Oisin Tymon (above), the producer at the centre of the Jeremy Clarkson 'fracas', fears the incident could cost him his career, sources claim . The BBC producer involved in the 'fracas' with Jeremy Clarkson is terrified he is going to lose his job, sources claimed. Oisin Tymon has been working on the Top Gear franchise in various roles since 2005 and was previously an assistant producer on BBC One's The One Show. But the 36-year-old has been in hiding all week after it emerged he had been punched by the presenter at a Yorkshire hotel after a day of filming on March 4. One insider close to his legal team at Slater and Gordon described Tymon as 'mortified'. 'He is terrified that he might lose the job he loves and has been doing for the past six years. All he wants to do is get back to work,' they told the Sunday Mirror. 'He is mortified by the whole thing.' The comments were made after it was revealed that the producer has become the target of online trolls and death threats. One Twitter user @CurtisBetts wrote: 'If they don't bring @JeremyClarkson back I'll be throwing punches Oisin Tymon.' And @KHJRobinson added: 'If Clarkson is sacked, will Oisin Tymon be the most hated man in the UK?' Details about the incident have ranged in detail. One report claimed the 54-year-old presenter split Tymon's lip after he came back to the hotel to find only a cold meat platter was on offer for dinner. Other sources suggested the 40-minute row was not entirely about the lack of food. Lawyers for both parties will put their cases to an independent inquiry, which starts tomorrow. Tymon, 36, has been in hiding all week after it emerged he had been punched by the presenter at a Yorkshire hotel after a day of filming on March 4. Clarkson is pictured at a Champions League game on March 11 after the incident was made public . Tymon has been working on the Top Gear franchise in various roles since 2005. Clarkson (right) is pictured with some of the crew while filming the popular show in 2011 . Clarkson started the disciplinary process himself after phoning Danny Cohen, director of television at the BBC, to apologise about the row. AA Gill, a friend of Clarkson, confirmed the presenter made the first move in the hope that it would end tension. 'He explained he had lost his rag after a difficult and tiring day,' The Sunday Times reported him saying. Cohen immediately suspended Clarkson and pulled the last three episodes of the popular show. Clarkson is being represented by law firm Olswang, which refused to comment. Paul Daniels, representing Tymon, added that his client did not wish to add a statement. The inquiry will report back to Cohen and Lord Hall, director general, who will decide on the pair's fate. It is not known how long it will take. It has also emerged that Clarkson called BBC director of television Danny Cohen (pictured) after the row to apologise . An inquiry

Summary: Oisin Tymon is 'mortified' after row at Yorkshire hotel was made public . 36-year-old has been working on the franchise since 2005 in various roles . Also emerged Clarkson rang BBC boss to apologise about the incident . Presenter was hoping the call to Danny Cohen would end tension . Independent inquiry starts tomorrow and will report back to BBC .


Saturday's RBS Six Nations clash between Wales and Ireland will be played under an open roof at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Wales assistant coach Rob Howley confirmed during a press conference on Thursday that the roof would be open. Even if Ireland had wanted the roof closed, it now makes no difference. A general view of the Millennium Stadium, which will host Saturday's match between Wales and Ireland . Wales assistant coach Rob Howley speaks to the media during a press conference on Thursday . If there is disagreement between the teams, then the roof stays open. It can be only closed if both sides agree. During Warren Gatland's coaching regime, Wales have consistently preferred a closed roof option, but that will not be the case this weekend. 'It's open,' Howley said. 'We've taken the decision it will be open. We wanted to know sooner, rather than later. 'The weather forecast is pretty good for the weekend, and it's something which we will look forward to.' Wales players prepare for Saturday's match during a training session in Cardiff earlier this week . Wales coach Warren Gatland looks on as his team train at the Vale Hotel in Cardiff on Tuesday .

Summary: Wales host Ireland in the RBS Six Nations on Saturday . The Millennium Stadium roof will remain open for the match . Ireland are unbeaten in three matches in this year's competition .


A mother has described how she heard a doctor asking her husband about switching off her life-support as she lay in a medically-induced coma after collapsing from a rare condition. Jenny Bone, who was feared to have catastrophic brain damage after going into cardiac arrest, lay listening to the life-or-death conversation but was paralysed and unable to intervene. She recalls her husband John ruling out ending her life – despite a previous conversation when she said she wanted to die if incapacitated permanently. The 40-year-old later recovered and now says she is relieved he went against her wishes. Near death: Jenny Bone, 40, pictured, was in a coma in hospital but heard doctors discuss ending her life only for her husband to refuse to switch off her life support machine . Much-loved: Mrs Bone, pictured with her son David and husband John, had said she would want her life support switched off, but Mr Bone refused to give up on her . ‘I was aware of conversations around me,’ she said. ‘The most frequent one was being turned in the bed. A familiar “ready, steady, turn” would come from the nurses. ‘The most alarming was between a doctor and my husband enquiring as to my wishes surrounding being kept alive on a ventilator and that they were unsure whether my mental ability had been impaired due to lack of oxygen while they were attempting to restart my heart. Starting again: A year on from her near-death experience Mrs Bone is back at work and also took part in a charity run, pictured . ‘There was an agreement that I should continue to be kept on the ventilator to give a chance for an MRI scan to be done to see if I had any brain function. ‘I was not even responding to a basic reflex test, which is why the doctor thought I was not going to have a chance of recovery. I am very pleased my husband gave me that extra time.’ Mrs Bone, a government building surveyor, felt pins and needles in her legs on March 14 last year but still went to work. She was alone in a tower block in central London when she collapsed as the pain moved up her legs. She managed to catch a train home to Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and went to her GP who immediately sent her to Luton and Dunstable Hospital with a letter saying she might have Guillain-Barre syndrome. The condition involves the immune system attacking the peripheral nervous system – the network of nerves outside the central nervous system – leaving the brain unable to control muscles. She and her husband claim the letter was handed over but not acted upon and she was initially told she had a chest complaint. Hours later she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. She was given a tracheotomy to help her breathe and was placed in a light medically-induced coma. She was on a respirator in an intensive care unit when a doctor raised the subject of ending her life a few

Summary: Jenny Bone has recovered after husband John refused to end her life . Mrs Bone fell in to a coma after falling ill with Guillain-Barre Syndrome . Nerve condition meant she appeared unconsciousness and brain dead . Heard doctors ask her husband for permission to switch off life support . She said: 'He went against my wishes, but I am very pleased he did that' Guillain-Barre Syndrome is where immune system attacks nervous system . Has something similar happened to you or a relative? Contact us via news@dailymail.co.uk .


Prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty in the trial of Craig Hicks, 46 . The man who shot dead three Muslim students near the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus last month could be executed for the crime. Craig Hicks, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder in the February 10 shooting deaths of Deah Barakat, 23; his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21; and Yusor's sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19. Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols has expressed in court documents filed last week that the state plans to pursue capital charges in the case, which is currently being investigated as a possible hate crime by the FBI. Echols will explain his reasons for pursuing the death penalty at a hearing set for April. Prosecutors often push for the death penalty in cases where they can use execution as leverage to get the accused to agree to a plea deal, opting for a lesser sentence like life in prison for pleading guilt and avoiding trial. Hicks has reportedly already confessed to murder, though authorities still haven't revealed whether he gave a motive for his crime. His wife Karen Haggerty Hicks says he killed the three students because of an argument over parking spaces at the Finley Forest apartments where they all lived just a few miles from the Chapel Hill campus. However,others have voiced the opinion that the shooting was a hate crime based on the students' Muslim faith. Police say they found documents on Hicks' computer that show he kept detailed notes on the parking situation at the apartment complex. Hicks stands accused of shooting dead North Carolina students Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, on February 10 . A search of Hicks' home turned up 12 firearms including four pistols and a Bushmaster AR-15. He also described himself as a 'gun toting' atheist in online posts. Hicks faces three charges of first-degree murder as well as a charge of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. The FBI is currently investigating the shooting to see if any federal laws against crimes of religious bias were broken. Hicks remains behind bars at Central Prison in Raleight, where he is reportedly being kept in isolation for 'safe-keeping'. He is being represented by a court-appointed public defender. Deah (right) and Yusor Barakat (left) had only been married a month when they were shot dead in their apartment complex just a few minutes from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus .

Summary: Craig Hicks, 46, stands accused of killing three Muslim students at an apartment complex near UNC Chapel Hill last month . In court documents filed last week, prosecutors expressed intention to seek death penalty for Hicks . Initial reports said the shooting was over parking argument . FBI is currently investigating shooting as possible hate crime .


