A dramatic chase along a California highway ended when a driver's SUV crashed into the median and flipped over after it had lost two tires. Ramon Bernal, 24, of Davis, led authorities more than 100 miles around the Bay Area in a gold 1999 Nissan Pathfinder. It is not yet known why Bernal decided to flee from authorities, who had been trying to pull him over in Vacaville around 2pm on Tuesday. Scroll down for video . Ramon Bernal, (pictured) 24, led police on an hour-long chase and was relatively unscathed when he crashed his 1999 Nissan Pathfinder into a median . The vehicle, which California Highway Patrol had wanted to pull over, lost multiple tires before its dramatic flip . The chase started in Vacaville, in the north of California's Bay Area, and stretched about 100 miles south, to Los Altos . Bernal, who was alone in the car, was arrested for felony evasion and driving under the influence of drugs. He reached speeds of more than 90 miles per hour during the hour-long chase, which included stints on three highways and four counties, according to ABC7. The driver maneuvered around other vehicles, none of whom were hit, even after losing his front left tire and driving on the SUV's rims for miles. The Pathfinder finally span out of control and ran into a median near Los Altos, about forty miles south of San Francisco. Bernal has been charged with felony evasion and driving under the influence of drugs after surrendering to police . The driver was taken to a local hospital after the dramatic crash for his injuries, which did not appear serious . It turned over onto its side but eventually flipped back around and righted itself. Bernal came out of the vehicle relatively unscathed despite the dramatic crash. The driver surrendered to police before being taken to the hospital for his injuries, which did not appear serious. He was not armed, according to NBC Bay Area. All four lanes of I-280, where the chase ended, where reopened after the vehicle had been cleared, though traffic was backed up for miles. The chase led police through four counties around California's Bay Area, starting in the north and wrapping around towards the San Francisco peninsula .

Summary: Ramon Bernal, 24, of Davis, led authorities around Bay Area for an hour . He was charged with felony evasion and driving under influence of drugs . Gold 1999 Nissan Pathfinder was driving on its rims after losing tires . Driver exited the SUV with ease despite running into median and flipping .


A deadly strain of bird flu has been found in a Minnesota commercial turkey flock. The virus devastated a flock of 15,000 turkeys in western Minnesota's Pope County. It's the same highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian influenza that's been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. However, it's the first appearance of the strain in the Mississippi flyway [states around the Mississippi river] said Dr. Bill Hartmann, Minnesota's state veterinarian. Fewer than 100 of the turkeys were still alive by Thursday, Hartmann said. The flock has been quarantined and the remaining birds were being killed. A flock of 15,000 turkeys was wiped out on a farm in Minnesota in a week by a deadly strain of bird flu carried by wild waterfowl that are not sickened by it. The strain has already been found in the Pacific Northwest . Dr. Bill Hartmann (left) said that this is the first appearance of the strain in the area. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson (right) said: 'We can only prepare for the worst and hope for the best' No other commercial flocks are nearby, he said, but 'backyard flocks' within a 10-kilometer area (approximately six miles) were being tested for the disease. The virus is carried by wild waterfowl that aren't sickened by it. The incubation period is approximately 21 days. 'We're encouraged that we'll be able to prevent the spread of the disease,' Hartmann said. 'We should be able to contain this without much difficulty.' 'If we can get through the next 21 days without finding anything, we should be in good shape,' Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson added. Minnesota is the nation's top turkey producer, with industry groups claiming to produce some 46 million turkeys each year worth around $750 million. Frederickson said about 8 per cent of that production, or $92 million worth, was exported in 2013. He acknowledged that those exports could take a hit, as poultry exports from states in the Northwest already have. 'We're very cognizant of that,' Frederickson said. 'We can only prepare for the worst and hope for the best.' The risk to humans is low, state and federal officials announced on Thursday. Minnesota Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger stressed there is no danger to the general public . Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger said the only humans at risk were four people who worked directly with the infected flock and they will be monitored. However, no human infections from this strain have been detected anywhere, he said. 'There are no food safety concerns at this time,' Ehlinger said. 'This is not a threat to the general public.' Hartmann said he was prohibited by law from identifying the farm or saying where it's located in Pope County. Nearly all commercial turkey operations keep their birds inside large barns and they never go outside. Hartmann said that was the true for the affected farm, too. He said turkeys in only one of the farm's four barns got sick. Farm workers found 70 dead turkeys on February 26 and notified the state the next day when hundreds

Summary: Authorities in Minnesota are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best as a deadly strain of bird flu wipes out a flock of 15,000 turkeys . It is the same strain of H5N2 that has been found in wild birds across Washington, Oregon and Idaho . Only 100 birds were left alive less than a week from the first deaths were reported . Officials stress that the risk to humans is low and no infections from this strain have been detected anywhere .


Roy Keane's court appearance has been rearranged at the request of the defence. The former Manchester United star and current Republic of Ireland coach was due at Trafford Magistrates Court on Tuesday following an allegation that he was at the centre of a road rage rant with a taxi driver at a set of traffic lights. But the first hearing will now take place on Wednesday, April 8. Roy Keane's court appearance for an allegation that he was at the centre of a road rage rant with a taxi driver, has been rearranged at the request of the defence . Keane, seen here during a Republic of Ireland training session, has been summonsed to appear at Trafford Magistrates Court following the incident in Altrincham . Keane was with the Ireland squad and manager Martin O'Neill for Sunday night's last-gasp 1-1 Euro 2016 qualifier draw with Poland in Dublin. Sportsmail understands that the case was put back at the request of the ex-midfielder's representatives. Keane, who managed Sunderland and Ipswich Town, is not required to attend court, but the postponement suggests that he may intend to do so. He was said to have launched into a foul-mouthed tirade and made obscene gestures after jumping out his Range Rover in Altrincham, Greater Manchester on the morning of January 30. Taxi driver Fateh Kerar, 44, claims the row last month was sparked when he and his female passenger spotted the TV pundit at a cash machine in nearby Hale. He says he said 'hello' to the 43-year-old and asked him to 'smile' before Keane got into his car and began following his taxi. Ireland boss Martin O'Neill (right) and Keane gesture to their players during the 1-1 draw against Poland . Keane, who worked alongside Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert (right), is not required to attend court . It is then alleged that when the cars stopped at traffic lights an 'angry' Keane, who lives in Bowdon, Cheshire, got out and started acting 'very aggressive'. Police launched an investigation into the incident and Keane, previously a coach at Aston Villa, was interviewed under caution by officers at a police station earlier this month. They have now decided to bring him to court. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: 'A summons was posted on 2 March 2015 for Roy Keane to his home address in Hale to appear before Trafford Magistrates court on 31 March 2015 for a Section 4A Public Order offence. 'This is in relation to an incident on Friday 30 January 2015 when police were called to Ashley Road, Altrincham to a report that a man had behaved aggressively towards another man.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Roy Keane's court appearance has been rearranged . Keane summonsed to court accused of road rage incident with taxi driver . Former Man United player to attend Trafford Magistrates Court on April 8 . Republic of Ireland coach accused of launching foul-mouth tirade . Incident occurred in Altrincham, Greater Manchester .


This is the incredible moment a Malaysian mugger is given a taste of his own medicine. Astonishing footage has surfaced of a woman turning the tables on a bag-snatcher, riding off on his scooter after he robbed her purse in broad daylight. The CCTV vision, which was captured somewhere in Malaysia, shows the hijab-wearing woman walking down an alleyway when the mugger pulls up beside her on a moped. Scroll down for video . The hijab-wearing woman is accosted by the thief, who snatches her purse while brandishing a weapon . The mugger pounces on the woman, snatching her purse with weapon in hand and bolting away on foot. But the overhasty assailant overlooked one imperative thing: his unmanned vehicle. The quick-thinking victim swoops on the scooter, riding off as the panicking thief chases back in vain. Uploaded to Facebook this week, the clip has received over 40,000 views. Some web users have voiced their support for the act of reprisal against a widespread problem in Southeast Asia. Azlin Azhar wrote: ‘Knowing that Malaysians don’t usually carry a lot of cash, she wins!’ ‘It motivates me to learn how to ride a motorcycle’ posted Sylvia Sew . ‘Justice on the spot,’ wrote Adi Khan. The imprudent thief absconds with the bag on foot, leaving the quick-thinking victim to take off with his vehicle . Some web users have voiced their support for the act of reprisal against a widespread problem in Southeast Asia . Snatch theft is the most frequently reported crime in Malaysia, and one that’s on the rise: according to TheMalayMailOnline, the crime increased by 23.4 per cent in 2014, prompting authorities to deploy more police personnel at hotspots such as Kuala Lumpar. An apparent lack of police control has led to some victims attempting to take justice into their own hands, sometimes with tragic consequences. The theft is often committed on motorbikes, which offer thieves an escape route. But this can end fatally when victims refusing to let go of their belongings are dragged to their death. Last year, a 26-year-old woman in Slim River died after sustaining injuries to her head caused by a motorcycle riding mugger attempting to snatch her necklace.

Summary: The vision was captured somewhere in Malaysia and uploaded this week . A weapon brandishing thief accosts the woman and escapes with her bag . But the quick-thinking victim manages to escape on his unattended moped . Snatch theft is the most common crime in Malaysia, and it's on the rise .


