It's Tom Brady's world - we're all just living in it. After the NFL star posted a video on Saturday morning of himself jumping off a cliff in Costa Rica while on vacation with Gisele Bundchen, Brady was seen in the Bahamas during the afternoon. The reigning Super Bowl champ just happened to be playing basketball with NBA legend Michael Jordan. Scroll down for video . Tom Brady (left) golfed with NBA legend Michael Jordan (right) and PGA pro Keegan Bradley (next to him) Brady guided New England to a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 . Jordan, 52, earned about $94million in salary during his 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association . Although not as famous as Jordan and Brady, golfer Keegan Bradley was part of the game in the Bahamas . The pickup basketball game, which also featured golfer Keegan Bradley, took place in the Bahamas. The three professionals also played golf together at some point, as shown in a photo Bradley posted on Instagram. Jordan, who won six NBA titles over the course of his career and is now the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets, can be heard talking trash during the video clip of the pickup game. In the video, Jordan called for an 'and one' while he's in the process of draining a jumper. He then said: 'Hey man you guys have YouTube? Put on Michael Jordan for real.' Before he put up the photo, Bradley, 28, had a number of humorous responses to questions he was asked on Twitter. The PGA tour player wrote: 'I schooled him in every other play. 'My life is complete. 'Don't ask em how golf went early that day. 'Brady is god.' Tom Brady posted a video of himself going cliff diving while he was vacationing during the NFL offseason . Bradley, 28, had a number of humorous responses to questions he was asked on Twitter after the game . The four-time Super Bowl winning quarterback has earned nearly $150million in salary alone over the course of his career, according to Spotrac. Jordan, 52, who played in 16 NBA seasons, earned about $94million in salary. They have both banked substantially more cash than that from endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Under Armour, McDonald's, Uggs, Movado watches, Glaceau Smartwater and others. Bradly won the PGA Championship and was also named Rookie of the Year in 2011. After Brady posted the video of the dive onto his Facebook page, he indicated it might be his last big jump . Before he was seen on the cliff or in the Bahamas, Brady hit the beach with Bundchen and their kids . There were 11 league titles on the court on Saturday between Jordan, Brady and Bradley. If Brady wins another title, he will be the only quarterback in history with five Super Bowl wins. He would have to win the big game two more times to equal Jordan's six. If Bradly wants to catch up to Jordan or Brady, he has his work cut

Summary: The New England Patriots star is enjoying a break during NFL offseason . He was in the Bahamas on Saturday playing basketball and golfing . Jordan also golfed and Bradley also played basketball on Saturday . Before that, Brady was in Costa Rica as part of his winter break . Brady was with wife Gisele when he went cliff diving during the trip . The 37-year-old just guided the Pats to their fourth Super Bowl victory . There were 11 league titles on the court on Saturday between athletes .


Champion golfer Alan Bannister, who swindled £26,000 in benefits - including a car which he used to drive to his club games - has been jailed . A champion golfer who swindled £26,000 in benefits - including a car which he used to drive to his club games - has been jailed. Alan Bannister, who played off a handicap of seven, claimed he was in too much pain to walk and was given the taxpayer funded mobility car to get around. But Cardiff Crown Court heard he was was in fact the 'club champion' at his local golf course and had won a number of tournament with his teammates the 'Sunday Swingers' and 'The Crazy Gang' - despite claiming he could barely walk 50 yards at a time. Bannister, 56, from Barry, South Wales, was investigated by the Department of Work and Pensions who filmed him completing a 5,400 yard course in just four and a half hours. He was seen strolling unaided around the course on his daily round in the footage. They discovered he used his mobility car - intended for people 'virtually unable to walk' - to drive to the golf club to play withJudge Recorder David Miller said: 'It was a blatant fraud. 'Your grossly and dishonestly distorted your condition and your ability to walk. You said you could only walk 50 metres but you were an active memb er of your golf club with a handicap of seven.' He said Bannister was club champion in 2006 and also won competitions 'almost on annual basis' even when claiming benefits. Jailing him for six months he said: 'You were filmed effortlessly removing your golf trolley and clubs from your car and walking at a decent pace at the golf course. 'At time of national austerity, claiming benefits you are not entitled to is very serious. This benefit is for people virtually unable to walk.' Prosecutor Stuart McLeese said: 'Bannister made dishonest representations about the extent of his disabilities and needs and failed to notify the DWP about what his true care and mobility needs were. 'He didn't accurately record the affect his condition had on him and then didn't notify the DWP at any time that his abilities were greater than he indicated in those claim forms.' Bannister started claiming Disability Living Allowance in 2007 saying he had a form of arthritis called Ankylosing Spondylitis. Pictured are stills from undercover video of Bannister playing golf while claiming benefits. He had claimed he was in too much pain to walk and was given the taxpayer funded mobility car . But an anonymous tipster called the DWP to tell that how Bannister was a keen golfer - who had played in five-day-long competitions . He filled in forms saying he needed help raising his arms, putting on his shirt and shoes and carrying saucepans. Bannister said he could only walk 50 yards before experiencing 'severe discomfort' and it would take him 10 to 15 minutes to cover this distance. Cardiff Crown Court heard how he also needed help making a meal

Summary: Alan Bannister, who played off handicap of seven, jailed for benefits fraud . He'd claimed he was in too much pain to walk and was given mobility car . He was filmed completing 5,400 yard course in just four and a half hours . Bannister dishonestly claimed £26,090.55 in Disability Living Allowance . The 56-year-old was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court today .


Surgeon Dr Gabrielle McMullin says sexism is so rife among surgeons in Australia that young woman who want a career in medicine would do best to 'comply' Female surgeons are only tolerated in Australian hospitals if they are ‘single, childless and pretend to be men’ a female doctor has claimed, as dozens of women in the male-dominated profession open up about their experiences of sexism. Following controversial comments by a female senior surgeon who told aspiring female doctors to go along with sexual abuse at work for the sake of their careers, more women have claimed sexual harassment is a ‘major issue’ in the medical profession. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, one female doctor said she was told by a male colleague women were ‘f***ing useless’. A consultant surgeon instructed her to ‘get some knee pads and learn to suck c**k’ and another senior colleague ensured that she was shunned when she stood up for herself after he inappropriately touched her. ‘They think they own you, a lot of these guys,’ she said. Other female surgeons, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, told how a ‘boys club’ mentality within the profession led to women being ostracised when they complained about sexual harassment. In an ABC radio interview on Friday, Dr Gabrielle McMullin, a top vascular surgeon in Sydney, said sexism is so rife among male surgeons in Australian hospitals that young women would do best to grin and bear it. Her comments follow a warning she issued to young women at Sydney's Parliament House on Friday, during the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality. 'What I tell my trainees is that, if you are approached for sex, probably the safest thing to do in terms of your career is to comply with the request,' she said. At the launch of 'Pathways to Gender Equality in Australia' on Friday, Dr McMullin advised female trainees to avoid putting themselves in vulnerable situations. But giving in to unwanted sexual advances is easier than pursuing perpetrators, she warned, because the sexism is so entrenched. Dr McMullin has stood by her comments warning aspiring female medics to comply if approached for sex in the workplace . Dr McMullin told ABC's AM program the story of Dr Caroline Tan, a young doctor who won a sexual harassment case in 2008 against a surgeon who forced himself on her while she was training at a Melbourne Hospital. Dr Tan didn't tell anyone what had happened until the surgeon started giving her reports that were so bad they threatened the career she had worked so hard for. But McMullin warns complaining to the supervising body is the 'worst thing' trainees could do. 'Despite that victory, she has never been appointed to a public position in a hospital in Australasia,' she said of the case. 'Her career was ruined by this one guy asking for sex on this night.' 'And realistically, she would have been much better to have given him a blow-job on that night.' Dr McMullin's comments have been roundly

Summary: A dozen female doctors have opened up about their sexist experiences . One said she was told to 'get some knee pads and learn to suck c**k' Many female doctors feel if they speak up they'll risk their careers . Dr Gabrielle McMullin was criticised for telling aspiring female surgeons they should put up with unwanted sexual advances at work . Despite criticism from the medical industry and women's rights groups, Dr McMullin says she stands by her 'pragmatic' advice because it's true . Her comments follow the launch of a book she co-authored on gender equality .


A controversial Spanish dolphin trainer who was coming to the US to work at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has gone missing. Jose Luis Barbero, 59, can allegedly be seen hitting and kicking dolphins in videos that caught the attention of animal protection groups, but he was still hired as a vice president at the aquarium. The aquarium's newest hire, who was working on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain, has vanished. Scroll down for video . Dolphin trainer Jose Luis Barbero, who was just hired by the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, has gone missing . Before he vanished, videos of Barbero, 59, (rear) allegedly hitting and kicking dolphins surfaced on the internet . After the videos (pictured above) started popping up on the web, Barbero began receiving death threats . Barbero went missing before another video accusing him of abusing dolphins was released yesterday, according to 11 Alive. He was last seen on Tuesday leaving his home, WSB TV reported. Balearic Islands emergency services are continuing to search for him. Georgia Aquarium CEO Mike Leven said, 'We are very concerned. 'We hope he turns up soon and that everything is all right. Our thoughts are with him and his family.' According to Leven, Barbero received death threats after the videos surfaced. The embattled trainer did respond to the videos on Facebook. In a translated post he said: 'I believe a response is needed to this brutal and cowardly campaign against my profession. 'I can only say from my lawyers' recommendations that this video is a montage created to provoke a campaign challenging my professionalism over 35 years.' A former FBI agent was also hired by the Georgia Aquarium to travel to Spain as part of the investigation . Barbero of Spain went missing before another video accusing him of abusing dolphins was released yesterday . The most recent video allegedly shows Barbero being aggressive towards dolphins during a training session at a theme park in Spain. Animal advocacy group SOSdelfines said the videos are 'meant to show how captive dolphins are treated', according to the Dodo. The aquarium has questioned whether the videos of Barbero are authentic and used the terms 'extremely questionable' and 'crudely edited' to describe them. Aquarium leaders claimed to have 'thoroughly reviewed and vetted' Barbero as a candidate and also cited that he has 35 years of professional experience. Experts were brought in to analyze the content of the videos. A former FBI agent was also hired by the aquarium to travel to Spain as part of the investigation. It is unclear what Barbero's job status is at the moment, but he it appears he is still a consultant and not a full-time employee of the aquarium. The Georgia Aquarium maintains that it has a zero tolerance policy against the mistreatment of animals . Animal advocacy group SOSdelfines said the videos are 'meant to show how captive dolphins are treated' The aquarium released a statement about the Barbero investigation on Friday afternoon. It said: 'Our search for truth into

Summary: Jose Luis Barbero has gone missing from island of Mallorca near Spain . He was due to start work as vice president at Georgia Aquarium this month . The 59-year-old was allegedly seen badly mistreating dolphins in videos . After the videos surfaced, he reportedly began receiving death threats . Barbero was last seen leaving his home on Tuesday and search continues . Aquarium has a zero tolerance policy towards mistreatment of animals .