Depraved mothers who gave up their lives in the West to live under the rule of Islamic State terrorists in Syria are taking photographs of their newborn children sleeping alongside handguns and assault rifles in a sickening game of one-upmanship on social media. Featuring titles such as 'The Little Terrorist' and 'Generation Kilafah', the chilling images show innocent children being forced to embrace their parents' extremism in ISIS' de facto capital Raqqa. While some shots feature children so young that they are unlikely to be aware of the significance of the photographs, another shows a masked young girl of around three-years-old dressed in full combat gear, carrying an AK47 and raising her index figure to make a well-known jihadi gesture. 'The Little Terrorist': A newborn baby is seen sleeping under a Hello Kitty blanket. The otherwise adorable photograph is ruined by the fact an AK47 machine gun is propped up against the side of the tiny baby's bed . Exploited: A masked young girl of around three-years-old is seen dressed in full combat gear, carrying an AK47 assault rifle, and raising her index figure to make a well-known jihadi gesture . Although the images were posted on Twitter over the past year, they form part of a new study of the everyday lives and, inevitably, deaths of the young Western women who chose to live under ISIS. One photograph in the study, which was published on Buzzfeed, shows a woman calling herself Umm Abdullatif posting a photograph of a young boy aged about five dressed in military fatigues and firing a huge assault rifle. She identifies the child as her son's 'lil best mate' and suggests he has already been killed, adding that she hope her own child 'grows up to be like him and receives and beautiful death just like him'. Another photograph, this time posted by a woman calling herself Umm Usama, shows a one-year-old girl sleeping alongside a small, black pistol and is captioned 'Even my baby girl goes 2 bed with her gun #generationkhilafah'. A similar image was posted on Twitter showing a newborn baby fast asleep in a plastic crate and covered in a Hello Kitty blanket. The otherwise adorable photograph is ruined, however, by the fact an AK47 machine gun is propped up against the side of the tiny baby's bed. The image was posted on Twitter by a man claiming to be the child's father and was captioned: 'The Little Terrorist #Hammam was born in the land of the caliphate, I ask God Almighty to make him one of the Caliphate’s soldiers.' Horror: Featuring titles such as 'The Little Terrorist' and 'Generation Kilafah', the chilling images show innocent children being forced to embrace their parents' extremism in ISIS' de facto capital Raqqa . A woman calling herself Umm Abdullatif posting a photograph of a young boydressed in military fatigues and firing a huge assault rifle. She identifies him as her son's 'lil best mate', suggests he has already been killed, and adds that she hope her own child 'grows up to be like him and

Summary: Depraved terrorists use social media to share photos of gun-toting children . Chilling images are titled 'The Little Terrorist' and 'Generation Kilafah' They show young boys and girls with guns dressed in combat clothing . Others show sleeping newborn babies with rifles propped against the bed . Photographs are a sickening attempt for the twisted men and women living under the rule of ISIS to outdo one another on social media .


Tory MPs have criticised the Government for being ‘blind’ to the soaring threats Britain faces and accused it of freeloading off the US. Former Army captain John Baron said yesterday that the UK was ‘ignoring the lessons of history at our peril’ by refusing to commit to spend 2 per cent of national income on defence. He said claims that Britain boasts the world’s fifth largest defence budget ‘rings hollow’ when the Ministry of Defence is slashing manpower and capabilities. Tory MP John Baron, left, urged Prime Minister David Cameron to commit at least two per cent of the budget to defence spending as US General Raymond Odierno warned over 'unthinkable' cuts to the British Army . The Basildon and Billericay MP said ‘misguided military interventions’ in the last decade, including Iraq and Afghanistan, had distracted the UK from the ‘greater danger of state on state’ threats from countries such as Russia. He added: ‘Failing defence budgets across Nato have emboldened the Russian president, who has concluded that the heart has gone out of the alliance. This is dangerous.’ He called on the Government to spend 3 to 4 per cent of national income on defence, saying it was ‘nonsense’ that on current projections Britain will be spending the same on defence as on foreign aid in 15 years. Referencing comments made by the US chief of staff General Raymond Odierno, he said the idea of British brigades serving within American divisions because of severe cuts to numbers was ‘unthinkable’ only a decade ago. A total of 37 MPs, the majority of whom are Tories, backed a motion in Parliament yesterday to set the defence budget at 2 per cent of national income in law, in a significant challenge to David Cameron just weeks ahead of the election. The motion, headed by Mr Baron, was passed but has no legal force. Rory Stewart, chairman of the defence select committee, waded into the four-hour debate in the Commons, saying that Britain was acting as a ‘freeloader’ to the US. He told MPs: ‘These threats are real. The world is genuinely becoming more dangerous, and Britain cannot be a freeloader. ‘People stand up and list all the different kit that we have bought, but they do not intend ever to use it.’ He added that ‘they’ were ‘freeloading’ by thinking ‘that Britain will never act alone, that the United States will somehow fill in all the gaps’. Mr Baron warned that Britain faced a significant threat from countries such as Russia . He said that if the UK was serious about defence, the Government would need to look at ballistic missiles, upgrading elite units and protecting soldiers against chemical weapons with special suits. A study by the impartial House of Commons library released this week revealed that current plans suggest defence spending will represent only 1.87 per cent of national income next year. Tory MP Simon Reevell described the Prime Minister’s suggestion that intelligence service spending could count towards the 2 per cent target as ‘kindergarten economics’. Tory Jack Lopresti said Iraq and Afghanistan

Summary: Tory MPs have warned the government about cuts in defence spending . John Baron MP said Britain was 'ignoring the lessons of history' He said David Cameron should commit to a minimum two per cent spend . MPs said defence spending could come at the expense of foreign aid .


A body has been found in a Brisbane drain after a man went missing amid a severe storm that caused flash flooding and left 4000 homes without power. The police located the man's body at 6.30pm, after two hours of searching, 400 metres down a storm water drain in the Brisbane river near Eagle Street Pier. The Courier Mail reported that the man was illegally kayaking in drains underneath the city with a female who called for help when the water began to drastically rise due to the storm around 4pm. Scroll down for video . A man's body was found in Brisbane storm water drain after he was trapped kayaking in drains under the city . The storm ripped through the city and saw more than 80 millimetres of rainfall hit the South East . Queensland Police Regional Duty Officer Inspector Sean Cryer confirmed that the couple became trapped inside the tunnel after the storm hit. 'She managed to get to a place of safety for about an hour until the water had subsided,' he said. The woman's partner was not so lucky. The woman reportedly performed CPR on the man in the tunnel to no avail and fled the tunnel to alert police. Water police, rescue and fire crews were all involved in the search with inflatable boats used to search the tunnel. 4000 homes were left without power and 13 calls for assistance were made from the Logan area . The man went missing around 4pm when the storm hit and it took police 2 hours to find his body . The severe storm saw more than 80 millimetres hit parts of South-East Queensland. 'Slacks Creek had 80 millimetres and we had other places between 70 and 80 (millimetres) in the southern parts of Brisbane,' Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michael Knepp told Sydney Morning Herald. Slacks Creek is about 20 kilometres from where the man's body was found near Eagle Street Pier. Flash floods occurred in Logan in Queensland's South East and 13 calls for assistance were received in the area. Major delays were reported for various train lines as well as on the roads.

Summary: A body has been found in a storm water drain on the Brisbane River . A man went missing around 4pm when a heavy storm hit Queensland . He was reportedly kayaking in drains under the city with a woman . When the water levels began to rise the couple became trapped . The woman alerted police and his body was found 2 hours into the search .


The weekly shop has become something of a modern day nightmare with stores asking us to either scan as we shop or use self-service tills. But now one of Britain's biggest supermarkets has turned its back on technology in favour of human staff manning stores. Morrisons's new CEO, David Potts, who took over last week has scrapped the Intelligent Queue Management (iQM) system used in shops after receiving feedback from customers and staff. Morrisons has ditched its Intelligent Queue Management system in favour of returning to using humans to decide how many checkouts to open in stores . The technology, which was introduced in 2008, used infrared sensors to determine how many checkouts to open by monitoring the number of customer flowing through the store. It meant that during quieter periods staff could be taken off the tills and placed in other parts of the store. The company's retail team, along with the new boss, concluded that checkout teams would make better and more balanced decisions compared to the iQM computer system. But while they have brought humans back to monitor queues, the controversial self-scan tills will be here to stay. Ex-Tesco executive Mr Potts, who took over as Morrisons’ chief executive on March 16, spoke with customers and staff and after feedback decided to scrap some of the modern day technologies . Morrisons was the only British retailer to use iQM, which used infrared sensors both at the entrance to the store and over each checkout lanes. It was supposed to enable checkout managers to predict exactly when shoppers would arrive at the checkouts so the tills were open for them when they got there. When the iQM system was first rolled out as part of a trial with the promise of cutting customer waiting times it had a five per cent success rate, however, staff claimed the system was pointless. Some took to online job review website Glassdoor to complain, with a department manager in Felixstowe, Suffolk, describing it as 'a waste of time and money'. The unnamed manager had added: 'It [the iQM] messes up all the departments in the store and it has a major knock on effect to all other departments with the waste and markdown and rotation.' A checkout operator from Portsmouth, writing in October last year, said: 'Morrisons needs to go back to basics. We are a superior supermarket and that's what we need to install in customers old and new. 'Customers want to be treated. Show them we care more than the other leading stores.' After listening to colleagues executives have also decided to scrap another computerised system which measures the amount of products scanned every minute by checkout staff. The 'scan rate' was introduced in 2012 after imposing new time targets of one item every three seconds, which prompted an outcry from members of the public, who branded the supermarket as turning into a 'battery hen farm'. Mr Potts, a former executive at Tesco, said: 'We intend to be an organisation that listens very hard to its customers and staff and, wherever possible,

Summary: The Intelligent Queue Management (iQM) system has now been scrapped . Morrisons's CEO David Potts took over last week and ditched technology . It used special sensors to determine how many checkouts should be open . But feedback from staff and customers determined it was 'waste of time' Supermarket has also got rid of 'scan rate' which counts items scanned . The controversial self-service tills are expected to stay despite changes .