UNIVERSAL MAN: THE SEVEN LIVES OF JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES . by Richard Davenport-Hines . (William Collins £18.99) Keynes is a great name from our past, yet a vague one. An economic guru between the wars whose radical ideas helped to end the Great Depression and who then fought the Americans for us in the harsh, ungrateful bargaining after the end of World War II about who should pay for it. Keynes (right) with his Russian ballerina wife, Lydia Lopokova (left) No one but economists read Keynes’ books and the controversies they created — because nobody but economists can bear to read about such ‘a technical and difficult subject’, as he called it himself. Daringly but sensibly, this renowned biographer, Davenport-Hines, has studied Keynes from seven points of view — not one of them as an economist. There is so much more left to say about him with this left out. He was a man who simply simmered with alpha qualities, and could have done just about anything. He settled for being a great economist, a pillar of Cambridge University, a distinguished higher civil servant, a successful market speculator, a popular writer and journalist, a dealer in modern art who helped to restock the National Gallery, a theatre impresario who provided Cambridge with its Arts Theatre, a restorer of Covent Garden Opera House to ballet from a wartime dance hall. Oh, and he farmed on his estate in Sussex. Presiding over his versatility was Keynes’ amazing mind. To quote no lesser an authority than Bertrand Russell: ‘Keynes’ intellect was the sharpest and clearest I have ever known. Annihilating argument darted out of him with the swiftness of an adder’s tongue.’ For recreation away from all this cerebral activity, Keynes was an active and unapologetic homosexual for his younger years. Then he converted spectacularly to become the devoted husband of a glamorous Russian ballerina. He didn’t disapprove of making money, but he saw it as something to spend. Money spent oiled the capitalist system; hoarding it gummed up the works and caused recurring crises. On himself: ‘I have a clever head, a weak character, an affectionate disposition and a repulsive appearance . . . I am so physically repulsive that I’ve no business to hurl my body on anyone else’s.’ But he did — and some of the most surprising pages of this book are devoted to Keynes the lover and sexual cruiser on the pick-up. You would not have guessed it, because the cover-up was so careful, but the Cambridge of Keynes’ pre-World War I years was a hotbed of sexuality of the most refined kind. A secret society called The Apostles (of self-elected alpha minds) held meetings at which they prided themselves on learned papers rejecting conventional moral values. ‘We are the Immoralists,’ said Keynes. Keynes' (pictured) radical ideas helped end the Great Depression and he then fought the Americans at the end of World War II about who should pay for it . Returning after two years’ absence, he commented, excitedly: ‘The thing has come on by leaps and bounds to

Summary: John Maynard Keynes' radical ideas helped end the Great Depression . He was an active and unapologetic homosexual in his younger years . But Keynes later went on to marry Russian ballerina, Lydia Lopokova .


Leighton Baines has admitted Everton's players are fighting for their futures after a season in which he says they have let themselves down. Everton’s dreams of winning the Europa League evaporated spectacularly on Thursday when they were beaten 5-2 by Dynamo Kiev and now they have nothing to play for other than trying to salvage some respectability in the Barclays Premier League. It is a far cry from what Baines and his team-mates anticipated at the beginning of the campaign but the performance in Kiev was indicative of how wretched Everton's form has been. He accepts they have not been good enough and owe their supporters a response. Leighton Baines challenges with with Dynamo Kiev's Danilo Silva during the 5-2 Europa League defeat . Everton's James McCarthy, Tim Howard, Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines stand dejected after conceding . England left back Baines admits that Everton players are fighting for their future after difficult season . They now have nine games left to move away from the fringes of the relegation battle, starting tomorrow at Queens Park Rangers, and Baines has accepted if the situation does not improve, there is likely to be a summer of change at Goodison Park. ‘You have got your own personal standards,’ said Baines. ‘In the last few seasons, we have been striving for something towards the end. This is now a bit different. We have got some important games coming up and we are in a position we don’t want to be in. ‘The sooner we get a couple of wins on the board, the better. But it is about your own personal standards. The boys have got to keep their standards up, you know? With the way things have been going, you are playing for your future in some respects. That is a useful way of looking at it.’ A disconsolate Everton attempt to come to terms with the glut of goals they conceded . Tim Howard can only reflect on what might have been after conceding five goals on a dreadful evening . Everton’s capitulation summed up a miserable week for English clubs in Europe but, more than anything, reminded Martinez’s squad of the opportunity they had missed. There had been a feeling within the group that they could go all the way to Warsaw and it is crucial they now respond. ‘We have let ourselves down,’ said Baines. ‘They were the better team. We knew they would be better (than they were at Goodison) this time around but we didn’ t approach the game and think “we’ve got to sit back”. ‘We were all thinking that we would push on. We had all the confidence in the world and I don’t think anyone would have foreseen the way things have gone this season. We had been upbeat and positive and it just hasn’t been a good season.’

Summary: Everton finished fifth last season but are currently struggling in 14th . Toffees crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday with a 5-2 defeat . Leighton Baines admits the Everton players are fighting for their futures .


In custody: Justin Jarrard Oliver is said to have attacked the victim while they were driving away from the fast food restaurant in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning . A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly beating up a woman who refused him sex after he bought her a McDonald's breakfast. Justin Jarrard Oliver is said to have attacked the victim while they were driving away from the fast food restaurant in West Palm Beach on Wednesday morning. The 26-year-old was picked up by the woman, who was driving with her boyfriend, and went to place an order. Oliver then paid the bill and the trio drove off. But the suspect then demanded sex' because he bought the food, the Palm Beach Post reported. She refused so Oliver allegedly grabbed her arm and tried to drag her into the back seat. The woman held onto the steering wheel and stopped the car, but then Oliver got out and tried to pull her from the vehicle, still demanding sex. He allegedly punched the woman causing 'severe injuries' that included a one-and-a-half inch laceration above her left eye and numerous other cuts and abrasions, a police report stated. In response, the woman's boyfriend jumped on Oliver's back, allowing the victim to move the car along the road. Her partner jumped back in and they managed to drive to St. Mary’s Medical Center where hospital staff alerted the police. Oliver is facing charges of felony battery and false imprisonment. He is being held on $75,000 bail. In 2012 he was arrested for beating up a man after his debit card had been stolen - while he was having dinner at McDonald's . The 24-year-old victim tried to take justice into his own hands by tracking down those responsible himself. He asked a woman about the lost card and followed her into a house when she gave him a suspicious response. A man told him to leave but when he refused a trio, including Oliver, allegedly beat the man up. Restaurant: The 26-year-old demanded sex when he paid for the mean for the alleged victim and her boyfriend at this chain. She refused so he tried to drag her into the back seat of her car and then punched her .

Summary: Justin Jarrard Oliver allegedly beat the woman in West Palm Beach, Florida . 26-year-old was given a ride to the restaurant with victim and her boyfriend . Trio then placed an order in the drive-thru and Oliver paid for the meal . He then 'demanded sex from the victim' after buying the food . She refused so he tried drag her into the back seat to engage in intercourse . He then hit the victim after pulling her from the vehicle when it stopped .


Richard Johnson's striking blue eyes water as bright sunlight floods into the Royal Box at Newbury Racecourse and he casts his mind back to a Monday night in Stratford almost 21 years ago. ‘That was the first time I met him,’ he says. ‘He was a lot skinnier and younger looking, as we all were. It was my first year as an amateur and his first as a conditional because he’d been riding on the Flat in Ireland for a couple of years. It was towards the end of the season and he’d already ridden 70-odd winners and I had 10. But even before that I’d heard people saying “This Anthony McCoy rode a winner today, he was amazing”. It takes very little time in the racing world for word to get around. He was getting horses to win that other people couldn’t and all the people that you want to be talking about you were talking about him.’ If AP McCoy had been a postman, a plumber or a professor, Johnson would probably be talked about as the greatest jump jockey ever. He has been runner-up 15 of the 19 times McCoy has been champion jockey and that figure will probably be 16 come the end of the season. Johnson’s tally of nearly 2,800 winners far outstrips the totals of giants of the game such as Richard Dunwoody, John Francome and Peter Scudamore, all of whom won the title at least three times. Richard Johnson would be talked about as one of the greatest jump jockeys ever if it weren't for AP McCoy . Johnson has finished runner-up to McCoy in the race to be crowned champion jockey 15 times . When McCoy retires at the end of the season Johnson, 37, is favourite to finally achieve his dream but there is no hint of bitterness at the years of playing second fiddle. ‘My main ambition has always been to be champion jockey and AP has been the thorn in my side for a long time,’ he says. ‘But it’s not his fault. It’s my fault that I haven’t ridden more winners than him. I find it slightly strange when people say, “Now he’s retired you can give it a real kick”. I go for it every day of the week, every year. I’ll start off the first day of next season as always. ‘Obviously without AP it’s definitely going to help but you’ve got a host of young jockeys like Tom Scudamore, Sam Twiston-Davies, Aidan Coleman and older ones like Noel Fehily and Jason Maguire so there’s going to be no easy run of it.’ Johnson has ridden nearly 2,800 winners during his career but never been champion jockey . Johnson rides Royale Django as he wins Ladbrokes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Southwell Racecourse . McCoy celebrates after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Synchronised in 2012 . McCoy has often credited the pressure Johnson puts on him for motivating him to ride on wet winter evenings as well as at the big occasions like the Cheltenham Festival. In

Summary: Richard Johnson has ridden nearly 2,800 winners during his jockey career . Johnson has finished runner-up to champion jocket AP McCoy 15 times . Pressure from Johnson has spurred McCoy on to ride more winners . Johnson admits becoming champion will be helped by McCoy's retirement .


