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ABC is filming a pilot episode of The Muppet Show, in the hopes of bringing the beloved variety show back to the small screen. The network has asked Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady to mastermind the revival, which would see the return of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and other old favorites. New Muppets TV content hasn't been since since Muppets Tonight ended in 1998, though old episodes have been re-run extensively and several movies have been filmed. Scroll down for video . Light the lights? Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy could be back on TV screens soon if a planned pilot of a rebooted Muppets Show proves a success . A 'proof of concept' presentation for advertising executives is in the works already, ABC confirmed to DailyMail.com. Filming is due to take place next weekend at a Disney studio in Burbank, California - and will see some original Muppet puppeteers take the reins again. The episode will start with Muppets stalwarts including Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo gathering at ABC Studios in the hope of getting the new show off the ground. But the cuddly characters will apparently have a problem to solve - Miss Piggy hasn't agreed to join in, and is reluctant to get involved so long as she is going through a rough patch with her on-off lover Kermit. Details of the new episode were first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Gang's all here: The new series will feature a host of favorites including Gonzo, bottom right, Fozzie Bear, center right, Animal, top center, and Rowlf the Dog, top left . Sources told them new characters including a girlfriend and in-laws for Fozzie Bear could also be on the way. Bob Kushell, who has credits from The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and 3rd Rock From The Sun, has been named as the second co-writer alongside Prady. Randall Einhorn, who worked on The Office and has directed episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is set to be the new Muppets showrunner. Dream team: Bill Prady, left, and Bob Kushell, center, are set to be the new writers for the show, with Randall Einhorn, right, as showrunner . The Muppet Show was originally produced in Britain, as American studio heads did not take to the early pitches. Its characters had appeared as extras in other shows, including Sesame Street, before getting their own TV series. The Muppet Show ran from 1976-81, and The Muppets Tonight ran from 1996-98.

Bill Prady has written a pilot episode to pitch to advertisers . Filming will start in Burbank, California, next weekend . New series set to see return of Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and Animal . First episode revolves around luring an upset Miss Piggy back to the cast . It has been 17 years since the last Muppets TV series ended .

Shamed newsman Brian Williams's lied in his reporting to make himself look good at least 11 times, an internal investigation has reportedly found. The total, cited in media reports about the secretive investigation, would mean the trail of deceit from the fallen face of NBC's Nightly News goes far deeper than previously reported. Investigative journalists at the network have been poring over Williams's past reports and statements after he was booted from the top job in TV news, hunting down signs of dishonesty. Lies on lies: Williams, pictured above during his last Nightly News broadcast before being suspended, embellished at least 11 different reports, an internal investigation has reportedly found . Iraq shame: Williams fell from grace after veterans called him out after he lied about being on board a U.S. military chopper which was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, but miraculously managed to land . Williams was publicly suspended with no pay for six months after it emerged that he repeatedly told a self-aggrandizing, false story about being aboard a military helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq. Further scrutiny of Williams's record turned up other questionable claims, including dodging rocket fire over Israel and seeing a body floating through the French Quarter of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Even more such claims have been turned up now, according to reports by CNN and the Washington Post. Both cite a briefing given to NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke on Thursday in New York City at which top executives were updated on the investigation. Pyramid of lies: The latest specific Williams tall tale to emerge dates to 2011 in Egypt's Tahrir Square. Williams said he stared into the eyes of mounted regime soldiers during a violent protest - while the New York Times says he was safely on a balcony overlooking the action . Trust me, I'm an anchor: Williams is pictured above being intereview by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and claiming to have up-close experience of the Arab Spring protests . CNN said 10 puffed-up claims had been found, while the Post said the figure was 11. An earlier report in the New York Times, identified a particular incident, dating back to Williams's coverage of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. NBC investigators honed in on an appearance on the Daily Show where Williams boasted that he had looked into the eyes of mounted Egyptian soldiers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, and seen armed men beat protesters. From his conversation with host Jon Stewart, Williams implies he was in the thick of the chaotic pro-democracy movement. However, the Times said, NBC news broadcasts from the time make it clear he was in fact on a balcony overlooking the square from a safe distance. Close to the wind: Another questionable Williams claim comes from Israel's 2006 war with Hezbollah. Williams said rockets flew 'just underneath' a helicopter he was on (above), when they in fact seem to have gone nowhere near it . Williams is currently halfway through his six-month suspension from his roles as anchor and managing editor of the Nightly News. He was replaced by Lester Holt, who has kept ratings relatively steady. It is unclear whether NBC will put Williams back in the top slot when the suspension ends, or look for a way to get rid of him. Williams has reportedly been banned from speaking publicly about the investigation, or defending himself against any new claims. Industry analysts have said the NBC report is likely to prove significant as the network wrangles over what to ultimately do with Williams, who had signed a multi-million-dollar contract to keep anchoring the Nightly News through 2019. The findings could play a part in any legal discussions, it was suggested, with NBC gaining leverage over its employee by either agreeing to keep it under wraps or threatening to go public.

Former face of NBC Nightly News was suspended for lying about Iraq . Falsely claimed he was in military helicopter downed by RPG fire . Bosses began investigation into other tall tales in wake of scandal . NBC's CEO reportedly told in recent briefing that 11 instances emerged . Include seemingly overblown claims about reporting on the Arab Spring .

Young women can still get cheaper car insurance than young men despite sex equality laws, an economist warned yesterday. Insurers are dodging the rules that ban them from charging female drivers less by offering lower premiums to motorists who have jobs that are done mainly by women, he said. Stephen McDonald, of Newcastle University Business School, analysed this pay-by-job system. Sheilas' Wheels: The gender equality rules, laid down by the EU Court of Justice, came into effect from December 2012. They meant that many car insurance firms had to change their pricing policies, including ‘female-focused’ insurers Sheilas’ Wheels . He found car insurance costs have plunged for young dental nurses and social workers, which are female-dominated roles. But insurers have pushed up bills for young drivers who have jobs that mean they are likely to be male, such as construction workers and civil engineers. Someone who tells their insurer they are a 21-year-old dental nurse is likely to get car insurance for 10 per cent less than they would have done in 2011, he said. But a 21-year-old plasterer or civil engineer is likely to be paying 13 per cent more. This difference in premiums based on occupation was not seen in older age groups, but only for young drivers – ‘where the difference in expected claims between men and women is greatest’, he explained. Dr McDonald, who presented his research to a Royal Economic Society conference, warned the same methods may be used by insurers when it comes to paying pensions. Someone who tells their insurer they are a 21-year-old dental nurse is likely to get car insurance for 10 per cent less than they would have done in 2011 . EU law bans them from giving more generous annuities to men, who don’t usually live as long as women. But it does not prevent them from paying rates based on the jobs pensioners used to do. The gender equality rules, laid down by the EU Court of Justice, came into effect from December 2012. They meant that many car insurance firms had to change their pricing policies, including ‘female-focused’ insurers Sheilas’ Wheels. Dr McDonald said: ‘The ruling has been effective at stopping discrimination by gender. ‘However, for young drivers, for whom the difference in risk between males and females is greatest, there is evidence that firms are engaging in indirect discrimination using occupations as a proxy for gender, with insurance prices becoming relatively lower for those in female-dominated jobs.’ His report examined insurance premiums between November 2011 and November 2013 for people at four ages: 21, 25, 40 and 55. It looked at six professions: civil engineers and plasterers, who are nearly all men; solicitors and sports hall staff, who are roughly evenly split by sex; and social workers and dental nurses, who are mostly female. To make fair comparisons, the quotations were taken for people in the same area, Gosforth, in Newcastle. The cut in premiums for those in female-dominated jobs was ‘not the case for the older ages’, Dr McDonald said. ‘It suggests that this is therefore only an issue in the riskiest segments of the motor insurance market and for those ages where the difference in expected claims between men and women is greatest.’

Young women can get cheaper car insurance than men, economist warns . He says drivers with jobs mainly done by women offered lower premiums . Newcastle University's Stephen McDonald analysed this pay-by-job system . Dental nurse, 21, likely to pay 10 per cent less than they would have in 2011 .

A female cyclist was killed in a rush-hour accident with a lorry in central London today. Witnesses reported seeing the front wheel of her bike 'completely squashed' under the lorry following the accident close to Lambeth Bridge near the Houses of Parliament at about 9.30am. Today's incident was the fifth death of a cyclist in the capital this year - all involving lorries - prompting cycle campaigners to organise a 'vigil and die-in' at the site. Accident: Witnesses reported seeing the front wheel of her bike 'completely squashed' under the lorry . Police response: Today's incident was the fifth death of a cyclist in the capital this year - all involving lorries . One witness told the London Evening Standard: 'The front wheel of the bike was completely squashed under the front wheels of the lorry.' Another said: 'The lorry was stopped on the roundabout at the junction of the bridge and Millbank, and the bike was under the front left wheel. The front wheel was trapped under the lorry.' And marketer Katherine Jacques tweeted: 'Just walking over Lambeth Bridge and finding roads shut. Another cyclist killed this morning. Lorry still there. Horrible, eerie silence.' Metropolitan Police said officers were called by paramedics at about 9.33am and the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene at the junction between Millbank and Horseferry Road at 10.03am. A Westminster City Council spokesman said: 'We are shocked and saddened by the tragic incident at Lambeth Bridge and our deepest condolences go out to the cyclist's family and friends.' Councillor Heather Acton, the council's cabinet member for sustainability and parking, said: 'I am shocked and saddened by the tragic death of a cyclist, who was someone I knew. 'As with any death on our roads, I shall be making sure that all steps are taken to investigate what happened, and to continue to assess and pursue what can be done to protect all cyclists in the city. 'My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the cyclist. The council will continue working with TfL and the Metropolitan Police to support the investigation into the incident.' The action group Stop Killing Cyclists has organised a protest at the scene on April 20 at 6pm. Memorial: The incident has prompted cycle campaigners to organise a 'vigil and die-in' at the site . Scene: The cyclist was died at the scene at the junction between Millbank and Horseferry Road (pictured) One of the cyclists killed earlier this year was mother-of-two Claire Hitier-Abadie, 36, who was riding a cycle hire 'Boris bike' when she had an accident with a Crossrail lorry in Victoria in February. Transport for London (TfL) drew up improvement plans for the Lambeth Bridge northern roundabout which it put out for consultation in 2012. But TfL's report on the consultation said: 'Having considered responses to consultation, and following concerns voiced by Westminster City Council, we have decided not to proceed with these planned initial improvements at Lambeth Bridge northern roundabout. 'Instead, we will concentrate our resources on developing more substantial improvements that meet the expectations of Westminster City Council and other stakeholders.' TfL said today that it was still working on the improvement plans. Meanwhile, TfL has announced that work has begun on a £25million package of improvements, including dedicated cycle routes, at Elephant and Castle northern roundabout in south London. The roundabout had the most accidents involving cyclists in London in the period 2009 to 2013, according to insurance company Aviva. Crossing: The accident happened close to Lambeth Bridge (above, file picture) near the Houses of Parliament . Mark Johnson, a presenter on Share Radio's breakfast show, told MailOnline: 'I live in Kennington and cycle across Lambeth Bridge every day to our studios near Millbank, so I know how dangerous the roundabout is at the north end of the bridge. 'I'm also very concerned at the speed that construction lorries travel at in the built up urban areas of Central London.' He added: 'I spoke to police officers at the scene who said they are also very concerned about the issue, but that unfortunately they don't have any authority to make safety changes. 'They said it's the borough councils that need to redesign the road layouts to ensure cycle safety.'

Her bike's front wheel was 'completely squashed' under lorry in incident . Was pronounced dead at scene near Houses of Parliament this morning . Today's incident follows four other deaths of cyclists in capital this year . Cycle campaigners have organised 'vigil and die-in' at site on April 20 .

An obedient pooch showed off its athleticism by completing press-ups with a twist alongside a dog trainer. The dog named Teeny is captured on video sat opposite Eric Ko – a trainer with over ten years’ experience – of the Dogaroo centre in Hong Kong. The pair hold onto push-up bars with their front paws and hands respectively and wait for the trainer's command before getting into position. Looking up at Eric in excitement, the dog waits for the trainer to say ‘one’ and complete a press-up before following suit and completing one of its own. On ‘two’ the pair return to their original position before Eric says ‘three’ and ‘four’ and the dog reaches out to high-five him with both paws. Eric then says ‘kiss’ and the dog leans towards him and gives him a quick peck on the lips before the pair begin the routine again. The dog looks up at the trainer in excitement and waits for him to say 'one' before starting . Repeating the process twice more, the dog maintains its level of concentration and acts upon every command as intended. The video concludes with Eric saying: ‘Come on Teeny you can do it,’ as the pair continue to complete more press-ups. Dogaroo is a luxury pet service that has both training facilities as well as a hotel for dogs. The trainer and the dog begin their workout and complete a press-up together to the count of four . After a count of four the dog named Teeny leans out and gives the trainer named Eric Ko a kiss . According to their Facebook page, the trainers at the centre obtained their qualifications from Australian. And they provide everything from obedience behavioural training to behaviour modification at the Dogaroo centre. At the luxury hotel there is a day care service, a professional pet grooming service and a swimming pool and playground. The video concludes with the trainer speaking to the dog encouragingly before they carry on working out .

Dog named Teeny works out alongside experienced trainer Eric Ko . Trainer counts to four while completing press-ups with dog . Teeny leans over and gives Eric a kiss before starting again . The video was captured at the Dogaroo pet centre in Hong Kong .

(CNN)As goes Walmart, so goes the nation? Everyone from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the head of the NCAA slammed religious freedom laws being considered in several states this week, warning that they would open the door to discrimination against gay and lesbian customers. But it was the opposition from Walmart, the ubiquitous retailer that dots the American landscape, that perhaps resonated most deeply, providing the latest evidence of growing support for gay rights in the heartland. Walmart's staunch criticism of a religious freedom law in its home state of Arkansas came after the company said in February it would boost pay for about 500,000 workers well above the federal minimum wage. Taken together, the company is emerging as a bellwether for shifting public opinion on hot-button political issues that divide conservatives and liberals. And some prominent Republicans are urging the party to take notice. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who famously called on the GOP to "be the party of Sam's Club, not just the country club," told CNN that Walmart's actions "foreshadow where the Republican Party will need to move." "The Republican Party will have to better stand for" ideas on helping the middle class, said Pawlenty, the head of the Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington lobbying group for the finance industry. The party's leaders must be "willing to put forward ideas that will help modest income workers, such as a reasonable increase in the minimum wage, and prohibit discrimination in things such as jobs, housing, public accommodation against gays and lesbians." Walmart, which employs more than 50,000 people in Arkansas, emerged victorious on Wednesday. Hours after the company's CEO, Doug McMillon, called on Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto the bill, the governor held a news conference and announced he would not sign the legislation unless its language was fixed. Walmart's opposition to the religious freedom law once again puts the company at odds with many in the Republican Party, which the company's political action committee has tended to support. In 2004, the Walmart PAC gave around $2 million to Republicans versus less than $500,000 to Democrats, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. That gap has grown less pronounced in recent years. In 2014, the PAC spent about $1.3 million to support Republicans and around $970,000 for Democrats. It has been a gradual transformation for Walmart. In 2011, the company bulked up its nondiscrimination policies by adding protections for gender identity. Two years later, the company announced that it would start offering health insurance benefits to same-sex partners of employees starting in 2014. Retail experts say Walmart's evolution on these issues over the years is partly a reflection of its diverse consumer base, as well as a recognition of the country's increasingly progressive views of gay equality (support for same-sex marriage is at a new high of 59%, according to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll). "It's easy for someone like a Chick-fil-A to take a really polarizing position," said Dwight Hill, a partner at the retail consulting firm McMillanDoolittle. "But in the world of the largest retailer in the world, that's very different." Hill added: Same-sex marriage, "while divisive, it's becoming more common place here within the U.S., and the businesses by definition have to follow the trend of their customer." The backlash over the religious freedom measures in Indiana and Arkansas this week is shining a bright light on the broader business community's overwhelming support for workplace policies that promote gay equality. After Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a Republican, signed his state's religious freedom bill into law, CEOs of companies big and small across the country threatened to pull out of the Hoosier state. The resistance came from business leaders of all political persuasions, including Bill Oesterle, CEO of the business-rating website Angie's List and a one-time campaign manager for former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Oesterle announced that his company would put plans on hold to expand its footprint in Indianapolis in light of the state's passage of the religious freedom act. NASCAR, scheduled to hold a race in Indianapolis this summer, also spoke out against the Indiana law. "What we're seeing over the past week is a tremendous amount of support from the business community who are standing up and are sending that equality is good for business and discrimination is bad for business," said Jason Rahlan, spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign. The debate has reached presidential politics. National Republicans are being forced to walk the fine line of protecting religious liberties and supporting nondiscrimination. Likely GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush initially backed Indiana's religious freedom law and Pence, but moderated his tone a few days later. The former Florida governor said Wednesday that Indiana could have taken a "better" and "more consensus-oriented approach." "By the end of the week, Indiana will be in the right place," Bush said, a reference to Pence's promise this week to fix his state's law in light of the widespread backlash. Others in the GOP field are digging in. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, the only officially declared Republican presidential candidate, said Wednesday that he had no interest in second-guessing Pence and lashed out at the business community for opposing the law. "I think it is unfortunate that large companies today are listening to the extreme left wing agenda that is driven by an aggressive gay marriage agenda," Cruz said. Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who previously served on Walmart's board of directors, called on Hutchinson to veto the Arkansas bill, saying it would "permit unfair discrimination" against the LGBT community. Jay Chesshir, CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce in Arkansas, welcomed Hutchinson's pledge on Wednesday to seek changes to his state's bill. He said businesses are not afraid to wade into a politically controversial debate to ensure inclusive workplace policies. "When it comes to culture and quality of life, businesses are extremely interested in engaging in debate simply because it impacts its more precious resource -- and that's its people," Chesshir said. "Therefore, when issues arise that have negative or positive impact on those things, then the business community will again speak and speak loudly."

While Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was weighing an Arkansas religious freedom bill, Walmart voiced its opposition . Walmart and other high-profile businesses are showing their support for gay and lesbian rights . Their stance puts them in conflict with socially conservative Republicans, traditionally seen as allies .

Garissa, Kenya (CNN)The desks of the small Madrassa are empty. Its 573 students, all male, are staying home after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced three days of national mourning following last week's deadly attack at a nearby university. Only a few kilometers away, 147 people -- mostly students -- were brutally massacred when Al-Shabaab militants invaded the campus in Garissa, a town in northeastern Kenya. We've come to this particular Islamic religious school because the man suspected by Kenyan authorities of being the "mastermind" behind the atrocity -- Mohamed Mohamud -- once taught here. "He was someone who was very quiet, he didn't like too much talk," recalls Sheikh Khalif Abdi Hussein, the principal at the Madrassa. He says he also taught with Mohamud for two years. "When he left the Madrassa, he joined Al-Shabaab. But before, he was normal, just like me and other people." What worries authorities here is exactly that -- Mohamud was Kenyan. But now, say officials, Mohamud is in command of an Al-Shabaab militia based near Kenya's long, porous border with Somalia -- about 118 miles (190km) from Garissa -- who are believed to be responsible for numerous cross-border attacks into Kenya. The Islamist militant group, who are allied with al Qaeda, have been waging a bloody campaign for control of Somalia. With Kenyan troops part of an African Union force deployed in support of Somalia's United Nations-supported government, Kenya has now become a target. Last year, an attack by Al-Shabaab on a shopping center in the country's capital, Nairobi, claimed the lives of 68 people. Now Mohamud stands accused of being behind Thursday's attack -- the deadliest attack in the nation since al Qaeda killed more than 200 people at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. But Mohamud is not Kenya's only homegrown terrorist. The Kenyan Interior Ministry has said at least one of the four gunmen who carried out the attack on the university was also Kenyan. Abdirahim Abdullahi was in his 20s and the son of a government chief. His father says he lost contact with his son in 2013, shortly after he left university. The Kenyan government is concerned that Al-Shabaab is recruiting disaffected youth from inside the country. "Our task of countering terrorism has been made all the more difficult by the fact that the planners and financiers of this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities," President Kenyatta said during an address to the nation in the aftermath of the massacre. Meanwhile, Sheikh Khalif insists his Madrassa has nothing to do with Mohamud's extreme, violent ideas. "This man is a dangerous man, a killer, a criminal," he says. But he was also once a neighbor. And so Kenyans must now look within to tackle this very real threat to the country's -- and the region's -- stability.

The attack at a Garissa university last week killed 147 people, mostly students . Mohamed Mohamud taught at a Madrassa in the Kenyan town . Authorities fear the rise of homegrown terrorists in the African country .

The average Briton enjoys 884 cups of tea each year – or enough to fill two bathtubs, a survey has found. The YouGov poll of more than 2,000 Britons revealed that we consume an average of 17 cups of tea each week. The research showed that our tea-drinking habits increase as we get older, with those aged 55 and over typically enjoying 21 cups of tea a week compared with 18 to 24-year-olds, who only drink eight cups a week. The average Briton enjoys 884 cups of tea each year – or enough to fill two bathtubs, a survey has found . The poll also found that almost a third of women turn to a cuppa to make them feel better when they are unwell – in comparison with only 16 per cent of men. Youngsters are more likely to turn to a cuppa when they are sad, with nearly a quarter of 18 to 25s saying they put the kettle on when they are feeling down, compared with just 11 per cent of 55 and overs. And more than half of adults associated a cup of tea with ‘comfort and relaxation’ – confirming the results of a separate survey which yesterday revealed that sweet tea promotes relaxation and relieves stress. Mary Rance, chief executive of charity Contact The Elderly – which commissioned the poll and organises tea parties for older people – said: ‘This confirms that tea really is part of our national identity. We know from our parties and our research that a cup of tea brings Britain together.’ The poll found that almost a third of women turn to a cuppa to make them feel better when they are unwell . 'At Contact The Elderly, we know first hand that a monthly tea party makes a huge difference to the lives of our older guests, many of whom do not have regular face-to-face contact with anyone other than their carer or the postman. 'The number of isolated over-75s is growing, and there are still one million lonely older people in England, Scotland and Wales who are completely cut off from society and in need of our help. 'We know from our parties and our research that a cup of tea brings Britain together, so as we celebrate our Golden Jubilee, we urge people to support us by volunteering to put the kettle on for lonely older people.'

Poll reveals how Britons consume an average of 17 cups of tea each week . Almost a third of women turn to tea to make them feel better when unwell . Survey of 2,000 Britons found tea-drinking habits increase as we get older .

Robin van Persie and Jonny Evans both enjoyed gentle re-introductions into the game as Manchester United’s Under 21 side drew 1-1 at Leicester, although Rafael and Adnan Januzaj both limped off. Dutch forward Van Persie has been out of action since February with an ankle injury after leaving Swansea on crutches. But he was up and running again in the East Midlands, helping set up United’s goal for Sean Goss although his overall performance was rusty to say the least and he was replaced just after the hour. Defender Evans has been out for six games due to suspension following his spitting incident with Papiss Cisse at Newcastle back in March. Manchester United goalscorer Sean Goss (centre left) is congratulated by James Wilson (left) and Robin van Persie (centre right) Goss levelled the scoreline in the 32nd minute by wriggling past Leicester's defence before scoring past the helpless Adam Smith . Harry Panayiotou put his side in the lead after 18 minutes after getting on the end of a cross by Leicester playmaker Anthony Knockaert . Leicester forward Panayiotou runs off in celebration after finding a way past Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Joel Castro Pereira . Manchester United right back Rafael had to be taken off in the 44th minute after sustaining a rib injury during the reserve match . LEICESTER CITY (4-5-1): Smith; Sesay, Davis, Moore Chilwell; Knockaert, McCourt, Barmby (Rowley 75), Hammond (Stankevicius 68), Dodoo; Panayiotou . Subs not used: O'Hara, Fletcher . Goal: Goss 32 . MANCHESTER UNITED (4-5-1): J Pereira; Rafael (Grimshaw 44), Evans, Blackett, Kellett; Wilson, Thorpe, Love, Goss, Januzaj (Harrop 54); Van Persie (Weir 62) Subs not used: Miles, Maddison, Scott . Goal: Panayiotou 18 . Referee: Simon Barrow . And despite his frustrating absence, Evans looked solid enough in a 90 minute appearance where he went close from a set piece before the break. However he will feel he should have denied Harry Panayiotou the opener for Leicester. Van Persie and Evans along with Rafael and Tyler Blackett were all in the United side that lost 5-3 to Leicester at the King Power Stadium back in September and keen to banish the memories of one of their lowest points of the season. United could have taken an early lead with James Wilson seeing a shot deflect wide from Andy Kellet’s cross. However it was Leicester who took the lead in the 19th minute, Anthony Knockaert’s tricks out wide enabled him to cross for Panayiotou, the highly-rated St Kitts and Nevis international, who powered home. It would be harsh to blame Evans for the goal but Panayiotou was his man and he will feel he should have done better. In response United went close through Januzaj who shot wide from distance while Joel Pereira had to do well to push Leicester midfielder Jak McCourt’s effort around the post. The visitors started to press with Adam Smith’s save keeping out a Wilson effort. Van Persie, who was an unused sub at Chelsea on Saturday, had been virtually anonymous in the opening half an hour with few touches of the ball. But he played his part in the leveller laying the ball off for Sean Goss who burst through the Leicester defence and finished well on 32 minutes. Louis van Gaal was hit by another injury when Rafael was forced off just before the break with an apparent rib injury after an aerial collision with Knockaert. Rafael looks in pain as Leicester's Knockaert checks on the Brazilian defender during the first half of the draw at the King Power Stadium . Rafael had to be replaced by Liam Grimshaw shortly before the half-time interval despite managing to get back onto his feet . Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj was also taken off with an injury during the reserve encounter at Leicester's King Power Stadium . Van Persie finally got his opportunity in first half stoppage time but his effort from outside the area was well saved by Smith. And from the resulting Januzaj corner, Smith made an even better stop to push Evans’ header over the bar. Rafael’s replacement Liam Grimshaw saw a shot deflect wide at the start of the second half before Van Persie’s next involvement was a lay-off that was intercepted by Dean Hammond in the area before it reached its intended target. A frustrating evening of injuries for United continued when Januzaj went off with what appeared to be a leg injury following another seemingly innocuous aerial collision with Knockaert. Van Persie was substituted on 62 minutes, going off to warm applause from all present at the King Power Stadium which had one side opened. It may not have been the goalscoring return he wanted, and indeed he looked fairly quiet, but it was the game time under his belt that he needed as he looks to score the goals that would seal a Champions League spot for Van Gaal’s side. You would still suspect a start at Everton on Sunday would be far too early for Van Persie – but maybe not for Evans. The Northern Ireland international still had work to do late in the game as he marshalled a defence that came up against Knockaert, keen to force his way back into Nigel Pearson’s plans, who twice went close to finding the net. A ball across the box from Panayiotou also caused one or two alarms for the United back four but Evans can generally be pleased with his evening’s work. Wilson could have won it for the visitors late in the game but dragged a left-footed effort wide under pressure from Joe Davis. And he went in even closer deep into stoppage time as his effort was kept out by Smith from Kellet’s cross from the left. Januzaj awaits treatment from Manchester United's medical staff before going off injured during the Under 21 encounter . Manchester United first team striker Van Persie (centre) was named in a strong Under 21 side as he aimed to work on his fitness . Van Persie, pictured before the Under 21 clash at the King Power Stadium, was an unused substitute during United's defeat by Chelsea . Manchester United forward Van Persie played 62 minutes before being replaced by reserve team midfielder James Weir . Manchester United defender Tyler Blackett, who came on for the last 10 minutes against Chelsea, also made an appearance . Tom Thorpe captained United despite the presence of first team stars Van Persie, Rafael, Blackett, Januzaj and Jonny Evans . Manchester United centre back Evans will be hoping to be involved against Everton after serving a six-match ban for spitting . The Manchester United ace and Dutch international warms up ahead of the Under 21 match against Leicester City on Monday night . Leicester Under 21 boss Steve Beaglehole watches on as his side face a strong Manchester United side including Van Persie and Januzaj .

Robin van Persie, Adnan Januzaj, Jonny Evans, Tyler Blackett, James Wilson and Rafael all started for Man United . Man United first team stars Januzaj and Rafael sustained injuries during the 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium . Van Persie boosted his chances of starting against Everton on Sunday by playing 62 minutes of Under 21 encounter . Both goals came during the first half as Sean Goss cancelled out Leicester forward Harry Panayiotou's opener .

Those who achieve greatness are high achievers from an early stage. They know this better than most at Anfield. Take Michael Owen. By the time he was 20 in December 1999, his list of accomplishments read like the wish-list of many footballers. He had been named PFA Young Player of the Year (1998), scored one of the greatest World Cup finals goals and won BBC Sports Personality of the Year. There were also 18 England caps and he had passed 50 career goals for Liverpool. Raheem Sterling, pictured in training on Thursday, has rejected a new contract worth £100,000-a-week . Sterling trains with his Liverpool team-mates at Melwood as the Reds prepare to face Arsenal on Saturday . Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers (right) insists that Sterling will not be sold in the summer transfer window . Then there is Robbie Fowler. Another PFA Young Player of the Year award winner (1995), he had entered the record books by scoring the fastest hat-trick in the Barclays Premier League on his way to 50 goals by his 20th birthday and won his first major honour (the 1995 League Cup). Others had similar impacts. Steve McManaman ended his first season as a Liverpool regular with a Man-of-the-Match performance in the 1992 FA Cup final win over Sunderland. Steven Gerrard's first year out of his teens saw him collect the League Cup, the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. That is the barometer by which those on The Kop judge prodigies. So let us now look at the CV of Raheem Sterling, who was 20 on December 8 last year. It currently reads: Liverpool Young Player of the Year 2013-2014 and Europe's Golden Boy 2014. There are also 14 England caps and one goal. Steven Gerrard had won three trophies in the first year out of his teens including the FA Cup and UEFA Cup . Michael Owen scored this memorable goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup when he was just 18 . Owen had been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year and scored over 50 goals when he hit 20 . Steve McManaman lifts the FA Cup in 1992 after helping Liverpool defeat Sunderland at Wembley . Robbie Fowler was PFA Young Player of the Year in 1995 and scored the Premier League's fastest hat-trick . Good? Yes. Great? No. Just 18 months ago he couldn't even get a start for Liverpool. This should not come across as an attempt to belittle Sterling's talents — he is undeniably exciting — but he has become embroiled in a storm that has made him out to be on par with the four men named above. His comments in that ridiculously misguided BBC interview about wanting to challenge for trophies in his career and playing with the best players evoked memories of the Luis Suarez affair. He is absolutely not in the same sphere as the Uruguayan. 'That was probably Raheem looking over the course of the next 15 years if he plays to 35,' Brendan Rodgers observed on Thursday. 'Players now look to later in their career and their life. But I can only focus on here, Liverpool and what is best for now. As a 20-year-old, he's not at that level. 'We think that it will be best for him here and we will work hard to ensure he stays.' Sterling receives Europe's Golden Boy award ahead of a game against Arsenal in December last year . Sterling was named Liverpool's Young Player of the Year for 2013-14 but he is miles behind Luis Suarez . Sterling's first and only England goal arrived against Lithuania in a Euro 2016 qualifier last Friday . Liverpool shouldn't have to work hard to keep Sterling. His advisors have every right to look to maximise their client's earnings but, somewhere and somehow, they have lost sight of the bigger picture and a series of dreadful judgements have been made. The first signs that all was not well came on October 3 when Sportsmail ran a back page story with the headline 'Kop fight to keep Sterling'. That the story came after Sterling had been anonymous in a 1-0 Champions League defeat in Basle didn't do him any favours. There have been a raft of similar stories, a lot of which have either coincided with games that have gone against Liverpool — such as when their fate in the Champions League was condemned in December — or ones in which he has played well, England against Lithuania being a prime example. Sterling, pictured in action against Chelsea, has only scored six Premier League goals so far this season . Sterling is expected to start for Liverpool when they take on Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday . The former QPR youngster is wanted by clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich . As he looks to steer Liverpool into the Champions League and win the FA Cup, Rodgers could do without this sideshow unfolding and so, more than anyone, could Sterling. If he wants to get to the level of Owen, Fowler or Gerrard, he needs to influence the games that matter. He has been regularly championed for his strength, pace and trickery after being given a platform on which to thrive by Rodgers. Deep down, Sterling will know what his manager has done for him. Now is the time to pay him back — and show potential, perhaps, can become something more substantial.

Raheem Sterling has rejected a new contract worth £100,000-a-week . Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says Sterling won't be sold this summer . His achievements at 20 are not on the same level as some Anfield greats . Steven Gerrard won three trophies in the first year out of his teens . Michael Owen had scored more than 50 career goals for Liverpool . Sterling has a long way to go if he is to fulfil his huge potential .

Tim Sherwood has urged Aston Villa to man up as he labelled their clash with relegation rivals QPR the club's 'biggest game' for years. They host Rangers on Tuesday with Sherwood admitting he does not have the players to grind out results. Victory would move Villa five points clear of the Barclays Premier League drop zone but they will return to the bottom three if QPR, three points behind with a better goal difference, win. And Sherwood underlined the magnitude of the game ahead of the showdown. Tim Sherwood (from left to right), Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey during their time at White Hart Lane . Sherwood (right) sits on the bench with Tottenham Hotspur staff Ferdinand (centre) and Ramsey (left) Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates his goal by saluting Sherwood (right) and Ramsey (centre) 'I think this is the biggest game that a lot of these players have ever played for this football club,' he said, with Villa in 17th. 'This is without doubt the biggest game of the season for Villa and possibly one of the biggest in a number of years. 'This is the biggest (of my managerial career).' But the boss believes he must instil a different mentality into his players as he tries to keep them in the top flight. 'We've got different types of players, you look through QPR's side and they've got a lot of players who are men - with a lot of experience in there,' he said. 'We've got a few men in there - but we've got a lot of pretty much icing-on-the-cake players and I'm trying to get that mentality into them to forget about digging out results. It's not what we're cut out to do. 'I haven't identified many players who can't cope with the pressure, but you don't know until they get out there.' Sherwood is without Alan Hutton, Ashley Westwood and Scott Sinclair while Tom Cleverley, Kieran Richardson and Aly Cissokho are doubts. Sherwood faces his friend and former Tottenham assistant, QPR boss Chris Ramsey, for the first time since they both left Spurs last summer. Sherwood and Ramsey forged their friendship at Tottenham and remain close ahead of their showdown . The bond between the two remains strong even if Sherwood is blocking Ramsey's mobile phone calls for now . Sherwood hinted that if Ramsey's tenure at Loftus Road ends, then he would ask to bring him to Villa Park . Ramsey has admitted his job at Rangers could be under threat if they get relegated and, while he admitted Ramsey may prefer to be a manager, Sherwood left the door open for a reunion at Villa. He added: 'If there was ever an opportunity for me to work with him again I would do that. 'I would have to speak to the club about whether we could find a role for him here. 'Listen, I know I am biased - he has been good for me and I have been good for him. But he is up there with the very best coaches I have ever seen.' Ramsey pictured on the touchline during a QPR match as he tries to save the club from relegation . Ramsey must put his friendship with Sherwood on ice for the time being as he tries to see off his pal's team . Ramsey still lives in Bedfordshire - a short drive from Sherwood's imposing house in Buckinghamshire .

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood faces Chris Ramsey's QPR on Tuesday . Both clubs are fighting relegation from the Premier League this season . Sherwood and Ramsey will put their friendship aside when they meet . Villa boss says this is the biggest game of his managerial career . CLICK HERE for all the latest Aston Villa news .

As the fashion crowd took their seats and the lights went down for the We Are Handsome Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia show in Sydney on Tuesday night, things took an unusual turn. The catwalk was replaced with a tennis court, the front row with stadium seating, and the usual parade of slender models walking single file was nowhere in sight. Instead, four strong, muscular women sashayed onto the grass, and proceeded to stretch and bend their bodies into yoga poses. Lindy Klim, along with former Commonwealth Games pole vaulter Amanda Bisk, Australian Ballet star Juliette Burnett, and Yogi and Instagram star Sjana Earp, wowed the crowds as they struck strong poses. Scroll down for video . Fit for fashion: Lindy Klim (left), Yogi and Instagram star Sjana Earp (centre left) and former Commonwealth Games pole vaulter Amanda Bisk (centre right), and Australian Ballet star Juliette Burnett (right) starred at the We Are Handsome Activewear show . Strong is the new sexy: The show on Tuesday night was held at White City Tennis Club in Paddington and featured real life fitness influencers . Let's get physical: (L-R) Lindy, Sjana, and Amanda opened the show with a performance of stretching and yoga poses . Fit for fashion: The 'models' showcased the colourful creations along with sunglasses from Clearly . Strike a pose: Former Commonwealth Games pole vaulter turned yogi Amanda Bisk opened the show which celebrated strong women . Bendy: Sjana, who boasts 680,000 Instagram followers, showed off her yoga skills . The show opening made clear: We Are Handsome are celebrating strong, healthy shapes - the type of people they have designed their new Activewear collection for. The models included ballerinas and sprinters, while Samantha Harris also made an appearance. They carried tennis rackets, volleyballs, and skipping ropes as they walked the border of the tennis court showcasing high-tech sports-luxe fabrications. Influencers: Lindy Klim (left) and Sjana Earp (right), both fitness enthusiasts, modelled wares from We Are Handsome's new Activewear range . Daily Mail Australia spoke to the 'models' ahead of the show, which was held at White City Tennis Club in Paddington. Lindy Klim was excited to be returning to the 'catwalk' for the first time in nine years, and since becoming a mother. The beautiful 37-year-old said she wasn't nervous despite being absent from the runway in nearly a decade, and the age difference between herself and the other participants. 'I’m quite comfortable with myself. I’m older than most girls here but 'I'm quite comfortable with my body and exercise a lot so it’s a good fit,' she said, adding that the We Are Handsome message aligned with her health and fitness philosophies. Fashion Week star Samantha Harris was one of the few 'traditional' models in the show . Athletic: The brand emphasised strong fitness-focused women above traditional runway models . Klim told DMA that there is a start contrast in her fitness and diet habits when she is in Australia versus her life at home in Bali. 'I exercise in Bali for two hours a day, but then when I'm in Australia I don't exercise at all,' she revealed, adding that in Australia she struggles to find the time in her schedule. 'My diet in Bali is a lot healthier in Bali than it is in Australia. It's so much easier to eat really healthy food there, it's all organic, locally grown food. 'We don't snack in Bali either - we don't have chips and lollies and things, so I find it a lot easier to eat over there. 'When I'm in Australia I love to go out to restaurants, drink red wine, and i do that a lot during Fashion Week as well as its so social.' Sjana Earp told DMA that she thought there had been a mistake when she was asked to model in a Fashion Week show. Yogis on the field: Flow Athletic co-owner Kate Kendall (left) and pole vaulter turned yogi Amanda Bisk (right) had starring roles in the show . Lifestyle: Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Lindy revealed that she works out for two hours a day at home in Bali, and finds it a lot easier to eat healthily there than in Australia, where her social life sees her out for dinner most nights . The 20-year-old has a huge following on Instagram, where 680,000 followers are glued to her daily yoga poses. 'At first I was confused and double checked it was for runway,' she said. 'I was told fitness influencers were involved, so that was exciting, then I realised it was different from ‘normal modelling’. '[We Are Handsome] have picked up on the fact social media has such a power for advertising. 'We’re all just regular girls, I think that we’re helping to promote a healthy body image. Fitness isn’t one shape or size, so we’re empowering one another and celebrating every single, shape, size and sport.’ 'Girls who are active are the new shape': We Are Handsome design duo Jeremy and Katinka Somers told Daily Mail Australia that they chose girls who embodied the healthy lifestyle for the show . We Are Handsome design duo Jeremy and Katinka Somers are known for pushing boundaries but believe there will be only positive reaction to their unusual model choice. 'There’s a big thing about "who should be on the runway" so we know we’re breaking rules by having girls that have never been on a catwalk before (and who are nervous about it),' Katinka told Daily Mail Australia. 'But the rules are there to be broken, times have changed and girls who are active are the new shape. Strong really is the new sexy.' 'A lot of the girls are very big on Instagram and encourage people to follow in their active foot steps, so we have chosen experienced yogis, a ballerina, a sprinter and pole vaulter and people who embody healthy eating too,' said Jeremy.