NHS boss Karl Perryman, 52, was warned he faces jail after being found guilty of stalking female colleague Joanne O'Neill . A senior NHS manager who bombarded a female colleague with poison pen letters after she rejected his advances is facing jail. Karl Perryman was head of complaints and legal services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, when he sent the 'dark and spiteful' notes to junior colleague Joanne O'Neill. Posing as a Christian woman, he also wrote to her partner, mother, the hospital and human resources manager accusing her of sleeping her way to the top. Perryman recruited Miss O'Neill as his 'prodigy,' but turned on her when she began a relationship with the hospital's deputy director of ICT Michael Brown, who she has since married. The letters had a devastating effect on 39-year-old Miss O'Neill who left her family and friends as she moved more than 200 miles away to escape Perryman. He was caught when officers found part of one of the letters on his computer. Married Perryman was found guilty at King's Lynn Crown Court of one count of stalking and one count of intimidating a witness - Ms O'Neill's mother Margaret Titmarsh. Miss O'Neill was initially turned down for a job after an interview at the hospital, King's Lynn Crown Court was told. But Perryman called her afterwards to say he was 'so impressed with her as a candidate that he would do his damnedest to get her a job'. A couple of months later she began working in his department and he promised to 'take her under his wing'. He described her as his 'prodigy' and she soon began covering his job when he was on leave. The two shared friendly 'banter' but the relationship soured when he allegedly purchased a necklace for her from jewellers Ernest Jones and she refused the gift. The first anonymous letter arrived at the hospital in December 2012 and said Mr Brown had been 'bragging' about having sex with Miss O'Neill and another female member of staff. It claimed: 'Both of these women are allowed to dress like hookers in short skirts and dresses… they are dressing like tarts. This is a hospital, not a knocking shop.' Perryman, 52, was the head of complaints and legal services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, pictured, when he turned on his 'prodigy' One said: 'She has had many promotions she does not deserve even though she has been described as next to useless by senior clinicians… one manager even said she is sleeping her way to the top.' A few days later Miss O'Neill received a letter which accused her of 'plotting and scheming' for her own advantage. It warned: 'You will reap what you sow… we will listen to your corridor conversations, when you're in the bathroom, so we can get firm evidence for your partner with what you've done.' Miss O'Neill, who is now married to Mr Brown, told the jury Perryman, who was her line manager, said he would 'destroy' her if she told

Summary: Karl Perryman convicted of stalking and witness intimidation by a jury . 52-year-old turned on Joanne O'Neill when she spurned his advances . Pair were colleagues at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk . Perryman was the hospital's head of complaints and legal services . Wrote vile letters accusing Miss O'Neill of sleeping her way to the top . She was forced to move more than 200 miles away to escape him . Judge warned Perry to expect jail when he is sentenced next month .


Horologist David Mitchell set 16 clocks on landmark buildings to midnight on his last day of work, because he is annoyed that no-one will replace him . Time is standing still in Swansea, because the keeper of the city’s clocks has stopped their hands in protest at the post he has held for 30 years being axed. Official horologist David Mitchell set 16 clocks on landmark buildings to midnight on his last day of winding up their complex workings by hand. The 72-year-old, who is retiring, has given council chiefs a ticking off for failing to replace him – and says the clocks will have to be left as they are for safety reasons. Mr Mitchell, who is the only fellow of the British Horological Institute based in South Wales, said he was ‘really wound up’ by the decision. He added: ‘I have been doing it since 1985 until I finished last week with no one to replace me. I stopped the clocks on safety grounds on Saturday. I didn’t want the weights falling over on the pulley systems. ‘Swansea has stopped. I was emotional doing my last rounds – except that I was angry with the council.’ Eight of the clocks are on council-owned buildings, such as the Guildhall. However, Wales’s second city also has a bye-law that says the council must take responsibility for maintaining eight clocks on private buildings, including St Mary’s Church and Morgans Hotel, which dates back more than 100 years. Council bosses are arguing that the privately-owned clocks should no longer be their responsibility, and say they intend to purchase an electric winding system to take care of the rest. But Mr Mitchell said that no action had been taken despite his best efforts to put plans in place for after his retirement. He said: ‘I even offered to do another year until it was resolved. When I was 65 I was asked to do an extra five years because nobody else would do the job. ‘I was happy to carry on for a while. I did another year after the extra five, and then another year. The 72-year-old, who is retiring, wanted to give council chiefs a ticking off for failing to replace him. Pictured: The clock is stopped at St Thomas Church . Mr Mitchell, who is the only fellow of the British Horological Institute based in South Wales, said he was ‘really wound up’ by the decision. Pictured: The clock at the city's Guildhall (left) and St Mary's (right) Eight of the stopped clocks are on council-owned buildings, such as the Guildhall, but the remaining eight are on private buildings, including St Paul's All Saints Church, Mumbles (pictured) ‘I offered to do another year if the council negotiated with the churches to get a grant to put electric winding in so they could be serviced by other people, as only the churches could get grants. 'I told the churches, out of politeness, and asked them to tell me when the council officially informed them. They haven’t informed them.’ Mr Mitchell added: ‘There is

Summary: David Mitchell set 16 clocks on landmark buildings to midnight on last day . The 72-year-old is annoyed no one will replace him following his retirement . Swansea council are obliged to look after all public clocks, due to bye-law . But council believes private clocks should be cared for by their owners . Mr Mitchell said clocks will have to stay set at that time for 'safety reasons' Affected clocks include ones at city's Guildhall and historic police station .


The captivating motion of various satellites orbiting our planet has been revealed in a fascinating Nasa video. Created by the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, it shows their entire Earth-observation fleet and the paths they take around Earth. While the ISS sweeps across ‘diagonally’, in the video at least, others like the Landsat series are seen travelling from pole to pole. Scroll down for video . Nasa scientists in Maryland, US have created a satellite visualisation (shown). It shows dozens of Earth-observing satellites currently orbiting our planet. They include Landsat 7 and 8, part of Nasa's long-serving series. And the ISS can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . The animation solely shows Nasa's Earth-observing satellites, and not any run by other space agencies or private organisations. The satellites measure rainfall, solar irradiance, clouds, sea surface height, ocean salinity and other aspects of the global environment. ‘Together, they provide a picture of the Earth as a system,’ said Nasa. The animation shows the day of 16 February 2015 from 00.00 GMT to 12.00 GMT. While the satellites might look close together, the amount of space in Earth orbit is vast, and there is little to no chance of any colliding. In fact, they are all placed on specific orbits within their orbital bands that ensure the minimal chance possible of colliding with another satellite. This doesn't always go to plan, though. In 2009, a US Iridium satellite and a defunct Russian Cosmos satellite collided, creating hundreds of new pieces of debris in orbit. But the precision of modern satellites is best seen by a quartet of satellites known as the ‘A-train’ - Aqua, Aura, CloudSat and Calipso - which follow each other closely in their orbits. The two closest, Cloudsat and Calipso, are just 12.5 seconds apart, but this equates to 58 miles (93km) in distance. The four satellites work together to provide even better observations of Earth. ‘It’s acting like one satellite with 15 instruments onboard,’ Ernie Wright, an animator at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, told Wired, referring to the 15 instruments shared between them. The Landsat series of satellites have, since 1972, been used to measure Earth’s continental and coastal landscapes at a scale where human impacts and natural changes can be monitored. Shown is an illustration of Landsat 8, which launched on 11 February 2013 . Construction of the ISS began on 20 November 1998. It supports a crew of up to six, with crews split into groups of three. The station orbits at a height of about 255 miles (410km). It has a total mass of about 990,000 pounds (450,000kg) and has living space roughly equivalent to a five-bedroom house. It completes an orbit of Earth every 92.91 minutes and moves at 17,100 miles (27,600km) per hour. It has now been in space for more than 5,900 days, during which time it has completed more than 92,000 orbits of Earth, and has been continuously occupied for more than 13 years. Some satellites, like Landsat 7 and 8, orbit from pole to pole, known as

Summary: Nasa scientists in Maryland, US have created a satellite visualisation . It shows dozens of Earth-observing satellites currently orbiting our planet . They include Landsat 7 and 8, part of Nasa's long-serving series . And the ISS can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . Many Earth-observing satellites orbit pole to pole to see the whole planet .


She's one of the most famous and successful magazine editors in the world, legendary for her frosty manner, trademark bob and wearing sunglasses at all times - even during the Oscars ceremony. But what makes American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, 65, so successful? In an interview with Alistair Campbell for his new book Winners And How They Succeed, she shared the secrets of her success. Anna Wintour shares the traits that have taken her to the top including being decisive and resilient . In a book extract in the Sunday Times' Style magazine, Wintour, who became American Vogue's editor in chief in 1988, reveals that being decisive, delegating and recovering fast from setbacks have taken her to the top - and kept her there. Having been fired from her role as a junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar after just nine months in 1975, she said: 'Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because 'perfection doesn't exist'. She added: 'It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life.' The most powerful woman in fashion and editor of Vogue for almost 30 years is rumoured to have been the model for Miranda Priestly, the terrifying magazine editor who hires Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. But her analysis of her own strengths is far more human and surprisingly humble than the film character as she asks whether 'journalist' is even the right word to describe what she does. Yet her most surprising trick is pretending to be sure of herself, even if she doesn't feel it. Anna Wintour, second left, sitting next to her daughter Bea Schaffer, earned admiration for wearing her signature dark glasses indoors during the Oscar ceremony . She said: 'It makes it clearer for everyone else. Most people prevaricate. I decide fast.' With the nickname 'Nuclear Wintour' owing to her frosty demeanour Wintour, was made artistic director of Conde Nast by her employer in 2013 and editorial director in July 2014. She attributes being organised and a good delegator to her success, and says there's no need to double and triple check what her staff are doing. 'People work better when they have responsibility,' she said. She also revealed that she has no idea how to make a dress, couldn't create an image from a photo shoot and can't write, and instead responds to other people's talents. Her other tips for getting to the top include getting up early - she rises at 5am everyday - and 'turning off' at the weekend. Alistair Campbell has interviewed the most successful people in the world for his new book Winners And How They Succeed .

Summary: Fearsome editor says making decisions fast is vital . Thinks being fired from job at Harper's Bazaar helped her career . Tells Alistair Campbell in new book that everyone should be fired once .


