These pictures show the moment a weasel bit off more than it could chew when it made the unwise decision to attack a heron. The aggressive mammal was seen leaping up and biting the large bird's beak, with the move quickly backfiring for the weasel who did not live to tell the tale. After deciding enough was enough, the heron scooped up the critter in its mouth and flew to a nearby lake to drown it, dipping the weasel underwater twice to make sure it was dead. Clinging on: This aggressive weasel was drowned by a heron after the mammal annoyed the bird by attacking it and biting its large beak . Pick on someone your own size: The weasel was pictured biting the heron's beak as it bit off more than it could chew by taking on the large bird . Going down: The annoyed heron decided enough was enough, picking up the weasel in its beak and flying to a nearby lake to drown it . Dunk: The large bird plunged the mammal into the water twice, holding it underneath the surface until it had drowned . The photographs, taken by bird watcher Jonathan Forgham, show nature at its most brutal as the heron gobbled down the weasel in one gulp. Mr Forgham was leaving Elmley Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, after spending three hours photographing owls when he spotted the weasel attacking the heron. He said: 'I got my car closer and could see the weasel attacking the bird. At that point the heron wasn't trying to eat it, it was just trying to get rid of it. But the weasel attacked its beak again and the heron picked it up and flew of to the pond. 'I drove the car round there in time to see the heron try to drown the weasel. It lifted it out of the water and then dunked it again to make sure it was dead. 'When the weasel was quite motionless the heron swallowed it. Afterwards it didn't do much, it just stood there looking quite smug. 'I have been bird watching all my life and have seen a heron eat ducklings and a snake before but never anything as big as a weasel. The photographs were taken by bird watcher Jonathan Forgham at Elmley Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent . Bird watcher Mr Forgham said the weasel's attack 'wasn't very wise', however they have a reputation for being aggressive . Gulp: The heron, seen with the weasel's bite marks on its beak, gobbled its motionless dinner down in one go once it was sure it was dead . Hold on! The pictures come days after a weasel was pictured clinging on to a flying woodpecker after pouncing on top of the bird . 'It wasn't very wise of the weasel to go after a heron but they are aggressive, never give up and fight to the death. You could see bite marks on the heron's beak. 'It was very lucky because it happened just

Summary: An aggressive weasel bit off more than it can chew when it took on a heron, clinging on to the large bird's beak . The annoyed bird scooped up the small mammal and flew it to a nearby river, dunking it underwater to drown it . After ensuring its dinner was dead, heron gulped the weasel down in one go, bird watcher Jonathan Forgham said . Pictures come just days after a photograph of a weasel hanging onto a flying woodpecker went viral on the internet .


The team behind Sgt Reckless have yet to decide if the gelding will run in the Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham after just one run over fences. Trainer Mick Channon, former trainer Henrietta Knight and owner Tim Radford will discuss the situation after the eight-year-old strutted his stuff in pleasing fashion in a schooling session over two miles after racing at Doncaster on Saturday. Ridden by Will Kennedy, Sgt Reckless put in a clear round of jumping as he came home ahead of his stable companion Paradise Valley. Sgt Reckless comes home in front to win an all weather maiden at Lingfield Park Racecourse in January . Watching on were Radford and the trainer's son Michael Channon jnr. 'We're in a horrible position in that everyone's telling us how to train him yet we know he's only half the horse if he hasn't got good ground,' said Channon jnr. 'The ground was good here at Doncaster and we would have loved to have been in a race. 'He jumped very well and Will Kennedy was more than happy. It's another step towards what we're going to do and we have to do what's right by the horse. 'He's in the Arkle and also in the County over hurdles. The Arkle is our dream. It's whether we're doing the right thing in terms of what we've got under our belt. Mick Channon and Henrietta Knight will again team up for the Cheltenham Festival this year . 'We'll leave the decision to Mick (Channon), Hen (Henrietta Knight) and Tim (Radford). 'We've done everything right there. We know he's got the ability, but whether he's got the experience to go into the Arkle. 'I wish it wasn't this way. I just wish we could do what everyone is telling us to do, but we know the horse won't go in soft, horrible ground. 'Cheltenham is the Holy Grail, but we will do what is right for the horse. We all want to go to Cheltenham but is it right for the Sergeant?' Since making a successful debut over fences at Uttoxeter in late October, Sgt Reckless has finished fifth behind Faugheen in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton and won a mile and a half maiden Flat race on the Polytrack at Lingfield in January. Ruby Walsh riding Faugheen clear the last to win The williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle Race at Kempton Park .

Summary: Sgt Reckless strutted his stuff in good fashion at Doncaster on Saturday . The gelding could run in the Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham . Reckless finished fifth behind Faugheen in the Christmas Hurdle . And won a mile and a half maiden race on the Polytrack at Lingfield .


A woman who tried to video conference with her colleagues was left red-faced after she accidentally called them while she was naked. The Australian in her mid-20s shared her story via social media site Reddit under the user name swallowing_panda. She claimed she worked for 'a corporate job at a big firm' and the incident happened on Wednesday morning, while she was working from home. An Australian woman (not pictured) claims she accidentally video called her colleagues naked while working from home . On the day she decided to work from home, she also decided not to wear clothes. 'There's lots of perks working from home, one being that clothes are optional,' she wrote. 'I set up my laptop and sit it in front of my naked body.' The corporate worker explained she then went to boot up a new program that allowed her to take calls on her computer from her office phone. As it was the first time she had used it, she chose to test it out - with awkward results. 'I first call my mobile from the program and all works great. I then proceed to call my boss [45 year old awkward male] from my laptop,' swallowing_panda said. The woman, only known as redditor swallowing_panda, said the incident happened on Wednesday morning (above is a stock picture) 'And, like a baby boomer using Skype for the first time, lean up close to the mic to test the audio: "Hi Boss! Just testing the new program out! Hows everything going?"' swallowing_panda said she was puzzled when her boss did not respond and heard only background noises for 10 seconds before he hung up. She then goes on to call a colleague who she describes as a 'mid-30s nerd-like male'. But his reaction was as confusing as the first after she asked her workmate if he could hear her. 'A stumble of words come out from my mic, I hear a faint gasp, a laugh and then after a few seconds he too hangs up,' swallowing_panda said. She is on the cusp of giving up when she receives a call from another colleague named Patricia. 'I answer with a "Hi Patricia!". There's a long pause. I lean in further to my screen, boobs perked above the keyboard, "Patricia, I'm working from home today, can you hear me?"' swallowing_panda wrote. 'I hear a "oh my God" then she too..hangs up. Things are getting weird.' Thirty seconds later, swallowing_panda finally gets an explanation for her colleagues' bizarre behaviour. 'I receive an email from Patricia: "swallowing_panda, sweetie, put some clothes on". I want to die,' she said. Daily Mail Australia has contacted swallowing_panda for further comment.

Summary: An Australian woman in her mid-20s shared her story on website Reddit . swallowing_panda said she was working from home when calls happened . Woman claims she called her boss and two other colleagues in the buff . A colleague finally told her by sending an email to tell her to put clothes on .


Millionaire England footballer Adam Johnson was arrested on suspicion of having underage sex with a 15-year-old girl after she reportedly boasted about their relationship and her father found out, it has emerged. The Sunderland winger was detained at his six-bedroom £1.85m home in County Durham on Monday morning after the schoolgirl's father reportedly complained to police about the alleged liaison. It is understood the girl bragged about having a 'relationship' with the player, both to friends and on social media, the Daily Telegraph's Martin Evans reports. Adam Johnson (pictured left and right with girlfriend Stacey Flounders) was arrested on suspicion of having underage sex with a girl, 15, after she reportedly boasted about the alleged liaison on social media . The Premier League footballer also reportedly posed for photos with the girl on a number of occasions. The news emerged as the schoolgirl at the centre of the claims - who has the right to lifelong anonymity - was named online. The publication of her name prompted Durham Police to issue a reminder that anyone who names the girl will face prosecution. It comes after the young woman who was raped by footballer Ched Evans was widely named online, forcing her to change her name and move addresses. After the rumours was reported to police, Johnson was arrested at his mansion and questioned for several hours. The player, who was signed for £10million in 2012, has since been released on bail. He has also been suspended by Sunderland AFC, pending the outcome of the police investigation. The Premier League footballer's arrest has come just weeks after his long-term girlfriend Stacey Flounders, 25, gave birth to the couple's first child Ayla Sofia. It was unclear if Miss Flounders and her daughter, who was born on January 8, were at home at the time of the player's arrest. The 27-year-old millionaire was arrested at his six-bedroom mansion in County Durham (above) after the alleged victim's father reportedly complained to police, it has emerged . But Miss Flounders's mother today defended the former Middlesbrough and Manchester City player, insisting he is '100 per cent innocent'. Talking about the couple's relationship, she told the Daily Mirror: 'They are still very close and are absolutely still together. He is 100 per cent innocent and we will stand by him. 'He hasn't been found guilty of anything. He is a great lad and has not done anything wrong. This is a horrible situation.' The £50,000-a-week player had been due to travel with the rest of the Sunderland squad to East Yorkshire for tonight's league game against Hull City before being suspended. A statement from Sunderland said: 'Sunderland AFC has confirmed that Adam Johnson has been suspended from the club, pending the outcome of a police investigation. No further comment will be made at the present time.' Johnson, who was signed for £10million in 2012, was arrested on Monday morning and questioned for several hours. He has since been suspended by Sunderland AFC . The FA refused to comment on the arrest of the winger. Pictured: Johnson scored a

Summary: Schoolgirl, 15, reportedly boasted about alleged liaison on social media . Johnson, 27, held at Durham mansion after her father complained to police . Teenager, who has right to lifelong anonymity, was today named online . Sunderland AFC suspended player 'pending outcome of investigation' Long-term girlfriend Stacey Flounders is reported to be standing by him . The 25-year-old gave birth to couple's first child Ayla Sofia on January 8 .


