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By . Jill Reilly . It may still be a bit too chilly for the smell of sizzling sausages to waft over the back garden fence, but this weekend with looks set to sunny and dry for most of Britain. The prediction that temperatures in the south are set to hit a high of 17C this weekend will no doubt be welcome news to the thousands of people set to take part or watch the London Marathon on Sunday in the capital. Experts at the Met Office said the dry and bright weather was expected to continue into early next week, with temperatures up to the mid-teens, but a reminder of winter set to return for the Easter weekend. Archie, aged nine, enjoys the sunshine amongst the rape fields in Billingsley, Shropshire. It may still be a bit too chilly for the smell of sizzling sausages to waft over the back garden fence, but this weekend with looks set to sunny and dry for most of Britain . Deep blue skies and morning sunlight surrounds the many thousands of daffodils at Warkworth Castle in Northumberland on a beautiful spring day this week . The fine weather looks set to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, with more sun on Tuesday and possible highs of 18C . A Met Office spokesperson told MailOnline today: 'It's fairly typical spring weather for the time of year over the weekend. 'It will be mainly dry with some bright spells, although there will be a bit more cloud and showers in north-west and a few showers across the country as a whole. 'Similarly into Sunday it looks generally like a decent and dry day with a fair bit of cloud, although there could be showers likely in north. He said highs of 16C and 17C will be seen in the south-east - especially London. Mia, five and her brother Leo from Poole enjoy a splash about at Bournemouth Beach, Dorset as temperatures continue to rise . Skye Addley plays in the sand at Bournemouth Beach. Experts at the Met Office said the dry and bright weather was expected to continue into early next week, with temperatures up to the mid-teens . Hollie Butterworth, 11 months, gets stuck into playtime at the Dorset beach. Following the wettest winter on record, our summer is coming earlier than normal with temperatures expected to soar above 20 degrees for the second half of April and May . Friday: A mostly dry day with sunny spells and light winds, although an isolated shower is possible. Stronger winds and outbreaks of rain are expected to reach western Scotland by evening. Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Often windy with rain or showers in northern parts of the UK. Mostly dry and bright weather further south, however, thicker cloud and some light rain is possible at times. 'Going through the week the weather looks fairly settled. 'Looks like high pressure will start to move away at the end of the week and Thursday and Friday will be more unsettled,' he added. 'There will be a chance of showers along with spells of rain early next week, but by the time you get into Saturday and Sunday on Easter weekend there will be a split. 'The north-west will be cloudy and rainy while the south will be sunnier and warmer. Yesterday the Met Office tweeted to warn hayfever sufferers about a 'high' pollen count in the London area, and a 'medium' count for the rest of the country. Wild goats in Llandudno Country park, Wales. Wardens at Llandudno Country park are due to start their annual count of the area's wild goat population this week . The annual kid count will check how many youngsters have been born this year and if any have been born to females who have been given the birth control vaccine . Britain currently has one of the highest rates of hay fever in the world with about 25 per cent of the population suffering. It is believed that the number of sufferers is likely to more than double to 32million by 2030. If you are affected, it can be helpful to avoid going outside when the pollen count is high - normally from early to mid-morning - and to avoid cutting the grass. According to the Met Office's latest report Britain is set for a six-week heatwave, . The report reads: 'Latest predictions for UK-mean temperature favour above-average temperatures for April and April-May as a whole.' Swimmers enjoying the warm Spring sun in the Hathersage outdoor pool in the Peak District . Swimmers took advantage of the warmer weather by jumping in the pool .
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Temperatures in the south set to hit a pleasant 17C this Sunday - good news for the London Marathon competitiors .
But Bank Holiday weekend will be 'changeable' after week of sunshine .
Met Office predict Britain will see 'above-average temperatures for April and April-May-June as a whole'
Summer is coming earlier than normal - temperatures expected to soar above 20 degrees for the second half of April .
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"chilly for the smell of sizzling sausages to waft",
"over the back garden fence, but this weekend with",
"looks set to sunny and dry for most of Britain.",
"The prediction that temperatures in the south are",
"set to hit a high of 17C this weekend will no",
"doubt be welcome news to the thousands of people",
"set to take part or watch the London Marathon on",
"Sunday in the capital. Experts at the Met Office",
"said the dry and bright weather was expected to",
"continue into early next week, with temperatures",
"up to the mid-teens, but a reminder of winter set",
"to return for the Easter weekend. Archie, aged",
"nine, enjoys the sunshine amongst the rape fields",
"in Billingsley, Shropshire. It may still be a bit",
"too chilly for the smell of sizzling sausages to",
"waft over the back garden fence, but this weekend",
"with looks set to sunny and dry for most of",
"Britain . Deep blue skies and morning sunlight",
"surrounds the many thousands of daffodils at",
"Warkworth Castle in Northumberland on a beautiful",
"spring day this week . The fine weather looks set",
"to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, with more",
"sun on Tuesday and possible highs of 18C . A Met",
"Office spokesperson told MailOnline today: 'It's",
"fairly typical spring weather for the time of",
"year over the weekend. 'It will be mainly dry",
"with some bright spells, although there will be a",
"bit more cloud and showers in north-west and a",
"few showers across the country as a whole.",
"'Similarly into Sunday it looks generally like a",
"decent and dry day with a fair bit of cloud,",
"although there could be showers likely in north.",
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"brother Leo from Poole enjoy a splash about at",
"Bournemouth Beach, Dorset as temperatures",
"continue to rise . Skye Addley plays in the sand",
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"said the dry and bright weather was expected to",
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"Friday will be more unsettled,' he added. 'There",
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By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 08:01 EST, 13 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:53 EST, 14 February 2013 . Adored by well-heeled UK office workers - . and, of course, the Duchess of Cambridge- mid-price label LK Bennett is already well secured on any fashionista's style map. And now, hoping to spice up the quintessentially British label, urban chic style star Caroline Issa has unveiled an exciting new capsule collection with the brand. Issa is the fashion director and publisher of the very cool Tank magazine, and also a front row favourite of style bloggers thanks to her unique style. Exciting news: Urban chic style star Caroline Issa has unveiled an exciting new capsule collection with LK Bennett, favoured by the Duchess of Cambridge and Samantha Cameron . Raised in Montreal to a Chinese mother . and Lebanese/ Iranian father, Caroline's cultural history is rich and now she is hoping to translate that onto her collection. Currently the publisher of Tank magazine as well as a seasoned fashion week 'frower' and blogger, Caroline will be adding bang on trend hot, neon Thai inspired embroidery . puffs in captivating colours to the collection. The vibrant range consists of six pairs of shoes and two bags, ranging from statement sandals, anklestrap stilettos, shoe boots, the kitten heel, . and a loafer as well as catch-me-if-you can clutches. Bright and beautiful: The publisher of Tank magazine will be adding bang on trend hot, neon Thai inspired colours to the collection . Travel inspiration: Caroline took inspiration from her travels to Thailand when creating the Oriental prints for her designs . Fresh off the catwalk, she has incorporated delicate . and striking oriental flowers and zig-zags to add some summer-time . glamour and serve as a nod to Thailand, where she has spent some of her favourite holidays. Speaking about the collaboration, she said: 'I was excited to work on a . capsule shoe collection with L.K. Bennett, a brand I admire for their . craftsmanship and fantastic value. 'My style philosophy has always been . about letting your shoes do the talking - so I tend to dress with shoes . as the starting point. Fresh: She has incorporated delicate and striking oriental flowers and zig-zags to add some summer-time glamour . 'I worked with their brilliant design team to . dream up shoes I'd have fun wearing this coming Spring and thought their . quintessentially British take on an exotic inspiration would be a . fabulous combination, and I'm so pleased with how they came out. 'With . this capsule collection, the shoes will complete any office or cocktail . outfit in seconds - and bonus: I'll just have to look down at my feet to . be transported onto the beaches of Thailand!' Mid-priced range: The collection will be priced from £245 (shoes) and £275 (bags) L.K.Bennett's CEO Didier . Drouet added: 'I'm delighted with our collaborative project with . Caroline, it gives added flavour to our existing collections – . showcasing striking designs that embody her renowned style aesthetic.' The collection will be priced from £245 (shoes) and £275 (bags). As well . as key UK locations the L.K.Bennett London by Caroline Issa collection . will be available in the U.S, Ireland, Middle East, France and . lkbennett.com. Famous fan: The Duchess of Cambridge loves a trusty pair of LK Bennett heels, especially her nude pair .
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Tank fashion editor and street-style star Caroline Issa has collaborated with the brand .
The capsule collection will be priced from £245 (shoes) and £275 (bags)
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The Mexican top football division the Liga MX is in the early stages of the current campaign but is certainly sparking into life. Morelia forward Yorleys Mena provided a priceless moment in the dying embers of their draw with bottom side Leon by tripping over onto the ball. The 23-year-old tried to catch the Leon defence on the counter attack deep into second-half stoppage time to be the hero and earn Morelia’s first win of the season. Mexican top division side Morelia break forward in second-half stoppage time with the score 0-0 with Leon . Striker Yorley Mena catches his ankle in the turf in a promising attacking position for Morelia . The 23-year-old falls to the ground and bounces off the ball after tripping up on the counter attack . The unfortunate striker missed the perfect opportunity to be the hero for winless side Morelia . Morelia striker Yorley Mena can't believe his luck after tripping himself up during a late attack against Leon . However as he burst down the right wing it did not go to plan. Instead of finding the killer pass or clinical finish, the unfortunate striker tripped himself up before bouncing off the ball as the chance for a victory disappeared, leaving Moreila one place above Leon at the foot of the table. Also in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna striker Diego Gonzlez called upon a new celebration on the way to a 4-1 victory. Gonzalez scored the opening goal in his side’s emphatic victory over Monterrey before taking off his boot to pretend to use it as a phone in a bizarre celebration involving a ball boy as Santos Laguna claimed their first victory of the season. Santos Laguna striker Diego Gonzlez takes his boot off after scoring the opening goal against Monterrey . Gonzalez runs with his boot to the advertising boards after he struck the opener in a 4-1 win in Liga MX . The Santos Laguna striker holds his boot up to a ballboy's face as a prop, pretending to use it as a phone . Gonzalez then gets the crowd involved after his opening goal as Santos Laguna went on to win 4-1 .
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Morelia forward Yorleys Mena could have been the hero in the 0-0 draw .
23-year-old tripped himself up in stoppage time against bottom side Leon .
Santos Laguna striker Diego Gonzlez created a new 'phone' celebration .
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(CNN) -- In week five of the upcoming NFL season, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will play a nameless opponent. At least that's what it will look like in the sports pages of the hometown Seattle Times newspaper because that's when the Seahawks travel to Washington to play a team whose name has become a political football. "It's time to ban the use of "Redskins,"" wrote sports editor Don Shelton, who called the nickname "absurd, offensive and outdated." "The most controversial name in sports won't appear again in The Seattle Times' print edition or on the seattletimes.com home pages as long as I am sports editor," Don Shelton announced in a Thursday column. Seattle's only major daily print newspaper joins a growing list of others -- such as the Kansas City Star and San Francisco Chronicle -- that have chosen to do the same. Others outlets such as Slate, New Republic and Mother Jones have banned the word too, though those publications aren't exactly known for the breadth of their football coverage. A couple of hours to the south in Portland, the Pacific Northwest's other major daily -- the Oregonian -- banned the word outright in the early '90s. Back then, the Seattle Times was limiting its use to one mention per article and leaving it out of headlines and photo captions, according to Shelton. "The decision felt progressive at the time," he said. "(B)ut now we need to go further." The usage of Native American imagery in sports has been a long-simmering controversy. The Redskins have increasingly become the primary focus of a campaign of sensitivity that has thus far failed to sway professional sports teams. In fact, some of the very same papers that have banned "the R-word" have done no such thing when it comes to the Native American-inspired Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Indians. Is banning "Redskins" then a double standard? No, says Shelton. "Some argue that if you ban Redskins, you have to ban all other Native American mascots. I don't agree," he wrote. "(Other Native American nicknames) don't generate the same visceral reaction." The collegiate level has been less reluctant to heed mounting calls for change. In 2005, the NCAA sought to end the controversy surrounding Native American mascots once and for all by ordering nearly 20 schools whose nicknames and mascots they deemed "abusive in terms of race, ethnicity or national origin" to either get Native American permission to use their name and likeness, or to come up with new monikers. Opinion: Is end near for Redskins? It's about time . Patent office cancels Redskins trademarks . Reclaiming the Native American voice .
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Sports editor: "The most controversial name in sports won't appear again" in print or online editions .
Kansas City Star, San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian don't use the word either .
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"further.\" The usage of Native American imagery in",
"sports has been a long-simmering controversy. The",
"Redskins have increasingly become the primary",
"focus of a campaign of sensitivity that has thus",
"far failed to sway professional sports teams. In",
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"whose nicknames and mascots they deemed \"abusive",
"in terms of race, ethnicity or national origin\"",
"to either get Native American permission to use",
"their name and likeness, or to come up with new",
"monikers. Opinion: Is end near for Redskins? It's",
"about time . Patent office cancels Redskins",
"trademarks . Reclaiming the Native American voice",
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama doesn't often offer praise for President George W. Bush's foreign policy, but on Monday he offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa. Zimbabwean orphan Evans Mahlangu shows the free medicine he got by walking to Mozambique in February. "I salute President Bush for his leadership in crafting a plan for AIDS relief in Africa and backing it up with funding dedicated to saving lives and preventing the spread of the disease," Obama said in taped remarks to the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health. The videotape was played during a forum marking the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, established by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the disease. Under the Bush administration, more than 2 million people infected with HIV -- most of them in Africa -- have received lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment as part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. In July, Bush signed legislation re-authorizing the program and authorizing up to $48 billion to expand it. Watch how one man is using soccer to raise awareness » . Obama promised to continue working "to address the crisis around the world." Obama's compliment was one in a series of paeans offered via videotape by world leaders to Bush, who will step down in January after two terms in the Oval Office. "President Bush's efforts have saved literally millions of lives," said former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was much better off because of Bush's dedication to improving global health, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Bush on "his legacy of leadership." "The president's emergency plan for AIDS relief has made it possible for people in countries hardest hit by the disease to receive treatment," the U.N. chief said. Afterward, first lady Laura Bush said, "That's sweet, so sweet." Bush, who was awarded the first "International Medal of Peace" by Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren, said Monday the program had beaten its goal of getting anti-retroviral medicines to 2 million people infected with HIV within five years. Watch a South African discuss living with AIDS » . "I insisted upon measurable goals because I felt that lives needed to be saved," he said. "And if you don't have measurable goals, lives might not be saved." On Sunday, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters that nearly 240,000 babies have been born HIV-free because of U.S. support for programs to prevent HIV-positive pregnant women from infecting their children. PEPFAR was launched in 2003, when just 50,000 people in all of sub-Saharan Africa were receiving anti-retroviral treatment. Even with Bush's effort, WHO reports that only 31 percent of people in low- to middle-income countries who needed treatment received it last year, and the number of new cases is increasing 2.7 times faster than the number of new people getting treatment. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control first brought AIDS to the public's attention in 1981 when it published a report about five gay men who had become sick with a rare form of pneumonia linked to depressed immunity. Twenty-seven years later, CDC estimates that 1.1 million people in the United States are infected with HIV, and that about one in five of them is not aware of his or her status. Watch how the stigma still lingers in the U.S. » . The WHO estimates that 33 million people worldwide live with HIV, and another 7,500 infections occur daily. In a statement posted on the organization's Web site, WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan called AIDS "the most challenging and probably the most devastating infectious disease humanity has ever had to face." She also emphasized the need for "predictable, sustainable and substantial" funding, despite the world economic crisis. "We must ensure that the current unprecedented rollout of treatment reaches more people and is fully sustainable. Stepping back or slowing down on treatment is not an acceptable option on ethical and humanitarian grounds," Chan said. CNN's Elaine Quijano contributed to this report.
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More than 2 million people received lifesaving drugs because of Bush's plan .
Obama promises to continue working "to address the crisis around the world"
WHO: Cases crop up 2.7 times faster than number of new people getting treatment .
White House: Nearly quarter-million babies born HIV-free because of plan .
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(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stood firm Sunday against global calls for him to step down, insisting that his vision should be the foundation of any future solution to the country's crisis. In a rare public speech, al-Assad lambasted those who want to "fragment Syria" and accused foreigners of helping fuel terrorism on the ground. "Those are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell," the president told a packed auditorium of supporters. Al-Assad laid out a plan for a solution to the crisis, which he said should start with regional countries ending their support for "terrorists." The government frequently describes dissidents as terrorists. The president's plan includes a national dialogue as well as the writing of a new constitution that would be put up for a public referendum. But there's a major caveat to the plan: Al-Assad said he will not deal with "terrorists" -- a description that, in his view, includes the vast majority of the opposition. Similarly, opposition members have said they will not work directly with al-Assad's "criminal" government, nor will they accept any solution that doesn't involve al-Assad's departure. Egypt's Morsy calls for trial of al-Assad . "There can be no solution to the conflict in Syria until he is pushed out with his team. His speech is continuing the war against the Syrian people," said George Sabra, vice president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. In a statement, the opposition coalition described the speech as a "preemptive strike against both Arab and international diplomatic solutions." Al-Assad is incapable of coming up with a viable political solution to the crisis, the opposition coalition said, because he insists on remaining in power "despite being rejected by his people and his traditional allies." But just as he has throughout Syria's 22-month uprising, al-Assad refused to acknowledge the widespread movement inside his country seeking an end to four decades of his family's rule. He claimed many of the opposition fighters are not Syrians, but rather foreign terrorists bent on destabilizing the nation. "We are facing an external attack against us, which is more dangerous than any other previous wars," he said. "We are dealing with those who are extremists, who only know the language of killing and criminality." British Foreign Secretary William Hague described al-Assad's speech as "beyond hypocritical." "Deaths, violence and oppression engulfing #Syria are his own making, empty promises of reform fool no one," Hague tweeted. Similarly, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland criticized al-Assad's speech, saying it was "yet another attempt by the regime to cling to power and does nothing to advance the Syrian people's goal of a political transition." Al-Assad has "lost all legitimacy and must step aside," she said. As the president spoke, the violence carried on unabated. "I have heard 10 shells fall during the speech," resident Mohammed Doumany told CNN from Douma, a suburb of Damascus. Heavy shelling from missile launchers also hit the Damascus suburb of Mesraba during the speech, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria said. The opposition group reported that at least 101 people were killed in violence across the country on Sunday. The president's address, carried live on state-run TV, was al-Assad's first since June. Since then, tens of thousands of Syrians have been killed, and the country appears no closer to a resolution. During his last publicized speech in June, al-Assad called for unity. "We are in a state of real war, in every aspect of the words. And when we're in a state of war, all of our politics has to be concentrated on winning this war," al-Assad said at the time. But during the seven months since, reports from inside Syria suggest rebels are gaining ground. The battles between al-Assad's forces and rebels are raging closer to the president's doorstep, with some of the fiercest fighting taking place near Damascus. More than 60,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war, according to the United Nations. The crisis, which started in March 2011, began when peaceful anti-government protests led to a fierce crackdown by the government and spiraled into and armed uprising and civil war. CNN cannot independently confirm reports of daily violence inside Syria, because the government has restricted access by journalists. In an open letter Friday, Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, head of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, implored the U.N. Security Council and world leaders to take action. "Our people are subjected to genocide, and our country is being destroyed as the international silence is only encouraging the regime to commit more crimes against humanity," he wrote. "Halting massacres in Syria is an international obligation everyone should bear responsibility for." CNN's Amir Ahmed and Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report.
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U.S. State Department spokeswoman: Bashar al-Assad has lost all legitimacy .
The Syrian president lays out a plan for reconciliation, but says he won't work with "terrorists"
Al-Assad has been "rejected by his people and his traditional allies," says the opposition .
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By . Matt Barlow . Follow @@Matt_Barlow_DM . Manaus, the city England didn’t fancy. ‘The place to avoid,’ said Roy Hodgson sagely, before the draw, while FA chairman and mime-artist Greg Dyke performed his now-infamous throat slice when the balls conspired to bring them together with Italy in this jungle city. At midday on Thursday, temperatures were pushing through 30°C and the air was thick with oppressive humidity of around 70 percent, which is what you might expect in the heart of the world’s largest equatorial rainforest. With its howler monkeys, pink dolphins and mosquitoes it is a long way from Croydon for the England manager and his players. VIDEO Scroll down to see England arrive in Manaus ahead of their game against Italy . Arrived: Wayne Rooney makes his way from the team coach towards the hotel in front of the fans . Camp: Frank Lampard arrives in Manaus with the rest of the England squad ahead of Saturday's Italy clash . To cope with the heat at the Arena da Amazonia, guards shifted their seats to keep in the shade, volunteers shuffled around using brollies for parasols and deliverymen dripped with sweat as they carried in cases of refreshments. From the outside the stadium gleamed, designed as it is to resemble the straw baskets produced in the Amazon region, with 44,500 seats which are the colours of tropical fruits. But in the bowels of the stadium, cleaning staff — many wearing masks — were starting a deep clean of England’s dressing room. The FA’s head of media Mark Whittle claims only one member of England’s support staff will visit the stadium ahead of kick-off to inspect the facilities. They are in for a busy afternoon. Surprised: England goalkeeper Joe Hart looks stunned that so many fans turned out to see the team into their hotel . Home: Rickie Lambert and Chris Smalling look on as the England team arrive at their Manaus hotel on Thursday . As well as the race against time to make sure the dressing-room areas are fully ready and operational, the baths are understood to still be filthy. There is also builders’ dust covering many of the areas including shower rooms, toilets, coaches’ suite and massage room. There are also piles of rubble outside the dressing-room areas and a broken fence by the players’ entrance. Two of the workers, who were supposed to be part of the clean-up operation, were lying down and playing with their iPads outside on a grass verge. What happens to the stadium after the World Cup is unclear. It is one of those new-builds with the look of a white elephant, in what is not a football hotbed, but this problem has been shoved aside. There is a party about to start. England versus Italy is the first of four group games here and there were sponsors’ stalls to be erected and car parks to organise. There are also air-conditioned marquees, including one set up for the media at one end of the city’s Sambadrome, where the annual carnival procession ends. On the roof, television cameras were fixed in place, cables were being connected and a small buggy, the sort which might bring drinks on to the cricket field, buzzed around the dusty concrete passages beneath the stands. The big screen was working well as it ran through an England team featuring Frank Lampard and Jack Wilshere. Take your pick: England stars Rooney, Gerrard and Lampard grab their luggage as they get off the coach in Manaus . New kid: Luke Shaw arrives alongside England manager Roy Hodgson ahead of their World Cup start . Not bad: Glen Johnson tweeted the view from his room in Manaus upon his arrival . Newly laid grass verges gasped for a drop of water, fresh tarmac glistened in the heat and signs affixed to the perimeter fence forbade all manner of items to be brought in on match-day. These included guns, quite understandably, and flour, less so, and musical instruments and the ear-piercing vuvuzelas which provided the soundtrack to South Africa’s World Cup four years ago. Not good news for the England supporters’ band, but Hodgson and his players have more pressing concerns, most notably the quality of the pitch. It was very dry and uneven and bare in patches, despite a torrential downpour on Wednesday which left water standing in the streets, and is unlikely to ease the fears raised by Hodgson before the squad left Rio. Both teams are due to train at the stadium later today. Hopefully it plays better than it looks. A sluggish surface will not help Italy with their passing style any more than it does England, but there will be a furious reaction from all sides if anyone suffers a pitch-related injury at the start of a tournament which is beamed around the world. From afar, the Institute of Groundsmanship issued a statement to say: ‘With such technology now available there really is no excuse for any stadium — wherever it is in the world — to not have a first-class pitch. Therefore you have to question at a local level the decision-making processes leading up to the tournament.’ Feel the heat: Adam Lallana gets sprayed during England's training in Rio . How it looks to the global TV audience may worry FIFA more. There was little visible work being done yesterday, apart from one man pulling a garden rake and another who appeared to be spraying green paint or powder onto the barest patches to enhance appearances. However, the FA have been encouraged by reports from pitch experts STRI who are responsible for England’s training pitch in Rio that, although it looks bad, they think it will not play too poorly. 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England arrive at their hotel in Manaus with temperatures pushing through 30°C and the air was thick with oppressive humidity of around 70 percent .
In the bowels of the stadium, cleaning staff — many wearing masks — were starting a deep clean of England's dressing room .
The baths are understood to still be filthy. There is also builders’ dust covering many of the areas including shower rooms, toilets, coaches’ suite and massage room .
There are also piles of rubble outside the dressing-room areas and a broken fence by the players’ entrance .
Three Lions' World Cup gets underway against Italy on Saturday .
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"Manaus, the city England didn’t fancy. ‘The place",
"to avoid,’ said Roy Hodgson sagely, before the",
"draw, while FA chairman and mime-artist Greg Dyke",
"performed his now-infamous throat slice when the",
"balls conspired to bring them together with Italy",
"in this jungle city. At midday on Thursday,",
"temperatures were pushing through 30°C and the",
"air was thick with oppressive humidity of around",
"70 percent, which is what you might expect in the",
"heart of the world’s largest equatorial",
"rainforest. With its howler monkeys, pink",
"dolphins and mosquitoes it is a long way from",
"Croydon for the England manager and his players.",
"VIDEO Scroll down to see England arrive in Manaus",
"ahead of their game against Italy . Arrived:",
"Wayne Rooney makes his way from the team coach",
"towards the hotel in front of the fans . Camp:",
"Frank Lampard arrives in Manaus with the rest of",
"the England squad ahead of Saturday's Italy clash",
". To cope with the heat at the Arena da Amazonia,",
"guards shifted their seats to keep in the shade,",
"volunteers shuffled around using brollies for",
"parasols and deliverymen dripped with sweat as",
"they carried in cases of refreshments. From the",
"outside the stadium gleamed, designed as it is to",
"resemble the straw baskets produced in the Amazon",
"region, with 44,500 seats which are the colours",
"of tropical fruits. But in the bowels of the",
"stadium, cleaning staff — many wearing masks —",
"were starting a deep clean of England’s dressing",
"room. The FA’s head of media Mark Whittle claims",
"only one member of England’s support staff will",
"visit the stadium ahead of kick-off to inspect",
"the facilities. They are in for a busy afternoon.",
"Surprised: England goalkeeper Joe Hart looks",
"stunned that so many fans turned out to see the",
"team into their hotel . Home: Rickie Lambert and",
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"at their Manaus hotel on Thursday . As well as",
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"many of the areas including shower rooms,",
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"dressing-room areas and a broken fence by the",
"players’ entrance. Two of the workers, who were",
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"of those new-builds with the look of a white",
"elephant, in what is not a football hotbed, but",
"this problem has been shoved aside. There is a",
"party about to start. England versus Italy is the",
"first of four group games here and there were",
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More than 200 women and girls were raped by Sudanese soldiers in their village in North Darfur after one of the nearby garrison's men went missing. The women - including 80 schoolgirls - were subjected to the eight-hour ordeal on Friday night, just hours after the garrison's commander gave the villagers until sunset to retrieve the missing soldier. One of the elders in Tabit, near El Fasher, told Radio Dabanga they were caught by surprise when the soldiers surrounded their village at 8pm. The brutal attack on the women and girls took place in a village in north Darfur in Sudan (file picture) 'They beat the people with rifle butts and chased all of the men outside the village,' he added. 'Then they started to rape about 200 women and girls, which lasted from Friday evening until 4am on Saturday.' He said the commander came to the village on Friday morning, claiming that one of his soldiers went missing on Thursday evening, and demanding the villagers retrieve him, AllAfrica.com reported. 'They also prevented us from transferring the wounded to El Fasher city, the Unamid base, or to Shangil Tobaya,' the village elder added. The commander admitted that his men committed the mass rape and apologized to the victims for the soldiers' actions. He also acknowledged that his men had beaten and humiliated the men in Tabit. The villagers have rejected his apology. One of the Sheikhs in Tabit told Radio Dabanga that the commander arrived in Tabit on Monday morning accompanied by a lieutenant and two vehicles mounted with a heavy machine gun. The village of Tabit is located in North Darfur - one of the five states composing the Darfur region of Sudan . He said: 'The commander acknowledged that his forces 'committed a mistake' against Tabit. He explained that the soldier who went missing was found in Tawila locality.' The commander asked the villagers to record the names of the rape victims and the wounded, and to bring them to the military hospital in El Fasher. 'We refused his apology,' the Sheikh added, 'and demand the formation of an independent investigation into the crime, and to bring the perpetrators to justice.' He said that following the brutal attack no Sudanese authorities or Unamid forces came to the area. Meanwhile, a number of families from Tabit have moved to Zamzam camp for the displaced in El Fasher and others are preparing to leave the area.
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Mass rape was carried out in the village of Tabit into early hours of Saturday .
Soldiers beat people with rifle butts and chased the men out of the village .
Commander admitted that his men committed the mass rape and apologized .
Villagers refused apology and are demanding the men be brought to justice .
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Fires in central and southern California raged Saturday as triple-digit temperatures mixed with dry conditions continued to fuel the flames, torching thousands of acres and threatening scores of homes. Firefighters look on as fire rages near Ocean View Drive in Los Angeles on Saturday. Authorities confirmed three civilian injuries from a growing blaze known as the Station fire burning through the Angeles National Forest-La Canada Flintridge. The blaze nearly quadrupled in size from 5,500 acres Friday to more than 20,000 acres, officials said. The blaze, which grew to more than 20,100 acres, was 5 percent contained early Sunday, officials said. It was upgraded to type 1 brush fire -- the most severe classification. "Today what happened is what I called a perfect storm of fuels, weather and topography coming together ... essentially the fire burned at will," Mike Dietrich of the U.S. Forest Service said Saturday. Authorities consider the Station fire an anomaly, as it is not driven by strong winds as most California wildfires. Watch CNN's Reynolds Wolf explain what's driving the fire » . "The fire has been very active on all fronts," U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Randi Jorgensen said. The fire threatened about 10,000 homes in Los Angeles County and 900 homes were evacuated, she said. Watch close-up views of the fast-moving fire » . "Basically, all the homes that back up to the National Forest in the La Canada-Flintridge are in danger from the fire," Jorgensen said, adding that fire officials have told residents to be prepared for possible evacuation orders. The Station fire disrupted power to 750 homes. More than 750 workers have been dispatched to control the blaze, which started Wednesday afternoon. Watch iReport images and descriptions of the fire » . Jorgensen confirmed one injury involving heat exhaustion. A wildfire also hit San Bernardino National Forest, burning 2,200 acres, fire officials said. The blaze, called the Cottonwood fire, started Thursday afternoon about 10 miles from the southern California city of Hemet, officials reported. That blaze was about 10 percent contained Friday evening. Hemet is about 85 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters fully contained another fire that torched 230 acres about 20 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles on Friday. The blaze, called the Palos Verdes fire, forced 1,200 people to evacuate and destroyed five homes and two other buildings. Another fire in the Angeles National Forest had burned more than 2,100 acres. The blaze, called the Morris fire, started Tuesday. That fire was about 85 percent contained Friday evening, officials said.
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By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 01:21 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:41 EST, 30 July 2013 . Dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns, grenades and bombs attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan, freeing around 300 prisoners, including 25 'dangerous terrorists', officials said. The militants killed six policemen, six Shiite Muslim prisoners and two civilians during Monday night's attack in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, said the town's commissioner, Mushtaq Jadoon. One of the Shiites was beheaded. Fifteen policemen were wounded, said Jadoon. Scroll down for video . Demolished: A Pakistani journalist surveys the scene at Dera Ismail Khan jail after it was attacked by Taliban militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades who freed 300 inmates including 25 'dangerous terrorists' Casualties: Two Pakistani policemen who were among 14 injured in the attack. The militants killed two of their colleagues, six Shiite Muslim prisoners, one of whom was beheaded, and two civilians . Around 70 militants arrived at the . prison by car and motorcycle at around 11.30pm to begin the attack, . which lasted for about four and a half hours until most of the fighters . escaped, said intelligence officials. The . attack began with a huge explosion that one resident, Sharafat Khan, . said was so loud that 'it rattled every house in the neighborhood.' The . militants then detonated dozens of smaller bombs at different points . along the prison walls, causing them to collapse, said Jadoon. They also fired rocket-propelled grenades and lobbed hand grenades during the attack, he said. Security . forces engaged the attackers, who were chanting 'God is great' and . 'Long live the Taliban', intelligence officials said. At . least eight attackers disguised in police uniforms entered the prison . on motorcycles adorned with Taliban flags and used megaphones to call . out the names of specific prisoners for whom they were looking. A police officer inspects the scene: Around 70 militants arrived at the prison by car and motorcycle at around 11.30pm to begin the attack, which lasted for about four-and-a-half hours . The militants broke open the cells and freed 253 prisoners, including 25 'dangerous terrorists', said Jadoon. Pakistani . Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the . attack, saying 150 militants took part and around 300 prisoners were . freed. Eight of the . attackers wore suicide vests, and two detonated their explosives, Shahid . told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location. Authorities . captured nine prisoners who escaped and were searching for the others, . as well as the militants, said Jadoon. Army soldiers were called in as . reinforcements. Onslaught: The attack began with one huge explosion then the militants detonated dozens of smaller bombs at different points along the prison walls, causing them to collapse . A curfew has been imposed in Dera Ismail Khan and the nearby town of Tank while the search goes on, said Amir Khattak, Dera Ismail Khan's deputy commissioner. The town is located near Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal region, the main sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaida militants in the country. Officials received a letter threatening an attack on the prison, but they didn't expect it so soon, said Khalid Abbas, head of the prison department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In April 2012, Taliban militants armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades battled their way into a prison in the city of Bannu in northwest Pakistan, freeing close to 400 prisoners, including at least 20 described by police as 'very dangerous' insurgents. One of the militants freed in that attack, Adnan Rasheed, recently gained attention by writing a letter to teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year in an attempt to kill her. Rasheed said he wished the attack hadn't happened, but told Malala that she was targeted for speaking ill of the Taliban.
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Arsenal are chasing Real Sociedad's £18million-rated forward Antoine Griezmann - while a return for former skipper Cesc Fabregas is also being considered. Griezmann, 23, has earned rave reviews among Gunners scouts and the club are seriously considering a move for the Frenchman, who has been named in Didier Deschamps' World Cup squad. Speaking in March, manager Arsene Wenger said: 'We are following him [Griezmann] in great detail. He attracts other clubs as well but we follow him, he is a known commodity.' VIDEO Scroll down to look back at Cesc Fabregas on Arsene Wenger's 1,000th game . Special talent: Antoine Griezmann is attracting interest across the continent after dazzling for Real Sociedad . A wanted man: Griezmann (left) chases Leverkusen's Liverpool target Emre Can . But it is the possible return of Fabregas that will get Arsenal fans excited this summer. The midfielder's future at Barcelona is uncertain following the arrival of new manager Luis Enrique, a situation the Gunners have been made aware of. And the FA Cup winners are refusing to close the door on a return for Fabregas, who still has a close relationship with manager Wenger. Arsenal secured a buy-back option on Fabregas upon selling him to Barcelona in 2011, a stipulation which leaves them in pole position to sign the midfielder. Returning hero: Could Cesc Fabregas (left) be heading back to north London? Sensational return: Will Arsene Wenger be calling upon Fabregas next season? Sources close to Fabregas maintain his preferred destination should he return to the Premier League is the Emirates Stadium. Manchester United have been linked with a fresh move for Fabregas following the club's foiled attempt to sign him last summer. The Spaniard is also likely to attract Manchester City given he meets home-grown quota regulations.
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Arsenal are eyeing a move for highly-rated Antoine Griezmann, who will cost £18m from Real Sociedad .
The 23-year-old has been named in Didier Deschamps' France squad .
Arsene Wenger is also considering a sensational move for former Gunner Cesc Fabregas .
But he will have to fight off the Manchester clubs .
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(CNN) -- As Typhoon Haiyan's trail of destruction in the Philippines unfolds, CNN reporters have been on the ground from the beginning building up a picture of the devastation and heartache caused by the most powerful-ever storm to make landfall. Click on the videos below to follow their powerful stories. Andrew Stevens was in Tacloban when Haiyan hit. It was the first major population center in the region to feel the wrath of the super typhoon. Four days after this town of more than 220,000 people was reduced to rubble, he witnesses the devastation with Tacloban's horrified mayor. Nick Paton Walsh takes a drive through the storm-battered city at night. He says most people are seeking shelter in the wreckage of houses or in what remains of the Church's infrastructure -- with the occasional fire bringing light to this eerily dark town. While fears remain about looters and other security issues, he says the police and military appear in control, on the main roads at least. Paula Hancocks, who is also in Tacloban, has seen the suffering of the local population -- especially young children -- first hand. But from the ashes of disaster, she sees signs of hope, with babies born -- and surviving -- in the most atrocious conditions. Anna Coren, meanwhile, accompanies a Philippines military aid flight as authorities attempt to deliver supplies to those desperately in need. Situated where the Philippines meets the Pacific Ocean, the town of Guiuan had the look and feel of a tropical paradise. Unfortunately, its location on Samar Island's southeastern tip turned out to be a curse. It was cut off from outside communication and many basic necessities until recently, when a C-130 military cargo plane flew over the ravaged area and landed at its small airport. Ivan Watson reports from a military airbase in Cebu City, which has become a key hub in the relief effort. He speaks to a group of young Filipino men who showed up with food they collected to be sent out as aid. They say they were moved to help after seeing aerial pictures of how towns such as Guiuan had been completely cut off after the storm hit. Are you there? Send us your images and video but please stay safe.
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Amid the chaos and destructio in the town, Paula Hancocks witnessed hope .
Anna Coren boarded a military cargo plane taking aid into the disaster zone .
