The president of Sierra Leone has ordered the entire country to stay at home for three days in a bid to stop the spread of Ebola. Ernest Koroma has ordered the entire population into lock down from 6am on March 27 until 6pm on March 29. It comes as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - which have been the centres of the outbreak which has killed more than 10,000 people - have set a goal of cutting off the disease's spread by April 16. The president of Sierra Leone has ordered the entire country to stay at home for three days in a bid to stop the spread of Ebola . The worst-ever outbreak of the virus has claimed almost 3,700 lives in Sierra Leone, one of three impoverished west African nations that have seen their economies and healthcare systems wrecked by the crisis . Koroma said: 'All Sierra Leoneans must stay at home for three days,' he announced, expanding a previous order for a lockdown in the capital Freetown and northern areas of the country nationwide. 'I have made my personal commitment to do whatever it takes to get to zero Ebola infections and I call on every Sierra Leonean in every community to pull together,' he added. Liberia had previously reported that it had reached an end to the epidemic in the country but a new case appeared in its capital Monrovia on Friday. The infected woman is the wife of a man already cured of the disease, it has been reported. One of the deadliest viruses known to man, Ebola is spread only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of the recently deceased or an infected person showing symptoms, such as fever or vomiting. Health workers from Sierra Leone's Red Cross Society Burial Team carry an ebola victim from a house in Freetown . The World Health Organization said Ebola can still be transmitted in sperm 82 days after a patient carrying the virus is cured. The worst-ever outbreak of the virus has claimed almost 3,700 lives in Sierra Leone, one of three impoverished west African nations that have seen their economies and healthcare systems wrecked by the crisis. 'The economic development of our country and the lives of our people continue to be threatened by the ongoing presence of Ebola in Sierra Leone,' President Koroma said. 'The future of our country and the aspirations of our children are at stake.'

Summary: Ernest Koroma has ordered entire population into lock down for 72 hours . Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have goal of cutting off disease by April 1 . The worst-ever outbreak of virus has claimed 3,700 lives in Sierra Leone .


Arsenal superstars were put through their paces during a final training session before they head to France in a bid to rescue their Champions League hopes in their last 16 return leg clash with Monaco. The Gunners trail the Ligue 1 side 3-1 after a disastrous first leg capitulation at the Emirates on February 25, but the team carried determined expressions on their faces as they trained at London Colney on Monday. World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has called on his team-mates to overturn the two-goal deficit by scoring three at the Stade Louis II - a feat that has not been managed by any other team in the last 42 months. (L-R) Gabriel Paulista, Tomas Rosicky, Per Mertesacker, Santo Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil pose for a picture . Arsenal players look determined as they put in a final training session at London Colney before heading to France . World Cup winner Ozil has called for his side to 'fight from the first minute until the last' in comeback bid . Arsenal stars make their way to the training ground wearing gloves to combat the cold conditions in St Albans . Aaron Ramsey (left), Laurent Koscielny and Walcott will be likely starters at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday . Walcott and Cazorla (right) laugh as Sanchez stumbles to the floor while chasing the ball . Emirates boss Arsene Wenger keeps a close eye on his players as they warm up with a light run . Olivier Giroud has an opportunity to make amends after being criticised for missing chances in the first leg defeat . Gunners leading scorer Sanchez will be hoping to get back among the goals as Arsenal look to overturn a 3-1 deficit . Cazorla (left) appears to be leading his Arsenal team-mates on a funny walk procession as the players stretch . Theo Walcott (left) and Aaron Ramsey take part in some light training ahead of Tuesday's Champions League decider . Ramsey introduces team-mates Calum Chambers (left) and Giroud (centre) to the all-important ball . Former Monaco manager Arsene Wenger (centre) reads through his team tactics that require they score at least three goals . Wenger goes through his notes as Arsenal bid to come up with a master plan while Sanchez concentrates on his skills . Gunners playmaker Cazorla appeared relaxed ahead their potentially season defining game . Sanchez uses his trickery to evade the attentions of Arsenal's holding midfielder Francis Coquelin . All of Arsenal's stars will have to shine if they are to reverse the 3-1 deficit to reach the Champions League quarter finals . Sanchez looks dejected as Monaco complete a shock 3-1 first leg lead at the Emirates on February 25 . The stylish midfielder has vowed to fight from the first minute until the last to keep the Premier League side in the competition, but appreciates the importance of scoring early on Tuesday night. Speaking to the club's official website, Ozil said: 'It's very important to score early, but we will remain patient. We want to fight

Summary: Arsenal trail Monaco 3-1 heading into the Champions League last 16 return leg at the Stade Louis II . The Gunners warmed up for the crucial decider with a 3-0 defeat of West Ham in the Premier League . Germany star Mesut Ozil insists his side can score the three goals needed to stage an incredible comeback . READ: Olivier Giroud backs himself to bounce back from woeful first leg display against Monaco . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news as Arsene Wenger's men face crunch clash in Monaco .


She shocked fans with an eyebrow-raising photoshoot, earlier this week. But actress Chloe Sevigny swapped strategically-placed lobsters for a more low-key approach to fashion when she stepped out in New York on Friday. The blonde star was seen looking decidedly modest as she emerged for the first time since ther provocative shoot for Marfa Journal went viral. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT . Covered-up: Chloe Sevigny swapped strategically-placed lobsters for a more low-key approach to fashion when she stepped out in New York on Friday . Wearing a faux fur jacket with a pair of slim-cut, stonewash jeans, she cut something of a retro figure as she navigated the East Village. Capping her look with a black, leather bag and a matching pair of boots, she'd obviously been treating herself to a spot of retail therapy as she carried a shopping bag. Hiding behind a pair of designer sunglasses and sipping a take-away coffee, she looked almost incognito after causing such a stir. That 70s-inspred showgirl: Wearing a faux fur jacket with a pair of slim-cut, stonewash jeans, she cut something of a retro figure as she navigated the East Village . Just 24 hours earlier Chloe, whose hit film include The Last Days Of Disco with Kate Beckinsale, caused quite a scene on the cover of the Marfa Journal. Not least because the 40 year-old could be seen nearly naked and sprawled out over a retro kitchen work top - with a large marine crustacean between her legs. The image was just one of many bizarre visuals, from a nun in chain underwear to scantily-clad Red Riding Hood. Claws for draws: Choe Sevigny ditches her underwear for new Marfa Journal pictures as she poses with a lobster over her crotch . The four fake billboards divide the whole magazine into four sections: raw, decadent, romantic and progressive. And they're sure to continue to get attention, though loyal fans' interest in the content may be waning as the shoot sees the Swedish actress in a whole new light. Golden Globe winning and Academy Award nominated Chloe has previously enjoyed roles in Boys Don't Cry and American Psycho but these latest roles appear to put her in an all new-genre. In the most shocking image of the four book quarters, the beauty ditches her underwear in favour of the large marine crustacean. Stark naked: Besides a long fashion coat and a belt, Chloe was stark naked in the snaps . Proenza Schouler Double Breasted Wool Coat . Buy into the brand at Net-A-Porter . Visit site . It was Chloe Sevigny's riskiest photo shoot so far, and it was all for a European publication known for their love of flesh baring spreads. The Big Love star posed away in a myriad of looks from Jean Paul Gaultier, Betsey Johnson, and Chanel. But it was the shot where she was wearing nothing but a Proenza Schouler coat and shoes with a lobster strategically covering her nether region, that took the cake. The double-breasted wool number came in a navy check and black color block pattern and

Summary: Wears sensible outfit after posing near-naked for Marfa Journal . Actress poses naked with large marine crustacean between her legs . Wrote 'I put the HOT in PSYCHOTIC' on her bare chest . Photographed exposing chain underwear beneath nun's costume . WARNING: EXPLICIT PHOTO CONTENT .


Dale Cregan has been placed in solitary confinement after allegedly sneaking in drugs and a mobile phone to prison . One-eyed police murderer Dale Cregan has been placed in solitary confinement after smuggling a mobile phone and cannabis into his prison cell, it has been claimed. The 31-year-old, who was jailed for life after shooting police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in 2012, had been running a criminal network from HM Prison Manchester, sources said. Prison staff have come under fire for the reported security breach with critics slamming the alleged oversight as 'really embarrassing'. Cregan is serving a life sentence after shooting dead PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes as well as father and son David and Mark Short in Manchester in 2012. The gangster admitted the attempted murder of three others in a high profile court case the following year. He was told he would never see release after admitting to the killings which prompted public outcry and an outpouring of sympathy for the police. It is the second time he has been caught smuggling drugs into the prison, known as Strangeways, since being put behind bars. But having managed to get hold of a phone to direct illegal activity on the streets, critics are demanding his case be used to set an example. 'If the authorities cannot stop dangerous criminals like this continuing their activities from the inside then the Government will have to step in,' Tory MP Philip Davies told the Sun's Jake Ryan. 'Dale Cregan is not the only prisoner with a phone because security is so lax and we might have to block mobile signals in prisons if it can't be stopped by the authorities.' A prison source added the blunder had been 'really embarrassing' for staff who were now under fire from bosses. 'It's really embarrassing for the prison that one of the country's most dangerous prisoners has got a hold of a phone and drugs again.' The 31-year-old is serving a life sentence at HM Prison Manchester (above) where staff have come under fire for the reported breach . Officers Fiona Bone (left) and Nicola Hughes (right) were killed by Cregan after being lured into a house . Cregan went on the run in 2012 after murdering David Short, 46, and his son Mark, 23, in a bar fight. The killer, who has one eye after losing the other in a separate brawl, lured officers Bone and Hughes into a house in September 2012. In October last year staff at the Category A prison faced questions after the murderer tested positive for cannabis in a random drug test. At the time a spokesman for the prison said: “The availability of illicit drugs in our prisons impacts greatly on prison life and can lead to violence and intimidation of both prisoners and their family.' Earlier this year one of the key witnesses in his case revealed she had fled the country after receiving threats from the gangster's cronies online. The woman, who has not been named, refused to say where she was in the

Summary: Dale Cregan has been placed in solitary confinement following breach . The 31-year-old murderer smuggled cannabis and a phone into his cell . Was reportedly using the phone to organise crime on the outside . Serving a life sentence for murders of two police women and two rivals . The one-eyed gangster is being held at Category A HM Prison Manchester .


