The so-called King of Instagram, Dan Bilzerian, is no longer being investigated for allegations he kicked a model in the face at a South Beach nightclub last December. Miami police recently told People that the millionaire poker player is no longer being investigated for Vanessa Castano's claims he kicked her in the head with his military-style boot. Bilzerian has also recently sewed up some legal issues he'd faced for allegedly detonated a home-made bomb at an unofficial firing range outside Las Vegas . Cleared: The so-called King of Instagram, Dan Bilzerian, is no longer being investigated for claims he kicked a model in the face in December . Civil suit: Miami-based model Vanessa Castano alleges the internet playboy intentionally kicked her in the face at a South Beach club while wearing military-style boots. Her civil suit is still pending . Still pending is Castano's civil suit against the playboy, which reads, in part: . 'Bilzerian was on an elevated dancing platform...and violently and intentionally kicked plaintiff in the face while wearing what resembled military boots.' Bilzerian told People he did no such thing. 'I don't believe in violence against women...I would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion,' he said. Bilzerian said his name was cleared after Miami Beach police did a 'full investgation.' 'They got the club's [surveillance] video, which is much better and clearer than the handheld video that was posted online. And it shows that I didn't kick anyone.' Just after news of Castano's allegations broke, grainy phone footage of Bilzerian in the club that night surface and some believed it was damaging to the 34-year-old. Likes guns: Bilzerian was also recently in hot water for blowing up homemade explosives in the Nevada desert in November . Pleaded no contest: Police alleged that Bilzerian and a friend fired a rifle from a distance to detonate more than 90 pounds of a powdered explosive mix packed into a beverage cooler to destroy a tractor-trailer cab they'd brought to the site. They left behind a small wildfire . Also in December, Bilzerian and a friend were arrested in Los Angeles for the detonation of a homemade explosive beneath a tractor-trailer cab. The November 4 explosion sparked a small wildfire and Bilzerian in February entered a no-contest plea to misdemeanor failing to extinguish a fire. He and the friend coughed up $20,000 in restitution. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his client would also record a public service announcement for the federal Bureau of Land Management to resolve the criminal case. Police alleged that the men fired a rifle from a distance to detonate more than 90 pounds of a powdered explosive mix packed into a beverage cooler to destroy the tractor-trailer cab, which they brought to the site. Truck parts scattered some 300 yards, investigators said. The fire was quickly contained. An online boast about shooting a 20-mm rifle put Bilzerian at the scene, according to a police report, and a Bureau of Land Management ranger reported stopping Guymon driving Bilzerian's truck shortly after the

Summary: Dan Bilzerian did not boot Vanessa Castano in the face in South Beach in December, police say . The millionaire playboy said after his name was cleared he 'would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion' Bilzerian's troubles over a homemade bomb police said he detonated in December also came to an end recently with a no-contest plea and fines .


Just a few years ago, Lesley Hutchinson was worried her partner Chris Coulter would die in his sleep because of severe breathing problems brought on by his excess weight. Now the couple, from Newcastle upon Tyne, have shed nearly 22 stone between them – with Chris losing more than half his body weight – and have compiled a 'slim list' of things they plan to do to celebrate their amazing achievement. Tipping the scales at 29st 5lbs Chris, 51, suffered with sleep apnoea, which regularly saw him stop breathing in his sleep, and 55-year-old Lesley feared one day he might not wake up. Scroll down for video . Lesley used to fear her partner Chris would die in his sleep due to excessive weight, but the couple went on to lose 22 stone between them . Chris and Lesley Hutchinson pose with lifesize cut outs showcasing how much weight they have each lost . And Lesley weighed 15st 4.5lbs and wore a dress size 22. Since joining Slimming World and losing a combined weight of 21st 11lbs, the pair have been named as the organisation's Couple of the Year 2015. Chris and Lesley, who have been together for 25 years, began to have weight problems around 15 years ago. Chris said: 'We stopped smoking and replaced cigarettes with snacks like crisps, sandwiches and pies. Around the same time we got a second car so didn't need to walk places anymore. 'Then when the kids – I have two daughters and Lesley has one daughter from previous relationships – left home we fell into the habit of eating more takeaways and washing them down with a bottle of wine.' A low point: Chris was left mortified after a wooden chair collapsed underneath him at a family barbecue. At that point, he decided that losing weight was his only option . The couple, pictured before their weightloss, began to have weight problems around 15 years ago when they began to replace cigarettes with snacks . However things changed when, in summer 2010, Chris was left mortified after a wooden chair collapsed beneath him at a family barbecue. The garden furniture broke into pieces and cut into Chris' leg, which became infected with cellulitis and worsened and ulcerated because of his weight. Soon after, Chris suffered further embarrassment when he was unable to fit into a hotel shower and the couple had to request a new room. So when his doctor, who was a Slimming World member herself, recommended Chris join his local group in May 2011, he decided losing weight was his only option. Chris, pictured before his weight loss, used to eat 3 or 4 slices of toast with butter or a sausage sandwich with tomato sauce just for breakfast . Chris, pictured at 29st 5lbs on a camping holiday, regularly stopped breathing in his sleep . Chris said: 'My leg was in a real mess and it was getting to the point where they didn't know what else to do, I started to worry that I might actually lose my leg. 'I

Summary: Lesley Hutchinson and Chris Coulter enjoyed diet of pasties and pizza . Chris, 51, tipped the scales at 29st 5lb and Lesley, 55, at 15st 4lb . And Lesley weighed 15st 4.5lbs and wore a dress size 22 . Joined Slimming World and Chris lost more than half his body weight . H ave climbed highest peak in Mid Wales twice and visited Paris, Venice .


The striking sight of a solar eclipse will capture the attention of commuters across Britain on their way to work this Friday. It will be the first time that the astronomical spectacle has occurred during rush-hour in the UK, and there are fears that motorists may take their eyes off the wheel to watch the cosmic alignment. Experts have warned that drivers may be dazzled as they watch the sun or risk a crash simply by letting their concentration falter. The path of totality for Friday's eclipse will travel from just beneath the Greenland peninsula to the Arctic Circle. The left-hand animation shows the totality of the 1999 eclipse. The right-hand animation shows how the shadow created by the eclipse on 20 March will travel over Europe . On 20 March, the moon's orbit will see it travel in front of the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. The proportion of sun covered by the moon during the near-total solar eclipse will be higher in the north of the UK, so while there be an 84 per cent eclipse in London, Manchester will see an 89 per cent eclipse and 94 per cent in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. The most ‘complete’ eclipse in the UK will be see from Lerwick in the Shetland Isles. Timeings will vary, so that in London, the partial eclipse - when the moon starts touching the sun's edge - will begin at 8.24am. The eclipse will peak at 9.31am and this will be the point when the moon is closest to the centre of the sun. By 10.41am, the moon will leave the sun's edge and the partial eclipse will end. The solar eclipse is set to block out nearly 90 per cent of sunlight across parts of Europe. On the morning of the 20 March the moon's orbit will see it travel in front of the sun casting a shadow over Earth - and the eclipse will be the biggest event of its kind since 11 August 1999 (pictured over Germany) The eclipse will see up to 84 per cent of the sun covered in London and around 94 per cent in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. A partial eclipse will be visible across Europe, North Africa and Russia for about 90 minutes. Driving experts have warned drivers to keep their eyes' on the road to avoid accidents . The last solar eclipse of a similar size took place on 11 August 1999 and had an eclipse magnitude of 1.029. An eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the sun’s diameter obscured by the moon. It is based on a ratio of diameters and differs from an eclipse obscuration, which is a measure of the sun’s surface area covered by the moon. The value given is taken at the moment when the eclipse is at is maximum. The maximum of two minutes and 23 seconds of totality for the 1999 eclipse occurred close to Ramnicu Valcea in Romania. It was said to have been the first total eclipse visible in Europe since 22 July 1990, and the first

Summary: Near-total solar eclipse will coincide with morning rush hour on Friday . Fears motorists will watch the watch the Earth, moon and sun align while driving, taking their eyes off the road and causing traffic accidents . RAC says the biggest danger will come from drivers being distracted . Society for Popular Astronomy said looking at the sun could dazzle drivers and result in temporary blindness, which could cause a pile-up .


The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. The legal action comes after repeated requests filed under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act have gone unfulfilled. They include one request AP made five years ago and others pending since the summer of 2013. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, comes a day after Clinton broke her silence about her use of a private email account while secretary of state. The FOIA requests and lawsuit seek materials related to her public and private calendars, correspondence involving longtime aides likely to play key roles in her expected campaign for president, and Clinton-related emails about the Osama bin Laden raid and National Security Agency surveillance practices. Scroll down for video . Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the reporters at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday about her private email system. The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Clinton's tenure . 'After careful deliberation and exhausting our other options, The Associated Press is taking the necessary legal steps to gain access to these important documents, which will shed light on actions by the State Department and former Secretary Clinton, a presumptive 2016 presidential candidate, during some of the most significant issues of our time,' said Karen Kaiser, AP's general counsel. 'The press is a proxy for the people, and AP will continue its pursuit of vital information that's in the public interest through this action and future open records requests,' she said. State Department spokesman Alec Gerlach declined to comment. He had previously cited the department's heavy annual load of FOIA requests — 19,000 last year — in saying that the department 'does its best to meet its FOIA responsibilities.' He said the department takes requests 'first in, first out,' but noted that timing depends on 'the complexity of the request.' Michael Oreskes, a senior managing editor at AP, said the news agency was planning to file additional requests under FOIA following the disclosure last week that Clinton used a private email account run on a server on her property outside New York while working at the State Department. Clinton on Tuesday said she sent and received about 60,000 emails from her personal email address in her four years as President Barack Obama's secretary of state. She said roughly half were work-related, which she turned over to the State Department, while deleting tens of thousands more that were personal in nature. The department says it will take several months to review the material Clinton turned over last year. Once the review is complete, the department said, the emails will be posted online. The AP had sought Clinton-related correspondence before her use of a personal email account was publicly known, although Wednesday's court filing alleges that the State Department is responsible for including emails from that account in any

Summary: Lawsuit comes a day after Clinton broke her silence about her use of a private email account while secretary of state . AP seeks materials related to her public and private calendars and correspondence of aides likely to play key roles in her expected campaign . It also wants Clinton-related emails about the Osama bin Laden raid and National Security Agency surveillance practices . Includes request from five years ago and others pending since 2013 .