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Washington (CNN) -- Although the war in Afghanistan remains unpopular with most Americans, the public supports President Obama's decision to send more U.S. troops to the conflict, according to a new national poll. Fifty-nine percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday morning said they favor the president's plan to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, with 39 percent opposed. "Most of those who oppose Obama's plan would like to see the U.S. immediately withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. See complete poll results (PDF) The survey indicates that a majority of the public opposes the war, with 55 percent of respondents opposed and 43 percent in support of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. "Three in 10 say that they opposed the war from the start and another quarter report that they favored the war when it began in 2001 but oppose it now," Holland said. Only 18 percent of those polled said that the United States is winning in Afghanistan. Two-thirds said neither side is winning. "That may explain the support for Obama's plan, since a victory is likely to require more troops," Holland said. "But it may also explain the overall opposition to the war, since Americans tend to dislike losing." The survey also indicates a racial divide over Afghanistan, with whites questioned split over the war, but seven in 10 black respondents opposed to the war. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll conducted last month and released November 24, 45 percent of those polled supported the war in Afghanistan, and 52 percent were opposed. The most recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll was conducted December 16-20, with 1,160 adult Americans, including 259 African-Americans and 786 whites, questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the overall sample. CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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Ambergris Caye, Belize (CNN) -- To look for John McAfee, you must be willing to travel a narrow, rutted and muddy road. And the more I bumped and backfired along it in my temperamental, rented, gas golf cart ... the deeper down the rabbit hole I fell. This is one weird story. Some say it began a week ago Friday when the man who practically invented Internet security, John McAfee, shot his dogs. McAfee 'frightened for his life' Others say it goes back to April when police raided his compound on the mainland looking for drugs and guns. They found both but the guns had permits and the drugs were legal. Some say police never got over their disappointment. The Austrian woman I had picked up with my golf cart told me McAfee was trying to make a female version of Viagra. I'm not in the habit of picking up hitchhikers but it's customary here to give a lift to locals. As they say, "You never know when YOU might need a ride." Judging by the sound of my golf cart, that time wasn't far off. McAfee lives in the remote northern part of Ambergris Caye, an island 36 miles from the Belize mainland. I hopped a 15-minute prop-powered shuttle only to find his home was an additional six miles from the town of San Pedro. You might wonder why someone with so much money would live so far from town down such a difficult road. Rounding a sandy curve it quickly became obvious: the staggering beauty of the Belize Barrier Reef coast. Residents say the farther north on the island you go the higher the price of real estate. McAfee's view is worth a fortune. An endless stretch of blue sky overhangs an ocean of pastel greens and blues framed by coconut palms. Next to a long wooden dock with chairs at its end sits a fast-looking boat with twin outboards. I take a seat in McAfee's front yard. Under Belize law I'm not trespassing since the beach is public property. Behind me the wood-sided, thatch-roofed home painted purple and yellow sits eerily empty with one porch light on. A rusted telescope on a balcony stares off to the horizon. The only sound is the wind. The day before, I met "Tiffany" here. She claimed to be one of McAfee's girlfriends, one of seven. They all live together, sharing McAfee's houses and fantasies. He's 67. Tiffany says she's 23 and they have been lovers for three years. The girl beside her gives no name and only says she's 19. Tiffany says she's not seen or heard from McAfee in nearly a week -- not since the neighbor, Greg Faull, was discovered dead and McAfee went into hiding. Three arrested in killing in Belize . Now a day later the 23-year-old had vanished too. Half a dozen dogs lie sorry-looking or listless in the yard -- thin, hungry and thirsty. They're lucky to be alive. Dogs just might be the key to this mystery. Officials say their barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between McAfee and Faull, a 52-year-old contractor who retired to Belize from Florida and lived next door. On November 9, McAfee told police someone poisoned four of his dogs. Tiffany said to put them out of their misery he shot each one in the head and buried them. Then two days later someone shot Faull in the head in his own living room. A 9mm shell was found on the second step on the first floor, and Faull was found dead on the second floor. And McAfee had vanished. Police say they only want to talk to the famous internet security guru. Instead, McAfee talks only to reporters. Over a phone, he gives out all sorts of colorful quotes and tantalizing hints of his whereabouts, each contradicting the previous. He talks about moving every four hours and sleeping on a lice-infested bed, of watching "Rawhide" on an old tube TV, then claiming to be in a house not far from his compound, then no, actually he's been in his compound the whole time, saying he doesn't like the look of the traffic on the highway. This island has no highway. 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My phone beeped; a local friend texted me to say McAfee had just proclaimed a $25,000-dollar (just over 12,000 U.S. dollars) reward for information leading to the arrest of Faull's killer. A murdered neighbor, headless dogs and a millionaire on the run granting interviews and now offering a lottery-like reward. Maybe someone could make up a more intriguing story ... but it wouldn't be easy.
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Internet security pioneer is in hiding after neighbor's killing .
McAfee's compound is on remote island off Belize .
Two women claim to be among his seven live-in girlfriends .
Authorities dug up McAfee's dead dogs, took their heads .
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Rio Ferdinand will not replace Clint Hill as QPR captain when he joins the Loftus Road club. Ferdinand is finalising his move to west London and is expected to sign soon. The former Manchester United and England captain is close to agreeing a one-year deal with QPR after leaving Old Trafford at the end of last season. Go west: Rio Ferdinand is set to join QPR after leaving Manchester United . New chapter: Ferdinand is set to move back to London and join the promoted club . The move will see him reunited with Harry Redknapp, for whom he first signed as a schoolboy when he joined West Ham 21 years ago. And Redknapp said: ‘It’s a terrific deal. Rio will be a great player for us with his knowledge and his experience of the game.’ But despite his experience at the top of the game, Redknapp will not make him captain. It is understood Clint Hill will have that honour. VIDEO QPR close in on centre backs .
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Ferdinand finalising his move to Queens Park Rangers .
Switch would see him reunited with his ex-West Ham boss Harry Redknapp .
Ferdinand left Manchester United in the summer after 12 years at club .
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U.S. President Barack Obama will propose expanding the protected area of Alaska's Arctic refuge by 12.28 million acres, the Interior Department said .
The proposal to expand the part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge designated as wilderness faces an uphill battle in Congress .
Republicans are in control of both chambers and oppose curbs to oil production, and the proposal drew immediate criticism .
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Derek Mears has a big hockey mask to fill. Derek Mears arrives on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the new "Friday the 13th" movie. Mears was cast as the iconic boogeyman Jason Voorhees in the new "Friday the 13th" movie. A remake of the original 1980 film, the new movie aims to breathe life into the former franchise about a psychopathic killer who preys on a group of young people at the fictitious Camp Crystal Lake. Mears is no stranger to the horror genre, having co-starred in "The Hills Have Eyes II." His career is extensive and includes stints as a stuntman in two of the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. He recently spoke to CNN about taking a turn as the ultimate evil, the thrill of continuing a slasher legacy and why he's really not that bloody nice. CNN: You aren't that scary in person, so what made you think you could be that scary on camera? Derek Mears: I've got a lot of issues. I've got a whole lot of daddy issues. No, I sound like a basket case. It's funny with acting -- we all wear masks in our normal life. Not to sound like a weirdo in the hockey mask, but like right now I'm really excited about the film and excited about playing the character, and I will start to speak faster. That's kind of what's coming over me: "Oh you're, you're really nice," but ... on the other side of me there are other Dereks that are angry, and like I said before, have a little bit of issues. CNN: Tell me a little bit about how you were approached. Did you know they were making it before they came to you? Was it kind of a shock? Mears: It's so weird. There's two different versions. There's my version of how it went about, and there's the producer's version. I'll tell the producer's version because my version is really, really long. The short version of my version was I heard they were doing a new "Friday the 13th," and I've never tried to pursue a role before and I went, I really want to do this. So when I heard they were doing it, before I even had an audition, I started training for it. I found out a little about what they wanted for the character -- that he wasn't going to be super, you know bulky or big, that he's more functional. He's still big, but he's lean. So I started training that way and trying to do what I could just to get an audition. On the other end, on the producer's end, they asked a bunch of different industry professionals. They said, "Hey, were doing a new 'Friday the 13th.' Who do you think would be a great new Jason?" And my name kept popping up, which I'm blown away by. They brought me in for an audition, and I met with them. and they called me the next day and went, "OK, you're the guy." And I still don't believe it till this day. I'm blown away. CNN: How did you keep it light on the set? Mears: Believe it or not, all the actors ... got along so well. I have never been so close to a cast before on set. We were just goofing around and playing, but then when it's time to work and get serious with certain scenes, we'd all switch over and do our job and get to the point where we needed to. CNN: Had you seen any of the original "Friday the 13th" movies? Mears: Oh yeah. I mean, I'm a fan. I consider myself a fan of the series. I already knew all of the originals. I had them all on DVD, and when I first met with Platinum Dunes [the production company behind the new movie], I told them, "Hey look, I'm a fan of the series first and foremost. If I'm right for the part, fantastic. If I'm not right for the part, that's OK, too. I, just as a fan, want to see a good 'Friday the 13th' film. I want to see the series continue so if I can help it, awesome, but I just want to see something good." CNN: Did you try to model your character after previous Jasons, or did you try to kind of take it and make it your own? Mears: Definitely make it my own. I used the script that Mark Swift and Damian Shannon wrote as a blueprint -- like you would for any acting role where I knew the other guys who've played "Jason" before, and what they've done, but you kind of shove that away somewhere deep in your brain and build your character from the new script. And there are times in the film here and there where I would do little tips of the hats or little homage for the guys who have played him before. CNN: It's kind of a dream come true. Mears: Yeah, that's why I keep saying the words this whole interview like "unbelievable," unbelievable because I don't believe it. CNN: Which is funny. You don't usually think of such happiness and glee [on a horror movie set]. Mears: And trust me, you won't see that in the final product. CNN's Brittany Kaplan contributed to this article.
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Actor heard from producers that he was a popular casting choice .
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By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 10:14 EST, 26 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:36 EST, 26 October 2013 . Iranian officials hanged 16 'rebels' in revenge for the deaths of 14 guards in clashes near the border with Pakistan. The executions took place on Saturday, hours after the rebels ambushed the border guards near the town of Saravan in southeast Iran. State TV said that rebels had crossed the border from Pakistan and fled back there after the clash. Boarder guards on patrol: 14 were killed by 'rebels' according to reports from sources inside the country . The border is easily accessible which makes the area popular with a number of 'rebel' groups according to Fars Agency. In the past drug smugglers have ambushed Iranian troops in the mountainous area, which straddles a major transit route linking Afghanistan to Europe and the Persian Gulf. Ethnic Baluch armed groups also operate there, but have not been active recently. The clashes took place in Saravan, which is close to the Iranian border with Pakistan and patrolled by guards . The daughter of Mir Hossein Mousavi (pictured), who has been under house arrest since early 2011, has accused a guard of assaulting her after a visit . The report does not mention a trial for the hanged men, suggesting that sentenced prisoners had their execution dates moved forward after the clashes. The state news agency IRNA described the attackers as 'bandits', and said authorities were investigating whether the attackers were drug smugglers or an armed opposition group. Meanwhile an Iranian official said that authorities would investigate claims that the daughter of detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was assaulted by a female guard when she went to visit him. IRNA quoted an unnamed security official as saying that the Intelligence Ministry, which supervises the detentions of the elder Mousavi and his wife, will investigate any failures or fault by the guard. However, the official said Mousavi's daughter was at fault in the incident, claiming that she insulted and attacked the guard. The opposition website reported the abuse allegations, by Nargess Mousavi. She said the guard demanded that she and her sister be strip searched after visiting her parents, who have been under house arrest since early 2011. On Friday Nargess Mousavi claims the guard struck her in the head and bit her on the wrist after she refused to be searched. Her parents, and fellow opposition figure Mahdi Karroubi, were placed under house arrest after leading protests in 2009 over the disputed re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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'Rebels' from unspecified group clashed with guards according to source .
Troops have been ambushed by drug smugglers at the border in the past .
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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- In his latest run-in with the law, rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested at a suburban Los Angeles outdoor shopping mall for failing to appear in court on a traffic violation. Sgt. Shawn Ruda of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said that police deputies spotted Knight late Friday as he was leaving a restaurant in the Universal CityWalk complex of shops, movie theaters and dining areas, which is located about nine miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. At the time, the co-founder of Death Row Records had a warrant issued for him because he hadn't showed up in court. Knight consented to go with police to the sheriff's department's West Hollywood station, Ruda said. There, the 45-year-old was booked and issued a citation to appear in court again on the traffic violation. The whole process took about an hour, according to Ruda. The sheriff's department did not elaborate on the nature of the traffic violation. Knight rose to fame and fortune after founding his record label in 1991 and bringing in such artists as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur. Knight was in Las Vegas with Shakur in 1996 when the chart-topping rapper was shot to death. Shortly thereafter, Knight spent several years in prison for violating parole on assault and weapons convictions. That prison time, along with Shakur's death, public feuds between Knight and some rappers, and desertions by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and others, contributed to the label's ultimate demise and bankruptcy proceedings in 2006. Last May, Los Angeles police arrested Knight after they say he pointed a gun at a man outside the city. He was charged then with assault with a deadly weapon involving a firearm and with driving under a suspended license, said the Los Angeles Police Department. His lawyer told CNN that Knight was "100 percent innocent."
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Knight was arrested, booked and issued a citation, a process that took an hour .
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Gangs from coast to coast have toned down their use of colors and are even removing or altering tattoos to avoid being easily identified by police and witnesses, law enforcement officials have revealed. Nearly gone are the gang days of the 1980s and '90s, when the Bloods wore head-to-toe red, the Crips wore blue and Latin Kings wore black and gold. Today, the most you might see is part of a red handkerchief hanging out of a back pocket or a gold and black baseball cap, said Johnmichael O'Hare, a Hartford police sergeant who monitors gangs. In this September 5, 2014 photo, a reputed member of the Los Solidos street gang shows his tattoo to police in Hartford, Connecticut. Police said the tattoo of a theater mask with the words 'laugh now cry later' is a tell-tale sign of the street gang . A reputed member of the Los Solidos street gang shows his tattoos to police in Hartford, Connecticut earlier this month. The TSO and theater mask on his left arm are tell-tale signs of Los Solidos. TSO means The Solid Ones, the English translation of Los Solidos . 'Many of them don't wear colors. They tell us they're not in gangs,' O'Hare said. 'They're trying to avoid detection from law enforcement.' Gang members also don't want to stand out because they are committing more white-collar-type crimes, such as credit card and identity thefts, authorities say. 'If you want to go into Macys or Neiman Marcus and use a fraudulently obtained credit card and you have all these tattoos, it's more difficult,' said William Dunn, a Los Angeles police detective and author of the 2007 book, The Gangs of Los Angeles. Another impetus: laws passed in several states making it easier for police to target gangs. In Connecticut, officials can use racketeering laws once reserved for the mob to go after gangs. In Los Angeles, court injunctions allow police to enforce nighttime curfews and arrest people for hanging out in public and wearing gang colors. 'So we don't see so much wearing of the colors. We don't see so much of the tattooing,' Dunn said. When it comes to going to prison, gang members also don't want to be identified because they'll be placed in more restrictive conditions for security reasons, officials say. Wearing colors has long been a way for gang members to show solidarity, but the FBI says gang members are indeed shying away from displaying identifiers. Reputed members of the Los Solidos street gang are stopped by police in Hartford. Gang members are shying away from wearing their colors in an effort to avoid being detected by authorities, police said . Often the only time colors and other identifiers are now displayed is at gang functions and funerals, according to the FBI's 2013 National Gang report. While gangs are showing their colors less, they have given police another way to identify them - their use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. 'Today they declare themselves gang members on the Internet,' O'Hare said. Still, he said, their detection-avoiding efforts on the street have made police officials' jobs a little harder. Hartford officers now have to get up close to identify gang members, he said. On a recent day, officers stopped a group of youths in commonplace T-shirts and shorts breaking a loitering law and made them all sit down. Making a statement: Bloods gang members gesturing their sign and wearing the typical head-to-toe red in 1993, Los Angeles, California (left) while taking part in a music video. Latin King Gang members outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City in support of a gang leader sentenced to life in prison in 1997 (right) O'Hare, interested in gathering information on gangs, got several of them to pull up their sleeves and pull down their shirt collars, revealing telltale tattoos of the Los Solidos gang — theater masks with the words 'laugh now cry later' and the letters TSO for The Solid Ones, the English translation of their group's name. 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Gang members don't want to stand out because they are committing more white-collar-type crimes, such as credit card and identity thefts, police said .
Gangs are trying to stay under the radar as laws passed in several states making it easier for police to target gangs .
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By . Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail . Follow @@Matt_Barlow_DM . Alexis Sanchez fired anxious Arsenal into a 17th successive Champions League campaign before Arsene Wenger claimed his £30million Chilean can lead the line until the end of the year in the absence of Olivier Giroud. Sanchez struck just before half-time with his first goal since his transfer from Barcelona and the Londoners clung to their lead despite finishing the game with 10 men after Mathieu Debuchy was sent off. Wenger confirmed striker Giroud had surgery on a broken ankle on Wednesday and will be out for up to four months but resisted the clamour to make an emergency dash into the transfer market. Main man: Alexis Sanchez scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Besiktas to reach the group stage . Opening his account: Sanchez scored his first goal for Arsenal since his £30million move from Barcelona . 'Sanchez can play his whole life at centre-forward,' said the Arsenal boss. 'I bought him as a striker, not only to play on the flanks. He had a good game. He was mobile, dangerous and has shown as well he has great fighting spirit, qualities that will be very important in the Premier League. 'He produced the performance we wanted, technically, tactically and mentally. We needed that against a good team. It was nervous in the last 10 minutes when we were down to 10 men.' As for Giroud, Wenger added: 'He had surgery for a broken tibia. He be out of action for three to four months and will be capable of playing again in the Premier League by the end of December. You will ask me straight away who we will buy and I say: At the moment, no one. 'I know if you want to make anybody happy you should just buy all these players, but what is important is the performance on the pitch, and the solidarity we have shown tonight. 'If you look at the players on the bench and those injured, you will know we have players. You cannot just buy when a player is injured.' Blow: Olivier Giroud will be out until at least the end of the year after breaking his ankle against Everton . Patient: Giroud watched Arsenal's victory from the comfort of his home as he recovers from surgery . He rejected the idea of a swoop for Radamel Falcao from Monaco or Daniel Welbeck from Manchester United and rejected claims by the agent of Nikola Zigic that he wanted to recruit the former Birmingham striker. 'Who?' said Wenger, when asked about Zigic. 'Zigic? No.' Instead, he applauded the spirit of his team, having finished both legs of the play-off with 10 men. Aaron Ramsey as dismissed in the first leg in Istanbul, and Debuchy last night for two bookings. 'Debuchy went for the ball and played the ball,' said Wenger, who also admitted his team were lucky not to conceded a penalty for a tackle by Jack Wilshere. 'There was no intention to make a bad foul or stop the counter-attack. And he won the ball. 'Maybe the referee was on the other side of the player and thought he made a foul, but we dealt with it. Nervously, it was very difficult. But we dealt with it.' Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic congratulated Arsenal but fears they do not have a genuine chance of winning the Champions League. 'Football is a very strange sport but I don't think so,' said Bilic. 'They are far away from the big guns.' No go: Arsenal had been linked with a move for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao . No thanks: Arsene Wenger ruled out signing former Birmigham striker Nicola Zigic .
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Arsenal beat Besiktas 1-0 to reach the Champions League group stage .
Alexis Sanchez scored the only goal, his first since joining from Barcelona .
Olivier Giroud will be out for four months after breaking his ankle .
Striker had surgery on Wednesday after suffering the injury at Everton .
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Wenger ruled out a deal for either striker .
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"@@Matt_Barlow_DM . Alexis Sanchez fired anxious",
"Arsenal into a 17th successive Champions League",
"campaign before Arsene Wenger claimed his",
"£30million Chilean can lead the line until the",
"end of the year in the absence of Olivier Giroud.",
"Sanchez struck just before half-time with his",
"first goal since his transfer from Barcelona and",
"the Londoners clung to their lead despite",
"finishing the game with 10 men after Mathieu",
"Debuchy was sent off. Wenger confirmed striker",
"Giroud had surgery on a broken ankle on Wednesday",
"and will be out for up to four months but",
"resisted the clamour to make an emergency dash",
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"Sanchez scored the only goal of the game as",
"Arsenal beat Besiktas to reach the group stage .",
"Opening his account: Sanchez scored his first",
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"Barcelona . 'Sanchez can play his whole life at",
"centre-forward,' said the Arsenal boss. 'I bought",
"him as a striker, not only to play on the flanks.",
"He had a good game. He was mobile, dangerous and",
"has shown as well he has great fighting spirit,",
"qualities that will be very important in the",
"Premier League. 'He produced the performance we",
"wanted, technically, tactically and mentally. We",
"needed that against a good team. It was nervous",
"in the last 10 minutes when we were down to 10",
"men.' As for Giroud, Wenger added: 'He had",
"surgery for a broken tibia. He be out of action",
"for three to four months and will be capable of",
"playing again in the Premier League by the end of",
"December. You will ask me straight away who we",
"will buy and I say: At the moment, no one. 'I",
"know if you want to make anybody happy you should",
"just buy all these players, but what is important",
"is the performance on the pitch, and the",
"solidarity we have shown tonight. 'If you look at",
"the players on the bench and those injured, you",
"will know we have players. You cannot just buy",
"when a player is injured.' Blow: Olivier Giroud",
"will be out until at least the end of the year",
"after breaking his ankle against Everton .",
"Patient: Giroud watched Arsenal's victory from",
"the comfort of his home as he recovers from",
"surgery . He rejected the idea of a swoop for",
"Radamel Falcao from Monaco or Daniel Welbeck from",
"Manchester United and rejected claims by the",
"agent of Nikola Zigic that he wanted to recruit",
"the former Birmingham striker. 'Who?' said",
"Wenger, when asked about Zigic. 'Zigic? No.'",
"Instead, he applauded the spirit of his team,",
"having finished both legs of the play-off with 10",
"men. Aaron Ramsey as dismissed in the first leg",
"in Istanbul, and Debuchy last night for two",
"bookings. 'Debuchy went for the ball and played",
"the ball,' said Wenger, who also admitted his",
"team were lucky not to conceded a penalty for a",
"tackle by Jack Wilshere. 'There was no intention",
"to make a bad foul or stop the counter-attack.",
"And he won the ball. 'Maybe the referee was on",
"the other side of the player and thought he made",
"a foul, but we dealt with it. Nervously, it was",
"very difficult. But we dealt with it.' Besiktas",
"boss Slaven Bilic congratulated Arsenal but fears",
"they do not have a genuine chance of winning the",
"Champions League. 'Football is a very strange",
"sport but I don't think so,' said Bilic. 'They",
"are far away from the big guns.' No go: Arsenal",
"had been linked with a move for Monaco striker",
"Radamel Falcao . No thanks: Arsene Wenger ruled",
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(EW.com) -- It's been an interesting year for Charlie Sheen. From getting fired from his gig on "Two and a Half Men" to flooding Twitter with non-sensical ramblings (#winning anyone?), and most recently, appearing on the Emmys to wish his old co-stars good luck, he's had his share of ups and downs. And tonight, he got called out for them. Comedians Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovitz, Jeffrey Ross and Mike Tyson (?), among others, were all on-hand for Sheen's sometimes brutal Comedy Central roast, which aired shortly after his character's mock funeral on Two and a Half Men (poetic timing much?). The comedians took a no-holds barred approach, taking aim at Sheen's history of employing prostitutes and using drugs (read eight of the meanest jokes here). Even Sheen's kids weren't off-limits. "If you're winning, this must not be a child custody hearing, said Ross. "The only time your kids get to see you is in reruns -- don't you want to live to see their first 12 steps?" Sheen laughed and applauded. The comedian also singled out Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller (who was in the audience), in an especially touchy bit alluding to the actor's previous domestic violence charges. "[Brooke Mueller] is not very bright unless Charlie throws a lamp at her," Ross said. He later added, while addressing Tyson, "There's no denying the fact that Mike Tyson had the hardest hitting right hook in history -- your opponents spent more time bleeding in the corner than Charlie's ex-wives." For his part, Sheen seemed to take it all in stride and even fired back with some zingers of his own ("I'm done with 'the winning' because I've already won"). Although, it's hard to imagine he didn't feel a single singe while sitting in that hot seat. But how about you? Did the heat from Sheen's roast make you uncomfortable? Or were you enjoying the skewering? Do you think the jokes went too far? Or was it all fair game? Weigh in with your take in the comments below. See the full article at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved.
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Charlie Sheen has had his share of ups and downs .
The comedians took a no-holds barred approach .
Sheen fired back with his own zingers .
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"non-sensical ramblings (#winning anyone?), and",
"most recently, appearing on the Emmys to wish his",
"old co-stars good luck, he's had his share of ups",
"and downs. And tonight, he got called out for",
"them. Comedians Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovitz,",
"Jeffrey Ross and Mike Tyson (?), among others,",
"were all on-hand for Sheen's sometimes brutal",
"Comedy Central roast, which aired shortly after",
"his character's mock funeral on Two and a Half",
"Men (poetic timing much?). The comedians took a",
"no-holds barred approach, taking aim at Sheen's",
"history of employing prostitutes and using drugs",
"(read eight of the meanest jokes here). Even",
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"winning, this must not be a child custody",
"hearing, said Ross. \"The only time your kids get",
"to see you is in reruns -- don't you want to live",
"to see their first 12 steps?\" Sheen laughed and",
"applauded. The comedian also singled out Sheen's",
"ex-wife Brooke Mueller (who was in the audience),",
"in an especially touchy bit alluding to the",
"actor's previous domestic violence charges.",
"\"[Brooke Mueller] is not very bright unless",
"Charlie throws a lamp at her,\" Ross said. He",
"later added, while addressing Tyson, \"There's no",
"denying the fact that Mike Tyson had the hardest",
"hitting right hook in history -- your opponents",
"spent more time bleeding in the corner than",
"Charlie's ex-wives.\" For his part, Sheen seemed",
"to take it all in stride and even fired back with",
"some zingers of his own (\"I'm done with 'the",
"winning' because I've already won\"). Although,",
"it's hard to imagine he didn't feel a single",
"singe while sitting in that hot seat. But how",
"about you? Did the heat from Sheen's roast make",
"you uncomfortable? Or were you enjoying the",
"skewering? Do you think the jokes went too far?",
"Or was it all fair game? Weigh in with your take",
"in the comments below. See the full article at",
"EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of",
"Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment",
"Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved."
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(CNN) -- An airline is investigating the removal of two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair -- both clad in Islamic attire. The incident occurred Friday on an Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Tennessee to North Carolina and it involved Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul were wearing traditional Muslim dress, CNN affiliate WCNC reported. The two -- who hold high religious positions in the Muslim community -- were headed to North Carolina for a conference on prejudice against Muslims, or Islamaphobia. The meeting is sponsored by the North American Imams Federation. Rahman, who is a professor at the University of Memphis, told the affiliate that the incident reminded him of the prejudice Rosa Parks faced during the civil rights movement. "That history I found today in that plane, and it shouldn't happen with any other person," he said. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which operated the flight, said the incident is under investigation, and apologized "for any inconvenience that this may have caused." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the civil rights group Council on American-Islamic Relations, told CNN the two men contacted his office and said they were told that passengers were uncomfortable with them on the flight. "They went through security, even went through secondary security, and got on the plane, were taxiing out," he said. But then, they were taxied back, Hooper said. "TSA came on and pulled them off and said the pilot was refusing to fly with them because passengers were uncomfortable with them," Hooper said, referring to the Transportation Security Administration. Hooper said officials re-screened them and found they were no threat. While officials tried to get the men back on the plane, "the pilot absolutely refused and ultimately took off," Hooper said. The airlines did not say why the two men were taken off the flight, but said they were given the opportunity to fly on a different flight. "Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 5452 from Memphis to Charlotte returned to the gate to allow for additional screening of a passenger and the passenger's companion," the statement said. "We take security and safety very seriously, and the event is currently under investigation." CNN's Rick Martin, Craig Bell and Maria Ebrahimji contributed to this report.
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NEW: Both men were prominent imams and dressed in Muslim attire .
Airline apologizes but does not say why the men were taken off the plane .
The men say they were told passengers were uncomfortable .
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By . Pete Jenson . Follow @@petejenson . The Prince of Wales ready to be crowned King of Spain is how Gareth Bale’s appearance in Wednesday night’s Copa del Rey final has been billed. He is yet to score in the cup in four brief appearances but his 19 goals in all other competitions have left Madrid fans convinced he will step up in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. So far this season he has delivered without Ronaldo – half of his 14 league goals have been scored when his Portuguese team-mate has not been in the side – but games in Spain don’t come much bigger than Clasico cup finals and Diario AS on Wednesday morning referred to this match as ‘the game of his life’. VIDEO Scroll down for Bale's Madrid Moments - The best of Bale's training tricks . Impressive: Bale need just one more goal to reach 20 in his debut season at the Bernabeu . Glory days ahead: Bale could win his first piece of silverware at Real Madrid . Bale has been in Ronaldo’s shadow for most of his first season. Settled in: Bale has lived up to the hype since his world record transfer from Tottenham Hotspur . His worst moment of form and fitness came at the end of last year and he benefited from the Madrid obsession with Ronaldo winning the Ballon d’Or. His blip would have made far more headlines had Ronaldo not been on the brink of being crowned World Player of the Year. Bale is the first galactico spared the intense first season spotlight because it has remained on Ronald, but on Wednesday night the lights will all be on him as Real try to win the Cup for the first time since 2011. Then, it was Ronaldo who got the only goal in an extra-time 1-0 win. Bale has impressed his team-mates this season with some super-human goals. The run from the half-way line against Rayo Vallecano and the perfectly executed first time shot that he squeezed into the corner from 30 yards out against Real Sociedad. But team-mates have also remarked on how detached he remains in the dressing room. It’s a coldness born of not speaking the language; of still adapting to the club that is like no other in the world; but also of a steely determination to succeed. Bale has kept the blinkers on and his team-mates believe that will serve him well as the season heads into the home straight. Line up: Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa posted this picture of Sami Khedira, himself, chairman Florentino Perez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo . Sidelined: World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the clash with a left hamstring problem . When others have been affected by the ever-changing moods of the Bernabeu, Bale has remained completely untouched by both the abuse and the adulation. He has gained the reputation of a man moved only by his own numbers – 15 assists and 19 goals is an incredible first season return. He needs to get his first goal against Barcelona and more importantly, bag his first trophy. Big final: Gareth Bale will be looking to win his first trophy with Real as they face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey . Barcelona boss Tata Martino believes be criticised even if his side beat Real on Wednesday night. 'When I arrived in Barcelona, people were saying I wouldn’t be eating Christmas pudding here,' said the Argentine. 'But now I’m getting ready to eat a nice Easter egg. 'Whatever happens, the analysis of my performance will not be positive. That’s the price you pay for being here.' Deadly duo: Barcelona pair Lionel Messi (centre) and Neymar prepare for Wednesday night's showdown .
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Bale will lead Real's attack in Copa del Rey final against Barcelona .
Spanish media have labelled this 'the game of his life'
Welshman has scored 19 goals in his first season at the Bernabeu .
Half his 14 league goals have been scored when Cristiano Ronaldo is out .
Attention on Ronaldo has kept spotlight off Bale .
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Admission: Clive Goodman (pictured today) said he had hacked the royals while working at the tabloid . Disgraced former royal reporter Clive . Goodman hacked Kate Middleton’s phones 155 times in eight months, he . admitted for the first time yesterday. The former News of the World royal . editor hacked Miss Middleton – now the Duchess of Cambridge – on an . almost daily basis, including on Christmas Day. He also frequently intercepted the voicemails of Princes William and Harry. Goodman, who was jailed for hacking . mobiles belonging to royal aides in 2007, said he had not previously . told police or prosecutors about the true extent of his hacking because . he was never asked about it. The 56-year-old told the phone hacking . trial he targeted the young royals in 2005 and 2006 and continued to . hack Miss Middleton until the day before his arrest in August 2006. He hacked Prince William 35 times and . Prince Harry nine times and also targeted royal aides, including the . Duchess of York’s press aide Kate Waddington and Prince Charles’s former . valet Michael Fawcett. He insisted he would have told police about the full extent of the hacking operation if he had been asked. Goodman, a married father of one, was . jailed for four months in 2007 after he admitted his part in hacking . William and Harry’s PA Helen Asprey, their private secretary Jamie . Lowther- Pinkerton and their Press aide Paddy Harverson. Private detective Glenn Mulcaire was jailed for six months. Goodman said the editor of the News of . the World at the time, Andy Coulson, knew about the hacking and . sanctioned £500-a-week payments to Mulcaire to target the royals. Timothy Langdale QC, for Coulson, . confronted Goodman with phone data which showed he had personally hacked . William, Kate and Harry. Goodman said: ‘I am not on trial for . phone hacking. I completely agree I hacked these people’s phones. Allegations: Kate Middleton and Prince William on the day of their graduation at St Andrew's University in June 2005. The Duchess was said in court to have been first hacked in December that year by Goodman . 'I have . never been asked by any inquiry or investigation about this. 'Now you’re asking me about them, I’m quite happy to answer and get everything out in the open.’ The jury has previously heard that the . Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into phone hacking at the . News of the World after the Royal Household raised the alarm. Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC, told the . jurors the 2006 investigation was more limited than the later police . inquiry, Operation Weeting, launched in 2011. Goodman, of Addlestone, Surrey, said . he first targeted Miss Middleton amid speculation her relationship with . Prince William was becoming more serious, and that Mulcaire had provided . her phone details. He told the Old Bailey: ‘I’m really . not the slightest bit proud of this. Trial: Goodman returned to the hacking trial of former editors Rebekah Brooks (left), Andy Coulson (right) and five others to finish giving his evidence after he fell ill on March 21. All seven defendants deny the charges . 'I don’t want anyone to think I’m . not ashamed of what we did but the fact of the matter was we did it and . I’m trying to tell the truth about it.’ The journalist said Mulcaire’s role at . the News of the World was well known at the paper, adding: ‘Virtually . every story that went through the paper was ground through Glenn . Mulcaire’s phone hacking mill.’ Coulson, 45, and Goodman both deny conspiracy to commit misconduct by paying public officials for Palace phone directories. Coulson and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks both deny conspiracy to hack phones. The trial continues. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
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Clive Goodman tells court he hacked voicemails of Kate, William and Harry .
56-year-old jailed in 2007 for illegally accessing voicemails of royal aides .
Prince William's phone 'was hacked 35 times' and Harry's was nine times'
Duchess allegedly first hacked by Goodman, of Surrey, in December 2005 .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:52 EST, 11 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:05 EST, 15 June 2012 . Brutal: Roosevelt Mondesir allegedly set his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child on fire . A woman was severely burned after being covered in gasoline and set on fire by her knife-wielding ex-boyfriend and father of her child, police said. The 40-year-old, who has not been named, suffered the horrific attack outside a 7-Eleven store in South Florida following a row with Roosevelt Mondesir, when they met so that she could pick up her son. She was waiting outside the store in her silver Mercedes at around 3am on Monday when Mondesir showed up in his white Jaguar without the boy and began hurling the fuel over her, Boynton Beach Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said. She tried to run away and headed into the store for safety, attempting to hold the door shut. But the 52-year-old man chased her with a large knife, possibly a machete, got the door open to pull her out and then ignited her. In . graphic surveillance video which captured the horrifying attack, a man can be seen threatening a woman with a . large knife, struggling in the doorway of the store. Scroll down for video . Waiting: Ms Breton arrived first in her white Mercedes at around 3am on Monday to the gas station . Tricked: Roosevelt Mondesir showed up but without their son in Boynton Beach, Florida . 'Get away from . me!' she can be heard shouting. They disappear from view until she returns in a massive fireball, screaming and running around the parking lot. The suspect then fled on foot. Officers searched by foot, with a . police dog, and by helicopter before finding Mondesir three hours . later in bushes near the 7-Eleven. He . was charged with attempted first-degree murder and was being treated . for burns at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach before being . transferred to jail. Surprise attack: Mondesir can be seen running at Ms Breton and pouring gasoline over her . Terror: Ms Breton tried to run and hold the door closed but Mondesir chased after her with a knife, which can be seen in his hand in the doorway . On his Facebook page Mondesir has himself listed as 'engaged' and his employment as a truck driver. He lists his interests as classical music, ESPN and the British comedy series My Family. One of Roosevelt's neighbor in a subdivision of Lake Worth told CBS 12 that she was shocked upon learning about the attack. 'I'm stunned. He's not that kind of person.' Police haven't said what specifically led to the attack, but they have been called to the Lake Worth house multiple times times. Flaming: The pair disappear from view for a moment before the woman runs back across the shot, a human fireball . Horrific: Ms Breton is last seen running around in front of the store, still on fire. She survived the attack . Vendetta: On his Facebook page Roosevelt Mondesir lists himself as an engaged truck driver . In February he was accused of threatening the victim and destroying her furniture, the CBS affiliate reported. In March they were summoned again for a physical altercation. After the woman moved out of the . home, police reports say she received text messages including one that . read 'I'm all about revenge.' It was not known if he had yet obtained an attorney. The victim is expected to survive. She was being treated at Delray Medical Center.
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Roosevelt Mondesir was father of victim's son, aged four .
Police report claims he had previously texted her 'I'm all about revenge'
Woman, 40, expected to survive the attack .
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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Rain pounded water-logged Los Angeles on Thursday, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said more than 300 city residents were ordered to evacuate because of the threat of mudslides. "We continue to urge the public who live in these areas to evacuate, to heed the warnings of our police officers and firefighters, our first responders, who are there to protect your public safety," the mayor said. Just over 500 Los Angeles County residents who were advised to flee their homes earlier had done so by Thursday morning, said Capt. Sam Padilla of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The latest storm is part of a series that began Monday, drenching communities up and down the coast. Some areas have received more than 12 inches of rain this week, the National Weather Service reported. Flash flood watches were in effect Thursday night for Southern California, as well as central Arizona and southern Utah. "While the worst of the last few storms is behind us, there still is a significant threat from thundershowers that are forming off the coast," Villaraigosa said at a news conference Thursday night, warning of the potential for lightning, hail and water spouts. Los Angeles had four swift-water rescue and two urban search-and-rescue teams on standby to deal with potential flooding, according to the mayor, who said more were available if needed. There were three swift-water rescues Wednesday, according to Padilla. No relief from the wet weather is expected until the weekend, increasing the threat of mudslides in communities nestled below hills that were stripped of trees and vegetation during 2009 wildfires. Villaraigosa said the brunt of the storm was supposed to hit by 6 p.m. Rainfall totals of 1 to 4 inches are expected across coastal sections of California with isolated additional rainfall amounts of 7 inches possible, forecasters said. Are you affected by the storms? Send your images and video . The rains are the result of El Niño, a warm ocean current from the South Pacific, according to CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. In coastal Pacifica, south of San Francisco, a huge mudslide left an apartment building teetering on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, CNN's Dan Simon reported. He said the four apartments in the building were evacuated, and quoted an engineer saying the building could topple into the water at any time. TV crews could be near the structure only briefly. One man complained about being told to leave his Southern California home. "You're talking about blocking us out of here for five days, evacuating until next week," he said to CNN affiliate KABC-TV in Los Angeles. "You know what, that's too many days, that's a huge inconvenience. I understand they're looking out for our safety ... but I'm not out driving around. I'm staying put." See KABC's coverage of the storms . Villaraigosa said Thursday that U.S. geologists, sanitation workers and street maintenance workers will head into threatened regions Friday morning to determine whether it is safe for residents to return to their homes. In the mountains of Southern California, the storms brought heavy snow, closing Interstate 15 at Cajon Pass and the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 for a time, the California Highway Patrol reported Thursday. Heavy snowfall remains in the forecast for the higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada, southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado and southeastern Arizona. More than 73 inches of snow has fallen in Chagoopa Plateau, California, since Sunday and more than 35 inches in parts of Arizona. CNN's Sean Morris contributed to this report.