We Are Handsome designers Jeremy and Katinka Somers chose real-life fitness influencers above models . Lindy Klim, Amanda Bisk, Juliette Burnett, Kate Kendall and Sjana Earp were among the athletic stars . Klim told Daily Mail Australia that she exercises two hours a day in Bali... but barely makes it to the gym in Oz .

A prisoner who has finally been freed after spending half his life in jail for a crime he did not commit has said all he wants to do is spent time with his wife and go fishing. Michael Hanline, 69, was convicted of murder for the fatal shooting of truck driver J.T. McGarr in 1980. But more than three decades after he was incarcerated, it emerged that crucial DNA analysis and investigative reports were withheld from his original trial. Michael Hanline, 69, pictured with wife Sandy, has been released from jail after spending 36 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit . Michael Hanline answers questions from the media outside court yesterday after his murder charges were formally dismissed . The new evidence proved that Hanline was innocent and the longest-serving wrongfully imprisoned inmate in Californian history was finally released last November. After his murder charges were formally dismissed yesterday, Hanline who appeared with a white beard and pony tail outside court with his wife, Sandy, where he said he was hoping to return to a normal life. 'I feel good,' he added. 'All I want to do is go fishing and ride my bike and spend time with Sandy and do a little gardening.' 'Hopefully everything is going to be like it used to be.' He added that he had been riding a motorcycle ever since his release and complained that California roads had gotten bumpier during his years behind bars. Mugshot: Hanline was convicted of murder for the fatal shooting of truck driver J.T. McGarr in 1980 . After decades behind bars, Hanline was also coming to terms with 21st century living and talked about 'Buck Rogers' gadgets such as cellphones. 'Gas isn't 32 cents and a pack of cigarettes isn't 30 cents,' he said. 'It's a whole new ball game.' Hanline was in his early thirties when he was charged with killing friend, Ventura resident J.T. McGarry in 1978. He said he kept waiting for justice to prevail but had no idea that he would spent the next 36 years in prison. 'When I first got arrested, I figured it might take a year or two to get this all straightened around but not 36,' he said, including two years he spent in jail after his arrest but before his conviction. He added: 'I never believed I'd spend the rest of my life in prison, but man, 36 years is a long, long time.' McGarry, a Ventura resident who also used the name Michael Mathers, dealt in drugs and ran motorcycle-oriented swap meets for the publishers of Easyriders magazine, according to court papers. He went missing on November 10, 1978, and was found shot to death two days later by a highway. Hanline, who was romantically involved with McGarry's ex-girlfriend, was arrested on an unrelated charge that month after traveling to Northern California and using McGarry's credit card, court papers stated. He was charged with murder by prosecutors who suggested his motive was jealousy over McGarry's on-again, off-again relationship with the ex-girlfriend. But more than three decades after he was incarcerated, it emerged that crucial DNA analysis and investigative reports were withheld from his original trial . The evidence proved that Hanline was innocent and the longest-serving wrongfully imprisoned inmate in Californian history was finally released last November with charges only officially dropped yesterday . Hanline's then-girlfriend, Mary Bischoff, was granted immunity and was a key witness at his trial. She testified that McGarry had skimmed thousands of dollars from motorcycle swap meets and that Hanline had threatened to 'blow his brains out.' She also claimed that Hanline left home with a handgun the night of the killing and returned covered in mud. He said he worked on motorcycles at home all night except for leaving to get beer. In 1980, Hanline was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. DNA analysis was not conducted at the scene where McGarry's body was discovered because the technology did not exist then. But Ventura County prosecutors said in court papers an analysis this year found the DNA profile of an unidentified male, not Hanline. In addition, evidence that should have been disclosed to Hanline during the trial was withheld from him. Special Assistant District Attorney Michael Schwartz said 'flaws in the trial and the totality of evidence cast sufficient doubt to warrant vacating the jury's guilty verdict.' Lawyers from the California Innocence Project had been working for 15 years to free him and it was them who persuaded local prosecutors to re-examine the evidence. 'The conviction was based on 'paper-thin evidence,' said Justin Brooks, director of the California Innocence Project. Prosecutors had said Hanlin, pictured in 1974, kidnapped McGarry, shot him and dumped his body off of a highway . 'He is 100 percent innocent,' Brooks said outside court. Testing showed DNA found at the crime scene did not come from Hanline or his alleged accomplice. In addition, prosecutors withheld evidence that should have been disclosed to Hanline's legal team during the trial. Hanline's conviction was overturned and he was freed from prison on November 24 after prosecutors told a judge doubts had been raised about the case. However, he had been required to wear a GPS ankle bracelet and had faced the possibility of a retrial. A Ventura County Superior Court judge dismissed the charges at the request of prosecutors, telling the courtroom it was done because the allegations can't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutors are still investigating who might have killed McGarry, who had ties to a motorcycle gang, he said. Hanline is at least the third person in recent years to be freed from a California prison after serving long sentences for murder. Last fall Susan Mellen, a 59-year-old mother of three, was freed after spending 17 years in prison for the death of a homeless man in Lawndale. A Los Angeles County judge said she was convicted on the word of a liar. In 2013, Kash Register was freed after spending 34 years in prison. The judge said prosecutors used false testimony from an alleged eyewitness. In 2007, Timothy Atkins was freed after spending 20 years in prison for a 1987 robbery and murder in Los Angeles. A key witness who claimed she heard him confess recanted her testimony.

Michael Hanline was serving life without parole for killing JT McGarry . But new DNA evidence at crime scene revealed that he was innocent . After 36 years wrongfully imprisoned the 69-year-old has finally been freed . Hanline says all he wants to do now is fish and spend time with his wide .

Looking at Jourdan Dunn, no one would ever think that the 5ft 11in supermodel has ever had confidence issues. The London-born beauty is the new face of Maybelline New York, she was British Vogue's February 2015 cover star, and also the first black model to walk for Prada in a decade. But the 24-year-old has now revealed that as a teenager her life was made a misery by cruel bullies who taunted her for her striking looks to the extent that she felt physically ill. Scroll down for video . Jourdan Dunn has revealed in an interview that she was severely bullied at school, which led to her suffering from incredibly low self-esteem . In an interview with The Times, Jourdan said she was often picked on from primary school until secondary school when the situation was so bad she had to be home-schooled. 'I didn't want to leave the house,' she remembered. She added: 'I didn't want to look in the mirror. I would feel physically sick. I hated being me. 'I hated going to school. I already didn't like the way I looked and now people were making me feel bad.' As a result, the teenager began skipping school, which led to her being home-schooled for a while. The supermodel was famously scouted at the sunglasses counter of Primark in Hammersmith, at just 15. The 24-year-old supermodel has defied her bullies' expectations by becoming a household name and a celebrated regular on the runway - walking for the likes of Balmain, Fashion for Relief and Topshop Unique (pictured left to right) The model used to feel 'physically sick' looking in the mirror when she was being bullied. Now she walks for the likes of Victoria's Secret (pictured in 2013's show) In the interview, Dunn revealed that even after she was scouted, she still had to deal with being hurtfully rejected - now because of the colour of her skin. She has since criticised the fashion industry for the scarcity of black models. She became the first black model to secure a solo British Vogue cover star this year since Naomi Campbell's last cover on the fashion bible in 2002 - 13 years ago. She explained: 'It's hard for black girls. 'A lot do give up, because if you don't have an agency who is going to push you, you are just there doing nothing and having to deal with all the rejection.' Despite dealing with prejudice - which extended to being backstage at a show, where make-up artists and hairdressers could not cater to her skin tone - she persevered. Jourdan Dunn was the first black model to walk for Prada at Milan Fashion Week in a decade (pictured for Spring/Summer 2011) Dunn has openly criticised the fashion industry for its lack of black models and widespread racism . Jourdan Dunn's cut out black dress . Parade those pins! One word: WOW. Here Jourdan Dunn is showing us how a black dress can be a real show stopping piece as arrives at the Elle Style Awards in this achingly simple, yet totally effective number. With cut out side accents, a plunge neck and a super short mini skirt cut, this dress is anything but boring. It's sexy, but brilliantly dramatic too thanks to that floor-sweeping train. The right dress will always inspire visceral feelings so if you want enjoy a rush of power at your next special soiree why not shop Jourdan's look below? Versatility is vital when working the LBD and tehse stunning styles are all contemporary takes on the classic. Wear yours with a killer heel and a plum lip for a vampy, after-dark finish. Solace London backless maxi dress at Asos . Visit site . AQ/AQ cut out maxi dress . Visit site . Chicnova Sexy Backless Slim Fit Land Reaching Dress . Visit site . MissGuided lace insert split side maxi dress . Visit site . 'I feel like, I owe it to other little black girls and other ethnic-looking girls to carry this on. You know what? It is hard but I had to, like, get over it,' she said. The interview with The Times's Saturday magazine, she revealed that it's been anything but a straight road. She was 18 when she got pregnant, with her son, Riley, now five. Shortly after he was born, Riley's father was sent to prison for cocaine possession, and Jourdan was left to raise Riley on her own, with the help of her mother, Dee. While she was pregnant, the model also learned that her son had sickle cell disease - characterised by anaemia and severe pain. 'I owe it to other little black girls' - Dunn revealed in the interview that she perseveres to set a good example for other 'ethnic-looking girls' To raise awareness about the disease, she became an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America last year. Speaking out about juggling a modelling career and being a full-time mum and carer, Jourdan is determined. She said: 'Becoming a mum, realising that you are responsible for this human being for the rest of your life is daunting. 'You have to get your s*** together. On top of that, having a sickle cell child has been a lot to deal with... It's made me grateful for everything that is around me.' The 24-year-old ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America is also a single mother of 5-year-old Riley, who suffers from Sickle Cell disease .

Stunning beauty, 24, was bullied throughout school for her striking looks . New face of Maybelline New York and first black model to walk for Prada . She talks about caring for her son, Riley, five, who has sickle cell anaemia .

She may have been shying away from the cameras on Made In Chelsea so far this season, but Lucy Watson proves her career is stronger than ever as she's unveiled as the face of another campaign. The reality TV star is every inch the beach babe as the face of Very.co.uk’s #cantwaitforsummer campaign. The 24-year-old brings the spirit of summer to shoppers, showing off her effortless beach body in the fun and flirty high-summer designs. Scroll down for video . Lucy Watson showcases her toned body as the face of Very.co.uk's #cantwaitforsummer campaign . Lucy, who describes her perfect summer as 'sun, tan and chilling', showcases Ibiza-inspired summer brights and tropical print sun dresses in the shoot. The fitness fanatic, who recently starred in a Made In Chelsea work-out DVD, shows off her toned midriff in cut-out swimwear the brand say is perfect for taking you from the beach to balmy evenings in the bar. The reality TV star, who will be returning to Made In Chelsea in the coming weeks, is every inch the beach babe as she models the colourful clothes in the new shoot . The star, who can be seen showing off swimwear and tiny shorts, describes her perfect summer as 'sun, tan and chilling' Lucy models the Ibiza-inspired summer brights and tropical print sun dresses to perfection . Lucy, who, according to Heat magazine, is tipped to be making an appearance in the E4 show in the next few weeks, has enlisted the help of a personal trainer to keep her looking trim. FEMAIL recently caught up with the fitness aficionado and the man behind her new physique to find out the workout that keeps her in shape. Speaking about how she developed a passion for health and fitness, Lucy, 23, said: 'I'm motivated by people around me and I just got to a point in my life where I needed a change.' Trainer and nutritionist, Ashton Turner, who owns Enhance Nutrition LDN in London and trains Lucy, said: 'Lucy and I met when we worked together on the Made in Chelsea fitness DVD. 'Lucy was one of the cast members who took part in my workout. After the DVD, she wanted to continue with her training and I asked to work with her.' Lucy models cut-out swimwear and kaftans that the brand say are perfect for taking you from the beach to balmy evenings in the bar . Discussing Lucy's physique and fitness before they met, Ashton said: 'Lucy has always had a naturally lean body, which is thanks to her being active growing up and taking part in gymnastics and dance. 'She also leads a fairly healthy lifestyle and pays attention to what she eats. Her fitness levels weren’t terrible but they also weren’t where they could have been, which is probably due to her filming schedule but we all have periods where work or life take a front seat and exercise a back one.' Lucy, who cites her role model as 'amazing' Jessica Alba, said she found working out 'boring' and 'difficult' at first because she had such a busy schedule that she found it hard to get into a routine. Lucy's typical workout incorporates a squat or a deadlift, both of which are great for toning legs and glutes . She said: 'My days are always different and I could never get properly into it. I think it's just wanting those improvements with your body and health in general that motivated me.' Lucy says she likes exercise 'where you don't even realise you're exercising', like tennis or horse riding. But, she says, thanks to Ashton, who is always changing it up and is fun to be around, she never gets bored any more. 'I don't want to emulate anyone else's body,' she admits. 'I just want mine to be toned and lean. I don't want to lose any weight or curves, just tone up what I already have. I also want to increase my strength.' So how can we emulate her taut stomach? Ashton said: 'Lucy has a great flat tummy but isn’t looking for washboard abs. In our sessions, we concentrate on a mixture of core exercises like planks and side planks as these help to pull in your waist. 'We then add lower ab exercises such as reverse crunches as lower abs are often overlooked. On top of this, we add rotational movements such as seated twists. This ensures Lucy has both a flat stomach and a strong core for the bigger exercises such as squats and deadlifts.' He added: 'Lucy also ensures her diet is clean, luckily there wasn’t much we needed to change but its true what they say, abs are built in the gym but revealed in the kitchen.' Ashton and Lucy's typical workout will incorporate a big lift such as a squat or a deadlift, both of which are great for toning legs and glutes. Lucy showed off her style credentials at the F&F AW15 show in London last week . Lucy has also been following a healthy diet, which she posts on her Instagram page, to complement her fitness regime. As her trainer says, abs are built in the gym but revealed in the kitchen . The duo then follow this up with mini circuits concentrating on working the body in single leg movements such as walking lunges and upper body push and pull exercises like press-ups. 'Every session is a full body session to keep her body balanced and injury-free and we often throw in HIIT (high intensity interval training) finishers to add in a cardio element,' he said. Ashton believes that, like Lucy, more and more women are embracing weight training, which he thinks is, in part, due to some 'fantastic and beautiful athletic role models out there'. He added: 'Everyone trains for different reasons. There are strong people, there are skinny people, but what is important is that people are allowed to feel comfortable in their bodies. Having people like Lucy show young females that you can enjoy life, eat well, train and reap the rewards is great.' Lucy, who is also the face of Wilkinson sword razor blades, has shared her top beauty tips with FEMAIL...

Lucy, 24, stars in Very.co.uk's #cantwaitforsummer campaign . Shows off Ibiza-inspired designs and her enviable figure . FEMAIL caught up with the star and her trainer to discover her regime . Trainer says Lucy shows women you can enjoy life, train and reap rewards .

Patrick Vieira has the backing of Manchester City players to replace Manuel Pellegrini should the club sack the under-fire manager. Pellegrini's future at the Etihad Stadium is under scrutiny following a largely disappointing campaign. Vieira would be a candidate to take over from Pellegrini should the City board decide to make a change. Manchester City players have backed Patrick Vieira (left) to replace Manuel Pellegrini as manager of the club - if the latter at the helm of the Etihad Stadium outfit is sacked at the end of the season . Vieira is highly-respected among the City players and his work with the youth team hasn't gone unnoticed too . Despite winning two trophies last season, Pellegrini will end this campaign without any silverware at City . A thumping 4-2 defeat at bitter rivals Manchester United on April 12 has increased the pressure on Pellegrini . The Etihad outfit failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League too after losing to Barcelona . And a collective of senior players would like to see the Frenchman given the reins if Pellegrini goes. The former Arsenal midfielder is highly-respected amongst playing staff at the club. Likewise, his excellent work with City's Elite Development Squad has not gone unnoticed by the squad. And a core group of players in the City first-team believe Vieira should be given the opportunity to step up into the senior fold. City's first-choice managerial option remains Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola; director Txiki Beguirstain's trip to Germany on Tuesday fuelling talk of a final bid to lure the Spaniard to England in time for next season. However, Guardiola has made his intention to stay with Bayern for at least another season crystal clear. City's first-choice managerial option remains current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola . Guardiola (right) led Bayern to a 7-4 aggregate win over Porto in their Champions League quarter-final tie . Though, Sportsmail understands Guardiola will listen to offers from English clubs to join in time for the start of the 2016/17 season. That means City must wait at least another year before having a realistic chance of poaching Guardiola. And if the current Barclays Premier League champions decide to axe Pellegrini this summer, then Vieira is emerging as a strong contender to replace the South American. The Spaniard (left) is set to remain with the German giants until his contract expires at the end of next season .

Manuel Pellegrini won the Premier League and Capital One Cup last season . City currently sit fourth in the league table - 12 points behind Chelsea . Pellegrini's contract expires at the end of the 2015-16 season . City players have been impressed with Vieira's work with the youth team . Pep Guardiola is City's first-choice to succeed Pellegrini at the Etihad .

Detectives probing the murders of a Playboy bunny and a 16-year-old schoolgirl 40 years ago have offered a £40,000 reward in a bid to bring their killer to justice. Eve Stratford, a 22-year-old glamour model who worked at London's Playboy club, was found with her throat slashed in her Leyton home on the evening of 18 March 1975. Six months later, Lynne Weedon, 16, was attacked and raped in an alleyway near her home in Hounslow at 11pm on September 3, as she returned from a night out with friends. She was found abandoned and barely alive at an electricity sub-station the next morning and died a week later. Eve Stratford, 22, a Playboy bunny, was stabbed between eight and 12 times when she was murdered on the evening of 18 March 1975 . Both murders were linked in July 2006 after matching DNA was discovered on the victims, who did not know each other. It appears the motive was sexual - Lynne had been raped, and it is likely Eve had also been raped although detectives haven't been able to rule out consensual sex. The reward was posted last night as detectives appealed for information, which could lead to the identification, arrest and prosecution of those responsible, on BBC's Crimewatch show. Lynne's mother, Margaret Weedon, described the murder 40 years ago as a 'true life sentence' for the family. Lynne Weedon (right) was beaten over the head with a blunt object. Detectives believes Lynda Farrow (left), who was knifed to death in 1979, was also a victim of the same killer . She said: 'We have missed out on so much; she missed out on life, no relationship or marriage, no career or children or even just travelling the world, all taken from her. 'We are left 40 years on always wondering what it would have been like. 'We are well aware that whoever murdered Lynne also murdered Eve Stratford. That young lady also had her life snubbed out. Her family have died now. Another true life sentence. 'The hurt eases but the pain still sits deep somewhere inside. There are so many questions. So many thoughts. So much heartache. 'I will make a mother's plea for anyone who can tell us some information about the person who took my daughter and Eve Stratford's lives to come forward. Please, please give us some sort of closure.' Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh from Scotland Yard said he was hopeful the killer had let details slip over the years - maybe to a partner, a friend or even a cellmate or medical professional. He said it is likely the suspect for both murders is now in his 60s or 70s. The glamour model was 22 when she was killed in her home and police said her throat had been slashed between eight and 12 times . Police believe Lynne was followed on foot from Great Western Road into The Short Hedges (pictured right), before she was hit with a blunt instrument - her body was thrown over the fence and she was left for dead . Mr McHugh said detectives are keeping an open mind but have previously said it is possible the killer knew his victims, particularly Eve who had a huge circle of friends and acquaintances. He added: 'It's inconceivable the killer of Eve and Lynne has kept the perfect secret for 40 years. 18 March 1975: Playboy bunny Eve Stratford found with her throat slashed at her home. 3 September 1975: Lynne Weedon, 16, was attacked and raped in an alleyway at 11pm. 10 September 1975: Schoolgirl died in hospital from her injuries. July 2006: Murders linked in 2007 after matching DNA was discovered on the victims. March 2015: Police launched fresh appeal on the 40th anniversary of their deaths. April 2015: Detectives offer £40,000 reward for information about killings. 'It's a heavy burden to carry and he must have let details slip over the years - maybe to a partner, a friend, even a cellmate - and I would appeal to anyone with information to contact us.' Mr McHugh appealed in particular to mental health professionals and prison officers who may have received disclosures from a patient or prisoner. Former Met Police detective Colin Sutton believes a third woman, Lynda Farrow - who was knifed to death in her home four years later in 1979 - was also a victim of the same killer. Miss Stratford worked as a bunny girl at the Playboy Club in London's Park Lane, which was the height of decadence when it opened in 1966. She was 22 when she was killed in her home and police said her throat had been slashed between eight and 12 times. Detectives believe she may have known her killer and invited him into the flat she shared with her boyfriend Tony Priest, the lead singer with the pop band Onyx, who found her body. Miss Stratford (left) worked as a bunny girl at the Playboy Club in London's Park Lane, which was the height of decadence when it opened in 1966 . This map shows the three unsolved murders all took place in close proximity - it is believed they are all linked . She was found dead in the bedroom of her flat at 5.30pm with a nylon stocking tied around one ankle and a scarf binding her hands behind her back. An hour earlier a neighbour had heard a male and female voice talking, apparently calmly, in her flat. There was no sign of forced entry. A blood-splattered bouquet of flowers she had bought earlier that day lay next to her body. She was last seen walking alone near her home in Lyndhurst Drive, Leyton, shortly before 4pm on a snowy day in March. Later that year Lynne was beaten over the head with a blunt object as she took a short-cut to her home in Hounslow. She was then thrown over a fence into the grounds of an electricity sub-station before being raped and left for dead. A school caretaker looking after the grounds found her still alive and she was taken to West Middlesex Hospital where she died a week later. The post-mortem examination found her skull was smashed with a heavy blunt instrument, but the weapon was never recovered. Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8785 8099 or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Lynne was beaten over the head with a blunt object as she took a short-cut to her home in Hounslow, pictured an officer at the scene .

Bunny girl Eve Stratford, 22, found with her neck sliced at her Leyton home . Six months later, Lynne Weedon, 16, murdered near her home in Hounslow . Murders were linked in 2007 when matching DNA was found on the victims . Police have offered £40,000 reward in a bid to bring their killer to justice .

Luis Suarez is quickly establishing himself in Barcelona folklore after impressing since his £75million move from Liverpool and the striker has revealed that years prior, he found himself sneaking into the Nou Camp. Speaking to Spanish radio station COPE, the forward spoke candidly about Real Madrid's interest in signing him and opened up about the infamous bite on Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup. Suarez revealed that during a visit to his future club, he sneaked into the Nou Camp with his wife Sofia for a photo opportunity. Luis Suarez (9) has revealed that he once sneaked his way into the Nou Camp for a photograph . He said: 'It was not the first time that I came to Barcelona, it was the second. I went past the official store and saw it, but I did not go in because I didn't have money to buy anything. 'I was already going with Sofía and I remember that I saw an open door and I told her: 'Let's go'. 'You're crazy'. 'Come, just one photo'. 'No, no'. 'Yes, yes, yes. I'm going to go in'. I went in through the door that was open, she followed me and we started to run. 'We stood on the stairs and took a photo with all of the stadium behind us. I still haven't found the photo. Then we ran, and we were nervous. It was the only time that I had entered. My father-in-law managed to enter another time to see Argentina-Catalunya, on December 27.' The Uruguayan lit up the 'El Clasico' last month, where he scored the winner to send his side top of La Liga but he could have been playing for the opposition, if he'd not decided to move to Catalonia. The Uruguayan has been in fine form for Barcelona following his move and is becoming a fan's favourite . The forward admitted that Real Madrid were 'very' interested in signing him but he only wanted Barca . Talk of a move to the Spanish capital had been rife during his years at Liverpool but Suarez revealed that there was only one club which caught his eye. He said: 'Madrid were very interested in me, but my dream was always Barcelona. When I heard the name of Barca, I did not hesitate at any moment.' Arguably Suarez's most famous, yet controversial moment, when he bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and being banned for four-months. 'The bite on Chiellini was the worst moment of my career,' he said. 'I let myself down, my country, my wife and my children. The bites were partly my fault and partly [due to] the provocation of Ivanovic and Chiellini. Now they continue provoking me, but now I go or speak well. I am more intelligent.' Suarez admits that the bite was the worst moment of his career as he received a four-month playing ban . The attackers bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup group game last July .

Luis Suarez has revealed he's previously snuck into the Nou Camp . The Barcelona striker admits that Real Madrid were 'very' interested in him . Suarez calls the bite on Giorgio Chiellini the worst moment of his career . Suarez: I couldn't have carried on playing if I'd slipped like Steven Gerrard . CLICK HERE for all the latest Barcelona news .

QPR have confirmed that Eduardo Vargas has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury that is expected to keep him out for between 10-12 weeks. The 25-year-old opened the scoring in Saturday’s 4-1 win over West Brom but picked up the injury to his left knee after falling awkwardly and had to be replaced in the first half. 'Scans have since revealed Vargas sustained a grade two medial collateral ligament injury, which is likely to keep him sidelined for between 10-12 weeks,' read a statement on the club’s website. QPR have confirmed that Eduardo Vargas has been ruled out for the rest of the season . The 25-year-old picked up the injury to his left knee after falling awkwardly in the win against West Brom . Scans have since revealed Vargas sustained a grade two medial collateral ligament injury . 'Vargas is the third QPR player to sustain an MCL injury since the turn of the year, following recent injuries to Richard Dunne and Leroy Fer. 'However, both Dunne and Fer are now closing in on a first team return, with the pair potentially in line to be in contention for the visit of West Ham United to Loftus Road at the end of the month.' Vargas has scored three goals for QPR this season after signing on loan from Napoli in August. Vargas opened the scoring against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns Stadium before sustaining injury . Vargas is the third QPR player to sustain an MCL injury since the turn of the year . Vargas leaves the games against West Bromwich Albion on crutches following the knee injury .

Eduardo Vargas has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks with knee injury . Chilean ace Vargas will miss the rest of the Premier League season . Vargas picked up the injury during Saturday's win against West Brom . Scans revealed he sustained a grade two medial collateral ligament injury .

Kingsley Burrell, 29, died in police custody on March 31 2011, four days after he was arrested and sectioned in Birmingham city centre . A mentally ill father-of-three who died in police custody was handcuffed for six hours, wet himself after being denied access to a toilet, and was repeatedly punched by officers, it was claimed today. Kingsley Burrell, 29, was taken into custody on March 27 2011 after calling police to say he was being threatened with a gun while out shopping in the centre of Birmingham, a court has heard. However, when CCTV showed that in fact nobody had approached him, he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, and died four days later at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE). An inquest into his death at Birmingham Coroner's Court heard that he was arrested in the Haymer corner shop in Winson Green while he was going swimming with his son, four, and niece. Trainee security guard Mr Burrell called police himself, saying two men had threatened to shoot him, but when they arrived he was handcuffed and taken to the QE hospital. Today, Kadisha Brown-Burrell, the victim's sister, described the moment she saw Mr Burrell following his arrest. She said: 'When he walked out he walked over stiff. He couldn’t move his head, couldn’t move his body, couldn’t move his shoulders. 'Kingsley had three lumps, one on his forehead. I said to Chantelle, "Take a picture of that". 'Kingsley said to me, "I can’t move". He couldn’t move the upper part of his body. He was barefoot and had pyjama bottoms on. 'I could see that he was really upset, saying, "How can they put me in here knowing I was calling for help because there were a couple of guys after me?"' When she and Mr Burrell's partner Chantelle Graham returned to see him the following day, he told them he had been handcuffed for a number of hours after being taken to the hospital. Ms Brown-Burrell said: 'He said that while he was in the QE during assessment he was on the floor, and all he wanted was a glass of water. Mr Burrell was taken into custody after calling officers and claiming three men had threatened him with a machine gun. When CCTV showed that nobody had approached Mr Burrell, he was sectioned . Today an inquest into Mr Burrell's death was told his claims that police beat him, and left him handcuffed for six hours  pictured left to right, his family Janet Burrell, Lorraine Burell and Kadisha Burrell) 'They had made him incontinent and he had wet himself. He was on the floor for five or six hours and all he wanted was water and for them to release the cuffs.' Mr Burrell told her a police officer had offered to loosen the cuffs for him, but 'instead he tightened them', she told the court. Mr Burrell also told her he had been involved in a struggle in the back of the ambulance, and that three members of hospital staff had watched while police officers 'injected me into my brain'. She said: 'When I went to see Kingsley he said the police gave him injections into the top of his head, while three mental health staff looked through a window.' Ms Brown-Burrell described her brother, as 'calm, collected and outgoing', but said that he had been worried about a paternity issue with an ex-girlfriend. The woman, Charmaine Clarke, had been claiming that her son was not Mr Burrell's, and had named the child after another man. The inquest heard that Mr Burrell had been trying to get his former partner to take a DNA test to confirm whether he was the father. Mr Burrell believed that the two men had come into the shop to threaten him over the issue, adding that the only reason he wasn't shot was because he had his son with him . Mr Burrell's sister Kadisha (front right) also told the inquest her brother's allegations that police had left him without access to a toilet so he had wet himself . Among Mr Burrell's other allegations, related to the court by his sister and former partner, were that police had kept him in uncomfortably tight handcuffs, and had injected him three times in the head . In a 999 call played to the jury Mr Burrell repeatedly said that 'two black youths and one Asian' put a 'Mach 10' machine gun to his head, and were waiting for him outside the shop. Mr Burrell also claimed that one of the men was the leader of the Burger Bar Crew, a notorious Birmingham gang. But CCTV footage played to the court showed no sign of armed men in the shop. Instead all it showed was Mr Brown looking agitated and gesticulating wildly near the counter. Andy Gillespie, a firefighter who was one of the first on the scene, said Mr Burrell was 'very distressed', struggled to make eye contact was gesticulating and animated while on the phone. In a previous statement Mr Gillespie said that when he approached Mr Burrell he told him he was a 'f****** dead man', adding: 'Two people are trying to kill me. I will be dead in 24 hours.' He said Mr Burrell told him: 'I want everyone here for protection, I am a dead man. Somebody put a gun to my head, there is guys down the road, I am a dead man.' Footage showed Mr Burrell repeatedly pressing his hands together in prayer, and Mr Gillespie said he was saying: 'Praise God, praise Allah'. He said: 'It was almost that he felt relieved that he hadn't been shot.' Kadisha Brown-Burrell (pictured) said that on the first day she went to visit her brother in hospital, after he was arrested, he was 'walking stiff' and couldn't move the upper part of his body . Mr Burrell's partner, Chantelle Graham, said her son, who was with Mr Burrell as he was arrested, repeated 'the black police officer hit my daddy' after she took him home . Ms Graham told the inquest that when she went to pick up her son from a police station an officer told her Mr Burrell had 'gone berserk' in the ambulance . The officer alleged that Mr Burrell had banged his son's head against the wall and that he had to be restrained in order to get the boy away from him. But her son told her a black police officer had started hitting Mr Burrell, the court heard. Ms Graham said: 'Kayden just kept saying, "The black police officer hit my daddy" to anyone who would listen. That is what he told everyone, even at school.' Ms Brown-Burrell also said that in the days after Mr Burrell's death, Kayden had said, 'The naughty black policeman did that to daddy.' The inquest also heard that Mr Burrell had been carrying a CS canister on the day he was detained, as well as claims that he was a gang member and drug dealer. The inquest continues tomorrow and is expected to last six weeks. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Kingsley Burrell, 29, arrested by police and sectioned on March 27, 2011 . Mr Burrell had called officers, alleging three men put a gun to his head . But CCTV later showed nobody approached him, so he was hospitalised . Four days later he died in custody, and allegedly told family about ordeal . Court told that police allegedly beat Mr Burrell, restrained him for six hours, and forced him to wet himself by denying him access to a toilet .

It will be remembered as one of the Premier League's greatest ever goals. Stoke's Charlie Adam stunned the Chelsea home crowd today with a breathtaking 66-yard strike that will go down in history. The Scottish midfielder picked up the ball up deep into his own half and belted it with his reliable left foot after noticing Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois well off his line. Scroll down for video . Sublime: The midfielder's goal will go down in history as one of the greatest the Premier League has seen . Best ever? Stoke's Charlie Adam, pictured on the left, scores from 66 yards against Chelsea today. The ball can be seen at the top of the image . Stunning strike: The Scottish midfielder picked up the ball up deep into his own half and belted it with his reliable left foot after noticing Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois well off his line . The shot, travelling at 45.1mph, was hit such power that the back-pedaling Courtois was unable to deflect the ball away despite getting his fingers to it. As it sailed into the net the goalkeeper came tumbling in after in an embarrassing moment he will want to forget. Which do you think is the best long-range goal in Premier League history? Which do you think is the best long-range goal in Premier League history? Now share your opinion . Chelsea had been leading thanks to a penalty from Eden Hazard before Adam produced his moment of genius. The blues went on to win the match - but few will be talking about the result after witnessing a contender for best Premiership goal ever. Speaking after the game, Adam said: 'On a personal note it is a great goal to score. I saw the keeper off his line, had an effort and it has gone in. 'I always have a look at the goalkeeper because these balls move so much. When you have got that much space and time it is good to do something like that. 'It was great to get back into the game, but we lost it and that is three on the bounce and we need to come back against West Ham next week.' Adam later told the BBC: 'I never knew I had that much power, to beat a quality goalkeeper like that is something special. Once in a lifetime this can happen to you.' The strike is already being hailed as one of the greatest in the Premier League's history on social media and has been compared to other legendary long-range strikes from David Beckham and Xabi Alonso. Beckham famously scored from his own half against Wimbledon in 1996 -  a goal that catapulted him into the limelight. Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, renowned for his long-range efforts, scored from 70 yards in 2006 while playing for Liverpool against Newcastle. Another of the Premier League's great long-range efforts came from a Stoke player when goalkeeper Asmir Begovic score from 91 yards in 2013. The strike has now been registered as the 'longest goal scored in football' in the latest edition of the famous book of records. It came just 12 seconds after kick-off - catching the wind and bouncing over opposite number Artur Boruc into the net. Floundering: The shot was hit such power that the back-pedalling Courtois was unable to deflect the ball away despite getting his fingers to it . 66-yarder: The goal is already being hailed as one of the best ever on social media and has been compared to other legendary long-range strikes from David Beckham and Xabi Alonso . Finished in a heap: As it sailed into the net the goalkeeper came tumbling in after in an embarrassing moment he will want to forget . Charlie Adam's stunning 66-yard belter has caused a stir on social media and will no doubt be remembered as one of the finest Premier League goals ever. Here are some of the legendary long-range strikes the goal is being compared to: . David Beckham, Man Utd v Wimbledon 1996 . Beckham truly announced himself on the scene when he scored from just inside his own half against Wimbledon in 1996. After taking a pass from Brian McClair, Beckham hit it from the halfway line to leave keeper Neil Sullivan stranded. David Beckham scored from behind the half-way line in a Premier League match against Wimbledon in 1996 . Xabi Alonso, Liverpool v Newcastle 2006 . The Spanish maestro struck from deep inside his own half, producing a moment of brilliance with a 70-yard shot that left the slipping Steve Harper groping air. Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso takes aim from 70 yards out against Newcastle in 2006 . Asmir Begovic, Stoke v Southampton 2013 . Begovic scored in bizarre fashion at the Britannia Stadium in 2013 when a long kick forward - just 12 seconds after kick-off - caught the wind and then bounced over opposite number Artur Boruc into the net. Goalkeeper scores: Begovic scored in bizarre fashion at the Britannia Stadium in 2013 . It came just 12 seconds after kick-off - catching the wind and bouncing over opposite number Artur Boruc into the net .

The Stoke player stunned Chelsea faithful with breathtaking strike today . Scottish midfielder picked ball up deep into his own half before shooting . The goal is already been hailed as one of the best ever on social media .

Carl Frampton has branded Eddie Hearn's £1.5million offer to fight Scott Quigg as little more than a 'publicity stunt'. Hearn made the offer live on television on Tuesday after talks between him and Frampton’s promoter Barry McGuigan had stalled. But Belfast's IBF super-bantamweight world champion has called on the Matchroom chief to make him a more realistic offer. Super-bantamweight world champion Carl Frampton (left) has dismissed a fight offer from Scott Quigg . Quigg (right) offered £1.5m to Frampton for a British super-fight, via his promoter Eddie Hearn . 'It’s the biggest publicity stunt I’ve seen since that incident between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson at Superbowl XXXVIII (when Jackson's breast was briefly exposed by Timberlake),' Frampton wrote in his News Letter column. '[It] is undoubtedly a lot of money. But does that mean I should snap it up with both hands? 'Absolutely not, and there are a number of reasons why. 'It’s a flat rate offer, which means that no matter how well this fight does at the box office, this is the most I’ll receive. 'If pay-per-view targets are reached this fight can bring in £10million and potentially as much as £12m. 'So please, the next time you make an offer, make it a realistic one.' Quigg showed off a £1.5m cheque ready to hand to Frampton on Sky Sports earlier this week . But Frampton has branded the gesture a 'publicity stunt' and ridiculed the offer . Hearn was quick to respond on Twitter, saying: '[The] fact is we are putting offers on the table and you aren't! If the offer is that bad then make us one? 'Also, if it makes as much money as you stated in your link, why have you also turned down 60-40 for the winner?' Hearn has earmarked July 18 at the Manchester Arena for the world title unification clash with Nonito Donaire and Kiko Martinez alternative opponents for Quigg.

Eddie Hearn made offer to Carl Frampton live on television . Talks for a fight against Scott Quigg have stalled, leading to Hearn's offer . But IBF super-bantamweight world champion was scathing in reply . Hearn then hit back at Frampton on Twitter . CLICK HERE for all the latest boxing news .

The plug was pulled on Manny Pacquiao’s last conference call as the Fight of the Century continued its bitter way towards a half-billion dollar fortune. Bob Arum, the PacMan’s veteran promoter, ordered an end to the discussion when he realised that many more than the promised tight-knit group of leading sportswriters were jamming the lines. Arum has always doubted the worth of mass telephone talk-ins, during which the same questions are often asked over and over again by different callers, many from the social media. Manny Pacquiao answers questions from the assembled media at his open workout day last week . Bob Arum (centre) addresses the media at Pacquiao's open workout day in Los Angeles last week . Pacquiao with his wife and children (left to right) Michael, Israel, Emmanuel, Princess and Queen Elizabeth . Mayweather visits SubZero Recovery in Las Vegas, a new-age version of the ice bath . ‘They’re a waste of time,’ says Arum.’I don’t want Manny tied up for hours like this.’ Pacquiao had just said ‘very good’ in response to an opening question about how well training camp was going. At first, the camp had blamed the log-jam of callers for overloading the system. Floyd Mayweather is due for his final conference call this Wednesday. The wrangling goes on and on. And still the tickets are not on sale!

Bob Arum pulls plug on phone interview after too many people on the call . Manny Pacquiao answers 'very good' to a question before interview ended . Floyd Mayweather is due for his final conference call this Wednesday . Mayweather: I am better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson . READ: Mayweather-Pacquiao weigh-in will be first ever with paid-for tickets .

Joe Anderson, 56, the Mayor of Liverpool, claimed £4,500 per year from Chesterfield High School, Merseyside, despite doing nothing for pupils . A Labour mayor who campaigned against austerity while being paid an £80,000 salary took £4,500 per year from a school where he previously worked, despite doing nothing for pupils. Joe Anderson, 56, the Mayor of Liverpool, attempted to justify the payments by saying he provided the school with 'kudos' for being linked to him. And when Chesterfield High School in Crosby, Merseyside, stopped the payments in 2011, he attempted to sue them, claiming discrimination because of his 'philosophical belief' in public service. The details of the case, published in The Times, came after Mr Anderson rejected an employment tribunal ruling against him and took his case to appeal, which was also rejected. In the most recent case, Judge Daniel Serota ruled that outsiders would consider the payments a 'misapplication of public monies ' and that the school was right to stop them. He added that he had repeatedly asked Mr Anderson's lawyers to state what benefits the school got in return for their cash. He said: 'The only answer that I received was that it gave 'kudos' to the school.' Mr Anderson had been a senior learning mentor at the school from 2001, when he was already a Liverpool councillor. He eventually rose through the ranks to become full-time leader of the council in 2010, effectively stopping his role as a mentor, but he continued taking payments from his former employer. When the school became an academy in 2011, and therefore had greater freedom over its finances, it ceased paying Mr Anderson, leading to his discrimination claim. Mr Anderson, who is paid an £80,000 salary, tried to sue the school (pictured) for discrimination after it stopped the payments, saying he was being punished for a 'philosophical belief' in public service . Mr Anderson said that his claim was no about getting more money, but about protecting his lucrative public sector pension pot. A tribunal ruled that Mr Anderson was unfairly dismissed, but that it was '100 per cent likely' the school would have sacked him following a consultation, so he was not entitled to compensation. It also ruled that, while Mr Anderson's belief in public service is a protected status, he had not been discriminated against.