Borussia Dortmund's mini renaissance which had seen them win four Bundesliga games in succession came to a halt, as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw at Hamburg. The tight contest saw the visitors dominate possession, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus typically at the heart of Dortmund's attacks, but try as they might, they could not circumvent a well-drilled Hamburg defence. Despite an early injury to captain Johan Djourou, the hosts were able to weather the storm from Jurgen Klopp's men. Borussia Dortmund playmaker Marco Reus (top) is brought down by Hamburg's Nicolai Mueller (bottom) Hamburg's Cleber Reis (right) shields the ball from Dortmund striker Patrick Emerick Aubameyang (left) Hamuburg's Mohamed Gouaida (right) surges forward with the ball ahead of Dortmund's Oliver Kirch (left) The result will benefit neither team much at all. For Dortmund, it is a blow to their aspirations of qualifying for continental football next season, while relegation-threatened Hamburg remain without a win in their last four league outings. Dortmund had started the game strongly with Reus, passed fit after an injury scare earlier in the week, finding Aubameyang with a free-kick only for Hamburg's Djourou to make a timely intervention. Hamburg striker Nicolai Muller fired wide a few minutes later, but chances otherwise came at a premium during the first-half. Djourou, following a head collision with a Dortmund player, was substituted in the 18th minute. Hamburg head coach Josef Zinnbauer is incensed after a refereeing decision goes against his side . Cleber Reis (right) tussles for the ball with Dortmund's midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (left) Dortmund introduced Kevin Kampl to the game after the restart and the Sloveninan nearly made an instant impact on 55 minutes, but blasted his shot just wide from the edge of the box, before Reus squandered a similar chance a few moments later. It was a routine that seemed to repeat, with every Dortmund effort finding itself wide, blocked through the final pass. Oliver Kirch (left) cuts across Hamburg winger Mohamed Gouaida (right) during the Bundesliga match . Dortmund's attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa kneels on the ground frustrated after missing scoring chance . Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) competes with Hamburg's Cleber Reis (right) Cleber Reis (centre) plays a through ball for Hamburg as Dortmund's Kagawa (left) and Gundogan give chase . Hamburg's Mohamed Gouaida (right) lines up a shot, as Dortmund midfielder Oliver Kirch attempts to block .

Summary: Borussia Dortmund were held 0-0 by relegation battlers Hamburg . The result ends Dortmund's recent four-game winning streak . It deals a blow to their continental qualification hopes .


Last October, Lynda Bellingham died in her husband Michael Pattemore’s arms after a battle with bowel cancer. Six months on, the property developer, 60, has spoken about life without his soulmate. Appearing on ITV's This Morning, Michael said he still cries everyday for Lynda, who was 66 when she died, but said his 10 years with the actress were the best of his life. Scroll down for video . which claimed the life of his wife, who he describes as his soulmate . 'I still cry everyday but I manage laugh a lot as well,' he said. 'Now I laugh more than I cry now, which is good.' Talking of the couple's 10 years together, he said: 'It was fantastic – it was the best 10 years of my life. And from what I can gather from her friends, I think I gave her 10 good years too.' Talking to hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, Michael admitted he knew his wife would not survive to see last Christmas, as she had so desperately hoped. 'I didn’t think it was going to happen that week, but I knew that was never going to make it to Christmas. But I thought maybe we’ll have an early Christmas,' he said. 'The week she died I took her in on the Friday night - we had the bed at home arranged for her and everything - but suddenly I knew.' Heartache: Michael (pictured with Lynda at the Olivier Awards in 2013, left, and after her final interview, right in October last year) said he wasn't ready to let his wife go but realised he was being selfish wanting her to go on . Talking to hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, Michael admitted he knew his wife would not survive to see Christmas, as she had so desperately hoped . In an emotional confession, Michael then said: 'I have to be honest, I went to the church that Saturday and Sunday night and prayed for him to take her. 'Sixteen months ago I wanted Lynda right to the end, but it's about quality of life. That's one thing I learnt. 'If there's no quality of life there's no point going on.' Talking of her inspirational spirit, Michael told how even when Lynda was at death's door, she insisted on always making Sunday lunch. 'One week she asked me to get out a bottle of Champagne. When I asked why she said. "Lets have a drink to cancer!" That’s the type of women she was,' he said. Michael appeared on the show to raise awareness for bowel cancer, which claimed the life of his beloved wife, one of Britain's best-loved actresses. Michael believes a colonoscopy could have saved Lynda's life and urged viewers to get checked . 'You mustn’t be frightened to go an get colonoscopy,' he told viewers and said he believed the procedure to check for bowel cancer could have saved Lynda's life. 'Lynda had a health examination every year. But a colonoscopy could have saved her,' he said. Highlighting the guidelines to be

Summary: Michael Pattemore spoke about the life without wife Lynda . Appeared on ITV's This Morning to raise awareness of bowel cancer . Bellingham passed away in October last year after battling the disease . Made emotional confession: 'I went to church to pray for him to take her'


A woman in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 70 lashes after 'insulting' a man on private messaging service WhatsApp. The unnamed 32-year-old will also have to pay a 20,000 Saudi Riyal (£3,604) fine for tarnishing the reputation of the man, a court has ruled. The case was filed at Al Qatif criminal court in eastern Saudi Arabia by the man following an argument.The nature of the row is unknown. A woman in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 70 lashes after insulting a man on private messaging service WhatsApp, a court has decided . The defendant pleaded guilty to insulting the man but rejected the court ruling, according to a Gulf News report. Article Three of the Saudi Anti-Cyber Crime Law states that any person who commits 'defamation and infliction of damage upon others' using technological devices might have to face imprisonment for up to a year and a fine not exceeding 500,000 Saudi Riyal (£90,171). Two women from Jeddah were similarly sentenced to ten days in jail and 20 lashes in June last year after insulting each other using the messaging service. In 2013 the Saudi Arabian government considered banning WhatsApp. Some people believe the government's attempt to control WhatsApp is due to strict laws on how men and women should interact in the country, where strict gender segregation is enforced . A spokesman for the country's Communications and Information Technology Commission said at the time: 'We have been communicating with WhatsApp and other similar communication platforms to get them to co-operate and comply with the Saudi telecom providers, however nothing has come of this communication yet.' Some people believe the government's attempt to control WhatsApp is due to strict laws on how men and women should interact in the country. A Saudi husband has divorced his wife after she updated her WhatsApp status to include a reference about having to be patient with him. The man said he had been on the private messaging service when he noticed his wife had written: 'I pray to be patient enough to put up with you' followed by his initials. Although he was not initially sure whether the message was directed at him it was confirmed by friends and family, newspaper Al-Hayat reported. The unnamed man said: 'I called one of my relatives to check whether she was addressing me. 'I was so embarrassed that my friends' wives and relatives could see that I was being portrayed in such a light.' The country's Ministry of Justice said the top reason for divorce was social media.

Summary: The case was filed at Al Qatif criminal court by the man following an argument . The 32-year-old woman accepted insulting him, but rejected the court ruling . She will have to pay 20,000 Saudi Riyal (£3,604) fine, the judge decided .


Joni Mitchell is 'awake and in good spirits' after being rushed to hospital when she was found unconscious at her home on Tuesday. The 71-year-old singer is currently being treated in intensive care. A message posted on her twitter account read: 'Joni is currenly in intensive care in an LA area hospital but is awake and in good spirits. More updates to come as we hear them.' Scroll down for video . Medical emergency: Joni Mitchell, pictured left in February this year and at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, is currently in intensive care . Updates: A message about Mitchell's condition was posted to her official Twitter on Tuesday night . Earlier her website urged fans to: 'Light a candle and sing a song, let's all send good wishes her way.' Sources earlier told TMZ that a 911 call was received from Joni's Los Angeles home at 2.30pm, with the caller stating she was unconscious. Paramedics who responded reported that the Big Yellow Taxi singer was 'alert' during the journey. It is not yet known what prompted the medical emergency. Mitchell has been known to retreat inside her Spanish-style villa and not venture out for extended periods of time. She has lived in the Bel-Air home alone since 1974 and has previously spoken about how she enjoys her autonomy. 'Yes, you can call me a recluse,' she told The Star in 2013. 'But I like living alone.' The Canadian-born singer has won eight Grammys in her career and was one of the most iconic stars of her generation. Scene: The folk icon was reportedly found by paramedics around 2.30pm on Tuesday after an emergency call from her house in Bel-Air, where she has lived since 1974 . Last year, Mitchell, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, admitted she endured years of turmoil after being diagnosed with the rare condition Morgellons disease, which made her believe parasites were living under her skin. The condition is not acknowledged by Western medicine, which considers it psychological. Iconic: The Canadian-born singer won eight Grammys in her career and was one of the most iconic stars of her generation . In the memoir, Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words, she revealed: 'At the height of my illness I could not even wear clothing. 'All the time it felt like I was being eaten alive by parasites living under my skin. I couldn't leave my house for several years. 'Sometimes it got so bad I couldn't walk and I'd have to crawl across the floor. My legs would cramp up, just like I was having a polio spasm.' Mitchell is known to have a history of health issues, having also overcome polio and scarlet fever. Recent interview: Joni Mitchell invited CNN into her home last year for a in-depth sit-down interview. She spoke of her career, health and being referred to as a 'recluse' The singer, who gave up singing in 2010 because 'six decades of heavy smoking have finally robbed me of my voice,' also previously revealed she

Summary: 911 call placed from inside the singer's home about 2.30pm Tuesday . She was reported to be unconscious, but paramedics said she was alert when they arrived . She was taken to intensive care in LA, but her condition remains unknown . Website urges fans to 'light a candle and sing a song' Mitchell is known to have a long history of health issues .


