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Ryan Bertrand believes he deserves to be higher up the England pecking order and has pledged to prove his worth to manager Roy Hodgson. The 25-year-old has been one of the standout performers for Southampton, where the left-back moved permanently earlier in the year having impressed on loan from Chelsea. Bertrand has attracted plenty of plaudits for his displays at St Mary's, yet struggled to gain the international recognition many of his colleagues have received. Ryan Bertrand was the fifth left back to be called in to Roy Hodgson's England squad last month . A call-up had been predicted for England's internationals against Lithuania and Italy last month, yet Hodgson plumped for Leighton Baines, Kieran Gibbs and Luke Shaw. Danny Rose was then preferred when Shaw pulled out, only for Bertrand to get the nod once the Tottenham full-back and then Baines dropped out. It meant the Saints left-back travelled to Italy and eventually played the final few minutes of the 1-1 draw in Turin, with his third England cap a peculiar end to the international break. 'It was different,' he said, smiling. 'The international break changed from one extreme to the next, but it was good to get back in the frame and get back in the door. 'It was good to get on the pitch, even though it was very brief. 'When you actually sit there, it hits you that all them years you spent as a kid watching football games, the England games were always the biggest. Bertrand slides in to challenge Everton midfielder James McCarthy earlier this month . 'To finally sit there and be part of it and wear the actual kit and everything, knowing the whole country is cheering you on is fantastic.' England are, in fairness, blessed with strength impressive depth at left-back, with West Ham's Aaron Cresswell another arguably worthy of a call-up. Bertrand appreciates that breadth of options, but hopes to prove to Hodgson that he deserves to be further up the pecking order. 'You know, it's down to (the manager),' he said. 'Whoever he wants to pick, it is his decision. 'I'll just concentrate on my game. I'm confident enough to know that I should be in there, but I don't pick the team so I'll just keep playing.' Bertrand was one of three Southampton players in action that night in Turin, with Nathaniel Clyne starting at right-back for England and Graziano Pelle leading the line for Italy. Bertrand made his move to Southampton from Chelsea permanent in January after impressing on loan . The 29-year-old striker showed no ill-effects of the scoring drought at club level, glancing the Azzurri ahead at the Juventus Stadium - a goal the striker followed up with a first Premier League strike since December 20 in Saturday's 2-0 defeat of Hull. 'I was just thinking it is typical - anyone, anyone but him,' Bertrand said, laughing. 'It was good for him to get a goal. 'The fans have been very supportive, I think. Every week, even when we're warming up, you can hear them cheering him on. 'There's never been any criticism and he has finally broke his duck and got his goal, so hopefully that just continues now.'

Ryan Bertrand was fifth left back to be called up by England last month . Bertrand only included after injuries to Leighton Baines, Luke Shaw and Danny Rose . He replaced Kieran Gibbs in second half away in Italy . Bertrand belives he should be higher up the England pecking order .

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Simon Wood, 38, from Oldham won Masterchef last Friday . Wannabe chefs with their eye on a career as the next Gordon Ramsay or Jamie Oliver should take note - it doesn't have to cost a fortune. The new winner of Masterchef Simon Wood, who won the title last Friday, hasn't been on a single cookery course or even had one lesson. Everything the 38 year old knows about cooking is self-taught - learnt form reading recipe books or watching television shows. He told MailOnline: 'It’s all self-taught. There’s no more to it than that. You can achieve anything if you try hard enough and you’re passionate enough. 'I learnt what I know from reading, websites like YouTube, watching TV and talking to people who are also passionate about it. 'I also found out a lot from watching chefs when I go to a restaurant - you go into a lot of restaurants these days and you can see straight into the kitchen. 'I can’t help it, it’s like watching TV and if it’s happening in front of you, you can’t help but watch what they do.' While Simon, who lives in Oldham,  learns about his cooking from reading and watching programmes, he sharpens his skills by practicing on his four children - Liam, 20, Alex, 18, Cameron, 16, and Charlotte, seven. The lucky children are often on the receiving end of their father's culinary masterpieces - in the Wood household lunchboxes can become works of art. He said: 'They only get fancy stuff in their lunch boxes when I’m practising. 'All of my kids like different things, so it can be like a gourmet buffet sometimes when you’re at my house. 'Everyone wants something different, someone wants fish, and someone else wants shellfish - if it’s in the fridge or freezer it’s likely to come out at some point or another. 'They’re not fussy at all though. They’re like me, there’s nothing I don’t like and that has carried on through to them too. It makes life a lot easier.' Scroll down for video . Simon has always wanted to be a chef - when he was eight, he won the opportunity to spend a day in a hotel kitchen and featured in the local newspaper. But he gave up his dream because he and his wife, who he separated from two years ago, had a child very young. The couple met while working at McDonalds and when he was just 19, they had their first child - Liam. Simon as an eight year old after winning the chance to spend a day in a hotel kitchen . The hours that chefs do are notoriously antisocial and so Simon decided to take up a career in IT instead. His children are over the moon that their father is now following his dream though and they watched the Masterchef final on TV together last Friday, when they learnt for the first time that their father had won - because it had to be kept a secret until the programme aired. He said: 'When we watched it together, it was the first time that they found out I had won and it was emotional, it was pretty overwhelming. 'It was a moment in all of our lives that we’ll remember and will treasure and look back on.' Simon has come a long way since the beginning of the show - in the first episode he was so terrified that Greg Wallace, who is one of the judges on the show, pointed out that he was actually 'shaking in his trainers'. Simon said: ' When you first go in there on day one, when you see John and Greg for the first time, they’re practically idols of yours and you’ve not met them before that. 'Then it all starts to get very real very quickly. It’s a daunting prospect that’s in front of you. 'So the next hour and 15 minutes that you get in there can determine the rest of your life really.' But Simon managed to overcome his nerves and was noted as one of the contestants who had grown the most over the course of the show. He won the final with a starter of octopus, with chorizo crisps and a cannellini bean and chorizo salad; his main course was pigeon with carrots, pommes parisienne and a cassis jus; and for the pudding he produced a lemon posset, with citrus tutti-frutti. Simon was noted as one of the contestants who had grown the most over the course of the show . He said: 'You grow so quickly when you’re down there. You get feedback from people that you’d never normally meet and they’re so good at what they do - everyone down there is. 'I got loads of really good feedback down there. I had a really good competition when I found my confidence and got rid of my nerves – I think it showed as well.' For anyone looking to follow Simon's success, he has one simple tip - enjoy it. He said: 'If you don’t enjoy it, it shows in the food that you haven’t made something you believe in or enjoyed making. That comes out on the plate and ultimately for your guests or whoever is eating the meal and that’s no good because food is about passion and giving people a valuable experience. 'If you don’t enjoy it I don’t think your guests will either.' Simon hasn't always been this good, even Masterchef winner's have the occasional cooking disaster. As a young man, he learnt the hazards of absent-minded cooking after he tipped and entire stock he had worked on for hours down the sink. He said: 'My biggest disaster was when I was younger and first started out cooking, I did Christmas dinner for the first time. 'I had a big turkey carcass so thought I was going to make a really nice stock. 'I simmered it for hours and hours and made a really good stock. 'Then I went to drain all of the vegetables and the bones out and ended up pouring it all down the sink because I didn’t put something under it, that was a lesson I learnt really early on – think about what you’re doing. 'I don’t think there is anything I can’t cook though. I think I’ve shown throughout the competition that I’m good with most things that get thrown at me.' Simon is now hoping to open a restaurant of his own . While he enjoys fancy cooking, one of the simplest culinary pleasures for Simon is a meal that can be rustled up in under ten minutes - a plain omelette. He said: 'The first thing I ever cooked as a child was an omelette. 'And if I'm looking for something quick and easy to do, I still always go back to an omelette and a glass of wine, with a salad. 'Nothing in it, just some sea salt and a really good salad with it, that’s it – done. 'Just nice and simple, good eggs, good omelette.' But anyone looking to sample some of the cooking that netted Simon the Masterchef prize can expect something much more intricate when he succeeds in his dream of opening his own restaurant. For the time being he is going back to the IT company he worked for, but his eye is already on setting up his own eaterie. He said: 'I am definitely planning on having a restaurant eventually – it’s every cook or chef’s dream. 'If you can make money doing something you love and enjoy it and help people create memories then that is amazing. 'I think a lot of people remember where they were when they had a good meal with special people at special times - if you can get involved with that by having a restaurant, it’s really good. 'I think I’d want to do classic dishes with a modern twist. 'Something that looks nice, is achievable. But is also quite opulent and refined and nice. 'Also something that isn’t out of everybody’s reach.'

Simon Wood, 38, from Oldham won Masterchef last Friday . Father-of-four got cooking skills by feeding culinary creations to his kids . The award-winning chef says one of his favourite meals is a plain omelette .

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With two weeks to go until Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally get in the ring, it seems no-one is immune to being caught up in the hype. With the fight set to gross more than $300million, it is certain to be the biggest in the history of the sport. And even Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry are getting involved as they went face-to-face in the studio. Scroll down for video . Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry face off in anticipation of Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao . Redknapp attempts to goad Henry into a reaction in the early stages as the Arsenal legend stays cool . But both men collapse into giggles as they struggle to maintain the mock tension between them . Redknapp says: 'My friend Thierry Henry thinks he can beat me in a head-to-head. We're going to find out right now; lets have it big man.' The former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder is the more animated of the two as he says, 'you've been giving it all that,' but Henry remains cool. The Arsenal legend pretends to go in with his head and says, 'I know you're scared,' to which Redknapp responds: 'May 2, me and you big man.' The mock tension then disappears, however, as the pair collapse in a fit of giggles. Sky Sports Boxing are asking people to film their own head to heads to celebrate Manny and Money finally fighting. Simply film your own and then nominate someone else to do the same before sharing it with the hashtag #H2H . Pacquiao performs during a media workout this week as his fight against Mayweather gets ever closer . Mayweather will finally take on his greatest rival as he bids to maintain his unbeaten record .

Manny Pacquaio vs Floyd Mayweather takes place in Las Vegas on May 2 . The fight is set to gross more than $300million, the most ever in boxing . Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry went head-to-head .

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Japan's defence minister has been forced to assure MPs that the country has never been invaded by aliens. Speaking in parliament earlier today, Gen Nakatani promised lawmakers that there had been no alien breach of Japanese airspace, and that no government studies into extra-terrestrials were under way. Nakatani said the nation's war planes can be scrambled whenever there is a report of an unidentified flying object but, so far, they had not encountered visitors from space. ET no home: Defence Minister Gen Nakatani responded to questions from an MP about potential alien invasions, and assured parliament that Japan has never been invaded by extra-terrestrials . Nakatani addressed the 'alien question' after an enquiry from one of Japan's more flamboyant MPs - wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki. 'When the Air Self Defence Force detects indications of an unidentified flying object that could violate our country's airspace, it scrambles fighter jets if necessary and makes visual observation,' he said. 'They sometimes find birds or flying objects other than aircraft but I don't know a case of finding an unidentified flying object believed to have come over from anywhere other than Earth,' he said. At a meeting Wednesday of the budget committee in Japan's upper house, Inoki had asked if aircraft were dispatched to meet extra-terrestrial visitors and 'whether studies aliens are going on'. Inoki, founder and former owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling, said he did not know whether or not aliens existed, but he had once seen a mysterious flying object rocket into the air on the horizon and disappear. No visitors: Nakatani told MPs there has been no violation of Japanese airspace by aliens, and that no government studies into extra-terrestrials were under way . Wednesday's exchange was not the first official Japanese pronouncement on spacemen and their aircraft. A 2007 statement said the government 'has not confirmed the existence of unidentified flying objects believed to have come from anywhere other than Earth'. But the statement, formally endorsed at a cabinet meeting at the time, prompted a surprise rebuttal from the top government spokesman. Nobutaka Machimura, chief cabinet secretary at the time, said: 'Personally, I absolutely believe they exist.' Then-defence minister Shigeru Ishiba also said that in his personal opinion there were 'no grounds' to deny that there are UFOs controlled by alien life-forms.

Japan's defence minister forced to answer questions about UFOs . Gen Nakatani told parliament 'no alien's have violate Japan's airspace' Came after MP asked if Japan was carrying out alien studies .

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A handful of Manchester City fans were ejected from Old Trafford for allegedly mocking the Munich Air Disaster during Sunday's 4-2 derby defeat by Manchester United. Stewards threw out the group who were said to be attempting to taunt home supporters by making airplane wings in a sick reference to the 1958 tragedy. A total of 23 people perished after a plane carrying Matt Busby's talented young side crashed during a take-off attempt from Munich after refuelling following a European Cup clash against Red Star Belgrade. A handful of Manchester City fans were ejected from Old Trafford for allegedly mocking the Munich Disaster . Manchester United won 4-2, with goals from Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Chris Smalling . Among the death toll was former Manchester City goalkeeper Frank Swift, who was covering the match as a journalist. However, a minority of visiting supporters were accused of performing the gesture and were quickly thrown out by stewards. Police praised the 'overwhelming majority' of supporters at the clash after just eight arrests were made. Fears had been raised over the 4pm kick-off time with some concerned the extra time in the pub it allowed could increase the risk of alcohol-fuelled disorder. Police on Merseyside had previously launched a legal challenge to the Everton versus Liverpool clash starting at 5.30pm on a Saturday but their counterparts in Greater Manchester were confident they could handle a late afternoon kick-off. A scuffle described by officers as 'minor' broke out between rival United and City fans outside the stadium following the final whistle but those involved were quickly dispersed and the match passed without major incident. Young's goal delighted the Old Trafford crowd, the majority of whom were praised for their behaviour . Police praised 'the overwhelming majority' of fans, after just eight people were arrested at the derby . Of those arrested, one was held on suspicion of ticket touting, another for an alleged assault on a police officer who was kicked in the head and a third was accused of assault. One man was arrested on suspicion of committing a racially-aggravated offence following alleged comments made about Ashley Young following his equalising goal for United. Three were arrested for alleged public order offences and another was held on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. Chief Superintendent John O'Hare hailed fans' behaviour. He said: 'I would firstly like to praise the overwhelming majority of fans from both clubs for making the derby match a safe and enjoyable environment. The disaster in 1958 saw 23 people die when Manchester United's plane crashed in Munich . 'In a stadium packed with more than 75,000 people, to only make eight arrests for minor offences without any disorder is a fantastic achievement and again is testament to the behaviour of the fans in attendance. 'There was a minor skirmish on the forecourt as fans left the ground, but this was quickly dealt with by the officers on the ground who ensured there was no disorder and the game passed peacefully. 'As we said before the game, the later kick-off was mutually agreed by ourselves, both clubs and the Premier League which is a reflection of how well the fans have behaved during previous derbies. That spirit was evident again this Sunday.' City say they are aware of the ejections and are liaising with United officials.

Small group of supporters ejected after supposedly mocking disaster . Eight people were arrested at Old Trafford in relation to Manchester derby . But police praised 'overwhelming majority' of fans for their behaviour . Manchester United beat rivals City 4-2 on Sunday afternoon .

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Both Chelsea and the Premier League are furious with the BBC for allowing it to be known that the Premier League trophy was being displayed on the centre circle at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. There is great sensitivity at Chelsea about not presuming their title success before they are crowned champions and manager Jose Mourinho has warned players and fans to concentrate on first beating Crystal Palace on Sunday before celebrating. Yet a 20-strong stadium tour group at Chelsea clearly saw the Premier League silverware on the pitch although a security guard attempted to cover it up to prevent photographs being taken. Didier Drogba celebrates against Leicester as Chelsea took a step closer to the Premier League title . Jose Mourinho has warned players and fans to concentrate on first beating Crystal Palace before celebrating . The Premier League had agreed to a request from the BBC to film the trophy at Stamford Bridge to help with their programme preparation in advance of Chelsea’s two games this week. But it was on the strict understanding that the big prize was not seen at Chelsea by members of the public, who would then assume the club were taking their Premier League triumph for granted. A BBC spokeswoman said: ‘We were filming a sequence for use in the event that Chelsea win the Premier League and the footage will only air on that basis. We made every effort to ensure the trophy wasn’t exposed to the public, but unfortunately it was briefly visible from a distance to a stadium tour.’ Chelsea allowed the Premier League trophy, lifted by John Terry in 2010, to be displayed at Stamford Bridge for the BBC on the strict understanding that the big prize was not seen by members of the public . On Thursday night, Tony McCoy received what is sure to be the first of a whole host of awards to mark his retirement as the greatest ever jump jockey when given the Sport Industry’s Outstanding Contribution to British Sport accolade. The presentation was made by Clare Balding, who opted to present the Boat Race rather than McCoy’s last Grand National, and Thierry Henry, who was originally due to hand over the jockeys’ championship trophy to McCoy at Sandown last Saturday before being replaced by Ian Wright. Recently retired jockey AP McCoy was in attendance with his wife Chanelle for the BT Sport Industry Awards in Battersea on Thursday and received the Outstanding Contribution to British Sport accolade . There is still plenty of uncertainty around the exact responsibilities of the England director of cricket with only a skeleton job description having been sent out. And another win by Peter Moores’s side in the third Test against West Indies will further advance the view that the ECB should wait and see how the New Zealand and Ashes series play out before making their choice. Meanwhile, although new ECB chief executive Tom Harrison gives the early impression he has little or no time for the media, at least his director of communications appointment Chris Haynes has ordered daily newspapers to be delivered again to the ECB HQ at Lord’s - certainly a step in the right direction. A sure sign that incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves will want more transparency around the organisation is that the county he bankrolls, Yorkshire, are allowing Sky cameras access to all areas — including team talks in the dressing room — for the duration of the season. The filming is for a behind-the-scenes documentary. Yorkshire, bankrolled by Colin Graves (left), are allowing Sky cameras access to all areas for the season . TIGERS TARGET CUP FANS . Leicester Tigers are being provocative with their Rugby World Cup planning at Welford Road after England Rugby 2015 chose to stage two tournament matches at the nearby football stadium where the games are still a long way from selling out. Tigers are putting on dinners, big-screen showings of matches, entertainment on Leicester match days and even a rival fan zone to the official one in the city. Both ER 2015 and World Rugby are annoyed with Tigers’ tactics. But with no major events legislation in place they are relying on Leicester Council to halt the ambush marketing. Meanwhile former England captain Will Carling, who runs his own business, is on ER 2015’s radar as he is looking to set up an unofficial hospitality venue as close as he can to Twickenham. The Portuguese Open tennis in Estoril this week is being staged thanks to the patronage of football super-agent Jorge Mendes who is leading a consortium that has rescued the event from closure. Organisers did not have the funds to carry on the 25-year-old tournament this year until tennis fan Mendes, whose clients include Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo, became involved.

Chelsea agreed to request from BBC to film the trophy at Stamford Bridge . The Blues agreed on understanding public could not see the trophy . However, a 20-strong stadium tour saw the silverware on the pitch . Chelsea can win the Premier League with victory over Crystal Palace .

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Late goals, a famous overhead kick and a rare Paul Scholes header are all included in Wayne Rooney's top five derby days moments ahead of Sunday's crucial clash. The two sides are locked in a battle with Arsenal for the second automatic Champions League qualification place and neither side know that a defeat could see them slip out of contention. Listed on his website, the Manchester United striker spoke about his most memorable moments, which included FOUR stoppage time winners. Wayne Rooney (right) has listed his five most memorable moments of the Manchester derby . 1) Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City, February 2011, Rooney overhead kick . Sir Alex Ferguson's side recorded a crucial win over their city rivals in the race for the Premier League back in 2011,and Rooney's spectacular overhead kick cemented his place in United folklore when it flew into the top corner past the helpless Joe Hart. The England striker couldn't quite believe that had happened at full-time: 'It was a massive game for both teams and to score in that way was something I will never forget, the feeling was unbelievable. 'I knew Nani was going to cross it so I was getting ready for an header, then it took a little deflection and come behind me, I never really had time to think and just tried the overhead and thankfully it went in the top corner.' The England captain scored a spectacular overhead kick to win the derby and keep their title hopes alive . 2) Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City, September 2009, Michael Owen 96 minute winner . In a ding-dong game at Old Trafford, Craig Bellamy scored a late equaliser for the visitors, as the home fans fell silent but with virtually the last kick of the game, Ryan Giggs found Michael Owen, who slotted home past the on-rushing Shay Given. Rooney says it's a game he'll never forget: 'It was end to end for a lot of the game and when Craig Bellamy equalised in the 90th minute everyone thought that was it, so when Michael Owen scored in the last few seconds it was an unbelievable moment for both Michael and the team and it's certainly a moment I will never forget.' Michael Owen (right) scored a 96 minute winner not long after Craig Bellamy had equalised for the visitors . 3) Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City, January 2010, Rooney sends his side to Wembley . Former United striker Carlos Tevez looked like he'd sent the Carling Cup semi-final into extra-time after cancelling out goals from Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick, but Rooney had other ideas, when he headed home a stoppage time goal and send his side to Wembley. Rooney said: 'To score the decisive goal late on in any game is a special feeling for any player, but to do it in a derby and to send your team into a final makes it even better.' Rooney scored a stoppage time winner to send United through to the Carling Cup final at Wembley . 4) Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United, April 2010, Scholes heads home last-gasp goal . The midfield maestro's rare header was the third stoppage time goal United had scored against their rivals in that season, as they kept their title hopes alive in a game they couldn't afford to slip-up, which is why Rooney ranks this goal as one of the most important. He said: 'Paul Scholes's header was vital for us that season and kept us in the title race. At that stage of the season every game is massive, especially when you need to win, so for something like that to happen just when you think the game is coming to an end is incredible.' Paul Scholes headed home an injury time to keep his side in the hunt for the Premier League title . 5) Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United, December 2012, Van Persie stoppage time free-kick . United's big signing of the season, Robin van Persie, proved his worth when he fired home a free-kick from the edge of the box for another stoppage time winner, putting Rooney and co six points clear at the top of the Premier League table. 'This was a massive game, they came to Old Trafford as the champions, said Rooney. 'So for Robin to score the winner late on and take us 6 points clear at the top of the table was very important'. Robin van Persie's deflected free-kick put United six points clear at the top on their to winning the league .

Wayne Rooney listed his five most memorable moments of the derby . Manchester United welcome neighbours City to Old Trafford on Sunday . Rooney's overhead kick and winner in the Carling Cup made the list . Paul Scholes, Michael Owen and Robin van Persie were also included . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .

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An Italian priest has been sacked amid claims that he took part in gay orgies with a Swiss Guard. The prelate was sacked from a religious order in Taranto after one of his online lovers contacted the church authorities with a dossier containing alleged evidence of sex with prostitutes, role play and explicit gay web chats. The priest allegedly favoured sexual role-play scenarios in which his lover played the disciple Judas Escariot, and had to atone for his betrayal of Jesus by becoming his slave. Controversy: News of prelate being sacked after an online lover contacted Taranto church authorities with a dossier containing alleged evidence of sex with prostitutes is just the latest sex scandal to engulf the Vatican . The diocese confirmed that the priest had been dismissed but claimed there were no other prelates involved. Turn-on: The priest allegedly favoured sexual role-play in which his lover played Judas Iscariot, and had to atone for his betrayal of Jesus (pictured) A 32-year-old man, from Rovigo in northeast Italy, claimed he was contacted by the unnamed priest around six months ago on Facebook. The man, an unemployed labourer, said he was having problems at the time and thought that 'it could have been a sign from heaven.' 'I needed spiritual help,' he told Corriere della Sera. The priest revealed that he was gay during online chats and attempted to seduce the labourer. 'He told me my pictures made him excited and asked me to send him an intimate photo,' the man claimed. The pair also had a video conversation via Skype, during which the priest was allegedly naked. The priest allegedly said that he had organised orgies with priests and a Swiss Guard, although church authorities have not said anyone else was involved. The labourer said that he was not gay but did not want to risk losing the spiritual support of the priest, who he claimed even convinced him to leave his girlfriend. 'He told me that he liked guys, especially young ones, and that he could do everything for them, also help them to buy clothes, mobile phones and recharge costs,' he claimed. Protection: The Italian priest was sacked amid claims that he took part in gay orgies with a Swiss Guard. The Swiss Guard serves as the de facto military of Vatican City . A statement by the diocese of Taranto said: 'Regarding the reports about a parish priest in the archdiocese of Taranto or rather his morally reprehensible conduct, utterly incompatible with ministry, the Curia notes the following. 'The priest in question who is not part of the Taranto clergy but of a religious order has been removed from pastoral care by bishop Filippo Santoro after verifying the facts. 'The religious are no longer in Taranto since last week. In the documents with the ecclesiastical court there is no trace of other priests being involved.'

Prelate's online lover approached church about alleged improper conduct . Claimed to have evidence Italian priest was having sex with prostitutes . Also said the priest took part in explicit gay web chats and sexual role play . He allegedly made lovers pretend to be Judas so he could 'punish' them .

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The mother of Nicholas Figueroa, a 23-year-old male model who died in a building explosion on New York City's 2nd Avenue last month, has spoken out . Ana Figueroa, 55, told Daily Mail Online that though she cries every night, those responsible for the explosion and handling its aftermath have not reached out to her. 'Nobody's spoken to me, no one has called to give condolences,' she said at a memorial to her son that was set up Thursday at the site of the disaster that killed two and destroyed three buildings on March 26. Scroll down for video . Ana Figueroa (pictured with husband Nixon) has spoken out for the first time since her son Nicholas, 23, died in a gas explosion on New York City's Second Avenue . The young man and recent college graduate was paying the bill on a blind date at a sushi restaurant when three buildings in New York's East Village were destroyed . Her Upper East Side family, which includes Nicholas's father Nixon, 52, and his three younger brothers Brandon, Neal and Tyler, says it still 'wants justice' and those responsible for the explosion to be punished. However, nearly one month after the blast that killed Nicholas when he was on a blind date at a sushi bar, answers about what exactly happened in the explosion remain unclear. In early April, according to the New York Post, a plumber allegedly admitted to law enforcement that he created an illegal gas connection in the building. allegedly at the request of Michael Hyrnenko, the son of landlord Maria Hyrnenko. Mrs Figueroa said that she had not been contacted by Ms Hyrnenko and has only learned about her life after reading it in media reports. She has learned that Ms Hyrnenko is also 55 and also has four children and said Thusday, 'I wonder how she would feel if she were to lose her kid'. While he said that they didn't want to 'blame' anyone, Mr Figueroa said that the family 'wants someone to come forward and say that they did this'. Nicholas's mother, who has not previously spoken at length to the press, said she had contacted a lawyer about filing charges against the landlord, though she is waiting until after the results of the city's investigation. The Figueroas say that neither the landlord of the demolished buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio nor Con Edison have contacted them with condolences following their loss . The family, who are afraid that their son's death and its cause will be 'put under the rug' have set up a memorial at the site of the explosion . Mrs Figueroa, who was hugged by passersby who saw the memorial to her son, said that she still cries every night . A wall has been placed around the site of the explosion, which destroyed buildings at the corner of Second Avenue and Seventh Street and damaged windows on one adjacent . Attempts by Daily Mail Online to contact Mrs Hyrnenko, who switched lawyers after the explosion, for comment were unsuccessful. Beyond Ms Hyrnenko, the Figueroa family said that other parties such as utility company Con Edison and the owner of Sushi Park, where Nicholas was eating when he died, bear some responsibility for his death. Mrs Figueroa faulted them for not stopping gas flow to the building and continuing to run a restaurant in a dangerous situation. 'Everybody has a part of this', Nixon Figueroa said Thursday. Now the Figueroas are left with their son and brother's death as the story fades from headlines, and the feeling that swiftly finding the person responsible is not a priority for authorities. 'They're going to say ''It's only two lives, it could have been more'', but it was my son', Mrs Figueroa said on Thursday as passersby hugged her in consolation. The explosion resulted in the deaths of Nicholas and Moises Locon, 26, a busboy at Sushi Park. Her family was last contacted by New York City authorities before the April 7 funeral for Nicholas, when help with services were offered. A GoFundMe page in memory of Nicholas met it's $30,000 goal, and the Figueroas did not take the city's help. Despite the relatively small number of victims, Mrs Figueroa said that she had not received a phone call from Mayor Bill de Blasio. 'We're nobody,' she said. 'Now I really need their help if we don't want this to be pushed under the rug'. A spokesman for the Mayor released a statement to Daily Mail Online saying: 'Following the East Village building collapse members of the administration were in regular communication with the families of the victims . 'Additionally, the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City raised more than $150,000 for the victims of the tragedy and the administration's offer to assist with funeral arrangements was declined.' Nicholas Figueroa, (left) a former model, and Moises Locon, 26 (right), both died at Sushi Park restaurant . New York City officials offered to help pay for Nicholas's funeral in early April, though the family was able to pay for it with help from a GoFundMe page . Mrs Figueroa was in tears at the funeral as she held a red rose and wore a button remembering her oldest son . Though the memorial set up on Thursday is a sorrowful reminder of her family's loss, the mother says that her sadness has mixed with anger over fears that her son will have 'died in vain' and no one will be held responsible. Ms Figueroa referenced other New York City incidents such as a crane collapse in 2008 that killed two and a fire in 2010 where those judged responsible faced manslaughter charges. The owner of the crane company and three men connected to the 2010 fire were all acquitted. She knows that the odds of a criminal conviction are small, but hopes that those responsible will help establish a small park on the property in memory of her son, who loved nature and meditating. The grieving mother said that those responsible include Con Edison, the utilities giant that said part of the building's gas works failed inspection about an hour before the explosion. She has also yet to be contacted by officials from the company. Con Ed released a statement to Daily Mail Online saying: 'We said on the day of the explosion and since then, that our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragedy, and we made a significant contribution to the Mayor's Fund to help those affected.' Ms Hyrnenko's building had previously failed a Con Ed inspection in August, when workers discovered that a pipe had been tapped in a dangerous way, the company told the New York Times. Mrs Figueroa said that illegal gas tapping should not be a 'three strike' policy and that gas to the building should have been shut off completely following the second failed inspection. A Con Edison spokesman told Daily Mail Online that the March 26 inspection was on 'work the building owner was doing in connection with the installation of a new service'. The spokesman said 'The work did not pass the inspection and our inspectors left. The new service was locked, meaning that gas could not be accessed by it.' A plumber allegedly admitted to law enforcement earlier this month that he had created an illegal gas connection at the site of the explosion . Smoke from the fire was visible from around New York City as firefighters worked to combat the blaze on March 26 . The investigation into the incident by police and fire authorities is ongoing, with much of the suspicion falling on the buildings' gasworks . Con Edison has previously said that it was replacing a small pipe with a larger one that would allow both the building residents and the sushi restaurant to receive gas. Restaurant owner Hyeonil Kim told the New York Times he believed that the residents had been getting gas since the summer from a pipe coming from Ms Hyrnenko's other building next door. Gas is thought to have still been flowing through the old piping after the inspectors left. After the inspectors left, Ms Hrynenko's son Michael was down in the basement investigating a gas leak during the explosion. He was carried out by a general contractor with him. 'Our understanding is that the criminal investigation continues,' the company said in a statement. For now the mother is left with only pictures and messages from her son. Her last texts from Nicholas, with whom she would talk about 'everything' including  include message where he asks her to cook his favorite chicken for dinner. The young man had just gotten his bachelor's from Buffalo State College and had been home for three months before he died. Right before meeting his blind date at Sushi Park, Nicholas, a former model, had texted that he was about to have an 'interesting experience'. Ms Figueroa did not hear from her son again, and was knew that he was in the blast when she saw that his debit card had been used at the restaurant right before the explosion. After spending a long night at a nearby school hoping that her son would be found in the wreckage, Mrs Figueroa was later shown the place where he died. While the family may worry that officials will forget about their son's death, she is grateful for public support. Visitors to the Second Avenue memorial can now read testaments to the loving brother and son and see the spot where the explosion took his life, which the family has marked with white roses. The family was shown the spot where their son died and planted white roses in memory of the 23-year-old . The recent Buffalo State College graduate had texted his mother saying that he was going on an 'interesting experience' before his blind date . The sidewalk near the site on Second Avenue had been closed to pedestrians for weeks following the blast before reopening .

Ana Figueroa, mother of Nicholas Figueroa, 23, set up memorial to her son who died in the March 26 explosion on New York City's Second Avenue . Blast, which killed two, thought to be the result of illegal gas tapping . The grieving mother said that neither the landlord of the demolished buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio nor Con Edison have contacted her . Family has built memorial, plans to push for small park in memory of son .

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A British couple tying the knot are to break two records as they become the oldest ever newlyweds, with a combined age of 195, and the UK's most elderly groom at 103. George Kirby and 91-year-old Doreen Luckie from Eastbourne, East Sussex, will marry after first getting together 27 years ago in 1988. George said: 'I suppose it's about time, really. I definitely don't feel my age. Doreen keeps me young. Scroll down for video . George Kirby and 91-year-old Doreen Luckie from Eastbourne, East Sussex, will marry after first getting together 27 years ago in 1988 . George, currently 102, proposed on Valentine's Day and will marry for the third time on June 13 - getting hitched to Doreen in front of 60 guests . 'I didn't get down on one knee, because I don't think I would have been able to get back up.' Between them they have had seven children, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. They finally decided to make the union official by giving into pressure from their elderly children. George, currently 102, proposed on Valentine's Day and will marry for the third time on June 13 - getting hitched to Doreen in front of 60 guests. Doreen said: 'I won't be much of a blushing bride, but I'm getting a bit giddy thinking about it.' On their wedding day, the pair will have a combined age of 194 years and 281 days - smashing the previous world record of 188 years set by a couple in 2013. Photo of George Kirby (left) during his career as a boxer. He won every single one of the 60 fights he entered during his life but gave up lifting dumbbells at the age of 90 . The pair, started courting in the 1988, when they met through an organisation to find friends for mature people. George, then 76, had just got divorced while Doreen, who lived in Staplehurst, Kent, had sadly become a widow three years earlier following 36 years of marriage. She said: 'He used to come to my house. We got on straight away. He liked the roses in my front garden.' George Kirby and his fiance Doreen Luckie pictured in the 1980's when they met through an organisation to find friends for mature people . The couple quickly became an item and set up home together in 1990, but George only proposed to her on this February 14. George said: 'We were having dinner and I asked Doreen if she wanted to be married to me for a short time. I was so happy that she said yes.' The pair will get married at the Langham Hotel, owned by George's son Neil, where they have lived since 2013. Neil, 63, who will be best man, said: 'We've adopted Doreen as our mum and we're delighted that she's going to become a Kirby. 'We're thrilled that they are going to get married in front of all their proud friends and family. 'Also, it's about time my dad has finally made an honest woman out of her.' George was born in London in June 1912 and joined the RAF as a physical education instructor in 1933, where he stayed for 25 years. He was a passionate and talented boxer, winning every single one of the 60 fights he entered during his life. He finally gave up work, and lifting dumbbells, at the age of 94, although continued to tend Doreen's garden in Kent. Doreen was born in Brixton in September 1923 and spent much of her career as a shorthand typist for the Director of Public Prosecutions at Temple, where she worked on transcripts for the cases of the Kray twins and Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Sprightly Doreen keeps herself in shape by doing yoga classes on the seafront every week. Instead of wedding presents, the pair would like to raise as much money as they can for their chosen charities - the Royal Air Forces Association and the Women's Royal Naval Service . In 2009, Geroge was guest of honour at the Army London Regiment at a dinner and charity boxing match . The current Guinness World Record for the oldest newly married couple belongs to Francois Fernandez and Madeleine Francineau . The current Guinness World Record for the oldest newly married couple belongs to Francois Fernandez and Madeleine Francineau, who tied the knot with a combined age of 190 years and 126 days. A Guinness World Records spokeswoman said: 'We are excited to hear of this incredible marriage and would urge the family to file a Guinness World Records application so we can make their achievement official.' However, George said: 'We're not doing it for the record, we're getting married because we're in love and it seems like the right thing to do.' George said: 'We're not doing it for the record, we're getting married because we're in love and it seems like the right thing to do'

George Kirby and Doreen Luckie from Eastbourne will be oldest newlyweds . Pair with combined age of 195 smash the previous Guinness World Record . Lived together for 27 years they have had 15 grandchildren between them .

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More than a third of GPs are considering retirement in the next five years, a survey shows. Another one in ten is thinking about moving abroad to countries including Canada and Australia, where the pay is higher and workload less stressful. A poll of 15,560 family doctors also found that one in six is considering going part-time and 7 per cent are contemplating quitting altogether. Choices: A poll of 15,560 family doctors found that one in six is considering going part-time and 7 per cent are contemplating quitting altogether (file picture) Senior GPs say they are facing ‘incredible’ pressures brought on by an increasingly ageing population who have complicated illnesses, as well as having to chase targets. Their morale is low despite the fact they benefited from a pay deal ten years ago that resulted in their salaries rising by 50 per cent, while allowing them to opt out of working during evenings and weekends. There is now a national recruitment crisis and many surgeries are short-staffed, with increasing numbers of GPs retiring or moving abroad. And they are not being replaced by younger trainees, who view the career as ‘second class’ compared to more prestigious roles as hospital doctors or surgeons. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt last month described the situation as ‘worrying’ and pledged to alter targets and invest more in surgeries. The British Medical Association survey, which included GPs in their late 20s through to early 60s, found that 34 per cent were considering retiring within the next five years. 'Worrying': Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has pledged to alter targets and invest more in surgeries . And a fifth of the 780 trainee GPs included in the poll were already considering moving abroad. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the BMA’s GP committee, said: ‘This poll lays bare the stark reality of the crisis facing the GP workforce. ‘It is clear that incredible pressures on GP services are at the heart of this problem, with escalating demand having far outstripped capacity. ‘GPs are overworked and intensely frustrated that they do not have enough time to spend with their patients, especially the increasing numbers of older people with multiple and complex problems.’ Last month, figures showed the number of GPs applying to work abroad had increased by 40 per cent in five years. The most popular destinations are Australia, New Zealand and Canada where they can earn the equivalent of £200,000 a year and have more of a work-life balance. GPs in England earn an average of £105,000 a year, and many take home considerably more. But they claim they often work 12-hour days or longer, and that ten-minute appointment slots are not sufficient to meet patients’ needs. Dr Maureen Baker, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said the shortage of family doctors could have a ‘devastating impact’ on the future of the NHS.

One in ten thinking about moving to countries where the pay is higher . Poll of 15,560 family doctors finds 1 in 6 is considering going part-time . BMA survey also reveals 7% of GPs are contemplating quitting altogether . Benefited from pay deal ten years ago that saw salaries increase by 50% .

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Atlanta (CNN)"Do you use toilet paper?" That's the question 26-year-old Anamarie Shreeves receives most often. It's not exactly a typical question, but Shreeves, who lives in Atlanta and is the site manager for the nonprofit Keep Atlanta Beautiful, lives what some may consider an atypical lifestyle: She creates almost no waste. The list of things she doesn't use would send shivers up a consumer marketer's spine: No plastic packaging, no new clothing, no metal cans, no cars (and in turn, no gas). The small amount of waste Shreeves does create goes straight into a 32-ounce mason jar that sits three-quarters full right next to her kitchen sink. Its contents include produce stickers, some paper tea bag wrappers and a long, twisted piece of cotton that went around her toes for a recent pedicure. This is all the waste she has collected in nearly half a year. That's right, EVERYTHING. Six month's worth of garbage for Shreeves is similar to what the average person generates in half a day. A Maryland native, Shreeves considered herself an "Earth advocate" from a fairly young age. Of her four brothers and sisters, she says she was always the one wading in the creek that passed by her backyard, climbing trees and pushing her family to stop being so wasteful. "I got them their first recycling bin," she said. Shreeves began her journey into zero-waste living two years ago. She had just quit her job working in television and decided to move to Ecuador for a few months. Before she left she resolved to get rid of as much of her stuff as possible. She had read a blog post by a woman who lives a zero waste life in New York called the No Trash Project, and she was inspired. "The average person throws away a ton of trash a year," Shreeves said. "One single person. For her to go to zero like that, I was just amazed." Upon her return from Ecuador, Shreeves decided to take the lifestyle she started before she left to the next level. In April of last year, she officially began to live zero waste. Simplifying her existence wasn't easy. She had to rid herself of old habits. In the first week, she filled up half the mason jar with paper towels after grabbing them to dry her hands, just out of habit. It also took a while to feel comfortable with the funny stares she would get after politely asking food vendors to put her sandwiches and salads into her metal tin instead of paper and plastic containers. But she stayed strong and a year later she is at the point where she composts, makes her own shampoo, toothpaste and even uses reusable feminine products. And yes, she does use toilet paper -- the kind that's quickly biodegradable. The key to making it all work is an enormous amount of preparation. Shreeves packs her bags every day with a cup to drink out of, a metal tin and a reusable fork and knife, a cloth napkin and a couple canvas bags. This allows her to avoid the waste that comes so often with prepared foods. She has also had to stop going to some of her favorite restaurants and coffee shops because they won't provide reusable kitchenware. Shreeves acknowledges that with this lifestyle come certain restrictions; she has learned to make most of her food from scratch to avoid packaging. She also has to put more time into getting places by bike or public transportation. But without a doubt, the rewards for her outweigh the inconveniences. "The quality of life that I experience as a zero waster far exceeds my life before. It's made me appreciate the things that I do have. I wouldn't want to be in another space," she said. To learn more about cutting down on waste, visit Shreeves' blog, fortnegrita.com.

26-year-old Atlanta woman uses a mason jar as a trash can . She has produced about as much waste in six months as an average person does in less than a day . She strives to live a 'zero waste' lifestyle .

