Foreign journalists have been invited on a week-long all expenses paid trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the federal government's campaign to stop it being put on the United Nations 'in danger' list. The reporters, who all hail from countries on the world heritage committee, are being flown to Queensland to see the reef and learn about the government's conservation efforts, Guardian Australia reports. The trip next week, which has reportedly been organised by a Great Barrier Reef taskforce set up by the Department of Foreign Affairs, comes before a Unesco committee meeting in June where the reef's World Heritage status will be considered. Foreign journalists have been invited on a week-long all expenses paid trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the federal government's campaign to stop it being put on the United Nations 'in danger' list . Conservation groups have since hit out at the government saying it should spend less time showing off their efforts to journalists and more time protecting the reef. 'We want to see the reef fixed and protected,' Felicity Wishart, spokeswoman for the Australian Marine Conservation Society, told Daily Mail Australia. 'The government is spending what seems like a massive amount of money sending bureaucrats, diplomats and ministers around the world to try and avoid an 'in danger' listing. 'Now they want to bring journalists to Australia to reassure them everything is under control - it's kind of missing the point.' A spokesman for the DFAT told the Guardian diplomatic efforts, like the journalist junket, was needed to counter misinformation spread by conservationists about the reef. The reporters, who all hail from countries on the world heritage committee, are being flown to Queensland to see the reef and learn about the government's conservation efforts . 'There is currently a campaign to list the Great Barrier Reef as in danger... we think there are a number of assertions about the management of the Great Barrier Reef and its vulnerability which are not grounded in fact and which need to be rebutted,' he said. The journalists from Germany, France, the Philippines, India, Japan and Portugal will meet with scientists, the chair of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and staff from the Environment Department. Environment Minister Greg Hunt stepped up the government's campaign against an 'in danger' listing last month arguing it is the 'best managed marine ecosystem in the world'. The conservationists say they are worried the journalists will be spun misleading information and will seek to provide them another side of the story when they arrive. 'There's lots of talk and money being spent but there's no protection of the reef,' Ms Wishart said. 'This is just a spin job to international journalists about the great things they are doing.' Conservation groups have since hit out at the government saying it should spend less time showing off their efforts to journalists and more time protecting the reef .

Summary: Reporters given free week-long trip as part of government campaign to stop it being put on the United Nations 'in danger' list . Foreign journalists will learn about government's conservation efforts . Environment groups say money should be spent on protecting reef . Trip next week comes before June meeting where reef's World Heritage status will be considered .


An obese father who was told to give up fast food or lose his kids by his fiancée because she feared he would eat himself to death has slimmed down to 16 stone. Michael Wareing, 40, from Glasgow, who wore a size XXXXXL, loved to eat kebabs with ‘all the trimmings’ at least once a day and spent £200 a month on takeaways. He gained 20 stone between 2005 and 2008, after having two children with his fiancée April Roy, 31, taking him to an unhealthy 30 stone. Michael Waring, 40 from Glasgow, weighed 30 stone, left, before getting a gastric sleeve fitted and losing an amazing 16 stone, pictured right . Mr Waring and Miss Roy now relish the time they can now spend together playing with the kids in the park . However, April said Michael’s weight gain meant he didn’t help out around the house or looking after Kieran-Lee, now 11, and Liam, nine, and became a ‘huge strain’ on their relationship, so she gave him an ultimatum. Mother-of-four April moved into a flat near the family home, but Michael continued to comfort eat – it was then he had gastric sleeve surgery and finally managed to ditch the pounds and win back his family. April said: ‘I was scared it was putting his life at risk and he’d miss our boys grow up. I told him I was moving me and the boys out. I didn’t want them to see him this way. ‘He had to pick the kebabs or his kids – keep gaining weight and lose us or diet and put his family first.’ In a bid to win back his family, Michael swapped fatty foods for salads, pasta and fish dishes and kept a food diary. Michael continued to see his sons every weekend, and April rang his mother Janet Wareing regularly to find out his progress. Thw family can all now enjoy days out together. Miss Roy says that the gastric sleeve surgery was a lifesaver: 'I couldn't be happier. Surgery saved his life and his family.' Mr Wareing couldn't go out and play with his kids as he would be exhausted after five minutes . April said: ‘I didn’t want to call Michael too much in case he thought I was nagging him. ‘Janet told me he was eating healthy and going for walks but he was miserable. When I saw him, he said he was practically starving himself to lose weight for us. ‘But it wasn’t working and he confessed being alone upset him and he comfort ate.’ April said: ‘Janet had seen a TV show about weight loss surgery and thought it could help Michael.’ Michael - who has since had another son and a daughter with April - agreed to go to a Phoenix Health weight loss clinic where a consultant talked him through his options. In August 2010, two weeks after Michael’s consultation, he was fitted with a gastric sleeve. The couple started dating in 2003 when they were introduced through Mr Wareing’s brother. April revealed that when they

Summary: Michael Wareing weighed 30 stone and struggled to leave the house . Ate chocolate, crisps and kebabs 'with all the trimmings' everyday . Was fitted with a gastric sleeve at Phoenix Health in 2010 . Lost a staggering 16st through eating small portion sizes and soup . Old clothes are now so large his fiancée dons them as maternity wear .


It has the reputation of being one of the best hangover cures around and is also one of the simplest cocktails to make. Now one American bar has taken things to a new level and paired their Bloody Mary with another staple of the morning after - 4lb of fried food. But Sobelman's Pub and Grill in Milwaukee Wisconsin, US, has topped their jug - dubbed the Chicken Fried Bloody Beast - with a whole fried bird. A happy customer at Sobelman's Pub and Grill in Milwaukee Wisconsin, US, holds up the $50 Chicken Fried Bloody Beast: a jug of Bloody Mary topped off with a whole fried chicken . The super-size drink also comes embellished with cheese, sausage, pickles, olives, onion, mushrooms, asparagus, spring onions, shrimp, lemon, Brussels sprouts, tomato, celery and two Baconadoes . The crazy cocktail is served in a jug that is the size of four regular sized Bloody Marys. The drink, which is usually embellished with a celery stick, comes instead with a four-pound chicken. It is also garnished with cheese, sausage, pickles, olives, onion, mushrooms, asparagus, spring onions, shrimp, lemon, Brussels sprouts, tomato, celery and two Baconadoes (skewers of bacon-wrapped jalapeno cheeseballs). The $50 (£33) Chicken Fried Bloody Beast is meant to be shared by four people. A portion of the sales will go to help hunger charities. 'Ten per cent of its sales go to Milwaukee's Hunger Task Force, an organisation fighting hunger and serving those less fortunate in our community,' a bar spokesman said. The item has been on the menu since 2014. And this isn't the first time the restaurant has been in the news for its crazy cocktail concoctions. In the ongoing quest for world's best burger, owner Dave Sobelman decided that a bacon cheeseburger perched on a Bloody Mary could be it. The Fully-Loaded, Cheeseburger-Bloody Mary was dreamed up by Mr Sobelman in 2012. The drink/burger creation is garnished with a prawn, Polish sausage, cheese, pickled asparagus and sticks of celery and costs $9 (£6). Mr Sobelman, who started the business with wife Melanie in 1999, previously told MailOnline that he originally came up with combination to get people talking on the pub's Facebook page. Mr Sobelman said: 'We are known for our Bloody Marys and so I decided to put a slider on the side.' After more than a decade at the helm, he is an expert in the burger trade and tweaked the Bloody Mary combination to perfect it. He added: 'I've stopped putting the bacon on it; it was causing the burger to slide down the cocktail stick. 'The best way is to put a slice of cheese on each side of the burger which sticks everything together.' It is not the only bar to experiment with food-filled cocktails though. Vancouver bar the Score on Davie sells a Caesar - the Canadian take on a Bloody Mary - that not only features a whole roast chicken, but also a burger, pulled pork Sriracha-glazed slider, onion rings, chicken wings, a pulled pork mac and cheese hotdog and even a

Summary: A $50 Bloody Mary offered at Sobelman's Pub and Grill in Wisconsin, US . Comes with a 4lb fried chicken, bacon-wrapped cheese balls and celery . 10% of each sale goes to Hunger Task Force, a charity fighting hunger .


A Republican state senator from Maine is in hot water after posting an image on Facebook that suggested U.S. President Barack Obama is going easy on the ISIS terror army because it includes some of his family. The posting plays on the discredited conspiracy theory that holds Obama is secretly practicing Muslim. 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion,' its caption reads. Willette, a part-time lawmaker who makes his living selling real estate, shared it March 1 on his Facebook wall.' 'I've been very good over the last year and a half about not posting things about Obama, but this one was too good to pass up,' he wrote in the posting. 'I promise this will be the last one for some time.' Willette apparently found it on the 'Conservative News Today' Facebook feed, which supplies a daily diet of anti-Obama, anti-Clinton and anti-Islam material including 'meme' photos, videos and cartoons. ISIS, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, is an army of terrorists that occupies more than two-thirds of Syria and Iraq. The group counts tens of thousands of fighters among its ranks, including many drawn from other Middle Eastern and European nations. Its soldiers have been seen in gruesome videos, beheading captured prisoners and burning them alive. President Obama has embraced a 'coalition' approach of airstrikes to fight ISIS, but has not authorized the Pentagon to deploy American ground troops in the region. In a prepared statement on Monday, he apologized for posting the item – but didn't say whether he still agreed with it. It was no longer on his Facebook page as of Monday afternoon. 'COMMON SENSE': Mike Willette's campaign postcards from the 2014 election season called him a 'rare breed of public servant' 'I apologize for posting this on Facebook,' Willette's statement read. 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later. It was an error in judgment.' The Maine Democratic Party pounced on the scandal, saying Willette's behavior was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement.' Party chairman Phil Bartlett's statement slammed Willette for perpetuating a 'false racial, religious and ethnic slur at a time when our state and country should come together.' 'This reflects very poorly on the Maine Republican Party and we urge their leadership to denounce Sen. Willette's actions,' wrote party chairman Phil Bartlett. Willette himself was a Democrat until 2010, according to the Bangor Daily News. He switched parties when the GOP took over control of the state Senate.