Positive message: The Chancellor, pictured today in Tilbury, has portrayed Britain as ‘the comeback country’ with better times ahead . George Osborne yesterday used his final Budget before the election to help savers, low earners and homebuyers. Seizing on a run of excellent economic news, the Chancellor portrayed Britain as ‘the comeback country’ with better times ahead. He sought to blunt Labour’s lines of attack – notably on living standards – by declaring that families will be £900 better off this year than they were in 2010. By easing back his austerity plans to match the level of state spending under Tony Blair in 2000, he rubbished the Opposition’s apocalyptic warnings of a return to the 1930s. Tax cuts will be paid for in part by a £5billion double strike on the banks. Mr Osborne put thrift and home ownership at the heart of his nakedly political statement and said the ‘sun is starting to shine’. He delighted Tory MPs with a surprise announcement that 95 per cent of savers – many of them pensioners punished by years of low interest rates – are to be freed from paying tax on their life savings. A new personal savings allowance will mean they can earn up to £1,000 in interest without paying tax. With most accounts paying around 1 per cent, this would mean nest-eggs of up to £100,000 would be exempt. Other measures in Mr Osborne’s sixth Budget included: . Mr Osborne also sought to dispel perceptions that the Tories were friends of the rich by cutting pension tax relief for the best-off. With just 50 days to go to the election, he allowed himself a pat on the back for ‘historic’ jobs figures, published ahead of the Budget. There are now 30.9million people in work – an all-time high – with the coalition overseeing the creation of 1,600 jobs a day over the past year. Revealed: Mail analysis of the budget reveals how tax and National Insurance changes from April will affect your income from April . Debate: Sky News host Eamonn Holmes took the Chancellor to task in a series of post-Budget interviews given this morning . The public sector payroll is down to 5.4million, or 17 per cent of the workforce, a record low. But in a significant rebalancing of the economy, there are 2.3million more in private sector jobs than 2010. While Labour’s Ed Miliband had wanted the UK to follow the policy measures of socialist France, the British economy was now growing at seven times its rate, Mr Osborne said.Scroll down for video . And though Labour had claimed austerity measures would mean a million more unemployed, the ‘great county’ of Yorkshire had created more jobs than the whole of France on its own. ‘The sun is starting to shine – and we are fixing the roof,’ the Chancellor told MPs. ‘We took difficult decisions in the teeth of opposition and it worked. Britain is walking tall again. ‘Five years ago, our economy had suffered a collapse greater than almost any country. Today, I can confirm: in

Summary: George Osborne had portrayed Britain as ‘comeback country’ with better times ahead in his sixth budget . Chancellor has said that families will be £900 better off this year, compared to when Coalition started in 2010 . Proposed tax cuts will be paid for in part by £5billion double strike on banks, including rise in bank levy . He also pledged that 95% will be freed from paying tax on their life saving, by abolishing tax on first £1,000 . Government will add £50 to every £200 saved in new first-time buyer Isa to help people build up a deposit for a home . There will be 1p off beer and an extension on longest freeze in fuel duty - the longest run for more than 20 years . George Osborne said: ‘The sun is starting to shine – we are fixing the roof. ‘We took difficult decisions in the teeth of opposition and it worked. Britain is walking tall again' Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed Chancellor had 'failed working families' and said: 'This is a Budget that people won’t believe from a government that is not on their side' A new ‘help-to-buy Isa’ for first-time homebuyers with the Government adding £50 to every £200 saved for a deposit; . A rise in the income tax allowance to £10,800 next year and to £11,000 by 2017, meaning 5.4million people will have been taken out of tax; . Relief for those paying the 40p higher rate with the first above-inflation rise in the threshold in seven years; . Drinkers being given 1p off beer and drivers being granted an extension of the longest freeze in fuel duty for over 20 years. Mr Osborne said the Tories had cut £10 off a tank of fuel; . An expected change in the law to give five million pensioners the right to cash in their annuities without punitive charges; . An increase in a new transferable tax allowance for married couples; . A hike in the annual ISA savings limit to £15,240 and rights to move money in and out without penalty; . Annual paper tax returns to be replaced by digital accounts; . A review of the business rate system blamed for damaging high streets; . A £1.25billion boost for mental health services on the NHS.


Two schoolboys were forced to fight and perform sex acts on each other by a teenager, pictured is a black male wanted in connection with the incident . Two schoolboys were forced to shoplift, fight and perform sex acts on each other by a teenager who made them get off a bus by claiming to have a knife, police said. The two boys, aged under 16, were approached by an unidentified male teenager on the top deck of a bus departing from Brixton, London, just before 8pm yesterday. He forced the pair off the route 133 bus in Elephant and Castle after claiming he had a knife and led them to a park in Newington Butts, where he made them steal from a nearby shop and fight each other. The pair where then taken to the stairwell of a block of flats in Walworth, where police said he forced one of the boys to perform a sex act on another before walking away in an unknown direction. Scotland Yard has released a CCTV image of a black teenager wanted in connection with the incident. He was seen wearing a dark blue or black Nike hoodie. Trainee Detective Constable Amy Beautridge said: 'This was a most unusual crime and distressing crime, during which the two young victims were terrified by threats made by the suspect, who intimated he was in possession of a knife. 'He used their fear to control them and force them to effectively do as he said.' She added: 'Despite their young age, the victims have been incredibly brave in coming forward and providing information to the police and I would praise them for this.' 'I am very keen to identify and speak to the person in the CCTV image we have released today, and I would urge anyone who recognises him to call the police or Crimestoppers as soon as possible. 'I would also like to reassure anyone concerned about contacting the police that they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.' Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 020 8721 4621, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. The boys, aged under 16, were approached by an unidentified male teenager on the top deck of a route 133 bus departing from Brixton (pictured), London, just before 8pm yesterday . The boys were led to a park in Newington Butts, where they were made to steal from a nearby shop and fight each other .

Summary: Two boys, aged under 16, were forced to fight, steal and perform sex acts . They were forced to get off a bus by a teenager who claimed to have a knife . Black male made them fight in a London park and steal from a shop . He then forced them to perform a sex act on each other in a block of flats . Police have released CCTV of black teenager wearing a dark Nike hoodie .


A bogus doctor who had 'more psychiatric qualifications than Sigmund Freud' and used her husband and parents as fake references has been unmasked as a serial liar. Sarah Sims claimed she had a long list of qualifications from the University of London and said she had been given a 'ladyship' by Warwick University. The three-times married 'doctor' also claimed she had been an officer in the Ministry of Defence as she applied to be head of childcare services at a children's home in Folkestone, Kent. But she was finally exposed as a fraud after the employers discovered her qualifications were completely made up. Sarah Sims claimed she had been given a doctorate by the University of London (pictured), but it just was one of a long list of lies she told . Sims, 41, claimed on her CV that she received a first class bachelor's degree, master's degree and philosophy doctorate from the University of London. She said her last job had been lead welfare officer at the MoD, and included glowing testimonial from her line manager Sergeant Major Darren Pugh. Three-times married Sims, who lives in a £1million home near Canterbury, also claimed to be a member of the 'British Association of Counselling and Psychology (BCAP).' She added that she had been awarded the title of 'Ladyship' from Warwick University for community 'good works'. The highly-qualified 'doctor' seemed the perfect fit for the role as operations director at Ferndearle Child Care Services - until it was revealed that nearly her entire CV was a lie. A jury at Canterbury Crown Court heard that Sims did not receive any of the psychology degrees she claimed to own, and her university had no record of her ever being a student there. Warwick University said it never gives out the title of 'ladyship' and the British Association of Counselling and Psychology does not exist. Sims' glowing reference from her 'line manager' Sergeant Major Darren Pugh turned out be be her 48-year-old husband - Darren Pugh - who was himself cleared of fraud. The three-times married 'doctor' also claimed she had been an officer in the Ministry of Defence as she applied to be head of child care services at a nursing home, Canterbury Crown Court (pictured) heard . The court also heard that two other references listed on Sims' CV as 'therapeutic supervisors' were actually her parents. Piers Reed, prosecuting, told how Sims applied for the Folkestone post in February 2011, saying she was considering leaving the Army. Mr Reed said: 'She said she was a doctor of psychology and was interested in working for Fearndale. She contacted the manager and part-owner of the home and arranged to visit.' 'Mr Pugh had been in the Army, but not at that time. In her job application, she stated she had been a student at London University and had obtained a BA in Psychology, an MA and Phd in Behavioural Psychology. 'Under the heading, she said she was a member of BCAP and, under the Awards heading, stated that, in May 1997, she had been awarded

Summary: Sarah Sims claimed she had a doctorate from the University of London . 'Doctor', 41, also claimed on her CV that she had been given a 'ladyship' She used references from a 'Sergeant Major' who was actually her husband . Sims was exposed as a serial liar while applying for job at children's home . She had also lied about having well-paid job when applying for a mortgage . She was found guilty of 4 counts of fraud and will be sentenced next month .