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The time of their lives has turned into the holiday from hell for up to 2500 passengers stranded on a cruise ship, the Carnival Spirit, outside Sydney Harbour and riding a constant flow of smashing waves of more than nine metres. They have been at the mercy of the wild seas since last night, as storms batter the east coast. The massive swell, seen from video images taken from on-board by stranded travellers, revealing just how treacherous and stomach churning the conditions are, out there. One has told the Daily Telegraph that 'there was a large wave that hit at 7.30 last night that tore one of the doors off causing a whole lot of water to come flooding through the deck'. 'Even as we speak the ship is creaking and moaning,' passenger Kurt Foster said. 'Last night was absolutely horrendous. In the room all the cupboard doors were flying open and everything on the bench tops was flying off. 'One crew member has been working here for 10 years and he reckons it’s the roughest he’s seen.' Scroll down for videos . 2500 passengers on board the Carnival Spirit are at the mercy of the wild seas as storms batter the east coast - with the massive swell, seen from video images shot from on-board, showing just how treacherous and stomach churning the conditions are . The cruise ship Carnival Spirit has been damaged outside Sydney Harbour this morning. Due to dock at 7:15 the ship is currently sitting off Sydney Heads. The ship has suffered damage in wild weather conditions off the NSW coast. The hand railing and pedestal lighting has been damaged while a cover over the satellite system (above) has also been damaged and removed for safety reasons . The cyclonic winds battering Sydney have also caused drama for passengers on board cruise liner the Carnival Spirit which is heading south after being prevented from docking because of the heavy seas . Carnival Spirit was returning from a 12-night cruise to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji but has been stopped by the huge waves . The Carnival Spirit has 2500 passengers on board, stranded outside of Sydney Harbour because of the city's wild weather . Carnival Spirit was returning from a 12-night cruise to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji but has been stopped by the huge waves, which began crashing into the ship late on Monday and have continued unabated, amid reports that there has been some damage. 'High winds have caused minor damage to some external features such as an equipment cover and some partitioning, while heavy rains have dampened some doorway carpets,' a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. 'This damage is superficial and has not affected the ship’s operation in any way. Guests and crew are safe and the Captain is ensuring guests are as comfortable as possible.' Eleven metre waves have been recorded off-shore and more passengers have been recounting their wild ride. 'It’s not pleasant, it’s been like this all night,' one woman told ABC radio. 'I don’t think many people got much sleep.' Carnival Cruise Lines officials confirmed with Daily Mail Australia that Carnival Spirit was scheduled to arrive 'early this morning' but was unable to do so because of the rough seas. 'The scheduled Sydney arrival of Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Spirit has been delayed due to severe weather which has led to the closure of Sydney port and prevented the Harbour Pilot from boarding the ship,' the statement said. 'The ship is now waiting off the Sydney coast line until the port is re-opened.' And nothing can be done until conditions ease to allow the regulatory process to take place. 'It is mandatory maritime requirement for a Harbour Pilot to board any ship before it enters Sydney port,' Carnival Cruise Lines stated further. 'Guests and crew are safe and comfortable and the ship is continuing to offer a full program of on-board activities and entertainment while it waits for the harbour to re-open.' Eleven metre waves have been recorded off-shore as the cruise ship Carnival Spirit remains stranded outside Sydney Harbour . Waves of nine metres have been battering the ship for the past 24 hours. The Carnival Spirit remains stuck outside Sydney Heads due to the swell and may not be able to enter the harbour for 48 hours . Carnival Cruise Liners in statement said: 'Guests and crew are safe and comfortable and the ship is continuing to offer a full program of on-board activities and entertainment while it waits for the harbour to re-open' In a further statement placed on social media, to those travellers caught out by the drama, they said: 'We are sorry to announce that Carnival Spirit will be unable to sail from Sydney today as the port of Sydney has been closed due to extreme weather and ships are not permitted to enter Sydney Harbour.' 'For guests scheduled to depart for the South Pacific on S512, the Captain is working on a revised 7-day itinerary departing tomorrow, weather permitting. The revised itinerary will visit Isle of Pines and Noumea, but not the originally scheduled port of Mare.' The Ports Authority warned that passengers were in for some more discomfort, with little chance of the ship being able to dock on Tuesday, with the adverse weather conditions expected to worsen as another storm cell pushes into Sydney.

Up to 2500 passengers and crew stranded outside Sydney Harbour as massive storm batters the city . Passengers report large waves were crashing into the ship right through the night and into Tuesday . The vessel has suffered damage with a satellite damaged and a door ripped open by the crashing waves . Carnival Cruise Lines hopes to have the cruise-liner dock on Wednesday but there are fears they will have to wait another 48 hours . 11 metre waves have been recorded off-shore . Weather conditions are expected to worsen in the afternoon with 100kph winds on the way .

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Two sisters from Oklahoma and Nebraska missing for nearly two weeks in Michigan survived on Girl Scout cookies while stuck in their snow-trapped SUV until state police discovered them Friday near Lake Superior in a remote part of the Upper Peninsula. A pilot noticed a reflection off the Ford Explorer and landed the police helicopter on shore, finally ending the women's unexpected wilderness adventure. Leslie Roy, 52, and Lee Marie Wright, 56, were examined at a hospital and released. ‘It was sheer joy,’ Detective Sgt. Jeff Marker told The Associated Press, describing their reaction to the rescue. ‘It was almost disbelief that it was finally happening.’ Alive! Lee Wright (left), and Leslie Roy (right) are pictured eating and keeping warm in state police coats after they had spent two weeks stuck in their disabled SUV in Michigan . Roy, of Valley, Nebraska, and Wright of Depew, Oklahoma, got stuck about three miles from Crisp Point Lighthouse in Luce County in the Upper Peninsula. They had been visiting relatives in Ishpeming, in another part of the peninsula, and were planning to head south April 11. They had a reservation at a hotel in Mackinaw City but never showed up. Instead, they were entombed in snow on a remote used road with eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies purchased from relatives and a bag of cheese puffs, Marker said. ‘They thought the road was plowed but it wasn't,’ he said. There is no cellphone service in the area. The car eventually lost power, too. Roy and Wright wore layers of clothes to stay warm as overnight temperatures fell to the 20s, and they also turned snow into water. ‘They heard crunching in the woods at night,’ Marker said. ‘They thought it was rescuers but no one came. Then they thought it was bears.’ When the search began, police said the women had told others about possibly visiting waterfalls and casinos on their way to the Lower Peninsula. Their Ford Explorer was spotted from a helicopter around 2.30pm, police said. About 25 minutes later, police officers who were called to the scene reached the car on foot. 'When we pulled up, they grabbed their purses and Lee Wright clutched onto her Bible and both women were very happy,' Marker told MLive.com. 'It was hugs all around.' Road trip: Roy (left), 52, and Wright (right), 56, had been visiting relatives in Ishpeming, Michigan, when on April 11 their Ford Explorer got trapped in snow on a little-used road . Life savers: The women survived by rationing eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies, a bag of cheese puffs and melted snow . The women were transported to Helen Newberry Joy Hospital to be checked by doctors. A photo of Roy and Wright showed them eating food and keeping warm in state police coats after the rescue. ‘They're walking. ... They're alive and well, just a little weak from being stuck for a couple weeks,’ said Sgt. Brent Rosten, of the Michigan State Police. The women's relatives were ecstatic to receive the good news Friday. 'My mom and Aunt Leslie have been found, and they are alive and well, thank God!' Wright's daughter, Stacy Calvin-Lowe, wrote on Facebook Friday. 'Everyone that help us search, everyone that prayed, everyone that supported us, from the depths of my heart, thank you! 'I am so thankful, and overwhelmed with joy, I can't stop crying! I can't wait to see my momma, I can't wait to tell her I love her!! I am incredibly happy!'

Leslie Roy, 52, and Lee Wright, 56, had been visiting relatives in Michigan when on April 11 their Ford Explorer got trapped in snow on remote road . SUV lost power and they had no cell phone service to call for help . Roy and Wright wore layers of clothes to stay warm as overnight temperatures fell to the 20s . Survived by rationing eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies, a bag of cheese puffs and melted snow . Helicopter pilot noticed a reflection off the Ford Explorer Friday and rescued the trapped women .

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN)Lost luggage after a long flight is a common, frustrating occurrence of modern air travel. And sometimes, airlines lose things that are irreplaceable. American Jennifer Stewart says she was devastated to learn that Etihad Airways lost her most important baggage following a recent trip from Abu Dhabi to New York City: her 2-year-old pet cat, Felix. Stewart said that she and her husband, Joseph Naaman, booked Felix on their Etihad Airways flight from the United Arab Emirates to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 1. Shortly after the plane arrived in New York that evening, Felix went missing somewhere on the grounds of Kennedy Airport, according to Etihad Airways. Felix was able to get loose, Stewart said she believes, because the cat's plastic carrier was badly damaged at some point either during the flight or the transfer from the airplane to the pickup area. Stewart said a cargo manager called the couple to an office after they landed at Kennedy last week and notified them that their cat's carrier had been crushed. Photographs taken by Stewart showed a large hole in the top of the cat's carrier. At least one of the corners of the case appeared partially collapsed. Nearly one week later, Felix remains missing. "For them to take a cat and ship him like he was cargo, not a live animal, makes me sick," Stewart said. "You trust that people care and are doing the job well, and then this happens." A representative for Etihad Airways told CNN that that the loss of pets during air travel is "extremely rare." The airline shipped more than 200 pets last year. Etihad Airways is investigating the incident and is working with ground handlers at the New York airport to help locate the missing cat. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier also said it hired "third-party specialists" to help in the hunt for Felix. "We deeply regret this unfortunate incident and are keeping the owner apprised of the progress of the search," Etihad Airways told CNN in a statement. "We will review our pet handling procedures in the wake of this incident, as the safety and care of pets traveling with Etihad Airways is a top priority." Stewart and her husband booked the cat's flight as part of their job relocation to the United States after living in Abu Dhabi for more than three years. The couple said they spent $1,200 to ship Felix on the 14-hour flight. "You pay all of this money, but for what? People assume you pay extra to have your pets taken care of, but they're treated no differently than a free piece of checked luggage," Stewart said. It isn't the first time a pet has gone missing at New York's busiest airport. In August 2011, a cat escaped from its carrier before an American Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco. That cat was eventually discovered -- alive -- two months later in a customs room at the airport. But the cat later had to be euthanized because of injuries and malnutrition it suffered while lost. This weekend, Stewart enlisted the help of a local nonprofit, which provided a highly trained detection dog, to help track down Felix's scent. A wildlife biologist who works with the airport has also placed traps to facilitate Felix's safe return, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Officials at Kennedy have offered to assist Etihad Airways as the airline investigates what happened, the Port Authority said. Stewart said the couple will continue to search the airport until they have answers. "We just want to find Felix. But I just don't know if we will," she said.

Couple spends $1,200 to ship their cat, Felix, on a flight from the United Arab Emirates . Felix went missing somewhere at John F. Kennedy International Airport, airline says . Pets are "treated no differently than a free piece of checked luggage," Jennifer Stewart says .

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Elephants are often seeing travelling single file, using their trunk to hold onto another mammal’s tail in front of them. But one young elephant decided to go it alone, when it walked alongside its herd and even broke their chain. Captured at Whipsnade Zoo, the video shows keepers assisting six elephants along a path – five of which walk in single file. The baby elephant can be seen walking alongside its herd, which travel in a single file line . As the first three elephants move from the shot, the fourth – a smaller elephant – is flanked by a baby. It stops to dawdle as it reaches the grass and uses its trunk to pick something up off the floor before setting off again. Finding itself in between the last two elephants as it begins walking, the young mammal’s back gets in the way and causes the link to break. The baby elephant stops to dawdle and picks something up from the floor with its trunk . It then rather cheekily forces its way into the line at the expense of the huge – and rather understanding – elephant behind it. Uploading the video to Newsflare, the filmmaker wrote: ‘We had just come out of the bear’s exhibit at Whipsnade Zoo when we saw elephants being led by zookeepers along the road, it was so amazing and unexpected. ‘I quickly grabbed my camera to take photos and managed to get a video of them holding each other’s tails, I had never seen elephants hold their tails in a line before, it was quite remarkable. The baby elephant goes to start walking once more and manages to break the elephant chain with its back . ‘The little baby elephant was constantly stopping or running off to the frustration of the other elephants, it was hilarious to watch him being put in his place.’ Whipsnade Zoo opened in 1931 and was originally known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park. Located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, the zoo has a land area of 600 acres and, as of 2012, was home to 2,741. The cheeky elephant forces itself into the line of elephants after breaking their tail-to-trunk chain .

The baby elephant walks alongside single file herd . It stops to dawdle pick up something with its trunk . Before managing to break the tail-to-trunk chain . The footage was captured by at Whipsnade zoo .

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Some breakfast cereals contain as many as three teaspoons of sugar, dentist Dr Sameer Patel warns . A busy working week can take its toll on our lives, leaving little time to plan our meals. From breakfast at the desk to the mid-afternoon slump, the temptation to take short cuts and grab the nearest pick me up is too much to resist. With so many products claiming to be 'healthy', it can be a real struggle to know what to pick from the shelves of your nearest high street shop. And lurking inside many seemingly 'healthy' foods, are hidden ingredients that may be wreaking havoc with your teeth. Now, Dr Sameer Patel, clinical director at the Elleven practice in London's Harley Street, has highlighted the dentistry dangers of the 'desk diet'. Here, he reveals the biggest offenders, and offers advice on how to safeguard your oral health during the working day. BREAKFAST . Dental Danger . Some breakfast cereals can contain as much as three teaspoons of sugar per serving – this is around two and a half chocolate biscuits. Inconsistent labelling means that even the 'healthier' brands can also be culprits and choices such as muesli can be surprisingly high in sugars. Solution . There is a way around this. Opt for low sugar options such as wheat biscuits or unsweetened porridge oats and if you need something to sweeten the taste go for honey or crunchy fruit. Eating your cereal with dairy products can also counteract the damage caused by sugar and have added benefits for your oral health. The calcium, phosphates and vitamin D in milk provides important minerals which can help improve the health of your teeth by strengthening and de-mineralising their structure. Probiotic yoghurt can also help decrease bad bacteria in the mouth which in turn limits tooth decay and helps to promote a healthy mouth environment. HOT DRINKS . Dental Danger . Coffee and tea are notorious for staining in between teeth and if drunk regularly, the staining, tannin compounds can build up and cause teeth to turn yellow. Regular consumption can also lead to bad breath, which is down to mouth dehydration. Caffeine is a diuretic and therefore dries out the mouth, counteracting the internal rinsing that normally occurs and causing bacteria to multiply. Solution . 'The best way to avoid this is to rinse the mouth with water after consumption, to wash away the tannins and rehydrate the mouth. A good alternative to your morning tea or coffee, is caffeine-free green tea. Tea and coffee are notorious for staining the teeth, and if drunk regularly, can cause a person's teeth to turn yellow . 'Water also contains the mineral fluoride which makes teeth more resilient to acid erosion and decay. 'Alternatively you could swap your tea or coffee for caffeine-free herbal tea or green tea – which contains polyphenols, that research has found can slow the growth of bacteria associated with cavities and gum disease and has the potential to clean plaque from the teeth.' SANDWICHES . Dental Danger . A lot of supermarket sandwiches have added sugar to enhance flavour, and refined carbohydrates such as white bread can contribute to dental decay, because they contain simple sugars that dissolve quickly. When consumed, a surge of acid takes place inside the mouth and over long periods this acid can erode tooth enamel. These foods also take on a gummy consistency when chewed that can allow small particles to get trapped between teeth and make them extremely tough to budge. Solution . Wholewheat bread is a healthier choice for your teeth and some studies have shown that people who consume high amounts of whole grain have a lower instance of gum disease. White bread can contribute to dental decay, because it contains simple sugars that dissolve quickly. Dr Patel said wholewheat bread is a healthier choice for your teeth, with studies suggesting those who eat a large number of whole grains have a lower instance of gum disease . Whole grains are also rich in vitamins and minerals which serve to strengthen our teeth and keep our oral health in check. Adding a cheese or chicken filling is recommended as these calcium and phosphorus rich foods are thought to protect and strengthen teeth. COLD DRINKS . Dental Danger . For those who enjoy making breakfast smoothies and juices – beware. Although fruit is considered to contain healthy acids, this is only the case when they are consumed as a whole, rather than as a concentrated juice. When fruit is juiced or blended, the sugars are released from the structure of the fruit and if drunk frequently can lead to decay. Juices also tend to have a high acid content which can severely damage the enamel of your teeth in a similar way to fizzy drinks. Solution . Ultimately, the best drink for your teeth is fluoride water. Calcium-rich dairy and soya milk which can strengthen our teeth and counteract the damage caused by acidic juices, are also an advisable choice. Good saliva flow is important in creating an alkaline environment in the mouth, thereby protecting teeth from exposure to acid - chewing gum regularly can aid this process. However, if you really can't bear to give up fruit juice, drink it through a straw to limit the damage to your teeth. Beware the breakfast smoothie, warns Dr Patel. He said when fruit is juiced or blended, sugars are released from the structure of the fruit, causing decay. And he added, popcorn is one desk snack that is particularly bad for your teeth, often containing high sugar levels and unpopped kernels  are notorious for cracking teeth . DESK SNACKS . Dental Danger . Low calorie snacks such as dried fruit and popcorn are growing increasingly popular, but neither are good for your oral health. Despite the sugars in fruit being natural, when they make their way into your mouth, there is no difference between the sugars from fruit and the sugars from chocolate or sweets. Sugars found in raisins and dried apricots are highly concentrated by the drying and their chewy texture means they linger in the mouth, causing prolonged damage to teeth. Similarly popcorn creates lactic acid in your mouth, an offender when it comes to eroding tooth enamel, and the unpopped kernels are notorious for cracking teeth and damaging fillings. Solution . Firm/crunchy fruits (for example, apples and pears) are a sensible alternative as these foods have a high water content, which dilutes the effects of the sugars they contain. Regular flossing as part of your daily routine is also an integral way to remove trapped food and prevent a build-up of plaque, whilst keeping mouthwash and chewing gum to hand can help fight dental decay.

Dentist Dr Sameer Patel highlights the dental dangers of your desk diet . Some breakfast cereals contain up to three teaspoons of sugar, he warns . Swap your daily tea or coffee for green tea to prevent tooth staining . Steer clear of white bread, popcorn and watch out for 'healthy' smoothies .

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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will miss Sunday's Premier League trip to struggling Burnley as he recovers from a gashed knee suffered two weeks ago against Leicester City. The France international was carried off on a stretcher early in the 4-3 win against Leicester City and missed his country's friendlies against Brazil and Denmark. 'Hugo Lloris is still recovering after his problem against Leicester - he is out,' Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said at a news conference on Thursday. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris receives treatment after injuring his knee against Leicester City . Lloris will miss Sunday's game against Burnley after being hurt in a collision with team-mate Kyle Walker . Michel Vorm will deputise for Lloris. Spanish striker Roberto Soldado is also a doubt for the match at Turf Moor, where Tottenham need a victory to stay on the edge of the fight for a top-four finish. Tottenham are in seventh place in the table with eight games remaining, six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United and with a far worse goal difference. However, Pochettino said he hopes the quartet of players who featured for England on Tuesday against Italy will be have received a timely confidence boost. Harry Kane is one of four Tottenham players who will return after playing for England against Italy . Mauricio Pochettino could be without striker Roberto Soldado at Turf Moor on Sunday . Harry Kane started his first senior England international in Turin, while Andros Townsend came off the bench to score a superb equaliser. Ryan Mason earned his first senior cap while Kyle Walker was also involved. 'It's been a very good week for Tottenham,' he said. 'The English players and others with their international teams have put in good performances. They are all fit and at a very good level.'

Hugo Lloris suffered a gashed knee in Tottenham's win against Leicester . Michel Vorm will start at Turf Moor as Lloris continues his recovery . Roberto Soldado is doubtful for Sunday's clash with Burnley . Mauricio Pochettino hopes Spurs' England contingent will return on a high .

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These shocking photographs reveal the terrible toll the Nepal earthquake has had on some of the country's most beautiful and historic landmarks. The monuments of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, are recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site because of their unique architecture. But several of the most recognisable buildings in the city, including towers and temples, now lie in rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country yesterday morning. Scroll down for videos . Destruction: The Dharahara Tower, which was first built in 1832, has been almost completely obliterated by Nepal's earthquake . Historic: The now-destroyed tower was a UNESCO World Heritage Site until its destruction this weekend . Before: The Kathmandu Durbar Square, at the heart of Nepal's capital, is full of temples and historic houses with their distinctive roofs . After: The square is now piled with rubble after tall temples were brought down by the force of the earthquake . More than 2,500 people died in the quake as buildings collapsed raining down debris on the streets below, while enormous avalanches on Mount Everest left climbers dead. One of the most prominent landmarks to be destroyed by the earthquake was the Dharahara Tower, also known at the Bhimsen Tower, which has almost totally collapsed after more than 180 years of standing in Kathmandu. The 200ft tower was built in 1832 by prime minister Bhimsen Thapa as a gift to the queen, who was also his niece. It had to be rebuilt after a previous earthquake in 1934, but the latest disaster has left the tower as nothing more than a stump, killing scores of people who were trapped inside at the time. Destination: Another view of the Kathmandu Durbar Square shows how it was a thriving hub for the city . Reconstruction: Policemen were sent in to the square after it was badly affected by the quake . Venerable: The Durbar High School in the square is a neo-classical building which was shabby but grand before the earthquake . Debris: The school is now surrounded by bricks shaken from the building in the quake . Heritage: The Bhaktapur Durbar Square, pictured before the quake, is another one of the three main public spaces in the Kathmandu area . Piles: The square in Bhaktapur has rubble heaped up after its ancient temples were damaged . Kathmandu's three 'Durbar Squares', the courtyards outside the city's old royal palaces, were devastated by the earthquake, with historic temples razed to the ground by the shocks. In the largest, known as the Kathmandu Durbar Square, rubble was piled up today after a large stepped temple was obliterated in the quake. Images of the Durbar Squares in Patan and Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, were also devastated by the shocks. The streets of Bhaktapur were impassable because of the rubble which lay several feet deep, with fragments of religious sculptures among the stonework on the ground. In Patan, a temple had its tower broken in half, while the square was strewn with bricks. Centre: The Patan Durbar Square, pictured before the disaster, is the third major hub of the historic royal family which has been devastated . Shock: Religious sculptures were lying on the ground in Patan after the temples they were once part of collapsed . Decapitated: A statue of the Hindu deity Garud was knocked off its pedestal at Patan Durbar Square . Crooked: The stupa of a temple was almost completely ripped off by the force of the quake . Holy: The Syambhunaath Stupa, known as the monkey temple, is pictured left before and right after the quake . Witness: A monk surveys the aftermath of the quake, which left the main building untouched . The Syambhunaath Stupa, known as the 'monkey temple' which stands on a hill above the capital, also suffered severe damage. While the complex's main golden tower was thankfully untouched, many other temple buildings were totally destroyed. The Buddhist site dates back 1,500 years, and is considered one of the holiest places in the world for residents of neighbouring Tibet. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck just before midday yesterday, sending tremors through the Kathmandu Valley and the nearby city of Pokhara. Busy: The packed streets of Kathmandu pictured as they were before the disaster . Damage: A huge crack opened in the middle of the highway after the earthquake . The majority of fatalities were reported in Nepal, with deaths also being confirmed in India, Tibet, Bangladesh and the Nepal-China border. About an hour after the initial quake, a magnitude 6.6 aftershock hit and smaller aftershocks could be felt through the region for hours. Rescuers are still battling to save the lives of those trapped in the rubble, while climbers on Everest are waiting to be rescued by helicopter.

The Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu was brought down by the force of yesterday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake . Durbar Square in the centre of the Nepalese capital is filled with rubble after historic temple collapse . Complex above the city which is considered one of the holiest sites in Buddhism was also hit by the disaster . More than 2,500 people are believed to have died in the devastating earthquake in Nepal and neighbouring countries .

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Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has claimed that Red Bull have launched a bid to buy the Championship club. Cellino, who is currently serving a Football League disqualification, said that Leeds' majority shareholder Eleonora Sport was considering the offer. But Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers said he was not aware of an offer from Red Bull when contacted by BBC Radio Leeds on Saturday morning. Leeds United are the subject of a takeover bid from Red Bull, according to owner Massimo Cellino . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post that majority shareholders Eleonora Sport were considering an offer . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post: 'There is an offer. I didn’t know about it but I spoke just now with Giampaolo Caboni, one of the directors of Eleonora Sport. 'He said Red Bull has made an offer for the club. The shareholder will have to think about it. I don’t know what they will do.' The soft drink giant already own three clubs - RB Leipzig in Germany, Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and MLS side New York Red Bulls - as well as two teams in Formula One. After being linked with a bid in November, Red Bull issued a statement saying: 'Red Bull has no plans to take over Leeds Utd nor take a stake in the club.' Cellino was disqualified from running the club in December after an Italian court found him guilty of tax evasion and his ban ends on May 4. The soft drink giants own three football clubs, one of them in Austria (pictured) called Red Bull Salzburg . New York Red Bulls from America's MLS take on Arsenal in a pre-season friendly last summer . Formula One teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso are also owned by the soft drinks company .

Red Bull have launched a bid to buy Leeds, Massimo Cellino says . Cellino says majority shareholder Eleonora Sport are considering offer . Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers later said he was unaware of offer . Cellino currently serving a Football League disqualification .

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Hundreds of tourists had to be evacuated from Warwick Castle after a flaming cannonball set alight to a medieval thatched building during a display. Holidaymakers, many with young children enjoying the last day of the Easter break, had gathered to watch the cannonball be fired from the wooden trebuchet – the largest working siege machine in the world. However, the big display ended in catastrophe when sparks from the fireball ignited the roof of a nearby ancient boathouse, causing it to erupt into flames. The thatched building, which overlooks the River Avon within the castle grounds in Warwickshire, was unoccupied when it became engulfed in fire at about 5.45pm yesterday. Scroll down for video . Holidaymakers watched in horror as a cannonball fired from a wooden trebuchet – the largest working siege machine in the world - struck a medieval thatched boathouse overlooking the River Avon at Warwick Castle . Witness Heather Taylor, 42, who had travelled from Birmingham with her six-year-old son Ethan to watch the cannonball launch, described the panic as the incident unfolded. She said: 'The trebuchet launched the flaming cannonball but as it flew almost over the boathouse sparks could clearly be seen coming off it and the high winds must have sent them onto the roof of the boathouse. 'There was a lot of panic and people were scrambling up the bank because they had no idea if the fire would spread. 'The place was packed with lots of young children and families. We were all evacuated and it was quite scary. 'It was shocking how fast the fire took hold. 'The cannonball actually appeared to land behind the boat house but it was obviously too close. 'It's such a shame because the boathouse has only just been re-thatched and we watched a chap thatching it before the big show. It's a medieval building so it's a big loss.' The catapult display ended in catastrophe when sparks from the cannonball ignited the roof of the ancient boathouse, causing it to erupt into flames at about 5.45pm. It forced an evacuated at the Warwick attraction . Video footage shows the medieval boathouse engulfed in flames after the flaming cannonball apparently set it alight yesterday afternoon. Warwick Castle said the attraction remains open today despite the incident . The thatched boathouse, which overlooks the River Avon within the castle grounds in Warwickshire (pictured above before the blaze), was unoccupied at the time and has now been completely destroyed by the flames . Up to 30 firefighters attended the incident and fire chiefs confirmed no one was injured by the blaze. The main castle was also unaffected by the fire. A Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: 'We received a call at 5.47pm to a fire at the boathouse in the grounds of Warwick Castle. 'Three appliances were sent to the fire.' The historic boathouse, which was completely destroyed as a result of the fire, dates back to 1896. The 5th Earl, Frances Greville, had it built to house an electric boat which he powered by batteries charged from the electricity generated by the castle's mill. The trebuchet which fired the flaming cannonball stands 60ft high and weighs 22 tonnes. A flaming cannonball was launched from this wooden trebuchet, which stands 60ft high and weighs 22 tonnes, during a demonstration to show how the machine was used to hurl huge projectiles to breach the castle walls . The fire forced hundreds of tourists to be evacuated from Warwick Castle (above) at about 5.45pm yesterday . Warwick Castle confirmed the incident and said the attraction remains open and unaffected. A spokesman said: 'We did experience a fire in our boathouse yesterday which was safely extinguished within a short time. 'The island where the boathouse is located was not open to the public at the time and no-one was ever at any risk; nor did it affect any other part of the castle. 'We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service for their prompt assistance. 'Despite speculation we have not yet ascertained the cause of the fire. A full investigation is underway. 'The castle will be fully open today featuring our spectacular Easter events programme.' The trebuchet, which is 60ft tall and weighs 22 tonnes, was used to hurl projectiles at the castle . The wooden trebuchet is the largest working siege machine in the world and is effectively a colossal catapult. It is a recreation of one of the biggest and most deadly military machines of all times, which was used as a weapon for protection. The trebuchet, which stands 60ft high and weighs 22 tonnes, was used to hurl huge projectiles to breach the castle walls. Large rocks and stones were the main ammunition but there is evidence of more unusual material used such as large flaming cannonballs. Manure and dead animals were also hurled by the machine into the besieged castle to spread disease, with pigs among the top choice of animals to be fired. The trebuchet at Warwick Castle is an authentic recreation by Dr Peter Vemming, from The Mediaeval Centre in Nykobing, Denmark. Notes and drawings from the 13th century were used as the starting point for the reconstruction and were often referred to during the process of developing the working replica of the powerful machine. The trebuchet, which was built at a workshop in Wiltshire, is made primarily of oak with the long throwing arm made of ash and metal fixings holding it together. - Warwick Castle .

Holidaymakers watched in horror as ancient boathouse erupted into flames . Sparks from flaming cannonball fired from wooden trebuchet caused blaze . Tourists evacuated from Warwick Castle as thatched building burnt down . No one injured in incident which occurred on last day of Easter holidays .

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Professor Ninian Peckitt is accused of repeatedly punching a patient in the face to correct a fracture . A pioneering facial surgeon ‘repeatedly’ punched a patient in the head in an ‘extraordinary’ attempt to correct a fracture caused by an industrial accident, a medical tribunal has heard. Professor Ninian Peckitt, 63, claimed he had simply ‘digitally manipulated’ the patient’s face as part of hospital treatment, but witnesses said that in reality he had actually been hitting him, the tribunal was told. The world-renowned surgeon, who has lectured on the use of titanium implants to treat disfigured patients and has been published in academic texts, faces being struck off the medical register after being accused of failing three of his patients. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing in Manchester was told a man referred to as Patient A had suffered ‘extensive injuries’ to the right side of his face in an industrial accident. He was admitted to Ipswich Hospital in February 2012 where Professor Peckitt was working as an honorary locum consultant in oral and maxillo-facial surgery since the previous month. Christopher Hamlet, representing the General Medical Council, told the hearing: ‘The case is not centred around the outcome, but the method of the surgery by way of the extraordinary allegation that he repeatedly punched the patient in the face.’ He added that Patient A had fallen out of bed which had further displaced his facial fractures. The hearing was told Professor Peckitt embarked on a ‘closed reduction’ procedure, in which a patient is given anaesthetic before the fractured bone is manually put back together without surgery, and a cast or splint applied. Mr Peckitt was working as an honorary locum at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk at the time of the alleged incident in February 2012. A medical tribunal will decide whether he should be struck off the register . Professor Peckitt, formerly of Doncaster, later described the procedure as one in which the patient’s face had been ‘digitally manipulated as best they could be achieved’, the hearing heard. It was also alleged he treated Patient A without seeking advice from colleagues. He quit his post at the hospital days later. He was also alleged to have failed to check the medical records of a second patient, Patient B, which led to him attempting an unnecessary procedure on her, and to have treated another, Patient C, for a complex facial deformity without seeking the advice of another surgeon. Professor Peckitt, who is now working in Dubai, has submitted emails in which he ‘emphatically denies’ the allegations, and claims he has been ‘victimised’. ‘In relation to Patient A, he says they simply didn’t see any punching,’ Mr Hamlet said. Dr Timothy Mellor, an expert called for the GMC, prepared a report. ‘He confirmed it is entirely inappropriate to try to reduce a fracture with external force alone or whether the punch was additional manipulation – there is no basis you can reduce a fracture in that nature,’ Mr Hamlet said. The hearing continues.

Professor Ninian Peckitt allegedly punched man who had been in accident . Honorary locum consultant at Ipswich Hospital at time of alleged incident . He later wrote patient's face was 'digitally manipulated' in February 2012 . The 63-year-old charged with three counts at tribunal and may be struck off .

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Shops offering everything for £1 or less have become a magnet for wealthier shoppers who have also flocked to Aldi and Lidl, a new study revealed today. Almost half of all people who have visited discounters such as 99p Stores, Poundstretcher, B&M Bargains and Wilkinsons are middle class and among the country's highest earners, research has found. A new report says 57 per cent of adults in the UK claim to use a discount store like Poundland every week because the 'stigma' of shopping in budget stores has ended, experts have said. Of those 53 per cent are in the top A/B social class, who on average earn more than £35,000-a-year, a significant increase from the 37 per cent figure a year ago. Shopping habits: Almost half of all people who have visited discounters such as 99p Stores, Poundstretcher, and Wilkinsons are now middle class and among the country's highest earners, new research has found . The news comes on the back of the massive rise in popularity of Aldi and Lidl, which are attracting increasing numbers of middle class shoppers, dubbed the 'Lidl class'. Last week Aldi's growing share of the grocery market saw it overtake Waitrose to become Britain's sixth biggest supermarket. But the latest research by retail consultancy group 'Him!' found that variety discounters selling everything from sweets to stationery for £1 or less are also booming, especially with wealthier shoppers. B&M bargains grew its sales by 66 per cent to £1.3 billion last year and Poundland's sales grew 13 per cent to £998 million in the same period. 77% are attracted by cheap prices . 7.73 - number of items bought per visit . £8.93 - average spend per visit . 33% have visited a variety discounter once a week in the past month . 31% use variety discount stores for top-up shopping . Source: Retail consultants Him! Katie Littler, communications director of Him!, said: 'There has been a considerable shift in higher income households using variety discounters, just as we have seen them using Aldi and Lidl regularly. 'Any stigma is slowly disappearing and they are becoming just another retailer, albeit trusted for a more limited range of missions and categories.' The report, revealed by The Grocer magazine, said people who most use variety discounters also tend to be young. Nearly a third (30 per cent) are under 34 and two in three (66 per cent) of 18 to 24 year olds say they have visited a variety discounter. Poundland has been especially successful in attracting young shoppers with 31 per cent visiting a branch in the past week, up from 26 per cent a year ago. Men are increasingly visiting cheap chain stores - 44 per cent of men said they had visited a Poundland branch in the previous week, up from 37 per cent a year ago. More popular than ever: Poundland's sales grew 13 per cent to £998 million last year as more people head to the store . Experts say the variety discounters have successfully taken over the gap left on high streets by Woolworths, which sold a range of general merchandise from pick and mix sweets to hardware and CDs. The Him! report says most people visiting a variety discounter do so for so-called top up shopping, but grocery items are crucial. Some 57 per cent of shoppers buy confectionary, 54 per cent go for food, 48 per cent for health and beauty, 40 per cent household items and 40 per cent crisps and snacks. Katie Littler said: 'The food and drink items bought are much less about fresh and chilled, which have become the big footfall drivers for Aldi and Lidl. However, the report found that average basket spend at variety discounters is just £8.93, the lowest for any grocery retailer and behind £11.81 in a convenience store and £31.30 in a supermarket. The Grocer commented: 'Posher, younger and with a sweet tooth, loyal shoppers have been successfully pulled in by variety discounters. 'The key to continued growth will be getting those shoppers to splash more of their cash.'

Number of Britain's highest earners going to pound stores is now up 20% . More than half of all shoppers say they head to pound shops each week . Experts say they are topping up their weekly shop, often from Lidl or Aldi .

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Sheffield Wednesday claimed all three points against Championship play-off hopefuls Brentford with a 1-0 win thanks to Kieran Lee's second-half goal. With both teams playing with high defensive lines at Hillsborough there were a high number of long balls attempted by each side but, with few finding their mark, the game produced nothing of note for the vast majority of the first half. It took until the 35th minute for a decent chance to present itself when a whipped cross found Caolan Lavery in the box but the Owls striker could not wrap his foot around it and the ball sailed wide of the post. Kieran Lee (second left) opens the scoring for Sheffield Wednesday with the only goal for the game . Lee (right) is mobbed by his team-mates after he scores the first goal for the home side . The second half started in a livelier fashion to the first and that was evident after 49 minutes when some clever play from Brentford around the box presented Andre Gray with an opportunity to get a shot on goal but his effort skimmed agonisingly past the post. However, the promise of exciting football and the chance of goals petered out as the half wore on. Both sides managed to work themselves into good areas but could not produce the final pass to create clear-cut scoring opportunities. A mistake from Harlee Dean looked as though it had gifted Wednesday with a sure-fire goal. Sergiu Bus collected the ball and made a run towards goal with Chris Maguire at his side but the pair could not make the two-on-one situation count as Bus' lay-off to Maguire was hit straight into the midriff of James Tarkowski. Alan Judge (right) is dejected after missing a chance  as Wednesday keeper Kieran Westwood looks relieved . Mark Warburton watches on as his Brentford side lose and suffer a blow to their promotion hopes . The breakthrough finally came in the 75th minute when Lee ghosted into space in the box and was unmarked as a parried ball from David Button fell at his feet. He made sure his shot found the back of the net as he rifled home from six yards out. Brentford had a chance to strike back five minutes later but, having found himself one-one-one with the goalkeeper and with two of his team-mates to the left of him, Alan Judge blasted the ball over the keeper and over the goal. Another mistake from Dean almost gifted the Owls a second goal but instead of running into the space he had available, Bus decided to shoot from outside the box and could not keep his effort on target.

Kieran Lee's second-half goal wins the game for Sheffield Wednesday . Alan Judge missed a one-on-one chance to equalise for Brentford . Brentford now sit outside the play-off places after a damaging defeat .

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(CNN)The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, California televangelist and founder of the television ministry "Hour of Power," died Thursday, according to his family. He was 88 years old. Schuller, also the founder of Crystal Cathedral megachurch, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in August 2013, a release from "Hour of Power" said. "My father-in-law passed away peacefully early this morning. He was a great Dad and a great man of God," said Schuller's daughter-in-law, Donna Schuller, in a Twitter message. Schuller's life followed an almost Shakespearean arc. He was born in a Iowa farmhouse without running water and longed to preach from his earliest days. In his autobiography, "Prayer: My Soul's Adventure with God," he described standing alone by a river and picturing himself delivering sermons to a rapt congregation. After attending a Hope College and Western Theological Seminary in Michigan, he met his wife of more than 60 years, Arvella, while preaching at her church (she was the organist). With their young family in tow, the Schullers caravanned west to California, where he rented a drive-in theater and preached from the roof of the snack bar. It was beneath the dignity of Christian ministry, some local pastors huffed. The "passion pits" where teenagers necked was no place for the gospel. Schuller was undeterred, and he quickly outgrew the drive-in. He called the explosive growth of his tiny congregation a "miracle," though his many mainstream critics had other names for it. His confident, breezy version of Christianity -- too breezy, by some estimations -- drew hordes of seekers and lapsed Christians who were put off by the hellfire fulminations of many post-War American preachers. Schuller sold a softer, gentler message, which borrowed heavily, he acknowledged, from the father of the feel-good gospel, Norman Vincent Peale. He preached not to convert or condemn people, but to encourage them, a sentiment he called "possibility thinking." People loved it. "Evangelicalism at its best wants to be innovative and reach people," said Timothy Larsen, a professor of Christian thought at Wheaton College in Illinois. "And Schuller was a master at that." "What he got right is that the gospel is good news," Larsen continued. "And he preached an uplifting message about personal transformation and uplift and hope." Some of Schuller's favored phrases, though, struck others as cornpone Christianity. "Turn your hurt into a halo?" said Randall Balmer, a professor of American religious history at Dartmouth College, citing one such phrase. "That's pretty weak tea." Still, Balmer gives Schuller some credit. "It may be bad theology, but it's brilliant marketing." In 1970, Schuller began broadcasting "Hour of Power," believed to be one of the first, if not the very first, Sunday service to be shown regularly on television. With his genial smile, priestly robes and gray hair, he looked and talked like a guy who wanted nothing more than to see his flock succeed. The show, which ran for decades, reached millions, making Schuller a televangelist before the term became tarnished by the sins of his many successors. Schuller's crowning achievement, at least architecturally, still stands in Orange County, California, though it is now owned by the Roman Catholic Church. The Crystal Cathedral, a great gleaming edifice with 10,000 glass panels, gave worshipers a look at the clouds that house the heavens, while Schuller preached in the pulpit below. The message was clear to many: The road to the former ran through the latter. During the 1980s and 1990s, Schuller's star continued to rise, with presidents stopping by the Crystal Cathedral -- often during campaigns, it should be said -- and future megachurch pastors like Rick Warren and Bill Hybels seeking his advice. As Schuller aged, though, his family was beset by a succession scandal straight from the pages of "King Lear." He tried to install his only son, Bobby Jr., as pastor of Crystal Cathedral. But the preaching styles of father and son were too different for the congregation -- measured at times at 10,000 strong -- to countenance. Bobby Schuller Jr. left "Hour of Power" and the pulpit at Crystal Cathedral after a short time. As the family searched for a new successor and tussled over finances, viewers and donations to the church and its television show dropped precipitously. Crystal Cathedral Ministries filed for bankruptcy in 2010, citing debts of more than $43 million, according to The Associated Press. Schuller's empire, which once soared as high as his glassy cathedral, had fallen to dust. Eventually, Schuller's grandson, also named Bobby, took over "Hour of Power," though at a different church. In a statement on Thursday, the younger Schuller recalled standing atop Crystal Cathedral's 12-story Tower of Hope with his grandfather as they surveyed the surrounding landscape. "You could see the whole world from there," he said. People we've lost in 2015 . CNN's Stella Chan reported from Los Angeles.

The Rev. Robert Schuller, 88, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013 . His TV show, "Hour of Power," was enormously popular in the 1970s and 1980s .

