Colorado's booming marijuana economy saw pot businesses generate a record amount in tax in January 2015. Much of this money is earmarked to be spent on the state's public schools. Data from Colorado's Department of Revenue shows that the Retail Marijuana Excise Tax, which is set at a rate of 15%, raised over $2.3 million in revenue for the public school system that month. In January 2014 the schools pot tax raised only raised $195,318. A public school bus pictured in front of the Colorado State Capitol building. A 15% excise tax on marijuana sales goes towards funding the state's schools . In November 2013 residents of Colorado voted for a 10% sales tax and a 15% excise tax on recreational marijuana sales at licensed stores around the state . Approximately $36.4 million of recreational marijuana was sold in January compared to about $14.69 million sold the same month last year. In November 2013 residents of Colorado voted for a 10% sales tax and a 15% excise tax on recreational marijuana sales. Revenue also comes from a standard sales tax, as well as license fees. The total of all marijuana taxes, licenses, and fees for January 2015 was $ 8,802,295, up from $3,519,756 in 2014. An increase of 150.1%. Revenue not allocated to schools goes to fund police training, substance abuse programs and medical research. Initially only 40 stores were licensed to sell marijuana, but that number has grown to over 320 statewide . The impressive increase in revenue is likely to be most influenced by the number of stores that opened later in 2014. Initially only 40 stores were licensed to sell marijuana, but that number has grown to over 320 statewide. Sales of marijuana fluctuate month to month with the numbers of tourists in state the Denver Post reported. Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana for those over the age of 21 on January 1, 2014, provided it is bought at licensed stores in a similar way to alcohol. Medical marijuana had already been legalized in 2000. Since Colorado's decision to allow the use of marijuana, similar legislation has passed in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. In December 2014, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. Colorado legalized marijuana for those over the age of 21 on January 1, 2014, but medical marijuana had already been legalized in 2000 . Since Colorado's decision to allow the use of marijuana, similar legislation has passed in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., and Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize pot in December .

Summary: Colorado's Department of Revenue reported that pot tax revenue raised for public schools this January is 10 times higher than January 2014 . Colorado has a 10% sales tax and 15% excise tax on pot sales - the excise tax revenue is designated for schools . The huge increase is due to the large number of pot shops that opened up over the course of 2014 - there are now over 320 . Sales and revenue fluctuate month-to-month with the number of tourists visiting the state . Alaska, Oregon and Washington D.C. have since passed legislation legalizing marijuana .


Two horses used for carriage rides at Queen Victoria's former summer house have been seized by police over fears they were being mistreated. The RSPCA is now caring for the horses which were formerly based at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, and which were said to be so thin they nearly had to be put down. The animals were used to pull carriages around the estate, which was built in the 19th century as a private home for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Probe: Two horses have been seized from Osborne House over fears they were being mistreated (file photo) Claims: The RSPCA intervened after English Heritage staff expressed concern about the horses (file photo) Although the house is now under the care of English Heritage, the horses were owned by an independent contractor. When English Heritage staff noticed the poor health of the horses, they called the RSPCA, and the contractor has now been sacked. A source told Island Echo that the two horses had no body fat whatsoever, and would probably have been put down if they had not been rescued within days. A spokesman for the RSPCA said: 'We attended along with the police and an independent vet after a call from a concerned member of the public about the condition of two horses there. 'The police seized the horses and placed them in our care.This is now an ongoing investigation so we cannot comment further.' Historic: Osborne House was the summer home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the 19th century . Rides: The horses were owned by an independent contractor and used as a tourist attraction (file photos) Hampshire Police said that no one has been arrested over the treatment of the horses. The general manager at Osborne House, Rob Flower, said: 'We are deeply saddened by the situation. We were concerned about the treatment of the horses and alerted the RSPCA. 'Our first priority is the welfare of the horses and we are working closely with the RSPCA.' English Heritage said that the contractor was given free use of the house's stables and paddocks to give carriage rides to guests. However, Osborne House did not profit from the arrangement. Care: The horses are now being looked after by the RSPCA following the investigation (file photo) The home was designed by Prince Albert to look like an Italian palazzo, and was built between 1845 and 1851. The couple would spend several months a year at the house, and after Albert's death Victoria continued to pay regular visits, dying there in 1901. Osborne House was used as an officer training college by the Royal Navy after Edward VII gave it to the nation. The house and grounds are now open to the public, while the estate's cricket pavilion can be rented out by holidaymakers.

Summary: The horses were used for tourist carriage rides at Osborne House . Staff were concerned about their treatment and called the RSPCA . Horses were said to be so thin they faced being put down within days .


It has been an annus horribilis for British clubs in Europe. Ten clubs from north and south of the border began their European campaigns last year, with dreams of Berlin and Warsaw. But before Easter, all have seen them shattered. Here's how. Europa League qualifier: Motherwell 2-3 Stjarnan (agg 4-5) - July 24, 2014 . Motherwell's European campaign ended before it began with an extra-time defeat in Iceland. Stuart McCall's men led the first-leg tie 2-0 but were pegged back at Fir Park, and Atli Johannsson's 113th-minute goal won it for the minnows. Josh Law netted for Motherwell but their European dream was over way back in July at Fir Park . Europa League third qualifying round: Aberdeen 2-3 Real Sociedad (agg 2-5) - August 7, 2014 . After seeing off Daugava Riga and Groningen, Derek McInnes' side lost 2-0 in Spain but were on the brink of a famous victory. Leading 2-1 with less than five minutes to go, Xabi Prieto's penalty and Markel Bergara's late winner stunned Pittodrie. Jonathan Hayes holds off Ruben Pardo but Aberdeen crashed out of the Europa League to Real Sociedad . Motherwell's Craig Reid (left) and Aberdeen's Mark Reynolds show the pain of defeat . Europa League qualifier: Hull 2-2 KSC Lokeren - August 28, 2014 . They had waited 110 years for continental competition in Hull, but after two ties Steve Bruce's Europa League dream was over before the Europa League group stage had even begun. The Tigers managed a 2-1 second leg victory at the KC Stadium, but the 1-0 defeat a week earlier meant early exile. Hull City fancied their chances against Lokeren but had Yannick Sagbo as they exited early . Europa League last 32 : Celtic lose 3-4 Inter Milan - February 26, 2015 . Ronny Deila's side produced a memorable first leg performance against Inter Milan, but conceded three away goals in doing so. A late Fredy Guarin strike at the San Siro sent 10-man Celtic out of Europe. Celtic would have struggled even more against Inter Milan had it not been for goalkeeper Craig Gordon . Hull's Maynor Figueroa (left) and Celtic's James Forrest look dejected after their respective losses . Europa League last 32: Liverpool lose 5-4 on penalties to Besiktas – February 26, 2015 . Liverpool started their campaign in the Champions League, but looked ordinary against Besiktas in the Europa League round of 32 second leg. Tolgay Arslan's effort sent to tie into extra-time before Dejan Lovren missed the crucial penalty to condem the Red to defeat in Istanbul. Dejan Lovren missed the crucial penalty to send Besiktas through . Europa League last 32: Fiorentina 3-1 Tottenham – February 26, 2015 . The Spurs faithful had just started to dream of a Europa League and Capital One Cup double when goals from Mario Gomez and Mohamed Salah put paid to another English exit. Kyle Walker shows his pain after being eliminated in Florence . Champions League last 16: Chelsea 2-2 PSG – March 11, 2015 . Chelsea were the first team in Champions League history

Summary: Ten British teams were involved in European competition this season . Some, like Chelsea, had hopes of competing until the business end . Others, such as Aberdeen and Motherwell, attempted to progress through qualifying rounds . But all have been eliminated before the quarter-final stage .


Robots will use humans as pets once they achieve a subset of artificial intelligence known as 'superintelligence'. This is according to SpaceX-founder Elon Musk who claims that when computers become smarter than people, they will treat them like 'pet Labradors'. His comments were made in a recent interview with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who added that computers could choose to breed docile humans and eradicate the violent ones. Scroll down for video and audio . SpaceX-founder Elon Musk (right) says robots will someday treat humans like pets.In a recent interview with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson (left), Musk said his fears revolve around 'superintelligence' Musk: 'I mean, we won't be like a pet Labrador if we're lucky,' Musk said. Tyson: 'A pet Lab' Musk: 'I have a pet Labrador by the way.' Tyson: 'We'll be their pets.' Musk: 'It's like the friendliest creature.' Tyson: 'No, they'll domesticate us.' Musk: 'Yes! Exactly' Tyson: 'So we'll be lab pets to them.' Musk: 'Yes. Or something strange is going to happen.' Tyson: 'They'll keep the docile humans and get rid of the violent ones. Musk: 'Yeah.' Tyson: 'And then breed the docile humans.' Listen to the full interview here. Elon Musk has already likened artificial intelligence to 'summoning the demon'. But in his latest interview, Musk said his fears revolve around something known as superintelligence. This, according to author Nick Bostrom, is 'any intellect that greatly exceed the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest.' 'I mean, we won't be like a pet Labrador if we're lucky,' Musk told Tyson, adding that we may become lab pets to them. Tyson theorised that robots will 'Get rid of the violent ones...And then breed the docile humans'. Musk also said humanity needs to be careful about what it programs superintelligent robots to do. He uses the example of asking them to find out what makes people happy. 'It may conclude that all unhappy humans should be terminated,' Musk said. 'Or that we should all be captured with dopamine and serotonin directly injected into our brains to maximise happiness because it's concluded that dopamine and serotonin are what cause happiness, therefore maximise it.' Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, this week made similar comments during an interview with Paul Smith at Australian Financial Review. The 64-year-old admitted he can now see some of the predictions coming true and that human-like computers could be a dangerous reality. Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, this week made similar comments. The 64-year-old admitted he can now see some of the predictions coming true and that human-like computers could be a dangerous reality. He asked: 'Will we be the gods? Will we be the family pets? Or will we be ants that get stepped on?' He quipped: 'Will we be the gods? Will we be the family pets? Or will we be ants that get stepped on?' 'Computers are going to take over from humans, no question,' he added. 'If we build these devices to take care of everything for us, eventually they'll think faster than us and they'll get rid of the slow

Summary: Comments made in an interview with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson . Musk said fears are based on something known as 'superintelligence' Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak made similar comments this year . He says AI predictions are coming true and it is a dangerous reality . Musk also recently said robots could soon replace humans as drivers .