The United States military dropped 60,000 copies of a graphic leaflet near the northern Syrian city of Raqqa that depict potential Islamic State recruits being fed into a meat grinder. The leaflets, part of an information campaign to discourage people from joining the extremist group, were dropped in a canister by an F-15 fighter jet last week. 'The message of this leaflet is, if you allow yourself to be recruited by Daesh, you will find yourself in a meat grinder. And it's not beneficial to your health,' said Army Col Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman who released a copy of the leaflet Thursday in response to media requests. Scroll down for video . Propaganda offensive: This image, which depicts young ISIS recruits being churned through a meat grinder, was printed 60,000 times and dropped over Raqqa, Syria, to stop men being lured to join the terror group . Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. The gruesome drawing shows seven young men standing in a line under a sign that says Daesh Recruiting Office. A man with a monster face is beckoning the first man in line, who has a frightened look on his face. A second man is turning the grinder while appearing to push someone into the feeder tube. Two legs are protruding from the feeder, and blood is spurting out the grinder's other end. The meat grinder is labeled as Daesh, and a sign in the corner says 'Now serving 6001.' The scared young man appears to be dropping a ticket that says '6001.' Is it working? The U.S. military commander for the Middle East says ISIS is 'losing momentum' in Syria . Warren said this is the only leaflet he knows about. U.S. military officials have expressed concerns that IS was winning the propaganda war, with its use of social media to attract supporters and recruits. A central theme that U.S. officials have tried to convey is the militants' brutality and violence, including to women and children. IS has taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria. But the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East said Thursday that the group is 'in a defensive crouch' in Iraq, and losing some momentum in Syria. The U.S. and other coalition members have conducted airstrikes on the group in Iraq and Syria.

Summary: The leaflets were dropped in a canister by F-15 fighter jet last week . Gruesome drawing shows 7 men being lined up for meat grinder . Sign above them reads 'Daesh Recruiting Office', Daesh is Arabic for ISIS . The 60,000 pamphlets fell over Raqqa, where ISIS is 'losing momentum'


The names of two Missouri police commanders who resigned from their positions in the Ferguson Police Department over racist emails have been released amid the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into the police department. Sgt. William Mudd and Capt. Rick Henke resigned Thursday and City Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty was fired Wednesday. It is unclear whether the three were recipients or senders of the 'racially biased' emails included in the 102-page civil rights report released Wednesday by the DOJ accusing the department of illegal practices targeting African-Americans. Twitty is seen in an undated photograph smiling as Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who gunned down Michael Brown, an unarmed, African-American teen, has his arm around her. The two are seen appearing joyful among colleagues and friends, including Ferguson Mayor James Knowles. Scroll down for video . Sgt. William Mudd (left) and Capt. Rick Henke (center) resigned from their positions Thursday and City Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty (right) was fired Wednesday over racially charged emails discovered by the U.S. Justice Department during an investigation into the Ferguson Police Department . Friends: Here, Twitty is seen among friends and colleagues, standing next to Darren Wilson (center), the Ferguson officer who killed an unarmed black teen, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles appears in the photo as well (back left, wearing a green shirt) However, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Henke was associated with a 2008 email suggesting that President Barack Obama would not complete a full presidential term because a black man can't hold 'a steady job for four years.' Mudd is reportedly associated with a 2011 email suggesting a New Orleans woman was paid by 'CrimeStoppers' to terminate her pregnancy. The Justice Department highlighted several other emails in the report including one that featured a photograph of topless, appearingly tribal, women dancing, with the caption 'Michelle Obama's High School Reunion.' The report states that the emails illustrate racial, ethnic, or other forms of bias among those involved and states that the DOJ's investigation yielded no indication that any of the officers or clerks involved in the emails were disciplined before this week. In fact, the report states, there were no instances discovered where recipients asked the sender to refrain from sending such emails, instead, the emails were forwarded along to others. *The list above is highlighted emails found in the DOJ's 102-page report on the Ferguson Police Department. The investigation also found that almost all of the emails were sent during work hours through government email accounts. Officials say that at least one of the email recipients was among city leaders who met with DOJ officials to discuss the investigation, the Dispatch reports. The report also adds that evidence found shows not only racial bias, 'but racial bias by those with considerable influence over the outcome of any given court case.' The DOJ's civil rights investigation into the St. Louis suburb of 21,000 came after Wilson fatally shot the unarmed black teen on Aug. 9, an action that sparked nationwide protests and cast Ferguson's mostly white police force in a negative light.

Summary: Sgt. William Mudd, Capt. Rick Henke, and city Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty resigned or were fired from the Ferguson Police department . The three are no longer with the department as a result of their involvement in racially charged or biased emails . Both Mudd and Henke were associated with emails exhibiting racism or other biases . A 102-page report by the DOJ shows illegal practices, racism, and abuses of power within the Ferguson Police Department . Twitty is seen in an undated picture next to Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teen . A grand jury's decision not to indict Wilson for killing Brown sparked nationwide protest . In the picture, Wilson's arm is around Twitty as the two look joyful among friends and colleagues, including Ferguson Mayor James Knowles .


The New York City cab driver who killed a five-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man after mounting a curb and crashing through a bus stop on Friday has been stripped of his taxi license, it is reported. The unidentified male driver, 44, was traveling along the snowy Grand Concourse service road near 170th Street in the Bronx on Friday evening when he swerved on to the sidewalk, police said. His green taxi struck and killed Kadeem Brown and little Tierre Clark, who were part of a group of people waiting at a bus stop. Tierre's mother, 39, and a 55-year-old man were also hit by the cab. The grief-stricken mother, who has two older children and has not been named, is said to be in a stable condition at the borough's Lincoln Hospital, while the man is being treated for critical injuries. Crash: The New York City cab driver who killed a five-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man after mounting a curb on Friday has been stripped of his TLC license, it is reported. Above, the driver's smashed-up taxi . Earlier impact: Seconds before the incident, the driver had struck a Subaru (pictured), which was parked around 100 feet south of 170th Street, causing minor injuries to the woman driving it, police said Saturday . Now, it has emerged that the driver - who was transported to Jacobi Medical Center with minor injuries following the crash - has had his Taxi and Limousine Commission license taken away by officials. This is while 'police investigate if he was having a medical episode when he crashed' his 2007 Toyota Camry green cab into the four unsuspecting victims, authorities told the New York Daily News. It comes as Kadeem and Tierre's families have paid tribute to their deceased loved ones following the horror smash, which occurred at the bustling Grand Concourse at around 6.30pm on Friday. Speaking to the newspaper, Kadeem's mother, Macia Johnson, 53, described her late son as a 'very good, hardworking kid' who worked as a security guard, but longed to travel and be a chef. She also revealed that Kadeem's sister had wailed, 'He went out and he never came back, my brother, my poor brother!,' when she heard he had died on the sidewalk after being struck by the cab. Meanwhile, Tierre's grandmother, Liz Romani, paid tribute to her granddaughter, who had 'loved to sing and dance' and had a particular fondness for the singer-songwriter, Mary Jane Blige. Smashed in: The unidentified male driver, 44, was reportedly traveling along the snowy Grand Concourse service road near 170th Street in the Bronx when he swerved on to the sidewalk. Above, police at the scene . Fatal: The man's green-colored taxi struck and killed Kadeem Brown and little Tierre Clark, who were part of a group of people waiting at a bus stop on the road (pictured). A man, 55, and Tierre's mother were left injured . Shocked: Witnesses reported hearing loud screams as the vehicle crashed through the bus stop in the Bronx. Ronald Luis (pictured), who saw the tragedy occur

Summary: Male driver, 44, 'struck parked Subaru while traveling through the Bronx' Seconds later, he mounted curb and crashed into a bus stop, police said . Kadeem Brown, 25, and Tierre Clark, five, killed after being struck by taxi . Meanwhile, a man, 55, and Tierre's mother, 36, are recovering in hospital . Now, it has emerged the cab driver has been stripped of his TLC license . This is while cops 'investigate if he was having medical episode' at time . Comes as families of Kadeem and Tierre have paid tribute to the victims . It is unclear how crash occurred on Grand Concourse on Friday evening . Officials and New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission investigating .


This is the incredible moment a crafty crab manages to rise to the bait but leave unscathed. Extraordinary footage has emerged of a blue swimmer crab evading entrapment, opening a pot with its pincers and absconding with a sizeable bite of herring. The video, captured in Largs Bay Beach in South Australia and uploaded to Facebook this week, has received over 430,000 Views and 2,000 likes. The crafty crab can be seen prying the pot of herring open with its pincers . Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend, reports The Advertiser. 'It was interesting to see for someone who's been crabbing a bit to see what it's actually like down there,' he said. 'I'm always having a bit of a go at my son for not putting the top on properly, and this time it was me.' Mr Katnich said it was the first time he had filmed one of the crab traps, with the footage offering a fresh perspective to one of his favourite hobbies. Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend . The blue swimmer crab amazingly manages to absconds with the bait unscathed . He uploaded the video to his business Facebook page- Katnich Building and Design-where it spread like wildfire. Mr Katnich, who offers customised construction in Adelaide, said the popularity of the video means he didn't leave the day empty handed.

