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The direct relatives of the executed uncle of Kim Jong-Un have been put to death upon the orders of the North Korean leader , it has been reported . Jang Song-Thaek 's children , brothers and grandchildren have been condemned to death , according to media reports in South Korea . Jang , 67 , was executed last month , after being accused of plotting to overthrow the communist regime . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Executed : North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un , right , is said to have ordered that all relatives of his uncle Jang Song-Thaek , left , were put to death following his order to execute his uncle last month . Since Kim Jong-Un came to power in April 2012 he has shown himself to be a brutal tyrant , having executed or demoted a long list of people he has deemed a threat . According to newspaper Chosun Ilbo , Ri Yong-ho , Kim Yong-chun , U Tong-chuk , and Kim Jong-gak , all part of his father Kim Jong-il 's inner circle , were handpicked to groom the 31-year-old leader , but have since disappeared or been demoted . As well as his uncle , Jang Song-Thaek , other high-ranking members of the military have been purged , including three defence ministers and three chiefs of the army 's general staff . Kim Chol , the vice minister of the army , was reportedly put to death in October 2012 by soldiers firing mortar rounds at him . In August last year , members of a female musical group , Unhasu Orchestra -- which included his ex-girlfriend -- were reportedly publicly machine-gunned apparently for watching pornography and filming themselves naked . There are said to have been between 40 to 80 public mass executions in North Korea in 2013 . Sources told the Yonhap News Agency it is unclear exactly when the family members were killed , but they are believed to have been put to death after Jang 's execution on December 12 . ` Some relatives were shot to death by pistol in front of other people if they resisted while being dragged out of their apartment homes , ' a source told Yonhap . Among those allegedly executed were Jang 's sister Jang Kye-Sun , her husband and Ambassador to Cuba Jon Yong-Jin and Jang 's nephew and Ambassador to Malaysia Jang Yong-Chol , as well as his two sons . The children and grandchildren of Jang 's two brothers are also said to have been killed . One source told the news agency , which is publicly funded and has close links to the South Korean government : ` All relatives of Jang have been put to death , including even children . ' Another source said : ` The executions of Jang 's relatives mean that no traces of him should be left . ` The purge of the Jang Song-thaek people is under way on an extensive scale from relatives and low-level officials . ' The family were recalled to the Pyongyang area of the country by Ministry of State Security troops in early December before being killed , sources said . It has been reported some relatives were shot to death in front of other people if they resisted as they were dragged from their homes . Plot : Kim Jong-Un , left , gave orders for his uncle Jang , right , to be executed after he was alleged to have plotted to overthrow the communist regime . South Korean media have reported Jang 's children , brothers and grandchildren have now been condemned to death by the North Korean leader . Some relatives by marriage , including the wife of the Malaysian ambassador , are said to have been spared from execution , and instead have been sent to remote villages with their families , sources have said . Yonhap 's report has yet to be corroborated but in North Korea a culture of ` guilt by association ' has prevailed for years with family members of those convicted of crimes facing severe punishment , even death , for decades . Kim Jong-Un 's former mentor Jang was accused of a number of crimes against the state . They included plotting a coup , misappropriating resources , womanising , abusing his position of power and ` dreaming different dreams ' to the regime . North Korea stunned the world by announcing the execution of the man once seen as the dictator 's political regent . His death marks the biggest political upheaval since the 30-year-old inherited power . The Kim dynasty has ruled the isolated country for more than six decades . Jang is the husband of Jong-un 's biological aunt , the sister of his father Kim Jong-Il .
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Children , brothers and grandchildren of Jang Song-Thaek said to be dead . South Korean news agency reporting ` purge of entire family ' Executions mean ` no traces of Kim Jong-Un 's uncle will be left '
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Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs , Paul Scholes , Gary and Phil Neville and Nicky Butt surprised builders working at their new hotel by turning up during their lunch hour and challenging them to a game of football . The Hotel Football project is the brainchild of new assistant manager Giggs and pundit Gary Neville but the Manchester Evening News today revealed Scholes , Butt and Phil Neville have also invested in the 133-bedroom scheme , due to open in Manchester in October . Located across the road from Manchester United 's stadium , it will house the Old Trafford Supporters Club and will feature a five-a-side pitch on the roof . Game on : Ryan Giggs keeps focused during impromptu football match with construction workers . Midfield maestro : Paul Scholes intercepts the ball from builder during kick around in Manchester . And the Class of ’92 decided to give it a early run out during a visit on Wednesday afternoon . High-vis yellow jackets were used as goalposts during the impromptu game . After . the kick-about , Gary Neville told the Manchester Evening News : ` Ryan . and I are looking forward to another new challenge , working with our . former teammates again to create something special near to the stadium . we all love . ' Scholes added : ` When Gary and Ryan . mentioned the idea of Hotel Football and Old Trafford Supporters Club I . was really keen to get involved - the hotel is our chance to create . something special for the fans . Phil Neville said : ` We want The Old Trafford Supporters Club to become a place United fans can think of as their own . ' The famous Class of ' 92 : Ryan Giggs , Nicky Butt , David Beckham , Gary and Philip Neville , Paul Scholes and Terry Cookoe pose with coach Eric Harrison . Chasing : Nicky Butt keeps his eye on the ball during lighthearted football match . Interim manager : Ryan Giggs was in charge for the final four games of the season . Class act : Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are two of the best players to have ever pulled on a United shirt . Neville brothers : Gary and Phil celebrate winning the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 1999 . Tremendous trio : Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes with Manchester United teammate Roy Keane . Giggs , 40 , was appointed assistant to new Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal on Monday ; the same day he called time on his glittering 23-year playing career in which he won 38 trophies . The 40-year-old penned an emotional open letter to fans in which he thanked them for their continuous support . Giggs and Neville 's first GG Hospitality project Café Football opened in London last December .
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Hotel Football project is the brainchild of GG Hospitality , the property development company set up by Gary Neville and Giggs . Fellow Class of '92 stars Phil Neville , Scholes and Butt have also invested . Hotel has a football pitch on the roof and will home Manchester United Supporters Club . Hotel has created 200 jobs for Manchester construction workers .
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With their contoured cheekbones , sultry smokey eyes and glossy hair , the Kardashian sisters never look less than perfect . The secret behind their good looks ? Make-up lessons ! Kendall Jenner , one of the youngest of the clan , has revealed that Kim , Khloe and Kourtney spent their juvenile years at beauty school . Speaking in an interview with fellow model Joan Smalls , the 19-year-old said : ` Randomly enough , my older sisters went to a make-up school when they were younger , so they 're all really good at it . They 've always told me that `` natural is better . '' ' Scroll down for video . Beauty school dropouts ? Khloe , Kourtney and Kim Kardashian apparently went to make-up school when they were younger . Joan , a supermodel herself , interviewed Kendall to celebrate her joining the Estee Lauder family . Speaking about her new role , the burgeoning star said : ' I was so excited . I found out backstage in Paris and they told me I could n't say anything . So I saw the text and I was like , `` Oh my God ! I have to keep this to myself . '' ` When I got to my room I started freaking out . My mom was the only person I told . She was crying , but then she cries at everything . ' Beauty buffs : Kendall , pictured with sisters Kylie and Khloe , says she was overwhelmed to be announced as the face of Estee Lauder but could only tell her mother Kris the news . Icons : Speaking to Joan Smalls , right , Kendall revealed that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , left , is one of her beauty icons . Kendall , who cites ` ridiculously beautiful ' Angelina Jolie , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Rihanna as her icons , was unveiled as the face of the beauty house last fortnight . It 's the latest in a string of successes for the fledgling model , who revealed it has been her lifelong dream to break away from the show that propelled her to fame and cement her name as a model . It comes as Karl Lagerfeld , the industry 's most esteemed designer , revealed that Kendall has been chosen as the face of his SS15 campaign . According to WWD , the 19-year-old joins fellow Lagerfeld favourites Sasha Luss , Ming Xi and Baptiste Giabiconi in the campaign , which has already been shot at his Paris studio . So , could a Chanel campaign be next on the cards for the burgeoning star ? Kendall is no stranger to the prestigious French fashion house and has already walked in Lagerfeld 's shows . If she does land the glossy campaign , she will replace best friend and current face of Chanel , Cara Delevingne . The new Chanel girl ? Kendall , left , has already walked in the prestigious Chanel show and could well replace her friend Cara Delevingne , right , as the face of the French fashion house . Cara , 23 , recently revealed that she will be focussing more on acting in the New Year , which could well leave the role open for Kendall . Kendall 's meteoric rise in the fashion industry from her reality TV roots has led her to compare her double life to that of a certain Disney Channel star . ` It 's definitely two different worlds . I feel like Hannah Montana . But it 's fun , ' the model told the New York Times . The new Cara ? Kendall -LRB- second right -RRB- and Cara Delevingne leave Chanel 's show in Paris earlier this year . The brunette socialite currently appears on the KUWTK spin-off Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons , which airs Sundays on E! Viewers have seen her grow up in front of the camera as she first appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians at the age of 11 . The daughter of Kris Jenner and half sister of Kim , Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian , some have questioned whether Kendall has won her modelling contracts on merit or because she 's part of the famous family . Moving with the times : Estee Lauder have named Kendall as their new face and asked her to announce the news via her social media accounts . Indeed many were surprised when she was named as the new face of Estee Lauder as in the past they have gone for more established A-listers such as Gwyneth Paltow and Elizabeth Hurley . But it seems the cosmetics giant are keen to appeal to a younger , internet-savvy market , making Kendall the perfect choice . She has more than 9 million followers on Twitter and 16m followers on Instagram . They capitalised on her online popularity by getting her to announce her appointment with them via her social media accounts - including a link to their website showcasing her favourite products . Now many in the fashion industry believe Kendall 's star power will keep increasing and could eventually elevate her to the status of supermodel . Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing told Vogue : ` Kendall is the new pop-culture model . She 's inspiring girls in the way Claudia Schiffer or Naomi Campbell did . They aspire to look like her . ' Despite her glamorous lifestyle , the down-to-earth youngster has revealed she 's happiest when she 's at home with her family . ` It sounds simple , but that is where I am at my absolute happiest . And on the Greek island of Santorini , ' she said . Famous family : Kendall with her sisters Khloe Kardashian , left , and Kylie Jenner , right .
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Kendall says Kim , Khloe and Kourtney went to make-up school . Cites Rihanna , Angelina Jolie and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as icons . Kendall , 19 , has been announced as Karl Lagerfeld 's new campaign star . Could replaced Cara Delevingne as face of Chanel . Cara revealed she wants to focus more on acting career in New Year . Kendall was also unveiled as face of Estee Lauder this month .
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Police have found the Dodge minivan that was used in the kidnapping , of Menachem Stark , however it appears to have been wiped clean . The 2002 van with Pennsylvania plates was found in Brownsville , Brooklyn early on Tuesday according to law enforcement sources . Mr Stark was kidnapped January 2nd and found dead the next day , on Long Island . Breakthrough : On January 14 police located the Dodge minivan -LRB- center -RRB- used in the kidnapping of Menachem Stark , which was carrying Ohio numberplate and is believed to have lead them to man of interest . A contractor who allegedly murdered slumlord Menachem Stark was owed $ 20,000 by the Brooklyn developer , it has been claimed . A suspect in the kidnap and murder of Stark is seen on security camera footage on the night of January 2 . The man arrived at the scene in the minivan at 5pm and allegedly abducted Stark at 11.35 pm . Detectives seized the vehicle as a man got in and tried to drive off . He man was questioned but not charged . ` There 's no doubt this is the van , ' one law enforcement source said . Finding . the van is a major breakthrough in the disturbing , kidnapping and . killing of Stark , a 39-year-old father of seven children . Cops now believe that Stark , who was abducted in Wiliamsburg before being found dead in Great Neck , Long Island . He was killed because of a debt owed to another businessman . Murdered : The charred body of Menachem Stark , a father-of-seven , was found in a Long Island dumpster in early January . A man has now been arrested over his killing . Investigation : Footage shows the suspect parking the white minivan believed to have been used in the kidnap . Moses . Strulowitz and Abraham Buxbaum brothers-in-law of the victim , announced . a $ 25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest in the death of . Menachem Stark . No one has yet been caught in relation to the murder . Sources . said crime scene investigators are hoping to find forensic evidence in . the vehicle , which appears to have been washed and cleaned . Investigators . quickly obtained a search warrant for the van , and have interviewed the . owner , a man with connections to Brooklyn and Pennsylvania who is not . being considered a suspect . The van had not been stolen , a law enforcement source said . Sources . also said a cellphone found attached to the undercarriage of Stark 's . personal vehicle has been linked to same businessman who might be . responsible for abducting Stark or hiring others to do so . Detectives believe that the intent of the abduction was to scare Stark , 39 , into paying off his debt . Tenants in the rental properties he owned in Brooklyn allegedly had lists of complaints about conditions . Grief : Hundreds of mourners carry the coffin of Menachem Stark through the streets of Brooklyn during his funeral . Stark was a member of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar Hasidic sect , which separates itself from secular society and believes that Jews should not have a homeland in Israel until the arrival of the Messiah . According . to public records seen by the New York Post , Mr Stark and his business . partner Israel Perlmutter owed more than $ 40 million to creditors . Detectives are investigating whether his killing was a professional hit ordered by someone he owed money to . Last . week , newly released footage , showed one of the suspects in the walking . from the van past Mr Stark 's office , before returning to the vehicle . where he remained for hours , sources told the New York Post . ` He was definitely casing the guy , ' a . source said of the suspect , who was wearing a light jacket and a cap pulled low over his head . The footage is one of several security camera tapes viewed by New York police . Sidewalk surveillance video recorded Stark 's dramatic , kidnapping outside his real estate offices in Williamsburg . Instead , during a fierce struggle , detectives believe , his abductors sat on him , suffocating him to death . His . body had been set on fire and was still smoldering when it was pulled . the next day from a gas station Dumpster in Great Neck , Long Island .
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The 2002 van with Pennsylvania plates was found in Brownsville . Law enforcement now believes that the Brooklyn landlord was abducted and killed because of a debt owed to another businessman . Crime scene investigators had hoped to find forensic evidence in the vehicle , but it appears to have been washed and cleaned .
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A contractor has emerged as a possible suspect in the murder of a Brooklyn slumlord whose charred corpse was found in a dumpster earlier this month . The suspect has been linked to a Dodge minivan that was used to abduct Menachem Stark outside his real estate firm in Williamsburg during a blizzard on January 2 . Police said on Thursday that they suspect Stark may have been killed over a single $ 20,000 debt that he owed to one individual . The landlord owed millions to various creditors . It was suggested by investigators that Stark 's death may have been accidental with the kidnap intended to scare him into coming up with the money . Scroll down for video . A contractor who allegedly murdered slumlord Menachem Stark was owed $ 20,000 by the Brooklyn developer , it has been claimed . In the days before his brutal death , Stark had begged business associates to lend him a six-figure amount and had a Borough Park developer put up half a million dollars for him . The contractor suspect has also been connected . to a cellphone which investigators found attached under Stark 's car . The phone is believed to have been used to track Stark 's whereabouts before he was . snatched off the street . Police told the New York Post that associates of the individual that Stark owed money may have grabbed him . On Tuesday , police . found the 2002 Dodge minivan with Pennsylvania plates which was caught . on surveillance footage during Stark 's abduction . The van was found in Brownsville , Brooklyn but appears to have been washed and wiped clean , police sources said . Murdered : The charred body of Menachem Stark , a father-of-seven , was found in a Long Island dumpster in early January . A man has now been arrested over his killing . Detectives seized the vehicle as a man got in and tried to drive off . The man was questioned by police but not charged . Footage released last week showed one of the suspects walking . from the van past Mr Stark 's office , before returning to the vehicle . where he remained for hours . Stark was abducted on January 2 and found dead the next day in a dumpster behind a convenience store in Great Neck , Long Island . Finding . the van was a major breakthrough in the disturbing kidnapping and . killing of Stark , a 39-year-old father of eight children . Moses . Strulowitz and Abraham Buxbaum , brothers-in-law of the victim have . offered a $ 25,000 reward to find his killer . No arrests have yet been . made . Stark - who rented out properties riddled with violations - is believed to have been targeted by someone he owed money . A suspect in the kidnap and murder of Stark is seen on security camera footage on the night of January 2 . The man arrived at the scene in the minivan at 5pm and allegedly abducted Stark at 11.35 pm . Grief : Hundreds of mourners carry the coffin of Menachem Stark through the streets of Brooklyn during his funeral . Stark was a member of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar Hasidic sect , which separates itself from secular society and believes that Jews should not have a homeland in Israel until the arrival of the Messiah .
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The businessman has been linked to a Dodge minivan that was used to abduct Menachem Stark on January 2 . Law enforcement believes Stark was abducted and killed because of a single debt . Stark 's body found strangled and burned in Long Island dumpster .
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In a modelling career spanning 25 years , she has had plenty of time to learn the tricks of the trade . And now Kate Moss has revealed exactly which tricks she uses to ensure she looks her best at 40 -- at the start of the night , at least . Her secrets ? Pre-party facials , fake tan and lashings of red lipstick . Scroll down for video . Kate Moss has revealed exactly which tricks she uses to ensure she looks her best at 40 . Sharing her beauty routine in this week 's Grazia magazine , the model said she begins with a facial to make sure her skin is in top condition before applying fake tan . And giving her tips for the morning after a late night , the mother-of-one said the tan can also hide a hangover , while she recommends a cucumber water face bath and juicing to treat puffy , tired-looking skin . Giving a step-by-step guide in this week 's Grazia magazine , she said : ` Nicola Joss does an amazing lymphatic drainage facial using Sanctuary Spa Wonder Oil Serum . It 's like getting a natural facelift . ' Miss Moss then uses Lucas ' Papaw Ointment , ` for my lips in winter ' , and applies a fake tan . The model says a tan can hide a hangover , and a cucumber water face bath and juicing are best to treat puffy , tired-looking skin . She said : ` I love a tan . You just look healthier in general and you can get away with a late night with a tan -- it covers up a multitude of sins , as well as making your body looked more toned and defined . ' I use St Tropez Self Tan Luxe Dry Oil on my face and body before a big night . ' Next , Miss Moss puts on her make up . Sharing the contents of her cosmetics bag , she said : ` A red lip and glistening skin is my failsafe party look . It 's nice to have a neutral but glowing face and eyes and then a strong lip for a pop of colour . ` I always use pencils on my eyes ; they 're soft with a bit of a shine so you can smudge them to look just like an eye shadow . Once it 's on it does n't budge . ' The model 's lips will always be red -- ` My hero is Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss Lipstick in 001 , ' she said , while her perfume choice is season-dependent -- ` for winter I like a fragrance that 's a bit moodier ' . And Miss Moss said she uses products to highlight her cheekbones . She said : ` I love to mix bronzers and highlighters to contour and bring out my cheekbones . Charlotte Tilbury does a great Filmstar Killer Cheekbones Palette that I love . ' The supermodel said a red lip and glistening skin is her failsafe party look - a natural with a pop of colour . Perhaps it should also come as no surprise that many of Miss Moss ' favourite products come from brands she has connections with . She is the face of Rimmel and of St Tropez , and is good friends with Charlotte Tilbury , whose bronzing powder she wears . Facial treatments : Sanctuary Spa Wonder Oil Serum , # 19.50 , and Papaw Ointment , # 4Fake-tan : St Tropez Self Tan Luxe Dry Oil , # 25 . Lips : Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss Lipstick in 001 , # 5.49 . Cheeks : Filmstar Killer Cheekbones Palette by Charlotte Tilbury , # 82 . Perfume : Ginsberg is God , 1970 and Je T'aime Jane by Bella Freud , # 65 each . And for the morning after : The Super Elixir by Elle Macpherson , # 39 . Miss Moss is also a client of Sanctuary Spa , whose facial treatments she recommends . Miss Moss ' reputation for being a party animal is well founded . The model , who makes around # 12 million a year starring in campaigns for brands including Dior , Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry , is known to throw raucous , alcohol-fuelled birthday celebrations . So it is perhaps unsurprising that her beauty regime includes hangover-hiding tricks for the following day . Miss Moss , who is married to The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince , said : ` If I wake up in the morning and look tired and puffy , I fill a sink with ice and cucumber and submerge my face . ` It tightens everything , making you feel and look instantly awake . ' I saw Joan Crawford do it in the biopic Mommie Dearest . ' I also like juicing as it gives you bright eyes with a bit of a twinkle and it keeps your hair shiny . And at the moment I 'm using Elle Macpherson The Super Elixir supplement , I add it to my juices .
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Kate , 40 , reveals her beauty tips and how to look good with a hangover . Top of the list are pre-party facials , fake tan and lashings of red lipstick . Also recommends a cucumber face bath and juicing to treat puffy skin .