Starbucks has announced that its baristas will start pro-actively talking to customers about racism, in an attempt to 'create a more empathetic and inclusive society - one conversation at a time'. Starting on Monday, staff at the 4,700 cafés across America will have the option to write 'RaceTogether' on cardboard cups, which is the slogan of a Starbucks anti-racism campaign. It is hoped that customers who encounter the slogan on their coffee cup will be inspired to discuss the deeper issues affecting America. Scroll down for video . Campaign: Starbucks boss Howard Schultz has instructed staff to write 'RaceTogether' on cups in an effort to draw customers into a discussion about the state of race relations in America . Talking point: Although Starbucks says that nobody will be forced into a discussion, baristas will attempt to speak to customers about racism in America by writing slogans on their coffee cups . The move is the brainchild of Howard Schultz, 61, the company's boss, who has a track record of speaking out about contentious topics, from gay marriage to gun control. His decision came in response to the escalating racial tension that emerged when grand juries failed to indict white police officers involved in the killings of Michael Brown, 18, in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, 43, in Staten Island, New York. Last year, Schultz travelled to Starbucks branches in the cities most affected by racial tension, including Los Angeles, St Louis, Chicago, New York, Oakland and Seattle. Mr Schulz met about 2,000 Starbucks staff on the tour, and made contact with the rest of his 200,000 employees - 40 per cent of whom are from ethnic minority backgrounds - via a video address. 'It's an emotional issue,' he said. 'But it is so vitally important to the country.' Last week, the company ran full-page advertisements in the New York Times and USA Today, highlighting race tensions in the country. The page was black, with the words 'shall we overcome?' in the centre, and the company logo at the bottom. The campaign will continue on Friday, when every copy of USA Today will carry an insert about racism, which will also be stocked at branches of Starbucks. Schultz kicked off the campaign last December with a letter that appeared in TIME magazine. 'Last week, one thing became clear: we cannot continue to come to work every day aware of the difficult and painful experiences facing our nation, and not acknowledge them, together, as a company,' he wrote. 'Indeed, despite the raw emotion around the events and their underlying racial issues, we at Starbucks should be willing to talk about them.' Schultz has a track record of using his public profile to highlight issues close to his heart. In 2013, he wrote an open letter requesting customers to leave their guns at home when they visited his stores, even in states where they can be carried legally. 'We believe guns and weapons should not be part of the Starbucks experience,' he said. He also spearheaded a petition to end federal shutdown in the same

Summary: Howard Schultz, boss of Starbucks, gave the order in response to the race-related violence sweeping America . He went on a tour of areas affected last year, and started an anti-racism advertising campaign . Baristas will write 'RaceTogether' on cups in an effort to stimulate debate . Starbucks claims that nobody will be forced into a discussion .


A five-year-old boy has undergone extensive plastic surgery after his ear was bitten off when his neighbour's dog viciously mauled him a day before his birthday. Kellen Cormie's ear was bitten off in the attack outside his Gold Coast home on Saturday and he suffered puncture wounds to his shoulder and abdomen where the dog latched on. The large blue staffy that savaged the little boy was put down on Monday afternoon after its owners surrendered it to Gold Coast City Council. Scroll down for video . Kellen Cormie (right) celebrated his birthday in hospital with his twin Jake after he was savagely mauled by his neighbour's dog on Saturday . Kellen, who has been left traumatised by the incident, spent his birthday recovering in hospital with his twin brother Jake by his side. His mother Kay was getting the car ready to take the twins to pick up their birthday cake when Kellen ran next door to thank the neighbour for mowing their lawn. 'When my wife turned around Kellen's hand was already on the door. The dog barrelled the door open and came over the top of him,' his father, Scott, told Daily Mail Australia. 'He had him around the rib cage and the shoulder. The neighbour came out and just tried to get the dog off him by opening his jaw but (the dog) came back again. 'It wasn't just one bite, it was a full blown attack. He wanted to kill my son.' The five-year-old's ear was bitten off in the attack outside his Gold Coast home on Saturday and he suffered puncture wounds to his shoulder and abdomen where the dog latched on . His mother Kay was getting the car ready to take the twins to pick up their birthday cake when Kellen ran next door to thank the neighbour for mowing their lawn . Half of Kellen's ear was on the floor when the dog was eventually pulled away and the five-year-old was rushed to hospital for surgery. 'On the scale of dog attacks, the head surgeon said this was on the higher scale. The reality is there is no doubt he is going to lose part of his ear. He will have some disfigurement,' Mr Cormie said. 'Everyone is extremely traumatised. My son has to go back to the hospital on Thursday and he is bawling his eyes out already. He is having nightmares and he is very restless.' The family now have to wait three weeks to learn if the operation to reattach his ear was successful. 'We have to go back on Thursday and we're just preparing ourselves for what we'll see when they take the dressing off,' Mr Cormie said. 'Nothing can prepare us for it, we don't know what is going to be under there.' Kellen and his twin Jake had been warned by their father about dangerous dogs before he was injured . Half of Kellen's ear was on the floor when the dog was eventually pulled away and the five-year-old was rushed to hospital for surgery. He now

Summary: Kellen Cormie, 5, was attacked outside his Gold Coast home on Saturday . He suffered severe injuries to his ear and puncture wounds to shoulder . Staffordshire terrier that savaged him was put down on Monday . Dog mauled him when he went to thank his neighbour for mowing lawn . Family have to wait three weeks to find out if surgery was successful .


Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has died following a long and difficult battle with colon cancer. The 59-year-old had initially been diagnosed with the terminal illness in 2012 when he was given just three months to live. A big animal rights advocate, Simon had previously announced that he would donate his $100 million fortune to his charity once he passed. He died at home in L.A. on Sunday surrounded by his family and his beloved dog. Scroll Down for Video . Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has died following a long and difficult battle with colon cancer. The 59-year-old had initially been diagnosed in 2012 when he was given just three months to live . Creators of The Simpsons Matt Groening, James Brooks, and Sam Simon, right, are interviewed about the hit show in the early 1990s . 'For those of us who knew him, his voice will forever echo in our minds; his sense of humor will continue to make us laugh; and his compassion and generosity will continue to impact our lives,' The Sam Simon Foundation said in a statement issued to TMZ. 'Sam, you will be missed by many, but there is a particular sadness among our clinic staff. We have been together for so long, and your absence will forever leave a void in our lives.' 'A great man; I owe him everything,' tweeted The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean, adding that his passing was 'an enormous loss.' Simon was last interviewed in November when he described his illness as the 'most amazing experience of my life', because he was surrounded by his loved ones. After his diagnosis in 2012, Simon immediately teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) president Ingrid Newkirk, and dedicate his time to the rescue of maltreated animals and conservation. Having defied that diagnosis' original death sentence, Simon then pushed ahead and has funded projects such as 'Feeding Families' to help with the underprivileged in inner cities. 'They showed me my scans', said Simon to NBC's Maria Shriver Project during last November's interview. Interview last November, Simpsons co-creator Sam Simondescribed his illness as the 'most amazing experience of my life', because he was surrounded by his loved ones . Philanthropy: Simon had decided to donate his estimated $100 million fortune to charity . 'They said these are the scans of a dead man. I said, 'Is it curable?' And they said, 'We don't use that word.' 'I will say that the doctor said, 'I can't cure you, but my job is to keep you alive.' And he has done a remarkable job of it. 'He has done great. I have never been happier, so thank you doctor.' However, Simon did not shrink from the realities of his condition, nor fail to inject some trademark humor. 'Cancer is a horrible disease,' he said. 'Its everything that everybody always tells you. It's a journey, it's a fight. But, if you want publicity and you want to pick up girls, then cancer is the greatest thing in the world.' Simon had no children and wasn't married

Summary: Sam Simon died on Sunday from colon cancer . He had initially been given just three months to live when diagnosed in 2012 . Last November he described his illness as the 'most amazing experience of my life', because he was surrounded by his loved ones . Simon helped created the hit cartoon but retired from The Simpsons in 1993 and his severance package earned him about $10 million a year . A big animal rights advocate he decided that after his death all his money would go to charity .


Jerry Springer producer Jill Blackstone was in tears as she returned to the San Fernando Valley home where her sister died for the first time on Thursday. The TV producer hid behind sunglasses and a baseball cap as a friend drove her to the house she had shared with her sister, whose death by asphyxiation is being treated as a murder by police. The 52-year-old was visibly shaken as she approached the home, and she could be seen wiping her eyes after undergoing a particularly traumatic week. Jill had initially been charged with Wendy’s murder, but the Los Angeles District Attorney dropped the charges and she was released on Wednesday afternoon. Painful: Hollywood producer Jill Blackstone was in tears as she returned to the San Fernando Valley home on where her sister was murdered for the first time on Thursday evening . Visibly shaken, producer Blackstone was arrested last Saturday on suspicion of murder of her sister, returned to the San Fernando Valley home the two of them shared for the first time last night . Blackstone was an animal activist. There were three dogs found dead in the garage with her sister Wendy . However, many questions remain over her partially blind and deaf sister’s death. Wendy was found on Saturday in the home’s garage, apparently asphyxiated by carbon monoxide gas. Also found at the scene was a handwritten suicide note, which police determined had been written by Jill, and the bodies of their three dogs. According to TMZ, Jill had woken up in her bed and called neighbors who, in turn, called 911. She was treated in hospital for effects of gas inhalation for two days before being discharged, at which time she was arrested. Earlier, a police spokesperson emphasized Wendy’s death is still being treated as a murder. LAPD officer Drake Madison told Daily Mail Online this is 'an ongoing murder investigation'. 'Jill Blackstone was arrested on Saturday but the District Attorney dropped the charges and she is no longer in custody. The investigation is still active and the police are looking for a murderer,' he added. Asked if the police could re-arrest Jill, officer Madison said he had no further information to give at this time. Neighbors have speculated the sisters – who ran the Thumping Tails Animal Rescue Center together out of their home – had entered into a suicide pact. House of horrors: The San Fernando Valley home where Jill Blackstone lived with her sister Wendy . Blackstone painfully returns to the scene of the crime where her sister Wendy and their three dogs died in the garage from inhaling smoke and carbon monoxide . Police say the murder investigation is ongoing. It is possible that Jill could be re-arrested . Stephanie Cohen, 60, who lives across the street from the sisters said: ‘The police were here for 12 to 14 hours on Saturday. We were told they were investigating a double suicide, an attempt, and one of the people died.’ Numerous signs are posted on the property saying it is marked for demolition. Stephanie added:

Summary: Jill Blackstone, who worked on Jerry Springer and Dr Drew, was arrested last Saturday on suspicion of murder - then released . Her sister Wendy Blackstone was found dead from asphyxiation . The visibly shaken producer returned to the San Fernando Valley home she shared with her sister for the first time . Police say the murder investigation is still active .