Playing again: Paul Gray says years of loud music shattered his hearing . Musician Paul Gray first suspected he might have tinnitus while mid-way through a tour with punk band The Damned more than 30 years ago. ‘I was in my hotel room one night, and I’d turned the TV off, but could still hear a high-pitched whiney sound,’ he says. ‘I wondered where it was coming from, looked all around the room, opened the windows, and then figured that it might just be tinnitus.’ This was in 1981, and back then few, if any, musicians wore earplugs when they played live. ‘The yellow foam ones looked uncool and the wax ones were totally unsuitable for musicians as they cut out too much sound,’ says Paul. Besides, a lot of musicians — not to mention young fans — saw temporary hearing loss after a gig as something of a badge of honour. ‘Back then, it was a case of “Oh, it must have been a great gig, my ears are still ringing”, ’ says Paul, who first found fame as a bass guitarist with Eddie And The Hot Rods before going on to join The Damned and then later working with former Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley. Tinnitus affects one in ten adults to some degree, according to the British Tinnitus Association. Many have hearing damage as a result of being exposed to loud noise, be it in industry, the armed forces or the music business. Last month, the World Health Organisation said people should listen to music for no more than an hour a day, to prevent damage to their hearing. Tinnitus can also be triggered by conditions such as Meniere’s disease, or in older people it can occur as a result of age-related hearing loss. Sufferers experience a constant whirring or whistling in their ears and many struggle to find an effective treatment. At first Paul, now 56, experienced ‘a whine in my ears that was louder in my right ear, a bit like the sound of a jet turbine cranking up.’ It was worse after gigs, but it would come and go, until one night in 1995 while Paul was on stage with Captain Sensible (who topped the charts with his cover of Happy Talk in the Eighties). ‘There was this deafening screech of feedback, so loud that it physically knocked me several feet back,’ he says. ‘I ran off before the next song and stuffed toilet paper in my ears, but the damage had been done.’ Afterwards any sudden noise — doors banging, car breaks, shouting — would make him jump. Back home in Cardiff, Paul’s doctor referred him to a specialist at the University Hospital of Wales Ear, Nose and Throat Department, who diagnosed ‘high-frequency hearing loss’ after acoustic trauma, and advised him to limit his exposure to noise — and to get a new career. But for Paul, being a musician was more than a job. ‘It was my life. So I carried on for a couple more years.’ However, the tinnitus gradually worsened. ‘It was exacerbated

Summary: Musician Paul Gray first suspected he might have tinnitus while on a tour more than 30 years ago . The guitarist's condition gradually worsened . He's now helping educate music students about the dangers of loud music .


Customers who couldn't 'Say Cheese' in a broken photo booth during a birthday party at an Ohio Chuck E. Cheese's brutally attacked employees at the place 'Where A Kid Can Be A Kid.' During the incident on Sunday night in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, five men began to attack because one of them felt the manager didn't respond quickly enough to a complaint about the booth. Six employees (including the manager) were injured in the attack and brought to the hospital. Scroll down for video . Customers at a Chuck E. Cheese's in Ohio attacked six employees after a photo booth wouldn't work . At least five men carried out the attack while a dozen members of the birthday party they were at cheered . A warning was sent out over the restaurant's sound system telling customers to evacuate during the attack . The brawl started when one of the men from the party followed the manager into the kitchen and threatened to kill him, WOIO reported. During the subsequent attack, the manager was punched in the face and beaten on the head. When employees attempted to stop the beating, they were attacked by other members of the birthday party group. While the attacks were going on, at least 12 other people from the party were encouraging the men to continue the bloody brawl. Lt. Kevin Riley, the Parma Police Department public information officer, told Daily Mail Online the incident was 'a violent, vicious and unprovoked attack on adults and juveniles who were just doing their jobs'. A female employee under the age of 18, Andrea Davis, was hit in the face when she tried to call 911. The attack happened on Sunday night at a Chuck E. Cheese's in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, Ohio . After the attack was over, an employee walked back into the kitchen and held his face where he'd been hit . On Sunday, March 8, at approximately 7:10 pm, five individuals entered the kitchen of our Parma restaurant and launched an unprovoked attack on our General Manager. During the incident, five additional employees were injured. All were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and released. The individuals involved all fled the scene prior to police arriving. We are anxious to bring these individuals to justice and are actively working with Parma police to provide information that will lead to their arrest. We are deeply saddened that individuals would choose to behave in this manner in front of children and families. We take any incident in our stores very seriously and have spent more than $15 million to date on measures to help ensure the safety of our guests. With an environment dedicated to serving young children and families, we will not tolerate violence of any kind in our stores. As a company, the safety of our guests and employees is always a top priority and we will continue to endeavor to the protect the experience families have in our locations so parents are able to trust that their time in Chuck E. Cheese's

Summary: The attack occurred at a restaurant in Cleveland suburb of Parma, Ohio . During the incident, at least five men attacked six restaurant employees . Attack started because one of the men felt the manager didn't respond to a complaint about a broken photo booth in a quick enough manner . Other members of the birthday party encouraged the men during attack . All suspects escaped scene but police are hoping to make arrests soon .


Phil Jagielka has warned Everton team-mate Ross Barkley that he will have to wait patiently for a place in England’s midfield. Barkley was still only 19 years old when he made his England debut in September 2013 and set pulses racing with some of his performances for Everton last season which earned him a place at last summer’s World Cup in Brazil. But this campaign the 21-year-old has struggled for the same kind of form and, despite winning 10 England caps already, does not currently appear to be in Roy Hodgson’s first-team plans. Barkley has been played in multiple positions for club and country and Everton manager Roberto Martinez has experimented the most with him out on the wing, as an attacking central midfielder or further back in the middle. Ross Barkley may have to wait for his chance to impress with England, according to team-mate Phil Jagielka . Jagielka spoke on Wednesday about his club team-mate's progress in what has been a difficult season . The Everton skipper said he believed Barkley would have to bide his time and wait for an opportunity . ‘I think Ross will have to bide his time,’ Jagielka, who is his club captain, said. ‘And when he does get the opportunities for England, keep playing the way he has, keep playing well, keep being positive and hopefully when he gets that chance to play in two or three games on the spin, that is his chance keep the shirt and make it much harder for someone to take it off him. ‘It is difficult with the position he would try to get in the team in. We have got a fantastic amount of midfielders that come away with England and quite a lot who want to play in a similar position.’ One player almost certain of a starting place in the crunch games is goalkeeper Joe Hart. After being dropped by Manchester City earlier in the season, he has worked his way back into guaranteed first pick. Barkley has had a difficult season with Everton after a brilliant breakthrough campaign last year . That season resulted in a World Cup call-up, and Barkley looked a bright spark against Costa Rica . Earlier in England's group, Barkley congratulates Wayne Rooney after coming on against Uruguay . That culminated in his stand-out performance against Barcelona, in which Lionel Messi described him as ‘phenomenal’ even though he could not prevent City going out of the Champions League. Jagielka, Barkley and the rest of their Everton team-mates watched the match in Kiev ahead of their Europa League tie. ‘We were pretty much laughing at the performance from Joe,’ Jagielka revealed. ‘It was just one of those nights. ’It is sometimes difficult to get the accolades when you're at a big team. It is normally the people scoring the goals and things like that, but when Joe is needed he normally comes up trumps with some fantastic saves or some fantastic decisions in games.' Jagielka said he was 'laughing' at Joe Hart's performance against Barcelona in the Champions League .

Summary: Ross Barkley was part of the England squad for last summer's World Cup . But this season he has struggled for form with his club Everton . Phil Jagielka says his team-mate may have to wait for his England chance . Everton captain praises goalkeeper Joe Hart's display against Barcelona .


These are the property hotspots where you can buy a house and supposedly still have enough money left over each month to have a life. When looking at the average salary after tax and average mortgage repayments across the country, Canberra has topped the list with homeowners having $3,271 leftover each month. Sydneysiders are the worst off, according to calculations by comparison site Mozo.com.au. When looking at the average salary after tax and average mortgage repayments across the country, Canberra (pictured) has topped the list with homeowners having $3,271 leftover each month . Sydneysiders are the worst off, according to calculations by comparison site Mozo.com.au. Sydney (pictured) has high property prices and high mortgage repayments . 'The emerald city is suffering the most, with the average mortgage repayment now taking a whopping 63 per cent of the average after tax salary, leaving Sydneysiders with less than $2,000 each month to cover everything else,' Mozo director Kirsty Lamont said. 'Meanwhile, Canberrans are parting with 42 per cent of their salary, leaving the rest for expenses and lifestyle such as dining out, travel or saving for a rainy day.' Canberra’s high average salary of about $5,061, combined with an average property of about $510,000 means resident are left with more cash to spare than any other city. It is closely followed by Perth and then Hobart with homeowners having roughly $3,000 leftover each month. Perth (pictured) and then Hobart are next on the list with homeowners having $3,000 leftover each month . Hobart (pictured) has the lowest average income nationwide and it has the lowest property prices . Homeowners in Brisbane have roughly $2,835 leftover each month for expenses and lifestyle such as dining out, travel or saving for a rainy day . Perth has the nation's second highest income to help cover the mortgage, but Hobart has the lowest average income nationwide and it has low property prices. 'If you look at the proportion of salary going towards a mortgage, Hobart (36 percent), Adelaide (41 percent) and Canberra (42 percent) are the three cities having to put the lest of their income towards repayments,' Ms Lamont said. Sydney and Melbourne are not only slapped with high repayments, they’re also among the world’s top 10 most expensive cities. The average monthly salary for someone living in Adelaide is $4,641, while mortgage repayments are $1,914 . The average house price in Darwin is $530,000 and monthly mortgage repayments are around $2,474 . Sydney and Melbourne (pictured) are not only slapped with high repayments, they’re also among the world’s top 10 most expensive cities . They have $1,895 and $2,387 left over each month respectively. 'Big property prices mean big mortgages,' Ms Lamont said. 'Not usually known as the capital of fun, it looks like Canberra is where it’s at if you want to splash your extra cash and not be a slave to your mortgage.'