Summary: Builder Mark Katnich dropped a GoPro in a crab trap over the weekend . He captured the remarkable scenes of the crab evading entrapment . The video has received over 430,000 Views and over 2,000 Facebook likes .


A 17-year-old who was caught attempting to flee Australia to join jihadi militants in the Middle East had also been stopped by police just one day earlier during a first escape attempt. Wearing a lime green cap and carrying a black backpack, the teen was removed from a plane at Sydney Airport on March 12 and interviewed by counter-terrorism officers, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton revealed on Wednesday. However this was already the second effort the boy had made to escape the country after he had attempted to hop on a flight to Abu Dhabi - allegedly on his way to Syria - on March 11 before first being stopped, News Corp reports. The third teenager to be caught by authorities trying to join Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East, was stopped from leaving the country by federal police two days in a row . 'His name triggered the system and his passport was cancelled. He then turned up the next day and tried to board the same flight,' a senior source told News Corp. Police then intercepted the teen during his second attempt, detaining and interviewing him before releasing him to his parents. It comes after two teenage brothers were also discovered trying to travel to the Middle East earlier this month. The first incident occured on March 11 and the second on March 12 . The boy is the third teenager government officials have intercepted and amongst about 200 people stopped from heading overseas to become foreign fighters with terrorist groups. He has since returned to his family again, with the Australian Federal Police and ASIO investigating the matter. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that while it was hard to believe people who had grown up in Australia's free and open society could be susceptible to brain washing by extremist groups such as Islamic State, it was clearly happening. 'It is very dangerous for you. It is very dangerous for others,' he told reporters in Canberra. It follows two brothers who were detained for doing the same earlier this month (pictured above) The siblings aged 16 and 17 were questioned by counter-terrorism officers before they were sent home to their mother in Sydney's south-west . There are fears that more teenagers could end up like Abdullah Elmir (pictured) who has been dubbed the 'Ginger Jihadist' Elmir (front centre) has appeared in propaganda videos since he arrived in the Middle East (above) 'We will do everything we can to stop you if you do try.' The two brothers who were stopped earlier this month were aged 16 and 17. The siblings were south-west Sydney and were reportedly brought home by their mother after being detained. Authorities' suspicions were aroused after the two had booked flights to an unidentified country in the Middle East and their luggage was searched. The latest teenager to be caught were trying to fly to the Middle East like notorious extremists Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar . Mohamed Elomar (above) has caused a stir on social media after posting photos of him with weapons and severed heads

Summary: Third teenager has been caught trying to flee Australia to join Islamic State . He attempted to board a plane to the Middle East two days in a row . Authorities cancelled his passport after first attempt, detaining him after second before returning him to his family, but authorities are investigating . It comes after two brothers attempted the same thing earlier this month . So far, 200 Australians have been stopped from joining Middle East conflict .


Sian Gibson, 51 (pictured), consulted her GP about an unusual freckle she found on her ankle . As a redhead, 51-year-old Sian Gibson was used to having freckles — they’d covered her arms, face and chest since childhood. But in 2008, she noticed a new freckle, darker than usual and larger — the size of a small fingernail — on her ankle. ‘I don’t have many freckles on my legs, so I noticed it straight away,’ says Sian, a mother of three and grandmother of five. ‘My GP told me it was nothing and not to worry about it. But, of course, I did. At the time, there was a campaign about the importance of early detection of skin cancer. Every time I caught sight of the freckle, I would be reminded of how much I wanted to be around for my family.’ However, instead of returning to her GP to ask for a hospital appointment, Sian, from Boston, Lincolnshire, turned to her mobile phone for medical advice. ‘I’d recently got an iPhone and was downloading the apps that were just becoming available,’ she says. ‘One evening, I searched online for “large freckle” and found my way to a free app that claimed to be a mole evaluator that would identify at-risk moles. I thought: “Why not? What have I got to lose?” ’ Sian was ahead of the times. Apps, short for applications — programs that can be downloaded to run on a smartphone — were few and far between in 2008. Today, they’ve become essential to most people’s lives. With 100,000 health apps available in Britain and more launching every week, the medical sector is a market leader — with apps to track calories consumed and kilometres jogged, give first aid advice, provide cognitive behavioural therapy for phobias and remind people to take medication. One in five health apps claims to support a diagnosis, as with Sian’s mole app. One program turns your mobile phone into an electrocardiogram, tracking heart rhythms and emailing the results to a doctor, while others allow patients to record blood pressure or blood sugar. In 2013, the global market for health apps was worth $2.4 billion, according to market research firm research2guidance — and this is predicted to rise to $26 billion by 2017. The NHS has launched the Health and Symptom Checker, and the use of apps in the health service is only set to increase. Last week, it emerged that the NHS is now helping to launch apps to help people cope with depression. ‘We know people are more likely to make healthy choices if they can set their own goals,’ says Bradford GP Dr Shahid Ali, professor of digital health at Salford University. ‘And there’s evidence that with health apps, people are able to have a more grown-up relationship with their doctors and nurses.’ A handful of GPs have welcomed the technology to their practices. Dr Jagdeesh Dhaliwal, a GP in Walsall, West Midlands, says three or four of the 40 or so patients he sees a day bring along their phones

Summary: In 2008, Sian Gibson noticed a new, larger and darker freckle on her ankle . She consulted her GP but was told it was nothing to worry about . She downloaded a health app that also suggested nothing was wrong . Two years later, Sian found out that the freckle was actually skin cancer .


Southampton winger Lloyd Isgrove has joined Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan deal until the end of the season. The pacy 22-year-old, is another product of the club's famed youth academy, and joins The Owls soon after signing a new two-year-contract extension at St Mary's. The Wales Under-21 international has made four appearances for the Southampton first-team this season and came off the bench in their opening game of the campaign against Liverpool at Anfield. Southampton winger Lloyd Isgrove, 22, has joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan . Isgrove, pictured here against Ipswich, has made four appearances for Southampton's first-team this season . Wednesday, who are managed by one-time Southampton manager Stuart Gray, are currently 12th in the Sky Bet Championship table with nine games left to go. Isgrove joins his new club in time for a possible debut in Saturday's Yorkshire derby away at Rotherham United. Les Reed, Southampton's director of football, told Saintsfc.co.uk: 'This is a great opportunity for Lloyd to demonstrate his prowess at a Championship club and get some more valuable first-team experience.' Southampton director of football Les Reed hopes that Isgrove will benefit from playing regularly on loan .

Summary: Lloyd Isgrove has joined Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season . The 22-year-old Southampton winger is a product of the club's academy . He has made four appearances for the Saints' first-team this season . Southampton director of football Les Reed hopes the loan deal will help him .


Feyenoord coach Fred Rutten will leave the club at the end of the season when his one-year contract expires. The club wanted to extend Rutten's contract, but he says 'my vision differs from the club's about how to meet the high expectations at Feyenoord.' Rutten took over at Feyenoord this season after his predecessor Ronald Koeman moved to England to coach Southampton. Feyenoord coach Fred Rutten is leaving at the end of season as he has different ideas to the club . The news comes after his team were involved in a feisty 0-0 draw against Utrecht at the weekend . Rutten had replaced Southampton manager Ronald Koeman (left) as Feyenoord coach . The Rotterdam team is fourth in the Eredivisie and was knocked out of the Europa League last week by AS Roma. They drew 0-0 against Utrecht at the weekend. No replacement for Rutten was immediately announced. On Monday, technical director Martin van Geel says 'we now have plenty of time to think about his successor.' Rutten has not revealed his plans for the future.

Summary: Feyenoord are fourth in the Dutch league but coach Fred Rutten is leaving . He claims he has different ideas from the club as to how to progress . Rutten had only penned a one-year contract to replace Ronald Koeman .


Former UFC middleweight Ryan Jensen turned into a detective when he left the gym to find out his car had been broken into and robbed. Jensen may not have enjoyed the most successful of UFC careers, having won just two of six bouts, but there was no way he was going to lose this battle. The 37-year-old instead he scoured the CCTV system of the gym he was training at when the robbery happened. Former UFC middleweight Ryan Jensen had his car broken into when he was training at the gym . The video recordings showed a man and a woman breaking in to the car before speeding off in a black car just minutes later. And rather than cancelling all his cards the fighter, who has been in the Octagon alongside the likes of Thales Leites, Demian Maia and Mark Munoz, kept track of their spending. His detective work eventually led him to a nearby Walmart store as payment history showed that was the last place his cards had been used. Surprisingly the suspects were still in the supermarket car park when he arrived and he used his ransacked car to block the culprits in. One of the crafty duo ran into the store, but luckily police were on hand to apprehend the crooks. Court McGee and Jensen face off at the UFC 121 weigh-in at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California . McGee connects with a right to the face of Jensen during the welterweight bout during UFC 121 .

Summary: Former UFC middleweight Ryan Jensen had his car broken into . The break in happened when the 37-year-old was in the gym . Jensen watched the gym's CCTV system to see who committed the crime . He tracked the suspects down and handed them over to the police . CLICK HERE for all the latest UFC news .


