Militants fighting for the Islamic State have released horrific images of an alleged thief having his hand hacked off in its latest warped display of justice. The photographs show two masked 'surgeons' unpacking a briefcase containing meat cleavers, bandages and a chopping board in front of a baying crowd of onlookers. A suspect, reportedly convicted of stealing a motorbike after a 'trial' at an Islamic State court, is then frogmarched to a table where his right hand is doused in some form of sterilizing fluid. His hand is then held down on a chopping board while a militant lops it off with a cleaver. Warped justice: Two Islamic State 'surgeons' unpack a briefcase containing meat cleavers, a chopping board and some form of sterilizing fluid before chopping the hand off a thief accused of stealing a motorbike . The alleged thief's right hand is doused in sterilizing fluid to help prevent infection after the amputation . Barbaric: The thief's hand in hacked off with a meat cleaver while being held down on a chopping board . Before the sentencing, the images show crowds of onlookers, including young children, surrounding the table while a fighter appears to read out the charges. It is latest in a string of sickening amputations carried out by ISIS in Iraq and Syria in recent weeks. The photographs, like previous one, were shared by pro-ISIS social media users, who use the Arabic file sharing website Nasher to exchange images of the terror group's latest atrocities. The images are high quality and carry the distinctive yellow branding of the group's Al-Hayat Media Center, suggesting they may be stills from an as-yet unreleased propaganda video. It comes just days after photographs taken in the ISIS stronghold of Mosul showed in gruesome detail how the terrorists pump their victims full of drugs before using a massive meat cleaver to cut off the hands. Last month, Islamic State released a document on social media, explaining the rules of Islamic State penal code, which is being brutally enforced across ISIS-held territory in Syria and Iraq. Entitled 'Clarification [regarding] the Hudud', the document contains a list of the punishments handed out for crimes committed in the Islamic State, in accordance with the extremist group's radical interpretation of Shariah law. All punishments are carried out after a 'trial' at an Islamic State court. After the sentencing, the prisoner is taken into the centre of the town or city. Sick spectacle: A baying crowd of onlookers gather round after being encouraged to watch the amputation . Iron rule: Heavily armed militants monitor the crowds which include children as young a five years old . A militant holds what appears to be a charge sheet which is read out before the sentence is carried out . Men and young boys of all ages are actively encouraged to gather and watch the punishments. An Islamic State fighter then reads out the charges found against the victim before the punishment is carried out in public. All forms of blasphemy against Islam are punished by execution, even if the accuser

Summary: WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Suspect was apparently convicted after a 'trial' at an Islamic State court . Amputation watched by baying mob of onlookers including young children . Latest in line of barbaric sentences meted out to alleged petty criminals .


The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been hobnobbing with some of America's biggest stars during a reception in London this evening. Charles and Camilla were at an event for Americans living and working in the UK ahead of their visit to the USA. They mingled with designer Tom Ford, Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern, and Hunger Games and Fortitude actor Stanley Tucci. Scroll down for video . Prince Charles meets Elizabeth McGovern, right, who plays Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the ITV series Downton Abbey. They were at a reception for Americans living and working in the UK at Winfield House in London . Camilla wore a blue lace cocktail dress by Edina Ronay to the reception which was hosted by US Ambassador Matthew Barzun and Brooke Brown Barzun at Winfield House in the capital. The royal couple will make a four day visit to the US on March 17, spending much of their time in Kentucky and Washington D.C. They will undertake a range of engagements to promote the UK's partnership with the US in areas such as sustainability and climate change, creating youth opportunities, encouraging corporate social responsibility. The couple will also be in the country to promote historical and cultural links between the two nations and will have a meeting with President Obama at the White House. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meets fashion designer Tom Ford, centre, and his husband, writer and journalist, Richard Buckley, left . Charles and Camilla meet Elizabeth McGovern, right, and actor Stanley Tucci, second right, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Britain Matthew Barzun, fourth left, and his wife Brooke Barzun, second left, . Charles has visited the US in an official capacity 19 times since 1970, and his last visit was in May 2011 when his programme included a call on President Obama at the White House. Camilla has visited the US officially twice with Charles - in 2005 and 2007. Their visit in 2005 was their first official overseas tour conducted jointly as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and came just months after their wedding. Earlier, the royal couple had spent the afternoon at Westminster Abbey alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Queen and Prince Philip. The sextet were there to mark Commonwealth Day, an organisation of 53 nations of which the Queen remains head. Both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will travel to Maltese capital Valletta in November for the bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. Charles meets American-British playwright, novelist and critic Bonnie Greer . Charles and Camilla pose for a group photograph with U.S. Ambassador to Britain Matthew Barzun, third left, and his wife Brooke Barzun, right .

Summary: Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended event celebrating Americans in UK . They met Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern and designer Tom Ford . The reception is in preparation for the royal couple's US visit next week .


What appeared to virtually everyone in boxing to be one of the most bitter feuds in the annals of the hard old game turned out to be a love in. Or so Floyd Mayweather and Bob Arum told us as they walked onto a famous stage here as collaborators in the big sell of the richest fight of all time. Money talks. Louder than the maestro of the ring who calls himself by that bizarre nickname. Floyd Mayweather speaks as Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum looks on in Los Angeles on Wednesday . Mayweather and Arum insist there is no lasting animosity after they went their separate ways in business . Mayweather (left) and Pacquiao meet in a long-awaited mega-fight on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . More noisily than the promoter who has banged the drum for many of the biggest fights ever, from Ali-Frazier 1 all the way to Mayweather-Pacquiao this May 2 in Las Vegas . ‘Animosity?’ said Arum of his relationship with Mayweather who, in his prime, walked out on him. ‘Nah.’ ‘Never a problem between us,’ said Mayweather. But wasn’t it Mayweather who always blamed Arum, subsequently Pacquiao’s promoter, whenever the moguls failed to make this match for which Planet Earth has been clamouring for five years. ‘No,’ said the No 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. ‘The only reason we broke up was because it was time for me to become my own promoter. ‘Me and my father (also his trainer) and my uncles (also his corner men when called upon) to become the Boxing Mayweathers. ‘I needed to get that experience for when it came to giving back to the sport by helping the youngsters.’ Mayweather, here with Justin Bieber, said there was '‘Never a problem between us' in relation to Arum . 'Animosity? Nah,' said Arum of Mayweather. He (left) is now the promoter for Pacquiao . ‘Blame me,’ said Arum. ‘It was a generational thing. Floyd wanted me to reach out to the African-American audience. But that was a different cultural group from when we put on Ali and Frazier and Foreman. ‘Floyd saw the potential in the hip-hop community but I could not connect with them. So, yes, it was time for him to go off on his own.’ Money - not the man but the $350 million to half a billion dollars this fight is expected to generate – is a powerful healing agent. These old rivals thanked each other – as well as everyone else they could think of – for bringing home this mother lode. The last vestiges of a dark age in which boxers were exploited and then left to rot with the after-effects of being battered about the head have been condemned to history by this deal. One which has coerced rival cable TV giants Showtime and HBO into sharing their part of the spoils. One which is not so much a commercial world record breaker as out of this world. ‘All of boxing will be elevated by this fight,’ says Arum. All

Summary: Floyd Mayweather and Bob Arum, now Manny Pacquiao's promoter, both said they have no problem with each other despite famously falling out . Both said they split at the right time ahead of Mayweather-Pacquiao fight . The mega-fight is due to rake in from $350 million to half a billion dollars . Arum said on Wednesday: ‘All of boxing will be elevated by this fight’ Both dispute who was most influential in bringing the fight to fruition . The world's two best fighters meet on May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena .


A hero police dog who saved the life of a woman then went on to collar four suspects in a single night. German Shepherd Max and handler Pc Janson Wong were first called to search for a vulnerable a missing woman who had wandered off in a state of confusion after suffering a seizure. As soon as he was called out, Max picked up the trail along a public footpath. He then bounded and across three fields and 40 minutes later found the woman who was having a fit in Redmarley, Gloucester. PC Janson Wong with police dog Max, who collared four suspects in a single night - the day after saving a woman's life . The next night saw one of the busiest of his five year career as he answered a 3am alert in Gloucester when a blue VW Golf crashed into a bridge after failing to stop for a patrol. The super sleuth dog followed the scent of the suspect for a mile through streets and alleys and found him hiding behind a building after a 45-minute hunt. A 24-year-old was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of a collision and possession of drugs. After a quick nap for the hard working dog in Pc Wong's car he was quickly back in action after another accident in nearby Churchdown. The dog answered a 3am alert in Gloucester when a blue VW Golf crashed into a bridge after failing to stop for a patrol . The super sleuth dog followed the scent of the suspect for a mile through streets and alleys and found him hiding behind a building after a 45-minute hunt . One person was arrested as Max arrived and he tracked down two women hiding around 30 metres away. His discovery led officers to the male driver and a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving . A car collided with traffic lights and was then pushed around a corner and abandoned by the occupants who fled. One person was arrested as Max arrived and he tracked down two women hiding around 30 metres away. His discovery led officers to the male driver and a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. Proud Pc Wong, 47, said: 'Without him we simply would not have found them. 'In the first case of the evening the individual was a good mile away from the road traffic crash on foot, and hiding away in an alley. The officer said six year-old Max was the perfect partner and added: 'He doesn't answer back, he takes all my moans and groans, and he is happy at the same time' 'We simply would not have found him without the dog. 'For the second one, we started off in the general direction and he found the two females just 30 metres away, but without him we would have had no idea.' The officer said six year-old Max was the perfect partner and added: 'He doesn't answer back, he takes all my moans and groans, and he

Summary: German Shepherd Max and handler Pc Janson Wong are formidable team . The pair saved life of a woman having a fit went on to collar four suspects . Proud Pc Wong said: 'Without him we simply wouldn't have found them'