Heavy child: Aliya Saleem, of Jharkhand, India, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months . A ten-month-old baby has weighed in at a whopping 2st 13lbs - making her one of the heaviest children in the world for her age. Aliya Saleem, of Jharkhand, India, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months - and is now as heavy as an average six-year-old girl. Her parents are worried about her health, after another of their children died aged just one-and-a-half after gaining weight in a similar fashion. The girl's mother Shabana Parveen, 25, said: ‘A few months after her birth, she starting gaining weight. We had to buy her a new pair of clothes every two weeks because the old ones become too tight for her.’ The enormous weight has put Aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her. Her father Mohammad Saleem, 28, said: ‘We have tried our best, but we could only afford to take her to the local hospital. 'The doctors in the village could not tell us clearly what she is suffering from. We took Aliya to a doctor in Ranchi. After the check up the doctor suggested that we go to another city, but we couldn't afford that so we didn't take her.’ However, Aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at Fortis Hospital on the outskirts of Delhi in a bid to try and get to the bottom of their daughter's massive weight gain. Dr Krishan Chugh, head of paediatrics at Fortis, said: ‘This is the heaviest baby at ten months of age that I have seen. This could be case of morbid obesity or even a hormonal imbalance. Scroll down for video . Family: Mohammad Saleem, 28, and Shabana Parveen, 25, with their daughter Aliya in Jharkhand, India . Medical help: Aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at Fortis Hospital on the outskirts of Delhi with head of paediatrics Dr Krishan Chugh (left) in a bid to try and get to the bottom of the problem . Relative values: The enormous weight has put Aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her. She is pictured above with her wider family . ‘But we need to conduct some tests on her before making a proper diagnosis. The treatment depends on the diagnosis that we make. 'There are some disorders that can be treated. As far as the reversal of this weight gain is concerned, that would depend on when we find a cause for it.’ The average weight of a ten-month-old child in the UK is 1st 4lbs - less than half Aliya's weight. Aliya's giant frame poses problems for Mrs Parveen, who struggles to hold her in her lap for very long. She said: ‘She has become very heavy. My husband comes home very late from work.

Summary: Aliya Saleem born 9lbs then rapidly gained weight from four months old . She now weighs 2st 13lbs and is as heavy as an average six-year-old girl . Family have lacked money to obtain good enough medical care for her . Another of her parents' children died aged one after similar weight gain .


What's for dinner? How about leftover cartilage of skate with herring-head tartar sauce, cured tuna blood line aioli or a meat loaf of offal and slightly past-its-prime cow usually reserved for dogs? Those and two dozen other dishes using scraps and usually ignored bits comprise the menu at chef Dan Barber's WastEDny, a pop-up project at one of his Blue Hill restaurants in New York intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste. The farm-to-table guru, a multiple James Beard Award winner and author of The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food didn't have a hard sell on his hands when he invited 20 of his heavy hitter chef friends to join him in turning out $15 a la carte plates made from day-old bread, bruised beets, brine from the olive bin and the peels of pineapples. Among the chefs backing the concept are Mario Batali, Dominique Ansel and Alain Ducasse, with each taking it in turn to take the lead. Grub's up: In this Thursday, March 19, 2015 photo, a waiter serves a couple at WastED in New York - the menu includes dishes using scraps and other ignored bits . Diners haven't been put off by the idea of 'dumpster dining' and there is currently a waitlist for WastEDny. The final sitting will take place on March 31 and there is no word if a repeat session will occur. Even Barber's tabletops and cocktails tell the story. The restaurateur had his Manhattan tables redone with tops from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium for his two-and-a-half week pop-up. His boilermaker libation included flat beer syrup and spent coffee grounds with the bourbon. Using such waste, of course, has been part of rustic cuisines around the world for centuries. And chefs like Barber, who has a second restaurant on a farm north of the city, are far more efficient than they're given credit for. But in the U.S., the land of abundant fast food, grocery aisles piled with perfect produce and home refrigerators stuffed with food never eaten, the distribution system has been deemed broken by activists in a waste movement more firmly taking root. 'Really, the larger issue is how do we create a culture of eating that utilizes the entirety of the food system. 'To do that we need chefs and restaurants to start the conversation,' Barber said during a recent busy night of service at WastEDny, capitalized to emphasis his hope of educating the unenlightened. Fine-dining restaurants are just a fraction in the food waste equation, however. About 40per cent of food grown for human consumption in the U.S. is tossed, cramming landfills, and about a third of such food globally never makes it into human mouths. Dinner is server: Fried skate wing cartilage with smoked whitefish head tartar sauce . Novel idea: Chef (above) Dan Barber's WastEDny, a pop-up project at one of his Blue Hill restaurants in New York, is intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste . With nearly one billion people starving or food insecure

Summary: Dan Barber's WastEDny, a pop-up project at one of his Blue Hill restaurants in New York is intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste . He invited 20 of his heavy hitter chef friends to join him in turning out $15 a la carte plates made from day-old bread and the peels of pineapples .


Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group may take on Tesla Motors and other companies in developing electric cars. Branson, whose empire ranges from airlines to music stores, mobile phones and spaceships, said electric cars may be next. 'We have teams of people working on electric cars,' Branson told Bloomberg TV in Miami where his Virgin Racing team competed in the all-electric Formula E race that involves battery-powered cars. Scroll down for video . Richard Branson runs a two car team in the Formula E contest - and hinted the firm may use the races to develop an electric car to take on Tesla. 'So you never know, you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business. 'We will see what happens.' Branson's Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceflight company that competes with SpaceX, which was founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 'We are working with the Virgin Formula E team to develop the plan for next season's cars,' Virgin Group spokesman Nick Fox told Reuters. 'Our aim is to build a leading engine and car for next season. 'Maybe ultimately that could be used in the broader car market in the future.' In addition to Tesla, most of the world's automakers sell or are developing electric cars. The Virgin firm could take on Elon Musk's Tesla electric car firm, according to Branson. There are also signs Apple may be working on an electric car and Google is developing a car that can drive itself. However, broader acceptance of electric cars has been held back by the premium consumers must pay for the technology and fears about the driving range of an all-electric vehicle. Branson told Bloomberg TV, 'Tesla is as sexy as any other car on the road today.' The streets snaking through . downtown Miami's high rises will be buzzing this Saturday as . commuters make way for dart-shaped racing cars zooming by at . breakneck speeds - and little noise. The race drivers will be competing in the first Formula E . race in the United States since the all-electric series was . launched in Beijing in September 2014. Halfway through its inaugural season, Formula E has offered . the same, albeit quieter, thrills as the popular Formula One . events, with low-slung, opened-wheeled cars capable of speeds up . to 136 miles per hour (220 kilometers per hour). The Beijing race ended with a spectacular crash that sent . one of the $500,000 Renault SA cars flying. Danger and adrenaline are not all that you find on the . track, however. 'It's really something to see how racing has evolved to . fully electric motors. It could revolutionize racing and . transportation in general,' said Daniel Fernandez, 17, who . bought tickets with several high school friends to attend the . race, which is expected to attract more than 50,000 spectators. The series was launched by Jean Todt, a French racing icon . and former Ferrari chief executive who heads of the Federation . Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) that

Summary: Branson's Virgin Racing team competes all-electric Formula E series . Said the technology in race cars could be used to create a road going car .


A teenage girl was left needing surgery after following an attack by 30 people, with one hitting her over the head with a skateboard. Brooklyn Smith, 16, was at Venice Beach Skate Park in Los Angeles with her boyfriend on Thursday night when two of the suspects asked where they were from. One of the pair then said: 'That's her, that's her,' and the next thing she knew she was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked, while bystanders did nothing. Scroll down for videos . A man is seen seconds after hitting Brooklyn Smith, 16, over the head with a skateboard during a confrontation in Venice Beach, Los Angeles . The teenager is seen lying on the ground as a group of skateboarders surround her. Bystanders watch as the brutal attack unfolds . She was left with a four-inch gash in the back of her head which had to be closed together with staples. The man who clubbed her with the skateboard was seen dragging her across the road before he started hitting her. She told KTLA they recognized her from a confrontation in February when she was told not to come back to the area. Graphic footage of the violent incident was captured on a cellphone. It was then sent to the police. Brooklyn can be heard wailing in pain after the person filming says she just cracked. The youngster said she blacked out after she was struck and then reached back to feel her head. When she saw her hands they were covered in blood . She was taken to hospital with a four-inch gash and was left needing staples . Her boyfriend has a tooth knocked out during the violent encounter . 'After that I blacked out a little bit,' she told the station. When she reached to feel her head, Brooklyn saw her hands were covered in blood, so started 'freaking out'. A woman then placed her body over Brooklyn's to shield her. 'If it wasn't for her, Lord knows what they would be doing to me,' Brooklyn said. 'They were hurting her too … because she was screaming.' Her boyfriend, meanwhile, had nine stitches to the back of his head, and upper and lower-lip. He also lost a tooth.

Summary: WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Brooklyn Smith, 16, was at Venice Beach Skate Park in Los Angeles . Two men came over and said: 'That's her, that's her' before she was hit . Teenager was thrown to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked . She was left with a four-inch gash and required staples to close it .


