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Top Gear's executive producer and Jeremy Clarkson's right-hand man Andy Wilman has written an email to his colleagues titled 'au revoir' - but today denied it was a resignation. Mr Wilman, a schoolfriend of Clarkson who helped revamp Top Gear in to the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'. The 52-year-old, who has himself made millions from the show, said in his email that the Top Gear team 'made television that was beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to'. Scroll down for video . Leaked email: Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, left, a schoolfriend of Jeremy Clarkson, right yesterday, has told colleagues it his 'stint' in charge of the show is over but denied he had resigned . Meeting: Mr Wilman picked up James May last week for a lunch meeting and had thanked the 113 people who worked on the show since he took over in 2002 for their hard work . He added: 'At least we left 'em wanting more. And that alone, when you think about it, is quite an achievement for a show that started 13 years ago. 'We had a lot of laughs, we had a lot of tiffs. We went to amazing places and we went to some s***holes. We nearly killed a presenter, we had to run for the border. 'When you're feeling low in your working day at any point, look around at some of the c*** on TV, then have a think about Top Gear, 2002- 2015, and say to yourself: "I made that".' Reassuring them that they will keep their jobs even though Jeremy Clarkson lost his he said: 'For those of you who still rely on it for work, don't worry, because the BBC will make sure the show continues. 'Our stint as guardians of Top Gear was a good one, but we were only part of the show's history, not the whole of it. Those two words are bigger than us.'. The email was leaked by a BBC member of staff yesterday, which led to Mr Wilman denying he had quit the corporation. It appears he is a member of BBC staff whereas Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are self-employed on freelance contracts. These were all due expire today. Final time? James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson on set in the final episode shown before the presenter lost his job . New wheels: Clarkson was seen taking delivery of a black Mercedes car at his flat yesterday as he prepares for life after the BBC . Top Gear presenter James May has been spotted at the BBC where he is believed to have been in talks with creative director Alan Yentob - who may be in charge of trying to keep May and Richard Hammond . As the corporation confirmed Mr Wilman is still a member of staff he said: 'The email I wrote yesterday was not a resignation statement, and nor was it meant for public consumption. 'It was a private note of thanks to 113 people who have worked on the show over the years, but clearly one of those 113 is a bit of a tit, because they shared it with a website. 'I don't get this modern obsession with sharing, linking, forwarding, re-tweeting; whatever happened to a private moment? Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer, has known Mr Clarkson since they were children, when they both attended the £10,500-a-term Repton School in Derby. The two men have been inseparable for years, and BBC executives put trust in Mr Wilman to keep Mr Clarkson in check, following a string of scandals. The production company set up by Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear executive Andy Wilman, right, was formed for next to nothing in October 2006 and has now made them millions. The pair went to the same prestigious private school in Repton, Derbyshire, where they were two years apart, before working together on various TV projects including Top Gear. New boys at Repton were called ‘stigs’ and the pair had the appropriate idea of calling their sometimes put-upon test driver ‘The Stig’. Bedder 6 was later bought into by BBC Worldwide in 2007, purchasing half the 10,000 shares and also handing over merchandising and some foreign sales rights to the company. Its last publicly known financial results were released four years ago, where it made a £1.8million post-tax profit and paid out £700,000 to its shareholders. In 2012 BBC bought Clarkson out - making him £5million. There is speculation about where the name Bedder 6 comes from, and it is believed it is a pun on 'better sex' - a reference to an in-joke about one of the dormitories at Wilman and Clarkson's former school. 'And if I were to resign, I wouldn't do it publicly, I'd do it old school by handing in my, er, notice, to someone upstairs in HR. 'I work behind the camera and I wouldn't presume for one moment to think people are interested in what I do. Now, everyone back to work.' Mr Wilman has been a regular visitor to his friend Jeremy Clarkson since his sacking a week ago, and was last seen leaving his west London flat in his Mercedes sports car on Friday. The previous day he had met with Clarkson and Top Gear co-star James May for lunch, presumably to discuss the scandal and what the team would do next. Last Wednesday, on the day the presenter's sacking was announced Mr Wilman was again at Clarkson's flat, this time with the star's girlfriend Phillipa Sage, . James May was yesterday spotted at the BBC where he is believed to have been in talks with creative director Alan Yentob. The pair were seen laughing and chatting as they walked outside the BBC headquarters in Portland Place, London, where Mr May was stopped by a passer-by for an autograph. The BBC declined to say what the meeting between the two was about, although it appears creative director Alan Yentob is in charge of trying to keep May and Hammond. Last week he said he hoped Richard Hammond and May would stay at the corporation following the sacking of co-host Jeremy Clarkson. He also told the Media Show that it was 'perfectly natural' for the pair to have reservations about continuing Top Gear without Clarkson. He said: 'It's perfectly natural for them. They are a team they have worked together for a very long time, they are all very attached. 'If Jeremy is not in it and Richard and James are, that needs to be a conversation with them as well. They need to be happy about what's going on and where they think the programme needs to be.' He added: 'The question of what happens next for Top Gear is a conversation which must go on between the controller of BBC2 Kim Shillinglaw, between Andy (Wilman - producer of Top Gear) and the team.' Sources have told MailOnline that ITV are prepared to offer him £10million to sign for the trio, with Clarkson's executive producer and schoolfriend Andy Wilman having reportedly met with them. Netflix are also said to be keen to sign them up for an exclusive online, worldwide series that could make them substantially more money. BBC director general Tony Hall sacked Clarkson, 54, after an internal inquiry found he had launched an ‘unprovoked verbal and physical attack’ on junior producer Oisin Tymon, 36 because he could not have a steak. The row broke out after the star complained no hot food was available at the Yorkshire hotel where the TV crew were staying after a day’s filming. Well, at least we left 'em wanting more. And that alone, when you think about it, is quite an achievement for a show that started 13 years ago. I know none of us wanted it to end this way, but for a moment I'd like us to look back and think about just what an incredible thing you all had a hand in creating. When Jane Root gave us the green light in 2002, the brief was to reinvigorate a car show and get an audience of three million. What you all ended up making was one of the most iconic programmes in TV history, a show about cars that went global, won countless awards, was devoured by non car fans and ended up in the Guinness Book of Records. We had a lot of laughs, we had a lot of tiffs. We went to amazing places and we went to some s***holes. We nearly killed a presenter, we had to run for the border. We started off with whoever we could get in the Reasonably Priced Car, and ended up with Tom Cruise. Throughout all this we made television that was beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to. The work ethic never slipped, the desire for everyone in this dysfunctional family to do right by the show never faltered. Jeremy, Richard and James, as the visible tip of the iceberg, got most of the attention and praise, but you all in your own fields had such an immense hand in weaving this unforgettable tapestry. I would love to single out everybody by name to thank them for what they did, but it's impossible and I'd forget someone I shouldn't have and that would be crap, so I'll just say Jim, I'm sorry we never got a bear to drive an automatic. For those of you who still rely on it for work, don't worry, because the BBC will make sure the show continues. Our stint as guardians of Top Gear was a good one, but we were only part of the show's history, not the whole of it. Those two words are bigger than us. Anyway, when you're feeling low in your working day at any point, look around at some of the c*** on TV, then have a think about Top Gear, 2002- 2015, and say to yourself: 'I made that.' A big, big, big thank you, which will never be enough. Andy. | Andy Wilman forced to say he's not quit after email to 113 Top Gear staff .
Said group helped make 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'
Mr Wilman revamped Top Gear with old schoolfriend Clarkson in 2002 .
ITV and Netflix said to be in pole position to sign presenter and Wilman . | 95f60d653f26d4e5a1e19fc6ce9dcf0db4e5100a | <s>[INST] Top Gear's executive producer and Jeremy Clarkson's right-hand man Andy Wilman has written an email to his colleagues titled 'au revoir' - but today denied it was a resignation. Mr Wilman, a schoolfriend of Clarkson who helped revamp Top Gear in to the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'. The 52-year-old, who has himself made millions from the show, said in his email that the Top Gear team 'made television that was beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to'. Scroll down for video . Leaked email: Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, left, a schoolfriend of Jeremy Clarkson, right yesterday, has told colleagues it his 'stint' in charge of the show is over but denied he had resigned . Meeting: Mr Wilman picked up James May last week for a lunch meeting and had thanked the 113 people who worked on the show since he took over in 2002 for their hard work . He added: 'At least we left 'em wanting more. And that alone, when you think about it, is quite an achievement for a show that started 13 years ago. 'We had a lot of laughs, we had a lot of tiffs. We went to amazing places and we went to some s***holes. We nearly killed a presenter, we had to run for the border. 'When you're feeling low in your working day at any point, look around at some of the c*** on TV, then have a think about Top Gear, 2002- 2015, and say to yourself: "I made that".' Reassuring them that they will keep their jobs even though Jeremy Clarkson lost his he said: 'For those of you who still rely on it for work, don't worry, because the BBC will make sure the show continues. 'Our stint as guardians of Top Gear was a good one, but we were only part of the show's history, not the whole of it. Those two words are bigger than us.'. The email was leaked by a BBC member of staff yesterday, which led to Mr Wilman denying he had quit the corporation. It appears he is a member of BBC staff whereas Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are self-employed on freelance contracts. These were all due expire today. Final time? James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson on set in the final episode shown before the presenter lost his job . New wheels: Clarkson was seen taking delivery of a black Mercedes car at his flat yesterday as he prepares for life after the BBC . Top Gear presenter James May has been spotted at the BBC where he is believed to have been in talks with creative director Alan Yentob - who may be in charge of trying to keep May and Richard Hammond . As the corporation confirmed Mr Wilman is still a member of staff he said: 'The email I wrote yesterday was not a resignation statement, and nor was it meant for public consumption. 'It was a private note of thanks to 113 people who have worked on the show over the years, but clearly one of those 113 is a bit of a tit, because they shared it with a website. 'I don't get this modern obsession with sharing, linking, forwarding, re-tweeting; whatever happened to a private moment? Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer, has known Mr Clarkson since they were children, when they both attended the £10,500-a-term Repton School in Derby. The two men have been inseparable for years, and BBC executives put trust in Mr Wilman to keep Mr Clarkson in check, following a string of scandals. The production company set up by Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear executive Andy Wilman, right, was formed for next to nothing in October 2006 and has now made them millions. The pair went to the same prestigious private school in Repton, Derbyshire, where they were two years apart, before working together on various TV projects including Top Gear. New boys at Repton were called ‘stigs’ and the pair had the appropriate idea of calling their sometimes put-upon test driver ‘The Stig’. Bedder 6 was later bought into by BBC Worldwide in 2007, purchasing half the 10,000 shares and also handing over merchandising and some foreign sales rights to the company. Its last publicly known financial results were released four years ago, where it made a £1.8million post-tax profit and paid out £700,000 to its shareholders. In 2012 BBC bought Clarkson out - making him £5million. There is speculation about where the name Bedder 6 comes from, and it is believed it is a pun on 'better sex' - a reference to an in-joke about one of the dormitories at Wilman and Clarkson's former school. 'And if I were to resign, I wouldn't do it publicly, I'd do it old school by handing in my, er, notice, to someone upstairs in HR. 'I work behind the camera and I wouldn't presume for one moment to think people are interested in what I do. Now, everyone back to work.' Mr Wilman has been a regular visitor to his friend Jeremy Clarkson since his sacking a week ago, and was last seen leaving his west London flat in his Mercedes sports car on Friday. The previous day he had met with Clarkson and Top Gear co-star James May for lunch, presumably to discuss the scandal and what the team would do next. Last Wednesday, on the day the presenter's sacking was announced Mr Wilman was again at Clarkson's flat, this time with the star's girlfriend Phillipa Sage, . James May was yesterday spotted at the BBC where he is believed to have been in talks with creative director Alan Yentob. The pair were seen laughing and chatting as they walked outside the BBC headquarters in Portland Place, London, where Mr May was stopped by a passer-by for an autograph. The BBC declined to say what the meeting between the two was about, although it appears creative director Alan Yentob is in charge of trying to keep May and Hammond. Last week he said he hoped Richard Hammond and May would stay at the corporation following the sacking of co-host Jeremy Clarkson. He also told the Media Show that it was 'perfectly natural' for the pair to have reservations about continuing Top Gear without Clarkson. He said: 'It's perfectly natural for them. They are a team they have worked together for a very long time, they are all very attached. 'If Jeremy is not in it and Richard and James are, that needs to be a conversation with them as well. They need to be happy about what's going on and where they think the programme needs to be.' He added: 'The question of what happens next for Top Gear is a conversation which must go on between the controller of BBC2 Kim Shillinglaw, between Andy (Wilman - producer of Top Gear) and the team.' Sources have told MailOnline that ITV are prepared to offer him £10million to sign for the trio, with Clarkson's executive producer and schoolfriend Andy Wilman having reportedly met with them. Netflix are also said to be keen to sign them up for an exclusive online, worldwide series that could make them substantially more money. BBC director general Tony Hall sacked Clarkson, 54, after an internal inquiry found he had launched an ‘unprovoked verbal and physical attack’ on junior producer Oisin Tymon, 36 because he could not have a steak. The row broke out after the star complained no hot food was available at the Yorkshire hotel where the TV crew were staying after a day’s filming. Well, at least we left 'em wanting more. And that alone, when you think about it, is quite an achievement for a show that started 13 years ago. I know none of us wanted it to end this way, but for a moment I'd like us to look back and think about just what an incredible thing you all had a hand in creating. When Jane Root gave us the green light in 2002, the brief was to reinvigorate a car show and get an audience of three million. What you all ended up making was one of the most iconic programmes in TV history, a show about cars that went global, won countless awards, was devoured by non car fans and ended up in the Guinness Book of Records. We had a lot of laughs, we had a lot of tiffs. We went to amazing places and we went to some s***holes. We nearly killed a presenter, we had to run for the border. We started off with whoever we could get in the Reasonably Priced Car, and ended up with Tom Cruise. Throughout all this we made television that was beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to. The work ethic never slipped, the desire for everyone in this dysfunctional family to do right by the show never faltered. Jeremy, Richard and James, as the visible tip of the iceberg, got most of the attention and praise, but you all in your own fields had such an immense hand in weaving this unforgettable tapestry. I would love to single out everybody by name to thank them for what they did, but it's impossible and I'd forget someone I shouldn't have and that would be crap, so I'll just say Jim, I'm sorry we never got a bear to drive an automatic. For those of you who still rely on it for work, don't worry, because the BBC will make sure the show continues. Our stint as guardians of Top Gear was a good one, but we were only part of the show's history, not the whole of it. Those two words are bigger than us. Anyway, when you're feeling low in your working day at any point, look around at some of the c*** on TV, then have a think about Top Gear, 2002- 2015, and say to yourself: 'I made that.' A big, big, big thank you, which will never be enough. Andy. [/INST] Andy Wilman forced to say he's not quit after email to 113 Top Gear staff .
Said group helped make 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'
Mr Wilman revamped Top Gear with old schoolfriend Clarkson in 2002 .
ITV and Netflix said to be in pole position to sign presenter and Wilman . </s> |
A shopper got quite a shock when she picked up a bag of potatoes to find a snake sleeping inside. Lewina Stewart, from Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east, had bought the vegetables at her local Woolworths on March 10 before making the find. Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher 24/7's Ritchie Gilbert told Daily Mail Australia Ms Stewart had the potatoes for a week before she noticed the snake inside when she went to open it. Lewina Stewart got quite a shock when she picked up a bag of potatoes to find a snake sleeping inside . She found it 'alive and well' and alerted staff members at Woolworths of the 30-centimetre white-crowned snake. 'It was sealed packet so it would have been in there before it was sealed,' Mr Gilbert said. 'There are tiny holes in the bag but it would have been too small for the snake to get in.' It is understood Woolworths is taking the incident seriously and are trying to find out what went wrong. Mr Gilbert also shed light on how the snake got inside the bag. 'It is a mildly venomous snake. It will burrow under foliage and soil, so I'm not surprised it could have been pulled up with the potatoes,' he said. In his last 13 years as professional snake catcher, Mr Gilbert said this incident was the most unusual. 'This would have to be the strangest place [to find a snake],' he told Daily Mail Australia. Ms Stewart from Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east, had bought the vegetables at her local Woolworths on March 10 before making the find . In his last 13 years as professional snake catcher, Mr Gilbert said this incident was the most unusual . 'I find them in people's shoes, under people’s pillows, in people's toilets. 'You name a place I've done it - cars, everything. 'I caught six today [alone] so it's not wonder I find them in strange places.' Other strange places Mr Gilbert has found a snake include a box of cup of soup and a set of drawers. Earlier this year he found a common tree snake at Mountain Creek on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Two days before that he posted a photo of a carpet python sleeping in a drawer in Noosa, also on the coast. Mr Gilbert has found a snake include a box of cup of soup and a set of drawers . Mr Gilbert has also found a carpet python sleeping in a drawer in Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast . This month's incident comes after redback spiders were found in green grapes sold at Woolworths. A mother from Thornleigh, in Sydney's north-west, found a spider in a bag of Thompson Seedless grapes, while another man found two redbacks in a bag of grapes he bought at a Gold Coast Woolworths. This comes after another man found two redbacks in a bag of grapes he bought at a Gold Coast Woolworths and a woman in Auckland, New Zealand found a redback in a bag of imported Australian grapes she purchased from the Woolworths-owned Countdown supermarket chain less than a month ago. 'It wasn't until I had picked it up by a leg and it started to wriggle around and turn that I realised what it was and dropped it real quick,' Ms Alexander-de Jersey told Daily Mail Australia. 'I initially thought it was just a part of the grape stem. 'It had been in the fridge for a few hours prior to me washing them, we think that has possibly slowed it down a bit and luckily for me it was a bit lethargic.' | Lewina Stewart found a sleeping snake in a bag of potatoes she bought .
Ms Stewart, from Toowoomba, QLD, bought the vegetables a week ago .
Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher 24/7's Ritchie Gilbert removed the snake .
He said it was the strangest place he had ever found a snake . | 4346f0e5194744a6ca99b30e38f942605958c531 | <s>[INST] A shopper got quite a shock when she picked up a bag of potatoes to find a snake sleeping inside. Lewina Stewart, from Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east, had bought the vegetables at her local Woolworths on March 10 before making the find. Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher 24/7's Ritchie Gilbert told Daily Mail Australia Ms Stewart had the potatoes for a week before she noticed the snake inside when she went to open it. Lewina Stewart got quite a shock when she picked up a bag of potatoes to find a snake sleeping inside . She found it 'alive and well' and alerted staff members at Woolworths of the 30-centimetre white-crowned snake. 'It was sealed packet so it would have been in there before it was sealed,' Mr Gilbert said. 'There are tiny holes in the bag but it would have been too small for the snake to get in.' It is understood Woolworths is taking the incident seriously and are trying to find out what went wrong. Mr Gilbert also shed light on how the snake got inside the bag. 'It is a mildly venomous snake. It will burrow under foliage and soil, so I'm not surprised it could have been pulled up with the potatoes,' he said. In his last 13 years as professional snake catcher, Mr Gilbert said this incident was the most unusual. 'This would have to be the strangest place [to find a snake],' he told Daily Mail Australia. Ms Stewart from Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east, had bought the vegetables at her local Woolworths on March 10 before making the find . In his last 13 years as professional snake catcher, Mr Gilbert said this incident was the most unusual . 'I find them in people's shoes, under people’s pillows, in people's toilets. 'You name a place I've done it - cars, everything. 'I caught six today [alone] so it's not wonder I find them in strange places.' Other strange places Mr Gilbert has found a snake include a box of cup of soup and a set of drawers. Earlier this year he found a common tree snake at Mountain Creek on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Two days before that he posted a photo of a carpet python sleeping in a drawer in Noosa, also on the coast. Mr Gilbert has found a snake include a box of cup of soup and a set of drawers . Mr Gilbert has also found a carpet python sleeping in a drawer in Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast . This month's incident comes after redback spiders were found in green grapes sold at Woolworths. A mother from Thornleigh, in Sydney's north-west, found a spider in a bag of Thompson Seedless grapes, while another man found two redbacks in a bag of grapes he bought at a Gold Coast Woolworths. This comes after another man found two redbacks in a bag of grapes he bought at a Gold Coast Woolworths and a woman in Auckland, New Zealand found a redback in a bag of imported Australian grapes she purchased from the Woolworths-owned Countdown supermarket chain less than a month ago. 'It wasn't until I had picked it up by a leg and it started to wriggle around and turn that I realised what it was and dropped it real quick,' Ms Alexander-de Jersey told Daily Mail Australia. 'I initially thought it was just a part of the grape stem. 'It had been in the fridge for a few hours prior to me washing them, we think that has possibly slowed it down a bit and luckily for me it was a bit lethargic.' [/INST] Lewina Stewart found a sleeping snake in a bag of potatoes she bought .
Ms Stewart, from Toowoomba, QLD, bought the vegetables a week ago .
Sunshine Coast Snake Catcher 24/7's Ritchie Gilbert removed the snake .
He said it was the strangest place he had ever found a snake . </s> |
The world's oldest pretzel has been discovered by archaeologists in Germany - and has lost none of its appeal despite being baked 250 years ago. The popular snack was found at an excavation site in the eastern Bavarian city of Regensburg and experts believe it was thrown away in disappointment after being burnt to a crisp in the oven. The black pretzel was discovered alongside the charred remains of a bread roll and a croissant and it is thought that the food items have been preserved for so long because they were badly burnt by their 18th century baker. Lasting flavour: The world's oldest pretzel was discovered in the eastern Bavarian city of Regensburg . Silvia Codreanau-Windauer from the Bavarian Bureau for the Conservation of Historic Monuments told The Local: 'This is definitely the oldest pretzel ever found.' The mayor of Regensburg Joachim Wolbergs added. 'This discovery is really extraordinary, because it depicts a snippet of everyday life.' Pretzels are a traditional south German and Austrian delicacy and have been a favorite in Germany for centuries. In Bavaria, pretzels are often eaten for breakfast alongside weisswurst (white sausage) with sweet mustard. Also found: The charred remains of a bread roll were found near the pretzel and experts believe the baked goods have been preserved because they were burnt by an 18th century baker who then threw them away . Charred remains: The pretzel measures four inches and the mayor of Regensburg, where it was found, has called the discovery 'extraordinary' The earliest recorded evidence of pretzels comes from 1111 when they appear in the crest of German bakers' guilds in 1111. The snacks have long been integrated into the Christian faith. By the 16th century, it had become tradition to eat pretzels on Good Friday in Germany, and Catholics once considered them the official food of lent. Today, pretzels are most popular in the USA and Germany. Source: www.todayifoundout.com . Speaking to The Local, Ms Codreanu-Windauer added some historical context to the find, saying: 'The form of the pretzel is supposed to represent the crossed arms of monks. Eventually it ended up as a fasting meal.' Monks are the symbol of Bavaria's capital Munich and different orders and monasteries give their names to many of the state's most prominent beers. The excavation site in Regensburg has been a hit with archaeologists, who recently discovered a wooden house there thought to be up to 1,200 years old. On the site, which lies on the Danube, there are plans to build a museum for Bavarian history to mark the 2018 centenary of the region's status as a free state. The excavation site in Regensburg, Bavaria, has been fruitful for archaeologists, who recently discovered a wooden house there thought to be up to 1,200 years old . Popular snack: Pretzels are a traditional south German and Austrian delicacy and have been a favorite in Germany for centuries . | Traditional snack was found next to croissant and bread roll in Regensburg .
All are charred and experts believe they were burnt by 18th century baker .
They concluded that the preservation is a result of them being burnt .
Pretzels have been a popular snack in Germany and Austria for centuries . | 4cc3774bb23e59c86b5a3e5847a0fcc3b4f188b3 | <s>[INST] The world's oldest pretzel has been discovered by archaeologists in Germany - and has lost none of its appeal despite being baked 250 years ago. The popular snack was found at an excavation site in the eastern Bavarian city of Regensburg and experts believe it was thrown away in disappointment after being burnt to a crisp in the oven. The black pretzel was discovered alongside the charred remains of a bread roll and a croissant and it is thought that the food items have been preserved for so long because they were badly burnt by their 18th century baker. Lasting flavour: The world's oldest pretzel was discovered in the eastern Bavarian city of Regensburg . Silvia Codreanau-Windauer from the Bavarian Bureau for the Conservation of Historic Monuments told The Local: 'This is definitely the oldest pretzel ever found.' The mayor of Regensburg Joachim Wolbergs added. 'This discovery is really extraordinary, because it depicts a snippet of everyday life.' Pretzels are a traditional south German and Austrian delicacy and have been a favorite in Germany for centuries. In Bavaria, pretzels are often eaten for breakfast alongside weisswurst (white sausage) with sweet mustard. Also found: The charred remains of a bread roll were found near the pretzel and experts believe the baked goods have been preserved because they were burnt by an 18th century baker who then threw them away . Charred remains: The pretzel measures four inches and the mayor of Regensburg, where it was found, has called the discovery 'extraordinary' The earliest recorded evidence of pretzels comes from 1111 when they appear in the crest of German bakers' guilds in 1111. The snacks have long been integrated into the Christian faith. By the 16th century, it had become tradition to eat pretzels on Good Friday in Germany, and Catholics once considered them the official food of lent. Today, pretzels are most popular in the USA and Germany. Source: www.todayifoundout.com . Speaking to The Local, Ms Codreanu-Windauer added some historical context to the find, saying: 'The form of the pretzel is supposed to represent the crossed arms of monks. Eventually it ended up as a fasting meal.' Monks are the symbol of Bavaria's capital Munich and different orders and monasteries give their names to many of the state's most prominent beers. The excavation site in Regensburg has been a hit with archaeologists, who recently discovered a wooden house there thought to be up to 1,200 years old. On the site, which lies on the Danube, there are plans to build a museum for Bavarian history to mark the 2018 centenary of the region's status as a free state. The excavation site in Regensburg, Bavaria, has been fruitful for archaeologists, who recently discovered a wooden house there thought to be up to 1,200 years old . Popular snack: Pretzels are a traditional south German and Austrian delicacy and have been a favorite in Germany for centuries . [/INST] Traditional snack was found next to croissant and bread roll in Regensburg .
All are charred and experts believe they were burnt by 18th century baker .
They concluded that the preservation is a result of them being burnt .
Pretzels have been a popular snack in Germany and Austria for centuries . </s> |
Jailed: Carrie Russel, 26, was put in a Japanese prison for possessing Adderall - which is illegal in Japan . A teacher from Oregon has been freed from a Japanese jail after being locked up for three weeks for possessing the prescription drug Adderall. Carrie Russell, 26, was arrested on February 20 after admitting to police that she had been sent a stash of Adderall pills in the mail. The medicine, prescribed by her doctor back home, is common in the United States, but banned in Japan. She was let out of jail on Tuesday after U.S. government officials, including Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President Kennedy and the current ambassador to Japan, negotiated her release. Russell's mother, a doctor, posted the a three-month supply of the pills to an address in South Korea, from which Russell forwarded them to her home in Nagoya, Japan, according to The Oregonian. Police tracked her down to a restaurant and arrested her while she was dining with friends. She knew just four words of Japanese. Russell, who had a job in Nagoya teaching English, told the newspaper she was taken to a detention center with Japanese cellmates and given chores to do. She said the facility was 'not anything terrifying'. She said she was fed Bento box meals in women's prison, where guards tried to speak with her in English and she picked up more Japanese. Arrest: Police tracked Russell down to a restaurant after learning she had brought a three-month supply of Adderall pills into the country. She knew just four words of Japanese when she was arrested . In the meantime, members of Congress, the Japanese embassy, and even the White House were reportedly involved in intense negotiations to set her free - despite the Japan's harsh anti-amphetamine laws, which often carry lengthy jail sentences. The details of the negotiations are not clear, but Kennedy, who made the case a priority, managed to convince local prosecutors not to file charges, and to let her go. Russell's family wrote an apologetic letter to the Japanese government, saying she had never intended to break the law. In a statement announcing her release, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) proclaimed that 'common sense has won the day'. Negotiations: Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, helped secure Russell's release. She is pictured above with the governor of Tokyo in December 2014 . He continued: 'I want to thank Ambassador Kennedy and her staff for working closely with our office and their Japanese counterparts to get her released.' Russell's stepfather, attorney Loren Podwill, has flown to Japan to meet her and bring her back to Oregon. She added that she wants to come back, if she can find another job. She said: 'In spite of this, I love Japan'. Locked up: Russell was held for almost three weeks in Nagoya, Japan, where she had been working as an English teacher . | Carrie Russell was arrested in Japan on February 20 for possessing pills .
While Adderall is widely prescribed in the U.S., it is illegal in Japan .
She knew just four words of Japanese when she was put in women's prison .
But said she got Bento meals inside and jail 'was not anything terrifying'
Lawmakers and Caroline Kennedy, ambassador to Japan, secured release .
She was let out of prison Tuesday, and is due to come back to Oregon . | 9ded353f87559a323e6c304d8f3cdc0172a6968e | <s>[INST] Jailed: Carrie Russel, 26, was put in a Japanese prison for possessing Adderall - which is illegal in Japan . A teacher from Oregon has been freed from a Japanese jail after being locked up for three weeks for possessing the prescription drug Adderall. Carrie Russell, 26, was arrested on February 20 after admitting to police that she had been sent a stash of Adderall pills in the mail. The medicine, prescribed by her doctor back home, is common in the United States, but banned in Japan. She was let out of jail on Tuesday after U.S. government officials, including Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President Kennedy and the current ambassador to Japan, negotiated her release. Russell's mother, a doctor, posted the a three-month supply of the pills to an address in South Korea, from which Russell forwarded them to her home in Nagoya, Japan, according to The Oregonian. Police tracked her down to a restaurant and arrested her while she was dining with friends. She knew just four words of Japanese. Russell, who had a job in Nagoya teaching English, told the newspaper she was taken to a detention center with Japanese cellmates and given chores to do. She said the facility was 'not anything terrifying'. She said she was fed Bento box meals in women's prison, where guards tried to speak with her in English and she picked up more Japanese. Arrest: Police tracked Russell down to a restaurant after learning she had brought a three-month supply of Adderall pills into the country. She knew just four words of Japanese when she was arrested . In the meantime, members of Congress, the Japanese embassy, and even the White House were reportedly involved in intense negotiations to set her free - despite the Japan's harsh anti-amphetamine laws, which often carry lengthy jail sentences. The details of the negotiations are not clear, but Kennedy, who made the case a priority, managed to convince local prosecutors not to file charges, and to let her go. Russell's family wrote an apologetic letter to the Japanese government, saying she had never intended to break the law. In a statement announcing her release, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) proclaimed that 'common sense has won the day'. Negotiations: Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, helped secure Russell's release. She is pictured above with the governor of Tokyo in December 2014 . He continued: 'I want to thank Ambassador Kennedy and her staff for working closely with our office and their Japanese counterparts to get her released.' Russell's stepfather, attorney Loren Podwill, has flown to Japan to meet her and bring her back to Oregon. She added that she wants to come back, if she can find another job. She said: 'In spite of this, I love Japan'. Locked up: Russell was held for almost three weeks in Nagoya, Japan, where she had been working as an English teacher . [/INST] Carrie Russell was arrested in Japan on February 20 for possessing pills .
While Adderall is widely prescribed in the U.S., it is illegal in Japan .
She knew just four words of Japanese when she was put in women's prison .
But said she got Bento meals inside and jail 'was not anything terrifying'
Lawmakers and Caroline Kennedy, ambassador to Japan, secured release .
She was let out of prison Tuesday, and is due to come back to Oregon . </s> |
A 29-year-old woman has vanished and her pickup truck found abandoned in the California desert. Police were searching for Krystie Stuart who was last seen on March 3 leaving the home she shares with her parents in Lucerne Valley for a dentist appointment. Her parents reported her missing after she had been gone for three days, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told Daily Mail Online on Friday. Investigators found her white Dodge Dakota pickup truck around 20 miles away on March 8. The vehicle was located in the desert area of north Apple Valley. Krystie Stuart, 29, went missing on March 3 after being last seen at her home in Lucerne Valley, California. Her abandoned pick-up truck was found in the desert 20 miles away . View of the north Apple Valley desert in California. Investigators found Miss Stuart's unoccupied white Dodge Dakota pickup truck in the area, five days after she went missing on March 3 . Investigators have processed the vehicle in hopes of gaining information as to the whereabouts of Miss Stuart. Investigators do not believe there is any evidence of foul play at this time and no search and rescue parties have been organized. The police asked for the public's help in locating Miss Stuart as she may not be taking needed medications that she needs. Miss Stuart's father, Don Stuart, told KTLA that his daughter had lost weight since the photos (seen above) were taken. The 29-year-old was last seen wearing a camouflage hat, white shirt, black pants and white shoes. The woman was described as 5'7', weighing 107lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff Department at 760-956-5001 or 760-552-6800. The police asked for the public's help in locating Miss Stuart as she may not be taking needed medications that she needs . | Police were searching for Krystie Stuart who was last seen on March 3 leaving her home in Lucerne Valley for a dentist appointment .
Her Dodge pick-up truck was located in the desert of north Apple Valley 20 miles away . | fc9df597d81fe0c7457d9e3b094426687272a8f5 | <s>[INST] A 29-year-old woman has vanished and her pickup truck found abandoned in the California desert. Police were searching for Krystie Stuart who was last seen on March 3 leaving the home she shares with her parents in Lucerne Valley for a dentist appointment. Her parents reported her missing after she had been gone for three days, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told Daily Mail Online on Friday. Investigators found her white Dodge Dakota pickup truck around 20 miles away on March 8. The vehicle was located in the desert area of north Apple Valley. Krystie Stuart, 29, went missing on March 3 after being last seen at her home in Lucerne Valley, California. Her abandoned pick-up truck was found in the desert 20 miles away . View of the north Apple Valley desert in California. Investigators found Miss Stuart's unoccupied white Dodge Dakota pickup truck in the area, five days after she went missing on March 3 . Investigators have processed the vehicle in hopes of gaining information as to the whereabouts of Miss Stuart. Investigators do not believe there is any evidence of foul play at this time and no search and rescue parties have been organized. The police asked for the public's help in locating Miss Stuart as she may not be taking needed medications that she needs. Miss Stuart's father, Don Stuart, told KTLA that his daughter had lost weight since the photos (seen above) were taken. The 29-year-old was last seen wearing a camouflage hat, white shirt, black pants and white shoes. The woman was described as 5'7', weighing 107lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff Department at 760-956-5001 or 760-552-6800. The police asked for the public's help in locating Miss Stuart as she may not be taking needed medications that she needs . [/INST] Police were searching for Krystie Stuart who was last seen on March 3 leaving her home in Lucerne Valley for a dentist appointment .
Her Dodge pick-up truck was located in the desert of north Apple Valley 20 miles away . </s> |
Breast implants in France will come with a health warning after experts discovered a link with a rare form of cancer. France's National Cancer Institute said there was a 'clearly established link' between a specific type of implant and the disease. Experts said they have identified 18 cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma since 2011, linked to silicone breast implants. Given the rarity of cases, the Institute said there is no need to recommend the removal of the implants. Breast implants in France will come with a health warning after 18 women were found to have a rare form of cancer after having an augmentation operation . 'This complication presents very infrequently,' the body said. France's health minister immediately sought to calm fears haunted by a similar scare in 2011. French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in their products. The PIP implants were banned and the company eventually liquidated. 'We do not recommend that women carrying these implants have them removed,' Health Minister Marisol Touraine said. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - a blood cancer. It is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which forms part of the body's immune system. The rare disease is more common in children and young adults. It develops when abnormal white blood cells divide in an uncontrolled way. The cancerous white blood cells then travel to parts of the body, commonly the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow and blood and form a tumour. Symptoms of the disease include: . The disease makes up around three per cent of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas in adults and 10 to 30 per cent in children. It grows quickly and usually needs immediate treatment with chemotherapy. Some patients may also need radiotherapy or stem cell transplants. Source: Macmillan Cancer Support and Lymphoma Research Foundation . She urged women not to get 'carried away by excessive worry', about the implants. 'Our vigilance is absolute,' she said. Ms Touraine said no particular brand of implant was in question. However the Parisien Daily reported that 14 of the 18 cases of the rare cancer were found in women with breast implants made by US pharmaceutical company Allergan. Allergan said in a statement: 'The security of patients is our first priority.' It added the company is collaborating closely with the health authorities and the drug agency ANSM. The company added that all women aged 25 or over should have an annual health check. The head of the National Cancer Institute, Agnes Buzyn, said the increased detection rate could also be attributed to better screening. According to Francois Hebert, deputy head of the ANSM drugs agency, around 400,000 women in France have had breast implants. Of those 80 per cent had the procedure for cosmetic reasons, while 20 per cent had the operation following breast cancer. Almost 50,000 women in the UK and some 400,000 worldwide, were affected by the PIP scare came to light. There was uproar when it emerged the French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) had been manufacturing implants using industrial grade silicone intended for use in mattresses. However a report into PIP scandal, published last May, found 'no convincing' medical data which suggests women with PIP implants should have them removed. French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in their products . European health officials found no medical or toxicological evidence to justify removal. The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks found no reliable evidence that ruptured PIP implants posed a health risk. They concluded a ruptured PIP implant posed not greater threat than a ruptured implant from another manufacturer. Their findings backed a 2012 review by NHS medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, which concluded the implants were not toxic or carcinogenic. However Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the company, was jailed for four years in 2013 for fraad, at a court in France. | France's National Cancer Institute found 'clear link' between breast implants and a rare form of cancer .
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma .
Experts found 18 cases of the disease linked to silicone breast implants .
Given rarity they say there is no need for women to have implants removed . | 7d933d8daf0f8486c9f9a3a88fd1bf0730aa5ade | <s>[INST] Breast implants in France will come with a health warning after experts discovered a link with a rare form of cancer. France's National Cancer Institute said there was a 'clearly established link' between a specific type of implant and the disease. Experts said they have identified 18 cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma since 2011, linked to silicone breast implants. Given the rarity of cases, the Institute said there is no need to recommend the removal of the implants. Breast implants in France will come with a health warning after 18 women were found to have a rare form of cancer after having an augmentation operation . 'This complication presents very infrequently,' the body said. France's health minister immediately sought to calm fears haunted by a similar scare in 2011. French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in their products. The PIP implants were banned and the company eventually liquidated. 'We do not recommend that women carrying these implants have them removed,' Health Minister Marisol Touraine said. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - a blood cancer. It is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which forms part of the body's immune system. The rare disease is more common in children and young adults. It develops when abnormal white blood cells divide in an uncontrolled way. The cancerous white blood cells then travel to parts of the body, commonly the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow and blood and form a tumour. Symptoms of the disease include: . The disease makes up around three per cent of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas in adults and 10 to 30 per cent in children. It grows quickly and usually needs immediate treatment with chemotherapy. Some patients may also need radiotherapy or stem cell transplants. Source: Macmillan Cancer Support and Lymphoma Research Foundation . She urged women not to get 'carried away by excessive worry', about the implants. 'Our vigilance is absolute,' she said. Ms Touraine said no particular brand of implant was in question. However the Parisien Daily reported that 14 of the 18 cases of the rare cancer were found in women with breast implants made by US pharmaceutical company Allergan. Allergan said in a statement: 'The security of patients is our first priority.' It added the company is collaborating closely with the health authorities and the drug agency ANSM. The company added that all women aged 25 or over should have an annual health check. The head of the National Cancer Institute, Agnes Buzyn, said the increased detection rate could also be attributed to better screening. According to Francois Hebert, deputy head of the ANSM drugs agency, around 400,000 women in France have had breast implants. Of those 80 per cent had the procedure for cosmetic reasons, while 20 per cent had the operation following breast cancer. Almost 50,000 women in the UK and some 400,000 worldwide, were affected by the PIP scare came to light. There was uproar when it emerged the French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) had been manufacturing implants using industrial grade silicone intended for use in mattresses. However a report into PIP scandal, published last May, found 'no convincing' medical data which suggests women with PIP implants should have them removed. French firm PIP sparked a global health scare in 2011, when plastic surgeons began reporting an unusual number of ruptures in their products . European health officials found no medical or toxicological evidence to justify removal. The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks found no reliable evidence that ruptured PIP implants posed a health risk. They concluded a ruptured PIP implant posed not greater threat than a ruptured implant from another manufacturer. Their findings backed a 2012 review by NHS medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, which concluded the implants were not toxic or carcinogenic. However Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the company, was jailed for four years in 2013 for fraad, at a court in France. [/INST] France's National Cancer Institute found 'clear link' between breast implants and a rare form of cancer .
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma .
Experts found 18 cases of the disease linked to silicone breast implants .
Given rarity they say there is no need for women to have implants removed . </s> |
A high-profile Ukip MEP has been expelled from the party after her chief of staff was filmed allegedly attempting to make fraudulent expense claims. Ukip last night said Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt had been kicked out for ‘bringing the party into disrepute’. A disciplinary hearing was held yesterday following allegations that Miss Hewitt had obtained a £3,150 invoice for a drinks party that cost £950 in a bid to ‘repatriate’ extra money from the EU. Scroll down for video . Ukip said Janice Atkinson (pictured) and her assistant had been kicked out for ‘bringing the party into disrepute’ Miss Atkinson, who is an MEP for the South East, had also been due to stand at the General Election as the candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe constituency. Police last week launched an investigation into allegations over the women’s event hosted by Mrs Atkinson at Ukip’s spring conference in Margate, Kent. Guests at the party, which was attended by Nigel Farage’s wife Kirsten, drank champagne, cocktails and dozens of bottles of wine. The event reportedly cost £950 and was paid by Mrs Atkinson’ chief of staff Christine Hewitt on credit card, but she later returned to the restaurant and was given an invoice for £3,150. Mr Farage said last week that he was 'deeply shocked' by the allegations and described it as 'one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life' She was allegedly filmed telling an undercover reporter: ‘The idea is we overcharge them slightly because that’s the way of repatriating (the money).’ Nigel Farage was left reeling last week after losing three election candidates in less than 24 hours. The Ukip leader was left 'deeply shocked' after suspending MEP Janice Atkinson. Hours later the party confirmed a second senior figure, the party's candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd, had been suspended following an 'alleged incident at his workplace'. The final blow came when the party's candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, sensationally quit claiming he was sick of the 'open racism and bullying' in the party. Mr Farage last week said: ‘I was deeply shocked when I saw it. It was one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life.’ The party yesterday held a disciplinary hearing chaired independently by somebody from the legal profession with representatives of the national executive of Ukip. Last night in a statement, Mrs Atkinson said: 'I am deeply disappointed by today’s decision and fully intend to appeal. ‘I was elected to represent the constituents of the south-east of England and I will continue to work tirelessly on their behalf and for the best interests of our country.' A Ukip spokesman said: ‘Janice Atkinson MEP and Christine Hewitt, assistant to Janice Atkinson, have been found to have brought the party into disrepute. ‘As a result they have been expelled from the UK Independence Party. They have 14 days to appeal. ‘This means that Ms Atkinson no longer represents UKIP in the European Parliament and she will no longer be our prospective parliamentary candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.’ Mrs Atkinson, pictured with Nigel Farage as the South East England region results of the European Parliament elections were declared last year, was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011 . Mrs Atkinson was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011. The 52-year-old found herself in hot water last year after she was recorded by TV cameras calling the wife of a Ukip supporter ‘a ting tong from somewhere’. She insisted the comments were naive rather than malicious and said she was ‘incredibly sorry’ for offending the woman. In December it emerged that she owed more than £2,000 in child support to her ex-husband despite previously criticising ‘feckless families’ who have more children than they can afford. She has also been pictured sticking up her middle finger stuck up to a camera and was accused of swearing at protesters. Ukip also lost Candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd (left) and candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, (right) within 24 hours of Mrs Atkinson's suspension . Ostentatious breastfeeding . Farage: 'It isn't too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that isn't ostentatious.' Immigrants causing traffic jams . Farage: 'It took me six hours and 15 minutes in the car to get here. It should have taken three-and-half to four. 'That has nothing to do with professionalism. What is does have to do with is a country in which the population is going through the roof, chiefly because of open door immigration and the fact the M4 is not as navigable as it used to be.' General secretary sex scandal . Ukip general secretary Roger Bird suspended over allegations of impropriety with candidate Natasha Bolter in December. He claimed they slept together, she denied it. Doubts later emerged about her CV, with Oxford denying she studied there and questions about her teaching qualifications . Rate an immigrant game . A Ukip game emerged last year asking supporters to rate 'blacks, Muslims and Eastern Europeans' in a game – with prizes of cash and a Ukip golf umbrella. Weeding out the lunatics . Ukip candidates chief David Soutter revealed he spent half his time 'weeding out the lunatics, the people who shouldn't be there.' Candidate quits over 'poofter' comments . Kerry Smith was forced to quit as Ukip candidate in South Basildon and East Thurrock in December after being taped mocking gay party members as 'poofters', joking about shooting people from Chigwell in a 'peasant hunt' and referring to someone as a 'Chinky bird'. Taking money from Brussels . Ukip secures a £1.5 million pot of taxpayers' cash by forming a new European-wide political party . | Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt were kicked out of Ukip .
A disciplinary heard that Hewitt obtained a £3,150 invoice for a £950 party .
Allegedly told undercover reporters it was to repatriate money from EU .
A Ukip spokesman said the pair had brought the party into 'disrepute' | 9d01c5c4ee72422fd2b230a5a0e3766d75263484 | <s>[INST] A high-profile Ukip MEP has been expelled from the party after her chief of staff was filmed allegedly attempting to make fraudulent expense claims. Ukip last night said Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt had been kicked out for ‘bringing the party into disrepute’. A disciplinary hearing was held yesterday following allegations that Miss Hewitt had obtained a £3,150 invoice for a drinks party that cost £950 in a bid to ‘repatriate’ extra money from the EU. Scroll down for video . Ukip said Janice Atkinson (pictured) and her assistant had been kicked out for ‘bringing the party into disrepute’ Miss Atkinson, who is an MEP for the South East, had also been due to stand at the General Election as the candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe constituency. Police last week launched an investigation into allegations over the women’s event hosted by Mrs Atkinson at Ukip’s spring conference in Margate, Kent. Guests at the party, which was attended by Nigel Farage’s wife Kirsten, drank champagne, cocktails and dozens of bottles of wine. The event reportedly cost £950 and was paid by Mrs Atkinson’ chief of staff Christine Hewitt on credit card, but she later returned to the restaurant and was given an invoice for £3,150. Mr Farage said last week that he was 'deeply shocked' by the allegations and described it as 'one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life' She was allegedly filmed telling an undercover reporter: ‘The idea is we overcharge them slightly because that’s the way of repatriating (the money).’ Nigel Farage was left reeling last week after losing three election candidates in less than 24 hours. The Ukip leader was left 'deeply shocked' after suspending MEP Janice Atkinson. Hours later the party confirmed a second senior figure, the party's candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd, had been suspended following an 'alleged incident at his workplace'. The final blow came when the party's candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, sensationally quit claiming he was sick of the 'open racism and bullying' in the party. Mr Farage last week said: ‘I was deeply shocked when I saw it. It was one of the most incredibly stupid and dishonest things I've ever seen in my life.’ The party yesterday held a disciplinary hearing chaired independently by somebody from the legal profession with representatives of the national executive of Ukip. Last night in a statement, Mrs Atkinson said: 'I am deeply disappointed by today’s decision and fully intend to appeal. ‘I was elected to represent the constituents of the south-east of England and I will continue to work tirelessly on their behalf and for the best interests of our country.' A Ukip spokesman said: ‘Janice Atkinson MEP and Christine Hewitt, assistant to Janice Atkinson, have been found to have brought the party into disrepute. ‘As a result they have been expelled from the UK Independence Party. They have 14 days to appeal. ‘This means that Ms Atkinson no longer represents UKIP in the European Parliament and she will no longer be our prospective parliamentary candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.’ Mrs Atkinson, pictured with Nigel Farage as the South East England region results of the European Parliament elections were declared last year, was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011 . Mrs Atkinson was elected as an MEP last year after joining Ukip in 2011. The 52-year-old found herself in hot water last year after she was recorded by TV cameras calling the wife of a Ukip supporter ‘a ting tong from somewhere’. She insisted the comments were naive rather than malicious and said she was ‘incredibly sorry’ for offending the woman. In December it emerged that she owed more than £2,000 in child support to her ex-husband despite previously criticising ‘feckless families’ who have more children than they can afford. She has also been pictured sticking up her middle finger stuck up to a camera and was accused of swearing at protesters. Ukip also lost Candidate for Scunthorpe Stephen Howd (left) and candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Jonathan Stanley, (right) within 24 hours of Mrs Atkinson's suspension . Ostentatious breastfeeding . Farage: 'It isn't too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that isn't ostentatious.' Immigrants causing traffic jams . Farage: 'It took me six hours and 15 minutes in the car to get here. It should have taken three-and-half to four. 'That has nothing to do with professionalism. What is does have to do with is a country in which the population is going through the roof, chiefly because of open door immigration and the fact the M4 is not as navigable as it used to be.' General secretary sex scandal . Ukip general secretary Roger Bird suspended over allegations of impropriety with candidate Natasha Bolter in December. He claimed they slept together, she denied it. Doubts later emerged about her CV, with Oxford denying she studied there and questions about her teaching qualifications . Rate an immigrant game . A Ukip game emerged last year asking supporters to rate 'blacks, Muslims and Eastern Europeans' in a game – with prizes of cash and a Ukip golf umbrella. Weeding out the lunatics . Ukip candidates chief David Soutter revealed he spent half his time 'weeding out the lunatics, the people who shouldn't be there.' Candidate quits over 'poofter' comments . Kerry Smith was forced to quit as Ukip candidate in South Basildon and East Thurrock in December after being taped mocking gay party members as 'poofters', joking about shooting people from Chigwell in a 'peasant hunt' and referring to someone as a 'Chinky bird'. Taking money from Brussels . Ukip secures a £1.5 million pot of taxpayers' cash by forming a new European-wide political party . [/INST] Janice Atkinson and her assistant Christine Hewitt were kicked out of Ukip .
A disciplinary heard that Hewitt obtained a £3,150 invoice for a £950 party .
Allegedly told undercover reporters it was to repatriate money from EU .
A Ukip spokesman said the pair had brought the party into 'disrepute' </s> |
A Virginia lawmaker who was jailed over a sex scandal with his 17-year-old receptionist has announced that she has given birth to a baby boy. Delegate Joseph Morrissey, 57, told The Richmond Times-Dispatch on Sunday that Myrna Pride, now 18, had delivered 'a beautiful, healthy 7 lb. 8 oz. baby boy' in Georgia. 'I was with Myrna and she is absolutely thrilled… I am too!' he told the paper, which added that there was no information on the baby's father. Morrissey, who was re-elected from behind bars in January, was released from jail last week after completing a sentence for a misdemeanor relating to the sex scandal, which emerged last summer. Sex scandal: Joe Morrissey, pictured in January, has announced a teenager with whom he is accused of having sex has given birth to a healthy boy. He pleaded no contest to the charges last year . To avoid a trial, he had pleaded no contest in December 2014 to contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a sex scandal involving the then-17-year-old girl. The plea allowed him to avoid potentially decades behind bars. He had been accused of having sex with the teenager in his law offices - where she worked - and of possessing a naked photo of her, which he also sent to a friend. Their alleged relationship emerged after Pride's sisters and father found a nude photo and sexually explicit messages on her phone. They tracked Morrissey and Pride from a restaurant one night in August 2013, and then called police, who found the teenager inside his home at midnight. Morrissey, a bachelor who has fathered three children with three different women, has denied having sex with the teenager. She has also denied the relationship. Morrissey claimed that Pride came to his home that night in August 2013 not to have sex, but to get his legal help recovering child support from her father, Coleman Pride. Then earlier this year, he was indicted on four new felony charges for allegedly forging a document relating to payments Pride's father owed her. Morrissey allegedly vouched for the document in court and persuaded the girl's mother to swear to its authenticity as well. Behind bars: Morrissey is seen leaving jail in Barhamsville, Virginia on work release in January. He was released last week but now faces four felony charges over allegations he forged court documents . The document had been presented in court to support his version of events from the night the girl was found inside his home. It appeared to be a court order showing that Coleman Pride, Myrna's father, had agreed to pay $50 a month into a college fund for his daughter. But prosecutors said there is no court record of any child support order, and that the document 'appears to be a fabrication'. Charges: Deirdre Warren (pictured) is also accused of swearing the documents were authentic . Myrna's mother, Deidre Warren, was also indicted on perjury and forgery charges. Morrissey faces up to 10 years on each count if convicted. He is preparing for a trial on the charges and Pride, who will turn 19 later this month, has appeared at his recent hearings, the Times-Dispatch reported. Morrissey, an attorney known as 'Fighting Joe' since his 1993 courthouse fistfight with another lawyer, said earlier this year that the charges are false and he vowed to beat them. 'This is a very harmful and mean-spirited blow, but I'll do what I've always done. I'll prevail,' he said. After his conviction, the four-term Democrat announced his resignation under pressure from his colleagues but angered them by running as an independent in the special election called to choose his successor. He won the election in January. That month, the Associated Press reported that his colleagues largely ignore him. House Speaker William J. Howell stripped Morrissey of his committee assignments, and legislative leaders from both parties are debating whether to censure or expel him. 'This is a truly painful and embarrassing chapter for the oldest continuously operating legislative body in the New World,' Howell said after learning of the new charges. 'The House will evaluate these new indictments as it pertains to disciplinary action.' | Delegate Joseph Morrissey was released from jail last week after completing a sentence over accusations he had sex with the girl, then 17 .
He revealed on Sunday that the teenager, Myrna Pride, had given birth to a healthy boy; it is not clear who the father is .
He was accused of having sex with the girl at his offices, where she worked, and receiving a naked photograph of her .
Both have denied the relationship .
He now faces four new felony charges that he forged a document relating to money Pride's father owed her . | 296b7d291af5101a38a9aa3c0afcce11dd48766f | <s>[INST] A Virginia lawmaker who was jailed over a sex scandal with his 17-year-old receptionist has announced that she has given birth to a baby boy. Delegate Joseph Morrissey, 57, told The Richmond Times-Dispatch on Sunday that Myrna Pride, now 18, had delivered 'a beautiful, healthy 7 lb. 8 oz. baby boy' in Georgia. 'I was with Myrna and she is absolutely thrilled… I am too!' he told the paper, which added that there was no information on the baby's father. Morrissey, who was re-elected from behind bars in January, was released from jail last week after completing a sentence for a misdemeanor relating to the sex scandal, which emerged last summer. Sex scandal: Joe Morrissey, pictured in January, has announced a teenager with whom he is accused of having sex has given birth to a healthy boy. He pleaded no contest to the charges last year . To avoid a trial, he had pleaded no contest in December 2014 to contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a sex scandal involving the then-17-year-old girl. The plea allowed him to avoid potentially decades behind bars. He had been accused of having sex with the teenager in his law offices - where she worked - and of possessing a naked photo of her, which he also sent to a friend. Their alleged relationship emerged after Pride's sisters and father found a nude photo and sexually explicit messages on her phone. They tracked Morrissey and Pride from a restaurant one night in August 2013, and then called police, who found the teenager inside his home at midnight. Morrissey, a bachelor who has fathered three children with three different women, has denied having sex with the teenager. She has also denied the relationship. Morrissey claimed that Pride came to his home that night in August 2013 not to have sex, but to get his legal help recovering child support from her father, Coleman Pride. Then earlier this year, he was indicted on four new felony charges for allegedly forging a document relating to payments Pride's father owed her. Morrissey allegedly vouched for the document in court and persuaded the girl's mother to swear to its authenticity as well. Behind bars: Morrissey is seen leaving jail in Barhamsville, Virginia on work release in January. He was released last week but now faces four felony charges over allegations he forged court documents . The document had been presented in court to support his version of events from the night the girl was found inside his home. It appeared to be a court order showing that Coleman Pride, Myrna's father, had agreed to pay $50 a month into a college fund for his daughter. But prosecutors said there is no court record of any child support order, and that the document 'appears to be a fabrication'. Charges: Deirdre Warren (pictured) is also accused of swearing the documents were authentic . Myrna's mother, Deidre Warren, was also indicted on perjury and forgery charges. Morrissey faces up to 10 years on each count if convicted. He is preparing for a trial on the charges and Pride, who will turn 19 later this month, has appeared at his recent hearings, the Times-Dispatch reported. Morrissey, an attorney known as 'Fighting Joe' since his 1993 courthouse fistfight with another lawyer, said earlier this year that the charges are false and he vowed to beat them. 'This is a very harmful and mean-spirited blow, but I'll do what I've always done. I'll prevail,' he said. After his conviction, the four-term Democrat announced his resignation under pressure from his colleagues but angered them by running as an independent in the special election called to choose his successor. He won the election in January. That month, the Associated Press reported that his colleagues largely ignore him. House Speaker William J. Howell stripped Morrissey of his committee assignments, and legislative leaders from both parties are debating whether to censure or expel him. 'This is a truly painful and embarrassing chapter for the oldest continuously operating legislative body in the New World,' Howell said after learning of the new charges. 'The House will evaluate these new indictments as it pertains to disciplinary action.' [/INST] Delegate Joseph Morrissey was released from jail last week after completing a sentence over accusations he had sex with the girl, then 17 .
He revealed on Sunday that the teenager, Myrna Pride, had given birth to a healthy boy; it is not clear who the father is .
He was accused of having sex with the girl at his offices, where she worked, and receiving a naked photograph of her .
Both have denied the relationship .
He now faces four new felony charges that he forged a document relating to money Pride's father owed her . </s> |
Even Fernando Torres wasn’t relegated to the reserves. But for £250,000-per-week Radamel Falcao – perhaps the most handsomely-rewarded second-string striker in history – this was the ultimate indignity. Does he feel an injustice, angry with Louis van Gaal for such a degrading demotion? Or is there an acceptance that his powers have faded? In fact, they’ve gone out like a light. Radamal Falcao has scored just four goals since arriving at Manchester United . His latest run out was for the Under 21s as they faced Tottenham on Tuesday night . At least with fellow £50million flop Torres his decline was something of a slow burn, occasionally illuminated by a flicker of glories past. Sadly, for Falcao, there is no sign of him emerging from the darkness at Old Trafford. An unused substitute as Manchester United struggled for a goal (Falcao has scored more than 200 in his career) during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal in Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final, the Colombian was back at the Theatre of Nightmares 24 hours later for an Under 21 fixture against Tottenham. He wasn’t there to cheer on the club’s next generation, he was lining up alongside them. United insist it was a fitness exercise. But fitness is allied to form, and Falcao certainly doesn't boast the latter right now. Falcao fluffed his lines and missed several chances during a win over QPR back in January . The striker has spent plenty of time warming the bench at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal must decide whether to take up the option to buy Falcao at the end of his loan spell . He failed to score against Spurs, fluffed one chance and was then withdrawn – a synopsis which could well be applied to the majority of his outings since his £6m loan move from Monaco. The beauty of that arrangement – and it’s something of an ugly truth – is that United are not committed to making his stay permanent and there is zero chance of them doing so after his failure to impact, four goals from 19 appearances his sorry return. Compare that with the 70 strikes from 91 matches for Atletico Madrid and his demise is given some numerical context. Falcao drew a blank against League One Preston in the FA Cup last month . He also struggled against Cambridge from League Two in the previous round . Celebrations have been few and far between for Falcao, pictured here after scoring against Leicester . River Plate . 2005-06 - Games 11 Goals 7 . 2006-07 - Games 20 Goals 3 . 2007-08 Games 39 Goals 19 . 2008-09 Games 35 Goals 16 . Porto . 2009-10 Games 43 Goals 34 . 2010-11 Games 42 Goals 38 . 2011-12 Games 2 Goals 0 . Atletico Madrid . 2011-12 Games 50 Goals 36 . 2012-13 Games 41 Goals 34 . Monaco . 2013-14 Games 19 Goals 11 . 2014-15 Games 3 Goals 2 . Manchester United . 2014-15 Games 19 Goals 4 . It was, of course, in the colours of Atletico that Falcao smashed a devastating hat-trick past Chelsea in the European Super Cup of 2012. Every tribute in the wake of that demolition job determined that Falcao was ready-made for the Premier League – pace, power, potency, he had the lot. Even his pre-Madrid existence supported the assertion that he was the continent’s most feared goal-getter. There were 72 goals from just 87 games at Porto, winning with them a Portuguese title, cup and Europa League, a prize he defended the following season in Spain. His spells at Porto and Atletico were bookended by River Plate and Monaco, where again his ratio was as good as one-in-two. But it was that move to Monaco which proved fateful in the loss of Europe’s finest front man. With a transfer fee of £52m and salary of around £15m, there were obvious accusations – defended by Falcao – behind his motivation. However, it was the knee injury suffered in January of last year which robbed him of a place at the World Cup and, on the evidence of this season, a whole lot more than a mere ticket to Brazil. Falcao was on holiday during the World Cup as he missed out following a long injury lay-off . Falcao scored goals for fun during his days as an Atletico Madrid player . He won the Europa league with Porto in 2011 and again with Atletico the following year . Falcao is still a Monaco player having signed for Manchester United on a season-long loan . Gone are the razor-sharp reactions of body and mind. Gone is the swagger, the confidence, the belief that he is the best. Sound familiar? Over four, long years at Chelsea we witnessed the regression of Torres. In the end he left having scored just 20 league goals in 110 games. Falcao will be lucky if he leaves United with 20 league appearances, let alone goals. Torres, of course, now resides back at Atletico, his connection with the club affording him a second chance. At 29 and with his best days very much behind him, perhaps a similar fate awaits Falcao. | Radamel Falcao has scored four goals since arriving at Old Trafford .
Manchester United are unlikely to take up the option to buy him .
He was forced to play for the Under 21s against Spurs on Tuesday .
Falcao drew a blank for the second string .
His fall from the top is the most spectacular since Fernando Torres .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . | 107df385f8c8083041f796471a8876a2a1f86877 | <s>[INST] Even Fernando Torres wasn’t relegated to the reserves. But for £250,000-per-week Radamel Falcao – perhaps the most handsomely-rewarded second-string striker in history – this was the ultimate indignity. Does he feel an injustice, angry with Louis van Gaal for such a degrading demotion? Or is there an acceptance that his powers have faded? In fact, they’ve gone out like a light. Radamal Falcao has scored just four goals since arriving at Manchester United . His latest run out was for the Under 21s as they faced Tottenham on Tuesday night . At least with fellow £50million flop Torres his decline was something of a slow burn, occasionally illuminated by a flicker of glories past. Sadly, for Falcao, there is no sign of him emerging from the darkness at Old Trafford. An unused substitute as Manchester United struggled for a goal (Falcao has scored more than 200 in his career) during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal in Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final, the Colombian was back at the Theatre of Nightmares 24 hours later for an Under 21 fixture against Tottenham. He wasn’t there to cheer on the club’s next generation, he was lining up alongside them. United insist it was a fitness exercise. But fitness is allied to form, and Falcao certainly doesn't boast the latter right now. Falcao fluffed his lines and missed several chances during a win over QPR back in January . The striker has spent plenty of time warming the bench at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal must decide whether to take up the option to buy Falcao at the end of his loan spell . He failed to score against Spurs, fluffed one chance and was then withdrawn – a synopsis which could well be applied to the majority of his outings since his £6m loan move from Monaco. The beauty of that arrangement – and it’s something of an ugly truth – is that United are not committed to making his stay permanent and there is zero chance of them doing so after his failure to impact, four goals from 19 appearances his sorry return. Compare that with the 70 strikes from 91 matches for Atletico Madrid and his demise is given some numerical context. Falcao drew a blank against League One Preston in the FA Cup last month . He also struggled against Cambridge from League Two in the previous round . Celebrations have been few and far between for Falcao, pictured here after scoring against Leicester . River Plate . 2005-06 - Games 11 Goals 7 . 2006-07 - Games 20 Goals 3 . 2007-08 Games 39 Goals 19 . 2008-09 Games 35 Goals 16 . Porto . 2009-10 Games 43 Goals 34 . 2010-11 Games 42 Goals 38 . 2011-12 Games 2 Goals 0 . Atletico Madrid . 2011-12 Games 50 Goals 36 . 2012-13 Games 41 Goals 34 . Monaco . 2013-14 Games 19 Goals 11 . 2014-15 Games 3 Goals 2 . Manchester United . 2014-15 Games 19 Goals 4 . It was, of course, in the colours of Atletico that Falcao smashed a devastating hat-trick past Chelsea in the European Super Cup of 2012. Every tribute in the wake of that demolition job determined that Falcao was ready-made for the Premier League – pace, power, potency, he had the lot. Even his pre-Madrid existence supported the assertion that he was the continent’s most feared goal-getter. There were 72 goals from just 87 games at Porto, winning with them a Portuguese title, cup and Europa League, a prize he defended the following season in Spain. His spells at Porto and Atletico were bookended by River Plate and Monaco, where again his ratio was as good as one-in-two. But it was that move to Monaco which proved fateful in the loss of Europe’s finest front man. With a transfer fee of £52m and salary of around £15m, there were obvious accusations – defended by Falcao – behind his motivation. However, it was the knee injury suffered in January of last year which robbed him of a place at the World Cup and, on the evidence of this season, a whole lot more than a mere ticket to Brazil. Falcao was on holiday during the World Cup as he missed out following a long injury lay-off . Falcao scored goals for fun during his days as an Atletico Madrid player . He won the Europa league with Porto in 2011 and again with Atletico the following year . Falcao is still a Monaco player having signed for Manchester United on a season-long loan . Gone are the razor-sharp reactions of body and mind. Gone is the swagger, the confidence, the belief that he is the best. Sound familiar? Over four, long years at Chelsea we witnessed the regression of Torres. In the end he left having scored just 20 league goals in 110 games. Falcao will be lucky if he leaves United with 20 league appearances, let alone goals. Torres, of course, now resides back at Atletico, his connection with the club affording him a second chance. At 29 and with his best days very much behind him, perhaps a similar fate awaits Falcao. [/INST] Radamel Falcao has scored four goals since arriving at Old Trafford .
Manchester United are unlikely to take up the option to buy him .
He was forced to play for the Under 21s against Spurs on Tuesday .
Falcao drew a blank for the second string .
His fall from the top is the most spectacular since Fernando Torres .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . </s> |
When you're spending $46 million on a house that measures at a total of 23,000 square feet - roughly one third the area of the White House - the last thing you want to think about is filling the joint with furniture. So in a growing trend among the rich and famously wealthy, multi-million dollar homes are being sold with all of their belongings, from the linens and lamps, to the artwork on the walls and sculptures in the yards. Known as turn-key properties, it allows the buyer the convenience to pay and walk straight in to their new abode. Such was the case for a sensation estate that recently sold in Bel-Air, which was previously owned by country singer Kenny Rogers. First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite, according to The Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for video . Sprawling: This Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer as a 'turn-key property', meaning it came with all of its belonging, such as furniture and lines, even art . Stunning: The house was first built in 1938 and then extensively reinvigorated with modern renovations in 2013 . Historic: The home was designed by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra . Luxurious: The home has a lap pool, jacuzzi and cabana, along with a long grassy yard off to the side . View: At nights downtown Los Angeles can be seen lit up on the skyline over the pool . Lifestyle's of the rich and famous: Yes, that is an elevator that opens up at the pool . Entrance: From the driveway the home appears like a typical two-story, but drops down significantly at the back . Grand: The entry is quite simple and most, although expansive, but the facade of the house from behind . The buyer and the seller have chosen to remain anonymous. However, according to CNBC, the glamorous history of the place is well-known in the area. The sprawling house was designed in the 1930s by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra. It then underwent extensive renovations in 2013. The estate is called Lionsgate because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates. The real estate agent told CNBC that, among its many features, the house comes with a state-of-the-art security syystem, which is particularly attractive to celebrities and owners like overseas. The property has 32 cameras, four gates with double-high walls and a panic room. 'You would not find it,' Trudeau said of the panic room. 'It's hidden away.' Lionsgate: The home got its name because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates . Hollywood history: The home was designer by the man who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra (together-left), and was previously owner by country singer Kenny Rogers (right) Turn-key: The home was sold with all the possessions inside, which hopefully included this grand piano at the entrance . Lavish: The open living room - one of the three in the house- looks out onto the alfresco area and pool . Gorgeous: The home is designed around the backyard and its stunning gardens and outdoor areas . Entertaining: With a lovely dining room, billiard room and home theater, it is perfect for entertaining . Massive: The kitchen comes with not one but two chef blocks, and is perfect for planning a dinner part or day event . Cocktail hour: What's a decent ballroom without a proper bar, right? Grand: The master bedroom alone is 3,000 square feet and has a sitting area and fireplace . Comfortable: It would be very nice to snuggle up here to watch some TV right before going to bed . Divine: The bathroom is full of natural light and has a tub that overlooks the backyard, as you do . The ballroom: Built in the 1930s, the home was made for all-night Hollywood soirees . The billiard room: The house has 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a glass elevator, billiard room and home theater . The study: The house was offered completely furnished, showing the growing popularity of 'turn-key mansions' The home theater: There's plenty of room to have people over to watch a movie, such as Casino Royale . First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite . | Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer .
The house was a 'turn-key property' and came with all its belongings, such as furniture .
The growing trend allows buyers to walk straight in and live at the home .
Home has a glass elevator, ballroom, billiard room and a 3,000-square-foot master suite . | 8e4050d8f9d254b9fb077b0a9c67f480d90d1dfa | <s>[INST] When you're spending $46 million on a house that measures at a total of 23,000 square feet - roughly one third the area of the White House - the last thing you want to think about is filling the joint with furniture. So in a growing trend among the rich and famously wealthy, multi-million dollar homes are being sold with all of their belongings, from the linens and lamps, to the artwork on the walls and sculptures in the yards. Known as turn-key properties, it allows the buyer the convenience to pay and walk straight in to their new abode. Such was the case for a sensation estate that recently sold in Bel-Air, which was previously owned by country singer Kenny Rogers. First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite, according to The Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for video . Sprawling: This Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer as a 'turn-key property', meaning it came with all of its belonging, such as furniture and lines, even art . Stunning: The house was first built in 1938 and then extensively reinvigorated with modern renovations in 2013 . Historic: The home was designed by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra . Luxurious: The home has a lap pool, jacuzzi and cabana, along with a long grassy yard off to the side . View: At nights downtown Los Angeles can be seen lit up on the skyline over the pool . Lifestyle's of the rich and famous: Yes, that is an elevator that opens up at the pool . Entrance: From the driveway the home appears like a typical two-story, but drops down significantly at the back . Grand: The entry is quite simple and most, although expansive, but the facade of the house from behind . The buyer and the seller have chosen to remain anonymous. However, according to CNBC, the glamorous history of the place is well-known in the area. The sprawling house was designed in the 1930s by Paul Williams, the architect who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra. It then underwent extensive renovations in 2013. The estate is called Lionsgate because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates. The real estate agent told CNBC that, among its many features, the house comes with a state-of-the-art security syystem, which is particularly attractive to celebrities and owners like overseas. The property has 32 cameras, four gates with double-high walls and a panic room. 'You would not find it,' Trudeau said of the panic room. 'It's hidden away.' Lionsgate: The home got its name because of the two sizable lion sculptures that guard the front gates . Hollywood history: The home was designer by the man who built homes for Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra (together-left), and was previously owner by country singer Kenny Rogers (right) Turn-key: The home was sold with all the possessions inside, which hopefully included this grand piano at the entrance . Lavish: The open living room - one of the three in the house- looks out onto the alfresco area and pool . Gorgeous: The home is designed around the backyard and its stunning gardens and outdoor areas . Entertaining: With a lovely dining room, billiard room and home theater, it is perfect for entertaining . Massive: The kitchen comes with not one but two chef blocks, and is perfect for planning a dinner part or day event . Cocktail hour: What's a decent ballroom without a proper bar, right? Grand: The master bedroom alone is 3,000 square feet and has a sitting area and fireplace . Comfortable: It would be very nice to snuggle up here to watch some TV right before going to bed . Divine: The bathroom is full of natural light and has a tub that overlooks the backyard, as you do . The ballroom: Built in the 1930s, the home was made for all-night Hollywood soirees . The billiard room: The house has 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a glass elevator, billiard room and home theater . The study: The house was offered completely furnished, showing the growing popularity of 'turn-key mansions' The home theater: There's plenty of room to have people over to watch a movie, such as Casino Royale . First built in 1938, the 11-bedroom chateau includes a glass elevator, a ballroom, three living rooms and a 3,000-square-foot master suite . [/INST] Bel-Air mansion recently sold for $46.25 to an unknown buyer .
The house was a 'turn-key property' and came with all its belongings, such as furniture .
The growing trend allows buyers to walk straight in and live at the home .
Home has a glass elevator, ballroom, billiard room and a 3,000-square-foot master suite . </s> |
The parents of an eight-month-old girl who died after she became wedged between the bed and wall of a Connecticut hotel room were visiting the area to appear on The Maury Show. They were reportedly there to film an episode that was meant to reveal the identity of the child's biological father. On Wednesday morning the 27-year-old mother woke up at the Stamford Plaza Hotel to find that her baby wasn't breathing and told officers the child must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night, according to police. The parents of an eight-month-old girl who died after becoming wedged between the bed and wall of a Connecticut hotel room were visiting the area to appear on The Maury Show (file photo) Her story was supported by the 25-year-old man who said he woke up when he heard the mother scream, according to NBC New York. An autopsy revealed there was no evidence the infant had experienced physical or sexual abuse, or neglect. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed, according to Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn. The couple also have a two-year-old son, who was sleeping in the same bed as his mother was was unharmed. Police said the Department of Children and Families and Child Guidance have been notified. No criminal charges have been filed. Hohn confirmed that the family had traveled from Ohio to film an episode for Maury Povich's daytime talk show, but would not comment on their specific segment would be about. A source, who asked to remain unidentified, told the Stamford Advocate the episode was going to reveal on-air who the infant's biological father was based on the results of a paternity test. The Maury Show is infamous for its dramatic paternity reveals to the point where Maury's big reveal on whether the man is question is the father has become a catchphrase in itself. Hohn revealed to the Stamford Advocate that multiple glasses and bottles of alcohol were strewn across the couple's hotel room, and that they had been drinking in the hotel lobby. But he said investigators were still unsure if alcohol had played a role or if there was an issue of child endangerment in the infant's death. He said the Stamford State Attorney's office will decide whether to file any charges against the couple. An NBCUniversal spokesman said 'everyone at The Maury Show' was 'deeply saddened by this profound tragedy'. On Wednesday morning the 27-year-old mother woke up at the Stamford Plaza Hotel to find that her baby wasn't breathing and told officers the child must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night . | The mother, 27, woke up to find her daughter had become wedged between the bed and wall of their Stamford, Connecticut hotel room .
She told police the baby wasn't breathing and must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night .
Police confirmed family was visiting area from Ohio to appear on an episode of the popular daytime talk show .
Maury Povich's show is infamous for its dramatic paternity test reveals . | 740eb312d7d3a65ac20178514db2275deb632bee | <s>[INST] The parents of an eight-month-old girl who died after she became wedged between the bed and wall of a Connecticut hotel room were visiting the area to appear on The Maury Show. They were reportedly there to film an episode that was meant to reveal the identity of the child's biological father. On Wednesday morning the 27-year-old mother woke up at the Stamford Plaza Hotel to find that her baby wasn't breathing and told officers the child must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night, according to police. The parents of an eight-month-old girl who died after becoming wedged between the bed and wall of a Connecticut hotel room were visiting the area to appear on The Maury Show (file photo) Her story was supported by the 25-year-old man who said he woke up when he heard the mother scream, according to NBC New York. An autopsy revealed there was no evidence the infant had experienced physical or sexual abuse, or neglect. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed, according to Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn. The couple also have a two-year-old son, who was sleeping in the same bed as his mother was was unharmed. Police said the Department of Children and Families and Child Guidance have been notified. No criminal charges have been filed. Hohn confirmed that the family had traveled from Ohio to film an episode for Maury Povich's daytime talk show, but would not comment on their specific segment would be about. A source, who asked to remain unidentified, told the Stamford Advocate the episode was going to reveal on-air who the infant's biological father was based on the results of a paternity test. The Maury Show is infamous for its dramatic paternity reveals to the point where Maury's big reveal on whether the man is question is the father has become a catchphrase in itself. Hohn revealed to the Stamford Advocate that multiple glasses and bottles of alcohol were strewn across the couple's hotel room, and that they had been drinking in the hotel lobby. But he said investigators were still unsure if alcohol had played a role or if there was an issue of child endangerment in the infant's death. He said the Stamford State Attorney's office will decide whether to file any charges against the couple. An NBCUniversal spokesman said 'everyone at The Maury Show' was 'deeply saddened by this profound tragedy'. On Wednesday morning the 27-year-old mother woke up at the Stamford Plaza Hotel to find that her baby wasn't breathing and told officers the child must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night . [/INST] The mother, 27, woke up to find her daughter had become wedged between the bed and wall of their Stamford, Connecticut hotel room .
She told police the baby wasn't breathing and must have fallen off the bed in the middle of the night .
Police confirmed family was visiting area from Ohio to appear on an episode of the popular daytime talk show .
Maury Povich's show is infamous for its dramatic paternity test reveals . </s> |
It has been a sci-fi dream for decades - a car that can simply take to the air to avoid traffic. However, a Slovakian firm has said it has finally cracked the problem - and it will sell in it just two years. The AeroMobil can fly 430 miles on a tank of petrol - and when its wings fold down, it'll fit into a normal parking space. Scroll down for video . Aeromobil is a 'flying car' that can fit in a standard parking space, and could both take off and land at any airport in the world. When in flight mode, it can go 430 miles, reaching 124mph - but can fold up its wings to travel on the road and fit in a single parking space. Aeromobil is a 'flying car' that perfectly makes use of existing infrastructure created for automobiles and planes, and opens doors to real door-to-door travel,' the firm says. When in its car configuration, it can fit into a standard parking space, and it also takes normal fuel pumped at every service station. The latest version is the third generation of the craft. 'It is now finalised and has been in regular flight-testing program in real flight conditions since October 2014,' the firm said. At South By Southwest, Juraj Vaculik, co-founder and CEO of AeroMobil, spoke at a panel about the future of flying cars, predicting a world ahead in which these vehicles easily merge with existing transportation. He says it will be on sale in 2017, and that the firm was also developing a self driving (and flying) version. Tatiana Veber, an AeroMobil spokesman said: 'We have been developing the concept of a flying car since 1990. 'Our first model looked quite bizarre and it would have problems in the regular use. 'That was a signal to improve the concept of the flying car in a way to become an integral part of the regular road traffic. The winds fold behind the driver of the car when it is on the road . The car seats two, although the pilot will need a licence to fly it. 'We got a positive feedback from several experts in avionics, which appreciated design and the technical solution of the process of transformation. 'The car is constructed to be fuelled at regular gas stations using the fuel for Rotax 912 ULS engine.' AeroMobil says its third prototype is ready to be shown to the world this October 29th at the Pioneers Festival in Austria. When in plane mode, the craft is powered by a propeller . The firm has even completed the interior of the craft, and says it is undergoing advanced flight tests in Slovakia. However, design is still not perfect- the wings fold into the back seat behind the driver when in car mode. The firm has also released a video of it in action, driving through city streets then taking to the air. 'Aeromobil 3 is stylish, comfortable for both the driver and passenger, and exceptionally combines the performance of a sports car with qualities of an 'ultralight',' it says. The vehicle can reach 200km/h when in the air, and 160km/h on the roads. | AeroMobil can fly 430 miles on a tank of petrol .
When its wings fold down, it can fit into a normal parking space .
New video reveals the plane is already in advanced flight trials .
Firm claims design is 'production ready' and will go on sale in 2017 . | f9501adeb5f4b8814b2a4256ac4faaca3b9bab19 | <s>[INST] It has been a sci-fi dream for decades - a car that can simply take to the air to avoid traffic. However, a Slovakian firm has said it has finally cracked the problem - and it will sell in it just two years. The AeroMobil can fly 430 miles on a tank of petrol - and when its wings fold down, it'll fit into a normal parking space. Scroll down for video . Aeromobil is a 'flying car' that can fit in a standard parking space, and could both take off and land at any airport in the world. When in flight mode, it can go 430 miles, reaching 124mph - but can fold up its wings to travel on the road and fit in a single parking space. Aeromobil is a 'flying car' that perfectly makes use of existing infrastructure created for automobiles and planes, and opens doors to real door-to-door travel,' the firm says. When in its car configuration, it can fit into a standard parking space, and it also takes normal fuel pumped at every service station. The latest version is the third generation of the craft. 'It is now finalised and has been in regular flight-testing program in real flight conditions since October 2014,' the firm said. At South By Southwest, Juraj Vaculik, co-founder and CEO of AeroMobil, spoke at a panel about the future of flying cars, predicting a world ahead in which these vehicles easily merge with existing transportation. He says it will be on sale in 2017, and that the firm was also developing a self driving (and flying) version. Tatiana Veber, an AeroMobil spokesman said: 'We have been developing the concept of a flying car since 1990. 'Our first model looked quite bizarre and it would have problems in the regular use. 'That was a signal to improve the concept of the flying car in a way to become an integral part of the regular road traffic. The winds fold behind the driver of the car when it is on the road . The car seats two, although the pilot will need a licence to fly it. 'We got a positive feedback from several experts in avionics, which appreciated design and the technical solution of the process of transformation. 'The car is constructed to be fuelled at regular gas stations using the fuel for Rotax 912 ULS engine.' AeroMobil says its third prototype is ready to be shown to the world this October 29th at the Pioneers Festival in Austria. When in plane mode, the craft is powered by a propeller . The firm has even completed the interior of the craft, and says it is undergoing advanced flight tests in Slovakia. However, design is still not perfect- the wings fold into the back seat behind the driver when in car mode. The firm has also released a video of it in action, driving through city streets then taking to the air. 'Aeromobil 3 is stylish, comfortable for both the driver and passenger, and exceptionally combines the performance of a sports car with qualities of an 'ultralight',' it says. The vehicle can reach 200km/h when in the air, and 160km/h on the roads. [/INST] AeroMobil can fly 430 miles on a tank of petrol .
When its wings fold down, it can fit into a normal parking space .
New video reveals the plane is already in advanced flight trials .
