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You 've seen images of Earth from the ISS , but one astronaut has set the bar to a new height with his shots of storms taken from above . Esa has released stunning pictures and video of lightning captured by a Dutch astronaut while on the International Space Station 255 miles -LRB- 410km -RRB- above Earth . And one image makes Earth look more like a toy than a planet - as the landscape of Earth is revealed around a huge flash of lightning . Esa has revealed an amazing video of 49 images stitched together showing lightning strikes over Eastern Romania . The images were taken by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers in 2012 but have only just been released . The incredible series of images were captured by astronaut André Kuipers on the ISS on 11 June 2012 , during Expedition 31 . The lightning was captured over Eastern Romania at about 8:55 pm UTC , and a video was made by stitching together 49 images taken on the ISS while travelling at 27,600 km/h -LRB- 17,100 mph -RRB- . Estimates suggest that 100 discharges can occur between the system of clouds and the surface of Earth each second , causing many lightning strikes , so for astronauts seeing such a sight is not all too rare . As the clouds are so vast , however , they are not always visible from the surface . But from the ISS the lightning is much more visible - and when astronauts orbit Earth , they can often spot lightning in clouds from above . As Esa explains , though , capturing images from the ISS at a height of 255 miles -LRB- 410km -RRB- can be difficult . ` At these distances a camera flash is pointless to take night-time images of Earth , but our planet moves by so quickly images can end up being blurred , ' they said . To help astronauts take images , they use something called a Nightpod camera . This uses a tripod system and is installed in the Cupola module of the ISS . Astronauts can then move it using motors to point at different locations on Earth . When the camera is pointed at a target on Earth , it will automatically compensate for the movement of the station , ensuring the image remains steady and clear . Nightpod actually flew with Kuipers to the ISS when he launched in December 2011 , making him one of the first astronauts that got to use it on the ISS . Kuipers mission at the time was also especially notable , because in May he welcomed the first ever private spacecraft to the ISS - SpaceX 's Dragon . He was actually responsible for berthing the vehicle to the ISS at the time - the first person in history to dock a private spacecraft . While seeing lightning from Earth is somewhat rare , from space many more strikes can be seen . This image shows the entirety of Earth looking like a toy -LRB- pictured -RRB- as the lightning-filled cloud is spotted below . To the top left is the light of the sun in Earth 's atmosphere . The images were taken using the Nightpod camera - illustrated left - which automatically matches the station 's movement to reduce blur . Dutch astronaut Kuipers is pictured right on the ISS with the camera in 2012 . These latest pictures follow amazing images of lighting in the eye of a cyclone revealed earlier this week , also captured by an astronaut on the ISS . The incredible views of tropical cyclone Bansi were spotted in the Indian Ocean near the island of Mauritius , when the ISS was east of Madagascar . In the images the calm ` eye ' of the storm can be seen illuminated by lightning and surrounded by swirling clouds as it made its way across the ocean . They were taken by Italian European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the ISS earlier this month . An Italian astronaut on the ISS captured images of a cyclone on Earth . Tropical cyclone Bansi was spotted in the Indian Ocean by Esa 's Samantha Cristoforetti while the ISS was east of Madagascar . The images show flashes of lighting illuminating the eye of the storm -LRB- shown -RRB- as the astronauts passed overhead . Tropical cyclones are low pressure systems that develop in the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere . They produce gale force winds of about 39mph -LRB- 63km/h -RRB- on average and rotate in a clockwise direction . If the winds reach 73mph -LRB- 118km/h -RRB- , the system is called a severe tropical cyclone . The strongest winds are always near the eye , but damaging winds can extend hundreds of kilometres from the cyclone 's centre . Cyclones form in warm oceans when sea-surface temperature exceeds 26.5 C and there are favourable wind conditions . They can persist for several days but lose their energy when they move over land or colder oceans , or are disrupted by other wind . They show the swirling motion of the storm around the central blue eye . According to Nasa , the wall of the eye is being illuminated by a flash of lightning in the centre of the storm - which also lights up nearby clouds . The low-light settings of the camera used to take the image accentuate the contrast . ` It looks like the storm is powering up some sort of weapon ! ' said Phil Plate at Slate . One image also shows a thin green line over the horizon known as airglow , which occurs when oxygen atoms are energised by the sun . The camera again accentuates this effect , which is an atmospheric phenomenon frequently seen by astronauts . Stars appear above the airglow layer , and the solar panels of a docked Russian spacecraft jut into the image . Tropical cyclone Bansi formed in the southwestern Indian Ocean on 11 January this year . By the time Cristoforetti 's photos were taken , on the following day , Bansi had achieved tropical cyclone strength , with sustained maximum winds over 115 miles -LRB- 185km -RRB- per hour . The cyclone would reach category 4 strength before becoming a weak extra-tropical system on 19 January . Tropical cyclone Bansi formed in the southwestern Indian Ocean on 11 January this year , just off the coast of Madagascar -LRB- shown -RRB- . The cyclone reached category 4 strength -LRB- shown in orange and red -RRB- before becoming a weak extra-tropical system on 19 January -LRB- right in blue -RRB- . Another image by Cristoforetti -LRB- shown -RRB- also revealed a green line of ` airglow ' above Earth near the cyclone , with part of a Russian spacecraft also in the image . Airglow occurs when oxygen atoms are energised by the sun . Bansi formed on 11 January and became a tropical cyclone before weakening by 19 January . Esa astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti , pictured , was born in Milan , Italy on 26 April 1977 . She was selected as an Esa astronaut in May 2009 and , on 23 November 2014 , she launched on her first mission to the ISS aboard a Soyuz spacecraft as part of Expedition 42 . On 15 January at 6.15 am UTC -LRB- 1.15 am EST -RRB- , Nasa 's Terra satellite captured this visible picture of tropical cyclone Bansi east-northeast of the island of Mauritius .
Esa has revealed an amazing video of 49 images stitched together showing lightning strikes over Eastern Romania . The images were taken by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers on the ISS in 2012 but have only just been released . They were taken using the Nightpod camera - which automatically matches the station 's movement to reduce blur . While lightning on Earth seems rare , from space many more strikes can be seen in vast cloud systems . Another image shows the entirety of Earth looking like a toy as the lightning-filled cloud is spotted below .
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Spanking and caning are among acts banned from online porn videos filmed in the UK , the Government has said . A list of sex acts , some featured in the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey , are now on a list of ` harmful ' content that has been prohibited . A quiet change in legislation has ruled that paid-for online porn videos must now adhere to the same rules as content produced for sex shop-type videos . Scroll down for video . A number of ` Fifty Shades of Grey ' style sex acts have been banned from online porn made in the UK . A movie based on the erotic novel is currently being made staring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The erotic novel by E L James features spanking and caning . It means acts that would not be classified as an R18 rating , in line with guidelines laid out by the British Board of Film Censors -LRB- BBFC -RRB- , are prohibited . The list of around 10 acts reportedly range from spanking to strangulation . Critics argue the change not only damages the country 's porn industry , with online viewers still able to access content banned in the UK by watching videos filmed abroad , but amounts to ` arbitrary censorship ' . Jerry Barnett , founder of anti-censorship campaign Sex And Censorship , told Vice : ` R18 is a strange thing . ` It 's a set of weird and arbitrary censorship rules decided between the BBFC , the police and the CPS -LRB- Crown Prosecution Service -RRB- . ` There appear to be no rational explanations for most of the R18 rules - they 're simply a set of moral judgments designed by people who have struggled endlessly to stop the British people from watching pornography . ' Spanking and whipping , which are featured in the saucy novel Fifty Shades of Grey , are on the banned list , as well as : . Aggressive whipping . Physical or verbal abuse -LRB- regardless of if consensual -RRB- . Strangulation . The Audiovisual Media Services Regulation 2014 came in to effect on Monday . A spokesman for the Department of Culture , Media and Sport said : ` The legislation provides the same level of protection to the online world that exists on the high street in relation to the sale of physical DVDs . ` In a converging media world these provisions must be coherent and the BBFC classification regime is a tried and tested system of what content is regarded as harmful for minors . ' Others have criticised the new legislation for cutting back on acts associated with women 's pleasure . Erotic film director Erika Lust told the Independent : ` With this legislation , the UK is in danger of finding itself back in an age where porn is simply the boring , unrealistic , male fantasy of bimbos eagerly pleasing men as if it is their duty , where women are submissive and lack ownership of their sexuality . ` Women in the industry will now fear the loss of their livelihoods as well as their sexual independence . '
Spanking and caning among acts banned in paid for porn made in UK . Acts that would not be classified as an R18 rating are prohibited in films . Critics claim the change will damage the country 's porn industry . The Audiovisual Media Services Regulation 2014 came in to effect this week .
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More than a million women are denied pills that could halve their chance of developing breast cancer because of red tape , experts warn . They say those at greater risk should be offered a preventative treatment that costs as little as 7p a day . But the drugs are not licensed for this use -- making doctors reluctant to prescribe them in case patients sue over side effects . More than a million women have been denied pills that could halve their chance of developing breast cancer . Breast Cancer Campaign research estimates that if women were properly screened , and those at risk were offered the drugs , nearly 4,000 cases a year could be prevented . Tamoxifen , Raloxifene and Anastrozole block oestrogen and are used to treat breast cancer . But the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has not licensed them for preventative use , which costs 7p to 61p a day and cuts risk by 40 to 50 per cent . MHRA says drug firms must apply for a new licence so it can assess the pills ' ` safety , efficacy and quality ' -- a very expensive process that would take years . Mia Rosenblatt , of Breast Cancer Campaign , said : ` It 's incomprehensible that there are low-cost , effective treatments out there which are not routinely available to patients because of red tape . ' Campaigners also said the lack of screening means many women do not realise they are at risk due to factors such as having the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 , high breast density , hormone replacement therapy , smoking and having children later in life . They said NHS screening should be expanded , with women over 50 filling in a risk assessment form every three years . Professor Anthony Howell , who carried out the research , said : ` There 's a big group of women out there who do n't know they are at increased risk and who ca n't get these drugs . ' He added the MHRA ` have n't thought it through ' . The charity says 10 to 15 per cent of women over 50 -- some 1.3 million -- have an increased risk of breast cancer , but a ` minuscule ' number are taking the drugs . However , the pills can cause nausea , weight gain and even blood clots . A new breast cancer drug can extend patients ' lives by an extra year and four months on average compared to standard treatment , US researchers say . Perjeta , for those with advanced cancer , achieved ` phenomenal ' results in a trial . NHS watchdog NICE said it was unlikely to be cost effective . Young women with cervical cancer symptoms are waiting up to six months for a diagnosis , a study shows . King 's College London researchers said that pain and bleeding are being dismissed as side effects of the Pill by women and family doctors . They studied 128 patients under 30 . Most had been identified by the NHS screening programme before they realised anything was wrong . But of those who did notice symptoms , 28 per cent said they then waited three months to go to a GP . Even after seeing a doctor , 60 per cent had to wait three more months for a formal diagnosis . The disease is the most common form of cancer in women under 35 , with around 900 cases a year . A third of patients will die within five years .
One million women denied pills that could halve chance of developing cancer . Tamoxifen , Raloxifene and Anastrozole are used to treat breast cancer . But they have not been licensed for preventative use by regulatory agency . The pills cost 7p to 61p a day and cuts risk by 40 to 50 per cent . Breast Cancer Campaign says pills are not available because of red tape .
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A New Zealand woman who woke up to a horrendous smell and suspicious brown splodges on her home and car , has blamed passing airlines for the mess . Karen Bass , from Flatbush in Auckland , told the New Zealand Herald that she was sure the ` huge clumps ' , that she also found on the footpath near her house , were human faeces . ` The first thing when I walked out of my door this morning and I saw it , I thought an airplane s *** on us . You open the door and it smells like s *** , ' she said . Scroll down for video . Karen Bass found her Auckland home and car covered in what she claims was human faeces that fell from a passing plane . The disgusted resident , whose home is in the flight path for airlines on their way to Auckland International Airport , plans to have a sample of the matter tested . ` There 's no way it 's a bird or animal poo , it 's horrible . I 'm sure it 's human , what else could it be with huge clumps like that ? ' Ms Bass told the New Zealand Herald . Despite not being the first New Zealand citizen to suggest a passing air-plane offloaded human waste above their home , both Airways New Zealand and the country 's Civil Aviation Authority deny having record of any incidents . Sydney Airline safety consultant , Trevor Bock , also expressed doubt over a plane 's involvement and suggested Ms Bass ' incident was more likely caused by ` bad neighbours ' . Ms Bass ' house is in the direct flight path to Auckland International Airport -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` It 's certainly not coming from an aircraft because maintenance standards are extremely high today , ' Mr Bock told Daily Mail Australia . He explained that the waste in a plane goes from the toilet into a sewage tank which is emptied out periodically in a highly controlled environment by specialised trucks carrying large hoses and tanks -- often after every second trip . The fittings for the tank are on the outside of the aircraft and thus only accessible by ground handling staff , meaning a spontaneous mid-air release is difficult to control . Airline safety consultant , Trevor Bock , said it was ` impossible ' that the excrement came from a plane as maintenance standards are extremely high , with trucks collecting the sewage after every second flight . ` There 's nothing that comes out of a plane unless there 's something wrong with it , ' the former pilot assured . ` Modern planes use a vacuum system , so the chances of a leak are extremely remote and it would be spotted on the ground before an aircraft departed because the engineers and pilots do a thorough walk around the aircraft before take-off to check on these sorts of things . ` It 's just another urban myth . '
Karen Bass says she woke up to faeces covering her home and car . The Auckland woman is convinced the ` huge clumps ' are human excrement that fell from a passing airplane . Airline safety consultant , Trevor Bock , said it was unlikely a plane illegally dumped its sewage while in the air . He said the maintenance standards on airlines are extremely high and a leak would have been noticed before take-off .
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NBA great Charles Barkley has spoken his mind once again , this time to voice support for the grand jury that chose not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson . Barkley , 51 , is n't known for keeping opinions to himself and the African American basketball legend was in top form Tuesday when he addressed the controversy in Missouri during a radio interview . ` There is no excuse for people to be out there burning down people 's businesses , burning down police cars , ' he told Mike Missanelli of Philadelphia 's 97.5 The Fanatic as he referred to the rioters as ` scumbags . ' Scroll down for video . Supports the police : Former NBA star Charles Barkley told a Philadelphia radio show host last week that he supports the Ferguson police and the grand jury 's decision not to indict unarmed black teen Michael Brown 's killer Darren Wilson . ` Scumbags ' : Barkley made his stance known to Mike Missanelli -LRB- pictured -RRB- of Philadelphia 's 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday , when he described the looters in Ferguson as ` scumbags ' The former 76er told Missanelli that he believes black neighborhoods would crumble if not for the help of police . Barkley went on to commend police who work in black areas . ` If it was n't for the cops we would be living in the Wild , Wild West in our neighborhoods , ' he said . ` We ca n't pick out certain incidentals that do n't go our way and act like the cops are all bad . ` Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it was n't for the cops ? ' he said . Barkley , who 's become a high-profile sports commentator since leaving the NBA behind in 2000 , said the media is at fault for at least some of what 's gone on in the wake of Michael Brown 's August 4 death . ` The true story came out from the grand jury testimony , ' he said . ' I ca n't believe anything I hear on television anymore . ` And , that 's why I do n't like talking about race issues with the media anymore , because they love this stuff , and lead people to jump to conclusions . ` The media should n't do that . They never do that when black people kill each other . ' Barkley also publicly sided with a decision to exonerate George Zimmerman in 2013 after he was tried in the shooting death of another unarmed black teen , Trayvon Martin , notes the Christian Science Monitor . Meanwhile , others in the major league sports realm have come forward in recent days to support the outraged black citizens of Ferguson . Five St. Louis Rams players stood on Sunday with their arms raised in an apparent show of solidarity for Ferguson protesters before trotting onto the field for pregame introductions . Wide receivers Tavon Austin and Kenny Britt came out together first , with the move obscured by a smoke machine in the upper reaches of the Edward Jones Dome . Stedman Bailey , Jared Cook and Chris Givens -- all of whom are black -- then came out and stood together with arms raised . After Tre Mason scored on an 8-yard run to make it 45-0 in the fourth quarter , he and Britt raised their hands together . Looters robbed Ferguson businesses and set fire to property in the wake of the grand jury decision not to convict Darren Wilson , which many have criticized as a step in the wrong direction for the town where tensions between citizens and police have long been an issue . There have been riots , looting and buildings burned in Ferguson since a grand jury declined Monday to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed Michael Brown in August . Across the street from the stadium , about 75 protesters gathered in the second half as about 30 police wearing riot gear watched from a safe distance . Protesters chanted `` Hands up , do n't shoot ! '' '' No Justice , No Football ! '' '' This is what Democracy looks like , '' and `` We 're here for Mike Brown . '' The Rams had additional security measures in place for the game , including armed personnel from the National Guard . The team has wanded fans outside entrances all season . On another front inside the stadium , a group of fans formed letters spelling `` Keep the Rams in St. Louis '' in seats in the north end zone . A different reaction : St. Louis Rams players , from left ; Stedman Bailey -LRB- 12 -RRB- , Tavon Austin -LRB- 11 -RRB- , Jared Cook , -LRB- 89 -RRB- Chris Givens -LRB- 13 -RRB- and Kenny Britt -LRB- 81 -RRB- raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson , Mo. , as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in St. Louis .
Barkley told a Philadelphia radio show host that black neighborhoods would become the ` wild west ' without the police . The 51-year-old former NBA star said he believes testimony that supported Darren Wilson 's decision to shoot unarmed teen Michael Brown in August . Barkley also sided with a decision to exonerate George Zimmerman in 2013 after he was tried for killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin .
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This is the horrifying moment a couple who rode through a red light on their tricycle were hit and sent flying by car which killed them . Authorities have released the graphic photograph in attempt to shock people into following traffic laws in Linhai , in the Zhejiang province , China . Hu Mou and his wife were driving a small tricycle but ignored a red light on February 5 . In the photograph their bodies are captured being hurtled into the air after they are hit by a car . The tricycle which they were riding was completely destroyed and neither Mou or his wife survived the crashed . Shocking : Authorities have released this graphic photograph of Mou and his wife in attempt to shock people into following traffic laws in Linhai , in the Zhejiang province , China .
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING . Hu Mou and his wife were driving a small tricycle but ignored a red light . A car hit the couple who were thrown into the air on February 5 . Authorities in China have released this photograph to shock people into following traffic laws .
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Jose Mourinho was seething after a decision to send off Branislav Ivanovic led to Chelsea conceding a last-minute equaliser at Manchester United . The Blues had been leading through Didier Drogba 's header but Ivanovic 's foul on Angel di Maria saw the defender sent off for two bookable offences , and from the stoppage time free-kick , Robin van Persie slammed home . The result kept Chelsea 's gap at the top of the Barclays Premier League to four points and Mourinho said afterwards : ` We have a little space now for our mistakes ... or for referees ' mistakes . Jose Mourinho gestures to the fourth official following Manchester United 's equaliser . ` If I say what is in my heart , I will get in trouble . I prefer not to talk about this -LRB- Ivanovic incident -RRB- , we had many things go against us , the result was not so good but acceptable . ` I 'm very happy my team played a fantastic game , it 's not easy to play against a Man United team that plays very compact and on the counter attack . ` We could score a couple more goals , especially the Hazard one . I am proud of my players though . ` He was not even able to train and play for 90 minutes like he did today , so I was happy with his performance . He -LRB- Drogba -RRB- has scored so many goals like this . ' Branislav Ivanovic was sent off for a second bookable offence after fouling Angel di Maria . Robin van Persie celebrates his injury time equaliser from the free-kick by throwing his shirt into the crowd .
Manchester United scored in injury time to steal 1-1 draw against Chelsea . Equaliser came from free-kick which saw Branislav Ivanovic sent off . Jose Mourinho admits Blues have little room for referees ' mistakes .
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They are so intricate and colourful they look like they have been painted , but these works of art are actually created out of carefully placed grains fo sand . Artist Joe Mangrum uses multi-coloured sand to create spectacular artworks anywhere from 15 to 25 feet in size . Joe has created more than 800 larger than life murals since beginning in 2009 . Sandy Warhol : Joe Mangrum dazzles using coloured sand to create spectacular artworks . Each of his creations can be anywhere between 15 to 25 feet in size - and can be created outside or indoors . Joe has been creating these works since 2009 and approximates he 's done about 800 since he first started . The designs - which he creates both indoors and outdoors - take anywhere from six hours to several days to complete . From Brooklyn in New York , USA , Joe has been creating large-scale installations for more than 15 years . He previously used flowers and computers but started using sand after hosting a solo show , for which he had to improvise with materials . He creates designs both inside and outside and they can take anywhere from hours to days to complete . ' I have one ` brush ' - my hand , ' Joe explains . He prefers not to use additional tools because it allows him to keep better control . Joe creates different designs based on how he manipulates the speed , flow , and height at which he pours . He said : ` This medium is fascinating because it 's so direct . ' I have one ` brush ' - my hand - and how I manipulate the flow , the speed and height at which I pour gives it so many dimensions . ' I just start in the centre and start improvising a design . He starts off in the centre of the design and improvises as he goes , moving outward . The medium of creating with sand using only his hands is what fascinates Joe the most . ` It 's so direct , ' he says . Joe , who is originally from Brooklyn , New York , is inspired by travelling and observing the world . ' I have a whole visual library in my photographic memory - from my experience traveling and observing the world , bringing the abstraction to life . ` People of all ages love the colours and the fact that the designs are different every day . ' Joe is currently looking to raise $ 20,000 through a Kickstarter campaign titled Process into Permanence . For the project , Joe , 45 , will fix coloured sand onto a giant carpet , allowing him to create a permanent sand art fixture . This sand rug will then be cut into segments and sent to the backers of the campaign . Joe is currently in the midst of raising $ 20,000 as part of a Kickstarter campaign to fix coloured sand to a giant carpet . He hopes to create a sand rug that he can cut into segments and send to backers of his Process into Permanence campaign .
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Apple 's eagerly awaited iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets go on sale in nine days . But this has n't stopped fans queuing up outside Apple shops around the world so they can be among the first to own the new smartphones . People with prime spots outside these shops could also earn money for being so keen - with one place in New York already being sold for $ 2,500 -LRB- # 1,500 -RRB- . Scroll down for video . Almost there : Apple 's eagerly awaited iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets go on sale tomorrow . But this has n't stopped fans queuing up outside Apple shops around the world so they can be among the first to own the new smartphones . This photo was taken of fans in Tokyo earlier today . Fans in Tokyo -LRB- pictured -RRB- began queuing for the devices , which have been met with rave reviews from journalists , on the day of Apple 's event last week . In Tokyo and Sydney , groups are camped outside in relatively balmy weather , while in London , tents are already positioned outside the Apple Store on Regent Street . A handful of fans have been queuing outside the firm 's Fifth Avenue store since September 1 , when the phones were still a rumour . ` We wanted to beat the record , which had been 18 days , ' Brian Ceballo , who arrived at Apple 's NYC flagship on Sunday to wait , told CNBC . One couple - Moon Ray , 25 and Jason , 29 , were among seven people in new York queuing up a week ago . Pictured today , Florin Barbu , -LRB- left -RRB- originally from Romania but now living in the UK , Stig Martin Pfiska -LRB- centre -RRB- from Norway and Richard Parkes -LRB- right -RRB- from Chelmsford queue outside the Apple Store in Covent Garden , London as they wait for the new iPhone 6 to go on sale . Checking in : These fans are today queuing outside the Apple Store on Regent Street , London . They have been fortunate that the weather has remained warm ahead of tomorrow 's launch . They travelled over 1,000 miles -LRB- 1,609 km -RRB- from Jackson , Mississippi and arrived in New York on September 1 to find that they were not first in the queue , because cousins and New Yorkers Joseph Cruz and Brian Ceballo had beaten them to it . The Mississippi couple paid $ 2,500 -LRB- # 1,500 -RRB- to swap places with the cousins . Zoltan Wiettchen , 24 , is the first in line in London after staking a place at 9pm on Monday night . Mr Wiettchen , a Hungarian national who has been in this country for two years , said he is not planning on buying one of the handsets , but rather in the money he can make from queuing up . Cosy queuing : A handful of fans have been queuing outside the firm 's Fifth Avenue store since September 3 , when the phones were still a rumour . This means they will have been camping out for over two weeks . The wait is on : People with prime spots outside shops could earn big bucks for their patience and some plan on selling their places in the queue for up to # 1,000 . Here , tents are pitched outside Apple 's flagship store on London 's Regent Street . Finally unveiled : Apple showed off two handsets last night as well as a smartwatch called Apple Watch . The iPhone 6 -LRB- pictured left -RRB- has a 4.7-inch screen , curved edges and will be available in dark black and gold , while the iPhone 6 Plus -LRB- right -RRB- has a 5.5-inch screen and 185 per cent more pixels than the 5S . Waiting with a friend : The iPhone 6 will start at $ 199 on a two-year contract for 16GB , $ 299 for 64GB and $ 399 for 128GB , while the iPhone 6 Plus starts at $ 299 for 16GB , $ 399 for 64GB and $ 499 for 128GB . Here , a queues for the handset 10 days in advance in Tokyo - with a mask of late Apple founder , Steve Jobs . A comfortable wait : People are queuing up with their tents and seats outside Apple Fifth Avenue to buy the new iPhone handsets . These fans have been queuing since September 5 . ` I do n't care about the phone at all . I 'm not here for that , ' he said . ` But I know lots of people do care about it and would be desperate to be the first person to use it . ` I 'm queuing to sell my position and I 'm hoping to get # 1,000 for it . I want to start a business as a personal trainer and that money would help me out a lot . ` I 've just finished studying an English language course so had a bit of spare time . It 's a good experience and I need the money . ` My girlfriend and I are sharing the camping , I 'm sleeping here and she 's going to be here during the day . I may be here for the next 10 days but I 'm off as soon as someone gives me an offer . ` It 's very noisy here , I 'm spending much of my time with my tent shut trying to sleep , but people keep interrupting me to ask me what I 'm doing . ' Keen : Apple fans Salvatore Gerace -LRB- left -RRB- and Christian Ibrahim -LRB- right -RRB- have got in line early for the new iPhone 6 at the Apple Store in Sydney - with other gadgets to make the wait seem slightly shorter . Selling out ? While some people camping out 10 days early are genuine fans , waiting to get their hands on the handset , others hope to sell their place in line . One person camped out in London -LRB- store pictured right -RRB- is hoping to get # 1,000 for their efforts - which could buy them a couple of handsets at a later date . A couple who travelled more than 1,000 miles to stand in line outside the Apple store on Fifth Avenue , New York , have paid $ 2,500 -LRB- # 1,500 -RRB- to be first in line . Moon Ray 25 , and her husband Jason , 29 travelled from Jackson , Mississippi on September 1 to discover there was already a queue outside the shop . Cousins Joseph Cruz and Brian Ceballo from Statten Island , New York had beaten them to it by one day -- but happily accepted the money to switch places . ` We take turns going to the bathroom and washing and working out at the gym nearby , ' Ms Moon said . ` We only sleep a couple of hours a night - I brought a tent but cried when they told me I could n't use it . ' Joseph , who was third in line last week , is a veteran at waiting in line for Apple product , having camped out for new releases before . Ms Moon said : ` People passing by say all sorts of things to us - they think we 're crazy . ' One of the tents is being manned by Task Rabbit , an online company that outsources household errands , after being paid by a client to queue up on their behalf . Uma Subramanian of the firm , said : ` We 're taking it in turns to man the tent for a client who requested our services online . I can not say how much he paid us or who he is , because that 's confidential , but our workers charge between # 10 and # 20 an hour for whatever activity they have been paid to do . ' Apple unveiled its latest smartphone last night alongside its much hyped Apple Watch . The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen , curved edges and will be available in dark black and gold , while the iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5-inch screen and 185 per cent more pixels than the 5S . The iPhone 6 will start at $ 199 on a two-year contract for 16GB , $ 299 for 64GB and $ 399 for 128GB , while the iPhone 6 Plus starts at $ 299 for 16GB , $ 399 for 64GB and $ 499 for 128GB . The iPhone 6 is 6.9 mm and the iPhone 6 Plus is 7.1 mm thick , compared to 7.6 mm on the 5S . Both devices have Retina HD displays . Both handsets feature the new Apple A8 64-bit chip , an 8MP camera and iOS 8 software , among a host of other features . How the handsets stack up : The iPhone 6 is 6.9 mm , the iPhone 6 Plus is 7.1 mm thick . This table shows how the new handsets compare with rival offerings . Queuing becomes a business : One of the tents in London -LRB- not pictured -RRB- is being manned byan online company that outsources household errands , with a client thought to be paying between # 10 and # 20 an hour for the service - showing how much some people want the handset .
People are waiting outside Apple stores in London , Sydney and Tokyo , with some people setting up camp in New York over a week ago . Some are genuine fans who want to be the first to own the new handsets . Others hope to sell their place in a queue for over # 1,000 . iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launched last night in two sizes . They go on sale on September 19 but can be pre-ordered online from September 12 . Apple Watch was also unveiled last night , but wo n't go on sale until 2015 .
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The Government will ` build and sell ' family homes in a desperate bid to end Britain 's housing crisis , ministers revealed today . Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander said 300,000 new homes a year were needed but building firms were failing to meet the demand . He said this had forced ministers to ` think radically ' and consider using taxpayers ' money to kick start a new housing boom . Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander said 300,000 new homes a year were needed but not being built . Mr Alexander said : ` The message to the housebuilding sector would be simple : if you do n't build them , we will . ' The proposal - unveiled today ahead of George Osborne 's crunch Autumn Statement tomorrow - will be trialled at a former RAF base in Cambridgeshire and could lead to homes being built twice as fast as the more conventional route . Launching the National Infrastructure Plan , which also includes details of # 15 billion of road projects , # 2.3 billion of flood defences and a range of energy programmes , Mr Alexander said the Government had to act to address the housing shortage . He said # 100 million was being made available for the new garden city at Ebbsfleet , ministers will back the development of a 13,000-home new town at Bicester , in Oxfordshire , and the extension of the London Overground to Barking Riverside will help unlock the construction of up to 11,000 properties . The affordable homes programme will also be extended for a further two years , Mr Alexander said . But in order to meet the demand for 300,000 new homes a year ` requires us to think radically ' . ` An idea that I have been promoting is direct government commissioning of housing . Government - national or local - would take responsibility for ensuring the number of homes we need each year . ` The message to the housebuilding sector would be simple : if you do n't build them , we will . ' Lord Deighton -LRB- left -RRB- and the Treasury chief Danny Alexander -LRB- right -RRB- hailed the publication of today 's National Infrastructure Plan . There will be a detailed review to examine the potential of direct government commissioning and the Homes and Communities Agency will lead on delivering up to 10,000 new properties at the former RAF base at Northstowe in Cambridgeshire to trial the model . ` Now it 's just a disused RAF base but soon it will be a development of up to 10,000 homes thanks to the pioneering action this Government has taken in trialling the new delivery model , ' Mr Alexander said . ` This is the first time in a generation that the Government has owned land , led the development on it at this scale and considered commissioning homes directly . ' The model would allow homes to be built quicker and give the state the ability to ` ensure developers build the most appropriate type of houses and the right associated infrastructure ' . Mr Alexander said : ` We are examining in more detail the idea of direct commissioning as a solution for the whole country and piloting it on this enormously important site . ' Asked whether the need to build more homes would require the development of greenfield sites , Mr Alexander said he did not ` necessarily accept ' that would be the case . ` That 's something that would need to be worked through in delivering this , ' he said . He said redeveloping public sector land , such as Northstowe , could help meet the demand : ` We have released sites in this parliament for about 100,000 homes , we think . We want to see a much more ambitious approach in the next parliament . ' I think that is something that can really help to meet this agenda . ' Meanwhile Treasury Commercial Secretary Lord Deighton said the compulsory purchase scheme could be changed , making it easier for people 's homes to be bought to clear the way for major infrastructure projects . He said : ` We will be publishing a consultation paper at the next Budget to streamline and update the compulsory purchase regime to make it clearer , faster and fairer . '
Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander says 300,000 homes a year needed . Lib Dem Cabinet minister said building firms failing to meet the demand . This had led ministers to ` think radically ' to kick start a new housing boom . New garden cities in Kent and Oxfordshire also given the go-ahead . Housing boom unveiled in National Infrastructure Plan unveiled today . Comes ahead of George Osborne 's crunch Autumn Statement tomorrow .
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The Ministry of Defence wasted # 6 million on new high-tech earplugs that were supposed to allow soldiers to hear each other on the battlefield while blocking out the noise of explosions and gunfire . Senior officials tested the equipment in the UK before authorising the purchase . However , once the earplugs were tested on the battlefield , they were found to be ineffective . Each set of earplugs was specially moulded for an individual soldier at a cost of # 500 . The new ear plugs were designed to allow soldiers to communicate on the battlefield while protecting their hearing from the sound of gunfire , but the system was scrapped because it did n't work -LRB- file picture -RRB- . The RAF were forced to write-off a BAE125 similar to this after it suffered hail damage at a cost of # 488,000 . The Personalised Interfaced Hearing Protection system was believed to be similar to the technology used by pop stars . MoD officials ordered 10,000 sets of the ear plugs to help protect the hearing of soldiers . Troops are reluctant to use traditional ear defenders on the battlefield as they can not hear their comrades or vital radio communications . At the same time , the MoD admitted that it paid out # 374,000 due to ` Noise Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss ' . The MoD also wasted # 7.2 million on a mobile mine detection capability for Warrior vehicles , which was deemed ` unsuitable ' . According to the report , an RAF HS125 aircraft was removed from service early after it sustained damage during a hailstorm , costing the taxpayer # 488,000 . A stock take at RAF Marham discovered # 10 million of missing equipment , while # 1.5 million was spent on faulty software . In total , approximately # 5.7 billion was wasted by the MoD , with # 860 million spent on obsolete equipment . Shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker said troops were being sacked while ` money was frittered away on dud equipment ' . The Ministry of Defence told The Sun : ` The ear defenders were trialled ahead of use in theatre , but during the constant rhythm of operations it became clear they required modification . '
MoD purchased 10,000 sets of high-tech ear plugs which did not work . The Personalised Interfaced Hearing Protection was tested in the UK . When it was deployed in Afghanistan , soldiers complained it did n't work . The MoD spent # 7.2 million on a failed mobile mine detector system . An RAF aircraft was written off at a cost of # 488k following a hail storm .
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New Yorkers with a taste for unique architecture and plenty money to spare can now get a sweet deal on the famous Gingerbread House - just in time for the winter holidays . The century-old Brooklyn home , which looks like it 's been plucked straight out of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale , is now available for rent at $ 26,000 a month . The whimsical uncut stone-and-wood confection situated in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn boasts six bedrooms , 3.5 bathrooms and a three-car garage . The sprawling yet charming mansion , which occupies an entire city block on Narrows Avenues , was built in 1917 in the Arts-and-Crafts style by renowned architect James Sarsfield Kennedy for shipping merchant Howard Jones . The story-book 5,700-square-foot house includes four main bedrooms and two guestrooms with terraces ; a winding wooden staircase ; a wine cellar ; a pair of well-appointed living rooms with overstuffed couches and armchairs ; a gourmet kitchen ; a fountain room ; a screening room , and a formal wood-paneled dining room with a stunning fireplace . Outside , the new tenants of the Gingerbread House will be able enjoy eating al fresco in the backyard surrounded by a perfectly manicured lawn and cheery flowerbeds . The unique residence sitting on 20,000 square feet of land is filled with eye-catching details , including cast-iron doorknobs , stained-glass windows and chandeliers , painted ceilings and wooden floors polished to perfection , reported Philly.com . According to the home 's listing on the real estate site Corcoran , the Gingerbread House is considered to be one of the most beautiful homes in the US . ` Some have called it magical . You can simply call it home . It is an incredible blending of imagination , architectural genius , and nature with art , storytelling , and style ... and yes , perhaps a bit of magic , ' according to the site . For those who are interested in making the Gingerbread House their ` forever home , ' the Bay Ridge property is also up for sale for $ 10.5 million . Fairy tale house : The century-old Gingergbread House , which looks like it 's been plucked out of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale and dropped in the middle of Brooklyn , is now available for rent at $ 26,000 a month . House fit for Hansel and Gretel : The whimsical mansion occupies and entire city block on Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge . Back story : The house was built in 1917 in the Arts-and-Crafts style by renowned architect James Sarsfield Kennedy for shipping merchant Howard Jones . Sweet dreams : The story-book 5,700-square-foot house includes four main bedrooms and two guestrooms with terraces . Nooks and crannies : The rooms at the house come with walk-in closets and plenty of storage space . Cooking up a storm : The high-end dwelling boasts a gourmet kitchen with modern appliances and fine cabinetry . Dinner is served : Tenants occupying the house will be able to host dinner parties in style thanks to this formal dining room . Impressive setting : This is one of two well-appointed living rooms the Gingerbread House features . Whimsy : This siting room features a hodge-podge of different styles in both architecture and design : Solomonic columns and a bas relief around a fireplace , wooden windows and and overstuffed cheetah-printed armchair . Pantry : There is not shortage of cabinets and counter space at the Gingerbread House . Attention to detail : The house comes with this breathtaking wooden staircase , stained-glass windows and chandeliers . Sleek : Nestled in the wood-paneled , old-school estate is this modern and functional bathroom with a soaking tub . Fine touches : The doors are fitted with cast-iron doorknobs , and there are hardwood floors all throughout the house . Old World charm : There is wood paneling throughout the house , including in this cozy office space . Spectacular setting : Outside , the new tenants of the Gingerbread House will be able enjoy eating al fresco in the backyard . Luxury cottage : The mansion is built out of uncut stone with a rolled edged roof . Country chamr : The story-book home sits on a perfectly manicured lawn - perfect for a summer picnic . High praise : The Gingerbread House has been described as the most beautiful home in America . Ideal for entertaining : The Arts-and-Crafts confection comes with several large terraces perfect for hosting summertime soirees . On the market : The century-old house is also available for sale , with a price tag of $ 10.5 million .
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Being able to help yourself to drinks in a pub sounds like an idyllic dream , but one pub owner in Swansea is attempting to bring this slice of utopia to reality . Mark Lingwood has spent more than # 20,000 to open Britain 's first state-of-the-art iPub , The Westbourne in Swansea . Customers who visit the establishment can now pull their own perfect pint after they place an order on an iPad . Self-service : Customers at The Westbourne in Swansea can serve their own drinks . With screens scattered throughout the unusual public house , customers will be able to pay for their drinks in advance . Or they can open a tab so they can be given a special card , which is scanned with a sensor at the iPad on their table . for drinkers which are markedly different than traditional practices . Mr Lingwood said a similar pub is opening in Edinburgh and he is confident the ambitious idea could be adopted throughout the country . First : The Westbourne in Swansea is Britain 's first state of the art iPub . iPad : Customers have an iPad at each table where they can place their orders . Positive : Publican Mark Lingwood said his customers are very happy with the new initiative . The publican said his customers seem to be very happy about the novel idea . Mr Lingwood said , ` Fingers crossed it 'll spread throughout the country . I think it 's great for our customers to try something new , to have that little bit of extra fun in the evening . ' However , not all of the customers are completely behind the initiative . Customer Leon Bartoszewicz raised his concerns about the possibility of children accessing alcoholic drinks with the new ordering technology and asked , ` How does that machine know your age ? ' Mr Bartoszewicz said he believed there was nothing to stop a child using the machine .
Publican has spent over # 20,000 on Britain 's first state of the art iPub . Customers place their order on iPad and then pull their own pint . Publican is hopeful the idea could be adopted throughout the country .
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The old record , set in 2012 , was 60 peeps in two minutes . On Friday , Matt Stonie , engaged in the gooey challenge , eating a combination of both yellow -- the original -- and pink colored of the marshsmallow candy that is shaped like a chick . The candy is specially popular around Easter , when the manufacturer , Just Born , comes out with bunny Peeps . Scroll down for video . Just 15 seconds in , competitive eater Matt Stonie has already consumed 17 marsmallow peeps . Christie 's lips have turned red from the pink colored Peeps he ate , as he finishes the last of 100 Peeps in just over two minutes . Stonie is in some discomfort after he ate 100 Peeps in two minutes and 10 seconds . More than 700 million of the candy chicks and bunnies are consumed annually in the United States . In a video posted on YouTube , unwrapped packages of Peeps can be seen before Stonei dumps them onto a kitchen counter . He then stacks the Peeps up neatly . When he starts eating , he put a row of five Peeps in his mouth at a time . A counter in the upper left hand corner keeps count . Dramatic music featuring drums plays in the background . In between eating rows , Stonie takes a drink from a small cup . The 100 Peeps are laid out on a kitchen counter before Stonie devoured them . An estimated 700 millions Peeps , made by Just Born , are eaten every year in the U.S. . At one point , Stonie spits up a Peep , but quickly puts it back in his mouth and keeps on eating . When the 100th Peep is eaten , a stopwatch reads two minutes and 10 seconds . However , Stonie is not pleased . ` Damnit , I wanted two minutes , ' he says . ` Not very good . ' Stonie is not an amateur competitive eater . He has participated in eating challenges involving tacos , Big Macs -LRB- five in 60 seconds -RRB- and the legendary Nathan 's Hot Dog Eating Contest held every July 4th in Coney Island , Brooklyn , New York . Stonie does n't have much time to rest up before his next contest either . He will defend his title in a fried asparagus eating contest on April 26 . Around Easter , some cities are known to host Peeps eating contests known as Peep Offs . The first one was held in Maryland in 2004 . And there are also Peeps competitions where people use the candy as characters in dioramas .
Matt Stonie , who participates in other competitive eating contests , broke the old record of 60 Peeps in two minutes . He ate a combination of yellow and pink Peeps , which are shaped into chicks or bunnies and are popular around Easter . Stonie is disappointed at the accomplishment as he wanted to do it in under two minutes . He will compete in a fried asparagus eating competition on April 26 .
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Chelsea could have been awarded a penalty in the first half of their Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday . There were two separate incidents in the area as Chris Smalling appeared to wrestle Branislav Ivanovic to the ground as Marcos Rojo similarly seemed to hold John Terry . Sportsmail 's GRAHAM POLL gives his verdict of Phil Dowd 's handling of the incident . Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo both appear to headlock Branislav Ivanovic and John Terry . Smalling appears to blatantly pull down Branislav Ivanovic in the penalty area at Old Trafford . Ivanovic is holding onto Smalling after being dragged down in the area by the Manchester United defender . The Chelsea defender appeals to Phil Dowd shortly after the incident in the Man United area . You could argue it should be two penalties . It 's not just Chris Smalling on Ivanovic , you 've got Rojo on Terry . The two have virtually got them in headlocks . From Dowd 's position he should see this . You can tell by Ivanovic 's reaction ; he 's not just appealing -- he 's going berserk . The Manchester United ones are worse than Shawcross -LRB- versus Swansea -RRB- last week . Phil Dowd let Chelsea down by ignoring two headlocks by Manchester United defenders at the same setpiece and by doing so also let his select list colleague Michael Oliver down . Oliver was the referee who correctly awarded Swansea a penalty when Ryan Shawcross held Wilfried Bony and Dowd had the chance to reinforce referees resolve to stop this practise by awarding Chelsea the penalty they deserved for either Marcos Rojo 's hold on John Terry or Chris Smalling 's even more blatant hold on Branislav Ivanovic . Dowd chose to stick to his belief that you are remembered for what you give and not what you miss or ignore and that was a major disappointment to all neutrals who are fed up with this continual holding at set pieces . Sky Sports reviewed the incident at half-time and show both Terry and Ivanovic being held in the box . Chelsea defenders John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic go to ground after they were held in the box . Like our Manchester United Facebook page here .
Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo appeared to headlock John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic . Phil Dowd missed the incident in the first-half at Old Trafford . Dowd let down his colleague Michael Oliver by ignoring the holds .