A Florida woman has killed two of her children and critically injured the third then tried to commit suicide on Friday night, police said. Jessica McCarty, 33, of Palm Bay, called the police just before 6pm, saying her three children were dead and she had cut her wrists. Laci McCarty, seven, was pronounced dead at the hospital and Philip McCarty, six, died from cardiac arrest while heading for an Orlando hospital at 11.22pm. Five-month-old Christopher Swist is in critical condition at an Orlando hospital, police said. Detectives initially said that McCarty had stabbed the children with a butcher knife, though they later retracted the statement and said it is not clear how they were injured. Scroll down for video . Jessica McCarty, 33, of Palm Bay, Florida, allegedly attacked her three young children, killing two and critically injuring her five-month-old son . McCarty, pictured with her partner Chris Swist, daughter Laci McCarty (right) and sons Philip McCarty (center) and Christopher Swist (in her arms), called the police on herself on Friday . Palm Bay police apprehended McCarty outside her home at about 6pm. Officers said they had to shoot her with beanbag rounds because she was 'uncooperative' and was armed with a knife, Florida Today reported. Police reportedly received two phone calls - one from McCarty and one from the father of the five-month-old baby, Chris Swift, who arrived home to find the children unconscious, according to WPTV. McCarty, pictured left with partner Chris Swist and her two eldest children Laci and Philip and right again with Chris Swist, was treated for injuries and put into custody . McCarty was in the front yard when apprehended, but she 'wasn't showing her hand' after several requests to do so. She then showed she was holding a knife and refused to put it down, police said. After refusing several requests to put down the knife, police said officers shot McCarty with five to six less-lethal 'beanbag' rounds, which are meant to subdue a person. Police Chief Mark Renkens said that McCarty 'has a bit of a history', having been convicted of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud and violating parole in 2013 and a reckless driving charge that was reduced from a DUI in 2009. McCarty was treated for her injuries and taken into custody, according to WFTV. Police have yet to interview her.

Summary: Jessica McCarty, 33, of Palm Bay, Florida, called the police on herself . Police arrived at about 6pm on Friday, finding McCarty on the front lawn armed with a knife . She was detained and taken to hospital for treatment of her injuries . Laci McCarty, seven, died at the hospital, Philip McCarty died en route to hospital and five-month-old Christopher Swist is in critical condition .


Former Newcastle United striker Faustino Asprilla handed an aircraft pilot a bottle so he would not have to leave his co-pilot alone if he needed to go to the toilet mid flight. The Colombian-born football star was after boarding a flight in Moscow when he approached the flight deck. He told his 102,000 followers on Instagram that he expressed his fears to the pilot as a result of the recent Germanwings tragedy where pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed his jet into the Alps. Faustino Asprilla, left, told his 100,000 instagram followers that he warned an airline pilot against taking a mid-flight toilet break during his recent flight. The former Newcastle United player gave the pilot a bottle . Sitting on an aircraft, Asprilla told his followers: 'I went to the pilot's cabin. I strictly forbid the pilot to get out and urinate because if that other lunatic locks the door in, it will happen what happened in that other flight. Everyone knows. 'If he wants to urinate, I have him an empty bottle of water.' Asprilla played for Newcastle United between 1996 and 1998, although manager Kenny Dalglish had problems with the Colombian's playboy lifestyle. Earlier, Asprilla Tweeted a photograph of himself looking nervous in an airport departure lounge with an aircraft over his shoulder. Asprilla joined Newcastle from Italian club Parma and returned after his two-year stay on Tyneside. However, the club is facing serious problems, having been officially declared bankrupt while their chairman Giampietro Maneti was arrested for money laundering. The club faces debts of £60 million. Earlier Asprilla, pictured, posted a photograph on Twitter looking nervous before boarding the flight .

Summary: Faustino Asprilla earlier posed looking nervous in the departure lounge . He told his Instagram followers that he warned the pilot about toilet breaks . Asprilla claimed he gave the pilot an empty water bottle for emergencies . He said he did not want the 'other lunatic' to lock the door and crash .


Evidence: A terrorism expert said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's computer contained lectures by an American-born Muslim cleric suspected of being a terrorist and a writings from an al Qaida publication . A note written by Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer, a terrorism expert testified Monday at his federal death penalty trial. In the note, scrawled in pencil and carved in wood on the inside walls of the boat, Tsarnaev condemned U.S. actions in Muslim countries and asked Allah to make him a 'shaheed,' a martyr, said Matthew Levitt, a terrorism expert at The Washington Institute, a think tank that focuses on U.S. policy in the Middle East. Levitt said many of the ideas included in Tsarnaev's note are contained in lectures by Anwar al-Awlaki — an America-born Muslim cleric suspected of being a terrorist and killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in 2011 — and writings in the al-Qaida publication Inspire magazine, both of which were found on Tsarnaev's computer. In one Inspire article shown to the jury, titled 'Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom,' the instructions say a pressure cooker 'should be placed in crowded areas and left to blow up' and 'More than one of these could be planted to explode at the same time.' Two pressure-cooker bombs were planted by Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, near the finish line of the 2013 marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260. Prosecutors say Tsarnaev made it clear in the note he wrote in the boat that the brothers saw the attack as retaliation for U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died three days after the bombings following a shootout with police and being run over by Dzhokhar during an escape. Dzhokhar was found more than 18 hours later hiding in a boat parked in a yard in Watertown. During opening statements, Tsarnaev's lawyer acknowledged that he participated in the bombings but portrayed Tamerlan, 26, as the mastermind who recruited his younger brother, then 19, to help him. Tsarnaev's lawyers have made it clear they are using both the guilt and penalty phases of the trial to try to save him from the death penalty. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case in the guilt phase this week. The same jury will then decide whether he spends the rest of his life in prison or receives the death penalty. Materials: One Inspire article shown to the jury was titled 'Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom' Writings in the al-Qaida publication Inspire magazine (pictured) were found on Tsarnaev's computer . Levitt, testifying for prosecutors, said the themes in Tsarnaev's note are common in the global jihadi movement. In one part of the note, Tsarnaev wrote, 'We Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all.' 'It's the idea that if you hurt one Muslim in any part of the world, it's incumbent upon a Muslim ... to do something

Summary: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's note condemned U.S. actions in Muslim countries and asked Allah to make him a martyr, terrorism expert Matthew Levitt said . Levitt said many of the ideas included in Tsarnaev's note are contained in lectures by Anwar al-Awlaki and writings in the al-Qaida publication Inspire . Both the lectures and writings were found on Tsarnaev's computer . One Inspire article shown to the jury concerning pressure cookers was called 'Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom' Two pressure-cooker bombs were planted by Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon . Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured .


As enthusiasts patiently explain, motor racing is a team sport. We think it’s all about the best driver, true aficionados see beyond to unsung heroes in overalls glimpsed during pit stops and others who sit at drawing boards and laptop computers. The most committed Formula One fans are never outraged by team orders and regard the constructors’ championship as equally compelling. So why the fuss about Mercedes? If the rules state that a designer must be limited or regulated if he gets too good, what is the point in having a constructors’ championship at all? Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his win at the season-opening race in Melbourne, Australia . Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg were in a class of their own as they dominated the race . Hamilton, the reigning world champion, is the overwhelming favourite to defend his Formula One crown . Give everyone the same car, forget teams and make F1 about drivers only. The problem is, who would then pay for all that expensive equipment to be ferried around the world? One can hardly imagine Lewis Hamilton trundling his wheels off a ferry at Cherbourg before making his way down to the Monte Carlo Grand Prix via the toll roads. Yes, we may be in for a boring F1 season but not for the reason many imagine: the dominance of Mercedes. This is shaping up as a dull one because the narrative is now set at one team being too good and Hamilton being the best only because he has the fastest car. Critics then seek to devalue his achievements. Yawn. Naturally, the man with the fastest machine often wins — but not always. In the past 30 years, there have been four occasions when the top driver wasn’t in the top car and Hamilton is the only one to achieve that feat this century. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo finished sixth at the first race of the season, one lap down on Hamilton . Christian Horner oversaw Red Bulls dominance from 2010-2013 as they won four consecutive championships . Helmut Marko, motorsport advisor of Red Bull, has speculated that his team could pull out of Formula One . VIDEO Red Bull threaten exit over 'boring' rules . In 2008, Hamilton won the drivers’ championship in a McLaren but Ferrari took the constructors’ title. Before that, Mika Hakkinen (1999), Michael Schumacher (1994) and Alain Prost (1986) also pulled it off. So when Hamilton said if everyone had the same car he would still be champion, he is probably right. F1 isn’t like that, though. It’s a team game, and Mercedes deserve their glory, too. Helmut Marko, motorsport advisor of Red Bull, has speculated that his team could pull out if Mercedes are allowed to dominate and some are troubled by that threat — but what if Mercedes walked instead? What if, instead of losing the also-rans, the team with the best driver and the best car grew sick of the artificial manipulation, and withdrew? Red Bull dominated for four years and each season changes were made to

Summary: Lewis Hamilton won in Australia ahead of team-mate Nico Robserg . Helmut Marko, motorsport advisor of Red Bull, has speculated that his team could pull out of Formula One if Mercedes are allowed to dominate . Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has urged Red Bull to 'get their head down' And if this Formula One season is about Hamilton vs Rosberg, tough .


