Being a member of a boy band is always a risky business but being a member of a tribute boy band is even more uncertain, as the 'Zayn Malik' of the UK's most popular One Direction tribute band found out last week. Jamie Searls, 25, from London, has been part of Only One Direction for the last three years and was preparing to go on tour with the group when the news broke last Wednesday. But despite Zayn's departure from the group, Jamie has decided to carry on with the band in the traditional five-person line-up. Scroll down for video . Aaron Foster (Niall Horan), Henry Allan (Harry Styles), Matt (Louis), Jamie (Zayn) and Matt Brinkler (Niall) who together form the tribute group Only One Direction . He told FEMAIL: 'I guess we’re all a little thoughtful. Nothing lasts forever but the last three years have been unforgettable for us all. 'There’s been tears of joy, tears of pain, hatred, love but when it’s over, we will all leave with a set of friends and I for one, cherish them…. but don’t let them know that . 'But Only One Direction will be gigging as normal as a five piece with Zayn in it - as long as people want to see us, I think we would be silly not to carry on. 'It’s great to be able to do what you love for a living.' Jamie Searls (left) has been playing the part of Zayn Malik (right) in a tribute band for three years . Jamie onstage as Zayn in 2013 . Jamie joined Only One Direction in 2012 after being contacted by an old friend who had signed on to play the part of Harry Styles. He said: 'I knew Henry Allan, who plays Harry Styles - we were in the West End Gospel Choir together. 'He called me and said, "Hey, I’ve got a really fun opportunity. It’s for a 1D tribute," three years later, I’m still here.' Since then the group have toured the UK, Ireland and the UAE. Jamie said: 'It’s been a rollercoaster for us. It’s complete madness. 'I entered this group thinking that it would be a little pocket money but it quickly became a full time job. 'I was always sheepish about saying, I’m in a 1D tribute but truthfully, I’m very proud of the shows we put on.' Zayn with the rest of One Direction in 2012 . And while they may not be the real deal, it doesn't stopped teenage fans going crazy at shows and meet and greets. Jamie said: 'It can get a little crazy. In Dubai, we had to have security and had to be moved to avoid crushing crowds. 'People remark on a passing resemblance [between Zayn and I]. But the truth is we’re not trying to be lookalike band. That would be a little token tribute. 'No disrespect to the other tributes out there but we’re a theatre show, we like to bill ourselves as an experience.' Jamie onstage as Zayn from One Direction . For the

Summary: Jamie Searls, 25, from London, plays Zayn Malik in Only One Direction . The singer is staying in the tribute act even though Zayn has left the band . The cover band are currently on a UK tour .


It was a bloody Monday on the streets of Chicago as gunmen shot 14 people, killing three and wounding 11. Among the dead is a 77-year-old church deacon who was killed while watching TV on his couch with his five-year-old great-grandson. The little boy was wounded in the hail of gunfire that struck house on city's Far South Side. Outside the home, which is in the 200 block of West 105th Street, a woman was shot while putting her two-year-old son into her car seat. The woman's son, age two, was shot in the shoulder and is in critical condition. Odell Branch Sr., 77, (left) was shot dead in his home watching TV with his great-grandson Shamaree Bynum. The little boy was wounded but is expected to survive . A woman and her two-year-old were also shot outside the same home where Branch was killed. They were both wounded and hospitalized . According to the Chicago Tribune, gunmen were targeting a relative of the residents at the home. Elsewhere in the city, two men where shot dead in the streets. Larry Hardwin Jr., 26, was found shot in the head on a sidewalk in the 9200 block of South Ada Street on the Far South Side. He died at a nearby hospital. A 20-year-old man was killed in 900 block of West Agatite Avenue on the city's North Side after he was ambushed by an attacker who waited in an alley, according to the Tribune. Odell Branch Sr. was sitting down to an afternoon of Westerns on TV and ice cream with great-grandson Shamaree Bynum about 6.30pm when a flurry of 9mm bullets come through his front window. Mr Branch was shot in the head and killed. Shamaree was wounded in the arm, according to police. 'It was almost time for their chocolate ice cream. It was their favorite thing to do,' Mr Branch's daughter, Rochelle Branch told the tribune. Police arrested a man nearby who was found with a handgun. The weapon was taken to the police lab for testing. Detectives found 12 9mm shell casings outside the home, according to the the Tribune.

Summary: 77-year-old Odell Branch was shot in the head through his front window while he was watching TV with his great-grandson . Suspect has been arrested and a weapon seized .


Radio host Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald says he had a chance encounter with the Church Of Scientology, the secretive faith that counts Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its celebrity devotees. Co-hosting Australia talk show The Project on Tuesday night, the Nova FM personality, 38, revealed a meeting with actress Jenna Elfman 13 years ago in Los Angeles led him to the religion's rarefied circle. Recovering from his third knee construction, the former AFL player was holidaying in the US when he bumped into the Dharma and Greg actress who told him she could 'fix' his on-going knee problems, through a 'purification process'. Scroll down for video . Come and join us: Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald has revealed a chance meeting with actress Jenna Elfman 13 years ago led to him being coerced into visiting the Church Of Scientology in Los Angeles . 'She goes, "Where are you from?" And I said, "I’m from Adelaide," and she said, "I’ve got a contact for you, it’s called the purification process and it will fix all your problems",' he told the panel. Advising him that she'd be in touch after he returned home, he said: 'I thought I was going to see a doctor or a physio and I rocked up and it was the Church Of Scientology.' The father-of-two went onto reveal that he unknowingly arrived at South Australian hub of the religion, created by science fiction writer L.Ron Hubbard. 'I gave them a fake address and phone number': The radio host revealed the story on Tuesday night's The Project . Healing: The Nova FM personality, 38, revealed the actress, pictured at an Elle bash in January, said she new someone who could help 'fix' his on-going knee problems, through a 'purification process' 'I thought I was going to see a doctor or a physio', revealed the father-of-two, but instead he was coerced into visiting the South Australian arm of the secretive religion fronted by Tom Cruise . 'Welcome, we’ve been waiting for you': The former sports star says he was taken to a basement to watch a video of how to recover from an injury with the help of Scientology . 'I was freaking out': The media personality said he couldn't wait to get out of the basement and supplied a fake address and telephone to them to avoid further contact . Fitzy was greeted by a man who said: 'Welcome, we've been waiting for you.' 'He took me down into this dark room to watch this video of a young man who got injured and how he went to Scientology and got his way out of it,' he explained of the visit. 'But when they stopped the video it was completely black. And I'm down in this basement and I'm just waiting for a baseball bat to hit me in the back of the head. 'And I was freaking out ... I gave them a fake number and address and I got out of there as quick as I could.' Celebrity following: Actor John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston are among celebrities

Summary: Radio host revealed on The Project that he had chance encounter with Church Of Scientology 13 years ago . He was introduced by actress Jenna Elfman after meeting her in the U.S . He thought he was going to see a doctor or physio but instead taken to dark basement by Australian arm of religious group . He gave them a fake address and phone number to avoid further contact .


An elderly man decorating a relative's grave for Easter has been killed after the headstone fell on him. Stephan Woytack, 74, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was struck in the head by the memorial on Monday at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in nearby Throop on Monday. He and his wife were attaching an ornament when it toppled, trapping him underneath. Scroll down for video . Scene: Stephan Woytack, 74, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was struck in the head Monday at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in nearby Throop on Monday while standing with his wife . A cemetery caretaker told WNEP-TV the couple visits the grave several times a year and ties a cross to it. Caretaker Ed Kubilus says the bases of headstones often sink when the ground thaws, making them susceptible to tipping over. He said: 'They tie a cross to it every year, the both of them. And after they’re done tying the cross to it, they stand there, say prayers, and then they leave.' Bishop Joseph C. Bambera from the Dioceses of Scranton told The Times Tribune: 'It is unimaginable to think that a visit of a faithful couple to the grave of loved ones in anticipation of the celebration of Easter could have ended in such a tragic manner. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with the deceased and his family.' Police and representatives from the coroner's office were on the scene for hours before moving the man's body. Regulars: He and his wife were attaching an ornament when it toppled, trapping him underneath. A cemetery caretaker said the couple visit the grave several times a year .

Summary: Stephan Woytack, 74, from Scranton, Pennsylvania was struck in the head . Was attaching ornament to memorial at nearby Saint Joseph's Cemetery . Headstone was loose because of the thawed ground and tipped over . A caretaker said they visit the grave several times a year .


The agent of Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his client is capable of playing until he is 43 but does not believe he will end his career in the French capital. Ibrahimovic, 33, has just over a year on his current contract at Parc des Princes and is said to be happy at the Ligue 1 outfit, however his representative Mino Raiola has questioned whether the Sweden international can play another eight to 10 years at PSG. Raiola, speaking to RMC, said: 'Zlatan still has a year and a half on his contract. PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic can play until he's 43, according to his agent Mino Raiola . Ibrahimovic, pictured with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, has just over a year left on his current deal at PSG . 'He is happy in Paris, he tries to do his best and is in good shape, though he had some problems this year. But for Zlatan the future is short. 'I don't know if he can finish his career at PSG. He worked for himself for 15 years, now he will work for me for the next eight years. I think he can play until he is 42 or 43 but I don't know if he will play another eight years at PSG.' Ibrahimovic is eager to get his hands on the Champions League after failing to win the prestigious competition during his time at the likes of Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan. PSG face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday in the second leg of their last-16 clash which currently stands at 1-1, and Raiola is hopeful Ibrahimovic can lead his side to Champions League glory. 'I hope he wins the Champions League for his sake, for PSG and for French football,' added Raiola. 'It is a matter of luck too as it is not always the best team who wins. 'Zlatan told me the first-leg game against Chelsea was perfect. It was a perfectly prepared game. There is a lot of respect between Laurent Blanc and Ibra. I can tell he likes Blanc.' The Sweden ace has won trophies in Holland, Italy, Spain and France but is yet to win the Champions League .

Summary: PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just over a year on his current deal . His agent Mino Raiola believes he can play for another 10 years . Ibrahimovic is desperate to add Champions League medal to trophy haul . PSG face Chelsea in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday .