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The speech by former US Vice-President Al Gore was apocalyptic . ` The North Polar ice cap is falling off a cliff , ' he said . ` It could be completely gone in summer in as little as seven years . Seven years from now . ' Those comments came in 2007 as Mr Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigning on climate change . But seven years after his warning , The Mail on Sunday can reveal that , far from vanishing , the Arctic ice cap has expanded for the second year in succession -- with a surge , depending on how you measure it , of between 43 and 63 per cent since 2012 . Scroll down for video . To put it another way , an area the size of Alaska , America 's biggest state , was open water two years ago , but is again now covered by ice . The most widely used measurements of Arctic ice extent are the daily satellite readings issued by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center , which is co-funded by Nasa . These reveal that -- while the long-term trend still shows a decline -- last Monday , August 25 , the area of the Arctic Ocean with at least 15 per cent ice cover was 5.62 million square kilometres . This was the highest level recorded on that date since 2006 -LRB- see graph , right -RRB- , and represents an increase of 1.71 million square kilometres over the past two years -- an impressive 43 per cent . Other figures from the Danish Meteorological Institute suggest that the growth has been even more dramatic . Using a different measure , the area with at least 30 per cent ice cover , these reveal a 63 per cent rise -- from 2.7 million to 4.4 million square kilometres . The satellite images published here are taken from a further authoritative source , the University of Illinois 's Cryosphere project . They show that as well as becoming more extensive , the ice has grown more concentrated , with the purple areas -- denoting regions where the ice pack is most dense -- increasing markedly . Crucially , the ice is also thicker , and therefore more resilient to future melting . Professor Andrew Shepherd , of Leeds University and University Coillege , London , an expert in climate satellite monitoring , said yesterday : ` It is clear from the measurements we have collected that the Arctic sea ice has experienced a significant recovery in thickness over the past year . ` It seems that an unusually cool summer in 2013 allowed more ice to survive through to last winter . This means that the Arctic sea ice pack is thicker and stronger than usual , and this should be taken into account when making predictions of its future extent . ' The speech by former US Vice-President Al Gore -LRB- above -RRB- was apocalyptic . He said that the North Polar ice cap is falling off a cliff and could be gone in seven years . Yet for years , many have been claiming that the Arctic is in an ` irrevocable death spiral ' , with imminent ice-free summers bound to trigger further disasters . These include gigantic releases of methane into the atmosphere from frozen Arctic deposits , and accelerated global warming caused by the fact that heat from the sun will no longer be reflected back by the ice into space . Judith Curry , professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta , said last night : ` The Arctic sea ice spiral of death seems to have reversed . ' Those who just a few years ago were warning of ice-free summers by 2014 included US Secretary of State John Kerry , who made the same bogus prediction in 2009 , while Mr Gore has repeated it numerous times -- notably in a speech to world leaders at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in 2009 , in an effort to persuade them to agree a new emissions treaty . Mr Gore -- whose office yesterday failed to respond to a request for comment -- insisted then : ` There is a 75 per cent chance that the entire polar ice cap during some of the summer months could be completely ice-free within five to seven years . ' Misleading as such forecasts are , some people continue to make them . Only last month , while giving evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on the Arctic , Cambridge University 's Professor Peter Wadhams claimed that although the Arctic is not ice-free this year , it will be by September 2015 . Asked about this yesterday , he said : ` I still think that it is very likely that by mid-September 2015 , the ice area will be less than one million square kilometres -- the official designation of ice-free , implying only a fringe of floes around the coastlines . That is where the trend is taking us . ' For that prediction to come true it would require by far the fastest loss of ice in history . It would also fly in the face of a report last year by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -LRB- IPCC -RRB- , which stated with ` medium confidence ' that ice levels would ` likely ' fall below one million square kilometres by 2050 . Politicians such as Al Gore have often insisted that climate science is ` settled ' and have accused those who question their forecasts of being climate change ` deniers ' . However , while few scientists doubt that carbon-dioxide emissions cause global warming , and that this has caused Arctic ice to decline , there remains much uncertainty about the speed of melting and how much of it is due to human activity . But outside the scientific community , the more pessimistic views have attracted most attention . For example , Prof Wadhams 's forecasts have been cited widely by newspapers and the BBC . But many reject them . An area twice the size of Alaska was open water two years ago and is now covered in ice after the arctic ice cap has expanded for the second year in a row . Yesterday Dr Ed Hawkins , who leads an Arctic ice research team at Reading University , said : ` Peter Wadhams 's views are quite extreme compared to the views of many other climate scientists , and also compared to what the IPCC report says . ' Dr Hawkins warned against reading too much into ice increase over the past two years on the grounds that 2012 was an ` extreme low ' , triggered by freak weather . ` I 'm uncomfortable with the idea of people saying the ice has bounced back , ' he said . However , Dr Hawkins added that the decline seen in recent years was not caused only by global warming . It was , he said , intensified by ` natural variability ' -- shifts in factors such as the temperature of the oceans . This , he said , has happened before , such as in the 1920s and 1930s , when ` there was likely some sea ice retreat ' . Dr Hawkins said : ` There is undoubtedly some natural variability on top of the long-term downwards trend caused by the overall warming . This variability has probably contributed somewhat to the post-2000 steep declining trend , although the human-caused component still dominates . ' Like many scientists , Dr Hawkins said these natural processes may be cyclical . If and when they go into reverse , they will cool , not warm , the Arctic , in which case , he said , ` a decade with no declining trend ' in ice cover would be ` entirely plausible ' . Peer-reviewed research suggests that at least until 2005 , natural variability was responsible for half the ice decline . But exactly how big its influence is remains an open question -- and as both Dr Hawkins and Prof Curry agreed , establishing this is critical to making predictions about the Arctic 's future . Prof Curry said : ` I suspect that the portion of the decline in the sea ice attributable to natural variability could be even larger than half . ` I think the natural variability component of Arctic sea ice extent is in the process of bottoming out , with a reversal to start within the next decade . And when it does , the reversal period could last for several decades . ' This led her to believe that the IPCC forecast , like Al Gore 's , was too pessimistic . ` Ice-free in 2050 is a possible scenario , but I do n't think it is a likely scenario , ' she concluded . The apparent recovery in Arctic ice looks like good news for polar bears . If there is more ice at the end of the summer , they can hunt seals more easily . Yet even when the ice reached a low point in 2012 , there was no scientific evidence that bear numbers were declining , with their estimated total of 20,000 to 25,000 thought to be higher than in the 1970s , when hunting was first banned . In many Arctic regions , say scientists , they are in robust health and breeding successfully . Computer model predictions of decline caused by ice melt have also failed to come true . In 2004 , researchers claimed Hudson Bay bear numbers would fall from 900 to fewer than 700 by 2011 . In fact , they have risen to over 1,000 . However , the main international bear science body , the Polar Bear Specialist Group , admits it has no reliable data from almost half of the Arctic , so can not say whether numbers are falling or rising .
Seven years after former US Vice-President Al Gore 's warning , Arctic ice cap has expanded for second year in row . An area twice the size of Alaska - America 's biggest state - was open water two years ago and is now covered in ice . These satellite images taken from University of Illinois 's Cryosphere project show ice has become more concentrated .
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An enterprising mother has ensured her children and their classmates can enjoy a nutritious hot school lunch after their canteen closed by becoming the new school cook . Children at St Andrew 's Primary School in Buckland Monachorum , near Yelverton , Devon , had been reluctant to eat the hot meals on offer and the canteen kitchen was eventually closed . For 18 months all 202 pupils at the school had to make do with packed lunches everyday - and like many parents Susie Zaleski , 41 , found it hard to come up with healthy lunchboxes . Susie Zaleski -LRB- pictured centre -RRB- with pupils at St Andrew 's School who now enjoy her nutritious school meals . She felt her children Aiya , eight , and Lola , six , would benefit from a decent hot meal during their school day . She set up a catering firm , won the contract at St Andrew 's and now spends her days in the school 's kitchen making everything from pizzas to Spanish chicken stew and chocolate brownies . Now , nearly every pupil in the school sits down at lunchtime to enjoy a delicious , locally sourced , child-friendly meal - compared to just 30 pupils a day in previous years . The Government 's free school meals policy , which means every child aged five to seven is entitled to a hot lunch , has put pressure on catering staff across the country to come up with healthy , balanced menus to keep young diners and their parents happy . Susie has enlisted the help of other parents at the school to help her serve lunch and come up with simply , good-quality meal ideas for the children . Ms Zaleski , who has enlisted the help of other parents at the school to help her serve lunch , says she wants to show that it is not rocket science - children just want simple , good quality food . ` We 've got kids at the school and we all know what they like , ' she said . ` We run the menus past our own kids and they 'll say ` yay ' or ` no ' , depending on what we suggest . ` We cook everything from scratch . The spaghetti bolognaise is a recipe my mum used and we also follow recipes we 've found online from Nigella Lawson or Mary Berry . ` We 've had such amazing feedback from the children and parents . ` One little girl did n't eat anything for the first couple of days , but gradually she 's started to try more and more . Her mum saw me in the street and said ` thank you so much ' . ' Ms Zalesk , who used to work as a waitress at the River Cafe restaurant in London before taking on various desk jobs , said moments like that have made her new role hugely satisfying . She said : ' I do n't want to sound trite but it 's so nice to feel as though you 're putting something back into the community . ` We knew we wanted our children to have hot meals but we did n't want any old catering firm coming in and doing it . ' I just thought - let 's go for it and do it ourselves ' Living in Buckland Monachorum , she says says many parents are willing to pay the # 2.30 it costs for each meal because they trust her as a fellow villager and playground mum . Now , in the 12 months her catering firm Zest has been up and running , she has had the chance to learn all the children 's names and their dietry requirements , plus if they like a bit of extra gravy now and then . Tom Wilkinson and classmate Kashi Sen , both seven , said their school dinners were a real hit . ` They 're amazing - we all really love them , ' said Tom . ` They 're so good , ' said Kashi , ` About the same as my mum makes at home . ' The Government 's free school meals policy , which means every child aged five to seven is entitled to a hot lunch , has put pressure on catering staff across the country to come up with healthy , balanced menus . Headteacher Julie Tailyour , like many of her staff , regularly joins the children for lunch to take advantage of the local ingredients and home-cooked style . ` The meals here are absolutely lovely , we are delighted with the quality , ' she said . MONDAY : Homemade chicken goujons or vegetable , tomato and mozarella pasta bake . Blueberry muffins . TUESDAY : Homemade lamb koftas or Quorn stew with herby dumplings . Stewed apple with blackberry and vanilla ice-cream . WEDNESDAY : Roast chicken or cheese and lentil roast . Oaty biscuits . THURSDAY : Homemade pizza . Fruit and natural yogurt . FRIDAY : Oven baked fish fingers or Quorn sausages . Pear and chocolate sponge and custard . ` It has made such a difference to the children . ` They are happier , more well behaved and settled . ` Before , when everyone had packed lunch , the atmosphere was rather like a picnic - it just was n't right . ` Now the children look forward to their meal , they talk about their meal - they just love their dinners ! ' Mother Suzy Connor said that was certainly true for her children Holly , seven and Daisy , four . ` My two love their lunches , ' she said . ' I am also happier , knowing they get a hot and healthy meal for lunch . ` They seem to have more energy now at the end of the day . ' I helped out one day for lunch and took some left over pizza back for our supper . It was better than any pizza that we had had at home before . '
Pupils were reluctant to eat meals on offer and the canteen kitchen closed . For 18 months all 202 youngsters had to make do with packed lunches . Susie Zaleski wanted her children Aiya and Lola to have a decent hot meal . She set up catering firm , won the school contract and now makes the food . Meals have proved a big hit and almost all of the pupils enjoy school meals .
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After losing two straight home games heading into a tilt as the away team at Wembley against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday , Dallas Cowboys players were happy to see quarterback Tony Romo back at practice on Thursday . Besides Romo himself , perhaps no one was happier than wide receiver Dez Bryant . The fifth-year pro , who called Romo 's return ` very exciting ' , said : ` It was like he never left . We had a great day of practice . It was real good . We 're just going to move forward and see what happens on Sunday . ' ` It always helps whenever Tony 's out there . He 's our guy . He 's our leader . Whenever he 's out there it makes everybody feel that much more comfortable . He know how to lead us in the right direction and that 's what he 's gon na do on Sunday . ' Tony Romo could return to the Dallas Cowboys starting line-up . The NFL 's leading rusher , DeMarco Murray , was glad to see Romo moving ` like he always does ' in his return to the field . ` It was good to see him back out there , ' said the 26-year-old . ` I thought he did well today . It 's always good to have your leader out there . We 're excited to have him back . ' Not having Romo throwing passes may have had an impact earlier in the week , but practising outside of the US was n't really an issue . Bryant said : . ` I do n't think we 've missed a beat . I was telling the guys , I do n't know if it 's London or the air , but I 'm flying . Everybody else is flying around too . I got a little extra juice . ' Murray , who has 1,133 rushing yards this season , agreed the workouts at Allianz Park have been beneficial . He said : . ` We 've had two good days of practise . The mood is great . Obviously we have n't been playing as expected individually or as a collective group . We 've moved on . We 've learned from the mistakes we made and the things we did well . We 'll continue to get better during the week and see what happens on Sunday . ' The Cowboys have struggled with Romo banged up during the last two games . The team has only scored 34 points combined and no player has suffered more than Bryant -LRB- five catches , 45 yards -RRB- in Romo 's absence . The former first round pick is n't phased or feeling any added pressure to perform on Sunday with 34-year-old Romo likely operating at less than 100 per cent . Bryant said : . ` I can only control what I can control . Y’ all watch the same tape that I watch . When it comes my way , I 'm gon na try and make the most of it . No pressure at all man . What is pressure ? ' If the team continues to lean on the running game despite Romo 's return , it wo n't bother Bryant . He said : . ` Not at all . That 's our identity . We run the ball and we 're going to throw the ball whenever we need to . We 're just gon na continue to work on our mistakes , get the wrinkles out and get back together . We 're fine . Trust me , we are . ' With their focus squarely on prepping for Jacksonville , the Cowboys have n't really had much time to explore or blow off steam . Bryant , who managed to squeeze in a steak dinner for his 25th birthday on Tuesday , is planning to ` step out ' on Friday . ` I want to see what 's out there , ' he said . ` So far what I 've seen is great . I 've been having fun and I 'm gon na try my best to come back in the offseason . I 'm just looking forward to the rest of this London trip . ' It 's a trip that has n't included any celebratory cake , birthday or otherwise , thus far . ` I ca n't eat cake , ' Bryant said . ` I got ta keep my abs right . ' If the offense performs well and the Cowboy leave Wembley with a win on Sunday , perhaps he 'll reconsider .
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver welcomes quarterback Tony Romo back to practice . Offense has been held to 17 points in two straight games , both losses at home . Bryant says it 's like Romo ` never left ' and calls his return ` very exciting ' Romo is tentatively expected to start at Wembley after missing week nine .
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Manchester United travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon searching for redemption after the 4-1 mauling they suffered there last season . But how should Louis van Gaal 's side set themselves up tactically ? Sportsmail 's Martin Keown takes a look . MANCHESTER UNITED . Watching Marouane Fellaini at the World Cup , he did well operating in a midfield three . In his last two United games he has played in a similar role -- on the side of a diamond that can become a three . He looked much better for it . It 's a role that allows him to break forward from deep but also help out and cover when needed . United have finally found some rhythm and the system seems to be improving , but the problem now for Van Gaal is picking out his best XI . Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini has flourished for Manchester United in recent weeks . Fellaini points to the name on his back after scoring for United away at West Bromwich Albion recently . Spanish playmaker David Silva will miss the derby after coming off injured against Newcastle United . 18-6 The aggregate scoreline to City in the last five PL meetings . 47 Goals scored by City 's strikers in 2014 . That 's almost twice as United 's tally -LRB- 26 -RRB- , . 476 Goals in 167 Manchester derbies . That 's an average of 2.9 per game . MANCHESTER CITY . Last year City found the perfect balance between defence and attack , but this season they are struggling . You have to admire Pellegrini 's philosophy of playing with two strikers but to continue their incredible record in this fixture -- they have won five of the last six Premier League Manchester derbies -- City need an extra midfielder . With David Silva out , they will miss a lot of creativity so they could use two holding midfielders and push Yaya Toure forward . It 's time for Toure to come alive and there 's nothing like a derby game to bring out that passion and desire . Yaya Toure faces a fitness test on Saturday to determine whether he 'll face Van Gaal 's United the day after . Sportsmail 's Martin Keown asserts that it is time for Toure to come alive from midfield this season .
Louis van Gaal 's Manchester United travel to City on Sunday . Marouane Fellaini has upped his game in a midfield three recently . Yaya Toure - if fit - needs to takes control of the midfield battleground .
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Dale Anderson , 25 , -LRB- pictured right -RRB- and Emma Oliver , 22 , -LRB- left -RRB- outside Manchester Crown Court - they gave the judge in their case a box of chocolates when their case finished . A judge was given a box of chocolates as a ` thank you ' present from a couple facing drugs charges moments after he let them walk free . Judge Robert Atherton was given the box of sweets by Dale Anderson , 25 , and Emma Oliver , 22 , as they left the dock at Manchester Crown Court . The 67-year old judge , who is believed to be retiring next year , then thanked the couple , from Moston , Manchester , for their gift and took the chocolates back to his chambers . The gift was a thank you for the way he had dealt with them given their previous experience . He joked to barristers as he left : ' I suppose you all want to know if you can have one . Well , ask me again in five months and then you can . ' Afterwards Oliver was seen giving another box of Cadbury 's Heroes to her defence barrister . Anderson and Oliver had been facing possible jail terms after a cannabis farm was found in a back room at their home . Police discovered 12 cannabis plants , enough to produce half a kilo of cannabis , while investigating the death of the couple 's nine-month old daughter , Daisy , who drowned in the bath in a tragic accident . At a previous case at Manchester Crown Court the couple were defendants in a child neglect trial over the death of Daisy , but were acquitted . After the not guilty verdict was given by the jury it emerged Anderson admitted producing cannabis and Oliver pleaded guilty to allowing premises to be used to grow cannabis . At the sentencing yesterday market trader Anderson was given a six month community order with a condition he complete 42 hours unpaid work . Oliver , a trainee plasterer , was conditionally discharged for six months . Passing sentence Judge Atherton told them : ` There were 12 plants and it is likely you have produced around half a kilo which could have been sold - it was clearly a financial enterprise . Judge Robert Atherton -LRB- pictured -RRB- thanked the couple for giving him a box of chocolates . ` But this is an exceptional case in terms of what brought the police to your home . ` You know those circumstances only too well . I have expressed my views about the trauma you have gone through in dealing with that situation . ' I have never been slow to express my view on those matters and it is my view that you were rightfully acquitted . ' I think the sooner this matter is out of your lives , the better . Baby Daisy -LRB- pictured -RRB- was taken to North Manchester Children 's Hospital but was pronounced dead . ` Cannabis needs to be out of your lives . Caring for each other is the essence of your future . ' The investigation into the couple began in September 2012 after Daisy got into difficulties in a baby bath whilst Anderson went downstairs to find a clean towel and nappies and Oliver was talking about schools with a neighbour . When he returned Anderson found the infant lying face down in the water . Daisy was taken to North Manchester Children 's Hospital where doctors tried to revive her but she was pronounced dead two hours later . Police began investigating Oliver and Anderson for child neglect after officers claimed they kept a ` dirty and unhygienic house ' with dirty clothes and toys strewn across the floor . Neighbours were seen hoovering and tidying the house before police arrived while the couple were still at the hospital . Officers quickly halted the clean-up operation and noted the house had dirty nappies lying around , food on a high chair , dirty dishes covered in congealed food , damp clothing on the floor and dirty bed clothes on the cot . Anderson and Oliver both denied child neglect . In her statement to police Oliver said : ` Dale normally does bath time . I do the dry . ' I ran the bath . Dale came up and I have come down . Then Dale ran down the stairs white as a ghost saying there is something wrong with Daisy . ' ' I put her on the floor on a Minnie Mouse towel and then started to give her mouth to mouth . Dale did CPR and a number of neighbours came over to try and help and call an ambulance . ' When speaking about the attempts by doctors in hospital to save Daisy , Oliver added : ` She came back to life for 26 minutes . ' I do not understand how one minute she was breathing and the next she was not . ' I went to the toilet and when I came back her heart had stopped beating and she was pronounced dead . ' Manchester Crown Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- where Judge Robert Atherton was given the box of sweets by defendants . During the trial and in the absence of the jury , Judge Atherton questioned why the couple had been charged with child neglect as the baby had been left for a ` matter of seconds . ' He agreed with defence assertions that the unhygienic and messy house was a ` snapshot ' after a tragic event . The grammar school educated judge who was appointed in 2000 and lists his recreations as travel , music and gardening had previously attracted controversy over his tough sentencing stance on looters arrested during the 2011 riots . In 2008 he triggered outrage when he freed a paedophile who molested an 11-year-old girl amid claims the victim had ` welcomed ' his advances . In 2013 he chaired the mental health tribunal which ordered Moors murderer Ian Brady to remain at Ashworth maximum security hospital .
Dale Anderson , 25 , and Emma Oliver , 22 , were in court on drugs charges . Police found plants while investigating tragic death of couple 's baby . Daisy drowned in bath but parents were cleared of neglect in previous trial . They presented Judge Robert Atherton with chocolates at end of case . Judge , who 's retiring next year , told barristers ' I suppose you all want one '
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Christopher Pyne has denied ` harassing ' senators in order to get them to support his higher education reforms , insisting that he holds an ` excellent relationship ' with the Senate 's crossbenchers . Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus accused the Education Minister of pestering him and others in a statement on Tuesday , saying he 'd been ` inundated with text messages from Christopher Pyne ' despite having never given him his mobile number . But Mr Pyne dismissed the accusations , suggesting that the ` seven or eight ' messages he 'd sent Senator Lazarus were entirely acceptable and telling ABC 's 7.30 Report that he would be ` happy to send him more ' . Scroll down for video . Education Minister Christopher Pyne has denied that he was ` harassing ' Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus in order to gain his support for his higher education reforms package . ` Senator Lazarus is the only crossbench senator who has refused to meet with me to discuss these reforms , so the only avenue he 's left to me to be able to communicate with him , besides letters , is SMS , ' Mr Pyne told ABC reporter Leigh Sales . He then added : ' I hope you did n't mind the fact that I sent him a Christmas card today , Leigh , I 'm sure he wo n't . ' ' I would have sent him seven or eight texts and I 'm happy to send him more texts . ' Mr Pyne claimed that Mr Lazarus told a reporter he was happy for the Education Minister to send him ` as many texts as he wanted ' after the post had been published , saying : ` I 'm as confused as the next person about Senator Lazarus wanting me to send him texts or not ' . ' I would have sent him seven or eight texts and I 'm happy to send him more texts , ' Mr Pyne told ABC 's 7:30 . ABC journalist Leigh Sales , pointed Mr Pyne 's ironic slip when pronouncing the name of cross bencher Zhenya ` Dio ' Wang who he insisted he had an ` excellent relationship ' with . He later scolded her , instructing her to study a bachelor of political science after being asked about the frequency of which he met with the crossbenchers . The Minister also made an ironic slip when pronouncing the name of cross bencher Zhenya ` Dio ' Wang while insisting he had an ` excellent relationship ' with him - a mistake that was quickly pointed out by Ms Sales . ` Well some people pronounce it Wang , some people pronounce it Wong ; it depends where you are on the spectrum . But if you wish to pick me up on that Leigh , that 's a very small thing and I 'm surprised you 'd bother with it . Never the less , Dio and I are good friends and I will continue to try and get their support , ' he replied to the quip . Clearly put-off by the slip , Mr Pyne then scolded Ms Sales , instructing her to study a bachelor of political science after being asked about the frequency of which he met with the crossbenchers and the quality of the relationships they shared . ' I have met with some of the crossbenchers many , many times -- in fact I 've met with some of them six or seven or eight times , but I 'm not going to go through the day-to-day machinations of how government works , Leigh , ' he said . War of words . ` Christopher Pyne is embarrassing himself and needs to stop harassing me , ' said Senator Glenn Lazarus of the Palmer United Party . ` You can go and study that at university if you wish to , in a bachelor of political science . The reality is that I 'm working closely with the cross bench , I secured four of their votes today and I 'll be back at it again tomorrow with a new reform bill . ' The higher education reforms , which include a reduction in government funding and permit universities to set their own fees , were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 33-31 . Senators Lazarus and Wang were amongst those who voted against the bill , alongside independents Nick Xenophon and Jacqui Lambie and the Labor and the Greens parties . ' I have never given Christopher Pyne my mobile phone number , ' said Senator Lazarus before the reforms were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night . Mr Lazarus , who is the Leader of the Senate for PUP , claimed Mr Pyne had been virtually begging him to support the higher education reforms and urged him to stop his ` desperation ' . ` Christopher Pyne is embarrassing himself and needs to stop harassing me and other cross benchers , ' said Senator Glenn Lazarus . ' I am being inundated with text messages from Christopher Pyne virtually begging me to support the Abbott Government 's higher education reforms . ' I have never given Christopher Pyne my mobile phone number . ' The Senator claimed that Christopher Pyne 's office and other Abbott Government ministers have been in constant contact with his office and those of other cross-benchers ` offering all sorts of deals and incentives to get our support for the higher education reforms ' . Education Minister Christopher Pyne insists that ` let 's be clear : there is no viable alternative to these reforms ' But Senator Lazarus insisted that , ' I wo n't be bought and I am not prepared to horse trade ' . ` It is clear that the Abbott Government is so desperate they will stoop to any level to win support . ` The majority of Australians do not want increased education costs . ` The higher education reforms are nothing more than a sinister Abbott Government budget cutting measure . ` The Abbott Government 's higher education reforms are bad to the core and will only significantly reduce funding to universities which in turn will significantly increase the cost of higher education in Australia . ' Senator Lazarus went on to doubt whether Christopher Pyne will retain the education portfolio in the next year and insisted that ` Palmer United will be voting down the higher education reforms ' . Senator Glenn Lazarus says he doubts that Christopher Pyne , pictured here talking with the Prime Minister , will retain the education portfolio in the new year . With Labor and the Greens opposing the changes , the government would need support from 6 of the 8 cross-bench senators . Mr Pyne stated that : ` In the final week of Parliament for 2014 the Government is urging the Senate to pass the vital higher education reforms to secure the future of our universities and spread opportunity to more Australians . ' ` Without these changes our universities will be condemned to a slow decline -- losing their competitive edge in our region and internationally . ` Let 's be clear : there is no viable alternative to these reforms . '
Glenn Lazarus accused the Minister of ` harassing ' him and other crossbenchers in order to gain their support for higher education reforms . Mr Pyne defended himself by saying Mr Lazarus was the only crossbencher who had refused to meet with him for discussions , forcing him to text . The Senator claimed Mr Pyne is 'em barrassing himself ' after being ` inundated with text messages . . virtually begging me to support reforms ' The reforms were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 33-31 , with Senators Lazarus amongst those who voted against the bill .
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Researchers commissioned by Japan 's health ministry discovered what they claim as high levels of the chemical formaldehyde in the chemical produced by heating several types of e-cigarette liquid . Formaldehyde is a substance that occurs naturally in the environment at low levels but is also found at higher levels in certain products such as building materials and embalming fluids . It is classed as a human carcinogen . E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular around the world , particularly among young people . E-cigarettes function by heating flavoured liquid , which often contains nicotine , to produce a vapour that is inhaled , much as the smoke from traditional cigarettes is inhaled . Scroll down for video . Supporters of e-cigarettes say the devices are a safer alternative to traditional tobacco , whose bouquet of toxic chemicals and gases can cause cancer , heart disease and strokes . Dr Naoki Kunugita , of the National Institute of Public Health , Japan , claims that the team found that ` more than 10 times the level of formaldehyde contained in one regular cigarette ' were produced by 10 ` puffs ' of one brand of e-cigarette liquid . However , that result was not reported in the Japanese study and the amount of formaldehyde detected did vary through the course of analysis . When the wire which vaporises the liquid gets overheated , higher amounts of harmful substances seem to be produced , Dr Kunugita added . In general , levels of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapour are up to 50 times lower compared to the levels found in tobacco cigarette smoke ; and even the worst case Japanese product tested by the study produced levels of formaldehyde that were six times lower than in traditional cigarette smoke . In Japan , e-cigarettes are not regulated . Nicotine e-cigarettes , or so-called Electronic Nicotine Delivery System -LRB- ENDS -RRB- , are subjected to the country 's pharmaceutical laws . Although they are not readily available in shops as they are in the U.S. and Europe , they can be bought easily on the internet . ` You call them e-cigarettes , but they are products totally different from regular tobacco , ' the ministry official said . ` The government is now studying the possible risks associated with them , with view to looking at how they should be regulated . ' In August , the World Health Organisation -LRB- WHO -RRB- called on governments to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors , warning they pose a ` serious threat ' to unborn babies and young people . Despite scant research on their effects , the WHO said there was enough evidence ` to caution children and adolescents , pregnant women , and women of reproductive age ' about e-cigarette use . Supporters of e-cigarettes say the devices are a safer alternative to regular tobacco cigarettes , whose combination of toxic chemicals and gases can cause cancer , heart disease and strokes . This was due to the ` potential for foetal and adolescent nicotine exposure -LRB- having -RRB- long-term consequences for brain development ' . The WHO also said they should be banned from indoor public spaces . Supporters of e-cigarettes say the devices are a safer alternative to traditional tobacco , whose bouquet of toxic chemicals and gases can cause cancer , heart disease and strokes . These are known to be among the leading causes of death in many countries . But opponents say the devices have only been around for a few years , and the long-term health impact from inhaling their vapour is unclear . Big tobacco companies are snapping up producers of e-cigarettes , wary of missing out on a snowballing global market worth about $ 3 billion . Earlier this month , Oxford Dictionaries picked ` vape ' - the act of smoking an e-cigarette - as their new word of the year . * An earlier version of this article stated that Japanese research had found that e-cigarettes contain 10 times more carcinogens than tobacco cigarettes . While the studyconducted by Dr Kunugita , Director of the Japanese Department of Environmental Health , did claim to have found such high levels of one carcinogen -LRB- formaldehyde -RRB- in the vapour from one brand of electronic cigarette , we would like to clarify that this result was not included in the published research . In fact , the Japanese study supports existing evidence that e-cigarettes are much less dangerous than tobacco products .
High levels of formaldehyde found in some e-cigarette vapour . Formaldehyde is found in building materials and embalming fluids . Research was commissioned by Japan 's health ministry . Japanese government exploring whether e-cigarettes should be regulated . World Health Organisation has called for e-cigarettes to be regulated or banned .
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A high school student has died after a friend moved a hunting rifle in the back of his truck and the gun accidentally went off , shooting the teen dead . Jaden Rahm , 16 , was driving three school friends to get lunch at one of their houses in Yuma , Colorado on Monday when the boy in the seat behind him moved the gun used for duck hunting . The rifle went off and the round went through the driver 's seat , hitting Rahm in the torso , Sheriff Chad Day told the Denver Channel . Yuma Police received a call about the shooting at 11.58 am just south of Yuma High School 's campus . The sheriff 's office announced his death that afternoon . Tragic : Jayden Rahm , 16 , was accidentally shot dead when a friend moved a gun in his car as they headed for lunch on Monday . He was driving his parents ' car and the gun was used for bird hunting . Star : The 16-year-old sophomore was remembered by friends as a great athlete and a gentleman . Authorities said the three other teenagers in the car at the time are not considered suspects . No one else was injured . Sheriff Day told the Denver Channel that it 's common for people to leave their guns in their trucks during hunting season . Jaden had been driving his family 's work truck at the time . ` There is still some forensic evidence that needs to be processed and an autopsy needs to be performed , but evidence points to this being a tragic accident , ' the department said in a statement . It is unlikely any charges will be filed , they said . Rahm , a sophomore , played varsity baseball and hoped to be a farmer . Missed : The teenager , pictured with relatives , was just south of his school 's campus when he was killed . On Monday night , a large crowd gathered for a candlelit vigil and remembered the teenager as a gentleman and someone who always tried to cheer people up . ` He was the one who brought us all together , ' Kyli Blach , a sophomore , said . ` His blue eyes would sparkle and you 'd have to smile , he would almost force you to smile . ' Counseling services are being offered to students and families at the school . Friends and classmates posted the initials ` JR ' across their social media pages to pay tribute to the young student . The Yuma County Sheriff 's Office said the boy 's family does not wish to make a statement .
Jaden Rahm was driving three friends to get lunch on Monday when one of the boys moved a gun in the back of the car and it went off . It went through the driver 's seat and hit Jaden in the torso . Police said it appeared to be a tragic accident and no charges are expected . The teenager from Yuma , Colorado was remembered as a star athlete who always tried to make others smile .
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A glamour model has spoken of how her career was shattered in an instant when she was paralysed in a freak accident while out clubbing . Lolly Mack , 40 , from North London , was left in a wheelchair and with severely limited movement in her upper body when a fellow clubber high on drink and drugs fell from a balcony and landed directly on top of her . She said : ` I did n't want to live at . first after being told I would need 24 hour care , using a catheter and . being washed and dressed . Lolly Mack , 40 , a former glamour model , was paralysed from the neck down when a man fell from a balcony and landed on top of her in a nightclub in London in 2004 . ` But my family said `` let 's fight this until one day you get back on your feet again '' . From that day I just thought that is it ! Fight it will be ! ' She is now on a huge fundraising drive to raise funds into spinal research in the hope like people such as her will one day be able to walk again . Ms Mack , who was just 30 at the time , was in a nightclub in Central London in 2004 when Philip Brady , who had been taking ecstasy and drinking heavily , landed on top of her . She says she felt a sudden ` thud ' on her neck and shoulders and fell to the ground as she was hit by the 6ft 3ins man . ` My initial thought was that I 'd been punched and I remember falling backwards , ' she says . ` But when I hit the floor I knew something was dreadfully wrong as I could do nothing other than blink . Ms Mack , who was 30 at the time of the accident , suffered a broken neck and her spinal cord was compressed . She had emergency surgery to stabilise her neck and then spent ten months in rehabilitation -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Ms Mack -LRB- pictured in hospital -RRB- has regained some of the movement in her arms but she is still unable to move her legs or her wrists and hands . She says she has lost her independence and needs carers to help her wash and dress . ` My friends were encouraging me to get up , but I became increasingly distressed as I realised I could n't . ' Ms Mack , who appeared on MTV as well a model in various national newspapers , was rushed to King 's College Hospital in south London , where she underwent six hours of emergency surgery to stabilise her neck . She was told her neck had been broken and her spinal cord compressed . She told MailOnline : ' I think there was something telling me not to go out that night - I did n't really want to go and my gut feeling was that I should n't . ` But I did n't want to let my boyfriend down so I went anyway . ' She added : ' I knew immediately something was terribly wrong when I was lying on the floor . It was completely terrifying . ` The first thing I asked the paramedics was if I was going to be in a wheelchair but they said it was too soon to say . Ms Mack -LRB- pictured , left , before the accident -RRB- says that when she realised the extent of her injuries she initially thought she did not want to live any more . Ms Mack -LRB- pictured with friends -RRB- now focuses on raising awareness of spinal injuries and on raising money for research into a cure for these injuries . ` Being in the hospital was daunting - it was like a scene from Casualty . I knew by that point that it was quite serious . ' The day after her injury , Ms Mack was moved to Stoke Mandeville Hospital , in Buckinghamshire , where she spent 10 months in rehabilitation . When she arrived at the hospital she was unable to move anything other than her head . She said : ' I thought I could n't live like that . I thought it was the end of my life . I was crying buckets . ' I was not accepting it , I did n't want to hear about it and I was in denial . I think most people feel suicidal in that position . It was awful . ' Ms Mack -LRB- pictured in rehabilitation -RRB- says her dream is to eventually walk again and to regain her independence . Despite the treatment and a strict exercise regime , she only regained some of the movement in her arms and none of the movement in her legs . And while she can now move her arms a little , she is still unable to move her wrists or her hands . She lives with her family and has carers who come in every day to help her wash and dress . She also suffers from neuropathic pain - pain caused by a problem with the signals from the nerves - 24 hours a day , from the shoulders down . Mr Brady was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years . Ms Mack told MailOnline : ' I do n't let him ruin my life - I do n't think about it . He was never really apologetic but I do n't wish bad upon him and I do n't want to be ruined by anger . Philip Brady , the man who fell on Ms Mack , was found guilty of causing GBH and was jailed for two years . ' I do sometimes wonder what I did to deserve it , you think `` why me ? '' . ' I had so many gut instincts telling me not to go out but I ignored them - it happened and there is nothing I can do about that now . ' She now dedicates her time to raising awareness of spinal cord injuries and to raising money for research into a cure . She said : ` My hope and my dream is getting back on my feet and regaining my independence . ` We rely on as much money being raised as possible - it is all about finding a cure . ' I live my life to the fullest I can - I love travelling , beauty , and I have even met a new guy which I am really happy about . Ms Mack -LRB- pictured in hospital -RRB- says she does her best to live life to the full despite her injury . ' I am trying to have as many fun , happy times as possible while waiting for a cure . ' I can still have fun and enjoy life and be grateful that I was n't killed but I have great hope as I know it 's not a case of if we find a cure , it 's a case of when . ' On May 31 Ms Mack will be holding an event in Central London to raise money for the charity Spinal Research . Tickets are on sale for # 60 and the party will be held at the Yager Bar near St Paul 's Cathedral where there will be champagne , canapes and performances from a range of musicians . Call Freda Burton 07770 418482 or Michelle Marsh at Spinal Research on 01483 898786 to buy tickets . Alternatively , visit the Spinal Research website .
Lolly Mack was in a nightclub in 2004 when Philip Brady fell on her . The 6ft 3ins man was drunk and on drugs when he landed directly on her . Ms Mack 's neck was broken and her spinal cord was compressed . She had to have emergency surgery and spent ten months in rehabilitation . She has been left in a wheelchair and with limited upper body movement . She now tries to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries and to raise money for research into a cure .
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A bungling thief was caught stealing from a bandit after being forced to take off his makeshift disguise of a binbag because he could n't see what he was doing . Daniel Dzieliski , 38 , had been trying to rob the one-armed bandit in Biala Podlaska , a city in the eastern Poland , when he spotted CCTV cameras in the room . Nipping out , he went to a nearby shop where he bought bin liners to hide his head and aluminium foil to put over the cameras . Scroll down for video . The burglar walked into the room where he spotted the one-armed bandit and the security cameras which prompted him to go to a nearby shop to buy a disguise . He then returned with a makeshift disguise of a balaclava made out of binbags , but then had trouble being able to see what he was doing . But after realising he would not be able to cover the cameras with foil with his head covered he took the bag off and tried putting foil over the camera lenses - and was filmed in the process . When the foil kept falling off , he tried hiding his face in his hands . Police spokesman Jaroslaw Janicki said : ` It was all quite comical , really . ` He first went into the room with nothing on his head and inspected the slot machines . ` He then left and returned with the bin liner over his head and tried covering the cameras up . He then decides to take off the binbag , revealing himself to the CCTV cameras , allowing police to establish his identity . In a bid to try and hide himself , he covers his face with his hands but it is too late as police were able to identify him as 38-year-old Daniel Dzieliski . ` But when the foil kept falling off because he could n't see what he was doing , he took the bag off his head and tried covering his face with his hands . ` It was like watching a comedy . ` But we identified him immediately because he is well-known to us . ` In November he was arrested for stealing # 2,000 from another fruit machine . ' The man was arrested again , and is now facing two years in jail .
Daniel Dzieliski attempted to rob a one-armed bandit in eastern Poland . Noticed that there were CCTV cameras and went out to buy a disguise . Made a makeshift balaclava out of binbags which made him struggle to see . Ended up having to take off the disguise revealing his identity to cameras . Police then arrested the 38-year-old and he is facing two years in prison .
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A Canadian woman sealed her husband 's body in the bedroom for six months after his death while the family waited and prayed for his resurrection . Kaling Wald , 50 , pleaded guilty Monday to not notifying authorities of her husband 's death , as details in court revealed she allowed his body to rot because she was expecting a truly miraculous recovery . The body of Peter Wald , who died at age 51 , was discovered last September , the Hamilton Spectator reports . Devotion : An attorney argued that the family 's religious devotion had ` warped ' the judgement of Kaling Wald , 50 , who let her husband 's body decompose for six months while she and her family prayed for his resurrection . A sheriff had visited the property to evict the family , along with seven other adults that were living in the home , because their mortgage had fallen into foreclosure . Kaling and five of her children , ages 11 to 22 , packed up the patriarch 's shoes and bags in preparation for a move . When Kaling opened the bedroom door to retrieve her husband , the sheriff got his first whiff that something was wrong . Peter 's had decomposed beyond recognition and had attracted rats in the bedroom , though Kaling had sealed the door and air vents to protect her family from the smell . His two feet protruded from the blankets Kaling had wrapped around him and secured with duct tape , while a cap was placed on his head . In court , Kaling remembers the sheriff finally told her ` OK that 's enough , close the door . ' The elder Wald suffered from diabetes and had developed an infection in his left foot , but would not go to the doctor , instead relying on God to provide the cure . Believers : The extremely religious family traveled in a van painted with messages about God and heaven and hell , and neighbors say they saw the family chanting in the back yard after Peter 's death . Kaling said he slipped into a coma in March , but still she slept by his side . When she noticed signs of stomach bloat and rigor mortis days later , she sealed him in the bedroom and the family prayed for him to rise from the dead . ` It 's an extremely sad case ... she truly believed her husband was going to be resurrected from the dead , even after six months , ' assistant crown attorney Janet Booy said . Kaling 's Christian devotion had ` tainted and warped her better judgment ' according to Booy , and the family ` prayed on a daily basis for Peter to come back to life . ' Superior Court Justice Marjoh Agro gave her a suspended sentence , ordering her to serve 18 months ' probation and seek counseling . ` Your belief that your husband would resurrect is not an issue , ' Agro told her Monday . ` This is not about your religious beliefs . It is about your safety , the safety of your children and the safety of the community at large . ' The CBC reports that homeowners noticed a change in the family 's behavior around the time that Peter died . Next-door neighbor Brian Dennis says he saw the family dancing and chanting in the back yard while wearing black robes . He also saw flies at the bedroom window and birds pecking at the screen . When he and his wife Brenda asked about Peter 's health , Kaling would only respond ` He 's in God 's hands now . ' The family 's blue van , painted with religious messages such as , ` You must make a choice heaven or hell , ' had been parked outside the home for years , but one night neighbors saw the family painting over it with rollers . In spite of the odd behavior , residents say they were sad to have missed a chance to bid a proper farewell . ` He 'd fix kids ' bikes . He 'd cut people 's grass , ' Brenda said . ` And now no one can say goodbye . '
Kaling Wald , 50 , pleaded guilty to not notifying authorities of her husband Peter 's death . He had refused to go to the hospital to treat an infected left foot , deciding God would cure him , and died at 51 after slipping into a coma . Kaling kept Peter 's body sealed in a bedroom after his death . It was found after six months by a deputy who showed up to evict the family . Kaling 's children and friends who also resided in the home were praying for his resurrection .
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A 15-year-old schoolgirl who died after falling from a historic monument following an argument with her boyfriend sent him a text message in which she threatened to ` jump off the tower ' prior to her death , an inquest heard . Ashli Blake , who was born with the surname Cook , was found dead by her boyfriend Marcus Webb on land close to a historic monument , near Rockbourne , Hampshire , in the early hours of September 21 . At an inquest into her death today , the coroner heard how the schoolgirl sent a text message to Mr Webb , who was five years her senior , prior to her death in which she threatened to kill herself . The message read : ' I am going to jump off the tower . If we ca n't be together , I do n't want to be here anymore . Bye . ' Ashli Blake , 15 , was found dead in a field next to a historic monument in Hampshire on September 21 . At an inquest into her death today , the coroner heard how Ashli , 15 , sent a text message to her boyfriend Marcus Webb -LRB- pictured together above -RRB- prior to her death in which she threatened to ` jump off the tower ' The coroner was also told how she had suffered ` some bullying problems ' at the Burgate School in Fordingbridge , in the lead up to her tragic death . A post-mortem examination found that she died of multiple injuries , the inquest at Winchester Coroner 's Court was told . The inquest heard how Ashli had spent the day prior to her death with Mr Webb , but ended up storming out of his mother 's home following an argument . The coroner was told she stormed out of the house yelling ` I 'm going to f ****** kill myself ' following a row in which she accused him of trying to get close to one of her friends . Mr Webb , who discovered her body after launching a desperate search when he and her family failed to get hold of her , told how he had not believed her threats because she had made similar comments previously . In a statement read to the inquest , Mr Webb said : ' I feel so guilty and I feel like it was my fault , she told me she was going to kill herself and even told me where she was going to do it and I laughed at her because I did n't believe her . ` Ashli meant more than life itself to me , I would do nothing to hurt her , I now feel there 's no reason being here . ' Mr Webb said he had visited the tower several times with Ashli and it was where they had taken their photograph together when they started going out three years earlier . Her mother , Canasta Blake , 37 , who has another daughter and a son , told how the young couple had made plans for the rest of their lives together . She said in a statement : ` They had made plans for the rest of their lives together - at 16 she was going to move in with him . ` She was besotted with him . She was always worried about him and what he was doing . ' I do not understand why she did this , she had everything to live for and often spoke of the future . An inquest into her death in Winchester heard she was battling bullying at school prior to her death . ' I think , for her age , she was immature , in her laughing , giggling and making up silly words . Ashli was a lovely young girl , was imaginative , different and quirky , she had her own special dress sense . ` She would have grown up to be a lovely person . ' She said Ashli had suffered from some bullying problems with other girls at her school but she had not expressed any wish not to attend school because of it . Ms Blake added that Ashli was working hard at her studies and had told family members she wanted to become an art therapist or an accountant . Ashli 's GP , Dr Charlotte Hillsley , at Fordingbridge Surgery , said she had suffered from low moods and sleeping problems . She had previously been referred to the Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services but had been discharged . However , in July she had returned to the surgery and was referred again to the clinic and was placed on its waiting list . In a statement read to the inquest , Dr Hillsley said : ` Ashli had low mood and poor sleep and was struggling with bullying at school . ` Her mother had told me she had removed razor blades from the house and taken them to work with her because she was concerned that she may self-harm . ' Ashli 's mother Canasta Blake was supported at the inquest by her partner Craig Warrilow while pathologist Dr Eleanor Jaynes told the inquest the schoolgirl had taken no alcohol or drugs prior to her death . Deer stalker John Powell , who was out hunting near the monument on the night of Ashli 's death , was the last person to see her alive . As he watched for deer with his rifle , he told the inquest that he spotted a young girl leaping over the stile into the field and walking towards the monument alone and with purpose . Pathologist Dr Eleanor Jaynes told the inquest the schoolgirl had taken no alcohol or drugs prior to her death and had died of multiple traumatic injuries due to a fall from a height . Central Hampshire Coroner Grahame Short recorded a verdict that she had intended to take her own life . He said : ` Ashli was a deeply troubled girl but I find that she chose to end her life on this occasion . ' He added : ` It 's clear that she had a boyfriend , Marcus Webb , and I find that she was very much in love with him to a degree that only a teenager can be . ' In the wake of her death , staff at The Burgate School said they were ` shocked and saddened ' to hear of the tragedy . A school spokesman said : ` We are shocked and saddened to hear the tragic news that one of our Year 11 students has died . ` Ashli was an absolutely delightful , caring and mature young lady . ` She was working hard at school and was very well regarded and respected by staff and students alike . ` The school is pulling together as a community and supporting each other . ` Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ashli 's family at this most difficult time . ' For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details .
Ashli Cook , 15 , was found dead near a historic monument in Hampshire . Prior to her death , she text boyfriend and threatened to ` jump off the tower ' Marcus Webb , 20 , said he laughed at her because he did n't believe threats . Winchester inquest also heard she had been suffering bullying at school . Coroner ruled that the ` deeply troubled girl ' intended to take her own life .
