted it with a German engine .

This 4x4 from Russia is a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover . Off-road, the Niva is in its element, with low and highrange gears . But, forget luxuries because the Niva is an unabashed frills-free zone . A highly capable, ruftytufty 4x4 from Russia — for a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover. It's a confident charmer that stands out from the crowd, with high suspension, pressed steel wheels, Soviet-style looks and real rarity value. Expect to get gawped at: someone offered to buy mine on its second trip out. Always fun. Now available in the UK from Niva imports through its dealer, BB Motors, in Corby, Northamptonshire (01536 202207, lada4x4.co.uk). On the road, the basic 1.7-litre petrol engine (your only option) is deafeningly noisy, but tolerably smooth. Power steering, manageable dimensions and a tight turning circle make it reasonably practical for the supermarket or school run. The seats are comfy and thanks to a high driving position and large wing mirrors, all-round visibility is good. Top speed is 91 mph. Off-road, the Niva is in its element, with low and highrange gears, differential lock and a sturdy monocoque construction. It is lighter and more sprightly in the mud than many big-name utility 4x4s, with 220mm ground clearance, a 600mm wading depth and a climbing ability of up to 58 per cent. Tall, slender tyres give it an added advantage when things get mucky. You won't have to agonise over pages of extras... they're more or less nonexistent. This is a very basic utility vehicle, after all. Choose in white, blue, green or red, then decide whether you'd like the snorkel or snow plough (really) attachments. An LPG option is available for an extra £999 — but you lose boot space. Reasonable fuel economy at 33mpg and affordable to insure — once you've explained exactly what it is. Meets Euro 5 emissions standards. The heated blower, presumably designed with Siberia in mind, has plenty of muscle for icy winter mornings. Also available in a compact van format (£10,590, excluding VAT and road tax). Spartan on the inside. Forget luxuries such as radios, cup-holders, central locking and electric windows — the Niva is an unabashed frills-free zone. The upside of its simplicity is that the plastic interior is easy to mop down after a day in the mud, and there's not much to break or go wrong. There are only four seatbelts and a slightly pokey boot. Don't trust the petrol gauge, which regularly aims to deceive. No warranty is offered as standard — although a two-year plan is coming soon — and spares may need to be imported (BB Motors will assist). Only available in lefthand drive — unless you put in an order for more than 500 of them! Shhhh! You didn't hear it from me. But patriotic Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big play of driving a Lada Niva back in 2009 — but fitted it with a German engine.

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Theo Walcott understands just how difficult it is now to hold down a place in the Arsenal side, who he says have been the 'best team in Europe' this year and could lift the title next season if everyone stays fit. The Gunners' slim hopes of overhauling Chelsea's 10-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League were all but extinguished following a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Walcott watched on from the bench again before a late substitute appearance, with the forward's last club start having been back in March. Theo Walcott believes Arsenal have been the 'best team in Europe' in the second half of the season . Arsenal had earned eight successive Premier League victories before the 0-0 draw against Chelsea . The 26-year-old - who recovered from a serious knee injury last season, but has yet to agree a new long-term deal - feels such strength in depth can only be positive for the squad, if sometimes frustrating for individuals. Fellow England internationals Danny Welbeck, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs also did not make the first XI against Chelsea. 'There is a lot of competition for places so everyone seems to lift a gear and play extremely well. It makes it a bit more difficult for people to get into the team,' Walcott said, quoted on the club's official website, www.arsenal.com. 'I think, especially this season, not many people thought we would be challenging for the Premier League. 'In this calendar year, we have been the best team in Europe. 'It is the strongest the squad has been and everyone is staying fit as well. The English midfielder (left) has struggled to maintain a first team place under Arsene Wenger this season . 'There aren't many injuries in the squad, which is important. If we had an injury-free season, I think we could lift the title.' Arsenal head to Hull on Bank Holiday Monday looking to keep pressure on Manchester City in the race for second place, and with it automatic qualification for next season's Champions League. Captain Mikel Arteta is set to step up his training this week after an ankle problem hampered recovery from a calf injury, while midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is another continuing rehabilitation from an inflamed groin which has seen him out since the FA Cup win at Manchester United last month.

Theo Walcott insists Arsenal have shown the best form in Europe this year . Gunners earned eight successive Premier League victories before 0-0 draw with Chelsea . Walcott believes Arsenal must stay injury-free to win title next season . Olivier Giroud: I get p***** about everyone talking about my hairstyle . READ: Arsenal fan gives girlfriend written exam on the Gunners .

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Siem de Jong is on track to play a part in Newcastle's Barclays Premier League clash with Swansea after taking another step towards ending his eight-month injury nightmare. The 26-year-old Holland international midfielder played 72 minutes for the club's Under-21s and set up striker Adam Armstrong for the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa on Monday evening. It was his second appearance for Peter Beardsley's side since recovering from surgery to repair a collapsed lung and while he admits he is still short of match fitness, he is in contention for a seat on the bench at St James' Park on Saturday if head coach John Carver requires him. Siem de Jong, pictured in Newcastle training last week, played 72 minutes for the U21s on Tuesday . De Jong has only made one league start this season but hopes to be involved in first-team again soon . De Jong told nufcTV: 'The plan always was to be part of that game, to be on the bench. I played 72, 73 minutes and hopefully I can be part of the team next week. 'We will see what happens. I don't think I could play 90 minutes yet, especially not on a level higher, so we will have to build it up and see how it goes.' De Jong, a £6million summer signing from Ajax, has made only three senior appearances and just a single league start for the club after first suffering a serious thigh injury and then being laid low by a recurrence of a lung problem. His battle for fitness has proved both gruelling and frustrating, and he is already looking forward to the start of the new campaign and launching his Magpies career in earnest. He said: 'It's getting a little bit better. I still feel that it just improves every day, but I still need to keep on improving. I feel it in the power training, but also on the field and in the game. 'I just need to get a few more games in, and I think that will hopefully be a couple of games his season, otherwise start again good next season from pre-season on.' The Dutchman was a £6m summer signing from Ajax but has struggled with injuries . De Jong was signed to help provide a link between midfield and attack and the kind of invention he provides has been sadly lacking for much of the campaign, particularly in recent weeks as a run of six successive league defeats has left Newcastle too close for comfort to the relegation zone. Victory - something they have not tasted since February 28 - over the Swans on Saturday would go a long way towards erasing any fears of being sucked into trouble, although with many fans in open rebellion over owner Mike Ashley's stewardship, it may do little to ease the tension on Tyneside.

Siem de Jong set up Adam Armstrong for winner in 2-1 Aston Villa win . It was his second game for U21s since surgery to repair collapsed lung . The £6m summer signing has only made one league start for Newcastle .

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They are the most recognisable shapes in the night sky, tracing distinctive patterns that have enabled astronomers to navigate the starscape above them for thousands of years. Yet for anyone staring at the heavens 98,000 year from now, the constellations could look very different indeed. Martin Vargic, a graphic designer from Slovakia, has created a chart that shows how the most famous of the constellations have changed from 50,000 BC to 100,000CE. Martin Vargic used satellite data to chart how the constellation stars have shifted and will change in the future . Using data collected by the European Space Agency on the gradually shifting position of stars, he has estimated how the constellations will change between. The results suggest that many of the most distinctive constellations will become almost unrecognisable in the future and some may need to be renamed entirely. Stars generate sounds on their surface in an unexpected way, according to new experimental evidence. Of course, as space is a vacuum it is impossible to hear sound in space, but the discovery reveals a new way that fluids can interact to produce a sound - one with an extremely high frequency. The researchers found that, when material - dust or gas from nearby - falls onto a star, it can produce an extremely high pitched sound in the plasma. The researchers said the phenomenon is 'more common in younger stars' that are still accumulating material from their surroundings. It would be less common in more mature stars, like our sun. The Big Dipper, for example, will change from looking like a plough to something that looks more like duck, while the proud form of Leo will mutate into an unrecognisable shape. Orion, named after the hunter in Greek mythology, will lose his head and the Crux will become little more than two parallel lines similar to an equals sign. Mr Vargic's chart also shows how some of the more abstract constellations, like Cassiopeia, were almost unrecognisable further back in human history when our ancestors were still living in caves. Lyra would also have faced completely the wrong way 52,000 years ago. Mr Vargic said: 'On a short timescale, stars appear to maintain nearly fixed positions in relation to each other, long term observations show that all stars indeed move and all constellations gradually change over time.' Astronomers have been recording the position of the stars since the Ancient Greeks, who believed the Earth was at the centre of the universe due to the apparent unchanging nature of the stars. This animation shows how the constellation Leo changed from 50,000BC to what it will look like in 100,000CE . The constellations were initially named after real life objects and mythical figures they appeared to represent and that tradition has continued. There are now 88 officially recognised constellations. In some cases ancient travelers used the constellations to help find their way at night. Now, using sophisticated observations from space telescopes like Hubble and the European Space Agency's Hipparcos satellite, scientists have been able to watch the movement of the stars. This has allowed astronomers to predict the position of the stars thousands of years into the future. Mr Vargic's chart shows how some of the constellations will become probably need to be renamed. From left to right the image above shows how they changed from 50,000BC, 2,000AD, 50,000CE and 100,000CE . This animation shows how Leo has changed since 50,000BC and how unrecognisable it will be in 100,000CE . Mr Vargic used data from the four year long Hipparcos satellite mission, which was launched in 1989, to collect data on the position of the stars. While there are some celestial objects that move across the sky quite regularly - such as the planets and the Moon - most of the stars vary little in relation to each other. Obviously their position in the sky changes as the Earth itself spins on its axis and moves around the Sun, the constellations have remained appeared constant through out human history. This animation show the changing face of the constellation Cassiopia from 50,000BC to 100,000CE . This animation shows how Orion's distinctive shape will change to become headless in the next 98,000 years . In fact many stars, including our own sun, are moving through space at thousands of miles per hour. However the vast distances between the Earth and the stars makes them appear static and those that are closer appear to move more. Dr Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, said: 'In art and poetry the idea of the stars being fixed and eternal is a strong theme. 'However, we now know our solar system is moving through the Milky Way and other stars have their own particular paths. 'The constellations shapes already look a bid dodgy when trying to see the patterns in them, but in the future we may need to find some different names for them altogether.' The Big Dipper could eventually start to look more like the Big Duck over the next 98,000 years . This animation shows how the Crux will shift from being a distinct crucifix to two parallel lines by 100,000CE .

New charts show how the constellations will look 98,000 years in the future . Graphic designer Martin Vargic created the charts using observation data . The Big Dipper, Leo, Cassiopeia and Crux will change beyond recognition . The stars will shift position as our solar system moves through the galaxy .

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A woman is in a critical condition after falling 30 metres from the highest lookout in Blue Mountains when she slipped trying to retrieve her mobile phone. The 44-year-old, named by locals as Donna Christie, slipped and fell from Hassans Fall lookout at Lithgow on Tuesday afternoon, the ABC reports. She was bushwalking with a male friend and her two children, aged 12 and 13, when she dropped her phone at the lookout, which is almost 1,100 metres above sea level. The 44-year-old, named by locals as Donna Christie, slipped and fell from Hassans Fall lookout at Lithgow on Tuesday afternoon . She is believed to have suffered serious head, spinal and chest injuries when she plunged 30 metres. Her friend raised the alarm and it took two hours for police, paramedics and the Lithgow Volunteer Rescue Squad to rescue the woman. 'The paramedics were assisted by emergency services personnel to stabilise the then unconscious patient, lift her back up to the top of the cliff face, where an ambulance helicopter was then dispatched from Sydney,' an Ambulance spokesman said. She was bushwalking with a male friend and her two children, aged 12 and 13, when she dropped her phone at the lookout, which is almost 1,100 metres above sea level . She is believed to have suffered serious head, spinal and chest injuries when she plunged 30 metres . She was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in Sydney where she remains in a stable condition. 'It was one of those tragic accidents that could have been avoided,' Lithgow police inspector Chris Sammut said. 'In this case, it would appear that she's accidently dropped her phone and in trying to retrieve it, she's lost her footing and fallen.' Inspector Sammut said parts of the lookout didn't have fencing and walkers needed to be vigilant to avoid risks. 'We have to weigh up whether a mobile phone is worth a life and obviously the answer is 'no',' he said. 'The phone can be replaced.' She was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in Sydney where she remains in a stable condition . Inspector Sammut said parts of the lookout didn't have fencing and walkers needed to be vigilant to avoid risks . It took two hours for police, paramedics and the Lithgow Volunteer Rescue Squad to rescue her (file photo)

Woman slipped and fell from Hassans Fall lookout at Lithgow on Tuesday . The 44-year-old was bushwalking with her two children and a male friend . She is believed to have suffered serious head, spinal and chest injuries . Mother slipped and fell trying to retrieve her mobile phone at lookout .

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A prisoner who helped stab a man in a random attack has been posting photographs of himself posing in his cell on Facebook - just a day after another inmate was filmed partying in jail. Royston Coates, who is serving a 10-year sentence for wounding, boasted about watching TV from prison and showed off his muscles in a string of pictures. He also encouraged friends to call him on his mobile - even though both phones and social media are banned in all prisons. It is the second such incident to emerge within two days, after a murderer was caught drinking prison hooch in a video he shared online. Scroll down for video . Jail: Prisoner Royston Coates has posted a string of photographs from inside his jail cell . Inmates: Coates posed up alongside another prisoner in one of the photos on Facebook . Prison authorities have now shut down the criminal's Facebook account after being alerted to the messages he has posted. Over the past six months, Coates has repeatedly sent out messages to his 300 Facebook friends updating them about his life inside jail. His messages reveal that he has been allowed to watch popular TV shows such as The X Factor and The Only Way Is Essex, as well as an England football match. Photographs taken last month show that he has a television set and DVD player in his cell, with the walls covered in photographs. Facilities: Coates's cell has a television and DVD player, and is covered in photographs . Mugshot: Coates was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2013 for attacking a man . In one of the first posts, from last October, Coates joked: 'Go out or stay in? Hmmmmmm.' In another message, he claimed he was 'glad I am locked away' so he wouldn't have to mix with other people in his home town of Macclesfield, Cheshire. A spokesman for the Prison Service said they were investigating the matter, and had asked Facebook to close the page. Coates was jailed in October 2013 alongside his friend Hayden Whittaker after he admitted helping to stab a man with a kitchen knife. He held the victim down while Whittaker knifed him, shortly after the pair had failed to get in to a block of flats where they were trying to sell drugs. Killer: Dashem Tesfamichael, 30, who was jailed for stabbing a young father, has been filmed partying behind bars, it emerged yesterday . Coates later boasted about what he had gone, sending a text message to friends in which he said 'I put the gun to his head.' The victim suffered a collapsed lung following the savage attack. A prisons spokesman said: 'Anyone caught accessing social networking sites or instructing others to do so on their behalf will be subject to strict disciplinary action. 'No prisoner should be in any doubt that if they break the rules they will be stripped of privileges and may be reported to the police for further action, which may result in extra time being added to their sentence.' It is not known which jail Coates is serving his sentence in. His photographs emerged just a day after a murderer was filmed partying to prison hooch and singing along to rap lyrics in a video shared on WhatsApp. Dashem Tesfamichael, 30, who stabbed a young father to death in 2006, clutched a glass of illegal alcohol in the clip, which also showed a large stash of party food. The footage was captured on a banned mobile phone before being sent out to friends of the prisoners involved.

Royston Coates was jailed for 10 years for holding down a man while his friend stabbed him in a random attack . But he has posted a series of photographs of himself on Facebook . Social media account has now been shut down by prison authorities . Comes a day after a convicted murderer was pictured partying with illegal alcohol in a film which he shared online .

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Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is among a number of players to have offered support to Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio following his gruesome leg injury. The Argentinian fractured his fibula and dislocated his left ankle during his side's 1-1 draw at Getafe in the Primera Division on Sunday. The 24-year-old underwent successful surgery hours later in Madrid. Villarreal's Mateo Musacchio runs for the ball near the touchline with 13 minutes left to play . As he closes in on the ball and the sliding opponent, his right foot is bent back, breaking his ankle . Musacchio crumples to the ground in agony after the horrendous ankle break . No recovery time has been set by the club but Musacchio is expected to be sidelined for at least six months. Cazorla, who played with Musacchio during his time at Villarreal, tweeted: 'A lot of best wishes to my friend Mateo, I hope it's not too serious. 'Wishing you all the strength for the recovery.' Villarreal's Argentinian striker Luciano Vietto also tweeted: 'We share your pain and sadness, we will be supporting you all the way. 'A lot of strength Mateo!!!' The Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) said in a statement: 'All the strength in the world to Mateo. Santi Cazorla played with Musacchio for Villarreal before joining Arsenal, tweeted support for the defender . Cazorla wrote: 'A lot of best wishes to my friend Mateo, I hope it's not too serious' 'We will await your return to the pitch as soon as possible with the rest of your Villarreal team-mates.' Musacchio, who joined Villarreal from River Plate in 2009, has been limited to just 12 La Liga starts this season because of injuries. The South American recovered from a torn hamstring back in January. 'I would have traded losing by a big margin than seeing Mateo getting injured this way,' Villarreal coach Marcelino said on his club's official website. 'It's a difficult time for everyone. 'It's a very serious injury and it's a real misfortune. 'I didn't think Mateo's injury would be as serious as it is but when I approached the stretcher and I saw that there was so much blood, I got frightened. 'We hope we can all help him in his recovery. 'It's a sad time for us.' Musacchio joins Villarreal captain Bruno Soriano on the sidelines, who is out of action until May with a knee injury sustained earlier this year.

Mateo Musacchio fractured fibula and dislocated ankle during Getafe draw . Santi Cazorla tweeted: 'A lot of best wishes to my friend Mateo' Arsenal midfielder Cazorla and Musacchio played together at Villarreal .

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A murderer who strangled a woman and put her body in a cupboard has been rearrested after three weeks on the run. William Kerr absconded from a bail hostel in Hull after he was released from HMP Stocken in Rutland on licence in January. The 53-year-old, who was jailed in 1998 for the murder of Maureen Comfort, was apprehended in the street in Waterloo, south London, around 7pm on Friday. William Kerr (left), who strangled Maureen Comfort (right) and put her body in a cupboard 20 years ago, has been rearrested after three weeks on the run . His arrest came after a £5,000 reward was offered for information about his whereabouts on BBC's Crimewatch. Ms Comfort was last seen alive on December 4, 1995. The 43-year-old's body was found in January 1996 by relatives who broke into her flat after becoming increasingly worried about her whereabouts. It was discovered in a wardrobe in her bedroom. Kerr was jailed for life for murder at Leeds Crown Court alongside Christopher Moody. Both men lodged with Ms Comfort in the two months before her death and had a key to the property, the court heard at the time. Kerr served 15 years before being moved to approved premises 90 miles away. Kerr was jailed for life for murder at Leeds Crown Court (above) alongside Christopher Moody in 1998 . During the search he was described by police as a 'very dangerous man' and the public were warned not to approach him. They added that he needed to be returned to prison 'as a matter of urgency'. Detective Inspector Eamonn Clarke, of North Yorkshire Police, led the search for Kerr. He said: 'Thanks to some information received following the Crimewatch appeal we were able to track Kerr to a specific area of London. 'The information was vital to the effort to trace Kerr as he indicated when he was arrested that he was about to leave the London area after seeing himself on Crimewatch. 'I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who came forward.'

William Kerr was released on licence in January but left bail hostel in Hull . 53-year-old was jailed in 1998 for the murder of Maureen Comfort . Ms Comfort's body was found in a cupboard in her flat by relatives .

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Four men have been caught on CCTV robbing a service station and packing $38,000 worth of cigarettes into a doona cover. However they struggled to fit their large loot into the boot and lost about a third of it as they dragged the stash alongside the car during their getaway. The group of men, all wearing hooded jumpers, gloves and masking their faces, broke into the service station on Burwood Highway, Tecoma in Melbourne's outer east on April 2. Scroll down for video . Four men have been caught on CCTV robbing a service station in Tecomba, Melbourne . They are all wanted by Victoria Police for a series of break-ins on at least five different establishments in the area. Police revealed that the first man had a solid build and was wearing a white hooded jumper with a dark hood over the top, red pants and runners. The second had a thin build and was wearing a dark blue hooded jumper white a white logo on the front, dark shorts and runners. The third man had a thin build and was wearing a red hooded jumper, dark track pants with a white stripe and runners. The men filled a doona cover with $38,000 worth of cigarettes . However they failed to get the large loot in the boot . They are clearly seen in the footage holding crowbars and forcing their way into the premises. Not long after the break-in, three men appear with an overflowing doona cover filled to the brim with cigarettes. The driver gets out of the car and tries to help the men fit the massive loot in the boot. They decided to drag it alongside the car instead and lost about a third of their stash . When they realised it was too big for the boot, the men had to think of other ways to get away with their loot . When they realises that it is far too big, they all hop into the car, with the thief sitting in the passenger seat deciding to keep his car door ajar and drag the sack along next to it as they drive away. According to Victoria Police, the men lost about a third of their loot during the getaway. The men are also wanted for a burglary at a shopping centre on Mt Dandenong Road, Kilsyth on March 18. The thief in the passenger seat kept his door open during the getaway . The doona was dragged alongside the car and the men lost a third of their loot . The men are wanted for five similar break-ins in the area . Four men broke into the centre and targeted a speciality store about 1.30am, filling another doona cover with cigarettes before leaving. Investigators believe the same men returned to the same store on 31 March, but couldn't gain access. Police believe the same men targeted three service stations 8 April including one on Warburton Highway, Lilydale, a station on Bell Street St, Yarra Glen and another on Ryans Road, Eltham North.

Four men have been caught on CCTV robbing a service station in Tecomba, Melbourne . The men filled a doona cover with $38,000 worth of cigarettes . However they failed to get the large loot in the boot . They decided to drag it alongside the car instead and lost about a third of their stash . The men are wanted for five similar break-ins in the area .

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Clorox has apologized for a social media misstep after the household products company sparked outrage by tweeting 'where's the bleach' in reference to last week's introduction of new 'emoji' cartoons for iPhones that include several faces of people with black and brown skin. The maker of Clorox bleach and other products says it was attempting a humorous reference to other emoji symbols for objects like toilets and bathtubs that people use bleach to clean. But the corporate Twitter post hit a nerve when news reports and online discussions were focusing on the new collection of racially diverse faces that have been added to the symbols people can use in emails and text messages. On Twitter, some users blasted the company for what they said was a 'racist' post. Controversy: Clorox has apologized after the company sparked outrage by tweeting 'where's the bleach' in reference to last week's introduction of new 'emoji' cartoons for iPhones that include several faces of people with black and brown skin . @whitleyslilcuz wrote '@Clorox Save yourself the drama trying to defend this racist azz tweet. Just delete it.' '@Clorox racist won't buy your products anymore,' @IamHaydeee wrote. Per CNNMoney, @DriNicole tweeted '@Clorox Why is the tweet still there? You need to clean up your PR person. Put some bleach on your distasteful marketing ideas.' Other users disagreed, expressing their thoughts on social media. WPIX producer Ashley Alese Edwards, under the handle @AshleyAlese, tweeted 'Not sure how the Clorox tweet was racist? People need to stop reaching.' 'If you're offended by Clorox's tweet, just get off of social media and look for actual racism elsewhere. #IHatePeopleSometimes,' @PeytonsHead tweeted. @KyleBalan tweeted '@Clorox this wasn't racist. I agree we need a bleach emoji.' Apology: Clorox later tried to make amends in a different Tweet . Uproar: The gaffe is only the latest example of companies like AT&T and Kenneth Cole that have sparked controversy or offense on social media . 'I didn't think it was malicious, but impact negates intent. This is someone being thoughtless, and really not focused on what was trending that day,' said Jazzmen Knoderer, a 29-year-old program coordinator at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined other Twitter users in posting her dismay about the Clorox tweet after it spread online last week. Clorox, based in Oakland, California, tried to make amends with another post that said, 'Wish we could bleach away our last tweet. Didn't mean to offend.' The company also apologized in a statement Saturday that added, 'We did not mean for this to be taken as a specific reference to the diversity emojis - but we should have been more aware of the news around this. The tweet was meant to be light-hearted - about having an emoji shaped like a bleach bottle to represent doing laundry or cleaning - but it fell flat.' The gaffe is only the latest example of companies like AT&T and Kenneth Cole that have sparked controversy or offense on social media. DiGiorno Pizza apologized last fall for a tweet about having pizza, which used a hashtag - (hash)whyistayed - that others had adopted for discussions about the dilemma faced by women in abusive relationships.

Clorox has apologized for a social media misstep . The company sparked outrage by tweeting 'where's the bleach' in reference to last week's introduction of new 'emoji' cartoons for iPhones . Those cartoons included faces of people with black and brown skin . The company says it was attempting a humorous reference to other emojis for objects like toilets and bathtubs that people use bleach to clean . Its post hit a nerve when news reports and online discussions were focusing on the new collection of racially diverse faces .