Three people have been injured after shots were fired in the underground car park of Denmark's largest shopping centre, police have said. The attack took place earlier this morning at Fields - a busy shopping precinct on the outskirts of the Danish capital Copenhagen. Local media reported that two people had been arrested by police though it was not immediately clear whether . those responsible for the shots are being held. 'We have a massive presence [there]. It happened in the . parking basement. One person is hit in the arm, the other is . possibly hit in the back,' the police chief, Michael Andersen said. Alert: Police in Copenhagen have been on guard since former convict Omar El-Hussein attacked a free speech event and a synagogue, killing two people and injuring five police officers in February . Officials at Copenhagen police reached by telephone said . they could not confirm any details. There was no official word . on any motive, although witnesses claimed the shooting was gang related. Speaking to local news agency Rittzau, Andersen said the shooting was a result of 'two groups who clashed', adding that approximately eight people had been involved in the incident. 'It seem two groups got in a quarrel and it culminated in the parking basement in Field's where a still unknown number of shots were fired,' Police Communications Officer Sebastian Richelsen added. Located in the Amager district, Fields is the biggest shopping centre in Denmark. Copenhagen police have been on guard since local former convict . Omar El-Hussein attacked a free speech event and a synagogue, . killing two people and injuring five police officers last month. The first shooting took place at a public event called 'Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression' at the, where El-Hussein killed film director Finn Noergaard, 55, and wounded three police officers. Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who garnered fame and notoriety for his drawings of the Prophet Muhammed, was among the speakers and is thought to have been the main target of the attacks. Hours later, security employee Dan Uzan, 37, was shot in the head as he stood outside a building belonging to the city's Great Synagogue. El-Hussein's bloody rampage was brought to an end shortly after when he was shot dead by police officers after a dramatic stand-off. Two deaths: Finn Norgaard, 55, (left) was killed at a free speech debate in a cafe in February, hours before 37-year-old Dan Uzan (right), a basketball player, was shot in the head as he guarded the door of a Bar Mitzvah . Gunned down: Omar El-Hussein, who two men in separate shootings in Copenhagen on Valentine's Day, was shot dead by police this morning after a dramatic standoff . Following the attack Denmark's government pledged 970 million kroner (£95 million) to strengthen anti-terrorism measures, including boosting foreign and domestic intelligence gathering. The government started drafting the plans in January after lawmakers demanded a review of anti-terror measures following the terror attacks by Islamic extremists in Paris. Social Democratic Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says the plan includes 415

Summary: One person was shot in the arm and another in the back during the attack . Police say two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting . Witnesses suggested attack was gang related and involved eight people . Copenhagen is on high alert following terror attacks on the city last month .


A former tin-mining town in Devon has been named the best place to live in Britain's countryside. Chagford topped The Sunday Times poll thanks to its community spirit, beautiful 15th-century homes and two Michelin-starred restaurant. The town, which has a population of just 1,400, hosts the only annual auction for Dartmoor ponies and is known as the 'Jewel of Dartmoor'. Britain's favourite countryside town: The former tin-mining town of Chagford in Devon lies in the pretty Teign Valley in Dartmoor National Park. Above, the 750-year-old church of St Michael the Archangel . It lies in the pretty Teign Valley in Dartmoor National Park and the average price of a home is just over £400,000 - whith larger houses costing over £1million. Arguably the town's biggest attraction is the 750-year-old church of St Michael the Archangel. The picturesque town also has a vast number of 15th and 16th century buildings. Its award-winning restaurant is the Gidleigh Park Hotel - run by chef Michael Caines. Rich history: In historical times, Chagford grew due to the wool trade and from tin-mining in the area and in 1305 was made a stannary town where tin was traded . Archaeological remains suggest that a community has existed here for at least 4,000 years. In historical times, Chagford grew due to the wool trade and from tin mining in the area and in 1305 was made a stannary town where tin was traded. The early 20th century Edward Lutyens house Castle Drogo lies nearby in Drewsteignton parish, and overlooks the town. The poll placed it at the top of the rural list in The Sunday Times 2015 Best Places to Live guide. Small population: Just 1,400 people live in the town, where the average property price is just over £400,000 . Topped poll: Chagford topped the Sunday Times list thanks to its community spirit, beautiful 15th-century homes and two Michelin-starred restaurant, the Gidleigh Park Hotel . The picturesque town also has a vast number of 15th and 16th century buildings. Above, a grocery store (left) and The Wood And Rush basketry shop (right) Beautiful countryside: The town lies in the Teign Valley. Pictured above, the Teign Gorge in Dartmoor . The Gidleigh Park Hotel is Chagford's two-Michelin Starred restaurant headed up by chef Michael Caines .

Summary: Chagford lies in the picturesque Teign Valley in Dartmoor National Park . Has rich history and boasts 750-year-old church St Michael the Archangel . The town also has a vast number of 15th and 16th century buildings . Chagford was made stannary town where tin was mined and traded in 1305 .


ATP World No.5 Eugenie Bouchard took on fellow Canadian Justin Bieber as well as comedy duo Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in the 11th annual Desert Smash. Bouchard took to the court to do battle with the world renowned stars at La Quinta Resort and Club in California. Fellow professional tennis players Fernando Verdasco and Sam Querrey also took part, as did Mardy Fish and Daniela Hantuchova. Eugenie Bouchard poses with Justin Bieber, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart at the 11th annual Desert Smash . Bouchard returns a shot as she takes on the celebrities at the 11th annual Desert Smash in California . Bouchard in action at La Quinta in California as she helps raise money for cancer research on the courts . Bouchard and Daniela Hantuchova shake hands as they prepare to take part in a friendly tennis battle . Candian duo Bouchard and Bieber prepare to do battle on the court at the 11th annual Desert Smash . Ferrell and Bouchard are all smiles as they pose courtside in the Californian sun at the Desert Smash . Tennis player Fernando Verdasco and Comedian Hart attend the 11th Annual Desert Smash in California . Hart struts his stuff on the court as fans look on at the charity event at La Quinta Resort and Club California . Ferrell hosted the event, which raises money for Cancer for College, a charity founded by friend Craig Pollard. However, the host himself didn't last too long when it came to taking on some of the tennis elite as the comedian walked off the court claiming he had an inflamed buttock muscle. Instead Ferrell, famed for Anchorman among other films, sat on the sidelines making fun of Bieber as he strutted his stuff on the California courts against Bouchard and co. Bouchard and Hantuchova pose at the tennis based charity bash hosted by Ferrell in California . Candian duo Bouchard and Bieber pose courtside at the 11th annual Desert Smash in California . Comedy legend and host Ferrell takes time out to pose with singer Bieber in the Californian sun .

Summary: Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard took to the courts for charity . World No.5 appeared at charity event hosted by Will Ferrell in California . She was joined by fellow pro Fernando Verdasco and Daniela Hantuchova . Justin Bieber and Kevin Hart were also in action in front of the crowds . CLICK HERE for all the latest tennis news .


England's friendly against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, June 7 has been scheduled for a 1pm kick-off. The match at Dublin's Aviva Stadium will be just the second time the two nations have met since the infamous abandonment at the old Lansdowne Road ground in 1995, and the first in Ireland. James McCarthy tries to escape the attentions of England pair Michael Carrick (left) and Phil Jones in 2013 . England and Ireland players leave the field after a 1995 friendly in Dublin was abandoned due to crowd trouble . In May 2013 the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Following discussions with the FA and the Garda (Irish police), England have been allocated 3,000 tickets for the fixture.

Summary: Republic of Ireland face England in Dublin on Sunday, June 7 . Match will kick off at 1pm with 3,000 away tickets allocated .


Compelling: This picture, taken minutes after MH17 blew up, 'shows a BUK rocket trail' An image of a vapour trail taken minutes after a passenger jet crashed in Ukraine has been hailed as proof it was shot down by a Russian missile. Official investigators believe the picture, first published by The Mail on Sunday last year, holds the key to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was blown apart in mid-air, killing all 298 on board. Afterwards, Ukraine and Russia blamed each other, and still do, and the incident fuelled an increasingly bloody civil war which has seen large parts of Eastern Ukraine taken over by military forces loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dutch and Australian investigators now believe the image represents evidence that the Malaysian Boeing was hit by a Russian-made BUK rocket. They travelled to Ukraine to interview the photographer who took the picture from the roof of his block of flats in Torez, some 12 miles from the site where the missile was launched, and took away the camera as evidence. They believe the image and others taken by the photographer offer clear evidence of the BUK missile attack from a position on the edge of the town of Snizhne in pro-Russian rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Amid fears for his safety he was relocated to a safe house and has been under the protection of Ukraine’s secret service ever since. Analysis by investigators has found the picture was taken at 16.25.48 seconds on July 17. The plane’s data records stopped functioning – as a result of a catastrophic explosion, it is thought – at 16.21.28. Scroll down for video . The dispersing vapour is, according to experts, consistent with a BUK missile, which hurtled towards its target at 1,900mph, having been fired four minutes earlier. The photographer was questioned in detail by investigators about the time and location of his pictures. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he told The Mail on Sunday: ‘I was in my flat in a suburb of Torez, and heard a loud noise – far louder than artillery or grenades. ‘I ran to the window and saw how the wind was spreading the smoke trail above the horizon. Defenceless: All 298 passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was blown apart in mid-air on July 17, last year, were killed . ‘My camera was near the window. I grabbed it and ran upstairs to the roof to take a picture. I took my first picture but saw I had electric cables right in the middle, so then maximized the zoom and took the second. 'Then I turned round and on the other side, to the north, saw a trail of dark blue smoke. I decided that the missile must have hit a petrol station. I climbed to another other part of the roof to take a picture from there. 'It took me three minutes, and I took the third picture. I had no idea that my third picture was the smoke from the just crashed plane. ‘I did not see any plane.

