Amateur gymnast Rosie Connolly collapsed and died after going for a swim - just one hour after rushing to the aid of a fellow gym user . A talented amateur gymnast collapsed and died after going for a swim - just one hour after rushing to the aid of a fellow gym user. Rosie Connolly, 21, a receptionist at the Laboratory Spa in Mill Hill - used by Olympics stars Anthony Joshua and Mark Foster - fell unconscious at the poolside after a swim. She had told staff she had felt unwell in the water and reportedly struggled to clamber out of the club pool. Two doctors battled to revive her as an ambulance crew arrived and took her to Barnet General Hospital. But the popular worker at the spa died shortly afterwards, following a suspected cardiac arrest. Just 50 minutes before the tragedy, Miss Connolly - a member of Childs Hill gymnastics club - had rushed to help a club member who became ill in the changing rooms and had cared for them until an ambulance had arrived. The Laboratory Spa has opened a book of condolence. A colleague said: 'Everyone knew her here and loved her. She was a bubbly, smiley person and will be incredibly missed.' A club member added: 'Everyone was shocked to find out what happened to Rosie. She had her whole life in front of her. She was a lovely, hard-working girl who was always able to answer questions with a smile. She made people feel welcome.' Friends paid tribute to Miss Connolly, a member of Childs Hill gymnastics club who had performed in an international competition in Switzerland. Rosie's sister Hayley, 27, said at the family's home near the club that the family were too upset to talk about the death, the Evening Standard reported. She said : 'It's too raw for us.' Alexandra, a nurse, wrote: 'I can't believe it, my fellow dancer, the only one I truly trusted to pick me up without dropping me. You'll be missed, you beautiful girl.' Panayioda Kilikita, a trainer at the club, wrote on Facebook: 'Oh our beautiful Rosie why did you get taken? You are loved dearly and will be forever missed.' Sinead McKenna added: 'What an amazing, beautiful, kind-hearted little star you are Rosie.' Connolly, 21, a receptionist at the Laboratory Spa in Mill Hill - used by Olympics stars Anthony Joshua and Mark Foster - fell unconscious at the poolside . Just 50 minutes before the tragedy, Miss Connolly - a member of Childs Hill gymnastics club - had rushed to help a club member who became ill in the changing rooms and had cared for them until an ambulance had arrived .

Summary: Rosie Connolly, 21, was receptionist at the Laboratory Spa in Mill Hill . She told staff she felt unwell and 'struggled to clamber out of pool' Two doctors battled to revive her as an ambulance crew arrived . The popular worker died shortly afterwards, of a suspected cardiac arrest .


Why is the sun’s corona - the aura of plasma that surrounds it - so much hotter than its surface? That is one of greatest solar mysteries, but astronomers will be hoping to find an answer on Friday - by observing the total solar eclipse from the North Pole. The plasma of the sun is only visible during a total eclipse, so the scientists will use this unique opportunity to try and solve the puzzling phenomena. And in an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Scroll down for video . A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse. They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse. Shown is an image of 1999's solar elcipse from France, with the corona visible around the edges . The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse. For observers in other regions, such as the UK, less than 90 per cent of the sun will be covered. The team at Svalbard, led by Professor Shadia Habbal, Professor of Solar Physics at the University of Hawaii, will include scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales. They are Joe Hutton and Nathalia Alzate from the Solar System Physics Group at the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University. They will join scientists from the US, Czech Republic and Germany as part of the 'Solar Wind Sherpas'. Up to 14 specially adapted cameras will be used to photograph the sun in different frequencies during the eclipse, capturing images of the plasma from the corona. In so doing, they will hope to solve the sun’s greatest mystery. The temperature of the sun is known to be around 6,000°C (10,800°F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000°C (1,800,000°F), and even reaches 2,000,000°C (3,600,000°F) in some areas. This factor of 300 difference would be akin to the flame of a fire being 300 times colder than the air around it - but why this is occurring is unknown. One potential reason could be magnetic forces on the sun, with superheated gas creating a strong magnetic field and funnelling energy into the corona, but this has not yet been confirmed. The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole (shown with the red marker). They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse . Astronomer Gemma Lavender from All About Space magazine . Do you need special equipment to look at

Summary: A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse . They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse . They hope to work out why the corona is 300 times hotter than the surface . Friday's eclipse will peak in the UK at about 9.35am GMT .


A woman shed an incredible nine stone after posting pictures of all of her meals on Instagram - and getting people to rate how healthy they are. Jess Semmens, 22, takes a series of pictures of what she is about to eat, posts them on her page and waits to see what her followers think of her food. It may sound like a bizarre routine but uploading hundreds of such snaps online has helped Jess lose nine stone and six dress sizes in two years. Scroll down for video . Jess Semmens, 22, went from 22st to 13st after she began posting her meals on Instagram for people to rate . 'You could say that I have Instagrammed myself thin' - Jess began to post workout photos. The positive comments were the confidence boost she needed to carry on . After binge-eating and fad diets Jess found motivation to slim by publicly sharing details of her meals, their calorie count and her weight-loss progress. Inspired by the online feedback she received - mostly from strangers - she shrank from 22st and a dress size 24, to 13st and size 12. Research unit manager Jess says: 'Like most women, I had tried every diet under the sun but none worked for me. 'I thought I was doomed to be overweight for ever but when I started counting calories on a phone app and sharing pictures of my meals I was amazed at how many comments I received. 'I started documenting the change in my figure as I lost weight and it was a great way to see my progress and keep me on track whenever I felt like reaching for the biscuit tin. 'If I didn't stick to the diet I wasn't just letting myself down, I'd be letting down all my followers too. Jess began focusing on losing weight by sharing her healthy meals when her doctor told her that she would be dead before she was 25 . Jess began cooking meals from scratch and eventually sharing her own recipes or ingredients on Instagram . 22-stone Jess had tried 'every diet under the sun' but nothing had worked for her . The pressure kept me motivated, as did all the lovely comments I got - and now I feel amazing. You could say that I have Instagrammed myself thin.' At just seven, a gym accident left Jess struggling to carry on with the sport and she ballooned in size. Jess, of Exeter, Devon, says: 'I hated not being able to do my gymnastics so comfort-ate and soon started to pile on the pounds. 'I then started getting bullied at school. The other children would say really nasty things to me. My school days became a nightmare. I'd hide myself away in the toilets.' Ashamed of her growing belly, from the age of ten, Jess began raiding stashes of food from her parents' kitchen and hiding it to later gorge on in secret. She says: 'I'd grab anything I could get my hands on and would hide it from my mum and

Summary: Jess Semmens, 22, from Exeter, Devon, gorged on crisps and chocolate . She found motivation to slim after sharing details of meals on Instagram . The research unit manager went down six dress sizes in two years . Slimmed from 22st and a dress size 24, to 13st and size 12 .


The plans were agreed by Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood (pictured) who was nicknamed Sir Cover-Up for preventing the Chilcot inquiry . Ministers were last night struggling to contain a spiralling row about highly contentious plans to bar 430,000 civil servants from talking to journalists. Critics raised concerns about a quiet change to the civil service code, which they warned could ‘stifle whistleblowing’ and open government. The code has been amended to include a new provision making clear that officials could be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister. Downing Street was understood to have intervened in the row, forcing the Cabinet Office to offer a series of concessions. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude agreed to redraft guidance to ‘strengthen protection’ for those speaking out to blow the whistle on scandals or abuses of public money, and include a commitment to being ‘as open as possible’ with Parliament and the public. However, that is unlikely to appease critics, who have asked why such a change has been enforced just before the general election campaign. It appears to have been agreed by Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, who has been nicknamed Sir Cover-Up for preventing the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War from seeing letters and records of phone calls between Tony Blair and George Bush. However, the impetus is understood to have come from ministers, who wanted to control the flow of information from departments to make clear that they, not civil servants, are ultimately in charge. A line has been added to the civil service code, which governs officials’ conduct, saying: ‘Ensure you have ministerial authorisation for any contact with the media.’ Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Commons public accounts committee, said the Cabinet Office was ‘using a sledgehammer to crack a nut’. Margaret Hodge (pictured) said the Cabinet Office was ‘using a sledgehammer to crack a nut’ ‘You don’t want to encourage briefing against ministers, or criticising people behind their backs,’ she said. ‘But the more openness, the more understanding people have of the way government works, the better.’ Tory MP Charlotte Leslie, who has championed more openness in the health service, said it could stifle whistleblowing. ‘It makes sense that the Government wants to get its work done without a running commentary from inside the system, but I would like them to set out what they have in place to help people whistleblowing,’ she said. Ministers point that out civil servants can blow the whistle on a major scandal using legal protections afforded to them in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1988. But Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union that represents civil servants, said it was absurd to enforce a ‘blanket ban’ on all 430,000 civil servants having unauthorised contacts with journalists. Mr Penman: ‘Civil servants will become worried about every contact they have with the media, and will be looking over their shoulder all the time when talking to the public – as that’s who they are talking to through the media – about the service they deliver.’ The Cabinet Office insist

Summary: Critics say change to the civil service code could 'stifle whistleblowing' Ministers are currently struggling to contain row over contentious plans . Plans would bar 430,000 civil servants from talking to journalists . Officials could be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister . The Cabinet Office insist that the amendment ‘clarifies’ current practice .