Floyd Mayweather continues his preparation and training for the Fight of the Century against Manny Pacquiao as the pair prepare for a $300m face-off on May 2 in Las Vegas. The unbeaten 38-year-old has once again shared some images from inside his training camp, this time including some skipping and pad work with his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. Mayweather has previously shared pictures and videos with the boxing universe, including one workout with Phil Collins playing in the background. Floyd Mayweather uploaded some images from his training camp ahead of his Manny Pacquiao showdown . Mayweather with his father Floyd Mayweather Sr doing some pad work in the gym . The unbeaten 38-year-old has been sharing images and videos from his training with the boxing universe . Pacquiao, meanwhile, has also posted videos on Instagram of his group run. The pair's preparation continued as it was announced that they had agreed that their mega-fight would be conducted under the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing program. The Las Vegas showdown will observe the rules established under the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing. Mayweather had previously uploaded a video of a workout with Phil Collins playing in the background . Manny Pacquiao was joined by a large entourage as he once again hit the streets on an Instagram run . Pacquiao was paid a surprise visit by an anti-doping examiner on Sunday to take a drug test . Both fighters have agreed to unannounced blood and urine testing without reservation and will be tested out of competition prior to the fight and in competition after the fight. The inspector called at the house, where Pacquiao was relaxing with members of his team between work-outs with master trainer Freddie Roach at the fabled Wild Card Gym. The PacMan readily complied with tests for both blood – a process about which he had previously expressed his dislike – and urine. ‘No problem,’ he told the medic, with a smile. VIDEO Mayweather and Pacquiao camps exchange verbal blows .

Summary: Floyd Mayweather shares more pictures from inside his training camp . The 38-year-old continues his preparations to fight Manny Pacquiao . Both boxers have shared insight from training on the internet . Pacquiao was forced to take a surprise drugs test on Sunday . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .


Americans are usually renowned for exaggerating how big things are in their country, but there’s no need for this in Australia – not when you’ve got earthworms the size of snakes. This is what the Simoneau family found out when they spotted two giant earthworms near their Buderim home on the Sunshine Coast. ‘At first glance we thought they were snakes. It was just this dark long object on a pale tile,’ Tamara Simoneau told Daily Mail Australia. Scroll down for video . Seven-year-old Scarlett Simoneau holds up the giant earthworm that was found at her house in Buderim . ‘It was a scare because at first they looked like snakes. But after a closer look the snakes turned out to be giant earthworms. The two worms measured between 60cm and a metre long.’ The heavy rain that hit Queensland when Cyclone Marsha passed by was what brought the giant earthworms to the surface. Earthworms are uncomfortable when the ground is very saturated and they were probably looking for higher ground during bad weather. It's this big: Scarlett lays the giant earthworm on the floor to show how long it is . ‘They were massive. The ones I’m used to seeing are more like spaghetti. There was one in the garage that was crawling slowly along the concrete, while the other one appeared a few days later on a mat on our patio,’ Tamara said. Tamara had lived in Canada for eight years, so she when she put pictures of the giant earthworms on Facebook her Canadian friends could not believe it. ‘The best comment was: ‘In Canada we call that a snake.’ They were all pretty shocked. A few others said they were going to come and visit me after seeing this,’ she said. Scarlett was fascinated by the huge earthworm and couldn't wait to pick it up . ‘But even my Australian friends were pretty surprised at the size of them.’ Tamara’s seven-year-old daughter Scarlett was fascinated by the worms, and couldn’t wait to pick them up and inspect them. ‘She put on a gardening glove and picked it up. She was very gentle when she picked it up. Then it expanded and got even longer. We put it in the garden and watched it make its way slowly back underground,’ she said. One giant earthworm was found lying down the side of the Simoneau's garage floor .

Summary: Tamara Simoneau spotted the two giant worms at her Buderim home . The heavy rain from Cyclone Marsha brought them to the surface . At first the shocked Simoneau family thought they were snakes . 'The ones I’m used to seeing are more like spaghetti,' says Tamara . But the giant worm 'fascinated' her seven-year-old daughter, Scarlett .


The legends whom Lewis Hamilton would emulate met in the paddock for a brief chat — the tartan hat of Sir Jackie Stewart peak to peak with the equally trademark red cap of Niki Lauda. The decades have not dimmed a bond begotten by each man’s achievement in winning the Formula One world drivers’ title three times. Only seven others could ever make that claim: Fangio, Brabham, Piquet, Prost, Senna, Schumacher and Vettel. Here in sunlit Melbourne, Hamilton began practice for the Australian Grand Prix at the start of a 20-round season in which the British driver hopes to add his name to that exclusive club. Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to retain the Formula One title after last season's triumph . Hamilton took part in Friday's Formula One Grand Prix practice session ahead of Sunday's season opener . Michael Schumacher, pictured in 2006, is the most successful Formula One driver with seven world titles . The first race of the 2015 Formula One schedule begins in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday . Drivers’ champion . Lewis Hamilton. A great driver in a great car. His one and only threat is Nico Rosberg, poised and calculating coolly for any mistake. Constructors’ champion . Put your weekly shopping budget, your mortgage and Johnny’s school fees on Mercedes. Surprise driver . Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen, 17 and 166 days tomorrow. A brilliant talent. My second choice: Daniil Kvyat of Red Bull. The race I am most looking forward to? The saying in F1 is those that start with ‘M’ are the best to be at: Melbourne (my absolute favourite), Monte Carlo, Montreal and Monza. Mexico returns this year. Hamilton pondered the word ‘legend’ and said: ‘I hope when I have retired and am much, much older, perhaps in 30 years, a kid might use that phrase for me. ‘I want to win this year. There’s a championship there for the taking. Damn it, I want to win it! I want to go and grab it. More than ever. At least as much as last year, and hopefully even more.’ He will certainly have a car capable of accomplishing that task. Mercedes are in a parallel universe of speed and reliability, according to pre-season testing. It again promises to be a straight fight between him and his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Lauda is their boss at Mercedes. Stewart has been a critic of Hamilton from time to time. He thinks the word ‘legend’ can only be applied long after a driver has hung up his helmet. ‘That is how it works with many halls of fame in America,’ he said. ‘Time waits to confer its judgment.’ The debate about Hamilton is always keen. He fuels this by his actions. He has taken to posting pictures of himself brooding and pouting, half-dressed and self-absorbed on the photo-based website Instagram. One such picture had Hamilton standing in a graffiti-lined alley in Melbourne looking up to the sky with his hands clasped in prayer. These fine exhibits of modern art are being undertaken by Dan ‘Spinz’ Forrest, a bald and

Summary: Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to win his third Formula One title . Only seven other drivers have ever won more than two F1 titles . Hamilton is gearing up for Sunday's season opener in Melbourne .


A small plane crash into a North Texas home left at least two people seriously injured. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford says a Beechcraft B35 aircraft smashed the house's roof Sunday afternoon, and then landed in the yard of a home in Gordonville, about 85 miles north of Dallas. Trooper Mark Tackett of the Texas Department of Public Safety said the engine and propeller came off the plane, which struck another home before the plane landed in a backyard. Lunsford says two adults and two children were injured. Scroll down for video . One woman passenger was flown to hospital and another man was seriously injured after a Beechcraft B35 crashed into a backyard in Gordonville, Texas, near the border with Oklahoma. The family who live where the plane crash ended began rescuing the passengers from the flaming debris. 'I looked out the window as it hit right there in my backyard,' Rhonda Brogdon told KXII. John Bratron, a relative of the homeowners, said that fuel was all over the plane and he feared that fire from the home that was hit could have reached the aircraft or nearby propane tanks. He said that he thought the pilot was dead when he saw him hanging out of the side of the plane. The family helped tackle the fire at their neighbor's home after taking the passengers out of the plane. No one was inside the home that caught fire. The homeowners where the plane crashed helped rescue the passengers from the plane before helping put out the fire at their neighbor's house . John Bratron, a relative of the homeowners, said that he thought the pilot was dead when he saw him hanging out of the plane . Tackett said the pilot and one passenger had serious injuries and the other two people were not seriously hurt. One of seriously injured, a woman, was flown to the Medical Center of Plano. No bystanders were injured. The plane had taken off around 12.30pm from Tyler, Texas and was heading to Cedar Mills Airport, near the Gordonville, shortly before crashing. The aircraft was registered to Robert Gentry of Tyler, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph. It is not yet known what caused the crash.

Summary: Plane crashed in Gordonville, north of Dallas shortly after take-off . Family where Beechcraft B35 came down helped rescue passengers . Two seriously injured, including one woman who was flown to hospital .


The Mayor of London, Transport for London and Santander have announced a seven-year partnership, which will see ‘Boris bikes’ turn from blue to red. The deal worth £43.75m is the largest public sector sponsorship in the world, and from April 11,500 of the new red-and-white bikes – renamed ‘Santander Cycles’ – will be available across London. An additional 750 docking stations and 32 maintenance vehicles will also be added to improve the service, and staff uniforms and membership keys will be rebranded. Scroll down for video . Mayor of London, Boris Johnson announces Santander as the new sponsor of Santander Cycles in Central London pictured with Nathan Bostock, Chief Executive of Santander UK . The deal is worth £43.75m and is the largest public sector sponsorship in the world, fulfilling Transport for London’s wish to secure a minimum of £5.5m a year . Mayor Boris Johnson believes that the joint vision and Santander’s marketing expertise will help take the Cycle Hire scheme to a new level. He said: ‘As everyone knows, London buses, phone kiosks and post boxes are red. ‘In Santander Cycles, we have a new red icon symbolising the Capital to Londoners, and the world. I am thrilled to welcome them.’ 11,500 of the new red-and-white bikes – renamed ‘Santander Cycles’ – will be available across London from April . An additional 750 docking stations and 32 maintenance vehicles will be added to improve the service . A smartphone app will also help make it easier for customers to find a bike and to pay the £2-a-day or £90-a-year hire charge. The deal is a 25 per cent real-terms increase on the £25m Barclays contract that began in 2010 – which was worth £5m a year – and fulfils Transport for London’s wish to secure a minimum of £5.5m a year. Transport for London and Santander will work together to engage new users via family-focused events in London parks. A smartphone app will help make it easier for customers to find a bike and to pay the £2-a-day or £90-a-year hire charge . The deal is a 25 per cent real-terms increase on the £25m Barclays contract that began in 2010 . The Mayor said: ‘With my Cycling Vision about to bear fruit in new Superhighways, Quietway cycle routes and better junctions, there will be more opportunities than ever for Santander Cycles. ‘It couldn't be a better time to get involved in cycling.’