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Four young Syrian women who staged a women 's march against violence dressed in wedding dresses are now in jail . The ` Brides of Peace ' marched through the middle of Medhat Basha market in Damascus , Syria carrying red banners with white lettering that read ` Stop all military operations in Syria . 100 % Syrian . ' But Rima Dali , Rowa Jafar , and sisters Kinda and Lobna Zaour were immediately detained and denied due process by Syrian security forces last week . Scroll down for video . Bravery : Four young Syrian women who staged a women ¿ s march for against in Syria dressed in wedding dresses are now in jail . Footage of their . march was put out immediately by Freedom Days Syria , an umbrella . organization coordinating over a dozen nonviolent resistance groups . inside Syria , reported Fellowship of Reconciliation . Their imprisonment has caused a massive surge of support for the activists and women from across the world posed for photos of themselves . dressed in white gowns holding red and white signs that reflect the . message of the ` Brides of Peace . ' It is not the first time Rima Dali , 32 , a lawyer , has been stopped by authorities . Protest : The ` Brides of Peace ' marched through the middle of Medhat Basha market in Damascus , Syria carrying red banners with white lettering that read ` Stop all military operations in Syria . 100 % Syrian . In April the 33-year-old was reportedly arrested in Damascus as she . staged a bold protest outside the Syrian Parliament building , standing . in traffic with a banner that read , ` Stop the killing , so we can build a . country for all Syrians . ' Video posted on YouTube showed several other women standing nearby , applauding the action . Ms Dali wore a red dress splattered with white paint to symbolize the . blood of innocents that has been shed in Syria during the past year . Explosion : Twin car bombs have ripped through a Damascus suburb killing and wounding dozens of people . Injured : A boy who was injured in the explosions in Jaramana district , near Damascus , receives treatment at a hospital as well as a man who was hurt . Meanwhile this morning twin car bombs have ripped through a Damascus suburb killing and wounding dozens of people . The Syrian state news agency said the cars packed with explosives detonated early in the morning in the eastern Jaramana district which is mostly loyal to president Bashar Assad . At least 34 people died . A series of blasts have struck regime targets since last December , raising fears of a rising Islamic militant element among the forces seeking to topple Assad . Fatal : At least 34 people were killed in explosions which struck the eastern Damascus district of Jaramana . The bombs went off in a car park between two commercial buildings . They were detonated within five minutes of one another as groups of labourers and employees were arriving to work . The blasts shattered windows in nearby buildings , littering the street with glass and debris . Human remains were scattered on the pavement amid pools of blood . After the first explosion , people . rushed to the site to help the injured and then the second bomb went . off , said Ismail Zlaiaa , 54 , who lives nearby . There . were conflicting reports about the death toll . Hospitals said at least . 30 bodies were brought in . The British-based Observatory for Human . Rights , which relies on reports from the ground , said 29 people were . killed . And the state SANA news agency put the toll at 34 . Medical help : State-run television said four explosions , including two car bombs , hit the area of Jaramana , whose residents are believed to support President Bashar al-Assad . Syria 's conflict started 20 months ago as an uprising against Assad and morphed into a civil war , with rebels taking up arms to fight back against a crackdown by the government . According to activists , 40,000 people have been killed since March 2011 . Assad blames the revolt on a . conspiracy to destroy Syria , saying the uprising is being driven by . foreign `` terrorists '' - a term the authorities use for the rebels - and . not Syrians seeking change . Analysts . say most of those fighting Assad 's regime are ordinary Syrians and . soldiers who have defected , disenchanted with the authoritarian . government . But increasingly , foreign fighters and those adhering to an . extremist Islamist ideology are turning up on the front lines . The . rebels try to play down the Islamists ' influence for fear of alienating . Western support . Devastating : A crowd gathers at the site of a blast in Jaramana district . Rebels fighting to topple Assad are predominantly members of the Sunni Muslim majority . In their push to take Damascus , they have frequently targeted state institutions and troops around the country . They have also often hit districts around the capital with the country 's minority communities , perceived to be allied with Assad 's Alawite sect , an offshoot Shiite group that dominates the regime . Central Damascus - the seat of Assad 's power - has also seen scores of car bombs and mortar attacks that have targeted state security institutions and troops , areas with homes of wealthy Syrians , army officers , security officials and other members of the regime .
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Marched through the middle a market in Damascus carrying red banners that read ` Stop all military operations in Syria . 100 % Syrian ' Rima Dali , Rowa Jafar , and sisters Kinda and Lobna Zaour were immediately detained by Syrian security forces .
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He is every council 's worst nightmare but artist Clet Abraham has a serious message to get across . Forget Banksy . This classically trained artist , who now lives in Florence , has been sneaking around cities across Europe in the middle of the night and strategically placing stickers on street signs to alter their meanings . And while passers-by may crack a smile when they see the humorous signage , Abraham hopes people will think twice next time they are asked to follow an instruction . Secret message : Clet Abraham uses road signs and alters their meanings to challenge the way we think . Thought-provoking : Abraham 's changed this sign so it appeared Jesus Christ was hanging on a dead-end sign . Not everyone has been impressed with the signs and Abraham was reportedly fined 400 euros in one city . Abraham 's thought-provoking works of guerrilla art hope to challenge the way society restricts itself with rules and regulations . He believes signs are stopping individual expression and thought and many of his pieces of work make reference to religion . In one a black silhouette sneakily carries off a no-entry bar while in another a crucified Jesus Christ hangs on a dead-end sign . However , not everyone has been impressed . The artist , armed with his trusty pack of stickers , was reportedly once fined 400 euros for vandalising street signs . Creative : Clet Abraham believes signs often treat people as idiots and can verge on the absurd . Challenging : Many will think Abraham 's art is fun but every piece has a serious message too . Clet Abraham hopes people driving in their cars will stop and take note of the hidden meanings in his art . Abrahams told website Tuscany Arts : ` The omnipresence of street signs can verge on the absurd . ` The message is very poor -LRB- sometimes I feel like I 'm being treated like an idiot by them -RRB- and yet they have a highly invasive aesthetic . ` As a professional in the world of visual space , I feel called to intervene , both to notify the public of the absurdity of the situation , and to propose a constructive and respectful alternative . ` The final objective ? That traffic keeps flowing without us feeling spoken down to ! ' Clet Abraham 's art is a comment on the way people are restricted by rules . Surprise : Clet Abraham works in the middle of the night so no one can catch him altering the signs .
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French artist Clet Abraham has amended street signs across Europe . His aim is to entertain and make people think about blindly obeying orders .
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A 10-year-old German boy has discovered what appears to be an Egyptian mummy in a wooden chest in his grandmother 's attic . Alexander Kettler found the ` mummy ' inside a sarcophagus in a dark corner of the attic in Diepholz , northern Germany , after it had lain undisturbed for at least four decades . The boy 's father , Lutz Wolfgang Kettler , now intends to take the box , covered in hieroglyphics , to Berlin so that experts can ascertain whether it is genuine . Mysterious find : A 10-year-old German boy found what appeared to be a mummy in a sarcophagus in his grandmother 's attic . As well as the ` mummy ' , the box also contained a death mask and a canopic jar used by ancient Egyptians to store removed organs . Mr Ketller believes that the sarcophagus and jar are fake but says that there is every chance that the mummy itself is real . He said : ` You just do n't get the feeling that 's something you could buy at a shop around the corner . ' Mr Kettler 's father travelled to north Africa in the 1950s and had a mysterious chest shipped back to Germany . Relic : Mr Kettler believed that his father may have brought an unusual souvenir back from a trip to north Africa in the 1950s . He said that his father had never spoken about the chest or its contents , but told local newspaper Die Kreiszeitung that there was still a trade in genuine mummies when his father , who died more than a decade ago , travelled . Mr kettler added that mummy ` unwrapping parties ' - where a genuine mummy was literally unwrapped and the trinkets found within handed out as gifts to guests - were not uncommon in Germany at the time . Dentist Mr Kettler said that the only way to find out if the mummy was genuine would be to x-ray it . The mummification process dates back to 3,500 BC with the oldest intact Egyptian mummy dating from 100 years after that . The mummy , known simply as ID # 32751 , is currently held by the British Museum . It was apparently preserved by direct contact with the dry desert sand , though it is uncertain whether the mummification was intended . Tradition : Ancient Egyptians used to mummify both humans and animals when they died . Ancient Egyptians were firm believers in the afterlife when someone died . But they thought to get there , the body needed to be recognisable , so that the dead person could repossess it . The chief embalmer was a priest wearing the mask of Anubis - the jackal-headed God of the dead . First the brains would be pulled out of the person through the nose using a hook . Then all the internal organs would removed , including the lungs , stomach , intestines and liver and placed in jars . The heart would be replaced . The inside of the body would be rinsed with wine and spices before being covered with salt for 70 days . After 40 days it would be stuffed with linen to give it a more humane shape . At 70 days it would be wrapped in bandages and placed inside a brightly-painted coffin . Mainly wealthy people were mummified because poorer people could not afford it . Animals were also sometimes mummified as gestures to the Gods or so that they could accompany their owners in the afterlife .
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Alexander Kettler found the ` mummy ' in Diepholz , northern Germany . His grandfather brought a mysterious chest back from Africa in the 1950s . As well as the ` mummy ' , a sarcophagus and canopic jar were also found . The boy 's father intends to get the contents of the box examined by experts .
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Phil Neville has turned down the chance to work under Louis van Gaal at Manchester United to sit on the television sofa next season for Match of the Day . After being announced as one of the MOTD team in their 50th anniversary season , Neville told his one million Twitter followers that he no longer held a coaching position at Manchester United where he worked as David Moyes ' first-team coach last season . He was asked : ` Phil , are you still on the coaching team at United ? ' and replied : ` No ' . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Phil Neville talk Man United tactics with Giggs , Butt and Scholes . Tough task : Neville had an introduction to working on TV during the World Cup in Brazil this summer . Moving on : The former defender has announced that he is no longer a Manchester United coach . United later said Neville 's departure . was his decision and that the club had been keen to give him a role . along with other ` Class of 92 ' stalwarts Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt . They will now try to speak to Neville to . see if he can remain connected with United in some other way , possibly . in an ambassadorial or community role . A . spokesman said : ` We remain of the view that we wanted him involved and . did n't think his television work would get in the way , as it has n't done . for his brother , Gary . ' But . 37-year-old Neville , who was roundly criticised for his co-commentary . during England 's World Cup match against Italy in the summer , decided he . wanted to concentrate fully on his broadcast career . His position under Van Gaal was likely to be more junior and less influential than it had been under Moyes . Confirmation : Neville takes to twitter to confirm that he is no longer on the coaching staff at Old Trafford . Neville . played nearly 400 games in 11 years at United before signing for . Everton in 2005 and returned to Old Trafford as a coach last year . But . with Van Gaal assisted by Giggs and Butt as well as backroom staff from . Holland , Neville has decided to throw his full lot in with the BBC , . rivals to Sky Sports who have made his brother Gary Neville a . broadcasting star . Match of the Day will have a new feel to it this season following the retirement of Alan Hansen . Besides . Neville , host Gary Lineker will be joined on the sofa by newcomers Ruud . Gullit and Rio Ferdinand , and Alan Shearer , Robbie Savage , Danny . Murphy . Neville 's decision to leave United was probably partly-influenced by the negative response to his work for the BBC in Brazil . Joining the team : The former Everton and United player will be alongside the likes of Shearer and Ferdinand . They . had more than 400 complaints about Neville 's staccato and monotone . delivery leaving the ex-player to admit it has been ` harder ' than he . expected , joking that he was glad he could ` help the nation sleep ' . Even so , the BBC have decided to try to utilise his insight and knowledge of the game in a different way . The news will disappoint United who are keen to have as many former players on their staff as possible . Executive . vice-chairman Ed Woodward said on the club 's recent pre-season tour of . America that he hoped Neville and Paul Scholes would have a part to play . on Van Gaal 's team .
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Neville with join Alan Shearer , Ruud Gullit and Rio Ferdinand on MOTD . Pundit confirms on Twitter that he has left Machester United . Former defender criticised for World Cup commentary but given BBC role .
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The dining table could become a relic of . the past as nearly a third of Britons now confess to eating there only a . few times a year . New research suggests that the number of us who now eat at our dining or kitchen table is shockingly low . Just five per cent of those polled ate every meal at the table , compared with 13 per cent of those who ate at least one meal a day there . The traditional scene of a family sitting to enjoy a meal together may become a thing of the past , as a third only use their table a few times a year . Almost a fifth of respondents -LRB- 19 per cent -RRB- said that they ate one or two meals a week at the dining or kitchen table . Over a quarter , 26 per cent , of those surveyed confessed to eating at the table no less than once or twice a month and nearly a third -LRB- 30 per cent -RRB- admitted to using it just a few times a year . Only four per cent said they never ate any meals at the table whilst three per cent said they did n't even own one . Sitting down to meals has been replaced by eating on the go to keep up with fast paced modern lifestyles . A spokesperson from NetVoucherCodes.co.uk , who conducted the research commented : ` Compared to 40 years ago , we now live in a society which moves at an extremely fast pace . Often , breakfast has to be eaten on the go , and in many cases so does lunch . 1 . Every meal - 5 % . 2 . At least one meal a day - 13 % . 3 . At least once or twice a week - 19 % . 4 . At least once or twice a month - 26 % . 5 . A few times a year - 30 % . 6 . Never - 4 % . 7 . Do n't have a dining/kitchen table - 3 % . ` Also , with people working longer hours , a quick ready meal or a takeaway in front of the TV is the easiest option . ' One woman said : ` I always make sure my children eat at the dining table , but once you 've got home from work , fed them and put them to bed , it 's all you can do to crash out in front of the TV with a jacket potato . ` I can remember always having meals at the table , but then again my mum was a homemaker and had the time to prepare everything . ' Another man commented : ` I hardly ever eat at the table , I think the only times I do are at Christmas and Easter . ` In fact the only table I regularly eat at is my desk in the office when I am having my lunch . ' One final respondent said of the poll : ` I am really worried that my children are growing up in a society where eating meals at the table is something special and not the norm . ` What does it say about family life in this country if all we can do at meal times is sit and watch the television while stuffing our faces . '
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Only 5 % of Britons eat every meal at a table , 13 % eat one meal a day there . 26 % confessed to eating at the table just once or twice a month . Nearly a third -LRB- 30 % -RRB- admitted to using it just a few times a year . Three per cent admit they did n't even own a dining table .
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The team coach trundled into the Main Stand car park shortly after 6pm . There was no fuss , no fanfare , only a small welcoming committee . As Brendan Rodgers made his way off the bus , followed by his coaching staff then his squad , there was no ringing adulation or none of those famous songs to get them in the mood for the crucial assignment that was looming . How stark the difference . Last season , as Liverpool were trying to win the title , you could n't move on Anfield Road when the team arrived at the stadium : flags decorated the streets , flares would be set off , songs were sung . The fans did all they possibly could to lift Rodgers and his men over the line . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail 's Big Match Stats : Liverpool 1-1 Basle . ` You 'll Never Walk Alone ' was sung but it lacked the oomph normally associated with the Liverpool anthem . Liverpool went out of the Champions League , and their fans were struggling for belief throughout the match . It was supposed to be the same last night , was n't it ? Magical things are meant to happen at Anfield when the floodlights are on . A raft of Europe 's greatest names have buckled under the frenzy that has tumbled down from the terraces . Basle , so the theory went , would be next . So sure that the atmosphere would play a part in helping Liverpool produce the performance they needed , Brendan Rodgers even devoted 183 words of his programme notes to talk about the mystique of such occasions . ` Your role is critical , ' Rodgers wrote . ` I have had my own experiences of seeing the power of Anfield under the lights . I would ask that you play the same crucial role as you always do . Hopefully we can produce a result and a performance to make you proud . ' Now there is no doubting Anfield has witnessed some improbable victories , with St Etienne -LRB- 1977 -RRB- , Roma -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and Chelsea -LRB- 2005 -RRB- being prime examples of evenings when the stadium shook to its old foundations . For the warm-up , there was muted apprehension from the stands , rather than support for their team . Raheem Sterling 's performance lacked any kind of conviction , much like the majority of the team . But one thing tends to get overlooked when atmosphere comes on to the agenda : players and teams create it . Fans get up for these encounters when they have faith that the men they are going to support will produce for them . It is a two-way street . At this moment , Liverpool 's fan s are struggling for belief and that was apparent from an early stage . During the warm up , many on The Kop stood in muted apprehension as the squad went through their paces . In the far corner of the stadium , by contrast , Basle 's followers were finding their voice . Even the singing of You 'll Never Walk Alone lacked oomph and the anxiety levels had increased just 42 seconds into the encounter , as Simon Mignolet and Dejan Lovren exchanged unnecessary passes , leading Martin Skrtel to slice the ball out of play . You can tell early on in this arena how things are going to unfold and , suddenly , every errant pass was greeted with groans , each decision that went against Liverpool sparking a protests . If a man in Red dithered in possession , they were barracked to quickly find an option . Such was the frustration at the lethargy in Liverpool 's play , there was a chant of ` Attack ! Attack ! Attack ! ' to try and galvanise some response but , frankly , it was half-hearted and lacked any kind of conviction . Words , quite frankly , that sum up the team . Belatedly , the mood changed but that , more than anything , was down to the local hero . Steven Gerrard 's thundering challenge in the 62nd minute sparked some defiance then his superb free-kick cranked the decibels up to a level they have not been at since Manchester City came here in April . In stark contrast to last season , the Liverpool fans were disappointing on their big Champions League night . The Basle fans found their voice in the warm-up , and continued to support their team throughout the match . ` This crowd push and they create for the team and they make it difficult , ' Paolo Sousa , Basle 's manager , noted . ` The last 10 minutes were hard . Liverpool have quality and when they had their first shot on target and they scored . ' Much to their frustration , however , the second goal that would have carried them into the last 16 proved elusive , despite the frenzied exhortations . It was too little , too late . And that , to Rodgers and company , will be a source of immense regret . ` We want to be playing in Europe , ' said Rodgers . ` The history for the club is strong . Alongside that we want to finish in the top four and that is something we will try and do . ' At this point in a bitterly disappointing campaign , such goals seem a long way off . Anfield has lost its spark .
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Last season , Liverpool fans lined the streets before matches when the team were aiming to win the Premier League title . On Tuesday , there was no ringing adulation for the squad as they arrived . The fans ' rendition of You 'll Never Walk Alone was lacklustre . Liverpool 's performance on the pitch was much the same for the majority .
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An Illinois Congressman was escorted off the floor of the US House after he wore a hoodie as he gave a speech condemning the shooting death of Trayvon Martin . Rep Bobby Rush , a Chicago Democrat , is the latest high-profile figure to don a hooded sweatshirt to protest racial profiling and discrimination . The garment , which the Florida 17-year-old was wearing when he was killed last month , has become a political statement for protestors , who believe Trayvon was targeted for being a young black man wearing a hoodie . Scroll down for video ... Protest : Illinois Rep Bobby Rush removed his suit jack to reveal a hoody underneath and put the hood over his head as a symbolic show of support for Trayvon Martin . Out of order : Rush was quickly escorted away from the podium and as the acting speaker slammed down his gavel . The Congressman 's protest comes as it was revealed Trayvon 's girlfriend , 17 , had to be hospitalized when she learned that she was the last person to talk to him before his death , according to Radar Online , citing an anonymous source . Trayvon was talking to his girlfriend on the phone as he walked back to his father 's home after picking up Skittles and a iced tea . Days after the shooting , following Trayvon 's wake , his family 's lawyer spokes with the girl to get information about what she heard . When he informed her she was last person to speak to him alive , she became ` absolutely inconsolable and had trouble breathing so her mother took her to a nearby hospital emergency room , ' the source told Radar Online . In Washington , Rush took the podium wearing a suit coat . Halfway through his speech Wednesday morning , he took off the jack , revealing a gray sweatshirt underneath , and put the hood over his head . Hallowed halls : Rush -LRB- lower left -RRB- was led away after acting speaker , Rep Greg Harper -LRB- center -RRB- began pounding his gavel and called Rush out of order . Political statement : Hoodies have become symbols of racial profiling and discrimination , protestors say , after Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while wearing one . Justified ? George Zimmerman claims he killed Trayvon in self defense after being attacked by the teen . ` Just because someone wears a hoodie , does not make them a hoodlum , ' he said . The . acting speaker , Rep Greg Harper , a Mississippi Republican , began . bagining his gavel and ruled Rush out of order almost immediately . Rush was escorted away by staffers . The US House has a longstanding policy against wearing hats on the floor . ' I . applaud the young people all across the land who are making a statement . about hoodie , about the real hoodlums in this national , especially . those who tread on our law wearing official or quasi-official cloaks , ' he said , according to the Washington Post . Rush , who represents a district on the south side of the Chicago that is 65 percent black , is no stranger to high-profile symbolic gestures . In 2004 he was arrested , along with other Congressmen , for trespassing at the Sudanese embassy during a protest of the Darfur genocide . He was a civil rights leader throughout the 1960s and co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers . In 2008 , he warned Senators that refusing to seat Rolland Burris , who was appointed by scandal-plagued Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich , was tantamount of lynching . In 2009 , he sponsored a bill that would require all owners of handguns and semiautomatic rifles to register for federal firearms licenses , one of the strictest gun control proposals in recent years . Hoodies are standard attire for the . thousands of people who have marched in cities across the country . demanding the arrest of George Zimmerman . New York state senators wore hooded sweatshirts at the state legislature earlier this week as a shot of support for the protestors . The hoodie escalated as a political symbol when Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera said : ` I 'll bet you money that if he did n't have that hoodie on , that nutty neighborhood watch guy would n't have responded in that violent and aggressive way . ' He later added to the fury by saying : ` If you dress like a hoodlum eventually some schmuck is going to take you at your word . ' The comments sparked outrage and helped fuel the anger of protestors , who turned them into a symbol of support for Trayvon . Celebrity endorsements : Rapper Sean ` Diddy ' Combs and singer Chaka Kahn were just two of the celebrities who wore hoodies in support of Trayvon protestors . Solidarity : Maimi Heat star LeBron James tweeted this photos of he and his teammates wearing hoodies to show their support . Keeping it real ? Rapper Nelly -LRB- left -RRB- poses with a simple , dark hoody . But what , exactly , is New York Knicks star Amar ' e Stoudemire wearing ? Chaka Kahn produced a music video . with actor Boris Kodjoe called ` Fear Kills , Love Heals , ' which was is a . tribute to Trayvon . It features several celebrities including Angela . Bassett , Eva Marcille , and Garcelle Beauvais wearing hoodies and singing . a remake of ` Super Life . ' Miami . Heat star LeBron James tweeted a photo of himself and his teammates . wearing hoodies as a show of support for the Trayvon campaign . Zimmerman , . a 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer , has not been arrested for . killing the unarmed teenage February 26 in a gated community in Sanford , . Florida , because he claimed the shooting was self-defense . However , . it was revealed Tuesday that the lead homicide detective wanted to . charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the teen 's death after questioning . him for several hours at the police station . The local state attorney 's office stopped the arrested , saying they did n't believe they could win a conviction because of Florida 's Stand Your Ground law . Zimmerman claimed to police Trayvon punched approached him and punched him in the face , knocking him to the ground . He said the teen then climb on top of him and bashed his head against the sidewalk several times . Zimmerman said he feared for his life when he pulled out his Kel-Tec semi-automatic 9mm pistol , which he was licensed to carry , and shot the teen in the chest at very close range . Speaking out : Trayvon 's parents , Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton , talked about their son 's death at a public forum sponsored by Democrats on Capitol Hill Tuesday . Under state law , a gun owner can open fire if he has a reasonable fear of being killed or severely injured by an attacker . A local grand jury , a the Florida State Attorney 's Office and several federal agencies are all investigating the case to see whether the killing was , indeed , lawful . The federal agencies are also looking into whether the case is a hate crime after a 911 call surfaced with Zimmerman muttering a word that was possibly a racial epithet . The information about Zimmerman 's possible arrest comes as new information about Trayvon has begun to paint a different picture of the teen . School records from the Miami Herald reveal he was suspended from high school three times -- once for truancy ; once after he was caught carving graffiti and a school administrator discovered he had a ` burglary tool ' and bag full of women 's jewelry ; and a third time when he was caught with a marijuana pipe and an empty baggy with drug residue . The conservative news site the Daily Caller dug up a Twitter account that it claims belonged to Trayvon . On the site reveals a message from his cousin implying that Trayvon might have attacked a bus driver . It also makes references to doing drugs . Trayvon 's family maintains none of the new information is relevant to the shooting case and that it is an attempt the smear their son 's name and harm their credibility .