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Britain's leading art gallery has uncovered new evidence in its attempt to keep a £1million Constable masterpiece that was looted by the Nazis from its Jewish owner during the Second World War. Tate Britain chiefs believe the chance discovery of an export permit will bolster their claim that the 1824 oil painting – Beaching A Boat, Brighton – was legitimately brought to Britain. The 1946 document bears the signature of a dealer called Karola Fabri and seeks permission for the transfer of artworks from Budapest to Zurich, including one by Constable identified as Fishing Boat. Scroll down for video . New evidence? Tate Britain chiefs believe the chance discovery of a 1946 export permit (pictured) will bolster their claim that Constable's painting was legitimately brought to Britain . Constable's masterpiece Beaching A Boat, Brighton was looted by the Nazis from its Jewish owner during the Second World War . The discovery of the permit in the archives of Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts is the latest twist in an increasingly fraught dispute between the Tate and the descendants of the painting’s original owner, Baron Ferenc Hatvany, who died in 1958. The descendants of Hatvany – believed to be two daughters and a grandchild – say the Nazis stole the painting and smuggled it out of Hungary. It turned up in Britain in 1962 and passed through several hands before being donated to the Tate in 1986. The family launched a claim three years ago. The Government-backed Spoliation Advisory Panel, which rules on disputes over looted art, supported the heirs last year and said the Tate had a ‘moral obligation’ to return the painting. Sources close to the case say the export permit could prove the Tate’s claim that Hatvany voluntarily disposed of the painting while he was still alive. The Tate does not dispute that the painting was looted by the Nazis but the gallery’s understanding is that it was returned to the owner after the war and then legitimately exported. Stormy seas: The battle over Constable's painting evokes the story of a Jewish refugee's fight to reclaim a looted picture in the film Woman in Gold (pictured) Gallery chiefs are expected to argue that the permit proves the work was still in Hungary after the war. But The Mail on Sunday understands the claimants will argue the permit doesn’t change anything as it does not identify Hatvany. One source said: ‘If you had stolen the painting, you would still need to get an export permit to get it out of the country.’ A source at the Tate explained that there was legal duty to protect any assets owned by the British public, which is why the gallery argued that the painting should remain in the UK. They said: ‘No one disputes that the picture was at one stage looted by the Nazis, what is in dispute is what happened after it was returned to its owner.’ The dispute evokes the story of Dame Helen Mirren’s new film, Woman In Gold, which charts the story of how Jewish refugee Maria Altmann battled for almost a decade with the Austrian government to reclaim Gustav Klimt’s iconic picture of her aunt called Portrait Of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.

'Beaching A Boat, Brighton' taken from Jewish owner in Second World War . Export permit discovery could bolster claims it came to Britain legitimately . Tate and descendants of painting's original owner are locked in dispute .

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(CNN)If newly revised NYPD training materials are approved by a federal judge, new cadets could be taking courses reminding them "not to engage in racial profiling." The proposed training materials, overseen by appointed federal monitor Peter Zimroth, were submitted to Manhattan Federal Court judge Analisa Torres on Monday for approval. They include directives to "not tell or tolerate ethnic, racial or sexist jokes" and to "not imitate the speech patterns" of others. "Do not engage in racial profiling," the training materials read. "It is against the law. It violates fundamental democratic precepts and freedoms. It violates this Department's policies. It is offensive. It violates your responsibility to treat people equally. It diverts us from catching real criminals. It alienates us from people who need us, and hurts our ability to do our job. You can probably think of other reasons not to do it, but the point is that you will not do it." The training notes also instruct new cadets "not to use terms or words that devalue groups of people or stereotype them" and "not to imitate speech patterns of other racial, ethnic and class groups when communicating cross culturally" because "they appear disingenuous, artificial, and possibly racist." The revised training notes, which include 140 pages of instruction and PowerPoint slides, are a result of a 2013 federal ruling declaring the New York Police Department's "Stop, Question and Frisk" practice unconstitutional. The NYPD has said the policy -- in which police stop, question and frisk people they consider suspicious -- was used to deter crime. The practice had been widely criticized. Police Department figures showed that nearly nine out of 10 people "stopped and frisked" in 2011 were African-American or Hispanic, though New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said 90% of those stopped were innocent. "The current training materials had not undergone a comprehensive review for some time ... [and] did not address some important subjects or account for some changes in NYPD policies and law," Zimroth wrote in a cover letter to Torres. "All parties agreed it was essential that the materials be rewritten for the current class to reflect current law and policy." The NYPD collaborated with Zimroth's team in crafting the final training materials. They will now "review their implementation in terms of our current and ongoing practices," said an NYPD spokesperson in an email to CNN. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association declined to comment. The materials also provide historical legal information on proper "stops" and offers detailed procedures for patrolling buildings for criminal activity. They also give instructions on how an officer should lawfully conduct him or herself when engaging with the public. "Remember that a courteous, professional and respectful police officer who illustrates the opposite of bias and discrimination helps create a partnership with the community and builds rapport with the people in it. "The result is that the citizens become our allies and, in turn, policing becomes safer and easier. This enhances our effectiveness and increases our pride and pleasure in what we do," the notes read. If approved, the new training materials will be integrated into the class curriculum for the current class of cadets. They are expected to graduate in June.

The training materials are a result of a 2013 ruling declaring "Stop, Question and Frisk" unconstitutional . They read that racial profiling "is offensive. ... It diverts us from catching real criminals"

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Washington (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal six world powers struck to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, saying he sees better options than "this bad deal or war." "I think there's a third alternative, and that is standing firm, ratcheting up the pressure until you get a better deal," Netanyahu told CNN's Jim Acosta Sunday on "State of the Union." His comments come as Democrats and Republicans spar over the framework announced last week to lift Western sanctions on Iran in exchange for the country dropping from 19,000 to 5,060 active centrifuges, limiting its highly enriched uranium, and increasing inspections. President Barack Obama endorsed the deal, saying it was better than the alternatives. But GOP contenders for the party's 2016 presidential nomination lambasted it, saying it gave Iran too much flexibility. On Sunday, the sparring continued. One Senate Democrat said Netanyahu needs to "contain himself." And a top Republican said almost any of Obama's successors as president "could do better." Netanyahu's most recent argument against the Iran nuclear deal was similar to the one he'd made in a March trip to Washington, when he addressed a joint session of Congress -- fueling a Republican push to have the deal sent to Congress before it's implemented. "It does not roll back Iran's nuclear program. It keeps a vast nuclear infrastructure in place. Not a single centrifuge is destroyed. Not a single nuclear facility is shut down, including the underground facilities that they built illicitly. Thousands of centrifuges will keep spinning, enriching uranium," Netanyahu said Sunday. "That's a very bad deal. " Netanyahu said Iran is a country of "congenital cheating" and that it can't be trusted to abide by the terms of the deal, which lasts 10 years with some provisions extending well beyond that. He said his opposition has little to do with his frosty relationship with Obama. "I think that we can have a legitimate difference of opinion on this, because I think Iran has shown to be completely distrustful," Netanyahu said. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, meanwhile, said she wishes Netanyahu "would contain himself." The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said negotiators working on the deal -- from Iran and the United States, as well as Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany -- are "on the cusp of something that can be workable." "It's a framework. It has to be wrapped into a final agreement. There still can be some changes," Feinstein said. "But I don't think it's helpful for Israel to come out and oppose this one opportunity to change a major dynamic -- which is downhill, a downhill dynamic in this part of the world." Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz defended the deal in an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday, saying it would extend from two months to one year the "breakout" time period -- the length of time it would take Iran to build a nuclear bomb. He said it also allows for the "almost instantaneous recognition of any attempt to evade the deal." "We have blocked all of these pathways to a bomb," he said. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, said on "Face the Nation" that the best option for the United States is to keep current sanctions in place for two more years and then have a "new crack at it with a new president that doesn't have the baggage of Obama." And he said the alternatives to Obama on both sides -- with the exception of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who's called for a less active U.S. role overseas -- would likely strike a better deal. "Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side, except, maybe, Rand Paul, could do better," Graham said.

Netanyahu says third option is "standing firm" to get a better deal . Political sparring continues in U.S. over the deal with Iran .

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Sellers are now wildly over-valuing their houses by around £74,000 – forcing buyers to barter them down, analysis shows. A study found that Britons selling their properties refuse to admit the housing market has cooled and mistakenly believe they are sitting on a goldmine. Buyers must now increasingly treat asking prices as a starting point for negotiations as sellers demand silly prices, it is claimed. Sellers are now wildly over-valuing their houses by around £74,000 – forcing buyers to barter them down, analysis shows . While average sale prices are about £207,000 in the UK, advertised asking prices are typically £74,000 higher at £281,000. Researchers analysed sold price data from the Office for National Statistics, Land Registry, Halifax and Nationwide and compared it to asking prices on the UK’s largest property website Rightmove. Online estate agent eMoov said many sellers still believed they were selling at the market’s peak and were routinely over-pricing their property, encouraging buyers to put in cheeky offers. A report said: ‘Previous high demand in many areas caused house prices in England and Wales to soar, with many sellers now looking to cash in as a result of a particularly buoyant market. ‘But as the market begins to cool, those looking to sell are doing so at increasingly unrealistic prices.’ Last year, house prices rose by 8 per cent, according to Halifax, peaking at 10 per cent over the summer. But forecasts suggest prices will grow at a fraction of this rate this year. The study said a recent fall in activity in the housing market had also prompted some estate agents to over-value properties in a bid to secure custom from depleted numbers of sellers. It said some agents ‘overvalue a property on purpose to win the business and get the seller on their books’, knowing the price must later be knocked down significantly before it sells. Russell Quirk, of eMoov.co.uk, said: ‘Unfortunately it’s a common place practice in the high street sector. ‘The agent is driven by a percentage fee so they will overprice a property to try their luck, win the business and increase their profit margins. A study found that Britons selling their properties refuse to admit the housing market has cooled and mistakenly believe they are sitting on a goldmine . ‘Understandably the seller opts for the agent that claims they can get the highest price, as we are all motivated, to some extent, by money. ‘Then as regular as clockwork the agent will ring them a few weeks down the line and ‘advise’ on a lower asking price in order to sell. ‘But it is, in part, down to the seller. ‘If someone has it in their head they should achieve x amount, they will list at this regardless of what advice they receive.’ A survey of 2,000 sellers in England and Wales, carried out by eMoov, found that that more than half of sellers would list their property at a price recommended by their agent. But over a third said they would list at a higher price than this, while only one in 20 said they would go lower than the recommendation. A third of sellers also said getting the highest price was the most important factor, while a quarter said their priority was securing a buyer with stable finances. A seventh of respondents said not missing out on purchasing a new home they liked was the most important issue. Andrew Montlake, of mortgage brokers Coreco Partners, said: ‘Estate agents say their biggest battle at the moment is trying to get sellers to agree to a realistic figure because they are reluctant to accept that prices have come down. ‘At the start of last year, we had the perfect storm. The economy was recovering and buyers and sellers who had done nothing for five years leapt into action. ‘Lenders wanted to lend and the market went crazy, with almost every property receiving a ridiculous number of offers. ‘But we are now in a more sensible market and the buyers are back in control. There is no longer the same demand.’ He added: ‘The difficulty is trying to get vendors to put their home on the market for a realistic price to get buyers through the door. ‘Once they have interest in their property, they may find the price is pushed up if buyers enter into a bidding war.’

Study shows UK sellers refuse to admit the housing market has cooled . Buyers increasingly treat asking price as starting point for negotiation . Average sales price is £207,000 but average asking price is £281,000 .

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Thousands of sobbing students and teachers prayed and comforted one another on Georgia Southern University's campus Thursday night during an emotional memorial service for five nursing students who were killed in a fiery crash. College juniors Emily Clark, 20, of Powder Springs, Morgan Bass, 20, of Leesburg, Abbie Deloach, 21, of Savannah, Catherine Pittman, 21, of Alpharetta and Caitlyn Baggett, 21, of Millen, perished early Wednesday morning on their way to school when a tractor-trailer plowed into traffic on Interstate 16, setting off a deadly chain reaction. Fellow students Brittney McDaniel, of Reidsville, and Megan Richards, of Loganville, survived the crash but were hospitalized with injuries. Scroll down for video . River of tears: Members of the Georgia Southern Nursing program console one each during a candlelight vigil and memorial service Thursday for five nursing students who were killed in a multi-vehicle accident . Overcome with emotion: Crystal Whitmire, right, comforts fellow student Layne Livingston . Sisters in mourning: Kappa Delta sorority members arrive arm-in-arm dressed in white for the Memorial Service on Sweetheart Circle at Georgia Southern University . Members of the Georgia Southern Nursing program walk to take their seats before a candlelight vigil . Thousands bow in an opening prayer gathering for the Memorial Service on Sweetheart Circle . Tragedy: A Georgia state trooper works the scene of a deadly crash in which five nursing students from Georgia Southern University died Wednesday morning . Victims: Abbie Deloach (left), of Savannah, and Emily Clark, of Powder Springs, (right) were among the five young women killed in the horrific crash . Sad: Caitlynn Baggett (left), of Millen, and Catherine McKay Pittman, of Alpharetta, (right) were also killed . Terrible loss: Leesburg woman Morgan Bass was also killed in the horrific crash . The driver of the tractor-trailer that caused the massive pileup reportedly said he wished he was also killed in the fiery wreck, but it was no consolation to the students' grief-stricken families, friends and classmates who converged on Sweetheart Circle on campus for a candlelight vigil. GSU nursing students were the first to arrive, wearing their signature white lab coats, reported Atlanta Journal Constitution. They were followed by members of sororities that had lost sisters in the wreck. University President Dr Brooks Keel fought back tears as he addressed the swelling crowd of mourners on a breezy Georgia evening. 'Eagle Nation is a family,' he said, imploring the audience to hold on to each other and the love they have for one another. The girls' friends in the nursing program shared their personal memories of the deceased, like Caitlyn's funny text messages, Morgan's penchant for pink outfits and Abbie's prowess on the basketball court. The touching memorial service lasted 45 minutes and included a reading of the Nightingale Pledge- a modified Hippocratic Oath named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing famed for her exploits in the Crimean War. The somber event concluded with a candle-lighting ceremony. As a thousand tiny flames danced in the evening breeze at sunset, a cello player performed a mournful piece of music by Bach. Authorities said the driver responsible for the collission, identified as 55-year-old John Wayne Johnston, of Total Transportation LLC, failed to slow down while traveling on Interstate 16 near Savannah and plowed into stop-and-go traffic. The tractor-trailer slammed into an SUV, then rolled over a small passenger car that burst into flames, said Sgt. 1st Class Chris Nease of the Georgia State Patrol. A mourner places a white rose on to a memorial centered around a cardboard white cross emblazoned with the words 'Class of 2016' Somber mood: A cello player performed Bach as people in the crowd wept at sunset . Georgia Southern University President Brooks Keel, left, and Dean of Students Patrice Jackson hug; Georgia Southern University students Teyaijah Givins, right, and Coretta Moye console one another . Mourners shared private memories associated with each one of the girls killed in the horrific crash . The president of the university urged students to hold on to one another and the love they share . Family members embrace arriving with thousands for the memorial service . The big truck came to a halt after slamming into the back of a tanker. A Good Samaritan who stopped at the site of the  multi-vehicle collission and tried to rescue the victims said he briefly spoke to the driver of the truck. 'He said he wished he died too,' the witness told WSB-TV Thursday. St. Joseph's/ Candler Health System said the deceased students were commuting to St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah for their last day of clinical training of the school year. 'The loss of any student, especially in a tragic way, is particularly painful,' Brooks Keel, president of Georgia Southern, said in a statement. 'Losing five students is almost incomprehensible.' The Georgia State Patrol said three people also were injured and seven vehicles were damaged. The crash occurred at about 6am in Bryan County, about 20 miles west of Savannah. Traffic was heavy at that hour because an unrelated wreck about a mile ahead that forced motorists to slow, Nease said. 'Traffic was sort of stop-and-go when the tractor-trailer came along and struck one of the passenger vehicles in the rear,' Nease said. 'We're still trying to piece it all together. It's a terrible day.' The university said the students were all Georgia residents in their junior year. Students weep and hold lit candles during the Memorial Service on Sweetheart Circle . Bereaved: Georgia Southern University student Caitlin Hopkins, far left, writes a message for a memory board . Circle of grief: A group of mourners gather for a communal prayer on campus . Moral support: Members of Alpha Delta Xi sorority hug one another during the emotional memorial . Sacred text: Members of the Georgia Southern Nursing program read 'The Nightingale Pledge' - a modified Hippocratic Oath named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing . This little light of mine: Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil at Georgia Southern's Stateboro campus in Statesboro, Georgia . Fragrant tribute: Fellow nursing students and sorority sisters lay flowers in tribute to their deceased friends next to a poster board featuring the girls' photographs . Hospital officials said they were wrapping up clinical training for the year. 'You could tell they really loved what they did,' Sherry Danello, the hospital's chief nursing officer, said in a statement. 'They didn't just go through the task, they really connected to the patients.' The crash halted some motorists for more than six hours as road crews and tow trucks cleared the wreckage. Even when traffic began moving again, troopers kept a 6-mile stretch of eastbound I-16 closed as they investigated. Nease said the driver of the tractor-trailer, identified as John Johnson, from Shreveport, Louisiana, had not been cited as investigators worked to determine exactly what happened. Georgia authorities say it could take months before they decide whether to file criminal charges in the crash. Sgt. 1st Class Chris Nease, commander of the State Patrol Post investigating the crash, said Thursday he expects it will take several months for his team assigned to reconstruct the deadly crash to complete its report. Tom Durden, the district attorney for Bryan County where the collision occurred, said crash investigations can be complicated because it's not always obvious whether crimes were committed. 'There was no fog or smoke. It was clear as a bell,' said Sgt. Chris Rodewolt of the State Patrol. 'We did have heavy, heavy traffic.' Inferno: John Wayne Johnson's tractor-trailer plowed into traffic on Interstate 16, sparking a fiery pileup . Mangled: The five women, all of them juniors, were driving separately in two vehicles that were both mangled in the accident . Terrible accident: The Georgia State Patrol said three people also were injured and seven vehicles were damaged . WSB-TV reported that Johnson was employed by Total Transportation, a large trucking company based in Mississippi boasting 900 drivers and nearly 750 vehicles. US Department of Transportation safety records indicate that Total Transportation drivers have received 266 citations for driving violations and 600 maintenance violations over the past two years. During the same time period, company vehicles have been involved in 85 crashes leading to 27 injuries. Total Transportation CEO John Stomps issued a statement saying his company was cooperating with the investigation. Two mangled passenger vehicles rested Wednesday at the bottom of an embankment beside the interstate. In front of them, just off the highway, was a tractor-trailer with its cab smashed into the back of a tanker truck. Georgia Southern University flew flags at half-staff on campus Thursday morning, and a tear has been added to the school's eagle mascot in remembrance of the tragedy. The student leadership of the Student Nurses' Association, Kappa Delta Sorority, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority have invited the Georgia Southern community to a memorial that will be held Thursday at 7pm on campus on Sweetheart Circle. In mourning: Flags fly at half-staff at Georgia Southern University on Thursday, while senior Katie Pursley, 21, shows a drawing of the school mascot, an eagle, with a tear to symbolize the grief of the university . It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of a tragedy that took place this morning. Several Georgia Southern students died and two were injured in an early morning crash on I-16 eastbound near Savannah. We are unable to release the names of these students at this time because we are awaiting notification to families. Every one of our students contributes in no small measure, to the Eagle Nation. The loss of any student, especially in a tragic way, is particularly painful. Losing five students is almost incomprehensible. Our hearts go out to the families, friends and classmates of these students. The University flag will fly at half-staff Thursday in their memory. Memorial arrangements are pending. Let me urge those particularly touched by this tragedy to avail themselves of counseling services, and I urge all members of the University community to support each other during this time. Source: WBTW .

The women were traveling near Savannah in two vehicles when a tractor-trailer plowed into an SUV, then rolled over a small car . Killed were Emily Clark, Morgan Bass, Abbie Deloach, Catherine Pittman and Caitlyn Baggett - All juniors at Georgia Southern University . The Georgia State Patrol said three people also were injured and seven vehicles were damaged . It could take investigators months to determine whether to file criminal charges against trucker John Wayne Johnson . Johnson was employed by trucking company based out of Mississippi whose drivers have racked up 266 violations over past two years .

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Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has enjoyed a promising start to his career in North London, with his versatility proving a key asset in the Gunners backline and is adamant he will play a central part in their future success. During a fine debut season Chambers, who signed from Southampton last July for £16million, has established himself as a first team regular having already made 36 appearances for Arsenal. There was a point before Christmas when Wenger admitted to overplaying Chambers with only Santi Cazorla (45), Alexis Sanchez (44) and Per Mertesacker (40) having appeared more times for the Gunners this campaign. Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has enjoyed a fine first season with the North London club . Having signed last summer, Wenger told the 20-year-old he will utilise him at centre back, with World Cup winner Per Mertesacker returning late from the German triumph in Brazil: . ‘We went to Austria during pre-season and had a training session. The manager told me, “You’re going to be training as a centre-half here because you may have an opportunity to play there at the start of the season”,’ Chambers told the Sun. ‘So I trained at centre-half a few times and it went from there. I made my debut in the Community Shield at Wembley and started a lot of games, Premier League and Champions League in that position.’ Chambers (centre) celebrates as Arsenal continue a recent run of form to go second in the Premier League . Arsenal's defender has gone from strength to strength following £16million move from Southampton in 2014 . Chambers caught the eye during his start to life at the Emirates and was also deployed at right back and in a central holding midfield role. However Chambers is determined to see his future in central defence for club and country. ‘I don’t want to be known as a utility player who just slots in here, there and everywhere as I want my own secured position. But it’s good for me because it’s giving me more opportunities to get game time under my belt. ‘Long-term, I think I’ll end up as a central defender. It’s my favourite position.’ Chambers works hard in training (left) as the Gunners prepare to face Reading in the FA Cup semi-final . Calum Chambers enjoyed his recent England trip to the Czech Republic with the Under 21 side .

The 20-year-old signed for £16million from Southampton in July 2014 . Calum Chambers has made 36 appearances for Arsenal so far this season . Chambers sees his club and international future playing centre back . Arsenal face Reading in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday evening .

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These images show the world's smallest working gun - which is shorter than a matchstick and fires purpose-made bullets just 2.34mm in diameter. Created by artist Paul Erard in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, the petite pistol measures just two inches long but fires with one joule of power. The gun currently holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest working revolver, and the bullets it fires - which were designed specifically for the gun by Mr Erard - also appears in the book as the tiniest live ammunition ever created. Small but mighty: Created by artist Paul Erard in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, the petite pistol (pictured left alongside a full-size revolver) measures just two inches long but fires with one joule of power . Miniature: Looking like something fit for James Bond, the petite pistol measures only two inches long . Calibre: The 2.34 calibre bullets the gun fires (left) were designed specifically for it by former watchmaker Paul Erard. The bullets hold the Guinness World Record as the tiniest live ammunition ever created . Looking like something fit for James Bond, the petite pistol measures only two inches long. With a height of just 1.3 inches and only 0.3 inches wide, the gun could easily be hidden up 007's sleeve. The mini-revolver can be made to order in solid gold - with each one costing a staggering £300,000 to manufacturer, although former watch-maker Mr Erard is selling them for just £4,500 a piece. Weighing in at just 0.6 ounces, each gram of the tiny gun will cost the aspiring owner £230. The specially-made ammunition was also invented by Mr Erand and has an internal diameter of just 2.34 mm calibre - making them the smallest bullets ever invented. Detail: The mini-revolver can be made to order in solid gold - with each one costing a staggering £300,000 to manufacturer, although former watch-maker Mr Erard is selling them for just £4,500 a piece . Not a toy: Weighing in at just 0.6 ounces, each gram of the tiny gun will cost the aspiring owner £230 . Up close: The gun currently holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest working revolver . Speaking of his invention, Mr Erard said: 'Each gun has one joule of power, which is a tenth of the power of the average air rifle.' 'Each gun takes three months to make from order to production', the 69-year-old added. Although the fully-functioning pistol was designed to be a piece of art, potential owners will require a gun licence to buy one and special export licences if they want to take it out of Switzerland. This means that despite being smaller than a matchstick, the weapon is treated as a deadly weapon under European law.

Two-inch long pistol is the world's smallest fully-functioning revolver . Tiny gun fires purpose-made bullets that are just 2.34mm in diameter . Weapon was created by Paul Erard in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds . Each gun costs a staggering £300,00 to make - but is on sale for just £4,500 . But new owners will require gun and export licences before they can buy it .

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A first-of-its-kind 3D simulation has revealed what happens when two supermassive black holes dramatically collide in a disk. The video swoops around the disc of superheated material known as a quasar surrounding the black hole, showing how it takes shape. And the simulation is particularly interesting, because recent observations show two such black holes are going to collide in just seven years - so the prediction can be tested in real life. Scroll down for video . University of Illinois scientists have created the first 3D simulation of merging black holes (shown) in a disk. It shows what happens when two supermassive black holes collide . The simulation was led by scientists at the University of Illinois and included Dr Roman Gold, Dr Vasileios Paschalidis, Dr Stuart Shapiro, Dr Milton Ruiz, Dr Zachariah Etienne, and Dr Harald Pfeiffer. To make the simulation, the researchers used Einstein’s general theory of relativity coupled with equations that govern how matter moves near the speed of light in a magnetic field. In the simulations, the processes taking place as the two black holes merge is shown. As they come closer, the magnetic field lines around the two become erratic, while the jets firing out from the ‘poles’ of each object merge into one. Gravitational waves - ripples in space-time caused by such an event - are also predicted to be created by the merger, while electromagnetic energy is blasted into space. Once merged, the material around the black holes continues to swirly intensely. Known as a quasar, this is a region of superheated dust and gas that surrounds supermassive black holes. They are extremely bright and power the centre of galaxies. At the centre of our Milky Way, for example, a bright quasar surrounding the supermassive black hole is visible. This first simulation shows the gas and magnetic fields as the two supermassive black holes collide . This second simulation shows the gravitational waves - ripples in space-time - in the merger . Material swirls around the objects in a quasar and jets fire out from the poles in the merger. It comes after two black holes were found to be seven years from merging. Shown here are gravitational waves produced . The simulation takes on added significance because, just the other day, it was revealed that two black holes 10.4 billion light years away are likely to collide in seven years. The discovery was made using data from the Pan-Starrs telescope in Hawaii. Each of the black holes found inside the quasar PSO J334.2028+01.4075 has the mass of ten billion suns, and this simulation could provide an insight into what will happen if - or when - they merge. ‘As a technical achievement, there’s no doubt that this [simulation] is a giant step forward,’ Dr Cole Miller of the University of Maryland in College Park, who was not involved in the study, told Nature News. ‘This merger would be amazing, if we saw it.’ Supermassive black holes at the centre of large galaxies could be powering blasts from deep inside the galaxy's core, astronomers have claimed. Astronomers have sought the driving force behind these massive molecular outflows for years, but now a team of University of Maryland scientists has found an answer. The huge outpourings of material are responsible for ejecting enough dust and gas to build more than a thousand stars the size of our sun every year. And these outflows could also remove huge quantities of star-making gas, dictating the size, shape and overall fate of galaxies. Gravitational waves - ripples in space-time caused by such an event – are also predicted to be created by the merger (illustrated), while electromagnetic is blasted into space . However, astronomers note that it is not a certainty the observed quasar has two colliding black holes inside it. The evidence so far comes from fluctuations in the quasar’s light - but this could just be due to a single black hole and a disc, rather than an orbiting partner. Nonetheless, astronomers will be keen to observe it in further detail in case their predictions turn out to be correct. And if so, it could also provide a rare opportunity to observe gravitational waves - ripples in space time that occur during such a massive event like this.

University of Illinois scientists create first 3D simulation of black holes . It shows what happens when two supermassive black holes collide . Material swirls around the objects and jets fire out from the poles . Comes after two black holes found to be seven years from merging .

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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Her second floor cafe on a dusty industrial road was painted with dashes of psychedelic colors. And Sabeen Mahmud surrounded herself there with books, people, and discussions on technology, human rights and women's entrepreneurship. Introducing others to Jimi Hendrix, street art, and talking politics was not supposed to get her killed. But in Pakistan, free speech is dangerous, and Mahmud's exuberant exercise of it made her stick out nationwide. Two gunman shot her dead at point-blank range late Friday after she locked up The Second Floor cafe in Karachi for the night, police said. Mahmud died from five bullet wounds. The gunmen also shot her mother. She is in a hospital but is expected to be released on time for her daughter's funeral. Mahmud's killing broke hearts beating for non-violence and progressive values across the country. She freely said what she thought in a place where many people are too afraid to and by doing so spoke for many more people than just herself. She had become a Pakistani figurehead for humanism, love and tolerance. "She took that torch into the dark forest and so many people followed. She really, truly was a success story of the heart," said close friend and BBC journalist Ziad Zafar. No one has claimed responsibility for her shooting, and police have not named any motive. But Mahmud had just finished leading a discussion group on a topic that many want silenced, when the shots fell. In the province of Baluchistan, where separatists have fought a virulent insurgency for years, people have been disappearing regularly. There have been steady allegations of mass abduction. The Lahore University of Management Sciences planned to host the discussion on the topic, with human rights activist Mama Qadeer Baloch, but authorities shut it down. Mahmud would not hear of it not going on. "Despite the plurality of opinion, very little space seems to be given to the discussion in Pakistani mainstream media or academia; the debate seems to be shut down before it can even begin," she posted on Facebook. "What is the reality? Has the media been silenced on Balochistan? What makes it dangerous for us to talk about Pakistan's largest province at one of our most celebrated universities?" She invited the discussion to The Second Floor, also known by the shorthand T2F. She said she knew it was a potentially dangerous move, and she had received death threats in the past when she handled the topic before. "She was the bravest woman in the world, she really was, she was a brave heart; my God, she was a brave, brave girl," Zafar said. Even in its secluded, humble location, T2F was a magnet to those seeking secular wisdom. They found it in a homey setting, musingly decorated like a small town college bookstore. The walls outside its entrance are sprayed with socially critical graffiti -- dusky red hearts float across gray walls. Mahmud waited to greet visitors, many of them young Pakistanis seeking freedom of thought, with a hug, a mug and encouragement for Pakistan's future. "She hoped the same thing we all hoped for, a place that is fair with liberty and justice for all," Zafar said. Grief over her death and gratefulness for her work poured out on social media and via email. "Thanks for giving us the room to breathe when fog pressed heavy on our shoulders. It's only been a few hours, Sabeen, and the city is already gasping for air," a group of illustrators called From Karachi with Love wrote. An artist drew Mahmud puttering off on a Vespa scooter wearing pants, a blouse and sandals. Her tightly coiffed short hair and angular glasses framed her bright-eyed features. Missing was a head scarf. On a wall in T2F is a spray painted Technicolor image of Marilyn Monroe from "the Seven Year Itch," her white dress replaced by a traditional outfit of mustard, ocher and green. But it still flew up over her hips, revealing her alabaster legs, a daringly sexy and satirical image. The artistic expression sticks out and triggers passions, like many things Mahmud said and did.

She hosted a controversial discussion on the disappearance of people . She knew what she was doing was dangerous and had received death threats before . Mahmud loved books, Jimi Hendrix and discussions about human rights .

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A leading hospital has slashed cases of a deadly infection that can kill newborn babies – by defying national guidelines to offer all pregnant women a simple screening test. Government officials have repeatedly insisted there is no evidence to support universal screening for Group B Strep, known as GBS. This is despite the fact it is carried by one in four women and infects as many as 400 newborns in the UK every year. One in ten will die. Current guidelines only recommend testing women deemed to be 'at risk'. Scroll down for video . Belinda Bowman, 37, lost her daughter Lily after she contracted GBS during labour and developed meningitis and septicaemia. She was just three days old . But a programme which offered screening to all expectant women at Northwick Park NHS hospital in North-West London resulted in not a single case of the bacteria spreading to infants among those who were tested and subsequently treated with antibiotics. The only recorded cases during the 12-month programme affected babies of women who had not agreed to be tested. Crucially, clinicians noted that half of the women who tested positive for GBS would not have been classified as 'at risk' under the current guidelines – so their babies would not have been protected. The UK National Screening Committee carried out a review in 2012 in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and NHS England. It concluded that not all women who test positive for GBS will go on to develop the infection or pass it on to their babies, so blanket screening would mean pregnant women would be unnecessarily given antibiotics, which carry their own risks to the foetus. Some studies link antibiotics used in pregnancy and labour to obesity and asthma. In premature babies an increased risk of cerebral palsy has been associated with use of some antibiotics in labour. Yet these results confound the decision, prompting calls for the Government to introduce universal testing for pregnant women during standard ante-natal appointments, as is the case in Germany, France and the US. A programme which offered screening to all expectant women at Northwick Park NHS hospital in North-West London resulted in not a single case of the bacteria spreading to infants among those who were tested . Jane Plumb, chief executive of the charity Group B Strep Support, said: 'The risk-based strategy has failed to reduce the rate of GBS infection, and these findings contradict the party line that the risks of screening every woman would outweigh the benefits.' The consultant microbiologist who introduced the screening programme at Northwick Park, Dr Guduru Gopal Rao, said: 'There was a substantial burden of infection in our local community which was not being prevented by the national guidelines. 'Our work shows that GBS screening of all expectant mothers can work and is likely to be more effective than the current risk based approach.' Dr Richard Nicholl, consultant neonatal paediatrician at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, said he had seen more than 100 babies with GBS in 20 years. He said: 'It can lead to serious illness and high mortality rates so it is much better to prevent the infection, rather than attempt to treat it. 'Since we began our comprehensive screening programme, I have not seen a new case in the babies of the mothers we have screened.' The makers of a new style of leggings claim they will reduce the appearance of cellulite in just 30 days, thanks to the garment's 'dimple-destroying' crystal technology. The Crystal Smooth Anti-Cellulite leggings are made from a fibre woven with bio-active crystals, which absorb body heat to stimulate blood flow and lymphatic drainage. GBS is the most common cause of infection in newborn babies in the UK. Harmless when carried by women, it can prove fatal to babies who contract it when passing through the birth canal. Many develop meningitis and septicaemia and, if they survive, can be left with life-altering disabilities. Known as the enhanced culture method, the test simply involves taking a swab from the woman. It would cost the NHS approximately £11 per patient. Belinda Bowman, 37, lost her daughter Lily after she contracted GBS during labour and developed meningitis and septicaemia. She was just three days old. Belinda, who has three older children, had asked a midwife for a GBS test when she went to be induced at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, in May 2013 after noticing some unusual discharge. But she was told it was 'not standard practice' and there was 'no reason' to give her test. Mrs Bowman said: 'What hurts most is that Lily's death was entirely preventable.' Mrs Bowman is now involved in a legal battle with the hospital over claims that staff repeatedly failed to spot how seriously ill Lily was after her birth. She is being represented by law firm Leigh Day. Bond girl Naomie's on a fitness mission . She's the British Bond girl with a body to die for. Now the secret of Miss Moneypenny Naomie Harris's killer figure is out, after the actress was spotted at a fitness class at Champneys health spa near Tring, Hertfordshire. The star, 38, pictured with 007 Daniel Craig at the Skyfall premiere in Rome, tried out the Essentrics class at Champneys health spa near Tring, in Hertfordshire . The star, 38, tried out the spa's Essentrics class during a break to recharge her batteries after filming the upcoming Bond blockbuster, Spectre. The Essentrics method promises to sculpt and strengthen the waist, legs and bottom. A source said: 'Naomie checked in for a weekend and was keen to try out Essentrics. It really works those muscles.

Officials have said no evidence to support screening for Group B Strep . Current guidelines only recommend testing women deemed to be 'at risk' But screening at Northwick Park NHS Hospital, London, resulted in not a single case of the bacteria spreading to infants . Only recorded cases during the year affected babies of women who had not agreed to be tested .

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Andre Blackman hides his face outside Hammersmith Magistrates Court . A former Celtic star tried to dodge performing unpaid work for shoplifting from Harrods - after claiming it would disrupt his search for a new club. Andre Blackman, 24, who now plays for doomed Championship side Blackpool FC, stole a jacket worth more than £1,000 from the world famous store in Knightsbridge. Blackman, who has been told he is ‘surplus to requirements’ by Tangerines boss Lee Clark, described the offence as a ‘moment of madness.’ He was ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work after Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court was told he fled from the shop with the £1,225 jacket. He was arrested shortly afterwards and the jacket was recovered. Blackman told Deputy District Judge Samantha Mace: ‘It was just a moment of madness. It was not something that I intended to do, or something I do regularly. ‘I’m just absolutely speechless.’ Blackman told the judge his attempts to find a new club might be hindered if he was forced to carry out community work. He said the travelling to different clubs would be the biggest problem. Explaining his situation, he said: ‘I have got my current agent looking around on my behalf and there have been a few clubs that might be interested. ‘And because we are closer to the end of the season they are just waiting to see whether they are going down or staying up.’ ‘Once I do work for a club I would have to come back to the court and say that something has come up.’ Judge Mace told Blackman, who temporarily resides in a hotel in Blackpool using the £125 living allowance he receives from the club, that he would be more than capable of carrying out unpaid work before the new season begins. Blackman has already played for 11 clubs in his short career. Blackpool defender Blackman has played just three Championship games for the Tangerines this season . Blackman has been told by Blackpool boss Lee Clark that he is surplus to requirements at Bloomfield Road . He played for Arsenal’s academy between 2001-06, and Tottenham Hotspur’s between 2006-07. Blackman signed his first professional contract with Bristol City in 2009, making his debut in a League Cup match against Brentford in August 2009, before playing for AFC Wimbledon, Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Plymouth Argyle, Dover, Maidenhead, and most recently Blackpool. He was awarded ‘Tackle of the Year’ at Celtic when he accidentally collided with manager Neil Lennon during a match, sending him crashing into the turf . Judge Mace told Blackman his offending was at the ‘lower end’ of the spectrum, and that 40 hours of unpaid work could be completed before September. She added that if the order really hinders him from finding a new club then he can apply to the court to be sentenced in another way. Judge Mace said ‘Because you haven’t been signed by a club just yet, you should be able to complete the hours before the new season, and if you really really can’t do it you can make an application to the court to deal with sentence in another way.’ The judge ordering him to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community order and to pay £85 in costs. ‘As I have said, because the goods were of a high value, the fact you do have a similar conviction - albeit a long time ago - and the fact that you did try to run away from the shop before being apprehended by the police, this makes it serious enough to merit a community order. ‘In the present circumstances I do think it’s appropriate for such an order to be made. ‘It would be far more serious if you had not pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.’ Blackman, of Edymion Road, Brixton, southwest London, must complete his community service by April next year.

Andre Blackman fled from Harrods after stealing jacket from store . The 24-year-old has been told he is surplus to requirements at Blackpool . Blackman said the incident was 'just a moment of madness' The defender played for both Arsenal and Tottenham during youth career .

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Premier League clubs looking for players at Barcelona and Real Madrid this summer will find a team’s worth. Bara want limited departures from the first team this summer because they can’t sign players until January but they also want to blood young players from their B-team out on loan at higher leagues because their second string is likely to be playing third division football. At Real Madrid the need for a clear-out could make the exodus bigger than in most other seasons and boy wonder Martin Odegaard will need a loan club. Sportsmail look at 10 potential Clasico exports. Martin Odegaard (right) is expected to go out on loan from Real Madrid to gain experience next season . PEDRO . He will probably stay for another year but there will be no shortage of suitors for the 27-year-old if he does decide he’s had enough. Much may depend on the part he plays in the end of the season at the Camp Nou as Luis Suarez's arrival has seen his opportunities restricted this year. Pedro could be on his way out of Barcelona after falling down the pecking order since Luis Suarez's arrival . If Real Madrid step up their interest in David de Gea, it could mark the end of Iker Casillas's time at the club . IKER CASILLAS . Iker Casillas doesn’t want to leave but if Real Madrid sign David de Gea he may be more tempted. Arsenal have been interested in the past and London would suit the Spain international. MARTIN MONTOYA . Martin Montoya played in midweek against PSG because Dani Alves was suspended but there is little faith in his ability to be the Brazilian’s long-term successor. Liverpool have looked at the defender before. Not for nothing was he called up to the Spain squad aged 19. At the right club the 24-year-old would thrive. Martin Montoya is not considered to be the long-term replacement for Dani Alves at Barcelona . FABIO COENTRAO . Fabio Coentrao remains one of the biggest mysteries of Real Madrid’s transfer policy in recent years. Jose Mourinho requested the player in his second season at the club and he was brought in for £22million. He has played less than 40 percent of possible minutes and will be sold in the summer. Inexplicably, he always looks a good player for Portugal and his ability to play left back or left midfield is an added plus. Fabio Coentrao (right) has struggled to impress at Madrid and could be offloaded in the summer . Munir El Haddadi (left) could be loaned out next season with attacking opportunities limited at the Nou Camp . MUNIR EL HADDADI . Another already called up by Spain because Vicente del Bosque did not want to lose him to Morocco. The 19-year-old was brilliant for Barcelona earlier in the season, often starting ahead of Pedro as everyone waited for Suarez’s return. He was impressive but now Barça are at full strength and he could be loaned out. ASIER ILLARRAMENDI . Asier Illaramendi, 25, is beyond the point of being able to grow as a player with the occasional first team start. He is another in the same ‘strange signing’ bracket as Coentrao. The midfielder cost £27million from Real Sociedad two years ago and has never looked good enough to play for Madrid. Liverpool have looked at him but Real Sociedad are keen to take him back. Asier Illarramendi has had his progress hindered by a lack of starting opportunities at Real Madrid . Somewhere between the two he will find his level. JESE . Jese can play anywhere across the front and looked like being the late entry in Vicente del Bosque’s Spain squad last season until he tore his cruciate ligament. It’s been a long way back and as ever at Madrid holding down a first team place in the forward line is next to impossible. Jese will only be sent on loan to gain experience as Madrid see him as a first team regular one day . Jese (left) has endured a long recovery from injury after tearing his cruciate ligament last year . Real will only loan him, because they do see the 22-year-old graduating to the first team one day. A season’s experience in England would work wonders. SERGI SAMPER . Spurs were keen on 20-year-old Sergi Samper when Andre Villas-Boas was at the club. Barça believe he will be the long-term successor to Sergio Busquets. The problem for Samper is that Busquets has years ahead of him. Midfielder Sergi Samper (left) has been earmarked as Barcelona's next Sergio Busquets . A loan will be sought if Barça B are relegated but Luis Enrique might also consider making Samper a first-team player next season. SAMI KHEDIRA . Are you still here? The 28-year-old German hardly played last season because of injury and this season has been no different thanks to a lack of form and many at Madrid would say, application. Germany midfielder Sami Khedira (left) is expected to depart Madrid after a minor role at the club this year . Khedira (right) pictured in action against Schalke, the club that could be his next destination . Schalke are the favourites to sign him. Arsenal have looked before but huge wages are a major hurdle. MARTIN ODEGAARD . He has brought nothing but bad luck to Real Madrid’s B-team ‘Castilla’ and it’s no surprise team-mates would prefer he didn’t play, such is the team’s improved form when he is off the pitch. The 16-year-old Odegaard has struggled to fit in the Real Madrid B-team and may depart on loan next season . That’s more a reflection of how he hasn’t fitted in than any problems with his ability. The 16-year-old prodigy will go out on loan next season but English suitors will find it tough to persuade Madrid that the loan club should not be a La Liga side.