A protester has been banned from all Qantas and Jetstar flights after staging a protest to stop the deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker on her flight. Jasmine Pilbrow received an email from Qantas condemning the political statement and saying her 'actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Qantas Group or the Jetstar Group'. Ms Pilbrow boarded the plane objecting to the transfer and deportation of Puvaneethan, a 25-year-old refugee, who she believed would face persecution upon arriving back in Sri Lanka. Scroll down for video . Ms Pilbrow boarded the flight intent on stopping a Tamil asylum seeker from being sent back to Sri Lanka . Three people have been banned from flying with Qantas after a making a political statement against the deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker . 'If he is sent back to Sri Lanka, he is likely to be imprisoned and tortured,' she told the Sydney Morning Herald. Upon boarding the flight Ms Pilbrow refused to take her seat until Puvaneethan was taken off the plane and returned to the Melbourne Immigration Detention Centre. Ms Pilbrow says she learnt of her ban after reading an article published by Fairfax Media last Tuesday. Jasmine discovered she was banned from Qantas flights after reading an article in The Age . Standing by her convictions: Ms Pilbrow makes a speech during the International Day of Peace . 'I tried to follow up on the ban but there was no number for me to call. When I called Qantas headquarters they sent me to customer service who told me to fill out a form if I had a complaint about the ban,' Ms Pilbrow said, adding that she is seeking legal advice. 'Communication at Qantas needs to be fixed up.' Ms Pilbrow is not alone as two other passengers also received ban notices after deciding they would boycott the flight. Paul Leary, 51, and his female colleague were not involved in the protest but said they felt 'uncomfortable' upon learning of Puvaneethan's deportation. Mr Leary said he and a colleague felt faced with a 'moral dilemma.' After his female colleague decided she was not comfortable being on the plane Mr Leary also decided not to fly. 'We couldn't have been politer. We were travelling for business, we've both got executive roles in the organisation we work for… we were not aggravating or inciting other people,' Mr Leary told Daily Mail Australia. When he and his colleague were back inside the airport the federal police took their details but no one from Qantas informed them at that point of any kind of ban. Ms Pilbrown, Mr Leary and his colleague have also been banned from flying with Jetstar and Qantas affiliates . Flyers were handed out at Melbourne airport asking the public to save asylum seeker Puvaneethan from torture . It wasn't until Mr Leary was returning from Darwin four days later after catching a flight with a different airline that he attempted to return to Melbourne with Qantas and was told he was subject to a no-fly ban.

Summary: Jasmine Pilbrow protested against the deportation of an asylum seeker on a Qantas flight in February . The asylum seeker Puvaneethan was being transferred to Darwin for deportation . She refused to be seated, causing delays on the Melbourne to Darwin flight . She has since received a letter from Qantas banning her from all flights . Ms Pilbrow said she is seeking legal advice . Fellow passenger Paul Leary and his colleague have also received no-fly letters after they said they felt 'uncomfortable' and asked to leave the flight . Qantas said it is unable to comment while an AFP investigation was ongoing .


France set themselves up for their last-day showdown with title-chasing England at Twickenham by shutting out Italy in Rome yesterday. Coach Philippe Saint-Andre praised his side’s resilience after they bounced back from two successive defeats in the Six Nations to overcome Italy in a scrappy match. Les Bleus scored two tries and five penalties to seal an emphatic victory at the Stadio Olimpico after a dour first half in which a wet ball and rain-soaked pitch led both sides into a string of handling errors. France's Yoann Maestri (right) scores a try against Italy - one of his side's two in the match . Scott Spedding (left) tries to break through the challenge of Luca Morisi and Andrea Masi . Camille Lopez of France clears the ball downfield during the RBS 6 Nations match between Italy and France . France went into the break leading 9-0 after two penalties from fly-half Camille Lopez and one from full-back Scott Spedding but broke away in the second half with tries from second-rower Yoann Maestri and replacement centre Mathieu Bastareaud. Replacement Jules Plisson converted both tries and added two penalties. The relentless French defence, with only one missed tackle all match, stifled any hope for Italy. Italy's George Biagi wins a line out during the Six Nations match at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy . Sergio Parisse (left) tries to bring down France's Noa Nakaitaci during the match on Sunday . Giovanbattista Venditti (R) of Italy competes for the ball with Bernard Le Roux of France . ‘We had a team today that’s for sure. In terms of commitment and aggression and defensively as well,’ Saint-Andre said, singling out flanker Thierry Dusautoir, celebrating his 50th match as captain. ‘Our scrum was of very high quality,’ the coach added. Dusautoir acknowledged that after defeats by Ireland and Wales, France were under pressure to produce ahead of the trip to Twickenham. ‘It was a big test today. In our last few matches, we weren’t able to find this defiance, or quality or this hunger,’ he said. ‘The first half maybe wasn’t very productive but it wore them down and it allowed us to end the match well,’ he said. Going in to the final weekend of the Six Nations, four teams - England, Ireland, Wales and France - are still in with a shout of claiming the trophy. Here's how each can be victorious. Franceis Maxime Mermoz (second right) is tackled by Andrea Masi (centre) and Luciano Orquera (right) Referee JP Doyle (left) insists that Morisi (right) must be substituted after a head injury during the match . Morisi makes a pass as Lopez (left) closes in for the challenge the Six Nations match at Stadio Olimpico .

Summary: France went into the game with back-to-back losses vs Ireland and Wales . The match was scrappy, and there were 37 handling errors . Yoann Maestri and Mathieu Bastareaud scored the game's only tries . France still have a slim chance of winning the Six Nations title .


England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton has denied that he has been contacted by Kevin Pietersen to discuss a potential return to the national team. Pietersen has become optimistic his England career could yet be revived and reports on Tuesday claimed that the 34-year-old had held conversations with intermediaries acting for the ECB. 'He hasn't asked me for a meeting,' said Downton. 'As far as the ECB is concerned no position has changed. We put out a statement last week.' Reports suggested that England outcast Kevin Pietersen had contacted the ECB over a return . Pietersen has not ruled out an England return after comments made by incoming chairman Colin Graves . Downton was one of the key figures in casting Pietersen out of the England set-up following last year's 5-0 Ashes whitewash and when asked if he would consider a meeting with the South Africa-born batman, he added: 'I don't know what to say to that to be honest. 'It's not something that is at the forefront of the selectors' minds now. We've got a group of players that we are working with and looking to progress the England team. 'Nothing has changed from where we were in the last year.' Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves kick-started Pietersen's hopes of a return a fortnight ago when he suggested he should play county cricket if he was serious about playing for England again. The ECB released a statement later that day to clarify Graves' comments which said 'nothing had changed' regarding Pietersen's England future. England were embarrassingly knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages after defeat by Bangladesh . The South African-born batsman was axed by England following the 2014 Ashes whitewash . Paul Downtown insists 'nothing has changed' Pietersen has nonetheless been impressed by Graves and on Tuesday morning backed the 67-year-old entrepreneur to make the changes to revitalise England in the wake of their early World Cup exit. Pietersen alluded to a recent relaxation in ECB policy to allow players to be available for the entire Indian Premier League as a positive step and that he suspected it was the start of a progressive period under Graves. Pietersen posted on Twitter: 'Quick note - ECB doesn't decide who gets to play in IPL/Big Bash. The franchises have to want them! Plenty have tried & failed to get a go! 'But, the encouraging news is that the new boss has the vision to look to open up a window to hopefully give players a better chance! 'I really do think changes are going to be made & positive things are going to start to happen for the good of English cricket...' England's World Cup embarrassment has given ammunition to those who believe it was a mistake to axe Pietersen and while Graves' comments have forced the ECB to reinforce their stance on a player who left Surrey last autumn, Downton said it has not caused him any discomfort. 'What Colin said was absolutely right,' he said. 'To be picked for England you have to be

Summary: Reports claimed Kevin Pietersen contacted the ECB over England return . Paul Downtown has denied any conversation, saying nothing has changed . England were eliminated at the group stage of the World Cup .


A tourist has videoed the exact moment a Japanese volcano erupts - including the rare phenomenon of volcanic lightning. Shot by filmmaker Marc Szeglat, 47, the footage shows the highly active Sakurajima volcano on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The volcano explodes into life as it sprays burning hot ash high into the air - followed by a deafening shockwave. Mar Szeglat managed to capture the rare occurrence of volcanic lighting at the Sakurajima volcano on the Japanese island of Kyushu . The volcano explodes into life as it sprays burning hot ash high into the air - followed by a deafening shockwave . The German videographer was able to capture the volcanic lightning, as well as an explosive shockwave which rippled through the sky. Sakurajima, translated as Cherry Island, has been erupting on a regular basis since 1955 and is a constant danger to the nearby city of Kagoshima, which has a population of over 600,000. In 1914, the then-dormant volcano emitted the largest eruption in Japan during the twentieth century. Marc explained what it was like to photograph such an active and dangerous volcano - which erupted between March 2 and 7 2015. The videographer described the experience as 'scary' when it was happening right in front of him . The German videographer found a perfect vantage point so as to catch the beautiful, yet ferocious moments, of eruption . Sakurajima, translated as Cherry Island, has been erupting on a regular basis since 1955 . He said: 'There was a delay of several seconds between seeing the eruption and the arrival of the shockwave and sound. 'This was very exciting as I didn't know how strong the shockwave would be. 'But when it happened I felt the breath of wind from the interior of the earth like an extremely brief squall. In 1914, the then-dormant volcano emitted the largest eruption in Japan during the twentieth century . Szeglat was able to capture the volcanic lightning, as well as an explosive shockwave which rippled through the sky . 'After that, my friend and I laughed loudly and we were very happy. 'The lightning is very rare and does not appear in a normal ash cloud but in clouds from pyroclastic flows - which are mixtures of rock fragments and hot gases. 'Pyroclastic flows are the most dangerous hazards on volcanoes and so I was a little bit afraid when a big one was happening in front of me - but in fact the whole experience was a great adventure.'