Summary: 11,500 of the 'Santander Cycles' will be available across London from April . An additional 750 docking stations and 32 service vehicles will be added . A smartphone app will help make it easier for customers to find a bike . The deal fulfils TfL’s wish to secure a minimum of £5.5m a year .


A 36-year-old woman and her three children were reportedly killed by the woman's incarcerated boyfriend during a trip to see him in prison. 40-year-old Domingo Villa Arellano, who is an ex-cop, allegedly carried out the slayings on March 15 inside Puente Grande prison, El Excelsior reported. Puente Grande is a maximum-security prison in Jalisco, Mexico. A 36-year-old woman and her three children were reportedly killed by the woman's incarcerated boyfriend during a trip to see him at Puente Grande prison (seen in this file photo) According to El Excelsior, Villa Arellano said he stabbed his girlfriend Ericka Isela Velazquez Cocula's chest with a weapon during a verbal dispute. Villa Arellano reportedly said he used a metal object from his time spent making handicrafts. El Excelsior reported that at the time, Villa Arellano was furious over the couple's two children saying their mother was treating them poorly. Villa Arella went after the children and his girlfriend's 17-year-old daughter, El Excelsior reported. The girl got away and died at a hospital, according to the newspaper. Villa Arellano reportedly later tried to kill himself and was hospitalized. El Excelsior reported that the 40-year-old has been behind bars since 2006 over killing a girlfriend and sexually abusing the woman's daughter. Villa Arellano has been behind bars since 2006 over killing a girlfriend and sexually abusing the woman's daughter (file photo)

Summary: 40-year-old Domingo Villa Arellano, who is an ex-cop, allegedly carried out the slayings on March 15 inside Puente Grande prison . Villa Arellano admitted to stabbing his girlfriend Ericka Isela Velazquez Cocula's chest with a weapon during a verbal dispute . Villa Arellano was furious over the couple's two children saying their mother was treating them poorly . He went after the children and his girlfriend's 17-year-old daughter .


UEFA president Michel Platini has strongly supported FA chairman Greg Dyke’s campaign for more home grown players in the Premier League. Dyke revealed on Monday that he wanted to increase the minimum number of homegrown players in club squads from eight to 12 in order to help the England team. Platini, speaking after being elected unopposed for a third term at the UEFA Congress in Vienna, is the best possible ally for Dyke, who is sure to face formidable opposition from the all-powerful Premier League. UEFA president Michel Platini agrees with Gerg Dyke's plans to increase number of homegrown players . The FA chairman wants to increase the minimum number of home-grown players from eight to 12 . Greg Dyke wants more homegrown players in Premier League teams, raising the number per squad from eight to 12. But only three current squads fall short of that number, though many of their homegrown players have yet to play for the first team. Chelsea (11): . Cesc Fabregas, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Nathan Ake, Andreas Christensen, Jeremie Boga, Mitchell Beeney, Dominic Solanke, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Isaiah Brown, Jamal Blackman. Tottenham (9): . Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Andros Townsend, Ryan Mason, Harry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb, Ben Davies, Harry Winks, Joshua Onomah. Manchester City (8): . Joe Hart, James Milner, Frank Lampard, Gael Clichy, Richard Wright, Dedryck Boyata, Bersant Celina, Jose Pozo. Platini said: ‘This is a position we defend. We’re not only talking about England, we’re talking all of Europe. Mr Dyke’s struggle with the FA is something we share and we agree with him. With the new leader of the European Commission (Jean-Claude Juncker), it is important we establish close relations to see how we can protect homegrown, grassroots young players. ‘We share the same perspective. We will work hand in hand to defend an idea that we think is the right one. There is free flow of workers in Europe but there are some things that doesn’t apply to, like in this case.’ UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino was also enthusiastic about Dyke’s mission. He said: ‘It’s fantastic. Eight out of 25 (the number of home-grown players that currently must be included in a Champions League squad) is not as many as it should be. So whatever move in favour of increasing homegrown players is something we can only support. Congratulations to England.’ Dyke’s proposals have irritated the Premier League who never like being dictated to by the FA. Dyke said on Tuesday: ‘We’re open to discussions and I’d like to persuade some of the clubs this is an issue.’ Dyke's plans also include 'home-grown' players having to train in England for three years before the age of 18 . Manchester United director David Gill said the proposals needed 'to be discussed by all the stakeholders' It could make for some tension between Dyke and the Premier League at the club summit tomorrow, especially as the Professional Game representatives on the FA Board had advised Dyke (left) last week not to go public. Manchester United director David Gill sits on the UEFA ExCo and

Summary: FA chairman proposed raising the minimum number of home-grown players from eight to 12 at Premier League clubs . Greg Dyke's plans also include 'home-grown' players having to train in England for three years before the age of 18 rather than 21 . UEFA president Michel Platini is in favour of the rule changes . Platini could be a powerful ally with the Premier League unlikely to be keen .


The Football Association has expressed disappointment after being forced to scrap plans to enter British men's and women's teams for the Rio 2016 Olympics after opposition from the other home nations. The FA had told Scotland, Wales and Ireland it was intending to enter teams for Rio provoking a storm of criticism. An FA spokesman confirmed the plan has now been dropped, saying: 'After careful discussion, The FA has decided not to enter either a women's or a men's team into the Rio Olympics 2016. Team GB lost on penalties to South Korea to go out of the competition and failed to win a medal . Aaron Ramsey was part of the Team GB men's football team at the 2012 London Olympic Games . 'We are disappointed not to be able to go ahead, given the fantastic opportunity it would have afforded the players and the broader exposure it would have brought to the game in our countries.' Football Association of Wales president Trefor Lloyd Hughes had reacted furiously when the FA sent a letter in January informing the home nations of its plans. He said he was 'livid' at the letter and vowed to oppose the move. Team GB footballer Gill Scott (left) and team mates off to training at Olympic Park, Stratford . Craig Bellamy celebrates after scoring for Team GB against Senegal during the 2012 Olympics . FIFA also made it clear that all four home nations would have to agree before the plan could be ratified. In light of that, the FA's director of football services Jonathan Hall contacted the other British associations on Monday to inform them it had decided to drop the plan. FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said last week: 'I was given an absolute categorical reassurance from FIFA that unless full agreement could be reached between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, there would be no GB team participating at next year's Olympics.'

Summary: FA wanted to enter a men's and women's team to the Rio 2016 Olympics . The FA sent a letter to the home nations informing them of their intentions . Plan was met with opposition by Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish FA's . FIFA made it clear all four nations had to be in agreement to enter teams .


Alfio Anthony Granata, 45, pleaded guilty on Monday to raping, assaulting and threatening a Dutch backpacker during a six-week ordeal . A Dutch backpacker was violently raped, beaten with a meat tenderiser and repeatedly bashed during a six week ordeal which ended with her attempting to take her own life. The woman was held captive in a Melbourne hotel room during 2012, during which time she was forced to sleep in the shower naked and ordered not to speak, or complain. Alfio Anthony Granata, 45, pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Monday to raping, assaulting and threatening the backpacker on multiple occasions in a Preston’s Rydges Bell City hotel room where he and his partner Jennifer Mary Peaston lived, and his victim was held. Police attended the hotel room twice during the extended ordeal, but failed to rescue the fearful victim, the Herald Sun reported. The court heard the backpacker met Granata and his partner at a mutual friend's birthday party in St Kilda in November 2012. The three soon became friends and began a consensual sexual relationship. After using copious amounts of the drug ice, Granata became violent - and paranoid that his girlfriend and the victim were conspiring to run away together. The court was also told backpacker was held captive and suffered daily beatings and numerous violent rapes over six weeks. The saga ended on Christmas Day, 2012, when the woman fought back, stabbing Granata in the shoulder and threatening self harm. Scroll down for video . The Victorian Country Court heard the backpacker met Granata and his partner at a mutual friend's birthday party in St Kilda in November 2012 . Police were called and the extent of her abuse was uncovered. The first time police attended the hotel before the backpacker was rescued, the victim told police there had been an altercation but that she was okay. The second time officers visited Granata's hotel room during the hostage period they did not enter the room, instead speaking to the man and his de facto partner Peaston in the hallway. Dressed in prison greens on Monday, Granata sat calmly in the dock, as a video played of his victim detailing how her kidnap and ongoing torture had affected her life. 'I still suffer panic attacks, I'm still afraid of people, I feel like I'm in a black hole,' she said. The Dutch woman was held in a Preston’s Rydges Bell City hotel room which police visited twice during the time she was held hostage . 'I am disgusted by the things you did to me, I think you are a sick person.' The court also heard Granata told his victim he had killed 248 people, and threatened to take the lives of her parents, who live in Holland. The Dutch woman was also reportedly punched in the face, burnt with a gas torch lighter and banished to the bathroom. She was forced to sleep in the shower or on the wet floor naked, sometimes left there for days on end. The hearing continues. Sorry we

Summary: Alfio Anthony Granata, 45, pleaded guilty to a number of charges . He fronted the Victorian County Court on Monday in his prison greens . Court heard he kept a Dutch backpacker hostage for six weeks . He raped, beat and abused the woman in a Melbourne hotel room . Police visited the apartment twice but did not rescue terrified victim .