Firm claims design is 'production ready' and will go on sale in 2017 . </s> |
Ashya King’s parents are in ‘exile’ in Spain because they fear their children will be taken into care if they return to the UK, his grandmother said last night. To the family’s great joy the five-year-old had been declared cancer-free following pioneering treatment. But, says the boy’s grandmother, the Kings are now ‘desperate’ to return home. Ashya King’s grandmother say his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, are now ‘desperate’ to return to the UK, but remain in Marbella, Spain because they fear their children will being taken into care . Ashya was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. This was removed and doctors insisted that surgery was followed up by traditional chemotherapy and radiation therapy. But his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, wanted him to have cutting-edge proton beam therapy instead which is thought to be less harmful. Fearing that Ashya would be taken away from them and given the treatment, the family fled to Spain, where they had a holiday home, prompting an international manhunt. The parents were arrested in Spain and held in prison while Ashya was made a ward of court by Portsmouth council before a national outcry led to their release. Reunited, the family flew to Prague, where the boy had proton beam therapy. Last week, the family was told that he is now cancer-free. Ashya’s grandmother said last night that her son and his wife felt like ‘exiles’ in Spain but were powerless to return home for fear of their children being taken into care. Brett and Naghmeh King were locked up after taking their son out of an NHS hospital and going across Europe to seek pioneering proton therapy in the Czech Republic . ‘They are worried about Ashya and the other children being taken away from them. That’s why they can’t come home. They’re exiles,’ she said. ‘They’re desperate to come back to England but they can’t because Brett can’t get assurances from the council that they won’t take the children away. They are worried about the council, social services – everyone. They are very unhappy in Spain. They want to get on with their lives – they don’t want to live in exile.’ She said that they were living in rented accommodation after selling their flat near Marbella in Spain so they could pay for Ashya’s care. The family still have a house in Southsea, Hampshire, which they can return to if they feel safe enough to. Yesterday, it emerged that Ashya is now cancer-free after the private clinic in Prague where he was treated issued a report, according to the Sun. His father yesterday told the paper that he fears his son would not have survived had he been treated by the health service. ‘It has justified everything we have gone through because things are working out for Ashya,’ he said. ‘If we had left Ashya with the NHS we don’t think he would have survived. We have saved his life.’ The parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, said that Ashya was starting to speak again, playing with his brothers and sister and playing Lego and computer games. He added: ‘We’d like to think we have been vindicated but we will always have the doubters. However we know we did the right thing for Ashya. We acted out of love. We’d do the same again. We were arrested for child cruelty and neglect. But leaving Ashya in the NHS would have been far more cruel.’ In an earlier interview, Ashya’s grandmother said: ‘When they think it’s ok, they will come home. Ashya is having speech therapy and is coming along and doing well. They’re really pleased with him. ‘They all want to come back. The older boys want to come back, Brett and Naghmeh want to come back, but it’s all up in the air at the moment. They’re all hoping it will resolve itself, but Brett has got to be absolutely certain that Ashya will not be taken into care.’ Michael Lawther, Portsmouth City Council’s city solicitor, said: ‘The wardship order has been discharged and the council is no longer involved in court proceedings. Therefore it’s not a council matter whether the King family return to the UK.’ A spokesman said the family may have talked to the council but could not confirm this. | Ashya King's treatment for brain cancer abroad has been a success .
Brett and Naghmeh King are living in 'exile' in Spain, say family members .
Ashya's grandmother say the parents fear they will lose their children . | df374edf2cf9ac5c102592e50bf104aca36be9fa | <s>[INST] Ashya King’s parents are in ‘exile’ in Spain because they fear their children will be taken into care if they return to the UK, his grandmother said last night. To the family’s great joy the five-year-old had been declared cancer-free following pioneering treatment. But, says the boy’s grandmother, the Kings are now ‘desperate’ to return home. Ashya King’s grandmother say his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, are now ‘desperate’ to return to the UK, but remain in Marbella, Spain because they fear their children will being taken into care . Ashya was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. This was removed and doctors insisted that surgery was followed up by traditional chemotherapy and radiation therapy. But his parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, wanted him to have cutting-edge proton beam therapy instead which is thought to be less harmful. Fearing that Ashya would be taken away from them and given the treatment, the family fled to Spain, where they had a holiday home, prompting an international manhunt. The parents were arrested in Spain and held in prison while Ashya was made a ward of court by Portsmouth council before a national outcry led to their release. Reunited, the family flew to Prague, where the boy had proton beam therapy. Last week, the family was told that he is now cancer-free. Ashya’s grandmother said last night that her son and his wife felt like ‘exiles’ in Spain but were powerless to return home for fear of their children being taken into care. Brett and Naghmeh King were locked up after taking their son out of an NHS hospital and going across Europe to seek pioneering proton therapy in the Czech Republic . ‘They are worried about Ashya and the other children being taken away from them. That’s why they can’t come home. They’re exiles,’ she said. ‘They’re desperate to come back to England but they can’t because Brett can’t get assurances from the council that they won’t take the children away. They are worried about the council, social services – everyone. They are very unhappy in Spain. They want to get on with their lives – they don’t want to live in exile.’ She said that they were living in rented accommodation after selling their flat near Marbella in Spain so they could pay for Ashya’s care. The family still have a house in Southsea, Hampshire, which they can return to if they feel safe enough to. Yesterday, it emerged that Ashya is now cancer-free after the private clinic in Prague where he was treated issued a report, according to the Sun. His father yesterday told the paper that he fears his son would not have survived had he been treated by the health service. ‘It has justified everything we have gone through because things are working out for Ashya,’ he said. ‘If we had left Ashya with the NHS we don’t think he would have survived. We have saved his life.’ The parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, said that Ashya was starting to speak again, playing with his brothers and sister and playing Lego and computer games. He added: ‘We’d like to think we have been vindicated but we will always have the doubters. However we know we did the right thing for Ashya. We acted out of love. We’d do the same again. We were arrested for child cruelty and neglect. But leaving Ashya in the NHS would have been far more cruel.’ In an earlier interview, Ashya’s grandmother said: ‘When they think it’s ok, they will come home. Ashya is having speech therapy and is coming along and doing well. They’re really pleased with him. ‘They all want to come back. The older boys want to come back, Brett and Naghmeh want to come back, but it’s all up in the air at the moment. They’re all hoping it will resolve itself, but Brett has got to be absolutely certain that Ashya will not be taken into care.’ Michael Lawther, Portsmouth City Council’s city solicitor, said: ‘The wardship order has been discharged and the council is no longer involved in court proceedings. Therefore it’s not a council matter whether the King family return to the UK.’ A spokesman said the family may have talked to the council but could not confirm this. [/INST] Ashya King's treatment for brain cancer abroad has been a success .
Brett and Naghmeh King are living in 'exile' in Spain, say family members .
Ashya's grandmother say the parents fear they will lose their children . </s> |
Militant union boss Len McCluskey has warned that his activists will break the law if the Tories curb the right to strike after the election. In an extraordinary move, which was condemned by ministers, the Unite general-secretary said he was seeking to change the giant union’s constitution to authorise illegal action. Mr McCluskey, whose union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million, said union members could not be expected to obey ‘oppressive’ laws that restrict the right to strike. Unite general-secretary Len McCluskey said he was seeking to change the giant union’s constitution to authorise illegal action . The Conservatives have said they will change the law to require unions to get the support of at least 40 per cent of their members before calling a strike. The initiative is designed to prevent union bosses ordering strikes on the basis of ballots in which only a tiny number of members have voted. Mr McCluskey said the right to strike was already ‘hanging by a thread’ as a result of union reforms carried out by the Coalition. In a move that suggests he has little confidence in a Labour victory, Mr McCluskey said Unite members would now be asked to vote to remove the words ‘so far as may be lawful’ from the rules governing the union's actions. In a speech to lawyers, Mr Cluskey said: ‘These words will go not because we are anarchists, not because we are suddenly planning a bank robbery - but because we have to ask ourselves the question, can we any longer make that commitment to, under any and all circumstances, stick within the law as it stands? Mr McCluskey, whose union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million . ‘It is no exaggeration to say that the right to strike in this - the first country of free trade unionism - was and is hanging by a thread. ‘But should there be a Conservative majority in May, there will be a new attack on trade union rights and democracy. ‘The bar for a strike ballot will be raised to a level which hardly any MPs would get over in their own constituencies, by a government which has refused our requests to use modern, more effective balloting methods. ‘When the law is misguided, when it oppresses the people and removes their freedoms, can we respect it? I am not really posing the question. I'm giving you the answer. It ain't going to happen.’ Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude condemned the move – and said it would raise further concerns Unite’s planned ‘merger’ with the PCS union. Mr Maude said: ‘Labour's biggest donor and Ed Miliband's puppet master is now advocating that their membership break the law. Ed Miliband needs to immediately condemn this outrageous proposal and refuse to take a penny more from Unite until these plans are cancelled.’ Tory MP Dominc Raab said it was ‘shocking’ for a union leader to call for illegal action – and called on Mr Miliband to disown the move. Mr Raab, who has campaigned for the introduction of minimum strike thresholds, said: ‘Red Len has never managed to persuade even a quarter of Unite members to back even one of his reckless public sector strikes since 2010, but it's still shocking to hear him preparing to break the law. Ed Miliband has taken millions from this union bully since becoming Labour leader, so if he now fails to condemn this threat of illegal strikes, it will just show the public what a weak leader he is.’ Unite activists will decide on the change of wording to the union's rules at a conference later in the year. The Labour Party declined to comment. | Unite chief seeking change to union's rules to authorise illegal action .
Mr McCluskey's union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million .
Tories want unions to get support of at least 40% of members for a strike . | 90e74b076a2b46628b1a5687b41ac710df385091 | <s>[INST] Militant union boss Len McCluskey has warned that his activists will break the law if the Tories curb the right to strike after the election. In an extraordinary move, which was condemned by ministers, the Unite general-secretary said he was seeking to change the giant union’s constitution to authorise illegal action. Mr McCluskey, whose union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million, said union members could not be expected to obey ‘oppressive’ laws that restrict the right to strike. Unite general-secretary Len McCluskey said he was seeking to change the giant union’s constitution to authorise illegal action . The Conservatives have said they will change the law to require unions to get the support of at least 40 per cent of their members before calling a strike. The initiative is designed to prevent union bosses ordering strikes on the basis of ballots in which only a tiny number of members have voted. Mr McCluskey said the right to strike was already ‘hanging by a thread’ as a result of union reforms carried out by the Coalition. In a move that suggests he has little confidence in a Labour victory, Mr McCluskey said Unite members would now be asked to vote to remove the words ‘so far as may be lawful’ from the rules governing the union's actions. In a speech to lawyers, Mr Cluskey said: ‘These words will go not because we are anarchists, not because we are suddenly planning a bank robbery - but because we have to ask ourselves the question, can we any longer make that commitment to, under any and all circumstances, stick within the law as it stands? Mr McCluskey, whose union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million . ‘It is no exaggeration to say that the right to strike in this - the first country of free trade unionism - was and is hanging by a thread. ‘But should there be a Conservative majority in May, there will be a new attack on trade union rights and democracy. ‘The bar for a strike ballot will be raised to a level which hardly any MPs would get over in their own constituencies, by a government which has refused our requests to use modern, more effective balloting methods. ‘When the law is misguided, when it oppresses the people and removes their freedoms, can we respect it? I am not really posing the question. I'm giving you the answer. It ain't going to happen.’ Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude condemned the move – and said it would raise further concerns Unite’s planned ‘merger’ with the PCS union. Mr Maude said: ‘Labour's biggest donor and Ed Miliband's puppet master is now advocating that their membership break the law. Ed Miliband needs to immediately condemn this outrageous proposal and refuse to take a penny more from Unite until these plans are cancelled.’ Tory MP Dominc Raab said it was ‘shocking’ for a union leader to call for illegal action – and called on Mr Miliband to disown the move. Mr Raab, who has campaigned for the introduction of minimum strike thresholds, said: ‘Red Len has never managed to persuade even a quarter of Unite members to back even one of his reckless public sector strikes since 2010, but it's still shocking to hear him preparing to break the law. Ed Miliband has taken millions from this union bully since becoming Labour leader, so if he now fails to condemn this threat of illegal strikes, it will just show the public what a weak leader he is.’ Unite activists will decide on the change of wording to the union's rules at a conference later in the year. The Labour Party declined to comment. [/INST] Unite chief seeking change to union's rules to authorise illegal action .
Mr McCluskey's union has given Ed Miliband more than £14 million .
Tories want unions to get support of at least 40% of members for a strike . </s> |
A top-secret sporty new 200mph ‘baby’ Bentley fit for a 21st century James Bond broke cover tonight. The wraps came off Bentley’s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The prototype coupe will be available for an estimated £130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years. Scroll down for video . Bentley 'baby': The EXP 10 Speed 6 is pictured today ahead of the 85th International Motor Show in Geneva . Unveiling: Bentley CEO Wolfgang Durheimer speaks next to the EXP 10 Speed 6 at the event in Switzerland . And Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to ‘defect’ from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades and go back to his first love from the original Ian Fleming books: a Bentley. Bond’s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty ‘baby’ Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati. It comes as Bentley also prepares to launch its first 4x4 sports utility vehicle called Bentayga. Leading motor magazine Autocar produced images of how the sleek new two-seater to be built at Crewe would look. But there was a chance tonight to see the real thing in the metal. The new car is likely to be powered initially by a specially-tweaked 500 brake-horse-power 4.0 litre twin-turbo engine introduced recently into other Bentley models. Through the smoke:The wraps came off Bentley’s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival today . Favourite: James Bond’s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. He is pictured last month with the DB10 during filming in Rome . But higher powered options are also likely to match the 200mph top speed of other cars in the Bentley range. And though already widely dubbed Bentley’s new ‘baby’, bosses stressed that it will not be a noticeably small car, despite having fewer seats and just two doors. It is set to sit alongside the existing Bentley Continental GT rather than below it, say insiders. The British-based but German-owned luxury car firm is part of the giant Volkswagen Group and employs nearly 4,000 people at Crewe. The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives. Bentley sales director Kevin Rose said: ‘Emotionally for an Englishman it’s fascinatingly attractive. And we’ve got a very good Bond at the moment in Daniel Craig. Interior: Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty ‘baby’ Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati . On the road: Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to ‘defect’ from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades . ‘It would take a lot of years to get him to defect from Aston Martin. But we’re working on it. Bentley is on track to double its record sales to more than 20,000 on the back of the new 4x4 to be unveiled later this year, before going on sale next year at around £130,000. Last year Bentley sold a record 11,020 sportily luxurious limousines, coupes and cabriolets. But Bentley expects the new sports utility vehicle to increase sales to 20,000 a year by the end of the decade after hitting 15,000 deliveries by 2018 - and is already expanding its factory to cope with it and other new models. Bentley’s chief executive Wolfgang Duerheimer said last month: ‘We think the success of the SUV will lift us into a new dimension.’ He added that Bentley would remain British, even if the UK voted to leave the European Union, saying: ‘The bright future is based in Britain and in Crewe.’ Bentley said more than 4,000 potential customers have already expressed an interest in the new luxury off-roader without having seen it. He added: ’There’s a lot we could do. The idea of a fifth line is attractive. We seriously not short of ideas but a small car could be something we could do.’ ’The advantage of a smaller car is that it would enable us to have something to go up against Aston Martin or Maserati.’ However, small will not mean cheap - as prices are expected to range from £120,000 to £140,000. Regarding the forthcoming Bentayga 4x4, Mr Rose added: ‘There’s nothing to say James Bond might not drive a sports utility vehicle.’ Autocar editor-in-chief Steve Cropley said Bentley was out to ‘steal Aston Martin’s lunch’. He said: ’Bentley will unveil a super performance front-engined two-seat sports GT at the Geneva Motor Show. ‘It is a preview to a new model aimed squarely at stealing sales from Aston Martin and Ferrari.’ He noted: ‘Bentley is likely to say the car’s main purpose is to test the reaction of potential new customers.’ But Bentley’s well-established track record is to show first, then build later. Mr Cropley said: ‘The new two-seat coupe would extend Bentley’s product portfolio to five distinct models.’ In the original Ian Fleming books, Bond drove a powerful ‘blowers’ Bentley with a supercharged engine. Luxrious: Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line' Looking inside: The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives . Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line'. A company spokesman said: 'The concept is a British interpretation of a high performance two-seater sports car using modern automotive design, highly skilled handcrafting, the finest materials and advanced performance technology.' Wolfgang Dürheimer, chairman and chief executive of Bentley Motors, said: 'Exp 10 Speed 6 is one vision for Bentley’s future – a powerful, exquisite and individual concept. ‘The showcar has the potential to be the new pinnacle luxury two-seat sports car. It offers thrilling, driver-oriented performance, complete with trademark modern Bentley luxury and effortlessness. ' He added: 'It could be a future model line, alongside the Continental GT and redefining the pinnacle of another market sector, and the styling of the EXP 10 Speed 6 could influence the expansion of the Bentley family. ‘This is not just a new sports car concept – but the potential Bentley sports car – a bold vision for a brand with a bold future'. | 200mph coupe Exp 10 Speed 6 launched at Geneva Motor Show today .
Estimated £130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years .
Bond characters have driven Aston Martins on screen for five decades .
Bentley chiefs want smaller but sporty 'baby' to take on other brands . | 396f080e6b929bae727c1c7d94a1e34eef2817ec | <s>[INST] A top-secret sporty new 200mph ‘baby’ Bentley fit for a 21st century James Bond broke cover tonight. The wraps came off Bentley’s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The prototype coupe will be available for an estimated £130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years. Scroll down for video . Bentley 'baby': The EXP 10 Speed 6 is pictured today ahead of the 85th International Motor Show in Geneva . Unveiling: Bentley CEO Wolfgang Durheimer speaks next to the EXP 10 Speed 6 at the event in Switzerland . And Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to ‘defect’ from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades and go back to his first love from the original Ian Fleming books: a Bentley. Bond’s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty ‘baby’ Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati. It comes as Bentley also prepares to launch its first 4x4 sports utility vehicle called Bentayga. Leading motor magazine Autocar produced images of how the sleek new two-seater to be built at Crewe would look. But there was a chance tonight to see the real thing in the metal. The new car is likely to be powered initially by a specially-tweaked 500 brake-horse-power 4.0 litre twin-turbo engine introduced recently into other Bentley models. Through the smoke:The wraps came off Bentley’s stunning new two-seater Aston Martin rival today . Favourite: James Bond’s relationship with Aston Martin dates back to the original DB5 in Goldfinger to the new DB10 in the forthcoming movie Spectre. He is pictured last month with the DB10 during filming in Rome . But higher powered options are also likely to match the 200mph top speed of other cars in the Bentley range. And though already widely dubbed Bentley’s new ‘baby’, bosses stressed that it will not be a noticeably small car, despite having fewer seats and just two doors. It is set to sit alongside the existing Bentley Continental GT rather than below it, say insiders. The British-based but German-owned luxury car firm is part of the giant Volkswagen Group and employs nearly 4,000 people at Crewe. The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives. Bentley sales director Kevin Rose said: ‘Emotionally for an Englishman it’s fascinatingly attractive. And we’ve got a very good Bond at the moment in Daniel Craig. Interior: Bentley executives have spoken over the past year about their desire to produce a new smaller but sporty ‘baby’ Bentley to take on Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati . On the road: Bentley bosses believe the two-seater GT grand tourer is just the job to tempt 007 to ‘defect’ from his big screen affair with Aston Martin stretching over five decades . ‘It would take a lot of years to get him to defect from Aston Martin. But we’re working on it. Bentley is on track to double its record sales to more than 20,000 on the back of the new 4x4 to be unveiled later this year, before going on sale next year at around £130,000. Last year Bentley sold a record 11,020 sportily luxurious limousines, coupes and cabriolets. But Bentley expects the new sports utility vehicle to increase sales to 20,000 a year by the end of the decade after hitting 15,000 deliveries by 2018 - and is already expanding its factory to cope with it and other new models. Bentley’s chief executive Wolfgang Duerheimer said last month: ‘We think the success of the SUV will lift us into a new dimension.’ He added that Bentley would remain British, even if the UK voted to leave the European Union, saying: ‘The bright future is based in Britain and in Crewe.’ Bentley said more than 4,000 potential customers have already expressed an interest in the new luxury off-roader without having seen it. He added: ’There’s a lot we could do. The idea of a fifth line is attractive. We seriously not short of ideas but a small car could be something we could do.’ ’The advantage of a smaller car is that it would enable us to have something to go up against Aston Martin or Maserati.’ However, small will not mean cheap - as prices are expected to range from £120,000 to £140,000. Regarding the forthcoming Bentayga 4x4, Mr Rose added: ‘There’s nothing to say James Bond might not drive a sports utility vehicle.’ Autocar editor-in-chief Steve Cropley said Bentley was out to ‘steal Aston Martin’s lunch’. He said: ’Bentley will unveil a super performance front-engined two-seat sports GT at the Geneva Motor Show. ‘It is a preview to a new model aimed squarely at stealing sales from Aston Martin and Ferrari.’ He noted: ‘Bentley is likely to say the car’s main purpose is to test the reaction of potential new customers.’ But Bentley’s well-established track record is to show first, then build later. Mr Cropley said: ‘The new two-seat coupe would extend Bentley’s product portfolio to five distinct models.’ In the original Ian Fleming books, Bond drove a powerful ‘blowers’ Bentley with a supercharged engine. Luxrious: Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line' Looking inside: The car was the star of the packed Volkswagen Group night in Geneva which attracted hundreds of journalists and executives . Bentley codenamed its new two-seater 'baby' Exp 10 Speed 6 and said it was 'a potential future model line'. A company spokesman said: 'The concept is a British interpretation of a high performance two-seater sports car using modern automotive design, highly skilled handcrafting, the finest materials and advanced performance technology.' Wolfgang Dürheimer, chairman and chief executive of Bentley Motors, said: 'Exp 10 Speed 6 is one vision for Bentley’s future – a powerful, exquisite and individual concept. ‘The showcar has the potential to be the new pinnacle luxury two-seat sports car. It offers thrilling, driver-oriented performance, complete with trademark modern Bentley luxury and effortlessness. ' He added: 'It could be a future model line, alongside the Continental GT and redefining the pinnacle of another market sector, and the styling of the EXP 10 Speed 6 could influence the expansion of the Bentley family. ‘This is not just a new sports car concept – but the potential Bentley sports car – a bold vision for a brand with a bold future'. [/INST] 200mph coupe Exp 10 Speed 6 launched at Geneva Motor Show today .
Estimated £130,000 price tag when it goes on sale within three years .
Bond characters have driven Aston Martins on screen for five decades .
Bentley chiefs want smaller but sporty 'baby' to take on other brands . </s> |
Nigel Farage this morning rejected claims he has been ‘sent by God’ to save Britain from the European Union – insisting: ‘I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ The Ukip leader’s remarks, echoing one of the most famous lines from Monty Python's Life of Brian, came after he was played a clip of a documentary aired this week featuring one of his more obsessive fans. Former nurse Jill said Mr Farage ‘probably didn’t realise it’ but had been ‘sent to protect us against the EU’. Scroll down for video . Ukip leader Nigel Farage this morning insisted he was not the 'Messiah', adding: 'I'm a very naughty boy' The 59-year old dominatrix, from Poole in Dorset, told the Channel 5 documentary ‘Farage Fans and Ukip Lovers’ that Brussels wanted to install microchips in everyone – and would send people to the guillotine if they refused. She said Mr Farage, 50, was Britain’s only hope. 'God says when an enemy comes against you like a massive flood, I'll send someone to give you some protection.' Jill added: 'I think Nigel Farage is sent to protect us against the EU, he wants to bring England back to the English people and stop this foreign invasion of our borders.' 'What Nigel Farage will do by getting us out of the EU is to stop their plans to microchip our people. 'The EU already has the equipment set up and they have death vans like they have in China, equipped with guillotines. 'They will be sent to houses and work places basically saying receive the microchip or be killed. So off with your head and that's when things start getting unpleasant.' Played the clip on LBC this morning Mr Farage insisted he was not placed on Earth to save Britain from Brussels. In Monty Python's Life of Brian, the hapless Brian, played by Graham Chapman (right), is hailed the Messiah - but his mother, played by Terry Jones (left) tells his followers: 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy' The cult 1979 film follows the rise of Brian Cohen, who was born on the same day as Jesus and is mistaken as the Messiah . He said: ‘Jill, I’m sure, is an absolutely delightful woman, but I have to disappoint her. Jill, I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ Jill - who says she once saw an angel in Tesco Express - doesn't just think Farage will save the nation with his foreign policies. She also believes UKIP is helping Brits become more liberated in the bedroom. She's a fan of bondage herself and says she has met many UKIP supporters who share her fondness for S&M. She said: 'I would love a cabinet position as head of bondage. It's my hobby and I do enjoy it, it's all role-play and froth, it's a natural English phenomenon to like it. 'Sometimes I like to be submissive and other times dominant. I have met a lot of UKIP supporters who are into BDSM. They do seem to have a natural bent towards bondage. 'I do think that Nigel Farage has bought a new era and openess to England where we can be more open about our needs to have our bottoms spanked.' Jill, pictured left at her home in Poole, believes UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been sent from God to save us from a foreign invasion . Jill is pictured demonstrating her hobby and is grateful Brits can now be more open about their sex lives . The bondage enthusiast also believes UKIP can enhance the NHS by giving free cosmetic surgery to women who want it, like herself. 'I have been a nurse most of my life, I have my views about the NHS. I think people who need big breasts, who need their nose done, should receive help from the state,' Jill said. 'I think Nigel should look into this. I want big breasts. I have seen my surgeon and I am going to have implants. 'I think I should get them on the NHS. Nigel could get a higher women's vote by bringing that into play.' | Former nurse Jill, 59, of Poole in Dorset, said Nigel Farage was sent by God .
She said the Ukip leader was the Messiah, here to protect us from the EU .
But Mr Farage this morning said he had to 'disappoint' his 'delightful' fan .
The Ukip leader said: 'Jill, I'm not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy'
Line is one of the most famous quotes from Monty Python's Life of Brian . | 7a6844f6af6f9883e3d86670b5ed840491734b0f | <s>[INST] Nigel Farage this morning rejected claims he has been ‘sent by God’ to save Britain from the European Union – insisting: ‘I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ The Ukip leader’s remarks, echoing one of the most famous lines from Monty Python's Life of Brian, came after he was played a clip of a documentary aired this week featuring one of his more obsessive fans. Former nurse Jill said Mr Farage ‘probably didn’t realise it’ but had been ‘sent to protect us against the EU’. Scroll down for video . Ukip leader Nigel Farage this morning insisted he was not the 'Messiah', adding: 'I'm a very naughty boy' The 59-year old dominatrix, from Poole in Dorset, told the Channel 5 documentary ‘Farage Fans and Ukip Lovers’ that Brussels wanted to install microchips in everyone – and would send people to the guillotine if they refused. She said Mr Farage, 50, was Britain’s only hope. 'God says when an enemy comes against you like a massive flood, I'll send someone to give you some protection.' Jill added: 'I think Nigel Farage is sent to protect us against the EU, he wants to bring England back to the English people and stop this foreign invasion of our borders.' 'What Nigel Farage will do by getting us out of the EU is to stop their plans to microchip our people. 'The EU already has the equipment set up and they have death vans like they have in China, equipped with guillotines. 'They will be sent to houses and work places basically saying receive the microchip or be killed. So off with your head and that's when things start getting unpleasant.' Played the clip on LBC this morning Mr Farage insisted he was not placed on Earth to save Britain from Brussels. In Monty Python's Life of Brian, the hapless Brian, played by Graham Chapman (right), is hailed the Messiah - but his mother, played by Terry Jones (left) tells his followers: 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy' The cult 1979 film follows the rise of Brian Cohen, who was born on the same day as Jesus and is mistaken as the Messiah . He said: ‘Jill, I’m sure, is an absolutely delightful woman, but I have to disappoint her. Jill, I’m not the Messiah, I’m a very naughty boy.’ Jill - who says she once saw an angel in Tesco Express - doesn't just think Farage will save the nation with his foreign policies. She also believes UKIP is helping Brits become more liberated in the bedroom. She's a fan of bondage herself and says she has met many UKIP supporters who share her fondness for S&M. She said: 'I would love a cabinet position as head of bondage. It's my hobby and I do enjoy it, it's all role-play and froth, it's a natural English phenomenon to like it. 'Sometimes I like to be submissive and other times dominant. I have met a lot of UKIP supporters who are into BDSM. They do seem to have a natural bent towards bondage. 'I do think that Nigel Farage has bought a new era and openess to England where we can be more open about our needs to have our bottoms spanked.' Jill, pictured left at her home in Poole, believes UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been sent from God to save us from a foreign invasion . Jill is pictured demonstrating her hobby and is grateful Brits can now be more open about their sex lives . The bondage enthusiast also believes UKIP can enhance the NHS by giving free cosmetic surgery to women who want it, like herself. 'I have been a nurse most of my life, I have my views about the NHS. I think people who need big breasts, who need their nose done, should receive help from the state,' Jill said. 'I think Nigel should look into this. I want big breasts. I have seen my surgeon and I am going to have implants. 'I think I should get them on the NHS. Nigel could get a higher women's vote by bringing that into play.' [/INST] Former nurse Jill, 59, of Poole in Dorset, said Nigel Farage was sent by God .
She said the Ukip leader was the Messiah, here to protect us from the EU .
But Mr Farage this morning said he had to 'disappoint' his 'delightful' fan .
The Ukip leader said: 'Jill, I'm not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy'
Line is one of the most famous quotes from Monty Python's Life of Brian . </s> |
More than 50 people have died after a tour bus plunged off a ridge into a wooded ravine in the mountains of southern Brazil. The death toll stands at 54 but could yet increase, the Brazilian government said, with at least 11 children among the dead. The bus fell 1,300ft after swerving off a bend in Santa Catarina state as night fell, with search teams struggling to reach the wreckage. Scroll down for video . Tragedy: More than 50 people have died after a tour bus plunged off a ridge into a wooded ravine in Brazil . The death toll stands at 54 but could yet increase, the Brazilian government said, with at least 11 children among the dead . Search and rescue: The bus fell 1,300ft after swerving off a bend in Santa Catarina state as night fell . Earlier today, when the death toll stood at 49, local officials said 11 children and teenagers had died, as well as 24 women and 14 men. Since then five more bodies were found. More bodies could yet be discovered under the bus and in nearby woods, officials warned, as police officers and rescuers began efforts to move the wreckage. Just 11 passengers are thought to have survived the crash near the city of Joinville last night, of which 10 remain in hospital with severe injuries and one is in a stable condition. Highway and weather conditions at the time were good as the bus made its way from the neighbouring state of Parana, a police spokesman said. Although no immediate cause for the crash had been determined, police said it appeared the brakes on the bus had failed. A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene near Serra Dona Francisca - a popular tourist area - but could not land because of the difficult terrain, local reports said. Grim scene: More bodies could yet be found under the bus and in nearby woods, officials warned . Although no immediate cause for the crash had been determined, police said it appeared the brakes on the bus failed . Rescue workers are still trying to reach the wreckage at the crash site in Santa Catarina state (coastline of Santa Catarina pictured) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said: 'In this hour of pain and suffering, I want to extend my sympathies to the families and friends who lost their loved ones.' Police Colonel Nelson Coelho said last night: 'There are people out there, on the hill, in the bus, trapped in the wreckage. But the chances of finding someone alive are pretty slim.' Around 43,000 Brazilians are killed in car crashes every year, with the accident rate increasing 24 per cent from 2002-2012. | Tour bus plunged off a cliff in popular tourist destination in southern Brazil .
Eleven children are among the 54 dead - and the death toll could yet rise .
The bus swerved off road and fell 1,300ft before crashing in a wooded area .
Police say the brakes on the bus appeared to have failed before fatal crash . | 6efe3251cefc51236abb14a4ffa6f5268bbf8963 | <s>[INST] More than 50 people have died after a tour bus plunged off a ridge into a wooded ravine in the mountains of southern Brazil. The death toll stands at 54 but could yet increase, the Brazilian government said, with at least 11 children among the dead. The bus fell 1,300ft after swerving off a bend in Santa Catarina state as night fell, with search teams struggling to reach the wreckage. Scroll down for video . Tragedy: More than 50 people have died after a tour bus plunged off a ridge into a wooded ravine in Brazil . The death toll stands at 54 but could yet increase, the Brazilian government said, with at least 11 children among the dead . Search and rescue: The bus fell 1,300ft after swerving off a bend in Santa Catarina state as night fell . Earlier today, when the death toll stood at 49, local officials said 11 children and teenagers had died, as well as 24 women and 14 men. Since then five more bodies were found. More bodies could yet be discovered under the bus and in nearby woods, officials warned, as police officers and rescuers began efforts to move the wreckage. Just 11 passengers are thought to have survived the crash near the city of Joinville last night, of which 10 remain in hospital with severe injuries and one is in a stable condition. Highway and weather conditions at the time were good as the bus made its way from the neighbouring state of Parana, a police spokesman said. Although no immediate cause for the crash had been determined, police said it appeared the brakes on the bus had failed. A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene near Serra Dona Francisca - a popular tourist area - but could not land because of the difficult terrain, local reports said. Grim scene: More bodies could yet be found under the bus and in nearby woods, officials warned . Although no immediate cause for the crash had been determined, police said it appeared the brakes on the bus failed . Rescue workers are still trying to reach the wreckage at the crash site in Santa Catarina state (coastline of Santa Catarina pictured) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said: 'In this hour of pain and suffering, I want to extend my sympathies to the families and friends who lost their loved ones.' Police Colonel Nelson Coelho said last night: 'There are people out there, on the hill, in the bus, trapped in the wreckage. But the chances of finding someone alive are pretty slim.' Around 43,000 Brazilians are killed in car crashes every year, with the accident rate increasing 24 per cent from 2002-2012. [/INST] Tour bus plunged off a cliff in popular tourist destination in southern Brazil .
Eleven children are among the 54 dead - and the death toll could yet rise .
The bus swerved off road and fell 1,300ft before crashing in a wooded area .
Police say the brakes on the bus appeared to have failed before fatal crash . </s> |
MailOnline readers are today given the chance to put their questions to Nick Clegg. The Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader will give an exclusive interview to the world's biggest newspaper website, and our readers get to choose the questions. No subject will be off limits as Mr Clegg follows David Cameron in being challenged on the issues which matter most to our millions of readers. Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will give an exclusive interview to the world's biggest newspaper website, and our readers get to choose the questions . When Mr Cameron answered questions from MailOnline last month he revealed how he watched the horrific ISIS beheading videos of British hostages to understand what families have been going through. The PM defended spending billions on foreign aid, breaking his promise to cut immigration and suggested that we no longer live in what he once called 'broken Britain'. The Tory leader also claimed he was not scared of Nigel Farage, spoke of his love of Gogglebox and Game of Thrones, and the parental woes of listening to the songs of Disney film Frozen over and over again. But he rowed back from once describing Mr Clegg as his favourite political joke, claiming it was now 'my good friend Ed Balls'. Ahead of his interview this week, Mr Clegg is under pressure to show his party will not face wipeout in the general election on May 7. MailOnline readers are now being asked to submit questions to the Lib Dem leader. Readers might want to ask him about tuition fees, immigration and Europe. Or what he plans to do with his life after politics, his favourite TV shows and movies, and life at home with wife Miriam and his three sons. Post your questions in the comments section and the best will be put to Mr Clegg in an exclusive interview with MailOnline later this week. | Lib Dem Nick Clegg agrees to answer question set by MailOnline readers .
No subject off limits in interview with world's biggest newspaper website .
Post questions below and the best will be put to the Deputy PM this week . | d90fce1d6aef1cfc7e9c8986435cc676c06dd676 | <s>[INST] MailOnline readers are today given the chance to put their questions to Nick Clegg. The Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader will give an exclusive interview to the world's biggest newspaper website, and our readers get to choose the questions. No subject will be off limits as Mr Clegg follows David Cameron in being challenged on the issues which matter most to our millions of readers. Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will give an exclusive interview to the world's biggest newspaper website, and our readers get to choose the questions . When Mr Cameron answered questions from MailOnline last month he revealed how he watched the horrific ISIS beheading videos of British hostages to understand what families have been going through. The PM defended spending billions on foreign aid, breaking his promise to cut immigration and suggested that we no longer live in what he once called 'broken Britain'. The Tory leader also claimed he was not scared of Nigel Farage, spoke of his love of Gogglebox and Game of Thrones, and the parental woes of listening to the songs of Disney film Frozen over and over again. But he rowed back from once describing Mr Clegg as his favourite political joke, claiming it was now 'my good friend Ed Balls'. Ahead of his interview this week, Mr Clegg is under pressure to show his party will not face wipeout in the general election on May 7. MailOnline readers are now being asked to submit questions to the Lib Dem leader. Readers might want to ask him about tuition fees, immigration and Europe. Or what he plans to do with his life after politics, his favourite TV shows and movies, and life at home with wife Miriam and his three sons. Post your questions in the comments section and the best will be put to Mr Clegg in an exclusive interview with MailOnline later this week. [/INST] Lib Dem Nick Clegg agrees to answer question set by MailOnline readers .
No subject off limits in interview with world's biggest newspaper website .
Post questions below and the best will be put to the Deputy PM this week . </s> |
Liam Gallagher was fined $5,000 for failing to appear at a child custody hearing. Pictured, his baby mother Liza Gorbani outside court today . Liam Gallagher was today hit with a second $5,000 (£3,300) fine by a New York judge who said she was tired of his ‘frivolous conduct’. Judge Laura Drager said that she could not ‘excuse him any longer’ and said his US child custody battle was going to trial. The lawyer for Liza Ghorbani, Mr Gallagher’s baby mother, said that Mr Gallagher had not turned up for a deposition he was supposed to give last month either. Ira Garr also revealed that their daughter Gemma, two, is exhibiting ‘delays’ in her development and is having problems with speech. With no settlement the case will now go to trial on March 26 with both sides digging their heels in. So far Mr Gallagher has only flown to America for one hearing in two years and was last month hit with his first $5,000 fine by Judge Drager. In the latest hearing she opened by asking Mr Gallagher’s lawyer Raoul Felder: ‘Mr Felder, where is your client’. Mr Felder said: ‘My client is not here.’ Judge Drager said: ‘Is there a reason why he is not here?’ Mr Felder said: ‘I have no good reason’. Judge Drager said: ‘I am imposing a sanction of $5,000 for what I deem to be his frivolous conduct in not appearing in this court.... ‘...I had him appear by phone and I excused his (non) appearance but as we proceed to trial I cannot excuse his (non) appearance any longer. ‘There is no reason that I have been given as to why he cannot appear’. In his submission Mr Garr attacked Mr Gallagher for his ‘willful failure’ to attend court. He ran through his litany of non appearances dating back to 2013 and said: ‘The history of non compliance is about the most flagrant I can consider’. Scroll down for video . Liza Ghorbani's lawyer said Mr Gallagher had not turned up for a deposition he was meant to give last month . Mr Garr also told the court that Mr Gallagher had never once even asked to see Gemma or requested visitation rights. Mr Felder however accused Miss Ghorbani of ‘greed’. He said that Mr Gallagher had been paying $5,000 a month to her for two years now even when there was no court order forcing him to do so. He said that with Miss Ghorbani: ‘It’s a desire not to collect child support, it’s a desire to get support for herself, to change her lifestyle. ‘She wants bodyguards, a doorman, she wants to be treated as maybe a wife is treated if it was a long marriage... ‘We are talking about greed here. If this was street talk I’d say the court was scammed’. He cast doubts on Miss Ghorbani’s claims she was poor by pointing out that she lived a comfortable life and was taking Gemma to music lessons and baby ballet. Mr Gallagher met Miss Ghorbani when she interviewed him in 2010. At the time, he was married to singer Nicole Appleton (pictured together in 2005) He also claimed that she spent $2,000 a month on her apartment in Manhattan to retain the ‘fantasy’ she was still living in the city when she was actually living with her parents in Virginia. In her ruling, Judge Drager rejected a motion by Mr Garr for the case to go into default, which would mean that the court would make a decision on how much Mr Gallagher should pay based on a per centage of his income. Miss Ghorbani is currently being paid $5,000 a month by Mr Gallagher until a final decision about child maintenance can be agreed. When Mr Felder raised the prospect of Mr Gallagher attending the trial the judge said: ‘That would be great!’ Mr Gallagher, 41, met Miss Ghorbani, 40, after she interviewed him for the New York Times in 2010. At the time he was still married to All Saints singer Nicole Appleton with whom he is now divorced. Speaking after the hearing Mr Felder said that Mr Gallagher was in the UK but he did not know why he had not come to court. Asked if Mr Gallagher would attend the trial he said: ‘I don’t know’. Mr Garr would not elaborate on the nature of Gemma’s health problems but said that the ‘delays’ were being monitored. A spokesman for Mr Gallagher said: 'We believed that the case was resolved on an extremely generous basis to the lady until we got to court when she apparently received advice from others that prevented this. 'Liam always wanted to be more than fair and has always accepted responsibility for the child. The lady and her advisors have not allowed this to happen.' | Judge Laura Drager said she was tired of the singer's ‘frivolous conduct’
Lawyer for Liza Ghorbani, Mr Gallagher’s baby mother, said he had not turned up for a deposition he was supposed to give last month either .
Also revealed their daughter, two, is exhibiting ‘delays’ in her development . | 5ee439888bd8ff9c2fc7ed0339bbc8ee0642005f | <s>[INST] Liam Gallagher was fined $5,000 for failing to appear at a child custody hearing. Pictured, his baby mother Liza Gorbani outside court today . Liam Gallagher was today hit with a second $5,000 (£3,300) fine by a New York judge who said she was tired of his ‘frivolous conduct’. Judge Laura Drager said that she could not ‘excuse him any longer’ and said his US child custody battle was going to trial. The lawyer for Liza Ghorbani, Mr Gallagher’s baby mother, said that Mr Gallagher had not turned up for a deposition he was supposed to give last month either. Ira Garr also revealed that their daughter Gemma, two, is exhibiting ‘delays’ in her development and is having problems with speech. With no settlement the case will now go to trial on March 26 with both sides digging their heels in. So far Mr Gallagher has only flown to America for one hearing in two years and was last month hit with his first $5,000 fine by Judge Drager. In the latest hearing she opened by asking Mr Gallagher’s lawyer Raoul Felder: ‘Mr Felder, where is your client’. Mr Felder said: ‘My client is not here.’ Judge Drager said: ‘Is there a reason why he is not here?’ Mr Felder said: ‘I have no good reason’. Judge Drager said: ‘I am imposing a sanction of $5,000 for what I deem to be his frivolous conduct in not appearing in this court.... ‘...I had him appear by phone and I excused his (non) appearance but as we proceed to trial I cannot excuse his (non) appearance any longer. ‘There is no reason that I have been given as to why he cannot appear’. In his submission Mr Garr attacked Mr Gallagher for his ‘willful failure’ to attend court. He ran through his litany of non appearances dating back to 2013 and said: ‘The history of non compliance is about the most flagrant I can consider’. Scroll down for video . Liza Ghorbani's lawyer said Mr Gallagher had not turned up for a deposition he was meant to give last month . Mr Garr also told the court that Mr Gallagher had never once even asked to see Gemma or requested visitation rights. Mr Felder however accused Miss Ghorbani of ‘greed’. He said that Mr Gallagher had been paying $5,000 a month to her for two years now even when there was no court order forcing him to do so. He said that with Miss Ghorbani: ‘It’s a desire not to collect child support, it’s a desire to get support for herself, to change her lifestyle. ‘She wants bodyguards, a doorman, she wants to be treated as maybe a wife is treated if it was a long marriage... ‘We are talking about greed here. If this was street talk I’d say the court was scammed’. He cast doubts on Miss Ghorbani’s claims she was poor by pointing out that she lived a comfortable life and was taking Gemma to music lessons and baby ballet. Mr Gallagher met Miss Ghorbani when she interviewed him in 2010. At the time, he was married to singer Nicole Appleton (pictured together in 2005) He also claimed that she spent $2,000 a month on her apartment in Manhattan to retain the ‘fantasy’ she was still living in the city when she was actually living with her parents in Virginia. In her ruling, Judge Drager rejected a motion by Mr Garr for the case to go into default, which would mean that the court would make a decision on how much Mr Gallagher should pay based on a per centage of his income. Miss Ghorbani is currently being paid $5,000 a month by Mr Gallagher until a final decision about child maintenance can be agreed. When Mr Felder raised the prospect of Mr Gallagher attending the trial the judge said: ‘That would be great!’ Mr Gallagher, 41, met Miss Ghorbani, 40, after she interviewed him for the New York Times in 2010. At the time he was still married to All Saints singer Nicole Appleton with whom he is now divorced. Speaking after the hearing Mr Felder said that Mr Gallagher was in the UK but he did not know why he had not come to court. Asked if Mr Gallagher would attend the trial he said: ‘I don’t know’. Mr Garr would not elaborate on the nature of Gemma’s health problems but said that the ‘delays’ were being monitored. A spokesman for Mr Gallagher said: 'We believed that the case was resolved on an extremely generous basis to the lady until we got to court when she apparently received advice from others that prevented this. 'Liam always wanted to be more than fair and has always accepted responsibility for the child. The lady and her advisors have not allowed this to happen.' [/INST] Judge Laura Drager said she was tired of the singer's ‘frivolous conduct’
Lawyer for Liza Ghorbani, Mr Gallagher’s baby mother, said he had not turned up for a deposition he was supposed to give last month either .
Also revealed their daughter, two, is exhibiting ‘delays’ in her development . </s> |
Just for a moment, when he gained a thin edge to an attempted pull off Pakistan' s Sohail Khan in Auckland, it was possible to believe that Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was human after all. All other evidence suggests the South African known as AB is some kind of super power, a man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed when he decided to make taking one-day batting to another, exalted level his destiny. Nothing sums up England's out-dated methods at this otherwise expansive World Cup than to watch the extraordinary De Villiers going about his work. South African captain AB De Villiers leaves the field during the Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan . Joe Root leaves the field after being dismissed by Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka during the World Cup match . Okay, perhaps it is unfair to criticise them for not living up to a genius who has defied belief with the most spectacular batting in cricket history but De Villiers has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate. We are lucky he is a cricketer at all. De Villiers grew up in Pretoria playing hockey, football, rugby, tennis and badminton to international standard at age-group level while also being an accomplished sprinter and swimmer. These days, in his spare time, he plays golf off scratch on top of being an all-round cricketer who keeps wicket, bowls and fields to a high level for his country as well as indisputably the best limited-overs batsman in the world. Give him the throne of Albania and he would surpass even the legendary CB Fry. Mitch Marsh celebrates after taking the wicket of Eoin Morgan during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . De Villiers looks on after the dismissal of teammate Rilee Rossouw during the match at Eden Park . And those who have suggested the current England team may be a bit too nice to succeed in this tournament might like to note that it is hard to find anyone with a bad word to say about De Villiers. Perhaps the suggestion of a receding hair-line, at the age of 31, is his only nod towards mortality. De Villiers has been around for 10 years now at the highest level but it is with two particular innings in the last two months that he has breathed life into the 50-over format and re-written the rules on what can be possible. First, against the West Indies in Johannesburg in January, De Villiers reached three figures in just 31 balls, going from nought to a hundred in 40 minutes and smashing 16 sixes, the same number as India's Rohit Sharma during his record-breaking 264 against Sri Lanka. A dejected Morgan looks on during England's game against Sri Lanka in Wellington, New Zealand . De Villiers talks to teammate Francois du Plessis during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . Then, in this World Cup, he demolished the poor, hapless West Indians again with an extraordinary unbeaten 162, racing from a hundred to 150 in just 12 balls. De Villiers now holds the records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in one-day international history. South Africa, at one stage looking set for a total of around 270, instead made the small matter of 408 for five. Extraordinary. De Villiers does not look particularly powerful, as Chris Gayle does, nor stocky and pugnacious like David Warner and Aaron Finch. There is plenty that is orthodox about his methods but also an incredible ability to hit full-length balls outside of off-stump to the leg-side for six. When he is in full flow he is a joy to behold and for a while, against Pakistan on Saturday, he looked capable of winning the match on his own until that thin edge saw his side consigned to defeat. South Africa are a notoriously fragile tournament team but in their captain they have a man capable of taking them all the way to the final. Root leaves the field after being dismissed during the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka a . Younis Khan talks to AB de Villiers during the Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Pakistan . The lesson for England to absorb is that the pioneers of this new impossible is nothing brand of one-day cricket are basically playing Twenty20 over 50 overs. Even now, while all evidence points to a different approach, they still prefer to treat a one-day international as a shortened Test innings. They do have the players capable of doing it the modern way, that's the frustration of England's World Cup so far. None more so than Jos Buttler, whose eyes positively lit up when asked if the World Cup had been exciting him. 'Definitely,' said Buttler. 'AB de Villiers is I someone I look at who has played some amazing knocks. Cricket's changed. The introduction of the IPL and Twenty20, people are coming up with things and the hitting at the end is nothing short of spectacular. England coach Peter Moores looks on during the Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka . Dale Steyn celebrates with De Villiers and the team after taking a catch to dismiss Ahmad Shahzad of Pakistan . 'As a fan of cricket you watch these guys perform at the top of their profession and you take a step back and enjoy it. De Villiers has been fantastic to watch. Brendon McCullum faced two guys who were bowling at 90 miles per hour (against Australia) and was swinging even harder. There's been some great moments as a fan to sit and watch and enjoy.' Sadly not many of them have involved England but what comes next is clear, whether they scrape into the knockout stages or not. England simply have to rip it up and start again in one-day cricket and build a new side around the likes of Buttler, Joe Root, Moeen Ali and those coming through like Jason Roy and Sam Billings. De Villiers has shown what is possible. Now England have to play catch up. And fast. Steyn celebrates the wicket of Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan with AB de Villiers and Farhaan Behardien . | Evidence suggests AB de Villiers is some kind of super power .
A man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed to be chosen .
He has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate .
South African De Villiers has taken one-day batting to another, exalted level . | f9adde2c27b721ab5b4720bc867dc8388290025d | <s>[INST] Just for a moment, when he gained a thin edge to an attempted pull off Pakistan' s Sohail Khan in Auckland, it was possible to believe that Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was human after all. All other evidence suggests the South African known as AB is some kind of super power, a man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed when he decided to make taking one-day batting to another, exalted level his destiny. Nothing sums up England's out-dated methods at this otherwise expansive World Cup than to watch the extraordinary De Villiers going about his work. South African captain AB De Villiers leaves the field during the Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan . Joe Root leaves the field after being dismissed by Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka during the World Cup match . Okay, perhaps it is unfair to criticise them for not living up to a genius who has defied belief with the most spectacular batting in cricket history but De Villiers has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate. We are lucky he is a cricketer at all. De Villiers grew up in Pretoria playing hockey, football, rugby, tennis and badminton to international standard at age-group level while also being an accomplished sprinter and swimmer. These days, in his spare time, he plays golf off scratch on top of being an all-round cricketer who keeps wicket, bowls and fields to a high level for his country as well as indisputably the best limited-overs batsman in the world. Give him the throne of Albania and he would surpass even the legendary CB Fry. Mitch Marsh celebrates after taking the wicket of Eoin Morgan during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . De Villiers looks on after the dismissal of teammate Rilee Rossouw during the match at Eden Park . And those who have suggested the current England team may be a bit too nice to succeed in this tournament might like to note that it is hard to find anyone with a bad word to say about De Villiers. Perhaps the suggestion of a receding hair-line, at the age of 31, is his only nod towards mortality. De Villiers has been around for 10 years now at the highest level but it is with two particular innings in the last two months that he has breathed life into the 50-over format and re-written the rules on what can be possible. First, against the West Indies in Johannesburg in January, De Villiers reached three figures in just 31 balls, going from nought to a hundred in 40 minutes and smashing 16 sixes, the same number as India's Rohit Sharma during his record-breaking 264 against Sri Lanka. A dejected Morgan looks on during England's game against Sri Lanka in Wellington, New Zealand . De Villiers talks to teammate Francois du Plessis during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match . Then, in this World Cup, he demolished the poor, hapless West Indians again with an extraordinary unbeaten 162, racing from a hundred to 150 in just 12 balls. De Villiers now holds the records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in one-day international history. South Africa, at one stage looking set for a total of around 270, instead made the small matter of 408 for five. Extraordinary. De Villiers does not look particularly powerful, as Chris Gayle does, nor stocky and pugnacious like David Warner and Aaron Finch. There is plenty that is orthodox about his methods but also an incredible ability to hit full-length balls outside of off-stump to the leg-side for six. When he is in full flow he is a joy to behold and for a while, against Pakistan on Saturday, he looked capable of winning the match on his own until that thin edge saw his side consigned to defeat. South Africa are a notoriously fragile tournament team but in their captain they have a man capable of taking them all the way to the final. Root leaves the field after being dismissed during the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka a . Younis Khan talks to AB de Villiers during the Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Pakistan . The lesson for England to absorb is that the pioneers of this new impossible is nothing brand of one-day cricket are basically playing Twenty20 over 50 overs. Even now, while all evidence points to a different approach, they still prefer to treat a one-day international as a shortened Test innings. They do have the players capable of doing it the modern way, that's the frustration of England's World Cup so far. None more so than Jos Buttler, whose eyes positively lit up when asked if the World Cup had been exciting him. 'Definitely,' said Buttler. 'AB de Villiers is I someone I look at who has played some amazing knocks. Cricket's changed. The introduction of the IPL and Twenty20, people are coming up with things and the hitting at the end is nothing short of spectacular. England coach Peter Moores looks on during the Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka . Dale Steyn celebrates with De Villiers and the team after taking a catch to dismiss Ahmad Shahzad of Pakistan . 'As a fan of cricket you watch these guys perform at the top of their profession and you take a step back and enjoy it. De Villiers has been fantastic to watch. Brendon McCullum faced two guys who were bowling at 90 miles per hour (against Australia) and was swinging even harder. There's been some great moments as a fan to sit and watch and enjoy.' Sadly not many of them have involved England but what comes next is clear, whether they scrape into the knockout stages or not. England simply have to rip it up and start again in one-day cricket and build a new side around the likes of Buttler, Joe Root, Moeen Ali and those coming through like Jason Roy and Sam Billings. De Villiers has shown what is possible. Now England have to play catch up. And fast. Steyn celebrates the wicket of Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan with AB de Villiers and Farhaan Behardien . [/INST] Evidence suggests AB de Villiers is some kind of super power .
A man so talented in so many sports that cricket was blessed to be chosen .
He has become the benchmark now for everyone else to attempt to emulate .
South African De Villiers has taken one-day batting to another, exalted level . </s> |
A new injectable drug designed to eliminate double chins without surgery was unanimously recommended for approval by a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee this week. The drug, currently known as ATX-101, now only needs to receive final FDA approval before it becomes available to the public. Unlike current double chin surgeries, which require doctors to 'cut it out or suck it out,' ATX-101 will be a 'noninvasive, in-the-office procedure,' according to Dr. Susan Weinkle. Scroll down for video . A dermatologist prepares the injection site for ATX-101, a new injectable drug designed to eliminate double chins without surgery that was unanimously recommended for approval by an FDA advisory committee . ATX-101 works by eliminating the membrane of fat cells underneath the double chin. This causes the fat cell to burst, destroying it permanently. Side-effects include short-term swelling, bruising and numbness . Weinkle, a dermatologist who has been working with ATX-101 since 2007, said many people have fat underneath the chin, even if 'they're not fat in the rest of their body', she told ABC News. To insert the drug, Weinkle marks the area where she sees the 'max amount of fat' with a grid of tiny dots, which act as the injection sites for the ATX-101. Weinkle says the procedure only takes about five minutes and patients heal in two to three days - and don't even need to wear a bandage. The drug is a formulation of deoxycholic acid, a 'naturally occurring molecule' that helps our bodies break down the fat we receive from food, according to manufacturer KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals. Dr. Derek Jones, who presented ATX-101 to the FDA, said the drug destroys the membrane of the fat cells underneath the double chin. The ATX-101 treatment only takes five minutes to administer and two to three days to heal . This causes the fat cell to burst. Its remains are naturally absorbed back into the body, while the cell is destroyed permanently. As with any drug, there are side effects. They include short-lasting swelling, bruising and numbness that was found to be 'mild to moderate', according to dermatologist Adam M. Rotunda. Fleeting pain at the site of the injections was also reported. Rotunda noted in the trials that the intensity of the side effects decreased with each additional treatment session, he told Dermatology Times. Although the drug reaches its maximum desired effect if the patient undergoes six treatments spaced a month apart, Rotunda said he does not believe 'most patients' will require that many. Rotunda said ATX-101 could be a game-changer in terms of what dermatologists can do when patients are worried about their neck. 'We've been accustomed to addressing patient aesthetic concerns primarily from the chin up,' he told Dermatology Times. 'However, the neck...is critical in framing the lower half of the face and creating our profile. Changes in the neck as we age or gain weight can have profound effect on our self-esteem.' The drug is a formulation of deoxycholic acid, a 'naturally occurring molecule' that helps our bodies break down the fat we receive from food, according to manufacturer KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals . Dr. Michael Edwards, president of the Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, said not everyone is a good candidate for the drug. He told NBC News he worries that, after ATX-101 is approved, people will use the drug to try and fix larger areas of fat. But according to Weinkle, the drug is 'not a weight loss treatment' and needs to be administered properly so that patients get a 'very even reduction of fat.' She warns that physicians must 'understand the anatomy' of the area underneath the chin, which houses delicate nerves that should not be touched. Edward recommends patients only receive the procedure from trained 'board certified experts'. ATX-101 has been tested in 19 clinical studies with 2,600 patients. It will not be covered by insurance and the approximate cost is not yet known. | ATX-101 is a noninvasive, in-office procedure that takes five minutes .
Drug is injected in grid of tiny dots where 'max amount of fat' under chin is .
Patients heal in 2-3 days and can walk out without wearing a bandage .
Drug destroys membranes of fat cells, causing them to burst and permanently disappear .
Side effects include short-term swelling, bruising and numbness .
The drug now just needs final FDA approval . | 702a3a87cce14d0eae0a6734bf8315999fd76cba | <s>[INST] A new injectable drug designed to eliminate double chins without surgery was unanimously recommended for approval by a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee this week. The drug, currently known as ATX-101, now only needs to receive final FDA approval before it becomes available to the public. Unlike current double chin surgeries, which require doctors to 'cut it out or suck it out,' ATX-101 will be a 'noninvasive, in-the-office procedure,' according to Dr. Susan Weinkle. Scroll down for video . A dermatologist prepares the injection site for ATX-101, a new injectable drug designed to eliminate double chins without surgery that was unanimously recommended for approval by an FDA advisory committee . ATX-101 works by eliminating the membrane of fat cells underneath the double chin. This causes the fat cell to burst, destroying it permanently. Side-effects include short-term swelling, bruising and numbness . Weinkle, a dermatologist who has been working with ATX-101 since 2007, said many people have fat underneath the chin, even if 'they're not fat in the rest of their body', she told ABC News. To insert the drug, Weinkle marks the area where she sees the 'max amount of fat' with a grid of tiny dots, which act as the injection sites for the ATX-101. Weinkle says the procedure only takes about five minutes and patients heal in two to three days - and don't even need to wear a bandage. The drug is a formulation of deoxycholic acid, a 'naturally occurring molecule' that helps our bodies break down the fat we receive from food, according to manufacturer KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals. Dr. Derek Jones, who presented ATX-101 to the FDA, said the drug destroys the membrane of the fat cells underneath the double chin. The ATX-101 treatment only takes five minutes to administer and two to three days to heal . This causes the fat cell to burst. Its remains are naturally absorbed back into the body, while the cell is destroyed permanently. As with any drug, there are side effects. They include short-lasting swelling, bruising and numbness that was found to be 'mild to moderate', according to dermatologist Adam M. Rotunda. Fleeting pain at the site of the injections was also reported. Rotunda noted in the trials that the intensity of the side effects decreased with each additional treatment session, he told Dermatology Times. Although the drug reaches its maximum desired effect if the patient undergoes six treatments spaced a month apart, Rotunda said he does not believe 'most patients' will require that many. Rotunda said ATX-101 could be a game-changer in terms of what dermatologists can do when patients are worried about their neck. 'We've been accustomed to addressing patient aesthetic concerns primarily from the chin up,' he told Dermatology Times. 'However, the neck...is critical in framing the lower half of the face and creating our profile. Changes in the neck as we age or gain weight can have profound effect on our self-esteem.' The drug is a formulation of deoxycholic acid, a 'naturally occurring molecule' that helps our bodies break down the fat we receive from food, according to manufacturer KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals . Dr. Michael Edwards, president of the Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, said not everyone is a good candidate for the drug. He told NBC News he worries that, after ATX-101 is approved, people will use the drug to try and fix larger areas of fat. But according to Weinkle, the drug is 'not a weight loss treatment' and needs to be administered properly so that patients get a 'very even reduction of fat.' She warns that physicians must 'understand the anatomy' of the area underneath the chin, which houses delicate nerves that should not be touched. Edward recommends patients only receive the procedure from trained 'board certified experts'. ATX-101 has been tested in 19 clinical studies with 2,600 patients. It will not be covered by insurance and the approximate cost is not yet known. [/INST] ATX-101 is a noninvasive, in-office procedure that takes five minutes .
Drug is injected in grid of tiny dots where 'max amount of fat' under chin is .
Patients heal in 2-3 days and can walk out without wearing a bandage .
Drug destroys membranes of fat cells, causing them to burst and permanently disappear .
Side effects include short-term swelling, bruising and numbness .
The drug now just needs final FDA approval . </s> |
A 73-year-old man who threatened from behind bars to forcibly take back the western Montana ranch he lost in a 1979 divorce has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for intimidating and stalking its owners. The sentence ends the long-running case against John Fesler Lance II, who was so defiant in his claim to the property that he spent nearly 30 years in prison for threats over its court-ordered sale and then confronted the owners as soon as he was free. John Fester Lance II threatened from behind bars to forcibly take back the western Montana ranch he lost in a 1979 divorce -- and has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for intimidating and stalking its owners . Lance told the judge Wednesday that if he were released, he would again try to take back the ranch. 'You effectively described why I could never put you on probation,' District Judge Jeffrey Langton said, 'and why I don't think you should ever be released from prison again.' Lance was convicted of felony intimidation, stalking, violating a protective order and trespassing . The defendant looked thin in his orange jumpsuit in court, saying he had been on a 10-day hunger strike and would fast without food or liquid until he dies. He went back to the state prison Wednesday. Lance spent 27 years behind bars after convictions beginning in the mid-1980s for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch. In recent years, he sent letters to current owners Lee and Lucinda Hayne and their attorney that threatened to use all force necessary to take his ranch back, including kidnapping, the couple said. He was released from prison last March and showed up the next day at Lucinda Hayne's workplace. He spent April through July in jail for violating a court order of protection. Lance was arrested again after going to the ranch on Sept. 15 and arguing that the Haynes were trespassing and he had the right to use force to evict them. They held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived. Lance, who was acting as his own attorney, refused to participate in his February trial and was convicted of felony intimidation, stalking, violating a protective order and trespassing. Ravalli County Attorney Bill Fulbright sought a 75- to 100-year prison sentence, arguing that Lance 'refuses to follow the basic rules of society.' 'Given that, it's our belief that the only recourse we're left with is to put prison bars between this defendant and the community,' Fulbright said. The Haynes said it will be some time before they come off 'high alert' and can feel safe on their property near Florence. Fight: Lance spent 27 years behind bars after convictions beginning in the mid-1980s for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch . | John Fesler Lance II lost his western Montana ranch in a 1979 divorce .
Lance spent 27 years behind bars for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch .
He sent letters to current owners Lee and Lucinda Hayne and their attorney that threatened to use all force necessary to get the ranch, the couple said .
The 73-year-old was released from prison last March and showed up the next day at Lucinda Hayne's workplace .
He spent April through July in jail for violating a court order of protection .
Lance was arrested after going to the ranch in September and claimed the Haynes were trespassing and he had the right to use force to evict them . | fa82f155b17e51f058ac4e1610a0da850741de19 | <s>[INST] A 73-year-old man who threatened from behind bars to forcibly take back the western Montana ranch he lost in a 1979 divorce has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for intimidating and stalking its owners. The sentence ends the long-running case against John Fesler Lance II, who was so defiant in his claim to the property that he spent nearly 30 years in prison for threats over its court-ordered sale and then confronted the owners as soon as he was free. John Fester Lance II threatened from behind bars to forcibly take back the western Montana ranch he lost in a 1979 divorce -- and has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for intimidating and stalking its owners . Lance told the judge Wednesday that if he were released, he would again try to take back the ranch. 'You effectively described why I could never put you on probation,' District Judge Jeffrey Langton said, 'and why I don't think you should ever be released from prison again.' Lance was convicted of felony intimidation, stalking, violating a protective order and trespassing . The defendant looked thin in his orange jumpsuit in court, saying he had been on a 10-day hunger strike and would fast without food or liquid until he dies. He went back to the state prison Wednesday. Lance spent 27 years behind bars after convictions beginning in the mid-1980s for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch. In recent years, he sent letters to current owners Lee and Lucinda Hayne and their attorney that threatened to use all force necessary to take his ranch back, including kidnapping, the couple said. He was released from prison last March and showed up the next day at Lucinda Hayne's workplace. He spent April through July in jail for violating a court order of protection. Lance was arrested again after going to the ranch on Sept. 15 and arguing that the Haynes were trespassing and he had the right to use force to evict them. They held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived. Lance, who was acting as his own attorney, refused to participate in his February trial and was convicted of felony intimidation, stalking, violating a protective order and trespassing. Ravalli County Attorney Bill Fulbright sought a 75- to 100-year prison sentence, arguing that Lance 'refuses to follow the basic rules of society.' 'Given that, it's our belief that the only recourse we're left with is to put prison bars between this defendant and the community,' Fulbright said. The Haynes said it will be some time before they come off 'high alert' and can feel safe on their property near Florence. Fight: Lance spent 27 years behind bars after convictions beginning in the mid-1980s for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch . [/INST] John Fesler Lance II lost his western Montana ranch in a 1979 divorce .
Lance spent 27 years behind bars for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the court-mandated sale of the ranch .
He sent letters to current owners Lee and Lucinda Hayne and their attorney that threatened to use all force necessary to get the ranch, the couple said .
The 73-year-old was released from prison last March and showed up the next day at Lucinda Hayne's workplace .
He spent April through July in jail for violating a court order of protection .
Lance was arrested after going to the ranch in September and claimed the Haynes were trespassing and he had the right to use force to evict them . </s> |
Melanie Stoddart, 38, from Prestwich in Greater Manchester, died of compression sickness shortly after arriving in the Maldives . A British tourist struck down by 'the bends' on a scuba diving trip in the Maldives died after it took nine hours to get her to a decompression chamber. An inquest heard Melanie Stoddart, 38, died of decompression sickness shortly after arriving in the Indian Ocean island for a 12-day holiday with her boyfriend. There was a delay in Ms Stoddart receiving medical help because there was initially no boat or plane to take her to hospital. And upon her arrival at hospital, medics did not even treat her for decompression sickness, the inquest into her death was told. Her parents, Peter, 68, and Irene, 64, slammed the 'sheer incompetence' of the authorities in the Maldives and warned other tourists to 'take note' before booking a similar trip. The inquest in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, heard how Ms Stoddart, an experienced diver from Prestwich in Greater Manchester, had arrived in the Maldives on April, 1, 2012 with her boyfriend Steve Greathead. She had been on the same holiday the previous year. On the third day of her organised trip, she was in a party of 12 holidaymakers and two instructors who went to Vaavu Atoll for the last scuba dive of the day just after 3pm. The inquest was told she returned to the surface after about 30 minutes and asked for medical help as she was feeling unwell. Doctors were called and she was taken to the exclusive Alimatha Aquatic Resort nearby. When it became clear her condition was deteriorating the resort's doctor said she needed to be taken to a decompression chamber, but there was no transport available. A speed boat only arrived from neighbouring Bandos Island, more than 40 miles away, when insurance checks had been carried out. A doctor sedated Ms Stoddart, but decided she was not stable enough to be put in a decompression chamber. She was then transferred for a second time by boat six miles to the capital of Male where CT scans of her head and chest were taken at the ADK Hospital. But at 2.15am the next morning she went into cardiac arrest and died half an hour later. Doctors were called and she was taken to the exclusive Alimatha Aquatic Resort (pictured) nearby . The court heard how Ms Stoddart, an experienced diver, had arrived in the Maldives on April, 1, 2012 with her boyfriend Steve Greathead. She had been on the same holiday the previous year . Initially a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive and it took specialist tests carried out on samples of brain tissue to detect damage caused by nitrogen bubbles being present in her blood stream. Divers' disease, or 'the bends', is a condition caused from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation. Consultant Pathologist Dr Andrew Hitchcock told the hearing that the minute damage caused by the bubbles and a ruptured left ear drum suggested Ms Stoddart had decompression syndrome. Her father, Peter Stoddart, of Holmeswood, Derbyshire, told the court his daughter was a qualified diving instructor and member of a club who had dived all over the world. 'Nothing was too much for her, she never failed and was never fazed,' he said. He said the family had spotted 'discrepancies' in the reports from police and tour company Scuba Tours Worldwide which raised serious questions about the safety procedures in place. 'It's my opinion there were no proper safety procedures in place on these islands,' he said. 'For a people and a country that relies on diving for its main income I would assume there would have been. 'The time lapse was nine hours and that is just not acceptable,' he added. 'If she had been in a chamber within an hour she would have been stable enough to deal with it.' Melanie Stoddart was diving from the MV Sea Spirit (pictured) in the Maldives when she was taken ill . The ADK Hospital in the Maldives capital of Male where Ms Stoddart died in the early hours on April 4, 2012 . Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Paul McCandless said: 'Melanie was a practiced and experienced sea diver who took unwell on a dive. Due to a lack of appropriate transport at that time of day there was a delay in taking her to an appropriate facility. 'Once there, there was a partial misdiagnosis that she was not suffering from compression sickness. She was deemed to be too unwell to go into the chamber and was transferred to hospital . 'It is possible that if her condition had been diagnosed sooner that she would not have died when she did.' He added: 'Holidaymakers need to be aware of what emergency procedures are in place should any particular difficulties arise.' After the hearing Melanie's mother Irene, 64, said: 'My daughter's death was down to sheer incompetence. She received no treatment for nine hours, how can that be right?' MailOnline has contacted tour company Scuba Tours Worldwide for a comment. | Melanie Stoddart, 38, died of decompression sickness on Maldives holiday .
Delay in her getting medical help as no transport to take her to hospital .
Then at hospital, medics did not even treat her for decompression sickness .
Her parents slammed 'sheer incompetence' of the authorities in Maldives .
Coroner recorded a narrative verdict and warned other holidaymakers . | 61ba900bd38fb078bb15515f4ac888b8053821d8 | <s>[INST] Melanie Stoddart, 38, from Prestwich in Greater Manchester, died of compression sickness shortly after arriving in the Maldives . A British tourist struck down by 'the bends' on a scuba diving trip in the Maldives died after it took nine hours to get her to a decompression chamber. An inquest heard Melanie Stoddart, 38, died of decompression sickness shortly after arriving in the Indian Ocean island for a 12-day holiday with her boyfriend. There was a delay in Ms Stoddart receiving medical help because there was initially no boat or plane to take her to hospital. And upon her arrival at hospital, medics did not even treat her for decompression sickness, the inquest into her death was told. Her parents, Peter, 68, and Irene, 64, slammed the 'sheer incompetence' of the authorities in the Maldives and warned other tourists to 'take note' before booking a similar trip. The inquest in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, heard how Ms Stoddart, an experienced diver from Prestwich in Greater Manchester, had arrived in the Maldives on April, 1, 2012 with her boyfriend Steve Greathead. She had been on the same holiday the previous year. On the third day of her organised trip, she was in a party of 12 holidaymakers and two instructors who went to Vaavu Atoll for the last scuba dive of the day just after 3pm. The inquest was told she returned to the surface after about 30 minutes and asked for medical help as she was feeling unwell. Doctors were called and she was taken to the exclusive Alimatha Aquatic Resort nearby. When it became clear her condition was deteriorating the resort's doctor said she needed to be taken to a decompression chamber, but there was no transport available. A speed boat only arrived from neighbouring Bandos Island, more than 40 miles away, when insurance checks had been carried out. A doctor sedated Ms Stoddart, but decided she was not stable enough to be put in a decompression chamber. She was then transferred for a second time by boat six miles to the capital of Male where CT scans of her head and chest were taken at the ADK Hospital. But at 2.15am the next morning she went into cardiac arrest and died half an hour later. Doctors were called and she was taken to the exclusive Alimatha Aquatic Resort (pictured) nearby . The court heard how Ms Stoddart, an experienced diver, had arrived in the Maldives on April, 1, 2012 with her boyfriend Steve Greathead. She had been on the same holiday the previous year . Initially a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive and it took specialist tests carried out on samples of brain tissue to detect damage caused by nitrogen bubbles being present in her blood stream. Divers' disease, or 'the bends', is a condition caused from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation. Consultant Pathologist Dr Andrew Hitchcock told the hearing that the minute damage caused by the bubbles and a ruptured left ear drum suggested Ms Stoddart had decompression syndrome. Her father, Peter Stoddart, of Holmeswood, Derbyshire, told the court his daughter was a qualified diving instructor and member of a club who had dived all over the world. 'Nothing was too much for her, she never failed and was never fazed,' he said. He said the family had spotted 'discrepancies' in the reports from police and tour company Scuba Tours Worldwide which raised serious questions about the safety procedures in place. 'It's my opinion there were no proper safety procedures in place on these islands,' he said. 'For a people and a country that relies on diving for its main income I would assume there would have been. 'The time lapse was nine hours and that is just not acceptable,' he added. 'If she had been in a chamber within an hour she would have been stable enough to deal with it.' Melanie Stoddart was diving from the MV Sea Spirit (pictured) in the Maldives when she was taken ill . The ADK Hospital in the Maldives capital of Male where Ms Stoddart died in the early hours on April 4, 2012 . Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Paul McCandless said: 'Melanie was a practiced and experienced sea diver who took unwell on a dive. Due to a lack of appropriate transport at that time of day there was a delay in taking her to an appropriate facility. 'Once there, there was a partial misdiagnosis that she was not suffering from compression sickness. She was deemed to be too unwell to go into the chamber and was transferred to hospital . 'It is possible that if her condition had been diagnosed sooner that she would not have died when she did.' He added: 'Holidaymakers need to be aware of what emergency procedures are in place should any particular difficulties arise.' After the hearing Melanie's mother Irene, 64, said: 'My daughter's death was down to sheer incompetence. She received no treatment for nine hours, how can that be right?' MailOnline has contacted tour company Scuba Tours Worldwide for a comment. [/INST] Melanie Stoddart, 38, died of decompression sickness on Maldives holiday .
Delay in her getting medical help as no transport to take her to hospital .
Then at hospital, medics did not even treat her for decompression sickness .
Her parents slammed 'sheer incompetence' of the authorities in Maldives .
Coroner recorded a narrative verdict and warned other holidaymakers . </s> |
With their silver hair and kind smiles, Christine Smith, Sheila Henderson and June Senior look like three normal grandmothers, enjoying a quiet drink and a chat. But their innocent looks bely a wilder reality and when the trio, who are aged between 61 and 64, travel abroad on one of their regular grannies’ trips, all thoughts of a quiet life are left behind. Instead of enjoying quiet days out with their grandchildren, fancy dress, colourful cocktails and Spanish party spots are the order of the day for the three Barnsley pensioners. Scroll down for video . Party grans: Sheila Henderson (left), Christine Smith (centre) and June Senior (right) all love to party . Dressing up: Fancy dress is a favourite with all three grannies who often dress as pop stars . Indeed, June, a former barmaid, has been dubbed 'the tearaway' by her friends thanks to her penchant for zipping between bars, cleavage proudly on show, on her mobility scooter. Now the trio are to appear on a new documentary called OAPs Behaving Badly, a Channel 5 series that follows the nation’s craziest pensioners. The trio's party plans swung into action as soon as they retired, with Christine and Sheila joining June in Tenerife for a huge party to mark her retirement. The riotous trip to the Spanish holiday island included nights out wearing comedy wigs and boobs, plastic penis noses, and flirtations with much younger male holidaymakers. Innocent: June, seen here in an everyday ensemble, likes to zip between bars on her mobility scooter . Getting ready: Although the trio like to go out in Barnsley, they save their biggest parties for holidays . Unusual look: Christine (far right) says she wore a prostitute's outfit for her son's 40th birthday party . 'On holiday no man is ever safe because I can guarantee I always feel somebody’s bottom or something else,' explained Christine, a grandmother of three. ;My behaviour is a bit erotic sometimes. If I’ve had a drink especially.' But husband Tony, 67, doesn’t mind being left behind or his wife’s flirty behaviour and indulges in several solo weeks in Spain himself. According to Christine, ‘What happens in Tenerife, stay in Tenerife’, with all three ladies happy to make the most of their time abroad. 'When I went to Tenerife for my son’s 40th I got dressed up as a hooker,' reveals Christine, admitting she got into trouble with a local woman, who thought she was a rival escort invading her patch. Leading the charge: Christine is the ringleader and says 'no man is safe' when she is out and about . Propping up the bar: The trio have long been fans of wild all-night parties . Apologies: June says the trio often have to apologise when they return to bars following a booze-fuelled night . Just as excitable is June who rides a mobility scooter as a result of having had 10 leg operations. Not that she has any plans to slow down. 'When she gets on that scooter, you’ve got to watch out because you’re never safe,' says Christine. 'She can be a tearaway when she gets speeding on that scooter.' But despite her tearaway nickname, June says Christine is the wildest of the group. 'Once we’ve been somewhere, we’re never forgotten. 'We go back for the second time and we have to apologise for what Christine’s done the first time.' | Christine Smith, 64, is one of a new breed of partying grandmothers .
Mrs Smith, who has three grandchildren, loves to indulge abroad .
Travels to Tenerife with her friends Sheila Henderson and June Senior .
Mrs Senior, 61, likes to zip between bars on her mobility scooter .
Mrs Smith says 'no man is safe' during her wild nights out on the town .
OAPS Behaving Badly, Channel 5 at 9pm from Wednesday April 1st . | 41bb2894808c4d30e67c5f30ff9d86bc2e86b996 | <s>[INST] With their silver hair and kind smiles, Christine Smith, Sheila Henderson and June Senior look like three normal grandmothers, enjoying a quiet drink and a chat. But their innocent looks bely a wilder reality and when the trio, who are aged between 61 and 64, travel abroad on one of their regular grannies’ trips, all thoughts of a quiet life are left behind. Instead of enjoying quiet days out with their grandchildren, fancy dress, colourful cocktails and Spanish party spots are the order of the day for the three Barnsley pensioners. Scroll down for video . Party grans: Sheila Henderson (left), Christine Smith (centre) and June Senior (right) all love to party . Dressing up: Fancy dress is a favourite with all three grannies who often dress as pop stars . Indeed, June, a former barmaid, has been dubbed 'the tearaway' by her friends thanks to her penchant for zipping between bars, cleavage proudly on show, on her mobility scooter. Now the trio are to appear on a new documentary called OAPs Behaving Badly, a Channel 5 series that follows the nation’s craziest pensioners. The trio's party plans swung into action as soon as they retired, with Christine and Sheila joining June in Tenerife for a huge party to mark her retirement. The riotous trip to the Spanish holiday island included nights out wearing comedy wigs and boobs, plastic penis noses, and flirtations with much younger male holidaymakers. Innocent: June, seen here in an everyday ensemble, likes to zip between bars on her mobility scooter . Getting ready: Although the trio like to go out in Barnsley, they save their biggest parties for holidays . Unusual look: Christine (far right) says she wore a prostitute's outfit for her son's 40th birthday party . 'On holiday no man is ever safe because I can guarantee I always feel somebody’s bottom or something else,' explained Christine, a grandmother of three. ;My behaviour is a bit erotic sometimes. If I’ve had a drink especially.' But husband Tony, 67, doesn’t mind being left behind or his wife’s flirty behaviour and indulges in several solo weeks in Spain himself. According to Christine, ‘What happens in Tenerife, stay in Tenerife’, with all three ladies happy to make the most of their time abroad. 'When I went to Tenerife for my son’s 40th I got dressed up as a hooker,' reveals Christine, admitting she got into trouble with a local woman, who thought she was a rival escort invading her patch. Leading the charge: Christine is the ringleader and says 'no man is safe' when she is out and about . Propping up the bar: The trio have long been fans of wild all-night parties . Apologies: June says the trio often have to apologise when they return to bars following a booze-fuelled night . Just as excitable is June who rides a mobility scooter as a result of having had 10 leg operations. Not that she has any plans to slow down. 'When she gets on that scooter, you’ve got to watch out because you’re never safe,' says Christine. 'She can be a tearaway when she gets speeding on that scooter.' But despite her tearaway nickname, June says Christine is the wildest of the group. 'Once we’ve been somewhere, we’re never forgotten. 'We go back for the second time and we have to apologise for what Christine’s done the first time.' [/INST] Christine Smith, 64, is one of a new breed of partying grandmothers .
Mrs Smith, who has three grandchildren, loves to indulge abroad .
Travels to Tenerife with her friends Sheila Henderson and June Senior .
Mrs Senior, 61, likes to zip between bars on her mobility scooter .
Mrs Smith says 'no man is safe' during her wild nights out on the town .