Summary: Photographer took image just after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed . It was captured from the roof of block of flats in Torez, some 12 miles away . Investigators say photo offers clear evidence on the BUK missile attack . They believe it was from position in town in pro-Russian eastern Ukraine . All 298 passengers on board MH17, which was blown apart mid-air, died .


The 'disgraceful' reaction from Chelsea players forced referee Bjorn Kuipers to send off Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the ill-tempered Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge, said Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher. Carragher's fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness went further, branding Jose Mourinho's players 'pathetic', but co-commentator Gary Neville defended the Blues for being 'shrewd'. Ibrahimovic was sent off after a lunging challenge on Chelsea's Oscar on the half hour mark but it appeared harsh as both players made forceful tackles. Chelsea players surround referee Bjorn Kuipers as Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is shown a red card for fouling Oscar . The Chelsea players swarm around the referee with team-mate Oscar lying injured on the floor . Ibrahimovic is clearly dejected having been sent off after a collision with Oscar in the first-half . Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher labelled Chelsea players a 'disgrace' for their reaction to Ibrahimovic . The 33-year-old seemed apologetic as soon as he realised the impact of his challenge before the Chelsea players swarmed the referee demanding action. 'It was very unfortunate, it’s not a red card. I actually think he’s trying to pull his foot away. You look at it and you think Oscar’s foot is as high, if not higher,' Carragher said on Sky Sports. ‘If the referee is the other side then the referee might look at Oscar and give the decision the other way.' Carragher insisted the actions from the Chelsea players were the deciding factor in the dismissal. Jamie Carragher (left) and Graeme Souness (second right) slammed the behaviour of the Chelsea players . The 33-year-old heads into this challenge with Oscar (left) in the first-half which got him sent off . 'The reaction from the Chelsea players is disgraceful. It’s something that is sad that is coming into the game. It comes from I think Jose Mourinho’s teams, they have this reaction, it’s not a one off,' added Carragher. Souness branded the actions of Chelsea's squad 'pathetic'. He said: 'In Jamie’s (Carragher) generation, when someone caught you, the last thing you wanted to show your opponent is that you’re injured, today it’s the exact opposite. If someone brushes you, you want to go down and get them in trouble. That’s how pathetic it is. 'Thank goodness PSG stood up to that and leave here with great credit. They are the proper team.' Former Manchester United captain Neville disagreed with his colleagues. He said: ‘Listening to the lads at half-time, I’m not as damning about Chelsea reacting because partly times it happened during my career when you tried to influence the referee. But for far too many times you’ve seen naive English teams in Europe, that have been done on occasions like that. The PSG forward immediately acknowledged his fault in the incident having collided with Oscar . ‘Here, we’ve got a team that is shrewd. People at home might not like it but if the boot was on the other foot we’d be calling PSG shrewd. They play the game, that’s what you need to do in European competition over

Summary: PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic given straight red card for challenge on Chelsea's Oscar . French side won on away goals to progress to the last eight despite playing 90 minutes with 10 men . Sportsmail columnist and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher insisted Chelsea players influenced the referee . His fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness was scathing in his criticism of Chelsea's players . However in commentary former Manchester United captain Gary Neville defended the Chelsea reactions . READ: Mourinho's cynical tactics come back to bite him on the backside . CLICK HERE for all the reaction to Chelsea's Champions League exit .


Republic of Ireland winger James McClean has played down fears that he could miss Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland through injury. McClean was sent for a scan on Tuesday after limping out of training at Gannon Park in Malahide, leaving manager Martin O'Neill with his fingers crossed. However, the Wigan midfielder has insisted he will be ready for the Group D clash even if he may not train again until later in the week. James McClean limped out of training on Tuesday ahead of Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 clash with Poland . But the winger has brushed off injury fears and has insisted he's ready for Sunday's crucial clash in Dublin . McClean told the Irish Independent: 'The ankle should be fine. I said I'd give it a go in training, but unfortunately it was just too sore to carry out the session. 'I went and had a scan and thankfully it's just some bone bruising. It should be cleared up in time for the weekend's game, which is obviously positive news. 'I will just need to rest it now with plenty of ice and re-evaluate it in the morning to see if I can train. If not, then hopefully I'll be able to get a training session or two in before the game.' However, O'Neill still has concerns over full-back Stephen Ward and midfielder Darron Gibson, who are struggling with ankle and groin problems respectively. McClean has made 30 league appearances for Wigan this season and has notched six goals along the way .

Summary: James McClean limped out of training on Tuesday with an ankle injury . Republic of Ireland host Poland in Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday . But McClean has allayed fears and insisted he's ready for the clash . There's still concerns over injured duo Stephen Ward and Darron Gibson .


Australian jihadist widow Zehra Duman is believed to be using social media to try and recruit other young women to join the Islamic State and become Jihadi brides in Syria. The 21-year-old woman fled to Syria from Melbourne and married jihadist fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif - known as ‘The Playboy Jihadi - who was killed five weeks later. The young woman is using website ask.fm to speak candidly and answer anonymous questions about herself; including her grief over her dead husband, life as a Jihadi Bride and her parents’ reaction to her decision to flee to Syria. Scroll down for video . Vanished: Zehra Duman, pictured, left behind a distraught family when she fled for the Middle East late in 2014. She later posted that she had married jihadist fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif, married . A Twitter account understood to belong to Zehra Duman posted a series of photographs of jihadist women 'from Australia and the US' posing with a BMW M5, which they said originated in France . When asked how her parents reacted when she left for Syria, Duman opened up about her parents’ anguish. ‘They were shocked, as I never have been public with my Jihadi views,’ she wrote. ‘But also heartbroken, as my mum was very close to me… and she knows she will never see me again.’ The 21-year-old also describes her grief for her husband, to whom she was married for five weeks as ‘we got married in December, and he got Shahada in January’. Duman has been opening up on life in Syria and answering questions like this on social media website ask.fm . In another image, the women are pictured posing in head-to-toe black dress under an Islamic State flag . ‘Every day, there’s not a moment I don’t think of (my husband),’ she writes. ‘He was the perfect husband. Had such a beautiful heart, and character. ‘Allah didn’t want to keep him here in filthy Dunya.’ The young recruiter, who also calls herself ‘Umm Abdullatif’, gives a glowing review of and tells curious people posing questions ‘you need to come and see for yourself’. One minute, she is gushing that: ‘the lifestyle here is amazing, it is something you need to see for yourself’. The next, Duman states that she is well-armed with ‘a klash, a pistol, a few knives, also a bunch of grenades’. She says she is ‘more than happy’ to look for husbands for people, and then urges them to continue the conversation with her using another app, such as Kik or Surespot. When asked ‘what do you miss about Australia?’ she responds ‘0’, confirming her intention to never return. Worse still, the Jihadi Bride explains that although women are currently not allowed to fight, she eagerly awaits the moment she can enter the conflict in the hope of becoming a martyr. ‘They dont need sisters to fight… we have our lions ♡ but maybe one day soon, it just might happen... which i cannot wait for (sic),’ she wrote. Alarming: Zehra Duman posted this photograph to social media with the caption:

Summary: Australian ISIS widow appears to be using ask.fm to answer questions . Zehra Duman, 21, from Melbourne is trying to recruit new Jihadi brides . Opened up about life in Syria and her grief over her dead husband . It is not the first time she has been seen to use social media from Syria . Her Twitter account has previously sent hateful propaganda posts . Tweet claimed Duman and her 'sisters' were 'thirsty for [Australian] blood' She fled Melbourne and her distraught family after being 'brainwashed'


Lillo Brancato, who played a mobster in HBO's The Sopranos, has landed his first Hollywood movie role following his eight-year prison stint for his part in the murder of a cop. The 38-year-old has started working on the film 'Back in the Day', which tells the story of a Brooklyn boxer taken in by a mobster, the New York Post first reported. In the movie, which stars Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover and Mike Tyson, Brancato plays the cousin of one of the boxer's opponents and gets into a scuffle with the lead character. The role comes more than a year after he was released from prison. He served eight years for a botched robbery in the Bronx in which an off-duty police officer was shot dead. Scroll down for video . New role: Lillo Brancato (pictured second right with, from left, actor Joe D'Onofrio, actor and producer William DeMeo and director Paul Borghese) has landed a role in 'Back in the Day' about a fighter from Brooklyn . In December 2005, Brancato tried to break into an apartment with Steven Armento, a low-level mobster and the father of his girlfriend, to steal Valium but NYPD officer Daniel Enchautegui heard glass break as they entered the building and confronted them. While Enchautegui waited for backup, a gun battle erupted and he was fatally shot in the chest. Armento was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Brancato was found not guilty of murder but was convicted of robbery and sentenced to nine years in prison minus time served. He was released on December 31, 2013. After leaving prison, he was given his second chance by William DeMeo, who wrote 'Back in the Day', and is also producing and starring in the movie. 'I know a lot of people were nervous about hiring someone who had a tainted past,' DeMeo told the Post. 'I could tell deep down in my heart that he changed. I wanted to give him a second chance.' Locked up: Brancato was sent to prison for his part in the death of off-duty police officer Daniel Enchautegui, right. Brancato and another man were breaking into an apartment when the man shot Enchautegui . Scene: Police investigate the crime scene in the Bronx on Saturday 10, 2005, where the officer was shot . Brancato, who has been sharing behind-the-scene snaps on his Instagram page, first met DeMeo while they were both going for a role in the 2001 film, 'Boss of Bosses', which DeMeo ultimately secured. DeMeo said that he called a friend in the NYPD to ask him whether he would be offended if he hired the ex-con, but the friend said it was no problem. But the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association in New York, J. Lynch, told TMZ that he would not be so forgiving. 'We ask all right-thinking people not to support this thug’s acting career by avoiding this movie and any project in which he is involved,' he said. As for Brancato, the actor said he's particularly excited about working with Mike

Summary: Lillo Brancato, who played a mobster in HBO's The Sopranos, has landed his first Hollywood role after his December 2013 release from prison . He was locked up for eight years following a botched robbery in 2005 in which his associate shot dead an off-duty police officer . He is now filming 'Back in the Day' about a Brooklyn boxer . NYC Patrolmen's Benevolent Association called for a boycott of the movie .