Summary: Marc Szeglat, 47, shot the footage at the highly active Sakurajima volcano on the Japanese island of Kyushu . Sakurajima has been erupting on a regular basis since 1955 and is a constant danger to city of Kagoshima . In 1914, the then-dormant volcano emitted the largest eruption in Japan during the twentieth century .


Companies run by women performed almost three times as well than those run by men, according to a new study. Cash invested only in Fortune 1000 stocks from companies with female CEOs had a return of 348 per cent over the past 12 years, researchers found. In the same period of time, a portfolio made up of stocks from the S&P500 index would have returned just 122 per cent. The discovery was made by finance technology company Quantopian, which ran two imaginary $100,000 investment funds using stock data from 2002-2014. Bringing home the bacon: A study found that Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs produced returns of 348 per cent from 2002 to 2014, as shown in green on the graph above. For comparison, the S&P500 index, in blue, had a return of 122 per cent in the same period . Top of the pile: Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSNi (left), Debra Cafaro of Ventas (center) and Marissa Meyer of Yahoo! (right) all brought in substantial returns for shareholders during their tenures . At the end of the experiment, the women's fund was calculated to be worth $440,158, while the S&P fund was at $222,306. The women's fund would hold stocks by all Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs for as long as the woman was at the head of the company. It would sell the stock whenever a woman left the top spot, and buy in to new companies which appointed women. Fewer than one in 20 major companies currently has a female CEO. According to a report by Fortune magazine, the best performers were HSNi, which runs the home shopping network, and Ventas, a healthcare company which runs housing estates for the elderly. HSNi has been run by Mindy Grossman since 2006, and Ventas by Debra Cafaro for the whole 12-year period - both women returned more than 500 per cent on initial investments. Other high-performing female CEOs were Marissa Meyer at Yahoo!, Linda Lang at Jack in the Box and Carol Meyrowitz at TJX, a homeware and clothing retailer. Some women dragged the pack down, however, including New York Times CEO Janet Robinson, whose eight-year tenure saw the company shed 80 per cent of its worth. There is no definitive explanation for why female CEOs apparently bring in so much more cash for investors. It has been suggested that typically female personality traits make for better corporate leaders. Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store, has made 70 per cent of his executives female. He told Business Insider: 'Emotional intelligence is the key to being really successful. People who have it keep their egos in check; they're comfortable with surrounding themselves with people better than them...' However, it has also been suggested that female leaders can feel pressure more than male counterparts. Mindy Grossman, one of the best-performing female CEOs of recent times, told Forbes that high-powered women are more at risk of burning out, too. She said: 'Being female, I’d say we have tendencies to want to be perfect at everything in every moment of everyday. The challenge

Summary: Finance technology company plotted how companies with female CEOs performed from 2002 to 2014 . Imagined $100,000 was invested in Fortune 1000 companies led by women, vs performance of S&P500 index . Women's index was ultimately worth $440,158 - return of 348% - while the other was worth $222,306, a 122% return . High performing female CEOs included Yahoo!'s Marissa Meyer and HSNi's Mindy Grossman . Expert who ran experiment suggested results are because only most competent women make CEO .


The 'Hit King' is taking another swing at returning to baseball. Pete Rose, who agreed to a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball in 1989 after an investigation found he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while managing the team, has submitted a new request to be reinstated. The career hits leader (4,256) applied for reinstatement in September 1997 and met in November 2002 with previous MLB commissioner Bud Selig, who never ruled on the application. Scroll down for video . Pete Rose (above) has submitted a request to be reinstated to MLB according to commissioner Rob Manfred . Rose, 73, agreed to a lifetime ban from the sport in 1989 after it was revealed he bet on games as a manager . Manfred announced he had a formal request from Rose and said he's willing to 'hear what Pete has to say' Do you think Pete Rose should be reinstated into baseball? Do you think Pete Rose should be reinstated into baseball? Now share your opinion . Rob Manfred succeeded Selig in January and has already said that Rose will be involved in the 2015 All Star Game in July at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, according to Yahoo. Manfred said after meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in spring training on Monday that he has a formal request from Rose. He said: 'What I intend to do is be in communication with his representatives, and we'll talk about how we'll handle it from a process perspective.' Rose, who turns 74 next month, denied for 15 years that he bet on baseball. In his 2004 autobiography, Pete Rose: My Prison Without Bars, he came clean about betting on the Reds. The new commissioner was not involved in the investigation into Rose's gambling as it was handled by outside lawyer John Dowd. He said: 'I want to make sure I understand all of the details in the Dowd Report and commissioner Bart Giamatti's decision. 'I want to hear what Pete has to say, and I'll make a decision.' Rose won the World Series in 1975 and 1976 with the Reds and in 1980 while he was a member of the Phillies . The MLB career hits leader (4,256) will be at the 2015 MLB All Star Game July in Cincinnati, Ohio . The Hall of Fame (pictured) voted to ban players on the permanently ineligible list from induction in 1991 . If Manfred did reinstate Rose, it would be a step towards him eventually reaching Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame voted to ban players on the permanently ineligible list from induction in 1991. Even if Rose is put back on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, members of the group will not necessarily vote him in despite his Hall of Fame-worthy statistics. In addition to managing the Reds, Rose also played for the team for nearly 20 seasons and helped the club win the World Series in 1975 and 1976. He also won the World Series as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. Manfred is a

Summary: Rose agreed to life ban from MLB in 1989 after admitting he bet on games . He previously applied for reinstatement in 1997 but never got a ruling . Career hits leader (4,256) won the World Series in 1975, 1976 and 1980 . Commissioner Rob Manfred said Rose, 73, will be at 2015 All Star Game . Hall voted in 1991 to ban permanently ineligible players from induction .


It was the final minute of a one-sided game and Everton winger Christian Atsu set off on one last attack. Sprinting in front of him was Ross Barkley and Atsu wasted no time sending the England man clear. As Tim Krul raced out, Barkley danced around him, the ball never leaving his feet and - with the goal at his mercy - he gracefully applied the finishing touch. Goodison Park, at long last, was exultant and all around this old stadium, fans punched the air in celebration. On the touchline, Roberto Martinez was a little more reserved but there is no doubt a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. This was a big day for the manager and his team, but they came through it with panache. In the end they beat Newcastle 3-0 but that score might have been six. Click here to read Dominic King's full match report . Host commentator . Everton move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone with what turned out to be a comfortable win for the home side in the end. The Toffees took the lead through James McCarthy before Romelu Lukaku added a second from the penalty spot. Everton's day was made easier when Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini was sent off for a dangerous lunging tackle on Aaron Lennon before Ross Barkley added a third in the closing stages of the match. Substitute Ross Barkley shows Kone how it is done by rounding Krul before placing the ball into an empty net. Kone rounds Krul after dodging several challenges from Newcastle's defenders but he runs out of space to score. He probably should have squared the ball to a team-mate but his goalscoring instinct saw him try to score a goal of his own. Atsu comes on for the final five minutes of this afternoon's match at Goodison Park. Sissoko, who is captaining Newcastle following Coloccini's sending off, made Howard make his first real save of the afternoon with a powerful shot at goal. Howard made a good save to his left before shouting at his defenders. Osman, who has been in impressive form, just tested Krul with an effort but the Dutchman was able to palm the ball to safety. The Toffees are not exactly pushing for a third goal but I suppose they are content with their two-goal advantage. Newcastle, on the other hand, are starting to tire due to their numerical disadvantage. Gutierrez replaces Riviere as 10-man Newcastle attempt to close up shop. They know they are out of the game now so it's just a case of keeping the scoreline down to as low as possible. Newcastle's day has been made even worse as their captain has been sent off for a disgusting challenge - if you can call it that - on Lennon. He was incredibly late and his studs were raised as he made a lazy attempt to win back possession for his side. Carver throws on Cabella for Ameobi immediately after Everton's second. Lukaku adds a crucial second goal by converting the penalty

Summary: James McCarthy scored past Tim Krul in the 20th minute . Romelu Lukaku doubled lead from penalty spot after foul on Aaron Lennon . Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini is sent off for dangerous tackle on Lennon . Substitute Ross Barkley added third in stoppage time to round off win . Everton XI: Howard; Baines, Jagielka, Alcaraz, Coleman; McCarthy, Gibson, Lennon, Osman; Kone, Lukaku . Newcastle XI: Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini, Williamson, R.Taylor; Colback, Sissoko; Obertan, Gouffran, Ameobi; Riviere .


Ten-man Roma scored a late equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw with Juventus on Monday and keep alive their faint Serie A title hopes. Former Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita headed in following a free-kick in the 78th minute at the Stadio Olimpico after Carlos Tevez had given Juventus the lead 14 minutes earlier with a curling free-kick. Tevez's goal came shortly after Vasilios Torosidis was shown a second yellow card for a debatable foul on Arturo Vidal, marking the fourth red for Roma in their last four Serie A meetings with Juventus. Seydou Keita rose highest at the back post to head the home side level with just over 10 minutes to play . Keita turns away in celebration after heading his side's equaliser as Gianluigi Buffon pics the ball out the net . The former Barcelona midfielder celebrates with former Arsenal striker Gervinho . The latest red card could revive the controversy that followed the teams' first meeting this season in October, which Juventus won 3-2 with the aid of glaring refereeing errors. The rematch was a physical test that saw 11 yellow cards brandished. It marked Roma's sixth consecutive draw at home and the Giallorossi's seventh stalemate in their last eight matches. 'We needed three points and nothing else,' Keita said. Juventus maintain a nine-point lead over Roma with 13 rounds remaining, while Roma moved four points ahead of third-place Napoli in the race for a direct Champions League berth. 'I'm pleased with what we did until the 70th minute,' Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said. 'In the second half we improved a lot, we took the lead, but then we stopped playing. 'The season still has a long way to go and we're going to have to win more matches, especially on the road. We took a step forward but we're still far from reaching our goal.' Carlos Tevez gives the visitors the lead with a sublime free kick after Roma were reduced to 10 men . Tevez lifts his shirt as he runs towards the travelling support to celebrate his stunning free kick . The former Manchester City striker celebrates his strike with team=mate Leonardo Bonucci . Vasilis Torosidis was sent off for Roma and Tevez struck from the resulting free kick . 'Down a goal with 10 men, a reaction like that shows the squad is alive and has personality and character,' Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. 'Now we've got to focus on defending second place. 'The match was very tactical with the goals coming from set pieces.' The match started 15 minutes late to show solidarity for crisis-hit Parma, who are on the verge of financial failure and have had their last two matches postponed indefinitely. Neither side produced clear chances in a tense and physical first-half that saw no shots on goal. The closest either team came to scoring early on came when Kostas Manolas intercepted a cross from Alvaro Morata and nearly redirected it into his own net in the 22nd minute. On the half-hour mark, Keita couldn't take advantage of a close-range opportunity and

Summary: Roma held Juventus to a 1-1 draw in the top-of-the-table clash . Roma defender Vasilis Torosidis was sent off for a second bookable . Carlos Tevez gave visitors the lead with brilliant free kick after 64 minutes . Seydou Keita equalised for the home side with just over 10 minutes left .