Real Madrid expected to have a summer clear-out when the season ends . Barcelona want to limit first-team departures due to their transfer ban . But the B-team face relegation and Barca want youngsters playing at a higher level .

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This is the 24-year-old mother who was allegedly shot dead by her Marine veteran husband in an Alabama doctor's office after he wrote a chilling Facebook post saying he was going to 'die today'. Leaj Jarvis Price was reportedly gunned down by Eric Heath Price, the 25-year-old father of her six-year-old son, on Monday after she ran into the surgery in Jemison screaming 'call the police'. Price then returned to their nearby home and staged a standoff with around 40 police officers for several hours, authorities said. When police fired tear gas into the house, he came outside. He was taken to hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. His condition remains unknown. He has since been charged with the murder of Mrs Price, who was a nursing student. Scroll down for video . Shot dead: Leaj Jarvis Price (right), a nursing student, was allegedly shot dead by her Marine veteran husband, Eric Heath Price (pictured, left, kissing Mrs Price) in an Alabama doctor's office on Monday . Tragic: Mrs Price (pictured with the couple's six-year-old son) was reportedly gunned down by her spouse, 25, after she ran into the office in Jemison screaming 'call the police'. Price then had a stand-off with police . On the day of the shooting, Price apparently posted on his Facebook page: 'I'm sorry everyone, its been real, good bye and i love you all' and 'I dei [sic] today.' The page was taken down shortly after. Mrs Price, who lived next door to the doctor's office with her family, is believed to have got into an argument with her husband, before running to the center, run by Dr Jay Patel, in a bid to get help. Court records show that the couple had been in a long-running custody battle over their son, who was at school at the time of the shooting and features in many of Mrs Price's Facebook photos. When Mrs Price arrived at the doctor's office, she screamed for help. Six or seven doctors rushed out to help, but when the suspect got inside, he allegedly pulled the gun and shot her in the head. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Jemison police chief Shane Fulmer said: 'There never was an active shooter, no hostages. The individual was shot inside the doctor's office.' He added: 'The first thing [Mrs Price] said when she came in was, "Call the police".' Charged: Price (left) was taken to hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head following the standoff. He has since been charged with the murder of Mrs Price (pictured, right, in a Facebook photo) Chilling post: After the shooting, Price (believed to be be pictured being taken to hospital) apparently posted on his Facebook page: 'I'm sorry everyone, its been real, good bye and i love you all' and 'I dei [sic] today' After shooting his wife, Price then returned to the home and staged the lengthy standoff. At the scene, there was a series of loud pops near the house. Within moments an ambulance pulled up. Emergency workers could be seen loading a person into the back of the ambulance. The ambulance then left with its siren on. Police, however, confirmed that no shots were fired. Price remains in hospital under police guard. The house, meanwhile, has been cordoned off. A relative of the gunman confirmed to AL.com that Price was ex-military but insisted he did not have a history of violence. However, Price had experienced 'issues' in the past, the relative said. 'I don't know that there were any diagnosed issues or anything like that,' they said. A relative of the gunman confirmed Price was ex-military but insisted he did not have a history of violence. Left, Mrs Price with her son several years ago, and right, a police officer points a weapon at a nearby home . The pair are believed to have gotten into an argument at this house before the victim ran into the doctor's office, asking those inside to call the police . James Russell Curl, who manages a McDonald's restaurant 200 yards from the doctor's office, said he had heard a gunshot and police began arriving within moments. 'It's a little scary,' Curl said. Meanwhile, Jose Arreola, the owner of Chico's tire shop, situated across the street from the doctor's office, described seeing Mrs Price frantically trying to open the front door of the clinic. 'The guy was trying to get her,'' he told AL.com. 'The doctors came out to help her but he pulled a gun and shot her.' He added sadly: 'She was laying there a long time.' Price will be taken to Chilton County Jail following his release from hospital. An investigation is ongoing. Kristie Brasher, right, cries next to a friend in the aftermath of the shooting. The shooter is believed to be in custody and the district attorney's office is preparing to file murder charges .

Leaj Jarvis Price, 24, ran into a doctor's office in Jemison, Al, on Monday . She screamed 'call the police', prompting doctors to run out to help her . Seconds later, she was allegedly shot dead by husband, Eric Price, 25 . Price then staged standoff with police at their home and 'shot himself' Taken to hospital in unknown condition; has been charged with murder . Court records show pair had been locked in custody battle over their son .

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Western Australia (CNN)Many Australians are understandably appalled by the brutal and pointless executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. The death penalty looks anachronistic and ineffective at the best of times, but to kill two people who had clearly made the most of their long periods of incarceration to transform themselves and make amends for their actions looks gratuitous and cruel. Consequently, Indonesia's actions raise more general questions about the powers we give to states -- or, more accurately, to those who control the coercive apparatus of the state at any particular moment. As German sociologist Max Weber pointed out, one of the key features of an effective state is that it has a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence. State officials can order people to be killed because -- especially in democracies -- we authorize them to do so. We can give no more significant power to another human being than to decide who lives or who dies. And yet even where that authority is deemed legitimate -- as is clearly the case in Indonesia -- its significance is only seriously considered at moments like this, when the very personal circumstances of some of its victims become the stuff of popular commentary and media interest. Less prominent victims of state-sanctioned violence often go entirely unremarked. However disappointed we may be in the actions of Indonesian President Joko Widodo -- in whom so many inside and outside Indonesia have invested such hopes as a progressive force -- he can make a couple of claims in his defense. First, Widodo -- popularly known as Jokowi -- is Indonesia's elected leader and is fulfilling his promise to crack down on what he and many other Indonesians see as a problem. Indonesia's domestic political context and the need to be seen as not giving favorable treatment to foreigners left him very little room to maneuver. This is not a justification for his actions, but it helps to explain why he was so impervious to pleas for mercy. Whatever we may think about the underlying principles and administration of justice in Indonesia, at least Jokowi can claim that it is essentially a domestic issue. We may not like Indonesia's laws, but they are being applied even-handedly within national borders where state officials have authority. Significantly, it is those same national borders that demarcate the extent of Indonesia's leaders ability -- or even desire, perhaps -- to use their capacity for state-sanctioned violence. Other countries -- including Australia -- have no such inhibitions and regularly kill perfectly innocent civilians in the course of one conflict or another. This propensity for the application of state-sanctioned violence seems especially germane when we consider another president about whom great things were expected, but who has inevitably disappointed. After the unilateralism of George W. Bush, Barack Obama was widely predicted to be a very different sort of president and one who would not make the sort of catastrophic strategic miscalculations of his predecessor. Paradoxically enough, though, while Obama has been widely criticized for a lack of decisiveness and unwillingness to commit more American forces to the Middle East, this has done nothing to curb the use of state-sanctioned violence. On the contrary, the use of drone strikes has become a key part of America's continuing war on terror. It is unsurprising, perhaps, that a cerebral and reflective leader as Obama is should be attracted to drones as a weapon of choice. Unlike Jokowi, Obama doesn't have to confront the personal narratives of the people who die at his command. Or he doesn't unless they're American citizens, at least. The recent death of an American hostage during a recent drone strike highlights the potential for "collateral damage". Are these cases comparable? Yes and no. Widodo's executions were cold-blooded, unnecessary and highly political. Obama clearly was not intending to kill Americans, and this has only become an issue because one of the hostages actually was. However, dozens of entirely innocent women and children from other countries are routinely killed in such strikes with little comment. The key point is that we are collectively responsible for such deaths at some level or another, especially if our leaders and state officials carry them out. Do good intentions justify one death and not another? Perhaps. Would we encourage the state to kill a thousand innocents if it meant eliminating Hitler? Almost certainly. Would we authorize a drone strike to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad if we thought a couple of passers-by might die, too? Perhaps. Would we permit the state to execute people? Not any longer in Australia, at least. But before we congratulate ourselves on how civilized and humane we've become, perhaps we should pause to consider the violence that is still being inflicted on perfectly innocent people around the world in our collective name. What was done in the name of the Indonesian state was undoubtedly awful, futile and reprehensible. Whether our moral calculus is quite so self-evidently superior is not quite so clear. Copyright 2015 The Conversation. Some rights reserved.

Indonesia executed eight prisoners including two Australians on Wednesday . Two of "Bali Nine" were killed despite Australia's pleas for mercy . All around the world, innocent people being killed by the state in our name, writes Mark Beeson .

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A man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama's death row was freed Friday after a decades-long fight to prove his innocence. According to the Birmingham News, as he walked free, he declared: 'The sun do shine!' Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, was released in the morning from the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham. He hugged tearful family members as he walked out and was embraced by his sister, Darlene Gardner. His sister sobbed as she hugged her brother: 'Thank you Lord, thank you Jesus.' Scroll down for video . Freedom: Anthony Ray Hinton (center) walked free from the Jefferson County Jail in Alabama on Friday morning after 30 years on death row . Hinton had to wipe away a tear as he spoke outside the jail following his release from prison after 30 years . Hinton says he should not have had to wait 30 years for investigators to test the gun that was seized from his home and determine he could not be linked to the crime . Good morning. The sun do shine. Thirty years ago, the prosecution seemed deemed to take my life from me. They just didn't take me from my family and friends. They had every intention of executing me for something I didn't do. But for all of you that's snapping the cameras, I want you to know there is a God. He sits high but He looks low. He will destroy but yet He will defend and He defends me. And I just want to thank Him. I'm not ashamed to let you know that He sent me not just a lawyer, but the best lawyers. And I couldn't have made it without them. And I want to say to the victims' family, I will continue to pray for you as I have for 30 years. A miscarriage of justice, not only to me, but the victims' family. For all of us that say we believe in justice, this is the case to start showing. Because I shouldn't sit on death row for 30 years. All they had to do was test the gun. But when you think you high and mighty and you above the law, you don't have to answer to nobody. But I've got news for you. Everybody that played a part in sending me to death row, you will answer to God . Hinton was freed after prosecutors admitted earlier this week that they couldn't find evidence that a gun found at his home fired the bullets used in two brutal 1985 murders. 'I shouldn't have sat on death row for 30 years,' Hinton told reporters. 'All they had to do was test the gun,' he said. Hinton had strong words about the prosecutors and jury as he spoke to the crowd. 'I want you to know there is a God. He sits high but he looks low. He will destroy but yet he will defend and he defended me,' Hinton told the gathered. 'I shouldn't have sat on death row 30 years. All they had to do was test the gun. But when you think you are high and mighty and you're above the law you don't have to answer to nobody, but I've got news for you. Everybody who played a part in sending me to death row you will answer to God.' His attorney Brian Stevenson said: 'Mr. Hinton has spent 30 years locked in an 5-by-8 cell and with the state of Alabama trying to kill him every day.' The newly freed man added that is a miscarriage of justice for the victims and their families. The family of one of the men who Hinton was convicted of killing was less happy. He told the Birmingham News that he was not declared innocent - only that there was not enough evidence to uphold his conviction. 'This is a difficult time for my family and at this time the only thing I have to say is God will have the ultimate decision on if he is guilty or not,' said Jason Davidson, the son of John Davidson. Friends say Hinton's first request after his release - finding a buffet to fill up on all the food he missed in prison. Hinton was convicted of the 1985 murders of two Birmingham fast-food restaurant managers. Crime scene bullets were the only evidence that linked Hinton to the crime. However, prosecutors said this week that modern forensic methods did not show the fatal bullets came from a revolver in Hinton's home, or even from the same gun. Hinton grabs the arm of his sister Darlene Gardner (in the white hat) as he is greeted by family, supporters and throngs of media on Friday . Gardner sobbed as she hugged her brother Friday. 'Thank you Lord, than you Jesus,' she could be heard saying . In this undated photo from the Alabama DOC shows Hinton after several years in prison . Hinton said he would continue to pray for the victims' families, as this was a miscarriage of justice for them as well. 'They had every intention of executing me for something I didn't do,' Hinton said. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that Hinton had inadequate counsel and sent the case back for a second trial. Prosecutors had been preparing for a retrial but moved to dismiss the case following the testing on the bullets. The Supreme Court ruled last year that Hinton had 'constitutionally deficient' representation at his initial trial. Hinton's defense lawyer wrongly thought he had only $1,000 to hire a ballistics expert to try to rebut the prosecution testimony about the bullets. The lawyer hired the only person willing to take the job at that price, even though he had concerns about the expert's credentials. At the time, jurors chuckled as the defense expert struggled to answer questions on cross-examination. Bryan Stevenson, Hinton's attorney and director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, said he pressed the state for years to re-test the gun, and for years officials refused. He said the case was emblematic of problems with the justice system. Stevenson has said Hinton was convicted based on bad science because he didn't have the money to prove his innocence at trial. 'He was convicted because he was poor,' Stevenson, who first took on the case 16 years ago, said Friday. Hinton was greeted by his emotional family members immediately as he walked out of jail as a free man. This week, prosecutors announced they did not have enough evidence to re-try him for two 1985 murders . Hinton is seen here with his attorney, who is carrying a paper bag with the 58-year-old's posessions from his decades in prison . Hinton hugs a friend, Martha Griggers, as he celebrates his freedom after three decades on death row . Hinton's friend Ms Griggers appeared overjoyed to see him as he left prison on Friday . Hinton became overwhelmed with emotion several times as friends and family members met him outside the jail on Friday . Hinton declared, 'The sun does shine' as he spoke to reporters following his release . Hinton's lawyer says he was convicted because he was a poor man in Alabama and did not have the resources to defend himself .

Ray Hinton was convicted of two brutal 1985 killings based on a gun that was found at his house . The US Supreme Court granted him a new trial because the gun was never definitively matched to the bullets found at the crime scenes . This week, prosecutors announced that they could not find evidence that the gun Hinton had matched the bullets at the scene. 'I shouldn't have sat on death row for 30 years. All they had to do was test the gun,' he said Friday . Family of one of the murdered men issued reminder that Hinton has not been found 'innocent'

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Hearing the scurry of tiny claws across the kitchen worktop can produce feelings of disgust and despair in home owners. Now an animal welfare charity claims to have a solution to help households rid themselves of mouse infestations - lending them a cat for the day. Wood Green animal charity has teamed up with a cleaning and DIY app to offer customers a cat fostering service. Wood Green animal charity has teamed up with cleaning and DIY app Handy to offer customers a cat fostering service. Cats will not just catch mice but the scent they leave behind can also discourage rodents from returning . The north London-based charity say that the presence of a cat and the scent it leaves behind will often be enough to scare away unwanted rodents. Juliette Jones, animal welfare consultant at Wood Green, said: 'We have more than 200 cats in need of good homes, some of which will benefit from being cared for temporarily in a home environment, until they find their forever homes. Cutting the lawn can be a hassle - you need to get out the mower, trim the edges and then there is what you do with the cuttings. But Amazon is now apparently offering a solution - by allowing you to rent a goat. The Goat Grazer Beta service allows homeowners to keep your lawn trim. It also offers goats as a way of keeping all manner of other unruly vegetation under control. According to Amazon's website: 'Goats can eat tons of stuff! 'They're curious little creatures that like to at least taste almost anything resembling a plant. 'They actually love to munch away at many types of vegetation that we find invasive, ugly, or harmful to humans. 'Goats can eat thistle, blackberry, English Ivy, kudzu, poison ivy, poison sumac, poison oak, wisteria, various grasses, and more. Your pro will be able to let you know for sure ' Sadly the service is only available in the US at the moment. It is also not the first company to offer goats as a way of mowing the lawn. California based Rent-a-Goat say its hooved 'grass guzzling machines' are 50% cheaper than hiring a human to do the job. 'We hope this unique service will open people's minds to the positive impact - both practical and emotional - of having a loveable feline in residence.' The service is being provided through the Handy smartphone app, which allows users to book cleaners and handymen for home repairs. The app allows householders to choose the cat they want to visit their home and offers photos and background for each member of the feline mousing team. Those looking to borrow a cat to help rid their homes of a mouse infestation are asked to be 'flexible, patient and caring towards the animals'. The charity provides litter trays, feed and bedding to help foster families look after their pet. The service is only available in London within driving distance of Wood Green for now. Rodent infestations are a particular problem in the winter months when mice move inside to escape the colder weather. However, once established, a mice colony will often stay in a home for generations and can be difficult to be rid of. They are not only considered to be unhygienic but also can cause damage by chewing through wires and furniture to make bedding. Few insurance companies will cover damage caused by pests. The most common way to tackle a rodent problem is with traps, but home improvement shops also sell electronic deterrents. Natural plants such as mint and basil are also said to keep rodents away. Juliette Jones said that cats were an effective and natural alternative. She said: 'The cats have this desired effect because they are constantly giving off invisible signals around the place. 'When a cat rubs his or herself against your leg unfortunately he is not showing affection. Instead he or she is marking their territory and sending a message to other animals, in particular mice. 'The reason why a ‘mouser’ is the best way to get rid of pesky vermin is that it is humane. The cats don’t need to do any mouse catching - their sheer presence alone will have any mice leaving the premises, repelled by the cat’s pheromones. 'Because of this, homeowners need not worry about finding dead mice about the house, nor that they might have any mousey blood on their hands.' Pete Dowds, Handy's UK manager, said the new scheme had been created as a result of an increasing number of requests from Handy customers for cleaners to bring in cats with them in order to help scare away mice. Pearl (above) is one of the cats who is being offered for free as part of a cleaning service to tackle mice. Those looking to borrow a cat to help rid their homes of a mouse infestation are asked to be 'flexible, patient and caring towards the animals'. The charity provides litter trays, feed and bedding . Photos of the cats, like Dash (left) and Peppy (right), appear on the Handy cleaning and DIY service app along with details about the animals' life stories. Homeowners can then book them to foster them for a few days . 'Mice are unwelcome residents in homes across the capital. 'In the past, our cleaners have been asked to bring in moggies to scare rodents, so we were delighted to take the unusual step of being able to offer 'foster-able' felines from Wood Green alongside our more typical cleaning and DIY services. 'Naturally, this is all about the cats, and we hope that Londoners will fall in love with some of the attractive mousers that come to stay: potentially turning temporary residences into permanent ones as a result.' Rodent infestations are a particular problem in the winter months when mice move inside to escape the colder weather. The smell of the cats, such as Chico (left) and Elsa (right) is said to scare rodents away but is hard for humans to detect .

Wood Green animal charity is lending householders cats from their shelter . They say the presence of cats and their lingering scent scare rodents away . Home owners can foster a cat using cleaning and DIY service app Handy .

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Kevin Gameiro saved his goalkeeper's blushes with a late equaliser which put defending champions Sevilla into the last four of the Europa League. Beto had looked to have cost his side their progress, with the game heading towards extra time, before substitute Gameiro arrived to slot home with five minutes remaining. It had been a risk to start the Portuguese keeper, but Sevilla boss Unai Emery decided it one he was prepared to take, despite Beto's absence since a game against Real Madrid in the first week of February. Carlos Bacca slams home the early penalty after Vitolo had been brought down by Neto after five minute . Hulk celebrates his goal with Axel Witsel but Zenit couldn't hold on for extra time in the end . It was a gamble that spectacularly back-fired, with the keeper gifting Zenit two of the softest goals imaginable, to see the holders surrender a two-goal lead in the tie. First, just a matter of seconds after the half-time break, with Sevilla two goals up on aggregate a cruising, Beto dropped the ball, under no pressure, at the feet of Salomon Rondon, allowing the Venezuelan to rekindle the tie from a matter of yards. Then, when Brazilian forward Hulk hit a speculative, but not overly threatening shot from 40 yards, Beto could only flap it over his own line, turning the tie on its head and sending it towards extra time. But as Zenit looked to apply the pressure, and Beto attempted to atone himself with two stunning saves, one from each of the two goalscorers, the champions struck on the break. Bacca is mobbed by his Sevilla team-mates after putting them in complete control of the tie early on . Zenit: Lodygin, Criscito, Neto, Lombaerts, Smolnikov; Garcia, Witsel; Danny, Shatov, Hulk, Rondon (Kerzhakov 83 mins) Subs not used: Malafeev, Rodic, Anyukov, Tymoshchuk, Sheydaev, Arshavin . Goal: Rondon 48, Hulk 72 . Booked: Neto, Witsel, Lodygin . Sevilla: Beto, Tremoulinas, Pareja (Iborra 22), Coke, Carrico, Vidal, Vitolo (Suarez 92), Banega, Mbia, Krychowiak, Bacca (Gameiro 72) Subs not used: Rico, Figueiras, Navarro, Reyes . Goal: Bacca 6, Gameiro 85 . Booked: Iborra . It was a pulsating finish to a game that had started promisingly, but looked to have faded away somewhat in the first half. The Spanish side carried a slim lead, given them by a stunning Denis Suarez volley at the end of the first leg, into the second game, but Zenit were optimistic after scoring an away goal in Seville, which gave them a perceived edge. That advantage lasted little more than five minutes however, as defender Neto stupidly dived in on Sevilla winger Vitolo, to concede an early penalty. It was a bizarre challenge to make, with Vitolo running towards the byline, and the ball not even close to within winning distance. The contact may have been minimal, but the fact that it was there at all was as much down to Neto's stupidity as anything else, and it was hard to feel sympathy for the Portuguese defender. Carlos Bacca was not in the mood to show any mercy, dispatching the spot-kick beautifully, high into the top corner, and the visitors were in complete control. From then the pattern of play was set, with Sevilla inviting pressure, absorbing it, and hitting Zenit on the break. Indeed, the visitors, two goals ahead on aggregate and with the majority of the game in their own half, had much the better chances in the first period. Coke tries to get a shot away as Sevilla threatened on the break, before Zenit hit back in the second half . Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel challenges Sevilla's Benoit Tremoulinas during a tense first half . Aleix Vidal should have put them further in front, after out-pacing former Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia, but he seemed to forget that running is not enough, failing to either pass or shoot and simply running into Yuri Lodygin. Soon after Bacca sprang the offside trap and rounded the Zenit keeper, only to see his shot cleared off the line by Igor Smolnikov. Andre Villas-Boas' team barely registered a shot before first-half stoppage time, the one exception coming in the 18th minute, when captain Danny exchanged passes with Hulk before seeing his near-post shot saved by Beto. But, as the first 45 approached its conclusion, the hosts suddenly produced a succession of chances, and could easily have got themselves back into the tie. Salomon Rondon, whose goal got Zenit back in the tie, was starved of service for long periods of the game . First Salomon Rondon, almost entirely ineffectual up front in the opening period, was gifted the ball three yards from goal following some dubious defending at a set piece, but the Venezuelan striker couldn't sort his feet out, and stumbled the ball away from target. Moments later Danny struck the base of the post with a vicious effort that suggested Zenit might have more to offer in the final quarter of the tie. Not that they could have expected the sort of favours that Beto handed them in the second period, and which looked to have at least earned them an extra 30 minutes. In the end though, it was the home side's defending that let them down, failing to keep the back door shut as they pushed for a winner, allowing Gameiro to do the damage.

Carlos Bacca puts Sevilla ahead from the spot after Vitolo was fouled . Salomon Rondon equalises following blunder from Beto . Beto gives away second goal when he turns Hulk shot over his own line . Kevin Gameiro wins the tie for Sevilla on break in closing minutes .

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An Australian teenager has told how she was raped twice on Christmas Eve in Bali while holidaying with her family - and has slammed Indonesian police for letting her attacker escape back to his native Nigeria. Audrey Pekin, 19, says she was attacked by a man, Henry Alafu, who she had met with other friends a few days earlier when he lured her to his remote home - and then assaulted her again in a taxi as she tried to flee. According to Channel 9's A Current Affair, the pair began drinking together at the Bounty Bar in Kuta, before moving to the nearby Sky Garden to continue the night. Scroll down for video . Audrey Pekin has detailed the alleged rape and attack she suffered while on a Christmas holiday to Bali with her family . Alafu lured Ms Pekin back to where his property away from the bustling tourist centre of the city, and brutally raped her on two separate occasions. Alafu told Ms Pekin a party was taking place a nearby villa, and the pair agreed to go to it together. According to ACA, during in taxi ride to the home, Ms Pekin began to feel unwell due to her type 1 diabetes. Once they arrived at the house, she was not put off by the lack of noticeable noise that suggested there was no party taking place, because her illness made it 'impossible to think', she told the show. Inside the house, Alafu locked the door and forced Ms Pekin to the bed where he allegedly attacked her. 'He went from a man to a monster,' Ms Pekin said. 'I can't quite describe the feeling, the sadness, to know what was about to happen and that I would or could not have done anything to stop it. 'I was literally shaking and drooling... I threw some very feeble punches, but I could not move my arms...I could not move anything.' After the first alleged attack, Ms Pekin said she desperately tried to escape. Alafu then followed her, and tormented her as she struggled to flee. She sought help from passing motorists and workers in a nearby service station, but Alafu allegedly told staff to ignore her and 'to stay out of it', the show reported. Ms Pekin believed she was safe when a cab picked her up, only for Alafu to force his way into the cab and again allegedly rape her. Henry Alafu is the man the Pekin family believed attacked their daughter . CCTV footage captured Alafu waiting in the lobby for Ms Pekin, as she stopped at the hotel before they continued with their night out. It was before the alleged attack took place . 'He kept trying to kiss me... he molested me in the back of the taxi for everyone, for the taxi driver, to see,' she claimed. 'He wouldn't stop.' Ms Pekin escaped the cab when it got back into the city of Kuta, when Alafu stalked after her again. 'He loped after me... he was laughing - he was taunting me,' she told ACA. It was only after another man, believed to be a fellow Australian, saw Ms Pekin was distressed and stepped in to help her. Ms Pekin said she tried to escaped from her alleged attacker by getting a cab back into the middle of Kuta, but he forced his way into the back of the car and  allegedly raped her a second time . 'I wish I could find that man... he deserves a medal, that man saved my life,' Ms Pekin said. Ms Pekin's sister, Frances, discovered her on the floor of her hotel room hours later. 'She wasn't even on the bed - she was next to the bed crying, shaking... in that moment I knew something, the worst had happened,' Frances Pekin said, according to the report. The family rushed Ms Pekin to hospital, where doctors found her entire body covered in bruises. 'He was crushing me, he nearly suffocated me... He could have killed me,' Ms Pekin said. 'It's so hard to get justice here,' Dawn Pekin (left) said. 'Men like him will cross path with many women. Don't think it can't happen to you' The 19-year-old then had a 'virginity test' at Sanglah Hospital, which she said was similar to a 'third assault'. 'The test was horrible, It was invasive... It was painful.' The test not only confirmed to police Ms Pekin had been raped, but it also revealed she had contracted a sexually transmitted infection in the attack. The Pekin family's torment was worsened by the fact the alleged predator was allowed to escape the country, and remains on-the-run. Alafu lured Ms Pekin back to where his property away from the bustling tourist centre of the city, and brutally raped her on two separate occasions,  according to ACA . A number of Facebook posts by Alafu, under a different name, including a picture he uploaded of the two together the night before, led to the Pekins family to believe it 'evident' he was the man who allegedly attacked their daughter. Police were in possession of Alafu's phone number, Facebook profile and current address, but the Pekin family says they did not do enough. 'It's just so hard to know what to do,' Ms Pekin's father, Karl, said. 'It's incredibly frustrating... They could have picked him up - he was still a threat. 'It's clear who he was, clear where he was, so we don't know why he wasn't picked up.' It was not until January 12, 18 days after the alleged attack, an attempt to arrest the Nigerian national. 'We're terrified. He's still free - we don't know if he is going to rock up on our doorstep,' Ms Pekin said . Four of Alafu's friends were arrested in a raid on the property on January 14, however it is believed he had escaped by that point. Police tracking revealed his phone was later used in Jakarta before being deactivated. His Facebook account was later opened from Nigeria. The Pekin family was paid more than $14,000 in legal fees over four days to proceed with the case. 'I think Bali is a lawless country,' Ms Pekin said. 'It has laws when it feels like it.' Police were in possession of Alafu's phone number, Facebook profile and current address . The family also called on the Australian government to help bring their daughter's attacker to justice. 'The Indonesian authorities have asked us why the AFP hasn't done anything, and it's a good question,' Mr Pekin said. The AFP said it did not have jurisdiction in the case, according to A Current Affair. According to the report, the Department of Foreign Affairs said it supplied comprehensive consular assistance to the family, but would not comment on an active investigation. 'It's incredibly frustrating... They could have picked him up - he was still a threat.'It's clear who he was, clear where he was, so we don't know why he wasn't picked up,' Mr Pekin said . The Pekin family said the country's lax policing of the problem means it is only a matter of time before another similar attack occurs. 'If you can rape a woman in Bali and just walk straight out of the country, that's not a deterrent, that's an invitation,' Dawn Pekin told the program. 'Either you get a cheap holiday, or you can have a safe one,' the 19-year-old Ms Pekin said. 'You can't have both.' Interpol was notified last week that Alafu is a wanted man. The Pekins are currently waiting for Interpol to issue a red notice for his arrest, which would allow the Australian government to push for Mr Alafu's arrest. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Audrey Pekin says she was brutally raped while on family holiday to Bali . Ms Pekin claims she was raped by Nigerian national Henry Alafu . Pekin family has questioned why Mr Alafu was not arrested by police . 'He went from a man to a monster,' Ms Pekin says of her alleged attacker . Mr Alafu allegedly raped Ms Pekin twice, once in a home and once in a cab .

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A male model has been accused spiking a woman's drink with the drug MDMA at a well-known London nightclub so he could have sex with her. Matthew Riches allegedly dropped the drug into the clubber's drink at The Roof Gardens in Kensington in August 2 last year. Today, the 29-year-old, from Epsom in Surrey, dressed in a smart pinstripe suit and blue tie, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court. Matthew Riches allegedly dropped the drug into the clubber's drink at The Roof Gardens in Kensington in August 2 last year . Model Matthew Riches, who has been accused of spiking a woman's drink,  arriving at a court appearance . Judge Martin Edmunds QC told Riches his trial would take place on August 10 at Isleworth Crown Court. He told the model: 'This matter will be listed for trial on August 10. 'I grant you conditional bail, on the same conditions as before. The incident is alleged to have occurred at well-known London nightspot The Roof Gardens in Kensington . Judge Martin Edmunds QC told Riches his trial would take place on August 10 at Isleworth Crown Court . 'If you are found breaking the conditions of your bail, you may be arrested and held in custody.' He was then released on bail but banned from attending the Roof Gardens nightclub. Sprawled across the top of the art deco former Derry & Toms department store in west London, the 1.5 acre site of the Roof Gardens is one of the most glamorous party venues in the capital. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group has held the lease on the Grade II-listed gardens since 1981 and hosts the annual pre-Wimbledon tennis party attended by the world’s top players. Riches has been accused of dropping MDMA in a woman's drink at a club so that he could have sex with her . Today, the 29-year-old, from Epsom in Surrey, dressed in a smart pinstripe suit and blue tie, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Matthew Riches allegedly spiked a woman's drink with the drug MDMA . Accused of dropping the drug in her drink so he could have sex with her . The 29-year-old now set to go on trial at Isleworth Crown Court in August .

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A gang of eight dug a 50m underground tunnel in an attempt to steal the ancient treasures inside a 1,400-year-old temple. The real-life tomb raiders began their daring plan by renting a restaurant across the road from Guanghui Temple in Zhengdin County, North China at the start of February. And while serving snacks to the public at the front of the building, a team on the inside was hard at work with shovels, ladders, and power drills - digging their way towards the temple's famous Hua Pagoda. Audacious plot: A seven-metre deep tunnel, which led to a 50m-long underground passage, was discovered by police when they raided the gang's property - across the road from Guanghui Temple . Historical site: The temple dates back to the Tang Dynasty and the Hua Pagoda (pictured) is nationally protected . The Criminal Investigation Bureau was tipped off about the group's audacious plan at the beginning of March and a task force was assigned to the case, reports People's Daily Online. After two days of investigation, police officers located the tunnel and were able to determine its source. They launched a sting operation four days later and five gang members were arrested - all of who confessed to plans to steal artefacts beneath the pagoda. The gang was just 20 metres away from breaching the Hua Pagoda when they were caught. Evidence of plan: Dozens of bags of earth dug up by the gang during their tunnelling were also found by police . Police questioning revealed that the gang's leader is a man named Zhang from Tianjin, North China. Zhang is a known artefact thief and his associates have also been involved in similar crimes in the past. They were able to hide their construction equipment from the rented property's landlord for more than a month - as it's thought they began digging around the Chinese New Year. After removing a board on the restaurant's floor, police discovered a seven-metre-deep tunnel that opened into a passage leading towards the Hua pagoda located 70 metres away. Almost succeeded: The gang had dug 50 metres towards the Hua Pagoda and were just 20 metres away from breaching it when they were foiled by police . Secret underground lair: The tunnel was around 50 metres long when the criminal gang was caught on March 6 . The tunnel was around 50 metres long when the gang was caught on March 6. Five were arrested and three people are still on the run. Guanghui Temple was built in Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and renovated in the five Dynasties (908-960 AD). It was destroyed during the war in late Qing Dynasty and the pagoda was the only monument remained intact. The Hua Pagoda is included in the Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level (MHCSPNL) in 1961. Known to police: The gang's leader, Zhang, who was arrested, has a history of artefact theft . Concealed: The gang were able to hide their construction equipment from the rented property's landlord for more than a month . Raided by police: Five men were arrested following a tip-off, but three of the gang are now on the run .

Gang hatched an audacious plot to rob Guanghui Temple in North China . Plan involved renting restaurant across the street and digging 70m tunnel . But before they could breach temple, police were tipped off about the heist . 5 men were arrested including the gang's leader, a well-known artefact thief .

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Q: I have been suffering from mouth ulcers for the past five months and feel I'm living on Bonjela and mouthwash. I get them all around my mouth and on my tongue. I've been referred to hospital but the appointment isn't for three months. Although I'm otherwise in good health, I'm quite worried. A: Mouth ulcers may seem like a minor ailment but can actually be incredibly distressing. The pain can severely impact on quality of life, as eating and drinking are significantly affected. As many as 20 per cent of people suffer with the occasional single mouth ulcer and these are of no consequence. They are usually shallow and occur on the tongue or inside the lip or cheek. These small painful ulcers usually last no more than ten days and require no treatment. Mouth ulcers may seem like a minor ailment but can actually be incredibly distressing. The pain can severely impact on quality of life, as eating and drinking are significantly affected . We have a rule in medicine that any single mouth ulcer lasting longer than three weeks should be investigated in order to rule out a cancer of the mouth, but this would usually be an isolated ulcer that does not heal, rather than multiple lesions. Multiple ongoing mouth ulcers are quite a different issue and certainly warrant further investigation. Initially it is worth taking blood tests to establish deficiencies of iron, B12 or folic acid that could be a root cause of significant tongue and mouth problems. It is equally important to consider multiple chronic mouth ulcers as a symptom of bowel disease, as both coeliac disease and Crohn's disease can first present as mouth ulcers. Coeliac can be identified on specific blood tests and Crohn's on a thorough history, examination and specialist opinion. A sudden-onset chronic issue in a previously healthy person does need proper assessment, and referral to a specialist certainly seems appropriate. While waiting to see a specialist, always make another GP appointment if something has changed or you feel that perhaps an important symptom has been missed. Q: Three years ago I had an operation to remove my prostate because of cancer. This seems to have been a success so far because my prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are zero. However, I now have a urine infection which has resisted five courses of antibiotics. At a recent hospital visit a registrar suggested that I drink at least three litres of water daily. I am not sure I'll manage this. What can I do? Surgery to remove the prostate for cancer can lead to urinary problems in about one in five cases, as well as erectile dysfunction for almost two-thirds of men. The former may manifest as incontinence or leakage of urine rather than recurrent infections. These are more likely when the bladder cannot empty properly, as urine is able to stagnate and bacteria can multiply. This typically occurs in men with an enlarged prostate, which puts pressure on the bladder, but would not seem likely if a prostate has been removed. A urologist's opinion would be warranted to assess whether a complication such as scar tissue could be preventing the bladder from emptying properly. After cancer, it is easy to assume all subsequent conditions are related. In fact, recurrent urine infections may be secondary to another urinary-system problem such as kidney stones or bladder disease, which need to be ruled out. It is unlikely that three litres of water a day will help. Brave Claudia deserves her Bafta nod . I was thrilled to see Claudia Winkleman nominated for a Bafta – she has breathed new life into Strictly. And what a lovely boost for her given the horrendous six months she's had after her eight-year-old daughter Matilda was hospitalised with burns following a freak Halloween accident. Whoever wins the British Academy gong, Claudia Winkleman's an absolute champ in my book . The scars from such injuries are physically and psychologically traumatic, and Claudia has remained fiercely private about her daughter's recovery. Good for her. Yet she has thrown her considerable celebrity status behind a St John Ambulance scheme for free lifesaving lessons for 50,000 children, echoing The Mail on Sunday's campaign to add first aid to the school curriculum. Whoever wins the British Academy gong, Claudia's an absolute champ in my book. Pop star Avril Lavigne set tongues wagging when she disappeared from the public eye for months. It has now been revealed that the 30-year-old singer had Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans from a tiny tick bite. Avril, who likened her illness to 'having the life sucked out of you', is thankfully on the road to recovery. The 'Complicated' singer had Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans from a tiny tick bite . Up to 3,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in England and Wales every year. It sounds harmless enough but, if left untreated, it can cause joint pain and inflammation, facial nerve palsies and even inflammation of the heart. It is treatable with antibiotics, but diagnosis can be difficult as many don't realise they have been bitten. There is a story doing the rounds on science blogs at the moment warning those who buy breast milk via the internet that it's highly likely to be contaminated with either harmful bugs or cow's milk. Or both. I am not sure what is stranger: that people choose to buy breast milk or that the sellers are artificially topping it up. If women who can't produce enough of their own opt to source donor milk, it is only safe to do it from bona fide regulated milk banks or within hospitals that are verified safe sources. The worry for vulnerable babies is that donor milk obtained via sharing websites is infected or non-hygienic. I would have thought a random website is the last place a concerned mother should be buying her baby milk. It's good news on meningitis, despite a scare for my son . One evening last week my eight-year-old son started complaining that he had a headache. He told me the lights seemed too bright, and when I checked him, he was running quite a temperature. He said his legs were cold, too. I instantly recognised these to be red-flag symptoms of meningitis and rushed with him to our local A&E, where it was confirmed he had the viral form of the disease, which is thankfully less severe – but no less serious – than the bacterial kind. Once the dust had settled (he's absolutely fine now) I couldn't help thinking it was quite a coincidence: I wrote on these very pages just a few weeks ago about the worrying rise of a rarer form of the disease, Meningitis W. And all of this happened in the week that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt finally announced he will make the Meningitis B vaccine part of the routine UK vaccination schedule. Shame it wasn't sooner. But it's been good news all round, in the end. Do you have a question for Dr Ellie? Email [email protected] or write to Health, The Mail on Sunday, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT. Dr Ellie can only answer in a general context and cannot respond to individual cases, or give personal replies. If you have a health concern, always consult your own GP.

The Mail On Sunday's brilliant GP with all the health answers YOU need .