The singer-songwriter behind the rock anthem Spirit in the Sky is in critical condition in a California hospital after a car accident that left a motorcyclist dead. Norman Greenbaum, 72, was the passenger of a Subaru Outback driving near the city of Santa Rosa on Saturday around 3.30pm. A motorcycle crashed into the Outback at an intersection after the driver, Bonita Perea, 63, failed to yield to the motorcycle when turning. Scroll down for video . Greenbaum, 72, was in a Subaru Outback on Saturday during a deadly accident in Santa Rosa, California . The woman driving the Outback failed to yield at an intersection and a motorcycle slammed into the vehicle . Ihab Usama Halaweh, 20, crashed into the sedan after he was unable to stop his 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600,and died at the scene, the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reported. California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Pinheiro said: 'There's no stop [at the intersection], but the Subaru driver was supposed to yield to oncoming traffic and they didn't.' His passenger, Nhmia Mekonnen Kahsay, 20, was seriously injured. Kahsay and Greenbaum were both brought to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and were listed in critical condition on Sunday afternoon. The hospital is not releasing any further updates about the musician's condition and said his family has requested privacy. Greeenbaum's hit song sold two million singles for Warner Brother in 1969 and 1970. The tune, which has an iconic opening guitar riff, has been featured in almost 50 films like Apollo 13 and in ads for Gatorade, Nike and American Express. It was also included in Rock Band 2. Greenbaum, who was born in Malden, Massachusetts, said he based the song's spiritual lyrics on Western films. Global one hit wonder: Rocker Norman Greenbaum, who is best known for his hit song Spirit in the Sky, is listed in critical condition . He said: 'These mean and nasty varmints get shot and they wanted to die with their boots on. 'So to me that was spiritual, they wanted to die with their boots on.' Hospital spokeswoman Vanessa DeGier said Kahsay was being treated in the intensive care unit and that his vital signs were unstable. She said: 'Critical condition means the patient may also be unconscious. 'Indicators are unfavorable at the moment.' Perea was not injured during the accident, but she was upset after the crash. Santa Rosa Fire Battalion Chief Jack Piccinini said: 'She's very shaken by the whole incident.' Investigators do not believe that alcohol or drugs were factors in the accident. The investigation into the crash could take weeks. It is unclear how fast the motorcycle was going at the time of the accident.

Summary: Greenbaum, 72, was the passenger of a Subaru Outback on Saturday . Police said sedan's driver didn't yield at intersection and motorcycle hit it . Ihab Usama Halaweh, 20, died at the scene after crashing his 2004 Suzuki . His passenger, Nhmia Mekonnen Kahsay, 20, was seriously injured . Outback driver Bonita Perea, 63, was shaken up but was not badly hurt .


Outraged Australian unionists have slammed an American economist who claimed that workers should be easier to fire and need to take a pay cut in order to save the nation's economy. Bob Baur, chief global economist at Principal Global Investors, argued that Australia's domestic labour market needs to change if the country's economy is going to prosper in the wake of the recent mining boom. Dr. Baur claimed that it is too hard to conduct business in Australia as the dollar is still too high and the labour market is too restrictive. Bob Baur, chief economist at Principal Global Investors, argued that Australia's labour market needs reform . 'The best thing for Australia would be ... maybe loosening up the labour market and making it easier for businesses to take on workers or let workers go in difficult times,' he said. 'You've got tonnes of wonderful natural resources here but don't export the resources - export them as a car, or a computer or a television set, or furniture,' he told Yahoo. 'You need to put some labour into it and make something of it here, rather than let somebody make something of it across the world.' Dr Baur said Australia needed to follow the footsteps of the US, where manufacturing was thriving again after having lost six million jobs through the past 25 years to the cheaper labour markets of China and India. Dr Baur said Australia needed to follow the footsteps of the US, where manufacturing was thriving again after having lost six million jobs . Dr Baur said wages in Australia were too high, making the country less competitive in comparison to the US . Dr. Baur's claims were condemned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions . He claimed that wages in Australia were too high, making the country less competitive in comparison to the US. Dr. Baur's claims were condemned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, who labelled the suggestions as ludicrous. 'It's outrageous to suggest that Australian workers should take a pay cut,' said ACTU secretary Dave Oliver. 'Wages growth is at a record low, productivity growth is high and yet workers' share of the pie keeps diminishing.' Mr Oliver said that the Abbott government was responsible for killing the local car manufacturing industry and driving jobs offshore, rather than excessive workers rights. 'Australian workers are already doing their bit,' Mr Oliver said. Mr Oliver said that the Abbott government was responsible for killing the local car manufacturing industry .

Summary: Bob Baur, chief global economist from Principal Global Investors, said Australia's domestic labour market needs reform . He claimed Australians needed to take a pay cut and less holidays . Dr. Baur said the dollar was too high and the labour market restrictive . The Australian Council of Trade Unions has labelled the claims ludicrous . The industry body said Mr Abbott was to blame for driving jobs offshore .


Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Belton said an 18-year-old who was raped near a Leeds bus stop was 'left for dead' and found lying in a pool of blood . A teenage girl was 'left for dead' after being raped at a bus stop, police confirmed as they said they are hunting for a man who would likely have been left with blood on his hands or clothing after the violent attack. The rape of an 18-year-old girl at a bus stop in Leeds in West Yorkshire is now being treated as attempted murder after the youngster suffered severe injuries and was left needing surgery. Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Belton, of West Yorkshire Police, said: 'We are now treating this as an attempted murder because she has been left there for dead.' The officer has encouraged people to come forward with information about the attack and said this is 'no time for family loyalty.' The Asian teenager was grabbed from behind by a man, in his 20s and also believed to be Asian, in the Beeston Hill area of Leeds. He dragged her into a garden and raped her just before 11pm on Friday night. She was assaulted over a considerable period of time which left her with head injuries, a possible broken hip, and lying in blood. DCI Belford added: 'It has been a very nasty attack that has been sustained over some time. 'The nature of her injuries are that she has suffered facial and head injuries and also a suspected broken hip.' The suspect is described as an Asian man in his early 20s with a slim build and dark receding hair. Police said they believe he had been in the area for a while before the attack took place. Scroll down for video . Police found the girl lying on the ground suffering head injuries but it later emerged she was subjected to a serious sexual assault. Officers said the road was very busy at the time of the attack and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. DCI Belford said: 'I would encourage people to think – was there something out of place – or did someone come home with blood on their shirt? A team of specialist forensic officers spent Saturday recovering evidence from where the girl was found . Police said they are looking for an Asian man in his early 20s of slim build with receding dark coloured hair . 'This is no time for family loyalty – this was an horrific incident and the victim is lucky to be alive.' Officers said they do not believe the attack was racially motivated and wanted to put an end to any speculation. They confirmed the victim was Asian. 'I think it is possible that someone will know [the attacker] as there was a considerable amount of blood that was at the scene,' said DCI Belford. 'It's possible that the person responsible will have had blood on their hands and possibly blood on their clothing.' The teenager was raped as she waited at a bus stop,

Summary: Teenage girl found by police on Friday night having suffered head injuries . It then emerged 18-year-old had been raped by unknown man in Leeds area . He grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a garden to assault her . Girl was left lying in a pool of blood and with a suspected broken hip . Police are treating the case as an attempted murder and hunting attacker . Officers said teenager was 'left for dead' at busy bus stop on Friday night . Police appealed for information and said it is 'no time for family loyalty'


Fresh from winning the Cricket World Cup, Australia have recovered from their celebrations to name their 17-man squad to defend the Ashes against England this summer. Alastair Cook and Co must face some of the sport's fastest bowlers, less than 15 months after pace man Mitchell Johnson condemned England to a humiliating 5-0 defeat. Here, Sportsmail's cricket expert Lawrence Booth runs the rule of the aggressive quicks looking to condemn England to a speedy defeat. Mitchell Johnson heads the list of Australia's fast paced bowlers heading to England for the Ashes . Johnson's pace bowling terrorised England as Australia ran out 5-0 victors in the Ashes last year . MITCHELL JOHNSON . Left-arm fast . Top speed: 95mph . Main weapon: The bouncer into the right-hander’s armpit . Verbals? Oh, yes — delivered in proportion to the length of his moustache . Fear factor: 9/10 . Ryan Harris returns to the Test side after being on Australia's winning side at the last Ashes . Harris pumps the air after taking the wicket of Graeme Swann at the Adelaide Oval in December 2013 . RYAN HARRIS . Right-arm fast . Top speed: 93mph . Main weapon: Almost inhuman accuracy, allied with subtle seam movement . Verbals? Tends to let his bowling do the talking — it’s usually enough . Fear factor: 8/10 . Player of the World Cup Mitchell Starc is another quick bowler that England will need to be wary of . England's Joe Root watches as Starc bowls in the 5th Ashes Test at the Oval in August 2013 . MITCHELL STARC . Left-arm fast . Top speed: 92mph . Main weapon: His yorker was nearly unplayable during the World Cup . Verbals? Never afraid to get stuck in — and can go too far . Fear factor: 8/10 . Rising star Josh Hazlewood will be another fast paced Australia bowler to beware of this summer . Hazlewood (right) poses with his Australia team-mates and the 2015 World Cup trophy . JOSH HAZLEWOOD . Right-arm fast . Top speed: 90mph . Main weapon: A tidy action and a Glenn McGrath-like ability to hit the same spot, time and again. Verbals? On the quiet side, at least by Aussie standards . Fear factor: 7/10 .

Summary: Australia have named several pace bowlers in 17-man squad for Ashes . Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood all pose a threat to Alastair Cook and Co . Australia triumphed over New Zealand to win the 2015 Cricket World Cup .