After adding superstar running back LeSean McCoy to his roster, new head coach Rex Ryan looks to have found a new quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Matt Cassel will join next week from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for draft picks. The Bills will trade their sixth round pick for a fifth round pick in May's draft as well as a seventh round pick in 2016. The 32-year-old played the first three games of last season before a broken foot suffered in the defeat at New Orleans ended his season. Teddy Bridgewater, the Pepsi Rookie of the Year, took over under center and Cassel has opted to play elsewhere. Matt Cassel will head to Buffalo to manage Greg Roman's offensive scheme . Due $4.15million this year - including a $500,000 roster bonus - Cassel has a year left on his two-year, $10 million deal he signed with Minnesota last March. Cassel, who was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2005, has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and has a 33-38 record as starter during his 10-year NFL career. Cassel and the Bills travel to London in Week 7, where they will play the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 25. Cassel has experience of playing London as he led the Vikings to a 34-27 win over Pittsburgh in 2012.

Summary: Cassel, 32, comes from the Vikings in a trade for draft picks . The deal comes a day after Rex Ryan added LeSean McCoy to his roster . Cassel was drafted by New England in 2005 and also played for the Chiefs . The 32-year-old has a record of 33-38 as starter during his 10-year career .


Of all the players Manchester City might have expected to drive the final nail into their Champions League coffin Ivan Rakitic was a long way down the list, but it was the former Sevilla midfielder who got the goal on Wednesday night. Here MailSport takes a closer look at the Croatian midfielder more than proving his worth in his first season at the Nou Camp. Ivan Rakitic superbly lifts the ball over the on-rushing Joe Hart to give Barcelona the lead against Man City . Rakitic loops the ball over Hart and past Vincent Kompany to earn Barcelona a 1-0 lead at the Nou Camp . When he signed in the summer what was the reaction? There was no hysteria but it was considered a welcome addition for two reasons – firstly they need midfielders after selling Cesc Fabregas to Chelsea and Thiago to Bayern Munich, and second Rakitic was, along with his fellow countryman Luka Modric, the best midfielder in La Liga last season. Is he an improvement on the aforementioned Fabregas and Thiago? Thiago has the potential to be the best of the three but appalling luck with injuries has stalled his career. Is Rakitic better than Cesc? Probably not but he has many of the same characteristics so that has made him a worthy replacement. The Croatia international challenges for the ball with Manchester City midfielder James Milner . Rakitic was brought to Barcelona from Sevilla for £14million to replace Cesc Fabregas, who joined Chelsea . And those characteristics are? He is versatile in as much as he can play behind the striker and score goals as he did regularly for his former club Sevilla and he can play deep in front of the centre-back as he also did, although less so for his former team, and as he did for Barça last Saturday away at Eibar. Much like his compatriot at Real Madrid Modric, he can tackle, pass, and shoot. He’s a very complete midfielder. Who brought him to Spain? Sevilla signed him from Schalke for €2.5m. It was another work of genius from the club’s Sporting Director Monchi because within a very short space of time it was clear Rakitic was destined for bigger things and would make the club a tidy profit. Rakitic (laying down on left of trophy) captained Sevilla to Europa League glory in 2014 . Rakitic was born in Switzerland but plays international football for Croatia . Did he consider England? His wife, Raquel Mauri, is a hairdresser from Sevilla, and so he preferred to stay in Spain. When Barcelona came calling it was a no-brainer. He was close to going to Chelsea as a 16-year-old but his father advised him to move to Schalke instead. The language was not going to be a problem wherever he went because the Swiss born Croatian international speaks five languages. And his battle with Modric will be one to look out for on Sunday? It will. And even more so because Rakitic was denied the chance to face his international team-mate in the first Clasico of

Summary: Ivan Rakitic scored winning goal against Manchester City on Wednesday . Croatia midfielder joined Barcelona from Sevilla last summer for £14m . Rakitic was close to joining Chelsea at 16 but opted for Schalke instead . Sportsmail tells you all you need to know about the 27-year-old . READ: Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola celebrates Rakitic opener .


An extraordinary collection of photographs and mementos chronicling the affair of a German businessman and his secretary in the late 1960s and 1970s has gone on show in New York. The memorabilia was discovered in a briefcase three decades after the affair took place, abandoned in a German apartment and later sold at auction. In a dangerous move for an adulterer, businessman Günter K kept a meticulous account of his relationship with a 24-year-old woman known as Margret S who was also married. An extraordinary collection of photographs and mementos chronicling the affair of a German businessman called Günter and his secretary Margret (pictured) in the late 1960s and 1970s has gone on show in New York . The contents of the case, which are on display at the exhibition Margret: Chronicle of an Affair – May 1969 to December 1970, included hundreds of pictures of Margret in various places and poses: sitting at a typewriter at the office, travelling or in hotel rooms, undressing, changing, or getting dressed. Günter kept ticket stubs, contraceptive packets and even locks of his lover's hair. The typed notes and diary entries from the Cologne businessman, who seemed to have an eye for detail way ahead of his time, reveal that he was 39 when the affair began in May 1969. The pair started their affair while on business trips and eventually escalated to them playing husband and wife in Günter’s store building, where Margret prepares light meals and they watch television together. she also gets dressed up in the clothes her love buys for her. The memorabilia was discovered in a briefcase three decades after the affair took place, abandoned in a German apartment and later sold at auction . In a dangerous move for an adulterer businessman Günter K kept a meticulous account of his relationship with a 24-year-old woman known as Margret S. who was also married . Susanne Zander is director of the Gallery Susanne Zander / Delmes & Zander in Cologne and Berlin, Germany, which own the Margret collection. She said: 'It seems clear that he was obsessed with the process of documenting and collecting. Presumably because he wanted to control both Margret and the situation. 'Somehow he was very 'German', writing down everything in a very correct and precise way – even if what he recorded was deeply personal and often emotional fraught. 'You get a sense of him trying not to lose control of the situation through his obsessive cataloging and archiving. The exhibition Margret: Chronicle of an Affair – May 1969 to December 1970, includes hundreds of pictures of Margret in various poses . Günter kept ticket stubs, contraceptive packets and even locks of his lover's hair . Blogger Messynessychic observed how the pictures reveal the transformation of Margret from, 'a shy, simple, mousy-haired girl to a modern, sophisticated woman with a fiery red high-maintenance beehive do.' The relationship appears to come to an end just before Christmas in 1970 when reports and photographs of Margret begin to break off. According to Günter’s notes, she tells him that

Summary: German businessman and his secretary had an affair from 1969 to 1970 . Pictures and memorabilia found in an abandoned briefcase decades later . Snaps feature the flame-haired object of his affection in a variety of places . Collection now on display in New York art gallery .


A chip shop in the French skiing village of Val d'Isere has been forced to shut down after the former chairman of L'Oreal complained about the 'nauseating smell' of chips wafting up his luxury lodge. Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones - a Welsh-born Oxford graduate who stepped down as head of the cosmetics giant in 2006 - had demanded the eatery close because it was an 'olfactory nuisance'. The multimillionaire - who received an £83million pay-off upon leaving L'Oreal - said the smell of the mobile snack stall represented 'an abnormal disturbance' to his life in Val d'Isere, adding that he felt it had also decreased the value of his luxury ski lodge. Now a French court has demanded owner Valerie Maerten close the stall, despite her lawyer having argued that his client's livelihood is more important than the retired businessman's 'precious nostrils' over the course of seven years of legal wranglings. Wealthy: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones (pictured with his wife Cristina) had demanded the Val d'Isere chip show cease business because it was an 'olfactory nuisance' A French court has now demanded that the chip shop owner Valerie Maerten close her popular stall . Sir Lindsay was finally successful in having the chip shop closed today, having previously launched six other legal cases demanding that it cease operating. When the legal action was launched six years ago, he and three wealthy neighbours demanded damages for a decrease in the value of their homes. His lawsuit argues that the stall, which is extremely popular with skiers who buy chips there throughout the day, produces 'a very important olfactory nuisance due to the cooking and frying odours that rise up into their flats and on to their balconies'. What's more, it adds, the stall spoils the 'view and exceptional tranquility' of the apartment, as there are 'numerous chairs… multi-coloured parasols, dustbins and vehicles' in front of it, the paper said. However, Ms Maerten's lawyer, Maitre Francois Bern, retorted that multi-millionaire Sir Lindsay, whose former company makes world-famous scents, is engaging in 'judicial harassment' to protect nostrils accustomed only to inhaling fine aromas. During the trial he added: 'This is a lawsuit brought by rich people who live in silk and comfort, who only inhale perfume and who want to stop this lady from living.' Lost cause: Over the course of seven years of legal wranglings, Valerie Maerten's lawyer argued that his client's livelihood is more important than the retired businessman's 'precious nostrils' Prestigious: Val d'Isere - the French Alps resort where the chip shop is based - attracts a well-heeled crowd . Sir Lindsay was finally successful in having the chip shop closed today, having previously launched six other legal cases demanding that it cease operating . Responding to the decision, Ms Maerten told WWD: 'I don’t know whether I will appeal the decision. This has been going on since 2008. I am financially and physically exhausted.' 'There’s been seven rulings, and they lost the first six, but not the last one,' she said, adding that the ruling has left her unemployed, although she confirmed that

Summary: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones described the chip shop as an 'olfactory nuisance' He claimed the 'nauseating smell' of chips devalued his luxury ski lodge . Added that it represented 'an abnormal disturbance' to life in Val d'Isere . Now a French court has upheld his case and ordered the stall to close . Owner Valerie Maerten says she will be left unemployed by the decision but considers herself too 'financially exhausted' to launch an appeal .