Summary: Canberra ranks best place to buy a property and still have money leftover . High average salary of $5,000 combined with average property price of $510,000 means they're left with more cash each moth . Perth and Hobart follow with homeowners having roughly $3,000 leftover . Sydney is worst off with high repayments and expensive house market .


The Nichol family had never been on holiday to Turkey before, nor had we previously experienced an all inclusive package. So as my wife Suzie, nine-year-old daughter Sophie and I arrived at the Marti Myra resort on the Mediterranean coast, the place was facing a tough test. First impressions were good. The reception area was plush and polished, with acres of wood, glass and marble. John Nichol with his wife Suzie and nine-year-old daughter Sophie at the Marti Myra resort in Turkey . To Sophie's delight, plenty of kids were lounging around on giant sofas availing themselves of free wi-fi and watching giant TVs. As the adults sipped cocktails at the lobby bar, the hotel appeared bustling but by no means overcrowded - probably because Marti Myra is a huge, rambling resort with seemingly endless facilities. All 551 rooms were taken when we stayed, housing around 1,100 adults and 500 children. But there was never any sense we were competing for space. This may well be because the site is set in 100 acres, has seven pools, water slides, beaches, an amphitheatre, five bars and seven restaurants. Sophie quickly made friends with other British children and more or less disappeared for the fortnight. This is a resort completely geared towards family satisfaction and we were totally happy for the children to play in the pools, visit the various restaurants and go to the arcade unsupervised. That said, I suspect the amount of vegetables consumed at their private lunches was in inverse proportion to the volume of ice-cream eaten. If that was the case they were missing out, as the food was tremendous - endless buffets of fresh fish, salads, grilled meats - and 20 desserts. For a small supplement, guests can also choose from à la carte restaurants. Marti Myra is in the Kemer region, which is dominated by the towering presence of Mount Tahtali, the highest peak in southern Turkey. It demands a visit so we took the cable car to the 7,757ft summit. At €210 (around £150) for the three of us, it wasn't cheap but it was worth it to experience the glorious panorama. The pool complex at Marti Myra was a hit with the Nichols family . In true Nichol-clan style, this was our only excursion from the resort as we were more than happy to luxuriate on the beach or by the pool. The only other added extra we chose to invest in was one of the £100-a-day pavilions on the pristine beach. These private retreats came equipped with robes, sofas, sunbeds and a fridge. And if you couldn't be bothered to open the fridge door yourself, a waiter would bring over drinks and snacks. We could have taken part in all sorts of activities, from aqua-aerobics to archery, dancing and poolside It's A Knockout-style games. The beach party was a riot of noise, while the nightly entertainment included amazing Kenyan acrobats. The Kids' Club production of Grease had Suzie and I doing the full John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John routine... much to Sophie's utter horror. For

Summary: Marti Myra resort in Turkey is on the Mediterranean coast . Boats seven pools, water slides, beaches, five bars and seven restaurants . Marti Myra is in the Kemer region, which is dominated by Mount Tahtali . The resort completely geared towards family satisfaction . John Nichol's latest book After The Flood: What The Dambusters Did Next is published in June by Collins.


He's better known for his fancy footwork on the pitch but Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge took time out of scoring goals to get some kitchen action. The 25-year-old Birmingham lad was taken through his culinary paces by his mother Grace, who taught him how to make her favourite dish ahead of Mother's Day. And like her Reds son, mum Grace is a fan of healthy eating and requested the Kop ace to create a high protein meal of spicy grilled chicken with seasoned quinoa and vegetables. Scroll down for video. Daniel Sturridge and kisses his mother Grace after he successfully cooks spicy chicken with quinoa and vegetables as part of his Mother's Day Challenge . The 25-year-old Birmingham lad in action on the pitch, competing with Alex Baptise of Blackburn Rovers during the FA Cup Quarter Final match on Sunday 8 March . The duo joined forces in the kitchen as part of a Sainsbury's Active Kids event at a school in St Paul's RC Junior School, Liverpool. Daniel, who cooks his own meals every day, told FEMAIL: My mum is amazing, she has provided me with so much support and continues to do so always. 'To spoil my mum I would probably cook her something healthy with a bit of spice to it, fish based maybe. 'Mum loves nice salads and especially avocado, so would definitely include that.' For the challenge the Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador had to prepare quinoa - which is a superfood favourite of the family - and marinate the chicken with Grace's home-made spicy 'Sturrcrazy' sauce, made to a secret family recipe. The pair cook together when they can although these days it's becoming rarer. Grace said to FEMAIL: 'When we can we like to cook together, but it doesn't happen so often these days, as Daniel lives away from home. Mother and son work together and start off by seasoning the chicken with a mixture of spices . As the chicken marinades the pair chop the vegetables and prepare the rest of the meal . What was Daniel like as a child? Daniel has always been really active, he played football in and out of school. At home he would play out whatever the weather! Because of his naturally active lifestyle, he always loved meal times and eating Afro-Caribbean food. As our family were all sporty and active, it was natural for us to promote healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle. Does he still have the same tastes? Yes still loves it, amongst other things! But Daniel loves anything with spice to it. What is his favourite food? I would say he has two favourite dishes, fish and chicken. The white meat is full of protein so is really good for him and he loves to be able to make both chicken and fish in to spicy dishes, which is why he loves our family's Sturr Crazy sauce. If he was cooking for you, what would he cook? Probably salmon with sweet potatoes and garlic thyme chopped up and cooked in the oven. It's

Summary: The 25-year-old England striker challenged to cook dish for Mother's Day . Whipped up grilled chicken, quinoa and vegetables with his mum Grace . Demonstrated kitchen prowess at Sainsbury's Active Kids event, Liverpool .


A young father who went missing with his baby son taunted police on Facebook yesterday - telling them to 'go look for some killers', as officers continue their search for the pair. Kieran Carroll, 22, of Luton, Bedfordshire, was reported missing at around midday on Tuesday along with his eight-month-old son Louis. Yesterday afternoon, police searching for Mr Carroll released CCTV footage showing him pushing a pram as he left a hotel in the town at about 2pm. He has not been seen since. Missing: CCTV footage released today by Bedfordshire Police (left) shows the last sighting of Kieran Carroll, 22, from Luton, who has gone missing with his eight-month-old son Louis (right, together) Taunt: This comment, posted in response to a police appeal, is believed to have come from one of three accounts belonging to Mr Carroll. Police said they are now trying to verify the message . In response: Detective Inspector Sean Quinn replied to the Facebook post this afternoon (as seen above) When the image was shared on Facebook by Bedfordshire Police yesterday afternoon, a profile understood to belong to Mr Carroll posted: 'I’m fine, so is my child - go look for some killers'. The force also published a photo of Louis on Facebook, along with new details on the search. The taunting response came from one of three accounts believed to belong to Mr Carroll, police said. Later last night, the same 'Kieran Carroll' profile commented again, saying, 'If any one is commenting and don't no me or what's really going on... stay out of my life you don't no me.' It is understood that Mr Carroll attended Bedford College, Bedfordshire, and lives with his girlfriend, Louis' mother, at a home in Luton. The 20-year-old woman is believed to have a three-year-old son from a previous relationship. Concerns: Bedfordshire Police also released this photograph of baby Louis, whom they are trying to trace . Police are now trying to verify the Facebook comments believed to have been posted by Mr Carroll. A spokesman added that police still want to see the baby and father in person to check they are safe. She said: 'We are looking into the message and we are urging him to get in touch with us directly and not just through Facebook. The baby's great-grandmother today appealed for Mr Carroll to bring Louis back home safely. Vivien Jakob-Grant, 65, told ITV Anglia: 'I would rather Louis be back home where he should be. I want him to be back home in one piece. 'I don't think his father would have hurt him because he doesn't look the kind of person who would do that - but I want him to be back home. 'I would just like him to take Louis back home where he should be.' 'We need to see him and more importantly we need to see the baby to know that they are both okay.' Detective Inspector Sean Quinn replied to the Facebook post this afternoon, saying: 'Kieran – Thank you for posting on our Facebook page. ‘We are pleased

Summary: Kieran Carroll, 22, was reported missing along with his baby son Louis . Eight-month-old thought to be wearing blue cardigan and top with ship on . Mr Carroll was last seen leaving a hotel in Luton, Bedfordshire, yesterday . Police shared CCTV footage of Mr Carroll and photo of Louis on Facebook . Account understood to belong to Mr Carroll posted taunting response . Police are trying to verify message and still want to see pair in person . Baby's great-grandmother asks father to bring Louis back home safely . Close friend of Mr Carroll claims father and Louis are 'safe' tonight .