OAPS Behaving Badly, Channel 5 at 9pm from Wednesday April 1st . </s> |
(CNN)Vigilante motorists in New Zealand have taken to snatching the car keys of foreign drivers amid rising concern over dangerous driving by tourists. New Zealand media have reported five cases this year of locals forcibly taking the keys of foreign motorists after witnessing driving that concerned them. All the incidents -- which have been condemned by authorities -- took place in the South Island, which draws tourists from around the world for its rugged scenery, including lakes and mountains featured in director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films. The incidents occurred amid heightened public concern over tourist driving standards, with eight people killed in crashes involving foreign drivers in the space of a fortnight last month. Among the dead were a family of four from Hong Kong who were killed when their car crossed the center line and collided with a logging truck. The key snatchings have even prompted Prime Minister John Key to weigh in on the issue, advising that "people taking the law into their own hands is not sensible." New Zealand Police Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Dave Cliff said the confiscations existed in a legal gray area, as there was no explicit statute dealing with the issue. Although there might be exceptional circumstances where taking someone's keys could be legally justified, such as preventing drunken driving, he said, "in the vast majority of cases, it won't be." "That extends to physically assaulting or abusing someone in response to their driving, which is simply not acceptable, and anyone found doing so should expect to face the consequences," he said. Diesel mechanic Robert Penman of Dunedin made headlines last month after he took the keys of a Chinese couple who had stopped their car on a narrow single-lane road to take pictures, causing a backlog of vehicles behind them. "I was coming into town with my wife and son and came around the corner, and there was a car stopped in the middle of the road," he told CNN affiliate TVNZ. He called police and took their keys as "a safety thing, you know, timeframe for police to get there," he said. The New Zealand Transport Agency later revealed that Penman was driving on an expired license himself. Penman told local media it was not the first time he had taken a tourist's car keys. Only 6% of crashes in New Zealand involve foreign drivers, according to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Transport. But in some remote regions of the South Island particularly popular with tourists for their scenery -- such as the Mackenzie, Southland, Queenstown-Lakes and Kaikoura districts -- foreign drivers are involved in about a quarter of all crashes. In Westland District, on the South Island's rugged West Coast, foreign drivers are involved in 37% of road crashes resulting in death or injury. Tony Kokshoorn, mayor of the neighboring Grey District, said tourist driving behavior was a major problem in the region and attributed the issue to tourists from countries that drive on the right. New Zealanders drive on the left. "There's a huge number of tourists coming through to these destinations because of the scenery, but the scenery is a problem," he said. "There's so many beautiful sights to see that they're not concentrating on their driving. Once they lose their concentration, they tend to fall into old habits and drive on the right. Even for 20 seconds, it can cause damage." A Ministry of Transport spokesperson said that while this was a factor, figures showed that Australian and British drivers were involved in the most crashes overall, "so unfamiliarity with which side of the road to drive on is not the only factor." Kokshoorn said that he had seen three cases of tourists driving on the wrong side of the road recently but that the vigilante approach -- which had seen a visitor to his town punched in the face as he was stripped of his keys last month -- was "disgraceful." He said the best approach was better education on local driving conditions for foreign drivers, particularly at the rental companies where they picked up their vehicles. Anyone with a foreign drivers license or permit is able to drive in New Zealand for up to a year. Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the government recognized that "many people are concerned with poor driving behavior on challenging roads in and around popular tourist destinations" and had established a project in response. The measures include improvements to roading, such as "keep left" signage and no-passing markings on the extensive stretches of single-lane highway, and educational resources targeted at visiting drivers, including many targeting the growing Chinese market. Kokshoorn said it was important to "strike the right balance" in getting the message to foreign drivers to take care on the unfamiliar roads. "We value tourism and the dollars it brings to New Zealand, especially to our region here. We don't want to put tourists off, but we want them to be safe in our country," he said. "You cross that center line, and anything's possible." CNN's David Molko contributed to this report. | Five tourists have had their car keys snatched by vigilantes this year .
The confiscations have taken place amid rising concern over tourist driving behavior .
In popular Westland, 37% of serious crashes have involved foreign drivers . | 44a2204653e544cd264e4e9663f41a8aaaedc11b | <s>[INST] (CNN)Vigilante motorists in New Zealand have taken to snatching the car keys of foreign drivers amid rising concern over dangerous driving by tourists. New Zealand media have reported five cases this year of locals forcibly taking the keys of foreign motorists after witnessing driving that concerned them. All the incidents -- which have been condemned by authorities -- took place in the South Island, which draws tourists from around the world for its rugged scenery, including lakes and mountains featured in director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films. The incidents occurred amid heightened public concern over tourist driving standards, with eight people killed in crashes involving foreign drivers in the space of a fortnight last month. Among the dead were a family of four from Hong Kong who were killed when their car crossed the center line and collided with a logging truck. The key snatchings have even prompted Prime Minister John Key to weigh in on the issue, advising that "people taking the law into their own hands is not sensible." New Zealand Police Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Dave Cliff said the confiscations existed in a legal gray area, as there was no explicit statute dealing with the issue. Although there might be exceptional circumstances where taking someone's keys could be legally justified, such as preventing drunken driving, he said, "in the vast majority of cases, it won't be." "That extends to physically assaulting or abusing someone in response to their driving, which is simply not acceptable, and anyone found doing so should expect to face the consequences," he said. Diesel mechanic Robert Penman of Dunedin made headlines last month after he took the keys of a Chinese couple who had stopped their car on a narrow single-lane road to take pictures, causing a backlog of vehicles behind them. "I was coming into town with my wife and son and came around the corner, and there was a car stopped in the middle of the road," he told CNN affiliate TVNZ. He called police and took their keys as "a safety thing, you know, timeframe for police to get there," he said. The New Zealand Transport Agency later revealed that Penman was driving on an expired license himself. Penman told local media it was not the first time he had taken a tourist's car keys. Only 6% of crashes in New Zealand involve foreign drivers, according to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Transport. But in some remote regions of the South Island particularly popular with tourists for their scenery -- such as the Mackenzie, Southland, Queenstown-Lakes and Kaikoura districts -- foreign drivers are involved in about a quarter of all crashes. In Westland District, on the South Island's rugged West Coast, foreign drivers are involved in 37% of road crashes resulting in death or injury. Tony Kokshoorn, mayor of the neighboring Grey District, said tourist driving behavior was a major problem in the region and attributed the issue to tourists from countries that drive on the right. New Zealanders drive on the left. "There's a huge number of tourists coming through to these destinations because of the scenery, but the scenery is a problem," he said. "There's so many beautiful sights to see that they're not concentrating on their driving. Once they lose their concentration, they tend to fall into old habits and drive on the right. Even for 20 seconds, it can cause damage." A Ministry of Transport spokesperson said that while this was a factor, figures showed that Australian and British drivers were involved in the most crashes overall, "so unfamiliarity with which side of the road to drive on is not the only factor." Kokshoorn said that he had seen three cases of tourists driving on the wrong side of the road recently but that the vigilante approach -- which had seen a visitor to his town punched in the face as he was stripped of his keys last month -- was "disgraceful." He said the best approach was better education on local driving conditions for foreign drivers, particularly at the rental companies where they picked up their vehicles. Anyone with a foreign drivers license or permit is able to drive in New Zealand for up to a year. Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the government recognized that "many people are concerned with poor driving behavior on challenging roads in and around popular tourist destinations" and had established a project in response. The measures include improvements to roading, such as "keep left" signage and no-passing markings on the extensive stretches of single-lane highway, and educational resources targeted at visiting drivers, including many targeting the growing Chinese market. Kokshoorn said it was important to "strike the right balance" in getting the message to foreign drivers to take care on the unfamiliar roads. "We value tourism and the dollars it brings to New Zealand, especially to our region here. We don't want to put tourists off, but we want them to be safe in our country," he said. "You cross that center line, and anything's possible." CNN's David Molko contributed to this report. [/INST] Five tourists have had their car keys snatched by vigilantes this year .
The confiscations have taken place amid rising concern over tourist driving behavior .
In popular Westland, 37% of serious crashes have involved foreign drivers . </s> |
Daniel Sturridge has pulled out of the England squad as his injury curse struck yet again and problems threatened to mount for manager Roy Hodgson. Sturridge reported for duty at St George's Park on Monday but did not train and had a scan in the evening which revealed a thigh problem which he sustained against Manchester United on Sunday. The 25-year-old striker returned home on Monday night, the second Liverpool player to withdraw from international duty on the day, Adam Lallana was also forced out with a groin injury and was replaced by uncapped Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason. Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of England's double header with Lithuania and Italy . The Liverpool striker picked up a hip injury in Sunday's defeat by Manchester United . Goalkeepers . Jack Butland, Robert Green, Joe Hart . Defenders . Danny Rose, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker, Nathaniel Clyne, Phil Jones, Kieran Gibbs, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Gary Cahill. Midfielders . Michael Carrick, Theo Walcott, Ross Barkley, Fabian Delph, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Raheem Sterling, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend . Forwards . Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane . They will miss a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on Friday and a friendly against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. A FA statement said: 'Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has left the England squad and returned home to his club on Monday evening. 'This follows a scan on an injury that he sustained during Liverpool's game against Manchester United on Sunday. 'The England medical team took the decision on Monday evening having assessed Daniel following the squad's arrival at St. George's Park on Monday afternoon.' For Sturridge it is the latest in a sequence of fitness issues this season. He was Hodgson's first-choice centre-forward at the World Cup last summer but missed five months of this season after pulling a thigh muscle during an England training session in September. There was a blaze of controversy about whether he should have been resting or training on that particular day, followed by complications in his recovery process, none of which helped the relationship between club and country. Sturridge then suffered with calf muscle injuries and was just getting back to his sharpest form when he hobbled out of Anfield with a stiff hip after scoring Liverpool's goal in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United. He will have missed seven England games since his last international appearance against Norway in September. Sturridge has not played for England since the autumn because of injury . Harry Kane could be in line to make his debut for England against Lithuania . August 2012 - Toe injury . February 2013- Thigh injury . September 2013 - Thigh injury . September 2014 - Thigh injury . October 2014 - Thigh injury . Sturridge and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, however, will be wary of taking risks after a campaign already ruined by injuries and with the Anfield club locked in a fight for a top-four finish. Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck are available for Hodgson but Sturridge's exit boost Kane's chances of making his senior debut against Lithuania on Friday. There may also be the chance of a call-up for QPR's Charlie Austin, or promotion from the Under 21s for Burnley's Danny Ings. Kane, 21, is in the midst of a remarkable season and took his goal tally to 29 with a hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday, but a club-v-country issue is brewing around him because England want him for the European U21 Championships, in June, while Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino thinks he needs a month of complete rest at the end of the season. England are set to train at Tottenham on Thursday and Pochettino plans to be on site. Raheem Sterling arrived at St George's Park nursing a toe injury which may limit his involvement over the two England games – he is one of the players who may be released after the Lithuania qualifier. Fabian Delph was also missing from the camp on Monday. Aston Villa midfielder Delph was ill and stayed at home but hopes to join the squad later this week. Luke Shaw and Fraser Forster were in Hodgson's original squad but pulled out with injuries, prompting call-ups for Danny Rose and Robert Green. Another important Liverpool player, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, is doubtful for Belgium after picking an ankle injury in a collision with Rooney on Sunday. | Daniel Sturridge returned home on Monday night because of hip injury .
The England striker had a scan after reporting for duty at St George's Park .
Sturridge injured in Liverpool's defeat by Manchester United on Sunday . | 3e950f005cc46061a7399f17fa472dd4a8f62559 | <s>[INST] Daniel Sturridge has pulled out of the England squad as his injury curse struck yet again and problems threatened to mount for manager Roy Hodgson. Sturridge reported for duty at St George's Park on Monday but did not train and had a scan in the evening which revealed a thigh problem which he sustained against Manchester United on Sunday. The 25-year-old striker returned home on Monday night, the second Liverpool player to withdraw from international duty on the day, Adam Lallana was also forced out with a groin injury and was replaced by uncapped Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason. Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of England's double header with Lithuania and Italy . The Liverpool striker picked up a hip injury in Sunday's defeat by Manchester United . Goalkeepers . Jack Butland, Robert Green, Joe Hart . Defenders . Danny Rose, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker, Nathaniel Clyne, Phil Jones, Kieran Gibbs, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Gary Cahill. Midfielders . Michael Carrick, Theo Walcott, Ross Barkley, Fabian Delph, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Raheem Sterling, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend . Forwards . Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane . They will miss a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on Friday and a friendly against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. A FA statement said: 'Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has left the England squad and returned home to his club on Monday evening. 'This follows a scan on an injury that he sustained during Liverpool's game against Manchester United on Sunday. 'The England medical team took the decision on Monday evening having assessed Daniel following the squad's arrival at St. George's Park on Monday afternoon.' For Sturridge it is the latest in a sequence of fitness issues this season. He was Hodgson's first-choice centre-forward at the World Cup last summer but missed five months of this season after pulling a thigh muscle during an England training session in September. There was a blaze of controversy about whether he should have been resting or training on that particular day, followed by complications in his recovery process, none of which helped the relationship between club and country. Sturridge then suffered with calf muscle injuries and was just getting back to his sharpest form when he hobbled out of Anfield with a stiff hip after scoring Liverpool's goal in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United. He will have missed seven England games since his last international appearance against Norway in September. Sturridge has not played for England since the autumn because of injury . Harry Kane could be in line to make his debut for England against Lithuania . August 2012 - Toe injury . February 2013- Thigh injury . September 2013 - Thigh injury . September 2014 - Thigh injury . October 2014 - Thigh injury . Sturridge and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, however, will be wary of taking risks after a campaign already ruined by injuries and with the Anfield club locked in a fight for a top-four finish. Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck are available for Hodgson but Sturridge's exit boost Kane's chances of making his senior debut against Lithuania on Friday. There may also be the chance of a call-up for QPR's Charlie Austin, or promotion from the Under 21s for Burnley's Danny Ings. Kane, 21, is in the midst of a remarkable season and took his goal tally to 29 with a hat-trick against Leicester on Saturday, but a club-v-country issue is brewing around him because England want him for the European U21 Championships, in June, while Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino thinks he needs a month of complete rest at the end of the season. England are set to train at Tottenham on Thursday and Pochettino plans to be on site. Raheem Sterling arrived at St George's Park nursing a toe injury which may limit his involvement over the two England games – he is one of the players who may be released after the Lithuania qualifier. Fabian Delph was also missing from the camp on Monday. Aston Villa midfielder Delph was ill and stayed at home but hopes to join the squad later this week. Luke Shaw and Fraser Forster were in Hodgson's original squad but pulled out with injuries, prompting call-ups for Danny Rose and Robert Green. Another important Liverpool player, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, is doubtful for Belgium after picking an ankle injury in a collision with Rooney on Sunday. [/INST] Daniel Sturridge returned home on Monday night because of hip injury .
The England striker had a scan after reporting for duty at St George's Park .
Sturridge injured in Liverpool's defeat by Manchester United on Sunday . </s> |
(CNN)With the passing of Leonard Nimoy, fans worldwide mourned the loss of the legendary performer who gave life to the Vulcan first officer on Star Trek. As Spock, Nimoy touched audiences with his commitment to the principles of science and logic, and his embrace of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations." Nimoy's portrayal has inspired generations to pursue careers in space, science and technology, to embrace the uniqueness of others, and to appreciate the same in themselves. It is difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's iconic role, particularly on the science and technology communities. For decades, many of the best and brightest inventors, explorers and engineers have credited Star Trek with sparking their imaginations. For many, Spock holds a sacred spot as not only one of the most beloved characters in all of science fiction, but the earliest example of Star Trek's enduring legacy of inspiring innovation in the real world. Spock first appeared on our television screens in 1966 with the premiere of the original Star Trek series. Since then, the show has earned a reputation for predicting future technologies with remarkable accuracy. At a time when the computer age was only just beginning and the idea of handheld communication devices or tablet computers were fantasies of a far-off future, Spock could be seen working with many of these technologies aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. As we soon discovered, his incredible tools and gadgets weren't so distant after all. Soon, we moved closer to realizing these devices in our own world with the development of the integrated circuit. Portable and handheld computers were suddenly possible, and some scientists turned to Star Trek for inspiration as they sought to design the next wave of modern marvels. One such scientist was Martin Cooper, inventor of the first mobile phone, who has credited the handheld communicators used by Captain Kirk and Spock as the source of his inspiration. Even though Cooper's original cellular telephone wasn't as compact as Spock's, and most consumers couldn't afford one for some time, it wasn't long before they would become ubiquitous in our world. The same is true for the handheld computers Spock used to record scientific data. About the size of a notepad, and sometimes equipped with a stylus, these handy gadgets would go on to appear in every incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. They are known as PADDs — Personal Access Display Devices — and it's hard to ignore their influence on the the real thing. From their design and function to the name of today's most popular tablet computer, Spock may well have been the first iPad user. Another technological wonder that first appeared in Spock's hands was known as the tricorder. This mobile scanning device could be used to take readings while on an away mission to an alien planet. This data might include atmospheric conditions, radiation levels, or even the chemical composition of an object. The version Nimoy used on set was bulky and had to be worn with a shoulder strap. However, tricorders would soon become one of the most versatile and sought-after pieces of Treknology. Today, our smartphones can deliver many features of the Tricorder, while more specialized scientific and medical instruments are able to duplicate some of the more advanced scanning capabilities. It wasn't just computers and productivity gadgets that Spock brought to life on screen. He was often a proponent of passive resistance and non-violent solutions. Along with his fellow crew mates, he presented us with new ideas like weapons "set to stun" that formed the core of the Star Trek ethos. As we still wrestle with violence in our world, today's scientists and law enforcement are working toward breakthroughs in non-lethal weapons in an effort to prevent unnecessary loss of life. The original Star Trek series predicted or even inspired these and many other technologies in only three seasons on television. Of course, the franchise would continue this tradition with four more television series and twelve movies. Over the course of nearly 50 years, Star Trek has given us many more ideas that we've realized, like touch-screen and voice-control computer interfaces, and others we haven't quite mastered yet. Tech concepts like the universal translator, the holodeck, the replicator and, of course, the transporter hold the potential to radically change our world — and they might not be as far off as we think. Our iPhones and tablets have made touch screens commonplace, and we can communicate with Siri or Google through voice commands just like the computer on the Enterprise (though maybe not as effectively). We can instantly connect with others across great distances and even across language barriers thanks to recent advancements like Microsoft's Skype Translator technology. Meanwhile, 3D Printers allow for on-demand fabrication of many objects, and immersive virtual reality devices may soon make holographic adventures as common as video games. Scientists have even been able to transport particles of matter across distances, perhaps taking the first steps toward transporting people through space one day. As we say goodbye to Leonard Nimoy, let us remember him not only for his work as an actor on Star Trek, but for his remarkable role in the world of science and technology. Through Spock, Nimoy challenged us to understand our human nature, including our scientific curiosity, and in the process helped inspire countless men and women to reach for the stars. This is one more way that Nimoy will be remembered, in the hearts and minds of so many scientists, helping us all to "live long and prosper." | Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy died Friday, age 83 .
Anthony Rotolo: It's difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's role . | 24b78865ba05e0203fb4c375456d20fd1887b177 | <s>[INST] (CNN)With the passing of Leonard Nimoy, fans worldwide mourned the loss of the legendary performer who gave life to the Vulcan first officer on Star Trek. As Spock, Nimoy touched audiences with his commitment to the principles of science and logic, and his embrace of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations." Nimoy's portrayal has inspired generations to pursue careers in space, science and technology, to embrace the uniqueness of others, and to appreciate the same in themselves. It is difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's iconic role, particularly on the science and technology communities. For decades, many of the best and brightest inventors, explorers and engineers have credited Star Trek with sparking their imaginations. For many, Spock holds a sacred spot as not only one of the most beloved characters in all of science fiction, but the earliest example of Star Trek's enduring legacy of inspiring innovation in the real world. Spock first appeared on our television screens in 1966 with the premiere of the original Star Trek series. Since then, the show has earned a reputation for predicting future technologies with remarkable accuracy. At a time when the computer age was only just beginning and the idea of handheld communication devices or tablet computers were fantasies of a far-off future, Spock could be seen working with many of these technologies aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. As we soon discovered, his incredible tools and gadgets weren't so distant after all. Soon, we moved closer to realizing these devices in our own world with the development of the integrated circuit. Portable and handheld computers were suddenly possible, and some scientists turned to Star Trek for inspiration as they sought to design the next wave of modern marvels. One such scientist was Martin Cooper, inventor of the first mobile phone, who has credited the handheld communicators used by Captain Kirk and Spock as the source of his inspiration. Even though Cooper's original cellular telephone wasn't as compact as Spock's, and most consumers couldn't afford one for some time, it wasn't long before they would become ubiquitous in our world. The same is true for the handheld computers Spock used to record scientific data. About the size of a notepad, and sometimes equipped with a stylus, these handy gadgets would go on to appear in every incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. They are known as PADDs — Personal Access Display Devices — and it's hard to ignore their influence on the the real thing. From their design and function to the name of today's most popular tablet computer, Spock may well have been the first iPad user. Another technological wonder that first appeared in Spock's hands was known as the tricorder. This mobile scanning device could be used to take readings while on an away mission to an alien planet. This data might include atmospheric conditions, radiation levels, or even the chemical composition of an object. The version Nimoy used on set was bulky and had to be worn with a shoulder strap. However, tricorders would soon become one of the most versatile and sought-after pieces of Treknology. Today, our smartphones can deliver many features of the Tricorder, while more specialized scientific and medical instruments are able to duplicate some of the more advanced scanning capabilities. It wasn't just computers and productivity gadgets that Spock brought to life on screen. He was often a proponent of passive resistance and non-violent solutions. Along with his fellow crew mates, he presented us with new ideas like weapons "set to stun" that formed the core of the Star Trek ethos. As we still wrestle with violence in our world, today's scientists and law enforcement are working toward breakthroughs in non-lethal weapons in an effort to prevent unnecessary loss of life. The original Star Trek series predicted or even inspired these and many other technologies in only three seasons on television. Of course, the franchise would continue this tradition with four more television series and twelve movies. Over the course of nearly 50 years, Star Trek has given us many more ideas that we've realized, like touch-screen and voice-control computer interfaces, and others we haven't quite mastered yet. Tech concepts like the universal translator, the holodeck, the replicator and, of course, the transporter hold the potential to radically change our world — and they might not be as far off as we think. Our iPhones and tablets have made touch screens commonplace, and we can communicate with Siri or Google through voice commands just like the computer on the Enterprise (though maybe not as effectively). We can instantly connect with others across great distances and even across language barriers thanks to recent advancements like Microsoft's Skype Translator technology. Meanwhile, 3D Printers allow for on-demand fabrication of many objects, and immersive virtual reality devices may soon make holographic adventures as common as video games. Scientists have even been able to transport particles of matter across distances, perhaps taking the first steps toward transporting people through space one day. As we say goodbye to Leonard Nimoy, let us remember him not only for his work as an actor on Star Trek, but for his remarkable role in the world of science and technology. Through Spock, Nimoy challenged us to understand our human nature, including our scientific curiosity, and in the process helped inspire countless men and women to reach for the stars. This is one more way that Nimoy will be remembered, in the hearts and minds of so many scientists, helping us all to "live long and prosper." [/INST] Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy died Friday, age 83 .
Anthony Rotolo: It's difficult to measure the impact of Nimoy's role . </s> |
(CNN)John Isner could not keep the United States in the Davis Cup on Sunday, so it was likely small consolation that his incredible tennis milestone remained unbeaten. While the American lost to Andy Murray in Scotland, putting Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the prestigious teams event, halfway across the world an absorbing battle was playing out between two of South America's most bitter rivals. In the end it didn't come close to matching Isner's 11-hour marathon against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, but the fourth rubber in the clash between Argentina and Brazil made its own piece of history. For six hour and 43 minutes, Leonardo Mayer and Joao Souza contested the second-longest singles match in tennis history -- and third longest of any format after a seven-hour doubles clash between Switzerland and the Czech Republic in 2013. Mayer eventually triumphed, after his 11th match point, winning 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 5-7 15-13 in front of a delirious home crowd in Buenos Aires to send the tie to a deciding rubber. It set the scene for Federico Delbonis to take on Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in the decider -- with the winner to earn a clash with Novak Djokovic's Serbia, a 5-0 victor over Balkan rival Croatia. Delbonis had won the first set 6-3 when play was halted for the day due to bad light. The match will resume on Monday. Meanwhile, back in Glasgow, the British team celebrated after earning a home quarterfinal clash with France on July 17-19, the weekend after the completion of Wimbledon. "It was an incredible experience," said world No. 5 Murray, who beat Isner 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in two and a half hours to give his team a 3-1 lead and ensure a repeat of the result of last year's first-round clash between the two nations. "Playing in front of a home crowd is a bit more pressured, especially today, but I managed to fight my way through the first set and played really well after that." It was the second defeat of the tie for the big-serving Isner, who lost a five-hour five-setter against James Ward on Friday. The Swiss, without leading players Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, crashed out at the first hurdle with a 3-2 defeat in Belgium. Canada makes their way into the quarterfinals for the second time in three years after beating Japan 3-2. Vasek Pospisil led the tie-break victory by defeating Go Soeda in straight sets on Sunday. Canada will face Belgium in July, after Wimbledon concludes. France, beaten by Switzerland in last year's final, went through after beating Germany 3-2 -- losing both of Sunday's meaningless singles rubbers having already secured victory in the doubles 24 hours earlier. Australia conquered three-time champion Czech Republic, a semifinalist last year, with Bernard Tomic clinching victory in the fourth rubber against Lukas Rosol. Seeking a 29th title, but first since 2003, the Australians will next host Kazakhstan -- which defeated Italy 3-2 as Aleksandr Nedovyesov overcame Fabio Fognini in a five-set decider after trailing 2-1. | Leonardo Mayer beats Joao Souza in longest Davis Cup singles match .
Argentine wins in six hours 43 minutes -- third-longest in tennis history .
Britain beats U.S. in first round, with Andy Murray defeating John Isner .
France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Serbia also reach quarterfinals . | 6f77e6ce5fb6fea21c292a908259bd56e9150f6c | <s>[INST] (CNN)John Isner could not keep the United States in the Davis Cup on Sunday, so it was likely small consolation that his incredible tennis milestone remained unbeaten. While the American lost to Andy Murray in Scotland, putting Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the prestigious teams event, halfway across the world an absorbing battle was playing out between two of South America's most bitter rivals. In the end it didn't come close to matching Isner's 11-hour marathon against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, but the fourth rubber in the clash between Argentina and Brazil made its own piece of history. For six hour and 43 minutes, Leonardo Mayer and Joao Souza contested the second-longest singles match in tennis history -- and third longest of any format after a seven-hour doubles clash between Switzerland and the Czech Republic in 2013. Mayer eventually triumphed, after his 11th match point, winning 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 5-7 15-13 in front of a delirious home crowd in Buenos Aires to send the tie to a deciding rubber. It set the scene for Federico Delbonis to take on Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in the decider -- with the winner to earn a clash with Novak Djokovic's Serbia, a 5-0 victor over Balkan rival Croatia. Delbonis had won the first set 6-3 when play was halted for the day due to bad light. The match will resume on Monday. Meanwhile, back in Glasgow, the British team celebrated after earning a home quarterfinal clash with France on July 17-19, the weekend after the completion of Wimbledon. "It was an incredible experience," said world No. 5 Murray, who beat Isner 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in two and a half hours to give his team a 3-1 lead and ensure a repeat of the result of last year's first-round clash between the two nations. "Playing in front of a home crowd is a bit more pressured, especially today, but I managed to fight my way through the first set and played really well after that." It was the second defeat of the tie for the big-serving Isner, who lost a five-hour five-setter against James Ward on Friday. The Swiss, without leading players Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, crashed out at the first hurdle with a 3-2 defeat in Belgium. Canada makes their way into the quarterfinals for the second time in three years after beating Japan 3-2. Vasek Pospisil led the tie-break victory by defeating Go Soeda in straight sets on Sunday. Canada will face Belgium in July, after Wimbledon concludes. France, beaten by Switzerland in last year's final, went through after beating Germany 3-2 -- losing both of Sunday's meaningless singles rubbers having already secured victory in the doubles 24 hours earlier. Australia conquered three-time champion Czech Republic, a semifinalist last year, with Bernard Tomic clinching victory in the fourth rubber against Lukas Rosol. Seeking a 29th title, but first since 2003, the Australians will next host Kazakhstan -- which defeated Italy 3-2 as Aleksandr Nedovyesov overcame Fabio Fognini in a five-set decider after trailing 2-1. [/INST] Leonardo Mayer beats Joao Souza in longest Davis Cup singles match .
Argentine wins in six hours 43 minutes -- third-longest in tennis history .
Britain beats U.S. in first round, with Andy Murray defeating John Isner .
France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Serbia also reach quarterfinals . </s> |
In a video recorded just before he attacked, the gunman who killed a Canadian soldier and then stormed Parliament said he did it because of Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a cellphone video, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau said his attack was 'in retaliation for Afghanistan and because [Prime Minister Stephen] Harper wants to send his troops to Iraq'. The 32-year-old Canadian made the video in his car just before last October's attack in Ottawa. Scroll down for video . In the video he made, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau said he opened fire in retaliation for Afghanistan and Iraq . Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, killed a man and opened fire on Parliament before he was gunned down himself in Ottawa . RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said he believes Zehaf-Bibeau (pictured both) was influenced by others . The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released the transcript from the video today. Police edited out the first 13 and last five seconds of the video for operational reasons. The edited sections were not included in the transcript. Releasing the entire video would have hurt the investigation, according to police. To those who are involved and listen to this movie, this is . in retaliation for Afghanistan and because Harper wants to send . his troops to Iraq. So we are retaliating, the Mujahedin of this world. Canada's officially become one of our enemies by fighting and . bombing us and creating a lot of terror in our countries and . killing us and killing our innocents. So, just aiming to hit . some soldiers just to show that you're not even safe in your own . land, and you gotta be careful. So, may Allah accept from us. It's a disgrace you guys have . forgotten God and have you let every indecency and things . running your land. We don't, we don't go for this. We are good . people, righteous people, believers of God and believing his law . and his Prophets, peace be upon them all. That's my message to . all of you in this, Inshallah, we'll not cease until you guys . decide to be a peaceful country and stay to your own and I-, and . stop going to other countries and stop occupying and killing the . righteous of us who are trying to bring back religious law in . our countries. Thank you. Victim: The 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was killed in the rampage . Zehaf-Bibeau's rampage began at Canada's war memorial, where he shot and killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. The gunman was later shot to death by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons just steps from where Canada's prime minister and members of Parliament were meeting . Prime Minister Harper called it a terror attack and the bloodshed raised fears Canada was suffering reprisals for joining the US-led air campaign against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said he believes Zehaf-Bibeau was influenced by others and that the investigation is ongoing. He said: 'I wouldn't characterize it as network as it is commonly understood but I am persuaded that he was influenced by other individuals toward these crimes so in that sense I am of the view that others were involved.' Paulson said anybody who aided Zehaf-Bibeau in the attack will be charged with terrorism offenses, according to the CBC. He said: 'It's not relevant to us, or our investigation, what kind of terrorist Zehaf-Bibeau was, or if he was a particularly intelligent, sophisticated, influential or personally disciplined terrorist. 'To us, it all turns on the evidence we collect which we compare against the statute. 'What was he doing and why was he doing it?' Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said Zehaf-Bibeau was likely influenced by others . A photo released by the RCMP shows the .30-30 Winchester Model 94 rifle used by Zehaf-Bibeau in October . More than 130 full-time investigators and staff from the RCMP are working on the case. Other details from the investigation were also made public. Police revealed Zehaf-Bibeau used the internet and payphones to stay in contact with people in Ottawa and in British Columbia. Police have identified some of these individuals. The autopsy toxicology report showed Zehaf-Bibeau, who struggled with crack addiction, wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the attack. The evidence also 'does not speak to any mental health issues'. The gunman, who also held Libyan citizenship, became increasingly aligned with terrorist ideology in recent years while living in British Columbia and Alberta. Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention teams responded to the shooting after gunfire was heard . Zehaf-Bibeau, who had a crack problem, wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the attack . Zehaf-Bibeau was involved with shootings at the War Memorial and at the Parliament. Police initially thought there was a shooting at the Rideau Centre mall, but have since said that was not the case . When Zehaf-Bibeau was killed in Parliament, he had a long knife tied to his wrist. He had toured the main Parliament building while posing as a tourist a couple of weeks before the attack. The attack in Ottawa came two days after a man described as an 'ISIL-inspired terrorist' ran over two soldiers in a parking lot in Quebec, killing one and injuring the other before being shot to death by police. The man had been under surveillance by Canadian authorities, who feared he had jihadist ambitions and seized his passport when he tried to travel to Turkey. Unlike the attacker in the Quebec case, Zehaf-Bibeau was not being watched by authorities. In addition to the video, commissioner Paulson also revealed other details from the investigation today . 9.52am: Gunfire reported to emergency services at the National War Memorial. One reporter there said he saw a man shot and fall to the ground and another run. 9.54am: Gunfire breaks out in the Ottawa Parliament's Centre Block building . 9.56am: Multiple gunshots ring out inside the Parliament building and a reporter says he witnesses a body lying motionless on the ground outside the Library of Parliament. At the same time it is reported that a soldier has been shot at the War Memorial . 9.58am: Passersby witness CPR being urgently performed on the soldier as he lies stricken on the ground . 9.59am: A police source confirms that there is an 'active shooter' situation currently underway inside the Canadian Parliament. 10.00am: Heavily armed rapid response teams arrive at the Parliament Hill building . 10.04am: A number of witnesses at the War Memorial claim to see the soldiers assailant running towards Parliament Hill carrying a large rifle . 10.05am: Officers at the War Memorial shout 'there is a shooter on the loose' to the public and tell them to clear the area . 10.12am: Parliament Hill is put into official lockdown . 10.13am: Those who saw the shooter at the War Memorial say that he had dark hair, a dark complexion and a scarf on his head and was armed with a rifle. 10.18am: A grey Toyota Carolla is found with no front or back license plates. Witnesses claim to have seen two shooters emerge from it. 10.24am: A staff member at the Parliament cafeteria claims to have seen a man drive away from Parliament Hill in a black Chrysler and enter the building with a hunting rifle . 10.30am: Reports start emerging that the gunman at Parliament's Centre Block was shot and killed . 10.37am: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is confirmed to no longer be on the premises of Parliament Hill. 10.42am: Police say a shooter is still on the loose: 'There's an active shooter, we haven't got it contained yet.' 10.53am: RCMP advises citizens to 'stay off rooftops and away from windows in the downtown core' 10.54am: Reports of shootings by the Rideau Centre and a nearby hotel - although they later said there had been no incidents at these sites . 11am: Police say they are still searching for a shooter or shooters . Source: National Post . | Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, was shot dead after opening fire at Parliament .
In video, he said attack was 'in retaliation' for Afghanistan and Iraq .
Wanted Canadian soldiers to know they weren't 'safe in their own land'
Zehaf-Bibeau, who converted to Islam, killed reserve soldier Corporal Nathan Cirillo before Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers shot him dead .
RCMP commissioner believes Zehaf-Bibeau was influenced by others . | 6a5f6f0237e2fb7d38cbad0246b3f6c494f8c123 | <s>[INST] In a video recorded just before he attacked, the gunman who killed a Canadian soldier and then stormed Parliament said he did it because of Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a cellphone video, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau said his attack was 'in retaliation for Afghanistan and because [Prime Minister Stephen] Harper wants to send his troops to Iraq'. The 32-year-old Canadian made the video in his car just before last October's attack in Ottawa. Scroll down for video . In the video he made, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau said he opened fire in retaliation for Afghanistan and Iraq . Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, killed a man and opened fire on Parliament before he was gunned down himself in Ottawa . RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said he believes Zehaf-Bibeau (pictured both) was influenced by others . The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released the transcript from the video today. Police edited out the first 13 and last five seconds of the video for operational reasons. The edited sections were not included in the transcript. Releasing the entire video would have hurt the investigation, according to police. To those who are involved and listen to this movie, this is . in retaliation for Afghanistan and because Harper wants to send . his troops to Iraq. So we are retaliating, the Mujahedin of this world. Canada's officially become one of our enemies by fighting and . bombing us and creating a lot of terror in our countries and . killing us and killing our innocents. So, just aiming to hit . some soldiers just to show that you're not even safe in your own . land, and you gotta be careful. So, may Allah accept from us. It's a disgrace you guys have . forgotten God and have you let every indecency and things . running your land. We don't, we don't go for this. We are good . people, righteous people, believers of God and believing his law . and his Prophets, peace be upon them all. That's my message to . all of you in this, Inshallah, we'll not cease until you guys . decide to be a peaceful country and stay to your own and I-, and . stop going to other countries and stop occupying and killing the . righteous of us who are trying to bring back religious law in . our countries. Thank you. Victim: The 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was killed in the rampage . Zehaf-Bibeau's rampage began at Canada's war memorial, where he shot and killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. The gunman was later shot to death by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons just steps from where Canada's prime minister and members of Parliament were meeting . Prime Minister Harper called it a terror attack and the bloodshed raised fears Canada was suffering reprisals for joining the US-led air campaign against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said he believes Zehaf-Bibeau was influenced by others and that the investigation is ongoing. He said: 'I wouldn't characterize it as network as it is commonly understood but I am persuaded that he was influenced by other individuals toward these crimes so in that sense I am of the view that others were involved.' Paulson said anybody who aided Zehaf-Bibeau in the attack will be charged with terrorism offenses, according to the CBC. He said: 'It's not relevant to us, or our investigation, what kind of terrorist Zehaf-Bibeau was, or if he was a particularly intelligent, sophisticated, influential or personally disciplined terrorist. 'To us, it all turns on the evidence we collect which we compare against the statute. 'What was he doing and why was he doing it?' Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said Zehaf-Bibeau was likely influenced by others . A photo released by the RCMP shows the .30-30 Winchester Model 94 rifle used by Zehaf-Bibeau in October . More than 130 full-time investigators and staff from the RCMP are working on the case. Other details from the investigation were also made public. Police revealed Zehaf-Bibeau used the internet and payphones to stay in contact with people in Ottawa and in British Columbia. Police have identified some of these individuals. The autopsy toxicology report showed Zehaf-Bibeau, who struggled with crack addiction, wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the attack. The evidence also 'does not speak to any mental health issues'. The gunman, who also held Libyan citizenship, became increasingly aligned with terrorist ideology in recent years while living in British Columbia and Alberta. Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention teams responded to the shooting after gunfire was heard . Zehaf-Bibeau, who had a crack problem, wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the attack . Zehaf-Bibeau was involved with shootings at the War Memorial and at the Parliament. Police initially thought there was a shooting at the Rideau Centre mall, but have since said that was not the case . When Zehaf-Bibeau was killed in Parliament, he had a long knife tied to his wrist. He had toured the main Parliament building while posing as a tourist a couple of weeks before the attack. The attack in Ottawa came two days after a man described as an 'ISIL-inspired terrorist' ran over two soldiers in a parking lot in Quebec, killing one and injuring the other before being shot to death by police. The man had been under surveillance by Canadian authorities, who feared he had jihadist ambitions and seized his passport when he tried to travel to Turkey. Unlike the attacker in the Quebec case, Zehaf-Bibeau was not being watched by authorities. In addition to the video, commissioner Paulson also revealed other details from the investigation today . 9.52am: Gunfire reported to emergency services at the National War Memorial. One reporter there said he saw a man shot and fall to the ground and another run. 9.54am: Gunfire breaks out in the Ottawa Parliament's Centre Block building . 9.56am: Multiple gunshots ring out inside the Parliament building and a reporter says he witnesses a body lying motionless on the ground outside the Library of Parliament. At the same time it is reported that a soldier has been shot at the War Memorial . 9.58am: Passersby witness CPR being urgently performed on the soldier as he lies stricken on the ground . 9.59am: A police source confirms that there is an 'active shooter' situation currently underway inside the Canadian Parliament. 10.00am: Heavily armed rapid response teams arrive at the Parliament Hill building . 10.04am: A number of witnesses at the War Memorial claim to see the soldiers assailant running towards Parliament Hill carrying a large rifle . 10.05am: Officers at the War Memorial shout 'there is a shooter on the loose' to the public and tell them to clear the area . 10.12am: Parliament Hill is put into official lockdown . 10.13am: Those who saw the shooter at the War Memorial say that he had dark hair, a dark complexion and a scarf on his head and was armed with a rifle. 10.18am: A grey Toyota Carolla is found with no front or back license plates. Witnesses claim to have seen two shooters emerge from it. 10.24am: A staff member at the Parliament cafeteria claims to have seen a man drive away from Parliament Hill in a black Chrysler and enter the building with a hunting rifle . 10.30am: Reports start emerging that the gunman at Parliament's Centre Block was shot and killed . 10.37am: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is confirmed to no longer be on the premises of Parliament Hill. 10.42am: Police say a shooter is still on the loose: 'There's an active shooter, we haven't got it contained yet.' 10.53am: RCMP advises citizens to 'stay off rooftops and away from windows in the downtown core' 10.54am: Reports of shootings by the Rideau Centre and a nearby hotel - although they later said there had been no incidents at these sites . 11am: Police say they are still searching for a shooter or shooters . Source: National Post . [/INST] Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, was shot dead after opening fire at Parliament .
In video, he said attack was 'in retaliation' for Afghanistan and Iraq .
Wanted Canadian soldiers to know they weren't 'safe in their own land'
Zehaf-Bibeau, who converted to Islam, killed reserve soldier Corporal Nathan Cirillo before Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers shot him dead .
RCMP commissioner believes Zehaf-Bibeau was influenced by others . </s> |
They turned out in their thousands yesterday, dressed to impress in a colourful range of costumes inspired by their favourite comic book characters. And today revellers at London's Super Comic Book Convention didn't let down, showing off wild headdresses and painted torsos in homage to their fictional counterparts. Pausing for a break from the festivities, some were seen lifting out cash and enjoying cups of coffee in full costume. Others lived up to their roles, acting out scenes from their favourite books to the delight of friends and fellow enthusiasts. More than 25,000 people were expected to visit the event in east London's Excel Centre over the weekend. The convention, now in its fourth year, is the largest comic book event in the UK. Even superheroes need cash! Revellers at the comic book convention in London's Excel Centre form an orderly queue to withdraw funds . Ironman struggles to relax in his stiff bodysuit on the second day of the convention which attracted around 25,000 people . Michael Hulcoop from Hastings, who came as The Thing, flexes his muscles for the camera . Sean Bonner from Essex donned an impressive set of wings to complete his Hawkman costume for the convention . Lucy Saxon from Hertfordshire strikes her best pose as Star Girl - a superheroine based on a blonde teenager . Some enthusiasts travelled from as far as Australia to attend the convention. Eleni from Sydney, above, dressed up as Bombshell Black Canary for the occasion . Caitlin from Ware sported full body paint, green lingerie and a bright pink rose to portray Bombshell Poison Ivy . Left to right: Vicky from Cambridge as Catwoman, Caitlin from Ware as Poison Ivy and 'Lady Noctis Cosplay' from Pembrokeshire as Harley Quinn. Ciara Baker from Essex was a more conservative Cinderella while Katie Bacon dressed as Blair Rose . A line-up of superheroines at the fourth Super Comic Book Convention at London's Excel Centre today . Alice from Manchester wore an intricate green costume complete with horns and a tail to portray her favourite Pokemon character . Who invited them? Ali G is 'arrested' by Good Cop and Bad Cop from the Lego film on the second day of the convention . | Revellers enjoyed the second day of the Super Comic Book Convention .
Spiderman, Poison Ivy and Ali G were among the best dressed at event .
More than 25,000 people were expected to attend east London convention . | 9109b98513b9a8ef07a000c2d82b1b92b7745cbd | <s>[INST] They turned out in their thousands yesterday, dressed to impress in a colourful range of costumes inspired by their favourite comic book characters. And today revellers at London's Super Comic Book Convention didn't let down, showing off wild headdresses and painted torsos in homage to their fictional counterparts. Pausing for a break from the festivities, some were seen lifting out cash and enjoying cups of coffee in full costume. Others lived up to their roles, acting out scenes from their favourite books to the delight of friends and fellow enthusiasts. More than 25,000 people were expected to visit the event in east London's Excel Centre over the weekend. The convention, now in its fourth year, is the largest comic book event in the UK. Even superheroes need cash! Revellers at the comic book convention in London's Excel Centre form an orderly queue to withdraw funds . Ironman struggles to relax in his stiff bodysuit on the second day of the convention which attracted around 25,000 people . Michael Hulcoop from Hastings, who came as The Thing, flexes his muscles for the camera . Sean Bonner from Essex donned an impressive set of wings to complete his Hawkman costume for the convention . Lucy Saxon from Hertfordshire strikes her best pose as Star Girl - a superheroine based on a blonde teenager . Some enthusiasts travelled from as far as Australia to attend the convention. Eleni from Sydney, above, dressed up as Bombshell Black Canary for the occasion . Caitlin from Ware sported full body paint, green lingerie and a bright pink rose to portray Bombshell Poison Ivy . Left to right: Vicky from Cambridge as Catwoman, Caitlin from Ware as Poison Ivy and 'Lady Noctis Cosplay' from Pembrokeshire as Harley Quinn. Ciara Baker from Essex was a more conservative Cinderella while Katie Bacon dressed as Blair Rose . A line-up of superheroines at the fourth Super Comic Book Convention at London's Excel Centre today . Alice from Manchester wore an intricate green costume complete with horns and a tail to portray her favourite Pokemon character . Who invited them? Ali G is 'arrested' by Good Cop and Bad Cop from the Lego film on the second day of the convention . [/INST] Revellers enjoyed the second day of the Super Comic Book Convention .
Spiderman, Poison Ivy and Ali G were among the best dressed at event .
More than 25,000 people were expected to attend east London convention . </s> |
It is one of Cambodia's most popular tourist cities, where visitors flock to visit the nearby ruined temples of the Angkor region. But while foreign visitors stay in luxury hotels and splash out of escorted trips to discover the delights of 12th-century temple Angkor Wat, families work in a rubbish dump just 18.6 miles away for a meager £1 a day. And now the rubbish site itself has piqued the curiosity of tourists, who have added a morbid visit of the site to their tour itineraries, so they can snap photos with the children working to sort the rubbish. Sigen Rathy is 12 years old. She has worked at the site for a year and has seen many tour groups passing through the landfill site to photograph what they see . A Japanese tourist covers her mouth with her hands due to the strong smell caused by the mountains of toxic waste and decaying food . The desperate photos showing the hard life of adults and children living and working at the site were taken by Spanish filmmaker David Rengel, who visited the area to document child labour conditions in the country. But the director was further shocked when he saw groups of tourists visiting the rubbish site to see the locals at work, take photos of the children and hand out sweets. Anlong Pi is a huge wasteland, just outside the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap. Workers are the extensive rubbish dump breathe toxic fumes on a daily basis as they work and live at the site. Lia Neang Syer is 14 years old. She has worked at the dump for four years and had to give up her studies because she had no money to pay for books and extra lessons. She has two sisters and one younger brother. Their mother also works at the garbage dump. She does not like the job but she is forced because her family need the money to live . Viku Tupse is nine years old and has lived at the rubbish dump for two years. Among the rubbish found a broken face of Mickey, he told Rengel knows that it will entertain the tourists when he places it on his head. He does not understand why tourists visit the garbage dump where he works, but he likes the sweets that tourists give him . In recent years, the huge increase in Siem Reap's population - in part to deal with the influx of tourists - has caused an exponential increase in the amount of rubbish taken to the dump site - causing even worse conditions for workers. Local organisations have also noticed an increase in the number of tourists visiting to site out of curiosity, to photograph the poverty-stricken locals working to sort the rubbish. Rengel explained: 'I went to Siem Reap, where my colleague and friend Omar Havana, a freelance photographer for Getty images, had been developing a project over various years. He gave me the contacts I needed to enter the site. 'While I was taking photos to demonstrate the realities of child labour, I realised tourists were arriving to visit, sometimes in buses and other times in tuk-tuks, Cambodian taxis, I thought it was horrible, and it should be reported. 'In that moment, I changed my point of view and instead decided to report on the practice of tourism as one of the causes of slave labour, including child labour.' A group of tourists watch Sueun Chany, 12, carrying large bags of trash across the dump for sorting. The landfill is located a few kilometers from Siem Reap, the most famous tourist destination in Cambodia . Kon Mai is 15 years old and has worked at the dump since he was 12. He had to leave school because his parents constantly are travelling from one place to another in search of work. He has five younger brothers and theer are reported problems of domestic violence at home . Hael Kemra is 15 years old. In the future she wants to be an English teacher. She began working at the dump at just 10 years old. Her mother was who took her to the garbage dump to earn money when her father abandoned them . While spending time talking to the 200 or so people living at the site, more of 50 of whom are children, Rengel realised the rubbish dump was being offered as an alternative kind of tour to the usual temple visits. He told MailOnline Travel: 'What disgusted me, what I didn't understand and what I don't think is understandable is why these tourist visit places where children work, or visit orphanages where children have lost their parents. 'It seems awful to me that tourists and people with money take part in this, from their position of privilege, show such contempt towards the inhabitants of the countries they visit and towards their human rights. 'What is the most contemptuous, what we shouldn't allow under any circumstances, is that they use children like a some kind of entertainment, violating all their human rights in the process.' Hael Kemra (left) is 15 years old and Suy Sokhon (right) is 16. They rest and laugh on a hammock in the landfill, while they are awaiting the next truckload of waste. Most children begin work in the landfill at 10 or 12 years old . A truckload of waste, organic and inorganic, some toxic, reaches the dump of Anlong Pi, just outside Siem Reap . Sau Srey Neang is 11 years old. She comes from a family of seven and her father left to work in Thailand six months ago - they haven't heard from him since. She wants to continue with her studies so she can become a teacher . Of the 200 or so who work at the site, there are some families that also live there, building houses just beyond the dump and the toxic fumes of the site. Rengel explained: 'The houses and hammocks you see in teh pictures are areas that have been constructed so the workers can rest during their long days at the site. 'They earn their money separating paper, metal, plastic and all recyclable materials then having them weighed and sold to the company that controls the rubbish dump.' Children and their parents are all landfill workers and spend 10 hours a day scavenging for rubbish and recyclable materials . Every day tons of organic and inorganic waste arrive in large trucks forming mountains of toxic compounds, between those mountains the inhabitants of the landfill seek recyclable materials such as glass, paper and metal with which earn money . In recent years the garbage generated in Siem Reap has doubled and the landfill capacity has been exceeded . He added: 'I spoke to the locals about whether tourist visits were a rare occurrence. They told me that every day tourists arrive. Hotels and tourists guides are offering trips as something exotic and different to the usual temple visits. Nobody has banned these visits and the rubbish dump also charges visitors an entry fee.' Dubbing the practice 'dirty tourism', Rengel explains in the promotional materials for his work: 'Around the world, the popularity of the routes of poverty, including orphanages, slums or landfills is growing. 'These types of tours use children and their families for the economic benefit of the organizers, leading to greater exploitation and denigrate children as mere leisure objects.' More of David Rengel's photos can be viewed on his website. | Anlong Pi is situated just 18 miles form the popular tourist town of Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temple .
Around 200 people work at the toxic landfill site, including more than 50 children .
Photographer David Rengel travelled to Cambodia to photograph child labour conditions across the country .
The Spanish photographer was horrified to find tourists visiting the sump to take pictures of workers . | 233cb836aec04f687901a0b34c81b6b7c2a9a229 | <s>[INST] It is one of Cambodia's most popular tourist cities, where visitors flock to visit the nearby ruined temples of the Angkor region. But while foreign visitors stay in luxury hotels and splash out of escorted trips to discover the delights of 12th-century temple Angkor Wat, families work in a rubbish dump just 18.6 miles away for a meager £1 a day. And now the rubbish site itself has piqued the curiosity of tourists, who have added a morbid visit of the site to their tour itineraries, so they can snap photos with the children working to sort the rubbish. Sigen Rathy is 12 years old. She has worked at the site for a year and has seen many tour groups passing through the landfill site to photograph what they see . A Japanese tourist covers her mouth with her hands due to the strong smell caused by the mountains of toxic waste and decaying food . The desperate photos showing the hard life of adults and children living and working at the site were taken by Spanish filmmaker David Rengel, who visited the area to document child labour conditions in the country. But the director was further shocked when he saw groups of tourists visiting the rubbish site to see the locals at work, take photos of the children and hand out sweets. Anlong Pi is a huge wasteland, just outside the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap. Workers are the extensive rubbish dump breathe toxic fumes on a daily basis as they work and live at the site. Lia Neang Syer is 14 years old. She has worked at the dump for four years and had to give up her studies because she had no money to pay for books and extra lessons. She has two sisters and one younger brother. Their mother also works at the garbage dump. She does not like the job but she is forced because her family need the money to live . Viku Tupse is nine years old and has lived at the rubbish dump for two years. Among the rubbish found a broken face of Mickey, he told Rengel knows that it will entertain the tourists when he places it on his head. He does not understand why tourists visit the garbage dump where he works, but he likes the sweets that tourists give him . In recent years, the huge increase in Siem Reap's population - in part to deal with the influx of tourists - has caused an exponential increase in the amount of rubbish taken to the dump site - causing even worse conditions for workers. Local organisations have also noticed an increase in the number of tourists visiting to site out of curiosity, to photograph the poverty-stricken locals working to sort the rubbish. Rengel explained: 'I went to Siem Reap, where my colleague and friend Omar Havana, a freelance photographer for Getty images, had been developing a project over various years. He gave me the contacts I needed to enter the site. 'While I was taking photos to demonstrate the realities of child labour, I realised tourists were arriving to visit, sometimes in buses and other times in tuk-tuks, Cambodian taxis, I thought it was horrible, and it should be reported. 'In that moment, I changed my point of view and instead decided to report on the practice of tourism as one of the causes of slave labour, including child labour.' A group of tourists watch Sueun Chany, 12, carrying large bags of trash across the dump for sorting. The landfill is located a few kilometers from Siem Reap, the most famous tourist destination in Cambodia . Kon Mai is 15 years old and has worked at the dump since he was 12. He had to leave school because his parents constantly are travelling from one place to another in search of work. He has five younger brothers and theer are reported problems of domestic violence at home . Hael Kemra is 15 years old. In the future she wants to be an English teacher. She began working at the dump at just 10 years old. Her mother was who took her to the garbage dump to earn money when her father abandoned them . While spending time talking to the 200 or so people living at the site, more of 50 of whom are children, Rengel realised the rubbish dump was being offered as an alternative kind of tour to the usual temple visits. He told MailOnline Travel: 'What disgusted me, what I didn't understand and what I don't think is understandable is why these tourist visit places where children work, or visit orphanages where children have lost their parents. 'It seems awful to me that tourists and people with money take part in this, from their position of privilege, show such contempt towards the inhabitants of the countries they visit and towards their human rights. 'What is the most contemptuous, what we shouldn't allow under any circumstances, is that they use children like a some kind of entertainment, violating all their human rights in the process.' Hael Kemra (left) is 15 years old and Suy Sokhon (right) is 16. They rest and laugh on a hammock in the landfill, while they are awaiting the next truckload of waste. Most children begin work in the landfill at 10 or 12 years old . A truckload of waste, organic and inorganic, some toxic, reaches the dump of Anlong Pi, just outside Siem Reap . Sau Srey Neang is 11 years old. She comes from a family of seven and her father left to work in Thailand six months ago - they haven't heard from him since. She wants to continue with her studies so she can become a teacher . Of the 200 or so who work at the site, there are some families that also live there, building houses just beyond the dump and the toxic fumes of the site. Rengel explained: 'The houses and hammocks you see in teh pictures are areas that have been constructed so the workers can rest during their long days at the site. 'They earn their money separating paper, metal, plastic and all recyclable materials then having them weighed and sold to the company that controls the rubbish dump.' Children and their parents are all landfill workers and spend 10 hours a day scavenging for rubbish and recyclable materials . Every day tons of organic and inorganic waste arrive in large trucks forming mountains of toxic compounds, between those mountains the inhabitants of the landfill seek recyclable materials such as glass, paper and metal with which earn money . In recent years the garbage generated in Siem Reap has doubled and the landfill capacity has been exceeded . He added: 'I spoke to the locals about whether tourist visits were a rare occurrence. They told me that every day tourists arrive. Hotels and tourists guides are offering trips as something exotic and different to the usual temple visits. Nobody has banned these visits and the rubbish dump also charges visitors an entry fee.' Dubbing the practice 'dirty tourism', Rengel explains in the promotional materials for his work: 'Around the world, the popularity of the routes of poverty, including orphanages, slums or landfills is growing. 'These types of tours use children and their families for the economic benefit of the organizers, leading to greater exploitation and denigrate children as mere leisure objects.' More of David Rengel's photos can be viewed on his website. [/INST] Anlong Pi is situated just 18 miles form the popular tourist town of Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temple .
Around 200 people work at the toxic landfill site, including more than 50 children .
Photographer David Rengel travelled to Cambodia to photograph child labour conditions across the country .
The Spanish photographer was horrified to find tourists visiting the sump to take pictures of workers . </s> |
Indiana man Kenneth Harden was charged with nearly 40 felonies last year but will only serve two years in jail after his wife changed her statement . An Indiana man charged with almost 40 felonies last year will only serve two years behind bars after his wife changed her statement to police. Kenneth Harden, 32, was charged with 38 crimes including rape, intimidation, strangulation criminal confinement and domestic battery after he allegedly abused his wife at their Seymour home. According to court documents, Harden made his wife sign a sex-slave contract and mark the document with her own blood. Harden's wife was forced to wear a collar and perform sex acts on a daily basis. There were also times he burned her with cigarettes, choked her until she was unconscious and locked her head in a box, the wife said. A search of their home revealed an 11--page document called 'Sex Slave Manual 2014' that outlined the woman's role, chores and punishments. The 'slave' told police she couldn't leave her 'master' because he controlled the medication she needed for her severe diabetes. After initially detailing her treatment to police following an incident on August 30, 2014, Harden's wife changed her statement. Before she changed her mind, the wife said: 'I'm tired of the abuse. 'I'm tired of getting hit every day. 'Please, I'm scared.' Prosecutors felt their case against Harden had weakened substantially so they offered him a negotiated plea deal, the Indy Star reported. Some of the offenses Harden was charged with were each punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He will only serve two years in prison and be on probation for one after pleading guilty to one charge of criminal confinement. Jackson County Prosecutor AmyMarie Travis said the wife, who has not been identified, 'believes justice has been served'. Travis said: 'The victim's deposition was not consistent with her original police report. 'It became clear to the state of Indiana that it was proper to offer a negotiated plea agreement that we offered.' Harden and his wife met on Craiglist. He has been in jail since he was arrested. A change-of-plea hearing on the matter is scheduled for March 6 in Jackson Circuit Court. | Indiana man Kenneth Harden was charged with nearly 40 felonies last year .
Charges included rape, intimidation, strangulation and domestic battery .
He could have served up to 20 years for each of the most serious offenses .
Wife changed the statement she made to police and plea deal was reached .
Harden pleaded guilty to just one charge and will serve two years in prison . | 11b67c95201932317ea35b4c714d041f641da14f | <s>[INST] Indiana man Kenneth Harden was charged with nearly 40 felonies last year but will only serve two years in jail after his wife changed her statement . An Indiana man charged with almost 40 felonies last year will only serve two years behind bars after his wife changed her statement to police. Kenneth Harden, 32, was charged with 38 crimes including rape, intimidation, strangulation criminal confinement and domestic battery after he allegedly abused his wife at their Seymour home. According to court documents, Harden made his wife sign a sex-slave contract and mark the document with her own blood. Harden's wife was forced to wear a collar and perform sex acts on a daily basis. There were also times he burned her with cigarettes, choked her until she was unconscious and locked her head in a box, the wife said. A search of their home revealed an 11--page document called 'Sex Slave Manual 2014' that outlined the woman's role, chores and punishments. The 'slave' told police she couldn't leave her 'master' because he controlled the medication she needed for her severe diabetes. After initially detailing her treatment to police following an incident on August 30, 2014, Harden's wife changed her statement. Before she changed her mind, the wife said: 'I'm tired of the abuse. 'I'm tired of getting hit every day. 'Please, I'm scared.' Prosecutors felt their case against Harden had weakened substantially so they offered him a negotiated plea deal, the Indy Star reported. Some of the offenses Harden was charged with were each punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He will only serve two years in prison and be on probation for one after pleading guilty to one charge of criminal confinement. Jackson County Prosecutor AmyMarie Travis said the wife, who has not been identified, 'believes justice has been served'. Travis said: 'The victim's deposition was not consistent with her original police report. 'It became clear to the state of Indiana that it was proper to offer a negotiated plea agreement that we offered.' Harden and his wife met on Craiglist. He has been in jail since he was arrested. A change-of-plea hearing on the matter is scheduled for March 6 in Jackson Circuit Court. [/INST] Indiana man Kenneth Harden was charged with nearly 40 felonies last year .
Charges included rape, intimidation, strangulation and domestic battery .
He could have served up to 20 years for each of the most serious offenses .
Wife changed the statement she made to police and plea deal was reached .
Harden pleaded guilty to just one charge and will serve two years in prison . </s> |
Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor of 'Kraft' Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes may contain small pieces of metal, the company said Tuesday. The food group announced in a news release Tuesday that officials have received eight consumer complaints about the particular product, but no injuries have been reported. 'We deeply regret this situation and apologize to any consumers we have disappointed,' the company said in the statement. Kraft: Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes may contain small pieces of metal . *The above is based on a news release posted Tuesday by the Kraft Foods Group . The recall is limited to the 7.25-ounce size of the Original flavor with 'Best When Used By' dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015. The recalled boxes have a code 'C2' below the date on each individual box, the company said. The 'C2' refers to the specific production line on which the product was made. No other 'Kraft' products are included in the recall. However, some packages of the Original flavor of 'Kraft' Macaroni & Cheese were sold in multi-pack units that have a range of different code dates and manufacturing codes. The product was shipped by the company to customers across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and some Caribbean and South American countries -- but not to Canada, according to the release. Limited: The recall is limited to the 7.25-ounce size of the Original flavor with 'Best When Used By' dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015 . 'Consumers who purchased this product should not eat it,' the company said. 'They should return it to the store where purchased for an exchange or full refund.' The company is one of North America's largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies and boasts annual revenues of more than $18 billion. | Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some boxes may contain pieces of metal .
The group said officials have received eight consumer complaints about the product .
The recall is limited to one particular product, but that product may have been sold in multi-pack units . | a9c16d3f211f6c3fe333de8188265cb6374d771b | <s>[INST] Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor of 'Kraft' Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes may contain small pieces of metal, the company said Tuesday. The food group announced in a news release Tuesday that officials have received eight consumer complaints about the particular product, but no injuries have been reported. 'We deeply regret this situation and apologize to any consumers we have disappointed,' the company said in the statement. Kraft: Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes may contain small pieces of metal . *The above is based on a news release posted Tuesday by the Kraft Foods Group . The recall is limited to the 7.25-ounce size of the Original flavor with 'Best When Used By' dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015. The recalled boxes have a code 'C2' below the date on each individual box, the company said. The 'C2' refers to the specific production line on which the product was made. No other 'Kraft' products are included in the recall. However, some packages of the Original flavor of 'Kraft' Macaroni & Cheese were sold in multi-pack units that have a range of different code dates and manufacturing codes. The product was shipped by the company to customers across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and some Caribbean and South American countries -- but not to Canada, according to the release. Limited: The recall is limited to the 7.25-ounce size of the Original flavor with 'Best When Used By' dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015 . 'Consumers who purchased this product should not eat it,' the company said. 'They should return it to the store where purchased for an exchange or full refund.' The company is one of North America's largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies and boasts annual revenues of more than $18 billion. [/INST] Kraft Foods Group is recalling 242,000 boxes of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some boxes may contain pieces of metal .
The group said officials have received eight consumer complaints about the product .
The recall is limited to one particular product, but that product may have been sold in multi-pack units . </s> |
Manny Pacquiao has called on Floyd Mayweather Jnr to be aggressive in their $300million (£200m) super-fight, because his previous victories have sent the Filipino star to sleep. Pacquiao and Mayweather will come face-to-face in Los Angeles on Wednesday night at the only press conference before fight week. And after reports that Mayweather dropped a sparring partner last weekend, Pacquiao hopes his rival throws caution to the wind on May 2. Manny Pacquiao with his entourage in Los Angeles on Tuesday as he continues his training camp . Pacquiao works the heavy bag during a training session at the Wild Card Boxing Club . 'I hope the reports are true,' Pacquiao told CBS. 'He should be aggressive during our fight so we can make the fans happy. 'We all know how he fights. In fact, his previous fights lulled me to sleep. I hope this time he would be man enough to take some risks. 'He should prove to the world that he's a fearless fighter, not a runner.' Pacquiao will make the short trip from his Hollywood gym to the press conference as his training continues under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach. Roach arrived on Sunday after overseeing Zou Shiming's world title defeat in Macau the day before. Floyd Mayweather has kept fans updated on his training by posting pictures on social media . | Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather to be aggressive when they fight .
Filipino star claims Mayweather's fights usually send him to sleep .
The pair will come face-to-face on Wednesday night in Los Angeles .
Pacquiao will take on Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 .
Roach: Pacquiao to train with sparring partner from Mayweather's gym .
CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news . | bead1549ce18f9fc1dc2722ac958dff7d792ffe9 | <s>[INST] Manny Pacquiao has called on Floyd Mayweather Jnr to be aggressive in their $300million (£200m) super-fight, because his previous victories have sent the Filipino star to sleep. Pacquiao and Mayweather will come face-to-face in Los Angeles on Wednesday night at the only press conference before fight week. And after reports that Mayweather dropped a sparring partner last weekend, Pacquiao hopes his rival throws caution to the wind on May 2. Manny Pacquiao with his entourage in Los Angeles on Tuesday as he continues his training camp . Pacquiao works the heavy bag during a training session at the Wild Card Boxing Club . 'I hope the reports are true,' Pacquiao told CBS. 'He should be aggressive during our fight so we can make the fans happy. 'We all know how he fights. In fact, his previous fights lulled me to sleep. I hope this time he would be man enough to take some risks. 'He should prove to the world that he's a fearless fighter, not a runner.' Pacquiao will make the short trip from his Hollywood gym to the press conference as his training continues under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach. Roach arrived on Sunday after overseeing Zou Shiming's world title defeat in Macau the day before. Floyd Mayweather has kept fans updated on his training by posting pictures on social media . [/INST] Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather to be aggressive when they fight .
Filipino star claims Mayweather's fights usually send him to sleep .
The pair will come face-to-face on Wednesday night in Los Angeles .
Pacquiao will take on Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 .
Roach: Pacquiao to train with sparring partner from Mayweather's gym .
CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news . </s> |
Michael Vaughan believes Alastair Cook is 'clearly bitter', and must set aside his own World Cup disappointment for the good of his England team at the start of their Ashes year. Cook claimed on Wednesday that England's decision to replace him as captain with Eoin Morgan, at the 11th hour before the global tournament in Australia and New Zealand, was proved 'probably wrong' by subsequent events. England made an embarrassing early exit at the hands of Bangladesh, before the knockout stages were under way. Alastair Cook was replaced as Engtland's one-day captain before this year's World Cup . Former captain Vaughan interprets Cook's remarks as a sign that he is still struggling to come to terms with what happened after losing his 50-over role because of his continued poor batting form. Cook will nonetheless lead England in three Tests against the West Indies, on a tour starting early next month, before returning home to face first New Zealand and then Australia this summer. BBC pundit Vaughan said: 'He's clearly bitter. 'I think that's a bad mentality to have, when you think he's going to be back leading the team in a couple of weeks' time.' Cook led England to a Champions Trophy final on home soil two years ago, and the top of the world rankings, but their recent one-day international record under him deteriorated. Vaughan added: 'Alastair Cook's last six captaincy jobs in (ODI) series for England, he lost every single one. 'The only series they've won was away in the West Indies, when he wasn't the captain.' Michael Vaughan claims Cook is 'bitter' about the decision to replace him as captain . Cook could only watch from afar as England beat only Scotland and Afghanistan in their World Cup campaign under Morgan, but he sensed they were 'shell-shocked' and in need of 'real leadership'. Vaughan argues Cook must move on, and start scoring prolifically again - as he has for the vast majority of his record-breaking career. 'I don't think it's great that the captain comes out and criticises the leadership of the captain that takes over - but he's clearly bitter. 'He's got to clear that out of his head, because it's so important that by the time he gets to the West Indies England need him scoring runs. 'He has to score runs in the Caribbean; he has to get runs against New Zealand - so by the time the Ashes arrive in July, no one is talking about Alastair Cook's position in the Test team. 'He hasn't scored a hundred in any format of the game for two years. That has to change in the West Indies.' | Alastair Cook was replaced as England's one-day captain .
Eoin Morgan led the side at the World Cup but England were knocked out .
Cook believes the decision to replace him was proved 'probably wrong'
Michael Vaughan believes Cook is bitter about the decision . | 31aeaa9d37af35d148aa7b8ecedd9cbafda96338 | <s>[INST] Michael Vaughan believes Alastair Cook is 'clearly bitter', and must set aside his own World Cup disappointment for the good of his England team at the start of their Ashes year. Cook claimed on Wednesday that England's decision to replace him as captain with Eoin Morgan, at the 11th hour before the global tournament in Australia and New Zealand, was proved 'probably wrong' by subsequent events. England made an embarrassing early exit at the hands of Bangladesh, before the knockout stages were under way. Alastair Cook was replaced as Engtland's one-day captain before this year's World Cup . Former captain Vaughan interprets Cook's remarks as a sign that he is still struggling to come to terms with what happened after losing his 50-over role because of his continued poor batting form. Cook will nonetheless lead England in three Tests against the West Indies, on a tour starting early next month, before returning home to face first New Zealand and then Australia this summer. BBC pundit Vaughan said: 'He's clearly bitter. 'I think that's a bad mentality to have, when you think he's going to be back leading the team in a couple of weeks' time.' Cook led England to a Champions Trophy final on home soil two years ago, and the top of the world rankings, but their recent one-day international record under him deteriorated. Vaughan added: 'Alastair Cook's last six captaincy jobs in (ODI) series for England, he lost every single one. 'The only series they've won was away in the West Indies, when he wasn't the captain.' Michael Vaughan claims Cook is 'bitter' about the decision to replace him as captain . Cook could only watch from afar as England beat only Scotland and Afghanistan in their World Cup campaign under Morgan, but he sensed they were 'shell-shocked' and in need of 'real leadership'. Vaughan argues Cook must move on, and start scoring prolifically again - as he has for the vast majority of his record-breaking career. 'I don't think it's great that the captain comes out and criticises the leadership of the captain that takes over - but he's clearly bitter. 'He's got to clear that out of his head, because it's so important that by the time he gets to the West Indies England need him scoring runs. 'He has to score runs in the Caribbean; he has to get runs against New Zealand - so by the time the Ashes arrive in July, no one is talking about Alastair Cook's position in the Test team. 'He hasn't scored a hundred in any format of the game for two years. That has to change in the West Indies.' [/INST] Alastair Cook was replaced as England's one-day captain .
Eoin Morgan led the side at the World Cup but England were knocked out .
Cook believes the decision to replace him was proved 'probably wrong'
Michael Vaughan believes Cook is bitter about the decision . </s> |
West Indies master-blaster batsman Chris Gayle will play for Somerset in this summer's NatWest T20 Blast. Destructive opener Gayle will join Somerset in late May, the exact date of his arrival depending on his involvement in the knockout stages of the Indian Premier League, and he will remain with them until June 13. Somerset hope the 35-year-old will therefore be available for six matches. Chris Gayle has signed for Somerset for the upcoming NatWest T20 blast competition . Gayle gestures to the crowd after West Indies' defeat to New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup in Wellington . Gayle is to miss next month's Test series against England in the Caribbean as he struggles with a back injury which is curtailing his opportunities in cricket's longer formats. He is a prolific boundary hitter, with more than 8,000 runs to his name in Twenty20 cricket around the world - and Test and one-day international statistics to match. He said: 'I'm excited about joining Somerset for the NatWest t20 Blast this year. 'Many of the club's members and supporters will know that I came close to playing for the county in 2012 and I have always felt that, if I was able to, I wanted to honour that commitment to Somerset. I'm looking forward to coming to Taunton and scoring some runs.' The New Zealand players celebrate after dismissing the explosive batsman in the quarter-final . Somerset director of cricket Matthew Maynard added: 'Signing a world-class player of the quality of Chris Gayle is tremendously exciting for the club. 'He will be a tremendous addition to our already extremely strong squad. He is an inspirational character and we are delighted to be bringing him to Somerset.' Gayle poses with a policewomen during his time at the Cricket World Cup with the West Indies . | Somerset hope Chris Gayle can play six games for them in T20 blast .
Explosive West Indies batsman could arrive later due to IPL games .
Gayle said: 'I'm excited about joining Somerset for the NatWest t20 Blast' | c3c769bee4e8f9a32565f27e407d0429bc672e8b | <s>[INST] West Indies master-blaster batsman Chris Gayle will play for Somerset in this summer's NatWest T20 Blast. Destructive opener Gayle will join Somerset in late May, the exact date of his arrival depending on his involvement in the knockout stages of the Indian Premier League, and he will remain with them until June 13. Somerset hope the 35-year-old will therefore be available for six matches. Chris Gayle has signed for Somerset for the upcoming NatWest T20 blast competition . Gayle gestures to the crowd after West Indies' defeat to New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup in Wellington . Gayle is to miss next month's Test series against England in the Caribbean as he struggles with a back injury which is curtailing his opportunities in cricket's longer formats. He is a prolific boundary hitter, with more than 8,000 runs to his name in Twenty20 cricket around the world - and Test and one-day international statistics to match. He said: 'I'm excited about joining Somerset for the NatWest t20 Blast this year. 'Many of the club's members and supporters will know that I came close to playing for the county in 2012 and I have always felt that, if I was able to, I wanted to honour that commitment to Somerset. I'm looking forward to coming to Taunton and scoring some runs.' The New Zealand players celebrate after dismissing the explosive batsman in the quarter-final . Somerset director of cricket Matthew Maynard added: 'Signing a world-class player of the quality of Chris Gayle is tremendously exciting for the club. 'He will be a tremendous addition to our already extremely strong squad. He is an inspirational character and we are delighted to be bringing him to Somerset.' Gayle poses with a policewomen during his time at the Cricket World Cup with the West Indies . [/INST] Somerset hope Chris Gayle can play six games for them in T20 blast .
Explosive West Indies batsman could arrive later due to IPL games .
Gayle said: 'I'm excited about joining Somerset for the NatWest t20 Blast' </s> |
(CNN)Last summer, amid startling news reports of manipulation, mismanagement and possibly death caused by failures at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress came together and passed legislation to overhaul veterans' access to health care. I was proud to sponsor the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (the Choice Act), and deliver good news to veterans: They would have a choice when it comes to accessing health care they deserve, and many would have the option of seeing their local physician. Now, the VA is trying to take the choice away. A mere six months after the Choice Act was signed into law, and only three months after veterans began to receive their Choice Cards, the President's budget attempts to reallocate the law's emergency funds that are solely meant to pay for veterans' health care in their communities. The VA says these funds aren't being used quickly enough because veterans aren't interested in getting care from their local physicians. That could not be further from the truth. Thousands of veterans are struggling to access the care they were promised through the Choice Act because of the VA's flawed implementation of the law and foolish interpretation of the 40-mile rule in the distance criteria. When Congress passed the Choice Act, the intent was that veterans be allowed to access local health care if they cannot receive the VA care they need within 40 miles of their home, or their wait time for an appointment is more than 30 days. Unfortunately, the VA decided to narrow the interpretation of the 40-mile rule, choosing to take into account only the distance of a VA medical facility from a veteran's home and not whether the VA facility can actually provide the services the veteran needs. Veterans are being told they cannot use their Choice Cards because they live within 40 miles of a VA facility, even though that facility does not offer the care they require. The VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide and forcing veterans to choose between traveling hours to a VA medical facility, paying out of pocket or going without care altogether. Veterans simply want what they were promised in the Choice Act: the choice to access the care they deserve in their community. In my hometown of Hays, Kansas, a veteran is forced to drive 200 miles several times a month for routine cortisone shots because the VA outpatient clinic just 25 miles from his home does not offer the shots he needs. One would think this veteran could use his Choice Card to visit a local physician or local hospital to get the shots he needs -- but the VA is denying access to this care. Thousands of veterans across the country are facing this same frustration. Why is common sense not prevailing at the VA? Why is the VA not bending over backward to take care of veterans? As a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, I have questioned VA Secretary Bob McDonald and other VA officials for months in hearings, personal meetings, phone calls and correspondence about the VA's flawed interpretation of the 40-mile rule and what can be done to fix the problem. Congress specifically included language in the Choice Act that gives the VA the authority and flexibility it needs to provide veterans with access to care outside the VA when the care needed by a veteran is "either unavailable or not cost-effective to provide at a VA facility." But for some reason, the VA refuses to use the authority Congress gave it and put the best interest of veterans first. Enough is enough. In the absence of VA action, I authored legislation that would make certain veterans are not dismissed or forgotten just because of where they live. The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 (S. 207) would require the VA to utilize its authorities, including the Choice Act, to offer community care to veterans who are currently unable to receive the health care services they need from a VA medical facility within 40 miles of where they live. This legislation enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress and has been endorsed by numerous veterans' organizations, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of the United States. When Congress passed the Choice Act, we called on the VA to live up to its commitment to care for those who have sacrificed for our country -- and we will not back down. We ought to always err on the side of what is best for the veteran, not what is best for the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Veterans' Choice Act was signed into law in August 2014 .
Jerry Moran: VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide . | c32b3142cf3fba3f4de6a61f1a46cfd4188eb218 | <s>[INST] (CNN)Last summer, amid startling news reports of manipulation, mismanagement and possibly death caused by failures at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress came together and passed legislation to overhaul veterans' access to health care. I was proud to sponsor the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (the Choice Act), and deliver good news to veterans: They would have a choice when it comes to accessing health care they deserve, and many would have the option of seeing their local physician. Now, the VA is trying to take the choice away. A mere six months after the Choice Act was signed into law, and only three months after veterans began to receive their Choice Cards, the President's budget attempts to reallocate the law's emergency funds that are solely meant to pay for veterans' health care in their communities. The VA says these funds aren't being used quickly enough because veterans aren't interested in getting care from their local physicians. That could not be further from the truth. Thousands of veterans are struggling to access the care they were promised through the Choice Act because of the VA's flawed implementation of the law and foolish interpretation of the 40-mile rule in the distance criteria. When Congress passed the Choice Act, the intent was that veterans be allowed to access local health care if they cannot receive the VA care they need within 40 miles of their home, or their wait time for an appointment is more than 30 days. Unfortunately, the VA decided to narrow the interpretation of the 40-mile rule, choosing to take into account only the distance of a VA medical facility from a veteran's home and not whether the VA facility can actually provide the services the veteran needs. Veterans are being told they cannot use their Choice Cards because they live within 40 miles of a VA facility, even though that facility does not offer the care they require. The VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide and forcing veterans to choose between traveling hours to a VA medical facility, paying out of pocket or going without care altogether. Veterans simply want what they were promised in the Choice Act: the choice to access the care they deserve in their community. In my hometown of Hays, Kansas, a veteran is forced to drive 200 miles several times a month for routine cortisone shots because the VA outpatient clinic just 25 miles from his home does not offer the shots he needs. One would think this veteran could use his Choice Card to visit a local physician or local hospital to get the shots he needs -- but the VA is denying access to this care. Thousands of veterans across the country are facing this same frustration. Why is common sense not prevailing at the VA? Why is the VA not bending over backward to take care of veterans? As a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, I have questioned VA Secretary Bob McDonald and other VA officials for months in hearings, personal meetings, phone calls and correspondence about the VA's flawed interpretation of the 40-mile rule and what can be done to fix the problem. Congress specifically included language in the Choice Act that gives the VA the authority and flexibility it needs to provide veterans with access to care outside the VA when the care needed by a veteran is "either unavailable or not cost-effective to provide at a VA facility." But for some reason, the VA refuses to use the authority Congress gave it and put the best interest of veterans first. Enough is enough. In the absence of VA action, I authored legislation that would make certain veterans are not dismissed or forgotten just because of where they live. The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 (S. 207) would require the VA to utilize its authorities, including the Choice Act, to offer community care to veterans who are currently unable to receive the health care services they need from a VA medical facility within 40 miles of where they live. This legislation enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress and has been endorsed by numerous veterans' organizations, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of the United States. When Congress passed the Choice Act, we called on the VA to live up to its commitment to care for those who have sacrificed for our country -- and we will not back down. We ought to always err on the side of what is best for the veteran, not what is best for the Department of Veterans Affairs. [/INST] Veterans' Choice Act was signed into law in August 2014 .
Jerry Moran: VA is denying the access the law was intended to provide . </s> |
Heather Watson battled her way into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open with a scrappy three-set win over Julia Goerges in Indian Wells. The British No 1 had not won on the WTA Tour since lifting the Hobart International title in January, but came through 6-4 5-7 6-3 against her German opponent. It should have been easier for Watson, who served for the match in the second set before losing the next five games, but the 22-year-old overcame the setback to seal a last-64 clash with 29th seed Camila Giorgi. Heather Watson celebrates after winning a point against Julia Georges in the first round at Indian Wells . Watson acknowledges the crowd after finally winning the match, after failing to serve out in the second set . The British No 1 was made to work for her win, and admitted she was nervous, but came through to progress . 'I was definitely a bit nervous, I think it showed closing out the second set there, but I kept fighting and was able to play the right way to finish the third set,' Watson told BT Sport 2. 'I just kept fighting. We both didn't play our best tennis but it was a good match.' In an opening set that featured seven breaks of serve, with neither player holding in the opening four games, Watson stole a march on Goerges in the 10th game to go ahead. Georges fought back bravely from a set and a break down, and led in the third set before Watson responded . In the end the Brit battled hard to win in three, and set up a match against Camila Giorgi . Both players seemed to find some composure as the second set went with serve until a fantastic cross-court forehand in the eighth game gave Watson a 5-3 lead. Goerges, though, capitalised on some loose play from Watson to take the next four games and force a decider. The world number 62 then broke at the start of the third, but Watson immediately levelled the match before then breaking decisively in the eighth game before closing out the match in two hours and 25 minutes. | Heather Watson took first set and served for the match in second .
But Julia Georges fought back to take second set 7-5 and force a decider .
Watson will face 29th seed Camila Giorgi in second round . | 6717f9048d685f8a4cc88e513978ce8f9b17d1f8 | <s>[INST] Heather Watson battled her way into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open with a scrappy three-set win over Julia Goerges in Indian Wells. The British No 1 had not won on the WTA Tour since lifting the Hobart International title in January, but came through 6-4 5-7 6-3 against her German opponent. It should have been easier for Watson, who served for the match in the second set before losing the next five games, but the 22-year-old overcame the setback to seal a last-64 clash with 29th seed Camila Giorgi. Heather Watson celebrates after winning a point against Julia Georges in the first round at Indian Wells . Watson acknowledges the crowd after finally winning the match, after failing to serve out in the second set . The British No 1 was made to work for her win, and admitted she was nervous, but came through to progress . 'I was definitely a bit nervous, I think it showed closing out the second set there, but I kept fighting and was able to play the right way to finish the third set,' Watson told BT Sport 2. 'I just kept fighting. We both didn't play our best tennis but it was a good match.' In an opening set that featured seven breaks of serve, with neither player holding in the opening four games, Watson stole a march on Goerges in the 10th game to go ahead. Georges fought back bravely from a set and a break down, and led in the third set before Watson responded . In the end the Brit battled hard to win in three, and set up a match against Camila Giorgi . Both players seemed to find some composure as the second set went with serve until a fantastic cross-court forehand in the eighth game gave Watson a 5-3 lead. Goerges, though, capitalised on some loose play from Watson to take the next four games and force a decider. The world number 62 then broke at the start of the third, but Watson immediately levelled the match before then breaking decisively in the eighth game before closing out the match in two hours and 25 minutes. [/INST] Heather Watson took first set and served for the match in second .