Lost: Maddie McCann disappeared in Portugal eight years ago . Police chiefs have been urged to wind up the hunt for Madeleine McCann as detectives battle the terror threat and a spate of murders. A team of 31 British detectives are working exclusively to find the girl, who vanished from her parents’ holiday apartment in Portugal eight years ago. The Metropolitan Police was tasked with investigating the disappearance after her family made a personal plea to David Cameron in 2011. Yet despite costing the taxpayer £10million and dozens of trips by officers to the Algarve, the inquiry – codenamed Operation Grange – has not led to a single arrest. Now a senior police union leader has called for the probe to be axed and the detectives reassigned to other investigations in the UK. He says officers in London are bemused why they are working round-the-clock fighting the threat from Islamic State-inspired jihadists and solve at least 14 murders since Christmas while the Operation Grange detectives are barred from helping. Metropolitan Police Federation chairman John Tully said: ‘It is time to re-focus on what we need to do to keep London safe. We no longer have the resources to conduct specialist inquiries all over the world which have nothing to do with London. ’The Met has long been seen as the last resort for investigations others have struggled with elsewhere. ‘It is surprising to see an inquiry like the McCann investigation ring-fenced. I have heard a few rumblings of discontent about it from lots of sources. ‘When the force is facing a spike in murder investigations it is not surprising there is resentment of significant resources diverted to a case that has no apparent connection with London.’ Even though Madeleine’s parents Kate, 47, and Gerry, 46, live in Rothley, Leicestershire, Scotland Yard was handed the investigation because of its expertise in investigating complex murder case. Police chiefs ‘ring-fenced’ the inquiry to prevent officers working on other case, even though the force has been forced to make £600million in cuts over four years. Operation Grange was set up to review the original Portuguese police probe into the disappearance of Madeleine, then three, from the family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Maddie's disappearance after her parents, pictured above, made a personal plea to PM David Cameron in 2011 . After the Portuguese inquiry was shelved as ‘unsolved’, the McCanns, who remain convinced their daughter is alive, appealed to Mr Cameron for assistance. Since the girl, who would now be 11, vanished, every possible theory has been explored, including that she was kidnapped by a paedophile, killed during a botched burglary and her body dumped, snatched by traffickers and sold to a childless couple and that she wandered out of the apartment and died in a tragic accident. However, not one shred of proof of what happened to Madeleine has been uncovered. Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall, who took over Operation Grange in December, and her team ravelled to Portugal to interview seven suspects

Summary: A team of 31 British detectives working to find Madeleine McCann . Maddie vanished from Portugal holiday apartment eight years ago . Metropolitan Police tasked with investigating by David Cameron . Operation Grange has cost the taxpayer £10million since 2011 . Not led to a single arrest and now facing calls for it to be axed .


George Osborne announced scrapping income tax paid on interest from regular high street accounts . The Chancellor heralded a savings revolution yesterday by scrapping income tax paid on interest from regular high street accounts. In a major move to counter the effects of years of historically low interest rates, he announced a new personal savings allowance that will make ordinary accounts tax-free for 95 per cent of the population. It means a basic rate taxpayer can earn £1,000 in savings interest without paying tax. A higher rate taxpayer will be able to earn £500. At current rates, a basic rate taxpayer would need to have more than £70,000 in an average account to go over the new £1,000 allowance. By stopping tax on savings the Chancellor has effectively handed a 20 per cent boost to the rates earned by most savers in the UK. The Revenue estimates that the allowance will benefit some 28 million savers. The way savings are taxed is currently riddled with complications. Every year someone can pay in £15,000 to a cash Isa where interest is paid tax-free. But on a standard high street savings account, interest is taxed at the saver’s normal rate of income tax. This tax is automatically deducted by a bank and building society before the interest is paid, and passed directly to HM Revenue & Customs. Higher earners paying 40 per cent or 45 per cent income tax are supposed to declare the interest they receive on a self-assessment form. Lower earners who do not pay income tax can fill in a form to stop the tax being deducted. These deductions mean that someone with £20,000 in a high street savings account paying 2 per cent would earn only £320 a year interest if they were a basic rate taxpayer. A higher rate tax payer would earn £240 and a top rate taxpayer £220. If the interest was untaxed the saver would earn £400. In addition to this, those with total income below £15,600 a year can apply to have their savings interest paid tax-free. Every year thousands of pensioners who can claim tax-free interest on their savings miss out on this perk because they do not realise they qualify. It means a basic rate taxpayer can earn £1,000 in savings interest without paying tax, while a higher rate taxpayer will be able to earn £500 . Figures from HM Revenue & Customs suggest around £1.8billion a year is received a year in savings interest tax. George Osborne said Britain will be back in the black before the end of the decade – as he shot down Labour’s claims that he is taking the country back to the 1930s. The Chancellor outlined plans to bank a surplus of £5.2billion in 2018-19 – the first since 2001 – as he hailed a UK ‘that is growing, creating jobs and paying its way’. He said the national debt will start to fall as a percentage of national income next year, having risen consistently since 2001. ‘Those 13 years amount to the longest year-on-year rise in

Summary: Basic rate taxpayer can earn £1,000 in savings interest without paying tax . Current rates requires more than £70,000 to go over the new allowance . Chancellor has handed 20% boost to rates earned by most savers in UK . The Palmers from Nottinghamshire say the announcement is 'fantastic' It will mean they can to keep all of the interest on their £45,000 savings .


At least Eight female students at Brigham Young University in Utah were 'catfished' by the same 24-year-old woman - who pretended to be a man. The victims all believed they were involved in a relationship with a Mormon man living in the same state - only to find out they were being duped by a woman in Texas. After one of the students became suspicious, it began to emerge that they had all fallen for a serial 'catfish' - someone who tricks others online by setting up fake profiles with fake pictures and names. Scroll down for video . Duped: Brigham Young University student Hilary Hayes believed she was in a relationship with a Mormon man called Hunter Anderson from Utah . The students realised that they had been 'catfished' by a 24-year-old woman (pictured in an image from Fox13) living in Texas . Another victim, Sara Vanwagenen, believed she was in a relationship with a man called 'Hyrum Young' but, despite regular text and telephone conversations, the pair never met up . One of the victims, Hilary Hayes, said she had been texted out of the blue by someone calling himself 'Hunter Anderson' who claimed to have seen her at a party and that he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She told Fox13 that they would regularly text and talk and he even sent her flowers on Valentine's Day - but that Anderson would never agree to meet up. At the same time, another victim, Sara Vanwagenen, believed she was in a relationship with a man called 'Hyrum Young'. She too reported that the person they were in contact with would never agree to meet up. The pair eventually realised the texts they were receiving were from the same number and it turned out they had both been duped by a woman called Kayla, from Texas. Targeted: It soon emerged that at least eight women at Brigham Young University (pictured) in Utah, had been tricked into digital relationships with the imposter . It soon emerged that at least eight women had been tricked into forming digital relationships with the imposter. Kayla later told the women she was coming out as gay and that that she was 'essentially practicing' on the BYU students, Fox13 reports. Miss Vanwagenen is reported as saying: 'I let this person into my life in a really big way. I was really angry and really hurt.' Miss Hayes added: 'She just knew everything about me it was just really hurtful to find out that you literally didn’t know anything about this person, not even something so foundational as their name.' New York Daily News reports that police were informed but that no action was taken because the woman was living in a different state.

Summary: One victim, Hilary Hayes, was contacted by man called 'Hunter Anderson' Another, Sara Vanwagenen, was in online relationship with 'Hyrum Young' But the Brigham Young University students were talking to same person . Neither of them had met imposter despite regular texts and conversations . The man turned out to be a 24-year-old woman from Texas called Kayla .


The man behind the highly anticipated expose on Scientology that is set to air this weekend on HBO is calling out the most high profile member of the church - actor Tom Cruise. Alex Gibney said in a recent interview he does not understand why Cruise has refused to comment on the numerous claims made against him and Scientology over the years, going so far as to call his silence 'irresponsible.' Among the claims featured in Gibney's documentary, Going Clear, are that Cruise allegedly tapped the phone of his ex-wife Nicole Kidman prior to their split and that he used underpaid workers for his own personal use that were supplied by the church. Scroll down for videos . Speaking out: Alex Gibney (above), the director of the Scientology documentary Going Clear, blasted Tom Cruise after a screening of the film on Monday . The film speaks to former members of the church, one of whom claims that Cruise asked the church to tap Nicole Kidman's phone during their marriage (above during one of their final appearances together) 'Cruise is the big kahuna and that's why we've gone to the trouble of calling him out,' said Gibney following a screening of the film earlier this week according to The Huffington Post. 'We believe that he has a responsibility to say something about the abuse.' He then said of Cruise; 'He can espouse his beliefs, that's fine. But not to address the allegations of abuse seems to me palpably irresponsible.' Mark Rathbun, who goes by Marty, makes some explosive claims about Cruise and current head of the church David Miscavige in Gibney's documentary. Rathbun, who was a top aide to Miscavige, claims that the church did not approve of Cruise's relationship with Kidman, and hoped they would break up once Cruise began to drift away from the church during their marriage. Then, while Cruise was away with Kidman in England working on the Stanley Kurbrick film Eyes Wide Shut, Rathbun claims the actor ordered the church to tap his wife's phone. Rathbun says he was shocked by this demand, but did as he was told. Rathbun, who also claims he was beaten and abused by Miscavige, did not say what, if any, information was obtained through the tapping of Kidman's phone, but the two did split just a few years later, at which time Cruise became a highly vocal supporter of Scientology. There are also claims in the film that church workers being paid less than a dollar an hour are used by Cruise to maintain his collection of motorcycles and his private plane. Mark Rathbun (left) makes some explosive claims about Cruise and current head of the church David Miscavige (right) in Gibney's documentary . 'The accusations made in the film are entirely false and alleged without ever asking the Church,' said the Church of Scientology is a statement . 'The accusations made in the film are entirely false and alleged without ever asking the Church,' said the Church of Scientology is a statement. Neither Cruise or Kidman granted Gibney an interview. The

Summary: Alex Gibney, the director of the Scientology documentary Going Clear, blasted Tom Cruise after a screening of the film on Monday . Gibney called Cruise 'irresponsible' over his refusal to comment on the many claims made against him and Scientology over the years . The film speaks to former members of the church, one of whom claims that Cruise asked the church to tap Nicole Kidman's phone during their marriage . There are also claims that Cruise used workers who were paid less than a dollar and hour by the church to maintain his motorcycles and plane . 'The accusations made in the film are entirely false and alleged without ever asking the Church,' said the Church of Scientology is a statement . HBO meanwhile had a reported 160 lawyers watch and vet the documentary, which airs at 8pm this Sunday .