Mike Wallace has joined the Minnesota Vikings, two years after being courted by Rick Spielman and Co. Wallace was traded for a seventh round pick, in exchange for a fifth round pick in May's draft. His expensive and ill-tempered two seasons in Miami will be best remembered for a touchline spat. Wallace joined the Dolphins on a $60million deal before the 2013 season and was an outspoken member of the locker room. Mike Wallace scores a touchdown during the Dolphins win against the Vikings last season . He often criticised the gameplan and was said to quit on his team-mates during December's defeat to the New York Jets. He failed to post a 1,000-yard season and the deep ball threat he posed in Pittsburgh never materialised in Miami. After the Dolphins acquired Kenny Stills from the New Orleans Saints, Wallace's trade appeared inevitable.

Summary: Wallace joined Miami two years ago on a big-money deal and was expected to add a deep-ball threat . But after failing to post a 1,000-yard season, he leaves the Dolphins after apparently refusing to play during December's defeat to the Jets . Wallace was courted by the Vikings two years ago after he left the Steelers . Miami have acquired Kenny Stills from the New Orleans Saints .


A Kenyan man who was sentenced to death after he confessed to helping kidnap a British tourist is challenging Scotland Yard over their use of his personal information. Judith Tebbutt was taken from her luxury Kenyan lodge in 2011 and held hostage for six months by armed pirates who also killed her husband. Ali Babitu Kololo was found guilty of robbery with violence in August 2013. He is the only person to be convicted so far. But due to data laws judges could soon compel Scotland Yard to disclose key documents that could lead to his conviction being overturned. Ali Babitu Kololo (left) was sentenced to death after he confessed to helping kidnap British tourist Judith Tebbutt (right). He is now challenging Scotland Yard over their use of his information . The decision will be made amid allegations British authorities 'acted unlawfully'. Under the Overseas Justice and Security Act the UK, which helped the public prosecution in the case, is required to seek assurance that the death penalty will not be sought. The 35-year-old also claims he was tortured by local police and forced to confess, which similarly goes against UK laws. The father-of-two now wants to know what information Scotland Yard held on him, which Kenyan authorities it shared the information with and what it plans on doing with it in the future. Scotland Yard has so far refused to allow Kololo to see any of the information, which he believes will help him in his appeal. Human rights charity Reprieve, which is supporting Kololo, said: 'The Metropolitan Police helped secure the conviction of a man who was tortured in a mandatory death penalty case, in clear violation of UK policy. Kololo (centre) was found guilty of robbery with violence in 2013 - but the 35-year-old claims he was tortured by local police and forced to confess . The father-of-two, pictured in a Kenyan court, is hoping the personal information they hold on him will help with his appeal. Human rights charity Reprieve said he did not have a fair trial . 'Mr Kololo has a right to know what information the Met has on him and how they plan to use it. 'He has already suffered grave injustices thanks in large part to the actions of the Met. 'Scotland Yard must comply with British law and come clean about the information they hold on Mr Kololo.' Kololo was arrested hours after the attack on Ms Tebbutt and her husband in September 2011. Kenyan police believed that he deliberately led five Somali gunmen to the property although he said he was ordered at gunpoint to show the way to the hotel. Ms Tebbutt (second from left) was dramatically released after a ransom payment, reportedly around £600,000, ended her six-month ordeal . But Ms Tebbutt told the court that her captors had told her the sixth gang member had been arrested. The 60-year-old tourist, from Bishop's Stortford, was dramatically released after a ransom payment, reportedly around £600,000, ended her six-month ordeal. She said at the time of her release: 'I am of

Summary: Judith Tebbutt was kidnapped and her husband David murdered in 2011 . Ali Babitu Kololo was found guilty of robbery with violence in Kenya . 35-year-old claims he was tortured by police and forced to confess . The UK is required to seek assurance that death penalty will not be sought when helping with overseas prosecutions . Father-of-two wants information held by Scotland Yard to help with appeal . If released the key documents could help overturn Kololo's conviction .


James Heathcote, 26, was jailed for five months after admitting inciting two girls to engage in sexual activity whilst in a position of trust . A supply teacher tried to pester two teenager schoolgirls into a threesome despite being warned about his flirty behaviour by colleagues, a court heard. James Heathcote, 26, a former sports coach, was employed by St Helena School in Colchester, Essex, after being sacked from his previous job when a female colleague accused him of sexually harassment. While there he groomed two besotted pupils and pestered them to fulfill his fantasy of having a threesome. The supply teacher even exposed himself to the pair over a webcam as he traded explicit messages referring to bondage and strip tease fantasies. He was only caught when a fellow pupil reported the explicit messages before he could convince the impressionable girls to go through with his plan. Heathcote, from Felixstowe, Suffolk, fought back tears in the dock at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday as he was jailed for five months. He was also ordered to sign the sexual offenders register for seven years. Heathcote admitted two charges of inciting two girls to engage in sexual activity whilst in a position of trust but denied a third charge of sexual touching, involving allegedly kissing a pupil, which will now lie on file. As he passed sentence Judge David Turner QC said: 'Young women in school are entitled to be protected - even from themselves. 'You were the subject of some attention from female pupils and you may have found that flattering, but you should not have acted on it. 'You exchanged messages that were plainly, openly and explicitly sexual. 'You made references to bed, sex, intercourse, tying up and 'banging'. 'The sexual nature of these messages is unmistakable. 'You had asked for a 'threesome' with the young women, which they refused. 'It needs to be understood that people in a school setting owe a duty of care to the young people in their charge. 'You have fallen far short in that duty.' Heathcote joined the school as a part-time supply teacher in Spring 2013 before taking up a full time role in September 2013 and moving into a house on school property. His flirty nature with pupils was noted by colleagues who warned him to discourage his young female admirers. He ignored the advice before swapping phone numbers with two female schoolgirls in October 2013 when they complained about struggling with exam stress. A judge said Heathcote had 'fallen far short' of his duty when he groomed the two besotted teenagers . The messages soon spread onto social media sites, including Instagram and Facebook, where the exchanges became sexual in nature as he begged the girls to share intimate pictures. On one occasion he even exposed himself to both girls whilst chatting to them on FaceTime as they sat in their nightwear. Allan Compton, prosecuting, said: 'Police went through some of the Facebook messages to one girl which did contain significant sexual content. 'The messages described fantasies about being tied up, strip tease,

Summary: James Heathcote, 26, jailed for five months at Chelmsford Crown Court . Was working as a supply teacher at St Helena School, Colchester . Warned by colleagues about his flirty behaviour with teenage pupils . Caught attempting to arrange threesome with two schoolgirls . Dismissed from previous role after allegations of sexual harassment . Admitted inciting girls to engage in sexual activity whilst in position of trust .


Some chimps like to monkey around but others prefer to sit about contemplating life like this chap who recalled Auguste Rodin's statue of The Thinker. The primate was snapped deep in thought in Sri Lanka last September and looks just like the bronze cast made famous by French sculptor Auguste Rodin in the early 20th century. The primate (right) was snapped deep in thought in Sri Lanka last September and looks just like the bronze cast made famous by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (left) in the early 20th century . Amateur photographer Thasan Sakthi, 65, from Grays, Essex, was delighted when he saw the shot after spotting the ape acting just like a human. Thasan said: "I liked the way the monkey was sitting on a food tray with his hand on his face. The expression on his face looks more like a human. "I was shocked to see its behaviour so I took some pictures of the monkey and its mother as well. "I like to tell a story through my pictures and this picture gave me that pleasure to do that." Thasan has traveled the world with his trusty Nikon D700 and D800 cameras since retiring. Thasan added: "I always like to travel and I went to some exotic places this year to take pictures - that's what I like to do most of the time. "The first time I put this picture on show at my camera club the judge liked it and gave it the highest score that he could and I got a good response from people online too."

Summary: Thoughtful chimp resembles famous early 20th Century French statue . Monkey was caught on camera by amateur photographer from Essex . 65-year-old Thasan Sakthi took the picture while abroad in Sri Lanka . Tourist said he was delighted by the human expression on the chimp's face .


Zubair Nur, 19, is suspected of attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS . The deputy head boy of a prestigious Church of England school is feared to have fled the country to join Islamic State. Zubair Nur, 19, is suspected of attempting to travel to Syria to join the terrorist group after he began posting messages praising hate preachers and extremist leaders. The formerly 'happy-go-lucky' student had also started dressing in traditional Muslim attire. Nur's family had raised the alarm after hearing that he had gone missing from university. Police are on high alert for the teenager who they believe may try and cross the border in Turkey. Nur was once a former assistant head boy at Chelsea academy in Surrey and had left the school with good A level grades last year. Former pupils at his school described him as a 'normal' teenager who loved comedy - particularly Michael McIntyre.' One friend told The Sun that his Facebook posts praising terror chiefs had been out of character. 'It set off an alarm bell among people who knew him,' they added. 'He wasn't known at all for causing trouble or having extreme views.' An anti-radicalisation team from the the Home Office has now been sent to the school to speak to sixth formers. Nur was once a former assistant head boy at Chelsea academy in Surrey and had left the school with top A levels last year . Nur had gone on to study petroleum geology at the Royal Holloway University in Egham until he vanished earlier this year . Nur had gone on to study petroleum geology at the Royal Holloway University in Egham until he vanished earlier this year. Lax security has prompted calls for checks on unaccompanied teenagers travelling to Turkey – after it emerged children as young as 13 are allowed to fly with no questions asked. Counter-terrorism officers revealed three girls, two aged 15 and one of 16, all from London, had flown to Turkey, a staging post for extremists wanting to cross the border to join IS. They were not challenged as they boarded a flight to Istanbul at Gatwick on Tuesday. The girls were travelling with Turkish Airlines, which allows 13- to 17-year-olds to travel without supervision. The teenagers were linked by police to another 15-year-old girl who joined IS in December. Exit checks at UK borders were scrapped in 1997. Home Secretary Theresa May has pledged to reintroduce them from April. Emily Dyer, a research fellow specialising in terrorism at the Henry Jackson Society think-tank, said: ‘Security needs to be stepped up. It should have alerted suspicions.’ The university had written to his family to inform them that Nur had not attended lectures since January and his mother Muna, 43, from Fulham, West London, then reported him missing to Scotland Yard. An Interpol manhunt is now under way to track down Nur in Turkey where ISIS recruits attempt to cross the border into Syria. Zubair Nur is the latest in number of young Muslims who are feared to have travelled to Syria

Summary: Zubair Nur, 19, is suspected of attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS . Friends became concerned when he started praising terror chiefs online . Family raised alarm when told he hadn't attended university since January . Interpol have launched a manhunt for Nur around the border in Turkey .