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It's a cafe that offers all-you-can-eat biscuits, endless cups of tea and unlimited WiFi. The only catch? You have to pay for your stay. The UK’s first pay-per-minute cafe Ziferblat, which means clock face in Russian, charges customers 3p for every minute they spend inside. When guests arrive at the East London cafe they take a clock from the cupboard and keep it with them until they leave. They then make their own coffee or prepare food – and sometimes even wash their own dishes. Scroll down for video . Inspiration: The new London branch of Russian cafe Ziferblat - which means clock face - charges customers 3p a minute to be there, but in exchange offers all-you-can-eat biscuits endless cups of tea and unlimited WiFi . Utopian: The idea is to create a 'free space' where customers are treated more like 'micro-tenants' The model has already proven popular in Russia, where Ziferblat’s owner, Ivan Mitin, owns nine other branches and welcomes 30,000 customers a month. The cafe has been described as more of a social experiment born out of the owner’s utopian dream. The idea is to create a ‘free space’ where customers are treated more like ‘micro-tenants’, as opposed to customers. During their visit, they can make their own coffee from the professional machine and prepare their own food in the kitchen or have it made for them. Hipsters: The London branch of Ziferblat is in trendy Old Street, Shoreditch . Quirky: The cafe is furnished with unusual furniture, an antique piano, and a selection of books . The London branch of Ziferblat, in trendy Old Street, is furnished with unusual furniture, an antique piano, and a selection of books. Mr Mitin said during the first month of the UK opening, they have already drawn in some regulars. He said yesterday: ‘Londoners are more prepared for such a concept; they understand the idea instantly. 'It’s funny to see people queuing here to wash their dishes. It’s not obligatory, but it’s appreciated. ‘They even wash each other’s dishes. It’s very social. We think of our guests as micro tenants, all sharing the same space.’
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Cafe Ziferblat offers customers all-you-can-eat biscuits and endless tea .
It charges for time spent, and customers must prepare their own coffee .
They must even wash up their own dishes .
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Thanksgiving was truly a family affair for Stefan Holt, the Chicago news anchor and son of NBC Weekend anchor Lester. When his famed father spent the holiday with 25-year-old Stefan and his wife in the Windy City, the veteran newsman volunteered to help out on Black Friday if one of his son's co-workers wanted the day off. Lester, 53, is one of the biggest names on NBC's roster and before working in the Today and Nightly News studios in New York, he spent more than a decade at a local news station in Chicago. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . On-air family time: Lester Holt joined his son Stefan as he anchored the news in Chicago on Black Friday . His son Stefan followed in his footsteps, and joined the NBC family last summer. The two appeared together as co-anchors on Friday's noon broadcast for NBC 5, effectively reversing the tradition and making it a form of 'take your father to work day'. 'To say I had to pinch myself is an understatement,' the elder Holt wrote in a post for Today.com. 'The father in me was bursting with pride, while the seasoned broadcaster in me was trying to remain focused on making sure it was a solid broadcast.' Planting the seeds: Stefan, now 25, used to visit his dad on the Today show set . Face time: Lester said that Stefan has always had a passion for news . Seeing the opportunity for a feel-good segment, the duo called in for an interview by Lester's co-workers at the Today Show where they showed pictures of a young Stefan visiting his father in the newsroom, back in the day when Lester was starting out and sporting a moustache. 'Stef and I really enjoy each other, we have a good time, but at the heart of it, he's really a serious news man- I say that incredulously- he really has a passion for news and it's fun. We always kind of shared that with me,' the proud dad said. Blackmail: Lester joked that if he felt threatened by Stefan, he would release a video he took of his son doing a Gangnam style dance in the kitchen over Thanksgiving . 'I'm a little nervous because he's actually really good.' He secured a form of insurance, however, as he joked that he took an embarrassing video of Stefan dancing in the kitchen during their Thanksgiving feast. 'If he were going to try to make a move on the old man, I've got blackmail!' Lester threatened. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE . Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy .
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(CNN) -- Formula One teams are planning an innovative joint launch ahead of the 2010 season. In a further effort to cut costs, the move will see all 13 teams on show in a special event in Valencia at the end of January. In the past, teams have either held their own special launches at their factories, or revealed their cars at one of the pre-season tests. Mercedes-Benz GP chief executive Nick Fry outlined the initiative at the Motor Sport Business Forum in Monaco. "I don't want to go into too much detail about what the plans actually are, but we have agreed between all the teams to do a joint launch and we do wish to turn it into a proper event," Fry told reporters. "We are getting a lot of help from the venue and investment in communication and marketing to do that. I wouldn't wish to spill the beans on what we are going to do, but it is going to be hugely new and innovative. "It is going to be a clear demonstration of how we are going to be working together. We are not all going off and doing our own individual launches, so we can do something that is a lot more customer friendly." It is understood the new teams -- Virgin Racing, US F1, Lotus and Campos -- may struggle to have their cars ready by then, but they would certainly be present at the event.
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The move will see all 13 teams on show in a special event in Valencia at the end of January.
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(CNN)Are you lonely? Bored? Trying to deflect questions about that special someone from Mom, Dad or your friends because there's nobody romantic in your life? Maybe you need an Invisible Boyfriend. Yes, the Internet has a solution for everything, and Invisible Boyfriend (or Girlfriend, they're not fussy) can take care of those pesky privacy-invading questions by supplying an actual person to call you, text you and leave you messages. They'll even send you handwritten notes. Why, that's sometimes better than an Actual Boyfriend! Matthew Homann, who describes himself as a "recovering lawyer" with "idea surplus disorder," came up with the idea several years ago after a divorce and bought the domain InvisibleGirlfriend.com for $7. He filed it away until late 2013, when he pitched it to a St. Louis hackathon. A long weekend later, he and his team won the contest. That probably would have been it except for BuzzFeed, which picked up the story from a local alternative newspaper. Suddenly Homann -- who already had a full-time job running his company, an innovation-strategy firm called Kendeo -- realized that, thanks to the attention, Invisible Boyfriend had better be good. The result is a web service, launching in beta this week, that allows you to invent your potential partner. For $24.99 a month (for starters, which includes 100 text messages, voicemail and handwritten notes), you get to make up a story about how you met (the homepage includes a nice Mad Libs-style paragraph) and pick out an image, name, age and interests. Who's at the other end? Though Homann says some of that information is proprietary, he'll allow that the St. Louis-based company has partnered with a service that has real people responding to your messages. (Yes, they've been trained, so watch your language.) "There has grown this amazing multinational workforce of people willing to do microtasks for a very small amount of money," he says. Not even he knows where they're all located, but he expects that the work will be scalable with demand. A Business Insider writer observed that her Invisible Boyfriend came from the city she requested, based on area code, and she praised the "attention to detail." Eventually, Invisible Boyfriend expects to offer gifts sent to you at work and other real-life services, says Homann. Not even Pygmalion had it so good. Ideas like Invisible Boyfriend have been fodder for generations of stories, of course. Think of "Cyrano de Bergerac," who supplies poetry to the lunkheaded Christian to woo Roxane; or the movie "Her," in which Joaquin Phoenix's sad sack falls in love with a computer operating system. What lonely person wouldn't like someone understanding to talk to, even if just through a device? Homann admits he's thought about it. "There's a very real possibility that people might grow attached, though that's not what we're trying to go for here," he says. But he believes his service can be useful to build customers' confidence. "We had a user who was at dinner on a date. His text message went off, he texted her back, and all of a sudden the woman across the table from him asked who it was," he says. The real-life date, he says, wasn't upset at all, but became more intrigued. "What we're seeing is potential user cases are all over the board," Homann says. "It's not just, I want to convince my parents I'm in a relationship."
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Online service "Invisible Boyfriend" creates a virtual romance with a fake person .
New service will send you messages from a phantom mate .
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The European Tour has implemented a points system for the new season in the hope of simplifying the Race to Dubai. There was some confusion last term when the Tour converted euros earned into points ahead of the Final Series, with each of the final four events of the season having 10million points on offer in the Race as opposed to its prize money total. That system will remain in place for the Final Series but throughout the season one euro earned will equal one Race to Dubai point from the very first event - which takes place this week at the Nedbank Golf Challenge - until the Hong Kong Open in October. Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy leads the Race to Dubai standings for the 2014 season . The enhanced points system will then apply for the BMW Masters, WGC-HSBC Champions, Turkish Airlines Open and DP World Tour Championship, with the man with the most points being awarded the Harry Vardon Trophy. The points will not be reset before the Final Series like they are for the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. 'Following the success of The 2014 Race to Dubai, won by Rory McIlroy for the second time in three years after a superb season, The European Tour has decided to implement a points system for the duration of the 2015 campaign,' said Chief Operating Officer of the European Tour Keith Waters. The points system will change for next season, with one euro earned equalling one points from first event . 'We believe that changing to a points system will help simplify and indeed enhance the narrative structure of The Race to Dubai, and particularly the Final Series which will again carry a combined 40 million points, with 1,666,600 points on offer to the winner of each event. 'The conversion to a points system will complement an exciting and robust schedule in 2015, which will feature a minimum of 47 tournaments, including the addition of five new events.' McIlroy won this season's Race to Dubai despite only taking part in one of the Final Series following his four victories which included the Open Championship and the US PGA Championship. Â .
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By . Oliver Pickup . Last updated at 2:15 PM on 1st November 2011 . Two Russian families who were awarded $100,000 after their daughters were accidentally switched at birth have pledged to spend the payouts on new homes so the girls can grow up next door to each other. The 12-year-olds from Chelyabinsk, Russia, have become friends since their mix-up was discovered but will not switch to their biological families. Judges ordered the maternity home where the error took place a dozen years ago should pay out the money to the shattered families. Special bond: 12-year-olds Anya Belyayeva, left, and Irina Iskanderova have become friends after it was revealed they were mixed up at birth . The two girls were born 15 minutes apart . on the same day and the medical centre, located in the Ural Mountains, . admitted that they had mixed up the identity labels of the pair of . babies. The mistake was only discovered earlier this year when one couple, the Belyayevs, were going through divorce proceedings. Yuliya Belyaeva's former husband, had refused to support their daughter, Irina, because . she didn't look like him. The subsequent DNA test revealed that neither parent could have been the biological parents of the girl. 'The results were a total surprise,' Mrs Belyaeva told the BBC. 'Not only does my ex-husband have no biological link to Irina, neither do I.' After contacting the police, the Belyayevs were able to track the Iskanderovs and their daughter, Anya. There was a reconciliation with both families, in the city of Kopeisk in the Ural Mountains and heir situation has caused a media storm in Russia. The two girls have become close after meeting and Irina said: 'We were a bit shy at first but we're now the best of friends.' From right: Iskanderova, her father, Nimatullo, Irina and her mother Yulia Belyayeva. Chelyabinsk's Kopeisky city court ordered a maternity hospital to pay 3 million rubles after the girls were mixed up mixed up 12 years ago . Now that the maternal home has agreed to pay out both families have said that the girls will not return to their original families. However the families are thinking about spending the compensation to get houses close to each other. 'I would like us to share a house so . that we don't worry about her daughter coming to me and the other way . round,' Irina's biological father, Naimat Iskanderov said. However, there are complications, as he explains: 'One family is Christian, the other is Muslim. 'What I fear most is that the daughter I've raised will start going drinking in bars, that she will stop praying and working.' Lawyer Natalia Shtreker - representing both families - said: 'We are satisfied with the result and with the amount of compensation. We believe that it is fair.' The parents laughed in joy and embraced each other in the footage from the courtroom after the judge delivered the verdict. The compensation is huge by Russian standards, where an average monthly wage currently stands at the equivalent of some £300. However, despite winning the court battle, Mrs Belyayeva continues to feel bitter. 'All the money in the world isn't worth a child's look at mother,' she said. 'I wish they could put our lives in place. 'I tried to show Anya motherly love, but she doesn't accept it. 'When your own daughter looks at you like a stranger, that's so painful.'
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The mix-up only came to light when one couple took a DNA test while going through a divorce .
Girls will NOT switch back to biological families .
Amount of compensation is huge for Russia where average monthly wages is £300 .
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(CNN) -- The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai says the laundry list of allegations leveled against his father contradicts "everything I have come to know about him throughout my life." Bo Xilai was once considered a top contender for the Politburo Standing Committee, the team of nine politicians who effectively rule China. But last week, the Communist Party relieved him of his duties and expelled him. He also faces possible criminal charges in connection with the murder of a British businessman, a crime for which is wife has been convicted. On Saturday, Bo's son, Guagua, posted a statement on Tumblr, a microblogging site, where he defended his "upright" father. The statement made no mention of his mother. "Personally, it is hard for me to believe the allegations announced against my father, because they contradict everything I have come to know about him throughout my life," the younger Bo wrote. "Although the policies my father enacted are open to debate, the father I know is upright in his beliefs and devoted to duty." In an e-mail to CNN on Sunday, the son declined to comment further on the case. He said his statement posted to Tumblr was all he could say at the moment. The statement followed news Friday by the state-run Xinhua new agency that the elder Bo had been expelled from the Communist Party and faced prosecution on criminal charges. The Xinhua report on his expulsion painted a portrait of corruption, abuse of power and improper sexual relationships. The party said the politician made "severe mistakes" in the killing of the British businessman and a diplomatic incident involving a police official, Xinhua reported. Investigators cited influence peddling, bribery and womanizing, new details found in the course of the party's investigation. "Bo had or maintained improper sexual relationships with a number of women," the state news agency said. He also took advantage of his power to seek profits and received bribes, and his family "accepted a huge amount of money and property from others," Xinhua said. The son said he could not reconcile the man accused of such acts and the man he knows as his father. "He has always taught me to be my own person and to have concern for causes greater than ourselves. I have tried to follow his advice," he said in the statement. "At this point, I expect the legal process to follow its normal course, and I will await the result." The elder Bo is a charismatic, albeit controversial, politician who launched a "smashing black, singing red" campaign in the southwestern city of Chongqing that promoted Communist ideology and zealously cracked down on organized crime. His economic programs, which included millions spent on social welfare, made him a popular leader in Chongqing. But analysts say his populist policies and high-profile personal style were seen as a challenge to the more economically liberal and reform-oriented faction that dominates the current party leadership. The politician's fortunes changed when news surfaced this year that his wife, Gu Kailai, was a suspected accomplice in the poisoning of businessman Neil Heywood. Heywood died in November in Chongqing, where the elder Bo was the Communist Party chief. His death was originally blamed on excessive alcohol consumption. The politician was soon stripped of his top posts for "serious breach of discipline." In August, his wife received a suspended death sentence after a seven-hour trial. The case also put the son under scrutiny as reports emerged over his lavish student lifestyle. Photographs of him bare-chested with his arms around women at a party at the University of Oxford were widely published and received badly in China. The father defended his son when the reports first came out, accusing people of trying to make the 24-year-old look bad. The younger Bo graduated from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in May. He previously attended the University of Oxford, graduating in 2010. Wang Lijun, the former police chief of Chongqing, set off the controversial story on February 6, when he fled to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu and told American diplomats that Gu was a suspected accomplice in a murder case. After his request for asylum was turned down, Wang left the consulate and was taken away by Chinese officials. But his accusations rocked the world's most populous nation. Wang last week was sentenced to 15 years for defection, cover-up, bribe taking and abuse of power. CNN's Jason Kessler and Paul Armstrong contributed to this report.
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NEW: Bo Guagua said "it is hard for me to believe the allegations"
NEW: The 24-year-old is the son of disgraced politician Bo Xilai .
He posts a statement on Tumblr defending his father .
Bo Xilai is accused corruption, abuse of power and adultery .
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Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted Chief Inspector, has announced that poor white children are now least likely to succeed at school . Poor white children in rural areas and coastal towns have been revealed as the the biggest under-performers in British schools. A report from Ofsted, set to be released later this week, outlines how the worst-performing pupils are now found in coastal towns and villages in the east and south-east of England. It is a dramatic shift from twenty years ago, when inner city pupils in large cities like London and Birmingham and ethnic minorities were the least likely to succeed academically. Now these children achieve exam results above the national average, while pupils in towns such as Hastings in East Sussex and Great Yarmouth in Norfolk are floundering at school. The findings were laid out by Ofsted's chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw. He said: 'Many of these disadvantaged children live in areas that might be considered affluent but nonetheless are performing poorly. 'We need new policies and approaches to deal with underachievement in these areas.' The report, Access and Achievement, shows that poor British white pupils are the lowest performing ethnic group and since 2007 their qualification attainment has improved by just 13 per cent. By comparison, Bangladeshi pupils of a similar background have jumped by 22 per cent. Sir Michael, a former headteacher, told the Sunday Times: 'Where those youngsters aren't getting jobs, then they will be attracted to organisations like the English Defence League, and we need to worry about that as a society.' Although the gulf in achievement between the richest and poorest pupils in cities is closing, it remains 'stubbornly wide' elsewhere. The report, the first into the academic gap between rich and poor in a decade, also states that children from affluent families are nearly twice as likely to leave school with five good GCSEs than those from underprivileged backgrounds. Sir Michael announced measures to tackle the disparity, such as more closely monitoring schools and encouraging successful schools to support those nearby that are struggling. Change: Twenty years ago inner city pupils in large cities like London and Birmingham and ethnic minorities were the least likely to succeed academically . Earlier this week Sir Michael said children should be placed in sets from the age of 11 because state schools are failing to help the most gifted reach their potential. Mixed ability classes in particular are responsible for stunting their development because they are pitched at average pupils, he said. ‘Too many non-selective schools are failing to nurture scholastic excellence. While the best of these schools provide excellent opportunities, many of our most able students receive mediocre provision,' he added. ‘Put simply, they are not doing well enough because their secondary schools fail to challenge and support them sufficiently from the beginning.'
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:32 EST, 22 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 26 March 2013 . Pure horsemeat imported from Hungary was sold to British shoppers as 'diced beef', officials have confirmed. Nearly half the meat had already been sold to the public before its true provenance was discovered. The Food Standards Agency said that 100kg (220lb) of horsemeat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd in Preston, Lancashire, and sold on its market stall in town and a shop in Liverpool. On sale: Hungarian Food Ltd has been found to be selling horsemeat falsely labelled as diced beef at its market stall in Preston, Lancashire (stock image) Ongoing investigation: Officers from Lancashire County Council, pictured, made the discovery and the remaining unsold meat has been withdrawn from sale . The remaining unsold 1kg bags have been withdrawn from sale. An FSA spokesman said: 'The Food . Standards Agency has been informed by Lancashire County Council that it . has identified 100kg of horsemeat imported from Hungary labelled as . beef. 'The meat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd in Preston. 'Investigations showed that 40kg . (90lb) were sold through Hungarian Food Ltd's own market stall in . Preston, and through a shop in Liverpool called Taste of Hungary. Horsemeat: The latest revelations come after Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda admitted it had removed its £1.54 corned beef products from stores across Britain two weeks ago on March 8 . 'The meat was sold in 1kg (2.2lb) bags labelled as “diced beef”. 'The Food Standards Agency has notified the European Commission and the Hungarian authorities.' The meat is being tested for the anti-inflammatory veterinary drug bute, the FSA confirmed. The manager of Taste of Hungary admitted that he ate some of the meat, thinking it was beef. Attila Fabian, who runs the shop in . Sefton, Merseyside, said that he bought 20 bags from Hungarian Food Ltd . last May instead of importing it directly – but it sold so badly that he . took four or five bags home for his family. 'It tasted like beef, it looked like beef. I was shocked when environmental health told me what happened exactly.' Mr Fabian said his shop sold about a . dozen bags of the horsemeat, leaving three bags left in the freezer. They have now been taken away for tests. He said the shop had ceased . trading with Hungarian Food Ltd after the firms 'fell out' last July. The horsemeat food-labelling scandal . began when Irish food inspectors announced in mid-January that they had . found horse in frozen beef- burgers made by firms in Ireland and . Britain, and sold by a number of supermarket chains including Tesco, . Iceland, Aldi and Lidl. Since then, a growing number of stores . and companies across Europe, including Findus and Nestle, have recalled . beef ready-meals after tests found they contained horse DNA. Beginning of a national scandal: Tesco Everyday Value beefburgers were one of the first products removed from shelves removed after it was discovered they contained horse meat . Minced beef supplied to hundreds of . hospitals, schools, hotels and care homes by caterer 3663 was recalled . because of horsemeat contamination. Its own-label minced beef was supplied . by a company called GA International, which is based in Yorkshire. The same processor also supplied contaminated mince to a second major . catering company, Sodexo, which would have passed it on to schools, care . homes and military bases. A survey this month showed that three in five people have changed their eating habits in the wake of the scandal. Nearly a third are buying less . processed meat, such as burgers, while one in four now avoid meat-based . ready-meals, according to consumer group Which?. It wants the Government to take urgent steps to ensure food labels are accurate, and for more random testing to be introduced.
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Meat imported by Hungarian Food Ltd and sold on market stall in Lancashire .
Horse flesh was also being sold a shop in Liverpool called Taste of Hungary .
All remaining unsold meat has been withdrawn from sale, FSA said .
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"22 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 26",
"March 2013 . Pure horsemeat imported from Hungary",
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"officials have confirmed. Nearly half the meat",
"had already been sold to the public before its",
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London, England (CNN) -- Paving slabs that convert energy from people's footsteps into electricity are set to help power Europe's largest urban mall, at the 2012 London Olympics site. The recycled rubber "PaveGen" paving slabs harvest kinetic energy from the impact of people stepping on them and instantly deliver tiny bursts of electricity to nearby appliances. The slabs can also store energy for up to three days in an on-board battery, according to its creator. In their first commercial application, 20 tiles will be scattered along the central crossing between London's Olympic stadium and the recently opened Westfield Stratford City mall -- which expects an estimated 30 million customers in its first year. "That should be enough feet to power about half its (the mall's) outdoor lighting needs," said Laurence Kemball-Cook, a 25-year-old engineering graduate who developed the prototype during his final year of university in 2009. The green slabs are designed to compress five millimeters when someone steps on them, but PaveGen will not share the precise mechanism responsible for converting absorbed kinetic energy into electricity. Although each step produces only enough electricity to keep an LED-powered street lamp lit for 30 seconds, Kemball-Cook says that the tiles are a real-world "crowdsourcing" application, harnessing small contributions from a large number of individuals. "We recently came back from a big outdoor festival where we got over 250,000 footsteps -- that was enough to charge 10,000 mobile phones," said Kemball-Cook. The young inventor envisages PaveGen systems being used to power off-grid appliances such as public lighting, illuminated street maps and advertising, and to be installed in areas of dense human traffic such as city centers, underground stations and school corridors. "Our main test installation is at a school in Kent (southeast England) -- where 1,100 kids have devoted their lives to stamping all over them for the last eight months," said Kemball-Cook. In its current form, the PaveGen paving slab contains a low-energy LED which lights up, expressing the energy transfer idea to the user but only consuming around 5% of the energy from each footstep. "This is what I really enjoy about the design," said Richard Miller, head of sustainability at the UK's government-funded Technology Strategy Board. "As much as it's an effective, common-sense source of some sustainable electricity, it's also a great way for people to engage with the issue of sustainability ... to feel like they are part of the solution in a very immediate, fun and visual way that doesn't make you do anything you wouldn't already be doing," said Miller. However, although generally enthusiastic about the product, for the time being Miller withholds speculation about its far-reaching impact. "As with all things of this nature, on a large scale and in the long term, its success will be determined by how cost-effective it is to produce ... If it turns out to be expensive, then it will struggle to find a place as anything more than a niche application," he said. Kemball-Cook declines to comment on the cost of each slab, arguing that their current price is much higher than what it will be when they go into mass production. That said, the company has already won a spate of awards, including the Big Idea category at the UK's Ethical Business Awards and the Shell LiveWire Grand Ideas Award. PaveGen has also recently received a round of financing from a group of London-based angel investors, although the sum is undisclosed. Kemball-Cook is confident that the slab is durable. Over the course of a month it was subjected to a machine that replicates the pounding of footsteps, non-stop every day, he added. "It's also really easy to install as a retrofit on existing pavements, because they can be made to match their exact dimensions ... you just replace one slab with another," he said. Looking to the future, Kemball-Cook would like to see the paving system introduced to the developing world, in areas that have a high footfall, but are off-grid, such as the slums in Mumbai. "The average person takes 150 million steps in their lifetime, just imagine the potential," he said.
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Engineer has developed paving slab that transforms energy from footsteps into electricity .
First commercial order expected to power half of outdoor lighting at vast London shopping mall .
Sustainability expert says slabs encourage sense of collective participation .
Hopes one day to export across developing world to provide source of "off-grid" energy .
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Truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon . A commuter train's on-board camera captured a fiery crash with a pickup truck abandoned by its driver on Tuesday morning, and federal investigators say the video could give a big boost to the search for a cause. The truck driver, Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, a 54-year-old from Yuma, Arizona, was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon. The video, taken from the outward-facing camera on the front car of the Metrolink train bound for Los Angeles, was sent back to the Washington home of the National Transportation Safety Board for analysis, board member Robert Sumwalt said. Sumwalt also said that while the truck wasn't stuck in the way that vehicles sometimes get trapped between railroad crossing safety arms, investigators have not ruled out that the truck was somehow stranded and will determine why it traveled 80 feet down the tracks and remained there with its parking brake engaged. 'I don't think anybody would put a car or truck on ... railroad tracks and not try to get it off if there's an approaching train,' Sumwalt said. The crash in Oxnard, about 45 miles (70 km) northwest of Los Angeles, flipped over three double-decker Metrolink rail cars and derailed two others. It tore apart the Ford pickup truck Sanchez-Ramirez drove onto the tracks after making a wrong turn before dawn. Thirty people were injured in the Tuesday pre-dawn crash and three remain in critical condition including the train operator who is on a ventilator. Scroll down for video . Three cars of the Southern California Metrolink commuter train derailed and tumbled onto their sides after the collision on tracks in Ventura County on Tuesday morning . Tuesday morning's Metrolink train crash with a pickup truck was captured by on-board cameras and federal investigators say the video could give a big boost to their search for a cause for the incident . Sanchez-Ramirez was found walking and 'in distress' more than a mile (1.5 km) from the crash site in Oxnard on Tuesday and was later taken into custody on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, police said. Attorney Ron Bamieh told reporters that the crash was an accident and his client left the scene trying to look for help before eventually finding police. 'The reality is he basically freaked out trying to help people,' Bamieh said. 'Did he do everything like James Bond? No, he did the best he could.' He said Ramirez made repeated attempts to get the vehicle off the rails and then ran for his life as the train approached. Sanchez-Ramirez accidentally drove onto the tracks and made the situation worse by continuing forward in an attempt to get enough speed to get his wide pickup over the rails, Bamieh said. When that effort failed, he tried to push the truck and then fled before the impact. 'He hits his high beams trying to do something. He's screaming. He realizes, 'I can't do anything,' and then he tries to run so he doesn't get killed,' Bamieh said. 'He saw the impact, yes. It was a huge explosion.' A firefighter crawls out of a passenger train car at the scene of a Metrolink accident in Oxnard, California. Three remain in a critical condition including the train operator who is on a ventilator. Police arrested Ramirez on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, but Bamieh said he went for help in Oxnard, about 65 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles . Police said Ramirez was found 45 minutes after the crash 1.6 miles away, though Bamieh said he was only a half-mile away and that he has phone records that show he spoke with police much sooner. 'When someone goes through a huge trauma like that and not only thinking they almost died, but they think other people are dead and you don't know what to do and you're confused ... what is a normal reaction to such an event?' Bamieh said. Police said Ramirez did not call 911 and made no immediate effort to call for help. But Bamieh said Ramirez, who doesn't speak English well, tried to get help from a passerby, tried calling his employer and eventually reached his son to help him speak with police. The Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday that Sanchez-Ramirez had a history of vehicle infractions in Arizona, including pleading guilty in 1998 to violations including driving with a blood alcohol content above the state's legal limit. Bamieh confirmed his client was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in 1998 but said there was no indication he was intoxicated at the time of Tuesday's rail crash. Flames engulfed the driver's Ford F-450 pickup, but investigators said the engine was intact and may offer clues about what happened . Lives were likely saved by passenger cars designed to absorb a crash that were purchased after a deadly collision a decade ago, Metrolink officials said . Passenger Joel Bingham said many of those aboard the train on Tuesday were asleep and shocked awake when the loud boom first happened. 'It seemed like an eternity while we were flying around the train. Everything was flying,' Bingham said. 'A brush of death definitely came over me.' Lives were likely saved by passenger cars designed to absorb a crash that were purchased after a deadly collision a decade ago, Metrolink officials said. The four passenger cars remained largely intact, as did the locomotive. The NTSB planned to examine the effectiveness of those cars, Sumwalt said. The train, the first of the morning on the Ventura route, had just left its second stop of Oxnard on its way to downtown Los Angeles when it struck the truck around 5:45 a.m. The engineer saw the abandoned vehicle and hit the brakes, but there wasn't enough time to stop, Oxnard Fire Battalion Chief Sergio Martinez said. The crossing has been the scene of many crashes over the years. After one killed 11 people and injured 180 others in Glendale in 2005, Metrolink invested heavily in passenger cars with collapsible bumpers and other features to absorb impact. Metrolink spokesman Jeff Lustgarten said the Oxnard crash showed the technology worked. 'Safe to say it would have been much worse without it,' he said. Tuesday's crash happened on the same line as Metrolink's worst disaster, which left 25 people dead on Sept. 12, 2008. A commuter train engineer was texting and ran a red light, striking a Union Pacific freight train head-on in the San Fernando Valley community of Chatsworth. The train, the first of the morning on the Ventura route, had just left its second stop of Oxnard on its way to downtown Los Angeles when it struck the truck around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday .
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Tuesday morning's Metrolink train crash with a pickup truck left abandoned on the tracks was captured by on-board cameras .
Federal investigators say the video could help their search for an explanation as to how and why the incident occurred .
Truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54, is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon .
He was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries .
The truck caused a crash that derailed three cars and sent 30 people to hospital - leaving three in a critical condition - in Oxnard, California .
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By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 04:48 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:23 EST, 16 October 2013 . Holidaymakers and business travellers faced travel chaos after heavy rain caused a power cut at one of the country's busiest airports. Frantic airport staff were forced to use flipboards as make-shift departure boards after the power went out at Gatwick's busy South Terminal, used by thousands of passengers every day. Workers also had to use megaphones instead of tannoy announcements after the power to the terminal's check-in, baggage systems and parts of the . departure lounge was cut off. Fog on the Tyne: Commuters on their way to work this morning in Newcastle were met with the Tyne's legendary fog which descended on the city . Hard work: The early start can't have been much fun for these hard-working rowers as they battled through the misty Cam . London fog: Commuters stroll across Westminster Bridge in London through the heavy fog . Early theories suggested that heavy rain could have caused a short circuit at the airport. A . statement from Gatwick said: 'We are currently experiencing a . power outage affecting some operational systems in the South Terminal. 'Unfortunately this is causing some delays for passengers and we apologise for any inconvenience this is causing. 'We are working to fix the problem and looking at what contingencies we can put in place in the meantime to minimise disruption. 'We . advise all passengers scheduled to fly out of the South Terminal today . to check the status of the flight with their airline first and check the . flight information on our website. 'We are also advising passengers to expect some delays.' One passenger, Lance Price, tweeted: 'Chaos at Gatwick. Water got into the electrics, power out and no flights going anywhere. Announcements via megaphone and a whiteboard!' Another tweet, from a Sandy Holford, said: 'Complete bedlam at Gatwick, almost all systems down and those that are up show the wrong info.' Other passengers took to Twitter to describe their various predicaments. Ian Graham said: 'Just back from Croatia and stuck on plane due to flooding and power cut at Gatwick.' Adrian Simpsonwrote: 'You can add rain to the list of things that @Gatwick-Airport can't handle. Stuck in plane with airport flooded and no power. Fun.' Sunny start: The glorious sunrise over Hogganfield Loch near Glasgow after a cold night in Scotland where temperatures were close to zero . Shepherd's warning? Swans enjoy the sunrise at Hogganfield Loch, although Scotland was set for chilly temperatures and rain . Birds of a feather: Pigeons bask in the early morning sunrise near Glasgow after the cold night . Air passengers had already faced long . delays and cancellations after most of the country was coated in a . blanket of thick early-morning fog. The . poor visibility led to disruption at Gatwick, as well as at Heathrow and London City airports, with British Airways among the many airlines affected. The . weather was set to bring more woe over the course of the day, with . heavy rain due to sweep across the country as autumn set in. Heathrow said that BA had been forced to cancel seven flights at Heathrow because of the fog. 'There's . been fog this morning and there has been some disruption to flights at . Heathrow, London City and Gatwick,' said a spokesman from the airline. Passengers were being advised to check on their flight status at London City Airport with some journeys facing delays. A London City spokesman said: 'Due to . low visibility this morning, flights to/from London City Airport are . experiencing disruptions. 'Passengers are advised to contact their airlines for more information.' Meanwhile, on the railways, a freight train derailment meant disruption to all routes running through Gloucester. This was affecting passengers travelling with the Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and First Great Western train companies. And rail commuters were left facing disruptions for the remainder of the week, with engineers predicting that repairs to the line may not be completed until Sunday. Walkers on Parliament Hill this . morning were left shrouded in mist, while the iconic Tyne Bridge in . Newcastle was also coated in the celebrated 'fog on the Tyne'. Forecast: A band of heavy rain will sweep across the UK in a north-easterly direction, while tomorrow will be dry in England and Wales . Row your boat: Rowers make their way through the fog on the River Cam in Cambridge . Cold snap: Many Brits woke to a misty and foggy start this morning as the Autumn days set in . Lucky break: These rowers will be glad they took the the water early as rain is expected across much of the country . Bicycle race: This young family took to the banks of the River Cam by bike . The River Cam in the university city of . Cambridge was shrouded with mist as rowers practised on the water, . whilst drivers on the busy A14 faced foggy conditions as they drove to . work. Weather forecasters . were predicting that this morning's fog would make way for a band of . heavy rain and strong winds, set to sweep across the country from . Cornwall and up in a north-easterly direction. 'We have got a front moving across the country today,' said a Met Office spokesman. 'It's moving from the south towards the north east. 'We have got a line of wet and . windy weather moving across the country, it has been moving up through . the South West this morning, there has been heavy rain, a lot of cloud . and a bit of fog around.' Despite the chilly start, experts at the Met Office were predicting warmer temperatures for later in the day. However, while the south will become brighter and . milder as the fog clears, the North was set to remain grey, cold and windy . with some heavy rain showers. Morning view: A dog walker on a fog covered Parliament Hill in Hampstead, London . One man and his dog: A runner takes on the thick fog on Parliament Hill as poor visibility meant traffic chaos . An eerie start: Temperatures took a dip this morning with the foggy start, although Thursday is set to be warmer . 'As the rain and fog clears, coming up behind it is a brighter forecast with warmer temperatures of around 16 to 18 degrees across the south of the country where it will be a bit warmer. 'Once it has moved through we will see some sun and windy showers across the south west and Wales, the front is moving quite slowly - it won't rush through as it moves across north Wales and the North East. 'Northern Scotland will stay fairly cold and cloudy and will get a little bit colder as the front moves across.' Tomorrow (Thurs) northern areas are due to stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain and a chance of wintry showers . in the Scottish mountains. The rest of the country is set to see a mix of . locally heavy showers and sunny spells, with temperatures slightly . higher than average in some places with highs of 18C. The mild weather will remain on Friday and into the weekend, with highs of 19C on Saturday. Friday and Saturday are expected to be a mix of clear and bright spells and scattered showers. Misty morning: Heavy fog meant traffic in Hampstead, north London was shrouded in mist, while poor weather caused delays and cancellations at major UK airports . No ray of light: Forecasters were predicting that this morning's fog, pictured in north London, would be followed by heavy rain . Commuter trek: Drivers on the A14 in Cambridge faced foggy conditions as they made their way to work .
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Rain blamed for power cut at Gatwick .
Power to South Terminal's check-in and baggage systems cut off .
Staff use flipboards as make-shift departure board .
Passengers had already faced long delays at airports due to fog .
Fog gives way to heavy rain sweeping across UK .
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By . Hannah Roberts In Rome . PUBLISHED: . 11:39 EST, 22 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:46 EST, 23 July 2013 . Dozens of people have been hospitalised in Italy after eating pesto sauce contaminated with Botulinum. More than 50 people, who had eaten jarred pesto from a local producer, sought help at local hospitals after suffering symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea and high fevers. Tests on the pesto showed the presence of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which produces the toxin Botulinum, used cosmetically by television personalities such as Simon Cowell. When ingested the toxin causes a life-threatening kind of food poisoning. A local brand of Italian green pesto, made with basil (see stock picture), has been linked with Botox contamination after more than 50 people were hospitalised . Health and food safety workers were inundated with calls through the weekend requesting information on the scare. The victims are almost all from the area around Genoa, the birthplace of the famous pasta sauce, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. Six of those admitted, including two children, were kept in overnight for observation as further tests are carried out. The local producer responsible for the outbreak has been growing the area’s renowned basil for almost two centuries, but only recently started selling pre-prepared jars of the sauce. Bruzzone and Ferrari alerted health authorities on Friday pulling the jars from supermarket shelves. The company said: ‘We made the discovery during our own tests and analysis of our fresh product, non pasteurised product, which contains no preservatives’. Local newspaper Il Secolo XIX reported on Saturday that Stefano Bruzzone, one of the company's owners, as saying: 'In one sample we found level of substances which forced us to recall a whole batch of the product.' Tests on the pesto showed the presence of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which produces the toxin Botulinum, used cosmetically to hide wrinkles and known as Botox . He told the paper they have done everything they should do to take care of their customers, spending 25,000 euros a year on laboratory analyses to avoid such episodes. He added that the tests were still in progression. But today's national newspaper La Stampa reports: ‘In one of the batches of Pesto di Pra produced by the old established company Ferrari e Bruzone, in an internal test, the germs responsible for the toxin Cloostridium botulium have been found.’ The botulinum toxin can occur in conserves and jarred foods and attacks the nervous system. While it usually causes similar symptoms to food poisoning including vomiting, stomach pains and fever it can in extreme cases cause psychosis and even death. The name pesto comes from 'pestello', the Italian word for the pestle which was once used to grind basil, garlic and cheese into the well-loved sauce. The earliest known record of the sauce is an 1865 cookbook ‘Genovese Recipes’ in which it is defined as ‘beaten basil and garlic which is used to season pasta’.
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More than 50 people hospitalised from pesto contaminated with Botulinum .
Manufacturer Bruzzone and Ferrari carried out tests on their products .
Company confirmed presence of the bacteria toxin could have developed in one batch of its pesto, and said tests are ongoing .
Botulinum is used in Botox and is toxic when ingested .