Newcastle United legend, former England captain and national treasure Alan Shearer spent his illustrious football career terrorising the best defences in the Premier League - and it all started just earning a weekly wage of £25. With a record-high 260 goals in the Premier League, the talismanic forward has left a lasting legacy in the north east and one that is unlikely to be bettered. In an exclusive interview with Match of the Day magazine, Shearer opens up about his first experiences in life on and off the football pitch. Alan Shearer (right) gave an exclusive interview to Match of the Day magazine discussing his experiences . MY FIRST ... Live game . Alan says: 'I remember everything – getting on the metro, getting in the ground, walking up to the top of the stadium and looking at the pitch! Getting squashed because it was standing in those days, then it all going ballistic when Kevin Keegan scored and Newcastle won – it was mad!' Shearer saw Kevin Keegan score in his first ever match at St James' Park when he was a child . MY FIRST… Job . Alan says: 'I used to do a milk round with my uncle to earn five pound every Saturday. I' get up at three in the morning, do the round and then go back to sleep. With that five pound I thought I was rich!' MY FIRST … Girlfriend . Alan says: 'Oh, there was loads. All the girls wanted to go out with me!' MY FIRST … Pay packet . Alan says: 'It was when I was an apprentice at Southampton, I was on a YTS scheme and it was £25 a week, straight into my bank account!' Shearer started his career at Southampton before moving to Blackburn and winning the Premier League . MY FIRST… Car . Alan says: 'It was an Escort 1300 L, registration number B993 XHT. It cost me £3,395. I thought I was rich. I thought I was a multimillionaire 'cos I could go out and buy it when I was just 17! I cleaned it every day. If I ever got mud on it I was devastated.' Shearer's first ever car was the Ford Escort 1300 L which was similar to the car pictured above . MY FIRST … pre-match meal . Alan says: 'My first pre-match meal was fillet steak. I'd never had it before in my life and everyone else was having it, so I thought I'm going to have it too!' The former Blackburn star revealed that a fillet steak was his first ever pre-match meal as a footballer . MY FIRST… hat-trick . Alan says: '1988. It was my debut for Southampton at 17 against Arsenal. And then I was in the next day cleaning the kit because I was still an apprentice. I didn't think that was a great idea at the time but looking back it made sure I didn't get carried away.' A 17-year-old Shearer had a debut he'd never forget after scoring a hat-trick but was soon back washing

Summary: Alan Shearer revealed a Ford Escort 1300 was his first ever car . The former England captain started as an apprentice at Southampton on £25 a week and scored a hat-trick on his debut against Arsenal . Shearer is the all-time leading Premier League goalscorer with 260 . The pundit gave an exclusive interview to Match of the Day magazine . Click here for all the latest Newcastle United news .


An intensive care unit nurse who survived her fight against Ebola has claimed the treatment has made her hair fall out, causes insomnia and has damaged her social life. Nina Pham was diagnosed with the deadly disease along with co-worker Amber Vinson after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient to die from the illness in October. The 26-year-old was given the all-clear, but has revealed this week she is suing Texas Presbyterian Hospital, claiming she became the 'symbol of corporate neglect', as senior officials failed to adequately prepare for the crisis. She said her training in treating those with the virus was on a single piece of paper found by her supervisor online. Concerns: Nina Pham, who was diagnosed with the deadly disease in October, says the experimental drugs used in her treatment is causing her hair to fall out and makes her suffer aches, pains and fatigue . Miss Pham also fears that her health will be constantly affected by the experimental drugs she was given and is already suffering aches, pains and fatigue. If she has a glass of wine at dinner, she will always feel sick, and she constantly has nightmares about her ordeal. Doctors have also warned her to check for signs of vision loss as well as sensory and organ failure. She split up with her boyfriend, who was quarantined as a precaution, after she was released from hospital and struggles to interact with friends because 'Ebola always comes up'. A representative for her attorney . 'I wanted to believe that they would have my back and take care of me, but they just haven't risen to the occasion,' she told The Dallas Morning News. 'I was the last person besides Mr. Duncan to find out he was positive' she said. 'You'd think the primary nurse would be the first to know.I broke down and cried, not because I thought I had it but just because it was a big 'whoa, this is really happening' moment. Pham said she considered not going back to care for Duncan after his diagnosis, with her colleagues insisting they would back up her decision. But she felt she had to. Criticizing how the hospital prepared for the crisis, she said the extent of her training was a single piece of paper one of her superiors found online. Privacy issues: A doctor wearing a video camera came into her room, claiming he was making an educational video. She did not give permission for the video, which was subsuqently released to the media . Smiling: After Miss Pham was given the all-clear, she was invited to the Oval Office where she met President Obama. The intensive care nurse is now suing Texas Presbyterian Hospital, claiming she became a symbol of 'corporate neglect' Sufferer: Miss Pham was diagnosed with the deadly disease along with co-worker Amber Vinson after treating Thomas Eric Duncan (pictured) the first patient to die from the illness in October . The day after Duncan died, Pham met with someone from the CDC and the hospital's employee health manager to

Summary: Nina Pham contracted illness while treating Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas . The 26-year-old was given the all-clear, but is now suing the hospital . Claims she became a symbol of 'corporate neglect' and was a 'PR pawn' She said her Ebola training was a single sheet of paper found online . Added that treatment for the illness has impacted health and social life . Has split from her boyfriend and suffers constant aches and pains .


A skydiver narrowly avoided death after a double parachute malfunction resulted in him plunging to the ground at around 25mph. The footage captured on the skydiver’s head camera begins with a trio jumping from a plane over Perris, California. Initially the jump appears to be a success as the skydiver picks up images of the plane, his fellow skydivers dressed in wingsuits and the Californian landscape on his camera. So far so good: The skydiver captures his fellow jumpers on their descent over Perris, California . But suddenly, the bridle, which connects the pilot chute – a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main parachute – to the deployment bag containing the parachute, wraps around the pilot chute. It then appears that the reserve parachute, which is automatically deployed via an RSL (reserve static line) system after cutting away from the main parachute, becomes tangled. This sends the skydiver spiralling out of control, and he begins a dizzying descent back down to earth from a height of more than 1000ft. The skydiver's reserve parachute, which is automatically deployed via an RSL system after cutting away from the main parachute, becomes tangled . The skydiver is sent spiralling out of control and back down to earth at a height of more than 1000ft . As he finally reaches the ground it appears that he is descending relatively slowly considering he is without a fully working parachute. But as he slams into the earth with a crunch he groans in pain and shock before attempting to rise to his feet. The man was later taken to the hospital where, remarkably, he was only treated for mild concussion and bruising. Writing online after the incident, the skydiver said that he was very lucky to be alive and that some of the people who witnessed the fall expected it to be fatal. The skydiver slams into the earth at a speed of around 25mph and groans in pain and shock . The man was taken to the hospital where he was only treated for mild concussion and bruising .

Summary: The skydiver's bridle becomes tangled around his pilot chute . Results in a truly terrifying and dizzying descent to earth . Skydiver hits the ground at around 25mph and is lucky to survive . Taken to hospital with mild concussion and bruising . The incident took place over Perris, California, USA .


Brazil legend Pele has praised his country's current star Neymar as 'an excellent young player' but says he will never replace him as the footballing 'king' even if he matches his goalscoring record. Neymar has scored 42 international goals despite only turning 23 last month, and Pele's Brazilian record of 77 strikes is well within his sights with a long career at the top still ahead of him. But the 74-year-old Brazilian icon feels that even if the young pretender can match his incredible feat, he will still not be considered in the same class as him. Brazil legend Pele says that even if Neymar matches his goalscoring record he still won't be the 'king' Neymar has 42 international goals at the age of just 23 and could easily catch Pele if he keeps up that rate . 'I think to be the new king, the new Pele, is impossible,' he said of Neymar. 'My mother and my father closed the machine. I think he's a good player, an excellent young player and he's going to be a big star, no doubt.' Brazil face France on Wednesday night in Paris and Pele feels that despite their humiliation at the last tournament on home territory, Brazil can prove to be an international force again ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. 'I think to be the new king, the new Pele, is impossible,' Pele said of his young pretender in the national team . Neymar leads the ball away from Dani Carvajal as Barcelona won El Clasico against Real Madrid on Sunday . When asked whether Brazil, being led once again by head coach Dunga, could win the title in Russia in three years time, Pele said: 'I hope so. 'I think with Dunga, (he) has a different style to Felipe (Scolari), more defensive, but I believe in Dunga. He could make a good national team.' Brazilian coach Dunga has Pele's backing, with the legendary forward saying he could win the World Cup .

Summary: Pele praised Neymar but says he will not match his legacy as a Brazil icon . Neymar has 42 international goals and could reach Pele's record of 77 . But even if Neymar does that, Pele says 'the machine is closed' Former Santos striker threw his backing behind Brazilian coach Dunga . Pele: Why Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo .


An attempt to emulate Denman by winning next season’s Hennessy Gold Cup is on the agenda for Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree. The first novice to win the feature race of the Festival since Captain Christy in 1974 was on Saturday feted as friends and well-wishers gathered at the Oxfordshire stable of trainer Mark Bradstock and wife Sara in the village of Letcombe Bassett, which once housed five-time Gold Cup hero Golden Miller. Friday’s victory for a small stable of 10 horses was a heart-warming end to a Festival dominated by the big guns from Britain and Ireland. 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree could race at Newbury on November 28 . Nico de Boinville kisses the Cheltenham Gold Cup following Coneygree's length and a half victory . The eight-year-old, who was ridden by conditional jockey Nico de Boinville, will not run again this season and Sara Bradstock, daughter of the late amateur rider, broadcaster and journalist, Lord Oaksey, believes Coneygree’s similarity to Denman means a crack at the Newbury race on November 28 is feasible challenge. Coneygree won the Denman Chase at the track last month on his final prep race for the Gold Cup. His family also have history in the race, with older brother Carruthers winning the 2011 Hennessy. Sara said: ‘We might consider the Betfair Chase and the King George, for sure. The world is our oyster now but, depending on what the handicapper does, we might try to win the Hennessy off top weight. ‘We know he likes Newbury and he seems to have a lot of similarities with Denman.’ De Boinville (left) and trainer Mark Bradstock are all smiles with the 2015 Gold Cup trophy . The Paul Nicholls-trained Denman, the 2008 Gold Cup winner, won the Hennessy twice in 2007 and 2009. On the latter occasion, he defied a BHA handicap mark of 174 when carrying 11st 12lb. Chief handicapper Phil Smith intends rating Coneygree 171, the highest for a novice this century and 1lb higher than given to Willie Mullins’ Vautour after his spectacular JLT Novices’ Chase win. Meanwhile, hopes of a family double within 24 hours were dashed when heavy ground at Uttoxeter prompted Carruthers to be withdrawn from the Midlands National, which was won by Irish raider Goonyella. The AP McCoy- ridden 5-2 favourite, Catching On, fell at the seventh fence. De Boinville and Coneygree clear a fence on their way to victory at the Cheltenham Gold Cup .

Summary: Coneygree won this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup event on Friday . Coneygree is the first novice to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since 1974 . Paul Nicholls-trained Denman, won the Hennessy twice in 2007 and 2009 .


They are proud new moms. DailyMail has learned that Sara Gilbert welcomed a son with wife Linda Perry on Saturday. The 40-year-old The Talk host and the 49-year-old rocker named their child Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry, according to a rep. 'Both mother and child are doing well,' it was added by a spokesperson for Gilbert. Scroll down for video . Proud new parents: DailyMail has learned Sara Gilbert welcomed a son with wife Linda Perry on Saturday. The 40-year-old The Talk host and the 49-year-old rocker named their child Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry, according to a rep; here they are pictured on February 21 in LA . First look: Sharon Osbourne shared a photo of Rhodes on The Talk on Monday and said, 'I know, divine!' The name Rhodes derives from the Old English 'rod,' meaning 'a clearing in the woods.' One of the most famous Rhodes is Cecil J. Rhodes, who established The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. Shortly after the announcement Sara's Talk co-star Julie Chen said, 'Our very own Sara and her wife Linda Perry are the proud parents of a new baby boy. Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry was born on Saturday and both mother and child are doing well.' Sharon Osbourne shared the first baby photo on The Talk Monday. 'I know, divine!' the 62-year-old said as she held up a color photo of Rhodes in a hat and blankie while on what appears to be her mother's chest. In love with Linda: Gilbert - born Abeles - and the Grammy nominee will celebrate their first wedding anniversary on March 30 . Happy for her: The Talk creator and her colleagues Sheryl Underwood, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Taylor, and Julie Chen co-host the morning programme; on Monday they showed a first photo of the baby . Bumping along: The pregnant star covered up her growing belly in a grey cardigan sweater in late February . Sara announced she was expecting a third child in September. On February 21 Gilbert's baby bump looked like it was coming along nicely as she was spotted out and about in Los Angeles. The actress was joined by Perry as the couple spent an afternoon of shopping together. Sara enjoyed a warm beverage on the overcast day in Southern California as she walked alongside the 4 Non Blondes member. The star - who publicly came out as lesbian in 2010 - was dressed casual chic for the outing as she covered up her belly in a grey cardigan sweater over a black top. Sara also has two children - son Levi, 10, and daughter Sawyer, 7 - with her ex-partner of a decade, Supergirl producer Ali Adler. 'Oh God I love her!': The Imperfect Environmentalist author and the 4 Non Blondes frontwoman have not disclosed the identity of their sperm donor . Gilbert - born Abeles - and the 49-year-old Grammy nominee will celebrate their first wedding anniversary on March 30. The Imperfect Environmentalist author and the musician have not disclosed the identity of their sperm

Summary: The baby arrived on Saturday to married parents Sara and Linda . They named their son, a first for the couple, Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry . Sharon Osbourne shared a photo of the child on The Talk Monday .


Investigators searching for the gunman who shot two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, were no closer Friday to arresting anyone, and a top police official admitted that he was no longer sure if the shooter specifically targeted cops. St Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar appeared to have stepped back from his earlier statement, in which he described the attack in no uncertain terms as 'an ambush' on Ferguson's police force. Belmar also told reporters Friday that he 'honestly couldn't tell you for sure' whether the mystery shooter was associated with the protesters who were picketing the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday night. Scroll down for video . Uncertainty: St Louis County Chief Jon Belmar backed away from his earlier statement, in which he described the Wednesday attack on police officers as 'an ambush' Aftermath: Police crime scene tape lies in the gutter outside the Ferguson Police Department at the spot where two police officers were shot during protests March 12 . Stymied: Dozens of tips have come in linked to the shooting, but police were no closer to identifying and apprehending the suspect or suspects . Doubt: Chief Belmar told reporters Friday that he 'honestly couldn't tell you for sure' whether the shooter was associated with protesters . Grateful public: Residents who support the police and city government show their appreciation as they stand in the rain outside the Ferguson Police Department Friday . Despite 'working around the clock' over the past 48 hours and following up on dozens of tips, police so far have made no headway in identifying and arresting the person or people responsible for the bloodshed. 'I cannot tell you at this point that an arrest is imminent. There is certainly nobody in custody,' Belmar said. 'When we get to the point where we feel like we have active leads, if we can do anything through you to have the community assist us, we will certainly let you know.' Ferguson hit the headlines in August when a white policeman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, setting off protests that spread to major cities across the United States and triggered a national debate about police tactics, especially in relation to African Americans. Last week a scathing US Justice Department report faulted Ferguson for using its police and municipal court to generate revenue by targeting the African-American majority in the St. Louis suburb of 21,000. Wednesday night's shooting came hours after Ferguson's embattled police chief Thomas Jackson resigned. The city manager and municipal judge have also quit. One of the police officers was hit in the face, the other in the shoulder, sparking a manhunt for those responsible and putting the flashpoint town on edge once more. Neither police officer was seriously hurt, and both have since been released from the hospital. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Chief Belmar told reporters the officers, a 41-year-old county police officer and a 32-year-old colleague from a nearby police department, were attacked 'just because they were police officers' by someone 'embedded' among the protesters. He added: 'I would have to

Summary: St Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Friday they were no closer to making an arrest in Wednesday's shooting of two officers . He stepped back from earlier assertion that the shooting was an 'ambush' and that the gunman was 'embedded' among protesters . No one is in custody at this time and an arrest is not imminent, Belmar said . Two dozen tips have come in over the past 48 hours and detectives were 'working around the clock,' the chief said .


The battery of an underwater locator beacon had run out more than a year before flight MH370 disappeared, a report by investigators revealed today. The update on the progress of the probe surrounding the Malaysia Airlines plane - which vanished a year ago today - indicates those looking for the aircraft would have had less chance of finding it. The plane, which was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing with 239 people on board on March 8, 2014 - and a huge search in the Indian Ocean has so far proved fruitless. One year on: Family members of passengers missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 shout at police officers who tried to move journalists away from a protest near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing today . Emotional: A Chinese relative of a missing passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 weeps outside the main gate of the Lama Temple in Beijing today . Sadness: A relative of MH370 passengers holds a sign reading 'Dad I miss U!' outside the Lama Temple today . Family: There were 239 people on board the flight when it disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing . Relatives of MH370 victims: (Clockwise from top left) Li Jiuying holds a picture of her brother Li Guohai; Jacquita Gonzales holds a portrait of her husband, in-flight supervisor Patrick Gomes; Liu Kun displays a photo of his brother Liu Qiang; and Chinese woman Dai Shuqin, who lost five members of her family . Apart from the anomaly of the beacon, the report devoted many of its 584 pages to describe the complete normality of the flight - shedding little light on one of aviation's biggest mysteries. The significance of the expired battery was not immediately apparent, except indicating that searchers would have had lesser chance of locating the plane, even if they were in its vicinity. The report said: ‘The sole objective of the investigation is the prevention of future accidents or incidents, and not for the purpose to apportion blame or liability.’ Whilst the battery had expired on the beacon of the Flight Data Recorder, the report said that the battery on the locator beacon of the cockpit voice recorder was working. Standing together: Relatives of MH370 passengers attend an event today marking the one-year anniversary of its disappearance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . Calling for their return: The brother of a missing passenger writes a message during the Kuala Lumpur event . Memories: Two Chinese people hold a picture of their son, an MH370 passenger, during the event in Malaysia . Remembered: Jie Yie, four, holds a picture of her grandmother Lee Sew Chu and her aunt Ng May Li who were aboard MH370, in Kuala Lumpur today . Ordeal: A Chinese relative of a missing passenger on MH370 cries as she sits on the curb outside the Malaysia Embassy in Beijing . The two instruments are critical in any crash because they record cockpit conversation and flight data, leading up to the end of the flight. Relatives of passengers and crew today marked the anniversary

Summary: Plane from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing vanished with 239 people on board . Wide search since incident on March 8, 2014 has so far proved fruitless . Report looks at complete normality of flight which became huge mystery . Captain had no known history of anxiety or irritability, or family stresses . Relatives of passengers mark anniversary under heavy police presence .