The heat is on and there are contrasting statements from some of the Premier League’s most prominent managers. Manuel Pellegrini loftily announces that he has no need to win trophies to keep his job at Manchester City. Brendan Rodgers openly admits that unless he had put Liverpool back in the running for honours he would have been sacked. Louis van Gaal urgently instructs his Manchester United players to minimise passes back to their goalkeeper in an attempt to pacify fans who are demanding a return to the attacking style of Sir Alex Ferguson. Manuel Pellegrini claims he does not need to win trophies to hold on to the Manchester City reins . Louis van Gaal has told his players not to pass back to keeper David de Gea to improve United's tempo . Roberto Martinez airily falls back on the support of his chairman Bill Kenwright as Everton drift, as if rudderless, towards the rapids of the drop zone. Get real, Senors Pellegrini and Martinez. Right on, Mister Rodgers and Meneer Van Gaal. Complacency has never been a recipe for security in the football management game and you begin to fear for Pellegrini and Martinez as the season heads towards the home straight. Pellegrini’s calm intelligence and fine football principles have won our admiration but he is kidding himself if he truly believes it when he says: ‘I’m not under any pressure to win titles. It’s about playing with style. We won’t change. It’s not about my relationship with the owners. They are not so desperate to win.’ Oh, really? Good luck with that one if after they spend so much money you come up short of Chelsea in your defence of the Premier League title and Barca finish you off in the Champions League. And it didn’t look that good against gallant Leicester on Wednesday night. Martinez comes across as honest – albeit painfully so at times – as well as a smooth media operator but he may be taking a little too much for granted when he says: ‘I was always aware of the support I would get from the chairman.’ Roberto Martinez has suffered second season syndrome at Everton with the Toffees perilously perched . Brendan Rodgers was candid about his chances of survival before Liverpool's remarkable turnaround . Beware the good old vote of confidence, Roberto, and let’s hope you don’t come to re-evaluate something else you’ve just said about Mr Kenwright: ‘Bill is a mad Evertonian.’ Fanatical fans are not usually very forgiving of only one win in a run of a dozen games including that tepid defeat at Stoke. Rodgers and Van Gaal, meanwhile, are sensibly watching their backs. Not long ago I had occasion to chide Rodgers in this column for doing too much talking about himself but seemingly not enough work on a Liverpool team sliding into crisis. Since then he has seen the warning signs and cleverly switched to a positive 3-4-3 formation which has turned them into the form team of the Premier League and he freely declares now: ‘I’ve learned that

Summary: Pellegrini announced that he does not need to win trophies to keep his job . Martinez continually announces that he has the support of Bill Kenwright . Rodgers was realistic enough to know that results needed to improve . Van Gaal is trying to improve United's tempo by minimising backpasses .


Stuart Lancaster might be inclined to spend the last two weeks of May hiding behind his sofa, hoping against hope that his World Cup plans are not wrecked by the business end of the club season. England’s head coach will name a preliminary training squad of around 45 players in the middle of that month, before the semi-finals of the Aviva Premiership. Clubs such as Northampton, Saracens and Bath — who provide large contingents to the national squad — are bound to be involved in those blood-and-thunder matches and there is a significant risk of untimely injuries as the league campaign reaches its anticipated explosive climax. Stuart Lancaster will name his 45-man preliminary World Cup squad before the Premiership semi-finals . Lancaster must then reduce his squad to 31 players by for the World Cup on August 31 . England will have a final World Cup warm up match against Ireland at Twickenham . A day after the Premiership final at Twickenham on May 30, an England XV made up of emerging rookies will face the Barbarians at HQ. The senior players will reconvene to begin their summer training camp in Surrey on June 22, and the two weeks from July 13 will be spent at altitude in Denver — Colorado’s ‘Mile-High City’. A week off upon their return from the States will be followed by a return to camp as England prepare for one experimental encounter with France at home, followed by a return fixture in Paris which they intend to treat as a more full-on Test. Lancaster must announce his final World Cup squad of 31 on August 31, before a final warm-up match, against Ireland at Twickenham. Explaining the schedule of events as the tournament countdown intensifies, Lancaster said: ‘The training camp will start on June 22 and the wider squad will be about 45. It will be announced mid-May, before the Barbarians game, which is the same weekend as the Premiership final. ‘The side to play the Barbarians will probably be made up of younger players. No-one in the squad will play in that, though one or two who have had injuries might come back into the equation. ‘From a selection point of view, we will use the first warm-up match to look at wider options. As you narrow down to the second game, the World Cup squad and the Ireland game, they will be proper games then.’ However, England will not wait for their encounters with France and Ireland to assess their players’ credentials in match conditions. The plan is to host in-house matches of their own. Lancaster explained: ‘We’ll spend a lot of time with proper 15-on-15 games internally anyway. ‘We’ll make sure the players are put under that sort of Test-match pressure. England will also play France twice in the build up to the 2015 World Cup . Courtney Lawes was cited for his challenge on Jules Bisson but no further action will be taken . Lancaster's side beat France 55-35 in the Six Nations on Saturday but did not secure the title . ‘We

Summary: Stuart Lancaster will name a 45-man England World Cup squad in mid-May . The announcement will come two weeks before the end of the club season . Lancaster will have to cut his squad down to 31 players by August 31 .


Missouri's oldest death row inmate was executed on Tuesday for murdering a sheriff's deputy, after the U.S. Supreme Court and the governor declined to spare the 74-year-old whose attorneys said he had a diminished mental capacity because of a sawmill accident decades ago. 'They brought me up here to execute me,' Cecil Clayton uttered before he was put to death by lethal injection after Governor Jay Nixon denied a clemency request. After a final meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and a cola, he was executed at the correctional center in Bonne Terre at 9.13pm and was pronounced dead at 9.21pm. Clayton was executed despite repeated attempts by his lawyers to spare his life, claiming he had an IQ of just 71 after suffering a traumatic brain injury decades before he killed the officer in 1996. Put to his death: Cecil Clayton, 74, was executed by lethal injection at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1996 murder of Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter. He was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The nation's high court turned aside appeals after the Missouri Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, also declined to intervene. The court's majority concluded last weekend that there was no evidence Clayton - despite his brain injury - wasn't capable of understanding his circumstances. The U.S. Supreme Court was also divided, with four judges saying they would have granted a stay. Mike O'Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Corrections, said in a statement that Clayton was executed at 9.13pm and pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The claim of diminished mental capacity stemmed from a 1972 sawmill accident that Clayton's attorneys argued cost him about eight percent of his brain, including 20 per cent of the frontal lobe portion governing impulse control and judgment. Combined with his reported IQ of 71 and reading skills of a fourth-grader, Clayton's attorneys insisted psychiatric evaluations over the past decade concluded that the inmate didn't understand the significance of his scheduled execution or the reasons for it, making him ineligible to be put to death under state and federal law. In their 11th-hour appeals, Clayton's attorneys had argued that his deteriorating mental health left him convinced his conviction was a plot against him and that God would rescue him from a death sentence at the last minute, 'after which time he will travel the country playing the piano and preaching the gospel.' The appeals were ultimately rejected. 'Cecil Clayton had - literally - a hole in his head,' said Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, one of his attorneys, following his death on Tuesday night. 'Executing him without a hearing to determine his competency violated the Constitution, Missouri law, and basic human dignity... The world will not be a safer place because Mr. Clayton has been executed.' But the victim's family were in support of his killer being put to death. Missing: A brain scan shared by his lawyers show a significant section of his brain is missing . At a press briefing on Tuesday evening, James Castetter thanked authorities for convicting Clayton for the 'senseless murder'

Summary: Cecil Clayton was executed by lethal injection at 9.13pm on Tuesday for the 1996 murder of Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter . Last meal was fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and cola . An hour earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had denied an appeal by his lawyers who claimed their client had diminished mental capacity . In 1972, 24 years before he shot dead a police officer, Clayton suffered a sawmill accident that speared a shard of wood into his head . Doctors were forced to remove 20 per cent of his frontal lobe, around eight per cent of his total brain mass . His lawyers argued that Clayton didn't understand his death sentence . A doctor from Missouri Department of Mental Health had previously concluded that he did understand the punishment .


Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde has told Ireland not to expect the same Welsh mistakes made in Dublin last year. Ireland ran out convincing 26-3 winners when the two teams last met at the Aviva Stadium in February 2014 but McBryde admits the Welsh management could have prepared the side better for that contest. And, with Ireland's visit to the Millennium Stadium on March 14 shaping up to be the game that could decide the destiny of this year's RBS Six Nations title, McBryde insists Wales will be ready this time. Gordon D'Arcy surges through for Ireland as they beat Wales 26-3 in last year's tournament . Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde has told Ireland not to expect the same Welsh mistakes as last year . 'I know from a coaching point of view we looked at ourselves and weren't happy with the way we prepared for the game that week,' McBryde reflected on Wales' visit to Ireland 13 months ago. 'We did not have the intensity in training leading up to that match and we were exposed on the day. 'We weren't pointing fingers, we were looking at ourselves as to how we could have prepared better for that game. 'It was a bitter pill to swallow because we were well-beaten and it was the first time in a long time that had happened to us. 'We really struggled to cope with their driving game but we've worked worked hard in that area and the boys showed against France what they're capable of doing.' Wales' 20-13 victory in Paris has revived Welsh hopes of doing what they did in 2013, namely becoming Six Nations champions after losing their first game in the tournament and they were boosted on Friday when skipper Sam Warburton and Dan Biggar returned to training after suffering knocks in France. Wales captain Sam Warburton (centre) is expected to play against Ireland after suffering a knock . But Ireland are three-fifths to a Grand Slam having beaten England in Dublin last weekend and McBryde accepts Wales face a big challenge to record their first win over the men in green since 2012. 'They're a very formidable outfit as they've proven,' McBryde said. 'You've got to have your wits about you playing them in regards to the tactical and technical approach to the game. 'But the France game was a reflection of what the players have been doing in training and some of the execution and accuracy under pressure which we we speak about constantly came to fruition. 'We've set the standard and now we've got to do it again.'Â .