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By . Sarah Griffiths . In an age when people are trying to cut energy use in everyday life, designers are increasing turning to nature for inspiration. One Dutch designer has drawn upon the the bioluminescent qualities of jellyfish and fireflies to create glow-in-the-dark trees, that wouldn't look out of place in the CGI blockbuster Avatar. Scientists have already created small glowing shrubs using biomimicry – the method of imitating systems found in nature to solve design problems. Scroll down for video . A bright idea: One Dutch designer is involved in using the bio-luminescent qualities of jellyfish and fireflies to create glow in the dark trees (illustrated) to light up our cities, instead of electric street lamps . Daan Roosegaarde is interested in lighting streets without using electricity and is working with scientists at the State University of New York and a company called Bioglow to create glowing trees. They would be made up of a large number of genetically-modified glowing plants to save electricity for street lighting. Alexander Krichevsky, of Bioglow, has already developed the plants by splicing genes from . bioluminescent bacteria with the chloroplast genome from a common pot plant to create 'Starlight Avater'. A project called Glowing Nature is designed to make ‘normal’ tress glow without using genetic modification. It would use a fine coating of ‘biological paint’ to make the trees glow at night. Engineering and design consultancy, Arup, believes the cities of the future will be covered in 'glow-in-the-dark dust' and fed by 'urban farms' growing both on and inside buildings. Spray-on light absorbing dust would give public buildings, roads and pathways a phosphorescent shine at night, helping to improve the safety of parks and alleyways. Even trees could be made to glow in the dark by splicing bioluminescent genes into their trunks and branches, they said. Daan Roosegaarde is interested in lighting streets without using electricity and is working with scientists at the State University of New York and a company called Bioglow to bring his vision to life. He is interested in how creatures like Jellyfish generate their own light and asked Dezeen: ‘What can we learn from nature and apply to the built environment, to roads, to public spaces, to our urban landscape?’ He is working with Alexander Krichevsky, who has already created genetically modified glow-in-the-dark plants, which will be sold by Bioglow. Dr Krichevsky makes the glowing plants by splicing genes from bioluminescent bacteria with the chloroplast genome from a common pot plant to create ‘Starlight Avatar’, which emits a light similar in type to that made by fireflies. Mr Roosegaarde plans on using a large number of the plants for a large art installation that will look like a glowing tree. ‘It will be incredibly fascinating to . have these energy-neutral [trees] but at the same time incredibly poetic . landscapes,’ he said. Bioglow, . the company behind the innovation, which is based in St Louis, . Missouri, claim Starlight Avatar is the first light-emitting plant. Fantasy to reality? The desire to harness the qualities of glowing animals evokes scenes from the blockbuster hit Avatar (pictured), where magical forests glowed by night . Daan Roosegaarde is interested in lighting streets without using electricity and is working with scientists at the State University of New York and a company called Bioglow, which has already created GM glowing plants, to bring his vision (illustrated) to life . It is a genetically-modified version of a regular pot plant called Nicotiana alata and glows continuously during its lifetime. The firm is auctioning the first batch of glowing shrubs and taking pre-orders for further plants that it is currently nurturing. The phenomenon of living organisms glowing in the nature is called bioluminescence. There are over twenty independently evolved bioluminescent mechanisms found in nature as seen in glow worms, bobtail squids, deep-sea anglerfish and bacteria. A light-producing plant called Starlight Avatar . that glows like a firefly has already been created by Bioglow. It is . pictured in daylight (left) when it looks like a regular pot plant, but . it can be seen to emit light in darkness . Autoluminescent plants - shrubs that produce light - are created by introducing the light-emitting pathway from marine bacteria into a plant's chloroplasts. The company said that its plants are similar to fireflies. Its light emission ‘machinery’ is encoded in its cells to let it constantly emit visible light during its life cycle of between two and three months. ‘The glow of Starlight Avatar is best described as comparable in strength to starlight,’ the company said. As well as Mr Roosegaarde’s work, another project called Glowing Nature is designed to make ‘normal’ tress glow without using genetic modification. The project would use a fine coating of ‘biological paint’ to make the trees glow at night. Engineering and design consultancy, Arup, believes the cities of the future will be covered in 'glow-in-the-dark dust' and fed by 'urban farms' growing both on and inside buildings. The phenomenon of living organisms glowing in the nature is called bioluminescence. There are over twenty independently evolved bioluminescent mechanisms found in nature as seen in jellyfish (pictured) glow worms, bobtail squids, deep-sea anglerfish and bacteria . Spray-on light absorbing dust would give public buildings, roads and pathways a phosphorescent shine at night, helping to improve the safety of parks and alleyways. Even trees could be made to glow in the dark by splicing bioluminescent genes into their trunks and branches said the engineers who are behind London's Garden Bridge project - which hopes to build a new footbridge and public garden spanning the Thames linking South Bank to Temple. The spray-on dust and glowing trees would make street lighting less necessary, thus reducing the carbon footprint of urban centres, making them more environmentally friendly. To meet the increasing demand for food, vertical 'urban farms' are also forecast with crops being grown in and on city buildings. Parks could also contribute to food supplies by providing places where people can forage for fruits, edible greenery and even insects. Mr Roosegaarde believes that technology will ‘completely disappear’ in the future. ‘I don’t think we’ll be looking at screens so much…in the coming 10 to 15 years,’ he said, but instead predicts that humans will be wearing technology and interacting with it in everyday life. Engineering firm Arup thinks spray-on light absorbing dust would give public buildings, roads and pathways a phosphorescent shine at night, as pictured in this artist's impression . Growing green: Plant-covered high-rise city blocks could help increase life expectancy and reduce absences at work through sickness, according to the report by Arup .
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Daan Roosegaarde is interested in lighting streets without using electricity .
The Dutch designer has worked with the State University of New York and a company called Bioglow to bring his vision to life .
The plans on using large number of genetically-modified glowing plants for a large art installation that will look like a glowing tree .
Other engineers are also planning on using bioluminescence to light cities in the future .
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A grandmother who woke to find an intruder dressed as the Grim Reaper standing in her bedroom ripped off his mask and discovered the man was her neighbour. Widow Sharron Mayers, 54, was fast asleep when she was woken by mystery man dressed as the Grim Reaper in a white mask and long black cape. Grandmother Mrs Mayers tried to sink her teeth into the 6ft 4in intruder - but had taken out her dentures before bed. Don't fear the reaper: Philip Evans, pictured in his scary outfit, left, broke into the home of grandmother Sharron Mayers, right. He received a suspended prison sentence for the prank . A court heard she then bravely pulled the man’s mask off to reveal her neighbour Philip Evans, 35. Mrs Mayers said: 'His arm was inches from my face so I thought: "I’ll bite him". 'But unfortunately I’d taken my false teeth out at bedtime.' Police arrived at Mrs Mayers’ home in Beaumaris, North Wales, to find he had smashed through her front door to give her the fright of her life. Rampage: Evans - pictured outside court - was drunk when he broke into the house . Mrs Mayers suffered minor injuries to her neck and arms and needed counselling and medication. Father-of-four Evans claimed admitted causing actual bodily harm to Mrs Mayers - but blamed it on a drunken prank. She told the court: 'It has cost me £1,000 to move house because I no longer felt safe in my own home. I still can’t sleep a year after it happened.' Trainee plumber Evans, of Beaumaris, was given a 45-week prison sentence at Caernarfon Crown Court. He was ordered to pay Mrs Mayers £750 compensation and made the subject of a five-year restraining order. Judge Peter Heywood told Evans: 'This was a prank which went horribly wrong.' The court ordered Evans’ Grim Reaper outfit to be destroyed. After the cae Mrs Mayers, who lives alone, said: 'I was asleep when I heard heavy footsteps coming up my stairs. 'The bedroom door opened and in the dim light I could see the Grim Reaper standing there. 'I thought my time had come.' Sentenced: Evans was handed suspended prison sentence at Caernafon Crown Court (pictured) Mrs Mayers jumped out of bed but the masked man put his hands around her throat. She said: 'I knew there was a man behind the mask so I reached out and quickly pulled at it to reveal Philip Evans. 'I wish I hadn’t taken my teeth out - he would really have felt my bite.'
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By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 02:37 EST, 23 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:36 EST, 23 July 2012 . Flop: Engelbert Humperdinck performs 'Love Will Set You Free' during the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan . BBC bosses have been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after spending £310,000 on entering another disastrous Eurovision Song Contest. 76-year-old veteran singer Engelbert Humperdinck opened the show in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 26, but gained a paltry 12 points and came in second last. The BBC admitted today the failure cost them the equivalent of £45,000 an hour or 2,130 TV licences at £145.50 a pop, according to data released under the Freedom of Information act. Out of 42 countries taking part, only Ireland, Latvia, Belgium and . Estonia awarded Humperdinck's Love Will Set You Free any points. Some critics are also shocked that the nations involved had to each pay hundreds of thousands to enter. 'The BBC paid £310,000 for the entry into the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012,' a corporation spokesman said. 'It is worth noting that as other broadcasters contribute to the Eurovision Song Contest the BBC is able to deliver a massive, live spectacle for a small fraction of the overall cost. 'The contest provides BBC viewers with over seven hours of programming across BBC One and BBC Three, making it extremely cost effective for a prime time entertainment programme.' The cash is not believed to include the thousands more the corporation spent on hotel and spending money for its staff, Humperdinck and his entourage. After Engelbert crashed to failure . humiliated music fans called on the BBC to pull out of the Eurovision . Song Contest after Britain's entry limped to a poor finish again. British viewers flooded the web with calls for the BBC to quit the contest. Romped home: Swedish entrant Loreen scored a phenomenal 372 points for her song Euphoria . TV presenter Philip Schofield led the charge, announcing on Twitter: 'It's time to pull out. 'Not even Robbie [Williams] could win it for us, it's too political.' Hundreds of viewers bombarded the BBC's Eurovision website, with many calling on the UK to withdraw from the 'biased' contest. One said: 'It doesn't matter who we have represent us things will always be the same and that's political PULL OUT AND DON'T BOTHER WASTING ANYMORE TIME OR MONEY!' Another said: 'Once again the voting has been political, when will we in the UK learn we are not liked and no matter what song or who sings it we will not get anywhere. 'It is time for the UK to pull out of this biased contest so we are not humiliated year after year.' Swedish singer Loreen won the title for the Scandinavian country with dance track Euphoria, which romped home with a landslide 372 points. Despite the low placing, Humperdinck insisted Eurovision was 'a wonderful experience'. He said afterwards: 'I want to thank everybody, especially my fans around the world for their words of support. I did the best for my country, the rest was out of my hands.'
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In a career which spanned five decades, Lynda Bellingham - best known as the 'Oxo mum' thanks to the long-running series of adverts - was loved for her frank and funny style. It was with the same upbeat humour that she spoke about dealing with 'that curveball' of terminal illness, after she was diagnosed with colon cancer little over a year ago. In a series of typically open interviews, she fought her cancer in the public eye, talking honestly about her illness, her decision to stop her treatment, and her wish for one last Christmas with her family. But it was not to be, and the mother-of-two died in her husband Michael's arms on Sunday. Scroll down for video . Lynda Bellingham best known for playing the Oxo mother in a series of adverts for the stock cubes, was a regular on our screens for decades as the wholesome middle-class gravy-making mother . In a series of typically open interviews, she fought her cancer in the public eye, talking honestly about her illness, her decision to stop her treatment, and her wish for one last Christmas with her family . She was born Meredith Lee Hughes in Montreal, Quebec, on May 31, 1948, but grew up near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire after she was adopted by a British couple - only discovering the truth when in her teens. The star, best known for playing the Oxo mother in a series of adverts for the stock cubes, was a regular on our screens for decades as the wholesome middle-class gravy-making matriarch. She once joked that while no 'half respected actor' would have considered the role, it had afforded her a 'nice house, and school for her children'. She got her first taste of stage success at school before going on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, followed by a steady succession of roles in theatre, film and television. She also starred as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great And Small, alongside Christopher Timothy, who described the actress as 'a real friend' She starred as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great And Small, alongside Christopher Timothy, who described the actress as 'a real friend'. 'She was a life force. She was funny, she was loyal, talented and a great mum,' he told the BBC. She also took the title role in sitcom Faith In The Future, and on stage, she appeared at the Old Vic and the Royal Court and in the West End production of Calendar Girls. Married three times. Ms Bellingham had two sons and was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her charity work. She also took the title role in sitcom Faith In The Future, alongside Simon Pegg, Jeff Rawle, and Julia Sawalha . On stage, she appeared at the Old Vic and the Royal Court and in the West End production of Calendar Girls, alongside Gaynor Faye, Patricia Hodge, Julia Hills, Elaine C Smith, and Sian Phillips . Bellingham was one of the presenters of ITV's Loose Women and in one of her final broadcasts told her co-hosts she was 'in a good place' when she made the decision to stop treatment, saying: 'It is essential to feel you have some control of your life.' In an emotional message, she told viewers: 'Grasp it all, don't be afraid, enjoy the bits you can and tell your family you love them while you have the chance.' Ms Bellingham with sons Michael and Robert, husband Michael, and stepson Bradley . at Buckingham Palace. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her charity work . The actress and presenter insisted death should be confronted and discussed and made it her mission to transform it into a 'positive' thing. She died in her husband Michael's arms on Sunday . The actress and presenter insisted death should be confronted and discussed and made it her mission to transform it into a 'positive' thing. Her autobiography, called There's Something I've Been Dying To Tell You, was published just 10 days ago. Bellingham, whose sister Barbara died from lung cancer, had been a high-profile supporter of Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. The actress, who was adopted, published a best-selling memoir, Lost And Found, which dealt with her search for her birth mother. She also wrote a novel, Tell Me Tomorrow, which was published last year. Ms Bellingham was born Meredith Lee Hughes in Montreal, Quebec, on May 31, 1948, but grew up near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire after she was adopted by a British couple . She got her first taste of stage success at school before going on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, followed by a steady succession of roles in theatre, film and television . Bellingham married her third husband, property developer Michael Pattemore, on her 60th birthday. Her decision to end her treatment was revealed in a serialisation of her forthcoming autobiography. She had said she hoped to see one last Christmas. Bellingham said: 'The decision to give up chemo was a huge relief because I took back some control of myself. It's there on the table if I want it. 'I don't want the boys or my husband to see me die a little sad old lady. I want to go out there as I am.' She said she wanted her autobiography to be 'uplifting', adding: 'I wrote the book for everybody out there. 'It's not supposed to be an embarrassing account of me having terminal cancer. 'I wanted to write it for everybody who is given that curveball and say of course there are no answers but, if you can, take it and make it positive and talk about dying. 'If two people read this book and think 'Actually, that's how I feel and I'm not on my own', then I'll have done something half-decent.' She filmed a special farewell episode of Loose Women, which will air on Wednesday, in which she received a standing ovation. Lynda Bellingham with her first husband - producer Greg Smith in 1975 . In a statement on behalf of Bellingham's family, Sue Latimer said: 'Lynda died peacefully in her husband's arms yesterday evening at a London hospital. Her family, to whom she was devoted, would like to thank the nurses and staff for their tremendous care and support. 'As an actor, writer and presenter, Lynda was a consummate professional to the very end. 'Those of us privileged to have known her personally will miss the entertaining, life-enhancing, true and honest friend that blessed our lives.' Her first marriage, to film producer Greg Smith, fell apart due to his series of affairs and her second, a 16-year marriage to Italian restaurateur Nunzio Peluso with whom she had two sons, Michael, 31, and Robbie, 27, was abusive. She later campaigned against domestic violence was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her charity work. In 2008 she married her third husband, mortgage broker Michael Pattemore, who has since been described as 'her rock'. She was appointed an OBE in January this year for her voluntary service to charitable giving. Bosses of the children's charity she helped set up today paid tribute to her campaign work with young victims of domestic abuse. Sharon Evans, chief executive of the Dot Com Children's Foundation, said her friend kept helping other people right up until her death. Ms Evans said: 'It is incredibly sad that Lynda, who was my dear friend and patron of our charity, died so young. 'I met Lynda during a police campaign against domestic violence 12 years ago and she went on to help me launch the Dot Com Learning programme. 'She was a powerful children's champion and she went on trying to help people right until the end.' She said Miss Bellingham was driven by her past experiences, adding: 'The programme helps prevent children from suffering violence and abuse and Lynda was passionate about children being safe having seen how her own children were affected by the violence in her first marriage. 'We loved her very much.'
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Star was battling colon cancer and decided to end her chemotherapy .
Mother-of-two had been hoping to spend one last Christmas with family .
She was best known for role as mother in long-running Oxo adverts .
Ms Bellingham was also a presenter of ITV's Loose Women chat show .
The actress was also awarded an OBE in 2013 for her charity work .
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(CNN) -- Vera has found a good man. He loves her and her 16-year-old daughter. His work provides their income and allows her to attend nursing school. They married two years ago and their future was set. Except for one thing. Lucio came to the United States illegally and has been living as an undocumented immigrant. At any time he could be deported to his native Peru. Although undocumented, Lucio was able to find work as a contracting muralist in Houston, where Vera -- a U.S. citizen -- was born and raised. He learned to speak English in less than three years for work and the need to communicate with the "love of his life" as he put it. "I love this country and have made it my home. I want to be able to contribute to this country and give back in any way I can," said Lucio. He said he got his Tax ID number as soon as he started working because he wanted to get started on the right path and pay his taxes. Vera also depends on Lucio for emotional support as she suffers from PTSD. She is a victim of sexual molestation and suffered mental and physical abuse while growing up. They'd always planned for Lucio to apply for citizenship, but were afraid of going into the system that would require him to return to Peru for up to 10 years. "I used to have nightmares about Lucio and I separating. I used to worry so much about it," said Vera, "I wouldn't know what to do without him. If he left I wouldn't know how to run his business." Now Vera and Lucio, whose last names we've agreed to withhold to protect their identity, are entering that system, hopeful that they won't be separated. Come March, many mixed-status families will breathe a sigh of relief knowing they won't have to remain separate for a long period of time while they apply to become legal residents in the U.S., according to a new rule made by the Department of Homeland Security announced last week. The new rule does not guarantee legal status to the undocumented immigrant -- the family still has to prove that the deportation of the spouse or parent would cause "extreme hardship" to the U.S. citizen. "I'm so relieved he gets to stay here while we go through this process, it makes a big difference," Vera said. Sarah Monty, Lucio's immigration lawyer, is optimistic that his waiver will be approved. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said in a press release: "The law is designed to avoid extreme hardship to U.S. citizens, which is precisely what this rule achieves." "The change will have a significant impact on American families by greatly reducing the time family members are separated from those they rely upon." Under current law, immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are not eligible to adjust status in the U.S. to become lawful permanent residents must leave the country and obtain an immigrant visa in their home country. Those who have accrued more than six months of unlawful presence while in the United States must obtain a waiver to overcome the unlawful presence bar before they can return to the U.S. after departing to obtain an immigrant visa. "This final rule facilitates the legal immigration process and reduces the amount of time that U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives who are in the process of obtaining an immigrant visa," said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in a press release. Monty fears that because the eligibility is so specific to a certain group of people, many undocumented immigrants are going to be confused as to why they do not qualify and suggests they seek out legal counsel. She said the new regulation was a huge step forward and sadly long overdue. Undocumented immigrants married to a U.S. citizen are the most vocal group said Monty, and if this provision works, this might extend to other groups. The new rule does not apply to U.S. children with an undocumented parent. In other words, you cannot give birth to your own waiver. The child, whether undocumented or not, must have a U.S. citizen as a parent. A legitimate concern for many -- if the waiver is denied -- is that individuals are also putting the government on notice that an undocumented spouse or parent lives in the U.S. because it might put themselves at risk for deportation. "Applying for this waiver means that you are putting yourself out there. ICE told me that their priorities are to go after criminal aliens," said Monty, but added, "Undocumented immigrants without a criminal history do not need to worry." The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum applauds the Obama administration for their rule change. NAPAWF teamed up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance to advocate to keep women and their families together at the We Belong Together campaign. During the past two Christmases they organized thousands of letters from children to be sent to congress asking them to stop deporting their parents. "This is clearly a step in the right direction, but a lot more work needs to be done," said Wida Amir, Immigrant Rights Program Director at NAPAWF in an interview, "We need a broader comprehensive immigration reform that provides a pathway to citizenship. Congress needs to address the whole package."
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New rule can reduces time U.S. citizens are separated from undocumented relatives .
"I used to have nightmares about Lucio and I separating. I wouldn't know what to do without him"
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum applauds Obama administration .
"This is clearly a step in the right direction but a lot more work needs to be done"
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By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 13:16 EST, 27 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:22 EST, 27 November 2012 . Nigel Parsons outside court today after he was . caught filming women with a hidden iPhone in a bathroom at work . A finance boss, who hid an iPhone in work showers to film female colleagues undressing, faces jail. Nigel Parsons, 34, set up the handset in a bathroom at top investment firm Bestinvest in Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair to record footage of workmates in February this year. The portfolio manager also admitted making or possessing 61 indecent photographs and distributing one image of children between four and ten-years-old, at Southwark Crown Court today. Parsons, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was found out when a work colleague spotted the iPhone and found recordings of herself and a number of other co-workers as they showered naked. He was identified because there was footage of him setting up and adjusting the phone. Parsons today pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism after two recordings were made between February 17 and 21 this year. Parsons was released on bail today but was warned by Judge Michael Grieve QC: ‘These are serious offences and you will have to accept that custodial sentences are an extremely likely outcome.’ Prosecutor Peter Zinner said of the indecent photographs of children: ‘The making of indecent photographs was for downloading images from the internet. ‘The age range of the children depicted is between four and ten-years-old.’ Parsons resigned from Bestinvest in February after the allegations surfaced. He will be sentenced on January 8 next year. A spokesman for Bestinvest said: ‘Nigel Parsons was a portfolio manager in the investment management team at Bestinvest. He resigned from his employment at Bestinvest in February 2012 following an allegation of serious gross misconduct relating to his personal behaviour. Voyeurism: At Southwark Crown Court (pictured), Parsons also admitted to making or possessing 61 indecent photographs and distributing one image of children between four and ten-years-old . 'This was also reported to the police by the individuals concerned. 'The company has been supportive of . staff who were affected by Mr Parsons’ unacceptable actions and the . police with their investigation.’ Suspected voyeur: Neil Riley was found dead at his home after he was questioned on claims he set up hidden cameras in a bedroom to spy on female colleagues . Bestinvest ‘is one of the . fastest-growing private client advisory firms’ and has won several . awards including UK Wealth Manager of the Year 2011, according to its . website. The case comes as a male nurse at one . Britain’s most prestigious Catholic boarding schools has been found . hanged after he was accused of being a peeping Tom. Neil . Riley, 54, had been arrested on suspicion of voyeurism after claims he . set up hidden cameras in a bedroom to spy on female colleagues. Staff at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, where boarding school fees cost up to £28,443 per year, called police after it was believed four women had been secretly filmed. Mr Riley was later questioned and released on bail but five days later he was found dead at his home in Great Harwood, Blackburn, following concerns for his welfare. Lancashire Police today said inquiries were still ongoing into whether any offences had been committed against the staff. A Peeping Tom became the first pervert to be banned from every McDonald’s in England and Wales after he was caught spying on two women in the restaurant’s toilets earlier this year. Sukhbir Singh, 32, sneaked into the ladies’ toilets at a branch of the fast food giant in Birmingham city centre where he hid in the cubicles and watched the women in February this year. He was also given a six-month conditional discharge and handed a 12-month community order. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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He pleaded guilty to voyeurism after his iPhone was spotted by a colleague .
The female colleague found recordings of herself and other co-workers showering naked .
Parsons also admitted making or possessing indecent photos of children .
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By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 07:19 EST, 22 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:39 EST, 22 March 2012 . A mother today claimed she was treated 'like a criminal' by police during a truancy crackdown after taking her children out of school for eye test. Laura Young, 38, said she felt 'disgusted and embarrassed' after being quizzed by officers for ten minutes in front of shoppers in Tesco despite getting permission from her daughters' schools. She had been accompanying her children - Leah Harris, 12, and Kristeena, nine - on their way to the opticians when she stopped and forced to account for her actions. 'Disgusted': Laura Young, pictured with her daughters Leah Harris (centre) and Kristeena Harris, has spoken of her anger after being stopped by truancy police while taking her children out of school for a eye test . Single mum Laura claims the episode made her feel like she had committed a crime - when she was only concerned about her children’s sight. She said: 'It was absolutely disgusting - the whole thing was very embarrassing and extremely upsetting. 'I was spoken to like I was a criminal in the middle of Tesco. I must have looked like a common criminal to any other customers and I certainly felt like one. 'My daughters had a legitimate reason to be off school and I don’t feel I should have to justify myself to anyone. 'I had told the schools why I had taken my daughters from school and they were fine with it. My children were quite confused about the whole situation too.' 'Embarrassing': Laura Young claims she was questioned by officers in full view of shoppers at her local Tesco (not one above) Full-time mum Laura, from Barnstaple, Devon, phoned Leah’s secondary school and Kristeena’s primary school to tell them about the eye test on Monday. She took them to the town’s Tesco to buy them lunch at 11am before their eye examination - but they were stopped in their tracks by Devon and Cornwall Police during a truancy crackdown inside the store. Laura said: 'Leah’s maths teacher had phoned me because he was worried about her eyesight and Kristeena also needed a test. 'I decided to book them in for the first available eye test, which was on a week day, as I was anxious to get them checked. 'I phoned the schools to explain that I would have to take them out for the whole day - as it would have been difficult to walk and pick them up from two schools miles apart. 'But when we went to Tesco to get something, two officers were stood inside the store and took all my details. They spoke to me for about ten minutes. 'They wanted to know why my children were not in school, their date of births and what schools they went too. 'I was angry as I felt I was being targeted and I had done nothing wrong. I do not know why they would approach children who were already with a parent.' Devon and Cornwall Police said its officers and an education welfare officer had taken part in a truancy sweep across Barnstaple. It said 64 children had been asked why they were not in school and one was returned to class, during the day. A spokesman for the force claimed he could not comment on the incident, but said he was confident any officer would have spoken to the parent with 'consideration and respect'. A Tesco spokeswoman said: 'This was not a pre-arranged event - the police happened to be in the store when they decided to speak to the customer. 'That is obviously a matter for them to comment on. We are sorry that the customer was upset by this incident.'
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New York (CNN) -- David Ranta, who was released from prison a day earlier because of a wrongful conviction, suffered a heart attack Friday evening, according to his lawyer. "My office is happy to report that he's been stabilized and is being treated in cardiac intensive care at a metropolitan hospital," Pierre Sussman said in a statement released Saturday. Ranta's second-degree murder conviction stemmed from the 1990 killing of a rabbi during a diamond heist. A witness two decades later came forward and said he had been coached to identify Ranta from a police lineup. After an investigation, prosecutors recommended that Ranta's conviction be tossed out. "Mr. Ranta, to say that I'm sorry for what you have endured would be an understatement and grossly inadequate, but I say it to you anyway," Judge Miriam Cyrulnik said during an emotional hearing Thursday that left even the judge wiping her eyes. Hours after Ranta's release from prison, Sussman told CNN that his client intends to file a civil rights lawsuit against the city of New York and the New York Police Department. He said the accumulated trauma of being wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 23 years had an immense effect on Ranta's health. "David wants me to express appreciation to all of his supporters and well-wishers, not only from New York, but from around the world," Sussman said Saturday. CNN's Mary Snow, Aaron Cooper, Raelyn Johnson, Laura Ly and Jordana Ossad contributed to this report.
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By . David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 15:39 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:44 EST, 23 January 2014 . An attorney for two political organizations tied closely to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that the U.S. Attorney's office has issued subpoenas for documents related to the September 2013 'Bridgegate' scandal. Mark Sheridan, an attorney at the Patton Boggs law firm, represents both Christie for Governor and the New Jersey Republican Committee. He told reporters that his clients 'intend to cooperate' with U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman's office, and with the Democrat-led state legislative panel that has already issued similar subpoenas. Lawmakers in Trenton also subpoenaed 18 officials tied to Christie, including some in his governing inner circle and others in his political organization. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman is no stranger to high-profile cases, and now he's embarking on an investigation into a corruption-tinted political story that has gripped the whole nation . New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie is fighting a tide of scandals that threaten to replace his populist popularity with something more Nixonian . BRIDGEGATE: Christie aide Bridget Kelly kicked off the traffic shenanigans with a gleeful email to Port Authority official David Wildstein on August 13, subpoenaed documents show . The Newark Star-Ledger was first to report the latest development in the Christie soap opera. The scandal is accelerating at a quickening pace as Christie begins his second term in office, creating new levels of pressure as he considers whether to enter the 2016 presidential race. He has fought off accusations of corruption since State Assembly Democrats released a trove of emails and text messages indicating that his then-deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, conspired with Port Authority official David Wildstein, a Christie appointee, to snarl traffic leading from Fort Lee, N.J. to the iconic George Washington Bridge. The scheme is believed to have been a form of political payback directed at Fort Lee's Democratic Mayor Mark Sokolich, who declined to endorse Christie's 2013 re-election run. WIldstein and another Christie appointee resigned in December. The governor publicly fired Kelly this month and pledged that he had no advance knowledge of the plot or any involvement with it. State Assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski is leading a Special Committee on Investigations that has issued its own subpoenas -- 20 in all -- targeting the same information now sought by the feds . Christie seems determined to ride out the storm as the 2016 run for the White House beckons . But in the weeks since then, other Democrats have claimed Christie played a part in political dirty-tricks episodes. Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer said Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno threatened, at Christie's urging, to withhold federal disaster relief funds after Hurricane Sandy struck, unless she agreed to green-light a commercial development proposal favored by the governor. Scandal 2.0: Elizabeth, N.J. Mayor Christian Bollwage says Christie shut down his city's DMV as political payback . Olympic track and field legend Carl Lewis claimed Guadagno torpedoed his political aspirations when she was New Jersey's attorney general, striking him off an election ballot because he wanted to run against a longtime Christie friend and ally. And three Democratic politicians said Christie's administration closed down a DMV in Elizabeth, N.J., the state's fourth-largest city, because they – the city's mayor and two state legislative representatives – supported his election opponent and opposed his tax policies. Fishman, the federal prosecutor pursuing information in the bridge case, was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009. He succeeded Christie in the job after he left to run for governor. The Star-Ledger reported Thursday that his team, which may include FBI agents, has been busily interviewing witnesses to see which complaints merit full-blown investigations.
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An attorney confirm that federal prosecutors are demanding documents related to the George Washington Bridge lane closures in September .
The demands went to Gov. Chris Christie's re-election campaign organization, and to the New Jersey Republican Committee .
New Jersey lawmakers have already issued their own subpoenas, but now an Obama-appointed U.S. Attorney is firmly involved in the probe .
Prosecutor Paul Fishman is a former top assistant to Clinton-era Attorney General Janet Reno and got the DOJ's top NJ job in 2009 .
The 'Bridgegate' closures affected commuters in Fort Lee, NJ, possibly as punishment for their mayor's failure to endorse Christie .
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A Brooklyn jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a man who sued the city for a broken ankle he suffered during an arrest for shoplifting. The jury awarded Kevin Jarman $510,000 on Wednesday for the injury. Jarman, 50, had filed the suit after pleading guilty to shoplifting at a Queens Pathmark supermarket in 2011. Jarman has also received other payouts from the city, according to The New York Post. Kevin Jarman has been awarded $500,000 by a New York jury after breaking his ankle while shoplifting (library image) In 2005, he sued the NYPD for false arrest after a drug sale charge was dropped. The city settled for $15,000. Last month, the city settled for $20,000 after Jarman sued police for false arrest in another drug case. The city's Law Department says it intends to challenge Wednesday's verdict. On the day of Jarman's arrest for shoplifting, he fell over and broke his ankle after Police Sergeant Samuel Morales yanked on his handcuffs. Jarman, who is six foot two, complained that the cuffs were too tight, but instead of loosening them, Morales pulled them, causing the fall. Jarman was admitted to Jamaica Hospital, where he spend nine days recovering. Despite the jury awarding Jarman the large payout just hours after closing arguments, law enforcements will battle the verdict. 'There's no rhyme or reason for the figure they came up with. These guys are getting huge paydays, and for what? A broken ankle? Half a million? To a shoplifter? It's getting out of control', an officer told the Post.
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Kevin Jarman pleaded guilty to shoplifting at a Brooklyn supermarket in 2011 .
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A man jumped a fence at the White House late Friday and made it through the North Portico doors into the building before he was captured, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary told CNN. Part of the White House was evacuated after a disturbance was initially detected on the North Lawn, according to a CNN reporter who was among those hustled from the building. The first family was not at the White House at the time, but other people were. President Obama had left just four minutes earlier with his daughters via helicopter from the South Lawn to visit Camp David. The suspect, 42-year-old Omar Gonzalez of Copperas Cove, Texas, was apprehended just after making it inside the doors. He was taken to George Washington Medical Center for a medical evaluation, Leary said. Gonzalez was known to Secret Service, said an official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official would not say how or why. He had not been arrested by the Secret Service before. "He appeared to responding officers to be unarmed, and that turned out to be true. He ignored officers' calls for him to stop and ran towards the White House," Leary said. It's unclear how Gonzalez made his way onto the grounds. A CNN crew saw Secret Service agents standing over what appeared to be a man on the North Portico. A man believed to be the suspect was later seen being loaded onto an ambulance. More than an hour later, Secret Service agents and dogs were seen standing near where the disturbance occurred. CNN White House producer Becky Brittain said she has never been evacuated off White House grounds in her nine years of reporting there. "This time they were very serious about getting us all out of the White House very quickly," she said.
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By . Rebecca Seales . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 3 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:34 EST, 3 September 2012 . A border collie with a chronic leg condition that could have meant she would never walk again has been given a new leash of life - after getting a pair of miracle boots. Nicky Prescott was devastated when her dog, Maddie, was diagnosed with severe Achilles tendon injuries, and was told it was unlikely she would fully recover. But 10-year-old Maddie has stunned vets by fighting back, and is even winning agility competitions after specialists designed her a revolutionary pair of splint boots. What an athlete! Maddie show off her recovery with a stunning jump . Ms Prescott, from Taunton, Somerset, said: 'We’re all astounded at Maddie’s recovery - in true paralympian style, she’s back out competing with the best of them. 'She has always been a really active dog, so it was devastating when we were told she had such terrible tendon injuries. 'She underwent an operation at Bristol Vet College which realigned the tendons - but they said she would re-injure them if she put any stress on them at all. 'I knew we wouldn’t be able to keep her still and was terrified she would re-injure herself. 'Her orthopedic boots are brilliant - she isn’t the least bit bothered about having her legs strapped up, and you wouldn’t know she was different from any other dog. 'I was a miracle just to have her walking again, let alone being able to run around competing in agility classes. 'She's not going to win crufts, but we can still go out and have fun in the veterans classes every weekend.' Plastered pup: After surgery and before her brilliant boots, the collie's legs had to be encased in plaster casts . Ingenious: The high-tech boots helped Maddie after her operation, and will now stop her injury recurring . Agility dog Maddie had been competing at a high level until she developed problems with her legs in 2009, making it difficult for her to walk. She underwent two operations to correct the ligaments at the University of Bristol Veterinary College in 2010, and got her boots soon after. The amazing footwear was the work of OrthoPets, who make braces and prosthetics for injured pets. Rod Hunt, who created the boots, said: 'In simple terms, Maddie had injuries to the Achilles tendons in both hocks, which were fraying. 'Both required surgical repair, during which the damaged sections were effectively cut out and the "good" ends sutured back together. 'After this type of surgical procedure the hock needs to be immobilised for several weeks to allow the tendon to heal, which is normally achieved by pinning the joint. Typically, when the pin is removed the joint will be put into a hard cast for a further few weeks. Stunning recovery: Owner Nicky Prescott poses with her border collie, Maddie, whose life was transformed by her splint boots . Not bad for a 10-year-old! Maddie's new boots mean she can keep up her agility skills . 'The problem is that at some stage the joint will go from a fully immobilised state to a free-moving state and at that point there is nothing to stop the dog over-flexing the joint and re-injuring the newly repaired tendon. 'Dogs don’t understand bed rest or being careful. This problem is compounded if the dog is particularly fit, active and energetic - such as an agility Collie! 'The orthotics that we made for Maddie have served two functions. 'During the healing and rehabilitation phase, they allowed the amount of movement at the hocks to be controlled and progressively increased in line with how the tendons were healing, instead of the conventional all-or-nothing approach. 'Then, on an ongoing basis, they prevent over-flexion and the subsequent risk of re-injury to the tendons, especially during periods of high activity - such as agility. 'We are thrilled that we’ve been able to help her continue with a healthy and active lifestyle.' Raring to go: Thanks to her orthotics, nothing stands between Maddie and a happy, active life .
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"September 2012 . A border collie with a chronic",
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"life - after getting a pair of miracle boots.",
"Nicky Prescott was devastated when her dog,",
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"fully recover. But 10-year-old Maddie has stunned",
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"her a revolutionary pair of splint boots. What an",
"athlete! Maddie show off her recovery with a",
"stunning jump . Ms Prescott, from Taunton,",
"Somerset, said: 'We’re all astounded at Maddie’s",
"recovery - in true paralympian style, she’s back",
"out competing with the best of them. 'She has",
"always been a really active dog, so it was",
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"any other dog. 'I was a miracle just to have her",
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By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 00:23 EST, 20 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:23 EST, 20 July 2013 . A young Colorado couple who survived the Aurora movie theater shooting on July 20, 2012, are getting ready to celebrate their wedding day a year after the Colorado massacre that left a dozen people dead and more than 70 injured. The childhood friends met in church in the fourth grade and began dating three years ago. On the night of the shooting, Han, Davis and three friends decided to attend the midnight showing of the new Batman movie. Scroll down for video . Survivors: Eugene Han and Kristin Davis will marry exactly a year after surviving the Aurora shootings . Watch full video here . Han, 21, and Davis, 22, were among the 58 . people wounded when alleged shooter James Holmes opened fire 18 minutes . into the screening of the new Batman film on July 20, 2012. Han was shot in the knee and hip in the attack, and Davis suffered scratches after her boyfriend pushed her to safety. The childhood friends have vowed to not let the attack, which killed 12 people, ruin their future lives together. Miss Davis plans to wear her future mother-in-law's dress when the couple marry. Mr Han told Denver Channel: 'Most days I remember it like it was yesterday. Why not make it a better day?' The couple want to reclaim the anniversary of the shooting with a positive memory so decided to hold their wedding on July 20. 'We were talking about that word "anniversary". Honestly, I don't think it should be used for the theater . shooting. It's not a good day,' Mr Han told the station. Devoted: Kristin visited Eugene in hospital every day after the attack, in which he was shot twice . The couple had been dating for two . years when they went to the midnight screening of the new Batman . film with three friends at the Century 16 theater. Mr Han said he thought he was going to be killed as soon as the shooting began. He still has bullet fragments inside his body. Holmes is charged with 166 counts of murder and attempted murder, . and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Holmes's lawyers say he . wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. If the judge accepts the new plea, . Holmes would be sent to the state mental hospital, where doctors would . determine whether he was insane at the time of the July 20 shootings. Investigation: Police search the suspected gunman's car outside the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado . Holmes was 24 when he carried out his attack in the packed movie theater. He had recently dropped out of his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Colorado in Denver and had been seeing a university psychologist. Witnesses said that about 20 minutes into the film a man wearing a gas mask and bullet-proof vest walked into the theater and started firing into the crowd. As the audience tried to run for cover, the gunman was said to have continued to fire calmly into the crowd with an assault rifle, handgun and shotgun. His youngest victim was six-year-old Veronica Moser, whose 25-year-old mother was seriously injured in the shooting. The former student had also allegedly left explosive devices at his home.