Hull defender Andy Robertson has 'no doubt' Chelsea will claim the Barclays Premier League title after witnessing their winning habit first hand. Jose Mourinho's men restored their six-point lead over Manchester City with a 3-2 victory at the KC Stadium on Sunday, substitute Loic Remy grabbing the winner after the Blues let an early two-goal lead slip. Relegation battlers Hull pressed hard for an unlikely decider of their own with the scores tied but Chelsea held on and took their chance when it came. Chelsea's Diego Costa is stopped by Hull City's Andy Robertson and Michael Dawson . And for Scotland international Robertson, those are the qualities that will stand them apart at the end of the campaign. 'There's no doubt Chelsea will be champions,' he said. 'I can't see past them and to be honest I haven't been able to see past them for a while now. 'If they're not at their best they have a manager in Mourinho who gets them to grind out results and that's what they've done again, that's the side they are. 'It's three more points and a step closer to the title. 'At 2-2 we were able to press them higher and make chances, which they didn't deal with too well, but they ground it out and that's why they are going to be champions.' Loic Remy scored Chelsea's winner minutes after coming on in the second half . Remy's shot crept past Allan McGregor and over the line to give Chelsea a 3-2 win . The Tigers may not have improved their own position at the wrong end of the table, but the manner in which they took on the front-runners can at least leave them in good heart. They have arguably the toughest run-in of the bottom five, with Southampton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United still to come, and the ability to compete with the top sides will be a must. 'I don't think we can fault our performance after going 2-0 down to the soon-to-be champions in the first 10 minutes,' said Robertson. 'Our two strikers had their centre-backs on toast, they couldn't deal with our lads at all. Eden Hazard fired Chelsea into an early lead but they were pegged back by Hull before half time . Hazard celebrates his excellent strike that put Chelsea ahead early on . 'John Terry and Gary Cahill are two very good defenders but credit to our strikers, they made them look very ordinary. Unfortunately for us their keeper was on great form. 'If you look at our results we've already picked up points against Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and we've run Chelsea close twice now, so we take a lot of positives from that. 'A point would have been a bonus but we're glad nobody else picked anything up so we've lost no ground.' Had Chelsea lost points, Thibaut Courtois' first-half gaffe for Hull's equaliser would surely have become a bigger talking point. The Belgian goalkeeper inexplicably miscontrolled Branislav Ivanovic's back pass straight to striker Abel Hernandez, who was left with an open

Summary: Chelsea beat Hull 3-2 at the KC Stadium on Sunday . The win means Chelsea lead second place Man City by six points . Andy Robertson says Jose Mourinho's side are the best in the league .


Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong has revealed how an impromptu pep-talk from England captain Wayne Rooney inspired him to score three times for the under 18s last week. The 18-year-old grew up idolising the Manchester United star, who was only too happy to share some tips on the art of goalscoring when the two met at St George's Park. And the advice clearly sunk in as Armstrong went on to score three times in two friendly matches against Switzerland. England under 18s striker Adam Armstrong received a pep-talk from Wayne Rooney last week that inspired him to three goals in two friendly matches against Switzerland . Armstrong celebrates scoring in England's 6-1 friendly win over Switzerland at Walsall on Saturday . Armstrong's first goal was a well-taken volley (pictured), while his second was a direct free-kick . Rooney delivered a team talk to the whole of Neil Dewsnip's under 18 squad before having a one-on-one chat with Armstrong afterwards. And the Geordie hotshot said: 'I played against him at Old Trafford and he said he liked the way that I always got across the defenders. 'He said that the Manchester United team had watched me in the clips before the game - that was a massive confidence booster for me to have someone like that say that.' Armstrong added: 'He came into our meeting and answered questions from all the lads and then I managed to speak with him one-on-one. 'The lads were all getting photos with him and I just stayed behind after that, and the manager Neil Dewsnip asked if I could ask him a few questions about my game. Armstrong, 18, in the colours of his club Newcastle United in a League Cup game with Crystal Palace . Armstrong holds off the challenge of Switzerland's Samir Bajrami during the match at Walsall . 'I asked him what I can do for myself to improve as I try to play in the same way as him. 'He gave me loads of tips and advice, which was an unbelievable experience for me. Being such a young lads playing in the first-team, he told me that I always need to have confidence when I play and never be afraid to get my shots off. 'As a striker, he just said that I always need to have the belief to go again if it wasn't happening for me and the only way to reach the top level is to continue working hard every day. 'It might sound daft, but I've still got his poster on my bedroom door at home, so it was just class.' While Rooney was scoring for the seniors in England's Euro 2016 qualifier with Lithuania, taking his international goal tally to 47, Armstrong improved his record for the Three Lions youth teams to 19 in 24 games. Rooney celebrates his goal in Friday night's Euro 2016 qualifier with Lithuania at Wembley . Armstrong head-to-head with Arsenal's Hector Bellerin during the recent Premier League meeting . He scored the winner in Thursday's behind-closed-doors friendly with Switzerland at St George's Park

Summary: England captain had a chat with Newcastle youngster at St George's Park . Manchester United star passed on tips on the art of goalscoring . Armstrong scored three goals in two matches with Switzerland last week . Included stunning volley and free-kick in 6-1 win at Walsall on Saturday .


The woman who stabbed Dr Martin Luther King Jr during a 1958 book signing has died, aged 98. Izola Ware Curry, who stabbed the civil rights leader in the chest with a seven-inch letter opener, died at a Queens, New York, nursing home where she moved several years ago. She died on Saturday March 7, according to The Smoking Gun. Izola Ware Curry, (right in 1958) 98, died on March 7, more than 56 years after she attempted to kill Dr Martin Luther King Jr with a letter opener at a Harlem book signing . Curry attacked the civil rights leader because she had delusions that he and the NAACP were watching her and preventing her from holding a job . Curry was originally sent to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and spent many years living anonymously despite the 1958 attack at Blumstein's Department Store in Harlem. She was also carrying a loaded pistol in her bra at the time. Dr King survived the incident at Blumstein's Department Store, where he was signing his first book Stride Toward Freedom, by fractions of an inch. The knife came close to puncturing his aorta and he could have died at the store if bystanders had taken the weapon out of his chest before his three-hour surgery. He referred to the incident in his I've Been To The Mountaintop speech, the last remarks he gave before his assassination on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said that if he had sneezed then he would have died after being stabbed by the 'demented black woman'. Curry, who believed that the NAACP and Dr King had been watching her and preventing her from getting employment, was originally sent to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Dr King had been signing his first book, Stride Toward Freedom, when Curry approached and stabbed him. The attacker was also carrying a loaded pistol in her bra . She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had an estimated IQ of 70. Dr King, who would accomplish some of his life's greatest work in the next ten years, said he bore her no ill will after the attack. He said that the incident 'demonstrates that a climate of hatred and bitterness so permeates our nation that inevitably deeds of extreme violence must erupt'. Born in Georgia in 1916, she moved between Georgia, Florida, St. Louis, and New York and worked as a housekeeper, factory worker and cook. However, her mentally illness made it difficult for her to keep a job. She remained in state custody at mental health institutions and the 'family care' program in peoples homes. He delusions and imagined voices were reportedly gone by 1980. Long presumed to be deceased during her years of anonymity, a record for voter registration in 2012 led a Smoking Gun reporter to find her last year. Curry is not believed to have surviving family members. Curry (left) spent the rest of her life in New York mental health institutions and nursing homes before she died

Summary: Izola Ware Curry tried to kill civil rights leader at 1958 book signing event . Dr King barely survived attack, which he referenced in his last ever speech . Curry thought that Dr King and NAACP were stopping her getting a job . She lived at mental health institutions and nursing homes after stabbing .


It has proved somewhat of a mixed week for trainer Nicky Henderson with some success and a few near misses, but PEACE AND CO (Cheltenham, 1.30) has looked a class act since joining the Lambourn maestro and is taken to land the JCB Triumph Hurdle. Henderson, who had his first winner of the Festival when Call The Cops won the Pertemps Network Hurdle, has a strong hand in the opener with Top Notch and the classy Hargam providing terrific back-up artillery for his main gun. They should both run huge races, with the latter especially dangerous given the way he travels and jumps. However, Peace And Co looked to have an extra gear in reserve on his British debut at Doncaster and I have rarely seen a juvenile hurdle with such enthusiasm and precision. Peace and Co looks a solid bet to land the JCB Triumph Hurdle . Nicky Henderson also has Top Notch and the classy Hargam running in the opener . Everything went wrong for the son of Falco on trials day as a small field and sluggish pace led to him pulling hard and over-racing early on, but he still possessed the quality to score readily and the likelihood of a stronger gallop is sure to suit today. The Willie Mullins trio of Dicosimo, Kalkir and Petite Parisienne all look to have viable credentials with preference for the latter, who was a smooth winner of the Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown, one of the chief trials for his race. LE MERCUREY (Cheltenham, 4.40) is another French import who arrived on these shores with a big reputation and, although he has been a slower burner than most, he could be ready to strike. Paul Nicholls has been highly competitive in the week’s hurdle events and his five-year-old shaped with plenty of promise in an Ascot handicap on his latest start when staying on nicely late on behind Baradari. Some will think he has plenty of weight, but his handler looks to have found a race where exciting conditional Sean Bowen can be utilised fully, and Nicholls won this event two years ago with Salubrious before Caid Du Berlais was third last year. Paul Nicholls stands alongside Sir Alex Ferguson and the trainer can look for more success . Le Mercurey is pictured at Nicholls' Manor Farm Stables in Ditcheat . The progressive Roi Des Francs, winner of a Grade Three Hurdle at Clonmel last time, looks dangerously well treated and rates as the chief danger, while course winner Barizan could be overpriced, given his stable switch and change of headgear. Alan King pulled a rabbit from the hat with AP McCoy’s 16-1 mount Uxizandre in the Ryanair Chase and GRUMETI (Cheltenham, nap, 5.15) looks a sporting bet to land the finale. Like Uxizandre, King reaches for the first-time headgear for his seven-year-old, who was progressing nicely over fences until he stepped up in trip for a Sandown Grade One last time and found it all too much. His previous efforts, including behind Vibrato Valtat in a Warwick novice chase, read

Summary: Peace and Co (Cheltenham, 1.30) has looked a class act since joining the Lambourn maestro and is taken to land the JCB Triumph Hurdle . Henderson has a strong hand in the opener with Top Notch and the classy Hargam providing terrific back-up artillery for his main gun . Le Mercurey (Cheltenham, 4.40) is another French import who arrived on these shores with a big reputation and he could be ready to strike . Grumeti (Cheltenham, nap, 5.15) looks a sporting bet to land the finale . Read Peter Scudamore and Marcus Townend's tips here . CLICK HERE to follow the Cheltenham Festival 2015 Gold Cup action live!