The family of an alleged Facebook fraudster who faces up to 40 years in prison have gone missing days after he went on the run, police say. Paul Ceglia, 41, of Wellsville, New York, sued the social media founder, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2010, claiming he had been promised a 50 per cent share in the business in exchange for start-up money. But federal prosecutors said he fabricated and destroyed evidence to falsely support his case and he was due to go on trial on May 4. However, this week it was reported that, while under house arrest, he ditched his ankle monitoring bracelet and assumed fugitive status ahead of the hearing. Paul Ceglia, 41, of Wellsville, New York, (seen above with his wife Iasia in 2006) reportedly ditched his ankle monitoring bracelet over the weekend and assumed fugitive status ahead of his May trial . Now authorities say family members are concerned over the whereabouts of his wife, 36-year-old Iasia M. Ceglia, 36, and their two young sons, Leeman, ten, and Joseffinn, 11 (children seen here) Now authorities are concerned over the whereabouts of his wife, 36-year-old Iasia M. Ceglia, and their two young sons, Leeman, 10, and Joseffinn, 11. The family and their dog apparently have not been seen at home since March 10. Two childhood friends of Mrs Ceglia told WGRZ News that they believe it's possible her husband coerced her to flee with him. Neither had been able to contact her by telephone, which they said was 'unusual'. Police are currently appealing for anyone for information on the Ceglia family's location to come forward. Ceglia faces trial on a charge he fraudulently claimed ownership in Facebook. His civil lawsuit against founder Zuckerberg was thrown out after he was accused of doctoring a software development contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003. Authorities say he made it appear Zuckerberg promised him half ownership in return for $1,000 in start-up money. Search: U.S. Marshalls released this Wanted poster in the search for the fugitive who escaped house arrest . Ceglia was criminally charged in 2012 and went on to plead not guilty to fraud charges. He was due to go on trial in May. However, it emerged this week that Ceglia had one missing from his home after somehow removing his ankle bracelet. Lawsuit: Ceglia sued Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg (pictured), in 2010 . 'I don’t know where he is,' his attorney, Robert Fogg, admitted. 'I haven’t got a clue.' Speaking to Reuters, Fogg said Ceglia's tracking device had been found at his home, in New York's rural Allegany County, after the U.S. Marshals Service was dispatched to check on him on Sunday. He said he has not heard from Ceglia, adding that U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick has now scheduled a court hearing for Tuesday that was 'most definitely spawned by the recent event'. Last April, Buffalo federal judge Richard Arcara officially closed the book on Mr Ceglia's multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook, granting Mr Zuckerberg's motion to dismiss it . The ruling affirmed a magistrate judge's recommendation from

Summary: Paul Ceglia, 41, sued Facebook's billionaire CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2010 . Claimed he was promised a 50% share in firm in return for start-up money . But in 2012, he was charged with fraud for 'faking' contract to support suit . Ceglia was due to go on trial on May 4 and given ankle monitoring bracelet . Now, he is missing from his New York home after removing tracking device . His wife, children and dog have also reportedly disappeared . Police have launched an appeal to find the family .


Hull KR prop Michael Weyman has announced his retirement with immediate effect at the age of 30 after failing to recover from a knee injury. Weyman made 24 appearances for the Robins after joining them from St George Illawarra at the start of last season but has missed their opening four Super League matches of 2015, and after undergoing knee surgery a fortnight ago has now decided to hang up his boots. The former Canberra and New South Wales forward, who was a Grand Final and World Club Challenge winner with the Dragons, will now return home to Australia with his family. Michael Weyman has been forced to retire from rugby league after failing to recover from a knee injury . 'It has meant a lot to me to play for Rovers and I would like to thank the supporters and everybody at the club for making my family and I feel so welcome over the last 18 months,' said Weyman, who was runner-up to Josh Hodgson as Rovers' player of the year in 2014. 'We've really enjoyed our time here and we've met some great friends who we'll continue to stay in touch with after we move back to Australia. 'It's a sad way to end my career but unfortunately these things happen and I've been lucky enough to achieve what I have in the game. It's now time to look at the bigger picture and think about my family. The prop (right) signed for Hull KR last season and made only 24 appearances for the club . 'My knee isn't responding to treatment and I wanted to do the right thing by the club as well. I don't want to be sitting in the stands for most of the year.' Hull KR coach Chris Chester said: 'We are disappointed to lose a player of Mick's calibre but he has been a great servant to the club during his time here and he leaves with our best wishes for the future. 'He's been a great leader for this club and this is not the way he would have wanted to end his career, but he's played at the highest level and can be rightly proud of what he's achieved in the game. 'We've already begun the search for a replacement for Mick and we're looking both in this country and overseas. We now have a full quota spot to play with but we won't be rushing into any decisions. We have a really close-knit squad this year and whoever we bring in will have to fit in both on and off the field.' Hull KR are sad to see a player of Weyman's calibre leave the club but wished him well in the future .

Summary: Michael Weyman is to retire from rugby league following his knee injury . The Hull KR prop joined the club at the start of last season from St George . Weyman thanked fans for their support during this tough time . Click here for all the latest rugby league news .


New pictures have been released revealing the ordeal of Brazil's Miss BumBum runner-up Andressa Urach who was hospitalised at the weekend after her buttock implants became infected. Andressa Urach, 27, had to have toxic substances drained from her body after her bottom fillers 'rotted', triggering a life-threatening infection. The model admitted she brought her health woes on herself after 'my vanity made me push the limits.' Andressa Urach is pictured in hospital this week having life-saving treatment after her buttock implants triggered an infection . The model had to have a combination of Pmma and hydrogel removed from her body . Speaking from her hospital bed in Sao Paulo earlier this week, Miss Urach revealed that she has undergone an emergency operation to remove the substances from her left butt cheek. Without medical intervention, the infection could have been fatal. She is now recovering after having a a combination of Pmma and hydrogel removed from her body. New pictures have been released of her during and after this unpleasant procedure as she hopes other women will learn from her experience and avoid having surgery in the pursuit of perfection. Andressa was first hospitalised last year thanks to cosmetic procedures going wrong . 'I am suffering a lot, but God is with me. It's my fault, my vanity made me push the limits,' the mother-of-one admitted earlier this week. Despite making a living off her voluminous bottom, she said she's now happy to have a less curvaceous rear if it means she can survive. She said: 'Thanks to God I no longer need my body to work, now I work with honour and can sustain my family like that. I prefer to have legs and be able to walk and lose half a buttock than to die.' Of her hospital stay she admitted: 'It's my fault, my vanity made me push the limits' Her voluminous rear used to be her most prized asset but now she said she'd rather it's smaller if it means she'll be healthier . Earlier today, the reality TV posted a picture of herself on Instagram recovering in her hospital bed with her hands making a heart sign as she thanked fans for their support and get well wishes. 'Small gestures of affection make a difference! In the most difficult moments of our lives, we can see who really are our friends,' she wrote. Prior to her brush with death, Miss Urach - who once made hotly-contested claims that she slept with footballer Cristiano Ronaldo - had been an advocate of cosmetic surgery. She had reportedly undergone at least nine cosmetic procedures in the past five years. They were said to have included a nose job, a bioplasty facial 'correction', jaw reduction, breast enlargement, liposuction and even vaginal lip reduction. Most important of all was her prized rear. It won her the runner-up title in the 2012 Miss BumBum contest, which aims to find Brazil's most attractive bottom. She reportedly had injections of two filers, hydrogel and PMMA, to make it larger and more plump. But in July she

Summary: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Andressa Urach, 27, was runner-up in Brazilian Miss BumBum contest . Had number of cosmetic procedures as 'vanity made me push the limits' First hospitalised last year as bottom filler 'rotted' her leg muscles . She was rushed back to hospital at the weekend as implants were infected . Had to have toxic substances drained from her body . She admitted she'd now choose life over a curvaceous bottom .