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A truly captivating map that shows the ancestry of everyone of the 317 million people who call the melting pot of America home can now be seen on a U.S. Census Bureau map . For decades , the United States opened its doors and welcomed with open arms millions of immigrants who all arrived through New York 's Ellis Island in the hope of a better life in America . Indeed , the inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York 's harbor reads ` Give me your tired , your poor , your huddled masses yearning to be free ' and the fascinating map identifies the truly diverse nature of the United States in the 21st century . Although the 2010 census left out questions about ethnicity , this map shows how it looked in 2000 , according to Upworthy . Melting pot : This map shows the ethnic heritage of Americans . 49,206,934 Germans . By far the largest ancestral group , stretching from coast to coast across 21st century America is German , with 49,206,934 people . The peak immigration for Germans was in the mid-19th century as thousands were driven from their homes by unemployment and unrest . The majority of German-Americans can now be found in the the center of the nation , with the majority living in Maricopa County , Arizona and according to Business Insider , famous German-Americans include , Ben Affleck , Tom Cruise , Walt Disney , Henry J. Heinz and Oscar Mayer . Indeed , despite having no successful New World colonies , the first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1670s and settled in New York and Pennsylvania . Germans were attracted to America for familiar reasons , open tracts of land and religious freedom and their contributions to the nation included establishing the first kindergartens , Christmas trees and hot dogs and hamburgers . 41,284,752 Black or African Americans . The census map also identifies , Black or . African-American as a term for citizens of the United States who have . ancestry in Sub-Saharan Africa . The . majority of African Americans are descended from slaves from West and . Central Africa and of course have become an integral part of the story . of the United States , gaining the right to vote with the 15th amendment . in 1870 , but struggling with their civil rights for at least another . century . Predominantly living in the south of the nation where they were brought to work on the cotton plantations and as slaves in the late 18th to mid-19th centuries , Black or African Americans also have sizable communities in the Chicago area of Illinois and Detroit , Michigan . 35,523,082 Irish . Another group who joined the great story of the United States were the Irish and the great famine of the 1840s sparked mass migration from Ireland . It is estimated that between 1820 and 1920 , 4.5 million Irish moved to the United States and settled in the large cities like New York , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago and San Francisco . Currently , almost 12 percent of the total population of the United States claim Irish ancestry - compared with a total population of six and a half million for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland today . Irish residents of note include John F. Kennedy , Derek Jeter and Neil Armstrong and 35,523,082 people call themselves Irish . 31,789,483 Mexican . And from 1990 to 2000 , the number of people who claimed Mexican ancestry almost doubled in size to 31,789,483 people . Those with Mexican ancestry are most common along the Southwestern border of the United States and is largest ancestry in Los Angeles , Houston , Phoenix , San Diego , Dallas and San Antonio . 26,923,091 English . The next largest grouping of people in the United States by ancestry are those who claim to be English-American . Predominantly found in the Northwest and West , the number of people directly claiming to be English-American has dropped by 20 million since the 1980 U.S. Census because more citizens have started to identify themselves as American . They are based predominantly in the northeast of the country in New England and in Utah , where the majority of Mormon immigrants moved in the middle 19th century . Notable American people with English ancestry are Orson Welles and Bill Gates and 26,923,091 people claim to come from the land of the original Pilgrims . 19,911,467 Americans . The surprising number of people across . the nation claiming to have American ancestry is due to them making a . political statement , or because they are simply uncertain about their . direct descendants . Indeed , this is a particularly common feature in the . south of the nation , where political tensions between those who . consider themselves original settlers and those who are more recent . exist . Historic Moment : A painting of Plymouth , Massachusetts , USA depicting the Landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock . Nebraska , USA -- A family poses with the covered wagon in which they live and travel daily during their pursuit of a homestead . Loup Valley , Nebraska . 1886 . 17,558,598 Italian . One of the most influential nationalities to migrate in large numbers to the United States were the Italians . Between 1880 and 1920 , more than 4 million Italian immigrants arrived in the United States forming ` Little Italies ' wherever they went . Bringing their food , culture and entertainment to the nation , another large wave of Italian immigrants arrived in the country following WWII , bringing the total number today to 17,558,598 people . 9,739,653 Polish . The largest of the Slavic groups to live in the United States , Polish Americans were some of the earliest Eastern European colonists to the New World . Up to 2.5 million Polies came to the United States between the mid-19th century and World War 1 and flocked to the largest industrial cities of New York , Buffalo , Cleveland , Milwaukee and Chicago . In many states , the Hispanic population doubled between the 2000 and 2010 census . In New Mexico , Hispanics outstripped whites for the first time , reaching 46 per cent compared to 40 per cent . 9,136,092 French . Historically , along with the English , the French colonized North America first and successfully in the North East in the border areas alongside Quebec and in the south around New Orleans and Louisiana . Ellis Island , Statue of Liberty National Monument , New Jersey , New York City , USA -- A portrait of Polish and Slavic immigrant women wearing I.D. tags at the turn of the 20th century . The figures reveal the changing face of . the U.S. , with the number of Hispanics up by 15 million by the 2010 . census , from these figures in 2000 . Hispanic . children now account for one in four American youngsters as a portrait . emerges of a country with an aging white population and rapid minority . growth . While Hispanic communities cover a . swath of states from California to Texas , American Indians are more . dispersed , with pockets of populations in states including Arizona , New . Mexico , Montana and the Dakotas , with a higher concentration in Alaska . The map also reveals a concentration of people stating American as their ethnic heritage , mostly in the South . Many . may have stated American on the census form as a political statement , . or because they have a mixed or unknown heritage , according to Business Insider . While the United States has its roots in being a welcoming place for . immigrants , that has n't always been the case . As a wave of new arrivals . flooded U.S. shores in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , but a . movement to restrict who was allowed into the country took hold as well . In . 1882 , Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act , the first major . federal law to put immigration limits in place and the only one in . American history aimed at a specific nationality . It came into being in . response to fears , primarily on the West Coast , that an influx of . Chinese immigrants was weakening economic conditions and lowering wages . It was extended in 1902 . Other laws followed , like the . Immigration Act of 1917 , which created an `` Asiatic Barred Zone '' to . restrict immigration from that part of the world , and the Emergency . Quota Act of 1921 , which limited the number of immigrants from any . country to 3 percent of those people from that country who had been . living in the United States as of 1910 . The 1924 Immigration Act . capped the number of immigrants from a particular country at 2 percent . of the population of that country already living in the United States in . 1890 . That favored immigrants from northern and western European . countries like Great Britain over immigrants from southern and eastern . European countries like Italy . Ellis Island , Statue of Liberty National Monument , New Jersey , New York City , USA -- Immigrants stand with members of the New York Bible Society . Ellis Island , Statue of Liberty National Monument , New Jersey , New York City , USA : Immigrants on line leaving Ellis Island waiting for ferry to N.Y . It also prevented any immigrant . ineligible for citizenship from coming to America . Since laws already on . the books prohibited people of any Asian origin from becoming citizens , . they were barred entry . The law was revised in 1952 , but kept the quota . system based on country of origin in the U.S. population and only . allowed low quotas to Asian nations . The American children of . Italian and other European immigrants saw that law `` as a slur against . their own status '' and fought for the system to be changed , said Mae . Ngai , professor of history and Asian American studies at Columbia . University . In fighting for change , they looked to the civil rights . movement . The political leaders who agreed with them saw it in the . same terms , as a change needed for equality 's sake , as well as to be . responsive to shifting relationships with nations around the world . Speaking . to the American Committee on Italian Migration in June 1963 , President . John F. Kennedy cited the `` nearly intolerable '' plight of those who had . family members in other countries who wanted to come to the U.S. and . could be useful citizens , but were being blocked by `` the inequity and . maldistribution of the quota numbers . '' Two years later , in signing . into law a replacement system that established a uniform number of . people allowed entry to the United States despite national origin , . President Lyndon B. Johnson said it would correct `` a cruel and enduring . wrong in the conduct of the American nation . '' Stephen Klineberg , . sociology professor at Rice University in Houston , said the civil rights . movement `` was the main force that made that viciously racist law come . to be perceived as intolerable , '' precisely because it raised questions . about fairness and equality .
Census data shows heritage of 317 million modern Americans . Clusters show where immigrants from different nations chose to settle . Largest ancestry grouping in the nation are of German descent with almost 50 million people . African American or Black is the second largest grouping with just over 40 million people . Almost 20 million people claim to have ` American ' ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family 's genealogy .
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A British teenager died on a university study visit to Germany after her drink was allegedly spiked at a carnival . Jane Khalaf , 19 , was rushed to hospital and put on a life-support machine but she never recovered and died eight days later . Ecstasy and amphetamines were found in her system . Her distraught parents said she was vehemently anti-drugs and her friends said she never took them . Jane Khalaf collapsed and died after telling friends that someone had spiked her drink during a carnival she went to while on exchange in Germany . They have accused German police of failing to investigate Jane 's death properly and of keeping them in the dark . Their MP , Barry Sheerman , raised the case in the Commons yesterday , saying : ` A young girl in my constituency has been tragically murdered in Cologne . There is no police investigation although there is every evidence that her drink was spiked -- she was poisoned . ' The politics and history student at Northumbria University had completed only six weeks of her course in western Germany when she died on November 20 . She had been on a night out with friends at the city 's annual carnival . Her family is planning legal action against the police and the hospital where their daughter was treated . They did n't tell us anything , ' said Jane 's mother Rojin , 40 . ` They said they were n't interested and would n't be looking into the case . ` It 's like my daughter does n't matter to them . It is disgraceful and we have been shown no compassion by them . We still do n't know what happened that night . ' Her parents have hit out at German authorities after they were only informed of her illness through Facebook . Floral tributes have been laid outside her home in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire by family and friends . She said the hospital -- the Cologne City Clinic -- took six days to tell them what had happened to their ` brilliant and ambitious ' daughter and initially failed to take blood tests even though Jane told them her drink had been spiked . Mrs Khalaf added : ` When I saw her in hospital we were beside ourselves . No one can prepare a parent for this . ' Jane 's father , Khalil , 57 , who owns a restaurant in their hometown of Huddersfield , said : ` My daughter was so anti-drugs . Yes , she was 19 , but she was sensible . ' Jane 's best friend Charlotte Lewis , who flew out to Germany with the family , said : ` Jane could n't have been more against drugs . She would stay away from people she knew who were meddling with stuff like that . Her parents paid tribute to their ` angel ' daughter today , who they said was ` intelligent , ambitious and funny ' Miss Khalaf was attending a carnival in Cologne -LRB- pictured -RRB- when she told of fears her drink had been spiked . ` A few weeks before she died she sent me a text saying she was worried one her friends in Cologne was doing drugs . She hated to see what they turned people into . ' Miss Khalaf 's body has been flown back to the UK where a post-mortem examination will be carried out . The teenager had a sister , 16-year-old Naze , and a brother Kevin , nine . Their parents fled unrest in Syria in 1978 . A spokesman for Northumbria University said : ` We can confirm that one of our students has tragically passed away while studying at a partner university in Germany . ' Prosecutors in Germany say an investigation has been carried out and they are due to receive a file on the case today . Miss Khalaf 's was a student at Northumbria University and travelled to Cologne to study on exchange .
Successful student had been on exchange in Germany for just two months . She told friends of fears her drink had been spiked after carnival in city . The 19-year-old then collapsed at hospital and tragically later died . Her parents only heard of her illness through Facebook and flew over . They have hit out at German authorities and demanded an investigation .
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Want to learn how to have safe and healthy anal sex ? Simply enroll in Harvard University , one of the most prestigious colleges in the world . The school , which is number two in the nation , offered a seminar on anal sex on Tuesday aimed at promoting a holistic understanding of that specific type of intercourse despite the fact that it is widely considered taboo . The student run workshop called ` What What in the Butt : Anal Sex 101 ' is a part of Harvard 's annual Sex Week , a week of programming meant to help students better understand all its parts , even those less discussed . Top school : The prestigious Harvard University is offering a class on anal sex as part of it 's fourth annual student run Sex Week aimed at giving students a holistic sexual education . Those who attended the class were able to learn , ` anal anatomy and the potential for pleasure for all genders ; how to talk about it with a partner ; basic preparation and hygiene ; lubes , anal toys , and safer sex ; anal penetration for beginners , and much more ! ' says Harvard 's Sex Week site . The course description says that the class will delve into the misunderstandings of anal sex and will be an opportunity for students to ask questions in a safe , comfortable , and knowledgeable environment . ` Come learn everything about anal sex from the experts of Good Vibrations , a sex-positive store located right in Brookline ! ' reads the description posted on the official Harvard Sex Week website . ` They will dispel myths about anal sex and give you insight into why people do it and how to do it well . ' RT.com reports that this year 's Sex Week is the school 's fourth ever and is run by Sexual Health Education & Advocacy throughout Harvard College , or SHEATH . The group describes itself as being , ` dedicated to empowering the Harvard community to explore their experiences with love and sex by providing comprehensive programming addressing a wide range of issues relating to sex , relationships , dating , sexual health , and sexuality . ' The week long workshop will provide students with condoms and other materials provided by ` the world 's largest pleasure product company ' California Exotic Novelties . Safe environment : The class will delve into the misunderstandings of anal sex and will be an opportunity for students to ask questions in a safe , comfortable , and knowledgeable environment . ` We 're always honored to support Harvard Sex Week and everything that SHEATH does throughout the year , ' said the company 's CEO Susan Colvin . ` We share a common goal : helping people learn and understand sexual wellness , ' she said in a statement . Some students are looking forward to the workshop but like any controversial topic they face critics who are offended by the subject matter . One student at Harvard named Molly Wharton told The College Fix she feels as though the classes during Sex Week are ` downright vulgar . ' ' I ca n't imagine that there are not more worthwhile educational programs and initiatives to which Harvard 's resources should be devoted , ' she added . SHEATH 's co-president Kirin Gupta defended the workshop to a reporter from MTV.com . ` Saying we do n't need -LSB- the workshop -RSB- is like saying we do n't need sex education , or should have abstinence-only education , or that people should feel ashamed for doing whatever it is that 's part of their sexual practice , ' he said . ` The conservative backlash speaks to the latent homophobia that society thinks so often it has gotten over , and has not . It speaks to these residual prejudices that people -LSB- have -RSB- when faced with a reality they 're not willing to acknowledge or respect , ' he added .
The student run workshop called ` What What in the Butt : Anal Sex 101 ' is a part of Harvard 's fourth annual student run Sex Week . One student at Harvard named Molly Wharton told The College Fix she feels as though the classes during Sex Week are ` downright vulgar ' ` Saying we do n't need -LSB- the workshop -RSB- is like saying we do n't need sex education , ' said the president of Sexual Health Education & Advocacy . ` The conservative backlash speaks to the latent homophobia that society thinks so often it has gotten over , and has not , ' he added .
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It is meant to be a delightfully sweet and tasty treat , but the Duffin , a doughnut - muffin hybrid , has left a very bitter taste in one pastry chef 's mouth , after Starbucks trademarked the name . Bea Vo , owner of Bea 's of Bloomsbury , has been selling her Duffins from her four London bakeries for over two years . She was shocked to learn that high street coffee giants Starbucks had launched it 's own version of the snack and registered the name . Caked off : The owner of London 's Bea 's bakery is furious after Starbuck 's trademarked the name ` Duffin ' The Bea 's of Bloomsbury Duffin uses a . buttermilk and nutmeg batter which is baked and stuffed with raspberry . jam before being dipped in melted butter and then dusted with sugar . The . Starbucks version , which was developed by their pastry suppliers Rich 's Products also uses nutmeg and buttermilk and is injected with . raspberry jam , however it foregoes the butter dip process . She told ABC news : ' I did n't really . give it too much thought until I found out their version of the duffin . also contains raspberry jam , nutmeg and buttermilk . ` My . recipe , which was published in my cookbook back in August 2011 , is the . only one out there to carry all of those traits . Doughnut muffins have . been around for a while , Nigella Lawson even has them in her first . cookbook -- but the style of mine , that is what makes it unique . ` What makes a Duffin characteristic is . that it 's dipped in melted butter and then rolled in sugar . The . Starbucks version does n't even bother with the dipping in melted butter . By all accounts it is n't even a true doughnut-muffin -- it 's a . jam-filled muffin . ' Ms Vo has described theirs as being an inferior version of her recipe . In a statement Starbucks ' vice-president for marketing and category Ian Cranna , said : ` Since launching , we have discovered there are other Duffins out there in the UK , including at Bea 's of Bloomsbury ... however we 'd like to make it clear that neither Starbucks nor Rich 's Products has suggested to Bea 's of Bloomsbury that they will attempt to stop them selling their own Duffins . ' The Starbuck 's Duffin -LRB- left -RRB- uses a very similar recipe to the Bea 's of Billingham Duffin -LRB- right -RRB- . However Starbucks said they had no idea that other Duffins were being sold or that anyone was using the name . They claimed to have conducted an ` extensive ' online search as well as a full trademark search for the name but had drawn a blank . ` Inspired by our muffins , we sat together with our bakers and pondered how you could make a muffin go one step further , ' their marketing department claimed . However Ms Vo remains entirely unconvinced , pointing out that a quick google search will reveal dozens of refernces and recipes for Duffins , including her own . She told the Independent : ` Starbucks maintains its original account that its invention is a unique invention and that it did an extensive online search for the word duffin and found nothing and as a result their supplier trademarked that name . I think that 's rubbish . ' I would love to see the emails between Starbucks and Rich 's Products during the birth of their invention . '
Bea 's of Bloomsbury has been selling Duffins for over two years . Starbucks own version launched last week uses a very similar recipe . Rich 's Products , which developed Starbucks ' Duffin , trademarks the name .
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It really is a dram fine tweed . Two of Scotland 's iconic brands - Johnnie Walker Black Label and Harris Tweed Hebrides - have collaborated to create a ` fabric of flavour ' , where the material smells of whisky . The aroma will even be able to withstand dry cleaning . The tweed is said to have key notes of ` rich malt , golden vanilla , red fruit and the trademark dark chocolate tones . ' Scroll down for video . Two of Scotland 's iconic brands - Johnnie Walker Black Label and Harris Tweed Hebrides - have collaborated to create a ` fabric of flavour ' Months of development work , also involving Heriot Watt University , have resulted in a Harris Tweed design is supposed to reflect the colours of the whisky ingredients , while the fabric carries a unique scent - named Aqua Alba - based on the ` key notes of the nose of the liquid ' . Donald Macka , heads the finishing department at the Harris Tweed Hebrides mill in Shawbost , Isle of Lewis . It is the biggest maker of the Clo Mhor - meaning ` big cloth ' in Gaelic - whose devotees include former Dr Who Matt Smith , Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow . Mr Macka said : ' I have worked with aromas in the past but they were only meant to withstand one dry clean . ` The process we have devised for Johnnie Walker means that this scent is layered into the fabric throughout the finishing process and is permanently imbued in the tweed ' . Jim McVee , business development manager at Heriot Watt 's School of Textiles and Design , said : ` Smart textiles are a fast-developing sector that offers enormous potential . Our brief was to assist Harris Tweed Hebrides with the development of a tweed for Johnnie Walker that incorporates a micro-encapsulated fragrance . Whisky aficionados will now be able to wrap up warm while simultaneously surrounding themselves with the smell of their favorite tipple . ` Fabric technologists in Galashiels developed the prototypes which will enable Harris Tweed Hebrides to offer products using this technology in future . Mark Hogarth , creative director for Harris Tweed Hebrides , said that the idea stemmed from a shared recognition that premium Scotch Whisky and Harris Tweed have much in common in terms of ` provenance , complexity of the process and quality of finished blend ' . A range of products using Johnnie Walker Harris Tweed and the scent will be marketed around Europe starting with Germany , Greece and Belgium . The makers claim that the whisky aromas are infused into the cloth and can withstand dry cleaning . The chairman of Harris Tweed Hebrides , former UK Trade Minister , Brian Wilson believes that the new material will be of great benefit to the Scottish economy . He said : ` This is a very natural partnership of two great Scottish brands with input from one of our cutting-edge academic centres . ` The more of these partnerships we can promote , the better for the Scottish economy . ` The early indications are that the finished products are creating a high level of interest in the target markets ' .
Material is partnership between Johnnie Walker and Harris Tweed Hebrides . The unique scent is based on the key notes of the nose of the spirit . The smell is layered into the fabric and can even withstand dry cleaning .
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Two women have been arrested for allegedly robbing bikini-clad baristas at gunpoint at a coffee shop in Portland , Oregon . Acacia Bowers , 29 , and Lacey Preston , 30 , are charged with robbery , unlawful use of a weapon and possession of meth after police say they held up workers at Twin Perks Espresso last fall . Detectives tracked down the suspects after they were spotted on footage from a security camera that captured the heist . Scroll down for video . Accused : Acacia Bowers , 29 , right , and Lacey Preston , 30 , left , are charged with robbery , unlawful use of a weapon and possession of meth after police say they held up workers at Twin Perks Espresso last fall . The footage , obtained by KATU.com , shows one of the women walking up to the coffee counter and pulling a gun on a barista at the drive-thru before making off with a wad of cash . The second woman then pulled up at the stand in a vehicle and pretended to be a concerned patron who offered to call 911 , police said . But the emergency call was never made prompting investigators to conclude the woman was an accomplice trying to buy the robber getaway time . Surveillance cameras caught the car 's license plate and detectives were able to identify the women . Scene : Twin Perks , pictured , is one of a number of drive-thru coffee stands in the Oregon and Washington areas that are serviced by women in swimwear . It 's not clear if these women were present during the robbery . Service with a smile : The stand , pictured , managed to capture the thieves on camera . The suspects have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them . Investigators . believe the pair also robbed the Smokin ' Hot Java Bombshell Baristas a . week prior . They are still trying to link them to that crime but they . could face additional charges . Twin Peaks Espresso owner Tracy Fields told KATU.com that her swimwear-wearing staff were shaken up after the robbery . ` It 's traumatizing , ' Fields said . ` You ca n't have a gun put in your face without walking away from it with some sort of damage . ' Accomplice : Police say either Preston , left , or Bowers , right , head a gun to the barista 's head before walking away with a wad of cash . She added that she and her employees are thrilled police continued to follow leads since the robbery took place . ` You do n't know what they 're going to do , so the -LRB- baristas -RRB- are extremely relieved -LRB- they 're caught -RRB- , ' she said . Fields said she 's confident her security system will deter prospective thieves . ` We 'll get them every time . You just have to put the money in to protect your employees and make people understand this is not OK , ' she told the TV station . ` It 's a bad idea to try and rob us . '
Acacia Bowers , 29 , and Lacey Preston , 30 , are charged with robbery , unlawful use of a weapon and possession of meth . Police say they held up workers at Twin Perks Espresso in Portland , Oregon , last fall . Detectives tracked down the suspects after they were spotted on footage from a security camera that captured the heist . The footage shows one of the women walking up to the coffee counter and pulling a gun on a barista before making off with a wad of cash . The second woman then pulls up at the stand in a vehicle and pretends to be a concerned patron who offered to call 911 , police said . But the emergency call was never made and police determined she was an accomplice trying to buy the robber getaway time . The drive-thru coffee stand is one of a number in the area that is serviced by women in swimwear .
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Hanging quite literally by a thread , this is the adrenaline-pumping moment climber Ally Smith conquers one of the world 's most treacherous climbs . Located in Rodellar , Northern Spain , the rock known as El Delfin - because it is shaped like a dolphin - the huge , rocky arch is considered one of the hardest climbs in the world . Only one per cent of climbers who attempt to scale the arch succeed . Do n't look down : Hanging quite literally by a thread , this is the adrenaline-pumping moment climber Ally Smith conquers one of the world 's most treacherous climbs . Mr Smith 32 , from Chester , Cheshire , . spent a whole day trying to complete the climb with many attempts . resulting in him falling just short of the finish and dramatically . plunging back down to earth before swinging through the air . Mr Smith . said : ` The first half of the route is climbed in a normal head first . direction , but near the end of the horizontal section the crux of the . route is a long reach immediately followed by swinging your legs around . and climbing a few moves in a feet first direction before the difficulty . eases . ' I had an intense determination to execute the gymnastic moves through the long ceiling . Conquered : Passion : Mr Smith , 32 , from Chester , Cheshire , has spent the last 15 years climbing rock faces around the world . Achievement : Located in Rodellar in Northern Spain , the huge , rocky arch is considered one of the hardest climbs in the world , with only 1 per cent of climbers completing the climb . Determined : Mr Smith , 32 , from Chester , Cheshire , spent a whole day trying to complete the climb with many attempts resulting in him falling just short of the finish and dramatically plunging back down to earth before swinging through the air . -LSB- . ' I was concentrating so hard that I . could n't actually appreciate the amazing view until I 'd finished the . climb and saw the photos of myself . ` It . was the last climb of the day and it had taken me three attempts to . complete , so I felt tired , but also very contented to have completed . such an iconic route . Mr Smith has spent the last 15 years climbing rock faces around the world . He . added : ' I have a long standing ambition to scale an even longer . horizontal roof at Kilnsey crag in the Yorkshire Dales , known to . climbers as ` Mandela ' , because back in the '80s , it was thought it would . never be ` freed ' or climbed without resting on bolts . ` Hopefully this year the hand and foot holds will finally dry out sufficiently for me to finally complete this route . ' Treacherous : Located in Rodellar , Northern Spain , the rock known as El Delfin - because it is shaped like a dolphin - the huge , rocky arch is considered one of the hardest climbs in the world . Accomplished : ` It was the last climb of the day and it had taken me three attempts to complete , so I felt tired , but also very contented to have completed such an iconic route , ' said Mr Smith .
Located in Rodellar , Northern Spain , the rock is known as El Delfin - because it is shaped like a dolphin . Huge , rocky arch is considered one of the hardest climbs in the world - only one per cent of climbers succeed . Ally Smith , 32 , from Cheshire , spent whole day trying to complete the climb with many attempts resulting in him falling .
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Forty years may have passed , but there is one topic that remains off-limits for Denis Law when discussing Manchester derbies . Law may be 74 , but he is as sharp and engaging as ever in discussion . At a sponsor 's event inside Old Trafford earlier this week , not far from where his statue stands outside the famous stadium , the conversation flows with the Manchester United hero until the subject of his controversial goal in the 1974 Manchester derby is raised . VIDEOS Scroll down to watch . Denis Law believes Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are two of the world 's best strikers . Rooney -LRB- centre -RRB- will return to Manchester United 's starting line-up after serving his three-match ban . ' I ca n't remember it . I just ca n't remember it , ' Law says , bluntly . Whether time has erased any memory of the goal or Law is just being evasive , the Scot does not want to talk about it - and it is easy to see why . United fans labelled Law ` The King of Old Trafford ' after scoring 237 goals , but on April 27 , 1974 he was booed off by the home crowd at that famous ground after scoring against his former team for City . In what was the penultimate game of a nightmare season for United , the then 34-year-old backheeled Francis Lee 's square pass beyond Alex Stepney to hand Manchester City a 1-0 win . United needed a win to keep their hopes of survival alive . Other results meant they would have gone down anyway - but in the eyes of the home fans , the King had relegated his old club . Law did not celebrate and was immediately substituted . Law may have tried to forget it , but on Sunday when Louis van Gaal 's United head to the Etihad Stadium , the former striker will be made aware of the goal again by the fans in blue . ` Occasionally City fans try to remind me of it , ' Law said with a wry smile . Law 's back-heel finish , while playing for Man City against Man United , condemned the Red Devils to their fate . Law was mobbed by City fans after he scored against United which resulted in his former side 's relegation . Law -LRB- centre -RRB- formed a formidable partnership with George Best -LRB- left -RRB- and Sir Bobby Charlton -LRB- right -RRB- - the trio are thought of so highly at United that the Holy Trinity have a statue at Old Trafford . Law made his name at United as part of a Holy Trinity which included three of the best players ever to grace the Old Trafford turf . Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best , who both used to describe Law 's play as ` electric ' , completed the three-pronged attack . United 's modern-day equivalent comprises Robin van Persie , Radamel Falcao and Wayne Rooney . Rooney has been missing for the last three games through suspension , so Law is delighted the 29-year-old captain will return for Sunday 's game . ` It 's an incredible boost to have Rooney back , ' Law added . ` He and Van Persie are two of the best strikers in the world really . I would love to play with them . ' As far as compliments go , that is probably as good as any Manchester United player will get . Law has been a fan of Rooney since he signed for United a decade ago . The Scot has watched the England captain inch closer and closer to his tally of 237 goals for the club . Rooney is now just 18 short of Law , who is second in the all-time scorers list behind the 249-goal Sir Bobby Charlton . Law is convinced Rooney will surpass his total this season and then go on to reach Charlton 's landmark . ' I am sure he can -LRB- pass my total -RRB- it this season , ' Law said . ` And stay away from injuries he will be the highest scorer in Manchester United 's history . ' United are confident of victory having watched their opponents across town go three matches without a win . Rooney will be Manchester United 's highest scorer if he stays away from injuries , says Law . Law believes Louis van Gaal 's side are starting to find some form after their topsy-turvy start to the season . Van Gaal 's men also snatched a creditable draw against the all-conquering Chelsea last weekend , but Law does not think that necessarily means the visitors will come away with anything on Sunday . ` United played well and got a good result against Chelsea , but the derby game is another game altogether , ' he added . ` Derby games could go any way . It 's not always the best team who wins the game . ' That said , Law thinks United are heading in the right direction under Van Gaal , who has won just three of his eight matches in charge . ' I feel momentum is building , ' Law said . ` It 's always a bit difficult when a new manager comes in , you have to get to know the players . It 's not easy . ` It 's very rare that you would settle in straight away . Once he gets what he wants as a team and the way it plays you will see the rewards and it will get better and better , guaranteed . ' Law hopes Van Gaal can provide him with a derby result he will want to remember rather than forget on Sunday . Denis Law was speaking at the unveiling of the ` Treble Collection ' and customised First Team squad watches by Bulova , Manchester United 's Official Timekeeping partner .
Denis Law is glad Wayne Rooney is fit for Sunday 's Manchester derby . United legend Law believes Louis van Gaal 's side are building momentum . Law stated he could not remember scoring the goal that sent United down .
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The prosecution of an experienced journalist for investigating alleged corruption by an MP has the ` hallmark of oppressive regimes ' , a court heard yesterday . Nick Parker , The Sun 's Chief Foreign Correspondent , is accused of looking at texts and emails on MP Siobhain McDonagh 's mobile phone after it was stolen from her car . He had been told there was evidence of ` criminality ' on it including messages about ` bribery ' . Mr Parker , 53 , is also accused of paying a policeman for information which led to stories about how officers merely cautioned then England football captain John Terry 's mother after a # 1,450 shoplifting spree and pop star Ronnie Wood when he assaulted his girlfriend . Yesterday Trevor Burke QC , defending Parker , told the Old Bailey it is the ` very basic right ' of a journalist to ` expose hypocrisy ' Yesterday Trevor Burke QC , defending Parker , told the Old Bailey it is the ` very basic right ' of a journalist to ` expose hypocrisy ' . He said Mr Parker went to look at the MP 's phone -- which he believed had been left on a train -- after being told that there was evidence of ` criminality ' . After realising the texts were clearly a joke he did not run a story and told a tipster he must hand the phone into the police . But Mr Parker is now standing trial accused of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office , handling stolen goods and securing unauthorised access to computer material . Yesterday , in his closing submission to the jury , Mr Burke said : ` On any level and on every level this is a disturbing and worrying case where a journalist who only reports the news honestly , accurately and fearlessly is prosecuted in a criminal court . ` From the perspective of Nick Parker that is exactly what is happening today . ` You are all familiar with journalists who have been silenced by the courts in the past and it has been the hallmark of oppressive regimes . ' He told jurors : ` The 12 of you are invited to shoot the messenger simply for being an accurate and truthful messenger . ' Two stories provided by policeman Alan Tierney about Wood and Mr Terry 's mother were ` plainly in the public interest ' , the QC added . Tierney previously admitted misconduct in public office and has now left the force , the court was told . Mr Parker , from Twickenham in South West London , denies all the charges . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Nick Parker accused of looking at texts and emails on MP 's mobile phone . The Sun 's Chief Foreign Correspondent is on trial at Old Bailey . The 53-year-old is also accused of paying a policeman for information .
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A McDonald 's customer spotted a horde of mice feasting on leftover burgers and chips outside one of the chain 's restaurants . James Jarvis , 26 , saw the rodents scurrying near the bins of the fast-food store as he approached the drive-through in Tyburn , Birmingham on Saturday night . The factory worker , who had stopped to pick up a meal on his way home from his son 's fifth birthday party , was so shocked that he took photos of the mice to show McDonald 's staff . James Jarvis , 26 , took these photos showing mice scurrying near the bins of a McDonald 's restaurant in Tyburn , Birmingham . Mr Jarvis spotted around seven of the rodents as he visited the restaurant 's drive-through on Saturday night . The factory worker said he saw about seven of them coming out of a gated area as he approached the drive-through window . McDonald 's has since blamed the mice on ` extensive ' roadworks taking place nearby . Mr Jarvis , from Edrington , Birmingham , said : ` We spotted one of them as we were coming up to the first drive-through window . ` Before we knew it there were five , six , seven of them coming out from a gated area . It was disgusting . ` I 'm not sure if that 's where they keep the bins but it 's not right to have mice roaming around near a fast food restaurant where there are kids about . ' I mentioned it to the young assistant at the window and she said the manager knew about the problem and had put traps down . ' I told her it clearly was n't working and was n't good enough . ' McDonald 's has blamed the mice on roadworks taking place near to the restaurant and says the store has increased the number of traps on site -LRB- pictured -RRB- . As well as providing more traps , a spokesman for the chain said it has increased litter patrols around the restaurant and requested weekly inspections . The McDonald 's branch is near an # 11million road improvement project which is aiming to reduce congestion on a busy stretch of the Chester Road , which is used by 40,000 vehicles a day . A McDonald 's spokesman said the company had increased the number of traps , litter patrols and inspections at and around the restaurant . He said : ` We can assure our customers that cleanliness and hygiene are a priority for us and we adhere to high standards with independent , strict and regular audits to ensure food safety . ` There is currently extensive roadworks taking place in close proximity to our restaurant and on occasion , pests have been sighted in the area disturbed by the development works . ` We continue to work closely with our contractors to monitor the area . A spokesman said the restaurant was visited last week by Environmental Health and that there was no evidence of pest activity inside the store . ` We have increased litter patrols around the restaurant , requested weekly inspections and provided more traps . ` The restaurant was visited last week by Environmental Health that observed there was no evidence of pest activity inside the store . ' In Birmingham last year , there were more than 5,100 sightings of rodents recorded . City pest control officer Colin Watts said in March that he had even seen a rat the size of a cat in Bordesley Green . He said : ` One of the biggest I 've seen must have been 14 or 15 inches long . That was just the body , without the tail . With its tail it would have been over 2ft . It was like a small cat . '
James Jarvis , 26 , visited drive-through in Tyburn , Birmingham on Saturday . He saw seven mice scurrying around the bins as he approached window . McDonald 's said mice are due to ` extensive ' roadworks taking place nearby . Chain said it has increased litter patrols , traps and inspections of the area .
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A pet Siberian lynx attacked a woman who was feeding it in an affluent Atlanta neighborhood on Tuesday , landing her in the hospital with injuries to her head and raising questions about the right to raise exotic cats . The owners of the dangerous animal were out of town and made arrangements with the woman to care for their exotic pet , police said . Another woman called police to say her friend , 21-year-old Rachel Hightower , had been attacked by the large cat , which can weigh up to 90 pounds . The woman - identified only as Mackenzie , who had accompanied Hightower for the feeding - was heard in the 911 describing the attack . Scroll down for video . Scene : Police say this Siberian lynx - which is kept as a pet by a licensed owner - attacked a woman who entered its enclosure in Atlanta on Tuesday . Investigation : Police inspect the large enclosure in the backyard of a home in Buckhead , an affluent suburb of Atlanta . At least . Dangerous : There are at least nine exotic cats living on the property , four of which are Siberian lynxes . ` The next thing I know she is down on the ground and she is screaming , ' the friend told the 911 operator , according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ` It was a Siberian Lynx and it was attacking her and it cut her head open and she 's bleeding a lot . ' When officers arrived in Buckhead , a posh suburb north of downtown Atlanta , the woman was bleeding heavily from her head . Hightower sustained claw injuries to her scalp and was taken to hospital . The animal 's owner has a Georgia Department of Natural Resources wild animal breeding license and is in compliance with state law , according to Mark McKinnon from the agency 's law enforcement division . The licensed owner , Fred Boyajian , has two serval cats , two caracal cats , one Canadian lynx , and four Siberian lynx , McKinnon said in an emailed statement . Police investigated the attack and said the owner has a Georgia Department of Natural Resources wild animal breeding license and is in compliance with state law . Emergency : The female victim was taken to hospital with head injuries . Owner : Fred Boyajian has had a Georgia Department of Natural Resources wild animal breeding license for over 30 years . He breeds the cats as a hobby but also sells them . The lynx was returned to its cage and local animal control officials were notified , said Atlanta police spokesman Greg Lyon . The lynx 's caretaker , David Laws , told 11 Alive that Hightower had gone ` against protocol ' by entering the cage . Laws said she was confused about the animal 's feeding schedule and that the cat posed no threat to the community . ` On her own judgement , against protocol , she went into one of the cages for whatever reason , ' he said . Boyajian has been licensed by the Georgia DNR to raise exotic cats for more than three decades . Boyajian keeps the animals as a hobby but also sells them , mostly to zoos . Past problem : In 2004 , this smaller Siberian lynx escaped from its enclosure and was found roaming the neighborhood . Dangerous : Siberian lynx 's - also known as a Eurasian lynx - are native to the forests of Siberia and typically prey on small to large mammals , from birds to moose and reindeer . ` They are not house pets , ' Boyajian said on his personal website . ` Although they can be very loving , they can also inadvertently be destructive and dangerous . ` We will not sell them to inexperienced owners , without permits , or for use as house pets . ' In 2004 another Siberian Lynx belonging to Boyajian escaped its enclosure and was found roaming the streets . The cat , which weighed about 50 pounds , was caught and returned to its cage without incident .
Attack occurred around noon Tuesday at a property in Buckhead , Atlanta . Rachel Hightower , 21 , was feeding the lynx while the owner was away . Entered the animal enclosure and was clawed in the head . Caretaker said she went ` against protocol ' Owner keeps at least nine exotic cats on the property . He has had a wild animals license for over 30 years .
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When it 's cold outside there 's something irresistible about a warm , fluffy jumper . Never more so than this season , as these sweaters are the height of fashion , lining the rails of every clothes shop on the British High Street . Some of these snuggly knits are made from cashmere , others from merino wool or mohair . But there is one fibre that is softer and fluffier than all the rest : angora . These sought-after knits are produced from the fur of the angora rabbit -- giant balls of fluff with tiny faces peeking out , bred for their long , soft wool . Scroll down for video . Factory horror : An angora rabbit is tied up by its feet and its skin stretched as it is being cut with an electric shear . Angora fibres are hollow , which gives clothes a fluffy texture . It 's warmer than wool and the fibre is also exceptionally fine -- just 11 microns -LRB- 11 thousandths of a millimetre -RRB- in diameter -- which means angora is softer than cashmere . It is also far cheaper than the luxury fabric , with angora jumpers on sale in Topshop for # 36 and scarves in John Lewis for just # 30 . But an investigation this week revealed these bargain knits may be coming at an immense cost to the animals that produce this fluffy angora wool . The images , taken at an undisclosed location in China , shows angora rabbits in cages . The rabbit is bent across the woman 's knee before being trimmed of its fur using scissors . Animal rights group PETA -LRB- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -RRB- released a gut-wrenching exposé into the angora industry in China , which is responsible for 90 per cent of the world 's supply of angora wool . Investigators went to ten different angora farms and witnessed , they say , appalling abuse of animals at all ten locations . At half of the farms a particularly barbaric form of live plucking is used to remove the fur . PETA , which is campaigning for shoppers to boycott angora , is not naming the farms to protect its sources , but has documented its hard-hitting findings in video footage . Be warned , neither the still images nor the video make for easy viewing . The woman holds the rabbit by the ears while trimming its fur at the Chinese angora farm . Shocking truth : The animals are constantly injured from throughout the plucking as they struggle to break free . Torture : The Chinese fur traders use the plucking technique as it results in better quality fur and more money . Terrified white rabbits , screaming with fear , are stretched prone on wooden boards and held by the neck while that much-prized soft fur is plucked by hand -- though scalped might be a more appropriate term . Hair is wrenched from the follicles until only raw , pink skin remains . In other scenes , the defenceless creatures are tethered with rope by the front and back legs while they are sheared by men armed with metal scissors , who pay little attention to the cuts they are inflicting on the animals . There can be little doubt that in this footage , rabbits are treated in a horrifying manner . ` After their fur is yanked out , the gentle , sensitive rabbits are left in shock , able only to lie motionless inside their tiny , filthy cages , ' says PETA spokesman Ben Williamson . Animal cruelty : The angora rabbits are alive throughout the plucking and are kept for several years , plucked every few months , before their throats are slit . Locked up : The cages injure the rabbit 's feet and the insanitary conditions see many of them , such as this one , suffer infections and illness . Rather than simply trimming the fur with clippers , as many breeders do , the factory workers are seen wrenching the fur from the root , causing the rabbits incredible pain . The reason for this cruelty ? Simple economics -- and expedience . Angora has a trade value of # 22 to # 28 per kilogram , but the longer hair that comes from plucking , as opposed to shearing , can sell for more than double that . As for speed , one only needs to watch the footage to discover how quick removing the hair in this manner is . Angora breeders in the UK told the Mail that plucking a rabbit without causing harm takes up to two weeks of gently removing loosened hair , not the minutes it takes to rip hunks of fur from a terrified animal in the factories visited in China . Shearing a rabbit takes up to an hour when done with care -- but again , the process recorded on these videos was terrifyingly swift . This process is repeated every three months for the two to three years of the animal 's life . Angoras can live for five years , or even as long as ten years when well looked after , but farmed rabbits have a much shorter lifespan , which can be as little as two years . Yet it is not just the manner in which these animals -- which are more commonly kept as pets in Britain -- have their fur harvested that has sparked animal welfare concerns . Pictures show forlorn looking rabbits with tattered and partially shaved fur cowering in tiny cages in half-covered sheds . Pain and suffering : The terror in the animal 's eyes is unmistakeable as a worker with a Chinese angora trader stretches it out and yanks out its fur . ` The rabbits are kept in tiny filthy cages , surrounded by their own waste , ' says Mr Williamson . ` The cages offer little protection from the elements . They are forced to spend their entire miserable lives standing on the thin cage wires that constantly cut into their sensitive footpads , never having a chance to dig , jump or run around . ' Once the rabbit 's health fails , they are of little use to breeders . Those who survive the brutal conditions in these rabbit farms are killed by having their necks broken , and are hung upside down and have their throats slit before their flesh is sold to local markets , PETA says . There are thought to be more than 50 million rabbits on angora farms in China , producing more than 4,000 tonnes of fur a year . Left to recover : After the rabbit had had all its fur yanked out it is thrown into a cage to regrow its fur in complete solitude . It is by far the world 's biggest producer , followed by Argentina , Chile , the Czech Republic and Hungary , which produce the bulk of the remaining 10 per cent of the supply chain . While plucking of angora rabbits does occur in other countries , the Mail has not found any reports of the particularly barbaric form witnessed in these Chinese factories being employed elsewhere . There is no doubt that China has a woeful record of factory farming and animal cruelty , particularly when it comes to producing clothes for the fashion industry , many of which end up on sale on British High Streets . In 2009 , campaigners exposed how down used in jackets and other items was being ripped from the bodies of live geese by Chinese suppliers . Two years later it emerged that raccoon dogs were being skinned while still alive to produce imitation sheepskin boots . No hope : This young bunny is in the process of regrowing its fur while recovering from an eye infection in a naked steel cage . In China , there are no penalties for the abuse of animals on farms and minimal , if any , standards to regulate their treatment . A new law was drafted in 2009 , but has not been implemented . The UK once had its own angora industry , but it died out after World War II and now remains only as a cottage industry , with producers unable to compete with the cheap angora from eastern countries such as China . ` We ca n't compete with the Chinese , so it 's very much a niche market , ' says Sarah Paul , who breeds and produces angora on a small scale on her farm in North Yorkshire and has raised rabbits for the past 30 years . ` I 'm one of the few left , there are no commercial producers in the UK any more . As an animal , they are lovely and very easy to keep and the fibre is absolutely gorgeous . ' Her rabbits -LRB- all lovingly tended to , nails clipped , and coats combed -RRB- mostly live on the barn floor and are clipped , not plucked , every 14 to 16 weeks . Angora rabbits regularly moult , which allows breeders to harvest their hair in this manner . ` That 's the most labour intensive part , ' says the mother-of-four . She says that , far from screaming and struggling to escape , the rabbits become quite ` soporific ' as they are groomed and clipped , a process that can take an hour for each one . If a rabbit is not clipped , she says , its fur can become matted , ` almost imprisoning ' the animal . Ms Paul , who runs Bigwigs Angora , sells her rabbits ' fibres to independent wool spinners in small packs of nearly an ounce for # 3 . A single angora rabbit , well looked after , may produce about just over 1lb of fur a year from three to four clippings , which is blended with other fibres to make a 50 per cent angora yarn -- enough to make two and a half jumpers . A single jumper would cost # 64 to make with # 8 balls of yarn , a far higher price than the mainstream fashion industry can tolerate with its insistence on large profit margins . On the British High Street , the Mail found angora products on sale in every store we visited , most of them displaying labels saying ` Made in China ' . While this does n't necessarily mean the wool was sourced in China , the vast majority of angora sold in Britain comes from that country . Of the retailers approached by the Mail -- which included John Lewis , Topshop and H&M -- only Marks & Spencer told us where they sourced their angora : China . Among the store 's offerings this season are a # 39.50 roll-neck jumper , made from 38 per cent angora , and a three-quarter sleeve cardigan in the palest of pinks , made of 55 per cent angora , for # 49.50 . A spokesman said : ` We put animal welfare at the heart of our business and are committed to the highest standards in all our supply chains , including angora wool . ' The store said live plucking did not meet their high welfare standards , while H&M also condemned the practice and Topshop said only shearing and combing were acceptable . ` As a condition of doing business with us , all our suppliers must adhere to our strict animal welfare policies , ' said the M&S spokesman . While this may be the case for some stores , this week 's horrific images of rabbits will surely be enough to give many British shoppers pause for thought when they stop to stroke the fluffy angora jumpers on offer on our High Streets this winter .