Two sisters from New Zealand may have started small, establishing their business from their father's shed, but are now experiencing big success after their beauty products were given the tick of approval by the Duchess of Cambridge. Trilogy's Certified Organic Rosehip Oil is said to be an essential in Kate's make up bag and the secret to her flawless skin and the 'Kate Effect' means the business' sales are soaring. The Duchess is understood to have discovered the product when it was gifted to her in a pack from Trilogy when she visited New Zealand last year. 'Kate continues to use rosehip oil in her daily skincare regime,' according to US Weekly. 'She loves the effect is has on her skin. [Her mother] Carole [Middleton] is also a fan.' Scroll down for video . The Duchess of Cambridge, who is seven months pregnant with her second child, is said to be a fan of Trilogy's £16.50 rosehip oil . The company was founded by Kiwi eco-conscious sisters Catherine de Groot and Sarah Gibbs in 2002, reportedly whilst they worked in their father's shed in Upper Hutt . At seven months pregnant, the soon-to-be mother-of-two is said to be embracing natural products and loves that the skincare line is made without any potentially harmful retanoids. Trilogy's international spokeswoman Lisa Wilson said the company was 'absolutely over the moon'. 'Celebrity endorsements of this scale can be transformational for a company,' she said. 'Especially for us, centred down here, it's really quite exceptional to think our product may have made it into the hands of the Duchess of Cambridge.' The company was founded by Kiwi eco-conscious sisters Catherine de Groot and Sarah Gibbs in 2002, reportedly whilst they worked in their father's shed in New Zealand's Upper Hutt. Gibbs was a chartered accountant and De Groot was a former beauty journalist at the time but they shared a vision to create a line of anti-aging products. Their innovative company was inspired by their discovery of the benefits of rosehip oil to correct fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks and scars. As with anything that Kate is reported to be a fan of, the $21.95 oil has already sold out for Brits online at Boots.com and sales have also increased in the US. Kate's influence has already been felt by the company, with Trilogy's share price rising nine per cent to 82 cents the day the news broke. It is now well-proven that an endorsement from Kate Middleton can lead to a product selling out within minutes. When the Queen-to-be was photographed wearing the 'Roamer Day Dress' by Australian brand Zimmerman's at the Easter Show in Sydney in 2014, it quickly flew off the shelves . The Duchess Of Cambridge donned the knee-length summery frock - which retails for $495 - for the second time as she took in the Andy Murray game at Wimbledon in London three months later . A source told the magazine: 'Kate continues to use rosehip oil in her daily skincare regiment. She loves the effect is has on her skin. [Her

Summary: US Weekly reports that Kate, 33, has been using the product . Two sisters started the brand, Trilogy skincare, in 2002 in New Zealand from their father's shed . Oil is rich in vitamin C and high in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids . Miranda Kerr and David Gandy also love the oil . The 'Kate Effect' means the product has sold out in the UK, sales are rocketing in the US and their share price is soaring .


Labour MP Frank Field has complained angrily to Green Party leader Natalie Bennett over claims a Green protester tried to photograph him after he had a heart attack. There were fears for veteran campaigner Field’s life when he collapsed at a rowdy meeting in his Birkenhead constituency last weekend. Field, 72, recovered after being taken to hospital. But Labour supporters claim Green activist Colin Dow tried to photograph him as he lay on the floor unconscious waiting for an ambulance. MP Frank Field has complained to Green Party leader Natalie Bennett over claims a Green protester tried to take a photograph of him after he had a heart attack . ‘To take a photo of someone who has just had a heart attack would be a despicable thing to do,’ Mr Field told The Mail on Sunday. ‘Some members of the Green Party are the kind of people who infiltrated the Labour party in Merseyside years ago. We got rid of them and some have resurfaced in the Greens. This kind of behaviour has no place in public life. ‘Everyone thinks the Greens are cuddly and fluffy but the truth is very different. It is high time Natalie Bennett denounced them.’ The incident occurred during a meeting hosted by Mr Field to discuss plans to sell-off of the site of Rock Ferry High School. Green activists, including Mr Dow, led protests. ‘Had I been closer, I would have taken a picture,’ Colin Dow said . Mr Field said: ‘I told the police I did not want the protesters to force the meeting to be stopped. I was happy to continue. Later, I felt chest pains and collapsed.’ Mr Dow, a former Labour party member, last night confirmed he took his camera out when Mr Field collapsed but was told by a Labour councillor not to take a picture. He said he complied but denied he was being ‘insensitive’ as it was a public meeting. ‘Had I been closer, I would have taken a picture,’ he said. He claimed others present did take photographs, and he hit back at Mr Field on his Facebook site, challenging the former Labour Minister’s ‘imagined version’. He said the MP behaved ‘insultingly’ towards protesters.

Summary: Labour MP Frank Field complained to Green Party leader Natalie Bennett . Claims Colin Dow tried to take a photo of him after he had a heart attack . There were fears for Field’s life when he collapsed during a rowdy meeting . Mr Dow denied he was being ‘insensitive’ because it was a public meeting .


The worry for England is that things could get worse before they get better. The cricket itself is bad enough. But we're thinking of events off the field: if they were handed the keys to ECB headquarters, the Borgias and the Chuckle Brothers would probably bicker less and command more gravitas than the current lot. One of the side-effects of England's horrible performance at the World Cup was to bring forward the moment when our game would have to confront itself. While they were still in the tournament, there was always the promise of a horizon to cross, an itch to scratch, a wrong to right. No longer. The most alarming development of another improbable week was Alastair Cook's outburst in Abu Dhabi. It was no coincidence that the most heartfelt press conference of his career took place beyond the grasp of the ECB (perhaps beginning the county season in the Middle East does have something to recommend it after all). England vice captain Jos Buttler looks dejected as he leaves the field after their World Cup exit . England's exit at the World Cup was humiliating as they went out in Adelaide, Australia . England coach Peter Moores (left) at the end of the World Cup match between England and Bangladesh . But Cook was unhappy. More to the point, he hasn't got his head round his sacking as one-day captain. Neither fact reflects well on the English game. His cri de coeur came not long after coach Peter Moores had assured us that Cook had dealt with the disappointment of being axed only weeks before the World Cup. Thoughts returned to the days before that axing, when Moores stressed his support for Cook's leadership; once the leadership was over, Moores said it was 'the right thing to do'. Something is clearly being lost in translation. And it had better be reinterpreted fast: England are about to embark on 17 Tests in 10 months. It is a period that will define both captain and coach, assuming they emerge unscathed. Yet Cook also needs to be frank with himself. The reason he shouldn't have been sacked so soon before a World Cup was that he should have been sacked well in advance, and allowed to focus on what – until two years ago – he was good at: churning out Test runs. Instead, he has now been critical not just of the decision to sack him, but also – by implication – of Eoin Morgan's leadership. Alastair Cook was dismissed for three on day one of the champion county match in Abu Dhabi . Alastair Cook trudges off the field in Abu Dhabi after falling for five following just three in the first innings . For more musings on matters cricketing, please follow us on Twitter: @the_topspin . Team insiders believe his words came out the wrong way. But had they been uttered by Kevin Pietersen, they would have brought howls of 'insubordination'. And Pietersen, lapping up the limelight once more, has loved every minute. Ever since Colin Graves appeared to suggest

Summary: England were embarrassingly knocked out of the 2015 World Cup . Alastair Cook blasted England for sacking him as captain . Kevin Pietersen has been lapping up the limelight, loving every minute .


Arsene Wenger was handed a timely boost ahead of his side's trip to Liverpool this weekend as several first-team players continued their comebacks from injury. England midfielder Jack Wilshere played 45 minutes and opened the scoring in a friendly against Brentford - his first run-out for the team since suffering an injury against Manchester United in November. Club captain Mikel Arteta, also absent since November, managed to get through the first half, while French full back Mathieu Debuchy completed 60 minutes. Jack Wilshere takes on Herson Rodriguez of Brentford as he continued his comeback from injury . England star Wilshere scored the opening goal and created another in a promising return to fitness . Abou Diaby carries the ball out of defence as Mathieu Debuchy (left) and Mikel Arteta (right) look on . Debuchy has struggled with injuries in his first season at the club and is currently recovering from his second serious setback of the season, a shoulder injury sustained against Stoke. Compatriot Mathieu Flamini - who hasn't started a game since February but has been fit enough for the bench in recent weeks - also lasted over an hour, while Abou Diaby managed to play half the match as he continues his return from yet another injury. Diaby has played just once this season for the first team - in the Capital One Cup - and three games for the Under 21s. He is hoping to prove himself worthy of a new contract after a career blighted with injuries. The quartet could now be available for the visit of Brendan Rodgers' side this weekend. Danny Welbeck, though, remains a doubt after picking up a knee injury during England's win over Lithuania on Friday night. Debuchy, who has struggled since joining Arsenal, has been out since January when he injured his shoulder . Diaby has been blighted by injuries for the best part of a decade and could be about to leave Arsenal . The Frenchman is out of contract in the summer and has played just once for the first team this season . Diaby has had a torrid time with injuries since joining Arsenal but is the club's second-longest serving player . Young midfielder Dan Crowley started alongside Wilshere in midfield, scoring the second goal . There was also a run-out for January signing Krystian Bielik, who is yet to feature for the senior side under Arsene Wenger. But it will be Wilshere's return, coupled with a strong performance, which pleased Wenger most, the 23-year-old marking his comeback with a goal and an assist. The England star put Arsenal ahead after just seven minutes before playing in promising youngster Dan Crowley for the second 12 minutes later. The Gunners Under 21 striker Alex Iwobi added two more before the break in a comfortable victory. Club captain Mikel Arteta, absent since November, also managed to play half the game against Brentford . Debuchy (left), Arteta (right) and Mathieu Flamini emerge from the training facilities to step up their recoveries .

Summary: Jack Wilshere scores one and makes another in friendly victory . Wilshere has been out since November defeat by Manchester United . Club captain Mikel Arteta has also been missing since November . Abou Diaby has played just once this season and is set to be released .