Summary: 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later,' said Maine GOP state Sen. Michael Willett . Photo of the president was captioned: 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion' Item came from Facebook group called Conservative News Today . Maine Democratic Party said the post was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement' Willette was elected as a Democrat but switched parties when Republicans came to dominate the legislative chamber in 2010 .


David Cameron reacted angrily to a Tory minister's warning against banning hate preachers . David Cameron reacted with fury after a Tory minister warned against banning radical preachers from universities during a fiery Cabinet meeting, it has been revealed. The Prime Minister 'jumped on' the universities minister Greg Clark after he spoke out against Home Office plans to force universities to ban non-violent 'extremists', sources said. Mr Cameron was backed up by the Home Secretary Theresa May and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. The extraordinary row comes after it emerged Mrs May is at loggerheads with the Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable over the issue. The Home Office wants all campuses to become no-go zones for all 'extremist' speakers to prevent students becoming radicalised. But Mr Cable insists that the move could force debates 'underground', where extreme views will go unchallenged. Last month's Cabinet row suggests the issue is dividing the Tory Party as well as the Coalition. The issue has come to the fore after the unmasking of Mohammed Emwazi – a University of Westminster graduate thought to be the ISIS executioner known as Jihadi John. Westminster was named in a 2009 report as having invited three hate preachers to give a talk in 2006, and just days before Emwazi's identity was revealed, thousands signed a petition to block an event where an anti-gay figure was due to speak. Former students at the university have claimed it is a 'hotbed of radicalism' where students 'celebrated 9/11'. Former University of Westminster pupil Raheem Kassam, who campaigns against extremism at British universities, said the conditions at the university are right for the radicalisation of someone like Emwazi. New laws passed by the government put a legal requirement on universities to prevent terrorism. Mrs May insists this should include barring people with extreme views from speaking on campus. But Mr Cable, who is responsible for university policy, warns a blanket ban on radical preachers could backfire. Scroll down for video . Theresa May, the Home Secretary, and the Universities Minister Greg Clark are at loggerheads over a clampdown on extremism . The Univeersity of Westminster was named in a 2009 report as having invited three hate preachers to give a talk in 2006 . A source close to the Business Secretary said: 'There are of course cases when banning is justified but as long as speakers don't invite terrorism - which is illegal - there are times when it's better to demolish extreme views through open debate and challenge. 'If the default option is to ban outright, there is a chance the debate will happen anyway outside the campus in an uncontrolled 'underground' environment, with no challenge to extreme views at all.' But Mrs May said : 'If colleges and universities didn't realise before what we are up against, they should know now. We're not talking about regulating legitimate debate — we're saying they need to do more to stop radicalisation on campus.' Since news of Emwazi's connection with ISIS in Syria broke, the Westminster University's Islamic Society has distanced itself from having any

Summary: PM 'jumped on' the universities minister Greg Clark during Cabinet meeting . Mr Clark had spoken out against banning hate preachers from campuses . Cameron reacted angrily and was backed by Home Secretary Theresa May . PM is also at loggerheads with Business Secretary Vince Cable over issue .


The emotional toll endured by emergency room medics has been revealed by a moving photograph showing an ER doctor consumed by grief after losing a teenage patient. The image was posted to a website by a friend and colleague of the doctor who explained that a 19-year-old he was trying to save passed away. The doctor, wearing a white coat, is seen crouching down by the side of a road at night, with one hand holding a wall - the heart-ache of what he'd seen clearly too much to bear. An image of a doctor overwhelmed by grief after losing a 19-year-old patient has generated thousands of comments on a social media site . The poster, who works in California, said: 'Though this is a common occurrence in our field of work, the patients we lose are typically old, sick, or some combination of the two. The patient that died was 19 years old, and for him, it was one of those calls we get sometimes that just hits you.' The picture was first published on Reddit and has led to thousands of comments from touched users. One, ‘J-Hof’, wrote that the image ‘really hit home’ as it reminded him of the shock felt by ER medics after they failed to save his father’s life. The post read: ‘When he died the doctors who were working on him at the UCSD medical center were crushed. I could definitely see it in their eyes. They called my house multiple times throughout the year to see how my family was doing. Doctors do not get the praise they deserve.’ Reddit user Facetus, a medic, wrote: ‘I know exactly how the doc in the picture feels. Despite the picture showing such a dark moment it actually makes me feel happier about my career choice. I think it is the sense of connection with the unknown doc in the pic and the comments and reaction of Reddit community that makes me feel: what we do matters.’ Another user, livinbandit, said: ‘My dad is an ER doctor. I remember the times he would come home and cry in my mother’s arms because there was someone that he couldn't save no matter how hard he tried.’ Reddit users touched by the picture of the doctor left comments praising the work that the emergency services do .

Summary: Image posted on social media of grief-stricken doctor touched thousands . Doctor is seen crouching by road at night with one hand holding a wall . The picture was taken in California and generated thousands of comments .


Have a sweet tooth? Swizzels may just have the job of your dreams. The company behind all nostalgic childhood treats, including Love Hearts, Refreshers and Drumsticks lollies have opened a vacancy for a sugar-lover to become sweet taster for a year. Swizzels has said its winning candidate must have 'a sweet tooth, previous experience eating sweets, finely tuned taste buds, a passion for confectionery, the ability to act like a kid in a sweet shop when at work, an adventurous and creative mind'. Sweet manufacturer Swizzels are looking for a lucky candidate to work alongside the development team to produce innovative sugary products . For those who have always wanted to go behind the scenes and live the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory dream, this is definitely the opportunity. The winner will be privy to a VIP tour of the Swizzels factory in Derbyshire - this includes travel expenses and accommodation. Responsibilities will include sampling an array of 'highly confidential sweet prototypes' and working alongside the development team in order to produce innovative new products that will hit the shelves all over the country. Entrants must be of 16 years and over, and to be considered, hopefuls will have to post a video entry or write 500 words on why they are perfect for the role of chief sweet taster. Even better for young sugar-fiends, the salary doesn't come in currency form, but instead, the advert states that 'the candidate will be awarded in sweets.' To be considered, applicants must write 500 words on why they are perfect for the job as chief sweet taster . Sarah-Louise Heslop, Marketing Manager at Swizzels, says: 'We know that adults love our products just as much as children so we’re looking for our biggest fan to join us at our factory and help us develop new additions to our range. 'It takes months to develop new flavours and the successful applicant will be shown the whole process, learning the secrets of how we make our fabulous sweets. 'It’s an important role and they’ll be helping develop new products that could be sold across the country. No experience is necessary – just a love of sweets.' The closing date for applicants is 30 April.

Summary: Manufacturer of Love Hearts, Refreshers and Drumsticks are hiring . Successful applicants will get a tour of the factory in Derbyshire . Payment comes in the form of a year's supply of Swizzel's goodies .


After carrying the Dallas Cowboys into the playoffs, DeMarco Murray will stay in the NFC East. But he will be suiting up in Philadelphia as a vital cog in Chip Kelly's offense. The NFL's Offensive Player of the Year is set to sign a five-year deal worth more than $40million, with more than $20m guaranteed, according to NFL.com's Albert Breer. Murray became the NFL's leading rusher thanks to a career-high number of carries (392) and working behind one of the best offensive lines in football. DeMarco Murray is set to join the Philadelphia Eagles after four seasons with the Cowboys . In a career-high year, Murray carried the Cowboys into the playoffs for the first time in five years . With rumours that veteran Evan Mathis is to be traded, the Eagles do have the youth or consistency in that position group. The 27-year-old had a career-high season with 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns, but Dallas let him enter the free agent market. And it was Murray who initiated the meeting with the Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, ESPN report. Kiko Alonso (LB, from Buffalo) Byron Maxwell (CB, from Seattle) Walter Thurmond (CB, from New York Giants) Sam Bradford (QB, from St Louis) DeMarco Murray (RB, from Dallas) Ryan Mathews (RB, from San Diego) Expressing a desire to play in Kelly's fast-paced, spread offense, he spoke of his friendship with Sam Bradford, with whom he played at college in Oklahoma for two years. After joining from St Louis in the remarkable trade with Nick Foles, Bradford confirmed he played a part too. 'Absolutely. I've been trying my hardest,' Bradford said. 'I've called him. I've texted him. I've done everything. We've been in communication. If we can somehow land him, it would be a great pickup. Not only is he a great player, he's a great person. He's a really close friend of mine, too. I think he can really help this ball club.' The Eagles, who have had an eventful free agency, also announced the signing of fellow running back Ryan Mathews. The former San Diego Charger joins on a three-year, $11.5m contract, with a guaranteed $5m. With Darren Sproles already in situ, it gives Kelly a loaded backfield and the ability to use multiple backs.

Summary: Murray has signed a bumper five-year deal worth more than $40m with more than $20m guaranteed . Murray initiated the move, calling Chip Kelly and expressing his desire to work with college team-mate Sam Bradford . Murray is the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year and led the rushing charts with 1,845 yards last year . The Eagles traded fellow running back LeSean McCoy to Buffalo for linebacker Kiko Alonso last week .