Cruel methods at Chinese angora farm revealed by investigation . Rabbits trimmed then plucked using painful and cruel techniques . Longer angora hair comes from using inhumane plucking method .
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Donor : Billionaire George Soros donated $ 33million to social justice groups which helped perpetuate the national debate over Ferguson . Liberal billionaire George Soros donated $ 33million to social justice organizations which helped turn events in Ferguson from a local protest into a national flashpoint . The handouts , revealed in tax filings from Soros 's private foundation , were given to dozens of different groups which weighed in on the crisis . Organizers from professional groups in Washington , D.C. , and New York were bussed into the Missouri town to co-ordinate messaging and lobby to news media to cover events using the billionaire 's funding . The flood of donations were uncovered in an analysis of the latest tax return by Soros 's Open Society Foundations by the Washington Times . The cash was reportedly funneled into keeping up numbers of protesters in the community over a period of months by bringing in outside activists . Meanwhile papers from think tanks were disseminated to bring in extra coverage of the civil unrest , also linked to the police killings of Eric Garner in Staten Island and Tamir Rice , 12 , in Cleveland , Ohio . Outlets which covered the research , and the movements themselves , included one , Colorlines , which Soros himself has funded . The slew of organizations reportedly created their own online ` echo chamber ' , by using their extensive social media presences to ` like ' , repost and comment on articles putting across their point of view . The director of Soros 's fund said that they have no direct control over the groups they give to , and said they are all trying to improve accountability . Bankrolled : Tax filings revealed that Soros pumped millions into groups that bussed protesters to Ferguson , Missouri , from around the country and co-ordinated campaigns to keep it in the media . He told the Washington Times : ` Helping groups combine policy , research -LSB- and -RSB- data collection with community organizing feels very much the way our society becomes more accountable . ` The incidents , whether in Staten Island , Cleveland or Ferguson , were spontaneous protests - we do n't have the ability to control or dictate what others say or choose to say . ' The Soros cash was also put to work driving buzzwords and social media campaigns to propel Ferguson into the national consciousness . One recipient of his funding is the Organization for Black Struggle , which in turned established a group called the Hands Up Coalition , that has helped make ubiquitous the ` hands up , do n't shoot ' slogan . Unrest : Some of the groups Soros funded came up with slogans and social media campaigns to keep the event in the national consciousness . The words are reference to how contentious witness accounts describing how Michael Brown was raising his hands in surrender when Ferguson officer Darren Wilson shot him dead this August . Soros also gave money to the Drug Policy Alliance , which worked on the perpetuation of the ` black lives matter ' buzz phrase , which has been incorporated into speeches by political figures including Hillary Clinton . The billionaire 's fortune was made from speculating on financial markets , most notably making more than $ 1billion in the 1990s helping cripple the British financial system by speculation on the pound sterling . He is currently ranked at number 17 on the Forbes 400 richlist , with an estimated worth of $ 24billion .
Hedge fund mogul 's Open Society Foundations made huge donations . Organizers bussed in from New York and D.C. to take over campaigning . Different cash recipients would repeat each others ' messages . Helped to keep events and messages at the top of news agenda . Soros cash , from speculating on markets , is given to many liberal causes .
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Armed pro-Russian militants have today raised their flags over official buildings in two eastern Ukrainian cities deepening a stand-off with Moscow , which Kiev warned , could drag Europe closer to the brink of a ` gas war ' . In the regional capital of Donetsk the police chief quit his post as protestors - dressed in the uniforms of the now defunct Ukrainian riot-police - stormed the headquarters . They occupied the ground floor and hoisted the black and orange flag adopted by pro-Russian separatists over the building , in place of the Ukrainian flag . Kostyantyn Pozhydayev appeared on the steps of the police station to speak to the protestors , telling them he was stepping down ` in accordance with your demands ' . As he left the building , he was accompanied by some of his officers . Members of the disbanded Ukraine 's elite Berkut riot police , together with Russian separatists , enter the seized regional police headquarters in Donetsk today . A masked pro-Russian militant stands behind a barricade of tyres and concrete blocks in front of the regional building in the eastern Ukrainian capital of Donetsk . Hundreds of pro-Russian supporters join militants to barricade the state building as protestors force the regional police chief from his post . Witnesses in Donetsk said the men who entered the police building were wearing the uniforms of the Berkut , the feared riot police squad that was disbanded in February after Yanukovych 's ouster . Berkut officers ' violent dispersal of a demonstration in Kiev in November set off vast protests in the capital that culminated in bloodshed in February when more than 100 people died in sniper fire ; the acting government says the snipers were police . It was not immediately clear if the men who occupied the Donetsk police building had made any demands . In Slaviansk , a town which lies about 90 miles from the border with Russia , at least 20 men armed with pistols and rifles were guarding the police station and a security services headquarters - another 20 men were said to be inside . They wore St. George 's ribbons , which . have become a symbol of pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine . The . ribbons were originally associated with the Soviet Union 's victory in . World War II . A masked guard in Slovyansk , who gave his name only as . Sergei , said they have ` only one demand : a . referendum and joining Russia ' . The man said they seized the . building because they wanted to protect it from radical nationalists . from western Ukraine and ` the junta who seized power in Kiev ' . ` We do n't want to be slaves of America and the West , ' he said . ` We want to live with Russia . ' The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the attackers used tear gas and stun grenades when they stormed the building , injuring three policemen . Protestors in Kharkov show their support for the disbanded Berkut riot police . Members of Ukraine 's former elite Berkut riot police hold a line outside the regional police headquarters in Donetsk . The attackers ' goal was to seize arms from the police station , authorities said , adding that there were about 40 automatic rifles and 400 pistols as well as ammunition inside . Interior Minister Arsen Avakov pledged a ` very tough response ' to the seizure while local media reported special forces dispatched to the area . The militants replaced the Ukrainian flag on one of the buildings with the red , white and blue flag of Russia . Some local residents helped the militants build barricades out of tyres in anticipation that police would try to force them out . In Slaviansk , the mayor said the men who seized the police station were demanding a referendum on autonomy and possible annexation by Russia . Protesters in other eastern cities have made similar demands after a referendum in Crimea last month in which voters opted to split off from Ukraine , leading to annexation by Russia . The latest wave of unrest shows the spiraling anger in eastern Ukraine , which has a large Russian-speaking population . The region was the epicentre of support for the deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych , who was ousted in February after months of protests in the capital , Kiev . Ethnic Russians in Ukraine 's east widely fear that the authorities who took over after Yanukovych 's fall will suppress them . The deepening unrest is spreading through towns and cities in eastern Ukraine , close to the border with Russia . Police chief Kostyantyn Pozhydayev appeared on the steps of the police station to speak to the protestors , telling them he was stepping down ` in accordance with your demands ' . As he left the building , he was accompanied by some of his officers . Protestors replaced the Ukrainian flag flying from this Donetsk state building , with the red , white and blue flag of Russia . Masked activists brandishing metal poles stormed the regional prosecutor 's office in Donetsk . Riot police escorted groups of the protestors from the building . No one was arrested . The occupations have deepened tensions in the region , causing potential flashpoints . If . any of the pro-Russian protestors are killed or injured by Ukrainian . forces , it could prompt the Kremlin to intervene to protect the local . Russian-speaking population in scenes reminiscent of the takeover of . Crimea . Moscow denies . any plan to send in forces or split Ukraine , but the Western-leaning . authorities in Kiev believe Russia is trying to create a pretext to . interfere again . NATO says Russian armed forces are massing on Ukraine 's eastern border , while Moscow says they are on normal manoeuvres . Ukraine 's acting foreign minister , Andrii Deshchytsia , said he had spoken in a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and demanded Moscow stop what he called ` provocative actions ' by its agents in eastern Ukraine . Russia and Ukraine have been in confrontation since protests in Kiev forced the Moscow-backed president from office , and the Kremlin sent troops into Crimea . The crisis has been seized upon by . some right-wing nationalists in the EU who are campaigning for next . month 's European Parliament elections . They blame Brussels for . antagonising Russia . Marine . Le Pen , leader of France 's far-right National Front was in Moscow on . Saturday and met the speaker of Russia 's lower house of parliament , one . of the people on an EU sanctions list . ' I am surprised a Cold War on Russia has been declared in the European Union , ' Russian media quoted her as saying . The . EU and the United States imposed sanctions on Russian officials and . leading business figures in response to Moscow 's annexation of Crimea , . which is home to Russia 's Black Sea fleet and was part of Russia until . 1954 . An armed man stands in front of a group of pro-Russian protestors near police headquarters in Slaviansk , a town around 90 miles from the border with Russia . Masked activists occupy the police station , and build a barricade as the crowds watch on . Pro-Moscow supporters have seized a number of government buildings in eastern parts of the country . A masked protestor stands guard outside the headquarters of Ukraine 's security agency in the eastern city of Lugansk . Separatists demanding a referendum to join Russia seized the building a week ago as a wave of secessionist anger swept eastern Ukraine . While the crisis within Ukraine . itself is still unresolved , the gas dispute threatens to spread the . impact of the row to millions of people across Europe . A large proportion of the . natural gas which EU states buy from Russia is pumped via Ukrainian . territory , so if Russia makes good on a threat to cut off Ukraine for . non-payment of its bills , customers further west will have supplies . disrupted . Russia is demanding Kiev pay a much higher price for its gas , and settle unpaid bills . Russian . state-owned gas giant Gazprom and its Ukrainian counterpart , Naftogaz , . are in talks , but the chances of an agreement are slim . ' I . would say we are coming nearer to a solution of the situation , but one . in the direction that is bad for Ukraine , ' Ukrainian Energy Minister . Yuri Prodan said in an interview with the German newspaper , . Boersenzeitung . ` We are probably steering towards Russia turning off its gas provision , ' he was quoted as saying . That . raised the spectre of a repeat of past ` gas wars ' , when Ukraine 's gas . was cut off , with a knock-on effect on supplies to EU states . The . scope for compromise narrowed after the Naftogaz chief executive told a . Ukrainian newspaper Kiev was suspending payments to Gazprom pending a . conclusion of talks over a new deal . Ukraine has de facto stopped payments already because it failed to make an installment of more than $ 500 million due earlier this month to Russian state gas giant Gazprom . Gazprom . spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov , said : ` What does suspending mean ? They 've . not paid at all , ' since mid-way through last month . Moscow . says it does not want to turn off Ukraine 's gas if it can be avoided , . and that it will honour all commitments to supply its EU customers . Kiev . and Brussels are working out ways to keep supplies flowing to EU . states , and for those countries to then pump the gas to Ukraine by . reversing the flow in their pipelines . The occupations have deepened tensions in the region , causing potential flashpoints . If any of the pro-Russian protestors are killed or injured by Ukrainian forces , it could prompt the Kremlin to intervene to protect the local Russian-speaking population . A man armed with a pistol , tucked into his top , stands guard outside the police headquarters in Slaviansk . Pro-Russian militants who have seized the building in Slaviansk have looted at least 400 handguns and 20 automatic weapons from the police station . Moscow has so far scoffed at the Western measures and warned that , in the long run , the EU and Washington will come off worse by losing out on trade with Russia . Gennady Timchenko , a billionaire oil and gas trader who is on the U.S. list of people subject to asset freezes and visa bans , joined the chorus of Russian defiance . ` The fact that I was included in the list was a little surprising maybe , but it was quite an honour for me , ' he said in an interview with the state-run Rossiya television station to be broadcast later on Saturday . He said Russian natural gas would increasingly be sold to Asia , as part of a strategy of turning away from a Europe , which the Kremlin considers unfriendly . ` It seems to me they -LRB- the Europeans -RRB- just do n't understand . The politicians are behaving ... in a very short-sighted way . ' The activists have erected a makeshift checkpoint at the entrance to the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk . The checkpoint has been erected from used tyres and is manned by armed and masked protestors .
Armed pro-Moscow activists have seized state buildings in eastern cities . In Donetsk - the regional capital - protestors occupied the police headquarters forcing the police chief to quit his post and leave the building . The red , white and blue Russian flag raised in place of the Ukrainian flag . Occupations have deepened tensions prompting fears of flashpoints . If any pro-Russian protestors are killed or injured by Ukrainian forces , it could prompt the Kremlin to step in to protect Russian-speaking people . NATO says Russia is massing troops on Ukraine 's eastern border . Gas crisis could affect millions as Russia threatens to turn off natural gas pumped to the west via Ukraine in row over unpaid bill and rising prices .
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Families have been spending more of their income on pleasure to try to escape the pressures of recession , an official report said yesterday . It found that we have been spending more on package holidays , televisions , hi-tech gadgets and sports tickets and less on food and soft drinks . The increase in the amounts devoted to leisure has come at a time when family budgets remain stressed , according to the annual Family Spending report from the Office for National Statistics . Scroll down for video . Families are spending increasing amounts of money on gadgets inside the home as the economy improves . The report said that last year a typical home was able to spend # 517.30 a week , up # 16.30 on 2012 levels . But , after allowing for inflation , this was over than # 30 a week less than each household was able to spend before the recession struck , in 2006 , and below spending levels of the early 2000s . According to the ONS spending measurements , charted in an annual survey of 5,000 homes , people have been turning to entertainment to try to compensate for their stagnant incomes . Last year an average family spent the biggest share of its income on paying for its home , and for fuel and power - # 74.40 a week -- as utility bills went up . The second category was transport , which took # 70.40 out of a typical home 's budget . But next came spending in the area described by the ONS as recreation and culture , at # 63.90 a week , 12 per cent of the average budget . The category includes TV and audio-visual equipment ; computers ; books and newspapers ; sports , theatre and cinema tickets ; package holidays , and pets and garden furniture . Report editor Giles Horsfield said it was ` interesting that spending on recreation and culture has held up ' during the recession and added that a reason could be ` desire for escapism ' . More than a third of recreational spending in a typical home went on package holidays - # 22.40 a week -- while sport , cinema and TV subscriptions took up # 18.60 , and # 2.20 on pet food . The urge to spend on items that may not be necessities was also apparent in the transport section of family spending . Transport spending went up , the ONS said , partly because people were buying more new cars . On average families devoted # 8.30 a week to new vehicles . As well as holidays , families have been splashing out on the latest new technology such as mobile phones . ` Purchasing new cars is an area where households could moderate or defer expenditure , ' the ONS said , ` which may lead to demand building up over time . This is sometimes referred to as pent up demand . This may have fuelled the increase in sales of new cars seen in 2013 , with consumers replacing vehicles they kept hold of through the recent downturn . ' The survey also found that people spent almost as much on air fares - # 5.40 a week -- as on rail , tube and bus fares put together , at # 5.50 a week . Spending on food and non-alcoholic drink went downwards compared with rising interest in entertainment and the steep demands of energy , rent , bills and mortgages . The ONS said there were indications of a fall in spending on food , likely to be linked to families taking advantage of growing price competition between supermarkets . The survey showed that the average mortgage cost # 145.40 a week , and families that rent typically paid # 92.10 a week for their home . The poorest 10 per cent of homes spent just # 189.80 on goods and services , well under a fifth of the # 1,119.50 spending of the wealthiest tenth of households . The wealthiest parts of the country were the South East , which over the past three years had typical household spending of # 585.40 a week , and London , spending for each home on average # 579.60 . Lowest spending was in the North East , at # 424.60 a week . In Scotland average family spending over three years was # 449.00 , and in Wales # 438.50 . The report noted that spending reached # 539.80 in 2006 , ` and started declining , just before the economic downturn ' . In 2007 average household spend was # 531.70 at 2013 prices , and reached bottom level at # 501 in 2012 . The decline in family spending is fresh evidence that many incomes were strained before the onset of the recession in 2008 . Last month a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that poverty among people who have jobs began to rise in 2004 . Some analysts believe pressure on wages and incomes began to rise in 2004 and 2005 when more than a million Eastern European workers began to arrive in Britain , many to compete for low-paid jobs .
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An armed robber who terrorised businesses across Stockport , striking 19 times in just two weeks , has been jailed . In one incident Peter Thomas , cigarette in mouth , casually pretended to buy a bag of crisps at a convenience store in the Offerton suburb of Stockport , Greater Manchester . He then pulled out his gun and pointed it at a terrified teenage girl shop assistant . The 27 year-old then helped himself to cash from the till before escaping . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Thomas casually approaches the cashier , cigarette in mouth , pretending to buy a bag of crisps in the brazen robbery -LRB- pictured -RRB- . But the 27-year-old , from Stockport , then pulls out a gun -LRB- seen in his hand above -RRB- and points it at the terrified teenage girl shop assistant . This was one of 13 robberies , five attempted robberies and a burglary which the serial crook committed in two weeks , mostly in the Stockport area . After his shop was raided , Doug Gill , 62 , was determined that Thomas would not get away with it . The store owner was able to hand over clear CCTV footage of the crook raiding his shop to police , who arrested Thomas after the image was published in a local newspaper . Armed robber Peter Thomas has been jailed for 12 years after he struck at 19 Stockport businesses . He has now been given a 12-year sentence at Minshull Street Crown Court , Manchester . Doug said : ` That is a good result . I was annoyed and upset that he pulled a gun on a nice young girl . She is remarkable and has dealt with it well . ' I thought I had the CCTV and if I could get it out there we could get this man brought to justice . ` We are always on guard for this sort of thing and never fully relax . ' Thomas , from Cheadle Hulme , admitted one count of robbery , with the other offences , plus another three of possessing an imitation firearm , taken into consideration . He must serve eight years , with four on licence . Businesses he targeted included branches of Subway , William Hill bookmakers , the Co-op and Bargain Booze . All took place between August 16 and 31 this year , with some involving a gun or a note claiming he had a gun . Police said on the majority of occasions , the offender calmly queued up and when he has reached the till , produced a handwritten note claiming he had a gun . He then threatened he would use the weapon unless the cashier handed over money . No-one was physically injured during the robberies although staff at the stores have been badly shaken up . No-one was physically injured during the robbery although staff were badly shaken up in the terrifying incident . Thomas demands the assistant hands over cash before he flees the convenience store in the Offerton suburb of Stockport .
Peter Thomas , 27 , terrorised shops across Stockport armed with a gun . On one occasion he pointed the weapon at a teenage girl shop assistant . The serial crook was arrested after a victim handed over CCTV of a raid . Thomas admitted robbery and was handed a 12 year jail sentence .
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An argument about sex in a crowded restaurant ended with a millionaire businesswoman being bludgeoned to death in a five-star Paris hotel room , a court heard yesterday . Ian Griffin , 45 , broke down in tears as he described how his row with Kinga Legg , 36 , escalated on what had otherwise been ` a fantastic visit ' to the French capital . On the second day of his murder trial at Paris Assizes , Griffin insisted that he had never intended to kill his fiancée . Scroll down for video . Ian Griffin , 45 , said former girlfriend Kinga Legg , 36 , kept antidepressant pills from him in a bid to ` be intimate ' , before the couple got into a public row in which she demanded sex . But he admitted ` cleaning up ' their # 1,000-a-night room at the five-star Bristol Hotel for up to six hours while Miss Legg 's body was still in it . Recalling the start of their vicious row at the Bound restaurant , off the Champs-Elysees , in May 2009 , Griffin said it started when he said the medication he was on had dampened his libido . Miss Legg shouted back : ` You owe me sex . ' Not wanting an argument about his sex life in public , Griffin replied : ` My God , not here ! ' The couple , who had been due to marry in Monaco the following August , had agreed a pact in which Griffin was not allowed to contact former girlfriends . But Miss Legg felt sexually frustrated and withheld eight of the anti-depressant pills Griffin was used to taking , in a bid to ` be intimate with me ' , said Griffin , who was left with just two pills . ` She wanted sex and expressed it loudly , and when I asked her to be quiet she got even more angry , so I shouted `` That 's it ! '' , ' said Griffin , who faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty of murder . ` I was so upset too , as we were having a fantastic trip and it ruined everything in just one minute . ' Griffin -LRB- pictured alongside current fiancee Tracey Baker -RRB- said Ms Legg shouted ` you owe me sex ' while they were dining in a restaurant in Paris in 2009 , sparking a bitter row . The pair made their own way back to the Bristol , where , after a vodka in the bar , Griffin opened the door of their room , to be confronted by Miss Legg saying : ` Why did you leave me alone ? How dare you leave me alone in Paris . ' Griffin , originally from Warrington , Cheshire , had intended to return to Britain straight away , but instead the argument intensified , with furniture being broken and thrown about . Griffin said ` everything went black ' at that point , but ` I woke up the next day , and looked at the room -- it was terrible ' . Griffin says he argued with Ms Legg in the bedroom of the five-star Bristol Hotel , Paris -LRB- pictured -RRB- , but blacked out . When he woke he claims he found blood on the sheets , but had no memory of attacking Ms Legg . ` I spent the day cleaning the room . I was going to get Kinga to smuggle in a vacuum cleaner . ` I then called out her name . I unmade the bed because I thought she was between the mattresses . There was a big stain of blood . I did n't know she was n't there . I thought she was in bed . I had no idea . ` I was really messed up . I was in such a state . All I was thinking of was getting the room cleaned up . The TV was broken , everything was broken . ' He said when he finally saw Miss Legg 's body on the floor , his reaction was to ` warm her up ' in the bath . ` She was very cold , ' added Griffin . He said he screamed : ` Kinga , Kinga , Kinga , please do n't go , please do n't go . ' He added : ` I did n't know she was dead . It was confusing . When Griffin found Ms Legg 's body , he said he did n't realise she was dead at first , and put her in a bath to warm up while he placed a ` Do Not Disturb ' sign on the door and cleaned the room . ` I moved her arm , but somehow thought if I put her in the bath it would warm her up . She was stiff . ' Asked by Judge Didier Safar if he had seen the photos of Miss Legg 's corpse , which was found floating in the bath and had 92 bruises on it , Griffin said : ` No . I only noticed she had a black eye . ' Griffin claimed he did not think Miss Legg was dead until about six and a half hours after he woke up on May 24 , the day after their restaurant meal . The judge said : ` That means you remained five or six hours in the presence of a corpse in a bedroom covered in blood ' , to which Griffin replied : ` Yes . ' Ms Legg was later found floating in the bathtub of the couple 's # 1,000-a-night room with almost 100 bruises covering her body -LRB- file picture -RRB- . When he finally realised she was dead , a tearful Griffin said : ` I wanted to die . I could n't cope with what had happened . ' He thought of jumping out of the window of the fifth-floor room , but then decided he wanted to commit suicide ` back home ' after seeing his parents for the last time . The prosecution alleges that Griffin was ` thinking lucidly ' because he put a ` Do Not Disturb ' sign on the door of the room , and booked an extra two nights , before heading off in his Porsche 911 . Judge Safar said : ` You did not want Kinga Legg 's body to be discovered before you had put sufficient distance between yourself and the Bristol . ' Griffin replied : ` Yes . ' Miss Legg , a Pole who was briefly married to an English civil servant called Peter Legg and who also used her maiden name Wolf , regularly told friends about her ` abusive relationship ' with Griffin . The couple were briefly arrested in 2008 after Miss Legg attacked Griffin with a knife , but no charges were laid . Griffin denies murder . The trial is expected to run until Friday . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Ian Griffin , 45 , on Paris holiday with fiancee Kinga Legg , 36 , in 2009 . Told court she took antidepressant pills from him to ` become intimate ' She then loudly demanded sex during dinner sparking a row , he claims . Says argument continued in Bristol hotel where Ms Legg 's body was found . Claims to have no memory of fight saying he blacked out beforehand .
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Atrial fibrillation -- an erratic heartbeat -- affects up to 800,000 Britons , and can lead to a stroke if left untreated . Eileen Marshall , 67 , a retired insurance worker from Southend , Essex , underwent a new procedure for it . THE PATIENT . ` Even after a nap I 'd feel drained of energy , ' said Eileen Marshall . Four years ago , I noticed I was feeling increasingly tired . Even after a nap I 'd feel drained of energy . After four months I saw my GP who did several blood tests , but each came back normal . Then in November 2013 , I had a health assessment before surgery for arthritis in my hand -- this involved having an electrocardiogram to record my heart 's electrical activity . Apparently , they do this for the over-60s to check your heart is OK and it 's therefore safe to operate . The next day , the hospital advised me to see my GP , who said my operation was being postponed because my heart was beating very fast . I was prescribed beta-blockers to slow my heartbeat , but I had to stop taking them as it swung too far the other way and got down to just 30 beats a minute -LRB- 60 to 100 is normal -RRB- . Other pills did n't help either and I still felt incredibly tired . Eventually , my GP referred me to Southend University Hospital 's cardiology department . A year ago , I was put on a heart monitor for three days and was later diagnosed with atrial fibrillation -LRB- AF -RRB- -- the extreme tiredness I 'd been suffering was a typical symptom . I was told that normally your heart contracts and relaxes to a regular beat . But with this condition , random electrical pulses fire off from veins around the heart , so the upper chambers beat irregularly or quiver . This meant my heart had to pump extra hard to get oxygen-rich blood around my body , which explained the tiredness . It could also put me at risk of blood clots and stroke , so I started taking the blood thinner warfarin . The heart monitor had shown that my heart was quivering -LRB- ` fibrillating ' -RRB- at certain times of the day ; in between it would return to normal . This narrowed the range of suitable treatments . ` After a week , the fatigue lifted ... Now I 'm enjoying life , ' said Eileen . Given that drugs had been unsuccessful , my cardiologist suggested I had catheter ablation , where they use a wire to burn away the areas of heart tissue triggering rogue electrical pulses . In June , I was referred to cardiologist Professor Richard Schilling at Barts Health NHS Trust in London . He told me about a new technique : instead of burning the affected tissue , he 'd freeze it with a special balloon . This would be faster and more successful at stopping the rogue signals getting to my heart . The procedure would take an hour and not involve a general anaesthetic . I had the procedure in July . I arrived at the hospital early in the morning , was given a local anaesthetic and sedated , and was discharged by 2pm . I 'd been warned about bruising in the groin as this is where the tube attached to the balloon is inserted -- but I had no side-effects at all . After a week , the fatigue lifted . I still take warfarin as a precaution against blood clots and keep an eye on my pulse . But now I 'm enjoying life , such as travelling with my husband Joe . THE SURGEON . Richard Schilling is a professor of cardiology and electrophysiology at Barts Health NHS Trust . Atrial fibrillation causes an irregular and often very fast heart rate . The heart 's natural pacemaker -- called the sinus node , an area of cells in the upper right chamber , or atrium -- is over-ridden by abnormal electrical impulses fired off by the four pulmonary veins , which drain oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium . These ` rogue ' signals cause the heart 's two upper chambers , the atria , to contract randomly and at a rate of up to 200 times a minute . This means that oxygenated blood is not pumped properly but pools in the heart , causing palpitations , dizziness , breathlessness and fatigue . Doctors start newly diagnosed patients on drugs to regulate the heartbeat . We can also do cardio-version , where electric shock treatment resets the heart to a normal rhythm . But this does n't tackle the underlying cause and is n't suitable for patients such as Eileen -- her AF was intermittent and the heart would reset itself . Cryoballoon therapy : A tiny balloon filled with gas is super-cooled to minus 75c . The balloon freezes a perfect ring of scar tissue around each pulmonary vein , so there are no gaps . Doctors can also ` burn ' the tissue around the pulmonary veins , usually with catheter ablation -- where a wire with an electrode on the end is threaded up to the heart via an incision in the groin . It burns a ring of dots around the source of the faulty signal , forming scar tissue , which blocks the signal . However , 40 per cent of these treatments need to be redone -- tiny gaps can remain between the burns , causing some signals to get through , or the scar tissue may repair itself . Cryoballoon therapy gets round this problem . A tiny balloon filled with gas is super-cooled to minus 75c . The balloon freezes a perfect ring of scar tissue around each pulmonary vein , so there are no gaps . I 've been conducting a clinical trial that shows the cryoballoon is quicker to perform than conventional ablation because it forms the ring of scar tissue in one go , rather than being burnt away bit by bit . The cryoballoon has been available on the NHS for six years , but we 've been performing a streamlined version for six months . I 've cut the procedure time from three hours and an overnight hospital stay to one hour , with the patient going home that day . Symptoms cease in up to 80 per cent of patients and if this treatment is still working after three months , it 's likely to remain effective -- and the scar tissue is less likely to recover , though it 's unclear why . There 's also less trauma to the tissue , partly because catheter ablation uses radio waves which convert to heat , which is more damaging . This procedure is ideal for people like Eileen with intermittent atrial fibrillation and for whom drugs do n't work . The earlier you treat people with intermittent AF , the more chance you have of preventing their condition becoming persistent . First , we make two tiny punctures in the femoral vein at the top of the leg on the right side of the groin . Through one , we insert a wire to stimulate the nerve supplying the diaphragm -- if it 's twitching , we know it is n't being damaged during the freezing . Through the second hole , we insert a long tube -- a catheter -- and thread it into the left atrium , which is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood around the body . At the end of the tube is a 10mm long balloon . We pump nitrous oxide into the balloon , which inflates to 28mm in volume and freezes to minus 75c . We position the inflated balloon inside the entrance of one of the pulmonary veins . The freezing surface of this balloon sticks to the rogue tissue causing the atrial fibrillation . We hold it in place for four minutes while it creates a 1mm diameter unbroken circle of scar tissue . We repeat the process at the entrance of all four pulmonary veins to prevent the rogue signals entering the heart . Patients go home after four hours ' bed rest . The cryoballoon is a step forward in the treatment of atrial fibrillation . As more of these procedures can be performed in a day , it could shorten waiting lists . ANY DRAWBACKS ? As patients with atrial fibrillation take anti-clotting drugs , they are more prone to bruising from the surgery . There is also a rare chance of the procedure damaging the gullet , though this risk is lower than with catheter ablation . Dr Glyn Thomas , a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at the Bristol Heart Institute , says : ` There has been a revolution in the treatment of AF and for many patients it is curable . ` Of course , we do need to see the results of this study , but the hope is this procedure will increase first-time success , which will be good news for patients . ' The operation costs # 6,000 on the NHS and # 9,000 privately .
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Defence Minister David Johnston and his Chief Of Staff Sean Costello indulged in a series of expensive meals with industry officials who are chasing lucrative government contracts . Dining receipts obtained by News Corp journalist Ian McPhedran show Mr Johnston , Mr Costello and defence industry executives spent $ 6384 of taxpayers money in pricey restaurants during November . The revelations of the meals - often washed down with $ 200 bottles of wine - come as ordinary troops in Australia 's armed services face cuts to their entitlements and a 1.5 per cent pay increase which is below the rate of inflation . A spokesman for the Defence Minister told Daily Mail Australia that the spending was all within guidelines . Scroll down for video . Receipts showing thousands of taxpayers dollars being spent on lavish meals by Defence Minister David Johnson have been revealed , with this $ 662 receipt from Sean 's Kitchen in Adelaide . This receipt shows some of the items indulged in at Balthazar restaurant in Perth on November 12 . ` All hospitality hosted by the Defence Minister and extended to foreign dignitaries or industry heads , including at the time of the Albany Commemoration , has been within guidelines and is consistent with previous Defence Ministers ' practice , ' the spokesperson said . The first lavish dinner took place on November 2 at Perth 's Matilda Bay Restaurant , where rib eye steaks , lamb and snapper along with three bottles of Henschke Mt Edlestone Shiraz at $ 190 a bottle contributed to the $ 2332 bill , News Corp reported . The prestigious establishment has waterfront views of the Swan River . Just a few days later , on November 5 , Mr Johnston and Mr Costello were in Adelaide dining with Bruce Carter , chairman of submarine builder ASC and one of the companies chasing government work , sources told News Corp. . The trio polished off two bottles of $ 143 shiraz at Sean 's Kitchen , and two martinis at $ 20 each , according to the $ 662 receipt . Defence Minister David Johnston -LRB- left -RRB- and his Chief Of Staff Sean Costello -LRB- right -RRB- dined with industry executives hoping to secure billion dollar government contracts . These accusations come as defence personnel are facing cuts to their allowances and pay . The next stop was Balthazar Restaurant in Perth where the $ 722 bill - again racked up between just three people - included two $ 172 bottles of Omensetter Shiraz , two pork fillets and a cheese platter , News Corp reported . For the November 12 dinner , Mr Johnston and Mr Costello shared a meal and a few drinks with ' a senior executive from Austal . ' Shipbuilder Austal is also seeking defence work from the government according to News Corp. . Matilda Bay in Perth was revisited on November 15 where the bill racked up by seven guests at the waterfront restaurant was $ 2062 . Rib eye steaks were on the menu again , as were two bottles of Picardy Chardonnay at $ 170 a pop . Bruce Carter , Chairman of submarine builder ASC -LRB- left -RRB- and Andrew Bellamy , head of WA shipbuilder Austal -LRB- right -RRB- were among some of the pair 's dinner guests . The final dinner destination for November was the Courgette in Canberra , where Mr Johnston and Mr Costello were joined by two others , totalling $ 599 for dinner and drinks . In stark contrast , ordinary defence personnel who travel on business are afforded allowances of $ 24 for breakfast , $ 28 for lunch and $ 47 for dinner .
Receipts show $ 6384 of taxpayers money spent on lavish dining by Defence Minister David Johnston and his Chief Of Staff Sean Costello . The pair entertained industry heavyweights looking to secure lucrative government contracts . The dinners included pricey meals and $ 200 bottles of wine . The receipts emerge as ordinary defence workers are facing below inflation pay rises and entitlement cuts .
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His heroics more than a hundred years ago during a deadly battle close to the Afghanistan border mirrored the bravery of Britain 's Taliban-fighting soldiers . Now a Victoria Cross won by an army officer who only stopped fighting when he fainted - having been shot three times - has emerged for sale for # 180,000 . Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson had already been hit in the thigh trying to clear a village in British India of murderous warriors when he insisted on going back . The Victoria Cross -LRB- right -RRB- awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson -LRB- left -RRB- who only stopped fighting when he fainted - having been shot three times - has emerged for sale for # 180,000 . Lr Col Watson led a ` few ' men on a charge to remove tribesmen from the village of Bilot -LRB- pictured -RRB- in what was then British India . He was shot again in the arm , had his hand smashed by a bullet and he had to be carried from the battlefieldby his men after passing out due to blood loss . It was noted that the officer had ` in all probability saved the whole force from being wiped out ' by the Pashtun enemy in what is now northern Pakistan in 1897 . Despite the gravity of his condition Lt Col Watson later modestly described his injuries as nothing more than a flesh wound when he wrote home to his wife so as not to panic her . Lt Col Watson 's actions received praise by a young Winston Churchill who was part of the relief force that arrived the following day . Churchill later wrote of Lt Col Watson 's heroics : ' ... the man will go on , unshaken and unflinching after he has received a severe and painful wound . ' Lt Col Watson was awarded the VC for his bravery . He went on to serve in World War One but died from illness in 1917 . Despite the gravity of his condition Lt Col Watson -LRB- right -RRB- later modestly described his injuries as nothing more than a flesh wound when he wrote home to his wife Edith Welchman -LRB- left -RRB- so as not to panic her . Lt Col Watson 's medals -LRB- right -RRB- , including the Victoria Cross , have been passed down through the Watson family who are now selling it at auction . His wife Edith is pictured left . The medal , the highest military decoration for valour in the face of an enemy , has been passed down through the Watson family who are now selling it at auction . David Erskine-Hill , of London auctioneers Dix Noonan and Webb , said : ` The North West Frontier was so oft the scene of savage fighting and heavy casualties in days of the Empire . ` And the story behind Thomas Watson 's VC epitomises the very nature of that fighting - a small hillside village , surrounded by overwhelming numbers of hostile tribesmen , and a remarkable band of British and Indian troops who held on against all the odds , until relieved . ` Watson led two hair-raising charges at the cost of multiple wounds , including a shattered hand and ruptured artery . ` No wonder Winston Churchill , who arrived with the relief force the following morning , was later moved to describe Watson 's courage as ` sublime ' . ` But in common with many fellow VCs , Watson remained extremely modest about his accomplishments , his charming letter to his wife , written in haste soon after those momentous events , merely referring to one or two ` grazes . ' Lt Col Watson , from Louth , Lincolnshire , was commissioned in to the Royal Engineers in 1888 . He married his wife Edith Welchman , who herself had previously been awarded the Royal Red Cross for her efforts in the nursing of British soldiers in India . The family 's collection is set to sell for up to # 180,000 when it goes up for auction . The officer fought in the First World War and was the commanding engineer of the 12th Inidian Division in Mesopotamia -LRB- Iraq -RRB- against the Ottoman Empire . A photo album belonging to the Watsons is pictured above . In July 1897 an army of 10,000 Pashtun tribesmen lay siege to the British garrison in Malakand . Months later , on the night of September 16 at the village of Bilot that was being held by the enemy , Lt Col Watson rounded up ' a few ' men of the East Kent Regiment and of the Bengal Sappers . He led them in a charge to remove the tribesmen who retaliated with heavy fire . In his 1898 book , the Story of the Malakand Field Force , Churchill wrote of how the burning village was a ` shambles ' when the relief party arrived the next day . The future Prime Minister wrote : ` All round lay corpses of men and mules . The bodies of five or six native soldiers were being buried in a hurriedly dug grave . ` Eighteen wounded men lay side by side in a roofless hut , their faces drawn by pain and anxiety looked ghastly in the pale light of the early morning . ' Churchill 's account of the action the night before stated : ` The village was too large for so small a party to clear . ` The tribesmen killed and wounded several of the soldiers and a bullet smashed Lieutenant Watson 's hand . He however continued his efforts and did not cease until again shot , this time so severely as to be unable to stand . Lt Col Watson 's actions received praise by a young Winston Churchill who was part of the relief force that arrived the following day . The officers ` record of services ' is shown above . ` His men carried him from the village . ' Four days later , while recovering from his wounds , Lt Col Watson wrote the letter to ` my own darling ' wife . He wrote his getting injured : ' I got touched on the right leg , only a graze ... I went back to get some Sappers ... I hurried back and was pointing out where the devils were sneaking up when I got a slight flesh wound in the inside of the right arm - nothing of consequence but unfortunately almost immediately afterwards I got hit badly on the left hand . ' The brave officer went on to fight in the First World War and was the commanding engineer of the 12th Inidian Division in Mesopotamia -LRB- Iraq -RRB- against the Ottoman Empire . He contracted an illness from which he died in London in June 1917 aged 50 . Lt Col Watson 's Victoria Cross has recently been bequeathed to three grown up children who have decided it is best to sell it now as it can not be divided between them . The VC along with other medals and letters home is being sold on December 10 .
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson was handed Victoria Cross for bravery . Helped clear a village in British India of murderous warriors in 1897 . Officer had already been shot when he insisted on going back in to fight . His actions ` in all probability saved the whole force from being wiped out ' The Victoria Cross he won for bravery has emerged for sale for # 180,000 .
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A group of university feminists who had sexist abuse hurled at them have turned the insults into an attack on their bullies by calling themselves The Ugly Girls Club . The students at Royal Holloway University in Surrey were holding a talk about sexual consent at their student union when they overheard themselves being called ` The Ugly Girls Club . ' But instead of letting the slurs get them down , they re-branded themselves The Ugly Girls Club and started a Twitter and Facebook campaign to reclaim the word ugly , tweeting pictures of themselves pulling unattractive faces with the hashtag #uglygirlsclub . Royal Holloway University feminists did a sexual consent talk in their union and overheard fellow students calling them Ugly Girls Club . They re-branded #uglygirlsclub and tweeted comedy ugly selfies . The social media site has since been flooded with hundreds of photos from supporters , both male and female , across the nation . Alex Vosper pulled down her lower eye lids , pouted her lips and tweeted ` proud to be hideous ' . And Elena Barnard drooped her face , crossed her eyes and wrote ` sometimes I look cracking and sometimes I say stuff that 's cracking . The stuff I say lasts longer ' . One picture from Daniel Tremor showed him posing with a sign saying ` I 'd rather be ` ugly ' than a sexist w ***** ' . The campaign aims to : ` Challenge conventional beauty standards and superficial judgement ' Natasha Barrett , the feminist society president at Royal Holloway University of London , in Egham , Surrey , said the funny selfies carry a serious message . Speaking to student newspaper the Tab , she said : ` The aim of the campaign is to empower people to not just think of their worth in physical terms . ` The selfies were tongue in cheek to start with but they carry a serious message too . ' The Royal , Holloway feminist society started the Twitter campaign to reclaim the word ugly . Hundreds of supporters from across UK have now messaged selfies in response . She continued : ` There are some fantastic student feminist campaigns around at the moment like ` Reclaim Your Campus ' and the National Union of Students ` Lad Culture ' campaign - anything that helps draw attention to these issues is great . ` One student said that the campaign had given her a confidence boost and that she was never going to delete her ` unsatisfactory ' selfies ever again , and that 's exactly the kind of response we want . ` Women have enough self-esteem problems as it is - if this campaign can go a little way to help combat that then we 're happy . '
Royal Holloway University feminists did sexual consent talk in their union . The group overheard fellow students calling them The Ugly Girls Club . They re-branded themselves and tweeted #uglygirlsclub comedy selfies . Hundreds of supporters from across UK have now tweeted selfies .
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Atheists tend to be more intelligent than religious people , according to a US study . Researchers found that those with high IQs had greater self-control and were able to do more for themselves - so did not need the benefits that religion provides . They also have better self esteem and built more supportive relationships , the study authors said . New evidence : A study has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers . The conclusions were the result of a review of 63 scientific studies about religion and intelligence dating between 1928 and last year . In 53 of these there was a ` reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity ' . In just 10 was that relationship positive . Even among children , the more intelligent a child was the more probable it was that they would shun the church . In old age the same trend persisted as well , the research showed . The University of Rochester psychologists behind the study defined religion as involvement in some or all parts of a belief . They defined intelligence as the ` ability to reason , plan , solve problems , think abstractly , comprehend complex ideas , learn quickly , and learn from experience ' . In their conclusions , they said : ` Most extant explanations -LRB- of a negative relation -RRB- share one central theme - the premise that religious beliefs are irrational , not anchored in science , not testable and , therefore , unappealing to intelligent people who ` know better ' . ` Intelligent people typically spend more time in school - a form of self-regulation that may yield long-term benefits . ` More intelligent people getting higher level jobs and better employment and higher salary may lead to higher self-esteem , and encourage personal control beliefs . ' Study co-author Jordan Silberman , a graduate student of neuroeconomics at the University of Rochester , said : ` Intelligence may lead to greater self-control ability , self-esteem , perceived control over life events , and supportive relationships , obviating some of the benefits that religion sometimes provides . ' Detailed : The research analysed 63 surveys comparing intelligence levels and religious beliefs between 1928 and 2012 . Research from the UK last week showed another drawback to being religious , or at least Christian - you lose out in the race for top jobs . Official figures show nearly one in four people who have no religious belief now live in homes headed by someone with a senior executive job or a place in one of the professions . But well under a fifth of Christians are employed in the best-paid and most influential jobs or are married to someone who is , according to the Office for National Statistics -LRB- ONS -RRB- . The last census , carried out in March 2011 , showed a fall in the number of people that call themselves Christian in the UK . Christian numbers in England and Wales , including children , fell by 4.1 million in a decade to 33.2 million . However there was a 45 per cent rise over the same 10 years in numbers who say they have no religion , to 14.1 million .
Research found those with higher IQs more likely to dismiss religion . Another drawback to being religious , or at least Christian is losing out on top jobs .
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For those worried about eating their five a day , this vending machine could offer a helping hand . Instead of dispensing junk food and fizzy drinks , it distributes vegetables to shoppers . The machine allows shoppers to pay between # 3 - # 5 for a selection of locally-sourced produce , including bags of potatoes and mixed vegetable boxes . The Grewer Farm vending machine is proving a big hit in Dundee . Popular : The dispenser has been installed at Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee . It is the brainchild of farmers Pete and Euan Grewar , who trialled the dispenser at their East Ardler farm outside Blairgowrie , Angus , Scotland . And so far , it has been a hit in Dundee , which was last year crowned the worst city in Scotland for child obesity . A successful two-month trial period helped the cousins secure a deal for its installation in Overgate Shopping Centre . A day after it was unveiled , shoppers had emptied some of the compartments . The modern machine , filled with potato bags and vegetable trays , was inspired by the traditional honesty box found on many farms . Pete -LRB- left -RRB- and Ewan Grewar with the dispenser inspired by the traditional honesty box found on farms . A bag of potatoes costs # 3 , while a tray containing six free range eggs , six baking potatoes , a turnip , onions and carrots costs # 5 . Shoppers insert their money into a slot and a corresponding compartment opens , containing their buy inside . Pete Grewar , 36 , who runs the farm with his cousin Euan , 33 , said : ` We 've had a vending machine out the bottom of our farm road for two months and it has been very popular . ` Honesty boxes have been on farms for years so the machine is an extension of that . ' I think that it 's a new way for people to have a direct link back to the farm where their vegetables are grown . A tray containing six free range eggs , six baking potatoes , a turnip , onions and carrots costs # 5 . ` People are moving more and more towards wanting a closer link with their food . ` Farm shops are becoming popular again and the machine is a way for people in the heart of a city to get fresh vegetables . ' The launch comes after statistics found that one in five primary one pupils in Dundee were overweight , obese or severely obese . It is believed that an unhealthy diet was a large factor contributing to the figures . It was also discovered that Dundee was among the top 10 worst areas in the UK for heart health , with more than 250 deaths coronary heart disease every year . The vending machine is made by German company Roesler and can be used to vend a number of items . Mr Grewar said the concept would be trialled for a further three months and could then be installed in other locations across Scotland if it proves to be popular . The original veggie vending machine is still on East Ardler farm outside Blairgowrie , Angus , Scotland . He added : ` We thought we 'd try it somewhere with more footfall and the Overgate Centre were very keen . ` We 're looking to put them elsewhere and are open to all suggestions . ' Malcolm Angus , Overgate Centre Manager said : ` We were keen to support a local business with such an innovative idea . ` We are really happy to see how our shoppers have taken to the vegetable vending already with an encouraging start on day one . ' Fresh produce : The boxes cost between # 3 and # 5 . Rachel Neary , marketing executive at the Overgate Centre , added : ` So far it 's been really good . I walked past on Monday and could see that several of the boxes had already been bought . ` It 's the only place in the centre where you can buy fresh produce , and it 's local so we know exactly where it came from , even down to the specific field . ` The furthest away the food comes from is 15 miles . It 's great . ' Dundee resident Jill Darling said : ' I do like the idea but I was hoping it would sell individual portions of fruit . ' I think it might work out very well because there is nothing else nearby where people can buy vegetables other than Lidl . ` It 's a definite start and you know you are getting good produce . '
Farmers Pete and Euan Grewer trialled dispenser at their farm in Angus . Veggie vending machine installed in the Overgate Centre , Dundee . Machine inspired by the traditional honesty box found on many farms .