Pippa Middleton was positively glowing in a tailored plum dress at a Spectator party at Belgraves Hotel in London, on Tuesday night. The 31-year-old, who is a regular columnist for the weekly cultural and political magazine appeared relaxed and happy at the event. And just weeks away from the birth of a new niece or nephew, she looked demure in the purple number by with a coral belt and matching high heels, which served to showcase her slim physique. Scroll down for video . Plum dream: Pippa looked happy and relaxed in the purple dress at Spectator Life's third birthday party at Belgraves Hotel in London . Pippa's plum pencil dress . Click to shop Tabitha Webb's current collection! Visit site . We do love to see Kate and Pippa out and about. We've been treated this past week to many royal engagements, which means a lot of spying on Kate's maternity fashion. And now it's all been topped off with an appearance by Pippa at a party in London. We are so spoilt! Pippa stunned in a simple pencil dress by one of her favorite designers, Tabitha Webb. The cute plum number suited Pippa's tanned skin to a tee and she topped it all off with a studded clutch by Hoss Intropia, which brought out the color of both her ribbon waistband and pointed courts. Sadly, neither the dress or the bag are up for grabs, but if you click to the right, you'll head to Tabitha Webb's website where you can shop the current collection. The brand hasn't been around long. It launched its first bespoke collection in 2013 with its aim to make English elegance accessible. And it's a job well done as she's now gained a huge celebrity following. If you're loving Pippa's plum style, see our edit of exciting options in this rare hue below. Cameo Play with Fire Strapless Dress at NastyGal (Now $117.60) Visit site . KAMALIKULTURE by Norma Kamali Sleeveless Shirred Waist Dress . Visit site . Badgley Mischka Collection Neck-Twist Day Dress at Neiman Marcus (Now $198) Visit site . Halston Heritage Side-Twist Pleated Dress at Neiman Marcus (Now $225) Visit site . The flattering knee-length frock by Tabitha Webb had stylish cap sleeves and featured boxy pockets - and she kept her legs bare, all the better to show off her tan. She completed the sophisticated look with subtle accessories including a small embossed box clutch from Hoss Intropia, a gold watch, simple gold chain necklace and earrings. The brunette, who wore her hair in loose, glossy curls, even kept her make-up subtle. The Spectator was first launched in 1828, making it the oldest published magazine in the English language. Spectator Life is the lifestyle supplement from the main magazine and the Duchess of Cambridge's sister has contributed columns about food, truffle hunting and wine tasting since December 2012. Pippa joined other celebrity guests to celebrate the supplement's third birthday at the swanky Belgravia venue. The Duchess of Cambridge's sister (pictured right) was seen in company of Andrew Neil (pictured left) who

Summary: The Duchess of Cambridge's sister attended the party at Belgraves Hotel . She wore a Tabitha Webb dress and Hoss Intropia clutch . The 31-year-old is a columnist for main magazine, The Spectator . TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh and royal chum Guy Pelly also attended .


These amazing images show the annual nesting session for a giant colony of seabirds in Patagonia, Argentina. Drone footage shows thousands of birds making a home for themselves across a 2,000 square metre (21,528 sq.ft.) beach on the Argentinian coastline. A team of researchers captured more than 5,300 pairs of nesting Imperial Cormorants, as part of a project to record the reproduction habits of the seabirds. Scroll down for video . Amazing scenes: Thousands of birds in a colony of Patagonian seabirds have settled on this Argentinian beach to nest . Bird is the word: A research team used drones to capture the extent of the nesting colony, thought to be more than 5,300 'bird couples' Making babies: In the footage, the Patagonian seabirds can be seen nesting on a 21,528 square foot beach in Argentina . 'We used friendly, funny, cheap and safe drones who made the previous laborious job made by pilots and photographers in the past,' Dr. Flavio Quintana, a leading marine conservation biologist said. 'The results were glorious, several high qualities images from different angles and altitudes allow us to determine, with accurate data, the real number of breeding pairs in different colonies which helps us to understand trends of the Patagonian population.' 'The drone footage shows a huge mixed colony of seabirds, several species nesting at the same site in the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. 'The Imperial Cormorant is a diving seabird that nest along the Patagonian coast of Argentina and Chile and is one of our research target species. Sneaking: A team of researchers photographed the nesting Imperial Cormorants as part of a project to record their reproduction habits . Chick this out: Thousands of birds are getting ready for nightfall as the sun sets over the beach in Patagonia, Argentina . Dr. Flavio Quintana said flying the drones allowed the team to 'determine, with accurate data, the real number of breeding pairs in the colonies' The drone footage shows a huge mixed colony of seabirds, several species nesting at the same site in the coast of Patagonia, Argentina .

Summary: Drone captures thousands of bird couples nesting on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina . More than 5,300 pairs of Imperial Cormorants can be seen nesting on a 21,528 square foot beach .


Albert Maysles, the revolutionary documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer nonfiction movies by turning a keenly observant eye on both the famous and the ordinary in films like Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens, has died. He was 88. In a statement, Maysles' family said the director passed away after a brief battle with cancer at his New York home Thursday night. Scroll down for video . Albert Maysles poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (file photo) Maysles is best known for directing the classic documentary Grey Gardens . Maysles was best known for a handful of documentary classics he made with his brother, David, in the 1960s and 1970s. The Maysles Brothers - as many referred to them - chose subjects as ordinary as the struggles of Bible salesmen and as glamorous as Marlon Brando, Orson Welles and the Beatles, whom the pair followed in 1964 during their first trip to the United States. One of their films, Gimme Shelter, about The Rolling Stones' Altamont Speedway concert on Dec. 6, 1969, captured on film the killing of a fan and the darkening of the hippie dream. The Altamont concert was the Stones' disastrous effort to stage a festival like the Woodstock gathering a few months earlier. Maysles was active right up to this death. His documentary of the fashion icon Iris Apfel, Iris, is to be released in April. Earlier this week, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that In Transit, a documentary he co-directed about the longest train route in the U.S., will premiere at this year's festival. 'We lost a true titan today, one who pioneered an art form and fostered a whole generation of artists,' said Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, which is releasing Iris. 'His impact is immeasurable and we won't soon see his likes again.' Born in Boston to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Maysles served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, studied at Syracuse and Boston University and taught psychology for three years before turning to film. His first foray into motion pictures was a 16-mm documentary he made in 1955 while visiting mental hospitals in the Soviet Union. Maysles started out as an assistant to Robert Drew, a pioneer of cinema verite, and his peers included such acclaimed documentary makers as D.A Pennebaker and Frederick Wiseman. He and Pennebaker were among those who worked with Drew on the groundbreaking 1960 documentary Primary, about rival Democratic presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. Maysles also served as a camera operator for Pennebaker's 1968 concert film Monterey Pop. 'My friendship with Al was forged during four months of filming together, just the two of us, in Russia in 1959,' said Pennebaker, referring to their film Opening in Moscow, about that year's world fair. 'When he got a camera against his eye, he was one of the world's great watchers, and I knew we would always be filmmaking companions.' Filmmakers David, left, and Albert Maysles work on the streets of New York for Salesman . The Maysles and others worked without scripts,

Summary: Albert Maysles, the revolutionary documentary filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 88 . He directed films including Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens . Maysles' family said the director passed away after a brief battle with cancer at his New York home Thursday night .


The tomb of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein has been destroyed in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State group and Iraqi forces in a fight for control of the city of Tikrit. Fighting intensified to the north and south of Saddam Hussein's hometown yesterday as Iraqi security forces vowed to reach the centre of Tikrit within 48 hours. Video from the village of Ouja, just south of Tikrit, shows all that remains of Hussein's once-lavish tomb are the support columns that held up the roof. Poster-sized pictures of Saddam, which once adorned the mausoleum, are now nowhere to be seen amid the piles of rubble. Scroll down for video . Rubble: An Iraqi soldier inspects the demolished tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein . Destroyed: An Iraqi soldier takes photos of the demolished tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Tikrit, 80 miles north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad . Carnage: Video from the village of Ouja, just south of Tikrit, shows all that remains of Hussein's once-lavish tomb are the support columns that supported the roof . Instead of the posters of the executed dictator, Shiite militia flags and photos of militia leaders can be seen throughout the predominantly Sunni village, including that of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the powerful Iranian general advising Iraqi Shiite militias on the battlefield. 'This is one of the areas where IS militants massed the most because Saddam's grave is here,' said Captain Yasser Nu'ma, an official with the Shiite militias, formerly known as the Popular Mobilization Forces. The IS militants, he added, set an ambush by planting bombs around the tomb. ISIS has controlled Tikrit since June, when it waged its lightning offensive that also saw Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, come under their control. The terror group was helped in its conquest of northern Iraq by Saddam loyalists, including military veterans, who appealed to Sunnis who felt victimized by Baghdad's newly Shiite-dominated government. ISIS claimed in August that Saddam's tomb had been completely destroyed, but local officials said that although it was ransacked and burnt, the building suffered only minor damage. Conflict zone: Poster-sized pictures of Saddam, which once covered the mausoleum, are now nowhere to be seen amid the piles of rubble . Clear: Iraqi soldiers inspect the demolished tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein yesterday . Reports: ISIS claimed as long ago as August that Saddam's tomb had been completely destroyed, but local officials said that although it was ransacked and burnt, the building suffered only minor damage . Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces in 2003 and was executed by hanging in December 2006 after an Iraqi special tribunal found him guilty of crimes against humanity for the mass killing of Shiites and Kurds. His body has been kept in the mausoleum in his birthplace, Ouja, since 2007. The complex featured a marble octagon at the centre of which a bed of fresh flowers covered the place where his body was buried. The extravagant chandelier at its centre was reminiscent of the extravagant life he led

Summary: Executed dictator's once-lavish tomb is now just a mountain of rubble . All that remains are the support columns that once held up building's roof . Hussein's body is understood to have already been removed by supporters . Tomb was destroyed amid fighting between Islamic State militants and a coalition of Iraqi Army soldier and Shia militias battling to liberate Tikrit .