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Arsene Wenger says something must be done to solve the fixture scheduling mess which means Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final will clash with a key Premier League title game. Arsenal will take on Reading on Saturday evening as league leaders Chelsea take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The Gunners boss also branded rumours that he will be replaced by Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp as 'ridiculous', after the German announced he will be leaving the club this summer. Mesut Ozil pictured during Arsenal's training session ahead of their match with Reading on Saturday . Arsenal will take on Reading on Saturday as league leaders Chelsea take on Manchester United at home . Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey could star for Arsenal in their FA Cup semi-final with Reading . Alexis Sanchez (left) tries to escape Per Mertesacker during Arsenal's training session on Thursday . Arsene Wenger says something must be done to solve the fixture scheduling mess in England . Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp oversees training on Thursday ahead of this weekend's match . On TV scheduling, Wenger said: 'Something should be done. I'm surprised they don't analyse it in the TV deals. I'm surprised a game of the same stature is played at the same time. There's a little conflict there. It's difficult to understand.' 'We would like it to be a unique competition that's played, especially a semi-final or final and don't want it to be conflicting with other competitions. It's a very big game (at Chelsea). It's a surprise to me.' Wenger admits a United win at Chelsea could open up the title race again. 'Mathematically yes,' he said. 'But we have to keep winning.' Klopp confirmed on Wednesday his intention to leave Dortmund at the end of the season after seven years in which the club won two Bundesliga titles and reached the Champions League final. It sparked a frenzy of speculation about whether the charismatic 47-year-old might be destined for England with Arsenal or Manchester City, where manager Manuel Pellegrini is feeling the heat after a poor run of form. Wenger hit out at the TV scheduling as Manchester United's trip to Chelsea clashes with the semi-final . Wenger has branded the 'circus' around Jurgen Klopp's resignation as 'ridiculous' 'I'm not an agency to place managers,' said Wenger, when asked about Klopp's announcement. 'I like every manager and respect, everybody. I find that circus a bit ridiculous. 'It's down to every club to make the right decision and to respect Dortmund. Dortmund is a massive club and will survive, they have the ability to keep their best players. They have a big history linked with great results and great achievements so I don't think that will stop for Dortmund.' Arsenal will have Jack Wilshere available for the semi-final against Reading, as he trained on Thursday with the club at their base. Wojciech Szczesny will start in the tie, and was also put through his paces during Arsenal's training session. The Gunners boss says his team have learned from last season, when they fell behind at this stage against Wigan and needed penalties to beat the Championship side. 'It's my 10th semi-final and that means we know how to prepare but it's always tricky,' he added. 'We learned from Wigan last year. It's always a special occasion to share with our fans. We want them to go home happy.' Wenger confirmed that second-choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny will start at Wembley on Saturday . Szczesny will start for Wenger on Saturday when Arsenal try to book their place in the FA Cup final . Jack Wilshere, who played against Reading U21s this week, will be fit to face the Championship side . Arsenal scored late on last season to earn a draw at this stage against another Championship side Wigan . Lukas Fabianski was the hero last season as the Gunners reached the final via a penalty shootout .

Arsenal play Reading in FA Cup semi-final on Saturday evening . Chelsea kick off against Manchester United 10 minutes later . Wenger says 'something should be done' and 'it is difficult to understand' Arsenal manager also brands circus around Jurgen Klopp 'ridiculous' Klopp announce on Wednesday he will leave Dortmund this summer .

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(CNN)Desperate migrants from Africa and the Middle East keep heading to Europe, with 978 rescued Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Saturday via Twitter. The migrants were picked up 30 miles off the coast of Libya, said European Parliament member Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's far-right Northern League. In the first three months of 2015, Italy registered more than 10,000 migrants arriving, the International Organization for Migration said, and about 2,000 were rescued at sea during the first weekend of April in the Channel of Sicily. Most migrants recorded this year come from countries in West Africa as well as Somalia and Syria, the IMO said. They use Libya as a country of transit. At least 480 migrants have died while crossing the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, often because of bad weather and overcrowded vessels used by smugglers, the IMO said. Sometimes the captains and crews abandon the ships, leaving passengers to fend for themselves. At this time last year, there were fewer than 50 deaths reported, the IMO said. Most of the migrants are asylum seekers, victims of trafficking or violence, unaccompanied children and pregnant women.

The migrants were picked up 30 miles off the coast of Libya, an Italian leader says . At least 480 migrants have died while crossing the Mediterranean this year .

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Manny Pacquiao has become one of the most recognisable stars in the world of sport after a series of mega-fights and another one to follow on Saturday night against Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Filipino has been involved in some of the biggest bouts in the world over the past decade or so, facing the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and four fights against Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez. But it's been a tough road to the top for Pacquiao from being born into poverty in the Philippines. He spent the early part of his career boxing in the Far East before being given his chance on the big stage in 2001 against Lehlo Ledwaba in an IBF world super-bantamweight title fight in Las Vegas. Manny Pacquiao pictured as a teenager in a boxing gym in Manila before he became a global superstar . The FIlipino boxer working out at the LM Gym in Manila, Philippines as a 17-year-old before he fought his way to the top of the game . Pacquiao has made a remarkable rise through the weight divisions from being an incredibly slight light-flyweight when he made his debut . Pacquiao left home aged 14 to move to the Philippines capital Manila to pursue his career in the sport which has made him an icon . The 36-year-old spent his early career fighting in the Far East before being given his chance on the big stage in Las Vegas in 2001 . Pacquiao pictured as a 17-year-old in the LM Gym in Manila when mega-fights, like the one against Floyd Mayweather, were just a dream . Who do you think WILL win the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao? Who do you think WILL win the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao? Now share your opinion . Ever since dethroning the South African world champion on that June night at the MGM Grand 14 years ago, Pacquiao hasn't looked back and is set to take on Mayweather in the Fight of the Century on Saturday. Just days away from the $300million showdown on the Vegas Strip, pictures have emerged of Pacquiao as a teenager in a Manila boxing gym, when occasions such as this Saturday night were just a dream. Pacquiao moved away from home a the age of 14 to the country's capital Manila to pursue his boxing career and the rest, as they say, is history. The 36-year-old is now one of the biggest stars in the world. These incredible pictures show Pacquiao training at the LM Gym in Manila in 1996 at the age of 17 after he won his first 10 professional bouts - all of which were in 1995. In the same year that these pictures were taken, Mayweather was preparing to box at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, which ended for him in a controversial loss against Serafim Todorov in the semi-finals. Nineteen years later, Mayweather and Pacquiao will finally cross paths in the biggest fight of this generation. The pair will make their first public appearances of the week on Tuesday as the bout draws ever closer. Boxing fans have already begun pouring into Las Vegas to taste the atmosphere building around the richest fight in history, even though only 500 tickets for the clash were made available for general sale. Pacquiao will host a fans' rally on Tuesday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel with trainer Freddie Roach, promoter Bob Arum and his pet Jack Russell Pacman also present. Attention then turns to the MGM Grand, the venue for the fight on Saturday and where Mayweather will be making his grand arrival. The welterweight rivals were both due to attend the traditional grand arrival that marks the beginning of fight week only for Arum to withdraw Pacquiao, claiming the event is a 'waste of time'. Arum also pulled the plug on a media conference call with Pacquiao last week before a question had been asked, while Mayweather spoke for almost half an hour the following night. The one upmanship is sure to continue until fight day. Pacquiao has been involved in some of the biggest fights over the last decade but Saturday's occasion will eclipse all of them . The teenage version of Pacquiao before he went on to become a world champion and achieve massive success on the world stage . Mayweather in action at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he won a bronze medal after being beaten by Serafim Todorov . Pacquiao arriving at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Monday night after a 270-mile bus journey from Los Angeles . The 36-year-old was mobbed upon arrival in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay hotel, which will be his base for the week . Pacquiao's luxury bus leaves his training base in Los Angeles to set off for Las Vegas on Monday afternoon ahead of the fight . The MGM Grand's Garden Arena on the world famous Las Vegas strip will host the $300million mega-fight on Saturday . The MGM Grand prepares for another huge fight, but this one has been described as the biggest single event in Las Vegas history . Pacquiao with his trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in his final session before leaving Los Angeles . An Air Asia aircraft at Ninoy Aquino International Airport just south of Manila covered in a tribute to the Filipino boxing superstar .

Manny Pacquiao will take on Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday . The Filipino boxer is one of the biggest stars in the world of sport after a series of big fights . Pacquiao spent his early years boxing in Manila in the Philippines and was pictured training as a 17-year-old . Pictures taken in 1996 show Pacquiao training at the LM Gym in Manila before he became a star . The 36-year-old arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday after a 270-mile journey from Los Angeles on his luxury bus . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather news .

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An Indiana university was in lockdown late on Friday night after a 'likely prank call' about an armed person near the main administration building, school officials said. Police said they received a phone call from someone saying that they had stabbed their roommate at the university, was armed with a shotgun and threatening to blow up the administration building, according to WTHR. Manchester University had issued a statement advising students at its North Manchester campus, some 36 miles west of Fort Wayne, to shelter in place. Indiana State Police and a bomb squad responded to the incident, though left after deciding that it should be investigated as a likely prank call. Scroll down for video . Manchester University in Indiana (pictured) was on lockdown late Friday night after a 'likely prank call' about an armed with explosives on campus . 'Barricade yourself in a room, stay away from windows. Be quiet, silence cell. Wait for police or All-Clear,' the school said in a campus alert. 'Armed subject reported near admin building,' the school said on its Twitter account. It has continued reposting the shelter in place warning for hours after the original message and had not given the all clear as of 2am . The person was possibly armed with explosives, according to the university. North Manchester Police, a bomb squad from Fort Wayne and Indiana State Police were all at the scene, according to WANE. 'No injuries have been confirmed,' Manchester University posted on its Facebook page just after 1am. The liberal arts institution, which includes a master's and doctoral program, has about 1,500 students. Its website says that it is the home of the country's first peace studies program. The university (pictured, file photo) to shelter in place as police and a bomb squad were seen arriving at the scene .

Manchester University west of Fort Wayne on lockdown for hours . Local media reports that man seen may have been armed with explosives . School tells students to shelter in place as bomb squad arrives .

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Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Kevin Pietersen could play in this summer's Ashes Test series. The 34-year-old has not played for his country since the fifth Test in Sydney, a match England lost to complete a 5-0 series defeat Down Under. Pietersen was described as 'disengaged' from his team-mates during that final Test by England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton. Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Kevin Pietersen could play in this summer's Ashes Test series. Downton has since left his role and Pietersen has signed for Surrey with the intent of scoring the runs which would earn him a recall. He scored 170 against Oxford MCCU recently and Clarke feels Pietersen could represent his country again. 'I do think he could be at the Ashes,' said Clarke. 'He has certainly scored enough runs. 'He has made it very clear he wants to play and now it will come down to the England selectors and England board making a decision. Pietersen has not featured for England since he was unceremoniously sacked 14 months ago . The former England star is hoping to win back his Test place with a return to red ball cricket . 'But at the moment from the Australians' perspective, I'm happy if he is not playing because he is a wonderful player.' Clarke will link up with Pietersen in the Big Bash League after confirming he will be the captain of the Melbourne Stars next year. 'It's going to be nice to be on the same side,' he said. 'To have that luxury as captain - to have a player like that in your team - is extremely exciting and I know he'll play a big part in us having success.'

Michael Clarke believes Kevin Pietersen's Surrey form warrants a recall . The 34-year-old has not played for England since the fifth Test in Sydney . He was described as 'disengaged' from his team-mates during final Test . Pietersen signed for Surrey hoping to score enough runs to regain place .

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Stephanie Scott, 26, was last seen at a Woolworths supermarket at Leeton on Easter Sunday afternoon. Pictured at her hen's party, the teacher was due to marry her partner of five years on Saturday . Police have launched a state-wide search for a high school teacher who disappeared just days before she was due to wed her partner of five years. Stephanie Scott, 26, was last seen at a Woolworths supermarket at Leeton, 550km west of Sydney, on Easter Sunday afternoon, her fiancé Aaron Leeson-Woolley told Fairfax. 'Police hold concerns for Ms Scott's welfare as her disappearance is reported to be out of character,' a statement from police said. Desperate family and friends have flooded social media with dozens of messages about their search for the Leeton High School drama and English teacher, who was excited about her wedding day on Saturday. 'I spoke to her on Saturday night, about 10.30pm. I was in Canowindra, back at mum and dad's place, and she was in Leeton,' a distressed Mr Leeson-Woolley told the Sydney Morning Herald. 'Everything seemed pretty fine.' 'One of her friends rang her on Easter Sunday and she was saying how she was excited and couldn't wait. That's the last time [anyone heard from her].' Before going to the supermarket, Ms Scott is understood to have been seen at her workplace at about 11am, where her fiancé said she was organising some last second things before their honeymoon. Police have asked anyone who might know of her whereabouts or have any information to come forward, adding that Ms Scott could be travelling in a red Mazda 3 sedan with registration BZ-19-CD . She was last seen at a Woolworths supermarket at Leeton (pictured) 550km west of Sydney, on Easter Sunday . Mr Leeson-Woolley told the ABC that officers planned to investigate CCTV footage from Woolworths and look into his partner’s phone records and bank statements. Ms Scott's last social media post shows her dressed in a veil and a bright pink 'bride to be' sash, on which she commented 'So excited, not long now xxx'. Police have asked anyone who might know of her whereabouts or have any information to come forward, adding that Ms Scott could be travelling in a red Mazda 3 sedan with registration BZ-19-CD. Before going to the supermarket, Ms Scott is understood to have been seen at her workplace, Leeton High School (pictured) at about 11am, where her fiancé said she was organising some last second things before their honeymoon .

Stephanie Scott, 26, was last seen at Leeton, west of Sydney, last Sunday . High school teacher is due to marry her partner of five years on Saturday . Police have grave concerns as her disappearance is 'out of character' Ms Scott could be travelling in a Mazda 3 sedan with registration BZ-19-CD .

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A woman driver in her 80s caused chaos when she drove the wrong way along the busy A13 in Essex. The dual carriageway was shut for an hour on Monday afternoon after she drove a red Peugeot towards Southend – but on the London-bound stretch. Some cars were forced into the central barrier and one man needed treatment for neck and back injuries. Tailbacks: The dual carriageway was shut for an hour after the pensioner drove a red Peugeot towards Southend - but on the London-bound track . Sam Butt, 33, from Leigh, was one of those who needed to take evasive action. 'I'd just changed into the left lane when ... all of a sudden in the right lane I could see this little old lady in her red car. 'She was driving without a worry in the world in the fast lane. In the rear view mirror I could see absolute carnage. 'A car swerved out of the way and went completely into the barrier and the next car did the same. About four cars must have crashed before she finally stopped. 'It was just chaos and it was shocking to see all these cars swerving out of control. It was surreal and if I hadn't changed lanes a few seconds earlier it could have been much worse for us.' Treatment: A man suffered neck and back injuries while the pensioner was taken to Basildon University Hospital as a precaution . The woman was taken to Basildon Hospital as a precaution. An Essex Police spokesman said: 'We received a number of reports of a car travelling the wrong way on the A13 near Basildon. 'A red Peugeot was reported to be driving the wrong way on the London-bound carriageway. 'A number of vehicles were involved in a collision between the Five Bells Interchange and the Pitsea flyover. Enquiries are ongoing.'

Woman drove red Peugeot towards Southend on London-bound stretch . Several cars crashed as she drove wrong way on A13 . Man was left with neck and back injuries after swerving out of the way . Incident closed busy stretch for more than an hour causing big tailbacks .

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A Russian aerospace commander has sensationally claimed that some spy satellites are masquerading as space junk in Earth orbit. The official refused to comment on how many such satellites there were, and which countries were operating them. It suggests there could be more satellites than thought monitoring different countries on Earth. The claim was made by the commander of Russian Space Command. Oleg Maidanovich said someone was hiding satellites as space junk (artist's illustration of a satellite shown). But in a film he refused to name the country behind the ruse . The claims were made by the commander of Russian Space Command, Oleg Maidanovich. He was speaking on a film called ‘Space Special Forces’ during a tour of Russia’s main centre for aerospace intelligence in Krasnoznamensk, near Moscow. ‘Very recently, specialists of the department of space intelligence centre uncovered a newly created group of space satellites... made for radio-technical reconnaissance of equipment on Russian territory,’ he said. A reconnaissance satellite is unofficially referred to as a spy satellite. They are Earth observation satellites or communications satellites traditionally used for military or intelligence purposes. Some are used to simply take images from the ground, while others relay information from one place to another. Many such satellites are used today for high-resolution photography of certain areas, for scientific or defense purposes. The film goes on to state that there ‘are cases when a space satellite pretends to be space junk for years and then wakes up and starts working at the right moment.’ The comments were made yesterday on ‘Space Day’, when Russia commemorated the first human spaceflight - Yuri Gagarin, on 12 April 1961. Since then hundreds of rockets have been launched into space – and Russia itself now has about 140 satellites operating in orbit. Their Space Command is a division of the military responsible for warning of missile and air strikes and controlling Russia's defence satellites. It monitors about 20,000 objects orbiting the planet, out of a total of 100,000 significant objects. Some objects are believed to have a military purpose - but it’s not quite clear what the purpose of the satellites disguised as space junk are. MailOnline has asked the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) and Space Command for further information on the claim. The comments were made yesterday on ‘Space Day’, when Russia commemorated the first human spaceflight - Yuri Gagarin (pictured), on 12 April 1961. Since then hundreds of rockets have been launched into space - and Russia itself now has about 140 satellites operating in orbit .

Claim was made by the commander of Russian Space Command . Oleg Maidanovich said someone was hiding satellites as space junk . But in a film he refused to name the country behind the ruse . Comments came on the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight .

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A farmer has captured the adorable moment a duckling groomed a lamb's woollen coat in a 'heartwarming sign of trust and friendship'. Videoed enjoying the sunshine outside, the lamb named Winter stands very still with its head lowered towards the baby duck. Walking around to the front of the lamb, the duck begins pecking away at the lamb's head and neck as if grooming its woollen coat. The lamb lowers its head as the duckling approaches (left) before the adorable scene unfolded (right) Clearly enjoying the attention, the lamb keeps its head lowered as the pecking appears to become slightly more erratic. The lamb appears as though it is about to walk away when it drops to the ground and allows the duck to continue. Behind the lamb a number of adult ducks can be seen walking past in a group as the duckling begins to gently peck away at Winter's face. The duckling begins to peck away at the lamb's face (left) as a group of adult ducks waddle past (right) The lamb’s owner said: ‘What could be mistaken as pecking is actually a heartwarming sign of trust and friendship. ‘The duck pecks out little clumps of debris that gets stuck in Winter's woollen coat. ‘They seem so comfortable with each other that Winter can just lay down on the grass for a nap and let his feathered friend do what he does best.’

The lamb named Winter bends its head down towards the baby duck . Duck begins pecking and grooming lamb's woollen coat . Lamb's owner says animals' actions are 'a heart-warming sign of trust'

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One of the earliest Spitfires ever to go into action has gone on sale for £2.5 million after spending 40 years buried in sand on the French beach it crashed on. The Mark 1 version of Reginald Mitchell's famous design was among the first built in March 1940 but Spitfire P9374, once flown by an airman involved in the Great Escape, never made it to the Battle of Britain as it crash-landed in May 1940. The fighter plane, dubbed the ballerina because of its grace in the skies, was being piloted by Flying Officer Peter Cazenove over Dunkirk when it was hit by a single bullet from a German Dornier bomber. Before it was lost, Spitfire P9374 was at one point almost certainly flown by Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, later 'Big X', who was part of the famous breakout from German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. Scroll down for video . Back in the sky: This iconic Mark 1 plane was among the first built in March 1940, but Spitfire P9374 never made it to the Battle of Britain as it crash-landed over Dunkirk in May 1940. In 1980 the wreckage was discovered when part of it was spotted poking out from its sandy grave . Beached: German soldiers sitting on the Spitfire brought down on the wet sands at Calais by Flying Officer Peter Cazenove. It had been hit by a single bullet from a German Dornier bomber. The plane was consumed by the sandy beach and remained there for 40 years . Captured: The fighter plane (pictured left) was being piloted by Flying Officer Peter Cazenove (right) over Dunkirk when it was hit by a single bullet from a German Dornier bomber. Cazenove was then captured by the Nazis and taken to the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp . Cazenove, a 32-year-old Old Etonian of the stock-broking dynasty flying his first combat mission, had no choice but to bring the aircraft down on the wet sands at Calais, despite radioing in to say 'Tell mother I'll be home for tea!' shortly before doing so. He was then captured by the Nazis and also taken to the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp, famous for The Great Escape. The plane became consumed by the sandy beach and remained there for the next 40 years. In 1980 the wreckage was discovered when part of it was spotted poking out from its sandy grave. It was corroded and covered in barnacles but amazingly still intact. The plane was dragged from the beach and taken to the Musée de l'Air in Paris. Sadly, Cazenove died just a few weeks before the Spitfire was discovered. Shortly before he passed away he is even said to have told his wife ‘I wonder whatever happened to my Spitfire'. Steeped in history: A technician with the propeller of the restored Supermarine Spitfire (pictured left) at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, and pilot Ken Wilkinson (right), who is photographed with the Spitfire that he flew during the Second World War . Second World War Spitfire pilot Ken Wilkinson posed next to the Mark 1 aircraft at the Imperial War Museum earlier today. The Spitfire, one of the last of its kind remaining, is due to be auctioned for charity on July 9 and is expected to fetch up to £2.5million . Donation: The plane was bought by American billionaire philanthropist Thomas Kaplan after it was discovered in 1980. He had it restored to its original condition and now plans to donate the proceeds from the sale to the RAF Benevolent Fund and wildlife charity Panthera . The Spitfire P3974 after its restoration . Originally built at the Vickers Armstrong factory in Southampton, Spitfire P3974 was delivered to 92 Squadron at RAF Croydon in March 1940, one of the most celebrated squadrons in the RAF. The Merlin III engine installed in P9374 was built at Rolls-Royce, Derby, on October 27 1939. During Spitfire P9374's service with 92 Squadron it is known to have been flown by at least eight different pilots, and was almost certainly flown by the squadron's commanding officer Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, later 'Big X' of the Great Escape fame. Records show that P9374 had a total flight time of 32 hours and 5 minutes at the time of its loss. Eventually the plane was bought by American billionaire philanthropist Thomas Kaplan, who had it meticulously restored to its original condition by a team of expert engineers. Mr Kaplan, an Oxford-educated gold trader, owns both of the surviving Mk1 Spitfires. He has now listed the plane Cazenove piloted for sale through London auctioneers Christie's UK, 75 years since the Battle of Britain, with an estimate of £2.5 million. He plans to donate the proceeds to the RAF Benevolent Fund and wildlife charity Panthera. The other Mk1 - N3200 - will be gifted to The Imperial War Museum Duxford. Mr Kaplan said: 'When my great childhood friend Simon Marsh and I embarked upon this project, it was to pay homage to those who Winston Churchill called The Few, the pilots who were all that stood between Hitler's darkness and what was left of civilization. 'These coming events are more than anything else, concrete gestures of gratitude and remembrance for those who prevailed in one of the most pivotal battles in modern history. 'The return to Duxford of N3200 which was itself piloted by the heroic Commander of RAF Duxford, is an act of love for Britain that began with my and Simon's mutual passion for aircraft and desire to enshrine a British legacy.' He added: 'The sale of P9374 for charity is likewise an opportunity to share that passion with others and to benefit causes that have moved me since boyhood. 'The RAF Benevolent Fund represents a way to honour that breed who gave so much for Britain when its existence was imperilled.' John Romain, pilot and chief engineer at the Aircraft Restoration Company which undertook the project, said the original Spitfire is a remarkable piece of Second World War history. He said: 'We have restored it over the last five years. It came to us quite literally in boxes of parts that had been removed from the beach in France. 'We spent five years restoring it back to its original state - it is unique in that sense. 'We have seen Spitfires at auction before, but many years ago. This one is particularly special, it is very unusual to see a Spitfire like this go to auction. 'It was a special project for me to be involved in.' Experts say the plane offers a unique insight into the skirmishes Allied pilots faced. Robert Copley, Christie's UK deputy chairman, said: 'Christie's is proud to be entrusted with the sale of this Spitfire; a truly iconic aircraft which is symbol of the bravery of The Few in the Battle of Britain'. Second World War Spitfire pilot Ken Wilkinson (pictured) with the plane . The cockpit of the restored Supermarine Spitfire, which was one of the first Spitfires ever built in 1940, at Duxford's Imperial War Museum . Records show that the P9374 Spitfire (pictured left and right) had a total flight time of 32 hours and 5 minutes at the time of its loss . When Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring asked his flying ace Adolf Galland what he needed to win the Battle of Britain, he replied: ‘A squadron of Spitfires.’ The plane was so feared by the Luftwaffe that many Nazi crews claimed to have been shot down by one when they had really been downed by the slower, more numerous, Hurricane. The first plane shot down by a Spitfire was an RAF Hurricane in 1939 in a friendly fire incident known as the Battle of Barking Creek. After D-Day, flying ace Johnnie Johnson organised a supply run of Spitfires with barrels of beer slung under each wing to bring the ‘necessities of life’ to pilots on front-line airfields in Normandy. Spitfires were occasionally painted pink to blend in with the sunset and sunrise when used for low-level reconnaissance flights. Its pilot, Mr Cazenove, who came from a banking dynasty, was part of the ill-fated bid for freedom from Stalag Luft after he had been captured by German forces. He did not manage to get away as he was a big man who couldn't fit in the escape tunnel - which probably saved his life. Mr Romain said: 'He got involved in the Great Escape, but luckily for him he didn't escape that day. Most of his colleagues who did were then shot. 'He came back to the UK after the war.' Spitfire P9374 is now flyable once more and will take to the skies again at IWM Duxford in the VE Day Anniversary Air Show on May 23 and 24. 'We have restored 18 Spitfires over the years but have never been asked to restore one to such an exacting standard,' Mr Romain added. 'I've done the test flying and it was beautiful to fly. It really is a beautiful aircraft. It has flown at Duxford and people there started calling it "the ballerina", and that nickname has stuck.' Mr Kaplan said he embarked on the project because he wanted to 'enshrine a British legacy'. Robert Copley, deputy chairman of Christie's UK, said: 'Christie's is proud to be entrusted with the sale of this Spitfire; a truly iconic aircraft which is symbol of the bravery of The Few in the Battle of Britain. 'We look forward to seeing this extraordinary Mk.1 Spitfire reach new heights at The Exceptional Sale, which will be a unique moment in auction house history.' The sale will take place in London on July 9. The Merlin III engine installed in P9374 was built at Rolls-Royce, Derby, in October 1939. The iconic aircraft's sale will take place on July 9 . Taking to the skies: Spitfire P9374 will be flying again at IWM Duxford in the VE Day Anniversary Air Show on May 23 and 24 . During Spitfire P9374's service with 92 Squadron it is known to have been flown by at least eight different pilots, and was almost certainly flown by the squadron's commanding officer Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, later 'Big X' of the Great Escape fame .

The Mark 1 version of the iconic plane was one of the first Spitfires to go into action, and was built in March 1940 . But Spitfire P9374 never made it to Battle of Britain as it crash-landed on French beach and lay hidden for 40 years . At one point it was almost certainly flown by Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, later Big X of the Great Escape fame . The wreckage was discovered in 1980 and restored to its original condition. It is to be auctioned for £2.5million .

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More than 3,000 students are facing an unexpected decision after they received acceptance notices from the University of Florida - only to find they would have to spend a year taking online classes. The 3,118 unidentified applicants were presumably delighted when they were accepted as freshmen by the university in Gainesville for the fall after sending in applications for traditional first-year slots. But after reading their congratulations notices, they apparently realized they would need to agree to spend their entire first year taking classes on the Internet in order to attend the public college. The classes are part of a new program - the Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE) - which started in 2015 and aims to accommodate a higher number of students, The Washington Post reported. New program: More than 3,000 students are facing an unexpected decision after they received acceptance notices from the University of Florida (pictured) - only to find they would have to take online classes for a year . The students who were accepted to the university - on the basis they agreed to undertake online classes for a year - had not applied to the program, which will likely help expand enrollment in the university's new $15million online undergraduate program, created by state legislators in 2013. They were also in addition to the estimated 12,000 students offered traditional freshman slots. Steve Orlando, senior director of UF's media relations, told the newspaper the move 'allows us to offer admission to additional qualified applicants with academic potential and demonstrated success'. Joe Glover, who has been the university's Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs since July 2008, added: 'The market for freshman is by no means clear anywhere in the country. 'We are trying different things to identify that market. That is one of the motivations.' On its website, UF says that PaCE helps deal with the 'limited space of campus' and gives students 'the chance to start [their] degree online and then transition to campus in order to complete it.' It adds it 'offers an excellent academic experience, combining online and campus-based learning'. New iniatitive: The classes are part of a new program - the Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE, pictured) - which started in 2015 and aims to accommodate a higher number of students at the flagship university . Extending space: On its website , UF says that PaCE helps deal with the 'limited space of campus' and gives students 'the chance to start [their] degree online and then transition to campus in order to complete it' It tells students: 'Because of limitations to our freshman enrollment on UF's residential campus, we are unable to accommodate every capable student who applies to the university. 'However, because of your demonstrated potential, we are offering you a pathway to UF's residential campus different from our traditional transfer program.' With legislators keen to expand online learning at Florida universities, UF's online graduate program became available to students in 2014, with a huge $15million assigned to start-up and initial costs. But PaCE 'didn’t fully exist' last fall for the 2016 admissions season, Mr Glover told the newspaper, describing the initiative as 'an experiment' that some of the 3,118 students may not wish to accept. Provost: Joe Glover (pictured), the university's Provost, said: 'The market for freshman is by no means clear anywhere in the country.'We are trying different things to identify that market. That is one of the motivations' He admitted that many parents were surprised to find their children had been accepted to UF on the condition they took online classes - and had bombarded him with calls asking questions about it. On its website, UF states that to be achieve a degree through the PaCE program, students must be willing to 'enroll for at least two semesters and a minimum of 15 credits through UF Online'. It adds: 'After earning a total of 60 credits and meeting program requirements, students may submit a transition form to move from online learning to a guaranteed place on the UF residential campus.' The program offers 60 majors in seven colleges, including psychology and telecommunication. Students in PaCE receive a 25 per cent tuition discount, the website says. They will also not have to pay some of the fees required for residential students.

3,118 applicants accepted as freshmen by University of Florida, Gainesville . But after receiving acceptance notices, they realized there was a condition . Students had to agree to spend their entire first year taking online classes . Classes are part of new program Pathway to Campus Enrollment, or PaCE . They aim to accommodate more students at flagship college, officials said .

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A family of four are lucky to be alive after a bedroom ceiling collapsed in their home. The damage was just part of the destruction caused by cowboy builders who had been called in to fix a leak in the Beckle-Raymond's three bedroom property in North London. Instead, they left Phillip, his wife Gaby and their two young children, Orion and Aurielle, in an unsafe building with no roof while they ran off with £17,000 of their money. Scroll down for video . Phillip and Gaby outside their London home which was left a wreck thanks to cowboy builders . 'When the builders walked out, we only had tarpaulin protecting the house throughout winter,' Gaby explains on Channel 5 show Britain's Horror Homes. 'When it rained, water started coming in, it was raining inside our house. The box room caved in, the bathroom became bowed, the ceiling will fall in the children's room. 'The most terrifying experience was the ceiling falling in the bedroom where we used to sleep. It collapsed where our bed used to be. We weren't in room at time thankfully.' For six months, the family were forced to live in one room of the house as they couldn't afford to get the problems fixed straight away, having already shelled out to the cowboy builders who left them in the lurch. Phillip, a civil servant, said: 'The house was crumbling around us, we had to turn off the lights as water was getting into electricity, it was that time of year when it was getting dark at 4pm, it was miserable. I hated leaving Gaby and the children like that when I had to go to work.' Phillip and Gaby had used all their savings to buy the property five years before for £325,000. The builders left the family with no roof and just tarpaulin protecting the house from the winter elements. As a result, rain got into the property causing ceilings to collapse . The parents say they are devastated at being 'taken for a ride'. It will cost £35,000 to repair their home . As they started a family, they worked hard to turn the house into a happy and comfortable place to raise their children. When they sprung a small leak in part of the roof, they called in a builder who recommended they re-tile the roof at a cost of about £3,000. But after removing all the tiles, he then told them that the roof structure was unsound so he wouldn't be able to re-tile. He suggested they use the opportunity to expand their home and add value to the property by adding a loft conversion. The couple thought it was great idea and decided to use a sub contractor their builder recommended and pay a £7,000 deposit for the work. Gaby said: 'The first builder appeared to be trustyworthy and was very professional, very likable. 'We didn't have time to check out the sub contractor he recommended as we were without a roof which we needed to be fixed.' A back view of the property shows how the garden was left looking like a rubbish tip while the house had no roof. The family had to live in one room for six months as they couldn't afford the repairs . So far the couple had paid the first builder £10,000 in total - and had a home with no roof to show for it. After the sub contractor began to work on their home, the first builder then disappeared. Phillip said: 'We heard from sub contractor that the builder's uncle was sick in Ireland so he was going there - we never hard from him again.' Meanwhile, the sub contractor began work on their loft conversion after asking for £7,000 for materials and labour. But as the sub contractor got to work, the couple became suspicious about his competency. Gaby said: 'He was trying to build a loft conversion without steel supports - which we had paid for. 'That's when we realised he was trying to take us for a ride like the first guy.' Phillip added: 'When we told him it wasn't acceptable, he walked off the job. We were left with a roof no longer salvageable.' Shocking: The collapse of the roof left their home filled with rubble . Daylight: With the tiles gone, the family were left with bare rafters and no protection from the elements . The couple were unable to contact the first builder and have reported the sub contractor to Trading Standards. They have been left devastated by the state of their home - as well as £17,000 out of pocket. 'We have lost the home we have been building over the last few years, our whole house has been destroyed, it's been a living nightmare. We wish they have never knocked on our door,' Gabby wept. 'I just want it fixed. I still can't believe someone would leave me my husband and our two children in so much danger. They didn't need to leave us in such an unsafe way.' But the family's trust in humanity has been partly restored thanks to the friends, family and strangers who rallied round to help them. A friend set up a fundraising page so people can donate money to help the couple reach the £35,000 they will need to repair their home. Unsafe: The family are devastated that they have been left to live in an unsafe home . Damage: A local builder Darren Louis has been helping the family to clear up the mess left behind . A local builder, Darren Louis, has been working on the property at weekends - so far without payment - so the family have a roof over their heads again. He said: I wanted to help as this is my trade and they are a lovely family. They didn't need to do the work in the first place, they were scaremongered into it and then left with a house that's unsafe.' Gaby said: 'I feel terrible he's coming here and we haven't paid him. He's coming in trust that we will come through with money in the end.' Phillip said it's thanks to their friends, family and neighbours they have got through their ordeal. He said: 'We were left thinking "can we trust anyone anymore?" and now we know we can.'

Parents Phillip and Gaby Beckle-Raymond discovered a leak in roof . Hired builder to fix problem at their three bed London home . He took roof off and then disappeared with £10k of their money . Sub contractor botched efforts to give them loft conversion . He charged £7,000 for parts and labour but left them with unsafe building . Family had to live in one room for six months as home had no roof . Rain water got in causing ceilings to collapse . Britain's Horror Homes is on Channel 5 Tuesdays at 8pm .

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If you ever wanted to go to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party or follow the white rabbit round a strange world, then you had best head to the south coast of England. Brighton holds the ultimate fantasy for fans of the Lewis Carroll classic, with not one but two Alice in Wonderland themed houses to stay in. The Wonderland House in Brighton sleeps up to 24, with tea party sets, Queen of Heart themed bunk beds, or alternatively try the snug Looking Glass Cottage with décor inspired by the fantasy story. Scroll down for video . Perfect tea party! The large dining room table comes complete with engraved quotes from the book, with them mirrored on the other side and if you are looking at them through a looking glass . Quirky design! Popular with guests is the French vintage bottle rack, which holds all of the cups. The chairs are shaped like teacups with plush cushions for comfort. The guest of honour can see in the elaborate head seat . Jacqueline Martin, 37, said she sourced the wallpaper online by getting inspiration from sites like Pinterest . Every inch of The Wonderland House is creatively designed to reflect the fantastical story. The dining room comes ready prepared with teapots, cups and saucers - thankfully without the addition of a dormouse inside. Enjoy a delicious tea party with multiple cake stands, and chairs designed in the shape of teacups. The mum of three said the property is extremely popular with parties and hen dos, and weekends have to be booked far in advance . Choose to spend the night as the sassy Queen of Hearts in themed bunk beds, or in a separate room as heroine Alice. Guests will feel like they have stepped into the pages of the popular book, as no detail in has been overlooked in bringing the story to life. From themed flamingo wallpaper and feather light fittings in one bedroom, to crown wallpaper and elaborate mirrors in the Queen of Hearts bedroom each room takes you through the magical story. The kitchen even has a chequerboard floor, reminiscent of Carroll's second book where the characters represent chess pieces with Alice starting out as a pawn. Jacqueline Martin designed the incredible house in less than a year, sourcing the materials online from other countries on Ebay and Pinterest, finding trinkets in junk sales, or getting her family to help make bespoke items. She said: 'I have always been mad about the story and it was my favourite Disney film.' 'I completed the project while I was pregnant, and the whole family helped out. 'My teenage daughter helped by making holes in saucers to make chandeliers, and my husband transformed a teapot and server into a bathroom sink.' The flamingo room has bespoke fluffy lampshades to denote bird feathers, and themed wallpaper . Purrfect sleep! Alice's room features smiling Cheshire Cats and multiple mirrors, in a nod to the second book in Lewis Carroll's series . The kitchen area has a chequerboard floor, similar to theme of the second novel where the action features around chess moves . Jacqueline said her and her family went round junk yards to collect unique details for the house, and created the house in December 2014 . The plush lounge features playing card wallpaper and a kettle lamp, reminiscent of the Mad Hatter. There is also champagne available labelled of course with the 'Drink Me' tag. Creatively, in the bathroom guests will find teapots instead of regular taps. The location of this quirky hideaway is perfect, being located right by the seafront in the area of town known as Kemptown. Famous quotes from the book are featured around the house for guests to spot, such as 'Drink Me' on the champagne, (left). The white rabbit also makes an appearance, (right) The house currently holds a perfect 5/5 score on TripAdvisor with many customers singing its praises. HannahB861 gave it five points and said: 'We had an amazing time here for my hen do-everyone loved the house and we were all continually spotting little details here and there that just added to the specialness of the house. 'A lot of my friends asked if we could just move in and never have to leave!' The five-floor seafront house costs from £450 per night on Holiday Lettings and more details can be found on the website. Jacqueline's husband made the incredible teapot and server sink and taps from items found at a junk yard . Each corner of this themed house has been lovingly designed and researched by Jacqueline . For guests requiring a smaller property Looking Glass Cottage could be the perfect themed stay. This property sleeps up to eight people and is spread out over three floors. Also owned and created by Jacqueline, this was the first of the properties to be created three years ago. Following the success of this snug cottage, the mum-of-three branched out to a second larger house in order to create the Mad Hatter's Tea Party room. Looking Glass Cottage, also in Brighton is a smaller but charming property, which brought Jacqueline's love of the book to life . The cosy bedrooms feature items like a stack of teacups as a lampshade, flamingo wallpaper, a white rabbit light and vintage mirrors . Looking Glass Cottage costs from £253 per night and guests are advised to book in advance as weekend slots get filled very quickly. 'There has been such a great reaction to the house,' Jacqueline said. 'I get numerous enquiries daily and I am very lucky as there is hardly any damage as people love the house as much as I do.' Book on Holiday Lettings or find out more on the website. The cosy lounge has a deck of cards for wallpaper, and of course comes with a chequerboard so you can play your own game of chess . One of Jacqueline's favourite items in the house are the spoon and knife door handles, which were found on Ebay. She admits she has been looking but can't find any more!

Jacqueline Martin has two themed houses using inspiration from her favourite childhood book . The Wonderland House and Looking Glass Cottage are available to be booked for parties and hen dos . Unique details include a custom-made tea party table with quotes from the book, and teacups for seats .

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It looks as though everything is going swimmingly for Floyd Mayweather Jnr as he continues his Manny Pacquiao mega-fight preparations. Mayweather Jnr caused a splash as he took to the pool before completing a few lengths as his trainer looked on during his Sunday session. The video posted to his Instagram also shows the 38-year-old boxer testing his muscles against the resistance of the water as he continues his impressive training routine. Floyd Mayweather Jnr took to the swimming pool to continue his mega-fight preparations . The boxer enjoyed a few laps of the swimming pool before doing some underwater resistance training . Mayweather Jnr continued his pre-fight preparations by doing a few lengths of a swimming pool . Mayweather Jnr's trainer looks on as the boxer finishes his swimming routine ahead of mega-fight . On Saturday Filipino-fighter Pacquiao tested his fitness against the steepness of some mountain roads. It is now less than a month until both boxers meet in Las Vegas for what is being dubbed as the richest fight in boxing history. The fight on May 2 is expected to break the pay-per-view record of $152million set by that fight in 2013, and is also expected to surpass the 2.5 million buys that Mayweather's fight against Oscar De La Hoya accumulated in 2007. Manny Pacquiao trains with his team at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California ahead of the mega-fight . Pacquiao and his team do some stretches after climbing to the mountain's summit during a training sessio . Pacquiao took to the mountains as he prepares to take on Floyd Mayweather Jnr in May .

Floyd Mayweather Jnr hit the swimming pool as he continued his training . Boxer did laps of the pool as well as water resistance muscle work . Mayweather Jnr is training ahead of mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao . It is now less than a month before boxing duo meet in Las Vegas .

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Brazil icon Ronaldo has claimed he would relish playing alongside his namesake Cristiano Ronaldo if he had the chance to play in the modern era. The 38-year-old, one of the most decorated footballers ever, ended his illustrious playing career in 2011, however he has suggested he could play again for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a North American League side that he now co-owns. Ronaldo admits a return to top level football is past him but would pick the current Real Madrid talisman to play alongside. Cristiano Ronaldo looks delighted after making up for his earlier penalty miss as Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-1 . 'If [Fort Lauderdale] reach the playoffs, I might give it a go again but I'd have to train very hard,' the iconic striker told AS. 'But my time has passed. 'If I could play anywhere today, though? I'd love to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. It's not possible but it would be spectacular!' Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the leading lights of world football, being consistently compared having dominated the Ballon d'Or award in recent years and breaking numerous scoring records between them. 'It's wonderful to see how they play and how they score goals,' said Ronaldo, the two-time Ballon d'Or winner added. 'I love watching both of them.' Brazil legend Ronaldo poses with a shirt of Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a North American side he now co-owns . Ronaldo celebrates after securing the 3-1 victory late on at the Bernabeu against Malaga in  La Liga . Real Madrid forward Ronaldo (right) in action against Malaga's Samuel Garcia at the Bernabeu on Saturday .

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo played for Real Madrid between 2002-07 . The two-time World Cup winner officially retired from playing in 2011 . Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of the season against  Malaga . Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-1 to keep up the pressure on leaders Barcelona .