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A peaceful rally over the presumed massacre of 43 missing students ended with violence and destruction in Mexico City , with protesters calling for the president to stand down . Thousands marched along Mexico City 's main boulevard , chanting for Enrique Pena Nieto to resign and waving blackened flags of the country in anger over the case of the missing students . They echoed ` you are not alone ' to parents of the missing who joined the rally at the Angel of Independence Monument . As night fell in Mexico City , a small group of masked protesters armed with bats hurled firebombs at banks . Protesters smashed the windows of several shops along Reforma Boulevard , which is popular with tourists . ` Pena Nieto must resign , ' Clemente Rodriguez , father of missing student Cristian , told the crowd , after two leading newspapers showed the embattled president 's approval rating dropping to around 40 per cent . As night fell , a small group of masked protesters armed with bats threw firebombs at banks and broke the windows of several shops along Reforma Boulevard , which is popular with tourists . Hundreds of riot police protecting the Senate used fire extinguishers to repel the protesters . Around 15 protesters were slightly injured , a Red Cross worker at the scene told AFP . Three people , including a 17-year-old , were detained over the vandalism , a city government spokesman added . A young man is detained as riot police try to contain remaining protesters who smashed up banks and stores . A protester holds up a torch during a march over the presumed massacre of 43 missing students . Pena Nieto , who took office on December 1 , 2012 , has faced a wave of protests that have ended in sporadic acts of violence since the students vanished two months ago . Thousands more protested in the southern state of Guerrero , where a drug gang has confessed to killing the teachers ' college students after local police handed them over in September . A group of protesters ransacked the Guerrero state prosecutor 's office in the regional capital , Chilpancingo , and set five vehicles on fire , including two police cruisers . Members of the NGO Independent Space Marabunta -LRB- center with red caps -RRB- separate protesters and riot police . Demonstrators attack a bank at the main entrance of an exclusive shopping center along Reforma Avenue . The demonstrators were calling for embattled Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto to stand down . The 43 student teachers vanished after being taken into custody by police and allegedly handed over to a drug gang in the southwestern city of Iguala after clashes on the night of September 26 . Families refuse to believe the 43 young men are dead and demand they be found alive . Prosecutors have stopped short of declaring them dead , saying they await DNA tests on charred remains sent to an Austrian university . Teachers and students led another protest in the neighboring state of Oaxaca , where some 1,500 people blocked the airport for four hours , causing two flight cancellations . Anarchists attack a bank , as they broke windows and set fire to businesses , following a largely peaceful demonstration in Mexico City . Riot police march past a central shopping center , as they try to chase remaining protesters in the capital . A masked protester runs from a vandalized ATM facility during a protest in support of the 43 missing trainee teachers in Mexico City . Hundreds more blocked access to a refinery and a storage facility of state oil company Pemex for several hours in Oaxaca , a teachers union spokesman said . As Mexicans protested again , a poll published by El Universal newspaper showed just 41 per cent approve of the president 's performance , while the daily Reforma found 39 per cent were satisfied . It was the worst approval rating for a president since Ernesto Zedillo in the mid-1990s , underscoring the magnitude of the crisis Pena Nieto is facing . Masked protesters seize a police vehicle after teachers marching to demand justice for the 43 missing students , attacked the State Attorney General 's offices in the state capital city of Chilpancingo . Riot police evade a molotov cocktail hurled by demonstrators during a protest demanding justice in the case of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa . Pena Nieto announced that he has sent constitutional reforms to Congress aimed at disbanding the country 's notoriously corrupt municipal police forces to allow the federal government to take over gang-infiltrated towns . The president unveiled the plan last week , two months after the students were attacked by police in the city of Iguala , allegedly under the mayor 's orders . The case has put a spotlight on Mexico 's struggle to end corruption and impunity amid a drug war that has left 100,000 people dead or missing since 2006 . Police vehicles burn after demonstrators marching to demand justice for the 43 missing students attacked the State Attorney General 's offices in the state capital city of Chilpancingo . Demonstrators take part in a protest in Guadalajara city demanding justice in the case of the 43 students that went missing in Iguala , Guerrero state , last September 26 . ` What happened in Iguala marks a before and an after , ' Pena Nieto said Monday during a visit to the impoverished southern state of Chiapas . ` It showed the institutional weakness to face organized crime , which today has more numbers , weapons and power than in the past , ' he said . His plan , however , has drawn skepticism from human rights groups and analysts . They say it is not enough to weed out corruption and abuses across the country . A masked protester kicks a line of fire during demonstrations in the state capital city of Chilpancingo , Mexico . A peaceful rally over the presumed massacre of 43 missing students ended with violence and destruction .
Thousands marched in Mexico City calling for Enrique Pena Nieto to resign . Newspapers show president 's approval rating dropped to about 40 per cent . Masked protesters threw firebombs at banks and broke windows of shops . The 43 students vanished in September after police took them into custody .
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The BBC launched an investigation after a listener complained that Samantha , the imaginary scorer on long-running Radio 4 comedy show I 'm Sorry I Have n't A Clue , was being treated as ' a sexual object ' . The programme , which has been on the air for more than 40 years , features comics including Jack Dee and Barry Cryer who regularly refer to the fictional ` lovely Samantha ' - who does not actually exist . After a listener complained about two episodes in July last year which she said included ` highly sexist , offensive and harmful ' references to Samantha , The BBC Trust 's Editorial Standards Committee looked into the allegations before deciding not to proceed . I 'm Sorry I Have n't A Clue has had a number of regular panellists including host Jack Dee -LRB- pictured left -RRB- . A recently released BBC Trust report said : ` She considered that Samantha was only referred to as a sexual object and believed the male panellists used ` schoolboy sexist so-called humour ' , that was ` both puerile and unfunny ' . ' The report referred to examples of innuendo included on the show , including a description of the character as ' a lovely lady who 's scored on more desks than she can remember ' . In one episode , listeners were told that Samantha was going to the cinema with two men who were fans of horror films because ` she enjoys nothing better than sitting in the back row and being given the willies for 90 minutes ' . The programme was defended by its producer , who said using innuendo was ` part of the programme 's tradition of wordplay and punning ' and was appreciated by ` the vast majority of listeners ' . The programme features comics including Jack Dee -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Barry Cryer who regularly refer to the fictional character of ` lovely Samantha ' She was also told : ` The ` Samantha ' character is a very long running joke in the show which listeners are very familiar with . ' The listener took her complaint to the BBC Trust and quoted a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women , who in discussing UK society , had referred to a ` boys ' club sexist culture ' and said that the media was responsible for ` negative and over-sexualised portrayals of women ' . A letter from a member of the Editorial Complaints Unit to the complainant said : ` You may be reassured to know that your complaint has prompted some lengthy and detailed discussion between senior managers at BBC Radio Comedy and the producers of the show . ' I think it is fair to say that a number of senior figures share , at least in part , your concerns about the manner in which Samantha is portrayed in the programme . ' I have discussed this with the Head of BBC Radio Comedy and she has asked me to tell you that she is currently in talks with the producer of the show about how to update the Samantha character and has said that changes will be made to the way Samantha is presented in the future . ' The show 's producer also told the complainant in a letter that the show would book more female panelists and feature Sven , described as the ` male equivalent of Samantha ' , more often . The producer added the show would make it clear that Samantha was a ` willing even enthusiastic participant in the liaisons ' and stress that she was often the initiator in these relationships to avoid the suggestion that she was being taken advantage of . ' It would make clear , the letter said , that ` Samantha , like Sven , has a prodigious sexual appetite ' . The BBC Radio 4 programme was defended by its producer who said using innuendo was ` part of the programme 's tradition of wordplay and punning ' and was appreciated by ` the vast majority of listeners ' The Trust 's Editorial Standards Committee said it ` could understand why some listeners believed that this type of humour was outdated ' , but said ` the majority of listeners were familiar with the content of the show and enjoyed the wordplay associated with the innuendo ' . However , the Trust also decided the appeal ` did not qualify to proceed for consideration ' because it did not have a reasonable prospect of success . I 'm Sorry I Have n't a Clue is one of Radio 4 's top-performing programmes and according to BBC research , has a higher proportion of female listeners than men . The BBC Trust 's Editorial Standards Committee has five members and sets the editorial and content standards for the BBC , and oversees the editorial complaints process . A BBC spokesman said : ` We note and accept the findings of the BBC Trust . ' ` Samantha has to nip off now to meet the Hairy Bikers ... They 'll light the candle then Samantha will blow them out in the garden . ' ` Samantha has got to go off early to meet an entomologist friend who 's been showing her his collection of winged insects . They 've already covered his bees and wasps and tonight she 's hoping to go through his flies . ' ` Samantha has to nip out to the House of Lords with her constituency friend . He 's looking for support for his MP who 's facing expulsion , and Samantha says it 's important to have a good peer if his member 's likely to be out . ' ` Samantha has to nip off to the National Opera where she 's been giving private tuition to the singers . Having seen what she did to the baritone , the director is keen to see what she might to for a tenor . ' ` Samantha 's just started keeping bees and already has three dozen or so . She says she 's got an expert handler coming round to give a demonstration . He 'll carefully take out her 38 bees and soon have them flying round his head . ' ` Samantha has to go now as she 's off to meet her Italian gentleman friend who 's taking her out for an ice cream . She says she likes nothing better than to spend the evening licking the nuts off a large Neapolitan . ' ` Samantha tells me she has to pop out now as she does a few chores for an elderly gentleman who lives nearby . She shows him how to use the washing machine and then goes out to prune his fruit trees . Later he 'll be hanging out his pyjamas as he watches her beaver away up the ladder . ' ` After tasting the meat pies , Samantha said she liked Mr Dewhurst 's beef in ale , although she preferred his tongue in cider . '
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David Cameron has been warned by Poland that he must water down his plans to curb benefits for EU migrants or they will be blocked . Rafal Trzaskowski , Poland 's deputy foreign minister , insisted the rules would have to apply to Britons as well as workers from other parts of Europe . Mr Cameron used his long-awaited immigration speech last week to insist that curbs on tax credits , child benefits , jobseekers allowance and council housing will be a key demand for his talks on renegotiating Britain 's EU membership . Scroll down for video . Rafal Trzaskowski , Poland 's deputy foreign minister , insisted new rules on curbing access to benefits would have to apply to Britons as well as workers from other parts of Europe . Under the Prime Minister 's plans , unemployed EU migrants in Britain will be banned from receiving state support , and would be deported if they do not get a job within six months of arriving . For those in work , they would be barred from claiming handouts like housing benefit or tax credits until they have being in the UK for four years . There will also be a ban on ` exporting ' child benefit for children living in other EU countries . Mr Cameron admitted that his proposals would require treaty change but would need support from across the EU to push through such measures . Mr Trzaskowski said it was an ` absolute red line ' for his government that there is no discrimination in the welfare system on grounds of nationality . He said the plans to stop migrants from claiming benefits for the first four years after they arrive in Britain as well as kick out those who fail to find work after six months would go against all existing laws and insisted Poland would oppose the plans as they stand . David Cameron has threatened to block any new members joining the European Union without limits on their citizens flocking to Britain for work . FOR WORKERS FROM THE EU : . No in-work benefits until they have been in Britain for four years . No social housing for four years . No child benefit or tax credits paid for children living outside the UK . FOR UNEMPLOYED EU MIGRANTS : . No support from the UK taxpayer . Deportation if they do not get a job for six months . Other measures include : . Impose restrictions on EU migrants bringing in family members from outside the EU . Longer bans on rough sleepers , beggars and fraudsters returning to the UK . Tougher rules on deporting foriegn criminals . Refusing to allow other countries to join the EU without imposing controls on the movement of their workers until their economies have reached UK levels . Mr Trzaskowski told BBC Newsnight : ` If one wants to get away with all the benefits that are enshrined in the regulation of EU and treat immigrants from EU differently , and for example only pay benefits after four years of their stay in Britain or extradite people who ca n't find work , that would be against all the existing laws of the EU and obviously that would be a red line for us . ' ` The Polish government is quite ready to talk about abuses of existing systems , sham marriages , extraditing criminals and so forth . ` But to be truthful this is not the problem , it is marginal . When it comes to changing the rules in the EU , when it comes to social support and so forth , when it comes to undermining the existing laws , obviously we are going to react quite strongly and we are going to be against . ` But the most important thing is that David Cameron wants to talk about it and does n't want to change policies unilaterally . ' He added : ` This is an absolute red line , that there is no discrimination on grounds of nationality . If Britain were to change its policy , for example , into contributory system in which everyone has to pay in to get some money from the system we then could talk about changes if they were absolutely non-discriminatory . ' Mr Cameron made clear that without agreement on allowing the UK to dramatically curtail the pull factors which make it so attractive to EU migrants , he will ` rule nothing out ' -- raising the prospect of backing Britain 's exit from the EU if he does not get his way . In an apparent attempt to win the support of countries like Poland , he appealed to other European nations who have seen thousands of their citizens move to the UK to support limiting movement across the continent . But he warned Britain will veto any new countries joining the EU unless he gets his way on imposing limits on workers from poor countries moving in search of work .
Poland 's deputy foreign minister expresses alarm at Cameron 's plan . Rafal Trzaskowski says rules on migrants must also apply to Britons . PM wants no tax credits or council houses for working migrants for 4 years . Jobless migrants to be offered no support and kicked out after six months .
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The parents of a baby who died while she was under the care of a childcare worker have called on the industry to introduce written guidelines on sleep and rest . Indianna , five months old , was found unresponsive in her cot at the home of Tracey Cross , who provided services for the Sunshine Coast Family Day Care Scheme , on the morning of July 20 , 2012 . An inquest into Indianna 's death , which ended on Tuesday , was told by a pathologist the baby girl had died of sudden infant death syndrome , also known as SIDS , The Courier Mail reported . Scroll down for video . Mother Emma Hicks , pictured with husband Derek , dropped off her daughter Indianna at the home of carer Tracey Cross on the morning of July 20 , 2012 . The parents of the baby , Emma and Derek Hicks , said the inquest had identified issues surrounding ` inconsistent and non-existent ' safe sleeping practices , especially those in the childcare industry . ` Nothing will bring our beautiful daughter back , however it is through a medium such as this and a tragedy like this , that changes can be made to reduce the risks and of course , of this happening again to another family , ' Mr Hicks said . Mr Hicks described the ordeal as ` traumatic ' for the family . His wife said their daughter was a ` beautiful , pink , chubby , happy baby girl ' who they ` loved very much ' . Pressure from the Hicks was backed up by Department of Education and Training officials , Regulation Assessment and Service Quality executive director Catherine O'Malley saying it was ' a good idea ' to put written guidelines on sleep and rest in place for the industry . It is not required under Queensland law , but she stressed if any were brought in they had to be ` non-prescriptive ' . Counsel assisting the Coroner Emily Cooper noted in her final submissions that despite the fact it was not possible to find out if Indianna 's death could have been avoided , she would recommend looking at introducing sleep and rest policies . It comes after a tearful apology from Tracey Cross who was responsible for Indianna at the time of her death . Ms Cross told the inquest on Monday and the five-month-old 's parents she had blamed herself for Indianna 's death until she found out the baby had died of SIDS months later . ' I thought I must have wrapped her wrong or suffocated her or something and I blamed myself for a very wrong time , ' she said . The home daycare operator said she went into shock immediately after the incident and did not know how to break the news to Ms Hicks when she arrived to pick up Indianna and her son Lachlan . Ms Hicks , who was sitting with her husband Derek , left the Brisbane courtroom in tears as Ms Cross described the moment she realised Indianna was in trouble . ' I apologise to no end that we did n't get to Emma in time , ' a sobbing Ms Cross said . ` But you 've got to remember that ... by the time the ambulance took Indi ... I was beside myself . ' I knew Emma was going to turn up and I was worried about who was going to tell her . I knew I was in no position -LRB- to -RRB- . ' Ms Hicks , who was sitting with her husband Derek , had to leave the courtroom in tears when Ms Cross described the moment she realised Indianna was in trouble . Earlier in the two-day inquest , the grieving mother had told the court she had been reluctant to leave her daughter with Ms Cross , given Indianna had recently been to the doctor with a cold and still had a runny nose . ' I did question leaving her and she insisted that she would be fine , ' Ms Hicks said . Ms Hicks also said she was upset Ms Cross started caring for other children less than a week later , and that she had smelt cigarette smoke on Ms Cross and in her home , which she was also concerned about . But in her evidence , Ms Cross rejected both points , saying she had never smoked and she returned to work only in a reduced capacity four weeks after the incident . The inquest looked at the circumstances before Indianna 's death , best sleeping practices for children aged three to six months , and how similar deaths could be prevented . Emma Hicks dropped Indianna off at the home of Ms Cross , who provided services for the Sunshine Coast Family Day Care Scheme , on the morning of July 20 , 2012 . That afternoon , Ms Cross checked on Indianna to find her laying face down , limp and pale . Attempts to revive her on the kitchen floor were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at Caloundra Hospital .
Mother Emma Hicks dropped off her baby Indianna at home of carer Tracey Cross on July 20 , 2012 . That afternoon Ms Cross found the baby girl laying face down on the kitchen floor , a Brisbane court was told . It was found Indianna had died of sudden infant death syndrome , also known as SIDS . Father Derek Hicks said new guidelines would not bring back his daughter but it could prevent other deaths from happening .
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Nothing says Australian like green and gold and Streets are hoping that patriotic Aussies will lap up its new ` Green & Golden ' varieties of the Golden Gaytime and Paddle Pop ice creams . The move is a celebration of 80 years of Aussie Summers under Streets Ice Cream , which began when Edwin Street began selling ice cream from his shop in Corrimal , NSW , in the early 1920s . The patriotic Green & Golden variety of the Golden Gaytime ice cream . The new limited edition Paddle Pop is a celebration of 80 years of Aussie Summers under Streets Ice Cream . It 's not the first time that Streets has mixed up its ice cream offer . Over the years , there have been over 20 different flavours of the Gaytime ice cream , including Strawberry Shortcake , Raspberry Rough , and Turkish Delight . Paddle Pop is among the most recognised Australian brands and is sold in over 20 different countries . Streets Marketing Director , Anthony Toovey said the Aussie themed ice creams were designed to remind people that Streets Ice Creams are about the Aussie summer time and having fun . ` We could n't think of a better way to celebrate our 80th summer than with ice creams that say we are proudly Australian - green and gold through and through ' said Mr Toovey . Limited edition Green & Golden Gaytime and Paddle Pop Aussie Rainbow are available now . SInce its launch there have been 20 different versions of the Golden Gaytime ice cream . The limited edition Aussie Rainbow version of the Paddle Pop is available now .
Streets releases green and gold versions of the Golden Gaytime and Paddle Pop ice creams . The move is a celebration of 80 Aussie summers with Streets ice cream .
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In the tiny Texas town of Harrold , children and their parents do not give much thought to their safety at the community 's only school , because they know that some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons . In the remote town , the nearest law enforcement office is 30 minutes away and the residents know each other and trust each other , so the school board made the momentous decision to allow teachers to arm themselves at their work around children . Desperate to avoid the deadly consequences of their own school shooting incident , Harrold Independent School District has utlized armed teachers since 2007 and in the light of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre became convinced it was the correct decision . Armed and ready : At any one time , the teachers of Harrold Indepedent School District are carrying weapons and able to respond to a school shooter . ` Virginia Tech was a wake up call . We evisioned that happening at our school , we envisioned having no protection , ' said Harrold Schools Superintendant David Thweatt to CNN . ` Casualties mount up very quickly and the only thing as we know that has stopped any of the shooters in any of the schools has been the first responders showing up . ' Texas law bans guns in schools unless the school has given written authorization . Arizona and six other states have similar laws with exceptions for people who have licenses to carry concealed weapons . Harrold 's school board voted unanimously in 2007 to allow employees to carry weapons . After obtaining a state concealed-weapons permit , each employee who wants to carry a weapon must be approved by the board based on his or her personality and reaction to a crisis , Thweatt said . Power : David Thweatt is the only man who knows which of the teachers are legally allowed to carry weapons at Harrold Independent School District . Unaware : While it is not sure if Craig carries a weapons - he told CNN he does not know which of his staff carry guns . The identities of the armed staff members are known only by the superintendent and not the students . ` Wilbarton county is roughly the size of Rhode Island . That is a lot of square mileage to be covered . Thirty minutes waiting for a first responder is an extremely long time when it comes to a school shooting , ' said Thweatt . ` We really did n't have any choice but to come up with some plan where we could be our first responder much as we are in our homes . ' ` We know who the good people are , who the bad people are and we are going to be able to assess very quickly what 's going on . ` If a sheriff was to come in they do n't know who the bad guys are ' Teachers also must undergo training in crisis intervention and hostage situations . And they must use bullets that minimize the risk of ricochet , similar to those carried by air marshals on planes . ` We focused on accuracy in our training and hostage situations , ' said Thweatt . ` After Sandy Hook , I have been contacted by I ca n't tell you how many school leaders , how can I do this in my community ? ' Decision : The Virginia Tech massacre was the tipping point for the school board in Texas to arm their teachers . ` We would rather have guns protect us than rulers and pencils . ' The students are whole-heartedly behind the idea . In interviews with the Associated Press just after Sandy Hook , CaRae Reinisch , who lives in the nearby community of Elliott , said she took her children out of a larger school and enrolled them in Harrold two years ago , partly because she felt they would be safer in a building with armed teachers . ' I think it 's a great idea for trained teachers to carry weapons , ' Reinish said . ` But I hate that it has come to this . ' The superintendent wo n't disclose how many of the school 's 50 employees carry weapons , saying that revealing that number might jeopardize school security . The school , about 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth near the Oklahoma border , has 103 students from kindergarten through 12th grade . Most of them rarely think about who is carrying a gun . ` This is the first time in a long time that I 've thought about it , ' said Matt Templeton , the principal 's 17-year-old son . ` And that 's because of what happened ' in Connecticut . Thweatt said other Texas schools allow teachers to carry weapons , but he would not reveal their locations , saying they are afraid of negative publicity . The Texas Education Agency said it had not heard of any other schools with such a policy . ` When they decided to go with the policy there were things happening in the world , ' said Principal Craig Templeton . ` If a gun is fired in a school , you want a person who will go to the gunfight not away from the gunfight . ' ' I have heard the argument that teachers are n't police . But I would rather be able to call a parent and say your child is fine . That -LRB- the opposite -RRB- is something that I am not prepared to live with .
Teachers in Harrold Independent School District carry concealed weapons . Decision taken in 2007 after Virginia Tech massacre and confirmed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012 . The rural town took decision because it is too far from sheriff 's office . Only one man in the district knows how many teachers are armed .
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Royal Mail boss Moya Greene suffered a humiliating blow after a watchdog rubbished claims that Britain 's six-day-a-week postal service was under threat . Ofcom said evidence failed to support ` pessimistic ' claims by Royal Mail that increased competition from rivals would put the national delivery service at risk . The regulator refused to restrict competitors , and instead turned the tables , announcing a review into Royal Mail 's efficiency . Shares in the firm fell 3 per cent within hours of yesterday 's announcement . It revealed it would not impose new conditions on Royal Mail 's competitors like Amazon and TNT , in a blow to the postal service . Royal Mail was dealt a fresh blow after regulator Ofcom said it would not impose new conditions on the firm 's direct-delivery competitors . Business Secretary Vince Cable hit back at claims from Moya Greene , Royal Mail 's chief executive , that the the universal delivery service was being threatened by rival firms taking lucrative work in big cities . It came after Vince Cable last week warned Royal Mail to stop ` scaremongering ' . The Business Secretary said the firm - part-owned by the taxpayer - must stop ` whinging ' about competition from rival companies ` cherry-picking ' the delivery of letters and parcels in high density areas . It comes after Moya Greene , Royal Mail 's chief executive , told MPs that the ` precious ' universal service obligation is under threat with competitors undermining her firm 's economics . Last month profits in Royal Mail slumped after Amazon shook up the parcels market by setting up its own delivery network . Royal Mail profits fell from # 353 million to # 279 million . The universal service obligation cost # 7.2 billion a year because of the high cost of delivering post to rural and remote areas of the UK . Giving evidence to the business select committee , Ms Greene said : ` The universal service is a precious service . It its essential for most people in Britain and it has a fixed cost . ' She said : ` It requires a number of internal subsidies in order to make the economics work . ` So for example , the low cost urban areas are needed - and mail that 's high density and high volume mail are needed - to cross-subsidise the suburban and rural areas which are much higher cost . ` If you allow cherry-picking in urban areas you undermine the economics . It siphons off very quickly a lot of revenue . It makes the universal service uneconomic . ` Unlike many universal services in the world , we do not require or rely on government subsidy . ' But Ofcom said that competition from rivals will make the postal service more efficient . Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said today : ` Ofcom 's board has considered all the evidence in the postal market carefully over the past few months . We have concluded that there is no present risk to the financial sustainability of the universal service . ' Rivals Whistl and UK Mail deny they are cherry-picking work , or that they threaten the universal service . Business Secretary Vince Cable last week warned Royal Mail to stop ` scaremongering ' over its same-price delivery obligation . Royal Mail was part privatised last year in a controversial sell-off which critics claimed saw shares bought on the cheap . Royal Mail has lost 50,000 staff in the last decade , and is shedding 2-3 ,000 jobs a year . Letter deliveries are falling by around 4-6 per cent a year and competitors taking business off the Royal Mail in urban areas was making the universal service ` uneconomic ' . As well as competition , postal workers were delivering to more and more addresses , while the number of letters was declining . As the UK 's ` universal service ' provider , Royal Mail is required to provide access to competitors such as TNT for final mile deliveries . Postal regulator Ofcom is investigating a complaint from TNT over Royal Mail 's decision to change conditions and increase the prices it charges to deliver post collected and pre-sorted by its competitors .
Royal Mail had claimed that its universal service was in jeopardy . Post firm 's chief Moya Greene said urgent action needed to protect service . Royal Mail relies on deliveries in urban areas to subside rural services . Fears rival firms are taking the easy , profitable work in towns and cities . But Ofcom today rubbished claim same-price delivery was in danger .
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International titles and adoration can go to a person 's head but a Spanish soldier who was voted one of the hottest men in the world is determined to keep his boots on the ground . Despite winning the Mr Universe title recently , Ruben Lopez has vowed to continue learning and stick with his career in the army instead of seeking bigger or better things . Mr Lopez , who was born in Navas de San Juan , defeated 40 participants from all over the world to be crowned Mr Universe last September in Lima , Peru . Uniform : Ruben Lopez , who is the newly crowned Mr Universe , buttons up his shirt during the brief video . The 22 year-old joined the Spanish Army in 2011 and he was subsequently posted in the Armoured Brigade Guadarrama XII at the El Goloso military base in Madrid . Mr Lopez , was assigned to the RBA Section -LRB- telecommunications -RRB- from the Signals Company . Despite having being named the most handsome man in the world , Mr López has no intention of giving up his army profession . He has been studying for his degree in physical education and working as a model . In 2013 , the military man won the Beauty of Spain contest . Duties : Mr Lopez speaks on the telephone during his daily shift in the Armoured Brigade Guadarrama XII unit . Weights : Mr Lopez does some bench pressing at the El Goloso military base in Madrid . In a brief video that provides a glimpse into his day job , Mr Lopez said he is just another person to those who know him . The soldier said : ' I am still the same and I will be . Here in my work I am still just one more soldier . I still need to make efforts day by day and keep learning and improving . ' The new Mr Universe , who has worked in the fashion industry since he was 14 years old , is treated as ` just another soldier ' even though he is very handsome , according to female soldier Lorena Pozas Martin . Artillery : Mr Lopez stops to allow a tank to pass him in the military barracks . Exercise : Mr Lopez does some push-ups -LRB- left -RRB- while he does some jogging -LRB- right -RRB- during his army training . She said : ` He is one more among us but we have that feeling of `` Wow , we are working with Mr Universe ! '' But , I do n't know , he is just one of us . ' During the video Mr Lopez can be seen doing push-ups , running with colleagues , lifting weights , and putting on his boots , shirt and beret . The soldier can also be seen drinking coffee with colleagues , putting stairs on a military vehicle , working with an antenna and watching a leopard tank passing by .
Ruben Lopez won the Mr Universe title in Lima , Peru last month . The soldier and model defeated 40 participants from all over the world . The 22-year-old is based at the El Goloso military base in Madrid . Female colleague says Mr Universe ` is just one of us '
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It 's estimated we threw away # 64 million worth of food over the festive season . But Christmas is n't the only time we are wasteful . A recent government-funded study suggests many British families unwittingly throw away the equivalent of 24 meals a month , worth # 60 . Here , Mandy Francis offers clever tips to stretch the contents of your fridge and larder further . Scroll down for video . RE-CRISP YOUR CRISPS . Breakfast cereals can be revitalised by a ten-second blast in the microwave . Stale crisps , breakfast cereals and crackers can be revived with a couple of quick , ten-second blasts in the microwave until they crisp up again . Alternatively , five minutes in a hot oven will also give them back some crunch . Hard loaves of bread can be zapped in the microwave , too -- wrap in a slightly damp paper towel and heat for ten seconds , or until the loaf feels soft again . You can also pop stale cake slices in the microwave for 20 seconds to restore their normal texture . Dry slices of bread can be cut into small squares and baked in the oven to make croutons . Sprinkle the cubes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper or dried herbs , then place them into a hot oven and cook until they brown off and all moisture from the bread has evaporated . They are best used straight away , sprinkled on soups . Old bread slices can also be tossed in a food processor to make breadcrumbs for coating fish or meat , or you can add herbs and use the crumbs in stuffing recipes . TURN CREAM INTO BUTTER . Make the most out of your left over double cream and turn it into butter ! Stuck with a large pot of double cream nearing its use-by date ? Darina Allen , one of Ireland 's top cookery writers , suggests a surprisingly easy recipe for turning it into lovely , creamy , home-made butter . Beat the cream with an electric mixer for five to seven minutes until it separates into a mix of solid butterfat globules -LRB- curds -RRB- and liquid buttermilk -LRB- whey -RRB- . Separate the curds from the whey over a big bowl using a sieve . Beat the curds again for a few minutes and sieve to ensure you have removed all the liquid . Cover the curds with very cold water and squeeze to get the last dregs of whey out . Drain and wash twice more with cold water before shaping into a ball or slab . Put your butter on a sheet of greaseproof paper and roll up ready for use . It can be frozen , too . SCRAPE YOUR JARS . Add olive oil to a mayonnaise jar to create a delicious creamy salad dressing . Do n't waste those last scrapings of spreads and condiments in the bottom of glass jars . Add a little olive oil , vinegar and herbs to an almost empty mayonnaise jar , replace the lid and give it a shake to create a delicious , creamy salad dressing . A few slugs of olive oil added to a smeary pesto jar will create a delicious dressing , or give you basil-flavoured oil to add to your cooking . And warm milk poured into a Nutella jar and shaken will turn chocolate spread smears into a bedtime drink . TURN FLOPPY VEG INTO STOCK . Freeze your unused , clean and chopped veg , wait until the bag is full , boil and blitz it for some delicious soup . Keep a large plastic bag in the freezer and throw in rinsed and chopped vegetable ` leftovers ' . Once the bag is full , defrost these leftovers , then add a cooked onion , garlic , water and herbs . Boil for 20 minutes and then strain to make a stock or liquidise to make a soup . Both can be used immediately or frozen in one pint portions until needed . EKE OUT CHEESE . Grate a freeze your leftover cheese to give it a longer shelf life , it tends to crumble in the freezer so use it on top of pasta or for a cheese sauce . Found more cheese than you can eat in your fridge ? Grate and freeze it to extend its shelf life . Cheese tends to turn crumbly in the freezer , so use it over pasta and in cheese sauces or quiches once thawed . CREATE HERB BOUQUETS . Snip the bottom of the herb 's stalks and put them in a small vase of water to extend their shelf life . Do n't put packs of fresh herbs or bunches of watercress in the fridge . Extend their life by snipping off the bottom centimetre of the stalks as soon as you get them home and placing them in a glass or small vase of fresh water -- just like fresh flowers -- on the kitchen counter . Change the water every couple of days and they 'll last for weeks . Alternatively , you can invest in a Prepara Savor Herb Pod -LRB- # 27.80 , amazon.co.uk -RRB- . These are transparent plastic pods , in which you can stand your herbs or asparagus . Simply fill the base with water and shut the lid before placing in the door of your fridge . Top up the water reservoir as necessary and your herbs should stay fresh for up to three weeks . CLEVER CUBES . Ice cube trays -LRB- the ones with extra-large compartments are best -RRB- can be incredibly useful for preserving leftovers . Fill them with any of the following , then decant the loose cubes into freezer bags to use as needed . Freeze red or white wine in an ice cube tray and use them in stews or sauces for extra flavour . STORE ONIONS IN YOUR TIGHTS . Tie up onions in a pair of old tights for easy storage and to extend their lifespan . Tie onions individually into the legs of an old but clean pair of tights -LRB- tie a knot in the tights between each one -RRB- , then hang them up in a cool , dry , well-ventilated spot to extend the vegetables ' lifespan . KNOW YOUR NANAS . Frozen banana pieces can be blended together with milk for a delicious milkshake . One minute your bananas are a bit too green to eat , the next time you look they 've turned brown and unappetising . Of course , you can use overripe ones to make banana bread , but otherwise you can simply chop them up and freeze for later use . Frozen banana pieces blended with milk make a delicious milkshake , or you can just process the frozen pieces on their own to make a healthy ` ice cream ' . SALAD SECRETS . Pop a kitchen towel in with your salad to soak up excess moisture and keep it fresher for longer . Bagged salad leaves are one of our worst vices when it comes to food wastage . Pop a folded , paper kitchen towel in the bag before you reseal it ; this will absorb excess moisture and keep the leftover salad fresh for longer . Keep as much of your cucumber as you can covered in its plastic cover . According to the Cucumber Growers Association , shrink-wrapped cucumber will stay fresh up to three times longer than the unwrapped version . Wrapping celery in aluminium foil and storing it in the fridge will keep it crisp for a minimum of two weeks . Foil works with celery because it preserves the vegetable 's moisture , but -- because it 's not an airtight seal like cling film -- allows any ethylene , the gas that causes fruit and veg to ripen and then rot , to escape . GADGETS THAT 'LL KEEP YOUR FOOD FRESH : . Food Huggers . -LRB- # 5.99 for two , lakeland.co.uk -RRB- . These are stretchy silicone lids which create an airtight seal around tricky leftover avocado halves , lemons , beef tomatoes and so on , keeping them fresh for days or even weeks . The Canvas Kitchen Craft Stay Fresh Potato Bag . -LRB- # 5.49 , kitchencraft.co.uk -RRB- . This has a blackout breathable liner to allow potatoes to ` breathe ' while keeping light out to prevent sprouting . Ideal conditions for perfect spuds . Stayfresh Longer Reusable Bags . -LRB- # 4.49 for 20 , lakeland.co.uk -RRB- . These are polythene bags coated with a special Japanese stone powder formula that absorbs bacteria and moisture to help keep fruit and veg fresh . Fruit and Veg Saver Discs . -LRB- # 4.99 for three , nigelsecostore.com -RRB- . When placed in salad drawers and fruit bowls , the discs absorb some of the ethylene -- the gas fruit and veg emit as they ripen and which speeds up the rotting process . The Banana Store Bag . -LRB- # 5.99 , nigelsecostore.com -RRB- . This provides the exact amount of insulation and air needed to stop the flesh over-ripening . Keeps a small bunch fresh and firm for around a fortnight -- twice the usual lifespan . JML Vacuum Food Sealer . -LRB- # 49.99 , jmldirect.com -RRB- . Just clip the open edge of a plastic bag in the machine and it will suck out all the air and heat-seal the bag . This extends shelf life and keeps things compact in your freezer . Berry Breeze . -LRB- # 39.99 , keepmefresh.co.uk -RRB- . This is a battery-powered gadget you keep in your fridge that emits ` activated oxygen ' . It works as a purifer of air , eliminating mould , bacteria and nasty smells .
The festive season sees an estimated # 64 million in food waste . Christmas is n't the only time of year this is an issue though . Here Mandy Francis offers some tips for keeping food fresher for longer . A large pot of yogurt that 's almost reached its use-by date can be frozen into cubes to be added to smoothies and sauces , or defrosted to top a fresh fruit dessert at a later date . Crack open spare eggs , beat them with a little salt or sugar to stabilise the yolks and then freeze the raw egg mixture in an ice cube tray . Use within six months for omelettes , scrambled eggs and baking . White or red wine can be frozen in an ice cube tray , then dropped into homemade stews or sauces for added flavour . If you have handfuls of fresh herbs left after a recipe , chop them finely , mix with olive oil or melted butter and freeze . Your herb cubes will work perfectly in omelettes , stews and sauces .
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A teenager who went out clubbing in Manchester with his mates woke up in Paris the following morning after booking a flight in the early hours . Luke Harding was getting a cab home from the Tokyo Project nightclub , nicknamed Tokes , in Oldham when he found his passport in his pocket and drunkenly decided to visit the Eiffel Tower . Mr Harding , a sheet metal worker , asked the shocked taxi driver to head immediately for Manchester Airport then booked a last minute 6am flight for # 100 through Flybe to the French capital using his mobile phone . Good night out ? Luke Harding took a picture of himself in front of the Arc de Triomphe after he ended up in Paris following a night out in Oldham , Manchester . The 19-year-old eventually woke up in a toilet cubicle at Charles De Gaulle Airport - 500 miles from where he started his night to remember . Pals nursing a giant hangover from a night out at the club were stunned to see a sheepish Luke had tweeted a picture of himself standing next to the Eiffel Tower and then another with the caption : ` Sat outside the Arc De Triumph -LRB- sic -RRB- eating a croissant . ' News of his unexpected excursion spread like wildfire around the social media site with many messages poking fun at the travelling teenager . In a series of tweets from Paris , Luke said : ` Only woke up in the toilets of Charles de Gaulle airport an hour ago and half of Oldham know haha . ' He added : ' I got in a taxi to Manchester airport and booked a flight on my phone ! Do n't remember the flight . It 's f *** ing expensive here though . Mum thinks I 'm a pillock . Walked past the Eiffel Tower 3 times ! Not a clue where I am ! ' He was eventually picked up 12 hours later at Manchester by friends when he had to pay out a further # 170 to get a flight back to the UK . The entire escapade cost him a total of # 300 . Just going for one drink ... Luke says he went for a quick pint at the Tokyo Project , Oldham , with a mate after work but ended up travelling hundreds of miles when he drunkenly booked a flight to France . Random : Luke Harding -LRB- left -RRB- decided he did n't want to go home after dropping his mate off in a taxi and went to visit the Eiffel Tower . In further tweets Mr Harding , who had been using his passport as ID to drink at the nightclub , added : ` My flight home was n't till 7.30 at night I had to stay in Paris ! Plus spent all that money to get there be a waste not to stay . My mates did n't believe me ! Bizarre thing to do going Paris but it happened . ` Always out in Manchester wo n't be taking my f. . king passport that 's for sure . ' Speaking today , he said : ` It all started off just going for a pint after work with one of my mates , one thing lead to another and we decide we are going to go out to Tokyo 's in Oldham . ` It turned out to be just a bog standard night and we started to get a bit bored and decide to call it quits and head off home . The only thing was by this time we are well and truly plastered . Trip : Luke Harding decided to go to Paris after a night out in Oldham , Manchester . ' I went to drop my friend off at his house in a taxi but for some reason I randomly decided that I do n't want to go home but stay out instead . ' I found my passport which I 'd been using for ID and was looking at this flight app on my phone and it was saying something like `` cheap flights to Paris '' . ' I decided the best thing to do was book a flight to see the Eiffel tower . It was just a spur of the moment thing and seemed like a good idea at the time . ` The taxi driver asked me about where I was going and what I was going to do in Paris but I could n't bring myself to tell him I was a drunken idiot who spontaneously booked a trip to Paris , so I sold him some story that I was a junior doctor going to a convention . ' Travelling light : Luke snapped this picture -LRB- left -RRB- before he boarded the flight . He said he tried to act as sober as possible when he checked in . After he woke up at the airport , he caught a bus into Paris and wandered around taking pictures -LRB- right -RRB- . Mr Harding said the idea to go abroad had only struck him in the cab , so he did n't even have a bag or a change of clothes . ' I arrived at Terminal 3 and walked through to the check In where I tried and acted sober as I could and speaking as little as possible . ' He continued , ' I had no luggage and I remembered the lady at the check in asking if I had any - then she joked that I was travelling light . ' I do n't recall much of the flight because I fell asleep and then the next thing I know I find myself lay next to a toilet in a cubicle in the middle of Charles De Gaulle airport and thinking what the hell have I just done ? ` When I woke up I initially did n't know where I was but then I remembered a bit about being in Manchester airport and booking the flight to Paris - and thinking ` oh sh*t . ' Sightseeing : Luke had a coffee and a croissant outside the Arc de Triomphe but could not go up the Eiffel Tower because there was a big queue . ' I rang my mum and said `` do n't panic mum but can you pick me up at Manchester Airport at 8pm ? '' Then I told her what I had done and she went mental at me . ' I had eight hours to kill so I booked a bus into Paris and had a wander around . I did get to see the Eiffel Tower but there was a massive queue so I did n't get to go up it but at least I had my picture taken outside the Arc de Triomphe and I went to a cafe for coffee and a croissant and sat outside . ` It was great but it was bloody freezing , it 's warmer back here . It cost an arm and a leg but I do n't regret it . It 's a funny story to tell my mates for years to come . ' Luke was inundated with messages from Twitter uses amused by his escapade . Mark Ingham said : ` I 've ended up in a few scary places after a night out in Tokes but never Paris . Take a bow . ' Dale Harris said : ` Do n't even know Luke Harding but I want to shake his hand . ' Manchester Airport declined to comment about the incident . Flybe said they were unable to provide a comment . All booked : But Luke 's mum ` went mental ' when he admitted what he had done .
Luke Harding was getting a cab home when he decided to go abroad . Booked flight from phone and woke up at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris . 19-year-old said he wo n't use passport as ID when he goes clubbing again .
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There is a South American takeover going on in Manchester . They might like the taste of a Manchester Egg , or the feel of drizzly rain so thick it soaks you through . Or perhaps Oasis are big on that side of the Atlantic . Whatever the answer , South Americans are flocking to a city in the North West of England . The Manchester derby on Sunday will bring together potentially 11 players from South America at United and City , ranging from Argentina to Brazil to Colombia . The Manchester City and United likely starting XIs for the derby with South Americans highlighted . There could well be a record set for the most amount of South Americans starting a Premier League match -- currently standing at seven in the fixture between Manchester City and Tottenham last year . The record amount to feature over the course of a game is eight , when United played QPR earlier this season . Sportsmail takes a look at who they are and who is most likely to have the biggest impact on the match ... Sergio Aguero -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - City . The striker has fired two blanks in his last two matches , but that has barely put a dent in his scintillating goalscoring form this season . Eleven goals in 13 appearances in all competitions , eight in his last seven , joint-top scorer in the Premier League with Diego Costa . He will be favourite to net the winner . Sergio Aguero has been in good form for Manchester City and celebrates scoring against Tottenham . Angel di Maria -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - United . Seven games into his Manchester United career and Di Maria is already proving to be the man to pull the strings from midfield for his side -- as well as wading in with three goals . The # 60million summer signing will be crucial to United 's chances of beating their bitter rivals . Argentina star Angel di Maria -LRB- left -RRB- , who has reinvigorated Manchester United , tries to beat Nemanja Matic . Radamel Falcao -LRB- Colombia -RRB- - United . We are yet to see much of the frightening finishing of the forward since he joined United , with only one goal so far . But those who have played with Falcao speak of one of the most lethal penalty area strikers . There is a reason the 28-year-old has commanded more than # 100m in fees . Radamel Falcao could return from injury to play in his first Manchester derby . Fernandinho -LRB- Brazil -RRB- - City . The Brazilian has been shouldering the burden of Yaya Toure 's passive displays this season . His box-to-box running has tried to create the energy to drive City forward as well as providing cover at the back . They will need him to run tirelessly , yet again , if Toure fails to perform . Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho is likely to partner Yaya Toure in midfield for City . Analysts Bloomberg Sports predict that a Man City win is the most likely outcome against Man United . Pablo Zabaleta -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - City . On his day , Zabaleta can be as dangerous as any winger from right back . He has the stamina to get up and down that flank for the entire 90 minutes and pose a real threat to United 's goal , as well as proving just as difficult to beat at the back . Pablo Zabaleta -LRB- right -RRB- will be a threat for City up and down the flank . Marcos Rojo -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - United . Questions have been asked of the defender 's ability since Louis van Gaal brought him in to help the club 's defensive problems . He will face another huge task up against Aguero on Sunday . If he is not on top of his game , it could be an embarrassing afternoon . Marcos Rojo -LRB- left -RRB- has started the last two games at centre back for Manchester United . Rafael -LRB- Brazil -RRB- - United . The Brazilian has been preferred at right back since Van Gaal switched to playing four at the back instead of three with two wing backs . At times , he can be a real aid to United 's attack , picking out team-mates with crosses . But by equal measure , he can be a liability , too . Which Rafael will turn up ? Brazilian defender Rafael , challenging Eden Hazard , has been the first choice right back for Louis van Gaal . Fernando -LRB- Brazil -RRB- - City . Unlikely that he will start at the same time as Fernandinho , but if he plays , Fernando will be required to put in the same hard graft as his international counterpart . Yet to prove his worth since moving from Porto in the summer . Manchester City 's Fernando , in action at West Ham , is unlikely to start on Sunday alongside Fernandinho . Martin Demichelis -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - City . Demichelis appears to be getting edged out of the team by summer signing Eliaquim Mangala but the new man 's inconsistent displays for City mean the Argentine could be due to start at centre back in such an important match . Often the target for flak , Demichelis was an asset for City in their title-winning campaign last season and could yet frustrate United . Martin Demichelis could come into the City starting XI to replace Eliaquim Mangala . Willy Caballero -LRB- Argentina -RRB- - City . Extremely unlikely he will play and is instead expected to watch from the bench . The goalkeeper has only been preferred once to Joe Hart in the league , against Hull , and has conceded seven goals in his four appearances in all competitions . Goalkeeper Willy Caballero played for City during their home Capital One Cup defeat by Newcastle . Antonio Valencia -LRB- Ecuador -RRB- - United . Valencia is recovering from a hamstring injury which ruled him out of their 1-1 draw with Chelsea . But he has been back in training with United and Van Gaal often called on him at the start of the season . This game will perhaps come too early for a starting place . Valencia missed last week 's game with Chelsea due to a hamstring injury - but could be fit for Sunday .