Ferguson's municipal court judge resigned Monday following a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Justice that was prompted by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Ronald J. Brockmeyer stepped down to help the city 'begin its healing process' and to promote public confidence in the court, he said through a spokesman. State appeals Judge Roy L. Richter was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to take his place and make 'needed reforms' in all of Ferguson's pending and future municipal court cases. Scroll down for video . Ferguson municipal court Judge Ronald J. Brockmeyer (left) resigned Monday following a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Justice. State appeals Judge Roy L. Richter (right) was appointed to take his place . Richter will be authorized to overhaul court policies in order to 'restore the integrity of the system' and ensure the respect of defendants' rights, according to the high court. He will start on March 16. Chief Justice Mary Russell said she believes Richter will bring a 'fresh, disinterested perspective' to the court. 'He is able and willing to implement needed reforms,' she said. 'Extraordinary action is warranted in Ferguson, but the Court also is examining reforms that are needed on a statewide basis.' Last Thursday two Ferguson Police Department commanders resigned after racist emails were released during the DOJ'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. A Justice Department investigation found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson police department and at the municipal jail and court. Brockmeyer stepped down to help the city 'begin its healing process', he said . It is unclear whether the three were recipients or senders of the 'racially biased' emails included in the 102-page civil rights report. 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. Sgt. William Mudd (left) and Capt. Rick Henke (center) resigned from their positions Thursday and City Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty (right) was fired over racially charged emails discovered in the report . *The list above is highlighted emails found in the DOJ's 102-page report on the Ferguson Police Department.

Summary: Ronald J. Brockmeyer stepped down to help restore public confidence . State appeals judge Roy L. Richter was appointed by Missouri Supreme Court to take his place and make 'needed reforms' Richter will be authorized to overhaul court policies in order to 'restore the integrity of the system' Last week two police commanders resigned and a city clerk was fired as a result of their involvement in racially charged or biased emails . The 102-page report by the DOJ shows illegal practices, racism and abuses of power within the Ferguson Police Department .


The accolades keep coming for Gary Neville. Recently named Pundit of the Year, the former Manchester United defender, who won eight Premier League trophies at Old Trafford, is to now be inducted into the English Hall of Fame. Neville, 40, joins fellow former Three Lions full back Stuart Pearce in this year's list of inductees at the National Football Museum in Manchester. Gary Neville, pictured in England training on Thursday, has been voted into the English Hall of Fame . Neville played for Manchester United for almost 20 years and won 85 caps for England between 1995 and 2007 . Neville lifts the Premier League trophy in May, 2007, with United team-mate and friend Ryan Giggs . The pair will be joined by another defender, ex-Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland legend Paul McGrath, along with the first PFA Footballer of the Year, former Leeds stopper Norman Hunter. Also recognised are ex-Fulham and Tottenham midfielder Alan Mullery and 'The Golden Boy of Welsh Football' Ivor Allchurch, who played a starring role in Wales' 1958 World Cup campaign. One of the women's games standout talents Faye White, who spent a successful 17 years at Arsenal Ladies, Gary Davies from the England Cerebral Palsy team and Blackburn Rovers legend Bob Crompton, who played over 500 times for his club in the early part of the 20th century complete the line-up. Each will all be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a prestigious award ceremony on October 14. Former Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in October . Former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland defender Paul McGrath (left) has been voted in . The first ever PFA Player of the Year, Norman Hunter (left), has also earned a place in the English Hall of Fame . They join a host of existing members of an exclusive club which includes Alan Shearer, Peter Schmeichel, Gordon Banks, Cliff Jones, Trevor Francis and Sir Tom Finney. Inductees are chosen by a panel featuring the likes of museum President Sir Bobby Charlton, Vice President Sir Alex Ferguson, Gordon Taylor and Mark Lawrenson. National Football Museum Director Kevin Moore said: 'Each year we think the event and calibre of inductees can't get any higher and each year our expectations are surpassed. 'This year we've received more votes than ever with Ossie Ardilles, Jimmy Armfield, Michael Owen and Colin Bell just some of the names who've taken the time to cast their vote.'

Summary: Gary Neville will be inducted at the National Football Museum in October . The 40-year-old won eight Premier League titles with Manchester United . Ex-England and Nottingham Forest star Stuart Pearce among inductees . Paul McGrath, Alan Mullery and Norman Hunter also included .


Education Minister Christopher Pyne lived up to his 'Mr Fixer' name live on air today, when he was challenged by Today show host Karl Stefanovic to change the tyre on Sylvia Jeffreys' car. The education minister proved that he knew more about mechanics that the crew of the morning show, when he took off his suit jacket and jacked up the car further, allowing him to get his hands dirty. Mr Pyne's was labelled with the new nickname 'The Fixer' this week when he announced that he had backtracked on his controversial decision to cut 1700 research jobs. Scroll down for video . Education Minister Christopher Pyne (pictured right) appeared on the Today show with Karl Stefanovic (middle) and Labor minister Anthony Albanese (left) It comes after Pyne failed to convince the Senate on Tuesday to pass his university reform laws this week for the second time, prompting requests from Labor for Pyne to be sacked . Pyne has been attempting to overhaul the education system, introducing laws that would allow universities to set their own fees and financially penalise graduates who do not repay their student debts, reports Sydney Morning Herald. Despite the second time failing to convince the Senate, Pyne has vowed he will never give up on his higher education campaign. Speaking to Nine news, Pyne said: 'I never give up, no, I will not give up. It's too important to allow the Labor Party who are political opportunists and the Greens who are the same, to wreck this reform.' During the show, Mr Pyne admitted if the higher education reform failed to be passed it could cause a double dissolution. He has pledged to reintroduce higher education reforms after they were defeated in the Senate on Tuesday. Stefanovic, who is the lovable rogue of the popular show was joined by Labor shadow minister for infrastructure Anthony Albanese during the segment and they didn't let Mr Pyne away lightly. Stefanovic, who is the lovable rogue of the popular show was joined by Labor shadow minister for infrastructure Anthony Albanese during the segment and they didn't let Mr Pyne away lightly . Mr Pyne's was labelled with the new nickname 'The Fixer' this week when he announced that he had backtracked on his controversial decision to cut 1700 research jobs . Karl Stefanovic told the minister that they were in 'need of a little bit of a high' after the stressful week. 'I think it was a little bit unreasonable that you were called 'Mr Fixit' this week, even though you labelled it yourself,' Stefanovic said, as he walked Mr Pyne to Today show co-host Sylvia Jeffreys' car. However Mr Pyne claimed that he was happy to be branded with the label and seemed up for the challenge ahead. 'I'm happy to be regarded as The Fixer, I do fix things,I fix a lot of things around the house,' he said. However Mr Pyne claimed that he was happy to be branded with the label and seemed up for the challenge ahead . At the end of the segment, Stefanovic

Summary: Christopher Pyne has lived up to his name as 'The Fixer' The Education Minister changed Sylvia Jeffreys' tyre on the Today show . He called himself 'The Fixer' earlier this week after backtracking on job cuts . He has pledged to reintroduce higher education reforms .


Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno has criticized college students for being too 'politically correct' and not knowing what racism actually means. The retired talk show legend lambasted a former intern during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thursday. The 64-year-old comedian, who has been performing college shows around the country, described how the youngster told him he was 'racist' when he said he didn't like Mexican food. Scroll down for video . 'You idiot': Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno criticized college students for being too 'politically correct' during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thursday . He said: 'College kids now are so politically correct. I mean, to the point where — I'll give you an example, we had interns at the show, college interns. 'Like, the last year of the show, one of the interns comes and says, "Mr. Leno, I'm getting lunch. what do you want?' I said, 'I don't know, where are you going?' 'He said, "we're getting Mexican." I said, "I don't really like Mexican." He goes, "whoa, that's kind of racist".' Leno then shouts: 'That's not racist.' 'No, being anti-guacamole is not racist, okay? You have no idea what racism is. That's not racist, you idiot, you moron.' Carrying on the theme, Leno talked about how his grandfather. 'He only ate Italian food. It was always amazing to him that he would eat out of their ethnic groups,' the comedian said. 'Like he would say, "Oh my God! A Chinese guy with a hot dog, look at that!'' They started talking about college when Meyers started talking about Leno's string of stand-up appearances. Leno, laughing, said: 'In the real world, people work every day. Only in showbiz do people go "Oh I've got to work next Thursday".' Meyers then says back 'You only had to work an hour.' 'Moron': The 64-year-old comedian, who has been performing college shows around the country, described how the youngster told him he was 'racist' when he said he didn't like Mexican food .

Summary: Retired talk show host slammed students on Late Night with Seth Meyers . Lambasted an intern who once asked what he wanted for lunch . Comedian asked where he was heading - they said: 'We're getting Mexican' Youngster replied by saying 'whoa, that's kind of racist' 64-year-old retorted: 'No, being anti-guacamole is not racist, okay?'