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Ever wondered if your personality was decided at birth? It turns out, the order in which you were born can not only have an effect on your personality, but also your chances of academic success. According to Canadian duo Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown, from Toronto, who present an online science show, several theories suggest that where you are in your family determines who you are. Scroll down for video . (Pictured from left to right: Khloé, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian). The Kardashians are a strong example of a large celebrity family where the siblings share very different personality traits . On AsapSCIENCE on YouTube, the pair discuss how being the first, middle, youngest, or an only child affects us. The personality traits are also supposedly affected by whether parents have high expectations and how strict they were. FIRST-BORNS . According to Mitchell and Brown, first-born children are expected to be higher academic achievers and more ambitious. They also have a stronger sense of responsibility and are generally more mature. (Pictured from left to right) Beyoncé and Kate Middleton are famous first-borns. Oldest children tend be ambitious and have strong leadership skills . They also tend to have better leadership skills than other birth orders. The explanation is because although they get a lot more affection and attention from their parents, their parents have higher expectations as the first child. This works as a self-fulfilling prophecy: if there are high expectations placed on you, you are more likely to want to work hard and live up to these expectations. (Pictured from left to right) Kim Kardashian and Madonna are famous middle-borns. Middle children tend to be co-operative and are more likely to be social butterflies . MIDDLE-BORNS . Middle-born children apparently tend to be more co-operative, flexible and sociable. They are also the birth order that are able to make and maintain friendships easily. This is due to the fact that as a middle-born child, there aren't the high expectations of the first child, nor the relaxed attitude accorded to the last child. As a result, they also tend to be less ambitious than their older brothers and sisters, and so will have a more relaxed attitude in life. As middle children receive less attention than their other siblings, they seek out relationships and friendships outside of their family, and can be social butterflies. (Pictured from left to right) Jennifer Lawrence and Angelina Jolie are famous youngest children. Last-borns tend to be charming and confident . LAST-BORNS . The video highlights how youngest children tend to be likeable and charming. Other traits they carry are that they are more creative than older siblings, and have a stronger sense of security and confidence. As their parents have already had other children, they tend to be a lot less strict and are a lot more lenient with their youngest children. Parents' expectations will also be lower. As a result, youngest children will generally be less responsible and mature than older siblings, as they constantly feel like others will take the lead. (Pictured from left to right) Leonardo DiCaprio and Drew Barrymore are famous only-children. Only children tend to be creative and responsible . ONLY CHILD . Only children tend to be academically-able, creative and resourceful. They are also mature and responsible, and dislike disorder and like to be in control. Being a parent's only child, expectations are always high, but unlike a first-born, they never need to fight for the attention of their parents. Not to mention, being in a household with only adults often leads the child to mature more quickly and copy the actions of the parents, rather than being moulded by siblings' childish or youthful interests. But because they have never had to interact with siblings or companions of a similar age, they can have trouble relating to peers and can feel out of control when things in their life don't go their way. The presenters of the video highlight that these are just theories relating to order of birth. They add that gender, social status, age gaps between siblings and the number of siblings can play a huge role in determining traits. Moffit and Brown reiterate: 'Some aspects may be true for you, or make a lot of sense, but it wouldn’t be the same for every single person around the world in your specific birth order. 'It’s important to remember that your personality and your destiny in life is not predetermined at birth.'

Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown from AsapSCIENCE present theories . Different personality traits can vary according to expectations of parents . Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton and J. K. Rowling are all oldest children .

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Tina Fey's husband has spoken over the suicide of a celebrity dermatologist who killed himself in the wake of a 'bullying' TV series which apparently parodied him for laughs. Jeff Richmond, who is an executive producer and the music composer on his wife's show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, described the death of Fredric Brandt, 65, on Sunday as 'very sad', speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online. It came as sources close to Brandt said the doctor, who suffered from depression, told People magazine he was 'definitely hurt' by an apparent portrayal of himself on the Netflix show. The friend called the Kimmy Schmidt send up 'bullying,' but added that it did not cause his suicide. Brandt was found hanged in the garage of his Miami mansion on Sunday morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police report. The character in question, Dr Franff, had a high-pitched laugh, a speech impediment and absurd habits like drinking from a surgical bag. His face appears to be a grotesque exaggeration of Brandt's own appearance. Scroll down for videos . Speaking out: Jeff Richmond, left in New York City today, spoke out today over the death of Dr Fredric Brandt. The plastic surgeon was reportedly upset over his portrayal in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which Richmond's wife Tina Fey, right, created and for which Richmond has producing credits . Dr Fredric Brandt (left) has a striking resemblance to Dr Franff (right), a character on Tina Fey's Netflix show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He was reportedly devastated by the portrayal . Sources were today opening up about how Brandt was wounded by the characterization - though they said that this suicide could not be pinned on one insulting TV show. A friend speaking People said: 'It was making fun of him for the way he looked and it was mean and it was bullying. '...It wasn't the only thing troubling him, it was just one factor. It definitely hurt him. He was absolutely upset, who would want that? But that was not why he committed suicide. But it didn't help. Another source, speaking to the New York Daily News, said that Brandt had become fixated on his appearance and cried in front of patients. The source said: 'He worked 15-hour days, his office was jam-packed, and I paid him a compliment. He was so sensitive he started to cry. He said how awful the public was, and how mean people are. He was really affected by negative feedback.' When DailyMail.com asked Richmond about Brandt's death near his home in New York City's Upper West Side, he said he hadn't been aware of it. He said: 'That's very sad. I don't know anything about it. I just got home. Tina might know, I don't. She's not home.' Brandt was highly-regarded for his cosmetic work across the industry, with high-profile stars including Madonna, Stephanie Seymour and Kelly Ripa. The doctor was found dead at his Coconut Grove mansion in Miami where he lived alone with his dogs. A male friend who was staying at the home out of concern for the doctor called 911 at 9.17am, according to a police statement. He had last seen Brandt on the Saturday night. The police report stated that the victim was suffering from depression and was currently taking medication for it. He had also been seeking daily treatment from a psychiatrist. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department confirmed that an autopsy will be conducted on Monday. Dr Brandt was famed for his appearance, which displayed many of his dermatology techniques. The cosmetic surgeon, pictured left, with Hugh Jackman's wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, gallery owner Lisa Fox and Sting's wife Trudie Styler at a Donna Karan party in February last year . Dr Brandt, a cosmetic dermatologist and well-known art collector, at his apartment in New York on March 7, 2014 . Marc Jacobs and Dr Brandt pictured after lunching at Pastis restaurant in The Meatpacking District of New York City in June 2009 . In a 2014 profile in The New York Times, he said that his goal was to 'restore the face to harmony'. 'I approach each face with a visual perception, an artistic perception and a medical perception,' he said. The article, which described the doctor as an 'unnervingly ageless-looking personage', said that he was sought out by the rich and famous for his signature Y lifts, where fillers are injected below the cheekbones. It was also widely known that Dr Brandt injected products including Botox, Restylane, Perlane, Juvéderm, Voluma, The Times reported, into his own face, erasing his wrinkles, leaving him with full lips and an ageless quality. Brandt worked with stars including Madonna, Stephanie Seymour and Jane Holzer. Left, the doctor is pictured with morning show host Kelly Ripa in 2011 at his Dr Fredric Brandt's SiriusXM launch and right, with comedian Joy Behar at the same event . Dermatologist Dr Frederic Brandt poses for a portrait with his luxury skin-care line in November 2013, in Miami, Florida where he had one of two medical practices . Involvement: Richmond, pictured above on the Upper West Side, has a producing credit on the episode involving the apparent Brandt parody character . Don't know: Richmond said he didn't know anything about the death, and suggested questions be directed to his wife Tina Fey . The doctor told The Times that people often asked him if he was from Sweden. Brandt grew up in Weequahic neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey where his parents ran a candy store. His father died when he was a teenager and he lost his mother before he graduated from Rutgers University in 1971. He went on to attend Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed residencies at NYU's Department of Internal Medicine and then in Dermatology at the University of Miami. He set up a practice in Coral Cables, Miami in 1982 and began part-time work in New York in 1998 but quickly expanded to become one of the most in-demand cosmetic appointments. Security was tight in the gated entrance to Dr Brandt's Miami home on Sunday. His publicist declined to comment on the circumstances or cause of death . He would sometimes see around 30 patients a day at his midtown Manhattan offices, which is filled with expensive art works, for appointments costing thousands of dollars. Brandt was considered as the number one injector of Botox and Restylane filler in the world. The doctor was regarded by his peers as a pioneer in the field and often gave lectures on the use of products. Dr Brandt also has a range of high-end dermatological products. A 1.35 oz 'Do Not Age with Dr. Brandt' Transforming Pearl Serum costs $150. He wrote two books about his work, '10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide to a Beautiful and Youthful Appearance' and 'Age-less: The Definitive Guide to Botox, Collagen, Lasers, Peels, and Other Solutions for Flawless Skin'. Along with his Miami mansion, Dr Brandt had a luxury apartment on the West Side of Manhattan with sweeping views of the Hudson River and filled with the esteemed art collection. Representatives for Dr Brandt and Fey have yet to responded DailyMail.com's request for comments. A Netflix spokesman declined to comment. Dr Brandt had famed practices (pictured) in Miami and Manhattan. In a 2014 profile, he said that his goal was to 'restore the face to harmony' Abravanel said that sources told her Dr Brandt was 'devastated' over comparisons to the enthusiastic doctor on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . The plastic surgeon, Dr Franff, in the Netflix comedy, is played by comedy veteran Martin Short and had drawn unflattering comparisons to real-life Dr Brandt. In one scene, where the lead character Kimmy almost gets plastic surgery, the doctor is seen drinking from a hamster feeder . Martin Short had a small role as Dr Franff in one episode of the TV show's first season. When he is punched by the main character, Kimmy, as she struggles to escape the plastic surgeon's chair, his face dents like putty - which he then inflates with an air tube . Dr Franff appears in episode four of the first and only season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He's a botox-loving plastic surgeon played by Martin Short. The show follows a Kimmy (Ellie Kemper), who was rescued from an underground bunker after years of being held hostage by a cult leader. She then is hired to be a nanny for the step-children of socialite Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski). In the fourth episode of the show, Jacqueline visits Dr Franff to discuss a 'foot lift' of sorts because she believes that 'feet are the new butts'. In the fourth episode of the Netflix show's first and only season, Dr Franff makes a short appearance as a cosmetic doctor who consults with Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) and Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski, pictured) Dr Franff's almost-overly smooth skin and platinum blond hair share a resemblance with that of Dr Fredric Brandt, who is known for being the cosmetic dermatologist of stars including Madonna and Stephanie Seymour. Franff is portrayed as a deranged doctor, whose face is so frozen from plastic surgery and other procedures that he even has trouble forming words at times. In the episode, he cheerily suggests several barbaric-sounding surgeries for Jacqueline, as well as on Kimmy. Franff's platinum blond hair and tight skin have a stark resemblance to that of cosmetic dermatologist Fredric Brandt .

Surgeon to the stars Fredric Brandt, 65, hanged himself in his Miami mansion on Sunday . Brandt was reportedly devastated by apparent parody character Dr Franff in hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Jeff Richmond, who is an executive producer of the show, commented today exclusively to Daily Mail Online . Friends said that, though Dr Brandt was upset, show didn't cause his death . Others said he was weeping in his clinic in weeks before suicide .

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While the countdown for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's impending execution has begun, many are still holding out a glimmer of hope and calling for mercy during nation-wide vigils. Over 300 people gathered at Sydney Harbour for a candlelight vigil in front of a huge flower wall reading '#keephopealive' on Monday night. Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth also saw hoards of people congregate to show solidarity for the condemned duo. Scroll down for video . While the countdown is on for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's execution, many are still holding a glimmer of hope and attending nation-wide vigils . The two men are set to be executed just after the stroke midnight on Wednesday (3am AEST) 300 people gathered at the Blues Point Reserve on Sydney's north shore donning signs and candles . '#keephopealive' was erected using over 15,000 flowers donated by Amnesty International supporters . The Blues Point Reserve gathering in Sydney's north shore contained 15,000 flowers donated by Amnesty International supporters. 'Where there's life, there's hope and we will continue to campaign on this until we see that we just can't do this anymore and this is why we're all here this evening,' she said. 'Australians have come out and spoken out in opposition to the death penalty and in solidarity with Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as well as all the others at imminent risk of execution.' The crowd held various signs, this one reads 'It's not too late Indonesia! I stand for Mercy' 'Where there's life, there's hope and we will continue to campaign on this until we see that we just can't do this anymore and this is why we're all here this evening,' said crisis campaigner Diana Sayed . Participants of all ages held flowers during the candlelight vigil on Sydney Harbour foreshore . 'Until that firing squad pulls the trigger there's hope. As long as there's breath, there's still hope,' Mr Sinnamon said . Candles were part of the Amnesty International vigil in Sydney's northshore . People held paintings and banners outside of the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra, Sydney on Monday. Over 50 people gathered to call on Indonesian president, Joko Widodo to show mercy for Chan and Sukumaran. Melbourne also saw a unified vigil held outside of the Indonesian Consulate General on Queens Road in the CBD. In Brisbane, supporters gathered on Monday morning at the Cathedral of St Stephen in a last ditch plea for clemency for the duo. People also held paintings and banners outside of the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra, Sydney on Monday . Over 50 people gathered to show solidarity for the condemned duo and plea for their clemency . The protesters held up signs reading 'Mercy: Andrew & Myuran' and 'Save Our Boys, Have a Heart' Young children also joined the vigil and held a banner reading 'murdering humans is NOT the answer!' According to the Brisbane Times, Australians Against Capital Punishment spokesman Don Sinnamon said there was still a glimmer of hope. 'Until that firing squad pulls the trigger there's hope. As long as there's breath, there's still hope,' Mr Sinnamon said. This comes after it was confirmed that Australians Andrew Chan and Sukumaran will be executed just after the stroke of midnight on Wednesday (3am AEST). Chan and Sukumaran both refused to sign their execution warrants during official proceedings on Saturday, saying they believed it would be unjust to kill them. 'He's found peace with what may happen but he and we all feel that this is a grave injustice and it did not have to be this way and it still doesn't have to be this way,' Chinthu Sukumaran told reporters, after spending a couple of hours with his brother. The duo were arrested over a heroin smuggling plot in 2005. Members of the migrant worker community in Jakarta have also showed their support for the condemned by holding a candlelight vigil for Filipina death row prisoner, Mary Jane Veloso who is set to be executed with the Australians and five others. Members of the Indonesian migrant worker community in Jakarta have showed support for Mary Jane Veloso . During a candlelight vigil, the group gathered outside of the presidential palace on Monday . Besides the Australian's, 6 others are set to be executed from Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Phillippines . The migrant workers held masks of Mary Jane Veloso over their faces to show their solidarity .

The 72 hour countdown on for Bali 9 Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . The two men are set to be executed on Wednesday at midnight . Nation-wide vigils have been held to show solidarity for condemned duo . Sydney Harbour saw a 15,000 flower monument reading '#keephopealive' Indonesian Consulates in Sydney and Melbourne also saw people gather .

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce believes filling your home ground is paramount to Premier League clubs - with the Hammers announcing their new season-ticket structure ahead of the move to the Olympic Stadium. Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham, announced during the week that the club would be making significant cuts to their current pricing as the move is being offset against increased television revenue. The cheapest season ticket at Upton Park is £620 but there will be £289 seats on offer from the 2016-17 season - the club's first in the 54,000-seater Olympic Stadium. West Ham's season tickets will cost as little as £289 when the club move to the Olympic Stadium next year . Manager Sam Allardyce says filling the stadium is the most important thing for any football club . West Ham's vice-chairman Karren Brady visited the club's future home in Stratford on Tuesday . And Allardyce believes performing in front of a sold-out crowd is something that should not go unappreciated as the other 19 Premier League clubs are now being pushed to follow West Ham's lead. 'The most important thing at a football club is to fill the stadium,' he said. 'I think filling the stadium is the ultimate for the success of the team. Obviously it's not from a revenue base like it used to be. 'The revenue base for a football club used to be the sustainability of the football club in my years before the Premier League and before Sky made it a worldwide brand. A view of the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday ahead of West Ham's switch to the 54,000-capacity arena . 'It's about creating the atmosphere in a stadium that thrills not only the fans there enjoying the atmosphere, but the players who respond to that . 'To make sure everywhere you go in the Premier League maintains a high level of attendance and selling out your stadium has to be the ultimate goal for any Premier League football club, for me. An artist's impression of what the Olympic Stadium will look like during a West Ham match . 'What we've announced has to be the best piece of business, for me, seen in the Premier League for a long, long time. 'Hopefully everybody at West Ham football club, particularly the fan, will come and enjoy, as Karren says, a fantastic facility for less. That will only encourage future young West Ham supporters to be West Ham supporters.'

West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium ahead of the 2016-17 season . Karen Brady announced reduced season ticket prices ahead of move . Cheapest price will be £289, down from the current cheapest of £620 . Sam Allardyce says filing the stadium is most important thing for a club .

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Nicolas Sarkozy was being grilled by judges in a criminal court today two days after being heralded as the politician to save France from Socialism. The 60-year-old is facing charges over the funding of his failed 2012 bid to retain the presidency of the country. Images of Sarkozy arriving at a specialist financial court in Paris today are a huge embarrassment for a politician who still thinks he can return to power. Slinking back into public view: Nicolas Sarkozy is driven to court where he faces charges over the funding of his failed 2012 bid to retain the presidency of the country - two days after being heralded as France's saviour . Thierry Herzog, the lawyer of the former French President and current head of the right-wing UMP opposition party, arrives at the Pole Financier headquarters (the fraud section of the courthouse) in Paris . Not only was he roundly beaten by Francois Hollande, his detested Socialist rival, but he is alleged to have got the UMP party to pay off his personal fine approaching £500,000 for over-spending. Under French electoral law, Sarkozy should have paid the fine himself from his own funds. On Sunday, his party made massive electoral gains against the Socialists in regional elections, and Sarkozy is convinced he can become president again in 2017. After the UMP won 66 out of 101 departments - the French equivalent of counties - Sarkozy announced: 'The French have massively rejected the policies of Francois Hollande and his government. 'Hope has been reborn in France.' Happier outing: On Sunday, Sarkozy's party made massive electoral gains against the Socialists in regional elections and he is convinced he can become president again in 2017 . Under pressure: France's ruling Socialists under Francois Hollande (pictured) suffered a crushing defeat in regional elections at the weekend - as three years of left-wing rule was branded a 'massive failure' But his former lieutenant Jean-François Cope has already been charged in the funding case and Sarkozy could suffer the same fate today. It will add to a long list of corruption scandals, which started for Sarkozy as soon as he lost his presidential immunity from prosecution. Within days of leaving the Elysee Palace in 2012, the Paris home he shares with his third wife, former supermodel Carla Bruni, was raided by police. He is facing criminal charges in numerous cases, including an investigation into more than £15million of false billing by Bygmalion, an events-organising company, during the 2012 campaign. It has also been alleged that Sarkozy's successful 2007 presidential campaign was funded by millions of pounds worth of illegal cash from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the late Libyan dictator. Sarkozy denies any wrongdoing in any of the cases against him. He refused to speak to reporters before arriving in court at 8am today and is expected to spend most of the day in a closed sitting with judges.

Sarkozy faces charges over funding of failed 2012 bid to retain presidency . Declared that 'hope has been reborn' after huge gains in regional elections . But just days later, he is pictured being driven to a financial court hearing .

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Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic has denied claims that Real Madrid defender Daniel Carvajal bit him during Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final match. Mandzukic and Carvajal were engaged in a physical battle throughout the goalless first leg of the quarter-final tie at the Vicente Calderon stadium. After the contest, Carvajal was asked by the Spanish media if he had bitten Mandzukic after pictures showed Carvajal's mouth close to the forearm of Mandzukic. The Real player denied the claims. Daniel Carvajal appeared to move his mouth towards Mario Mandzukic's arm in an off-the-ball scrap on . The referee was not looking at the incident as Carvajal then struck out towards Mandzukic . The Atletico Madrid striker fell to ground after tussling with the Real Madrid defender . Mandzukic has moved to play down the controversy, tweeting: 'Yesterday's game was very tough and the two teams gave everything. 'But for me there is no controversy, no bite, no nothing. 'We are already thinking about Saturday's game against Deportivo, which is really important.' The encounter was a heated affair, especially for Mandzukic, who suffered a cut on his eye after a clash with Real's Sergio Ramos. Atletico travel to Galicia to face Deportivo this weekend in La Liga before taking on Champions League holders Real at the Santiago Bernabeu in the return leg next Wednesday. Mandzukic complains he was elbowed after a clash with Sergio Ramos left him with a bloodied face . Referee Milorad Mazic confronts Mandzukic after the striker was left bleeding following a clash with Ramos .

Atletico Madrid and Real played out a 0-0 draw in the Champions League . Mario Mandzukic was in wars following battles with Real Madrid defenders . Raphael Varane, Daniel Carvajal and Sergio Ramos tussled with striker . Croatia international has denied claims Carvajal bit him during game .

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Samantha Cameron showcased another election campaign outfit this morning, firming up her position as the most stylish of the politician's partners. The Prime Minister's wife showed her support of UK business by sporting a thoroughly British outfit at the Conservative Party's manifesto launch in Swindon. Wearing a simple but elegant £185 emerald green wrap dress by London-based designer The Fold, Mrs Cameron looked every inch the First Lady of British politics as she arrived at the town's University Technical Colleges. Winning in the style stakes: Samantha Cameron, wearing an £185 Hampton dress in emerald green from The Fold, supports husband David as he launches the Conservative Party's manifesto in Swindon . A vision in green: Sam Cam (centre) adds a dash of glamour as she applauds her husband while seated between George Osborne (right) and William Hague (left) All smiles: Samantha laughs at one of the Prime Minister's more jovial points . Sam Cam, 43, a huge fan of British designers, showed her commitment to UK brands once again by plumping for the Hampton dress. The midi dress with cap sleeves and narrow V-neck is made from a non-crease poly twill fabric, perfect for a woman travelling a lot - and a busy mother-of-four. The look was finished with a slim white belt to accentuate Samantha's enviable waistline and a pair of black heels. The company behind the frock has a flagship store in Clerkenwell and was founded by Polly McMaster. The label specialises in contemporary work-wear. Their collection is designed with 'modern, professional women in mind' which makes them an ideal fit for Sam Cam. Other celebrity fans include Davina McCall and Amanda Holden. Liking what they hear: George and Samantha look happy with their man . Wearing green but thinking blue: Samantha stands out against the Tory suits . Sam, who appeared to have caught some Easter sun, showed off tanned legs and arms, but kept her make-up simple with some subtle berry lipstick. Jewellery was a pair of gold hoops and a slim gold chain bracelet. The Prime Minister's wife recently showcased another element of her style - her taste in interiors, as a series of pictures of the Cameron's kitchen dining room were released, along with their 1950s retro-chic sofas and chairs and a funky steel lamp stretching over the table. Promises: Mr Cameron took to the lectern to talk about the Tory party's intentions including doubling free childcare for working parents . Listening intently: Samantha looked comfortable in her emerald green wrap dress . Today, she sat, the proverbial rose between two thorns, next to George Osborne and William Hague, listening intently as her husband took to the stage to outline his party's key policies ahead of the general election on May 7. In launching his manifesto, Mr Cameron promised voters 'the good life' as he vowed to double free childcare for working parents and guarantee workers on the minimum wage will never pay income tax. David had Sam's full attention and she only paused to smile, exchange some knowing looks with the Chancellor and to applaud. She also laughed heartily to the PM's jokes and smiled broadly at other times, although occasionally pausing to adjust her long bob. After the speech was over she and her husband left hand in hand, with Sam almost appearing to lead Dave. View from the back: David and Samantha make their way out of the venue . Smiling into the sunshine: Holding hands, the Prime Minister and his wife leave the conference at the University Technical Colleges in Swindon . A wave to the crowds: David and Samantha look happy after launching the manifesto . A helping hand: The PM shows his chivalrous side as he helped his wife get into a waiting car . During the speech, Cameron claimed Britain is 'on the brink of something special' as he unveiled a cradle-to-grave Conservative manifesto, promising voters 'security at every stage of your life'. The Prime Minister warned there is 'almost nothing without economic security' as he set out an extension of Margaret Thatcher's hugely popular Right to Buy scheme, vowed to scrap inheritance tax on homes worth up to £1million and promised to freeze rail fares for five years. While the audience cheered these plans, Samantha's sartorial choices were also a clear success. Her latest appearance on the campaign trail comes after a MailOnline poll found that if the electorate were voting for wives of politicians, they'd put her at the top of the tree. The latest Populus survey saw the Conservatives and Labour tied on 33 per cent, but if Mrs Cameron went up against Justine Miliband she surges to 38 per cent with Labour on 30 per cent. A new Populus poll for MailOnline asked how people would vote if (left to right) Samantha Cameron, Miriam Clegg, Justine Miliband and Kirsten Farage were leaders instead of their husbands . If wives ruled the world: The Tories would have an 8-point lead over Labour if the women replaced their husbands as leader, a Populus poll for MailOnline reveals . Senior Tories have described Mrs Cameron as their ‘secret weapon’ and her appearances on the campaign trail dominated coverage in the days after the election was called. The poll asked voters which party they would vote for if the women were the leaders instead of their husbands. Mrs Cameron came out on top with 38 per cent, with Mrs Miliband on 30 per cent. Some 21 per cent said they would back Miriam Clegg, much higher than 8 per cent currently enjoyed by husband Nick in the same survey. Just 11 per cent of people said they would vote for Ukip if Nigel Farage’s wife Kirsten was leader. Mrs Farage keeps a much lower profile that the other leaders’ wives, with both Mrs Clegg and Mrs Miliband making regular appearances in the media and on the campaign trail.

Sam Cam accompanied the PM to the launch of his party's manifesto . Samantha looked at ease in the £185 emerald green wrap Hampton dress . The designer behind the frock is British fashion company The Fold . Amanda Holden and Davina McCall are also fans of the work-wear brand .

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Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has said he is happy to stay at Arsenal despite interest from Atletico Madrid, although he admits that 'you never know what the future will bring'. Cazorla is enjoying one of the best periods of his career, having scored seven goals and provided eight assists in 29 Barclays Premier League appearances this season for Arsenal. The 30-year-old Spaniard's impressive displays have seen him linked to a return to his homeland with Atletico Madrid, and Cazorla admits he has heard about interest from the Spanish capital. Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla has said he is happy to stay at Arsenal despite interest from Atletico Madrid . Cazorla is in his third season with the Gunners but enjoys life in north London and is happy to stay there . But despite the possibility of a move back to his home country, Cazorla says he is happy with his life at Arsenal and with his wife and children in north London. 'I've heard (about Atletico's interest), like everybody,' he said. 'But at the moment there is nothing concrete, only rumours. I don't worry about that. 'I'm focused on Arsenal, where I am very happy. I have another year on my contract and the option for one more.' Cazorla has been enjoying some of the best form of his career for Arsenal with season, scoring seven goals . Cazorla signed for Arsenal in the summer of 2012 for a £16.5million transfer fee from Malaga, and he has been a key man in Arsene Wenger's squad ever since. With speculation of summer moves to bring big stars to the Emirates Stadium inevitable, Cazorla admits it remains important for him to be a valuable player and hinted that if that was compromised he could eventually leave. 'As long as I feel valued, I will continue here,' he told El Mundo. 'Although you never know what the future will bring in football. The Spaniard did say that his continuing at the club would depend on him still feeling valued by Arsenal . 'I live in Hampstead, 15 minutes from the training ground, and it's really nice. 'It's the perfect place for my kids to go to school... very calm. They're picking up the language quickly, which is really important for me and my wife.'

Santi Cazorla has been in the best form of his career for Arsenal this year . Spanish midfielder's displays have seen him linked to Atletico Madrid . Cazorla says he has heard of interest but is happy to stay in north London . READ: Arsene Wenger reveals secrets of his team selection process . CLICK HERE for the latest Arsenal news .

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(CNN)Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 117. Okawa passed away Wednesday morning in Osaka, Japan, Tadahi Uchimura, a local official from the city told CNN. She left behind three children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898. Her family ran a Kimono shop in Osaka, Satoshi Yoshioka, an employee at the nursing home where she had lived since 1997 told CNN. "She was a person with mild character, and loved to eat so much. Her favorite food was sushi and udon noodles," Yoshioka said. "She had eaten a lot of cake for her birthday last March 5. " "However, in the last 10 days she stopped eating. I think eating was her motivation to live, and when she lost it, she passed away." According to Guiness World Records, the oldest person ever was Jeanne Louise Calment, who died at age 122 in 1997.

Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person dies at the age of 117. She passed away on Wednesday morning in Japan.

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Didier Drogba has provided the people of his homeland a lifeline, after the Chelsea striker's charity ball raised a staggering £400,000 for his Foundation. Drogba celebrated playing his part in Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Saturday night by putting on the event at London's swanky Dorchester Hotel. And the Ivory Coast icon was delighted with how the evening panned out, as his team-mates and other members of the world of football and celebrity helped raise a figure that will open a medical clinic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's capital, later this year. Ivorian striker Drogba smiles as he attends his charity ball at London's swanky Dorchester Hotel hours after beating Manchester United . Blues Brothers Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba enjoy a boogie alongside popstar Christina Milian at the Dorchester hotel in London . Chelsea striker Drogba and pop beauty Milian enjoy a sing and a dance at the Ivorian's charity bash at the swanky Dorchester hotel in London . ‘I’m always so overwhelmed by the kind generosity and support that we see each time we host these events and Saturday was no exception,’ said Drogba. Christina Milian was joined on stage by the Chelsea forward for a night of entertainment in the West End, after Jose Mourinho's side had moved one step closer to sealing their third Premier League title. The Didier Drogba Foundation has provided financial support across health and education in Africa since it was founded in 2007, and following the fourth ball to be held, many more children in villages outside of Abidjan will now receive treatment for medical conditions through mobile clinics. Drogba was thankful to team-mates Petr Cech, Eden Hazard, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Juan Cuadrado, Nemanja Matic and John Terry for attending the ball, alongside many other guests which included Thierry Henry, Edgar Davids and Jermaine Defoe. Drogba cracks a smile alongside popstar Milian during the charity ball at London's swanky Dorchester hotel on Saturday night . Drogba meets and greets guests as he hosts his charity fundraiser at the swanky Dorchester Hotel in London on Saturday night . After Grammy-nominated singer Milian was given backing support by Drogba and Hazard during her performance, Fuse ODG entertained guests with his greatest hits. The live auction was the focal point of the evening as VIP tickets to the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao triggered a bidding war, while Hazard and Ivanovic lost out on a mod scooter signed by Chelsea’s 2012 Champions League-winning side.

Proceeds will help build medical clinic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's capital city . Charity Ball held at London's Dorchester Hotel on Saturday evening . Drogba was joined by Chelsea directors, players and staff at the event . Grammy-nominee Christina Milian and Fuse ODG entertained guests . Live auction included VIP tickets to Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight .

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Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino is unsure whether a planned boycott by Newcastle fans will prove a help or hindrance to his side this weekend. This season, like so many in recent years, has been a frustrating one at St James' Park and that has led some fans to take action when Spurs arrive on Sunday. A number of supporters plan to boycott the televised game in protest against owner Mike Ashley, which is likely to lead to a peculiar atmosphere in the north east. Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino (right) is in an upbeat mood ahead of the trip to Newcastle . Newcastle fans are staging a mass protest against the current regime at St James' Park . It will certainly make it an interesting test for Pochettino's side as they look to recover from some disappointing recent results of their own. 'You never know because sometimes the effect on the players and team maybe is positive,' the Spurs boss said. 'Maybe sometimes the players are scared and run more than all season. 'Or maybe it is a very negative atmosphere and they feel under pressure and don't show their face. 'You never know in football how it can affect all the decisions around the team. For that it is difficult to guess what will happen on Sunday.' On paper, this looks a good opportunity for Spurs to make amends for the goalless draw at Burnley and home defeat to Aston Villa. Christian Benteke scored the winner for Aston Villa to leave Spurs' season in danger of fizzling out . The fact Pochettino's predecessor Tim Sherwood oversaw the latter's victory made it all the more frustrating, yet the Spurs boss was in a surprisingly upbeat mood ahead of the trip to St James' Park. 'I think that football is football and I am a person who has spent all my life in football as player, manager and head coach,' he said. 'I accept in football there are good and bad moments, but one thing important is to keep your balance and a good mood. 'We always want to win and we are ambitious, but always we need to have a very good mood. 'We need to have patience, we need to work hard, we have to have our minds on the players and we need to have very good energy to repeat some of the performances this season.' Pochettino will come up against his countryman Jonas Guiterrez following his recovery from cancer . This weekend's match against Newcastle will also see Pochettino come up against a countryman who has made many a headline of late. Former Argentina international Jonas Gutierrez's recovery following a battle with cancer and his return to top-flight football has inspired many. 'I am very happy for him,' Pochettino said. 'When he went in the game against Liverpool, he got a good ovation and it was good to see him playing football. 'This is real life. Sometimes we worry about a lot of things and results, but this is real life when you have the problems that he has. 'For me, I am very happy to see him come back to football.'

Tottenham travel to Newcastle for their Premier League clash on Sunday . Magpies supporters are planning a mass protest at St James' Park . Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino doesn't know how this will affect players .

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Aston Villa Cup hero Jack Grealish has become the latest young Barclays Premier League star to be accused of getting high on 'hippy crack'. The 19-year-old midfielder, who inspired Tim Sherwood's team to their FA Cup semi-final triumph over Liverpool on Sunday, has been photographed inhaling from a white balloon believed to be filled with nitrous oxide — more commonly known as laughing gas. According to The Sun, the selfie — which shows Grealish and a friend — was taken in a hotel room about six months ago following a night out. Jack Grealish has become the third top flight starlet caught on camera apparently inhaling nitrous oxide . Grealish starred for Villa in their FA Cup semi-final win over Liverpool on Sunday at Wembley . Grealish is the third Premier League starlet this month to be exposed apparently using the legal high, after Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, 20, and West Bromwich Albion forward Saido Berahino, 21, were both pictured sucking from balloons. Nitrous oxide is popular on the party scene and users say it creates feelings of euphoria and light-headedness, while others experience hallucinations. Drug advice website Frank warns, however, that ‘there is a risk of death as a lack of oxygen can occur’. Aston Villa declined to comment on Wednesday night. The allegations come after it emerged that Grealish is ready to commit his international future to England, provided Roy Hodgson assures him he figures in his long-term plans. Grealish is at the centre of a tug-of-war between England and the Republic of Ireland. He was born in the Midlands to English parents but qualifies for the Republic through his grandparents. He will give himself until the summer, when the two countries face each other, before deciding. But Sportsmail understands the teenager is leaning towards a future with England. He has received guarantees from Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill, who wants to pick the star in his squad to face England in June. Meanwhile, FA chairman Greg Dyke on Wednesday night claimed Spurs striker Harry Kane has told England he wants to play at the European Under 21 Championship. Dyke said: 'I got a call from Harry's agent to say how much he enjoyed playing for England and how much he wants to play for the U21s this year in the Euros and that's important.' Emre Can of Liverpool tries to tackle Grealish during their FA Cup tie with Aston Villa at Wembley .

Raheem Sterling was filmed inhaling laughing gas less than two weeks ago . Saido Berahino was another England starlet filmed inhaling 'hippy crack' Jack Grealish inspired Aston Villa to their FA Cup semi-final win on Sunday . The 19-year-old has seemingly been caught inhaling from a balloon .

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(CNN)We might never truly comprehend what drove co-pilot Andreas Lubitz to crash Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps on March 24, killing everyone on board. The latest report shows that he sped up the descent of the plane to its doom. It's terrifying. As the investigation unfolds, we will learn more about to what extent Lubitz kept his mental illness secret, or how much help he sought. How much did his battle with depression affect his fitness to fly? Should he have walked away from his job? Should his doctors have sounded alarm bells? His case raises larger and important issues about people who are burdened with mental illness and the pressure of its stigma. Too often and for too long, people with mental illness have been regarded by others around them as disasters waiting to happen. When we don't distinguish between people with a mental illness who are dangerous to society and those who are a danger to no one, we reinforce a pernicious idea that's both bad for society and bad for those with mental illness. Some people feel a need to keep their mental illness a secret while others decline to seek help. That's why in our public and more private discourse, people with mental illness and the rest of society must talk about mental illness in a way that doesn't drive some into the darkness. We need to understand this malady as an illness and not a personal failing. And we have to recognize that "mental illness" is a broad category encompassing many different challenges that affect people in a variety of ways. People with mental illness are no more violent than the rest of the population and with proper treatment, many can recover and live healthy, productive lives. We must encourage them to open up, and when they do, we must listen to them and take their cries for help seriously. It wasn't that long ago that a diagnosis of cancer was a tightly-kept secret that many victims of the deadly malady kept from family members, friends and especially employers. But that changed dramatically over the years as people with cancer, their family members and caregivers came together to educate and change public opinion about the disease. Similarly, and with the courageous example of Michael J. Fox, we've seen perceptions about Parkinson's disease change for the better, as people learn more about what it is and isn't. Time to talk about depression . That's the kind of transformation we need around perceptions of mental illness through a better-informed public discussion. We have to put policies in place that encourage more openness without the severe repercussions people with mental illness fear. That includes enforcing and even strengthening the kind of protections we already have in place (through laws and regulations like the Americans for Disabilities Act) for individuals who disclose their disability. We also need to address the dilemma health care providers often face when they feel that strict patient privacy requirements inhibit them from alerting others to behaviors that could pose a public risk. It's a difficult balance. Sooner rather than later, policy leaders need to explore a way to provide greater flexibility in patient privacy regulations to enable health care providers to identify seriously ill persons who could potentially pose a harm to innocent people. At the same time, we must reassure those who forthrightly reveal their struggles with mental illness that they can still carry on their lives in ways that will be valuable to their communities, families and employers. That can start with urging employers not to dismiss anyone who discloses his or her mental illness and to retrain them for other appropriate positions. If companies ban them from the workforce or from other roles in society, we will just be shifting the problem elsewhere and perpetuating the stigma that dangerously drives them underground. We won't pretend that this is an easy problem to solve. But, awful as Germanwings Flight 9525 tragedy was, the case may galvanize a discussion and reexamination that is long overdue. We need to build awareness and support for those who suffer from mental illness.

Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who crashed the Germanwings flight, battled with depression . Jay Ruderman and Jo Ann Simons: Society must talk about mental illness to help people cope with it better .

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Hundreds of staff at the Royal Courts of Justice and London School of Economics were evacuated again today after a building due to be demolished collapsed 'like a pancake' injuring a 56-year-old workman. Workers underneath the six-storey structure fled for their lives after the fifth, fourth and third floors crashed down on to the rest of the building - sending a huge cloud of dust into the air. The terrifying incident is just yards from where an underground cable fire ripped through Holborn on April 1 bringing parts of central London to a standstill and costing local firms £40million. Scroll down for video . Building collapse: Hundreds of staff at the Royal Courts of Justice and London School of Economics were evacuated again today after a six-storey structure collapsed . Injury: Police said a 56-year-old man was being treated for injuries this afternoon following the disaster . Staff at both LSE and the Royal Courts of Justice were also evacuated on that occasion and at this stage it is unknown whether the two incidents are related. The collapsed building, located just behind the university, was covered in scaffolding when disaster struck shortly after 4pm this afternoon. Students at LSE were seen evacuating the university's library and have been told to 'stay clear' of the area. One worker suffered head injuries and a broken arm and was treated by colleagues trained in first aid until an ambulance arrived. Two incidents in a matter of weeks: A map shows where the building collapsed today - not far from the underground cable fire that tore through Holborn on April 1 costing local firms an estimated £40million . An air ambulance was seen arriving at the scene this evening and a 56-year-old was taken to hospital with head injuries . He was the only casualty among 30 workers on site at the time. Nathan Kennedy, 28, was working in the site office when the building behind the Royal Court of Justice and LSE began to collapse. He said: 'We are used to big bangs and crashes all the time, that's the nature of demolition. 'I was just finishing off some paperwork when there was a huge crash and a rumble, we knew it was out of the ordinary and everyone ran outside. 'We are trained for this so everyone kept calm, but it was the first time anything like this has happened to me. 'There was a huge dust ball, we were checking everyone was all right when a couple of the first aiders brought out one of the guys. Parts of scaffolding spill over the barrier around the site and a construction vehicle could also be seen among the piles of rubble . The building, located directly behind LSE, is just yards from where the underground cable fire started at the beginning of April, bringing parts of central London to a standstill . 'He had a bad cut on his forehead and I think he could have broken his arm. We are all worried for him, he's called Keiran and he's in his 50s or 60s. 'Everyone is shaken up, we just hope he's all right.' A London Air Ambulance helicopter landed in nearby Lincoln's Inn Fields to pick up the injured man. Workmen have been on site for around five months and demolition was in progress when the collapse occurred. Mr Kennedy added: 'There a stretch around 15 to 20m that's collapsed. We've been here since December, the building was seven floors and we've gone down three. 'There's some heavy machinery on the higher floors, we use a machine called a muncher that chews through the walls, it's like a big claw, that may have fallen down. 'There's been a lot of building work around here but this is far enough away I would be surprised if that had anything to do it.' Speaking at the scene London Fire Brigade station manager John Snelgrove said: 'We have one waking wounded who has been taken to hospital and we are unaware of his condition. A cloud of dust hovers in the air following the building collapse in Holborn, central London . Fire crews attend the scene on Portugal Street, near the London School of Economics, today . People in the vicinity reported feeling the ground shake as part of the huge building collapsed into rubble . 'The collapse is known as a pancake and has taken around third to two thirds of one of the sides down with it. 'Fortuitously the collapse has largely stayed within the site and not hurt any passers by. 'This is a busy area, luckily the building collapsed inwardly, although a few cars were damaged by fallen masonry.' Scotland Yard said: 'We were called at 4.14pm to Portugal Street, Aldwych, following reports of a partial building collapse on a building site. 'Officers, London Ambulance service and London Fiere Brigade are in attendance. One male aged 56 is being treated at the scene. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and road closures are currently in place.' A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: 'One hundred people were evacuated from the building site and a further 100 people were evacuated from nearby properties. A safety cordon is in place.' The London School of Economics (LSE) Students' Union's Twitter account tweeted a picture of the scene and said it was 'just by' the LSE campus. And LSE assistant professor Bryan Roberts tweeted: 'Building just collapsed next to my office at LSE in Holborn. When the structure came down there were 30 men working on the site - luckily just one was injured . Students at the London School of Economics have been evacuated and told to 'stay clear' of the area . 'Some workers hurt. Shook the whole campus. Ambulances just arrived at LSE where the building fell down. It's the old London School of Business building.' Eyewitness Murat Akkulak, a research co-ordinator at the Royal College of Surgeons, told the BBC: 'There was a lot of dust but I could see there was a digger down amongst the rubble and one or two builders were running around trying to get someone out of the digger. 'They seem to have had a really lucky escape to me, because everything else had just collapsed around them.' The incident comes just weeks after a fire on nearby Kingsway, which was caused by faulty electrical cables underground, sending thick clouds of smoke into the air - engulfing buildings. Dramatic photographs from the scene showed crowds of people on the street as power cuts hit office buildings. Onlookers reported 'struggling to breathe' while later that night some 5,000 homes and businesses in central London were left without electricity following a huge power cut. Phone lines went down, thousands of workers fled their offices while West End shows including The Lion King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Play That Goes Wrong were all cancelled. Fire earlier this month: The fire on April 1 was said to have been caused by faulty electrical cables underground, sending thick clouds of smoke into the air - engulfing buildings . Dramatic photographs from the scene showed crowds of people on the street as power cuts hit office buildings . Onlookers reported 'struggling to breathe' while later that night some 5,000 homes and businesses in central London were left without electricity following a huge power cut . Around ten days ago, a former commander of the Metropolitan Police's elite Flying Squad has said the Hatton Garden gem heist could be linked to the fire. Speaking on LBC, John O'Connor, a highly experienced former police detective, said: 'I've never heard of an outage of electricity like that causing a fire that lasted as long as that. That seems to me as too much of a coincidence.' He also said that in his opinion, to succeed with such a complicated and ambitious crime, the gang must have had some inside help.