But Julia Georges fought back to take second set 7-5 and force a decider .
Watson will face 29th seed Camila Giorgi in second round . </s> |
Andy Murray's hopes of playing July's Davis Cup quarter final at Queen's Club look likely to be fulfilled after positive noises emanated today from the famous west London venue. While there will undoubtedly be logistical challenges in hosting what is Great Britain's biggest home tie in 29 years there appears an enthusiasm among the club's hierarchy to overcome them. Given Murray's desire to play at a venue where he has won the Aegon Championships title three times already, there is likely to be a concerted effort to make it happen, including on the part of the Lawn Tennis Association. Andy Murray with the Aegon Championship trophy at the Queen's club in West London last month . 'We have been approached, along with some other venues, and are actively looking at whether or not we could host it,' said a Queen's spokesman. 'There are a number of logistical issues that would have to be resolved, but if it is possible to overcome them Queen's would be delighted to host the Davis Cup in July.' That date of July 17-19 comes nearly four weeks after the conclusion of the Aegon Championships, which is the main Wimbledon warm-up. Among the issues is keeping up the huge main stand which takes the centre court capacity to nearly 7,000, above the 6,000 threshold required for a quarter final. Other challenges include a scheduled refurbishment of the clubhouse due to begin in early July, and making sure the grass court – the quality of which is reckoned to be at least Wimbledon's equal – can recover in time from the summer ATP event. Murray celebrates beating USA in the Davis Cup to set up a quarter-final against France for Great Britain . The British No 1 won the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Queen's in 2013 (left), 2011 (centre) and 2009 (right) Great Britain vs France . Australia vs Kazakhstan . Argentina vs Serbia . Canada vs Belgium . It will also require considerable commitment and patience from members, with the construction of the main stand already beginning in early May and the prospect of it being up on the site of two hard courts for nearly three months. It had been thought the disruption might be too prolonged, although today's statement appears to knock that down. At the weekend Murray, due to play Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in Indian Wells on Monday night, pointed not only to his own good record at Queen's but also the fact that his brother Jamie has made the doubles final there and James Ward the semi-finals. However, it is also a place where French players have done well, notably Jo Wilfried Tsonga, who is an enormously popular regular visitor. The Scot is in action at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, facing Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday night . Eastbourne, Birmingham's Priory Club and Nottingham have also been approached, but Murray's opinion carries a decisive amount of weight. France were the opposition when Queen's last staged a Davis Cup tie, back in 1990. GB were beaten 5-0 then, but with Murray in his prime and France' s players by and large – bar the presently injured Tsonga – not at their best on grass, it is likely to be extremely close this time. With a three week gap between Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, it means there will be six weeks of top-class grass court tennis played in the UK this summer. Murray poses with friend and former Aegon Championships tournament director Ross Hutchins at Queen's . Murray on the centre court at the Queen's Club, where he has won the Aegon Championships three times . | Great Britain host France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on July 17-19 .
Andy Murray has voiced his preferred venue would be the Queen's Club .
The Scot has won the Aegon Championships, held at Queen's, three times . | ec26fb3cff71db977839d0ddf2f3104eff99ca21 | <s>[INST] Andy Murray's hopes of playing July's Davis Cup quarter final at Queen's Club look likely to be fulfilled after positive noises emanated today from the famous west London venue. While there will undoubtedly be logistical challenges in hosting what is Great Britain's biggest home tie in 29 years there appears an enthusiasm among the club's hierarchy to overcome them. Given Murray's desire to play at a venue where he has won the Aegon Championships title three times already, there is likely to be a concerted effort to make it happen, including on the part of the Lawn Tennis Association. Andy Murray with the Aegon Championship trophy at the Queen's club in West London last month . 'We have been approached, along with some other venues, and are actively looking at whether or not we could host it,' said a Queen's spokesman. 'There are a number of logistical issues that would have to be resolved, but if it is possible to overcome them Queen's would be delighted to host the Davis Cup in July.' That date of July 17-19 comes nearly four weeks after the conclusion of the Aegon Championships, which is the main Wimbledon warm-up. Among the issues is keeping up the huge main stand which takes the centre court capacity to nearly 7,000, above the 6,000 threshold required for a quarter final. Other challenges include a scheduled refurbishment of the clubhouse due to begin in early July, and making sure the grass court – the quality of which is reckoned to be at least Wimbledon's equal – can recover in time from the summer ATP event. Murray celebrates beating USA in the Davis Cup to set up a quarter-final against France for Great Britain . The British No 1 won the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Queen's in 2013 (left), 2011 (centre) and 2009 (right) Great Britain vs France . Australia vs Kazakhstan . Argentina vs Serbia . Canada vs Belgium . It will also require considerable commitment and patience from members, with the construction of the main stand already beginning in early May and the prospect of it being up on the site of two hard courts for nearly three months. It had been thought the disruption might be too prolonged, although today's statement appears to knock that down. At the weekend Murray, due to play Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in Indian Wells on Monday night, pointed not only to his own good record at Queen's but also the fact that his brother Jamie has made the doubles final there and James Ward the semi-finals. However, it is also a place where French players have done well, notably Jo Wilfried Tsonga, who is an enormously popular regular visitor. The Scot is in action at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, facing Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday night . Eastbourne, Birmingham's Priory Club and Nottingham have also been approached, but Murray's opinion carries a decisive amount of weight. France were the opposition when Queen's last staged a Davis Cup tie, back in 1990. GB were beaten 5-0 then, but with Murray in his prime and France' s players by and large – bar the presently injured Tsonga – not at their best on grass, it is likely to be extremely close this time. With a three week gap between Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, it means there will be six weeks of top-class grass court tennis played in the UK this summer. Murray poses with friend and former Aegon Championships tournament director Ross Hutchins at Queen's . Murray on the centre court at the Queen's Club, where he has won the Aegon Championships three times . [/INST] Great Britain host France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on July 17-19 .
Andy Murray has voiced his preferred venue would be the Queen's Club .
The Scot has won the Aegon Championships, held at Queen's, three times . </s> |
Lisa Pigram, 42, was shocked to be told her wheezing and chest pains were due to a bronchial carcinoid tumour . For four years, mother-of-three Lisa Pigram went back and forth to her GP, complaining of wheeziness and occasional sharp pains in her shoulder and chest. Sometimes, she felt as though she was struggling to breathe, or that she was coming down with the flu. Yet she was 'just pooh-poohed' by doctors, says Lisa, 42, who lives in Essex with her husband and has three children, aged 22, 13 and eight. She was not sent for tests, and one doctor even insinuated that it was all in her mind and she was just 'a bit sensitive'. It was after she coughed up blood on holiday in 2004 - and still the doctor told her to wait and see if it got worse - that she decided to use her private medical insurance. Lisa, a teaching assistant, saw a specialist, who inserted a tube with a camera into her lungs and found a growth in her airways. She had a grape-sized bronchial carcinoid tumour - the same condition that the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson announced he had this weekend. The news came as a shock. Like Robinson, Lisa, 42, had never smoked - and no one could explain why she had developed it. She was told the tumour was essentially 'benign' and that if they removed it surgically, that would be the end of it. So, in May 2005, she had a section of her top lung cut out. Nick Robinson, 51, followed up the announcement of his cancer with typical good humour: . 'Timing lousy. Prognosis good,' he quipped. Indeed, the prognosis for most people with his form of cancer is very good if the tumour is caught early and surgically removed. Bronchial carcinoid tumours are a form of cancer known as neuroendocrine tumours. These form on the endocrine system, a network of glands and cells throughout the body that produces hormones. They can be found elsewhere in the body, mainly the intestines, the pancreas and the appendix - 10 to 20 per cent occur in the lungs. Every year, 3,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour. 'It is far less aggressive than many other cancers and even people with an advanced form can live for decades - Steve Jobs had a pancreatic form and lived for a long time with it,' says Neil Pearce, a surgeon who leads the team treating neuroendocrine tumours at University Hospital, Southampton. Jobs, the Apple boss, was diagnosed in 2003 and died in 2011. The news came as a shock for both BBC journalist Nick Robinson (pictured) and Lisa - as neither of them had ever smoked . The difference between typical lung cancer and bronchial carcinoid is that the former occurs within the main cells of the lung; bronchoid carcinoids occur in the neuroendocrine cells dotted around the lining of the main airways. Wherever a neuro-endocrine tumour develops, it can begin to produce hormones - and 30 per cent do so, resulting in a range of symptoms. The type of hormone produced varies significantly, but tumours in the lungs tend to produce either ACTH, which regulates production of the stress hormone cortisol, or serotonin, which can affect gut function, mood and the dilation of blood vessels. If tumours produce serotonin, this causes flushing, diarrhoea and wheezing. But these vague symptoms can make a neuroendocrine tumour more difficult to diagnose and, often, they are only picked up by chance, says Catherine Bouvier of the Net Patient Foundation. 'In around 20 per cent of cases, they are detected either at A&E, as the patient has become very ill, or by chance when they go for a routine health check,' she says. Diagnosis is made more difficult by the fact that non-smokers often don't think that they can get lung cancer. 'We don't actually know what causes it - it is a total mystery, but it does not seem to be associated with smoking,' says Mr Pearce. In fact, while smoking is by far the most common cause of the 43,000 cases of lung cancer each year, 14 per cent of people who develop it will not be smokers. Lisa says her future is now uncertain and she is worried about her children . The type of lung cancer most heavily linked to smoking is squamous cell, yet even this can affect non-smokers. 'What we think happens with lung cancer is that smoking irritates the airways and this causes the cells there to change,' says Professor Keith Prowse, honorary medical director of the British Lung Foundation. 'In cases where people have not even had this connection with cigarette smoke, there is a suggestion that it may be linked to atmospheric pollution.' Some may also be genetically more prone to lung cancer. Almost all lung cancers cause similar symptoms. 'Patients get infection-type symptoms, such as a cough, coughing up blood or wheezing. The difficulty is, some of these symptoms also occur with other conditions, such as asthma,' says Professor Prowse. The lung is also a large organ - lay it out flat and it is as big as a tennis court. Getting a diagnosis relies on taking a biopsy from the right part. The good news is that for 70 per cent of those who are diagnosed with a bronchial carcinoid, the condition can be 'cured' simply by removing it surgically, says Professor Prowse. And here in the UK, we have more centres of excellence for treating this than anywhere in Europe, says Mr Pearce. 'However, not every patient with a neuroendocrine tumour gets seen by a specialist in one of these centres,' he adds. Lisa is one of the unlucky ones. After her surgery in 2005, she was discharged without any follow-up scans or investigations. She thought the experience was behind her and, the next year, went on to have another baby. Then, in 2010, she began to feel unwell. She couldn't quite put her finger on it - she had a bit of an upset stomach from time to time, daily acid indigestion, the odd palpitation and flushing. She also had pains in her chest. Lisa now knows this was caused by another tumour on her lung, pumping out hormones. When she initially went to her GP, she was told to cut out alcohol and given omeprazole, a drug to reduce her stomach acid. But eventually, in July 2012, she was sent for a scan. It revealed that the cancer had returned to the same lung. 'Suddenly, doctors started using the word cancer for the first time - I had no idea that was what I had, which came as a major shock to say the least,' says Lisa. The tumour is between two major blood vessels, and she has been told it is inoperable. The problem is that, aside from surgery, there is no cure for this cancer - as it is a slow-growing form of the disease, it does not respond to conventional chemotherapy, which targets cells with a rapid turnover. Proportion of lung cancer cases linked to inadequate intake of fruit and veg . But there are drugs that can stop the tumour getting bigger, and nuclear medicine treatments, using radioactivity to target receptors on the tumour cells. Initially, Lisa was given hormone injections, called lanreotide, which she had to self-administer once a month. 'At first, it was great as it stopped my other symptoms such as an upset stomach. I was told that the cancer was stable, but I felt as if I had a ticking time-bomb inside me and dreaded going to my scans.' A recent scan showed her tumour had started to increase, and she now needs further follow-up scans to look at it in more detail. People often wrongly refer to this cancer as benign, says Mr Pearce. 'They say: "Good news, it's a benign tumour", then a few years later: "Bad news, it's spread". 'The cells can look benign down a microscope and that's why you need to see a specialist, because they will know how these really do behave - and they do spread, in 30 to 40 per cent of cases.' Lisa is very angry that neuroendocrine cancer is portrayed as almost 'harmless' and that while specialists say anyone with an endocrine tumour should be followed up, she was not - she has also been in touch with others like her who have not been followed up, either. Lisa says: 'It's unfair. I brought another child into the world after my operation, thinking that I would be fine. 'No one can tell me what the future holds, but I know this - if you have a neuroendocrine cancer, make sure you get followed up. 'It might be a slow growing, easy-to-treat cancer for most people - but not for all.' See netpatientfoundation.org or call 0800 434 6476; www.roycastle.org . | Lisa Pigram, 42, from Essex, had a bronchial carcinoid tumour .
Is the same condition the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has .
Journalist announced last weekend he had the condition tumour .
But just like Robinson, mother of two Lisa had never smoked . | f65a8941baa2b5550deffe67f1e107a448a740a9 | <s>[INST] Lisa Pigram, 42, was shocked to be told her wheezing and chest pains were due to a bronchial carcinoid tumour . For four years, mother-of-three Lisa Pigram went back and forth to her GP, complaining of wheeziness and occasional sharp pains in her shoulder and chest. Sometimes, she felt as though she was struggling to breathe, or that she was coming down with the flu. Yet she was 'just pooh-poohed' by doctors, says Lisa, 42, who lives in Essex with her husband and has three children, aged 22, 13 and eight. She was not sent for tests, and one doctor even insinuated that it was all in her mind and she was just 'a bit sensitive'. It was after she coughed up blood on holiday in 2004 - and still the doctor told her to wait and see if it got worse - that she decided to use her private medical insurance. Lisa, a teaching assistant, saw a specialist, who inserted a tube with a camera into her lungs and found a growth in her airways. She had a grape-sized bronchial carcinoid tumour - the same condition that the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson announced he had this weekend. The news came as a shock. Like Robinson, Lisa, 42, had never smoked - and no one could explain why she had developed it. She was told the tumour was essentially 'benign' and that if they removed it surgically, that would be the end of it. So, in May 2005, she had a section of her top lung cut out. Nick Robinson, 51, followed up the announcement of his cancer with typical good humour: . 'Timing lousy. Prognosis good,' he quipped. Indeed, the prognosis for most people with his form of cancer is very good if the tumour is caught early and surgically removed. Bronchial carcinoid tumours are a form of cancer known as neuroendocrine tumours. These form on the endocrine system, a network of glands and cells throughout the body that produces hormones. They can be found elsewhere in the body, mainly the intestines, the pancreas and the appendix - 10 to 20 per cent occur in the lungs. Every year, 3,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour. 'It is far less aggressive than many other cancers and even people with an advanced form can live for decades - Steve Jobs had a pancreatic form and lived for a long time with it,' says Neil Pearce, a surgeon who leads the team treating neuroendocrine tumours at University Hospital, Southampton. Jobs, the Apple boss, was diagnosed in 2003 and died in 2011. The news came as a shock for both BBC journalist Nick Robinson (pictured) and Lisa - as neither of them had ever smoked . The difference between typical lung cancer and bronchial carcinoid is that the former occurs within the main cells of the lung; bronchoid carcinoids occur in the neuroendocrine cells dotted around the lining of the main airways. Wherever a neuro-endocrine tumour develops, it can begin to produce hormones - and 30 per cent do so, resulting in a range of symptoms. The type of hormone produced varies significantly, but tumours in the lungs tend to produce either ACTH, which regulates production of the stress hormone cortisol, or serotonin, which can affect gut function, mood and the dilation of blood vessels. If tumours produce serotonin, this causes flushing, diarrhoea and wheezing. But these vague symptoms can make a neuroendocrine tumour more difficult to diagnose and, often, they are only picked up by chance, says Catherine Bouvier of the Net Patient Foundation. 'In around 20 per cent of cases, they are detected either at A&E, as the patient has become very ill, or by chance when they go for a routine health check,' she says. Diagnosis is made more difficult by the fact that non-smokers often don't think that they can get lung cancer. 'We don't actually know what causes it - it is a total mystery, but it does not seem to be associated with smoking,' says Mr Pearce. In fact, while smoking is by far the most common cause of the 43,000 cases of lung cancer each year, 14 per cent of people who develop it will not be smokers. Lisa says her future is now uncertain and she is worried about her children . The type of lung cancer most heavily linked to smoking is squamous cell, yet even this can affect non-smokers. 'What we think happens with lung cancer is that smoking irritates the airways and this causes the cells there to change,' says Professor Keith Prowse, honorary medical director of the British Lung Foundation. 'In cases where people have not even had this connection with cigarette smoke, there is a suggestion that it may be linked to atmospheric pollution.' Some may also be genetically more prone to lung cancer. Almost all lung cancers cause similar symptoms. 'Patients get infection-type symptoms, such as a cough, coughing up blood or wheezing. The difficulty is, some of these symptoms also occur with other conditions, such as asthma,' says Professor Prowse. The lung is also a large organ - lay it out flat and it is as big as a tennis court. Getting a diagnosis relies on taking a biopsy from the right part. The good news is that for 70 per cent of those who are diagnosed with a bronchial carcinoid, the condition can be 'cured' simply by removing it surgically, says Professor Prowse. And here in the UK, we have more centres of excellence for treating this than anywhere in Europe, says Mr Pearce. 'However, not every patient with a neuroendocrine tumour gets seen by a specialist in one of these centres,' he adds. Lisa is one of the unlucky ones. After her surgery in 2005, she was discharged without any follow-up scans or investigations. She thought the experience was behind her and, the next year, went on to have another baby. Then, in 2010, she began to feel unwell. She couldn't quite put her finger on it - she had a bit of an upset stomach from time to time, daily acid indigestion, the odd palpitation and flushing. She also had pains in her chest. Lisa now knows this was caused by another tumour on her lung, pumping out hormones. When she initially went to her GP, she was told to cut out alcohol and given omeprazole, a drug to reduce her stomach acid. But eventually, in July 2012, she was sent for a scan. It revealed that the cancer had returned to the same lung. 'Suddenly, doctors started using the word cancer for the first time - I had no idea that was what I had, which came as a major shock to say the least,' says Lisa. The tumour is between two major blood vessels, and she has been told it is inoperable. The problem is that, aside from surgery, there is no cure for this cancer - as it is a slow-growing form of the disease, it does not respond to conventional chemotherapy, which targets cells with a rapid turnover. Proportion of lung cancer cases linked to inadequate intake of fruit and veg . But there are drugs that can stop the tumour getting bigger, and nuclear medicine treatments, using radioactivity to target receptors on the tumour cells. Initially, Lisa was given hormone injections, called lanreotide, which she had to self-administer once a month. 'At first, it was great as it stopped my other symptoms such as an upset stomach. I was told that the cancer was stable, but I felt as if I had a ticking time-bomb inside me and dreaded going to my scans.' A recent scan showed her tumour had started to increase, and she now needs further follow-up scans to look at it in more detail. People often wrongly refer to this cancer as benign, says Mr Pearce. 'They say: "Good news, it's a benign tumour", then a few years later: "Bad news, it's spread". 'The cells can look benign down a microscope and that's why you need to see a specialist, because they will know how these really do behave - and they do spread, in 30 to 40 per cent of cases.' Lisa is very angry that neuroendocrine cancer is portrayed as almost 'harmless' and that while specialists say anyone with an endocrine tumour should be followed up, she was not - she has also been in touch with others like her who have not been followed up, either. Lisa says: 'It's unfair. I brought another child into the world after my operation, thinking that I would be fine. 'No one can tell me what the future holds, but I know this - if you have a neuroendocrine cancer, make sure you get followed up. 'It might be a slow growing, easy-to-treat cancer for most people - but not for all.' See netpatientfoundation.org or call 0800 434 6476; www.roycastle.org . [/INST] Lisa Pigram, 42, from Essex, had a bronchial carcinoid tumour .
Is the same condition the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has .
Journalist announced last weekend he had the condition tumour .
But just like Robinson, mother of two Lisa had never smoked . </s> |
The adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky still lives in the Pennsylvania town where he was abused by the infamous football coach, but now he has a different last name. Matt Sandusky, 36, officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during the 2012 sex crimes trial that resulted in a 45-count conviction for his adopted father. He is keeping the new last name secret to make life in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University and the Nittany Lions football team, easier on his wife and four children. Scroll down for video . Matt Sandusky (above) officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during his father's trial . Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of sex crimes against young boys and is serving 30-60 years . Matt, 36, refuses to speak his 71-year-old father's name and simply refers to him as 'my perpetrator' Matt, who claims he's 'not mad' about the situation, does sometimes use his hold last name when he speaks on behalf of Peaceful Hearts, his nonprofit organization, according to Bleacher Report. He started the foundation with his second wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse. Matt said: 'With the foundation, I'm Sandusky. 'Because, like it or not, people identify the name with everything that happened. 'And that's important to the cause.' Even though Matt will speak about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father, he refuses to say his name and simply calls him 'my perpetrator'. Matt started the Peaceful Hearts foundation with his wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse . Sandusky was an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno (pictured . Penn State football is part of life in State College and fans of the program are known for their dedication . Jerry Sandusky, 71, is serving a de facto life sentence, 30-60 years, at State Correctional Institution Greene maximum security prison. He claims to be innocent. Before the child abuse scandal Sandusky was best known for working under Hall of Fame Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Matt was placed in foster care with the Sandusky family in January 1995. and adopted after he turned 18. After revealing Sandusky's abuse, Matt was paid a civil settlement by Penn State. Dottie Sandusky, Jerry's wife, has always maintained her husband's innocence. Another one of their adopted sons, 39-year-old Jeff, also says his father is innocent. Given coach Paterno's legendary status in State College, some residents and football fans did not take kindly to Matt revealing what had happened to him. That was one of the reasons Kim and Matt picked out a new last name in August of 2013. According to Kim, Matt's four children (three with his first wife) were being hassled due to their surname. She said: 'The bullying was very bad. 'So as a family we decided to start new and let the kids avoid being stigmatized.' Coach Paterno's legendary status in State College led to Matt's four children being bullied at school . They did consider leaving, but opted to stay because 'there are a lot of caring people here', according to Matt. As of now, he plans to stay in State College and continue to spread his message. He said: 'Child sexual abuse impacts so many Americans and yet we do far too little about it. 'If that can change, I'll feel like this has all been a worthwhile journey and I can feel real pride.' | Matt Sandusky, 36, changed his last name and is keeping it a secret .
Adopted father was convicted of 45 counts of sex crimes against boys .
Matt still lives in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University .
Jerry Sandusky was assistant to legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno .
Sandusky, 71, is serving a 30-60 year sentence at SCI Greene prison . | 54a88c396ca1436944869ecbde2e630a0cae7431 | <s>[INST] The adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky still lives in the Pennsylvania town where he was abused by the infamous football coach, but now he has a different last name. Matt Sandusky, 36, officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during the 2012 sex crimes trial that resulted in a 45-count conviction for his adopted father. He is keeping the new last name secret to make life in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University and the Nittany Lions football team, easier on his wife and four children. Scroll down for video . Matt Sandusky (above) officially changed his last name after revealing he was abused during his father's trial . Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of sex crimes against young boys and is serving 30-60 years . Matt, 36, refuses to speak his 71-year-old father's name and simply refers to him as 'my perpetrator' Matt, who claims he's 'not mad' about the situation, does sometimes use his hold last name when he speaks on behalf of Peaceful Hearts, his nonprofit organization, according to Bleacher Report. He started the foundation with his second wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse. Matt said: 'With the foundation, I'm Sandusky. 'Because, like it or not, people identify the name with everything that happened. 'And that's important to the cause.' Even though Matt will speak about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father, he refuses to say his name and simply calls him 'my perpetrator'. Matt started the Peaceful Hearts foundation with his wife Kim to help victims of childhood sexual abuse . Sandusky was an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno (pictured . Penn State football is part of life in State College and fans of the program are known for their dedication . Jerry Sandusky, 71, is serving a de facto life sentence, 30-60 years, at State Correctional Institution Greene maximum security prison. He claims to be innocent. Before the child abuse scandal Sandusky was best known for working under Hall of Fame Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Matt was placed in foster care with the Sandusky family in January 1995. and adopted after he turned 18. After revealing Sandusky's abuse, Matt was paid a civil settlement by Penn State. Dottie Sandusky, Jerry's wife, has always maintained her husband's innocence. Another one of their adopted sons, 39-year-old Jeff, also says his father is innocent. Given coach Paterno's legendary status in State College, some residents and football fans did not take kindly to Matt revealing what had happened to him. That was one of the reasons Kim and Matt picked out a new last name in August of 2013. According to Kim, Matt's four children (three with his first wife) were being hassled due to their surname. She said: 'The bullying was very bad. 'So as a family we decided to start new and let the kids avoid being stigmatized.' Coach Paterno's legendary status in State College led to Matt's four children being bullied at school . They did consider leaving, but opted to stay because 'there are a lot of caring people here', according to Matt. As of now, he plans to stay in State College and continue to spread his message. He said: 'Child sexual abuse impacts so many Americans and yet we do far too little about it. 'If that can change, I'll feel like this has all been a worthwhile journey and I can feel real pride.' [/INST] Matt Sandusky, 36, changed his last name and is keeping it a secret .
Adopted father was convicted of 45 counts of sex crimes against boys .
Matt still lives in State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University .
Jerry Sandusky was assistant to legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno .
Sandusky, 71, is serving a 30-60 year sentence at SCI Greene prison . </s> |
Impeccable style isn't something you'd necessarily associate with someone who crunches numbers for a living - let alone a man living in 16th century northern Europe. However, long before Kim Kardashian turned selfie taking into an art form, German accountant Matthaeus Schwarz was busy piecing together the world's first fashion book. In an incredible project that appears to be unique, style-obsessed Matthaeus - who was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1497 - commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of himself over a 40 year period. Scroll down for video . Matthaeus Schwartz commissioned pictures of his flamboyant outfits over a 40 year period from the 1520s . The German accountant kept a note of when he wore each look - just as today's bloggers do . Fascinated by clothes, the flamboyant dresser began recording his appearance on parchment paper in 1520, during a time when strict laws governed the kinds of fabrics each social rank and station could wear. He initially commissioned 35 images to document his sartorial choices from childhood up to his early 20s but ended up with 101 more pictures. The extraordinary undertaking ended up spanning over 40 years and only ceased when Matthaeus reached the age of 63. As no other pictorial record like this exists, historians believe Matthaeus created the first ever fashion tome - similar to 21st century online blogs. Unlike today's fashion bloggers, Matthaeus, who spent a large part of his income on clothing, didn't have Instagram filters and Photoshop to rely on. He opted for surprisingly elaborate outfits which were an example of cutting-edge fashion of the time and used his clothes to make a political statement. He bound all his outfit paintings into a volume called the Book Of Clothes . He boldly combined patterns, colours and decoration in a variety outfits in a unique lifetime project . Matthaeus, who was born in 1497, is now regarded as the first fashion blogger . Matthaeus donned a red and yellow outfit (echoing the colours of the Holy Roman Emperor’s flag) when Charles V returned to Germany, as a show of his allegiance to Catholicism. After amassing an extensive collection of paintings, the fashion innovator had the pages bound and made into the ultimate vanity project, a volume titled Book of Clothes. Among the portraits are pictures of him in festive clothing for the Emperor Maximilian I's visit to Augsburg in 1518, dressed up for a rich banker's wedding in 1527, and in mourning garb for his father's death in 1519. He added comments to each of the images explaining when the outfit was worn along with his Latin motto omne quare suum quiam - every because has a why. Now the tome has inspired a new set of photographs of fictional male dandies by artist and photographer Maisie Broadhead. Maisie, alongside her fashion designer sister Bella Newell and Professor Ulinka Rublack, has created five modern photographic recreations - printed to large scale - telling the fictional story of Matthew Smith, a young man from north London, who is obsessed with clothes. The modern photographs are based upon images commissioned between 1520 and 1560 by Matthaeus. A Young Man's Progress is a free exhibition held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It runs from Tuesday 24 March until Sunday 6 September. Artist Maisie Broadhead was inspired by Matthaeus Schwarz's life work to create a series of pictures portraying a modern dandy for an exhibition called A Young Man's Progress . Some of the illustrations captured Matthaeus in everyday activities, like opening a door . Matthaeus combined different-coloured stripes, yellow stockings and a voluminous coat in this look . | Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz was born in Germany in 1497 .
He commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of his outfits over 40 years .
His Book of Clothes is believed to be the first ever fashion tome .
The images have provided inspiration for a new exhibition in Cambridge . | f8c278e840b0c1d9f8e1e165b6e9213531efbe6d | <s>[INST] Impeccable style isn't something you'd necessarily associate with someone who crunches numbers for a living - let alone a man living in 16th century northern Europe. However, long before Kim Kardashian turned selfie taking into an art form, German accountant Matthaeus Schwarz was busy piecing together the world's first fashion book. In an incredible project that appears to be unique, style-obsessed Matthaeus - who was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1497 - commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of himself over a 40 year period. Scroll down for video . Matthaeus Schwartz commissioned pictures of his flamboyant outfits over a 40 year period from the 1520s . The German accountant kept a note of when he wore each look - just as today's bloggers do . Fascinated by clothes, the flamboyant dresser began recording his appearance on parchment paper in 1520, during a time when strict laws governed the kinds of fabrics each social rank and station could wear. He initially commissioned 35 images to document his sartorial choices from childhood up to his early 20s but ended up with 101 more pictures. The extraordinary undertaking ended up spanning over 40 years and only ceased when Matthaeus reached the age of 63. As no other pictorial record like this exists, historians believe Matthaeus created the first ever fashion tome - similar to 21st century online blogs. Unlike today's fashion bloggers, Matthaeus, who spent a large part of his income on clothing, didn't have Instagram filters and Photoshop to rely on. He opted for surprisingly elaborate outfits which were an example of cutting-edge fashion of the time and used his clothes to make a political statement. He bound all his outfit paintings into a volume called the Book Of Clothes . He boldly combined patterns, colours and decoration in a variety outfits in a unique lifetime project . Matthaeus, who was born in 1497, is now regarded as the first fashion blogger . Matthaeus donned a red and yellow outfit (echoing the colours of the Holy Roman Emperor’s flag) when Charles V returned to Germany, as a show of his allegiance to Catholicism. After amassing an extensive collection of paintings, the fashion innovator had the pages bound and made into the ultimate vanity project, a volume titled Book of Clothes. Among the portraits are pictures of him in festive clothing for the Emperor Maximilian I's visit to Augsburg in 1518, dressed up for a rich banker's wedding in 1527, and in mourning garb for his father's death in 1519. He added comments to each of the images explaining when the outfit was worn along with his Latin motto omne quare suum quiam - every because has a why. Now the tome has inspired a new set of photographs of fictional male dandies by artist and photographer Maisie Broadhead. Maisie, alongside her fashion designer sister Bella Newell and Professor Ulinka Rublack, has created five modern photographic recreations - printed to large scale - telling the fictional story of Matthew Smith, a young man from north London, who is obsessed with clothes. The modern photographs are based upon images commissioned between 1520 and 1560 by Matthaeus. A Young Man's Progress is a free exhibition held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It runs from Tuesday 24 March until Sunday 6 September. Artist Maisie Broadhead was inspired by Matthaeus Schwarz's life work to create a series of pictures portraying a modern dandy for an exhibition called A Young Man's Progress . Some of the illustrations captured Matthaeus in everyday activities, like opening a door . Matthaeus combined different-coloured stripes, yellow stockings and a voluminous coat in this look . [/INST] Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz was born in Germany in 1497 .
He commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of his outfits over 40 years .
His Book of Clothes is believed to be the first ever fashion tome .
The images have provided inspiration for a new exhibition in Cambridge . </s> |
Why is the sun’s corona - the aura of plasma that surrounds it - so much hotter than its surface? That is one of greatest solar mysteries, but astronomers will be hoping to find an answer on Friday - by observing the total solar eclipse from the North Pole. The plasma of the sun is only visible during a total eclipse, so the scientists will use this unique opportunity to try and solve the puzzling phenomena. And in an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Scroll down for video . A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse. They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse. Shown is an image of 1999's solar elcipse from France, with the corona visible around the edges . The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse. For observers in other regions, such as the UK, less than 90 per cent of the sun will be covered. The team at Svalbard, led by Professor Shadia Habbal, Professor of Solar Physics at the University of Hawaii, will include scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales. They are Joe Hutton and Nathalia Alzate from the Solar System Physics Group at the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University. They will join scientists from the US, Czech Republic and Germany as part of the 'Solar Wind Sherpas'. Up to 14 specially adapted cameras will be used to photograph the sun in different frequencies during the eclipse, capturing images of the plasma from the corona. In so doing, they will hope to solve the sun’s greatest mystery. The temperature of the sun is known to be around 6,000°C (10,800°F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000°C (1,800,000°F), and even reaches 2,000,000°C (3,600,000°F) in some areas. This factor of 300 difference would be akin to the flame of a fire being 300 times colder than the air around it - but why this is occurring is unknown. One potential reason could be magnetic forces on the sun, with superheated gas creating a strong magnetic field and funnelling energy into the corona, but this has not yet been confirmed. The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole (shown with the red marker). They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse . Astronomer Gemma Lavender from All About Space magazine . Do you need special equipment to look at the eclipse? 'It’s all too easy to look at the sun when an eclipse is happening, but you should never look at the eclipse with naked eyes, binoculars or a telescope without filters - otherwise you run the risk of permanently damaging your eyesight. 'That’s not to say that you can’t watch the eclipse on Friday - but you should ensure that you have the right equipment that will provide you with the right amount of protection. 'Dedicated telescopes such as solar telescopes can allow you to observe the eclipse with absolutely no risk. However, unless you already own one, know somebody who does or are looking to get into solar astronomy, they can be a massive investment of several hundred pounds. 'There are cheaper ways to observe the eclipse, though.' Are solar glasses fine to use? 'Many people buy solar glasses or viewers to watch the eclipse. These can be bought quite cheaply from telescope dealers. 'They work by employing a Mylar film that blocks out over 99 per cent of the sun’s light, allowing you to view the eclipse safely. 'Before using them though, you should make sure that they are not damaged in any way and you should ensure that you have bought them from a reputable dealer. If you’re in doubt, don’t use your viewers at all.' How can you use a telescope to observe the eclipse? 'If you own a telescope, then there are several ways for you to observe the eclipse. 'If you don’t own them already, it is possible for you to buy a solar filter, which covers the aperture of your telescope to ensure that you can observe the sun safely. 'They are found to be made of glass or as with the solar glasses, Mylar film. It is possible to make a solar filter using Mylar sheets but caution is advised while making your own solar filter - any scratches or pinholes will lead to dangerous amount of sunlight entering your eyes. 'You should also avoid relying on eyepiece filters - they cannot handle the sun’s light. 'Telescope projection is also a safe way to observe the eclipse. By using two large, white pieces of card, you can project the eclipse’s image onto one piece, while using the other to fit around your telescope’s tube to act as a mask to shield your eyes from the sun. 'Focusing your telescope’s eyepiece, while holding the second card away, which projects the image, will enable you to show the eclipse to a large group of people safely. 'You should not use a cheap, plastic telescope for telescope projection and ensure that your finderscope has its cap on. 'Never look at the eclipse whilst lining up your telescope with the sun and never leave your telescope unattended. You should also ensure that your instrument doesn’t overheat.' Can you use household items to view the eclipse? 'If you don’t have a standard telescope or have forgotten to buy a solar viewer, then there are several household items you can use so that you don’t miss out on seeing this fantastic event. 'Using a piece of card, or anything that has small holes punched into it, you can project the eclipse onto another piece of card. This is certainly one of the safest ways of viewing the eclipse since you don’t need to look at the sun at all. 'A washing up bowl or bucket can also be lined with a black bin liner and then filled with water to make a reflective surface to safely watch the eclipse. When and where will the eclipse be visible? 'The eclipse will begin in the morning. For observers in the UK, the eclipse starts at 8.30am, peaks at 9.35 am and ends at 10.41am, so you should make sure that you know where the Sun rises from your location. 'The total solar eclipse - that’s 100 per cent of the Sun’s surface covered by the Moon - is visible from the Faroe Islands and Svalbard but if you are unable to get to these locations, many are able to see a substantial partial eclipse - for instance, Scotland will see around 90 per cent of the Sun’s disc covered by the moon.' How dark will it get in the UK? 'In London and even in places where there's 90 per cent sun coverage, we're not really going to notice any changes in brightness because there's still a portion of the sun's surface uncovered. 'It'll be like there's a cloud passing over the Sun - you know it's cloudy but it's still light.' Observations will take place from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory Longyearbyen in Svalbard, pictured. In an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Data and images taken during the eclipse will be used to try and develop a mathematical model to understand this difference in temperature. 'The difference between the temperature of the sun and that of the sun’s corona is one of the great mysteries of astronomy,’ said Dr Huw Morgan, a Reader at the Solar System Physics Group at Aberystwyth University, who is overseeing the team’s work from the UK. ‘A total eclipse gives us an unique opportunity to measure the corona of the sun is so much detail and collect data that will enable us to better understand this difference.' The temperature of the sun's surface (shown ion this Nasa image) is known to be around 6,000°C (10,800°F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000°C (1,800,000°F), and even reaches 2,000,000°C (3,600,000°F) in some areas, a factor of about 300 . He also added that studying the corona could help protect satellite-based communication systems from solar storms, which can be affected by coronal mass ejections - huge eruptions of material - from the sun. But he noted that the conditions were 'cold' - and also potentially dangerous. ‘All the team have had to do safety training, including polar bear training,’ Dr Morgan told The Guardian. ‘They will have a guard with a rifle. I hope they come back in one piece.’ | A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse .
They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona .
This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse .
They hope to work out why the corona is 300 times hotter than the surface .
Friday's eclipse will peak in the UK at about 9.35am GMT . | d47dbd2f4a1f857354dd1800e0f6284e33b9ffa2 | <s>[INST] Why is the sun’s corona - the aura of plasma that surrounds it - so much hotter than its surface? That is one of greatest solar mysteries, but astronomers will be hoping to find an answer on Friday - by observing the total solar eclipse from the North Pole. The plasma of the sun is only visible during a total eclipse, so the scientists will use this unique opportunity to try and solve the puzzling phenomena. And in an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Scroll down for video . A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse. They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona . This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse. Shown is an image of 1999's solar elcipse from France, with the corona visible around the edges . The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse. For observers in other regions, such as the UK, less than 90 per cent of the sun will be covered. The team at Svalbard, led by Professor Shadia Habbal, Professor of Solar Physics at the University of Hawaii, will include scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales. They are Joe Hutton and Nathalia Alzate from the Solar System Physics Group at the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University. They will join scientists from the US, Czech Republic and Germany as part of the 'Solar Wind Sherpas'. Up to 14 specially adapted cameras will be used to photograph the sun in different frequencies during the eclipse, capturing images of the plasma from the corona. In so doing, they will hope to solve the sun’s greatest mystery. The temperature of the sun is known to be around 6,000°C (10,800°F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000°C (1,800,000°F), and even reaches 2,000,000°C (3,600,000°F) in some areas. This factor of 300 difference would be akin to the flame of a fire being 300 times colder than the air around it - but why this is occurring is unknown. One potential reason could be magnetic forces on the sun, with superheated gas creating a strong magnetic field and funnelling energy into the corona, but this has not yet been confirmed. The team of scientists will be working at an old observatory on Svalbard, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole (shown with the red marker). They are travelling to this region to ensure they see totality - 100 per cent of the sun being covered by the moon during the eclipse . Astronomer Gemma Lavender from All About Space magazine . Do you need special equipment to look at the eclipse? 'It’s all too easy to look at the sun when an eclipse is happening, but you should never look at the eclipse with naked eyes, binoculars or a telescope without filters - otherwise you run the risk of permanently damaging your eyesight. 'That’s not to say that you can’t watch the eclipse on Friday - but you should ensure that you have the right equipment that will provide you with the right amount of protection. 'Dedicated telescopes such as solar telescopes can allow you to observe the eclipse with absolutely no risk. However, unless you already own one, know somebody who does or are looking to get into solar astronomy, they can be a massive investment of several hundred pounds. 'There are cheaper ways to observe the eclipse, though.' Are solar glasses fine to use? 'Many people buy solar glasses or viewers to watch the eclipse. These can be bought quite cheaply from telescope dealers. 'They work by employing a Mylar film that blocks out over 99 per cent of the sun’s light, allowing you to view the eclipse safely. 'Before using them though, you should make sure that they are not damaged in any way and you should ensure that you have bought them from a reputable dealer. If you’re in doubt, don’t use your viewers at all.' How can you use a telescope to observe the eclipse? 'If you own a telescope, then there are several ways for you to observe the eclipse. 'If you don’t own them already, it is possible for you to buy a solar filter, which covers the aperture of your telescope to ensure that you can observe the sun safely. 'They are found to be made of glass or as with the solar glasses, Mylar film. It is possible to make a solar filter using Mylar sheets but caution is advised while making your own solar filter - any scratches or pinholes will lead to dangerous amount of sunlight entering your eyes. 'You should also avoid relying on eyepiece filters - they cannot handle the sun’s light. 'Telescope projection is also a safe way to observe the eclipse. By using two large, white pieces of card, you can project the eclipse’s image onto one piece, while using the other to fit around your telescope’s tube to act as a mask to shield your eyes from the sun. 'Focusing your telescope’s eyepiece, while holding the second card away, which projects the image, will enable you to show the eclipse to a large group of people safely. 'You should not use a cheap, plastic telescope for telescope projection and ensure that your finderscope has its cap on. 'Never look at the eclipse whilst lining up your telescope with the sun and never leave your telescope unattended. You should also ensure that your instrument doesn’t overheat.' Can you use household items to view the eclipse? 'If you don’t have a standard telescope or have forgotten to buy a solar viewer, then there are several household items you can use so that you don’t miss out on seeing this fantastic event. 'Using a piece of card, or anything that has small holes punched into it, you can project the eclipse onto another piece of card. This is certainly one of the safest ways of viewing the eclipse since you don’t need to look at the sun at all. 'A washing up bowl or bucket can also be lined with a black bin liner and then filled with water to make a reflective surface to safely watch the eclipse. When and where will the eclipse be visible? 'The eclipse will begin in the morning. For observers in the UK, the eclipse starts at 8.30am, peaks at 9.35 am and ends at 10.41am, so you should make sure that you know where the Sun rises from your location. 'The total solar eclipse - that’s 100 per cent of the Sun’s surface covered by the Moon - is visible from the Faroe Islands and Svalbard but if you are unable to get to these locations, many are able to see a substantial partial eclipse - for instance, Scotland will see around 90 per cent of the Sun’s disc covered by the moon.' How dark will it get in the UK? 'In London and even in places where there's 90 per cent sun coverage, we're not really going to notice any changes in brightness because there's still a portion of the sun's surface uncovered. 'It'll be like there's a cloud passing over the Sun - you know it's cloudy but it's still light.' Observations will take place from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory Longyearbyen in Svalbard, pictured. In an amazing coincidence, the eclipse will occur over the North Pole on the same day the sun comes into view after six months of polar night - an event which happens only once every 500,000 years. Data and images taken during the eclipse will be used to try and develop a mathematical model to understand this difference in temperature. 'The difference between the temperature of the sun and that of the sun’s corona is one of the great mysteries of astronomy,’ said Dr Huw Morgan, a Reader at the Solar System Physics Group at Aberystwyth University, who is overseeing the team’s work from the UK. ‘A total eclipse gives us an unique opportunity to measure the corona of the sun is so much detail and collect data that will enable us to better understand this difference.' The temperature of the sun's surface (shown ion this Nasa image) is known to be around 6,000°C (10,800°F), but for some reason the corona is around 1,000,000°C (1,800,000°F), and even reaches 2,000,000°C (3,600,000°F) in some areas, a factor of about 300 . He also added that studying the corona could help protect satellite-based communication systems from solar storms, which can be affected by coronal mass ejections - huge eruptions of material - from the sun. But he noted that the conditions were 'cold' - and also potentially dangerous. ‘All the team have had to do safety training, including polar bear training,’ Dr Morgan told The Guardian. ‘They will have a guard with a rifle. I hope they come back in one piece.’ [/INST] A team of scientists is travelling to Svalbard to observe the solar eclipse .
They will use an array of instruments to look at the sun's corona .
This is plasma around the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse .
They hope to work out why the corona is 300 times hotter than the surface .
Friday's eclipse will peak in the UK at about 9.35am GMT . </s> |
THE CHAPS' VIEW - by Quentin Letts . One of the great mysteries of mankind — and I mean mankind — may have been solved. Scientists from King’s College London have measured 15,000 penises in 16 countries. This work has allowed them, after feeding the findings into computers, making boffinish statistical adjustments, twiddling knobs and squinting at graphs, to announce an average size for chaps’ undercarriage. That, in turn, has been seized on as having psychological significance. Apparently, we men are now less likely to have a nervous collapse about our own shortcomings. Quentin says that Michelangelo’s 16th century statue of the naked David (pictured), can sometimes be a source of fun for being a 'tiddler' We have not been told the logistical ins and out, if that is the term, of this ground-breaking global operation. The research demanded at least two readings (one at ease, one standing to quivering attention) for each handsome specimen. The mind boggles. Were the laboratory assistants who took the data dreary, middle-aged men speaking in the monotones of E. L. Wisty (the know-it-all creation of the comedian Peter Cook)? Or were they busty, sultry ladies with husky larynxes and widening eyes? To what level of exactitude were the measurements taken? What instruments were employed — school rulers, tape measures, laser micrometers or (ouch) cold, industrial calipers? While we’re about it, exactly how, in 16 languages, do you say ‘sorry to interrupt your busy day, monsieur, but would you mind dropping your drawers so that my pouting assistant Miss Droop can take the bore and length of your old man’? But back to the conclusions. Dr David Veale, the fine body of a man who led the psychiatrists from King’s, has announced that the average length of an erect penis is 5.16 in. Typically, it sounds more in Continental centimetres — 13.12 cm. The figure shrivels to 3.6 in when the member is in a state of genial repose. If we can place this in context, the late Sue Townsend’s spotty schoolboy character Adrian Mole fretted that his ‘thing’ rose to a mere 4.3 in, something that gave the poor lad hours of angst, while the once accepted norm, at least of myth, was nearly half as much again — the old ‘six inches of proud British manhood’. Michelangelo’s 16th century statue of the naked David, sometimes a source of fun for being a tiddler, may not have been so unusual after all. You may think it peculiar that I dwell on these matters, not least for what I am about to say: I seriously doubt that many blokes are much concerned by these readings. I do not mean that they will not have been interested and amused by yesterday’s news reports. Indeed, I bet most of us, when we read the Mail, discreetly did some thumbwork to try to work out what 5.16 in looks like, and then had a rough gander below decks to see how we fared by comparison. But will men have been psychologically affected? Does size matter to us as it is said to matter, particularly to our wives and girlfriends? Or is this yet another attempt by the medical/psychiatric world to create collywobbles where previously few existed? Dr Veale said his findings would ‘help doctors reassure the large majority of men that the size of their penis is in the normal range’. He said he would ‘use the graphs to examine the discrepancy between what a man believes to be their position on the graph and their actual position’. Another doctor disclosed that some men, poor fellows, suffer from something called body dysmorphic disorder, which can cause a person to have a distorted view of how he looks. Apparently, this is a serious source of anxiety to some gents, who become convinced they are laughably tiny. One does not wish to downplay the gravity of body dysmorphic disorder, which no doubt exists. One naturally has sympathy with those who may worry that they have been given short commons in the trouser department by the Almighty. But is this perhaps a case of publicly employed scientists going to expensive lengths to investigate a not particularly widespread problem? Is male appendage size quite possibly a false hoo-hah created by society? It has been said that the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor (pictured) had physical difficulty with one of her early husbands, so enormous was his manhood . There may be extreme cases of smallness or vastness, where it can create disharmony between men and their sexual partners. The late Dame Elizabeth Taylor had physical difficulty with one of her early husbands, so enormous was his manhood. Wide as a beer can, apparently. In the rock music world there was a falling out between Rolling Stones Richards and Jagger after Keith made public remarks about Mick being a little chap. And what are we to make of the vast codpieces that bed-hopping Henry VIII had made for his suits of armour? Real need or a figment of Henry Tudor’s imagination? Only his six wives could have told us. But does any of that truly justify a research operation of the size (dread word) just carried out by these London medics? There was a famous falling out between Mick Jagger (pictured) and fellow Rolling Stone, Keith Richards, after Keith made remarks about Mick's manhood . And anyway, are women really so concerned with measurements? Is there not something more important than size — namely, love? For millennia, the male member has occupied a curious place. Immediate riposte: Yes, mate, between your legs! But please, let the class pipe down for a few moments. In ancient civilisation, penises were considered to have mythical significance linked to male power and eternity. At Pompeii, there is an ancient Roman mural of the fertility god Priapus walking around with the most tremendous todger, as long as a trombone. Well played, that man. Closer to home we have the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, cut into a hillside with his John Thomas riding high. The eternity aspect of this symbolism is easily explained and the ability to sire offspring could bestow power, for the more sons you had, the better you were able to defend your household. But those were primitive concerns. The correlation between penis size and power in the modern era, even 200 years ago, is less persuasive. Napoleon was notoriously small. For this information, we can thank a cruel pathologist who allegedly removed his ‘item’ after his death and pickled it in formaldehyde. It was later auctioned in Paris. Heaven knows if the object in that jar, indeed, belonged to the 19th century French emperor, but it was used against him posthumously as a way of diminishing his reputation. How trivial and cheap, to mock a great man after his death in such a fashion. Even if he was on the ‘petit’ side, Bonaparte was a mighty general with unarguable power. From the sublime to the ridiculous, that silly oaf John Prescott suffered something similar when he was caught having an affair with his typist a few years ago. I recall a front page of the Daily Mirror that featured an illustration of a cocktail sausage. Poor old Prescott. However, the mockery did not do his reputation harm. If anything, it made the one-time deputy Prime Minister more popular. Footballer, David Beckham (pictured) has also been the subject of much speculation thanks to the numerous photos of him advertising underwear . Last year, a statue of peacocking footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled in Madeira. Necks were clutched and faces fanned when it was first shown to the public because the shorts featured an implausibly large bulge. Our own David Beckham has been the subject of speculation after his numerous poses in underpant adverts. He claims he has never stuffed socks down his front to create a bigger impression. But if he did, would it matter? Shrinks might say so, but I am unconvinced. Men know there is not much they can really do to alter the equipment fate has given them. Women can increase or decrease the size of their busts by visiting a plastic surgeon, but medical science offers men much less chance to vary their dimensions. Similarly, despite all those baldness cure adverts, there is not much they can do to stop their hairlines receding. You just have to accept it and get on with life. A statue of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) was unveiled in Madeira last year and caused public shock because the shorts featured an implausibly large bulge . Adrian Mole may have agonised about this subject, but he was created by a woman. I simply don’t believe, even in this age of explicit advertisements with endless commercial emphasis on sex, that blokes give much thought to their willy size. I attended boarding schools in the Seventies and barely recall anyone mentioning how well hung they were. We did have one boy who was nicknamed ‘Chopper’, but that was because he was a notoriously dirty tackler on the football field. Did we size up one another in the communal showers? Not that I recall. Mind you, I have always been short-sighted and in showers you naturally have to remove your spectacles. If I had been interested in seeing how Sproggins Minor measured up, then I would have had to peer down quite close for a proper gawp, and I’m not sure that would have been appreciated. For all I know, Sproggins Minor is now running a bank and earning millions of pounds a year — a big player one way or another. | Scientists from King’s College measured 15,000 penises in 16 countries .
This allowed them to announce an average size for a man's package .
Here, Quentin Letts gives the men's side of the story . | 427e1c7b9d516a8881aff9bc491415907535b6b3 | <s>[INST] THE CHAPS' VIEW - by Quentin Letts . One of the great mysteries of mankind — and I mean mankind — may have been solved. Scientists from King’s College London have measured 15,000 penises in 16 countries. This work has allowed them, after feeding the findings into computers, making boffinish statistical adjustments, twiddling knobs and squinting at graphs, to announce an average size for chaps’ undercarriage. That, in turn, has been seized on as having psychological significance. Apparently, we men are now less likely to have a nervous collapse about our own shortcomings. Quentin says that Michelangelo’s 16th century statue of the naked David (pictured), can sometimes be a source of fun for being a 'tiddler' We have not been told the logistical ins and out, if that is the term, of this ground-breaking global operation. The research demanded at least two readings (one at ease, one standing to quivering attention) for each handsome specimen. The mind boggles. Were the laboratory assistants who took the data dreary, middle-aged men speaking in the monotones of E. L. Wisty (the know-it-all creation of the comedian Peter Cook)? Or were they busty, sultry ladies with husky larynxes and widening eyes? To what level of exactitude were the measurements taken? What instruments were employed — school rulers, tape measures, laser micrometers or (ouch) cold, industrial calipers? While we’re about it, exactly how, in 16 languages, do you say ‘sorry to interrupt your busy day, monsieur, but would you mind dropping your drawers so that my pouting assistant Miss Droop can take the bore and length of your old man’? But back to the conclusions. Dr David Veale, the fine body of a man who led the psychiatrists from King’s, has announced that the average length of an erect penis is 5.16 in. Typically, it sounds more in Continental centimetres — 13.12 cm. The figure shrivels to 3.6 in when the member is in a state of genial repose. If we can place this in context, the late Sue Townsend’s spotty schoolboy character Adrian Mole fretted that his ‘thing’ rose to a mere 4.3 in, something that gave the poor lad hours of angst, while the once accepted norm, at least of myth, was nearly half as much again — the old ‘six inches of proud British manhood’. Michelangelo’s 16th century statue of the naked David, sometimes a source of fun for being a tiddler, may not have been so unusual after all. You may think it peculiar that I dwell on these matters, not least for what I am about to say: I seriously doubt that many blokes are much concerned by these readings. I do not mean that they will not have been interested and amused by yesterday’s news reports. Indeed, I bet most of us, when we read the Mail, discreetly did some thumbwork to try to work out what 5.16 in looks like, and then had a rough gander below decks to see how we fared by comparison. But will men have been psychologically affected? Does size matter to us as it is said to matter, particularly to our wives and girlfriends? Or is this yet another attempt by the medical/psychiatric world to create collywobbles where previously few existed? Dr Veale said his findings would ‘help doctors reassure the large majority of men that the size of their penis is in the normal range’. He said he would ‘use the graphs to examine the discrepancy between what a man believes to be their position on the graph and their actual position’. Another doctor disclosed that some men, poor fellows, suffer from something called body dysmorphic disorder, which can cause a person to have a distorted view of how he looks. Apparently, this is a serious source of anxiety to some gents, who become convinced they are laughably tiny. One does not wish to downplay the gravity of body dysmorphic disorder, which no doubt exists. One naturally has sympathy with those who may worry that they have been given short commons in the trouser department by the Almighty. But is this perhaps a case of publicly employed scientists going to expensive lengths to investigate a not particularly widespread problem? Is male appendage size quite possibly a false hoo-hah created by society? It has been said that the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor (pictured) had physical difficulty with one of her early husbands, so enormous was his manhood . There may be extreme cases of smallness or vastness, where it can create disharmony between men and their sexual partners. The late Dame Elizabeth Taylor had physical difficulty with one of her early husbands, so enormous was his manhood. Wide as a beer can, apparently. In the rock music world there was a falling out between Rolling Stones Richards and Jagger after Keith made public remarks about Mick being a little chap. And what are we to make of the vast codpieces that bed-hopping Henry VIII had made for his suits of armour? Real need or a figment of Henry Tudor’s imagination? Only his six wives could have told us. But does any of that truly justify a research operation of the size (dread word) just carried out by these London medics? There was a famous falling out between Mick Jagger (pictured) and fellow Rolling Stone, Keith Richards, after Keith made remarks about Mick's manhood . And anyway, are women really so concerned with measurements? Is there not something more important than size — namely, love? For millennia, the male member has occupied a curious place. Immediate riposte: Yes, mate, between your legs! But please, let the class pipe down for a few moments. In ancient civilisation, penises were considered to have mythical significance linked to male power and eternity. At Pompeii, there is an ancient Roman mural of the fertility god Priapus walking around with the most tremendous todger, as long as a trombone. Well played, that man. Closer to home we have the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, cut into a hillside with his John Thomas riding high. The eternity aspect of this symbolism is easily explained and the ability to sire offspring could bestow power, for the more sons you had, the better you were able to defend your household. But those were primitive concerns. The correlation between penis size and power in the modern era, even 200 years ago, is less persuasive. Napoleon was notoriously small. For this information, we can thank a cruel pathologist who allegedly removed his ‘item’ after his death and pickled it in formaldehyde. It was later auctioned in Paris. Heaven knows if the object in that jar, indeed, belonged to the 19th century French emperor, but it was used against him posthumously as a way of diminishing his reputation. How trivial and cheap, to mock a great man after his death in such a fashion. Even if he was on the ‘petit’ side, Bonaparte was a mighty general with unarguable power. From the sublime to the ridiculous, that silly oaf John Prescott suffered something similar when he was caught having an affair with his typist a few years ago. I recall a front page of the Daily Mirror that featured an illustration of a cocktail sausage. Poor old Prescott. However, the mockery did not do his reputation harm. If anything, it made the one-time deputy Prime Minister more popular. Footballer, David Beckham (pictured) has also been the subject of much speculation thanks to the numerous photos of him advertising underwear . Last year, a statue of peacocking footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled in Madeira. Necks were clutched and faces fanned when it was first shown to the public because the shorts featured an implausibly large bulge. Our own David Beckham has been the subject of speculation after his numerous poses in underpant adverts. He claims he has never stuffed socks down his front to create a bigger impression. But if he did, would it matter? Shrinks might say so, but I am unconvinced. Men know there is not much they can really do to alter the equipment fate has given them. Women can increase or decrease the size of their busts by visiting a plastic surgeon, but medical science offers men much less chance to vary their dimensions. Similarly, despite all those baldness cure adverts, there is not much they can do to stop their hairlines receding. You just have to accept it and get on with life. A statue of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) was unveiled in Madeira last year and caused public shock because the shorts featured an implausibly large bulge . Adrian Mole may have agonised about this subject, but he was created by a woman. I simply don’t believe, even in this age of explicit advertisements with endless commercial emphasis on sex, that blokes give much thought to their willy size. I attended boarding schools in the Seventies and barely recall anyone mentioning how well hung they were. We did have one boy who was nicknamed ‘Chopper’, but that was because he was a notoriously dirty tackler on the football field. Did we size up one another in the communal showers? Not that I recall. Mind you, I have always been short-sighted and in showers you naturally have to remove your spectacles. If I had been interested in seeing how Sproggins Minor measured up, then I would have had to peer down quite close for a proper gawp, and I’m not sure that would have been appreciated. For all I know, Sproggins Minor is now running a bank and earning millions of pounds a year — a big player one way or another. [/INST] Scientists from King’s College measured 15,000 penises in 16 countries .
This allowed them to announce an average size for a man's package .
Here, Quentin Letts gives the men's side of the story . </s> |
Alex McLeish has confirmed he is to leave his position as KRC Genk head coach at the end of this season. The former Aston Villa, Rangers and Scotland boss took up the reins at the Belgian club last August but narrowly missed out on a place in the Jupiler Pro League Championship play-offs. Genk will instead compete in the Europa League play-offs - which start on Friday - but Scotsman McLeish has already to decided to make public his decision to leave in May. Alex McLeish (second right) pictured at his unveiling as KRC Genk head coach last August . McLeish, 56, said: 'I have decided that I won't renew my contract when it expires at the end of the season. 'I've been revitalised with this challenge and I am proud to have worked with a group of players who have improved mentally, tactically and technically. 'I am proud that we have achieved a 46% win rate this season and with 49 points, we have amassed four more points than at this stage last season. 'Communicating this decision creates clarity and will allow us now to put our focus on winning a Europa League place. McLeish on the touchline during a match between Aston Villa and Blackburn at Villa Park in 2011 . 'Myself, the staff and players promise to give every ounce of energy as we did in the regular competition.' A club statement read: 'KRC Genk respects the decision of McLeish and is confident that he, his staff and the players will give their best in the play-offs. 'The club is well aware that Alex has to work in difficult circumstances and yet has put down a good result.' McLeish celebrates Rangers' 3-2 victory against Celtic in the 2002 Scottish Cup final at Hampden . | Alex McLeish has confirmed he will leave Genk at the end of the season .
The club narrowly missed out on a place in the Jupiler Pro League Championship play-offs .
McLeish formerly managed Aston Villa, Rangers and Scotland . | 3ab392ba9d1f60ff13dabd8dceefabcba5a8a898 | <s>[INST] Alex McLeish has confirmed he is to leave his position as KRC Genk head coach at the end of this season. The former Aston Villa, Rangers and Scotland boss took up the reins at the Belgian club last August but narrowly missed out on a place in the Jupiler Pro League Championship play-offs. Genk will instead compete in the Europa League play-offs - which start on Friday - but Scotsman McLeish has already to decided to make public his decision to leave in May. Alex McLeish (second right) pictured at his unveiling as KRC Genk head coach last August . McLeish, 56, said: 'I have decided that I won't renew my contract when it expires at the end of the season. 'I've been revitalised with this challenge and I am proud to have worked with a group of players who have improved mentally, tactically and technically. 'I am proud that we have achieved a 46% win rate this season and with 49 points, we have amassed four more points than at this stage last season. 'Communicating this decision creates clarity and will allow us now to put our focus on winning a Europa League place. McLeish on the touchline during a match between Aston Villa and Blackburn at Villa Park in 2011 . 'Myself, the staff and players promise to give every ounce of energy as we did in the regular competition.' A club statement read: 'KRC Genk respects the decision of McLeish and is confident that he, his staff and the players will give their best in the play-offs. 'The club is well aware that Alex has to work in difficult circumstances and yet has put down a good result.' McLeish celebrates Rangers' 3-2 victory against Celtic in the 2002 Scottish Cup final at Hampden . [/INST] Alex McLeish has confirmed he will leave Genk at the end of the season .
The club narrowly missed out on a place in the Jupiler Pro League Championship play-offs .
McLeish formerly managed Aston Villa, Rangers and Scotland . </s> |
You may think you’re making a healthy decision when opting for a bowl of cereal over a bacon sandwich but a new survey has uncovered the staggering amount of sugar in some of the most popular Australian brands. Just Right, which is marketed as ‘low in salt. High in fibre. Goodness of wholegrain’ contains a shocking seven teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams. It’s ‘healthy’ counterparts in the cereal aisle such as Nutri Grain contain eight teaspoons of sugar, while Sultana Bran and Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal both boast five and a half. Scroll down for video . Kellogg's Sultana Bran contains five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams and Just Right has a shocking seven teaspoons . Dieter's staple Special K, which is sold as '99% fat free', has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has 490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt. In fact, the average sugar content of all 20 cereals analysed by the Obesity Policy Coalition was 19.8g per 100g – that’s almost 20 per cent sugar, about five teaspoons of the dangerous ingredient. Children’s cereals are, less surprisingly, also packed full of sugar. Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as ‘nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa’ contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium. While Fruit Loops boasts nine and a half teaspoons of sugar, despite being labelled promisingly as ‘no artificial flavours, no artificial colours’. In the children's aisle, Nutri Grain contains eight teaspoons of sugar and colourful Fruit Loops has nine and a half . Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams – highlighting that they should probably only be eaten as a treat. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends no more than 10 per cent of a person's daily energy should come from free sugars - those that are added to processed foods and drinks, but also those found naturally in honey, syrups and fruit juices. That equates to around 50g or 10 cubes a day - easily reached with a bottle of fizzy drink. However, the UN agency advises that people aim for no more than five per cent - 25g or around six teaspoons - to achieve the biggest health benefits. Yet many of us are consuming way in excess of this just in our first meal of the day – cereal. Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal, which advertises itself as 'No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives', has five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams. Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams . The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers by promoting healthy sounding statements on their packaging despite sugar making up more than 35 per cent of the ingredients of some popular brands. Executive Manager of the OPC Jane Martin said: ‘Many breakfast cereals contain high levels of sugar, but manufacturers use all sorts of creative phrases on their labels to give consumers the impression they’re a nutritious choice for breakfast. It’s as though they are prepared to tell consumers only half the story. ‘Many parents would be horrified to learn that for every three mouthfuls of Nutri-Grain, one is just sugar, while a small bowl contains twice as much sodium as a small packet of chips.’ Special K only has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has 490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt. Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as ‘nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa’ contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium . Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered 'high' in sugar . Cheerios are '69% wholegrain. No artificial colours or flavours' but contain five teaspoons of sugar. All Bran has three teaspoons of sugar . ‘The Health Star Rating System was introduced more than a year ago to help consumers compare the overall nutritional quality of products at a glance. The system helps consumers better understand a product’s overall health rating so they can make informed choices, but our research has revealed very few cereals, as yet, carry the star label,’ Ms Martin said. ‘Clearer labelling through such a system is a vital step in helping consumers make healthier choices in an environment where approximately 63 per cent of Australian adults and 25 per cent of Australian children are overweight or obese.’ Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered ‘high’ in sugar and or salt, a product with over 400mg of sodium per 100 grams is considered ‘high’ in salt. | Average sugar content of 20 cereals analysed was about five teaspoons .
Some brands such as Nutri Grain included eight teaspoons per 100 grams .
Products marketed as 'low in salt' where often packed with sugar instead .
Just Right and Sultana Bran are both 'high' in sugar .
Children's cereals like Coco Pops are even worse with nine teaspoons .
Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers . | 661d03e461d9b0da80669c479e694612d8e67260 | <s>[INST] You may think you’re making a healthy decision when opting for a bowl of cereal over a bacon sandwich but a new survey has uncovered the staggering amount of sugar in some of the most popular Australian brands. Just Right, which is marketed as ‘low in salt. High in fibre. Goodness of wholegrain’ contains a shocking seven teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams. It’s ‘healthy’ counterparts in the cereal aisle such as Nutri Grain contain eight teaspoons of sugar, while Sultana Bran and Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal both boast five and a half. Scroll down for video . Kellogg's Sultana Bran contains five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams and Just Right has a shocking seven teaspoons . Dieter's staple Special K, which is sold as '99% fat free', has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has 490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt. In fact, the average sugar content of all 20 cereals analysed by the Obesity Policy Coalition was 19.8g per 100g – that’s almost 20 per cent sugar, about five teaspoons of the dangerous ingredient. Children’s cereals are, less surprisingly, also packed full of sugar. Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as ‘nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa’ contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium. While Fruit Loops boasts nine and a half teaspoons of sugar, despite being labelled promisingly as ‘no artificial flavours, no artificial colours’. In the children's aisle, Nutri Grain contains eight teaspoons of sugar and colourful Fruit Loops has nine and a half . Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams – highlighting that they should probably only be eaten as a treat. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends no more than 10 per cent of a person's daily energy should come from free sugars - those that are added to processed foods and drinks, but also those found naturally in honey, syrups and fruit juices. That equates to around 50g or 10 cubes a day - easily reached with a bottle of fizzy drink. However, the UN agency advises that people aim for no more than five per cent - 25g or around six teaspoons - to achieve the biggest health benefits. Yet many of us are consuming way in excess of this just in our first meal of the day – cereal. Be Natural Apple and Raisin Cereal, which advertises itself as 'No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives', has five and a half teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams. Frosties, which don't have any health claims, contain ten teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams . The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers by promoting healthy sounding statements on their packaging despite sugar making up more than 35 per cent of the ingredients of some popular brands. Executive Manager of the OPC Jane Martin said: ‘Many breakfast cereals contain high levels of sugar, but manufacturers use all sorts of creative phrases on their labels to give consumers the impression they’re a nutritious choice for breakfast. It’s as though they are prepared to tell consumers only half the story. ‘Many parents would be horrified to learn that for every three mouthfuls of Nutri-Grain, one is just sugar, while a small bowl contains twice as much sodium as a small packet of chips.’ Special K only has 3.5 teaspoons of sugar but it has 490 mg of sodium, making it 'high' in salt. Chocolate covered Coco Pops which are advertised as ‘nutritious grains of puffed rice with cocoa’ contain a sickening nine teaspoons of sugar per 100 grams, as well as 465 mg of sodium . Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered 'high' in sugar . Cheerios are '69% wholegrain. No artificial colours or flavours' but contain five teaspoons of sugar. All Bran has three teaspoons of sugar . ‘The Health Star Rating System was introduced more than a year ago to help consumers compare the overall nutritional quality of products at a glance. The system helps consumers better understand a product’s overall health rating so they can make informed choices, but our research has revealed very few cereals, as yet, carry the star label,’ Ms Martin said. ‘Clearer labelling through such a system is a vital step in helping consumers make healthier choices in an environment where approximately 63 per cent of Australian adults and 25 per cent of Australian children are overweight or obese.’ Foods containing over 15 grams of sugar per 100 grams are considered ‘high’ in sugar and or salt, a product with over 400mg of sodium per 100 grams is considered ‘high’ in salt. [/INST] Average sugar content of 20 cereals analysed was about five teaspoons .
Some brands such as Nutri Grain included eight teaspoons per 100 grams .
Products marketed as 'low in salt' where often packed with sugar instead .
Just Right and Sultana Bran are both 'high' in sugar .
Children's cereals like Coco Pops are even worse with nine teaspoons .
Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers . </s> |
Robin Paul, a manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 post over an email that mocked the mental health of returning combat veterans . A manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 position over an email that mocked the mental health of returning combat veterans. Robin Paul, a manager at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, sent the email making light of mental health issues and patient's suffering to her staff on December 18. It featured a series of photos of a Christmas elf posing as one of the hospital's patients, pleading for Xanax and hanging itself with an electrical cord. Paul oversees a staff of more than 30 health care professionals in the Seamless Transition Integrated Care Clinic, which is responsible for assisting new veterans with their VA benefits, services and programs, to include mental health. The email was forward to The Indianapolis Star, who reported it on Monday and the next day Paul was placed on paid administrative leave pending further investigation. Paul's boss Tom Mattice described the email as 'completely and totally unacceptable.' 'It in no way reflects the attitudes of our staff toward our patients. We take great pride in the quality of care and the empathetic outreach we provide to the veterans we have the honor of serving,' he said. The email is more bad news for the VA which is already reeling from a scandal last year, when it was revealed that hospitals and clinics across the country had manipulated data to downplay long patient wait times. There has been outcry from a number of veterans groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 'All we want for the VA to do is to be able to fix what's broken, to hold employees appropriately accountable and help restore the faith of veterans in their VA health care system, and this one employee, this one supervisor, violated all three of those,' said Joe Davis, Director of Public Affairs. Scroll down for video . One photo featured a Christmas elf posing as one of the hospital's patients hanging itself with an electrical cord . The national commander of the organization demanded that Paul should be immediately removed. 'There is nothing amusing about 22 veterans committing suicide every day,' said John Stroud. 'And it is absolutely inexcusable that a VA supervisor would make light of any issue that veterans face.' Yet despite the email being sent more than two months ago, bosses only suspended Paul once it was leaked to the media. 'This inappropriate email needs to be taken very seriously,' said U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind. 'An immediate independent investigation should occur to determine proper disciplinary action.' VA officials haven't say how long the investigation will take and if all the results will be made public. 'I ask Veterans to accept my apology for this failure,' Mattice said. 'And to allow us to continue to demonstrate to you our commitment to your health and well-being.' In another photo the elf begged for the anxiety drug Xanax. There has been outcry from a number of veterans groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars . | Robin Paul, a manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 post .
In December she sent an email that appeared to mock the mental health of returning combat veterans .
It featured a series of photos of a Christmas elf pleading for Xanax and hanging himself with an electrical cord .
'There is nothing amusing about 22 veterans committing suicide every day,' said John Stroud, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars . | 8360130d559faa3bde6d194c1807f6bc1426eb4f | <s>[INST] Robin Paul, a manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 post over an email that mocked the mental health of returning combat veterans . A manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 position over an email that mocked the mental health of returning combat veterans. Robin Paul, a manager at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, sent the email making light of mental health issues and patient's suffering to her staff on December 18. It featured a series of photos of a Christmas elf posing as one of the hospital's patients, pleading for Xanax and hanging itself with an electrical cord. Paul oversees a staff of more than 30 health care professionals in the Seamless Transition Integrated Care Clinic, which is responsible for assisting new veterans with their VA benefits, services and programs, to include mental health. The email was forward to The Indianapolis Star, who reported it on Monday and the next day Paul was placed on paid administrative leave pending further investigation. Paul's boss Tom Mattice described the email as 'completely and totally unacceptable.' 'It in no way reflects the attitudes of our staff toward our patients. We take great pride in the quality of care and the empathetic outreach we provide to the veterans we have the honor of serving,' he said. The email is more bad news for the VA which is already reeling from a scandal last year, when it was revealed that hospitals and clinics across the country had manipulated data to downplay long patient wait times. There has been outcry from a number of veterans groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 'All we want for the VA to do is to be able to fix what's broken, to hold employees appropriately accountable and help restore the faith of veterans in their VA health care system, and this one employee, this one supervisor, violated all three of those,' said Joe Davis, Director of Public Affairs. Scroll down for video . One photo featured a Christmas elf posing as one of the hospital's patients hanging itself with an electrical cord . The national commander of the organization demanded that Paul should be immediately removed. 'There is nothing amusing about 22 veterans committing suicide every day,' said John Stroud. 'And it is absolutely inexcusable that a VA supervisor would make light of any issue that veterans face.' Yet despite the email being sent more than two months ago, bosses only suspended Paul once it was leaked to the media. 'This inappropriate email needs to be taken very seriously,' said U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind. 'An immediate independent investigation should occur to determine proper disciplinary action.' VA officials haven't say how long the investigation will take and if all the results will be made public. 'I ask Veterans to accept my apology for this failure,' Mattice said. 'And to allow us to continue to demonstrate to you our commitment to your health and well-being.' In another photo the elf begged for the anxiety drug Xanax. There has been outcry from a number of veterans groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars . [/INST] Robin Paul, a manager at a medical center from veterans in Indianapolis has been removed from her $80,000 post .
In December she sent an email that appeared to mock the mental health of returning combat veterans .
It featured a series of photos of a Christmas elf pleading for Xanax and hanging himself with an electrical cord .
'There is nothing amusing about 22 veterans committing suicide every day,' said John Stroud, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars . </s> |
It seems to be a perfectly timed stunt just in time for April Fool's... with a blue-dyed fish dish taking centrestage in this takeaway. But despite appearances, this Yorkshire chippy is playing it straight. Audrey's Fish and Chips in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, is dying their batter a bright blue to mark Tour de Yorkshire's upcoming arrival, which gets under way in the town on 1 May. Trying out the dish is Audrey's Fish & Chips proprietor James Morrison and member of staff Sharon Skeggs . The fish is taking a bit of an odd battering by being dyed blue to mark the start of Tour de Yorkshire's upcoming arrival . The world's top cyclists, including British icon Sir Bradley Wiggins, will be competing and shop proprietor James Morrison hopes he and others will stop by to try their quirky new product. The blue fish will be served on the day the race begins and Mr Morrison says that, while some may not be convinced, the idea has got the seaside townsfolk talking. 'I've done a few tasters for customers and posted a few pictures on Facebook. Some have pulled their face but some have said they will give it a go,' he said. Audreys Fish and Chips in Bridlington, East Yorks . On the chippie's Facebook page, user Debra Swaryczewska Oliver posted: 'Why would u want blue fish. Doesnt look appetising.' And another customer Jason Bowers agreed, writing: 'No thank you to blue fish I prefer the traditional way.' However some customers have encouraged the move. 'I think it looks ace! I'll definitely be trying that,' Savannah Jones wrote. Mr Morrison has assured customers that the dye won't affect the taste of the dish. 'It tastes exactly the same - it still tastes great,' he said. 'Some people will just have to eat it with their eyes closed.' 'Everbody has been dressing the town in blue and yellow with bunting and blue bikes, so I fancied doing something a bit different,' he said. 'The chips are slightly yellow so I thought about adding some blue food colouring to the batter - something a bit gimmicky. 'It cooked really well. It's not the most appealing looking fish but it's got the town talking.' The three-day race will be broadcast live on ITV and is a by-product of a highly successful Yorkshire leg of last year's Tour de France. | Audrey's Fish & Chips in Bridlington, East Yorkshire introducing blue fish .
Proprietor James Morrison wants to mark the start of the three-day race .
Some customers encouraged the move but others are not convinced . | b9855196fae269f5defeb732b00e395d01794493 | <s>[INST] It seems to be a perfectly timed stunt just in time for April Fool's... with a blue-dyed fish dish taking centrestage in this takeaway. But despite appearances, this Yorkshire chippy is playing it straight. Audrey's Fish and Chips in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, is dying their batter a bright blue to mark Tour de Yorkshire's upcoming arrival, which gets under way in the town on 1 May. Trying out the dish is Audrey's Fish & Chips proprietor James Morrison and member of staff Sharon Skeggs . The fish is taking a bit of an odd battering by being dyed blue to mark the start of Tour de Yorkshire's upcoming arrival . The world's top cyclists, including British icon Sir Bradley Wiggins, will be competing and shop proprietor James Morrison hopes he and others will stop by to try their quirky new product. The blue fish will be served on the day the race begins and Mr Morrison says that, while some may not be convinced, the idea has got the seaside townsfolk talking. 'I've done a few tasters for customers and posted a few pictures on Facebook. Some have pulled their face but some have said they will give it a go,' he said. Audreys Fish and Chips in Bridlington, East Yorks . On the chippie's Facebook page, user Debra Swaryczewska Oliver posted: 'Why would u want blue fish. Doesnt look appetising.' And another customer Jason Bowers agreed, writing: 'No thank you to blue fish I prefer the traditional way.' However some customers have encouraged the move. 'I think it looks ace! I'll definitely be trying that,' Savannah Jones wrote. Mr Morrison has assured customers that the dye won't affect the taste of the dish. 'It tastes exactly the same - it still tastes great,' he said. 'Some people will just have to eat it with their eyes closed.' 'Everbody has been dressing the town in blue and yellow with bunting and blue bikes, so I fancied doing something a bit different,' he said. 'The chips are slightly yellow so I thought about adding some blue food colouring to the batter - something a bit gimmicky. 'It cooked really well. It's not the most appealing looking fish but it's got the town talking.' The three-day race will be broadcast live on ITV and is a by-product of a highly successful Yorkshire leg of last year's Tour de France. [/INST] Audrey's Fish & Chips in Bridlington, East Yorkshire introducing blue fish .
Proprietor James Morrison wants to mark the start of the three-day race .
Some customers encouraged the move but others are not convinced . </s> |
(CNN)About to have a baby? Congratulations! Now, please keep your feet on the ground. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to make a stop in Greensboro when she went into labor on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate WXII. Thankfully, the baby, named Nylah, waited until her mother had landed to arrive on airport property. Mother and child were later transported to Women's Hospital in Greensboro, where the hospital said both were doing well. The flight took off for Charlotte after the woman left the aircraft. There have been a couple of airline-related births recently. A child was born on Southwest Airlines Flight 623 shortly after takeoff on December 9. The aircraft departed from San Francisco bound for Phoenix but diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. A nurse and doctor on board assisted with the delivery. On December 31, Delta Air Lines Flight 2566 from San Francisco to Minneapolis was diverted to Salt Lake City when a passenger went into labor during the flight. The woman was taken by the local fire department to the University of Utah Hospital, where she gave birth to a boy. US Airways requires passengers with a due date within seven days of flight to provide a doctor's certificate, dated within 72 hours of departure, "stating that he or she has examined you and determined that you are fit to fly." If the mother on Tuesday's flight had been flying American Airlines, which owns US Airways, she might not have been able to travel. American hasn't created a single policy for both brands, and its policy is more restrictive. A medical certificate is required for travelers wishing to fly within four weeks of their delivery dates "in a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy," according to the airline's website. She couldn't travel on domestic American flights of less than five hours within seven days before and after a the delivery date without a medical certificate and permission from the airline. Delta Air Lines doesn't restrict pregnant women from flying, but the airline doesn't waive ticket change fees and penalties for pregnancy. It recommends that pregnant travelers check with their doctors after the eighth month of pregnancy. Southwest Airlines recommends that female travelers consult with their doctors before traveling at any stage of pregnancy and warns specifically against air travel beginning at the 38th week of pregnancy. Southwest goes into even more detail. "While air travel does not usually cause problems during pregnancy unless delivery is expected within 14 days or less, in some cases, traveling by air has been known to cause complications or premature labor. "Depending on their physical condition, strength, and agility, pregnant women may, in some cases, be asked not to sit in the emergency exit row." | A US Airways flight diverts to Greensboro for a passenger in labor .
The flight was originally from Philadelphia to Charlotte, North Carolina .
Mother and daughter are doing well in a Greensboro hospital . | 901652b28a0f7f845c172de7b9bbcf361e6f9fa4 | <s>[INST] (CNN)About to have a baby? Congratulations! Now, please keep your feet on the ground. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to make a stop in Greensboro when she went into labor on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate WXII. Thankfully, the baby, named Nylah, waited until her mother had landed to arrive on airport property. Mother and child were later transported to Women's Hospital in Greensboro, where the hospital said both were doing well. The flight took off for Charlotte after the woman left the aircraft. There have been a couple of airline-related births recently. A child was born on Southwest Airlines Flight 623 shortly after takeoff on December 9. The aircraft departed from San Francisco bound for Phoenix but diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. A nurse and doctor on board assisted with the delivery. On December 31, Delta Air Lines Flight 2566 from San Francisco to Minneapolis was diverted to Salt Lake City when a passenger went into labor during the flight. The woman was taken by the local fire department to the University of Utah Hospital, where she gave birth to a boy. US Airways requires passengers with a due date within seven days of flight to provide a doctor's certificate, dated within 72 hours of departure, "stating that he or she has examined you and determined that you are fit to fly." If the mother on Tuesday's flight had been flying American Airlines, which owns US Airways, she might not have been able to travel. American hasn't created a single policy for both brands, and its policy is more restrictive. A medical certificate is required for travelers wishing to fly within four weeks of their delivery dates "in a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy," according to the airline's website. She couldn't travel on domestic American flights of less than five hours within seven days before and after a the delivery date without a medical certificate and permission from the airline. Delta Air Lines doesn't restrict pregnant women from flying, but the airline doesn't waive ticket change fees and penalties for pregnancy. It recommends that pregnant travelers check with their doctors after the eighth month of pregnancy. Southwest Airlines recommends that female travelers consult with their doctors before traveling at any stage of pregnancy and warns specifically against air travel beginning at the 38th week of pregnancy. Southwest goes into even more detail. "While air travel does not usually cause problems during pregnancy unless delivery is expected within 14 days or less, in some cases, traveling by air has been known to cause complications or premature labor. "Depending on their physical condition, strength, and agility, pregnant women may, in some cases, be asked not to sit in the emergency exit row." [/INST] A US Airways flight diverts to Greensboro for a passenger in labor .