Summary: Wales coach Robin McBryde says they have learned from last Ireland clash . Ireland beat Wales 26-3 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin last year . McBryde admits they could have been better prepared for the contest .


A father-of-three who was told not to go to A&E after paramedics dismissed his chest pains as a panic attack, has died from a cardiac arrest. Former factory worker Jeffrey Corbin was persuaded not to go to hospital despite suffering symptoms of a heart attack by an ambulance crew who told him he would have to wait up to seven hours in A&E for treatment. But he collapsed and died in his bedroom the next day after a shocking 70-minute wait for a first responder to turn up because he was classed as low priority. Scroll down for video . Jeffrey Corbin (pictured) died after his agonising chest pains were misdiagnosed by paramedics as a panic attack . National government targets require an ambulance to attend an address within 30 minutes of a 999 call. Because of extra demand over the Easter weekend it then took a further 14 minutes before an ambulance finally arrived at his home in Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent on April 20 last year. When the 59-year-old was finally taken to University Hospital of North Staffordshire it was too late and he was pronounced dead. Yesterday a coroner criticised the West Midlands Ambulance Service and said if paramedics had done their job properly Mr Corbin would still be alive. Mr Corbin's family, including widow Kathryn, 53 (centre), daughter Sinead (left) and son Drew (right) have been left devastated by the loss . Mrs Corbin is now suing the NHS and West Midlands Ambulance Service for negligence after paramedics persuaded the father-of-three not to go to hospital . An ambulance was called after his collapsed but it took more than 70 minutes to arrive- national government targets require an ambulance to attend an address within 30 minutes of a 999 call . Recording a verdict of death by natural causes, North Staffordshire Coroner Ian Smith said: 'Clearly a wrong decision was made. 'There's no doubt Jeffrey Corbin should have been in hospital and I'm quite satisfied that had he been in hospital, tests would have been done, and the likelihood is he would have still been alive. 'In the paramedic's medical reports, there's no mention of anything other than panic attacks and anxiety, but his post-mortem examination results showed he had recently suffered an acute heart attack. 'But did they tell him he needed to get into an ambulance or did they give him an option? The next day he collapsed on the bedroom floor. 'An ambulance was called for at 2.27am, but due to increased demand a single paramedic did not arrive until 3.42am.' Recording a verdict of death by natural causes, North Staffordshire Coroner Ian Smith said it was clear a wrong decision had been made in Mr Corbin's (pictured with grandson Oliver Howden) treatment . The coroner said there was 'no doubt' Mr Corbin (pictured at his wedding to wife Kathryn Corbin) should have been in hospital . Mr Corbin's devastated widow Kathryn, 53, is now suing the NHS and West Midlands Ambulance Service for negligence. She told the inquest: 'When the paramedics arrived, I didn't feel

Summary: Jeffrey Corbin called 999 with a suspected heart attack on April 19 last year . But when ambulance crews arrived they said he was having a panic attack . Coroner heard that paramedics advised him not to hospital for treatment . Mr Corbin collapsed the next day but ambulances took 70mins to reach him . By the time crews finally arrived it was too late and the 59-year-old died .


A Michigan man who was recently charged with possession of child pornography is now a 'person of interest' in his stepdaughter's murder. Family members and investigators believe James Turnquist, 47, has 'knowledge pertaining to' the death of Julia Niswender, according to the Ypsilanti Police Department. Niswender was suffocated and drowned in her bathtub in December 2012. James Turnquist, 47, is now a 'person of interest' in his stepdaughter's 2012 murder after he was arrested on February 26 for possession of child pornography . Lt. Deric Gress said Turnquist has yet to give police a formal account of where he was in the days leading up to Niswender's murder and is thus now a 'person of interest'. Turnquist previously spoke out against the way his stepdaughter's homicide case was being treated by police and told 7 Action News a few months ago that the family didn't 'like the way they are handling it'. Julia Niswender was suffocated and drowned in her bathtub in 2012 . No suspects have been named in Niswender's murder. Turnquist was arrested on February 26 and is now in jail on $100,000 bond for unrelated child pornography charges. He has been charged with one count of possessing sexually abusive material involving a child. Niswender's twin sister Jennifer has spoken in defense of her stepfather, who she says she is behind '100 per cent'. 'I have no idea why they're trying to link my dad to this case,' she told the Detroit Free Press. 'I feel like they have been kind of after him the entire time and we have no idea why.' Jennifer said Turnquist, who she called an 'awesome father figure', took both girls in when they were 10 years old. She added that he has passed two polygraph tests for the case and regularly meets with detectives. Julia's twin sister Jennifer said she stands by her stepfather '100 percent' and called him an 'awesome father figure' who took in both girls when they were 10 years old .

Summary: Police believe James Turnquist, 47, has knowledge about the death of Julia Niswender, who was suffocated and drowned in her bathroom . Officer said Turnquist had yet to give formal statement about where he was in days leading up to her murder . Turnquist spoke out against police's handling of Niswender's homicide case a few months ago . He is currently in jail on $100,000 bond . Niswender's twin sister Jennifer said she supports stepdad '100 per cent'


A CEO who reportedly died of a heart attack in Venezuela two years ago has been arrested on fraud charges after being captured by the FBI at his remote North Carolina hideout. Jose Lantigua, 62, and his 57-year-old wife, Daphne Simpson, have been jailed on seven Florida insurance fraud charges each after he was arrested on Saturday wearing a brown toupee and a dyed beard. Each count carries a possible 30-year sentence. Just a few years ago, Lantigua's family appeared to be living the American Dream. The Cuban immigrant claimed he had a heroic military career and earned numerous degrees before running a successful furniture business. He owned a Florida beachfront condo and a new home atop a verdant North Carolina mountain. But in 2012, as his Circle K Furniture company slid deeper into debt, those who knew Lantigua said he'd made some odd decisions: he ordered tons of new furniture on the company dime for his family's many homes. Scroll down for video . Jose Lantigua and wife Daphne Wilson celebrating New Year's Eve 2013. Three months later, his family said he died of a heart attack in Venezuela, his body cremated there instead of returned home. He was arrested this weekend on fraud charges in North Carolina . Jose Lantigua, 62, and his 57-year-old wife, Daphne Simpson, have been jailed on seven Florida insurance fraud charges each after he was arrested by federal agents on Saturday in North Carolina . FBI agents execute a search warrant at the Sapphire, North Carolina, home of Jose Lantigua on Monday. Lantigua, a Jacksonville businessman reported dead two years ago in Venezuela, was arrested in North Carolina on Saturday on alleged fraud charges after his life insurance companies filed a lawsuit alleging he was alive and they shouldn't be making payments . He replaced the bookkeeper he'd used for years with a relative. He built a panic room with steel doors inside his North Carolina hideaway. And, prosecutors say, he and his wife began planning his fake death to scam almost $8 million from insurance companies. No matter how the criminal case turns out, his arrest gives a resolute end to a long-running court battle between Lantigua's family and insurance companies that refused to pay off on his life policies because, for many reasons proven right, they didn't think he was dead. 'I've never seen anything quite like (this case),' said Joe Licandro, a Jacksonville prosecutor working the case. 'There was always a suspicion, but they were able to evade authorities as long as he did, and she didn't have any missteps either - until recently.' Lantigua, who had emigrated to the U.S. as a youth, purchased Circle K Furniture in 2008 after claiming to have served more than 20 years as a senior officer in the U.S. Army, where he claimed to have earned the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest military honor for bravery. Jose Antigua with his heavily-pregnant daughter Christina on New Year's Eve 2013 before he allegedly faked his own death. Friends had left messages of condolence to her following her

Summary: Jose Lantigua, 62, and wife, Daphne Simpson, 57, jailed on insurance fraud charges after he was arrested by FBI on Saturday in North Carolina . In April 2013, his family said he died of a heart attack in Venezuela and his body cremated there instead of returned home . The passport Lantigua used was his downfall - the man whose name Lantigua was trying to steal was black . The Social Security number he used was from a woman born in 1917 .


This is the moment a five foot long unexploded Second World War bomb discovered under a building site in south London was blown up. A controlled explosion was carried out in a quarry at Cliffe in Kent this morning after the German device was discovered under a former pensioners home in Bermondsey in the Southwark borough on Monday. Soldiers of 11 EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment) Royal Logistics Corps used two kilogrammes of high explosives to blow up the Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch bomb. Scroll down for video . Explosion: The unexploded German bomb found in Bermondsey, south London was blown up at a quarry in Kent at 9am this morning . Detonation: Staff Sergeant Ed Clinton (left) and Sergeant Rich McKinnon (right), of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regt Royal Army Corps placed the charges on the bomb and then walked back to a safe area 500 metres to fire the charge . The 1,000lb explosive was transported to the site in Kent, owned by Brett Aggregates, inside a skip packed with sand and loaded onto a lorry, which was flanked by police yesterday. The area in Bermondsey, Southwark, which was severely bombed during the Blitz in the Second World War, was put into lockdown from Monday night. It is believed the bomb was dropped over London by the Luftwaffe on 11 May 1941 but unusually did not detonate. More than 1,200 people were evacuated from their homes following the discovery by builders working on the construction site of the former Southwark Irish Pensioners centre. A police cordon sealed off 200 metres of land surrounding the bomb site for 32 hours as the Army built a bunker around the bomb to safely defuse it. The teams, who had previously worked on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, used Hesco blast walls, like those used to build Camp Bastion and other military bases in Afghanistan during the conflict there. A soldier in charge of removing it has revealed that if the bomb had exploded it could have led to 'major loss of life' and significant damage to buildings. Senior Ammunition Technician John Lester said it was a 'a live munition in a dangerous condition' which had to be taken far from the city before it could be safely destroyed. SAT Lester, of 11 EOD, Royal Logistic Corps, said: 'This bomb was a live munition in a dangerous condition. It had been disturbed by some pretty heavy building machinery, which is never a good thing. Bombs don't like being bashed around. 'But once we'd uncovered it, we knew what we were dealing with and it was just a question of solving the puzzle quickly so we could get it away and the good residents of Bermondsey back in their homes. 'We knew we had to get it away to dispose of it safely because trying to deal onsite with a bomb that size, even under a controlled explosion, would cause significant damage to buildings, (and) property, and the risk of major loss of life in such a highly populated part of the city

Summary: A controlled explosion of the Second World War bomb was carried out in a quarry in Cliffe, Kent, this morning . The Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch device was found under a building site in south London on Monday . It is believed the bomb was dropped over London by the Luftwaffe on 11 May 1941 but unusually did not detonate . An area of 200m around the ordnance was put in lockdown yesterday as the Army made area safe and removed it . It was then transported in a skip filled with sand down the A2 towards Kent yesterday evening to be safely destroyed . More than 1,200 residents were forced from their homes after the discovery and were only allowed back at 6pm .