West Ham are ready to rise to the challenge of facing a Sunderland side managed for the first time by Dick Advocaat, according to defender Aaron Cresswell. The Black Cats travel to Upton Park on Saturday evening just one point and one place outside of the Premier League relegation zone, having sacked Gus Poyet after last weekend's 4-0 home defeat to Aston Villa. Advocaat has been appointed until the end of the season with the aim of keeping the club in the top flight, and Cresswell - a Premier League ever-present for West Ham so far this campaign - knows the game takes on extra significance following the Dutchman's appointment. Aaron Cresswell (right) says West Ham are ready to face Sunderland on Saturday evening . Cresswell admits it will be tough facing a team who have just appointed a new manager . 'What was already set to be a tough but exciting game has that bit more to it now Sunderland have brought a new manager in,' he told West Ham's official website. 'I don't know too much about Dick Advocaat but he's certainly got a lot of experience and we're expecting a difficult match. Every game in the Premier League is a challenge and we will have to rise to it. 'When a new manager comes in it gives everyone at the club a lift and the players will want to impress the new manager. 'The first game under a new manager seems to favour the team with the new manager and I certainly think that was the case when we played West Bromwich Albion on New Year's Day just after Tony Pulis had taken over.' Dick Advocaat has taken over at Sunderland until the end of the season . Advocaat takes charge of the Black Cats for the first time away at West Ham on Saturday evening . Although Advocaat will want a positive result in his first game in charge, the fixture is also crucial to West Ham and their manager Sam Allardyce. Following an impressive start, Allardyce has seen his side fall away from the pack chasing European qualification with the Hammers having won just one of their last 12 league games. In that spell they have come up against Liverpool, Manchester United, Southampton, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea but, of their final nine league outings, only two come against sides in the top half. 'We've had a tough run of fixtures recently and while no game is easy in the Premier League, some are harder than others,' Cresswell added. 'Having played all the top clubs in the last two months, we know that we have a fair few winnable games in our last nine games so I firmly believe we can finish strongly. 'We haven't had the results that we feel our performances deserve so we need to work that bit harder to make sure we get what our performances merit. No one at the club wants the season to fade away and we want to finish as high as we can.'

Summary: West Ham host Sunderland at Upton Park on Saturday evening . The match sees Dick Advocaat manage the Black Cats for the first time . Aaron Cresswell says West Ham are ready for the challenge they face . Cresswell says it was 'already tough' and has now been made more difficult with the new manager aspect .


A federal judge has been shot outside his house in an apparent attempted robbery, police said. Judge Terrence G. Berg was approached by two men while taking the trash out from his Detroit, Michigan home around 9pm on Thursday. A struggle ensued and the 55-year-old was shot in the leg. The suspects, thought to be aged between 18 and 20, escaped in a dark-coloured Dodge Charger. Berg's condition is not known but police said the injury was not life-threatening. Judge Terrence G. Berg (above) was shot in the leg after a struggle near his house in Detroit, Michigan . Steve Dolunt, Assistant Police Chief, said it was not clear whether it was an attempted robbery or failed burglary. 'It happened in front of his house,' he told The Detroit News. Monica Moore, who lives opposite Berg, said she heard screaming and yelling. 'I looked out and I saw there were a fair amount of people there. I could hear the police cars coming and then there was a lot of commotion,' she told the Detroit Free Press. Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen said: 'While we are relieved to hear that all indications are that Judge Berg will be fine and make a quick recovery, the thoughts and prayers of our entire court family are with him and his family.' And Brenda Lawrence, congresswoman from Michigan's 14th District, added on Twitter: 'I am praying for the health of Federal Judge Terrence Berg of Detroit, with best wishes for a speedy recovery.' President Barack Obama (above) appointed Berg in 2012. Before that, Berg served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan . President Barack Obama appointed Berg in 2012. Before that, Berg served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. The father-of-three was also previously chief of a crime unit in the Michigan Attorney General's Office. If caught the pair would receive a higher charge if they are found to have targeted Berg because of his job. The FBI are investigating.

Summary: Judge Terrence G. Berg approached by two men around 9pm yesterday . Shot in the leg before the pair escaped in a dark-coloured Dodge Charger . Police do not know if it was an attempted robbery or failed burglary . 55-year-old is recovering in Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit .


A prominent Muslim leader has lashed out at the Jewish community, calling them 'the most evil creatures of Allah'. The spokesman for Islamic extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, Ismail al-Wahwah, delivered the rant in an online video posted on March 3. He went on further to say recognising the Jewish people and giving them 'even a single inch of Palestine' would be the 'epitome of evil' as it would 'strengthen that cancerous entity'. The spokesman for Islamic extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, Ismail al-Wahwah, delivered the rant in an online video posted on March 3 . 'The Jews are the most evil creatures of Allah. Moral corruption is linked to the Jews,' Mr al-Wahwah said. 'They will pay with blood for blood, with tears for tears, and with destruction for destruction.' The surfacing of this video follows the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) filing a complaint with the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board against the extremist group. It was in relation to comments made last year at a rally in Lakemba, where Mr al-Wahwah said Jewish people all around the world were corrupt and they were a 'hidden evil', The Australian Jewish News reported. JBOD president Jeremy Spinak called on the Anti-Discrimination Board to write a brief up for the public prosecutions department so it could bring charges against Mr al-Wahwah and his fellow spokesman Wassim Doureihi. 'The speech incited hatred towards, serious contempt for, and severe ridicule of, Jews on the ground of them being Jewish,' Mr Spinak wrote. NSW JBOD chief executive Vic Alhadeff said he also feared speeches like al-Wahwah would lead to more local terror attacks . 'The speech incited hatred towards, serious contempt for, and severe ridicule of, Jews on the ground of them being Jewish.' NSW Communities Minister Victor Dominello has also written to the Anti-Discrimination Board to alert them to al-Wahwah's latest video, The Australian reported. Mr Dominello said despite the fact Australians enjoy freedom of speech, it should not be abused in this way. He labelled the video as 'deeply disturbing' as well as 'hateful and derisive'. '[It] has no place in our harmonious multicultural society,' Mr Dominello told News Corp. NSW JBOD chief executive Vic Alhadeff said he also feared speeches like al-Wahwah would lead to more local terror attacks. The surfacing of this video follows the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) filing a complaint with the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board against the extremist group . A Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman said comments made on behalf of the group had to be assessed on the 'the context of an ongoing and bloody occupation of Palestine', referring to the Gaza conflict (above) 'This has nothing to do with Israel and is in the same vein of Islamic extremism and incitement that IS [Islamic State] peddles,' Mr Alhadeff said. 'It's another wake-up call for the authorities to act before these hate preachers inspire the next [Sydney Siege gunman] Man Monis.' Hizb ut-Tahrir jumped to the defence of Mr al-Wahwah, saying his comments made last year were made during the 'most recent offensive against the people of Gaza', which 'indiscriminately

Summary: Ismail al-Wahwah delivered the rant in an online video posted on March 3 . He is a spokesman for Australian Islamic extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir . The Islamic preacher labelled the Jewish community as a 'cancerous entity' It comes after a Jewish organisation filed a complaint against al-Wahwah . Hizb ut-Tahrir said the Jewish Board of Deputies was 'falsely exploiting' their words .


Emails Hillary . Clinton turned over to a House committee investigating the 2012 . attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, show her aides . sometimes used their personal email accounts to communicate with . her through her own private account. Clinton said during a March 10 press conference that 'the vast majority of my work emails went to government employees at their government addresses.' That, she claimed then, 'meant they were captured and preserved immediately on the system at the State Department' for archiving, where they would turn up in searches conducted in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. But The New York Times reported on Monday that some of the approximately 300 Clinton emails examined by a congressional committee suggest otherwise. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton could be waving goodbye to her presidential ambitions if 'email-gate' gets deeper. She spoke at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress on Monday . LOST TO HISTORY? Former State Department Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Huma Abedin (right) was one of her closest aides, and emailed Clinton in a conversation where both women used personal accounts . THE ADDRESS: Abedin had an email address on the former secretary of state's private server, judging from records maintained by Lexis-Nexis . The emails from Clinton, a presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, do not prove the former . secretary of state ordered a 'stand down,' stopping U.S. forces . from responding to the Benghazi attack or participated in a related cover-up, the newspaper reported, citing four senior . government officials. But they do raise new questions about how much of Clinton's correspondence has been lost to history. Federal record retention laws are designed to prevent the kind of archive side-stepping Clinton is accused of carrying on for the four years she led the State Department. Congress subpoenaed email records last week from 'close to a dozen' people who worked for Hillary Clinton at State. The Times report is the latest revelation in the saga over . Clinton and her use of a personal email address to conduct . government business, as well as a private computer server to . store that correspondence. PROBLEMS: Clinton has been dogged by allegations that she purposely hid incriminating emails from the State Department – and from public records requesters – by keeping all her emails on a private server . Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill told the Times that Clinton's . aides primarily used their work email to correspond with her . about government matters, adding that 'only the tiniest fraction . of the more than 1 million emails they sent or received involved . their personal accounts.' According to the Times, she occasionally exchanged emails with at least four aides via personal accounts while she was . at the State Department, including her foreign policy adviser, . Jake Sullivan; chief of staff, Cheryl Mills; senior adviser, . Philippe Reines; and her personal aide, Huma Abedin. Abedin used an email address on Clinton's private server in addition to her official 'dot-gov' address. Mills reportedly did

Summary: Clinton claimed March 10 that 'the vast majority of my work emails went to government employees at their government addresses' At least some conversations, though, went through aides' personal addresses . That means they happened entirely outside the scope of automatic archiving at the State Department . Republicans in Congress are probing Clinton's involvement in an alleged cover-up following the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya .


A Wyoming man rang in his 100th birthday at the car dealership where he still works today, 66 years after making his first sale. As long as he can get out of the house, Derrell Alexander said that he'll be showing up for the job he loves at White's Mountain Motors in Casper. And although Alexander leaves his shift at the dealership a little earlier nowadays, he still works six days a week. Derrell Alexander rang in his 100th birthday at White's Mountain Motors, the car dealership where he still works today in Casper, Wyoming . Alexander made his first car sale 66 years ago. He still works six days a week and hasn't taken a vacation since his two children were young . Alexander believes you don't last long if 'you sit around the house and watch TV,' he told the Casper Journal. The father-of-two hasn't even taken a vacation since his children were young. But his daughter Sheri Rupe said she believes work has 'kept him going.' 'He'd probably be gone by now if he went home and sat down and did nothing,' said Rupe who, unlike her father, is happily retired. Tom Rupe believes his father-in-law will be selling cars and sitting at his favorite spot in the dealership, right by the fireplace, until the day he dies. 'I think what he wants is to be sitting there in front of that fireplace and have it be his last day,' Rupe told KCWY 13. Alexander believes you don't last long if 'you sit around the house and watch TV' and said that, as long as he can get out of the house, he'll be showing up at the job he loves . Once a top salesman, Alexander now sells to the children and grandchildren of his old regular customers . Alexander worked on ranches, a pipeline and as a mechanic before finding his dream job in car sales in 1949. Once a top salesman, Alexander now sells to the children and grandchildren of his old regular customers. Alexander, who has worked his whole life, said he has no hobbies and hopes he never has to retire. Brad Follensbee, White's Mountain Motors' general manager, said Alexander's drive is an inspiration to everyone at the dealership. 'I think it gives him purpose and drive,' said Follensbee. 'To get up every morning and get ready and come to work and be here.' Alexander (pictured here as a 27-year-old in 1942) worked on ranches, a pipeline and as a mechanic before finding his dream job in car sales in 1949 .