The flight was originally from Philadelphia to Charlotte, North Carolina .
Mother and daughter are doing well in a Greensboro hospital . </s> |
Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, said yesterday that he 'wouldn't expect members of his family to put up with such treatment at work' The BBC is facing mounting pressure not to let Jeremy Clarkson off the hook if its investigation concludes that he did punch a Top Gear producer. Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, said yesterday that he wouldn't expect members of his family to put up with such treatment at work and that the allegations must be 'dealt with in a very serious way'. 'If my son or daughter went to a place of work where they were shouted at, abused and someone threw a punch at them, then I would want there to be an inquiry and I would want that to be dealt with in a very serious way,' he said. Tory MP John Whittingdale also waded into the row last night, warning that the BBC should not make any special allowances for Clarkson, pictured yesterday on his bike, regardless of his show's popularity. Mr Whittingdale, chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, said: 'Jeremy Clarkson should be given no special dispensation. He should be treated like any other employee at the BBC and the same disciplinary rules should apply to him as to anyone else.' He added that it would be 'hard to see the case' for keeping Clarkson if he is found to have punched producer Oisin Tymon. Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, has said the allegations against Jeremy Clarkson, pictured on a bicycle in West London yesterday, should be 'dealt with in a very serious way' Clarkson was suspended by the BBC two weeks ago, following allegations of a ‘fracas’ with producer Oisin Tymon (left) over hot food . Top Gear is sold in more than 200 countries, bringing in around £50million a year for the BBC. Clarkson was keen to stress his commercial clout in next month's Top Gear magazine, which was written before the latest row erupted and will go on sale on Friday. He warned against Top Gear becoming boring, saying: 'We could talk about fuel economy. And hire purchase plans. But, if we did, we'd be left with almost no viewers in the UK, and no foreign sales.' Clarkson allegedly punched Mr Tymon when he was offered cold cuts instead of a hot steak after a long day of filming. He is also said to have called the producer a 'lazy Irish ****', during what the BBC described as a 'fracas'. Lord Tony Hall, BBC director-general, is expected to deliver his verdict on Clarkson's future as soon as today. | Ben Cooper said allegations must be 'dealt with in a very serious way'
Said he wouldn't expect his family to put up with such treatment at work .
Lord Tony Hall, BBC director-general, expected to deliver verdict this week . | fb020cbf20413cfd7df9458978a7e197859f6134 | <s>[INST] Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, said yesterday that he 'wouldn't expect members of his family to put up with such treatment at work' The BBC is facing mounting pressure not to let Jeremy Clarkson off the hook if its investigation concludes that he did punch a Top Gear producer. Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, said yesterday that he wouldn't expect members of his family to put up with such treatment at work and that the allegations must be 'dealt with in a very serious way'. 'If my son or daughter went to a place of work where they were shouted at, abused and someone threw a punch at them, then I would want there to be an inquiry and I would want that to be dealt with in a very serious way,' he said. Tory MP John Whittingdale also waded into the row last night, warning that the BBC should not make any special allowances for Clarkson, pictured yesterday on his bike, regardless of his show's popularity. Mr Whittingdale, chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, said: 'Jeremy Clarkson should be given no special dispensation. He should be treated like any other employee at the BBC and the same disciplinary rules should apply to him as to anyone else.' He added that it would be 'hard to see the case' for keeping Clarkson if he is found to have punched producer Oisin Tymon. Ben Cooper, controller of BBC Radio 1, has said the allegations against Jeremy Clarkson, pictured on a bicycle in West London yesterday, should be 'dealt with in a very serious way' Clarkson was suspended by the BBC two weeks ago, following allegations of a ‘fracas’ with producer Oisin Tymon (left) over hot food . Top Gear is sold in more than 200 countries, bringing in around £50million a year for the BBC. Clarkson was keen to stress his commercial clout in next month's Top Gear magazine, which was written before the latest row erupted and will go on sale on Friday. He warned against Top Gear becoming boring, saying: 'We could talk about fuel economy. And hire purchase plans. But, if we did, we'd be left with almost no viewers in the UK, and no foreign sales.' Clarkson allegedly punched Mr Tymon when he was offered cold cuts instead of a hot steak after a long day of filming. He is also said to have called the producer a 'lazy Irish ****', during what the BBC described as a 'fracas'. Lord Tony Hall, BBC director-general, is expected to deliver his verdict on Clarkson's future as soon as today. [/INST] Ben Cooper said allegations must be 'dealt with in a very serious way'
Said he wouldn't expect his family to put up with such treatment at work .
Lord Tony Hall, BBC director-general, expected to deliver verdict this week . </s> |
The father of Mohammed Emwazi is not sure that his son is masked Islamic State butcher Jihadi John, his lawyer has said. Jasem Emwazi, 51, feels there is 'no proof' that the black-clad knife-wielding man featured in chilling hostage execution videos is his eldest child, it was reported today. His Kuwaiti lawyer, Salem Al-Hashah, told Kuwait's respected Al-Qabas newspaper: 'He is not sure that he [Jihadi John] is his son. 'There is no proof that the man shown in the videos and photographs is his son, as the media has reported in the last few days.' Scroll down for video . 'No proof': Jasem Emwazi, 51, said that he was not convinced the Islamic State executioner was his eldest child Mohammed, according to his lawyer . Mr Emwazi (left) was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police about his son's activities . He added: 'There is no evidence that Mohammed is the man in the videos because his face was covered.' The lawyer's comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi, who is said to have told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist' and called for him to be killed. Mr Emwazi, who moved to the UK from his native Kuwait in 1994 and holds a British passport, was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police at the weekend about his son's activities. A Kuwaiti journalist present at a meeting in his lawyer's office in the upmarket Salmiya district of Kuwait said Mr Emwazi looked 'very scared' and was shaking. Mr Al-Hashah said the father is not responsible for what his son has done and that there is nothing to prove his father agreed with his son, or helped him in any way. The lawyer added: 'Jasem Emwazi is under stress. Many people are calling him names. He can't leave his home and can't walk outside. He is scared of people because everyone believes all the rumours that have been written about him.' The comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi (left) who allegedly told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist'. Pictured right: Mohammed Emwazi in a 1996 school photograph . Mr Al-Hashah said Kuwaiti police called Mr Emwazi at the weekend and he was interviewed by officers for two to three hours before being allowed to go without any restrictions. The lawyer said no foreign intelligence services have tried to contact Mr Emwazi since his 26-year-old son was identified as Jihadi John last week. Mr Al-Hashah said Mr Emwazi and his eldest daughter Asma, 25, are currently in Kuwait. His wife Ghaneya, 47, and other children are in Britain. He said Asma, who studied architecture at university in London, has denied reports that there are other extremists in her family. The two faces of Jihadi John: Mohammed Emwazi is seen before he went to Syria (left) and in one of the horrific execution videos made by ISIS (right) The lawyer for Mr Emwazi, a former London taxi driver, said the family was under great stress and that they were not responsible for Jihadi John's actions . The lawyer insisted that Mr Emwazi does not have a job in Kuwait - although MailOnline yesterday spoke to three colleagues who said he is employed as the manager of a co-operative farm supplies depot near the Iraqi border. Mr Al-Hashah said he is in Kuwait temporarily to visit his mother and his daughter and had been in the country since November 30. Mr Emwazi now intends to sue media outlets and social media users who have damaged his family's reputation, his lawyer said. 'I have a message to the Kuwaiti people that many of the rumours are false,' he told the daily. Media and experts identified Emwazi as the ISIS militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners. A recent film is believed to show Emwazi shortly after he arrived in Syria in 2013 (pictured) 'Because I felt that some people have believed it, I have assigned a lawyer to defend me and to prove ... that what is being said is untrue,' he said. It was not clear why he appeared to be retracting statements reported earlier that he and his wife had recognised their son's voice. His lawyer Salem al-Hashash said he would from Sunday file lawsuits against those who made accusations against Emwazi senior and his family. Hashash said his client was interrogated by the interior ministry for three hours and released. The Emwazi family were living in a house in north London (pictured) but Mr Emwazi is now in native Kuwait . A lawyer had been appointed in Britain to defend family members there, Hashash said. Mohammed Emwazi, the alleged executioner, was born in Kuwait to a stateless family of Iraqi origin. His parents moved to Britain in 1993 after their hopes of obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship were quashed. Emwazi visited Kuwait several times, the last time between January 18 and April 26, 2010, Al-Qabas said. A year later, he was denied entry to Kuwait after his name came up during investigations into attacks in Britain. Media and experts have identified Emwazi as the Islamic State group militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners. | Jasem Emwazi not convinced balaclava-clad butcher is son Mohammed .
He feels there is lack of proof because his face is covered, his lawyer said .
Lawyer added that the 51-year-old is not responsible for his son's actions .
Contradicts Mr Emwazi's earlier remarks that his son is 'a dog, an animal'
Father seen in public for first time today since Jihadi John was unmasked .
Police quizzed Mr Emwazi but he was released without restriction, lawyer said . | 23b36c1d52316c36baf628aac7c9ae2753aa6f82 | <s>[INST] The father of Mohammed Emwazi is not sure that his son is masked Islamic State butcher Jihadi John, his lawyer has said. Jasem Emwazi, 51, feels there is 'no proof' that the black-clad knife-wielding man featured in chilling hostage execution videos is his eldest child, it was reported today. His Kuwaiti lawyer, Salem Al-Hashah, told Kuwait's respected Al-Qabas newspaper: 'He is not sure that he [Jihadi John] is his son. 'There is no proof that the man shown in the videos and photographs is his son, as the media has reported in the last few days.' Scroll down for video . 'No proof': Jasem Emwazi, 51, said that he was not convinced the Islamic State executioner was his eldest child Mohammed, according to his lawyer . Mr Emwazi (left) was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police about his son's activities . He added: 'There is no evidence that Mohammed is the man in the videos because his face was covered.' The lawyer's comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi, who is said to have told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist' and called for him to be killed. Mr Emwazi, who moved to the UK from his native Kuwait in 1994 and holds a British passport, was seen in public for the first time today since he was questioned by Kuwaiti police at the weekend about his son's activities. A Kuwaiti journalist present at a meeting in his lawyer's office in the upmarket Salmiya district of Kuwait said Mr Emwazi looked 'very scared' and was shaking. Mr Al-Hashah said the father is not responsible for what his son has done and that there is nothing to prove his father agreed with his son, or helped him in any way. The lawyer added: 'Jasem Emwazi is under stress. Many people are calling him names. He can't leave his home and can't walk outside. He is scared of people because everyone believes all the rumours that have been written about him.' The comments appear to contradict earlier remarks made by Mr Emwazi (left) who allegedly told a colleague that his son is 'a dog, an animal, a terrorist'. Pictured right: Mohammed Emwazi in a 1996 school photograph . Mr Al-Hashah said Kuwaiti police called Mr Emwazi at the weekend and he was interviewed by officers for two to three hours before being allowed to go without any restrictions. The lawyer said no foreign intelligence services have tried to contact Mr Emwazi since his 26-year-old son was identified as Jihadi John last week. Mr Al-Hashah said Mr Emwazi and his eldest daughter Asma, 25, are currently in Kuwait. His wife Ghaneya, 47, and other children are in Britain. He said Asma, who studied architecture at university in London, has denied reports that there are other extremists in her family. The two faces of Jihadi John: Mohammed Emwazi is seen before he went to Syria (left) and in one of the horrific execution videos made by ISIS (right) The lawyer for Mr Emwazi, a former London taxi driver, said the family was under great stress and that they were not responsible for Jihadi John's actions . The lawyer insisted that Mr Emwazi does not have a job in Kuwait - although MailOnline yesterday spoke to three colleagues who said he is employed as the manager of a co-operative farm supplies depot near the Iraqi border. Mr Al-Hashah said he is in Kuwait temporarily to visit his mother and his daughter and had been in the country since November 30. Mr Emwazi now intends to sue media outlets and social media users who have damaged his family's reputation, his lawyer said. 'I have a message to the Kuwaiti people that many of the rumours are false,' he told the daily. Media and experts identified Emwazi as the ISIS militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners. A recent film is believed to show Emwazi shortly after he arrived in Syria in 2013 (pictured) 'Because I felt that some people have believed it, I have assigned a lawyer to defend me and to prove ... that what is being said is untrue,' he said. It was not clear why he appeared to be retracting statements reported earlier that he and his wife had recognised their son's voice. His lawyer Salem al-Hashash said he would from Sunday file lawsuits against those who made accusations against Emwazi senior and his family. Hashash said his client was interrogated by the interior ministry for three hours and released. The Emwazi family were living in a house in north London (pictured) but Mr Emwazi is now in native Kuwait . A lawyer had been appointed in Britain to defend family members there, Hashash said. Mohammed Emwazi, the alleged executioner, was born in Kuwait to a stateless family of Iraqi origin. His parents moved to Britain in 1993 after their hopes of obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship were quashed. Emwazi visited Kuwait several times, the last time between January 18 and April 26, 2010, Al-Qabas said. A year later, he was denied entry to Kuwait after his name came up during investigations into attacks in Britain. Media and experts have identified Emwazi as the Islamic State group militant believed to be responsible for beheading at least five Westerners. [/INST] Jasem Emwazi not convinced balaclava-clad butcher is son Mohammed .
He feels there is lack of proof because his face is covered, his lawyer said .
Lawyer added that the 51-year-old is not responsible for his son's actions .
Contradicts Mr Emwazi's earlier remarks that his son is 'a dog, an animal'
Father seen in public for first time today since Jihadi John was unmasked .
Police quizzed Mr Emwazi but he was released without restriction, lawyer said . </s> |
Dame Esther (pictured) was giving evidence in trial of Penny Mellor who allegedly sent hundreds of abusive tweets to campaigner Shy Keenan . Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen has denied that she was told about Jimmy Savile's child sex abuse in 1986 while giving evidence in a cyber stalking trial. Dame Esther today discussed allegations by child sex abuse victim and justice campaigner Shy Keenan that were printed on the front page of the Sun under the headline 'Abuse campaigner: I told Esther Rantzen about paedo Jimmy Saville 18 years ago.' She said she 'would have remembered' if she had been told by Ms Keenan that Saville, Gary Glitter and Jonathan King were child abusers. If she had been told of such an 'explosive allegation' Dame Esther said she would have told her to go to the police. Dame Esther was giving evidence in the trial of Penny Mellor, 53, from Coven, Wolverhampton, who is alleged to have sent hundreds of abusive tweets to Ms Keenan. Ms Keenan, from Colchester, Essex, wrote a book in 2008 called Broken, where she told of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather. The revelation led to the conviction of Stanley Claridge and others in 2002 and Ms Keenan set up her own organisation, Phoenix Post, with campaigner Dr Sara Payne, whose daughter was murdered. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that Mellor has accused Ms Keenan of repeatedly lying in her book, claiming she was a fraudster and an attention seeker. Mellor called Dame Esther as a witness to challenge Ms Keenan's credibility. Dame Esther, wearing a navy dress and black jacket, spent nearly an hour in the witness box today. She told the jury that she had not met Mellor before today, although Mellor had sent her some unsolicited emails about her discoveries relating to Ms Keenan. Dame Esther told the court she 'would have remembered' if she had been told in 1986 by Ms Keenan that Jimmy Savile (pictured left) and Gary Glitter (right) were child abusers . Dame Esther told the court: 'The Sun journalist told me Shy Keenan told them that I said they were too rich, too powerful and that I, Esther Rantzen, could do nothing about it. 'I said that's absolutely untrue. I never took the view that anyone was too rich or too powerful. I have a track record in this.' Dame Esther told the jury at Chelmsford Crown Court that she did not remember meeting Ms Keenan, who had been a guest on her TV show That's Life . She said she was concerned that the claim would taint and damage Childline's reputation. Dame Esther said she was told when she was a young TV researcher, of 'a rumour' in Fleet Street that Savile was interested in young girls, but that she did not hear anything to justify or corroborate the rumour. She said that the first time she heard evidence of Savile's abuse was on an ITV Exposure documentary in October 2012, a year after his death. She agreed there was a photograph of her with Ms Keenan, taken in the BBC hospitality room in 1986, but said she didn't remember meeting her, and categorically denied the claim. Dame Esther said: 'Eighteen years ago nobody told me anything about Jimmy Savile's predilections. 'Shy Keenan didn't talk to me about Jimmy Savile in the BBC hospitality room when she was a guest.' Dame Esther added she attended the Women of the Year lunch at which Dr Sara Payne and Ms Keenan received an award. Shy Keenan (pictured left) wrote a book in 2008 called Broken, where she told of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather. Penny Mellor (right) allegedly claims that Ms Keenan 'repeatedly lied' in her book . Mellor denies stalking Ms Keenan and causing her serious alarm or distress between January 1 and 16 March 2013 by sending tweets, publishing statements about her in emails sent to work associates and carrying out a course of conduct which had a substantial effect on Ms Keenan's day to day activities. Mellor, who is defending herself, claims that Ms Keenan lied in her autobiography Broken, and alleges that she is making money fraudulently out of the book and is an 'attention seeker, Munchausen by internet'. She also claims that the graphic book is 'titillation for paedophiles', that Ms Keenan should not have written such an account which her own children can read, and ought to be withdrawn. The jury heard the trigger for Mellor's 239 tweets was when Dame Esther was accused in 2012 by Ms Keenan of being 'a liar' and of having known about Jimmy Savile's behaviour. Dame Esther told the court Ms Keenan went to the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and Dame Esther was briefly removed from the website as patron before being reinstated. Dame Esther told the court : 'I am still a patron. Nevertheless Ms Keenan told the press that I had been removed and then the papers ran that but that was not true either.' She said that the allegation was damaging to the work of NAPAC and the NSPCC, as Childline is linked to both. The court heard a fund-raising event for Childline was even cancelled because the organisers believed it 'was in some way involved or was tainted by the allegations made by Shy Keenan'. Dame Esther said she had appeared on ITV's This Morning programme to answer Ms Keenan's allegations but said that Ms Keenan had refused to appear at the same time. Dame Esther said her daughter had defended her on Twitter from attacks by Shy Keenan and her organisation Phoenix Post. Penny Mellor's own campaign group, Dare to Care, supports those falsely accused of fabricating illness, which is known as Munchausen by Proxy. The trial continues. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | Childline founder Dame Esther gave evidence in cyber stalking trial today .
Penny Mellor, 53, is accused of harassing campaigner Shy Keenan .
Ms Keenan told The Sun she told Dame Esther about Savile abuse in 1986 .
Mellor called Dame Esther as witness to challenge Ms Keenan's credibility .
Dame Esther has always denied claim which she says damaged Childline .
Told court she 'would have remembered' if she had been told in 1986 by Ms Keenan that Jimmy Savile and Gary Glitter were child abusers . | dde8fdf9921f5fde3b197ef8ec22a7f7ac782ecc | <s>[INST] Dame Esther (pictured) was giving evidence in trial of Penny Mellor who allegedly sent hundreds of abusive tweets to campaigner Shy Keenan . Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen has denied that she was told about Jimmy Savile's child sex abuse in 1986 while giving evidence in a cyber stalking trial. Dame Esther today discussed allegations by child sex abuse victim and justice campaigner Shy Keenan that were printed on the front page of the Sun under the headline 'Abuse campaigner: I told Esther Rantzen about paedo Jimmy Saville 18 years ago.' She said she 'would have remembered' if she had been told by Ms Keenan that Saville, Gary Glitter and Jonathan King were child abusers. If she had been told of such an 'explosive allegation' Dame Esther said she would have told her to go to the police. Dame Esther was giving evidence in the trial of Penny Mellor, 53, from Coven, Wolverhampton, who is alleged to have sent hundreds of abusive tweets to Ms Keenan. Ms Keenan, from Colchester, Essex, wrote a book in 2008 called Broken, where she told of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather. The revelation led to the conviction of Stanley Claridge and others in 2002 and Ms Keenan set up her own organisation, Phoenix Post, with campaigner Dr Sara Payne, whose daughter was murdered. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that Mellor has accused Ms Keenan of repeatedly lying in her book, claiming she was a fraudster and an attention seeker. Mellor called Dame Esther as a witness to challenge Ms Keenan's credibility. Dame Esther, wearing a navy dress and black jacket, spent nearly an hour in the witness box today. She told the jury that she had not met Mellor before today, although Mellor had sent her some unsolicited emails about her discoveries relating to Ms Keenan. Dame Esther told the court she 'would have remembered' if she had been told in 1986 by Ms Keenan that Jimmy Savile (pictured left) and Gary Glitter (right) were child abusers . Dame Esther told the court: 'The Sun journalist told me Shy Keenan told them that I said they were too rich, too powerful and that I, Esther Rantzen, could do nothing about it. 'I said that's absolutely untrue. I never took the view that anyone was too rich or too powerful. I have a track record in this.' Dame Esther told the jury at Chelmsford Crown Court that she did not remember meeting Ms Keenan, who had been a guest on her TV show That's Life . She said she was concerned that the claim would taint and damage Childline's reputation. Dame Esther said she was told when she was a young TV researcher, of 'a rumour' in Fleet Street that Savile was interested in young girls, but that she did not hear anything to justify or corroborate the rumour. She said that the first time she heard evidence of Savile's abuse was on an ITV Exposure documentary in October 2012, a year after his death. She agreed there was a photograph of her with Ms Keenan, taken in the BBC hospitality room in 1986, but said she didn't remember meeting her, and categorically denied the claim. Dame Esther said: 'Eighteen years ago nobody told me anything about Jimmy Savile's predilections. 'Shy Keenan didn't talk to me about Jimmy Savile in the BBC hospitality room when she was a guest.' Dame Esther added she attended the Women of the Year lunch at which Dr Sara Payne and Ms Keenan received an award. Shy Keenan (pictured left) wrote a book in 2008 called Broken, where she told of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather. Penny Mellor (right) allegedly claims that Ms Keenan 'repeatedly lied' in her book . Mellor denies stalking Ms Keenan and causing her serious alarm or distress between January 1 and 16 March 2013 by sending tweets, publishing statements about her in emails sent to work associates and carrying out a course of conduct which had a substantial effect on Ms Keenan's day to day activities. Mellor, who is defending herself, claims that Ms Keenan lied in her autobiography Broken, and alleges that she is making money fraudulently out of the book and is an 'attention seeker, Munchausen by internet'. She also claims that the graphic book is 'titillation for paedophiles', that Ms Keenan should not have written such an account which her own children can read, and ought to be withdrawn. The jury heard the trigger for Mellor's 239 tweets was when Dame Esther was accused in 2012 by Ms Keenan of being 'a liar' and of having known about Jimmy Savile's behaviour. Dame Esther told the court Ms Keenan went to the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and Dame Esther was briefly removed from the website as patron before being reinstated. Dame Esther told the court : 'I am still a patron. Nevertheless Ms Keenan told the press that I had been removed and then the papers ran that but that was not true either.' She said that the allegation was damaging to the work of NAPAC and the NSPCC, as Childline is linked to both. The court heard a fund-raising event for Childline was even cancelled because the organisers believed it 'was in some way involved or was tainted by the allegations made by Shy Keenan'. Dame Esther said she had appeared on ITV's This Morning programme to answer Ms Keenan's allegations but said that Ms Keenan had refused to appear at the same time. Dame Esther said her daughter had defended her on Twitter from attacks by Shy Keenan and her organisation Phoenix Post. Penny Mellor's own campaign group, Dare to Care, supports those falsely accused of fabricating illness, which is known as Munchausen by Proxy. The trial continues. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. [/INST] Childline founder Dame Esther gave evidence in cyber stalking trial today .
Penny Mellor, 53, is accused of harassing campaigner Shy Keenan .
Ms Keenan told The Sun she told Dame Esther about Savile abuse in 1986 .
Mellor called Dame Esther as witness to challenge Ms Keenan's credibility .
Dame Esther has always denied claim which she says damaged Childline .
Told court she 'would have remembered' if she had been told in 1986 by Ms Keenan that Jimmy Savile and Gary Glitter were child abusers . </s> |
The proposed £16million fee that Fiorentina will pay Chelsea to sign Mohamed Salah on a permanent deal in the summer of 2016 is beginning to look like daylight robbery. The 22-year-old condemned Juventus to their first home defeat in 48 matches with his sixth goal in seven games after being allowed to leave Stamford Bridge on loan in February. Salah was used as a bargaining tool for Juan Cuadrado to go in the opposite direction for £23.3m, rising to £27m with bonuses, but has been the more devastating of the two for their new clubs. 'Are you listening, Jose?' Mourinho allowed Mohamed Salah to leave Chelsea on loan to Fiorentina . The front pages of Italian newspapers were dominated by Salah after his two goals against Juventus . Mohamed Salah . 7 games . 6 goals . Juan Cuadrado . 5 games . 0 goals . Salah did not suit Jose Mourinho's style of play and made just two starts in 2014-15. He averaged nine minutes per game between August and January, and the arrival of Cuadrado saw him further kicked to the curb. Mourinho and Salah agreed it was best he get first-team opportunities elsewhere, and Fiorentina's faith has been rewarded . Against Juventus he sent a message to Chelsea by starting a run from his own half in a lethal counter-attack. He outpaced Simone Padoin before beating goalkeeper Marco Storari in the top left corner to make it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba were on the same wavelength when they tweeted Salah is 'on fire' and the Egyptian, four years younger than Cuadrado, has plenty of time to improve. Salah opens the scoring with after a superb solo run from his own half against Juventus . The Egypt international salutes the crowd after scoring against Serie A champions Juventus . Salah (right) spent most of his time at Chelsea on the substitutes' bench under manager Jose Mourinho . BASLE: 67 appearances, 13 goals. CHELSEA: 19 appearances, two goals. FIORENTINA: Seven appearances, six goals. EGYPT: 35 appearances, 20 goals. On his arrival, Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella announced Salah would have to 'adapt to our football' and that 'this is a league that's different from the Swiss and the English'. Louis van Gaal admitted it could take a year for Manchester United's signings to develop, but no such time frame has been required for Salah. Any suggestion he could not perform against Barclays Premier League teams was dismissed on March 1 when he punished Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League with a quick-witted one-two. And three days later he scored the winner against Inter Milan at the San Siro to earn Fiorentina's first win in that fixture since May 2000. All this has helped Fiorentina stretch their unbeaten run to 13 games as the man behind Hazard, Willian, Oscar and Cuadrado in the pecking order gets put to good use elsewhere. Fiorentina's German forward Mario Gomez congratulates his team-mate on Thursday evening . The Fiorentina squad join hands and run towards their fans in celebration of the win . | Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in seven matches for Fiorentina .
Salah left Chelsea on loan in February to join the Italian club .
The 22-year-old scored twice against champions Juventus on Thursday .
Juan Cuadrado joined Chelsea from Fiorentina for £23.3m, rising to £27m .
Cuadrado has yet to score in five games as Fiorentina make use of Salah .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news . | 870e205c69efcc9bdbd62527246fa2def96a9e43 | <s>[INST] The proposed £16million fee that Fiorentina will pay Chelsea to sign Mohamed Salah on a permanent deal in the summer of 2016 is beginning to look like daylight robbery. The 22-year-old condemned Juventus to their first home defeat in 48 matches with his sixth goal in seven games after being allowed to leave Stamford Bridge on loan in February. Salah was used as a bargaining tool for Juan Cuadrado to go in the opposite direction for £23.3m, rising to £27m with bonuses, but has been the more devastating of the two for their new clubs. 'Are you listening, Jose?' Mourinho allowed Mohamed Salah to leave Chelsea on loan to Fiorentina . The front pages of Italian newspapers were dominated by Salah after his two goals against Juventus . Mohamed Salah . 7 games . 6 goals . Juan Cuadrado . 5 games . 0 goals . Salah did not suit Jose Mourinho's style of play and made just two starts in 2014-15. He averaged nine minutes per game between August and January, and the arrival of Cuadrado saw him further kicked to the curb. Mourinho and Salah agreed it was best he get first-team opportunities elsewhere, and Fiorentina's faith has been rewarded . Against Juventus he sent a message to Chelsea by starting a run from his own half in a lethal counter-attack. He outpaced Simone Padoin before beating goalkeeper Marco Storari in the top left corner to make it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba were on the same wavelength when they tweeted Salah is 'on fire' and the Egyptian, four years younger than Cuadrado, has plenty of time to improve. Salah opens the scoring with after a superb solo run from his own half against Juventus . The Egypt international salutes the crowd after scoring against Serie A champions Juventus . Salah (right) spent most of his time at Chelsea on the substitutes' bench under manager Jose Mourinho . BASLE: 67 appearances, 13 goals. CHELSEA: 19 appearances, two goals. FIORENTINA: Seven appearances, six goals. EGYPT: 35 appearances, 20 goals. On his arrival, Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella announced Salah would have to 'adapt to our football' and that 'this is a league that's different from the Swiss and the English'. Louis van Gaal admitted it could take a year for Manchester United's signings to develop, but no such time frame has been required for Salah. Any suggestion he could not perform against Barclays Premier League teams was dismissed on March 1 when he punished Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League with a quick-witted one-two. And three days later he scored the winner against Inter Milan at the San Siro to earn Fiorentina's first win in that fixture since May 2000. All this has helped Fiorentina stretch their unbeaten run to 13 games as the man behind Hazard, Willian, Oscar and Cuadrado in the pecking order gets put to good use elsewhere. Fiorentina's German forward Mario Gomez congratulates his team-mate on Thursday evening . The Fiorentina squad join hands and run towards their fans in celebration of the win . [/INST] Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in seven matches for Fiorentina .
Salah left Chelsea on loan in February to join the Italian club .
The 22-year-old scored twice against champions Juventus on Thursday .
Juan Cuadrado joined Chelsea from Fiorentina for £23.3m, rising to £27m .
Cuadrado has yet to score in five games as Fiorentina make use of Salah .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news . </s> |
An aide to a former United States senator revealed she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich discussing rumors about his religion moments before he killed himself. Schweich, 54, fatally shot himself on February 26 in an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton. Former US Sen. John Danforth's assistant Martha Fitz said Schweich threatened to kill himself during their conversation about the angst he was feeling over false rumors he was Jewish. Scroll down for video . Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, 54, fatally shot himself in an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton last week . Schweich at his swearing-in ceremony with wife, Kathy (left), son Thomas (above), and daughter Emile (right) Emergency services were called to Schweich's home on the morning of February 26 after he shot himself . After making the threat, he handed the phone to his wife Kathy, Fitz said in a written statement. She wrote: 'Seconds later, I heard Kathy say, 'He shot himself!'" Fitz added: 'He spoke solely about his outrage concerning the rumors that were being spread about his religion and how he should respond to those rumors. 'I told him I thought it was best to let others stand up for him.' Schweich was Christian and attended church, but had some Jewish ancestry. The auditor's chief of staff, Trish Vincent, also talked with Schweich before his death. She said he told her he hadn't slept because he had been physically ill for most of the night before his suicide. In a written statement, she said Schweich 'was distraught, as he had been the last few days, regarding untruths about his religion'. On Tuesday during Schweich's funeral, Danforth eulogized his friend. Danforth, a political mentor and longtime ally to Schweich, is an ordained Episcopal minister. He suggested political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself. Danforth expressed 'overwhelming anger that politics has gone so hideously wrong' as he spoke at the Church of St. Michael and St. George, the Episcopal church Schweich had attended in Clayton. He said: 'Words do hurt. Words can kill. 'That has been proven right here in this state.' He then urged the audience to disown 'winning at any cost' campaigns run by 'bullies' and to pledge 'that we will not put up with any whisper of anti-Semitism', the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Danforth delivered the eulogy at Schweich's funeral and said political bullying was to blame for his suicide . Family members of Schweich embrace outside the Church of St. Michael and St. George at his funeral . Former US Sen. John Danforth's (left) assistant Martha Fitz (right) was talking to Schweich before his suicide . Schweich, a Republican, launched an anti-corruption campaign for governor last month and was thought to have a good chance of winning. Last month, Schweich told an Associated Press reporter the believed the new chairman of the Missouri Republican Party - John Hancock - told people he was Jewish last year. Schweich said he considered the comments anti-Semitic and was extremely upset by them. Hancock has denied making anti-Semitic remarks. He has acknowledged he may have told some people Schweich was Jewish because he mistakenly believed that was true. Danforth responded to Hancock's denial without mentioning him by name. He said: 'Tom called this anti-Semitism, and of course it was. 'The only reason for going around saying that someone is Jewish is to make political profit from religious bigotry.' Schweich was first elected in 2010 and easily won election to a second term in November. He previously served as Danforth's chief of staff for a 1999 federal investigation into the deadly government siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and followed Danforth to the United Nations, where he was chief of staff for the US. delegation. President George W. Bush appointed Schweich to the State Department in 2005 as an international law enforcement official and picked Schweich two years later to coordinate the anti-drug and justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. In addition to his wife, Schweich also leaves behind two children, Thomas and Emile. • For confidential help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or click here . • For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here . | Tom Schweich, 54, shot himself several times at his home on February 26 .
Aide to former US Senator John Danforth was speaking to Schweich about rumors about his religion moments before he killed himself .
At his funeral, Sen. Danforth blamed Schweich's suicide on bullying .
Auditor was Christian and attended church, but had some Jewish ancestry .
Schweich, a Republican, launched a campaign for governor last month . | cdb3bd9f43816bede22d3e4277dc7287080f3fe1 | <s>[INST] An aide to a former United States senator revealed she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich discussing rumors about his religion moments before he killed himself. Schweich, 54, fatally shot himself on February 26 in an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton. Former US Sen. John Danforth's assistant Martha Fitz said Schweich threatened to kill himself during their conversation about the angst he was feeling over false rumors he was Jewish. Scroll down for video . Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, 54, fatally shot himself in an apparent suicide at his home in Clayton last week . Schweich at his swearing-in ceremony with wife, Kathy (left), son Thomas (above), and daughter Emile (right) Emergency services were called to Schweich's home on the morning of February 26 after he shot himself . After making the threat, he handed the phone to his wife Kathy, Fitz said in a written statement. She wrote: 'Seconds later, I heard Kathy say, 'He shot himself!'" Fitz added: 'He spoke solely about his outrage concerning the rumors that were being spread about his religion and how he should respond to those rumors. 'I told him I thought it was best to let others stand up for him.' Schweich was Christian and attended church, but had some Jewish ancestry. The auditor's chief of staff, Trish Vincent, also talked with Schweich before his death. She said he told her he hadn't slept because he had been physically ill for most of the night before his suicide. In a written statement, she said Schweich 'was distraught, as he had been the last few days, regarding untruths about his religion'. On Tuesday during Schweich's funeral, Danforth eulogized his friend. Danforth, a political mentor and longtime ally to Schweich, is an ordained Episcopal minister. He suggested political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself. Danforth expressed 'overwhelming anger that politics has gone so hideously wrong' as he spoke at the Church of St. Michael and St. George, the Episcopal church Schweich had attended in Clayton. He said: 'Words do hurt. Words can kill. 'That has been proven right here in this state.' He then urged the audience to disown 'winning at any cost' campaigns run by 'bullies' and to pledge 'that we will not put up with any whisper of anti-Semitism', the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Danforth delivered the eulogy at Schweich's funeral and said political bullying was to blame for his suicide . Family members of Schweich embrace outside the Church of St. Michael and St. George at his funeral . Former US Sen. John Danforth's (left) assistant Martha Fitz (right) was talking to Schweich before his suicide . Schweich, a Republican, launched an anti-corruption campaign for governor last month and was thought to have a good chance of winning. Last month, Schweich told an Associated Press reporter the believed the new chairman of the Missouri Republican Party - John Hancock - told people he was Jewish last year. Schweich said he considered the comments anti-Semitic and was extremely upset by them. Hancock has denied making anti-Semitic remarks. He has acknowledged he may have told some people Schweich was Jewish because he mistakenly believed that was true. Danforth responded to Hancock's denial without mentioning him by name. He said: 'Tom called this anti-Semitism, and of course it was. 'The only reason for going around saying that someone is Jewish is to make political profit from religious bigotry.' Schweich was first elected in 2010 and easily won election to a second term in November. He previously served as Danforth's chief of staff for a 1999 federal investigation into the deadly government siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and followed Danforth to the United Nations, where he was chief of staff for the US. delegation. President George W. Bush appointed Schweich to the State Department in 2005 as an international law enforcement official and picked Schweich two years later to coordinate the anti-drug and justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. In addition to his wife, Schweich also leaves behind two children, Thomas and Emile. • For confidential help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or click here . • For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here . [/INST] Tom Schweich, 54, shot himself several times at his home on February 26 .
Aide to former US Senator John Danforth was speaking to Schweich about rumors about his religion moments before he killed himself .
At his funeral, Sen. Danforth blamed Schweich's suicide on bullying .
Auditor was Christian and attended church, but had some Jewish ancestry .
Schweich, a Republican, launched a campaign for governor last month . </s> |
The happy ending of one Detroit man who used to walk eight hours to work every day is being tainted by the greed of his ex-girlfriend. James Robertson was recently able to move out of his Detroit neighborhood to a suburb with the more than $360,000 in donations he received in a crowdfunding campaign that started out as a means to purchase the 56-year-old a car. But apparently his ex-girlfriend and former landlady wants a cut of his new wealth. Scroll down for video . James Robertson used to walk eight hours to work every day, but now has a car, new home, and some money for retirement thanks to a kind crowd-funding campaign. Pictured above on March 4, cleaning his car . Robertson's ex-girlfriend and former landlady reportedly has been harassing Robertson for a cut of his money. Robertson pictured above cleaning at his new home in Troy, Michigan on March 3 . In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photo, James Robertson, left, shows Charlie Purtan Levenson, 13, how to properly swing a baseball bat while he was visiting Robertson with his mother and others at Robertson's new apartmen . The Detroit Free-Press reports that Robertson has had to take out a restraining order against ex Tanya Fox, 60, who claims he owes her money. 'He said he was going to give me $50,000 to fix up the house,' Fox told the Free-Press, adding: 'James was not a neat person; he got grease all over the wall' in the apartment he rented from her for 15 years. Fox is just one of many in Robertson's old neighborhood who he has completely cut ties with. 'I may have been born there, but God knows I don't belong there anymore,' Robertson said about his old neighborhood near Detroit's New Center area. The plastic-molding operator also said he didn't tell people in his old neighborhood where he was moving. The 56-year-old gained celebrity after the newspaper reported earlier this year that he began walking to a job at an auto parts factory when his car stopped working in 2005 and bus service was cut back. Robertson pictured above hitting the pavement on his old 21-mile walk to work . A local college student launched a modest crowdfunding campaign to a buy a new car. It led to $360,000 eventually being raised and Robertson receiving a new, $35,000 Ford Taurus from an auto dealership. He still works at the same factory in Rochester Hills which pays him $10.55 an hour, but the hours-long walking trip now is done in a 20-minute drive. 'I'm going to keep working — that's for sure,' he told the newspaper. Financial experts are donating their service to help Robertson manage his money. The 1-bedroom apartment in Troy costs him $800 a month in rent. He had been paying $880 per month for less space in his ex-girlfriend's home in Detroit. Most of his money now is in a trust that has a principal amount of $351,000. The earnings from the trust should be enough to keep Robertson's nest egg untouched until he retires, said Rebecca Sorensen, a UBS Financial Services senior vice president for wealth management. She is part of the financial team helping him. People have stepped up because Robertson is unselfish and deserving, Sorensen said. 'He wants the majority of the funds he received to be invested in a way that will someday provide an income stream when he retires,' she added. | James Robertson, 56, used to walk eight hours to get to his $10.55/hour job .
The hard worker was given a new car, and $360,000 in a crowd-funding campaign .
He has since had to take out a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend and former landlady Tanya Fox, 60 .
Fox allegedly has been harassing Robertson for a cut of his new money . | 4cedb5831d01ad27cc7e460fa111f58f1398fb15 | <s>[INST] The happy ending of one Detroit man who used to walk eight hours to work every day is being tainted by the greed of his ex-girlfriend. James Robertson was recently able to move out of his Detroit neighborhood to a suburb with the more than $360,000 in donations he received in a crowdfunding campaign that started out as a means to purchase the 56-year-old a car. But apparently his ex-girlfriend and former landlady wants a cut of his new wealth. Scroll down for video . James Robertson used to walk eight hours to work every day, but now has a car, new home, and some money for retirement thanks to a kind crowd-funding campaign. Pictured above on March 4, cleaning his car . Robertson's ex-girlfriend and former landlady reportedly has been harassing Robertson for a cut of his money. Robertson pictured above cleaning at his new home in Troy, Michigan on March 3 . In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photo, James Robertson, left, shows Charlie Purtan Levenson, 13, how to properly swing a baseball bat while he was visiting Robertson with his mother and others at Robertson's new apartmen . The Detroit Free-Press reports that Robertson has had to take out a restraining order against ex Tanya Fox, 60, who claims he owes her money. 'He said he was going to give me $50,000 to fix up the house,' Fox told the Free-Press, adding: 'James was not a neat person; he got grease all over the wall' in the apartment he rented from her for 15 years. Fox is just one of many in Robertson's old neighborhood who he has completely cut ties with. 'I may have been born there, but God knows I don't belong there anymore,' Robertson said about his old neighborhood near Detroit's New Center area. The plastic-molding operator also said he didn't tell people in his old neighborhood where he was moving. The 56-year-old gained celebrity after the newspaper reported earlier this year that he began walking to a job at an auto parts factory when his car stopped working in 2005 and bus service was cut back. Robertson pictured above hitting the pavement on his old 21-mile walk to work . A local college student launched a modest crowdfunding campaign to a buy a new car. It led to $360,000 eventually being raised and Robertson receiving a new, $35,000 Ford Taurus from an auto dealership. He still works at the same factory in Rochester Hills which pays him $10.55 an hour, but the hours-long walking trip now is done in a 20-minute drive. 'I'm going to keep working — that's for sure,' he told the newspaper. Financial experts are donating their service to help Robertson manage his money. The 1-bedroom apartment in Troy costs him $800 a month in rent. He had been paying $880 per month for less space in his ex-girlfriend's home in Detroit. Most of his money now is in a trust that has a principal amount of $351,000. The earnings from the trust should be enough to keep Robertson's nest egg untouched until he retires, said Rebecca Sorensen, a UBS Financial Services senior vice president for wealth management. She is part of the financial team helping him. People have stepped up because Robertson is unselfish and deserving, Sorensen said. 'He wants the majority of the funds he received to be invested in a way that will someday provide an income stream when he retires,' she added. [/INST] James Robertson, 56, used to walk eight hours to get to his $10.55/hour job .
The hard worker was given a new car, and $360,000 in a crowd-funding campaign .
He has since had to take out a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend and former landlady Tanya Fox, 60 .
Fox allegedly has been harassing Robertson for a cut of his new money . </s> |
A husband and wife undertakers scammed elderly victims out of almost £23,000 after convincing them to sign up for pre-paid funeral schemes. Gary Trevett, 54, and Fiona Langdown, 53, preyed on nine victims after agreeing to make funeral arrangements, then betraying their trust. Their con made customers believe they had paid for a complete service which would take care of their funerals - but the cash was then used to save the couple's failing business. Gary Trevett and Fiona Langdown (pictured outside the funeral directors) conned victims out of almost £23,000 . The pair sold pre-paid plans on the basis that the customer's payment believed to be placed securely into one of two trust funds. But Southampton Crown Court heard that between October 2009 and March 2012, money was siphoned off to save the couple's failing business. The con was only uncovered when former employee Linda Connolly started looking through the accounts at Langdown and Trevett Independent Funeral Directors in Woolston, Southampton, after taking over the failing business in July 2012. The full extent of their con was revealed after Langdown, of Southampton, was found guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three. Trevett (right) admitted defrauding all nine victims, but a jury at Southampton Crown Court found Langdown (left) guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three . She provided literature to some of the customers and helped Trevett to retain some of the money, by receiving it into their bank account and concealing the fact that it was never paid into the trust fund. But it was Trevett who would befriend customers and spend hours helping them to plan funeral details. Victims described him as a 'charmer' who they felt they could trust and said they were left feeling gullible and angry. Trevett, also from Southampton, had already admitted defrauding all nine people - including a friend, who was deteriorating quickly with dementia. Investigations revealed that when customers were handing over money to pay into secure funeral trusts, it was instead being pocketed by the business. The court was told how Langdown and Trevett became equal partners in the business, based in Southampton, in April 2005. Frank and Shirley Decicco (pictured) were conned by funeral directors Langdown and Trevett . Langdown put in the money with her then-husband while Trevett brought in his experience as an undertaker but she divorced and went on to marry Trevett in 2012. One of the pair's victims, Kathleen Crook, 74, from Netley Abbey, Hampshire, paid the pair £2,485 to make sure her husband John had the funeral he deserves, should the worst happen. But instead she has been left penniless and on antidepressants due to Trevett's betrayal. When she started questioning the plan Trevett reassured her, even kissing her on the cheek, but soon the devastating truth was revealed - all the money was gone. She said: 'I am a bit gullible. But I am an old lady and I just didn't think anyone could do something like this. He seemed such a nice little man. I really trusted him.' She added: 'I am absolutely devastated and feel so betrayed. All that I had is gone. 'It is such a wicked thing to do. For me justice will never be done because I won't get my money back.' Langdown told the court that she had no knowledge of her husband conning people, but jurors did not believe her. She was cleared of charges relating to two victims. Detective Sergeant Ricky Dhanda, from Hampshire Constabulary, has been determined to get justice for the victims. He said: 'Trevett and Langdown preyed on their victims when they were at their most vulnerable. 'They betrayed the trust of the elderly who had so carefully saved and planned for when they were no longer here, to spare their own loved ones the heartache. 'The manner in which their trust was manipulated for financial gain is a sickening thought.' Langdown and Trevett will be sentenced next month. | Gary Trevett, 54, and Fiona Langdown, 53, preyed on nine elderly victims .
Their con made customers believe they had paid for a complete service .
But their payments were then used to save the couple's failing business .
Trevett admitted defrauding nine people - including a friend with dementia .
Langdown was found guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three . | 67abd73465bf7f8d09b0419aa8a92be51aca0759 | <s>[INST] A husband and wife undertakers scammed elderly victims out of almost £23,000 after convincing them to sign up for pre-paid funeral schemes. Gary Trevett, 54, and Fiona Langdown, 53, preyed on nine victims after agreeing to make funeral arrangements, then betraying their trust. Their con made customers believe they had paid for a complete service which would take care of their funerals - but the cash was then used to save the couple's failing business. Gary Trevett and Fiona Langdown (pictured outside the funeral directors) conned victims out of almost £23,000 . The pair sold pre-paid plans on the basis that the customer's payment believed to be placed securely into one of two trust funds. But Southampton Crown Court heard that between October 2009 and March 2012, money was siphoned off to save the couple's failing business. The con was only uncovered when former employee Linda Connolly started looking through the accounts at Langdown and Trevett Independent Funeral Directors in Woolston, Southampton, after taking over the failing business in July 2012. The full extent of their con was revealed after Langdown, of Southampton, was found guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three. Trevett (right) admitted defrauding all nine victims, but a jury at Southampton Crown Court found Langdown (left) guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three . She provided literature to some of the customers and helped Trevett to retain some of the money, by receiving it into their bank account and concealing the fact that it was never paid into the trust fund. But it was Trevett who would befriend customers and spend hours helping them to plan funeral details. Victims described him as a 'charmer' who they felt they could trust and said they were left feeling gullible and angry. Trevett, also from Southampton, had already admitted defrauding all nine people - including a friend, who was deteriorating quickly with dementia. Investigations revealed that when customers were handing over money to pay into secure funeral trusts, it was instead being pocketed by the business. The court was told how Langdown and Trevett became equal partners in the business, based in Southampton, in April 2005. Frank and Shirley Decicco (pictured) were conned by funeral directors Langdown and Trevett . Langdown put in the money with her then-husband while Trevett brought in his experience as an undertaker but she divorced and went on to marry Trevett in 2012. One of the pair's victims, Kathleen Crook, 74, from Netley Abbey, Hampshire, paid the pair £2,485 to make sure her husband John had the funeral he deserves, should the worst happen. But instead she has been left penniless and on antidepressants due to Trevett's betrayal. When she started questioning the plan Trevett reassured her, even kissing her on the cheek, but soon the devastating truth was revealed - all the money was gone. She said: 'I am a bit gullible. But I am an old lady and I just didn't think anyone could do something like this. He seemed such a nice little man. I really trusted him.' She added: 'I am absolutely devastated and feel so betrayed. All that I had is gone. 'It is such a wicked thing to do. For me justice will never be done because I won't get my money back.' Langdown told the court that she had no knowledge of her husband conning people, but jurors did not believe her. She was cleared of charges relating to two victims. Detective Sergeant Ricky Dhanda, from Hampshire Constabulary, has been determined to get justice for the victims. He said: 'Trevett and Langdown preyed on their victims when they were at their most vulnerable. 'They betrayed the trust of the elderly who had so carefully saved and planned for when they were no longer here, to spare their own loved ones the heartache. 'The manner in which their trust was manipulated for financial gain is a sickening thought.' Langdown and Trevett will be sentenced next month. [/INST] Gary Trevett, 54, and Fiona Langdown, 53, preyed on nine elderly victims .
Their con made customers believe they had paid for a complete service .
But their payments were then used to save the couple's failing business .
Trevett admitted defrauding nine people - including a friend with dementia .
Langdown was found guilty of defrauding four victims and handling the stolen cash of another three . </s> |
Three dogs were killed after a swarm of bees attacked and stung them to death in the backyard of a Santa Ana home where they lived. The animals' owner, Linnea Chapman, found her Australian Shepherds, Bartlett, Bailey, and Remy dead in the backyard and covered in bees on Tuesday night. The swarm of Africanized honey bees had made a large hive inside of an old cabinet in their neighbors' backyard, and the bees had become angry from the dogs barking and attacked, according to Santa Ana Animal Services. Scroll down for video . Australian Shepherds Bartlett, Bailey and Remy (pictured above) were found dead by their owner Linnea Chapman in the backyard of the Santa Ana home . The swarm of Africanized honey bees stung the bees and had made a hive inside of an old cabinet (pictured above) located in the backyard of a neighbor's home . On Tuesday night, Linnea (pictured above) came home from grocery shopping when she found it odd the dogs were not barking as usual . 'It's surreal. It is heartbreaking. It's devastating,' said Linnea. Animal Services said this was the first time there had been a fatal attack like this in Santa Ana, according to KTLA. On Tuesday night, Linnea had come home from grocery shopping when she suspected something was wrong when she did not hear the dogs barking. She went into her backyard with a flashlight which is when she first found the oldest dog, Bartlett, and was shocked. The city's animal control officers were able to trace the swarm of bees to the hive inside the cabinet of the next door neighbors . She said: 'I went out and stumbled across the first one. I couldn't believe it. I said, 'Wake up. Wake up' and then I saw the second and then the third.' Linnea and her husband, who do not have children, grieved the loss of their beloved pets who were like family, and who they had owned since they were puppies, according to NBC Los Angeles. The dogs had been barking at the pool cleaner which agitated the bees. They eventually attacked and stung the animals, said Sondra Berg from Santa Ana Animal Services. Sondra Berg (above) from Santa Ana Animal Services said the bees became agitated after the dogs were barking at the pool cleaner . Bee Busters, a private bee specialist, has since removed the hive (pictured above dead bees from the hive) She also said there were thousands of bees found in the backyard. The city's animal control officers were able to trace the swarm of bees to the hive in the backyard of the Chapmans' elderly neighbors, which was near to where the dogs' bodies were found, according to police. Bee Busters, a private bee specialist, has since been called to the neighbors' home to remove the hive. Linnea plans to have necropsies performed on the dogs so she can learn exactly how they passed away. | Owner, Linnea Chapman found her Australian Shepherds dead in the backyard on Tuesday .
Bartlett, Bailey and Remy were stung repeatedly by a swarm of Africanized honey bees .
Animal Services said dogs were barking at pool cleaner which agitated bees . | d5787de3cbdf616ecad374a8ebb1b4273f7b6ce3 | <s>[INST] Three dogs were killed after a swarm of bees attacked and stung them to death in the backyard of a Santa Ana home where they lived. The animals' owner, Linnea Chapman, found her Australian Shepherds, Bartlett, Bailey, and Remy dead in the backyard and covered in bees on Tuesday night. The swarm of Africanized honey bees had made a large hive inside of an old cabinet in their neighbors' backyard, and the bees had become angry from the dogs barking and attacked, according to Santa Ana Animal Services. Scroll down for video . Australian Shepherds Bartlett, Bailey and Remy (pictured above) were found dead by their owner Linnea Chapman in the backyard of the Santa Ana home . The swarm of Africanized honey bees stung the bees and had made a hive inside of an old cabinet (pictured above) located in the backyard of a neighbor's home . On Tuesday night, Linnea (pictured above) came home from grocery shopping when she found it odd the dogs were not barking as usual . 'It's surreal. It is heartbreaking. It's devastating,' said Linnea. Animal Services said this was the first time there had been a fatal attack like this in Santa Ana, according to KTLA. On Tuesday night, Linnea had come home from grocery shopping when she suspected something was wrong when she did not hear the dogs barking. She went into her backyard with a flashlight which is when she first found the oldest dog, Bartlett, and was shocked. The city's animal control officers were able to trace the swarm of bees to the hive inside the cabinet of the next door neighbors . She said: 'I went out and stumbled across the first one. I couldn't believe it. I said, 'Wake up. Wake up' and then I saw the second and then the third.' Linnea and her husband, who do not have children, grieved the loss of their beloved pets who were like family, and who they had owned since they were puppies, according to NBC Los Angeles. The dogs had been barking at the pool cleaner which agitated the bees. They eventually attacked and stung the animals, said Sondra Berg from Santa Ana Animal Services. Sondra Berg (above) from Santa Ana Animal Services said the bees became agitated after the dogs were barking at the pool cleaner . Bee Busters, a private bee specialist, has since removed the hive (pictured above dead bees from the hive) She also said there were thousands of bees found in the backyard. The city's animal control officers were able to trace the swarm of bees to the hive in the backyard of the Chapmans' elderly neighbors, which was near to where the dogs' bodies were found, according to police. Bee Busters, a private bee specialist, has since been called to the neighbors' home to remove the hive. Linnea plans to have necropsies performed on the dogs so she can learn exactly how they passed away. [/INST] Owner, Linnea Chapman found her Australian Shepherds dead in the backyard on Tuesday .
Bartlett, Bailey and Remy were stung repeatedly by a swarm of Africanized honey bees .
Animal Services said dogs were barking at pool cleaner which agitated bees . </s> |
An Egyptian couple horrified guests at their wedding by hiring fake jihadis to hijack the ceremony and force them in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot. The marriage ceremony was held in Menoufia, north of Cairo and saw masked men storm the venue and order the bride and groom to climb in to a cage at knife point. The only members of the wedding party who knew about the pretend 'attack' in advance were the groom, his best men and wedding photographer Ahmed Kassem - although the bride is said to have been told to expect something 'different' from the ceremony. It is unclear from the video whether the bride and groom are Muslim or Christian. Scroll down for video . Hijacked: The marriage ceremony was held in Menoufia, north of Cairo, and saw masked men storm the venue and order the bride and groom to climb in to a cage at knife point . Trapped: The fake jihadis took control of the ceremony and force the bride and groom in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot . Video footage of the ceremony shows one of the groom's knife-wielding best men wearing a black balaclava and religious song - known as a nasheed - that has previously featured prominently in genuine Islamic State propaganda videos. Having stormed the stage, the men force the couple to climb in to a cage in a chilling imitation of the ISIS video that showed Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burnt alive earlier this year. Once inside the cage the couple stand up and dance while guests clap and cheer them on. Not everybody was enamoured by the proceedings, however, with the Youm7 newspaper reporting that several of the wedding guests mistakenly thought it was a genuine terrorist attack. It is believed that even the bride was unaware at what the groom had planned, and that the only people aware of the 'attack' in advance were the best men playing the roles of jihadis, and the photographer, who had been ordered to make sure everything was caught on camera. The only members of the wedding party who knew about the pretend 'attack' in advance were the as yet unnamed groom, his best men and wedding photographer Ahmed Kassem. The bride was not aware . Once inside the cage the couple stood up and danced while guests clapped and cheered them on . Having stormed the stage, the men force the couple to climb in to a cage in a chilling imitation of the ISIS video that showed Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burnt alive earlier this year (pictured) The ISIS-themed wedding came just weeks after the burning to death of Mu'ath al-Kassasbeh in the terror group's power base Raqqa. Shortly afterwards ISIS militants paraded dozens of captured Peshmerga fighters in simular metal cages through the streets of northern Iraq. Last month ISIS terrorists in Libya carried out the mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea close to the militant-held port town of Derna. Egypt responded to the atrocity by carrying out sustained airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya, where radical Islamist group's are increasing in both number and power amid the ongoing chaotic fallout from the 2011 death of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Egypt is battling its own Islamic State-linked insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, which has killed scores of people in a wave of terror attacks and mass beheadings so far in 2015. | Groom convinced best men to pretend to be ISIS terrorists at his wedding .
He had told wife-to-be to expect something 'different' at their ceremony .
Masked, knife-wielding men forced the couple in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the murder of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh .
Couple then started dancing in the cage to the claps and cheers of guests .
Some of the wedding party mistakenly thought it was a genuine attack . | 17c7c0ca8a2347d23e674a1d267593caad8ba825 | <s>[INST] An Egyptian couple horrified guests at their wedding by hiring fake jihadis to hijack the ceremony and force them in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot. The marriage ceremony was held in Menoufia, north of Cairo and saw masked men storm the venue and order the bride and groom to climb in to a cage at knife point. The only members of the wedding party who knew about the pretend 'attack' in advance were the groom, his best men and wedding photographer Ahmed Kassem - although the bride is said to have been told to expect something 'different' from the ceremony. It is unclear from the video whether the bride and groom are Muslim or Christian. Scroll down for video . Hijacked: The marriage ceremony was held in Menoufia, north of Cairo, and saw masked men storm the venue and order the bride and groom to climb in to a cage at knife point . Trapped: The fake jihadis took control of the ceremony and force the bride and groom in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot . Video footage of the ceremony shows one of the groom's knife-wielding best men wearing a black balaclava and religious song - known as a nasheed - that has previously featured prominently in genuine Islamic State propaganda videos. Having stormed the stage, the men force the couple to climb in to a cage in a chilling imitation of the ISIS video that showed Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burnt alive earlier this year. Once inside the cage the couple stand up and dance while guests clap and cheer them on. Not everybody was enamoured by the proceedings, however, with the Youm7 newspaper reporting that several of the wedding guests mistakenly thought it was a genuine terrorist attack. It is believed that even the bride was unaware at what the groom had planned, and that the only people aware of the 'attack' in advance were the best men playing the roles of jihadis, and the photographer, who had been ordered to make sure everything was caught on camera. The only members of the wedding party who knew about the pretend 'attack' in advance were the as yet unnamed groom, his best men and wedding photographer Ahmed Kassem. The bride was not aware . Once inside the cage the couple stood up and danced while guests clapped and cheered them on . Having stormed the stage, the men force the couple to climb in to a cage in a chilling imitation of the ISIS video that showed Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burnt alive earlier this year (pictured) The ISIS-themed wedding came just weeks after the burning to death of Mu'ath al-Kassasbeh in the terror group's power base Raqqa. Shortly afterwards ISIS militants paraded dozens of captured Peshmerga fighters in simular metal cages through the streets of northern Iraq. Last month ISIS terrorists in Libya carried out the mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea close to the militant-held port town of Derna. Egypt responded to the atrocity by carrying out sustained airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya, where radical Islamist group's are increasing in both number and power amid the ongoing chaotic fallout from the 2011 death of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Egypt is battling its own Islamic State-linked insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, which has killed scores of people in a wave of terror attacks and mass beheadings so far in 2015. [/INST] Groom convinced best men to pretend to be ISIS terrorists at his wedding .
He had told wife-to-be to expect something 'different' at their ceremony .
Masked, knife-wielding men forced the couple in to a cage in a shocking imitation of the murder of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh .
Couple then started dancing in the cage to the claps and cheers of guests .
Some of the wedding party mistakenly thought it was a genuine attack . </s> |
He may be pushing 94, but Prince Philip’s not lost one iota of his sense of humour. Watching his wife sign an empty picture mount – in which a glossy portrait of the monarch was later placed - the on-form royal remarked waspishly: ‘It’s not a very good likeness, is it?’ Philip had accompanied the Queen to Southampton to officially name the new £473 million P&O cruise liner Britannia, in which the finished photograph will, eventually, hang. Scroll down for video . Cheeky: He may be pushing 94, but Prince Philip proved he hasn't lost one iota of his sense of humour today as The Queen launched the Britannia ocean liner in Southampton . And it wasn’t the only cracker uttered by Philip during the course of their visit. On being introduced to P&O’s Human Resource director, Paula Porter, yesterday, he remarked: ‘Humans are not resources!’ Fortunately the executive took the off-the-cuff comment in her stride, laughing afterwards: ‘I thought it was a very good line. I shall be using it again.’ The Queen, 88, also appeared to be thoroughly enjoying herself, even tapping her feet in time to the music of the Band of the Royal Marines as they played a merry jig before Britannia’s official naming ceremony. Wit: Watching his wife sign an empty picture mount – in which a glossy portrait of the monarch was later placed - the on-form royal remarked waspishly: ‘It’s not a very good likeness, is it?’ Tears of laughter: The Queen chuckled during the ceremony and wiped away a tear of laughter . Nowadays the monarch doesn’t actually have to swing the bottle of bubbly – in this case a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) of English sparkling wine from the Wiston Estate Winery near Pulborough, Sussex – used to christen the boat herself. Instead she discreetly presses a button and the work is done for her. The new mechanised system isn’t entirely foolproof, however. When the bottle struck the side of the ship it exploded with an almighty bang, sending one hefty shard of glass speeding to within a few feet of where the Queen was sitting. Fortunately the forward-thinking people from P&O had erected a plastic screen to protect the elderly sovereign. All the same, it was quite a moment and clearly struck a chord with the guest of honour. When the Queen met a line-up of chefs later, including Marco Pierre White, she referred to the incident exclaiming: ‘It exploded!’ Olly Smith, Britannia’s wine expert, replied: ‘It did, didn’t it, Ma’am? Spectacularly' Round of applause: The Queen cheers during the naming ceremony for Britannia . Having a chat: The Queen enjoys a chat during the naming ceremony for Britannia . Round of applause: The Queen claps as the sixth cruise ship she has sponsored is officially named . Enjoying the sunshine: A dapper Duke of Edinburgh appeared to be enjoying his day in Southampton . Is that you dear? The Duke of Edinburgh flips through the programme and stops at a picture of the Queen . Thankfully, however, some traditions haven’t gone by the wayside. ‘God bless her and all who sail in her,’ the sovereign also said. Surprisingly, Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday, the Queen has only named four civilian ships previously (the QE2 in 1967, Oriana in 1995, Queen Mary 2 in 2004 and Queen Elizabeth in 2010, with the Britannia as the fifth). But the monarch appeared to be thoroughly enjoying herself, chatting nineteen to the dozen with other VIP guests as she toured the vessel. She was heard telling TV chef James Martin, one of a number of celebrity chefs who will be offering classes for passengers: ‘The first time I ever saw white bread was on board the old Queen Elizabeth. It was rather fascinating.’ The ship, which cost its owners £473m to build, is the third P&O Cruises ship to be named Britannia but is easily the largest of the trio, with 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four pools on-board. Britannia was also the name of the Queen's much-loved Royal Yacht which was decommissioned in 1997 under the orders of then Prime Minister Tony Blair. Berthed in Edinburgh's Port of Leith, the ship is now a static tourist attraction but sailed more than 1,000,000 miles during its 40 years in royal service. The new Britannia is expected to rack up a similar number of miles during its own career, although unlike the Queen's yacht, it will host tourists rather than dignitaries. Today, however, dignitaries were the order of the day for the new Britannia, with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh shown around the new ship by a large group of them. Isn't it magnificent? The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen appear to be sharing their observations of the ship . Ready to launch: The Queen presses the button that will launch a bottle of fizz against the ship . Smashing! The Queen smashes a bottle of £24.95 English sparkling wine against the ship . Job done! The bottle of English sparkling wine smashes into hundreds of pieces . Celebration: Red white and blue confetti rains down on the Queen after the bottle is smashed . Sponsor: The Queen is all smiles as she becomes godmother to P&O Cruises' ship Britannia . Magnificent: Britannia is the newest P&O Cruises ship and can carry up to 3,600 people . Gargantuan: The vessel also boasts 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four swimming pools . The Queen is no stranger to cruise ships in any case, having become godmother to no fewer than five - now six, including Britannia. First of the liners launched by the Queen was Cunard's QE2, which was christened in 1967 and made her maiden voyage in 1969. Now permanently moored in Dubai after retiring in 2008, its owners plan to turn it into a floating luxury hotel, although plans for the conversion are currently stalled. Other vessels launched by the Queen include the Oriana in 1995, the Queen Mary 2 in 2004 and Queen Elizabeth, another Cunard ship, in 2010. Well-wishers: The Queen was joined by Darcy Bussell, Anneka Rice and hairdresser Nicky Clarke . Supporter: Chef Marco Pierre White at the event. The P&O vessel features menus created by the famous chef . Enjoying the day: Chef James Martin from Sunday Brunch with a friend at the event . Showing her support: Olympic Champion Sally Gunnell OBE made a rare public appearance at the reception . Royal salute: Comedian Rob Brydon salutes the captain while making a speech at the event . Hope his skills weren't needed! Retired swimming champion Mark Foster attended the event with a friend . Colourful: Entertainment was laid on for the guests, including professional dancers . Perfectly aligned: A marching band was also on hand to provide music . Spectacular scene: Hundreds of VIP guests were invited to watch the ceremony . Although the Queen is godmother to the largest number of vessels, she is not the only member of the royal family to have launched a cruise ship. In 2007, the Duchess of Cornwall launched Cunard's Queen Victoria at Southampton, returning five years later to blow out the candles on its fifth birthday in 2013. The same year saw the Duchess of Cambridge become a ship's godmother for the first time, with the royal, who was making her last public appearance before the birth of Prince George, invited to christen Princess Cruises' Royal Princess. The vast Royal Princess is one of the largest cruise ships ever built and has space for 3,600 guests, as well as an over-water 'Seawalk' which allows travellers to see what's going on below. Other vessels with royal connections include the Navy's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth II, which was launched by Her Majesty in Rosyth with a bottle of whisky last year. The Duchess of Cornwall also has a naval vessel to her name, in her case the high-tech nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Astute. She is also the patron of a Cornish river ferry named the Duchess of Cornwall, which launched in 2008 and plies the waters between Falmouth and St Mawes. Launch: The Duchess of Cambridge has also played godmother to a ship, launching her first in June 2013 . Smashing! Her ship was Princess Cruises' gargantuan Royal Princess, which can carry up to 3,600 people . Royal approval: The Duchess of Cornwall sponsored Cunard's Queen Victoria, launching it in December 2007 . | The Queen has launched P&O Cruises new ship, Britannia .
Her Majesty christened the ship with a £24.95 bottle of English wine .
The Duke of Edinburgh joined the Queen for the ceremony in Southampton .
He made the comment as his wife signed an empty picture mount .
Britannia is the sixth cruise ship to be christened by Her Majesty .
Camilla and Kate have both played the role of godmother to cruise ships .
The royals have also sponsored several Royal Navy ships and submarines . | 5ac75d9c2433c6a7f23f1b9706e3d072ee0e6817 | <s>[INST] He may be pushing 94, but Prince Philip’s not lost one iota of his sense of humour. Watching his wife sign an empty picture mount – in which a glossy portrait of the monarch was later placed - the on-form royal remarked waspishly: ‘It’s not a very good likeness, is it?’ Philip had accompanied the Queen to Southampton to officially name the new £473 million P&O cruise liner Britannia, in which the finished photograph will, eventually, hang. Scroll down for video . Cheeky: He may be pushing 94, but Prince Philip proved he hasn't lost one iota of his sense of humour today as The Queen launched the Britannia ocean liner in Southampton . And it wasn’t the only cracker uttered by Philip during the course of their visit. On being introduced to P&O’s Human Resource director, Paula Porter, yesterday, he remarked: ‘Humans are not resources!’ Fortunately the executive took the off-the-cuff comment in her stride, laughing afterwards: ‘I thought it was a very good line. I shall be using it again.’ The Queen, 88, also appeared to be thoroughly enjoying herself, even tapping her feet in time to the music of the Band of the Royal Marines as they played a merry jig before Britannia’s official naming ceremony. Wit: Watching his wife sign an empty picture mount – in which a glossy portrait of the monarch was later placed - the on-form royal remarked waspishly: ‘It’s not a very good likeness, is it?’ Tears of laughter: The Queen chuckled during the ceremony and wiped away a tear of laughter . Nowadays the monarch doesn’t actually have to swing the bottle of bubbly – in this case a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) of English sparkling wine from the Wiston Estate Winery near Pulborough, Sussex – used to christen the boat herself. Instead she discreetly presses a button and the work is done for her. The new mechanised system isn’t entirely foolproof, however. When the bottle struck the side of the ship it exploded with an almighty bang, sending one hefty shard of glass speeding to within a few feet of where the Queen was sitting. Fortunately the forward-thinking people from P&O had erected a plastic screen to protect the elderly sovereign. All the same, it was quite a moment and clearly struck a chord with the guest of honour. When the Queen met a line-up of chefs later, including Marco Pierre White, she referred to the incident exclaiming: ‘It exploded!’ Olly Smith, Britannia’s wine expert, replied: ‘It did, didn’t it, Ma’am? Spectacularly' Round of applause: The Queen cheers during the naming ceremony for Britannia . Having a chat: The Queen enjoys a chat during the naming ceremony for Britannia . Round of applause: The Queen claps as the sixth cruise ship she has sponsored is officially named . Enjoying the sunshine: A dapper Duke of Edinburgh appeared to be enjoying his day in Southampton . Is that you dear? The Duke of Edinburgh flips through the programme and stops at a picture of the Queen . Thankfully, however, some traditions haven’t gone by the wayside. ‘God bless her and all who sail in her,’ the sovereign also said. Surprisingly, Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday, the Queen has only named four civilian ships previously (the QE2 in 1967, Oriana in 1995, Queen Mary 2 in 2004 and Queen Elizabeth in 2010, with the Britannia as the fifth). But the monarch appeared to be thoroughly enjoying herself, chatting nineteen to the dozen with other VIP guests as she toured the vessel. She was heard telling TV chef James Martin, one of a number of celebrity chefs who will be offering classes for passengers: ‘The first time I ever saw white bread was on board the old Queen Elizabeth. It was rather fascinating.’ The ship, which cost its owners £473m to build, is the third P&O Cruises ship to be named Britannia but is easily the largest of the trio, with 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four pools on-board. Britannia was also the name of the Queen's much-loved Royal Yacht which was decommissioned in 1997 under the orders of then Prime Minister Tony Blair. Berthed in Edinburgh's Port of Leith, the ship is now a static tourist attraction but sailed more than 1,000,000 miles during its 40 years in royal service. The new Britannia is expected to rack up a similar number of miles during its own career, although unlike the Queen's yacht, it will host tourists rather than dignitaries. Today, however, dignitaries were the order of the day for the new Britannia, with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh shown around the new ship by a large group of them. Isn't it magnificent? The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen appear to be sharing their observations of the ship . Ready to launch: The Queen presses the button that will launch a bottle of fizz against the ship . Smashing! The Queen smashes a bottle of £24.95 English sparkling wine against the ship . Job done! The bottle of English sparkling wine smashes into hundreds of pieces . Celebration: Red white and blue confetti rains down on the Queen after the bottle is smashed . Sponsor: The Queen is all smiles as she becomes godmother to P&O Cruises' ship Britannia . Magnificent: Britannia is the newest P&O Cruises ship and can carry up to 3,600 people . Gargantuan: The vessel also boasts 15 passenger decks, 13 restaurants and four swimming pools . The Queen is no stranger to cruise ships in any case, having become godmother to no fewer than five - now six, including Britannia. First of the liners launched by the Queen was Cunard's QE2, which was christened in 1967 and made her maiden voyage in 1969. Now permanently moored in Dubai after retiring in 2008, its owners plan to turn it into a floating luxury hotel, although plans for the conversion are currently stalled. Other vessels launched by the Queen include the Oriana in 1995, the Queen Mary 2 in 2004 and Queen Elizabeth, another Cunard ship, in 2010. Well-wishers: The Queen was joined by Darcy Bussell, Anneka Rice and hairdresser Nicky Clarke . Supporter: Chef Marco Pierre White at the event. The P&O vessel features menus created by the famous chef . Enjoying the day: Chef James Martin from Sunday Brunch with a friend at the event . Showing her support: Olympic Champion Sally Gunnell OBE made a rare public appearance at the reception . Royal salute: Comedian Rob Brydon salutes the captain while making a speech at the event . Hope his skills weren't needed! Retired swimming champion Mark Foster attended the event with a friend . Colourful: Entertainment was laid on for the guests, including professional dancers . Perfectly aligned: A marching band was also on hand to provide music . Spectacular scene: Hundreds of VIP guests were invited to watch the ceremony . Although the Queen is godmother to the largest number of vessels, she is not the only member of the royal family to have launched a cruise ship. In 2007, the Duchess of Cornwall launched Cunard's Queen Victoria at Southampton, returning five years later to blow out the candles on its fifth birthday in 2013. The same year saw the Duchess of Cambridge become a ship's godmother for the first time, with the royal, who was making her last public appearance before the birth of Prince George, invited to christen Princess Cruises' Royal Princess. The vast Royal Princess is one of the largest cruise ships ever built and has space for 3,600 guests, as well as an over-water 'Seawalk' which allows travellers to see what's going on below. Other vessels with royal connections include the Navy's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth II, which was launched by Her Majesty in Rosyth with a bottle of whisky last year. The Duchess of Cornwall also has a naval vessel to her name, in her case the high-tech nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Astute. She is also the patron of a Cornish river ferry named the Duchess of Cornwall, which launched in 2008 and plies the waters between Falmouth and St Mawes. Launch: The Duchess of Cambridge has also played godmother to a ship, launching her first in June 2013 . Smashing! Her ship was Princess Cruises' gargantuan Royal Princess, which can carry up to 3,600 people . Royal approval: The Duchess of Cornwall sponsored Cunard's Queen Victoria, launching it in December 2007 . [/INST] The Queen has launched P&O Cruises new ship, Britannia .
Her Majesty christened the ship with a £24.95 bottle of English wine .
The Duke of Edinburgh joined the Queen for the ceremony in Southampton .
He made the comment as his wife signed an empty picture mount .
Britannia is the sixth cruise ship to be christened by Her Majesty .
Camilla and Kate have both played the role of godmother to cruise ships .
The royals have also sponsored several Royal Navy ships and submarines . </s> |
A McDonald's employee has been charged with aggravated battery after he beat a customer so badly that he left him with permanent vision loss. Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly hitting a man in the parking lot of a Chicago location following an argument at the fast-food joint's counter on February 25. After the argument at the restaurant on the Near West Side of the city, Haynes reportedly followed the man out of the store and hit him in the face several times, rupturing his right eyeball,The Chicago Tribune reported. Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly beat a customer in the parking lot of a Chicago McDonald's restaurant after an argument at the counter . Haynes posted this on Facebook two days after he allegedly beat a man in a McDonald's parking lot in February . The victim, whose name and age have not been released, has no vision in his right eye. The man and a witness identified the McDonald's employee. Haynes was arrested at his mother's home last week and charged on Sunday. He is being held on $40,000 bail. Haynes, who has been married for four years and has children, posted several pictures of himself and the Incredible Hulk on social media two days after the alleged attack. One Facebook post read: 'U wouldn't like me when I'm mad..' In a statement, the Chicago McDonald's owner and operator, Ron Lofton, told Daily Mail Online: 'Nothing is more important to me than the safety and well-being of my customers and employees. This was an isolated incident, and the individual in question is no longer employed by my organization. 'We are fully cooperating with the Chicago Police department during their investigation, however, as this is a pending police matter, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.' A customer was reportedly beaten so badly by an employee of this McDonald's (pictured) that he will have permanent vision loss . | Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly beat a customer in the parking lot of a Chicago restaurant .
The victim, whose name and age have not been released, has no vision in his right eye and will be left with permanent damage .
McDonald's had yet to comment on the incident . | d2c6ea08975194b8c4c0d6d9302558c2a6c61d95 | <s>[INST] A McDonald's employee has been charged with aggravated battery after he beat a customer so badly that he left him with permanent vision loss. Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly hitting a man in the parking lot of a Chicago location following an argument at the fast-food joint's counter on February 25. After the argument at the restaurant on the Near West Side of the city, Haynes reportedly followed the man out of the store and hit him in the face several times, rupturing his right eyeball,The Chicago Tribune reported. Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly beat a customer in the parking lot of a Chicago McDonald's restaurant after an argument at the counter . Haynes posted this on Facebook two days after he allegedly beat a man in a McDonald's parking lot in February . The victim, whose name and age have not been released, has no vision in his right eye. The man and a witness identified the McDonald's employee. Haynes was arrested at his mother's home last week and charged on Sunday. He is being held on $40,000 bail. Haynes, who has been married for four years and has children, posted several pictures of himself and the Incredible Hulk on social media two days after the alleged attack. One Facebook post read: 'U wouldn't like me when I'm mad..' In a statement, the Chicago McDonald's owner and operator, Ron Lofton, told Daily Mail Online: 'Nothing is more important to me than the safety and well-being of my customers and employees. This was an isolated incident, and the individual in question is no longer employed by my organization. 'We are fully cooperating with the Chicago Police department during their investigation, however, as this is a pending police matter, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.' A customer was reportedly beaten so badly by an employee of this McDonald's (pictured) that he will have permanent vision loss . [/INST] Darrell Haynes, 35, was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly beat a customer in the parking lot of a Chicago restaurant .
The victim, whose name and age have not been released, has no vision in his right eye and will be left with permanent damage .
McDonald's had yet to comment on the incident . </s> |
(CNN)The case of a Georgia woman, whose execution was postponed for a second time Monday, is once again shining the national spotlight on one of the most fundamental questions we as a nation face: When do we put our own citizens to death? But it's an issue on which this country is all over the place. "As it relates to crimes against individuals ... the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken." That was Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008). You might think at first the Department of Justice isn't listening. After all, the U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses that are punishable by death, and not all of them involve a victim's life being taken. They fall into three main categories: 1) homicide offenses; 2) espionage and treason; and 3) nonhomicidal narcotics offenses. While most of them involve the death of a victim, not all of them do. But what happened to all that "shouldn't expand death penalty to crimes where the victim's life was not taken" language from the Supreme Court? Doesn't the Department of Justice have to listen to the Supreme Court? They do, and they have. The Department of Justice has read the high court's fine print in Kennedy v. Louisiana: "Our concern here is limited to crimes against individual persons. We do not address, for example, crimes defining and punishing treason, espionage, terrorism, and drug kingpin activity, which are offenses against the State. As it relates to crimes against individuals, though, the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken." Ah. As with most things, there are exceptions to the rule -- though reasonable minds may differ on the reasoning behind those exceptions. Apparently, when we are talking about crimes against people, the death penalty should not be expanded to nonhomicide-type crimes. If it's a crime against the state, well, it's game on. After all, treason is one of three crimes mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, so there's a good argument that the federal statute authorizing death for treason is "constitutional" -- because it's actually in the constitution. (Yet another reason why federal court is not a place where defendants want to be -- it's no secret defense attorneys would rather be in state court, where the penalties are less severe and where everything isn't illegal). While it varies from state to state, as a very general proposition, the death penalty is almost universally reserved for the crime of murder. Murder is a subcategory of the broader class of homicide, and death penalty crimes are normally a subcategory of murder. As another very general proposition in the States, murder -- plus something on top that makes it more egregious -- is what will qualify as a capital crime. It would be nice to say that capital murder in the states is always defined as an intentional killing, but even that has exceptions. In fact, in some states, you can be executed for a victim's death even if you didn't actually pull the trigger and even if you never intended a death to result. If you commit an inherently dangerous felony, and a death results, you can be charged with "felony murder," which in some states qualifies you for the death penalty. According to the Supreme Court, this is constitutional, as long as the defendant significantly participated in the felony and was recklessly indifferent to human life. Ultimately, it's nearly impossible to articulate a simple rule for determining which crimes our society deems worthy of the death penalty. Society's view of the death penalty is constantly evolving, and so is the view of appropriate death penalty crimes. As a general rule, horrific murders qualify, but sometimes a nonhomicide crime such as espionage qualifies. If you are in the armed forces, even more crimes can get you executed, such as desertion. That's particularly paradoxical that we might order our military personnel to intentionally kill in times of war and then execute them -- as was the case of Pvt. Eddie Slovik -- for refusing to intentionally participate in the killing. Of course, we have long recognized that military justice requires a degree of martial discipline that the civilian world simply doesn't. While the husband-wife execution of convicted spies (and nonkillers) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were certainly high profile at the time, the modern reality is that every person executed since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 participated in a crime in which a victim died. So what exactly will earn you the death penalty? The message is anything but clear. For crimes against the person, it has to be pretty awful: A killing plus something that makes it even worse than your garden variety homicide. If your crime is against the state, however, the Supreme Court will give the state some leeway in killing citizens. | U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses punishable by death .