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Eugene Han and Kristin Davis were among 58 wounded in shooting .
Wedding to be held one year after attack on July 20 .
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(CNN) -- Forget planking, it's time to get "Persieing." The latest World Cup craze, currently exploding on social media, pays homage to Netherlands striker Robin van Persie. Photos of the Manchester United forward's acrobatic headed equalizer against world champions Spain in Friday's 5-1 win has gone viral. Van Persie nodded delicately over Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas while seemingly suspended in mid air to register one of the goals of the tournament. Now Twitter is awash with soccer fans the world over recreating his "Flying Dutchman" pose. Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren posted his tribute after a thumping win for Louis van Gaal's team, but the craze caught the imagination of both old and young. This baby can barely walk, but it didn't stop him saluting Van Persie's wonder strike. Not only was it a brilliant goal, it was also one that sparked a collapse from the World Cup holders. After going in front thanks to a Xabi Alonso penalty, Spain fell apart after Van Persie's equalizer, going on to lose 5-1. It meant Spain conceded more in its opening 90 minutes in Brazil than in its last 10 games at World Cups and European Championships combined. Spain's captain and goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, was only 40 minutes away from besting legendary Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga's record of 517 minutes without conceding during World Cup matches.
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Dutch striker Robin van Persie sparks new social media craze "Perseing"
Man Utd striker's acrobatic opening goal against Spain strikes chord with fans .
Supporters across the globe recreating his acrobatic pose .
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Multiple people are claiming that Ray Rice told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that he punched his then fiancée in a meeting back in June. Four sources close to Rice say that during a disciplinary meeting in the commissioner's office on June 16, Rice told Goodell he had hit Janay Rice, his now-wife, in the face inside a Revel Casino Hotel elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and knocked her unconscious. This contradicts a statement made by Goodell that Rice was 'ambiguous' about what happened when the two spoke earlier this year. Scroll down for video . Who's telling the truth?: Multiple sources claim Ray Rice told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that he punched his then fiancée in a meeting back in June . Not forthright: Goodell has claimed that rice (above, with wife Janay) was 'ambiguous' about what happened . The news comes hot on the heels of conflicting reports about when Goodell first saw video of the incident. Goodell claims he did not see it until earlier this week, while a law enforcement official has possibly contradicted that statement by playing a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video had arrived for them to view. A female voice expresses thanks and says: 'You're right. It's terrible.' The message was played for the Associated Press on Wenesday. 'Ray didn't lie to the commissioner,' a source with knowledge of the meeting told Outside the Lines. 'He told the full truth to Goodell -- he made it clear he had hit her, and he told Goodell he was sorry and that it wouldn't happen again.' Added another source, who echoed that Rice was honest with the commissioner, 'This is a public lynching of Ray.' 'There was no ambiguity about what happened [in the elevator],' said a third source. A fourth source also confirmed all these statements. Sacked: Rice was terminated by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, and has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL . Investigating: Goodell announced former FBI director Robert S Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the league pursued and handled evidence . Goodell has yet to respond to this current accusation. On Wednesday, he announced former FBI director Robert S Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the league pursued and handled evidence as it investigated claims against Rice. There is also one other person with knowledge of the meeting who backs up Goodell's claim, and says that Rice implied that he only 'slapped' Janay. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to comment Thursday afternoon. Rice, whose contract with the Baltimore Ravens was terminated on Monday, remains indefinitely suspended from the NFL. He is expected to challenge that decision this Monday.
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Multiple people have come forward to say Ray Rice was honest with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in June, saying he punched his fiancée .
Four sources say Goodell's claim that Rice was 'ambiguous' about what happened is not true .
A fifth source claims Rice said he only 'slapped' his now-wife .
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Former marine Brandon J. Raub has been detained for psychiatric testing . An ex-marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric questioning after posting anti-establishment messages on his Facebook page has sparked an outpouring of support from protestors who say the move is against his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Brandon J. Raub who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan was seized by authorities in Virginia’s Chesterfield County last Thursday for posting ‘ominous posts’ which refer to an upcoming revolution. According to Authorities one message put up by the 26-year-old earlier this month stated: 'Sharpen my axe; I'm here to sever heads.' After being questioned by secret . service agents and the FBI, Mr Raub received a short hearing, before being detained in custody for 30 days. Police . used a state law which allows emergency, temporary psychiatric . commitments upon the recommendation of a mental health professional to . hold Mr Raub at the John Randolph Medical Centre in Hopewell, although . he has not been charged with any crime. But there has been a public backlash to the move with protesters taking to the street outside the hospital and Virginia-based civil liberties group, The Rutherford Institute, sending an attorney to the hospital to represent Mr Raub. Rutherford executive director John Whitehead said: 'For government officials to not only arrest Brandon Raub for doing nothing more than exercising his First Amendment rights but to actually force him to undergo psychological evaluations and detain him against his will goes against every constitutional principle this country was founded upon.' Scroll down to see a video of Mr Raub being detained . This video grab shows the moment Mr Raub was taken in by officers for psychiatric questioning on Thursday night . The detainment of the former marine has sparked angry protests by civil rights campaigners who says it goes against the First Amendment . Thousands of people have joined a string of Facebook pages in support of Mr Raub which have sprung up since his detainment. Speaking from the hospital yesterday Mr Raub said he was surprised by the turn of events. He added: ‘It’s ironic, I was considering re-enlisting, I’ve really enjoyed the six years I spent as a reserve and the two and a half years I spent on active duty. ‘I’ve been very open with the things I’ve had to say on my wall on Facebook. It’s interesting to me that the Government is watching Facebook in the first place. That ought to raise some eyebrows and cause some good American citizens some concern.’ A string of Facebook pages have been created in support of Mr Raub . Raub's mother, Cathleen Thomas, said by telephone that the government had overstepped its bounds. 'The bottom line is his freedom of speech has been violated,' she said. Thomas said her son, who served tours as a combat engineer in Iraq and Afghanistan, is 'concerned about all the wars we've experienced' and believes the U.S. government was complicit in the September 11 terrorist attacks. One of his Facebook posts, she said, pictured the gaping hole in the Pentagon and asked 'where's the plane?' Whitehead said he found nothing . alarming in Raub's social media commentaries. 'The posts I read that . supposedly were of concern were libertarian-type posts I see all the . time,' he said. The big . concern, Whitehead said, is whether government officials are monitoring . citizens' private Facebook pages and detaining people with whom they . disagree. Dee Rybiski, an FBI spokeswoman in Richmond, said there was no Facebook snooping by her agency. 'We received quite a few complaints about what were perceived as threatening posts,' she said. 'Given the circumstances with the things that have gone on in the country with some of these mass shootings, it would be horrible for law enforcement not to pay attention to complaints.' Campaigners have taken to the streets to protest against Mr Raub's detainment . Whitehead said some of the posts in question were made on a closed Facebook page that Raub had recently created so he questioned whether anyone from the public would have complained about them. 'Support Brandon Raub' Facebook pages have drawn significant interest, and other Internet sites had numerous comments from people outraged by the veteran's detention. Raub's supporters characterized the detention as an arrest, complaining he was handcuffed and whisked away in a police cruiser without being served a warrant or read his rights. But authorities say it wasn't an arrest because Raub doesn't face criminal charges. Colonel Thierry Dupuis, the county police chief, said Raub was taken into custody upon the recommendation of mental health crisis intervention workers. He said the action was taken under the state's emergency custody statute, which allows a magistrate to order the civil detention and psychiatric evaluation of a person who is considered potentially dangerous. He said Raub was handcuffed because he resisted officers' attempts to take him into custody.
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Civil Liberties group sends attorney into hospital to represent Brandon J. Raub .
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"questioning after posting anti-establishment",
"messages on his Facebook page has sparked an",
"outpouring of support from protestors who say the",
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"both Iraq and Afghanistan was seized by",
"authorities in Virginia’s Chesterfield County",
"last Thursday for posting ‘ominous posts’ which",
"refer to an upcoming revolution. According to",
"Authorities one message put up by the 26-year-old",
"earlier this month stated: 'Sharpen my axe; I'm",
"here to sever heads.' After being questioned by",
"secret . service agents and the FBI, Mr Raub",
"received a short hearing, before being detained",
"in custody for 30 days. Police . used a state law",
"which allows emergency, temporary psychiatric .",
"commitments upon the recommendation of a mental",
"health professional to . hold Mr Raub at the John",
"Randolph Medical Centre in Hopewell, although .",
"he has not been charged with any crime. But there",
"has been a public backlash to the move with",
"protesters taking to the street outside the",
"hospital and Virginia-based civil liberties",
"group, The Rutherford Institute, sending an",
"attorney to the hospital to represent Mr Raub.",
"Rutherford executive director John Whitehead",
"said: 'For government officials to not only",
"arrest Brandon Raub for doing nothing more than",
"exercising his First Amendment rights but to",
"actually force him to undergo psychological",
"evaluations and detain him against his will goes",
"against every constitutional principle this",
"country was founded upon.' Scroll down to see a",
"video of Mr Raub being detained . This video grab",
"shows the moment Mr Raub was taken in by officers",
"for psychiatric questioning on Thursday night .",
"The detainment of the former marine has sparked",
"angry protests by civil rights campaigners who",
"says it goes against the First Amendment .",
"Thousands of people have joined a string of",
"Facebook pages in support of Mr Raub which have",
"sprung up since his detainment. Speaking from the",
"hospital yesterday Mr Raub said he was surprised",
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"my wall on Facebook. It’s interesting to me that",
"the Government is watching Facebook in the first",
"place. That ought to raise some eyebrows and",
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"A string of Facebook pages have been created in",
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"'The posts I read that . supposedly were of",
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". time,' he said. The big . concern, Whitehead",
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(CNN) -- Formula One's new Team U.S. F1 will have the financial backing of YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley -- and the video sharing Web site's chief executive expects to make a big impact in motorsport. Chad Hurley is hoping his start-up experience can help the US F1 team become a major player. The American, who along with co-founders Steve Chen and Jawed Karim sold YouTube to internet giant Google for $1.65 billion in 2006, has faith in the team's prospects for the 2010 season. It is fronted by engineer Ken Anderson, formerly involved with NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing, and Peter Windsor, a journalist who has worked with F1's Ferrari and Williams. "I believe in Ken and Peter and the team that they have put together, and I believe that we have a chance to hopefully start from a clean slate and try to build a team in a different way," Hurley told Web site Autosport.com. Hurley started YouTube from scratch, and sees parallels with his involvement with US F1. "The business aspect of what attracted me to US F1 is just that, that it is a start-up," he said. "And it's a very similar situation to one that would be in Silicon Valley. "It's a small team of talented, smart individuals trying to break the mould, trying to accomplish something that others think is impossible." However, Hurley does not expect instant success for the new franchise, which will be the only F1 outfit based outside of Europe and comes into the sport in difficult economic times when sponsors are dropping out. "Obviously we want to be competitive," he told Autosport.com. "I know there is going to be a lot of competition -- it's going to take quite a few years to ramp up this team and get the cars into a position where we are competing for the world championship, but ultimately that's our goal. "We're not necessarily going to get involved and be satisfied with just getting a car onto the track. Our aspirations and goals go much farther than that." While major manufacturers have been reviewing their participation in motorsport's premium category -- Honda withdrew at the end of last year and BMW will end its association with Sauber at the end of this season -- Hurley is confident that he can find other investors to back the American team. "I hope so, and I hope it goes beyond Silicon Valley," he said. "I am definitely going to be involved in helping the team with sponsors, helping the team with business relationships, and helping the team with integrating technology -- ways that they can leverage and benefit from social media and the Internet broadly. "So in many ways, I hope to add benefit to the team and what they are trying to accomplish."
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Formula One's new Team U.S. F1 backed by YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley .
Hurley primary investor in American outfit ahead of its debut season in 2010 .
He sold video sharing Web site to Google in 2006 but is still its chief executive .
Hurley hopes new American team will make a big impact in elite motorsport .
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By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 04:09 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:44 EST, 16 December 2013 . A father of twins has been killed in a hit and run accident on Saturday morning while walking home to see his childhood sweetheart wife. Scott Bolger, 32, was found dead in the road in the Riverside County town of Canyon Lake, California, by police officers after being hit by a car just after 2am. The army veteran, and father to eight-month-old twins Isabel and Colt, was at a tavern with his brother-in-law and had decided to walk home. Scott Bolger was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday leaving behind wife Karen and twins Isabel (centre right) and Colt (centre left) Mr Bolger served in the army reserves for eight years and was out with his brother-in-law before the accident . At some point he stepped off the curb before being struck by a car at around 2.20am, according to the Canyon Lake Police Department. Speaking to NBC Mr Bolger's wife of five years, Karen, said: 'I can understand if it’s an accident, I really do, but you don’t leave somebody there like they don’t matter, like they’re a piece of trash. 'This person doesn't know the devastation they left in their wake.' Mr Bolger had been married to childhood sweetheart Karen for five years and she is now appealing for the driver or anyone with information to come forward . According to police Mr Bolger was hit by a car after stepping off the curb while walking home at 2am Saturday . Speaking about their twins, she added: 'He loved them so much and talked about the things we were going to do in the future, I don’t know what I’m going to do without him.' Mr Bolger was a military veteran and had served in the army reserves for eight years. Anyone with information is urged to call Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Rabago at the Perris Sheriff's Station at 951-210-1000.
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Scott Bolger, 32, found dead in the road on Saturday morning .
Father of twins had been out with his brother-in-law .
Decided to walk home but stepped off the curb and was hit .
Driver failed to stop and now police are appealing for information .
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(CNN) -- Of the many ghouls that we associate with Halloween, few reign as supremely in our imaginings as witches. Though these days, our fascination with witchcraft takes on a more benign form (nothing a Netflix all-night Buffy-fest can't cure), there once was a time when the mere mention of sorcery led entire towns to burn, drown, crush and flay those individuals believed in possession of magical powers. Though it may seem witches have since been relegated to the history books and costume shops, there are still many places in the world that treat magic as serious business, no matter the time of year. Want a truly spellbinding experience? Check out our guide to the world's witchiest hotspots. Trust us, their worth a pilgrimage. Show us your most terrifying Halloween outfits . Salem, Massachusetts . The Salem witch trials that ended in 1693 have become firmly embedded in the public imagination. Most notably, the trials were the basis for Arthur Miller's McCarthyism parable, "The Crucible", though since they've made the backdrop of fantasy staples, from "Dr. Who" to "The Vampire Diaries." The trials, which led to the execution of 20 "witches," started after two girls were afflicted with a strange illness that 17th-century doctors could not diagnose. Over 150 individuals were ultimately accused, with several dying while languishing in jail cells. Today, Salem's witchlore has resulted in a booming tourist trade. Over 100,000 visitors pour into town during the month-long Haunted Happenings festival, which takes place every October. "About 85% of visitors we asked say they're interested in the witch trials, and 80% say they're interested in modern witches," explains Kate Fox, the executive director of Destination Salem. The town also boasts a strong Wiccan community, with many setting up spell shops and psychic stalls where visitors can get their palms read. While witch costumes are encouraged, green face paint is not smiled upon. "The witch community is not a fan of green-faced witches. It's a stereotype they're trying to get away from," Fox explains. Read more: Costume festivals for grown-ups . Lancashire, UK . Before the Salem trials, there were the Pendle witches. The 1612 trials, in which ten people were found guilty and hanged, were among the most notorious in English history. Religious fervor played a strong role, as the Protestant King James I was eager to rout out both witches and Catholics -- often associated as one and the same. The impoverished didn't fare much better. "The poor often sold natural remedies from local plants and herbs, which local authorities often viewed as 'spells', and hence demonic," explains Michael Williams, tourism team leader for Pendle Borough Council and Marketing Lancashire. Last year marked the 400th anniversary of the trials, which the town commemorated by instituting the Pendle Sculpture Trail -- a signposted walk that has ten plaques -- one for each victim -- posted on trees throughout the woodland area. The trails are dotted with landmarks from the trials, and culminate at Lancaster Castle, the former prison where he accused were tried. Brocken, Germany . Fans of Faust might recognize the Brocken as the traditional meeting place of witches, who apparently gather yearly April 30 for Walpurgisnacht. The Brocken is the highest peak of the Harz mountain range in North Germany, and was once believe to be the destination for many a goat-riding witch or warlock (brooms came into the equation later). Though locals once hung crosses and herbs on their doors to ward off the supposedly evil-doers, these days celebrants emulate the witches. Thousands channel their inner Hermione and gather on the mountain top clad in black hats and makeup. Read more: World's weirdest food festivals . La Paz, Bolivia . In a mountain clearing known as Cerro Cumbre sits the type of market that doesn't carry your usual tourist fodder (unless you're in the market for a dried llama fetus). The Witches Market, or Mercado de las Brujas is made up of shops that carry everything from medicinal herbs, to heftier spell-making ingredients. For many of the brujas, or witches, magic is a family business, and several store owners sell concoctions that have been passed down through the generations. Though the market used to be the exclusive purview of Bolivians, these days, tourists make up the bulk of its economy. Catemaco, Mexico . Every year, on the first Friday of March, the town of Catemaco hosts the International Congress of Witches. Thousands of believers bus in from all over Mexico to enlist local sorcerers to cast a spell or read a fortune (for a fee). Though witchcraft has a centuries-old history in Mexico -- a mix of pre-Hispanic and Catholic rituals -- the Congress only dates back to the '70s. In recent years, the event has become a tourist attraction, and these days local music acts are as much a part of it as the palm readings and curse removals.
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Salem attracts over 100,000 witch-hunting tourists around Halloween.
Thousands of witch-dressed revelers gather in the German mountains on Walpurgisnacht.
In Le Paz, Bolivia, tourists can purchase spell ingredients at the local witch market.
Catemaco, Mexico hosts the annual International Congress of Witches.
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"benign form (nothing a Netflix all-night",
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"basis for Arthur Miller's McCarthyism parable,",
"\"The Crucible\", though since they've made the",
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"culminate at Lancaster Castle, the former prison",
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If you think having a jacuzzi on board a yacht might be a bit over the top, check out some of the vessels being launched at the Southampton Boat Show this weekend. More than 350 boats will be afloat for perusal in the purpose-built marina in Southampton during the annual festival of boating - with more than a handful priced at over a million pounds. The most expensive boats at the show so far are thought to be Sunseeker's 28-metre yacht which goes on sale for a cool £4.7 million, and the Sunseeker 86 which is priced at £3.6million. Scroll down for video . The Sunseeker 28-metre: 'A seductive combination of style and exclusivity' with a price tag to match . The new breed of super-yachts demonstrates not only the vast scale of the marine industry in the UK - but the vast sums people are prepared to pay to stay ahead of the pack. One of the most luxurious motor-yachts ever to be showcased at the PSP Southampton Boat Show, the Sunseeker 28-metre yacht is described as a 'seductive combination of style and exclusivity' which is both 'daring and dramatic'. Also described as 'spacious, elegant and practical, with an interior which is is superbly attractive and benefits from exquisite craftsmanship'. First look: The Sunseeker 86 Yacht, priced at £3.6m, also makes its world debut in Southampton . Stylish: 'Hand-finished furnishings and state-of-the-art technology within the Sunseeker 86 . Another sleek wallet busting motor-yacht: The Fairline Squadron 78 will retail at around £2million . Pleasing to the eye: The deck of the Fairline Squadron 78 looks designed for socialising while cruising . Richard Hammond was one of many celebs attending last year to check out the new launches . Wraparound glazing and full height windows give panoramic views through an optional drop-down saloon balcony, while the dining area has ultra-modern surroundings and clever use of space. And if the luxurious interior and sleek modern exterior isn't enough to tempt buyers: 'On the foredeck, large sunpads and comfortable seating areas are perfect for a little al fresco dining. 'Alternatively head to the flybridge and enjoy a glass of something cold while cruising along the coastline.' One of Europe’s largest outdoor boat shows, the event will feature more than 600 exhibitors from 22 countries around the world, including some other eye-wateringly expensive vessels. Celebrities are expected to be out in force too, including Claudia Winkleman who will be a guest on the Sunseeker stand, and Sir Ben Ainslie, who will be there to support the British Marine Federation Apprentices. Past years have seen Richard Hammond, Dawn Porter, Bear Grylls, Ben Fogle, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Princess Anne, Dame Ellen Macarthur and a number of other high profile personalities appear at the show. The Sunseeker 86 Yacht (£3.6m) also makes its world debut in Southampton, offering a main saloon 'full of natural light, hand-finished furnishings and state-of-the-art technology. 'The outstanding level of design and craftsmanship continues below deck, where both the owner’s stateroom and guest cabins offer privacy and extravagance in equal measure,' says the blurb. Nordhaven's N76 Spirit of Ulysses is the largest Nordhavn model to be displayed at a European show . Elegant: The new HANSE 575 has all the design components for stress free sailing, says the brochure . Aerial view: The Southampton Boat Show runs from this weekend, September 12 until September 21 . With a top speed of approximately 30 knots, guests can experience an exhilarating open-air ride from the flybridge or relax and enjoy the scenery from seating areas both fore and aft.' The motor-yachts join an elite group of boats on display at the show including Nordhaven's N76 Spirit of Ulysses (£2million) the largest Nordhavn model ever to be displayed at a European show. Princess Yachts UK will debut its S Class 75ft powerboat the Princess S72 (£1.8m) with its dark wraparound superstructure glass and angled hull windows, while Key Yachting world will show its 32ft racing yacht the J/97 Evolution (£108,000) and Hanse the 575 yacht (cost upwards of £155,500). Countryfile presenter Matt Baker will be opening the show on Friday by sailing into the harbour, and visitors to the show will get opportunities to get out on the water to try out boats and watersport activities for themselves. 'I am very passionate about the great outdoors and looking for adventure, so I’m very excited to be part of the PSP Southampton Boat Show this year,' the TV personality said. 'As a sailing novice it’s the perfect opportunity to get some more experience out on the water.' New attractions such as the Boat Show Eye, the chance to try an exhilarating Suzuki RIB Experience ride, having a go in the Challenge 72, or climbing aboard the historic tall ship Phoenix means the organisers are hoping there is something for everyone, children and adults alike. The show runs from September 12-21 with a record number of exhibitors thought to be attending.
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The annual boating festival will showcase more than 100 new boats .
Most expensive is the Sunseeker 28 foot motor-yacht at nearly £5million .
Celebrities including Claudia Winkleman and Sir Ben Ainslie will attend .
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(CNN) -- Pakistan cricket officials want to speak to a member of the national team who left the team camp and reportedly retired after alleged threats to the player and his family. It is the latest twist in a series of allegations that have tarnished the sport which is followed passionately in a number of countries including Pakistan and India. In August, Pakistan's series against England ended amid uproar when three Pakistan players were implicated in a betting scandal. Zakir Khan, the director of cricket operations for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told CNN on Tuesday that he was trying to track down Zulqarnain Haider. The 24-year-old wicket-keeper left the national team's hotel in Dubai, where Pakistan was playing a series against South Africa, without notice on Monday and headed for Britain. According to media reports, he retired from international cricket on Tuesday morning having flown to London, where he was pictured arriving at Heathrow airport. Blog: Cricket's authorities need to get a grip . On Tuesday Haider told Pakistan's Geo News channel -- a CNN affiliate -- that his move to London had been prompted by death threats after he refused to help fix matches. "There were lots of threats to me and my family. Some people offered me money [for match fixing/spot fixing], which I refused ... I have to please God. I did that which was best possible for my country," he said. "I was told to cooperate or I would face lots of problems. This person approached me while I had gone out of the hotel for dinner. He told me cooperate with us and you can make a lot of money. "He said, 'If you don't cooperate you will no longer be part of the team and we can make life very difficult for you.'" Pakistan completed the series against South Africa on Monday in the United Arab Emirates, where Haider was allegedly threatened for not helping to fix matches before leaving. "We are waiting for [confirmation] to come through to us, we have not heard anything from him in person [regarding his retirement] though there is a lot of media-related statements," added Khan. "We have been trying to get through to him, to get hold of his family but nobody can give us satisfactory information about his whereabouts. It's a complete surprise what he has done at the moment." The PCB confirmed Haider requested his passport on Sunday night and was then nowhere to be found the following morning, after scoring the winning runs to help Pakistan beat South Africa in the fourth match of their series on November 5. He was later fined $140 for breaking a team curfew, along with teammates Shahzaib Hasan and Abdur Rehman. Khan said he was disappointed that Haider did not ask the PCB for help. "He is a contracted player and recently we went through with him the anti-corruption measures and what needs to be done if he was approached like this, but he has not followed any of these procedures. "We want to hear from him about what has happened, because there is a big process to go through. We are all shocked [about the allegations] and want to listen to him." The UK Press Association quoted Rana Faisal, a senior superintendent of police in Lahore, as saying that 12 officials had been sent to Haider's family home "so that they can be guarded properly if there is any threat." Khan would also not confirm whether Haider -- who has played one Test match (a long form match that can last up to five days) and four one-day games for his country -- would be welcome to return to the squad if any future talks with the player went well. "We are going to investigate the matter in detail. It's too difficult to say at the moment [if he could return] as everybody is shocked and surprised at what has happened. Things were going right for Pakistan, we were back in the international arena, with wins against South Africa. Everything was going right and then this happened." The International Cricket Council, the sport's ruling body, said that it would not be getting involved in the matter unless the player requested its help. "First and foremost this is a matter for the Pakistan Cricket Board, although the ICC is willing to provide assistance to both Pakistan and the player himself," chief executive Haroon Lorgat told CNN. "We are sympathetic to any player who finds themselves in this position. And we will help any player who is willing to come forward and we hope Zulqarnain Haider decides to do so." Pakistani journalist Azhar Javaid told CNN that he had talked to Haider and said that the player "was a little confused." "It is my understanding that he's regretting his decision to come to London from Dubai in this manner," said Javaid, the UK correspondent for Pakistan Dunya TV. "He wants to go back to Pakistan. There is tremendous pressure from his family and also Pakistani people over there. I think he has been misguided by some people and he took this decision in this manner." Javaid said he had also talked to Pakistan's London High Commission, which said Haider had no case to apply for asylum. "He's not a very big player -- he's just a wicket-keeper and he's struggling for his position," added Javaid. "He has the pressure that Kamran Akmal might come back." South Africa won Monday's match in Dubai by 57 runs and completed a 3-2 series win over Pakistan.
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Pakistan Cricket Board is still trying to locate Zulqarnain Haider, who has fled to London .
Haider went missing from team hotel in Dubai after allegedly being threatened .
Wicketkeeper was due to play in a one-day international against South Africa on Monday .
Reports claim Haider received threats after a winning innings in a previous match .
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Sorry to come over all nostalgic while a football carnival is unfolding in Brazil and the world’s grandest tennis tournament is taking place, but what choice have we British sports enthusiasts got? This pining for better times is not just brought about by poor Andy Murray’s tennis yesterday being as flat as his vowels. It is the result of failure after failure from our national sportsmen this year: our rugby players whitewashed in New Zealand, our cricketers losing a series at home to Sri Lanka for the first time and our footballers going out of the World Cup before the BBC had even got Alan Hansen out there. Down and out: Andy Murray is the latest from our shores to have lost on the biggest stage recently . It's over: The defending Wimbledon champion was beaten in straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 by Grigor Dimitrov . We must hold judgment on this — the Tour de France, The Open, the Commonwealth Games await us — but we are in grave danger of seeing 2014 turning into an anti-2012. Ah, those blissful seven months between the late-spring and mid-winter of 2012. The conventions of lifetimes watching British sport were inverted. Our heroes were not gallant losers, but imperious winners. At the centre of it all was the London Olympics, arguably the best thing we have accomplished as a country since winning the Second World War. We lit up the flame and we lit up the world, as Lord Coe told the Closing Ceremony. Across sport, fairytales were turning true. No British man had won a Grand Slam tournament for 76 years until Murray clinched the US Open title that year. Knocked out early: England didn't manage to get through their tough group at this summer's World Cup . VIDEO Rooney apologises to fans . That didn't go to plan! England's Test team lost the first series of this summer against tourists Sri Lanka . VIDEO Broad back captain Cook . And as for the Ryder Cup, here is the verdict of American sports writer Gene Wojciechowski after Europe finished the penultimate day 10-6 down. ‘For those who think this Ryder Cup is finished, think again,’ he mused. ‘Team Europe can still win if the following five things happen Sunday: . 1. Keegan Bradley is abducted. 2. Team USA captain Davis Love III inserts Cup spectators Michael Jordan, President George W Bush, Amy Mickelson and the Rev Jesse Jackson into the singles line-up. 3. Lee Westwood: US citizen. 4. Marty McFly shows Team Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal how to go back in time. Last Friday morning will do. 5. Team Europe wins eight of the remaining 12 matches to retain the Cup.’ Nice one Gene, old buddy, but Martin Kaymer holed from five feet to clinch victory 14½-13½. Where did the time go? Martin Kaymer holed from five feet to clinch Ryder Cup victory two years ago . The Tour de France had always been as Gallic as brie and baguettes. As Des Robinson, brother of Brian Robinson, the first Briton to win a stage of the great race, once said: ‘If you can imagine a Frenchman scoring a century at Lord’s, then you can imagine an Englishman winning a stage of the Tour de France.’ Yet, in 2012, Bradley Wiggins won the whole Tour. Our relationship with the bicycle changed dramatically at that moment. The year 2012 even saw Manchester City win the championship of England. It’s no big deal nowadays, but it was then: they had not achieved the feat in 44 seasons. It was dramatic, too, Sergio Aguero scoring the late winner against QPR. As for cricket, we hailed the qualities of Alastair Cook on dusty Indian pitches. Cook scored three tons, taking him to 23 Test centuries — the most by any Englishman. It beat the record set by Wally Hammond 73 years earlier. Cook brings us back, unhappily, to today. Cook is a fabulous batsman of conspicuous gumption (form is temporary etc) but a ludicrously negative captain. A new era: Alastair Cook opted to blood youngsters Sam Robson (left) and Gary Ballance against Sri Lanka . Losing the series to Sri Lanka can be attributed to his decision not to declare, say, 45 minutes before the close of the fourth day of the First Test. Instead he allowed Gary Ballance to score a maiden hundred and declared overnight. Sir Lanka were nine wickets down by the dismal, avoidable conclusion. It is my theory that there are too many ‘support staff’ around modern sportsmen for them to think for themselves. So England had an 80-strong party at football’s World Cup, yet America went further in the tournament. What about Steve Peters, the mind doctor who is credited with having helped British Cycling and Liverpool? He was brought in to prepare England’s footballers. Fat lot of good that did. And let’s not forget that one of his charges was Luis Suarez, the not-so-reformed cannibal of football. If good people think Peters is worthwhile — and Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton are among his supporters — that is an outstanding statement on his work. Nevertheless, these huge retinues seem to be bloated products of over-funding, the bastard brother of the Lottery era, which said loads of money and lots of people were the answer to everything. It is the downside of what was an upside. Even nostalgia, it seems, is not what it was. The real deal? Steve Peters is a consultant psychiatrist with Liverpool and went to the World Cup . Chijindu Ujah became the third-quickest British 100m sprinter of all-time when he ran 9.96secs in Holland. The men’s four — Andrew Triggs-Hodge, George Nash, Mohamed Sbihi and Alex Gregory — and the women’s pair of Helen Glover and Polly Swann won European rowing gold in Belgrade. Justin Rose won last weekend on the US PGA Tour at Congressional. Double Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft broke her T34 world 100m and 200m records and set a world 1500m best. Paul Drinkhall became the first British table tennis player to win a world tour singles event for 18 years when he took gold at the Spanish Open in April. Katarina Johnson-Thompson won the prestigious heptathlon in Gotzis, Austria — which doubles as a mini-world championship — with a personal best of 6,682 points, the best tally in the world this year. England women’s football team have reeled off eight straight wins in their bid to qualify for the 2015 World Cup, to be held in Canada next June. Laura Williamson .
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Roy Hodgson's side left the World Cup in Brazil early .
England's Test team went down to Sri Lanka in the first summer series .
Murray beaten in straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 by Grigor Dimitrov .
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"yesterday being as flat as his vowels. It is the",
"result of failure after failure from our national",
"sportsmen this year: our rugby players",
"whitewashed in New Zealand, our cricketers losing",
"a series at home to Sri Lanka for the first time",
"and our footballers going out of the World Cup",
"before the BBC had even got Alan Hansen out",
"there. Down and out: Andy Murray is the latest",
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"recently . It's over: The defending Wimbledon",
"champion was beaten in straight sets 6-1, 7-6",
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"the Commonwealth Games await us — but we are in",
"grave danger of seeing 2014 turning into an",
"anti-2012. Ah, those blissful seven months",
"between the late-spring and mid-winter of 2012.",
"The conventions of lifetimes watching British",
"sport were inverted. Our heroes were not gallant",
"losers, but imperious winners. At the centre of",
"it all was the London Olympics, arguably the best",
"thing we have accomplished as a country since",
"winning the Second World War. We lit up the flame",
"and we lit up the world, as Lord Coe told the",
"Closing Ceremony. Across sport, fairytales were",
"turning true. No British man had won a Grand Slam",
"tournament for 76 years until Murray clinched the",
"US Open title that year. Knocked out early:",
"England didn't manage to get through their tough",
"group at this summer's World Cup . VIDEO Rooney",
"apologises to fans . That didn't go to plan!",
"England's Test team lost the first series of this",
"summer against tourists Sri Lanka . VIDEO Broad",
"back captain Cook . And as for the Ryder Cup,",
"here is the verdict of American sports writer",
"Gene Wojciechowski after Europe finished the",
"penultimate day 10-6 down. ‘For those who think",
"this Ryder Cup is finished, think again,’ he",
"mused. ‘Team Europe can still win if the",
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"Bradley is abducted. 2. Team USA captain Davis",
"Love III inserts Cup spectators Michael Jordan,",
"President George W Bush, Amy Mickelson and the",
"Rev Jesse Jackson into the singles line-up. 3.",
"Lee Westwood: US citizen. 4. Marty McFly shows",
"Team Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal how to go",
"back in time. Last Friday morning will do. 5.",
"Team Europe wins eight of the remaining 12",
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"buddy, but Martin Kaymer holed from five feet to",
"clinch victory 14½-13½. Where did the time go?",
"Martin Kaymer holed from five feet to clinch",
"Ryder Cup victory two years ago . The Tour de",
"France had always been as Gallic as brie and",
"baguettes. As Des Robinson, brother of Brian",
"Robinson, the first Briton to win a stage of the",
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"Cook brings us back, unhappily, to today. Cook is",
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"youngsters Sam Robson (left) and Gary Ballance",
"against Sri Lanka . Losing the series to Sri",
"Lanka can be attributed to his decision not to",
"declare, say, 45 minutes before the close of the",
"fourth day of the First Test. Instead he allowed",
"Gary Ballance to score a maiden hundred and",
"declared overnight. Sir Lanka were nine wickets",
"down by the dismal, avoidable conclusion. It is",
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"the tournament. What about Steve Peters, the mind",
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"Cycling and Liverpool? He was brought in to",
"prepare England’s footballers. Fat lot of good",
"that did. And let’s not forget that one of his",
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"supporters — that is an outstanding statement on",
"his work. Nevertheless, these huge retinues seem",
"to be bloated products of over-funding, the",
"bastard brother of the Lottery era, which said",
"loads of money and lots of people were the answer",
"to everything. It is the downside of what was an",
"upside. Even nostalgia, it seems, is not what it",
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"the world this year. England women’s football",
"team have reeled off eight straight wins in their",
"bid to qualify for the 2015 World Cup, to be held",
"in Canada next June. Laura Williamson ."
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PUBLISHED: . 08:19 EST, 1 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:21 EST, 1 April 2013 . Researchers believe they may have found the first meteorite from Mercury to have been found on Earth. The unusual green rock, called NWA 7325, was spotted in southern Morocco in 2012, comprising 35 fragments totaling about 345 grams. Experts now believe it may have come from the surface of Mercury. This green meteorite that landed in Morocco in 2012 could be from Mercury, researchers believe - making it the first Mercury meteorite found on Earth . Messenger is the first spacecraft . ever to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's seven scientific . instruments and radio science investigation are unraveling the history . and evolution of the planet closest to the Sun. During its one-year . primary mission, Messenger acquired 88,746 images. It is now in an extended mission, during which plans . call for the acquisition of more than 80,000 additional images . The dark green stones were purchased by meteorite dealer Stefan Ralew, who sent samples of NWA 7325 to researcher Anthony Irving of the University of Washington, a specialist in meteorites of planetary origin. Irving found that the fragments contained surprisingly little iron but considerable amounts of magnesium, aluminum, and calcium silicates. This matches with observations from Nasa's Messenger spacecraft of the surface crust of Mercury. However, the rock did have higher than expected amounts of calcium silicates, leading Irving to speculate the fragments of NWA 7325 could have come from a deeper part of Mercury’s crust, excavated by a powerful impact event and launched into space, eventually finding their way to Earth. A recent high resolution image of the surface of Mercury: Researchers now believe they may have found the first confirmed meteorite from the planet on Earth . 'It might be a sample from Mercury, or it might be a sample from a body smaller than Mercury but [which] is like Mercury,' said Irving, who unveiled the new findings this month at the 44th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. Irving thinks that the meteorite was created and eventually ejected from a planet or other body that had flowing magma on its surface at some point in its history. Evidence suggests that the rock could have been formed as 'scum' on the top of the magma, Irving said.