Angel di Maria , Rafael and Marcos Rojo should start for Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday . Radamel Falcao and Antonio Valencia are also in contention . Sergio Aguero , Pablo Zabaleta , Martin Demichelis and Fernando all likely starters for Manchester City . Current record of South Americans starting a PL match is seven .
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People traffickers brought women to Britain on # 10,000-a-year student aid packages before forcing them into prostitution , a court heard . Romanian authorities say they have uncovered a scam on British taxpayers , who unwittingly fund thugs and pimps to come here posing as students . The pimps then use the same racket to bring in women who are coerced into becoming prostitutes . Alex Mandache -LRB- circled top right -RRB- , investigated over allegations he had taken girlfriend Mariana Lungu to the UK before forced her into prostitution . He is also alleged to have helped friend Andrei Ciacaru -LRB- circled bottom right -RRB- bring his prostitute girlfriend to Britain -LRB- pair are pictured with unnamed people not connected to case -RRB- . The scam emerged a day after watchdogs laid bare abuses of the student loan system following an expansion in private colleges . The National Audit Office found more than # 5million was paid in error to 992 EU students . Romanian builder Alex Mandache , 32 , was accused by ex-girlfriend Mariana Lungu , 24 , of luring her to Britain with the promise of a college place . Romanian prosecutors said : ` She alleges that when she was there he forced her into prostitution . ' Mandache told police he had been a student at St Patrick 's College in London , but prosecutors said : ` Given that he did n't even manage to gain a high school-leaving certificate , it seemed extremely dubious . ' Investigators found that dozens known to police as prostitutes and thugs had become students in Britain . When asked to prove eligibility for financial aid , they simply said they would provide documents later . They then pocketed the money -- and failed to produce any paperwork . Prosecutors quizzed Mandache and demanded to know what he had been doing in the UK , and were shocked when he claimed to be a student at St Patrick 's College in west London . Mandache arrived in Britain in 2007 and in 2012 enrolled at St Patrick 's , where he received # 10,250 a year in aid . He helped friends to enrol , charging each a # 1,000 fee , the authorities said . Miss Lungu told police she had a fling with him in 2013 , adding : ` The relationship cooled , but then he offered to bring me to Britain . ' Officials say he also brought in a friend , Andrei Ciacaru , and his girlfriend , a prostitute . Ciacaru told them : ` I paid him # 1,000 . He enrolled me into management or business studies -- something like that . Each student received # 10,000 a year . ' St Patrick 's said it could not comment for legal reasons , but added : ` The statement that the college is in any way involved in helping any students ... to apply for student support is entirely without foundation . ` All students go through a rigorous admissions process , which involves personal interviews . ' The Department for Business said it was continuing to tighten rules for private colleges .
Alex Andrei Mandache , 32 , was handed # 10,250-a-year to study in UK . He was investigated in Romania over allegations he brought 24-year-old girlfriend Mariana Lungu to the UK and ` forced her into prostitution ' Romanian prosecutors claimed that dozens of people known to local police as thugs , pimps and prostitutes had ended up becoming UK students .
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Back to jail : Steven Powell , seen in an old mug shot , is serving 40 days in jail for failing to get treatment . Steven Powell , the father-in-law of missing mother Susan Powell , has been sent back to jail for refusing to get sexual deviancy treatment as he awaits child porn charges , it has emerged . A Washington state judge ruled that the 64-year-old , who is from Tacoma , must go back to jail for at least 40 days , RadarOnline reported . Saturday will mark five years since his daughter-in-law Susan vanished in Utah , which means she will be declared legally dead . Her husband , Josh Powell , was long considered a person of interest in her disappearance but was never charged in the case . Tragedy struck for a second time in 2012 when Josh Powell attacked the couple 's two young sons with a hatchet and then burned down his Graham , Washington home , with him and the boys inside . In 2012 , authorities searched a home he had previously shared with his father , Steven Powell , and allegedly found that the elder Powell had child pornography in his possession . In May 2012 he was convicted of 14 counts of voyeurism for taking photos of two young neighbor girls in the bathroom and was sentenced to serve two-and-a-half years in June 2012 . He got out of Washington State prison in March after finishing up his sentence . But last month , prosecutors refiled a charge of possession of child pornography against him after an appeals court determined that the charge was wrongly dismissed during his original trial . Family : Josh Powell , the son of Steven Powell , is pictured with wife Susan and their sons , Charles and Braden . Susan Powell will be declared legally dead on Saturday , the fifth anniversary of her disappearance . In court : Steven Powell , pictured in court in 2011 , spent two years inside for taking explicit photos of two young girls who lived next door to him . He was released earlier this year but has headed back to jail again . On his release from prison , Powell was ordered to complete a sexual deviancy treatment program and undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation . He was also ordered to stay away from places where juveniles are typically found such as pools , parks , playgrounds and schools . In July , police found Powell in a Jack in the Box fast-food restaurant and he was sentenced to nine days in jail for visiting an establishment frequented by minors , according to police reports . In August , Powell 's counselor ` terminated treatment ' because Powell refused to cooperate with the psychosexual evaluation , according to the report . His parole officer determined he was being ` manipulative , ' and he was sentenced to three days in jail . Powell again refused to answer questions about his sexual behavior during treatment in October , according to the report . His parole officer recently asked the judge to sentence him to another 60 days behind bars , saying that he poses a ` continued risk to the community ' for failing to undergo the treatment . Tragic : Josh Powell , who was long suspected of killing his wife , attacked his two sons with a hatchet and then set his home in Graham , Washington -LRB- pictured -RRB- on fire , killing him and the boys , in February 2012 . On Saturday , it will be the five-year anniversary of Susan Powell 's disappearance - which means she will be declared legally dead under Utah law . Josh , 36 , is suspected to have killed his wife , although family members have voiced their belief that Steven was complicit in her presumed death . Thousands of images of Susan Powell were seized from the home that Steve Powell was sharing with his son in 2011 by police serving a search warrant . The images - some sexually suggestive - showed the missing Utah mother walking in public , doing the laundry or sitting in her car , apparently unaware that someone was taking her picture . Steve Powell has never been charged with any crimes related to images of Susan Powell . The Weekend of December 6 and 7 , 2009 - Susan Powell , then 28 , is last seen at the West Valley City , Utah , home she shares with her husband Josh and their two sons . Josh Powell tells police that he decided to take his boys on an impromptu camping trip that night in the middle of a blizzard but returns home to find his wife gone . December 24 , 2009 - After two weeks of investigations during which Braden and Charlie confirm the camping trip , Josh Powell is named a person of interest in his wife 's disappearance . Josh 's father , Steve , tells the media he thinks Susan skipped town with a man from St. George , Utah , who also vanished from a party the same night she was last seen . January 2010 - Josh Powell decides to move with his two sons to Puyallup , Washington , which is where he and Susan grew up . He has now begun to tell the media his wife was ` extremely unstable ' and was mentally ill . August 18 , 2011 - Investigators working on a lead travel to abandoned mine shafts in Ely , Nevada , 200 miles away from West Valley . However , nothing is found . August 20 , 2011 - At a remembrance service for Susan , Steve Powell and her father Chuck Cox engage in a public shouting match in which Powell calls Cox a ` liar ' . August 25 , 2011 - Forenisc investigators remove three computers from Josh Powell 's home and Steve Powell claims that Susan made sexual advances on him that were ' a little beyond the pale ' . September 14 , 2011 - Authorities in Utah find a shallow grave in a mountainous region which they believe could contain the remains of Susan Powell - the site , near to Topaz Mountain is 30 miles from where Josh said he took the boys camping . September 22 , 2011 - Steve Powell is charged with child pornography charges after the computers removed from his sons house reveal incriminating evidence . September 23 , 2011 - Steve Powell and Josh Powell are issued with an injunction preventing them from publishing any material from Susan Powell 's journals . September 28 , 2011 - Josh Powell 's sons are removed from his custody and placed with Chuck and Judy Cox because they are living in a home with sexually explicit material . He is , however , granted visitation rights with his boys . February 1 , 2011 - Josh Powell is ordered to take a psychosexual evaluation and polygraph test to regain custody of his boys . Police note that there is information and images on his computer that ` specifically related to their children 's welfare . ' February 5 , 2012 - Josh Powell sets off an explosion at his Washington home that killed himself and his two sons . He is also believed to have attacked the boys , then five and seven , with a hatchet . May 2012 - Steve Powell begins a prison sentence for 14 counts of voyeurism after images showed he took explicit photos of two young neighbors in their bathroom . February 11 , 2013 - Michael Powell files motion attempting to have his brother 's $ 1.5 million life insurance policy which he was a beneficiary of paid out . May 2013 - Police announce their investigation into Susan 's disappearance is closed and release the documents . March 2014 - Steve Powell released from the Washington state prison after serving 30 months . October 2014 - Steve Powell arrested on reinstated charges of possessing child pornography . December 2014 - As the five-year anniversary of his daughter-in-law 's disappearance is marked on Saturday , he will be serving 40 days in jail for failing to get sexual deviancy treatment .
The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell has headed back to jail for 40 days after failing to get treatment . He served two years in prison after he took sexually explicit photos of two young neighbors and he is now facing child porn charges . Saturday marks five years since Susan vanished - which means that she will be declared legally dead under Utah law . Her husband , Steven Powell 's son Josh , was long a person of interest in the case but never charged ; he killed himself and their two sons in a 2012 fire .
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A Perth man who masked the fatal shooting of his de facto wife as a suicide has been found guilty of her murder . Robert Jeffrey Anderson shot Phaea Leanne Lightfoot , 51 , in the bedroom of their Wanneroo home , north of Perth , during an argument about sex on August 29 , 2012 . The West Australian Supreme Court heard that the couple , who met at a swingers club before striking up their relationship nine years ago , often argued about Anderson 's inability to perform sexually for Ms Lightfoot , the ABC reports . Robert Jeffrey Anderson has been found guilty of murdering his partner Phaea Leanne Lightfoot at the West Australian Supreme Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- . After Ms Lightfoot had died , Anderson placed the gun beside her body and told the triple-zero operator and police that she had killed herself , recordings played to the court revealed . However when his trial began , Anderson admitted to shooting Ms Lightfoot , but claimed he had only intended to fire a warning shot through the bedroom door after she threw a ceramic cat at him . He also denied intentionally placing the gun beside the body to make it appear like a suicide and rehearsing his story before calling for an ambulance . Justice Michael Corboy said there had been a clear intent to at least cause injury , if not to kill . ` There was a deliberate shot fired at Ms Lightfoot and Mr Anderson was aiming to hit her as he fired , ' he said . Prosecutor Nick Cogin described the victim as a ` highly sexualised female ' with an anger problem . ` She had a drug habit and was known to consume cannabis regularly . In addition she consumed methylamphetamine , ' Mr Cogin said , according to the ABC . He told the jury that her relationship with Anderson was a ` servant , slave relationship ' in which she did as she was bid . Anderson will appear in court again for sentencing submissions on January 23 .
Robert Anderson shot Phaea Lightfoot after an argument about sex . The court heard the couple of nine year , who met at a swinger 's club , often argued about Anderson 's inability to perform sexually for Ms Lightfoot . Anderson told emergency services that Ms Lightfoot killed herself and placed the gun beside her body . He will appear in court for sentencing on January 23 .
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Hershey is looking at replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar . Will Papa , chief research and development officer at The Hershey Co. , said the company uses a mix of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in its products but that it is ` moving more toward sugar . ' ` We take into account what consumers want . And consumers are telling us between the two , they prefer sugar , ' Papa said . Under review : Take 5 , PayDays , Almond Joys and a York Peppermint Pattys are examples of Hershey 's products that use corn syrup . A switch to sugar would make Hershey a high-profile example of the move away from high-fructose corn syrup in the food industry . Many people say they avoid it because it has gained a bad reputation for fueling weight gain and diabetes , though health experts says there 's not enough evidence to conclude it 's any worse than regular sugar . In an emailed statement , Hershey said its work on ` exploring ' the replacement of high-fructose corn syrup ` is just under way ' and that it did not have a timeframe on when it might be complete . A representative for Hershey , Jeff Beckman , cited Almond Joy , Fifth Avenue , Take 5 and York as examples of products that use corn syrup . He said classic Hershey bars are made with sugar . ` Our aim is to be transparent with our consumers about the ingredients we use in our products . Once we have more information to share , we will be back in touch , ' Hershey said in its statement . Other products that have changed from high-fructose corn syrup to sugar include Gatorade drinks and Yoplait yogurt . As for health , the American Medical Association has said there 's not enough evidence to specifically restrict the use of corn syrup . The Center for Science in the Public Interest , which advocates for food safety , has also said that there 's no evidence that the sweetener is any worse nutritionally than sugar . The Corn Refiners Association , an industry group , has been pushing back at the negative perceptions about high-fructose corn syrup , which is generally cheaper than sugar . In 2010 , the association submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to have its sweetener renamed ` corn sugar ' on nutrition labels . The request was denied . The association said it has also commissioned market-research firms Mintel and Nielsen to study perceptions of sweeteners and shared the results online . Unchanged : Classic Hershey bars have always been made with sugar . For instance , the group notes in media materials that ' 67per cent of consumers agree that moderation is more important than specific sweetener types . ' John Bode , president of the Corn Refiners Association , said in an interview that the number of companies changing from corn syrup to sugar has slowed . Still , he said consumption of high-fructose corn syrup has declined more than other sugars . Part of the reason is that people are cutting back on soda , which he said accounts for a majority of the market for high-fructose corn syrup . In some cases , he noted that companies have switched back from sugar to high-fructose corn syrup after failing to see a notable sales spike . Hunt 's Tomato Ketchup switched to sugar in 2010 , but then switched back to high-fructose corn syrup in 2012 . Lanie Friedman , a spokeswoman for ConAgra Foods , said demand for the version without high-fructose corn syrup was n't ` as strong as expected . ' She noted the company still offers a 100per cent Natural line that uses sugar . Among the members of the Corn Refiners Association are agribusiness companies Archer Daniels Midland , Cargill and Tate & Lyle .
Take 5 , PayDays , Almond Joys and a York Peppermint Pattys are examples of Hershey 's products that use corn syrup . There is no timeframe on when a switch to sugar might be complete . Classic Hershey bars have always been made with sugar .
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A bargain hunter more than he expected from an auction when he discovered $ 127,000 in bonds hidden inside a desk he bought for $ 40 . Phil LeClerc , of Weymouth , Massachusetts , found an envelope of the savings when he was looking through the dresser for a missing knob . He had bought the Governor Winthrop secretary desk at a Holbrook auction house on November 19 . Lucky find : A bargain hunter got a lot more than he expected from an auction when he discovered more than $ 127,000 in bonds hidden inside a desk he had bought for $ 40 . A son was selling his father 's home and furniture to pay for the assisted-living facility he was moving into . LeClerc was searching for a missing knob that had fallen into a space between desktop and the drawers when discovered the white paper envelope . ' I banged the desk forward and when the knob came out the envelope dropped , ' LeClerc told The Enterprise . Inside was a stack of bonds that matured in 1992 . ` The first piece I saw was $ 500 and that was enough to shake me up , ' LeClerc told the newspaper . By the time LeClerc finished counting the bonds , they totaled $ 127,000 , he said . Discovery : Phil LeClerc , of Weymouth , Massachusetts , found an envelope of the savings when he was looking through the dresser for a missing knob . Six were worth $ 10,000 each . ` First I said , ` Oh , this ca n't be real . This does n't happen , ' he said reports the Boston Globe . ` It was really a fluke that it was found . If I was n't looking for the knob ... I never would have found it . ' Upon realizing the value of his discovery , LeClerc contacted the auction house to try to return them to the original family . ` The family had been looking for them for years , ' Marg-E Kelley , who works at the auction house said . The family which owns the bonds requested that their name not be used . Governor Winthrop desks have developed a reputation over the years for hiding long-forgotten items in the secret drawers and compartments that fill the desks .
Phil LeClerc , of Massachusetts , found an envelope of the savings when he was looking through the dresser for a missing knob . He had bought the Governor Winthrop secretary desk for at auction . Found envelope of bonfs when looking for .
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The wedding was already unforgettable for its sheer lavishness , but now a picture taken during Kim Kardashian 's nuptials with Kanye West has made history as the most liked of all time on Instagram . The image of the couple kissing , posted by the reality TV star bride after her Florence ceremony , has been given the thumbs up by 2.4 million users . Ms Kardashian and her rapper husband married at 16th-century Fort Belvedere in May . Scroll down for video . According to Instagram , the most liked image during 2014 was Kim Kardashian 's wedding post in May -LRB- pictured -RRB- that received more than 2.4 million likes . It is also the most liked image ever posted on the four-year-old app . Instagram has revealed the image of their embrace attracted the most likes this year and also the most since the picture-sharing app was launched more than four years ago . The second most liked Instagram post of the year was a selfie posted by Justin Bieber with on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez . It received 1.9 million in the three months since it was uploaded . In third place was a picture posted by Ariana Grande of her and Miley Cyrus backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in August . This image received 1.84 million likes . The second most liked Instagram post of the year was a selfie posted by Justin Bieber and on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez -LRB- left -RRB- . It received 1.9 million in the three months since it was uploaded . In third place was Ariana Grande 's image backstage at August 's MTV Video Music Awards -LRB- right -RRB- . It received 1.84 million likes . The social network 's year in review also showed that Tower Bridge and the Tower of London were the top ` geotagged ' locations in the UK , while in the US Disneyland and the Dodger Stadium in LA topped the list . Many of the images of the Tower included shots of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation that saw thousands of poppies fill the moat at the iconic landmark . Geotagging allows users to share their location with their followers . Disneyland in California was the most geotagged location around the world.Another Californian location was in second place , with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , followed by Times Square in New York . Meanwhile , Disneyland in Anaheim -LRB- pictured left -RRB- was the most geotagged location around the world . Another Californian location was in second place , with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , followed by Times Square , New York -LRB- pictured right -RRB- in third . 1 . Disneyland , Anaheim . 2 . Dodger Stadium , LA . 3 . Times Square , New York . 4 . Siam Paragon shopping mall , Bangkok , Thailand . 5 . Gorky Park , Moscow , Russia . 6 . Musee du Louvre , Paris . 7 . Red Square , Moscow . 8 . Madison Square Garden , New York . 9 . Yankee Stadium , New York . 10 . The Dubai Mall , Dubai . Other popular venues in the UK were shopping giant Harrods , Big Ben and the British Museum , in third , fourth and fifth place respectively . Meanwhile , Disneyland in California was the most geotagged location around the world . Another Californian location was in second place , with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , followed by Times Square in New York . On the US list , Disneyland and Dodger Stadium were top , followed by Times Square , Madison Square Garden and Yankee stadium . The Golden Gate Bridge , Santa Monica Pier and Universal Studios also scored highly . In keeping with the romantic theme of the most popular photo of the year , the most used hashtag was #love . The social network 's year in review also showed that Tower Bridge -LRB- pictured -RRB- and the Tower of London were the top ` geotagged ' locations in the UK . Geotagging allows users to share their location with their followers . Many of the images of the Tower of London included shots of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation that saw thousands of poppies fill the moat at the iconic landmark -LRB- pictured -RRB- . And the most liked museums on Instagram were the Louvre in Paris , the Museum of Modern Art in New York and New York 's Metropolitan Museum of Art . Instagram , which was bought by Facebook in 2012 . It has more than 200 million members who share 65 million photos every day . ` Instagram is fast becoming a place to house the worlds visual history , with the community capturing and sharing some of their most important moments on the platform , ' said the firm . The most liked museums on Instagram were the Louvre in Paris -LRB- pictured -RRB- , the Museum of Modern Art in New York and New York 's Metropolitan Museum of Art . Top locations in the UK . 1 . Tower Bridge . 2 . Tower of London . 3 . Harrods . 4 . Big Ben . 5 . British Museum . 6 . The Official London Eye . 7 . Camden Town . 8 . Hyde Park . 9 . Victoria and Albert Museum . 10 . Natural History Museum , London . Top locations in the US . 1 . Disneyland , Anaheim , California . 2 . Dodger Stadium , Los Angeles , California . 3 . Times Square , New York . 4 . Madison Square Garden , New York . 5 . Yankee Stadium , New York . 6 . AT&T Park , San Francisco California . 7 . Golden Gate Bridge . 8 . Santa Monica Pier . 9 . Universal Studios Hollywood . 10 . Fenway Park . Top museums in the world . 1 . Musée du Louvre . 2 . MoMA The Museum of Modern Art . 3 , The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York . 4 . LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art . 5 . Hermitage Museum . 6 . Centre Pompidou . 7 . British Museum . 8 . Victoria and Albert Museum . 9 . Tate Modern . 10 . Art Institute of Chicago .
Most popular Instagram image in 2014 was Kim Kardashian 's wedding post . It received more than 2.4 million likes after being posted in May . Image is also the most liked image ever posted on the four-year-old app . Top locations in the UK were Tower Bridge and the Tower of London . In the US Disneyland and the Dodger Stadium in LA topped the list . The most popular museum in 2014 was the Louvre , in Paris . While the top global location to take photos was Disneyland in California .
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He may have just committed himself to returning to Arsenal one day , but Gunners legend Thierry Henry will have worried his supporters with a bizarre choice of head-wear this week . The Frenchman , who announced he was leaving New York Red Bulls this week , was spotted in the club 's dressing room wearing a Spurs bobble hat . Fortunately for Arsene Wenger , who has hinted Henry could return to the Emirates Stadium as a coach , the former Arsenal striker has not switched allegiances to north London rivals Tottenham . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Thierry Henry seen wearing a San Antonio ` Spurs ' hat . Thierry Henry was spotted wearing a Spurs hat , but Arsenal fans need not be too worried . The head-gear , which the Arsenal legend wore in the Red Bulls dressing room , is a San Antonio Spurs hat . Arsenal 's record scorer was actually wearing a piece of San Antonio Spurs merchandise , an NBA franchise that Henry supports . The 37-year-old Gunners legend was filmed wearing the hat as he said goodbye to his Red Bulls team-mates after his final game . They lost to the New England Revolution on aggregate last weekend in the MLS play-offs , after which Henry announced he was leaving New York . Henry was saying goodbye to his New York Red Bulls team-mates after announcing his departure . Henry is Arsenal 's all-time record goalscorer , and has spoken openly of his desire to return to the club .
Thierry Henry filmed saying goodbye to team-mates in Spurs hat . Gunners legend supports San Antonio Spurs NBA team . Henry left the New York Red Bulls this week after MLS play-offs defeat .
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A six-week-old baby suffocated and died in his sleep after his parents took him into their bed when they returned from a night out . Paul Pearson , 24 , and 22-year-old Emily Lambert put their son Noah in a Moses basket next to their bed when they arrived back at their home in Bradford , West Yorkshire , at 3.30 am on May 31 . When Noah woke up crying at 5am , Mr Pearson took him from the basket , fed him and carried him into their bed , where he cradled the young boy between him and Noah 's mother until he fell asleep . Noah Pearson -LRB- pictured left and right -RRB- died aged six weeks after suffocating in his parents ' bed in Bradford when they returned from a night out with friends . But four hours later , Mr Pearson woke up to find his son lying unconscious , with blood coming from his nose . Mr Pearson immediately called an ambulance , but Noah was pronounced dead at Bradford Royal Hospital . At an inquest into the baby 's death , a doctor called Noah 's death a ` tragedy ' and warned other parents of the dangers of sleeping with their babies in their bed . Bradford Coroners ' Court heard Noah died from Sudden Infant Death syndrome -LRB- SIDs -RRB- after being deprived of oxygen . But the coroner said a contributory factor in Noah 's death was ` co-sleeping and parental alcohol consumption ' , as well as over-heating . After the inquest , Miss Lambert 's father Mervyn Lambert called for a national campaign to raise awareness for babies in bed and alcohol consumption . Noah was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary -LRB- pictured -RRB- after his father found him unconscious , but he was pronounced dead on arrival . He said : ' I have brought up three children and they have been perfectly healthy and all have shared our bed . ` It is terrible what has happened obviously and my daughter and her partner are heart-broken as are we all . ' I would like to see a national NHS campaign to raise awareness for babies in bed and alcohol consumption . ' But Miss Lambert said she had just one glass of wine before the incident unfolded . She said : ` We 're not big drinkers and we do n't drink a lot . Sudden Infant Death syndrome describes the unexpected death of a baby or toddler that is initially unexplained . Cot death was a term commonly used in the past . It has largely been abandoned , due to misleading suggestions that sudden infant death can only occur when a baby is asleep in a cot . Causes of SIDS may include accidents , infections , congenital abnormality or metabolic disorder . It is common in babies aged between six and eight weeks . For those deaths that remain unexplained , experts believe there are likely to be undiscovered causes . SIDS statistics : . Source : The Lullaby Trust and Office for National Statistics . ` The last time we went out was on holiday - a year before I had the baby . We just wanted to go out for a bit - I only had a glass of wine . ' The inquest heard how an initial joint paediatric and forensic post-mortem was carried out at Sheffield Children 's Hospital . Neither could find a cause of death . Consultant paediatrician Dr Eduardo Moya told the court the incident had been a ` tragedy ' at the no-one had been ` at fault ' . He said tests had shown there were no abnormalities in the baby 's organs , which pointed towards Sudden Unexpected Death syndrome . But the doctor also said that the parents ' decision to co-sleep with their baby and having consumed alcohol might have contributed to their baby 's death . He said : ` This was a tragedy and there is nobody as fault but I believe it is important to know the etymology of SIDS . ` These are contributory factors because we do n't know the ultimate cause of SIDS . I pass my condolences on to the family . ` It was clear to me when I went to see them that nobody did anything wrong or deliberate . It was an unfortunate tragedy . ' Dr Moya had told the hearing that there had been a number of contributing factors to Noah 's death . He said : ` The not deliberate and unfortunate set of circumstances is well-documented - bed sharing with parents combined with alcohol consumption . ` Furthermore one or both parents did smoke and that could be a contributory factor as that baby had a rhino viral infection . ` There are a series of risk factors that increase the likelihood of having SIDS . One reason bed sharing is considered dangerous is that one parents could roll on to the infant in the middle of the night . ' I think the most dominant would be bed sharing with two adults . ` Next would be alcohol consumption . Alcohol enhances fatigue through the night and it could reduce the level of mental awareness in the parents . ' He also said that over-heating is another factor that increases the chance of a baby dying of SIDS , before adding : ` In my personal view it should be recorded as SIDS with co-sleeping and alcohol consumption . ` The reason I say this is that this is important . If we know how many cases there are with enhanced risk factors and what they are this can help with promoting a campaign for safe infant care . ' Earlier Coroner 's officer Malcolm Dyson read a statement summarising the events that led up to Noah 's death . He said : ` Noah 's parents went out to socialise while his grandmother baby sat . ` The couple returned home at 3.30 am the following morning and went straight to bed . At 5am to 5.30 am Noah woke up crying . His father has made him a bottle and then placed Noah between himself and Noah 's mum . ` He has then fallen asleep and then woken by the sound of a mobile phone ringing at 8.48 am . When he woke Noah was still between them . ' He added : ` Noah 's father noticed dry blood around his nose and on the bed . He noticed something was wrong . The emergency services were called and Noah was transferred to hospital . However he sadly passed away . ' Assistant Coroner Dominic Bell recorded a narrative verdict , describing it as a ` tragic day ' for the family . He said : ` SIDS is considered applicable and it is likely that there are a number of contributory factors of the circumstances that have been described . ` In order of contribution - bed sharing , parental alcohol consumption , rhino virus , smoking and over-heating . This is a tragic day for the family . '
Emily Lambert and Paul Pearson put Noah in a Moses basket next to bed . When Noah awoke , Mr Pearson cradled him in their bed next to his mother . Four hours on , Mr Pearson , 24 , woke to find blood coming from son 's nose . Court heard he died of Sudden Infant Death syndrome at home in Bradford . Contributing factors were ` co-sleeping ' and ` parental alcohol consumption ' Mr and Mrs Pearson say it was their first night out for more than a year .
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Adnan Januzaj says Ryan Giggs is his ` godfather ' at Manchester United and has revealed his pride in wearing the Welshman 's legendary No 11 shirt . Giggs - now Louis van Gaal 's assistant at Old Trafford - called time on his playing career in May after 23 glittering years . And teenage star Januzaj , who played in United 's last-gasp draw against league leaders Chelsea , has been tapping up Giggs for advice on his burgeoning career . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Adnan Januzaj and ` godfather ' Ryan Giggs freestyling together . Adnan Januzaj says Ryan Giggs , the man that used to wear No 11 , is his ` godfather ' at Manchester United . Januzaj , who played in United 's 1-1 draw against league leaders Chelsea , has been tapping up Giggs for advice . Giggs - now Louis van Gaal 's assistant at Old Trafford - called time on his playing career in May . ` Ryan has helped me a lot and is like a godfather , ' he said . ` He has told me to work hard on the training pitch and the rest is more personal . We talk about football a lot . ' The Belgian winger revealed he is mentored by Giggs - even to the point where Januzaj believes he could carry on playing as long as the evergreen United legend . ' I learned a lot from him and the experience was great . He was such a good player to watch and is my favourite player of all time at United . ' ` Could I imagine playing at 40 ? Of course , if I am still fit . You never lose your quality , that 's something I learned from him . ' And when Giggs retired , Januzaj was n't slow in snapping up his mentor 's old shirt . ' I was really happy to get the number of such a legend and it was a really big deal for me , ' Januzaj told the club 's official website . ' I went to the office and they asked me if I wanted the shirt . I was n't going to say no ! Straight away I said `` of course '' and I did n't have to think about it . It was a `` yes '' straight away . ' Januzaj -LRB- right -RRB- chases the ball against Chelsea 's Nemanja Matic and Branislav Ivanovic -LRB- left -RRB- on Sunday . Januzaj believes he could carry on playing as long as evergreen United legend and mentor Giggs .
Adnan Januzaj took Ryan Giggs ' No 11 shirt after his retirement . Januzaj labels the Manchester United assistant manager his ` godfather ' Januzaj says Giggs was his ` favourite player of all time at United '
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The fiancee of a man who claimed to be Henry Ford 's illegitimate grandson has told a court she only discovered his secret life of prostitutes and drugs when she found him murdered in their home . The blood-soaked body of John Dahlinger was found by his long-term fiancee Melanie Yanchuk in their marital bed at their condominium in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Pimp Danyell Thomas , 37 , is accused of conspiring with a prostitute to drug and rob the 56-year-old before shooting him dead . Dahlinger 's late father has always claimed he was the illegitimate son of Henry Ford following an alleged affair the car manufacturer had with his young secretary . Murder : John Dahlinger , 56 , was found dead in his bed by his longtime fiancee Melanie Yanchuk at their condominium in Grand Rapids , Michigan -LRB- both pictured -RRB- . Accused : Danyell Thomas -LRB- left -RRB- is accused of murdering Dahlinger in October 2013 . He was allegedly shot after he could not pay prostitute Dijana Kilic -LRB- right -RRB- after she performed a strip tease at his home . In court Yanchuk wept as said she far as she knew her partner , a father-of-two , did not use drugs and did not use prostitutes . ' I would have no reason not to trust him . He was a good man , ' Yanchuk said reported MLive . ` We were together 99 percent of the time . ' Yanchuk told of the moment in October 2013 when she found her partner of 24 years dead , saying : ` He must 've tried to apply pressure to the wound -LRB- with a towel -RRB- . ` It was just saturated in blood . ' She said she pulled the towel away from his face but ` it really was n't a pretty sight , so I immediately put it back . ' ` His face was all bashed in and it was covered in blood . ' Hidden : In court Yanchuk wept as said she far as she knew Dahlinger , a father-of-two , did not use drugs and did not use prostitutes . During opening statements , Kent County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Becker told jurors that Dahlinger hired prostitute Dijana Kilic , to perform a lingerie show while he took drugs . Kilic met the 26-year-old through a stripper friend in early October , reports WZZM . She claimed Dahlinger said he owned a pornography website and a strip club in Detroit and he wanted her to work for him . But his fiancee said he had lost his job in sales and he was working from home to start a new venture . Thomas served as Kilic 's pimp as well as the father of her child and her boyfriend . Kilic , who pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to one year in prison , agreed to testify against Thomas . Court : During opening statements , Kent County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Becker told jurors that Dahlinger hired prostitute Dijana Kilic , -LRB- pictured -RRB- to perform a lingerie show while he took drugs . Charges : Thomas -LRB- pictured in court -RRB- faces life in prison without the possibility of parole , if convicted of felony murder , conspiracy to commit armed robbery and felony use of a firearm . She told a court earlier that she did not have sex with Dahlinger , but he paid her $ 300 an hour to watch as he took cocaine . Becker told jurors that on the death of his death Kilic was ` doing a lingerie show , changing clothes , putting different clothes on . ' ` Part of the plan was to get him so high on drugs , to get him to pass out so they could steal his money at that point in time . But that did n't work , ' he told the jurors . Kilic sent a text message to Thomas after Dahlinger was unable to produce another $ 300 when their time together entered a second hour , according to earlier testimony . Thomas arrived and pointed a gun at Dahlinger and asked ` where 's the money ? ' she previously testified . Kilic said she left the bedroom and went into the kitchen , when she heard a single shot . Dahlinger died of a gunshot wound , blunt force trauma and a heart attack , a medical examiner determined . Two days after Dahlinger 's murder , a friend of the family , who chose to remain anonymous , offered a ` substantial ' reward for information leading to the capture of the person or persons responsible . The victim 's mother , Barbara Dahlinger -LRB- who was married to John Sr. -RRB- has confirmed the claim that her son was the illegitimate grandson of Henry Ford . ` Yes , my husband was the illegitimate son of Henry Ford , ' she told Detroit News . ` So what if it 's true ? Everybody knew it back then . It 's just old crap . I lived it . My son lived it . And there 's nothing to be gained by rehashing all this again . The Ford Motor Co. owes us nothing . ' Ford Motor Co said in a statement after his death : ` We extend our deepest sympathies to the Dahlinger family for their loss , and we trust that those involved will be brought to justice . ` As this claim dates back many decades and has never been proven to be true , it would serve no purpose for us to speculate further . ' Kent County Circuit Judge Paul Sullivan sentenced Kilic to five years ' probation and ordered her to serve a year in the Kent County Jail for conspiracy to commit armed robbery . She has now been released . As part of the plea agreement , Kilic 's testimony can not be used against her . According to the Kent County Prosecutor 's Office , part of the plea also deal included allowing Kilic , a Bosnian immigrant , to stay in the country . She had been warned previously that her conviction could mean deportation . Thomas faces life in prison without the possibility of parole , if convicted of felony murder , conspiracy to commit armed robbery and felony use of a firearm .
John Dahlinger , 56 , found dead in his bed by fiancee Melanie Yanchuk . He was shot at their condominium in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Danyell Thomas , 36 , is accused of murdering Dahlinger in October 2013 . He was allegedly shot after he could not pay prostitute Dijana Kilic , 27 . Dahlinger reported to be the illegitimate grandchild of Henry Ford following an alleged affair the car manufacturer had with his young secretary .
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is facing a backlash from an Inuit community in Canada after using her famous Oscars selfie to raise money from an anti-seal hunting charity . Members of the Inuit indigenous population have been posting ` sealfies ' as part of a campaign to promote their way of life after the comedian 's ` selfie ' raised $ 1.5 million for the Humane Society of the United States , which opposes killing the animals . Filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril , from Iqaluit , Nunavut , promoted the Inuit campaign in a blog in which she encouraged people to post pictures of themselves wearing clothing made from seal fur , along with the hashtag #sealfie . Scroll down for video . Filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril , from Iqaluit , Nunavut , promoted the Inuit campaign , encouraging people to post pictures of themselves wearing clothing made from seal fur , along with the hashtag #sealfie . Members of the Inuit indigenous population have been posting ` sealfies ' as part of a campaign to promote their way of life . Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres raised $ 1.5 million for the Humane Society of the United States after Samsung agreed to donate $ 1 every time this selfie was retweeted . In a blog post , Ms Arnaquq-Baril describes herself as a fan of the comedian , but added : ` However , Ellen can not know how she is hurting us if we do n't let her know . ' A number of ` sealfies ' have now been posted to Twitter , featuring people dressed in furs along with messages of support . In a Facebook message sent to The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Ms Arnaquq-Baril wrote : ` Thanks for your wonderful career , it is an inspiration to many women , the LGBT community , and anyone who 's had to fight for survival and fair treatment . ` We as Inuit are among them , and I hope you will take your responsibility to be informed on this issue seriously . ` The days of a free-for-all unregulated seal hunt endangering the population -LRB- which Inuit never took part in anyway -RRB- are long gone . ` Fighting against commercial seal hunting is no longer relevant in today 's society , but it brings animal rights groups a lot of money , while ensuring the poorest populations in North America are even poorer . ' A number of ` sealfies ' have been posted to Twitter , featuring people dressed in furs along with messages of support . The Ellen DeGeneres Show 's website calls the seal hunt ` one of the most atrocious and inhumane acts against animals allowed by any government . ' But Sandi Vincent , 26 , of Rnakin Inlet , told canoe.ca : ` The meat feeds families , which is important to an area where many households have identified that they face issues of food insecurity . ' She also said the pelts help provide warmth and a needed source of income . Korean firm Samsung agreed to donate $ 1 to a charity of DeGeneres ' choice for every time her selfie was retweeted .
Campaign launched to promote Inuit way of life . They say meat ` feeds families ' where many face food insecurity .
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This is the shocking moment a drunk Russian driver ploughs into pedestrians on a zebra crossing scattering them like skittles in a bowling alley . But another driver , whose car was fitted with a dashboard camera , helped capture the hit-and-run driver , who , after slowing down for a second , suddenly put his foot down and sped away . The shocking footage which was taken in the city of Volgograd in southern Russia shows the three victims , a 23-year-old young woman and 23-year-old man as well as a 51-year-old woman walking across the zebra crossing . Gegham Mkhitaryan appears to slow down after crashing into the pedestrians . Other traffic was stopped but the car driven by the 40-year-old local man Gegham Mkhitaryan decides to overtake the stopped vehicles , and as it crosses back onto the road in front of the queue ploughs into the three people on the zebra crossing . For a second they are seen frozen in the headlights before the car hits them like skittles and sends them flying through the air . The moment before the drunk Russian driver hits the three people on the zebra crossing . The pedestrians are scattered like skittle balls after being hit by a drunk-driver . With bodies in the road , the driver decides to speed off - but is later caught by police . The young woman who was battered to one side manages to scramble to her feet and staggers to the side of the road , but the other two are left lying lifeless at the intersection of Raboche-Krestyanskoyand Street and Profsoyuznoy Street . The hit-and-run driver meanwhile initially seems to slow down but after seeing one of the bodies lying in front of the car , hits the accelerator and speeds off . One of the people rises to their feet , but two are still down , lifeless . With shocked people watching on , the callous driver hits the gas and speeds off . The whole incident was captured by a fellow driver who had a dashboard camera . But the number plates of the SUV Ssangyong had been captured on the dashboard camera of the car at the zebra crossing and it was quickly handed to police that allowed them to identify , track down and arrest Mkhitaryan , who was found to be intoxicated . He told police he had no idea how many people he had it and had fled because he was scared of being punished for drink-driving . Police said that the 51-year-old woman was in intensive care although the young man had been treated at hospital and also released along with the young woman .
Three victims left lying in road on Russian zebra crossing . Gegham Mkhitaryan sped off after the incident . But fellow driver recorded the whole thing on dashboard camera . Police arrested Mkhitaryan who was drunk .
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There was a time during last year 's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium when it seemed as though the world might be about to fall in on David Moyes and his United team . Three goals in eight minutes spanning either side of half-time left United four adrift with 40 minutes still to play . Ultimately , the game ended 4-1 , an early low in a season that was to have many . Certainly it appeared last season that the balance of power in Manchester had tilted City 's way and pretty much stayed there . The gap was big and looked set to get bigger . Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring for Manchester City as they thumped United at the Etihad last season . Manchester City supporters unfurled a banner about the under-fire David Moyes during last year 's derby . United boss Louis van Gaal was all smiles during the session as he embarks on his first Manchester derby . Juan Mata , Michael Carrick , Wayne Rooney , Ander Herrera and Robin van Persie -LRB- left to right -RRB- train . Radamel Falcao misses out again having been sidelined for the draw with Chelsea at the Etihad on Sunday . 2013-14 - United 0-3 City , City 4-1 United . 2012-13 - United 1-2 City , City 2-3 United . 2011-12 - City 1-0 United , City 2-3 United -LRB- FA Cup -RRB- , United 1-6 City . 2010-11 - City 1-0 United -LRB- FA Cup -RRB- , United 2-1 City , City 0-0 United , . 2009-10 - City 0-1 United , United 3-1 City -LRB- League Cup -RRB- , City 2-1 United -LRB- League Cup -RRB- , United 4-3 City . Fast forward 13 months from that day in M11 and City have much to be pleased about . They have two trophies -- one of them the Barclays Premier League -- and a new training ground standing in the shadow of a stadium that is undergoing expansion . Oddly , though , United and their new coach Louis van Gaal will travel from their base at the Lowry Hotel on Sunday morning sensing an opportunity of sorts . There is no swagger about City at the moment , no joy . Their coach Manuel Pellegrini looks like a man with a permanent migraine , and his players look leggy and fretful yet it is only November . City start as favourites . They are the champions , they are at home and they have match-winners in their team . United , though , can see chinks of light through the City barricades and perhaps sense it 's time to remind their upstart neighbours that this remains a two-club town . ` In a tactical way I know what we have to expect , ' said Van Gaal . ` It is not the greatest moment of Manchester City , and I have said that we are growing and developing ourselves . We have a good feeling about this match . ' If City 's problem is that they have appeared a little flat during a three-game winless run , Van Gaal fears his team may suffer from an excess of energy . Robin van Persie 's late equaliser at home to Chelsea last Sunday felt like a significant one in the context of United 's season and Van Gaal expressed concern that it may have set adrenaline levels running a little too high . Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has watched his side really struggle in recent weeks . Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been suspended since his red card against West Ham . Wayne Rooney -LRB- United -RRB- - 11 . Joe Hayes -LRB- City -RRB- - 10 . Francis Lee -LRB- City -RRB- - 10 . Bobby Charlton -LRB- United -RRB- - 9 . Colin Bell -LRB- City -RRB- - 8 . Eric Cantona -LRB- United -RRB- - 8 . Brian Kidd -LRB- United and City -RRB- - 8 . Joe Spence -LRB- United -RRB- - 8 . ` For the fans it is unbelievably big as a rivalry and I have felt that also with a lot of the players in the squad this week , ' he said . ` Especially with Ryan Giggs because when he presented the analysis of Manchester City , I felt more tension with him . It was good to see that . ` He knows it , he has the experience as a player and now maybe as an assistant manager . But we do n't have to accelerate this feeling because it is football and you have to play the game , not only a game with emotion but also in a tactical way . That is what we are doing , that is how we are preparing . ` Ryan has transferred the idea of emotion and I have transferred the idea of how we have to play . ' Certainly it 's hard to imagine anyone ever accusing Pellegrini of being emotional . On Friday , the City manager was as reluctant to add to the hyperbole that usually precedes a Manchester derby . Van Gaal admitted to having been impressed by Ryan Giggs ' intense presentation on Manchester City . Spanish playmaker David Silva will miss the derby after coming off injured against Newcastle United . Yaya Toure faces a fitness test on Saturday to determine whether he 'll face Van Gaal 's United the day after . All 20 Premier League clubs will have this poppy on their shirts either this weekend or next to commemorate the centenary of the First World War . Clubs wear poppies on their shirts each year but for 2014 , the Royal British Legion has approved a one-off Poppy with the citation ` 1914-2104 Football Remembers ' written underneath . That , of course , is the Chilean 's prerogative . It is not his responsibility to add to the sideshow , only to find a way to improve upon recent performances . With David Silva absent and Yaya Toure facing a fitness test on Saturday , Pellegrini certainly has his work cut out . City were wretched against Newcastle in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday and , in truth , it was a performance that had been coming . ` I do n't know what pressure is , ' insisted Pellegrini . ` I think it 's very difficult to analyse the season at this moment when you are only in October and you have only played nine games in the Premier League . I think always you have better moments and bad moments in the season . ` If you review last year -LRB- and compare it with -RRB- what we are doing at this moment , I think we were not playing better than today and the criticisms were exactly the same as they are today ... it 's not good to do it but normally all the teams have the moment in the season when you are not in your best moment . Carrick -LRB- front -RRB- is in contention to play his first game of the season for United after an ankle injury . Angel di Maria appeared in a relaxed mood during Manchester United 's training session on Friday . Marcos Rojo -LRB- left -RRB- and Antonio Valencia could be two of many South Americans involved at the Etihad . The return of Rooney -LRB- left -RRB- to the line-up is likely to mean Mata -LRB- right -RRB- will be dropped to the bench against City . Marouane Fellaini has had a resurgence in recent weeks , and could start against City on Sunday . ` It is important for it to be at the beginning of the season and not at the end of the season . I 'm sure our team will be a strong team again . ' Van Gaal was not present when City lost on Wednesday . He sent assistant Marcel Bout to the Etihad instead . Their preparations for this game began in earnest early last week , though , when Van Gaal called Wayne Rooney , his captain , back to the training ground unexpectedly one afternoon . ` I have heard that he has scored a lot of goals against Manchester City , the most of any player , ' said Van Gaal . ` I said that to him to stimulate him but he does n't need that . I am very happy that he can play again and he shall play . ' Rooney was the only United player who performed at the Etihad last season . He will need some help on Sunday . If he gets it , then United -- the underdogs -- have a chance . United attempt to regroup at the Etihad during last year 's 4-1 defeat by their cross-city rivals . Toure was on song as United were beaten 3-0 by City towards the end of last season . Both clubs are owned by foreign billionaires , United by the Glazer family and City by Sheikh Mansour . Here NICK HARRIS compares two contrasting financial approaches to ownership . OWNERS WITH DEEP POCKETS . # 866m Sheikh Mansour 's investment into City , including clearing debts and transfers . # 723m Money taken out of United under the Glazers relating to their ` leveraged ' takeover in 2005 . TOP PLAYERS DO N'T COME CHEAP . # 553.2 m The net transfer spending by City in the same period . City spent # 950million on wages . # 153.4 m Net spend on transfers in the first eight years under the Glazers . The club spent # 1.1 billion on wages . SPENDING MORE THAN THEIR SHARE . 141 per cent The share of City 's # 1.1 bilion income spent on transfers and wages in the same eight-year period . 54 per cent The share of United 's # 2.2 billon income spent on transfers and wages in the Glazers ' first eight years . ... BUT IS THE TIDE TURNING ? # 250m The rough total City will spend this season on net transfers and wages , with costs being forced down to meet UEFA 's FFP rules . # 350m The rough total United will spend this season on net transfers and wages , and more if they spend again in January . VIDEO United players match up with City - Robson .