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At long last, there's been a Scooby sighting in Iowa. Hillary Clinton's now-famous Mystery Mobile, an oversized, armored Chevy van, stopped in Iowa on Tuesday long enough for photographers to catch a glimpse of the vehicle that hauled the former secretary of state from New York to the American midwest. Unlike on Monday when Hillary stopped at an Ohio Chipotle for lunch, she popped into a coffee house in Le Claire, Iowa, for a cup of joe - and of tea. And at Tuesday's stop people actually recognized her. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . And she's off: Hillary Clinton gets ready to board the armored Chevy van which she is using to tour Iowa . MYSTERY MACHINE: Hillary Clinton's Secret Service-approved campaign van, nicknamed 'Scooby,' was photographed outside Jones Street Java House during a campaign visit on April 14 in Le Claire, Iowa . ORDINARY AMERICANS: Clinton sipped alongside Le Claire residents before heading to the town of Monticello for an education roundtable at Kirkwood Community College . Clinton talked with a panel of six at Kirkwood Community College on Tuesday in the school's auto-technology shop . ROAD TRIP: Clinton's black van started at her palatial Chappaqua, New York home and reached Monticello, Iowa as of Tuesday afternoon . Clinton focused her roundtable discussion on education issues, student loans and income inequality . Hillary and top aide Huma Abedin wore sunglasses inside the Chipotle on Monday in the Toledo suburb of Maumee and left without being engaged by anyone other than a cashier. Campaign operatives later phoned the New York Times, according to a journalist familiar with the chain of events, so reporters would know she had been there. A Times reporter later persuaded the restaurant's manager to send her photographs of his security-camera footage. Clinton ordered a chicken bowl with guacamole, a chicken salad and a fruit juice. The manager, Charles Wright, told Daily Mail Online that 'it's true nobody recognized her.' 'When the reporters started to call, I went back to the security footage, and there she was,' Wright said. 'The sunglasses probably made her harder to spot.' 'But it's not like there was anything special going on. She just stood in line like everyone else. I hope she stopped at Chipotle locations all the way from New York to wherever she's headed.' The 'Scooby' van, named as an homage to the Scooby-Doo cartoon and its 'Mystery Machine' vehicle, is an upgraded Chevrolet 1500. Hillary Clinton takes a moment out of campaigning to speak with three-year-old Kate Boens in Le Caire, Iowa . Hillary Clinton stopped for a picture with William Boens, 5 (left), Olivia VonDracek, 5, Kate Boens, 3 and Journey Peterson, 5 . Meet and greet: Hillary shakes hands with residents in Le Claire, Iowa, while on the campaign trail . 'ALL HAIL THE QUEEN': Joey Gallagher of Iowa City, Iowa shouted as he staged a protest outside Kirkwood Community College on April 14, 2015 . Iowa City resident Matthew Evans scratched out his 'Stand w/ Rand' sign in favor of an anti-Hillary slogan as Mrs. Clinton was set to arrive for her first official presidential campaign event . THIS MANY PEOPLE KNEW ME! No one in an Ohio Chipotle restaurant recognized Clinton on Monday when she and aide Huma Abedin stopped for lunch . At Kirkwood Community College in Monticello, Iowa, supporters turned out in force to see Hillary, with one activist telling Mail Online 'we're here to see the queen' You go girl: Two senior voters turned out to show their support for Hillary with this homemade sign . In Monticello, Kirkwood Community College became a carnival bazaar as reporters staked out the building awaiting Mrs. Clinton. Two protesters, possibly the first of her nascent campaign, held signs complaining that she was a friend of Wall Street and cast a U.S. Senate vote to support the Iraq war. 'All hail the queen!' shouted Iowa City resident Joey Gallagher, one of the pair. As journalists passed by, he carefully scribbled on the back of his sign to cover up a 'Stand With Rand' campaign slogan. Hillary Clinton visits a gift shop in Le Claire with mayor Bob Scannell (left) while out campaigning today . Hillary Clinton outside the Jones Street Java House in Le Claire earlier today as she gets her presidential nomination campaign underway . Before visiting Le Claire, Hillary help a roundtable discussion with students at Kirkwood Community College . Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican senator, launched his own presidential campaign earlier this month in Louisville. But Matthew Evans, the second protester, insisted that 'we're not here with anybody.' 'We're here to see the queen.' As Clinton's van pulled into the Kirkwood parking lot - trailed at a short distance by a black Humvee - Evans waved a sign and repeatedly shouted, 'Give the Saudi money back!' Clinton nicknamed her campaign van 'Scooby' in honor of the popular television show Scooby Doo, in which a gang of teenagers drive around a van and solve mysteries . Hillary Clinton's custom van is Chevrolet Express Explorer Limited SE, 'a kind of full-size living room on wheels,' according to Yahoo News. It sports a 6-liter V-8 engine and a six-speed automatic transmission, more than enough horsepower for a Secret Service driver to outrun most any ne-er-do-well. Yahoo reports that the vehicle was produced with all union labor and made in the USA, as any UAW-friendly Democrat would have to ensure. Among other enhancements, Clinton's private ride is armor plated. Armor is usually placed underneath the original exterior of the vehicle. She said in a 2014 speech that it had been nearly two decades since she had driven a car, however, making it likely that she's being chauffeured around the midwest this week. That's a reference to the millions of dollars the Saudi Arabian government donated to the Clinton Foundation while Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state. Republicans cite it as one of many examples of the Clinton family philanthropy pocketing money from countries seeking special dispensation from the State Department during her tenure. The foundation now bears her name, along with those of former president Bill Clinton and their daughter Chelsea. As morning turned to afternoon in Monticello, smoke billowed on the horizon and reporters asked the locals what was burning. The likely culprit, a controlled leaf-burning. But Joe Murphy, who said he was part of the audio crew for Clinton's visit, told Daily Mail Online that 'Hillary might have crashed her Mystery Machine.' 'I should shut up,' he added. On Monday Daily Mail Online spoke with Kirkwood students anticipating Clinton's arrival. One, Corey Jones, said he was chosen to ask her a question, and would focus on illegal immigration. 'You know, Obama's plan was to make the illegal immigrants legal,' said Jones. 'She's part of all that. And some people think – well, I think maybe – it's just a tactic to have more Democratic votes' from millions of grateful new citizens. While inside the school, according to administrators, Clinton will tour the Advance Manufacturing Lab and see the Auto Technology Lab. Then she is scheduled to sit with a hand-picked group of students and faculty to take questions in a roundtable format. At Casey's General Store in Monticello, cashier Kathy Rigby said she was open to hearing what Hillary has to say . 'I think the whole government sucks. They need to stop running my life. It's everything, including my health care. Especially my health care.' 'But if Hillary comes, I'd go listen to her. I wouldn't vote for anyone I haven't heard from.' INCOGNITO: Hillary Clinton (center) and Huma Abedin (behind her) were spotted – only by a security camera – lunching on Monday at Chipotle in Maumee, Ohio . LISTENING: Clinton's coffee shop visit is part of an effort to make her appear more personable as she chats with ordinary Iowans in living rooms and at small businesses . MEDIA CIRCUS: Satellite trucks were on the scene in the early morning as a crush of journalists gathered to see Clinton arrive in the 'Scooby' van .

'We're here to see the queen,' one protester told Daily Mail Online outside a rural community college in Monticello, Iowa . He shouted 'Give the Saudi money back!' as Clinton arrived at Kirkwood Community College – referring to millions her family foundation accepted . Hillary Clinton will visit the school on Tuesday in the first semi-public event of her presidential campaign . Her armored campaign van, nicknamed 'Scooby,' has finally been photographed in the wilds of the American midwest after a 1,000-mile trip . It arrived at her campaign stop tailed by a black Humvee . Reporters snapped pics of the former secretary of state at a coffee shop in Le Claire, Iowa .

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A Russian-Ukrainian film about a legendary Soviet sniper nicknamed 'Lady Death' is aiming to be a hit in both nations despite the crisis that has turned the former allies against each other. Titled 'Battle for Sevastopol' in Russia but 'Indestructible' across the border in Ukraine, the movie – about a female sharpshooter who reportedly killed more than 300 Nazi troops – is a co-production between the two countries made just before relations nosedived. And despite the freeze in ties between the former Soviet nations that has seen Ukraine ban a slew of modern Russian films, the $5million (£3m) movie was launched last week with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and Kiev. Scroll down for video . Nazi killer: A Russian-Ukrainian film about legendary Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko (left) who was nicknamed nicknamed 'Lady Death' is aiming to be a hit in both nations despite the current crisis. The film (right) is titled 'Battle for Sevastopol' in Russia but 'Indestructible' across the border in Ukraine . Will it bring unity? The movie – about the female sharpshooter who reportedly killed more than 300 Nazi troops – is a co-production between the two countries made just before relations nosedived . Director Sergei Mokritsky, who grew up in Ukraine but lives in Russia, told AFP: 'Despite everything, it has been accepted both by the new Ukrainian authorities and our Russian ones. 'I am hoping this film will unite people and at least for two hours, for the length of this film, people can come together in our shared history.' The Russian-language film is about Ukrainian-born sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko – nicknamed 'Lady Death' – and comes out ahead of the 70th anniversary in May of the Allied victory in the European theatre of World War Two. Trained as a sharpshooter and sent to fight on the frontline in 1941, aged 25, Pavlichenko was said to have killed 309 Nazis in less than a year during battles in Odessa and the strategic city of Sevastopol on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. Hard-hitting biopic: Russian actors Yevgeny Tsyganov (left) and Yulia Peresild (right), who plays Ukrainian-born sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko are seen in a still from Sergei Mokritsky's 'Battle of Sevastopol' film . Bringing together a shared history: The Russian-language film (above) comes out ahead of the 70th anniversary in May of the Allied victory in the European theatre of World War Two . Heroine: Pavlichenko was said to have killed 309 Nazis in less than a year during battles in Odessa and the strategic city of Sevastopol on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula during World War Two . Lyudmila Pavlichenko was sent to the frontline in 1941 at the age of 25 after being trained as a sniper. An unyielding character, she is said to have killed no fewer than 309 Nazis during the sieges of Odessa and later the strategic city of Sevastopol on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. It is said she once lambasted a fellow sniper for firing a shot than ended the agony of a dying Nazi, saying: 'They don't deserve an easy death.' She then falls for a fellow sniper and the couple plan to marry, but she is devastated when he, too, is killed. Finally she is evacuated from Sevastopol after getting injured, soon before the Nazis captured the strategic city in 1942. Sensing her propaganda value, the Soviet Union then sent her to tour Canada and the United States, where she called for the opening of a new front in the war. Dressed in an army tunic and cap, she became an object of fascination, nicknamed 'Lady Death' by journalists. She met American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and was invited to stay at the White House as a personal guest. The women stayed in touch and Roosevelt met her again years later in Moscow. The new biopic was shot on location in Sevastopol in November and December 2013 during the Maidan popular uprising in Kiev, shortly before the toppling of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russia's annexation of Crimea. 'I thought we can't stop filming, whatever happens,' Mokritsky recalled. 'The faster, the better, because later, it may not be possible.' The differing titles for the film highlight some of the bitterest divisions between Russia and Ukraine. In Russian, the title 'Battle for Sevastopol' resonates with the patriotic fervour generated by Crimea's annexation in March last year. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian name 'Indestructible' hints at the national spirit as government forces battle a pro-Russian uprising in the country's east. As played by Yulia Peresild, the film's heroine is unsmiling and unremittingly tough. 'War's no place for cowards,' she says. She vows to "kill 100 enemies", hugging her rifle and upbraids a fellow sniper for firing a shot to finish off a Nazi dying in agony. "They don't deserve an easy death," she says. In graphic battle scenes with blood spurting and shells exploding, she shoots to kill without flinching. But she has a softer side, too. She finds love in the arms of a tough commander, who is killed soon afterwards. She then falls for a fellow sniper and the couple plan to marry, but she is devastated when he, too, is killed. Finally she gets injured and is evacuated from Sevastopol, soon before the Nazis captured the strategic city in 1942. The next stage in Pavlichenko's life is far from the horrors of the frontline. Sensing her propaganda value, the Soviet Union sent her to tour Canada and the United States, where she called for the opening of a new front in the war. Dressed in an army tunic and cap, she became an object of fascination, nicknamed 'Lady Death' by journalists. Pavlichenko was trained as a sharpshooter and sent to fight on the frontline in 1941 at the age of 25 . She met American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and was invited to stay at the White House as a personal guest. The women stayed in touch and Roosevelt met her again years later in Moscow. In the film, she reveals her emotional turmoil while cooking borscht with a motherly Roosevelt, played by British actress Joan Blackham. The film comes hot on the heels of the global smash directed by Clint Eastwood about a U.S. Navy Seal sharpshooter 'American Sniper'. Critics have lauded the vivid photography in the Ukrainian-Russian film, but complain that Pavlichenko does not come across as a fully-rounded character. 'She faces all these events with the same tense expression,' wrote Gazeta.ru news site. As for the two governments now locked in a bitter feud, both say they are rooting for the film to be a success - just not quite for the same reasons. 'We see it as a Ukrainian film,' a spokesman for Kiev's state film agency told AFP, saying that 79 percent of the film's financing is Ukrainian, both from the state and private investors. Meanwhile in Russia, an unusually conciliatory Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said he hoped the movie might remind the rivals of when they fought side by side. 'It's very important today that it's a Ukrainian-Russian co-production. This is a film about our shared victory,' Medinsky said. SIEGE OF ODESSA: . The Ukrainian city of Odessa was subjected to an unrelenting aerial bombardment by the Nazis and their Axis allies in June 1941. Surrounded on three sides, it was anticipated that Soviet forces would succumb quickly, but a channel via the Black Sea allowed for supplies and reinforcements to make their way into the city. A second onslaught began in mid-August, but was forced to halt around a week later for a few days because of heavy casualties at the hands of the Red Army. Heavy artillery: German troops during the siege of Odessa against the Soviet army in World War Two . Soviet soldiers march through a muddy field near Odessa . However, by September 15, Soviet troops began to fall back towards the city and by early October, Moscow ordered a retreat. In the first two weeks of October, more than 120,000 troops were evacuated, along with 1,000 trucks and 20,000 tons of ammunition. On October 15, Romanian troops – part of the Axis alliance – entered the city. The Romanians lost nearly 18,000 troops while the Soviet Union lost around 16,000. Source: World War II Database . BATTLE FOR SEVASTOPOL: . Sevastopol, a key port city on the Black Sea, came under attack from five Nazis divisions, supported by Luftwaffe bombardments, in May 1942. Soviet troops were battered by up to 1,800 aerial sorties a day and were outnumbered by two to one on the ground. The Soviet Coastal Army, led by General I.E. Petrov, mustered 106,000 men, 600 artillery guns, 100 mortars and 38 tanks. German sappers at Sevastopol, where a massive siege was launched against the Soviet Red Army . The Germans, meanwhile, assembled 204,000 men, 670 artillery guns, 720 mortars, 655 anti-tank guns, 450 tanks and 600 aircraft. By the end of June, the Germans fought their way into the city and an evacuation of Russian forces in the city was ordered on June 30, lasting for four days. By the end of the siege, 90,000 Russian prisoners had been taken and they lost the equivalent of two armies. Source: History Learning Site .

£3m film charts life of Ukrainian-born Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko . Aims to be a hit in both countries despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine . Has been launched with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and Kiev . Pavlichenko killed 309 Nazis during battles in Odessa and Sevastopol .

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At least 18 people have died in an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. The avalanche buried part of base camp, raising fears for the safety of hundreds of climbers who are in the area, said Gyanendra Shrestha from the Tourism Ministry in Kathmandu. A number of Britons are among those who have not been heard from since the quake.The identities of those who died in the avalanche have not yet been released. Scroll down for video . Avalanche: Terrifying avalanche pictured from basecamp on Mount Everest caused by the earthquake today . The avalanche was caused by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal and has claimed the lives of almost 1,000 people . Carsten Lillelund Pedersen hid behind these rocks when the avalanche caught up with him at basecamp . A dining tent at basecamp has been turned into hospital. People are being treated for head injuries and fractures . Among those listed on Google Person Finder is Sebastian Lovera, a 22-year-old qualified skiing and diving instructor, from Tonbridge, Kent. His last known location was Khumjung on Tuesday, from where he was heading towards Everest Base Camp. His step-father, Greg Smye-Rumsby, said: 'Sebastian is an extremely lively and self-motivating person and that is why he went to Napal. 'We haven't heard from him. He would not have switched his phone off. We have tried ringing it. Sometimes it rings and sometimes we get an answer but it's an automated answer. It says the phone is switched off. He's certainly not a person to take risks. He's the absolute opposite.' Another Briton feared missing is Laura Wood, 23, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She is described by a friend as a 'glowing lovely beautiful young girl often dressed in hippy type clothing'. Miss Wood, who has a strong northern accent, has been trekking in the Himalayas without any means of making contact. Officials today confirmed that at least 1,341 people have died as rescue teams continue to search for survivors who are feared to be trapped under rubble. The death toll is expected to rise. Carsten Lillelund Pedersen pictured after the avalanche . Tweeting from the mountain, Daniel Mazur from Bristol wrote: 'A massive earthquake just hit Everest. Basecamp has been severely damaged. Our team is caught in camp 1. Please pray for everyone.' Briton Chris Harling, from Cumbria, who is leader of the Adventure Peaks Everest North Ridge 2015 Expedition was also on the mountain when the avalanche struck. Posting on Facebook, he wrote: 'Here in base camp we initially felt minor tremmors, then the ground began to feel like jelly as waves passed through the rocks beneath our feet. 'Climbers appeared from tents all over camp to try to start to comprehend what they were feeling. 'As the movement became more violent I expected the loose and precarious rocky slopes above the camp area . to start shedding huge boulders - it was extremely alarming wondering if we were to be buried by rockfall. 'Sure enough, an area of steep cliffs did break off sending car sized boulders hurtling down only a few hundred metres from our tents. We are still feeling aftershocks hours later. He added: 'Our thoughts are with any local staff working on Everest who may have been affected by losses in today's quake.' Climber Alex Gavan from Romania tweeted: 'Everest basecamp huge earthquake then huge avalanche from Pumori. Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many, many people up the mountain. 'Huge disaster. Helped searched and rescued victims through huge debris area. Many dead. Much more badly injured. More to die if not heli asap.' A senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said the avalanche occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and the basecamp where most climbing expeditions have their main camps. A mountaineer reports from basecamp on Mount Everest following the avalanche which was caused by a quake . Carsten Lillelund Pedersen, a Dane who is climbing Everest with Belgian climber Jelle Veyt, said on his Facebook page that they were at Khumbu Icefall when the earthquake hit. He wrote: 'The earthquake near Everest was very strong and we could feel the earth shaking a lot, and then a huge avalanche swept over basecamp and Jelle and I had to run for our life, but I did not reach the tents and I had to hide behind the the stone puja. 'I could not see anything and it was hard to breath. 'Our camp is at the end of basecamp which is like a small city with almost 500 tents, I am sure there are casualties, and we fear for an Indian group we met that were heading up the ice fall.' He said the injured, including one person with many broken bones, had begun to arrive. 'He was blown away by the avalanche and broke both legs,' Mr Lillelund Pedersen said. 'For the camps closer to where the avalanche hit, our Sherpas believe that a lot of people may have been buried in their tents. 'There is now a steady flow of people fleeing basecamp in hope of more security further down the mountain.' Everest basecamp: At least 18 people have died and many have been injured in the avalanche . Norwegian climber Teodor Glomnes Johansen, who was at basecamp, told a newspaper in Norway they are working to save lives. 'We carry out severely injured people. This is pretty tough and heavy. We do not know whether there will be more avalanches,' Mr Glomnes Johansen told Norway's VG newspaper. 'All those who are unharmed organise help with the rescue efforts. Men, women and Sherpas are working side-by-side. The job right now is to assist the doctors in the camp here.' Chinese media has reported that a Chinese climber and two Sherpa guides were among the dead. Climber Robin Trygg told Swedish news agency TT his Sherpa guides had been in radio contact with other guides on Everest and they reported an avalanche there hitting as many as 80 people. 'We were sitting in the tent and drinking tea when the earth, all of a sudden, began shaking. We didn't understand what happened,' he told the news agency. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu at 06.11 GMT, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes . A senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, said an avalanche swept the face of Everest after the earthquake . The avalanche is believed to have occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and basecamp . Ministry officials estimated that at least 1,000 climbers, including about 400 foreigners, had been at basecamp or on Everest when the earthquake struck. April is one of the most popular times to scale Everest, before rain and clouds cloak the peak at the end of May. Mohan Krishna Sapkota, joint secretary in the Nepalese tourism ministry, said the government was struggling to assess the damage on Everest because of poor phone coverage. 'The trekkers are scattered all around the basecamp and some had even trekked further up,' Sapkota said. 'It is almost impossible to get in touch with anyone.' Choti Sherpa, who works at the Everest Summiteers Association, said she had been unable to call her family and colleagues on the mountain. 'Everyone is trying to contact each other, but we can't,' she said. 'We are all very worried.' Google has launched a 'person finder' website to help people reconnect with friends and loved ones in the aftermath of the earthquake. If you are searching for someone or have information about a person's whereabouts, you can visit www.google.org/personfinder/2015-nepal-earthquake. Mount Everest basecamp in Nepal pictured on April 11 before the avalanche hit, killing at least 18 people . Locals rescue a dust-covered man from the the rubble of a destroyed building, as they work to find and rescue any survivors of the disaster . Nepalese rescue teams remove a body from the rubble of the historic 19th century Darahara Tower in Kathmandu which collapsed in the quake . Homes, businesses and landmarks were destroyed when the severe earthquake struck Kathmandu and the densely-populated surrounding areas at noon local time, officials said. Rescue teams continue to search for survivors who are feared to be trapped under the rubble. Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal warned the death toll is almost certain to rise. Effects of the quake were felt hundreds of miles away in neighbouring countries with 36 killed in India, 12 in Tibet and 4 in Bangladesh. Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border. In a statement from the Foreign and Commonweath Office, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: 'My thoughts are with the people of Nepal and everyone affected by the terrible loss of life and widespread damage caused by the earthquake. 'We are in close contact with the Nepalese government. The British Embassy in Nepal is offering our assistance to the authorities and is providing consular assistance to British Nationals.'

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused an avalanche on Mount Everest . At least 18 people have died and more than 30 injured on the mountain . There are reports the avalanche has buried people in tents at base camp . The earthquake - Nepal's worst in 81 years - has killed at more than 1,300 .

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Disbelief. That’s what you feel when you meet a rhino in the wild. You just can’t come to terms with the fact that you and he are sharing the same air, the same continent, the same century. I’ve had close-up experience with three of the world’s five surviving species of rhino: the white rhino looks like the main battle tank of an extra-terrestrial army, while the black is more like a hot-rod armoured car. The greater one-horned rhino, meanwhile, sometimes called the Indian rhino, looks as if it’s been riveted together from pieces of boiler-plate. Surely they can’t be real. You feel as if you’ve slipped back into the Jurassic era and were looking at some great horned dinosaur, for they couldn’t possibly be part of the 21st century. It’s as if the creatures of the past had suddenly invaded the present, as if the Lost World of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had been found again. Scroll down for video . Guarded: A four man team of armed guards now protects Sudan the Northern White Rhino who is the last male of his species . But then you think: hang on a minute. These rhinos are nothing to do with dinosaurs or with any vanished world. They’re mammals, just like you and me, and they’re as admirably adapted for the current century as we are. They’re as modern as a child born yesterday: part of our present, not part of our past. Yes, give them a fair crack of the whip and they’d be as successful as any of the big creatures we have left on our planet, for in many countries the wild places they depend on are still in fine shape and perfectly capable of supporting any number of rhinos. So why are we running out of them? Why does the last surviving male of the northern sub-species of the white rhino now live under a 24-hour guard? Why has he been stripped of his horn? Why is it that we seem to be on the brink of losing an entire race of rhinos? Threatened: Sudan is the target of poachers looking to sell rhino horn which can make up to £47,000 a kilo . This is the lonely rhino, known as Sudan, guarded day and night by rangers who risk their own lives as they try to keep him from poachers. Even without his horn, his keepers in the Kenyan reserve of Ol Pejeta fear for his safety. It seems like madness —because it is madness. A rhino’s horn is made from keratin, the same stuff as fingernails. You could collect your nail clippings and try to sell them, claiming that they were magic and capable of curing all kinds of things. You could try selling your keratin at £47,000 a kilo. You probably wouldn’t find many takers, but it’s no more absurd than selling rhino horn for the same purposes and price. People will pay an absurd amount for an absurd product because of an absurd belief: that rhino horn is the most wonderful kind of medicine. Today, the wildlife business — including the sale of rhino horn — represents the third-largest illegal trade in the world, after arms and drugs. It offers a considerable opportunity for criminals, because the authorities don’t enforce the laws against it with anything like the same seriousness as they do with weapons and narcotics. And there is huge — and growing — demand. In 2007, 13 rhinos were poached and killed in South Africa. The horns were removed and they were sold on the Asian medicine market. Dangerous: The rangers are aware they are risking their lives to protect the enormous animal . Failure: But attempts at breeding have been unsuccessful - and Sudan is now getting old . Last year in South Africa 1,215 rhinos were poached and killed. That’s one every eight hours. We’re running out of rhinos. The massacre is taking place across Africa and into Asia. It’s driven by money, and the more horn costs the more desirable the stuff becomes. Prestige, status, vanity and belief in magic drive the trade in rhino horn. The fact that it’s useless for anyone but a rhino has no bearing on demand. Rhino horn has for centuries been part of traditional Chinese medicine, and it’s used to treat disorders of the blood. It’s never been used as an aphrodisiac: that’s a fantasy from bewildered Westerners. Increasing prosperity in China has led to higher demand. But as the South African poaching figures show, the market has jumped from steady but borderline sustainable to completely crazy, which has put rhinos on the fast-track to extinction. That’s largely because of the entry of a new player: Vietnam. The country’s new wealth has kick-started a craze for rhino horn. They take a much more free and easy attitude to its powers there: it’s regarded as a cure for cancer, and it’s also used a pick-me-up after a big night. The effects of a powerful hangover can, people believe, be controlled — all it takes is one very rich man and one very dead rhino. Can the trade possibly be stopped? There are two ways of doing so: policing the poaching, smuggling and sale with more commitment, and reducing the demand in the places where people buy the stuff. In 2012, the South African and Vietnamese governments signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to work with closer co-operation to stop the trade. You can see how well that’s worked. In Vietnam a non-governmental organisation called Education for Nature in Vietnam (ENV) is trying to make rhino horn uncool. It has a public service announcement with Vietnam’s great singing diva, Hong Nhung, standing by a poached and dehorned corpse telling the Vietnamese not to use rhino horn. And in another sequence, a comedian plays a rich man trying to impress the girls with his hideously expensive chunk of horn. The most beautiful girl says: ‘It impresses no one, especially not me.’ ENV runs a hotline for information about rhino horn use and a database. It also has good contacts in government and works on policy. The organisation has plenty of young volunteers and a good deal of their work is making rhino horn unthinkable for the next generation. It gets some of its funding from the excellent London-based organisation Save The Rhino — of which I’m a patron. Extreme measures: Rangers have even cut off the rhino's horn - but they fear it won't be enough . Hungry: Feeding time in Sudan's enclosure - he spent most of his life in a Czech zoo . There are also many good projects for rhino conservation in Africa and across the world. The Luangwa Valley in Zambia once held 4,000 black rhinos: they were poached out over 20 years and declared extinct in Zambia in 1998. Five years later, a project to release captive-bred black rhinos began: there are now 34 roaming free in the valley. Most problems with conservation come from the rising human population, and with it, the destruction of habitat. In so many parts of the world, we are running out of room. But there’s plenty of room left for rhinos in Africa. Conserving rhinos should be easy, yet they’re going extinct not because of overcrowding but from human folly. Rhinos are being killed because of belief in a discredited form of magic and the simple love of showing off. And yet you can go out into the wild areas of the world, especially in Africa, and still get close to these vast beasts. I once spent a day in Zimbabwe tracking a big male black rhino on foot and when at last we found him it seemed this might have been a mistake. There he was, 20 yards away, looking at me looking at him. One of those moments of eternity. But after a while he relaxed and got on with his life, snacking on bushes. Big solid, fast and armed with that wonderful great bodger on his bonce, he’s a modern creature fully equipped for the modern world, if only we’d let him get on with it. But we’re killing him off with money, greed, political inertia, incompetent policing, superstition and deadly vanity. So, a suggestion if you happen to be suffering from a hangover and wish to cure it. Try biting your nails. It’s every bit as effective as a dead rhino.

Sudan is guarded day and night by rangers to keep him from poachers . His horn has been removed to stop it being lost to illegal trade . Rhino horn fetching as much as £47,000 per kilo as demand grows .

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TOWIE star Bobby Cole Norris has today thanked an anonymous donor who came forward to help his mother, in her fight against leukaemia. The reality star was left heartbroken last August when doctors revealed his 'best' friend' and mother Kym Norris had just one hope for survival - a stem cell transplant. Weeks earlier the dental receptionist was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Overcome with emotion, Bobby, tweeted: 'Somewhere there is an amazing person that registered with @AnthonyNolan and was a match for my mum, I will never be able to thank you enough.' TOWIE star Bobby Cole Norris has today thanked an anonymous donor who came forward to help his mother, in her fight against leukaemia . Bobby, tweeted: 'Somewhere there is an amazing person that registered with @AnthonyNolan and was a match for my mum, I will never be able to thank you enough' Bobby launched the #savebobbysmum appeal to urge people to sign up as stem cell donors last August . It comes after the reality star inspired more than 3,000 people to sign the bone marrow donation register in one week, when he issued an appeal for help to save his mother's life. Stars of TOWIE, Made in Chelsea and Geordie Shore rallied behind the #SaveBobbysMum appeal, with tweets from Katie Price, Mark Wright, Joey Essex, Lauren Goodger, Sam Faiers, Lauren Pope, Stevie Johnson, Charlotte Crosby, Vicky Pattison, Antony Costa, Denise Van Outen and many more, mobilising their millions of young fans to sign up as potential donors and save a life. To Bobby's relief, the team at Anthony Nolan were able to identify a stranger on the register of potential donors whose tissue type matched Kym's and who was willing to donate their stem cells. Kym is now back at home while she recovers from the procedure, which took place at UCL Hospital. Bobby is now focusing on supporting his mother during her recovery but has vowed to carry on promoting the lifesaving work of Anthony Nolan. Bobby Cole Norris said: 'I can never thank my mum's donor enough. 'This amazing person hasn't just saved my mum, they've saved me too. 'My mum is my best friend and she's everything to me. 'Without the work of Anthony Nolan, and the hero who donated their stem cells, there would be little hope, it doesn't bear thinking about. 'I genuinely feel like there is an Angel on this earth, I hope one day I can thank them in person.' The reality star was left heartbroken last August when doctors revealed his 'best' friend' and mother Kym Norris had just one hope for survival - a stem cell transplant - after being diagnosed with leukaemia . In the wake of Kym's diagnosis Bobby inspired more than 3,000 people to sign the bone marrow donation register in one week, when he issued an appeal for help to save his mother's life . Reflecting on his appeal, he said: 'When my mum was diagnosed, I felt helpless. 'All I could do apart from being there for mum was to try to raise awareness of the Anthony Nolan register, particularly to young people who are much more likely to go onto donate and save a life. 'I was bowled over by how many people signed up as a result of #SaveBobbysMum, and it's amazing to think that any of these wonderful people could go on to save the life of someone just like my mum.' Ann O'Leary, head of register development at Anthony Nolan, said: 'We're over the moon that we've been able to find a suitable donor for Kym and that she's now on the road to recovery. 'We're so grateful to Bobby for spreading the word about the simple but life-changing act of donating stem cells and setting such an incredible and selfless example to young people. 'It's our goal to save the life of everyone who needs a transplant so it's wonderful that Bobby is now carrying on the fight against blood cancer and urging even more people to come forward and support the work of Anthony Nolan – in particular young men.' Men aged 16 to 30 are seriously under-represented on the Anthony Nolan register, making up only 15 per cent of potential donors -despite being far more likely to go on to donate and save a life than any other group. If you're 16 to 30 and in good health you can join the register online at Anthony Nolan's website here. Chloe Sims, Bobby's TOWIE co-star, was among dozens of celebrities that tweeted their support . And Charlotte Crosby, from Geordie Shore, also gave her backing urging her followers to sign the Anthony Nolan stem cell donation register .