Six-storey structure collapsed this afternoon in Holborn, central London . Site is just yards from where cable fire caused chaos earlier this month . On both occasions university and court staff have had to be evacuated . Not yet known whether today's incident is connected to underground blaze .

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A monkey that was thought to have died out more than 50 years ago has been discovered alive in the remote rain forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Primatologists working in Ntokou-Pikounda National Park have captured the first ever picture of the Bouvier's red colobus monkey. Their discovery proves that the primate - which was first discovered in 1887 and is only known from three specimens - is not extinct. Scroll down for video . This is the first ever photograph of the Bouvier's red colobus monkey, which was thought to have been extinct . The image captured by researchers Lieven Devreese and Gaël Elie Gnondo Gobolo appears to show a mother with her young. Researchers now hope to study the monkey in an attempt to learn more about it. A new species of monkey has been discovered after scientists learned to distinguish it by the appearance of its penis. The white-cheeked macaque was discovered in the remote highland forests of south-east Tibet after researchers set up camera traps. The monkey has a distinctive rounded penis rather than the arrow shaped genitalia found on other species in the area. Officially named Macaca leucogenys, it earned its common name due to the pale whiskers on its chin and the side of its face. Dr Pengfei Fan, one of the researchers who discovered the new species and a biologist at Dali University, Yunnan, in China, said the new macaque had long been misidentified as another species. He said that due to the remoteness of the location in Medog County of Tibet, few biologists had been there. Mr Devreese said: 'Our photos are the world's first and confirm that the species is not extinct. 'No one knows anything about them. They live in an area where scientists rarely go, along the banks of a river a in a very inaccessible area.' Mr Devreese spent three months, after setting off in February, searching the jungles of Congo in an attempt to find the Bouvier red colobus monkeys, or Piliocolobus bouvieri. Together with his Congelese colleagues, he visited remote villages to ask locals if they had seen them and traced the locations of unconfirmed reports of sightings. A group of the monkeys were discovered living in the forests that sit along the Bokiba River in the Ntokou-Pikounda National Park. However, they found that the creatures appear to be extremely vulnerable to hunters involved in the commercial bushmeat trade in the area. Red colobus monkeys are among the largest primates in the forests of Congo and are prized by hunters. The animals are also poor at recognising threats, often believing they are safe in the trees. Rather than fleeing, red colobus monkeys tend to look down at humans from the trees. The last unconfirmed sighting of a Bouvier's red colobus monkey was in the 1970s and they are mentioned in a book from 1949 as living in swamp forests aong the Likouala and Sangha rivers. In his attempt to rediscover the monkeys, Mr Devreese launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the expedition on Indiegogo. A video is shown above . The Bouvier's red colobus monkey lives in stretches of jungle alongside rivers in the Congo (pictured above) The only previous examples of them had been collected more than 100 years ago. In his attempt to rediscover the monkeys, Mr Devreese launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the expedition on Indiegogo. Dr Fiona Maisels, from the Wildlife Conservation Society, said: 'We’re very pleased indeed that Lieven and Gaël were able to achieve their objective of not only confirming that Bouvier’s red colobus still exists, but also managing to get a very clear close-up picture of a mother and infant. 'Thankfully, many of these colobus monkeys live in the recently gazetted national park and are protected from threats such as logging, agriculture, and roads, all of which can lead to increased hunting.' James Deutsch, vice president for conservation strategy at the WCS, added: 'Confirmation that Bouvier’s red colobus still thrives in the this area reminds us that there remain substantially intact wild places on Earth, and should re-energize all of us to save them before it is too late.'

Bouvier's red colobus monkeys was last sighted in the Congo during 1970s . Biologists have captured the first ever photographs of the rare primates . The monkeys live in noisy groups in the swampy forests alongside rivers . They are feared to be threatened by growing bushmeat trade in the area .

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(CNN)The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed not to back down on Sunday as a top Saudi military official claimed weeks of airstrikes had significantly weakened the Shiite group. "Our fighters will not evacuate from the main cities or the government institutions," rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised address. "Anyone who thinks we will surrender is dreaming." His comments came after more than three weeks of Saudi-led coalition bombings aimed at pushing back the Houthis, who surged into the capital of Sanaa in January and ousted President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi from power. Hadi still claims he's Yemen's legitimate leader and is working with the Saudis and other allies to return to his country. Since mid-March, more than 700 people have been killed in violence that shows no sign of slowing, according to figures from the World Health Organization. The Houthis say they have the support of the country's people behind them. "It's the right of the Yemeni people to stand against the attacks in all possible means as long as the attacks continue," Al-Houthi said Sunday. "After our people move and react against the attacks and killing of children and women, we do not want to hear any voices and cries." But there are signs of some fracturing among forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, many of whom have fought alongside the rebels. Gen. AbdulRahman AlHalili, who leads more than 10,000 troops, has now allied himself with Hadi, military sources said Sunday. Meanwhile, Saudi Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said Sunday that airstrikes had decimated the Houthis' central command by targeting their communications. The rebels, he said, are now holding a defensive stance in besieged areas. Since it began the campaign known as Operation Decisive Storm on March 26, the Saudi-led coalition has launched 2,300 airstrikes, Asiri said. After hours at sea, chaos and desperation in Yemeni city . CNN's Don Melvin and Christine Theodorou contributed to this report.

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says in a televised address that fighters will not pull out of major cities . A top military leader pledges allegiance to Yemen's ousted President .

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Ronny Deila bemoaned the refereeing blunder which cost ten-man Celtic side a crack at a rare domestic treble. Virgil van Dijk's sublime 16th free-kick gave the Parkhead side a dream start to their Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Inverness. But the Parkhead side were denied a clear penalty and the chance to go 2-0 ahead before half-time when additional assistant Alan Muir failed to spot a goalline handball from Josh Meekings. Ronny Deila was angry at the referee's decision to now send off Josh Meekings and award his side a penalty . Celtic's anger was further fuelled when McLean - rightly - sent off Parkhead keeper Craig Gordon for clattering into Marley Watkins in 53 minutes, Greg Tansey equalising from the spot. A man down for 67 minutes the Scottish champions wilted in extra-time, succumbing to goals from Edward Ofore and David Raven, despite John Guidetti making it 2-2. In measured tones, Deila chose his reaction to the penalty furore carefully saying: 'I don't think I have to say much about that. 'I think everybody can see what's happening. The Inverness defender (6) handled Leigh Griffiths goal-bound header but none of the officials saw it . 'When they played with 11 v 11 we had good control of the game and produced good chances and enough to win the game. 'But, of course, with ten it gets more difficult and we have to run more. 'And, again, we got very tired.' Pinning the blame for the incident on the unsighted additional assistant Muir rather than referee MacLean the Norwegian added: 'We have five referees, maybe we need seven – I don't know. One on each post. The Celtic boss remonstrated with Steven McLean at half-time and was angry at the poor decision . 'He has one task. He has to look at something on the goalline. 'You can't blame the main referee for that.' Asked if it was a big, critical moment in the game he added: 'I don't think. Everybody knows that. 'The game is finished if we get it. 'That's a tough day. Hard to take of course. Inverness' players celebrate at the final whistle after reaching the Scottish Cup final after extra time . 'I think we fought very hard. When you don't get the result you want of course it's a blow for us.' The Meekings incident, the latest in a wretched season for Scottish referees, will reopen the debate surrounding television replays. 'This will not help anything today,' said Deila, dismissing the idea. 'It's very hard for me to discuss this. 'It's a big blow for the boys. I'm very disappointed. 'We had control, eleven v eleven and should have killed the game before. Virgil van Dijk (left) had given Celtic the lead and put his side in control before all the incidents kicked off . 'We didn't do it and put ourselves in very sad situation. 'But Inverness are a good football team. I also have to congratulate them. They have had a good season and if they get a title it will be even better, so that's very good.' Insisting he had no issues over the red card for Gordon which forced him to remove the dangerous James Forrest and put Lukasz Zaluska in goals Deila vowed to lift his shatteted players for Wednesday's trip to Dundee on league business. Currently leading Aberdeen by five points with a game in hand he insisted: 'We have to move on. We still have a lot to fight for. Craig Gordon (left) was rightly sent off by the referee for fouling Marley Watkins when he went through . 'The league title is still the most important thing. We have to get back on track. 'Good teams bounce back quickly. Now on Wednesday we have to be back on track, and that's what we're aiming for. 'Everybody is very disappointed today. But I have had disappointing moments before in football. It's about how you handle it and what you learn from it. We've done a lot of good things so far and if we win the league as well we'll have had a good season. So we have a lot to build on. 'We just have to move on. Today I understand we can be a little bit disappointed, and the supporters of course, but we have to come together from tomorrow and really focus on Wednesday.'

Ronny Deila was angry at the referee's decision to not award his side a penalty and send off Josh Meekings for a handball on the goal line . Inverness went onto win 3-2 after Craig Gordon was rightly sent off . Celtic's hopes of a domestic treble were dashed at Hampden Park . CLICK HERE for all the latest Celtic news .

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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has admitted he was nervous at the prospect of playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar when he joined the club. The Uruguayan, who arrived under a cloud following his ban for biting at last year's World Cup, has made a rapid adjustment to life at the Catalan club - scoring vital goals to help put them on course for a treble. Barca face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday looking to book a place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 lead from the first leg in which Suarez struck twice. Luis Suarez (second left) admits he was nervous at playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar at Barcelona . Neymar (back left) and Messi (right) formed a devastating partnership in attack for Barca last season . Suarez has scored 19 goals in all competitions but most importantly he has found the net in key games. He got the winner in the El Clasico against Real Madrid last month and struck twice in the first leg against Manchester City in the Champions League last 16. Despite scoring 31 goals for Liverpool in the Premier League last season, the prospect of proving himself in Barca's vaunted attack was intimidating. 'When I arrived I was timid with Messi and Neymar but they just said to me to play as I had done at Liverpool. Now I feel fine off and on the pitch and we have a good time together,' Suarez told a news conference on Monday. Suarez said he has concentrated on being level-headed and that his team mates have helped him fit in at the club. Suarez (centre) has scored 19 goals in all competitions for Barcelona since joining the club this season . Barcelona are hoping to reach the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday when they face PSG . Barcelona take a 3-1 advantage into their second leg encounter at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night . Catalan giants undergo a keep ball exercise during Monday's training session at their Joan Gamper base . Marc-Andre ter Stegen is likely to start in goal for Barca - as he has for their nine European ties this term . 'I always have gone out to try and do well and I didn't listen when it was said that I was the best in the world or the worst. I am very self-critical and I carry myself the same,' Suarez said. 'When things were not going well for me I was grateful for the support of people close to me. The players always were behind me and so was the coach. 'At the moment I feel that I am helping the team with goals and assists but as long as the team is doing well then I am happy as well. It is not important who scores as long as the team progresses.' Suarez (left) scores his second goal of the night as Barcelona go 3-0 against PSG on April 15 .

Barcelona beat PSG 3-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg tie . Luis Suarez scored twice for Barca in their win at the Parc des Princes . Suarez has scored 19 goals for Barcelona in all competitions this season .

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An artist who turns dead animals into unique works of art has recently come under fire for his bizzare sculptures. Sean Crawford, from Carterton, New Zealand, said he picked up his distinctive style after his family taught him about hunting and taxidermy on the farm he grew up on. ‘Taxidermy was a big part of my culture,’ he told Daily Mail Australia. ‘As a kid you would watch the eyes following you around the room and I think that became a bit of a fascination for me, you know, capturing the animal in a precise moment, almost frozen in time.’ Scroll down for video . Former plumber Sean Crawford made a splash at the Australian Traffic Jam Gallery with his taxidermy sculptures . After producing works without taxidermy, he decided he wanted to add a more 'natural' layer to his work . He said he can understand why some people find his work 'a bit ungodly’, but in his opinion, there is nothing worse than ‘art that doesn't affect you at all.’ While some religious folk have taken issue with the fact Mr Crawford is 'manipulating the animal' by using animal parts in his work, he maintains that he’s only used parts that would have otherwise gone to waste. ‘We don’t really select the animals. They are a product of hunting for meat or pest control.’ He said he can understand why some people find his work 'a bit ungodly’, but in his opinion, there is nothing worse than ‘art that doesn't affect you at all.’ ‘It’s one of those things that people either like or they don’t,’ he said. Mr Crawford said he’s been influenced by Gothic Revival architecture and literature that dealt with themes of being dismantled and put back together . Taxidermy: ‘It’s one of those things that people either like or they don’t’ Mr Crawford has three animal sculptures currently on display at Traffic Jam Galleries at Neutral Bay on Sydney's lower north shore. Sean Crawford said his interest in taxidermy started at a very young age as he watched his family hunt on their farm . He chose a running rabbit, a standing rabbit and a small bird enclosed in a metal cage for the Australian exhibition called 'untitled'. The bird is intact while the rabbit sculptures only feature half the animal with Mr Crawford expertly manipulating steel beams to make the sculpture whole. He said he spends a lot of time studying the anatomy and posture of each animal to make sure his 'twist' on classical sculpting is as authentic as possible. ‘I am building the surface, not out of stone, but through an accurate mapping of the rest of the animal,’ he said. Mr Crawford said he’s been influenced by Gothic Revival architecture and literature, like Frankenstein or Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, that dealt with themes of being dismantled and put back together. He said using animals has let him add another ‘natural’ layer to his steel structures. Mr Crawford travelled to Sydney from his New Zealand home to personally deliver three of his controversial sculptures, where he said he got ‘quite a reaction’ on opening night. Mr Crawford said he spends a lot of time studying the anatomy and posture of each animal to make sure his 'twist' on classical sculpting is as authentic as possible . ‘I am building the surface, not out of stone, but through an accurate mapping of the rest of the animal’ Sotiris Sotiriou, a curator at Traffic Jam Galleries, said his clients have had a great response to the unique ‘amalgam of sculpture and taxidermy’. ‘To be honest all of our clients have quite enjoyed it, people can be grossed out a bit but I think they are more interested in the end.’ He said once museum visitors learned that the animals weren't killed for art, they were much more accepting of the animal and steel hybrids. In his most recent work, Mr Crawford was commissioned to build the Cloak of Remembrance for Anzac Day, which will be unveiled on April 25 at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington. Mr Crawford has been commissioned to build the Cloak of Remembrance for Anzac Day, which will be unveiled on April 25 at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington. Mr Crawford uses animals that have been killed during hunting for meat or pest control . ‘To be honest all of our clients have quite enjoyed it, people can be grossed out a bit but I think they are more interested in the end.’

Sean Crawford has been criticised for using dead animals in his sculptures . His interest in taxidermy started through hunting on his farm as a child . All the animals used were killed in New Zealand as a part of pest control . His work is currently on display at Traffic Jam Galleries in Neutral Bay . Museum curators said his work is being received well in Australia .

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Wonder who will do the catering... Burger King will be paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of an Illinois couple after Joel Burger and Ashley King accepted the company's payment proposal on Monday. The burger chain contacted the newly-engaged couple via Skype and gave them the good news. BK will be paying for the wedding and providing personalized gift bags, Mason Jars and Burger King crowns for the event. Scroll down for video . Burger King will be paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of Joel Burger and Ashley King . The popular fast food chain will also be providing personalized gift bags, Mason Jars and Burger King crowns . The couple has been known as Burger-King since they were in the fifth grade together, in New Berlin, Illinois . Burger and King said they 'shaking' and 'blown away' after getting the good news. The couple has been known as Burger-King since they were in the fifth grade together, in New Berlin near Springfield, the State Journal-Register reported. Although they weren't always a couple, Burger and King have known each other since kindergarten. They announced their engagement this spring with a photo next to the sign at a local Burger King restaurant. Although a woman's name usually comes first in an engagement announcement, they decided to flip their names. Burger and King said they 'shaking' and 'blown away' after getting the good news about BK footing the bill . Burger King spokesman Eric Hirschhorn said: 'When we heard about the happy, Burger-King couple, we felt an overwhelming urge to celebrate their upcoming marriage. 'We knew deep in our hearts that we wanted to honor the union of Mr Burger and Ms King, . 'We knew we wanted to create a "whopper of a wedding" that's uniquely their own. 'And now we hope we've swept them off their feet. 'All we ask in return is that they live happily ever after.' The Burger-King nuptials will be held July 17 in Jacksonville. Burger King wanted to create a 'whopper of a wedding' that was uniquely ordered up for Ashley and Joel .

Joel Burger and Ashley King have known each other since kindergarten . They got engaged and announced with a photo taken at Burger King sign . Chain found out and contacted couple about paying for their July wedding . BK will provide personalized gift bags, Mason Jars and crowns for event .

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Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins is now the favourite to replace disgraced presenter Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. A flurry of bets placed on Perkins have propelled her to the top spot for the now-vacant position, according to bookmakers Coral. It has made her evens for the role, ahead of former X-factor presenter Dermot O'Leary who is 2-1 and British model Jodie Kidd who is third at 5-2. New host? Bookmakers Coral have Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins (left) as favourite to replace Jeremy Clarkson (right) as the host of Top Gear . Disgraced: Perkins is evens to take over from Clarkson (pictured) who was sacked by the BBC after he struck and verbally abused one of the show's producers . Favourite: Perkins (right), who hosts the hit baking programme with Mel Giedroyc (left), is ahead of former X-factor presenter Dermot O'Leary and British model Jodie Kidd for the appointment . The firm's spokesperson Nicola McGeady said: 'This latest gamble suggests that Sue Perkins is being lined up to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. 'When betting first opened on Clarkson's successor, it was one-way traffic for Jodie Kidd and now today's flutter has convinced us that a female is in the driving seat.' Clarkson's future at the BBC remains uncertain but he will be back on the channel later this month to host satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You. The corporation investigated the ousted Top Gear presenter after he attacked one of the show's producers, splitting his lip and abusing him in a 30-second verbal assault on March 4. He was initially suspended by the broadcaster on March 10 for the attack on Oisin Tymon, before it announced his contract would not be renewed. Prime Minister David Cameron was one of the many famous faces to lend his support to Clarkson in the aftermath, while over one million people signed a petition urging the BBC to reinstate him. But director-general Tony Hall said 'a line has been crossed' and 'there cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another'. Clarkson will appear on stage with his former Top Gear colleagues Richard Hammond and James May later this year to fulfil a series of shows planned before he left the BBC. Exodus: Clarkson's departure has sparked rumours that former fellow-presenters Richard Hammond (left) and James May (right) may also quit the hugely successful show . The gigs will be stripped of all BBC branding and instead be presented as 'Clarkson, Hammond and May Live'. That means the show which will tour Australia, Norway, South Africa and the UK will not be able to use clips from the show - or even feature The Stig. The move has sparked rumours that all three men could team up to continue their careers together but sources close to the tour claim it is just a matter of fulfilling commitments to the fans. The future of the show's other two presenters - Hammond and May - is also unclear with both men's Top Gear contracts having run out.

Bookmakers Coral have Sue Perkins as favourite to replace ousted Clarkson . She is evens to take the job behind X-Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary on 2-1 . BBC sacked Clarkson after he hit Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon in public .

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A house used by five generations of the same family has been put on the market for the first time in 100 years. The two-bedroom terraced property in Snodland, Kent, was first rented by Len and Beatrice Barnes in November 1915. The couple raised their son Gordon and three daughters, Freda, Hilda and Gwendoline, in the property, which used to have an outside bathroom. A house used by five generations of the same family has been put on the market for the first time in 100 years. It was originally rented by Len and Beatrice Barnes (above) in November 1915 . They bought it 40 years later for £350 and passed it to Freda when they died. Their 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren have enjoyed the house for the last few decades. But Freda died last December, aged 99, and the younger family members have now moved away. Howard Knott, 70, son of Hilda, is in charge of selling the house, which is on the market for £164,500. Mr Knott, a retired engineer who now lives with his family in Maldon, Essex, said the house means so much to the family but the decision to sell it was 'inevitable'. He said: 'Freda lived there all of her life. 'I lived there at some point when I was a baby but then we moved nearby to Queens Avenue in Snodland. 'My grandfather's brother Roger lived in it for some years between the First and Second World Wars, so there were three adults and four children living in one property with no bathroom and no electricity.' Mr Knott's grandfather Len was a small haulage contractor and was not required to serve in the First World War. Sisters (left to right) Gwendoline, Freda and Hilda were brought up in the house before it was passed to Freda when their parents died . Simon Miller estate agents is holding an open day at the house (above), which is on the market for £164,500, tomorrow . Howard Knott (right), son of Hilda, is now selling the house after Freda (left aged 19) died in December . His father served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the Second World War. Mr Knott joined the Royal Air Force when he was 16 and trained as a radar engineer. He later worked at Marconi radio factory in Chelmsford, Essex. He moved to Essex in 1970, and his mother and aunt Gwen also relocated to the county. Simon Miller estate agents is holding an open day at the house tomorrow.

Two-bedroom property first rented by Len and Beatrice Barnes in 1915 . Brought it 40 years later for £350 before passing it to daughter Freda . Family have now all moved away and house is on market for £164,500 .

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Police in Houston say a 34-year-old man got behind the wheel of his car while under the influence Sunday, leaving a path of destruction in his wake and killing two people, one of them a 6-year-old boy. Blaine Boudreaux has been charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxicated assault and failure to stop and render aid involving death in connection to at least three separate DUI collisions that took place within three hours in Houston. Boudreaux, who also has an extensive DUI record in his native Louisiana, was allegedly drunk when he ran a red light on Lockwood Drive at around 6.3opm and slammed his Dodge pickup truck into a Honda Civic. Path of destruction: Blaine Boudreaux (left), 34, has been charged in connection to three separate DUI crashes in Houston that killed 6-year-old Josh Medrano, injured his mother and led to the death of a homeless man . Heartbroken: The family of 6-year-old Joshua Medrano are seen Wednesday leaving the courtroom where Blaine Boudreaux made an appearance on charges stemming from a trio of accidents in Houston. On of the boy's relatives screamed at the suspect: 'I hope you die!' Joshua Medrano, 6, who was a passenger in the sedan, was fatally injured. His mother, Cynthia, was hospitalized with a punctured lung and broken bones. Boudreaux was arrested at the scene after failing a field sobriety test. Three wrecks: The 34-year-old, who has a history of DUIs in Louisiana, is also accused of crashing into another car carrying a woman and a toddler . Several hours earlier, according to police, the 34-year-old man struck and killed 61-year-old vagrant Leonard Batiste walking along Texas 5 Spur near the University of Houston. Investigators say the homeless man was mowed down at around 5.15pm Sunday but his body was not discovered until Monday afternoon. Boudreaux’s entire bumper, complete with his license plate, was found nearby. Blaine Boudreaux also has been linked to a third collision that occurred about two hours before Batiste's death. The two-car crash took place in the 6600 block of Fannin Street and involved a mother and her 2-year-old child, who were taken to a hospital and later released. In that case, Boudreaux was issued a ticket by a police officer and allowed to leave the scene. After slamming into the elderly man on Texas 5 Spur, Boudreaux allegedly dozed off behind the wheel and didn't wake up until another driver honked at him to get his attention. That is when he ran the red light at the intersection of Lockwood and the East Freeway and slammed into Cynthia Medrano's black Honda, killing her son, according to officials. Joseph Rodriguez, the boy's stepfather, said little Joshua wanted to become a firefighter when he grew up. Rodriguez said the officer who stopped Boudreaux after the first accident involving the mother and toddler should have detained him instead of letting the man go. Prosecutor Alison Baimbridge told the Houston Chronicle investigators are now looking into that collision and resulting citation in light of Boudreaux's apparent intoxication about two hours. Cynthia Medrano, pictured here with her family, was driving Sunday evening with her young son in the passenger seat when police say Boudreaux ran a red light and plowed into her Honda Civic . Doomed: Even though the 6-year-old was buckled in, he suffered fatal injuries and died upon arriving at a hospital . When questioned by police after his arrest, Boudreaux allegedly admitted that he had taken anti-depressants and a drug used to treat addiction to opiates before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck Sunday afternoon. Blaine Boudreaux, a Catholic school dropout who moved to Houston in his late teens, has recently lost his home security business and allowed his pharmacy technician license to lapse, reported the Chronicle. During his arraignment Wednesday morning, prosecutors revealed that the suspect has multiple outstanding warrants for DUIs in Louisiana. In one case, he also had jumped bail. In light of these facts, his bond was set at $100,000 on each of the three counts, reported the station KTRK. Boudreaux’s arraignment was attended by several members of Joshua Medrano's family who sobbed in court and showed Boudreaux the middle finger. One woman cried out 'I hope you die!' as the suspect clad in an orange jumpsuit was being led out of the courtroom. Shattered: Cynthia Medrano, pictured with Joshua and her husband, suffered a punctured lung and broken bones .

Blaine Boudreaux, 34, charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxicated assault and failure to stop and render aid involving death . Accused of killing 6-year-old Joshua Medrano, injuring his mother, mowing down 61-year-old Leonard Batiste and slamming into into another vehicle . He was stopped by police after first crash involving mother and toddler but was let go with a ticket . Batiste, a homeless man, was found dead in a ditch a day later . One of Joshua Medrano's relatives screamed at Boudreaux in court: 'I hope you die!'

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Do you want to live like hip hop mogul Lucious Lyon from the hit show 'Empire'? If you have the bank balance of a mogul you could splash out on the house used for location shoots in the Fox show, which is filmed in the Chicago area. The enormous 20,000 square foot mansion in the ritzy suburb of Barrington is opulent and private, sitting by two lakes in eight acres of manicured gardens. Scroll Down for Video . Fit for a mogul - the enormous mansion serves as the backdrop to the hit show Empire . It took five years to build the house, which sits by two lakes in eight acres of manicured gardens . The sophisticated five bedroom, nine bathroom French Country-style estate that serves as a glamorous backdrop to the show is listed at $13 million, having failed to find a buyer at $15.9 million since it first hit the market in 2013. It took five years to build the enormous mansion, with construction finally coming to a halt in 2008. This lengthy building period was partly due to the huge amount of custom woodwork and ornamentation in the house. The show centers on Lucious Lyon, played by Terence Howard, deciding which of his three sons will take over his company, Empire Entertainment . For the show, the interiors are staged often to look more dramatic than the house does in real life . The mansion even has an owner worthy of Empire, in strip club owner Sam Cecola, according to Curbed. Cecola owns the Admiral Theater strip club in Albany Park, Illinois, and previously owned the Club Paradise strip club in Las Vegas. He had to relinquish ownership of the Las Vegas property due to legal problems involving tax fraud and alleged connections to organized crime. As in the show, the stately living room features a grand piano . The house is as opulent in real life as it is in the show and has a lot of room for entertaining . The house includes a wet bar, walnut-paneled library, huge gourmet kitchen and a built-in safe and state-of-the-art security system. Outside there is a dog run, an outdoor pool, outdoor fireplace and a pond, as well as extensive waterfront views. A full bar opens out onto a terrace and the garden on the lower level . A light bright dining room just off the grand hallway . In the show, Luscious Lyon, played by Terence Howard, has been diagnosed with ALS and is trying to determine which of his three sons will succeed him and run his entertainment business. His outspoken ex-wife, Cookie, played by Taraji P. Henson, is fresh out of prison after 17 years for drug dealing and is also demanding her share of the business. The bedrooms are simply and elegantly decorated in a tasteful color palette . In the show, Lucious' daughter Lola has a bedroom fit for a princess . The formal walnut-paneled study is deeply masculine and worthy of an industry mogul . Lucious' study on the show is darker and more dramatic .

The giant mansion used to film the hit show Empire is on the market for $13 million following a price drop . The 20,000 square feet French Country-style estate took five years to build . The five bedroom, nine bathroom house features waterfront views, custom woodwork and lots of space for entertaining . Fit for a mogul, the house is owned by strip club owner Sam Cecola .

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The family of a North Carolina toddler who drowned in a pool last week went to set up an online fundraiser to help them with his funeral costs, only to discover that scammers have beat them to the punch. Four-year-old Austin West passed away last Saturday after he slipped while chasing a bumblebee in the backyard and fell into an in-ground pool at his family's home in Gastonia. Austin’s grandfather, Jeff West, says that when he attempted to launch a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to cover his grandson’s final expenses, he was shocked to find that there were already multiple pages carrying the deceased boy's name on the site. Family tragedy: Austin West, 4, pictured left and right with his mother, drowned in a pool April 6 while chasing a bumblebee in the yard . Preying on the weak: When the toddler's family went to set up a GoFundMe account to help raise money towards the funeral, they have discovered several unsanctioned fundraisers. This screen shot shows the real page set up by the Wests . ‘We had a big setback when phony GoFundMe accounts were set up before I made one, so I don't know just how many donated to these scams before the real GoFundMe page got set up,’ Mr West lamented to the station WBTV. ‘What people will do to make a buck off of a child.’ The fake fundraisers have since been deleted from GoFundMe.com, but West says the family are still in desperate financial straits and are in urgent need of donations. On Thursday, Austin's grandfather set up a genuine donation page hoping to collect $10,000. As of Friday evening, only $315 has been raised. A spokesperson for GoFundMe said in a statement that the company investigates every complaint of fraud it receives. Accident: Jeff West said his grandson had been taught how to swim young, but the shock of falling into cold water, combined with the boy's chronic asthma, caused Austin to go under . The West family are hoping to raise $10,000 to cover the toddler's funeral costs and related expenses . ‘In the rare event that we do find fraudulent activity on an account, we have the power to remove the account, refund donors, and ban the user from ever signing up again,’ the statement read. In the description of Jeff West’s campaign, he explains that his 4-year-old grandson, who used to call him 'Paw Paw,' had been taught how to swim young, but the shock of falling into cold water, combined with the boy's chronic asthma, caused Austin to go under. The West family also have started another campaign on Booster.com selling cotton T-shirts with Austin’s picture for $15 each to raise additional funds. The West family also have started another campaign on Booster.com selling cotton T-shirts with Austin’s picture .

Austin West, 4, slipped and fell into backyard pool in North Carolina April 6 . Several fake fundraisers sprang up after Austin's death to collect money . The bogus GoFundMe pages created in Austin's name have since been removed .

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(CNN)James Holmes made his introduction to the world in a Colorado cinema filled with spectators watching a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," in June 2012. The moment became one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history. Holmes is accused of opening fire on the crowd, killing 12 people and injuring or maiming 70 others in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. Holmes appeared like a comic book character: He resembled the Joker, with red-orange hair, similar to the late actor Heath Ledger's portrayal of the villain in an earlier Batman movie, authorities said. But Holmes was hardly a cartoon. Authorities said he wore body armor and carried several guns, including an AR-15 rifle, with lots of ammo. He also wore a gas mask. Holmes says he was insane at the time of the shootings, and that is his legal defense and court plea: not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors aren't swayed and will seek the death penalty. Opening statements in his trial are scheduled to begin Monday. Holmes admits to the shootings but says he was suffering "a psychotic episode" at the time, according to court papers filed in July 2013 by the state public defenders, Daniel King and Tamara A. Brady. Evidence "revealed thus far in the case supports the defense's position that Mr. Holmes suffers from a severe mental illness and was in the throes of a psychotic episode when he committed the acts that resulted in the tragic loss of life and injuries sustained by moviegoers on July 20, 2012," the public defenders wrote. Holmes no longer looks like a dazed Joker, as he did in his first appearance before a judge in 2012. He appeared dramatically different in January when jury selection began for his trial: 9,000 potential jurors were summoned for duty, described as one of the nation's largest jury calls. Holmes now has a cleaner look, with a mustache, button-down shirt and khaki pants. In January, he had a beard and eyeglasses. If this new image sounds like one of an academician, it may be because Holmes, now 27, once was one. Just before the shooting, Holmes was a doctoral student in neuroscience, and he was studying how the brain works, with his schooling funded by a U.S. government grant. Yet for all his learning, Holmes apparently lacked the capacity to command his own mind, according to the case against him. A jury will ultimately decide Holmes' fate. That panel is made up of 12 jurors and 12 alternates. They are 19 women and five men, and almost all are white and middle-aged. The trial could last until autumn. When jury summonses were issued in January, each potential juror stood a 0.2% chance of being selected, District Attorney George Brauchler told the final jury this month. He described the approaching trial as "four to five months of a horrible roller coaster through the worst haunted house you can imagine." The jury will have to render verdicts on each of the 165 counts against Holmes, including murder and attempted murder charges. Meanwhile, victims and their relatives are challenging all media outlets "to stop the gratuitous use of the name and likeness of mass killers, thereby depriving violent individuals the media celebrity and media spotlight they so crave," the No Notoriety group says. They are joined by victims from eight other mass shootings in recent U.S. history. Raised in central coastal California and in San Diego, James Eagan Holmes is the son of a mathematician father noted for his work at the FICO firm that provides credit scores and a registered nurse mother, according to the U-T San Diego newspaper. Holmes also has a sister, Chris, a musician, who's five years younger, the newspaper said. His childhood classmates remember him as a clean-cut, bespectacled boy with an "exemplary" character who "never gave any trouble, and never got in trouble himself," The Salinas Californian reported. His family then moved down the California coast, where Holmes grew up in the San Diego-area neighborhood of Rancho Peñasquitos, which a neighbor described as "kind of like Mayberry," the San Diego newspaper said. Holmes attended Westview High School, which says its school district sits in "a primarily middle- to upper-middle-income residential community." There, Holmes ran cross-country, played soccer and later worked at a biotechnology internship at the Salk Institute and Miramar College, which attracts academically talented students. By then, his peers described him as standoffish and a bit of a wiseacre, the San Diego newspaper said. Holmes attended college fairly close to home, in a neighboring area known as Southern California's "inland empire" because it's more than an hour's drive from the coast, in a warm, low-desert climate. He entered the University of California, Riverside, in 2006 as a scholarship student. In 2008 he was a summer camp counselor for disadvantaged children, age 7 to 14, at Camp Max Straus, run by Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles. He graduated from UC Riverside in 2010 with the highest honors and a bachelor's degree in neuroscience. "Academically, he was at the top of the top," Chancellor Timothy P. White said. He seemed destined for even higher achievement. By 2011, he had enrolled as a doctoral student in the neuroscience program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain region. The doctoral in neuroscience program attended by Holmes focuses on how the brain works, with an emphasis on processing of information, behavior, learning and memory. Holmes was one of six pre-thesis Ph.D. students in the program who were awarded a neuroscience training grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant rewards outstanding neuroscientists who will make major contributions to neurobiology. A syllabus that listed Holmes as a student at the medical school shows he was to have delivered a presentation about microRNA biomarkers. But Holmes struggled, and his own mental health took an ominous turn. In March 2012, he told a classmate he wanted to kill people, and that he would do so "when his life was over," court documents said. Holmes was "denied access to the school after June 12, 2012, after he made threats to a professor," according to court documents. About that time, Holmes was a patient of University of Colorado psychiatrist Lynne Fenton. Fenton was so concerned about Holmes' behavior that she mentioned it to her colleagues, saying he could be a danger to others, CNN affiliate KMGH-TV reported, citing sources with knowledge of the investigation. Fenton's concerns surfaced in early June, sources told the Denver station. Holmes began to fantasize about killing "a lot of people" in early June, nearly six weeks before the shootings, the station reported, citing unidentified sources familiar with the investigation. Holmes' psychiatrist contacted several members of a "behavioral evaluation and threat assessment" team to say Holmes could be a danger to others, the station reported. At issue was whether to order Holmes held for 72 hours to be evaluated by mental health professionals, the station reported. "Fenton made initial phone calls about engaging the BETA team" in "the first 10 days" of June, but it "never came together" because in the period Fenton was having conversations with team members, Holmes began the process of dropping out of school, a source told KMGH. Defense attorneys have rejected the prosecution's assertions that Holmes was barred from campus. Citing statements from the university, Holmes' attorneys have argued that his access was revoked because that's normal procedure when a student drops enrollment. What caused this turn for the worse for Holmes has yet to be clearly detailed. In the months before the shooting, he bought four weapons and more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said. Police said he also booby-trapped his third-floor apartment with explosives, but police weren't fooled. After Holmes was caught in the cinema parking lot immediately after the shooting, bomb technicians went to the apartment and neutralized the explosives. No one was injured at the apartment building. Nine minutes before Holmes went into the movie theater, he called a University of Colorado switchboard, public defender Brady has said in court. The number he called can be used to get in contact with faculty members during off hours, Brady said. Court documents have also revealed that investigators have obtained text messages that Holmes exchanged with someone before the shooting. That person was not named, and the content of the texts has not been made public. According to The New York Times, Holmes sent a text message to a fellow graduate student, a woman, about two weeks before the shooting. She asked if he had left Aurora yet, reported the newspaper, which didn't identify her. No, he had two months left on his lease, Holmes wrote back, according to the Times. He asked if she had heard of "dysphoric mania," a form of bipolar disorder marked by the highs of mania and the dark and sometimes paranoid delusions of major depression. The woman asked if the disorder could be managed with treatment. "It was," Holmes wrote her, according to the Times. But he warned she should stay away from him "because I am bad news," the newspaper reported. It was her last contact with Holmes. After the shooting, Holmes' family issued a brief statement: "Our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy and to the families and friends of those involved," they said, without giving any information about their son. Since then, prosecutors have refused to offer a plea deal to Holmes. For Holmes, "justice is death," said Brauchler, the district attorney. In December, Holmes' parents, who will be attending the trial, issued another statement: They asked that their son's life be spared and that he be sent to an institution for mentally ill people for the rest of his life, if he's found not guilty by reason of insanity. "He is not a monster," Robert and Arlene Holmes wrote, saying the death penalty is "morally wrong, especially when the condemned is mentally ill." "He is a human being gripped by a severe mental illness," the parents said. The matter will be settled by the jury. CNN's Ana Cabrera and Sara Weisfeldt contributed to this report from Denver.

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in the trial of James Holmes . Jury selection took three months . Holmes faces 165 counts in the movie theater massacre that killed 12 people .

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Fears for two new strains of influenza, which caused a spike in deaths in Europe and the United States, will see the arrival of an improved vaccination on Australian shores. Stocks of the influenza vaccine are arriving a month later than expected as scientists have included protection against Influenza A strain H3N2 and Influenza B strain B/Phuket. The decision to include both was triggered by a spike in flu-related deaths in the northern hemisphere as the vaccine was not a good match to fight against the two types of flu. Stocks of the influenza vaccine are arriving a month later than expected as scientists have included protection against two new strains . High-risk groups - such as the very young and very old, and most indigenous Australians - will be able to access free, government-funded flu shots from April 20. Experts say the modified version of the vaccination is worth waiting for. But Dr Alan Hampson, who chairs the Influenza Specialist Group, said everyone should be getting the vaccine, which also provided protection against Influenza A strain H1N1. He said H3N2 and B/Phuket caused a spike in deaths in Europe and the US during the northern winter because the vaccine available did not provide the right buffer against the diseases. There was a spike in deaths related to H3N2 and B/Phuket in Europe and the US during the northern winter as the vaccine did not cover the strains . World health authorities realised that and modified the vaccine to be used in Australia this winter. 'Our vaccine now should be a really good match for the strains that are circulating globally and we certainly hope we can prevent more deaths per capita than they did,' Dr Hampson told AAP. 'In fact the vaccine that will be used in the next northern winter will be exactly the same as the one we'll be using over the next few weeks.' Dr Hampson said people should be booking their flu shots now, given the delay in stocks arriving. 'Even if people are not in one of the high-risk groups, they are probably coming into contact with people in their own families who are,' he said. 'Those high-risk groups are harder to protect so it's great if we can also protect the people around them.'

Flu strains H3N2 and B/Phuket triggered spike in deaths in U.S. and Europe . Modified vaccine which includes these two strains is coming to Australia . Including the strains has delayed stocks of the vaccine arriving by a month . High-risk groups in Australia will be able to get free flu shots from April 20 .