She was the barefooted sixties singer who secured Britain’s first ever Eurovision title, so it would be fair to expect her to take centre stage at the contest’s 60th anniversary celebrations. But Sandie Shaw yesterday claimed she had been snubbed. The 68-year-old said she was bemused as to why the BBC had not invited her to take part in the Eurovision’s Greatest Hits concert and urged her fans to email the TV show’s executive producer Guy Freeman to ask why. Scroll down for video . Sandie Shaw yesterday claimed she had not been invited to Eurovision’s Greatest Hits concert and urged her fans to email the TV show’s executive producer Guy Freeman to ask why . Miss Shaw took Europe by storm in 1967 with her song Puppet on a String, which made her Britain’s first ever Eurovision winner with 47 votes. Since then just four other UK entrants have taken first place in the contest. But despite her special place in Eurovision history, the singer was not invited to perform and also claimed her offer to help with hosting ‘did not receive a positive response’. The star took to her Facebook page late on Monday to post: ‘Hi Guy’s I have had a few messages asking why I am not doing the Eurovision 60 years celebration I can’t answer the question so why not ask the man organising it here.’ Miss Shaw’s fans deluged the show’s executive producer with angry emails insisting she be included, until Miss Shaw was forced to remove his contact details from her post. She then subsequently put up a lengthy post on her page in which she described the matter as a ‘ding dong’ and hinted there may have been doubts over her vocal range. However she insisted she had no problems performing the tune that turned her into a household name, in a lower key. Miss Shaw was the barefooted sixties singer who secured Britain’s first ever title at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in April 1967 (pictured) She took Europe by storm with her song Puppet on a String, which won the coveted Eurovision title by 47 votes . Miss Shaw said: ‘I have not offered to sing on it. I have not been asked to sing on it. I have had in the recent past no problem singing Puppet. ‘I recently sang it every night for a year on the Jools Holland tour, in a lower key as my vocal range has changed over the years, as it does with every singer. However after the tour I announced my retirement from live singing. ‘I did offer last month as a gesture of support of the 60th celebration to do some hosting which I believe is more appropriate but did not receive a positive response. ‘I do not know why I have not been asked to be involved.’ Miss Shaw’s clash with the BBC and the decision not to include her comes at a time when the broadcaster has faced repeated criticism for failing to properly represent older women in their programming. But

Summary: Sandie Shaw says BBC didn't invite to her Eurovision's 60th celebrations . Singer had secured the UK's first ever title with Puppet on a String in 1967 . But she claims she was snubbed by TV execs and urged fans to ask why .


A woman broke one of the cardinal rules of flying when she lit up a cigarette on board a flight - much to the dismay of her fellow passengers. The woman, who appears to speak with an American accent has not been named, but was caught on camera smoking on an American Airlines flight from Nicaragua to Miami. And when fellow flyers flagged down a flight attendant to complain about her unruly behavior she blamed someone else for smoking and went on a bizarre rant. Smoking: The woman, who appears to speak with an American accent has not been named, but was caught on camera, pictured, smoking on a flight from Nicaragua . She shouted: 'The United States has declared war on Venezuela. Venezuela has been declared a national security threat.' 'You're a national security threat,' a passenger remarked off camera. 'She's gangster' another passenger said laughing. Flight attendants warned the woman that the police would be waiting for her once the plane landed if she didn't calm down, according to The Daily Dot. So she yelled louder. She ranted: 'Venezuela previously owned the oil in Venezuela. My great hero Hugo Chavez nationalized the oil supply so that people with all of the oil...not Exon Mobil would go away!' Bizarrely, she shouted: 'The people own the oil.' Wasn't me: When fellow flyers flagged down a flight attendant to complain about her unruly behavior she blamed someone else for smoking and went on a bizarre rant . Calm down: A flight attendant, right, warned the woman that the police would be waiting for her once the plane landed if she didn't calm down . According to an eyewitness, the woman added that U.S. President Barack Obama 'kills people on Tuesdays.' After another warning by a flight attendant the woman protested: 'I know already the [police are coming to take me off the aircraft.] But before I'm arrested I'm going to say my peace. 'They already say they are arresting me so I'm going to tell you more,' she told passengers while unbuckling her seat belt and standing up. Rant: 'They already say they are arresting me so I'm going to tell you more,' she told passengers while unbuckling her seat belt and standing up. Her illegal deed was caught on camera by a flyer who then posted the video to YouTube and website Reddit. The redditor, with the user name 'upside down dog,' alleged that he was on the same flight as the woman when he recorded her. He wrote: 'While the plane was waiting on the tarmac for the police to arrive, she leans over to me and asks for a cigarette. 'She pulls one out of her bag and lights up. This is the point where I pull eject and run to the back of the cabin. The police arrive after 20 minutes and escort her off the plane. 'She only had a single drink on the plane (however, others told me she was pounding them back pretty hard in the terminal and she also was on prescription painkillers). 'The irony

Summary: The woman was caught on video speaking with an American accent . She has not been named but was filmed on a flight from Nicaragua . A flight attendant warned her police would arrest her so she goes on rant . She told fellow passengers 'Venezuela is a national security threat' Passengers were heard joking 'No you're the national security threat!'


Cleared: Lloyd Erp was acquitted after being accused of murdering his wife Lori in a suicide pact. The scars from where he shot himself are visible . A man charged with murdering his wife during a double suicide pact that went wrong has been dramatically acquitted by a jury. Lloyd Erp has spent more than two years in jail waiting to come to trial over the death of his wife Lori. The court heard how the couple, from Portland, Oregon, had both signed a suicide note saying they wanted to to die on March 2, 2013. Mr Erp told the court that his 52-year-old wife shot herself twice in the head in their bedroom, before he took the rifle and tried to kill himself. He shot himself twice in the head, but survived. Police were called and Lori was found in bed. Mr Erp was arrested and charged with murder, and during the trial prosecutors claimed a post-mortem examination of Lori's body suggested she had been shot by someone else. But on Wednesday Mulnomah County jurors cleared him of murder, after deliberating for less than a day. During the trial, a defence lawyer told jurors the Erps were deeply in love but suffered health problems and addictions to painkillers. They also faced losing their home because neither of them were in work. Mr Erp told the court he still missed his wife terribly, and some days still wants to die, according to a report by OregonLive. An earlier trial saw the jury reach deadlock - because they could not decide whether Mr Erp had shot and murdered his wife - and a mistrial was declared. But during the latest court appearance, prosecution lawyer Tom Cleary urged jurors to follow Oregon law, which said that if they believed Mr Erp fired the fatal shots they must find him guilty of murder. 'This is not a Death With Dignity case,' the prosecutor said. The judge also instructed jurors that Oregon law doesn't define murder as assisting another in committing suicide, such as handing someone a loaded gun. But state law does define murder as committing the actual killing, the judge said -- actually pulling the trigger even if the person wanted to die. Dr Christopher Young, deputy state medical examiner, testified that he determined Lori Erp didn't shoot herself but died by someone else's action. Mr Erp's 52-year-old wife Lori (pictured) was found dead at her home in bed with two shots to her head. Prosecutors alleged Mr Erp had tried to kill her, but he successfully argued that she had shot herself . However defence expert and former medical examiner Dr Michael Propst, said it was unclear whether the woman died by her own hand. Lawyer for the defence Kasla Rutledge added: 'People who are murdered in their sleep by their husbands don't leave suicide notes.' The report in OregonLive added that Mr Erp had not been allowed to attend his wife's memorial service. 'This has been two long years that Lloyd has been in custody, waiting to be exonerated,' Ms Rutledge said.

Summary: Lloyd Erp was accused of shooting his wife in Oregon while she was in bed . Claimed he and wife Lori had both signed suicide note and wanted to die . After she was shot Mr Erp shot himself twice in head with rifle but survived . Unemployed couple were plagued by addiction and faced losing home . Cleared by jurors on Wednesday after spending two years in prison .


A police officer told the Hillsborough inquest if a big gate had not been opened to relieve the crush at the turnstiles, ‘we would have been dealing with bodies outside the ground’. John Morgan, a South Yorkshire Police sergeant on duty on the day of the football disaster, also said he would have opened the gates himself if more senior officers had not given the order. Some 96 Liverpool fans died after a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Sheffield’s Hillsborough ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest kicked off on April 15, 1989. Scroll down for video . Evidence: John Morgan (pictured today in a court sketch), a police sergeant on duty on the day of the football disaster, also said he would have opened the gates himself if more senior officers had not given the order . Around 2,000 fans entered the ground when match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield ordered Gate C at the Leppings Lane end to be opened at 2.52pm. But many fans headed straight for the tunnel under the seated upper stand and leading directly to the already-packed central pens of the terrace behind the goal. The tunnel was not closed off by police beforehand and the numbers of fans in each pen was not restricted - with police and club officials having a policy of allowing supporters to ‘find their own level’ by distributing themselves along the terraces. In the run-up to kick-off Mr Morgan was in charge of a serial of officers inside the ground at the Leppings Lane end when a massive crowd built up at the turnstiles with those at the front being crushed and ‘screaming for help’. He said: ‘I just could not understand what I was seeing because it was unprecedented. What I would say, I froze, in fact I was gobsmacked. It was an alarming situation. ‘One guy I remember getting hold of my anorak and saying, “Do something, people are getting crushed, open the gates”.’ Shocking incident: Some 96 Liverpool fans died after a crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of Sheffield’s Hillsborough ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest kicked off on April 15, 1989 . Mr Morgan went outside and with other officers managed to pull some fans out of the crush amidst an ‘aura of menace’ and ‘alarm’ due to the numbers and the crushing. ‘I thought people were going to die. There was imminent danger,’ he added. Mr Morgan said he had ‘formed an intention’ to open the gates to relieve the pressure but would have first had to get permission from more senior officers first. Later he made a statement, saying if Gate C had not been opened, ‘we would have been dealing with bodies outside the ground’. He said he ‘assumed’ there would be a controlled opening of the gates to allow fans to filter into the ground, but was left surprised when Gate C was ‘flung open wide’ at 2.52pm. A police officer stands outside Hillsborough as jurors on the inquest into the fans' deaths visit

Summary: South Yorkshire Police sergeant John Morgan gives evidence at inquest . He 'would have opened gates if more senior officers had not given order' 96 Liverpool fans died after shocking crush at Hillsborough in April 1989 . 2,000 entered ground when match commander ordered gate to be opened . But many headed straight for tunnel towards already-packed lower terrace .