Mother of two Sally Adey was killed in the terror attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, dying off wounds to her stomach and pelvis . A retired British solicitor who was killed in a terror attack on a museum in Tunisia died from wounds to her stomach and pelvis, an inquest heard. Mother-of-two Sally Adey, of Caynstall, near Shifnal, Shropshire, is one of more than 20 people who died after gunmen attacked tourists at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The terror attack was the worst of its kind in Tunisia for 13 years. Mrs Adey had been on a Mediterranean cruise with her 52-year-old husband Robert, who survived the attack and had to identify his wife's body. Gunmen started shooting people after they were able to sneak into the museum on March 18, killing more than 20 people - including 17 tourists who had been on the cruise. Two gunmen who carried out the atrocity were subsequently killed in a firefight with security forces. On Sunday the Tunisian government confirmed that terror chief Khaled Chaieb, also known as Abou Sakhr Lokman, was killed overnight in an operation in the Gafsa region near the Algerian border. He was one of the country's most dangerous terrorists and is believed to have been involved in the museum shooting. Coroner's officer Julie Hartridge, of Shrewsbury Coroners' Court, said retired solicitor Mrs Adey and her husband had left the luxury cruise ship MSC Splendour earlier that day before going into the museum on an excursion. She said a postmortem carried out on May 25 had established provisional cause of death as 'consistent with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and pelvis'. Scroll down for video . Mr and Mrs Adey married in 1984 and have two children, Molly, 20, and Harry, 23. Mrs Adey is believed to have retired to have helped her children study for their A Levels and is thought to have recently returned to work full time. After the attack ISIS based in Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility. Tunisian fighters make up a disproportionately high number of foreign recruits to ISIS in Syria, with as many as 10,000 having signed up. Mrs Adey (centre) was on a luxury cruise with her husband (right) when they went into the museum on a trip . Mr and Mrs Adey, a solicitor, had been married around 30 years and the couple have two children . Mrs Adey is believed to have retired to help her children with their A Levels and recently began working again . CCTV footage of the shooting shows the gunmen roaming free around the museum carrying assault rifles and bags. At one point, they encounter another man with a backpack walking down a flight of stairs. They briefly acknowledge each other and let the unidentified man walk free before unleashing the deadly attack in the country's largest museum. The video also shows stills of the dead gunmen - named as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaou - who were killed in a firefight with security forces, including a picture indicating at least

Summary: Sally Adey was on a cruise with her husband and visited Bardo museum . Mother-of-two was one of 21 victims shot by gunmen prowling the site . Inquest heard the retired solicitor died of stomach and pelvis wounds . Tunisian forces claim they have killed three perpetrators of terror attack .


Gianfranco Zola has been sacked as manager of Italian side Cagliari after fewer than three months in charge. The former West Ham and Watford boss won just two of his 10 matches at the club and leaves them 18th in the table, four points from safety. Zdenek Zeman, who Zola replaced in December, has been brought back in as manager. Gianfranco Zola has been sacked as manager of Italian side Cagliari after fewer than three months in charge . Samuel Eto'o of Sampdoria celebrates scoring during his side's 2-0 win against Cagliari . Results: WLDWLLDLLL . Goals For: 12 . Goals Against: 17 . Clean Sheets: Zero . Cagliari have picked up just one point from their last six games and the 2-0 defeat by Sampdoria was the final straw for the club's hierarchy. 'Cagliari announce that Gianfranco Zola and his staff have been relieved of the technical leadership of the first team,' the Sardinian club said in a statement. 'It was a decision which was taken reluctantly against a great man who has written unforgettable pages in the history of Cagliari, bringing brilliance and giving international prestige to the land of Sardinia. 'Thanks go to him and his staff for the work done in recent months with dedication, professionalism and passion, and we wish him heartfelt good luck for the rest of his career.' The 48-year-old became the sixth Serie A managerial casualty of the season. The others were Eugenio Corini (Chievo), Walter Mazzarri (Inter Milan), Pierpaolo Bisoli (Cesena), Zeman (Cagliari) and Stefano Colantuono (Atalanta). The former West Ham and Watford boss won just two of his 10 matches at the club . During Zola's 10 games in charge of Cagliari they have scored 12 goals and conceded 17 .

Summary: Gianfranco Zola was appointed manager of Cagliari in December . The former Watford and West Ham manager was sacked in March . Zola was in charge for 10 matches, of which he won two and lost seven . Zdenek Zeman likely to be brought back in as manager .


Australia: they’ve done it again. That’s five World Cups now, their aura disseminated on five different continents – Asia (1987), Europe (1999), Africa (2003), North America (2007), and Australasia (2015). If they ever stage the tournament in Antarctica, the rest of the world may as well save themselves the air fare. Their story is a remarkable one – of swift, ruthless renewal and of the belief inherent in Australian cricket that their natural position is up there, not down here. To watch them against New Zealand was to watch expectation thrash hope. Australia’s self-belief cannot simply be transplanted into other cricketing cultures. But their refusal to tolerate failing systems can. Michael Clarke was the impressive leader of Australia's equally impressive World Cup triumph . No team could stop the Aussies claiming yet another World Cup, this time on home soil . Less than two years ago everyone was having a good chuckle at Homeworkgate and David Warner. Australia lost 4-0 in India, Warner swung for Joe Root, and Mickey Arthur was put out to pasture a fortnight before the Ashes. While England creaked their way through a flattering 3-0 win that summer, convincing themselves that all was well with the world, Australia’s new coach Darren Lehmann was thanking God for a schedule that would give his side a crack at instant revenge. The rest is history. Australia’s nadirs are as low as anyone’s – they just last less long. It is inconceivable that they would tolerate, as England are in the process of doing, a period of failure that extends far beyond the dictionary definition of ‘transition’. For that, as much as anything, their latest World Cup win deserves an admiring nod. Australia generally know when and how to peak. But their behaviour during Sunday’s final means this admiration stretches only so far. Not for the first time, we were reminded of a curious contradiction at the heart of Australian cricket: while they have always been engagingly good losers (better, in fact, than most), they are also deeply unlovable winners. Brad Haddin, who claimed he felt uncomfortable about New Zealand’s niceness during the build-up to the group game at Auckland, was at the centre of things, as he often is. After Martin Guptill was bowled by Glenn Maxwell, Haddin felt the need to clap his gloves in Guptill’s face. Then, after the dismissal of Grant Elliott, Haddin and James Faulkner sent him packing with various snarls and grimaces. Brad Haddin clapped in Martin Guptill's face after the New Zealand batsman was bowled during the final . Grant Elliott (left) was also given a less-than-sporting send-off by Haddin and James Faulkner (second right) A meme doing the rounds used both this image and one of Brendon McCullum shaking Michael Clarke’s hand at the end of his match-clinching 74 to compare and contrast the teams’ attitudes. Even while they’re basking in glory, it should make Cricket Australia squirm. Mind you, it wasn’t much of a surprise. The immediate postscript of New Zealand’s win over South Africa in the semi-final was the sight of Elliott

Summary: Australia lifted the Cricket World Cup after beating New Zealand in the final . Michael Clarke's team have capped a marvellous collective comeback . England have plenty to learn from the likes of Steve Smith . But Australia's conduct in victory is not to be celebrated . Brad Haddin and David Warner are chief culprits in sledging opponents .


A British father, his partner and two children, including a six-week-old baby, have been found stabbed to death in a suspected murder-suicide in Gilbraltar. The 31-year-old man, who is reportedly from Liverpool, and the 37-year-old Spanish woman were found dead this morning, alongside a four-year-old Spanish girl and the baby. It is understood that all four were found with stab wounds, while the woman and the girls reportedly had their necks slashed. Police officers begin investigations in Gibraltar after a British man, his Spanish partner and two young girls, including a six-week-old baby, were found stabbed to death inside a flat in an apparent murder-suicide . Police on the British enclave say they are not currently looking for any suspects in connection with the deaths . A major police investigation has been launched and detectives and forensic officers are working in the flat while the area remains cordoned off (pictured) Police on the British enclave say they are not currently looking for any suspects in connection with the deaths. The family, who have been identified by police but have not yet been named, were found in the rented flat in the Boschetti's Steps area at 11.35am. Spanish media reported that they had been living in Spain and had only arrived in Gibraltar a few days earlier. Police confirmed the man was of British nationality while the women had Spanish nationality but was originally from Cuba. Local newspapers reported that the man was from Liverpool and that the four-year-old girl was the woman's daughter from a previous relationship, while the baby girl had been born in Spain. Police were called to the scene at 11am after a member of the company which owns the property went to the flat. The person did not get any response from knocking on the door but noticed that the property was locked from the inside, police said. Spanish newspaper El Mundo quoted police sources saying the door to the flat had not been forced and the three females all had cuts to their necks. Spanish media reported they had been living in Spain and had only arrived in Gibraltar to stay in the rented flat (pictured) a few days earlier. Police said it was not clear if they were there in transit or had moved to the area . The family, who have been identified by police but have not yet been named, were found in the rented flat in the Boschetti's Steps area at 11.35am . A major police investigation has now been launched and detectives and forensic officers are working in the flat while the area remains cordoned off. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo tonight led a minute's silence at the Parliament of Gibraltar following the horrific news. He said until the police have completed their investigation, the Government can't comment any further. But he added: 'As a husband and father, I'm shocked by this terrible crime, as, I am sure, are all residents of Gibraltar. 'Gibraltarians aren't used to these types of events in our peaceful community, respectful of the law. 'Words are not enough

Summary: The four bodies were found in flat in the Boschetti's Steps area at 11.35am . Family include man, 31, said to be from Liverpool, and Spanish woman, 37 . Woman and her two daughters found with slashed necks, local reports say . Police on British enclave say they are not looking for suspects over deaths .