Bobby Cole Norris launched his appeal #SaveBobbysMum last August . Revealed his mother Kym Norris had been diagnosed with leukaemia . Today he thanked an anonymous stem cell donor who stepped in . Kim has had her transplant and is now recovering in hospital .

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An alleged fraudster has been accused of posing as Oprah Winfrey, executives from her TV network, former Obama aide Reggie Love and Madonna's manager in an attempt to trick people into giving him jobs, clothes, free food and jewelry worth $2.4million. Justin Jackson, a Florida man, has been carrying out the bizarre schemes in the hope of cashing in on the freebies, or winning himself a job in luxurious hotels, according to court documents. Jackson is being sued by Oprah's TV network as well as Love - the college basketball star who went on to be the President's personal assistant. 'Con man': Justin Jackson, right, has been accused of pretending to be a host of celebrity-linked characters in order to score freebies and jobs. Angel Agarrat, left, is also named in a Florida lawsuit attempting to get the pair to stop posing as other people . Legal papers filed in a south Florida federal court describe Jackson waging an eight-year trail of deceit in which he variously posed as Oprah herself, Oprah's nephew, Love, an executive at the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and managers of Madonna and Johnny Depp. The earliest fraud, the papers said, saw Jackson trick a New York City jeweler into lending him items worth $2.4million by pretending to be Madonna's manager. He contacted a store in July 2007 and said she needed the lavish items for a photoshoot, the papers said. When he got the items, he reportedly sold them to another jeweler and fled. The court papers say he was convicted for grand theft over the ruse, but later dreamed up new celebrity-linked schemes. The latest claims say Jackson pretended to be Oprah and her representatives in the hope of getting more freebies - and even posed as the famous talk show host to recommend him for jobs. He allegedly sent letters on forged OWN stationery to  five different hotel groups with locations in Florida, recommending himself for work at the locations. 'Impersonator': Jackson (right) is accused of sending messages purporting to be former Obama aide Reggie Love (left), whom he said worked for Oprah. The right-hand photograph, court papers claim, was emailed from an email account allegedly belonging to Johnny Depp's manager, asking for tickets to see Oprah . The papers claim some of the notes purportedly to be directly from Oprah, while others claimed to be from Love, who was signed off as the star's 'executive assistant and personal aide'. Also named in the claims was Angel Agarrat, whom lawyers claim was also involved in the deception, and was subject of some of the bogus letters of recommendation for jobs. In one of the exchanges, Jackson allegedly suggested that if he and Agarrat were to be given work at the hotels, Oprah would make a personal appearance there. One letter even claimed Jackson was Oprah's nephew. Love has never worked for Oprah. Other schemes allegedly saw Jackson write to four different jewelry companies, as well as a clothe retailer, to get free goods allegedly meant for Oprah. Scheme: According to the claims, Jackson signed some emails off as Oprah, left, and others as Scott Garner, an executive at the Oprah Winfrey Network . The claims date from around September 2013 to the end of 2014. The documents also say Jackson has a history of pretending to be Love, and had tried in 2010 to trade off Love's own name to get free designer clothes, handbags and Cheesecake Factory vouchers. In a final case, Jackson . OWN, Love and Scott Garner, an executive at Oprah's company whose name was used, filed a joint suit against Jackson and Agarrat this week. It accuses the two of invasion of privacy, misappropriation of names, infringing trademarks and conspiracy. The documents ask that a judge files an injunction to stop the two using any of the false names, and also stakes a claim for financial damages. Although no figures are specified, arguments in the court papers imply that the figure will be at least $75,000.

Justin Jackson allegedly pretended to be celebrity-linked characters . Accused of sending messages to get expensive swag, or get hired in hotels . Most brazen alleged scheme was in 2007, when he 'made off with jewelry worth $2.4million after saying he needed it for Madonna photoshoot' Now being sued in Florida federal court by Love and Oprah's TV network . Jackson named alongside Angel Agarrat, another alleged fraudster .

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On the eve of the County Championship season, Charlie Hemphrey has finally secured the professional cricket contract he has been striving for over the past decade. Only it is not with one of the 18 teams that make up our domestic game. For Hemphrey, a 25-year-old former Folkestone grammar school pupil who suffered habitual rejection in his attempts to breakthrough into the English system, has an amazing story to tell, after forging an unlikely first-class career in Australia. It has been an extraordinary journey for Hemphrey from a second XI debut for Kent at 15 to his recent status as the first Englishman to hit a Sheffield Shield hundred since John Hampshire for Tasmania in 1978. That feat was accomplished in Queensland's final match of the 2014-15 season, a victory over South Australia at the Gabba. Charlie Hemphrey during his Kent career (left) and as a youngster for Notts under 11s where he scored his first hundred (right) When he emigrated to Brisbane 18 months ago, he admits his desire for a shot at the top level had regressed into an 'unrealistic dream'. That it became a reality was due to polar opposite experiences to the ones he endured over here. Every time he was faced with a door it opened whereas previously they had slammed in his face. Kent, Derbyshire and Essex all knocked him back. A stunning first season down under – in which he finished third top scorer in Queensland's grade competition – was followed by a state second XI debut last October. The following month he struck 140 out of 297 all out in the first innings of a game against New South Wales. It put him in the frame for higher honours when the Shield season reopened post-Big Bash and a new year injury to Australia batsman Usman Khawaja gave him his chance. On February 7 he pulled on the maroon cap for the first time. James Pattinson dismissed him for a second-ball duck but Queensland – showing numerous changes in the wake of Stuart Law's removal as coach – crushed eventual champions Victoria by an innings. The following week Hemphrey hit 58 and Tasmania were defeated in Hobart by a similar scoreline. Two matches, two victories; the Pom had hit the jackpot. Queensland were not going to change a winning side and that very fact secured his future. Matches 5 . Innings 8 . Not Outs 0 . Runs 310 . Highest Innings Score 118 . Batting Average 38.75 . Balls Faced 809 . Batting Strike Rate 38.31 . 100s 1 . 50s 1 . 4s 37 . 6s 0 . 'The system over here guarantees you a minimum contract if you play three state games,' Hemphrey explained to Sportsmail. 'Cricket Australia upgrade you to a 12-month deal which is about $60,000 (£30,000), so after three games I told work I was leaving. I knew I was going to be paid well and the match payments on top are good at just over $4,500 (£2300).' Hemphrey immediately gave up his early morning job for Virgin at Brisbane Airport, co-ordinating their aircraft loads out on the ramps in sweltering heat. A fortnight later, in his fifth appearance for Queensland, he struck 118 on his adopted home ground. The celebratory removal of his helmet and glance to the heavens at reaching three figures an acknowledgement of his late Belgian grandfather Jim Charlier, who while not a cricket aficionado had witnessed his lowest ebb six years earlier when he made 163 for Kent seconds against MCC Young Cricketers. 'I am not really an extrovert, I keep my emotions fairly intact but what happened when I was released from Kent came back to me. A week after basically being told that I wasn't good enough my granddad came to watch and it was great afterwards listening to him talk about how I'd played from his non-cricket perspective,' Hemphrey explained. 'He passed away last year and so when I got to 100 I looked up and thought about him. I knew how proud he would have been. To me, scoring a first-class hundred in Australia is quite something but he taught me a lot about life, and I have to say I was a lot more nervous when I stood up to speak at his funeral than I was when I was on 97.' Although raised in Kent, Hemphrey was born in Doncaster and Geoffrey Boycott, arguably the greatest Yorkshire batsman of them all, would have doffed his cap at the price he places on his wicket. According to Hemphrey, a combination of leaving outside off-stump and playing the ball late is his modus operandi. 'The one thing I have learned over here is that the best time to bat is in the second half of the day, so getting through the first half has been important. Then I have cashed in.' Hemphrey's rise is all the more remarkable given that the three counties in his first incarnation as a cricketer were at least as interested in his off-spin (he has not bowled this past winter due to a labral tear in his shoulder). At Canterbury, it meant the presence of James Tredwell blocked his path. Although the three South Africans and two Pakistanis in a Kent side that made consecutive Twenty20 finals days in 2008 and 2009, when he held two summer contracts, were probably more to blame for his lack of opportunities. 'The club had other priorities, there was little focus on the second XI,' he says. In contrast, his performances were catching the eyes of Justin Sterns and Trevor Hohns - state coach and convenor of selectors respectively - not long after Australia Twenty20 international Chris Lynn, with whom a friendship developed during a previous three-year stint in Queensland grade cricket, lured him to Toombul. Naturally, there is a tinge of bitterness that his break has come on the other side of the globe: 'I just feel that you can't decide someone's career at the age of 19. It's too early. Different people develop at different rates. Look at Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon, Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen. Those four all hit their prime in their late twenties.' Not that he completely rules out a return: 'I don't want to close any doors. I am open to anything and at the end of the day cricket is a very short career in the grad scheme of things.' But for now he is running with the Bulls as English cricket's unsung export.

Charlie Hemphrey fulfilled an 'unrealistic dream' to become a first-class cricketer . The 25-year-old was rejected consistently by teams in the English system . Hemphrey enjoyed a successful first season in Australia with Queensland . He is the first Englishman to hit a Sheffield Shield hundred since 1978 . The ex-Folkestone grammar school pupil didn't rule out a return to England .

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A nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet Siberian village. The girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in Namtsy, in the Sakha Republic in Siberia - one of the coldest regions in the world. Photographs show the lion being walked around by a worker for a circus that had been visiting the village. A lion that appeared to be being walked like a dog around the Siberian village of Namtsy attacked a child . In one picture an entertainer crouches down next to the lion, surrounded by snow. In another she is shown walking the animal and appears to be attempting to drag it across a wet and icy road using a makeshift leash. The circus is believed to have left Namtsy - also known as Yakutia - abruptly after the incident. The girl was walking home from music school with her mother when she was attacked, the Siberian Times reported. Gavril Kolpashnikov, the girl's father, said: 'I was fishing, and got back at night. I saw my child in a horrible condition. To put it mildly, stressed. She's shocked. 'The child is still shaking, she's not of those brave kids.' The nine-year-old girl was reportedly savaged by the lion, and was taken to hospital for treatment . The circus is believed to have abruptly left the village - one of the coldest places in the world - after the attack . He added: 'They were walking their animal as if it was a dog.' It has not been confirmed how badly injured the girl was following the attack. Last month an Australian tourist survived after a lion jumped through the window of a car he was travelling in in Johannesburg and mauled him. Brendan Smith's legs were badly injured but he survived the attack. A circus worker is seen with the lion using a makeshift leash (left) and appearing to sit on the lion (right)

A circus worker was seen walking a lion around a village like a dog . The animal was seen being pulled by a makeshift leash in Namtsy, Siberia . It savaged a nine-year-old girl in the village, on her way home from lessons . Girl is in hospital and the extent of her injuries from the attack not known .

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Javier Hernandez made it six goals in eight starts as Real Madrid kept up their pursuit of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 4-2 win over Celta Vigo. Chicharito is currently scoring a goal every 83 minutes with a scoring ratio that is only two minutes short of Leo Messi who nets once every 81 minutes. The Manchester United loanee put his team in the Champions League semi-finals in midweek with the winner against Atletico Madrid and in Baliados on Sunday night he scored twice to keep Real in the title race. And if his goal at the Bernabeu was a tired shot with the goal gaping in the dying minutes, his strikes against Celta Vigo were of the highest quality and will only serve to ramp up the auction for his services at the end of the season – who knows if his goals bring trophies to the Santiago Bernabeu, Real might even be in the race to sign him permanently. Javier Hernandez scored two more important goals for Real Madrid as they look to keep up with Barcelona in the quest for the La Liga crown . Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos (right) celebrates his equalising goal against Celta Vigo with with team-mate James Rodriguez (right) It's been a week to remember for the Mexican, who currently has a scoring ratio that is only two minutes short of Barcelona's Lionel Messi . The 26-year-old slots the ball through the legs of the onrushing Celta Vigo goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez . Hernandez (No 14) now has six goals in eight starts for Real Madrid and has impressed in the absence of regular striker Karim Benzema . Manchester United loanee Hernandez salutes the fans after scoring Real's second and putting his side ahead for the first time at Balaidos . Colombian international midfielder James Rodriguez celebrates his strike and the visitors third goal with Hernandez (left) The Real Madrid players surround striker Hernandez (No 14) after his first goal brought Carlo Ancelotti's men back into the lead . The game was the perfect tonic for anyone who had sat through Arsenal v Chelsea earlier on Sunday. Both sides flew forward from the off and their ambition was rewarded though for Real Madrid the reward was ultimately far greater. They fell behind after nine minutes when former Barcelona player Nolito took advantage of poor Real Madrid defending. Sergio Ramos lost his boot and was reduced to running back towards goal with it in his hand. And without him Rafael Varane, Alvaro Carvajal and Asier Illaramendi all failed to stop Nolito as he tricked his way in from the left-hand channel and shot past Iker Casillas. Real Madrid responded on the quarter-hour when Cristiano Ronaldo crossed from the right. The ball was cleared straight to Toni Kroos who picked his spot well to fire Madrid level with his second goal of the season. On 24 minutes Real were ahead and it was man of the moment in the Spanish capital Hernandez who got the goal. Rodriguez was involed in the build-up but he still had plenty to do when he received the ball cutting in from the right to shoot past Sergio Alvarez. Celta Vigo, hoping to do their former coach Luis Enrique a big favour, did not retreat and they were level on the half hour when 19-year-old Santi Mina raced away from Madrid’s defence on to a pass from Fabian Orellana. The teenager scored from the rebound after his first shot came back off the post. Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos loses his boot as he chases back during the build up to Nolito's opener for Celta Vigo . Double goal scorer on the night Hernandez (right) tries to round a diving Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez (left) Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) fights for the ball against Celta's Augusto Fernandez but was unable to add to his impressive tally . The game was chaotic in every sense and Sergio Ramos and Joaquin Larrivey both needed lengthy treatment after a clash of heads. Ronaldo was linking well with James Rodriguez and Hernandez and almost put Real ahead but saw his shot come back off the post after another fine pass from Chicharito. When the goal that put Real Madrid ahead did come it was again made by Ronaldo. He played in James Rodriguez and his deflected shot beat Alvarez to leave Celta Vigo going down the tunnel at half time stunned to have played so well in attack and yet still find themselves behind. Their front three of ex-Barça B forward Nolito, journeyman centre-forward Larrivey and teenage prospect Mina, aided by Orellana, had run Real’s back four ragged and they kept the pressure up in the second half. It was Orellana who wend down under a challenge from behind from Kroos at the start of the second half but the referee was unmoved by the home side’s appeals. Isco went close for Real Madrid and then Ronaldo raced away on another counter-attack, which ended with a pass to Hernandez, he tried to hit the shot first time and, falling as he made contact, blasted it high and wide. He would get another chance however and this time he would take it. Celta were playing football that made a mockery of the financial gulf between the two sides. Their wage bill is €12m compared with the €17m Real pay Ronaldo but they were inevitable leaving themselves wide open on the counter and they were also tiring badly. It was perhaps the fatigue that meant they allowed Sergio Ramos to bring the ball out from the back without a Celta player anywhere near him. Ramos picked out Hernandez with a long pass forward and he controlled it with his first touch before slotting past Alvarez with an emphatic second. A week ago he was a frustrated squad player. Now with the season approaching its climax he looks like one of Real Madrid's most important players.

Javier Hernandez scored twice to keep Real Madrid in touching distance of La Liga leaders Barcelona . Chicharito is scoring a goal every 83 minutes with a scoring ratio that is only two minutes short of Lionel Messi . Real went a goal down in the opening minutes following a surprise goal from Celta Vigo's Nolito . Toni Kroos equalised for the visitors and Hernandez doubled Real's scoring with a goal in the 24th minute . Although the home side levelled four minutes later the tie was put to bed after goals from James Rodriguez and another from Hernandez .

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Jose Mourinho has launched a fresh verbal attack on Arsenal, branding their 11 year wait for the Premier League title as 'boring'. Led by skipper John Terry - whose performance was described as his best ever by Mourinho - the Blues produced a defensive master class in a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium to take a step closer to the championship. Frustrated at what they perceived as the visitors' lack of attacking intent, home supporters chanted: 'Boring, boring Chelsea' throughout Sunday's clash. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit out at Arsenal and branded their 11-year wait for the title 'boring' Didier Drogba posted this picture on Instagram of Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic, Cesar Azpilicueta, Eden Hazard, John Terry and Cesc Fabregas after the PFA awards . Chelsea players prepare to attend the PFA awards ceremony after their goalless draw with Arsenal . Mourinho heaped special praise on to his captain John Terry (left) for his 'fantastic' performance on Sunday . Chelsea forward Eden Hazard (right) prepares to take on Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey (left) on Sunday . Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger accused Chelsea of being purposefully defensive during the goalless draw . Leicester (away) - April 29 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 3 . Liverpool (home) - May 10 . West Brom (away) - May 18 . Sunderland (home) - May 24 . Their views were shared by Arsene Wenger, who said Chelsea 'came to defend' after the final whistle. But Mourinho, who started the game without a recognised centre-forward, hit back, insisting Arsenal's 11 years without winning the league is truly mundane. 'Boring, I think, is 10 years without a title. That's very boring,' said the Portuguese. 'You support the club and you're waiting, waiting, waiting for so many years without a Premier League title, so that's very boring. 'But maybe they weren't singing to us. Maybe, when you want to win a game and you're at home and you take your No 9 [Olivier Giroud] off, maybe the home fans want to see Danny Welbeck and Giroud up front. Chelsea are 10 points clear of second placed Manchester City at the top of the table with five games to play . 'The boring team is the second team with most goals in the Premier League, the best goal difference. Only Manchester City have scored more goals than us. 'If you tell the truth, people will fall in love with it. But you have to tell the truth. If you say the truth, you will walk in the truth and people will blow kisses at you.' 'So I think we scored a lot of goals and, in a period where we don't have Diego Costa or Loic Remy and have only one striker, we need to work in a way where he can help ourselves with all the matches we are having. 'We changed a bit our dynamic and we are not scoring so many goals as before. Mourinho, whose side need five points to secure the title, hasn't needed much encouragement in criticising the Gunners since arriving in England in 2004. He labelled Arsene Wenger a 'voyeur' in 2005, before branding the Frenchman a 'specialist in failure' last season. The Special One was much more positive on the performance of his captain at the Emirates Stadium. 'I told John Terry in the dressing room that he made some fantastic performances with me but this was his best,' said Mourinho. Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez (right) shields the ball from Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas (left) Fabregas (centre) appeals to the referee Michael Oliver (right) after being shown a yellow card on Sunday . Hazard (left) tussles for possession with Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin (right) at the Emirates Stadium . Mourinho believes that Terry's performance against Arsenal was the best of the defender's career . 'It was the best JT has ever played. It was absolutely amazing. One performance at Highbury, I think in my first season, that was a fantastic performance, too. 'But I think today everything was clean: reading the game, giving cover, the defensive line, interceptions, reading the game so well, interceptions with a pass. 'The team was phenomenal, but John was one step ahead of every other player.' Midfielder Oscar, who was taken to hospital with suspected concussion after a heavy collision with David Ospina, started the game at centre-forward. In explaining his decision not to start with a recognised striker, Mourinho, who confirmed Costa and Remy are likely to miss the clash at Leicester, added: 'First of all, Drogba didn't work with us until Saturday so we'd developed the game-plan tactically, on the pitch, for the whole week without [Didier] Drogba. 'We knew that with Oscar we would get behind them like we did so many times in the first half. 'In the second half we played with a target man [Drogba], more on the counter-attack, but every time we recovered the ball on the counter, they made a tactical foul.' Arsenal defender Per Mertersacker (left) challenges Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (right)

Chelsea edged closer to the Premier League title after a 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Sunday . The Blues were criticised in some quarters for an over-defensive display . Jose Mourinho has shrugged off those claims and said that the real boredom was in Arsenal's 11-year-wait to win a league title of their own . He hailed the individual performance of his captain John Terry as the defender's 'best ever' in his career .

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(CNN)A new Kansas law banning a common second-term abortion procedure is the first of its kind in the United States. The law, signed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday, bans what it describes as "dismemberment abortion" and defines as "knowingly dismembering a living unborn child and extracting such unborn child one piece at a time from the uterus." Supporters of the measure described it as a groundbreaking step, while opponents warned it was dangerous and among the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The law does not spell out a specific time frame that limits when an abortion can occur, but it bans the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure commonly used during the second trimester of pregnancy. The law allows for the procedure if "necessary to protect the life or health of the mother," according to a statement on Brownback's website. On Twitter, Brownback, a Republican, said he was proud to sign a law "protecting life at its most vulnerable stage." Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kansas and Mid-Missouri sharply criticized the move, which it described as the latest in a series of "extreme political measures aimed at denying women access to health care and at undermining their decision-making ability." "Kansas is now not only the sole state with this atrocious law; it also now has more restrictions on abortion than any state in the U.S.," the advocacy group said in a Facebook post. Both sides appear to be prepared to take their battle over such measures to other states -- and to court. Carol Tobias, the president of National Right to Life, said in a statement that the Kansas law was the first of what her organization hopes "will be many state laws." "This law has the power to transform the landscape of abortion policy in the United States," she said. Julie Burkhart, CEO of Wichita-based South Wind Women's Center, said on Twitter that the signing of the law marked a sad day for Kansas and the United States. "This law puts women at risk and ties doctors' hands," she said. "We'll continue to fight!" CNN's Sam Stringer contributed to this report.

A new Kansas law bans what it describes as "dismemberment abortion" Supporters say it's a groundbreaking step . Opponents say it's dangerous and politically motivated .

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Defiant Stuart McCall on Thursday night urged Rangers to show an immediate response to the first defeat of his tenure and maintain belief in their promotion push. The Ibrox side crashed to a second Championship defeat of the season at Palmerston as Derek Lyle, Gavin Reilly and a Lee Wallace own goal gave Queen of the South’s play-off hopes a massive boost. But McCall is adamant that confidence will not be dented by the scale of the loss and he expects his players to bounce back in Sunday’s home meeting with Raith Rovers. Stuart McCall urged Rangers to show an immediate response to the first defeat of his tenure . The Ibrox side crashed to a second Championship defeat of the season at Palmerston . ‘We’ve already spoken about going into the play-offs with good momentum,’ said McCall. ‘Tonight is a set-back but we’ve got to make sure on Sunday that we don’t have another set-back or then it can become a problem. ‘We will be fully focused on Sunday and we will be looking for the three points. ‘There will be no confidence factor come Sunday — I can assure you of that. Sometimes you get beat and you just have to hold your hands up and give credit to the opposition. ‘I was pleased with certain things leading up to their first goal. I thought we were doing well. ‘I said to the lads that we will put a line under it. Yeah, we know we weren’t good tonight but we will be good on Sunday.’ Rangers remain third in the table — behind Hibernian on goal difference but with a game in hand — after what was their biggest-ever loss to Queens. ‘Fair play to them,’ said McCall, who expects Cammy Bell to be fit to face Raith after a minor knee injury. ‘They were clinical when they had their chances. New manager McCall (right) suffered his first defeat since taking charge of the Ibrox club . Striker Derek Lyle points to the skies after putting Queen of the South in the lead at Palmerston Park . Lewis Kidd celebrates after doubling Queen of the South's lead at the start of the second half . ‘We controlled large parts of the first half but they got a lot of good blocks in. It’s about scoring goals and they got the first one. ‘Then we lost a goal that was really poor defending straight from the kick-off. Then you are chasing the game and that suited them with their pace on the counter attack. ‘We had some chances in the second half but we never really did enough. We weren’t good enough to win the game but we move on. ‘I’ve said it before and I will say it again, there will be ups and downs between now and the end of the season. It’s how we react to it, and Sunday can’ t come quickly enough for me.’ Jubilant Queen of the South boss James Fowler was thrilled with a result that saw his team leapfrog Falkirk into that crucial fourth place in the Championship standings. ‘We were backs to the wall a wee bit in the first half,’ admitted Fowler. ‘But we managed to cope with that. We got the goal and then getting another one so early in the second half was great. ‘All the players were great and we are pushing hard.’

Rangers lost 3-0 against Queen of the South on Thursday night . Stuart McCall: 'We’ve got to make sure on Sunday that we don’t have another set-back or then it can become a problem' McCall is adamant confidence will not be dented by the 3-0 defeat .

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Carl Frampton has branded Eddie Hearn's £1.5million offer to fight Scott Quigg as little more than a 'publicity stunt'. Hearn made the offer live on television on Tuesday after talks between him and Frampton’s promoter Barry McGuigan had stalled. But Belfast's IBF super-bantamweight world champion has called on the Matchroom chief to make him a more realistic offer. Super-bantamweight world champion Carl Frampton (left) has dismissed a fight offer from Scott Quigg . Quigg (right) offered £1.5m to Frampton for a British super-fight, via his promoter Eddie Hearn . 'It’s the biggest publicity stunt I’ve seen since that incident between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson at Superbowl XXXVIII (when Jackson's breast was briefly exposed by Timberlake),' Frampton wrote in his News Letter column. '[It] is undoubtedly a lot of money. But does that mean I should snap it up with both hands? 'Absolutely not, and there are a number of reasons why. 'It’s a flat rate offer, which means that no matter how well this fight does at the box office, this is the most I’ll receive. 'If pay-per-view targets are reached this fight can bring in £10million and potentially as much as £12m. 'So please, the next time you make an offer, make it a realistic one.' Quigg showed off a £1.5m cheque ready to hand to Frampton on Sky Sports earlier this week . But Frampton has branded the gesture a 'publicity stunt' and ridiculed the offer . Hearn was quick to respond on Twitter, saying: '[The] fact is we are putting offers on the table and you aren't! If the offer is that bad then make us one? 'Also, if it makes as much money as you stated in your link, why have you also turned down 60-40 for the winner?' Hearn has earmarked July 18 at the Manchester Arena for the world title unification clash with Nonito Donaire and Kiko Martinez alternative opponents for Quigg.