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Acting house speaker slammed hammered the gavel and ruled Rep Bobby Rush out of order after he put the hood of his great sweatshirt over his head . Rush , a Chicago Democrat , was a founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s . Celebrities from the Miami Heat the rapper Sean ` Diddy ' Combs have posed wearing hoodies , which have become political statements . Trayvon 's girlfriend , who was on the phone with him when he died , had to be hospitalized when she realized she was the last person to talk to the teen .
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Manchester United legends Paul Scholes and Phil Neville could n't help Salford City in their pre-season friendly against Stalybridge Celtic . The former Old Trafford duo invested in the non-league club along with fellow ` Class of 92 ' icons Gary Neville , Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs . Scholes and Neville were on the touchline , but could n't inspire their side who were beaten 3-0 . Neville wore shorts in the late evening sun while former midfielder Scholes donned sunglasses . VIDEO Scroll down to see Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville watch Salford City train . Owners : Paul Scholes and Phil Neville watch on as their team Salford City take on Stalybridge Celtic . Backroom : Louis van Gaal says he will find roles for Scholes and Neville at Man Utd . The pair - along with their fellow former United charges - are aiming to guide the club to league football . Salford City currently play in the Evo Stik League First Division North - English football 's eighth tier - but they have big ambitions . ` The short-term aim is to keep the club going on the level it is going , ' said Neville earlier this month . ` It is very sustainable . The committee do a great job and they will carry on doing that . We are not going to interfere in any way with how the club is run . ` But there is a fairytale story to this . Can we get into the Football League ? Can we take Salford City as high as we possibly can ? It is going to be a fantastic journey . ' Defeat : Salford City lost 3-0 against Stalybridge in their pre-season friendly . Cheeky : Any Robertson whispers sweet nothings in Phil Neville 's ear . Keeper : The former Man Utd pair chat to goalkeeper Andy Robertson before the game . Salford City : The club is owned by Paul Scholes , both Neville brothers , Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs . Orders : Phil Neville shouts instructions from the sidelines . Non-league : The former Manchester United players will be hoping to bring Salford City into the Football Leagues .
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Paul Scholes and Phil Neville watch Salford City lose 3-0 to Stalybridge Utd . Louis van Gaal says the pair will have roles at Man Utd this season . Ryan Giggs , Nicky Butt and Gary Neville also own stakes in the club .
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A female military police officer is being hailed a hero after she bravely approached the Fort Hood gunman who had just killed three people and injured 16 more in a horror shooting spree . The cop , who has not yet been identified , risked her life to ensure Iraq war veteran Ivan Lopez , 34 , did n't harm anyone else Wednesday afternoon . ` It was clearly heroic what she did , ' Lt Gen. Mark A. Milley , the commanding general of the military base , told reporters in a press conference Wednesday night . ` She did her job and she did exactly what we would expect from a US military police , ' he added . Milley said shots rang out at the Killeen , Texas , post around 4p . m. local time and that military police responded within 15 minutes . Scroll down for video . Hero : Lt. Gen. Mark Milley , commanding general of III Corps and Fort Hood , described how a brave military police officer risked her life to stop the gunman at a press conference Wednesday . Police : The unidentified female cop was among law enforcement , pictured , who approached a building at Fort Hood where a shooting was reported . He said Lopez entered one building and fired shots at individuals then returned to a vehicle before entering a second building to fire more shots . He finally turned his weapon , a .45 caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol , on himself , after the officer confronted him in the parking lot . Milley said : ` He was approaching -LRB- the officer -RRB- at 20 feet , put his hands up and then reached under his jacket and pulled out the .45 caliber , she engaged and he put the gun to his head ' and killed himself . His body was found in the parking lot where he was engaged by the officer . A female cop was also responsible for stopping the Fort Hood gunman who in 2009 killed 13 people in what was the deadliest attack on a domestic military base in U.S. history . Kimberly Munley arrived quickly on the scene of the shooting , confronted the shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and shot him four times . Munley , the then 34-year-old mother-of-one , was wounded in the exchange but recovered . Another hero : Kimberly Munley of Killeen , pictured in 2010 , was honored after stopping Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan , right , the shooter in the 2009 attack . The heroic story comes after . President Barack Obama vowed that investigators would ` get to the . bottom ' of Wednesday 's Fort Hood shooting and tried to reassure the . nation after the attack that left at least four dead . Obama . said he and his team were closely monitoring the situation , and said . details about the attack on the large Army base were still not clear . He . added that the shooting had brought back painful memories of the 2009 . massacre , which in addition to killing 13 , saw another 30 injured . ` We 're heartbroken that something like this might have happened again , ' Obama said . As . he offered thoughts and prayers to the Texas community , the President . pledged to do everything possible to ensure Fort Hood had everything it . needed to deal with the investigation . Standing . in front of a black curtain , with an American flag nearby , Obama . reflected on the sacrifices that troops stationed at Fort Hood have . made , including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan . ` Painful memories ' : Barack Obama vowed that investigators will get to the bottom of the shooting . Heartbroken : ` They serve with valor , they serve with distinction and when they 're at their home base , they need to feel safe , ' Obama said . ` They serve with valor , they serve with distinction and when they 're at their home base , they need to feel safe , ' Obama said . ` We do n't yet know what happened tonight , but obviously that sense of safety has been broken once again . ' He added : ` Obviously this reopens the pain of what happened at Fort Hood five years ago . ' Obama 's comments came as officials said four people were dead and 16 had been wounded at the Army base . A . military official confirmed the shooter , a soldier identified by local . representative Michael McCaul as 34-year-old Ivan Lopez , shot himself . dead at the base . The shooter is one of the four reported deaths and was being assessed for PTSD . A Fort Hood Official said the attack was not related to terrorism . Concern : Military wives try to contact their husbands during the lock down at Fort Hood . Lock down : Military police stop traffic on the way into the Texas base . On . November 5 , 2009 , Major Nidal Hasan opened fire in a processing center . for soldiers returning from or leaving for active duty . His attack killed 13 people , including a pregnant soldier , and injured more than 30 . Hasan 's deadly rampage ended when military police shot him , paralyzing the Army Major , who is Muslim , from the waist down . Hasan , who was 40 at the time of his attack , had been raised in Virginia and joined the Army after high school . He regularly treated soldiers returning from war zones and was believed to have been unhappy about an upcoming deployment . Hasan used two handguns in the 10-minute attack and fired 146 bullets . He told a military court he carried out the shootings to protect Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan . Last . August he was sentenced to death after being found guilty of 13 counts . of premeditated murder , and 32 counts of attempted murder . The shooter used a .45 semi-automatic pistol in the shooting , which took place around the medical barracks . He also used it to take his own life . The injured were taken to Darnall Army Community Hospital at Fort Hood and other local hospitals . Dr Glen Couchman , chief medical officer at Scott and White Hospital in Temple , said the first four people admitted there had gunshots to chest , abdomen , neck and extremities and that their conditions range from stable to ` quite critical ' . A witness told News 10 that about 20 shots were fired in a post motor pool in the area of Motor Pool Road and Tank Destroyer Boulevard . The witness said he saw at least three people struck by bullets , and all three were taken to hospital . The base was put on lock down , with those on it ordered to stay away from windows and doors . Family members of soldiers based at Fort Hood were seen trying to reach their loved ones by cell phones as they waited for news . The President was informed of the incident while he was at a steakhouse for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser . He . addressed the nation without notes or prepared remarks in the same room . of the Chicago restaurant where he had just met with about 25 donors . White House officials quickly pushed tables to the side of the room to make room for Obama to speak to the nation . The President , who said ` any shooting is trouble , ' returned to the White House later on Wednesday evening . On November 5 , 2009 , Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured . dozens more . Hasan , who . became a radical Muslim while serving in the U.S. forces , is currently . on military death row . He claimed his attack was revenge for the wars in . Iraq and Afghanistan .
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The military police officer , who has not yet been identified , risked her life to ensure Iraq war veteran Ivan Lopez , 34 , did n't harm anyone else Wednesday afternoon , after he shot dead three people and injured 16 . ` It was clearly heroic what she did , ' Lt Gen. Mark A. Milley , the commanding general , told reporters in a press conference Wednesday night . Lopez finally turned his weapon , a .45 caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol , on himself , after the officer confronted him in a parking lot . A female cop was also responsible for stopping the Fort Hood gunman who in 2009 killed 13 people in what was the deadliest attack on a domestic military base in U.S. history .
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An embarrassing Facebook photo inspired a young woman to ditch unhealthy habits and lose almost half her body weight . At 20st 5lb and wearing size 20 clothes , Nicola McKay , 22 , struggled to enjoy walks with her friends and suffered constant headaches . But a photograph taken of her at a family birthday party provided her with the motivation needed to improve her lifestyle for good . Today Miss McKay , a restaurant worker from Greenock , weighs 11st and wears size 10 outfits . Before and after : Nicola McKay lost almost half of her bodyweight after being mortified by a photo of herself on Facebook -LRB- L -RRB- . She said : ` After my cousin 's birthday party I was sat at home , looking at pictures people had taken of the day . Someone had tagged me in a picture and put it on Facebook . ` Usually , I could n't bear to look at photographs of myself for more than a few seconds before turning away , but this one really shocked me . I looked really unhealthy . It was horrible . ' I thought , `` I 'm disgusting '' . I could n't believe I 'd been in such a state of denial that I had n't done anything earlier to lose weight . I decided to destroy my bad health habits before they destroyed me . ' She said her weight gain stemmed from her habit of eating at irregular times and her inability to control her portions . ' I was greedy - I could n't stop eating . I ate lots of comfort food , like takeaway Chinese and pizzas . I was full , but I kept on eating . Motivated : Miss McKay has managed to lose 9st 5lb by sticking to regular mealtimes and joining a gym . Shocked : Nicola described herself as ` disgusting ' and decided to join a slimming club . She has since lost over 9 stone . ' I would n't eat regular meals - I just ate when I felt like eating . I ate large portions , but never the right food . As a result , I was overeating without even realising . I would snack on crisps and chocolates and sugary drinks through the day . ' By the time she saw the fateful photograph in April 2011 , a nurse had already advised Miss McKay to lose weight . Miss McKay said : ` My BMI was more than 50 . I was told being overweight was the cause of my heartburn , headaches and mood swings . Lifestyle overhaul : Nicola would eat large portions , but never the right food and would snack on crisps and chocolates and sugary drinks through the day . She now follows a healthy diet regime and loves working out . Fashion first : Nicola used to follow her friends ' lead and wear tiny skirts but has now found shapes to flatter her . ' I did n't want to feel pressured into weight loss - it was a decision I had to make myself . Like most people I use Facebook quite a lot and the thought of people having the same reaction to my photo as I did was quite upsetting . ` So , one night I made up my mind that I would go to slimming club and if I enjoyed it , I would stick with it , and everything changed from that point . ' After her first week at a slimming club , in October 2011 , she was delighted to discover she had lost 7lb . She joined a gym not long afterwards and discovered she enjoyed taking regular exercise . She said : ' I never thought I would go on a treadmill . I walked at first , but eventually built up the courage to start running . When I realised what I was doing , I was amazed . I never thought I would find myself running at a gym . ` I 've always loved spending time with my friends and going out dancing . Even when I was large I was an outgoing and bubbly person . So I decided to use Zumba classes and dancing video games at home to help me keep the weight off . ' Health problems : Her BMI was more than 50 and she was told being overweight was the cause of her heartburn , headaches and mood swings . Miss McKay has managed to lose 9st 5lb by sticking to regular mealtimes . Before losing the weight , she never ate breakfast and opted for fatty takeaways at unpredictable times . Today , she eats cereal and banana for breakfast , followed by a typical lunch of toast and poached eggs and calorie-controlled lasagna or baked potato with tuna and salad for her evening meal . She usually drinks water , snacks on grain bars or enjoys soup if she feels particularly peckish . She said her new slim figure has allowed her to find new outfits to wear . ` When pictures of me are posted on Facebook now , people are usually very encouraging about the way I look . ` When I was bigger , I thought nothing of wearing very short skirts because that 's what my friends were doing . But I look back at those pictures now and think , `` why did everyone let me go out with a dress that was halfway up my bum ? '' As she was : Miss McKay never ate breakfast and gorged on fatty takeaways at unpredictable times but that has all changed now . ` But now , when I go out , my whole dress sense has changed . I love fashion and feel I look a lot more sophisticated - I like high-waisted pencil skirts and elegant tops . I feel more classy , more ladylike , when I 'm out with girls , which is a wonderful feeling . ' She says the secret to her amazing turnaround was that she waited until she felt ready to make a lasting change . She argued that despite the benefits that weight loss can bring , young people should not feel under social or peer pressure to change the way they look . She said : ` Even if you 're overweight , or too skinny , or short or tall , you 're still beautiful inside . That person inside you is n't going to change - I did n't . ` If you 're thinking of losing weight - do n't do it until you 're ready . I hate the idea of people being bullied because of their weight . It breaks my heart when I read about people suffering or even committing suicide because they 're worried about their size . ` If you 're being called names , be the stronger person , and have the strength to say to yourself , `` no , I 'm in charge of myself , and I 'll lose weight if and when I 'm ready ' . '
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Read Martin Samuel 's match report from Anfield as the Reds crashed out of the Champions League . Brendan Rodgers branded Lazar Markovic 's red card ` an awful decision ' as Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League after drawing with Basle . The Reds were already trailing 1-0 when the substitute was dismissed after pushing his arm out in the direction of Behrang Safari , but he did not appear to make contact , with the Basle player falling to the ground . Markovic was given his marching orders by referee Bjorn Kuipers , with Steven Gerrard 's late free-kick not enough to send them through . Lazar Markovic is given his marching orders by referee Bjorn Kuipers on Tuesday night at Anfield . The Serb saw red for pushing his arm out in the direction of Behrang Safari , who dropped to the ground . ' I thought it was an awful decision , ' Rodgers said . ' I thought the referee was disappointing on the evening to say the least . ` Markovic came on and was bright , made a difference to the team , he was dynamic . ` He had just taken a touch away , he 's obviously got his arm up , but if that 's a sending-off you are going to have two or three sendings-off every single game . It was a really , really poor decision . Brendan Rodgers looks dejected after Markovic was sent for an early bath early in the second half . ` I 'm not even sure whether the referees have seen it , but I think he 's seen the player hold his face and lie down , but there was no way that was a sending-off . ' On going out of the Champions League , the Reds boss added : ` We now have to fight going forward to be in it next season and obviously our performance level needs to improve over the course of the season . '
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Serbian was sent off for pushing his arm out in direction of Behrang Safari . Markovic did n't appear to make contact , but Safari dropped to the ground . Referee Bjorn Kuipers brandished red card , leaving Liverpool a man short .
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James Franco has admitted today that he did try to pick up a Scottish schoolgirl using Instagram after his embarrassing attempts to woo her went viral earlier in the week . The Spiderman star , 35 , said he had shown ` bad judgment ' for chatting up Lucy Clode , 17 , from Dollar in Clackmannanshire , after she went to watch him in Of Mice And Men on Broadway in New York . After she shared a photo on Instagram a ` flirty ' exchange of messages followed , in which he asked her age , if she had a boyfriend and if he should ` rent a room ' . The teenager , a pupil at the exclusive independent school Dollar Academy , shared screengrabs , which included two pictures Franco sent of himself to verify she was not speaking with an imposter . ` I 'm embarrassed and I guess I 'm just a model of how social media is tricky , ' the actor said on Friday morning , debunking theories that the exchange had been either an April Fool 's Day prank or part of a viral campaign for his latest film . Scroll down for video . Coming clean : James Franco admitted that he did try contacting her on Instagram and asked her to meet him at a hotel only to find out that she was a 17-years-old schoolgirl . Meeting : Lucy shared this photo on Instagram with James in the background outside the Broadway theatre he had performed in , sparking the flirting . Franco did not address the fact that the object of his internet affection was half his age , but he was the one to bring up the incident on ` Live with Kelly and Michael ' and said that he did not expect the conversation to be shared . ` It 's the way that people meet each other . today , but what I 've learned - I guess because I 'm new to it - is you . do n't know who 's on the other end , ' he said . ` You get a feel for them , you do n't know who you 're talking to . ' I used bad judgement and I learned my lesson . ' Franco 's admission this morning gave the controversy credibility after many initially thought it was a delayed April Fool 's prank or some bizarre form of viral marketing for his upcoming film where Franco , playing a teacher , strikes up a sexual relationship with his teenage student , played by Emma Roberts . During the Friday morning talk show appearance , however , Franco said that it was just his way of trying to meet a young woman . ` Unfortunately in my position , not only do I have to go through the embarrassing rituals of meeting someone , but if I do that , then it gets published for the world so it 's doubly embarrassing , ' he said . What 's going on here ? : Schoolgirl Lucy Clode , 17 , has claimed James Franco tried to meet up with her in a series of Instagram and text messages . Striking up conversation : James allegedly started chatting to Lucy after meeting her outside the the theatre where he was performing Of Mice And Men on Broadway . Not wasting any time : The actor appears to start asking Lucy how old she is and whether she has a boyfriend . Miss . Clode , who attends prestigious independent school Dollar Academy in . Clackmannanshire , reached for her mobile and took some pictures of the star , and then turned the lens on herself and took some ` selfies ' with the . 35-year-old box office hit in the background . It . is understood that Franco spotted Miss Clode taking the photos and . shouted to her that she should put the photographs on the online . picture-sharing site Instagram and ` tag ' him so he would be alerted to . them . In . the Instagram screengrabs , Franco works fast to . establish where Miss Clode is from and how long she will be in New York . He . then seems to fire off three questions in quick succession : ` You 're . 18 ? ' ` Who are you with ? ' and ` Do you have a bf -LRB- boyfriend -RRB- ? ' Making a move : The alleged messages show James asking Lucy if he should ` rent a room ' in her hotel and attempts to convince her it is really him . ` Do n't tell ' : The teen asks the star to send her a photo of himself holding a piece of paper with her name on , which he apparently does . Miss Clode replies : ` Nearly 18 , my mum and not if you 're around . ' Franco then asks exactly when her birthday is and where she is staying in New York . The . conversation then appeared to switch to text message , and Franco asks . ` Can I see you ? You 're single ? What 's the hotel ? Should I rent a room ? ' When . Miss Clode , from Dollar , voices concerns the conversation could be an . April Fool by an imposter , Franco posts a picture of himself to prove it . is genuine . The sensible teen then decides : ` I 'll come back when I 'm 18 . ' Franco responds : ` If you do n't want to meet text me when you do . ' The . screenshots of the conversation have taken Twitter and US gossip sites . by storm -- although it is unclear whether they are genuine or not , and . fans claimed they could just be a publicity stunt . ` Why are you thirsty for underage ones ? ' : James tweeted this after the news broke but later deleted it . Publicity stunt ? : Lucy shared this photo in Times Square on Instagram . James ' alleged actions could be to promote his new movie Palo Alto , in which he plays a soccer coach who seduces his 14-year-old babysitter . ` Not if you 're around ' : Lucy , who also posted this photo of herself and her mother , apparently told James she was ` nearly 18 ' and that it did n't matter whether or not she had a boyfriend . It . is worth noting that Franco 's next film is the story of a high school . teacher who is dating one of his pupils -- and several eagle-eyed online . commentators last night floated the suggestion that the exchange with . Miss Clode could be a sophisticated joke . One . man who has come out of the story very well is Miss Clode 's boyfriend . Brodie Dickson -- an 18-year-old fellow Dollar Academy pupil who seemed . pleased to have beaten Franco in the love stakes . During . a conversation with a friend posted on Instagram , Miss Clode said : . ` James Franco asked me to meet him alone Romy ! It was really him and I . rejected him !! -LSB- what -RSB- am I doing ?! ' She then added : ' I am going to regret this for years - it 's given me a confidence boost though lol . ' The . age of consent in New York is 17 , so even if the exchange is genuine , . Franco is not doing anything wrong in the eyes of the law -- but his . actions drew criticism from fans last night .
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On Friday James Franco admitted he tried to meet teen he connected with on Instagram . Actor asked Lucy Clode of Scotland , 17 , her age and if she had a boyfriend . Student at prestigious Dollar Academy asked star to send proof it was him . Star then posted two selfies , including one with her name written on note . Also asked her in message later published online : ` Should I rent a room ? ' ` I 'm embarrassed . I 'm just a model of how social media is tricky , ' he said on Friday 's Live with Kelly and Michael . Many thought it was a late April Fool 's joke or bizarre marketing campaign for his upcoming film where he plays a teacher who has a sexual relationship with one of his teenage students .