Joe Anderson, 56, earns £80,000 in full-time job as the Mayor of Liverpool . Was also taking annual payments of £4,500 from Chesterfield High School . When school stopped payouts, he tried to sue them for discrimination . Appeal tribunal rejected claim he was punished for belief in public service .

Eden Hazard believes Chelsea have the Premier League title in their grasp. Hazard scored a penalty and set up Loic Remy's winner - either side of Charlie Adam's 65-yard strike - in Saturday's 2-1 win over Stoke which saw the Blues take a seven-point lead at the top of the standings. Jose Mourinho has targeted five wins and one draw in the remaining eight games and Hazard is optimistic Chelsea will win a first Premier League title in five years. Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard insists his side are close to getting their hands on the Premier League title . Hazard jumps in the air to celebrate his goal during the hard-fought win over Stoke City in west London . Hazard told Chelsea TV: 'We are confident. We are first in the league and we take game after game. We have the title in our hands. We want to bring the trophy to Stamford Bridge.' Hazard felt Chelsea's win could have been more convincing. 'In the first half we created a lot of chances,' he added. 'We played beautiful football and OK, we scored just one goal, but we deserved to score three or four. The Belgian international gave Chelsea the lead from the spot and made no mistake against Asmir Begovic . 'The most important thing was the victory and we did very well till the end.' Remy's strike came after Diego Costa had come on as a half-time substitute before going off with a recurrence of his hamstring problem 11 minutes later. Hazard has backed Remy, who could be given an extended run in Costa's anticipated absence, to keep on scoring after the France striker's second winner in successive games. 'He can score every time when he's on the pitch. This guy deserves to score a lot of goals,' Hazard said. Loic Remy finishes to put Chelsea back in front after a mistake by Stoke City keeper Begovic . The Belgium playmaker dazzled at times against Stoke, but the game's highlight was Adam's audacious lob of Thibaut Courtois from well inside his own half. Chelsea felt aggrieved Hazard had not been awarded a foul before Adam drilled the ball into the home net. In hindsight, and with victory secured, Hazard joked he was happy referee Jonathan Moss had not blown his whistle as, had a foul been given, Adam's goal would never have happened. 'I was on the floor. I didn't see the goal,' Hazard said. 'I'm happy the referee didn't whistle because the goal was fantastic.'

Eden Hazard scored in Chelsea's 2-1 home win against Stoke City . The Belgium playmaker also claimed an assist by setting up Loic Remy . Hazard wants to bring the Premier League trophy to Stamford Bridge . The Blues are currently seven points ahead of second-placed Arsenal .

A Georgia woman is speaking out about her refusal to follow doctors' advice and pull the plug on her husband of just seven months following a devastating motorcycle crash. Danielle Davis says she looked to her faith when she was faced with the prospect of losing her husband Brian in 2011, just seven months after they were married. 'I knew that God could get us through that,' she said, in an interview at the couple's Georgetown home Tuesday. 'I didn't think that it was too big for God.' Scroll down for video . Tragic: Danielle Davis says she looked to her faith when she was faced with the prospect of losing her husband Brian in 2011, just seven months after they were married when he was involved in a near fatal motorcycle crash . Davis tells WTOC that doctors told her they would have chosen to pull the plug had they been in her position. 'That's what they'd want their family to do,' she recalls hearing them say. But she refused to give up and Brian was eventually released into her care. Weeks went by and one day, miraculously, Brian spoke. 'I'm trying,' he told her. Danielle would soon come to the painful conclusion that Brian had no idea she was his wife. Brian tells WTOC that he also had no clue his father was dead or that he'd been married to begin with. Three years had been wiped from his memory for good. Though, finding out Danielle was his wife was a happy moment among many struggles. 'I saw her, and I was like, 'yeah,'' he recalls. Hopeless: Brian's motorcycle was split in two and doctors initially urged his wife to take him off life support . Danielle refused to give up on Brian and took him into her full time care as he was still bedridden and hooked to a feeding tube . Miracle: Eventually, Brian started to improve and miraculously spoke the words 'I'm trying' one day weeks after Danielle took him home with dismal prospects . Now, he and Danielle work on his rehabilitation daily and use yoga to help him sharpen his mind and regain control of his body. While Danielle is thrilled that Brian has improved to the point he no longer requires medications, she says on a GoFundMe page started for the cause that the couple is too strapped to pay for all the rehabilitative care Brian still requires. And insurance will no longer cover it. 'People with Traumatic Brain Injury need a lot of rehab, people continue to make improvements even 10 years after their injury,' she writes. 'Insurance doesn't pay for the amount of therapy they need so often times that person doesn't reach their full potential.' Thankfully, after just one month, the fundraiser has received some $11,000 in donations. As Brian continues to make great strides, most recently with his commitment to learning to walk the way he once did, he wants others to know how good they've got it. 'People don't realize how much they can actually do with their bodies,' he said. 'They take it for granted.' Improvements: Now Danielle says Brian is improving all the time and has gone from requiring 20 medications per day to requiring none .

Danielle Davis of Savannah, Georgia looked to her faith after her husband Brian nearly died seven months after they were married in 2011 . Doctors encouraged her to pull the plug but she refused and Brian was eventually able to go home in her care . Three years of Brian's memories were wiped and he's challenged by everyday task but continues to improve with Danielle's help .

A Western gray whale has made the longest known migration by any mammal. The female, named Varvara, swam 14,000 miles (22,500km) from the east coast of Russia to breeding grounds off the coast of Mexico, and back, without even stopping for a snack when she was nine years old. Her return journey across the North Pacific raises questions about the critically endangered creature’s conservation status. A Western gray whale (pictured) has made the longest known migration by any mammal. The female, named Varvara, swam 14,000 miles (22,500) from the east coast of Russia to breeding grounds off the coast of Mexico, and back, reportedly without stopping for a snack . Until now, scientists believed there were two distinct groups of gray whale - the Eastern gray whale, which travels along the west coast of US, and the much rarer Western gray whale, which journeys along the coast of eastern Asia. The researchers used satellite-monitoring tags to track three Western North Pacific gray whales from their primary feeding ground off Russia’s Sakhalin Island across the Pacific Ocean and down the West Coast of the US to Baja, Mexico. The experts have been monitoring the species living off the coast of Russia for years and tracked the record-breaking journey over five-and-half months between 2011 and 2012. Gray whales typically don't feed during migration, which has led researchers to believe Varvara didn't eat during the long journey either. They found that Varvara, which is Russian for Barbara, visited the three major breeding areas for Eastern gray whales, which are found off North America, according to the study published by the Royal Society in the journal Biology Letters. Her return journey across the North Pacific raises questions about the critically endangered creature’s conservation status. Experts have been monitoring the species living off the coast of Russia for years and tracked the record-breaking journey between 2011 and 2012. A Western gray whale is shown . ‘It is very impressive,’ Professor Bruce Mate, of Oregon State University, told MailOnline. ‘These whales have the same body temperature as you and I, so they are obliged to make these big journeys to get to warmer or cooler waters. But this is a record.’ ‘Until now we thought they were not very good navigators,’ he continued. Varvarva is a 13-year-old Western gray whale. She is now famous for making the longest migration of any mammal when she was aged nine. The whale was tagged off Russia's Sakhalin Island in September 2011. Experts expected her to swim along Asia's Pacific shoreline down to the South China Sea. But instead, she turned up off Mexico's Baja Peninsula instead and mingled with Eastern gray whales near their nursery lagoon in Mexico. Experts tracked Varvara to find that she made a swam 14,000 miles (22,500) from the east coast of Russia to breeding grounds off the coast of Mexico, and back. Her journey is helping scientists make a surprising new discovery about migration patterns. ‘We thought that they just stuck to the coast, keeping the sound of the surf on one side, going up and down the coast until they met their destination.' On the way from Russia she is believed to have crossed the northern extremity of the Bering Sea, before hitting Alaska and going south until she reached the warm seas off the Baja peninsula to breed. But on her way back to Russia, she made a more direct route, cutting across deep water. ‘We do not know how she did it but the fact that she took different routes each way means we have to accept that these whales are very accomplished navigators,’ Professor Mate continued. The study said: ‘Her 22,511 km round-trip is the longest documented mammal migration and strongly suggests that some presumed Western gray whales are actually Eastern gray whales foraging in areas historically attributed to Wester gray whales.’ The previous longest journey made by a mammal was held by a humpback whale, who swam more than 11,706 miles (18,839km) in 2011. The migration from the feeding grounds was also made by two other whales who were being monitored, called Flex and Agent, who were all tagged seven years ago. Western gray whales were thought to have gone extinct by the 1970s before a small population was discovered in Russia off Sakhalin Island. The group is now estimated to be 150 strong and has been monitored by scientists from Russia and the US since the 1990s. The migration from the feeding grounds was also made by two other whales who were being monitored, called Flex and Agent, who were all tagged seven years ago. Here, experts observe the animals breaching . Like their western cousins, Eastern gray whales were decimated by whaling and listed as endangered, but conservation efforts led to their recovery. There are now thought to be more than 18,000 of them swimming the oceans. But not all scientists believe that Western gray whales are a separate, distinct species, raising the possibility that only Eastern gray whales survive today. Scientists previously thought that gray whales 'hugged' the coastlines, either in Asia or North America. They thought they set their path by watching or listening to the shore. The whales learn their migratory route from their mothers, who take them on their first journey from the breeding grounds to more northern feeding grounds and repeat the journey the following year. But Varvara travelled to Russia by swimming across the Bering Sea, with few landmarks or shallow waters to guide her. She even swam a new path on the way back by following the Alaskan coast. One of the routes is thought to have been passed on by her mother, demonstrating previously unknown navigational skills. ‘The fact that endangered Western gray whales have such a long range and interact with Eastern gray whales was a surprise and leaves a lot of questions up in the air,’ said Bruce Mate, director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University and lead author on the study. ‘Past studies have indicated genetic differentiation between the species, but this suggests we may need to take a closer look.’ Valentin Ilyashenko of the A.N Severtsov Institute for Ecology and Evolution, who is the Russian representative to the International Whaling Commission and co-author of the study, has proposed since 2009 that recent western and Eastern gray whale populations are not isolated. He said that the gray whales found in Russian waters are a part of an eastern population that is restoring its former historical range. ‘The ability of the whales to navigate across open water over tremendously long distances is impressive and suggests that some Western gray whales might actually be eastern grays,’ Dr Mate said. ‘But that doesn’t mean that there may not be some true Western gray whales remaining. ‘If so, then the number of true Western gray whales is even smaller than we previously thought.’ Protecting the endangered Western gray whales has been difficult, with five whales dying in Japanese fishing nets within the last decade. Their feeding areas off Japan and Russia include fishing areas, shipping lanes, and oil and gas production, as well as future sites oil sites, while their largely unknown migration routes may include additional hazards.

Western gray whales were tagged seven years ago to monitor migration . The then nine-year-old female called Varvara swam from Russia to breeding grounds near Mexico during five-and-a-half months in 2011 . Gray whales typically don't feed during migration, which has led researchers to believe she didn't eat during the long journey . Previous record was held by a humpback who swam 11,706 miles in 2011 .

A group of black attorneys have called for the second officer connected to the fatal shooting of South Carolina father Walter Scott to be arrested. National Bar Association officials said that Officer Clarence Habersham, 37, who was the second policeman to arrive at the dead man's body after shooter Michael Slager, should be fired and prosecuted for filing a false report. The call comes after Slager, who has been fired from the North Charleston police and charged with murder last week, is thought to have falsified reports on the circumstances that led to Scott's death. Warning: Graphic Content Below . Scroll down for video . The National Bar Association is calling for North Chareston officer Clarence Habersham, 37 (right) to be arrested for falsifying a report about the actions of Michael Slager, 33 (left), during the death of Walter Scott . Habersham (right) was the second office to arrive at the body of Scott, 50, and did not report Slager's actions leading up to the shooting . Scott, 50, a Coast Guard veteran, was pulled over for a broken tail light last Saturday by Slager, who shot him five times in the back as he ran away from the traffic stop. The father of four's death sparked nationwide debate about police brutality and bias against black people after a witness published video contradicting the police account of the event. Slager, 33, who is white, said that he felt 'threatened' by Scott, who is black, during a confrontation over his Taser, but video shows the civilian running away before being shot. Habersham, who approached the body after Slager went to go grab the Taser that fell, can be seen examining Scott. Slager then drops the Taser next to the dead body in the presence of Habersham. Habersham then used his radio to report that Scott had gunshot wounds to his chest, right side, and backside. However, the black officer gave a two-sentence supplemental report and said that he tried to render aid to the body, which no one in the video does. On April 4, 2015 I Officer Habersham responded to the empty Lot behind Mega Pawn in reference to the above incident. I (Habersham) attempted to render aid to the victim by applying pressure to the gunshot wounds and directing the best route for EMS and fire to take to get to the victim faster. Video released after Slager's account into the death shows Scott (left) running away from the traffic stop when he is shot. Mourners have placed flowers at a memorial to the veteran (right) over the past week . Slager said after the incident that he 'felt threatened' by Scott, though video shot by Feidin Santana contradicts his report . Officers in the video are seen walking around and checking the pulse of the body. Sergeant James Gann wrote in his report that he helped Habersham administer first aid and CPR.. Feidin Santana, who filmed a widely circulated video of the incident, said he did not any officers giving Scott CPR. The National Bar Association, the country's oldest group of black lawyers, said that Habersham 'deliberately left material facts out of his report' and left it 'incomplete'. The group said it was 'outraged' by the incident and that any other officer of the seven that quickly arrived on the scene should be indicted if they filed a false report. Police are interviewing all officers involved, a police source told CBS News. Chief Eddie Driggers said that he would not comment because the investigation is ongoing. POLICE VERSION . Police officer Michael Slager said in a statement earlier this week that his encounter with Walter Scott began at around 9.30am on Saturday. He said he pulled Scott's Mercedes over as a routine traffic stop for a broken brake light. He said Scott then ran away into a vacant grassy lot where, at some point during the chase, the victim confronts Slager. The officer then tried to use his Taser to subdue Scott, but claims the suspect grabbed the stun gun during the struggle, according to the statement. According to police reports, Slager fired the stun gun, but it did not stop Scott. At that point, the officer fired at Scott several times because he 'felt threatened,' Slager's statement said. He added that his actions were in line with procedure. Police then said Slager reported on his radio moments after the struggle: 'Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser.' His department said the officers then performed CPR and delivered first aid to the victim. WHAT THE VIDEO SHOWS . Slager's account has been called into question after the video appears to show him shooting Scott in the back. The footage begins in the vacant lot apparently moments after Slager fires his Taser. Wires which administer the electrical current appear to be extending from Scott's body. As Scott turns to run, Slager draws his pistol and, only when he is 15 to 20 feet away, starts to fire the first of the eight shots at his back. The video shows Slager handcuffing Scott's lifeless body. Footage then appears to show Slager jogging back to the point where the Taser fell to the ground, bringing it over to Scott's body around 30 feet away and dropping it next to him. It is only after two-and-a-half minutes that Slager is seen placing his hand on Scott's neck in an apparent attempt to check his pulse. A black colleague then arrives and puts on blue medical gloves before handling the body, but is not seen performing first aid. They are joined by a third officer, who also does not appear to tend to the victim. Relatives of Scott say their goodbyes to him on Saturday at a funeral that was was so widely attended that hundreds were left outside. Habersham was accused of excessive force by another black South Carolina resident, Sheldon Williams, 47, according to the Guardian. Williams, who has multiple criminal convictions, said that he was pinned to the ground, handcuffed and had his face stomped on during a 2011 arrest. He said he did not resist arrest . Scott was laid to rest today, his casket draped in an American flag and accompanied by his distraught mother. So many people came to the service that hundreds were left waiting outside. US senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC), state senator Marlon Kimpson, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon, and Elder James Johnson of the National Action Network all attended. Slager is being held without bail and faces punishments as serious as the death penalty if convicted. Judy Scott, the mother of Walter, leaves the funeral for her son in Charleston, South Carolina. The service was also attended by a number of the state's politcians . Scott, who was remembered as a beloved father, had his coffin draped in an American flag during Saturday's funeral ceremony .

National Bar Association calls for Clarence Habersham, 37, to be indicted . Officer filed brief supplemental report where he said he rendered aid . Video of the incident does not show aid or CPR being administered to body of Walter Scott, who had been shot five times in the back . Officer Michael Slager, who shot Scott, faces murder charge . Scott, father of four, mourned on Saturday at funeral ceremony .

In custody: Dana Marie McKinnon, 24, has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the 2013 accident that killed an Orlando businessman . A 24-year-old Florida woman has been arrested in connection to a 2013 drunken-driver crash that killed the CEO of a defense contractor. Dana Marie McKinnon, of Oviedo, was taken into custody Tuesday on charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. She is being held at the Orange County Jail on $10,150 bail. According to Florida Highway Patrol, McKinnon, then a 21-year-old student at University of Central Florida, was under the influence of alcohol when she slammed into the vehicle of 42-year-old Orlando businessman Vihn Vo on the morning of May 18, 2013. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, despite Good Samaritans' desperate efforts to save him. Officials say McKinnon was driving east along Lake Pickett Road at around 5.30am when she lost control of her 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse while trying to navigate a curve in the road. The college student crossed into the westbound lane and slammed head on into Vihn Vo's 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan, causing both vehicles to spin out. A couple who were on their way to Melbourne that morning stopped at the scene of the crash and rushed to Vihn Vo's aid. Horror crash: McKinnon was driving east along Lake Pickett Road at dawn on May 18, 2013, when she lost control of her 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse while trying to navigate a curve in the road . They tried to pry open the driver's door to extract him from the mangled white minivan, but their efforts failed. The woman then called 911, pleading the dispatcher for help. 'You need to hurry!' the woman said in a recording obtained by Orlando Sentinel after the accident. 'We don't have a pulse at the scene.' Paramedics responded to the crash within nine minutes of the frantic call but could not revive Mr Vo. Death trap: The college student slammed head on into Vihn Vo's white 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan, causing both vehicles to spin out. The man died at the scene . Dana McKinnon suffered minor injuries in the collision. Tests later showed that her blood-alcohol level at the time was .163 - more than twice the legal limit. On Tuesday, McKinnon surrendered herself at the county jail. WKMG reported that FHP troopers attributed the two-year delay in McKinnon's arrest to a prolonged investigation. According to an article in Bloomberg Business last February, Vinh Vo was the owner and CEO of Vector Planning & Services, a Virginia-based company founded in 1997 that provides IT services to the military and federal and state agencies. Last year, the defense contractor was forced to pay $6.5million to settle criminal and civil claims for double-billing the US Navy over the course of five years.

Dana Marie McKinnon, 24, charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide . Florida Highway Patrol says McKinnon, then 21, slammed into minivan on Vihn Vo, 42, killing him on the spot in May 2013 . McKinnon's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit . Vo was owner and CEO of Vector Planning & Services, a company that provides IT services to military and federal and state agencies .

A five-year-old boy born with parts of his brain in the wrong place has stunned doctors by walking two miles every day. Brave Finley Lamb suffers from rare brain abnormality Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia - which means many of his 'grey matter' cells have not migrated to the correct position. It left the boy, from Wallasey, Merseyside, unable to walk and talk, and with a 90 per cent chance of developing Epilepsy. Finley Lamb, five, pictured with his dad Dan and mother Sara, suffers from a rare brain abnormality . He is also highly likely to suffer heart, lung and bowel problems. But the five-year-old amazed mother Sara when he took his first steps last year and has continued to defy the odds by starting primary school - and he even makes the journey on foot. 'It was around May last year when Finley just got up on his own and walked across the room - we were amazed,' said the mother-of-two, 37. 'It just seemed to click with him and ever since then he has been building up from 50 metres a day, now to two or three miles five days a week. 'His programme says he has to do at least two miles a day and he can even get up curbs now on his own and walk up steps with a rail which is amazing. 'When Finley was diagnosed with PVNH we were told he would probably never walk or talk - but now he is in mainstream school and playing with the other kids and his little brother. 'We just can't believe his progress. We never thought he would be able to lead an independent life, but now there is no reason why he shouldn't be able to. We are so pleased.' Finley defied the odds to take his first steps last year and now enjoys walking the two miles to school . Finley made huge progress after he started a programme designed specifically for him by the Family Hope Center, based in Philadelphia, USA, just two years ago in April 2013. The centre treats children with special needs and developmental delays and suggested special exercises and lifestyle changes intended to stimulate Finley's brain. Finley was diagnosed with PVNH when he was two years old, which affects around just 50 children in the UK. But the determined schoolboy has made huge developments - with his brain function going from 54 per cent to 76 per cent and his mobility increasing from that of a seven-week-old baby to a two-year-old toddler. And he now attends St Peter and St Paul Primary on the Wirral, Merseyside. Sara - who also has a three-year-old son Noah with husband Dan - said: 'Finley has made so much progress and that is why I am so passionate about getting this message out. 'It is hard to think what he would be like had we not found the Family Hope Center and he still wasn't able to walk or talk. And he was under a lot of emotional stress. 'At three-and-a-half he wasn't walking or crawling, he slept in a cot like a baby and couldn't speak at all. 'Now he doesn't stop talking. I nearly crashed the car one day because he said his first sentence and said 'Mummy I don't want to go there'. I thought there must have been someone else in the car. Finley's mother Sarah, pictured with him left, said: 'We never thought he would be able to lead an independent life, but now there is no reason why he shouldn't be able to' 'I think sometimes there is a misconception that disabled children don't realise what they are missing, but it was shocking for us to find out just how much Finley actually does understand. It is a neurological disorder caused by clumps of grey that did not move to the correct location in the brain during early development. PVNH can cause seizures, breathing problems, joint problems, intellectual delays and other concern. It affects just 50 children in the UK. Little is known about the long term outcome of patients with periventricular nodular heterotopia . 'He is very determined to do things now and he questions things when he cant do them. 'His behaviour has changed so much and I didn't think that was possible. 'He is so much more confident and independent, and just like a normal child now. It is amazing - he won't let me do anything for him now. 'It has been hard work for us, but if it is working you don't care how much effort or time it takes. I think he will have another year or two left on the programme then he should be finished.' Finley is due to have his fifth appointment with the Family Hope Center in Liverpool next week - and has visited the center in Philadelphia three times.

Finley Lamb, five, suffers from Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia . Means many of his 'grey matter' brain cells are not in the correct position . Schoolboy should not be able to walk or talk but has defied the odds . Now has started primary school and walks two miles every day .

A man tore a tendon in his thumb after playing Candy Crush on his phone for weeks – and didn’t even realise he was injured. The 29-year-old, who lived in California, had been playing the game all day for six to eight weeks as he had just left the military and was in between jobs. He tore the tendon, an injury which is normally quite painful, but reported he felt nothing at all. Doctors who treated him said his case shows video games can numb people’s pain and this might be why some people play them excessively, and why some people become addicted or become injured while playing. A man tore a tendon in his thumb after playing the game Candy Crush Saga on his phone for weeks - but reported he felt no pain at all (file photo) Candy Crush Saga is a popular game that involves swiping rows of brightly coloured sweets in order to line up three matching ones and earn points. It has been downloaded by more than 500 million people since its launch in 2012. Writing in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, doctors describe how man came to hospital in California complaining his left thumb hurt and he couldn’t move it properly, and said he had been playing the game for weeks. They examined him and carried out MRI scans on his hand, and discovered he had ruptured a tendon in his thumb, and would need surgery to repair it, LiveScience reports. Dr Andrew Doan, a co-author of the case report said typically, when people rupture this tendon, they tear it at the point where it is thinnest, or where it attaches to the bone. Candy Crush Saga has been downloaded by more than 500 million people since its launch in 2012 . Violent video games in which players have to shoot enemies can actually be good for people, a university has claimed - after discovering the games give people a higher pain threshold. A study at Keele University found that 40 volunteers were able to stomach pain for 65 per cent longer after playing violent 'first person shooter' games, than those who had played a non-violent golf game. Participants played both the violent and non-violent game on separate occasions for 10 minutes and then placed one of their hands in ice-cold water to test their reaction to pain. On average, participants kept their hands in the icy water for 65 per cent longer after playing the violent game, indicating that playing the game increased the participants’ pain tolerance . But in this man’s, he tore the tendon at its thickest point, which would usually cause pain before it ruptured, he told LiveScience journalists. This could be because when people play games, they feel pleasure and excitement, and this can cause natural painkillers to be released in the body – similar to when a person experiences a ‘runner’s high’, he explained. This might numb the pain of an injury, but it could also explain why video games can be addictive, he added. In this case, the man was not actually addicted to Candy crush, but Dr Doan warns people who do become hooked, and their relationships, finances and work can suffer. He advised limit gaming to half an hour a day, as studies have shown that at this level, games can have social and emotional benefits. Those who have problems in their lives as a result of too much gaming should go to their doctor, and can seek help from the support group On Line Gamers Anonymous. Writing in the report, researchers said the ‘painkiller effect’ of video games might have benefits in the right circumstances. Research could consider whether video games have a role in pain management, as a non-drug alternative during painful medical procedures, they said. It might be interesting to study which video games are able to reduce the perception of pain the most, they added.

Man came to hospital complaining his thumb hurt and he couldn't move it . Said he had been playing Candy Crush Saga all day for 6 - 8 weeks . Doctors found he had torn his tendon - but the man had felt no pain at all . Experts: Pleasure associated with a game can release natural painkillers .

Lord Janner escaped justice after the UK’s top prosecutor over-ruled the advice of two of the country’s most senior QCs, it emerged last night. Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders was encouraged by two aides to charge the Labour peer with historic sex crimes. Both Clare Montgomery QC and child abuse expert Eleanor Laws QC, leading counsel to the investigation, offered advice which could have supported a move to prosecute. Scroll down for video . Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders 'ignored the advice' of to top QCs to charge Lord Janner . Police began investigating Lord Janner, pictured, after allegations of historic child-sex abuse werer made . In particular Mrs Laws pointed to overwhelming evidence and horrific corroborating accounts provided by victims during the exhaustive police inquiry. But Mrs Saunders decided that it was not in the public interest to put Lord Janner in the dock due to his advanced Alzheimer’s, sparking a storm of controversy. The latest revelation came as Mrs Saunders endured a barrage of criticism for ending the case before it could reach court. Campaigners, MPs and victims believe a ‘trial of the facts’ could have satisfied the need to get the bottom of the appalling claims against Janner whatever his mental state. Figures from across the political spectrum are clamouring for the decision be reversed amid fears of a ‘whitewash’. Last night, two senior Government figures joined the chorus of disapproval and said the concerns were justified. Clare Montgomery QC, right and Eleanor Laws QC, left, both recommended Janner should face trial . Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said there was something ‘very strange’ about the decision and Health Minster Norman Lamb called for the matter to be settled by the courts. Accusing the CPS of ‘heinous errors’, Mr Lamb said the authorities should examine precedents of people with dementia being brought to trial. ‘My concern is that because the DPP and indeed the Crown Prosecution Service at a local level have made errors in this case, heinous errors by failing to bring a prosecution earlier when there was evidence there to do so,’ he said. ‘This matter should not be concluded by the DPP and should be brought before a court. ‘There is a precedent of people with dementia being brought to trial. With allegations as serious as this it seems to me that this is the right approach.’ Mr Hunt said Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Theresa May had been ‘right’ to express concern at the decision. ‘I think she’s right to do so and I think Boris is right to do so as well because I think we all think that there is something very, very strange here where someone was signing official letters only a matter of weeks ago and is somehow escaping prosecution for something so incredibly serious,’ he said. Meanwhile Lord Carlile, a Lib Dem peer and leading legal expert, said that although there was strong evidence that Lord Janner was suffering from dementia, the decision not to proceed with legal action should be reconsidered. Earlier this week, leading politicians from seven parties came together to attack the latest decision not to prosecute Lord Janner and demand the decision be reversed amid public concerns of a ‘whitewash’. The cross-party group, led by Labour’s Simon Danczuk, wrote to The Times saying: ‘As long as justice is not seen to be done and the greater public interest is not served, the public will see attempts to investigate establishment figures involved in historic child abuse as a whitewash.’ Mrs Saunders announced last week that there was enough evidence to charge Janner with 22 crimes against nine victims but said it was not in the public interest to do so. Mrs Saunders’ decision not to prosecute came after a two-year multi-million pound inquiry by Leicestershire Police examining allegations spanning four decades. It led to a furious public row with victims saying they will never see justice and police threatening a High Court legal challenge. Mrs Saunders defended her decision saying it is her duty to make the right judgment even when it is unpopular. But the Daily Mail can reveal Clare Montgomery QC offered advice which could have supported a move to prosecute. Mayor of London Boris Johson, pictured, has expressed concern over the failure to charge Lord Janner . She told Mrs Saunders it was unlikely prosecutors would be ‘susceptible’ to a judicial review if she took Janner to court. Senior lawyers feared Janner’s legal team, closely advised by his QC son Daniel, would try and block the case with a High Court challenge focusing on his ill health. But Mrs Montgomery is understood to have said that as long as prosecutors had the support of his alleged victims it was unlikely any such review would be successful. Eleanor Laws QC, who was leading counsel to the investigation, recommended that he be charged. Mrs Laws pointed to overwhelming evidence and horrific corroborating accounts provided by victims during the exhaustive police inquiry. Mrs Saunders concluded that there was enough evidence to prosecute but Janner’s ill health prevented any criminal proceedings. She appointed two of the country’s foremost dementia experts who concluded his dementia is at an advanced stage and would never improve. They were Professor Michael Kopelman, of King’s College London, and Dr Katherine Humphreys, of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. At least 10 men with dementia have been convicted of child sex offences since 2010, including six in the past year. Mrs Saunders has told friends that she has no intention of quitting over the Janner row. One said: ‘She says she will not be hounded out of office. She is absolutely determined to stay in post.’ In the coming months, she is due to rule on whether Rupert Murdoch’s News UK should face corporate charges over the phone hacking scandal which engulfed the News of the World. Scotland Yard detectives investigating alleged corporate crime are seeking to bring a case that would force senior executives to be held to account. A Crown Prosecution Service spokeswoman confirmed Mrs Laws advised Mrs Saunders to prosecute and said Mrs Montgomery was consulted on an ‘ancillary matter’. She said: ‘It is the Director of Public Prosecution’s job to make these extremely difficult decisions, and that is what she has done in this case. ‘As the ultimate decision maker, she receives advice from a number of internal and external lawyers but the decision is based, ultimately, on her own assessment of the relevant law and circumstances of the case, no one else’s.’

Alison Saunders decided against pressing charges against Lord Janner . She was persuaded against taking a case by the Labour peer's dementia . Two of Britain's foremost legal experts recommended pressing charges . Political sources want the decision overturned over 'whitewash' fears .

Alaa Abdullah Esayed admitted encouraging terrorism by posting 45,000 tweets supporting ISIS . A woman posted tens of thousands of Tweets supporting ISIS which included pictures of dead bodies and encouraging children to arm themselves with weapons. Alaa Abdullah Esayed, from south London, uploaded 45,600 tweets in less than a year. Some of the messages she posted between June 1 2013 and May 14 2014, included pictures of the corpses of fighters killed in Syria which she uploaded to her Instagram account. Her tweets also included a poem 'Mother of the Martyr' which advises parents how to raise a child to be violent with weapons and learn jihad. Esayed pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to encouraging terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2006 and disseminating terrorist publications. She could face up to 14 years in prison for the offences. The 22-year-old posted around 127 messages a day to her 8,534 followers. The Iraqi national refused to stand while the charges were read out. Esayed was arrested on June 3 2014, and was granted bail at an earlier hearing. She appeared wearing the full face veil, alongside her father, and spoke only to enter her guilty pleas. She admitted encouraging terrorism by publishing the posts, together with photographs and video links which she 'intended or was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences.' A second charge accused her of disseminating terrorist publications. Both offences carry maximum penalties of seven years in prison. In her basis of plea Miss Esayed, said: 'I accept I published a series of posts on Twitter and Instagram and in doing so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or [European] Convention offences. The 22-year-old appeared at the Old Bailey in a large coat and hood, wearing a veil in the courtroom . Esayed admitted encouraging children to take up weapons and fight for ISIS in the thousands of posts . 'I accept that via my Twitter account I provided a service to others that enables them to obtain, read listen to or look at a terrorist publication, namely by providing links to poems and other propaganda and at the time of doings so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences.' Esayed will be sentenced on May 18 and was released on conditional bail.

Alaa Abdullah Esayed posted 45,600 tweets supporting ISIS to followers . Some posts included pictures of the dead bodies of jihadi fighters . Others quotes a poem advising parents how to raise children to be violent . Esayed, 22, could face 14 years in prison after she admitted encouraging terrorism and disseminating terrorist publications .

Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has admitted being left feeling 'sad' after the club lost patience and decided to sell Philippe Coutinho to Liverpool. The Brazil playmaker arrived at Anfield for just £8.5million in 2013 and has progressed to become one of the Premier League's most revered players, including a nomination for the PFA Player of the Year award this term. Inter signed Coutinho as a teenager from Brazilian club Vasco de Gama, but he failed to establish himself at the San Siro despite being handed his debut by Rafa Benitez as an 18-year-old. Philippe Coutinho has starred for Liverpool since moving from Inter Milan in 2013 . The Brazil playmaker has been nominated for the PFA Player of the Season this term . Speaking to Sky Italia, Ausilio said: 'He was just 18 when he arrived at the club from Vasco. 'Then came Benitez and the expectations were very high. Rafa used him on the flanks in a 4-2-3-1 formation. 'He was not playing much and we lacked patience so we decided to sell him. 'I would like young players to grow and succeed here; when I seen them play for other clubs, it makes me sad.' Coutinho made his Inter Milan debut at 18, but was underused at the San Siro before being sold for £8.5m .

Philippe Coutinho has been nominated for PFA Player of the Year . Brazil international arrived at Liverpool from Inter Milan for £8.5m in 2013 . Serie A side admit they should have shown more patience with Reds star .

The headline sounds almost too good to be true, doesn't it? But this one is perhaps as close to a sure bet as you'll find - the secret to winning at Two Up, Australia's iconic game of chance. Punting analyst Mike Steward has outlined an approach, known in gambling parlance as the Martingale Betting Strategy.The staking plan is outlined in the table below, but seems simple enough to follow for even a first-time Two Up player. The essence being, that if you lose, you have to double your bet until your coins fall right. A word to the wise however, there is, as with any supposed sure-bet, or an almost can't lose system, a catch - and that is that you'll need a healthy bank of cash with you. Scroll down for video . Scenes like these will be repeated across Australia on ANZAC Day this Saturday, heaving crowds of punters betting on the toss of coins in games of Two Up . The Martingale Betting Strategy of doubling up originated in France and is used with levels of success by punters on ANZAC Day throughout Australia . The traditional game of Two Up involves two coins but many venues now play with three for ease of betting among the crowd . Two Up is one of Australia's longest lasting traditions, it dates back to Australia's goldfields and the first recorded games are believed to have taken place in the late 1790s. It is now legal to be played on ANZAC Day across Returned Servicemen League clubs (RSL) and pubs. Versions will vary between the original two-coined game (with three outcomes) and three-coined version (with two outcomes), the latter preferred by many venues prefer for ease of betting between punters. 'One of the most easy to understand betting staking strategies that punters use is what I call the approach, otherwise known as the Martingale Betting Strategy,' writes Mr Steward, author of 'Betting Strategy doubles up to win' for the website Punters Club Hero. It's a system of betting which originated in France. 'A punter simply bets a stake to win an amount of money, if they fail to win with the first bet they increase their stake to recover their losses plus win the initial targeted win amount on the second bet and so on,' he added. BET #                              AMOUNT . 1                                      $1 . 2                                      $2 . 3                                      $4 . 4                                      $8 . 5                                      $16 . 6                                      $32 . 7                                      $64 . 8                                      $128 . 9                                      $256 . 10                                    $512 . * From Mike Steward's "Betting Strategy doubles up to win" 'To simplify this betting strategy, let's take a simple coin toss where the outcome is even money each time. 'I bet $1 on Heads for the first toss to win $1. 'If the bet loses, I will bet $2 on the second toss. If I win on the second toss I have recovered my earlier loss of $1 plus my target winning amount of $1, otherwise if I lose I will have to bet $4 on the third toss to recover the $3 lost and still win my targeted win amount. 'If I continued to experience successive losses I double the stake of the previous wager until a win occurs.' 'The Martingale staking approach is alluring to punters because of its seemingly guaranteed approach to make a buck,' he stated. 'I mean how many losers can you back in a row after all? The game was still illegal in some Australian states and territories up until 10 years ago. Wagering expert Damian Deguara, who writes for website The Great Tip Off, told Daily Mail Australia that: 'It's that one time of the year when the law permits men and women across this great country of ours to follow in the footsteps of our brave Aussie diggers and keep to the old gambling tradition.' 'Two Up is a pretty simple game, all you need are coins, a wooden stick (the kip) to flip them into the air and a crowd of screaming punters yelling "Heads" or "Tails". 'Most punters have their corner, you are either a Heads punter, a Tails punter or someone who goes with either depending on your intuition. 'The Double-up approach is alluring to punters because it seems to provide a guaranteed approach to making a buck. If you win you're happy and if you lose you increase your stake until you win. 'Sounds easy enough right? But what are the real odds of winning and losing if you chose to use the Double-up approach on ANZAC Day? 'Think back to ANZAC Day last year and recall how many successive loses that a Head or a Tail endured over the entire day. Was it four, five? 'What are the chances of experiencing six losses in a row? It's actually about two per cent but that means it is actually possible. 'On the bright side there is a 98 per cent chance that you would have made your money before this point.' 'Come in Spinner' is the cry from the Ringkeeper at Two Up games . The coins fly into the air during a game of Two Up, the uniquely Australian tradition, in which punters bet on which way coins land. It is celebrated on ANZAC Day on April 25 and is associated with soldiers because it was popular with troops during World War I . Australian Army soldiers pictured playing Two Up. "There is no form guide or books written on pushing the odds in your favour, as two-up is one of the fairest bets in the world. For every two-up coin toss there are two possible outcomes, Heads or Tails, and punters receive even money if the coins turn-up the right way, which is as true as the odds can get,' said wagering guru Damian Deguara . Versions of Two Up will vary between the original two-coined game (with three outcomes) and three-coined version (with two outcomes), which many venues prefer for ease of betting between punters. Spinner at the ready with the wooden Kip which is used to toss the coins. 'The thing to remember is that each time you lose, the probability of winning the next bet in the example given is still even money' warn some professional punters . 'The attractiveness of this approach is certainly strong, however the downside, although rare in the example given, is very significant,' Mr Steward added. 'If successive losses continue, the amount that needs to be wagered increases significantly. 'The other thing to remember is that each time you lose, the probability of winning the next bet in the example given is still even money. 'The odds don't change because you have already incurred such significant losses. 'I spoke with an ex on-line betting executive recently and asked if the Martingale betting approach was common amongst punters and he indicated that it was noted frequently. 'He mentioned a time when a punter endured 16 consecutive losses in-a-row with the last $69,000 bet failing before it appeared as though his bankroll had run out. "That's the problem with this approach that most punters do not realise" he said. "It only guarantess success if you have an infinite amount of cash". Mr Deguara offered a similar warning: 'Before you run off to the ATM to load yourself up in readiness for a Double-up day of two-up, remember that the perception of guaranteed success that punters have about the Double-up approach is not entirely accurate.' 'The only way that it can guarantee a win is if you have an infinite amount of cash and an infinite number of coin tosses, neither of which are available to punters tomorrow.' Two Up is one of Australia's longest lasting traditions and is legal to be played on ANZAC Day across Returned Servicemen League clubs (RSL) and pubs and has been permitted for Australian and New Zealand troops deployed overseas during this time of year .