Eddie Hearn made offer to Carl Frampton live on television . Talks for a fight against Scott Quigg have stalled, leading to Hearn's offer . But IBF super-bantamweight world champion was scathing in reply . Hearn then hit back at Frampton on Twitter . CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news .

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A widower was miraculously reunited with his dog on Saturday after a deadly tornado hit Illinois on Thursday. Sadly, owner Clem Schultz's beloved wife Geraldine died in the blast. Schultz thought his dog Missy suffered the same fate as his partner but after Missy was spotted by a ConEd worker, police called Schultz and reported the sighting. Scroll down for video . Reunion: Widower Clem Schultz was miraculously reunited with his dog Missy on Saturday after a deadly tornado hit Illinois on Thursday and killed his wife Geraldine . Destroyed: Debris and carnage lay around the morning after a tornado struck the town of Fairdale, Illinois . NBC reports that Missy was so traumatized by the storm that she ran 2.5 miles from her Schultz and his grandson Tyler Rowan before they were able to catch up with her. When Missy first disappeared the family created a Facebook page called, 'The Search for Missy.' 'I want to thank everyone that shared the posts about Missy. We are all happy she is home! Bless you all and we are all forever grateful for your help! Thank you all for your help in the search for Missy,' the family wrote in an update on Saturday. Missy was luckily found by her family, but not all pets in the storm were granted the same fate. People who are still hunting for their missing pets can post to the Facebook page 'Fairdale and Rochelle Illinois Pet Recovery' or call The National Disaster Animal Response and Recovery Teams (NDARRT) in DeKalb. Beloved pet: Clem Schultz never imagined he would be reunited with Missy have losing his love to the storm . Decimated: Two died in the storm that overturned cars and ruined home on Friday . Fox reports that the storm destroyed homes and took two lives. 'I look out my bedroom window and there’s this tornado and it’s looking right back in the window at me,' said Schultz. As Clem Schultz left his destroyed home on Thursday, he made the heartbreaking discovery his wife did not survive. 'He said don’t look down. I said, why? He said because that’s Gerry, your wife, she’s dead…and she was,' said Schultz. 'I felt for a pulse and there was no pulse,' Clem Schultz told The Chicago Tribune. 'The propane was hissing and they wanted to get me out of there before something blew up. I had to leave her behind but I knew there wasn't anything I could do for her.' Schultz said his wife was a 'very strong woman.' Their neighbor Jacklyn Klosa also died. Geri and Jacklyn Klosa, 69, were close friends who were nearly inseparable, Schultz said. With family again: Missy was so traumatized by the storm that she ran 2.5 miles from her Schultz and his grandson Tyler Rowan (pictured) before they were able to catch up with her .

Clem Schultz's beloved wife Geraldine died in the deadly tornado in Illinois on Thursday . Schultz's dog Missy went missing for two days but luckily was found two days later unharmed . Missy was so traumatized by the storm that she ran 2.5 miles from her loved ones once she was found until they could catch up with her .

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Murderer: Ronald Jebson, who was responsible for the 'Babes in the Woods' killings, when first jailed in the 1970s, died of kidney failure almost a fortnight ago . A paedophile serial killer who murdered three children and sexually abused several more has died secretly in prison, it was revealed today. Ronald Jebson, who was responsible for the 'Babes in the Woods' murders in 1970, died of kidney failure almost a fortnight ago. Jebson's final wish was for his death to be secret and victims' families only found out after journalists told them 11 days after he died. Beryl Hanlon, whose 12-year-old son Gary was killed together with his 11-year-old friend Susan Blatchford in 1970, sobbed as she heard the news. Mrs Hanlon said: 'I'm glad to hear he's gone. I just don't want him to be able to hurt anyone else's children. 'I still have nightmares. I just can't sleep at night. I wake up crying sometimes I just can't understand how some people are so evil. 'I keep imagining what Jebson did to him'. Four years after killing the two friends Jebson strangled eight-year-old Rosemary Papper, shose sister Samantha Humbles, 45, said: 'He deserves to rot in hell' Jebson, who was being held at HMP Frankland, which also holds child killer Ian Huntley, died at the University Hospital of North Durham 11 days ago. A prison source told The Sun: 'He was bitter and twisted and did not want people to have the satisfaction and relief of knowing he was dead.' In 2000 he confessed his part in the deaths of Gary Hanlon, 12, and Susan Blatchford, 11, thirty years earlier, while serving a life sentence for strangling an eight-year-old girl. The murder of the pair in 1970 became known as the Babes in the Wood case because their bodies were dumped in a copse on the fringes of Epping Forest in Essex. Bereft: Beryl Hanlon, whose 12-year-old son Gary was murdered by Jebson said: 'I'm glad to hear he's gone. I just don't want him to be able to hurt anyone else's children' Crimes: In 2000 confessed his part in the deaths of friends Gary Hanlon, 12, and Susan Blatchford, 11, who he murdered and dumped on the edge of Epping Forest . Jebson finally confessed to police because he felt he could die shortly 'and did not want to go into his grave knowing the murder of the two young friends was still unsolved. He wanted to clear his conscience,' said Richard Whittham, prosecuting. But he refused to accompany police to the area where he had sexually abused and killed his victims because he feared the ghosts of the children would haunt the area. Serial killer: Jebson, pictured, had also strangled eight year old Rosemary Papper . Jebson admitted he had been evil over the years and was a danger to children. 'If I get a few drinks and poppers, nothing would stop me,' he had said. The Ministry of Justice is said to have made attempts to contact the families of the children murdered by Mr Jebson to inform them of his death. The government department said it does not discuss individual cases but a spokesman added: 'It is ridiculous to suggest prison staff would deliberately prevent deaths in custody being made public. 'Offenders do not decide whether victims' families are informed about their death.' Gary and Susan vanished from their homes in Enfield, North London, after Gary called for her and they left to go for a walk. They were last seen together strolling and laughing as they went across fields. Jebson, who had previous convictions for sexually assaulting children, told police he picked them up on March 1 and drove them to a spot where he shared cannabis with them. He then took them into a copse and sexually assaulted them. After killing them, he left them about a foot apart in a bird watcher's hide in the copse. Their bodies were found on June 17, 1970, covered in twigs. A cause of death could not be ascertained at the time and no-one was charged. Jebson kept his evil secret for decades. In 1974, he was sentenced to life at St Albans Crown Court for another paedophile murder of the eight-year-old daughter of a friend. Jebson had picked up Rosemary Papper from school, bought her sweets and raped her before strangling her with a piece of twine in a field in Hertfordshire. The judge recommended he should serve at least 20 years. Crime scene: The bodies of the two children were found here in this copse on the edge of Epping Forest but the crime remained unsolved for 30 years . It was not until 1996 that Jebson gave the first indication to a prison officer that he was responsible for the Babes in the Wood murders. It started a chain of events including the exhumation of Susan's grave in Ponders End, North London, which ended decades of uncertainty for the children's families. Jebson originally implicated two other people in their deaths. But, over four years, police broke down his story and he admitted sole responsibility. The nightmare began with two schoolfriends disappearing after going for a walk on a grey and blustery afternoon in 1970. Eleven weeks later the discovery of their bodies huddled together under a pile of leaves and twigs left the nation in shock. In 2000 three decades of anguish for the mothers of Susan Blatchford, 11, and Gary Hanlon, 12, came to an emotional close as paedophile Ronald Jebson, who was already in jail for another murder, finally admitted raping and strangling them. Hunt: The murders of Susan and Gary became one of Britain's most high profile unsolved murders until Jebson finally admitted he did it . Beryl Hanlon and Muriel Blatchford, who are both widowed, broke down in tears as 61-year-old Jebson was led away from the dock at the Old Bailey in the final act of what became-known as the Babes in the Wood mystery. The children fell victim to the perverted Jebson on that spring day 30 years ago after Susan knocked at Gary Hanlon's door at around 4pm on March 31 to ask if he wanted to go for a walk. Gary got his mum's permission to go out and, with his football under his arm, set off with Susan. They were seen an hour later walking across a field laughing together. It was the last time they were seen alive. In 2000 three decades of anguish for the mothers of Susan Blatchford, 11, pictured, and Gary Hanlon, 12, came to an emotional close as paedophile . Their parents reported them missing and a massive hunt was launched. Day after day, more than 600 police officers were joined by members of the public. Frogmen and teams of sniffer dogs were brought in but the friends appeared to have vanished. Nearly three months later, on June 17, a man walking his dog discovered the children's bodies in a copse in Epping Forest, Essex, 30 minutes walk from their home. As a stunned Britain struggled to absorb the news, post mortem tests failed to discover how they died. Time and again the question was posed of how two healthy, sensible young children could meet their deaths in such inexplicable circumstances. Their parents were convinced they had been murdered. Police agreed and launched an investigation under the leadership of Detective Chief Superintendent Leonard 'Nipper' Read, the man who nailed the Krays. During the inquiry 14,272 people were interviewed, but no one was brought to justice. It was the only murder 'Nipper' Read failed to solve during his long career. It left the Babes in the Wood one of the most intriguing and tragic unsolved mysteries in a generation. Jebson's confession finally vindicated the families' belief that Susan and Gary were murdered. He lived in lodgings in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, at the time, said he randomly selected his victims as he drove home after visiting an employment office in Enfield. High on drink and drugs, he took them to a field where he raped Susan. When Gary told him he wanted to go home, he told him: 'You're not going anywhere.' He then beat and raped him, before strangling both children and keeping Susan's tights, bra and knickers as 'trophies'. Today, describing that day, Beryl Hanlon said: 'You could always hear his football when he was kicking it around. 'I realise I couldn't hear him playing football and I looked out of the widow and he was gone.' She added: 'In the 1970s no-one knew about paedophiles. We were just told about dirty old men. 'All the children used to play together on the estate. We all thought of it as such a safe place.'

Triple killer Ronald Jebson died of kidney failure almost a fortnight ago . He killed three children but only admitted two of crimes 30 years later . Prison authorities had respected final wish that his death would be secret . Jebson 'didn't want people to have the satisfaction of knowing he's dead' Family of his victims wept today and one said: 'He deserves to rot in hell'

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Twelve months ago, Liverpool were a free-flowing, potent attacking force with the SS (Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge) firing on all cylinders - the pair would eventually end up scoring 52 of Liverpool's 101 goals in the Premier League.This season, however, the goals have dried up. Replacing Suarez was always going to be a near-impossible task, but Liverpool fans would have started the season quietly confident that the quality was there to collectively make up for the Uruguayan's absence. Unfortunately for Brendan Rodgers, things in the final third have not quite clicked in the final third in the way they did last season. Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge (right) scored 52 Premier League goals for Liverpool last season . Raheem Sterling has struggled in front of goal this season, scoring only scored six Premier League goals . Jordan Henderson (centre) celebrates scoring sixth goal of the season, a penalty against Arsenal on Saturday . With just seven games of the season left Liverpool have scored just 45 goals - compared to 84 at the same stage last season - and their top scorers - Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson and Steven Gerrard - have scored six goals each. To put that into context, only Crystal Palace (Dwight Gayle and Mile Jedinak - four) and Sunderland (Adam Johnson and Steven Fletcher - four) have top scorers with fewer Premier League goals than Liverpool. while Aston Villa's top scorers Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor have also only managed six each. What the stats clearly show is that Liverpool have not filled the void left by Suarez, they are missing a Harry Kane (19 goals), a Diego Costa (also 19), a Sergio Aguero (17), even a Charlie Austin (16 goals) - and it has cost them dearly. Harry Kane (centre) didn't score against Burnley on Sunday, but has 19 Premier League goals this season . Diego Costa is the joint top scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals in his first season in England . Liverpool fans would argue that in Sturridge, who scored 21 league goals last term, they do have a player capable of scoring 20+ goals a season - and they are right. The England striker has had a frustrating season due to various injuries, and that is unfortunate, but Liverpool's others goal threats - Raheem Sterling, Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert - simply haven't met the standards set by the SS last season. Some may also argue that while Liverpool lack a single focal point in attack, the group as a whole have picked up the slack. That may be true to an extent but Kane and Costa have scored more than Sterling, Henderson and Gerrard combined. And there can be little doubt that had Sturridge remained fit all season he would have more than six Premier League goals by this stage of the season. The are mitigating circumstances for Liverpool, no doubt, but the stats don't lie and the fact that no one person has grabbed the mantle left by Suarez or Sturridge has proven costly for Liverpool - and may be a crucial reason why they miss out on Champions League football next season. Only Sunderland and Crystal Palace have top scorers with fewer Premier League goals than Liverpool this season. ARSENAL - Alexis Sánchez, Olivier Giroud. 14. ASTON VILLA - Christian Benteke, Gabriel Agbonlahor. 6. BURNLEY - Danny Ings. 9. CHELSEA - Diego Costa. 19. CRYSTAL PALACE - Dwight Gayle, Mile Jedinak. 5. EVERTON - Romelu Lukaku. 8. HULL - Nikica Jelavic. 8. LEICESTER - Leonardo Ulloa. 7. LIVERPOOL - Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson. 6. MAN CITY - Sergio Aguero. 17. MAN UNITED - Wayne Rooney. 12. NEWCASTLE - Papiss Cisse. 11. QPR - Charlie Austin 16. SOUTHAMPTON - Graziano Pelle. 8. STOKE - Mame Biram Diouf. 8. SUNDERLAND - Adam Johnson, Steven Fletcher. 4. SWANSEA* - Wilfried Bony. 9. Ki Sung-yueng. 7. TOTTENHAM - Harry Kane. 19. WEST BROM - Saido Berahino. 12. WEST HAM - Diafra Sakho. 10. *Wilfried Bony scored nine goals for Swansea before moving to Man City. The club's current top scorer is Ki Sung-yueng with seven goals.

Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson and Steven Gerrard are Liverpool's top scorers in the Premier League this season with six goals each . Seventeen of 20 Premier League clubs have top scorers with more goals . Liverpool are paying for failing to properly replace goals of Luis Suarez .

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It is easy to understand the distaste that so many feel for Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is brash, he can be crass, and when it comes to being a braggart, he is the undisputed world champion. He is the cartoon embodiment of the excess for which his adopted home town of Las Vegas is notorious. A poor kid from Grand Rapids, Michigan, he has spent his adult life over-compensating for the deprivation he once knew. He has tossed handfuls of $100 bills into the air at a strip club and hurled wads of cash into a swimming pool so he could amuse himself by watching girls dive to retrieve them. The mouthguard he will wear during ‘The Fight of the Century’ with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand on Saturday night cost $25,000 and is inlaid with a $100 bill. Floyd Mayweather Jr is boxing’s undisputed braggart - and a brilliant performer in the ring . Mayweather will take on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in the most eagerly awaited fight of the century . Some novelists like to assign names to their protagonists that reflect their character traits or their obsessions. Mayweather has saved everyone the trouble with his chosen nickname. John Self, meet Money Mayweather. Money Mayweather reigned until the build-up to this fight began. Then, he took to referring to himself as TBE, or The Best Ever. He is better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson ever were, Mayweather said this week. Mayweather, it is also worth pointing out, has faced a string of accusations of violence against women and spent two months in the Clark County Detention Center in 2012 for a domestic violence conviction. Although the fight is not quite the struggle between light and darkness that Pacquiao’s supporters would have you believe, it is true that Mayweather is not exactly a gentleman hero. But in sport’s spoiled, sycophantic world where no one ever tells the genius that he is out of line, that hardly makes him unusual. A floored George Foreman feels the force of Muhammad Ali after his rope-a-dope tactic in the heat of Zaire . Sugar Ray Leonard (right) goes toe-to-toe with Thomas Hearns in their second fight in 1989 . There is a danger here, though. It lies in confusing our perceptions of Mayweather as a man with a desire to belittle his capabilities as a fighter. You might want him to lose to Pacquiao but you better accept that he probably won’t. He is as close to genius as it gets in modern boxing. He may not be The Best Ever. Debates aimed at placing that crown on one head are, essentially, specious but it is legitimate to claim that Mayweather is one of the best ever. He has fought the best fighters of his generation, Pacquiao aside, and beaten every one of them. Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, said last week that Mayweather, 38, had ducked too many fighters to be considered the greatest even of this era. A cursory examination of Mayweather’s record does not bear that out. He has fought Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Sharmba Mitchell, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto and sent them all away broken. He has won titles at five different weights. He has fought men like Victor Ortiz and Robert Guerrero, who were supposed to be new forces in boxing, but whose limitations were exposed by Mayweather’s ringcraft. That is the great irony of his dominance of the sport these past few years. He is scorned as a great vulgarian, a gaudy show-off, boxing’s thug king, and yet more than any other modern fighter he embodies the mastery of some of its finest skills. Mayweather attacks Robert Guerrero during the his unanimous points win over his countryman . Mayweather floored Victor Ortiz in controversial fashion at the end of the fourth round . Boxing has always venerated the artist and swooned over practitioners of the sweet science and Mayweather personifies so much of what the purists admire. He does not club his foes into submission. He does not overwhelm them with savagery. He beats them with craft and cleverness. He is a wonderful technician in the mould of Willie Pep, Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker and Ali. The shoulder roll he uses to protect his head and body from attack is a conundrum that none of his opponents have been able to decode. He is a pugilist, not a scrapper. When Mayweather boxes, it is to put on an old-fashioned masterclass in the oft-neglected art of defensive combat. He makes himself devilishly hard to hit, and, slowly and steadily, picks off his opponent. His style has made fans of connoisseurs like the late, great fight trainer Eddie Futch. Mayweather is not a crowd-pleaser. He is too good for that. He is so skilled that it is difficult for his opponent to land effective punches. His brand of brilliance does not make for explosive action but it does make for W after W after W on his record. He has 47 of them now to go with no defeats and no draws. Mayweather has attracted criticism for his uncouth displays of his wealth on social media . Freddie Roach (right) is attemtping to force Mayweather to abandon his naturally cautious style . Roach says he has attended Mayweather fights where fans have fallen asleep from boredom. He is trying to goad Mayweather into abandoning his usual style because he knows it represents Pacquiao’s best chance — perhaps only chance — of winning. Roach is a good man and a brilliant trainer but Money Mayweather is way too smart to fall for that. I take him to win by unanimous decision. Pep’s T-shirt protest is no crime, UEFA . UEFA have a chance to claw back at least a little of the dignity and the credibility they have lost in recent years when their disciplinary panel meets on May 21 to consider whether to fine Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola. Guardiola committed the heinous sin of expressing an opinion about something more important than football at his press conference last Monday before Bayern’s Champions League tie with Porto. The punishment for that kind of deviancy is severe if precedent is anything to go by. Football’s twisted world fines you more heavily for wearing branded underpants than indulging in racist chanting. Guardiola wore the top demanding justice for Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez who died in a car crash at the World Cup . Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez was killed when a taxi he was travelling back to his hotel in was hit by a stolen car . Guardiola’s crime is to have worn a T-shirt highlighting unanswered issues surrounding the death of a popular and respected Argentinian sports journalist during last year’s World Cup. Jorge ‘Topo’ Lopez, who was a friend of Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone, was killed in a car crash in Belo Horizonte and several details of the incident are yet to be explained. So Guardiola did the right thing. He wore a shirt bearing the slogan #JusticiaParaTopo. And sure enough, his charge ‘for an incident of a non-sporting nature’ will now be judged by UEFA next month. It is strange, isn’t it, how we condemn our footballers for being one-dimensional and bemoan their lack of social conscience and say they are all spoiled little rich boys. And then as soon as they do something a bit different, as soon as they challenge us, as soon as they break free from the norm, UEFA come down on them like a ton of bricks. If they have any sense left, they will dismiss the charge against Guardiola out of hand. Arsenal's clash with Chelsea at the Emirates has little relevance for this season’s title race. Chelsea are too far ahead for the result to matter. But it matters for next season. Arsenal, finally, are beginning to look like a team capable of fashioning a real challenge for the title again. They have improved this season despite being without three of their leading players, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, for much of the campaign. By winning at Manchester City and sweeping Liverpool aside, they have started to overcome psychological barriers. Beat Chelsea and another of those barriers will have been shoved out of the way. Chelsea went five points clear after beating Arsenal 2-0 in October with Eden Hazard and Diego Costa scoring . Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho face off during the last meeting between the two sides .

Floyd Mayweather is brash, he can be crass, and when it comes to being a braggart, he is the undisputed world champion . Previously known as Money Mayweather, he took to referring to himself as TBE, or The Best Ever in the build-up to his fight with Manny Pacquiao . He said this week he is better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson ever were . He is scorned as a great vulgarian and yet more than any other modern fighter he embodies the mastery of some of its finest skills . You might want him to lose to Manny Pacquiao but you better accept that he probably won’t. He is as close to genius as it gets in modern boxing .

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Nearly 11 months after travelling to Syria and joining Islamic State, British fighter Hamza Parvez, 22, still hasn't found a wife and has been living with a group of unmarried fighters. Known as Abu Hamza al-Britani, the loveless British Pakistani fighter recently moved back to the Islamic State de-facto capital city of Raqqa in Syria, in search of love. He is now living in a house with a group of English speaking fighters, originally as far as Belgium, Finland and Australia. Hamza Parvez (left) standing next to Belgian fighter and close friend Abu Mariya al-Belgiki have been living together in a house in Raqqa, Syria. Over six months since he travelled to Syria, Hamza's friend Abu Mariya al-Belgiki remains a frustrated bachelor. Like Hamza, all his friends appear to be struggling with life as a bachelor, with several of them taking to social media to voice their annoyance at being unable to escape their lonely life in Syria. One of Parvez's best friends, a Belgian fighter known as Abu Mariya al-Belgiki, recently wrote: 'Urgh another brother got married... The pain... LOL I'm happy for him but still... The pain...' The hapless Belgian wrote: 'But marriage for the mujahideen especially for us, who come from Europe, is a big problem here...There is no mujahiras.' 'Whenever you are going to marry someone... Their (sic) is always that guy who's better than you... U stand no chance... life reality...' Abu Hamza (left) wearing the traditional hat of the Pashtuns, and a dark robe. He is eating ice cream with his close friend Abu Hamza as-Somali in the IS held city of Mosul . Along with his best friend Mohammed Nasser, Hamza Parvez travelled to Syria in May 2014, telling his parent that he was going to Germany. Possibly on the advice of Parvez, al-Belgiki recently bought himself a pet, possibly to help him with his loneliness. The Belgian fighter proudly showed off his 'babies', a pair of green budgerigars, perched in a big cage next to a prompted back AK 47 rifle. Abu Mariya reportedly travelled to Syria last October, along with a group of up to 10 British nationals. He recently claimed that he met British fighter Siddhartha Dhar, known as Abu Rumaysah al-Britani, who travelled to Syria whilst he was on bail. The Belgian fighter proudly shows off his 'babies', a pair of green budgerigars, perched in a big cage next to a prompted back AK 47 rifle. Whilst living in Mosul, Hamza Parvez owned a kitten called Anbar. He wrote of his heartbreak at leaving behind his 'princess.' Another of Hamza's friends, Abu Ibrahim al-Finlandi, was mocked on social media after revealed his devastation in discovering his dream jihadi bride had already got engaged. According to the Finn, his wannabe bride had already got engaged to another fighter before she had even travelled to Syria. The Finnish fighter later revealed: 'Gotten so desperate that I lift my requirements. Yes my wife can be a bit older and taller than me, and ethnicity won't matter.' A FInnish fighter, whose account was recently suspended, wrote about his frustration in the process of trying to find a wife. The Finnish fighter was mocked on social media after publicly revealing his dissatisfaction at the marriage process in Islamic State territory. He went to moan about having to wait six months before he was allowed to apply to get married and 'hope a sister picks out you from hundreds of other applicants.' Parvez has also previously expressed on on his Ask.FM account that wanted to get married and have 'two or three children.' Nicknamed 'Hungry Hamza', the portly jihadi is forever posting pictures of his dinner and even claims in his profile biography that he is most likely to be found in the Islamic State kitchen. Parvez previously said on on his Ask.FM account that he wanted to get married and have 'two or three children.' Hamza is frequently mocked for his love of junk food, possibly a major turn off for many of his potential brides. It is possible his insatiable appetite might be due to comfort eating as Hamza's family have reportedly not spoken to him for months. After studying at Holland Park School,  Parvez worked as a waiter at a hotel in Shephard's Bush, West London. Along with his best friend Mohammed Nasser, a Roehampton University business graduate, Parvez travelled to Syria in May 2014, telling his parent that he was going to Germany. He has lived in both Iraq and Syria, spending a considerable amount of time in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Hamza Parvez left his home in West London and travelled to Syria nearly 11 months ago . Despite the rise in jihadi brides, no one seems to want to marry the British fighter . Two of Hamza's close friends have also written about their frustration of being unmarried in Syria .

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Two goals within ninety seconds of each other was enough to spark an outbreak of fear and loathing rarely seen on this side of the Mersey. After more than two years of inexorable decline the patience of Tranmere's faithful finally snapped when Oxford moved decisively ahead, in an effortless manner reminiscent of the previous Saturday's Boat Race. The loathing was directed mainly at manager Micky Adams, who was announced on Sunday morning to have left the club by 'mutual consent'. The Tranmere players look down after the final whistle, as the prospect of relegation looms large . This is how it ends in football sometimes: standing in the dugout having a season ticket thrown in your face by an incandescent supporter, who you then see given a standing ovation by some sections upon being escorted out. The fear involves dropping out of the Football League a week on Saturday after 94 years of membership, something which provoked an angry demonstration by some 150 supporters outside the gates afterwards. Adams departs with two games to go and after a 3-0 defeat against a thoroughly professional Oxford side the Wirral's only professional sports outfit are one point behind Cheltenham and two behind Hartlepool. Bitter ironies abound. Relegation to the National League – the grand-sounding new title for the Conference but don't be fooled – may partly be down to Prenton Park legend and ex-manager Ronnie Moore, sacked by the club last season for a minor betting offence, and now masterminding Hartlepool's unlikely survival. And it could all happen under the ownership of former FA Chief Executive Mark Palios, knowledgeable football man and esteemed former Tranmere player who took over the club late last summer. Kemar Roofe celebrates scoring, as a professional Oxford side eased past sorry Tranmere . The battle between Barnet and Bristol Rovers to win automatic promotion to the Football League will go down to the last game. Barnet, who lead the Conference by one point, have a home game against mid-table Gateshead on Saturday while Rovers face a potentially more difficult match at home against fourth from bottom Alfreton, who almost certainly need to win themselves to avoid being relegated. Rovers looked as if they would head the table after the weekend’s games but conceded a goal with two minutes left to draw 1-1 at Dover. That put Barnet, who dropped out of the Football League two seasons ago, in the driving seat after a 1-1 draw away to Kidderminster. Grimsby are guaranteed a play-off spot, but one of Eastleigh, Forest Green and Macclesfield will miss out. It all seemed such a good idea at the time. Nobody questioned his judgement in October when, with the team bottom of the table, he replaced the inexperienced Rob Edwards with a seasoned operator like Adams. There was the odd dead cat bounce, but six months on they are still bottom after failing to keep a clean sheet for nineteen consecutive matches. The Mersey ferry displays a quicker turning circle than that shown by the home defence for the two killer goals that came just after half-time, but then a cause of that may be a lack of familiarity among players. A staggering 52 have been called up to first team duty this season. Adams played the selection and recruitment game like a man on the fruit machine, continually pulling the handle in the hope that the right combination would come up in alignment. The latest loan signing has been young Everton winger George Green who, when pulled off on Saturday after 60 minutes, could be seen haranguing some of his team-mates on the bench. It was not long after full-time that you could catch assistant manager Alan Rogers, part of a distinguished list of former Tranmere players who graduated to a higher level, stripping the paint from the dressing room walls. Micky Adams has left the club by mutual consent, with Tranmere bottom of the league with two games to go . Rogers – now in charge for the next fortnight – then had to deny that Adams's decision to dodge the media was of any significance. He then professed himself 'dumbfounded' by the team's performance. And so it unravels in desperate times. They had actually competed gamely in the first half, but were overwhelmed by anxiety when getting anywhere near the goal. 'It's not acceptable,' he said. 'We just don't look like scoring a goal. The players have got to start taking some responsibility. It's an easy option pointing fingers at the manager but the players have got to look at themselves, have they done enough? The answer is no. I was a player. You've got to stand up and be counted.' Marc Laird, well-travelled journeyman and among those fighting for his career, did not try to shift the blame onto the management. He just about summed up the sense of disbelief saying: 'It's a big club, when I joined in the summer I never imagined that we would be where we are.' The prospect of dropping out of the 92 is something uniquely grim in English football, especially for a club of this heritage, who shortly after joining the league gave a debut to 16 year-old local lad Dixie Dean. It was only in January 2013 that they stood on top of League One and early in the last decade reached the League Cup final plus three FA Cup sixth rounds. But they do not have to look far for examples of how there is no easy road back in the event of relegation. Aside from Southport and Chester there is Wrexham, not far across the Welsh border and a decent sized club, who fell out of the league in 2008 and have yet to return. There is a long trip to Plymouth next Saturday and then a last home game against Bury. The unpalatable odds are that the next stop after that could be somewhere like Braintree or Dover.