Planets wandering through space, unattached to any star or solar system, may be much more common that previously thought, according to an expert. The planets are hard to find because, without orbiting a star, they reflect very little light. But 50 have now been found in the past 15 years, leading some to suggest they may be abundant in the universe. Ashley Yeager for Science News has explained that solo planets (artist's impression shown) could be common. This is thanks to more regions of dust and gas than we thought. Planets become 'rogue' when they are ejected or form on their own and about 50 have been found in the last 15 years . The potential for these free-floating planets to be common was discussed in an article by Ashley Yeager for Science News. Rogue planets, or interstellar planets, are planetary objects that were either formed by themselves or were ejected from a system. A brown dwarf is commonly regarded as the ‘missing link’ between stars and planets. They are too large to be classed as true planets, but too small to have ignited nuclear fusion at their cores and be classed as stars. When a celestial body first forms, its size will determine what sort of object it becomes. As a star forms from a cloud of gas, its core becomes so large that hydrogen fuses into helium. Conversely, a planet forms into a smaller sphere that is not large enough to have nuclear fusion at its core. Brown dwarfs fall somewhere in between. They are the size between a gas giant like Jupiter and a small star. Their mass, meanwhile, can be anything from 15 to 75 times the mass of Jupiter. This is not enough to sustain fusion but, owing to their size, this has led astronomers to coin brown dwarfs ‘failed stars’. As they don't emit much light it’s thought there may be many rogue brown dwarfs drifting through the galaxy waiting to be discovered. How abundant they are in the universe, though, has been the cause of some debate. But Ms Yeager explained so-called globulettes - regions of dust and gas that can form planets - could make them more common than thought. The number of possible planets in one such region is not known, and this depends on what the boundary between cloud density and planet formation is. ‘Globulettes are very numerous,’ Dr Thomas Haworth from the University of Cambridge told Science News. ‘Even if only a small fraction can be made to collapse, they could make a significant contribution to the population of free-floating planets.’ Rogue planets are of particular interest to astronomers because they represent objects that have likely failed to form into a star. Brown dwarfs, for example, are substellar objects that are not massive enough to sustain fusion, but are still more than 13 times the mass of Jupiter. The exact boundary between a giant planet and a low-mass brown dwarf is still being debated, but finding more rogue planets could shed light on this mystery. And this could indicate that there

Summary: Ashley Yeager for Science News explained solo planets could be common . This is thanks to more regions of dust and gas than we thought . Planets become 'rogue' when they are ejected or form on their own . About 50 have been found in the last 15 years . But as they don't orbit a star they reflect little light and are hard to find .


Taxpayers' money is being handed to fast-food firms such as Nestle and PepsiCo while ministers fail to tackle the obesity crisis, a damning study says. Huge corporations are among those being given grants worth hundreds of thousands of pounds while the NHS faces a growing burden from illnesses linked to weight gain. One firm was given almost £500,000 to help improve its chocolate while others were handed large sums to make biscuits or sell ice cream. Taxpayers' money is being handed to fast-food firms such as PepsiCo as the UK fails to tackle its ongoing obesity crisis . The revelations, contained in a study led by the UK Coronary Prevention Group, has sparked fresh claims that the Government is too close to food firms and is doing ‘too little’ to tackle the £47billion annual cost of obesity. The charity said seven in ten middle-aged adults are overweight despite the millions spent on the Government’s anti-obesity strategy and it has called for a radical overhaul of healthy-eating policies. Its report identified a string of occasions when public cash was given to firms who make millions marketing junk food for projects that undermine public health. £86,472 from public funds to help companies make confectionery wafer biscuits. £31,000 government grant to help a farmer convert a barn into an ice cream shop. £637,812 handout to help a company improve its chocolate blending equipment. £24,750 to develop 3-D chocolate printing for personalised gifts. 0%VAT charged on unhealthy cake mix, drinking chocolate and salt – compared with 20 per cent levied on mineral water and healthy snacks such as roast almonds and dried fruit. It found the Government’s Technology Strategy Board gave £637,812 to a joint project with Mondelez – the parent company of Cadbury – for ‘confectionary production’. Another grant of £487,268 was given to Nestec, part of Nestle, to research ‘chocolate cooling technology’. The board also put £356,076 into a joint project with PepsiCo to research dehydrated snacks. Meanwhile, the Rural Development Programme for England gave two grants in 2010 – £12,500 towards biscuit production and £11,400 to help convert a barn into a chocolate-making unit. The year before, the quango handed over £143,000 to convert a farm building for ice cream production. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council put £100,173 into a project designed to improve the ‘sensory properties’ of confectionary wafers. Some £180,000 went on two other projects involving wafers. The UK Coronary Prevention Group says the Government has ‘failed’ on obesity and ‘done too little’ to tackle dietary habits. UK Coronary Prevention Group said seven in ten middle-aged adults are overweight despite the millions spent on the Government’s anti-obesity strategy and it has called for a radical overhaul of healthy-eating policies . Professor Philip James, chairman of the charity’s trustees, said: ‘Some of these grants are greater than the amounts spent by local health services tackling overweight in adults and children.’ The group has now identified 200 measures including a ban on fast-food outlets near schools and business-rate cuts for alternatives offering healthy dishes. Supermarkets would also be required to offer

Summary: A study found thousands of pounds were being given to junk food firms . Nestle was given almost £500,000 to help improve its chocolate making . PepsiCo was handed a further £350,000 for on research dehydrated snacks . Revelation comes as NHS struggles with the £47bn annual cost of obesity . It has sparked fresh claims that the government is too close to food firms .


Known for its innovation, Dubai is set to ramp it up even further with the building of a Museum of the Future. The flashy Gulf city with a skyline that looks like something out of a science fiction film is embracing its love of all things new with its now customary ambitious plans. The £89 million ($136 million) museum in Dubai will showcase innovations in design and technology in fields such as transportation, health and education, said Emirati minister of cabinet affairs Mohammed Gergawi. Dubai's new plans for the Museum of the Future is set to cost around £90 million to erect and will be opened in 2017 . The venue is expected to open in 2017. The curving, oblong - and of course futuristic-looking - building will feature poetry written by the Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Emirati prime minister. Mr Gergawi said the museum aims to change its exhibits every six months to keep pace with changing technology, with a goal 'to always be 10 years ahead of today'. It will play the part of attraction and research facility, decked throughout with the latest in technology including 3D elements. There will also be poetry within the walls by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. The ring represents what we know today, while the hole represents all that is unknown, according to architect Shaun Killa . The £89 million museum in Dubai will showcase innovations in design and technology in fields such as transportation, health and education . Lifts in the building resemble futuristic time capsules, and there isn't expected to be any windows in the venue, meaning air conditioning will be extensive. The design has been constructed by architect Shaun Killa, who is based in Dubai. The Dubai Chronicle describes how Killa states the 'ring like solid element of the structure represents what we know today while the hole stands for the unknown. The project is set to cost around £89million ($136 million) and is part of the development of investments on innovation and technology. Emirati Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi talks to reporters during a presentation for 'Museum of the Future' Shaun Killa, who won the competition for the design, describes the concept of Museum of the Future in front of the project's model at the UAE Prime Minister Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . The authorities in Dubai are already finalising plans on the development of 'Aladdin City.' Comprising six towers, all connected by moving walkways, the development is inspired by the tales of Aladdin from the Middle Eastern folk Tale The Arabian Nights and the more modern Disney blockbuster. The towers are said to be similar in design to the genie lamp, and are set to shimmer golden in the . The highest of the towers will measure 34 storeys; the development will spread some 1,500 feet along Dubai Creek, encompassing 4,000 acres in total. The area is a popular spot for old wooden fishing boats, and maintains an air of tradition about it;

Summary: Museum will showcase innovations in design and technology in fields such as transportation, health and education . The curved, oblong building is scheduled to open in 2017, and is estimated to cost around £89million . Hole in the middle stands for 'the unknown' according to architect Shaun Killa .


An Australian ex-pat who runs a successful sail boat tour company on the tourist island of Phuket in Thailand has been charged with murder. Mark Pendlebury - known affectionately by locals as 'Captain Mark' as he is never without his captain's hat and pipe - was trying to break up a fight outside Taipan nightclub on Wednesday night. The former Perth businessman, 59, was on his way home from a Patong Rotary meeting when he came across the scuffle, Phuket Wan reported. Mark Pendlebury (right) runs a successful sail boat tour company on the tourist island of Phuket . The 59-year-old man who is from Perth was charged with murder after he tried to intervene during a scuffle . It is alleged Pendlebury stabbed security guard, Sanya Khluewaengmon, after he tried to stop the Australian from filming the fight outside the nightclub about 12.30am local time on Wednesday. 'Before I knew it, I was being badly beaten up. I pulled out my knife and waved it back and forth to defend myself,' Pendlebury told local media from his jail cell at Kathu Police Station. 'A couple of Indians jumped in and with their help I was able to escape a little distance down the street. If the Indian tourists hadn't rescued me, I reckon I would be dead.' Pictures have emerged of Pendlebury that show him with a bloodied arm in a hospital bed, while being interviewed by police. The knife used in the alleged stabbing of a security guard at Taipan nightclub in Patong in Thailand's south . Pendlebury appears to have blood down his arm and is here being interviewed by police in his hospital bed . He is often seen with his captain's hat and a pipe, which earned him the nickname 'Captain Mark' Local media have described him as a generous man who volunteered through the Rotary club. Mr Sanya was also taken to Patong hospital along with Pendlebury, but hospital staff were unable to save Mr Sanya. He died an hour and a half later. It is understood Australia's honorary consul has visited Pendlebury in jail as his lawyers seek bail for the Australian ex-pat. During his interview with police, Pendlebury said he had pulled out a knife to defend himself against the security guard who had tried to stop him filming a scuffle outside the club . He said he remembered being beaten up badly after he was told to stop filming by Sanya Khluewaengmon . Mr Sanya died an hour and a half after he was taken to Patong hospital from his injuries . Kathu Police Station's superintendent Chaiwat Auikam said investigations into the incident were ongoing. Detectives are going through CCTV footage along with seeking out video taken by witnesses on the night. The 59-year-old has a Thai wife and has been running his business since 2004.

Summary: Mark Pendlebury was charged with murder in Kathu in Thailand's south . The former Perth man intervened during a fight outside Taipan nightclub . Pendlebury, 59, claims he was trying to film the scuffle before the incident . It is alleged he stabbed a security guard who was trying to stop him filming . Pendlebury claims he pulled out a knife to defend himself from injury . The security guard was taken to hospital but died an hour and a half later .