School friends of under-fire Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson now query whether the health guru invented stories 'to get sympathy' and warned people against vaccination while she was in high school. Ms Gibson, 23, is in the spotlight this week after doubts were raised about her remarkable cancer survival story - and the book, Apple Watch app and website that it inspired. There have also been questions about donations made to charity. The mother-of-one attended Wynnum State High School in Brisbane and former classmates describe the health guru as a 'drama queen' who constantly reinvented herself and backed medical cannabis. Scroll down for video . Young mum: Close friends told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday that Ms Gibson may have departed Australia for the United States this week . Former school friend Chris Green said Ms Gibson was 'a drama queen. There was always something going on with her.' 'At one stage she was an emo, then a skater girl then she was a surfer chick; she was always something different,' Mr Green told The Courier Mail. Mr Green also said that Ms Gibson never mentioned an autistic brother or a mother with multiple sclerosis, who she had previously claimed to be a carer for. One anonymous school friend said that Ms Gibson would often post information advocating against vaccinations and pushed the viewpoint quite hard. Former classmate Meg Weier said that Ms Gibson was quite strange. Doting mother: Ms Gibson, pictured left with her son Olivier, and right with another friend, founded the popular app and cookbook Whole Pantry . The Whole Pantry (pictured above, in cookbook form) is also a popular app, which costs $3.79 to download. The app is slated to appear on the new Apple Watch . Ms Gibson shot to stardom on social media and gave hope to cancer sufferers worldwide after she revealed that she had prolonged her life despite shunning conventional medical treatment and relying on her own 'whole life' concept. Now, however, friends close to the mum-of-one have said that she may have gone overseas to avoid confronting claims that her remarkable cancer survival story is not all it seems. Another former friend of Ms Gibson has called on her to 'come clean' on her 'misdiagnosis'. Mother-of-two Jayme Smith, 28, from Sydney, became a confidant of Ms Gibson's after they met on a parenting discussion page on Facebook around 2010. They forged an online friendship and confided over their experiences with cancer - Ms Smith having lost her mother to lung cancer in 2003 and Ms Gibson saying she had brain cancer. Ms Smith told Daily Mail Australia she was 'baffled' when reports emerged this week where friends raised doubts about Ms Gibson's medical diagnoses and charity donations. 'I am just so shocked and I feel betrayed, that we all fell so hard for the illusion that she created,' Ms Smith said. 'It has hit all of us, who I know, (who) also know Belle, like a tonne of bricks.' Jayme Smith (pictured left, with her two children) met Belle Gibson online and maintained

Summary: Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson has come under fire this week after friends raised doubts about her cancer survival story and charity donations . Former school mates now query whether the 'drama queen' invented stories about her home life and spoke out against vaccinations during high school . Another former friend who met Ms Gibson online said she felt 'shocked and betrayed' by the illusion the health guru created around her . Friends claim the mother-of-one may have left the country after claims .


With this much hair to contend with, bathtime was bound to have an extra twist. And when Daz needed to look his best for dog show Crufts, which runs till Sunday, it was never going to be a case of just ‘wash and go’. Instead, an eight-hour clean-up operation ensued for the dread-locked Komondor — involving three hours in the tub, then five more under a vast array of dryers. Thankfully, placid Daz soaks up the attention as well as the suds. Locks like I need a bath: A pre-grooming walk relaxes the sprightly five-year-old Daz . Suds-u-like: Owner Julie does four-shampoos-and-rinse jobs, before a final conditioner is massaged in . It takes a lot of water to lather Daz up, according to his owner . The 10st 7lb five-year-old stands 33in to the shoulder and is one of around only 45 of his breed in the UK. Puppies, which cost upwards of £1,200, are born with downy coats that develop into dreadlocks (or, to be correct, ‘cords’). Komondors are known as ‘the ultimate sheep-dog’ in Hungary, their country of origin, where their thick, shaggy hair protected them from the wolves and bears which threatened farmers’ flocks. The cleaning process — at his owner Julie Branch’s dog grooming parlour — starts with Daz stepping into a hydrobath, which has a door for easy access. The first challenge is to get his dense coat wet enough. Miss Branch, 52, of Harlow, Essex, said: ‘It’s quite wiry and coarse, so it takes a lot of water before you can lather him up.’ Then its four shampoos and separate rinses before the conditioner goes on and a final rinse. A rubdown with a towel follows, plus a once-over with a ‘wet-and-dry’ vacuum cleaner to suck out as much water as possible. Then it’s out with the arsenal of hairdryers. They include a £300 X Power Airmover, which gusts cool air over Daz from its three large black hoses — and which is nicknamed ‘Octopussy’ by Miss Branch. ‘If we left him to dry naturally, it’d probably take up to four days,’ said Julie’s partner Barry Davison, 61, who runs a courier business. High and dry: A hurricane of blowdryers slowly gets the komondor's coat dried out . Finally, Daz slips into a fetching green onesie that helps keep his locks spotless and means he can carry on as normal until show day. Daz, whose pedigree name is Jabenezer Zolltan, will be at the Birmingham NEC today in the working and pastoral breeds section, where he has previously won Top Dog in the Komondor class. Needless to say, this year he’s hoping for a clean sweep of even more prestigious titles. On trend: A green onsie helps to stop a freshly blow-dried Daz picking up dirt like a damp mop . Crufts-ready: A primped and preened Daz is poised for the top spot - even if his podium is a little makeshift .

Summary: Clean-up operation for Crufts of dread-locked Komondor takes eight-hours . Five-year-old Daz spends three hours in the tub and five more under dryers . Komondors are known as ‘the ultimate sheep-dog’ in their native Hungary . Daz is competing at Crufts and has previously won Top Dog in his class .


Police are seeking an attempted murder charge against the crazed activist they say slashed the U.S ambassador to South Korea while screaming demands for Korean reunification. The attack Thursday on Mark Lippert, which prompted rival North Korea to gloat about 'knife slashes of justice,' left deep gashes and damaged tendons and nerves. It also raised questions about security in a city normally seen as ultra-safe, despite regular threats of war from Pyongyang. While an extreme example, the attack is the latest act of political violence in a deeply divided country where some protesters portray their causes as matters of life and death. Scroll down for video . On the mend: U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert appeared on Thursday wrapped in a neck bandage after a man attacked him with a knife during a lecture in Seoul . Suspect: Police are seeking an attempted murder charge against anti-U.S. activist Kim Ki-jong (above) who they say slashed the envoy while screaming demands for Korean reunification . Lippert, 42, was recovering well but still complaining of pain in the wound on his left wrist and a finger where doctors repaired nerve damage, Severance Hospital official Yoon Do-Heum said in televised briefing. Doctors will remove the 80 stiches on Lippert's face on Monday or Tuesday and expect him to be out of the hospital by Tuesday or Wednesday. Hospital officials say he may experience sensory problems in his left hand for several months. Police, meanwhile, searched the offices of the suspect, Kim Ki-jong for documents and computer files as they investigated how the attack was planned and whether others were involved . Dumbfounded: Kim was arrested in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Lippert on Thursday morning, which left the ambassador covered in blood . In custody: The 55-year-old Kim reportedly yelled 'North Korea and South Korea should be unified' before he attacked Ambassador Lippert at the breakfast meeting. Seen above being taken into custody on Thursday . Journalists question Kim, who was brought out in a wheelchair, as he left the police station for a court in Seoul earlier today . They want to charge Kim with attempted murder, violence against a foreign envoy and business obstruction, and have requested a formal detention warrant. A further charge of violating South Korea's National Security Law, which bans South Koreans from publicly sympathising with the North Korean government, was being considered. But the 55-year-old has denied that he intended to kill Lippert. As part of their investigation they have also requested Kim's past travels to North Korea — seven times between 1999 and 2007 — during a previous era of inter-Korean cooperation, when Seoul was ruled by a liberal government. Kim attempted to build a memorial altar for former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il after his death in December 2011, police said. Protest: South Korean officials responded swiftly in response to the attacks, beefing up security outside the U.S. Embassy and promising justice. Above, a group of South Korean protesters burn North Korean flags in Seoul during a rally denouncing the attack on

Summary: The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was injured in a surprise knife attack at a breakfast meeting on Thursday . A 55-year-old man identified as Kim Ki-jong was immediately arrested after the attack . Police seeking three charges including attempted murder and business obstruction . Doubts over whether he carried out attack alone or was part of larger conspiracy . It was revealed that Kim has visited North Korea several times and he shouted 'North and South Korea should be united' be lashing out . Lippert needed 80 stitches for slash wound to his face and may have nerve damage for several months for hand injuries . Doctors say he is doing well but still experiencing some pain .


Convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran could have their executions delayed for months as other death row inmates take on lengthy court appeals. It has been revealed by the Indonesian attorney-general Muhammad Prasetyo that the execution of the Bali nine duo will take place at the same time as several other foreigners on death row. This could delay the pair's execution as all avenues of legal appeal for the other eight convicted drug offenders must be exhausted before their death sentence can be carried out. Scroll down for video . The Indonesian Governor-General has said the death row inmates will be executed 'simultaneously' Myuran Sukumaran, left, and Andrew Chan, right, will be put through an 'assimilation' process as they prepare to face the firing squad . This means Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran may have months to wait before they face the firing squad. Mr Prasetyo also claims the death row inmates will be put through an 'assimilation' process which he believes will help them mentally prepare for their death. 'They will be accompanied by religious figures until they're truly ready,' he said. The two men are currently being held in isolation cells where they are able talk to each other. Their interaction with other inmates is limited to one Nigerian who is also on death row. Prison authorities claim there's been no order to move Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran from 'Death Island' even though the appeals process may be lengthy. Although the appeals process may be lengthy there have been no orders to transfer Mr Sukumaran and Mr Chan from the prison referred to as 'Death Island' President Widodo is adamant he will show no leniency to drug offenders caught on his shores . The pair's lawyers will return to Jakarta court on Thursday to challenge President Widodo's decision to deny clemency to all drug offenders. Their last appeal was adjourned until March 20 as the president's representative did not have the required legal documentation. Two weeks earlier, the Administrative Court dismissed their argument that President Widodo failed to consider their rehabilitation. The pair may be waiting months for their execution as other prisoners pursue lengthy appeals . The claim was rejected on the grounds that the court had no authority to overturn presidential decree. The Australian government, alongside several notable public figures, have made repeated pleas to spare the lives of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has written to the Indonesia government offering to cover the cost of life imprisonment for the condemned pair if they agree to call off their executions. Ms Bishop is yet to receive a response. Ms Bishop has offered to cover the costs of life imprisonment for the condemned men, if their lives are spared . The families of the convicted drug offenders have been allowed to visit twice since their transfer to Nusakambangan island last Wednesday, with their next visit scheduled for Monday. This news comes as a prisoner art exhibition and auction featuring Mr Sukumaran’s work was dramatically cancelled after Kerobokan prison authorities said they didn’t

Summary: Condemned Bali nine duo to be executed with other death row inmates . Indonesian Attorney-General reveals plans for 'simultaneous' execution . Prisoners could be waiting months as all appeals must first be exhausted . They'll go through 'assimilation' process to prepare themselves for death . The pair's appeal for clemency will recommence Thursday March 20 . Art exhibit featuring Mr Sukumaran's work was cancelled by prison official . Authorities say they don't want to get caught up in politicised execution .


Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki (above) has been charged with raping a woman aboard a yacht . A Florida man has been charged with raping a woman aboard a yacht. Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is said to have forced the woman to have sex with him while she was a guest aboard the Endless Summer, threatening to kill her if she did not. Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki, who works on the boat, has denied these allegations. Police tell the Sun Sentinel that after a night of heavy drinking, Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki, 39, returned to the vessel at 12:40am and began banging on the door of the stateroom in which the woman was staying. When she opened the door, police claim he pushed his way in and raped the woman, pulling her hair, grabbing her throat and slapping her in the process. Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki told authorities the two did have 'rough sex,' but that is was completely consensual. He also said that the woman seemed to enjoy the encounter. The Polish born Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki was released on $15,000 bail Thursday and told he was not to leave the county, while also having no contact with the woman and staying at least 500-feet away from the Endless Summer. The judge in the case did however tell him he could work on other boats, so long as they were docked and not out at sea. Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki appeared with a Polish translator for his court date, saying only; 'I'm going to stay in the U.S.' Built in 1986, the Endless Summer is 126-foot luxury yacht that can accommodate 10 guests with five staterooms, a spa pool and two wet bars. The vessel, originally built and launched in Australia, underwent a refit in 2009, and can reach a cruising speed of 22 knots.

Summary: Rafal Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been charged with raping a woman aboard the yacht Endless Summer . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki, 39, allegedly returned to the boat, where he is employed, after a night of heavy drinking and forced himself into her room . The woman claims he then threatened to kill her if she did not have sex with him . Dowgwillowicz-Nowicki said that though the sex was rough, it was consensual, and the woman seemed to enjoy the encounter . He is out on $15,000 bail, and has been allowed to work on other boats so long as they remain docked . The Endless Summer is 126-foot luxury yacht that can accommodate 10 guests with five staterooms, a spa pool and two wet bars .


Debbie Jevans has resigned as chief executive of the organising committee of this year's Rugby World Cup, citing 'personal reasons'. Jevans, who was previously director of Olympic sport for the London 2012 Games, has been in charge of England Rugby 2015 since October 2012. A statement from England 2015 said: 'Debbie Jevans CBE has decided to resign as chief executive of England Rugby 2015 (ER2015) due to personal reasons. Debbie Jevans poses with the Wiliam Webb Ellis trophy during a World Cup media event in November 2012 . 'Debbie has been at the helm of the Rugby World Cup Organising Committee since October 2012, and leaves with a highly experienced event delivery executive team in place, with plans for the tournament in excellent shape. All aspects of tournament preparations are on or ahead of schedule, with over 1.9 million tickets sold to date.' Jevans said: 'This is the right decision for me to make at this time. I am immensely proud of the team and all that we have achieved in the time that I have been chief executive. 'Everything is in place to ensure that this is the best Rugby World Cup ever, and I am confident my team will deliver an exceptional tournament. 'The organisation is strong, there is a great team in place and I am really looking forward to watching the Rugby World Cup as a fan later this year.' Stephen Brown, the Rugby Football Union's financial director, will take over Jevans' responsibilities and has been appointed managing director. Jevans was previously director of Olympic sport for the London 2012 Games . England Rugby 2015 chairman Andy Cosslett said: 'On behalf of the ER2015 Board I would like to extend our enormous appreciation for all that Debbie has brought to the role. 'Her legacy will be seen during and after the tournament is delivered, with a sporting event that I fully believe will be both memorable and inspiring, creating a step change in interest and participation for the game in this country.' World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset added: 'On behalf of World Rugby I would like to thank Debbie for her vision, dedication and leadership in implementing everything we need for an exceptional Rugby World Cup and wish her all the best for the future. We are confident that Rugby World Cup 2015 will be the biggest and best to date.'

Summary: Jevans had been at the helm of the Rugby World Cup Organising Committee since October 2012 . 'This is the right decision for me to make at this time,' Jevans said in a statement on Friday evening . She was previously director of Olympic sport for the London 2012 Games . England face Fiji in the tournament curtain-raiser on September 18 .


At least 68 people, including children, were massacred by suspected Boko Haram militants as they attended morning prayers. Men and boys were targeted by gunmen after they stormed Njaba in eastern Nigeria before burning the remote village to the ground. The assault took place early on Tuesday as many villagers in the isolated community were heading to morning prayers. 'The attack was not immediately known because the village is very remote and our men couldn't access the area,' said a military source. Nigerian troops have been struggling to control Boko Haram. Pictured: Chardian soldiers near the front line in Gambaru, Nigeria . One woman, Falmata Bisika, 62, lost four of her grandchildren in the raid, which she said was carried out by gunmen 'armed to the teeth' with weapons and explosives. The militants destroyed homes and businesses with petrol bombs and shot anyone attempting to flee, 'especially teenagers and the elderly', she said. Muminu Haruna, 42, said he hid in a grain silo behind his house for several hours with about eight other people until the gunmen left. 'I participated in the counting of dead bodies... 68 people were killed,' he said in an account supported by two civilian vigilantes. 'These included both males and females, some were slaughtered and others shot dead and most of the houses in our village have been destroyed.' Njaba is 20 kilometres from the town of Damboa, which was seized by Boko Haram last June, forcing thousands to flee, but later recaptured by troops helped by civilian vigilantes. Boko Haram's six-year insurgency to carve out an Islamic state in the northeast of Nigeria has killed thousands and displaced over 1.5 million people. The group gained worldwide notoriety in April 2014 after its members kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibokin Borno state, the heartland of Boko Haram. The slow government response sparked the movement Bring BackOur Girls that has been seeking international support and lobbying the government to keep up the search. Today, a representative for President Goodluck met the girls' families in Maiduguri. Boko Haram control a large area of Borno state and have also carried out cross-border raids in Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. A military coalition has recaptured several towns in recent weeks. Chadian soldiers patrol in the border town of Gamboru, Nigeria, after taking control of the city, February 4, 2015 . A screen grab made on January 20, 2015 from a video of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram shows Abubakar Shekau, the group's leader, delivering a message at an unknown location . Chad's well-trained army has offered a huge boost to Nigeria in recent weeks, recapturing towns in border areas and pushing into territory near Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest training camps. Chadian President Idriss Deby yesterday claimed he knew where Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was and called on him to surrender or be killed. The Nigerian authorities have declared Shekau dead three times but the military has since reportedly said that they want the militant leader captured alive.

Summary: Armed militants stormed village of Njaba in eastern Nigeria at dawn . Gunmen targeted men and boys before burning village to ground . Boko Haram believed to be behind the attack in isolated community . Witnesses said raiders were 'armed to teeth' with weapons and explosives . Villagers say 68 were killed and anyone attempting to flee was shot .


The mortified female office worker involved in a high-profile sex romp has moved back to her native England because ‘she wants to just cut all ties with everyone' in New Zealand, where the tryst occurred. Both the 50-year-old regional manager and the 26-year-old female office worker are no longer employees at insurance firm in Christchurch, and the woman has returned to the UK. ‘She is a beautiful person but she's been such a silly girl who has made such a silly mistake that has had such massive repercussions for so many people,’ a source told The New Zealand Herald. Scroll down for video . The man and woman involved in the office sex scandal in Christchurch have lost their jobs . The 50-year-old regional manager and the 26-year-old junior employee sex romp took place at the Marsh Ltd insurance firm (pictured) The unwanted publicity that came after video of the couple having sex in the office was posted online has horrified the young woman involved. 'She is not proud at all,' a person close to her also told the Herald. 'She wants to just cut all ties with everyone.' The steamy encounter between the two took place in the Marsh Ltd office at Papanui Road, while patrons from the Carlton Bar across the street cheered them on after unexpectedly getting front-row seats for the action. Video footage and photographs taken by the revellers caused an online phenomenon that was watched by millions worldwide. Her Facebook page, which was shut down after the scandal hit, has now been reactivated. It says she is from Solihull, in the West Midlands. After the footage became an online sensation, the woman's fiance phoned a local radio station to defend her, but he also claimed that they had split up some six months beforehand. However NZME. News Service revealed that the pair had been 'on a break' at the time and that the engagement had not been officially called off at all. It is understood that this was not the first incident of its kind between the two former employees . Patrons at the Carlton Bar and Eatery (pictured) captured the scandalous behaviour and the footage went viral . It is believed confidentiality agreements prevent all parties from speaking, although it has been reported that this was not the first incident of its kind between the two former employees. The insurance boss involved in the scandal is married with a 15-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter. Unfortunately one of the people who saw the frolics on social media was the man's wife who reportedly found out about the devastating affair on Facebook. It is still unclear if his wife is standing by him. An employment investigation was instigated following the scandal and all parties are now prohibited from speaking due to a confidentiality agreement . The woman who worked as a secretary with the firm has now returned to her native England . Last month the Daily Mail revealed that a friend of the man's brother, who is a glazer in the city, said that when the brother

Summary: Shamed woman's actions had 'massive repercussions for so many people' Her Facebook page says she is from Solihull, in the West Midlands . Married regional manager, 50, and female office worker, 26, lost their jobs . They were filmed having sex by patrons at Carlton Bar across street . It is understood to not have been the first incident between the two . The man's wife found out about the incident after she saw it on Facebook .