Danny Cevallos: Society's view of death penalty is constantly evolving . | 049f3a8916a09c2b3a5c92db140380ccfa201245 | <s>[INST] (CNN)The case of a Georgia woman, whose execution was postponed for a second time Monday, is once again shining the national spotlight on one of the most fundamental questions we as a nation face: When do we put our own citizens to death? But it's an issue on which this country is all over the place. "As it relates to crimes against individuals ... the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken." That was Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008). You might think at first the Department of Justice isn't listening. After all, the U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses that are punishable by death, and not all of them involve a victim's life being taken. They fall into three main categories: 1) homicide offenses; 2) espionage and treason; and 3) nonhomicidal narcotics offenses. While most of them involve the death of a victim, not all of them do. But what happened to all that "shouldn't expand death penalty to crimes where the victim's life was not taken" language from the Supreme Court? Doesn't the Department of Justice have to listen to the Supreme Court? They do, and they have. The Department of Justice has read the high court's fine print in Kennedy v. Louisiana: "Our concern here is limited to crimes against individual persons. We do not address, for example, crimes defining and punishing treason, espionage, terrorism, and drug kingpin activity, which are offenses against the State. As it relates to crimes against individuals, though, the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken." Ah. As with most things, there are exceptions to the rule -- though reasonable minds may differ on the reasoning behind those exceptions. Apparently, when we are talking about crimes against people, the death penalty should not be expanded to nonhomicide-type crimes. If it's a crime against the state, well, it's game on. After all, treason is one of three crimes mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, so there's a good argument that the federal statute authorizing death for treason is "constitutional" -- because it's actually in the constitution. (Yet another reason why federal court is not a place where defendants want to be -- it's no secret defense attorneys would rather be in state court, where the penalties are less severe and where everything isn't illegal). While it varies from state to state, as a very general proposition, the death penalty is almost universally reserved for the crime of murder. Murder is a subcategory of the broader class of homicide, and death penalty crimes are normally a subcategory of murder. As another very general proposition in the States, murder -- plus something on top that makes it more egregious -- is what will qualify as a capital crime. It would be nice to say that capital murder in the states is always defined as an intentional killing, but even that has exceptions. In fact, in some states, you can be executed for a victim's death even if you didn't actually pull the trigger and even if you never intended a death to result. If you commit an inherently dangerous felony, and a death results, you can be charged with "felony murder," which in some states qualifies you for the death penalty. According to the Supreme Court, this is constitutional, as long as the defendant significantly participated in the felony and was recklessly indifferent to human life. Ultimately, it's nearly impossible to articulate a simple rule for determining which crimes our society deems worthy of the death penalty. Society's view of the death penalty is constantly evolving, and so is the view of appropriate death penalty crimes. As a general rule, horrific murders qualify, but sometimes a nonhomicide crime such as espionage qualifies. If you are in the armed forces, even more crimes can get you executed, such as desertion. That's particularly paradoxical that we might order our military personnel to intentionally kill in times of war and then execute them -- as was the case of Pvt. Eddie Slovik -- for refusing to intentionally participate in the killing. Of course, we have long recognized that military justice requires a degree of martial discipline that the civilian world simply doesn't. While the husband-wife execution of convicted spies (and nonkillers) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were certainly high profile at the time, the modern reality is that every person executed since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 participated in a crime in which a victim died. So what exactly will earn you the death penalty? The message is anything but clear. For crimes against the person, it has to be pretty awful: A killing plus something that makes it even worse than your garden variety homicide. If your crime is against the state, however, the Supreme Court will give the state some leeway in killing citizens. [/INST] U.S. federal government lists dozens of capital offenses punishable by death .
Danny Cevallos: Society's view of death penalty is constantly evolving . </s> |
(CNN)Three teenagers from northwest London were released on bail Sunday after their alleged plans to travel to Syria led to their arrest. Two 17-year-olds boys and a 19-year-old man were arrested "on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts," the Metropolitan Police said. The investigation started on Friday, after police learned the two 17-year-olds were missing and were believed to be traveling to Syria. They were traveling with a 19-year-old, police said. British authorities shared intelligence regarding the 17-year-olds with Turkish officials on Friday, and that night, the individuals landed in Istanbul on a flight from Barcelona, Spain, a Turkish official told CNN. The teens were stopped, along with another person who had been regarded as suspicious by Turkish intelligence working at the airport's risk analysis center, which monitors risky flights and runs checks on suspicious passengers trying to enter Turkey. Turkish authorities questioned the teens, the Turkish official said, and the Metropolitan Police said the three arrived back in London shortly before midnight Saturday and were arrested. "When we have intelligence shared with us there is no problem. We stop them and directly deport them. And of course Turkish intelligence is always on the lookout as well," the Turkish official said. Turkey on Thursday arrested a person who worked for an undisclosed nation's intelligence service on suspicion of helping the girls, according to Turkey's foreign minister. On Friday, a Turkish television network aired a video purportedly showing the girls preparing to cross the Turkish border into Syria. CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlin, Arwa Damon and Karen Smith contributed to this report. | Three teens were released on bail in London, where they face terror charges .
Three males -- two of them 17, one of them 19 -- detained by Turkish authorities, police say . | 11322c596b89a74d618e8263b2a60ece7c798280 | <s>[INST] (CNN)Three teenagers from northwest London were released on bail Sunday after their alleged plans to travel to Syria led to their arrest. Two 17-year-olds boys and a 19-year-old man were arrested "on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts," the Metropolitan Police said. The investigation started on Friday, after police learned the two 17-year-olds were missing and were believed to be traveling to Syria. They were traveling with a 19-year-old, police said. British authorities shared intelligence regarding the 17-year-olds with Turkish officials on Friday, and that night, the individuals landed in Istanbul on a flight from Barcelona, Spain, a Turkish official told CNN. The teens were stopped, along with another person who had been regarded as suspicious by Turkish intelligence working at the airport's risk analysis center, which monitors risky flights and runs checks on suspicious passengers trying to enter Turkey. Turkish authorities questioned the teens, the Turkish official said, and the Metropolitan Police said the three arrived back in London shortly before midnight Saturday and were arrested. "When we have intelligence shared with us there is no problem. We stop them and directly deport them. And of course Turkish intelligence is always on the lookout as well," the Turkish official said. Turkey on Thursday arrested a person who worked for an undisclosed nation's intelligence service on suspicion of helping the girls, according to Turkey's foreign minister. On Friday, a Turkish television network aired a video purportedly showing the girls preparing to cross the Turkish border into Syria. CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlin, Arwa Damon and Karen Smith contributed to this report. [/INST] Three teens were released on bail in London, where they face terror charges .
Three males -- two of them 17, one of them 19 -- detained by Turkish authorities, police say . </s> |
Manchester City and Chelsea are set to challenge Manchester United for the services of Gareth Bale this summer. The pressure on Bale at Madrid has intensified in recent weeks and a move back to the Premier League is on the cards. It has been assumed that if Bale does leave Madrid then a move to United is a 'shoo-in'. But both Chelsea and City are in need of attacking stimulus, especially in the context of Champions League football. Gareth Bale is attracting criticism in the Spanish capital and Chelsea and Manchester City are interested . The reality is that it will be how each club manage to finance a £100million deal plus near £300,000-a-week wages and stay within FFP rules. And in the case of Manchester United they have priorities in other areas of the pitch. Chelsea, on the basis of transfer sales and turnover, will have the ability to push the boat out to get Bale. The Blues are also looking to sign Real Madrid centre-half Raphael Varane. Chelsea could demand as much as £20million this summer to let Petr Cech leave the club. In what may well be a merry-go-round of elite goalkeepers this summer, Cech is a target for Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG. Although Cech is now Chelsea’s No 2, he is still just 32. Former Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has urged the Gunners to sign Cech, arguing that he could well be entering the best period of his career. Petr Cech is wanted by a raft of top clubs and Arsenal have been urged to sign him by Jens Lehmann . Liverpool are prepared to play poker with Raheem Sterling and his advisors over a new contract. And the Merseyside club remain convinced they will win. The Reds don’t believe there is genuine, firm interest from clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United as has been reported, as talks over a new £100,000 a week deal have repeatedly stalled. Certainly Liverpool believe that if they slap a £50million-plus price tag on the England forward then none of those clubs would make a move this summer. Raheem Sterling is reportedly wanted by Europe's elite, but Liverpool aren't buying that . Talks on a bumper £1000,000-a-week deal have stalled between Sterling and Liverpool . Indeed the club believe Sterling constantly being linked with a range of 'platinum' clubs is part of a strategy from the player’s camp to force their hand and offer wages of up to £140,000 a week - the sort of level Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were on. But the view of the Liverpool hierarchy is that in stages of progression Sterling does not yet command such a figure in the context of their wage structure nor in how they deal with FFP regulations. The club want Sterling to understand that the current offer is generous, especially given that despite his rapid emergence he has yet to prove himself as a consistent force, and that a new £100,000-a-week five-year deal would have re-negotiation stages built in. The obvious concern of the club is that if they bow to the demands of Sterling’s advisors now, they could have a talented 20-year-old player on their hands who suddenly lacks sufficient motivation and incentive to fulfil his potential. Brendan Rodgers bluntly told Sterling not to wave goodbye to Liverpool . It was telling that manager Brendan Rodgers said pointedly on Saturday: ‘I think it is quite obvious when you look at it is that anyone with his [Sterling’s] best interests at heart knows his best option is to sign a new deal for Liverpool.’ The club also doesn’t want to unsettle the rest of the squad by bowing to Sterling's demands. Liverpool are also relaxed about the situation not least because Sterling’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2017. Sam Allardyce's days are numbered as West Ham manager. The club are set to sever his contract on May 25, the day after the last game of the season against Newcastle. Even if the Hammers have a good end to the season there is no way back for Allardyce whose current contract expires in July. The 3-0 defeat at Arsenal took West Ham's Premier League run to just one win in 12. Sam Allardyce looks aggrieved during West Ham's latest capitulation at the Emirates . The West Ham board still harbour hopes of luring Carlos Tevez to the club next season from Juventus in their last season at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium. The club’s hierarchy see former cult hero Tevez as a platinum signing that can help attract a new fan base. Carlos Tevez is wanted by the Hammers as a marquee signing in their final year at Upton Park . Everton could move for Chelsea’s misfit striker Loic Remy this summer if they decide to cash in on wantaway Romelu Lukaku. Radamel Falcao, as revealed by the Football Grapevine, will not stay at Manchester United beyond this season’s loan deal from Monaco, where indeed the Colombian could well be playing his football again next season. Radamel Falcao could return to Monaco after a frustrating first year in the Premier League . I am hearing . Tottenham’s Danny Rose is set to get an England call-up for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania later this month to prevent him opting to declare for Jamaica. BTW . Luis Suarez last week claimed it was English media which forced him to quit Liverpool last summer and join Barcelona. Utter tosh. The main reason Suarez left Liverpool is because he had been hankering for a dream move to Spain for over a year. And he also wanted to nearly double his salary. Luis suarez looks glum as Liverpool's title hopes evaporate on a crazy night at Selhurst Park last year . Suarez grins from ear to ear as the Uruguayan is turning it on for La Liga leaders Barcelona . Yes the press reported various indiscretions by the Uruguayan, including a race row, a propensity to dive and a habit of assaulting opponents from time to time. That’s part of the job. What did Suarez expect? High fives? Or flowers? Yet for all that, the English press still honoured Suarez last season when the Football Writers Association (FWA) voted him as their player of the year. That’s hardly hounding a player out, is it? I-Say . Jamie Carragher labelled the behaviour of Chelsea players in Champions League defeat by PSG as a ‘disgrace’. Fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness described the manner in which the Chelsea players pressurised referee Bjorn Kuipers to send off Zlatan Ibrahimovic as pathetic. Ibrahimovic called the Chelsea players ‘babies’. I can’t disagree with any of those verdicts. I just found it embarrassing. Yet in the commentary box, Gary Neville almost paid the Chelsea players a compliment by calling them ‘shrewd’. Really? Chelsea players surround Bjorn Kuipers as the Dutch official sends off Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Matches between Manchester United and Tottenham have often been entertaining and full of goals down the years, although this season’s encounter at White Hart Lane ended 0-0. Coral offer 12-1 on the same outcome. For the more adventurous, they offer 50-1 for 3-3. Harry Kane is 6-1 to be first scorer. Shrewd is being clever, not cheating then is it? Does an employee of the Football Association - Neville has a role as England boss Roy Hodgson’s assistant - advocate cheating? Let’s not forget one of the main roles of the FA is to act as custodians of the game, uphold discipline and even offer a moral lead. Once again there would seem a conflict of interest with Neville being an opinionated media pundit AND a senior member of the England coaching staff. After all, do we want to see England players acting in the same pathetic manner, as Souness put it, as the Chelsea players did last week? I think not. | Gareth Bale's suitors now include Chelsea and Manchester City .
Chelsea may put a £20m price tag on Petr Cech .
West Ham want a sensational reunion with Carlos Tevez .
Liverpool are convinced there is no interest from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United in Sterling .
And they will test that theory by slapping on a £50m price tag . | c4c3ba67d28f2831121c79e96c2d18fe7f11a346 | <s>[INST] Manchester City and Chelsea are set to challenge Manchester United for the services of Gareth Bale this summer. The pressure on Bale at Madrid has intensified in recent weeks and a move back to the Premier League is on the cards. It has been assumed that if Bale does leave Madrid then a move to United is a 'shoo-in'. But both Chelsea and City are in need of attacking stimulus, especially in the context of Champions League football. Gareth Bale is attracting criticism in the Spanish capital and Chelsea and Manchester City are interested . The reality is that it will be how each club manage to finance a £100million deal plus near £300,000-a-week wages and stay within FFP rules. And in the case of Manchester United they have priorities in other areas of the pitch. Chelsea, on the basis of transfer sales and turnover, will have the ability to push the boat out to get Bale. The Blues are also looking to sign Real Madrid centre-half Raphael Varane. Chelsea could demand as much as £20million this summer to let Petr Cech leave the club. In what may well be a merry-go-round of elite goalkeepers this summer, Cech is a target for Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG. Although Cech is now Chelsea’s No 2, he is still just 32. Former Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has urged the Gunners to sign Cech, arguing that he could well be entering the best period of his career. Petr Cech is wanted by a raft of top clubs and Arsenal have been urged to sign him by Jens Lehmann . Liverpool are prepared to play poker with Raheem Sterling and his advisors over a new contract. And the Merseyside club remain convinced they will win. The Reds don’t believe there is genuine, firm interest from clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United as has been reported, as talks over a new £100,000 a week deal have repeatedly stalled. Certainly Liverpool believe that if they slap a £50million-plus price tag on the England forward then none of those clubs would make a move this summer. Raheem Sterling is reportedly wanted by Europe's elite, but Liverpool aren't buying that . Talks on a bumper £1000,000-a-week deal have stalled between Sterling and Liverpool . Indeed the club believe Sterling constantly being linked with a range of 'platinum' clubs is part of a strategy from the player’s camp to force their hand and offer wages of up to £140,000 a week - the sort of level Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were on. But the view of the Liverpool hierarchy is that in stages of progression Sterling does not yet command such a figure in the context of their wage structure nor in how they deal with FFP regulations. The club want Sterling to understand that the current offer is generous, especially given that despite his rapid emergence he has yet to prove himself as a consistent force, and that a new £100,000-a-week five-year deal would have re-negotiation stages built in. The obvious concern of the club is that if they bow to the demands of Sterling’s advisors now, they could have a talented 20-year-old player on their hands who suddenly lacks sufficient motivation and incentive to fulfil his potential. Brendan Rodgers bluntly told Sterling not to wave goodbye to Liverpool . It was telling that manager Brendan Rodgers said pointedly on Saturday: ‘I think it is quite obvious when you look at it is that anyone with his [Sterling’s] best interests at heart knows his best option is to sign a new deal for Liverpool.’ The club also doesn’t want to unsettle the rest of the squad by bowing to Sterling's demands. Liverpool are also relaxed about the situation not least because Sterling’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2017. Sam Allardyce's days are numbered as West Ham manager. The club are set to sever his contract on May 25, the day after the last game of the season against Newcastle. Even if the Hammers have a good end to the season there is no way back for Allardyce whose current contract expires in July. The 3-0 defeat at Arsenal took West Ham's Premier League run to just one win in 12. Sam Allardyce looks aggrieved during West Ham's latest capitulation at the Emirates . The West Ham board still harbour hopes of luring Carlos Tevez to the club next season from Juventus in their last season at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium. The club’s hierarchy see former cult hero Tevez as a platinum signing that can help attract a new fan base. Carlos Tevez is wanted by the Hammers as a marquee signing in their final year at Upton Park . Everton could move for Chelsea’s misfit striker Loic Remy this summer if they decide to cash in on wantaway Romelu Lukaku. Radamel Falcao, as revealed by the Football Grapevine, will not stay at Manchester United beyond this season’s loan deal from Monaco, where indeed the Colombian could well be playing his football again next season. Radamel Falcao could return to Monaco after a frustrating first year in the Premier League . I am hearing . Tottenham’s Danny Rose is set to get an England call-up for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania later this month to prevent him opting to declare for Jamaica. BTW . Luis Suarez last week claimed it was English media which forced him to quit Liverpool last summer and join Barcelona. Utter tosh. The main reason Suarez left Liverpool is because he had been hankering for a dream move to Spain for over a year. And he also wanted to nearly double his salary. Luis suarez looks glum as Liverpool's title hopes evaporate on a crazy night at Selhurst Park last year . Suarez grins from ear to ear as the Uruguayan is turning it on for La Liga leaders Barcelona . Yes the press reported various indiscretions by the Uruguayan, including a race row, a propensity to dive and a habit of assaulting opponents from time to time. That’s part of the job. What did Suarez expect? High fives? Or flowers? Yet for all that, the English press still honoured Suarez last season when the Football Writers Association (FWA) voted him as their player of the year. That’s hardly hounding a player out, is it? I-Say . Jamie Carragher labelled the behaviour of Chelsea players in Champions League defeat by PSG as a ‘disgrace’. Fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness described the manner in which the Chelsea players pressurised referee Bjorn Kuipers to send off Zlatan Ibrahimovic as pathetic. Ibrahimovic called the Chelsea players ‘babies’. I can’t disagree with any of those verdicts. I just found it embarrassing. Yet in the commentary box, Gary Neville almost paid the Chelsea players a compliment by calling them ‘shrewd’. Really? Chelsea players surround Bjorn Kuipers as the Dutch official sends off Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Matches between Manchester United and Tottenham have often been entertaining and full of goals down the years, although this season’s encounter at White Hart Lane ended 0-0. Coral offer 12-1 on the same outcome. For the more adventurous, they offer 50-1 for 3-3. Harry Kane is 6-1 to be first scorer. Shrewd is being clever, not cheating then is it? Does an employee of the Football Association - Neville has a role as England boss Roy Hodgson’s assistant - advocate cheating? Let’s not forget one of the main roles of the FA is to act as custodians of the game, uphold discipline and even offer a moral lead. Once again there would seem a conflict of interest with Neville being an opinionated media pundit AND a senior member of the England coaching staff. After all, do we want to see England players acting in the same pathetic manner, as Souness put it, as the Chelsea players did last week? I think not. [/INST] Gareth Bale's suitors now include Chelsea and Manchester City .
Chelsea may put a £20m price tag on Petr Cech .
West Ham want a sensational reunion with Carlos Tevez .
Liverpool are convinced there is no interest from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United in Sterling .
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Amir Khan wants to fight Kell Brook within the next year, paving the way for a spectacular return to Wembley Stadium for British boxing. As recently as Monday Khan was talking down the chances of a grudge match between himself and Britain’s other leading welterweight, who has spent years calling out Khan. But now there appears to be a genuine chance of this fight happening, with Khan saying on Tuesday that a meeting is inevitable, either at the end of this year or in 2016. After Kell Brook's victory over Jo Jo Dan on Saturday, he called out Amir Khan in a post-match interview . Brook demolished Dan in Sheffield, beating him in just four rounds to retain his IBF World Welterweight title . The bargaining tool of Brook’s IBF world title remains a draw for the Bolton fighter, but a major factor has been the public pressure, which has grown enormously since Brook demolished his mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan on Saturday. With that in mind, it remains to be seen how much of what Khan is saying is lip service. Certainly, Brook’s team are waiting for formal talks to start before they get excited about a fight they have long craved and which would surely match Carl Froch’s 2014 rematch with George Groves at Wembley. Khan said: ‘I’d love to go in the ring and fight Kell Brook. It will happen within the next 12 months but I have already given my word to an opponent and I want to be a man of my word. ‘After watching his (Brook’s) last performance, I know I can do a deal, winner takes all. It shows it is not about the money, it is about the pride. It could be his last fight, I would give him that much of a beating.’ Brook, pictured celebrating his win over Dan on Saturday, appears to have got his wish to fight Khan . Khan's last fight came against Devon Alexander in December, whom he beat to take his record to 30-3 . Khan has previously refused a fight with Brook, but now promises it will take place within 12 months . He added: ‘It’s all about timing: if I’ve got a different route and I want to face the likes of the (Floyd) Mayweathers and (Manny) Pacquiaos out there, then Kell Brook will have to wait.’ Khan also tweeted: 'They doing a very good job making the public believe i don't want the fight, trust me i do! Keep building the hype cause winner takes all!' Any plans promoter Eddie Hearn had of staging the fight on June 13 - he has a provisional booking with Wembley - are scuppered by Khan’s claim to have promised a fight to a different opponent. He is expected to announce his next fight this week. Sportsmail understands Khan would have made £4.5million from a June date with Brook, but with the rivalry likely to rumble loudly into 2016 he could take up to £5m. Brook’s camp are in talks with Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez over a summer fight, while WBA regular champion Keith Thurman and Brandon Rios are also possibilities. | Kell Brook beat Jo Jo Dan with considerable ease at the weekend .
Brook's win has increased public appetite to see him fight Amir Khan .
Khan has repeatedly played down the chances of the fight happening .
Now, Khan has given in and promised to fight Brook in the next 12 months .
Khan: Nobody in America has heard of Brook!
CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news . | 28b75da07611ebef3915c69eede62fa1b6e011a0 | <s>[INST] Amir Khan wants to fight Kell Brook within the next year, paving the way for a spectacular return to Wembley Stadium for British boxing. As recently as Monday Khan was talking down the chances of a grudge match between himself and Britain’s other leading welterweight, who has spent years calling out Khan. But now there appears to be a genuine chance of this fight happening, with Khan saying on Tuesday that a meeting is inevitable, either at the end of this year or in 2016. After Kell Brook's victory over Jo Jo Dan on Saturday, he called out Amir Khan in a post-match interview . Brook demolished Dan in Sheffield, beating him in just four rounds to retain his IBF World Welterweight title . The bargaining tool of Brook’s IBF world title remains a draw for the Bolton fighter, but a major factor has been the public pressure, which has grown enormously since Brook demolished his mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan on Saturday. With that in mind, it remains to be seen how much of what Khan is saying is lip service. Certainly, Brook’s team are waiting for formal talks to start before they get excited about a fight they have long craved and which would surely match Carl Froch’s 2014 rematch with George Groves at Wembley. Khan said: ‘I’d love to go in the ring and fight Kell Brook. It will happen within the next 12 months but I have already given my word to an opponent and I want to be a man of my word. ‘After watching his (Brook’s) last performance, I know I can do a deal, winner takes all. It shows it is not about the money, it is about the pride. It could be his last fight, I would give him that much of a beating.’ Brook, pictured celebrating his win over Dan on Saturday, appears to have got his wish to fight Khan . Khan's last fight came against Devon Alexander in December, whom he beat to take his record to 30-3 . Khan has previously refused a fight with Brook, but now promises it will take place within 12 months . He added: ‘It’s all about timing: if I’ve got a different route and I want to face the likes of the (Floyd) Mayweathers and (Manny) Pacquiaos out there, then Kell Brook will have to wait.’ Khan also tweeted: 'They doing a very good job making the public believe i don't want the fight, trust me i do! Keep building the hype cause winner takes all!' Any plans promoter Eddie Hearn had of staging the fight on June 13 - he has a provisional booking with Wembley - are scuppered by Khan’s claim to have promised a fight to a different opponent. He is expected to announce his next fight this week. Sportsmail understands Khan would have made £4.5million from a June date with Brook, but with the rivalry likely to rumble loudly into 2016 he could take up to £5m. Brook’s camp are in talks with Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez over a summer fight, while WBA regular champion Keith Thurman and Brandon Rios are also possibilities. [/INST] Kell Brook beat Jo Jo Dan with considerable ease at the weekend .
Brook's win has increased public appetite to see him fight Amir Khan .
Khan has repeatedly played down the chances of the fight happening .
Now, Khan has given in and promised to fight Brook in the next 12 months .
Khan: Nobody in America has heard of Brook!
CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news . </s> |
South Africa captain AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say much to motivate his team-mates for their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand as he feels they are already in a 'good space'. South Africa enter Tuesday's clash at Eden Park slight favourites after demolishing Sri Lanka by nine wickets, their first World Cup knockout win since their re-integration after apartheid. 'I know the guys are up for it ... I feel the team is in a really good space at a really good time,' De Villiers told reporters at Eden Park on Monday. South Africa captain AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say too much to motivate his team-mates ahead of the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand . South Africa's captain De Villiers speaks to the media ahead of their World Cup semi-final match . 'I will have a look at how the feelings are when we get to the ground. You normally get an indication during the warm-up. 'It's pretty easy to pick up when you have spent a few years with the guys. I know each player individually pretty well. I know what makes them tick and what irritates them, too. Sometimes it's important to irritate them to get the best out of them. 'It's really about just reading the situation and trust your gut. But I don't think I will need to trust my gut too much tomorrow because the guys are up for it.' South Africa lost two of their pool games, including a 29-run defeat by Pakistan at Eden Park. South Africa are preparing for their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Tuesday morning . Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (left) is greeted by De Villiers after South Africa's quarter-final victory . 'We definitely learned some valuable lessons in that game,' De Villiers said. 'It was good to get used to the angles of the field. To have a look back now on reflection, I don't think anything over 230 has ever been chased down here in an ODI. 'So it's maybe not a bad thing to know those little things going into a semi-final and how to go about it, not to panic when you lose a couple of wickets early. 'You can always find your way back on this field and keep fighting because you are never out of it.' | South Africa face New Zealand in the 2015 Cricket World Cup semi-final .
AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say much to motivate his team-mates .
The South Africa captain announced: ''I know the guys are up for it' | 65d4b322a924c834301de22dcc96dad90d1ccd9e | <s>[INST] South Africa captain AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say much to motivate his team-mates for their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand as he feels they are already in a 'good space'. South Africa enter Tuesday's clash at Eden Park slight favourites after demolishing Sri Lanka by nine wickets, their first World Cup knockout win since their re-integration after apartheid. 'I know the guys are up for it ... I feel the team is in a really good space at a really good time,' De Villiers told reporters at Eden Park on Monday. South Africa captain AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say too much to motivate his team-mates ahead of the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand . South Africa's captain De Villiers speaks to the media ahead of their World Cup semi-final match . 'I will have a look at how the feelings are when we get to the ground. You normally get an indication during the warm-up. 'It's pretty easy to pick up when you have spent a few years with the guys. I know each player individually pretty well. I know what makes them tick and what irritates them, too. Sometimes it's important to irritate them to get the best out of them. 'It's really about just reading the situation and trust your gut. But I don't think I will need to trust my gut too much tomorrow because the guys are up for it.' South Africa lost two of their pool games, including a 29-run defeat by Pakistan at Eden Park. South Africa are preparing for their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Tuesday morning . Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (left) is greeted by De Villiers after South Africa's quarter-final victory . 'We definitely learned some valuable lessons in that game,' De Villiers said. 'It was good to get used to the angles of the field. To have a look back now on reflection, I don't think anything over 230 has ever been chased down here in an ODI. 'So it's maybe not a bad thing to know those little things going into a semi-final and how to go about it, not to panic when you lose a couple of wickets early. 'You can always find your way back on this field and keep fighting because you are never out of it.' [/INST] South Africa face New Zealand in the 2015 Cricket World Cup semi-final .
AB de Villiers doubts he will need to say much to motivate his team-mates .
The South Africa captain announced: ''I know the guys are up for it' </s> |
Twitter is reportedly looking at ways to make money by selling people's tweets to other companies. These firms, known as 'data miners', would use the content in the tweets to personalise services from advertisers and marketers online, as well as in the real world. In an interview with The Guardian, Twitter’s data strategy chief Chris Moody said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd, for example. Twitter is reportedly looking at ways to make money by selling people's tweets to companies. These so-called 'data miners' would use content to personalise services. Twitter’s data strategy chief Chris Moody (pictured) said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd, for example . Many websites and services already sell data to third-parties in this way, but Mr Moody wants to expand its potential. He gave one example of a grandparent travelling on a plane to see their newborn grandson. The airline would know of their impending trip from their tweets and when they arrive they would greet the user by name. Twitter's boss recently admitted the social network 'sucks' at dealing with trolls and now the site is making good on its promise to clamp down on these abusive accounts. Reports claim the site will start banning users who violate its rules by tracking email addresses and phone numbers. It also recently added new tools to make it easier for users to report abuse and send these reports to law enforcement. A gift-wrapped rattle would then be on the user's seat. 'You bring your data to us and we will ensure that your customers, if they exist on Twitter - we can provide advertisements to them,' explained the 48-year-old. 'Twitter gives this fascinating ability to understand people in context like we’ve never been able to do before.' He stressed that this would be done anonymously and no private information is shared. Plus, unless tweets are protected, they can be searched for and viewed easily already. As a result there are firms that have developed their own mining software to extract information from tweets. Many websites already sell data to third-parties in this way but Mr Moody wants to expand its potential. He gave an example of a grandparent travelling on a plane to see their newborn grandson. The airline would know of their impending trip from their tweets and when they arrive they would greet the user by name . Mr Moody was previously chief executive at Gnip, a social data provider which Twitter bought in April last year. Gnip delivers more than 5 billion social activities per day and its network of companies includes more than 95 per cent of the Fortune 500. By comparison, Twitter has 288 million monthly active users and figures quoted by The Guardian's Juliette Garside said sales of data on the site amount to around $70 million (£47 million) in revenue each year. | Twitter is said to be looking at ways to make money by selling tweets .
This data could be used by companies known as 'data miners'
They would use it to personalise services from advertisers, for example .
Twitter's data strategy chief Chris Moody said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd . | f4f1537ff363e6ed381606d981324036f2bfe7aa | <s>[INST] Twitter is reportedly looking at ways to make money by selling people's tweets to other companies. These firms, known as 'data miners', would use the content in the tweets to personalise services from advertisers and marketers online, as well as in the real world. In an interview with The Guardian, Twitter’s data strategy chief Chris Moody said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd, for example. Twitter is reportedly looking at ways to make money by selling people's tweets to companies. These so-called 'data miners' would use content to personalise services. Twitter’s data strategy chief Chris Moody (pictured) said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd, for example . Many websites and services already sell data to third-parties in this way, but Mr Moody wants to expand its potential. He gave one example of a grandparent travelling on a plane to see their newborn grandson. The airline would know of their impending trip from their tweets and when they arrive they would greet the user by name. Twitter's boss recently admitted the social network 'sucks' at dealing with trolls and now the site is making good on its promise to clamp down on these abusive accounts. Reports claim the site will start banning users who violate its rules by tracking email addresses and phone numbers. It also recently added new tools to make it easier for users to report abuse and send these reports to law enforcement. A gift-wrapped rattle would then be on the user's seat. 'You bring your data to us and we will ensure that your customers, if they exist on Twitter - we can provide advertisements to them,' explained the 48-year-old. 'Twitter gives this fascinating ability to understand people in context like we’ve never been able to do before.' He stressed that this would be done anonymously and no private information is shared. Plus, unless tweets are protected, they can be searched for and viewed easily already. As a result there are firms that have developed their own mining software to extract information from tweets. Many websites already sell data to third-parties in this way but Mr Moody wants to expand its potential. He gave an example of a grandparent travelling on a plane to see their newborn grandson. The airline would know of their impending trip from their tweets and when they arrive they would greet the user by name . Mr Moody was previously chief executive at Gnip, a social data provider which Twitter bought in April last year. Gnip delivers more than 5 billion social activities per day and its network of companies includes more than 95 per cent of the Fortune 500. By comparison, Twitter has 288 million monthly active users and figures quoted by The Guardian's Juliette Garside said sales of data on the site amount to around $70 million (£47 million) in revenue each year. [/INST] Twitter is said to be looking at ways to make money by selling tweets .
This data could be used by companies known as 'data miners'
They would use it to personalise services from advertisers, for example .
Twitter's data strategy chief Chris Moody said the data could also be used by police to gauge the mood of a football crowd . </s> |
Those who have skied will have experienced the nerve-racking moment a ski lift temporarily stops mid-journey to dangle in the wind above jutting rocks below. But imagine if your lift hadn't stopped because someone was having momentary trouble disembarking at the other end. Imagine if it stopped because a tree had fallen on its cable. Well for a group of skiers enjoying the slopes on a windy day in Val Gardena, Italy that terrifying image came true. Videoed in the cabin suspended some distance above the ground below, the skiers huddle around as they wait to be rescued. A man, who appears to be attached to the top of the cabin via a harness, prises open the door from the outside before climbing inside himself. The video maker captures himself in the frame along with the other skiers waiting to be rescued from the ski lift . Attaching a woman to another harness, the rescuer sends her out of the door and watches over her, feeding the rope through his hands, as she abseils down to safety. A pair of rescuers at the bottom wait with hands outstretched for the woman as she descends. According to one of the people in the cabin, the group were required to wait an hour and a half before they were rescued. After making his way inside the cabin, the rescuer attaches a woman to a harness and begins lowering her safely to the ground . A Helicopter, an ambulance and firefighters were all apparently called to the scene to help with the evacuation. Val Gardena is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is best known for its skiing, woodcarving and rock climbing and was the site of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1970. Rescuers wait below for the woman as she begins abseiling towards the ground in Val Gardena, Italy . | The video shows a rescuer attached to the cabin prising open the doors .
Before attaching a woman to a harness and lowering her to safety .
The skiers were stuck for an hour and a half before they were rescued .
A helicopter, an ambulance and firefighters were all required to help .
The incident occurred on a windy day at Val Gardena in northern Italy . | da4fec83ceda11266f50f501827d9ec4dd863c49 | <s>[INST] Those who have skied will have experienced the nerve-racking moment a ski lift temporarily stops mid-journey to dangle in the wind above jutting rocks below. But imagine if your lift hadn't stopped because someone was having momentary trouble disembarking at the other end. Imagine if it stopped because a tree had fallen on its cable. Well for a group of skiers enjoying the slopes on a windy day in Val Gardena, Italy that terrifying image came true. Videoed in the cabin suspended some distance above the ground below, the skiers huddle around as they wait to be rescued. A man, who appears to be attached to the top of the cabin via a harness, prises open the door from the outside before climbing inside himself. The video maker captures himself in the frame along with the other skiers waiting to be rescued from the ski lift . Attaching a woman to another harness, the rescuer sends her out of the door and watches over her, feeding the rope through his hands, as she abseils down to safety. A pair of rescuers at the bottom wait with hands outstretched for the woman as she descends. According to one of the people in the cabin, the group were required to wait an hour and a half before they were rescued. After making his way inside the cabin, the rescuer attaches a woman to a harness and begins lowering her safely to the ground . A Helicopter, an ambulance and firefighters were all apparently called to the scene to help with the evacuation. Val Gardena is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is best known for its skiing, woodcarving and rock climbing and was the site of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1970. Rescuers wait below for the woman as she begins abseiling towards the ground in Val Gardena, Italy . [/INST] The video shows a rescuer attached to the cabin prising open the doors .
Before attaching a woman to a harness and lowering her to safety .
The skiers were stuck for an hour and a half before they were rescued .
A helicopter, an ambulance and firefighters were all required to help .
The incident occurred on a windy day at Val Gardena in northern Italy . </s> |
Pharmacists will be drafted into GP practices to help ease pressure and combat a shortage of family doctors, under plans to be unveiled today. The proposals could see pharmacists stationed in surgeries to help meet the day-to-day needs of patients with long-term conditions, including diabetes and asthma. Instead of seeing a GP, those patients could be given an appointment with a pharmacist. They would also liaise with hospitals, community pharmacists and care homes to ensure patients received seamless care. Experts said the move would cut the time patients have to wait for appointments, while also addressing the chronic shortage of GPs at a time when there is an oversupply of pharmacists. Pharmacists are to be drafted into GP practices to help ease pressure and combat a shortage of family doctors in the NHS, under new plans . Many GP surgeries already work closely with pharmacists, and the proposals would see them working as part of the general team, in a similar way to practice nurses, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said. Maureen Baker, chairwoman of the RCGP, said a 'hidden army' of pharmacists could provide the solution to the pressures facing family doctors. She said: 'Waiting times for a GP appointment are now a national talking point - and a national cause for concern, not least amongst GPs themselves. 'But, even if we were to get an urgent influx of extra funding and more GPs, we could not turn around the situation overnight due to the length of time it takes to train a GP. 'Yet we already have a 'hidden army' of highly trained pharmacists who could provide a solution. 'Practice-based pharmacists, working as part of the clinical team, would relieve the pressure on GPs and make a huge difference to patient care. 'This isn't about having a pharmacy premises within a surgery, but about making full use of the pharmacist's clinical skills to help patients and the overstretched GP workforce.' GP surgeries are predicted to make 370 million patient consultations this year - 70 million more than five years ago. An ageing population and an increase in those patients needing treatment for long-term and complex conditions, including diabetes and heart disease, is, in part, the cause of the mounting pressure. The RCGP said according to their research, there will be 67 million occasions when patients will have to wait a week or longer to see a GP or practice nurse this year. Pharmacists train for five years, one year less than a doctor and a year more than a nurse. As such, the RCGP, which is being backed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has argued they are ideally placed to treat patients directly within GP practices. The RCGP is calling for general practice funding to be increased to 11 per cent of the NHS budget by 2017 - currently it stands at just over eight per cent. Furthermore, the College is calling for 8,000 more GPs in England by the end of the next Parliament. David Branford, chairman of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English board, said: 'General practice is the foundation of the NHS but it needs proper resourcing and support. Experts said the move would cut the times patients have to wait for appointments, while also addressing the chronic shortage of GPs at a time when there is an oversupply of pharmacists . 'Having a pharmacist as part of the team can make a huge difference to both patients and clinical colleagues. 'Pharmacists should be working in GP practices all over the country. It's a win-win situation for everyone concerned. 'We must be more strategic and change the services on offer to make best use of the NHS workforce. 'Patients deserve access to high quality care and services wherever they live and pharmacists are central to providing this.' Dr Chaand Nagpaul, GP committee chairman at the British Medical Association, said: 'Placing more pharmacists into GP practice teams is a move the BMA has been advocating for some time. 'This proposal has the potential to improve the skills mix in local GP services and raise the number of healthcare professionals on hand to provide help to patients. 'This will be a welcome step forward,given that GP practices are currently under unprecedented strain from rising patient demand and falling resources. 'The implementation of this programme will be key. For it to work properly, there will need to be additional resources to enable enough pharmacists to be placed in GP surgeries. 'A further limiting factor at present is that many GP practices are struggling because their buildings are inadequate or don't have space to expand staffing.' | Pharmacists could be stationed in GP surgeries to help treat patients .
Those with long-term conditions like asthma and diabetes could benefit .
There is currently a shortage of GPs but an oversupply of pharmacists .
Experts say the move would cut patient waiting times for appointments . | 391e60b39dd9b9c69f80564652b410d481120b27 | <s>[INST] Pharmacists will be drafted into GP practices to help ease pressure and combat a shortage of family doctors, under plans to be unveiled today. The proposals could see pharmacists stationed in surgeries to help meet the day-to-day needs of patients with long-term conditions, including diabetes and asthma. Instead of seeing a GP, those patients could be given an appointment with a pharmacist. They would also liaise with hospitals, community pharmacists and care homes to ensure patients received seamless care. Experts said the move would cut the time patients have to wait for appointments, while also addressing the chronic shortage of GPs at a time when there is an oversupply of pharmacists. Pharmacists are to be drafted into GP practices to help ease pressure and combat a shortage of family doctors in the NHS, under new plans . Many GP surgeries already work closely with pharmacists, and the proposals would see them working as part of the general team, in a similar way to practice nurses, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said. Maureen Baker, chairwoman of the RCGP, said a 'hidden army' of pharmacists could provide the solution to the pressures facing family doctors. She said: 'Waiting times for a GP appointment are now a national talking point - and a national cause for concern, not least amongst GPs themselves. 'But, even if we were to get an urgent influx of extra funding and more GPs, we could not turn around the situation overnight due to the length of time it takes to train a GP. 'Yet we already have a 'hidden army' of highly trained pharmacists who could provide a solution. 'Practice-based pharmacists, working as part of the clinical team, would relieve the pressure on GPs and make a huge difference to patient care. 'This isn't about having a pharmacy premises within a surgery, but about making full use of the pharmacist's clinical skills to help patients and the overstretched GP workforce.' GP surgeries are predicted to make 370 million patient consultations this year - 70 million more than five years ago. An ageing population and an increase in those patients needing treatment for long-term and complex conditions, including diabetes and heart disease, is, in part, the cause of the mounting pressure. The RCGP said according to their research, there will be 67 million occasions when patients will have to wait a week or longer to see a GP or practice nurse this year. Pharmacists train for five years, one year less than a doctor and a year more than a nurse. As such, the RCGP, which is being backed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has argued they are ideally placed to treat patients directly within GP practices. The RCGP is calling for general practice funding to be increased to 11 per cent of the NHS budget by 2017 - currently it stands at just over eight per cent. Furthermore, the College is calling for 8,000 more GPs in England by the end of the next Parliament. David Branford, chairman of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English board, said: 'General practice is the foundation of the NHS but it needs proper resourcing and support. Experts said the move would cut the times patients have to wait for appointments, while also addressing the chronic shortage of GPs at a time when there is an oversupply of pharmacists . 'Having a pharmacist as part of the team can make a huge difference to both patients and clinical colleagues. 'Pharmacists should be working in GP practices all over the country. It's a win-win situation for everyone concerned. 'We must be more strategic and change the services on offer to make best use of the NHS workforce. 'Patients deserve access to high quality care and services wherever they live and pharmacists are central to providing this.' Dr Chaand Nagpaul, GP committee chairman at the British Medical Association, said: 'Placing more pharmacists into GP practice teams is a move the BMA has been advocating for some time. 'This proposal has the potential to improve the skills mix in local GP services and raise the number of healthcare professionals on hand to provide help to patients. 'This will be a welcome step forward,given that GP practices are currently under unprecedented strain from rising patient demand and falling resources. 'The implementation of this programme will be key. For it to work properly, there will need to be additional resources to enable enough pharmacists to be placed in GP surgeries. 'A further limiting factor at present is that many GP practices are struggling because their buildings are inadequate or don't have space to expand staffing.' [/INST] Pharmacists could be stationed in GP surgeries to help treat patients .
Those with long-term conditions like asthma and diabetes could benefit .
There is currently a shortage of GPs but an oversupply of pharmacists .
Experts say the move would cut patient waiting times for appointments . </s> |
(CNN)The Salvation Army in South Africa is using #thedress to spread a different kind of message about the colors black and blue. The organization is using the viral sensation to spread awareness about domestic violence. An ad shows a model wearing a white and gold dress resembling the one that caused an Internet meltdown last week as people debated whether the garment wasn't actually black and blue instead. The model also sports bruises on her face and body. The caption reads "Why is it so hard to see black and blue? The only illusion is if you think it was her choice." The ad has received mostly positive response. The dress, which is sold by the British company Roman, is actually black and blue. Julia Haller, the ophthalmologist-in-chief at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, explained that different people saw different colors because eyes perceive colors in a slightly different way, based on genes. | #thedress was an Internet sensation: Is it blue and black or white and gold?
The Salvation Army in South Africa is using it to raise awareness .
The reaction has been mostly positive . | e3e023362d6b02ff98eaa7b9608655a3519a0001 | <s>[INST] (CNN)The Salvation Army in South Africa is using #thedress to spread a different kind of message about the colors black and blue. The organization is using the viral sensation to spread awareness about domestic violence. An ad shows a model wearing a white and gold dress resembling the one that caused an Internet meltdown last week as people debated whether the garment wasn't actually black and blue instead. The model also sports bruises on her face and body. The caption reads "Why is it so hard to see black and blue? The only illusion is if you think it was her choice." The ad has received mostly positive response. The dress, which is sold by the British company Roman, is actually black and blue. Julia Haller, the ophthalmologist-in-chief at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, explained that different people saw different colors because eyes perceive colors in a slightly different way, based on genes. [/INST] #thedress was an Internet sensation: Is it blue and black or white and gold?
The Salvation Army in South Africa is using it to raise awareness .
The reaction has been mostly positive . </s> |
Four Georgia teens are under arrest after stealing a goat so one boy could allegedly use it in a prom proposal. Georgia police say the teens were busted and charged with livestock theft after the homeowner called 911 to report suspicious activity. A witness said they saw four men on the property and two suspicious vehicles parked outside. Scroll down for video . Four Georgia teens allegedly stole a goat so one boy could allegedly use it in a prom proposal . Three teens were busted for the theft along with a fourth unidentified 16-year-old who'll face juvenile charges . The homeowner confronted the boys, telling cops that 'the males looked like they had something large in their hands that they were loading into one of the trucks,' The Smoking Gun reports. Police later stopped a vehicle matching the description given by the homeowner, finding a goat inside. My Fox Atlanta reports the goat, named Chip, was the property of the homeowner's neighbor. Jacob Michels, 17, told police he wanted the animal 'because he thought he would ask a girl to the prom by saying, ‘Would you goat with me to prom?’' The boys were spotted by a neighbor across the street as the made off with the goat . Michels was handcuffed along with fellow 17-year-olds Walker Boston and Brendan Lawle . A fourth teen, 16, was not identified as he faces juvenile charges. 'Well, you know, it's quite possible that these teens didn't realize the severity of what they were doing,' Milton Police Captain Shawn McCarty told reporters. 'Apparently, this was supposed to be a prank.' | Jacob Michels, 17, told police he wanted the animal 'because he thought he would ask a girl to the prom by saying, ‘Would you goat with me to prom?’'
Michels was handcuffed along with fellow 17-year-olds Walker Boston and Brendan Lawle as well as one unidentified 16-year-old .
Boys face livestock theft charges . | 9886648ad3570e039e2f07fec93511ff268655fe | <s>[INST] Four Georgia teens are under arrest after stealing a goat so one boy could allegedly use it in a prom proposal. Georgia police say the teens were busted and charged with livestock theft after the homeowner called 911 to report suspicious activity. A witness said they saw four men on the property and two suspicious vehicles parked outside. Scroll down for video . Four Georgia teens allegedly stole a goat so one boy could allegedly use it in a prom proposal . Three teens were busted for the theft along with a fourth unidentified 16-year-old who'll face juvenile charges . The homeowner confronted the boys, telling cops that 'the males looked like they had something large in their hands that they were loading into one of the trucks,' The Smoking Gun reports. Police later stopped a vehicle matching the description given by the homeowner, finding a goat inside. My Fox Atlanta reports the goat, named Chip, was the property of the homeowner's neighbor. Jacob Michels, 17, told police he wanted the animal 'because he thought he would ask a girl to the prom by saying, ‘Would you goat with me to prom?’' The boys were spotted by a neighbor across the street as the made off with the goat . Michels was handcuffed along with fellow 17-year-olds Walker Boston and Brendan Lawle . A fourth teen, 16, was not identified as he faces juvenile charges. 'Well, you know, it's quite possible that these teens didn't realize the severity of what they were doing,' Milton Police Captain Shawn McCarty told reporters. 'Apparently, this was supposed to be a prank.' [/INST] Jacob Michels, 17, told police he wanted the animal 'because he thought he would ask a girl to the prom by saying, ‘Would you goat with me to prom?’'
Michels was handcuffed along with fellow 17-year-olds Walker Boston and Brendan Lawle as well as one unidentified 16-year-old .
Boys face livestock theft charges . </s> |
Britain is prepared to take its sanctions against Russia to a ‘whole different level’ if Vladimir Putin ramps up his aggression, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said the Russian president has ‘ripped up’ the rule book and could not expect still to have access to international markets and finance. He said the West must be prepared to ‘settle in for a long and determined position’ against the Moscow government and that further incursions into Ukraine should be punished. David Cameron, pictured left, has said Britain is prepared to take its sanctions against Russia to a ‘whole different level’ if Vladimir Putin, pictured right, ramps up his aggression . Mr Cameron told the Wall Street Journal: ‘If Russia is going to rip up the rule book of the 21st century and destabilise a sovereign country, then the rest of the world should be prepared to say to Russia, well you can’t rip up one part of the international rule book while still having access to international markets, international finance, international systems.’ On continuing tensions in Ukraine, Mr Cameron said leaders had agreed to implement tougher sanctions against Russia if the ceasefire fails. Despite last month’s ceasefire, violence has continued to flare up across the region. Mr Cameron also reiterated his commitment to hold an in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union in 2017. While he believes the ‘right answer’ is for Britain to remain in the EU, Mr Cameron said he accepted that the country might vote to leave. He added: ‘You can’t stay in an organisation if your employer, the British public, doesn’t consent to it.’ Cameron, pictured left, said Putin, pictured right, had 'ripped up' the rule book and could not expect access to international markets and finance . The conflict in the east of Ukraine has plunged ties between Russia and the West to Cold War-era lows as Kiev, along with the US and the EU, say they have evidence that Moscow is arming the rebels and boosting their ranks with regular army soldiers. Russia has denied the accusations. The threat of an immediate cut to the gas supply from Russia to Ukraine was averted yesterday. Russian gas exporter Gazprom said it had received a prepayment that was enough to cover about five days of supply. | David Cameron says Russian president has 'ripped up' the rule book .
Says Putin could not expect access to international markets and finance .
PM says further incursions into Ukraine by Russia should be punished . | c96086c30376c7a159be44ab346db0cfeacfcbeb | <s>[INST] Britain is prepared to take its sanctions against Russia to a ‘whole different level’ if Vladimir Putin ramps up his aggression, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said the Russian president has ‘ripped up’ the rule book and could not expect still to have access to international markets and finance. He said the West must be prepared to ‘settle in for a long and determined position’ against the Moscow government and that further incursions into Ukraine should be punished. David Cameron, pictured left, has said Britain is prepared to take its sanctions against Russia to a ‘whole different level’ if Vladimir Putin, pictured right, ramps up his aggression . Mr Cameron told the Wall Street Journal: ‘If Russia is going to rip up the rule book of the 21st century and destabilise a sovereign country, then the rest of the world should be prepared to say to Russia, well you can’t rip up one part of the international rule book while still having access to international markets, international finance, international systems.’ On continuing tensions in Ukraine, Mr Cameron said leaders had agreed to implement tougher sanctions against Russia if the ceasefire fails. Despite last month’s ceasefire, violence has continued to flare up across the region. Mr Cameron also reiterated his commitment to hold an in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union in 2017. While he believes the ‘right answer’ is for Britain to remain in the EU, Mr Cameron said he accepted that the country might vote to leave. He added: ‘You can’t stay in an organisation if your employer, the British public, doesn’t consent to it.’ Cameron, pictured left, said Putin, pictured right, had 'ripped up' the rule book and could not expect access to international markets and finance . The conflict in the east of Ukraine has plunged ties between Russia and the West to Cold War-era lows as Kiev, along with the US and the EU, say they have evidence that Moscow is arming the rebels and boosting their ranks with regular army soldiers. Russia has denied the accusations. The threat of an immediate cut to the gas supply from Russia to Ukraine was averted yesterday. Russian gas exporter Gazprom said it had received a prepayment that was enough to cover about five days of supply. [/INST] David Cameron says Russian president has 'ripped up' the rule book .
Says Putin could not expect access to international markets and finance .
PM says further incursions into Ukraine by Russia should be punished . </s> |
A student is fundraising for children with cancer after he defied medical odds by beating a brain tumour three times. Chandos Green, a student at Chichester University, West Sussex, must still have annual MRI scans after he endured three risky surgeries merely to survive to the age of 19. And now, just months after his last operation, he is already training for the 2015 London Marathon in the hope he can raise thousands for the charity Children With Cancer UK. Survivor: Chandos Green, 19, who has battled a life-threatening tumour three times. Right shows the scar on his head from his most-recent operation to remove the tumour at Southampton General Hospital . Fighter: Despite surviving his last brush with death less than a year ago, Chichester University student Mr Green is now training to run the London Marathon this year to raise money for a cancer charity . Speaking of his latest brush with death - only averted when surgeons removed a golf ball-sized tumour - Mr Green said: 'I remember asking the surgeon if I was going to die and I broke down when I was going under the anaesthetic. 'Luckily I was fine and managed to beat the tumour once again. But the operation made me realise that life can be short.' Mr Green, from Bournemouth, Dorset, appeared to be a healthy toddler until, at the age of three, he began suffering dizzy spells and falling over unexpectedly. After his worried mother took him to see their family doctor, her son was referred to Poole hospital where specialists diagnosed a brain tumour. Brain surgeons at Southampton General Hospital were able to remove most of the tumour, but were unable to take out parts that were close to Mr Green's motor neurons - the essential circuits that connect the brain to the muscles. Mr Green remembered: 'When they discovered the tumour I was still really young but I remember being in the hospital and being confused by it all. 'I recovered quickly from the operation and managed to start school but that's when the problems started. 'Initially people didn't say anything about my scars but then people kept coming up to me and asking what happened to my head. 'They began to notice the tumour had given me a limp and I had lost movement in my left wrist.' Fighting for his life: A picture of Mr Green aged three recovering from the first of his operations to remove the tumour in his brain. It was diagnosed after he began suffering dizzy spells and falling over . Tests: Mr Green aged five. Despite the success of Mr Green's first operation, his symptoms soon returned and he was forced to undergo a second operation at the age of six to again remove his brain tumour . Recovery: Mr Green aged six, following his second operation. He remained cancer free for the next 13 years until he enrolled at Chichester University, when the familiar symptoms began to reappear . With the same symptoms reappearing just a couple of years after his first fight with the tumour, a new MRI scan showed Mr Green's tumour had regrown. Aged just six, he was once again forced to go under the surgeon's knife for a risky operation to remove the growth and save his life. Again he recovered and returned to school. But this time he fell victim to cruel classroom bullies who dubbed him 'tumour boy'. Despite the taunts, Mr Green rebuilt his life, enjoying a normal adolescence and completing his GCSEs and A-levels. But when he enrolled at Chichester to begin his degree, all-too-familiar symptoms began to return. 'I started studying social work and the beginning of it was great until I started to get headaches. 'One day when I woke up early to go on a trip and I fainted in my room and woke up three hours later. 'It was then that I realised that something wasn't right and I went to the hospital to get some checks done.' Just a day after his 19th birthday, Chandos received the devastating news he would have to battle the life-threatening disease for a third time. 'I was now old enough to fully understand what was going on and I was so scared going into the operation,' he said. Steve Clifford, a Professor of Molecular Paediatric Oncology at Newcastle University, said: 'It is possible that some brain tumours may return some time after they were first treated. 'However it is rare for a brain tumour return three times, especially when the individual's lay dormant for 12 years.' | Chandos Green survived brain surgery at three, six and 19 years old .
Just months after his last brush with death, he is training for a marathon .
The keen runner hopes to raise money for a children's cancer charity . | a8dd8c2c6019b6b5c2d0aa0614823ba6cee1062f | <s>[INST] A student is fundraising for children with cancer after he defied medical odds by beating a brain tumour three times. Chandos Green, a student at Chichester University, West Sussex, must still have annual MRI scans after he endured three risky surgeries merely to survive to the age of 19. And now, just months after his last operation, he is already training for the 2015 London Marathon in the hope he can raise thousands for the charity Children With Cancer UK. Survivor: Chandos Green, 19, who has battled a life-threatening tumour three times. Right shows the scar on his head from his most-recent operation to remove the tumour at Southampton General Hospital . Fighter: Despite surviving his last brush with death less than a year ago, Chichester University student Mr Green is now training to run the London Marathon this year to raise money for a cancer charity . Speaking of his latest brush with death - only averted when surgeons removed a golf ball-sized tumour - Mr Green said: 'I remember asking the surgeon if I was going to die and I broke down when I was going under the anaesthetic. 'Luckily I was fine and managed to beat the tumour once again. But the operation made me realise that life can be short.' Mr Green, from Bournemouth, Dorset, appeared to be a healthy toddler until, at the age of three, he began suffering dizzy spells and falling over unexpectedly. After his worried mother took him to see their family doctor, her son was referred to Poole hospital where specialists diagnosed a brain tumour. Brain surgeons at Southampton General Hospital were able to remove most of the tumour, but were unable to take out parts that were close to Mr Green's motor neurons - the essential circuits that connect the brain to the muscles. Mr Green remembered: 'When they discovered the tumour I was still really young but I remember being in the hospital and being confused by it all. 'I recovered quickly from the operation and managed to start school but that's when the problems started. 'Initially people didn't say anything about my scars but then people kept coming up to me and asking what happened to my head. 'They began to notice the tumour had given me a limp and I had lost movement in my left wrist.' Fighting for his life: A picture of Mr Green aged three recovering from the first of his operations to remove the tumour in his brain. It was diagnosed after he began suffering dizzy spells and falling over . Tests: Mr Green aged five. Despite the success of Mr Green's first operation, his symptoms soon returned and he was forced to undergo a second operation at the age of six to again remove his brain tumour . Recovery: Mr Green aged six, following his second operation. He remained cancer free for the next 13 years until he enrolled at Chichester University, when the familiar symptoms began to reappear . With the same symptoms reappearing just a couple of years after his first fight with the tumour, a new MRI scan showed Mr Green's tumour had regrown. Aged just six, he was once again forced to go under the surgeon's knife for a risky operation to remove the growth and save his life. Again he recovered and returned to school. But this time he fell victim to cruel classroom bullies who dubbed him 'tumour boy'. Despite the taunts, Mr Green rebuilt his life, enjoying a normal adolescence and completing his GCSEs and A-levels. But when he enrolled at Chichester to begin his degree, all-too-familiar symptoms began to return. 'I started studying social work and the beginning of it was great until I started to get headaches. 'One day when I woke up early to go on a trip and I fainted in my room and woke up three hours later. 'It was then that I realised that something wasn't right and I went to the hospital to get some checks done.' Just a day after his 19th birthday, Chandos received the devastating news he would have to battle the life-threatening disease for a third time. 'I was now old enough to fully understand what was going on and I was so scared going into the operation,' he said. Steve Clifford, a Professor of Molecular Paediatric Oncology at Newcastle University, said: 'It is possible that some brain tumours may return some time after they were first treated. 'However it is rare for a brain tumour return three times, especially when the individual's lay dormant for 12 years.' [/INST] Chandos Green survived brain surgery at three, six and 19 years old .
Just months after his last brush with death, he is training for a marathon .
The keen runner hopes to raise money for a children's cancer charity . </s> |
This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to the 'perfect couple' who were killed in a tragic crash with a banned driver. Drug addict Nicholas Lovell was speeding in his Citroen Picasso when he ploughed into Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30. The couple, who had been riding the bike on the way to visit friends in Hanham, Bristol, were pronounced dead at the scene. This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to 'perfect couple' Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30, who were tragically killed by a banned driver . Mr and Mrs Simons were killed almost instantly when drug addict Nicholas Lovell's speeding Citroen Picasso ploughed into them . Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths. Now relatives of the Simons have released the dramatic picture of the aftermath of the crash as part of their campaign for tougher sentences for banned drivers. It shows how the car snapped the bike clean in half, with the front half getting lodged in the grille. Heroin addict Lovell, 38, had crashed into the couple as he tried to outrun police - with a 16 month old baby and 12-year-old in his vehicle. A court hearing in May 2013 heard that he then left them dying by the side of the road and while awaiting sentencing bragged to other inmates that he would get away 'with four years'. The couple's tandem bike, which they had been riding at the time of the crash, was snapped clean in half by the force of the crash . Jailing Lovell at Bristol Crown Court in May 2013, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said: 'This is the worst example one could imagine of this sort of offence. 'You have a serious drug problem but your deep selfishness and disregard for others is breathtaking.' His partner Louise Cox, 35, was jailed for twelve months for trying to cover up the fact he was illegally driving her Citroen Picasso. Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths . Lovell pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving and was given the maximum possible sentence under current guidelines. But Ross and Clare's family reckon he will be released after five years - meaning he will serve just two-and-a-half years for each life he took. On Thursday, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling visited the site with local Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore and the family to discuss further changes and lay flowers. One potential change includes making sure sentences for multiple deaths are served one after the other, instead of at the same time. Mr Grayling said: 'I don't like the idea of people like this coming out half way through the sentence. 'It is shocking to walk here in a normal suburban street and see what can happen. I can only imagine the trauma and turmoil the family must have been through.' Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths. She thanked Mr Skidmore, who has supported the Justice for Ross and Clare campaign from the start. Mr Skidmore said: 'We have fought the campaign to get laws changed, which could already prevent future deaths but we want to go further. 'We want to keep this at the top of the agenda for whoever is in government to increase maximum sentences further.' The crash happened in Hanham, Bristol, near the couple's home in January 2013. In the run up to the collision a police officer in a patrol car recognised Lovell behind the wheel and knew he was banned. The scene in Bristol where tandem cyclists Ross and Clare Simons died after they were hit by Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions . Lovell failed to stop when the officer switched on his blue light, disappearing from view. Witnesses had described Lovell driving as 'exceptionally erratic, fast and dangerous'- with the speedo hitting 60mph- before they heard a 'loud, horrendous bang.' The court heard that Lovell was seen getting out of the steaming wreckage, followed by Cox who was cradling her baby. But the force of the impact instantly killed Ross and Clare, from Staple Hill, Bristol and left their new tandem bike in three pieces. Lovell fled the scene and left lying Cox to tell police a mystery man in a red sweater had been driving, leading detectives on a wild goose chase before Lovell handed himself in the next day when traces of drugs were found in his body. Despite finally pleading guilty, Lovell has never apologised for causing the couple's death. He also admitted driving while disqualified. Fifteen years ago Lovell warned he would either kill or be killed through his reckless driving. Piles of tributes were left to the popular couple and now their family have been campaigning for tougher sentences for banned drivers . Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths . He already had 13 convictions for driving whilst disqualified since 1991 and a further four for dangerous driving since 1995 before he killed Ross and Clare. In one incident he tried to escape police by driving through a subway. On another he sped along a pavement forcing people to leap out of his way. His warning about killing came in 1998 after a 70mph head-on crash with another car in Bristol when he was high on drugs. Lovell only stopped then when his clapped-out Rover lost a wheel. In addition, Lovell has been repeatedly jailed for violent crimes to fuel his lifelong heroin habit. In 2003 he was jailed for five years for an armed robbery at a shop, while in 2006 - within weeks of being released - he committed an aggravated burglary and got another 12 months in prison. In 2009 he was given yet another ban for dangerous driving - but each time he has simply ignored the courts and carried on as before. In sharp contrast, Ross and Clare were described as ‘a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils at the scene of their. Family described Ross and Clare as ‘a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils and left tributes to the pair . Ross' sister Kelly Woodruff said at the time of court case: 'They were two amazing people and so, so loved. To have them taken away from us is heart-wrenching. 'They were the perfect couple. They loved each other unconditionally, they were made for each other.' Ross' father Edwin Simons had added: 'He is going to serve three years for each of our children's lives. 'With his considerable history it needs looking into because this has gone on for years and years.' Kelly Woodruff, Ross' sister said in 2013: 'The people who took their lives will never understand what they have taken away from us and have never shown remorse. 'We and those close to Ross and Clare have been given life sentences. 'We are all truly devastated by the loss. If these individuals had thought before getting behind the wheel, Ross and Clare’s deaths would have been avoided and they would still be with us today.' | Ross and Clare Simons were killed when their tandem bike was hit by a car .
Banned driver Nicholas Lovell ploughed into them in a speeding Citroen .
Lovell- who has 69 previous convictions- was jailed for ten-and-a-half years .
Simons' family released crash picture in campaign for tougher sentences . | 7aff07733b1b04047a773139c7bd0aee5bfe3275 | <s>[INST] This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to the 'perfect couple' who were killed in a tragic crash with a banned driver. Drug addict Nicholas Lovell was speeding in his Citroen Picasso when he ploughed into Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30. The couple, who had been riding the bike on the way to visit friends in Hanham, Bristol, were pronounced dead at the scene. This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to 'perfect couple' Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30, who were tragically killed by a banned driver . Mr and Mrs Simons were killed almost instantly when drug addict Nicholas Lovell's speeding Citroen Picasso ploughed into them . Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths. Now relatives of the Simons have released the dramatic picture of the aftermath of the crash as part of their campaign for tougher sentences for banned drivers. It shows how the car snapped the bike clean in half, with the front half getting lodged in the grille. Heroin addict Lovell, 38, had crashed into the couple as he tried to outrun police - with a 16 month old baby and 12-year-old in his vehicle. A court hearing in May 2013 heard that he then left them dying by the side of the road and while awaiting sentencing bragged to other inmates that he would get away 'with four years'. The couple's tandem bike, which they had been riding at the time of the crash, was snapped clean in half by the force of the crash . Jailing Lovell at Bristol Crown Court in May 2013, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said: 'This is the worst example one could imagine of this sort of offence. 'You have a serious drug problem but your deep selfishness and disregard for others is breathtaking.' His partner Louise Cox, 35, was jailed for twelve months for trying to cover up the fact he was illegally driving her Citroen Picasso. Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths . Lovell pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving and was given the maximum possible sentence under current guidelines. But Ross and Clare's family reckon he will be released after five years - meaning he will serve just two-and-a-half years for each life he took. On Thursday, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling visited the site with local Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore and the family to discuss further changes and lay flowers. One potential change includes making sure sentences for multiple deaths are served one after the other, instead of at the same time. Mr Grayling said: 'I don't like the idea of people like this coming out half way through the sentence. 'It is shocking to walk here in a normal suburban street and see what can happen. I can only imagine the trauma and turmoil the family must have been through.' Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths. She thanked Mr Skidmore, who has supported the Justice for Ross and Clare campaign from the start. Mr Skidmore said: 'We have fought the campaign to get laws changed, which could already prevent future deaths but we want to go further. 'We want to keep this at the top of the agenda for whoever is in government to increase maximum sentences further.' The crash happened in Hanham, Bristol, near the couple's home in January 2013. In the run up to the collision a police officer in a patrol car recognised Lovell behind the wheel and knew he was banned. The scene in Bristol where tandem cyclists Ross and Clare Simons died after they were hit by Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions . Lovell failed to stop when the officer switched on his blue light, disappearing from view. Witnesses had described Lovell driving as 'exceptionally erratic, fast and dangerous'- with the speedo hitting 60mph- before they heard a 'loud, horrendous bang.' The court heard that Lovell was seen getting out of the steaming wreckage, followed by Cox who was cradling her baby. But the force of the impact instantly killed Ross and Clare, from Staple Hill, Bristol and left their new tandem bike in three pieces. Lovell fled the scene and left lying Cox to tell police a mystery man in a red sweater had been driving, leading detectives on a wild goose chase before Lovell handed himself in the next day when traces of drugs were found in his body. Despite finally pleading guilty, Lovell has never apologised for causing the couple's death. He also admitted driving while disqualified. Fifteen years ago Lovell warned he would either kill or be killed through his reckless driving. Piles of tributes were left to the popular couple and now their family have been campaigning for tougher sentences for banned drivers . Kelly Woodruff, 33, Ross's sister, said the family would continue to fight for tougher laws in the hope of preventing future deaths . He already had 13 convictions for driving whilst disqualified since 1991 and a further four for dangerous driving since 1995 before he killed Ross and Clare. In one incident he tried to escape police by driving through a subway. On another he sped along a pavement forcing people to leap out of his way. His warning about killing came in 1998 after a 70mph head-on crash with another car in Bristol when he was high on drugs. Lovell only stopped then when his clapped-out Rover lost a wheel. In addition, Lovell has been repeatedly jailed for violent crimes to fuel his lifelong heroin habit. In 2003 he was jailed for five years for an armed robbery at a shop, while in 2006 - within weeks of being released - he committed an aggravated burglary and got another 12 months in prison. In 2009 he was given yet another ban for dangerous driving - but each time he has simply ignored the courts and carried on as before. In sharp contrast, Ross and Clare were described as ‘a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils at the scene of their. Family described Ross and Clare as ‘a perfect couple' by relatives who held candlelit vigils and left tributes to the pair . Ross' sister Kelly Woodruff said at the time of court case: 'They were two amazing people and so, so loved. To have them taken away from us is heart-wrenching. 'They were the perfect couple. They loved each other unconditionally, they were made for each other.' Ross' father Edwin Simons had added: 'He is going to serve three years for each of our children's lives. 'With his considerable history it needs looking into because this has gone on for years and years.' Kelly Woodruff, Ross' sister said in 2013: 'The people who took their lives will never understand what they have taken away from us and have never shown remorse. 'We and those close to Ross and Clare have been given life sentences. 'We are all truly devastated by the loss. If these individuals had thought before getting behind the wheel, Ross and Clare’s deaths would have been avoided and they would still be with us today.' [/INST] Ross and Clare Simons were killed when their tandem bike was hit by a car .
Banned driver Nicholas Lovell ploughed into them in a speeding Citroen .
Lovell- who has 69 previous convictions- was jailed for ten-and-a-half years .
Simons' family released crash picture in campaign for tougher sentences . </s> |
Steven Naismith has refused to rule out a return to Rangers in the future. The 28-year-old Scotland forward signed for Everton in July 2012 after the troubled Ibrox club were on their way to liquidation and before they re-emerged at the bottom tier of Scottish football. Another player who joined the exodus out of Govan that summer was striker Kyle Lafferty. Everton forward Steven Naismith (right) has refused to rule out returning to Rangers in the future . Naismith promotes cheap ticket prices for Scotland's friendly against Northern Ireland at Hampden Park . Naismith joined Everton from Rangers in 2012 with the Ibrox club on their way to liquidation . He moved to Sion in Switzerland and the two players will be united at Hampden Park on Wednesday night when Scotland take on Northern Ireland in a friendly match, which is acting as a warm-up for the Scots' 2016 Euro qualifier against Gibraltar on Sunday. While Rangers can only hope to return to the Scottish Premiership next season through the play-offs, Lafferty was quoted as saying: 'Some Rangers fans have asked me if I'd go back there and I'd jump at the chance.' Naismith understands the sentiment. He said: 'Our times at Rangers are probably the best in our careers. We were a successful team and had some great memories and being a Rangers fan he would have enjoyed it and want to relive them.' When asked if he could see himself ever going back to Ibrox, Naismith replied: 'I don't know what will happen in the coming year never mind the future. Premier League stars Steven Naismith (left) and Darren Fletcher are included in the Scotland squad . Scotland face Northern Ireland in a friendly before a Euro 2016 qualifier with Gibraltar . Fletcher, Russell Martin, Naismith and Brown appeared in good spirits during the training session . 'At the moment I love playing for Everton. Since I've been there it's been a great adventure, from being a substitute and not having an impact to playing in most of the big games and having an impact. 'I love it at the moment but you never know things can change so quickly in football. I'd never rule anything out to be honest.' There has been no end to the turmoil at Rangers since Naismith left and following a recent boardroom coup, former Gers midfielder Stuart McCall was put in charge of the team for the rest of the season which meant he had to step down from his post as Scotland coach. Speaking of that, ex-Kilmarnock player Naismith said: 'It was one of the best decisions the new board could have made. Andrew Reynolds (left) and Stevie May (right) limber up with some stretching excercises . Celtic captain Scott Brown (centre) leads the group in some light training during the session . 'I worked with him here with Scotland. He's great around the squad, he's straight forward even in this environment when he's not the manager. He'll still tell you 'it's not good enough.' 'I think it's a great decision and hopefully from now until the end of the season he can reap the rewards of going in there and getting Rangers back to the Premier League.' Naismith believes the Northern Ireland match will be a more than a typical friendly as Scotland look to then add to seven Euro qualifying points from four games against Group D's bottom side at the weekend. The Toffees forward said: 'The Ireland game is a great game because it will be more than just a friendly, with it being against a country so close to home and with a lot of the players knowing each other and playing against each other. Scotland manager Gordon Strachan oversees a training session at Mar Hall near Glasgow . The former Scotland midfielder gave some advice to up and coming Scottish managers . 'So there will be more of an edge to it. 'It also gets us familiar with the way that we play. It has been a long time away from Scotland and the boys have missed it. 'It is very good to be around the squad at the moment. We have two good games that hopefully we can push on again. 'I never like to put a number on what points you should have where and when, especially in this group. 'But winning the home games in the qualifiers and taking points in the away games will put you in a right good position.' | Scotland forward Steven Naismith joined Everton from Rangers in 2012 .
Scotland play Norther Ireland in a friendly at Hampden Park on Wednesday .
Naismith did not rule out returning to Rangers at some point in the future . | 12d02d13d4793527e7f083fc488485a55904727d | <s>[INST] Steven Naismith has refused to rule out a return to Rangers in the future. The 28-year-old Scotland forward signed for Everton in July 2012 after the troubled Ibrox club were on their way to liquidation and before they re-emerged at the bottom tier of Scottish football. Another player who joined the exodus out of Govan that summer was striker Kyle Lafferty. Everton forward Steven Naismith (right) has refused to rule out returning to Rangers in the future . Naismith promotes cheap ticket prices for Scotland's friendly against Northern Ireland at Hampden Park . Naismith joined Everton from Rangers in 2012 with the Ibrox club on their way to liquidation . He moved to Sion in Switzerland and the two players will be united at Hampden Park on Wednesday night when Scotland take on Northern Ireland in a friendly match, which is acting as a warm-up for the Scots' 2016 Euro qualifier against Gibraltar on Sunday. While Rangers can only hope to return to the Scottish Premiership next season through the play-offs, Lafferty was quoted as saying: 'Some Rangers fans have asked me if I'd go back there and I'd jump at the chance.' Naismith understands the sentiment. He said: 'Our times at Rangers are probably the best in our careers. We were a successful team and had some great memories and being a Rangers fan he would have enjoyed it and want to relive them.' When asked if he could see himself ever going back to Ibrox, Naismith replied: 'I don't know what will happen in the coming year never mind the future. Premier League stars Steven Naismith (left) and Darren Fletcher are included in the Scotland squad . Scotland face Northern Ireland in a friendly before a Euro 2016 qualifier with Gibraltar . Fletcher, Russell Martin, Naismith and Brown appeared in good spirits during the training session . 'At the moment I love playing for Everton. Since I've been there it's been a great adventure, from being a substitute and not having an impact to playing in most of the big games and having an impact. 'I love it at the moment but you never know things can change so quickly in football. I'd never rule anything out to be honest.' There has been no end to the turmoil at Rangers since Naismith left and following a recent boardroom coup, former Gers midfielder Stuart McCall was put in charge of the team for the rest of the season which meant he had to step down from his post as Scotland coach. Speaking of that, ex-Kilmarnock player Naismith said: 'It was one of the best decisions the new board could have made. Andrew Reynolds (left) and Stevie May (right) limber up with some stretching excercises . Celtic captain Scott Brown (centre) leads the group in some light training during the session . 'I worked with him here with Scotland. He's great around the squad, he's straight forward even in this environment when he's not the manager. He'll still tell you 'it's not good enough.' 'I think it's a great decision and hopefully from now until the end of the season he can reap the rewards of going in there and getting Rangers back to the Premier League.' Naismith believes the Northern Ireland match will be a more than a typical friendly as Scotland look to then add to seven Euro qualifying points from four games against Group D's bottom side at the weekend. The Toffees forward said: 'The Ireland game is a great game because it will be more than just a friendly, with it being against a country so close to home and with a lot of the players knowing each other and playing against each other. Scotland manager Gordon Strachan oversees a training session at Mar Hall near Glasgow . The former Scotland midfielder gave some advice to up and coming Scottish managers . 'So there will be more of an edge to it. 'It also gets us familiar with the way that we play. It has been a long time away from Scotland and the boys have missed it. 'It is very good to be around the squad at the moment. We have two good games that hopefully we can push on again. 'I never like to put a number on what points you should have where and when, especially in this group. 'But winning the home games in the qualifiers and taking points in the away games will put you in a right good position.' [/INST] Scotland forward Steven Naismith joined Everton from Rangers in 2012 .
Scotland play Norther Ireland in a friendly at Hampden Park on Wednesday .
Naismith did not rule out returning to Rangers at some point in the future . </s> |
Sunderland slumped to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa in front of their biggest crowd of the season as disgruntled supporters tried to storm the home dugout. Head coach Gus Poyet insists he will not walk away after the result which leaves the Black Cats one place above the relegation zone. But it was an alarming performance which has raised serious questions over his future and that of Sunderland’s top-flight status. Sportsmail was at the Stadium of Light to witness their sorry display and brings you the merit marks which lay bare their shortcomings… . Gus Poyet can't bear to watch as his Sunderland side are dismantled by Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light . Costel Pantilimon 4 – Left exposed for three of the goals but was outwitted by Agbonlahor for crucial second which changed mood inside stadium. Anthony Reveillere 3.5 – Looked a class act when he first signed, now looks like a 35-year-old veteran struggling with pace of Premier League. Costel Pantilimon was at fault for the crucial second goal, which changed the mood in the ground . Anthony Reveillere, who looked off the pace throughout, is dominated in the air by Christian Benteke . John O’Shea 3 – The usually-dependable skipper was shambolic and will be wishing Republic of Ireland No.2 Roy Keane had not been in the stands. Wes Brown 3 – Another who is looking like age is catching up with him and was helpless to prevent Villa from running riot in the first half. John O'Shea (left) looks defeated as Benteke celebrates Villa's fourth goal before the interval . Wes Brown is shrugged off the ball all too easily by Gabriel Agbonlahor as he began to look his age . Patrick Van Aanholt 3 – Afforded little help by those around him but Villa soon realised the weakness in Sunderland’s side and attacked at will down the left, where Van Aanholt had no answer. Liam Bridcutt 4 – N’Zogbia ran all over him and the holding midfielder offered little resistance to wave after wave of Villa offensives. Ricky Alvarez 3 – No surprise to see him hooked at the break after a typically ineffective first half. Reports that an £8m deal is already agreed for the Inter loanee must be a worry for Sunderland supporters. Seb Larsson 4.5 – He ran about and gave his all but was involved in the bizarre incident at start of the second half where he failed to appear until the 49th minute. It was in keeping with the home side’s disastrous afternoon. The Sunderland defence can only stop and stare as Agbonlahor scores his second goal to make it 3-0 . Ricky Alvarez is set to join the club for £8.5million from Inter - he was ineffective again in the first half . Jack Rodwell 5 – It was arguably his best display in red and white, but there hasn’t been much to choose from. He at least got on the ball, although did little with it. Steven Fletcher 3 – Asked to man the left-hand side of midfield, it was a tactic which backfired spectacularly as Villa right-back Bacuna had a hand in three of the goals. Jermain Defoe 3 – Was anonymous and failed to pounce on the one decent cross flashed through the goalmouth by Fletcher. Jermaine Defoe was anonymous up front and missed the few opportunities that did come his way . Subs . Connor Wickham (on 46) 5 – The second half was nothing more than a training-ground exercise and, like the rest of them, Wickham went through the motions. Manager . Gus Poyet 2 – Started with just one up front against lowly Villa and stationed striker Steven Fletcher on the left-wing. It was a negative set-up and produced a negative performance. He insists the players are still on board with his message, but the evidence on the pitch suggests otherwise. Sunderland fans show their anger at the club's manager after Poyet's side were thrashed at home . Poyet set up for the game in a negative way, and his team were punished by a clinical Villa side . | Sunderland lost 4-0 to Aston Villa, conceding four first half goals .
Gus Poyet attracted the ire of the home fans, but refuses to resign .
Both centre backs were awful, but manager must be held responsible . | b4a4421c268a3afd3c3f3ea4bebced7af418ba29 | <s>[INST] Sunderland slumped to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa in front of their biggest crowd of the season as disgruntled supporters tried to storm the home dugout. Head coach Gus Poyet insists he will not walk away after the result which leaves the Black Cats one place above the relegation zone. But it was an alarming performance which has raised serious questions over his future and that of Sunderland’s top-flight status. Sportsmail was at the Stadium of Light to witness their sorry display and brings you the merit marks which lay bare their shortcomings… . Gus Poyet can't bear to watch as his Sunderland side are dismantled by Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light . Costel Pantilimon 4 – Left exposed for three of the goals but was outwitted by Agbonlahor for crucial second which changed mood inside stadium. Anthony Reveillere 3.5 – Looked a class act when he first signed, now looks like a 35-year-old veteran struggling with pace of Premier League. Costel Pantilimon was at fault for the crucial second goal, which changed the mood in the ground . Anthony Reveillere, who looked off the pace throughout, is dominated in the air by Christian Benteke . John O’Shea 3 – The usually-dependable skipper was shambolic and will be wishing Republic of Ireland No.2 Roy Keane had not been in the stands. Wes Brown 3 – Another who is looking like age is catching up with him and was helpless to prevent Villa from running riot in the first half. John O'Shea (left) looks defeated as Benteke celebrates Villa's fourth goal before the interval . Wes Brown is shrugged off the ball all too easily by Gabriel Agbonlahor as he began to look his age . Patrick Van Aanholt 3 – Afforded little help by those around him but Villa soon realised the weakness in Sunderland’s side and attacked at will down the left, where Van Aanholt had no answer. Liam Bridcutt 4 – N’Zogbia ran all over him and the holding midfielder offered little resistance to wave after wave of Villa offensives. Ricky Alvarez 3 – No surprise to see him hooked at the break after a typically ineffective first half. Reports that an £8m deal is already agreed for the Inter loanee must be a worry for Sunderland supporters. Seb Larsson 4.5 – He ran about and gave his all but was involved in the bizarre incident at start of the second half where he failed to appear until the 49th minute. It was in keeping with the home side’s disastrous afternoon. The Sunderland defence can only stop and stare as Agbonlahor scores his second goal to make it 3-0 . Ricky Alvarez is set to join the club for £8.5million from Inter - he was ineffective again in the first half . Jack Rodwell 5 – It was arguably his best display in red and white, but there hasn’t been much to choose from. He at least got on the ball, although did little with it. Steven Fletcher 3 – Asked to man the left-hand side of midfield, it was a tactic which backfired spectacularly as Villa right-back Bacuna had a hand in three of the goals. Jermain Defoe 3 – Was anonymous and failed to pounce on the one decent cross flashed through the goalmouth by Fletcher. Jermaine Defoe was anonymous up front and missed the few opportunities that did come his way . Subs . Connor Wickham (on 46) 5 – The second half was nothing more than a training-ground exercise and, like the rest of them, Wickham went through the motions. Manager . Gus Poyet 2 – Started with just one up front against lowly Villa and stationed striker Steven Fletcher on the left-wing. It was a negative set-up and produced a negative performance. He insists the players are still on board with his message, but the evidence on the pitch suggests otherwise. Sunderland fans show their anger at the club's manager after Poyet's side were thrashed at home . Poyet set up for the game in a negative way, and his team were punished by a clinical Villa side . [/INST] Sunderland lost 4-0 to Aston Villa, conceding four first half goals .