As the dust starts to settle following the hotly anticipated release of Fifty Shades Of Grey, the film's protagonist has responded to criticism that it glorifies and romanticises abuse against women. Speaking in a video interview with Kjersti Flaa for TV2 about criticism that Christian’s treatment of her character is abusive, Dakota Johnson, who plays Anastasia Steele, said: 'I think that is an uneducated opinion. 'Maybe because I know more about the BDSM world, so it makes sense to me, but everything that these characters do, they make the decision to do it.' Scroll down for video . Dakota Johnson, who plays Anastasia Steele, retaliated to criticism that Christian Grey's treatment of her character is abusive in a new video interview . Domestic violence campaigners in America and the UK called for a boycott of the film when it was released last month because they believed it 'glorified' and 'romanticised' abuse against women. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation launched a campaign titled Fifty Shades Is Abuse, which urged people to donate to local women's shelters instead of buying movie tickets. In London, feminist campaigners, Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the novel dangerously romanticises the idea that women can fix broken men. Dakota, left, with Jamie Dornan in the film, and, right, at the Academy Awards, said: 'Maybe because I know more about the BDSM world, so it makes sense to me, but everything that these characters do, they make the decision to do it' A handful of men and women stood outside the central London premiere in Leicester Square when it was released on Valentine's Day, unfurling a banner calling Christian Grey 'a rapist' as stars made their way along the red carpet. Defending the film, she added: 'Christian doesn’t abuse Ana. She’s not a victim. She’s not a sad, weak-minded, passive person. 'She’s strong and confident and is exploring her body and her sexuality in a private environment with somebody that she loves. And, you know, it’s a movie.' Ahead of the release of the controversial film, activists called on the public to consider whether they should endorse the movie. Defending the film, Dakota added: 'Christian doesn't abuse Ana. She's not a victim. She’s not a sad, weak-minded, passive person' In London, feminist campaigners, Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the novel dangerously romanticises the idea that women can fix broken men and protested at the premier . Natalie Collins, who runs campaign group Fifty Shades Is Domestic Abuse, said the story portrays an abusive relationship. She said that if readers consider Christian Grey's behaviour out of context, it would appear extremely alarming rather than alluring. She said: 'Is it romantic when somebody tracks your phone, when somebody knows where you live before you tell them, sells your only means of transport, or buys the company you work for? 'How can you marry that with being romantic?' Ms Collins, who is a consultant working to end the abuse of women, said that after reading all three books, she was left 'deeply concerned about the amount of domestic violence that

Summary: Dakota was speaking in response to campaigners against the film . Campaigners believed it 'glorified' and 'romanticised' abuse against women . Dakota said Ana is 'exploring her sexuality in a private environment'


A police officer was forced to smash a woman's car window after she passed out drunk and came to a halt while driving along a highway. Amber Dlaine McKinney Morgan, 25, was heading north on the I-805 in San Diego, California, at around 1am on Friday when she fell asleep at the wheel. California Highway Patrol arrived at the scene and tried to get into the vehicle, but when the woman woke she took her foot off the brake, and the car started to roll. Scroll down for video . Amber Dlaine McKinney Morgan, 25, was heading north on the I-805 in San Diego at around 1am on Friday when she fell asleep at the wheel . California Highway Patrol arrived at the scene to get into the vehicle, but when the woman woke she took her foot off the brake, and the car started to roll . Extraordinary footage captured by ABC 10 shows the officer running alongside the vehicle shouting 'stop, stop' at the woman before smashing the glass on the passenger side. He then opes the door and turns the emergency brake on to stop it from moving any further. When officers searched the car, they allegedly found a bottle of liquor and a collection of other drinks. They arrested McKinney Morgan on suspicion of drunk driving. She was booked into LCDRF Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility in Santee, California, and is being held on $250 bail. The authorities were forced to close several lanes on the highway to avoid other motorists hitting the stopped car or their officers who were on the road dealing with the situation. Footage shows the officer running alongside the car shouting 'Stop, stop' before smashing the glass. He then opens the door and turns the emergency brake on . McKinney Morgan was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. She was booked into LCDRF Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility and is being held on $250 bail .

Summary: Amber McKinney Morgan, 25, was heading north on the I-805 in San Diego at 1am on Friday . Her car was spotted at a standstill in the road while she was asleep . Highway patrol arrived, but she woke up and took her foot off the brake . The car started to roll, so an officer was forced to break in and stop it . During a search of the vehicle they allegedly found a bottle of liquor .


Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off before they start preparations for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Chelsea have come through a critical period in the fixture list with victory in the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham at Wembley last Sunday and last night’s 1-0 win at West Ham. Mourinho’s players will return to training at the weekend as the Chelsea manager plots the second leg against Laurent Blanc’s side at Stamford Bridge. VIDEO Scroll down to watch manager Jose Mourinho label his Chelsea players warriors . Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off ahead of their PSG match . Mourinho shakes hands with Chelsea striker Diego Costa on Wednesday night after another vital victory . Chelsea manager Mourinho celebrates with Kurt Zouma and Didier Drogba at full time at West Ham . Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic said: ‘We have the great result from Paris but we still have to think about the Champions League because we want to go through. ‘For us as a team it’s very good because we can have time to refresh ourselves and at the same time to work and prepare for the game in every detail. For sure, we will be ready for the game. ‘This is very important and a good thing about this is we can focus 100 per cent on Paris and we are not thinking about anything else. ‘We enjoyed and celebrated the win for the trophy because we deserved that, but we switched off the next morning and we now have the time to recover and think. Eden Hazard celebrates scoring against West Ham on Wednesday night as Chelsea clinched a 1-0 win . Hazard celebrates as Chelsea won at Upton Park on Wednesday night to stay top of the Premier League . ‘It’s the Champions League next and we have to be real, real strong and there is no time for big celebrations.’ Chelsea are closing in on their first Barclays Premier League title since Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge at the start of last season. They remain five points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand following their 1-0 win at Upton Park on Wednesday evening. Ivanovic added: ‘We knew what we had to do, we knew it was another final for us after Man City lost a game, it’s for us to keep the big gap and not give them the chance to close the gap again. ‘We are one step closer, but still it’s a long way.’ Branislav Ivanovic pictured during Premier League laders Chelsea's 1-0 win at Upton Park on Wednesday . Mourinho will bring his squad back into training after two days to prepare for their clash with PSG .

Summary: Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 at Upton Park on Wednesday night . It caps a busy week for Chelsea after they won the Capital One Cup final . Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off to rest . They will return to training at the weekend ahead of PSG's visit to London . Chelsea face the French club in the Champions League second leg . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .


Juventus striker Alvaro Morata has slammed Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti for leaving him on the bench without an explanation last season. The Spaniard left Madrid last summer and joined Serie A champions Juventus in search of first team football, where he has scored seven goals in 22 appearances. Speaking of his last few months in Madrid, Morata told Onda Cero: 'I do not understand what happened – I went from playing well to being sat on the bench. Alvaro Morata has claimed he had 'barely any relationship' with Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti . 'I wasn't asking to be in every starting line-up, but I wanted better treatment. 'I barely had any relationship with Ancelotti. Massimiliano Allegri, for better or worse, is very aware of my presence within the squad.' Morata, who is currently on international duty with Spain, is also hoping to take advantage of Diego Costa's absence from national squad. Costa was forced to pull out of the squad after picking up a hamstring injury during Chelsea's 3-2 victory against Hull last Sunday. The Spanish frontman struggled to find a regular first team spot under Italian boss Ancelotti . Morata joined Juve from Real Madrid after coming through the European champions' youth ranks . 'I will have to work very hard to get any playing time,' he told a news conference at Spain's training base outside Madrid on Tuesday. 'There are a lot of people who are in great shape and it will be tough to get into the side but I will give my all,' he added. 'I am playing well for my team. I am very happy with my season and I am coming here to enjoy myself, to try to perform and to learn.' With four matches played, Spain are second in Euro 2016 qualification Group C on nine points, three behind leaders Slovakia, who beat them 2-1 in Zilina in October, and level with Ukraine. Morata celebrates after scoring his side's second goal against Borussia Dortmund last week .

Summary: Alvaro Morata claims he had ' barely any relationship' with Carlo Ancelotti . Spanish striker struggled for a first team spot at the Bernabeu . Morata made move to Serie A champions Juventus last summer .


Renault, which supplies engines to the Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams, is considering pulling out of Formula One because of the damage done to its reputation after a difficult start to the season. Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul said Friday he is looking at his options, 'including getting out of Formula One.' 'If Formula One is that bad for Renault's reputation, if we see that we will continue to struggle with the current formula, if Formula One is not delivering on the value that it costs Renault ... this is what we're looking at,' he said. Renault's Cyril Abiteboul (centre) is pictured at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Friday . However, Abiteboul was also asked whether Renault was weighing up the option of buying an existing F1 team and becoming a race constructor again. 'We'll have to review the situation from a marketing and strategic perspective,' Abiteboul said. Renault won championships in 2005 and 2006 but withdrew from the sport after heavy penalties for fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. The team principal of Toro Rosso, which is considered to be a takeover target if Renault took that step, said the Italy-based team would be receptive to an offer from Renault. 'This would be a fantastic opportunity for Toro Rosso to make the next step forward,' Franz Tost said. 'To be part of a manufacturer, to work together with a manufacturer, and be owned by a manufacturer would be exactly the step the team needs.' Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo in action during the first practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix . Two other teams considered to be possible targets for Renault are Force India and Lotus, which have had financial troubles, but both played down any interest. Both teams have engine supply deals with Mercedes through 2020. 'We are not looking for a buyer and are not for sale,' Lotus chief executive Matthew Carter said. Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said: 'I have had absolutely no discussion at all with Renault.' If Renault pulls out of F1, or switches from engine supplier to competitor, it would put Red Bull in a difficult situation. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen drives during Friday's practice at the Sepang International Circuit . Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said such a change may leave the Austrian-based parent company with no option but to withdraw from the sport, too, because there would be no other viable option for engine supply. 'It sound like Franz wants to sell his team to Cyril and we will then need an engine,' Horner said. 'Should we find ourselves in a situation without an engine supplier ... you could find yourself actually forced out of the sport.' Red Bull and Horner have expressed frustration with the lack of cost control in the sport, and he referenced that again Friday. Abiteboul (left) sits alongside Red Bull team principal Christian Horner at a press conference on Friday . 'Is Formula One delivering for Red Bull as a brand? There are some worrying signs,' Horner said. 'Red Bull

Summary: Renault is considering pulling out of Formula One . The threat in Malaysia comes following criticism of their engine . Renault supplies engines to the Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams .


Friends say Pippa Middleton has decided against taking the full-time job in the U.S. It was billed as the dream job that would make Pippa Middleton a household name in America. But more than four months after the headline-grabbing announcement that she was to join the NBC network as a special correspondent in a £400,000 deal, she has yet to be seen on screen – and friends say she has decided against taking up a full-time job in the United States. The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister has shot a series of reports for the long-running Today show in rural Wyoming, but none has seen the light of day. And it was only when The Mail on Sunday asked why the footage had not been aired that a source close to Pippa explained that she was not ready to commit to the demands of a job in the US. The source said: ‘There were talks and Pippa did a test shoot which went really well. But for various reasons, a regular show with Pippa isn’t going to happen. Ultimately she didn’t want to commit herself to a big job in the US. She’s got a boyfriend in Geneva and her family in the UK. It was too much for her to pack up and leave them behind. ‘She will be working with the network on an ad hoc basis. ‘NBC were really pleased with the test shoot, but she is not going to be signing a major deal to be a special correspondent, which is what NBC wanted. It was Pippa’s decision not to go ahead. It’s not where she sees her future.’ One NBC insider said: ‘Pippa – or the lack of her – has been the talk of the company. Everyone is wondering what has happened to her? ‘There was all that fanfare when she went off to Wyoming, and the word then was that she would start doing segments as a roving reporter here and occasionally appear in the studio. But there’s been nothing but silence for months. It’s clear that someone has had reservations – but whether that’s from NBC’s side or her side, who knows? ‘It seems odd that they should make such a fuss of her and be so public and then go so silent. ‘Normally, after a big build-up like that, you’d get the talent on air fast and give her a big push. It doesn’t feel right at all.’ In Wyoming, Pippa donned tight jeans, a flannel shirt and cowboy boots to twirl on the dance floor of a Western bar, rode a horse in the shadow of the Teton mountains, and visited tourist sights in a cowboy town. Interviewees were told the story would air within about ten days of the shoot last November – but have been left disappointed. ‘We’re wondering what happened to the report,’ says Jim Waldrop, manager of the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole, where Pippa filmed. ‘I contacted the producer, but they don’t have any information about when it might air.’ Scroll down for video . In Wyoming, Pippa

Summary: Four months ago it was announced Pippa Middleton would join NBC . She has yet to be seen on screen but was reportedly offered £400,000 deal . Friends now say she has decided against taking a full-time job in the U.S.


Wales star George North wants to reward Warren Gatland's 'trust' in him after a challenging few months on the international circuit. Juggernaut wing North will win his 48th cap in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations showdown against unbeaten title favourites Ireland at the Millennium Stadium. And the 22-year-old's impressive display when Wales beat France in Paris 11 days ago suggests he is on the way back to recapturing top Test match form. Earlier this term, Wales head coach Gatland called for North to increase his involvement in games, and it did not go unnoticed. Wales winger George North collects a pass in training ahead of the Six Nations clash with Ireland . North is thankful for the 'trust' that Wales coach Warren Gatland has shown in him in recent weeks . Wales centre Jamie Roberts (left) runs with the ball during a training session at the Vale Hotel . Scrum-half Rhys Webb catches the ball in training ahead of Saturday's Six Nations showdown with Ireland . 'For me, it's never a good point if the head coach is not happy with you,' North said. 'That is when you start getting dropped and stuff. 'I felt that Paris was a step forward for me to where I want to be in a Welsh jersey, and hopefully on Saturday I can push forward again and reward his trust.' North has only scored one try in his last seven Tests - against Fiji last November - but at the Millennium Stadium it is a strike-rate of seven touchdowns from 10 starts during the past 16 months. Victory for Wales this weekend would keep them in the Six Nations title mix heading for an appointment with Italy in Rome next week, but recent history suggests that Ireland occupy the box-seat. They have beaten Wales in each of the last two Six Nations campaigns, scoring an aggregate 56 points, while Joe Schmidt's men are currently on an Irish record-equalling run that has realised 10 successive Test wins. North is tackled by England's Jonathan Joseph (left) and Anthony Watson (right) during the Six Nations match . 'If you look at Ireland over the last couple of years in this fixture, they have just been clinical,' North added. 'Over the past two years they have been very good at finishing games off. They take their chances when they can, and we have lacked that composure when it has come to the crunch. 'They are 10 (wins) from 10, which is unbelievable. 'They have got a lot of confidence now, they execute their game-plan very well and they are a side that knows what they want to do and where they want to go, and everyone has bought into that ethos. 'We don't need to big the game up more than it is. It's a massive game for Ireland, going for the Grand Slam, and for us it will be a great Test match here in Cardiff.' North (pictured here in 2014) will win his 48th cap for Wales if he plays against Ireland at the weekend . Wales, meanwhile, will

Summary: George North is thankful to Wales coach Warren Gatland for his selection . North will win his 48th cap for his country against Ireland on Saturday . The 22-year-old gave an impressive display against France last time out . Ireland are favourites for the Six Nations title and are unbeaten this year .


A woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk on an aircraft after she allegedly stripped off on a flight from Jamaica and exposed herself. The 46-year-old woman from south-west London was arrested by police when her British Airways flight landed at Gatwick Airport yesterday from Kingston, Jamaica. She allegedly disrupted the flight and one report claims she performed a solo sex act. A 46-year old woman was arrested yesterday after arriving at Gatwick for causing a disturbance onboard . The flight landed at around 8.45am on March 19, and aircrew on board asked for the flight to be met by police. British Airways released a statement saying: 'We can confirm that police were requested to meet our flight from Kingston.'

Summary: 46-year-old woman from south west London arrested on arrival at Gatwick . Woman was drunk and had stripped off on flight from Jamaica . The woman caused disruption after performing a solo sex act .


'Divisive': Patients are left in corridors outside wards they should be in while waiting for a free bed . Hospitals are being encouraged to park seriously ill patients on trolleys in corridors to ease the A&E crisis. Doctors say the controversial practice of ‘boarding’ – which amounts to letting wards overflow – is already being used at a number of under-pressure hospitals in England. It involves putting patients on trolleys outside the wards they should be in while they wait for a free bed instead of keeping them in A&E. Rather than criticising the measure, desperate A&E doctors say boarding should be used more widely – even though they concede it is ‘potentially toxic’. They argue it is necessary to free up space in overcrowded casualty units. As a result, doctors at the influential Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) have now given boarding their backing. But critics question its safety, amid fears that giving the green light to boarding could serve to legitimise overflowing NHS wards. Dr Adrian Boyle, an A&E consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and a prominent RCEM member, argued it was better to have patients waiting on corridor trolleys, after they had been seen and assessed, than languishing outside A&E in queuing ambulances. Between mid-December and mid-January, there were 11,203 occasions across England – more than 350 a day – in which ambulances were forced to wait more than an hour to hand over their patients because A&Es were full. Casualties are often crammed because patients cannot be shifted elsewhere in the hospital due to lack of beds – a situation called ‘exit block’. Studies show that when A&Es are crowded, patients fare worse and death rates can rise. Dr Boyle said: ‘Boarding spreads the risk across the whole hospital, rather than concentrating and multiplying it in the emergency department.’ He admitted it was ‘potentially toxic and divisive’ but said an ‘exceptional response’ was needed to ‘exceptional circumstances’. Dr Boyle said that ‘a handful’ of hospitals now use boarding during busy periods, but he would not name them. A spokesman for Addenbrooke’s said they did not use the practice. Dr Boyle was speaking at a conference organised by the RCEM, which is advocating greater use of boarding. With hospitals – and A&Es in particular – getting busier every year, he said action had to be taken to better manage the rising flow of patients. ‘If we get a trend like this going on into next winter, it’s going to be like Armageddon,’ he warned. On 11,203 occasions across England – more than 350 a day – ambulances were forced to wait more than an hour to hand over their patients because A&Es were full . Emergency doctors also see boarding as a way of making their hospital colleagues realise the problems they are facing. Dr Katherine Henderson, an A&E consultant at St Thomas’s Hospital in London, said: ‘It is not acceptable to have people waiting in the emergency department, out of sight of the rest of the hospital.’ But many medics have serious reservations. Dr Chris Whale,

Summary: Doctors at Royal College of Emergency Medicine have backed boarding . Involves putting patients on trolleys outside wards while waiting for bed . Critics question safety amid fears that it could legitimise overflowing wards . A&Es were full 11,203 times in England from mid-December to mid-January .