Tranmere on brink of relegation from League Two with two games to play . Rovers manager Micky Adams left club by mutual consent on Sunday . Tranmere could drop out of Football League after 94 years .

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A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for 'Facebook thugging' after posting a photo of herself pointing a gun on the social networking site in response to other users' 'misdirected threats'. Kristin Holmes allegedly uploaded the controversial image - in which she is seen beaming while holding the deadly weapon - after she was mistaken for another woman during a Facebook feud. She captioned the photo: 'I'll post a few actual pics of me so you know the difference when you "come find me".' She then 'exchanged words' with the other users on the site, it is reported. Illegal image: Kristin Holmes, 26, has been arrested for 'Facebook thugging' after posting this photo of herself pointing a gun (pictured) on the social networking site in response to other users' 'misdirected threats' 'Threatening': She captioned the photo (pictured): 'I'll post a few actual pics of me so you know the difference when you "come find me".' She then 'exchanged words' with the other users on the site, it is reported . After a user reported the picture to Henrico Police, Holmes, who lives in Chesterfield, Virginia, was arrested. She has since been charged with harassment by computer, according to WWBT. She is now facing a Class 1 misdemeanor that could result in one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Speaking to the broadcaster, Holmes said she considered her charge 'ridiculous' - especially because she supposedly uploaded the photo in the context of a heated online argument. 'It wasn't a threat. I thought it was a funny picture, and then I realized later that it was a little bit intimidating. So I took it down,' she said, adding: 'What happened to freedom of speech?' Addressing other social media users, the animal-lover continued: 'Be careful what you put on the internet, because you can go to jail for it. Facebook thugging is a crime.' Confused: 'It wasn't a threat. I thought it was a funny picture, and then I realized later that it was a little bit intimidating. So I took it down,' Holmes told WWBT (pictured), adding: 'What happened to freedom of speech?' Police: After a user reported the picture to Henrico Police, Holmes, who lives in Chesterfield, Virginia, was arrested. Above, Kevin Carroll, of the Fraternal Order of Police, said Holmes's behavior was illegal in Virginia . Kevin Carroll, of the Fraternal Order of Police, said Holmes's behavior was illegal in Virginia, where the law bans sending vulgar or indecent language, or threatening illegal acts, via computer. 'There is no such thing as a petty crime,' he said. 'If it's against the law to say it in public..why wouldn't it be against the law to say it to someone through a computer?' It is not the first time a suspect has been arrested due to a Facebook post. Last November, it emerged that a New Mexico man had been detained and was facing charges after posting photos of stolen guns from an unsolved burglary on to the social networking site. Suspect: Holmes (above) is facing a Class 1 misdemeanor that could lead to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine . Social network: The suspect said she plans to appeal against her charge, which stemmed from her behavior on Facebook (file picture). She warned other social media users: 'Be careful what you put on the internet' Police said they lacked any leads until the victim spotted pictures of his stolen guns on the Facebook page of his friend, Christopher Banegas, whom the victim had not suspected prior to the discovery. Banegas, thought to be a father in his late 30s, was later charged with aggravated burglary, larceny of a firearm, and tampering with evidence in relation to the crime, according to KOB-TV . Holmes, whose Facebook page is filled with photos of her three pet dogs, plans to appeal against her charge.

Kristin Holmes 'uploaded photo after being mistaken for another woman' In image, 26-year-old is beaming while pointing a gun toward the camera . She captioned it: 'So you know the difference when you "come find me"' Holmes, from Virginia, has been charged with harassment by computer . Facing Class 1 misdemeanor that lead to one year in jail and $2,500 fine . But she argues the photo was 'just a funny picture' that 'wasn't a threat' State law bans use of vulgar, indecent and threatening language online .

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Manchester City sporting director Txiki Begiristain checked on Porto pair Yacine Brahimi and Alex Sandro on Tuesday night. Begiristain, who also wants Wolfsburg's former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, watched Porto in action against Bayern Munich having sent scouts to watch them in the first leg in Portugal last week. Sandro, a 24-year-old Brazilian left-back, is wanted by Juventus too while Paris St Germain and Bayern have an interest in Algeria winger Brahimi, 25. Porto attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi (right) is a prime transfer target for Manchester City . Team-mate Alex Sandro (right) is also on City's summer wish-list as they look to revamp their squad . City are also keen admirers of Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who used to play for rivals Chelsea . With City's Premier League title defence tailing off limply this season, the club are keen to revamp their squad yet again when the summer transfer window opens in June. City are currently fourth in the table with 64 points from 33 games, 12 behind the pace of leaders Chelsea who have played one fixture less. Manager Manuel Pellegrini, having delivered the league title and Capital One Cup in his debut season, is now seemingly under pressure for failing to reach the same heights this term. City's head of youth development Patrick Vieira has been mooted as a possible replacement should the club decide to part company with the Chilean. City boss Manuel Pellegrini is facing pressure to deliver success at the heavy spending club .

Manchester City are interested in signing Porto stars Yacine Brahimi and Alex Sandro and have sent scouts to watch them . The club are also keen on Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne . City have fallen short of expectations in the Premier League this season and will look to revamp and improve their squad in the summer .

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A 58-year-old wildlife-rescue volunteer was struck and killed by a St Louis MetroLink train in southwestern Illinois after she responded to a call about an opossum on the tracks. Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh was struck by a westbound commuter train on the tracks between Swansea and Belleville on Friday morning. She died of blunt-force trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene after responding to the alert about an opossum on the tracks around 8am. Scroll down for video . Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh, Illinois, was struck and killed by a St Louis MetroLink train on Friday morning . Konopelski was responding to a report about an opossum (above) on the tracks near an Illinois train station . She was struck by a westbound commuter train on the tracks between Swansea and Belleville around 8am . Konopelski was licensed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as a wildlife rehabilitator, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reported. She also was involved with the Bi-State Wildlife Hotline of Missouri and Illinois. Organization president Angel Wintrode said: 'She went out like she had a thousand times before.' The group posted a tribute to Konopelski and said donations can be made in her honor. Bi-State Wildlife wrote: 'We have no words. 'We can't believe she's gone. We already miss you Sandie. 'Sandie's family and friends and Our Hotline Family and so very many animals have lost a great and dear person today.' Metro often calls Bi-State Wildlife for help with animals on the tracks, according to Wintrode. It's unclear if they called about the opossum in this circumstance. After the 58-year-old's death, the Bi-State Wildlife Hotline of Missouri and Illinois posted a Facebook tribute . Swansea Police Chief Mike Arnold said authorites don't know why Konopelski didn't hear the train coming . Konopelsk's car was located in a parking lot near the station in Swansea, the Swansea News-Democrat reported. Shiloh mayor Jim Vernier said: 'I can't believe it happened. 'She was such a caring person for animals. 'I could call her at 3:00 in the morning and she'd be there to help an animal. 'I don't know who's going to fill those shoes. Everybody called her.' Train service was delayed for about two hours on Friday while police investigated. Swansea Police Chief Mike Arnold said officials don't know why Konopelski didn't hear the train coming and get out of the way.

Sandie Konopelski, 58, of Shiloh, Illinois, struck by train on Friday morning . Hit by St Louis MetroLink train on tracks between Swansea and Belleville . Licensed by state Department of Natural Resources as wildlife rehabilitator . She died of blunt-force trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene .

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A couple accused of kidnapping two Amish girls from a produce stand before shackling and sexually abusing them have been offered a plea deal that would spare the girls from testifying. Stephen Howells, 39, and his 25-year-old girlfriend Nicole Vaisey, from Hermon, New York, were charged last summer with sexually exploiting the Amish girls and other children. They each face kidnapping and federal child exploitation charges after police say they abducted the girls, then seven and 12, from their family's farm roadside vegetable stand on August 13. On Tuesday, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain said that the defendants were advised of the strength of the evidence and offered an agreement to plead guilty in both cases. Accused: Stephen Howells, 39, and his 25-year-old girlfriend Nicole Vaisey have been offered a plea deal after being charged last summer with sexually exploiting two Amish girls and other children . Guilty pleas would mean the victims wouldn't have to testify, including others who are not publicly known, which Rain said is one of her biggest concerns. She declined to disclose the terms offered so it is not clear how much time the duo would serve. Their federal trial has been reset for July 6 on charges they coerced minors to make pornographic videos, and they also face kidnapping charges in state court. The Amish girls were abducted from the stand in rural Oswegatchie, near the Canadian border. The incident touched off a massive search in the community of about 4,000 people, but authorities were hampered by a lack of photos of the girls. The Amish typically avoid modern technology, and the family had to work with an artist to produce a sketch of the older girl. Authorities say the girls were shackled to a bed and sexually abused before they were released 24 hours later and turned up safe at the door of a house in Bigelow, New York, belonging to Jeffrey and Pamela Stinson, who drove them home. Scene: The two girls, then aged seven and 12, were abducted from this farm roadside stand in August . Fears: Authorities can be seen at the family's farm after the abduction in Oswegatchie, near Canada's border . Heroic: A day after the girls were abducted and sexually assaulted, they were left at Jeffrey and Pamela Stinson's home 20 miles from their farm. The couple then returned the girls to their home . Howells, a registered nurse at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, and Vaisey, a former dog groomer, were arrested on August 15 after voluntarily going to the sheriff's office for an interview. This week, investigators told WWNY that Howells had planned to kill the girls and then bury their bodies to hide the crime but Vaisey convinced him to let them go. The original federal indictment said another young girl, now about 8 years old, also was sexually abused by the couple during the two-year span. Rain said the defendants have not yet responded to the offer and she declined to say how many victims they've identified. 'We are still gathering evidence,' she said. The latest federal indictment, based on computer videos taken from the couple's rural home in Hermon, where authorities say the Amish girls were held, listed six victims. Sources close to the investigation also told WWNY that sexually disturbing video images involving several handicapped adults were found on the couple's computer hard drive. 'Controlled': Howells dominated Vaisey in a sort of master-slave relationship, her lawyers have said . Locked up: Howells, formerly a registered nurse in Ogdensburg, New York, has three children of his own . Arrest: Vaisey, seen in August, and her boyfriend were arrested after voluntarily going for police interviews . 'Everyone is working toward finding a way of resolving this matter,' said Vaisey's attorney, Bradford Riendeau. 'A trial is one way.' He declined to comment on the report from WWNY television that Howells considered killing the Amish girls and Vaisey convinced him to let them go. Riendeau has maintained that Howells dominated Vaisey in a sort of master-slave relationship. During a hearing in August, Vaisey said that she and Howells had been on a 'shopping trip' for slaves on the day of the kidnapping. Calls to Howells' attorney, federal public defender Randi Bianco, were not immediately returned. The couple's house was later bought by a neighbor. It was burned down as a fire department training exercise and the debris cleared. Howells has three children of his own.

Stephen Howells and Nicole Vaisey, from Albany, New York, were charged last summer with sexually exploiting the Amish girls and other children . The Amish girls, aged 7 and 12, 'were abducted from a farm roadside stand, shackled and sexually abused before being released the next day'

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A British nuclear submarine suffered £500,000 damage in a collision while tracking Russian vessels, The Mail on Sunday can reveal . A British nuclear submarine suffered £500,000 damage in a collision while tracking Russian vessels, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The 5,300-ton HMS Talent limped back to port with a huge dent and will be out of action for several months. Royal Navy top brass are investigating the incident. Last night, defence officials refused to disclose exact details of the crash – including where or when it happened – but they were adamant that HMS Talent struck ‘floating ice’ rather than a Russian sub. But the collision, which ripped a 6ft hole at the top of the conning tower, comes at a time of heightened tension between Britain and Russia in the airspace over the North Sea and beneath the waves. Britain is understood to be mounting frequent patrols of the North Sea and areas as far north as the Arctic Circle, while the Russians have increased their submarine activity by half in the past 18 months. Navy sources say the damage to the nuclear-powered submarine, which will cost as estimated £500,000 to repair, is consistent with striking an object while trying to surface. Surfacing can be a risky manoeuvre because sonar equipment on a submarine tends to look ahead for threats rather than above. In addition, radar scanners do not work underwater. After the crash, engineers from HMS Talent’s 130-strong crew found that the impact had devastated the submarine’s outer layer of acoustic tiles. These square-shaped 2in-thick tiles minimise the vessel’s transmission of sound waves and other signals that could reveal her position. The Royal Navy’s explanation that HMS Talent struck ice was also used to explain damage to British submarines during the Cold War which was later found to have been caused by enemy vessels. In 1981, the crew of HMS Sceptre were ordered to say they had hit an iceberg after their collision with the Russian submarine K-211. HMS Talent, which was launched in 1988, is a ‘hunter-killer’ submarine used to attack ships and other submarines, and also to perform a surveillance role. She is fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, cameras and thermal imaging periscopes. In 2009, she suffered loss of primary and alternative power supplies to her nuclear reactors. Navy sources insist there was no such power problem on this occasion. Scroll down for video . The 5,300-ton HMS Talent limped back to port with a huge dent and will be out of action for several months. Above, the submarine is pictured before the crash off the Egyptian coastline . A Navy source said: ‘Striking ice is a problem of the environment we work in. Some patches of ice show up on our scanners but not all, with the density of the ice also being a factor. On this occasion some damage was sustained by HMS Talent. ‘A submarine is a very pressured environment and a lot can go wrong. You’re in a tin can under the sea tracking Russian subs and trying not to get found ourselves. HMS Talent’s captain, helmsman and her officers will have been making multiple calculations simultaneously and working in very testing conditions.’ The activity of Britain’s fleet of nuclear submarines is strictly classified. Last night, the Royal Navy would say only that the incident happened last year. The submarine was photographed last month on her arrival at the Submarine Refit Complex at Devonport, where the repairs are taking place. A Royal Navy spokesman said: ‘HMS Talent suffered minor superficial damage after striking some floating ice last year. She remained fully operational and continued with her deployment.’

5,300-ton HMS Talent has a huge dent and will be out of action for weeks . Defence officials have refused to disclose exact details of the crash . It will cost an estimated £500,000 to repair, navy sources have claimed .

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A Sudanese refugee has appeared in court after he was charged with groping the crotch of a 15-year-old girl at a rap concert in Sydney. Mohamed Hamdin, 24, appeared at Downing Centre Court for his indecent assault hearing on Tuesday as details of the alleged incident emerged. New South Wales police say Hamdin touched the 15-year-old girl inappropriately during the concert of U.S. rappers YG and Ty Dolla $ign at Enmore Theatre, in Sydney's inner-west, on Australia Day this year. Mohamed Hamdin (left and right) appeared in Downing Centre Court charged with indecent assault . NSW police say Hamdin and the girl had been kissing and dancing at the Enmore Theatre on Australia Day . In court documents seen by The Daily Telegraph, he and the teenager were dancing and kissing before she tried to move away from him. The 24-year-old prevented her from leaving by grabbing on her jeans, despite her protests to let her go. He then allegedly proceeded to put his hand on her vagina through her pants, and rubbed and touched her for a five-minute duration, according to documents. The incident escalated when Hamdin unzipped her jeans and started to take them off. It was then the girl was successful in getting away from him. Hamdin will reappear again on April 28 at Downing Local Court. Charges were laid against Hamdin after a violent brawl broke out during the Australia Day rap concert, which resulted in several people being assaulted. Police stand outside the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on January 26, where riot squads were called to control thousands of fans who had got out of control while waiting in line for the sold-out rap concert . Several arrests were made, including Mohamed Hamdin, 24, who allegedly grabbed a teenage girl's vagina . Paramedics attend the scene where several people sustained injuries after a brawl broke out during the concert . Riot squads were called to control thousands of fans who had got out of control while waiting in line for the sold-out concert of YG and Ty Dolla $ign . Hamdin was arrested and taken to Newtown Police Station. He was granted bail on strict conditions, including that he not leave his home at night without being accompanied by at least one of his parents, in his January court appearance. Hamdin was also required to report daily to police. Californian rappers YG (left) and Ty Dolla $ign (right) have a reputation for violence at their concerts and alleged gang affiliations . Californian rapper YG has been are gaining popularity in America along with a reputation for violence at their concerts and alleged gang affiliations. In 2013, YG’s single ‘My N****’ peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard hottest 100. In 2012, YG had a music video shoot for his song ‘I’m A Thug’ shut down by police after reports of shots were fired. A crowd at the 400 block of W. Spruce St in Compton was cleared from the scene after police closed off the area. He also had members of the Crips gang arrive at his concert and start a brawl in November 2011. YG is allegedly a member of rival group the Bloods. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Riot squads were called to the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Monday night . US rapper YG has alleged gang affiliations and a history of violent concerts . 24-year-old man was charged with indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl . Police dispersed about 2500 fans after the concert had finished . Several arrests were made and police are continuing their investigations .

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On the run: Clarence Taylor, 44, remains at large after police in Akron, Ohio ordered his arrest in connected to a bizarre 'faked kidnapping' last fall . A man is on the run after police charged him with faking his own kidnapping in a bizarre incident last fall. Police say Clarence Taylor, 44, faked his own kidnapping by duct taping his mouth and tying himself to a tree in Akron, Ohio. On November 1, Taylor's 45-year-old girlfriend called police, saying he had been missing for several days. While she was on the phone with investigators, the girlfriend received a call from another of Taylor's friends who said he had found him tied to a tree with zip ties in a wooded area near Stoner Creek and Pickford Ave. That unidentified man then led police to Taylor, who was strangely still bound to the tree. It's unclear why his friend did not cut him down initially. Police then released Taylor and took him to Akron General Medical Center. Taylor told police that a group of men tied him to the tree after stealing $2,500 from him. He says he was walking down Beechwood Drive when he saw the men with shotguns who abducted took him and took him away in their van. Taylor claimed to have been left tied to the tree for several days, despite not showing any signs of dehydration or injuries consistent with being out in the cold and rainy weather for an extended period of time. Police have since charged Taylor with a first-degree misdemeanor charge of falsification. A warrant was issued for his arrest last month but Taylor remains at large. Police have not revealed the reason for the warrant's four month delay or a motive behind the fake kidnapping. Calls to the Akron, Ohio Police and Summit County, Ohio Sheriff's Office were not immediately returned Monday morning.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Clarence Taylor, 44, who remains at large . Authorities say the Akron, Ohio man faked his own kidnapping last fall . Taylor was found bound to a tree with duct tape covering his mouth of November 1 . He claimed men with shotguns kidnapped him, stole $2,500 and then left him tied to the tree for several days . However, medical records show Taylor suffered no dehydration or injuries consistent with being out in the rainy weather for an extended period . It's unclear why authorities delayed  in ordering the arrest .

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A church will hold its Maundy Thursday service today instead of tomorrow to allow a weekly drop-in session for prostitutes to go ahead. All Saints Church in Wolverhampton re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter celebrations, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow. The decision comes after prostitutes were left disappointed when the drop-in sessions were cancelled on Christmas Day and New Year's Day because they both fell on a Thursday. Outreach: All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, pictured, re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter celebrations, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow . Religious leaders have praised the initiative, which has been running since last August, as reflecting the core values of Christianity. All Saints Church, which is in the middle of Wolverhampton's red light district, is the only place where prostitutes can receive the support offered by the sessions, Reverend Sarah Schofield said. The programme is run alongside national charities Changing Lives and the Terrence Higgins Trust. Service: All Saints Church is the only place where prostitutes can receive the support offered by the sessions, Reverend Sarah Schofield, pictured, said . Reverend Schofield, team vicar at All Saints Church, said: 'We throw open our doors and offer support as well as going out on the streets with hot drinks to invite women in. 'We want to be a reliable, safe and loving place for women, it is important to honour our promise and it has had a real impact on the whole church here. 'There is conversation, there is advice if any woman wants advice about employment or health or other issues. 'It is well received and it is appreciated. Christmas and New Year were on Thursday and we know we had disappointed people by cancelling the session for services. 'We had to take a vote in the congregation in January and it was 100 per cent in favour of moving the service. 'The story of Maundy Thursday is Jesus meeting with a number of people and he meets with women who are outcasts. 'One of the stories we tell on Maundy Thursday is about Jesus being anointed by a woman of low status and it felt wrong to cancel it.' The Bishop of Wolverhampton, Reverend Clive Gregory, said the decision to move the religious event forward was made by the church council and people should go elsewhere for a traditional Thursday service. He said: 'This decision wasn't taken lightly and there are other churches very close by where people can go to worship. It doesn't come across as strange to me that All Saints would do this. 'I am very well aware of this project for street workers, it has been a great success in the last six months. 'It performs a very important service for vulnerable women and is exactly what Christian churches should be doing to help their community.' Reverend Graham Smith of The Good Shepherd Church in Low Hill, added: 'It is a long-standing tradition to have a Maundy Thursday ceremony and an important part of the Christian calendar. 'On the other hand, if we remember what Jesus was all about, he would always remember the outcasts in society. 'For some of these drop-in sessions it can be quite hard to let people know what is going on if there is a change. 'So if people turn up to see it isn't on one week, they may not come again.' Custom: The Queen hands out Maundy money during last year's Maundy Thursday service in Blackburn . Maundy Thursday, also known as Easter Thursday, is the beginning of the three-day celebration of Easter. The original version of the Maundy Service involved the sovereign giving money to the poor and washing their feet, a tradition which ended with James II in the 18th century. The custom of washing feet is an an ancient one and commemorates the last supper of Jesus with the Apostles, echoing the story of Christ washing the extremities of his disciples shortly before his death. Although foot washing is no longer part of the ceremony, the tradition of giving 'alms' continues, albeit symbolically. The Maundy gift, which the Queen hands to members of the congregation at a church service, is made up of two purses, one red and one white. Many Christians commemorate the Last Supper in a special Eucharist. In some churches, they may wash each other's feet. Some Christians may hold an all night vigil in church, remembering Christ's time in the Garden of Gethsemane.

All Saints Church, Wolverhampton, hosts Thursday session for prostitutes . Moved traditional Maundy Thursday service to today to avoid cancelling . Religious leaders said the move reflected the true values of Christianity .

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An unemployed woman has her heart set on a 'fairy-tale church wedding' - and believes the taxpayer should foot the bill as it is her basic human right to be a bride. Anna Broom, of Gillingham, in Kent, has not worked since the age of 19, during which time she has claimed more than £100,000 in benefits. The jobless 33-year-old now wants an extra £10,000 to fund her dream 'traditional English wedding and party in a castle'. Miss Broom is desperate for a church ceremony, designer dress, horse and carriage - 'like Katie Price' - and champagne for her 50 guests. Scroll down for video . Dream wedding: Miss Broom wants the government to loan her £10,000 for her wedding to Jordan Burford . And she wants the taxpayer to stump up a further £2,000 for her honeymoon, where she hopes to jet off to Mexico. The Gillingham resident claims it is her 'basic human right' to be a bride and says that tying the knot would boost her fragile confidence and encourage her to try and find a job again. Miss Broom receives monthly benefits including £460 disability living allowance and joint £200 housing benefit with fiancé Jordan Burford, 39, who also gets £134 income support a month. The size 24 bride-to-be said: 'I've dreamed about being a bride since I was 12 years old. 'I deserve a fairy-tale church wedding and a party in a castle - but there's no way I could afford it on benefits and I can't work because I'm overweight.' True gent: Miss Broom met her fiancé in a pub in 2009 and said it was 'love at first sight' - she now wants a 'fairy-tale church wedding and a party in a castle' as well as a honeymoon in Mexico, paid for by the taxpayer . She added: 'I want the taxpayer to fund my £10,000 dream wedding - it's a basic human right to be a bride. I don't see why I should have a small wedding at a registry office - I wouldn't be able to fit in all my guests and a church wedding is far more romantic. 'I'm stuck in a rut at the moment and can't find the motivation to lose weight, but if I was getting married I know I'd slim down because all eyes would be on me.' Miss Broom left school without any qualifications and started a job as a nursery nurse aged 16 for two years. She left after being overlooked for a secretarial role by a 'skinny blonde' and applied for several other jobs, without success. She then lost interest in trying to find work and resorted to binge-eating crisps and sweets. Within a year, Miss Broom weighed 17 stone and in 2001, aged 19, was declared unfit to work after suffering from depression and back problems associated with her size. She qualified for benefits and has not worked since. Honeymoon: Miss Broom also wants the government to loan her £2,000 for a honeymoon to Mexico (pictured) Bridezilla: The 33-year-old from Gillingham wants to arrive at her wedding in her horse and carriage similar to Katie Price, who arrived in the carriage (pictured above) in her wedding to Peter Andre in September 2005 at Highclere Castle, in Hampshire . Jobless: Miss Broom has not worked since 2001 when she was 19 years old after she was declared unfit to work after suffering from depression and back problems associated with her size . But Miss Broom found comfort in her life in the form of fiancé Jordan, who she met in a pub in 2009. Recalling the moment, she said: 'It was love at first sight. He's got a lovely smile and he's a true gent. We have lots in common - we both love heavy metal and Bon Jovi.' Two years later, he popped the question outside a Primark store. She said: 'The ring is lovely - it has a gold band with a pink stone.' After getting engaged, the 33-year-old started making plans for the big day after leafing through glossy magazines and watching wedding shows on TV. She said: 'I realised I want a traditional English wedding - a church ceremony, followed by a reception in a castle. 'I dream about arriving in a horse and carriage - like Katie Price!' She added: 'I picture myself in a silk dress that shows off my cleavage, as Jordan likes my boobs! 'I'd like a long veil and sparkly red designer heels and I want two bridesmaids and flower girls scattering petals down the aisle. 'We'd serve posh prawn canapes, a roast dinner and champagne. I'd have around 50 guests with a five-tier cake and a big buffet too. 'I'd also love a big band and have picked out Savage Garden's Truly, Madly Deeply for our first dance.' But she quickly realised she would be unable to foot the bill for her dream wedding. She said: 'I was gutted. We only get £800 a month in benefits between us and after we've paid for bills, a night out at the pub, dog food for our Labrador, cigarettes and the odd kebab, there's barely anything left. 'I'd rather not get married than have a cheap do - it'd only make me unhappy.' Miss Broom receives monthly benefits including £460 disability living allowance and joint £200 housing benefit with fiancé Jordan Burford, 39, who also gets £134 income support a month. Mr Burford suffers from epilepsy and has never worked. The total the couple receive equates to £794 a month. But Miss Broom says that after 'we've paid for bills, a night out at the pub, dog food for our Labrador, cigarettes and the odd kebab, there's barely anything left.' Now she hopes the government will loan her the money for the big day, as well as her honeymoon in the Mexican sunshine. The 33-year-old admits she will struggle to pay back the full amount and says she'd prefer to go halves. She said: 'Even if I only got £5,000 in vouchers to put towards the wedding, that'd make life easier. 'Jordan just wants us to get married and only wants a limo and cream suit, but I want to feel like a princess for the day.' Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive at The Taxpayers' Alliance, said: 'The benefit system is a valuable safety net but must not be a comfort blanket. 'People have to finance their own weddings rather than rely on a government loan, which would be funded by the taxpayer, to pick up the tab.'