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The plastic surgeon who gave a 'Brazilian butt lift' to a young Australian tourist who died during the procedure lost another patient just a year before her tragic death, it has been revealed. The family of Evita Nicole Sarmonikas arrived back in Sydney on Tuesday from Mexico where they flew on a mission to bring her body home, after being pressured to have her remains created before an official autopsy could be carried out following her death in March this year. It has now been revealed Dr Victor Ramirez, of the Hospital Quirurgico del Valle in Mexicali, the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California, operated on Roseann Falcon Ornelas in 2014. Australian woman Evita Nicole Sarmonikas died while undergoing plastic surgery last month in Mexico . The 52-year-old American woman was given a tummy tuck by Dr Ramirez, and began complaining of shortness of breath just five hours after her operation, and was in so much pain she could not move. Ms Ornelas sister Belinda Munoz told The ABC's 7 30 Report that she 'sat there in a mess of fluids and blood just oozing out of her body causing her to be soaked in bed. And yet the clinic associates refuse to change her bedding or help in any way.' Ms Munoz said that she wished she had spoken out about Dr Ramirez when her sister died, and that 'now the beautiful Evita is gone. My heart breaks for her family'. 29-year-old Evita Sarmonikas, from the Gold Coast, was admitted to Hospital Quirurgico del Valle on March 20 while on holiday with her boyfriend, and died on the same day. Her sister Andrea told 7 30 Report that the clinic in Mexicali attempted to convince Ms Sarmonikas boyfriend to have her body cremated before an official autopsy could be conducted. Her family insisted that an independent inquest into her death be arranged, and flew over to Mexico to collect her body. 'I knew I had to go over. I wasn't going to let her body leave without having a proper investigation,' Andrea told 7 30. Dr Ramirez lost another patient the year before Ms Sarmonikas died on his operating table . Ms Sarmonikas' sister Andrea told 7 30 Report that the clinic in Mexicali attempted to convince Ms Sarmonikas boyfriend to have her body cremated before an official autopsy could be conducted . Ms Sarmonikas's sister and her mother flew to Mexico to collect her body after an official autopsy . When Andrea and her grieving mother arrived in Mexico, they were handed paperwork that Ms Sarmonikas was meant to have filled out before surgery, and found that sections were incomplete. Ms Sarmonikas' sister said that the autopsy also highlighted discrepancies in the report prepared by the Mexican clinic. 'It's information that confirms this needs to be investigated seriously and that there are some irregularities that need to be clarified,' she said. The President of the College of Plastic Surgeons in Mexicali confirmed that Dr Ramirez's certification had lapsed, and that he had been stood down until after the investigation into Ms Sarmonikas' death had been completed. 'Currently, due to issues referring to our association's guidelines, statutes, and rules, he is temporarily suspended from duty,' Marco Antonio Gutierrez Lamadrid said. The Hospital Quirurgico del Valle has also been closed down amid dozens of reports of poor hygiene, outdated facilities and unsafe practices. An inspection also discovered inadequate operating theatres, insufficient post operative care and outdated medical devices, according to Proceso. The Australian Medical Association has warned Australians of the danger of travelling to developing countries to seek cosmetic surgery. The AMA's vice president Dr Stephen Parnis said that doctors would often see complications such as bleeding, wound breakdown, and wound complications in patients who underwent the procedures. Ms Saarmonikas died at the Hospital Quirurgico del Valle in Mexicali, the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California . Andrea Sarmonikas said that the clinic's report revealed inconsistencies . The family of American woman Belinda Munoz, who died after being operated on by Dr Ramorez, said they wished they had spoken out after her death . 'What we see from time to time is things like infections, often with highly resistant bugs that we don't see in Australia,' Dr Parnis said. 'We have no information about the original procedure and it often makes it more difficult to care for that person in the absence of that vital medical information,' he said. Dr Parnis said that Australia had a 'world-class' level of care and that regulation was taken seriously. 'That often does not occur in other parts of the world. And that is important because that is an important check on the standards provided so that we can find if there is an adverse outcome and why it happens,' he said. A statement from Ms Sarmonikas' family released a statement urging other women not to 'risk death to improve on perfection'. 'The autopsy showed Eva went into cardiac arrest following surgery. The hospitals' only response was to cling to their waiver, removing themselves from any liability,' a family member wrote on the Facebook group. 'There have been no answers and their only offer of 'cooperation' was an urgency to return her to us in the form of ashes. The Australian Embassy has strongly advised we do not allow this to happen,' the statement said. 'Evita as we knew her on earth would be devastated at the amount of attention she is receiving at the moment, as she was extremely private and worked very hard to never be a burden on anybody,' her family wrote. 'However the abundance of love that we all hold for her is propelling the action that needs to be taken before she be laid to rest, and she deserves that.' Dr Victor Ramirez's name made headlines in 2012 after he used a photo of Kim Kardashian on a billboard to advertise his services . Tributes have poured in for Evita Nicole Sarmonikas (right, pictured with friend Sherri Burton) after her death in a Mexican hospital last week . Ms Sarmonikas's family did not at first say what procedure Evita was undergoing before she died but they explained: 'As beautiful as Evita was inside and out. She was still filled with certain inadequacies. As almost every woman on earth does.' 'Her perfect and whole soul was not strong enough in light of a world that constantly bombarded her with an urgency to demand more from herself and her body,' they explained. 'She never demanded anything from anybody, but was always out giving her people. These near perfect graphic comparisons our young women are bombarded with from get go are too much for innocent hearts to battle, and the consequences are fatal when not conducted by adequate professionals. 'These doctors promised her more perfection to fill an emptiness that began developing early in our childhood. This emptiness further expanded with traumatic experiences in her adult life and the constant social boarding of a false beauty illusion,' they Facebook post continued. Her sister Andrea has urged others not too risk their lives in the pursuit of what they perceive as beauty. 'This was not the way to go home, no woman should risk death to improve on perfection,' they said. 'Tomorrow morning when you look in the mirror say to yourself 'I am enough, I am worthy, I am perfect just the way I am'. 'Don't listen to a world that is hungry to fill your insecurities with poison. Stop feeding an industry that hates humans, especially women in the natural state and their perfect birth bodies. Do it for Eva, do it for you.' The doctor who performed the procedure, Dr Ramirez, made headlines in 2012 after he used a photo of the famously curvaceous reality star Kim Kardashian on a billboard to advertise his services. A Facebook tribute page has been set up for Evita to share advice and support and to help fundraise to bring her body home to Australia . Tributes have also poured in from friends and family, vowing to remember her as a happy woman . The billboard was accompanied with the slogan 'No arriesgue su belleza, ni su salud', which translates as 'Don't risk your beauty or your health' - a bid to encourage people to visit a professional plastic surgeon instead of an unsafe one. Dr Ramirez's website says the ideal candidate for buttock augmentation surgery is someone with 'lack of volume of the buttocks'. 'Currently, the safest way to achieve the desired results through buttock augmentation is using silicone implants,' an outline of the procedure which takes 2 and a half hours reads. 'Although it might seem easy and economical, never allow anyone to inject substances that increase the volume of the buttocks through the injection of oily substances because the damage that they cause is irreversible due to the fact that the modelling agents cannot be extracted from your body and will generate serious problems the rest of your life.' The news comes after emotional tributes poured in for Ms Sarmonkias from friends and family. 'Eva my heart, my love, my joy. Where are you? I need you. We were meant to grow old together and still be conquering life hand in hand as sisters. I'm still not understanding. I haven't been able to sleep,' Sherri Burton wrote. Ms Burton recalled the last time the pair spoke, and the final day they spent together before Ms Sarmonkias went overseas. 'The last thing you wrote to me, about 7 hours before you went to be with our Heavenly Father, was "wish you were here with me". You always thought about me when you were having fun and wanted me to experience it. 'It has been 7 days since you were physically with me in this very room I’m typing in. Sitting on this very chair,' the tribute continued. 'Eva… There are not enough words to express how I feel about you. Thank you for loving me. I am honoured to have received such love. I am honoured to call you my sister. Ms Sarmonkias worked as a receptionist at LJ Hooker in Surfer's Paradise, and her former colleagues have remembered her as bubbly, bright and beautiful young woman. 'The LJ Hooker Surfers Paradise Network is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of one of our past employees Eva Sarmonikas,' a statement read. 'With the bubbliest and brightest personality anyone could ever imagine it was a pleasure to hear her wonderful voice at the other end of the line.

Evita Sarmonikas, 29, died in Mexico in Mexico after undergoing a 'butt lift' The doctor who performed the procedure had another patient die in 2013 . Ms Sarmonikas' family ordered an independent autopsy on her body . They said it revealed inconsistencies with the report which said she died of cardiac arrest . The family raised funds to bring her body back to Australia . The AMA has warned against having procedures in developing nations .

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A driver who killed a Good Samaritan on the M1 has been spared a prison sentence after admitting causing his death by careless driving. Retired policeman Spencer Bell, 71, had bravely ventured on to the motorway near Watford, Hertfordshire, after a man fell from a bridge in January last year. But as he tended the victim – Alan Tretheway, 67 – Mr Bell was struck by a Toyota driven by mother-of-three Iram Shahzad. Retired policeman Spencer Bell (pictured), 71, had bravely ventured on to the motorway near Watford, Hertfordshire, after a man fell from a bridge in January last year . A court was told she had tried to avoid a queue of traffic that had built up by veering into the outside lane at up to 88mph. As Mr Bell crouched with Mr Tretheway, he was struck and killed. Last week Mrs Shahzad, 32, pleaded guilty at St Albans Crown Court to causing Mr Bell’s death. She was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and banned from driving for 18 months. As Mr Bell tended the victim – Alan Tretheway, 67 – he was struck by a Toyota driven by mother-of-three Iram Shahzad .

Spencer Bell, 71, ventured onto M1 motorway after man fell from a bridge . But as he tended the victim he was struck by car driven by Iram Shahzad . She had tried to avoid queue of traffic by veering into outside lane at speeds of up to 88mph . Mrs Shahzad, 32, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Bell's death and received a suspended sentence .

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Troubled footballer Clarke Carlisle has revealed he has split from his wife as he continues to battle with depression following his failed suicide attempt. The former Premier League defender said he had 'moved out of the marital home' in Yorkshire that he shared with his wife of 14 years, Gemma. Mr Carlisle tried to kill himself in December, two days after he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. Scroll down for video . Split: Clarke Carlisle says he has 'moved out of the marital home' in Yorkshire that he shared with his wife of 14 years, Gemma. The pair are pictured together in 2013 . The 35-year-old father-of-three stepped in front of a 12-ton truck on the A64 near York in December, suffering cuts, bruises, internal bleeding, a broken rib and a shattered left knee. The incident has left the ex-Burnley defender with scars all over his body. On television this week Mr Carlisle, who has publicly struggled with depression, revealed the scars he still bears from his suicide attempt are a 'constant reminder' of his good fortune in surviving. Now Mr Carlisle, who played 131 times for the Clarets between 2007 and 2012, said the accident had led to him moving out of the house he shared with wife Gemma. The sportsman, dubbed 'Britain's brainiest footballer' after he appeared on Countdown in 2002, told TalkSport Radio on a special Monday night show: 'At this point, Gemma and I have separated. 'I have moved out of the marital home because I have to focus on my well-being and equally as much Gemma has to do the same. 'She has to deal with her experiences and the effect that has had on her.' Mr Carlisle appeared on Good Morning Britain this week and revealed the scars he still bears from his suicide attempt are a 'constant reminder' of his good fortune in surviving . Asked about how his wife Gemma has taken it, he added: 'Every day has been incredibly tough and different. 'When you have been with someone for 14 years but masking things and thoughts from her, it was because I was a people-pleaser. 'I've desperately wanted to say what I know will make her happy and do the things that I think she wants me to do - instead of being myself.' Earlier this week Mr Carlisle apologised to the driver of the lorry which he jumped in front of in an attempt to kill himself. The former footballer said that he prays for the driver, Darren Pease, every day - but added that he has been unable to apologise in person because the haulier refuses to meet him. Star: Mr Carlisle pictured playing for Burnley against Aston Villa in 2010, at the peak of his footballing career . Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, Mr Carlisle said he was 'so sorry' for putting Mr Pease through the ordeal of being involved in a near-fatal crash. Speaking earlier this month, Mr Pease, 53, said that he might never be able to drive a lorry again after hitting Mr Carlisle. Mr Carlisle played for nine different clubs in his 16-year career, including five years at Burnley, and served as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. Last week, he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a sample when he was stopped by police in December as his car was swerving around the road. He will be sentenced in May. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.

Clarke Carlisle reveals he has 'moved out of the marital home' in Yorkshire . Father-of-three says both hand his wife have to focus on their 'well-being' The former Premier League defender, 35, tried to kill himself in December .

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Struggling Hamburg have appointed Bruno Labbadia as their new coach with immediate effect in a surprise decision with the former European champions anchored in last place with six matches left. Despite widespread speculation about a pending deal with former Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel, Hamburg said they had agreed on a 15-month contract with Labbadia, who had coached them in 2009-10. The coach's contract is also valid for the second division should Hamburg be relegated. He takes over from interim coach Peter Knaebel who replaced sacked Joe Zinnbauer in March and will now return to his post as sports director. Hamburg have appointed Bruno Labbadia as their new coach on a 15-month contract . 'We decided to take this step because we consider the coach question the most important,' said Hamburg CEO Dietmar Beiersdorfer in a statement. 'With Bruno Labbadia we now have a strong coach who is also experienced in relegation battles.' Beiersdorfer said the club had ended talks with Tuchel after an agreement could not be reached. Hamburg are the only club with a perfect Bundesliga record, having played every season in the top division since the league's creation in 1963. Labbadia returns to Hamburg for a second spell after coaching the club for one season in 2009-10 . The 49-year-old Labbadia, a former Hamburg player, has also coached Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart among other. 'We have no time to waste,' Labbadia said. 'Every point matters for us and I am happy that Hamburg has such support from the fans. Because we have to be a unit until the last matchday.'

Hamburg sacked Joe Zinnbauer in March with Peter Knaebel taking over . Knaebel has now returned to his original post as sports director . Club has been in talks with Thomas Tuchel but could not reach agreement . Hamburg appointed former coach Bruno Labbadia on 15-month contract .

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An Ohio man who trained with al-Qaeda terrorist tried to play off his time abroad as a harmless holiday when questioned by his friends, authorities said. 'I'm chilling in Istanbul,' Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud wrote a high school friend on Facebook. 'Just a vacation.' But federal prosecutors charging Mohamud with supporting terrorism and making false statements say he was actually being instructed to carry out a terrorist act in the United States. Scroll down for video . Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, faces charges for attempting to provide and providing material support to terrorists, attempting to provide and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and making false statements to the FBI . He pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday in a Columbus . federal court. Mohamud, 23, a naturalized American, had . been instructed by a Muslim cleric to return to the United . States and carry out an act of terrorism, a federal indictment . said. It said Mohamud had told an associate that he wanted to go . to a military base in Texas and 'kill three or four American . soldiers execution-style.' Before traveling from the United States to Syria, Mohamud . had posted material on social media promoting symbols of the . Islamic State militant group, the indictment said. However, a law enforcement official told Reuters that once . in Syria Mohamud and his brother, Aden, trained with the Nusra . Front, the local affiliate of al Qaeda. In Syria he sent videos of himself to an unnamed person, the . indictment said. In one video, he pointed to a gun in a holster . on his hip ,and in another he stood in front of a white house . with a black flag on it. Mohamud's brother, Abdifatah Aden, was killed fighting with the Nusra Front, . according to the indictment. NBC reports that a 17-year-old cousin of Mohamud's in the United Kingdom said that Mohamud's older brother had arrived in Syria 'to help out the oppressed Muslims there.' However neither brother showed any signs of hating their adopted country. '(Mohamud) loved Americans," he said. 'He was one of them.' Yet another brother, Abdiqani Aden, has also been arrested and after being accused of making a threatening gesture at a guard while visiting his brother in prison. Such accusations are completely foreign to friend Mohamed Elrayah, who had gotten the 'I'm chilling' years after the two lost touch. 'He did normal things — basketball, go to the park, go to the movies on Fridays,' Elrayah told NBC News. 'Everyone loved being around him. He was a nice person.' Elrayah, three years Mohamud's senior at school, did not recall the accused terrorist-in-training as a particularly religious man when they first met. However in 2011, he says he say his friend growing a long beard. 'I asked him about it and he said, 'Well, I'm kind of religious now,'' Elrayah told reporters, adding that he did not see the new religious interest a sign of being radicalized. In fact, he said he was astonished to hear of the charges. 'I would like to ask him, 'What happened?' I just keep thinking, 'What happened to this kid?'' Elrayah told reporters. Mohamud's friends expressed shock the man they knew as a normal, likable student would want to harm the country they believed he'd embraced as him home . Upon his return to the United States, authorities said, Mohamud told . an unidentified person that while in Syria, he had been trained . in shooting weapons, breaking into houses, using explosives and . engaging in hand-to-hand combat. According to the indictment, Mohamud 'wanted to kill . Americans, and specifically wanted to target armed forces, . police officers or any uniformed individuals.' The indictment . said Mohamud's plan was to attack a U.S. military base but that . he also had a backup plan to attack a prison. Mohamud also waived a detention hearing on Friday, and will . remain in custody, court documents said. His trial is set for . June 22. The three brother's mother was widowed last year, and is struggling to comprehend what has happened in her family. 'It's tragic for her,' said Hassan Omar, director of the Somali Community Association of Ohio. The larger Somali community in the area is also worried about how this will reflect on the nation's second-biggest community of such immigrants outside of Minnesota. Roughly half-a-dozen men there were indicted last week after being accused of working to support ISIS. 'We came barehanded from refugee camps. We created 4,000 businesses in Columbus. We have 3,000 or 4,000 kids who have graduated from high school and college,' Omar told NBC. He added: 'This kind of terrorist, or ISIS or Shabab is destroying our image.'

Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, is charged with supporting terrorism and making false statements by federal prosecutors . Classmates expressed shock, remembering him as a normal and likable high school student who was not deeply religious . Mohamud, 23, a naturalized American, had been instructed by a Muslim cleric to return to the United States and carry out an act of terrorism .

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Somehow, to the backdrop of supporter unrest, protests and a worst-ever start to a Premier League season, Alan Pardew managed to excavate five straight victories from a Newcastle side which ranks as their most uninspiring of recent years. Many fans may be loath to admit as much – others readily do – but without that freakish run manufactured by an embattled Pardew, they would be headed for a second relegation in seven seasons. Remove those five wins and United would have just 20 points – the autumn run, then, has saved them from the fall. Alan Pardew's five-game winning run was crucial to Newcastle's season, who would only be on 20 points . Newcastle's fans protested for the board to sack Pardew as manager and were delighted when he resigned . When Pardew quit for Crystal Palace at the end of December, Newcastle were ninth. They were seven points off fourth and 10 from danger. Today – on the back of six consecutive defeats - they are lucky that seven points still separate them from the bottom three, while the gap to fourth has extended to 29. The 35 points on which they currently reside will probably be enough to renew their top-flight status. Pardew won 26 of those. Three weeks before embarking on that winning stretch, Pardew had appeared on the brink of dismissal. Behind the scenes, owner Mike Ashley was never going to dispense with his manager on the say-so of fan fury. Nonetheless, Pardew cut a resigned and wounded figure following a 1-0 defeat at Stoke which left Newcastle joint bottom with Burnley. Since his departure the players have look uninterested and unhappy playing for the club and John Carver . From the negativity, however, was born a perverse positivity, driven by Pardew’ s determination to repair a reputation so badly stained that his next posting would surely have been outside of the Premier League. Crucially, he kept his players on side – no mean feat given their current levels of disinterest – and so emerged a siege mentality which, on reflection, was to yield a season-saving 15 points. Reputation restored, Pardew’s exit plan was in place. He’d had enough of playing politician, caught at the centre of a toxic relationship between Ashley and the club’s fanbase. The 53-year-old appeared to have hit rock bottom against Stoke but picked up the players for the winning run . Replacement John Carver – like Pardew, the sole public face of the crisis club – is discovering just how poisonous that atmosphere has become. It has now permeated a playing staff which, like the thousands of supporters who boycotted Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Spurs, have failed to turn up for the best part of 2015. Pardew, of course, was not without some serious flaws, and it was he who presided over six straight losses last season. But in his absence the club has begun to unravel. The squad has shown its true colours – a depressing grey which lacks energy, passion and invention. Carver is proving he's not cut out for top-level management, with two wins in the last 14 games . This sad situation, however, is the cause of a hierarchy which has stripped the club of ambition and meaning. With each passing defeat and demonstration, it becomes more apparent that perhaps Pardew was not the problem. In fact, without him, their problems could have been far worse.

Newcastle would be on 20 points if Alan Pardew's five wins were removed . John Carver has won just two games in 14 since taking over the side . Newcastle's players look uninterested and uninspired since he left the club . The 53-year-old has made a blistering start in charge of Crystal Palace . CLICK HERE for all the latest Newcastle United news .

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Steven Davis believes the fact so many Southampton players worked under Mauricio Pochettino could give them the edge in this weekend's vital match against Tottenham. The former Argentina defender last season led Saints to their best ever Premier League points tally during a memorable campaign at St Mary's. Southampton fans' goodwill towards Pochettino was soon eroded, though, as his departure to White Hart Lane proved the catalyst to an unparalleled summer talent drain. Steven Davis (pictured against Hull earlier this month) says Southampton have an advantage over Spurs . Davis' assertions come as Mauricio Pochettino heads to Southampton for the first time since leaving . Despite that, just a point and a place separate Saints and Spurs as a remarkable season comes to a close, with a positive result for the hosts on Saturday enough to break the points record set last term. Victory would see Ronald Koeman's men usurp Spurs in the standings and bolster their European chances, with Davis, one of many to have worked under Pochettino, well aware of what a 'big game' this is for all connected to the club. 'The players never back away from (the fact this is a big game),' the Northern Ireland captain said. 'It's nice to be in a position where we're having big games at this stage of the season and there's an importance on it. 'We're looking forward to the game and hopefully we can bounce back and get the three points. 'It is great to be in a position where we're still challenging for a European spot at this stage. 'We've had a great season so far but we don't want it to peter out, really. 'It's about seeing it through and Saturday gives us an opportunity to pick up points against one of our nearest rivals.' James Ward-Prowse celebrates after scoring for Southampton against Hull City . Tottenham are the only current Premier League side Southampton have failed to beat since their Premier League return in 2012 - a run Davis believes the players' knowledge of Pochettino's methods can help them end. 'Obviously we know how Mauricio works and how he sets up his teams,' he told Southampton's official YouTube channel. 'Hopefully that will be an advantage to us in terms of the players as we know a bit of background . 'Obviously it will be nice to see him as enjoyed some good times under him here, but we're confident going into the game and looking to take the three points. 'The fans will hopefully get behind us as they always do. There will be an edge to the game with a returning manager, so it's a game for everyone to look forward to.'

Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham travel to St Mary's on Saturday . Pochettino was hugely successful in charge at Southampton . And Saints midfielder Steven Davis is confident ahead of the clash .

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Switzerland is the world's happiest nation thanks to healthy GDP figures, strong social bonds and an increasing life expectancy, a new study of global wellbeing has revealed. The list is dominated by European nations, particularly those in Scandinavia, and measures a country's population by factors contributing to its citizens' contentment, rather than wealth. Britons are happier now than they were two years ago, the study found, but still ranks in at a relatively lowly 21st place. And despite often mocking its northern neighbour as an inferior nation, the United States is a full 10 places below Canada, ranking at 10th and fifth respectively. Unsurprisingly the world's least happy countries are places ravaged by war and extreme poverty - with Syria, Burundi and Togo taking their place at the bottom of the 158-nation strong list. Celebration: Switzerland is the world's happiest nation thanks to healthy GDP figures, strong social bonds and an increasing life expectancy, a new study of global wellbeing has revealed . Spectacular: Icelandic citizens are now so happy that the country jumped from number nine in 2013 to number two this year, thanks in part to their well beautiful scenery (pictured) and cultural history . The 2015 World Happiness Report is the third of its kind and is edited by a team of renowned academics and analysts - among them American economist Jeffrey Sachs and head of the London School of Economics' 'wellbeing' programme, Richard Laynard. First published in 2012, the study uses a range of factors to determine how happy a nation is, ranging from purely domestic perspectives - such as GDP and life expectancy figures - to how its citizens view themselves and their country within the world at large. 1. Switzerland              6. Finland . 2. Iceland                     7. Netherlands . 3. Denmark                  8. Sweden . 4. Norway                    9. New Zealand . 5. Canada                   10. Australia . This year's study is the first to additionally break the statistics down by age and gender, however, with it possible for readers to find, for example, that a country ranking relatively highly overall, has a hidden population of deeply unhappy young women concerned about equal rights and pay. The top 10 on the list is dominated by nations from Scandinavia - which are unsurprisingly also among the wealthiest on the planet too. Equally unsurprising are the countries lower at the bottom of the list - almost all of which are in the midst by bloody civil war, political unrest or crushing poverty. One surprising anomaly, however, is Palestine, which came just below the midway point in the study at number 108, despite being ravaged by conflict. Happiness: The top 10 on the list is dominated by nations from Scandinavia. Citizens of these countries, such as Swedish nationals (pictured) are unsurprisingly also among the wealthiest on the planet too . Fierce rivalry: Despite often mocking their northern neighbour as an inferior nation, U.S. nationals (left) are a full 10 places below Canadians (right), ranking at 10th and fifth respectively . Low ranking: Unsurprisingly the world's least happy countries are places ravaged by war and extreme poverty - with Syria (pictured) Burundi and Togo taking their place at the bottom of the 158-nation strong list . The idea of assessing nations by the citizens level of happiness, rather than simply by wealth, is something promoted by the EU, who consider it a more accurate representation of the population as a whole. While many of the study's headline findings were relatively predictable, the wellbeing test becomes far more interesting when experts being analysing the biggest rises and falls. 149. Chad                    154. Rwanda . 150. Guinea                 155. Benin . 151. Ivory Coast           156. Syria . 152. Burkina Faso        157. Burundi . 153. Afghanistan          158. Togo . Greece, which is crippled by national debt and faces an increasingly uncertain future, is by far the fastest declining nation on the list. Other European nations that suffered the worst during the global recession, such as Spain and Italy, have also plummeted in the happiness stakes. Recent economic difficulties do not guarantee a country tumbling down the rankings, however. Both Ireland and Iceland suffered financial woes towards the end of the last decade, but the wellbeing of their populations appear to have been more affected by improvements in health and social issues. In fact Icelandic citizens are now so happy that the country has jumped from number nine in 2013 to number two, pushing the world's previously most happy nation, Denmark, down into third place thanks their country's perceived level of generosity, as well beautiful scenery and cultural history.

List is dominated by European nations - particularly those in Scandinavia . Switzerland is now the happiest nation, with Iceland the most rapid riser . Reasons range from strong GDP to beautiful scenery and a vibrant culture . UK ranks at a lowly 21, although Brits are happier now than back in 2012 . World's least happy nations are unsurprisingly places ravaged by war and extreme poverty, such as Syria, Burundi and Togo .

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(CNN)Chanting "No justice! No peace!" protesters rallied in Baltimore late Tuesday, the same day police released the names of the officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray. Gray died of a spinal injury Sunday, exactly one week after he was taken into custody. Demonstrators marched to a local police station that was protected by barricades. One man was arrested after crossing that barricade, but the protest was peaceful. Among the crowd were members of Gray's family, including his mother. She held her head and cried. Many of the protesters clasped hands, and raised them in a show of support. "Make some noise for Freddie Gray," one man shouted into a megaphone. "We won't stop," said another. "We have the power and, of course, today shows we have the numbers." Speaking to CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she understands where the protesters are coming from. She understands their frustration. "Mr. Gray's family deserves justice, and our community deserves an opportunity to heal, to get better, and to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again," she said. Earlier in the day, the Baltimore Police Department released the names of six police officers suspended with pay. They are: Lt. Brian Rice, 41, who joined the department in 1997; Officer Caesar Goodson, 45, who joined in 1999; Sgt. Alicia White, 30, who joined in 2010; Officer William Porter, 25, who joined in 2012; Officer Garrett Miller, 26, who joined in 2012; and Officer Edward Nero, 29, who joined in 2012. After an "in-custody death," it is standard procedure to release the names of officers involved, said Baltimore Police Department spokesman Capt. Eric Kowalczyk. It doesn't mean the officers did anything wrong, nor does it mean that these were the only officers involved, he said. Of the six officers, three were on bikes and initially approached Gray, another made eye contact with Gray, another officer joined in the arrest after it was initiated and one drove the police van, Kowalczyk said. The autopsy hasn't yielded many answers in Gray's death -- in fact, it's prompted more questions -- but Baltimore's mayor pledged Tuesday to find out how the 25-year-old died after being arrested a week prior. "I'm going to make sure that as we get information that we can confirm, we're going to put that information out in the public," Mayor Rawlings-Blake said. "I want people to understand that I have no interest in hiding information, holding back information." She's angry, she said, and among the questions she wants answered are: Why did police stop Gray in the first place? And why did arresting officers make what she called the mistake of not immediately requesting medical attention when Gray asked for it?i . "He was dragged a bit, but then you see him using his legs to get into the van, so he was able-bodied when he was in the van, and we know that when he was finally taken out of the van, he was unresponsive," she said. Challenged on the "able-bodied" remark -- video shows Gray's legs hanging listlessly as officers carry him by his shoulders -- Rawlings-Blake said the medical examiner would make the final determination, but "we know he was fine getting into the van." "We will get to the bottom of it, and we will go where the facts lead us," she said. "We will hold people accountable if we find there was wrongdoing." She further said she "absolutely believes we need to have an outside investigation," especially when Baltimore's dark history of police misconduct is considered. Police plan to conclude their investigation by Friday, May 1. From there, the case will go to the state's attorney's office, which will decide whether to file charges. The Justice Department has been watching developments in the Gray case and is officially looking into whether a prosecutable civil rights violation occurred, a spokesperson said Tuesday. In October, the Justice Department announced a collaborative reform initiative with the Baltimore Police Department to "include an assessment of policies, training and operations as they relate to use of force and interactions with citizens." Police brutality not on rise; coverage is . "When law enforcement misconduct is uncovered, the U.S. Department of Justice has a variety of tools available to respond. Responses to misconduct in law enforcement organizations fall along a continuum of intervention, with the specific response calibrated to address the particular circumstances of any given situation," Ronald Davis, director of the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, said in a statement at the time. The Justice Department began the data-gathering stage of the lengthy process in January and held its first public town hall last week at Coppin State University. It was attended by hundreds of residents, many of whom sounded off about their experiences with Baltimore police. "Right now, we are past the stage of implementing policies and procedures. This is a state of emergency right now," Tawanda Jones told Justice Department officials, according to CNN affiliate WBAL. Jones' brother, Tyrone West, died in police custody in 2013. The mayor issued a statement ahead of the town hall, saying that 230 officers accused of misconduct between January 2012 and February 2015 had accepted punishment outright, while another 61 officers were found guilty through trial board hearings. BPD is the nation's eighth-largest police force with almost 4,000 civilian and sworn personnel. "I am determined to not allow a small handful of bad actors tarnish the reputation of the overwhelming majority of police officers putting their lives in danger to make Baltimore a safer city," Rawlings-Blake said in the statement. The mayor had asked the Justice Department to take a look at the police department, The Baltimore Sun reported, saying that her request came on the heels of the newspaper's report that the city had paid almost $6 million in judgments and settlements in 102 police misconduct civil suits since 2011. Overwhelmingly, The Sun reported, the people involved in the incidents that sparked the lawsuits were cleared of criminal charges. Under Rawlings-Blake's watch, she said, the city has seen a decline in lawsuits, as well as reports of excessive force and discourtesy. "I went to Annapolis for tougher laws to hold cops accountable. I'm fighting to bring back the trust between the police and the community," she said. According to documents obtained Monday, the April 12 incident began when Gray ran from police. While the court documents allege that one of the arresting officers, Garrett Miller, took Gray into custody after finding a switchblade in his pocket, the Gray family attorney called the allegation a "sideshow." Gray was carrying a "pocket knife of legal size," attorney William Murphy said. Police never saw the knife and chased Gray only after he took off running, the attorney said. Court documents said Gray "fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence." "The officer noticed a knife clipped to the inside of (Gray's) front right pants pocket. The defendant was arrested without force or incident," the documents say. "The knife was recovered by this officer and found to be a spring assisted, one-hand-operated knife." The mayor has questioned whether police should have pursued Gray in the first place. "It is not necessarily probable cause to chase someone. So, we still have questions," Rawlings-Blake said. Gray was in perfect health until police chased and tackled him, Murphy said. Less than an hour later, he was on his way to a trauma clinic with a spinal injury, where he fell into a coma. The family has not seen the autopsy report yet, Murphy said, and relatives are still waiting to take possession of Gray's body. The family intends to have a second, private autopsy conducted once Baltimore police turn over the body, the attorney said. Police, according to their own timeline, spotted Gray, gave chase, caught him, cuffed him and requested a paddy wagon in fewer than four minutes. The transport van left with Gray about 11 minutes after that, police said, and another 30 minutes passed before "units request paramedics to the Western District to transport the suspect to an area hospital." When cell phones began recording, Gray was already on the ground with three officers kneeling over him. He let out long screams. Officers had encountered him a minute earlier in an area where drug deals and crime are common, Deputy Police Commissioner Rodriguez said. Gray has an extensive criminal history, which appears to be mostly drug-related. The officers called for a prisoner transport van. Cell phone video taken from two positions showed officers lifting Gray, whose hands were cuffed, by his shoulders and dragging him to the back of the van. Officers put more restraints on Gray inside the van, police said, while surveillance video recorded him conscious and talking. That was at 8:54 a.m.b . At 9:24 a.m., police called an ambulance to pick Gray up. Murphy and angry residents of Baltimore want to know what happened in those 30 minutes in between. Police said Gray requested medical attention, including an inhaler, and an ambulance later took him to the University of Maryland Medical Center's Shock Trauma Center. "He lapsed into a coma, died, was resuscitated, stayed in a coma and on Monday underwent extensive surgery at Shock Trauma to save his life," Murphy said. "He clung to life for seven days." What we know and don't know about Gray's death . CNN's Suzanne Malveaux, Shawn Nottingham, AnneClaire Stapleton, Julian Cummings, Chris Cuomo, Ben Brumfield and Dana Ford contributed to this report.

"We have the power and ... today shows we have the numbers," says a protester . The Justice Department is looking into whether a civil rights violation occurred . Autopsy results on Gray show that he died from a severe injury to his spinal cord .

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A man has died in a road accident in north west China - eight months after his brother was tragically killed in exactly the same spot. The man in his 50s, who has only been named as Mr Zhang, was travelling on his three-wheeled motorbike in Dezhou City in east China when he was hit by a car at a busy junction and thrown off his bike. Villagers from Shoma Ying said that his younger brother had been on the same junction last August, when a collision with a lorry killed him instantly, according to the People's Daily Online. Tragic: The man, only named as Mr Zhang, was thrown off his motorbike when he was hit by a car. He later died in hospital from his injuries . Freak coincidence: His brother had died at the same junction eight months earlier after colliding with a lorry . Mr Zhang, the elder of the two brothers, was taken to hospital for his injuries but died shortly after. The silver car that hit Mr Zhang on his motorbike when he pulled out of the junction sped away from the scene without stopping. A driver who witnessed the accident tried to chase after the car but eventually lost it in traffic. Mr Zhang, who was unmarried, sold vegetables at the local market and was believed to use the stretch of road on a daily basis. Leftover vegetables were found in the trailer after the accident, which was found 30 metres away from the crushed motorbike. Shu Rongli, a police officer from the Dezhou City Public Security Bureau, said that the newly constructed road was not open yet and did not even have road signs. Aftermath: The trailer of the motorbike was found 30 metres away from the main vehicle . Poignant: Vegetables sold by Mr Zhang at the local market were found in the trailer after the crash . He added that those using it were doing so illegally. The driver in the silver car, who was using a fake registration plate, is under investigation by the police. Shu said that those involved in the accident lacked road safety knowledge, and he reminded motorists to be careful at junctions. Investigation: The driver of the silver car that sped away from the scene is still being investigated by police .

The man in his 50s, only named as Mr Zhang, had been on his motorbike . A car hit him as he pulled out of the junction, throwing him off the bike . Villagers say his younger brother died in the same place last August, when a collision with a lorry killed him instantly .

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KFC has been forced to apologize to a shocked family after a restaurant broadcast a steamy sex scene while they were tucking into their dinner. Gerald Whalen has visited the fast food outlet with his wife April and their two young children at around 9.30pm last Thursday. But the family meal was interrupted by sounds of what appeared to be a pornographic film, being broadcast on the restaurant's television. Scroll down for video . Awkward: Gerald Whalen has visited the fast food outlet with his wife April (pictured) and their two young children at around 9.30pm last Thursday . The sex scene, which featured full nudity and strong sexual content, was screened in front of the appalled couple's 6-year-old twins. Mrs Whalen told News 9 Oklahoma: 'Mommy mode kicked in. I don't think they need to be seeing this. The scene was from risque Stars network show 'Outlander' - a British-American drama about a married World War II nurse who time travels back to 18th-century Scotland which has become renowned for its no-holds-barred steamy scenes. 'I'm really shocked that they actually had Stars at KFC,' she added. Dinner and a movie: KFC has been forced to apologize to a shocked family after one of its restaurants in Oklahoma broadcast a steamy sex scene while they were tucking into their dinner . Apology: KFC has pledged to ensure certain channels will no longer be able to be accessed . Her husband was able to capture the action on his phone and the footage has since been viewed 75,000 times. 'Then the sounds started and everyone in the while place could absolutely hear it,' added Mr Whalen who was seen in the footage laughing through the incident. KFC has since apologized for the incident and pledged to ensure that certain channels will no longer be able to be accessed. In a statement, the fast food chain said: 'We apologize for any negative dining experience that may have occurred as a result of the restaurant's TV being changed without awareness or permission to a station showing inappropriate content.'

Whalen family's dinner at KFC was interrupted by sounds of a sex scene . Gerald and April were with two young children at the Oklahoma restaurant . Scene from risque show Outlander was broadcast on KFC's television set .

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Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won't swim in the world championships this summer. Phelps confirmed his intention to make one last run at the Olympics on Wednesday. 'You guys heard it here first,' he told reporters at Skyline Aquatic Center, where he will be competing in his first meet since serving a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second drunken driving arrest last fall. 'I am looking forward to next year. I don't think it's too hard to really realize why I came back.' 18-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio . But Phelps said he won't be swimming at the world meet in Russia in August as part of the punishment set forth by the sport's U.S. governing body. He had already qualified in three events before being banned from the last major international meet before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. 'I really enjoy being on those trips,' he said. 'That's why it is painful to think that I won't have the chance to compete at worlds.' There had been informal discussions about Phelps being reinstated to the US team for worlds, but it would have meant removing swimmers that were named to the team in his absence. 'By no means do I want this to be a distraction from the team,' he said. 'No way would I ever want to displace a member of that team.' Phelps in action during a practice session Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday . Phelps is back in Arizona, where he attended 45 days of inpatient alcohol rehabilitation after being arrested on DUI charges in his hometown of Baltimore last September. He offered no specifics about his treatment, which he continued in Maryland. He also enrolled in Alcoholics Anonymous. 'The last couple of months have probably been the hardest I've ever had to go through in my entire life,' he said. 'I take full responsibility for all of my actions. I've hurt a lot of people and it's been terrible.' The 29-year-old swimmer was sentenced to 18 months of probation. He said he's done more growing up in recent months than he has in his entire life. 'I have been able to come out on a better end, have a clear head,' he said. 'I don't think I've ever been like this once in my life.' Phelps' longtime coach, Bob Bowman, acknowledged his star swimmer's second arrest for drunken driving made it 'pretty hard to convince me that anything was going to lead us back to something that we'd be proud of.' Phelps called Bowman a few times from rehab, which the coach described as 'really weird' because he typically never heard from Phelps away from the pool. Bowman visited Phelps during treatment, still skeptical that the swimmer was there for any reason other than he had to be. But Bowman left thinking differently. Phelps is back in Arizona, where he attended 45 days of inpatient alcohol rehabilitation . 'I just had no doubt that he had changed in a way that was really meaningful,' Bowman said. 'He was completely different and it's been that way every day since he's been back.' Phelps pleaded guilty after his first drunken driving arrest in 2004. Five years later, a photo was published of him using a marijuana pipe at a party, which drew a three-month suspension and caused some sponsors to drop him. Phelps knows not everyone will believe he's contrite and has changed. 'If somebody doesn't believe the words that are coming out of my mouth that's their choice,' he said. 'I, of course, would like to show everybody in the world that I am in a different place and I am much better than I ever have been. I understand that's going to take a lot of time. This week will be the first week that I can start that.' Phelps will be competing in Mesa for the first time since the Pan Pacific Championships last August. The Arizona meet was where Phelps made his comeback a year ago after an extended retirement following the 2012 Olympics. Phelps adjusts North Baltimore Aquatic Center team-mate Allison Schmidt's cap during practice . He isn't sure what to expect, having only recently returned to the kind of hard training he did before the 2008 Beijing Games, where he won a record eight gold medals. Phelps is falling back on the mentality he used for much of his career. 'I would just get up and swim as hard as I could and leave it in the water,' he said. 'That's what I'm going to do here. I know I'm more prepared now than I was at this time last year.' His first event is the 100-meter butterfly on Thursday, when he'll compete against longtime rival Ryan Lochte. Phelps is surrounding himself with familiar faces this week, including his fiancee Nicole Johnson and family members. 'I'm a lot happier and in a lot better state and in a lot better physical shape than I really have been in a long time,' he said.

Michael Phelps is hoping to compete a the 2016 Olympics in Rio . Phelps will has served a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second drunken driving arrest last year . 29-year-old will be competing in Mesa for the first time since the Pan Pacific Championships last August .

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