In the Sixties, George Harrison penned 'Blue Jay Way' and experimented with LSD along with the other Beatles in the build-up to their 1967 Magical Mystery Tour album in his house in Esher Surrey. And now a six-bedroom mansion - built near to where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood – is on the market for almost £10million. While not a part of the 'Blue Jay' property, the words 'I love George', carved into a wooden gate in the driveway by an obsessed fan, are still visible today at the entrance. Harrison lived in the bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and felt so inspired by the book Tantrum Art that he painted the outside in psychedelic patterns with the help of his first wife Patti Boyd. A six-bedroom mansion - built near to where George Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood - is on the market for almost £10million. While not part of the property, the words 'I love George' carved into a wooden gate in the driveway are still visible today (pictured) The 'Blue Jay' mansion in Esher, Surrey, boasts a gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage . The new home is built near where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood. Pictured is the musician with Sue Baker's son Philip . 'Blue'Jay boasts a swimming pool, games room and 700-bottle wine cellar has been built on the land in Claremont Park Estate. 'Blue Jay claims some celebrity status. In the sixties the driveway to the property formed part of the gardens to Beatle George Harrison's country house "Kinfauns",' said Savills' Trevor Kearney. The 'entirely unique, contemporary designed' 13,000 sq ft country house has an open plan living room, pictured with a grand piano . Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace . Buyers can look forward to this stylish-looking indoor pool area complete with spiral staircase and huge windows with views over the garden . The property even comes with a sauna area and gym. Steps lead down into an indoor pool in the luxury spa area . Buyers can also look forward to this minimalist bathroom with a freestanding bath tub, contemporary sinks and double wall mirrors . John Lennon and Yoko Ono retreated to Kinfauns during their first LSD trip in 1965 with Harrison and his first wife. The Beatles recorded a number of demos at the colourful bungalow after a stay at the Maharishi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India. These became known as the Kinfauns Demos or Esher Demos and they feature a number of hits that eventually made it onto the White Album. They also feature early versions of Paul McCartney's 'Junk', which would later appear on his 1970 solo record and Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' (then called 'Child of Nature'), which was released on his 1971 album Imagine. Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. The

Summary: Six-bedroom mansion called 'Blue Jay' has been put on the market for almost £10million in Esher, Surrey . In the Sixties, the driveway to 'Blue Jay' formed part of George Harrison's country house 'Kinfauns' He lived in 'Kinfauns' bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and painted the outer walls with psychedelic patterns . The original gate to 'Kinfauns', although not part of the 'Blue Jay' property, can be seen in the driveway and has the words 'I love George' carved into it . New mansion has a gym overlooking the swimming pool, a four-car garage, games room and 700-bottle wine cellar .


Tottenham striker Harry Kane hailed a 'dream come true' after marking his England debut with a goal within two minutes of action at Wembley. Kane replaced captain Wayne Rooney in the 71st minute and headed home with his third touch to cap off a comprehensive 4-0 win for England over Lithuania in their Euro 2016 qualifier. The 21-year-old claimed his debut goal was the best moment of his career so far as Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling added to the scoring. Harry Kane slides onto the Wembley turf in celebration having scored on his England debut on Friday . 'Not too bad is it. It’s the start that I dreamed of and to see it come true is amazing,' Kane told ITV. It’s all a bit of a blur at the moment but I’m delighted, I’m delighted for the lads and most importantly we got the three points.’ Asked whether it's the best moment of his career so far: ‘Yeh by far, obviously to represent your country at senior level is the top and hopefully I can continue to do it and hopefully it’s the first of many. The red hot Spurs striker would relish the chance to start against Italy in a friendly on Tuesday: 'Yeh of course but that’s up to the boss, If I’m called upon then that would be great,' added Kane. 'We’ll see what happens, recover over the next couple of days and look forward to it.’ Kane replaced England captain Wayne Rooney on 71 minutes during the Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley . It took Kane 79 seconds to head in his debut goal for England, which was just his second touch on the field . Kane has been in blistering goal scoring form this season and capped his England debut with a goal . Manager Roy Hodgson was evidently pleased with Kane's instant impact at Wembley. ‘He’s had a wonderful season so far and crowned his England debut with a goal, a great goal as it was a marvellous piece of skill from Raheem (Sterling), with good movement from Kane to the back post and a very determined header. So it couldn’t be better for us at the moment, a very satisfying evening for us.’ England captain Wayne Rooney was full of praise for his fellow striker: 'It's fantastic. International football is different , so to score after just 80 seconds is incredible, we’re all delighted for Harry and hopefully it’s the first of many. Rooney and Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck both scored as England cruised to a 4-0 win at Wembley . Rooney had several chances to add to his impressive England goal tally and hit the woodwork twice in the first-half: 'I was a bit disappointed with the first one which hit the post. I felt I got a shove which knowcked me off balance but the second one I had to go to the far corner and unfortunately it hit the post,' said the England skipper. 'I’m happy, I scored, we won, it’s a big three points in this qualifying campaign.

Summary: Tottenham striker scored after just 79 seconds on as a substitute . Kane handed first England cap, coming on for Rooney in the 71st minute . England beat Lithuania 4-0 in the Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley . Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling also scored .


If you suffer from Arachnophobia then it is advisable to look away now. And if you don’t, then you will after watching this horrendous video that features more spiders than your mind could possibly fathom. The clip, which appears to have been captured in some sort of disused outside cabin, begins by showing three huge clusters of spiders attached to a wall. The first shot shows the extent of the infestation as thousands of legs run between clusters of spiders . And believe us, the footage doesn’t get any better from here. Panning around, the camera picks up thousands of legs scurrying about in between ten further spider groupings. Suddenly as the camera moves in to focus on one of them it falls from the wall causing the spiders that make it up to disperse immediately. The video maker pans to show five more clusters of spiders and begins focussing on one of them . The video maker films the spiders up-close exiting the cabin and climbing up the door frame . The video maker reacts by turning around and running from the cabin. Filming the doorway, the camera picks up a large number of spiders exiting and a further two clumps of them fall from the ceiling. The video maker moves in close once more to record the eight-legged critters running about on the floor before focusing on them on the door and wall. After filming a cluster of spiders up-close the video maker turns around and runs off in panic as one of them falls from the wall . The final shot shows the sheer extent of spiders inside the cabin, which make the walls look like they are moving . The final shot shows the sheer extent of the spider infestation inside the cabin, which make the walls look like they are moving. Little information has been released alongside the footage but the skin-crawling footage was recorded in Mexico City, Mexico.

Summary: Thousands of spiders move between huge clusters of them on a wall . The walls appear to be moving because of all the legs that run on them . Clusters begin falling from the wall causing the video maker to run . The horrendous footage was captured in Mexico City, Mexico .


Two savvy parents have made more than $1 million in ad revenue from their family-friendly YouTube videos, which feature footage of their children playing with toys such as Thomas the Tank Engine. Mark and Rhea, who prefer not to share their last name, upload videos starring their five-year-old son Hulyan, their three-year-old daughter Maya and their five-month-old son Marxlen to their popular YouTube channel Hulyan Maya, which currently receives more than 3 million views daily. 'In 2014, our YouTube income skyrocketed dramatically,' Mark told Yahoo Parents. 'We've made more than a million [dollars] between 2010 to 2014.' Scroll down for video . Home movies: Mark and Rhea, who prefer not to share their last name, filmed their daughter Maya, three, opening a Thomas & Friends Sodor Fix-It Station for their popular YouTube channel Hulyan Maya . Innocent adventure: The family's YouTube channel receives more than 3 million views daily . The father-of-three noted that they started their channel in 2007, but said that most of the old videos that they posted 'were junk'. They didn't begin sharing their money-making toy videos until three years later. The couple's most popular video was made in 2013 and features Hulyan buying a Thomas & Friends Emergency Searchlight set; the eight-minute clip has thus far earned more than 15.5 million views. Mark and Rhea, who are projected to earn at least $1.5 million this year, have since quit their jobs running an employment agency in order to pursue their lucrative YouTube careers full time. These days, they dedicate their time to filming, producing and sharing a minimum of two videos a day, which typically run for at least 15 minutes each. According to the duo, they've made so much money from the ads that air before each clip that they were able to pay for their cars and their house in Southern California in cash. They have even made enough to send all three of their children to college. Completely focused: The couple's son Hulyan can be seen playing a computer game . Ancient artifacts: The five-year-old can be seen opening a toy set filled with dinosaurs . And things don't seem to be slowing down. During the week of March 6, Hulyan Maya was ranked the 42nd most viewed YouTube channel in the US, according to Tubefilter, while a 20 minute video showing Maya unboxing a Thomas & Friends Sodor Fix-It Station, has already earned nearly 400,000 views since it was published last month. Throughout the clip she and her father go through the toys various features while unwrapping each piece and putting them together. Most of the children’s biggest fans appear to be young children who are around the same age as Maya and her older brother Hulyan – and share the same keen interest in their toys. 'I love your videos they really cheer up my son,' one parent wrote. Another added: 'Seriously though! My son loves them too!' Family fun: Rhea held baby Marxlen as Hulyan and Maya enjoyed a train ride . Dedicated dad: Mark shared these photos of himself at

Summary: Mark and Rhea, who prefer to keep their last names private, are expected to earn $1.5 million dollars from ad revenue in 2015 alone . The couple's family-oriented videos star their five-year-old son Hulyan, their three-year-old daughter Maya and their five-month-old son Marxlen . Their YouTube channel Hulyan Maya receives more than 3 million views daily .