Luis Suarez paid back another huge chunk of his transfer fee at the Nou Camp with the goal that won the Clasico — and quite possibly the Spanish league title for Barcelona. Running on to a long pass forward by Dani Alves, Suarez took the ball brilliantly in his stride and, with both Sergio Ramos and Pepe closing in, he found Iker Casillas’ far corner with well-struck shot. 'It's the most important goal I have scored for the club so far,' he said. 'And of course it means even more because of who it was against. I tried to make the most of the space I found between the defenders and to get the shot away as quickly as I could. Luckily it worked out.' Luis Suarez scored his first goal in El Clasico as Barcelona edged out Real Madrid 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Sunday . Suarez scored the winner past the outstretched leg of Pepe and the helpless Iker Casillas in the 56th minute at the Nou Camp . Suarez kneels on the Nou Camp turf and clenches his fists in celebration after scoring in Sunday night's victory over rivals Real Madrid . Barcelona celebrate Suarez's goal that settled the game and moved them four points clear in the La Liga title race . Suarez's first goal in El Clasico could prove to be crucial at the end of the season as it gave Barcelona a commanding four-point lead . Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema look on as they watched Real Madrid's title hopes suffer a huge blow at the Nou Camp . Lionel Messi failed to shine under the lights at the Nou Camp as he struggled to make his mark on the game . Barcelona: Bravo, Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba, Rakitic (Busquets 76), Mascherano, Iniesta (Xavi 80), Messi, Suarez, Neymar (Rafinha 85). Subs not used: Ter Stegen, Pedro, Bartra, Adriano. Goals: Mathieu 19, Suarez 56. Booked: Alves, Alba, Mascherano, Iniesta, Suarez. Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Pepe (Varane 73), Ramos, Marcelo, Modric (Borges 88), Kroos, Isco (Jese 80), Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema. Subs not used: Navas, Hernandez, Arbeloa, Illarramendi. Goals: Ronaldo 31. Booked: Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Modric, Isco, Ronaldo. Attendance: 98,760. Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz. The win puts Barcelona four points clear with only 10 games left and after last year’s disappointment with Liverpool, Suarez could now be in line for a league winners’ medal in Spain. But he added: 'There is still a long way to go and we know it will be difficult. We have to make the most of the advantage we now have. But we know we can't relax especially against a rival as strong as Madrid.' Jubilant Barca coach Luis Enrique praised Suarez saying: ‘He finished the goal like very few players can. He is a striker who can score goals like this, but he is also technical enough to play the football we play and physical enough to compliment the other players in the side. We signed him for nights like this.’ The game looked to be slipping away from Barcelona after

Summary: Luis Suarez scored the decisive goal as Barcelona edged out Real Madrid at the Nou Camp . El Clasico victory puts Barcelona four points clear in La Liga title race with 10 games remaining . Jeremy Mathieu gave Barcelona the lead in the 19th minute with a header past Iker Casillas . Cristiano Ronaldo equalised for Real Madrid before half-time at the Nou Camp . Suarez scored the winner in the 56th minute to secure all three points for Luis Enrique's side . CLICK HERE to see how all the action unfolded . PLAYER RATINGS: Gerard Pique delivers a world-class display, but Gareth Bale flops .


A Philadelphia police officer fatally shot while trying to stop a video game store robbery was remembered as a 'hero' at a somber funeral on Saturday. Services for Officer Robert Wilson III began at 10 am on Saturday at the University of Pennsylvania. The solemn ceremony honored 30-year-old Wilson, who was killed in a gunfight March 5 at a GameStop store in north Philadelphia. He had stopped for a security check and to buy a game for his son Quahmier when two men with semi-automatic weapons stormed in to rob the shop. Scroll down for video . Philadelphia officer Robert Wilson III, 30, was remembered at a funeral on Saturday after he was slain at a GameStop in the cities north while buying a video game for his son Quahmier, 10, earlier this month . Law enforcement officers saluted the arrival of the remains of Philadelphia officer Robert Wilson III before a funeral procession for the officer, who exchanged gunfire with two armed gunmen trying to rob the store . Wilson's funeral procession marched through Philadelphia during a rainstorm. He will be buried after a funeral at the University of Pennsylvania where he was remembered as a fun-loving family man . Police say the father of two was getting the game to reward his son for good grades and for his 10th birthday, which was Monday. His second son Robert Wilson IV is one year old. Wilson did not take cover behind the counter inside the store so as to not draw fire towards employees and customers while he exchanged shots with the would-be robbers. More than 50 shots were fired during the incident. The slain officer was hit multiple times but 'fought til the very end,' Philadelphia Police Department's Captain James Clark said . Two brothers, Ramone Williams, 26, and Carlton Hipps, 29, have been arrested and charged with murder in Wilson's death. Hipps served five years in prison for armed robbery of a liquor store and Williams has a record for assault, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Wilson's partner Damien Stevenson shot Hipps in the leg as he left the store. Wilson (pictured) did not hide behind the GameStop counter and positioned himself in the store so that employees and customers would not be injured in the shoot out . Ramone Williams, (left) 24, and Carlton Hipps (right) 29, have been charged with murder in Wilson's death . Wilson died a few hours later at Temple University Hospital after he 'fought mightily' to live. People have been holding vigils and releasing white balloons in the officer's neighborhood. City council on Thursday held a moment of silence in honor of Wilson, who came from a family of police officers and had been on the force for eight years. Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly delivered footballs to Quahmier and Robert Wilson IV. A horse-drawn carriage took Wilson's body to Saturday's funeral on rain-soaked streets lined with police officers from Philadelphia and other departments throughout the country, according to NBC Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said during the ceremony that the past nine

Summary: Robert Wilson III, 30, killed in shootout at GameStop in city's north . Officer, in uniform, was buying video game for his son's 10th birthday . Two men with semi-automatic weapons tried to rob the store . More than 50 shots in shootout, where Wilson shielded customers . Police award for courage under fire now Robert Wilson III Medal of Valor .


Liverpool thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Friday night to keep up the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Under 21 Premier League table. The Reds moved to within one point of their rivals as a double from Ryan McLaughlin and strikes from Kevin Stewart, Cameron Brannagan and Sergi Canos routed the Hammers at Chester's Deva Stadium. Unlike previous seasons there will be no end-of-season play-offs, meaning a straight shoot-out for the title. Liverpool's comprehensive win lifted them above Southampton and Tottenham into second and they still have a game in hand on United. Ryan McLaughlin scored twice as Liverpool beat West Ham 5-0 in the Under 21 Premier League . Liverpool's emphatic win moved them to within one point of Manchester United at the top of the table . Liverpool moved to within one point of Man United and still retain a game in hand as they chase the title . Liverpool: Vigouroux, Williams, Maguire (Hart 77), Stewart, Cleary, Chirivella, McLaughlin (Trickett-Smith 77), Brannagan (c), Canos, Wilson (Ejaria 68), Smith . Substitutes not used: Firth, Brewitt . Scorers: Stewart 3; McLaughlin 6,65; Brannagan 43; Canos 73 . West Ham United: Howes, Knoyle, Page, Makasi, Pike, Onariase, Powell (Gordon 63), Nasha (Carter ht), Brown, Cullen (c), Parfitt-Williams (Diangana 69) Substitute not used: Boness . Booked: Page . Having suffered a setback with defeat at Southampton on Monday, Liverpool were looking for a response against a West Ham team looking doomed to relegation to the second tier. And it didn't take them long to make the breakthrough. In the third minute, a throw-in by Brad Smith wasn't cleared and Stewart seized upon the loose ball. From the edge of the box, he flicked the ball to create some space and curled it into the top corner. A ssecond followed on six minutes when Harry Wilson's flick set Smith clear out wide. He crossed and Lewis Page's ineffective clearance fell straight to McLaughlin to fire home. The London side managed to stem the flow for a little while but further goals seemed inevitable and Liverpool duly extended their lead a minute before half-time. Canos broke clear down the left channel and squared to Brannagan to apply the finishing touch from close range. Sergi Canos celebrates after rounding off Liverpool's win by scoring a late fifth goal . Cameron Brannagan (No 8) marks his goal with his team-mates at the Swansway Chester Stadium . Brad Smith of Liverpool (right) takes on the West Ham defender Amos Nasha . Sergi Canos curls home his goal to round off Liverpool's comprehensive victory . Sergi Canos of Liverpool and Alex Pike of West Ham compete for the ball . Liverpool players Kevin Stewart's opening goal after just three minutes of the match . Michael Beale's side were unlikely to let the match slip from such a strong position and they scored twice more after the break. McLaughlin scored his second when Jordan Williams located the Northern Irishman in space on 65 minutes and Spanish forward Canos rounded things off with a classy finish eight minutes later.

Summary: Liverpool thrashed West Ham to move second in Under 21 Premier League . They are one point behind leaders Man United with a game in hand . Ryan McLaughlin scored twice in comprehensive win at Chester . Kevin Stewart, Cameron Brannagan and Sergi Canos also scored .