Slaven Bilic was approached by an angry fan towards the end of the game as the home supporters showed their disgust at going out of the competition - but the former West Ham man looked far from intimidated. Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo scored a double to help Club Brugge progress with a 5-2 aggregate win over Besiktas. The 19-year-old cousin of Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to punish the Turkish side who were pushing for a winner. Tom de Sutter had earlier taken advantage of some lax goalkeeping to add to his goal from the 2-1 win in the first leg, meaning Ramon's fine strike for the Turkish side was merely a memory by the time the final whistle blew - with Besiktas down to 10 men after the late loss of Olcay Sahan. An angry Besiktas fan confronts Slaven Bilic (centre) after his side were beaten by Club Brugge in Turkey . The supporter was held back by security and a member of Bilic's coaching staff before being led away . Bilic was no pushover in his playing days and the former West Ham man was known for his passion . Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (centre) rounds Tolga Zengin to score for Club Brugge and put them through . Lukaku's cousin clearly turned a few heads after his impressive cameo performance off the bench . Brilliant Fiorentina stunned Roma with an early goal blitz to seal their spot in the quarter-finals at the expense of their Italian rivals. Roma might have held a narrow advantage after drawing the first leg 1-1 in Florence but any hopes of progressing were sunk inside 21 minutes on Thursday as Gonzalo Rodriguez, Marcos Alonso and Jose Maria Basanta all netted for Fiorentina. Sorry Roma finished with 10 men following Adem Ljajic's late dismissal. Jose Maria Basanta celebrates after scoring the third goal for Fiorentina as they eased past Roma . Sevilla remain on course to retain their title after easing past fellow Spanish side Villarreal. Having done most of the damage with a 3-1 first leg win at El Madrigal, Sevilla finished things off at home with a 2-1 victory courtesy of second-half goals from Vicente Iborra and his replacement Denis Suarez. Villarreal had netted in-between those strikes through Giovani dos Santos' fine free-kick but almost immediately had centre-back Eric Bailly sent off as they tumbled out 5-2 on aggregate. On-loan Barcelona player Denis Suarez (centre) heads home the winning goal against ten-man Villarreal . Napoli are also through after a hard-fought goalless draw against Dinamo Moscow in Russia. The Italians held a 3-1 lead from the first leg and that proved sufficient as they survived a second-leg onslaught from Stanislav Cherchesov's men. Zenit St Petersburg qualified for the quarters despite going down 1-0 to a late headed goal from Torino's Kamil Gilk at the Stadio Olimpico. Zenit arrived for the second leg in Italy with a two-goal cushion, and it proved just enough for Andre Villas-Boas' team to progress after a bruising encounter. Kamil Glik (right) heads home the winner for Torino but it wasn't enough to

Summary: Slaven Bilic was approached by a Besiktas fan following the defeat . Fiorentina defeated Serie A high-flyers Roma with an impressive 3-0 win . Sevilla won the battle of Spain as they comfortably saw off Villarreal . Napoli and Zenit are also into the quarter-finals despite failing to win . Dnipro scored in extra-time to knock out Frank de Boer's Ajax .


Erik Lamela turned 23 on Wednesday and the midfielder was able to celebrate his birthday in the 'best way' after Tottenham beat Swansea 3-2 at White Hart Lane. The Argentina international took to social media after the match on to thank everyone who had wished him happy returns, insisting that the victory was the perfect way to end the day. The Spurs midfielder, who was an unused substitute for the Premier League clash, uploaded a picture to his Instagram and Twitter accounts of him holding two massive balloons displaying his age. Erik Lamela poses with balloons displaying his age as he celebrated his birthday on Wednesday night . Tottenham winger Andros Townsend celebrates after firing home the third goal against Swansea City . Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason lashed in a right-footed shot for the second against Swansea City . Lamela wrote: 'Thank you very much to everyone who greeted me on my birthday... Winning makes me finish it in the best way!!' Earlier on Wednesday striker Roberto Soldado wished his team-mate happy birthday and posted a picture of the pair on Twitter in the build up to the Swans game. Nacer Chadli, Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend fired Mauricio Pochettino's side to victory - their first in six games - against Swansea as Tottenham remained in the hunt for a top four finish. Nacer Chadli (left) beats Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to score the opening goal . Roberto Soldado tweeted this picture with Lamela on Wednesaday and wished the winger happy birthday . Ki Sung-yueng equalised in the first half before former Spurs midfielder Gylfi Sigursson scored late on to give the home side a scare in the closing minutes. It was the perfect way to respond after the club were dumped out of the Europa League last week by Fiorentina before suffering Wembley heartache as Chelsea emerged triumphant in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday.

Summary: Erik Lamela celebrated his 23rd birthday with a win on Wednesday . Tottenham beat Swansea at White Hart Lane to keep top-four hopes alive . Lamela posted a picture holding balloons displaying his age after game . Nacer Chadli, Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend fired Spurs to victory .


Daley Blind's only previous visit to Anfield came as a wide-eyed 10-year-old when his footballing father Danny secured tickets for a game against Arsenal from Jari Litmanen, a former team-mate who had signed for Liverpool. Among the players on view were Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen and Thierry Henry. 'It left a great impression on me,' said Blind. 'As a young boy from Holland who loved football, I just took everything in. The crowd noise and atmosphere were crazy. It was a special day.' At lunchtime on Sunday, Blind will return to Anfield for the first time with his new Manchester United team-mates. This year's clash carries even greater significance than usual with a Champions League place at stake and for Blind it carries on the family tradition of being involved in big matches. Daley Blind (right) will play at Anfield for the first time with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon . Blind is enjoying his time in Manchester but admits he had to adapt to the pace of the Premier League . The 25-year-old scores his first goal for United to salvage a 2-2 draw against West Brom in October last year . His father played 42 times for Holland and was captain of Ajax's legendary 1995 Champions League-winning side alongside Patrick Kluivert, Edgar Davids and Edwin van der Sar. It was a first major triumph for an emerging manager called Louis van Gaal who clearly likes the Blind family. Almost two decades later, he selected Daley for Holland's World Cup team last summer and then signed him for Manchester United in a £14million deal from Ajax. It has been an eventful debut in the Premier League for both of them. Manchester United's results have been far better than last season when they finished seventh under David Moyes. They visit Anfield having lost just twice in 19 league games. At the same time, their performances until last weekend's 3-0 victory against Spurs had been patchy with new signings like Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao struggling. Blind has been a steadying influence, his versatility useful as Van Gaal has tried to juggle injuries and suspensions. The 25-year-old has been used mostly as a holding midfielder but with Michael Carrick returning last weekend, he switched to left back as United turned in their best performance of the season. Blind says his manager is essentially the same person in England as when he took Holland to the World Cup semi-final. Blind talks with his dad, Holland coach Danny, during a training session at last summer's World Cup in Brazil . The Holland international believes he is similar to his dad when out on the football pitch . Blind, pictured alongside Radamel Falcao, was one of a number of summer signings made by Louis van Gaal . Blind screams with delight after curling the ball into the bottom corner of Boaz Myhill's net at the Hawthorns . 'People only think he's intimidating because he is honest. He is honest to people,' explained Blind. 'Yeah, sometimes the truth can be hard to some players or people.

Summary: Daley Blind and Manchester United take on Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday . The Dutchman says he likes manager Louis van Gaal's honest style . Van Gaal led Daley's father, Danny, to the Champions League in 1995 . The 25-year-old believes he is similar to his dad when out on the pitch . Blind has settled in England well and loves playing in the Premier League .


They recently announced their engagement after a four year romance but now Lady Gaga and her fiance Taylor Kinney have been a glimpse of what their future may hold. Thanks for forensic artist Joe Mullins, the happy couple can see what their children may look like one day. Joe, who started his career as a graphic designer, took two recent images of Gaga and Taylor and used them to predict what their family could look like. Scroll down for video . Forensic artist Joe Mullins has used recent pictures of Lady Gaga and her fiance Taylor Kinney to imagine what their children would look like - this is what he predicts their daughter could look like . This picture shows what Joe predicts Taylor and Gaga's son could look like, he has his father's strong jaw line . The little girl shares Gaga's big wide eyes while the little boy is predicted to have inherited his father's strong jaw line. Taylor proposed to his musical girlfriend on Valentine's day this year. Presenting her with a large heart shaped diamond ring. The couple first met in 2011 when he starred in her video for her hit song, You and I. 28-year-old Gaga, whose real name is Stefani, has previously professed her desire to have children. In an interview with Oprah in 2012 she said: 'Yes, I want kids, I want a soccer team.' Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney got engaged on Valentine's Day this year, the pair have been dating since 2011 . After getting engaged to Taylor Gaga posted this picture of her heart shaped diamond ring on Instagram . She has previously spoken out about how supportive Taylor, 33, is of her and her career. She told The Times last year: 'He's supportive of everything I do. 'He loves me from the inside out, and he is completely blind to the way that I dress, my creative process as it is. He knows me as the Italian-American girl my mother and father gave birth to.' She said of having children with the actor: 'To be honest, having my own kids will be like having three little monsters with me all the time. They probably won't be fans. They'll probably like hate my music who knows.' 'I want to live a family life. I grew up with a very strong family and I just cannot imagine not having a normal nuclear family.'

Summary: Forensic artist has imagined what Lady Gaga's children would look like . Joe Mullins used recent pictures of the star and her fiance Taylor Kinney . He created an image of a little boy and a little girl . Gaga has previously said she would like a 'soccer team' of children .