A condolence letter . from President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of slain civil rights . leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was sold for just half the price expected at an auction on Thursday. The typed note from Johnson to Coretta Scott King dated . April 5, 1968, the day after King was gunned down by a white supremacist in Memphis,Tennessee, sold for $60,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia. The 47-year-old correspondence, written on White House Stationary, expressed the then Commander-in-Chief's sadness at the civil rights leader's death and reiterated his determination to find the assassin. Historic: The letter from President Johnson to Coretta Scott King, dated April 5, 1968, the day after King was shot by a white supremacist, has sold for $60,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia . Relationship: Johnson (pictured shaking King's hand during the signing of the Civil Rights Bill in 1964) told his widow they would do everything possible to track down his killer . It read: 'We will overcome this calamity and continue the work of . justice and love that is Martin Luther King's legacy and trust . to us. 'Since early morning, I have devoted all my hours and energy to honoring your good husband in the manner he would most approve. I have sought — by word, deed and official act — to unite this sorrowing and troubled nation against further and wider violence. ' Johnson won election to his own four-year term in 1964 but . chose not to run again in 1968 after Kennedy's younger brother, . Robert F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from New York, entered . the race for the Democratic nomination. RFK was himself . assassinated in Los Angeles two months after King was slain. The opening bid was $60,000, the sum an online bidder ultimately . paid for it, though the item had been expected to fetch at least $120,000, according to the company's website. Auctioneer Matthew Quinn said the letter had special . resonance given the 50th anniversary this month of the 'Bloody . Sunday' protest march at Selma, Alabama, a turning point in the . U.S. civil rights movement, and the release of the King-centered . movie, 'Selma.' Collection: Sixteen MLK items in all sold for a total of $99,668. They included a guest book with more than 1,500 signatures from one of two wakes for King (bottom) However he told The Washington Post the turnout of the sale was unexpected: 'We’re obviously disappointed. But that’s what the market does.' Coretta Scott King held on to the letter until 2003, then . gave it to singer and social activist Harry Belafonte. She died . in 2006. When Belafonte tried to auction it off in 2008, King's . children objected, and the sale was canceled. The two sides . became embroiled in a legal battle. A 2014 settlement allowed Belafonte to keep the letter and . Belafonte gave it to his half-sister, Shirley Cooks. She and her . husband, Stoney Cooks, a staff member of King's Southern

Summary: Typed note was sent to Coretta Scott King on April 5, 1968 . Was the day after her husband was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee . Historic letter was expected to fetch $120,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday . Sixteen MLK items, including drafts of speeches, were sold for $99,668 .


After entering a rehabilitation program almost six weeks ago on January 28, Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel is still receiving treatment at the facility. Manziel's NFL coach, Mike Pettine, confirmed on Monday that Manziel is still at the private rehab center in Ohio. There is no date set for the 22-year-old 2012 Heisman Trophy winner to be released. Scroll down for video . Hard-partying Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel entered a rehabilitation facility on January 28 . The 22-year-old signal-caller is still there after more than five weeks and doesn't yet have a release date . Manziel played in five games in the NFL during his rookie season last year and only completed 51.4 per cent of his passes for 175 yards, two interceptions and no touchdowns . Manziel is staying at the center, which possibly treats alcohol and substance abuse, longer than the minimum 28 days required by many treatment programs the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. Pettine said 'football is an afterthought' right now for Manziel. He added: 'We're just giving him his privacy and [letting him] do what he has to do.' Pettine, who visited Manziel last month, was asked if it was a good sign the young quarterback extended his stay. He responded: 'Sure. It's something that he was very resolute that needed to get done and again. 'I'll respect his privacy and leave it at that.' Browns coach Mike Pettine (above) confirmed on Monday Manziel is still at the private rehab center in Ohio . Manziel's fondness for partying and off-the-field antics were well known while he was in college at Texas A&M . A photo snapped of Manziel before the start of the season showed him in a bar bathroom with a dollar bill . Brad Beckworth, a Manziel family adviser, confirmed in February Manziel was getting treatment. He said: 'Johnny knows there are areas in which he needs to improve in order to be a better family member, friend and teammate and he thought the offseason was the right time to take this step.' Coach Pettine said it was 'too soon' to know if Manziel will be ready for voluntary offseason workouts next month, ESPN reported. He added: 'Getting him right personally comes first, then the professional part comes second. 'That was really the message when we talked to him. 'Listen, get yourself right, and the football will take care of itself.' Manziel played parts of seven quarters in the NFL during his rookie season last year. He only completed 51.4 per cent of his passes for 175 yards, two interceptions and no touchdowns. He has a four-year contract with the Browns worth about $8.25million and endorsement deals with Nike, McDonald's, MusclePharm, and Snickers .

Summary: 22-year-old quarterback entered treatment program in Ohio on January 28 . Cleveland Browns signal-caller has been there for almost six weeks . Many rehabilitation centers require a minimum of 28 days for treatment . Browns coach Mike Pettine said QB was 'resolute' to get treatment done .


A group of male submariners traded illicit videos of female officers in various stages of undress as if they were Pokémon cards, a U.S. Navy prosecutor said on Thursday. Navy prosecutors presented evidence against two of 12 male sailors accused of illegally making and trading videos of female officers aboard a nuclear submarine that was among the first to allow American women to serve alongside men. The two men in court Thursday, both missile technicians aboard the USS Wyoming nuclear submarine, based at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia, were accused of trading the videos with other sailors. Going under: The USS Wyoming submarine, based at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia. A group of 12 male submariners serving aboard the vessel stand accused of taking secret footage of their female colleagues undressing and trading it 'like Pokémon cards' Another sailor aboard the Wyoming made the videos with his smartphone and then told others that he had a 'gift for them,' Navy prosecuting attorney Lieutenant Commander. Lee Marsh said. Once the sailor who took the videos arrived back onshore, Marsh said, he shared them with the others by 'bumping' their smartphones together. The videos were not posted online. 'Videos were treated like Pokémon. Something to be collected,' Marsh said during the preliminary hearing in the case against two missile technicians charged with conspiracy to distribute recordings of private areas of female officers. Navy Vice Admiral Michael Connor, commander of the nation's submarine fleet, has characterized the case as a 'serious sexual offence, with significant penalties.' The case highlights issues the Navy has faced in switching to co-ed crews on ballistic-missile submarines. It began the practice in 2011. More than 50 women now serve aboard submarines, and Connor has said while the change to coed crews has not been without incident, overall it has been a success. Navy Lt. Paul Hochmuth, defense attorney for one of the accused missile technicians who was in court on Thursday, said his client didn't know what the files were when he accepted the 'gift' on his phone. Cartoon capers: The submariners on the USS Wyoming submarine were accused of capturing illicit footage of their female colleagues undressing for the shower and trading it like Pokémon cards, which are based on the popular children's cartoon show (pictured) He argued that the government was unfairly describing the videos as graphic, as they were of poor quality, only ever viewed on smartphones, and showed only partial nudity. 'At no point can you ever see a full length view of the person... You might see a face... then a leg... or a butt... but there is no full length view,' Hochmuth said. Marsh said the quality of the videos is irrelevant because they were made without consent and that they were explicit. 'The videos consist of... undressing for the shower and drying off from the shower,' he said. The hearing was presided over by a Naval officer, who listened to statements from both sides and will issue a recommendation to Rear Admiral Charles Richard, commander of submarine group

Summary: A gang of 12 submariners stand accused of serious sexual offences after secretly filming their female colleagues getting undressed . They are alleged to have shared the videos, showing 'legs', 'faces' and 'butts', like 'something to be collected' The group included missile technicians aboard the USS Wyoming nuclear submarine, based in Georgia . They referred to the sexy footage as 'gifts'


The children arrived at Bishopsgate police station at about 3am on Saturday asking for a taxi home . On nightshifts at his police station, Superintendent Paul Clements is used to dealing with the usual collection of drunks and other ne’er do wells. But he was surprised when three Romanian children arrived at the central London police station at 3am and said they were 130 miles from home. The children, aged 12, 14 and 17, told officers they lived with their parents in Nottingham and then asked for a taxi home and a meal from McDonalds. Instead, officers bought the youngsters sandwiches from a nearby petrol station and called social services to care for them. They also called the children’s parents who immediately travelled from the family home in Nottingham to pick them up. It remains unclear how the children managed to travel to London or how they were able to leave their home without their parents noticing. Details of the visitors to Bishopsgate police station, near Liverpool Street Station, emerged when Mr Clements described the incident on Twitter yesterday. He wrote: ‘Bizarre night shift. 3am and in walk three Romanian children from Nottingham with no money or ID asking for a taxi back home and a McDonalds.’ The children were found roaming the streets in the early hours by officers of City of London Police. They were not treated as criminals and at no time were they put in the cells. Superintendent Paul Clements took to Twitter to let his followers know about his strange night . The number of Romanian immigrants begging and sleeping rough in some of the wealthiest areas of the capital has trebled since EU restrictions on movement were lifted in January 2014. It is reported to have led to a spate of aggressive begging, pickpocketing and prostitution, which is blighting exclusive London addresses.

Summary: The children were found roaming the streets in the early hours by officers . Asked surprised officer for a taxi home to Nottingham - and a McDonalds . It is unclear how the 12, 14, and 17-year-old made the 130 mile journey . They were not treated as criminals and at no time were they put in the cells .