The happiest year of our life begins when we turn 34 because it's when we start ticking off boxes such as tying the knot, having children and making strides in a chosen career, according to a survey. A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and compiled the key factors for each decade. Results showed age 34 was the happiest year for most people on average. A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and found 34 was the age when people were at their happiest in every aspect of their lives . The study also found it is the age when we are most comfortable in ourselves, earn enough money to get on the property ladder, meet monthly payments with confidence and start to enjoy the finer things in life. Meanwhile, those who thought their 20s were the happiest cited the freedom, social life and career progression they enjoyed in that decade. Those who chose a year in their 40s as their happiest enjoyed watching the children grow up and getting a bigger home, the study by home security specialists Yale found. People who chose their 50s said work winding down, the children leaving home, paying off the mortgage and getting a new start after a divorce as their happy factors. Getting on the property ladder was a recurring theme throughout the study and the age a person gets their first home often correlated with their happiest year . 1. I was young and physically fit . 2. I had less responsibility/more freedom . 3. I was comfortable with my appearance . 4. I got married . 5. My family were still around . 6. All my money was spent on myself . 7. I met someone I fell in love with . 8. I had children . 9. I had a wider social circle . 10. I partied a lot . 11. I travelled a lot . 12. I had flings/went on dates/played the field . 1. I had children . 2. I met someone I fell in love with . 3. I was able to enjoy the finer things in life . 4. I travelled . 5. I started making the right decisions . 6. I was making more money than I ever had . 7. I got married . 8. Had a great holiday abroad . 9. I got a great new job/made a career change . 10. Finally got on the property ladder . 11. I moved abroad . 12. My family members got married . The study also found those choosing a year in their 60s as their happiest year so far said the ability to retire, travel more and finally relax as crucial boosts to a positive outlook. A key reason behind being most happy included 'meeting someone I fell in love with' which appeared in the happy moments for 20s, 30s and 40s, while 'getting married' appears in every decade. People were

Summary: New research has found age 34 is the happiest of our lives on average . It's when people start ticking off boxes including marriage and children . Study of 2,000 over-40s found it was when most people were happiest . It's also the age when we're most comfortable with ourselves . Most people said that they had become happier as they had grown older . Celebrities who are aged 34 include Holly .


Here's the scene: My husband Tony is desperately ill and I'm sitting by his hospital bed. He's been sick for weeks and at one stage I was told he was expected to die. He's now out of a coma and no longer, thank God, one of the ten sickest people in the vast teaching hospital. But still no one knows what's wrong with him. He's been moved from the intensive care unit into a small room when suddenly a consultant descends. Sarah Foot says that while with her sick husband Tony in hospital a consultant with hostile body language came crashing in and started talking down to them as she gave the diagnosis . She crashes through the door, followed by half a dozen of her juniors, who crowd round the bed and wait for her to speak. No one's in any doubt who's in charge. She talks not at us, but down to us, like some reincarnation of the monstrous Sir Lancelot Spratt (played by James Robertson Justice) from the Doctor In The House films. Except this isn't funny. Tony has been in hospital for more than a month, but how or why he got ill so suddenly no one really knows. One minute I was wondering whether he just had man flu; the next he was delirious with fever and dreadful abdominal pains, and being rushed to hospital in an ambulance. Just 48 hours later, he was in a drug-induced coma with sepsis, a life-threatening condition triggered by an infection, his organs shutting down one by one. When he was admitted, his symptoms suggested pancreatitis - where the pancreas becomes inflamed. I want to know if the doctors are any the wiser about what caused his body to go into free fall. Sarah accompanied Tony as he was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and shortly after was in a drug-induced coma with sepsis . So, looking up at the sea of faces, I ask: 'Was it pancreatitis that started this?' I remain sitting, because if I stand, Tony - who is unable to speak for himself as he has a tube in his windpipe - will feel even more helpless. 'Yes,' the consultant declares haughtily, 'he presented with similar symptoms.' 'But was it actually pancreatitis?' She repeats herself impatiently: 'Yes, he presented with similar symptoms.' Her hostile body language is telling me to shut up and know my place. I try again, but still she answers like a politician, repeating the same refrain. Then she shuffles her notes and says that another consultant is coming to discuss a kidney tumour that showed up on a scan. This news floors me. 'No one mentioned a tumour.' 'Yes, they did.' 'No, they didn't.' 'Yes, they did.' For a moment we are in panto territory with someone whose life is hanging by a thread lying terrified between us. Then off she breezes. I'm torn between bursting into tears and storming into the corridor to tell those junior doctors that if they learn one thing today, it's how not to talk to the

Summary: Sarah Foot says a consultant talked down at she and her sick husband . Her 'hostile body language' was 'telling me to shut up and know my place' Says that like all relatives, what she needed was kindness and support .


The Mexican wrestling star who suffered a fatal blow in the ring on Friday night in front thousands of fans had three broken vertebrae and died almost immediately. The results of the autopsy on Pedro Aguayo Ramirez, known as Hijo del Perro Aguayo, were made public Wednesday. After Aguayo collapsed when he was kicked in the neck by Oscar Gutierrez, who is better known as Rey Misterio, Jr., the fight continued for nearly two minutes as he lay motionless on the mat. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES . El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo (pictured) was kicked and then went completely limp (right) as the show continued . Aguayo suffered three broken vertebrae and died almost immediately after a kick from Rey Mysterio Jr. Aguayo was a three-time Mexican National Tag Team champion and a Mexican National Atomicos champion . Augayo, 35, lost consciousness and never recovered after he was kicked during the four-man wrestling match over the weekend in Tijuana, San Diego Red reported. He was taken to a hospital a block away and died at about 1:30am on Saturday morning. His funeral was held on Sunday . The deputy prosecutor for the Baja, California, state prosecutor's office said an investigation is underway. It's possible that a manslaughter charge could be brought against those involved with the accident. Aguayo wrestled for 20 years and was the son of the legendary Pedro 'Perro' Aguayo. The younger Aguayo was one of the most decorated and popular stars in the AAA. He was a three-time Mexican National Tag Team champion, a former Mexican National Light Heavyweight champion, and a Mexican National Atomicos champion. Before his untimely death in Tijuana early on Saturday morning, Aguayo gave a spectacular performance . The match continued for almost two minutes before anyone in the ring realized Aguayo was gravely injured . A man delivered a wreath during the funeral of for the professional wrestler when it was held on Sunday . The elder Aguayo was a lucha libre sensation from the 1970s to 1990s. Wrestler Hijo del Santo said: 'It makes me very sad because he was a professional colleague and I have great affection for his father. 'I think the fans in Japan, the US and Mexico, of course, where he was very popular, must be in mourning, especially because of his youth. 'He had much ahead of him.' In this April 13, 2007 photo, Aguayo tries to remove the mask of Mistico during a match in Mexico City . Aguayo was the son of retired wrestler Pedro 'Perro' Aguayo, a lucha libre sensation from the 1970s .

Summary: WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES . El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo, 35, suffered three broken vertebrae during match . He died almost instantly after being kicked in neck by Rey Misterio, Jr. Aguayo went limp on the ropes after receiving the fatal blow from Mysterio . Match continued for two minutes before others noticed what happened . Star wrestler was taken to the hospital and died around 1.30am Saturday . He was the son of legendary lucha libre wrestler Pedro 'Perro' Aguayo .


A picture of a woman who was charged with assaulting a police officer after she squirted breast milk at her during a strip search has emerged. Perth's Erica Leeder appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Wednesday and will remain in jail after she was not grant bail, 9News reported. Western Australia police allege the 26-year-old took hold of her breast and squirted milk on to the female officer who was performing the strip search on Leeder. Erica Leeder, 26, was charged after she squirted breast milk at a female police officer during a strip search . The milk hit the officer on the forehead, arms and clothing while Leeder was naked from the waist up, according to Perth Now. The alleged incident occurred while the officer was rearranging clothes on Leeder's body. It was confirmed to Daily Mail Australia Leeder was arrested about midday on Tuesday in relation to an outstanding warrant before she was taken to Rockingham police station, about 50 kilometres from Perth. She was then charged with assaulting a public officer. It is alleged Leeder covered the female officer's face, arms and uniform in milk during the alleged incident . She was not granted bail and a mental health assessment will be carried out on Leeder . The magistrate did not grant her request for bail because she had previously assaulted another police officer. A mental health assessment will be carried out on her and she will return to court next week. If she is convicted, Leeder could be jailed for up to 18 months or fined $18,000. Posts on Leeder's Facebook page paint a picture of a woman who loves and is devoted to her children. She is seen posing in many photos with a baby boy. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Erica Leeder appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court and was denied bail . She was charged with assaulting a public officer by using her breast milk . The 26-year-old was picked up by police on outstanding arrest warrant . The alleged incident happened during a strip search at a WA police station .


Retirees are returning to work in their droves as many seek to boost their pension income, figures suggest. One in eight workers aged 65 to 74 were not in employment a decade earlier – either because they were retired, unemployed or caring for a loved one. The Office for National Statistics study suggests thousands of so-called 'boomerang pensioners' are returning to employment for financial reasons or because they miss working. Retirees are returning to work in their droves as many seek to boost their pension income, figures suggest . More than a third of those who had come back to work were retired ten years previously. Women were even more likely to come out of retirement than men. Workers from Wales and the north of England were the most likely to return to work after not working in their late fifties and early sixties. Lisa Harris, of over-50s specialist firm Saga, said: 'News that older people are returning to work is good, however scratch below the surface and it reveals that for some this decision isn't always entirely driven by choice. 'Many older men and women may have had to retire to care for loved ones or to help look after their grandchildren. But when these caring responsibilities subside, many find they need to return to work either for financial reasons, or simply to keep themselves busy. 'In addition there will have been relatively large numbers of people who decided to retire early, but have found that the dream of retirement has failed to live up to their expectations, either financially or socially.' Caroline Abrahams, of Age UK, said: 'For those that do return to work, more often than not the only jobs available are low-paid and part-time.' More than a third of those who had come back to work were retired ten years previously, figures show .