Residents who were expecting an ‘upmarket store’ to set up shop in their leafy village have been left furious after discovering that discount chain Netto is moving in. Villagers in historic Lymm in Cheshire, who were promised a luxury supermarket as part of a new retail development, had believed a high-end chain such as Waitrose or M&S might be opening its doors. But after keeping the villagers guessing for almost ten months as to the identity of the store, it emerged that the Danish discount chain, famed for its value goods, would be moving on to the site. Historic: Residents of the village of Lymm, Cheshire, pictured, were promised a 'high quality' supermarket . High hopes: Villagers expected an upmarket supermarket such as Waitrose, M&S or Booths to move in . Disappointed: It emerged developers had leased the site to Danish discount chain Netto (file image) The announcement was met with outrage by residents of the picturesque village, who set up a petition demanding their council oppose the move. Rob Jones, who has spearheaded the campaign against the discount store, said: ‘The development was described to residents as an upmarket supermarket and that the client wanted to remain anonymous until a later stage. ‘The applicant it would appear is Netto – not a high-end supermarket as promised.’ The plans for the new food store had originally been unveiled last May by the developers, The Brookhouse Group, which boasted of an ‘upmarket store’ creating 35 jobs with parking space for 57 cars. A public exhibition was also held detailing artists’ impressions. Planning permission was approved but the identity of the retail chain was still kept under wraps. However, last week residents discovered they were not getting the supermarket they hoped for, after Netto bosses applied for an operating and liquor licence to the Labour-run Warrington Council. Netto is a Danish discount supermarket which traded in the UK under its own name until it was bought out by Asda in 2010. It launched its first ‘new look’ store in Leeds last year, in a joint venture with Sainsbury’s, promising ‘the best of the low-price discount model with a unique Scandinavian twist’. New development: An artists' impression of the new supermarket site, where the brand is not revealed . Netto is a Danish discount supermarket which traded in the UK under its own name until it was bought out by ASDA in 2010 before returning in November 2014 in a joint venture with Sainsbury's. Its first 'new look' store was launched in Leeds last November, promising customers 'the best of the low-price discount model with a unique Scandinavian twist'. Stores offer shoppers more than 2,000 products, according to an online statement. Each week, Netto highlights special limited-edition 'Spot Deals' - which have included two sirloin steaks for £3.69 and Andolini Proscecco for £5.50 a bottle - on both food and non-food items. In addition to its own branded products, Netto stocks '100 of the most popular brands that people expect to buy in their weekly shop'. In a statement released in November, the company said

Summary: Residents of Lymm, Cheshire, were promised a new 'high quality' store . They had hoped for high-end food retailers Waitrose, M&S or Booths . But yesterday it emerged developers had leased site to discounter Netto . The Danish supermarket offers weekly 'Spot Deals' like Prosecco for £5.50 .


One of Britain’s swankiest casinos has come up with a revolutionary way of getting round the smoking ban – by putting gaming tables on its new roof garden. The multi-million-pound development at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, Central London, will enable clients to enjoy a cigarette and gamble at the same time, and is expected to be particularly popular with wealthy clients who find the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces irksome. The move will see a return to the days of Dr No, when Sean Connery as 007 meets the voluptuous Sylvia Trench at Le Cercle club, languidly puts a Morland cigarette to his lips and introduces himself with the immortal line: ‘Bond. James Bond.’ The name's Bond - James Bond: Sean Connery, as 007, lights up a cigarette in a casino in 1962's Dr No . Today, the suave spy would be liable for prosecution for breaking the smoking ban – the reason why a roof garden extension is being added to the hotel’s Park Lane Casino for its aptly named ‘high rollers’. David Mills, the hotel’s operations director, said: ‘Many of our clients come from countries where smoking bans do not apply. We want to provide them with a relaxing and enjoyable experience.’ Gaming tables will be placed on the terrace so that roulette, blackjack, baccarat and three-card poker can be played under the stars, although Westminster Council has banned live and recorded music in case it disturbs nearby residents. The multi-million-pound development at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane (pictured), Central London, will enable clients to enjoy a cigarette and gamble at the same time . A gambling industry source said: ‘It’s no secret that casinos have been looking for ways to get round the smoking ban since it was introduced in 2007 and this is one of the solutions they have come up with.’ London is a favoured destination for international gamblers, many of whom are from the Middle East, and bets totalling millions of pounds are placed at casinos each night. Earlier this year, Mariam Aziz, the former wife of the world’s richest man, the Sultan of Brunei, described in court how she went on ‘reckless gambling sprees’ in Mayfair. Among the clubs visited were Les Ambassadeurs, Aspinalls and Rendezvous, and she confessed to blowing £500,000 in a single night. The Park Lane Casino opened at the Hilton last November, and membership costs £1,000 a year. The terrace on a new second-floor extension is due to open in April.

Summary: Outdoor casino earmarked for Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, Central London . Casino clients will be able to enjoy a cigarette and gamble at the same time . Gaming tables will be placed on a new roof garden extension at the hotel . Hilton Park Lane Casino opened last year with membership costing £1,000 .


This is the moment a woman was beaten to death by a mob before her body was set on fire and dumped in a muddy river in the heart of Afghanistan's capital. Shocking video has emerged of crowds of men repeatedly stamping on the 27-year-old, named only as Farkhunda, near the Shah-e Doh Shamshira shrine and mosque in the heart of Kabul. At one point, one of the attackers can be seen striking the woman with a piece of wood while another was filmed hurling a brick at her as she lay on the ground. Scroll down for video . Brutal: A 27-year-old woman was lynched by a crowd of men in Kabul, Afghanistan, after she was allegedly seen burning a copy of the Koran . The mob could be seen stamping on the woman while some stamped on her repeatedly and battered her body with pieces of wood and bricks . Some of the men stamped on the victim's limp body while others could be seen punching and kicking her. Reports have emerged that her body was then taken to the Kabul river and burned. The mob carried out the lynching after she was accused of setting fire to pages of the Koran. But her devastated parents have told Kabul police that their daughter had suffered with mental illness for many years and that she had not meant to burn Islam's holy book . The police did not comment immediately on any circumstances . that might have led to the attack. Officers had to move in to disperse angry crowds of 'thousands of people' in the area as the incident unfolded. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior confirmed four . suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack on his . official Twitter account. Savage: Some of the men stamped on the victim's limp body while others could be seen punching and kicking her . One of the attackers can be seen repeatedly striking the woman with a piece of wood while another was filmed hurling a brick at her as she lay on the ground . Disturbing footage of the attack was posted on social media websites and shows other men filming with their mobile phones while it is taking place. The BBC reports one eyewitness to the lynching as saying: 'I heard noise, I went and people said that a woman is burning Koran. When I went closer I saw angry people shouting they want to kill the woman. 'They beat her to death and then threw her on the river side and burned her. Firefighters later came and put out the fire and took the body.' The head of Kabul's criminal police General Farid Afzali told AFP: 'A woman burned a copy of the Koran in the Shahi Doshamshira neighbourhood.' The woman's body was then thrown into the Kabul River, Afzali added. Reports have emerged that police had been trying to disperse the angry crowd of 'thousands of people' who had gathered in the densely populated neighbourhood. Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi also confirmed the incident,

Summary: Dozens of men lynch woman after she was accused of burning the Koran . Shocking video has emerged of mob punching, kicking and stoning victim . Attack happened near Shah-e Doh Shamshira mosque in the heart of Kabul . Footage shows men striking 27-year-old with pieces of wood and bricks . Her parents insist she had suffered from mental illness for past 16 years . Kabul officials say four have been arrested in connection with the attack . WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .


A member of the Nebraska state legislature has compared police officers to Islamic terrorist group ISIS. State senator Ernie Chambers, a liberal-leaning independent from North Omaha, was speaking in Nebraska's unicameral capitol building when he said, 'My ISIS is the police.' The chamber was discussing a bill that would allow concealed weapons to be carried in bars when Chambers, 77, began talking about police violence and comparing law enforcement to extremists. Scroll down for video . Ernie Chambers, 77, a Democrat from North Omaha, said during a debate about a gun control measure that 'My ISIS are the police' (file photo) The state senator (above, in blue shirt) responded to statements from colleague Tommy Garrett (inset) that residents were afraid of ISIS by criticizing police and comparing them to the terrorist group . Senator Tommy Garrett, a sponsor of the bill, said that the measure was necessary because residents of Nebraska were afraid of terrorist groups, according to The Omaha World Herald. 'Nobody from ISIS ever terrorized us as a people as the police do daily,' Chambers said. 'The police are licensed to kill us,' he said. 'My home is not threatened by ISIS, mine is threatened by the police.' The senator, who is African-American, described instances of seeing police brutality against blacks. Though the liberal legislator said that he was a nonviolent person, he added that he would carry a weapon against police. 'If I carried a gun, I would want to shoot [a police officer] first and then ask questions later like they say the cop ought to do.' Members of the legislature spent hours criticizing the statements this week after they were picked up by conservative talk radio. Chambers caused further controversy when he was speaking about police and said, 'If I carried a gun, I would want to shoot him first and then ask questions later like they say the cop ought to do' (file photo) The legislator has faced numerous calls for an apology or resignation, including from US Representative from Nebraska Jeff Fortenberry (pictured, file photo) State Sen David Schnoor called for Chambers to resign, according to Watchdog.org. Republican legislature member Beau McCoy said he would ask for an apology every day and was later joined in the request . US Representative from Nebraska Jeff Fortenberry called for the legislature to censure Chambers. He said that 'condoning violence against police is reckless and contradicts the sacred duty of a lawmaker to protect society.' Despite widespread condemnation of his statements, Chambers refuses to back away from his remarks. 'I meant what I said and I said what I meant,' he said. 'I’m not going to resign,” he said. 'I’m not going to apologize.' Extra police troopers were stationed at the Nebraska capitol building on Thursday and Friday. Chambers has refused to back down from his statements about police and ISIS and said he would not resign or apologize . Last week's incident was not the first race-related controversy in recent Nebraska politics. Republican Party member Pat McPherson (pictured) was found to have written a blog that called

Summary: State senator Ernie Chambers, 77, was discussing bill loosening gun laws . 'Nobody from ISIS ever terrorized us as a people as the police do,' he said . Numerous lawmakers have called for him to resign or apologize . Chambers, from North Omaha, has not backed down from statements .


The first two-footed challenge went in from Jose Mourinho when he claimed Paris Saint-Germain’s kickers were a refined version of Shrewsbury Town. It was a razor-sharp comment, designed to rile the French champions and put down a marker for Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers ahead of the second leg. Sometimes this stuff bites you on the backside. Mourinho will be picking the bones out of this for days because they were beaten at their own petty game by the perseverance of this PSG team. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was dismissed for this tackle on Oscar, leaving PSG without their talisman . Chelsea players react as referee Kuipers pulls the red card from his pocket . The crestfallen Swede was shown a straight red to light the touchpaper on a tetchy European tie . There was a minor victory for Chelsea, with the foul count showing that Mourinho’s team had committed 24 to the visitors’ 17 at the end of 120 chaotic minutes here at Stamford Bridge. The reality is that they were beaten at their own game. For PSG to do it with 10 men in extra-time, after the ludicrous dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 32nd minute, is an even mightier achievement. The PSG striker pointed at his battle scars as he left the pitch, well aware that the reaction of Chelsea’s players to the collision with Oscar had helped Kuipers with the decision. ‘I spoke to him and he told me he didn’t mean it,’ admitted Mourinho. The pair are close from his time at Inter. After surrounding Kuipers, Chelsea’s players called for the physio and team doctor to sprint on to tend to the stricken Oscar. Predictably, within minutes, he was back on his feet. It is to Ibrahimovic’s credit that he left the field with dignity and composure, walking towards the tunnel and ignoring the clamour from the stands for a reaction. ‘When the red card happened, the worst thing was the Chelsea players — I felt there were 11 babies around me,’ admitted an understandably aggrieved Ibrahimovic. David Luiz engaged in some gamesmanship, attempting to get Costa in trouble . Jose Mourinho chats with former charge David Luiz after Ibrahimovic's sending off as Laurent Blanc looks on . It was a brutal but fair assessment of the moment that could easily have turned this tie in Chelsea’s favour. There were feuds everywhere: David Luiz versus Diego Costa, Chelsea’s substitute keeper Petr Cech versus PSG midfielder Marco Verratti, Verratti against the world. At every turn, someone, somewhere on the field at Stamford Bridge was rowing with somebody. Costa could start a fight in an empty phone box, never mind an 18-yard box, gnawing away at everyone and everything during an ill-disciplined performance up top for Chelsea. This guy is really stewing at the minute. He has gone a season without scoring in the Champions League and will have to wait until September to get going again in this competition. Luiz got inside his head, jabbering away at him in their native Brazilian-Portuguese tongue in an attempt to destabilise the forward. Costa,

Summary: Chelsea were beaten at their own petty game by the perseverance of this PSG side . For PSG to prevail with 10 men, after the ridiculous dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 32nd minute, was an amazing achievement . There were feuds everywhere: David Luiz versus Diego Costa; Chelsea’s substitute keeper Petr Cech versus PSG midfielder Marco Verratti .


Ander Herrera has vowed he 'will not stop' until he achieves his dream of winning trophies with Manchester United. The 25-year-old was named the fans' Player of the Month for February - receiving 76 per cent of votes in an online poll to see of Marcos Rojo (second) and Chris Smalling (third) - after goal scoring displays against Preston and Swansea. Speaking to MUTV, Herrera said: 'This means a lot for me because the votes came from our fans and I'm very happy and grateful to them. Ander Herrera has vowed to win trophies after collecting United fans' Player of the Month award . The Spanish playmaker netted in United's 2-1 defeat by Swansea in February . Herrera wheels away after scoring another stunner against Preston in the FA Cup . 'I think they value my work and my passion for playing and I want to try to keep helping the team. 'I was happy [with my form] but I would have been even happier if we had won against Swansea away. 'We won four games last month and now we have to continue that – we are in the top four and we want to be there until the end of the season.' While the Spanish playmaker has won over supporters, he is yet to convince Louis van Gaal but remains determined to become a success at Old Trafford. Argentinian defender Marcos Rojo (left) came a distant second in the fans' votes . 'I think they [the fans] like players who work a lot and who play with passion,' added Herrera. 'They have always shown me affection from the first day and I am very grateful. 'I always say this - I feel very lucky to be a Manchester United player and I will always be the same – I want to try to play with passion, work hard and help the team. 'My dream is to achieve trophies with Manchester United – I will not stop until I achieve that.'

Summary: Ander Herrera picked up fans' Player of the Month award for February . Spanish midfielder has praised Manchester United fans' affection . Former Athletic Bilbao star has his sights set on winning trophies .


Drilling has begun beneath a German city by a team of Indiana Jones pensioners who believe they are on the trail of the fabled Amber Room of the Tsars. The OAP treasure hunters are digging beneath the streets of the old industrial city of Wuppertal. The Amber Room - valued at around £250million in today's money - was looted from the palace of Peter the Great in Soviet Russia by invading Nazi troops in 1941. It is without doubt the single greatest piece of missing stolen art from World War Two never to be found and has captivated treasure hunters ever since it was first plundered. Some say the panels were destroyed by Soviet artillery fire on the Prussian city of Koenigsberg, others that they were dumped in an Alpine lake by the SS in the closing days of the war. But Karl-Heinz Kleine, 68, and his bowling club pals, say they have proof it was entombed by the Nazis beneath the streets of Wuppertal. Scroll down for video . Digging for treasure: A team of Indiana Jones pensioners being drilling under the German city of Wuppertal, where they are convinced the Amber Room is hidden after it was looted by the Nazis from Russia in 1941 . Lost art: The Amber Room seen in all its glory in 1930 before it was stolen from the Catherine Palace . The city is riddled with subterranean bunkers and tunnels dug by the Nazis. It is here, said Kleine, that he has received information that the crates arrived from Koenigsberg early in 1945 to be hidden. He said: 'Erich Koch, the Nazi gauleiter of East Prussia who died in a Polish prison in 1986, came from Wuppertal. 'As the Red Army closed in on Koenigsberg, he ordered the treasure to be packed up and brought back to his hometown. We have studied records and spoken to people from the time. 'He did not want to leave the world's greatest treasure in a region with an unknown political future; rather he brought it to a place he knew where he had a good chance of accessing it in the future. In his own backyard.' In search of lost treasure: A group of bowling club friends say they have proof the Amber Room was entombed by the Nazis beneath Wuppertal . Following the scent: The group claim to have received information that the crates arrived from Koenigsberg early in 1945 to be hidden in the German city of Wuppertal . Opulent: A complete restoration of the Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, the original of which was plundered by the Nazis in World War Two, but has since disappeared . The £250million room, consisting of panels containing six tonnes of amber resin, took ten years to complete. It is without doubt the single greatest piece of missing stolen art from World War Two never to be found . The local authority have given Karl-Heinz and his four friends permission to dig in the Nazi structures and a local building firm

Summary: £250m room was looted from palace of Peter the Great by the Nazis in 1941 . Consists of six tonnes of amber resin which took ten years to complete . Amber packed into 27 crates and shipped to Germany where they vanished . Its fate has captivated treasure hunters ever since it was first plundered . Now team of OAPs claim to have proof it is hidden under city of Wuppertal .