Robert Durst's wife has not spoken to him since explosive documentary, The Jinx, aired and is now living with his lawyer, it has been revealed. In the aftermath of the documentary, which outlined the life of real estate scion Robert Durst and his possible involvement in multiple murders, many wished to know more about his wife of 15 years, Debrah Lee Charatan. Charatan, a self-made real estate executive, was briefly featured in the documentary in a clip from years earlier as she gave testimony to police pertaining to the her husband's murder of Morris Black in Galveston, Texas, but other than that did not participate in the film. Now it has been revealed that Charatan not only advised Durst against participating in the documentary, but also has not spoken to him since it premiered and has been living with his lawyer. This as the final episode featured audio of Durst possibly admitting to committing these murders, saying he 'killed them all' during a moment when the cameras were off but his microphone was still on. Scroll down for videos . Robert Durst's wife Debrah Lee Charatan is reportedly no longer supporting the millionaire real estate scion and has been living with his lawyer, Steven I. Holm (above) Durst (above) is expected to be charged with first-degree murder in the death of his friend Susan Berman, who was killed on Christmas Eve 2000 . The New York Times writes that Charatan seems to have taken a step back from her husband recently, no longer travelling with him and living with Steven I. Holm, one of his lawyers. Charatan and Holm were even photographed together at a Central Park event in 2010, though the extent of their relationship is not known and Charatan refused requests for comment from the paper. Authorities are now looking to question Charatan as they believe her husband is responsible for murdering his friend Susan Berman on Christmas Eve of 2000, just two weeks after he wed Charatan. The incident occurred shortly after Berman, a lifelong confidant of Durst, contacted the man to let him know that police wished to speak with her regarding the disappearance of his first wife Kathie in 1982, who to this day has never been found. Many believe Durst also knows about the disappearance of his first wife Kathie (above) who was last seen in 1982 . Both Durst and Charatan have previously revealed that they were only married so that she could receive his estate and inheritance should he die, and so the money would not go back into the family business. Durst remained upset that his father Seymour had selected his younger brother Douglas to run the Durst Organization in 1994, and thus did not want the $2million he received every year from a trust to go to the company should he die. 'It was our understanding that unless I was married to him, I couldn’t benefit from any of the trusts,' Charatan said in a deposition while being questioned about the Black incident, in which her husband was ultimately found by a

Summary: Robert Durst's wife Debrah Lee Charatan is reportedly no longer supporting the millionaire real estate scion as he faces new murder charge . Durst is expected to be charged with first-degree murder in the death of his friend Susan Berman, who was killed on Christmas Eve 2000 . Charatan, who wed Durst in 2000, is said to have advised Durst against doing the recent documentary The Jinx, and has not spoken to him since . She is also reportedly living with one of Durst's lawyers, Steven I. Holm . Charatan, the daughter of Polish immigrants who escaped the Nazis, met Durst in 1988 and the two wed in 2000 . Both admit that they only wed so Charatan could eventually receive Durst's inheritance, though now she cannot be compelled to testify against him .


A family friend, identified only as Natalia, has revealed that the home Nina Obukhov shared her family had at least one hundred guns in it belonging to husband Alexey Obukhov . A friend of the 34-year-old mother who shot and killed her two young daughters at their upscale New Hampshire home before turning the gun on herself was described by a friend as a quiet woman who never said anything bad about her family. The family friend, identified only as Natalia, told MyFoxBoston that she it was a big shock that Nina Obukhov had killed her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth. ‘No one ever saw her sad or mad. We learned from her, she was so optimistic and kind,’ she said. Natalia also said she didn’t like to bring her son for playdates at the Obukhov's home because she wasn't not comfortable with number of guns that Nina's gun store owner husband Alexey had lying around the home . ‘It was too dangerous to have kids and so many guns in the same place,’ she said. She estimated that there were at least one hundred guns at the property. Police have ruled the deaths as a murder-suicide and assistant attorney general Jay McCormack said police received a 911 call on Saturday regarding a deceased woman at the home in Bedford. When officers arrived, they found two more bodies. Scroll down for video . Murder-suicide: Nina Obukhov, 36, was found dead at this upscale Bedford, New Hampshire, home after killing her two young daughters, ages 6 and 8, and then herself . A makeshift memorial appears on display in front of the Obukhov residence on McAfee Farm Road . Autopsies confirmed that all three died of gunshot wounds to the head. The girls' deaths were ruled homicides. The manner of the mother's death remained undetermined, but authorities said it appeared the mother shot the girls and then committed suicide. Flowers and stuffed animals were left next to a pile of yellow police tape outside the home on Monday morning. At the school Katherine, known as 'Katy,' attended, officials were trying to provide the children with as much normalcy as possible while also making grief counselors available. Deidre Helmke's son was in the same class as Katy for both first and second grade as part of a class that stayed together for their first two years of elementary school. Helmke, who served as 'room mother' for first grade at riddle Brook Elementary School, described it as a tight-knit group. On Monday, she was flipping through school yearbooks looking at pictures of Katy, whom she remembered as a 'little peanut.' 'She was a sweet little blonde-haired girl, quiet,' Helmke said. Helmke said Nina Obukhov was quiet. While she didn't know her well, she saw Obukhov at school and occasionally bumped into her while running errands. It is believed that Alexey Obukhov and his wife Nina lived in the home with their two daughters, aged 6 and 8 . 'She didn't stand out as being any different from any other mom,' she said. 'She

Summary: Officials ruled that Nina Obukhov, 36, shot dead her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth, and then herself . Police were searching Sunday for Nina's husband, Alexey Obukhov after the three bodies were found at his home in Bedford, New Hampshire . Alexey Obukhov was previously arrested in August 2013 for a domestic violence assault but the charges were dismissed after his wife declined to testify .


A millionaire Tory donor and prominent party supporter has been a heavy cocaine user for years, the Daily Mail can reveal. The businessman’s identity has been made secret by a court order despite his admission that he is addicted to the class A drug. He has spoken of personally meeting Prime Minister David Cameron but leads a double life as a seedy drug addict and regular user of prostitutes. The businessman’s identity has been made secret by a court order despite his admission that he is addicted to the class A drug (file image above) Just last month he attended the party’s high-profile donors’ ball, and the entrepreneur has frequently spoken out in favour of Government policies. But despite initially keeping it a secret from even those closest to him, he has now admitted – behind closed doors – to using prodigious quantities of the dangerous stimulant and of hiring prostitutes on a weekly basis. His consumption of the drug is so high that people are routinely jailed for possessing the same amount he takes in a single day – because it is assumed that only a drug dealer would carry so much. And remarkably – despite spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on his habit in just a few years – the businessman has so far avoided any prosecution or publicity about his addiction. However he is not shy about appearing in the public eye. He always seems full of energy when caught on camera, and has been very talkative with journalists. He has waged a very loud publicity campaign for his business, putting many details about his life into the public domain. The addict has also spoken out against Labour policies and in favour of the Conservative Government – including for moves which benefited him financially. Among the Conservative Party fundraising events the man has supported is the Black and White winter ball attended by David and Samantha Cameron in 2007 (above) The donor refused to comment, however when asked about the heavy cocaine addiction, a source close to him said: ‘There’s a court order and it would be a contempt of court if he was identified. ‘He is not a well man. He’s trying to sort it out and sort himself out. He definitely doesn't want to talk about it at this stage.’ Among the Conservative Party fundraising events the man has supported is the Black and White winter ball – a glittering occasion swarming with the super rich. The most recent ball – at the Grosvenor House Hotel on exclusive Park Lane – attracted criticism because the wealthy donors included porn barons and tax avoiders. Tables for ten at the February event cost up to £15,000 each, while the minimum price for a single ticket was £500. Dinner was scheduled to go on for three-and-a-half hours with speeches by Mr Cameron and the Conservative chairman Lord Feldman. Guests could bid to go shoe shopping with Home Secretary Theresa May, have a cup of tea with Boris Johnson, go for a 10km run with Iain Duncan Smith, or have

Summary: The businessman's identity has been made secret by a court order . Wealthy Tory donor admitted that he is addicted to the Class A drug . The millionaire also confessed to hiring prostitutes on a weekly basis . Remarkably he has so far avoided any prosecution or publicity .


Britain's FIFA vice-president is confident the Boxing Day club matches will be protected when the world governing body announces the final dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Friday. Jim Boyce, from Northern Ireland, sits on the FIFA executive committee that will make the decision on the dates of the tournament which is being played in the winter to avoid the fierce heat of June/July, and he believes that moves to stage the 2022 final on December 23 will be defeated. UEFA has been pushing for December 23 but FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in February the final would not be staged later than December 18, which also happens to be Qatar's national day. Britain's FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce insists clubs' Boxing Day fixtures will go ahead as planned in 2022 . Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney (left) in action in the Premier League game against Tottenham . The most likely outcome of the meeting is that FIFA will announce a shortened tournament starting on Sunday November 20 and finishing four weeks later on Sunday December 18. Boyce, who steps down as FIFA vice-president in May, told Press Association Sport: 'There is no way you can have a World Cup final on December 23 and then have a lot of people all trying to get home for Christmas. 'December 18 has to be the absolute deadline and in Britain that would allow the club programme to resume their fixtures on Boxing Day.' The FIFA executive committee is meeting in Zurich where it is to be updated with Qatar's plans for improving the conditions of migrant workers following revelations about appalling conditions for some in the construction industry. Boyce added: 'FIFA is now monitoring this and it has to make sure that progress has been made. FIFA is concerned about this and it is something FIFA is trying to rectify.' FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be concluded by December 18 . Chelsea's Diego Costa (right) attempts an overhead kick in the Premier League game against Southampton . Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore said last month he felt 'let down' by UEFA's push for a December 23 final. A UEFA source said the European governing body would accept December 18 if that was the consensus as there was still enough time to plan to accommodate the necessary changes. UEFA president Michel Platini on Wednesday responded to Scudamore's remarks saying: 'It's not only the Premier League in the world. There are many leagues, many players, many clubs. 'I always said that it would be a winter World Cup. I always said I will vote for Qatar but that I will do my best for it to be in winter and I hope it will be in the Gulf. 'I'm totally coherent with what I said four years ago, totally. I work for what I am convinced is good for football.' Richard Scudamore says he feels let down by UEFA's push for a late finish to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar . UEFA president Michel

Summary: Jim Boyce is confident that the 2022 Boxing Day fixtures will go ahead . This is in spite of the winter schedule for the World Cup in Qatar . Boyce does not believe the final will be held as late as December 23 . Sepp Blatter believes the tournament will conclude by December 18 . UEFA president Michel Platini is supportive of a late finish in Qatar .