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With its skies regularly shrouded by a filthy film of gray smog, bringing chaos to the transportation network and forcing millions to seek refuge behind surgical masks, Beijing has been forced to take more extreme action. Officials in China's capital this week announced a raft of emergency measures in a bid to tackle the problem, including mandatory factory closures and bans on cars entering the city on days when pollution levels are particularly high. While Beijing is not alone when it comes to smoke-filled skies, this city of more than 20 million people has come to symbolize the environmental cost of China's break-neck economic growth. Red alert . The city's Heavy Air Pollution Contingency Plan stipulates that when there is "serious pollution for three consecutive days," a warning system comprising of blue, yellow, orange and red -- the most serious -- alerts will be activated. Kindergartens, primary and middle schools will then have to stop classes, while 80% of government-owned cars must be taken off the roads. Private cars will only be allowed to enter the city on alternate days according to ballot system of the numbers on their registration plates. All freight vehicles and those transporting material for construction sites will be barred from the roads when the red alert is issued, while more watering carts and sprinkler trucks will take to the roads, the state-run China Daily reported. Factories in the city emitting pollutants will be required to cut their emissions or shut down completely when the orange warning signal is hoisted, while construction sites must halt excavation and demolition operations. Other measures include a ban on barbeques and fireworks on heavily polluted days. Harmful to health . According to the plan, these emergency measures will come into play when the air quality index for fine particulate matter, PM2.5 -- airborne particles considered most harmful to health -- exceeds 300 micrograms per cubic meter for three days running. The "safe" limit is 25 micrograms, the World Health Organization says. While the announcement has been broadly welcomed as a step in the right direction, doubt remains about its long-term effectiveness. "The new emergency measures show the government's determination to tackle the air pollution in Beijing, especially those regulations that limit car use and close schools and kindergartens on heavily polluted days. It shows that the authority has really paid attention to those vulnerable groups," Huang Wei, a spokesman for Greenpeace East Asia, told CNN. "But what is problematic is that those emergency measures are only targeted to those polluted days. It is rather a remedial measure than a preventative measure, and just to repair won't help the issue in the long run. "The air pollution in Beijing is mostly transmitted from other cities, and what Beijing can do is very limited. What the authority should do is to build a linkage mechanism, combining preventative measures with emergency control. For instance, factories in surrounding areas like Inner Mongolia, and Shandong Province could close their factories in advance before the potential transmission of serious pollutants. It should be collaborative work between cities, and only Beijing is not enough." Popular opinion . This view was backed by many ordinary Chinese on Weibo, China's popular micro-blogging service. "They should have some long-term thinking instead of always waiting till the crisis happens," posted one user with the handle Shijinmilu. Another, called Qinghualiuqingyu, asked: "How about those people who can't afford an expensive house in the city and have to take cars to work every day?" "Cars are not the main polluters, surrounding factories are. Sometimes the pollution level still goes up crazily even it's around 2 or 3 a.m. The policy itself is good, but it's more important how they implement it," said TangyuanAllesGute. Positive action . Last month, the central government in China announced plans to start listing its top ten most air-polluted cities every month in the hope that national humiliation will push positive environmental action. "We must put air quality control as an ecological red line for economic management and social development," China's Vice Premier Zhang Gao Li said in a statement as he announced the new policy at the 18th Air Pollution Control Conference in Beijing. Chinese officials did not say when the first list would be announced, but the northern megacities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as the surrounding provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Shandong have signed onto an official plan to speed up air pollution control measures. Meanwhile, life was returning to some semblance of normality in northeastern China Wednesday as days of smog-filled skies brought one city to a standstill. Thick smog closed Harbin's international airport, affecting hundreds of flights, and closed schools and businesses as visibility in some areas was reduced to less than 20 meters (65 feet). Some buildings could barely be seen from the opposite side of the street, while drivers brave enough to take to the roads were forced to flash their hazard warning lights. The unusually severe pollution levels were blamed on the city's coal-fired heating system, as well as farmers burning straw as temperatures in the region begin to drop.
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Beijing authorities to close factories, reduce vehicle traffic to reduce pollution .
Emergency measures come into effect after "three consecutive days" of smog .
China's capital has symbolized the environmental cost of economic growth .
Environmentalists say plan must involve more than one city .
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Chris Robshaw vowed England can still topple the All Blacks if the two sides clash in next year's World Cup, despite Saturday's loss at Twickenham. The England captain shrugged off the bitter 'frustration' of a fifth successive defeat to the world champions inside a year. Robshaw and his players were left devastated having again pushed New Zealand all the way, only to walk off the rain-soaked Twickenham pitch on the wrong end. VIDEOS Scroll down to watch . Chris Robshaw suffers in the Twickenham rain as England fall to defeat against New Zealand . They had so badly wanted to make their own statement of intent just 10 months before England 2015 kicks off at that very ground. But the Harlequins flanker, whose side led 14-11 at halftime before going down by three points, claimed: 'We could still beat them, especially at home. The crowd were fantastic today and will be right behind us in the World Cup. We had them on the ropes in that first half and we must remember that. 'We had the best team in the world on the ropes and we just need to be able to finish them off and put in a similar second half performance. New Zealand celebrate scoring their final try against England to earn a narrow victory . 'It's extremely frustrating to come so close to beating them but just not getting across the line. We wanted the win but didn't get it. 'We wanted to be the pace-setters and impose ourselves on them because they were coming to our place and we needed to put them on the back foot. 'We did just that with Jonny May scoring an incredible try from 50 metres or so which really got the crowd going. Jonny May celebrates England's first try . 'But then we were a little ill-disciplined and allowed them to kick some goals and we lost the momentum. 'Unfortunately, the second half is where we need to take a look at ourselves.' Robshaw defended his decision to go for a scrum and a try rather than kicking a quick drop goal and saving some time when there were just 90 seconds left on the clock. He insisted: 'I still think it was the right choice. We wanted to win today so I would make the same decision again.' Robshaw is confident his team will bounce back and go on to enjoy success in the remaining autumn clashes, with South Africa up next on Saturday followed by matches against Samoa and Australia. He said: 'We'd much rather have started with a win but this will set us up nicely for South Africa. That's going to be another massive physical test for the guys but we will be ready for them. It's important to get this result out of our system quickly and get back on the training ground to prepare for the Springboks.'
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England went down 24-21 to New Zealand at Twickenham .
Stuart Lancaster's men led at half time but could not hold on .
Captain Chris Robshaw believes his side could beat the All Blacks next year .
England host the World Cup which kicks off at the home of rugby .
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By . Snejana Farberov . One of three suspects accused in the murder of an Aspen socialite has been cleared of all criminal charges in light of new evidence. The 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact to murder charges against 62-year-old Nancy Styler. According to a press release put out by District Attorney Sherry Caloia, the decision to clear Styler in the murder case came after her office was presented last week with new evidence, but she did not elaborate in the statement on the nature of this evidence. Cleared: Nancy Styler, 62 (left) was released from jail Tuesday after being cleared of all criminal charges in the February murder of Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister, 57 (right), who died from blunt force trauma to the head . Styler, her husband, William Styler, 66, and Katherine Carpenter, 56, have been arrested in connection to the murder of Nancy Pfister, whose body was found in a closet at her home in February. ‘With the new information received and a lack of other evidence refuting the new information the district attorney could not prove that Ms. Styler was involved in the crimes,’ the DA said in the release to Aspen Times. Following a court hearing Tuesday evening, Mrs Styler was freed from Eagle County Jail, where she had been incarcerated without bond since her arrest in March. Her husband and Carpenter, who was the victim’s friend and bookkeeper, remained behind bars.William Styler is scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing on Friday. Nancy Styler’s attorney Garth McCarty said after the hearing that his client is happy to be exonerated, and hopes the charges being dropped helps bring some closure to the victim's family. The Stylers' arrest affidavits that were unsealed last week showed that police found nine blood spots inside the couple's Jaguar, ABC News reported. The murder weapon was discovered in a trash bag not far from Nancy and William Stylers' hotel room. Nancy Pfister, 57, was hit with a hard object that had a small, curved shape and died from a blunt force trauma to the head, according to the coroner's report released in April. She had been dead about 36 hours before her body was found on February 26. William and Nancy Styler, who had rented Pfister's Aspen home while she was in Australia, were arrested March 3 after moving out of the residence February 22. Katherine Carpenter, 56, an assistant to Pfister and a bank employee, was arrested March 14. Authorities said she called 911 to report she found Pfister's body in a closet of the home. Still behind bars: Nancy's husband William Styler III, 65 (left), and Pfister's friend Katherine Carpenter (right) remain jailed without bond on murder charges . Pfister . was the daughter of the late Betty and Art Pfister, longtime prominent . Aspen residents who co-founded the Buttermilk ski area west of town. Buttermilk Mountain has hosted the Winter X Games multiple times. Pfister's death was the first homicide case in Pitkin County in 12 years, not counting those classified as murder-suicides. Pfister wrote on Facebook on February 3 . that 'the people that were supposedly taking care of my house are not . doing what they said they would do and they're not paying rent and they . haven't paid utilities'. Over the years, Pfister had paid . Carpenter, an employee at two Alpine bank branches in Aspen, to manage . her property and to walk her dog, Gabe, who came with the $4,000-a-month . lease. On February 6, . Pfister posted on Facebook that she was looking for new tenants and that . anyone interested should contact Carpenter. Ms Pfister, pictured left with her daughter Juliana, wrote on Facebook that she was returning early from Australia as she was having trouble with tenants who were not paying the rent . She subsequently returned from Australia and, days later, was found dead by Carpenter. Juliana Pfister attended those . proceedings surrounded by friends, telling ABC News that she couldn't . believe someone would kill her fun-loving mother because of an alleged . rent dispute. 'How could someone just be so angry that they got kicked out of a house?' she said. 'There's got to be something more. It's hard to understand that.' Investigators spent weeks at Pfister's house, removing many boxes and files as evidence.
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District Attorney's office dropped all charges against Nancy Styler, 62, citing new evidence in the murder case of Nancy Pfister .
Pfister, 57, was hit with a hard .
object that had a small, curved shape, and had been dead about 36 .
hours before body was found February 26 .
William Styler remains behind bars along with Pfister's friend and bookkeeper, Katherine Carpenter .
The Stylers had rented Pfister's Aspen home while she was in Australia .
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Washington (CNN) -- National Museum of American History Curator Peter Liebhold describes the day several years ago he spent going through shipping containers filled with debris from United Airlines Flight 93 as "overpowering," even though more than a year had passed since September 11, 2001, when the plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. "Going through the debris of an airplane was certainly an experience that I've never had before," said Liebhold, one of three curators from that museum who focused on gathering 9/11 artifacts full time. A special exhibition commemorating 9/11 with the results of their work will open at the museum on Saturday. They were granted access to the materials from Flight 93 after the FBI had finished analyzing them as crime-scene evidence. "The material was stored in ocean-shipping containers and we opened them up -- I guess we weren't really prepared for how small the bits would be," according to Liebhold. "It smelled of jet fuel, of moldy cloth and paper and just sort of mysterious odors that were -- I guess in all honesty -- plain scary," he said. Liebhold and his fellow curators by this time had an idea of what the items they would seek as they dug through the plane debris. "One of the big stories on Flight 93 was that unlike the other flights (hijacked on 9/11), it was delayed in taking off and the hijacking happened a little bit later," the curator said. "The passengers knew what their fate was going to be through cell-phone communication. People had talked to people on the ground. So finding a cell phone was something we really sought, to tell that story of how people became informed and what helped motivate them to action." They found a GTE phone that has become part of the Washington museum's permanent exhibit on 9-11. The curators also collected a gauge from the flight panel of United Flight 93, as control of the plane itself was part of the story. They also tried to find items that would represent the people who were on the plane, such as seat belts that had been torn in the crash. And, they found a part of an American flag. "Every United Airlines plane over the exit door has a small American flag painted into the fuselage and we found the red-and-white stripes of the flag," Liebhold said. "For me, one of the strongest icons is one of the simplest and smallest. And that's the little orange call button that I never really paid attention to," he said. "There was this small little orange button and it's chipped and it's scratched but it's a picture of a person and in a sense, it's asking for help." The curators were granted a single day to go through the Flight 93 containers. At the end of the day, they threw away the clothes they had been wearing during their search, as the clothes smelled like that strange odor from the container. Liebhold said that during the height of their collecting, he and his colleagues also communicated with family members and others affected by the attacks, to ask for other items related to September 11. But, they always worked through an intermediary so that those affected would be comfortable turning down their requests and would not have to say no face to face. "It's difficult to know where the boundary between history and current event is, and when you are collecting something that is a current event, you're emotionally tied to it and it's difficult to have any kind of distance to understand it," Liebhold said. "But, so much of it is parting -- if you don't act fairly quickly, it could easily be gone forever." More than 50 9/11 artifacts collected by curators from the American History Museum will be on display in a special exhibition called "September 11: Remembrance and Reflections." The items, collected from New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, will be on display starting Saturday at the museum on tables, not behind glass, to give visitors a close-up, intimate view through September 11, 2011.
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A special museum exhibition commemorating 9/11 opens in Washington .
The exhibit includes material from United Flight 93, which crashed after hijacking .
Going through debris from the airliner was "overpowering," a museum curator says .
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By . Rosemarie Lentini . A beloved assistant principal was fatally hit by a suspected DUI driver as he jogged on Sunday morning. Christopher Prewitt, 38, was training for a marathon on South Victoria Avenue in Ventura, California when he was hit about 6.50am. The driver, 23-year-old Shante Chappell, was allegedly under the influence of drugs when she 'made an unsafe turning movement' while merging and struck Prewitt, KTLA reported. Scroll down for video . Heartbreaking: Assistant principal, 38-year-old Christopher Prewitt (pictured) was fatally struck in Ventura, California on Sunday morning as he jogged . Legacy: Christopher Prewitt, pictured left and right with wife Erin Prewitt, was a devoted family man and teacher . In happier times: Christopher Prewitt (center) is survived by his wife Erin (left) and daughter Isabella (right) Chappell, from Oxnard, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs. She faces court on Friday. News of the tragic accident has devastated family, friends and colleagues of the adored DeAnza Academy of Technology and Arts assistant principal. The school's principal, Hector Guerrero, said Prewitt was a dedicated educator who inspired his students. 'I think that we need to focus more on . who he was as a person, and the legacy he’s leaving behind, and the . thousands of lives that he has impacted in his time here, in our world,' Guerrero told KTLA. 'He . was a man you could never bring down whatsoever. Positivity was what Chris Prewitt was, and the kids absolutely loved . that about him. They set up a memorial inside campus today, and one of . the things they keep saying today is that they miss his wink. He would . always smile at everyone, and say ‘have a great day’. 'I was his principal, he was my assistant principal. But I wanted to be like Chris Prewitt.' Arrested: Shante Chappell, 23 (pictured left and right) has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and DUI . Accident scene: Prewitt was fatally struck as he jogged near the corner of Victoria Avenue, south of Olivas Park Drive, in Ventura, California (pictured) Prewitt, a married father-of-one, lived with a severe hearing loss since birth but never let that stop him from leading a full life. In 1997, the Ventura man competed with the US team at the World Games for the Deaf. He was also a water polo coach at Buena High School, turning his disability into an inspiration. Fun-loving: DeAnza Academy of Technology and Arts assistant principal Christopher Prewitt (right) recently dressed up as an action hero with school principal Hector Guerrero (center) and another staff member for a school event . Man of action: Christopher Prewitt (pictured in an action man costume for a recent school event) had hearing problems but never let it affect his work . Hurting: DeAnza Academy of Technology and Arts principal Hector Guerrero (pictured) said Prewitt was a dedicated educator who inspired his students . 'Chris was an impressive person just . to begin with and I don't really think it had anything to do with his . being hearing-impaired,' Ventura Unified School District Assistant . Superintendent Joe Richards told NBC LA. 'He was just a positive, happy person and he . approached life that way. 'I will continue to be positive, even in the light of this tragic situation. I think that's what Chris would want.' An online fundraiser has been set up on YouCaring.com by Prewitt's family to support his wife, Erin Koenig Prewitt, and their young daughter, Isabella. 'You couldn't find a more loving, caring, and selfless couple in the community. They were building an amazing life with their beautiful baby girl, when Chris was abruptly taken away from them,' the family wrote online. 'Erin is humbly taking donations for two great causes that were very important to Chris. Your support will go towards Izzy's College fund and Schools for Salone.' More than $16,000 has been donated. Meanwhile a vigil was held poolside on Monday night at Buena High, where Prewitt trained students. Former colleague Jena Branstetter told KTLA: 'He was a perfect example of someone that cared about people.' Former student Julie Blue said: 'You could walk into a room and he could change your mood for the day. He was just always so happy.' A small, white cross has been erected at the spot where Prewitt died. Heartbreaking: A makeshift memorial has been erected on South Victoria Avenue in Ventura, California where Prewitt was fatally hit . 'A great man': Prewitt's colleagues and students have left posters with tender messages at his memorial, including this one .
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Christopher Prewitt, 38, killed on Sunday morning in Ventura, California .
Shante Chappell accused of making an unsafe turn and fatally hitting Prewitt as he jogged .
She was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs .
Prewitt, a married father-of-one, was a popular high school principal with a passion for team sports .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 12:15 PM on 24th November 2011 . A couple of lovestruck farmers said 'I moo' when they got married in a cow themed wedding. Beef farmer Michael Hanson, 26, and surveyor Hayley Morgan, 31, decided they wanted to tie the knot in an 'udderly' brilliant style that celebrated their country lives. The bride arrived at the church in a 2.8 tonne tractor which transported the happy couple after the service to a muddy field to have their portrait taken with a herd of British Blue cattle. Moo..ve over: Newlyweds Michael Hanson and Hayley Morgan surrounded by the British Blue herd belonging to her parents in Powys, mid Wales . Cattle cake: Michael and Hayley cut their British Blue themed wedding cake, decorated with icing figures of their three dogs and the couple as cattle . The couple even had cow and calf named tables at the reception and a British Blue themed wedding cake complete with icing figures of their three dogs and of them as cattle. Guests' names were written on cattle ear tags on the tables and they enjoyed a four-course dinner with, what else, roast beef. The couple then honeymooned in Texas where they spent three weeks touring cattle farms. After the wedding Hayley, from Llandefalle, Powys in mid Wales, had to spend £95 cleaning the mud from her wedding dress, despite wearing a pair of white Wellington boots. She said: 'We didn't want to pretend to be all prim and proper and not be ourselves on the day. We just wanted to be us and what we do every day. 'We met at a dinner and dance at Brecon Young Farmers in 2009 and everyone who was invited to the wedding was a farmer. 'I've never been to a wedding like ours but then we just wanted something that reflected us. It wasn't expensive, we just did it with the budget we had. The tractor of love: Some arrive at their wedding in a Rolls-Royce, others in a horse and carriage, but for Hayley and Michael, a tractor was the obvious choice . 'The marquee in the grounds of the farm had been up for about a month before. We had Michael's brother Johnny's 21st birthday in there and the local young farmers annual dinner. 'Everyone said how great it was and we are really glad we did it the way we wanted to.' Hayley and Michael met and fell in love attending cattle shows, stock judging and at young farmers' events. They have been on one date to the pub but admit they have never had a evening at the cinema. They married in Hayley's parish church - St Matthews in Llandefalle - on August 20, having been together for two a half years. After the wedding, they drove in the Massey Ferguson tractor to Hayley's parents' farm nearby to be pictured with the herd of British Blue cattle and their three-year-old terrier George. Michael then drove the couple the 28 miles in a farm truck across the border to the reception at his family farm in Eardisland, Herefordshire, where they now live. Field of dreams: Michael and Hayley head off in the tractor after their wedding to her parents' farm, where they had their portrait taken with a herd of British Blue . Herd about this? Hayley, pictured in her white Wellington boots, and Michael plan to spend their wedding money gifts on their own British Blue cattle . The couple headed to Hereford, Texas, the beef farming capital of the world, for their honeymoon. Hayley said: 'We had a great time and relaxed but we learned a lot as well and it added to our education as farmers. 'We saw the intensive fed ranches where 100,000 cattle can live and how farmers in the U.S. operate. 'Mike joked to all his mates he was only taking me to Hereford for the honeymoon. Which of course he was, but the one in the U.S. thank goodness!' They are planning to spend their wedding money gifts on a new herd of British Blue cattle. Hayley also runs a part-time business from the farm selling rugs and accessories made from British hide, that retail at £500. She said: 'I always wanted to run a cattle-related business and this is my passion. No one else in the country does British cowhide, I say buy British because you know the cow has had a good life then.'
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The Special One has admitted Thibaut Courtois' superb form can't be ignored any longer .
Mourinho says Cech must fight against any decision he may make .
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A 14-year-old girl armed herself with a bow and arrow after a woman allegedly entered her family's home and refused to leave in the early hours of the morning. Mariah Reed was awoken at 5.30am on Saturday as someone rang the doorbell of her Oak Hill, Florida home. Assuming it was her mother, the girl unlocked the door and turned off the alarm system and went back to bed. Protective: Mariah Reed, 16, confronted an intruder with her bow and arrow . Caught: Marcia Watson, 54, allegedly entered a stranger's house on Saturday and refused to leave . But rather than her mother, an alleged trespasser, 54-year-old Marcia Watson, entered the home. Reed only realized it was not her mother inside the home when she heard a female voice she did not recognize, WESH reported. She texted her mother, who said she was not home yet. So the teen armed herself with a bow and arrow and confronted Watson, who apologized to the teenager but refused to leave - and instead asked for a glass of water, deputies said. 'I was like, 'What do I do? Who is this lady? This isn't anybody that my parents have mentioned or I've seen,' Reed told the broadcaster. 'I panicked a little and got the bow out of my closet,' Reed said. 'She was like, 'Are you going to shoot me with that?' I'm like, 'Get out of my house right now.' Stopped: A teenage girl at the house grabbed a bow and arrow and confronted the trespasser before calling her mother, who in turn alerted authorities. Watson was later arrested (file picture) But the teen went back to her bedroom and reported the incident to authorities. Before they arrived, Watson poured herself a glass of Pepsi and went into the master bedroom, deputies said. When officers arrived, Watson apologized and talked about picking flowers and drinking alcoholic beverages, according to a police report. Watson was taken to the Volusia County Jail on misdemeanor trespassing charges.
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 2:09 AM on 1st March 2012 . Labour was challenged to hand back donations from the Unite union yesterday after its leader called for civil disobedience during the Olympics. General secretary ‘Red Len’ McCluskey threatened illegal strikes and direct action to oppose changes to public sector pensions. Labour leader Ed Miliband joined the Trades Union Congress in denouncing Mr McCluskey’s outburst – but only after he had tweeted a mild rebuke earlier in the day. Clash: Labour leader Ed Miliband, left, was put on the defencive by David Cameron, right, over his party's links to Unite . Mr Miliband also faced calls to break the link with the union which remains Labour’s biggest donor. In the Commons, David Cameron said: . ‘Let us remember Unite is the single biggest donor to the party . opposite, providing around a third of their money, and had more role . than anybody else in putting the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr . Miliband) in his place.’ Mr Cameron also attacked Mr Miliband for initially failing to condemn Mr McCluskey’s views in person. On Tuesday night when news of Mr . McCluskey’s views first surfaced, the Labour leader left it to his . spokesman to respond. Then yesterday morning he issued a tweet and sent . his deputy Harriet Harman to answer questions on radio and television. Disruption: 'Red Len' McCluskey threatened a year of industrial strife and said Unite would be prepared to break the law 'to defend our basic rights' But Mr Cameron said: ‘It’s not good . enough for them just to put out a tweet, they need to condemn this . utterly and start turning back the money.’ Downing Street earlier denounced the threat of strikes to disrupt the Olympics as ‘completely unacceptable and unpatriotic’. Rebuke: Nick Clegg said the public would be 'gobsmacked' and 'appalled' by Mr McCluskey's comments . Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg urged Mr Miliband to ‘rein in’ the union boss. ‘I just think people will be . gobsmacked, appalled, that someone thinks that at a time when we are . finally hosting one of the greatest events in the world, he is calling . for civil disobedience,’ Mr Clegg said. ‘I know he is the sort of paymaster of the Labour party but I hope Ed Miliband will rein him in.’ Stung into action, the Labour leader eventually broke cover to speak out as he met French Socialist leader Francoise Hollande. Mr Miliband said: ‘It’s completely . wrong to make any threat to the Olympic Games – I do condemn it. We as . the Labour government fought for the Olympic Games to be brought to . Britain as part of a cross-party effort – it is a moment of national . celebration. ‘The focus of the world will be on . Britain and it is totally wrong to make a threat to the Games.’ Since . the general election Unite has given £5million to Labour, making it by . far the party’s biggest donor. 'Chaos': Mr McCluskey said action during the Olympics would bring his 'grievances to the attention of as many people as possible' Countdown: The Olympic rings mounted on a barge pass under Tower Bridge as London counts down to the games . Mr McCluskey said no precise plans had . been drawn up for action during the games, but added that they . ‘absolutely’ could include strikes. Pugh's take . ‘The attacks that are being launched . on public sector workers at the moment are so deep and ideological that . the idea the world should arrive in London and have these wonderful . Olympic Games as though everything is nice and rosy in the garden is . unthinkable. Our very way of life is being attacked,’ he said. Labour MPs were also furious last night with Mr McCluskey. ‘This is just posturing but it doesn’t do us any good,’ said one. ‘This sort of thing is unpopular with . the public and damages by association. Ed needs to take a stand and show . that he’s not Unite’s man.’ TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: ‘The TUC and Britain’s unions have been strong supporters of the London Olympics. Unions have engaged constructively . with the Olympic authorities throughout the whole project to ensure the . good working conditions that are helping deliver the Games on time and . on budget.’ VIDEO: Shadow Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell gives her opinion on Len McCluskey's comments .
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CITIC Pacific was responsible for one of his biggest wins back in 2006, now that same company threatens to bring him down . Palmer is accused of using an account reserved for port operations to fund his election campaign . The Chinese government faces allegations of owing Palmer $500 million . The maverick MP once told the Rudd Government that Australia was not treating China with 'dignity' Upset potential Chinese partners by naming the wrong company and trumpeting a $60bn deal before it was signed . He set up the Gold Coast United football club with a view to improving his standing in Asia . By . Frank Coletta For Daily Mail Australia . It's a love-hate relationship, years in the making. Clive Palmer, 60, has a long and successful history with China and, more particularly, CITIC Pacific. He was already a very wealthy individual on the back of real estate investments in 2006 when the Chinese company helped him land a $415 million deal in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Now, eight years on, that connection has gone full circle with the now MP for the federal seat of Fairfax locked in a bitter legal battle with the company. Scroll down for video . Clive Palmer makes a point during his tirade against the Chinese government on ABC program Q&A . One of the matters concerns a bank account operated by Mr Palmer's company, Mineralogy, for which the billionaire was reportedly the only signatory at the time it all went pear-shaped. CITIC insists that account was to be used only for covering the operational costs of Port Preston, an iron ore port in Western Australia. The allegations centre on two cheques. One, which Chinese officials say, was drawn from this account in 2013 for $10 million which reportedly went to Mr Palmer's Cosmo Development and a $2.17 million amount which was received by PR firm Media Circus. In short, CITIC has accused Mr Palmer of using the $12 million to fund his Federal election campaign. That battle for the seat of Fairfax he won by a mere seven votes, necessitating a recount before his position in the House was ratified. Clive Palmer has been accused of using funds from an account for port operations for his election campaign . Before this fallout, it was, on paper at least, the perfect marriage. Clive Palmer the mining magnate seeking to shore up a long-term business connection with the biggest market in Asia and the Chinese happy to tap into his hold on Australia's natural resources. And such was his commitment to China, with Australia's footballing fraternity extending into the region, Mr Palmer saw opportunity there too when he bought the Gold Coast United soccer club to help improve his profile in China. Remarkably, in order to keep costs down and avoid attendance related fines from the A League, he ordered a cap on 5000 on home games for the club. Long before he labelled the Chinese 'mongrels and bastards', he was regaling the Federal Government about the benefits of working with China and, in fact accused Australian politicians, including then PM Kevin Rudd, of not treating them with dignity. The good old days. Clive Palmer and Junhua Wu of Metallurgical Corporation of China celebrate the China First mining venture in 2009 . That was in 2009 when he insisted the Labor government's trade policies made trade more difficult for Chinese investors than American investors. In an address to the Queensland Media Club he called the policies 'racist' and said there was 'a great cry in Australia about Reds under the bed'. Mr Palmer then argued that 'capital is now in China, it's not in the US' and that Australia had a terrific opportunity to become a strong trade partner with China 'if our politicians could only be fair and treat the Chinese people and Chinese government with the dignity they deserve.' 'Why should the average American, regardless of his education or qualifications, have the right to invest $950 million in Australia but the average Chinese, regardless of how much money he has, is not allowed to invest without our Treasurer saying so?' That pronouncement landed as Mr Palmer's Waratah Coal and Metallurgical Corporation of China were granted major project status by the Commonwealth for the 'China First', a $7.5 billion thermal coal mine in Queensland. It hasn't been all plain sailing though, as evidenced when Clive Palmer saw the opportunity to parlay the WA success in his home state of Queensland, even further. One of the mining projects in the Pilbara region which helped build Clive Palmer's fortune . The billionaire has hopes of replicating his WA mining success back home in Queensland . But in early 2010, as he was trumpeting the success of a $60 billion 20-year deal with the help of the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, no less, the wheels started to come off. Mr Palmer's gaffe in naming the wrong company was seen as a little more than a bump in the road but then doubts began to surface, first from the vice-president of China Power Holding International, suggesting it was far from a done deal. Doubts which turned to denials by the boss, Li Xiaolin, who also happened to be the daughter of China's then premier, Li Peng. But the larger than life entrepreneur turned politician would not be denied. Late last year he had cause for double celebration - winning a spot in parliament along with the final approval for the massive 'China First' project in the Galilee Basin - which could potentially produce up to 40 million tonnes a year. The ebb and flow of his business dealings took its next twist when CITIC Pacific launched its legal action over the Sino Iron Project. Palmer United Party Senator Dio Wang (left) says he wasn't concerned at or offended by Clive Palmer's comments, telling reporters 'I know he didn't mean that' One of Mr Palmer's companies, Queensland Nickel, put $12.7 million back into the account after media accounts of the incident first emerged. He has countered, claiming to be owed $500 million in royalties by 'the Communist Chinese government'. On Monday night, while pressed on the legal action, he launched into a tirade about Chinese business interests in Australia, accusing Chinese people of trying to take over Australia. 'I'm saying that because they're communist, they shoot their own people, they haven't got a justice system and they want to take over this country. And we're not going to let them do it.' Clive Palmer on Monday night . 'The Chinese government wants to bring workers here to destroy our wage system ... they want to take over our ports and get our resources for free. So far they've shifted $200 million worth of iron ore out of this country without paying for it. I don't mind standing up against the Chinese bastards and stop them from doing it,' he said. He went on to add: 'I’m saying that because they’re communist, they shoot their own people, they haven’t got a justice system and they want to take over this country. And we’re not going to let them do it.' 'We'll be suing them and they'll be answering the questions. We’ve had three judgments in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Western Australia and an arbitration against these Chinese mongrels. 'I'm saying that because they're Communist, they shoot their own people, they haven't got a justice system and they want to take over this country. And we're not going to let them,' he said. Clive Palmer softened his tone when he took to Twitter but ramped it up again later in a radio interview . That sparked a diplomatic firestorm and the maverick MP did soften his tone somewhat when he took to Twitter. 'My #qanda comments not . intended to refer to Chinese people but to Chinese company which is . taking Australian resources & not paying'. Maverick MP Clive Palmer says his looming court battle with Chinese company CITIC Pacific will reveal all . But in typical style he jumped back into the fry-pan again late yesterday when quizzed on radio whether he stood by the mongrel comment, repeating his 'shooting their own people' claims against the Chinese government. 'They’re a government-owned body that executes people in China, doesn’t give them the right of free speech, doesn’t allow them to talk on the radio like I am now … they have one day trials, they don’t have any democracy. 'I feel for the Chinese people that live under such tyranny. 'I think (they're mongrels) if they do that to people and kill them and shoot them, which they do do, and they don’t have elections. I don’t think that’s the sort of values that we have in Australia.' And today, in a statement, he has tried to close off the controversy by saying the comments he made were meant for 'one Chinese state-owned company that has failed to honour its agreements and announcements made to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in early 2006'. 'I have been an admirer of China and its people for many years,' he said. 'The Palmer United Party is very fortunate to have in its ranks Australia’s first mainland-born Chinese Senator Dio Wang. I have been a major supporter of the Chinese for a long time. 'What is unacceptable is a Chinese state-owned enterprise that abuses the legal system for commercial gain in a global strategic effort to control resources. 'I cannot support any deterioration of the living standards or the wage systems that any Australian or other person living in this country are entitled to under Australian law. No amount of money, no amount of lobbying should blind us from the duty to protect,' he added.
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CITIC Pacific was responsible for one of his biggest wins back in 2006, now that same company threatens to bring him down .
Palmer is accused of using an account reserved for port operations to fund his election campaign .
The Chinese government faces allegations of owing Palmer $500 million .
The maverick MP once told the Rudd Government that Australia was not treating China with 'dignity'
Upset potential Chinese partners by naming the wrong company and trumpeting a $60bn deal before it was signed .
He set up the Gold Coast United football club with a view to improving his standing in Asia .
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"deal with the help of the Queensland Premier Anna",
"Bligh, no less, the wheels started to come off.",
"Mr Palmer's gaffe in naming the wrong company was",
"seen as a little more than a bump in the road but",
"then doubts began to surface, first from the",
"vice-president of China Power Holding",
"International, suggesting it was far from a done",
"deal. Doubts which turned to denials by the boss,",
"Li Xiaolin, who also happened to be the daughter",
"of China's then premier, Li Peng. But the larger",
"than life entrepreneur turned politician would",
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"tonnes a year. The ebb and flow of his business",
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"know he didn't mean that' One of Mr Palmer's",
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"'the Communist Chinese government'. On Monday",
"night, while pressed on the legal action, he",
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"of trying to take over Australia. 'I'm saying",
"that because they're communist, they shoot their",
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"they want to take over this country. And we're",
"not going to let them do it.' Clive Palmer on",
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"they want to take over our ports and get our",
"resources for free. So far they've shifted $200",
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"without paying for it. I don't mind standing up",
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"'My #qanda comments not . intended to refer to",
"Chinese people but to Chinese company which is .",
"taking Australian resources & not paying'.",
"Maverick MP Clive Palmer says his looming court",
"battle with Chinese company CITIC Pacific will",
"reveal all . But in typical style he jumped back",
"into the fry-pan again late yesterday when",
"quizzed on radio whether he stood by the mongrel",
"comment, repeating his 'shooting their own",
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"think that’s the sort of values that we have in",
"Australia.' And today, in a statement, he has",
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"agreements and announcements made to the Hong",
"Kong Stock Exchange in early 2006'. 'I have been",
"an admirer of China and its people for many",
"years,' he said. 'The Palmer United Party is very",
"fortunate to have in its ranks Australia’s first",
"mainland-born Chinese Senator Dio Wang. I have",
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N'Djamena, Chad (CNN) -- After spending years of working in neighboring Libya, the last place Daoud Mohammed wants to be right now is back to his home in Chad, the landlocked country in central Africa. With no work and few opportunities, he is worried about his and his family's future in Chad's capital N'Djamena. "To survive I had to be away -- though my family was here in Chad -- because there is nothing for me to do here," says Mohammed. He is one of the tens of thousands of Chadians who fled last year's fighting in Libya and are now back in their homeland. "I don't have any skills, I don't have any qualifications and the rainy seasons here don't come often enough, so we can't cultivate," adds Mohammed, who used to work on construction sites in Libya. Like Mohammed, around 300,000 Chadians made their living in Libya, often filling a gap at the lower end of the labor market, working in oil fields and construction sites. Read more: The Africans looking to make it in China . Many of them would send money back home to their families, providing a lifeline for a country where the majority live on less than $2 a day. The remittances helped kick-start Chad's otherwise largely stagnant economy but this was brought to a halt last year after the revolution against Moammar Gadhafi's autocratic rule also forced thousands of Chadians out of the country. The world focused on the uprising and the war in Libya, but from the onset other Africans were targeted. Mohammed says a group of armed revolutionaries stormed his compound in Benghazi, accusing some 300 Chadian workers of supporting Gafdhafi. "I don't know why they attacked me. I am just a laborer and I don't care about politics or governments, I just don't know why they did this to me," says Mohammed. Fellow Chadian Tidjani Ali Mohamed, who worked as a skilled plasterer in Libya, says he spent months in a Tripoli prison where Africans from many other countries were also held. "They forced me to confess that I worked with Gadhafi. But since I did not work with Gadhafi I just kept saying that I didn't so they just kept on beating me," he says. "It was constant suffering -- they treated me so badly, they beat me all the time and I didn't know if I would die today or tomorrow." The International Organization for Migration (IOM) negotiated with the Transitional Council in Libya to get the Chadians and other Africans out in a highly sensitive evacuation operation. In the end, they brought some 90,000 people back to Chad. See more: Is narcotic khat funding terrorism? Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home. "Libya was always a rich country, they have lots of oil, and therefore there are work opportunities," says local leader Sultan Al Sadiq Al Bashir. "Whoever goes there, even without education, will find something to do. Being a laborer, or working in agriculture, or in construction, there are always opportunities over there." Chadian economist and former finance minister Ali Abderahman Hagar says the return of the migrant workers has had a deep impact on the country's economy. "We welcomed 100,000 people who contributed to Libya's development but returned empty-handed," says Hagar, who now runs the Graduate School of Finance in Chad. "It is difficult to feed one person here in Chad, so to feed 100,000 more without having planned for them is dramatic," he adds. "We haven't received enough support from international states, we have in some way become victims of the war in Libya, even if a few Chadians are in mourning of Gadhafi's death." Like Libya, Chad has significant oil reserves. The resource was supposed to be the savior of the country's economy but people say they've yet to reap any rewards from it. "For 10 years we have seen no benefit from the oil, nothing at all," says Al Bashir. "People are still poor, people need a lot of things, and the oil is not doing anything for the people." Opinion: Can Kenya avoid Africa's resource curse? Chad, which has been ruled by Idriss Deby since 1990, has been ranked by Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Its industrial output is also minimal, while its agricultural sector has been hit by successive droughts. Despite some recent reforms, state safety nets are almost non-existent, leaving returning migrants to fend for themselves. Thrown out of Libya and with few opportunities at home in Chad, many of them now believe they've become a burden on the people they once supported. "Now we have to beg for food and the local community gives us some food and that's how we survive -- we have nothing else," says Mohammed.
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Chad's economy has been badly hit by last year's conflict in neighboring Libya .
Thousands of Chadians lived in Libya and sent remittances back to their families .
Some 90,000 people returned to Chad after the revolution against Gadhafi's regime .