If Mario Balotelli put as much effort into being a success at Liverpool as he did avoiding the dog in his latest Instagram post the striker would currently be celebrating a trip to Wembley. But he doesn't, and he was yet again blasted on Sunday as Liverpool failed to get past a determined Blackburn Rovers at Anfield Stadium, putting a potential Wembley trip on hold. It seems the Italian striker has returned to Italy for a few days following the stalemate as the striker is seen at the boxing gym of fighter Leone Petrosyan, who is based in Milan. Mario Balotelli poses at the gym of boxing friend Leone Petrosyan, who is based in Milan . Liverpool striker Balotelli hides as the dog is urged to chase the Italian striker round the gym . Balotelli is taking no chances as he hops into the ring away from the dog as the Italian looks to escape . On lookers find it rather amusing but the former Manchester City striker is keen to get away from the pooch . The 24-year-old striker is seen running from Petrosyan's dog, ducking under ropes and hiding in the ring as the pooch is urged to give him the runaround. Getting the runaround at the hands of Balotelli is certainly not something opposing defenders have had to deal with too much this season. Balotelli has scored just four goals in 24 games this season following his £16million arrival in the summer as a replacement for Luis Suarez. Liverpool's Balotelli is brought down by Blackburn Rovers' Craig Conway during the FA Cup game at Anfield . Balotelli is left frustrated as he fails to convert a cross from Brazilian midfielder Coutinho on Sunday .

Summary: Mario Balotelli posted video of himself being chased by a dog to Instagram . Liverpool star appears to be at the gym of boxing friend Leone Petrosyan . Balotelli was again disappointing for Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield . Hosts were held to a goalless draw with Championship side Blackburn .


Soaring numbers of people are travelling abroad for treatment to beat NHS waiting lists, experts say. At least 65,000 patients are now going overseas for surgery and other procedures each year – twice as many as a decade ago. One of the most popular destinations is Poland, for cataract treatment, as well as Spain, where couples are going for IVF. Medical professionals also say young women are increasingly travelling to countries such as Thailand and Turkey for cheap cosmetic surgery, including tummy tucks and breast implants. Many are combining the trip with a holiday, so they can recover in the sun while avoiding awkward questions back home. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics estimate that 65,000 patients went abroad for treatment in 2013, paying a combined £129.3million. A decade ago, the figure was around 32,000 a year. The head of one firm, which arranges overseas treatment, said there was a growing demand for those wanting cataract surgery, hip and knee replacements and IVF. All of these procedures are deemed ‘non-urgent’ on the NHS and so have long waiting times or are no longer offered at all. Ugur Samut, chief executive of Medigo, said the number of queries for all types of treatment had trebled in the past six months. ‘We believe demand has increased recently due to longer waiting lists and postcode lotteries for some procedures on the NHS.’ Tuck on the cheap: Medical professionals say young women are increasingly travelling to countries such as Thailand and Turkey for cheap cosmetic surgery, including tummy tucks and breast implants . He said for his patients, Poland was the most popular destination, with many travelling there for cataract surgery. Hungary is the second most common, mainly for dental procedures which are expensive in England and where patients have to pay even for NHS treatment. Spain is popular for couples seeking IVF, Thailand for laser eye surgery and Turkey for liposuction, the removal of body fat. Barry Wilson, 60, from Birmingham, went to a private clinic in Poland last July for cataract surgery after being told he would have to wait eight months on the NHS. The entire trip including flights, hotels and the treatment cost less than £1,000. He said: ‘It’s very daunting to travel to another country for surgery. My surgeon put me at ease at my consultation. I would return again, with no worries.’ But Keith Pollard of website Treatment Abroad, which offers advice to patients going overseas, said the rise was mainly driven by adults wanting cosmetic surgery. He said: ‘One reason is the increase in disposable income. People are prepared to spend more on cosmetic surgery. ‘The other is that it has become more socially acceptable to travel abroad for treatment.’ Nonetheless, hospital waiting lists in England are at a six-year high, with almost 12,000 patients facing delays of at least six months for routine operations. The figures for treatment abroad are from the ONS’s annual International Passenger Survey, in which 250,000 people from England and Wales are interviewed.

Summary: Thousands travel abroad for cheaper surgeries to beat waiting lists . At least 65,000 per year are now going overseas for operations . Many travel to Poland for cataract treatment, and Spain for IVF . Thailand and Turkey are popular destinations for cosmetic surgery .


Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence. She is pictured here in 2004 . The mother of Australian Brodie Smith, who died after taking a 'miracle' drug addiction cure in Thailand, has claimed the American woman who has been arrested by Thai police worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death. Diane Tucker says 36-year-old Kelly Lynn Miller, a fugitive DUI killer who fled to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence, helped run the centre which provides Ibogaine on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand, Andrew Drummond reports . Ms Tucker further alleges that Miller, who was reportedly an exotic dancer from Alabama, treated her 33-year-old son and girlfriend Kara Spark last year. Ms Spark also claimed her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine, which is an African plant with hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction. According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug. But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered Ibogaine. Brodie Smith, from Mandurah, died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but dodged her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand . The 36-year-old fugitive was pictured topping up her lip gloss at a press conference after being hauled in front of the media following her six-year flight from justice in Thailand . Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event . Miller admitted drunkenly smashing her car into a truck being driven by Donald Goodwin, 57, killing him instantly - but avoided her prison sentence by fleeing to Thailand. She had pleaded guilty to a charge on vehicular homicide following the 2004 crash in Hoover, Alabama - but flew to the tropical country while on bail, and had been hiding there until Thai authorities tracked her down. Miller was hauled in front of the media by police in Phuket this week. But rather than showing contrition in front of the cameras, she took a moment to put her make-up in order. Local outlet Phuket News pictured her looking nonchalant and resting her head on her hands at the event. This comes after reports that Brodie Smith died a day after he told his girlfriend he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But before he could propose, the West Australian man died while on a trip to take Ibogaine - a 'miracle' cure for his drug addiction, reportedly ice, derived from an African plant that tribes use as a hallucinogen. Mr Smith died on Ko Phangan - an island in the Gulf of Thailand - as his girlfriend, Kara Spark, watched helplessly as he stopped breathing, the Sydney Morning Herald reported in December. They were

Summary: The mother of Brodie Smith says Kelly Lynn Miller worked at the treatment centre that's accountable for her son's death . Miller was recently arrested after fleeing to Thailand from America to dodge her prison sentence for DUI . Kara Spark, from Mandurah in WA, claims her boyfriend died after taking Ibogaine in Thailand . Brodie Smith was taking the African plant - which has hallucinogenic properties - to 'cure' a drug addiction . According to Ms Spark, Mr Smith said he stopped breathing minutes after he took the drug . But the centre where he was receiving treatment claims he was never administered ibogaine .


The Harry Kane show continues at Tottenham. His first Premier League hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday ensured Spurs stayed in the hunt for a top-four finish. It's 29 for the season now. Will he score his first for England in the coming days? After another virtuoso display, in front of Roy Hodgson, he'll almost certainly be presented with his England debut. Tottenham striker Harry Kane scored his first ever Premier League hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday . Kane scores his and Spurs' third goal during the 4-3 win over Leicester at White Hart Lane on Saturday . Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes that Kane has kept his head on his shoulders . Harry Kane is the first Spurs player to score a Premier League hat-trick since Gareth Bale in December 2012. It's keeping your feet on the floor time for Tottenham's talisman after a fairytale breakthrough campaign. When he trains alongside Wayne Rooney and Co for the first time this week you'd forgive Kane if his ego inflates somewhat. However, his club manager Mauricio Pochettino insists there's no danger of Kane turning into a Big Time Charlie. 'I think he's a very humble person,' said the Argentine. 'From the beginning of the season I think he impressed us with his human side. His mentality is that he always wants to improve, he never complains. 'I think it's a perfect mentality to develop his skill. You can it feel from the beginning with some people, they're are humble and they improve. 'Kane has the right mentality. I think always our job is to try to improve our players but Harry Kane is Harry Kane because he's Harry Kane.' Kane's superb form for Tottenham this season has culminated in a first call-up to the senior England squad . If he scores again, Kane would be the first Spurs player to score 30 goals in a season since Jurgen Klinsman . Pochettino's chirpiness is likely to subside should his striker pick up an injury during the international break. Kane, obviously, will be vital to Pochettino as his side continue with their Champions League charge. Barring a miraculous dip in form or injury, Kane is virtually certain to become the first Spurs player to score 30 goals in a season since Jurgen Klinsmann during the 1994-95 season. Surely individual honours await Kane, even if Champions League football doesn't. 'Can Kane win the player of the year? I don't know, I think Harry is today, a player who people prize a lot,' said Pochettino. Following his hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday, Kane was awarded with the match ball . 'I think that this season Harry has a big impact in the English football. I think that he's one of the better English players so far. 'He works hard, he's improved his game and is always available in the training. Harry Kane deserves his moment. 'Am I worried about him picking up an injury on England duty? No, I think it's a very good thing for him. It's a very good moment to be in national team.' Pochettino,

Summary: Harry Kane is having a fantastic season for Tottenham, scoring 29 goals . The striker scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Leicester . Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino insists that Kane remains very humble . Kane has recently earned his first senior call-up to the England squad . READ: Tottenham should not put cash before Harry Kane's England dream . CLICK HERE for all the latest Tottenham Hotspur news .