Manchester City go into the derby as favourites at the Etihad Stadium . The Premier League champions have struggled in recent weeks . Louis van Gaal 's Manchester United are finally gelling . David Silva is out and Yaya Toure faces a fitness test .
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Jeb Bush revealed that a decision on his presidential ambitions is coming ` in short order ' Jeb Bush revealed that a decision on his presidential ambitions is coming ` in short order ' , as he spoke out to condemn President Barack Obama 's recent immigration order . The former Florida governor said he will make up his mind based on whether he can ` lift people 's spirits and not get sucked into the vortex ' , and whether ` the sacrifice for my family is tolerable ' . He said : ` I 'm thinking about running for president . And I 'll make up my mind in short order - not that far out in the future . ' ' I do n't know if I 'd be a good candidate or a bad one , ' Bush continued . ' I kind of know how a Republican can win , whether it 's me or somebody else , and it has to be much more uplifting , much more positive , much more willing to be practical ... ' Bush , who is the son of one former president and brother of another , also blasted Obama 's immigration order for going ` way beyond ' what other presidents have done . He reiterated his support for a pathway to legal status for those immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally . But he said Obama may have exceeded his constitutional authority by unilaterally lifting the threat of deportation from millions of such immigrants last month . ` The idea that , well , Reagan did it , my dad did it - they did it on a much smaller scale and they did it with consent of Congress . There are a lot of differences , ' Bush said on Monday night at the Wall Street Journal 's CEO Council , an invitation-only event in Washington featuring some of the nation 's most powerful CEOs . Speaking publicly about the order for the first time , Bush said Obama 's move ` makes it harder ' for Congress to adopt lasting immigration reform . ` It 's a shame , ' he added . The former Florida governor is seen as the early favorite of business-minded Republicans eager to reclaim the White House in 2016 . While he would be a force in the Republican presidential primary , Bush would face criticism from the party 's conservative wing unhappy with his positions on immigration and education reform . Those who attended Monday 's event , however , include many political donors and Republican business leaders who support a more forgiving immigration policy . Jeb Bush , who is the son of one former president and brother of another , also blasted Obama 's immigration order for going ` way beyond ' what other presidents have done . Bush was seen chatting with News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch , who has urged lawmakers to adopt a pathway to legal status for immigrants who are in the country illegally . Two of the last three Republican presidents - Ronald Reagan and Bush 's father , George H.W. Bush - also extended amnesty to family members of immigrants who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986 . Obama 's executive order has drawn a withering response from Republicans , but also has laid bare divisions within the GOP over how to deal with immigration . The issue is seen as critical for the GOP ahead of the 2016 presidential contest as party officials work to attract more Hispanic voters . The comments come as Bush works this week to keep his public profile high . Jeb Bush -LRB- right -RRB- hugs his brother former president George Bush at a Republican Party campaign event . Earlier in the day , he attended a Capitol Hill fundraiser for Republican Senate hopeful Bill Cassidy , less than a week before Cassidy faces incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisana in a runoff election that could increase the GOP 's new majority . On Tuesday , immigration may come up again as Bush addresses the annual luncheon on U.S. Cuba Democracy PAC in Miami . The organization is a political action committee that advocates a tough stance on Cuba . Bush , whose wife is Mexican , told the CEO Council that he supports a nation in which people ultimately find no need to identify their cultural origin . ` That is the America we should aspire to - not the one where we 're dividing ourselves up to find where we are different , ' he said . ` But the fact that you 're from a different place or you 've got a different origin is totally irrelevant . ' Bush also attended a Capitol Hill fundraiser for Republican Senate hopeful Bill Cassidy -LRB- pictured last year -RRB- .
Former Florida governor will decide ` in short order ' if he will run in 2016 . He said it would depend on whether ` the sacrifice for my family is tolerable ' Condemned Obama for going ` way beyond ' what other presidents have done on and said he may have exceeded his constitutional authority .
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A mother hippo appears to show off her new hairstyle after emerging from a swim wearing a glamorous wig made out of weeds . The female , accompanied by her calf , went for a dip in one of the pools at the Kruger National Park in South Africa , which is covered in green vegetation . However , moments later she surfaced from her cooling dip in a pose appearing to show a whole new hairstyle . The mother hippo emerges from the water with a glamorous new look after the weeds on her head resemble a wig . The hippo was given her new hairstyle after jumping into one of the pools to cool off at the Kruger National Park in South Africa . The hilarious moment was captured on camera by photographer Michael Heramb , who spent two weeks taking pictures of the animals around the national park with his wife . The 58-year-old said : ` This was a hippo cow who brought her calf into a pool with a pod of hippos in it already . ` She was challenged when she arrived by the bull , but she was not going to stand back for him . Photographer Michael Heramb captured the moment the hippo emerged with her new hairstyle while on holiday in the national park with his wife . Mr Heramb said the hippo did n't seem to notice or care that she had weeds all over the top of her head . ` So a bit of posturing took place between the two and eventually they settled down and chilled under all the weeds . ` But when she rose to the surface with her calf this was the hair style . ' According to Mr Heramb , who know works as a farmer in Wellington in the Western Cape , South Africa , she did n't notice the weeds on her head . He spent several hours watching them from a river bank as the pod , consisting of several cows and calves , chilled out . The pod of hippos , consisting of several cows and calves , chilled out on the riverbank in the national park before going for a quick dip in the water . He added : ` She did n't react to the new hair - to be quite honest with you I do n't think they notice . I love the weeds on her head - she seems very content with the look . ' I like the photo 's because they show three sides of the hippo . ` In some she is the gentle , caring mother , in others she 's aggressive but she also plays the part of a chilled and laid back mother too . '
The female hippo joined her young calf for a dip in the water to cool off . Began to swim through the pool at the Kruger National Park in South Africa . But emerged from the water with weeds on her head , resembling a wig . Photographer Michael Heramb snapped the moment saying the hippo was unaware of her new hairstyle .
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Israel has furiously warned that the French parliament 's vote in favour of recognising Palestine as a state will ` harm the peace process ' . France 's lower house of Parliament voted today 339 votes to 151 to urge the government to recognise a Palestinian state . The vote is non-binding . Instead it is seen as a symbol of hope for the Palestinians , as support grows in Europe for two states . But in a statement today the Israeli embassy in Paris said : ` Israel believes that the vote in the National Assembly ... will reduce the possibility of achieving a deal between Israel and the Palestinians . ' French Members of the Parliament today voted in favour of recognising Palestine as a state . The vote , approved with 339 votes to 151 , is non-binding . Instead it is seen as a symbolic boost for the Palestinians , as support grows in Europe for two states . And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the French vote a ` grave mistake ' . It comes after Sweden became the biggest Western European country to recognise Palestine , and parliaments in Spain , Britain and Ireland also backed non-binding recognition resolutions . While most developing countries recognise Palestine as a state , most Western European countries do not . The French government supports a Palestinian state but has said it 's too early for recognition . France , a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council , wants peace talks to restart first . A supporter of the Jewish Defence League holds a poster reading ` Stop the Palestinian corruption ' during a protest in front of the French Parliament in Paris . It comes after Sweden became the biggest Western European country to recognise Palestine , and parliaments in Spain , Britain and Ireland also backed non-binding recognition resolutions . Israel is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state under a peace agreement , but says such resolutions encourage the Palestinians to avoid negotiations . In October Sweden 's government became the first western European nation in the EU to recognise Palestinian statehood . Since then , Britain , Spain and Ireland have approved non-binding motions urging recognition . Last week members of the European Parliament began debating whether they can agree on a common approach for the European Union 's 28 member states . France - which has western Europe 's largest Muslim and Jewish populations , and has seen tensions erupt between them - has sought to keep good ties with Israeli and Palestinian authorities in recent years . Israel 's ambassador to France spoke out against the proposed resolution last week , saying it was destructive for the peace effort .
The vote was approved with 339 votes to 151 , and is non-binding . Instead the move is seen as a symbolic boost for the Palestinians . Move has been condemned in a statement by the Israeli embassy in Paris . It said ` It will reduce possibility of a deal between Israel and Palestinians '
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Qatar lifted a travel ban on Tuesday against an American couple cleared in the starvation death of their eight-year-old adopted daughter . U.S. officials put pressure on Qatar 's government to allow Los . Angeles couple , Matthew and Grace Huang , to return home . An appeals court threw out . convictions linked to the death of their African-born adopted . daughter , Gloria , after finding that a lower court had made . errors in the case . However , on Sunday , the couple 's passports were seized at Doha airport . as they sought to leave the Gulf Arab state after a new arrest warrant was issued . Scroll down for video . Matthew and Grace Huang were acquitted of parental neglect over the death of their adopted daughter by a Qatari appeals court in Doha on Sunday . They will return to the U.S. on Wednesday . The Huangs told the court that eight-year-old Gloria -LRB- pictured front right -RRB- died of medical problems complicated by unusual eating habits . The couple have two other African-born adopted sons -LRB- left -RRB- . However U.S. Ambassador to Qatar , Dana Shell Smith , said on Tuesday that the travel ban had been lifted and the couple would be leaving for the U.S. on Wednesday . Secretary of State John Kerry had swiftly issued a statement . saying he was deeply concerned over the complications after Qatari officials refused to allow the couple to leave on Sunday . On Monday , State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the U.S. ambassador to Qatar had visited with the . couple on Sunday and had been in touch with Qatari officials to . get the travel ban lifted . On Monday , a lawyer for the couple filed an application . requesting the travel ban be lifted . The application . was presented to the attorney general 's office in Doha , a family spokesman said . The Huangs were arrested in January 2013 after an autopsy . found their daughter died of ` cachexia and dehydration ' . Cachexia is an irreversible loss of body mass . They were charged with ` murder with intent by forced . starvation ' and convicted in April . The couple said Gloria had suffered from . malnutrition-related diseases since they adopted her from Ghana . at aged four . A website created to publicize the case said the Huangs had . moved to Qatar so Matthew , a Stanford-trained engineer , could . work on a project related to the 2022 World Cup . Western-style adoptions and cross-cultural families are relatively rare in Qatar where the family had been living while Matthew Huang , a Stanford-trained engineer , worked on a project related to the 2022 World Cup . The Huangs have two other African-born adopted children and have been pressing Qatari officials unsuccessfully for permission to leave the country to be with them . ` It has been a long and emotional trial for me and my family , and Grace and I want to go home and be reunited with our sons , ' Matthew Huang said shortly after the ruling . ` We have been unable to grieve our daughter . ' Western-style adoptions and cross-cultural families are relatively rare in Qatar , which has aggressively pursued a higher international profile through sporting events and overseas investments . A report by Qatari police earlier raised questions about why the Huangs , who are of Asian descent , would adopt children who did not share their ` hereditary traits ' . It also suggested that the children could have been part of a human trafficking operation or were bought for organ harvesting , according to the family 's website . Gloria was severely malnourished when she was younger and would at times refuse to eat for several days before binge eating or getting food from unusual places , such as garbage cans or from strangers , according to a report prepared in the U.S. by Janice Ophoven , a pediatric forensic psychologist who reviewed the case for the family . The report noted that such unhealthy anorexic eating patterns are not uncommon in children adopted from impoverished backgrounds , and was a behavior the girl 's parents were trying to manage and correct . The report also noted that Gloria had previously been treated for an intestinal parasite , and said recent blood tests could have indicated she suffered from an underlying bone marrow condition , as well as a vitamin D deficiency . On Sunday the appeals court ruled the couple were not guilty and said they were free to leave Qatar , based on witnesses ' accounts that Gloria was ` not neglected in leading a normal life . ' In the appeals court hearing , the witnesses had testified that they saw Gloria eating one day before her death , the presiding judge said as he issued the verdict . ` This negates the charge that she was prevented from eating , a charge that the court of first instance used as a base for its initial ruling , ' the judge said . The court also cited a statement by Gloria 's brother , Immanuel , who testified that the parents had provided food to their children . A forensic pathologist told court last month that Gloria 's corpse showed signs that she had not eaten for days . ' I found no signs of food in her stomach and the whole intestine , and I found no other reasons for death , ' said the expert Anees Mahmud . But the Huangs have insisted that Gloria died of an eating disorder rooted in a troubled early childhood . American couple Grace , right , and Matthew Huang walk to their departure gate with U.S. Ambassador to Qatar , Dana Shell Smith , left , at the airport in Doha on Sunday .
U.S. officials put pressure on Qatar 's government to allow Los Angeles couple , Matthew and Grace Huang , to return home . The Huangs were arrested in 2013 after an autopsy found their daughter died of ` cachexia and dehydration ' Cachexia is an irreversible loss of body mass . The couple said Gloria had suffered from malnutrition-related diseases since they adopted her from Ghana aged four .
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Interview : Chris Rock was speaking to New York Magazine ahead of the release of his new film . Comedian Chris Rock has hit out at the gap between the rich and poor - while giving an interview to promote his $ 12.5 million new film . Rock was plugging Top Five , an upcoming release in which he is director , screenwriter and lead actor , when he said if the poor saw true luxury ` there would be riots ' . Speaking to New York Magazine for an extended interview , Rock said the only reason revolution has n't come is that ` people do n't even know ' how the other half live . He told interviewer Frank Rich : ` If poor people knew how rich rich people are , there would be riots in the streets . ' ` If the average person could see the Virgin Airlines first-class lounge , they 'd go , `` What ? This is food , and it 's free , and they ... what ? Massage ? Are you kidding me ? '' ' Airport lounge customers who fly Virgin are treated to unlimited cocktails , food on demand , and other amenities including free haircuts and spa treatments . The comments came as Rock , who lives in an exclusive New Jersey community and is worth $ 70mllion according to CelebrityNetWorth , built momentum for his latest commercial venture . He spoke about a frenzied bidding process when the film first screened at a festival in Toronto , prompting bids from competing networks , resulting in an ` unheard of ' windfall . Riots ? Rock said if poor people saw the first-class lounge service on offer flying with Virgin they would riot . Pictured above is Virgin Atlantic 's lounge at London Heathrow airport . He said : ` All the buyers are there . All the critics are there . I believe the bids were coming in before the movie was over . ' ... Everybody 's on the phone all night , essentially . It 's like election returns . It 's at 6 . It 's at 10 . You know what I mean ? A lot of money for a film at a festival is like $ 3 million , so for a movie to sell for $ 12.5 million is unheard of . ' Rock has spoken out in the past about income inequality , saying he would voluntarily up his tax contribution if it would save him giving a loan to his children 's teachers . In a 2012 interview , Rock said : ' I can pay higher taxes and people can have jobs or I can pay lower taxes and I have my kids ' teacher asking me for a loan because she 's going to lose her house - which is true ' . ` Stuff like that happens , so I 'm going to lose the money no matter what . ' Windfall : Rock , pictured above in Top Five , told how his people fielded multi-million dollar bids before selling the flick for $ 12.5 million .
Rock said seeing luxury in first-class air lounges would incense the poor . Spoke while promoting his upcoming film Top Five , which is out this month . Said movie executives battled before paying out ` unheard of ' $ 12.5 million .
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` I was having agonising stomach pain and cramps , ' said Denise Florance . Denise Florance worried something was seriously wrong for nearly ten years before she was finally diagnosed with womb cancer in 2012 and had to have a hysterectomy . She says her GP had failed to take her seriously because of her weight . ` I was having agonising stomach pain and cramps , ' says the 43-year-old mother of three from Swansea , who at her heaviest was a size 26 , weighing 18 stone -LRB- she is 5ft 6in -RRB- . ` My GP told me not to worry about it : `` You 're overweight , that 's all , '' he said . ' In fact , he was right : her weight was the problem -- but for far more serious reasons than they realised . Excessive body fat is the direct cause of four out of ten cases of womb cancer , with the overweight -LRB- a body mass index , BMI , of 25 or more -RRB- at three times the risk of the disease compared with women of a healthy weight . These alarming figures were published last week by the World Cancer Research Fund in the journal Lancet Oncology . A high BMI significantly raises the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women as well as colon cancer . It also raises the risk of pancreatic , oesophageal -LRB- gullet -RRB- and kidney cancer in men and women . The scientists reported that 20,000 cases of cancer in Britain each year are directly linked to obesity . Maintaining a healthy weight would have made these cases ` realistically avoidable ' . Britain is second highest in the world after the U.S. for the proportion of cancers attributed to obesity . Yet quite how obesity raises the incidence of cancer is ` the subject of fierce debate in the clinical and scientific community ' , says Professor Nicholas Lemoine , director of the Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London . One clue may lie in the fact that overweight women are more at risk than overweight men . A total of 13,000 women a year develop an obesity-related cancer , twice the number of men affected . It seems this is mainly because two female cancers lead the obesity-related league table : womb cancer and post - menopausal breast cancer . And the female hormone oestrogen -- specifically after the menopause -- may be to blame . Before the menopause , oestrogen is made by the ovaries to thicken the lining of the womb in preparation for ovulation , says Adeola Olaitan , a gynaecological oncologist at University College Hospital . Britain is second highest in the world after the U.S. for the proportion of cancers attributed to obesity . Yet quite how obesity raises the incidence of cancer is ` the subject of fierce debate ' ` Each month , progesterone is also produced to enable the lining of the womb to be shed during the woman 's period . ' However , oestrogen is also made in body fat in women : the more fat cells she has , then the more oestrogen she produces . ` After menopause , women with excess body fat continue to produce high levels of oestrogen and these act on the womb lining , but without the regulating effect of progesterone . ' It 's this that 's linked to womb cancer . High levels of post-menopausal oestrogen can also ` stimulate abnormal breast cell growth ' , which leads to more rapid development of oestrogen responsive breast cancers , says Dr Matthew Lam , senior research officer at Breakthrough Breast Cancer . This explanation is supported by major research programmes in the U.S. and Sweden since 2009 , where scientists tracked obesity-related cancers in two groups of patients : one had bariatric -LRB- gastric band -RRB- surgery while the other did not . In the Swedish study , the women with a gastric band who had lost an average of 44lb were far less likely to develop obesity-related cancer . They lowered their risk by 42 per cent , compared with women who did not have gastric bands -LRB- and who gained an average of 3lb -RRB- . This finding was replicated in the U.S. . Yet the studies reported a different pattern in men -- for whom oestrogen levels are not a factor in developing cancer . They found rates of cancer were not affected by weight loss brought about by gastric bands . Yet scientists admit they do n't understand the link between weight and cancer . The oestrogen hypothesis does n't explain why 60 per cent of women with womb cancer are not obese or why a significant number -- like Denise -- are diagnosed before menopause . Nor does it explain findings that before the menopause , overweight women have less risk of developing breast cancer than women with a healthy weight . ` It seems the impact of having excess weight varies at different stages in life , but we do n't understand why , ' says Dr Lam . What 's more , the impact of fat varies according to where it is . The extra cancer risk to women has been shown to be caused by fat distributed across the body . Yet in men it appears to be caused by visceral belly fat -- wrapped around organs in the abdomen -- according to Tom Stansfeld , health information officer at Cancer Research UK . ` Overweight men are at risk of oesophageal , rectal , colon and pancreatic cancer , affecting internal organs close to the stomach where men are most likely to carry extra pounds . ` Fat cells secrete chemicals into the bloodstream constantly and it seems likely cancer in these organs is caused due to their proximity to visceral belly fat . ' Despite the evidence , doctors still are n't taking seriously the risk of cancer from being fat . Take what happened to Denise . The symptoms of abdominal pain and cramping between periods are known symptoms of womb cancer . Yet though she spoke to her GP twice , there was never a suggestion she should have tests . In January 2012 , she began to experience stronger cramping -- ` just like labour contractions ' -- and severe pain . Two days later , she woke up in the early hours bleeding vaginally . ` I was terrified , ' she says . That day , she was admitted to a gynaecological unit for tests . But once again , she says ` it felt as though no one was taking it seriously because I 'm big ' . A fortnight later , she was told she had womb cancer . Two months on , Denise had a radical hyster-ectomy , involving removal of the womb and ovaries . She did n't need chemotherapy or radiotherapy . The hysterectomy brought on the menopause , causing her to have hot flushes and feel low . The group Womb Cancer Support UK has been a great comfort , she says . She has also lost two stone . So , what 's to be done to help Denise and the thousands of people who develop cancer as a result of being overweight ? The proportion of people aware that staying a healthy weight reduces the risk of cancer . Cancer charities stress the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle , but it may be that more radical action is needed . Last week , the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence -LRB- NICE -RRB- updated its weight-loss surgery criteria , with a call for bariatric surgery to be offered to anyone with a BMI of more than 35 . Dr Andrew Renehan , of the Department of Surgery in the School of Cancer and Imaging Sciences at Manchester University , welcomes the surgery recommendation as a proven method of reducing the risk of obesity-related cancers for women . ` The obesity epidemic is not abating . ` We now have proof that for women we can reverse the effect of obesity on cancer risk , ' he says . Womb Cancer Support UK wombcancersupportuk . weebly.com . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Denise Florance worried for ten years something was wrong . GP told her : ` You 're overweight , that 's all ' Finally diagnosed with womb cancer in 2012 . 20,000 cases of cancer in Britain each year are directly linked to obesity .
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Some vulnerable elderly people are sent a different carer every week to look after their most personal needs , a think-tank claimed yesterday . In some cases , it said , frail pensioners must allow 50 people a year into their homes to help them with vital everyday care such as dressing and washing . The problem has resulted from a high turnover of care workers , according to an inquiry commission headed by former Care Minister Paul Burstow . ` Some care recipients have reported having 50 different care workers in their home over a year , ' it said . Some pensioners being looked after in their own homes are seeing up to 50 different workers a year -LRB- file picture -RRB- . The claim follows deepening concern at the 15-minute visit system that many care workers funded by local councils have to work under . These strict time-tables leave them no more than a quarter of an hour with each elderly person they are helping . Vulnerable residents can be given different carers each week in areas where the firms that supply care services are unable to recruit enough staff , said the commission . It examined a diary kept by an anonymous care worker in the North East , saying : ` Although she is familiar with most of the people she sees and can provide continuity of care , some of her time is spent covering areas where the company she works for is short-staffed . ` This means that she is unlikely to have seen these people before and may never see them again . ` She becomes part of the parade of unfamiliar workers who may come into someone 's bedroom and bathroom and take care of their intimate personal care needs . ' Staff turnover at care provider firms is running at 20 per cent a year , twice the average for firms in all sectors of the economy , said the inquiry led by the former Liberal Democrat minister . One reason for discontent , it said , is that 220,000 out of 685,000 carers are paid only for the time they spend inside people 's homes . Travel from one home to another is not included . ` This means that where there is significant travel time between appointments , particularly in relation to the amount of paid - for contact time , care workers ' effective wage can be less than the minimum wage , ' said the commission . Former care and support minister Paul Burstow 's damning report says that the service -- designed to free up beds by keeping people out of hospital -- is ` not working ' ` This is illegal . To make matters worse , it is also common practice for compassionate care workers to give a little extra time to their clients when care slots seem inadequate . ` While this is the kind of person we would want to look after an aged parent , this puts their effective hourly wage further at risk . ' Pay is depressed further as zero-hours contracts are used for six in ten care workers , the report said . It called for councils to pay more so staff receive the ` living wage ' of # 9.15 an hour in London and # 7.85 outside . This means local authorities would have to pay # 21.33 an hour to firms employing carers in the capital and # 18.59 elsewhere , said the report . Thousands of dementia patients living in their own homes are not getting enough help from carers or their GP , another report has warned . Almost half do not feel they are supported by their family doctor -- or offered regular check-ups . A fifth are not given enough help with basic tasks at home such as cooking and washing and the same proportion feel they have no control over their lives . Dementia Action Alliance -- an umbrella group of charities behind the report -- is calling for an overhaul of dementia care . Issued by the Local Government Information Unit think-tank , it added that care workers should be better trained and their jobs held in higher regard . It also called for them to be given ` key worker ' status to help them find housing . The Local Government Association , which represents councils , said : ` We rely on care workers to keep our social care system running and support people who can often have complex needs . ` It is important they are paid a fair wage and have the best possible training and local authorities understand and take account of the cost of providing this . ` The backdrop of 40 per cent cuts to local government funding during the current Parliament and increasing pressure from Government to drive down the costs of care have forced councils to ask providers to run services on tighter margins . ' The call for care workers to be paid the living wage comes at a time when even employers sympathetic to higher pay are finding difficulties putting this into practice . Last year , the Church of England admitted that it employed 70 workers on less than the living wage in its sheltered housing scheme for retired clergy .
Lib Dem MP Paul Burstow warned the home care system is facing crisis . The former minister has released a new report highlighting system failures . He said more people required home care but there was less cash available . Some elderly people were visited by up to 50 different carers a year . The report warned that a million more carers were needed in coming years .
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Janice Dickinson has described in graphic detail how Bill Cosby allegedly drugged then raped her in a Lake Tahoe hotel room more than 30 years ago . The former supermodel , 59 , broke down in tears in a live television interview accusing Cosby of using the offer of career advancement to lure her to a hotel room where he drugged her and raped her while she was unconscious . Dickinson , speaking on CNN on Monday night , said she recalled waking up in extreme pain with Cosby 's semen staining her clothes , after which she fled . Tears : Dickinson , 59 , broke down during the CNN interview , where she said Cosby had given her a pill which made her black out , and that she woke up after he raped her . Emotional : Dickinson said she trusted Cosby because he was married and because he had invited her to the hotel room in Lake Tahoe for ostensible professional reasons . ` Covered in semen ' : Dickinson recounted graphic details of the alleged encounter , after which she says she fled Lake Tahoe . She said she had not suspected Cosby , whom she now considers a ` monster ' , of any ill intent because he was married . Dickinson , who first claimed last month that Cosby had raped her , said that she was given wine and pills before blacking out at a meeting to which she had been lured with the promise of a part on the Cosby show . According to Dickinson , Cosby tempted her with red wine despite knowing she had just left rehab for alcoholism . ' I was alone with him ' , she said . ' I had menstrual cramp - he said `` I have something for that '' and he gave me a pill . ' Accused : Cosby is pictured above in character for The Cosby Show in the 1980s . ` When I started to black out I had a Polaroid camera on me - I took several photographs . I just remember having him on me in my room the next morning . ' I remember waking up and that he - there was a lot of pain downstairs . There was semen all over me and my pajama bottoms were off . I just packed up and I got the hell out of there . ' I remember being extremely angry that I had been violated - I remember feeling disgusted at him , but I was disgusted at myself . ' I should have reported it to the Nevada police . I had crystal clear memory of this entire incident , of this rape . ' She later returned to the incident , detailing aspects of the night she says she remembers . She said : ` He was wearing a bathrobe and a gold watch ... and I remember the feeling in my vagina and my anus ... I 've not been the same since . ' When confronted with Cosby 's refusal , and lawyer allegations that her claims are made up , Dickinson angrily stood by her account . She said : ' I am Janice Dickinson and I am the world 's first supermodel and this happened in 1982 . ' When her interviewer read a statement from Cosby characterizing the allegations against him as ` innuendo ' , she then accused him directly . Dickinson said : ` Screw you , Bill . You know damn well he 's not going to take any responsibility . ` Innuendo ? I say you raped me Bill Cosby , you raped me in 1982 in Lake Tahoe . ' She also spoke at length about her reasons for trusting Cosby in the first place . She said : ' I do remember I was young i was innocent and I was very excited to get a call that I was going to be offered this job on the Cosby show and I trusted him . He was a married man . ' ' -LSB- I trusted him -RSB- because of his demeanor and the promise of a career . I had a successful career and wanted to take it to the next level . ' Rebuttal : Cosby , pictured in Florida last month , has characterized the allegations against him as ` innuendo ' Younger years : Dickinson -LRB- pictured -RRB- says Cosby told her he would get her a role on his show in the 1980s . When Dickinson told her story for the first time , it was met with a direct rebuttal from Cosby 's legal camp , who called the account ' a fabricated lie ' . The statement , published by Variety magazine , said : ` Janice Dickinson 's story accusing Bill Cosby of rape is a lie . ` There is a glaring contradiction between what she is claiming now for the first time and what she wrote in her own book and what she told the media back in 2002 . ' ' ... The only story she gave 12 years ago to the media and in her autobiography was that she refused to sleep with Mr. Cosby and he blew her off . Out and about : Janice Dickinson is pictured out with a mystery friend in Los Angeles before the interview on Monday . She was also photographed smoking and chatting on her phone while behind the wheel in Beverly Hills . ` Documentary proof and Ms. Dickinson 's own words show that her new story about something she now claims happened back in 1982 is a fabricated lie . ' Dickinson is just one of the women who has come out in recent weeks to accuse the comedian of drugging and raping her . He has denied the allegations . In 2006 , one woman , Andrea Constand , claimed Cosby had drugged and assaulted her in his Philadelphia mansion in 2004 . Her lawyers gathered 13 other alleged victims who were prepared to testify against the comic , but the civil case was settled , meaning that they did not have to speak . An earlier version of this article suggested that Stu Gardner offered Janice Dickinson red wine before she was allegedly assaulted by Bill Cosby . We are happy to make clear that Mr Gardner did not tempt Ms Dickinson or offer her red wine .
Former supermodel said she was given wine and drugged during meeting . Then claimed to wake up covered in semen and in extreme pain . Said Cosby had invited her to talk about appearing on his show . Trusted him because ` he was a married man ' Cosby lawyers have said the account is ' a fabricated lie '
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A 20-year-old college student from upstate New York has been unfairly labeled a racist on social media after her vindictive ex-boyfriend posted vile messages in her name . Brianna Rivera , from Middletown , New York , woke up one morning last week to discover that she has become the subject of a viral Tumblr campaign intended to get her fired for being a bigot . But it has since been revealed that the real culprit was Rivera 's ex-boyfriend , who posted a pair of racially charged status updates on his Facebook page in the woman 's name . Framed : Brianna Rivera , 20 -LRB- left -RRB- , became the subject of an online campaign to get her fired after her ex-boyfriend -LRB- right -RRB- wrote vile racist messages in her name on Facebook . Doppelganger : The ex changed his Facebook user name to ` Brianna Rivera ' and uploaded her picture as part of the cruel prank . Fanning the flames : The jilted boyfriend wrote a pair of abhorrent , racially charged messages in Rivera 's name commenting on the situation in Ferguson , Missouri . In an order to convince other web users that the abominable posts were coming from Brianna , her ex , who goes by the user name Mallo Fox , changed the name of his account to ` Brianna Rivera ' and even included her photo , Gawker first reported . One of the status updates written in all caps on Rivera 's behalf read : ` seriously everything in Ferguson is f *** ed up . We bring the black people here give them a good life and this is how they repay us . Look at Africa it 's still f *** ing dirty and hut and ebola ridden but they still wan na complain and not be grateful that us white people brought them here and gave them jobs . ' Around the same time , the spiteful ex wrote a second , even more shocking post referring to the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown at the hands of white Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson . ` F *** all there ape n ***** s in ferguson LOL . who cares about some thug dying . that officer did what he had a right to do and thats protecting us from more loser a ** mother f ***** s and apes . ' The hateful messages eventually ended up on a popular Tumblr page called Racists Getting Fired . The social media forum has been created to out Internet users who post racially charged comments to their employers in hopes of getting them sacked . The pair of posts were accompanied by Brianna Rivera 's personal details , including the town where she lives , the college she attends and her place of employment - AMC Theater at the Galleria Mall in Middletown . Playing with fire : The user shared the posts on the Tumblr account Racists Getting Fired in an apparent hope of getting Rivera terminated from her job as a movie theater supervisor . ` Coward ' : The Miami native , left and right , has since removed both his Facebook and Instagram accounts . The web vigilantes behind the Tumblr page encouraged users to call her work and get her fired over her hate-filled remarks about Ferguson . Before it was determined that Miss Rivera was the victim of a cruel prank , the campaign against her spread like wildfire , prompting strangers to contact Rivera 's workplace and complain about her perceived bigotry . AMC Theaters took the incident seriously and issued a statement Friday in defense of Miss Rivera . ` AMC was made aware of some highly offensive posts that were allegedly sent from an associate , ' the statement red . ` An immediate and thorough investigation confirmed the social media account and highly offensive posts were fabricated by someone posing as an AMC associate . ` This hateful behavior is dangerous and illegal . A police report has been filed , and we will pursue prosecution to the fullest extent of the law against the person or persons who committed these illegal acts . ' The Racist Getting Fired Tumblr has issued a profanity-laced retraction attacking Brianna Rivera 's ex-boyfriend for defaming her and asking users to stop calling her employer . Speaking out : Miss Rivera posted a message on her real Facebook page to clear the air about the ordeal . The ex , a Miami native living in New York City , has since deleted his Facebook and Instagram pages . Seeking to clear her name once and for all , the 20-year-old criminal justice student also issued a statement on her real Facebook page about the unfortunate ordeal . ' I said none of those horrible words of hatred & racism . Anyone who knows me , knows I would never in my entire life say anything like that , ' she wrote on Thanksgiving . ' I appreciate everyone who came to me and asked me first ... And thank u everyone who is spreading the truth about it not being me ... ` And as for the person who stole my identity , defamed my character and endangered not only my life but the lives of my friends and family , thanks . '
Brianna Rivera , criminal justice student from upstate New York , was framed by her ex-boyfriend on social media . The ex changed his Facebook user name to ` Brianna Rivera ' and posted two shockingly racist messages about events in Ferguson . Posts were then uploaded to Tumblr account ` Racists Getting Fired ' where users were urged to call Rivera 's employer , AMC Theater . AMC came to Rivera 's defense after determining that she was innocent .
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It 's been described as the Holy Grail for tea connoisseurs - and a cup will set you back # 5 . The pricey brew comes from India 's Darjeeling Makaibari Tea Estate and there are only 420 jars of the rare tea on sale in the country . Moonlight Silver Tip 's tea-leaves are harvested between midnight and 3am once every 108 years on a full-moon night in June . And each # 50 12g jar makes just ten cups of tea . Moonlight Silver Tips ' tea-leaves are harvested between midnight and 3am once every 108 years on a full-moon night in June . The rare tea comes from Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling , India . A 12g jar of the Moonlight Silver Tips tea costs # 50 . The high value is due to the small window of opportunity available to pick the leaves , which has to be done at the right celestial moment . And the weather conditions have to be perfect as well ; the night the tea is picked has to be bright and clear . Mark Nicholls , tea taster at Hampstead Tea in London , where the jars can be purchased , said : ` The rarity of Moonlight Silver Tips is due to the optimum picking conditions occurring once every 108 years . ` This tea was picked during the summer solstice and a full moon , giving this rare planetary configuration . ` In addition , the tea was picked by moonlight , with the conditions of the night of 13th June , between midnight and 3am , optimal . ' The white tea comes from the world 's first biodynamic estate on the oldest tea plantation in Darjeeling . Biodynamic agriculture is a form of organic farming . Described as a holistic understanding of agricultural processes , it treats soil fertility , plant growth and livestock care as as ecologically interrelated tasks , emphasising spiritual and mystical perspectives . Moonlight Silver Tips tea has a light pale white sherry depth , with a delicate peachy flavour . The tea leaves benefit best from being brewed with filtered water . The white tea comes from the world 's first biodynamic tea estate on the oldest tea plantation in Darjeeling . Yellow Gold Tea Buds . At about # 62 for 50 grams -LRB- 25 cups -RRB- , the leaves of this Chinese tea are painted with non-toxic 24-carat gold . They are harvested on one day a year with special golden scissors , and only from the top part of the tree . Panda dung tea . Reportedly costing # 127 a cup , this tea from China is not actually made with panda poo but grown in ground that is fertilised by the bear 's excrement . Pandas only eat wild bambo , of which 30 per cent is absorbed into their body . The rest of the nutrients are in their waste , which , according to connoisseurs , makes the tea taste of bamboo . Da Honh Pao . The half green-half black Da Honh Pao tea is similar to a heavy Darjeeling . The taste is described as rich and floral and lingers in the mouth several minutes after drinking . The # 180 a pot tea is served at Royal China Club 's restaurants in London . Gyokuro . A Japanese green tea made from ungrounded leaves also known as Sencha , the leaves are shaded from the sun before they are harvest . 100g of the super-exclusive tea costs # 26 . Tieguanyin . This Chinese tea costs # 1,900 per kg . The Oolong tea leaf is robust and can be brewed up to seven times before it loses its flavour . The price is steep because the leaves are kneaded before being put into cloth bags so they make a pitch-perfect sound when they are poured into the cup .
Pricey brew comes from Makaibari Tea Estate , Darjeeling , India . Family-run plantation the world 's first biodynamic tea estate . Only 420 12g jars of rare # 50 tea available .
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Elena Butterfield , 26 , has been cleared of being in charge of a dog which was dangerously out of control after her pet bit a police horse on the tail . When Elena Butterfield let her dog Louis off his leash in the park , she could not have imagined the chaos that would follow . An exciteable Louis , on seeing a police horse for the first time , bit it , signalling the start of a ten-month ordeal for Miss Butterfield , who said the experience made her feel suicidal . The young barrister was prosecuted under the Dangerous Dogs Act and told Louis could be put down . But after ten months of anxiety , it took magistrates just hours to clear her of any wrongdoing after they ruled she did everything possible to prevent the clash . Miss Butterfield , 26 , sobbed as she described how a walk in Greenwich Park , South-East London , in January spiralled out of control . The University College London graduate said she had begun letting four-year-old Staffordshire terrier Louis off the lead only three months earlier . But when he saw horses ` for the first time ' , he ran towards them , wagging his tail . Speaking at Bexley Magistrates ' Court , Miss Butterfield said Louis turned aggressive when he was kicked by a horse and the police riders shouted : ` Woman , control your dog ! ' She said : ` I called him immediately , but obviously he was distracted by this incredible creature he had never seen before . ` I immediately ran over and called his name calmly , but assertively . He was just excited , I would n't say he was fearful . Immediately the officers stopped the horses and shouted , `` remove your dog ! '' I shouted , `` Louis , come here ! '' ` He was excited and distracted , but not showing signs of aggression . He was just curious and excited . Very quickly , the horses started kicking . ' Miss Butterfield said she feared for her safety as she tried to rescue Louis . ` They were circling their horses , so I had to keep moving . I was worried I would find myself underneath the horses , ' she said . ` They were absolutely furious . I said to them : `` Please help me -- I do n't know what to do . I 'm trying to get my dog '' . I actually begged them for help . ` Throughout the incident , they were bawling at me : `` Woman : control your dog ! ''' A passer-by eventually intervened and tackled the dog before picking him up . Miss Butterfield said Louis calmed down as soon as he could not see the horses . The clash left a police horse called Quixote with an injury to his shoulder . Choking back tears , Miss Butterfield added : ` It has really affected my confidence . I really just thought , `` I want to throw myself off a train '' . I felt like I had no way out because how could I defend myself in front of police officers ? ' Asked if Louis liked people , she added : ` That 's who he likes best of all . He just wants to cuddle you . He jumps into strangers ' laps . ` He brings people together . He 's got charisma . ' Police horse Quixote was left with bite marks and bruising after the attack in Greenwich Royal Park . Police horse Quixote -LRB- left -RRB- suffered a wound to its shoulder , in the upper leg area . David Wilson -LRB- right -RRB- jumped on the dog and subdued it , successfully stopping the attack and allowing Ms Butterfield to put the lead on . Earlier Met Police horse trainer Alistair Blamire , who was riding Quixote , said the dog was ` aggressive ' and ` jumping up ' . Speaking about Miss Butterfield , he said : ` She did n't seem to say much at all . I think she was very nervous and there was n't too much communication from her . ` By this time the horse was becoming more and more agitated and ... I was becoming more and more concerned -- not only for the horse but also for me . ' Alistair Blamire -LRB- left -RRB- and PC Andrew Hill -LRB- right -RRB- left Bexley Magistrates ' Court after giving evidence yesterday . The two were out training their horses when the dog began barking at their animals and police horse Quixote . Magistrate Maureen Anderson cleared Miss Butterfield of allowing her dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place and owning a dangerous dog . She said : ` We have read an expert 's report that your dog is not dangerous . We believe you did as much as you could under the circumstances that you could have . '
Police officers were training in a park when the dog attacked their horses . Staffordshire terrier lunged at the horses in Greenwich Royal Park . It then latched onto one horse 's tail before biting into its shoulder . Owner Elena Butterfield said dog , Louis was excited to see new animals . She said horses started kicking as she tried to put the dog on its lead . Barrister feared she would be kicked in head and Louis left badly injured . Ms Butterfield said she contemplated suicide after distressing incident . Magistrates cleared her and said she had done all she could to prevent it .
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The sister of a British jihadi fighting with Islamic State in Syria has urged him to return to the UK even if it means going to prison . Konika Dhar spoke out after her brother Siddhartha Dhar , who now calls himself Abu Rumaysah , reportedly posted a picture of himself on Twitter last week , holding his baby son in one hand and an AK-47 assault rifle in the other . Mr Dhar , 31 , reportedly fled the UK while on bail in September , the day after being arrested in London with radical cleric Anjem Choudary . Scroll down for video . Konika Dhar says her brother Siddhartha Dhar , who reportedly fled the UK in September for Syria to fight with ISIS while on bail , had changed after converting to Islam and being radicalised by Anjem Choudary . Siddhartha Dhar uploaded this image of him posing with a gun and his newborn baby boy in Islamic State-held area of Syria . It ws posted with the hashtag Generation Khilafah -- a reference to the so-called caliphate . Ms Dhar told ITV News that her ` kind and generous ' brother had changed beyond all recognition since converting to Islam and being radicalised , and laid much blame at Choudary 's door . In a message to her brother , Ms Dhar told the broadcaster : ` I 'm sorry if you think Anjem Choudary is your role model because he 's not . ' She added : ' I still believe that being in prison would be better than where he -LRB- Dhar -RRB- is now and I want him to realise that as well because his perception of the repercussion is slightly distorted and not accurate and he needs to know that , it 's not that bad and things will be okay if he just speaks to us and lets us in a little . ' Mr Choudary was arrested in September with eight others , reportedly including Dhar , as part of an investigation into alleged support of the banned extremist group al-Muhajiroun . Ms Dhar says Siddhartha had wrongly seen the radical cleric Anjem Choudary , pictured , as his role model . At the time Mr Choudary said the arrests were ` politically motivated ' . Speaking to ITV News today , he rejected criticism that he ` warped the mind ' of Dhar , saying : ` If warping someone 's mind and not being on a rightful path is believing in the sharia and wanting to bring your children up according to the sharia , then I am very happy to warp everyone 's mind . ' Ms Dhar said her brother was misguided if he was taking his moral guidance from the radical cleric . `` I 'm sorry if you think Anjem Choudary is your role model because he 's not ... You can do a lot better than Anjem Choudary ... you 've got it all wrong . '' In the picture posted last week , Dhar was seen standing in front of a mustard-coloured pickup truck , wearing a thick military style coat and boots . He cradled the baby against his chest with his left arm , with his son 's face peeking out of a tightly-knitted babygrow . Dhar held an AK47-style assault rifle in his other hand , with the barrel pointing toward the sky and away from his child . The black IS flag is the Twitter account 's profile image . Siddhartha Dhar was one of nine men who were detained in September on suspicion of encouraging terrorism . Ms Dhar said the image with the hashtag Generation Khilafah -- a reference to the so-called caliphate - had left her in disbelief after she viewed the photo . ' I was absolutely devastated and my heart goes out to my brother because I know it 's not in him to be like that and I 'm very sorry that is the image that is being portrayed but it 's not right . ` Words ca n't describe how I feel and I 'm absolutely devastated . ' She added that Siddhartha had ' a big heart , he 's kind , he 's generous ' but that his actions in Syria had left his family baffled . ` He 's giving and he would do anything for anyone and he 's funny as well , he 's got a good sense of humour . ` And I do n't know what 's happened it 's just escalated into this tragedy but it 's still not too late I believe so I just want him to get in touch , we 're all trying to reach out to him . ` It 's been very hard . But we just need to know he 's OK and he can still come home . '
Konika Dhar spoke out after brother Siddhartha Dhar posted Twitter photo . Siddhartha said to have left the UK while on bail to fight with ISIS in Syria . Fled day after being arrested in London with radical cleric Anjem Choudary . Konika does n't recognise ` kind and generous ' brother from online picture . He ` changed after converting to Islam and radicalised ' , blaming Choudary .