Nigel Farage this morning rejected claims he has been ‘sent by God’ to save Britain from the European Union – insisting: ‘I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ The Ukip leader’s remarks, echoing one of the most famous lines from Monty Python's Life of Brian, came after he was played a clip of a documentary aired this week featuring one of his more obsessive fans. Former nurse Jill said Mr Farage ‘probably didn’t realise it’ but had been ‘sent to protect us against the EU’. Scroll down for video . Ukip leader Nigel Farage this morning insisted he was not the 'Messiah', adding: 'I'm a very naughty boy' The 59-year old dominatrix, from Poole in Dorset, told the Channel 5 documentary ‘Farage Fans and Ukip Lovers’ that Brussels wanted to install microchips in everyone – and would send people to the guillotine if they refused. She said Mr Farage, 50, was Britain’s only hope. 'God says when an enemy comes against you like a massive flood, I'll send someone to give you some protection.' Jill added: 'I think Nigel Farage is sent to protect us against the EU, he wants to bring England back to the English people and stop this foreign invasion of our borders.' 'What Nigel Farage will do by getting us out of the EU is to stop their plans to microchip our people. 'The EU already has the equipment set up and they have death vans like they have in China, equipped with guillotines. 'They will be sent to houses and work places basically saying receive the microchip or be killed. So off with your head and that's when things start getting unpleasant.' Played the clip on LBC this morning Mr Farage insisted he was not placed on Earth to save Britain from Brussels. In Monty Python's Life of Brian, the hapless Brian, played by Graham Chapman (right), is hailed the Messiah - but his mother, played by Terry Jones (left) tells his followers: 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy' The cult 1979 film follows the rise of Brian Cohen, who was born on the same day as Jesus and is mistaken as the Messiah . He said: ‘Jill, I’m sure, is an absolutely delightful woman, but I have to disappoint her. Jill, I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ Jill - who says she once saw an angel in Tesco Express - doesn't just think Farage will save the nation with his foreign policies. She also believes UKIP is helping Brits become more liberated in the bedroom. She's a fan of bondage herself and says she has met many UKIP supporters who share her fondness for S&M. She said: 'I would love a cabinet position as head of bondage. It's my hobby and I do enjoy it, it's all role-play and froth, it's a natural English phenomenon to like it. 'Sometimes I like to be submissive and other times dominant. I have met a lot of UKIP supporters who are into BDSM. They do seem to have a natural bent

Summary: Former nurse Jill, 59, of Poole in Dorset, said Nigel Farage was sent by God . She said the Ukip leader was the Messiah, here to protect us from the EU . But Mr Farage this morning said he had to 'disappoint' his 'delightful' fan . The Ukip leader said: 'Jill, I'm not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy' Line is one of the most famous quotes from Monty Python's Life of Brian .


Oregon's 2014 Teacher of the Year claims he has been placed on paid administrative leave because he used his title as a platform to speak publicly about being gay. Brett Bingham, who teaches special education, has filed multiple complaints against the Multnomah Education Service District for allegedly harassing and discriminating against the educator because of his sexual orientation. Bingham found out he was being placed on leave during a field trip with his students on Friday. Oregon's 2014 Teacher of the Year Brett Bingham claims he has been placed on paid adminsitrative leave because he used his title as a platform to speak publicly about being gay . He said it was his lawyer, who received a letter from the district, who broke the news. 'I returned to school and nobody spoke to me,' he told Fox 12. 'At 3.30 I just packed up my favorite plants and put a box of my stuff together that I was afraid would be thrown away and I left.' According to a complaint Bingham filed with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Civil Rights Division, problems with the district began shortly after he was named the state's teacher of the year in October 2013. Bingham claims one such incident occurred after he was asked about his sexual orientation while giving a speech. The teacher said his department head left the event immediately and without saying anything to Bingham. He then claims she told him he could not speak about being gay or 'someone is going to shoot you in the head'. Bingham then alleged that the district placed him under a 'gag order' in April and told him he could not publicly speak or write unless his comments were approved. The teacher said he then filed a grievance with his union, which stated that he felt he was receiving 'disparate treatment' because of his sexual orientation. Bingham (pictured here with his partner on their wedding day) claims one department head told him he could not speak about being gay or 'someone is going to shoot you in the head' Bingham claims the following retaliation was swift. He said he was told that he now had to receive district approval before he could attend any teacher of the year events and was denied from appearing at two Gay Straight Student Alliance events, as well as working with a local LGBTQ community center. Bingham said management also began ordering him to pick up coffee and take out their garbage, 'menial tasks' he claims he was not asked to perform 'prior to the greater public awareness of my sexual orientation'. Relations between Bingham and the district worsened when school officials said the teacher would lose his job if he attended a gala for the National Education Association's Foundation, who were presenting him with an award, in Washington, D.C., he claims. District Superintendent Barbara Jorgensen allegedly told Bingham he would not be granted leave to attend any events related to teacher of the year, claiming he had too many school absences. Bingham, who teaches special education, has filed

Summary: Brett Bingham has filed multiple complaints against the Multnomah Education Service District in Oregon for alleged discrimination . Claimed one department head told him he could not speak about being gay because 'someone is going to shoot' him 'in the head' Said department would not allow him to appear at Gay Straight Student Alliance events or work at the local LGBTQ community center . Alleged that management also began ordering him to get coffee or take out trash after he started publicly speaking about his sexual orientation . The district has not specified why Bingham was placed on leave .


Indiana Governor Mike Pence pushed back today on claims that his state's new religious freedom law is a 'license to discriminate.' 'I abhor discrimination,' he said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. 'If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore.' The Republican politician said to be considering a presidential campaign stated that he'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination against any person or group' - but that's not what Indiana's law does. With the storm that has gathered over his state since he formally approved the law last Thursday showing no signs of dissipating, Pence called off public appearances on Monday. Meanwhile, sports officials planned an 'Indy Welcomes All' campaign ahead of this weekend's NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis as lawmakers scrambled to quiet the national firestorm over the new law that has much of the country portraying Indiana as a state of intolerance. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . This is not a 'license to discriminate': Indiana governor Mike Pence, pictured here last Thursday - the day he signed the state's new religious freedom law, said today that he abhors discrimination and would veto a law making it legal . Controversial law: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, left, and House Speaker Brian Bosma, right, said Monday that they would be willing to clarify the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act to to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. The measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. The definition of 'person' includes religious institutions, businesses and associations. 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said. 'What instead has come out is a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent.' The efforts fell flat with Democrats, who called for a repeal, and even some Republicans. 'They're scrambling to put a good face on a bad issue. What puzzles me is how this effort came to the top of the legislative agenda when clearly the business community doesn't support it,' said Bill Oesterle, an aide to Republican former Governor Mitch Daniels and CEO of consumer reporting agency Angie's List, which canceled expansion plans in Indianapolis because of the law. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, a Republican, said the law threatens to undermine the city's economic growth and reputation as a convention and tourism destination and called for lawmakers to add protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to Indiana civil-rights laws. 'I call upon Governor Pence and the Indiana Legislature to fix this law. Either repeal it or pass a law that protects all who live, work and visit Indiana. And do so immediately. Indianapolis will not be defined by this,' Ballard said. If Angie's List doesn't go through with

Summary: New measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear it's non-discriminatory . 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said . GOP governor Mike Pence says he'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination' - but that's not what Indiana's law does . The religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation.' It simply 'mirrors' federal law, Pence said .


Children who spend a lot of time playing video games do better at school, an international study has suggested. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said there was strong evidence that playing computer games on handheld consoles like Nintendo DSs and Sony PSPs had 'positive effects on learning'. It said many games 'incorporate good learning principles' and can 'hone problem-solving skills'. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said there was strong evidence that playing computer games had 'positive effects on learning' Girls are more likely to get higher marks at school because teachers like them more, an international report has found. Teachers consistently give better results to girls even when they perform similarly in international tests, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said. It suggests that teachers have a 'gender bias' towards girls because they are well behaved and listen in class. 'Girls' better marks may reflect the fact that they tend to be 'better students' than boys: they tend to do what is required and expected of them, thanks to better self-regulation skills, and they are more driven to excel in school,' the study says. But this may harm girls' future career prospects, the OECD suggests, because bosses reward people based on what they can do rather than their school grades. Students who play one-player video games between once a month and almost every day perform better in mathematics, reading, science and problem solving than students who hardly ever play games, the OECD said. But the evidence shows that playing computer games only helps children at school if they are not competing against other people over the internet. Boys are much more likely than girls to play computer games – but often get caught up in shoot 'em ups and other online competitions against other players, the study said. This means that playing on the computer at home helps girls more than boys. The report said: 'The gender gap in video gaming translates into a performance advantage for girls.' However, it also warns that the 'addictive nature of gaming' has its downsides. It said: 'Students who play video games excessively might not be able to focus on their work at school, may be less willing to spend time on school work at home, might develop sleep problems, and might be less perseverant if there are no immediate rewards for their efforts, like those offered in gaming.' Today's shock research comes after Boris Johnson claimed video games were helping children become 'nicer, kinder and more well-balanced' than their parents – and was even helping to cut crime. Students who play one-player video games between once a month and almost every day perform better in mathematics, reading, science and problem solving than students who hardly ever play games . The London Mayor ridiculed claims mobile phones and handheld games consoles were turning youngsters into 'lidless lizards'. Mr Johnson said he understood people's concerns when they saw their children 'bathed perpetually in the light of the screen gazing like lidless lizards at whatever depraved and corrupting material they can

Summary: OECD report finds computer games have 'positive effects on learning' Many games 'incorporate good learning principles' and 'problem-solving' Children who play almost every day do better at maths and reading . But it warns there are downsides to the 'addictive nature of gaming' Gaming can cause sleep problems and often stops children exercising .