The A&E four-hour waiting target will be missed for the whole of 2014/15, the Department of Health today said. Repeated failure to achieve the target of 95 per cent of patients waiting four hours or less at A&E departments in England means it is no longer possible for the NHS to meet the standard for the year. The latest figures, for the week ending March 8, show the gold standard was missed for the 23rd week running. It comes as a report warns even top performing hospitals are showing signs of buckling under the immense pressures faced by the NHS. 'Warning signs are flashing' across hospitals with experts advising the Government there is 'no quick fix' to the troubles plaguing the health service. The Department of Health today said the four-hour A&E waiting time will be missed for the whole of 2014/15 after the latest weekly figures showed the target was not achieved for the 23rd consecutive week . Today NHS England revealed 92 per cent of patients spent four hours or less from arrival to being sent home or admitted elsewhere in the hospital. It marks a four-week high, but still falls short of the 95 per cent target. It came in spite of higher numbers of patients attending emergency departments, with 434,800 patients visiting A&E - up by more than 8,000 from the previous week and a four-week high. A round-up of the winter's figures show unprecedented demand on A&E, with two weeks in December having the two highest attendance figures ever recorded for a winter period. Emergency departments across England dealt with more than seven million attendances from November to February - an increase of 190,000 on the same period last winter. And demand in November and December was particularly high, with attendances up by 6.2 per cent over the two months. The highest peak was seen before Christmas in the week ending December 21, when there were 446,000 attendances - up 9.3 per cent on the same week last winter. A Department of Health spokeswoman said: 'We know the NHS is busier than ever before and despite missing the A&E standard for the year, over nine out of ten patients are being seen, treated and discharged within four hours. 'We've given a record £700 million this winter for almost 800 more doctors, 4,700 more nurses and 6,400 more beds and are backing the NHS long term plan which focuses on joining up care and doing more to prevent illness, and have provided an extra £2 billion in funding next year to build a service fit for the future.' Meanwhile a new report by the Nuffield Trust suggests the problems facing the NHS go far deeper into hospitals than just the front door at A&E. They warn a 'deteriorating access to services is starting to affect patients attending even the best-performing hospitals'. Meanwhile those at the bottom end of the performance pile have seen a 'marked deterioration'. The think tank has warned that not only are patients waiting longer to be seen in A&E, access to key services across

Summary: Repeated failure to meet four-hour target means it cannot be achieved for the year 2014/15, the Department of Health said today . Aim is for 95% of patients to wait four hours or less from arrival at A&E to being sent home or to another ward in the hospital for care . Latest weekly figures shows standard missed for 23rd consecutive week . Week ending March 8 saw 92% of patients seen within the target time . Comes as report warns even top hospitals are struggling amid pressures . 'Warning signs are flashing' across hospitals, Nuffield Trust said .


A passenger has recorded video of the terrifying moment flames shot out of a Lufthansa plane’s engine after striking a flock of birds off the coast of Lebanon. The bird strike occurred moments after the Airbus A321 took off from Beirut’s international airport en route to Frankfurt. The plane was carrying 144 passengers when it lost power in one of its two engines and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing in Beirut. A passenger happened to be filming the plane's take-off when it struck a flock of birds near Beirut . The plane was carrying 144 passengers when it lost power in one of its two engines and turned around . Footage recorded by the passenger shows bright flashes of light outside the window as birds were sucked into the left engine over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday morning. In slow motion, the footage shows flames shooting out of the engine as it failed, illuminating the left wing as the plane ascended shortly before 5am local time. Passengers applauded and cheered when the plane landed safely about 10 minutes later. The person who recorded the footage wrote online: ‘Thirty-six seconds after take-off we were already above the sea, we heard the sound of two brutal explosions from the engine underneath. Passengers applauded and cheered when the Airbus A321 made an emergency landing in Beirut . Flight DLH1307 was forced to turn around and land at Beirut's international airport after hitting a flock of birds . ‘The aircraft started shaking and vibrating. It also smelled burning from the inside.’ A Lufthansa spokesman told MailOnline Travel: ‘The aircraft landed safe and all passengers left the aircraft over the normal stairs. ‘All passengers have been offered hotel accommodation and were rebooked on other airlines and on our scheduled daily services.’ The bird strike involving flight DLH1307 prompted a warning from Lebanese aviation authorities, who told pilots to exercise ‘extreme caution’, the Daily Star reported. Daniel al-Haiby, director general of Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority, told the newspaper that bird strikes are common at this time of year due to bird migration near Beirut’s international airport.

Summary: Bird strike occurred moments after Airbus A321 took off from Beirut . Footage shows bright flashes as flames shoot from plane's left engine . Pilot made an emergency landing in Beirut after engine failed . Most of the 144 passengers applauded and cheered as plane landed safely . Passengers were offered hotel rooms and rebooked on other flights .


A drugs raid was carried out on the 'pot club' of the Alaskan reporter who quit her job live on air to fight for legalized weed, after reports surfaced of illegal marijuana sales on the premises. Charlo Greene's Alaska Cannabis Club was raided by Anchorage police who served search warrants on Friday afternoon. The police took marijuana and impounded a Dodge Dakota and a Jeep Liberty, according to a report from KTUU. Scroll down for video . Raid: Charlo Greene's Alaska Cannabis Club was raided by Anchorage police on Friday . Quit: Reporter Charlo Greene gained notoriety when she quit her job on live TV in September with an expletive and announced she was becoming an advocate to legalize marijuana in Alaska . Greene, a former television reporter gained notoriety when she quit her job on live TV in September with an expletive and announced she was becoming an advocate to legalize marijuana in Alaska. The former newswoman, whose legal name is Charlene Egbe, told KTVA that the club was a medical marijuana dispensary only and denied that any sales had been carried out. 'We don't sell any recreational marijuana. We don't sell any medical marijuana. This is a place for cardholders to come and share their own cannabis,' she said. Greene said that the residence was home to multiple medical marijuana cardholders, as well as the club. And she appears to have received celebrity support from rapper Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion) who was pictured wearing a top with Alaska Cannabis club' emblazoned on it on her Facebook page. Greene said during the raid: 'I saw [police] uproot a couple of marijuana plants. They took some bongs and pipes and phones and computers, and that's pretty much it.' However, despite the raid, Greene reopened the club on Saturday. Anger: Greene, pictured here standing in front of drug paraphernalia said she was 'incensed' the police executed a search warrant on her instead of focusing on a stabbing and shootings nearby on the same day . Celebrity: Greene appears to have drawn a celebrity endorsement from rapper Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion) who is seen here wearing a top with 'Alaska Cannabis club' emblazoned on it on her Facebook page . Advert: This flyer advertises a 'birthday blowout' at the club where there'll be 'tons of free weed' on Saturday April 18, . Fan: On an image on her Facebook page, Greene can be seen giving marijuana plants the thumbs up . 'By opening back up bright and early, less than 24 hours after the local police department's failed scare tactic, we, at the Alaska Cannabis Club, have made it clear that the will of the people is stronger than any force they have — and we aren't going anywhere,' she told the Associated Press. Greene said she was 'incensed' the police executed a search warrant on her instead of focusing on a stabbing and shootings that happened nearby just a few hours before. Alaska voters last year approved a ballot measure legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. But it's still illegal to sell the

Summary: Charlo Greene's Alaska Cannabis Club was raided by Anchorage police . The police took marijuana and impounded a Dodge Dakota and a Jeep . Greene, a former television reporter gained notoriety when she quit her job . She vowed to become an advocate to legalize marijuana in Alaska . Her club has drawn celebrity support from rapper Snoop Dogg .


Now it’s not often that I can claim to be ahead of a fashion trend. But a few weeks ago I was invited to a photoshoot to give my verdict on a new range of suede clothing — apparently, the must-have fabric this season, as we experience a Seventies revival. As someone who remembers the Seventies all too clearly, and who boldly wore some of its more questionable offerings the first time round, I was interested to see how I felt about it now. I didn’t know I was about to try out a garment that has since fuelled a major fashion debate and divided Britain’s women, who, it seems, all have an opinion on that skirt, as it is now known. Scroll down for video . Jane Asher (pictured) was recently invited to a photoshoot to give her verdict on a new range of suede clothing, what she didn't realise was that the skirt she is pictured wearing would cause such a sensation . For the few who haven’t heard, I’m talking about the Marks & Spencer A-line suede skirt, which has been labelled: ‘The Skirt That Will Save M&S.’ Yet when I spotted it a few weeks ago, it was just one of several suede garments hanging on a rail, so I had the chance to judge it in an unbiased and objective way. And . . . I didn’t much like it. I found the suede stiff and heavy, and the colour and shape channelled the Seventies cowgirl look a little too closely for comfort. Some fashions are best left unrevisited and this length and shape of suede skirt seemed one of them. Soon after that, all hell broke loose as various fashionistas were spotted wearing the skirt. It was photographed on the lithe and youthful hips of people who know a lot more about fashion than me — first Alexa Chung, then socialite Olivia Palermo at New York Fashion Week, both of whom obviously liked it enough to happily endorse it. Vogue heralded it ‘pure Ali MacGraw chic’ in reference to the star of the Seventies film Love Story, and suddenly it was the next big thing. Alexa Chung (pictured) was spotted in the M&S skirt in February this year . Well, I can be as easily influenced as anyone, and a horrible guilt crept over me that I hadn’t spotted this as the wonder garment everyone else had. I wondered: should I rush out and grab one from M&S? Well, not much point, as it won’t be on sale to us ordinary punters until April 10. So, should I trust my first feeling that it wasn’t for me? After a bit of thought, I came full circle back to my original decision: I’m still not a fan. Yesterday, Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine was one of the first to shout ‘Emperor’s New Clothes!’ when she criticised M&S for its aggressive marketing of the skirt, which, she felt — correctly in my view — seemed to use a lot of energy that could have been better focused on

Summary: The A-line, suede skirt has had people talking all week, with mixed reviews . It has been also touted as the item that will 'save' M&S and costs £199 . Jane Asher reveals her opinion on this season's trendiest material .