Summary: Thousands of retirees returning to work to boost their pension income . One in eight workers aged 65 to 74 were not in employment decade earlier . Women were even more likely to come out of retirement than men . Workers from Wales and north of England were the most likely to return .


The director of a Gregg Allman biopic, 'Midnight Rider', has pleaded guilty in the death of a camera assistant, who was killed by a train as his crew filmed on tracks without permission. Randall Miller will spend two years in the county jail, another eight years on probation and pay a $20,000 fine for the involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing charges stemming from the February 2014 crash. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped charges against his wife and business partner, Jody Savin. The executive producer, Jay Sedrish, also pleaded guilty and got 10 years on probation. The parents of 27-year-old Sarah Jones, the camera assistant killed in the crash on a rural Georgia railroad bridge last year, spoke with reporters outside the court in Jesup on Monday. Scroll down for video . Locked up: Randall Miller, in court on Monday with his wife, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a camera assistant who was killed as his crew filmed on train tracks without permission . 'We hope the sacrifice of our daughter's life will continue to change the film industry,' Jones' father, Richard Jones, told reporters outside the courthouse. 'I believe it sends a message, frankly, that if you do not respect those you're in charge of, you may end up behind bars.' The crew had stepped onto the railroad bridge spanning the Altamaha River for the first day of filming 'Midnight Rider' on February 20, 2014. They were on the bridge even though CSX Transportation, the railroad company that owns the bridge, said it twice denied the filmmakers permission to film there. Assistant District Attorney John B. Johnson said Miller and the other filmmakers even attempted to rewrite the script to drop the scene they planned to shoot with actor William Hurt, in the role of Allman, in a hospital bed placed on the tracks. Miller decided to shoot the scene anyway, Johnson said, after the owner of the property surrounding the tracks said the movie crew could access its land. He said Miller and his crew went onto the railroad bridge after mistakenly thinking no more trains would pass that day. Killed: Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was struck by a train as the crew filmed last year . Support: Richard and Elizabeth Jones, whose daughter was killed during the filming, speak with reporters outside the Wayne County Courthouse in Jesup, Georgia on Monday after Miller's guilty plea . A metal-framed bed was pulled across the tracks as a prop. When the freight train, which was traveling 55 mph, struck, it smashed the bed and hurled metal fragments at the fleeing crew. The train struck and killed Jones, a young camera assistant from Atlanta who had worked on TV series including 'Army Wives' and 'The Vampire Diaries.' 'Sarah Jones was hit by the edge of the fuel tank and was run over by the train,' Johnson told the judge. 'She died instantly.' A sobbing Miller called Jones' parents to tell them she was dead. Actor William Hurt had been on the set in his role

Summary: Randall Miller struck a plea deal that will see him serve two years in a county jail and eight years probation and pay a $20,000 fine . Prosecutors agreed to drop charges against his wife and business partner . The charges stem from a February 2014 train crash in rural Georgia on the first day of filming 'Midnight Rider', about musician Gregg Allman . The crew were filming on a bridge even though the owners had denied them permission, saying that trains were scheduled to run through . A train hit and killed Sarah Jones, 27, and hurt six other crew members .


Half of American voters think that congressional Republican's inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak on Capitol Hill was a bad idea, a new poll shows. Forty-eight per cent of respondents in a new poll say they disapproved of Republican House Speaker John Boehner offering the Middle Eastern leader an invitation to speak to Congress without first clearing it with President Obama. Thirty per cent of all respondents favored letting Netanyahu speak, with more than 20 per cent saying they didn't know enough to answer. The Israeli leader landed in Washington on Sunday night. Scroll down for video . Forty-seven per cent of Americans do not approve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured leaving Israel on Sunday with wife Sarah) giving his speech to Congress . Responses to questions about the speech, planned for Tuesday, largely broke down along party lines, the poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC shows. Nearly half, 47 per cent, of Republicans asked about the address said that they supported the move, compared to 28 per cent who oppose it. Just 12 per cent of Democrats said they were behind letting the Israeli leader, who faces an election in several weeks, speak without Obama's approval. Sixty-six per cent disapproved of it. While the relationship between Netanyahu and Obama has deteriorated over America's nuclear program negotiations with Iran, the percentage of Americans who looked favorably on the prime minister has increased. Thirty per cent now think positively about the right-wing Likud leader, up from 24 per cent in August, right after Israel's large-scale bombing operation in the Gaza Strip. Views of the prime minister, who also held the post in the late 1990s, were also split by party, with 49 per cent of Republicans holding a positive view compared to only 12 per cent of Democrats. The relationship between President Obama and Netanyahu has become strained because of American negotiations with Iran . Despite the controversy inspired by its leader, American's views of Israel as a country continue to be strong. Forty-seven per cent of the US electorate view Israel as a country in a good light, compared to 17 per cent negative. Netanyahu's visit is seen as possibly upsetting delicate negotiations over limiting Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting crippling sanctions. Proposed legislation in Congress would levy additional economic restrictions on the country that many Israelis consider their biggest security threat if talks fall through. Obama has decided not to meet with the prime minister during his visit and some Democratic members of Congress have said they will not attend his speech. The Israeli leader will also speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on Monday. While it may be causing disagreements in Washington, half of Americans had not read or seen coverage of Netanyahu's visit to the US. The poll was conducted on Wednesday through Sunday and surveyed 800 registered voters. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.46 percentage points.

Summary: Forty-seven per cent of voters say inviting Israeli prime minister a bad idea . Support and opposition to Netanyahu visit largely falls along party lines . Americans' views of the leader have improved despite tension with Obama . Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday night ahead of Tuesday's speech .


In his autobiography published late last year, Andrew Cuomo described himself as the victim in his bitter divorce from Kerry Kennedy - saying he learned about the break-up from a reporter who called him for comment. But a new biography of the New York governor says he had a larger part in the unraveling of the marriage, which briefly united two political dynasties. Vanity Fair's Michael Shnayerson alleges in 'The Contender' that the couple started talking 'not if but when' to divorce just two months after the birth of their third daughter Michaela in 1997. However, Cuomo dragged out the break-up for years - possibly to use his wife's political clout to fuel his failed 2002 gubernatorial run, the book alleges. Doomed: A new biography of Andrew Cuomo details the bitter divorce between the current New York Governor and Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F Kennedy. The former couple pictured above on their wedding day in 1990 . The New York Daily News, which previewed the book, cited Shnayerson's sources who said the couple learned they were incompatible fairly early on in their relationship. Shnayerson did not interview Cuomo himself. Shnayerson quotes a Douglas Kennedy - Kerry's 46-year-old younger brother - who says that while Cuomo treasured the connection to the Kennedy family, he loathed participating in reunions at the family's estate in Hyannis, Massachusetts and eventually stopped going altogether. Douglas Kennedy said on one occasion, when the Kennedys spent a night partying and singing, Cuomo stood by 'looking disgusted'. Douglas also described Cuomo as a 'bully' who thought many member's of his wife's family as weak or 'political'. Not if, but when: Author Michael Shnayerson says in 'The Contender' that Cuomo and Kennedy started talking not if 'but when' to divorce just two months after the birth of their third daughter Michaela in 1997. The couple pictured above with twins Cara Ethel and Mariah Matila, with father Andrew holding baby Michaela . Staying together for the campaign: Kennedy allegedly decided to stay with her husband during his ultimately failed 2002 run for governor. According to the book, the couple agreed to break-up after the campaign, but Cuomo kept putting it off . The Contender, written by Vanity Fair writer Michael Shnayerson, is due out March 31 . Perhaps one of the most painful digs at the Kennedy family was the Manhattan party that acted as the informal launch for Cuomo's 2002 campaign for governor. At the party, the Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil' was played at high-volume - a song which deals with the assassinations of both President John F Kennedy and Kerry father's Robert F Kennedy. The Kennedy's who were in the room for the party were aghast, but it's unclear if Cuomo was behind the decision to play the song. Disdain for the in-laws wasn't the only issue between the political couple. Kerry Kennedy and Cuomo harbored ill-feelings about the little things too, the book claims. When she first started dating Cuomo, Kennedy allegedly 'rolled her eyes a bit' when she saw the plastic covers he kept

Summary: Kerry Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo were married in 1990, merging two political dynasties . New biography of the New York governor reveals their marriage hit the rocks much earlier than previously believed . Kennedy and Cuomo officially divorced in 2005, but started planning their split in 1997, the new book alleges . The former couple had three daughters together: 20-year-old twins Cara Ethel and Mariah Matilda and 17-year-old Michaela Andrea . Last week, daughter Michaela was found unconscious in her mother's home, but was later released from the hospital . It's still unclear what caused the medical emergency .