A heroic World War Two pilot who survived almost 70 missions against the Germans and was still in the cockpit at the age of 90, is in hospital fighting for his life after being knocked down by a hit and run driver. Doug Gregory, 92, is believed to have been making his normal trip to the shops when he was knocked down by a silver Nissan outside a petrol station in Blackfield in Hampshire. The former RAF pilot, who still holds all his licences to fly, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after he survived 67 missions into Nazi-controlled Europe during the Second World War. He also survived a brain haemorrhage in 1947 and only retired from his job as a stunt pilot at the age of 90. War veteran Doug Gregory survived almost 70 missions across Germany and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is now in hospital in a serious condition after being a victim of a hit and run in Hampshire . Mr Gregory was taken to Southampton General Hospital after suffering a head injury and is believed to be in a serious condition. Police said they were treating the incident as a hit and run because the car failed to stop after the accident. However they said a female motorist had come forward to officers shortly afterwards. Mr Gregory had just bought a paper at a newsagents and was starting to walk home when he was hit by a silver-coloured Nissan on Monday morning. Mr Gregory was struck by a car which failed to stop outside the petrol station in Blackfield in Hampshire . Part of the road was closed while police investigated the collision and officers spent almost five hours at the scene. They also visited a nearby Tesco Express store and asked to view CCTV footage in case the accident had been caught on camera. A broken wing mirror found in the road was taken away for examination. At the age of 90 the pensioner said he would give up work as a stunt pilot but would still continue flying . Mr Gregory was a member of the RAF during World War Two and survived a number of missions over Nazi territory. He is pictured in 1945 in his uniform (left) and flying gear (right), shortly before he was sent to India . Sergeant Darren Ord, senior investigating officer from Hampshire Police, said: 'An elderly gentleman was crossing from the newsagents to the petrol station when he was in collision with a car coming from his right. 'He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Southampton General Hospital. His wife and son are with him.' A woman working at the newsagents said: 'I saw a man lying on the ground, surrounded by people on their mobiles.' The stunt pilot is pictured in his RAF uniform beside the plane he built himself at a cost of around £5,000 . Mr Gregory said two years ago he had no plans to stop flying but is now in a serious condition in hospital . As well

Summary: Doug Gregory was in the RAF in World War Two and survived almost 70 missions against the Germans, being awarded Distinguished Flying Cross . He survived missions as well as a brain haemorrhage to continue flying . In 2013 he retired from as a stunt pilot at 90, after seven decades in cockpit . Mr Gregory was knocked down by a car on Monday morning which failed to stop and the 92-year-old veteran is now in a 'serious condition' in hospital .


Johnny Sexton is on course to start Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Wales, a match that Warren Gatland is delighted to see Wayne Barnes officiate. As Sexton and his hamstrings were coming through Ireland training unscathed, Wales coach Gatland was naming an unchanged team for the Millennium Stadium encounter and giving his seal of approval to English referee Barnes, an official with whom Wales ‘have a good rapport’. Barnes was called in to take charge of the match after Steve Walsh was ruled out and Gatland said Wales were delighted to have the Englishman on the whistle. Johnny Sexton begins running as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustrained against England . The Irish fly half is no longer a doubt for Saturday's trip to Cardiff as he returned to a training programme . ‘We have had him before, he is a referee we have got a good rapport with,’ said Gatland. ‘The players get on well with him and we are really looking forward to him taking control of the game. I am looking forward to meeting him on Friday just to get his thoughts on the Six Nations so far and things that he is looking for from us.’ Sexton remains on course to start in Cardiff, according to assistant coach Richie Murphy. ‘He didn’t do any contact but took part in full training. He ran all the plays, did all the defensive stuff and was running at 100 per cent. ‘He’s really happy where he is at. We’re expecting him to be fit at the weekend. Ireland's Johnny Sexton has won his battle to be fit to face Wales in the RBS 6 Nations on Saturday . ‘He’s a really important part of the package,’ added Murphy. ‘His direction and leadership are massive, those decisions he makes on the run. ‘We’re really happy he will be fit to play at the weekend, but I suppose the back-up is the whole squad doesn’t rely on just Johnny.’ Murphy also confirmed Jamie Heaslip is good to go, stating the No 8 took a full part in Tuesday’s training after recovering from the three vertebrae fractured against France, while the assistant also clarified Monday’s concussion return-to-play protocol confusion surrounding Sean O’Brien and Jared Payne, who suffered bangs against England. Sean O'Brien (right) makes a tackle in the win over England, but is not yet back in contact training . Jared Payne (left) is also still out of full training, but should return to contact later in the week . ‘They can be cleared within six days if they’re playing the following week, but that process can take longer if you don’t need them. ‘Both have finished their return to play protocols and did contact training. An eye will be kept on them over the next 24 hours but both are fit and healthy and look like they’re ready to play.’ It means Joe Schmidt will deal from a full deck on Thursday when unveiling his team.

Summary: Ireland fly half has overcome his hamstring injury . Johnny Sexton missed first game against Italy and limped off vs England . But Racing Metro star returned to training ahead of Saturday's match .


Discarded stone tools made by early humans have formed a vast 'carpet' in part of the Sahara desert in what scientists say could be the first man-made landscape. Archaeologists working in southern Libya have found that large sections of a 350km (217 miles) long escarpment has been built up from dropped stone tools. They discovered as many as 75 tools in just a single square metre of ground along the slopes of Massak Settafet, near Fezzan, Libya. Scroll down for video . The Massak Settafet escarpment (above) near Fezzan Libya could be the world's first man-made landscape . And they have estimated that there could be between 500,000 and five million tools created by early humans for every square kilometre of Africa. This is the equivalent amount of rock as that used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. It is hard for scientists to say precisely when humans started making tools because the more primitive remains look like a natural object rather than a human artefact. The oldest-known instruments are the Oldowan stone tools from Ethiopia, which date back about 2.6 million years. The Acheulean tool technology period - up to 1.76 million years ago - featured large stone hand axes made from flint and quartzite. Towards the end of this period, the tools became more refined and then followed the so-called Levallois technique, which saw the creation of scrapers, slicers, needled and flattened needles. About 50,000 years ago more refined and specialised flint tools were made and used by Neanderthals and it is believed it was at this stage tools were constructed out of bone. As human culture advanced, artefacts such as fish hooks, buttons and bone needles were used. Cut marks have found on animal bones that have been dated to be 3.4 million years old - around the time that a squat ape-like ancestor called Australopithecus afarensis - known as Lucy - roamed Africa. The researchers behind the study claim their findings may force a rethink on how we define human history and the impact we have had on the environment. Dr Marta Mirazón Lahr, a reader in human evolution at the University of Cambridge, said: 'The term 'anthropocene' is now used to denote the point at which humans began to have a significant effect on the environment. 'The critical time may well be the beginning of the industrial revolution about 200 years ago. 'Some talk of an 'early anthropocene' about 10,000 years ago when forests began being cleared for agriculture. 'Making stone tools, however, dates back more than two million years, and little research has been done on the impact of this activity. 'The Messak Settafet is the earliest demonstrated example of the scars of human activity across an entire landscape. 'The effects of our technology on the environment may be considerably older than previously thought.' The researchers, whose work is published in the journal Public Library of Science One conducted a survey of the site in the Sahara in 2011 by randomly examining plots along the plateau of the Massak Settafet enscarpment. They sifted

Summary: Archaeologists at the University of Cambridge found huge numbers of stone tools on the ground in Massak Settafet near Fezzan in southern Libya . They discovered an average of 75 tools in every square meter of ground . Tools are thought to have been made 500,000 years ago in the Pleistocene . Scientists say it could be the earliest example of a man-made landscape . Pits and holes left by quarrying of stone helped attract animals to the area . The researchers estimate that early human ancestors could have left behind up to five million stone tools in every square kilometre of Africa .


Security guards and closed circuit camera systems will be deployed at 54 schools around Australia amid fears they could become the targets of violence, terrorist attacks or harassment stemming from 'racial or religious intolerance.' Half of the schools selected for the $18million, three-year funding program are Islamic or Jewish schools. Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced 54 schools have been approved for help protecting their students under the program, theDaily Telegraph reports. Scroll down for video . In September last year youths allegedly shouted out threats to kill Christians and waved an Islamic State flag as they drove past a Maronite church and school in Sydney's west . Sydney teenager Abdullah Elmir, 17, is one of around 100 Australian men who are thought to have travelled to fight with the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq . ‘This support recognises the unique security circumstances that some schools face,’ Mr Keenan said. ‘All our children have the right to be educated in a safe and secure setting.’ The funding promise was first made last year when the Attorney-General's Department invited schools to submit applications for extra security measures on their premises. 'The Australian Government has committed $18 million over three years for the new Schools Security Programme. It is designed to provide funding to government and non–government schools and preschools assessed as being at risk of attack, harassment or violence stemming from racial or religious intolerance,' the Attorney-General's office said. 'The programme will provide non-recurrent funding for security infrastructure, such as closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, lighting and fences, and for the cost of employing security guards,' it added. Schools across Australia requested extra security assistance. Of those approved, 29 are in NSW and a large number of them are in Western Sydney. Victoria had the next-highest number of schools approved, with 15. Half the schools are Islamic or Jewish. The funding announcement comes after youths allegedly shouted out threats to kill Christians and waved an Islamic State flag as they drove past a Maronite church and school in Sydney's west last year, terrifying members of the community. NSW police investigated the incident at the Our Lady of Lebanon church and the Maronite College of the Holy Family in Harris Park in Sydney's west in September. It is alleged a youth in a passing red hatchback yelled out: 'We're going to kill all you Christians.' Also in September last year, a Jewish school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs constructed a bomb proof wall. Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced 54 schools have been approved for help protecting their students and premises . Religious tension around Australia is thought to have been stirred-up by the actions of Islamic State jihadis such as Khaled Sharrouf (pictured) The Yeshiva Centre in Bondi erected the concrete wall in front of its college, which houses kindergarten to year 12 students as well as a synagogue, classes for adults and a community kitchen. Whilst Director Rabbi Dovid Slavin has been working towards breaking down barriers, he said 'building walls is the unfortunate reality' in Australia today. The construction of

Summary: Federal government to spend $18m over three years on school security . 54 schools were selected after submitting requests in September . Half the schools are Islamic and Jewish; 29 are in NSW and 15 in Victoria . The schools are 'at risk of attack, harassment or violence stemming from racial or religious intolerance' CCTV systems, lighting, fences and security guards will be funded .