Summary: Derrell Alexander still works six days a week at White's Mountain Motors in Casper, Wyoming . The father-of-two hasn't taken a vacation since his children were young . Alexander hopes he never has to retire and believes you don't last long if you just 'sit around the house and watch TV' Retired daughter Sheri Rupe believes job her dad loves has 'kept him going'


Militants fighting for the Islamic State in northern Syria have carried out another mass cigarette burning, as the terror group steps up its anti-smoking campaign. Photographs taken in the northern town of Barqah, close to the border with Turkey, show members of ISIS' feared religious police force setting light to vast piles of cigarettes in a field. The images emerged as it was revealed ISIS has erected shocking anti-smoking posters throughout its self-declared caliphate featuring images of burning human lungs, in the hope it will convince militants to reject the 'slow suicide' caused by cigarettes. Scroll down for video . Up in smoke: Photographs taken in the northern town of Barqah, close to the border with Turkey, show members of ISIS' feared religious police force setting light to vast piles of cigarettes in a field. Flames: Petrol is seen being poured over the boxes of cigarettes, which are then set alight . Shocking: The cigarette burning images emerged as it was revealed ISIS has erected shocking anti-smoking posters throughout its self-declared caliphate featuring images of burning human lungs . Images of the mass cigarette burning have been widely shared by ISIS supporters on social media. The terror group has ruled that smoking cigarettes causes cancer and is therefore a form of suicide. Taking your own life is deemed a major sin by ISIS and failed attempts - or in the case of cigarettes 'slow' attempts - are considered comparable with murder. Despite this many fighters continue to regularly smoke and abandoned ISIS positions are often found littered with cigarette butts - suggesting a thriving black market exists in the vast swathes of Syria and Iraq under the militants' control. To counter this, ISIS appears to now be relying less on threats and punishments to convince militants to give up smoking, and more on using similar shocking images of cancer victims that now appear on packets of cigarettes in the West. In typical ISIS fashion, however, the terror group took the method to its logical extreme, showing grisly images of lungs being set alight to symbolise the damage smoking does to a human body. Getting ready: The photographs of the cigarette burning in northern Syria show members of ISIS' notorious Hisbah religious police force using huge planks of wood to prepare a bonfire . Images of the mass cigarette burning have been widely shared by ISIS supporters on social media . The photographs of the cigarette burning in northern Syria show members of ISIS' notorious Hisbah religious police force using huge planks of wood to prepare a bonfire in a stretch of barren countryside outside the town of Barqah. Several lorries are seen arriving at the site and countless cartons of cigarettes are unloaded - the cargo presumably having been confiscated from local black market salesmen. Petrol is then seen being poured over the boxes of cigarettes, which are then set alight and burst into flames while the chilling black banner of the Islamic State flutters in the wind nearby. Once the fires have been extinguished, the landscape is seen littered with vast

Summary: Hisbah police members burnt cigarettes in a filed near the town of Barqah . Fighters covered lorry loads of cigarettes in petrol and set them alight . Also launched graphic new billboards warning of the dangers of smoking . Terror group considers smoking a form of 'slow suicide' and has banned it .


OJ Simpson, who is currently incarcerated in the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, cannot walk without a cane and fears he will be in a wheelchair when he finally leaves prison, the Daily Mail Online has learned exclusively. He is furious with prison officials because he says they refuse to allow him to leave the prison to get the surgery he can only get on the outside. let him get medical care outside. And now, OJ fears he will soon be in a wheelchair and may never walk again. OJ, 67, was recently seen struggling to walk around the prison with a cane and telling fellow inmates he was angry because he is not getting the specialized medical care he needs. Scroll down for video . Fallen idol: OJ Simpson says that without getting the special surgery he needs he will never be able to walk out of the prison on his own two feet. He is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, but he could be out in two years . Painful: OJ's knee injuries are a result from his 11-year career as a running back in the NFL. He doesn't walk around the prison a lot like he used to but when he has to walk to get his meals in the commissary he walks with a new silver cane while grimacing in pain . On display: OJ's knee injuries had such an impact on his health, attorney Johnnie Cochran, used his disability in his trial for the murder of wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. to convince the jury that he was not physically capable of the killings. At one point Cochran instructed OJ to stand and raise his suit pant leg to show the jury his multiple scars on his left knee to prove he was severely handicapped . OJ was found guilty in 2008 of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery and using a deadly weapon and was sentenced to thirty-three years in prison with the possibility of parole after nine years, in 2017. 'I can only get mediocre health care in here,' OJ told a fellow inmate, 'and it really pisses me off because I have the money to go to any specialist in the world to get knee surgery but they won't let me leave to get help. 'They don't give a damn that I am going to end up crippled and can't walk for the rest of my life' A prison insider tells Daily Mail Online, OJ doesn't walk around the prison a lot like he used to but when he has to get his meals in the commissary he walks with a new silver cane, grimacing in pain. OJ stops frequently to lean up against the wall to rest if there is not a bench nearby to sit and complains the pain is getting worse every day. OJ is given pain medication but it only helps him sleep, it doesn't make the pain go away during the

Summary: OJ Simpson was recently seen struggling to walk with a silver cane at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada . The disgraced gridiron great is serving a nine-to-33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping but he could be paroled in two years . OJ's knee injuries are from his 11-year career as a running back in the NFL but his huge girth hasn't helped . During Nicole Brown Simpson murder trial Johnnie Cochran made OJ show jury his knee to prove he would not have the strength to commit the crime . OJ says prison officials have turned down his request to leave the prison . 'I have the money to go to any specialist in the world to get surgery but they won't let me leave'


Authorities say a Pennsylvania man on Sunday denied striking a woman with his car despite her the upper half of her severed body having been found on his passenger side floor. Jose Antonio Santiago, 33, is charged with causing an accident involving death or injury in the hit-and-run near Allentown after cops identified him by matching the car parts lost at the scene to those missing from his badly damaged car. State police say 62-year-old Anna Lewis was hit so hard that her body was cut in half and that the upper half of her severed torso was found in Santiago's Saab. Scroll down for video . Sliced in half: Anna Lewis (left, with her niece) was hit so hard in a hit-and-run Sunday that she was sliced in half at the waist with her top half ending up in the driver's car and the bottom being left behind . Her sister Rosalie Carlo, 51, of Brooklyn, New York, suffered a broken wrist and other injuries in the crash, reports LeHighValley.com, after the sisters were hit while walking on the shoulder of a road in Hanover Township. Carlo and Lewis had just left a restaurant where they had dinner, when 'I saw a bright light and I felt a push,' Carlo recalled from her hospital bed Monday. 'I felt enormous pressure, like a Mack truck hit me.' The next thing she remembers, she was being roused by a passerby who told her help was on the way. Meanwhile, her sister's lower torso was among the debris left behind by the hit-and-run driver, her head and torso had presumably crashed through the driver's windshield. 'I hope he rots in hell,' she would later tell Lehighvalley.com. 'It's not right. My sister was a good woman.' Police found Santiago's heavily damaged car about 90 minutes after the crash and Santiago two hours later when he approached a state trooper at his damaged car and identified himself. Police say Santiago admitted driving a friend home from a bar that night after having a few drinks but denied hitting anyone. 'I hope he rots in hell': Lewis's sister Rosalie Carlo (center) was with her when a car sliced her in half and drove off with half her body in the car . Suspect approached them: Police searched the scene and found pieces of a car left behind, including a side mirror and front grill. They soon found a badly damaged car with the missing parts . 'Was there a crash on Airport Rd? I had looked on WFMZ news and seen there was a hit and run accident, I didn't hit anyone. I would've stopped. I'm not a bad person,' he told them, apparently without prompting. He also told them, 'I was just bringing my friend home and it all happened so fast, but I didn't hit anyone. If I did, I would've stopped.' Left at the scene were a car's mirror, the front grill, the right headlight, a portion of a window and other parts, according to records. Police discovered Santiago's car was missing those parts.

Summary: Police say Jose Antonio Santiago hit pedestrian Anna Lewis, 62, so hard on Sunday her body was sliced in half -- the top of which lodged inside the car . Allentown, Pennsylvania authorities found pieces of a car left at the scene and later spotted Santiago's smashed Saab and Lewis's upper torso . Still, Santiago told them 'I didn't hit anyone. If I did, I would've stopped. I'm not a bad person' Police also say they saw red 'body matter' on Santiago's right pant leg and that he smelled of alcohol .