Caroline Pugh, 33, from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, has revealed how she was shocked into losing seven stone after her six-year-old daughter Daisy drew a picture of her looking like a 'fat blob.' Mrs Pugh, who now has three children, Daisy, six, Tizzy, four, and Teddy, two, with husband Andy, 37, a warehouse manager, said she was embarrassed by what her daughter saw when she looked at her 19-stone mother. She said: ‘It was so embarrassing when I saw the picture that Daisy had drawn. I didn’t realise that my children saw me as looking so huge.' Caroline Pugh, 33, used to weigh nearly 19 stone (left) but was shocked into losing seven stone (right) after her daughter drew a picture of her as a 'fat blob' Despite having broken a chair just by sitting on it while pregnant, Caroline says it was the embarrassment of seeing a drawing by daughter Daisy (left drawing in picture), which really gave her the motivation she needed to lose weight . Caroline continued: ‘I got so tired running around after them all the time, my weight meant that I couldn’t keep up with them properly at all, which did upset me. 'When I saw that picture I knew that I really had to do something about losing weight.' Though it wasn't the first sign that her weight was getting out of hand, Caroline admits it was the trigger she needed. She said: ‘I’d tried to push it to the back of my mind. With three young children to look after, my own appearance wasn’t a priority, but my health was suffering too. 'When I was 12 weeks pregnant with Teddy I actually broke a kitchen chair. I’d sat down on it, and it completely gave way beneath my weight.' The mother of three, pictured here with son Teddy, two, and daughters Daisy (left), six, and Tizzy (right), four, says that she now feels like a completely different person after dropping five dress sizes . Before her weight loss Caroline used to skip breakfast, and snack on bread and crisps all day. Instead of home-cooked dinners, she says she'd eat takeaways several times a week with husband Adam . She continued: ‘This drawing really brought it home to me. I didn’t want my children drawing pictures of their fat mummy anymore.' Before she changed her diet, Caroline ate crisps and up to three sandwiches or sausage rolls for lunch, before gorging on pizza and takeaways for dinner. She said: 'My diet was awful before. 'I’d completely skip breakfast then have lots of bread and crisps or sausage rolls for lunch' Drawing of Caroline before weight loss, left, and drawing of her after the diet, right . She continued: 'We would have takeaways several times a week too and I just snacked on crisps all the time. ‘When I started on the diet I still had takeaways but in moderation and I would snack on low fat crisps, fruit and yoghurt instead.’ After seeking help from her local Weight Watchers group, Caroline says she started to lose the

Summary: Caroling Pugh, 33, tipped the scales at nearly 19 stone before taking action . The 33-year-old was left mortified after her daughter drew her as a 'fat blob' Mother of three from Wolverhampton has now dropped FIVE dress sizes .


Staff at Qantas are complaining about not getting enough sleep on their trips to Los Angeles because their hotel in the city is too noisy. Unions representing Qantas staff claim they've been inundated with complaints after flight attendants and pilots were moved to a hotel next door to the 'happiest place on earth' Disneyland and the busy convention centre. Qantas made the move from Costa Mesa, an hour and a half south of Los Angeles Airport, to the Anaheim Hilton in the last 12 months. In the last 12 months Qantas staff have been staying at The Anaheim Hilton which is right next door to Disneyland and its convention centre . Unions claim they have been inundated with complaints that staff are unable to sleep in the new accommodation Qantas is providing . This move follows airline chief Alan Joyce's announcement of cost cuts worth $2 billion over three years after suffering losses in recent years. The new lodgings are about half-an-hour closer to the airport and reportedly cut accommodation costs by two-thirds, or approximately $100 per night. Flight Attendants Association Australia National Industrial Officer Steven Reed told Newscorp that flight attendants and pilots are unable to get adequate rest because of the noise coming from the theme park and its neighbouring convention centre. ‘By the time you get to the hotel you want to go for a walk and then get some rest, not face a rock band playing in the foyer and kids running up and down the halls.' He warned if crews aren't adequately rested they'll be required to report as ‘unfit for duty’ which could result in flight cancellations. Although the Anaheim Hilton is about 30 minutes closer to the airport than previous accommodation, unions insist the hotel is too noisy for airline staff . A Qantas spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia that they observe rigid protocols in relation to the amount of rest staff must get and it is always in the best interest of the airline to ensure these requirements are met. She said Qantas often 'go above and beyond' the regulatory rest requirements to ensure the 'wellbeing' of flight crew. In response to recent allegations that staff are being mistreated she said the airline uses 'number of different hotels in LA', which are not limited to the Anaheim Hilton. A Qantas spokeswoman said ensuring its staff's well being is of the utmost importance . The spokeswoman said Qantas are trying to resolve the issue by collaborating with the hotel to better organise accommodation around scheduled music events that may cause concern for staff. A spokeswoman from the Aneheim Hilton said the noise heard from the convention centre is minimal, however, if there are events held in the courtyard the noise can be louder. She added that noise complaints are few and far between because of noise restrictions that are put into place at 10pm each night to ensure guests are not effected. Daily Mail Australia contacted Flight Attendant Association Australia however they were unavailable for comment. Unions are concerned that flights may be cancelled as

Summary: Qantas staff have been put up in a hotel right next door to Disneyland . The new hotel is cheaper and closer to LAX than previous accommodation . Unions say music and noisy guests are keeping staff awake in rest periods . They claim this could lead to fatigue and subsequent flight cancellations . Qantas say they are working with hotel to minimise noise for staff .


Blackberry is hoping that a luxury phone designed by Porsche could help it claw its way back inot the mobile phone market. The new Porsche Design P'9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry boasts a hand wrapped leather battery case, 'glass-like' keys and even a personalised PIN so everyone know you own one. However, it also comes with a high price - around $2,000 . Scroll down for video . The new Porsche Design P'9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry boasts a hand wrapped leather battery case, 'glass-like' keys and even a personalised PIN so everyone know you own one. Pioneered in 1999 with the launch of the RIM 950, BlackBerry changed the culture by allowing on-the-go business people to access email wirelessly. Then came a new generation of competing smartphones, and suddenly the BlackBerry looked ancient. Apple showed that phones can handle much more than email and phone calls. Blackberry was late in overhauling its operating system to compete. BlackBerry now holds a small fraction of the U.S. smartphone market after commanding a nearly 50 percent share as recently as 2009. 'This new member to the P'9983 family will provide exclusive graphite-metallic colored elements and the finest, hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover,' the firm boasts. 'This new Porsche Design P'9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry will combine a unique stylish design from an iconic, timeless brand with the fluid and effortless productivity experience of BlackBerry 10 technology.' Porsche Design worked with BlackBerry to design the keyboard to use glass-like keys, blackened glass and a graphite stainless steel color frame. 'The iconic styling of the new P'9983 Graphite from BlackBerry is technically inspired with longevity, integrity, and individuality at its core,' says Roland Heiler, Chief Design Officer of the Porsche Design Group. 'And it will offer a new way to express individual style with the luxury of being one step ahead.' 'Finally, an exclusive Porsche Design PIN ID group - 2AAXXXXX, sets you apart and makes you instantly recognized among other Porsche Design users.' The firm also hopes a physical keyboard will help sales. The physical keyboard is something traditional BlackBerry users prefer because they find it easier than touch screens to type with. The company is also emphasizing battery life and security. 'A lot of people say the Classic is aiming for loyal customers. And that is true,' CEO John Chen said at the gadget's launch event, tellingly held in New York City's Financial District. But he also invited people who haven't used a BlackBerry 'especially people who are young,' to try the BlackBerry Classic. The handsets have a legion of loyal fans. 'I love a BlackBerry,' Kardashian West admitted to the Code Mobile conference earlier this year. 'Every time I say that, people are horrified that I have a BlackBerry, and I don't understand that reaction.' 'BlackBerry has my heart and soul, I'll never get rid of it,' she said. 'I do have an iPhone, and I use that for photos, but if you have an email and you need to type fast, you need to have that keyboard.' The BlackBerry Classic

Summary: Porsche Design P'9983 Graphite from BlackBerry has physical keyboard . Firms say it is aimed at luxury market . Will run Blackberry 10 software, and include Amazon app store . Users can choose their own hand wrapped leather back for their phone .


While it may look like a particularly gruesome DIY lobotomy, this Shaolin monk in Chinais showing how he has trained his body to withstand incredibly sharp objects. In a series of stunts that should most certainly not be tried at home, Zhao Rui held a running electric drill to the side of his head without breaking the skin, bent an iron bar against a wall with his throat, and led on metal spears while breaking stones with his head. According to People's Daily Online, Zhao held the powerful drill against his temple for 10 seconds - but only left a small red mark where it had been. Headache: Zhao Rui holds a running power drill against his head for 10 seconds without injury . The display was intended to show how the 24-year-old had trained his body during his years of martial arts training - and his skills have made him a celebrity in his home city of Mianzhu in south-western China's Sichuan province. But the 24-year-old admitted that he has previously accidentally drilled a hole in his head when practising the stunt, ripping off a large piece of skin. He said: 'It was pretty painful but I got better and I learned from the experience and now I can practice pretty often without any problems.' And to prove the point he held a drill against his head for 10 seconds. Bending the rules: He also bends iron bars between his throat and a wall . Scoring points: His routine also involves lying on metal spikes while breaking stones over his head . Eyewitness Lian Tang, 25, said: 'It was incredible because after he removed it, there was no blood, only a bright red mark where the drill head had been.' The kung fu master started learning martial arts as a child after becoming fascinated with the discipline and at the age of 16 ran away to join a Shaolin Temple. He mainly wanted to learn Sanda (Chinese kick-boxing) and 'hard Qigong', which draws strength from the inner energy force known as qi. He studied there for two years before leaving to continue his studies in kung fu from other masters - and now he is a master himself. The drill is just one of the stunts he uses to demonstrate his skill, and he also can use his supertough skin to lie on sharpened spears without any of them piercing his body, or can bend an iron bar by pressing it between his throat and a wall. He said: 'I believe in making my body super tough. Believe it or not I used to be quite nervous as a youngster but now that I can break stones with my head I have found it has given me lots of self-confidence.'

Summary: Shaolin monk held running drill against his head for full 10 seconds . He also lies on metal spikes and bends iron bars with his throat . Intended to show body strength after years of martial arts training .