Gus Poyet attracted the ire of the home fans, but refuses to resign .
Both centre backs were awful, but manager must be held responsible . </s> |
(CNN)Airstrikes started Wednesday in Tikrit, where Iraqi and coalition forces are battling to wrest control from ISIS. "These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision, thereby saving innocent Iraqi lives while minimizing collateral damage to infrastructure," said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general of the international coalition, led by the United States. "This will further enable Iraqi forces under Iraqi command to maneuver and defeat ISIL in the vicinity of Tikrit," he said, using an alternative acronym for ISIS. At the request of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the coalition is providing "airstrikes, airborne intelligence capabilities, and advise and assist support to Iraqi Security Force headquarters elements," it said. According to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the first wave of airstrikes was intended to hit about a dozen preplanned targets. Tikrit, best known to Westerners as the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, fell in June to ISIS, which has captured large areas of Iraq and Syria for what it says is its Islamic caliphate. On March 1, al-Abadi ordered Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit and Salaheddin province. There have been several failed attempts to recapture Tikrit since the second half of 2014. If Iraq regains control of the city, it could mean that retaking Mosul -- a city 10 times bigger -- is possible. CNN's Barbara Starr contributed to this report. | "These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision," U.S. general says .
Coalition is providing help asked for by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi . | cc22964893de5237d1e093629489e18d73a7f4a5 | <s>[INST] (CNN)Airstrikes started Wednesday in Tikrit, where Iraqi and coalition forces are battling to wrest control from ISIS. "These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision, thereby saving innocent Iraqi lives while minimizing collateral damage to infrastructure," said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general of the international coalition, led by the United States. "This will further enable Iraqi forces under Iraqi command to maneuver and defeat ISIL in the vicinity of Tikrit," he said, using an alternative acronym for ISIS. At the request of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the coalition is providing "airstrikes, airborne intelligence capabilities, and advise and assist support to Iraqi Security Force headquarters elements," it said. According to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the first wave of airstrikes was intended to hit about a dozen preplanned targets. Tikrit, best known to Westerners as the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, fell in June to ISIS, which has captured large areas of Iraq and Syria for what it says is its Islamic caliphate. On March 1, al-Abadi ordered Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit and Salaheddin province. There have been several failed attempts to recapture Tikrit since the second half of 2014. If Iraq regains control of the city, it could mean that retaking Mosul -- a city 10 times bigger -- is possible. CNN's Barbara Starr contributed to this report. [/INST] "These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision," U.S. general says .
Coalition is providing help asked for by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi . </s> |
Manny Pacquiao's preparations for his $300million (£200m) fight with Floyd Mayweather continue to push him to the limit as he was put through a gruelling 20-minute abs workout. Pacquiao was joined by fans for the session, before going five hard rounds against two different partners on his first day of sparring ahead of the mega-fight in Las Vegas on May 2. 'When Manny threw out the first punch it felt like opening day of Irish Spring Training,' joked trainer Freddie Roach. 'Manny looked so fresh today. I'm very happy with what he showed me. Many Pacquiao was joined by fans in the 20-minute abs session as they tried to keep up with him . The PacMan also wet five hard rounds against two different partners on his first day of sparring . Pacquiao's preparations for his $300million (£200m) fight with Floyd Mayweather continue to push him . 'You couldn't tell he had been away from the ring since the [Chris] Algieri fight in November. Manny is on fire in the gym. I am confident May 2 will be celebrated for years to come at St. Manny's Day - the day he drove Mayweather out of boxing.' Mayweather has been going back to basics, chopping wood 'Rocky style' as the pound-for-pound king emulated past greats such as Muhammad Ali. Pacquiao was approached unannounced by an anti-doping examiner at the house he is renting in Los Angeles just days ago, and admitted he was glad his first day of sparring had finally arrived. 'After 13 days of strength and conditioning and boxing drills at Wild Card, plus weeks more of working out in the Philippines in February, it was great to finally put on the headgear and spar,' he said. 'My sparring partners gave me good work today. They were perfect for testing the strategy Freddie and I have developed to beat Floyd Mayweather. I was very happy with my stamina and speed today.' Pacquiao was paid a surprise visit by an anti-doping examiner on Sunday to take a drug test . Pacquiao has a plaster applied after giving a blood sample to the examiner on a surprise visit . VIDEO Mayweather and Pacquiao camps exchange verbal blows . | Manny Pacquiao is preparing for his $300m (£200m) mega-fight .
Pacquiao was put through a 20-minute abs workout session .
Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao will meet in Las Vegas on May 2 .
Trainer Freddie Roach: 'I am confident May 2 will be celebrated for years to come at St. Manny's Day - the day he drove Mayweather out of boxing'
READ: Boxing fans pick $1m emerald belt for winner of historic fight .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news . | 34c286fd274a49e7f578ef95bcb6312c6d786d71 | <s>[INST] Manny Pacquiao's preparations for his $300million (£200m) fight with Floyd Mayweather continue to push him to the limit as he was put through a gruelling 20-minute abs workout. Pacquiao was joined by fans for the session, before going five hard rounds against two different partners on his first day of sparring ahead of the mega-fight in Las Vegas on May 2. 'When Manny threw out the first punch it felt like opening day of Irish Spring Training,' joked trainer Freddie Roach. 'Manny looked so fresh today. I'm very happy with what he showed me. Many Pacquiao was joined by fans in the 20-minute abs session as they tried to keep up with him . The PacMan also wet five hard rounds against two different partners on his first day of sparring . Pacquiao's preparations for his $300million (£200m) fight with Floyd Mayweather continue to push him . 'You couldn't tell he had been away from the ring since the [Chris] Algieri fight in November. Manny is on fire in the gym. I am confident May 2 will be celebrated for years to come at St. Manny's Day - the day he drove Mayweather out of boxing.' Mayweather has been going back to basics, chopping wood 'Rocky style' as the pound-for-pound king emulated past greats such as Muhammad Ali. Pacquiao was approached unannounced by an anti-doping examiner at the house he is renting in Los Angeles just days ago, and admitted he was glad his first day of sparring had finally arrived. 'After 13 days of strength and conditioning and boxing drills at Wild Card, plus weeks more of working out in the Philippines in February, it was great to finally put on the headgear and spar,' he said. 'My sparring partners gave me good work today. They were perfect for testing the strategy Freddie and I have developed to beat Floyd Mayweather. I was very happy with my stamina and speed today.' Pacquiao was paid a surprise visit by an anti-doping examiner on Sunday to take a drug test . Pacquiao has a plaster applied after giving a blood sample to the examiner on a surprise visit . VIDEO Mayweather and Pacquiao camps exchange verbal blows . [/INST] Manny Pacquiao is preparing for his $300m (£200m) mega-fight .
Pacquiao was put through a 20-minute abs workout session .
Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao will meet in Las Vegas on May 2 .
Trainer Freddie Roach: 'I am confident May 2 will be celebrated for years to come at St. Manny's Day - the day he drove Mayweather out of boxing'
READ: Boxing fans pick $1m emerald belt for winner of historic fight .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news . </s> |
You wouldn't think you would find Australia's best bargain hunter 85 kilometres from the nearest shop. Ian Burnett, 46, has made an art of online shopping, securing deals on everything from Nintendo WII's to state of the art DVD recorders, for hundreds less than sold in retail. And he's happy to share his shopping tips. The biggest drawback? You'll have to spend hours on bargain sites, like CatchOfTheDay waiting for the best deals to appear. Ian Burnett from Jeparit Victoria has spent $28,000 over 8 years on CatchOfTheDay and has saved $10,000 . The father of four admits he has sat on the site for 12 hours straight before and spends a few hours on it a day . 'I've sat on the site for 12 straight hours before,' Ian told Daily Mail Australia. 'At 12 o'clock everyday, they release a new product... So you obviously have to be online for that.' Ian began using CatchOfTheDay in 2006 when they first started and were only releasing one product per day. 'They maybe had 1000 of the one product in stock and they'd just wait until it ran out,' he said. 'The first thing I bought was a Thompson DVD recorder and they were the awesome, expensive thing back then and I only paid $76.' His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain and signing up to their Facebook page to get exclusive deals. Ian's best bargain was a Nintendo WII that he purchased for his children, saving $300 off the retail price . His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain . He purchases gifts for his children, groceries and various household items from CatchOfTheDay . 'I also buy in bulk as they have a shipping cap,' he said. 'You can pick up 10 or 20 items and get them shipped for the same price as if you got one.' Ian also said he has paid for a yearly subscription to CatchOfTheDay free shipping before for $75 and for an avid shopper like him, that saves a lot. Comparing products to others sold at big retailers is also important according to Ian, as you can see how much is being saved. And for a father of four who works in a supermarket, he is very much in the know. Ian's proudest purchase was a Nintendo WII for his four children after they insisted it was all they wanted. He did not think he'd be able to fork out the $400 for one in retail so he used his skills to find one discounted to $99. 'I have also purchased a Tom Tom for $10 on a super bargain birthday sale,' he said. Ian has spent $28,000 in his eight years of using CatchOfTheDay and believes he has saved over $10,000. Ian's family have followed in his footsteps and are also crazy about finding online deals . Ian buys his products in bulk in order to save money on the shipping costs . 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item' His shopping tips include buying in bulk, signing up to Facebook and checking the websites everyday after 12 . Ian believes that even if he lived in a big city, he would still use online shopping due to its convenience . The 46-year-old father of four lives in Jeparit, 400 kilometres from Melbourne and the isolation means online shopping is Ian's only option. He not only purchases appliances and other household items, but also uses CatchOfTheDay to purchase his groceries too. 'I think that if I lived in a big city, I would still use online shopping,' Ian said. 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item.' Tragedy struck for the Burnett family last September when a spontaneous grass fire wiped out their Jeparit home, taking much of their online shopping haul with it. 'We tried to put it out, but our home was a 1985 federation style home made of old, dry wood so as soon as it hit, it went up in flames,' he said. Although still rebuilding their home, Ian is optimistic, especially in relation to his shopping. 'It just means I get to buy all this crazy stuff again!' | Ian Burnett lives 400 kms from Melbourne in a small isolated town .
His family are 85 kms from the nearest shop, so he finds everything online .
Ian uses the website CatchOfTheDay to find all his cheap deals .
His tips include: signing up to their Facebook and checking the site after 12 .
Ian has spent $28,000 online in 8 years and believe to have saved $10,000 . | c7f1e4bf319ab2cdca039fc459dba235e2210be7 | <s>[INST] You wouldn't think you would find Australia's best bargain hunter 85 kilometres from the nearest shop. Ian Burnett, 46, has made an art of online shopping, securing deals on everything from Nintendo WII's to state of the art DVD recorders, for hundreds less than sold in retail. And he's happy to share his shopping tips. The biggest drawback? You'll have to spend hours on bargain sites, like CatchOfTheDay waiting for the best deals to appear. Ian Burnett from Jeparit Victoria has spent $28,000 over 8 years on CatchOfTheDay and has saved $10,000 . The father of four admits he has sat on the site for 12 hours straight before and spends a few hours on it a day . 'I've sat on the site for 12 straight hours before,' Ian told Daily Mail Australia. 'At 12 o'clock everyday, they release a new product... So you obviously have to be online for that.' Ian began using CatchOfTheDay in 2006 when they first started and were only releasing one product per day. 'They maybe had 1000 of the one product in stock and they'd just wait until it ran out,' he said. 'The first thing I bought was a Thompson DVD recorder and they were the awesome, expensive thing back then and I only paid $76.' His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain and signing up to their Facebook page to get exclusive deals. Ian's best bargain was a Nintendo WII that he purchased for his children, saving $300 off the retail price . His insider shopping tips include checking the site everyday after 12 for brand new bargain . He purchases gifts for his children, groceries and various household items from CatchOfTheDay . 'I also buy in bulk as they have a shipping cap,' he said. 'You can pick up 10 or 20 items and get them shipped for the same price as if you got one.' Ian also said he has paid for a yearly subscription to CatchOfTheDay free shipping before for $75 and for an avid shopper like him, that saves a lot. Comparing products to others sold at big retailers is also important according to Ian, as you can see how much is being saved. And for a father of four who works in a supermarket, he is very much in the know. Ian's proudest purchase was a Nintendo WII for his four children after they insisted it was all they wanted. He did not think he'd be able to fork out the $400 for one in retail so he used his skills to find one discounted to $99. 'I have also purchased a Tom Tom for $10 on a super bargain birthday sale,' he said. Ian has spent $28,000 in his eight years of using CatchOfTheDay and believes he has saved over $10,000. Ian's family have followed in his footsteps and are also crazy about finding online deals . Ian buys his products in bulk in order to save money on the shipping costs . 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item' His shopping tips include buying in bulk, signing up to Facebook and checking the websites everyday after 12 . Ian believes that even if he lived in a big city, he would still use online shopping due to its convenience . The 46-year-old father of four lives in Jeparit, 400 kilometres from Melbourne and the isolation means online shopping is Ian's only option. He not only purchases appliances and other household items, but also uses CatchOfTheDay to purchase his groceries too. 'I think that if I lived in a big city, I would still use online shopping,' Ian said. 'The postie bringing it all to your door is so much easier than travelling to a shopping centre and spending hours looking for an item.' Tragedy struck for the Burnett family last September when a spontaneous grass fire wiped out their Jeparit home, taking much of their online shopping haul with it. 'We tried to put it out, but our home was a 1985 federation style home made of old, dry wood so as soon as it hit, it went up in flames,' he said. Although still rebuilding their home, Ian is optimistic, especially in relation to his shopping. 'It just means I get to buy all this crazy stuff again!' [/INST] Ian Burnett lives 400 kms from Melbourne in a small isolated town .
His family are 85 kms from the nearest shop, so he finds everything online .
Ian uses the website CatchOfTheDay to find all his cheap deals .
His tips include: signing up to their Facebook and checking the site after 12 .
Ian has spent $28,000 online in 8 years and believe to have saved $10,000 . </s> |
The 21-year-old son of a Utah doctor found guilty of murder in the 2011 death of his cancer researcher ex-wife has spoken out about how he fought for three years for his father to be convicted. Salt Lake City pediatrician John Brickman Wall, 51, was convicted of killing Uta von Schwedler in September 2011 amid a bitter custody dispute. He faces up to life in prison. The case was highly contentious, with prosecutors alleging Wall had murdered his wife while defense attorneys claimed von Schwedler killed herself. Their son, Pelle Wall, said that though his father told him and his three siblings that their mother had killed herself, he didn't believe it. Scroll down for video . Pelle Wall, 21, publicly believed his Salt Lake City pediatrician father, John Wall, was guilty of murdering his mother, Uta von Schwedler in 2011 . After spending his entire inheritance from his mother on a campaign to convict his father, Pelle wants a confession. 'As I thought about... my dad's behavior before and after her death, it became more and more apparent to me that - that he was responsible for killing her,' Pelle told CBS's 48 Hours. Prosecutors alleged Wall attacked 49-year-old Uta von Schwedler with a knife, dosed her with an anti-anxiety drug Xanax and drowned her in her bathtub. Defense attorneys countered that the theory was unbelievable, and it was more likely von Schwedler killed herself. Her death initially was treated as a suicide. But family and friends pushed for more investigation, saying the researcher showed no signs of wanting to end her life. Pelle told CBS that he feared for his and his sibling's lives, worrying that they might be living with a murder. 'Part of the reason I was concerned for my safety as well as my sibling's safety - was that I saw this anger that he had towards my mother,' Pelle said. 'It didn't die with her. It jumped and it expanded.' The couple's oldest son, Pelle Wall (left) had testified at the trial claiming that his father was acting bizarre after the family learned von Schwedler had died. John Wall (right) was found guilty of murdering his ex-wife in March . Uta Von Schwedler's body was found in an overflowing bathtub in September 2011 and her death was initially ruled a suicide but further investigation led to the conviction of her ex-husband John Brickman Wall . Salt Lake City officials made no effort to remove the children from Wall's home and the investigation was put on hold. On the day before his 18th birthday in January 2012, Pelle moved out of his father's house into the home of his best friend, Jessica Oglesby, and was welcomed by her parents with open arms. But he had left his siblings behind. 'I realized that my presence there was not protecting my siblings,' he told CBS, adding that his father was upset that he had moved out. 'And once I had that realization and I moved out, then I could take active steps to protect them.' Pelle then fought for custody of his siblings and eventually won. The children were all moved into homes of family friends. His father sued him for a number of family scrapbooks that had been treasured items within the family. One of the books had been found next to von Schwedler's body. Pelle countered his father's lawsuit with a wrongful death suit, holding his father responsible in the death of his mother. Wall was eventually arrested and put on trial for the murder of von Schwedler. The evidence in the case was unusual: A medical examiner thought the shallow cuts on von Schwedler's wrists and leg looked like she was defending herself from an attack, but he couldn't explain the fatal level of Xanax in her system. Forensic experts had very different interpretations of the scene. Pelle Wall (left) spent his entire inheritance from his mother (right) campaigning for his father's conviction. He said now he wants a confession from his father . For the prosecution, spilled antihistamine pills on the floor, a house in disarray and bloodstains in von Schwedler's bed showed she was attacked. The defense said the home revealed signs of a troubled woman who died trying to calm herself with medication. 'The state just can't throw up a whole bunch of theories,' John Wall's lawyer Fred Metos said during closing arguments Thursday. He added self-injury is a rare side effect of Xanax. Prosecutors said von Schwedler studied childhood leukemia and recently made a discovery that could help find new treatments for the disease. She had no prescription for Xanax, but John Wall filled a large one for his mother months before his ex-wife's death. 'He resented her efforts to see the children, to talk with the children, to text the children, to email the children,' prosecutor Nick D'Alesandro said during closings. 'He just couldn't stop talking about how much he hated her.' The night of their mother's death, the former couple's four children were staying at John Wall's house. The next morning, he wasn't at home when they woke up. Instead, he went to a car wash and had the interior of his car cleaned, including a pinkish stain, according to prosecutors. Von Schwedler was a Cancer researcher who studied childhood leukemia and recently made a discovery that could help find new treatments for the disease . He came to work with a scratch on his face and injury to his eye; he said the family dog scratched him while he slept. Police knocked on John Wall's door that night, hours after von Schwedler's boyfriend found her body. During an intense interrogation, John Wall denied having anything to do with her death. The couple's oldest daughter, 19-year-old Malkie Wall, testified that her father returned home deeply troubled and asking his children if he was a monster. His lawyers said he broke down after police made him question his sanity, but there's no proof he was in von Schwedler's house. The jury of three women and five men deliberated for about seven hours before reaching a guilty verdict. After the verdict was read, the Pelle thanked police for years of investigation and 'uncommon persistence. He spoke at the courthouse in Salt Lake City surrounded by more than two dozen supporters. 'We have spent the last three and half years seeking justice for my mother, and today that quest is finally at an end,' he said. The victim's sister, Almut von Schwedler, said the Wall children will never be the same, but the verdict is the first step toward closure. 'Johnny never succeeded to destroy Uta's joy for life, but he ended up taking her life,' she said. John Wall, pictured last year awaiting his trial, faces up to life in prison for the murder of his ex-wife. A sentencing hearing will take place in July . John Brickman Wall, center, listens to blood pattern expert Rod Englert testify for the prosecution with his defense team Jeremy Delicino, left, and Fred Metos in February . 'Revenge was certainly not what drove us in those dark days, and dark and desperate days we had many of,' she added. Prosecutor Matthew Janzen said Pelle Wall played an important part in the case, one of many pieces that formed the largely circumstantial case. As the verdict was read, John Wall sat with his hands folded and shoulders bent, staring down and blinking rapidly as his frown deepened. The defendant's sister, Wendy Wall, maintained her brother's innocence. 'This verdict will not bring Uta back,' she said in a statement. 'Now, to that tragedy has been added the conviction of an innocent man.' Though Pelle has no regrets in fighting for his father's conviction, Wendy Wall is disappointed with what Pelle has done to his father. 'I think that Johnny felt devastated when, you know, when Pelle - in some ways you could say turned on him, I suppose,' she said. 'Everybody in our family Johnny included still very much loves Pelle, and I think that we're all trying to remember that… he's gone through incredible trauma.' Wall will be sentenced on July 8. Pelle said that he expects he will speak to his father 'once he's in prison'. 'I mean, I think I can ask him the questions. But, I don't expect that he'll answer. He'll just, you know, shake his head... and, basically, maintain the victim stance that he's always maintained,' he said. | Pelle Wall spent his inheritance from his mother on a campaign to get his father, John Brickman Wall, convicted .
The Salt Lake City pediatrician Wall, 51, was convicted of killing his ex-wife Uta von Schwedler, 49, on in March and faces life in prison .
Prosecutors alleged Wall attacked von Schwedler with a knife, dosed her with an anti-anxiety drug Xanax and drowned her in her bathtub .
Defense attorneys countered that the theory was unbelievable, and it was more likely von Schwedler killed herself .
Her death initially was treated as a suicide but family and friends pushed for more investigation . | 2c3436b8ac9c33bebf6311bba2259fcba49503b3 | <s>[INST] The 21-year-old son of a Utah doctor found guilty of murder in the 2011 death of his cancer researcher ex-wife has spoken out about how he fought for three years for his father to be convicted. Salt Lake City pediatrician John Brickman Wall, 51, was convicted of killing Uta von Schwedler in September 2011 amid a bitter custody dispute. He faces up to life in prison. The case was highly contentious, with prosecutors alleging Wall had murdered his wife while defense attorneys claimed von Schwedler killed herself. Their son, Pelle Wall, said that though his father told him and his three siblings that their mother had killed herself, he didn't believe it. Scroll down for video . Pelle Wall, 21, publicly believed his Salt Lake City pediatrician father, John Wall, was guilty of murdering his mother, Uta von Schwedler in 2011 . After spending his entire inheritance from his mother on a campaign to convict his father, Pelle wants a confession. 'As I thought about... my dad's behavior before and after her death, it became more and more apparent to me that - that he was responsible for killing her,' Pelle told CBS's 48 Hours. Prosecutors alleged Wall attacked 49-year-old Uta von Schwedler with a knife, dosed her with an anti-anxiety drug Xanax and drowned her in her bathtub. Defense attorneys countered that the theory was unbelievable, and it was more likely von Schwedler killed herself. Her death initially was treated as a suicide. But family and friends pushed for more investigation, saying the researcher showed no signs of wanting to end her life. Pelle told CBS that he feared for his and his sibling's lives, worrying that they might be living with a murder. 'Part of the reason I was concerned for my safety as well as my sibling's safety - was that I saw this anger that he had towards my mother,' Pelle said. 'It didn't die with her. It jumped and it expanded.' The couple's oldest son, Pelle Wall (left) had testified at the trial claiming that his father was acting bizarre after the family learned von Schwedler had died. John Wall (right) was found guilty of murdering his ex-wife in March . Uta Von Schwedler's body was found in an overflowing bathtub in September 2011 and her death was initially ruled a suicide but further investigation led to the conviction of her ex-husband John Brickman Wall . Salt Lake City officials made no effort to remove the children from Wall's home and the investigation was put on hold. On the day before his 18th birthday in January 2012, Pelle moved out of his father's house into the home of his best friend, Jessica Oglesby, and was welcomed by her parents with open arms. But he had left his siblings behind. 'I realized that my presence there was not protecting my siblings,' he told CBS, adding that his father was upset that he had moved out. 'And once I had that realization and I moved out, then I could take active steps to protect them.' Pelle then fought for custody of his siblings and eventually won. The children were all moved into homes of family friends. His father sued him for a number of family scrapbooks that had been treasured items within the family. One of the books had been found next to von Schwedler's body. Pelle countered his father's lawsuit with a wrongful death suit, holding his father responsible in the death of his mother. Wall was eventually arrested and put on trial for the murder of von Schwedler. The evidence in the case was unusual: A medical examiner thought the shallow cuts on von Schwedler's wrists and leg looked like she was defending herself from an attack, but he couldn't explain the fatal level of Xanax in her system. Forensic experts had very different interpretations of the scene. Pelle Wall (left) spent his entire inheritance from his mother (right) campaigning for his father's conviction. He said now he wants a confession from his father . For the prosecution, spilled antihistamine pills on the floor, a house in disarray and bloodstains in von Schwedler's bed showed she was attacked. The defense said the home revealed signs of a troubled woman who died trying to calm herself with medication. 'The state just can't throw up a whole bunch of theories,' John Wall's lawyer Fred Metos said during closing arguments Thursday. He added self-injury is a rare side effect of Xanax. Prosecutors said von Schwedler studied childhood leukemia and recently made a discovery that could help find new treatments for the disease. She had no prescription for Xanax, but John Wall filled a large one for his mother months before his ex-wife's death. 'He resented her efforts to see the children, to talk with the children, to text the children, to email the children,' prosecutor Nick D'Alesandro said during closings. 'He just couldn't stop talking about how much he hated her.' The night of their mother's death, the former couple's four children were staying at John Wall's house. The next morning, he wasn't at home when they woke up. Instead, he went to a car wash and had the interior of his car cleaned, including a pinkish stain, according to prosecutors. Von Schwedler was a Cancer researcher who studied childhood leukemia and recently made a discovery that could help find new treatments for the disease . He came to work with a scratch on his face and injury to his eye; he said the family dog scratched him while he slept. Police knocked on John Wall's door that night, hours after von Schwedler's boyfriend found her body. During an intense interrogation, John Wall denied having anything to do with her death. The couple's oldest daughter, 19-year-old Malkie Wall, testified that her father returned home deeply troubled and asking his children if he was a monster. His lawyers said he broke down after police made him question his sanity, but there's no proof he was in von Schwedler's house. The jury of three women and five men deliberated for about seven hours before reaching a guilty verdict. After the verdict was read, the Pelle thanked police for years of investigation and 'uncommon persistence. He spoke at the courthouse in Salt Lake City surrounded by more than two dozen supporters. 'We have spent the last three and half years seeking justice for my mother, and today that quest is finally at an end,' he said. The victim's sister, Almut von Schwedler, said the Wall children will never be the same, but the verdict is the first step toward closure. 'Johnny never succeeded to destroy Uta's joy for life, but he ended up taking her life,' she said. John Wall, pictured last year awaiting his trial, faces up to life in prison for the murder of his ex-wife. A sentencing hearing will take place in July . John Brickman Wall, center, listens to blood pattern expert Rod Englert testify for the prosecution with his defense team Jeremy Delicino, left, and Fred Metos in February . 'Revenge was certainly not what drove us in those dark days, and dark and desperate days we had many of,' she added. Prosecutor Matthew Janzen said Pelle Wall played an important part in the case, one of many pieces that formed the largely circumstantial case. As the verdict was read, John Wall sat with his hands folded and shoulders bent, staring down and blinking rapidly as his frown deepened. The defendant's sister, Wendy Wall, maintained her brother's innocence. 'This verdict will not bring Uta back,' she said in a statement. 'Now, to that tragedy has been added the conviction of an innocent man.' Though Pelle has no regrets in fighting for his father's conviction, Wendy Wall is disappointed with what Pelle has done to his father. 'I think that Johnny felt devastated when, you know, when Pelle - in some ways you could say turned on him, I suppose,' she said. 'Everybody in our family Johnny included still very much loves Pelle, and I think that we're all trying to remember that… he's gone through incredible trauma.' Wall will be sentenced on July 8. Pelle said that he expects he will speak to his father 'once he's in prison'. 'I mean, I think I can ask him the questions. But, I don't expect that he'll answer. He'll just, you know, shake his head... and, basically, maintain the victim stance that he's always maintained,' he said. [/INST] Pelle Wall spent his inheritance from his mother on a campaign to get his father, John Brickman Wall, convicted .
The Salt Lake City pediatrician Wall, 51, was convicted of killing his ex-wife Uta von Schwedler, 49, on in March and faces life in prison .
Prosecutors alleged Wall attacked von Schwedler with a knife, dosed her with an anti-anxiety drug Xanax and drowned her in her bathtub .
Defense attorneys countered that the theory was unbelievable, and it was more likely von Schwedler killed herself .
Her death initially was treated as a suicide but family and friends pushed for more investigation . </s> |
What more can Alexis Sanchez do to force his way back into the middle? Out on the left wing against Queens Park Rangers, where he has moved to make way for Mesut Ozil since his return from injury, he cut a frustrated figure for much of the game. But when he started making runs through the middle, testing Queens Park Rangers defenders and putting them on the back foot with his pace, the chances came. After 70 minutes, that was rewarded with a wonderful individual goal. Alexis Sanchez takes on young Queens Park Rangers defender Darnell Furlong at Loftus Road . Mesut Ozil, voted Arsenal's player of the month for February, holds off the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . The talk ahead of kick-off was that Sanchez simply does not perform as well when Ozil is on the pitch. In the first 45 minutes, they exchanged the ball a total of three times. That’s not to say that every player on the pitch must combine at all times, but Arsenal fans are within their rights to expect £72.5million worth of talent, playing next to each other in an attacking midfield trio, to develop some kind of wavelength. In the first half Sanchez, Arsenal’s best player this season by far, could not get into the game on the flank, making way for Ozil as No 10 since his comeback from injury. In October, there were stories in Chile, from newspaper La Tercera, that Sanchez and Ozil had fallen out. Sanchez felt the German was not giving him enough opportunities on the pitch, it was reported. From this performance, he would have a point. It took 22 minutes before they found one another, Sanchez passing into his team-mate. Sanchez cut in from the left hand side to score from a tight angle and end is run of eight games without a goal . Sanchez celebrates doubling Arsenal's lead mid way through the second half at Loftus Road . At one stage, the Chilean was screaming for the ball wide and free on the left, but Ozil went to play the switch and instead feinted. But perhaps it is not even about the pair of them being on the pitch together so much as Sanchez being wasted on the left. By the 62nd minute, he was clearly frustrated out wide when he made a run down the wing and Olivier Giroud failed to send the ball into his path. He let his team-mate know. In one red-hot period after he scored his first goal for the club against Besiktas he netted 12 in 14 games, from August to the start of November. Now it is just one in eight games, coinciding with Ozil’s return. When he ventured into the middle in the 47th minute, carried the ball into the box with a step-over before aiming one for the far right bottom corner, it was hard to see why he is not guaranteed a central spot all the time. He repeated the act in the 58th minute, growing in confidence with every shot on goal. These two acts alone far exceeded anything Ozil produced. Former Real Madrid playmaker Ozil complains to the referee after feeling he was fouled inside the area . World Cup-winning midfielder Ozil takes a corner during the first half of the Premier League match . Then as if to reaffirm his ability to score, he evaded the presence of young QPR full-back Daniel Furlong inside the box on the left, before firing a shot into Rob Green’s near post for Arsenal’s second. It is all well and good Sanchez displaying an enviable work-rate down the wing, one that surely impresses Arsene Wenger, but it’s more well and good if he is through the middle stretching defences to breaking point. Against QPR, this was not vintage Arsenal and they made hard work of a team fighting relegation, a team they should be sweeping aside. It cannot be denied that they are finding results, getting wins, but in the biggest match of their season, against Monaco, they were found lacking. As this game drew on, Sanchez displayed a lovely deftness of touch to control the ball with his knee then flick it over an opponent in one fluid motion. Where was he? In the middle of the attacking third. Where he belongs. Olivier Giroud stabs in Arsenal's first goal of the evening against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road . Charlie Austin scored a superb consolation goal late in the game after being given too much room . | Arsenal beat QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road on Wednesday night .
Alexis Sanchez played on the wing, Mesut Ozil played No 10 .
Sanchez's best work came when he was central .
The Chilean forward scored the Gunners' second goal of the evening . | 0160cf4377da5025e65bf9a7ee27b0d9be999df3 | <s>[INST] What more can Alexis Sanchez do to force his way back into the middle? Out on the left wing against Queens Park Rangers, where he has moved to make way for Mesut Ozil since his return from injury, he cut a frustrated figure for much of the game. But when he started making runs through the middle, testing Queens Park Rangers defenders and putting them on the back foot with his pace, the chances came. After 70 minutes, that was rewarded with a wonderful individual goal. Alexis Sanchez takes on young Queens Park Rangers defender Darnell Furlong at Loftus Road . Mesut Ozil, voted Arsenal's player of the month for February, holds off the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . The talk ahead of kick-off was that Sanchez simply does not perform as well when Ozil is on the pitch. In the first 45 minutes, they exchanged the ball a total of three times. That’s not to say that every player on the pitch must combine at all times, but Arsenal fans are within their rights to expect £72.5million worth of talent, playing next to each other in an attacking midfield trio, to develop some kind of wavelength. In the first half Sanchez, Arsenal’s best player this season by far, could not get into the game on the flank, making way for Ozil as No 10 since his comeback from injury. In October, there were stories in Chile, from newspaper La Tercera, that Sanchez and Ozil had fallen out. Sanchez felt the German was not giving him enough opportunities on the pitch, it was reported. From this performance, he would have a point. It took 22 minutes before they found one another, Sanchez passing into his team-mate. Sanchez cut in from the left hand side to score from a tight angle and end is run of eight games without a goal . Sanchez celebrates doubling Arsenal's lead mid way through the second half at Loftus Road . At one stage, the Chilean was screaming for the ball wide and free on the left, but Ozil went to play the switch and instead feinted. But perhaps it is not even about the pair of them being on the pitch together so much as Sanchez being wasted on the left. By the 62nd minute, he was clearly frustrated out wide when he made a run down the wing and Olivier Giroud failed to send the ball into his path. He let his team-mate know. In one red-hot period after he scored his first goal for the club against Besiktas he netted 12 in 14 games, from August to the start of November. Now it is just one in eight games, coinciding with Ozil’s return. When he ventured into the middle in the 47th minute, carried the ball into the box with a step-over before aiming one for the far right bottom corner, it was hard to see why he is not guaranteed a central spot all the time. He repeated the act in the 58th minute, growing in confidence with every shot on goal. These two acts alone far exceeded anything Ozil produced. Former Real Madrid playmaker Ozil complains to the referee after feeling he was fouled inside the area . World Cup-winning midfielder Ozil takes a corner during the first half of the Premier League match . Then as if to reaffirm his ability to score, he evaded the presence of young QPR full-back Daniel Furlong inside the box on the left, before firing a shot into Rob Green’s near post for Arsenal’s second. It is all well and good Sanchez displaying an enviable work-rate down the wing, one that surely impresses Arsene Wenger, but it’s more well and good if he is through the middle stretching defences to breaking point. Against QPR, this was not vintage Arsenal and they made hard work of a team fighting relegation, a team they should be sweeping aside. It cannot be denied that they are finding results, getting wins, but in the biggest match of their season, against Monaco, they were found lacking. As this game drew on, Sanchez displayed a lovely deftness of touch to control the ball with his knee then flick it over an opponent in one fluid motion. Where was he? In the middle of the attacking third. Where he belongs. Olivier Giroud stabs in Arsenal's first goal of the evening against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road . Charlie Austin scored a superb consolation goal late in the game after being given too much room . [/INST] Arsenal beat QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road on Wednesday night .
Alexis Sanchez played on the wing, Mesut Ozil played No 10 .
Sanchez's best work came when he was central .
The Chilean forward scored the Gunners' second goal of the evening . </s> |
Novak Djokovic gives the thumbs up at Indian Wells . Novak Djokovic progressed to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with a comfortable 7-5 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The world No 1 rarely looked troubled as he put together a straight sets triumph over Spaniard Ramos-Vinolas, who is yet to win an ATP Tour title. Djokovic, who would collect a 50th career gong should he defend his championship in the Coachella Valley, must now challenge home favourite John Isner for a place in the quarter-finals. The big-serving American fired down 18 aces as he found his way past Kevin Anderson 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 in a touch under one hour and 20 minutes. Fourth and fifth seeds Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori are safely through after overcoming Philipp Kohlschreiber and Fernando Verdasco respectively. Murray took a first set in 25 minutes but in the end needed the best part of two hours to overcome Kohlschreiber 6-1 3-6 6-1 while Japan's Nishikori recovered from an early wobble to edge out Verdasco 6-7 (6/8) 6-1 6-4. Awaiting Murray is Adrian Mannarino following the Frenchman's 6-4 6-4 triumph over Ernests Gulbis and Nishikori's next opponent is Feliciano Lopez. Djokovic rarely looked troubled as he beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas in straight sets . Ramos-Vinolas of Spain hits a backhand return against Djokovic but was unable to break the world No 1 . Jelena Djokovic, wife of the Serbia star, watches on during his match in California . The 12th seed from Spain was kept busy until the small hours but eventually completed a 6-2 4-6 6-3 victory over Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. Also progressing in California were Bernard Tomic - the 7-5 6-4 conqueror of eighth seed David Ferrer - and surprise package Thanasi Kokkinakis. Australia's world No 124 went the distance in a meeting with the experienced Juan Monaco that the 18-year-old won 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7/5) in nearly two hours and 47 minutes. In the women's draw, second seed Maria Sharapova battled her way past fierce rival Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16. The Russian was inferior on her percentages throughout a bruising encounter between two multiple grand slam champions but nevertheless it was Azarenka who found herself saving five match points before succumbing to a 6-4 6-3 defeat. John Isner awaits Djokovic in the next round after the big-serving American beat Kevin Anderson . Maria Sharapova celebrates beating her fierce rival Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16 . Next up for the world No 2 is a meeting with the defending champion, Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who dispatched Sam Stosur 6-4 6-2. Making an early exit was fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the victim of a 6-4 6-4 win for Belinda Bencic, while Serbian hopeful Ana Ivanovic was eliminated 6-2 5-7 6-2 by Caroline Garcia. Eugenie Bouchard saw off Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-2 with qualifier Lesia Tsurenko ousting Alize Cornet 7-5 1-6 6-2 as Jelena Jankovic defeated Madison Keys 5-7 6-4 6-3. Elsewhere, Sabine Lisicki of Germany called time on 11th seed Sara Errani's campaign with a 6-4 6-2 triumph completed late on Monday night. | Novak Djokovic beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas at BNP Paribas Open .
Wold No 1 beat Spaniard in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 .
Serb is chasing his 50th career victory . | fc4d41254fe3ccf8c76319cc6e59579356f1285e | <s>[INST] Novak Djokovic gives the thumbs up at Indian Wells . Novak Djokovic progressed to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with a comfortable 7-5 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The world No 1 rarely looked troubled as he put together a straight sets triumph over Spaniard Ramos-Vinolas, who is yet to win an ATP Tour title. Djokovic, who would collect a 50th career gong should he defend his championship in the Coachella Valley, must now challenge home favourite John Isner for a place in the quarter-finals. The big-serving American fired down 18 aces as he found his way past Kevin Anderson 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 in a touch under one hour and 20 minutes. Fourth and fifth seeds Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori are safely through after overcoming Philipp Kohlschreiber and Fernando Verdasco respectively. Murray took a first set in 25 minutes but in the end needed the best part of two hours to overcome Kohlschreiber 6-1 3-6 6-1 while Japan's Nishikori recovered from an early wobble to edge out Verdasco 6-7 (6/8) 6-1 6-4. Awaiting Murray is Adrian Mannarino following the Frenchman's 6-4 6-4 triumph over Ernests Gulbis and Nishikori's next opponent is Feliciano Lopez. Djokovic rarely looked troubled as he beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas in straight sets . Ramos-Vinolas of Spain hits a backhand return against Djokovic but was unable to break the world No 1 . Jelena Djokovic, wife of the Serbia star, watches on during his match in California . The 12th seed from Spain was kept busy until the small hours but eventually completed a 6-2 4-6 6-3 victory over Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. Also progressing in California were Bernard Tomic - the 7-5 6-4 conqueror of eighth seed David Ferrer - and surprise package Thanasi Kokkinakis. Australia's world No 124 went the distance in a meeting with the experienced Juan Monaco that the 18-year-old won 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7/5) in nearly two hours and 47 minutes. In the women's draw, second seed Maria Sharapova battled her way past fierce rival Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16. The Russian was inferior on her percentages throughout a bruising encounter between two multiple grand slam champions but nevertheless it was Azarenka who found herself saving five match points before succumbing to a 6-4 6-3 defeat. John Isner awaits Djokovic in the next round after the big-serving American beat Kevin Anderson . Maria Sharapova celebrates beating her fierce rival Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16 . Next up for the world No 2 is a meeting with the defending champion, Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who dispatched Sam Stosur 6-4 6-2. Making an early exit was fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the victim of a 6-4 6-4 win for Belinda Bencic, while Serbian hopeful Ana Ivanovic was eliminated 6-2 5-7 6-2 by Caroline Garcia. Eugenie Bouchard saw off Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-2 with qualifier Lesia Tsurenko ousting Alize Cornet 7-5 1-6 6-2 as Jelena Jankovic defeated Madison Keys 5-7 6-4 6-3. Elsewhere, Sabine Lisicki of Germany called time on 11th seed Sara Errani's campaign with a 6-4 6-2 triumph completed late on Monday night. [/INST] Novak Djokovic beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas at BNP Paribas Open .
Wold No 1 beat Spaniard in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 .
Serb is chasing his 50th career victory . </s> |
Bhutan, the world's worst international team according to FIFA rankings, picked up a 1-0 win against Sri Lanka in their World Cup qualifying debut on Thursday. Tshering Dorji scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute for the small Himalayan nation, ranked last of the 209 teams in FIFA's rankings, in steamy Colombo. Before Thursday, Bhutan had only three wins to their name and were beaten 5-2 by Sri Lanka in their last international match at the 2013 South Asian Football Championships in Kathmandu. Tshering Dorji (left) celebrates after scoring the winner for Bhutan in their qualifier against Sri Lanka . Bhutan players celebrate after their 1-0 victory against Sri Lanka in the opening Russia 2018 qualifiers . Bhutan captain Karma Shedrup Tshering (left) passes the ball during the qualifier in Colombo on Thursday . Timor-Leste 4-1 Mongolia . Cambodia 3-0 Mecau . Sri Lanka 0-1 Bhutan . Chinese Taipei 0-1 Brunei . India 2-0 Nepal . Yemen 3-1 Pakistan . *All are first legs of two-legged ties . The performance from the side, who were once thrashed 20-0 by Kuwait in an Asian Cup qualifier in 2000, drew praise from even FIFA president Sepp Blatter. 'A wonderful, historic moment. Bhutan, ranked 209/209 in world, won their 1st ever #WCQ today, 1-0 in Sri Lanka,' Blatter said on his Twitter handle. After Bhutan, Brunei also won for the first time in the World Cup qualifiers, beating Taiwan with a 36th-minute goal from Adi Said while Cambodia defeated Macau 3-0 in Phnom Penh. Lowly East Timor earlier kicked off the long and winding road to Russia 2018 by registering their first ever World Cup qualifying win, a 4-1 success over Mongolia in Dili. Striker Chiquito Filipe do Carmo scored the first goals of the three-year qualifying campaign that will see all of FIFA's 208 members play more than 800 matches to determine which 31 sides will join the hosts at the finals. Bhutan supporters wave their flags as they celebrate a famous victory for their team on Thursday . Sri Lanka's Kavidu Ishan (left) looks to pass, while Chencho Gyeltshen and Thilina Bandara vie for the ball . FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces Russia in December 2010 as the host of the 2018 World Cup . The victory was only the fourth the 185th-ranked East Timor achieved since becoming FIFA members in 2005. Such was the excitement for the fixture in the Portuguese-speaking Southeast Asian nation, that a big screen was erected outside the Municipal Stadium for fans who couldn't get their hands on one of the 10,000 tickets on sale. They would have seen their diminutive striker, better known as Quito, strike in the seventh and 10th minutes before Brazilian-born Rodrigo Silva netted a third in the 89th minute and substitute Neto grabbed a fourth in stoppage time. Batmonkhiin Erkhembayar grabbed a late consolation for the visitors to give them some slight hope of overturning the deficit in the second leg in Mongolia on Tuesday. In other matches, India beat Nepal 2-0, while Yemen play Pakistan. The six aggregate winners will move into the second round of the Asian World Cup campaign, which doubles as the qualifiers for the 24-team 2019 Asian Cup, where the likes of regional powerhouses Japan, Australia and Iran enter the fold. | The first 2018 World Cup qualifiers were held on Thursday .
Bhutan, the world's lowest ranked side, upset Sri Lanka 1-0 .
East Timor were first to claim victory, beating Mongolia 4-1 . | 2cdb1c1f52f3656dd2b3fbf742c636d40c12e6b8 | <s>[INST] Bhutan, the world's worst international team according to FIFA rankings, picked up a 1-0 win against Sri Lanka in their World Cup qualifying debut on Thursday. Tshering Dorji scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute for the small Himalayan nation, ranked last of the 209 teams in FIFA's rankings, in steamy Colombo. Before Thursday, Bhutan had only three wins to their name and were beaten 5-2 by Sri Lanka in their last international match at the 2013 South Asian Football Championships in Kathmandu. Tshering Dorji (left) celebrates after scoring the winner for Bhutan in their qualifier against Sri Lanka . Bhutan players celebrate after their 1-0 victory against Sri Lanka in the opening Russia 2018 qualifiers . Bhutan captain Karma Shedrup Tshering (left) passes the ball during the qualifier in Colombo on Thursday . Timor-Leste 4-1 Mongolia . Cambodia 3-0 Mecau . Sri Lanka 0-1 Bhutan . Chinese Taipei 0-1 Brunei . India 2-0 Nepal . Yemen 3-1 Pakistan . *All are first legs of two-legged ties . The performance from the side, who were once thrashed 20-0 by Kuwait in an Asian Cup qualifier in 2000, drew praise from even FIFA president Sepp Blatter. 'A wonderful, historic moment. Bhutan, ranked 209/209 in world, won their 1st ever #WCQ today, 1-0 in Sri Lanka,' Blatter said on his Twitter handle. After Bhutan, Brunei also won for the first time in the World Cup qualifiers, beating Taiwan with a 36th-minute goal from Adi Said while Cambodia defeated Macau 3-0 in Phnom Penh. Lowly East Timor earlier kicked off the long and winding road to Russia 2018 by registering their first ever World Cup qualifying win, a 4-1 success over Mongolia in Dili. Striker Chiquito Filipe do Carmo scored the first goals of the three-year qualifying campaign that will see all of FIFA's 208 members play more than 800 matches to determine which 31 sides will join the hosts at the finals. Bhutan supporters wave their flags as they celebrate a famous victory for their team on Thursday . Sri Lanka's Kavidu Ishan (left) looks to pass, while Chencho Gyeltshen and Thilina Bandara vie for the ball . FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces Russia in December 2010 as the host of the 2018 World Cup . The victory was only the fourth the 185th-ranked East Timor achieved since becoming FIFA members in 2005. Such was the excitement for the fixture in the Portuguese-speaking Southeast Asian nation, that a big screen was erected outside the Municipal Stadium for fans who couldn't get their hands on one of the 10,000 tickets on sale. They would have seen their diminutive striker, better known as Quito, strike in the seventh and 10th minutes before Brazilian-born Rodrigo Silva netted a third in the 89th minute and substitute Neto grabbed a fourth in stoppage time. Batmonkhiin Erkhembayar grabbed a late consolation for the visitors to give them some slight hope of overturning the deficit in the second leg in Mongolia on Tuesday. In other matches, India beat Nepal 2-0, while Yemen play Pakistan. The six aggregate winners will move into the second round of the Asian World Cup campaign, which doubles as the qualifiers for the 24-team 2019 Asian Cup, where the likes of regional powerhouses Japan, Australia and Iran enter the fold. [/INST] The first 2018 World Cup qualifiers were held on Thursday .
Bhutan, the world's lowest ranked side, upset Sri Lanka 1-0 .
East Timor were first to claim victory, beating Mongolia 4-1 . </s> |
A desperate husband has put an ad on the back of his truck appealing for a kidney donor for his sick wife. Michelle Stewart, of Henderson, Colorado, learned about her failing kidneys last February before going on a waiting list, the Denver Post reported. Working with her husband Bob Stewart, Michelle tried various attempts to spread the word that she needed a new kidney and Bob put the want ad up on his truck last month. Couple: Bob Stewart, left, has used space on the back of his truck to post a want ad seeking a kidney on behalf of his ill wife Michelle Stewart, right . Shared content: This image of Bob Stewart's truck appeared on both Imgur and Reddit . The couple are heartened after many people have put themselves foward. Tests are being done on some to see if they could be a match for Michelle, the Stewarts told the Denver Post. He told the Denver Post: 'I thought, maybe a couple people will come forward. And then a guy took a picture of it and posted it on Reddit, and it went viral.' KFOR reported an image of the truck appeared on Imgur, where it has been viewed over 3 million times and received almost 900 comments, before it popped up on Reddit, where it has received over 3,600 comments. In a flyer Michelle posted to Imgur, she wrote 'I have struggled with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus since the age of 13. 'Since then, I have survived two comas, a stroke, seizure, chemotherapy, and temporary paralysis.' 'Multiple times my parents were told that my life would be ending and thus far I have beaten the odds. One of the comas left me with severe kidney damage.' Michelle wrote in the flyer she is not yet on dialysis, and told the Denver Post that she is eating a dialysis diet. She told the newspaper 'That part of it has been crazy, but it saved my life. Most people don't have the luxury I have of waiting ... I've been able to live on my kidneys for a year while I look for a donor.' Embrace: The Stewarts are seen posing next to Bob's truck. Michelle Stewart has said she's endured numerous health problems, including two comas and a stroke . Plea: Michelle Stewart posted this flyer to image-sharing service Imgur asking for help . University of Colorado Hospital's Dr. James Cooper told the newspaper 'many, many interested people' have called the hospital. Michelle told the Denver Post 'I'm looking for the grace of a stranger. I talked to my doctor today, and he said I'm getting close. 'I can feel my body slowing down. I know that I'm changing. He said that it's a good thing this happened, because I'm very close to needing the transplant.' Those interested in assisting Michelle Stewart can check out the University of Colorado's website. | Michelle Stewart, of Henderson, Colorado, learned about her failing kidneys last February before going on a waiting list .
Working with her husband Bob Stewart, Michelle tried various attempts to spread the word that she needed a new kidney .
Bob put the want ad for a kidney up on his truck last month .
An image of his truck has since appeared on Imgur and Reddit . | 3e62c67b9228e67388711718746e8aab955355dd | <s>[INST] A desperate husband has put an ad on the back of his truck appealing for a kidney donor for his sick wife. Michelle Stewart, of Henderson, Colorado, learned about her failing kidneys last February before going on a waiting list, the Denver Post reported. Working with her husband Bob Stewart, Michelle tried various attempts to spread the word that she needed a new kidney and Bob put the want ad up on his truck last month. Couple: Bob Stewart, left, has used space on the back of his truck to post a want ad seeking a kidney on behalf of his ill wife Michelle Stewart, right . Shared content: This image of Bob Stewart's truck appeared on both Imgur and Reddit . The couple are heartened after many people have put themselves foward. Tests are being done on some to see if they could be a match for Michelle, the Stewarts told the Denver Post. He told the Denver Post: 'I thought, maybe a couple people will come forward. And then a guy took a picture of it and posted it on Reddit, and it went viral.' KFOR reported an image of the truck appeared on Imgur, where it has been viewed over 3 million times and received almost 900 comments, before it popped up on Reddit, where it has received over 3,600 comments. In a flyer Michelle posted to Imgur, she wrote 'I have struggled with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus since the age of 13. 'Since then, I have survived two comas, a stroke, seizure, chemotherapy, and temporary paralysis.' 'Multiple times my parents were told that my life would be ending and thus far I have beaten the odds. One of the comas left me with severe kidney damage.' Michelle wrote in the flyer she is not yet on dialysis, and told the Denver Post that she is eating a dialysis diet. She told the newspaper 'That part of it has been crazy, but it saved my life. Most people don't have the luxury I have of waiting ... I've been able to live on my kidneys for a year while I look for a donor.' Embrace: The Stewarts are seen posing next to Bob's truck. Michelle Stewart has said she's endured numerous health problems, including two comas and a stroke . Plea: Michelle Stewart posted this flyer to image-sharing service Imgur asking for help . University of Colorado Hospital's Dr. James Cooper told the newspaper 'many, many interested people' have called the hospital. Michelle told the Denver Post 'I'm looking for the grace of a stranger. I talked to my doctor today, and he said I'm getting close. 'I can feel my body slowing down. I know that I'm changing. He said that it's a good thing this happened, because I'm very close to needing the transplant.' Those interested in assisting Michelle Stewart can check out the University of Colorado's website. [/INST] Michelle Stewart, of Henderson, Colorado, learned about her failing kidneys last February before going on a waiting list .
Working with her husband Bob Stewart, Michelle tried various attempts to spread the word that she needed a new kidney .
Bob put the want ad for a kidney up on his truck last month .
An image of his truck has since appeared on Imgur and Reddit . </s> |
(CNN)The family of Ashley Summers may have reason to be hopeful again. In May 2013, when police discovered three young women who had been imprisoned inside a nondescript Cleveland home for nearly a decade, Summers' family and law enforcement hoped one of the women would be Ashley, who disappeared in Cleveland around the same time as the other women. But the discovery turned out to be unrelated to Ashley's case and there was no new information about her whereabouts. But nearly eight years since she was last seen or heard from, the family's optimism has been restored by an unlikely discovery her step-grandmother made on the Rhode Island Most Wanted website in January. An ATM surveillance photo -- released by the Warwick, Rhode Island, Police Department in late October -- depicts an unidentified woman with a familiar face, Special Agent Vicki Anderson of the FBI Cleveland Division said. "This is an incredible lookalike," Anderson said of the photo. The resemblance to Ashley, who would now be 21, is "strikingly similar," she added. The woman in the photo, along with an unidentified man she appears with, was being sought by Rhode Island police as a suspect in a string of check and identification thefts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the FBI said. Ashley's step-grandmother alerted the FBI about the photo, Anderson said. "There's nothing that tells us that it is her, but there's nothing telling us that it's not her either," Anderson said. Still, she considers the surveillance footage to be a breakthrough in the case, given that the FBI has found no legitimate sightings or social media activity by Ashley since she disappeared on July 6, 2007. "It's the best lead we have," Anderson said. "We've had other supposed lookalikes, but nothing that has looked this similar. We consider this a huge tip for us." Because it is not possible to see the license plate of the car the couple was driving, Anderson said the FBI will rely exclusively on help from the public. "The FBI is utilizing a billboard campaign, social media and any news outlet that will air these photos for us," Anderson said. In the 2013 case, two of the missing women had been identified and police said they had disappeared within four years of when Ashley went missing -- and within five blocks of where she was last seen. "At first, when they said the third girl wasn't identified, I was hoping one would be Ashley," Debra Summers, her aunt, told CNN at the time. But the family's nightmare continued. "There is no new information that's come to light about her: Ashley Summers is an active, open investigation," Cleveland Police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said at the time. "I can assure you that her disappearance was part of our questioning of the three subjects that we brought in." | Ashley Summers disappeared on July 6, 2007, when she was 14 .
Her step-grandmother saw a photo of a woman who looks like Summers on the Rhode Island Most Wanted website .
The FBI is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the woman . | afd16934a22d6381fbd1e8d3a0a3acdedbba9013 | <s>[INST] (CNN)The family of Ashley Summers may have reason to be hopeful again. In May 2013, when police discovered three young women who had been imprisoned inside a nondescript Cleveland home for nearly a decade, Summers' family and law enforcement hoped one of the women would be Ashley, who disappeared in Cleveland around the same time as the other women. But the discovery turned out to be unrelated to Ashley's case and there was no new information about her whereabouts. But nearly eight years since she was last seen or heard from, the family's optimism has been restored by an unlikely discovery her step-grandmother made on the Rhode Island Most Wanted website in January. An ATM surveillance photo -- released by the Warwick, Rhode Island, Police Department in late October -- depicts an unidentified woman with a familiar face, Special Agent Vicki Anderson of the FBI Cleveland Division said. "This is an incredible lookalike," Anderson said of the photo. The resemblance to Ashley, who would now be 21, is "strikingly similar," she added. The woman in the photo, along with an unidentified man she appears with, was being sought by Rhode Island police as a suspect in a string of check and identification thefts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the FBI said. Ashley's step-grandmother alerted the FBI about the photo, Anderson said. "There's nothing that tells us that it is her, but there's nothing telling us that it's not her either," Anderson said. Still, she considers the surveillance footage to be a breakthrough in the case, given that the FBI has found no legitimate sightings or social media activity by Ashley since she disappeared on July 6, 2007. "It's the best lead we have," Anderson said. "We've had other supposed lookalikes, but nothing that has looked this similar. We consider this a huge tip for us." Because it is not possible to see the license plate of the car the couple was driving, Anderson said the FBI will rely exclusively on help from the public. "The FBI is utilizing a billboard campaign, social media and any news outlet that will air these photos for us," Anderson said. In the 2013 case, two of the missing women had been identified and police said they had disappeared within four years of when Ashley went missing -- and within five blocks of where she was last seen. "At first, when they said the third girl wasn't identified, I was hoping one would be Ashley," Debra Summers, her aunt, told CNN at the time. But the family's nightmare continued. "There is no new information that's come to light about her: Ashley Summers is an active, open investigation," Cleveland Police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said at the time. "I can assure you that her disappearance was part of our questioning of the three subjects that we brought in." [/INST] Ashley Summers disappeared on July 6, 2007, when she was 14 .
Her step-grandmother saw a photo of a woman who looks like Summers on the Rhode Island Most Wanted website .
The FBI is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the woman . </s> |
A young woman, who had no luck when she posted an ad on Gumtree to find the father of her unborn son, is determined to keep searching after her baby almost died at birth. Bianca Fazey had a one-night stand with a man in Perth, Western Australia on April 23 last year and surprisingly discovered she was pregnant after being told in 2011 that she was unlikely to ever become a mum when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The 25-year-old frantically searched for the father for five months but had no success as she only knew his name was Jeremy who was from the Perth suburb of Morley. As a last-ditch attempt she decided to post the ad which only created unexpected vitriolic responses from total strangers. Two months ago, Logan Fazey was born, but he did not have an easy start to life when doctors worked for 30 minutes to resuscitate him but now the little fella is fighting fit and healthy. Now that life has returned to normal after the trauma, the graphic design student has continued to look for Logan's father, a fly-in, fly-out worker in his 20s, who she met at the Harlem Wednesdays night at Amplifier Capitol. Scroll down for video . Bianca Fazey continues to search for Logan's father who she had a one-night stand with in April last year . Two months ago, Logan was born, but he did not have an easy start to life when doctors worked for 30 minutes to resuscitate him - pictured is the first time Bianca got to touch her son . Now the little fella is fighting fit and Bianca described Logan as 'strong, smart, happy and very, very loved' Her latest appeal has seen social media users label Bianca as an unfit mother and accuse her of telling her story just for the money. 'I'm so appalled at comments that I am a bad mother and 'god help my child'. It makes me sick that people can judge so quickly off something that is 500 words long,' she said on her Facebook page. 'Yeah I am still looking, I will probably always be looking I am very curious as to who this person is and one day Logan probably will be too. 'I don't ever expect him to come forward but if he did contact me, it would only be between us two and not the world. ' Bianca then responded to the accusations that she was paid to do the media interviews. 'For the incredibly judgemental people thinking it is all about money, I have never accepted anything for the stories, I also have my own money, I work and I study full time, I am not this drop kick you assume me to be!' she said. 'I love this beautiful boy with all my heart and I am a fantastic mother, he is strong, smart, happy and very, very loved!' She then went onto express her gratitude for the ongoing support of her family and friends in the town of Jurien Bay - 260km north of Perth. 'Not only do I have the support of my family but also this beautiful town I live in and my amazing friends, I am so appreciative of everyone who has been kind to me even if you are holding your tongue!' she said. 'I don't know if this will be the end of this story, I will continue living my life and raising Logan just as I have been, in no way is getting 15 minutes of fame a priority on my list. 'Logan, my family, our health and happiness is all that matters to me.' Bianca Fazey posted a Gumtree ad last year in an attempt to find her unborn son's father . Bianca's ad (pictured) received a barrage of hateful remarks from complete strangers . When Bianca fell pregnant all she could think about was letting the pending father know the news. 'I was at my wits end,' she told Daily Mail Australia in December. 'I tried finding him for months and felt pressured by a friend who was adamant I don't give up despite exhausting all avenues.' This when Bianca, who was so stressed that she was losing sleep, decided to post an ad on Gumtree which created a barrage of hateful responses prompting her to take to take it down. 'I stupidly put it up thinking no one would even see it but who knows what will happen, maybe I will get lucky,' she said. 'Unfortunately all I got was lots of judgement and idiots messaging me telling me they would be the father or pretending to be Jeremy.' The most offensive messages were from people saying that Bianca should have opted for a termination. 'When it was shared on the LAD bible page a lot of people made single-minded comments aimed at me, no one mentioned the guy was equally a part of me getting pregnant,' she said. 'Sometimes I want to be like one of those people on Maury Povich screaming back at the audience because they have no clue what they're booing about!' Bianca was forced to take down the post but has no regrets about deciding to have the baby . Bianca (pictured before being pregnant) never thought she could have children as she suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome . Bianca wasn't exactly shocked to be called names like a 'sl**' but it got out of control when one person lashed out saying 'kill it'. 'It was sad to see people saying I should get an abortion, those were the only comments that hurt.' 'Society is still hating on women who choose to keep pregnancy outside of a relationship,' she said. 'I was more mad at the amount of women (mums included) saying I shouldn't go through with it.' But Bianca has risen above the horrendous backlash and can't wait to meet her little man when he enters the world in two months. 'All I can say is I chose to go ahead with the pregnancy because I didn't think I could have children,' she said. 'Even though I knew this guy had disappeared I didn't want to give up my chance and I'm so grateful I didn't.' Bianca has hit out at people saying she is a 'sl**', a bad mother and has only told her story for money . Despite the fall-out from the ad - Bianca has the loving support of the people who matter most - her family and friends. 'It has changed my life and made me a happier healthier person,' she said. 'I couldn't be happier, I am looking forward to holding my little guy and raising him in a loving stable environment.' She is also looking forward to getting back into shape . 'Excited to hold him and excited to start getting back in shape!' she said. 'I hate that I'm so limited physically.' Bianca still hopes the father will come forward and become an integral part of his son's life. 'I do hope that I can find him and let him know, he can make his own choice,' she said. 'But more for the sake of the kid, when he asks questions or wants to find him I want to be prepared.' She still hopes the father will come forward and become an integral part of Logan's life . | Bianca Fazey had a one-night stand with a man in Perth on April 23, 2014 .
The 25-year-old discovered she was pregnant and tried to find the father .
In a desperate last ditch attempt, Bianca posted an ad on Gumtree .
She only knew his name was Jeremy and lived in the suburb of Morley .
Described as '5,7ish', aged in his 20s, with brown hair and brown eyes .
She had no luck from the ad and received some disturbing responses .
Since having her boy two months ago who almost died, she's looking for him again now that Logan is a fighting fit and healthy baby .
Bianca has now been labelled as a bad mum who told her story for money . | fa4aeaaac49c876f5a69a7c1286e85bcdf61b2bb | <s>[INST] A young woman, who had no luck when she posted an ad on Gumtree to find the father of her unborn son, is determined to keep searching after her baby almost died at birth. Bianca Fazey had a one-night stand with a man in Perth, Western Australia on April 23 last year and surprisingly discovered she was pregnant after being told in 2011 that she was unlikely to ever become a mum when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The 25-year-old frantically searched for the father for five months but had no success as she only knew his name was Jeremy who was from the Perth suburb of Morley. As a last-ditch attempt she decided to post the ad which only created unexpected vitriolic responses from total strangers. Two months ago, Logan Fazey was born, but he did not have an easy start to life when doctors worked for 30 minutes to resuscitate him but now the little fella is fighting fit and healthy. Now that life has returned to normal after the trauma, the graphic design student has continued to look for Logan's father, a fly-in, fly-out worker in his 20s, who she met at the Harlem Wednesdays night at Amplifier Capitol. Scroll down for video . Bianca Fazey continues to search for Logan's father who she had a one-night stand with in April last year . Two months ago, Logan was born, but he did not have an easy start to life when doctors worked for 30 minutes to resuscitate him - pictured is the first time Bianca got to touch her son . Now the little fella is fighting fit and Bianca described Logan as 'strong, smart, happy and very, very loved' Her latest appeal has seen social media users label Bianca as an unfit mother and accuse her of telling her story just for the money. 'I'm so appalled at comments that I am a bad mother and 'god help my child'. It makes me sick that people can judge so quickly off something that is 500 words long,' she said on her Facebook page. 'Yeah I am still looking, I will probably always be looking I am very curious as to who this person is and one day Logan probably will be too. 'I don't ever expect him to come forward but if he did contact me, it would only be between us two and not the world. ' Bianca then responded to the accusations that she was paid to do the media interviews. 'For the incredibly judgemental people thinking it is all about money, I have never accepted anything for the stories, I also have my own money, I work and I study full time, I am not this drop kick you assume me to be!' she said. 'I love this beautiful boy with all my heart and I am a fantastic mother, he is strong, smart, happy and very, very loved!' She then went onto express her gratitude for the ongoing support of her family and friends in the town of Jurien Bay - 260km north of Perth. 'Not only do I have the support of my family but also this beautiful town I live in and my amazing friends, I am so appreciative of everyone who has been kind to me even if you are holding your tongue!' she said. 'I don't know if this will be the end of this story, I will continue living my life and raising Logan just as I have been, in no way is getting 15 minutes of fame a priority on my list. 'Logan, my family, our health and happiness is all that matters to me.' Bianca Fazey posted a Gumtree ad last year in an attempt to find her unborn son's father . Bianca's ad (pictured) received a barrage of hateful remarks from complete strangers . When Bianca fell pregnant all she could think about was letting the pending father know the news. 'I was at my wits end,' she told Daily Mail Australia in December. 'I tried finding him for months and felt pressured by a friend who was adamant I don't give up despite exhausting all avenues.' This when Bianca, who was so stressed that she was losing sleep, decided to post an ad on Gumtree which created a barrage of hateful responses prompting her to take to take it down. 'I stupidly put it up thinking no one would even see it but who knows what will happen, maybe I will get lucky,' she said. 'Unfortunately all I got was lots of judgement and idiots messaging me telling me they would be the father or pretending to be Jeremy.' The most offensive messages were from people saying that Bianca should have opted for a termination. 'When it was shared on the LAD bible page a lot of people made single-minded comments aimed at me, no one mentioned the guy was equally a part of me getting pregnant,' she said. 'Sometimes I want to be like one of those people on Maury Povich screaming back at the audience because they have no clue what they're booing about!' Bianca was forced to take down the post but has no regrets about deciding to have the baby . Bianca (pictured before being pregnant) never thought she could have children as she suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome . Bianca wasn't exactly shocked to be called names like a 'sl**' but it got out of control when one person lashed out saying 'kill it'. 'It was sad to see people saying I should get an abortion, those were the only comments that hurt.' 'Society is still hating on women who choose to keep pregnancy outside of a relationship,' she said. 'I was more mad at the amount of women (mums included) saying I shouldn't go through with it.' But Bianca has risen above the horrendous backlash and can't wait to meet her little man when he enters the world in two months. 'All I can say is I chose to go ahead with the pregnancy because I didn't think I could have children,' she said. 'Even though I knew this guy had disappeared I didn't want to give up my chance and I'm so grateful I didn't.' Bianca has hit out at people saying she is a 'sl**', a bad mother and has only told her story for money . Despite the fall-out from the ad - Bianca has the loving support of the people who matter most - her family and friends. 'It has changed my life and made me a happier healthier person,' she said. 'I couldn't be happier, I am looking forward to holding my little guy and raising him in a loving stable environment.' She is also looking forward to getting back into shape . 'Excited to hold him and excited to start getting back in shape!' she said. 'I hate that I'm so limited physically.' Bianca still hopes the father will come forward and become an integral part of his son's life. 'I do hope that I can find him and let him know, he can make his own choice,' she said. 'But more for the sake of the kid, when he asks questions or wants to find him I want to be prepared.' She still hopes the father will come forward and become an integral part of Logan's life . [/INST] Bianca Fazey had a one-night stand with a man in Perth on April 23, 2014 .
The 25-year-old discovered she was pregnant and tried to find the father .
In a desperate last ditch attempt, Bianca posted an ad on Gumtree .
She only knew his name was Jeremy and lived in the suburb of Morley .
Described as '5,7ish', aged in his 20s, with brown hair and brown eyes .
She had no luck from the ad and received some disturbing responses .
Since having her boy two months ago who almost died, she's looking for him again now that Logan is a fighting fit and healthy baby .
Bianca has now been labelled as a bad mum who told her story for money . </s> |
An ex-CFO and Chick-fil-A protestor who lost his job after posting a video rant against one of the chain's employees has since lost his home and lives on food stamps. Adam Mark Smith, 37, who worked for an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, was shamed after the 2012 YouTube video was posted showing him berating employee Rachel Elizabeth. The video which expressed his disdain over the firm's anti-gay marriage stance went viral, and left him unemployed and forced to lose his home. Nearly three years later, the married father of four is still searching for a job and his family previously had to give away possessions before he was hired and fired again, according to ABC. Scroll down for video . Adam Smith was the former CFO of an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, before he was fired after posting a video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee for the fast-food chain's anti-gay marriage stance . Three years later from the viral video that shook his life from riches to rags, the married father of four is still searching for a job (Smith above with his family) At the time he was working as CFO for Vante, Smith was earning $200,000 annually and had more than $1million in stock options, but he said it was all taken from him when he was fired. His 2012 firing was reported on the same day as the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day as thousands of gay couples flocked to restaurants to kiss during the summer of 2012. Things were looking rough for Smith and his wife, Amy, along with their four sons after they lost their home and moved into an RV. But there was silver lining for him and the chance for a new start when he was offered a new job as a CFO in Portland a few months later. 'I felt like, "yeah, I got it. I am back'',' he said. However, nearly two weeks later, he was fired once again after his boss realized he was the man from the video. In the 2012 video that went viral, he told Chick-fil-A employee Rachel Elizabeth while at the drive-thru window that he did not know how she lived with herself and worked there . Smith posted a follow-up video apologizing to Elizabeth (above) which she accepted . As the incident continues to haunt him, he said he does not regret the stand he took but he regrets the way he spoke to Elizabeth. While Smith is unsure if the incident will ever go away, he has turned to meditation, and has written a memoir, A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity. The controversy surrounding one of America's biggest fast-food chains began in 2012 after a series of anti-same sex marriage statements from Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy. Local media had previously reported that the company, founded in 1946 by Cathy’s father, S. Truett Cathy, sponsored several organisations and group which actively oppose LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. Chick-fil-A donated more than $3million between 2003 and 2009 to Christian organizations with a well-known anti-gay agenda, and in 2010 alone Chick-fil-A gave nearly $2million to such causes, according to reports. In June and July 2012, Dan Cathy made several statements against gay marriage. When asked about Chick-fil-A’s backing of ‘traditional’ families with a husband and wife, Cathy responded 'Well, guilty as charged’. He also stated that Chick-fil-A is runs on 'traditional Christian values' and is 'very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit'. In response, gay rights protesters launched nationwide boycotts and staged same-sex 'kiss-ins' at Chick-fil-A stores across the country. The book tells of how his backlash from the public took him from riches to rags, to 'true wealth'. In job interviews Smith is honest about the video, he said, but he thinks employers are scared to hire him because they think it could possibly reoccur again. In the original video posted three years ago, Smith waits in line for a free promotional water at a Chick-fil-A before expressing his disdain for the firm's support for traditional Christian marriage. Filmed by Smith on his own phone, the former CFO gets to the window of the drive-thru and starts to all-out bully the young female employee behind the counter, who remains calm and polite throughout the whole exchange. He said: 'I don't know how you live with yourself and work here. I don't understand it. This is a horrible corporation with horrible values.' Elizabeth tells him repeatedly to have a nice day and that it is a pleasure to serve him as well as saying: 'I'm staying neutral on this subject. My personal beliefs don't belong in the workplace.' As he drives off he tells the worker: 'I'm a nice guy by the way, and I'm totally heterosexual. Just can't stand the hate. It's gotta stop guys, stand up.' Once he posted the video and went back to work, he said his employees were shocked. Smith told 20/20: 'I got into work and the receptionist, the first thing, big eyes, 'Adam, what did you do?', she said. 'The voicemail is completely full, and it's full of bomb threats.'' After the video went viral, according to a MarketWire statement, Smith was fired from his job at Vante, Inc. They released a statement saying: 'The actions of Mr Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. In his apology video, Smith told Elizabeth he was sorry for the way he spoke to her and that she handled the situation with dignity and grace . Wanda Flory, of Swanton, Ohio, center, watches with Terry, (left), and her husband Richard, (center right), as Thea Grabiec, (right), kisses Sarah Shovan during the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day . Smith also told Elizabeth in his apology video that he was angry by the number of people who were supporting Chick-fil-A during the Appreciation Day and became unraveled . 'We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.' After losing his job at Vante, Smith removed his original video from YouTube and posted an eight-minute video apology to Elizabeth. 'I am so very sorry for the way I spoke to you,' said Smith in the video. 'You handled my frustrating rant with such dignity and composure. 'Every time I watch the video I am blown away by really the beauty in what you did, and your kindness, and your patience with me.' Smith explained that he was enraged by the number of people that had come out to support the chicken fast-food firm during last weeks 'Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day' and lost his cool. Shown Smith's apology by an anchor on Fox News at the time, Elizabeth accepted it. She said: 'I do forgive him. I think he realizes how bad it was to make that tape. 'I feel sorry for him and his family, and for everything that has happened to him since.' | Adam Mark Smith, 37, was publicly shamed after posting the video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee .
The video from three years ago shows him expressing his disdain to Rachel Elizabeth for the fast-food chain's anti-gay marriage stance .
Was earning $200,000-a-year and had $1 million in stock options .
He lost his job, his stock options and his family lost their house and had to give away their possessions before he was hired and fired again .
Has written a memoir, 'A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity' charting his journey . | e94c3e06aa9d54ff2acf8d627f0c59c10fa9f57a | <s>[INST] An ex-CFO and Chick-fil-A protestor who lost his job after posting a video rant against one of the chain's employees has since lost his home and lives on food stamps. Adam Mark Smith, 37, who worked for an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, was shamed after the 2012 YouTube video was posted showing him berating employee Rachel Elizabeth. The video which expressed his disdain over the firm's anti-gay marriage stance went viral, and left him unemployed and forced to lose his home. Nearly three years later, the married father of four is still searching for a job and his family previously had to give away possessions before he was hired and fired again, according to ABC. Scroll down for video . Adam Smith was the former CFO of an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, before he was fired after posting a video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee for the fast-food chain's anti-gay marriage stance . Three years later from the viral video that shook his life from riches to rags, the married father of four is still searching for a job (Smith above with his family) At the time he was working as CFO for Vante, Smith was earning $200,000 annually and had more than $1million in stock options, but he said it was all taken from him when he was fired. His 2012 firing was reported on the same day as the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day as thousands of gay couples flocked to restaurants to kiss during the summer of 2012. Things were looking rough for Smith and his wife, Amy, along with their four sons after they lost their home and moved into an RV. But there was silver lining for him and the chance for a new start when he was offered a new job as a CFO in Portland a few months later. 'I felt like, "yeah, I got it. I am back'',' he said. However, nearly two weeks later, he was fired once again after his boss realized he was the man from the video. In the 2012 video that went viral, he told Chick-fil-A employee Rachel Elizabeth while at the drive-thru window that he did not know how she lived with herself and worked there . Smith posted a follow-up video apologizing to Elizabeth (above) which she accepted . As the incident continues to haunt him, he said he does not regret the stand he took but he regrets the way he spoke to Elizabeth. While Smith is unsure if the incident will ever go away, he has turned to meditation, and has written a memoir, A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity. The controversy surrounding one of America's biggest fast-food chains began in 2012 after a series of anti-same sex marriage statements from Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy. Local media had previously reported that the company, founded in 1946 by Cathy’s father, S. Truett Cathy, sponsored several organisations and group which actively oppose LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. Chick-fil-A donated more than $3million between 2003 and 2009 to Christian organizations with a well-known anti-gay agenda, and in 2010 alone Chick-fil-A gave nearly $2million to such causes, according to reports. In June and July 2012, Dan Cathy made several statements against gay marriage. When asked about Chick-fil-A’s backing of ‘traditional’ families with a husband and wife, Cathy responded 'Well, guilty as charged’. He also stated that Chick-fil-A is runs on 'traditional Christian values' and is 'very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit'. In response, gay rights protesters launched nationwide boycotts and staged same-sex 'kiss-ins' at Chick-fil-A stores across the country. The book tells of how his backlash from the public took him from riches to rags, to 'true wealth'. In job interviews Smith is honest about the video, he said, but he thinks employers are scared to hire him because they think it could possibly reoccur again. In the original video posted three years ago, Smith waits in line for a free promotional water at a Chick-fil-A before expressing his disdain for the firm's support for traditional Christian marriage. Filmed by Smith on his own phone, the former CFO gets to the window of the drive-thru and starts to all-out bully the young female employee behind the counter, who remains calm and polite throughout the whole exchange. He said: 'I don't know how you live with yourself and work here. I don't understand it. This is a horrible corporation with horrible values.' Elizabeth tells him repeatedly to have a nice day and that it is a pleasure to serve him as well as saying: 'I'm staying neutral on this subject. My personal beliefs don't belong in the workplace.' As he drives off he tells the worker: 'I'm a nice guy by the way, and I'm totally heterosexual. Just can't stand the hate. It's gotta stop guys, stand up.' Once he posted the video and went back to work, he said his employees were shocked. Smith told 20/20: 'I got into work and the receptionist, the first thing, big eyes, 'Adam, what did you do?', she said. 'The voicemail is completely full, and it's full of bomb threats.'' After the video went viral, according to a MarketWire statement, Smith was fired from his job at Vante, Inc. They released a statement saying: 'The actions of Mr Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. In his apology video, Smith told Elizabeth he was sorry for the way he spoke to her and that she handled the situation with dignity and grace . Wanda Flory, of Swanton, Ohio, center, watches with Terry, (left), and her husband Richard, (center right), as Thea Grabiec, (right), kisses Sarah Shovan during the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day . Smith also told Elizabeth in his apology video that he was angry by the number of people who were supporting Chick-fil-A during the Appreciation Day and became unraveled . 'We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.' After losing his job at Vante, Smith removed his original video from YouTube and posted an eight-minute video apology to Elizabeth. 'I am so very sorry for the way I spoke to you,' said Smith in the video. 'You handled my frustrating rant with such dignity and composure. 'Every time I watch the video I am blown away by really the beauty in what you did, and your kindness, and your patience with me.' Smith explained that he was enraged by the number of people that had come out to support the chicken fast-food firm during last weeks 'Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day' and lost his cool. Shown Smith's apology by an anchor on Fox News at the time, Elizabeth accepted it. She said: 'I do forgive him. I think he realizes how bad it was to make that tape. 'I feel sorry for him and his family, and for everything that has happened to him since.' [/INST] Adam Mark Smith, 37, was publicly shamed after posting the video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee .
The video from three years ago shows him expressing his disdain to Rachel Elizabeth for the fast-food chain's anti-gay marriage stance .
Was earning $200,000-a-year and had $1 million in stock options .
He lost his job, his stock options and his family lost their house and had to give away their possessions before he was hired and fired again .
Has written a memoir, 'A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity' charting his journey . </s> |
Members of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims. Computers being used inside police headquarters at 1 Police Plaza changed the entries of Sean Bell, an unarmed man shot dead in 2006; Amadou Diallo, who was shot dead when police mistook his wallet for a gun in 1999; and Eric Garner, the Staten Island man killed last July in a police chokehold. An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba, swapping out three of the band's members with members of the police department. Scroll down for video . Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims . Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner (left) and Sean Bell (right with his fiance and daughter) They also edited the entry of Amadou Diallo (above) was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun . These changes were all traced by Capital New York by following the public IP addresses. The Garner entry seems to have been edited the most, with numerous changes made on the page. 'Garner raised both his arms in the air' was edited to say 'Garner flailed his arms about as he spoke' and 'Use of the chokehold has been prohibited' became 'Use of the chokehold is legal, but has been prohibited.' A sentence was also added to say that Garner was bigger than the officers on the scene. As for Bell, who was shot dead on November 25, 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed, his entry was not only edited but there was also an attempt to have it removed completely. On the Articles for deletion page, someone from the department wrote, 'He [Bell] was in the news for about two months, and now no one except Al Sharpton cares anymore. The police shoot people every day, and times with a lot more than 50 bullets. This incident is more news than notable.' The entry was not removed. An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba, swapping out three of the band's members with members of the police department . Information about NYPD Officer Kenneth Boss was changed on the page of Diallo, saying that the cop shot an 'armed' and not an 'unarmed' man in a previous incident. None of the cops involved in any of these three incidents were found guilty of any charges. 'The matter is under internal review,' NYPD spokeswoman Det. Cheryl Crispin said about the edits. | Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims .
Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner, Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo .
Diallo was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun .
Bell was shot dead on November 25, 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed .
Garner, from Staten Island, was killed last July in a police chokehold . | 4bf5bbf63161fd3a7351c6511fdacbdef0396e65 | <s>[INST] Members of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims. Computers being used inside police headquarters at 1 Police Plaza changed the entries of Sean Bell, an unarmed man shot dead in 2006; Amadou Diallo, who was shot dead when police mistook his wallet for a gun in 1999; and Eric Garner, the Staten Island man killed last July in a police chokehold. An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba, swapping out three of the band's members with members of the police department. Scroll down for video . Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims . Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner (left) and Sean Bell (right with his fiance and daughter) They also edited the entry of Amadou Diallo (above) was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun . These changes were all traced by Capital New York by following the public IP addresses. The Garner entry seems to have been edited the most, with numerous changes made on the page. 'Garner raised both his arms in the air' was edited to say 'Garner flailed his arms about as he spoke' and 'Use of the chokehold has been prohibited' became 'Use of the chokehold is legal, but has been prohibited.' A sentence was also added to say that Garner was bigger than the officers on the scene. As for Bell, who was shot dead on November 25, 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed, his entry was not only edited but there was also an attempt to have it removed completely. On the Articles for deletion page, someone from the department wrote, 'He [Bell] was in the news for about two months, and now no one except Al Sharpton cares anymore. The police shoot people every day, and times with a lot more than 50 bullets. This incident is more news than notable.' The entry was not removed. An individual also changed the entry for the British alternative Chumbawamba, swapping out three of the band's members with members of the police department . Information about NYPD Officer Kenneth Boss was changed on the page of Diallo, saying that the cop shot an 'armed' and not an 'unarmed' man in a previous incident. None of the cops involved in any of these three incidents were found guilty of any charges. 'The matter is under internal review,' NYPD spokeswoman Det. Cheryl Crispin said about the edits. [/INST] Member of the New York Police Department have been caught editing the Wikipedia pages of police brutality victims .
Individuals inside police headquarters tried to edit the entries of Eric Garner, Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo .
Diallo was shot dead in 1999 when police mistook his wallet for a gun .
Bell was shot dead on November 25, 2006 by undercover officers at his bachelor party the night before his wedding despite being unarmed .
Garner, from Staten Island, was killed last July in a police chokehold . </s> |
A quickfire Pablo Piatti double secured a 2-0 win for Valencia at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday that kept them on course to clinch a lucrative berth in the Champions League for next season. Valencia missed out on a place in Europe last term but their sixth win in their last seven games put them eight points clear of chasing Sevilla, who are fifth, and level with third-placed champions Atletico Madrid, who clash in Seville later on Sunday. Argentine forward Piatti fired Valencia ahead in the 53rd minute at a sun-drenched Mestalla and made it 2-0 three minutes later after good work down the right from Sofiane Feghouli. Argentine forward Pablo Piatti (left) vies for the ball with Real Sociedad defender Julen Etxabeguren (right) Piatti (right) celebrates after scoring Valencia's opening goal during the La Liga match at the Mestalla . They have 53 points from 25 matches, behind Atletico on goal difference ahead of the pair's match in Madrid next weekend. Hopes are high at Valencia that a recent takeover of the club by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim will help them sort out their finances and return to being genuinely competitive in Spain and Europe. Sociedad, coached by former Manchester United manager David Moyes, are 11th on 27 points, five above the relegation places. Real Madrid can restore their four-point lead over second-placed Barcelona at the top with a win at home to Villarreal later on Sunday. Barca trimmed the gap to one point thanks to Saturday's scrappy 3-1 win at struggling Granada. Real Sociedad midfielder Sergio Canales (right) breaks away from Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo (left) Real Sociedad's Granero (left) slides in to block Negredo's (right) shot during Valencia's 2-0 win . Real Sociedad centre back Inigo Martinez (left) jumps to head the ball away from the oncoming Negredo (right) Nuno Espirito's (right) Valencia side are currently fourth in La Liga, eight points clear of fifth-placed Sevilla . | Valencia ran out 2-0 winners against Real Sociedad .
Pablo Piatti scored a brace to secure his side's sixth win in seven games .
The win sees Valencia move fourth in La Liga, eight points clear of fifth .
Valencia are bidding to qualify for the Champions League next season . | a66148ba73bd4097b4806503b50e906f47815849 | <s>[INST] A quickfire Pablo Piatti double secured a 2-0 win for Valencia at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday that kept them on course to clinch a lucrative berth in the Champions League for next season. Valencia missed out on a place in Europe last term but their sixth win in their last seven games put them eight points clear of chasing Sevilla, who are fifth, and level with third-placed champions Atletico Madrid, who clash in Seville later on Sunday. Argentine forward Piatti fired Valencia ahead in the 53rd minute at a sun-drenched Mestalla and made it 2-0 three minutes later after good work down the right from Sofiane Feghouli. Argentine forward Pablo Piatti (left) vies for the ball with Real Sociedad defender Julen Etxabeguren (right) Piatti (right) celebrates after scoring Valencia's opening goal during the La Liga match at the Mestalla . They have 53 points from 25 matches, behind Atletico on goal difference ahead of the pair's match in Madrid next weekend. Hopes are high at Valencia that a recent takeover of the club by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim will help them sort out their finances and return to being genuinely competitive in Spain and Europe. Sociedad, coached by former Manchester United manager David Moyes, are 11th on 27 points, five above the relegation places. Real Madrid can restore their four-point lead over second-placed Barcelona at the top with a win at home to Villarreal later on Sunday. Barca trimmed the gap to one point thanks to Saturday's scrappy 3-1 win at struggling Granada. Real Sociedad midfielder Sergio Canales (right) breaks away from Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo (left) Real Sociedad's Granero (left) slides in to block Negredo's (right) shot during Valencia's 2-0 win . Real Sociedad centre back Inigo Martinez (left) jumps to head the ball away from the oncoming Negredo (right) Nuno Espirito's (right) Valencia side are currently fourth in La Liga, eight points clear of fifth-placed Sevilla . [/INST] Valencia ran out 2-0 winners against Real Sociedad .
Pablo Piatti scored a brace to secure his side's sixth win in seven games .
The win sees Valencia move fourth in La Liga, eight points clear of fifth .
Valencia are bidding to qualify for the Champions League next season . </s> |
(CNN)The terrorists who attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, last week were wearing suicide vests but failed to detonate them before being gunned down by police, Tunisia's President told CNN. "They had them, but they didn't work, because the police turned up and they were shot down and they didn't have the time to get these vests to work. Because had they done so, we would have had major catastrophe," President Beji Caid Essebsi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. A third museum attacker remains at large, Essebsi said. Previously two suspects had been identified -- Yassine Labidi and Saber Khachnaou -- though it wasn't immediately clear if they were the pair killed at the museum by Tunisian security forces. Essebsi told Amanpour 15 arrests had been made since Wednesday's attack, in which 23 people were killed. Most of the victims were foreigners and 19 were tourists who'd been on two cruise ships that docked in Tunis. Essebsi said he believed the attackers were members of ISIS who had been trained in Libya. This echoed comments made by Tunisia's Security Minister Rafik Chelly on Friday, who said two attackers had been given weapons training at Libyan camps and had been activated from sleeper cells. In an audio message posted online Thursday, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. The message said the group had targeted "crusaders and apostates" with "automatic weapons and hand grenades" in bloodshed that was "just the start." CNN cannot independently verify the legitimacy of the audio statement. An uncle of suspect Yassine Labidi, Abeld Malik Labidi, told CNN on Friday that no one he knew had seen any signs of extremism in his 26-year-old nephew. He said Yassine Labidi was one of the two gunmen killed at the museum. "It's true that Yassine carried out this terrorist attack, he was killed; his head, his body, we don't have it back," he said. But, he said, he believed Yassine and other young Tunisians like him were also victims of terrorism -- of the recruiters who paid them money, organized the logistics and took them to places like Syria and Libya to train as fighters. Laura Smith-Spark and Claudia Morales contributed to this report. | The Bardo Museum attackers wore suicide vests, Tunisia's President tells CNN .
Police shot them before they could detonate the vests, Beji Caid Essebsi says .
Essebsi says 15 people have been arrested over the deadly attack . | 21e87b6ca3ae935252202dcbc9f5c3d96ae6e2bb | <s>[INST] (CNN)The terrorists who attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, last week were wearing suicide vests but failed to detonate them before being gunned down by police, Tunisia's President told CNN. "They had them, but they didn't work, because the police turned up and they were shot down and they didn't have the time to get these vests to work. Because had they done so, we would have had major catastrophe," President Beji Caid Essebsi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. A third museum attacker remains at large, Essebsi said. Previously two suspects had been identified -- Yassine Labidi and Saber Khachnaou -- though it wasn't immediately clear if they were the pair killed at the museum by Tunisian security forces. Essebsi told Amanpour 15 arrests had been made since Wednesday's attack, in which 23 people were killed. Most of the victims were foreigners and 19 were tourists who'd been on two cruise ships that docked in Tunis. Essebsi said he believed the attackers were members of ISIS who had been trained in Libya. This echoed comments made by Tunisia's Security Minister Rafik Chelly on Friday, who said two attackers had been given weapons training at Libyan camps and had been activated from sleeper cells. In an audio message posted online Thursday, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. The message said the group had targeted "crusaders and apostates" with "automatic weapons and hand grenades" in bloodshed that was "just the start." CNN cannot independently verify the legitimacy of the audio statement. An uncle of suspect Yassine Labidi, Abeld Malik Labidi, told CNN on Friday that no one he knew had seen any signs of extremism in his 26-year-old nephew. He said Yassine Labidi was one of the two gunmen killed at the museum. "It's true that Yassine carried out this terrorist attack, he was killed; his head, his body, we don't have it back," he said. But, he said, he believed Yassine and other young Tunisians like him were also victims of terrorism -- of the recruiters who paid them money, organized the logistics and took them to places like Syria and Libya to train as fighters. Laura Smith-Spark and Claudia Morales contributed to this report. [/INST] The Bardo Museum attackers wore suicide vests, Tunisia's President tells CNN .
Police shot them before they could detonate the vests, Beji Caid Essebsi says .
Essebsi says 15 people have been arrested over the deadly attack . </s> |
When Gus Poyet lost his temper and took out his anger on a cooler box — emptying dozens of drinks bottles and scattering ice on the touchline — it was in protest at so much more than Jack Rodwell’s booking for diving. The yellow was merely the tipping point which made the Uruguayan see red. Rather, there was frustration at the rapid unravelling of Sunderland’s season and his reputation. He chose to take it out on Steve Bruce, marching over to the Hull boss in apparent offering of a friendly handshake before sarcastically applauding in his face. Bruce, understandably, reacted and only the intervention of the assistant referee prevented a physical confrontation. Hull boss Steve Bruce and Sunderland manager Gus Poyet were on good terms before the crucial game . However things turned sour when Bruce and Poyet began a slanging match and had to be pulled apart . Bruce appeared to take exception to Poyet's sarcastic applause of a referring decision by Mike Dean . The two managers are restrained by match officials who try desperately to keep them away from each other . All eyes were on the technical area as the opposing bosses threatened to come together . Poyet had lost his head. Twenty-four hours earlier he had lost star winger Adam Johnson — his four-goal top scorer — after his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with an underage girl. He responded by naming four central-midfielders in a 4-4-2 system. It was a bizarre decision which smacked of protest at what he perceives to be a lack of attacking options provided by the club’s hierarchy. That they escaped with a draw was more to do with good fortune, Rodwell’s late equaliser having appeared to go in via his arm. The linesman cuts across an incensed Bruce as Poyet turns his back on the Hull manager . As the pair locked horns Bruce makes sure he gets his point across by bellowing in Poyet's direction . But there was enough to worry followers of the Black Cats after another insipid display. As for Poyet’s indiscipline, it soon spread through the team. Lee Cattermole was booked for a blatant kick on David Meyler in the second half and will miss the next two matches. He was substituted moments later. Earlier there had been a reckless lunge by Liam Bridcutt, for which he was lucky not to be sent off and Wes Brown could have seen red for the foul which led to Dame N’Doye’s opener. Poyet was sent to the stands for his antics and could face further punishment after the game . Poyet had been vanquished to the stands just before half-time and the concern must now be that Sunderland, too, could be vanquished to the Championship. The head coach said before the game he was shocked by Sunderland’s involvement at the wrong end of the table. Perhaps he should take a closer look at the numbers. His team have now won just one in 11 league games and have scored just once in more than eight hours of football. The Uruguayan looks in deep thought as he finds his seat among the supporters after his dismissal . The 47-year-old watches on with interest as his side searched for the equaliser at the KC Stadium . Poyet talks of implementing his own style of play which will, in the long term, excite supporters. There is precious little evidence of that offensive brand at present and, Rodwell’s leveller apart, they barely mustered an effort on goal. The body language of Jermain Defoe told its own story. Dropping deep in an attempt to enjoy a rare feel of the ball as they trailed after the break, he was robbed of possession by one of his own players. Paul McShane (right) is in disbelief as Rodwell's header in the 77th minute rescues a point for the Black Cats . Sunderland boss Poyet reacts animatedly to Jack Rodwell's equalising goal from the stands of the KC Stadium . Defoe flapped his hands in dismay. It was yet another show of a side sadly lacking in organisation and discipline. But when you have a boss who starts with four central-midfield players and is himself sent off just when you need his guidance more than ever, what chance do you stand? That they got a point had little to do with their absent manager. | Gus Poyet was sent to the stands during Sunderland's game with Hull .
Poyet angrily kicked over a drinks carrier .
He and Bruce had exchanged harsh words on the touchline .
The Uruguayan had sarcastically applauded a refereeing decision .
CLICK HERE to read Matt Lawton's match report . | bd4d058d5c74afee699dd2f88d3650f2926cf3c0 | <s>[INST] When Gus Poyet lost his temper and took out his anger on a cooler box — emptying dozens of drinks bottles and scattering ice on the touchline — it was in protest at so much more than Jack Rodwell’s booking for diving. The yellow was merely the tipping point which made the Uruguayan see red. Rather, there was frustration at the rapid unravelling of Sunderland’s season and his reputation. He chose to take it out on Steve Bruce, marching over to the Hull boss in apparent offering of a friendly handshake before sarcastically applauding in his face. Bruce, understandably, reacted and only the intervention of the assistant referee prevented a physical confrontation. Hull boss Steve Bruce and Sunderland manager Gus Poyet were on good terms before the crucial game . However things turned sour when Bruce and Poyet began a slanging match and had to be pulled apart . Bruce appeared to take exception to Poyet's sarcastic applause of a referring decision by Mike Dean . The two managers are restrained by match officials who try desperately to keep them away from each other . All eyes were on the technical area as the opposing bosses threatened to come together . Poyet had lost his head. Twenty-four hours earlier he had lost star winger Adam Johnson — his four-goal top scorer — after his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with an underage girl. He responded by naming four central-midfielders in a 4-4-2 system. It was a bizarre decision which smacked of protest at what he perceives to be a lack of attacking options provided by the club’s hierarchy. That they escaped with a draw was more to do with good fortune, Rodwell’s late equaliser having appeared to go in via his arm. The linesman cuts across an incensed Bruce as Poyet turns his back on the Hull manager . As the pair locked horns Bruce makes sure he gets his point across by bellowing in Poyet's direction . But there was enough to worry followers of the Black Cats after another insipid display. As for Poyet’s indiscipline, it soon spread through the team. Lee Cattermole was booked for a blatant kick on David Meyler in the second half and will miss the next two matches. He was substituted moments later. Earlier there had been a reckless lunge by Liam Bridcutt, for which he was lucky not to be sent off and Wes Brown could have seen red for the foul which led to Dame N’Doye’s opener. Poyet was sent to the stands for his antics and could face further punishment after the game . Poyet had been vanquished to the stands just before half-time and the concern must now be that Sunderland, too, could be vanquished to the Championship. The head coach said before the game he was shocked by Sunderland’s involvement at the wrong end of the table. Perhaps he should take a closer look at the numbers. His team have now won just one in 11 league games and have scored just once in more than eight hours of football. The Uruguayan looks in deep thought as he finds his seat among the supporters after his dismissal . The 47-year-old watches on with interest as his side searched for the equaliser at the KC Stadium . Poyet talks of implementing his own style of play which will, in the long term, excite supporters. There is precious little evidence of that offensive brand at present and, Rodwell’s leveller apart, they barely mustered an effort on goal. The body language of Jermain Defoe told its own story. Dropping deep in an attempt to enjoy a rare feel of the ball as they trailed after the break, he was robbed of possession by one of his own players. Paul McShane (right) is in disbelief as Rodwell's header in the 77th minute rescues a point for the Black Cats . Sunderland boss Poyet reacts animatedly to Jack Rodwell's equalising goal from the stands of the KC Stadium . Defoe flapped his hands in dismay. It was yet another show of a side sadly lacking in organisation and discipline. But when you have a boss who starts with four central-midfield players and is himself sent off just when you need his guidance more than ever, what chance do you stand? That they got a point had little to do with their absent manager. [/INST] Gus Poyet was sent to the stands during Sunderland's game with Hull .
Poyet angrily kicked over a drinks carrier .
He and Bruce had exchanged harsh words on the touchline .
The Uruguayan had sarcastically applauded a refereeing decision .
CLICK HERE to read Matt Lawton's match report . </s> |
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says the players owe it to the supporters and the owners to turn around the deficit they face going into Wednesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona. Manuel Pellegrini's side travel to the Nou Camp having been beaten 2-1 at the Etihad three weeks ago with a place in the last eight of the competition at stake. City go into the game off the back of a disappointing run of form, including defeat by Burnley last Saturday, that has seen their Premier League title challenge slip. Yaya Toure shares a joke with Eliaquim Mangala as Man City trained ahead of Barcelona clash on Tuesday . Ivory Coast international Toure faces the media ahead of the Champions League clash at the Nou Camp . Toure accepts that City are in a difficult moment but insists the players are working hard to give the supporters something to cheer as they look to reach their first Champions League quarter-final. 'We all know what we have to do, the owners have spent a lot of money to make this one of the top clubs in Europe. We have had some difficulties but we are working hard. 'It's not the first time we have been in this situation. We'll try to do it for the fans and the club and the people who continue to help us.' The Ivory Coast international was also forced to bat off questions about his manager's future. Toure, pictured at training with Wilfried Bony, says the players want to do it for the supporters . The former Barcelona midfielder and manager Manuel Pellegrini field questions from the press on Tuesday . 'I think football is like that,' said the Ivory Coast international to a question concerning the speculation surrounding Pellegrini. 'Last year was brilliant, everyone was saying Manchester City are a top team in Europe - but all of a sudden we have some problems and we're the worst team in the world. Meanwhile, Fernandinho believes City can take inspiration from the away performances in the Champions League by Schalke and PSG, who beat Real Madrid and Chelsea respectively. The City players are put through their paces before their crunch Champions League clash . Fernandinho, right, says City can take inspiration from the away performances of Schalke and PSG . 'Last week, there were two teams that played with character away from home and our intentions are the same. 'Schalke and PSG played great football, and our team can probably be inspired by these two teams and their results - maybe it can help a little bit. 'But more important than that is to make sure we do our job, play our game, play against Barcelona on the same level and try to win.' | Manchester City play Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night .
Barca lead City 2-1 from the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie .
Yaya Toure says the City players owe it to the fans and the owners to win .
READ: 10 reasons why Manchester City can progress past Barcelona .
CLICK HERE for Barcelona vs Manchester City team news . | 9f0dd232741bde23bc0f6c7957508d55998450ca | <s>[INST] Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says the players owe it to the supporters and the owners to turn around the deficit they face going into Wednesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona. Manuel Pellegrini's side travel to the Nou Camp having been beaten 2-1 at the Etihad three weeks ago with a place in the last eight of the competition at stake. City go into the game off the back of a disappointing run of form, including defeat by Burnley last Saturday, that has seen their Premier League title challenge slip. Yaya Toure shares a joke with Eliaquim Mangala as Man City trained ahead of Barcelona clash on Tuesday . Ivory Coast international Toure faces the media ahead of the Champions League clash at the Nou Camp . Toure accepts that City are in a difficult moment but insists the players are working hard to give the supporters something to cheer as they look to reach their first Champions League quarter-final. 'We all know what we have to do, the owners have spent a lot of money to make this one of the top clubs in Europe. We have had some difficulties but we are working hard. 'It's not the first time we have been in this situation. We'll try to do it for the fans and the club and the people who continue to help us.' The Ivory Coast international was also forced to bat off questions about his manager's future. Toure, pictured at training with Wilfried Bony, says the players want to do it for the supporters . The former Barcelona midfielder and manager Manuel Pellegrini field questions from the press on Tuesday . 'I think football is like that,' said the Ivory Coast international to a question concerning the speculation surrounding Pellegrini. 'Last year was brilliant, everyone was saying Manchester City are a top team in Europe - but all of a sudden we have some problems and we're the worst team in the world. Meanwhile, Fernandinho believes City can take inspiration from the away performances in the Champions League by Schalke and PSG, who beat Real Madrid and Chelsea respectively. The City players are put through their paces before their crunch Champions League clash . Fernandinho, right, says City can take inspiration from the away performances of Schalke and PSG . 'Last week, there were two teams that played with character away from home and our intentions are the same. 'Schalke and PSG played great football, and our team can probably be inspired by these two teams and their results - maybe it can help a little bit. 'But more important than that is to make sure we do our job, play our game, play against Barcelona on the same level and try to win.' [/INST] Manchester City play Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night .
Barca lead City 2-1 from the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie .
Yaya Toure says the City players owe it to the fans and the owners to win .
READ: 10 reasons why Manchester City can progress past Barcelona .
CLICK HERE for Barcelona vs Manchester City team news . </s> |
Social media users have sprung the owner of a car that was involved in a hit-and-run after he put the vehicle responsible for the accident up for sale online. Footage of a black Ford Maverick hitting a small Nissan at a set of traffic lights at Sunshine in Victoria emerged on Dash Cam Owners Australia last week. As the driver of the damaged car began to emerge from his vehicle, the four-wheel drive was seen slowly reversing before mounting the curb and fleeing the scene. Footage of a black Ford Maverick hitting a small Nissan at a set of traffic lights was captured on a dash cam last week . As the driver of the damaged car began to emerge from his vehicle, the four-wheel drive was seen slowly reversing before mounting the curb and fleeing the scene . A large dent could clearly be seen in the back of the Nissan, as the shocked owner surveyed the damage to his car. Just over a week after hundreds of viewers shared their sympathy with the hit-and-run victim, Dash Cam Owners Australia brought their attention to a Gumtree ad for a second-hand black Ford Maverick. 'Remember this clip from Last week? Well here [is] an interesting development,' the Facebook post, which linked to the ad, read. Social media users= found an for what they claimed to be the car on Gumtree just over one week later . Dash Cam Owners Australia shared a link to the Gumtree ad online. It received almost 1000 'likes' in four hours . The ad was posted by a seller who also shared his mobile phone number, and read: 'drives really good and reliable does what a shorty does'. Social media users instantly began drawing comparisons to the advertised car and the one which appeared in the dash cam footage, claiming the number plates and a sticker on the back of the vehicle matched. The post was 'liked' by almost 1000 people within four hours of being shared, with many sharing text messages they had forwarded to the advertiser. Social media users instantly began drawing comparisons to the advertised car and the one which appeared in the dash cam footage, claiming the number plates and a sticker on the back of the vehicle matched . They also shared text messages that they had forwarded to the advertiser, some of which were 'liked' almost 500 times . 'Hi. Does the 4x4 bounce well off small cars and can it make a quick getaway?' one person's text, which received almost 500 'likes' on Facebook, read. 'Got another pic for your Gumtree ad!!' another messaged, including a screenshot from the dash cam footage that showed the car fleeing the accident. The ad has since been removed from Gumtree. Daily Mail Australia has tried to contact the advertiser for comment, however the number had been disconnected. | A dash cam captured the driver of a black Ford Maverick hitting a Nissan .
The black four wheel drive then mounted the curb and fled the scene .
Disgusted social media users soon found a similar vehicle for sale online .
Many have shared outraged text messages they have sent to the owner . | 6f7edd6f3881aacbc9857e3daca4d70947a9e423 | <s>[INST] Social media users have sprung the owner of a car that was involved in a hit-and-run after he put the vehicle responsible for the accident up for sale online. Footage of a black Ford Maverick hitting a small Nissan at a set of traffic lights at Sunshine in Victoria emerged on Dash Cam Owners Australia last week. As the driver of the damaged car began to emerge from his vehicle, the four-wheel drive was seen slowly reversing before mounting the curb and fleeing the scene. Footage of a black Ford Maverick hitting a small Nissan at a set of traffic lights was captured on a dash cam last week . As the driver of the damaged car began to emerge from his vehicle, the four-wheel drive was seen slowly reversing before mounting the curb and fleeing the scene . A large dent could clearly be seen in the back of the Nissan, as the shocked owner surveyed the damage to his car. Just over a week after hundreds of viewers shared their sympathy with the hit-and-run victim, Dash Cam Owners Australia brought their attention to a Gumtree ad for a second-hand black Ford Maverick. 'Remember this clip from Last week? Well here [is] an interesting development,' the Facebook post, which linked to the ad, read. Social media users= found an for what they claimed to be the car on Gumtree just over one week later . Dash Cam Owners Australia shared a link to the Gumtree ad online. It received almost 1000 'likes' in four hours . The ad was posted by a seller who also shared his mobile phone number, and read: 'drives really good and reliable does what a shorty does'. Social media users instantly began drawing comparisons to the advertised car and the one which appeared in the dash cam footage, claiming the number plates and a sticker on the back of the vehicle matched. The post was 'liked' by almost 1000 people within four hours of being shared, with many sharing text messages they had forwarded to the advertiser. Social media users instantly began drawing comparisons to the advertised car and the one which appeared in the dash cam footage, claiming the number plates and a sticker on the back of the vehicle matched . They also shared text messages that they had forwarded to the advertiser, some of which were 'liked' almost 500 times . 'Hi. Does the 4x4 bounce well off small cars and can it make a quick getaway?' one person's text, which received almost 500 'likes' on Facebook, read. 'Got another pic for your Gumtree ad!!' another messaged, including a screenshot from the dash cam footage that showed the car fleeing the accident. The ad has since been removed from Gumtree. Daily Mail Australia has tried to contact the advertiser for comment, however the number had been disconnected. [/INST] A dash cam captured the driver of a black Ford Maverick hitting a Nissan .
The black four wheel drive then mounted the curb and fled the scene .
Disgusted social media users soon found a similar vehicle for sale online .
Many have shared outraged text messages they have sent to the owner . </s> |
A financial advisor who swindled £5million from his elderly victims has been ordered to pay back just £1. Terry Warrington persuaded dozens of vulnerable people to part with their life savings, after spending 25 years running a successful investment company with his business partner. But the pensioners were left penniless when their investments were lost, and Warrington was jailed for four-and-a-half years in January 2014 after admitting fraudulent trading, theft and operating while unregulated. Terry Warrington (left) persuaded dozens of vulnerable people to part with their life savings, after spending 25 years running a successful investment company with Malcolm Barber (right) At a proceeds of crime hearing hearing at Preston Crown Court, Warrington, who has now declared himself bankrupt, was made to pay back just £1, despite benefiting from more than £5million. An elderly couple from Morecambe, Lancashire, who lost over £100,000 after investing on the advice of Warrington, said: 'That money was to help the family and give us something to fall back on and that worries us more than anything.' A couple from Heysham, Lancashire, who invested £30,000 following advice from Warrington, said: 'Terry came to our house three times and told us he was having a bit of trouble raising the cash, but he would pay it out of his own pocket. We are still waiting.' For almost 25 years, Warrington and his colleague Malcolm Barber ran an investment company offering fixed bonds and loans to hundreds of investors. At a proceeds of crime hearing hearing at Preston Crown Court (pictured), Warrington, who has now declared himself bankrupt, was made to pay back just £1, despite benefiting from more than £5million . But in April 2007, the scam was uncovered and the business partners were jailed following a lengthy investigation. They were both banned from being company directors for five years. An investigation will now be launched into all Malcolm Barber's assets, to determine how to meet the £5.7million payback. All the money eventually recouped will be paid back proportionately to the victims. A further hearing will take place in September once investigators have analysed Barber's assets. A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: 'Should Terry Warrington come into any money in the future, that will be confiscated.' | Terry Warrington persuaded dozens of victims to part with life savings .
He and business partner Malcolm Barber ran investment firm for 25 years .
But many pensioners were left penniless when their investments were lost .
Warrington was jailed last year after admitting fraud and theft charges .
He declared himself bankrupt and has been ordered to pay back just £1 .
Ruling was made at a proceeds of crime hearing at Preston Crown Court . | 8bbbc5ad3e57896378b7d358e55a1794605f06a8 | <s>[INST] A financial advisor who swindled £5million from his elderly victims has been ordered to pay back just £1. Terry Warrington persuaded dozens of vulnerable people to part with their life savings, after spending 25 years running a successful investment company with his business partner. But the pensioners were left penniless when their investments were lost, and Warrington was jailed for four-and-a-half years in January 2014 after admitting fraudulent trading, theft and operating while unregulated. Terry Warrington (left) persuaded dozens of vulnerable people to part with their life savings, after spending 25 years running a successful investment company with Malcolm Barber (right) At a proceeds of crime hearing hearing at Preston Crown Court, Warrington, who has now declared himself bankrupt, was made to pay back just £1, despite benefiting from more than £5million. An elderly couple from Morecambe, Lancashire, who lost over £100,000 after investing on the advice of Warrington, said: 'That money was to help the family and give us something to fall back on and that worries us more than anything.' A couple from Heysham, Lancashire, who invested £30,000 following advice from Warrington, said: 'Terry came to our house three times and told us he was having a bit of trouble raising the cash, but he would pay it out of his own pocket. We are still waiting.' For almost 25 years, Warrington and his colleague Malcolm Barber ran an investment company offering fixed bonds and loans to hundreds of investors. At a proceeds of crime hearing hearing at Preston Crown Court (pictured), Warrington, who has now declared himself bankrupt, was made to pay back just £1, despite benefiting from more than £5million . But in April 2007, the scam was uncovered and the business partners were jailed following a lengthy investigation. They were both banned from being company directors for five years. An investigation will now be launched into all Malcolm Barber's assets, to determine how to meet the £5.7million payback. All the money eventually recouped will be paid back proportionately to the victims. A further hearing will take place in September once investigators have analysed Barber's assets. A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: 'Should Terry Warrington come into any money in the future, that will be confiscated.' [/INST] Terry Warrington persuaded dozens of victims to part with life savings .
He and business partner Malcolm Barber ran investment firm for 25 years .
But many pensioners were left penniless when their investments were lost .
Warrington was jailed last year after admitting fraud and theft charges .
He declared himself bankrupt and has been ordered to pay back just £1 .
Ruling was made at a proceeds of crime hearing at Preston Crown Court . </s> |
The women's liberation movement didn't just change the role of women in society, it also helped transform what appeared on family dinner plates. Food historian Dr Polly Russell told today's This Morning that in the Fifties, only 20 per cent of women worked, leaving the majority of wives to spend their time cooking, cleaning and managing their households. But in later decades as women swelled the workforce, convenient pre-prepared sandwiches, microwaves and ready meals transformed Britain's kitchens - and its diet. Scroll down for video . Food in the Fifties as illustrated by this display on today's This Morning. Housewives had to feed the family with limited rations . Thanks to households being rationed to one egg per week, cakes like this one, right, had to be made with dried eggs, left, while they were topped with blancmange thanks to the lack of sugar available . The Robshaw family try making a Fifties cake with limited ingredients on BBC show 'Back in Time for Dinner', ably assisted by Mary Berry . She told presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden: 'We have this idea of the Fifties being a domestic ideal - Mad Men, glamorous - this was not the case in Britain, we were still in rationing, very austere. 'It meant there was only one fresh egg a week per household so housewives had to feed the family with these limited rations. 'It's not surprising housewives became fed-up in the Fifties - they spent 75 hours a week doing housework.' 'They had to cope with powdered eggs and a limited amount of variety to cook with.' A new BBC series called Back In Time For Dinner challenged a modern family to try reliving what this was like. The Robshaws - father Brandon, mother Rochelle and children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15, and Fred 10 - learnt that rations certainly made birthdays less indulgent. Food historian Dr Polly Russell, pictured, took Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden on a trip down memory lane for the taste buds on today's This Morning, showing what was typically eaten from the Fifties to Nineties . The Robshaw family took on a brave culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in every decade from the Fifties to the Nineties. Pictured, from left to right, Rosalind, 15, mum Rochelle, Fred, 10, dad Brandon and Miranda, 17, in the Fifties episode . Dr Russell invited Amanda and Phillip to try a birthday cake the family made on the show based on a Fifties recipe. She explained: 'A cake had to be made with dry eggs and icing with a blancmange topping because of the lack of sugar. ' After a taste test, Amanda admitted it was 'dry but not inedible'. Bread and dripping (often leftover fat from the Sunday roast) was a common reality at breakfast time while fresh vegetables were often taken from community allotments. In the Sixties, This Morning illustrated how a typical food spread would include cheese and pineapples on cocktails sticks and corned beef. Dr Russell revealed how this was the decade when kitchens were transformed by technology. She said: 'In the Sixties there was a real rise in disposable incomes and an increase technology in the kitchen. In the Sixties, food became more colourful and decorative, as shown by the cheese and pineapple sticks served on an orange and vibrant table cloth on today's This Morning . The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . 'The most iconic piece is the fridge but only 50 per cent of households had one by the end of the decade, everyone else used larders. The fridge changed what you could cook.' The food historian added that food at this time became 'more about display and what it looks like as well as what it tastes like.' So along with the decorative pineapple and cheese on sticks served attached to an orange, came colourful dishes like vegetable terrines. By the Seventies, 40 per cent of women were working, leading to a rise in the number of convenience foods on offer. Dr Russell explained: 'Now women have less time for cooking so the food industry starts offering help in terms of processed, convenience foods so there are things like Pot Noodles available. 'There's also more branding and colourful packaging to try and persuade people to buy them.' By the Seventies, with more women going out to work, food is becoming more convenient with products like Angel Delight, back left, and ready-made cake mixtures, back right . Arctic rolls and Pot Noodles became popular in the Seventies as people spent less time cooking . Children of the Seventies loved Angel Delight, chocolate, strawberry and butterscotch flavours pictured . Iced fingers and ready-made Arctic Rolls were the desserts of choice during this decade but every child's favourite sweet treat was Angel Delight. The product was purchased as a powder so could be whipped up in seconds by time-strapped working mothers. Such convenience foods became even more popular in the Eighties as the number of women working increased again. 'There was a more disposable income and less time so the ready-meal industry steps up and we get the microwave,' Dr Russell explained. In the Eighties, the invention of the microwave led to a rise in ready-meals while pre-packed sandwiches, bottom right, appeared on shelves for the first time as workers wanted to grab lunch and go . The Robshaw family, pictured in their 1980s-style kitchen which was all about convenience, with gadgets aplenty helping them to make meals . She added that the pre-packed sandwich we take for granted today only came in to fruition in 1981 'marking our changing relationship with time and leisure' as people would rather grab lunch and go than do a home-made packed lunch. The first flavours for pre-packed sandwiches included cheese and pickle and tinned salmon and tomato. Following the rise of convenience foods came concerns for health in the Nineties. But Dr Russell admits this was a contradictory time, when the nation had a 'schizophrenic relationship with food'. While families tried to be healthier by opting for organic foods and aiming for their 'five-a-day' they were also bombarded with high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts and Mr Kipling snack cakes. In the Nineties, people became more health conscious opting for salad and organic foods but at the same time, high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts were introduced . 'Back in Time for Dinner' is on BBC2 Tuesdays at 8pm . | A family was challenged to eat through the decades on new BBC show .
Food historian appeared on This Morning to reveal typical meals on offer .
In Fifties, most women were at home but were limited by rationing .
As more women went out to work, foods became more convenient . | f943630ed7172d6cc0a131162156d124bcfc3940 | <s>[INST] The women's liberation movement didn't just change the role of women in society, it also helped transform what appeared on family dinner plates. Food historian Dr Polly Russell told today's This Morning that in the Fifties, only 20 per cent of women worked, leaving the majority of wives to spend their time cooking, cleaning and managing their households. But in later decades as women swelled the workforce, convenient pre-prepared sandwiches, microwaves and ready meals transformed Britain's kitchens - and its diet. Scroll down for video . Food in the Fifties as illustrated by this display on today's This Morning. Housewives had to feed the family with limited rations . Thanks to households being rationed to one egg per week, cakes like this one, right, had to be made with dried eggs, left, while they were topped with blancmange thanks to the lack of sugar available . The Robshaw family try making a Fifties cake with limited ingredients on BBC show 'Back in Time for Dinner', ably assisted by Mary Berry . She told presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden: 'We have this idea of the Fifties being a domestic ideal - Mad Men, glamorous - this was not the case in Britain, we were still in rationing, very austere. 'It meant there was only one fresh egg a week per household so housewives had to feed the family with these limited rations. 'It's not surprising housewives became fed-up in the Fifties - they spent 75 hours a week doing housework.' 'They had to cope with powdered eggs and a limited amount of variety to cook with.' A new BBC series called Back In Time For Dinner challenged a modern family to try reliving what this was like. The Robshaws - father Brandon, mother Rochelle and children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15, and Fred 10 - learnt that rations certainly made birthdays less indulgent. Food historian Dr Polly Russell, pictured, took Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden on a trip down memory lane for the taste buds on today's This Morning, showing what was typically eaten from the Fifties to Nineties . The Robshaw family took on a brave culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in every decade from the Fifties to the Nineties. Pictured, from left to right, Rosalind, 15, mum Rochelle, Fred, 10, dad Brandon and Miranda, 17, in the Fifties episode . Dr Russell invited Amanda and Phillip to try a birthday cake the family made on the show based on a Fifties recipe. She explained: 'A cake had to be made with dry eggs and icing with a blancmange topping because of the lack of sugar. ' After a taste test, Amanda admitted it was 'dry but not inedible'. Bread and dripping (often leftover fat from the Sunday roast) was a common reality at breakfast time while fresh vegetables were often taken from community allotments. In the Sixties, This Morning illustrated how a typical food spread would include cheese and pineapples on cocktails sticks and corned beef. Dr Russell revealed how this was the decade when kitchens were transformed by technology. She said: 'In the Sixties there was a real rise in disposable incomes and an increase technology in the kitchen. In the Sixties, food became more colourful and decorative, as shown by the cheese and pineapple sticks served on an orange and vibrant table cloth on today's This Morning . The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . 'The most iconic piece is the fridge but only 50 per cent of households had one by the end of the decade, everyone else used larders. The fridge changed what you could cook.' The food historian added that food at this time became 'more about display and what it looks like as well as what it tastes like.' So along with the decorative pineapple and cheese on sticks served attached to an orange, came colourful dishes like vegetable terrines. By the Seventies, 40 per cent of women were working, leading to a rise in the number of convenience foods on offer. Dr Russell explained: 'Now women have less time for cooking so the food industry starts offering help in terms of processed, convenience foods so there are things like Pot Noodles available. 'There's also more branding and colourful packaging to try and persuade people to buy them.' By the Seventies, with more women going out to work, food is becoming more convenient with products like Angel Delight, back left, and ready-made cake mixtures, back right . Arctic rolls and Pot Noodles became popular in the Seventies as people spent less time cooking . Children of the Seventies loved Angel Delight, chocolate, strawberry and butterscotch flavours pictured . Iced fingers and ready-made Arctic Rolls were the desserts of choice during this decade but every child's favourite sweet treat was Angel Delight. The product was purchased as a powder so could be whipped up in seconds by time-strapped working mothers. Such convenience foods became even more popular in the Eighties as the number of women working increased again. 'There was a more disposable income and less time so the ready-meal industry steps up and we get the microwave,' Dr Russell explained. In the Eighties, the invention of the microwave led to a rise in ready-meals while pre-packed sandwiches, bottom right, appeared on shelves for the first time as workers wanted to grab lunch and go . The Robshaw family, pictured in their 1980s-style kitchen which was all about convenience, with gadgets aplenty helping them to make meals . She added that the pre-packed sandwich we take for granted today only came in to fruition in 1981 'marking our changing relationship with time and leisure' as people would rather grab lunch and go than do a home-made packed lunch. The first flavours for pre-packed sandwiches included cheese and pickle and tinned salmon and tomato. Following the rise of convenience foods came concerns for health in the Nineties. But Dr Russell admits this was a contradictory time, when the nation had a 'schizophrenic relationship with food'. While families tried to be healthier by opting for organic foods and aiming for their 'five-a-day' they were also bombarded with high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts and Mr Kipling snack cakes. In the Nineties, people became more health conscious opting for salad and organic foods but at the same time, high sugar, processed foods like Pop Tarts were introduced . 'Back in Time for Dinner' is on BBC2 Tuesdays at 8pm . [/INST] A family was challenged to eat through the decades on new BBC show .
Food historian appeared on This Morning to reveal typical meals on offer .
In Fifties, most women were at home but were limited by rationing .
As more women went out to work, foods became more convenient . </s> |
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas insists he'll be 100 per cent ready to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, after a back injury forced him to miss the start of the season. The Finn sat out the Formula One curtain-raiser at Melbourne's Albert Park in Australia on March 15 after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying. 'After such a frustrating Sunday in Australia, I have taken the necessary measures to make sure I arrive in Malaysia fit to race and ready to bring the results home,' Bottas said in a statement on Thursday. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is confident he'll be fit to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix . Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying . In order to race at Kuala Lumpur, the 25-year-old will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday - something his manager Didier Coton believes will be no problem. 'Valtteri is in very good shape,' Coton told BBC Sport. 'He is working very hard. 'I spoke with him today [Monday] and he is in top shape. He will have to take the FIA medical, which I expect him to pass. 'I don't see any reason why he wouldn't pass it - he tells me he is back to normal. I'm very confident about it, but of course I am not a doctor.' Williams currently lie fourth in the constructors' championship after Bottas' team-mate Felipe Massa secured 12 points with a fourth place finish in Melbourne. Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the Kuala Lumpur track on Thursday in order to race . | Valtteri Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix due to a back injury .
Malaysian Grand Prix takes places this weekend at Kuala Lumpar .
Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday to race . | 3d119b6cf101a58651bbe827d04da5054834763c | <s>[INST] Williams driver Valtteri Bottas insists he'll be 100 per cent ready to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, after a back injury forced him to miss the start of the season. The Finn sat out the Formula One curtain-raiser at Melbourne's Albert Park in Australia on March 15 after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying. 'After such a frustrating Sunday in Australia, I have taken the necessary measures to make sure I arrive in Malaysia fit to race and ready to bring the results home,' Bottas said in a statement on Thursday. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is confident he'll be fit to race at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix . Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix after tearing an annular disc in his lower back during qualifying . In order to race at Kuala Lumpur, the 25-year-old will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday - something his manager Didier Coton believes will be no problem. 'Valtteri is in very good shape,' Coton told BBC Sport. 'He is working very hard. 'I spoke with him today [Monday] and he is in top shape. He will have to take the FIA medical, which I expect him to pass. 'I don't see any reason why he wouldn't pass it - he tells me he is back to normal. I'm very confident about it, but of course I am not a doctor.' Williams currently lie fourth in the constructors' championship after Bottas' team-mate Felipe Massa secured 12 points with a fourth place finish in Melbourne. Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the Kuala Lumpur track on Thursday in order to race . [/INST] Valtteri Bottas sat out the Australian Grand Prix due to a back injury .
Malaysian Grand Prix takes places this weekend at Kuala Lumpar .
Bottas will have to pass FIA medical tests at the track on Thursday to race . </s> |
(CNN)Latest developments: . • One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed, a senior military official told The New York Times Wednesday, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. • Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said "we have no information from the bodies investigating the incident that would corroborate the report in The New York Times. We will not participate in speculation, but we will follow up on the matter." • Helicopters have airlifted some victims' remains from the site of the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps, the Gendarmerie said Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate France 2. Full story: . Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have made a startling discovery in an audio recording, according to a New York Times report: One of the plane's pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the crash. "You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," a senior military official involved in the investigation told the newspaper, describing audio from the cockpit voice recorder, one of the plane's black boxes. "We don't know yet the reason why one of the guys went out," the official said, according to the Times' report. "But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door." Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said it was looking into the report. "We have no information from the bodies investigating the incident that would corroborate the report in the New York Times," spokesman Boris Ogursky said. "We will not participate in speculation, but we will follow up on the matter." The Times' report is a "terribly shocking revelation," CNN aviation analyst Peter Goelz said. But he and other experts cautioned that it's still unclear what could have been going on inside the cockpit. Possibilities range from a medical emergency to something more nefarious, like a suicide mission, CNN aviation analysts said. Officials previously said that hadn't ruled out terrorism, but it seems unlikely. French authorities revealed earlier Wednesday that they'd been able to access audio from the recorder, even though its external casing was damaged. But they disclosed few details about what the recording actually contained, saying only that there was one audio channel with voices on it that went all the way up to the time of the crash. "It is too early to draw conclusions to what happened," said Remi Jouty, head of the BEA, the French aviation investigative arm leading the probe. "There is going to be detailed work performed on that audio file to understand and interpret the sounds and the voices that can be heard." Finding the plane's second black box will also be critical to understanding the mystery of what went on inside the jet. That box, the flight data recorder, hasn't been found yet, but Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Wednesday that there's a high probability it will be. Investigators scoured dangerous terrain in the French Alps as they searched for clues in the wreckage. Workers dropped to the crash site from helicopters, Jouty said, and had to be tied together because the steep area in the mountains is so treacherous. Spohr said Tuesday's plane crash "represents the darkest hours" in the history of his company, which owns Germanwings. Officials are struggling to understand how an airplane that "was in perfect technical condition" with two experienced pilots "was involved in such a terrible accident," he said. But even worse, he said, is seeing the heartbreak of the relatives and friends of the victims who perished in the crash. "What they have gone through is, of course, incomprehensible," he said, describing what he said was an emotional meeting between the relatives and airline executives Wednesday. And now, he said, the company's focus will be taking care of them. Special Lufthansa flights will take relatives and friends of victims to southern France on Thursday, so they can be near the search scene, he said. "We need to understand what happened," French President Francois Hollande said. "We owe that to the families." The doomed flight was traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany, when it crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. Germanwings said the plane reached its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, and then dropped for about eight minutes. The plane lost contact with French radar at a height of about 6,000 feet. Then it crashed. There were 150 people from 18 countries on board. Mother, daughter from Virginia among the victims . Teams have begun the daunting task of identifying the victims' bodies, but caution that it could take time to complete. Investigators are still trying to piece together what caused the crash. Jouty, the head of the investigation team, said the debris suggests the plane hit the ground and then broke apart, instead of exploding in flight. Radar followed the plane "virtually to the point of impact" in the Alps in southern France, Jouty said. The flight's last altitude recorded by radar was just over 6,000 feet. FBI agents based in France, Germany and Spain are looking through intelligence sources and cross referencing the passenger manifest of Germanwings Flight 9525, two senior law enforcement officials said. So far, their search hasn't turned up anything that "stands out" or anything linking the passengers to criminal activity, according to one official. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen, Rene Marsh, Nic Robertson, Pierre Meilhan, Richard Quest, Holly Yan, Laura Smith-Spark, Greg Botelho, Mariano Castillo, Hala Gorani, Elwyn Lopez, Laura Akhoun, Stephanie Halasz, Lindsay Isaac, Karl Penhaul, Marilia Brocchetto, Vasco Cotovio, Alexander Felton, Erin McLaughlin and Pamela Brown contributed to this report. | Lufthansa: We have no information to corroborate the New York Times report .
Report: Audio recording includes sounds of pilot trying to smash down cockpit door .
Teams are still searching for the flight data recorder . | 2d4af239691eda238dd5faca3729da4e74f936fc | <s>[INST] (CNN)Latest developments: . • One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed, a senior military official told The New York Times Wednesday, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. • Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said "we have no information from the bodies investigating the incident that would corroborate the report in The New York Times. We will not participate in speculation, but we will follow up on the matter." • Helicopters have airlifted some victims' remains from the site of the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps, the Gendarmerie said Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate France 2. Full story: . Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have made a startling discovery in an audio recording, according to a New York Times report: One of the plane's pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the crash. "You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," a senior military official involved in the investigation told the newspaper, describing audio from the cockpit voice recorder, one of the plane's black boxes. "We don't know yet the reason why one of the guys went out," the official said, according to the Times' report. "But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door." Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said it was looking into the report. "We have no information from the bodies investigating the incident that would corroborate the report in the New York Times," spokesman Boris Ogursky said. "We will not participate in speculation, but we will follow up on the matter." The Times' report is a "terribly shocking revelation," CNN aviation analyst Peter Goelz said. But he and other experts cautioned that it's still unclear what could have been going on inside the cockpit. Possibilities range from a medical emergency to something more nefarious, like a suicide mission, CNN aviation analysts said. Officials previously said that hadn't ruled out terrorism, but it seems unlikely. French authorities revealed earlier Wednesday that they'd been able to access audio from the recorder, even though its external casing was damaged. But they disclosed few details about what the recording actually contained, saying only that there was one audio channel with voices on it that went all the way up to the time of the crash. "It is too early to draw conclusions to what happened," said Remi Jouty, head of the BEA, the French aviation investigative arm leading the probe. "There is going to be detailed work performed on that audio file to understand and interpret the sounds and the voices that can be heard." Finding the plane's second black box will also be critical to understanding the mystery of what went on inside the jet. That box, the flight data recorder, hasn't been found yet, but Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Wednesday that there's a high probability it will be. Investigators scoured dangerous terrain in the French Alps as they searched for clues in the wreckage. Workers dropped to the crash site from helicopters, Jouty said, and had to be tied together because the steep area in the mountains is so treacherous. Spohr said Tuesday's plane crash "represents the darkest hours" in the history of his company, which owns Germanwings. Officials are struggling to understand how an airplane that "was in perfect technical condition" with two experienced pilots "was involved in such a terrible accident," he said. But even worse, he said, is seeing the heartbreak of the relatives and friends of the victims who perished in the crash. "What they have gone through is, of course, incomprehensible," he said, describing what he said was an emotional meeting between the relatives and airline executives Wednesday. And now, he said, the company's focus will be taking care of them. Special Lufthansa flights will take relatives and friends of victims to southern France on Thursday, so they can be near the search scene, he said. "We need to understand what happened," French President Francois Hollande said. "We owe that to the families." The doomed flight was traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany, when it crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. Germanwings said the plane reached its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, and then dropped for about eight minutes. The plane lost contact with French radar at a height of about 6,000 feet. Then it crashed. There were 150 people from 18 countries on board. Mother, daughter from Virginia among the victims . Teams have begun the daunting task of identifying the victims' bodies, but caution that it could take time to complete. Investigators are still trying to piece together what caused the crash. Jouty, the head of the investigation team, said the debris suggests the plane hit the ground and then broke apart, instead of exploding in flight. Radar followed the plane "virtually to the point of impact" in the Alps in southern France, Jouty said. The flight's last altitude recorded by radar was just over 6,000 feet. FBI agents based in France, Germany and Spain are looking through intelligence sources and cross referencing the passenger manifest of Germanwings Flight 9525, two senior law enforcement officials said. So far, their search hasn't turned up anything that "stands out" or anything linking the passengers to criminal activity, according to one official. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen, Rene Marsh, Nic Robertson, Pierre Meilhan, Richard Quest, Holly Yan, Laura Smith-Spark, Greg Botelho, Mariano Castillo, Hala Gorani, Elwyn Lopez, Laura Akhoun, Stephanie Halasz, Lindsay Isaac, Karl Penhaul, Marilia Brocchetto, Vasco Cotovio, Alexander Felton, Erin McLaughlin and Pamela Brown contributed to this report. [/INST] Lufthansa: We have no information to corroborate the New York Times report .
Report: Audio recording includes sounds of pilot trying to smash down cockpit door .
Teams are still searching for the flight data recorder . </s> |
A Republican state senator from Maine is in hot water after posting an image on Facebook that suggested U.S. President Barack Obama is going easy on the ISIS terror army because it includes some of his family. The posting plays on the discredited conspiracy theory that holds Obama is secretly practicing Muslim. 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion,' its caption reads. Willette, a part-time lawmaker who makes his living selling real estate, shared it March 1 on his Facebook wall.' 'I've been very good over the last year and a half about not posting things about Obama, but this one was too good to pass up,' he wrote in the posting. 'I promise this will be the last one for some time.' Willette apparently found it on the 'Conservative News Today' Facebook feed, which supplies a daily diet of anti-Obama, anti-Clinton and anti-Islam material including 'meme' photos, videos and cartoons. ISIS, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, is an army of terrorists that occupies more than two-thirds of Syria and Iraq. The group counts tens of thousands of fighters among its ranks, including many drawn from other Middle Eastern and European nations. Its soldiers have been seen in gruesome videos, beheading captured prisoners and burning them alive. President Obama has embraced a 'coalition' approach of airstrikes to fight ISIS, but has not authorized the Pentagon to deploy American ground troops in the region. In a prepared statement on Monday, he apologized for posting the item – but didn't say whether he still agreed with it. It was no longer on his Facebook page as of Monday afternoon. 'COMMON SENSE': Mike Willette's campaign postcards from the 2014 election season called him a 'rare breed of public servant' 'I apologize for posting this on Facebook,' Willette's statement read. 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later. It was an error in judgment.' The Maine Democratic Party pounced on the scandal, saying Willette's behavior was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement.' Party chairman Phil Bartlett's statement slammed Willette for perpetuating a 'false racial, religious and ethnic slur at a time when our state and country should come together.' 'This reflects very poorly on the Maine Republican Party and we urge their leadership to denounce Sen. Willette's actions,' wrote party chairman Phil Bartlett. Willette himself was a Democrat until 2010, according to the Bangor Daily News. He switched parties when the GOP took over control of the state Senate. | 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later,' said Maine GOP state Sen. Michael Willett .
Photo of the president was captioned: 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion'
Item came from Facebook group called Conservative News Today .
Maine Democratic Party said the post was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement'
Willette was elected as a Democrat but switched parties when Republicans came to dominate the legislative chamber in 2010 . | 3c7db5be7f04c57ef5c19365b4e1c4bb7c16671d | <s>[INST] A Republican state senator from Maine is in hot water after posting an image on Facebook that suggested U.S. President Barack Obama is going easy on the ISIS terror army because it includes some of his family. The posting plays on the discredited conspiracy theory that holds Obama is secretly practicing Muslim. 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion,' its caption reads. Willette, a part-time lawmaker who makes his living selling real estate, shared it March 1 on his Facebook wall.' 'I've been very good over the last year and a half about not posting things about Obama, but this one was too good to pass up,' he wrote in the posting. 'I promise this will be the last one for some time.' Willette apparently found it on the 'Conservative News Today' Facebook feed, which supplies a daily diet of anti-Obama, anti-Clinton and anti-Islam material including 'meme' photos, videos and cartoons. ISIS, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, is an army of terrorists that occupies more than two-thirds of Syria and Iraq. The group counts tens of thousands of fighters among its ranks, including many drawn from other Middle Eastern and European nations. Its soldiers have been seen in gruesome videos, beheading captured prisoners and burning them alive. President Obama has embraced a 'coalition' approach of airstrikes to fight ISIS, but has not authorized the Pentagon to deploy American ground troops in the region. In a prepared statement on Monday, he apologized for posting the item – but didn't say whether he still agreed with it. It was no longer on his Facebook page as of Monday afternoon. 'COMMON SENSE': Mike Willette's campaign postcards from the 2014 election season called him a 'rare breed of public servant' 'I apologize for posting this on Facebook,' Willette's statement read. 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later. It was an error in judgment.' The Maine Democratic Party pounced on the scandal, saying Willette's behavior was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement.' Party chairman Phil Bartlett's statement slammed Willette for perpetuating a 'false racial, religious and ethnic slur at a time when our state and country should come together.' 'This reflects very poorly on the Maine Republican Party and we urge their leadership to denounce Sen. Willette's actions,' wrote party chairman Phil Bartlett. Willette himself was a Democrat until 2010, according to the Bangor Daily News. He switched parties when the GOP took over control of the state Senate. [/INST] 'Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later,' said Maine GOP state Sen. Michael Willett .
Photo of the president was captioned: 'Why haven't I done anything about ISIS? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion'
Item came from Facebook group called Conservative News Today .
Maine Democratic Party said the post was 'extremely disappointing and shows a severe lack of judgement'
Willette was elected as a Democrat but switched parties when Republicans came to dominate the legislative chamber in 2010 . </s> |
Jagger was wrongly thought to have been poisoned at Crufts, but his joint owners have criticised the Kennel Club for how it dealt with the situation . The owners of a prize-winning Irish setter who was wrongly thought to have been poisoned at Crufts have attacked the Kennel Club for its 'cold' attitude in dealing with the death of the dog. Three-year-old Jagger collapsed and died at his owner's home in Tongeren, Belgium, 24 hours after winning a silver medal in his class at the world's biggest dog show. At first his devastated owners believed the dog had been giving cubes of beef laced with poison at Crufts, possibly by a rival, only for the Kennel Club to run tests which showed Jagger had eaten the it 28 hours after leaving the show in Birmingham. The animal's co-owners, Belgian couple Aleksandra and Willem Lauwers and Leicestershire-based Dee Milligan-Bott and her husband Jeremy Bott have criticised the way the Kennel Club handled the situation, and said they faced a barrage of emails from the organisation after the dog's death. 'We accept that we will never know the true facts of why, where and when Jagger ingested poison which resulted in his death,' the owners said in a joint statement, posted on their Facebook pages. 'We wish now to draw a line under this tragedy. 'We are extremely disappointed, the way the Kennel Club have handled the events surrounding the death of Jagger.' The owners said they would have welcomed 'expert advice' with how to deal with the situation and the ensuing press attention. They added: 'That would have been helpful, rather than the cold, impersonal emails and their own press comments regretting that Jagger had died after the show.' Jagger became ill when he returned to the Lauwers family home in the city of Tongeren, in Belgium. The couple called a vet but he suffered a fit and died before the vet arrived. Jagger - known by his show name Thendara Satisfaction - was owned by the couple's young son who was devastated at the death of his pet. A vet acting for the couple carried out an immediate post-mortem on Friday March 6, confirming suspected poisoning. The dog's owners said they had then contacted the Kennel Club by urgent email to its press office to report the dog's death and then faced a 'barrage' of emails from the organisation. Toxicology reports were sent to the Kennel Club last Saturday along with a timetable of Jagger's exact movements, the dog's owners said. Belgian dog owners Aleksandra Lauwers, centre, and her husband Willem Lauwers, were pictured speaking outside their home shortly after the death of their dog and son's pet Jagger, an Irish setter . Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, won second in his class during the second day of Crufts . In a statement issued on Monday Crufts said it was 'inconceivable' that the dog had been given two fast-acting poisons at Birmingham's NEC between 28 and 36 hours earlier. Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko said: 'There has been a lot of concern about whether the poisoning happened at Crufts and we are now able to reassure all dog-lovers who came to Crufts that this could not have been possible. 'It is highly likely that the poisons, thought to be on a piece of beef, were eaten in Belgium, shortly before Jagger's death.' They said the poisons - identified as carbofuran and aldicarb - were fast acting and severe symptoms would have set in two to three hours after them being eaten. Jagger belonged to the Lauwers' son Jeremy who was very close to the three-year-old Irish setter . Jeremy Lauwers is pictured with Jagger as a puppy among a large litter of Irish setters owned by his parents . Aldicarb and carbofuran are insecticides which are used in agriculture - but are not approved for use in the EU. Nick Edwards, senior information scientist for Veterinary Poisons Information Service, said: 'We would expect the clinical effects, if ingested by a dog, to be rapid in onset; normally between half an hour and three hours. 'After this time a combination of clinical effects, if the toxins were taken in sufficient quantities, would likely be present, including weakness, collapse, diarrhoea, slow heart rate, difficulty in breathing and excessive salivation.' The comments from the Kennel Club about the poison were made after fears were raised that six dogs had fallen ill after performing at the dog show. There is no evidence to suggest any were poisoned at Crufts and the Kennel Club said there had never been a confirmed case of poisoning in the show's 124-year history. Dee Milligan-Bott was a co-owner of Jagger who took the animal to Crufts, where he achieved second in class . Jagger is thought to have died after eating two fast acting poisons, which the Kennel Club believes he must have eaten after returning to Belgium - rather than at the world's biggest dog show . A spokeswoman for Crufts said: 'As dog owners ourselves we understand how heart-breaking the loss of a beloved dog is and we have continually offered our sincere sympathies and support to the owners throughout all of the contact that we have had on the telephone and by email and we continue to do so.' She said they had offered the families support with making statements about the investigation. 'Both we and the owners have expressed our desire to draw a line under this, so that the owners can grieve privately,' she added. 'The only way the truth about who poisoned Jagger and whether or not it was intentional can possibly now come out is via a police investigation.' Jagger was cremated last week at a special centre for family pets twenty miles from the family hom in Belgium. The Lauwers said they brought his ashes home and plan to spread them in the coming weeks in woods near their home where he liked to walk. They also wanted to spread some of his ashes in Kilby, Leicestershire where he was born and his British co-owner Dee Milligan-Bott runs a kennel. | Jagger, an Irish setter who won a silver at Crufts, collapsed after dog show .
His joint owners initially believed the dog had been poisoned at Crufts .
But a post mortem found that Jagger had eaten fast acting poison and died .
He could only have eaten poison after leaving show to return to Belgium .
But dog's joint owners have criticised Kennel Club for its 'cold' response .
Said organisers failed to give them advice and just sent 'barrage' of emails . | 53d91dc302707f8a1d32ad082a085c7f823497b9 | <s>[INST] Jagger was wrongly thought to have been poisoned at Crufts, but his joint owners have criticised the Kennel Club for how it dealt with the situation . The owners of a prize-winning Irish setter who was wrongly thought to have been poisoned at Crufts have attacked the Kennel Club for its 'cold' attitude in dealing with the death of the dog. Three-year-old Jagger collapsed and died at his owner's home in Tongeren, Belgium, 24 hours after winning a silver medal in his class at the world's biggest dog show. At first his devastated owners believed the dog had been giving cubes of beef laced with poison at Crufts, possibly by a rival, only for the Kennel Club to run tests which showed Jagger had eaten the it 28 hours after leaving the show in Birmingham. The animal's co-owners, Belgian couple Aleksandra and Willem Lauwers and Leicestershire-based Dee Milligan-Bott and her husband Jeremy Bott have criticised the way the Kennel Club handled the situation, and said they faced a barrage of emails from the organisation after the dog's death. 'We accept that we will never know the true facts of why, where and when Jagger ingested poison which resulted in his death,' the owners said in a joint statement, posted on their Facebook pages. 'We wish now to draw a line under this tragedy. 'We are extremely disappointed, the way the Kennel Club have handled the events surrounding the death of Jagger.' The owners said they would have welcomed 'expert advice' with how to deal with the situation and the ensuing press attention. They added: 'That would have been helpful, rather than the cold, impersonal emails and their own press comments regretting that Jagger had died after the show.' Jagger became ill when he returned to the Lauwers family home in the city of Tongeren, in Belgium. The couple called a vet but he suffered a fit and died before the vet arrived. Jagger - known by his show name Thendara Satisfaction - was owned by the couple's young son who was devastated at the death of his pet. A vet acting for the couple carried out an immediate post-mortem on Friday March 6, confirming suspected poisoning. The dog's owners said they had then contacted the Kennel Club by urgent email to its press office to report the dog's death and then faced a 'barrage' of emails from the organisation. Toxicology reports were sent to the Kennel Club last Saturday along with a timetable of Jagger's exact movements, the dog's owners said. Belgian dog owners Aleksandra Lauwers, centre, and her husband Willem Lauwers, were pictured speaking outside their home shortly after the death of their dog and son's pet Jagger, an Irish setter . Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, won second in his class during the second day of Crufts . In a statement issued on Monday Crufts said it was 'inconceivable' that the dog had been given two fast-acting poisons at Birmingham's NEC between 28 and 36 hours earlier. Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko said: 'There has been a lot of concern about whether the poisoning happened at Crufts and we are now able to reassure all dog-lovers who came to Crufts that this could not have been possible. 'It is highly likely that the poisons, thought to be on a piece of beef, were eaten in Belgium, shortly before Jagger's death.' They said the poisons - identified as carbofuran and aldicarb - were fast acting and severe symptoms would have set in two to three hours after them being eaten. Jagger belonged to the Lauwers' son Jeremy who was very close to the three-year-old Irish setter . Jeremy Lauwers is pictured with Jagger as a puppy among a large litter of Irish setters owned by his parents . Aldicarb and carbofuran are insecticides which are used in agriculture - but are not approved for use in the EU. Nick Edwards, senior information scientist for Veterinary Poisons Information Service, said: 'We would expect the clinical effects, if ingested by a dog, to be rapid in onset; normally between half an hour and three hours. 'After this time a combination of clinical effects, if the toxins were taken in sufficient quantities, would likely be present, including weakness, collapse, diarrhoea, slow heart rate, difficulty in breathing and excessive salivation.' The comments from the Kennel Club about the poison were made after fears were raised that six dogs had fallen ill after performing at the dog show. There is no evidence to suggest any were poisoned at Crufts and the Kennel Club said there had never been a confirmed case of poisoning in the show's 124-year history. Dee Milligan-Bott was a co-owner of Jagger who took the animal to Crufts, where he achieved second in class . Jagger is thought to have died after eating two fast acting poisons, which the Kennel Club believes he must have eaten after returning to Belgium - rather than at the world's biggest dog show . A spokeswoman for Crufts said: 'As dog owners ourselves we understand how heart-breaking the loss of a beloved dog is and we have continually offered our sincere sympathies and support to the owners throughout all of the contact that we have had on the telephone and by email and we continue to do so.' She said they had offered the families support with making statements about the investigation. 'Both we and the owners have expressed our desire to draw a line under this, so that the owners can grieve privately,' she added. 'The only way the truth about who poisoned Jagger and whether or not it was intentional can possibly now come out is via a police investigation.' Jagger was cremated last week at a special centre for family pets twenty miles from the family hom in Belgium. The Lauwers said they brought his ashes home and plan to spread them in the coming weeks in woods near their home where he liked to walk. They also wanted to spread some of his ashes in Kilby, Leicestershire where he was born and his British co-owner Dee Milligan-Bott runs a kennel. [/INST] Jagger, an Irish setter who won a silver at Crufts, collapsed after dog show .
His joint owners initially believed the dog had been poisoned at Crufts .
But a post mortem found that Jagger had eaten fast acting poison and died .
He could only have eaten poison after leaving show to return to Belgium .
But dog's joint owners have criticised Kennel Club for its 'cold' response .
Said organisers failed to give them advice and just sent 'barrage' of emails . </s> |
North Carolina State University disbanded a fraternity chapter Wednesday following the discovery of a notebook filled with sexist and racially offensive entries in a restaurant off campus. The punishment comes amid recent cases of bad behavior at the University of Oklahoma, Penn State and other schools put fraternities in the national spotlight. University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced that the Tau Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was disbanded, effective immediately. The fraternity was ordered to immediately vacate its on-campus house. North Carolina State University disbanded Pi Kappa Phi after a book containing sickening jokes about rape and lynching was found by a female student at a restaurant near the school's campus in Raleigh . The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like: 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching' Besides the lynching line, the book contained the phrase: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' Woodson said 'I hope today's action makes it clear that there is no place for intolerance, sexism and racism at N.C. State. 'I know the poor behaviors we've seen recently by a few in no way represent the strong character and values of our larger student body. 'N.C. State will work hard to ensure these outlying actions never become accepted or tolerated at our university.' Woodson's announcement comes one week after the notebook containing sexist and racist remarks attributed to Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members was found at a restaurant near campus. The book and its contents were then featured by a local television station. A different N.C. State fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, was suspended earlier this month after details of drug paraphernalia seized from its house surfaced in a search warrant related to a sexual assault allegation. N.C. State responded by temporarily suspending all social events involving alcohol for more than 20 fraternities on campus. Frat said: 'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant . Woodson also called Wednesday for a 'thorough review' of the university's Greek system. The review will assess whether fraternities and sororities are meeting the core values and high behavioral standards of the university, and will focus on a range of issues including sexual misconduct, substance abuse, and diversity and inclusion. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018. 'We appreciate the support and collaboration with the N.C. State administration,' said Mark E. Timmes, the chief executive of Pi Kappa Phi. 'Together, we acted quickly to address this situation and reaffirm our commitment to maintaining an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued.' Pi Kappa Phi had earlier suspended its chapter at N.C. State until the investigation concerning the green book found at a restaurant near the school's Raleigh campus was completed. The contents of the Pi Kappa Phi notebook were first broadcast by television station WRAL. The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like 'If she's hot enough, she doesn't need a pulse.' and 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching.' It also contained the comments: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' and 'I like little girls.' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant. She said: 'The contents were horrible. 'I wanted to make sure everybody knew this was going on so it could be corrected. 'Frats are looked up to, but this is what they are doing. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018 . Alpha Tau Omega's NC State chapter was suspended earlier this month amid allegations of sexual assault . 'I hope other fraternities are disgusted. 'I hope that if they do have this sort of thing going on in theirs, that they'll realize, whether they want to or not, that they should change, that they shouldn't promote this kind of behavior.' Pi Kappa Phi chief executive officer Mark Timmes earlier called the quotes 'reprehensible and unacceptable'. He said: 'We have sent staff to Raleigh to investigate the circumstances of the situation. 'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated. 'We are working closely with the university and have instructed our students to cooperate fully with all investigation efforts. 'We appreciate the university's collaboration in quickly addressing the situation.' N.C. State's alcohol ban doesn't apply to historically black Greek organizations or the Multicultural Greek Council. In announcing the alcohol crackdown, N.C. State said the school also plans training on diversity for chapters and other measures to increase accountability. In the Alpha Tau Omega investigation, a woman called police March 1 to say she was sexually assaulted at the fraternity house. She also told officers drugs - including cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills - were being sold out of the house. Campus police Sgt. J.P. Dye seized drug paraphernalia, a scale and white powder in a small bag during a search of the empty house. Wynn Smiley, Alpha Tau Omega's national chief executive officer, said the fraternity had kicked out a pledge who had white powder and other drug paraphernalia in his room. The student had been associated with the organization for less than a month, Smiley said. He said the national organization conducted its own investigation with a lawyer and other alumni advisers, and the organization believes the woman was exaggerating about drugs being sold and the level of drug activity. He also questioned her credibility on the sexual assault allegation. Smiley said: 'It just didn't line up with what we were finding out.' Kayle Graham, a junior psychology major at NC State, said racism and sexism among students is sad because the younger generation's attitude indicates where the country is heading. She said: 'It's unfortunate that at a college level, students aren't as mature and socially aware as one would like them to be.' | North Carolina State University has disbanded its Pi Kappa Phi chapter .
Book with 'reprehensible' quotes found near school's campus in Raleigh .
School suspended social events with alcohol at more than 20 other frats .
Ban does not apply to historically black Greek organizations . | a001649f8f4c68c0eca9192f9f6bc301c77d73f3 | <s>[INST] North Carolina State University disbanded a fraternity chapter Wednesday following the discovery of a notebook filled with sexist and racially offensive entries in a restaurant off campus. The punishment comes amid recent cases of bad behavior at the University of Oklahoma, Penn State and other schools put fraternities in the national spotlight. University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced that the Tau Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was disbanded, effective immediately. The fraternity was ordered to immediately vacate its on-campus house. North Carolina State University disbanded Pi Kappa Phi after a book containing sickening jokes about rape and lynching was found by a female student at a restaurant near the school's campus in Raleigh . The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like: 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching' Besides the lynching line, the book contained the phrase: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' Woodson said 'I hope today's action makes it clear that there is no place for intolerance, sexism and racism at N.C. State. 'I know the poor behaviors we've seen recently by a few in no way represent the strong character and values of our larger student body. 'N.C. State will work hard to ensure these outlying actions never become accepted or tolerated at our university.' Woodson's announcement comes one week after the notebook containing sexist and racist remarks attributed to Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members was found at a restaurant near campus. The book and its contents were then featured by a local television station. A different N.C. State fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, was suspended earlier this month after details of drug paraphernalia seized from its house surfaced in a search warrant related to a sexual assault allegation. N.C. State responded by temporarily suspending all social events involving alcohol for more than 20 fraternities on campus. Frat said: 'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant . Woodson also called Wednesday for a 'thorough review' of the university's Greek system. The review will assess whether fraternities and sororities are meeting the core values and high behavioral standards of the university, and will focus on a range of issues including sexual misconduct, substance abuse, and diversity and inclusion. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018. 'We appreciate the support and collaboration with the N.C. State administration,' said Mark E. Timmes, the chief executive of Pi Kappa Phi. 'Together, we acted quickly to address this situation and reaffirm our commitment to maintaining an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued.' Pi Kappa Phi had earlier suspended its chapter at N.C. State until the investigation concerning the green book found at a restaurant near the school's Raleigh campus was completed. The contents of the Pi Kappa Phi notebook were first broadcast by television station WRAL. The notebook included sexist and racially-insensitive comments like 'If she's hot enough, she doesn't need a pulse.' and 'That tree is so perfect for a lynching.' It also contained the comments: 'It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you' and 'I like little girls.' The book was turned in by student Katie Perry, who said she found it while working at the restaurant. She said: 'The contents were horrible. 'I wanted to make sure everybody knew this was going on so it could be corrected. 'Frats are looked up to, but this is what they are doing. Pi Kappa Phi accepted Wednesday's punishment and may be allowed to return to campus with new membership in 2018 . Alpha Tau Omega's NC State chapter was suspended earlier this month amid allegations of sexual assault . 'I hope other fraternities are disgusted. 'I hope that if they do have this sort of thing going on in theirs, that they'll realize, whether they want to or not, that they should change, that they shouldn't promote this kind of behavior.' Pi Kappa Phi chief executive officer Mark Timmes earlier called the quotes 'reprehensible and unacceptable'. He said: 'We have sent staff to Raleigh to investigate the circumstances of the situation. 'These statements are inconsistent with the values of Pi Kappa Phi and will not be tolerated. 'We are working closely with the university and have instructed our students to cooperate fully with all investigation efforts. 'We appreciate the university's collaboration in quickly addressing the situation.' N.C. State's alcohol ban doesn't apply to historically black Greek organizations or the Multicultural Greek Council. In announcing the alcohol crackdown, N.C. State said the school also plans training on diversity for chapters and other measures to increase accountability. In the Alpha Tau Omega investigation, a woman called police March 1 to say she was sexually assaulted at the fraternity house. She also told officers drugs - including cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills - were being sold out of the house. Campus police Sgt. J.P. Dye seized drug paraphernalia, a scale and white powder in a small bag during a search of the empty house. Wynn Smiley, Alpha Tau Omega's national chief executive officer, said the fraternity had kicked out a pledge who had white powder and other drug paraphernalia in his room. The student had been associated with the organization for less than a month, Smiley said. He said the national organization conducted its own investigation with a lawyer and other alumni advisers, and the organization believes the woman was exaggerating about drugs being sold and the level of drug activity. He also questioned her credibility on the sexual assault allegation. Smiley said: 'It just didn't line up with what we were finding out.' Kayle Graham, a junior psychology major at NC State, said racism and sexism among students is sad because the younger generation's attitude indicates where the country is heading. She said: 'It's unfortunate that at a college level, students aren't as mature and socially aware as one would like them to be.' [/INST] North Carolina State University has disbanded its Pi Kappa Phi chapter .
Book with 'reprehensible' quotes found near school's campus in Raleigh .
School suspended social events with alcohol at more than 20 other frats .
Ban does not apply to historically black Greek organizations . </s> |
When on the BBC it was suggested to Sunderland manager Gus Poyet that the DVD of their thrashing at home by Aston Villa wouldn't make very edifying viewing, the phlegmatic gaffer replied 'you cannot pick what you like to watch'. Well, if Gus tuned in to watch his centre half Wes Brown on All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday evening, he might well have decided to pick up the DVD of that Villa game again, and stick it straight back in the recorder. Playing against soap and Strictly star Jill Halfpenny and her family, things were actually looking pretty good for the Browns at the start. As in, before they'd actually started playing. Wes Brown (left) appeared alongside his family in All Star Family Fortunes, where his team lost heavily . The Browns appeared to have got host Vernon Kay onside early, but soon lost their advantage . The Halfpennys hail from the North East, while Wes was playing a flat back four of sister, brother, wife and mother-in-law from Manchester. This had the man in the middle, Bolton's own Vernon Kay, immediately looking to favour the team from the North West. But even with the man in black in their pocket, the Browns were still about to have an absolute mare. And just like on Saturday, it began badly, and just got worse. Wes was first up at the buzzer with Jill. And on beating her to the ball, suggested that the thing you'd hang onto when it was windy was 'a railing'. And our survey said... well, I'll leave you to do the noise. So the Halfpennys nipped in, and nicked the lead. Yet a couple of the Browns' other answers - namely 'a child' and 'the elderly' - weren't far off, surely, from an actual correct answer 'somebody else'? Brown is brushed off the ball by Gabriel Agbonlahor in one of two poor performances this week . Gus Poyet didn't enjoy watching his side's defeat to Aston Villa, but Brown's TV appearance was even worse . Soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family made it a torrid weekend all round for the Sunderland midfielder . Frankly, the fact the Browns weren't surrounding the official on that one showed remarkable restraint on their part. Then, before you could blink, the Halfpennys had doubled their lead. And this time, it was very much through a Wes own goal. Who, as we had seen earlier in the show - when discovering about him from his family on a home video they'd made - has his own mini cinema and a grand piano in the front hall. So it's not all bad, eh? The challenge this time was to name a small bird. 'Pigeon', said Wes. Vernon did his best for him. 'Compared to an ostrich' was how he defended the defender's answer, but suffice to say... that noise again. Yet amazingly, there was arguably worse to come. The next question had the Browns pondering a variety of potential trouser malfunctions you might have while wearing a pair at work. Brown shares a joke with the host, but he failed to produce the goods on the pitch or the telly this week . I'm writing this sentence here now to give you a bit of time to think about a few possible answers for yourselves. I'll even point out, to give you a little more time, that Vernon did acknowledge that wearing trousers at work was not exactly in Wes' area of expertise. Wes said 'they'd changed colour'. Anyone else out there? Anyone? Frankly, this was turning into a rout. So even Wes was probably grateful when Vernon took time out to ask everyone to join him for a song from Wes' favourite musical - which happens to be the Sound of Music. That's right, Brown's fellow footballers. Just in case you think you might want to remind him of the fact next time you're with him in a dressing room or on the field of play. The Sunderland defender did however manage to raise plenty of money for charity . Perhaps something along the lines of the fact that he clearly couldn't Von Trapp a house brick? No, too much knowledge, that. Wes did finally get off the mark with a correct answer about lying on a dating website, but when you looked up at the scoreboard come the end of the game, it was still something like 581 the Halfpennys, but most certainly the Browns close to nil. In the end then though, the plucky, affable footballer and his family still managed to raise money for their chosen charity. And did at least give it a bit of a go in the process. But all I can say if that if Gus had been in charge of this team's performance, chances are he'd have cleared his desk at the training ground and said goodbye to the players before you'd even had the chance to read this. No big deal though, Wes. Put that one behind you. You can fix it in the next game. You're away at Only Connect. | Wes Brown took part in All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday night .
Brown's team lost heavily to soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family .
Sunderland defender put in a terrible performance throughout . | f89acb2f84f45c32a2cce98087bf36001dfabd8d | <s>[INST] When on the BBC it was suggested to Sunderland manager Gus Poyet that the DVD of their thrashing at home by Aston Villa wouldn't make very edifying viewing, the phlegmatic gaffer replied 'you cannot pick what you like to watch'. Well, if Gus tuned in to watch his centre half Wes Brown on All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday evening, he might well have decided to pick up the DVD of that Villa game again, and stick it straight back in the recorder. Playing against soap and Strictly star Jill Halfpenny and her family, things were actually looking pretty good for the Browns at the start. As in, before they'd actually started playing. Wes Brown (left) appeared alongside his family in All Star Family Fortunes, where his team lost heavily . The Browns appeared to have got host Vernon Kay onside early, but soon lost their advantage . The Halfpennys hail from the North East, while Wes was playing a flat back four of sister, brother, wife and mother-in-law from Manchester. This had the man in the middle, Bolton's own Vernon Kay, immediately looking to favour the team from the North West. But even with the man in black in their pocket, the Browns were still about to have an absolute mare. And just like on Saturday, it began badly, and just got worse. Wes was first up at the buzzer with Jill. And on beating her to the ball, suggested that the thing you'd hang onto when it was windy was 'a railing'. And our survey said... well, I'll leave you to do the noise. So the Halfpennys nipped in, and nicked the lead. Yet a couple of the Browns' other answers - namely 'a child' and 'the elderly' - weren't far off, surely, from an actual correct answer 'somebody else'? Brown is brushed off the ball by Gabriel Agbonlahor in one of two poor performances this week . Gus Poyet didn't enjoy watching his side's defeat to Aston Villa, but Brown's TV appearance was even worse . Soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family made it a torrid weekend all round for the Sunderland midfielder . Frankly, the fact the Browns weren't surrounding the official on that one showed remarkable restraint on their part. Then, before you could blink, the Halfpennys had doubled their lead. And this time, it was very much through a Wes own goal. Who, as we had seen earlier in the show - when discovering about him from his family on a home video they'd made - has his own mini cinema and a grand piano in the front hall. So it's not all bad, eh? The challenge this time was to name a small bird. 'Pigeon', said Wes. Vernon did his best for him. 'Compared to an ostrich' was how he defended the defender's answer, but suffice to say... that noise again. Yet amazingly, there was arguably worse to come. The next question had the Browns pondering a variety of potential trouser malfunctions you might have while wearing a pair at work. Brown shares a joke with the host, but he failed to produce the goods on the pitch or the telly this week . I'm writing this sentence here now to give you a bit of time to think about a few possible answers for yourselves. I'll even point out, to give you a little more time, that Vernon did acknowledge that wearing trousers at work was not exactly in Wes' area of expertise. Wes said 'they'd changed colour'. Anyone else out there? Anyone? Frankly, this was turning into a rout. So even Wes was probably grateful when Vernon took time out to ask everyone to join him for a song from Wes' favourite musical - which happens to be the Sound of Music. That's right, Brown's fellow footballers. Just in case you think you might want to remind him of the fact next time you're with him in a dressing room or on the field of play. The Sunderland defender did however manage to raise plenty of money for charity . Perhaps something along the lines of the fact that he clearly couldn't Von Trapp a house brick? No, too much knowledge, that. Wes did finally get off the mark with a correct answer about lying on a dating website, but when you looked up at the scoreboard come the end of the game, it was still something like 581 the Halfpennys, but most certainly the Browns close to nil. In the end then though, the plucky, affable footballer and his family still managed to raise money for their chosen charity. And did at least give it a bit of a go in the process. But all I can say if that if Gus had been in charge of this team's performance, chances are he'd have cleared his desk at the training ground and said goodbye to the players before you'd even had the chance to read this. No big deal though, Wes. Put that one behind you. You can fix it in the next game. You're away at Only Connect. [/INST] Wes Brown took part in All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday night .
Brown's team lost heavily to soap star Jill Halfpenny and her family .
Sunderland defender put in a terrible performance throughout . </s> |