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Whether you 're super slim or ultra curvy , cellulite is the bane of so many . women 's lives . From . detox diets to firming lotions and potions , there is no shortage of gimmicks out there to help banish the . bumps . But the latest intriguing product claiming to have cellulite-busting powers is a pair of caffeine-infused pants that promise to break down cellulite while you wear them . Sexy slimmers : The new range of underwear from a French lingerie brand is infused with caffeine , which it claims beats cellulite . French lingerie brand Simone Pérèle have launched a shapewear range called Top Model , which aims to be sexy yet effective at fighting the orange peel . The lace and Lycra lingerie contains microfibre microencapsulated with slimming agents - the main one being caffeine - as well as vitamin . E , retinol and aloé vera . The brand claim that the shapewear , which lasts for 100 washes , has body-sculpting actions which flatten the stomach . and slim the hips as well as lifting the buttocks . The slimming agents are microencapsulated into the fabric which are then released upon contact with skin . It sounds too good to be true - but in an independent study over 28 days the firm found that 63 per cent of women wearing the shapewear experienced a reduction of cellulite . Flattering : The brand claim that the shapewear has body sculpting actions , which flatten the stomach and slim the hips as well as lifting the buttocks . While caffeine is better known for . boosting flagging energy levels , a range of new products like this maintains that it . can help boost blood flow and banish cellulite . Nataliya Robinson , of Nataliya Robinson Skin Clinic , said : ` First of all there is no known treatment for cellulite than totally eliminates the condition . ` My opinion on cellulite is that it is a disorder of connective tissues -LRB- the tissue is damaged and can not support the deepest layers of the skin -RRB- , sluggish lymphatic circulation , hormonal problem-estrogen activity . ` As poor circulation aggravate cellulite then application of caffeine , gotu kola and fennel may help to increase the sluggish circulation and by wearing on daily basis shape wear -LRB- or support hose -RRB- will support the connective tissue especially during the exercise to help encourage healing . ' Pretty effective : In an independent study over 28 days they found that 63 per cent of women wearing the shapewear experienced a reduction of cellulite .
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French lingerie brand claims caffeine-infused shapewear blasts cellulite . 63 % of women tested it and said it was effective .
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Distraught : Karla Lopez -LRB- believed to be the wife of Fort Hood shooter Ivan Lopez -RRB- broke down in tears when she discovered that it was her husband who went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood on Wednesday afternoon . The distraught wife of Fort Hood shooter Ivan Lopez emerged from her family home on Thursday morning after spending the entire evening with authorities desperate to find any clues as to why her husband embarked on his rampage . Telling reporters , ` I 'm sorry . I do n't feel well . I 've been talking to police all night , ' Karla Lopez was then escorted by family members away from the Killeen apartment she moved into three weeks ago with 34-year-old Lopez . Her neighbor , Xanderia Morris , described the family as ` real sweet ' and recounted the horrific moment yesterday afternoon when Lopez 's wife realized her husband was responsible for shooting dead 3 soldiers and injuring 16 before taking his own life . Morris , who lives near the Lopez . family in Killeen , said Karla Lopez , a former El Paso Community college . student staggered outside as news of the shooting spread . ` She told me that she had n't talked to her husband since 3 o'clock and was hysterical , ' Morris said to ABC News . ` She was shaking and crying . ' ' I tried to console her and comfort her , let her know everything was okay . ' Tragedy : Pictured are Ivan Lopez and Karla Lopez - the woman believed to be his wife . Ivan Lopez opened fire at Fort Hood military base on Wednesday , killing three and injuring 16 before taking his own life . Sad : Karla Lopez has been whisked away by her relatives to an undisclosed location after cooperating fully with authorities investigating why her husband opened fire on Wednesday - killing three and injuring 16 others . Family photograph : Ivan Lopez appears in another photograph with Karla Lopez - the woman believed to be his wife . Much happier times : Ivan Lopez -LRB- picture here with the woman believed to be his wife , Karla Lopez -RRB- out for a drive with what are believed to be his and Karla 's children . Initially , Karla feared her husband . may have simply been caught up in the shooting , but when news reports . identified him as the shooter she become inconsolable . Morris claimed that the Lopez family was just like any others and the shooting has left her reeling . ` He was always smiling and waving whenever I saw him , so I did n't think anything strange or unusual , ' she said . It is thought that Ivan Lopez has a teenage daughter and Karla Lopez two children from a previous relationship . The news of the second mass shooting in five years at Fort Hood has caused investigators to delve into the background of Lopez , who was being assessed for a mental illness before he killed three people and himself a day earlier at an Army base in Fort Hood , Texas . There was no motive given for the incident , although officials ruled out terrorism . The shooting also wounded 16 others , and the gunman , who had been treated for depression and anxiety , was yet to be officially identified . The victims were all military personnel at the massive Army base , which houses many soldiers who have seen combat abroad . The soldier had served four months in Iraq in 2011 and was undergoing evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder , said Fort Hood commanding officer Lieutenant General Mark Milley . Far from home : Lopez was born and raised in Puerto Rico and got his start in the military via the Puerto Rico National Guard . Closest to combat : Lopez was in Iraq for four months in 2011 and proudly posted this photo online . Security officials said preliminary information identified the gunman as Ivan Lopez , but Milley declined to name the shooter , who is married , until his family was notified . The suspect 's wife , who is believed to be Karla Lopez was cooperating with law enforcement officers , a Federal Bureau of Investigation official said , according to CNN . The shooter had ` self-reported ' a traumatic brain injury after returning from Iraq but was never wounded in action , Milley said . He arrived in Fort Hood in February from another military installation . ` We are digging deep into his background , ' Milley said , with the investigation looking at his mental health and criminal and combat history . At about 4:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday , the soldier went to two buildings on the base and opened fire before he was confronted by military police , Milley said . Watch Video Here . Family man : Official reports stated that Lopez was married and the father of a young girl but his Facebook pictures show him with multiple children on a number of occasions like this one . The gunman then shot himself in the head with a .45 - caliber pistol , he said . U.S. Representative Michael McCaul of Texas told reporters the man was wearing an Army uniform . Milley said law enforcement was looking into reports of an argument at the base ahead of the shooting . ` At this time there is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism , ' Milley told a news conference . The rampage is the third shooting at a military base in the United States in about six months that , along with a series of shootings in schools and malls , has sparked a national debate over gun-control regulations . The Scott & White Hospital in Temple , Texas , where some of the wounded were taken , said nine patients were in intensive care , of which three were in critical condition and six were stable . Other victims were taken to Fort Hood 's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center , near the site of the shooting . Injured : Patients were rushed to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and Scott & White Memorial hospital in Killeen , Texas . How the shocking incident played out . U.S. President Barack Obama said he was ` heartbroken ' another shooting had occurred , and that the incident ` reopens the pain of what happened at Fort Hood five years ago . ` We are going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened , ' Obama said . The incident highlights the U.S. military 's so-far frustrated efforts to secure its bases from potential shooters , who increasingly appear to target the facilities . Milley said the shooter walked into one of the unit buildings , opened fire , then got into a vehicle and fired from there . He then went into another building and opened fire again , until he was engaged by Fort Hood law enforcement officers . When confronted by a female military police officer , he shot himself with his semi-automatic weapon in the parking lot . ` He was approaching her at about 20 feet . He put his hands up , then reached under his jacket , pulled out the -LRB- .45 -RRB- and she pulled out her weapon and then she engaged , and he then put the weapon to his head , ' Milley said . Transfixed : Soldiers watch Fort Hood news from Fort Irwin . Response : President Obama -LRB- left -RRB- and Secretary . of Defense Chuck Hagel -LRB- right -RRB- were quick to issue statements of . condolences to the victims on Wednesday . One of the buildings housed medical brigade day-to-day operations and the other , nearby , served the administration of the transportation battalion . As soon as the shooting broke out , the base went on lockdown . Police secured the base perimeter , emergency vehicles rushed to the scene , helicopters circled Fort Hood and officers went from building to building searching for the shooter . Fort Hood , a base from which soldiers prepare to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan , had overhauled its security to better deal with potential ` insider threats ' after a 2009 rampage by an Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people and wounded 32 others . During that attack , Major Nidal Hasan shouted ` Allahu Akbar , ' Arabic for ` God is greatest , ' and later said he wanted to be a martyr . He was convicted and faces death by lethal injection . In September , a gunman opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard , killing 12 and wounding four before being killed by police . Last month , a civilian shot dead a sailor aboard a ship at a U.S. Navy base in Norfolk , Virginia . U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered steps to improve Pentagon security after reviews found the Navy Yard shooting could have been averted if the gunman 's mental health had been properly handled .
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The wife of Ivan Lopez became hysterical when she realized that her husband was responsible for the deaths of three soldiers and injuring 16 others at Fort Hood on Wednesday . Initially feared her husband could be a victim . Karla Lopez told reporters on Thursday morning ` I 'm sorry . I do n't feel well . I 've been talking to police all night ' Then left the Killeen , Texas apartment she shared with Lopez and her family . Was taken by relatives to another location and is cooperating with authorities . Lopez , a 34-year-old married father , had served one tour in Iraq in 2011 but did he did not have any recorded combat experience . He started shooting from inside the medical building where he was seeking treatment for ` self-reported ' brain injuries .
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These pictures allegedly show injuries suffered by workers enduring terrible conditions at a company which makes touch screens for Apple . The images have been released by a protest group which accuses Biel Crystal of committing labour rights abuses at its factory in Hezhou , China . Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour -LRB- SACOM -RRB- claim staff work excessively long hours and there had been a high number of work-related injuries at the factory . The group also alleges that a number of staff had committed suicide at the plant in the last two years . A picture which protest group Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour claims shows a work-related injury suffered by worker at Biel Crystal , a supplier of touch screens to Apple in Hezhou , China . Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour claim staff work excessively long hours and that there has been a high number of work-related injuries at the company 's plant . The . pictures , which can not be verified , were released today as SACOM held a . protest outside Hong Kong 's flagship Apple store in the International . Finance Centre shopping mall . SACOM . posted a statement on its website entitled ` No more bloodstained cover . glass on iPhones ! Biel Crystal , Stop bloody exploitation now ! ' detailing the results of an investigation over the summer . It . says : ` This summer , SACOM conducted investigative research into . the labour condition in Hong Kong-owned Apple supplier -- Biel Crystal 's . Huizhou factory and discovered numerous labour abuses and violation of . Chinese Labour Law . ` SACOM . decided to publish the investigation result and file complaint . officially to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition -LRB- EICC -RRB- . ' It . claims staff were made to sign ` blank contracts ' and forced to work 11 . hours a day , seven days a week with only a 24-hour break at the end of . month . The pictures , which can not be verified , were released today as SACOM held a protest outside Hong Kong 's flagship Apple store in the International Finance Centre shopping mall . This picture allegedly shows a Biel Crystal employee in hospital after apparently getting injured at work . It also alleges that workers did not get fair compensation and claimed five suicides had taken place in the factory since 2011 . Hong Kong-based firm Biel Crystal reportedly makes touch screens for around 60 per cent of Apple 's products . According to Biel Crystal 's website , the company employs more than 60,000 workers and has more than 15 production lines . It says : ` Biel Crystal commits to provide the best services with the most competitive price to our customers . ` We have provided our products to the industry leader in watches , mobile phone , tablet and notebook . ` With the latest technology , experienced . and skillful engineers , we can co-develop the cutting edge products with . our customers and make it feasible to produce in mass volume . ' Activists from Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour outside Hong Kong 's flagship Apple store in protest against alleged labour rights abuses by Biel Crystal . Claims : The group also alleges that several Biel Crystal staff have committed suicide . Apple did not provide an official . comment on the allegations but referred MailOnline to its ` Supplier . Responsibility Progress Report ' , which states : ` For the past seven . years , Apple has been publishing reports on the audits we perform in our . supply chain . ` We do this . because we believe in honestly sharing our findings -- the good and the . bad . We 're fixing problems and tackling issues that our entire industry . faces , such as excessive work hours and underage labor . ` We 're going deeper into the supply chain . than any other company we know of , and we 're reporting at a level of . detail that is unparalleled in our industry . The protesters display images of injuries allegedly suffered by workers in factories making Apple products . It continues : ` To end the practice of excessive overtime , we now track weekly work hours for one million workers across our supply chain and publish the results on our website every month . ` And we share our work-hour strategy and tools with others inside and outside our industry . Although underage labor is rare in our supply chain , we report all incidents we find , as well as the actions taken to correct problems and prevent future occurrences . ' Biel Crystal is not mentioned in the report . The claims by SACOM come four months after another labour rights group accused a Chinese company that makes iPhones for Apple of abuses including withholding pay and excessive working hours . China Labour Watch said it found violations of the law and of Apple 's pledges about working conditions at factories operated by Pegatron , a Taiwanese company . Apple said in a statement it was ` committed to providing safe and fair working conditions ' and would investigate the claims about Pegatron . Hong Kong-based firm Biel Crystal reportedly makes touch screens for around 60 per cent of Apple 's products . Apple said it had published a code of conduct for its suppliers and joined the Fair Labour Association , a worker rights monitoring group . The Taiwanese company 's chief executive , in a separate statement , also promised to investigate . Two years ago , SACOM also revealed that factories making Apple iPads and iPhones in China were forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide after at least 14 workers at Foxconn factories had killed themselves in just 16 months as a result of horrendous working conditions . A report commissioned by the computer giant also found in March last year that factory staff were working exhausting hours for low pay . The . inquiry , set up by Apple after a series of suicides at its Chinese . factories , revealed employees often worked more than 76 hours a week and . 11 days in a row . The . investigation , which was run with America 's Fair Labour Association , . found ` significant ' failings at three Chinese plants run by Foxconn , a . major supplier for Apple which also makes half of the world 's consumer . electronics .
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Images released by pressure group , who also allege staff killed themselves . They accuse Biel Crystal , which supplies touch screens to Apple . Members of group protested outside a flagship Apple store in Hong Kong .
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Emerging from the shadows of their secret command outpost , these are the members of the only all-female fighting unit in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo . Around 150 women have formed the katiba - which means battalion or phalanx in Arabic - which is playing a major role in the fighting , according to a monitoring group . The katiba , made up of mostly Kurdish women , is fighting beside the Free Syrian Army against government forces on the streets of Syria 's second city . Members of the only all-female katiba in Aleppo fighting beside the Free Syrian Army , standing inside a secret command outpost . The formation of the women 's battalion was announced . in Ifrin , the scene in late 2012 of violence . ` The Kurdish popular committees have . set up the first women 's battalion , comprising some 150 women fighters . The battalion is named the Martyr Rokan Battalion , ' said the Syrian . Observatory for Human Rights , which opposes the regime . ` While women are now fighting . alongside the rebels , pro-regime forces and Kurdish militia , this is the . first women 's battalion as such , ' said Observatory director Rami Abdel . Rahman . ` Women are now playing a major role in the fighting in Syria , ' he said . The formation of the women 's battalion was announced . in Ifrin , the scene in late 2012 of violence pitting Kurdish fighters . against Arab rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad . Assad 's troops pulled out from . majority Kurdish areas in 2012 , and while Kurds have been split over the . anti-regime revolt in Syria , most have chosen to remain neutral in the . conflict . An agreement in Ras al-Ain on the . Turkish border brought an end to fighting between Kurds and Islamist . rebels , though some activists have described the agreement brokered by a . prominent Christian dissident as fragile . Ready for war : The katiba , made up of mostly Kurdish women , is fighting beside the Free Syrian Army . The announcement of the Kurdish . women 's battalion comes a month after pro-regime forces set up the . National Defence Forces , a paramilitary unit in which women of all ages . have been asked to volunteer . Anti-regime activists have also distributed images of women fighters joining rebel ranks . ` Women are fighting on all the fronts . now , though it 's possibly the Islamist rebel ranks that have the fewest . women taking part in them , ' the Observatory 's Abdel Rahman said . A female activist in the coastal . province of Latakia said women often transport weapons and supplies for . rebels as they are less likely to be searched at army and security . checkpoints . Troops loyal to Assad and rebels have . been locked in a deadly stalemate in Aleppo , Syria 's largest urban . center and main commercial hub , since an opposition assault last summer . Eight months later , . the rebels hold large parts of the city and its outskirts , including . several army bases . But they have been unable to overcome the regime 's . far superior firepower . Uprising : Members of the Free Syrian Army chant slogans against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Azzaz , Aleppo . A defaced poster of Syria 's President Bashar al-Assad is seen near garbage containers in Aleppo . A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with Syrian Army in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo . Today , Syria 's government and rebels both demanded an international investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack , as the country 's feared arsenal became the latest propaganda tool in the two-year-old civil war . President Barack Obama said the U.S. is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria , but noted that he is ` deeply sceptical ' of claims by President Bashar Assad 's regime that rebel forces were behind such an attack . ` Once we establish the facts , I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer , ' Obama said in a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem . The use of chemical weapons by either side is a nightmare scenario . Along with its warnings about Assad , the West is just as concerned that rebel forces , including some linked to Al Qaida , could get their hands on Syria 's chemical weapons supplies . Despite the importance , any clear confirmation of the nature of the attack that took place on Tuesday in the northern village of Khan al-Assal , killing at least 31 people , is unlikely . Syria 's government seals off areas it controls to journalists and outside observers . The two sides blamed each other for a chemical attack without offering clear proof or documentation , as has frequently been the case in the Syrian civil war . If confirmed , it would be the first time a chemical weapon has been used in Syria 's war that has already killed an estimated 70,000 people .
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A record breaking Range Rover -- arguably the fastest sports utility vehicle in the world - has accelerated out of Jaguar Land Rover 's ` Special Vehicle Operations ' stable . The Range Rover Sport SVR is powered by a specially tuned 542bhp 5.0 litre V8 that propels it from rest to 60mph in just 4.5 seconds and up to a top speed electronically limited to 162mph . That makes it the fastest Range Rover ever . But it has also set a surprise record at Germany 's Nuerburgring by lapping the infamous Nordschleife circuit in eight minutes and 14 seconds . Scroll down for video . Record breaking : The Range Rover Sport SVR is arguably the fastest sports utility vehicle in the world . Plush : The vehicle features a sumptuous bespoke interior featuring unique sports seats to keep the driver and passengers snugly in place . Powerful : The Range Rover Sport SVR is propelled by a specially tuned 542bhp 5.0 litre V8 . Video courtesy of Land Rover . That 's firmly in supercar territory with the streamlined Audi R8V8 managing only 10 seconds faster . The new British 4X4 which thinks it 's a supercar had its world debut among the super-rich at the prestigious Pebble Beach concourse event in California . A Land Rover spokesman said : ` The fastest , most powerful Land Rover ever produced is the first model to wear the SVR designation being adopted by future Land Rover and Jaguar high-performance models . ' The powerful engine is linked to a slick 8-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel-drive chassis to boost performance whatever the weather . It even sounds like a supercar . In a world first for Land Rover , the new Range Rover Sport SVR has a two-stage active exhaust featuring electronically controlled valves . A spokesman said : ` The system optimises sound quality , performance and aesthetics and provides a racecar-inspired soundtrack at higher engine revs . ' Spectacular : The Sports SVR goes from rest to 60mph in just 4.5 seconds and up to a top speed electronically limited to 162mph . Top of the range : Order books for the 4X4 open in October priced at # 93,450 or nearly # 12,000 more than the standard Range Rover Sport . Exhilarating : The powerful engine is linked to a slick 8-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel-drive chassis to boost performance whatever the weather . The off-the scale off-roader sits on huge 22 inch alloy wheels specially made for high performance . Inside is a sumptuous bespoke interior featuring unique sports seats to keep the driver and passengers snugly in place . John Edwards , managing director of Land Rover 's Special Operations division said : ` The Range Rover Sport SVR is truly the world 's most capable performance sports utility vehicle . ' ` It is designed , engineered and built in Britain and amplifies the engineering integrity , robustness and attention to detail that are Land Rover hallmarks ' . He said : ` It is a natural progression beyond the core vehicle 's outstanding on - and off-road capabilities and leading-edge design . ` Its exhilarating performance will satisfy a particularly demanding set of customers . ` It takes the vehicle 's dynamic capabilities to the next level without impacting on comfort , refinement or all-terrain versatility . ' Off-the scale : The off-roader sits on huge 22 inch alloy wheels specially made for high performance . Wow factor : In a world first for Land Rover , the new Range Rover Sport SVR has a two-stage active exhaust featuring electronically controlled valves . The new British 4X4 which thinks it 's a supercar had its world debut among the super-rich at the prestigious Pebble Beach concourse event in California . The super-4X4 is fitted with permanent four-wheel drive , has lightweight aluminium suspension , . Special ` wade sensing ' features to tell the driver how deep the water is that he or she is about to drive through , - it can wade up to 850mm -- and a towing capability up to 3000kg . Order books for the 4X4 with phwoar open in October priced at # 93,450 -- or nearly # 12,000 more than the standard Range Rover Sport . First deliveries are expected in the first three months of next year . The Range Rover Sport was introduced in 2005 , and more than 500,000 have been built to date .
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Range Rover Sport SVR is powered by a specially tuned 542bhp 5.0 litre V8 . Capable of rest to 60mph in just 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 162mph . The specifications have helped make it the fastest Range Rover ever built . Vehicle had debut at prestigious Pebble Beach concourse event in California .