Sir Alex Ferguson is set to take his earnings closer to £10million since stepping down as Manchester United manager after signing up for a new book. Ferguson, whose best-selling autobiography was only released by Hodder & Stoughton in October 2013, has agreed a deal with the publishers for a book titled Leading, which promises to ‘analyse the pivotal leadership decisions of an astonishing career’. The book is being co-written with investor and author Sir Michael Moritz, and will hit the shelves in the autumn. Sir Alex Ferguson's new book will give insight into tactics, teamwork, leadership and managing off the pitch . The former Manchester United manager will release the new book on leadership this autumn . Ferguson lifts the Champions League trophy as Manchester United complete an historic Treble in 1999 . Co-authored with Michael Moritz, the book will detail Ferguson's tactics and management techniques . Ferguson said: ‘Since stepping into retirement I have had the opportunity to reflect on my time as a football manager, and to consider the reasons behind my success through personal recollections, conversations with Mike Moritz and my role at Harvard Business School. ‘It has been a new experience for me to be looking into the past rather than planning for the future, but one I have found enjoyable and rewarding.’ Ferguson, who earned £7.6m a year towards the end of his reign at Old Trafford, has continued to profit from his huge success in football — he won 13 Premier League titles — since retiring from management in May 2013. The 73-year-old was paid an advance of £2m for his second autobiography published later that year. It became the biggest-selling book of 2013, with sales earning him at least an additional £1m. Ferguson continues to bank more than £2m a year for 20 appearances as a club ambassador for United, a role that was agreed when he stepped down as manager. In January, the club’s accounts confirmed that he was paid £2.165m — the equivalent of £100,000 a day — between October 2013 and July 2014. Ferguson celebrates with his United players after wining the Premier League back in 2013 . The Scot also has a long-term contract to lecture at Harvard on a new course — the business of entertainment, media and sports. Industry insiders estimate that he is able to command a fee of up to £100,000 a day for public speaking engagements, with his son Jason understood to be negotiating all business dealings on his behalf.

Summary: Sir Alex Ferguson released his autobiography in October 2013 . He is now following it up with a book about leadership out in the autumn . The book is being co-written by author Sir Michael Moritz .


Anti-police: Lawyer Tasnime Akunjee with a woman believed to be his wife . Great orator, reads a glowing reference from one of lawyer Tasnime Akunjee’s appreciative former clients. The testimonial is included on Mr Akunjee’s CV on a professional networking site; the person who wrote it is named, so it’s not made up. But the identity of the individual in question is something we shall come back to because it tells us rather a lot about this silver-tongued solicitor. In any event, Mr Akunjee’s skills as an ‘orator’, for want of a better word, have been much in evidence on the national stage recently. You might have heard Mr Akunjee in full flow on the radio or caught a glimpse of him on the evening news earlier this month in his (very lawyerly) charcoal-grey, three-piece suit and swish purple silk tie. What he had to say was certainly splashed across the papers. Mr Akunjee, 37, was giving evidence to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee with his latest clients: the families of the three girls from Tower Hamlets, East London, who fled the UK to join Islamic State. Mr Akunjee denounced the authorities for allowing Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15‑year-olds Shamima Begum and Amira Abase to leave Britain and reach Syria after going missing in December. He castigated the police for failing to inform their parents that a school friend had vanished in similar circumstances a few weeks earlier. And he demanded — and got — a grovelling apology from the country’s top police officer for the ‘mistake’ that, in the eyes of most neutral observers, probably had little or no bearing on what happened to the youngsters. ‘Relations can be built after they have broken down only after an apology,’ Mr Akunjee insisted loftily. The audacity takes your breath away. For we now know that the father of Amira Abase, one of the missing schoolgirl ‘jihadi brides’, is himself a supporter of militant Islam. Images posted online show Abase Hussen taking part in a notorious Islamist rally back in September 2012 in London, when flags of Israel and the U.S. were burned. Also in attendance that day was hate preacher Anjem Choudary, as well as Michael Adebowale, one of the two Muslim converts who went on to murder soldier Lee Rigby. Abase Hussen could not have found a more suitable lawyer to front the families’ anti-police campaign. Abase Hussen (circled right), whose daughter fled the UK last month to join ISIS, was pictured at an Islamic protest alongside Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale (circled left) Vicious: In 2012, Abase Hussen (left) marched at the head of a violent rally held by Muslim extremists in London, taking part in the burning of an American flag . Tasnime Akunjee has gone on record in the past to declare that no Muslim should co-operate with the British police force because the Government’s Prevent counter-terror policy is ‘straightforward, paid-for spying on the community’. He once asked in an internet rant: ‘Does she [Home Secretary Theresa May] have Nazi blood in her veins?’ Imagine the

Summary: Tasnime Akunjee blamed authorities for allowing jihadi schoolgirl to flee . Father of 'jihadi bride' attended rally with Lee Rigby killer, pictures show . Akunjee has previously said Muslims should not co-operate with the police . He posted a sickening cartoon on Facebook after the Charlie Hebdo attack . Lawyer also said security services 'created' Lee Rigby killer Adebolajo .


It's a milestone age that many women face with trepidation. However, approaching 50 doesn't appear to be phasing Elizabeth Hurley. Estee Lauder has renewed her contract for the 21st year in a row, she has a lead role in the new (and unapologetically daft) US series The Royals and her swimwear line is selling well in Saks Fifth Avenue and Harrods. It's now nearly 21 years since the British actress, model and businesswoman was catapulted into the spotlight at the Four Weddings and a Funeral Premiere. Scroll down for video . Looking regal at nearly 50: Elizabeth Hurley, pictured above promoting new US television series The Royals, puts her enduring beauty down to covering herself in moisturiser from a young age . Show-stopper: The Versace dress worn by Elizabeth at the premiere for Four Weddings and a Funeral put her on the front page of every newspaper. She calls the dress 'a landmark dress in fashion history' Just being on Hugh Grant's arm would have garnered headlines enough but famously pouring herself into that revealing black Versace dress saw her steal the entire show, even if she was thereafter constantly referred to as 'Hugh Grant's girlfriend'. Elizabeth tells the Times that the moment was actually less about her and all about the dress: 'It was such a landmark dress in fashion history. Like nothing to do with me. It was the dress.' The black, strappy ensemble, seemingly held together with large gold safety pins, kickstarted her previously quiet career which, two decades on, has seen her try her hand at everything from acting and modelling to owning her own organic food company and designing her own swimwear. Her looks have very much remained flawless despite the ageing process. Still pin thin, there's barely a wrinkle on her, something which she puts down to nothing more than a lifetime of lathering on moisturiser - with at least SPF30 if she's in the sun - and a great diet. If plenty of older female stars have spoken out about ageism against women recently, any obvious discrimination seems to have passed Elizabeth by. She says there are 'a lot of girls who are doing advertising campaigns who are my age or more. It's a very nice time as far as that's concerned.' 'Quite sexy': Elizabeth's new show The Royals sees her play Queen Helena, based on an 'obviously fictitious' royal family living in modern-day London. Joan Collins plays her mother and was handpicked by Elizabeth . Flawless skin (...and plenty of diamonds): The star (pictured left in a recent selfie) says she hasn't experienced ageism in Hollywood and has had her 21-year contract with Estee Lauder renewed . It's hard to believe but exercise has hardly featured 'for years' thanks to a gruelling work regime that means she doesn't find it easy to make time for working out. Her current schedule, she says, sees her picked up at dawn and not home until 8:30pm in the evening. New show The Royals, described as 'obviously fictitious' sees Elizabeth playing the character of Queen Helena reigning over

Summary: The British actress and businesswoman will turn 50 in June . Puts her enduring beauty down to a lifetime of lathering herself with moisturiser... but admits to doing very little exercise . Has a new role as Queen Helena in US series The Royals . Former flame Hugh Grant is 'her best friend' and 'lives next door' The animal-lover has five dogs, chickens, piglets and alpacas .


A retired Wisconsin sheriff's deputy accused of murdering his wife and her sister appeared in court and plead not guilty to the crime, blaming it on the side effects from ALS. Andrew Steele, 40, of Fitchburg, claims that the terminal disease - which he was diagnosed with in June - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), affected his brain making him unable to obey the law. Steele argued that he was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to first-degree intentional homicide charges because he could not resist impulses, according to TwinCities.com . ALS: Andrew Steele, pictured in court in 2014, was wheeled into the courtroom by bailiffs at the start of a status conference before Circuit Judge Nicholas McNamara . Case: Steele argued that he was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to first-degree intentional homicide charges because he could not resist impulses . Tragic sisters: This undated photo provided by Rachelle Putnam shows Ashlee Steele, left, and her sister, Kacee Tollefsbol, both were found dead of gunshot wounds at Steele's home in Fitchburg, Wisconsin . The former cop spoke in court, briefly, for the first time since he was charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the murders of his wife, Ashlee Steele, 39, and her sister, Kacee Tollefsbol, 38, of Lake Elmo, at the Steele home in Fitchburg on August 22, 2014. Tollefsbol called 911 and told a dispatcher that her brother-in-law had shot her before she died. Ashlee Steele, 39, was found shot in the head in the master bedroom and cops found Andrew Steele sitting in a laundry room with a pistol. The former deputy had started the dryer and vented it back into the room and he had set up a grill loaded with hot charcoal in the room. The killings came just days after the victims and the suspect's friends took part in the ALS ice bucket challenge, raising $23,000 towards the ailing deputy's medical expenses. However, the motive for the slayings remains a mystery. The sisters have left six children behind. Death: Sisters Ashlee Steele, left, and Kacee M. Tollefsbol, right, were shot dead leaving six children behind between them . In happier times: Ashlee Steele, left, had been working tirelessly to raise money to pay for her husband's treatment . Accused: Andrew Steele is wheeled out of his home in a stretcher Friday after allegedly murdering his wife and her sister . As he addressed the court, Steele's speech sounded slurred as he waived his right to review the statements of potential jurors claiming to be unable to serve during his three-week trial. Around 15 jurors will be picked from 120 potential jurors for the trial which is scheduled to begin with jury selection on April 13. It will be a two-phase trial, the first to establish guilt, the second to decide whether he was legally responsible for his actions. The dramatic case saw Steele wheeled into the courtroom by bailiffs at the start of a status conference before Circuit Judge Nicholas McNamara. Challenge: His wife, Ashlee Steele spearheaded the effort

Summary: Andrew Steele, 40, claims that the terminal disease affected his brain . Steele is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the murders of his wife, Ashlee Steele, 39, and her sister, Kacee Tollefsbol, 38, in 2014 . He has plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . His lawyer said that he suffered damage to his hippocampus the emotional center of the brain, causing poor impulse control and loss of memory .