Punting aces say they have found a way to beat the odds in Australia's iconic game of chance . If you lose a bet then keep doubling up until the coins fall your way . Gambling experts say it is not vital to stick to your original call . Most RSLs and pubs across Australia will feature games of Two Up . The game of Two Up can be traced back to the 1790s .

Twitter suspended more than 10,000 accounts linked to Islamic State militants and their supporters in a single 24-hour period in a fresh crackdown on those 'tweeting violent threats'. Jihad-watchers noticed thousands of accounts vanishing from the social network last week, most of them claiming to be linked to the extremists currently terrorising vast swathes of the Middle East. Now, after questions were asked about what led to the largest ever one-off cull of ISIS-affiliated accounts, Twitter has confirmed that its purge was prompted because they were being used by tech-savvy jihadis to issue threats of violence. Online savvy: Jihad-watchers noticed thousands of accounts vanishing from the social network last week, most of them claiming to be linked to the extremists currently terrorising vast swathes of the Middle East . Twitter does not publish data related to the accounts it suspends, but NDTV Gadgets reported that the social network's so-called 'violations department' suspended approximately 10,000 accounts used by ISIS militants or supporters of the terror group on April 2. Speaking on condition of anonymity amid fears for his safety, the representative said the cull was prompted in part by the 'large number of reports' received by online activists and members of the public. Without doubt this is a reference to the 'Operation Anti-ISIS' campaign launched by the online 'hacktavist' collective Anonymous, who encouraged members to find and expose thousands of accounts connected with ISIS and report them to Twitter authorities en masse. While the social network says it remains committed to the platform being used as a symbol of free speech, it says it will not tolerate accounts tweeting sickening messages promoting violence. ISIS - the largest and wealthiest terrorist organisation in history - has long used social media to groom and enlist new recruits, spread sickening propaganda, and glorify rape and massacre. Sick: Twitter's so-called 'violations department' suspended approximately 10,000 accounts used by the ISIS militants themselves (pictured) or by supporters of the terror group, on April 2 . Last month it was revealed that web-savvy militants fighting for ISIS could control as many as 90,000 Twitter accounts worldwide, allowing them to spread their sickening propaganda with ease. The terror group is able to 'exert an outsized impact on how the world perceives it' because of its shrewd use of social media and sheer number of online followers, terror experts have concluded. Recommendations in the report by the Washington-based Brookings Institute report include governments and social media companies working together to find new ways to tackle the problem of pro-ISIS accounts spreading horrific murder videos and images and jihadist rhetoric. While Twitter has had success in suspending the accounts, they are effectively playing an exasperating game of whack-a-mole as banned users almost-immediately set up another account. They then encourage ISIS sympathisers who have not yet been banned to share the details of their new profile and within a matter of hours can have thousands of people once again reading their messages of hate.

Thousands of accounts vanished from the social network last week . Twitter said it had received numerous reports about terror-promoting users . Decided to suspend 10,000 accounts for making threats of violence . Suspensions were almost certainly linked to a campaign by 'hacktavist' collective Anonymous targeting online jihadis .

Terence Crawford landed a stunning right that Thomas Dulorme never really saw. Soon after that, Crawford was a two-time WBO champion, winning the latest title in his first fight since moving up in class. Crawford won the vacant WBO junior welterweight title with a sixth-round technical knockout Saturday night, knocking down Dulorme three times in quick fashion after that big blow. Terence Crawford (right) defeated Thomas Dulmorme in the sixth round with a technical knock out . 'I knew I hurt him, I felt it,' Crawford said. 'I knew he was hurt real bad. I wanted to just jump on him. ... He was woozy.' With Dulorme stunned, Crawford hit him again and knocked him down for the first time. Then Crawford delivered a flurry of punches, leading to another knockdown. When Dulorme got back up, Crawford unloaded again - and the fight was stopped as Dulorme staggered against the ropes near his corner. 'Basically a shot that I didn't see, and the shot got me,' Dulorme said through an interpreter. Crawford remained undefeated, winning as a heavy favorite in his first fight moving in the 140-pound class. He won the WBO lightweight title 13 months ago and defended in the 135-pound division twice in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The scheduled 12-round fight in North Texas came a week before Crawford, now 26-0 with 18 knockouts, is scheduled to be in New York to accept his 2014 fighter of the year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America. The fighter celebrates after winning the vacant WBO world junior welterweight title . After the fight ended, promoter Bob Arum shouted 'That's why he's the fighter of the year!' Dulorme, the 27-year-old Puerto Rican, is 22-2. He had won his last six bouts since moving down in class after being knocked out by Luis Carlos Abregu at 147 pounds in a welterweight fight in October 2012. 'It was a great opportunity for us,' Dulorme said. 'It wasn't the best night. We were winning in the cards, it's something that basically happened. ... We did the fight that we came here to do.' Crawford seemed measured in his approach the first two rounds against the quick-starting Dulorme, who entered the ring wearing a gladiator helmet and breastplate. Dulorme was clearly the aggressor early against Crawford, who went with a red Nebraska Cornhuskers cap for his entry. Crawford dominated the fight throughout and Dulmorne couldn't handle his speed and punching power . But in round 3, there was a quick exchange of punches, and later a hard body blow by Crawford. There were times in the fourth and fifth rounds when Crawford either smiled or shook his head after taking blows from Dulorme. Crawford taunted him, and at the end of the fourth had him back into a corner and delivered two big rights. Crawford was also smiling at the end of the fifth round, then came out in the sixth and ended the fight. 'Just having fun with it,' he said. 'When I'm having fun, I don't think nobody can beat me because that means I'm in my rhythm.' Crawford knocks down the Puerto Rican following a combination of punches in the sixth round . Crawford's trainer, Brian McIntyre, said the first couple of rounds were just a matter of Crawford getting his timing down. McIntyre said they knew the punching Dulorme would wear out, though he lasted longer than they expected. Arum this week called Crawford a new superstar on the horizon, and said this fight a 'very, very crucial first step' for Crawford to join the truly elite group of fighters. Arum was at the bout halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth that came only two weeks before the long-awaited fight in Las Vegas between another of his boxers, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dulmore was unable to recover from his knockdown and the referee stopped the fight . In an earlier eight-round lightweight matchup of previously unbeaten fighters, Ismail Muwendo from Minneapolis improved to 17-0 with a majority decision over Rolando Chinea from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. One judge had the fight as a draw, while the others had it in favor of Muwendo. Chinea dropped to 10-1-1. Benjamin 'The Blaxican' Whitaker from San Antonio improved to 9-1 as a pro with a unanimous decision over Skender Halili, a boxer from nearby Fort Worth whose had won each of his previous eight professional fights by knockout. Michigan's Anthony Barnes won a unanimous decision over Fort Worth's Martinez Porter in a six-round super middleweight bout.

Terence Crawford stopped Puerto Rican Thomas Dulmore in the sixth . The American won the vacant WBO junior welterweight title . The 27-year-old fighter is still unbeaten and takes his record to 26-0 .

Thousands of children who fail maths and English tests in primary school will be forced by the Tories to re-sit them to ensure they can read, write and add up. David Cameron will today announce that all children who do not pass their tests aged 11 will have to take them again in the first year of secondary school, when they are 12. Around 100,000 pupils a year do not pass the English and maths tests before they leave primary school. The Prime Minister said these children will be given extra help and support to ensure they do not fall behind in secondary school. Thousands of children who fail maths and English tests in primary school will be forced by the Tories to re-sit them to ensure they can read, write and add up (file picture) ‘The Conservatives are the union for parents,’ he said. ‘We represent every hardworking mother and father who wants to see their child succeed in a great school. ‘These past five years have been about getting changes in place which stretch our children – and the results have been extraordinary. The next five will be about finishing the job. More discipline, more rigour, zero-tolerance of failure and mediocrity. ‘There’s hardly anything more important to our long-term economic plan for Britain. ‘There is no job that doesn’t require English and maths and this is about making sure every child gets the best start in life and that our country can compete in the world.’ From 2016, if the Tories win the election, any pupil who does not achieve a good pass in English and maths tests taken at age 11, will be required to take a resit test in the first year of secondary school. These resit tests will be designed to make sure that pupils who leave primary school without being able to read, write and add up properly have caught up by age 12. Statistics from the Department for Education show that around 100,000 young people - one in five - fail to reach the expected standard in English and Maths at the age of 11. Of these children, only 7 per cent go on to get five good GCSEs including English and maths – compared to 72 per cent of their classmates who do make the grade. David Cameron will today announce that all children who do not pass their tests aged 11 will have to take them again in the first year of secondary school, when they are 12 . Secondary schools currently receive a £500 ‘catch-up premium’ for any child who arrives without having met the expected standard by the time they leave primary school. The Conservatives hope the new resit tests will ensure that secondary schools are using the money effectively and getting young people to where they need to be to succeed throughout rest of their school career. Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, said: ‘We know that the biggest predictor of success at GCSE is whether young people have mastered the basics at age 11. ‘That means if we fail to get it right for young people at the start of secondary school they’ll struggle for the rest of their time in education. ‘Under Labour one in three children left primary school unable to read, write and add up properly, thanks to our reforms and teachers’ hard work we’ve seen that fall just to one in five. ‘But even one child falling behind, or being written off, is a child too many. That’s why the next Conservative Government will require schools to enter any child who doesn’t have the literacy and numeracy skills they need to succeed in secondary school, for new year seven resit tests that will guarantee they’ve caught up. Around 100,000 pupils a year do not pass the English and maths tests before they leave primary school (file picture) The resit tests will be slimmed down literacy and numeracy checks containing content from the assessments taken in the last year of primary school, as well as some content from the curriculum of the first year in secondary school. Schools will be able to enter students twice for the new tests in either spring or summer term of the first secondary school year. The tests will be marked by teachers and publicly reported as part of school performance tables. Last night Tristram Hunt, Labour’s education spokesman, said: ‘This is desperate attempt by the Tories to try to overshadow their failures on school standards. ‘On their watch, 1.6million pupils are being educated in schools that are rated lower than “good” by Ofsted. And as a result of David Cameron’s unqualified teachers policy, more than 400,000 pupils are being taught by unqualified teachers. ‘Labour has a better plan for education. We will ensure that every teacher is qualified or working towards qualified teacher status and introduce a new Master Teacher status to raise the standing of the profession. That is how we improve education for every child, in every classroom.’

David Cameron to announce that children will have to retake the three Rs . Children who do not pass tests aged 11 will sit them again the next year . About 100,000 pupils a year do not pass primary school English and maths . These children will be given extra help to stop them falling behind, PM says .

Jurgen Klopp has refused to address his future and whether he is bound for the Premier League. The charismatic manager has announced he will leave his post at Borussia Dortmund, alerting a host of clubs in England and across the continent. Manchester City are on the lookout for a new manager following their lacklustre campaign while Brendan Rodgers is also under pressure at Liverpool as he faces a third trophyless season. Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season . But speaking ahead of his side’s Bundesliga clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, Klopp did not want to comment on whether he’ll be heading for England next term. ‘I'm not interested in what the Premier League thinks of me,’ said Klopp. ‘I'm just looking forward to the rest of our season.’ After a poor start to the campaign, Dortmund are ninth in the Bundesliga with five matches to play. Brendan Rodgers is pictured putting his Liverpool side through their paces at Melwood on Thursday . Liverpool, meanwhile, were knocked out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Sunday but Rodgers is adamant there is nobody better equipped to manage the Anfield club than himself. ‘After the weekend there is always emotion,’ said Rodgers, who's side travel to West Brom on Saturday. 'When you lose a big game, this is when you find out you are at a big club because the critics come after you. ‘I will hold myself up against anyone to manage this club and to fit the model of what they want.’ Liverpool are set for a third trophyless season after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa .

Jurgen Klopp will leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season . A number of clubs are interested in securing the German's signature . Liverpool and Man City have both been mooted as possible destinations . But Klopp is only concerned with remainder of Dortmund's campaign . Klopp met with Man City in 2013 but Manuel Pellegrini landed top job .

(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugged off repeated questions about the impact of Western sanctions on his nation during a nationally broadcast annual Q&A session. "Sanctions are sanctions," he said. "As far as sanctions are concerned .... (they're) about the need to constrain our development," not just about Ukraine and Crimea. Western sanctions were implemented after Moscow annexed Crimea and pro-Russian separatists battled Ukrainian government forces in the nation's east. Putin predicted the sanctions would not end soon. On the Middle East, the Russian leader defended lifting a ban on the sale of a sophisticated air defense system to Iran. "We need to encourage our Iranian partners," Putin said, referring to a preliminary deal to limit Iran's nuclear program. Sanctions against Iran have had a dramatic impact on the nation's economy. On Israeli and Western fears that such a system would embolden Iran, Putin scoffed. "Iran is not a threat to Israel at all," he said. "It is a defense weapon." Putin's annual exercise is fascinating for ordinary Russians, who normally get him in closely managed doses on state-run television. These sessions are live and can go on and on. Last year, he spoke for three hours and 55 minutes. In 2013, it was a record-setting four hours and 47 minutes. Organizers said public interest was especially strong this year, with 2.4 million questions submitted. Of course, critics of the Kremlin slam the entire event as Russia's imitation of democracy in action. It's hard to imagine a truly critical question, they say, getting aired on national television there. In fact, it's best not to look at this event as an opportunity for Russians to question their leader at all. Instead, it is more like a highly produced, highly choreographed chance for their leader to speak to them, and to the world. Last year, there was a "surprise" appearance by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum in Russia. He addressed Putin by video link, quizzing Putin about Moscow's own surveillance practices.

Putin has spent hours fielding questions from the general public on live television . Sanctions and Russia's deep economic crisis are a major theme .

The Crucible Curse will be one weight on the mind of Mark Selby on Saturday, but the mercurial talents of a debutant capable of ‘absolutely murdering anybody’ will be another altogether. The world champion will have to negotiate both if he is to make history in Sheffield. It is one of the quirks of this venue that no first-time winner has retained his title the next year. While that statistical curiosity has added an element of pressure to Selby, so too has the presence of Kurt Maflin, one of four men making their first appearance in the main draw. Mark Selby poses with the trophy after winning the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in 2014 . What an intriguing figure he is, a Londoner based in Norway who was once a child star but has reached the age of 31 without making any great dents on the game. That appears to be changing with his recent appearance in the China Open semi-final, where he lost 6-3 to Selby. He is one of only 21 players in history to have hit multiple 147 breaks in professional competitions. Maflin’s chances against the world No 1 appear slim in the extreme, but six-time runner up Jimmy White told Sportsmail: ‘He has got one of the biggest talents I have seen in the game. If he produces his game he could absolutely murder anybody. Let us see how he gets on against Selby. He is the one who could produce something magical. He is very exciting and very attacking. If they go in he can beat anyone.’ Maflin demonstrated those gifts in demolishing Steve Davis 10-1 in qualifying. But Selby ought to be a significantly different proposition, having won two titles this season ahead of his defence, which starts this morning. Selby (above) will face tournament debutant Kurt Maflin in the first round on Saturday . Maflin (above lost to Selby in the semi-final of the World Snooker China Open earlier this month . White has tipped Selby as one of his ‘three to watch, with Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan, my big favourite’. Referring to the hoodoo surrounding first-time winners, Selby said: ‘It is a curse and it is going to be difficult but I will just try my best. It shows how difficult the tournament is to win. It is in the back of my mind, you can’t take that away. Just to win it once as I did last year was a fantastic achievement for me but to win it twice and break the curse would be outstanding. ‘Even if I wasn’t defending champion I’d be nervous. It would be wrong if you didn’t get butterflies because it is such a great tournament and such a great venue. But hopefully the nerves will inspire me and I’ll play better.’ O’Sullivan begins his bid for a sixth world title against debutant Craig Steadman on Tuesday.

Mark Selby plays Kurt Maflin in first round of the World Championnship . Selby is the defending champion but no first-time winner has retained it . Jimmy White told Sportsmail Maflin can beat anyone on his day .

Stefan Johansen gratefully picked up two individual prizes at the annual Celtic player of the year awards dinner on Sunday night then looked forward to the team clinching the Scottish Premiership title. The Norway midfielder, 24, shared the players' player of the year award with captain Scott Brown but stood alone as the choice of the supporters. And by this weekend the former Stromsgodset player, who joined the Parkhead club in January last year, could have another championship medal to boot. Stefan Johansen has been in terrific form for Celtic this season and has impressed during his first campaign . Ronny Deila's side went eight points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the table with a 3-0 away win at Dundee United on Sunday, courtesy of a Leigh Griffiths hat-trick. The Hoops will win the league for the fourth successive season if they beat Dundee at home on Friday night and the Dons fail to win against the Tannadice side on Saturday, which would cap a 'special' campaign for Johansen. 'It's an amazing feeling,' he told Celtic's official website. 'I didn't expect it at all. This is my first full season here so it's special, especially at a big club like Celtic. The Norwegian picked up two awards and is delighted with the Bhoys 'special' season . 'With all the great players in the team and how the team has developed this season, it's an honour to get this prize. 'I'm proud because when you see all the other players nominated - any one of them could win it. 'We have had a great season and hopefully we can seal the league title now. We just need to continue what we've been doing.'

Stefan Johansen picked up two prizes at Celtic's award dinner . The midfielder has enjoyed a stunning first season at Parkhead . Celtic moved eight points clear of the SPL with a 3-0 win over Dundee . CLICK HERE for all the latest Celtic news .

For the first time, astronomers have found the building blocks of life in a distant early star system. Scientists detected the complex organic molecules in a disk of gas and dust around a star 455 light years away where planets are likely to be forming. The discovery is a boost for finding alien organisms and suggests the conditions that spawned life on Earth are not unique to our solar system. Scientists detected the complex organic molecules in a disc of gas around an infant star 455 light years away where planets are likely to be forming. The discovery is a boost for finding alien organisms and suggests the conditions that spawned life on Earth are not unique to our solar system . Radio telescope observations showed the disk surrounding the million-year-old star MWC 480 to be 'brimming' with the complex carbon-based molecule methyl cyanide. Both this molecule and its simpler organic cousin hydrogen cyanide were identified in the cold outer reaches of the newly formed disc. The region can be compared with our solar system's Kuiper Belt, a realm of icy mini-worlds and comets beyond Neptune. Experts believe comets and asteroids from the outer solar system seeded the young Earth with water and organic molecules to set the stage for life to evolve. Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (Alma), a powerful suit of interacting radio telescopes in Chile's Atacama desert, to investigate MWC 480. Alma's high sensitivity antennae have now shown that such molecules not only form and survive, but thrive . Astronomer Dr Karin Oberg, from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in Massachusetts, said: 'Studies of comets and asteroids show that the solar nebula that spawned our sun and planets was rich in water and complex organic compounds. 'I believe we are going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade,' said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for Nasa, (pictured) There at least 200 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy – and now Nasa officials claim we could be on the verge of finding life on one of them. During a talk in Washington yesterday, the space agency announced that humanity is likely to encounter extra-terrestrials within a decade. 'I believe we are going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years,' said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for Nasa. 'We know where to look, we know how to look, and in most cases we have the technology.' Jeffery Newmark, interim director of heliophysics at the agency, added: 'It's definitely not an if, it's a when.' 'We are not talking about little green men,' Stofan said. 'We are talking about little microbes.' 'We now have evidence that this same chemistry exists elsewhere in the universe, in regions that could form solar systems not unlike our own.' The molecules surrounding MWC 480 have been detected in similar concentrations in our own solar system's comets, she pointed out. The star, which is about twice as massive as the sun, lies in a well-studied star-forming region in the constellation Taurus. Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (Alma), a powerful suit of interacting radio telescopes in Chile's Atacama desert, to investigate MWC 480. Previously it was unclear whether complex organic molecules commonly survive the shocks and radiation levels found in a newly forming solar system . Alma's high sensitivity antennae have now shown that such molecules not only form and survive, but thrive. The findings, reported in the journal Nature, reveal that there is enough methyl cyanide around MWC 480 to fill all of the Earth's oceans. Among complex organic molecules, cyanides - especially methyl cyanide - are important because they contain carbon-nitrogen bonds essential for the formation of amino acids, the components of proteins. As the MWC 480 system evolves it is likely that organic molecules locked away in comets and other icy bodies will be ferried closer to the star where conditions may be suitable for life, the scientists believe. Dr Oberg added: 'From the study of exoplanets, we know our solar system isn't unique in having rocky planets and an abundance of water. 'Now we know we're not unique in organic chemistry. Once more, we have learned that we're not special. From a life in the universe point of view, this is great news.'

Million-year-old star MWC 480 is 'brimming' with carbon-based molecules . Scientists say there is enough methyl cyanide to fill all of Earth's oceans. As MWC 480 evolves it is likely the molecules will move closer to the star . Here, the conditions may be suitable for life to flourish, scientists believe .

(CNN)One year after it was perpetrated, the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls by a jihadist group in Nigeria remains a crime almost too horrifying to comprehend: Hundreds of teenaged girls, just finishing school, destined perhaps for significant achievement -- kidnapped, never to be seen again. "This crime has rightly caused outrage both in Nigeria and across the world," the country's President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, said Tuesday in marking the anniversary. "Today is a time to reflect on the pain and suffering of the victims, their friends and families. Our thoughts and prayers, and that of the whole Nigerian nation, are with you today." The girls were abducted on the night of April 14-15, 2014, in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, about a two-hour drive from the border with Cameroon. The Government Girls Secondary School had been closed for a month because of the danger posed by Boko Haram militants, who are opposed to Western education, particularly for girls. But students from several schools had been called in to take a final exam in physics. The militants stormed the school, arriving in a convoy of trucks and buses and engaging in a gun battle with school security guards. Then they forced the girls from their dormitories, loaded them into trucks and drove them into the forest. Most have never been seen since, except in a photograph in which they sat on the ground in a semi-circle, clad in Islamic dress. They were between 16 and 18 years old. Police said the militants kidnapped 276 girls in all. About 50 managed to escape soon after they were abducted. Those who did not, it is feared, may have been raped, brutalized, enslaved and forced to convert to Islam. Their parents were stricken with grief. The world was appalled. On Twitter, a hashtag began trending and spread around the world: #BringBackOurGirls. On Tuesday, Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the face for speaking out in favor of girls' education, sent a message to the kidnapped girls. "I am one of the millions of people around the world who keep you and your families foremost in our thoughts and prayers," she wrote. "We cannot imagine the full extent of the horrors you have endured. But please know this: We will never forget you." One year later, a few things have changed. Each of the missing girls has had a birthday in captivity. Each is now a year older. Nigeria's current president, Goodluck Jonathan, was defeated in his campaign for re-election, in part, it is thought, because he failed to effectively combat Boko Haram. Buhari, the incoming president, has pledged an aggressive effort to wipe out the group. But much remains unchanged, as well. Boko Haram still controls swathes of northeastern Nigeria. According to UNICEF, 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict between the Nigerian military, civilian self-defense groups, and Boko Haram. Amnesty International says women and children continue to be abducted. And it says Boko Haram continues to kill in large numbers. Beyond that, more than 200 schoolgirls who had gathered one year ago to take their science exam are still missing. Their families are still bereft. And Tuesday on Twitter, a hashtag was still trending: #BringBackOurGirls.

Nigeria's President-elect sends nation's prayers to families of girls . World still expresses hope that the girls will return . Boko Haram controls a portion of northeastern Nigeria .

Luke Shaw admitted he has struggled to cope with the demands of playing for Manchester United after he returned to the team against Chelsea. Shaw has started seeing a psychologist in recent weeks as he comes to terms with his £28million move from Southampton to Old Trafford in the summer. The left back, who had a decent game on his return to the team at Stamford Bridge, said: 'I am still young and coming to the biggest club in the world hasn't been easy for me. Manchester United left back Luke Shaw (right) chases the ball ahead of Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic (left) Shaw (right) tussles with Chelsea forward Eden Hazard (left) during the Premier League match on Saturday . Shaw admits that he has struggled to live up to his £28million price tag since joining Manchester United . 'I wouldn't say it has been a hard three weeks but it has been a three weeks that I have been able to learn a lot more about myself, so it has been a nice three weeks in that respect and good to get on the pitch again.' Shaw claims he had a minor back injury when he was substituted at half-time against Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Old Trafford last month, but he was left out of the team by Louis van Gaal for the next four games. Shaw added: 'He has two sides to him, but he is genuinely a really nice guy and a great manager. 'You have seen what he has turned United into in recent weeks but that is because there is a really focused side, where you have to give 100 per cent in every training session and game and be focused all the time. 'If you don't give that, he won't play you and that's what he is like.' The 19-year-old has played 19 times in all competitions for United this campaign, after featuring in twice as many matches for Southampton last season. 'I haven't been playing and there have been a lot of negative comments about me,' he said. 'It is something that isn't nice and I've tried to ignore it but hopefully this is the start of me coming back. 'I saw a comment the other day saying I was taken off at half-time against Arsenal because I wasn't fit enough, but that's not true at all. 'This is coming from me and I know what the manager pulled me off for and it was not for my fitness because I could have carried on in the game.' Shaw (right), during his Southampton days, prepares to tackle Tottenham winger Andros Townsend (left) While at Southampton, Shaw (left) runs with the ball ahead of Hull City's Paul McShane (right) Mauricio Pochettino brought the best out of Shaw at St Mary's last season, and there was a real sense of paternal warmth between manager and player. Despite his up-and-down start at Old Trafford, Shaw insists he has the full support of Van Gaal. 'Over the last three weeks I have learned a lot from the manager and credit goes to him for trusting me in a big game like this,' said Shaw. 'I have family and friends who are helping me on my journey and the manager has been unbelievable as well.' Shaw (right) shakes hands with Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal during the club's pre-season tour .

Luke Shaw joined Manchester United from Southampton for £28m . The young English defender feels he has struggled to live up to his valuation at the club so far and is seeing a psychologist . Shaw has played only 19 games for United this season .

The codpieces used in the hit BBC drama Wolf Hall were too small and should have been double the size, according to an expert. This is one of a number of inaccuracy spotted in the big budget adaptation of Hilary Mantel's books and was said to have been done so as not to offend and baffle the shows American audience. Victoria Miller, who has researched the codpiece for her PHD, said those used in the show would have been far too modest for Henry VIII's court. Damien Lewis, pictured left, with a small and modest codpiece, and a Renaissance portrait, right, with a much more noticeable and prominent garment . Homeland star Damian Lewis played Henry VIII in the six-part series on the rapid rise to power of Sir Thomas Cromwell in King Henry's court . 'They're way too small to be accurate – they should be at least double the size,' said the Cambridge academic, according to the Guardian. 'You can kind of see them there, but they aren't really stuffed, and are easily missed – they've really toned them down for a mainstream audience. 'The codpiece was meant to draw the eye to the general region.' Mark Rylance, who played Thomas Cromwell, blamed there diminutive size on a 'directive from our American producers'. 'I wasn't personally disappointed by the codpieces: I'm a little more used to them than other people from being at the Globe for ten years,' Rylance said, according to the Daily Telegraph. 'But I can see for modern audiences, perhaps more in America, they may not know exactly what's going on down there.' In the time of Henry VIII the codpiece was a fashion accessory, which was said to be a symbol of a Tudor man's 'virility'. Damian Lewis, who played Henry VIII, admitted that the codpieces were a source of some 'giggling' during filming. This is not the first time that the show has come under fire for historical errors. When it first aired, historians criticised the decision to cast Kate Phillips as Henry VIII's third wife Jayne Seymour because she was too pretty. Seymour seen in a portrait by Tudor artist Hans Holbein, is depicted with a noticeably large forehead, double chin, and thin pursed lips. According to Lucy Worsley, 41, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Miss Phillips, 25, has features which are too dainty. Miss Worsley said: 'She's too pretty. I did challenge Peter Kosminsky [the director] about that. He laughed and said, "I picked her because of her acting, not because of her forehead".' Historians also pointed out that Montacute House in Somerset, which was used to portray Greenwich Palace, is from the Elizabethan period. Historian Lucy Worsley has said that Kate Phillips, pictured left, who plays Henry VIII's wife Jane Seymour, portrait pictured right, in BBC drama Wolf Hall is too pretty . Miss Worsley has previously questioned the authenticity of some aspects of the programme, claiming both the original books and now this adaptation have brought the characters firmly into the modern day. She said: 'What Hilary Mantel has done is made these characters people for our times, which is interesting for a historian to watch. They are immensely modern, they won't be saying thee and thou and being all dramatic and over the top. 'I think it will make people think the Tudors were just like us in many ways. That's a massive historical question, in some ways they were and in some ways they weren't.' The programme-makers have revealed the lengths they have gone to to ensure historical accuracy – including an unexpected insistence on straight, white teeth and pristine linen. Mantel said a Tudor drama would be less accurate had it insisted on blackened teeth and filthy courtiers – as it was a time when sugar was yet to become widely available.

Cambridge academic Victoria Miller has been researching the codpiece . Says those used in Wolf Hall were too small to be historically accurate . Star Mark Rylance blamed the size on the show's American producers . Drama tells story of Sir Thomas Cromwell's rise in King Henry VIII's court .

The parents of a six-year-old girl who were traveling home from a screening of Fast and Furious 7 were killed when a drunk driver allegedly sped the wrong up a highway and crashed into their car. Tiffany Sical, 21, and her long-term boyfriend Bryan Rodriguez-Solis, 23, were driving along Route 6 in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday after watching the box office hit on its opening weekend. But they were killed when 24-year-old Joel Norman reportedly entered an exit ramp while under the influence and collided head-on with their car, leaving their daughter, Jaylene Rodriguez, an orphan. Now, Norman, of Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with two counts of driving under the influence - death resulting, and two counts of driving to endanger - death resulting, police said. Scroll down for video . Victims: Tiffany Sical (left), 21, and her boyfriend, Bryan Rodriguez-Solis (right), 23, were killed in the early hours of Sunday when a drunk driver sped the wrong up a highway and crashed into their car, police said . Wreckage: The couple were driving along Route 6 in Providence, Rhode Island, when Joel Norman allegedly entered an exit ramp while under the influence and collided head-on with their car (pictured after the crash) Film: Sical and Rodriguez-Solis had been watching Furious 7, the latest installment in The Fast and The Furious franchise. Above, a scene from the film, starring Paul Walker (second right), who died in a car crash in 2013 . The horror car crash comes nearly a year and a half after The Fast and The Furious star Paul Walker was killed aged 40 when the Porshe he was traveling in crashed in California in 2013. The actor, who was a passenger in the car, plays a central role in the franchise's final installment, Furious 7. His work in the film was completed using digital technology and a series of stand-ins. In the seconds leading up to Sunday's incident, Norman drove his Nissan Maxima on to the East off-ramp near the Providence Place mall at around 1.35am, officials told the Providence Journal. He then traveled a staggering 1.2 miles west, before crashing head-on into Sical and Rodriguez-Solis's Honda, which was in the left lane, it is alleged. The impact completely wrecked the vehicle. Emergency crews rushed to the scene and Sical was pronounced dead. Rodriguez-Solis, who lived with Sical and Jaylene in Central Falls, was taken to hospital, where he was also declared dead. The couple, who were high school sweethearts, had been on a date night watching Furious 7 in Warwick. They were both wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, according to turnto10.com. Tragic: Sical is pictured smiling with the couple's six-year-old daughter, Jaylene, who has been left orphaned . Arrest: Now, Norman (left), of Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with two counts of driving under the influence - death resulting, and two counts of driving to endanger - death resulting. Right, the victims . Also damaged: In the seconds leading up to Sunday's incident, Norman drove his Nissan Maxima on to the East off-ramp near the Providence Place mall at around 1.35am. Above, the suspect's Nissan following the crash . After troopers noticed that Norman, whose car sustained serious damage, was acting intoxicated at the scene, they asked him to take a breathalyzer test, the news site reported. However, he refused. This prompted Rhode Island State Police to obtain a warrant to draw his blood, which was later sent off for evaluation. The test results are pending and Norman remains in custody on $100,000 bail. On Monday, Rodriguez-Solis' father, Arnulfo Rodriguez, speaking through a family member, told the Providence Journal that he nor his relatives knew how to tell little Jaylene that her parents are dead. Meanwhile, Sical's best friend, Maria Carrillo, described the couple as 'high school sweethearts' who had met at the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center and were generous and positive. Family: Emergency crews rushed to the scene and Sical (pictured in a Facebook photo with her daughter, Jaylene) was pronounced dead. Rodriguez-Solis was taken to hospital, where he was also declared dead . Scene: The couple were both wearing seat belts at the time of the crash on Route 6 (pictured), Rhode Island . Sical, a sales associate at Bob's Discount Furniture in Attleboro, and her boyfriend, a manager at Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Cranston, had apparently spoken about getting married this summer. The couple's loved ones have now set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for Jaylene's future. At the weekend, Furious 7 raced to the top of the domestic box office, picking up a massive $143.6 million on its opening two days - and establishing a new high-water mark for the month of April . The film, which blew past the $95 million debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, now stands as the highest-grossing opening for any film in the Fast and Furious franchise. It also ranks ninth among the top ten openings in history. Norman, from Webster, is scheduled to appear at Providence District Court on June 12. Celebrity death: The horror car crash comes nearly a year and a half after The Fast and The Furious star Paul Walker (seen in Furious 7) died aged 40 when the Porshe he was traveling in crashed in California in 2013 . Demolished: The acclaimed actor, who was a passenger in the car (pictured after the crash), plays a central role in Furious 7. His work in the film was completed using digital technology and a series of stand-ins .

Tiffany Sical, 21, and Bryan Rodriguez-Solis, 23, were driving on highway . They were heading home after watching Fast & Furious 7 in Rhode Island . But they died after 'drunk' Joel Norman, 24, reportedly drove up exit ramp . Norman 'drove wrong way up Providence highway for 1.2 miles at 1.35am' He then smashed into couple's car, leaving their daughter, six, an orphan . Now, suspect is facing charges of driving under influence, causing death . Grieving relatives said they did not know how to tell little girl about crash . Comes nearly a year and a half after The Fast and The Furious star Paul Walker was killed when Porshe he was traveling in crashed in California .

A pug has made a miraculous recovery after he was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake. Dug and his owner, Lindsay Castro, were hiking on the Jurupa Hills trail in Fontana, Canada, on Thursday when they heard a rattling sound. Lindsay backed away, but Dug ran up to the reptile - and suffered the consequences. The snake bit Dug in the face, and his face instantly ballooned to twice its size. Scroll down for video . Horrific: Dug the pug's face swelled to twice its size after he was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake . Curious pup: He had been hiking with his owner when he ran toward a rattle sound - and suffered for it . With limited time, the pair rushed to California Veterinary Specialist Hospital in Ontario, where he was given an entire vile of venom antidote. Finally, after two days of round-the-clock IV fluid and treatment, he is ready to go home. 'I thought I'd lost my dog,' Lindsay told KTLA. 'I was so scared.' Relieved: Owner Lindsay Castro thought she had lost her pet as they rushed to the hospital for treatment . Painful: This is Dug's neck after two days of intensive antidote treatment which massively reduced swelling . Forlorn: It has been a heavy few days for Dug, who was struck on one of the first days of rattlesnake season . 'It was huge': Lindsay described her shock at seeing the 'huge' reptile leap out of the bushes in Fontana . Canada's rattlesnake reason runs from April to September. Speaking to KTLA, Dug's vets issued a warning to other pet owners that animals do not have the same instincts as humans when they see a snake. Fontana Police have also released guidance for dog walkers, ordering people to keep animals on a six-foot leash and seek immediate treatment in the case of a snakebite.

Dug and owner Lindsay Castro were hiking in Fontana, Canada . Lindsay heard a rattle sound and backed away but Dug ran toward it . Snake jumped out, bit him, his face swelled to twice its size . After two days of intensive antidote treatment, he is going home .

The Middle East crisis deepened today as the US warned it will not 'stand by' while Iran supports rebels in Yemen. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington would not accept foreign interference in the country in a direct criticism of Tehran's backing of Shiite Houthi fighters. It comes as a Saudi-led coalition continues to pound anti-government forces in Yemen at the start of a third week of bombing. Scroll down for video . US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that the US will not 'stand by' while Iran supports rebels in Yemen . A member of the Saudi border guard is stationed at a look-out point on the Saudi-Yemeni border today. A Saudi-led coalition is continuing to pound anti-government forces in Yemen . Mr Kerry told PBS television: 'There have been - there are, obviously - flights coming from Iran. Every single week there are flights from Iran and we've traced it and know this. 'Iran needs to recognise that the United States is not going to stand by while the region is destabilised or while people engage in overt warfare across lines, international boundaries in other countries.' The United States has backed the Saudi-led campaign, which launched air strikes last month as the rebels advanced on Yemen's main southern city of Aden after seizing the capital Sanaa. President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled Aden for Saudi Arabia during the Houthi advance and the city has since seen heavy clashes between pro and anti-government forces. Riyadh has accused Tehran, the major Shiite power, of backing the rebels in a bid to establish a pro-Iran state on its doorstep. But Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif insisted his government wanted a swift end to the fighting, which has cost more than 640 lives since March 19, according to the World Health Organization. Military force: Saudi army tanks are seen deployed near the Saudi-Yemeni border, in southwestern Saudi Arabia . Patrol: Saudi guards drive tanks and armed vehicles along the border with Yemen . Mr Kerry, fresh from world powers striking a framework agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme, said Washington was not looking for confrontation with Tehran. 'But we're not going to step away from our alliances and our friendships and the need to stand with those who feel threatened as a consequence of the choices that Iran might be making.' In another sign of growing US support for the Saudi effort, the Pentagon said it had started daily aerial refuelling for warplanes in the coalition. The first refuelling flight took place on Tuesday night with a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker providing fuel for a F-15 fighter jet operated by Saudi Arabia and an F-16 flown by the United Arab Emirates, spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that last week's framework accord with world powers was no guarantee of a final nuclear deal. And President Hassan Rouhani said separately that the Islamic republic would not sign any final agreement unless 'all economic sanctions are totally lifted on the same day'. 'What has been done so far does not guarantee an agreement, nor its contents, nor even that the negotiations will continue to the end,' said Khamenei, who has the final word on all matters of state. After a week of gruelling last-ditch negotiations, Tehran and the six powers agreed on April 2 on the framework of a deal to be finalised by the end of June reining in Iran's nuclear programme in return for the lifting of international sanctions. 'Everything is in the detail, it may be that the other side, which is unfair, wants to limit our country in the details,' Khamenei said, in his first comments on the deal. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that last week's framework accord with world powers was no guarantee of a final nuclear deal . Playing down expectations of a deal after the interim accord - which sparked celebrations in the streets of Iranian cities - Khamenei said he had not taken any position until now as 'there is nothing to take a stance on'. 'Officials say that nothing has been done yet and there is nothing binding. I am neither for nor against.' Under the outline text agreed in the Swiss city of Lausanne between Tehran and the so-called P5+1 powers - the United States, Britain, China, France and Russia plus Germany - Iran must significantly reduce its number of centrifuges in exchange for a suspension of sanctions. The outline was a major breakthrough in a 12-year international crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. 'I have always supported and still support the Iranian negotiating team,' Khamenei said. 'I welcome any agreement that protects the interests and greatness of the nation, but having no agreement is more honourable than an agreement in which the interests and greatness of the nation is damaged.' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic would not sign any final agreement unless 'all economic sanctions are totally lifted on the same day' He said that retaining a civil nuclear industry in any agreement was vital for Iran's future development. 'The nuclear industry is a necessity, for energy production, for desalination, and in the fields of medicine, agriculture and other sectors,' he said. In a potential obstacle to any final deal, Rouhani said his country wanted sanctions lifted on the day of the implementation of any agreement. 'We will not sign any agreements unless on the first day of the implementation of the deal all economic sanctions are totally lifted on the same day,' he said. The pace at which the sanctions will be lifted is one of the outstanding issues that still has to be agreed in the final accord. Western governments, which have imposed their own sanctions over and above those adopted by the United Nations, have been pushing for it to happen only gradually. 'In return for Iran's future cooperation, we and our international partners will provide relief in phases from the sanctions that have impacted Iran's economy,' US Secretary of State John Kerry said last week. Rouhani, who was speaking on Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day, reiterated that his government remained determined to develop its civil nuclear programme. 'We will have a tanker sortie every day,' Warren said, adding that all flights will be outside of Yemeni air space. The air strikes killed at least 14 rebel fighters in Aden overnight Thursday at positions near the northern edge of the city, a source in pro-government forces told AFP. Air strikes also hit a military camp in the southern Shabwa province that was seized by the Houthis' main allies - security forces who have remained loyal to former strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, a local official said. The official had no information on casualties among the forces loyal to Saleh, who has been accused of joining with the Houthis after being ousted from power in 2012 after an Arab Spring-inspired uprising. Yemen has been wracked by conflict since Saleh's ouster, with Hadi unable to assert government authority in a deeply tribal country riven by divisions. Supporters of the Shiite Houthi militia brandish their weapons in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Washington has said it will not accept foreign interference in the country . Conflict: Yemeni supporters of the southern seperatist movement fire towards Houthi rebels during clashes in the southern city of Aden yesterday . As well as the Houthis, who hail from Yemen's north, the government has struggled against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), considered the most dangerous of the jihadist network's branches. Authorities in Yemen had for years allowed Washington to carry out a drone war against AQAP but US forces pulled out of the country amid the latest unrest. Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of the chaos to seize control of some areas and carried out a series of deadly attacks on both government forces and the Houthis. As the fighting and air campaign drag on, concern has been growing for what aid workers say is a mounting humanitarian crisis. Some aid trickled in to Aden by ship on Wednesday but efforts by the International Committee of the Red Cross to organise flights of cargo planes into Sanaa have so far failed. In Aden, witnesses have said the situation is dire, with bodies lying in the streets and mosques calling through loudspeakers for help. Smoke and flames rise from Shiite Houthi rebel camps following an airstrike by the Saudi-led allianceearlier this week . A Yemeni child receives treatment at the burns unit of a hospital in Sanaa, following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition earlier this month . Diplomatic efforts have stepped up to resolve the conflict, with the Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers pledging to work to find a negotiated solution. Zarif laid out a four-stage plan for talks, calling for an immediate ceasefire followed by humanitarian assistance, dialogue among Yemenis and the formation of an 'all-inclusive government'. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was also quoted on Thursday as calling for a regional effort to end the fighting. 'The groups in Yemen should meet and work on possible solution. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran should be involved in efforts for a diplomatic solution,' Erdogan was quoted as saying by Turkish media.