Fired: Visual arts teacher Traci Gauthier was let go by St Vrain Valley school district last week after posting a picture of freshman Phoenix Bowen on Instagram . A Colorado visual arts high school teacher has been fired after posting a picture of a student on her Instagram account. Traci Gauthier was substituting for a different class in Skyline High School in Longmont, Colorado, when she posted a photo of freshman Phoenix Bowen as he walked out of the room. The caption of the photo read: 'STEM kids are trying too hard. I don't know him, but I hate him. #pothead #STEM #wannabecool #dorkywhiteboy'. Phoenix became aware of the picture after his friend showed it to him after class. 'You can't hate me, you don't know me,' he commented on the post. Gauthier was quick to respond, saying, 'I know I don't know you-but I can hate anyone I'd like. #Nobig #Dontbesad #MeanArtTeacher.' Phoenix thought the most offensive part was the hashtag accusing him of being a pothead because 'It's false,' he told FOX31. He said Gauthier was probably making a reference to his backpack, which has a logo of the energy drink CannaEnergy on it. The company's logo includes a hemp leaf, though there's no THC in the drink. 'People automatically see the hemp leaf and assume it is a pot leaf and pot is "stoner", and that's not what it's about,' Phoenix told FOX. Words hurt: The caption of Gauthier's photo read, 'STEM kids are trying too hard. I don't know him, but I hate him. #pothead #STEM #wannabecool #dorkywhiteboy' Phoenix's father Erich Bowen said that he's worried about his son, who is usually outgoing. 'I can see a difference in Phoenix's attitude and the way he's handling himself,' he told FOX31. 'This is bullying. This is a lot of lines crossed.' St. Vrain Valley School District told FOX31 that it did not have a social media policy for teachers and said on Thursday that Gauthier was no longer employed. The district's school board president Bob Smith said the photo could be seen as a threat to student welfare, according to Denver Post. Crossed the line: Phoenix's father, Erich Bowen (left) says Gouthier's Instagram post should be considered bullying that targeted Phoenix (right) Not a stoner: Phoenix said he was offended by Gauthier's '#pothead' hashtag, because he says 'it's false'. His backpack has an energy drink logo on it that includes a hemp leaf . 'We would take bullying from anyone absolutely seriously, and particularly from a teacher,' he said. 'Student wellbeing is our number one priority. Without a strong sense of wellbeing, students can't learn.' In April of 2014, Gauthier appeared to share that stance on bullying when sent a letter to board members addressing the district's policy. 'Something as simple as having announcements and fliers around the building can dramatically improve the climate of anti-bullying in a building and make kids feel safer,' wrote Gauthier, who was one of the school's gay-straight alliance advisers. 'That is the beauty and power of advertising. Presidents, senators, school board members, etc.

Summary: Traci Gauthier posted a photo of freshman Phoenix Bowen in classroom . Caption read 'STEM kids are trying too hard. I don't know him, but I hate him #pothead #STEM #wannabecool #dorkywhiteboy . Phoenix said the most offensive part of the Longmont, Colorado, teacher's post was the #pothead hashtag because he says 'it's false' St Vrain Valley School District said Gauthier is no longer employed .


James DeGale is ready to fulfil his destiny after learning he will box for the world title in Boston on May 23. DeGale is bidding to become the first British Olympic champion to win top honours in the professional game, seven years after the Beijing Games. The Londoner will face Andre Dirrell for the IBF super-middleweight belt vacated by Carl Froch. James DeGale beat Marco Antonio Periban last year and now faces Andre Dirrell in Boston . 'It feels so good,' DeGale told Sportsmail. 'We've been trying to sort out this date for a long time. We were working towards April 25 at the O2 Arena so I've been training for the last eight weeks non-stop, sparring 12 rounds and doing my two-hour runs. 'In that way it's been frustrating but I've got my date now and all my focus goes on that. I'm relieved that everything's set and I'll be ready. 'After this week I'm going to have a week off then I'll get back on it. I've done eight weeks of training, I've been watching my weight and living like a monk.' Dirrell in action against Derek Edwards last year . DeGale's title challenge had originally been pencilled in for next month but promoter Eddie Hearn lost out when the fight went to purse bids. DeGale will, however, earn at least $1.5million (£1m). 'I would have liked to have boxed for a world title in my home city but it is what it is,' he admitted. 'Eddie lost the purse bid so I'm boxing in America. I'm getting paid very well for it and I've got the chance to make history; that's what dreams are made of.' Dirrell has lost once in his 25-fight career - to Froch in 2009 by contentious split decision. The 31-year-old has fought just six times since but recorded three routine victories last year. 'It's a difficult fight,' DeGale added. 'The guy is similar to me, he's very tricky and slick. He's a southpaw and it's an extremely hard fight but I think this is my time and I'm destined to be a world champion. I can't let this slip, I've got to win it. 'He's good with his feet and he punches in bunches but for all his attributes, I match him. It's going to be an intriguing fight to watch and very, very skilled. People are going to be in for a treat.' James DeGale has been using the world class sports science and training at Perform at St. George's Park ahead of his world title fight.

Summary: James DeGale will take on Andre Dirrell in Boston on May 23 . He will challenge for the IBF super-middleweight world title . He can become the first British Olympic champion to win a world title . DeGale will earn at least £1million from the bout .


Christian Connor secretly filmed female patients at two hospitals in Salford and tried to groom a 13-year-old online, being 'compelled' by his addictive personality and a foot fetish, a court heard . A mental health worker was branded 'merciless' and 'odious' by a judge after he admitted secretly filming female patients in hospital toilets and grooming a 13-year-old boy online. Christian Connor, 27, was 'compelled' by an addictive foot fetish to spy on victims at two hospitals in Manchester as well as to take secret pictures of women using the bathroom in a Salford house, a court heard. The mental health support worker was also found to have a cache of under-age and extreme pornography stored on his computer and attempted to persuade a teenage boy to send him pictures of his genitals. Judge Douglas Moore sentenced Connor to 16 months in prison and said: 'You behaved in an appalling way showing a complete abuse of trust, targeting young people and individuals that you knew.' He added: 'Words like 'manipulative', 'despicable', 'merciless' and 'odious' spring to mind.' Isleworth Crown Court heard Connor's crimes were uncovered when he was caught after befriending a 13-year-old boy from Hounslow, west London on the internet and persuading him to send images of his feet to an email address. The boy refused requests to send pictures of his genitals. Officers traced Connor and seized his computer, which contained the secret footage he had filmed in Prestwich Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital. It also contained videos he had recorded in the bathroom of a house as well as child and extreme pornography. The offences took place between September 1, 2010 and April 16 last year. Judge Moore told him: 'You were within the mental health unit where people are seeking help and need security and you showed a ruthless disregard for their well-being.' 'You took photos of individuals when they were taking baths and showers and these people people thought you were a friend. 'You showed no mercy to those individuals.' Police seized 411 images mostly made up of Connor's secret filming, plus 12 more from the internet. These were category A, the most serious images. Connor, of Stretford, Manchester pleaded guilty to eight counts of voyeurism for the purpose of sexual gratification; three counts of possessing under-age and extreme pornography and one count of encouraging the making and distributing of indecent images. He was also made subject of a ten-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order. The court heard Connor was 'aroused' by his ability to manipulate people and said the images were for his enjoyment. Judge Moore added: 'This is an abuse of trust case because he worked within a mental health unit and he was a mental health support worker at the time. 'A mental health unit demonstrates clear vulnerability and one victim is reluctant to return because she no longer feels safe there.' Connor admitted secretly filming patients at Prestwich Hospital, which provides mental health care . Connor had worked at Salford Royal Hospital as a mental health support worker when he was arrested . Connor

Summary: Christian Connor was a mental health support worker at two hospitals . He secretly filmed female patients in the toilets and women in a house . Also groomed 13-year-old boy, getting him to send images of his feet . Connor was driven by his 'addictive personality' and a 'foot fetish' Student claimed he 'got a buzz' from spying on people in the bathroom . Judge jailed 'odious' and 'merciless' mental health worker for 16 months . He was also found with under age and extreme pornography on computer .


With winter fast approaching, it only means one thing: the dreaded flu season is coming. Every year Australians book more than 80,000 doctors' appointments for cold and flu related illnesses alone which could be prevented by their decisions in Autumn, according to scientists. Now is the perfect time to get ready to resist the first wave of cold or flu this winter. Our lifestyle decisions in Autumn are key to ensure a sickness-free flu season, according to Sheila Zhou, expert Scientist at USANA, leading producer of high quality supplements. 'Summer is officially over, and with the cooler months often associated with sneezing, coughing, and fevers, it's no surprise many of us aren't happy about it. Lifestyle decisions during Autumn can save Australians from struggling through the flu season . For those stressing about getting sick during flu season, the secret is to just relax! Literally, meditate . 'Staying healthy during this time however, doesn't have to be difficult. 'By implementing a cold and flu prevention regimen before Winter starts will boost your immune system significantly.' Just 20 minutes of sunshine a day is the secret ingredient to ensuring a healthy immune system. 'Vitamin D is the key to strengthening the immune system,' said Ms. Zhou. 'If you have a sufficient storage of Vitamin D through Summer then it should last 30 to 60 days through the colder, darker months.' Vitamin D is vital for many areas of health including the absorption of calcium, preventing osteoporosis and regulating various cells in the immune system. 1. Soak up the sunshine . A significant number of Australians are deficient in vitamin D. Did you know that just 20 minutes of sunlight each day significantly boosts the production of vitamin D in your body? Vitamin D not only helps protect your body in maintaining healthy immune function, but it also assists in general wellbeing. Unfortunately, with the days getting shorter and the daylight hours diminishing, winter can be a difficult time to get the necessary sunshine, so supplements such as USANA's Vitamin D can be beneficial. 2. Drink like a fish . Like any other time of year, staying hydrated during winter is extremely important. Even though you may not feel as thirsty or sweat as much during the cooler months, drinking plenty of water is still essential to help eliminate waste and prime your body against infections from pathogens. 3. Get Moving . Never underestimate the importance of regular activity. Exercising is of course a great way to get into shape, but it also increases the number of natural killer cells in our bodies that fight off infection. So even if you only have time to walk around the block, making the effort goes a long way in keeping you healthy and infection free as the weather cools down. 4. Get creative in the kitchen . Eating brightly coloured fruit and vegetables is also a great way to keep infections at bay. They are rich in vitamin C and E and antioxidants. Their ability to increase the functionality of your immune system means that adding

Summary: Every year 80,000 Australians visit the doctor because of a cold or a flu . However, lifestyle decisions in Autumn can safeguard you from sickness . Vitamin D from the sunshine is one of the best ways to boost immune system . Although Australia is sun soaked 44% of women are Vitamin D deficient .