A woman who married a man she met as a teenager still sees him as a young man - because she lost her sight by the time they'd been reunited. Joanne Roberts, now 47, met David at a holiday camp in Scotland when she was five years old but love didn't blossom initially for the pair. They later reunited at his brother's 40th - and ended up falling in love and tying the knot. However, Joanne had gone blind by then so still pictures him as the young man she met all those years ago. Joanne Roberts, now 47, met David when they were children but they lost touch. By the time they had reunited, she had lost her sight so still remembers him as a young man . Speaking to FEMAIL about her love story, she said: 'I can’t really remember Dave until about the age of 9 or 10. Then he was a "man" of 16 and that's my last memory. 'He was always very funny and we bonded over humour. We laughed at exactly the same things, and remember: he’s almost a Scouser and I’m almost a Geordie. Whenever they get together there’s always a few sparks.' The couple, pictured on holiday in 2010, later reunited at his brother's 40th and soon married . Joanne, pictured, left, in her twenties, went blind at 34 due to type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of 14 and has now penned a book from the point of view of her guide dog, Uska, right . Love didn't initially blossom for the pair - and Joanne even attended Dave's first wedding as a guest. Meanwhile, Joanne, from Little Sutton, Cheshire, was enjoying a career as a high-flying businesswoman, whose work in marketing took her to Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. After returning to London, she set up a marketing agency and was enjoying life as a city dweller until she tragically lost her sight. Joanne went blind at 34 due to type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of 14. As well as losing her sight, Joanne’s kidney function is half of a healthy person. She was also forced to have a pancreas transplant six years ago to prevent life-threatening hypoglycaemic attacks. Before she lost her sight, Joanne was enjoying a career as a high-flying businesswoman, whose work in marketing took her to Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia . Love didn't initially blossom for the pair - and Joanne even attended Dave's first wedding as a guest but they bonded over their humour . After her diagnosis, Joanne attended Dave's brother's 40th birthday celebrations and she and Dave got on so well, it was clear that something was blossoming between the pair. They married in 2008 and Joanne credits Dave for helping her come to terms with losing her sight and helping her stay positive. 'He’s helped me by challenging me to do stuff I’ve never done before,' she said. 'I ride pillion on his motorbike and go away in a motorhome. Also, he doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and won’t let me

Summary: Joanne Roberts, 47, met Dave on holiday when she was a child . Her last memory of him is aged 16 . Reunited in 2008 and married; her guide dog walked them down the aisle . Now she's penned a book from viewpoint of her guide dog, Uska .


A controversial Spanish aquarium trainer who was accused of abusing dolphins has been found dead following a suspected suicide. Jose Luis Barbero, 59, who was due to arrive in the US to work at the Georgia Aquarium at the beginning of March believed to have taken his own life in Spain after he started receiving death threats when video emerged of him apparently kicking and hitting the animals . The 59-year-old was working on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea when he vanished on Friday after the damning footage surfaced. Scroll down for video . Dolphin trainer Jose Luis Barbero, who was just hired by the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, has been found dead in Spain following a suspected suicide . Before he vanished, videos of Barbero, 59, (rear) allegedly hitting and kicking dolphins surfaced on the internet . After the videos (pictured above) started popping up on the web, Barbero began receiving death threats . A statement from management at the Atlanta attraction sent to Fox 5 following his death paid tribute to the expert trainer and accused people of rushing to judge him. 'It was with sadness, outrage and frustration that I received the news this morning that Jose Luis Barbero was found dead in Spain. 'Initial reports suggest that he allegedly ended his own life. He was a husband, a father and a grandfather who dedicated nearly four decades to caring for animals. We at Georgia Aquarium were proud to have had him serve periodically as a consultant to our organization over the past eight years. His service with us was exemplary. 'After allegations were levied against him, we took the situation very seriously. Georgia Aquarium began a search for truth in hopes of disproving these unsubstantiated claims. 'Sadly, he and his family received death threats, and groups and individuals rushed to judge him. He was not given the right or the privilege to be considered innocent until proven guilty, a principle I hold dear. His death is untimely, unnecessary and unjust. 'We were not given the chance to thoughtfully and thoroughly review the allegations against him before activists, consultants and some in our own community tortured him with enough hatred to cause him to allegedly take his own life. 'I hope the death of Jose Luis Barbero teaches those who were quick to condemn him a lesson about being hasty to charge and indict. 'We will continue to operate Georgia Aquarium with dedication, devotion and pride in how we care for and about our animals -- as well as the people affiliated with our organization. We will continue to serve the community and be advocates for animals around the world, as we have done since our founding. We will never condone any injustice, such as the one done to Jose Luis Barbero. 'We mourn with his family, his friends and all those who must contend with this terrible loss.' A former FBI agent was also hired by the Georgia Aquarium to travel to Spain as part of the investigation . Officials from the Atlanta attraction

Summary: Jose Luis Barbero went missing from island of Mallorca near Spain . A statement from the aquarium said he has since been found dead . He was due to start work as vice president at Georgia Aquarium this month . The 59-year-old was allegedly seen badly mistreating dolphins in videos . After the videos surfaced, he reportedly began receiving death threats . Barbero was last seen leaving his home on Tuesday . Aquarium has a zero tolerance policy towards mistreatment of animals .


A young father who strangled his two sons and then sent a picture of a dead body to their mother will not face execution. Gabriel Armandariz, 32, of Graham, Texas was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday at Young County Court. Armandariz killed his two sons, Gatlin, two, and Luke, who was just eight-months-old in April 2011 before sending a string of chilling text messages to their mother, Lauren Smith. One of the messages included a graphic image that appeared to show Luke dead, dangling from the closet held by cloth attached to his neck. While he will not be put to death, defense attorneys insist he will have a miserable life in prison. Scroll down for video . Gabriel Armandariz, 32, of Graham, Texas was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without parole in the capital murder case (above Armandariz pictured in court on March 12 during his sentencing at the Young County Courthouse in Graham, Texas) Prosecutor Lisa Tanners said the state had to allow the citizens to decide if Armandariz should pay with his life or not (above Armandariz as Young County Judge Stephen Bristow read the jury's decision) He was convicted of the murders on February 27 which was followed by four weeks of testimony that the court heard before deciding his fate. However, the jury decided to spare him his life after stating there were mitigating circumstances to not execute him . Armandariz strangled his two sons, Gatlin (right), two, and Luke (left), eight months, in April 2011. Police found their bodies hidden in a crawl space underneath his home . Armandariz was convicted of the murders on February 27 which was followed by four weeks of testimony that the court heard before deciding his fate, according to the Graham Leader. The jury decided to spare him his life after stating there were mitigating circumstances to not execute him. The father was deemed too dangerous to society to live by prosecutors from the attorney general's office, according to the Star-Telegram. Earlier in the trial, prosecutor Tom Cloudt said: 'Gabriel is a lying, manipulating baby killer, and the evidence has shown this. 'Luke is dead, and Gabriel is trying to get a beer. Gabriel is not concerned.' Armandariz was cited as too dangerous to society to live by prosecutors from the Texas attorney general's office including, Tom Cloudt, who said the father is not phased by the killings . The father sent a string of chilling text messages to the children's mother, Lauren Smith, which included a graphic image that appeared to show Luke dead, dangling from the closet held by cloth attached to his neck (above Armandariz, left, pictured with Smith, right and their two sons) Armandariz called police after killing the boys telling them he had done it because Smith had told him to before ending the two-minute call (above Armandariz pictured with his sons) Last month, the text messages Armandariz sent to Smith where he said he was planning to kill the boys were revealed in court. Armandariz said he was

Summary: Gabriel Armandariz, 32, of Graham, Texas, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday . He was convicted last month for strangling his two sons, Gatlin, two, and Luke, eight months, in April 2011 . Hours before killing them he sent text messages to his ex and the mother of the boys, Lauren Smith, threatening to kill them . He then sent her a photo of what appeared to be the youngest boy, Luke, dead and dangling from a closet ceiling with a cloth around his neck' After receiving the photo of her son, Smith called police who found the boys dead and wrapped in a tarp in the crawl space under Armandariz's home . He will be transferred to the Texas Department of Corrections to serve his sentence .


A mother jailed for allowing her children to ‘pick and choose’ when they went to school because she thought they would learn ‘more on a beach than in a hot stuffy classroom’ now admits she was wrong. Claudia Ward, 42, said prison was the wake-up call she needed and that her children all now had 100 per cent attendance records. Miss Ward said she initially wanted her six children to have ‘an amount of choice themselves’. She admitted that if her two older children were up late and ‘didn’t fancy’ going to school she would let them stay off. Scroll down for video . Admits her fault: Claudia Ward (centre), pictured with her children Riley (left), six, and Nia (right), nine, had argued that her children would gain more from a ‘free-thinking’ day on the beach or a woodland walk . On other occasions she said she had ‘just wanted some company’. But their schools and her local education authority disagreed with her flexible approach and she was prosecuted five times before being jailed for five months. Miss Ward admitted: ‘When I spent my first night in the cell, the enormity of what I had done hit home. 'I felt so guilty; my stubbornness had meant I was on a prison wing in Gloucester, miles away from my young and vulnerable children. Great outdoors: Miss Ward let her children play truant because she thought they would learn more on day trips. Pictured above are two of her six children - Riley (left) and Nia (right) ‘I accepted that my views on education were not correct and everyone must adhere to the same rules, or there would be anarchy. It was the wake-up call I needed.’ Miss Ward, who is single, has six children: Jack, 24, Amos, 21, Rudy 17, Annie, 16, Nia, nine, and Riley, six. They have four different fathers. She was prosecuted in 2008 and then again in 2011 and 2012. But the court heard her children’s ‘attendance issues’ dated back to 2002. ‘If it was a sunny day and I thought one of my children would have been bored and sat staring out the window of the classroom wishing they were at the beach – I could not see the merit of them not being on the beach looking at rock pools,’ said Miss Ward, a freelance creative writer from Falmouth, Cornwall. ‘I thought they would gain far more from that. I thought they would be far better actually there experiencing it rather than sat in a stuffy classroom. Riley and Nia: The children were looked after by other family members while Miss Ward was in prison . ‘My ideas for education were always more outside the box and free-thinking,’ she added. ‘I was all about the children having an amount of choice themselves. 'This didn’t tally well with the national curriculum. It got to the point where there was no room for dialogue with the school and it was conflict all the way.’ Reflected in her cell: Miss Ward was jailed for five months in 2013 at Truro

Summary: Claudia Ward said her children would gain more from 'free-thinking' day . 42-year-old did not want them sat 'bored in a hot and stuffy classroom' But local education authority didn't agree with 'flexi-schooling' approach . She was jailed after her fifth prosecution for failing to ensure attendance .