Secretary of State John Kerry hits out at Iran's support of Houthi fighters . But adds that Washington is not looking for a confrontation with Tehran . Saudi-led coalition starts third week of air-strikes against rebels in Yemen . Pentagon has started daily aerial refuelling for warplanes in the coalition .

Countdown co-presenter Rachel Riley was left embarrassed on a recent episode of the show when contestants offered up a rather rude eight-letter word as their answer to the word game. Host Nick Hewer faced a conundrum of his own as he tried, and failed, to stifle his giggles as a blushing Ms Riley spelt out the word 'erection'. Hewer, who first found fame as Lord Sugar’s sidekick in The Apprentice, was clearly trying not to laugh when Dubliner Gerry Tynan and Anne Lewin, from Brighton, both offered up the double entendre. Scroll down for video . Countdown co-presenter Rachel Riley looked embarassed when the two contestants came up with the same eight-letter double entendre in the word game (pictured) as host Nick Hewer failed to stifle his laughter . Fortunately celebrity guest Dr Phil Hammond, who was in dictionary corner with Susie Dent, saved the day with nine letter word 'recondite'. It is not the first time the show's host has struggled to contain himself when a rude word has popped up - last year Hairy Biker Dave Myers offered up the seven-letter word 'todgers', causing much hilarity among the hosts. In February an English teacher shocked viewers when submitting the word 'm*nges', an expletive sometimes used to describe female genitalia. It is not the first time Nick Hewer (pictured) has struggled to contain himself when a rude word has popped up . In 1991, two contestants offered 'w***ers', and in 2010 another suggested 's**tface'. In 2010 the presenters looked uneasy when the letters U, D, F, C, K and E all came up in a selection - but luckily the contestants resisted the temptation to go for the obvious and instead submitted the five letter words 'caged' and 'faced'. It's not the first word to have left Rachel Riley blushing. The former Strictly Come Dancing star found herself stifling laughter after drawing the words 'p*ss' and 'a*se' shortly after replacing Carol Vorderman in 2009. During her 26-year stint, Ms Vorderman was left red-faced more than a few times. Words such as fart, porn and poo were among the collection of letters which had the Loose Women star and her co-hosts laughing. The Channel 4 afternoon show, which has been running since the station launched in 1982, recently picked up a Guinness world record when it reached its 6,000th episode. The words and number contest was launched with late presenter Richard Whiteley at the helm and has also been fronted by Des Lynam and Jeff Stelling. Countdown is on weekdays at 2.10pm on Channel 4. Hairy Biker Dave Myers offered up the seven-letter word 'todgers', causing much hilarity among the hosts . When she was a presenter on the show Carol Vorderman was left red-faced when certain words popped up .

Two contestants on Countdown came up with the same word during game . Co-presenter Rachel Riley looked embarrassed as she spelt out 'erection' Host Nick Hewer failed to stifle his laughter during the awkward moment .

We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, a new study has revealed. The report into friendship showed that our social circle peaks at 26 years and seven months, at which we typically have five close friends. Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the friendship high point a little later at 27 years and three months. Women are most popular at 25 years of age, while men hit the friendship high a little later at 27. File image used . The research, by greetings card firm Forever Friends, shows that a third of adults (36 per cent) met their closest friends while at school with a fifth (22 per cent) saying they met them at work. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in nurturing new friendships. The study found that 25 to 34-year-olds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make 12, and 35 to 44-year-olds who will have made just four. Forever Friends relationship coach Sam Owen said: 'It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. 'It is a key time in our lives where friendships are grown through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. 'As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference. Small gestures are just as important as big ones. 1. Trustworthy - 85 per cent . 2. Loyal - 79 per cent . 3. Funny - 62 per cent . 4. Respectful - 57 per cent . 5. Have a love of travel - 15 per cent . 6. Thick skinned - 13 per cent . 7. A good taste in music so we can go to the same gigs - 12 per cent . 8. Generous so they can be treated to things - nine per cent . 9. Stylish - seven per cent . 10. Attractive and popular with the opposite sex - six per cent . 'With growing external pressures being put on friendships these days, it's important to nurture and make time for our friendships. 'If we could only do one additional thing a week to show we care and love our friends, it would create a stronger framework for the future.' Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half (54 per cent) of us have lost friendships through moving, while 36 per cent say that over time they grew apart from close pals. Having children has also caused 19 per cent to drift away from childless friends. And new relationships play a big role in finding - and keeping - friends, with one in 10 people (11 per cent) saying their friendship circles had expanded due to a new relationship and 10 per cent revealing their partner did not approve of some. The study also looked into the amount of friends we would like to have. It found that the average Brit has four close friends, but ideally we want six. Tellingly, almost half (48 per cent) of women and 39 per cent of men have at least one secret they share with their best friend, which they would never tell their partner.

New study reveals the average person's friends circle peaks at age of 26 . Women are most popular at 25 and men hit their friendship high at 27 . Research also showed social networks Facebook and Twitter are crucial .

Pamela Anderson has come in for criticism for her very public show of support for an Arizona sheriff notorious for his controversial opinions and racial profiling of Latinos. Joe Arpaio, who calls himself ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’, and the former Baywatch star appeared odd soul-mates as they joined together at the Maricopa County Jail on Wednesday to promote the benefits of an all-vegetarian diet. Arpaio says cutting meat from the meals served to the more than 8,000 inmates has saved an estimated $200,000 per year. The jail has been serving vegetarian meals for 16 months now. Scroll down for video . The odd couple: PETA spokesperson Pamela Anderson joined forced with controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio on Wednesday to promote the benefits of a vegetarian diet for prison inmates . Pamela Anderson was all smiles as she joined Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to serve vegetarian meals to inmates at the Maricopa County Jail, making it the first jail in the country to go entirely vegetarian . Inmates are served a peanut butter sandwich with oranges and some crackers for brunch and a hot meal comprised of different vegetable and soy dishes for dinner. Anderson, a longtime vegan and a spokeswoman for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said she hopes the meal initiative stands as a model for prisons and jails across the country. Anderson and PETA have came under fire for their association with the polarizing Arpaio, who has long faced criticism that he unfairly targets minorities for law enforcement. He has described himself as an 'equal opportunity guy, I lock up everybody.' PETA’s Senior Vice President Dan Mathews told ThinkProgress that the food he saw and tasted during a tour of the food factory plant last month was healthy. 'I was incredibly impressed to see the fresh produce,' he said. But a Fox News affiliate reporter who visited in 2013 commented that the carrots in the stew were brown and that the soy looked like 'wood chips.' Anderson and PETA have came under fire for their association with the polarizing Arpaio, who has long faced criticism that he unfairly targets minorities for law enforcement . Anderson, dressed in a red and black stripped top, signed autographs for inmates as she toured the prison which includes an outdoor area known as Tent City . Arpaio responded, 'Oh, that’s probably just dirt. Don’t worry about that.' Inmates, who receive just two meals a day, have previously called the food being served as 'slop.' The stunt at Maricopa County Jail on Wednesday as described as 'a new low for PETA' by ThinkProgress. Anderson, dressed in a red and black stripped top, signed autographs for inmates as she toured the prison which includes an outdoor area known as Tent City. An outdoor jail with electric fencing, Tent City can hold more than two thousand immigrant detainees. Because the heat can rise to 137 degrees during the summer months, the tent structure serves primarily as brutal physical punishment. 'We're saving a lot of lives and I think it's very helpful and encouraging to get people to eat compassionately and make non-violent choices,' said Anderson. Anderson, a longtime vegan and a spokeswoman for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said she hopes the meal initiative stands as a model for prisons and jails across the country . A press conference at Tent City came to an abrupt end when reporters asked the sheriff to compare the $200,000 meat-free savings to the $14 million the agency is spending to comply with a court order that found sheriff's deputies discriminated against Latino residents. 'It's comparing apples to oranges,' Arpaio said. 'We won't be getting into that today, thanks very much.' An appeals court on Wednesday upheld key findings in the 2013 ruling that deputies under Sheriff Arpaio systemically committed racial profiling of Latinos. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the previous ruling by District Judge Murray Snow that unconstitutional practices targeting immigrants had extended traffic stops in the Phoenix area. The decision by Snow marked the first time that the sheriff's office known for immigration enforcement had been found to have racially profiled people. The judge is requiring Arpaio's officers to video-record traffic stops, collect data on stops and undergo training to ensure they aren't acting unconstitutionally. A press conference came to an abrupt end when reporters asked Sheriff Arpaio, right, to compare the $200,000 meat-free savings to the $14 million the agency is spending to comply with a court order that found sheriff's deputies discriminated against Latino residents .

PETA spokesperson Pamela Anderson joined forces with Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio to promote the benefits of a vegetarian diet for prisoners . Arpaio says cutting meat from the meals served to the more than 8,000 inmates has saved an estimated $200,000 per year . Reporters on a previous visit to the prison discovered the carrots in the stew were brown and that the soy looked like 'wood chips' The PR stunt at Maricopa County Jail on Wednesday has been described as 'a new low for PETA' Arpaio is better known for his controversial opinions and racial profiling of Latinos, than his dedication to a vegetarian diet .

The FBI have recovered one of the gold bars stolen in a $5 million armored truck robbery in North Carolina last month. Investigators say the location the bar was found - somewhere in South Florida - has provided them with a big break in the case. 'This confirms that there is a South Florida nexus to this,' Justin E. Fleck, supervisory special agent of the squad leading the investigation, told ABC News. 'We believe that additional gold bars from the robbery may still be in South Florida and we continue to need the public’s help in solving this crime.' The highway heist occurred on March 1 in Wilson County, almost halfway into the truck's journey from Miami to Boston. Police have previously said they suspected it was an inside job because the 18-wheeler truck - owned by transport company TransValue - pulled over when one of the two armed guards on board 'felt sick'. Big break: The FBI say they recovered this 26-pound gold bar - worth up to $500,000 - somewhere in South Florida, which has provided a big break in their investigation into last month's highway heist in North Carolina . The guards said that after the vehicle stopped they were approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered them to lay on the ground. The men spoke in Spanish and said they were 'policia.' The trio tied the guards' hands behind their backs and marched them into nearby woods before taking 275lbs of gold. The gold totaled $4.8 million, but the truck was carrying about $10 million worth of metal, so the thieves left half the load - mostly silver - behind. Suspects: Police previously shared sketches of the suspects thought to be male and possibly Hispanic who allegedly bound the hands of the driver and the passenger. There are three suspects altogether . White van: Two security guards working for Transvalue Inc of Miami were reportedly approached by three armed men driving a white van, pictured here, after pulling over on the interstate . Wilson County Sheriff Calvin Woodard Jr. admitted last month the story was suspicious. 'There is suspicion at this time that this could be an inside job due to the circumstances of the robbery,' a Wilson County Sheriff's Office detective wrote in a search warrant obtained by ABC. 'The fact that the truck was robbed immediately upon it pulling over at an unannounced stop is suspicious in and of itself,' the document added. 'It is also suspicious because there are no markings on the side of the truck that would indicate the type of cargo contained therein. 'The suspects also went directly to the trailer and found the gold which was in unmarked five gallon buckets. It is not believed that this is a random act due to the nature and facts of this robbery.' Police are now seeking a search warrant for the phones of the armed guard who felt sick because of the suspicious nature of the case. Search: Armed robbers are suspected of stealing $5 million in gold from an 18-wheeler taking the precious from Florida to Massachusetts on Interstate 95. Above, deputies investigate a wooded area near the road . Location: The men 'ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and marched them into nearby woods, before taking 275lbs gold' Cone: This photo is of a traffic cone that was positioned behind the truck as suspects allegedly removed gold from the vehicle after breaking a lock on the back . Investigation: Wilson County Sheriff Calvin Woodard Jr, pictured, said that differing stories from the guards about the armed robbery had led to suspicions over their accounts of the heist . Woodard shared sketches of the three suspects who allegedly bound the hands of the driver and the passenger. Meanwhile, a photo was shown of a traffic cone that was positioned behind the truck as suspects allegedly removed gold from the vehicle after breaking a lock on the back. The traffic cone had the marking of a company that only does work in Florida, according to ABC. Woodard said the driver and the passenger, who speak little English, are not suspects, but both men have been interviewed separately several times by police. He added that the driver and the passenger did violate their company’s policies by exiting the vehicle without their firearms and leaving the firearms inside the truck. Wilson County Sheriff's Deputies investigate an area near Interstate 95 in Wilson, North Carolina, on Monday . Investigation: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined in the search for the robbers, thought to be male and possibly Hispanic. Neither of the guards was injured during the 'very rare incident', TransValue said . A reported 275lbs of gold were stolen and silver was also being carried in the truck, which was stopped near mile marker 114 on the highway. Locks on the back of the truck were sawed off, according to WITN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined in the search for the robbers, thought to be male and possibly Hispanic. The metal was owned by Republic Metals Corporation in Opalocka, Florida, according to a search warrant. TransValue, which specializes in transporting valuable goods and money between financial centers, keeps goods they move insured for up to $100 million. A $50,000 reward is on offer for information leading to an arrest. Shortly after the heist confused drivers told 911 dispatchers that they saw uniformed drivers run into the North Carolina highway with their hands bound, motioning for help, according to recordings.

Heist occurred March 1 in Wilson County, North Carolina . Armored truck traveling from Miami to Boston was robbed by three men . 275 pounds of gold worth nearly $5 million stolen . A 26-pound gold bar worth $500,000 now recovered in South Florida . Police previously suspected it was an inside job . The guards had pulled over because one felt sick . Goods transported with company, TransValue, insured up to $100 million .

Leroy Fer is set to be rushed back from a knee injury to give Queens Park Rangers a boost in the relegation fight. Fer is back in training and manager Chris Ramsey hopes to have him in the squad for Saturday's London derby at home to West Ham. The 25-year-old Dutch midfielder has not appeared since he damaged medial ligaments in his knee during in a 2-0 win at Sunderland in mid-February, when he opened the scoring. Leroy Fer could be rushed back after injuring his knee against Sunderland back in February . The Dutch midfielder has struggled for form and fitness since arriving from Norwich in the summer . 'He is in contention,' said Ramsey. 'He's not where we want him to be but we can't put him too much in cotton wool and you sometimes need to take a chance on someone. 'We're trying to get that balance between fitness and a recurring injury. He hasn't put his hand up fully but he said last week this was a target for him but we're going to try our best to make sure he's at least on the bench.' QPR manager Chris Ramsey admits the club are taking a chance on Fer in bid to beat relegation . Rangers have several players returning to fitness, including defender Richard Dunne (right) Centre-half Richard Dunne returned as a late substitute in QPR's last game, against Chelsea, after more than two months out with a similar injury. Korean left-back Yun Suk-Young is also back after three weeks out following a head injury but Rio Ferdinand is still among those unavailable.

Leroy Fer has not played since damaging knee ligaments in mid-February . QPR boss Chris Ramsey hopes he will make the squad to face West Ham . Defenders Richard Dunne and Yun Suk-Young have returned from injury .

The founder and CEO of Chobani has settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-wife, who laid claim to half the $2 billion Greek yogurt empire. Hamdi Ulukaya was once a Turkish immigrant with dreams of making it big in the U.S. food industry. His American-born ex, Dr. Ayse Giray, sued him in 2012 on claims her family lent him $500,000 that helped make his dreams a reality. On April 10, after years of wrangling and a pronouncement by Giray's camp just last month that the parties were no where near an agreement, Ulukaya settled for an unknown sum. Settled: Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of Chobani, has settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-wife, who laid claim to half the $2 billion Greek yogurt empire . The settlement came just before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla was due to rule on whether Giray could retroactively be named a shareholder in Chobani's predecessor company, a feta cheese operation called Euphrates. Giray first sued Ulukaya in 2012 for a 53 percent stake in the company. The two were married just two years in the 1990s and Ulukaya's company was not an issue in their divorce, according to the New York Post. Yogurt boom: Giray first sued Ulukaya in 2012 for a 53 percent stake in the company. The two were married just two years in the 1990s and Ulukaya's company was not an issue in their divorce . However, in early 2015, court documents revealed that Giray was basing at least part of her claim on scribbled handwritten notes her lawyers were 'confirmation that monies were provided.' Ulukaya wrote the notes off as mere 'family expenses.' Nonetheless, his camp settled rather than leave themselves open to losing assets worth $1 billion to Giray. But even with this suit behind him, Ulukaya still has business problems ahead of him. Since early this year, Chobani has been considering replacing him as CEO, the New York Post reported, citing people familiar with the matter. One of the primary reasons for the removal of Ulukaya, who founded the company, is a product recall in 2013 that led to negative EBITDA of $87 million in the fourth quarter, the paper reported, citing internal documents it reviewed. The recall was a result of bad design and layout incorporated during the construction of the company's $450 million Idaho factory, and due to lack of training for workers, the Post reported. Ulukaya, who built the factory, kept a lot of his key executives in the dark as they continued to spend freely amid mounting losses and increasing chaos at the factory, the report said. Private-equity firm TPG invested $750 million in the New Berlin, New York-based company last year to save it from the cash crunch arising as a result of the problems at Idaho. Nick of time: The settlement came just before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla was due to rule on whether Giray could retroactively be named a shareholder in Chobani's predecessor company, a feta cheese operation called Euphrates.

Dr. Ayse Giray first sued Hamdi Ulukaya in 2012 on claims her family lent him $500,000 that helped him build the yogurt empire .

Blackburn Rovers are in familiar territory facing an FA Cup replay against one of the country's best, only this time it's Liverpool and not Manchester City. Last season, the Championship side held eventual Premier League champions City to a draw, but were then thrashed 5-0 in the return. None-the-less, midfielder Tom Cairney didn't come away from the game empty handed and grabbed Yaya Toure's shirt at the end, which takes pride of place framed in his living room. 'I don't know what he did with mine, I think he needed something to clean his car with!' Cairney jokes, hoping that there will not be a repeat when they host Liverpool on Wednesday in their FA Cup quarter-final replay. 'When we went to Anfield in the last match we were scared of failing and scared of getting hammered. That's part of what makes you dig even deeper against those sides.' Raheem Sterling's contract negotiations have dominated the headlines in the past fortnight . Tom Cairney, who will face Sterling on Wednesday night, has sympathy for the young winger . Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer and his players are also hoping the Liverpool players' studs will sink a little further into the Ewood Park turf, currently in a sorry state, to help their cause. 'Against Brighton in our last game there you had to take three touches to control the ball,' Cairney explains. 'Personally, it's not what I like, but if it takes Philippe Coutinho a few extra seconds to control the ball then I will be happy with that.' It does not suit Cairney, 24, who is a ball-playing central midfielder with a sweet left foot. But he is also not afraid to get stuck in, learned when he had a taste of the top flight as a teenager at Hull City when Phil Brown threw him in as the club were heading down. Since then, after moving to Blackburn, on loan first and permanently last summer, he would kill for a chance to get back there. One might expect him, then, to be incredulous that Liverpool's Raheem Sterling is turning down contracts worth £100,000-per-week but Cairney feels sympathy instead. 'I know it sounds stupid more than one hundred grand a week but that's the world we live in and that's football,' he says. 'It's up to him. If he stays at Liverpool he will be one of the top players for the next eight years. 'He might be thinking the top dog at Liverpool is on a lot more and he feels he's doing a job just as well. To turn down one hundred grand a week in our world is crazy but he's in the top three 20-year-olds in the world.' Sterling shares a laugh in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay with Blackburn on Wednesday . Sterling has been linked with a move to Arsenal, admitting he was 'flattered' by their interest . Part of Sterling's issue is that boss Brendan Rodgers sometimes plays him as a wing-back instead of up front, where the player prefers. 'I was pleased when he played wing-back against us in the first match,' Cairney adds. 'He was out of the way a little bit.' Cairney has his own taste of superstardom, too, if only around Blackburn's Brockhall Training Ground where he goes by the nickname of 'Justin Bieber.' When he first joined the club, the other players dug up pictures that revealed his uncanny resemblance to the Canadian pop star. 'It was on my old Facebook. I had a basketball vest on and shades and a cap backwards,' Cairney says. 'I didn't have any stubble because I can't grow it so they thought I looked a bit like Bieber. 'He's not bad with the ladies is he? And I like a few of his songs so it could have been worse.' Cairney and Sterling — and Bieber, come to that -— were not born the last time, before this season, Blackburn met Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final. That was in 1958 when Ron Clayton and Ally MacLeod scored late on for Blackburn to overturn Bobby Murdoch's early Liverpool goal. Yet Cairney's upbringing was rich in the competition due to his father Ian. 'He used to go on about the FA Cup all the time when I was little,' Cairney says. Blackburn were hammered by Edin Dzeko (centre) and Co in a FA Cup replay last season . 'Some people don't see it as big as they used to in the olden days. But the FA Cup is one of the most famous competitions in world football. To play in a semi-final at Wembley would be a dream. 'He'd go on about Hereford beating Newcastle 2-1 in 1972, those types of games. I'd say right, dad, bore me later, but he is right. The underdog playing the favourites, anything can happen. We've shown that this season. 'He can't believe I'm playing in an FA Cup quarter-final. He used to play four or five rounds before the Third Round and think it was good. 'If you spoke to him you'd think he was Maradona. He played local. To be fair, he has a good touch. He played for non-League around Nottingham. 'He sometimes tells me things and I'm like dad, shut up, you were playing against drunken keepers on Sunday mornings.' A Wembley day out against Aston Villa welcomes the winner. If Cairney and Co make it, his father will have another FA Cup upset to go on about.

Blackburn face Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final replay on Wednesday . Tom Cairney has sympathy for Raheem Sterling over his contract . Sterling rejected a £100,000-a-week new deal at Anfield .

A British photographer has captured incredible solar images from an observatory he built in his back garden. Retired engineer, Dave Tyler captured these stunning pictures showing the ferocious activity on the sun's surface during its solar maximum - when the star is at its most active during its 11 year cycle. The amateur snapper is able to capture a wide variety of phenomena from his own home near High Wycombe, including sunspots, solar prominences, coronal loops and solar flares. Scroll down for video . One for the album: A streak of burning gas leaves the sun in this photo by Dave Tyler in his back garden . The 72-year-old designed and built his own observatory in 1977 and now uses powerful telescopes to observe and photograph the solar system. Tyler first became interested in astronomy after seeing the first episode of the BBC's Sky at Night in 1957. He said: 'I had always had a casual interest in astronomy ever since the first Sky at Night. 'However, more than a decade later a friend gave me an old Ross 3 inch refractor which I cobbled onto a camera tripod. Here comes the sun: A magnificent picture of the star which dominates our solar system from December 2014 . 'With this simple device I was able to look at Saturn, which left me truly amazed. 'Like many other amateurs who have had the same experience, I was instantly launched into a life long passion with the subject. 'I am now very aware of my position in the solar system. The sun is awesome and many people do not even realise it is a star. Through my scopes it is an amazing sight.' The sun photographed during its solar maximum which is its most active period during its 11 year cycle . A sunspot captured during the sun's solar maximum by backyard observer Dave Tyler in February . David Tyler and the equipment he uses to take pictures of the sun in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire . A solar war rages on the sun's surface during its solar maximum on January 15, 2015 . A prominence rising from the sun photographed by Dave Tyler who built his own observatory in his garden . A sun spot is pictured in this photograph taken in March by Mr Tyler . Solar power: A fiery battle rages on the sun's surface on September 2, 2014 . An plane flying through the night sky against the backdrop of the sun which has a visible sun spot . A large sunspot visible on the star's surface during its solar maximum in September 2014 . The 72-year-old designed and built his own observatory in 1977 and now uses powerful telescopes to observe and photograph the solar system . A view of the dome in David Tyler's garden, containing the equipment used to take pictures of the sun .

Retired engineer Dave Tyler built his own observatory in garden in 1977 . Uses powerful telescope to photograph solar system from home in Bucks. Takes pictures of variety of phenomena including solar flares and sunspots .

(CNN)Would you want a TV program about your family history to include details of a distant, long-deceased relative who had owned slaves? Seriously, who in their right mind would want to be tarnished by the sins of an ancestor you had no connection to other than a remote bloodline? I wouldn't, and neither did Ben Affleck, who lobbied producers of a PBS show, "Finding Your Roots," to remove any reference to his great-great-great grandfather Benjamin Cole, a Georgia slave owner in the mid-1800's, in an episode that looked at Affleck's family history. (Affleck revealed Cole's name Wednesday night.) Here's the thing that might surprise many, given the tendency of the media to exploit any potentially scandalous material: The show's producer, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., apparently acquiesced to Affleck's request, because when the episode aired in October 2014, there was no mention of the star's slave-owning ancestor. Affleck's attempt to alter the content of the program only publicly became known a few days ago after WikiLeaks released hacked emails revealing an exchange between Gates and Sony Pictures chief Michael Lynton. When Gates asked how he should respond to Affleck's request to delete the material, Lynton responded, "all things being equal, I would definitely take it out." And on Tuesday, Affleck, via Facebook, admitted that he had urged Gates to excise any reference to his slave-owning relative. Affleck explained, "I didn't want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. I was embarrassed. The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth." Now Gates has publicly denied that he made his decision about the content of the program based on Affleck's request, but it seems likely that he did. After all, Affleck noted as much in his Facebook post, writing that Gates "agreed with me on the slave owner but made other choices I disagreed with." And three other celebrities profiled on the series last season were shown to have been related to slave owners. So it's unlikely that it was simply happenstance that it left out any reference to Affleck's familial slave ownership connection. In any event, PBS has launched an internal review to determine if the show violated its own editorial standards. Whatever the results of the review, Affleck and Gates did the right thing. Let's be clear: "Finding Your Roots" is not an investigative news show; it's an entertainment program. In fact, as Affleck noted, much of the material is provided directly by the celebrity being profiled. It's not "60 Minutes" but more in the nature of a sophisticated profile of celebrities, using their marquee names to attract viewers. There's not even a hint that Affleck strong-armed the producers or made any type of threats against them if they included the information. In the emails between Gates and Lynton, which they presumably believed at the time were confidential and would remain so, there was no mention of undue pressure by Affleck. Instead, Gates simply noted that Affleck "asked us to edit out something." After the emails were revealed, Gates issued a statement, saying, "Ultimately, I maintain editorial control on all of my projects and, with my producers, decide what will make for the most compelling program. In the case of Mr. Affleck we focused on what we felt were the most interesting aspects of his ancestry -- including a Revolutionary War ancestor, a third great-grandfather who was an occult enthusiast, and his mother who marched for civil rights during the Freedom Summer of 1964." My view would be different if Affleck had a history of uttering racist remarks or engaging in racist conduct. That would have made the information truly newsworthy. But instead we have a man known for championing progressive causes, which I'm sure made him even more acutely sensitive that some on the right might possibly use this information against him in the future. Perhaps that's what Affleck meant in his Facebook post when he wrote that this information made him feel "vulnerable." Affleck has noted that he regrets asking PBS to not include information about his "distant relative." That's a nice gesture, but it was not needed. Affleck had every right to ask for the information about a long-deceased distant relative to be left out of the show. And PBS had the choice to include it or leave it out. I applaud PBS for doing the right thing at a time when media outlets rarely show any restraint on the lives of people in the public eye.

Ben Affleck admits he asked PBS show "Finding Your Roots" to avoid mentioning his slave-owning ancestor . Dean Obeidallah says the actor and the show were right to leave the detail out .

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)It is a strangely detached scene for the close of America's longest war: military trainers bouncing between multi-million dollar, high security bases, on Black Hawks, miles from the front line. But it is how Washington wants this to be. And even though the departure of American troops will be fractionally slower, they will all be inside the U.S. Embassy by the end of next year, making these some of their last weeks outside of the wire. We are near Jalalabad, at a regional logistics hub for the Afghan police force -- a generous facility that was originally intended to resupply the entire east of the country with uniforms, ammunition, even fuel for vehicles. The intentions, first hatched in 2011 when the U.S. had tens of thousands of troops and still large ambitions for their war here, were large in scale. But the project has been handed between rotations of U.S. officers and is perhaps a little distant from its first conception. We are taken on a proud tour of a series of clean and newly painted blocks. Dozens of Afghan police gather there, and mill around, waiting for their commanders to arrive. Nick Paton Walsh's Afghanistan series: Afghan forced to marry her rapist . Yet a few problems are immediately visible. There are no doorhandles on the outer doors -- we're told they've been removed while a new master key is being sought. There seem to be few supplies in the actual hub. We ask the Afghan policemen how many of them get resupplied there, at this stage, four months since it opened, and they say: none. About 20 units a month file paperwork for resupply in the base, but supplies often still come from where they did before -- Kabul. U.S. officials told us they are optimistic the logistical road ahead can be smoothed -- that in the 18 plus months they have left they can get the Afghan army and police up to furnishing themselves with the supply lines they need. But here, now, that seems far away. As does the base, incidentally. It's quite a rough drive from the main road, surrounded by hills, and with at best patchy cellphone coverage -- far from ideal for a transit hub. Nick Paton Walsh's Afghanistan series: ISIS recruits in Taliban territory . And it is far away in terms of its cost. Like so much in the most costly of wars, its price tag may have made sense in briefings on Capitol Hill, where effectiveness is gauged in millions, but here in dusty eastern Afghanistan, it seems exorbitant. This as-yet, partially functional resupply hub cost $21 million, a price that presumably includes new doorhandles. There are about fifty Afghan police currently on the base -- meaning each one has so far cost $400,000 to the US taxpayer. But this is an unfair way of representing the challenge the U.S. trainers here face: working, as they are, against a clock, with diminishing resources and public interest, in an endlessly complex and often corrupt land where, when the Taliban aren't thriving, ISIS are waiting in the wings to fill the gap. With the clock ticking in the background, U.S. officer Colonel JB Vowell remains upbeat: "It's going to be a challenge, to get all those little hubs and spokes -- logistics to maintenance, supplies, resupply. I'm optimistic though; much of this didn't exist in November." On the outskirts of the base are the relics of the U.S.'s military involvement in a conflict that still continues to kill Afghan security forces at an accelerated rate. SUVs, even old American Humvees -- now gifted to Afghan police to drive around -- lie disabled by mine strikes. The Americans were hoping the police could stack the vehicles here, assess their resupply needs, or cannibalize the damaged vehicles for spare parts. Throughout, the surreal changes in how this war was, and continues to be, fought are omnipresent. Years ago, the threat would have mostly been from insurgents taking potshots at an American base. Now we are far from the threat, but another has taken its place. Surrounding our crew at all times are "Guardian Angels" -- U.S. soldiers on guard duty, protecting their own from rogue Afghan police or soldiers, trying to prevent the newest and most serious scourge -- "green on blue" attacks, in which Afghan security forces turn their guns on Americans. It is a strange experience to be protected from those who America seeks to hand the country over to. But this is how the war ended. Not with ideological victories, or dramatic withdrawals, just the slow and deliberate stepping to one side.

Final troop pullout oddly detached as U.S. military operations die down in Afghanistan . Ambitious projects, like a police logistics center in Jalalabad, may not live up to their potential .

(CNN)An improvised bomb exploded near a U.N. vehicle traveling near the northeastern Somali city of Garowe on Monday morning, killing six people -- including four aid workers for the international children's agency UNICEF. Somalia's President called it "an attack against the future of our country." The attack follows a separate incident Sunday in which three African Union troops died in an ambush in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, which occurred about 8 a.m. in the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. Four of the victims were foreigners and two were Somalis, said Ahmed Abdullahi Samatar, the police chief of Puntland. UNICEF, the U.N. aid agency focused on children, said it employed four of the dead. Four other workers were in serious condition, the agency said. The bomb went off as a vehicle was taking workers from their guest house to their office. The local police chief said the bomber was inside the vehicle among the U.N. staff. The bomber also died in the attack, according to authorities. Nick Kay, the special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for Somalia, condemned the attack on his Twitter account. "Shocked and appalled by loss of life," he said. Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said he was horrified by the attack. "This attack is not just targeted at the United Nations, but in attacking UNICEF, Al-Shabaab has also attacked Somali children. It is an attack against the future of our country and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms," he said. UNICEF called the slain workers "an integral part of UNICEF's work in Somalia, dedicated to improving the lives of others." Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group based in Somalia, caused outrage this month by carrying out an attack on a Kenyan university. Nearly 150 people, most of them students, died in that attack. In the Sunday incident, three African Union troops were ambushed in the Lower Shabelle region. The African Union Commission for Somalia, or AMISOM, said Sunday that the troops died during a "spirited fight" with attackers. "This attack on AMISOM peacekeepers is part of the continuous effort to subvert Somalia. It is an attempt at disrupting the growth that is evident across all regions, by the enemies of the Somali people. The blood of our brothers will however not be shed in vain. AMISOM will remain committed to pacifying Somalia," said AMISOM Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou. CNN's Nana Karikari-apau and journalist Omar Nor contributed to this report.

The bombing is "an attack against the future of our country," Somalia's President says . UNICEF says the staff members' vehicle was hit by an explosion on its way to their office . Four wounded staff members are in serious condition, the agency says .

South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man who slashed the U.S. ambassador in Seoul last month on charges of attempted murder. Kim Ki-jong, 55, was also indicted Wednesday on charges of assaulting a foreign envoy and obstruction, according to an official at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who did not want to be named, citing department rules. On Monday, the recovering diplomat, Mark Lippert, was pictured out on the streets of Seoul flanked by five bodyguards. His left hand is still in a cast from the attack. South Korean law requires the trial to start within 14 days, and there is a possibility that it could start as early as next week, according to an official at the Seoul Central District Court, who didn't want to be named, citing office rules. He said it was too early to comment on the potential penalties Kim could face. US Ambassador Mark Lippert was pictured with five bodyguards on Wednesday, following the attack that left his arm in a cast . Lippert required 80 stitches to close up the wounds on his hand, arm and face that he sustained from the anti-US activist . Victim: U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, pictured on March 10, was allegedly slashed by Kim KI-jong at a breakfast forum on March 5 . Charged: South Korean maverick political activist Kim Ki-Jong, who faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing US Ambassador Mark Lippert, as he leaves a police station for a court in Seoul on March 6 . Alleged attacker: Kim Ki-jong is pictured being arrested at the site where U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked on March 5, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea . Prosecutors have also been investigating whether Kim violated a controversial law that bans praise or assistance for North Korea. The court official said it was possible prosecutors may add such charges against Kim during the trial. Police say Kim attacked Ambassador Mark Lippert with a knife during a breakfast forum on March 5. He suffered deep gashes on his face and arm and was treated at a Seoul hospital for five days. Lippert, 42, was bleeding from deep wounds to his face and wrist but was able to walk after the attack. Doctors said later his condition was stable after 'very successful' surgery that required 80 stitches in his face as the White House expressed optimism for his quick return to his duties. Police say Kim chose Lippert as a target to highlight his opposition to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills. North Korea has angrily reacted to the drills, calling them an invasion rehearsal. Anti-U.S. activists such as Kim have long blamed the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in the South as a deterrent to the North for the continuing split of the Korean Peninsula. In 2010, Kim tried to attack the Japanese ambassador to South Korea by throwing a piece of concrete and was given a suspended jail term, according to police. After the attack: Kim Ki-jong during his arrest after he allegedly attacked Ambassador Lippert with a razor blade to protest the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea . Watchdog Organization: Kim ji-Jong reportedly identified himself as a representative for a watchdog organization of the disputed island Dokdo/Takeshima and was arrested immediately on site .

Kim Ki-jong, 55, was indicted on charges of attempted murder for allegedly slashing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert with a razor at a breakfast forum . Prosecutors have also been investigating whether Kim violated a controversial law that bans praise or assistance for North Korea . Activist Kim blames the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops in the South as a deterrent to the North for the continuing split of the Korean Peninsula .

Labour peer John Prescott has defended Prince Charles over allegations he tries to secretly influence government policy with scrawled private notes to ministers - insisting he should 'right to 'write as many damn letters as he likes'. The former deputy prime minister said he cannot see a problem with the future King writing to government ministers and insisted he had 'a lot to offer this country'. Lord Prescott's intervention comes after the Supreme Court backed a previous ruling paving the way for the publication of Prince Charles's so-called 'black spider' memos. Lord Prescott, left, said that the Prince of Wales has a lot to offer the country . The letters were penned between September 2004 and March 2005 and sent by the Prince to seven government departments. Lord Prescott, whose letters are separate to those due to be released, said that while he is 'not a raving loyalist', he has 'a lot of time for Charles' who he described as a passionate environmentalist. He said while he listens to the views of everyone who contacts him on political matters, he makes his own decisions. The former Labour minister, writing in the Sunday Mirror, said: ' Charles has an awful lot to offer this country. 'And if he wants to serve his subjects by helping young people into work, combating climate change and building sustainable communities, he can write as many damn letters as he likes.' Lord Prescott published extracts from two letters he received from the Prince - including one expressing his sadness at the death of the Labour politician's mother. The Labour peer said the notes proved 'the measure of the man'. He said: 'They show he has nothing to hide and he shouldn't be worried about publication.' The first letter is a typed ­invitation to a meeting of Regional­ ­Development Agency leaders in 1999. Charles says it would be 'splendid' to see Lord Prescott. The second is more personal and was written in the Prince's ­distinctive handwriting in 2003. It expresses sadness at the death of Lord Prescott's mother. The Prince opens by joking that he has 'been overdoing the quota' of letters to the Deputy PM. Prince Charles - with the Duchess of Cornwall at Ascot races last week - does a lot of good for the country, according to the former Labour minister Lord Prescott . But despite this – and the 'trouble' the press would give him – he goes on to express his sadness and says his 'heart goes out' to the politician. He added: 'I did receive letters from the prince when I was in government but they had no effect on any policy. People say he shouldn't be writing to ministers but he's quite entitled to express his opinion. 'Politicians are lobbied all the time by individuals and groups and none of them would allow a letter – even from Prince Charles – to unduly ­influence them.' Prince Charles has long been accused of 'bombarding' ministers with 'black spider' memos attacking government policy. His letters are so-named after his distinctive handwriting and abundant use of underlining and exclamation marks. Both Clarence House and the Prime Minister expressed disappointment after the court ruling. The notes reflect, according to previous attorney general Dominic Grieve, the prince's 'most deeply held personal views and beliefs'.