Anna Broom, 33, not worked since 2001 and has claimed total of £100,000 . Declared unfit to work with depression and back pain due to her weight . Bride-to-be gets £800 a month in benefits with fiancé Jordan Burford, 39 . Wants £10,000 loan to fund wedding, but unclear how she will pay it back .

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After four years orbiting the closest planet to our sun, the Messenger spacecraft will this week make a death-dive into Mercury. But the probe hasn't finished its mission yet, with new, detailed views emerging of the planet as Messenger spirals closer to its surface. Now Nasa has released an image taken by the probe's Visual and Infrared Spectrometer (Virs) revealing distinct features such as volcanic vents and fresh craters. Nasa has released an image taken by the probe's Visual and Infrared Spectrometer (Virs) to reveal distinct features such as volcanic vents and fresh craters. To highlight the geological features, the images have been overlain on a black and white mosaic from the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) To highlight the geological features, the images have been overlain on a black and white mosaic from the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS). This is an instrument with wide- and narrow-angle cameras that has been mapping the rugged landforms on Mercury’s surface. The spacecraft is expected to smash into the planet's surface at 2.4 miles per second (3.9km/s). The event will take place on Thursday 30 April at 3:30pm Eastern Time (7.30pm GMT). However, when it does, Messenger will be behind Mercury, and hidden from Earth. 'The last couple of hours will probably be pretty quiet,' Mercury mission head Sean Solomon told Nature. 'There will be a final orbit when the spacecraft passes behind the planet and we won't hear from it again. 'I have worked on the mission for 19 years. It's like losing a member of the family. Even pre-knowledge doesn't prepare you completely for the loss.' The Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) is an instrument with wide- and narrow-angle cameras that has been mapping the rugged landforms on Mercury’s surface. It was used to helped create these images of Mercury . The spacecraft is expected to smash into the planet's surface on Thursday 30 April after a four-year mission . Among the features Messenger has revealed to scientists in the past month are patterns of distinctive hollows - each around a couple of hundred metres wide - in the bottom of a huge impact basin. It has also sent back detailed images of huge 1.2 mile (2km) high cliffs that cut across a crater named Duccio on the surface. Another image shows a 621 miles (1,000km) long cliff that rises 1.8 miles (3km) above the surface, called Enterprise Rupes. Researchers have uncovered the mystery of Mercury's 'stealth' colour scheme. The say a steady dusting of carbon from passing comets has slowly painted Mercury black over billions of years. It solves the mystery of Mercury's unusual colouring - which has baffled scientists. On average, Mercury is much darker than its closest airless neighbour, our Moon. Airless bodies are known to be darkened by micrometeorite impacts and bombardment of solar wind, processes that create a thin coating of dark iron nanoparticles on the surface. But spectral data from Mercury suggests its surface contains very little nanophase iron, certainly not enough to account for its dim appearance. As comets approach Mercury's neighborhood near the sun, they often start to break apart. Cometary dust is composed of as much as 25 percent carbon by weight, so Mercury would be exposed to a steady bombardment of carbon from these crumbling comets. Scientists have calculated that after billions of years of bombardment, Mercury's surface should be anywhere from three to six percent carbon. Data sent back by Mercury suggests these cliffs, or lobate scarps as they are called, have formed as Mercury has cooled and contracted over time, creating dramatic tectonic faults on the surface. Another image shows a meteorite crater that has almost completely filled with lava on Mercury's northern volcanic plains, leaving just the hint of a rim behind. It also shows how the contracting surface of the planet has also created strange formations where ridges and cliffs have hit other lava filled craters. Among the images sent back by Messenger as its mission draws to an end is this picture of 1.2 mile-high (2km) cliffs cutting through the Carnegie crater. They are thought to have formed as Mercury cooled . Distinctive hollows on the floor of the Zeami impact basin on Mercury can be seen in this Messenger image . Andy Calloway, Messenger Mission operatoins manager at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, said: 'The Messenger spacecraft operates in one of the most challenging and demanding space environments in our solar system. 'We have met that challenge directly through innovation and hard work, as exemplified by the stunning discoveries and data return achievements. 'Our only regret is that we have insufficient propellant to operate another 10 years, but we look forward to the incredible science returns planned for the final eight months of the mission.' Launched in August 2004, Messenger has traveled more than 4.9 billion miles (7.9 billion kilometers) during its mission to Mercury. Its journey included 15 trips around the sun before it entered orbit around Mercury in 2011 - the first spacecraft to ever do so. During its mission is has acquired more than 250,000 images and collected more than 10 terabytes of data with its suite of seven instruments. It has helped reveal volcanic vents that measure up to 15 miles (24km) across that were once sources for the large volumes of lava that have covered the surface and carved out valleys. It has also revealed Mercury's complex internal structure and that the planet has an unusually large core that is still partially liquid. On 6 April engineers used the last of the Messenger spacecraft's hydrazine fuel to try to push it into a higher orbit. However, the tanks ran dry before they could raise it to more than 11 miles (18km) above the surface. This image shows some of the mysterious irregularly shaped hollows on Mercury's surface in greater detail . The above artist's impression shows Messenger as it orbits above the surface of Mercury. It is due to impact on the surface at the end of April as the planet's gravity slowly pulls it down out of its current orbit . Messenger has also revealed the temperature of Mercury's surface. This image of the planet's north pole shows the extreme heat it is subjected to with red indicating temperatures greater than 126°c and blue -220°c .

Messenger is expected to hit the surface of Mercury on April 30 . Probe has been orbiting Mercury since 2011, taking 250,000 pictures . Latest image shows features such as volcanic vents and fresh craters .

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It is little over a year since Alan Pardew became involved in a rather ugly touchline confrontation with Manuel Pellegrini while managing Newcastle. Pardew was warned about his behaviour by the FA and wrote to Pellegrini to apologise for the offensive name he called him. On Monday at Selhurst Park, Pardew, now manager of Crystal Palace, meets Pellegrini and Manchester City again having taken steps to change a pattern of behaviour he feared was becoming destructive. After taking advice from the League Managers’ Association, the 53-year-old has benefited from sessions with former international cricketer Jeremy Snape, now a sports psychologist. Alan Pardew called Manuel Pellegrini a 'f***ing old c**t' during Premier League encounter back in . The touchline spat occurred during a Premier League match between Newcastle and Man City in January 2014 . ‘My natural instinct is to be aggressive in the way my teams play,’ Pardew told the BBC. ‘But I have had to learn from my own experiences and not get too involved in that myself. Jeremy has helped me on the sidelines in terms of focusing on what I can control. ‘All the times I have been in trouble (I have reacted) when I felt an injustice so when those issues arise now, I know not to react and that is when I switch the off button.’ Pellegrini’s team are under a little pressure. Now trailing neighbours Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford, Pellegrini knows he must lift his side from a run of results that has seen them lose touch with leaders Chelsea. Crystal Palace boss Pardew believes he has the ability to manage one of England's top sides . Pardew feels he would make a decent job of managing a top-four team if given the chance. ‘I look at the top teams and feel I could do that job better than I’m seeing it being done. But if I work in this part of the league for the rest of my career I will be extremely happy,’ he said. Pellegrini said recently he felt his City squad lacked one really big player. This week, he explained: ‘Well, it is just the way of thinking, that big teams need to sign a big player. It is very difficult to do it every year — but every two years you must do it.’

Alan Pardew was warned about his behaviour following touchline spat . The former Newcastle boss called Manuel Pellegrini a 'f***ing old c**t' He wrote to Pellegrini to apologise for using such offensive language . Crystal Palace host Manchester City at Selhurst Park on Monday .

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A 44-year-old woman has been shot dead in front of her 12-year-old son by a stranger she simply laughed at while passing him in her car. Denise Chiffon Berry and her son were driving in Hawthorne, California on Wednesday afternoon when they passed by three men in a Cadillac - one of whom had his legs dangling out of the window. The mother and son allegedly laughed at the scene, but someone in the car didn't find it funny when he made eye contact with the 12-year-old boy. Scroll down for video . Denise Chiffon Berry, 44, and her son (pictured) were driving in Hawthorne, California on Wednesday when a stranger in a Cadillac started shooting at them. Ms Berry died at the scene while her unidentified son survived . Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Dave Coleman told Daily Mail Online on Friday that the mother and son were simply having a chuckle. 'Mommy says, "Look at that, isn’t that funny?" and they made eye contact. She drove on and they began following her,' he told the Daily Breeze. Lt. Coleman said on Friday that no other connection between Ms Berry and the occupants of the car had been found. After driving a few blocks, Ms Berry feared the men were following her so she pulled over near the 14200 block of Kornblum Ave to tell a police officer parked there monitoring traffic. The officer told Ms Berry to park in front of him and he would investigate the Cadillac. It was as Ms Berry was parking, that the Cadillac pulled up and the man in the front passenger seat jumped out and shot at her and her son with two handguns. The police officer at the scene quickly responded and shot down the gunman. Both the gunman and Ms Berry were pronounced dead at the scene. While her son suffered gunshot wounds, he was able to run away from the scene and spoke to police before undergoing surgery on Wednesday. The 12-year-old was in a stable but fair condition as of Thursday. Denise Chiffon Berry, 44 (pictured) was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday. The Metro bus driver leaves her 12-year-old son and an older child, according to neighbors . The 12-year-old boy managed to get away from the scene despite being injured in the shooting and give information to police before being hospitalized and undergoing surgery . Scene: When they noticed the Cadillac was following them, the mother and son asked a police officer for help. They were pulling in front of his SUV when the white car pulled up and a man got out and started shooting . 'It appears to be random or misguided,' Coleman said. 'We’ll have to figure that out. ... We know that, at some point, the little boy made eye contact with the suspect. We don’t know if that’s what set him off.' Authorities have since identified the shooter as 38-year-old Robert Washington of Rialto, California. The two other men in the 1994 Cadillac were taken into custody. Driver Stanley White, 24, faces charges of murder and conspiracy while 19-year-old backseat passenger Brandon White was arrested for conspiracy. The half brothers were being held on $1million bond. A neighbor who arrived on the scene said he knew Washington, who has a previous felony conviction among others, and found the attack out of character for the father-of-two. Ms Berry had worked as a Metro bus driver for the past more than four years and had an older son, neighbors said. 'She was a very nice lady,' a neighbor said. 'She surely didn’t deserve this.' Lt Coleman told Daily Mail Online that Ms Berry and the father of her 12-year-old son appeared to be estranged. She also leaves two adult sons.

Denise Chiffon Berry, 44, was driving in Hawthorne, California with her unidentified 12-year-old son on Wednesday . Around 12:30pm, her son saw a man riding in a Cadillac with his feet handing out the window and the two laughed at the scene . When the Cadillac began following their vehicle, Ms Berry pulled over to ask a police officer for help . That's when Raymond Washington, who was in the front passenger seat, got out of the Cadillac and started shooting at Ms Berry and her son . Ms Berry died at her scene while her son survived; Washington was shot dead by the police officer helping the mother and son . Washington, 38, was a father-of-two and had a previous felony conviction .

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A teenager who fell ill with flu four months ago is unable to move her arms and legs and can barely eat or talk. Doctors are still trying to find out what the future holds for 17-year-old Natasha Willard after she was diagnosed with inflammation of the brain when she fell ill while studying for her A-levels in Cwmbran in Wales. Miss Willard's family are unsure how the teenager became ill so suddenly, just four days after she returned her feeling unwell. They are now trying to teach her to walk and talk again. Natasha Willard was studying for her A levels at college when she appeared to get the flu just before Christmas and her condition has worsened, leaving her unable to move her limbs and barely able to speak . Her stepmother Kirsty Willard said: 'The doctors are baffled, they do not know what happened. 'They have given her antibiotics and she is on steroids too. 'We are just left in limbo. The doctors have not said what the future holds; they cannot give us that information.' Natasha has been diagnosed with encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. Natasha appeared fit and well days before she came home ill, and appeared to quickly go down hill . Mrs Willard said doctors have told them they are unsure whether she will make progress, but have warned the family she is unlikely to fully return to herself. Natasha, from Cwmbran, was studying art and Welsh in the sixth form at Torfaen's Llantarnam School when she fell ill. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Symptoms include seizures, convulsions, tremors, hallucinations, stroke, haemorrhaging, and memory loss. Encephalitis develops in reaction to a viral infection or when the body's own immune system attacks brain tissue. The condition can also be caused by the immune system reacting to a tumour. Around 4,000 people are diagnosed with encephalitis every year. Some people make a full recovery from the condition but others can be left with permanent damage to the brain and complications including memory loss and epilepsy. She came home on December 5 after a night out with friends and went straight to bed. Over the next few days Miss Willard started vomiting and had aches and pains, and her family presumed she had the flu. But on December 9 she collapsed and was mumbling and had to be taken to hospital. The teenager cannot remember the first four weeks of her illness and  was unresponsive for the first three. She was then transferred from University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, to Rookwood Hospital, also in Cardiff, for intensive physiotherapy and speech therapy. 'She can say a few words,' said Mrs Willard. 'She can say "Hi dad" and "Hi Kirsty." She can say her own name, and her brothers' names, her sister's name and she can say "yeah."' Mrs Willard said they are having to teach the 17-year-old everything from scratch, as if she is a child again. But, she adds that she has not complained about her condition. Mrs Willard, who works in a bar, said they are worried about the reaction of people when the teenager is discharged from hospital. 'I would hate to think her friends would see her in a wheelchair and abandon her,' she said . Miss Willard (left) is pictured before her prom in 2014 and with her father Robert (right) before she became ill . Miss Willard's family have been told by doctors that they do not know if she will make a full recovery . November will be the teenager's 18th birthday and her family are hoping she will be able to come home. The family have been raising funds to pay for their hospital visits and have collected £700 packing bags in Cwmbran's Asda. 'We rely on lifts and buses,' Kirsty said. 'We don't want to put too much on our families. When we take the kids it costs £17.10. 'Without the kids it is still £8 each.'

Natasha Willard appeared to be suffering from flu just before Christmas . But four months later the teenager can barely move her limbs or talk . She has been diagnosed with encephalitis, or swelling, of the brain . Doctors are unsure whether Miss Willard, 17, will be able to fully recover .

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Tesco has ordered its staff to get fit by dancing and running on the spot in store amid concerns about overweight checkout workers putting off customers. The supermarket giant published a list of tips on how its 314,000 UK workers can stay active in their jobs and not become couch potatoes in a post on its staff website. Industry insiders have said that the initiative is part of a wider move to smarten up Tesco stores in the eyes of consumers. Show us your moves: The supermarket giant has encouraged employees to dance in the store in whatever style they see fit. Other healthy tips are to have walking meetings or start running on the spot while at work . One suggested that slimmer employees can work faster and are less likely to be off sick, according to the Sun. The insider said: 'Let's be honest, trim workers are less likely to take days off sick, plus they can stack shelves more quickly than fat ones. Stay in shape: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis. The supermarket has encouraged its staff to get fit . 'But this also ties in with attempts to smarten up Tesco stores. Healthy workers will give a more appealing look than a bunch of sweaty, overweight workers wheezing around the aisles.' Among the ways to get fit and healthy, according to Tesco's post, is to 'encourage your colleagues to have walking meetings – get outside in the fresh air to help boost your steps and your creativity!' It also states: 'Dancing can be an excellent way of keeping fit – it’s great fun and anyone can do it. And there are so many different types, there’s bound to be a style out there for you!' The bizarre tips continue for when workers are at home. Employees have been told to run up and down stairs in the ad breaks of their favourite TV shows so they do not become couch potatoes. A spokesman for Tesco said: 'Colleagues asked us to help them think about their health and we are happy to lend a hand with some ideas to stay active.'

It has been suggested the idea is part of move to smarten up Tesco stores . Industry insider says 'sweaty, overweight workers' are putting shoppers off . Among the advice tips is to get dancing in stores or have walking meetings .

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A former primary school teacher has been charged with a string of sexual offences against children. Lloyd Dennis taught at a number of primary schools across Hampshire before becoming a lecturer at Basingstoke College of Technology. The 32-year-old from Eastleigh has been charged with 28 separate offences against two children that include rape and sexual activity with a child. A former primary school teacher has been charged with dozens of sexual offences against children. Among the schools where Lloyd Dennis has taught is Cadland Primary School in Hampshire (above) Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for anyone with information to come forward to help its investigation. Among schools where Dennis has taught is Bishop’s Waltham Junior School and Cadland Primary in the New Forest. All of the schools have been informed of his arrest and are helping police with inquiries. 'The welfare of the pupils at the schools is our absolute priority and if I, or any of my team, are notified of any concerns, they are investigated thoroughly in accordance with Children's Services Safeguarding Guidelines,' a statement released by the head teacher of Bishop's Waltham Junior School read. Cadland Primary School issued a news letter in which headteacher Mrs . Detective Constable Sarah Fox of Hampshire Constabulary said: 'These charges are in relation to a number of incidents involving two victims. 'Our investigation into the circumstances surrounding these incidents continues.' Dennis will appear at Southampton Magistrates Court later this month. The 32-year-old is accused of 28 offences including rape and sexual activity with a child. He has also taught at Bishops Waltham Junior School (above) More recently Dennis took up a position as a lecturer at Basingstoke College of Technology (pictured). Police are appealing to the public for any information that may help inquiries . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Lloyd Dennis has been charged with 28 offences against two children . The 32-year-old has worked at a number of primary schools in Hampshire . The reel of charges includes rape and sexual activity with a child .

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Napoli coach Rafa Benitez on Wednesday quashed speculation that he is to return to the Premier League to take charge Manchester City. The former Liverpool and Chelsea manager has yet to sign a contract extension with Napoli, with his current deal ending this summer. It has been rumoured Benitez could replace Manuel Pellegrini at the helm of City at the end of the campaign. Napoli boss Rafael Benitez has dismissed reports linking him to the Manchester City job . The Spaniard is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to agree an extension with Napoli . However, Benitez said to the Italian press: 'I have not had contacts with City, unlike what I've read in England. 'I have spoken to the (Napoli) president via messages but we have not been able to meet due to our busy playing schedule in order to evaluate the business plan. 'Now our focus is on matters on the pitch.' Benitez joined Napoli in the summer of 2013 and led the Naples outfit to the Coppa Italia and third place in Serie A in his first season in charge. Napoli are fourth in the league this term and are firmly on course to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League. Dnipro vs Club Brugge (agg 0-0) Fiorentina vs Dynamo Kiev (agg 1-1) Napoli vs Wolfsburg (agg 4-1) Zenit vs Sevilla (agg 1-2) The Italians host Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in Thursday's quarter-final return leg holding a 4-1 advantage from last week's opening leg in Germany. 'We can fight until the end for all of our aims,' Benitez said. 'We can still qualify for the Champions league, whether it is by winning the Europa League or by finishing in the top three of Serie A. 'We all know how crucial qualification for the Champions League would be in terms of future investments.' Wolfsburg's Daniel Caligiuri tackles Napoli's Christian Maggio (right) during the Europa League quarter-final . Napoli's Marek Hamsik celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the 4-1 win over Wolfsburg . Napoli's Manolo Gabbiadini (right) scores his side's fourth goal in the 4-1 win over Wolfsburg . Wolfsburg's Caligiuri (left) dribbles with the ball ahead of Napoli's Maggio (right) during the Europa League tie . Benitez (right) celebrates with striker Gonzalo Higuain (left) after their victory over Wolfsburg .

Rafael Benitez has dismissed speculation linking him to Manchester City . The former Chelsea and Liverpool manager is being touted as a potential successor for under-pressure City boss Manuel Pellegrini . Benitez insists he is fully focused on his job at Napoli . He won the Coppa Italia last season and has led Napoli to brink of the Europa League semi-finals this term .

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Rodrigo Alves, who is best known as the new Human Ken Doll after reportedly spending more than than $265,000 on plastic surgery, is set to appear on the new season of the E! reality show Botched, this time as a mentor for another patient. The 31-year-old London flight attendant has undergone 30 body-changing operations, including four rhinoplasties, liposuction and six-pack implants. After doctors in the UK started turning him away, he began jet setting to other countries for cosmetic surgery - even approaching Botched doctors Dr Terry Dubrow and Dr Paul Nassif about getting back implants on last season's show, who ultimately said no to his request. 'He wanted to look like Tarzan or Hercules ... a skinny Hercules to build up his back so he wouldn't have to work out,' Dr Dubrow told People. 'It was crazy.' Scroll down for video . Barbie world: Rodrigo Alves, who is dubbed the new Human Ken Doll after having 30 plastic surgeries, is appearing on the new season of the E! reality show Botched . Blue steel: The 31-year-old flight attendant showed off his tan when he posed for this selfie this week . But the outlet reports that Mr Alves won't be looking for more procedures this time around. Instead, he is visiting the reality show to 'assist another patient'. 'It's not gratuitous at all. He's extremely helpful,' Dr Dubrow said. While Dr Dubrow said that Mr Alves' look is not their 'aesthetic' per se, he noted that the show's guest star hasn't asked for any of his surgeries to be reversed. Last week, Mr Alves took to Instagram promote his appearance on the show, writing: 'Catch me on botched 2 on E! Premier is on the 14th [sic].' Sculpted silicon: Rodrigo, who has had pec and six-pack implants, confidently flaunted his body in a zebra print speedo . Before and after: Two months ago, Rodrigo shared a photo of his 'old face' (L) and his 'new face' (R) Strike a pose: The London flight attendant lounged seductively in a lounge chair for this snapshot . Fine diing: Rodrigo can be seen enjoying a meal while taking in the beach side view . Back in January, Mr Alves flew to Colombia for his most recent set of surgeries. The six-in-one procedure, which cost nearly $75,000, included his fourth nose job, an operation to fix his droopy eyes and another to pin his toes back. He also had the surgeons cut the skin around his mouth and gums to make his smile bigger. But despite already undergoing dozens of procedures, Mr Alves has admitted that he will never stop going under the knife because he is dedicated to his continuous transformation. Resort living: Rodrigo and a bikini-clad friend struck a pose while they hung out poolside . Good times: Rodrigo can be seen enjoying a pool party in Las Vegas . Coy smiles: Rodrigo snapped this selfie while traveling . Tropical paradise: Rodrigo took this selfie during a recent trip to Antigua . Ongoing process: He snapped this picture of his bandaged nose nine days after one of his surgery . 'It’s a long process,' he said. 'It is long-term maintenance. Once you start, it is difficult to stop. Naturally I’m a perfectionist. It’s like a snowball effect and I’m not going to stop. 'It doesn’t define the man that I am - I’m much more than silicone and cosmetic surgery - but once you get started it’s difficult to stop.’ Mr Alves had his first surgery in 2004 after he moved to London and found himself feeling unattractive compared to the people he met. A generous inheritance from his grandfather allowed him to embark on his questing with perfection, beginning with a nose job. 'I don't think that I will really regret anything in the future,' he said in January. 'I really believe that everything I've done to myself was an investment.' Bathroom break: Rodrigo stopped to strike a pose during a trip to the restroom . Always moving: Rodrigo wore a pale blue suit while he took selfies in the backseat of a car . Jet setter: He these photos of himself during one of his many trips. After being turned away by doctors in the UK, Rodrigo now travels to other countries for his surgeries . Similar style:  Rodrigo snapped a selfie with his 'sister from another doctor' Sunny day: Rodrigo listened to music and laid in the sun during one of his many trips to the beach .

Rodrigo Alves, from London, has undergone 30 body-changing operations including four rhinoplasties, liposuction and pec implants . The 31-year-old flight attendant will appear on the US-based reality show Botched this season to 'assist another patient'

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An extraordinary image has emerged of what appears to be a cloud formation that draws uncanny similarities to an Aussie Digger wearing a slouch hat. The photo was taken by Brad Allan in Cape York, far north Queensland, as he was heading out fishing at the break of dawn when something caught his eye. Mr Allan, from the Archer River Roadhouse, says the image is quite fitting considering the upcoming centenary of Anzac Day. The 50-year-old describes it as 'the sunrise digger who's been watching over us for 100 years'. An extraordinary image has emerged of what appears to be a cloud formation that draws uncanny similarities to an Aussie Digger in a slouch hat . It was Easter Monday morning when Mr Allan decided to take the boat out to Weipa, a town in Cape York which is north west of Cairns, when he captured the amazing image. 'I was going out fishing at about 5.45am in the morning with my wife and some mates when I looked out at the horizon,' he said. 'I saw the remnants of a storm cloud which oddly looked like a soldier in a slouch hat. 'I quickly took out my phone and grabbed a few shots of the clouds before it changed in the space of five minutes. I guess I was at the right place at the right time.' The image was taken about two weeks before the 100th anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli. 'For those with a bit of an imagination, if you look closely at the clouds you can almost see facial features like a nose and moustache. It's quite eerie but I think it's also quite fitting considering it's the centenary of Gallipoli,' Mr Allan said. 'It's almost like the sunrise digger who's been watching over us for 100 years.' An Australian soldier stand during a ceremony for Anzac Day last year . This comes as travellers heading to Anzac Day events overseas have been urged to heed safety warnings and get insurance. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said more than 15,000 Australians planned to attend overseas events commemorating the centenary of Anzac Day, with services in Turkey, France, Belgium, Malaysia, Thailand and Papua New Guinea. She said the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli was a significant event for all Australians. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said normal security precautions were in place at Gallipoli. He wouldn't confirm reports Australian spies and special forces personnel had been sent to Turkey amid fears of a terrorist attack. He said appropriate security measures were in place for an international event of this scale. The government has prepared a series of Anzac Day traveller bulletins online. For all destinations, the government urges travellers to take out travel insurance and register on the Smartraveller website. For Turkey, travellers should have a high degree of caution because of the threat of terrorist attack. Anyone travelling to Turkey will need to obtain a visa and only those with attendance passes will be able to attend the official 2015 commemorations. For Anzac Day events in France and Belgium, travellers are advised to exercise normal safety precautions.

The photo was taken on Easter Monday morning at sunrise in Queensland . Brad Allan was going out fishing when he looked out at the horizon . He says the eerie image of a solider was the remnants of storm clouds . He says the photo is fitting for the upcoming centenary of Anzac Day . This year more than 15,000 Australians will attend overseas events commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli .

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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao tickets are the hottest property in town. Only 500 were on general sale with the rest distributed by the fighters, promoters, television networks Showtime and HBO and the MGM Grand. One fan, Ade Adebayo, 34, from Brighton was lucky enough to get hold of a ticket when they were released last week and here he tells us his story and his hopes for the fight. I booked the trip to Las Vegas back on December 13. One of my friends, Toby, was convinced the fight was going to happen and we needed to book it before it was announced and the prices sky-rocketed. So we booked it and waited for the announcement. Christmas and New Year came and went and the fight was not announced. Then it looked like it was going to be announced during half-time of the Super Bowl. It didn't happen. Then we thought it was going to be announced during the NBA All-Star game. It wasn't. Ade Adebayo (second right) and friends at Gatwick before jetting off to Las Vegas . Ade and his friends booked their trip to Las Vegas back in December in anticipation for the big fight . The email confirmation that showed Ade had bought a ticket for the biggest fight . But eventually it was announced late one Friday in February and we could not believe it was finally going to happen. Even though we had our flights and hotel booked we were not sure if we were going to be able to get tickets as we thought that hardly any would be released and they would be sold to the big companies for the most amount of money. We thought the whole thing was being orchestrated to make the most amount of money possible. But all four of us had been to Vegas before and we always said that if we were to go again then it would have to be for a big event or fight like this, so we thought it was worth going even if we didn't get a ticket. One of my friends in the group had been in Vegas for both Ricky Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather and Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao. He said it would be insane and that we had to go. Then it was announced last week that a limited number of tickets would go on sale at 8pm on Thursday night. We all agreed to try and get tickets. But my problem was I going to fit camp with my mum on Thursdays and it was the last one, and if I didn't go then she wouldn't go, and I am trying to encourage her. So we went to the gym and I was looking at the clock the whole time. We did the session and the warm-down and at 7.55pm I sprinted out of the gym and into the car and was trying to get online while in the car. We drove to my mum's house and by the time I got there it was 8.09pm and I got the laptop out and went on to the Ticketmaster website. Ade and friends are staying at The Cosmopolitan on the Vegas strip overlooking the famous fountain in front of the Bellagio hotel . I put in for four tickets. None available. I tried three. None available. Two and then one, same thing. I kept trying and trying and was changing the price bracket and number of tickets and then at 8.15pm I got through and it said on the screen that I had one ticket. I was stunned. It was $7,924.40 (£5,141.68) But I realised I was on my business partner's laptop and it did not have all my credit card details saved as mine does. So I had to sprint out of the house to my car to try and find my card and race back, by the time I got back to the laptop and put in my details there was about 45 seconds left on the countdown timer. In panic when I was filling everything in I clicked the box for insurance and ended up paying an extra $455. I'm not even sure what it is insurance for! Ade and the boys stopped off at the famous Wild Card gym in Hollywood where Pacquiao trained for the fight . Ade and his friends are planning a trip to the Hollywood hills in the days before the big fight . The group plan to head back to Vegas via Death Valley and the Nevada desert . Then it was all confirmed and I thought it was all too easy, and had I really managed to get a ticket? Or was it a scam and had I been turned over for just over £5,000? But then an email came through from Ticketmaster and I could not believe I had managed to get one. I then went on to our group WhatsApp group and just wrote 'I got a ticket' and the phone just went mad with messages asking to see a screen shot. And when I sent it everyone just went mad, no one could believe it. My business partner, Neil, has been on Twitter and he thinks he may have tracked down a ticket in the row behind me and the person may be willing to sell it, so we may possibly have two tickets. We will see. The group plan a big night out on Friday on the famous Las Vegas strip . The Wet Republic pool party at the MGM Grand is on the agenda for Saturday . We flew out from Gatwick on Wednesday and we're staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel just down the Strip from the MGM Grand. After a 'quiet' night on Wednesday, we are going on a road trip to LA and the Hollywood Hills. We are spending one night there and then coming back to Vegas on Friday via the sights of Death Valley and the Nevada desert. We'll have a big night out on Friday and then chill out on Saturday at the Wet Republic Pool Party at the MGM hosted by DJ Calvin Harris. And then it is fight night! Carl Froch beat George Groves in front of 80,000 fans at Wembely Stadium . Ade had good seats for the Froch vs Groves fight at Wembley in May last year . Mark Wright and James Argent were two of the 'celebrities' at the Froch vs Groves fight - but A-listers are expected to be in attendance at the MGM Grand on Saturday night . I have been to big events in the past, I was at Carl Froch vs George Groves at Wembley and we had good seats for that. We saw people from The Only Way Is Essex, Gordon Ramsey and Andros Townsend. But Vegas is going to be the REAL A-list. I have had some good trips in the past as well, a friend of mine is Richard Branson's PA and she invited me to his island a few years ago, so I've spent a few days chilling out there, it was insane. I never thought that holiday would be topped. Ade will be one of 16,000 fans who will pack into the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday night . Floyd Mayweather will face Manny Pacquiao in the richest fight in boxing history . But already this trip promises to be amazing, the atmosphere in Vegas will be amazing ahead of the fight, everyone will be buzzing. In terms of the fight, I would like to see Manny Pacquiao win. He has not got anything to lose. Mayweather is flash and that is liked in America, but around the world the whole money thing is not liked as much. Either way I hope it is a great fight and a great occasion.

Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2 at MGM Grand . Tickets were officially sold for as much as $10,000 . READ: Fans get their hands on Mayweather vs Pacquiao tickets . Mayweather vs Pacquiao by numbers: From tickets to betting odds . CLICK HERE for the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .

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Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)We came on a commercial flight to Kathmandu. Blue tarps were visible from the sky for people to hide under -- signs that there was something wrong. We had to circle the airport for a couple of hours. There were a couple of issues. There was an aftershock this afternoon, so they were checking the runway for damage. Military and aid flights have priority, and a few military planes -- Indian military planes -- were going in, trying to bring in aid. Whether they did is unclear. When we landed at the airport, it was wet and cold. A couple of thousand people were lining the road to the entrance to the airport trying to get out. But there's no way to get out, really. There were torrential rainstorms for a couple of hours, and with the strong aftershock a couple of hours ago, no one wants to go inside. The residents of Kathmandu sure don't. You can see some structural damage to buildings. Most buildings are not up to high construction standards. Fallen: Nepal's historic landmarks . Driving through the city, there's not a huge amount of visible damage. There's some damage to houses and buildings, but it's not as visual as the Haiti earthquake (of 2010). We were able to drive the main road to the hotel we're staying at, but they're not allowing anyone inside because of the aftershocks. The guests are in a big tent used for functions on the lawn. People are squeezed in. There are probably about 100 people in there. The tents are covered, but water is seeping in from streets puddled with water, especially around the edges of the tent. So people are outside in the rain with no shelter. It's visually stark, with people in the streets. It's colder than usual this time of year. I'm cold and damp. When it's almost May, it's usually much hotter. There's very little power in the city -- no power to speak of, no drinking water. For the residents, it's really bad. Very soon, they will need shelter. Temporary shelters have been put up, but very few -- 16 -- by the government. It looks like a city where buildings have been abandoned. People are hanging out in public squares and at intersections to avoid rubble from buildings. Those who survived -- and those who didn't . There are issues with fuel in the city, and driving in, all the stores were shuttered. You occasionally see a cart with food or a few bottles of drinking water, but for the most part, nothing is being sold in the city. I don't think they're very concerned about looting, and there's no military in the streets, but they will have to get water and food in the city soon. Communal kitchens have been set up for cooking. Not by the government -- people set them up on their own. People are beside themselves in shock. Their biggest concern now is the structures, needing a place for shelter, to hide from the elements and sleep. Food will become the biggest concern in the coming days. Kathmandu isn't the epicenter though. No one's sure what it's like at the epicenter. People haven't been able to get to outlying areas. We haven't been able to corroborate this, but the people we're talking to here say there's damage to the villages outside Kathmandu -- thousands of houses damaged to the north, closer to the epicenter. CNN's Ingrid Formanek reported from Kathmandu and Mark Morgenstein wrote in Atlanta.

The earthquake that struck Nepal has left thousands of Nepalis without shelter . Torrential rains making situation worse; food and drinking water supplies could become a serious issue soon . It's unclear how bad conditions are closer to the epicenter .

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The unemployment rate for college graduates grew by 1.5per cent in 2014, despite President Obama's promise to reverse the trend. The Labor Department reported on Thursday that the number of jobless Americans in their 20s armed with a four-year or advanced degree rose to 12.4per cent last year from 10.9per cent in 2013. Philip Gardner, director of Michigan State University's Collegiate Employment Research Institute, told the Associated Press that engineering and business majors have the most chance on landing a job in today's competitive market. Hire me! The unemployment rate for college graduates grew by 1.5per cent in 2014, despite President Obama's promise to reverse the trend (stock photo) And Holly Proffitt, employer relations coordinator in the career services office at Arkansas State University, confirmed Gardner's observations. 'We can't graduate enough engineers,' she said. Despite the recent news, in a survey of employers last fall by Michigan State University, the employment center found that hiring of graduates will rise 16per cent this year. Indeed, the consulting and accounting firm EY is aggressively recruiting on college campuses this spring. It plans to hire 9,000 graduates from U.S. universities this year, up from 7,500 in 2014. The overall unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5per cent in March from 6.7per cent at the end of 2013. Apparently employers have more openings to fill because Baby Boomers are retiring and more workers are feeling confident enough about the economy to switch jobs. Overall, the United States generated 3.1 million jobs last year, the most since 1999. In particular, employer demand for so-called STEM graduates - in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - was highest. Offering hope to non-STEM students, Gardner said of the future job market: 'There seems to be a lot of room for everybody. . .  Even arts and humanities are making a comeback.'

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that the number of jobless grads rose to 12.4per cent last year from 10.9per cent in 2013 . Philip Gardner, director of Michigan State University's Collegiate Employment Research Institute, says engineering and business majors have the most chance on landing a job in today's competitive market . Despite the recent news, in a survey of employers last fall the employment center found that hiring of graduates will rise 16per cent this year . Indeed, the consulting and accounting firm EY plans to hire 9,000 graduates from U.S. universities this year, up from 7,500 in 2014 .

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(CNN)Authorities detained a 15-year-old girl from Cape Town, South Africa, at the city's airport after receiving information she was leaving the country to join ISIS, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said. "We are still conducting further investigation. The girl over the past period has been using technology on social media platforms interacting with strange people and reading material that suggested she expressed an interest in joining a terrorist group called ISIS," he told broadcaster eNCA. Police and airport security located the girl on a Johannesburg-bound flight, and "we got our agencies to secure all the important exit points in the country. We got her at Cape Town International Airport," Mahlobo said. Virginia teen accused of being ISIS recruiter . It's not clear how the girl was recruited or how the airfare was arranged, he said. Officials debriefed the girl's family and released her into the family's care, Mahlobo said. "The recruitment and radicalization of particularly young people to take part in acts of terror is a growing global concern and local law enforcement agencies will continue to work hard in clamping these from materializing," the minister said in a statement Monday. Australia teens suspected of trying to join ISIS stopped at airport .

Official: Girl, 15, "expressed an interest in joining a terrorist group called ISIS" Authorities detain girl at Cape Town airport, release her into family's care, he says .

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Former supermodel Christy Turlington Burns is championing the message 'It's what you do that defines you' for fresh-to-the-UK clothing brand, Lindex. The Scandinavian brand, which opened its first UK store in Westfield Stratford, London, on March 27, has also brought in 22-year-old German model Toni Garrn and Ethiopia-born Liya Kebede, 37. The models have been selected thanks to their work doing good things outside of the fashion world, showing that true beauty comes from what you do as well as how you look. Scroll down for video . Christy Turlington, Liya Kebede and Toni Garrn are the faces of Lindex's Spring 2015 campaign . Lindex opened its first UK store in Westfield Stratford on March 27 . 'I have learned that it’s what you do, how you do it and what you do with what you have that matters,' said the yummy mummy, 46. 'I like that this campaign is providing a platform for each of us women - Toni, Liya and myself - at different stages of our careers who are all doing more with our lives than just modelling. 'I think it’s a positive example to show that none of us are only as we may seem at a glance and that everyone has the capacity to do more.' Lindex wanted models who do good things outside of the fashion world for its campaign, so brought in Christy . Lindex is selling limited-edition #superrolemodel T-shirts to help raise money for Christy's charity, Every Mother Counts, as well as the Liya Kebede Foundation and Plan International's Because I Am A Girl. 'We chose to work with Christy, Liya and Toni as Super Role Models because we believe that the spirit they convey and the example they set will inspire our customers to consider the meaning of beauty – not only on the outside but the inside too,' said Lindex's Johan Hallin. 'The campaign message is that we can all do better.' Lindex is also raising awareness for WaterAid during its campaign with in-store activities and by donating 10 per cent from all sales during shopping events. All profits from the sale of limited-edition #superrolemodel t-shirts, pictured, will go to mum and child charities . Christy, who's gearing up for the London marathon on 26 April, told Red Magazine last week that giving birth has been her toughest physical challenge, but that now she's feeling 'stronger and healthier' than ever. 'Giving birth was probably the most empowering thing I’ve ever done physically. I was like, now I can do anything. I can run a marathon… I can run three marathons!’ Christy - who is mother to daughter Grace, 11, and son Finn, eight, with her husband of 11 years Edward Burns, 47 - had just given birth to Grace in 2003 when she was struck with a postpartum hemorrhage, causing her placenta to become embedded in her uterus wall. She suffered massive blood loss and was forced to undergo a painful procedure whereby the doctors manually tore her placenta free without pain relief - an experience that could easily have killed her had she not been in such good hands. Trauma: Christy, pictured with her husband Edward Burns, 47, had just given birth to Grace in 2010 when she was struck with a postpartum haemorrhage, causing her placenta to become embedded in her uterus wall . As a result of this traumatic experience, Christy founded the charity Every Mother Counts in 2010. ‘What I realised was actually how lucky I had been that so many women don’t even get to choose when they become pregnant.' 'They don’t get to choose whether they will be medicated, or have a natural birth. This is just how it is, and it’s not an ideal way to bring life into the world, I don’t think.' According to the brunette stunner, 98 per cent of pregnancy-related deaths in the developing world are preventable. But, as she points out, the U.S. is one of the eight countries worldwide where maternal deaths are on the rise. Dedicated: According to the brunette stunner, 98 per cent of pregnancy-related deaths in the developing world are preventable - a statistic she's determined to change . Christy, who became famous alongside Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista in the era of the supermodels, now runs marathons in aid of Every Mother Counts. She said she is determined to strengthen the 'sisterhood' between mothers around the world, wherever the happen to be.

Liya Kebede and Toni Garrn join Christy as 'Super Role Models' Scandinavian brand Lindex launches in the UK with Westfield store . Money from #superrolemodel T-shirts will go to mum and child charities .

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Not every Greek island lets you rent a boat and potter about at will, but Skopelos does. It's the difference between a good holiday and an adventurously good holiday - with some embarrassment thrown in. On day one, after manoeuvring our rented boat into sheltered waters off Kastani beach, I cut the throttle and my girlfriend threw out the anchor. Splash! Splendidly small: Skopelos has a relaxed, offbeat vibe that plays out in the pretty port of Chora . As the breeze pushed us back, the short anchor line quickly ran out until the end - then we heard a softer, more ominous splash. We hadn't noticed that the end wasn't secured. The rope sank fast. Oh dear. But our shame was admirably handled by the boat owners, who promptly gave us a second anchor, and assured us they would retrieve the original. This generosity of spirit set the tone for our week on this hilly, pine-forested island. Skopelos is known as the film location for Mamma Mia! and I had feared there might be endless reminders of the day when Meryl Streep's Donna found love. I need not have worried. The island lies in the Sporades, east of the mainland. With no airport, most people fly to Skiathos, followed by an hour's ferry ride. Arriving in Skopelos is special. Seal of approval: Kyle encountered two locals of the bewhiskered variety while sailing around Slopelos . It has one of the most scenic ports in Greece. Wooded hillsides are punctuated with white walls topped by terracotta-tiled roofs. A ruined Venetian fortress and dozens of chapels make you feel that this is a spiritual retreat. Many of the chapels were built by families as status symbols and are owned and maintained by their descendants, rather than by the Greek Orthodox Church. We opted for a villa. Up a steep hill from Skopelos town, and along a dirt track (vehicle needed) lies Villa Thea, with its cool stone floors, pool and large terrace. In the evenings, the lights from town twinkle and moonlight shimmers on the water. Thalpos Holidays Boat Hire operates out of sheltered Panormos beach on the west coast, a 20-minute drive from Skopelos town. With guidance from Mr Thalpos himself, the coastline was ours to explore in a 30hp motorboat. One day, we headed north, anchoring at the pine-fringed Neraki beach, which we had to ourselves, as it is only accessible by boat. Picnic perfection. The adjacent islet of Dasia comprises little more than rocks jutting out of the blue sea, but our appetite for maritime adventures was well rewarded here. Watching the whiskered faces of two monk seals rolling lazily in the sea was unforgettable. These shy, endangered marine mammals - once widespread around the Mediterranean and beyond - are now limited to small ranges, one of which is close to Skopelos. Glossa is a smaller town in the north, and its white-washed houses are as authentic as you might wish, with few compromises to mass tourism. We spent an enjoyable evening here before reaching one of the stars of the island, Agnanti, a restaurant perched high on a hilltop. Owner Nikos offers visitors fine traditional seafood as well as slow-cooked pork, and the terrace has some of the most spectacular views on the island. We were tempted to exclaim: 'Mamma mia!' Instead, we wondered how quickly we could return to this gorgeous island. It won't be soon enough. Seven nights' self-catering at Villa Thea (020 8459 0777, www.ionianislandholidays.com) costs from £496 per person based on six sharing and flights from Gatwick or Manchester, transfers, car hire and welcome pack. More information on Greece at www.visitgreece.gr.

The little Greek island of Skopelos is known as the setting for Mamma Mia . With no airport on the island, most visitors arrive by ferry from Skiathos . With small coves galore, Skopelos is an ideal location for a week's sailing .

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A marathon runner who parked his car before taking part in the race has found it again nine days after the 26 mile event following a public appeal. Jason Matthews, 40, left his black Saab 93 in a side street on his way to the starting line of the Manchester Marathon on April 19. But when the runner from Wolverhampton finished the race after five hours 11 minutes of running he was unable to remember where he had parked it. Jason Matthews, 40, (pictured after the race) lost his car after parking up before the Manchester Marathon on April 19 and is about to be reunited with it after a Good Samaritan gave up his day off to join the search . Mr Matthews spent hours searching for his missing car, even retracing some of the marathon route before enlisting the help of a taxi driver to help him. He spent 40 minutes driving through the area of the city surrounding Manchester United's Old Trafford ground before going to a police station to ask for help, but eventually had to give up and get a train back to his home in the Midlands. However, his car has now been found safe and sound by Adam Coppin from Salford, who read of Mr Matthews's plight and decided to use his day off to help. Mr Coppin, 32, spent this morning searching for Mr Matthews's car and found it safe and sound in an office car park in Salford Quays. 'I've been in similar situations parking at work, then forgetting what floor of the multi-storey I've parked on and walking around for ages,' said Mr Coppin, who works as a technical advisor at MediaCityUK. 'I could imagine his frustration, especially after running a marathon. 'I read the story on Monday night and had an idea from the description where it might be. 'As I had today off, I decided to go out and look for it and managed to find it. 'There is no damage apart from a few blossoms falling down on it from the tree above. I'm glad I could help.' Mr Matthews left his black Saab 93, similar to this model, in a side street close to Manchester United's Old Trafford ground before the race . Mr Matthews, a delivery driver for a builders' merchants, said he could remember driving into Manchester up Princess Parkway and then onto the Mancunian Way, before taking the A56 towards Trafford on his way to the race. He then remembers driving past Old Trafford on his left before parking up in a car park on a side street near a small office block. Mr Matthews, who was competing in the Manchester Marathon for the first time, said: 'The area looked like a small estate and there were chaps with high vis vests waving people in. 'I did the race then walked back past Old Trafford and looked around for about an hour. 'I actually ended up walking part of the course again. 'Then I spent about 40 minutes in a taxi and we looked all around near the Imperial War Museum but couldn't find it. Mr Matthews had searched this area of Manchester during the hunt for his missing car . 'I went to the police station and there was another chap and a lady there in exactly the same position.' Mr Matthews, who has competed in nine other marathons, added: 'I was that worn out, I was just anxious and annoyed. Manchester council had told him there was no record of the vehicle, which had a silver bike rack attached to it, being towed or impounded. Grateful Mr Matthews said he was so relieved to be reunited with the vehicle that he wants to make a donation to a charity of Mr Coppin's choice in order to say thank you. He plans to travel to Manchester tomorrow to retrieve his vehicle. 'I am so relieved, it's a massive burden lifted off me,' he said. 'I'm so glad I don't have to go out looking for it again or buy a new car. I am so grateful to this chap for finding it for me. 'Once I've got it back I'd like to make a donation to a charity of his choice to say thank you for his troubles.'

Jason Matthews, 40, parked in side street before Manchester Marathon . After finishing race in five hours 11 minutes he was unable to find Saab 93 . Delivery driver spent hours searching around Old Trafford stadium . Council has no record of the car being towed or impounded .

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(CNN)Wealthy Nigerians used to travel abroad to get their fix of luxury goods. However these days, they can take a stroll around Victoria Island, an exclusive neighborhood in Lagos where brands like Porsche, Hugo Boss and Ermenegildo Zegna line the streets. The Nigerian city is among African metropolises which have seen some of the highest growth in the number of millionaires on the continent. Others include Luanda, Dar es Salaam and Accra, which is predicted to nearly double its millionaire count from 800 in 2012 to 1,500 in 2020. If the growth continues, these cities could join an existing club of African wealth hubs hosting the so-called ultra-high net worth individuals, typically those with over $30 million of net assets excluding their primary residence. These centers of affluence are spread from Johannesburg in the south, through Lagos in the west and Nairobi in the east, to Cairo in the north. This emerging class of Africa's new millionaires has been pushing the demand for luxury products across the continent, with sales of high-end products growing by a third between 2008 and 2013. However, they are no longer concentrated in southern Africa, traditionally the wealthiest part of the continent. Nigeria is now one of the fastest growing markets for French Champagne and digital televisions according to a report by Deloitte, and in 2013 LVMH's seven Nigerian branches outsold its 600 South African stores. "Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in terms of middle class," says Fflur Roberts, head of luxury at Euromonitor, a market research provider. "It's due to a mix of rising incomes, rising population but also growth slowing in other emerging markets." Luxury brands tend to enter country markets through distributors, benefiting from local knowledge of their partners but still retaining a significant amount of control over how their name is marketed in that country. "Getting a new brand in a new market where they don't fully understand the operating environment would be very dangerous for that brand," explains Roberts. She warns that in spite of potential, the future of luxury in Africa is dependent on reforms taking place: "It will rely on infrastructure and the operating environment such as security and how trading is done," she says. When it comes to what they choose to splash their cash on, Africa's rich like to stick to well-known global labels that carry an automatic badge of status. "Generally the brands they buy will be more ostentatious compared to somebody in the more developed, mature markets. It's going to be the Louis Vuitton, the Gucci, the Prada," says Roberts. She adds that this could be down to the fact that typical a luxury consumer in Africa is much younger than those in mature markets such as Western Europe, who tend to be in their 50s and 60s. "They are in their late twenties or thirties so it's very much new wealth, and they will be looking towards luxury as a means of showing status and success," says Roberts. However, in spite of mainstream brand's dominance, smaller home-grown labels also see the growth in appetite for luxury goods as a valuable opportunity. "Africa has all the foundations that are needed to create a real vibrant luxury industry," says Swaady Martin Leke, Ivorian entrepreneur and founder of the Johannesburg-based luxury tea brand Yswara. "We have the craftsmanship, we have the heritage, we have a very rich culture that doesn't date just 20 years, but centuries, thousands and thousands of years of know-how and craftsmanship. So here is this continent where you have all the raw material and the know-how, but what is missing is the link to luxury. "Now is the time and you need to start positioning yourself, because Africa is getting richer, that's for sure," she adds. More from Africa View . Read this: Ethiopia - a land where coffee meets tradition . Read this: Why Kenya is the flower garden of Europe .

The city with most multimillionaires in Africa is Johannesburg . However a crop of new pretenders have been expanding their millionaire count .

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He was the goalkeeper who only won his place in the side on the back of a teammate shipping an embarrassing eight, so when Costel Pantilimon conceded four goals inside 45 minutes he feared the worst – for himself and the club’s top-flight status. That was four weeks ago when Aston Villa ran riot at the Stadium of Light and Sunderland were booed from the field at half-time before thousands of fans streamed for the exits. Within 48 hours Gus Poyet had been sacked and Dick Advocaat was being installed. The Dutch boss celebrated his first home match with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle last weekend, a result which moved the Black Cats three points clear of the relegation zone ahead of this afternoon’s visit of Crystal Palace. Sunderland Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon celebrates Jermain Defoe's goal against Newcastle United . Pantilimon kept his place despite pressure from Vito Mannone - the man who was dropped in the wake of October’s 8-0 defeat at Southampton – and the Romanian stopper admits there has been a definite mood change under Advocaat. ‘Before the new manager came, our confidence was not in a good way,’ said the 28-year-old, who was a Premier League winner with Manchester City in 2012 and again last season. ‘We were playing very badly, but now we have a new motivation. He’s brought the enjoyment back. ‘I never expected to play in a game like the 4-0 loss at home to Aston Villa. I was upset. You start to think about what you did wrong. The former Manchester City goalkeeper celebrates with teammate Santiago Vergini at the Stadium of Light . ‘We had to change something. It wasn’t easy. I thought about relegation after the Villa game. ‘I was asking myself, “What is happening?”. We couldn’t win games at home. Away from home we were taking points, but in front of our fans we were failing. 'It was strange and very frustrating. I didn’t know what we could do to be better.’ The answer, it appears, was Advocaat. ‘He has tried to bring us together as a group,’ explained Pantilimon, who has so far avoided one of Advocaat’s infamous fines for a lack of punctuality. ‘We all eat lunch together as a team. That should be normal. It’s a good idea, it creates a stronger group. It means we get to know each other better and other people’s situations. Pantilimon rolls the ball out to a defender as Sunderland beat Newcastle at the Stadium of Light . ‘On the pitch, he wants us to be aggressive all the time, but also keep the ball a lot more. ‘Before the derby he reminded us that not many people have the opportunity to play in a game like this. I think these words said everything, the motivation was at 100 per cent. ‘The atmosphere last week reminded me a lot of how it was after City won the league (in 2012). ‘It was incredible. My wife and my parents were there and they loved the game.’ Both of Pantilimon’s parents are deaf and the keeper uses sign language to communicate. Indeed, it was some advice from his father which set him on his way to a career between the posts. The Romanian shot-stopper celebrates a Sunderland win with his team-mates against Newcastle . ‘I was a striker when I started playing as a child because I liked scoring goals,’ said 6ft 8ins Pantilimon, who was raised in Bacau at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. ‘My father told me it was better to go in goal. He said I had the physical attributes to play there. ‘But I was not always so tall. I had a period between 14 and 16 when I grew so fast. ‘Thankfully, I didn’t like basketball so much. When I was about 15 I realised I could be a professional goalkeeper. Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat enjoyed his first victory as manager in the derby game with Newcastle . ‘I was only 16 when I made my debut for a professional club. It was a third division club, but it was young to make my debut at that level. ‘I was always confident I could be a goalkeeper. I thought I could get right to the top, I’ve worked hard to be here and I don’t want to stop, I want to get better and better.’ Under Advocaat, things are certainly looking up, for Pantilimon and Sunderland.

Costel Pantilimon believes the good times have returned to the club . He believes manager Dick Advocaat has helped improve atmosphere . Sunderland have been buoyed by their win over neighbours Newcastle . Defoe's winner secured Advocaat his first victory as Black Cats boss .