The Supreme Court is weighing a free-speech challenge to Texas's refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag. Specialty plates are big business in Texas, where drivers spent $17.6million last year to choose from among more than 350 messages the state allows. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles says nearly 877,000 vehicles among more than 19million cars, pickup trucks and motorcycles registered in Texas carry a specialty plate. But a state motor vehicle board turned down a request by the Texas division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for a license plate with its logo bearing the battle flag, similar to plates issued by eight other states that were members of the Confederacy, as well as Maryland. Pictured above is the design of a proposed Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate. The Supreme Court will weigh a free-speech challenge to Texas's decision to refuse to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag . The justices are hearing arguments on Monday over whether the state violated the group's First Amendment rights. Texas commemorates the Confederacy in many ways, but it says that putting the battle flag on license plates would offend many Texans who believe the flag is a racially charged symbol of repression. The same image is etched on a century-old Civil War monument on the grounds of the state Capitol in Austin. The First Amendment dispute has brought together some unlikely allies, including the American Civil Liberties Union, anti-abortion groups, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, civil libertarian Nat Hentoff and conservative satirist P.J. O'Rourke. 'In a free society, offensive speech should not just be tolerated, its regular presence should be celebrated as a symbol of democratic health — however odorous the products of a democracy may be,' Hentoff, O'Rourke and others said in a brief backing the group. Sons of the Confederate Veterans claim that Texas is violating the group's First Amendment right of freedom of speech by not allowing them to have their logo, bearing the battle flag, on license places (file photo) The case could be important for how the Supreme Court determines whether the speech at issue belongs to private individuals or the government. Texas's main argument to the Supreme Court is that the license plate is not like a bumper sticker slapped on the car by its driver. Instead, the state said license plates are government property, and so what appears on them is not private individuals' speech but the government's. The First Amendment applies when governments try to regulate the speech of others, but not when governments are doing the talking. Sons of Confederate Veterans claim on the group's website that it 'is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes so that future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause' Even if the court disagrees that license plates are government speech, the state said its rejection of the Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate was not discriminatory. The motor vehicle board had not approved a plate denigrating the Confederacy or the battle flag so

Summary: Drivers spent $17.6million last year to choose from among more than 350 messages the state allows . Nearly 877,000 vehicles of 19million registered in Texas carry specialty plate . Nine other states allow Sons of Confederate Veterans logo bearing flag . Texas officials argue that the plates are government property, and what's on them is not private individuals' speech but the government's . Sons of Confederate Veterans claim that state violated the group's First Amendment rights . A decision on the case is expected to be determined by late June .


A recording-breaking adventurer from North Wales has claimed the title of National Adventurer of the Year following his epic journey across landlocked Mongolia. Ash Dykes, 24, who is nicknamed the 'lonely snow leopard', last year impressively spent 78 days alone, crossing 1,500 miles of the unforgiving Gobi Desert and the vast Mongolian steppe. The prestigious awards are a celebration of the most impressive international adventure, and Ash beat 39 other competitors to take the title of Wales' top adventurer. Ash Dykes, 24, has been crowned National Adventurer of the Year for walking solo across Mongolia . Ash dragged a 120kg home-made trailer behind him during his record-breaking cross-country journey . Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country on earth, with just over three million inhabitants . Famous English explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who was the first person to reach both poles, commended the Welshman, saying his feat was 'an example of great determination.' Fittingly the award was presented by a Mongolian dignitary, at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, and the prize given was a traditional Mongol bowl and framed certificate. 'I thought it was really appropriate as I had walked across his country,' Ash said. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country on earth, with just over three million inhabitants in its vast land-locked 604,000 square miles. After 78 days of travelling alone Ash became the first known person to walk across Mongolia . Ash, 24, battled raging sandstorms and crippling heat as he crossed the barren land . Battling sandstorms, heat exhaustion and loneliness, Ash completed the incredible mission on foot and unsupported, which helped him secure the top award. He said: 'I feel humbled to have received the most votes. I would like to say how proud I feel and I didn't expect such support from the public.' His 'snow leopard' nicknamed was given by amazed locals who learned of his solo crossing and likened him to the resilient solitary creatures who roam the Mongolian wilderness. The young adventurer received his award from a Mongolian dignitary and was given a traditional Mongol bowl . Ash is currently in the middle of a UK tour called 'Ash Dykes - Breaking Mongolia: The Lonely Snow Leopard' For the duration of his mission from the western Russian border, to the easterly Chinese border, Ash dragged a 265lb home-made trailer containing food packs, water butts and camping equipment. His perseverance even saw him travel 34 miles in one day, walking for 14 hours straight at an altitude of more than 8,000ft. Since Ash left home at 19, he has embarked on more adventures than most people do in a lifetime. Ash Dykes' longest day of walking saw him on his feet for 14 hours as he covered 34 miles . Ash said he was humbled to receive the most votes and was surprised by the public support he received . Ash's carrier, (left), contained dehydrated food ration packs, a 25 litre water butt and camping equipment . From surviving in the Alps to living among a Burmese hill tribe, his experiences have led

Summary: Ash Dykes, 24, won the prestigious title for Wales at a ceremony . He is the first known person to cross the vast country solo and on foot . Ash is currently preparing for a secret adventure, to be revealed soon .


A group of California parents have filed a lawsuit against a daycare center accusing two instructors of pricking thumb tacks into the legs of their young children as a . form a discipline and threatening the toddlers to keep them quiet about the abuse. The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, says . the teachers involved in the abuse, which occurred between 2013 . and 2014 at a Tutor Time franchise, were fired after their . actions came to the attention of management, but that the . daycare center concealed their actions from parents. The suit follows an investigation by state authorities who . cited the center in Agoura Hills, west of Los Angeles, after . finding at least one instructor 'used tactics to intimate and . scare children,' according to documents from the state . Department of Social Services. Four California mothers have filed a lawsuit against the Tutor Time daycare center in Agoura Hills, accusing instructors there of pricking their children's legs with pins as a way of discipline . The lawsuit filed on behalf of four parents, identified in court papers as Nicole Z., Kim M., Debbie S. and Krista L., says their 2- and 3-year-old children suffered cruel and unusual abuse in a recurring . practice known at the center as 'pica pica,' which translated . from Spanish means 'prick prick.' 'If a boy was deemed inattentive or failed to follow . directions, these teachers would stick a pin into the child's . legs,' said the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of the parents by personal injury attorney Robert Clayton. 'The push pin was pressed deep enough into the legs to . inflict pain and injury on the child,' the court papers read. The lawsuit accuses the two instructors, named as Rosa Nepomuseno and Jessica Morales, and the operators of . the center of negligence, failure to report abuse, assault and . battery, breach of contract and other wrongdoing and seeks an . unspecified amount in damages. Caseworkers from the state Department of Social Service visited the daycare center last May and uncovered evidence that serious violations had occurred there, reported 7Online. As a result of the investigation, three Tutor Time workers were fired, including one who knew about the abuse but failed to report it. A former worker told the station that the classroom for 2-year-olds was overcrowded, with two instructors having to look after about two dozen toddlers. The lawsuit alleges that the sister of one of the alleged victims was “made to watch the defendants inflict this brutal punishment on her twin brother, which resulted in severe mental and emotional injuries to her. In a phone interview with Daily Mail Wednesday, attorney Robert Clayton said the first plaintiff in the lawsuit found out about the alleged abuse a year ago from a terminated Tutor Time teacher, who told the woman about the push pins, not knowing that she had a son at the daycare center. The attorney said when he contacted the management at Tutor Time, ‘they weren’t denying it happened,

Summary: Four California mothers are suing Tutor Time daycare center in Agoura Hills for alleged abuse . Lawsuit claims two instructors, Rosa Nepomuseno and Jessica Morales, pushed thumb pins into legs of 2- and 3-year-old boys for being inattentive . The disciplinary measure was known at the center as 'pica pica,' which translated from Spanish means 'prick prick'


'U sound hot I wish I nva done that to u (but) to late' (sic). That's the text message a remorseful New Zealand criminal sent to a University of Otago student after he broke into her car. And it was just the beginning of remarkable banter which culminated in the apologetic thief returning a swag of stolen goods - including handbags and identity cards - to Kate McDonald, 20, and her four friends. Dunedin residents Ms McDonald, Julia Kerr, Kate Randhawa, Briar Middleton and Olivia Van Diepen visited Christchurch for a mutual friend's 21st birthday on March 14. Pictured (L to R): Julia Kerr, Kate McDonald, Olivia van Diepen, Briar Middleton, Kate Randhawa, all age 20, were attending a mutual friend's 21st birthday in Christchurch when Ms McDonald's car was robbed . The beginning: Kate McDonald decided to open up her conversation by taking a different tack - 'Hope the tampons and condoms come in handy'. As the conversation continued, the crook began to reconsider. 'U sound hot i wish i neva dne tht to u nw bt to late' 'Next tym take ya bags with ya': The criminal warned the girls not to leave their handbags unattended in a vehicle on future occasions . The next day the 'very hungover' students went sightseeing in town, leaving their handbags in plain sight inside Ms McDonald's car. When they returned they discovered the car's locks had been picked and their possessions taken. They were preparing to make a police report when they realised Ms Kerr's Nokia N100 was among the stolen goods. 'So I'm like, "oh, why don't we try texting them?" Nothing will probably happen,' Ms McDonald said. Ms McDonald drafted a series of text messages aimed at the criminal. She did not rail over her stolen possessions, instead taking a different tack - telling the crook she hoped he enjoyed his new condoms and tampons. To her surprise, the robber replied. '(He was) so funny. We had a good convo,' Ms McDonald told Daily Mail Australia. 'We became friends and (he) became quite remorseful of the fact (he'd) taken all our stuff. 'il add u on fb one day lol': After returning (most) of the girls' items, the crook pledged to add Ms McDonald on Facebook. She told Daily Mail Australia she hopes he comes forward . The students used text messages to sweet talk the thief and get back their stolen mobile phone and cards . Following a phone conversation, the sorry criminal informed the women he would leave their items at a look out near Spencer Beach Holiday Park in Christchurch. They were overjoyed to find everything there hours late, with the exception of some of their money and Julia's stolen phone. 'I guess once you put a face on the person you've stolen off it's hard to imagine that they're not hurt from what you've done,' Ms McDonald said. 'Most people wouldn't be able to contact the people who took their stuff. 'We just didn't imagine he would actually reply'. The thief has not made contact since, despite