Ex deputy PM said there was no problem with Charles writing to ministers . Admitted Charles had sent him a lot of letters while he was in government . Released two, including one condolence letter over death of his mother . Comes after court ruled Charles's letters to ministers should be published .

David Cameron and Boris Johnson warned of a looming 'constitutional crisis' last night after Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond was caught boasting: 'I'm writing Labour's budget.' The two most high-profile Conservatives joined forces to question the legitimacy of the SNP's plan to try to put Ed Miliband in Downing Street, even if Labour wins fewer seats at the general election. The London Mayor, deployed to inject more passion into the Tory campaign, claimed it would mean 'truckfuls of taxpayers' dosh growling up the M1 to Scotland'. Boris Johnson and David Cameron joined forces yesterday to slam the SNP plans to prop up Labour . 'Lots of people… people who might even have voted Labour - people will think that this is a constitutional crisis,' Mr Johnson said. The SNP has declared it will never support the Conservatives in a hung Parliament, but is ready to do a deal with Labour, even if it finishes in second place. It would be the first time since 1924 that a second-placed party had formed a government. Last night, secret footage of Mr Salmond yesterday raised new fears about Scottish Nationalists holding the balance of power at Westminster after May 7. At a fundraising event, Mr Salmond, who is bidding to become an MP, is heard mocking Labour after it slapped down Scottish leader Jim Murphy's claim that he would write a Labour budget north of the border. 'I knew that already - because I'm writing the Labour Party budget,' he declared, to cheers and applause. Mr Salmond also joked that he would 'check his top pocket' – a reference to a Conservative election poster showing a miniature Mr Miliband in his breast pocket. Alex Salmond boasted that he would write Labour's first budget because the SNP would hold the balance of power . The Prime Minister, in his first joint interview with the London Mayor, his chief leadership rival, said: 'In the last 48 hours the SNP have said "no money spent on defence projects unless you get rid of Trident. No HS2 unless it starts in Scotland". 'You have now got Salmond saying he wants to write Ed Miliband's budget. That's before this has even happened. Imagine how much worse it would be, imagine how many pockets would be picked if this were to happen. 'The stakes at this election have always been high. It's about sticking with a plan that's working or risking it with Ed Miliband. But frankly the stakes have got much higher because of what's happening in Scotland with the SNP potentially wiping out Labour. 'The way to avoid that outcome which would be unstable, bad for the economy, bad for jobs, bad for living standards, bad for this country's prospects, the way to avoid it is to vote Conservative. 'What we have got to do in the remaining days of this campaign is bring together these arguments and show that there's an absolute link between the danger of the SNP, a weak Ed Miliband, the threat that he's making and the need to vote Conservative to deliver that majority.' Mr Johnson, seeking to return to the Commons in the west London seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, said a Labour government dependent on the SNP's support would be 'totally shambolic'. The two high-profile Tories yesterday visited a school in south west London, where they made some hand paintings with the students . The pair left the school together, where Mr Johnson claimed SNP's plans to prop up a Labour government would mean 'truckfuls of taxpayers' dosh growling up the M1 to Scotland' 'You would have Labour at the beck and call of the SNP. I care very strongly that they've got an agenda to break up the Union, but even worse in government… they would be dragging the steering wheel of a Labour government to the Left. 'From my perspective where I sit in in London you would see truckfuls of taxpayers' dosh growling up the M1 to Scotland. It would be a continual ransom by the SNP of a Labour government.' The Mayor added that the polls were 'starting to move a bit' in the Tories' favour, and claimed there would be a late swing to them as there was in the 1992 election. 'In the last week or so, I really think they're really going to move decisively in favour of a strong, positive Conservative message which is what we've been offering. The record of the government over the last five years has been absolutely outstanding and I think the choice is very clear. 'Do you want to go backwards under Miliband or forwards under the Conservatives? Loads of floating voters are going to make up their minds in our favour in the last few days.' Tomorrow, the Prime Minister and outgoing leader of the Commons William Hague will inflame the row further by launching a separate 'English manifesto' for the first time – as well as the traditional Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish documents. Mr Miliband dismissed Mr Salmond's claim as 'fantasy and nonsense' – but again refused to rule out relying on SNP votes in a hung Parliament. Ed Miliband, pictured on the campaign trail in Ipswich yesterday, dismissed Mr Salmond's claims he would write the Labour budget as 'fantasy and nonsense' The Labour leader also insisted yesterday that he had no plans to negotiate with SNP . 'We are going to be writing the first Labour budget,' he told BBC Radio Five. The Labour leader insisted he had no plans to negotiate, adding: 'I am going to put a Labour Queen's Speech before the Commons and people will have to decide how they vote.' Mr Miliband also accused Mr Cameron of 'trying to stir up English hatred against the Scots' by highlighting the threat posed by the SNP's left-wing agenda. In a separate interview, with the Independent, the Labour leader refused to rule out seeking to enter Number Ten propped up by other parties even if his party wins fewer seats than the Conservatives. Nicola Sturgeon, Mr Salmond's successor, yesterday set out another policy demand for the entire UK – saying SNP MPs would vote for a £24 billion increase in NHS spending. Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond said Mr Cameron had a 'sense of humour bypass' after the Prime Minister reacted angrily to the leaked video . Responding to the leaked footage of him, Mr Salmond said Mr Cameron should 'try holding a few public meetings and meeting real people – and develop a sense of humour'. 'The point made in a light-hearted way was that Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy had been slapped down by his party bosses at Westminster and told that he would have no role in a Labour budget,' the former Scottish First Minister said. 'David Cameron is clearly a prime minister with both a people bypass and a sense of humour bypass.' But Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said: 'Here we have the SNP-Labour offer in a nutshell: a chaotic pact with Britain's future security treated like a dinner-party joke. 'After Nicola Sturgeon's slick con-trick earlier this week, this video shows the SNP's arrogance laid bare. 'The only way to prevent Alex Salmond from trying to tear up Britain by holding a Labour party to ransom is by voting Conservative.' Conservative chief whip Michael Gove, on a visit to West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, rejected criticism of his party's warnings about the dangers of the SNP holding sway over a weak Labour government. 'What's putting the Union at risk is the prospect of an SNP victory in seats in Scotland, and the reason why the SNP have been doing well is the collapse in the Labour and Liberal Democrat vote. 'It's the Conservatives who are the strongest party defending the Union, the strongest bulwark against separatism. I think it's absolutely right that we should underline the risks of voting for a party that wants to break up the United Kingdom.'

David Cameron and Boris Johnson last night warned of a looming 'crisis' They joined forces to question legitimacy of SNP's Labour-boosting plan . Mr Johnson claimed it would mean 'truckloads of cash' moving up the M1 . It comes as Mr Salmond was filmed joking he would write Labour's budget .

Manchester United players Wayne Rooney and David de Gea made the time to meet some sick supporters alongside manager Louis van Gaal on Monday. The trio, along with other squad members such as Ashley Young and Michael Carrick, met the fans at their training complex as part of the Manchester United Foundation 'Dream Day'. The three United heroes greeted all the supporters in attendance, making time to pose for photographs, chat with them about United's season so far and sign memorabilia. Louis van Gaal (left) and his players met ill supporters on behalf of the Manchester United Foundation . United goalkeeper David de Gea (left) and captain Wayne Rooney were in attendance to greet supporters . The Manchester United Foundation says it 'works in some of the most disadvantaged areas across Greater Manchester and uses the passion for Manchester United to educate, motivate and inspire young people.' The fans who made it to the United's training ground were clearly overjoyed to have the opportunity to meet Rooney, captain for the club and England. They also took the chance to engage with Van Gaal, who was obviously much more welcoming than he was towards the media after United's 1-0 loss to Chelsea on Saturday. The Dutchman felt aggrieved at what he perceived to be a foul on Falcao by John Terry in the build-up the Eden Hazard's decisive strike at Stamford Bridge. 'For me, it was a foul. That's my opinion on Falcao,' Van Gaal fumed after the game. 'You are dependable on the referee. When he whistles, its a penalty. When he doesn't whistle for a foul on Falcao, it's not a foul.' Michael Carrick (left) and Ashley Young also visited the sick children and adults on Monday . Van Gaal (left) and his players also signed memorabilia for the visitors from the Foundation . Van Gaal was upset on Saturday that John Terry appeared to foul Falcao before Eden Hazard scored . But he was in a much more jovial mood alongside the supporters of his team on Monday, appearing to share jokes with the fans and happily had his photograph taken with them. Van Gaal will be preparing for De Gea, Rooney, Young and Carrick to lead United back to winning ways in the league when they travel to Merseyside to take on Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney, David de Gea and Louis van Gaal greeted unwell fans . Michael Carrick and Ashley Young were also in attendance . The 'Dream Day' was organised by the Manchester United Foundation .

(CNN)Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill on Friday that would allow the state to perform executions with nitrogen gas if lethal injection is ruled unconstitutional or becomes unavailable. Nitrogen causes a quick loss of consciousness and then death from lack of oxygen, Fallin's office said in a press release. CNN affiliate KFOR says it's never been used in an execution in the United States. "The person will become unconscious within eight to 10 seconds and death a few minutes later. In other words, a humane, quick and painless death," said Rep. Mike Christian, one of the bill's authors, according to KFOR. Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, told the Washington Post that the same "painless" argument had been used to advance the use of lethal injections. "The hasty manner in which this bill sped into law reflects the same lack of care with which Oklahoma has managed its execution process historically," he said. Oklahoma's executions have been put on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews its use of lethal injections. Last year, the state came under scrutiny when it took 43 minutes to kill convicted killer Clayton Lockett. Fallin reaffirmed her support for the death penalty. "Oklahoma executes murderers whose crimes are especially heinous," Fallin said. "I support that policy, and I believe capital punishment must be performed effectively and without cruelty. The bill I signed today gives the state of Oklahoma another death penalty option that meets that standard." The governor's office said the first alternative for execution is lethal injection, followed by nitrogen gas, the electric chair and the firing squad.

Nitrogen gas causes a quick loss of consciousness and then death from lack of oxygen, Oklahoma says . The state's executions are on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the state's use of lethal injections .

Britain could face another devastating economic crash unless more jobs are created outside the M25, David Cameron warned today. The Conservative leader set out an ambition that three in five new jobs should be created outside London and the South East to prevent a ‘reckless’ economy booming in the capital. He said that the recovery must be seen in every part of the country and not just ‘on the screens of the traders in the City of London’. Tory leader David Cameron says that the recovery must be seen in every part of the country and not just ‘on the screens of the traders in the City of London’ Chancellor George Osborne joined Mr Cameron to launch a North West manifesto at a train depot in Crewe . Latest figures show that there are 2million more people in work than in 2010, and the Tories have promised to create another 2million by 2020. Mr Cameron used a speech in Crewer to insist that the economy is the key issue in the general election. ‘I’m clear – our economy isn’t just about the nation’s statistics, it’s about the nation’s families. ‘It’s about the job you do, the chances your children have, the funding we have for our NHS and schools, the hope we have for our future – everything.’ He warns that as well as securing growth, he wants to rebalance the economy to ensure that ‘success is felt from North, to South, to East, to West’. Mr Cameron said: ‘I didn’t come into this to create some reckless, booming economy just within the M25. ‘That’s what we had before. In Labour’s Britain, where for every ten private sector jobs created in the South, just one was created in the North and the Midlands. ‘In Labour’s Britain, where the whole weight of our economy rested on massive public borrowing, unsustainable financial services, out-of-control immigration…a house of cards – ready to be blown away should any crisis hit.’ The Conservatives are pledging to ‘back business to create 2 million new jobs’,Mr Cameron said. Mr Cameron added: ‘This is my goal – that more than 60 per cent of these will be outside London and the South East. That is what we’ve done in the last Parliament. ‘Because my vision has always been of a truly balanced economy, one built to last, one which is seen not just on the screens of the traders in the City of London. ‘But in the great manufacturing plants of the West Midlands and North East, in tech start-ups from Dundee to Manchester, in the tourist and defence industries of the South West and Wales, the life sciences labs of the East of England: a truly national recovery.’ Speaking in Crewe, Mr Osborne said that Britain's future cannot depend on 'placing all our bets on the success of the City of London almost 200 miles to the South' Mr Cameron set out an ambition that three in five new jobs should be created outside London and the South East to prevent a ‘reckless’ economy booming in the capital. Mr Cameron was joined by Chancellor George Osborne to launch the Tories' plan for the North West. In a speech at a train depot in Crewe, Mr Osborne said reiterated his commitment to the Northern Powerhouse, which includes bringing together high speed rail links, faster county services, new train carriages, extended metrolinks, port facilities, expanded motorways and new roads. He added: 'That Northern Powerhouse is rooted in the idea that there is nothing inevitable about the gap between the North and South in our country growing ever wider. 'It’s part of a vision that our nation’s future no longer depends on placing all our bets on the success of the City of London almost 200 miles to the South – but that we draw on the skills and ingenuity and wealth-creating potential of all of our country. 'And it’s based on the insight that great as the towns and cities of the North are, they can be greater still as the sum of their parts – if we invest in the communication links, the science, the industry, the education, and we trust our great northern communities with control of their own affairs.' The Tories have been boosted by a string of positive economic news in recent weeks, but it has failed to trigger an uptick in their poll ratings. The employment rate is higher in regions like the South West and East of England than it is in London, according to the Office for National Statistics . Unemployment has continued to fall and a record 31 million people are in work, the last jobless figures before the general election showed last week. The jobless total has fallen by 76,000 to 1.84 million in the quarter to February, the lowest for almost seven years. The International Monetary Fund predicts the UK economy will grow by 2.7 per cent this year and 2.3 per cent in 2016, beaten only by the United States. IMF chief Chrstine Lagarage heaped praise on Chancellor George Osborne, telling a press conference in Washington: 'When we look at the comparative growth rates delivered by various countries in Europe it's obvious that what is happening in the UK has actually worked.' And German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Mr Osborne had done 'a wonderful job' in the past two years after strong economic growth.

Conservative leader promises to help create 2million new jobs by 2020 . Warns they must be outside London and the South East to prevent a crash .

The Ukip candidate exposed by The Mail on Sunday after calling for all immigrants to be sent home is at the centre of a row over claims she falsely said her son was injured in Afghanistan. Victoria Ayling, who is running for the key election seat of Great Grimsby, made the comments after being confronted by her local party over her non-attendance at Ukip meetings. After saying it was because she had spent ‘five months nursing her son back to health after being blown up in Afghanistan’, Lieutenant Colonel Ron Shepherd, the leader of Ukip’s North East Lincolnshire group, launched an investigation. Scroll down for video . Row: UKIP politician Victoria Ayling, with party leader Nigel Farage, who is being questioned over claims about son . Astonishingly, he has raised questions about whether she has misrepresented her son’s situation. Mrs Ayling denies that is the case. It is the latest controversy to hit the 55-year-old, who in 2013 was caught on camera calling for all immigrants to be repatriated, saying: ‘I just want to send the lot back.’ She claimed her remarks had been taken ‘out of context’. Mrs Ayling fought Great Grimsby at the 2010 Election as a Tory, coming within 714 votes of a shock victory against Labour veteran Austin Mitchell, who is now standing down. The seat is high on Ukip leader Nigel Farage’s hitlist. Controversy: Victoria Ayling on front page of Mail on Sunday . Lieut-Col Shepherd set out his findings in a memo dated Monday December 8, which read: ‘I understand her son Anthony Bowles is stationed in Woolwich as part of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. I have spoken with the Adjutant of 1 RA who cannot release details to me. Anthony’s grandmother Brenda has stated he’s not been blown up.’ Shortly afterwards, Mrs Ayling was confronted by local Ukip councillor Matt Stinson about whether her son had been injured. The incident took place at a meeting attended by David Soutter, whose job is to vet Ukip candidates. Mrs Ayling fought back, saying: ‘It is a private matter and nothing to do with you, Matt. My son had problems in Afghanistan and is recovered and back in service. ‘If anybody in the Army is giving out mistruths or anything about my son I want to know their name – they have got no right to talk about another soldier’s private life.’ Last night, this newspaper was called anonymously by a man who said he was a soldier who had served alongside Mr Bowles. The unidentified caller said Ukip’s Grimsby party had been unfair to Mrs Ayling – because she had kept the matter quiet to protect her son. He added Mr Bowles had been caught up in a ‘very bad situation’, which he declined to describe. Lieut-Col Shepherd said last night: ‘You’ll have to talk to Victoria about that.’ Mrs Ayling said: ‘This is a private matter.’ The MoD declined to comment.

Victoria Ayling said she spent five months nursing son back to health . Lieutenant Colonel Ron Shepherd has launched investigation . He raised questions over whether she misrepresented her son's situation . She is running for the key election seat of Great Grimsby and denies claims .

Masked raiders used an angle grinder to try and break into a cash machine before they fled police in a stolen Audi at speeds of up to 145mph. The gang of four were seen trying to hack into an ATM outside a Waitrose supermarket in Kenilworth in Warwickshire, before they fled police in the stolen car after nearby residents reported seeing sparks flying from the cash machine. When they were arrested at a flat in Tamworth a list of ATMs was found. The thieves were caught after a police helicopter followed the gang of four as they tore up the northbound carriageway of the M42 in the stolen car. They were tracked to a block of flats in Tamworth in Staffordshire. Scroll down for video . Police tracked the masked gang as they fled the scene of the attempted raid in a stolen Audi RS7 (circled) after they had spent around eight minutes trying to hack into an ATM outside a Waitrose supermarket . The group reached speeds of 145mph in the stolen car as they headed towards flats in Tamworth . Members of the gang used a circular saw, crowbars and a hydraulic cutter - known as an angle grinder - usually used by firefighters to rescue people from car crashes. They spent eight minutes trying to access the vault - causing £20,000 of damage - before speeding off in a stolen Audi RS7 at 3.20am on September 29 last year. The Audi had been stolen from a house in Bicester in Oxon on September 10 in a bid to shake off officers in a chase to the Tamworth apartment. Gang members Mark Kirk, 34, Pedro Taylor, 30, and Jason Hadley, 27, were then found hiding in the Tamworth apartment and arrested. Dean Beech (left) and Mark Kirk (right) were jailed after they worked as part of the four-strong gang . Pedro Taylor (left) and Jason Hadley (right) were also part of the gang of four, who were wearing masks . Driver Dean Beech, 37, reached speeds of over 145mph in the stolen Audi. He was found by police dog handlers hiding in dense bushes close to the flat after being detected by helicopter thermal imaging cameras. The gang all admitted conspiracy to steal and aggravated vehicle taking, and have been jailed. After the hearing, police released video footage showing the foursome accelerating away from chasing police cars whose on-board cameras show them reaching a top speed of 145mph. The gang caused around £20,000 worth of damage as they tried to hack into the Waitrose cashpoint . The two minute video then shows the gang fleeing on foot after ditching their car at the flats in footage taken from the helicopter's thermal imaging camera. Police can also be seen surrounding Beech as he is arrested in nearby bushes before an officer in the helicopter says: 'Cracking job, I'm ready for a cup of tea, back to base.' When officers forced their way into the flats they found Kirk inside, who claimed to have been asleep with his girlfriend all night. Hadley and Taylor were also dressed all in black standing in the kitchen whilst Beech was arrested hiding in bushes outside. Police found cutting equipment in the Audi's boot alongside its original number plate, while a search of the flat uncovered an address list of shops with cash points. Detectives discovered the sole of Beech's ZX750 Adidas trainers, plus footwear worn by Taylor and Kirk, matched imprints left in the angle grinder dust next to the shattered ATM. Taylor and Hadley, both of no fixed address, were given three-year in jail for their part in the Kenilworth ATM theft attempt. Beech, of no fixed address, and Kirk had been on bail at the time of the botched ATM raid for plotting to rob a jeweller in Birmingham on August 1, 2013. Officers from West Midlands Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit had lain in wait for the pair at the Jewellery Quarter after their plan to turn up wearing balaclavas and gloves. The pair, along with accomplice Darren Bowman, 47, were stopped moments before their intended raid by officers who had followed them for a month and punctured the tyres of their getaway car on the day of the planned robbery. Beech was jailed for a total of 12 years - two for the cashpoint attack, and another 10 for conspiracy to rob the jewellers. The stolen Audi is seen parked up as the thieves drove to Tamworth and then escaped from the car inside . Kirk, of Birmingham, was given a sentence of 11 years - 18 months for his role in the cash point raid, as well as 10 years for the jewellery plot. Bowman, of Moseley, Birmingham was jailed for six years and two montha after being convicted of the conspiracy to commit robbery charge. The court heard the night before the planned raid, Beech and Kirk had stolen a Toyota Land cruiser from Middleton, near Tamworth, Staffs. It was then fitted with false plates and driven to Birmingham in convoy with Beech's van, which was dumped in Erdington near the city centre. Thermal imaging cameras, which detect heat (white), show the heat generated by the car's tyres as it stops . The men (centre) are detected by the thermal camera as they make their way into the Tamworth flats . Pictures show heat coming form the tyres and the men attempting to evade officers as they went inside . The two men parked in the Jewellery Quarter just before 11am to wait for the jeweller but armed officers quickly surrounded the car and arrested them. Bowman was then arrested a few weeks later. Just a month later Kirk and Beech went on to try and break into the Waitrose ATM. Speaking after the hearing, West Midlands Police traffic officer Mitch Darby, who was involved in the pursuit, said: 'The police helicopter picked up the Audi near Hampton-in-Arden before we spotted it heading north on the M42. Officers swooped in on the gang and made their way into the Tamworth apartment where they arrested them . Police were also able to arrest Dean Beech who had hid himself in the bushes but was seen on the cameras . 'We were trying to keep pace but even at 140mph they were pulling away but they can't outrun the police helicopter. 'Camera operators on-board gave us a continual commentary of the car's movements and directed us to the flats where they tried hiding. 'Colleagues and police dogs quickly had a solid containment of the houses to make sure no-one could leave and it was only a matter of time before we arrested the offenders.'

Four masked raiders used saws and an angle grinder to break into an ATM . When police arrived they fled in a stolen Audi, reaching speeds of 145mph . Police helicopter tracked gang to flats in Tamworth and they were arrested . Driver of stolen car was found hiding in dense bushes after he was picked out by a thermal imaging camera on board the police helicopter .

Faris Al-Khori, 62, was found with a hoard of explosive ingredients and recipes for bombs in his flats . A former Syrian doctor has been jailed after police discovered a hoard of explosive ingredients and bomb-making instructions at his home. Faris Al-Khori had dozens of chemicals, poisonous materials, bolts and handwritten notes on how to make a bomb, a court heard. The equipment was found purely by chance in April last year after a fire at a block of flats in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh. Firefighters, who were responding to a 999 call over a fire within a rubbish chute on the 11th floor, had forced entry to a flat registered to Al-Khori and found jars containing various powders. Castor beans, which can be used to make ricin, were also found. The building was evacuated while the police and army Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) experts were called in to test the substances - some of which were years old. Al-Khori also had a small amount of a highly volatile explosive lead picrate which was so dangerous that the Forensic Explosives Laboratory refused to take delivery of it and it was destroyed. A search was carried out at a further block where the 62-year-old lived with his wife in Leith and a further haul of material was recovered. Both blocks of flats were evacuated and the areas around them sealed off. Al-Khori said the materials were used for cleaning and as fertiliser but in February he pleaded guilty to a breach of the 1883 Explosive Substances Act. Police seized bomb-making instructions and equipment including a bag containing an electrical circuit (pictured) from the properties . Two Coleman's Mustard jars were found being used to store a small amount of a highly volatile explosive, lead picrate . Sentencing him to three years and four months in prison, Judge Lady Wolffe said: 'You assembled large quantities without lawful purpose and some were stored in a high rise flat in a densely populated area. 'The number and nature of the explosive substances and the places you chose to store them lead me to conclude there is no alternative to a custodial sentence.' The court heard that much of the bomb-making equipment, which also included electrical circuits, had been ordered from online retailers. Defence QC Brian McConnachie said: 'What seems to be clear from the narrative and material is that it has been directly ordered from legitimate companies, mainly through Amazon. 'The material has always been delivered to domestic addresses and paid for by genuine credit cards registered to Mr al-Khori. 'It has always been done in the open and over a period of time. Many of the items have never been opened. Al-Khori pleaded guilty to a breach of the 1883 Explosive Substances Act after officers seized dozens of explosive ingredients . 'It is difficult to understand the hoarding of this material but it does appear that he is someone who has some kind of academic interest in the materials. 'It seems he has accumulated materials with some kind of peculiar interest in the subject without ever intending to do anything or make anything.' Detective Superintendent David Gordon, who led the investigation, said: 'This was a significant and complex inquiry for Police Scotland, to safely deal with these volatile items and seek to establish Al-Khori's motives for storing them. 'A thorough investigation by the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit and Crown Office found no known links to terrorist offences and we believe Faris Al-Khori was acting independently. However, he showed utter disregard for the occupants of both buildings. 'Thanks to the swift actions of our partners in the Fire Service and armed forces, we were able to quickly assess the contents of the flats and make them safe by removing a number of items for forensic examination or controlled explosion. The items from the flats in Edinburgh were discovered by chance during a fire within the rubbish chute which was then evacuated whilst the items were recovered . 'I am also grateful to the City of Edinburgh Council for their work to re-house vulnerable residents whilst we carried out our searches. 'Public safety was at the forefront of our response to this incident and all agencies worked together to minimise any risk to the public. 'Al-Khori's activities went unnoticed for many years, demonstrating the importance of community vigilance in our efforts to keep Scotland safe. 'Counter terrorism is one of Police Scotland's highest priorities, and whilst Al-Khori has no such known links we will always treat all information received with the utmost importance where any risk to the public is identified.' Al-Khori, who was born in Damascus and raised in a Christian family, trained as a doctor in Iraq but has never practised medicine in Britain after arriving here in 1984. He was the full-time carer for his wife, who suffers from schizophrenia, and has had British citizenship since 1998. Police and army Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) experts had to be called in to remove the explosive materials . Lindsey Miller, the Crown Office's Procurator Fiscal for Organised Crime and Counter-Terrorism, added: 'The conviction of Al-Khori is a good example of agencies working closely together to protect the public. 'Al-Khori possessed a significant number and volume of explosive substances across two properties in Edinburgh as well as recipes for explosives. 'We worked closely with Police Service of Scotland and other agencies to prepare the case to ensure that Al-Khori was brought to justice.' 'I want to reassure the people of Scotland that we take any such offences extremely seriously, and our specialist prosecutors will continue to treat them as an absolute priority.'

Faris Al-Khori, 62, was found with dozens of bomb-making ingredients . Police found chemicals, nails, ball bearings, toxic beans and instructions . Discovery made during a fire at his block of flats in Edinburgh last year . He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years and four months in jail .

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(CNN)Tornadoes, fierce winds and severe thunderstorms with large hail are predicted for the Midwest and for the Plains, from the Ozarks eastward to the lower Ohio Valley, on Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service said. Severe weather is perilous anytime, of course, but CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says that tornado conditions are more dangerous during the night. "Tornadoes can be more deadly when people are sleeping and not paying attention to the warnings," he said. Scattered storms will soak Illinois and Missouri, and wind and hail will continue to be moderate in those states, the National Weather Service said. By Thursday afternoon, storms will hit parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Earlier this week, severe weather struck the South. Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia reported large hail. Residents in Shawnee, Oklahoma, were awakened early Wednesday morning by a severe storm producing golf ball-sized hail. "The hail came out of nowhere so it was kind of shocking," Sherri McDonald said to CNN in an iReport. The hail dinged her car.

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Apology: Clydesdale chief Debbie Crosbie whose rogue staff misled the Financial Ombudsman . A High Street bank has been hit with a record £21million fine after being caught falsifying documents to avoid compensating victims of mis-selling. Now there are calls for criminal charges to be brought over an extraordinary cover-up lasting more than two years at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks. Rogue staff misled the Financial Ombudsman – deliberately obstructing its investigation into payment protection insurance complaints. They deleted records and tampered with evidence to make it look like the customer was never sold PPI, or they lied about not being able to trace documents. Politicians called for a police investigation into the wrong-doing, which took place between May 2011 and July 2013. Mark Garnier, a Tory former member of the Treasury committee, said: ‘This all took place well after the financial crisis, when banks said they had changed. Clearly they haven’t. ‘It would be unacceptable if criminal charges are not brought against the people who perpetrated this. An example must be set.’ Labour’s John Mann said those who falsified documents could be guilty of fraud or forgery. ‘The police or the Serious Fraud Office should look at the evidence, because clearly there is a possibility of fraud or forgery which cheated people out of compensation,’ he said. It is a criminal offence under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 to falsify documents. Mr Mann added: ‘This behaviour is reprehensible and shows the lengths some banks have been prepared to go to mislead regulators. ‘The police really need to look into this – fines are not enough.’ Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks are part of the same group and owned by National Australia Bank, with around three million customers and just under 300 branches. Clydesdale holds the banking licence for both in the UK. According to the City watchdog, the worst of the cover-up – which lasted from May 2012 to June 2013 – resulted in up to 42,200 PPI complaints being rejected unfairly and up to 50,900 customers receiving inadequate compensation. In one case a married couple were cheated out of a £5,100 pay-out because the lender lied to the ombudsman that it had not been able to trace records of them having bought PPI. In reality, it never looked for them in the first place. The FCA said the bank had an ‘inappropriate policy’ for its complaints handling in 2011– instructing staff not to search for PPI complaints relating to loans and mortgages that had been repaid more than seven years prior to the complaint. Clydesdale also failed to trawl back through credit card statements dating before 2000 for customers mis-sold PPI alongside a credit card. This resulted in some customers being short-changed on compensation pay-outs, or missing out entirely. But the wrongdoing escalated in May 2012 when a team of staff started to provide false information to the Financial Ombudsman when it was investigating complaints on old PPI policies. This included deleting any reference to PPI on documents related to a customer. Staff also tampered with computer records to make it look like that documentation had been destroyed. This information was then printed out and sent to the Financial Ombudsman. The City watchdog said management at the bank were not aware this was going on. Georgina Philippou, of the Financial Conduct Authority, said: ‘Clydesdale’s failings were unacceptable and fell well below the standard the FCA expects. Fined: The FCA investigation found 'serious failings' in the way Clydesdale handled its PPI complaints . ‘The fact that Clydesdale misled the Financial Ombudsman by providing false information about the information it held is particularly serious and this is reflected in the size of the fine.’ Clydesdale and Yorkshire’s failings were so serious that the £20.7million fine dwarfs the next biggest penalty handed out for PPI, which was £7million imposed on Alliance & Leicester in 2008. The policies were meant to protect customers with loans who lost their jobs or became too sick to work. Labour's John Mann said those who falsified documents could be guilty of fraud or forgery . But they were widely sold to customers who would never have been able to claim – including the elderly and those with existing medical conditions. High street lenders – which made huge profits from selling PPIs – have been forced to set aside £24billion to compensate customers. Clydesdale has so far set aside just over £800million, of which £291million has been paid out – with average settlements of £2,900. But its bill is set to grow as it is forced to revisit 180,000 old cases. The cost of PPI mis-selling is expected to spiral as complaints continue to flood in. Lloyds has racked up a bill of more than £12billion so far – around half the amount put aside by the entire industry. The Financial Ombusdman continues to be swamped by 4,000 complaints a week, but banks complain that claims management firms – which bombard customers with nuisance text messages and phone calls – are driving many people to make bogus PPI complaints. Clydesdale said it had taken disciplinary action against the staff involved. Acting chief executive Debbie Crosbie said: ‘We deeply regret any instance which led to the Financial Ombudsman Service receiving incorrect or incomplete information from us. ‘These practices were not authorised or condoned by the banks. As soon as this issue was discovered, we took immediate steps to stop it; we made the regulator aware and rapidly introduced strict new monitoring procedures.’

Staff at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks misled the Financial Ombudsman . They obstructed investigation into PPI complaints by tampering evidence . Politicians called for enquiry into wrong-doing between 2011 and 2013 . MP John Mann said those who falsified documents could be guilty of fraud .

A couple in their 40s became unusual victims of age discrimination after their bank rejected a £250,000 mortgage application because it deemed the husband to be too old. HSBC was ordered to pay them compensation after the banking industry watchdog found it ‘relied on untested assumptions, stereotypes or generalisations in respect of age’ in the case. The banking giant was criticised for refusing to grant the £250,000 loan because the husband would have been over 65 when the 18-year-deal finished, according to The Sunday Times. A couple in their 40s became unusual victims of age discrimination after HSBC rejected a £250,000 mortgage application because it deemed the husband to be too old . In the first case of its kind, the Financial Ombudsman Service found the lender guilty of being ‘unfair’. HSBC was ordered to pay £500 to the couple for their ‘distress and inconvenience’ over the ‘unfair application of its age policy’, and was told to reconsider their loan application. Bosses at the bank defended their decision and argued it was ‘entitled to apply a maximum age policy’, according to ombudsman documents seen by the newspaper. But the ombudsman said: ‘The bank relied on untested assumptions, stereotypes or generalisations in respect of age.’ The couple, who do not wish to be named, applied for the joint interest-only mortgage over 18 years on their home, in which they held substantial equity. HSBC had issued a decision in principle, indicating that they would be prepared to lend the money, but it then refused to proceed due to the husband’s age. The husband, however, does not plan to retire at 65 and his final salary pension would be large enough to cover the monthly repayments. He also has pension pots and his wife would have been able to pay the loan from her income alone, if necessary. The couple complained and claimed they had been victims of discrimination. The complaint was upheld by the ombudsman - the first time it has done so specifically on the grounds of age for a mortgage. HSBC said its decision was based on its age restrictions for interest-only loans, a type of mortgage that allows borrowers to pay off the interest but none of the capital. HSBC was ordered to pay £500 to the couple for their ‘distress and inconvenience’ over the ‘unfair application of its age policy’, and was told to reconsider their loan application . The bank – like many other lenders - has tightened its criteria, and does not offer interest-only loans with a term beyond a borrower’s 65th birthday. For repayment mortgages, the age ceiling is 75. The bank told The Sunday Times: ‘As a responsible lender, we need to ensure our customers’ ability to repay their mortgage. ‘With interest-only lending we also need to understand how a customer will repay the capital when the mortgage matures. ‘Regulatory requirements to show responsible lending and the repayment vehicles associated with interest-only loans have become more stringent since this application was made. ‘It’s important to stress that when we look at a mortgage application we take a number of different factors into account, which includes assessing each customer’s individual circumstances.’ The ombudsman’s decision offers hope for borrowers who have struggled to get mortgages due to strict policies on age and income.

HSBC was ordered to pay £500 to couple for ‘distress and inconvenience’ The banking giant was criticised for refusing to grant the £250,000 loan . Bosses defended decision and argued it was ‘entitled to apply maximum age policy’

The chilling Facebook posts of a gun-obsessed 24-year-old man who is believed to have shot dead his father and tried to gun down a family friend before turning the rifle on himself have been revealed. Tim McNaughton’s body was discovered alongside his father Greg McNaughton’s near a shooting range at a farm in The Caves, near Rockhampton in central Queensland on Tuesday. In February 2012, Tim was issued with a ‘shooter’ firearm licence by the Northern Territory Police. Posting a photo of the license on the social media site he alarmingly wrote: ‘Mwahahaha do the realize what they have just done [sic].’ The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide as it’s revealed a third man, Lindsay Hart, escaped being killed after being shot in his bicep by running into the bushland as bullets flew past him. Tim McNaughton (pictured) is believed to have shot dead his father and tried to shoot his pilot colleague before turning the gun on himself . Tim McNaughton posted this photo of his gun stash on Facebook in December 2013, writing: 'My Christmas is better than yours' In February 2012, Tim was issued with a ‘shooter’ firearm licence by the Northern Territory Police. Posting a photo of the license on the social media site he wrote: ‘Mwahahaha do the realize what they have just done [sic].’ Mr Hart ran into bushland after being shot at and sent a desperate message to his brother Doug Hart, the Courier Mail reports. The message said: ‘Come get me quick. I’m bleeding to death. I’m just about stuffed. I’ve lost a lot of blood but come through the neighbour’s place.’ ‘Don’t go home, whatever you do. He’s just shot his father and he’s just shot me. Ring the coppers and get them on the road,’ Mr Hart, who is currently in a stable condition in hospital, warned. Mr Hart, 53, also telephoned police from a neighbouring property for help and officers are said to have found the father and son’s bodies several hours later after an extensive search of the 50 acre farm. Inspector Darrin Shadlow told the ABC: ‘They were there target shooting, there's only the one weapon involved and we have recovered a weapon.’ Police confirmed Mr Hart is not a suspect and they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths. Captain Greg McNaughton (left) was a pilot with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Rockhampton. Police believe he was shot dead by his 24-year-old son. Pilot Lindsay Hart (right) reportedly escaped being killed by running into the bushland as bullets flew past him. All three men were friends and had been target shooting together before the incident . Tim’s Facebook page tells a story of a young man fascinated by guns. He reportedly suffered a sever brain injury during a motorbike accident last year . Greg McNaughton, 53, and Lindsay Hart were both pilots with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Rockhampton, while Greg’s son Tim was an apprentice aircraft engineer with the company. He was visiting his parents in Queensland while on leave from his posting at an RDFS base in Alice Springs. Tim’s Facebook page tells a story of a young man fascinated by guns and with a passion for motorbikes. In June last year, he suffered serious head injuries during a motorbike race in Alice Springs which left him in an induced coma for several weeks, the ABC reports. Friends say the incident on Tuesday would never have occurred if he hadn't had the devastating brain injury and that his previous Facebook posts about guns were just 'jokes'. Forrest Turner, 25, told the NT News: 'This injury that happened to him in that race is the only cause of this (incident). It would have never have happened before. There are lots of people hurting at the moment because this just wasn’t normal. He just wasn’t like this.' Along with the photo of his firearms license, Tim’s page is littered with photos of himself on motorbikes and cradling rifles. In March 2014 he posted a photo of two boxes of bullets and in April of the same year he said: ‘You know you’re a redneck when your vacuum cleaner gets clogged with empty shells.’ Tim posted on social media about how he shoots 'too much' This photo he posted in May 2013 shows a bullet on his bed sheets . 'I love it when Nik buys me presents. 300gn and 405gn. 45/70 rounds oh sweet Jesus,' he wrote on Facebook while posting a photo of two packs of bullets . Another photo he posted in May 2013 shows a bullet on his bed sheets alongside the caption: ‘Ok this is how I know I shoot too much when I wake up in a bed 1500km away from my guns and there is an empty case in me bed [sic].’ On 24 December 2013 he uploaded on image of four rifles and multiple packets of bullets with the line ‘my Christmas is better than yours.’ A statement from the CEO of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, where all three men worked, said everyone was shocked by what had happened. CEO Nino Di Marco's said: ‘All of us at the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Service) are deeply saddened and shocked to hear the news of this terrible tragedy in Rockhampton. Tim was visiting his parents in Queensland while on leave from his posting at an RDFS base in Alice Springs when he is believed to have shot his father and himself . In March 2014 he posted a photo of two boxes of bullets and in April of the same year he said: ‘You know you’re a redneck when your vacuum cleaner gets clogged with empty shells' A statement from the CEO of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, where all three men worked, said everyone was shocked by what had happened to Tim (pictured), his father and Lindsay Hart . ‘The incident that occurred late Tuesday afternoon was a leisure activity on a private property. It was not work related.’ ‘We can confirm that Rockhampton Senior Base Pilot, Captain Lindsay Hart, is in a stable condition and is currently recovering in hospital,’ Mr Marco said. ‘However, it is with great deal of sadness that I confirm the passing of his much loved fellow pilot Captain Greg McNaughton, and Greg's son Tim (who is an apprentice engineer currently on leave from the RFDS base in Alice Springs). ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and colleagues at this time and we ask that everyone respects their right to privacy and opportunity to grieve at this difficult time. Thank you for understanding.’ Anyone who is suffering from depression or mental health issues should contact Lifeline on 131 114 (Australia) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1800 273 8255 (USA) or the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 (UK), or a local help group.