A schoolboy who missed lessons on doctor's orders has been refused a sixth form place because he did not go to school often enough. Daniel Keyworth, 16, had hoped to continue his studies with A-Levels at Wickersley School in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, after completing his summer's exams. However, the teenager, who has a number of medical conditions and underwent facial surgery twice last year, had his application refused because of his high absence record. 'Last year he had a bit of time off because of his operations and other medical conditions,' said Daniel's mother Tracy, 48. Daniel Keyworth, 16, has been told he cannot sit his A-Levels at Wickersley Academy in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, after missing too many lessons. But his mother, Tracy, pictured, said his low attendance was due to doctor's orders . 'When he's not well, I've always had him to the doctor. It's always been the doctor's advice. 'When they tell me to keep him off school, that's what I do. 'I'm a single parent with no transport, so when he's been at Sheffield Children's Hospital, it takes us three buses each way to get to appointments. 'I've done everything right and in Daniel's interests. That's what makes this so upsetting.' In February last year Daniel had a septoplasty - a corrective procedure to straighten the nasal septum. He needed the same procedure revised in July, when cartilage from his ear was put in his nose. Daniel missed two weeks' school while recovering each time. His other complaints include Raynaud's phenomenon, which affects the blood supply to the fingers and toes, asthma, eczema and a list of allergies. Daniel's mother said she didn't 'really know what to make of it' after her son's application to stay on at Wickersley School, pictured, was rejected . Tracy, from Rotherham, said it felt like there had been a tug of war between ensuring Daniel went to school and taking care of his ailments. After he was rejected, she said: 'I don't really know what to make of it. 'I've written letters but don't know what else to do. Daniel enjoys school. 'He likes photography, graphics and science and he wants to do A-Levels after his exams. 'He's been getting there, slowly, and doing his best.' Tracy said Daniel's progress had also been hampered by the school losing coursework for graphics and photography. A Wickersley School spokeswoman said: 'We have no comment to make.' The septum is the structure that separates the right and left nostrils in the nose. It is made up of cartilage at the front and bone further back. The septum is important in maintaining the shape of your nose. If the septum is bent or damaged it can cause a blockage or inflammation within the nose which can turn to mucus and a nasal drip. A septoplasty procedure involves operating inside the nose to straighten the septum. It involves a doctor exposing the bone or cartilage that is causing the blockage. The obstruction is then removed or straightened. Most patients who have the operation, which lasts between 30 minutes

Summary: Wickersley School refuses sixth form place to 16-year-old Daniel Keyworth . He missed lessons after twice undergoing facial surgery last year . School rejected A-Level application because Daniel had missed classes . His mother insists that she kept son off school on advice of doctors .


Sevilla remain on course to retain their title after easing past fellow Spanish side Villarreal. Having done most of the damage with a 3-1 first leg win at El Madrigal, Sevilla finished things off at home. The Red and Whites secured their progression with a 2-1 victory courtesy of second-half goals from Vicente Iborra and his replacement Denis Suarez. Sevilla's midfielder Denis Suarez celebrates after scoring during the Europa League match with Villarreal . Suarez of Sevilla scores his team's second goal during the win over their La Liga rivals . Sevilla's midfielder Vicente Iborra celebrates after scoring during the Europa League match . Villarreal had netted in-between those strikes through Giovani dos Santos' fine free-kick but almost immediately had centre-back Eric Bailly sent off as they tumbled out 5-2 on aggregate. In truth it could have got a whole lot worse for Villarreal if not for goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo who impressed throughout. Sevilla's victory could provide a significant psychological blow as both sides prepare to do it all again in their La Liga clash this weekend. Sevilla's Cameroonian midfielder Stephane Mbia vies with Villarreal's midfielder Dos Santos . Sergio Asenjo fists the ball away from Iborra of Sevilla during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 .

Summary: Vicente Iborra opened the scoring for the hosts in the 69th minute . Villarreal equalised four minutes later through Mexican Giovani dos Santos . Eric Bailly received a red card for Villarreal ending any hopes of a comeback . Denis Suarez struck with just seven minutes of the game to secure the win .


Fernando Alonso will fly to Malaysia for the Grand Prix on March 29 after having tests to establish whether he has recovered from concussion. The McLaren driver missed the season's first race in Australia after a crash in pre-season testing. His adviser Luis Garcia Abad refused to confirm reports in Spain that Alonso had got the all-clear after the tests. 'It is private so I cannot confirm or deny it, but I have no doubts he will go to Malaysia as planned,' he said. Fernando Alonso will fly to Malaysia for the second race of the season after undergoing tests .

Summary: Fernando Alonso missed the Australian Grand Prix after a crash . The McLaren driver was hurt in pre-season testing . Alonso will fly to Malaysia for the second race of the season next week .


An unusual time-lapse video made by a Washington, D.C. nonprofit fundraiser and his friends shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton aging from her teen years to the present. Clinton, 67, is the presumptive Democratic White House front-runner and would be 69 years and 86 days old if she were to become president after the 2016 elections. That would make her the second-oldest chief executive to move into the White House behind only Ronald Reagan, who took office 17 days before he turned 70. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . BORN IN 1947: Hillary Clinton, shown Tuesday at the United Nations, kept a grueling schedule as secretary of state but she would be the second-oldest president ever inagurated if she were to win in 2016 . JUNIOR CLASS VICE PRESIDENT: In this 1964 Illinois high school yearbook photo, the future US first lady was likely 16 years old . When then-Senator Clinton ran for president in 2008, she was 61 . A 73-year-old Reagan famously quipped in a 1984 debate against Democrat Walter Mondale, then 56, that he wouldn't make age an issue in his re-election campaign. 'I will not exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience,' he said during a memorable debate. The new video, from a trio calling themselves the 'Calculating Clinton' project, shows Mrs. Clinton in 28 separate photos, each morphing into the next at 2-second intervals. One of the project's creators told Daily Mail Online that his partners include a social media executive and a professional videographer. 'I don't think her age disqualifies her from becoming president, but her politics and tactics are definitely relics of the 90s.' he said, requesting anonymity because his job doesn't involve partisan politicking. 'Our video is simply an exercise in branding. We have no money behind us,' he added, calling the effort 'just three young professionals interested in reaching people using nontraditional tactics and messages that break through the noise and stick with people.' He said there will be more videos hitting the project's YouTube page if Mrs. Clinton takes the plunge and runs for president. There's no indication most Americans today believe age should be a disqualifying factor for a presidential run. One poll even indicates Clinton has hid hers well. A Pew Research Center survey released a year ago found that 'the public tends to underestimate Hillary Clinton’s age,' with 60 being the median guess. A whopping 53 per cent of young voters, those under age 30, told Pew's pollsters that Mrs. Clinton was in her 50s. Another 16 per cent said she was younger than 50. Age perceptions appeared to be the least of her problems on Tuesday. TWENTIES AND BEYOND: Clinton in 1969 at Wellesley College (left), in a 1975 portrait (center) and four years later in 1979 (right), when she was 32 years old . WHITE HOUSE YEARS: Then-first lady Clinton pictured (left to right) in 1993, 1995 and 1997 . After a United Nations session on women's global progress where a South African diplomat introduced her to cheers as a 'future president,' she faced

Summary: Video produced by nonprofit fundraiser and two friends shows former secretary of state's changing looks through the years . Hillary Clinton would be 69 if she were to become president in January 2017, making her the second oldest to be inaugurated and less than a year younger than Ronald Reagan when he took office . Americans generally think she's younger than her actual age, especially voters under age 30 – most of whom say she's in her 50s or 40s . 'Calculating Clinton' project promises more videos if the former senator and first lady runs for the White House .


Most property listings feature the usual, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, the size of the garden. But this one is a little different. A woman in Indonesia whose husband has passed away has decided to offer an extra little incentive for buyers interested in her house... her hand in marriage. Wina Lia, 40, poses outside her house. She is selling the property but has also offered herself up for a potential marriage with it . Single mother Wina Lia, 40, is selling her house for around £51,000 but she stipulates in her advert that, 'Buyers who don't negotiate the price can ask the owner to marry (terms and conditions apply).' And although it started as a small ad, the offer has now gone viral. Indeed, Wina's estate agent says that they have been inundated with calls. Dian Purna Dirgantara told Time that the advert had been, 'quite successful.' He said: 'Since yesterday morning there are continuous calls, I don't count how many, there must be dozens or even hundreds.' And he clarified that should they choose, the new owner could buy the property without having to take Wina along with it. Wina's house - which she is selling for around £51,000 - has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fish pond and a parking space . Wina said that she was looking for a husband anyway so didn't mind putting herself in the advert with the house . 'If someone just wants the house, they can have that,' he told TIME. Wina told her local news site Kompass that she had been hoping to find a new partner anyway. She said: 'Dian suggested I put up the tagline ‘Buy the house and marry the owner at the same time.’ And I said O.K. to it. I’m looking for a husband anyway.' As well as a potential wife the house has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a parking space and a fish pond, and is located near the Javanese city of Yogyakarta.

Summary: Wina Lia, 40, from Indonesia, has offered herself up for sale . The widow is selling her two bed property for around £51,000 . But she says buyers also have the option to ask for her had in marriage .