John Barnes did get a second chance as a manager in British football. What he didn’t get was a third. Having tried and failed at an elite club, Celtic — he left after the infamous loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle — Barnes managed Jamaica and then Tranmere Rovers. On October 9, 2012, when he was sacked after a run of two wins in 11 matches, Tranmere were 22nd in League One. John Barnes, at the Oxford Union, tried and failed at Celtic before spells at Jamaica and Tranmere Rovers . Barnes, pictured in charge of Celtic, left the club after their infamous loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle . Barnes believes black managers don’t get the second chances afforded their white counterparts, but where could he have gone from there? Nothing in his record suggested he would thrive in the lower leagues, his experience at Celtic will have damaged his appeal to bigger clubs. Barnes was stymied by circumstances, not the colour of his skin. Jason McAteer, his assistant, has not worked since, either — and neither have three of the four managers subsequently employed and ditched by Rovers. Chris Hughton, formerly of Tottenham, Newcastle United, Birmingham, Norwich, and now boss at Brighton . The experience of Chris Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Birmingham City, Norwich City, Brighton and Hove Albion), Paul Ince (Macclesfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Blackpool) or Keith Curle (Mansfield Town, Chester City, Torquay United, Crystal Palace, Notts County, Carlisle United) supports the theory of the managerial merry-go-round, but suggests that once a black coach is on board, his opportunity is no different from that of a white one. The problem is getting the elusive first job, not where to go if it doesn’t work out at Tranmere. We know what happens then, black or white.

Summary: John Barnes left Celtic after their loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle . He was later sacked by Tranmere Rovers after only two wins in 11 matches . But Barnes claims black managers don't get second chances afforded their white counterparts... but the problem is getting the elusive first job .


Kaka is known for his wonderful slalom runs and clinical finishes. For clubs and country he has regularly found the net, wherever he has been in the world. Here he takes Sportsmail through his favourite five goals of his long and distinguished career, from netting against arch rivals Argentina, to scoring Champions League stunners and a particularly special goal in America. VIDEO Scroll down to watch each of Kaka's top five favourite goals . Kaka jumps for joy after scoring Orlando City's first ever goal in Major League Soccer against New York City . EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Oscar and Ozil tell me I should come to the Premier League but I'm so happy in Orlando . KAKA'S DREAM TEAM: Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrea Pirlo and Cafu all make Kaka's dream team... but 'genius' Ronaldinho beats Lionel Messi to final spot . 5) Orlando City 1-1 New York City, MLS match at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium, March 2015 . This was not the most beautiful goal, it was a heavily deflected free kick, but it is special for me because it was Orlando City’s first ever goal. When I signed for the newly-formed MLS side I really wanted to score their first goal. We were losing by a goal, in their MLS debut game, and the match was in stoppage time, but I hit a 25-yard free kick to the goalkeepers’s right a it took a huge deflection and went into the left of goal. The stadium was full of 63,000 fans practically all from Orlando. The reaction was incredible. Kaka scores his first goal for Orlando City (left) and runs off to celebrate at the Citrus Bowl (right) 4) AC Milan 3-1 Fenerbahce, Champions League group stage at the San Siro, September 2005 . The game was poised at 1-1 and there were only four minutes remaining of the match. I received the ball from Massimo Ambrosini 10 yards inside their half on the left as we broke from our own penalty area. I just kept running with the ball past one player, then another, then one more on the edge of the Fenerbahce box before finishing low under Volkan Demirel. Kaka is congratulated by his team-mate Andriy Shevchenko after scoring a brilliant goal against Fenerbahce . 3) Brazil 4-1 Argentina, Confederations Cup final at the Waldstadion, June 2005 . Cicinho switched the ball from the right side of the pitch to Robinho on the left. He controlled it with his chest and passed to me on the edge of the box. I took one touch to tame the ball then curled a shot into the top right corner. To do it in a Confederations Cup final was special. Kaka bends the ball into the top corner to help Brazil to a convincing win against rivals Argentina in 2005 . 2) Brazil 3-0 Argentina, friendly at The Emirates Stadium, September 2006 . It was late in the game and the ball came out from an Argentina corner. I managed to steal the ball from Lionel Messi and started running at full speed with

Summary: Kaka talks Sportsmail through his favourite five goals of his career . The Brazilian's first goal for Orlando City makes the countdown . Two memorable strikes against rivals Argentina are also included . Can anything beat his brilliant run and finish against Fenerbahce?


An American filmmaker has attempted to recapture something that is inevitably lost with time – the ability to see the world through the eyes of a child. Attaching a GoPro camera to his son, the man from Denver, Colorado threw him in the air a number of times to record footage of his perspective. Explaining his idea at the start of the video, the dad says: ‘I was always curious what JJ saw when we threw him in the air. ‘So we are going to put the GoPro on the baby and throw him in the air, and then I’m going to let him see my side.’ The dad gets the experiment underway after counting down from three and the youngster begins laughing in excitement. The camera picks up the sense of speed as the baby is propelled from the father’s arms before stopping in the air and returning to him safely. After explaining his idea to the camera the dad prepares to throw his son into the air by counting down from three . Up, up and away! The baby's perspective captures the snowy garden, the dog and his dad awaiting his return . Catching a view of the whole garden, the camera picks up the surrounding snow, the shadows from the tree, the dog looking upwards curiously and the father awaiting his son’s landing. After throwing and catching his son a few times, the video maker attaches the camera to himself and repeats the process, capturing the game from his perspective. Holding his son in his hands, the youngster bobs in and out of shot on the three count before he is propelled upwards into the air. The video maker attaches the camera to himself and records his perspective of his son being thrown into the air . The youngster looks thrilled after being repeatedly thrown into the air and caught by his father . Stretching out his arms for balance, the youngster looks a mixture of thrilled and nervous as he comes hurtling back down to earth and into his father’s hands. The video concludes with the video maker holding his son in his stretched arms while he spins around on the spot. The youngster opens his mouth and laughs in enjoyment as the garden twirls around him before his father throws him into the air a final two times. The clip concludes with the dad spinning his son around a few times before throwing him into the air twice more .

Summary: The filmmaker admits he was curious to see the world from son's eyes . Straps camera to him and repeatedly throws him up into the air . Before attaching the camera to himself and capturing his perspective . The video was recorded in the filmmaker's garden in Denver, Colorado .


Ed Balls was accused of having ‘lost his marbles’ yesterday after painting an ‘apocalyptic’ picture of Britain under another five years of Conservative government. The Shadow Chancellor launched a Labour dossier suggesting three Government departments – the Foreign Office, Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Transport – would ‘disappear’ if the Tories kept cutting spending at the current rate. Later however, Mr Balls was forced to admit that even he did not believe the Foreign Office would be abolished. Scroll down for video . Shadow chancellor Ed Balls (pictured at a conference yesterday) has been accused of having ‘lost his marbles’ after painting an ‘apocalyptic’ picture of Britain under another five years of a Tory government . The Tories said their plan to eliminate the deficit was necessary and accused Mr Balls of ‘absurd scaremongering’. The 31-page Labour document painted a bleak picture of life under a Conservative ‘35 per cent state’, a reference to plans to reduce public spending as a proportion of GDP. It suggested police cuts would fuel crime, a third of elderly people who receive state-funded social care would have it stopped and the NHS ‘as we know it’ would cease to exist. George Osborne’s ‘1930s plans’ would also mean the Army being reduced to its smallest size since Cromwell, the dossier suggested. Mr Balls insisted a Conservative Government would have to make £70billion of spending cuts to eliminate the budget deficit by 2017/18. He suggested avoiding some of the ‘extreme cuts’ outlined in the document would be possible only by raising VAT, slashing the NHS budget or imposing charges for healthcare. But he declined to set out how much spending Labour would cut if it regains office, or where the axe would fall. Asked if he ‘seriously believed that the Conservatives will close down the Foreign Office or close down the Department for Transport or close down the Department for Work and Pensions’, Mr Balls said: ‘No I don’t think that.’ When asked why such scenarios were included in the dossier, he said: ‘Because what the document says is if the Government was to do those spending cuts, which are bigger in the next parliament than in this parliament, on the same basis as in this parliament, that would mean closing the Foreign Office and the DWP. We don’t think they’ll do that.’ Public spending as a share of the entire economy will fall to just 35.2 per cent by 2018-19, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts of spending cuts . The Tories accused Ed Balls (pictured above) of ‘absurd scaremongering’ after he launched a Labour dossier which suggested three Government departments could disappear under the a Conservative government . Even the BBC’s assistant political editor Norman Smith described the scenario as ‘an apocalypse’. A Labour aide added that the document had set out an ‘implausible scenario’ to illustrate the difficulty of the Tories achieving their deficit reduction plan. Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps said the analysis was ‘nonsense’. He said his party had pledged to cut £30billion in the next parliament –

Summary: Shadow chancellor says next four years of cuts will be worse than last five . Ed Balls accused of 'losing his marbles' after painting ‘apocalyptic’ picture . Cuts will be 'the most extreme in post-war history', he warned in a speech . Tories said plan to eliminate deficit was necessary and accused Mr Balls of ‘absurd scaremongering’ after his speech on UK under Tory government .