Since 2010, Mrs Cameron has worked as a creative consultant for the company two days a week . Samantha Cameron received an estimated £400,000 windfall from the sale of the luxury stationery company where she works, it was claimed last night. Smythson was bought in April 2005 by a group of prominent City figures for some £15.8million. According to a report by The Guardian last night, Mrs Cameron would have received £1,589.20 for each of her 275 shares, giving her a lump sum windfall of £437,000 before tax as a result of the sale. The company was acquired by a consortium of City grandees, including some who have donated to the Conservative Party. At the time of the sale on April 30, 2005, Mr Cameron was the Tories' head of policy coordination, a largely back office role. He was appointed shadow education secretary six days later, in the wake of the Tories' election defeat. Among those who were reportedly involved in the deal were Jonathan Green, the founder of the GLG hedge fund, Howard Shore, who set up the stockbroker group Shore Capital, and members of the Fleming banking family. All are Tory donors. Last night a spokesman for Samantha Cameron said: 'The sale of Smythson happened before the 2005 General Election, when Michael Howard was leader of the Conservative Party. 'Samantha Cameron was not a board director and was not responsible for the sale. It would be entirely wrong to suggest any wrongdoing or attempts to obtain undue influence.' Mrs Cameron began working at Smythson as a window dresser in 1996, the same year the couple married. By the time of the sale she was creative director. The Guardian also reported that Mrs Cameron will have received a second windfall when the firm was sold again in 2009 because she held shares in the new parent company, although this was estimated to be a 'much smaller sum'. It is calculated that Samantha Cameron received more than £400,000 before tax from the sale in April 2005 . Since 2010, Mrs Cameron has worked as a creative consultant for the company for two days a week. Smythson's store in central London's New Bond Street sells among its stock £2,000 python-skin handbags. Mrs Cameron is thought to earn up to £100,000 a year. Mr Green reportedly gave the Tories more than £40,000 and also financed Mr Cameron's leadership campaign. Mr Shore has given the party £34,000 personally while Shore Capital has donated more than £580,000 to the Tories, it was claimed. Last month the Mail revealed the firm is owned through a holding company based in Luxembourg, a tax haven. It is also linked to a secretive trust in the Channel Island of Guernsey, another well-known tax haven. Mr Cameron has publicly criticised tax avoidance in the past, including a warning to businesses setting up 'ever-more complex tax arrangements abroad' which he said should 'wake up and smell the coffee' – a jibe aimed at Starbucks, which has paid only small sums of tax in the UK. David Cameron himself is estimated to be

Summary: Smythson was bought in April 2005 by city figures for some £15.8million . Report says Mrs Cameron would have got £1,589 for each of her 275 shares . PM's wife began working at Smythson as a window dresser in 1996 . By the time of the 2005 sale, she had risen to creative director in company .


A 'dedicated' teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared. Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast. Police and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare as it is extremely out of character. She has no known medical conditions and has not made contact with relatives. Sharon Edwards, 54, posted a smiling image of herself in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared . The teacher was last seen between late on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast . On Saturday morning, Ms Edwards posted a pictured to her Facebook page in which she can be seen posing near the ocean in front of a sunrise. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was supposed to teach. Ms Edwards lives with her husband of 30 years and has two adult children. She is described as being of Caucasian, with a fair complexion, short blond hair and medium build. Strike Force Burrow will investigate the circumstances of her disappearance, comprising of detectives from the Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command and Northern Region. Police will also address the media on Thursday afternoon. Investigators are appealing for community assistance to find her and anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact Grafton Police Station on 02 6642 0222 or Crime Stoppers. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was due to teach .

Summary: Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between on Saturday in Grafton, NSW . Police and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare . The teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared .


Williams driver Valtteri Bottas insists he'll be 100 per cent ready to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, after a back injury forced him to miss the start of the season. The Finn sat out the Formula One curtain-raiser at Melbourne's Albert Park in Australia on March 15 after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying. 'After such a frustrating Sunday in Australia, I have taken the necessary measures to make sure I arrive in Malaysia fit to race and ready to bring the results home,' Bottas said in a statement on Thursday. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is confident he'll be fit to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix . Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying . In order to race at Kuala Lumpur, the 25-year-old will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday - something his manager Didier Coton believes will be no problem. 'Valtteri is in very good shape,' Coton told BBC Sport. 'He is working very hard. 'I spoke with him today [Monday] and he is in top shape. He will have to take the FIA medical, which I expect him to pass. 'I don't see any reason why he wouldn't pass it - he tells me he is back to normal. I'm very confident about it, but of course I am not a doctor.' Williams currently lie fourth in the constructors' championship after Bottas' team-mate Felipe Massa secured 12 points with a fourth place finish in Melbourne. Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the Kuala Lumpur track on Thursday in order to race .

Summary: Valtteri Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix due to a back injury . Malaysian Grand Prix takes places this weekend at Kuala Lumpar . Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday to race .


An Islamic State propaganda website geared towards celebrating the sacrifice made by Melbourne teenage jihadi, Jake Bilardi, has done anything but glorify the actions of the 18-year-old suicide bomber. The post, titled as the story of Abu Abdullah Al-Austrālī – the name Bilardi adopted after he travelled to Iraq to join IS – gives the teenager some praise as a devout Muslims who prays and fasts often. But the rant describes Bilardi as having ‘a weak body’ and having 'sold his soul for a cheap price' - revealing how misguided his decisions were. Scroll down for video . The photograph of Melbourne teen Jake Bilardi which was first released to show his allegiance to Islamic State . Bilardi, who fled to the Middle East last year from his Melbourne home, reportedly died after he blew himself up in a suicide mission targeting the Iraqi armed forces at Ramadi in central Iraq last week. The attack was a failure. Iraqi military spokesman General Tahssin Ibrahim said no one was killed and just a few vehicles were damaged in Bilardi's suicide mission. The extremist site seeks to praise Bilardi but delivers backhanded comments describing his weakness and ultimately the futility of his sacrifice. ‘He started fighting in Baijī against the ISF Rāfidha and was a lion on the battlefield although he was at a young age and with a weak body, he was like a mountain,’ the post on a tumblr blog site associated with the Islamic extremist group said. It goes on to say that Bilardi volunteered for a 'martyrdom operation' - code words for a suicide bombing - and that he was eager to carry out the mission. Suicide bomber: ISIS leaked a photograph of 18-year-old Australian Jake Bilardi (pictured) in the vehicle he allegedly blew himself up in while driving it . Earlier social media posts suggested Bilardi had wanted to take part in a suicide bombing in Baiji in Iraq, but that he pulled out of this mission because he got cold feet. Instead he fought in the city before again signing up for martrydom and being sent to Ramadi in Iraq. The latest post said Bilardi was 'full of happiness as he was finally going to meet his Lord and receive the great rewards promised by Him.' But it goes on to mock his sacrifice. 'This brother originated from an atheist family & ended up selling his soul to Allah for a cheap price,' the post says. Bilardi (pictured, left) in a school photo from Year 10 - the year he converted to Islam, according to school friends, and wearing a Chelsea Football Club shirt (pictured right) Last week an image of Bilardi sitting in front of an Islamic State flag was posted to Twitter . The post said that during his time in Ramadi, Bilardi was very devout 'known for his worship of Allah' and would fast every other day. It said Bilardi accepted Islam three years ago ‘even though his parents basically went to war with him at home tried to stop him from reverting’. 'Happy-slapped': Bilardi

Summary: Islamic State propaganda sought to praise 18-year-old Australia jihadi . But it delivers backhanded compliments, calling him physically weak . Jake Bilardi was reportedly killed in a suicide bombing last week . Iraqi officials said the mission killed no one but the bomber . The latest IS post to emerge says Bilardi 'sold his soul cheaply'


An Ohio 17-year-old girl has been arrested after she allegedly pulled a prank by tying herself up and covering her mouth with duct tape before having a boy drive her to a Taco Bell drive thru. The teenager was seen by the Akron Taco Bell workers as she sat bound with duct tape inside a Ford Explorer a friend was driving. Concerned staff member Ashley Boyer, 19, called the police just before midnight on Wednesday and alerted them of what looked to be a kidnapping because 'the female passenger gave her a look like she needed help'. A 17-year-old girl and a male friend were arrested after faking a kidnapping in a Taco Bell drive through and later told the police they did the prank because 'they were bored' Police spent several hours trying to find the SUV, according the the Beacon Journal. The questioned the couple, who told the police that they were 'bored and just playing around'. Concerned Taco Bell staff member Ashley Boyer called the police 'the female passenger gave her a look like she needed help' The girl and the driver have not been identified because they are juveniles each facing a misdemeanor charge of delinquency by means of inducing panic. This comes after Akron Police announced earlier this week that a man who has relieved himself on nearly 20 cars over a period of two years is being sought by the city. The latest incident took place in Akron early on Wednesday morning. The culprit was photographed by a resident who happened to see the man in action. Last month a group of people were arrested after a mother, grandmother, aunt and her co-worker were arrested for staging the kidnapping of the mother's six-year-old son to teach him a lesson about stranger danger. The incident took place Troy, Missouri, where Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies say the child was lured into a pickup truck by the co-worker while he was walking home from school. Once inside the truck, Firoved told him he would never ‘see his mommy again’, and he would be ‘nailed to the wall of a shed’ Fox 2 reported. The crying child was then shown a gun and threats were made to hurt him if he did not stop crying. The boy’s hands and feet were then bound with plastic bags and he was blindfolded with a jacket. His aunt then removed the boy’s pants, told him he could be sold into sex slavery and shouted at him for not resisting either her or Firoved.