Summary: A group of university students reclaim their possessions after text message banter with thief . Kate McDonald, Julia Kerr, Kate Randhawa, Briar Middleton and Olivia Van Diepen, all age 20, visited Christchurch for a friend's party . They went to sight-see in town but returned to find Ms McDonald's car had been broken into . Three handbags, identity cards, passports, wallets and Ms Kerr's mobile had been stolen . So Ms McDonald texted the criminal. Soon afterwards, the thief expressed regret: 'U sound hot I wish I nva done that but to late (sic)'


Martin Guptill became the first man to score a double hundred in a Cricket World Cup knockout match after propelling New Zealand to a massive first-innings lead in their quarter-final against West Indies. The 28-year-old batsman was dropped in the first over before going on to score 237 off 163 balls - including 24 fours and 11 sixes, of which one found the roof of Wellington's Westpac Stadium in the final over. After posting the highest individual score in a World Cup match, Guptill left his team in an extremely strong position to win as they reached 393 for six. Guptill was undoubtedly the star of the opening innings - but he was given an extra life in the very first over. Just three balls in, Marlon Samuels dropped the Aucklander and Guptill thanked him by finding the first of his many boundaries before Brendon McCullum fell for 12 runs, West Indies captain Jason Holden rising to the occasion to take a stunning catch at deep cover. Guptill then survived two appeals for lbw, chipping away at the attack in between times, and he remained in place after West Indies claimed their second wicket in the 16th over. Kane Williamson had put on 33 before falling to Andre Russell, whose wide delivery ended up with Chris Gayle at short cover. Meanwhile Guptill was moving towards his half-century and reached it with a single from the last ball of the 20th over to put New Zealand on 105 for two. Nothing could stop the Derbyshire batsman and after making his seventh ODI hundred he took off his helmet and saluted the roaring capacity crowd. His ton had been put together with a steady succession of fours but his first six arrived in the 36th over as he carted Darren Sammy to wide long-on. Guptill was perhaps guilty of ball-watching when Ross Taylor was run out for 42 but, despite the fact the mistake would likely be overlooked due to his heroics, he made sure to atone for it by reaching his second 150 in ODIs with a single off Sulieman Benn. Corey Anderson was then caught by an off-pace delivery from Russell, shuffling across to pull the ball across to Gayle at midwicket for 15. Guptill's double-ton was within reach and he wasted no time gunning for it, achieving his personal best of 192 with a four off Russell before partner Grant Elliott was dismissed on review. The South Africa-born all-rounder had bolstered Guptill's charge with 27 runs off 11 balls, including two fours and two sixes, but he was given out despite appealing Taylor's claim for lbw. Guptill ignored that disappointment to fire a four that brought him to 199 and the brink of greatness. Then, from the first ball of the 48th over, he drilled Russell's delivery to long-off for a four that made World Cup history. The Black Caps would lose Luke Ronchi (nine) before the break, courtesy of Taylor's yorker that ended up with Benn, but Guptill was uncowed and ploughed on to register a mammoth score of 237.

Summary: New Zealand posted score of 393 in World Cup quarter-final . Martin Guptill became first man to score double hundred in knockout game at the tournament . The opener scored 237 runs off 163 balls, including 24 fours and 11 sixes . But he was dropped by Marlon Samuels just three balls in .


Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to issue a humiliating apology after The Mail on Sunday exposed him for misleading the House of Commons over who will foot the huge compensation bill for victims of Jimmy Savile. In a statement to the House last week, Mr Hunt pledged that Savile’s charities are responsible for paying up to £40 million due. But this newspaper can reveal that the charities are exempt – and that it is the NHS which is liable. The Mail on Sunday has also learnt that a further bill, which may eventually be as large, will be met by BBC licence fee payers. Scroll down for video . Pledge: Jeremy Hunt speaking in the House of Commons last week where he pledged that Jimmy Savile's charities would fit the £40 million bill due to his victims . Last night, in a major climbdown, a Department of Health spokeswoman confirmed that a statement to the House by Mr Hunt on February 26 was inaccurate. ‘He will be writing to the Opposition to correct it,’ she said. She said the NHS had not set aside a ‘specific pot’ of money, but added: ‘We are committed to picking up any claims the estate cannot cover.’ The Savile estate is already effectively bankrupt. Mr Hunt addressed the Commons after the publication of reports which detailed Savile’s abuse of victims at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire and elsewhere. He told MPs that a total of £40 million was still ‘under management’ in two charities Savile established and ‘that money will be made available to meet claims made by Savile’s victims’. Mr Hunt added: ‘If it is not enough, the Government will meet any further claims through the NHS Litigation Authority.’ Savile founded the charities, mainly to fund healthcare, they were run by independent trustees and formed no part of his estate, which is already effectively bankrupt . However, although Savile founded the charities, mainly to fund healthcare, they were run by independent trustees and formed no part of his estate. Last year the High Court and the Court of Appeal made clear that they cannot be asked to meet any compensation costs or damages. And yesterday it emerged that neither charity held anything close to £40 million anyway. The Jimmy Savile Stoke Mandeville Hospital Trust had around £1.75 million when it was wound up in 2013, and the accounts to December 2014 show the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust held £3.4 million. Jo Summers, the charities’ solicitor, said: ‘There is no way funds in a charity can be used to pay compensation to victims, as this is not permitted by charity law. The only funds that can be used to pay compensation are the estate funds.’ The BBC has also agreed to pay the legal costs and damages for those abused on its premises. Yesterday a spokesman refused to reveal how much the Corporation had earmarked, saying only: ‘The terms of the scheme were agreed with lawyers for the victims, as well as the NHS and the Savile estate.’ As of November last year, the Savile estate

Summary: Jeremy Hunt is to issue an apology after misleading House of Commons . Last week he pledged Jimmy Savile's charities would pay compensation . But it has been revealed that the charities are exempt and NHS is liable . A further bill, which may be as large, will be met by BBC licence fee payers . Savile estate is effectively bankrupt, while BBC agreed to pay damages .


A row of curvaceous figures sit stiffly on a bench, each one with a perfectly made up face and dressed in a clinging fishnet bodystocking. But these eerily pneumatic 'women' are in fact realistic dolls, designed, moulded and painted to fulfill the every desire of customers around Europe. And making the 5,500 euro (£4,000) dolls, which weigh just 40kg, is just all in a day's work for three people at the Dreamdoll workshop, in Duppigheim, northern France. Scroll down for video . Three mannequins are waiting for their clothes and wigs to be added at the Dreamdoll workshop . A glass eyeball is added to the moulded silicone head of one sex doll at the Dreamdoll factory . Owner Thierry Reverdi adjusts the clothing and sunglasses of one doll at his company's workshop . Each doll is handmade, takes a week to make and has make-up painstakingly painted on by hand . Owner Thierry Reverdi and employees Eric and Raphaela take light-weight aluminium 'skeletons' and painstakingly add 'flesh', eyes, features, hair and clothes to bring the dolls as close to life as their customers want. The Dreamdolls website describes their products as 'a range of realistic dolls of a quality and an exceptional beauty'. But it declares that although 'planned for sexual use' the 'lovedolls' are 'also used as realistic mannequins for photo studios for the catalogues of lingerie'. The company also insists that many of their customers are collectors who see the plastic models as works of art. Each custom-made doll which makes up the more expensive US Edition range takes them a week to make, from pouring the stain-proof and non-stick silicone into moulds to painting on layers of make-up. Eric checks a silicone doll for imperfections after it's been released from its mould . Fresh out of its mould, a mannequin is tested for flexibility and flaws before going to the next stage . With their ears glued to their heads, employee Raphaela does her bit to make the dolls look more human . Once the figure is released from the mould, Eric checks the mannequin for imperfections and flexibility before the human details are added. Raphaela pops the glass eyes into the sockets, and glues the separately moulded silicone ears to the side of the mannequin's head. She also has the job of hand-painting the dolls' faces, adding glossy red or plum-coloured lipstick, creating come-hither smoky eyes and adding polish to its nails. The US Edition consists of four models: Angela (long blonde hair and blue eyes), Désirée (long black hair and blue eyes), Ginger (short red hair and green eyes) and Scarlet (long brown hair and green eyes). Each one is just over five feet tall, and breast size and skin colour can be changed to suit the customer. All the moulded silicone ears are placed in a box, to be glued to the mannequins' heads . Raphaela draws on smoky eye make-up on to one mannequin, made of silicone over an aluminium frame . This large-breasted dummy is given an extra layer of blusher by Raphaela

Summary: Dreamdoll, in Duppigheim, France makes custom-made 'love dolls' Mannequins weigh 40kg, are just over 5ft tall and are anatomically correct . Silicone 'flesh' is stain-proof and non-stick and poured into a mould . Three employees take a week to make one bespoke model .