David Cameron last night agreed to a single TV debate during the election campaign. The Prime Minister is expected to attend a seven-way session at the start of April, to be shown on ITV. The deal includes three other political programmes during the campaign in which some of the party leaders will take questions from the public or television interviewers. Scroll down for video . The Prime Minister has agreed to one seven-way debate hosted by ITV on April 2. He will also appear on a number of election specials – but without going head to head against Ed Miliband . Crucially, the BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 4 appear to have blinked first and dropped their demand for a head-to-head clash between the PM and Ed Miliband. And they have backed down from their apparent threat to ‘empty chair’ the PM by holding debates with other leaders which he refused to attend. Labour appeared to deny the validity of the new proposal, insisting it still wanted three debates as originally proposed and accusing the PM of ‘running scared’ of a one-to-one with Mr Miliband. But, in an attempt to nail down the latest agreement, Mr Cameron said the other parties should accept it. ‘An offer’s been made, a deal’s been accepted, now the other parties must make clear that they accept this deal too, otherwise they will have to bear the responsibility,’ he said. ‘That’s what happened: a new offer put forward by the broadcasters, led by the BBC, to me, I accepted it, in full, on Saturday. So, I’m helping to make this debate go ahead. The other parties have got to stop running away from this and agree to the debate the broadcasters have now suggested.’ Labour leader Ed Miliband and the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg would only face Mr Cameron in one seven-way debate . The latest proposal is thought to have been presented to the parties over the weekend. According to Tory sources, it includes four potential shows, the first in just nine days’ time on March 26. It will be a Channel 4 and Sky joint production hosted by Jeremy Paxman and featuring the PM and Mr Miliband, one after the other, facing questions from the host and a studio audience. The second show will be the only debate and will involve seven party leaders, with the addition of Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Green leader Natalie Bennett, Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP and the Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood. It will be broadcast by ITV on April 2. On April 16 the BBC is proposing a ‘challengers’ debate featuring the Greens, SNP, Ukip and Plaid. A week before polling day, on April 30, the BBC will host a 90-minute Question Time-style show with Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg appearing one after the other to face questions from a TV audience. This is a better deal for the Lib Dems, who complained that a head-to-head between the other two leaders would prevent them from defending their record in government. A Labour spokesman said: ‘No

Summary: Prime Minister has agreed to one seven-way debate hosted by ITV . He will also appear on a number of election specials during the campaign . Downing Street said Mr Cameron had accepted the proposal on Saturday . Comes despite 'final offer' last week for debate no later than next week . New proposal also sees PM and Miliband interviewed on March 26 . On April 16 there would be a 'challengers special' for smaller parties . Then on April 30, the PM, Miliband and Clegg will appear on Question Time .


Freddy Ovett describes himself as ‘50-50’ British and Australian, though the soft Queensland accent seems a giveaway. It isn’t quite as simple as that, because Freddy is the son of Steve, 1980 Olympic 800 metres gold medallist and a legend of British sport, whose rivalry with Sebastian Coe captivated a global audience. Three decades on, Freddy is forging his own path — but as a cyclist, not a runner, having switched sports 18 months ago and made such rapid progress that he has trained with Chris Froome, the 2013 Tour de France winner, and recently signed with France’s top development team. Cyclist Freddy Ovett is all smiles as poses for a picture with his former athlete father Steve Ovett . Ovett Jnr spent his first seven years in Dumfriesshire, where his parents moved after Steve’s retirement, and where his father competed in the odd cycle race until he collided with a car in 1994 — by coincidence, the year Freddy was born. Freddy knows little about his father’s brief cycling career, and laughs as he says: ‘I can imagine him rocking up, thinking he was stronger than anyone.’ But he knows everything about his running: ‘My depth of knowledge about the history of athletics is more than my dad’s. I have to correct him sometimes on what he did and didn’t do.’ Freddy and his father Steve hit the running track, somewhere Steve is very familiar with . Father and son are cut from the same cloth. ‘We’re so, so close, and so similar,’ he says. That augurs well for Freddy and badly for opponents, since the older Ovett, now 59, was famously competitive. He was equally famously prickly with the press — a trait that doesn’t seem to have been inherited by the genial, open Ovett Jnr. Had social media existed in the 1980s, it’s difficult to imagine Steve asking a journalist to publish his Twitter handle (it’s @freddyovett, since you ask). Freddy recently signed with France’s top development team after swapping running trainers for a bike . Freddy was a promising middle-distance runner, just like his dad, and in 2012 won a scholarship to the University of Oregon. Then he suffered a knee injury. ‘It was so frustrating. I came back to Australia and did a bit of cycling to keep in shape,’ he says. Tests at the Victorian Institute of Sport suggested he had promise. ‘I think I was meant to be a cyclist all along,’ Freddy says. ‘I always followed it, I was always staying up to stupid hours watching the Tour de France. It fascinated me, despite the scandals. I was a big fan of Lance Armstrong before the whole downfall.’ MEDALS: 800m Olympic gold, 1500m bronze (1980); 1500m European gold (1978); 800m European silver (1974, 1978); 5,000m Commonwealth gold (1986). WORLD RECORDS . Ran a 3:48.8 mile in 1980 to beat Seb Coe’s record . Battled with Coe for the mile record in 1981 — it changed hands three times in nine days . Set three 1500m records between 1980 and 1983 . Set a two

Summary: Freddy Ovett is the son of 1980 Olympic 800 metres gold medallist Steve . Steve's rivalry with Sebastian Coe captivated a global audience . Freddy is forging his own path, but as a cyclist, not a runner . He trained with Chris Froome and signed with a French development team .


As India and Bangladesh relaxed with games of football before their World Cup quarter-final, the underdogs came out swinging. Defending champions India are almost everybody's overwhelming favourites to sweep aside Bangladesh in Melbourne. But Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, however, knows what it feels like to score an important victory over India and is confident the underdogs can cause a shock. India captain MS Dhoni (centre) celebrates scoring a goal as India's players relaxed with a game of football . India's players are preparing for their World Cup quarter-final with Bangladesh in Melbourne . Suresh Raina (left) controls the ball during the practice game on Tuesday . Dhoni (right) shows his skill by avoiding the challenge of the lunging Raina . He was only months into an outstanding international career, which currently places him at the top of the International Cricket Council all-rounder rankings, when he made a half-century in the five-wicket success in Trinidad which sent India out of the 2007 World Cup - almost exactly eight years ago. Shakib, and Bangladesh, have had little success against their super-power neighbours in the intervening years and were beaten by their fellow co-hosts as India steered their championship route in this tournament in 2011. But as Bangladesh enter unchartered territory, as quarter-final debutants, Shakib warns anything is possible. 'This is the first time we're playing in a World Cup quarter-final - but at the same time we need to understand it's another game of cricket,' he said. 'Obviously, on paper, India are a better team than Bangladesh - no one has any doubt about it. 'But on the day, it's a one-off game - and if we have a good day and they have a bad day, you never know.' Shakib Al Hasan (left) is confident Bangladesh have what it takes to beat India . Bangladesh players Soumya Sarkar (left) and Taijul Islam (right) were also pictured playing football . Imrul Kayes (centre) slides in for a challenge on Islam (right) as they take time off from cricket . Will he be taking extra confidence then, for Thursday's match, from that win way back when in Port-of-Spain? While Mahendra Singh Dhoni's India, as is their wont, declined to speak publicly until they must on the eve of the match - and even chose not to play any cricket either at the MCG, preferring football practice - Shakib was not minded to make too much of Bangladesh's 2007 win. 'It will be in our memory,' he said. 'But it's a new game, and we all know it. India are a very good side - they have some world-class players. Obviously, it's going to be hard for us. We know that, but we're up for the challenge.' The indications in Bangladesh's campaign so far, according to Shakib, are encouraging. He said: 'I think we played fearless cricket [in 2007], and we all want to play that brand of cricket. 'So far in this World Cup, I think we're doing it. India are the defending world champions - they've got some world-class players - but we're

Summary: India are undefeated at the World Cup with a perfect record . Bangladesh booked their place in the quarter-finals after beating England . India and Bangladesh meet in Melbourne at the MCG on Thursday . CLICK HERE for all the latest Cricket World Cup 2015 news .


Bryan Redpath has left his coaching role at Sale Sharks with immediate effect. The 43-year-old Scot ends an eight-year association with the Aviva Premiership side, having spent five years with them as a player and three as a coach. Redpath returned to Sale in June 2012 as director of rugby after starting a coaching career at Gloucester and progressing to the top job at Kingsholm. Bryan Redpath has thanked Sale Sharks' owners, coaches and players after leaving Sale Sharks . Redpath spent five years with Sale as a player and a further three as a coach . But with Sale struggling four months into Redpath's tenure, he was removed from the director of rugby role at the Salford-based side and has since been operating as head coach. 'I would like to thank the owners, coaches, players and staff for all their help and support since I returned to the club in 2012. Also to the supporters who have been great with me both as a player and as a coach,' Redpath said.

Summary: Bryan Redpath has ended his eight-year association with Sale Sharks . Redpath spent five years as a player and three as a coach at Sale . He has thanked the owners, coaches and players for their support .


Thousands of runners took part in the Reading Half Marathon in soaring temperatures today. More than 18,000 participants took on the 13.1 mile Berkshire race, which has been described as 'flatter and faster' than previous years. The race was won by Stephen Amos Kiplagat from Kenya, who completed the course in just over one hour, three minutes and ten seconds. On your marks, get set, go: More than 18,000 runners took part in the Vitality Reading Half Marathon 2015 . The first woman to cross the finishing line was 24-year-old Lily Partridge, who completed her first ever half marathon in one hour, ten minutes and 32 seconds. The sunny weather got the better of some runners, with several being taken to medical tents and one man, in his 30s, collapsing near the finishing line, Reading Chronicle reports. The man was treated by medical staff and is believed to have made a full recovery. Runners today wore everything from tu-tus to Fred Flintstone costumes and looked sweltering in the warm conditions. The Reading route is generally see as of the fastest in the country and is always incredibly popular as it falls five weeks before the London Marathon. Going strong: A runner in an orange tu-tu took on the the 13.1 mile Berkshire race . The first ever Reading Half Marathon was organised and run in 1983, when the start and finish venue was Reading University at White Knights Park. There were 5,000 runners and it was won by a 21 year old local University student, Mark Curzons in a time of one hour, seven minutes and forty-five seconds.

Summary: Thousands took part in the Reading Half Marathon on Sunday . The 13.1 mile race was won by Stephen Amos Kiplagat from Kenya . First woman, Lily Partridge, was running her first ever half marathon .