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Politicians are criss-crossing the country wooing voters ahead of the election in 27 days’ time. But in more than half of seats the result is already known, according to new analysis of safe seats. More than 25million live in constituencies where the result can already be predicted, because one party is so far ahead. There are 650 seats up for grabs on May 7, with Labour and the Tories needing more than half to secure a majority. However, the Electoral Reform Society claims the result in 364 seats can be called now, based on current polls and how ‘safe’ they were in 2010. Scroll down for video . Some 70 per cent of seats in the East of England are considered safe, compared to 10 per cent in Scotland, where the SNP is expected to make sweeping gains . Of 303 Tory seats, 186 are considered safe while 151 of Labour’s 257 constituencies are not expected to change hands. The Lib Dems are defending 56 seats, of which only seven are considered safe, after a dramatic collapse in their poll ratings since joining the coalition with the Tories. Some parts of the country are more likely to play a role in deciding the outcome of the election than others. For example, 70 per cent of seats in the East of England are considered safe, compared to 10 per cent in Scotland, where the SNP is expected to make sweeping gains. The ERS has produced a new online tool for voters to see if they live in an area where the election result will be decided. It is campaigning for a change to the voting system, arguing that First Past The Post, where the winning candidate just needs to get the most votes, fails to take account of the changing face of British politics. Of 303 Tory seats, 186 are considered safe while 151 of Labour’s 257 constituencies are not expected to change hands.The Lib Dems are defending 56 seats, of which only seven are considered safe, after a dramatic collapse in their poll ratings since joining the coalition with the Tories . Based on the 2010 election result, David Cameron needs to win another 23 more seats to secure a majority in the Commons, while Ed Miliband needs at least  70. Nick Clegg is defending 56 seats, but is braced for heavy losses . The Tories need to win only 23 more seats to obtain a majority in the Commons, while Labour need 70. The polls suggests it could take three or more parties to form a majority, including the SNP, Lib Dems, DUP, Greens and Ukip. Katie Ghose, chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society, said: ‘The fact that we can firmly predict the outcome of over half of the seats being contested this May is a sorry indictment of our outdated voting system. “The average constituency hasn’t changed hands since the 1960s, and some have been under the same party’s control since the reign of Queen Victoria. This is a huge disincentive for people to get out there and vote, and for other parties to challenge incumbents. We have a system which actively discourages voters and parties from taking part. “We urgently need a fairer electoral system to give voice to the many millions of people in safe seats who are not being heard. “Predicting the winners in a majority of seats shouldn’t be possible in a truly dynamic and modern democracy. But sadly that’s exactly what we’ve been able to do. The UK needs a fair voting system to bring our politics into the 21st century and give us a Parliament that actually reflects people’s wishes.” As part of the 2010 coalition agreement, the Lib Dems and Tories held a referendum on changing the voting system to the Alternative Vote, which allows voters to give their first and second choice of candidate. The winner is the first candidate to get over 50 per cent of the vote. However, in the referendum in 2011 it was roundly defeated when 67.9 per cent voted against it.

650 seats up for grabs on May 7 but more than half will not change hands because one party is so far ahead . Electoral Reform Society calls result in 325 seats in England, 5 in Scotland, 20 in Wales and 14 in Northern Ireland . 70% of seats in the East of England are considered safe but only 10% per cent in Scotland as SNP makes big gains .

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(CNN)A nuclear submarine being repaired at a Russian shipyard has caught on fire, according to a law enforcement source speaking to Russia's state-run news agency ITAR-Tass. "The submarine is in a dry dock," Tass reports, citing the source, and there is no ammunition on board. "The rubber insulation between the submarine's light and pressure hull is on fire," Tass reported. Russia's RIA Novosti news agency says insulation caught on fire as welding work was being done on the submarine. Tass reported that the fire began on a sub in the Zvyozdochka shipyard in northwestern Russia. Zvyozdochka spokesman Yevgeny Gladyshev told the news agency that the sub had been undergoing repairs since November 2013. "Nuclear fuel from the sub's reactor has been unloaded," he reportedly said. "There are no armaments or chemically active, dangerous substances, fissionable materials on it," Gladyshev said to Tass. "The enterprise's personnel left the premises when the submarine caught fire, no one has been injured. The fire presents no threat to people and the shipyard."

Submarine is in Zvyozdochka shipyard, in northwestern Russia . No "dangerous" substances on the submarine, shipyard spokesman told ITAR-Tass .

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The historical city of Istanbul is usually captured through photographs of its picturesque mosques, elaborate palaces and winding streets and markets. However it is the ultimate city of contrasts, with vibrant developments springing up in the middle of the old Turkish city. Architect and photographer Yener Torun sought to challenge the one dimensional view of his changing city, and captures the new, minimalistic buildings that add a splash of colour to Istanbul. Architect and photographer Yener Torun sought to challenge the one dimensional view of the changing city of Istanbul . Yener spends his time wandering around the city looking for bold, geometric buildings to photograph, and documents his work to his Instagram, which has over 50,000 followers. The photographer, who has lived in Istanbul for 14 years, aims to show a clean minimalistic view of the city, as it contrasts with the ornate, Ottoman architecture. 'Istanbul is mystical and historic but it is also a modern city and I believe increasing the variety of aspects provides a better understanding of the city,' the 32-year-old photographer said. 'I decided to look for something different and started searching less ornate, simpler, modern lines of the city. 'I dig every corner of the city and I spend most of my free time looking for them and finding them is like finding an oasis in a desert because Istanbul is quite like a desert of grey buildings.' The photographer captures pictures of the bold, geometric buildings as he walks around the city . There has been an explosion in construction business in Turkey in the last 10 years with many new structures bringing different stylistic approaches. Yener admits that he has to hunt around in order to find the most dramatic and colourful ones. While photographing the colourful balconies of an apartment block, Yener also captures a resident spring cleaning . 'I usually focus on the part of the building I am interested in and crop the rest,' he said. 'Istanbul is eastern and western at the same time. It is historical and ornate but also modern too. 'I have been living here for 14 years and it still finds a new trick to surprise me and I share some of these little surprises on Instagram.' By placing people against the bright background, Yener adds another layer of interest to his Instagram pictures . Explaining why he snaps the unusual images, Yener explained: 'I decided to look for something different and started searching less ornate, simpler, modern lines of the city' The photographer, who has lived in Istanbul for 14 years, aims to show a clean minimalistic view of the city . The bright, minimalist designs are contrary to the opulence of the sights that are often associated with Istanbul . Yener has more than 50,000 followers on his Instagram page thanks to his unusual images . The perfect honeycomb shape of the building design is given an unusual twist thanks to one open corner in the bottom right corner . Entitled 'Overlap', the colourful shutter give this otherwise standard apartment block a fun flash of colour . Alongside the photo of the coloured shutters, Yener playfully wrote: 'Hi, My Name Is Yener And I'm A Symmetry Addict'

Photographer Yener Torun sought to show a new side to Istanbul, with the modern colourful buildings . Minimalistic pictures with the traditional ornate buildings, mosques and palaces . The photographer has gained a large following for his vibrant pictures on Instagram .

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It was once the edgiest place in town, attracting the word's biggest bands to its iconic stage - but 30 years later Cleveland's Variety Theater is silent. The venue was renowned for its rock concerts but everything changed in 1984 when heavy metal band Motorhead played a gig so loud it literally began to bring the house down. As the crowd went wild over the group's unique ear-shattering brand of music, the ceiling cracked and pieces of plaster began to fall on the audience - ending the concert and the life of the Variety Theater in one deafening shriek. Abandoned for 30 years: The Variety Theater in Cleveland was once a buzzing music venue but was closed down after the ceiling cracked during a Motorhead gig in 1984 . The power was cut off to stop the band from playing and two years later a judge ordered the theater to be sealed off for good. Built in 1927, The Variety Theater was home to one of the earliest single screen cinemas in Cleveland, Ohio, before becoming an iconic music venue. The 20,000 sq ft main stage hosted the likes of Metallica, the Dead Kennedy's and R.E.M. before Motorhead's fatal performance on December 2 1984. Since then it has stayed abandoned and hidden from public eye until now, thirty years later, a photographer has captured a collection of eery images offering a fascinating glimpse into music history. Seph Lawless, the 37-year-old photojournalist from Cleveland who took these incredible pictures, said: 'I'm Cleveland born and raised and I've always been into rock and roll. 'This theater has gone down in folklore in my hometown and it always had that air of mystery when we were kids growing up. Crumbling and rotting remains: The once-iconic Ohio venue was sealed off on the order of a judge in 1986, two years after Motorhead's gig . 'It was really inspiring to go in and photograph the theater, it's something I've always wanted to do and at times it actually felt like I was stepping back in time. 'I love rock and roll music so it was just incredible, it was like a time capsule to that era and that all the bands who performed there were captured in the fabric of the building.' Seph is a photojournalist specialising in nostalgic pictures. He recently completed a trip around the United States where he took photographs of abandoned or neglected buildings in every state. Due to the efforts of The Friends of the Historic Variety Theater, an organization that owns the huge building, a scheme to regenerate the venue have been given a new lease of life. The group is said to have plans to spruce up the theater section of the building, turning it into a music venue once more. Slow decay of time: Many of the theater's wooden seats have fallen into disrepair while the staircase shows the effects of years of decay . Renowned venue: Before its closure, the theater hosted concerts from bands including Metallica, the Dead Kennedy's and R.E.M. Hidden from view: The stunning pictures were taken by 37-year-old photojournalist Seph Lawless, who has lived in Cleveland all his life . Silent halls: The walls are cracked and chipped and the tiles on the floor have rotted after three decades of abandonment . Ruled to be unsafe: The venue was closed after the ceiling cracked and pieces of plaster began to fall on the audience during a 1984 gig . Open for half a century: Built in 1927, The Variety Theater was home to one of the earliest single screen cinemas in Cleveland, Ohio, before becoming an iconic music venue . Regeneration: The Friends of the Historic Variety Theater have plans to spruce up the theater section of the building and rent out the structure’s eight retail store-fronts . Dated equipment: Most of the building's machinery has been languishing for years since the venue's unfortunate closure . 1920s-style décor: The theater had kept its vintage style for decades and left everything untouched when it was sealed up in 1986 . Enticing: Mr Lawless said the theater 'has gone down in folklore' in Cleveland and always 'had that air of mystery' to it when he was a child . Fatal concert: During Motorhead's 1984 gig, the power was cut off to stop the band from playing and two years later the venue was cosed . A glimpse of the past: A peek through a broken piece of wall reveals the lit up stage of the Variety Theater in dramatic fashion . Fascinating history: There are now plans to restore the decaying building to a live music venue . Coated in dust: Mr Lawless is a photojournalist specialising in nostalgic pictures. He recently completed a trip around the United States where he took photographs of abandoned or neglected buildings in every state .

Cleveland's Variety Theater was a renowned rock venue that hosted the likes of Metallica, REM and Dead Kennedy's . But as metal band Motorhead performed in 1984, the ceiling cracked and plaster began to fall on to the audience . The gig was stopped and the theater was sealed off two years later - staying hidden from the public for 30 years . Now a photojournalist has ventured into the building, capturing eery photos that offer a glimpse into music history .

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The petite Thai woman sitting by Sir John Madejski presents herself initially as a typical grandmother. She is also co-chairman of Reading Football Club with Madejski. Lady Sasima Srivikorn is in her 70s with an endearing laugh and a royal blue scarf she has knitted especially for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal at Wembley. Like 73-year-old Madejski, Lady Sasima is something of an eccentric. Educated at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the 1950s, she has been a singer and composer who wrote the theme song for the Asian Games. 'It was called Reach For The Stars,' she says proudly before talking enthusiastically about her involvement with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and her autobiography, A Life By Chance. Reading co-owners Lady Sasima Srivikorn and Sir John Madejski spoke to Sportsmail's Matt Lawton . The Championship club will swap the Madejski Stadium for Wembley on Saturday in the FA Cup semi-final . But then she offers a chilling insight into what it is to be one of Thailand's most powerful women, a super-rich Harvard Business School graduate who became the first female on the Thai Airways board. Madejski listens intently as the woman he credits with rescuing Reading last September talks about the night in 2014 when three men armed with M16 automatic weapons fired on her house in north-east Thailand. She believes the incident was provoked by the political activities of her daughter and son-in-law. The previous day they had instigated a peaceful public demonstration after seeing the former wife of Thaksin Shinawatra — ex-Thai prime minister and one-time owner of Manchester City — in a Bangkok shopping mall. Shinawatra was removed from power in 2006 in a military coup after allegations of corruption. Jamie Mackie celebrates after scoring Reading's third goal against Bradford to secure their victory . Reading beat Bradford 3-0 in a quarter-final reply at the Madejski to secure their Wembley semi-final . Lady Sasima says her daughter was still angry about the corruption, explaining: 'The next day I am with friends at my house. We had been playing cards until about 2am. We had just gone to bed. And I had 100 bullets from an M16 shot at my house. 'They didn't mean to kill. They just wanted to scare, to threaten, but bullets hit my bathroom. The windows in my bedroom.' Presumably she now goes everywhere under armed guard? 'No,' she says. 'There's no use having security. If someone really wants to kill me, they can kill me any time. It's funny, when I realised it was a machine gun I thought it was the moment when I was about to die but I was very calm, not frightened at all.' 'This is one hell of a wise lady — and very modest too,' says Madejski admiringly. When I first saw Lady Sasima at the hotel at the Madejski Stadium, she was seated at the head of a table having breakfast with five Thai gentlemen. One was Pairoj Piempongsant, who brokered the deal when Shinawatra bought City in 2007 and is now senior adviser to the four-strong Thai consortium that purchased Reading last year. 'In business I'm probably more comfortable with men. I find them more straight-forward,' she explains now she is in the Lady Sasima Suite that boasts a perfect view of the pitch. Reading players mob goalscorer Garath McCleary during their 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Bradford . Sportsmail's Martin Keown gives the lowdown on Reading's players to watch ahead of the Arsenal match . 'The people you saw me having breakfast with are involved in politics. And you may have recognised Pairoj Piempongsant. He is a very nice man who has the knowledge and contacts we need.' As the owner of a 25 per cent stake in Reading, Lady Sasima is clearly not about to let Piempongsant run the show, however. 'I started in business when I was 25,' she says. 'My late husband's parents passed away and we had some money. We started with a school — which one of my daughters now runs — and then we had a hotel — but my biggest passion is land. I like real estate. I like to create things. It allows me to use my imagination.' She appears to be thinking along these lines with Reading. The consortium has already invested heavily in the club's academy, building 13 pitches. She says she is also in discussion with Reading Council and talks of a vision of 'a second London' along the M4 corridor. 'I love this town,' she says. For Reading FC the longer-term vision is clear. A club that has twice before been promoted to the Barclays Premier League want to return under manager Steve Clarke. 'That is the ambition,' she says and Madejski nods in agreement. Arsenal, pictured in training on Friday, will provide a tough test for Steve Clarke's Reading on Saturday . Madejski and Lady Sasima pose for a photo at the Madejski Stadium during their chat with Sportsmail . Madejski sees the Thai consortium as Reading's saviours, given the financial difficulties the club endured after selling to Anton Zingarevich. The cash the Russian was expected to invest when he bought Reading in 2012 never materialised and after a period Madejski described as the 'most stressful of my life', Lady Sasima and her colleagues stepped in. 'They have been like a breath of fresh air. I can't tell you how excited I am about the future,' he says. By his own admission Madejski needed to sell. He did a remarkable job with his hometown club, building the stadium as well as overseeing their rise to the top flight for the first time. But reports have suggested he lost the best part of £300million between 2008 and 2014 and he does not deny it. 'I'm not sure it was quite that much,' he says, 'but I lost a heck of a lot of dosh.' 'Not on football?' Lady Sasima asks, a little nervously. 'No, no,' says Madejski, with a laugh. 'An entrepreneur's life is cyclical. I'm just pleased we can now look forward in a positive way.' Reading man Hal Robson-Kanu battles with Bournemouth's Andrew Surman in the Royals' last game . Lady Sasima and Madejski are excited about Saturday and have a long-term ambition to get to the top flight . When it comes to Saturday evening's match, Reading's first FA Cup semi-final since 1927, this pair of septuagenarians — possibly the oddest couple in sport — are giddy with excitement. Lady Sasima talks of the 'honour' of playing Arsenal and the thrill of taking family, friends and business associates to Wembley. A man who has been defined by triumph over adversity, Madejski loves the fact that his team are underdogs. In 12 previous attempts they have never beaten Arsenal. Madejski talks movingly about being in foster care after his mother was ostracised by her family for a wartime fling that led to his arrival. 'Being illegitimate wasn't the most ennobling start,' he says. 'I feel sorry for my mother. She never really got over the fact of me. The pair are desperate to take their club back to the promised land of the Premier League . Reading boss Clarke has a tough test to come through on Saturday when his side face Arsenal at Wembley . 'I found out who my father was only 10 years ago. I never met him but his name was William Adshead. Quite ironic really when you think I became an "ads head" with the Auto Trader business. He was from Liverpool which is probably why I get on well with Cilla Black.' Now Lady Sasima is the one listening intently. 'I didn't know Sir John's story until after we bought the club,' she says, 'but he is a real gentleman. When my sons heard about me buying Reading they were all shocked. The first question they asked me was "where is your business model?" 'I said there isn't one. I don't think there can be in football. You just have to be passionate, dedicated and perhaps lucky. 'Everyone thinks I'm crazy. Everyone asks why? Why football? Why now? But you have this team that wins and loses. It's woken me up. Made me feel more alert.' Madejski gives her a squeeze. 'And it's fun,' he says.

Lady Sasima Srivikorn and Sir John Madejski are co-owners of Reading . They are preparing to take the club to Wembley on Saturday night; Reading's first FA Cup semi-final since 1927 . Lady Sasima is something of an eccentric - she is a singer and composer who, in September, had '100 bullets from an M16' shot at her house . The pair have a long-term ambition to take Reading to the Premier League .

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(CNN)A group of six young Minnesota men conspired to sneak into Syria and join ISIS "by any means necessary," federal prosecutors said Monday. The group of friends, ages 19 to 21, were arrested Sunday. "What's remarkable about this case was that nothing stopped these defendants from plotting their goal," said U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota. "They were not confused young men. They were not easily influenced. These are focused men who are intent on joining a terrorist organization by any means possible." Recruiting for the ISIS terrorist network is a particular problem in Minnesota's community of Somali immigrants. "People often ask who is doing the recruiting and when will we catch the person responsible," Luger said. "But it is not that simple. In today's case, the answer is that this group of friends is recruiting each other. They're engaged in what we describe as peer-to-peer recruiting." Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 19; Adnan Farah, 19; Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19; and Guled Ali Omar, 20, were arrested in Minneapolis. Abdirahman Yasin Daud, 21, and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, 21, were arrested in San Diego after driving there in hopes of crossing into Mexico, Luger said. They plotted for 10 months, Luger said. "Even when their co-conspirators were caught and charged, they continued to seek new and creative ways to leave Minnesota to fight for a terror group." Another friend, who was part of the group, changed his mind and became a cooperating witness for the FBI, even tape recording some meetings, Luger said. The FBI investigation has previously netted Abdullahi Yusuf, who has pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, and Hamza Ahmed, who has been indicted on charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and is now pending trial, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint describes a man, identified only as "Nur," who has spent time in Syria and allegedly helped the six accused men. Four of the men who were arrested appeared in federal court on Monday but did not enter a plea. The judge ordered they all be held without bail, and a detention hearing was scheduled for Wednesday. CNN's Tony Marco contributed to this report.

Six young Minnesotans conspired to sneak into Syria and join ISIS "by any means necessary," prosecutors say . The men, ages 19 to 21, were arrested Sunday . They plotted for 10 months, the U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota says .

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All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo when Real Madrid visit Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Wednesday. The 30-year-old hit five in Real's thumping 9-1 win against Granada at the weekend to take his tally to 36 goals in the league so far. Ronaldo's quintuplet moved him above Lionel Messi in the race for the Pichichi trophy given to the top goalscorer in La Liga at the end of the season. Spanish paper Marca (left) previews Real Madrid's trip to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday night - with the focus on superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo after his five-goal haul against Granada at the weekend . And going into Wednesday's Madrid derby, Marca builds up to the match by focusing on Ronaldo. Leading with the headline: 'Captain Thunder against Rayo,' the paper states that Ronaldo 'arrives unleashed after his exhibition against Granada.' In addition Marca adds that Ronaldo will be up against Rayo striker Alberto Bueno - the highest scoring Spaniard in the league at present with 15 goals. Meanwhile in Catalonia, Mundo Deportivo looks ahead to Barcelona's clash against Almeria on Wednesday night - and more so the importance of Lionel Messi. If he plays at the Nou Camp, it would be the 50th consecutive week that the Argentina maestro has done so in the Spanish top flight - dating back to January 11, 2014. Barca coach Luis Enrique says he will make changes against Almeria - but Mundo adds that if Messi isn't spared then it is 'cruel' on the 27-year-old. Meanwhile in Italy, the reaction from Juventus' Coppa Italia semi-final triumph over their bitter rivals Fiorentina continues. Over in Italy, the papers focus on Juventus' 3-0 Coppa Italia semi-final second leg win over Fiorentina . Goals from Alessandro Matri, Roberto Pereyra and Leonardo Bonucci saw Juve overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit to win 4-2 on aggregate at the home of the Viola. Corriere dello Sport hails the visitors' performance with the headline 'Tre-mendous Juventus' adding that manager Massimiliano Allegri produced a tactical masterpiece to seal victory without a number of his regular starters - including star striker Carlos Tevez. Aside from Juventus' win, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport both report that Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani is being linked with a move to AC Milan. The 28-year-old is reportedly fed up of playing second fiddle to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the French capital, often shunted out wide to get the best out of the Swedish striker. And Tuttosport adds that the Uruguay international has been offered to Milan - with the deal currently being 'weighed up.'

Real Madrid thrashed Granada 9-1 in La Liga at the weekend . Cristiano Ronaldo scored five to take his league tally to 36 for the season . Real travel to Rayo Vallecano in a Madrid derby on Wednesday night . Juventus won 3-0 at Fiorentina to reach the Coppa Italia final on Tuesday .

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Adam Rooney is determined to prevent a season of outstanding personal achievement from ending with a sting its tail. The prospect of watching Celtic celebrate title glory inside Pittodrie would, he admits, be a painful experience to bear. After sticking to the coat-tails of the champions for so long, this would be the most unwelcome denouement imaginable. Should the current eight-point gap between the teams remain intact, then Ronny Deila’s side will have the chance to clinch a fourth successive Premiership crown when they head to the north-east on May 10. Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney does not want to see Celtic win the league on their patch on May 11 . Rooney, though, expects Aberdeen to be fully motivated to prevent a green-and-white party from getting underway. ‘If they are going to win it they are going to win it,’ said the 27-year-old striker, who on Thursday made the shortlist for PFA Scotland Player of the Year. ‘Obviously, though, we wouldn’t like to see them celebrating on our patch because of the season we have had. We have pushed them close enough this year, so it wouldn’t be nice to watch that. ‘You don’t want to see teams celebrating. You want to be the ones celebrating, particularly at home. I wouldn’t like it for the fans so we just have to make sure that, on the day, we win the game.’ Somewhat ominously for Aberdeen, they have lost all three previous meetings with Celtic this season. A 4-0 reverse at Parkhead early last month killed off any realistic prospect of a first championship flag in 30 years being flown at Pittodrie. The points total Aberdeen have amassed proves that they have been every bit as good as Celtic against the other teams in the top flight. Celtic are eight points ahead of second place Abderdeen and could win the title when they face their nearest challengers on May 11 . But is it feasible for Derek McInnes’ outfit to take that final, most difficult, step and view winning the league as a realistic aim in the next year or two? ‘People were waiting to see how we got on this year in case we dropped back down again,’ said Rooney. ‘But because of the stability we have with lads tied up on contracts, and the way the gaffer goes about things, no-one was going to slack off. ‘Hopefully we can add some quality over the summer as well. I don’t think there will be massive numbers going in and out, but hopefully we can keep building. ‘If we can even be a few points closer again this time next year, and Celtic drop off, we could be there or thereabouts. ‘We are only eight points behind Celtic at this stage of the season when most teams would expect to be at least 30 points behind them. Rooney was nominated for the Scotland Player of the Year and has netted 27 times this season . ‘I don’t think we’ve lost to anyone other than Celtic in the league since October, which is such a great achievement. ‘It’s just down to the job the gaffer and Tony Docherty have done. They have brought a lot of quality into the squad. ‘We spent money on Kenny McLean from St Mirren, which shows the club is ambitious, and Graeme Shinnie is coming in the summer. ‘He was a young lad when I was at Inverness and he is a great signing for us. I thought he was brilliant in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic last Sunday. He was by far one of the best players on the pitch, which is saying something when you consider the quality which was on show in that game.’ If Shinnie proves as good an addition as Rooney – signed from Oldham in January 2014 - then McInnes will be utterly delighted. The Irishman’s 27 goals this season have been a crucial component in the red results machine and even led Dons legend Willie Miller to claim he was up with Joe Harper and Duncan Shearer in terms of the finest Aberdeen strikers of recent decades. Rooney scored the winning goal for Aberdeen against Dundee United last Saturday . ‘He must have been drunk when he said that!’ laughed a self-effacing Rooney. ‘I think Barry Robson also compared me to Ally McCoist and he got stick for that. ‘It’s obviously nice to have good things said about you but I just want to try and keep it going until the end of the season. ‘Terry Butcher used to compare me to Ian Rush when I was at Inverness and I got stick for that, too. I think I’ve been compared to everyone apart from Gary Doherty, who is the only one I look like! ‘I’m scoring goals because the lads have created so my chances for me. My target is to get as many as possible and I’m only three away from 30 now, so it would be nice to get there. ‘I wasn’t aware until you told me that I’d only be the sixth player in Aberdeen’ s history to do it - so thanks for the pressure! But it would obviously be a great accolade to get. ‘Confidence has been high. I managed to get a few goals in the Europa League at the start of the season and it’s just gone from there. ‘The team have dominated a lot of games this season, so I’ve been lucky enough to be in the right place to get on the end of what has been created.’

Celtic are eight points clear of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership . If the gap stays the same Celtic could win the title at Aberdeen on May 11 . Aberdeen's Adam Rooney doesn't want Celtic to celebrate on their patch .

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A mother-of-one has revealed how she overcame anorexia and depression by becoming a bodybuilder. Kira Hollis was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder three years ago after a lengthy battle with depression and body dysmorphia. She had been self-harming and experienced from aggressive outbursts - and at just 6st, she was deemed clinically underweight. Scroll down for video . Kira Hollis weighed just 6st at the time doctors diagnosed her with borderline personality disorder (left). Now a healthy 9.5st (right), she reveals how bodybuilding gave her the confidence to overcome depression . Doctors had ordered the 27-year-old, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, to go to the gym to gain some weight . The 27-year-old, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, was ordered by doctors to go to the gym in a bid to gain some weight. There, she turned her life around and is now a personal trainer. Now a healthy 9.5st, Ms Hollis says bodybuilding changed her life and gave her the confidence to overcome her depression. She said: 'Doctors pushed me to go the gym so I could put weight on but it did so much more than that. 'It was something to focus on: for the first time in my life I had a real hobby. Working out has completely changed my life. It's given me focus and purpose. Ms Hollis says her six-year-old daughter Olivia (pictured together) also helped her with her recovery . Ms Hollis was also helped by the Cherry Orchard Clinic in Tamworth and medication from her doctor . 'I'm still on medication but I couldn't be happier. I work hard, I've got a lovely little girl and a wonderful boyfriend.' Ms Hollis's six-year-old daughter Olivia has been a huge help in her recovery as well as her boyfriend Michael Dennis, 27, has supported the pair after Olivia's father left shortly after Ms Hollis found out she was pregnant. She said: 'It was a really difficult time for me and my family. I was a mess and I was lashing out at myself but I've come a long way since then.' 'Olivia's been an absolute star. Having her around changed my mind-set and made me realise life wasn't just about me. 'It gave me a bit of perspective and looking after her had to take priority.' Ms Hollis was also helped by the Cherry Orchard Clinic in Tamworth and medication from her doctor. Ms Hollis (pictured around the time of her diagnosis) said: 'I'm still on medication but I couldn't be happier' Ms Hollis, a former model, started a college course in gym instruction after she started visiting The Fitness Hub in Tamworth three years ago . The former model started a college course in gym instruction after she started visiting The Fitness Hub in Tamworth three years ago. And her story went viral after she uploaded a video online, which has now been more than two million times. She said: 'It's been amazing, and so many people have been sharing their story. 'People from all over the world have seen it, from Australia, America, New Zealand and Spain. It has been really heart-warming to see so many people affected by it.' Ms Hollis, who recently won a bronze medal at a regional Strongest Woman competition, has also set up a Facebook support group for people with mental illness to share her experience.

Kira Hollis, 27, weighed just 6st and was deemed clinically underweight . She was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder three years ago . Doctors ordered Ms Hollis, from Tamworth, to start going to the gym . She reveals bodybuilding gave her confidence to overcome depression .

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