This is the dramatic moment a brave cyclist chased down three thieves who had just stolen another rider's bike. Alex Sweeting, 25, was riding along the road in Leyton, east London, when he saw a 53-year-old man in cycling gear who had just been shoulder barged off his bike. Mr Sweeting's head camera shows him pedalling madly after the three men at 21mph - as the heart rate monitor he was also wearing reached 164 beats per minute. Scroll down for video . This is the dramatic moment brave cyclist Alex Sweeting chased down three thieves who had just stolen another rider's bike, as the heart rate monitor he was wearing showed his pulse was beating at 164bpm . Keen cyclist Mr Sweeting (pictured), 25, pedalled after the thieves and managed to retrieve the stolen bike . As he shouted at the men, they dropped the bike and sprinted away. Mr Sweeting, a technical production manager at Teradata, told MailOnline: 'It was 10.30pm at night and I had been at work and then at my cycling club (Lea Valley Cycling Club) social at a pub that we have once a month. 'I was cycling home with a mate when we went our separate ways. I was riding home to Barking and I was going quite quickly. 'I then saw a guy running along in cycling shoes, which I thought was a bit odd. 'He flagged me and a bus down and said what had happened and that someone had nicked his bike and I then saw them running off in the distance.' The helmet mounted camera belonging to rider Alex Sweeting, 25, shows the 53-year-old man in cycling gear running along the cycling lane after three thieves pushed him to the ground and stole his bike . With his helmet-mounted camera and heart monitor on, Mr Sweeting raced after the three thieves in Leyton . He added: 'I wasn't thinking much at the time. I just thought "how can I get near them"? 'It was only when I stopped that I realised what I'd done. 'The cyclist then caught back up with me and he was already on the phone to the police. He was obviously really annoyed about what happened, but was glad he got his bike back. He said the bike only cost about £200. 'He was very grateful but said it wasn't the first time it has happened to him in the same area.' Mr Sweeting, a passionate cyclist who travels by bike to work every day, added: 'It angers me that people do this. It could have happened to anyone. You should be able to feel safe on a bike wherever you go, but this was a vicious attack. Pedalling at a top speed of 21mph and with his heart rate at 164 bpm, Mr Sweeting caught up with the thugs . As his speeds ticks over 20mph, Mr Sweeting frantically pedals after the three thieves in the distance . 'I actually got the helmet camera for Christmas because of an incident with a car, so I'm really

Summary: Three thugs pushed a man, 53, from his bike, punched him and stole it . Man was spotted by rider Alex Sweeting, 25, who raced after the three men . He captured the crime on his helmet-mounted camera and heart monitor . Raced after them at 21mph and his heart rate reached 164 beats per minute . They dropped the bike after he chased them along road in Leyton, London .


A stag party in Las Vegas is usually the cue to go a little crazy. But the groom, my mate Justin Jacob, was adamant he didn't want 'crazy'. On this trip, we were determined to do things differently. After all, we are all older and wiser now… . Vegas wasn't the first choice among our party - we had originally planned to go to Thailand. There were going to be just five of us, so we thought we would head somewhere with some nightlife and a good spa so that we could relax too. The famous Las Vegas casinos are definitely worth a punt if you're feeling flush . But then the number who wanted to travel grew to ten, so Justin suddenly announced: 'We're going to Vegas. I don't care if it's been done before – we're going to go and do our best out there.' As Justin's best man, it was my job to organise the stag party - and I discovered what a nightmare that can be. First of all, it was impossible to get everyone to pay the money at the right time. And then those who had said they were coming suddenly decided that they couldn't make it, and people who had said 'no' then announced they were available. We planned a three-night trip. Going on past experience, I knew it would be intense - nobody gets much sleep because there is always something going on. You plan to go to bed, for example, and then you get sucked into going to a pool party. Las Vegas is home to many stag and hen parties - but the groom on Jeff's trip said he didn't want 'crazy' We stayed at The Cosmopolitan, one of the newer hotels in Vegas. It's vast - just walking from one end to the other takes about half an hour. It has great shops and 14 different restaurants, including STK, a steakhouse which also has branches in New York and LA. Like most of the hotels in Vegas, The Cosmopolitan is very skilfully laid out so that it doesn't matter where you are going to or coming from, at some point on your journey through the hotel you will find yourself passing the slot machines and the gaming tables. Nobody gets much sleep in Las Vegas because there is always something going on. You plan to go to bed, for example, and then you get sucked into going to a pool party . When you get to your room at the end of the day, you're unlikely to have any change in your pockets - it will all have been eaten by the 'slots'. I'm not really a gambler, so I think I probably came home with a little bit more in my pocket than the others. I had to be the sensible one, after all, because I saw it as my duty to look after the groom. You're there to make sure he's having a great time - within the limits, of course. As the best man, Jeff (left) was 'Mr

Summary: Jeff and the groom-to-be hadn't planned to go 'crazy' on the stag do . The party stayed at The Cosmopolitan for their three-night stay . Hotel had 14 different restaurants and seemingly endless gambling tables . In the end, the party hardly ever left the vast hotel in Sin City .


Meet Adolf, the poor Chihuahua puppy who is a canine dopelganger for the Nazi German dictator. With a patch of black 'fringe' and a tiny moustache, the eight-week-old dog bears such a resemblance to Adolf Hitler that he was named after the Fuhrer. But his owner Claire Walsh from Gorseinon, Swansea, reckons nap-loving Adolf is a beauty. Scroll down for video . Meet Adolf, the poor Chihuahua puppy who is a canine dopelganger for the Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler . Hairdresser Claire said: 'I put photos of them on Facebook, and some of my colleagues and other people started commenting about him. 'Everyone says he resembles an infamous World War Two leader. 'He looks like he's got a side parting, and there is a little mark on his nose which has gone black.' 'We have called him Adolf - although obviously, it is just tongue in cheek. 'We don't have any time for what Hitler stands for, but we can see there is a resemblance.' Owners Claire and Niall Walsh from Gorseinon, Swansea, as well as their son Zak (pictured with Adolf) thought he beared such a close resemblance to Hitler they named him after him . With a patch of black 'fringe' and a tiny moustache, the eight-week-old dog bears a striking resemblance to the Nazi leader (right) The family is now looking for new homes for Adolf and his siblings - although Claire and husband Niall's son Zak, 11, has already grown attached to the young canine. 'Zak loves him,' said Claire. 'He is the cheekiest in the litter, and is full of character. 'One of the pubs has already gone, but we are still looking to find homes for the others.' Claire said: 'I bred the puppies myself, and have been looking to sell them.' But Adolf is not the only pet to bear a resemblance to his namesake. Claire Walsh from Gorseinon, Swansea, reckons Adolf is a beauty and is the cheekiest of the litter of Chihuahua puppies . The family is now looking for new homes for Adolf and his siblings (pictured)- although Claire and husband Niall's son Zak, 11, has already grown attached to the young canine . In 2013, MailOnline reported on puppy Patch, a shih tzu and French bulldog cross from Walmgate, Yorkshire, whose black fur resembled the Nazi leader's trademark haircut and moustache so much he too had been nicknamed Adolf. While in Belfast, it was Deborah Cochrane's goldfish George that developed a distinctive black mark above his mouth creating an uncanny resemblance to the fascist dictator. George followed in the pawsteps of a string of cats who became nicknamed 'Little Kitlers' for the dark patches of fur below their noses. The infamous 'Hitler house' which became an internet sensation in 2011 after comedian Jimmy Carr retweeted a photo of the building, saying 'here's a house that looks like Hitler' Deborah Cochrane's goldfish George whose distinctive black mark above his mouth bears an uncanny resemblance to the fascist dictator (left) and puppy Patch, a shih tzu and French bulldog cross from Walmgate,

Summary: Adolf the Chihuahua puppy bears a striking resemblance to his namesake . With a 'fringe' and moustache he shares the Fuhrer's trademark hairstyle . But owner Claire Walsh reckons the nap-loving eight-week-old is a beauty . Adolf is latest Hitler lookalike alongside cats, goldfish and even a house .


Chelsea will be forced to pay over £30million to lure Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi to Stamford Bridge if they follow up their interest in the prolific Argentine. That's according to Inter's sporting director Piero Ausilio, who claims the Italian club would not sell the 22-year-old if they received a big money bid this summer. Premier League leaders Chelsea and Manchester United have both watched the former Sampdoria man, who has 14 goals in 24 Serie A games. Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi (left) has been watched by Chelsea and Manchester United this season . Sporting director Piero Ausilio insists Inter would reject bids of £30million for their star striker Icardi . 'What if someone bids €40m (£30m) for him in the summer?,' Ausilio told Sky Sport. 'Well we've got no intention of doing business, we're thinking of the present and future of this football club with Icardi. 'Our intentions are clear. We're building a team to last for a long time with very talented, young players. 'As well as Mateo Kovacic and Icardi, we've added more quality players such as Marcelo Brozovic and Xherdan Shaqiri and we want to continue in this vein.' Icardi couldn't find the back of the net as Inter fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Fiorentina on Sunday . Ausilio claims that Icardi is on the verge of signing a new contract at Inter, the club he joined back in 2013 . Ausilio also confirmed that Icardi is close to signing a new contract at the San Siro, giving the club more power when it comes to keeping him out of the clutches of Premier League clubs. Ausilio added: 'I was with his (Icardi's) agent until a few minutes ago, we're coming close to an agreement. Icardi will remain with us for much longer. 'Tomorrow (Tuesday) we will have another meeting, during which will a draft contract will be signed, before official deal, that will happen very soon.'

Summary: Manchester United and Chelsea have watched Mauro Icardi in action . The striker has netted 14 goals in 24 Serie A games this season . Piero Ausilio claims the Argentine is close to agreeing a new contract . Inter would reject bids of £30m this summer, according to Ausilio .