Many of their families no longer have a regular source of income .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 03:28 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:10 EST, 11 April 2013 . Jodi Arias is tweeting criticism of her murder trial's prosecutor from behind bars, it was claimed today. Fox News reports that Arias, who has admitted to killing her boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008, appears to be tweeting criticism about Juan Martinez. The account is managed by Arias' friend, Donavan Bering, who updates the account with messages from Arias after speaking to the accused killer on the phone, Fox reported. Social: Jodi Arias (left) is accused of mocking prosecutor Juan Martinez (right) over his height . Martinez has attempted to portray Arias as a manipulative liar and the two have had stormy encounters in court. At . one point the prosecutor shouted and jabbed his finger at her when she . claimed to be unable to remember key details of the killing. 'Hmm... Anger Management problems anyone?,' reads one of the tweets on the account. Another . reads, 'Those afflicted with Little Man's Syndrome taint society's . perception of genuinely good men who happen to be vertically . challenged.' On Wednesday . night, Bering reportedly posted a link to Arias' personal website, where . she is selling and holding auctions for artwork. Arias says the killing was self-defense, and that on the day of Travis Alexander's death in June 2008 at his suburban Phoenix home, he attacked her and she was forced to fight for her life. However, no other evidence — other than Arias' accounts — has been presented at trial showing Alexander had ever been physically violent. Authorities say Arias planned the attack. She initially denied involvement then blamed it on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said it was self-defense. She faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman told MyFoxPhoenix.com they are aware of the activity on the Twitter account but are unable to do anything about it. Arias (left) and prosecutor Juan Martinez (foreground). The trial has gripped the U.S., especially the charged nature of the proceedings . A selecton of tweets from Arias' account. Her friend Donavan Bering is believed to be updating on her behalf . Snapped: Prosecutor Juan Martinez has been aggressive throughout the . trial, but at one point he screamed at Arias when talking . about the timing that she claims is the truth . Arias is facing the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder of Travis Alexander. The trial began in January and has . become a cable TV and tabloid sensation with tales of sex, betrayal, . religion and a bloody killing, attracting a following of thousands who . can watch it streamed live via the web. Authorities . say Arias planned the attack on her lover in a jealous rage, slitting . his throat from ear to ear, shooting and stabbing him in the shower. During 18 days . on the witness stand, Arias described an abusive childhood, including . her father belittling her mother, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, a . shocking sexual relationship with Alexander, and her contention that he . had grown physically violent in the months leading to his death. Polarisng figure: The prosecutor's ferocious approach has left some trial watchers questioning where it helped or hurt his chances of conviction, while others praised him for his tenacity . Arias says her boyfriend attacked her and she was forced to fight for her life . Public spectacle: The sensational nature of the Jodi Arias case involving gruesome murders details, sexually explicit phone calls and tales of betrayal, is drawing viewers from across the nation . However, . there has been no testimony, other than Arias', and no evidence at . trial to corroborate the defendant's claims that Alexander had ever been . physically violent in the past. Alexander . suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the head and had his . throat slit. Arias' palm print was found in blood at the scene, along . with her hair and nude photos of her and the victim from the day of the . killing. Arias said she . recalls Alexander attacking her in a fury after a day of sex. She said . she ran into his closet to retrieve a gun he kept on a shelf and fired . in self-defense but has no memory of stabbing him. She . acknowledged trying to clean the scene, dumping the gun in the desert . and working on an alibi to avoid suspicion. She said she was too scared . and ashamed to tell the truth at the time but insists she isn't lying . now. Doomed: Jodi Arias, 32, is on trial for the murder of on-off boyfriend Travis Alexander whom prosecutors say she killed in a jealous rage while she claims self-defense . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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Reports say she passes messages to a friend, who then updates account .
Her tweets appear to criticise fiery prosecutor Juan Martinez .
'Anger management problems anyone?', said one .
Arias is facing murder charges over the death of her boyfriend .
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By . Alex Ward and Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 21:52 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:11 EST, 20 February 2013 . A hacker took over Chrysler's Jeep Twitter account on Tuesday, sending out colorful tweets disparaging the off-road vehicle and its CEO just a day after Burger King's feed was similarly hijacked. The cyber-attacker, who is believed to be New England-based DJ Tony 'iThug' Cunha, with the group Defonic Team Screen Name Club, replaced Jeep's logo with Cadillac's, claiming the latter had snapped up the Chrysler brand. 'The official Twitter handle for the Jeep - Just Empty Every Pocket. Sold to Cadillac ... In a hood near you!' read the tagline on Jeep's Twitter page. Likely hacker: The Jeep and Burger King hacker is believed to be New England-based DJ Tony 'iThug' Cunha, pictured . 'Sorry guys ... no more Jeep production because we caught our CEO doing this,' read one tweet that linked to a picture of a man inhaling on what appeared to be a bong. A Cadillac spokesman in Detroit said the brand had no official comment, other than to observe there was 'some Twitter mischief going on.' According to Gizmodo, Cunha also allegedly breached the Twitter account of Burger King Worldwide Inc on Sunday, posting the online equivalent of graffiti and forcing its suspension for about an hour. Similar to the Jeep hijacking, the Burger King assailant claimed the hamburger chain had been sold to arch-rival McDonald's Corp. Gizmodo reported that Cunha, who formerly hacked MySpace pages as a teen under the DTSNC group, left a paper trail in both the @BurgerKing and @Jeep hackings. Funny: 'The official Twitter handle for the Jeep - Just Empty Every Pocket. Sold to Cadillac ... In a hood near you!' read the tagline on Jeep's Twitter page, pictured . Chaos: One tweet claimed the CEO of Jeep was a pot smoker and linked to this photo, pictured . It said he sent out numerous tweets referencing 'iThug,' many of which were targeted at his friends. But he reportedly revealed his identity when iThug bragged about his feat to a girl using his real name on Facebook, which had the incriminating URL of Facebook.com/ithug. It has now been deleted. Ignite Social Media, the North Carolina-based agency that manages Twitter and other social media accounts for most of Chrysler's brands in North America, noticed the first unauthorized tweet on Jeep's site at 1:32 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to Ed Garsten, head of Chrysler digital media. 'They immediately contacted Twitter to start the process to regain control of the account,' Garsten said, adding that the account was back under Chrysler's control in less than an hour. 'The agency and the company are looking at strengthening security on the site,' said Garsten. This would include stronger passwords and other measures. Garsten said they had 'no idea' who did it. 'I understand Twitter was especially prepared to deal with today's situation because they just went through the process with Burger King,' he said. Resolved: Jeep's account was back under Chrysler's control in less than an hour but not before a barrage of colorful tweets, pictured . Other companies took advantage of the attention surrounding the Twitter hackings to promote their own brands. Viacom . Inc's MTV sent out a message that it also had been hacked on its . official Twitter account with more than 6.6 million followers. But it . was just a prank, which was confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. BET, also owned by Viacom, pulled a similar stunt. Twitter, . which industry experts say has a poor track record on online security . and reliability, has over the past year begun courting big corporate . sponsors, hoping to beef up its revenue stream as it competes for Web . surfers with Google Inc and Facebook Inc. Industry . analysts have urged the company for years to beef up online security by . adopting 'two-factor authentication' or encrypting its website, among . other measures. This month, anonymous hackers broke into Twitter and possibly gained access to passwords and other information for as many as 250,000 user accounts. 'Whopper flopped': Burger King's Twitter account has been hacked by a McDonald's fan who has changed the branding of their page to feature McDonald's food, their logo and their name . 'Twitter is like Facebook in that it . started as a way of sharing thoughts and friendships, and security seems . to be the antithesis of sharing. After all, how much damage can a . little 140-character message do?' said Murray Jennex, a cyber-security . expert at San Diego State University. 'That . said, when business saw an opportunity to do business using Twitter, . that risk assessment went away and, at that point, Twitter should have . implemented a SecureID or two-factor authentication login.' On . Sunday, the branding of Burger King's Twitter page, which has more than . 89,000 followers, was been changed to feature their rival's food and . even their logo and Twitter name were replaced with McDonalds . @BurgerKing. The first sign . of trouble was a post made from the official Burger King account . stating: 'We just got sold to McDonalds! Look for McDonalds in a hood . near you.' Promoting their rival: From the hacked Burger King account, posts such as this one have been posted today, promoting McDonald's food . The Burger King Twitter account was . suspended after several posts, some racist and offensive, were made by . the McDonald's fan over several hours. From the Burger King account, the . hacker promoted McDonald's food, posting: 'Try our new BK (sm) Bath . Salt! 99% Pure MDPV! Buy a Big Mac, get a gram free!' That . was followed by a string of Tweets from several Twitter users as news . of the hack went viral with many tweeting and re-tweeting posts from the . hacker. One Twitter user wrote: 'Somebody needs to tell Burgerking that 'whopper123' isn't a secure password.' Another wrote: 'Yo @burgerking I tried ordering a Bic Mac at the drive through and got laughed at :( #specialsauce' A . Burger King spokesperson told MailOnline yesterday: 'It has come to our . attention that the Twitter account of BURGER KING® brand has been . hacked. Gone viral: Twitter users posted their thoughts on the hacking as the Burger King hacker continued to post from the account . With the fast-food chains and Twitter yet to make any official statement, Twitter users commented on the incident . 'We have worked directly with . administrators to suspend the account until we are able to re-establish . our legitimate site and authentic postings. 'We apologise to our followers who . have been receiving erroneous tweets about other members of our industry . and additional inappropriate topics.' McDonald's denied any involvement in . the hacking, posting on their Twitter page: 'We empathize with . our @BurgerKing counterparts. Rest assured, we had nothing to do with . the hacking.' Some Twitter users mused over how the official Burger King account could have been hacked. One . wrote: 'The fact that @BurgerKing got hacked and turned into a . @McDonalds feed is pretty funny. Never know what is going to happen in . social media.' Another said: 'We're guessing the @BurgerKing social media team is having a bad day...'
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A hacker took over Chrysler's Jeep Twitter account on Tuesday .
Culprit is allegedly New England-based DJ Tony 'iThug' Cunha .
Claimed Cadillac had bought the off-road car brand and suggested in a tweet that Jeep's CEO was a pot smoker .
Burger King's Twitter account was hacked in a similar fashion on Sunday .
Their account's page featured a picture of McDonald's food and their logo .
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By . Lizzie Parry for MailOnline . A mother convinced her sore throat was tonsillitis was horrified to discover the pain was actually due to 35 cancerous tumours. Tracey Stear was diagnosed with throat cancer while in hospital for an unrelated procedure. Telling doctors about the lumps, they ordered a biopsy, which confirmed the devastating diagnosis. Surgeons operated on the 52-year-old, opening her throat from her ear to collar bone to remove the growths - two of which were the size of goose eggs. Mother-of-three Tracey Stear was diagnosed with throat cancer after tests revealed 35 lumps in her throat were cancerous tumours . She was fed through a tube for four months and faced repeated rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, losing more than two stone as a result of her treatment. Ms Stear has now beaten the disease and is fronting a national campaign to raise awareness of the early symptoms of cancer. The grandmother-of-two from Plympton, Devon, said she owes her life to Tass Malik, consultant head and neck surgeon at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital, who spotted the problem. She said: 'I had noticed a few lumps and thought it was tonsillitis. I went to hospital for a totally different operation and mentioned I had a problem with my throat, just in case it affected the breathing tube. 'The anaesthetist noticed I had a lump in my neck and took me to a specialist who diagnosed me straight away. Everything just escalated from there. 'I had a biopsy and remember Mr Malik saying: "I can tell you it's cancer". It was at a stage where if I had left it a few weeks longer, I wouldn't be here. 'But he said he could cure me - I owe my life to Derriford Hospital and Mr Malik.' Ms Stear had an operation to remove the tumours, followed by three bouts of chemotherapy, then radiotherapy. She said: 'It took the doctors longer to operate because the biggest tumour had attached to the blood vessels - I was picked apart and put back together again. 'I finished treatment on June 4, 2008 and I will always remember that date. I was fed through my stomach for around four months. I lost about two stone - it's the first time I have ever fit in size eight jeans. The 52-year-old credits her life to consultant head and neck surgeon Tass Malik . 'Losing my hair didn't really bother me and I didn't have a wig. I forced myself to eat yoghurts to start eating again and did the Race for Life in a wheelchair. 'I never worry about anything serious any more. I'm quite happy to stand in the rain. 'Life is precious - you don't realise until you nearly lose it. It changes you totally.' Ms Stear, a support worker for people with learning difficulties, is fronting a new campaign with Cancer research UK and Channel 4 to raise money, awareness and accelerate new cancer treatments to save more lives. She is also drumming up support for the March On Cancer event, a series of fundraising marches taking place across the country on October 11. She said: 'I am through it all now and know I was so fortunate that my cancer was caught early. I want to give something back. 'Even so, my treatment was really harsh. I am standing up to cancer so that we can find kinder treatment for people like me. Research is the key.' Alison Birkett, of Cancer Research UK, said: 'One in three people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. 'Thanks to the incredible progress that's been made in the last 40 years, more people are surviving than ever before. 'But we can't afford to stand still. We have the technology and the knowledge to conquer cancer, we just need the funds to turn it into real-life treatments.' Mr Malik and his team operated on Ms Stear at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital, removing the tumours before she was given rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She has now beaten the disease .
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‘Dear Mummy and Daddy,’ reads the looping blue handwriting on Snoopy writing paper. ‘I am getting along very well. But I am still crying slightly because I am missing you very much.’ That letter was written 35 years ago by my husband, Guy, then aged eight. It was two weeks into his first term at boarding school and he was desperately homesick, but obviously trying to be brave. His mother showed us the letter a couple of weeks ago, as we were discussing where to send our own children, Will, 11, and Alice, nine, when they move to senior school. Scroll down for video . Annabel Venning has been discussing with husband Guy whether or not to send their children Alice, nine, and Will, 11 to boarding school . As I read it, my heart broke for that homesick little boy, far from home aged only eight. When Guy told me that he used to cry for three days at the beginning of every term, after every weekend visit and half-term, I felt even sadder. Then I remembered that, when I went off to board at the same age, I would struggle not to cry as I said goodbye to my parents at train stations or airport departure gates (my father was in the Army, so lived abroad for much of my childhood). Only years later did my mother tell me that once I had gone through the departure gate, she would start sobbing. On the plane, I would weep in my seat as kindly stewardesses doled out tissues. Even so, when we had our children, Guy and I assumed that they would follow in our footsteps to boarding school. Guy, aged eight, and the letter he sent to his parents about being upset at boarding school which nearly broke Annabel's heart . For when we look back at our schooldays and reminisce with old friends, it’s never those wretched, tear-stained stories we remember. It’s the pillow fights in the dormitories; the daring raids on the Mars Bar stores in the headmaster’s study; friends available to play at all times; glorious grounds to roam; building log cabins; growing vegetables in our own allotments; playing hide and seek; and climbing ancient trees. We thrived at prep school. After those emotional goodbyes, I smothered thoughts of home and never once shed a tear after walking through the big wooden door of the magnificent Jacobean mansion that housed my school in Dorset. There were animals everywhere: the teachers’ dogs followed them into the classroom (and sometimes made rather inappropriate advances on our legs as we stood in line). Ponies grazed in the fields and we could ride them before breakfast in the summer. A pet sheep wandered around the gardens. True, there weren’t as many midnight feasts as I’d been led to expect from my Enid Blyton books, but I was happy, as my own chirpy letters home testified (they were read by a teacher before being sent, so we couldn’t moan to our parents about the grey, gristly meat we were fed or the scary matron who chased us into bed with a riding crop). Nowadays, boarding school pupils can phone or email home whenever they like. The schools are more luxurious, less eccentric places than they were 30 years ago. I doubt many children have to wear a dressing gown and slippers in bed to keep warm as I did in the draughty dorm. Nor, I imagine, are children punished, as I was for talking after lights out, by being sent to sit in the dark on the ‘haunted’ staircase. But when our children neared the age at which we had been sent away, we baulked at the idea — and not just because of the eye-watering fees. They just seemed far too young. I asked the headmaster of one prep school, where boarding is compulsory from the age of 11, what happened if a child was homesick; could they go home? Annabel as a child. She says she thrived at boarding school, smothering thoughts of home after walking through the school doors . ‘We find it’s only the mothers who cry,’ he said, as though mothers’ feelings were of little consequence and every child loved boarding. But, of course, that’s not the case. I know of several happy boarders, but I also know mothers who have to peel their weeping children off them every time they return to school and who regularly receive distraught texts and phone calls begging to come home. Surely that must have a long-term impact? One of my best friends at prep school used to cry for her parents every night. She’s still too upset at the memory to talk about it. Another remembers feeling utterly bewildered as to why she couldn’t go home at night. ‘I felt lost for four years,’ she says. What if one of our children was homesick? The idea of them crying for us, even if only for a few nights, as in Guy’s case, is unbearable. And while modern boarding staff are probably more sympathetic than in our day, they cannot love our children for us. Annabel says her education was first class but she finds herself wincing at the thought of her children boarding . Moreover, we are not under the same pressures our parents faced — we work from home. So we opted instead for the excellent local primary school and, when that didn’t work out for our son, moved him to a lovely prep school where he is a day boy. Will has tried boarding for the occasional night, but once when we went away and he had to board for four nights, he told me: ‘It’s OK for a night or two, but after that I really missed you. It’s weird being without your parents at night.’ He’s right. There is nothing natural about young children living away from home. Nowadays, few children board full-time at eight as we did. Even so, I’m amazed at how many people send off their children at 11 — despite average fees of £30,000 a year. Indeed, despite concerns raised by psychiatrists that boarding is damaging for young children, it is increasingly popular — boarding numbers were up by 1 per cent last year and there are a growing number of state boarding schools. Now that we are trying to choose senior schools for our two, we are facing the dilemma afresh. We went to traditional public schools at 13, where we continued to board. The education was first class, we did well academically and went on to good universities. And yet I find myself wincing at the thought of my children doing the same. Even if they can flexi-board or weekly board, I hate the idea that they will do so much of their growing up without me. Recently, I’ve met several people (mostly men in their 40s) who said: ‘I’ve got nothing in common with my parents because I didn’t grow up with them — I went to boarding school.’ Some attribute relationship problems or mental breakdowns to being deprived of parental support during the crucial teenage years. I don’t feel like that. I am close to my parents and never felt abandoned — after all, they had little choice. And yet, even though I made lasting friendships at school, there were times I would have dearly loved to go home and have a hug from the people who cared the most — my mum and dad. The teenage years are tough. Your body changes, friendships are more intense but less secure, and everyone fights for their place in the pecking order. Girls, particularly, can be cliquey and mean. It’s the same at any school, but if you can’t get away for a few hours, it can feel relentless. We adapted by ‘fitting in’, becoming clones of each other, dressing, talking and flicking our hair the same way. Conscious as I am that I was incredibly lucky to have had such a good education, I wonder if being part of ‘normal’ life might be healthier than living, seven days a week, in a community where contact with the outside world is minimal. Modern boarding schools have incredible facilities (as well they might at £10,000 a term) and offer endless activities at weekends. But sometimes all a teenage girl wants to do on a Saturday afternoon is take the bus into town to go to Topshop with her friends. I’d like my children to have a great education and a normal life. Being a day pupil, whether at private or state school, is the best guarantee of that, I’m sure. Perhaps I am being naive. Maybe when our children become grunting, texting, grumpy teenagers and we are fed up with being a taxi service, we will be remortgaging the house and digging out boarding school prospectuses. But for now, I am glad they can confide in me, not their teddy bear, and that every night I get to kiss their foreheads as they sleep — for a few more years at least.
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Annabel says her education was first class but she finds herself wincing at the thought of her children boarding .
The letter that Guy, aged eight, had sent to his parents about being upset at boarding school nearly broke Annabel's heart .
Some attribute relationship problems or mental breakdowns to being deprived of parental support during the crucial teenage years .
Guy found it hard to settle in and they are debating whether or not to send their children Alice, nine, and Will, 11 to boarding school .
Expensive boarding schools are now more luxurious, less eccentric places .
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(CNN) -- Jhonattan Vegas has made history at the Bob Hope Classic, winning a three-man play-off on the Palmer course at La Quinta to become the first Venezuelan in history to claim a PGA Tour title. The 26-year-old Vegas, who was making just his fifth appearance on tour, made a 13-foot par putt on the second play-off hole to defeat Gary Woodland, after defending champion Bill Haas had been eliminated on the first play-off hole. After missing a nine-foot putt that would have secured victory on the final hole of regulation play, Vegas then improbably became the first rookie to win the 52-year-old tournament with a spectacular up-and-down after knocking his 92nd tee shot into the water 160-yards from the hole. "Just to think about winning on the PGA Tour, that's one thing," Vegas told the official PGA Tour website. "But to actually make it happen -- that is something else, and it's a crazy feeling," he added. "I hope this means a lot to my country. I really hope it means people changing their minds about the sport," continued Vegas -- who collected a near $1m winner's cheque as well as a two-year Tour exemption and an invitation to the Masters in April. Vegas' win is expected to boost his desire to revive golf in Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez has decried the sport as a pastime of the rich and has closed six courses in seven years. "I hope Venezuelans know about the story and that it is possible to get to the PGA Tour and win," Vegas added. "I hope people realize that all over the world." Haas, who was trying to become the first back-to-back Bob Hope champion since Johnny Miller in 1976, fired a final round 66 in the 90-hole tournament. That meant he finished level with Vegas and Woodland, who both carded 69s, on a 27-under-par total of 233.
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Vegas defeats Gary Woodland and defending champion Bill Haas in a play-off .
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By . Allan Hall . PUBLISHED: . 11:24 EST, 16 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:00 EST, 16 August 2013 . A German university has been ordered to move a group of guinea pigs which have kept homeowners up all night because of their noisy orgies. Thirteen male and female specimens live together in a large outdoor cage at Muenster University in north-west Germany. However, following complaints from nearby homeowners who said they cannot sleep because of the noise of their wild-sex sessions, they were this week the subject of a hearing in the city's Administrative Court. Frisky: Thirteen male and female specimens reside together in a large outdoor cage at Muenster University in north-west Germany. This is a file picture of a guinea pig . Yesterday, a judge ruled the cage was too close to neighbouring houses. It is just two metres from where gardens begin and by law should be at least three metres away. A sign on the door of the guinea pigs cage reads: 'These animals live in non-committal, mixed-gender groups and mate with every possible partner.' Pavo Rueder, 69, whose house borders directly on to the guinea pig area, said: 'Don't we know it. 'They are unbelievably loud and stink to high heaven. It's unbearable.' 'They go at it like, well, guinea pigs on Viagra. There's no sleep to be had at all.' A university spokesman said it was examining the judge's ruling. 'We hope this doesn't mean the end of our valuable research,' he added.
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By . Travelmail Reporter . Jay Z has opened his 40/40 Club at the world's busiest airport – perfect for passengers with time to kill. The rapper, who is married to Beyonce, launched his elite bar’s third location, which is only open to ticketed flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. The sports bar is in the US airport's Concourse D concessions area, and will be a scaled-down version of his two other clubs. New club: Jay Z - pictured with Beyonce - is opening a new branch of his sports bar at Atlanta airport . Jay Z performing on stage at the DirecTV Super Saturday Night party at the 40/40 Club in February . New bar: The 40/40 Club that opened at Atlanta airport yesterday . 40/40 restaurant and lounges also are located in Manhattan and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Jay Z also had clubs in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey, but both closed. 40/40 . is known at the New York locations for its live music and sports . memorabilia and for attracting sports celebrities and music stars such . as Rhiannon, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. Victoria . Hong of Delaware North Companies, which partners with the rap mogul, . said: ‘We want to have the same type of feel as the regular 40/40 Club. Exclusive: Inside the original 40/40 club in New York . The new bar will be a scaled down version of the original New York club . New venture: Jay Z pictured with wife Beyonce at the anniversary of the 40/40 Club in 2006 . Exclusive club: The sports bar is has opened at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International airport, Georgia . ‘It's the airport version of the 40/40 Club.’ Airport concessions director Paul Brown said there are plans to create a VIP lounge area of the club, separate from the sports bar - at 1,500sq-ft - on a different floor. The lounge is expected to open in the late fall, Brown said. The original Manhattan location opened in 2003, with Jay Z and business partner Juan Perez.40/40 was named after the rare feat among ballplayers of hitting 40 homers and stealing 40 bases in one season. At the time, Jay Z said: 'I love sports and wanted to create an environment that is conducive to match my lifestyle, while watching the games at the same time. Luxurious hangout: The New York sports bar opened by Jay Z to fit in with his lifestyle . Celebrity haunt: Basketball player Michael Beasley plays pool at Jay Z's 40/40 Club in New York . 'When we were thinking of a name, we wanted something exclusive - the 40/40 Club in baseball is as exclusive as it gets.' The New York club, which has recently undergone a $10m renovation, boasts an 18ft-tall illuminated champagne tower, plush lounges with leather seats, and video walls for watching sports games. There are also private lounges with billiard tables, 55-in HD TVs, chandeliers and a valuable collection of sports memorabilia. United: Jay Z and Beyonce were pictured at the Met Gala earlier this month before the skirmish in the elevator . 'We tried to create a place that would be favourable to both men and women, and we think we have found it with the combination of sports and an upscale hip lounge,' Juan Perez added. Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange Knowles were yesterday pictured for the first time since the now infamous elevator bust-up at the recent Met Gala. It is unclear what exactly caused the altercation between the rapper and his sister in law.
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Club will be third 40/40 in States, with branches in Manhattan and Brooklyn .
Atlanta opening will be a scaled down version of original New York bar .
A-list hangouts attracting the likes of Rhiannon, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne .
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(CNN) -- The court of public opinion has hardly been supportive of Bill Cosby, but the 77-year-old comedian still has his defenders. Last week, singer Jill Scott engaged with several people on her Twitter account after being approached to sign a petition asking Temple University to cut its ties with Cosby. Cosby, who attended the school and served on its board, has been accused of rape by a number of women in recent weeks. Through his attorneys, he has repeatedly denied the claims. Cosby facing litany of allegations . "oh ok. So they've proven the alleged allegations? I didn't know. Will they also be giving him back the millions he's donated?" Scott tweeted to the petition request. On Sunday, Scott responded to criticism with another tweet. "u know Bill Cosby? I do child and this is insane. Proof. Period," she wrote. Cosby resigned from the Temple board of trustees on Monday, but his Twitter account, @BillCosby, took note of Scott's support Wednesday morning. "Thank you @MissJillScott, from the Cosby Family," read the tweet. Cosby also thanked Whoopi Goldberg. On the November 17 edition of "The View," Goldberg said that people should be skeptical of what they hear. "Quite honestly, you know, look, I'm sorry, having been on both sides of this where people allege that you do something, it doesn't matter now," Goldberg said after the "View" panel discussed the allegations of Cosby accuser Barbara Bowman. "The cat is out of the bag; people have it in their heads. I have a lot of questions for the lady. Maybe she'll come on." "Thank you @WhoopiGoldberg," responded @BillCosby on Tuesday. Cosby also received support from comedian Faizon Love, though Love's tweets have been more inflammatory. "you sorry porch monkey deserve everything you get...you gonna stand up for this b*tch and and not a man like Mr. Cosby," he wrote on November 22 in response to a person criticizing Cosby. After some back and forth, Love said he doesn't believe in trying Cosby in the media. "Let me be clear, I don't support rape, but @billcosby has been convicted in the media & that is unjust as well #DueProcess," Love tweeted. Love even went so far as to post "I support Bill Cosby" in large letters on his Instagram account. The stories of Cosby's purported crimes have been around for about a decade, but in the past two months, they've received new life, stoked particularly by a routine by comedian Hannibal Buress that went viral and a social media stunt that went awry. At least 18 women have spoken publicly accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct, and many of the women say he drugged them before he raped them. Some of the alleged attacks took place decades ago. Cosby's attorney, Martin D. Singer, has repeatedly denied the claims. Singer said in a statement to CNN that it defies common sense that "so many people would have said nothing, done nothing, and made no reports to law enforcement or asserted civil claims if they thought they had been assaulted over a span of so many years." On Tuesday, a woman named Judy Huth filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during an incident at the Playboy Mansion, according to the documents first obtained by Radar Online (PDF). The alleged sexual assault took place in 1974, when Huth was 15 years old. Michael Bilello, a crisis management strategist, doesn't think the celebrity support will make much difference in changing the public's opinion of Cosby. "The public impression made by Cosby's continuous PR blunders, compounded by the parade of accusers giving detailed accounts, it's certainly created an image that I believe is beyond character endorsements by celebrity personalities," he said. "There are some loyal friends that, while you respect them standing by their man, (Cosby's) actions -- or inactions -- speak louder than their words." CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlin, Ben Brumfield, Dana Ford, Ronni Berke, Katia Hetter and Ed Payne contributed to this story.
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(CNN) -- A sequel to Frank Capra's classic 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" is in the works, but it might take a Christmas miracle to turn this reboot into a classic. According to a news release from film financier Allen J. Schwalb and his company Star Partners, "It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story" will tell what happened to the Baileys of Bedford Falls after the first movie ended. To help bridge the two films, producers announced that Karolyn Grimes, who at 6-years-old played Zuzu Bailey alongside Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, will reprise her role. Grimes might have been charming as little Zuzu in the original, but her film resume ended roughly when her teens started in 1952. There are also talks with other living original cast members to see if they would sign on to the movie, which may sound like a holiday treat to some and like a lump of coal to many. "It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story" will be written by Bob Farnsworth, known primarily as a music producer, and Martha Bolton, whose resume largely consists of her work done on Bob Hope specials in the 1980s and '90s. Schwalb has financed a long list of films -- including "Rain Man," "The Color Purple" and "Thelma and Louise" -- but most of them were hits in the last century, and his credits as a producer appear to be minimal. Despite a reported $25 million to $32 million budget and an projected release next holiday season, the movie resembles an independent film rather than a high-profile sequel. And that's if it can even get off the ground; the copyright to the original is its own complicated story. NBC controls the rights to "It's a Wonderful Life." At one point, it was believed to have been part of the public domain and these new filmmakers seem to be operating as if it is. Requests for comment from NBC have not been returned, but it's worth noting the network has been protective enough of the classic's legacy that it airs the film sparingly even during the holidays. For his part, Schwalb says this new movie would continue the classic story for "an entirely new generation of moviegoers" and he is proud "to be involved in moving this story forward."
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(CNN)The Nazis did all they could to make their Jewish captives faceless, dressing them in uniforms and tattooing them with numbers that would become their new identities. In the midst of that horror -- indeed, in perhaps the most horrific place a Jew could land at the time -- prisoners sought to take their images back and made sure that art was still present. Franciszek Jaźwiecki, a Polish artist and political prisoner at Auschwitz, made portraits of fellow prisoners. Though the portraits portrayed prisoners of various nationalities and ages, they shared the same haunting quality, according to Agnieszka Sieradzka, an art historian at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. "The most interesting in these portraits are eyes -- a very strange helplessness," she says. "Prisoners created portraits because the desire to have an image was very strong." Sieradzka believes Jaźwiecki made the portraits because he was aware they would one day become important historical documents. Almost every portrait features the subject's prisoner number, which gives historians a name to attach to the pictures. An earlier version of this story included a reference to "Polish camps." It should have said "Nazi concentration camps in German-occupied Poland." CNN regrets the error. More than 100 of Jaźwiecki's portraits are housed in the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, a memorial and museum at the site of the Nazi concentration camps in German-occupied Poland. The gallery has more than 2,000 pieces of art created inside various Nazi camps or after the war. Through the years, Jaźwiecki is said to have hidden his portraits in his bed or in his clothes. The drawings managed to survive until he was liberated. After his death in 1946, his family donated his portraits to the museum. One of the most important pieces in the museum collection is a sketchbook containing 22 pictures most likely drawn in 1943 by an unknown prisoner at Auschwitz. The sketchbook is the only artwork documenting extermination at Birkenau. The sketches were found in 1947, two years after liberation, near Birkenau's crematoriums. They had been stuffed into a bottle and hidden in the foundations of one of the buildings. "Some would be surprised that art existed in a place like that, in a place with crematories, but art was especially needed here behind the barbed wire, because the art could save a part of their human dignity," says Sieradzka. "The art was a hope for a better future. The art was escape from the brutal reality of the camp to another, better world." According to Sieradzka, Nazi SS officers commissioned some of the works. Artistically gifted prisoners made instructional drawings and models for the military. SS soldiers also exploited the prisoners' talents for private purposes, making them create portraits, landscapes, greeting cards and illustrations of German legends. Soldiers sent some of the art to their families or displayed it in the camp's own gallery, the Lagermuseum. That museum also held items taken from those deported to the camp, including antiques, Jewish prayer books and garments. For Sieradzka, the most valuable and important work is the art prisoners made at great risk -- in secret. "Prisoners couldn't use materials from SS officers for private purposes. It was forbidden, but prisoners many times carried out illegal activity and used these materials for illegal artworks," she says, "These paintings and drawings play a very important educational role as illustrative of what happened at Auschwitz." Prisoners made art using whatever materials they could find -- scraps of paper, baking paper, the backs of old letters. They made sculptures using bread and toothbrushes, says Sieradzka. "The art was forbidden in Auschwitz so creating a drawing like that means risking torture, even death, however the art existed here almost from the beginning," she says. Jan Komski was a Polish Catholic arrested while crossing the border in attempt to reach the newly formed Polish Army in France. He had escaped Auschwitz once, but was rearrested in Krakow. After he was liberated, he immigrated to the United States, became a U.S. citizen, and worked for the Washington Post newspaper as an illustrator. Before he passed away in 2002, he painted works depicting daily life in the camp -- scenes of barbarity at the hands of the SS and humanity and compassion between fellow prisoners. "Thanks to these artworks, we could also see Auschwitz and the camp in the eyes of prisoners. And this is very unique because we haven't photos depicting everyday life of prisoners in the camp," says Sieradzka. Through these works, she says, we can see the truth about Auschwitz.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum has works of art created in concentration camps .
Prisoners would create art in secret and hide it .
Through these works, we can see the truth about Auschwitz, historian says .
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Co-op Bank is suffering a customer exodus after a tawdry sex and drugs scandal and revelations about its parlous finances. In a surprise statement to the stockmarket the bank admitted yesterday that there has been an increase in customers ditching their current accounts. The self-proclaimed ‘ethical’ lender acknowledged ‘recent events may have caused some brand and reputational damage’. 'He let the party down': Baroness Boothroyd with Paul Flowers in 1981 . It added that this had contributed to ‘an increase the Bank has seen in the switching out of current accounts.’ The lender could not put a figure on the number of customers that have deserted in recent weeks. However, experts pointed out that there must have been significant desertions for a stock exchange announcement to have been necessary. The statement is the first admission that many of the bank’s previously loyal customers have finally run out of patience. The bank is fighting to salvage its reputation after former chairman Reverend Paul Flowers allegedly organised drug-fuelled orgies with rent boys. Flowers has been bailed after being questioned by police. It comes on the eve of a crucial life or death vote for the 141 year old bank. Disgraced flowers . Thousands of its bondholders have to decide whether to sanction a rescue package to plug a £1.5 billion black hole in its finances. If a large majority do not approve the deal, the bank could be wound down by the Bank of England. The first deadline in the crucial poll falls at 4.30pm today (Friday) and the final closing date to vote is early next month. John Mann, the Labour MP and member of the influential Treasury Select Committee said: ‘It’s no surprise whatsoever that the Co-op is losing customers. ‘Many of my constituents are worried about whether their money is safe. The chancellor really needs to be out there providing reassurance.’ Hedge fund investors that want to win control of the bank have already committed themselves to the rescue package but the plan must also win the support of small bondholders. If the scheme fails bondholders stand to lose their investment but people with ordinary savings deposits of up to £85,000 are covered by the Financial Compensation Scheme. The bank is fighting to salvage its reputation after former chairman Reverend Paul Flowers allegedly organised drug-fuelled orgies with rent boys . In its statement to the City the bank said its recent troubles, competition from other banks and the introduction of seven day account switching in September have all contributed to defections by current account customers. Rival banks have launched multi-million pound advertising campaigns, with Halifax offering £100 cash back to lure new customers. The Co-op’s financial problems mean it has been unable to compete for new customers with expensive advertising campaigns. The bank said it had not seen a similar level of departures by savers. The bank previously portrayed itself as a cut above its High Street rivals, presenting itself as an ‘ethical’ bank. This has proved a powerful lure for many customers fed up of the antics of mainstream lenders.But consumer campaigners said many who turned to the Co-op because of its claims to be ‘ethical’ have lost faith after recent revelations. The rescue package being voted on today (frid) involves the funeral homes-to-supermarkets Co-op group ceding control of the bank to a group of US hedge funds. The Co-op Bank will be floated on the stockmarket, meaning it will be owned by shareholders instead of members. The bank has desperately tried to persuade customers this will not compromise its ethics. But Laura Willoughby, chief executive of consumer campaign group Move Your Money said: ‘There is uncertainty about the future of the Co-op and its future as an ethical bank. 'Customers who went to the Co-op because of its ethical credentials are looking for other places to put their money. Many still don’t want to go to the big five banks. We are seeing strong anecdotal evidence that people are moving their money to building societies such as Nationwide.’
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Bank announced more customers are ditching their current accounts .
Bank is fighting to salvage its reputation after former chairman Reverend Paul Flowers allegedly organised drug-fuelled orgies with rent boys .
Flowers has been bailed after being questioned by police .
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By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 10:30 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:44 EST, 16 December 2013 . On trial: Neville Neville, the father of England footballers Gary and Phil, stands accused of sexual assault which his alleged victims claims happened when she dropped him home . The father of former Manchester United and England footballers Gary and Phil Neville sexually assaulted a woman after having 'far too much to drink' and told her 'I like the chase', a jury heard today. Neville Neville, 63, is on trial at Bolton Crown Court accused of a single count of assault by penetration after the woman gave him a lift home on a snowy evening. The alleged victim - who said she feared she was going to be raped - told police: 'The thought he could do that without my consent and to think he "likes the chase" made me feel dirty', the court heard. On the first day of his trial today his famous sons, Gary and Phil, were in the public gallery to support him. The incident is said to have taken place in Bury, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of March 23, but Neville denies the offence. The jury of eight women and four men was told that the accused knew his alleged victim. The incident happened following a night out in which the alleged victim offered the defendant a lift home in her car in the cold, snowy conditions at the time. Peter Cadwallader, prosecuting, said when she was about to drop him off near his home, he suddenly 'lunged' at her and forced his tongue in her mouth. She said she told him to stop but he persisted and grabbed her breast before he pushed his hand down her trousers and inside her underwear, the prosecutor said. When she later reported the matter to the police, married Neville did not deny the incident took place but told detectives it was consensual. Mr Cadwallader told the jury: 'The Crown . say it was not consensual and he knew full well it was not consensual . because she told him so.' Scroll down for video . Concerned sons: Gary and Phil Neville leaving Bolton Crown Court today on the first day of their father's trial . The prosecution said she was effectively pinned to her seat as she told him to stop when he began kissing her. Mr Cadwallader continued: 'The Crown would say he had far too much to drink. 'The defendant did not stop with kissing her. He pushed his hand up her top and grabbed her breast. 'By that stage she was feeling more and more distraught and frightened by the persistence. 'She did not know what it would end with.' He then pushed his hand down her trousers as he attempted unsuccessfully to undo the buttons, the court heard. Forcing her thighs apart he then sexually assaulted her in a 'rough' manner, the court was told. She continued to tell him to stop and eventually the defendant got out of the car and she drove off, said Mr Cadwallader. The prosecutor added: 'She was in a distraught condition. She did not know at that stage what to do.' Supportive: Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville, right, and his brother former Everton captain Phil Neville, left, were in court to back their father . The alleged victim entered the witness box to give evidence without screens. The jury was played a video of her police interview. 'I said 'What are you doing?' and he said "I like the chase".' 'The thought he could do that without my consent made me feel dirty' - Neville Neville's alleged victim . She told the interviewing female officer: 'I feel cheap. I have never been made to feel like that in my life. 'I felt I was doing him a favour on dropping him off because it was snowing... he abused that kindness really. 'I did not want him to fall in the snow and slip. And he is a big guy so I said 'I will drop you off'. I had no reason not to give him a lift.' Describing the moments before the alleged sexual assault, she said Neville told her to pull over. 'He said 'Turn the engine off' and I just did it. 'He took his seatbelt off. I didn't take mine off.' 'He forced his head on me,' she said. 'It was a really forceful kiss. His tongue, like, forced down my throat. 'I had never been in a situation like that, especially with someone I knew.' Prosecution: Bolton Crown Court, pictured, heard that Neville was a 'big man' who sexually assaulted the woman in a 'rough' manner because he 'liked the chase' She said she initially thought she would be blamed for what had happened for not pushing him off. 'I just froze,' she said, 'My whole body froze. I could not speak. I just panicked. 'He forced himself on me totally. His hand up the side of my shirt, inside my bra. He grabbed hold of me but at the same time forcing me down with his face. He is a very, very big man. That was stopping me moving. 'He went down my trousers... he forced my legs apart and he was trying to rip my trousers off. 'I said 'Stop what you are doing'. I didn't say 'No'. 'I said 'You are a married man, are you not happy?' and he said 'I'm very happy'. 'I said 'What are you doing?' and he said 'I like the chase'.' The trial continues. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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Neville Neville, 63, denies a single count of assault on unnamed woman .