A Herediano player was reportedly left requiring hospital treatment after an off-the-ball kick to the head during the CONCAFAF Champions League semi-final between the Costa Rican club and Club America. The feisty game descended into a mass brawl lasting five minutes after Club America midfielder Michael Arroyo left Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos on the floor with a nasty tackle in the 24th minute. However, while players argued the referee missed what is believed to have been an unintentional but full blooded kick at Lagos' head by Club America defender Paolo Goltz in an effort to clear the ball from near the prone striker. Cristhiam Lagos (right) is unintentionally booted i the face by Club America defender Paolo Goltz . The Herediano striker was initially fouled by Michael Arroyo in the 24th minute . A mass brawl between both sets of players erupts on the field after the tackle . While Lagos rolls on the ground, the Club America defender tries to make a clearance . Goltz's attempted clearance connects solidly with Lagos' head in what is believed to be an accident . Lagos lies prone on the floor after being kicked and reportedly fainted in the dressing room later . Arroyo was eventually sent off but Goltz escaped punishment - while Lagos was left nursing a bloodied nose but continued to play on before being replaced by Argentine Jonathan Hansen after 78minutes. According to Diez, Lagos later fainted in the dressing room before being taken to hospital where he spent the night undergoing tests for brain damage. The Herediano club doctor Alvaro Mora later confirmed the 30-year-old had suffered only a broken nose and would soon be released from care, although he is expected to spend a spell on the sidelines. Arroyo received a red card for the initial tackle but Goltz escaped punishment for the missed kick . Lagos played on until the 78th minute but reportedly spent the night in hospital undergoing tests for brain damage before being cleared with only a broken nose . The Costa Rica side went on to win the first leg tie 3-0 after making use of their numerical advantage with two goals from Esteban Ramírez and a late third from Lagos' replacement Hansen on 82minutes. The return leg for a place in the final will take place at the Azteca Stadium on April 8. In the sceond semi-final Montreal Impact defeated Alajuelense 2-0 to .

Summary: Herediano beat Club America 3-0 in CONCAFAF Champions League clash . Michael Arroyo was sent off for foul on Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos . Lagos was unintentionally kicked in the head by Paolo Goltz during five minute brawl that followed . Lagos reportedly fainted in the dressing room before being taken to hospital but is expected to recover after suffering a broken nose .


A 28-year-old blind woman has had her confidence shattered after a bus driver laughed in her face and refused to believe she qualified for a disabled fare. Megan Johnston, from Newtown, Wellington, in New Zealand, has a degenerative eye disease that has left her with just five per cent vision. Megan uses a walking cane to assist her in getting around with her extreme tunnel vision and when she boarded the bus on Wednesday afternoon she had folded the stick under her arm. ‘When the bus pulled up I went to get on after a few people and, like I usually do, I folded up my cane and showed the driver my card,’ Megan told Daily Mail Australia. Megan Johnston, from Wellington, in New Zealand, was shocked when a bus driver refused to believe she was blind despite showing him her concessions bus pass and cane . The bus pass, issued by NZ Bus, clearly states ‘blind person’ on it. ‘It just gets me a dollar off my fare which I thought I may as well use,’ Megan said. As she handed over her $2 fare the driver refused to take her money as she explained the pass simply gets her a concession fare. ‘He said “yeah but you are not blind are you?” and started laughing,’ Megan said. ‘I said “are you kidding me” and he said “well how did you get on the bus, you can obviously see things”,’ she recalled. Megan’s hereditary condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa, means her eyesight is approximately 170 degrees worse than a person with perfect eyesight and leaves her with no peripheral vision. Shocked by his assumption that she was lying about being blind, Megan told the bus driver she has ‘five per cent vision’ and he responded: ‘That’s not actually blind is it.’ Megan's bus pass, issued by NZ Bus, clearly states 'blind person' on it but the driver simply laughed at her . The 28-year-old has a degenerative eye disease that has left her with just five per cent vision . ‘I was really shocked. I took my money and got off the bus… I should be able to get on the bus without being questioned,’ Megan said. ‘I was just devastated. I was on my way into town to meet a friend and it’s taken a long time for me to be confident using my cane and be not judged.’ Upset and in tears, Megan fired off a message on Twitter to the bus company and was told to call their generic customer service line. ‘I said “hey your bus driver just laughed at me and said I wasn’t blind despite having a cane and a card”. They gave me the general Metlink number .’ When Megan rang the company in tears she was told they would get back to her in two to three weeks. Since her story was first published in the Dominion Post, the Go Wellington bus company has been in touch to apologise. Megan, a talented artist who drew the above illustration of herself, uses a walking cane to

Summary: Megan Johnston, from Wellington, New Zealand, is legally blind . She has extreme tunnel vision and just five per cent eyesight . She tried to board a bus with her blind concession pass on Wednesday . Driver refused to take her fare and said 'you are not blind are you?' When she explained she was indeed legally blind he accused her of lying . 'Well how did you get on the bus, you can obviously see things,' he said .


For most of her life young Queensland woman Samantha Geldenhuys thought she was an ordinary Australian girl with a loving mum and younger brother living in a beachside suburb of Townsville. Then the Australian Federal Police came knocking on the door of the family home and arrested Sam's mother. That was when the pretty young blonde learned she was the subject of one of America’s longest running child kidnapping cases, and that her mother's real name was Dorothy Barnett and that she was an international fugitive wanted by US federal authorities. And that over in South Carolina a wealthy stockbroker by the name of Benjamin Harris Todd III had never given up hope of finding her - and that Sam's birth name was Savanna Todd. 'She just took me and ran,' Sam told Channel Seven. 'She started anew just for me.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Confused: For 20 years Samantha Geldenhuys (pictured) thought she was an ordinary young woman, but then police came and arrested her mother at their Townsville home and Sam learned she was the centre of America’s longest running child kidnapping case and her Mum was an international fugitive . Never gave up hope: Savanna's father Benjamin Todd II (pictured with his baby daughter in 1994) never stopped hoping his kidnapped daughter would be found and each year updated her room and made a video for each of her birthdays . Dorothy Lee Barnett pictured with baby Savanna kidnapped her daughter after a bitter custody battle and absconded to South Africa and eventually Australia where she lived as a fugitive under an assumed name until her lie unravelled following a slip of the tongue while drinking with friends . The only father she knew: Savanna, pictured as a toddler, was renamed Samantha. She is in the arms of the man she thought was her father, her stepfather, Juan Geldenhuys, who later died before Samantha learned the incredible truth about her past . Another life: Samantha pictured with the mother she knew as Alex Geldenhuys, whose real name was revealed as Dorothy Barnett following her dramatic arrest in Queensland last year and deportation back to a US Jail . It was a lot to take in the blur that followed. Sam's mother made several appearances during extradition hearings in a Queensland court before Ms Barnett was finally deported to the US and immediately placed in prison. Channel Seven's Sunday Night programme accompanied Ms Geldenhuys to the US for a tearful reunion with her mother and to attend 53-year-old Ms Barnett's trial on Parental Kidnapping and US Passport Fraud charges, for which she is now serving prison time. The dramatic events of Sam's past began on an access visit in 1994, when Dorothy Barnett did not return baby Savanna to Benjamin Todd and the two disappeared. Samantha and her real father Benjamin Todd III pictured together just months before Savanna disappeared. Following her parents' separation her father was awarded full custody of Savanna . A still from footage of baby Savanna before her kidnapping by her mother, who was only

Summary: US father never gave up on daughter,Savanna Todd, kidnapped as a baby . The kidnapped girl is now 21, living in Australia and named Samantha Geldenhuys . Her mother Dorothy Barnett snatched her in South Carolina 21 years ago . Ms Barnett's big lie unravelled when friends saw a missing persons notice for baby Savanna . Ms Barnett was arrested and deported to a US Prison where she is now serving time . Samantha travelled to the prison for a tearful reunion with her mother . It will be revealed on Sunday whether Sam agrees to meet her father . Stockbroker Benjamin Harris Todd III has updated Savanna's room and made a video each birthday for 21 years .


Family members of three boys and their grandmother killed in a house fire the morning after Christmas now have hundreds of photos salvaged from the blaze to help preserve memories of their loved ones, thanks to the work of college students. About 260 photos, which were about the only items rescued from the December 26 fire in Washington Court House, Ohio, were painstakingly restored by art conservation undergraduates at the University of Delaware. Many of the photos were charred, covered in soot and stained by the water used to fight the blaze that took the lives of 60-year-old Terry Harris and her grandsons: Kenyon, 14, Broderick, 11, and Braylon, nine. Scroll down for video . University of Delaware Professor Debra Hess Norris, left, shows Ricky and Traci Harris some of the more than 300 family photographs that were cleaned, repaired and salvage by her students, during a press conference at The Warehouse Youth Center in Washington Court House, Ohio . The boys' father, Ricky Harris, told those gathered for the delivery of the photos that he was very grateful to have the photos that include ones of his sons and mother . But after a range of restoration techniques were applied, the images were revealed in their former glory. Police had said the boys wanted to spend Christmas night with their grandmother so she wouldn't be alone. The state fire marshal's office said Friday that the cause of the blaze hasn't been determined. The restored photos were delivered to the family Friday in a tear-filled gathering in their hometown about 75 miles north of Cincinnati. The boys' father, Ricky Harris, told those gathered for the delivery of the photos that he was very grateful to have the photos that include ones of his sons and mother. Many of the photos were charred, covered in soot and stained by the water used to fight the blaze that took the lives of 60-year-old Terry Harris and her grandsons: Kenyon, 14, Broderick, 11, and Braylon, nine . But after a range of restoration techniques were applied, the images were revealed in their former glory . 'It is hard to see the photos, but it was always hard to look at old photos even when they were here because of the reminder of the time I had already lost with my boys and mom,' he told the Washington Court House Record Herald, saying he can't help but lament all the good times they had gone by. Debra Hess Norris, chairwoman of the University of Delaware's art conservation department and a photograph conservation professor, delivered the photos to the family. She told The Associated Press in a telephone interview afterward that it was an emotional day and an honor to meet the family after working so long on their photographs. 'I think we all felt so connected to the family,' she said. Scene of the incident: Police had said the boys wanted to spend Christmas night with their grandmother so she wouldn't be alone - The fire marshal's office said that the cause of the blaze hasn't

Summary: Terry Harris, 60, and her grandsons: Kenyon, 14, Broderick, 11, and Braylon, nine, were killed the morning after Christmas day in a house fire . The state fire marshal's office said Friday that the cause of the blaze in Washington Court House, Ohio, hasn't been determined . About 260 photos, about the only items rescued from the fire, were restored by art conservation undergraduates at the University of Delaware . The restored photos were delivered to the Harris family Friday in a tear-filled gathering in their hometown about 75 miles north of Cincinnati .