With mile upon mile of untouched golden beaches, corals reefs ripe for divers, ancient artifacts and a population desperate to impress. Somaliland is a country with plenty to offer tourists and it is actively encouraging visitors. But unfortunately, the much-desired tourists are not flocking to the east African outpost, neighbouring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. For starters, the country doesn't exist at all according to the international community, which recognises it only as part of Somalia, the troubled nation where piracy is rife and terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab is based. Locals walk along some of the 528 miles of beachfront in Somaliland that the country is keen to promote . Although not officially recognised as a country, Somaliland neighbours Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia . This association with Somalia is the reason western governments such as the UK and Canada call the self-proclaimed independent entity and former British protectorate a no-go zone, claim locals, but this isn't stopping Somaliland pushing to bring in the tourist dollar. Official websites proudly proclaim they boast 850km (528 miles) of quiet beaches just waiting to be lazed upon by westerners, while historic landmarks await their long-overdue admiration. But the tourists are not flooding in, despite there being numerous means of accessing the nation through neighbouring Ethiopia and Djibouti. As far as Somaliland is concerned, the country has been independent since 1991 and the only thing holding it back is the fact that isn't being recognised globally. Abdinasir Ibrahim is the director of Somaliland Travel & Tours Agency, is keen to add to the handful of eager travellers who defy warnings to visit. He laments the slow increase in tourists over recent years - figures differ greatly from a few hundred to more than 1000 last year - due to the 'lack of recognition,' referring to the wait for the world to acknowledge Somaliland's existence. 'I believe that as soon we get international recognition the tourists will flock to our stunning beaches.' he tells MailOnline. The unofficial nation gained independence from Britain in 1960 before joining the former Italian Somaliland but the countries encountered strife under the rule of dictator Mohammad Siad Barre, whose regime killed tens of thousands of Somalilanders due to tribal connection during a brutal civil war from 1988. When the Barre regime fell in 1991, Somaliland declared their still unrecognised independence. An unspoiled stretch of sand in Somaliland which tourism bodies are keen for westerners to explore . Tourists are welcome in the unrecognised country, but are asked to respect local customs and dress modestly . Boats stationed off the coast of Berbera, the harbour city Somaliland has long relied on for its economy . While not great in numbers, tourists do come. Mostly from the UK, USA, Australia, Sweden, Canada and Germany, says Abdinasir, who insists Somaliland has something to offer all sorts of travellers, not just those keen to get a genuinely unique stamp on their passport. 'We have something to offer for all kind of tourists,' he says. 'Somaliland have an 850 km coastline with lots of pristine beaches, beautiful coral reefs, unique

Summary: Somaliland has been self-declared independent since 1991 but it is still not recognised internationally . The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland . Somaliland tourism organisations insist their country is perfectly safe and actively promote tours . The country boasts untouched beaches and ancient artifacts are a great lure . Women on the beach must respect Islamic tradition and alcohol is banned .


Vogue's style editor-at-large Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis came under fire on Saturday after posting a photo on Instagram of what appears to be a homeless woman in Paris reading the famed magazine. 'Paris is full of surprises....and @voguemagazine readers even in unexpected corners!' the caption of the German princess's photo, which has since been deleted, read. Von Thurn und Taxis, who has been with the magazine since 2012, received a slew of criticism from followers claiming the photo was 'cruel' and 'tasteless'. Scroll down for video . Vogue's style editor-at-large Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis posted this photo on Instagram, with the caption, 'Paris is full of surprises....and @vouguemagazine readers even in unexpected corners!' Many commenters criticized von Thurn und Taxis for posting the picture. Some claimed the photo was 'cruel' and 'tasteless' The editor, who was in Paris for fashion week, responded to the commenters, asking 'Why cruel? The person to me is as dignified as anyone else!' Style website Fashionista claimed the photo, like von Thurn und Taxis's other content, was 'out of touch'. 'The things she writes, both in Vogue and on social media, often straddle the line between entertaining/aspirational and disturbingly out of touch. On Saturday she crossed that line,' the website wrote. Some commenters supported the 32-year-old editor, but the post disappeared from her feed about five hours after it was posted, according to CNN. The German princess is the daughter of Countess Gloria von Schönburg-Glauchau, known as 'Princess TNT, the dynamite socialite' and Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. Her brother Albert, 31, who succeeded their father in 1990 as Albert II, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, has a net worth of more than £1billion and races in a German auto-racing league. The princess was educated at Sevenoaks in Kent and has a bachelor's degree from the American University of Paris. Von Thurn und Taxis was in Paris for Fashion week when she posted the photo. On the left she can be seen at the Christian Dior show with Noor Fares and Olympia Scarry. On the right she is pictured at the Christian Dior - Party At les Bains Douches on Thursday. Her blog 'The Princess Diaries', which appeared in Finch's Quarterly Review, contrasted the difficulties faced by royalty with more 'normal issues'. The family's wealth originated from their postal system empire which can be traced back to around 1290 when two early ancestors operated courier services in the Italian city-states. But the family's important postal activities began with Franz von Taxis, who served as postmaster to the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I from 1489 and to Philip I of Spain from 1504. The Prussian empire originally bought out the Thurn and Taxis monopoly in 1867 and used it as the basis for a new German national post. A member of the family is believed to have invented the taximeter, which is why taxicabs came to bear his name. The House of Thurn and Taxis held the rank of royalty in the German Empire until 1918.

Summary: Style editor Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis posted the photo on Saturday . Commenters said it was taken 'in poor taste' and was 'cruel' Von Thurn und Taxis commented, 'Why Cruel? The person to me is as dignified as anyone else!' The 32-year-old deleted the photo within five hours of posting it .


The battle for live streaming smartphone video heated up Thursday as Twitter launched its Periscope application, taking on fast-rising online rival Meerkat. The Periscope app, like Meerkat, allows anyone to stream live video to a wide audience with their smartphone. It comes as Meerkat, a cult hit, unveiled a fresh round of capital investment. Scroll down for video . Twitter says the Periscope app is available to iPhone users, and lets them broadcast live video and audio online. And Android version is in the works, the firm said. When Meerkat first launched last month it imported a user's Twitter followers as well as showed who they were following. However, this was said to have annoyed Twitter and the social network cut off Meerkat's access to this service. Meerkat has found a way around this though by adding a search feature that lets users find their favourite Twitter users. The new app 'lets you share and experience live video from your mobile phone' and is 'a perfect complement to Twitter, which is why we acquired the company in January,' Twitter's Kevin Weil said in a blog post. The Periscope team outlined a range of possibilities for the service, including how it can turn any smartphone user into a global reporter. 'What if you could see through the eyes of a protester in Ukraine? Or watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon in Cappadocia?' the Periscope team blog said. 'It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation. 'While there are many ways to discover events and places, we realized there is no better way to experience a place right now than through live video.' The team said it sees tremendous potential for the app, which is available to iPhone users with one for Android devices in the works. 'Whether you're witnessing your daughter's first steps or a newsworthy event, Periscope offers an audience and the power of a shared experience,' the blog said. It was even forced to tweak the service due to its popularity. Popular members of this new social network quickly noticed notifications would appear every single time someone followed them. Periscope says it has now officially turning off all notifications for now. 'Later we'll change so default is off, but users can opt in,' the company told Business Insider. Earlier this month, as Meerkat was becoming a craze at the South by Southwest festival, Twitter cut Meerkat's access to some features, which could limit its ability to grow. The same day, Meerkat announced it had raised $14 million in venture funding, and founder Ben Rubin sounded unfazed by the Twitter announcement. In a Meerkat stream announcing the new funding, Rubin called Periscope 'a very slick product, a very beautiful product' but that there was room for multiple players in live video. The Periscope team outlined a range of possibilities for the service, including how it can turn any smartphone user into a global reporter. 'If you have a good idea and you don't think there's 10 other smart teams working on it already, then

Summary: Periscope app allows anyone to stream live video to a wide audience . comes as Meerkat, a cult hit, unveiled a fresh round of capital investment . Twitter cut off Meerkat's access to its user import service .


It's fair to assume David Beckham owns a host of match-worn shirts handed to him by some of football's biggest stars following a 20-year playing career but it seems son Brooklyn is starting a collection of his own. Beckham Jnr attended Chelsea's Champions League clash against his father's former side Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night and managed to get his hands on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's shirt. Posting an image of the jersey to his Instagram account, the 16-year-old said: 'Thanks Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the shirt. And well played.' Brooklyn Beckham thanked Zlatan Ibrahimovic after getting his hands on the PSG star's match-worn shirt . Brooklyn and his father David watched Wednesday's match as Chelsea were knocked out of Europe . The PSG frontman was dismissed in the first-half for a challenge on Chelsea midfielder Oscar. However, despite being down to 10 men for the majority of the match, Laurent Blanc's side progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals as Thiago Silva's extra-time goal sealed a 2-2 draw and sent the French side through on away goals. It seems Brooklyn was supporting the Ligue 1 side and will have been pleased with the result on Wednesday night, posting an image of the match unfolding at Stamford Bridge with the caption: 'PSG, PSG, PSG, PSG'. Brooklyn, looking to follow in his father's footsteps as a footballer, played for Arsenal's youth side this year but has missed out on the offer of a professional contract. Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is shown the red card after a collision with Chelsea's Oscar . The PSG forward immediately acknowledged his fault in the incident having collided with Oscar .

Summary: PSG beat Chelsea on away goals to progress in the Champions League . David Beckham and son Brooklyn watched the match at Stamford Bridge . Beckham Jnr thanked PSG star after receiving Ibrahimovic's shirt .