Pet lovers have raised £4,000 to rebuild the face of a tomcat affectionately nicknamed 'the Purr-minator' after he was left with horrific injuries when a cabinet fell on him. Five-month-old Thomas was left unable to eat and in need of a major operation after his jaw was fused shut in the accident at his owner's home on Merseyside. A vet who treated the injured animal compared the cat to the sci-fi cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger after its face had to be stitched. Emergency effort: Pet lovers have raised £4,000 to rebuild the face of a tomcat Thomas, pictured, affectionately nicknamed 'the Purr-minator' after he was left with horrific injuries when a cabinet fell on him . Help: Thomas is being fed through a tube as he recovers from the incident that saw his jaws fused shut . Wellwishers have stepped in to help when the cat's plight and the animal was referred to one of Britain's top vets. Currently the fund is £1,000 short of the £5,000 target to fix his jaw. Thomas' face will need to be reconstructed after the two hour surgery as the 'super-vet' in Surrey may have to take out part of his cheek bone. Administrative assistant Elaine Clarke, 50, from Warrington, Cheshire, sacrificed her 50th birthday celebrations to lead the campaign to save the cat on behalf of a friend, Thomas' owner. She said: 'We have been told by the vets to bulk him up and bring him back. 'We need to feed him up every three hours, get him exercising and get him some muscles. Thomas will need to be bulked up like a mini Arnie for him to survive the surgery.' Elaine first became aware of Thomas when his owner posted some pictures of him on a Facebook site asking for advice. She said: 'She posted a picture of him after a cupboard had fallen on him and a few weeks later a video of him trying to eat and you could see he was struggling to eat the meat and could only drink the milk. So everyone commented 'go to the vets,' which she did do.' Funding: Thomas' owners are desperately trying to raise money to fund the crucial treatment . Happier times: Thomas, before his head was partially crushed by a falling cabinet . Thomas was then taken for an X-ray and it was thought he had a broken jaw which only allowed him to open his jaw 2mm and Elaine offered to take the cat in. 'After various treatments of steroids and antibiotics there was no improvement in his condition,' she said. 'The vet then suggested taking biopsy's from the top of his head and either side of his jaw. The results came back and the left side of the jaw and top of the head were clear, regrettably there is tissue and muscle damage to the right side of the jaw.' Thomas then had a nasal feeding tube placed to allow him to eat but having pulled it out, a vet refused to replace it fearing it was unethical and

Summary: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Five-month-old Thomas' jaw was fused shut after horrific accident . Vet who treated him called him 'Purr-minator' because of severe stitches . Cat-lovers have raised £4,000 of the £5,000 for surgery by UK super-vet . Elaine Clarke, 50, from Warrington, is leading the campaign for friend .


The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University has come out on top over rival Harvard in the battle to be named top business school in the U.S. for graduates. The two heavyweight institutions together with Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania had tied for first place in last year's list compiled by U.S. News & World Report. This time around the 2016 Best Graduate Schools rankings released on Tuesday have placed Stanford out top on its own, followed by Harvard and then Wharton. Graduating Stanford University students participate in the 'Wacky Walk' before the start of the commencement ceremony: The Graduate School of Business at Stanford has beaten rival Harvard and been named top business school in the U.S. for graduates . Chief Data Strategist Robert Morse told DailyMail that the scores for the top three schools remained extremely close but Stamford scored slightly better in several categories including undergraduate GPAs, admission scores and number of 2014 graduates employed within three months. Lower down the league table of institutions offering MBA programs there was significant movement. Mays Business School at Texas A&M University rose 10 spots to No. 27, where it's tied with two other schools. Wake Forest University's business school, which tied for No. 58 in last year's rankings, leaped to a tie for No. 45. Among part-time MBA programs, the University of California-Berkeley's Haas School of Business again took the No. 1 spot, followed by the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago in second place and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in third. For the U.S. News Best Business Schools rankings, all 464 master's programs in business accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International were surveyed in the fall of 2014 and early 2015. A total of 385 responded. Harvard Business School students cheer during their graduation ceremonies in Boston, Massachusetts: The school MBA program has been beaten into second place in the latest rankings . Of those, 126 provided enough of the data needed to calculate the full-time MBA rankings, based on a weighted average of the indicators described below. All 464 schools appear in the online directory. The business programs were assessed according to factors including peer assessment, recruiter assessment, placement success and mean starting salary and bonus. 'Nearly half of college students see value in pursuing graduate degrees,' said Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News. 'Our Best Graduate Schools rankings are designed to help prospective students research programs in their field of interest and evaluate the potential return on their investment.' The 2016 edition also features information and rankings for law, education, engineering and medicine. Stanford University's campus in California: The median monthly earnings for young adults with master's degrees were 24 percent higher than for those with bachelor's degrees . In the law school rankings, Yale University held onto its No. 1 spot, while Harvard University and Stanford University tied for second. Harvard is again the No. 1 medical school for research, with Stanford holding onto the second spot. In

Summary: The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University has beaten rival Harvard in the battle to be named top business school in the U.S. Last year the two famous institutions had been in a three-way tie for top stop with Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania . MBA programs were assessed according to factors including recruiter assessment, placement success and mean starting salary and bonus . Fewer Americans are heading to graduate school overall, with first-time enrollment shrinking by about one percent between fall 2012 and 2013 .


Three Chinese separatists who were involved in an a knife attack that killed 31 people at a train station last year have been executed. The three men, Iskandar Ehet, Turgun Tohtunyaz and Hasayn Muhammad were all put to death for their role in the attack at Kuming railway station, which also saw more than 140 people wounded. The Supreme People's Court confirmed that the executions had taken place after the men were convicted of 'leading a terrorist organisation and intentional homicide' in September. A police investigator inspects the scene at Kunming railway station in the aftermath of a mass knife attack, which killed 31 people. Three men have now been executed for their role in the attack . The attack also left 141 people injured and Chinese state run media dubbed the incident as 'China's 9/11' China uses both lethal injection and firing squad for executions, but the method used this time was not specified. The attack in Kunming, in the south western province of Yunnan, was dubbed as 'China's 9/11' by state-run media. Dressed in black and wielding long knives and machetes, several assailants stormed the station on March 1, 2014 seemingly hacking at anyone in sight. Distressing photos circulating online showed bodies, pools of blood and abandoned luggage scattered across the terminal floor in the wake of what authorities termed an 'organised, premeditated, violent terrorist attack'. A female attacker, Patigul Tohti, was pregnant at the time of her arrest and was sentenced to life in prison. Chinese policemen patrol the area outside the station after the attack. Beijing blamed the attack on 'separatists' from the resource-rich far western Xinjiang region . Police shot four other assailants dead at the time of incident. Beijing blamed the attack on 'separatists' from the resource-rich far western Xinjiang region, where at least 200 people have died in attacks and clashes between locals and security forces over the last year. The remote autonomous region, which borders Central Asia, is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority. But campaign groups have accused China of preventing the men from having a fair trial. Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress said: 'China is using the death penalty for political means in order to avoid the root cause of the problem.' The scene outside the railway station after the attack. Dressed in black and wielding long knives and machetes, several assailants stormed the station on March 1, 2014 seemingly hacking at anyone in sight . 'The defendants did not get a dignified trial and China used this event to incite discrimination against Uighurs.' However, China has vowed to step up punishment of 'violent terrorists', and is drafting its first-ever anti-terrorism law. Chinese courts convicted 712 people on terrorism-related charges last year, an increase of more than 13 per cent, according to chief justice Zhou Qiang. The country executes more people than the rest of the world combined, according to rights organisations, and put an estimated 2,400 people to death in 2013.

Summary: Iskander Ehet, Turgun Tohtunyaz and Hasayn Muhammad were executed . Comes after their role in a knife attack at Kunming railway station last year . The incident saw masked men kill 31 people with knives and machetes . The attack which injured 141 people was dubbed as 'China's 9/11' Men were convicted of intentional homicide and being in a terrorist group . But campaigners have said they may not have been granted a fair trial .


England will unleash their 'special' force of nature, Courtney Lawes, against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday to add clout and dynamism up front following the crushing loss to Ireland. Northampton's 26-year-old lock returns to the starting XV as one of two changes from the setback in Dublin which dashed hopes of a Grand Slam for yet another year. The other sees Harlequins full back Mike Brown reinstated as Stuart Lancaster announced his line-up on Wednesday for the latest installment of an increasingly one-sided Calcutta Cup rivalry. Courtney Lawes will make a welcome return for England against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday . Backs: M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), L Burrell (Northampton), J Nowell (Exeter); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester) Forwards: J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester); D Attwood (Bath), C Lawes (Northampton); J Haskell (Wasps), B Vunipola (Saracens), C Robshaw (Harlequins, C) Subs: T Youngs (Leicester), M Vunipola (Saracens), K Brookes (Newcastle), G Parling (Leicester), T Wood (Northampton), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), D Cipriani (Sale), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester) Lawes will add clout and dynamism up front to Stuart Lancaster's side reeling from their loss to Ireland . Head coach Lancaster said: 'There's always a lot of competition for places and having experienced players like Courtney, Tom and Geoff available after playing well for their clubs in the last few weeks adds to our options. 'It's been an intense two weeks of training as everyone wants to be on that field on Saturday and we've had to make some tough selection calls.' Lawes will win his 37th Test cap against the Scots, having proved his fitness with the Saints after being out for two months with an ankle injury. Two comeback club matches have been enough to convince the England management that he is primed to reignite their championship campaign. Reuniting Lawes with Dave Attwood in the second row means George Kruis of Saracens is out of the match-day 23, for the time being. Having dipped against Ireland after storming displays in the wins over Wales and Italy, the rookie has made way, with Leicester's Lion, Geoff Parling, coming on to the bench along with flanker Tom Wood - another back from injury - and prop Kieran Brookes. Full back Mike Brown will also be back when Lancaster announces his side on Wednesday . Brown takes part in full training at Bagshot on Tuesday as England prepare for the Calcutta Cup . Forwards coach Graham Rowntree said: 'Courtney is a special player. He's been good for us. He's really maturing as a player and as a person. You can't hide what he can bring for us physically. I've watched his last two games for Northampton and he's played well. This time last year, on the summer tour and in the autumn series, he played exceptionally well and he's back to his best. 'We've got a lot of athletes in the second row. I've been very pleased with the progress of the guys who have been performing in the absence of Courtney and Geoff over the last

Summary: Courtney Lawes returns for his 37th England cap against Scotland . The dynamic second row proved fitness in two Northampton matches . Lawes reunites with Dave Attwood, meaning George Kruis will miss out . Mike Brown is also back for Stuart Lancaster after suffering concussion . Geoff Parling comes on to the bench along with flanker Tom Wood .