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Click here for all the big match stats from our brilliant Match Zone service . It is as if football 's fates are conspiring to torment Steven Gerrard in his remaining years . They show him the prize , let him glimpse the glory and then snatch it away . That title slip , a wretched World Cup as England captain , and now this , possibly his last appearance in the Champions League , able to do so much , but not enough . No single player worked harder to drag Liverpool into the last 16 than Gerrard . It was not to be . Maybe it never will be again . He needs greatness around him these days , certainly to thrive in the Champions League . He needs a match winner in the manner of Luis Suarez , a rock like Jamie Carragher , a coach with the cussedness of Rafael Benitez to teach ordinary players to defend for their lives . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail 's Big Match Stats : Liverpool 1-1 Basle . Steven Gerrard looks forlorn after the final whistle as Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League by Basle . Liverpool -LRB- 4-2-3-1 -RRB- : Mignolet 6 ; Johnson 5.5 , Lovren 6 , Skrtel 6.5 , Jose Enrique 4 -LRB- Moreno 45 , 5 -RRB- ; Allen 5.5 , Lucas 5.5 -LRB- Coutinho 74 -RRB- ; Henderson 5 , Gerrard 7 , Sterling 5.5 ; Lambert 5.5 -LRB- Markovic 45 , 5 -RRB- . Subs not used : Jones , Sakho , Lallana , Can . Booked : Lovren , Lucas , Moreno . Sent off : Markovic . Goal : Gerrard 80 . Manager : Brendan Rodgers , 5.5 . Basle : Vaclik 6.5 ; Schar 6 , Suchy 6.5 , Safari 5.5 ; Elneny 6 -LRB- Diaz 83 -RRB- , Frei 7 ; Xhaka 7 , Zuffi 7.5 -LRB- Samuel 88 -RRB- , Gashi 6 ; Gonzalez 6 , Streller 6 -LRB- Embolo 74 -RRB- . Subs not used : Vailati , Degen , Delgado , Hamoudi . Goal : Frei 25 . Manager : Paulo Sousa , 6.5 . Referee : Bjorn Kuipers -LRB- Holland -RRB- 6 . Attendance : 43,290 . Man of the Match : Luca Zuffi . Ratings by Joe Bernstein at Anfield . They are gone , and so are Liverpool now . Gone from this competition and probably from next season 's too unless they can spectacularly reverse their trajectory in the Premier League . If Gerrard stays a Liverpool player it may be the 2016-17 season before he can think of playing in the Champions League again . He can not soldier on alone . That this ended in a grandstand finish is to Gerrard 's immense credit . Down to 10 men and ordinary in the extreme for much of the game , Liverpool ultimately took Basle to the wire because their captain refused to surrender . Having won a free-kick on the edge of the area with nine minutes remaining , Gerrard stood over the ball . Could he ? Would he ? He did . He curled it inside Basle goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik at the near post and gave his team the puncher 's chance they scarcely deserved . And right there is Gerrard 's agony . So close . Jordan Henderson had two chances late on -- one a shot in injury time that forced a stunning full length save from Vaclik , but it was to no avail . Gerrard was spared the opprobrium from the Anfield public that greeted this exit , but that will be scant consolation either . Time is slipping away , and he knows it . They shout for him this season , but what else is there to shout about ? There were 72 minutes gone when Gerrard had his first chance to change the game . He was through , one on one , and set to equalise . Might this be it ? The night of folklore and legend that Brendan Rodgers had forecast ? Sadly , Liverpool 's story has lost that magical element this season . Out came Vaclik throwing himself at Gerrard 's feet . His outstretched hand connected with the ball first , then Gerrard 's leg . The captain appealed furiously , so did the crowd . Referee Bjorn Kuipers shook his head . The writers of myths and epic tales had knocked off for the night . Gerrard was doing his best to imbue the occasions with glory , but it was not to be . And the task was straightforward enough . Beat Basle , reach the last 16 . Yet only in those frenzied final exchanges did Liverpool come close . A goal down after 25 minutes , they removed their main striker Rickie Lambert at half-time so ordinary was his first-half display , but fared little better for this . Gerrard curls home a sublime free-kick to give Liverpool a lifeline with around 10 minutes left on the clock . Jordan Henderson -LRB- left -RRB- rushes to congratulate his captain as Liverpool began to believe they could turn the match around . Gerrard celebrates after his free-kick left Liverpool needing one more goal to qualify with 10 minutes left . Gerrard earlier went tumbling in the box in the second half but Basle goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik had got his hand on the ball first . Arsenal , Atletico Madrid , Barcelona , Basle , Bayer Leverkusen , Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , Chelsea , Juventus , Monaco , Paris St-Germain , Porto , RealMadrid , Shakhtar Donetsk + 2 MORE TEAMS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT 'S MATCHES . The draw for the knockout phase takes place in Nyon on Monday , December 15 . Lazar Markovic came on in his place , offering a spark of life , but then calamity struck . Just 16 minutes after arriving he was dismissed , a victim of that fatal combination -- his own stupidity and the spiteful cunning of an opponent . Markovic , who had looked lively out wide with Raheem Sterling moved to Lambert 's role , was speeding away from Behrang Safari when , for reasons best known to himself , he decided to flick out an arm to keep him back . If he touched the Basle man it was little more than a fingertip but he fell as if struck by sniper fire . Kuipers bought it , and Markovic was shown a straight red card . He had local sympathy but , let 's face it , if Mario Balotelli had done that he would have been castigated for impetuous foolishness . From there , Liverpool 's task appeared impossible . That they ended up even within a goalmouth scramble of victory is due to Gerrard 's refusal to quit . But one day he must quit . One day he will quit . And what will they do then ? Markovic makes the slightest of contact with Behrang Safari 's face in the incident that led to his sending off . Croatian defender Dejan Lovren protests as substitute Markovic is shown a straight red card for catching Safari . Players from both sides surround the referee as Safari lies on the floor and Markovic leaves the field . The result means Liverpool finish third in Group B behind Real Madrid and Basle . Top and bottom of it , Liverpool looked overwhelmed , almost afraid of the challenge here . The mood was set in the first minute of the match . A loose ball fell to the experienced Martin Skrtel at the heart of Liverpool 's defence , and he cleared in panic , like a novice . Up it went into the night air , barely an inch further forward , requiring much hurried regrouping beneath . Variations on this theme were prevalent throughout the first-half . Simple passes went astray or were miscontrolled , touches were poor and good positions were wasted . Anfield , so often Liverpool 's greatest friend on nights like this , sensed the desperation . The noise was often muted , a worried murmur or frustrated howl as counterpoint to the buoyant visitors from Switzerland . Rodgers had spoken of his team becoming part of Liverpool lore , but the history of this club is great and proud and this group seemed intimidated by the challenge of maintaining that standard . Players that had looked like world beaters last season shied away from the responsibility . Sterling cuts a frustrated figure in the Merseyside rain as Liverpool struggle to get a foothold in the match . Brendan Rodgers looks dejected as Liverpool failed to create any meaningful chances in the first half . Sterling 's shots had no potency and when Gerrard played a good ball to Glen Johnson for a counter-attack on the right , he sloppily let it run out of play , provoking a furious reaction from the former England captain . Lambert did not get a sniff . It was a sobering evening , not only for the player but also for the committee that guides Rodgers ' hand in the transfer market . Liverpool could have bought close to 20 Lamberts for what they got for Suarez , but it is class that is required to win occasions like this ; not numbers . Basle are not a great side , but they are competent and technically tight and their goal after 25 minutes was all of that . Fabian Frei played the ball into tormentor in chief Luca Zuffi , who held it up , returned it , and Frei 's shot did the rest . It was in the net without so much as a dive from Simon Mignolet . The defending was slack but why so startled ? Switzerland international midfielder Fabian Frei fires in a shot from the edge of the box that gave Basle the lead early in the first half . Raheem Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- ca n't believe his eyes as Frei wheels away to celebrate his sweetly struck strike . A glum Sterling watches on as Frei 's gleeful team-mates rush to celebrate the goal which put Basle in the driving seat . Basle 's players celebrate wildly as they begin to sense an upset at the home of the five-time European Cup winners . Fabian Frei 's goal was a well worked team move involving six passes . Click here for more from our brilliant Match Zone service . Gerrard and Lucas Leiva trudge back to the halfway line after the Reds fell behind through Fabian Frei in the first half . Basle could have gone further ahead after 33 minutes when poor marking left striker Marco Streller alone to receive a cross from Taulant Xhaka . He tried to take it on the volley , but missed . Had that gone in , it would have surely been game over -- so too , the chance that fell to Fabian Schar six minutes later , blocked on its way to goal . Instead , Gerrard was allowed one more swing at playing the hero . It is an act that never outstays its welcome but , in this competition at least , it may have outlived its effectiveness . Joe Allen -LRB- left -RRB- and Jordan Henderson sink to the turf as they realise Liverpool 's Champions League campaign is over . Basle players celebrate their qualification to the Champions League knockout phases as Bjorn Kuipers blows the final whistle . Former England team-mates Gerrard and Sterling look lost for words after the final whistle .
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Liverpool out of the Champions League and in to the Europa League after finishing third in Group B . A win would have sent the Reds through and Basle knew a draw would be enough for them . Fabian Frei gave Basle a first-half lead before substitute Lazar Markovic was sent off for Liverpool . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored a sublime free-kick late on but they could not find the winner . Basle 's Luca Zuffi Sportsmail 's man of the match . Gerrard Liverpool 's best player on the night .
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500 women are being trained and will help the Syrian National Defence force with security tasks . Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has recruited an army of women to guard checkpoints and carry out security checks in an attempt to plug the holes left by defections and casualties in his dwindling army . Up to 500 women have been drafted into the new paramilitary force known as the ` Lionesses for National Defence . ' They have been in trained at a boot camp in Wadi al-Dahab in the Syrian city of Homs . They form part of the recently formed 10,000-strong National Defence Force -LRB- NDF -RRB- , a key part of Assad 's counter insurgency strategy , as the president desperately tries to regain control of the country 's towns and cities . Decked out in army fatigues and armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles , the women have also been seen guarding areas of Homs where the majority of locals are known to support the government 's regime . Part of their role is to carry out security checks on veiled women . A grainy video uploaded four days ago to LiveLeak.com clearly shows at least ten women guarding a checkpoint in Palmyra , Homs . Abu Rami , a spokesman for the Syrian Revolution General Commission in Homs told The Independent : ' I was very surprised , it 's the first time I have seen this . ' I think it is an excuse to make the Free Syrian Army kill women and then show the world as propaganda , but anyone with a weapon is a legitimate target . ' One Homs resident told Al Arabiya : The sight of these girls is disturbing . A Syrian National Defence force woman who has just finished training , holds a rifle at the training centre in Wadi al-Dahab in the Syrian city of Homs on Monday . Decked out in army fatigues and armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles , female soldiers have also been seen guarding areas of Homs where the majority of locals are known to support the government 's regime . The women have become part of a new paramilitary force known as the ` Lionesses for National Defence ' Syrian National Defence forces who just finished training , stand to attention at their training centre in Wadi al-Dahab . Girls guarding Gadaffi . The Amazonian Guard was the name given by Western journalists to an all-female elite troop of bodyguards responsible for protecting the former leader of Libya , Muammar Gaddafi . The group was formed in the early 1980s . Gaddafi reportedly employed female soldiers because he believed that an Arab gunman would have difficulty firing at women . Others believe it was just another aspect of the dictator 's eccentricity and his fondness for young women . He would usually travel with 15 of his Amazonian Guards assigned to security or housekeeping . Prior to Gadaffi 's death , reports emerged of him and other senior military commanders raping and sexually abusing the women . There were also reports that the women were forced to execute rebels or be killed themselves . ` They look like predators and treat every woman that passes by as if she 's a slave or a Jew in the concentration camp . '' He . said he saw one female soldier push an elderly lady in the area of . Dawar Al-Muaslat in central Homs after forcing her to take off her . headscarf . It comes as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov . said today that there could be no peaceful resolution of the conflict . in Syria as long as opponents of President Bashar al-Assad demand his . exit from power and refuse to negotiate with his government . Lavrov 's . comments at an annual news conference signalled no shift in the . position of Russia , which says Assad 's exit must not be a precondition . for a deal to end 22 months of violence in which more than 60,000 people . have been killed . ` Everything . runs up against the opposition members ' obsession with the idea of the . overthrow of the Assad regime . As long as this irreconcilable position . remains in force , nothing good will happen , armed action will continue , . people will die , ' Lavrov said . Russia . has been Assad 's most powerful foreign protector during the violence . that started with a crackdown on protests but has escalated into civil . war , vetoing three U.N. Security Council resolution aimed to push him . out or pressure him to end bloodshed . Russia . flew 77 of its citizens fleeing the Syrian violence to Moscow via . Lebanon on Wednesday but Lavrov said the situation in Syria did not . require a mass evacuation of Russian citizens . Speaking . of large-scale naval exercises Russia is holding in the Black Sea and . in the Mediterranean Sea , not far from Syria , Lavrov said the naval . presence was a positive factor . ` Of . course we have no interest in the Mediterranean region becoming even . more destabilised . And the presence of our fleet there is undoubtedly a . stabilising factor , ' Lavrov said . The female soldiers , seen here parading at their training centre in Wadi al-Dahab , are expected to plug the holes left by defections and casualties in Assad 's dwindling army . Syrian female soldier checks documents of a taxi driver in Wadi al-Dahab in the Syrian city of Homs . She then inspects the boot space of the taxi before letting the driver continue his journey . Syrian female soldiers preparing to guard checkpoints and carry out security tasks . VIDEO FEMALE SOLDIERS GUARDING A CHECKPOINT IN PALMYRA , HOMS .
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Catch me if you can : On-the-run Colonel Gaddafi has a # 1m bounty on his head to be caught dead or alive . Libyan rebels today offered a # 1m reward to capture Gaddafi as the hunt intensified to find the runaway leader . The opposition council in Benghazi hopes that the sum will tempt members of Gaddafi 's inner circle to turn him in . The rebels will have large amounts of cash available when Libyan assets are unfrozen and they have promised amnesty to anybody who captures or kills Gaddafi . The offer came after the toppled dictator fled his palace in Tripoli and is believed to have escaped through a 2,000 mile network of tunnels running through the country . Scroll down for video . Raided : A rebel holds a Kalashnikov automatic rifle as he kicks over a sofa in the infamous Bedouin tent where Gaddafi carried out business deals . The deal in the desert : Prime Minister Tony Blair meets Gaddafi in the same tent that has now been ransacked . It is identifiable by the camel-lined fabric adorning its sides . Leaving behind a deserted mansion , Libyans rummaged through the forbidden home of the leader - even taking their children along to see the ruins of the fallen leader 's home . Rebels were pictured overturning couches and breaking up furniture in Gaddafi 's Bedouin tent - the scene of his famous meeting with Tony Blair in 2004 . As fighting continued , a woman who said she was Gaddafi 's only daughter , Aisha , told loyalist television channel Al Orouba today that . Libyans must unite against Nato and unite behind her father . ' I tell the Libyan people to stand . hand-in-hand against Nato , ' she told the TV station by telephone . ' I . tell the Libyan people not to fear the armed forces.The leader is in the . right . ' Despite insistence from the Gaddafi . inner circle that they still have the upper hand in the war , the first . pictures emerged of rebels destroying the . luxury confines of Gaddafi 's former compound . Compound carnage : A rebel fighter sprays graffiti over an oil painting hanging over the luxury bed once slept in by the dictator before he fled the area . Inside the rat 's lair : Rebel fighters rummage through Gaddafi 's compound today . Sofas have been overturned and graffiti is scribbled on the walls . Free for all : A Libyan man holds his child as he celebrates among rebel fighters in front of Gaddafi 's iconic gold fist statue . Rebel fighters look through an album they found inside Gaddafi 's compound in Bab Al-Aziziya , Tripoli . Condoleezza Rice is seen on one of the pages . One . Libyan wearing army camouflage sprayed graffiti onto an oil painting . hanging above Gaddafi 's bed . Lengths of wood from the ceiling collapsed . onto the mattress and glass in the room was smashed . Elsewhere in the building , sofas in the Gaddafi clan 's sitting room were overturned as men wandered through the different rooms . They found a treasured photo album featuring pictures of Gaddafi with . other world leaders . Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is . seen on one of the pages . In the grounds of the main compound , . jubilant Libyans celebrated alongside rebel fighters . One man even . brought his two young children along . Burning : Smoke rises above one of Gaddafi 's infamous Bedouin tents where he is reported to have slept surrounded by female bodyguards holding machine guns . Smile for the camera : Armed rebels take pictures in front of the iconic golden fist statue . The garden of evil : Rebel fighters rush into the leafy grounds where Gaddafi once strolled while plotting his tyrannical moves . Gaddafi last . night made a defiant speech from his hideout in which he vowed that the . fight against Libyan rebels would end in ` death or victory ' . In . a desperate attempt to dent the rebels ' morale after they had ransacked . his compound earlier in the day , he also claimed the withdrawal from . his Bab al-Aziziya fortress was merely a ` tactical move ' . ' I . have been out a bit in Tripoli discreetly , without being seen by . people , and ... I did not feel that Tripoli was in danger , ' Gaddafi . said . In a second statement , he pledged to turn Libya into ` volcanoes , lava and fire ' - echoes of Saddam Hussein 's parting shot in 1991 when he set fire to oil fields in Kuwait . But the aggressive messages did little . to intimidate rebels who were fighting today in a southern area of the . city where Gaddafi may be hiding . There was also heavy bombing of the . Gaddafi compound by government forces and clashes in the Abu Salim part . of the city . Children of war : A young boy plays on top of a tank belonging to forces loyal to Gaddafi , which was captured by rebel fighters , in the city centre of Zawiyah . Cupboards are bare : Rebels stomp through one of the rooms in Gaddafi 's home that appears to have once been used as a kitchen . Rebels use their AK47 assault rifles to smash through shutters and break into a living room at Gaddafi 's palace . A rebel fighter climbs on top of Gaddafi 's golden fist statue which he built after fending off U.S. airstrikes in 1986 . ` We think Gaddafi is still hiding somewhere in Tripoli . He is likely to be in the al-Hadhba al-Khadra area , ' the official in Tripoli , who gave his name as Abdulrahman , said . ` There is fighting in the al-Hadhba al-Khadra area . ' In his radio address , Gaddafi also told residents they must . ` cleanse ' Tripoli of the rebels and free it from the ` devils ' who have . overrun it . The beleaguered tyrant vowed victory or martyrdom in his . fight to remain in power . Another . message was aired on two Arabic networks in which Gaddafi vowed ` to . clear the city of Tripoli and eliminate the criminals , traitors and . rats . They are hiding between the families and inside the civilian . houses . It 's your duty to enter these houses and take them out . The . rebels will slaughter you and desecrate your bodies . ' He had been speaking to a Tripoli . radio station but his whereabouts after leaving the compound remain a . mystery . The United States believes that he is still in Libya , Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said today . Party atmosphere : Wearing Gaddafi 's prized hat , an enormous gold chain and clutching his walking stick and wig , the rebel who broke into the dictator 's bedroom celebrates alongside Libyans . Stamped out : Rebels trample on a bust of Gaddafi yesterday as they screamed chants claiming that they were going to get him . If the cap fits ... : Colonel Gaddafi -LRB- left -RRB- pictured in military uniform . in 2009 and -LRB- right -RRB- , a rebel proudly shows off the same cap after . ransacking the dictator 's compound . The leader is believed to have escaped his compound in a 2,000 mile network of secret . vaults under the capital which lead to key buildings , airports and . military bases . One of the underground tunnels is known to surface at the Rixos Hotel 1.5 km away where 35 international journalists were trapped earlier but have since been freed . Another tunnel leads to the coastline while a third comes up at Mitiga Airport 7km away . Blockades and checkpoints have been . set up around the capital , but if Gaddafi is able to leave Tripoli , he . could find a safe haven 500km away in the east in his home town of Sirte , from which scud missiles were fired at rebels yesterday . Gaddafi . could also head 775km south to Sabha , his ancestral home , where he was . reported to have built nuclear bunkers in the 1980s . From there he could . travel through the desert or fly to neighbouring Chad , the country from . which he recruited hundreds of mercenaries . There were also suggestions that he could travel west to Algeria although sources today suggest that he has remained in Tripoli . Gaddafi rides in his golf cart earlier this year , and right , rebels wave their tricolor flag and joyride in the same vehicle that Gaddafi would have once used to drive around his now fallen compound . Stocking up : A Libyan rebel holds weapons taken from Gaddafi 's Bab Al-Aziziya compound yesterday after the stronghold fell to the revolution . The tunnels were built by Western companies , however , few people have knowledge of the full extent of the network . The 69-year-old 's remaining forces are said to be heading for Sirte , raising the prospect of a bloody final showdown with the rebels . There pockets of resistance today from government forces around the fallen compound and at the border with Tunisia . Pockets of motor and rocket fire were heard around Tripoli as die-hard Gaddafi loyalists with ` lots to lose ' battled with rebels . There were even fears that Gaddafi could unleash an arsenal of chemical weapons or poison the country 's water supply . Al Jazeera correspondent Evan Hill said : ` Explosions have been heard here and occasional gunfire . Rebels told me there are snipers about and that four people have been injured by gunshots . ' British journalists were among the foreign nationals who had been trapped inside the Rixos hotel by gunmen loyal to Gaddafi . The corporation 's Matthew Price said he was one of around 35 foreigners , including journalists and politicians , who were inside the besieged establishment . The hotel , which the regime has allowed international journalists to use , was the scene of Gaddafi 's son Saif al-Islam 's surprise reappearance earlier this week and has remained in the hands of those loyal to the dictator even as large parts of the capital fell to rebel advances . A few miles away from the hotel a Maltese boat , Triva 1 , has allowed British nationals fleeing Tripoli to board . The Foreign and Commonwealth Office posted messages on its website and Twitter in the early hours to alert UK citizens remaining in Libya . It stressed it expects only a small number of British nationals to leave on the boat as most were evacuated during its own operations . The FCO continues to advise anyone remaining in Libya to leave , warning of the possibility of retaliatory attacks from pro-Gaddafi forces as a result of the international intervention . Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on Muammar Gaddafi to recognise his 42-year rule over Libya was over and stand down his forces . Mr Hague insisted the Libyan people had delivered a ` decisive rejection ' of the dictator and dismissed his vow to fight on as ` delusional ' . ' I think it is time now for Colonel Gaddafi to stop issuing delusional statements , ' he said .
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Catch me if you can : On-the-run Colonel Gaddafi has a # 1m bounty on his head to be caught dead or alive . Dictator escaped through tunnels to ` secret hideout in Tripoli ' Gaddafi 's daughter says Libyans must unite against Nato . Tent where Gaddafi met Tony Blair is overrun . Looters steal TVs and joyride in the dictator 's golf buggies . Bedrooms and sitting rooms trashed and photo albums taken . Libya will be reduced to ` volcanoes , fire and lava ' , vows Gaddafi . ` There 's no danger , I drove through Tripoli yesterday ' , he claims . Fighters preparing to enter network of tunnels under compound . 400 people killed in the three day battle for Tripoli , rebels say . British reporters trapped in Rixos Hotel finally released .