Mechanic Clive Howard carried out a string of rapes and attempted kidnaps on lone women in Norwich, Suffolk and Cambridge over a 28 year period . A mechanic who lived a calm, quiet life with his elderly parents was all the time living a secret double life as a sex attacker. Clive Howard, 56, of Suffolk, has admitted carrying out a string of rapes and kidnaps of women during a 28 year period. The serial rapist confessed to the crimes after he was caught after raping a woman at a car park in Norwich when his number plate was recorded on CCTV. But police fear he may have carried out even more attacks across three different counties and have appealed for any victims to come forward. Detective Sergeant Chris Burgess, of Norfolk Police rape investigation unit said: 'Cases like this don't come up very often - we're talking about a serial rapist. 'We want to give people the chance to come forward.' Howard, who lived a double life with his parents, had initially denied the rape in Norwich but changed his plea on the day of his trial. At a hearing at Norwich Crown Court he admitted seven counts of rape, three charges of attempted kidnap and one count of attempted rape, between 1986 and 2014. Howard, of Battisford, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, was caught by police after he attacked a woman in St Helens Wharf car park, Norwich, on May 30 2014. The victim, in her 20s, was walking home after a night out when she was given a lift by Howard, who then raped her. She tried to take a picture of the car's registration number but Howard grabbed her phone and hurled it into a bush before he sped off. The woman found it before dialling 999. Police were able to get part of the car's number plate from CCTV - and that led them straight to Howard, the registered owner. He was arrested and charged a few days later. Det Sgt Burgess said Howard had done 'two to three loops' around the city 'before he managed to pick his victim'. After he was charged Howard's DNA was put into the national police database which raised an unsolved case in Cambridgeshire in 2013. Howard was caught after part of his Volvo number plate was captured on CCTV after he raped a woman . Howard's number plate was recorded after he parked at St Helens Wharf in Norwich and raped the woman . Detectives found 'striking similarities' to the Norwich assault. Howard's DNA matched a profile obtained during an investigation into the attempted kidnap of a woman in her 20s on May 5, 2013 in Cambridge park Christ's Pieces. The woman managed to fend off Howard, scratching him in the process, and DNA was later retrieved from underneath her fingernail. He was linked to three other attempted kidnappings in Cambridge, one of which happened just 30 minutes before he struck in Christ's Pieces. Howard also tried to abduct two women in the city on February 15, 2014, during the night. Det

Summary: Clive Howard is a mechanic who lived calmly with his Suffolk parents . But he lived a double life and committed string of rapes and kidnaps . Howard was caught after he raped a woman in a car park in Norwich . DNA was put into database and matched to other attacks on lone women . On the day of his trial Howard, 56, admitted seven charges of rape . He also admitted three of attempted kidnap and one of attempted rape . Police fear there may be more victims and have appealed for witnesses . Howard is likely to face lengthy prison term when he is sentenced in April .


The United States has delivered 10 armoured but unarmed Humvees as part of its $75 million non-lethal military aid deal to Ukraine. Over the next month, a total of 230 of the vehicles is due to arrive in the troubled region to help Ukrainian forces prepare against further attacks from Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country. The U.S. has already sent Ukrainian forces high-tech night-vision goggles, surveillance drones and secure communications systems as part of their commitment. Scroll down for video . The first of 230 armoured Humvees from the United States is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft . The heavily armoured vehicles form part of $75-million worth of non-lethal military aid to Ukraine from the US . The Humvees, pictured, are unarmed, but heavy machine guns can easily be fitted to the roof turrets . Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said: 'I have just personally seen - having been behind the wheel of the Humvee - that it is an extremely effective, extremely powerful, extremely good military vehicle which Ukrainian air forces, Ukrainian special divisions, the Ukrainian army are waiting for today.' He told Ukraine Today: 'And I as the president of Ukraine, as commander-in-chief, on behalf of the Ukrainian people, would like to thank to the United States of America for its comprehensive and firm position regarding the resolution of the conflict in the Donbass, for recognising Russia as an aggressor which annexed Crimea and which launched direct military aggression in particular areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.' So far, President Barack Obama has decided against equipping Ukraine with offensive military equipment, although the armoured Humvee vehicles donated to Ukraine have turrets which can be easily fitted with heavy machine guns. Fighting in the region has abated although there are some skirmishes still being reported. Although, President Obama has deployed A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft to Powidz airbase in western Poland. The four tank-killing aircraft are involved in a number of training missions until the weekend. Meanwhile, EU leaders will hold a summit with President Poroshenko in Kiev about the status of the Minsk ceasefire agreement. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, pictured, thanked the United States for the delivery . President Poroshenko said the Humvees were 'very powerful and extremely good military vehicles' President Poreshenko met with the flight crew, pictured, and representatives of the US Embassy in Kiev . Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis said: 'We expect that the EU-Ukraine summit will take place on April 27.' European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk are expected to attend, as well as EU heads of state and government who wish to go, EU officials added. Trade issues will likely also be on the agenda, the officials said. The summit will be a chance for Poroshenko, who attended an EU summit in Brussels in February, to brief leaders on whether the Ukraine ceasefire deal is fully working and to shape the EU's decision on whether to extend or lift sanctions on Russia. EU leaders agreed last week that economic sanctions imposed on Russia

Summary: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko praised the new military hardware . A total of 230 of the heavy-duty vehicles will be delivered over next month . The U.S. has already sent night vision equipment and surveillance drones . President Obama is under pressure to supply offensive military hardware .


Wellness guru Sarah Wilson has weighed in on the Belle Gibson controversy, saying too many health bloggers do not understand their power and responsibility. Ms Gibson, founder of the popular Whole Pantry app, has faced intense criticism since doubts were raised about whether she has terminal cancer. Ms Wilson, author of I Quit Sugar, told Daily Mail Australia that the incident was 'unfortunate' and that health bloggers have a huge responsibility to their followers. 'The real issue that's going on is there's a lot of people out there not taking on board the responsibility that comes with all this,' she said. Scroll down for video . I Quit Sugar author Sarah Wilson told Daily Mail Australia many bloggers are 'not taking on board the responsibility' that comes with publishing . Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson last week said she would issue an explanatory statement, but it has not materialised . 'I don't know that you need to be a dietitian to share information about your health journey. 'If you are somebody who works online and you claim to be a (health) blogger you have to take on certain responsibilities. 'You have to ensure you train yourself up in all of that (science). That's what I see isn't happening. 'There's a lot of people out there who are't taking on the responsibility of being a disseminator of information. 'We've got to be very transparent and acknowledge the science is not categorical - but respect the science that is there.' Ms Wilson has said in a blog about the issue that 'diet can't cure disease'. Ms Gibson has stayed mum about her health since admitting in an interview with The Australian that her previous claims cancer had spread to her blood, spleen, uterus and liver may have been a 'misdiagnosis'. In the weeks since doubts were raised about Belle Gibson's cancer and charitable donations, her US and Australian publishers have withdrawn support for her recipe books . In the weeks since, her US and Australian publishers have withdrawn support for her recipe books. The Whole Pantry iPhone app has been removed from the Apple Store and her much-touted Apple Watch app is no longer showcased on the technology company's website. In an interview with Daily Mail Australia last Tuesday, Ms Gibson said she understood why many of her followers were upset, but she criticised the 'maliciousness' of some critics. She said she would release a statement addressing concerns about her, but that it was 'taking longer than anticipated' due to 'constantly arising issues' and articles she needed to stay on top of. Asked if the statement would address concerns about her medical history, she said: 'Of course, and every which otherwise possible.' The statement has not been released and she has not responded to questions.

Summary: I Quit Sugar author Sarah Wilson has said too many 'wellness warriors' are not taking responsibility for their actions . Her words come in the wake of intense criticism of Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson . Doubts have been raised over Ms Gibson's terminal cancer claims and charitable donations . Ms Wilson said: 'There's a lot of people out there not taking on board the responsibility that comes with this' Ms Gibson told Daily Mail Australia she would issue an explanatory statement last week - but she hasn't issued an explanation .


A deaf boy believed to be 11 years old went on an overnight joyride in his mom's car, driving 20 miles through Oklahoma City before crashing into a curb. The boy snuck out of his home in Moore, in the southwest end of the city, only to end up on the northwest end at about 5.30am. When a driver spotted the boy, who has not been named, running around and the 2012 Kia sedan crashed into bushes, he called 911. An deaf boy believed to be 11 years old went on a 20-mile in his mom's car that ended when he crashed into a curb on the northwest end of Oklahoma City . Police said that the boy snuck out of his house while his parents were sleeping and found himself 20 miles away at 5.30am . Because the boy has a hearing impairment, police had trouble communicating with him. They are unsure as to what his exact route was . To call it a crash, however, would 'almost be an overstatement', Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight told the New York Daily News. There was minimal damage to the car, and the boy simply 'drove up the curb and bumped into decorative rocks', the sergeant said. Police said that the boy was not injured and he was standing next to the car when officers arrived. He would have been driving for approximately 25 minutes to end up where he did, according to New York Daily News, but police told KWTV that they are unsure as to what route he took. Police did, however, find out contact information for the boy's parents. His mother (pictured right) spoke in sign language to her son at the scene . Police said that calling it a crash was 'almost be an overstatement', as he only hit decorative rocks and was not injured . Police had trouble communicating with the boy because of his disability, and at one point they were using hand-written notes to converse. When his parents arrived on scene they communicated through sign language. His mother said that her son had a learning disability and wasn't aware of the danger he was putting himself and others in, according to KWTV. The boy went home with his parents on Thursday. Police are not investigating for signs of abuse or neglect. The boy's mother said that her son has a learning disability and didn't realize the danger he was putting himself and others in .

Summary: Boy managed to drive from southwest Oklahoma City to northwest end . A driver spotted the boy running around crash at 5.30am and called police . Police said calling it a crash would 'almost be an overstatement' Boy was not injured and was standing by the car when police arrived . Police communicated with boy through handwritten notes and will not investigate parents for neglect or abuse .