Heather Watson scored the best win of her career on Sunday night when she defeated world No 8 Agnieskza Radwanska to make the last sixteen of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. On the day that Laura Robson was again forced to postpone her comeback, Watson defeated a top ten player for the first time by overcoming the former Wimbledon finalist 6-4, 6-4 in 93 minutes. Watson, benefiting from her groundstrokes and serve being boosted by the dry air and altitude in the Californian desert, played with the confidence derived from already having beaten two formidable opponents, Germany’s Julia Goerges and Italy’s Camila Giorgi. British No 1 Heather Watson celebrates after completing her impressive 6-4 , 6-4 victory on Sunday . Against the crafty Pole, who reached the final last year and had beaten her easily in her three previous meetings, she struck out bravely and was helped by hitting seven aces, often at crucial times. Radwanska seemed to have got back into it when she recovered to 3-2 in the second set, but Watson stopped her revival and held her nerve after breaking for 5-4 at the end . She was awaiting the winner of Carla Suarez Navarro and Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Meanwhile he friend and rival Robson has handed back the wildcard she had accepted into the qualifying event for next week’s Miami Open due to continuing concerns over her troublesome left wrist. Watson played a smart match to defeat Agnieszka Radwanska and reach the Indian Wells last 16 . Radwanska reached the final last year at the BNP Paribas Open but lost to Watson on Sunday . Watson keeps her eye on a forehand during her first top 10 player win over Agniesza Radwanska . VIDEO Williams continues California return as Watson stuns Radwanska . The former British number has not played for 14 months now, having last hit a ball in anger at the 2014 Australian Open and undergone surgery on wrist tendons early last summer. She had initially hoped to play in smaller events in California leading into Indian Wells, but has now had to postpone reappearing again with caution being the watchword. Robson is not said to have suffered any major setback but wants to be sure the area is strong enough to withstand the rigours of competition. A possible new target is a WTA event in Colombia next month but she has made it clear there will be no rushing back from what is the most infernal injury for tennis players. Watson's serve was performing well during the 93-minute win for the Brit in the BNP Paribas Open .

Summary: The Brit defeated the World No 8 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and a half . As a result Heather Watson reaches the Indian Wells final 16 . Laura Robson has again been forced to postpone her comeback .


Having spent 15 years in the NFL watching linebackers run towards him in an attempt to leave him on the ground, there can't be much that scares New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. But it seems the four-time Super Bowl winner has met his match. The 37-year-old shared a video on Facebook of himself diving off a cliff into a pool at the bottom of a waterfall while on a family holiday, accompanied by his wife Gisele Bundchen. Brady wrote a message to accompany the video saying: 'Never doing that again! #AirBrady'. Tom Brady took on a daring cliff dive while on a holiday during the NFL off-season . The New England Patriots quarterback launches himself off the edge of a cliff . Brady posted the video on Facebook with the message 'never doing that again' The 37-year-old rises from to the surface of the water after his courageous dive . The Patriots quarterback is taking a well-earned break after guiding New England to a thrilling Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona last month. The 28-24 victory over Seattle at the University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1 clinched an elusive fourth Super Bowl ring for Brady, a decade after he won his third. Brady and his family have recently been in Costa Rica on a family holiday. Brady and his wife Gisele Bundchen watch a World Cup game in Brazil in the summer of 2014 . Brady guided New England to a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 . The win in Glendale, Arizona was Brady's fourth Super Bowl title in a glittering NFL career .

Summary: Tom Brady takes on a frightening dive off the edge of a cliff . The New England Patriots star is enjoying a break during NFL off-season . Brady guided Patriots to Super Bowl victory over Seattle in February .


Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has revealed that the French midfielder could yet decide to stay at Juventus despite interest from the biggest clubs in Europe. The 21-year-old midfielder signed a new £70,000-a-week contract with the Serie A giants in October lasting until June 2019, but remains one of Europe's most coveted midfielders with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Chelsea reportedly interested in hi signature. Despite claiming Pogba would be open to staying in Italy, Raiola also admits that his client will seek pastures new if he's feels the 'moment' is right. Paul Pogba's agent has revealed that the midfielder could remain at Juventus despite interest from elsewhere . Raiola told Le Parisien: 'Ligue 1 and PSG are not too small for Paul. 'All the big clubs are interesting to us, regardless of the league. We respect the leagues in France, Germany, England, Spain and Italy. 'Everyone thinks that Paul will leave Juventus, but that's not guaranteed. 'Everything depends on what Paul himself and Juventus want. If it's the moment to leave, then he will leave.' Pogba has reportedly been attracting interest from the likes of PSG and Manchester City . The 21-year-old midfielder signed a new £70,000-a-week contract with the Serie A giants in October .

Summary: Paul Pogba's agent has claimed the midfielder may stay at Juventus . Pogba has attracted interest from likes of Manchester United and PSG . 21-year-old signed new contract with Juve in October, 2014 .


The executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumuran would not stop Prime Minister Tony Abbott from holidaying in Bali. Many Australians have called for a boycott of the island paradise in anger at the imminent killings. The island hosts more than a million Australian tourists each year, including the prime minister. But Mr Abbott told WSFM's Jonesy and Amanda on Friday that he would not boycott Bali. 'I am one of those Australians who has been several times to Bali on holidays,' Mr Abbott said. 'I've got to say I love my time there.' Scroll down for video . Political unity: Prime Minister Tony Abbott (right) and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (centre) have been united in their opposition to the death penalty, with the pair appearing at a vigil for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on Thursday morning . Fighting for Chan and Sukumaran: The Prime Minister (pictured left, on the job, and right, in a swimming competition) has engaged in a fierce lobbying effort on behalf of the Australians. He told WSFM that he would continue to holiday to the island paradise of Bali in the future . Island paradise: More than a million Australians visit Bali each year, but the imminent execution of reformed prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has sparked a movement calling for tourists to boycott the popular destination. Pictured above is an ocean temple at Pura Tanah Lot, Bali . Reformed ringleaders: Mercy campaigners have pointed to the success of Kerokoban Prison's rehabilitation program in changing the lives of Myuran Sukumaran, left, and Andrew Chan, right. Mr Sukumaran has become an accomplished artist and Mr Chan has been ordained as a priest . 'It's a beautiful island with friendly people. It's a magnificent place to stay. 'I hope over time that more Australians will travel to Indonesia. I hope over time more Indonesians will travel to Australia. 'The short answer is yes I would (still go to Bali). 'I would hate to think that our understandable dismay and disappointment and even anger at the prospect of these executions... would permanently blight the relationship, because it's too important to both our countries.' Mr Abbott provoked anger from Indonesian officials in February after he publicly reminded them the Federal Government had donated $1 billion of aid to the country following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. The tsunami devastated the country's Aceh province and the Australian government deployed military personnel to assist in humanitarian relief operations. Mr Abbott's aid statement was dismissed by an Indonesian foreign ministry official - who told reporters 'no one responds well to threats'. Controversial photograph: The Australian government has complained to the Indonesian government over these pictures of the Denpasar police commissioner Djoko Hariutomo posing with Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on board the flight to Nusakambangan . Indonesian police officers are pictured standing guard out the front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Jakarta State Administrative Court rejected a lawsuit from Chan and Sukumaran's lawyers on February 24, 2015 . It also sparked a social media movement in Indonesia, 'Coin4Abbott', calling

Summary: Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been to Bali on holidays on several occasions . He told WSFM's Jonesy and Amanda that the imminent execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran would not stop him from going . Mr Abbott's government has been engaged in an intense lobbying effort to stop the executions from going ahead .


Manchester City felt the full force of a sparkling Lionel Messi performance on Wednesday, prompting a debate over whether the Barcelona forward is the greatest player of all time. Messi ripped apart the Premier League champions, with an array of nutmegs, dribbles and passes that demonstrated the 27-year-old, beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo to the Ballon d'Or in each of the last two years, is back on top of the world. And the secret of his return to top form has now been revealed, with Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo claiming Messi is three and a half kilos lighter, making him sharper and more mobile. Mundo Deportivo reveal that Lionel Messi has lost weight while Sport focus on Real Madrid's plan to stop him . 'Leo has lost weight, has a new Italian dietician and is a regular in the gymnasium after training,' claims the paper, which also mentions a poll showing 85% of readers believe the Argentine is the greatest player ever. Elsewhere in Spain there is focus on the Champions League draw, where AS claims 'Spain instills fear', and next weekend's Clasico, when Real Madrid face Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to channel 'the spirit of Munich' this weekend at the Nou Camp, an attempt to repeat the remarkable performance of last year's Champions League semi final when they thrashed holders Bayern 4-0 away from home. 'Spain instills fear' claim AS, while Marca leads on Carlo Ancelotti's aim to channel 'the spirit of Munich' As part of that the Real Madrid boss intends to ask Gareth Bale to do a more defensive job, while relying on his central midfield stars to run the show. In Italy Roma and Inter Milan are criticised for the press after losing at home in the Europa League on Thursday night. La Gazzetta dello Sport call Inter 'the big flop' after they exited to Wolfsburg 4-1 on aggregate, while Corriere dello Sport focus on the 'Roma collapse'. In Italy the focus is on Inter Milan and Roma's Europa League exits, with both sides losing at home .

Summary: Lionel Messi was brilliant in Barcelona win over Manchester City . The Argentine has been in superb form in 2015 so far . Mundo Deportivo claim he has lost weight, sparking the improved displays . READ: Is Messi the greatest footballer you've ever seen?