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Children trapped on a mountain by Islamic State militants in Iraq are drinking blood from their parents to stay alive , it emerged today . Their horrendous plight was revealed after some 8,000 Yazidis were finally able to escape down Mount Sinjar where they have been under siege from jihadist fighters for the last week . Those fleeing have made it to relative safety at a camp in Dohuk Province in Kurdistan , where they have told horrific stories of the 30,000 who have been left behind . Sky News correspondent Sherine Tadros , who is at the camp , said : ` One man has just told us how he saw four children die of thirst . ` There was nowhere to bury them on the mountain so they just put rocks on their bodies . ` Another man was saying the children were so thirsty , their parents started cutting their own hands and giving them blood to drink . ' Desperate : Displaced Yazidis are clawing for food and drink to stay alive in the desert , with children allegedly drinking their parents ' blood . Those fleeing have made it to relative safety at a camp in Dohuk Province in Kurdistan , where they have told horrific stories of the 30,000 left behind . Hundreds of other families have also made it across the border after trekking for hundreds of kilometres through sweltering temperatures to safety . They are being given food , water and medical treatment at shelters in Turkey and Syria after being driven out of their town by ISIS more than a week ago . Hundreds of other families have also . made it across the border after trekking for hundreds of kilometres . through sweltering temperatures to safety . They . are being given food , water and medical treatment at shelters in Turkey . and Syria after being driven out of their town by ISIS more than a week . ago . Some have been . forced to pay smugglers their life savings to take them on perilous . journeys across the border into Turkey , sometimes through minefields . They . are among several gruelling treks to freedom the community has taken . after they were sent scattering to the four corners by the insurgency , . which has trapped around 30,000 others on Sinjar Mountain with no food . or water . Refuge at last : Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community look for clothes to wear among items provided by a charity organisation at the Nowruz camp , in Derike , Syria . Fleeing jihad : Syrian Kurdish fighters battled Islamic State militants to carve an escape route to tens of thousands trapped on a mountain top . Displaced : Thousands of Yazidis have trekked for hundreds of kilometres to make it across the border after they were driven from their town by ISIS more than a week ago . Scattered : A graphic showing the various escape routes the Yazidis have taken , often through hundreds of kilometres of desert terrain , after being attacked by ISIS . Around 2,000 Yazidis have made it to a refugee camp in Derabon , a small village near Zakho on the Iraqi Kurdistan-Turkey border . But with no passports , many are having to sit tight and hope the uprising is crushed or pay smugglers to help them avoid the official border crossing at Habur . One mother who suffers agonising rheumatism told how she and her three young children waded through the Tigris River , tip-toed her way through a minefield and climbed through a barbed-wire fence to make it into Turkey . Half-way through the five-hour journey , Amal said the smuggler wanted her children to leave her behind because she was too slow , but they chose to carry her instead . The 43-year-old told The Times : ` My . sons gathered around me and they refused . We were not afraid of dying . there . We were afraid of dying at the hands of the Islamic State . ' Another teenager has not been so lucky . Amer . Omar Pajo said he watched his father get shot in the head by ISIS . gunmen as they fled to the mountains and his mother later succumbed to . dehydration . Starving : Yazidi children scramble for food at the Nowruz camp in Derike , Syria after trekking hundreds of miles to escape ISIS . Suffering : Sick children from the Yazidi community wait for treatment at a clinic at the Nowruz refugee camp in Derike , Syria . Persecuted : A former senior Iraqi politician warned that the country risks becoming another Syria unless a way to preserve its unity is found . The family sold . the last of their belongings to pay a smuggler to get them to Derabon , . but now he does n't have the $ 600 to pay another trafficker to get him . across the border . Meanwhile , . another 130 U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq on what the Pentagon . described as a temporary mission to assess the scope of the humanitarian . crisis facing thousands of displaced civilians trapped on Sinjar . The British Government also remained . under pressure today to consider military intervention as more aid was . delivered to the mountain top . International . Development Secretary Justine Greening confirmed that a third round of . successful UK air drops took place last night . The supplies included two C130 consignments containing 2,640 reusable water purification containers filled with clean water . More . than 500 shelter kits to provide shade in temperatures of more than 40C . -LRB- 104F -RRB- were also inside the packages . There have now been five . successful drops over three nights . But . Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted the UK will not intervene . militarily - despite increasing calls from experienced commanders . yesterday for it to join the US in air strikes on IS targets . Taking shelter : Iraqi Yazidi refugees escaping from attacks by the Islamic State settle into their makeshift home in the Turkish city of Sirnak . Ms . Greening , who announced # 8 million in new assistance last week : said : . ` As thousands of Iraqi people remain cut off away from their homes , we . are focused on getting help to those in need , particularly those trapped . on Mount Sinjar . ` After . last night the RAF have successfully made five drops , including . thousands of containers filled with clean water that can also be used to . purify dirty water and hundreds of shelter kits . ' Islamic State , which sees Shi'ites as . heretics who deserve death , has seized a series of towns in northern . Iraq , in a sweeping advance that has left the Iraqi government reeling . and prompted tens of thousands to flee . The group has declared religious rule in a caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq , offering . both Christians and members of the ancient Yazidi sect , whom it calls . ` devil worshippers ' , the stark choice between conversion to Islam or . death . It came as a . former senior Iraqi politician warned that the country risks becoming . another Syria unless a way to preserve its unity is found . Hajem . Hassani , previously speaker in the Iraqi parliament , said if the . society did not come together , it would leave the door wide open to the . Islamic State -LRB- IS -RRB- . He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme : ` This is probably one of the hardest times Iraq is facing . ` If we do n't come together , then probably we will open the door too wide for the IS or other terrorist organisations . ` We . need to take the control ... -LRB- or -RRB- it definitely will take us to the . Syrian path if we are not very careful and finding ways to solve the . problems . ' Asked whether . newly-appointed prime minister Haider Abadi understood the need for an . inclusive government , he replied : ` He should do . ' Sustenance : Refugees who fled across the border wait to receive food after reaching a camp in the city of Sirnak in Turkey 's Silopi district . Meanwhile , unrest continued in Baghdad , where Iraqi troops imposed heightened security as international support mounted for a new prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki , who has called on the armed forces to stay out of politics amid fears of a possible coup . Tanks and Humvees were positioned on Baghdad bridges and at major intersections on Wednesday , with security personnel more visible than usual . About 100 pro-Maliki demonstrators took to Firdous Square in the capital , pledging their allegiance to him . The embattled premier has grown increasingly isolated , with Iraqi politicians and much of the international community lining up behind Haider al-Abadi , a fellow member of his Shiite Dawa party tasked by the president with forming a new government that can unite the country in the face of an onslaught by Sunni militants . Widespread discontent with al-Maliki 's divisive rule has reached the point where both Saudi Arabia and Iran - regional rivals often bitterly divided over Iraq - have expressed support for al-Abadi . The United States , the European Union and the United Nations have also expressed support for new leadership . But al-Maliki , whose bloc won the most votes in April elections , has thus far refused to step aside and rejected the appointment of al-Abadi as unconstitutional . Al-Abadi was selected by the main Shiite alliance which includes al-Maliki 's bloc , but the Islamic Dawa party says al-Abadi ` only represents himself . '
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Horrific stories of 30,000 Yazidis trapped by Islamic State jihadists emerge after 8,000 escape down the mountain . Hundreds of families have made it across border into Turkey and Syria after trekking for days in 45C temperatures . Minority sect has been sent scattering in all directions after Islamic State jihadists stormed their town a week ago . Some families have been forced to pay smugglers to take them through rivers and minefields to make it to safety . Another 130 U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq to assess the crisis facing 30,000 Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar . British Government also remained . under pressure to consider military intervention to rescue the refugees .
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At least two civilian workers were killed after missiles launched in a US airstrike targeting an ISIS-controlled region in Syria struck grain silos , according to a human rights group . The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights believes aircraft may have mistaken the mills and grain storage areas in the northern Syrian town of Manbij for an Islamic State base . The US-led coalition has been targeting towns and villages in northern and eastern Syria controlled by the Islamic State group since last week . Scroll down for video . A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles flying over northern Iraq last week after conducting airstrikes in Syria . Search and rescue team members try to rescue a man , trapped under rubble of a building damaged following the American-led coalition 's airstrikes in a residential area of Al-Bab district of Aleppo , Syria . The campaign expands upon US airstrikes against militants in Iraq since early August . The Observatory , which gathers information from sources in Syria , says a grain silo was set ablaze by a missile from one of the most recent airstrikes - killing at least two civilians . Strikes on a building on a road leading out of the town also killed a number of Islamic State fighters , said Rami Abdulrahman , who runs the Observatory which gathers information from sources in Syria . Mr Abdulrahman , said today : ` These were the workers at the silos . They provide food for the people . ' The airstrikes ` destroyed the food that was stored there ' . Buildings in the Al-Bab residential district of Aleppo , Syria , are left destroyed by the American-led airstrikes . The US-led coalition has been targeting towns and villages in northern and eastern Syria controlled by the Islamic State group since last week . The Observatory says that at least 19 civilians have been killed so far in coalition airstrikes . The group says at least 19 civilians have been killed so far in coalition airstrikes . The US military said tonight that an American air strike overnight had targeted Islamic State vehicles in a staging area adjacent to a grain storage facility near Manbij , and added it had no evidence so far of civilian casualties . ` We are aware of media reports alleging civilian casualties , but have no evidence to corroborate these claims , ' said Colonel Patrick Ryder , a spokesman at the US military 's Central Command . He promised that the military would look into the report further , saying it took such matters seriously . The United States has been bombing Islamic State and other groups in Syria for a week with the help of Arab allies , and hitting targets in neighbouring Iraq since last month . European countries have joined the campaign in Iraq but not in Syria . Manbij sits between Aleppo city in the west and the town of Kobani on the northern border with Turkey , which Islamic State has been trying to capture from Kurdish forces , forcing tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds to flee over the frontier . The US said the facility targeted was used by the Islamic State as a logistics hub and vehicle staging area . Manbij sits between Aleppo city in the west and the town of Kobani on the northern border with Turkey , which Islamic State has been trying to capture from Kurdish forces , forcing tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds to flee over the frontier . On Sunday , Human Rights Watch said that it had confirmed the deaths of at least seven civilians - two women and five children - from apparent U.S. missile strikes on September 23 in the village of Kafr Derian in Idlib province . The New York-based group said two men were also killed in the strikes , but that they may have been militants , basing its conclusions on conversations with three local residents . ` The US and its allies in Syria should be taking all feasible precautions to avoid harming civilians , ' said Nadim Houry , deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch . Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been battling Islamist fighters around Aleppo , which is held by a number of groups in Syria 's war . Syria 's army also carried out air raids in Aleppo province overnight , targeting areas east of Aleppo city with barrel bombs and other projectiles , the Observatory said . ` The U.S. government should investigate possible unlawful strikes that killed civilians , publicly report on them , and commit to appropriate redress measures in case of wrongdoing . ' Syria 's army also carried out air raids in Aleppo province overnight , targeting areas east of Aleppo city with barrel bombs and other projectiles , the Observatory said . The army also carried out air strikes in Hama in western Syria . Nadim Houry from Human Rights Watch said the US and its allies in Syria should be ` taking all feasible precautions to avoid harming civilians ' The US has said it wants strikes to target oil facilities held by Islamic State to try to stem a source of revenues for the group . A building is left in ruins following airstrikes which targeted the headquarters of Al-Nusra Front 's snipers in a residential area of Al-Muhandisin district of Aleppo - the photo was taken on Saturday . Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been battling Islamist fighters around Aleppo , which is held by a number of groups in Syria 's war . In eastern Syria , US-led forces bombed a gas plant controlled by the Islamic State outside Deir al-Zor city , wounding several of the militant group 's fighters , the Observatory said . The US has said it wants strikes to target oil facilities held by Islamic State to try to stem a source of revenues for the group . The raid hit Kuniko gas plant , which feeds a power station in Homs that provides several provinces with electricity and powers oil field generators , the Observatory said .
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British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , gather information from sources in Syria . They say missile set grain silo ablaze in ISIS town of Manbij , northern Syria . Claim two civilians killed including ` workers who provide food for people ' IS fighters ` also died in a strike on a building on the town 's outskirts ' US says there is ` no evidence ' any civilians were killed in the strike . Group count at least 19 civilians killed so far in coalition airstrikes . US-led coalition has been targeting ISIS-controlled towns in Syria since last week .
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A teenage Afghan girl was brutally tortured , beaten and locked in a toilet by her husband 's family for five months after she refused to become a prostitute , it has emerged . Sahar Gul , 15 , was in critical condition when she was rescued from a house in northern Baghlan province last week , after her neighbours reported hearing Miss Gul crying and moaning in pain . According to police in Baghlan , her in-laws pulled out her nails and hair , and locked her in a dark basement bathroom for about five months , with barely enough food and water to survive . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Cruel : Sahar Gul was brutally tortured by her husband 's family . The 15-year-old was burned with cigarettes and had chunks of her flesh cut out with pliers . Disgusting : Sahar Gul 's in-laws pulled out her nails and hair , and locked her in a dark basement bathroom for about five months , with barely enough food and water to survive . Her husband 's family also burned the teenager with cigarettes and cut out chunks of her flesh with pliers . After meeting with senior security officials today , Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai said those responsible would be punished . Despite being barely able to speak , Miss Gul managed to tell media about the terrifying ordeal . ` For several months I was locked up in a toilet by my in-laws and . particularly my mother-in-law , ' she said . ' I was denied food and water . I was tortured and beaten . ' Doctors say the youngster has suffered both mentally and physically and will need weeks of treatment in order to recover . ` She was married seven months ago , and was originally from Badakhshan province . Her in-laws tried to force her into prostitution to earn money , ' Rahima Zarifi , head of women 's affairs in Baghlan told Reuters . Upsetting : Sahar Gul was kept in a terrible condition by her husband 's family , who tortured and beat her . Dreadful : Sahar Gul 's appalling physical condition shortly after she was rescued can be seen in this image . Distressing : This picture shows how frail the teenager was when taken into hospital following her rescue . Miss Gul is covered in scars and bruises , with one eye still swollen shut six days after her rescue . She is being treated in a government hospital in Kabul , but she may have to be sent to India , doctors said . ` This is one of the worst cases of violence against Afghan women . The perpetrators must be punished so others learn a lesson , ' health minister Suraya Dalil told journalists after visiting Miss Gul today with the women 's affairs minister . Mohammad Zia , a senior police official in Baghlan , who helped to rescue the girl , said Miss Gul 's mother-in-law and sister-in-law have been detained , but her husband and father-in-law had escaped . ` We have launched a serious hunt to get her husband and the others involved , ' Mr Zia said . Action needed : Afghanistan 's acting minister of public health Suraya Dalil , left , and the caretaker minister for women 's affairs Dr Husn Banu Ghazanfar visit Sahar Gul in hospital . Recovery : Sahar Gul was treated in a government hospital in Kabul , but doctors have said she may have to be sent to India . Despite progress in women 's rights and freedom since the fall of the Taliban 10 years ago , women throughout the country are still at risk of abduction , rape , forced marriage and being traded as commodity . However it can be hard for women to escape violent situations at home , because of huge social and sometimes legal pressure to stay in marriages . Running away from an abusive husband or a forced marriage are considered ` moral crimes , ' for which women are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan . Some rape victims have also been imprisoned , because sex outside marriage , even when the woman is forced , is considered adultery , another ` moral crime . '
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15-year-old was beaten and burned with cigarettes after being locked in a toilet for five months . Police say teenager 's in-laws also pulled out her nails and hair and locked her up with barely enough food and water to survive . ` This is one of the worst cases of violence against Afghan women ' says Afghanistan 's health minister . Girl 's mother-in-law and sister-in-law both detained but police hunt is on for husband and father-in-law .
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Photobomb has been announced as the 2014 Word of the Year after seeing off competition from 50,000 new additions to the dictionary that include twerk , bakeoff and normcore . While it has been referred to as far back as 2008 , the photobomb received a powerful endorsement from Prince Harry and the Queen this year when they were both pictured photobombing athletes at the Commonwealth Games . The photobomb is officially defined by the Collins English Dictionary as ` to intrude into the background of a photograph without the subject 's knowledge ' . Scroll down for video . The Queen photobombing two Australian athletes at this year 's Commonwealth Games . Prince Harry -LRB- background -RRB- photobombed a picture of New Zealand rugby sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens . Benedict Cumberbatch pictured photobombing U2 at the Academy Awards earlier this year . Although the photobomb has been practiced - as it 's currently known - since at least 2008 , a string of high profile photobombs this year rocketed it into position as the number one Word of the Year . Publisher Collins explained its decision to coincide with the release of the 12th edition of its English Dictionary . ` The first recording of the word is in 2008 as the subject of a Google search and it gained wider use in 2012 when a number of photographs exhibiting the phenomenon went viral on the web . ` This year saw an unprecedented level of high-profile photobombing , most notable were Jennifer Lawrence photobombing Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes in January , Benedict Cumberbatch photobombing U2 at the Oscars , and the Queen , who unwittingly photobombed members of the Australian hockey team at the Commonwealth Games . ` Her grandsons took a more direct approach with Prince William photobombing Sir Chris Hoy and Prince Harry photobombing the New Zealand rugby coach . ' Collins claimed this year had seen an ` unprecedented level ' of photobombing , including the Royals ' antics at the Games and film stars hijacking each other 's photographs at red carpet events . Ian Brookes , a consultant lexicographer for Collins English Dictionary , said the high-profile photobombs made it the undeniable Word of the Year . He said : ` We had been tracking ` photobomb ' for a couple of years but were not sure that it would become widely established . ` It 's vastly increased prominence in 2014 shows the power of media and sporting events to publicize a word and bring it into wider use . ' It comes as the 12th edition of the Collins English Dictionary is released with 50,000 words receiving a seal of approval and becoming an official part of the English language . 1 . Photobomb : To intrude into the background of a photograph without the subject 's knowledge . 2 . Tinder : The dating app Tinder matches users in their local area , who swipe right to like a profile and left to reject it . 3 . Bakeoff : A baking competition . 4 . Normcore : A trend in fashion emphasizing the practical and/or ordinary . 5 . Devo Max : An arrangement in which a central government transfers the maximum amount of authority to a regional government while still retaining sovereignty over it . And whether you love it or loathe it , Miley Cyrus ' twerking has been accepted . Twerking , in which a dancer gyrates in a sexually provocative manner , has been popularised by pop star Cyrus in the past few years . Another notable new addition is adorkable , a blend of adorable and dork , and which is defined as someone socially inept in a charming way . However , photobomb was the winner in a shortlist of five words which rose to prominence this year . In second place was Tinder , the mobile dating app which shows users profiles of people within their area and matches the two - enabling them to chat if they indicate a mutual interest in one another . In third place was bakeoff . Although Collins cites use of the word as far back as 1949 when a flour company in Minneapolis , U.S. , launched a baking competition , its popularity skyrocketed when The Great British Bakeoff first aired in 2010 . In fourth and fifth places were normcore and devo max , respectively . Miley Cyrus pictured mid-twerk against singer Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 .
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Photobomb enters Collins English Dictionary as the 2014 Word of the Year . Publisher said the Royals ' high-profile photobombs helped legitimise it . Named the winner of a shortlist that included Tinder , bakeoff and normcore . Twerking - the dancing popularised by Miley Cyrus - also officially included . 50,000 new words added to the 12th edition of Collins English Dictionary .
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For the second year running a charity dedicated to supporting returned servicemen and women has enlisted the help of dozens of celebrities for a unique campaign . But for Australian country singer Samantha McClymont , the Take A Seat for Legacy initiative holds a very special significance . While performing for the troops in Iraq with her two sisters Brooke and Mollie as their band The McClymonts , Samantha had the experience of a lifetime , as well as a little extra something else she had n't quite bargained for . Scroll down for video . Australian country singer Samantha McClymont met her future husband Ben Poxon while touring Iraq with her band The McClymonts over the Christmas period in 2006 . When the singers were invited to see the inside of one of the planes they were travelling around Iraq in , Samantha had no idea that all these years later she would be walking down the aisle with one of the men she met . ` Being the Captain of the plane he actually invited the singers up to the front , he was pulling all the moves out , ' the singer told Daily Mail Australia . Over the 20-day tour of Iraq , where the trio played a concert every day or two , Samantha got to know many of the troops well , but she had a special connection with Wing Commander Ben Poxon . Ben is Executive Officer of number 84 Wing , a pilot who flies the C130J Hercules . ` We actually did n't meet up until about eight months later , and then once we did it was kind of like - that was it ! ' Samantha said . ' I was down in Sydney and he took me on a date and we were pretty much inseparable after that . This year Samantha is involved in the Take A Seat For Legacy campaign , and has decorated her own chair which will be auctioned off this week . The three sisters spent 20 days performing in Iraq at the end of 2006 . ` It 's kinda crazy that we met all these people and soon they 'd be in our circle of friends and then coming to our wedding ! ' the country singer revealed . Speaking of her own experience in the war-torn region in 2006 , Samantha said as she was only 21 at the time so the seriousness of the situation did n't really sink in until she was back home . ` You 're wearing camo and bullet proof vests and helmets ... But you block it out so you can have a good time , and you want them to have a good time while you 're there as well , ' she said speaking of the troops . Samantha also revealed how her time travelling Iraq helped her put things in perspective . ` They 're going through this every day , we only had to do it for 20 , ' she said . ` It 's a pretty full-on experience , and bombs do go off there ... but you put them out of your mind . ' The McClymonts have also returned overseas for more performances in East Timor since then . Ben -LRB- right -RRB- and Samantha will get married in Tasmania later this year . The ARIA award winner also said that what she saw improved her relationship with Ben infinitely . ' I think it helped our relationship down the track as he 's had to go back on deployment . But he 's currently at home ahead of their wedding in Tasmania later this year . ` It actually put my mind at ease ... I think if you do n't have any picture in your mind at all you always think the absolute worst , ' Samantha said . Plus their busy careers which often take both of them around the world mean they 're used to being apart . ` You would n't think that a pilot and country singer would be compatible , ' Samantha laughed . The Take A Seat Campaign campaign , devised by homewares company Temple & Webster , enlists the help of 40 personalities from around Australia and asks them to decorate a chair , which is then auctioned off with all proceeds going back into the charity . Legacy is particularly close to Samantha 's heart , and she said she wanted to do ` anything I can to help bring awareness ' , but joked that the process of designing the piece of furniture helped her realise that she should ` stick to singing and playing guitar ' . This is the chair Samantha created , which will be auctioned off along with 39 others over the next week . Chairs designed by a range of Australians such as Socceroos star Tim Cahill , journalist Melissa Doyle and food stylist Donna Hay are being auctioned off online until Thursday October 30th . ' I think the last time I used glue was in primary school , ' the singer laughed . The chair , which is ` all covered in music paper , like a decollage ' has a lot of The McClymonts in it , with three red ribbons wound across the back to represent the trio of band members . ` For a touch of glamour we put a pair of red high heels on the seat ' , Samantha revealed . Since 2006 , the singer has taken more trips to perform for the troops with her sisters , and said some of the men and women they met overseas still travel to their shows . ` You kind of have that connection forever really , cause you have experienced what these men and women experience every day , ' Samantha said . The chairs designed by a range of Australians such as Socceroos star Tim Cahill , journalist Melissa Doyle , model Rebecca Judd and food stylist Donna Hay are being auctioned off online until Thursday October 30th . They will also be on display at The Grounds of Alexandria until this Sunday .