Virgil van Dijk has hit back at Sean Dillon after the Dundee United skipper said he set out to injure him during the League Cup Final. Dillon required six minutes of treatment, and a number of stitches, after coming off second best in a 50-50 with the Dutchman. To compound his frustration, in his absence, Kris Commons scored the goal which put Ronny Deila’s side on their way to a 2-0 triumph. Dillon was later sent off for a lunge on Emilio Izaguirre but felt justice was not correctly served in his earlier confrontation with van Dijk. ‘I think he left his leg in, I didn’t like it,’ Dillon stated. ‘I get the ball, he gets my leg, and they get a throw-in. So that’s very frustrating. Sean Dillon claimed that Virgil van Dijk tried to injure him during the Scottish League Cup Final . ‘I’m not going to exaggerate it but it’s a big gash, about three inches long maybe, and I needed seven stitches in it.’ But van Dijk hit back at Dillon’s version of events by insisting there was nothing in the challenge. ‘No, never,’ van Dijk countered. ‘I know we are not going to have the same conversations as we had last week but I can honestly say I didn’t do anything wrong. ‘I didn’t leave my foot in, I would never do that on a fellow player.’ Van Dijk had been sent packing by Craig Thompson at Tannadice and only learned on Thursday that he was free to take his place at Hampden. He admitted the uncertainty surrounding the disciplinary case made the build-up to the game far from ideal. Van Dijk helped Celtic on their way to a 2-0 victory at Hampden Park . ‘It was a very good feeling to win the cup, especially after the tough week I had personally,’ said the Dutchman. ‘I was worried after the game last week. I was very stressed and really down. ‘I couldn’t believe I was sent off. I was disappointed with the red card and knew it was going to be a long week even though we said we were going to appeal straight away. ‘You want to know as soon as possible. ‘It was a strange week so I was just happy to be able to play. It would have been very hard to watch it from the stands. ‘This was my first final ever and it was special. We are on our way for the Treble and we want to make history. I wanted to play in the final very badly.’ ‘It gives the manager a boost - but it gives everyone at Celtic a boost. We knew if we were up for it we had a chance to win it. Hopefully we can go on and win the league and Scottish Cup. That’s what we aim to do. Dundee United skipper Dillon saw red later in the game for a foul on Emilio Izaguirre . ‘We know if we are at 100 per cent we can beat everyone in the country. I am

Summary: Sean Dillon claimed that Virgil van Dijk had set out to injure him . Celtic's Dutch defender Van Dijk denies Dundee United captain's claim .


A giant semi-fossilised egg that is almost 100 times larger than a chicken's egg and still has the tiny skeleton of a bird inside is to go on sale for more than £50,000. The rare egg, which is 12 inches long and more than eight inches in diametre, belonged to the now extinct elephant bird that lived on Madagascar. The flightless birds, which stood nearly 10 feet (three metres) tall and weighted half a tonne, died out in the 17th century after heavy hunting. Scroll down for video . This 12 inch long elephant bird egg - just one of 25 known to remain intact around the world - is going on sale . There are thought to be just 25 preserved intact elephant bird eggs left in existence, with most in museums. Now one owned by a German marine biologist Professor Hubert Caspers, who worked at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science before his death in 1998, is to go on sale in Bruges, Belgium. Genetic material has been extracted from the shells of ancient elephant bird eggs. It has raised hopes that it may be possible to use cloning techniques to resurrect the extinct species. By injecting the genetic material into the unfertilised eggs of other large flightless birds like the ostrich, it may be possible to recreate the elephant bird. However, scientists face significant challenges that need to be overcome before this is possible. Cloning birds is considered to be particularly challenging. Extracting enough DNA from eggshells is also thought to be another limiting factor. Finally much of the habitat the the elephant birds once inhabited has now changed, so there may be few places where such a large species could now live. Scans taken of the egg, which is at least 400 years old, have also revealed the tiny bones of an embryo that had started to grow inside along with dehydrated organic material. Scientists were recently able to extract DNA from a similar egg, raising hopes that it may be possible to bring the elephant bird back to life using cloning techniques. Auctioneers Rob Michiels, who is selling the egg along with other items from Dr Caspers collection, said the egg appeared to be older than other eggs that have been sold recently. He said: 'The eggs of elephant birds are extremely rare - there are probably 25 of them in the world. 'This once comes from the collection of Dr Caspers and we have been asked to sell it by his children who thought it was a dinosaur egg. 'The children didn't know a lot about their father's collection. 'I was invited to Hamburg to look at a collection of antique tiles that he owned and I spotted the egg. It was just sat in a box. 'We have had a CT scan of the egg and it showed there is still organic, dehydrated material inside in the form of fetal bones. 'Technically, you could extract DNA from it and if you have a very large ostrich you could re-create a form of an elephant

Summary: The egg, which belonged to a German biologist, has an eight inch diametre . CT scans have revealed dried organic material and bone fragments inside . It is thought to be one of only 25 intact elephant bird eggs left in the world . The egg is expected to sell for more than £50,000 at an auction in Belgium . Elephant birds died out during the 17th century after being heavily hunted .


After the body 17-year-old girl who went missing in early March was found face down and partially nude off the side of the road her best friend and friend's boyfriend were charged with her murder. Alexis Marie Garcia, of Birmingham, Alabama, was the victim of a brutal beating at the hands of her best friend and her friend's 39-year-old boyfriend, police said. Samantha Wright, 18, and Shannon Yager have been charged with capital murder. The capital charge comes from Garcia being killed after an alleged robbery and kidnapping, Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said. When Wright was interviewed by investigators, she said that drugs including meth and heroin were used the night of Garcia's death by all three parties. Alexis Marie Garcia, 17, was reported missing by her mother on March 5. Her body was found in Remlap, Alabama, on Monday . Samantha Wright (left), 18, and her boyfriend Shannon Yager (right), 39, were taken into custody on March 15. They are accused of beating Garcia to death in a drug-fueled attack earlier this month . Garcia's mother filed a missing persons report with the Birmingham Police Department on March 5, after last seeing her on March 1, police records show. Wright said she, Garcia and Yager had driven to Tucker Mountain Road in Remlap on the night of the incident, March 8, and she passed out. She said woke up to see Garcia taking off her clothes and making advances on Yager, according to AL.com. Blount County Sheriff's Department received a phone call from Wright's father on March 9, in which he said that his daughter called him after she woke up in a room covered in blood. She said she had blacked out and didn't know where she was, but told her father that she had been walking in the woods with Yager and Garcia, court records show. During interviews with investigators, Wright said that she started attacking Garcia (pictured) after she woke up from being passed out to see Garcia taking off her clothes and making advances on Yager . She reportedly told him that she believed something bad had happened to Garcia but didn't know where she or Yager was. A few days later Garcia's mother called investigators to tell them that there were some teenagers in the area who might know information. Deputy Mark Moon questioned a 13- and 14-year-old who said Wright told them she had done something she might regret later and that she might have killed someone, court records show. She reportedly told them that when she saw Garcia taking off her clothes and making advances toward Yager, she beat the girl unconscious. Wright then took the teens into the woods and threatened to kill them if they told anyone, court records show. Wright (left in both photos) reportedly called her father the day after the attack and told him she was covered in blood, didn't know where she was and couldn't find Garcia or Yager (right in both photos). Both Wright and Garcia have been charged with capital murder . Wright and

Summary: Alexis Marie Garcia's body was found in Remlap, Alabama on Monday . Her mother reported her missing on March 5 after last seeing her March 1 . Best friend Samantha Wright said she beat Garcia to death after seeing her make advances at her boyfriend, Shannon Yager . Wright said meth and heroin were used by all three parties night of death . Yager and Wright have been charged with capital murder .


The mesmerising patterns of our changing climate have been revealed in artistic computer simulations used to analyse global warming. The paint-like swirls depict global water-surface temperatures around the world, with the surface texture driven by the rotation of the Earth. Using data from various climate models, trapped regions of warmer water, shown in red, are seen adjacent to the Gulf Stream off the eastern coast of the U.S. The paint-like swirls of this visualisation depict global water-surface temperatures. Cool temperatures are shown by blues and warmer temperatures by reds. Trapped regions of warmer water adjacent to the Gulf Stream off the eastern coast of the U.S. indicate the model’s capability to simulate eddy transport of heat within the ocean, a key component necessary to accurately simulate global climate change . The model, by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is used to simulate eddy transportation of heat within the ocean, a key component necessary to accurately simulate climate change. These are circular movements of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool. ‘Computer models of the global ocean must capture these eddies and their impact on ocean circulation in order to accurately represent the climate system and future climate change,’ LANL says. ‘This is difficult because the small size (10–100 km) of eddies requires high spatial resolution and substantial computing power’. Global ocean surface kinetic - or movement - energy is pictured here. The maximum kinetic energy shown by white with minimum values in black. Color is on a log scale. Observe the prominent jet stream off the eastern coast of the U.S. with adjacent eddy rings . The world needs to prepare itself for a rapid increase in the speed of climate change, scientists have warned. US researchers claim that the fast onset of global warming is set to alter the way people live, even over short time scales. This is according to new evidence which suggests the rate at which temperatures are rising in the northern hemisphere could be 0.25°C per decade by 2020 - a level not seen for at least 1,000 years. The analysis was based on a combination of data from more than two dozen climate simulation models from around the world . Scientists recently announced that sea surface water temperatures have been warmer than average in the western and central Pacific Ocean and have started to alter wind patterns. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now predicts that there is now a 50 to 60 per cent chance El Niño will continue through the summer. However, they say that the El Niño conditions are currently 'extremely weak' and come at a time of the year when the influence of El Niño on weather patterns usually declines. This means that while El Niño conditions normally brings wetter weather to the northern hemisphere in the summer, it is unlikely to be bring substantially more rainfall than this spring. In another image the ocean surface kinetic energy – or movement energy – is revealed with maximum kinetic energy in white with minimum values in black. The illustration

Summary: In one mesmerising image, the paint-like swirls depict global water-surface temperatures around the world . Another image shows movement - or kinetic energy - in the oceans showing jet stream off US eastern coast . Scientists recently announced that sea surface temperatures have been warmer than average in the Pacific .