After an NFL season to forget, Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson celebrated his 30th birthday in style on Saturday with an extravagant Arabic-themed party in his home state of Texas. Peterson is currently at the center of much speculation about who he’ll be playing for next season, but he put all that behind him at the weekend and took his own life into his hands as he entered his birthday bash on the back of camel. The elaborate celebrations included costumes, an ice bar, a cake shaped like a middle eastern palace and a special guest appearance by actor Jamie Foxx who can be seen hamming it up on the dance-floor and in the DJ booth in cellphone footage that's appeared on social media since. Scroll down for video . Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson celebrated his 30th birthday in style on Saturday by entering the extravagant Arabic-themed party on the back of a camel . Peterson, posing above with one birthday guest, celebrated turning 30 on Saturday with a no-expense-spared party in his home state of Texas . The big 3-0 typically signals the beginning of the end for an NFL running back, but Peterson didn’t let that spoil his fun on Saturday night. The Vikings' all-time leading rusher appeared in only one game in 2014 because of the child abuse case that involved injuries to his 4-year-old son. He was indicted on September 11, 2014, by a Montgomery County, Texas, grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child that occurred on May 18, 2014. He is accused of beating his four-year-old son with a tree branch, which Peterson consistently referred to as a 'switch', causing severe welts and bleeding on the child's back, legs, buttocks, genitals and ankles. In their initial response, the Vikings deactivated Peterson for a single game. Peterson’s 2014 NFL season was over after arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in favor of the NFL on November 18, 2014, saying, 'the league can keep Adrian Peterson on the commissioner’s exempt list,' effectively terminating the Minnesota Vikings running back's season. Actor Jamie Foxx was one of the guests in attendance for Peterson's party and he can be seen hamming in up on the dancefloor and in the DJ booth in cellphone footage that has appeared on social media since . The elaborate celebrations included costumes, an ice bar and a cake shaped like a middle eastern palace . His suspension, ordered by Commissioner Roger Goodell through at least April 15, was tabled after a federal judge knocked down the NFL arbitrator's denial of Peterson's appeal. Peterson was returned to the special exempt list, pending further developments on the legal front. He has three years remaining on his Vikings contract and is owed $12.75 million next season, but relations between the two parties are currently described as tenuous. While team officials have said they want Peterson back, he has questioned their commitment in the wake of the suspension controversy. The Vikings' all-time leading rusher appeared in only one game in 2014 because of

Summary: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday with an extravagant Arabic-themed party in Texas . Peterson made quite the entrance at the elaborate celebration on the back of a camel . The party featured costumes, an ice bar, a cake shaped like a middle eastern palace and a special guest appearance by actor Jamie Foxx . The Vikings' all-time leading rusher appeared in only one game in 2014 because of the child abuse case that involved injuries to his 4-year-old son .


The US Presbyterian Church has voted to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples after a decades long debate. The church, which accounts for just under two million members and represents the largest Presbyterian denomination, made the announcement after the majority of its 171 regional governing bodies approved the change. Its revised constitution will now read that marriage is 'a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman,' as opposed to just a man and woman previously. Scroll down for video . The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples ©Alex Wong (Getty Images/AFP/File) 'Finally, the church in its constitutional documents fully recognizes that the love of gays and lesbian couples is worth celebrating in the faith community,' Rev. Brian D. Ellison, executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, which advocates gay inclusion in the church, told the New York Times. 'There is still disagreement, and I don’t mean to minimize that, but I think we are learning that we can disagree and still be church together.' The new language, which was approved by the church's General Assembly last year, had to be ratified by more than half its regional bodies. A grouping of congregations in the state of New Jersey became the 86th body to do just that Tuesday. The decision is likely to drive a further wedge between Presbyterian USA members, who have taken opposite sides on the issue. The church has in fact been losing some of its members as it adopts a more liberal stance on social and religious issues. That being said, the fact that some many members who were against same-sex marriage have moved on to other churches made the passage of this new definition far easier for the church. At last year's Presbyterian General Assembly, the church also gave its pastors a green light to marry gay and lesbian couples in states where such marriages are allowed. 'These decisions have been welcomed by some and are a disappointment to others,' Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly, said at the time. The Presbyterians' position stands in sharp contrast to that of the Roman Catholic church, the biggest single denomination among Americans, and fundamentalist Evangelicals who strongly oppose gay marriage. In 2011, the Presbyterian Church USA voted to approve the ordination of openly gay and lesbian clergy. The constitution's new wording will take effect on June 21.

Summary: After a debate that has lasted three decades, the US Presbyterian Church has voted to define marriage to include gay and lesbian couples . Its constitution will read that marriage is 'a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman,' not a man and woman . The new language, which was approved by the church's General Assembly last year, had to be ratified by more than half its regional bodies . Many have left the fair of recent as it takes a more liberal stance on religious and social issues . The church still counts close to 2million members .


Desmond Brooks (pictured) stabbed his wife Keisha McKenzie to death in front of their screaming seven year-old son during a horrific knife rampage . A Jamaican man stabbed his estranged wife to death and then and tried to kill a former partner because he was 'fed up of their nagging'. Desmond Brooks, 42, of Brixton, South London, stabbed his wife Keisha McKenzie, 28, to death in front of their screaming seven year-old son during a horrific 30-minute knife rampage. The frenzied attacks at two homes just 350 metres apart also left Brooks' 46 year-old 'babymother' Joan Wade and Ms McKenzie's 17-year-old sister Saffron Yeboah-Simpson permanently disfigured with life-threatening injuries. Miss Yeboah-Simpson, an art and design student, was repeatedly stabbed after she tried to intervene to save her sister and pull her young nephew to safety. Jamaican national Brooks, who was facing deportation after serving a 12 month jail sentence for possessing cannabis, was arrested five hours later on a bus after telling the driver to flag police down. He told officers: 'I want to hand myself in. 'I killed my wife earlier. I couldn't take it any more. I killed my wife and hurt my baby's mother. 'My babymother told me to hand myself in. I couldn't take it any more, nagging me all day, disrespecting me in front of others, couldn't take it any more.' Brooks is now facing at least 29 years in prison after admitting murder, the attempted murder of Ms Wade and grievous bodily harm with intent of Miss Yeboah-Simpson. Prosecutor Simon Russell-Flint QC said Brooks came to the UK in 2002 and stayed here on a student visa until he married Ms McKenzie in September 2003. They had a son in 2006 but had split up by 2009 when he started a relationship with Ms Wade and had a son with her in 2010. By the time of the murder, the couple had separated and there were active deportation proceedings under way. The court heard that he would 'inevitably' be sent back to Jamaica once he has served his sentence. Keisha McKenzie (pictured) was stabbed to death by her estranged husband Brooks in front of their son. She suffered at least 42 separate injuries including a cut to her jugular vein and punctures to both lungs . Although he had split up with her and started seeing another women they were still living together at a flat in Brixton at the time of the attacks on July 29 2013. The court heard Brooks launched the attack on Ms Wade 'out of the blue' after collecting their son from nursery. At around 6.30pm he went into the kitchen and approached Ms Wade as she lay on the sofa, and told her: 'I'm gonna kill you.' Brooks then began stabbing and hacking at her with a meat cleaver as she desperately tried to defend herself with her hands. She managed to retreat on to a balcony but he followed her and continued the attack while she shouted 'murder, murder'. As well as multiple stab wounds, two of Ms Wade's

Summary: Desmond Brooks, 42, stabbed his estranged wife to death in July 2013 . Keisha McKenzie, 28, suffered 42 separate knife injuries before she died . Brutal attack was carried out in front of their screaming seven-year-old son . Also stabbed his ex and Ms McKenzie's sister seriously injuring both . Court heard carried out the attack because he was 'fed up of their nagging' He had been facing deportation after serving time on drugs charge . Brooks is now facing at least 29 years in prison after admitting murder .


Rihanna has described her role as the first black campaign star for French fashion label Dior as a 'big deal' for her culture. In an interview with MTV News, the 27-year-old touched on the importance of her casting in the campaign, describing her new role role as 'fantastic' and 'meaningful'. 'It feels fantastic,' she explained. 'It is such a big deal for me, for my culture, for a lot of young girls of any color. Scroll down for video . Star power: Rihanna, pictured at the Christian Dior Cruise 2015 show in New York last year, described her role as Dior's newest campaign star as a 'big deal' for her culture . Cream Cocktail dress from Chrsitian Dior A/W 2014 . Shop the designer at Farfetch! Visit site . Rihanna has left us all open mouthed by just how good she can look when she dons a chic dress and heels and leaves the cleavage/legs/bum bearing dresses at home. Attending the Dior Cruise Fashion Show in Brooklyn, Rihanna was wearing head to toe Christina Dior accessorized with pearl earrings, disc necklaces and statement bracelets, showing how accessorizing can give a simple dress the wow factor. Rihanna's dress is a great piece for Summer weddings or with gladiator sandals for daytime chic. See our selection of our favorite pink pastel dresses below, including pieces from River Island, MinkPink and Jo No Fui. Jo No Fui Short Dress at Yoox . Visit site . MinkPink Drop Waist Tee Dress at Nordstrom . Visit site . River Island Pink Short Sleeve Shift Dress . Visit site . Carven Side Tie Dress at Otte . Visit site . 'I think, to be acknowledged by Dior is just, it means a lot as a woman to feel beautiful, and elegant, and timeless.' Last week, Dior's decision to cast the chart-topper as the newest face of its spring-inspired Secret Garden campaign, which is currently in its fourth year, was met with an overwhelming amount of support, both from the fashion industry, and from the label's fans. '#HistoRIH @rihanna is gonna be the first BLACK WOMAN to be the face of Dior!!!!!' one person tweeted, while another added: 'Huge news for @rihanna today: she's the first black woman to be the face of Dior.' Dior confirmed that it had signed Rihanna up as its newest campaign star on Friday. According to WWD.com, the French-based brand stated that Rihanna is set to feature in the fourth installment of the video and print series of the Secret Garden campaign, joining models such as Daria Strokus, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju, all of whom have previously featured in the Secret Garden series. While further details about the campaign have not yet been released, the fashion label confirmed that film and print versions, shot by photographer Steven Klein, 'are scheduled to run this spring'. Big deal: While discussing her soon-to-be-released animated movie Home, Rihanna explained how important she believes her new Dior campaign will be for 'a lot of young girls of any color' Anticipation: The chart-topper added that she was thrilled

Summary: Last week Dior confirmed that the 27-year-old popstar had been chosen to front the latest installment of the fashion label's Secret Garden campaign . The new print and video ads are set to debut 'this spring'