His successful footballer sons were both at Bolton Crown Court today .
Alleged victim claims he 'lunged' at her after 'far too much drink'
Neville told police afterwards incident happened but it was consensual .
Woman gave evidence and told jury: 'He forced himself on me totally'
'I said "What are you doing?" and he said "I like the chase",' she said .
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If you have been missing the famous gang from Essex, fear not as the wildly popular TV programme's 14th series is set to hit screens this Sunday. TOWIE's new season kicks off with a Tenerife special and MailOnline Travel went behind the scenes of the stunning luxury hotel where the stars stayed to find out what life is like for the partygoers when they are on holiday. The group stayed at the five-star Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel, perfectly situated in the upmarket resort of Costa Adeje. Scroll down for video . The luxurious Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa offering a range of treatments for all of guests' pampering needs . Daniel Adrian, director of Adrian Hoteles, said the Tenerife hotel was delighted to welcome the cast of The Only Way Is Essex . Lauren Pope made the most of her beachfront balcony at the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel, and uploaded this image to her Instagram account . In the hour-long series opener, the hotel serves as an extravagant backdrop to the drama of the cast members, including Lydia Bright, Chloe Sims, Jessica Wright and Lauren Pope. During their stay at the beachfront hotel, the girls and two best male friends sipped cocktails at the Ahemon pool bar, lounged on the Balinese sun beds overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, took a dip in the infinity pool and hot tub, and even enjoyed a massage by the pool on their final morning. Making the most of their oceanfront balconies, the glamorous Lauren Pope and Jessica Wright posted stunning photos on their social media accounts from the comfort of their hotel rooms. The resort has two swimming pools, including an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, complete with stylish Balinese sun beds . Superior double rooms boast oceanfront balconies that provide enviable views and enough space to relax and top up your tan . The hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa offering a range of treatments for all of guests' pampering needs, two swimming pools, including an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, stylish Balinese sun beds and four restaurants to choose from. There are also two tennis courts, a putting green, archery and a full gym for those looking to stay active and in beach-ready shape. Those who are looking for a relaxed day after a night of cocktails can play paddle tennis, beach volleyball, giant chess or petanque. During their stay at the beachfront hotel, the girls and two best male friends from TOWIE sipped cocktails at the Ahemon pool bar . The enviable location of the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel made it easy for the girls to head to nearby stylish night spots such as Cafe del Mar . The Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel has four restaurants for guests to choose from, including this outdoor space overlooking the sea . Fans can experience the holiday the TOWIE stars had from €135 (approximately £100) per night for a standard double room and breakfast . The 14th series opener of TOWIE, which features the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel in Tenerife, debuts on ITVBe on Sunday evening . Daniel Adrian, Director of Adrian Hoteles, said: 'We were delighted to welcome the cast to our beautiful coastal hotel. 'We recognised that this could be an exciting opportunity to showcase the wide range of facilities of our hotel to fans of TOWIE in the UK, which we know has a huge following.' If fans wish to follow in the bronzed footsteps of the TOWIE cast, standard double rooms at Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel start at €135 (approximately £100) per night, including breakfast, based on double occupancy.
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Stars of The Only Way Is Essex stayed at the luxurious Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel at Costa Adeje .
MailOnline Travel went behind the scenes to learn more about the stunning hotel featured in the programme .
TOWIE stars sipped cocktails at a poolside bar and lounged on Balinese sun beds overlooking the Atlantic Ocean .
Five-star hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa, two swimming pools and four restaurants to choose from .
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(CNN) -- When two-time winner Alberto Contador was forced to quit the Tour de France after a painful crash the outlook looked bleak for the Tinkoff-Saxo team but since his departure a new star has emerged in Polish rider Rafal Majka. The 24-year-old was a last-minute inclusion in its squad for the Tour, but has seized his opportunity with both hands, claiming his second stage win Wednesday and the second in a row for Tinkoff-Saxo. Like teammate Michael Rogers the day before, Majka proved the strongest of a breakaway group on the short but punishing 124.5 km stage from Saint-Gaudens to Pla d'Adet. The points he gained on the climbs and at the finish saw him stretch his lead in the battle for the polka dot jersey of the King of the Mountains winner. Majka is one of a number of young riders making a big impression in the 2014 Tour, but it is still being led by Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, who finished third on stage 17, pulling away from his nearest rivals on the final climb. Only France's Jean-Christophe Peraud was able to hold his wheel to improve his chances of finishing on the podium in Paris Sunday, holding fourth spot, but only eight seconds adrift of compatriot Thibaut Pinot. Nibali has extended his advantage to five minutes 26 seconds over Movistar's Alejandro Valverde with one further tough stage in the Pyrenees to come ahead of Saturday's individual time trial. With Contador and defending champion Chris Froome sidelined by earlier crashes, the Astana star has dominated the race and looked untroubled again on the penultimate stage in the mountains. Majka, who finished sixth in this year's Giro D'Italia, first made his mark on the Tour in the Alps, winning at the Risoul ski station last Saturday in fine style, a major boost for his team after the loss of Contador to a broken shin on Bastille Day, July 4. "Our team had bad luck in stage 10, but after that Bjarne (Rjiis) said that we needed to fight for a stage victory," he told the official Tour de France website. "We didn't win one but three stages, and now with the polka dot jersey, I feel good. But there's still one hard stage to go, I will fight more because this jersey is really important for the team." Thursday will see Nibali and the rest of the peloton tackle the feared climbs of the Tourmalet and Hautacam on a 145.5km leg from Pau.
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Second stage win of this year's race for young Pole .
Cements lead in King of the Mountains competition .
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Lemy, the cute, curly lagotto romagnolo, gave a little yelp as she snuffled among the fallen oak leaves and started scrabbling in the earth. Wielding a small pickaxe, her owner Serge took over the dig and pulled out a muddy lump. He offered his dog a sniff before holding the golf-ball-sized black truffle aloft for us all to admire. A city to be savoured: Lyon is home to two major rivers (the Rhone and Saone) - and endless good restaurants . Deep in the French countryside, this Italian breed of duck-hunting dog is prized for its fast and accurate work. 'The Ferrari of truffle hounds!' exclaimed Serge. With our lesson on the production of the valuable fungi over, we strolled back to Serge's farmhouse, where his wife Corinne passed around delicious truffle infused canapes and glasses of wine. This excursion was just one of the epicurean treats on the inaugural cruise aboard SS Catherine, christened in April by her namesake, French film star Catherine Deneuve. In the coming days, sailing on the Rhone from Lyon, France's gastronomic capital, our noses and palates would be tickled with tastings ashore and on board of artisanal chocolate, fine wines, regional cheeses and oysters too. And all this between gourmet meals. SS Catherine is the latest lavishly and lovingly decorated vessel in the Uniworld line. Good boy: Serge and his faithful hound Emy search for buried treasure in the French countryside . The ship has a wonderful extravagance about her - original art, including works by Miro and Chagal adorns the walls. She is designed with no expense spared by Beatrice Tollman, who is also the founder and president of The Red Carnation Hotel collection, and her daughter Toni. One of them is the five-star Milestone in Kensington and if you've been there, you'll recognise the eclectic style and focus on tip-top service that guests enjoy on SS Catherine. Green-themed SS Catherine has a most striking lobby, where a specially commissioned, enormous Murano glass chandelier hangs above a large glass horse standing in front of a glass lift. Beside this is a waterfall, flanked by a wrought-iron double staircase. Custom-made green glass latticework has been handcrafted on to the mirrored walls. There is a marble fireplace, in the lounge and in the corner of Bar du Leopard there is a swimming pool with a luscious jungle mural. My cabin had a marble bathroom, three ivory and green embroidered walls and a glass one that retracted at the flick of a switch to create a balcony (with another switch to draw down a fly screen for hot nights). I awoke from a dreamless sleep in my huge bed in the town of Tain l'Hermitage, with twin town Tournon on the opposite bank. Settling in nicely: The SS Catherine offers luxury suites with glorious views of the passing scenery . By half past ten I had nibbled my way round the new, interactive La Cite Du Chocolat museum, and was watching a chef demonstrate two different chocolate mousse recipes. Which we then of course consumed. Hurrying over to Tournon, we were rewarded with generous tastes of Crozes-Hermitage wines on the terrace of a chateau, enjoying views of the vineyards across the river that produced the grapes. As we walked back to the ship across France's oldest suspension bridge, waiters greeted us at intervals, proffering trays of green and white goat's-cheese macaroons. Then it was time for lunch. The lavish buffet included local charcuterie and cheeses and comfort food, such as a clear chicken soup and a creamy rice pudding made to Mrs Tollman's recipes. Teatime, with exquisite sandwiches and pastries in the Bar du Leopard, was followed by a tasting of Rhone Valley wines and Ardeche goat's cheeses in the Van Gogh lounge, before it was time for the most sumptuous dinner of classic French dishes. Next morning, to work up an appetite before a champagne breakfast, I borrowed one of the ship's bicycles for a spin round the pretty village of Viviers, then boarded the coach setting off into the countryside for truffle-hunting. The leisurely afternoon's cruise was punctuated with a master class on Arcachon oysters, flown in from Bordeaux. During my few days on board, I learned that a cruise on SS Catherine is truly a feast, and not only for the eyes. Titan, . in partnership, with Uniworld (www.titantravel.co.uk, 0800 988 5867) offers a seven-night 'Burgundy And Provence' cruise from £2,309 per person . including return flights, full board on SS Catherine, transfers, . excursions with English-speaking guides, unlimited complimentary drinks, . gratuities, wi-fi and Titan's VIP Home Departure Service.
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(CNN) -- It was another bad day at the office for Tiger Woods as he shot a two-over-par 74 in his opening round at the Players Championship Thursday. The US PGA event, often referred to as the "fifth major," is worth a cool $9.5 million but Woods is unlikely to taste any of that bounty having already fallen nine shots off leaders Ian Poulter and Martin Laird. World number seven Woods, a 14-time major champion who still dreams of breaking Jack Nicklaus' record of 18, endured a torrid time as he seeks to return to the consistency that made him virtually unbeatable a few years back. The 36-year-old broke a 17-month drought in March with victory at Bay Hill but came to TPC Sawgrass -- where his only win was back in 2001 -- in poor form having missed the cut at Quail Hollow, only the eighth time that has happened in his career. Tiger Woods hits back at his critics . But after another bad opening round Woods may well miss the cut again. "It wasn't certainly the most positive start," Woods told reporters. "Any kind of momentum that I would build, I would shoot myself in the foot on the very next hole. Just one of those days. "I didn't get a lot out of that round. I just didn't score. I hit decent shots in there and just got some of the worst lies." Players Championship leaderboard . Woods had claimed before Quail Hollow that he had put his problem swing behind him and was slowly building back towards something approaching his best. "Just be patient with it. Just keep plugging along," he said. "In the last few months, I've put together some good rounds, won a couple tournaments, so it's there. I just need to continue doing it." Meanwhile the man who was once lambasted for suggesting -- while Woods was at the peak of his powers and seemingly untouchable -- that he could one day challenge golf's most enigmatic player is leading the tournament. Poulter shot a magnificent seven-under 65, dropping just one shot the entire round. "It felt real solid," the Englishman told the PGA's official website. "I got off to a nice start, hit a few good shots early on ... then four birdies in a row from nine." And the secret of Poulter's round? According to the Englishman it was to play less golf. "I've been busy at home, new house to move in to, stuff to occupy my mind," he explained. "And when I haven't been (moving house), I've been hitting some balls ... My time on the range has been a small but concentrated effort." Poulter was joined at the top by Scotland's Martin Laird, who also birdied the notoriously difficult "island" par-three 17th hole -- which cost two-time major champion Angel Cabrera nine shots on Thursday. Laird,, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour whose last victory came at Bay Hill in 2011, completed a flawless round to be one shot clear of American Blake Adams. Compatriots Kevin Na and Ben Crane both finished with five-under 67s, while Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas, Ben Curtis and Australia's Adam Scott were in a group of 11 players on 68.
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Tiger Woods slumps to a two-over 72 in first round of Players Championship .
Now seven shots off first round leader Ian Poulter .
Woods in danger of missing second cut in a row .
Poulter claims success comes from playing less golf .
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She was the youngest person to win a Gold Logie back in 1988 - and 26 years on Kylie Minogue will perform on stage at the 2014 award ceremony. Not only was Kylie the youngest Gold Logie recipient at the time - and still is today - she was also the first person to win four Logie Awards at one event. The 45-year-old was just 20 when she scooped up the coveted Australian accolades in 1988, and has since gone on to become an international superstar - with more than 70 million record sales worldwide. Good to be back: Kylie Minogue will be performing at the Logies, 26 years after she became the first person to win four Logies in one year . Young love: Kylie arrives at the 1988 Logies with then-boyfriend Jason Donovan . Then and now: Kylie Minogue showing off her first Logie Award in 1988, above left, and in London last week . TV Week editor Emma Nolan said she was overjoyed Kylie would be singing a song from her new album this year. 'The Logies and Kylie go hand-in-hand,' she said. 'We’re thrilled to see her back. Her special headline performance is sure to be a memorable one.' Fresh from her resounding success as a coach on The Voice UK, Kylie will return to Australian television screens this year as a coach on The Voice Australia with fellow The Voice UK coach will.i.am and returning coaches Ricky Martin and Joel Madden. The performer’s 12th studio album, Kiss Me Once, went straight to number one on the Australian iTunes chart on the day of release. The star-studded event will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Palladium at Crown, Crown Towers, Melbourne. It will be broadcast on the Nine Network. The 45-year-old singer has released a new album, Kiss Me Once, which is her 12th studio album . Album number 12: Kylie's eyes are closed and lips are painted a deep red on the cover of her latest album 'Kiss Me Once'
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She will perform a song from her new album .
The 45-year-old was, and still is, the youngest ever Gold Logie winner .
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Washington (CNN) -- When Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York unveiled their bill Monday to regulate the online and mail-order sale of ammunition, they did so in a state most friendly to Democrats -- New York. But across the country, voters might not be as receptive. Gun control can be seen as political quicksand for Democratic lawmakers. Lautenberg and McCarthy, whose husband was killed and son was injured in a 1993 mass shooting on the Long Island Rail Road, said their bill will help crack down on people anonymously stockpiling ammunition bought through the Internet. Colorado police said the alleged shooter in Aurora this month purchased thousands of rounds of ammunition online. Still, when it comes to gun policy, many congressional Democrats have "decided to keep quiet and not go there," said Alan Lizotte, dean and professor at the State University of New York at Albany's School of Criminal Justice. They remember the 1990s, when President Bill Clinton was able to push through Congress an assault weapons ban and a required waiting period before purchasing handguns. But that move led to a fractious debate over gun policy that, following the Columbine shootings in 1999, ultimately helped sink Vice President Al Gore's chances of winning the 2000 election, in part because of problems persuading white, rural and blue collar voters to pick him, Lizotte said. "You can push (gun control) through, then bam, Gore loses," Lizotte said. "Politically, I think that was a big mistake for (Clinton). He got it through, and his constituency was happy with him. But it had consequences ... it kills you down the line." Chastened congressional Democrats, especially those in competitive districts and their leaders, have since given the issue of gun policy wide berth. Even President Barack Obama steered clear of gun rights in his speech in the aftermath of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting and last year after six people were killed during an assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, in Tucson. Obama mentioned gun safety only in passing after the Tucson shootings to describe the polarizing nature of the issue. Top House and Senate leaders are judiciously sidestepping the issue, even after Obama brought it up during his recent remarks on the movie theater shootings. "With the schedule we have, we're not going to get into the debate on gun control," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told CNN. "But I'm very happy, I'm glad the president made the statement because it's something that needs to be done. But we're not going to address gun control." It would be politically unwise to do so, political experts say, especially during a fierce battle for control of the Senate. With 51 seats, Senate Democrats hold a narrow majority. Senate Republicans have 47 seats and independents -- Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman -- tend to vote with Democrats. Party leaders on both sides are watching close Senate races in Virginia and Massachusetts. Democrats are facing tough re-election contests in Missouri and Montana, and there are two open Senate races Nebraska and North Dakota. Three of those states -- Missouri, Montana and North Dakota -- also rank among the highest for the number of background checks for guns, according to a 2010 analysis by the Daily Beast. The report compared 18 months worth of data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System and compared that with state's population data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 estimates to gain a glimpse at the states that are "the most armed." According to the analysis, the 10 states with the highest number of background checks for guns voted for Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. The 10 states with the least number of checks voted for Barack Obama. "You can have a guy who plays well in North Dakota, but if the Republicans paint him as somebody that ... allows liberals on East Coast to take away your gun rights ... (he could run into problems)," Lizotte said. "So the leadership has to say 'we're not playing that kind of game'." Talking about gun policy in those states could alienate the types of voters who are motivated to cast ballots based on a single issue. Those who fight hardest for gun ownership tend to be very vocal, single-issue voters, said Jon Vernick, an associate professor and co-director at Johns Hopkins' Center for Gun Policy and Research, while those who favor stricter control tend to have a range of issues they're pushing. "The questions for Democrats is whether support for gun violence prevention would truly harm their support among people who might not have voted for them anyway," Vernick said. There's also little political incentive for those in tough congressional races to talk about gun policy since several national polls suggest voters are against stricter gun laws, and there's actually been a downturn both in the number of people owning guns overall and gun violence, said Kristin A. Goss, an associate professor of public policy and political science at Duke University and author of "Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America." For example, a Pew Research Center poll conducted in April, found that 55% of independent voters feel it is "more important to protect gun ownership than to control guns," with 40% saying controlling gun ownership is more important. The poll also found that 72% of Republicans feel protecting gun ownership is important, while 27% of Democrats feel that way. Those who advocate stricter gun control lost the messaging battle long ago, Goss said. "Historically the pro-control side has struggled to come up with a compelling narrative that will help people come over to the case of stricter gun control laws," Goss said. "For a long time, these gun violence rates and massacres spoke for themselves. They relied on that to make the case but were up against a very powerful and very well-disciplined and skillful army that was good at taking those arguments apart." They are also skilled at how they target their campaign contributions. For example, during the 2010 midterm elections, fiscally moderate Blue Dog Democrats in tough re-election fights represented roughly half of the top 20 recipients of contributions from the National Rifle Association, according to data collected by the campaign-finance website OpenSecrets.org. The candidates -- many of whom hail from rural regions in Southern and Western states where gun ownership is deeply cherished -- each received nearly $10,000 from the NRA that year. In 2008, only one Democrat made the top 20 list, Florida Democrat Tim Mahoney, who netted an NRA endorsement and contested the constitutionality of the District of Columbia's gun ban in a Supreme Court brief. He received $12,400. This year so far, only three Democrats made the top 20 list and received donations of roughly $5,000. All three either lost primaries or retired, out of the running for the fall election. Still, in New York, Lautenberg and McCarthy know the political reality, but they see their fight as bigger than politics. "It's one thing to buy a pair of shoes online," Lautenberg told reporters Monday. "But it should take more than a click of the mouse to amass thousands of rounds of ammunition." CNN's Dana Bash contributed to this report .
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Bill aims to curb online ammo sales, though election losses make Democrats hesitant .
High stakes races make it unlikely for Democrats to wade into gun policy debate .
Gun ownership advocates in competitive states are vocal and will vote on a single issue .
The NRA tends to support Democrats who vocally fight for gun rights .
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Banned: Chemical MI will now be banned from all leave-on cosmetics thanks to a Mail on Sunday campaign . A chemical is to be banned from beauty products after an investigation by The Mail on Sunday showed it was responsible for triggering one of the worst skin-allergy epidemics doctors have seen. The preservative methylisothiazolinone – also known as MI – has been a popular ingredient in moisturisers, sun creams, shampoos and even baby wipes. But in July, this paper revealed that one patient in ten who went to hospital with the painful skin condition dermatitis had suffered an allergic reaction to MI. After our report, British dermatologists demanded action, warning the epidemic would only intensify. Now the European Commission is set to outlaw the chemical from all leave-on cosmetics that are rubbed on to the skin, and dramatically reduce its use in rinse-off products such as shampoo. The Commission is expected to announce the plan next week after Cosmetics Europe, the trade body for 4,000 cosmetics firms, took the unprecedented step of advising its members to urgently remove MI from products left on the skin. Dr David Orton, president of the British Society of Cutaneous Allergy, said he was delighted. ‘It is good news there are proposals to regulate,’ he added. ‘We are also pleased the industry itself is advising members to remove MI from leave-on products so that consumers are protected even more quickly.’ Dr Ian White, a consultant dermatologist at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas’ Hospital in London who campaigned for tighter regulations, said: ‘I’m delighted something is being done. ‘There is strong evidence that the number of patients affected is continuing to rise and so it is clear that strong action is needed.’ MI started being used as a preservative in 2006 but only recently became a popular ingredient, triggering a surge in allergic reactions. Last year, only about six per cent of dermatitis patients were found to be sensitive to MI. By this summer, the figure had jumped to ten per cent and now, estimates suggest the number is 14 per cent. Reaction: One in ten sufferers of dermatitis were found to have had an allergic reaction to the chemical . In September Johnson & Johnson said it would change the formula of its Piz Buin 1 Day Long suncream after more than 150 people told of reactions. Under current rules, MI can be added to cosmetics at a concentration of 100 parts per million. But next week, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety will say that MI should be banned from all leave-on products and used at just 15 parts per million in rinse-off products. It is this second proposal that is likely to cause controversy, as many companies contest the claim that MI in rinse-off products causes harm. However, dermatologists argue there is now a pool of people sensitised to MI who could react to it even in shampoos and shower gels.
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By . Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 08:36 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:57 EST, 25 July 2013 . Cash-strapped surgeons in Moldova are using DIY tools for operations because they have no funds to buy proper medical equipment. Doctors have been forced to carry out complex operations on children using drills, pliers and electrical saws usually reserved for home renovations. Staff at the Ignatenco Children's Hospital leaked a video to the country's Panorama newspaper showing three masked surgeons and a nurse wield what looks like a household drill to bore a hole in a sedated patient’s elbow. DIY: The filmed leaked by staff at a children's hospital in Moldova claims surgeons are having to operate using household tools . Surgery: Doctors are seen using tools normally used for construction to drill into a patient . They also use what appears to be a pair of pliers to hold extracted tissue and remove the drill from the hole. Staff at the hospital, in Moldova's capital Chisinau, said they were upset the hospital's director had not allocated money for new equipment. Nicolae Curca, one of the surgeons who performed the operation, said: 'Household tools have only one drawback – they are difficult to sterilize.' Dr Curca said that his colleagues also use hammers and chisels to break through bone. Europe’s poorest nation, Moldova has witnessed a deterioration of the population’s health status in all indicators since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, according to the World Health Organization. Tools: Surgeons have reportedly used drills, hammers and pliers on patients at a children's hospital in the country's capital . Not for human use: One of the doctors featured on the clip said household tools are 'difficult to sterilise' Basic: Staff are complaining that they have not been allocated any money for new equipment . The video has provoked outrage in Moldova, causing Prime Minister Iurie Leanca to call for an inspection of the hospital, its inventory and medical staff. Moldova’s Health Minister Andrei Usatii was quoted as having told a TV channel that medical equipment is available and used for operations at the hospital, and that the clinic has three new medical drills. 'The electric drill shown in the video is something else. Such tools are not listed in the clinic’s inventory, but they can be used,' he said. Denial: Moldova's health minister has insisted the hospital does have medical drills and other equipment surgeons can use . Heavy duty: The DIY tools are bulky and impractical for surgery, as well as being hard to keep sterile . Anger: The footage has caused uproar in Moldova, one of Europe's poorest countries .
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He has been warned to rest the injury to avoid needing surgery .
The injury rules him out of Hull's clash with Crystal Palace on Saturday at the KC Stadium .
Steve Harper will deputise for the Tigers, who have conceded 13 goals in their last five games .
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By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 17:03 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:03 EST, 10 May 2013 . The new Star Wars film is to be made in Britain in a huge coup for the country’s film industry, the Daily Mail can reveal. Original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill are expected to return to the UK to shoot the seventh film in the blockbuster series. The film is due to start production in 2014 after representatives from Lucasfilm struck a deal with Chancellor George Osborne in a top secret meeting. Star Wars returns: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford are expected to return to Britain to film the new film after the UK government offered new tax breaks to filmmakers . Director J.J. Abrams will shoot Star Wars VII in Britain after Chancellor George Osborne offered tax breaks to attract filmmakers to Britain . Director by J.J. Abrams will oversee production of Star Wars: Episode VII at studios and locations across Britain. Abrams most recently made Star Trek into Darkness and also directed Super 8. The latest installment in the Star Wars franchise is based on a screenplay by Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt and is scheduled for a 2015. The series was given a dramatic new release of life last year when creator George Lucas sold the rights to Disney in a $4.05billion deal to buy Lucasfilm. While Lucas remains a creative consultant, longtime collaborator Kathleen Kennedy is now in charge. The deal to have the new Star Wars film shot in Britain was secured after the UK government offered lucrative tax breaks to high quality filmmakers. Creator: Star Wars mastermind George Lucas sold his Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05billion . Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said: ‘We've devoted serious time and attention to revisiting the origins of Star Wars as inspiration for our process on the new movie, and I'm thrilled that returning to the UK for production and utilizing the incredible talent there can be a part of that. ‘Speaking from my own longstanding . connection to the UK with films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire of . the Sun and recently War Horse, it's very exciting to be heading back.’ New reliefs have helped attract . billions of pounds worth of filmmaking to Britain over the past few . years. In the last year alone, over 300 films received tax incentives . from the Government. They . include films such as Skyfall, Burke & Hare, Hugo, Inception, War . Horse, The Iron Lady, The Woman in Black and The Best Exotic Marigold . Hotel. The Government has offered similar reliefs for quality TV productions. Series: The new film is expected to reunite many of the original cast, including Mark Hamill, as Luke Skywalker, and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, pictured in a scene from Star Wars: Episode VI, Return of the Jedi . Mr Osborne said: ‘I am delighted that Star Wars is coming back to Britain. Today’s announcement that the next Star Wars film will be shot and produced in the UK is great news for fans and our creative industries, and it is clear evidence that our incentives are attracting the largest studios back to the UK. ‘I am personally committed to seeing more great films and television made in Britain.’ The exact locations for the production is not being confirmed, but there is speculation that at least some scenes will be shot in Scotland. The film will be the beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy that will take place sometime after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. It is expected to feature a new generation of heroes, as well as an older Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. Then and now: Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia, recently joked that she will have to 'get in really good shape' to reprise the role in the new film . Producer Bryan Burk said the locations were ‘kind of floating around in the air all depending on script and a whole bunch of other issues’. Multiple global locations were used between 1976 and 2003 for the production of the first six Star Wars films to provide the setting for alien planets, . Some of the early movies were shot at Ealing and Elstree Studios. The costumes of the stormtroopers, Darth Vader, and C-3PO were made by British craftspeople using ‘vacu-forming’ and sculpting . Other scenes in the first six films have been shot in the US, Tunisia, Norway, Italy and Switzerland. Fisher revealed this month how she needs to get in shape for the the new film. She told the Calgary Herald: 'I'm glad they are doing a new movie because they are sending a trainer to my house so I can get in really good shape. 'So I'm really eating a lot of sugar in advance, as you can see. By the time I really get down to it I will have eaten everything.'
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By . Paul Thompson . PUBLISHED: . 10:08 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:21 EST, 30 October 2013 . An 18-year-old elementary school lunchroom aide who allegedly paid two fourth graders $1 to beat up one of their classmates has been charged with two misdemeanors and fired from her job. Brooke Wilson-Johnson, of Michigan, handed the money to two nine-year-old boys, who allegedly roughed up the victim, also nine, 'for swearing at Wilson-Johnson'. Wilson-Johnson has been charged with disorderly conduct and aiding and abetting delinquency, after an investigation into the October 7 incident. The incident happend at Campus Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Michigan (pictured) The lunchroom aide was spotted by other staff at Campus Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, handing a $1 note to a child during the lunch recess. She allegedly wanted to pay students to beat up the victim in retaliation for calling her a 'pregnant b****'. The victim told school officials that he was pushed, bumped, thrown out of seat, and had his food taken. An investigation into the incident showed that he pleaded for help, speaking to teacher Renee Lance. In her report Lane wrote that the victim said: 'Mrs. Lance, you gotta help me! That lunch lady is giving kids a dollar to beat me up.' When Wilson-Johnson was quizzed about the incident by the school principal she denied paying students to carry out the attack. School principal Bernard Colton said when he asked her what happened, she said she was 'playing'. She allegedly admitted the threat to the principal and told him the boy had sworn at her - a claim backed up by other employees, records show. But when police launched their investigation the lunchtime aide denied playing any part in the 'contract' beating. 'The suspect said she never offered any money to the kids to beat up the victim,' according to Detective Mason Klein, in a report based on a phone conversation with Wilson-Johnson. 'She said the principal's statement is a lie. She said she is not a bad person.' Records show that Wilson-Johnson was observed giving one student $1 by a resource teacher, Renee Lance, in the cafeteria. According to the report, Wilson-Johnson said she was going to buy a boy a bag of chips for standing up to the nine-year-old who swore at her, but ended up giving him a dollar instead. She said the boy to whom she gave the dollar never beat up his classmate. According to police three students, instead of two, were involved - two nine-year-old boys and a girl, age 10. The students said Wilson-Johnson gave each of them dollar, according to the police report. Wilson-Johnson, a contracted employee, was fired after the investigation by school chiefs. School district officials said she had passed the required background checks and began work at the start of the August term.
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Brooke Wilson-Johnson has been charged with disorderly conduct and aiding and abetting delinquency .
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Wilson-Johnson has been fired from the Michigan school .
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By . Gerard Couzens . PUBLISHED: . 08:08 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:32 EST, 14 February 2013 . Soccer great Diego Maradona became a dad again for the fifth time yesterday at the age of 52. His former lover Veronica Orjeda gave birth by caesarean to a boy called Diego Fernando shortly before midnight in a Buenos Aires hospital. The World Cup-winning footballer was still in Dubai today where he works as a sports ambassador for the United Arab Emirates. Veronica Ojeda, right, pictured with Diego Maradona at a tennis match, gave birth to a baby boy named after his famous father on Wednesday. They split when she was four months pregnant . It is not known when he will travel to Argentina to see his new son. News of the birth was confirmed by Maradona's doctor Alfredo Cahe. He said: 'He's called Diego Fernando, he was born on February 13 at 11.57pm and he weighs 7lbs. 'Both mother and baby are doing well.' Maradona split from girlfriend of eight years Ojeda, 33, when she was four and a half months pregnant. The split coincided with reports in Argentina he had been pressured into ending their relationship by ex wife Claudia Villafane and their two daughters Dalma and Giannina. Argentine press claimed they were unhappy at the idea of a fifth child having the famous surname and claims to his fortune. Reports in Argentina said the footballing great had been pressured into the split by ex wife Claudia Villafane, left, and their daughters Giannina, right, and Dalma, second left . The former Barcelona star has a son and daughter from extra-marital affairs who he has no relationship with. Maradona's family issued a statement rubbishing the claims and insisted that he took his own decisions in life. Ojeda . went on to have a series of sometimes public rows with his ex-wife and . two daughters, even taking out a restraining order against Villafane . after she allegedly threatened her. His daughter Gianinna split last year from Man City striker husband Sergio Aguero. Ojeda's lawyer Jorge Auriccio insisted last night that Maradona would recognise their new-born child. He said: 'Maradona is going to send his recognition of paternity through the embassy. 'He's is going to recognise the child, there won't be a problem. 'He's fully aware of what's going on, of Veronica's state of health and the baby's. 'The baby is beautiful, my impression is that from his nose upwards he looks like Maradona.' Argentina press suggested the family of Maradona, pictured lifting the 1986 World Cup, were concerned about the baby having his famous name and claims on his fortune made as one world's greatest ever footballers .
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Ex-lover Veronica Orjeda gave birth by caesarean shortly before midnight .
Diego Fernando weighed 7lbs and 'mother and baby are doing well'
Maradona split from Orjeda, 33, when she was four months pregnant .
Footballer has two daughters by ex-wife Claudia Villafane .
Also has two children from affairs who he is not in contact with .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 17:05 EST, 21 January 2012 . Forecasters are expecting up to eight inches of snow in the New York region as the first serious winter storm of the season blanketed much of the northeast. Armies of salt spreaders and plows, so far used only once or twice this winter, attacked about two inches of snow in New York and Philadelphia. The flurries began about 2.15am Saturday and were expected to let up by Saturday evening. This winter has been unseasonably dry and devoid of snowfall, thanks to the movement of air pressure above the North Atlantic Ocean, which has kept most of the cold Canadian air out of the northeastern United States. Socked in: Snow flurries Saturday morning left most of New York with low visibility and cut power to hundreds of homes . A day out: Many New Yorkers welcomed the first major snowfall of the winter by breaking out skis and playing in the snow . Winter storm: New Yorkers bundled up Saturday as they braved the first major storm the hit the northeast . Before the snow storm today, Philadelphia had received just half an inch of snowfall for the season -- well below the average of 7 inches the city usually sees. One person died after he slipped in the snow and was run over by a skidding SUV in East Harlem, New York. About 1,500 customers on Staten Island lost electricity for a few hours as the region coped with its first snow storm. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called a Saturday morning press conference, hoping to avoid a repeat of last season's highly-criticized slow response to heavy snowfall. The mayor said hundreds of sanitation workers were put on overnight shifts late Friday and began spraying down the streets with salt water to prepare for the onslaught. Some 1,500 snow plows and more than 230,000 tons of salt are at the city's disposal, though this storm will not require the full might of city resources, officials said. Weekend wonderland: The flurries Saturday brought snow-starved New Yorkers outside to play . First snow: This is the first major winter storm of the season, forcing residents to bundle up and shovel out . Forecasters said the white blanket . wouldn't stick around for too long, though. Freezing rain had already . begun to fall by 9.30am in Philadelphia as the temperatures warmed above . freezing. By Sunday, any precipitation was likely to come down in the form of rain as temperatures climb above 40 degrees Monday. 'So it's a short taste of winter and the temperatures continue to be warm through Monday and at least midweek,' Valerie Meola, meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Philadelphia office said. Flurries and freezing rain is expected for the Washington D.C. area. Region hit: Snow fell across the northeast, blanketing streets from Jersey City (pictured here) to Philadelphia to Washington DC . White blanket: Forecasters expected up to eight inches of snow in some parts of the New York region. About three inches had fallen by mid-morning Saturday . Philadelphia International Airport is under a ground delay for arriving . flights because of snow and ice accumulation. A spokeswoman says . arriving flights are experiencing delays of less than two hours, but . most departing flights are leaving on time. The storm marked the first significant snowfall for some East Coast . residents, including in Philadelphia. A rare October snowstorm knocked . out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses in the Northeast. The northeast flurries come after Chicago was hit by heavy snow yesterday evening as officials worked on Friday to prevent a repeat of last year's 'snowmageddon,' when a blizzard left hundreds of drivers stranded along one of the city's main thoroughfares for up to 12 hours overnight. Extreme weather is also set to hit the Northeast, with snow forecast to reach Boston, New York and Philadelphia on and Saturday morning. The snow could go as far south as Baltimore and Washington DC, forecasters say. Standstill: Extreme weather has grounded flights across the U.S., including at Seattle (pictured) and Chicago . Keep calm and carry on: Commuters walk toward a rail station as the snow continues to accumulate in downtown Chicago . With Chicago getting socked by its . first major snowstorm of the winter and drifts forming, officials . detoured buses off icy Lake Shore Drive, the iconic road running along . Lake Michigan. Bus service was partially restored by the end of rush hour except for the southern portion of the road. Last year's storm, which dumped more than 20 inches of snow, brought Chicago to a standstill and caused serious embarrassment to a city known for its ability to keep working in some of the most severe winter weather. Transit spokesman Brian Steele said icy ramps and drifting snow led to the decision to move buses away from the lakefront Friday and onto roads where there was less wind and slower traffic. Snow: Cold weather is set to hit the Northwest, Midwest and Northeast regions this weekend . Response: Many cities and towns have put emergency services on high alert after the weather predictions . No significant problems had developed yet, he said, adding, 'The decision was made solely as a precaution.' More than 700 flights were cancelled at Chicago's airports, the bulk of them at O'Hare International Airport, the Chicago Department of Aviation said. While the snow started in the morning, the worst of the storm hit just at rush hour. Eight inches of snow were expected by nightfall, and the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting until late Friday. Chicago deployed its full fleet of 278 plows to push through the snow on main streets and Lake Shore Drive, but they had to inch along with commuters headed home in heavy traffic. A shrub is sheathed in ice in Seattle, showing the more picturesque side of the winter weather . Forecast: Cold weather is spreading across the whole of the U.S. 'The biggest challenge for us right now is congestion. We're caught in it just like everyone else,' said Guy Tridgell, a spokesman with the Illinois Department of Transportation. During last year's February blizzard, the city's third-worst storm on record, authorities had to remove 525 vehicles that got stuck on Lake Shore Drive, which was closed for 33 hours. 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A pedestrian died after being run over by an SUV after slipping in the snow while crossing the street .
About 1,500 people temporarily lost power .
Snow will give way to sleet and rain as temperatures rise into the 40s Sunday and next week .
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"lasting until late Friday. Chicago deployed its",
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"on main streets and Lake Shore Drive, but they",
"had to inch along with commuters headed home in",
"heavy traffic. A shrub is sheathed in ice in",
"Seattle, showing the more picturesque side of the",
"winter weather . Forecast: Cold weather is",
"spreading across the whole of the U.S. 'The",
"biggest challenge for us right now is congestion.",
"We're caught in it just like everyone else,' said",
"Guy Tridgell, a spokesman with the Illinois",
"Department of Transportation. During last year's",
"February blizzard, the city's third-worst storm",
"on record, authorities had to remove 525 vehicles",
"that got stuck on Lake Shore Drive, which was",
"closed for 33 hours. City officials began work in",
"November to create two turnaround points on the",
"road to make it easier for cars to avoid getting",
"stuck."
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died after he slipped in the snow and was run over by a skidding SUV in East Harlem, New York. About 1,500 customers on Staten Island lost to come down in the form of rain as temperatures
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