This is the moment a brand new fleet of Ford cars were wrecked after a transporter driver's unfortunate short-cut ended with him becoming wedged under a low bridge. The driver had attempted to take a quicker route to avoid queuing traffic when he collided with a 14.5ft (4.4m) high bridge. Witnesses described hearing a 'crunch' as the top tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars, which had not yet had the chance to clock up a single mile, were virtually flattened in the crash. Crushing: The highest tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars on top of the transporter were virtually flattened after the driver collided with a bridge . The hapless driver had taken a short-cut to avoid queuing traffic when he collided with a 14.5ft (4.4m) highSnowford Hill railway bridge . The damage to the vehicles, as well as to the Snowford Hill railway bridge, is estimated to run into tens of thousands of pounds. No-one was injured in the crash which took place at 8.30am on March 13 when the driver, from Merseyside, drove under the bridge near Long Itchington, Warwickshire. A motorist who witnessed the incident described it as 'like watching it in slow motion.' 'It's a long road and it was pretty obvious the transporter was too high for the bridge but it kept going and suddenly there was a crunch and all these new cars got wrecked,' he said. Witnesses described hearing a 'crunch' when the cars hit the low bridge, causing major damage to the new Ford cars and utterly destroying some . Metal work was ripped off the back of this black Ford in the incident which happened at 8.30am on March 13 near Long Itchington, Warwickshire . A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed the 'serious incident' was currently under investigation, while the damage to the new Ford cars and the bridge is believed to run into the tens of thousands . 'The driver wasn't hurt but he looked as white as a sheet, he was no doubt trying to think of how he was going to explain it to his bosses at Ford. 'It had to be Friday 13th when the accident happened. If you want take a chance on a short-cut that is not the day to try your luck.' An engineer from Warwickshire County Council was sent to inspect the damage and report back tomorrow. A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed the 'serious incident' was currently under investigation and said it was not possible to comment further at this stage. The condition of the cars in the lower tiers has not yet been confirmed. The entire side of a brand new white Ford Focus was yanked off when the driver of the transporter hit the low bridge on Friday 13th March . Evidence of the incident, including white body work belonging to a Ford Focus and parts of a dashboard, were scattered along the roadside by the bridge . Remnants of the crash: A piece of metal belonging to one of the crushed cars remains hanging down from the Snowford Hill

Summary: Transporter driver had taken a short-cut to avoid traffic when he collided with the 14.5ft high bridge in Warwickshire . The dramatic pictures showed the top tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars were virtually flattened in the crash . No-one was hurt but it's believed the damage to the cars and the bridge will run into tens of thousands of pounds .


A bus driver who claims to have eaten over 500 takeaways a year for 20 years has given up his habit to shed a whopping six stone. Mark Gadsby, from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, fed his addiction by tucking into Indian, Chinese and fish-and-chip takeaways at least once a day - and then binning the food packages to hide the evidence. But the 33-year-old ditched the convenience food and 20 years after being bullied as a teenager, he has shed six stone. Mark was eating takeaways everyday, left, before he joined slimming world and lost six stone, right . Mark, who works for a coach company, said: 'I'm utterly ashamed of what I was like. I would love to be able to ask myself what I was doing to myself before. 'I just see a massive fat person when I'm looking at old photos. I think, 'What an earth was I doing to myself? 'I was not eating all day when I was big - it was only at night. It was all about convenience food and the amount I ate was huge. 'I would always call at McDonald's after work, or a chippy or takeaway. 'I would always top that up with convenience food like hot pasties and sausage rolls from bakeries and fast-food places. 'From the age of 10 to 32 that pattern would continue and that's when I was really big. I was eating about 500 takeaways a year, which over that period of time is 10,000. Mark, pictured before the weight loss, would always stop in at McDonald's or a chippy after work . Mark suffered emotionally because of his weight and was a target of cruel bullies who made his life a misery . 'Having all of that food, often late at night, gave me terrible indigestion and made me feel ill. 'It was awful. It was constant Greggs and Subway and it would be every day.' Mark said he suffered emotionally because of his weight and was a target of cruel bullies who made his life a misery. He said: 'There was a group of girls who would refer to me as Man Boobs - it was very hurtful. The bullying really hurt and made me feel worse than I did before.' As Mark is a bus driver, he felt like he had to get his food quickly and on the go. He said: 'I would use a drive-through quite a bit because I could go straight through and I didn't need to get out. 'I would hide the food packaging because I didn't want people to know. I was like an alcoholic craving booze.' Mark moved in with his mother about two years ago and a combination of the Slimming World diet plan and his mum's cooking has meant the weight has dropped off. He said: 'She helps me a great deal and it's brilliant to be back. She keeps me on track and there's no sneaking food now. 'Everything is freshly prepared and there's nowhere near the same amount of takeaways as before.' Mark now hopes

Summary: Mark Gadsby from Derbyshire ate 10,000 takeaways in his lifetime . The bus driver, 33, would eat at night and hide food from his family . Moved in with his mother and has been eating her healthy cooking .


Don Woodland is a heartbroken man with a heartbreaking duty to perform – to help Stuart Diver bury his second wife – a man he considers ‘closer than a brother’. The retired Salvation Army chaplain forged an unbreakable bond with Stuart and his family in the days after his entrapment and rescue from under the Thredbo rubble, he told Daily Mail Australia that his good mate 'has a big hill to climb'. 'I have talked to him a few times on the phone (since Rosanna's death), he has another big hill to climb but Stuart is Stuart, he lives from one day to the next, that's just him and that's he copes with that,' Mr Woodland said. He conducted Sally’s funeral in 1997 and will do the same for Rosanna on Friday at a private ceremony. A short statement has been released on behalf of Stuart and family members. It reads: 'Stuart Diver and his extended family have requested privacy and respect for their loss at this time'. Scroll down for video . Close friends, Stuart Diver (left) and Don Woodland (right) catch up in the months after he was rescued from the Thredbo rubble. 'I consider him more than a brother' said the Salvation Army chaplain, who said Diver has 'a big hill to climb' after the death of his second wife Rosanna . The happy couple pictured together. Stuart Diver and his late wife Rosanna, who died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. A short statement has been released on behalf of Stuart and family members. It reads: 'Stuart Diver and his extended family have requested privacy and respect for their loss at this time' Rosanna Cossettini arrives on April 13, 2002, for her wedding day at Coolringdon, near Cooma in New South Wales, where she married Stuart Diver. They were due to celebrate a 13th wedding anniversary in just over a fortnight . The Thredbo disaster of 1997 killed Stuart's then wife Sally and 17 others, he only emerged from his dark, private hell after almost three days . It will be tough, to say the least, for someone who has worked through the worst of tragedies in almost 50 years as a Salvation Army officer. ‘I am finding it very difficult to cope. But we’ll do our best to help,’ he told Daily Mail Australia. Mr Woodland said Stuart was in very good hands, as the Diver family has once again surrounded him amid the tragedy and were providing vital support to him and young daughter, Alessia. 'All the family are around him. Euan his brother, his parents Steve and Annette, they are a close family and very, very strong,' he said. 'I can't foretell, by any means, how he will deal with this (after) but the whole family is a great family, they are very, very strong in their personalities and their characters. 'They are all strong, they have been mountain climbing when the boys were young, and it was the whole strength of the family that made Stuart the person he is. 'They are

Summary: Close friend and chaplain Don Woodland presided over first wife's Sally's funeral and will do the same for Rosanna . The Salvation Army officer says Stuart and his four-year-old daughter are in good hands with his extended family by their side as they mourn . Stuart's family has issued a short statement: 'Stuart Diver and his extended family have requested privacy and respect for their loss at this time' Rosanna's funeral will be held on Friday in Thredbo .


From the aroma of fresh coffee to the unpleasant whiff of the subway, New York has its own heady mix of signature smells. While this mixture can, at times, be overpowering, back in the 19th century, smells in the city were far more pungent and permanent than they are today. So much so, that the health authorities at the time decided to create maps of stenches to show the location of smells from areas such as oil refineries, fat renderers, slaughter houses and gas works. In the 19th Century. New Yorkers began complaining to the Board of Health about 'the most nauseous, foul, stinking, and pestilential odours'. As a result, many of the worst-smelling industries ended up in Brooklyn, with the industrial landscape leaving its mark there today. For instance, the Newtown Creek area on the border of Brooklyn and Queens remains the site of a sewage treatment plant . Now CityLab has found one of these historic maps from 1870 that shows different industrial sites across Manhattan and Brooklyn, as the five boroughs were yet to be consolidated. But it wasn't just industrial smells that caused problems for New Yorkers. The map was produced at a time when New York was experiencing unprecedented growth. During the 1860s and 1870s, 2,000 new buildings were constructed each year, as immigration peaked at 200,000 to 300,000 people annually. The increase in population meant an increase in waste. Public baths, drinking fountains, and restrooms were only built 1897, and flies plagued the streets. As a result, New Yorkers began complaining to the Board of Health about 'the most nauseous, foul, stinking, and pestilential odours', . In the 19th century, it was believed that these foul odors carried diseases, so the New York City Metropolitan Board of Health created the map to highlight the areas affected. 'Trying to show smells, which are not concrete - they're invisible, they're ephemeral, they're always changing - is just a really fascinating cultural project,' says Melanie Kiechle, a historian at Virginia Tech University told Atlantic's CityLab. The map was produced at a time when New York was experiencing huge growth. During the 1860s and 1870s, 2,000 new buildings were constructed each year, as immigration peaked at 200,000 to 300,000 people annually. Pictured is a a 1858 panorama of the city . The increase in population meant an increase in waste. Public baths and restrooms were built only after 1897, and flies were everywhere. Pictured is an 1884 image of streetcars running past the Astor House Hotel, along Broadway and Vesey Street in Manhattan . Inhaling the delicate bouquet of a glass of wine can leave most of us at a loss for words to describe what we are smelling. But it turns out it may be our language that is hampering our sense of smell. Researchers found those who use English as their first language can take five times as long to describe an odour than they can a colour. However, native speakers from the Jahai tribe in Perak, Malaysia, described odours far more consistently and in less time than

Summary: In the 19th century, it was believed foul odours from industries such as slaughter houses could carry disease . Some businesses, such as sewage treatments plants, ended up in Brooklyn to keep smell away from Manhattan . Winds still carried stench from Brooklyn to Manhattan, causing problems between the regulators in both districts .