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Alex Spirikaitis , 42 , personally embezzled $ 4.2 million , and enabled a $ 15million fraud . The former chief executive officer of a credit union in northeast Ohio has been found guilty of enabling $ 15 million fraud . Alex Spirikaitis , 42 , was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a federal court in Cleveland on Monday . He had pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud . Spirikaitis was accused of personally embezzling more than $ 4.2 million from the Cleveland-based Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union between 2001 and 2013 and misrepresenting credit union assets to regulators . He also enabled others to steal more than $ 10million of the credit union 's $ 24million assets . Spirikaitis used his share of the stolen millions to build himself a $ 1.6 million home in a Cleveland suburb , a luxury suite at FirstEnergy Stadium for Cleveland Browns ' football games , and nine cars . Police confiscated a large collection of semi-automatic weapons , including a Thompson replica machine gun , five rifles and 45 caliber pistol . They also found more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition , stored at the credit union 's Cleveland office . Spirikaitis requested a lighter sentence through his lawyer , as he has two special needs children , one of whom is severely disabled ,  wkyc.com reports . His lawyer , Darin Thompson , said a long-term prison sentence would put a huge burden on his ex-wife , who would become sole carer to their two children . Credit union CEO Spirikaitis , spent his stolen millions on a $ 1.6 m home in an upmarket Cleveland suburb , nine cars , an arsenal of semi-automatic weapons and box seats to Cleveland Browns ' football games . ` It 's a fairly sad day when an individual uses the impairments of their children and their wife to benefit themselves , ' U.S. District Judge James Gwin said according to wkyc.com . ` He knew going into this -LRB- fraud scheme -RRB- that he had kids with special needs . You had a credit union with $ 24 million in assets and he stole $ 15 million . He knew it was going to be discovered . ' The National Credit Union Administration and the state of Ohio took over the credit union in July and placed it in receivership . It had about 1,150 members . Spirikaitus was sentenced to 130 months in prison and ordered to pay $ 15 million in restitution . Two others also were charged .
Alex Spirikaitis , 42 , defrauded credit union in Cleveland , Ohio . He personally embezzled $ 4.2 million , and enabled a total of $ 15million . He used money to build a $ 1.6 m home and buy cars and weapons . Former credit union CEO also secured box seats to football games . Asked for lighter sentence because his two children are disabled .
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It 's been a British way of life for as long as most of us can remember , but its time could finally be coming to an end . After more than 800 years , the sit-down roast dinner with all the family is on its way out , a poll of 2,000 people revealed . Weekday and Saturday family meals in front of the TV are fast becoming the norm as lifestyle changes and prime-time programming take over from tradition . A poll of 2,000 people revealed that that the tradition of eating Sunday roast together as a family will soon become a thing of the past as more of us choose to eat together during the week or on Saturday . A new way of dining : ` Digital ' eating - when family members fiddle with mobile phones , tablets and surf the web - is the modern way of bringing people together . But fears that traditional get-togethers around the dinner table are in decline are unfounded as more of us are eating together on weekdays and Saturdays . The Sunday roast is believed to have its origins in medieval times , around the 12th century - when village serfs were rewarded with roasted ox by their masters after church . According to energy firm SSE 's Home of the Future Report , 80 per cent of poll respondents said they regularly ate with their families during Monday to Friday . On Saturdays , a total of 67 per cent said they sat with ` all the family ' to eat dinner compared to just 58 per cent on Sundays . The report states : ` During the industrial revolution , lunch was the mainstay meal . ` The 1970s saw the rise of the microwave dinner . However most of us upheld the traditional roast on a Sunday until now . ` Today families prefer to eat together on weekdays and Saturdays . ' The study showed that 80 per cent dine with their families on Monday through to Friday whilst 67 per cent eat together on a Saturday . Only 58 per cent of respondents take part in the traditional Sunday roast . SSE 's Home of the Future Report found that 67 % of Britons eat dinner in front of the TV . British futurologist , Dr James Bellini said it was not a ` death knell ' for the family , stating that ` digital dinners ' - when families sit around the TV , fiddle with mobile phones , tablets and surf the web - were a way of bringing families together . He said : ` Worries that the digital revolution will destroy family life will prove unfounded . ` Online technologies are creating the ` networked family ' , where smartphone devices and the rise of event TV and shared internet experiences are enabling new forms of family connectedness . ' The report also found that 67 per cent of Brits eat in front of the TV . Father-of-three Jeremy Simpson , 44 , of High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , said : ` Sundays used to be a time for everyone to get together and have a big roast dinner , but it has just become another day in the week rather than being anything special . ` We used to sit together as a family every Sunday , but as our children grew up it became harder and harder to get them to all sit around for one big family meal . ` It just so happens that during the week and on Saturdays we often all naturally end up at the dinner table at the same time - sadly , on Saturdays it 's usually when Strictly or X Factor is on . '
Poll of 2,000 finds traditional sit-down roast dinner no longer as popular . Families more inclined to eat together during the week and on Saturdays . A whopping 67 % of Britons eat their meals in front of the television .
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A patriotic parrot has learned to whistle a famous football anthem to cheer on the England team during the World Cup in Brazil . The African grey parrot named Slipmatt has spent a month learning a rendition of The Great Escape in preparation for the World Cup . The tune , the soundtrack to the famous war film , is a favourite of the England supporters band , who follow the team around the world . Scroll down for video . England fan Fran Sheridan taught his parrot Slipmatt to whistle The Great Escape , the song often played at England games , so his pet can support the national team during the World Cup in Brazil . Owner Fran Sheridan , from Worcester , also taught his pet to shout ` England ' and cheer on his favourite player with shouts of ` Come on Rooney ' . Mr Sheridan , 42 , decided to teach the bird the tune after his football-mad six-year-old son , Reilly , suggested the bird learn a football song to chant along to the matches . Mr Sheridan said : ` Reilly is obsessed with the World Cup and asked if we could teach Slipmatt a football anthem . ` It 's taken us about a month to get him to do it - and now he sings it all the time . ` He sat on his perch to watch the Three Lions ' game against Italy on Saturday night and sang the anthem to the football - he sounds just like a rowdy football fan . ' The nine-year-old exotic bird also makes noises like the football whistles used on the pitch . Slipmatt , an African Grey parrot , has also learned to shout ` England ' and ` Come on Rooney ' during games . After a week of his parrot 's England chanting , Mr Sheridan says the trick is beginning to wear a little thin . Mr Sheridan says he plans to watch all of England 's World Cup games with his talented pet . He added : ` He is a very clever parrot - when I bought him as a baby the breeder said he would n't start talking until her was eight or nine months old . ` Three months later he was already chattering away - it was just amazing . ' But Mr Sheridan has admitted that since England 's opening 2-1 loss to Italy , Slipmatt 's repertoire has become a little tiring . He said : ` Now he sings it from the moment I take the cover off his cage in the morning until late at night . ' I ca n't get him to stop singing it - I have to admit it gets a bit annoying . It did n't really help when he was squawking The Great Escape all day after we lost . ' Over 200 people have seen a clip of the parrot singing which Mr Sheridan has posted on You Tube . Slipmatt can also whistle Mr Bojangles and the themes to Superman , The A Team and Star Wars . Mr Sheridan chose the Great Escape tune due to it being a favourite of the England supporters band -LRB- above -RRB- and taught Slipmatt the Rooney chant due to the forward -LRB- below -RRB- being his favourite player .
Slipmatt the African grey parrot has learned England chants and songs . Owner Fran Sheridan spent weeks teaching bird ahead of World Cup . The pet can chant ` England ' and ` Come on Rooney ' during matches . Slipmatt has also learned to whistle national team anthem The Great Escape . But Mr Sheridan admits he 's beginning to grow tired of chants after a week .
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A man who wears a sieve on his head for religious reasons has been allowed to wear his bizarre headgear on his official identity card . Prankster Lukas Novy , from Brno in the Czech Republic , claims that his Pastafarian faith means he has to wear the sieve at all times . Officials ruled that turning down Novy 's request would be a breach of the country 's religious equality laws . Unusual headgear : Lukas Novy exercising his right to wear a sieve on head for religious grounds in official ID for the Czech Republic . Brno City Hall spokesman Pavel Zara . explained : ` The application complies with the laws of the Czech Republic . where headgear for religious or medical reasons is permitted if it does . not hide the face . ' Novy claims to be a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster , when emerged in the USA as spoof on organised religion . According to its tongue-in-cheek website their ` only dogma ... is the rejection of dogma ' . Members claim to believe that an invisible alien made of spaghetti and meatballs created the universe after ` drinking heavily . ' In 2005 , physics graduate Bobby Henderson , 24 , . from Oregon State wrote a letter about a ` Flying Spaghetti Monster ' as a . protest against the Kansas State Board of Education 's decision to allow . the teaching of intelligent fesign as an alternative to evolution in . public schools . The ` religion ' arose as a response to . pressure for American schools to teach the theory known as intelligent . design , which some Christians favour as an alternative to natural . selection and evolution . The theory argues life must have been helped to . develop by an unseen power . The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote to the Kansas School . Board asking for the Pastafarian version of intelligent design to be . taught to schoolchildren as a way of criticising the intelligent design . campaigners . By . professing belief in a supernatural entity composed of pasta and . meatballs , Henderson called on ` Pastafarianism ' to be given equal time . in science classrooms alongside Christian theory . Word . rapidly spread and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster -LRB- CFSM -RRB- . now has thousands of followers , mainly on college campuses and in . Europe . The central tenet of CFSM is that an invisible Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe ` after drinking heavily ' . Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day - and consider pirates ` absolute divine beings ' . Victory : Austrian businessman Niko Alm with his driver 's licence , in which he wore a sieve . Fellow pastafarian Niko Alm won a . case in Austria when officials objected to the sieve on his head for his . driving licence photograph . It took Alm three years to get the license , after arguing that the sieve was a requirement of pastafarianism . Mr Alm , an entrepreneur , said he had the idea when he read that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for ` confessional ' reasons . The atheist belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster , a light-hearted ` faith ' whose members call themselves Pastafarians because their ` only dogma ... is the rejection of dogma ' . Accordingly , Mr Alm sent his application for a new driver 's licence in 2008 along with a picture of himself with a colander on his head . The stunt got him an invitation to the doctor 's to check he was mentally fit to drive . However after three years , Alm 's efforts finally paid off in 2011 . Having received his driving licence , Niko Alm now wants to get pastafarianism officially recognised as an official faith in Austria .
` Pastafarian ' man allowed to wear sieve in his identity photo . Lukas Novy earned the right to wear the sieve as part of his faith . He says he belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster .
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A hairdresser has had one of her fingers amputated after a bite from a false widow spider led to her catching a flesh-eating bug . Andrea Wallace was told she was just hours away from death after she was bitten on her left hand while playing outside with her children in Seaham , County Durham . The 44-year-old had assumed it was just an insect bite , but within hours it had doubled in size . Scroll down for video . Andrea Wallace had to have a finger amputated after catching a flesh-eating bug from a spider bite . Ms Wallace was told she was just hours away from death after she was bitten on her left hand while playing with her children in Seaham , County Durham . Within hours the bite had doubled in size . She was left in agonising pain and soon the bite began to leak black pus , the Mirror reports . The mother-of-four rushed to Sunderland Hospital where she was kept for six weeks as doctors battled to remove the poison from her system . She said : ` You could see the poison tracking up the vein in my arm , the veins were changing colour , it was like something out of a horror film . ` The doctors told me it was a spider bite because they could see two fang marks . They said if I 'd gone to hospital a couple of hours later the poison would have reached my heart and I 'd be a goner . ' She was later diagnosed with the flesh-eating disease necrotising fasciitis , which medics said had been caused by the insect bite . Ms Wallace underwent 14 operations on her finger but eventually it had to be amputated . Ms Wallace underwent 14 operations on her finger but eventually it had to be amputated . Ms Wallace shows off her post-amputation hand . Just a scar is left where Ms Wallace 's finger used to be after doctors decided to amputate the putrid digit . Ms Wallace at home with her sons Kale , four , and Shay , ten . They 've inspired terror into millions , sparking complaints that their danger has been over-hyped . So what are false widow spiders ? Much of their reputation is thought to be thanks to the black widow , which although similarly named is far more dangerous and has been known to kill children , ill or elderly people . Although its bites can be intensely uncomfortable - swelling hugely when infected - the false widow -LRB- above -RRB- is not known to have caused any deaths in Britain . By comparison , around four Britons each year are though to die from bee or wasp stings when they have an allergic reaction . False widow spiders are distinctive with their shiny , black flesh , bulbous bodies , thick legs and skull-like patterns . Millions of false widows , Britain 's most venomous spider , are found across the UK and the population is growing . Also known by its Latin name Steatoda Nobilis , its first British sighting was in Torquay , Devon , in 1879 and is thought to have remained largely in southern England . But the Natural History Museum says warmer summers mean the spider is spreading north , a theory backed by wildlife sightings . False widow spiders are distinctive with their shiny , black flesh , bulbous bodies , thick legs and skull-like patterns . Millions of false widows , Britain 's most venomous spider , are found across the UK and the population is growing . Also known by its Latin name Steatoda Nobilis , its first British sighting was in Torquay , Devon , in 1879 and is thought to have remained largely in southern England . But the Natural History Museum says warmer summers mean the spider is spreading north , a theory backed by wildlife sightings . As Britain 's most venomous spider species , false widows made headlines last year when victims told how they had suffered huge wounds and almost lost limbs . An entire secondary school was shut in October last year in the Forest of Dean , Gloucestershire , after an outbreak of the arachnids in its ICT block had to be fumigated . In the worst cases , suspected bite victims have been treated in hospital or complained of ongoing health problems several months later . But many experts insist the spiders are not particularly dangerous and will only bite if approached or handled . There have been no reported deaths from the spiders in Britain , where they are believed to have arrived on crates of fruit from the Canary Islands in the 1870s . It is thought many of the worst reactions happen when bites become infected , rather than being linked to the spider 's venom itself .
Andrea Wallace was just hours away from death after she was bitten . She 'd assumed it was just an insect bite , but within hours it doubled in size . Ms Wallace was left in agony and soon the bite began to leak black pus . Medics were forced to amputate her finger after operations to save it failed .
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They may like a little va va voom but French cars will no longer be powered by diesel if the country 's prime minister gets his way . As part of a wider environmental effort to be launched next year , Manuel Valls said France was overly reliant on the fuel and pledged to wean the country off it . ` In France , we have long favored the diesel engine , ' he said . ` This was a mistake , and we will progressively undo that , intelligently and pragmatically . ' Around 80 percent of cars run on diesel in France , where the fuel is currently around 15 percent cheaper than petrol . Most European countries have similar policies because diesel cars are typically more efficient . French prime minister Manuel Valls said France 's favoring of the diesel engine was ' a mistake ' More than 30 million cars currently run on diesel in France today , according to the latest figures from the World Bank - approximately 80 percent of the total on the road . While French car ownership fell by almost 25 percent between 2007 and 2013 , 86 percent of all French households still own a car . Unlike Britain where diesel prices are higher , the fuel is less expensive than petrol in France where the current tax system makes the fuel about 15 percent cheaper . Most European countries have similar policies because diesel cars are typically more efficient than their petrol counterparts . With the focus shifting from economy to air pollution , as of next year all French cars will be subject to a pollution rating which will facilitate the banning of the dirtiest cars from towns and cities . At present diesel costs around 1.25 euro , or 99p a liter , but as of next year the tax on diesel will also rise by around a penny , generating around # 1.2 billion in revenue for the government . This will add around 50p to the price of a full tank for medium car owners and 70p for large car owners . However , drivers who trade their gas guzzlers for electric cars could get up to # 8,600 in incentives for making the switch .
Around 80 percent of French cars currently run on diesel . The country 's prime minister Manuel Valls is determined to change this . New taxes and incentives will be introduced to combat this next year .
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It is the most successful animated film of all time . And one family has found a way to cash in on Frozen 's popularity - by making song-cover videos . Robbie Bagley , 22 , and his siblings , from Utah , earn a staggering $ 10,000 a month from their own versions of the Disney movie 's hits , including ` Love Is An Open Door ' and ` In Summer ' . Their most successful video to date is ` Do You Want To Build A Snowman ? ' , which features eight-year-old Mia Bagley as lonely ` Anna ' and has gained more than 90million views on YouTube . Cover : Robbie Bagley , 22 , and his siblings , from Utah , earn a staggering $ 10,000 a month from their own versions of the Disney 's movie 's hits , including ' Do You Want To Build A Snowman ' -LRB- pictured , with Mia Bagley -RRB- . Hit film : Their version of ` Do You Want To Build A Snowman ? ' , which features eight-year-old Mia as ` Anna ' -LRB- pictured in the 2013 movie Frozen -RRB- has gained more than 90million views on the video-sharing site YouTube . ` Come on , let 's go and play ! ' : Although many people have seen their Frozen song covers take off YouTube this year , Mr Bagley took the further - and financially sound - step of negotiating with Disney for copyright licenses . Lonely : A young slides down her sister Elsa 's bedroom door as she tries to convince her to leave her room . Making every effort : Under the Disney deal , the Bagleys net thousands of dollars in revenue every month . Above , Mia -LRB- left -RRB- and animated Anna -LRB- right -RRB- shout under the bedroom door in a bid to convince Elsa . Although many people have seen their Frozen song covers take off on the video-sharing site this year , Mr Bagley took the further step of negotiating with Disney for copyright licenses . Under the deal - of which , the exact details remain unknown - the family nets thousands of dollars in revenue every month , according to Yahoo . Mr Bagley , a filmmaker who runs a production crew called Working With Lemons , started making videos in high school using ' a $ 150 camera and a Mac ' . He decided to film a cover of ` Do You Want To Build A Snowman ? ' - featuring Mia and their 14-year-old sister , Ariana , as an older Anna - earlier this year following Frozen 's release in November 2013 . Older : Mr Bagley , a filmmaker who runs a production crew called Working With Lemons , started making videos in high school using ' a $ 150 camera and a Mac ' . Above , Mia , as a teenage Anna , knocks on Elsa 's door . The movie version : He decided to film the cover of ` Do You Want To Build A Snowman ? ' - featuring Mia and their 14-year-old sister , Ariana , as an older Anna - earlier this year following Frozen 's release in November 2013 . Bored : ' I thought my sister Mia pretty much looks exactly like that Anna girl , ' he told KSL . ` We just thought , `` Let 's just try it . '' ' Above , Mia -LRB- left -RRB- and Anna -LRB- right -RRB- wave their feet in front of a clock as they pass the time . ` Tick tock , tick tock ' : To create the video , Ms Bourne sewed costumes for Mia - such as this one , pictured - and Ariana , while Mr Bagley sorted out the recording and audio and his talented sisters rehearsed their lines . Her animated counterpart : To record the girls ' singing , the family used a microphone from the video game ` Rock Band ' . Above , a teenage Anna follows the clock 's hand with her eyes while lying on the ground . ' I thought my sister Mia pretty much looks exactly like that Anna girl , ' he told KSL , adding that his mother , Jeane Bourne , felt the same . ` We just thought , `` Let 's just try it . '' ' To create the video , Ms Bourne sewed costumes for Mia and Ariana , while Mr Bagley sorted out the recording and audio and his sisters rehearsed their lines . To record the girls ' singing , the family used a microphone from the video game ` Rock Band , ' free software on Garage Band , a ` pop filter ' constructed from a hanger and some nylon tights . ` It 's crazy , we really are doing it with nothing , ' Ms Bourne told Deseret News earlier this year . ` But we 've just been amazed with how things have turned out . Much better , really , than we expected . ' Plea : ` It 's crazy , we really are doing it with nothing , ' Ms Bourne told Deseret News . ` But we 've just been amazed with how things have turned out . Much better , really , than we expected . ' Above , Ariana as an older Anna . Sad : In the film , the older Anna sings to her sister through her bedroom door following their parents ' funeral . Another popular cover : In May this year , Mr Bagley posted a version of ` Love Is an Open Door ' -LRB- pictured -RRB- - featuring Mia and their brother , Anson - to the site . It has now been viewed more than 45million times . Enamored : In this movie still , Anna and Prince Hans dance and become engaged after meeting at the palace . After the video was uploaded to the family 's YouTube channel , ` Working With Lemons ' , in March , it quickly gained attention from users across the world . Two months later , Mr Bagley posted a version of ` Love Is an Open Door ' - featuring Mia and their brother , Anson - to the site . It has now been viewed more than 45million times . Mr Bagley and his siblings reportedly plan to release a cover of ` Let it Go ' in the next few months . Frozen , featuring Kristen Bell as Anna and Idina Menzel as Elsa , the 21-year-old Snow Queen of Arendelle and Anna 's sister , gained nearly $ 1.3 billion in worldwide box office revenue . Talented : Mr Bagley -LRB- right -RRB- , Mia -LRB- left -RRB- and their siblings reportedly plan to shortly release a cover of ` Let it Go ' .
Robbie Bagley , 22 , and his siblings create Frozen-themed music videos . Earlier this year , the family negotiated with Disney for copyright licenses . They now earn $ 10,000 a month from song covers uploaded to YouTube . Most successful video is ` Do You Want to Build A Snowman ' -LRB- 90m views -RRB- . Cover features Mia Bagley , 8 , and her sister Ariana , 14 , as lonely ` Anna ' Other hits from the movie include ` Love Is An Open Door ' and ` In Summer '
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The Republican-led House may have settled on a strategy to attack President Barack Obama 's immigration ` amnesty ' plan without shutting down the government , while giving tea party conservatives a way to vent their anger . It 's the ` CRomnibus ' -- not to be confused with the ` cronut . ' The plan calls for a symbolic vote to de-fund Obama 's executive actions on immigration , along with a hybrid budget plan that puts the White House 's immigration authorities on a short leash . House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers Tuesday to expect a straight de-funding vote this week . The Senate , still under Democratic control , would ignore the measure and the president would veto it in any event . That would tee up a budget battle that 's more about Republican infighting than the usual GOP-versus-Democrats squabbles . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS . House Speaker John Boehner told reporters on Tuesday about his attempt to strike a balance between conservatives determined to stop President Obama 's immigration order and other lawmakers just as determined to avoid another politically damaging government shutdown . Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill , insisting that lawmakers should n't hold his budget hostage to a D.C. war over immigration policy . The most recent ` Continuing Resolution ' -LRB- CR -RRB- funding the federal government expires on Dec. 11 , just as the outgoing Congress packs its things . House conservatives want to let it expire , or extend it for only a short time . Moderates , including Boehner and other party leaders , want an ` omnibus ' budget passed instead , funding the government through the end of next September when Uncle Sam 's fiscal year ends . They fear a showdown with Obama would bring another partial government ` shutdown ' that the White House would successfully pin on them . Right-wingers , meanwhile , see that position as a white flag of surrender to Obama 's immigration plan . So , faced with a tea party caucus large enough to block an omnibus budget , Boehner is considering a plan that would give the party 's right wing something to crow about while keeping the White House from going on the attack over a shutdown threat . Enter the CRomnibus . The latest solution to GOP infighting is a hybrid bill that would fund most of the government through September 2015 -- all except for immigration authorities , which would get a three-month ` CR . ' That strategy would let Republicans gin up another battle in early 2015 when they control both houses of Congress . ` The cavalry is coming , ' Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan promised on Tuesday during a monthly ` Conversations with Conservatives ' meeting in Washington . He argued that anything passed in the house should tie Obama 's hands until January . ` And then if Harry Reid and the Senate do n't pass that ... then let 's do something very short term , ' Jordan said . ` Let 's wait for the majority in the Senate to change . ' Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon told Roll Call that he believed , ` as many of the members do , ' that Obama 's immigration plan is unconstitutional . ` So you just want me to fund the unconstitutional act for 60 days ? ' Salmon asked . ` Is n't that kind of like being a little bit pregnant ? No , that does n't work for me . ' Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , who will lose his leadership perch in January , signaled his support for the idea , calling it ' a big accomplishment if we could get a bill over here that would fund all the appropriations subcommittees except for one . ' ' I think it 's kind of unfortunate that they 're talking about not doing Homeland Security but that 's the way it is , ' he told reporters on Capitol Hill . The White House also expressed disappointment with the option currently being considered by Congress on Wednesday but restrained itself from issuing a veto threat . Repeating previous assertions that the White House would like Congress to pass a budget that funds all areas of the government through the end of the fiscal year , the president 's spokesman said today that Republicans should refrain from adding ` unnecessary ideological riders ' to the current budget legislation . ` There will be ample opportunity for Republicans , next year , when they have control of both the House and the Senate to pursue any number of ideological ideas that they may want to codify into legislation , ' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said . ` There 's no reason they should attach them to a budget proposal , ' he added . Republican Majority Leader-elect Mitch McConnell will meet with Obama at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the budget plan , among other issues , but the White House was unwilling to provide reporters insight on that meeting during Wednesday 's briefing . CATBIRD SEAT : Obama is wagering that Republicans wo n't risk losing their Election Day luster by threatening to shut down the government in order to stop his executive ` amnesty ' order . While Democrats seemed willing to accept the current plan , Senate conservatives are itching for a fight . ` The Chairman of the Republican Party made a promise to America on executive amnesty : ` We ca n't allow it to happen and we wo n't let it happen ... everything we can do to stop it we will , ' Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions recalled Tuesday . ` Unfortunately , the plan now being circulated in the House fails to meet that test . ' Sessions objects to the ` CR ' part of the ` CRomnibus ' proposal , arguing that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Enforcement should be left twisting in the wind entirely . ` Congress must respond to the president 's unlawful -LSB- immigration -RSB- action by funding the government but not funding illegal amnesty , ' he said . ` This is a perfectly sound and routine application of congressional authority . ' In the House , Boehner faces a tough challenge : how to give outraged tea party conservatives a toothless outlet to vent over Obama 's unilateral move to mainstream millions of illegal immigrants without permission from federal lawmakers . A symbolic vote to de-fund USCIS 's planned ramp-up of green cards and work permits would be one solution . ` We 're looking at a number of options in terms of how to address this . This is a serious breach of our Constitution , ' Boehner told reporters on Tuesday . ` It 's a serious threat to our system of government , and frankly we have limited options and limited ability to deal with it directly . ' Johnson could find himself on a short leash for a few months if the ` CRomnibus ' plan goes into effect . Publicly , the speaker said no decision had been made . But aides and lawmakers said he indicated during a closed-door meeting with the rank and file that a vote on legislation to block Obama was the leading option . It would be on a bill by Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho , aimed at blocking Obama from unilaterally allowing categories of unlawful immigrants to live and work here . Party leaders then hope to move on next week to voting on must-pass spending legislation to keep the government running . In the wake of their midterm election victories last month to win full control of Congress , Republican leaders are eager to show they can govern responsibly . But Obama 's administrative moves on immigration and the resulting GOP fury has created complications . Some outside conservatives were quick to register opposition , arguing that the approach would do nothing to stop Obama 's plans stripping away the money to carry out the policy . ` If conservative members agree to this plan , they are just as complicit in Obama 's amnesty as everyone else . Do n't be fooled , once this budget bill passes the amnesty will be irrevocable , ' wrote Daniel Horowitz , a columnist for the Conservative Review . Meanwhile Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson defended Obama 's new immigration plans before a House committee where Republicans took turns denouncing them as an unconstitutional power grab that would incite a new rush of illegal immigration at the border . ` The president 's unilateral actions to bypass Congress undermine the Constitution and threaten our democracy , ' said Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul , the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee . ` We will see a wave of illegal immigration because of the president 's actions . ' Johnson disputed that point and others , arguing the president acted within his executive authority to temporarily defer deportations for certain immigrants who are not priorities for removal anyway . The actions apply mostly to people who 've been in the country five years or more and have kids who are citizens or green card holders . ` I 'm fully comfortable that we have the legal authority to push forward these reforms , ' Johnson said . ` Deferred action is an inherent executive branch authority that can and should be used from time to time , and we 've done so here . ' The spending measure the House will vote on next week will top $ 1 trillion and fund the day-to-day operations of cabinet agencies through the Sept. 30 end of the 2015 fiscal year . Johnson spoke out strongly against putting his Homeland Security Department on a short-term budget , saying it could prevent him from funding needed priorities including hiring protection for presidential candidates heading into the 2016 elections .
Conservative Republicans want to de-fund parts of the government that would implement Obama 's orders legalizing millions of illegal immigrants . Moderates including party leaders want an ` omnibus ' budget passed , fearing a showdown with Obama would bring another partial government ` shutdown ' that the White House would successfully pin on them . The most recent ` Continuing Resolution ' -LRB- CR -RRB- funding the government expires on Dec. 11 , just as the outgoing Congress packs its things . Latest solution to GOP infighting is a hybrid ` CRomnibus ' bill that would fund the government through September 2015 -- except for immigration authorities , which would get a three-month ` CR ' That strategy would let Republicans gin up another battle in early 2015 when they control both houses of Congress .
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A 10-year-old boy has been accidentally shot dead by his 14-year-old brother after the teenager started playing with what he believed was an unloaded shotgun in Texas , police have said . Jackson Roberts , a fourth grader and talented baseball player , was reportedly sitting in a cabin in Lubbock on Friday night when his sibling pointed the weapon at him and shot him in the chest . He managed to stumble over to his father , who was outside the cabin at the time , before being rushed to Childress Regional Medical Center . But despite medics ' best efforts , he shortly died . Scroll down for video . Tragic : Jackson Roberts -LRB- pictured -RRB- , a fourth grader and talented baseball player , was sitting in a cabin in Lubbock on Friday night when his brother , 14 , pointed a gun at him and accidentally shot him in the chest . Missed : Jackson 's mother , Renae Roberts , posted this photo of the youngster -LRB- far left -RRB- to Facebook this year . Beloved : After he was shot , Jackson -LRB- pictured with his mother -RRB- managed to stumble over to his father , who was outside the cabin at the time , before being rushed to Childress Regional Medical Center , where he died . Jackson , who has been described as ` quiet and always smiling ' , was a popular student at Roscoe Wilson Elementary School and played baseball in Lubbock 's Southwest Little League . On Saturday , his mother , Renae Roberts , who was not at the property at the time of the shooting , posted a photo of the youngster and his brother , taken several years ago , on Facebook . The grief-stricken mother , who is believed to have separated from the boys ' father , Bobby , also uploaded an image of a white baseball with her son 's number , 51 , printed in black over it . Although she did not write anything on the site , her Facebook friends offered her words of support and paid tribute to Jackson , whose brother is not being identified by MailOnline . Siblings : Ms Roberts uploaded this photo of Jackson and his brother to Facebook following the fatal shooting . Mother and son : Although she did not write anything , Ms Robert 's -LRB- right -RRB- Facebook friends offered her words of support and paid tribute to Jackson -LRB- left -RRB- , whose brother is not being identified by MailOnline . Paying tribute : Baseball instructor , Devin Rocha , wrote on Facebook : ` Jackson made me laugh everytime I saw him , whether in a lesson or just practicing . He made me a better person when I was around him ' Praying for the family : Another friend , Lynee Jones , said : ` My heart grieves for your loss and I 'm praying for your entire family . It 's obvious you have an army of prayer warriors and dear friends that are praying also ' ' I am at a loss for words ' : Amy Harder McGavock added : ` Just know that I am praying for you constantly ' Baseball instructor , Devin Rocha , wrote : ` Jackson made me laugh everytime I saw him , whether in a lesson or just practicing . He made me a better person when I was around him . ` The world lost a great baseball player and a great kid . My heart is truly broken for your family . ' Another friend , Lynee Jones , said : ` My heart grieves for your loss and I 'm praying for your entire family . It 's obvious you have an army of prayer warriors and dear friends that are praying also . ' Police are investigating the shooting , which occurred at the Childress property at around 11pm on the day after Thanksgiving . The weapon used is believed to have been an 12-gauge shotgun . Team effort : Police are investigating the shooting , which occurred at the Childress property at around 11pm on the day after Thanksgiving . Above , Jackson is pictured with Lubbock 's Southwest Little League in 2012 . Talented : A memorial service will be held at 11am on Thursday at Lake Ridge United Methodist Church . The family is raising money for funeral costs . Above , Jackson in baseball gear -LRB- right -RRB- and playing the game -LRB- left -RRB- . It is unknown how Jackson 's brother came across the gun , but it is believed to belong to the pair 's father . Officers told KTRE there is nothing to suggest the incident was not an accident . They said the teenager thought the weapon was unloaded when he shot his younger brother in the upper left chest area , causing a fatal injury . On Monday , Jackson 's teammates at Southwest Little League reportedly gathered at their fields to remember their friend and pray , while the number 51 was displayed on the scoreboards . ` That speaks tremendous amounts about not just the type of kid he is , but the family , too , ' one of the players ' sisters , Kayla Crow , who described Jackson as ` fun but fearless ' . Elementary school : Jackson , who has been described as ` quiet and always smiling ' , was a popular student at Roscoe Wilson Elementary School -LRB- pictured -RRB- and played baseball in Lubbock 's Southwest Little League . Devastating loss : It is unknown how Jackson 's -LRB- pictured -RRB- brother came across the gun , but it is believed to belong to the pair 's father . Officers told KTRE there is nothing to suggest the incident was not an accident . ` And how much they 're loved - how much he was loved not just by the Southwest team , but by everyone . He was a quiet but smiling boy . ' Crisis counselors are available all week at Roscoe Wilson Elementary , KCBD reported . A memorial service will be held at 11am on Thursday at Lake Ridge United Methodist Church . The family is raising money for funeral costs . To donate , click here .
Jackson Roberts , 10 , was shot dead by his 14-year-old brother on Friday . Teenager had started playing with what he believed was unloaded gun . Jackson managed to stumble across to father , who was outside room . He was rushed to Childress Regional Medical Center in Texas , but died . Police are investigating fatal shooting , but believe it was an accident . It is unknown how brother came across gun , which ` belonged to father ' Jackson described as talented baseball player who was ` always smiling '
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An Iowa man is lucky to be alive after jumping into the frigid waters of the Des Moines River on Monday and reportedly fighting off the help of rescuers attempting to save him . The incident occurred on the east side of the river near 6th Avenue across from North High School around 1.30 pm . Witnesses they say they saw the man - who has not been identified - jump into the iced-over river . Footage from the scene shows him lying on his back floating in the freezing water , according to KCCI 8 . Bizarre : Witnesses say this man freely jumped into the iced-over Des Moines River in Iowa on Monday . Help : Rescue crews used a special lightweight boat to get out across the thin ice to help the man . Dramatic : At one point the rescue worker fell through the ice into the water . Safe : The crew members had the man grab onto the boat , which was then pulled into shore . Freezing : Authorities say they got the call about the man around 1:30 p.m. and witnesses told officials they saw him jump into the water . When water rescue crews arrived they called out to the man , telling him to swim ashore . However they say he swam away from them and clung to a piece of ice . The crews were then forced to enter the water and get the man out . They used a special lightweight boat to move across the thin ice . The air temperature was 14 degrees and at one point a crew member fell through the ice trying to reach the man . ` Fortunately he did n't get under the ice . But as you saw the challenge of the thickness ... it would n't support our body 's weight so that 's why we brought that new rescue boat that we have that allows us to slide it across ice , ' Brian O'Keefe from the Des Moines Fire Department told KCCI 8 . Team work : A group of rescue workers help each other pull in the boat using a rope . Almost there : The Des Moines Fire Department lead the rescue on Monday . Within 15 minutes the man was safe at shore . He was transported to hospital . It is not known why he jumped in the water or displayed such bizarre behavior . Rescuers said hypothermia can make people act strangely .
Incident occurred Monday afternoon in Des Moines , Iowa . Witnesses saw man jump into the freezing waters and lie on his back . Rescuers used a lightweight boat to get him out . Man was transported to hospital with suspected hypothermia .
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One legendary DJ took the phrase ` drop the bass ' quite literally . House music legend Richie Hawtin pushed a speaker onto an iPhone-wielding fan over the weekend during his performance at Time Warp US . In a video posted by a fan , Hawtin is seen pushing the speaker on the girl after he sees her recording his performance on her iPhone . Scroll down for video . Legend : House music legend Richie Hawtin pushed a speaker onto an iPhone-wielding fan over the weekend during his performance at Time Warp US . The push is deliberate , and after the girl is taken down by the speaker , Hawtin is seen laughing and dancing as fans are heard gasping . The girl reportedly suffered no injuries and Hawtin took to Facebook Monday to apologize to the fan . Hawtin wrote that his intention was not to harm the girl , but simply to get her to stop filming . He wrote : ' I was as surprised as I 'm sure she was when it moved the way it did and the top speaker fell off of the stack . For that , I 'm extremely sorry and embarrassed about what happened . ' Struggling : Photographed is Hawtin struggling to push the speaker after he sees the fan recording . Colliding : Photographed is the moment the speaker collides with the fan before she topples to the ground . Fans : On social media , Hawtin 's fans seemed to have mixed emotions regarding the incident , some applauded the seasoned DJ and others ridiculed his behavior . Apology : The girl reportedly suffered no injuries and Hawtin took to Facebook Monday to apologize to the fan .
House music legend Richie Hawtin pushed a speaker onto an iPhone-wielding fan over the weekend during his performance at Time Warp US . In a video posted by a fan , Hawtin is seen pushing the speaker on the girl after he sees her recording his performance on her iPhone . The push is deliberate , and after the girl is taken down by the speaker , Hawtin is seen laughing and dancing as fans are heard gasping .
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It was meant to be a magical visit , creating special memories for some children who are unlikely to live to see next Christmas . But as dozens of children with cancer stood waiting in the cold , some risking their health to do so , it began to become clear a special Christmas visit was not going to happen . Children and their parents waited more than an hour for a visit by the Coca Cola bus at Ronald McDonald House at The Royal Manchester Children 's Hospital , only to be told the bus was not coming and given no reason why . Many had been waiting at the roadside in wheelchairs and attached to drips , eager to catch a glimpse of the iconic truck . Others , suffering with cancer and other diseases , had risked their already fragile health by standing in the cold and families travelled from across the north west of England for the visit . Children with cancer were left waiting for more than an hour in the cold for a visit from the Coca Cola bus , which failed to turn up to Ronald McDonald House at The Royal Manchester Children 's Hospital . Cheryl Capper and her partner Mike Cosgrove waited with their 16-year-old daughter Emma Capper who was diagnosed with incurable bone cancer in 2010 . The family , from Cheadle , Stockport , found out that the cancer had spread to Emma 's ribs and lungs last week , and said they risked her health to wait in the cold to make happy memories fearing that this may be their last Christmas together . Miss Capper , mother to Emma , said : ` It 's potentially Emma 's last Christmas and every little treat is huge . We were looking forward to getting our photo together with the truck . There were children there in wheelchairs with drips wrapped in blankets , it was heartbreaking . ` My daughter has got lung tumours , the cold air is a deterioration to her health - but we were making another memory . ' Miss Capper said as they waited more than an hour with other families , excited to see the truck , they began to wonder if it would actually turn up . ' I kept thinking it 's late , it wo n't let these children down , it ca n't let these children down , ' she added . ' I was just as excited as them . ' Samantha Irvine , waited with her 11-year-old daughter Amber Irvine . Amber recently beat leukaemia after being 24 hours to live . Robert Irvine -LRB- left -RRB- and Samantha Irvine -LRB- right -RRB- waited with their daughter Amber for the Coca Cola truck . Staff at Ronald McDonald House were forced to tell children and their families the truck was not turning up . The mother-of-four , from Ashton-under-Lyne , said : ` All the children were shivering . There were children there on drips and we kept having to get them extra blankets . ` My children cried all the way home . ` Some of the children there may never get the chance to see it again , that 's the part that broke my heart . ' Ronald McDonald House provides free accommodation for the families of children who are being treated at Manchester Children 's Hospital and St Mary 's Neonatal unit . Staff at Ronald McDonald House were forced to announce that the visit from the truck had been cancelled when it failed to show up on Sunday . Coca Cola said a ` miscommunication ' meant the driver had not been told the correct time to turn up at the hospital and apologised for the mistake . A spokeswoman said : ` This was an oversight on our behalf and we 're saddened to hear that many families were left disappointed . We want to try to make it up to everyone and bring happiness and Christmas cheer to the Ronald McDonald House , so we are in touch with the charity to arrange another special stop within the next week . ` We will confirm the date and time as soon as possible . We apologise again for any inconvenience caused , but hope as many people as possible will be able to join us for a festive experience . '
Children diagnosed with cancer waited for Christmas Coca Cola truck . Hundreds waited outside in the cold in wheelchairs and attached to drips . The truck was due to visit Royal Manchester Children 's Hospital on Sunday . But after more than an hour organisers had to tell children it was cancelled . Coca Cola said ` communication error ' meant truck did not arrive at hospital . The company is trying to rearrange a visit next week for children to see bus .
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Roman Abramovich and his partner Darya Zhukova will supposedly stay in the hotel next week . Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has booked all 111-rooms in the Beresheet Hotel in the Israeli desert resort of Mitzpe Ramon for next week 's Jewish Passover holiday , a source close to the hotel told the Daily Mail . Mr. Abramovich , who is Jewish , will reportedly fly to Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv in his private jet on Sunday with his partner Darya Zhukova and their children Aaron and Leah , and travel by limousine to the hotel . It is believed he will host family and friends at the hotel between Sunday and Thursday - at an estimated cost of $ 450,000 - and that the highlight of the vacation will be a Passover banquet in a tent specially constructed in the desert . During the Passover banquet Jews traditionally recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt and the source claimed Mr. Abramovich wants to be close to where the biblical action actually took place . Beresheet Hotel has a stunning view of the 500 metre-deep Ramon Crater , the world 's largest crater created by erosion . Mr. Abramovich is going one better than the last time he spent Passover in Israel , in 2009 , when he only he only rented an entire floor of 36 rooms in the Royal Beach Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Eilat . The Beresheet Hotel is one of Israel 's top resorts and has supposedly been fully booked by the oligarch . Mr. Abramovich is a frequent visitor to Israel . In the past year alone he has been to the country five times , including visits to technology incubators in Tel Aviv with a view to investing in high-tech startups and attending a fundraising event for an organization that carries out archeological excavations , which he supports financially . Ms. Zhukova is a billionaire in her own right . A fashion designer and businesswoman , she was born in Russia but raised in California by her Jewish mother after her parents divorced .
Roman Abramovich will reportedly host family and friends at the hotel between Sunday and Thursday next week for the Jewish holiday . Booking all 111 rooms supposedly cost $ 450,000 . The banquet will take place in a specially constructed tent in the desert .
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On the new political drama State of Affairs , Katherine Heigl plays a CIA analyst dealt the heavy responsibility of keeping the president informed on the biggest national security issues of the day , which she compiles in a folder called the President 's Daily Brief . But the CIA says paper briefs are SO last administration . The spy agency has been live-tweeting State of Affairs every Monday night , using the show 's plot to dispel rumors and educate viewers on the history of the ` PDB ' and how it comes together today . In several scenes on the show , Heigl 's character Charleston Tucker is seen talking the president , played by Alfre Woodard , through the daily brief printed out on sheets of paper in a leather folder . The CIA says the PDB has n't been printed out for years . Instead , President Barack Obama and other key policy makers view their daily brief in tablet form . Scroll down for video . Mistakes : On new show State of Affairs , Katherine Heigl -LRB- left -RRB- plays a CIA analyst who delivers the daily brief to the president , played by Alfre Woodward -LRB- right -RRB- . The CIA has been live-tweeting the show to debunk myths . A modern president : President Obama no longer kills trees to read his daily brief . Instead , he and other key national security policy makers view the document on a tablet , the CIA revealed . In another episode , Heigl is seen meeting in person with other CIA agents , which the agency says is actually dangerous since enemies can target both parties in one place . One way agents get around meeting face to face is by staging ` dead drops ' in which they hide information to be picked up by the other party . The CIA then tweeted a picture from their museum , showing an old dead drop spike , a hollow device that was pushed into the ground for concealment . A CIA spokesman told TMZ that State of Affairs is helping ` counter popular myths and misconceptions about the agency ' , and that social media is the perfect way to give Americans more information as the show plays in real time . Secret weapon : State of Affairs has been getting a boost of authenticity from two ex-CIA officials currently employed on the show as produces . Rodney Faraon , pictured above , worked on the daily briefing team for the Clinton and second Bush Administrations . Personalized : Woodward 's character on the show looks over her daily brief in paper form . The CIA says the PDB has been formatted to each president 's standards . President Obama just prefers to read his on an iPad . However , most of what is seen on the show is likely in line with how the CIA really works , since two ex-agents are producers and Heigl revealed that the show is also working with the agency . ` We are delving into stuff in a way no one else can do because we are actually working with CIA guys who are telling us stuff , ' Heigl said in a preview for the show . Former CIA counterterrorism head Henry Crumpton and Rodney Faraon , who was a member of the daily briefing team in the Clinton and second Bush Administrations , are both producers , bringing their years of working in the CIA to the show . ` Everything I 've seen so far has been authentic , ' Faraon said in a preview . Living history : The President 's Daily Brief has been prepared for the commander-in-chief for the last 60 years . Above , President Lyndon B Johnson looks over his daily brief with Lady Bird and their first grandchild . Changes : On the left , the first PDB ever -LRB- then known as the Daily Summary -RRB- , prepared for President Truman on Feb 15 , 1946 . On the right , the more compact form of the daily brief compiled for President John F Kennedy . During the Kennedy Administration , the daily brief was changed to the President 's Intelligence Checklist or ` PICL ' which was pronounced ` pickle ' . It was made small enough to fit in the president 's jacket pocket . And for a super-secret spy agency , the CIA appears to maintain a semblance of transparency with their Entertainment Industry Liason office , which consults with the film and television industry on productions depicting the agency . According to the CIA 's website , the goal of the Entertainment Industry Liason is to ensure ` accurate portrayal of the men and women of the CIA ' by ` answering questions , debunking myths , or arranging visits to the CIA ' . The CIA also provides stock images of it 's Langley , Virginia compound and in some cases even permits filming at headquarters .
Heigl plays a CIA analyst in charge of informing the president about national security threats every day , through the President 's Daily Brief . The CIA has been live-tweeting the show to dispel rumors about the agency and educate viewers on the history of the ` PDB ' Two ex-CIA officers are also employed on the show as producers .
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