Three men were involved in a fatal shooting near Rockhampton on Tuesday . Greg McNaughton, 53, was shot dead by his son Tim . Tim is also believed to have shot at his father's friend Lindsay Hart . The 24-year-old then turned the gun on himself . Mr Hart escaped into bushland and phoned police . All three had been target shooting together before the incident . Greg and Lindsay were both pilots with the Royal Flying Doctor Service . Tim was an apprentice aircraft engineer with the company . He sustained serious head injuries in a motorbike accident last year . Was visiting his parents while on leave from a RFDS base in Alice Springs . Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths .

Southampton target Tonny Vilhena wants to quit Feyenoord this summer. Ronald Koeman made enquiries for the 20-year-old in January and is keen to bring him to St Mary's. Holland U21 international Vilhena has one year left on contract but is ready to make the move to the Premier League now. Feyenoord winger Tonny Vilhena (left) is keen to quit the club this summer with Southampton on red alert . The Saints are also monitoring his team-mate, the £10m-rated midfielder Jordy Clasie (right) Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is keen to bolster his squad ahead of possible European qualification . Koeman is also bring his teammate Jordy Clasie to the south coast. The £10million-rated midfielder has won 11 senior caps for Holland. Koeman is also looking to make Eljero Elia's loan move from Werder Bremen permanent, as he looks to strengthen his squad ahead of possible qualification for European competition next season. Southampton are currently seventh in the Premier League table with 56 points from 33 games and in with shout of sealing a Europa League berth. The club are exceeding expectations, given the mass exodus of key players they endured last summer and Koeman has been praised for steadying the ship. Koeman is keen to make Dutch winger Eljero Elia's loan move from Werder Bremen permanent this summer .

Southampton target Tonny Vilhena wants out of Feyenoord this summer . Ronald Koeman had tried to sign the 20-year-old in January, but was rebuffed . Vilhena has one year left on his contract, but wants to move away . Koeman is also keen on signing his team-mate Jordy Claise .

Investigators have now rescued 550 fisherman slaves from a remote Indonesian island after returning to the scene of an earlier rescue to check nobody was left behind. A dramatic rescue earlier in the week led to 210 mainly-Burmese nationals being identified, the vast majority of whom said they were desperate to leave the island village of Benjina. Those who said they wanted to stay did so because they claimed they were owed years of back pay from their bosses. An in-depth investigation by The Associated Press published last month led to the discovery of massive rights abuses in Benjina and surrounding waters. The report traced slave-caught seafood from there to Thailand where it can then enter the supply chains of some of U.S. retailers. Slaves: A dramatic rescue earlier in the week led to many of the mainly-Burmese nationals being identified, the vast majority of whom said they were desperate to leave the the island village of Benjina . Rescued: Last week, Indonesian authorities rescued around 330 migrants from Benjina, bringing them to the island of Tual, where they are now being sheltered by the government . Many of the men interviewed said they were tricked or even kidnapped before being put on boats in Thailand and taken to Indonesia. They were forced to work almost non-stop under horrendous conditions, some brutally beaten by their Thai captains when they were sick or caught resting. Last week, Indonesian authorities rescued around 330 migrants from Benjina, bringing them to the island of Tual, where they are now being sheltered by the government. Those found Thursday by a team, which included Myanmar officials, remain in Benjina. While most fisherman found in Benjina were Burmese, there also were scores of Cambodians. The toll of 550 did not include men - many of whom also were enslaved - from poor parts of Thailand. Shocking: Many of the men interviewed said they were tricked or even kidnapped before being put on boats in Thailand and taken to Indonesia . Export: The report traced slave-caught seafood from there to Thailand where it can then enter the supply chains of some of American retailers . It's unclear who will pay for the mass repatriation. A former slave now in Tual said conditions were relatively good there. He said the men are getting medical care and enough to eat, but their living quarters are cramped and many do not have a change of clothes since they left quickly with only what they were wearing. Meanwhile, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday told reporters in her country's capital, Naypyitaw, it was up to governments 'to protect the rights of the citizens and to bring them back out of bondage.' 'That is the most obvious and very simple solution and unavoidable duty of any responsible government,' she told reporters.

Dramatic rescue led to the mainly-Burmese nationals being identified . Vast majority of them said they were desperate to leave Benjina island . Some wanted to stay - but only to demand their bosses hand over money . Men said they were kidnapped or tricked into becoming fisherman slaves .

A 17-year-old boy who was killed after breaking out into Gangnam Style dancing in his local corner shop had aspirations of going on Britain's Got Talent, his heartbroken mother has revealed. Speaking for the first time since Jordan Brennan's killer was jailed for eight months for manslaughter, Kim reveals how her son was a 'cheeky chappy' and 'lots of fun', and would 'dance and sing all the time. He was a real show off'. However, the 43-year-old mother-of-five, from Gorton, Manchester, has slammed what she calls the lenient sentence, saying: 'There is no justice at all.' Jordan's heartbroken mum, Kim, 43, said: 'Jordan loved dancing – and he was killed because of it.' She told of how her son longed to go on Britain's Got Talent, and how he had made a recording of an Ed Sheeran song . Jordan Brennan was attacked in September last year, as he left his local shop. 'His favourite question was: 'Have you got £1 mum?'. In tribute, his mother Kim says they all threw a pound coin into his grave for him . Jordan was attacked in September 2014, after breaking into the dance made famous by South Korean artist Psy, but it enraged the other boy, 16, who thought his South East Asian ethnicity was being mocked. After claiming Jordan bumped into him as he spun round, the 16-year old attacker tried to stop the victim and ordered him to apologise - but the pair became involved in a tussle. As they struggled, Jordan fell back and hit his head on metal shutters before his head hit the concrete floor below. College student Jordan got to his feet and walked home not realising he had suffered a serious head injury in the bust up. He was found lifeless in bed at 9am the following morning when Kim tried to raise him for breakfast. Tests showed he had suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. At Manchester Crown Court in March, the killer, now 17, was jailed for eight months. Speaking about the incident for the first time, Kim said: 'His six-year-old sister had taught him a new dance on the day he died, and he was showing off in his local shop, in high spirits, which was typical of him.' Speaking about the incident for the first time, Kim said of Jordan: 'His six-year-old sister had taught him a new dance on the day he died, and he was showing off in his local shop, in high spirits, which was typical of him.' 'He always sang in front of the mirror and he loved admiring himself,' Kim Brennan (right) said of her son (left), who she added loved dancing and showing off . She told of how her son longed to go on Britain's Got Talent, and how he had made a recording of an Ed Sheeran song. 'He loved dancing to 'Gangnam Style' and The Shuffle, but that day, it cost him his life,' she said. She said that Jordan was a typical teenager, a keen footballer and fisherman, who loved girls, music, singing and fashion. Kim said: 'Jordan was a really cheeky chappy. He was lots of fun; he loved music and dancing and when Gangnam Style was released, he loved it. He would dance and sing all the time. He was a real show-off. 'He always sang in front of the mirror and he loved admiring himself. 'His favourite question was: "Have you got £1 mum?". In tribute, we all threw a pound coin into his grave for him. It broke my heart.' Kim said Jordan, pictured holding his baby sister, always sang in front of the mirror and loved admiring himself . His mother Kim says she went to the local shop in Gorton, Manchester to see what had happened. The shop owner confirmed Jordan had been dancing the shuffle and 'Gangnam Style' before he was attacked by a stranger who had then disappeared . Jordan's mum, Kim, says the killer's eight month sentence is an insult to her son's memory . On the day that Jordan died in September last year, his little sister, Millie, six, had taught him to do a dance called 'The Shuffle'. Kim said: 'The pair of them were dancing in the kitchen and they had me in stitches laughing. 'Millie kept saying to him: "Don't bend your knees". 'Eventually, he got the hang of it and he and Millie were messing around and laughing.' Early in the evening, Jordan went out with his friend, Lewis. Kim said: 'Jordan came back and said that someone in the local shop had hit him because he was dancing. He was rubbing his neck so I checked him over thoroughly but he seemed fine. 'He seemed a bit tipsy and I told him off and said he'd have a hangover in the morning. 'It was only after he died that I found out he wasn't tipsy at all - he had a head injury. I just presumed, like a typical 17-year-old, he had sneaked a couple of drinks. 'I torture myself that I didn't take him to hospital.' Kim herself went to the local shop to see what had happened, and the shop owner confirmed Jordan had been dancing the shuffle and Gangnam Style before he was attacked by a stranger who had then disappeared. Kim said: 'Jordan seemed OK, he ate dinner and went to bed but was sick during the night. Again, I thought it was perhaps alcohol, and so I cleaned him up, helped him change his pyjamas, and he went back to sleep. 'I looked in on him again when I went to the toilet at around 3am and he was fine.' But at 8.30am, when Kim and her daughter Millie went to wake him, Jordan was dead. Kim said: 'Millie and me went into his room as usual; she was full of beans and she was armed with a deodorant because she always complained that Jordan's feet smelled. Jordan's family and friends walk past the funeral procession . Jordan's mother Kim said she knew there was something wrong when she found him lying in bed. Pictured, friends and family at his funeral . 'But I knew, from one look at his face, that there was something dreadfully wrong.' Kim called an ambulance as she frantically tried to resuscitate her son. Police inquiries revealed that Jordan had been attacked as he left the shop, with his killer pushing, pulling and kicking him, causing him to fall twice, banging his head on metal shutters and again on the pavement. Kim said: 'I had to move out of the house whilst forensics took over. It was horrendous. Millie kept asking for her big brother. Our whole family was devastated.' A now 17-year-old youth was charged with murder, but prosecutors accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter, concluding he could not be proven he intended to kill. The court heard the 'flashpoint' for the fatal incident was Jordan 'dancing and making reference to 'Gangnam Style'. The attacker claimed he took the remarks as 'racist' and 'mocking' because of his ethnicity. But prosecutor Rob Hall said Jordan may simply have been 'in high spirits and exuberant' and that he was of good character and there was nothing at all to suggest his actions were racist. The youth was jailed for just eight months, leaving Kim and her family devastated. Kim said: 'For the killer to say he took Jordan's dance as racist or offensive is disgusting. Jordan was just dancing, as he always did, regardless of who was watching. 'Jordan was killed because he had a sense of fun, that's all there is to it. It's a disgrace that his killer is allowed to say such things when my son isn't here to talk for himself. 'There is no justice at all. The sentence is an insult to Jordan's memory.'

Jordan Brennan, 17, died after being attacked in a Manchester corner shop . He was assaulted by teen who thought his ethnicity was being mocked . The killer, now 17, was jailed for eight months after admitting manslaughter . Jordan's mother, Kim, says the sentence is an insult to her son's memory .

Former super middleweight champion Nigel Benn is back in the ring and the 51-year-old, dubbed the ‘Dark Destroyer’, has certainly still got what it takes. Ilford-born Benn, who now lives in Australia and works as a charity worker, looked as sharp as ever as he joined in a playful pad session with Ricky Hatton at his Manchester gym. Benn landed a series of punches, including one that saw Hatton's glove fly off, as he put the 36-year-old through his paces following his return to England. Earlier this week, Hatton and Benn met up to discuss the possibility of the ‘Hitman' training Conor Benn, Nigel’s son, ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Former super middleweight champion Nigel Benn takes on Ricky Hatton on his return to the ring . The 51-year-old Dark Destroyer does a spot of pad work with the Hitman at his Manchester gym . Ilford-born Benn shows he still has what it takes as he moves Hatton around the ring in Manchester . Former boxer Benn joins in a playful pads session in the ring with Hatton at his Manchester gym . Hatton watches on as Benn prepares his latest assault during some pad work at the Manchester gym . Benn secured 22 straight knockouts in just over two years as a professional and impressed on the pads . Hatton is now a boxing trainer and could train Conor when he arrives in Britain in June. The younger Benn will have to go some way before he manages to surpass the accomplishments of his Dad, though, a man remembered as one of the top 10 British boxers of all time. Benn secured 22 straight knockouts in just over two years as a professional and didn't taste defeat till he came up against the underrated Michael Watson. That rare taste of defeat led to the boxer taking a gamble on life in America and he quickly won the WBO middleweight title after stopping Doug De Witt in a brutal encounter. Benn stopped Iran Barkley in just one round in a title defending performance that shocked the world in his next bout as people began to discuss just how far he could go. Barkley had been in the ring with the likes of Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns, but there was more to come from Benn as he returned to Britain to fight Chris Eubank. The bout against Eubank was a fight that well and truly grabbed the attentions of the British public as both fighters went hell for leather as soon as the bell went. Benn knocked Eubank to the canvas during that fight, the first time Eubank had ever been sent to ground during his career. However, Eubank came back to defeat Benn in the ninth to capture the WBO belt again before Benn went on to win his next 10 fights. Boxer Chris Eubank keeps his cool as Benn confronts him ahead of one of their bouts . Benn crouches low as he looks to avoid the powerful punch of Eubank during their bout in Birmingham . He recaptured the WBC middleweight title against Mauro Galvano and defended the belt three times before he was able to face Eubank in the ring again. That re-match was one of the biggest boxing events ever staged in Britain and was watched by almost 50,000 fans at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. But there was to be no separating the pair as the fight ended in a draw. However, many fans ringside believed Benn was the victor of the fight and therefore both boxers kept their respective belts. Eubank and Benn look face to face following their fight as members of both sides look on in the ring .

Nigel Benn and Ricky Hatton returned to the ring for a spot of pad work . The 'Dark Destroyer' shows he still has what it takes with a series of hits . He returned from Australia to meet up with Hatton at his Manchester gym . Benn is hoping Hatton will train his son ahead of 2016 Olympic campaign .

Ulster have announced the signing of New Zealand international Charles Piutau. Piutau, who can play full back, wing or centre, has agreed a two-year deal from July 2016. He has won 14 caps for the All Blacks, making his Test debut against France two years ago. 'To secure someone of Charles' ability is hugely exciting for us,' Ulster team manager Bryn Cunningham said. New Zealand international Charles Piutau will join Ulster on a two-year deal from 2016 . The 23-year-old has played for the Blues in New Zealand since 2012 and has won 14 caps for the national side . 'Our aim is to produce local players with the ability to play for Ulster and Ireland, and then supplement them with top-quality internationals. 'As he has shown for both the (Auckland) Blues and New Zealand, he has searing pace and great feet. He has an exceptional off-loading game and he is rock-solid in defence. 'He also possesses leadership qualities and maturity beyond his years, and that came across strongly in my conversations with him.'

Charles Piutau has played 14 internationals for New Zealand . Piutau can play as full back, wing or centre and will join Ulster in 2016 . Ulster team manager Bryn Cunningham is excited to secure Piutau .

Hannover fired coach Tayfun Korkut on Monday after a run of 13 games without a win left the club close to the Bundesliga's relegation zone. Michael Frontzek has been named as his successor, signing a contract valid for the remaining five matches of the season. The 51-year-old Frontzek worked as an assistant at Hannover from 2004 to 2005. Tayfun Korkut has been sacked by Hannover after a long winless run saw the club fall down the league table . Michael Frontzek will take over at Hannover and has five games left this season to avoid relegation . He is returning to the Bundesliga as coach for the first time since 2011, when he was fired by Borussia Moenchengladbach. Korkut's departure follows a 4-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Hannover are now only one place and two points above Paderborn, who currently occupies the relegation play-off place. The Bundesliga's bottom two clubs are relegated automatically. The team that finishes third from last has a two-leg play-off against the second division's third-place team to try to salvage its status. Bayer Leverkusen's Hakan Calhanoglu strikes a free-kick at goal during the 4-0 win over Hannover . Hannover's Manuel Schmiedebach (right) tussles for the ball with Leverkusen's Omer Toprak (left)

Tayfun Korkut was fired by Hannover after the 4-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday left the club near the relegation zone . Michael Frontzek will take charge of Hannover for the rest of the season . Hannover are currently 15th in the Bundesliga table and are on a torrid run of 13 games without a win .

Taxpayers are having to find £11billion a year to top up the wages of millions of people working in supermarkets and other low paid jobs. The money, which amounts to a massive public subsidy for the companies involved, is paid to some 5.2million workers in the form of tax credits and other benefits. Campaigners say the figures shine a light on how companies making huge profits are relying on the taxpayer to ensure their staff have enough money to put food on the table. The total amount of benefits paid to staff at some companies exceeds what the firms pay in corporation tax, according to the study by Citizens UK. Critics have accused supermarkets of relying on benefits to ensure their staff earn enough to put food on the table without them having to raise wages . The charity is campaigning for the adoption of the Living Wage - £9.15 an hour in London and £7.85 for the rest of the UK - across both the public and private sector. It estimates this would reduce the need for in-work benefits by £6.7bn a year, which would make a massive dent in the £12billion reduction in welfare spending which the Conservatives say is necessary. The current minimum wage for those over 21 is £6.50 an hour and will rise to £6.70 in October, but this is well below what the Government accepts is needed by many people, particularly those with children, to make ends meet. The charity’s report complains: ‘The public subsidy enables profitable businesses to get away with paying low wages.’ Its report says Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s posted combined profits of £3.9bn last year, but between them cost the taxpayer more than £750m in benefits paid to their staff. Tesco paid £519m in tax but received £364m in public subsidy for its 209,000 low-paid workers. Asda spent £150m in tax but its 120,000 low-paid workers received £221m in benefits. Morrisons’ tax bill was £62m while its 83,000 low-paid workers received £190m in benefits and Sainsbury’s paid £180m in tax, almost exactly as much as its low-paid staff received from the public purse. Of all the profitable companies examined by the charity, Next had the highest average subsidy of £2,087 per head given its high proportion of young employees who are typically paid just above the minimum wage of £6.70 an hour. Next is run by the Conservative peer, Lord Wolfson, who came under fire last month for criticising the whole idea of a Living Wage as an ‘invention’ Next is run by the Conservative peer, Lord Wolfson, who came under fire last month for criticising the whole idea of a Living Wage as an ‘invention’. He argued that pushing up wages will block recruitment. ‘For very many people, the retail sector provides useful income and Next has 30 applications for every vacancy. Raising wages too fast will simply reduce employment opportunities,’ he said. Other firms who rely on the taxpayer to top up staff wages include Amazon, fast food outlets and local authorities, where cleaning and care workers, for example, are already paid by the taxpayer. Paul Regan, chairman of Citizens UK, said: ‘The major retailers post profits and pay tax, but the Treasury has to step in and often pays out more than it gets in to help those workers for whom work does not pay.’ He called on the next government to show leadership ‘by implementing the living wage into all public sector commissioning’. The Rev Karen Rooms, Area Dean for Nottingham South and member of the Citizens UK Council, said: ‘The figures revealed by this research are shocking, as the true scale of the subsidy of big business becomes clear. ‘The huge profits made by some of these high street names are made off the back of poverty-wages. In some instances the amount of tax they pay doesn’t even cover the wage top-ups we all have to chip-in and help with through the Treasury. ‘At a time of austerity when all sectors of society have to make savings it seems obscene that big business isn’t playing its part to help the country recover.’ All of the main political parties support the living wage. Last week, David Cameron said businesses that can afford to pay it ‘should consider doing so’. Boris Johnson, the London mayor, said it was ‘madness’ that large employers paid chief executives huge salaries while their lowest-paid workers were subsidised by the taxpayer. Labour has made demands for employers to pay the Living Wage a major plank of its election strategy. However, the former Labour Cabinet minister Alan Milburn, chairman of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, said it could take 10 years to make the living wage a reality. He said: ‘Employers will have to pay more but wages cannot rise without improved productivity and more skills training. We will need a 10-year transition period to become a living wage country.’ Charles Cotton, of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, warned wage rises will hit employment, saying: ‘If employees weren’t getting subsidies, would firms employ as many people or would they cut back?’ Supermarkets said they paid above the minimum wage of £6.50 an hour for those aged over 21, regularly reviewed pay and gave employees benefits such as staff discounts. Asda, which is part of the US retail goliath Walmart, said pay and benefits ‘should be considered in the round’. In the USA, it is estimated that Walmart’s low-wage workers cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion (£4.2bn) in public assistance including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidised housing. Morrisons said discounts and profit-sharing took the pay of many over the living wage. Sainsbury’s said it offered employees a discount card, annual bonus and paid breaks. Tesco said it paid, on average, 4-7per cent more than major competitors and had contributed £1.5bn in tax through business rates, employer national insurance and corporation tax in 2014. The British Retail Consortium said pay and benefits packages equated to an average of about £8.40 an hour and the industry had paid £19.5bn in ‘core business taxes’ last year. Asda, which is part of the US retail goliath Walmart, said pay and benefits ‘should be considered in the round’

Campaigners claim benefits paid to staff are higher than corporation taxes . Critics say handouts allows companies to get away with paying low wages . Citizens UK is calling for London living wage to be spread to rest of Britain . It claims rolling out £9.15 an hour wage would reduce benefits by £6billion .

Need to have a difficult conversation with your other half or your boss? It might be a good idea to take them out to dinner. We get on better with each other over a meal, according to researchers who said it makes everyone from work colleagues to children seem more pleasant. Dutch and Canadian scientists asked nearly 100 men and women to fill in a questionnaire every time they spent at least five minutes talking to someone else. Well digested: Scientists have found people felt happier and more relaxed while eating at home or at work . About a fifth of the 1,000 meetings recorded took place over a meal, the journal Physiology and Behavior reports. On these occasions participants felt happier and more relaxed, whether at home, at work or elsewhere. They felt friendlier, listened more, gave more compliments and were more likely to make compromises. They also believed that the person they were with was warmer and more likeable. And hierarchies broke down between bosses and employees and adults and children. One possible explanation is that chewing raises levels of the ‘feel-good’ brain chemical serotonin. Food for thought: The study found that people can talk about tricky subjects far easier over a meal . It is also possible that shared meals enhance our inbuilt desire to be accepted and to please others. Marije aan het Rot, of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, said that tricky topics might be best tackled over a meal. Bosses and employees and also parents and children, might all find it easier to get on at the table while dinner may not be the best idea for a first date. Dr Rot said the people in her study knew each other and the effect of a sharing a meal might be different among strangers. Apart from anything else, meals can be lengthy and people meeting for the first time might struggle to come up with enough conversation.

Dutch and Canadian study looked at 100 men and women . Meals made the person they were with 'warmer' and 'more 'likeable' Chewing raises the levels of 'feel-good' chemical serotonin .

A fund-raising drive to help keep one of the country's oldest war veterans in his own home after a London council refused to pay for his ongoing care has reached £10,000 in just four days. Brent Council said it was no longer able to afford to pay for a live-in carer to look after Second World War veteran Robert Clark at his home in Burnt Oak, North London. This is despite the fact he had already used £50,000 of his life savings paying for his care. War veteran Robert Clark, pictured, who has had a fund-raising appeal set up in his name so he can remain in his own home with a live-in carer . A donations page set up by the forces charity Help for Heroes has already raised £10,000 to help Mr Clark remain in his own home . The council told Mr Clark he would have to be moved into a local care home with his son Mike describing the move as like asking his father to go back into a 'prisoner of war camp'. The pensioner's plight prompted armed forces charity Help for Heroes to launch a fund-raising campaign to allow Mr Clark to stay in his home, which he has lived in for more than 50 years and pay towards the cost of a carer. And in just four days the total amount of donations has reached £10,000, despite setting an initial target of £5,000 just four days ago. The amount will pay for around four to five months care for Mr Clark in his own home. David Fraser from the charity confirmed that they are working with Mr Clark to discuss what to do with the cash and added they have set a new fund-raising target of £15,000. He told MailOnline: 'I think when you look at what he has done and what he has been through, he deserves an awful lot of respect. 'He deserves to be able to stay in his own home.' Writing home: Veteran Robert Clark, pictured in 1940, when he was serving with Durham Light Infantry . Mr Clark is one of Britain's oldest surviving prisoners of war - and one of the few British soldiers to survive Hitler's 1,000-mile death march. He was a gunner in the Durham Light Infantry when he was captured by the Nazis in the North African city of Tobruk in June 1942. He spent the rest of the war in prison camps in Poland, before being forced to join the 'death match' in 1945. Now a great-great grandfather, he is one of Britain's oldest surviving PoWs and is registered blind, deaf in one ear, is dependent on a wheelchair and has suffered from severe anxiety. For the past two years he has used his savings to pay towards the £960-a-week cost of a live-in carer, while Brent Council contributed £350 per week. But as his money runs out, the council is refusing to increase its funding for Mr Clark. An online petition has also been set up calling for the council to increase its funding, which has also gained almost 170,000 signatures. Robert Clark (front row, second left) pictured on June 21, 1943 at prisoner of war camp Campo PG70 in Italy . His son Mike, whose home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire is not suitable for his father, has previously spoken of how he situation is causing the pensioner anxiety and making him unable to sleep. He explained: 'He’s as good as told me that if he has to move, he’ll just give up on life. Whenever he’s been in hospital, pulls the blankets over his head and stops talking. ‘He hates being anywhere which isn't familiar, going into a care home will be like going back into a prisoner of war camp.’ However, Brent Council have stated they will not increase their funding for a live-in carer but say there is absolutely no question he will be evicted. They also added he won't need to sell his house to pay for his care and say they want to find a solution which meets his needs and provides value for money for the taxpayer. To donate to Mr Clark's fundraising page, click here.

Brent Council told veteran Robert Clark they were unable to afford his care . Added he would have to move from his own home and into a care home . Mr Clark had already used most of his life savings paying for a live-in carer . An appeal has raised £10,000 in four days to help him stay in his own home .

They have long claimed to be the only genuine political party – fighting the manipulated PR of the main Westminster parties. But Ukip’s reputation for telling it straight was left in tatters this morning after the party’s deputy leader was caught posing for a photograph to make him look more educated – in front of a photoshopped library clutching a picture book. Mr Nuttall, Ukip’s education spokesman, appeared in the party’s manifesto in thick-rimmed glasses holding a book called ‘British Rebels and Reformers’. The vintage hardback is listed on Amazon as a 48-page illustrated history book from 1942. Scroll down for video . Paul Nuttall, Ukip’s education spokesman, appeared in the party’s manifesto in thick-rimmed glasses holding a book called ‘British Rebels and Reformers’ - a vintage hard-back picture book . Mr Nuttall stands in front of shelves stacked full of books – many of which, on closer inspection, are the same and have been photoshopped to make the library look bigger. After being ridiculed on Twitter, the MEP joked that the photoshop allegations were not true: ‘I just have two copies of every book.’ The bizarre row capped a day of confusion for Ukip after the party's immigration spokesman appeared to contradict her own border policies. Suzanne Evans appeared to contradict a flagship policy on banning non-skilled workers after telling the manifesto launch that the party did not want to 'pull up the drawbridge' but only 'control who walks over it'. Mr Farage hoped to get Ukip's election campaign back on track, promising help for first-time buyers, military veterans, small businesses and hospital patients. The books behind Mr Nuttall were clearly photoshopped, appearing in mirror image next to each other . The Ukip deputy leader later took to Twitter to joke about the allegations, insisting he just had 'two copies of every book' But the attempt to present a more professional image risks being over-shadowed by falling poll ratings, rivals openly vying for the Ukip leadership and chaos over the party's flagship immigration policy. In remarks which risk angering supporters opposed to immigration, Mrs Evans said: 'Ukip is not anti-immigration. Immigrants are not the problem. It's our current immigration system that is the problem. Nigel Farage unveiled Ukip's manifesto in Thurrock, Essex, this morning . 'We will not pull up the drawbridge, we will simply start to control who walks over it.' Today it emerged Ukip has abandoned hopes of winning dozens of seats at the General Election and is now targeting just ten. The party reduced the number of constituencies where it is concentrating resources as it loses ground in the polls. A party strategist said 'something extraordinary' would now need to happen for it to win in places outside its target list. In a speech in Essex, Mr Farage claimed Ukip could hold the balance of power after May 7. He said: 'We are the only party with the self-confidence and belief in this nation that we actually believe that not only could we, but that we should, govern our own country, make our own laws and negotiate our own international trade deals. 'We are the only party standing in this General Election saying we want a trade deal with Europe, we want to be good neighbours with our European friends, but we desperately seek a referendum so that we can set this country free from political union. 'There is no third way. There is no renegotiation of any value that is to be had in Brussels. Our position is perfectly clear - We want our country back.' He set out key polices he would demand as a price for supporting a Tory government. They include: . An in/out referendum on Britain's EU membership 'as soon as possible' An Australian-style points-based immigration system . More than 2 per cent of GDP to be spent on the armed forces . Guaranteed jobs in the police, prison, or border force for anyone leaving the forces after 12 years . Ukip leader Nigel Farage passes UKIP deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans during the launch of the party's election manifesto this morning . Mr Farage set out key polices he would demand as a price for supporting a Tory government including an in/out referendum on Britain's EU membership 'as soon as possible' Waive stamp duty on new homes worth up to £250,000 built on brownfield sites . No income tax on the minimum wage up to £13,000, a new 30p tax band on earnings between £45,300 and £55,000, with the 40p tax band kicking inn at £55,000 . However in the latest sign of policy chaos, the manifesto includes a pledge to limit net migration to 50,000. Mr Farage has previously warned caps and targets are 'ludicrous' and over-ruled his immigration spokesman Steven Woolfe who said the party would put a figure on the number allowed into the UK. Meanwhile Suzanne Evans, the party's deputy chairman, appeared to ditch a key policy on banning unskilled migrants in the space of just 60 seconds.

Ukip have claimed to be the only party fighting Westminster political PR . But the deputy leader Paul Nuttall posed for a photoshopped picture . Mr Nuttall was pictured clutching a vintage picture book from 1942 . Rows of books are behind him - photoshopped to look like there are more .

Single-serve coffee capsules in 2014 hit over $3 billion in US sales, it's been revealed. The finding was unveiled in a CBS News report by Susan Spencer on one such company that manufactures them, the Vermont-based Keurig Green Mountain. Speaking to Spencer, Keurig's chief technology officer Kevin Sullivan explained the appeal of his company's single-serve coffee machine is that users can 'Just close the handle and touch a button, and away it goes.' Scroll down for video . Success: Keurig's chief technology officer Kevin Sullivan has said that single-serve coffee has 'found the hidden need - the need that people didn't know they had' Keurig Green Mountain's single-serve capsules in 2014 hit over $3 billion in US sales . CBS News revealed that Keurig Green Mountain has proved highly successfully and made $4.7 billion in revenue. Among its many coffee flavors available, Keurig sells on its website Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, Folgers, Dunkin Donuts and Kahlua options. Prices vary, but 24-counts of single-serve coffee capsules - often simply referred to as K-Cups - usually have list prices between $15.49 and $17.99, with members paying slightly less. 'Single serve, I think, found the hidden need - the need that people didn't know they had,' Sullivan said during the interview. 1/3 of homes in the United States now feature single-serve coffee machines, CBS News reported. Spencer said in the interview 'A cup of coffee made this way is not necessarily cheap.' Sullivan answered 'It's less expensive than if you go to a coffee shop, but it's more expensive than if you bought a pound of coffee and did your drip grind.' Big hit: Keurig Green Mountain has also made $4.7 billion in revenue, and 1/3 of homes in the US reportedly feature single-serve coffee machines . Science: Keurig employees are seen with coffee equipment at the company's offices . At one point in the interview, Spencer posed the question 'So where is Keurig now in terms of making these things recyclable?' 'We've been hard at work to solve that problem,' Sullivan answered. 'We introduced a system called Vue that has cups that are, in fact, recyclable. 'We have a company objective that everything will be recyclable by the year 2020. We certainly aren't going to wait that long. I think we're going to start that much sooner, and hopefully convert sooner than that.' Keurig has said on its website that a new type of K-Cup is being created, and that 'we intend to move toward polypropylene (#5) plastic for the cup itself — a material often used in common household items, such as yogurt and butter containers.' The company said the material 'is [...] accepted by recyclers in approximately 60% of communities in the United States and 93% of communities in Canada.' According to Keurig, the company is 'working with the recycling community and other partners to develop a more robust recycling infrastructure that accepts #5 plastics in even more communities and that can consistently capture small items, such as our portion packs.'

Keurig Green Mountain's single-serve capsules in 2014 hit over $3 billion in US sales, it's been revealed . The company has also made $4.7 billion in revenue . 1/3 of homes in the US reportedly feature single-serve coffee machines . Keurig's chief technology officer Kevin Sullivan has said 'Single serve, I think, found the hidden need - the need that people didn't know they had'

(CNN)It's time for liberals to look local. With Washington gridlocked over almost everything and congressional Republicans standing firm against any further expansion of domestic policy, the odds of Congress passing another New Deal or Great Society are minimal. It will take a lot of work by Democratic voters and activists to change the numbers on Capitol Hill so that liberal ideas stand a chance of passing. Yet at the state and local level, the story has been much different. Liberal Democrats have found more political space to move forward with their initiatives. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched an ambitious pre-K education program to broaden access for all of the city's residents. In New Orleans, the mayor has put together a generous housing program to guarantee that there are no veterans without shelter. The drive for same-sex marriage equality took hold in the states before reaching the federal level. States such as Vermont, Oregon, and Washington as well as New Jersey have taken the lead in adopting eco-friendly policies. While Congress has resisted President Barack Obama's call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25, 21 states and the District of Columbia went ahead and enacted minimum wage increases of their own. This is just the tip of the iceberg. At the annual conference for New America in Washington last week, the focus was on innovation. The most exciting ideas are taking hold at the local level. As the Atlantic's James Fallows explained to the audience, when one moves beneath the gridlock of Washington and down to the towns and communities of America, it is quickly possible to see the "functionality of politics" -- where partisanship does not trump the need to solve problems. This has given liberals an opening. In Detroit, a company called Detroit Dirt is taking food scraps from local eating establishments and transforming them into compost for gardens to nurture communities and lower the environmental footprint of the city, Pashon Murray said at the New America conference. Jonathan Mintz, the founding president and CEO of Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, explained how his organization assists local governments to develop global partnerships that help lower- and middle-income Americans gain greater access to banking services. But many liberal Democrats are uneasy about embracing this trend. Since the New Deal in the 1930s, which followed the total collapse of the patchwork of local and state social welfare programs overwhelmed by the weight of the Great Depression, doing things at the national level has been seen as the only way to go. Only by making programs national could policymakers ensure that state and local government officials (particularly Southern Democrats who had little taste for giving benefits to African-Americans) could not distribute benefits only to certain portions of the population. Only the federal government had the taxing power necessary to sustain robust domestic initiatives. In this view, it was believed that only Washington policymakers could bring together the best and brightest minds to make sure that programs were designed and administered well. Only through centralized programs, could policymakers ensure that residents of one state didn't receive more meager benefits than in other places. Some programs, like climate change, can only work well if every state has to follow the rules. For the time being, liberals need to abandon that bias. Even if all the fears are warranted, right now there are enough benefits to justify more local programs. The most important obviously is simply practical. This is the only opportunity that liberals have right now of seriously moving forward with new ideas. Local and state politics are also proving to be arenas for great experimentation. This is one of the lessons of the 1910s and 1920s, when liberal activists in states such as New York and Wisconsin experimented with programs ranging from unemployment insurance to the regulation of work conditions. As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote, a "state, may if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." Local policymakers and experts developed these programs for many years before they were ever brought to the national stage. The result is that the policies were stronger and better tested, and some of the bad ideas had been discarded after it became clear they didn't work. When Franklin Roosevelt came to office in the 1930s, he looked to these programs for inspiration about what to do at the national level. The same was true in the 1960s when Lyndon Johnson and the Democratic Congress put together civil rights, anti-poverty and urban development programs that had been implemented at the state level. It was easier for federal officials to build support for their proposals when they could point to successful experiments. Voters could see how they could work and how some of the worst predictions of opponents had not come true. Conservatives have done the same in recent decades. When Republicans pushed for welfare reform in 1996, they drew many ideas from local changes that had been put into place in states such as Wisconsin, which had received waivers from national requirements. The local arena is usually not ideal for creating big domestic policies since it depends on so many actors to sustain, since the politics of each region vary so greatly and since the financial muscle of smaller levels of government is much weaker. Outside Washington's more conservative environment, political conditions in many parts of the United States are producing important opportunities for liberalism to flourish. This vibrant period of local policymaking will help to prepare the groundwork for the next moment -- like the early 1930s or mid-1960s or during the financial crisis of 2008-2010 -- when the doors for legislating will open in Washington.

Julian Zelizer: Washington is gridlocked and leans conservative . But liberals can launch social programs at lower levels, Zelizer says . Trying programs out locally can set groundwork for Washington action in coming years, he says .

A New York City cop checking in on his elderly parents on Friday was horrified to discover them dead along with two other guests in their home. Robert Hugel, who is assigned to the Technical Assistance Response Unit, found the victims, all in their 70s and 80s, just after 3 p.m. at the house in Bellerose in Floral Park, Queens. The New York Post reports that Jerry Hugel, 83, his wife Marianne Hugel, 80, died along with 70-year-old neighbor Gloria Greco, and friend Walter Vondthadden, 76, in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, possibly caused by a car left running in a garage. Scroll down for video . Married 60 years: Neighbors say that Jerry and Marrianne Hugel were a happily married couple for 60 years who loved to dance, garden, and observe their German heritage . Cleaning up: Police Department personnel remove one of the bodies from a home where four people were found dead on Friday . It appeared the car was accidentally left running in the garage, but it was unclear for how long, investigators said. Neighbors lined the streets and sidewalks in the suburban neighborhood next to Long Island's Nassau County. Some cried as police officers and firefighters walked around the Cape Cod-style, two-story home. Before police officially identified the victims, neighbor Helga Harter told The Associated Press that the couple was named Jerry Hugel and Marie Hugel, who were in their 80s and had known her for 40 years. 'They were wonderful people,' Harter said through tears as she stood on a street corner, looking at the home. 'They were married for 60 years.' Heartbroken son: Robert Hugel was checking in on his elderly parents on Friday when he found them dead due to apparent carbon monoxide poisoning along with two of their friends . Medical aid: Emergency personnel gather near a home where police say four people were poisoned to death . The Hugels had five children, including son Robert Hugel, a New York Police Department officer who was said to have found his parents lifeless bodies. She described them as a 'great family' very active in the local German community. She last saw them on Wednesday at a Bavarian dancing class they attended together. 'I'm in shock,' Harter said. 'It's the greatest shock of my life.' The Hugels had lived in the home for 40 years, and an elderly woman lived upstairs as their tenant, Harter said. No visible trauma was observed on the victims' bodies, police said. Carbon monoxide, an odorless and colorless gas, is created when some fuels are burned. Hugel was found in the seat of his car in the garage and his wife was found in the room directly next to the garage, reports The New York Post. The scene:  Police stand outside the floral park home where four elderly people were found dead and where to windows are now wide open in an attempt to ventilate the apparent fume filled house . The couple’s friend, age 73, had been seated in the living room and the tenant, who sources said was older than 60, was found on the second floor at the top of the stairs. Neighbors were heartbroken after hearing about the deaths. 'It looks like it was accident, someone just forgot to turn the car off,' a source told The New York Daily News. 'The windows were air-tight, so there was nowhere for the gas to go.' 'It is very surreal,' said Barbara Stoja. 'We knew them for over 35 years. They were very fun people, they were dancers.' 'This is something you see on TV. It is so sad we all know each other to know he is not going to be there anymore.' Stoja said that Jerry Hugel was an avid gardener. 'He was just talking to my husband about planting tomatoes,' she said. Open windows: The four elderly people who died are thought to have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning and police opened the windows of their home in an attempt to ventilate it . Stunned: Bystanders surround the Floral Park, Queens home where four elderly people died . 'He and my husband compare gardens all the time.' Neighbor Melissa O'Reilly said that the Hugels were avid dancers who loved their German heritage. 'They were such nice people, it’s really sad,' said Melissa O'Reilly, whose parents have lived on the block for three decades. 'They are a really nice family, everyone loves them, just good people, their kids are very nice.' O'Reilly said she knew the family for about 30 years. 'I grew up here, we always called them Mr. and Mrs. Hugel,' O’Reilly said. 'They have lived in that house before my parents moved here, and that was 30 years ago.' The deaths come on the heels of other deadly carbon monoxide incidents that killed at least 10 people on the Eastern Seaboard in recent weeks. A man and his seven children were found dead Monday in a home in Princess Anne, Maryland, where they apparently were poisoned in their sleep while running a generator after a utility cut power to their home on the state's Eastern Shore. The utility, Delmarva Power, said it cut off electricity for safety reasons on March 25, although relatives said the family was behind on its power bills. The family was last seen alive March 28. Saddened: Bystanders gather at the scene where four people were found dead on  Friday, April 10 . On Wednesday, a woman and her 7-year-old daughter were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home in East Orange, New Jersey. Prosecutors said a utility company had shut off power at the home on Tuesday and a gas generator was being used there without proper ventilation. There was an inoperable carbon monoxide detector in that home, they said. City Councilman Mark Weprin, who represents the area including Floral Park, said he hoped the tragedy would shed light on the importance of having and maintaining carbon monoxide detectors in all homes and apartments. 'My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and families of the victims,'  he said in an emailed statement. Shaken: Neighbors gather at the scene where four people died due to apparent carbon monoxide poisoning .