Islamic State is clamping down on Caesarean operations in the latest attack on what it perceives to be decadent Western practices. Doctors working for ISIS have been ordered to charge 15,000 Syrian pounds for a Caesarean childbirth operation, the equivalent of two months salary for the average Syrian worker. Under the harsh new rules enforced by the terror group, doctors who carry out the operations without charging the fee will now face unspecified punishments. The Islamic State order stipulates that the new charges are aimed at deterring hospitals from carrying out routine Caesareans. Jihadi brides like these, posing with a BMW in Syria, won't be allowed a Caesarean operation if they need one to give birth unless they can afford 15,000 Syrian pounds - two months salary for the average worker . A surgical team performing a Caesarean. Some clerics consider the procedure too Western and decadent . But the high fees will force women who can't afford the operations to endure painful childbirth. A written order published in the northern Syrian province of Deir az-Zor states: 'in order to assist the believers from the sons of Islam who are working in the medical corps to support their brothers from the poor and others besides them from the Muslim populace, and with the desire to keep the course of medical work removed from arbitrary whim.' It adds: 'This is to be considered as tantamount to a written order and all who contravene it will be held accountable in the Dar al-Qaḍa [IS judiciary] with attendant consequence.' There is growing opposition among Islamic clerics to Western trends in gynaecology developments and in particular to mothers who wish to have a pain-free childbirth sometimes referred to as 'too posh to push'. One scholar has recently claimed that the rise in Caesarean operations in the Middle East is part of a plot against Muslim mothers. The wives of ISIS fighters like these will struggle to get pregnant again if they have a Caesarean, according to one cleric who calls the procedure a 'plot against Muslims' Sheikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al Uthaymeen has ruled that Muslim mothers shouldn't need any decadent pain-relieving assistance in the delivery of their babies. In his ruling published on an Islamic website he says: 'I would like to take this opportunity to point out a phenomenon that has been mentioned to us, which is that many obstetricians, male and female, in the hospitals are too keen for birth to take place by surgical means, which is known as a Caesarean. 'I am afraid that this may be a plot against the Muslims, because the more births take place in this manner, the more the skin of the abdomen is weakened and pregnancy becomes more dangerous for the woman, and she becomes unable to get pregnant.' He adds: 'Some of the people who work in private hospitals have told me that many women come to the hospitals and their specialists tell them that there is no alternative to a Caesarean, then they go to this private hospital and give birth naturally.' ISIS

Summary: Doctors ordered to charge 15,000 Syrian pounds for childbirth operation . Is the equivalent of two months salary for the average Syrian worker . Women who need procedure but can't afford massive amount will suffer . Reflects growing opposition among clerics to Western gynaecology trends . One scholar calls procedure a 'plot against Muslims' because it 'weakens the abdomen' and may make women unable to get pregnant at all .


Labour's strategy to cast Ed Miliband as an ordinary family man escalated tonight as his wife Justine gave her first major TV interview ahead of the general election. In a surprise move, she has spoken of her husband's regret at not seeing enough of their sons and the pressure of political attacks on their family life. The child actress-turned-barrister is expected to make a series of high profile appearances in the run-up to polling day, but it is likely to draw comparisons with failed attempts by Gordon Brown and Iain Duncan Smith to use their other halves to bolster their poll ratings. Justine Miliband has spoken of her husband's regret at not seeing enough of their sons Daniel (right) and Sam (left) and the pressure of political attacks on their family life . At the weekend Mr Miliband spoke of the strains his political role puts on family life, claiming missing his wife and sons Daniel and Same is the 'hardest thing' about his job. Now Mrs Miliband has entered the fray in what will be seen as an attempt to humanise a politician often mocked for appearing wonkish. In a rare interview with BBC News, she repeated the line that her husband's regret about the job of leading Labour is 'not seeing the children enough or worrying he doesn't see the children as much as he'd like'. Asked about dealing with the attacks on her husband she added: 'I think it's going to get worse, I think over the next couple of months it's going to get really vicious, really personal, but I'm totally up for this fight.' She stressed that she was going public now 'because I think this goes way beyond Ed as an individual, I think it's about whether decencies and principle count for something in political life'. Mrs Miliband admitted she had not yet started thinking about how her life will change if her husband becomes Prime Minister in two months' time. 'I haven't thought about the future particularly,' she said. 'Probably like most women, being a working mother and having a husband who's Ed, I'm definitely on a 48-hour timetable, so I haven't really thought about it.' Mrs Miliband, a child actress-turned-barrister, is expected to make a series of high profile appearances in the run-up to polling day . Mrs Miliband said her husband showed he had 'guts' when he decided to take on Rupert Murdoch and News International over phone-hacking in 2011, though she admitted she was 'nervy' about it at the time. Asked if she ever advised Mr Miliband on policy, she said: 'We are married, so we talk about things that happen to crop up. 'One of the clearest examples that has stayed with me is when we were going to work one morning in the car and the radio came on with the news and the news had just broken about phone hacking and about how low some journalists had gone in pursuit of the news. Mrs Miliband said she was speaking out to show that she was 'more than a dress',

Summary: Barrister expected to make a series of appearances in run-up to polling day . Speaks of her husband's regret at not seeing enough of their sons . She said the attacks on the Labour leader were going to get worse .


West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has again criticised referee Mike Dean for his handling of Saturday's London derby defeat by Crystal Palace. The Hammers, currently in ninth place in the Premier League, were beaten 3-1 by the Eagles at the weekend in a contentious contest. Allardyce felt that Palace striker Glenn Murray, scorer of two goals at Upton Park, before being sent off in the 69th minute, should have been dismissed by Dean in the first half for persistent fouling. Glenn Murray was sent off for Crystal Palace during the 3-1 win against West Ham on Saturday . Sam Allardyce was frustrated that Murray was not sent off earlier in the game . Allardyce said: 'The biggest problem for me was that Glenn Murray shouldn't have been on the field, not only because of persistent fouling but the level of his fouling. 'Mike Dean, whom I have a lot of respect for, is a very good referee, but he was too lenient with Murray by telling him 'that's your last chance' after the first booking. 'In that particular instance, Palace have been let off. Mike Dean has a massive responsibility on the fact that (Murray) was one of the main reasons why Crystal Palace won. 'And for me that is something disappointing. The fact a referee warns a player for a tackle he has just made, which normally gets a yellow card, and yet he is only warned because he has just had a yellow card. And that is frustrating.' Murray climbed highest to open the scoring for the visitors in the first half with a header . Murray got his second and Palace's third when he glanced a header past Adrian . Palace captain Mile Jedinak was caught on Sky Sports TV cameras apparently elbowing Diafra Sakho as they both challenged for the ball in the closing stages. Though the incident was not seen at the time by the match officials, the Football Association have since charged the player with violent conduct – and Palace have until Tuesday evening to appeal against that decision. Allardyce has welcomed any retrospective punishment, saying that the Australian midfielder deserves a ban for acting in a dangerous manner against the Senegal striker. He added: 'Jedinak was clearly in a position where Mike Dean couldn't see it. I think about how dangerous it was. It was a very dangerous thing he did. He could have seriously injured Sakho. And he will have to take the punishment – because I think he deserves it.' Mile Jedinak has been charged by the FA with violent conduct after catching Diafra Sakho with his elbow . The incident went unpunished during the game but Jedinak was retrospectively charged . Elsewhere, in his pre-match press conference, ahead of the visit of Chelsea to East London tomorrow night, Allardyce spoke about the chats he enjoyed with Dave Mackay, the former Tottenham, Derby, Hearts and Scotland enforcer, who died aged 80. Allardyce said: 'I knew Dave. He lived in around Nottingham, when I was at Notts County for three years (1997-1999). I spent

Summary: West Ham were beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace at Upton Park on Saturday . Glenn Murray scored twice for the Visitors before being sent off . Sam Allardyce is still angry that Murray was not dismissed earlier . Mile Jedinak elbowed Diafra Sakho and it went unpunished during game . Midfielder has since been charged by the FA for violent conduct . Allardyce said it was dangerous and Murray deserves punishment .


A tap that sends the water flowing through it into a swirling vortex pattern could help reduce the amount of water used by households. The designer of the Swirl tap claims the hollow vortex of water created by the faucet can save around 15 per cent more water than standard taps. He claims that it is also more comfortable to use as the water does not pour out in a solid jet. The Swirl tap sends water from the tap in a symmetrical design that apparently saves 15 per cent more water . Simin Qiu, a student at the London Royal College of Art, said he hoped the design might become popular in hotels and homes. He said: 'It's a very simple design. I've used two turbines to create the effect, with one making the water flow clockwise and the other anticlockwise. 'The spiral is an organic shape water takes in nature and I wanted to recreate that. 'It is more comfortable on people's hands because it's not flowing in a solid line. My design changes the angle the water hits your hands at and it's smoother.' Mr Qiu is curerntly testing a prototype of his tap, which took him two months to design. It uses turbines that spin in opposite directions inside the valve at the mouth of the tap to send thin streams of water spiralling down into the sink. The Swirl tap uses two turbines inside the faucet (left) to send the water into a spiral. The graphic on the right shows how the turbines fit together with push value to provide a spinning vortex of water onto the users hands . The tap works by pressing a single button on top, allowing water at a preset temperature to flow out of the tap . The tap is operated by touching a switch on the top. Mr Qiu says the desing allows water to come out at the same pressure as a standard faucet but uses less water. However, the temperature from the tap has to be preset so that the water coming out will always be the right temperature. Mr Qui added: 'I hope it will be ready by the end of the year. 'It will be more expensive than ordinary taps, it's not something that will be in every home. 'It's a luxury product that will probably be in hotels and limited use in homes by next year.' Designer Simin Qiu envisages his tap being used in hotels and luxury homes but it could find wider uses as the swirling pattern it produces in the flow can help to reduce the amount of water used when washing hands .

Summary: Swirl tap was designed by art student Simin Qiu at the Royal College of Art . He is currently testing a prototype tap and hopes it will go on sale next year . Two spinning turbines in the tap head send the water into a hollow vortex . This uses 15 per cent less water than traditional taps, the designer claims . The hollow jet is also more gentle to use on the hands than traditional taps .