The family of murdered woman Jill Meagher have described a Catholic priest's comments as 'disgusting' and 'stupid' after he told children and parents at a Melbourne primary school that she may not have met such a tragic end had she been 'more faith-filled'. Radio Station 3AW reported that the priest showed the congregation a picture of Adrian Bayley, the man convicted for the Melbourne woman's brutal rape and murder, before claiming that if Ms Meagher's faith had of been stronger she 'would have been home in bed' instead of 'walking down Sydney Road at 3am'. Jill Meagher's husband Tom Meagher described the comments as disgusting and shameful. Scroll down for video . Happier times: Tom and Jill Meagher on their wedding day. Mr Meagher described the recent comments by a Catholic priest about his wife as disgusting and shameful . Mr Meagher also rejected as a 'complete fabrication' reports he or Jill's family planned legal action against the state of Victoria . A priest told a congregation that Jill Meagher (left) may not have been killed by Adrian Bayley (right) if she were 'more faith-filled' as she would have been 'home in bed' and 'not walking down Sydney Road at 3am' 'How a human being with such dangerous and misogynistic views can be allowed to pass those messages onto children is depressing,' he wrote on Facebook. 'What a truly abhorrent message to teach a child.' The Age reports Mr Meagher also rejected as a 'complete fabrication' reports he or Jill's family planned legal action against the state of Victoria, by joining a lawsuit with other relatives of people killed by criminals on parole. Joan Meagher, Jill's mother-in-law, said she was 'shocked' by the priest's 'ridiculous' comments. Greg Bennet apologised on behalf of the preist and said the 'offensive' comments did not reflect the views of the church . 'He's offended a lot of people. This murder has nothing to do with anything - except the guy who killed Jill,' she told the Irish Independent. 'Adrian Bayley was out there that night looking for a victim and found her... It's a stupid thing to say, but I don't care what people like that say.' She said Jill wasn't particularly religious, but was 'very spiritual'. She also said that Jill and her husband Tom had a very strong code of ethics by which they led their life. 'But she wasn't saying the rosary every night,' she told the Irish Independent. 'Even religious people get killed in not-so-nice ways.' At least 100 people, including students, staff and parents, witnessed the comments at St Christopher's Primary School at Airport West on Friday. Monsignor Greg Bennett, vicar-general of the archdiocese of Melbourne, condemned the priest's homily on Friday and said the 'offensive' comments did not represent the views of the church. 'We do not share the sentiment of the homily this morning and we certainly apologise for the hurt that this homily may have caused today,' he told 3AW. 'The reference to Jill Meagher in particular was offensive and inappropriate and the people of Victoria and Ireland

Summary: Jill's husband Tom says the comments are disgusting and shameful . 'What a truly abhorrent message to teach a child,' he says . A priest made controversial comments at a primary school on Friday . The comments related to the death of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher . He said if her faith had been stronger she may not have been killed . She should have been 'home in bed' instead of 'walking the street', he said . Priest's comments are 'ridiculous' Jill's mother-in-law says . A Church official was forced to apologise for the heinous comments .


Self-esteem problems: Mohammed Emwazi was even given anger management therapy at school . Fellow secondary school pupils bullied Mohammed Emwazi - calling him ‘Little Mo’, it emerged yesterday. Emwazi - revealed last week as Jihadi John - was also said to have self-esteem problems and was even given anger management therapy at Quintin Kynaston school in north-west London. A former friend said a gang of older teenagers used to wait outside the school for Emwazi, then 14 and smaller and weaker than other boys his age. ‘They would steal his lunch money and push him around a bit,’ he said. ‘He was very quiet and a bit scrawny back then so we used to call him Little Mo.’ The St John’s Wood school is subject to a Department for Education investigation after it emerged that at least three past pupils have joined Islamist terror groups and contemporaries of Emwazi have claimed young Muslims were ‘groomed’ by radicals. Its former headmistress, Jo Shuter, said she recalled Emwazi was bullied when he was 14, but denied there had been a problem with radicalisation. She told the BBC yesterday: ‘He had some issues with being bullied, which we dealt with. Pushed around: A former friend said a gang of older teenagers used to wait outside Quintin Kynaston school (pictured) in north-west London for Emwazi, then 14 and smaller and weaker than other boys his age . ‘By the time he got into the sixth form he, to all intents and purposes, was a hard-working aspirational young man who went on to the university that he wanted. ‘There was never any sense that any of these young men as I knew them were radicalised when they were at school.’ One of Emwazi’s contemporaries at the school, Choukri Ellekhlifi, was killed in Syria after joining an Al Qaeda group and a third pupil, Mohammed Sakr, was killed in a US air strike on Al Shabaab fighters in Somalia. Emwazi’s younger brother Omar, 21, was known as a member of the ‘Muslim Mafia’ at Quintin Kynaston. 'Hard-working young man': The school's former headmistress, Jo Shuter (pictured), said she recalled Emwazi was bullied when he was 14, but denied there had been a problem with radicalisation .

Summary: Gang of teenagers used to wait outside school for Mohammed Emwazi . Jihadi John was then 14 and smaller and weaker than other boys his age . Went to Quintin Kynaston school in St John's Wood, north-west London . Former headmistress Jo Shuter says she recalled Emwazi was bullied .


Britain's fittest grandmother has set a new world record in weightlifting just one year after she took up the sport because her local swimming pool was closed as result of council cuts. All-action Lindsey Gowland, 57, played basketball to a national level as a teenager and then took to the water after turning 40. She won a European gold and World silver medal at Masters level but was forced to give up competing when two of her local pools were shut down in 2009. Super-gran! Sports-mad Lindsey Gowland shows off her muscles with this deadlift . The lecturer won three weightlifting golds at the British Championships in Stafford last month . Lindsey Gowland, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, discovered weights when her swimming pool closed . The mum-of-four - who works as a sports lecturer and lives in Kingswinford, West Midlands - was then introduced to dumbbells by her colleague Martin Beastall at the end of 2013. Lindsey initially lifted the weights to keep fit but soon realised she was good enough to enter the Midlands Championships in Worcester in October last year. After qualifying with ease she then went on to win three gold medals in her first ever British Championships in Stafford in February. Lindsey took home first place in the deadlift, squat and bench press categories when she competed in the 63kg weight class and 55 to 59 age grouping. Incredibly, she set a world record of 121kg in the deadlift as well as a European best in the 60kg squat and a new British record with 43kg in the bench press. Lindsey, who lives with her PE teacher husband Ian, 58, admitted she doesn't look like a typical weightlifter. Mum-of-four and grandmother-of-three Lindsey weighs 9st 9lb and was introduced to weights by a colleague . Lindsey during her qualifying event for the British Championships in Worcester in October 2014 . Lindsey with her colleague and personal trainer Martin Beastall, who first introduced her to dumbbells in 2013 . The 5ft 7in grandmother-of-three, who weighs 9st 9lb, said: 'I used to swim three or four times a week with a club but they closed down the one pool and a couple of years later they closed down the pool we moved to because of council cuts. 'Martin got me into weights. He has had a go at it in the past and he looked at what I was lifting for swimming training and said I had a good chance of competing. 'He asked if I fancied giving it a go and I just thought, "why not?" 'When I first started training I was doing sessions at Dudley College, where the gym is mostly used by students. 'Lots of them used to look at me and think 'I bet you're not going to lift much' and I think they were quite surprised to see I could pull the weights I can pull. 'I never thought of myself as someone who would be able to lift heavy weights. It has really been so unexpected. 'I am reasonably tall but I am not

Summary: Lindsey Gowland started weightlifting when her swimming pool closed . The 57-year-old gran won three gold medals in first British championships . Now the mum-of-four has sights set on global competitions .


Authorities say an intoxicated man arrived by taxi to rob a Tallahassee, Florida, bank. Police say 47-year-old Stanley Geddie demanded $100,000 from a bank manager Wednesday afternoon at the Capital City Bank, claiming he had a .357 handgun and C4 plastic explosives. Charged: 47-year-old Stanley Geddie arrived by taxi to rob a Tallahassee, Florida, bank, authorities say . Officers say when they first arrived at the bank the cab driver told them Geddie had not paid his $25.50 fare. Officers then found Geddie in the bank manager's office, appearing 'very intoxicated and spaced out.' They say Geddie wouldn't follow their commands, prompting them to Taser him. No gun or explosives were found. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that Geddie was arrested and charged with robbery, petty theft and resisting an officer. He was also being held on two probation violations. Jail records didn't list an attorney. Incident: The alleged robbery attempt reportedly took place at a Tallahassee Capital City Bank .

Summary: 47-year-old Stanley Geddie arrived by taxi to rob a Tallahassee, Florida, bank, authorities say . Police say Geddie demanded $100,000 from a bank manager Wednesday afternoon at the Capital City Bank . He allegedly claimed to have a .357 handgun and C4 plastic explosives .


A fed up father left his entire £2million estate to his two daughters – because his two sons refused to stop smoking. Businessman Dawid van Vuuren, 87, who had suffered from cancer, warned his sons Daniel, 60, and Marius, 55, that unless they quit the habit they would not get a penny from him. Marius said: 'My brother had told me what our father said but we thought it was a joke. We didn't take it seriously.' Two sons have been disinherited for not giving up smoking when their father told them to do so in his will . The two contested the will, saying that their father, from Pretoria, South Africa, had only written it as a warning, but had then died suddenly, leaving it the only signed will in his possession. The children only discovered the will, which was handwritten on a piece of paper, after their father's death last year. At the High Court in Pretoria, Daniel said he and his brother spoke about this prior to their father's death, but they laughed about it as they thought it was funny . He said: 'The truth is my father did admonish me on many occasions during his life that he would disinherit me if I did not stop smoking. 'I never took his threat seriously and I was shocked when it appeared that he actually carried out his threat.' The brothers claimed it was then implemented by lawyers against their father's wishes. However, it was ruled by Judge Cynthia Pretorius to be Mr van Vuuren's true will. Judge Pretorius said it was clear no other testament could be found, except for this paper. Dawid's secretary signed it as a witness, as required by law. She had worked for him for 18 years and confirmed his signature was genuine.

Summary: Former cancer sufferer Dawid van Vuuren, 87, made threat to cut out sons . Daniel, 60, and Marius, 55, did not listen to him when he told them to quit . They contested the will of their father from Pretoria, South Africa, claiming it was only meant as a warning and was not his genuine wish . But the High Court ruled it was Mr van Vuuren's true will to disinherit them .