NYC cop Robert Hugel discovered his parents Jerry, 83 and Marianne Hugel, 80, dead in their Queens home with 'carbon monoxide poisoning' The elderly couple was found dead along with neighbor Gloria Greco, 70, and friend Walter Vonthadden, 76 . It appeared the car was accidentally left running in the garage, but it was unclear for how long, investigators said . Neighbors say the couple were happily married for 60 years .

A man who lost his sight 12 years ago has discovered a love of painting and can create amazing images just by touch. John Bramblitt, 42, had epilepsy from the age of 11 and over the next 19 years it slowly caused him to lose his eyesight. At the age of 30, the artist from Denton in Texas was completely blind. Despite this, he decided that an inability to see should not prevent him from painting. Scroll down for video . Artist John Bramblitt, right, discovered his love of painting after losing his sight some 12 years ago . The artist uses a special technique using a fabric paint to create an outline before colouring in the work . Despite never seeing his guide dog, Mr Bramblitt was able to create this highly accurate painting . Mr Bramblitt uses a special fabric paint with raised edges to sketch the outline of his work, before filling in the gaps. Over the next 12 years he was able to refine this technique until he was able to work seamlessly. First he forms a picture in his mind and uses fabric paint to produce an outline before filling in with paints with different textures based on colour. Mr Brambitt said: 'When I lost my sight I began to learn how to use senses in new ways to accomplish tasks I was used to doing with my eyes. 'I began painting because I wanted to reconnect with people; to let people know even though I have epilepsy, even though I am blind, I'm still me in here. 'The recognition my painting and workshops has brought has meant more connections with an incredible number of brilliant people from all over. 't gives me a great optimism for the future.' Video courtesy: DMA.org . Mr Bramblitt uses a special technique to transfer the scene which he imagines onto the canvas . Mr Bramblitt developed epilepsy aged 11 which slowly resulted in him losing his eyesight . Mr Bramblitt, left, uses a special technique to help him translate his visions onto the canvas, right . The artist has sold limited edition prints of his work for $150 each as well as original artworks . Mr Bramblitt said his love of painting has giving him reason to be optimistic for his future . Mr Bramblitt went blind at the age of 30 after suffering from epilepsy since the age of 11 .

John Bramblitt developed epilepsy aged 11 and went blind when he was 30 . After going blind, Bramblitt began creating the most amazing artworks . Some of his art features scenes and people he has never seen before . Despite being blind, his art is highly accurate and incredibly vibrant .

Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim has reignited his feud with Arsene Wenger by claiming Champions League quarter-final opponents Juventus are by far the better team. Jardim and Wenger fell out at the Emirates when the Arsenal manager refused to shake the hand of the Monaco coach after their stunning 3-1 victory in the second round first leg tie. Arsenal have won their last eight games in the Barclays Premier League and there appears to be a growing feeling in the game that they could mount a title challenge next season. Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim believes are Juventus are a better team than Arsenal . The Ligue 1 boss leads his team out at Juventus Stadium ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger upset Jardim by refusing to shake hands during Champions League exit . The Monaco coach claimed Wenger was ‘disrespectul’ in the first leg and he could not resist mentioning their victory over Arsenal ahead of their clash with Juve in Turin. Jardim said: ‘Juventus are a better team than Arsenal. They are in the quarter-final of the Champions League and deserve to be there. ‘Juve are a better team, it’s not complicated. They are top of their league. Monaco players take a light warm-up after arriving in Turin for the first-leg of their quarter-final . Italian defender Andrea Raggi heads the ball during the training session at the Serie A champion's stadium . Dimitar Berbatov (top right) looks on as his team-mates take part in the training session . ‘We deserve to be here and we deserve respect. We have quality and we know what a difficult game this will be.’ Jardim’s team survived Arsenal’s second leg onslaught at the Stade Louis II last month, losing 2-0 but managing to progress on the away goals rule. The Monaco coach claimed Wenger was disrespectful in London after goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia, Dimitar Berbatov and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco secured a 3-1 win. Monaco eventually went through on away goals after drawing 3-3 on aggregate, which prompted another outburst from Jardim. He said at the time: ‘In the first leg, when I wanted to shake his hand, he did not thank me, so this time even though Arsenal did everything possible to go through, I chose not to thank him.’ Santo Cazorla acknowledges fans as Arsenal chalked up an eighth consecutive victory at the weekend . Juve manager Massimo Allegri will be hoping to prove Jardim's quotes are correct on Tuesday .

Monaco defeated Arsenal on away goals in the Champions League last 16 . Arsene Wenger upset Leonardo Jardim by refusing to shake hands . Ligue 1 boss claims their next opponents Juventus are 'a better team' READ: Arsenal's Wenger accused of disrespecting former club Monaco . READ: Arsenal manager Wenger brands Monaco boss Jardim a LIAR .

A waitress has revealed how the New Zealand Prime Minister had repeatedly given her unwanted attention while she was working at a cafe in Auckland frequented by him and his wife. Published on The Daily Blog on Wednesday, the anonymous woman has recounted how John Key kept playfully pulling her hair despite being told to stop during election time last year. However Mr Key defended his pranks as 'a bit of banter' and said he had already apologised for his actions, Stuff.co.nz reports. A waitress has revealed how the New Zealand Prime Minister had repeatedly given her unwanted attention while she was working at a cafe in Auckland frequented by him and his wife Bronagh (pictured together) The waitress had reportedly been working at a cafe called Rosie (pictured) in Parnell, east of Auckland . The waitress - believed to be working at a cafe called Rosie in Parnell, east of Auckland - wrote about she how made it very clear that she was unimpressed by Mr Key's gestures. 'He was like the school yard bully tugging on the little girls' hair trying to get a reaction, experiencing that feeling of power over her,' she wrote on the blog. Mr Key kept being persistent with his hair-pulling antics, despite being told by his wife Bronagh to stop. After dealing with the practical jokes over the six months he had visited the cafe, the waitress finally lost her cool. 'As he made his way out the door I said after him "Please STOP or I will actually hit you soon!",' she wrote. 'Everybody knew that I didn't like it, I really didn't like it. I felt powerless and tormented and I stepped out the back and I cried frustrated tears.' The anonymous waitress wrote how Mr Key kept being persistent with his hair-pulling antics, despite being told by his wife Bronagh to stop . But Mr Key defended his pranks as 'a bit of banter' and said he had already apologised for his actions . Key, who is en route to the Anzac ceremony in Gallipoli, told reporters he has a very 'warm and friendly relationship' with staff at the cafe. 'When I realised she took offence by that I just sort of immediately went back, gave her some wine, apologised and said I was terribly sorry,' he said according to Stuff.co.nz. 'It was all in the context of a bit of banter that was going on, and so obviously I immediately apologised for that. 'She thanked me for that and said "that's all fine, no drama".'

An anonymous waitress revealed how John Key kept pulling her hair . She wrote in a blog that she gained unwanted attention from him last year . The woman had been working at a cafe frequented by Mr Key and his wife . She said Mr Key kept touching her hair despite being told to stop . The Prime Minister defended his actions, saying he had already apologised . He also said his pranks were 'all in the context of a bit of banter' The waitress was reportedly working at a cafe called Rosie in Parnell, east of Auckland .

The BBC has come under fire for spending thousands of pounds of licence fee payers' money on a guide teaching its staff the correct way to use emojis. The 44-page document was commissioned by executives at the BBC who then hired an agency to research how smiley faces could be used in news stories and on social media. Emoji designers were also told to make graphics for the faces of popular stars such as Gary Lineker and Graham Norton. The BBC spent licence fee payers' money on a 44-page guide on how to use emojis before using a 'sad face' emoticon to describe the death of the world's oldest woman . The 44-page document was commissioned by executives at the BBC who then hired an agency to research how smiley faces could be used in news stories and on social media . Bosses at Radio 1 and Radio 1 Extra were sent the emoticon guide earlier this week, The Sun reported. A source told the newspaper: 'We're used to ridiculous BBC schemes but this is the worst yet. Top brass whinge about budget cuts, then they OK this. It beggars belief.' Emojis, which were first created in Japan, are small digital images used to express an emotion, such as happiness or anger, used by millions of people on social media sites like Facebook and WhatsApp. The corporation used them during an 'Emoji Budget' article following George Osborne's statement last month. The news piece used an emoji of two pint glasses clinking together to show that beer duty had been cut by 1p. The BBC also used a 'sad face' emoji to describe the death of the world's oldest woman, Misao Okawa, 117, from Japan this week. The corporation used the images during an 'Emoji Budget' article, using a picture of pint glasses (right) to show that Chancellor George Osborne had cut beer duty by a penny . Some people commented on the article, posted on BBC News' Facebook page, to criticse the use of the symbol. Walter Lasseigne Parenteau wrote: 'Sad face, BBC? You don't think she had a good run?' Daniel McIntyre-Hoeft said: 'The sad face is a bit inappropriate, don't you think?' Dia Chakravarty from the TaxPayers' Alliance said: 'This would be a fitting April Fool's joke - if we weren't paying for it.' A BBC spokesman said: 'We carry out research to help give our audiences what they want and it's right that we do it.'

BBC paid for research into how smiley faces could be used in news stories . Licence fee payers' money was spent on the 'ridiculous' 44-page document . Designers told to make emojis of Gary Lineker and Graham Norton's faces .

(CNN)Film critic Richard Corliss, whose populist passion for all genres of movies illuminated Time magazine's coverage of cinema for 35 years, died Thursday night in New York City. He was 71. Corliss died a week after suffering a major stroke, according to a tribute on Time's website by colleague Richard Zoglin, who called him "perhaps the magazine's most quoted writer of all time." Unlike some critics, Corliss appreciated all kinds of movies -- from the arty drama of Ingmar Bergman to the epic fantasy of "The Lord of the Rings." His all-TIME top 100 movies list, which he compiled with fellow Time critic Richard Schickel, contained everything from "Pulp Fiction" to "Finding Nemo" to Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master II." "He savored it all: the good, the bad, the indifferent. Except that he was indifferent to nothing," Zoglin wrote. "To any fan or friend who would ask whether a new movie was 'worth seeing,' Corliss had a stock, succinct reply: 'Everything is worth seeing.' " But Corliss was not afraid to puncture hype around big movies he found overrated, including "Titanic" ("dead in the water") and even -- blasphemy! -- "Star Wars," about which he wrote, "The movie's 'legs' will prove as vulnerable as C-3PO's." He also didn't care much for sentimental, uplifting movies that often become mainstream hits and win Oscars. "There are movies whose feel-good sentiments and slick craft annoy me so deeply that I know they will become box-office successes or top prizewinners," he once wrote. "I call this internal mechanism my Built-In Hit Detector." A graceful and prolific writer, Corliss reviewed more than 1,000 movies, penned many Time cover stories and authored four books on film, including "Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)," published just last year. (It was a partnership with Turner Classic Movies, which, like CNN, is owned by Turner Broadcasting.) Some credit him with coining the phrase "drop-dead gorgeous" to describe actress Michelle Pfeiffer in a review of her 1985 film, "Into the Night." He also cleverly, and subtly, gave away the big plot spoiler of "The Crying Game" by spelling it out with the first letters of each paragraph of his review. Born in Philadelphia, Corliss moved to New York after college and began writing film reviews for a variety of publications before joining Time in 1980. He served as editor of Film Comment, the movie journal of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, for 20 years, was a frequent guest on Charlie Rose's talk show and made annual pilgrimages to film festivals in Cannes, Toronto and Venice. "It's painful to try to find words, since Richard was such a master of them," Time editor Nancy Gibbs wrote in a note Friday to her staffers. "They were his tools, his toys, to the point that it felt sometimes as though he had to write, like the rest of us breathe and eat and sleep. It's not clear that Richard ever slept, for the sheer expanse of his knowledge and writing defies the normal contours of professional life." He is survived by his wife, Mary, a noted film critic in her own right, whom he married in 1969. People we've lost in 2015 .

Veteran Time magazine film critic Richard Corliss died Thursday night in New York City . Corliss reviewed more than 1,000 movies and authored four books on film .

A counterfeit drug gang has been jailed after raking in £10million by selling fake Viagra while pretending to be a fishing tackle business. Judge Charles Wide QC described it as a 'highly organised, large-scale criminal enterprise' which risked the health of members of the public, as he sentenced the gang at the Old Bailey. The UK-wide conspiracy offered cheap erectile dysfunction pills to online and face-to-face customers around the world. This was a 'sophisticated and carefully planned' scam which had bases in north-east Lincolnshire and Sussex, the judge said. A counterfeit drug gang has been jailed after raking in £10million by selling fake Viagra. Neil Gilbert (pictured left) was jailed for six years and Catherine Laverick (right) was sentenced to three years and 10 months . He said the 'the real mischief is the catastrophic damage that could be caused' to the public, noting that genuine drug companies had pointed out that acid, brick dust and road paint had been found in fake Viagra. One group based in southern England was headed by Neil Gilbert, 42, who made up to £60,000 a week selling unlicensed and counterfeit drugs to unsuspecting customers. The northern branch was led by Thailand-based Stephen Laverick, but his ex-wife Catherine Laverick, 47, was in charge of day-to-day operations in the UK. And their family members and friends were recruited to assist with the massive criminal enterprise. The court heard the conspiracy lasted eight years from 2004 and continued even after the gang were arrested in September 2011 following an investigation by the drugs regulatory body, MHRA. They had used a series of 'front' companies claiming to sell jewellery, fishing tackle and cosmetics to accept the electronic payments. Proceeds were then laundered through more than 100 bank accounts both in the UK and abroad. The gang offered fake Viagra pills to unsuspecting customers around the world. File photo . Huge sums of money were transferred between the conspirators, sent offshore or, were withdrawn in cash in the UK or abroad. The money laundered or obtained through fraud by all of the defendants totalled £8,444,896. Prosecutor Gillian Jones said: 'This case is not about wanting to distribute good medicines cheaply, but rather the motivation was greed, with an utter disregard for patient safety. 'The medicines that were seized which were purported to be Viagra and Valium in fact turned out to be counterfeit,' the prosecutor said. 'This was big business. The proceeds of the supply of these medicines via websites which have been traced to various merchant facilities is in excess of £10 million - that is not the real figure. 'Not all bank accounts have been identified. Some are abroad and haven't been traced properly and some medicines were paid for in cash.' An audit kept by Gilbert revealed that the gang received £60,000 a week from the sale of unlicensed medicines during 2011 alone - a turnover of more than £3million. The money was transferred into bank accounts held by members of the conspiracy or their relatives before being withdrawn in cash or used to sustain the business, the court heard. Miss Jones added: 'There is no doubt a conspiracy to sell these unlicensed medicines existed. They had to set up and maintain websites through which medicines were sold, rent storage units and packing centres. 'Offices were rented, stationary and packaging purchased, mail boxes rented to which customers posted cash and merchant banking facilities to allow payments by cards. 'They purported to be trading fishing tackle, cosmetics or jewellery but they were just a front to hide the real merchandise which was unlicensed medicines. Seth Pennington (pictured outside the Old Bailey) who was described as Gilbert's right-hand man and carried out the day-to-day operations under the directions of his boss, was jailed for five years . Kristina Sofoulakis (left) was jailed for two-and-a-half years and Mark Bristow (right) was jailed for four years . 'As demand for the products grew the customer database widened to countries in Europe including Sweden, France and Germany.' When banks started raising concerns about the nature of the business, the gang opened accounts offshore in Belize and Panama where fewer questions were asked. Gilbert, of Ovingdean, Brighton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines, two counts of money laundering, possession of counterfeit Valium and possession of counterfeit Viagra. He was jailed for a total of six years at the Old Bailey. His partner Kristina Sofoulakis, also of Ovingdean, Brighton, admitted conspiracy to supply medicines and money laundering in the UK and offshore. She was jailed for two-and-a-half years. She had worked as a book keeper, monitoring orders and payments. Sarah Laverick (pictured) was handed a 16-month jail term, suspended for two years and was ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work . Catherine Laverick, of Ulceby, South Humberside, admitted conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines and money laundering in the UK and abroad. She was jailed for three years and 10 months. Her son, Thomas Laverick, was spared jail after being given a 14-month sentence, suspended for two years. He set up the fake company 'Shore Catch' to buy medicines and launder money. His sister Sarah Laverick was handed a 16-month jail term, which was also suspended for two years. She was ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work. She pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering. The 26-year-old set up the fake fishing tackle company to help with buying medicines and laundered money through numerous bank accounts. Hugh Adair (left) was given a 12-month jail term, suspended for two years and Donna Denton (right) was sentenced to eight months, suspended for 18 months . Catherine Laverick's former partner Hugh Adair was given a 12-month jail term, suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work. Adair, 37, of Brighton, helped with the day-to-day running as well as facilitating payment for the purchase of medicines. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines and fraud. Seth Pennington, 42, who was described as Gilbert's right-hand man and carried out the day-to-day operations under the directions of his boss, was jailed for five years. Pennington, of Brighton, admitted conspiracy to sell or supply unlicensed medicines, selling or distributing counterfeit goods (Viagra), two counts of money laundering, one of possession of counterfeit goods purporting to be Valium and one count of possession of a medicinal product (Kamagra) without marketing authorisation. Daniel Nilsen (left) was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for a year and Lee Pettit (right) was sentenced to 22 weeks, suspended for a year . Mark Bristow, 45, acted as the middle man between the northern and southern parts of the enterprise, liasing directly with Catherine Laverick and Gilbert. Bristow pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines, selling or distributing counterfeit Viagra and money laundering. He was jailed for four years. Darrell Jacob, 38, provided banking facilities to receive customer payments for unlicensed medicines through front companies DJ Cosmetics and DJ Casuals. Donna Denton, 40, of Grimsby, set up a Cardnet facility, which she falsely claimed was for the sale of jewellery. She pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months and given a three-month curfew requiring her to stay at home between 7pm and 6am. Daniel Nilsen, 26, set up a Cardnet facility, which he falsely claimed was for the sale of fishing tackle by mail-order. Nilsen, of Grimsby, pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for a year. Lee Pettit, 36, of Brighton, was not directly involved in the sale of pills, but was involved in opening bank accounts and money laundering. Darrell Jacob (pictured left with Lee Pettit) will be sentenced on May 29 after admitting two counts of conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines and money laundering . He pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply and two counts of fraud and was sentenced to 22 weeks, suspended for a year. Darrell Jacob, of East Sussex, admitted two counts of conspiracy to supply unlicensed medicines and money laundering. He will be sentenced at a hearing on May 29. Judge Charles Wide QC, sentencing, said: 'This case concerns a highly organised, large scale criminal enterprise to sell unlicensed and counterfeit medicines and to launder the illegal profits of that enterprise. 'The regulatory regime concerning the products sold during this criminal enterprise exists for the whole purpose of protecting the public.' The judge said the use of counterfeit Viagra and Valium could cause 'serious harm' if taken by unwitting customers. A statement, read out in court, from Viagra manufacturer Pfizer said counterfeit pills have been found to contain toxic material including brick. Judge Wide added: 'There is no direct evidence of such harm, but that is no thanks to any great care taken in its execution. 'Each of you was involved to line your own pockets or help others line their pockets with an absolute disregard for public safety.'

UK-wide conspiracy offered cheap erectile dysfunction pills to customers . Neil Gilbert headed one group, which made up to £60,000 a week in sales . Family and friends were recruited to help with massive criminal enterprise . Eight-year conspiracy continued even after gang was arrested in 2011 .

Four South African men accused of stabbing a Mozambican man to death in an anti-immigrant attack in a Johannesburg township appeared in court today. The brutal murder of Emmanuel Sithole was captured on camera and shocking images show men stabbing him and beating him with a wrench. Anti-immigrant violence has spread across South Africa in recent weeks and the government has now sent in troops to control the riots. Four South African men suspected of killing Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole in Alexandra township in an apparent xenophobic attack, are arraigned at the Wynberg Magistrate Court in Johannesburg . The brutal attack on Mr Sithole in Alexandra township near Johannesburg on Saturday was captured on camera by a local journalist and published across the world the following day. They show the four men surrounding the Mozambican man, before repeatedly stabbing him with knives and bludgeoning him with a wrench in broad daylight. Witnesses took Mr Sithole to a nearby medical centre but found it was closed because the foreign-born duty doctor had failed to turn up for his shift for fear of being attacked by the xenophobic hordes rampaging through the township. Mr Sithole was taken to hospital where he later died, the cause of death was established as a direct stab wound to the heart. The four men accused of his murder will remain in custody until a full trial, set to be held on May 4th. Horror: The brutal murder of Emmanuel Sithole in a township near Johannesburg was captured on camera . Brutal: The four men surrounded Mr Sithole, before repeatedly stabbing him with knives and bludgeoning him with a wrench in broad daylight . No mercy: One of the men can be seen beating Mr Sithole with a wench, while another grabs a shovel and a third holds a blade . The South African army has been deployed to areas that remain volatile after a spate of attacks targeting immigrants, the defense minister announced on Tuesday. Soldiers have already been sent to support police in troubled areas, Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said in a live broadcast. The minister made the announcement in Alexandra, a Johannesburg township where a Zimbabwean couple survived a shooting overnight. The man and woman were both shot in their necks and the woman suffered an additional shot in her leg, the minister said. Both Zimbabweans were treated and discharged from hospital. Troops have also been sent to Durban, the coastal city where the attacks on foreigners began, Mapisa-Nqakula said. The violence has been concentrated in areas of Johannesburg and Durban where poor immigrants and South Africans live. The recent spate of attacks has mainly affected immigrants from African states like Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, according to a statement from the aid group, Doctors Without Borders. A woman and man washes outside a shelter for displaced foreigners in east of Johannesburg . In response to the recent violence, the South African army has been deployed to areas in that remain volatile after a spate of attacks targeting immigrants, the defense minister announced on Tuesday . A view of an informal settlement where foreign nationals were displaced in east of Johannesburg . Anti-immigrant riots, such as this in the Jeppestown suburb of Johannesburg last week, has spread across South Africa and the government has now sent in troops to control the riots . The South African attacks on foreigners have angered many in other African countries. In Malawi, nearly 2,000 protesters marched to the South African High Commission, demonstrating against the wave of violence, said Billy Mayaya, a human rights activist. A diplomat at the South African mission said earlier that there were several hundred marchers. 'South Africa, why kill your fellow blacks?' read one poster carried by the singing demonstrators in the capital Lilongwe. The march organizers called on the South African government to do more to protect immigrants and handed a petition to South African High Commissioner Cassandra Mbuyane-Mokone. Nearly 400 Malawians returned home on Monday, travelling overnight by bus from South Africa, Malawi's Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa said.

Four men appear in court accused of brutal murder of Mozambican . Emmanuel Sithole was stabbed and beaten to death in Johannesburg . The attack took place in broad daylight and was captured on camera . Anti immigrant violence has swept across South Africa in the past week .

A newborn baby girl abandoned in an amusement arcade was found face down in a toilet bowl after her 'mother gave birth in the lavatory', it has been revealed. It is believed the girl, named April by staff at the Ormskirk hospital where she is being treated, might have been delivered at Silcock's Amusement Arcade in Nevill Street, Southport, hours before she was discovered. Merseyside Police had released an image of the 6lb 9oz baby girl, wearing a pink playsuit, as they sought to identify her mother. In a statement yesterday afternoon, officers said they had traced the mother to an address in the Merseyside area. Scroll down for video . Officers say they have found the mother of baby April (pictured). Sniffer dogs had been deployed in the area after the discovery in the disabled toilets of an arcade . Police earlier released a CCTV image of a woman they were looking to trace after a newborn baby was found at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, on Neville Street, Southport last night . Amusement arcade employee Christina Hodskinson found baby April when a colleague said the toilets needed cleaning. She was quickly joined by fellow worker Warren Chadwick who came to help . Police believe April may have been 'born where she was found', Sky reported today. She was just hours old when she was discovered. Staff at the amusement arcade earlier spoke of the moment the baby was whisked from the toilet bowl when a father's paternal instincts kicked in. Christina Hodskinson, 44, discovered the newborn, who has since been named baby April by hospital staff, after a colleague said the toilets needed cleaning. She was quickly joined by fellow employee Warren Chadwick, 36, who Ms Hodskinson said 'grabbed the baby out of the toilet'. Mr Chadwick, who works at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, on Neville Street, Southport where the baby was found at around 6.50pm yesterday, told how his paternal instinct kicked in immediately. He said: 'I saw the baby and it was just instant, I grabbed her out and patted her back and she started to cry. 'Some customers got some towels and we wrapped her up and stood under the heaters. 'The police got here really quickly, I sat with her in the police car to keep her warm and then we rushed straight to hospital. Paternal instinct: Warren Chadwick, who works at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, told how April let out a cry when he patted her back after pulling her from the toilet. He said his paternal instinct kicked in immediately . Abandoned: Police outside Silcock's Amusement Arcade in Southport where staff found a newborn baby in the disabled toilets. A search was carried out for the mother but she has since been found . 'She was ice cold when I pulled her out so they kept her in an incubator. 'It was just good to see the colour come back in her face, it was a relief.' The infant was taken to Ormskirk Hospital where she is described as 'safe and well'. Police were searching for the missing mother of baby April and released a CCTV image of a woman they were looking to trace earlier today. The mother has now been found, Merseyside Police have said. A spokesman said: 'Merseyside Police can confirm the mother of a newborn found in Southport on Thursday, 16 April has this afternoon been found. 'She was found within the Merseyside area and is currently receiving medical treatment. Superintendent Claire Richards, said: 'I would like to thank the local community, the online community and the media for their assistance in this matter.' Ms Hodskinson spoke of how she found the baby after walking into the arcade's disabled toilets to give them a clean. 'Safe and well': Baby April (pictured) was taken to Ormskirk Hospital where she is being cared for by staff . The baby girl, found in the disabled toilets at the arcade (pictured) on Neville Street, has been named April by staff caring for her at Ormskirk Hospital. April is said to be 'safe and well' She said: 'I noticed that there were some things out of place. We checked the bin and there was nothing there and I just thought something wasn't right. 'So I went back to the bathroom with another member of staff, Pauline. 'She opened the toilet and starting screaming "there's a baby inside!" 'My colleague Warren was there straightaway and he grabbed the baby out of the toilet.' Police said the birth appeared to have been unsupervised.

Arcade staff discovered the baby girl in the disabled toilets last night . The newborn was taken to hospital and is described as 'safe and well' The baby has been named April by staff at Ormskirk Hospital in Southport . Police say the mother has been found and is receiving medical treatment .

A drug dealer who was facing a dilemma over how to transport $30,000 worth of meth decided to stuff into an Easter bunny and stick it in the mail. It was sniffed out by a police dog in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and the intended recipient, Carolyn Ross, has now been arrested by police. When cops sliced open the bunny they found two condoms filled with the drugs. Scroll down for video... Easter surprise:  Tahlequah police said a package intercepted in Tulsa County contained an Easter bunny stuffed with $30,000 worth of meth. Jumpin' jack! Police say they got a tip and intercepted a package headed to a home in Tahlequah . On the hop: The investigation continues into whether there is more to this bunny-bound drug smuggling ring . Police were baffled over the decision to use a children's toy to smuggle the stuff: . Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said: 'The Easter Bunny I thought was a strange touch. Delivery: Police arrested Carolyn Ross who was looking out for the package to arrive . 'There were two condoms and meth stuffed inside the rabbit. It's not the prize egg that we want in Tahlequah.' The pound of meth has a street value of around $30,000. 'We've intercepted narcotics in the mail before,' said Chief Nate King. Tahlequah police were alerted by Tulsa County deputies that the package was to be delivered to Ross's home. 'We didn't know who at the home would receive the meth or if they knew what they were receiving,' King said. One officer went to Ross's home and posed as a delivery man. 'We got a plain white van, drove to the residence and served an anticipatory warrant on the resident,' King said to WFTV. Officials said that Ross confessed to knowing the drugs were in the mail. She said she was supposed to redistribute them to someone else. Ross is being held at the Cherokee Detention Center on $75,000 bond. Discovery: A hole was cut into the bottom of the rabbit and police found quite the surprise waiting inside. There were two condoms and meth stuffed inside the rabbit . Pricey stuff: The pound of meth has a street value of around $30,000 . Strange find: 'The Easter Bunny I thought was a strange touch,' Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said .

Police say they found the drugs stuffed in an furry Easter bunny . Cops say they got a tip and intercepted a package headed to a home . They found a pound of meth inside the bunny worth with an estimated street value of $30,000 . Resident Carolyn Ross admitted to police she was expecting the package . She's being held on a $75,000 bond as the investigation continues .

The shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in corporation tax . Ed Balls yesterday opened the door to a tax raid on businesses, which critics warn would endanger the economic recovery. In a TV interview, the shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in the main rate of corporation tax if Labour form the next government. He was also evasive about the 40p rate of income tax, into which millions of people have been dragged in recent years, saying he was unsure how quickly the threshold could be raised. Businesses are already concerned about Labour’s stated plans not to cut corporation tax – paid by all large firms on their profits – as the Tories have vowed to if they win office. The main rate has been brought down under the Coalition from 28 per cent to 21 per cent. Asked if he would raise it, Mr Balls would only commit to keeping the main rate ‘the lowest in the G7’ group of countries. This leaves room to raise it up to 26.5 per cent, the level which is imposed in Canada. When it was suggested Labour could levy a rate of ‘24 per cent or 25 per cent’, he did not rule it out, simply saying: ‘We need to make sure we back businesses ... we will keep our rates low.’ John Cridland, director-general of the CBI, warned last week that Labour’s plans to intervene in markets, such as the energy market, and their ‘signals on corporation tax are a cause for concern’. He added that any rise in business taxes would ‘undermine progress to make the whole tax system more competitive and send the wrong signal to firms of all sectors and sizes.’ Conservative Treasury minister David Gauke said the prospect of a business tax rise was a ‘clear threat to working people’s future economic security’. He said: ‘It’s clear Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are leaving the door open to a damaging tax rise that risks costing jobs, risks costing investment and risks the economic recovery.’ The Right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies think-tank has said raising corporation tax to 24 per cent gradually over the next five years would cost nearly 100,000 jobs by the end of the Parliament. Labour say by keeping corporation tax at the current rate, they can freeze business rates for 1.5million small firms. The main rate has been brought down from 28 per cent to 21 per cent under the coalition with the Tories vowing to lower corporation tax if they win the Election . Lloyds bank shares on offer for all . Billions of pounds of shares in Lloyds bank will be sold off to the public at a discount rate within a year . Billions of pounds of shares in Lloyds bank will be sold off to the public at a discount rate within a year, David Cameron pledged yesterday. In the latest Tory attempt to revive the free market spirit of the 1980s, millions of small investors willing to spend £250 or more would be given priority access to shares still owned from the 2008 bank bailout. If the party wins the election, the sale would begin with a publicity drive similar to the ‘Tell Sid’ adverts that pushed the 1986 privatisation of British Gas. The plan would see up to £4billion of Lloyds shares sold off at a discount of at least 5 per cent, with individual investors allowed to spend up to £10,000. To counter any claims of a ‘get rich quick’ sell-off, buyers who keep the shares for a year would be rewarded with a loyalty bonus of one extra free share for every ten they hold. The sale would also recoup billions for the Exchequer to pay off some of the country’s vast national debts. Yesterday the Prime Minister told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show this would be the first time there had been such an offer for individual investors. ‘The taxpayer put billions into these banks and I want to get the money back,’ he said. ‘At the same time I think having people being able to own shares in a healthy, successful British bank is the sort of country we should be building.’ Labour said the Tories had announced the sell-off policy seven times already – including before the last election. Lib Dem Danny Alexander said the idea had been rejected over the past five years ‘because it’s not been clear that we’d be able to get the money back for the taxpayer’. Lloyds was bailed out with £20billion of taxpayers’ money in 2008, leaving it 43 per cent state owned. The Government still owns £12.5billion of shares, which were worth 78.7p each on Friday – compared to the 73.6p paid by Gordon Brown.

Shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in corporation tax . He was also evasive about the 40p rate of income tax during interview . Businesses are already concerned about Labour's plans not to cut tax . The main rate has been brought down by coalition from 28 to 21 per cent .

(CNN)Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book," a selection of the chairman's quotations, was required reading during China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 70s. China has now updated the practice for the digital age -- launching a smartphone app starring its current leader, President Xi Jinping, and featuring his latest speeches, statements and publications. Designed by the Central Party School, which trains Chinese Communist Party leaders, the app aims to "arouse enthusiasm" for socialist ideologies. "With the help of Internet technology, we hope that the theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics will be presented in a way that appeals to web users," Chen Jiancai, the managing editor of the school's official web site, said, according to Xinhua, China's state news agency. The app features the latest news about Xi and allows users to access the traditional texts that Xi quotes from. It even has an interactive map that allows you to pinpoint exactly where he made the speeches. It's unclear how many people have downloaded the app, which is available on Apple's App Store. Willy Lam, a China politics scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong told CNN the app forms part of Xi's efforts to cultivate a very different image to his predecessors. Xi is keen to be portrayed as a strong leader and as a man of the people -- he's been photographed eating dumplings and has appeared in three animated cartoons. His down-to-earth behavior has drawn a huge number of fans, who address him as "Xi Dada"-- Big Uncle Xi -- but it's also aroused concern among some China analysts, who believe that Xi is using the state propaganda apparatus to build a cult of personality. "This is the 21st century's Little Red Book," Lam says. "He wants to be the supreme authority and build his prestige. The personality cult campaign will only grow." The app drew mixed reviews online and on social media. One headline on a technology news site read "How can you call yourself Chinese if you don't download it?" Some said the app, called Xuexi Zhongguo, which translates to "study China," would be a handy study tool. "Xuexi Zhongguo is an extremely useful app... for civil servants selection tests," says one Weibo user @afeixiaoxiaozhuai. But others said they would boycott it. "If they introduce an Android version, I'll get an iPhone. And if it's in Apple Store, I'll say I can only afford an Android phone. If they are available on both systems, I'll get a Nokia -- sorry, I can't afford a smartphone," said @Mujia.

Xi Jinping's sayings now available in a new smartphone app . Scholars call it a new version of Mao's "Little Red Book"

The Jacksonville Jaguars will bring a little bit of the NFL Draft to London next month by having a UK-based fan announce their sixth and seventh round picks live on television. The Jaguars, who are committed to playing one home game each year in London until 2015, have opened a competition for UK-based fans via nfluk.com, and the winner will announce the draft picks live on Sky Sports in the UK and the NFL Network in the United States. It will mark the first time that any part of the NFL Draft has taken place outside the United States. A UK-based fan will get to announce the Jacksonville Jaguars' sixth and seventh draft picks live on TV . The British NFL fan could announce 2015's answer to 2014 No 3 pick Blake Bortles to the world . Jaguars president Mark Lamping said: 'We are so excited to provide our fans in the US and abroad with an exciting opportunity to be part of the NFL Draft and introduce everyone to our newest Jacksonville Jaguars. 'Additionally, we are also equally thrilled to be the first team in the league to bring the NFL Draft to the international market in London.' The NFL Draft has become a huge television event in recent years as fans tune in around the world to find out which ex-college players will be the next to suit up for their teams. A competition for UK-based fans is being run via nfluk.com for the chance to be part of a world first . The Jaguars are committed to a home game each year in London until 2016 . Last year's draft attracted 45.7million viewers according to figures from the NFL. The first three rounds of this year's draft will take place in Chicago, with each NFL team then announcing their picks for rounds four to seven from their own headquarters. The Jaguars will announce their fourth and fifth picks from EverBank Field in Jacksonville and then hand over to London.

Jacksonville Jaguars will get a UK fan to announce their NFL draft picks . Their sixth and seventh round selections will be revealed live on television . It will be the first time part of the NFL draft has taken place outside the US .

Marouane Fellaini has emerged as an force to be reckoned with in Manchester United's midfield of late, and Jamie Carragher says Jose Mourinho will be drawing up a special plan to stop him. Chelsea face United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in the Barclays Premier League and both Sportsmail columnist Carragher and his fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville believe Mourinho will bring Kurt Zouma into his midfield to neutralise Fellaini. The French centre back started in the middle of the park in last month's Capital One Cup final and has become an emergency option for the league leaders in that unfamiliar role of late. Marouane Fellaini has emerged as an force to be reckoned with in Manchester United's midfield of late . Jamie Carragher believes Jose Mourinho will bring Kurt Zouma into his midfield to neutralise Fellaini . Carragher and Gary Neville agreed that Mourinho would have a special plan to stop United's run of form . Carragher and Neville were speaking as part of Monday Night Football ahead of Liverpool vs Newcastle United . But with United on such good form, having won their last six league games, Mourinho will need to find a way to put a stop to Louis van Gaal's team and Carragher and Neville see Fellaini as the main target. Carragher sees the Special One retreating into his shell with a midfield incorporating Zouma, Nemanja Matic and Ramires as they look to deny Fellaini and the rest of United's midfield that they have thrived in. 'Jose Mourinho very rarely gets done tactically in a big game. His record is fantastic,' Carragher said. 'There's no doubt, he won't go in with just his normal set-up, he'll use something different. I'm convinced of it. 'Jose Mourinho very rarely gets done tactically in a big game. His record is fantastic,' Carragher said . Fellaini could be targeted by Mourinho in midfield as he looks to find a way of stopping United on Saturday . Gary Cahill, John Terry and Zouma (L-R) could all be involved from the start in the game at Stamford Bridge . Zouma has emerged as an emergency option for Chelsea when they need strength in the midfield area . 'I think there's a case for bringing Zouma into midfield, maybe get him on Fellaini, because Matic is left-footed and he won't want to put him on the right side of central midfield. 'I imagine he will maybe play Ramires instead of Willian and tuck him right in to fill spaces around there. (Mourinho will) play Zouma as more like a third centre back, but slightly ahead of (Gary) Cahill and (John) Terry just to look after Fellaini. 'I'm convinced he won't allow the space and the problems they cause down that left side to happen. He will set up and stop it, I'm convinced of it.' Mourinho will not want to give United space and that means that he will set up to stop them, says Carragher . Ramires was also picked out as a potential player to be used in midfield, with Willian missing out . Neville agreed, and went as far as to say that Mourinho would focus on 'destruction' before hoping to win by taking advantage of set-pieces or the skill of Eden Hazard in his analysis on Monday Night Football. The former Manchester United captain also made it clear that while he expects Mourinho to have a plan for the game, he does not see his charges winning their next three games against United, Arsenal and Leicester City to take the Premier League title at the earliest possible opportunity. 'I think he'll just think destruction first and foremost, he'll think how I'm going to stop them and then how I'm going to win the game,' Neville said. Neville commented on how Mourinho would be focused on 'destruction', having Zouma 'sacrificing himself' 'I think Zouma coming in is a good point, it will be alongside Matic in midfield. Zouma will sit a little bit to the right and just sacrifice himself in the game. 'That will then give them (Branislav) Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Zouma, Matic, (Didier) Drogba potentially, and he'll think: "I can win this game either by a bit of magic from Hazard or by set-pieces". He'll play the long game. 'His team aren't playing very well, United are playing better than them at this moment in time. But he'll stop that pattern on the left-hand side and more often than not, when he pays attention to things, he does.'

Chelsea face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon . United topped a great run of form with a 4-2 win over Manchester City . Jamie Carragher says Jose Mourinho will not allow United any freedom . He believes Kurt Zouma will play in midfield to combat Marouane Fellaini .