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Samantha McClymont was touring Iraq with her sisters Brooke and Mollie in 2005 . The trio make up the country band The McClymonts . On the trip Samantha met her future husband Ben Poxon , a pilot . Next month the pair are set to wed in Tasmania . This year she 's taking part in the Take A Seat For Legacy campaign . It enlists the artistic skills of 40 Australian celebrities to design chairs . The furniture is then auctioned off , and will be on display this weekend .
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Al Qaeda 's affiliate in Syria is facing mounting pressure from its members to form an ultra-alliance with the rival Islamic State to confront a common enemy after U.S.-led air strikes hit both groups this week . Al Nusra , long one of the most effective forces fighting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad , was weakened this year by battles with Islamic State , an Al Qaeda splinter group that routinely employs ruthless methods such as beheadings and mass executions . U.S.-led air and missile strikes , which have hit Al Nusra as well as Islamic State bases in Syria , have angered many Al Nusra members who say the West and its allies have joined forces in a ` crusader ' campaign against Islam . The two share the same ideology and rigid Islamic beliefs , but fell out during a power struggle that pitted Islamic State head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi against Al Qaeda chief Ayman Zawahri and Al Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani . But merging would require pledging loyalty to Islamic State , which has declared a caliphate in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria , which would effectively put an end to the Al Nusra Front , fighters in the group say . Rising up : Supporters of the Al Nusra Front protest in Aleppo against Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and the U.S. - led international coalition after the rebel group was hit by air strikes this week . Members of the Al Nusra Front -LRB- above -RRB- want their leaders to reconcile with its rival Islamic State to confront a common enemy , namely President Assad and Western forces launching bombing raids in Syria and Iraq . Sources close to Islamic State said some Al Nusra fighters were joining them after the strikes and there was a growing sense among many that it was time to put their differences aside . ` There are hardline voices inside Nusra who are pushing for reconciliation with Islamic State , ' a source close to Nusra 's leadership told Reuters , though he doubted it would happen . ' I know Golani . He would never reconcile with Islamic State . If he ever does it , it would be in a direct order from the leadership , and that is Zawahri himself . ' However , one Islamic State fighter said he believed there was an '80 per cent chance that the brothers of Nusra will join the State ' . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a Britain-based monitoring group , said on Friday over 200 fighters had joined Islamic State in the northern Aleppo area , many from the Nusra Front , since U.S. President Barack Obama said he was prepared to strike the group in Syria . Sources close to Islamic State -LRB- above -RRB- said some Al Nusra fighters were joining them after the U.S.-led strikes . The two groups share the same ideology , but fell out during a power struggle that pitted ISIS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -LRB- above -RRB- against Al Qaeda chief Ayman Zawahri and Al Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani . Even before the air strikes , Nusra was facing difficulties and was losing fighters to the Islamic State , which is seen as more organised and determined to impose Islamic rule . ` This goes without saying , this is a crusader war that includes all infidel nations against the Islamic State , ' said Nusra commander Abu Mussab al-Makdessi in a voice message posted in jihadi forums online in response to a question from an Islamist about the group 's reaction to the strikes . ` Regardless of what happened between us , they remain our brothers , and the ideological bond between us is stronger than anything . We are ready to fight by their side ... our blood is their blood . ' One former Nusra fighter inside Syria said the air strikes had strengthened Islamic State 's position even further . ` Nusra is in a very difficult situation . I think now it should just announce the end of itself . Zawahri has to be brave , ' he told Reuters . ` It is no longer like the old days . He needs to understand this . This is a new era with a caliph , ' he said . Yet sources from and close to both sides said it would be difficult for the two groups to work together without merging - and with Nusra in a weaker position , that would effectively mean being subsumed by Islamic State . Such a decision should be taken by Zawahri himself . Sources say he should give a speech outlining Al Qaeda 's position on the attacks soon . Structure : Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi employs a network of deputies , councils and executives with the power to act on the ISIS leader 's behalf . These senior militants are believed to give orders to a group of 24 regional governors , who in turn head ` councils ' managing everything from the sale of oil , to the treatment of prisoners . ` Golani does not trust Baghdadi , and he does n't like his politics and agenda , he sees it as distorted and astray , ' the source close to the Nusra leadership said . But there were figures inside Nusra who were seen as more extreme that wanted to make peace with Islamic State , he said , naming top Nusra cleric Sheikh Sami al-Aridi , who is also close to Golani , as a particularly strong proponent of reconciliation . If that does happen , it would be an alliance and not a merger , the source said , adding merger would be impossible since Baghdadi , who has declared himself leader of all the world 's Muslims , would want Zawahri to pledge allegiance to him . But even if Zawahri only orders Nusra to fight alongside Islamic State , it is likely to accelerate any haemorrhaging of influence from him to Baghdadi . Nusra , which has been trying with allies to remove its name from the U.N. terrorist list , was taken by surprise when U.S.-led coalition warplanes bombed several of its positions in Idlib province . Several commanders are believed to have been killed in the strikes , including Kuwaiti-born Mohsin al-Fadhli - also known as Abu Asmaa al-Jazrawi - reputedly a former member of Osama bin Laden 's inner circle , and whom United State officials call the head of the ` Khorasan group ' . Khorasan is the Islamic term for an area including parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan , where al Qaeda 's main council is believed to be in hiding . The source close to the Nusra leadership said the Khorasan group was led by veterans from Afghanistan . ` It is a very small group - dozens of fighters only . It is more symbolic because it is composed of veterans who came from Afghanistan , and they are all wanted by Washington . They directly follow the Qaeda leadership , ' he said . Another Nusra source said Fadhli and al-Golani had fallen out recently but had continued to cooperate . The strikes on the ` Khorasan group ' also showed that the United States knew more than it should , he said . This could embarrass Nusra leaders by leading fighters to suspect they were infiltrated . Nusra leaders have reportedly gone underground and changed locations since the strikes . ` The precision of the raids on these positions shows clearly that the Americans have intelligence members among the Nusra fighters . It is very clear to us now , ' the Nusra source said . Islamic State fighters and sympathisers have vowed to respond to the strikes . In particular they accused Saudi Arabia of being the mastermind behind the attacks . But jihadis also say the group is in no hurry and is waiting to see what the coalition plans to do . The group 's leaders went underground even before the strikes , it has evacuated most of its buildings in its stronghold of Raqqa province , and its fighters are rarely seen on the streets . ` The response will be in every country that took part in bombing Muslims and their state , ' said an Islamic State fighter in Syria . ` Masks have fallen . In our eyes , it fell a long time ago , but now Muslims across the world saw it . '
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Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria under pressure from members to merge with ISIS . Demand for alliance comes after both groups were hit by U.S.-led air strikes . But sources say it may not work without weaker Al Nusra merging with ISIS . Groups share ideology but split during power struggle between 3 leaders .
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Koalas may be best known for being cute and cuddly , even borderline benign creatures , but even they have days when their temper is tested . Rare footage of two of the native Australian marsupials in the world having a tiff was posted by Swedish tourist Elin Nordlander on YouTube and went viral with more than 2.5 million views and counting . The two adorable creatures are filmed laconically coming to blows , with one appearing to be affectionate while the other is n't impressed , under a tree at Great Otway National Park in Victoria . Scroll down for video . Serious face : The two koalas look sternly at each other before coming to blows at their own pace . During the video the koala on the left looks disgruntled and while the koala on the right appears to try to patch things up , but gets a clip around the ear and a gentle bit near the face . When the one on the right fights back , the other koala seems to be taken aback and till the same dance is repeated with both making their distinctive wailing or grunting sound . Distance : The koala on the right appears as if he is trying to move closer to the other koala . Tension : As the koala on the right makes advances the koala on the left howls aggressively . Midway through the footage the amused cameraman turns the camera on himself to show his amusement as he watches the drama unfold . He smiles into the camera for a few moments before turning the camera back to the irritable koalas . While a large amount of koala habitats in Australia are being decimated , Great Otway is renowned for its healthy population of the eucalypt leave-loving creatures .
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Rare footage captures two koala quarrel and row in front of Swedish tourist . The incident occurred in Great Otway National Park in Victoria . Amused tourist turns camera on himself and smiles during video .
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Ferrari unveiled their slick new # 1.5 million supercar today - which can go from from 0-60mph in 3.1 seconds and has a top speed of more than 200mph . The hotly-anticipated F60 America was exhibited at an event in Beverly Hills , California , and its striking red , blue and black appearance did not disappoint . The car was produced exclusively for the U.S. , Its name a homage to 60 years of Ferrari selling their cars in the country . Scroll down for video . The hotly-anticipated F60 America can go from from 0-60mph in 3.1 seconds and has a top speed of more than 200mph . And only ten models were made - all of which had already been sold to American collectors before today 's unveiling . The blue convertible combines what Ferrari called its American customers ' ` two great passions - the V12 engine and open-top driving ' . The car is equipped with a 6.3-litre V-12 engine - giving it the power , smooth operation and distinctive sound synonymous with Ferrari 's greatest models . Producing 729 horsepower at 8,500 rpm - it also allows the car to reach 62mph in just 3.1 seconds , Auto World News reports . The driver 's side has a deep red leather trim and the passenger 's side is black . The beautiful vehicle features a single front grille with chrome finish and the interior has an asymmetrical design . The driver 's side has a deep red leather trim and the passenger 's side is black . The wild look is supposed to hint at the F60 's racing heritage -- with the two-tone upholstery inspired by 1960 's North American Racing Team Ferraris . Lightweight carbon runs throughout the two-seat cockpit , while the chairs themselves feature inset American flag logos . The wild look is supposed to hint at the F60 's racing heritage -- with the two-tone upholstery inspired by 1960 's North American Racing Team Ferraris . A company spokesman said : ` The F60 America 's personality is instantly clear from its flanks , which are characterized by an innovative diapason design theme . ` The front of the car is dominated by the classic Ferrari single front grille with chrome finish and integrated air intakes for the brakes . ' The F60 makes history as the first new Ferrari in 23 years not unveiled under the stewardship of former chairman Luca di Montezemolo .
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Beautiful new model unveiled at event in Beverly Hills , California , today . It was produced to commemorate 60 years of Ferrari selling cars in the US . Only ten models made and they have all been sold to American collectors .
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Scotland have been granted automatic qualification for the 2017 World Cup . The Rugby League International Federation have decided that seven of the quarter-finalists at the 2013 World Cup will not need to qualify for the next tournament , which will comprise 14 teams and will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand . The exceptions are the United States Tomahawks , who qualified for the first time in 2013 and pulled off upset wins over Wales and the Cook Islands to reach the knockout stages but are not full members of the RLIF . Joy : Matthew Russell is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring a try for Scotland . Crunch : Peter Wallace of Scotland is tackled by Brent Kite and Nafe Seluini -LRB- right -RRB- of Tonga . Heartbreak : Shaun Johnson scores the winning try for New Zealand against England at the 2013 World Cup . Frustration : Sam Burgess shows his disappoint after England lose to New Zealand at the semi-final stage . The Tomahawks must also resolve the difficulties arising from having two rival domestic competitions but will still have the chance to book their trip to Australasia via the Americas qualifying tournament . Scotland , under long-serving coach Steve McCormack , were another of the notable successes of 2013 RLWC after going through their group unbeaten to earn a meeting with holders New Zealand in the last eight . The Bravehearts , who have risen to 11th in the latest world rankings , beat Tonga and the United States and drew with Italy to book their place in the quarter-finals , where they lost 40-4 to the Kiwis at Headingley . The other automatic qualifiers are holders Australia , New Zealand , England , Fiji , France and Samoa , who have also qualified for the 2014 Four Nations Series to be held Down Under this autumn . Ireland , who were in the ` group of death ' in 2013 alongside England , Australia and Fiji , must qualify , along with Wales and Papua New Guinea , who also failed to win a match last time . Champagne moment : Australia celebrate winning the 2013 World Cup after a 34-2 win over New Zealand . Off to a flyer : Billy Slater of Australia goes over for Australia during the 2013 World Cup final . The remaining seven places in the draw will be selected from qualifying tournaments across four regions - three from Europe , two via Asia Pacific , one from the Americas and another from Middle-East Africa . All four regions will reveal their qualification programmes by October and the final make-up of the 2017 World Cup will be known by December 1 , 2016 . RLIF chairman Nigel Wood said : ` The 2017 World Cup looks set to be the most geographically diverse in our history . ` The excitement , on the back of the playing success of the 2013 tournament when the group stages , especially , gave us some wonderful contests and new names and stars to support , is already evident . ` There is a clamour by existing and aspiring nations to be included and the process is now clear , equitable and gives the RLIF and those competing ample time to build the qualification games into memorable and meaningful events . '
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Australia , New Zealand , England , Fiji , France and Samoa also given places . United States only quarter-finalists from 2013 not given an automatic spot . 2017 World Cup will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand .
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From breathtakingly clear shots of brittle stars and vivid sea sponges , to the intricate , yet delicate skeletons of coral , one photographer has managed to document the beauty of Caribbean reefs in exquisite detail . Massachusetts-based artist and designer Jessica Rosenkratz took the shots during dives off the coasts of Windsock beach , Bari Reef and Tolo on the island of Bonaire . She used macro lenses and strobe lights to capture the extremely close-up images and is planning to use them as inspiration in her design studio , Nervous System . Massachusetts-based artist and designer Jessica Rosenkratz captured the close-up shots , including this star encrusting coral , during dives off the coasts of Windsock beach , Bari Reef and Tolo on the island of Bonaire . Encrusting corals grow on hard rocky surfaces . They grow larger in diameter , rather than height , which is common in many other coral species . This gives them the advantage over other corals in terms of size , yet they are brittle and can break in storm conditions . Nervous System was set up in 2007 by . creative director Rosenkrantz and fellow MIT graduate Jesse . Louis-Rosenberg , who is chief science officer . It specialises in creating jewellery , homeware , lighting and puzzles inspired by patterns found in nature . Among her Bonaire photos , Rosenkratz captured images of the Callyspongia plicifera , also known as the Azure Vase Sponge . It is shaped like a vase , with grooves . and pits on the outside , and grows to approximately 18 inches tall . It . is found in coral reefs in the Caribbean , Bahamas , and Florida . It is one of the most colourful sponges found in corals around the world ranging from pink to purple to fluorescent light blue . During the dive , Rosenkrantz also managed to take macro photos of maze coral , known as the Platygyra Brain Worm Coral . Platygyra comes from the Greek word platys , meaning flat , and gyros , which means wide circle . This describes the maze-like channels of its skeleton . Large maze corals can grow up to 7-inches wide . One of the most hardy corals photographed during Rosenkratz 's trip was the zoanthid , pictured , a type of so-called colonial coral . Colonies of coral consist of separate polyps that can live together and each contribute to the area ¿ s ecosystem . Zoanthids are photosynthetic yet can live in very low light levels and may occasionally eat brine shrip , for example.The Palythoa zoanthid produces Polytoxin that can be deadly . The majority of corals found in the Caribbean and Bahamas are known colloquially as reef builders . They secrete calcium carbonate which hardens to form a coral skeleton , like the one pictured . Among her Bonaire photos , Rosenkratz captured images of the Callyspongia plicifera , also known as the Azure Vase Sponge , pictured left . The sponge is shaped like a vase , with grooves and pits on the outside , and grows to approximately 18 inches tall . During another dive , Rosenkratz caught Basket sea stars , pictured right , floating through the water . These stars have been known to live for up to 35 years and are distinguishable by their branched arms and complex structures . One of the most hardy corals photographed during Rosenkratz 's trip was the zoanthid , a type of so-called colonial coral . Colonies of coral consist of separate polyps that can live together and each contribute to the area 's ecosystem . Zoanthids are photosynthetic , yet can live in very low light levels and may occasionally eat brine shrip , for example.The Palythoa zoanthid , for example , produces Polytoxin , which can be deadly . There are in excess of 30 different variations of zoanthid and palythoa polyps . The individual golden zoanthids , also captured by Rosenkratz , are approximately 0.25-inches wide . They are found in the Carribbean and the Bahamas , predominately in shallow waters . The golden zaonthid grows symbiotically on several species of sponge in small groups and rows on the surface of their host . They resemble small sea anemones and get their name from their orange and yellow colouring . During the dive Rosenkrantz also managed to take macro photos of maze coral , also known as the Platygyra Brain Worm Coral , pictured . Platygyra comes from the Greek word platys , meaning flat , and gyros , which means wide circle . This describes the maze-like channels of its skeleton . Large maze corals can grow up to 7-inches wide . The individual golden zoanthids , also captured by Rosenkratz , pictured , are , on average , approximately 0.25-inches wide . They are found in the Caribbean and the Bahamas , predominantly in shallow waters . The zaonthid grows symbiotically on several species of sponge in small groups and rows on the surface of their host . They resemble small sea anemones and get their name from their orange and yellow colouring . Rosenkratz used macro lenses and strobe lights to capture the extremely close-up images , pictured , and is planning to use the images as inspiration in her design studio . During another dive , Rosenkratz caught Basket sea stars floating through the water . These stars have been known to live for up to 35 years and are distinguishable by their branched arms and complex structures . They are part of a group known as brittle stars closely related to starfish and found in deep waters . The average basket weighs almost a stone -LRB- 11lb -RRB- and does n't contain any blood . Instead they use their water vascular system to convert gases into energy . Elsewhere , Rosenkratz found star encrusting corals . Encrusting corals grow on hard rocky surfaces . They grow larger in diameter , rather than height , which is most common in many other coral species . This gives them the advantage over other corals in terms of size , yet they are brittle and can break in storm conditions . Rosenkrantz graduated from MIT in 2005 with degrees in Architecture and Biology . ` We are attracted to complex and unconventional geometries . Our inspirations are grounded in the natural forms and corresponding processes which construct the world around us , ' Rosenkratz said . ` From coral aggregations to interference patterns , a study of natural phenomena is an essential ingredient to our design process . ` We created Nervous System to explore a design approach that relates process and form in a context of interactivity and openness . ' The company writes computer programs , based on patterns found in nature , and uses these programs to create art , jewellery , household items , lights and puzzles . These include earrings shaped like dendrites , similar to those found in neurons , lamps inspired by the veins of leaves , and an amoeba jigsaw .
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The breathtakingly clear and detailed images of marine life were captured during a trip to the Caribbean . Photographer Jessica Rosenkratz took the shots during dives off the coasts of Windsock beach , Bari Reef and Tolo . Photos include coral skeletons , brittle stars , poisonous polyps and brightly-coloured sponges . Rosenkratz ' firm Nervous System specialises in creating jewellery and lighting inspired by patterns found in nature . She used macro lenses and strobe lights to capture the bright , extremely close-up images .
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Recruitment agencies are being inundated with requests from Romanians about how they can receive benefits . File photo . Recruitment firms are being inundated with requests from Romanians about how they can claim benefits in Britain . From January , residents of Romania and Bulgaria -- two of Europe 's poorest countries -- will be entitled to travel to the UK . They will be able to claim the same benefits and NHS care as other EU citizens . As a result , job agencies say they are being bombarded with requests from many who want to know how they can make claims . One consultancy , based in Birmingham , said it had turned away dozens who wanted to know which of the UK 's generous state hand-outs they were eligible for . Adrian Pop , the firm 's managing director , said : ` People are calling me asking `` how do I claim benefits ? '' . ' Mr Pop , who is Romanian-born , warned many would be attracted to Britain by the benefits alone . He said some agencies were offering to help Romanians claim benefits in return for a slice of the money . ` Some Roma families will come to the UK with seven or eight children and claim # 3,000 a month , ' he said . ` But this is the system that Britain has created . ' He added many would claim to be self employed so they can get a National Insurance number , before simply claiming benefits . ` There are forums where people talk about it . There are also adverts for companies which help them claim benefits , ' he said . ` It is giving all Romanians a bad name in England . ' Other companies have set up lucrative hotlines offering migrants information on how they can claim benefits . The Mail found several such ` immigration specialists ' openly advertising their services . One Middlesex firm is currently . advertising on a host of Romanian websites under the banner ` find out if . you are entitled to claim benefits in the UK -- call now ' . Romanian migrants such as those who congregate in Marble Arch , London , will soon have access to the same benefits and NHS facilities as other EU members . Eurolutions boasts it has a 100 per cent success rate for helping clients obtain child benefit . And a London-based company is claiming to offer ` assistance for getting benefits in the UK -LRB- maternity allowance , child benefit , child tax credit , working tax credit , housing benefit & council , Sure Start maternity grant etc -RRB- ' . MPs said that until Britain left the EU there was no way of stopping large numbers from Romania and Bulgaria coming to the UK in January . Douglas Carswell , Tory MP for Clacton , said : ` It 's happening -- everything the experts said would n't happen is happening , and everything the Mail and others said would happen is coming to pass . ` Until we leave the EU , there is nothing we can do about it . ' Mayor of London , Boris Johnson , has pushed for a change in EU law that would delay migrants ' access to benefits . At a UK jobs fair in Bucharest on Saturday , hosted by Mr Pop and recruitment firm US Travel , dozens had travelled for up to four hours to hear about vacancies for housekeepers , waiters and bartenders . But others were more interested in the benefits on offer in Britain . Dorin Zamfirescu told the Mail : ` The benefits are much more in England than here . ` People in England get benefits , so what is the difference if I do ? ` Just because I was n't born in England , what does that mean ? That 's prejudiced . ' A study by the European Commission last month revealed the number of EU migrants without a job living in Britain had risen to more than 600,000 , the equivalent of a city the size of Glasgow . There were also calls by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson for the Government to push for a change in EU laws to delay migrants ' access to benefits . Paul Nuttall MEP , deputy leader of UKIP , said : ` The Government 's Euro chickens are coming home to roost . ` UKIP have warned that this would be the result until we were hoarse , but the legacy parties have refused to listen . ` Now the taxpayer will suffer and our welfare system will be looted . What is tragic is that this is avoidable . '
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Romanians and Bulgarians will be entitled to certain UK benefits from January . Job agencies are said to be bombarded with people asking how to claim . British companies are advertising on Romanian websites saying ` find out if you are entitled ' More than 6,000 unemployed EU migrants currently live in Britain .