A creepy video shows how a burglar manages to break into a man's house before helping himself to a number of electronic and personal items. The footage was captured by a New Zealand man who installed security cameras around his home after being broken into four times in two and a half years. David Hooper, 56, was at work at a local cinema in Whanganui on the country's North Island and was monitoring the live CCTV footage from his mobile phone when he noticed the signs of a break in. Mr Hooper reviewed the video, which shows the thief knock on his front door before walking around the side of the house to climb through a window he smashed open with a brick. Scroll down for video . David Hooper, 56, from Whanganui in New Zealand captured the moment a thief broke into his house . The thief stole a number of items and smashed the flat screen TV in an effort to yank it away from the wall . The burglar can then be seen rifling through the draws on a TV stand and filling up a washing basket with electronics and games. He then smashes Mr Hooper's flat screen TV in an effort to yank it away from the wall. The thief then makes his way into a second room to search through more drawers, before walking through the kitchen armed with Mr Hooper's guitar. The man walks out the front door with the guitar slung over his shoulder, carrying the basket of items. He pulls the sleeves of his hoodie over his hands to close the front door without leaving fingerprints. The break in occurred between 6.55pm and 7.20pm last Tuesday, but Mr Hooper did not notice his trashed home until 9pm. As he was the only person manning the cinema he could not leave until after 10.30pm. He installed security cameras into his home after being broken into four times in two and a half years . The burglar can be seen rifling through the draws and filling up a washing basket with electronics and games . 'When I saw it at nine o'clock I was pretty upset, it was not very pleasant at all,' Mr Hooper told Daily Mail Australia. 'Especially when I saw him breaking the TV - there was no need for that.' The man had stolen his PlayStation, seven games, a digital camera, a guitar, an e-cigarette and even meat from his freezer. Mr Hooper said there could be more items he doesn't yet know about. He estimates $15,000 worth of stuff has been stolen over the five break-ins. The security video was shared on his work's Facebook page and was viewed more than 27,000 times. The security video was shared on his work's Facebook page and was viewed more than 27,000 times . A woman who had purchased the items from the thief saw the video, recognised him and alerted police. They arrested him after finding his fingerprints at the scene. Mr Hooper said break-ins occurred all over Whanganui, and he believes he

Summary: David Hooper from Whanganui, NZ, got footage of a man robbing his house . He installed cameras after being broken into four times in two years . The footage was shared on Facebook and was seen by a woman who bought the stolen items, recognised the man and called police .


After seeing off India to reach the final of the cricket World Cup, Australia were shown incredible support from across their country. Fans in Sydney, where they won the semi-final, celebrated raucously, while those in Melbourne awaited their arrival for Sunday's showdown against New Zealand. And there was even support in between, as airline Qantas provided special headrests for the flight with the slogan '#GoGold'. Australia celebrate taking a wicket during their 95-run win over India on Thursday in the World Cup semi final . Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson posted a picture of all-rounder James Faulkner from the plane to his Instagram account. Johnson wrote: 'On our way to melb. Nice touch qantas with GoGold on headrest #worldcupfinal #cricket #gogold #mcg' Australia will meet New Zealand, who beat them narrowly during the Pool stages, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, looking to win their fifth World Cup. Mitchell Johnson jumps for joy after removing Rohit Sharma to help book Australia's place in the final .

Summary: Australia beat India on Thursday to reach World Cup final . Qantas produce special head-rests for their flight to Melbourne . Australia will play New Zealand at the MCG on Sunday in the final .


Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate professional but Lionel Messi is more naturally gifted, according to former team-mate of both superstars Deco. The now-retired 37-year-old played with Messi during their time together at Barcelona, while he has also shared the pitch with Ronaldo as part of Portugal's national side. While Deco respects both players who have shared the last seven Ballon d'Ors between then, he concedes that Messi hold the edge in terms of pure 'talent' - although he suggested that another former Barca team-mate Ronaldinho could be better than both. Argentine phenomenon Lionel Messi (centre) gets Deco's vote as the world's most talented player . Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) have shared the last seven Ballon d'Or titles between them . The Real Madrid superstar is the game's consummate professional according to his former team-mate . Jose Mourinho is the best manager in the world according to his former Porto playmaker . '[Leo and Cristiano] are different,' he told FourFourTwo. 'Messi was born with talent. Cristiano also has talent but it's amazing how hard he works at it; how professional he is. 'It's difficult to pick one but maybe Leo is the best I've ever played with. Although, Ronaldinho did things that I've never seen anyone do.' During the Q&A session, Deco also singled out former Porto manager Jose Mourinho as the best manager he has ever worked with after changing the mentality of Portuguese football. 'I think he's the best, though I've had many great coaches: Fernando Santos, Carlo Ancelotti, Felipe Scolari,' Deco said. 'However, Mourinho brought something different. He brought ambition because in those days in Portugal it was difficult to imagine that one of our clubs could win the Champions League.' Deco (left) and Ronaldo train together while away on international duty with Portugal . Deco played with the Argentina phenomenon during their time together at the Nou Camp . Deco insists that Ronaldinho (bottom right) could do things with the ball that others can't .

Summary: Deco has played with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi . Portugal international believes Messi shades it in the talent stakes . Former Barcelona star hints that Ronaldinho could be better than both .


Lewis Hamilton bounced back from a troubled first practice ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix to lead the way at the end of the day. The reigning champion, who began the year in stunning fashion just under a fortnight ago in Australia by claiming pole, fastest lap and victory, hit problems after just four installation laps in FP1. Hamilton was ordered to pull his Mercedes off the Sepang International Circuit after complaining of 'a click in the rear' of the car. Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice ahead of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix . World champion Hamilton won the first race of the season in Australia and is looking for back-to-back wins . 1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:39.790 . 2. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:40.163 . 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:40.218 . 4. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1:40.346 . 5. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:40.450 . 6. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:40.560 . 7. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:40.652 . 8. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso - Renault 1:41.220 . 9. Marcus Ericsson Sauber - Ferrari 1:41.261 . 10. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull - Renault 1:41.799 . 11. Pastor Maldonado Lotus - Mercedes 1:41.877 . 12. Felipe Nasr Sauber - Ferrari 1:41.988 . 13. Sergio PerezForce India - Mercedes 1:42.242 . 14. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso - Renault 1:42.291 . 15. Nico Hulkenberg Force India - Mercedes 1:42.330 . 16. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:42.506 . 17. Jenson Button McLaren 1:42.637 . 18. Romain Grosjean Lotus - Mercedes 1:42.948 . 19. Will Stevens Marussia - Ferrari 1:45.704 . 20. Roberto Merhi Marussia - Ferrari 1:47.229 . Hamilton hitches a lift back to the paddock after his car stopped during first practice . Although Hamilton stated his gears worked and he could have returned his car to the pits, he was told by his race engineer that 'we have no telemetry so we didn't want to risk the engine. It's a race engine.' Hamilton's car was hoisted away from the scene and returned to the Mercedes garage, where his mechanics furiously worked on a fault with the power unit inlet system. Mercifully for Hamilton, with only four engines available to a driver over the course of the 19 grands prix, a complete engine change was not required. Hamilton did not return to the circuit until 38 minutes into FP2, at the end of a red-flag session as rookie Roberto Merhi had beached his Manor in the gravel. Hamilton returned to the circuit 38 minutes into the second practice session . Hamilton had a new helmet design for the Malaysian race but, under new rules, was not allowed to wear it . Hamilton is given a lift back to the pits by a Malaysian Grand Prix marshall after his car stopped on track . Mercedes mechanics work on Hamilton's car after he suffered an engine problem . Fifty-two minutes later Hamilton emerged the only man to dip below one minute and 40 seconds for the lap, posting a time of 1:39.790secs. As in FP1, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen emerged second quickest, with the Finn 0.373secs adrift of Hamilton, with

Summary: Lewis Hamilton missed much of the day, but still went fastest in Sepang . Hamilton did not post a time in the morning after engine troubles . But he returned to finish almost a third of a second faster than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg third . Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were 16th and 17th respectively . CLICK HERE for all the latest Formula One news .


An animal shelter will be monitored by the government for the next three years after questions were raised about the conditions of its facilities and the number of animals being euthanised. The Lost Dogs Home, in Melbourne, was the subject of recent audit by the Victorian Government, and will now be forced to report on its euthanasia rates twice a year. An investigation into the shelter discovered minimum standards were not being met in some cases, and animals were sleeping on cracked concrete floors or shelters that were too small. Lost Dogs Home, in Melbourne, was the subject of recent audit by the Victorian Government . The cracked floors mean disease is more likely to be spread as the grounds are not sealed, and some of the cat enclosures were also found to be below size. The Lost Dogs Home provides services to 17 councils across Victoria, according to the audit authorised by Jaala Pulford, Agriculture Minister, from a number of different locations. Ms Pulford said more focus needed to be put on the home's assessment process for whether animals should be put down. The report uncovered that some conditions, such as cracked concrete floors, were not up to scratch . The size of the cages where cats were being held were deemed too small . 'We will work to ensure all issues raised in the report are addressed and issues of non-compliance put right,' she told The Age. Despite the home reducing its overall euthanasia rates in recent years, it was found they did not keep records which detailed the health, sociability or temperament of the animals that were put down. The formal investigation into the shelter was launched in January, after strong social media campaign, The Age reported. Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford announced the investigation on social media following a strong response from the community. The formal investigation into the shelter was launched in January, after strong social media campaign . On Sunday the Lost Dogs Home issued a statement of their own, welcoming the report. 'The Lost Dogs’ Home welcomes the audit report released today by Jaala Pulford MP (Agriculture Minister) into our compliance under the Code of Practice because every cat and dog at the Home is cared for with compassion,' the statement, posted to their Facebook page, read. In the post they announced a $250,000 upgrade, which would go towards: 'operational infrastructure improvements, prioritising customer and animal contact areas and animal assessment facilities.'

Summary: The Lost Dogs Home will be monitored by the Victorian Government . The animal shelter was the subject of a recent investigation . Audit revealed that some of the animals were kept in sub-standard shelters . Lost Dogs Home have welcomed the report and committed to change .