Summary: The 17-year-old girl and her friend were arrested after midnight Thursday . She tied herself up and sat in the passenger seat as the boy drove . Taco Bell staff called the cops because the girl 'gave her a look like she needed help' When police found the teenagers, they said that they were 'bored and just playing around'


The BBC faced a deluge of complaints from listeners over its bizarre online coverage of a fictional flood disaster in The Archers. The Radio 4 drama's village of Ambridge, based in the fictional West Midlands county of Borsetshire, was flooded in the latest sensational storyline. Accompanying the show were live minute-by-minute updates of the floods on the BBC website, including weather forecasts and 'breaking news' headlines - but listeners said the graphics were 'insulting'. The BBC faced a deluge of complaints from listeners over its bizarre online coverage of a fictional flood disaster in The Archers, which included maps and graphics on the corporation's website . A fake BBC weather forecast showed rain falling on the fictional village of Ambridge, near Birmingham . This week's episodes of The Archers have followed events taking place over one day of severe rainfall in Ambridge, with the drama building throughout the day as the River Am burst its banks. The BBC put out fake tweets and warnings from the Environment Agency, as farmland around the fictional village became inundated with water - mirroring the flooding of the Somerset Levels this time last year. The rolling coverage included maps and graphics to help listeners understand what was happening, but some listeners said visual aids 'insulted their intelligence'. Some listeners added that they could not understand what was going on because of the loud background noise of rainfall and heavy winds. Echoing the floods in Somerset last year, the BBC live coverage reported farmers rapidly trying to protect their land and even linked to a real-life account of floods in Worcester. Under a 'breaking news' headline, the online update said a character on the programme was given CPR. A realistic weather forecast also appeared on the minute-by-minute internet coverage, but listeners said it insulted their intelligence . The BBC put out fake tweets and warnings from the Environment Agency, as farmland around Ambridge became inundated with water . In other developments on the Radio 4 drama, 16-year-old character Phoebe Aldridge went missing but was later found, and Rob Titchener was injured as he saved three people from flooded stables. The rolling updates on the BBC website included a video forecast by Midlands Today weather presenter Rebecca Wood, who warned people to be wary of floodwater and severe winds. Many listeners were unimpressed by the programme's online coverage, with some taking to forums to brand it 'insulting' and confusing. One fan wrote: 'It would 'help' me to feel I was regarded as an adult who knows this is all fantasy, that the residents of Ambridge do not exist, that they are not actually glugging about in the Am's excess water, rather than be told at the end of the episode that tweets and blogs about the flood from Ambridge residents can be read/heard. 'Cannot stand this cross over between fiction and reality, the fiction should be strong enough to stand in its own right and not need these add-on insults to intelligence.' The programme's storyline mirrored the reality of the flooding of the Somerset Levels (pictured) last year

Summary: Listeners complain over BBC's online coverage of floods in The Archers . BBC website showed fake weather forecasts for fictional Midlands village . Fans said online maps and graphics of floods 'insulted their intelligence' Others said they know show is fantasy and do not want 'this nonsense' Floods in Ambridge village echoed those on the Somerset Levels last year . Farmers fought to protect their land as authorities reacted slowly to danger .


A skier participating in a charity event for Make-A-Wish Foundation in New Hampshire fell 60 feet to his death Monday after losing control on a trail, police said. Samuel Moore, 34, of North Conway, died at about 9.30am at the Wildcat Ski Area in Pinkham Notch, in the White Mountains region, after crashing while skiing near the bottom of the Lower Polecat trail in an area known as 5 Corners. Investigators said Moore fell and tumbled down the trail before the drop. Tragic: Skier Samuel Moore, 34, was killed while taking part in 12th annual 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge charity event for Make-A-Wish in New Hampshire . Accident: Moore crashed and tumbled down while skiing near the bottom of the Lower Polecat trail in an area known as 5 Corners . State police Det. Belanger Sheldon Belanger said Moore was wearing a helmet when he fell on the trail, which is rated as a beginner slope. Forty skiers were taking part Monday in the 12th annual 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge charity event for Make-A-Wish. Skiers were to log a total of 48 trail runs to achieve 100,000 vertical feet over the day. 'This is a tragedy to what is traditionally a fun and self-fulfilling challenge for participants and a major fundraising event for Make-A-Wish of New Hampshire,' said Wildcat General Manager Brian Heon. 'My thoughts, and those of Wildcat Mountain and its employees, go out to the family and friends of this man.' The Make-A-Wish Foundation in the state grants 80 to 90 wishes each year for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Safety first: Moore, who was wearing bib No. 28 (right), had a helmet on when he fell on the trail . Adventurer: Besides being a skier, Moore was also an avid camper and mountain biker . Julie Baron, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, called Moore's death devastating. 'We're all just so deeply saddened by all of today's events,' she said. 'This young man was out there to help kids.' According to his Facebook page, Moore, a 2003 graduate of Alfred University, worked as a ceramic process engineer in his day job. Two days before the fateful ski event, the 34-year-old took to his social media page to thank everyone who has donated money to Make-A-Wish Foundation. 'Thanks for the support and wish me luck on 50 runs top to bottom on Monday. 100,000 vertical for a great cause!' he wrote March 7. Do-gooder: Two days before the fateful ski event, the 34-year-old took to his social media page to thank everyone who has donated money to Make-A-Wish Foundation . A short video posted on Wildcat Ski Resort's Instagram account shows that the 34-year-old participant entered the challenge wearing bib No. 28. Organizers of the fundraiser stopped the ski event after Moore's death. In the past, the 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge had raised more than $595,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire. In addition to being a skier, Moore was also an avid mountain biker. He is survived by his parents and cousins.

Summary: Samuel Moore, 34, was killed while taking part in 12th annual 100,000 Vertical Foot Challenge charity event for Make-A-Wish . Moore crashed and tumbled down while skiing near the bottom of a trail in area known as 5 Corners .


Obama, pictured on Wednesday, made his first remarks on Ferguson police's racial discrimination . President Obama said the type of racial discrimination found in Ferguson, Missouri, is not unique to that police department, and he cast law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement. Obama said improving civil rights and civil liberties with police is one of the areas that 'requires collective action and mobilization' 50 years after pivotal civil rights marches brought change to the country. The president made his first remarks about this week's Justice Department report of racial bias in Ferguson, which found officers routinely discriminating against blacks by using excessive force. The Justice Department refused to prosecute Ferguson cop Darren Wilson despite compiling a 350,000-page report on racial profiling in the Missouri city which 'led to' him fatally shooting unarmed black teen Michael Brown on August 9, 2014. 'I don't think that is typical of what happens across the country, but it's not an isolated incident,' Obama told The Joe Madison Radio Show on Sirius XM radio's Urban View channel. 'I think that there are circumstances in which trust between communities and law enforcement have broken down, and individuals or entire departments may not have the training or the accountability to make sure that they're protecting and serving all people and not just some.' Obama's interview was to preview his trip Saturday to Selma, Alabama, where he plans to speak from the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where white police officers beat civil rights protesters on March 7, 1965. Obama last visited Selma in 2007, when he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination and spoke about the responsibility of those who came after the civil rights generation of the '60s to carry on the struggle. It was a theme he reiterated ahead of his return visit. In another interview with radio host Tom Joyner, Obama said that despite the progress in race relations over the past 50 years, the Justice Department findings about Ferguson show that civil rights 'is an unfinished project.' 'There is work to be done right now,' he said. On Friday, Obama was kicking off the weekend's 50th anniversary with a town hall meeting at South Carolina's Benedict College, a historically black college. The White House said Obama plans to speak about efforts young people made throughout history to expand opportunity. Obama's visit to Columbia is his first trip to South Carolina as president. Obama has just two other states to reach his goal of traveling to all 50 in office - South Dakota and Utah. Catalyst: The Justice Department began the civil rights investigation following the August shooting of Michael Brown (left), an unarmed black 18-year-old, by white police officer Darren Wilson (right) The Justice Department report of bias in Ferguson that came out this week revealed that 88 per cent of people against whom police used excessive force were African-American (a protester pictured on August 15 last year during a demonstration)

Summary: Obama said that there are places where trust between police and the communities they serve has broken down . The President made his first remarks about the Justice Department report of bias in Ferguson that came out this week . It found that Ferguson cop Darren Wilson should not be prosecuted for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown on August 9, 2014 .


World Cup winners Australia could arrive in England this summer with arguably the most fearsome pace attack in Test cricket since the ferocious West Indies sides of the 1980s. Less than 48 hours after claiming their one-day prize, the Aussies turned their attention on the summer's Ashes series. While captain Michael Clarke might have marked Sunday's final triumph over New Zealand by confirming his retirement from the 50-over game, his desire for Test cricket success burns as bright as ever. Australia celebrate after winning the World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday . Clarke was still recovering from a day-long champagne party with fans on the streets of Melbourne when the Aussies confirmed their squad to play a Test series in the West Indies before arriving in England for the start of the Ashes in July. And if Alastair Cook & Co still have nightmare memories of the way they were blown apart by the pace of Mitchell Johnson as they suffered a 5-0 whitewash in Australia, then there is a new nightmare to come. Australia could have as many as four bowlers who have all logged speeds of 90mph plus in their line-up, with both Johnson and his World Cup pace partner Mitchell Starc in the squad. World Cup hero Glenn Maxwell is the glaring omission despite starring on Australia's run to the final . They will be backed up by Ryan Harris, who misses the West Indies trip to stay home for the birth of his first child but will then join up in time for the Ashes. While 24-year-old James Pattinson is also not on the list because he is currently out with a damaged left hamstring, he will also be monitored with the chance to be included in time to travel to England. Clarke will lead a side anxious to rub away bitter memories of their last Ashes tour when they were beaten 3-0 in 2013. World Cup batting hero Steve Smith, who averaged only 38 in that series, is a far improved batsman now and will be expected to get big runs. David Warner, axed from the early Tests and sent away in disgrace after throwing a punch at Joe Root in a nightclub, will also want to make his mark on the series. National selector Rod Marsh told cricketaustralia.com.au: 'The Test team has performed very well in recent times, but the big challenge is to do that away from home. 'We believe this squad has sufficient depth for these important Test matches against the West Indies and England and will give us the best chance of success.' Two players who starred in the World Cup campaign, Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner, were tipped for the squad but have missed out. Mitchell Johnson's pace bowling terrorised England as Australia ran out 5-0 victors last year . 'Adam Voges and Fawad Ahmed had sensational seasons at domestic level and their performances just couldn't be ignored. They thoroughly deserve their call-up and the opportunity to be a part of this squad. We believe that both can play important roles in

Summary: England welcome Australia for the Ashes on home turf this summer . Cricket World Cup winners include pace bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc in their squad . England are looking to reclaim the urn after last year's 5-0 whitewash .