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There were emotional scenes today as the family and friends of a four-year-old boy who drowned after slipping from a jetty attended his church funeral . Dylan Cecil slipped into the sea off a jetty while on holiday with his family in Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset on Sunday August 19 . He was said to have been trying to get a closer look at the sea when the tragedy happened . Scroll down for video . Tragedy : Dylan Cecil fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on Sunday August 19 . Pictured front right is his father Darren Cecil and his mother Rachel McCollum is behind the coffin . Accident : Dylan , 4 , from Kettering in Northamptonshire . The youngster , from Kettering in Northamptonshire , disappeared from view while members of his family were enjoying a day on the coast . His parents , Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil , attempted to save their boy , while emergency services quickly launched a search and rescue operation . The body was discovered by a member of the public under a floating jetty at the mouth of the River Brue , near Burnham-on-Sea Yacht Club - half a mile from where Dylan went missing . At St Mary 's Church in . Kettering this afternoon hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their . last respects to the youngster , many wearing blue in honour of Dylan 's . beloved Kettering Town FC and Sonic the hedgehog . Mr Cecil was one of the pall-bearers . who lifted his son 's blue coffin , which also had a picture of Sonic on . the side and a football scarf draped over it , out of the white . horse-drawn carriage and carried it into church . Ceremony : The coffin arrives for the funeral service at St Mary 's Church , Fuller Street , Kettering as hundreds of mourners file in behind . Devastated : His parents , Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil , attempted to save their boy , while emergency services quickly launched a search and rescue operation . Tiny coffin : The blue casket had a picture of Sonic on the side and a football scarf draped over it , and was carried in a white horse-drawn carriage . One tribute , attached to a rectangular cream arrangement dedicated to ` brother ' and with a poem and a picture of the cartoon hedgehog , said : ` To the best big brother ever !! Dylan we love and will miss you always . Love Faithy B and Ali bop bop xxx . ' Many mourners hugged one another and wiped away tears as they silently watched . In the playground next to the church , . children stopped playing football and stood quietly at the gates of the . court while the coffin was carried in . Members of Kettering Town FC were also part of the congregation . As Dylan 's mother , Ms McCollum , who was . wearing a blue dress , left the church after the hour-long service , she . said goodbye to her son and bent to kiss his coffin before it was lifted . into the horse-drawn carriage . A poem she had written was read out during the service , prayers were said and hymns sung for the youngster . The hymn ` All Creatures Great and . Small ' could be heard seeping from the aisles of the church out on to . the streets of the town rocked by Dylan 's death . Support : Dylan 's mother was hugged by a mourner as his father lifted the coffin into the horse-drawn carriage . Memories : Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their last respects to the youngster , many wearing blue in honour of Dylan 's beloved Kettering Town FC and Sonic the hedgehog . Expressions of sorrow : Handwritten messages on floral tributes inside the hearse described the sadness felt by Dylan 's family at his death . Dylan Cecil , right , pictured with his parents Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil , on his fourth birthday . One of the pictures of Dylan in the order of service showed him smiling and wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog baseball cap . Ms McCollum was hugged . tightly and she sobbed as her son 's coffin was lifted into the hearse . Mr Cecil wiped tears from his eyes as he turned to embrace family and . friends . Handwritten messages on floral tributes inside the hearse described the sadness felt by Dylan 's family at his death . One , . attached to a rectangular cream arrangement dedicated to ` brother ' and . with a poem and a picture of the cartoon hedgehog , said : ` To the best . big brother ever !! Dylan we love and will miss you always . Love Faithy B . and Ali bop bop xxx . ' A . card on a wreath of flowers including white lilies and red roses from . his grandparents said : ` To our special grandson Dylan . You will always . be with us . Lots of love , seaside Nanny and Grandad . ' Another , . laid on the pavement outside the church gates , showed a picture of . Sonic and had a card that said : ` For Dylan , our beautiful little boy . that we love and miss so much . Always in our hearts , our thoughts and . our prayers . Nanny and Grandad Cecil xxx . ' Last sighting : After he slipped into the sea , Dylan 's mother Rachel McCollum , centre , returned to the spot where the boy was last seen with police community support officers . Cars . came to a halt as the carriage carrying Dylan was driven slowly from . the church , followed by his parents and family in cars behind , as he was . taken for a private burial . Donations in memory of Dylan , whose body was taken to be cremated after the service , were asked to be made to BARB -LRB- Burnham Area Rescue Boat -RRB- .
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Dylan Cecil was on holiday visiting his grandparents when he fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on Sunday August 19 . His parents , Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil , attempted to save their son . Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their last respects to the youngster , at St Mary 's Church in Kettering this afternoon . Mother read a poem to mourners .
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Brazilian police investigating the on-stage shooting of a rapper say he may have been the victim of a vigilante death squad with links to the police that could also be responsible for the murders of six other MCs . Daniel Pellegrine , a 20-year-old funk singer known as MC Daleste , was shot in the stomach in front of more than 4,000 fans while performing at a free concert in Campinas , São Paulo on Saturday night . Video footage of the incident posted on the internet shows the rapper slumping to the ground mid-way through a rant about the police . GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING : Scroll down for video . Killed on stage : Daniel Pellegrine , a 20-year-old funk singer known as MC Daleste , was shot in the stomach in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 fans . Moments from death : He was performing at a free concert in Campinas , São Paulo on Saturday night in which many of his songs contain anti-police lyrics . Right , the moment he is struck by the second bullet . This is the seventh death of an MC . since 2010 . It could have been eight but rapper Julio Cesar Ferreira , . 26 , also known as MC Neguinho Caxeta , miraculously survived when gunmen sprayed his car . with bullets in June 2012 . Four lodged in his back , narrowly missing his . vital organs . Detectives investigating the murder of Daleste , who before his death was raking in # 60,000 a . month as a rapper , are refusing to rule out the possibility that he was . deliberately executed by a hitman connected to the police . The . vigilante gangs are widely referred to in Brazil as ` grupos de . extermínio ' or ` Milicia ' and operate in and around São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . Watch in full online here . Fatal shot : Video footage of the incident posted on the internet shows the rapper slumping to the ground after two shots taken from 20 to 30 metres away hit him in the armpit and abdomen , pointing to it being a professional execution . ` They are a group . of assassins that are made up of ex-policemen and serving officers , ' said Marcelo Rezende , an investigative journalist and presenter of . Record TV 's prime-time crime show . ` They are mainly military police officers who have either been expelled from the force or have left to go into crime because it offers a more lucrative return than their salaries . ` They are supported by some insiders who continue to serve in the force . These bad guys use their experience combined with their police powers to carry out their criminal activities . ' Attacked : MC Primo , left , was shot dead in front of his family . Rapper Julio Cesar Ferreira , 26 , right , also known as MC Neguinho Caxeta miraculously survived when gunmen sprayed his car with bullets in June 2012 . In April last year three military police officers were arrested but later released over the murder of a rapper known as MC Primo , a 27-year-old father of two who was shot dead on his doorstep in front of his family . At the time the military police launched an internal investigation which is said to be still ongoing . A year earlier in April 2011 , MC Duda Marapé , 27 - real name Eduardo Antônio Lara - was also gunned down . Forensic evidence taken from the scene revealed that the bullets used in his murder came from a .40 mm pistol - standard issue for Brazil 's military police . Did the police do it ? On Tuesday this week , a video adding more ammunition to the claim of police vengeance killings emerged online . It was posted by a youth claiming to be a friend of the dead rapper . In it he accuses the police of assassinating Daleste . According to Pegolo Rui , the homicide detective leading the investigation into Daleste 's case , the killer knew what he was doing . Two shots taken from 20 to 30 metres away from the stage , point to it being a professional execution . The first bullet skimmed underneath Daleste 's armpit , the second was a direct hit . ` We 're not dealing with someone who was shooting for the first time , ' said Rui . ` The killer was calm and accurate . ' On Tuesday this week , a video was posted online by a youth claiming to be a friend of the dead rapper accusing the police of assassinating Daleste . Talking directly to the camera , the unnamed friend claims that Daleste was stopped by uniformed officers on the day of the show . Brazilian police : Investigators into the murder of Daleste , who before his death was raking in # 60,000 a month as a rapper , are refusing to rule out the possibility that he was deliberately executed by a hitmen connected to the police . ` The police asked him where did you get your expensive car from , money , clothes and other things . -LRB- Daleste -RRB- said from hard work but the police did n't believe him , ' says the friend . ` Then they asked him for money . He said he did n't have any and he was n't going to give them any . ` The police said , `` Okay . '' And they let them go , ' he adds . The friend then claims the same officers returned that night to seek revenge . Daleste 's father Roland Pellegrine said his son was a good boy who never had any enemies but was killed because of jealousy . Police have since retrieved the first bullet from the scene of Daleste 's murder . It allegedly matches the .40 mm ammunition issued by the military police .
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Daniel Pellegrine was a 20-year-old funk singer known as MC Daleste . He was shot in front of 4,000 fans at a free concert in Campinas , São Paulo . Mobile footage shows him slumping to ground during . rant about police . It is the 7th death of an MC since 2010 . Bullets match those used by police .
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Former The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs said she was lucky to be alive after flipping her Range Rover Autograph Sport on Wednesday night . The salon owner amazingly managed to climb out , apparently uninjured , of the luxury vehicle , after it rolled in South Woodford , North East London around 10pm . Paramedics were quickly on the scene to attend to the dazed 24-year-old as she sat by the roadside while witnesses looked on . Lucky escape : Former TOWIE star Amy Childs receives medical attention after her car accident in South Woodford , north east London on Wednesday evening . No mistaking that number plate ! Witnesses on the scene recognised the reality TV star 's car due to the personalised plate reading ` well jel ' ` God was definitely watching down on me ' : Hours after the accident Amy took to Twitter to thank her supports . Fire and police officers arrived quickly at the accident , from which Amy walked away unscathed . No other vehicles were involved in the collision that happened outside the Napier Arms pub on Woodford New Road near Walthamstow forest . A witness on the scene confirmed to MailOnline that roof of the Range Rover was ` smashed in ' and revealed that the ` front of the car was hanging off ' . During the incident it is thought that the car struck a traffic island and crashed into two lampposts . The witness also said that Amy appeared to be in ` shock ' and was ` shaken ' as she sat on the pavement . A spokesperson for the star told MailOnline : ` Amy is very shaken , ambulance services say she is lucky to be alive . The car is a complete right-off . ' Helping hand : An unidentified man was seen helping Childs out of the car after it somersaulted . ` She looked in shock and was shaken ' : Amy can be seen in this image walking away from the accident . A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that police had been called to an address at Woodford New Road at approximately 10pm ` following reports of an over-turned car ' . The spokesman added : ` At this early stage it is believed that the vehicle was in collision with a traffic light . There are no reported injuries at this time and enquiries are continuing . ' Following the accident , the road has been closed by police and motorists were told to find alternative routes . Shocking : Amy is thought to have collided with this traffic light which came out of the road . Counting her lucky stars : The accident caused a fair bit of damage , but thankfully Amy was OK . The aftermath : The various pieces of wreckage show how serious the incident could have been . Taking to Twitter just hours later , Amy wrote : ' I am so lucky to be alive thank you to everyone for your lovely messages ' . She added : ` God was definitely watching down on me ' . MailOnline contacted representatives for Amy who confirmed she was involved in an accident but had no further details about her condition . A rescue team works to remove the car after a collision with a traffic light . The vehicle was left upturned where it came to rest , with her famous number plates removed . Police inspect the scene where the accident occurred in South Woodford , north east London . A police officer stands guard beside the damaged vehicle , with a bent traffic light also in shot . The damaged vehicle was then winched onto the back of a truck and taken from the scene . The damaged car pictured after her # 80,000 number plate had been removed . Amy , who is dating AFC Bournemouth footballer Adam Smith , bought her beloved white Range Rover for around # 60,000 from Imperials Cars in Romford in November 2012 . Known for her love of the catchphrase ` well jel ' -LRB- meaning ` very jealous ' -RRB- on the first two series of the ITVBe show , Amy spent an additional # 80,000 on the numberplate alone . At the time , Amy claimed she ended up in a bidding war with a premiership footballer and a TOWIE producer to win the five letters and two numerals . Caring : Amy 's cousin Harry Derbidge popped around the next day to bring her some flowers and well wishes . Breathing a sigh of relief : The reality star was met by Amy 's concerned looking mum at the front door . Justifying her choice of numberplate in an interview , she said : ` You know , honey , I created that word . ' Amy left The Only Way Is Essex in 2011 after two series during which she was responsible for popularising the ` vajazzle ' and her catchphrase ` well jel ' . She went on to appear alongside Jedward , Kerry Katona and Paddy Doherty on Celebrity Big Brother that same year , coming fourth . Glamorous : Amy attending the launch of new TV channel ITVBe last week . How it was ... Amy purchased the luxury vehicle from Imperials Cars in Romford in November 2012 . Well jel ... how about well awkward ! Amy poses on a wrecked car with the ` well jel ' numberplate for a MoneySupermarket promotional shoot just a week ago . Since leaving TOWIE , she has signed with CAN Associates - the same management company as Peter Andre - and turned her celebrity into a lucrative business . She opened her own beauty salon in her hometown of Brentwood in 2011 , as well as a boutique selling her namesake clothing range . Amy has also released her own fragrance , calendar and is a frequent guest on celebrity TV panel and gameshows . Ironically , Amy posed on a wrecked car with another ` well jel ' numberplate in a promotional photoshoot for MoneySupermarket to launch their Car Insurance Epic Car Crusher . New love : Amy is now dating AFC Bournemouth footballer Adam Smith . Claim to fame : Amy starred in the first two series of The Only Way Is Essex alongside Sam Faiers -LRB- centre -RRB- and Jessica Wright -LRB- far right -RRB- .
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The Essex girl later said she was lucky to be alive on Twitter . Car 's number plate relates to ` well jel ' catchphrase - meaning ` very jealous '
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An Ohio girl has been pulled out of the school after being bullied for cutting off her hair to donate it to charity , her mother says . Ten-year-old Jetta Fosburg of Dayton had long hair when she decided she would make a donation to Wigs for Kids that could be used to help young cancer patients who had lost their hair . ' I have some family members who have cancer so I thought it was the right thing to do , ' she told Fox . Bullied : Jetta was the target of a weeks of bullying from other students after donating her long hair to a charity supporting cancer patients . ` Of course , we were super proud , ' Jetta 's mother Heidi Fosburg told WHIO . ` We thought it was the coolest idea that she came up with on her own . ' Chopping off 14 inches left Jetta with a short new hairstyle , but when she showed up at Pathway School of Discovery , her classmates started hurling hurtful insults at her . ` They said things like she wants to be a boy , she 's ugly now , a lot of hurtful things , ' her mother said . Jetta tried to ignore the bullying , but as days wore on and nothing changed , her mother asked the school to step in . She brought the issue to the principal , but his response according to Heidi was to tell the girl to ` tough it out . ' Though he said he would ` deal with it how he saw appropriate , ' the principal would not step in more aggressively because ` he did n't know of any child that had ever died from words . ' Long : The donation yielded 14 inches of hair for Wigs for Kids and afterwards , Jetta decided to take her hairstyle even shorter . Snip-snip : Jetta 's mother said neither of them realized that the haircut would have such a dramatic impact on the little girl 's life . Support : A Facebook page created by Jetta 's mother became a place for other people to share stories of being bullied and to voice support for Jetta . Eventually , Jetta 's mother pulled her out of school because the weeks-long streak of bullying was taking its toll on her . To try and lift her spirits , her mom started an anti-bullying Facebook page which has now received almost 14,000 likes . Women have posted photos of themselves with their short hair and shaved heads in support of Jetta and other supporters have voiced encouragement . ` You just keep being yourself , ' read one post from Tanna Rose Sherrill . ` Your actions speak louder and matter more to who you are as a person than any hairstyle ever could . ' National Heritage Academies , which manages Pathway School of Discovery , a free charter school , says its looking into Jetta 's mother 's claims of bullying . Jetta had to be pulled out of her school because the bullying had taken such a terrible toll on her , her mother says .
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Jetta Fosburg , 10 , decided she wanted to donate 14 inches of hair to help cancer patients . After returning to school with a short hairstyle , Jetta was bullied by other students for weeks . After asking the school to step in , Jetta 's mother pulled her out of school . An anti-bullying Facebook page created to support Jetta now has almost 14,000 likes .
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Rebel leaders in Syria warned last night that gunmen linked to Al Qaeda were undermining the battle to oust tyrant Bashar al-Assad . Hundreds of rebel fighters are defecting and pledging allegiance to the extremists , according to sources . Entire units are said to have joined the small but powerful Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -LRB- ISIL -RRB- in recent days . Scroll down for video . A rebel fighter cleans his weapon as two of his comrades look on in Aleppo yesterday . Syrian rebels have agreed a ceasefire with Al Qaeda loyalists after bitter fighting for a key border town . A good , clean fight ? Hundreds of rebel fighters , not pictured , are defecting and pledging allegiance to the extremists . ` This is a sign the radical groups are . still growing in power ... this region could fall to the jihadists , ' said an activist in the eastern town of Raqqa , adding : ` We may see this . become a trend . ' At least two entire rebel brigades are . said to have joined the Nusra Front in opposition-held Raqqa , which . borders Turkey . One of the groups , the Raqqa Revolutionaries , is said to . have about 750 fighters . A video uploaded by activists from . Raqqa yesterday showed a massive convoy of fighters on cars and trucks . with artillery and machine guns as they waved black flags . The video 's . title said it was a newly unified force of Nusra fighters and other . rebel battalions which had recently pledged loyalty . In one glimmer of reconciliation , Al . Qaeda fighters and a rival Syrian rebel group agreed a truce to end two . days of vicious infighting in the northern town of Azaz which militant . Islamists had seized from more moderate rebels . The clashes -- dubbed a ` civil war . within the civil war ' -- have alarmed London , Washington and Paris , . especially as it is seen as weakening the two-and-a-half-year revolt . against Assad . Fighting has been intensifying between Nusra/ISIL and the . less effective but more moderate forces that make up the majority of . opposition fighters . Many Syrian rebels are attracted to . radical units because they are generally more effective than the . moderate forces which have Western backing but receive only halting . military aid . A rebel fighter fires at pro-government forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday , as the ceasefire struggles to reach most parts of the country . Islamists have steady , private sources . of funding and experienced militants , many of them from abroad , who . have fought US forces in Iraq or Afghanistan . The divisions in the . anti-Assad forces have led to warnings that any US-led military strikes . would help Al Qaeda factions and that weapons supplied by the Western . allies could end up in their hands . During the time ISIL has controlled . Azaz , it is reported to have made several arrests of activists , . journalists and even sharia court officials . One witness inside the town . said no-one was smoking on the streets -- tobacco is forbidden under . some strict interpretations of Islamic doctrine . Yet the opposition to Assad remains . widespread . One example of its diversity is the all-female Mother Aisha . battalion in Aleppo , comprising former teachers whose members cover . their faces as they carry out duties such as reconnaissance . The pipes of peace : Syrian families spend a day in a park in the capital Damascus yesterday - hours after the deputy prime minister said the government was hoping for a ceasefire . Your move : Syrian men play a game of chess in a park in Damascus yesterday . The 30-month war has killed more than 110,000 people and forced more than two million to flee . Syria yesterday submitted some details . of its chemical weapons to the Organisation for the Prohibition of . Chemical Weapons in The Hague -- a significant step in the plan to . destroy them under a joint Russian-US proposal . Syria 's deputy prime minister Qadri . Jamil was reported to have said the civil war had reached stalemate , . with neither government forces nor rebels strong enough to win -- and . that Damascus would use proposed talks in Geneva to call for a . ceasefire . But it was later claimed he had been misquoted .
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Infighting has alarmed London , Washington and Paris . Radical groups are growing in power , according to rival rebels .
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This is the moment a couple spotted a mysterious flying object hovering in the night sky above their home . Footage of the strange glowing light was captured with a mobile phone from the back garden of a home in Eltham , south London . Stunned couple Charlie and Gemma were having a cigarette outside at about 9pm on Monday when they noticed the unidentified object hanging motionless in the distance . Scroll down for video . Mysterious : This strange light was seen hovering in the sky above Eltham in South London on Monday night . The couple captured the footage from this spot in their back garden and took daytime footage to show where it had been . Charlie grabbed his girlfriend 's phone and managed to capture 30 seconds of footage of the bizarre light . The round object stayed in the same place for a matter of minutes before disappearing , leaving the couple baffled . In the video , Charlie , 27 , can be heard saying : ` Oh what the hell man . What is that ? ' His girlfriend Gemma , 24 , then suggests it might be a plane before Charlie replies : ` That 's staying in the same place though Gemma . ' Gemma can be heard banging on the window to encourage her brother and his girlfriend - who live in the same house - to come and take a look . But they were too late and after a few minutes it had vanished . This morning , Charlie told MailOnline that he was adamant he had not seen a passing plane and that it could not have been the moon as it was too small , or a lamp post as there are none in that position . Stunned couple Charlie and Gemma were having a cigarette outside at around 9pm on Monday when they noticed the unidentified object in the distance . Unexplained : The couple are adamant that the light could not have been the moon or a passing plane . ` It was really weird because I 'm a massive sceptic when it comes to things like this , ' he said . ` But it could n't have been a plane as they do not normally appear as a light like that -- normally they would be flashing . ` I 'm 100 per cent certain it was not the moon . It was too small for that . It is a quiet road and there is no street light where I was filming . ` If anything it looked like a massive star . ` Eventually it just disappeared . ` The whole thing is really mysterious and we are still scratching our heads trying to work out what it was . '
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Two hapless restauranteurs - who became the first to be abandoned by Gordon Ramsay on Kitchen Nightmares - have become the subject of Internet ridicule after their ham-fisted attempts to repair their reputation . Samy and Amy Bouzaglo , who clashed with the TV chef after inviting him to critique their Arizona bistro , took on the entire Internet of ` haters ' after the episode showed the married owners of bistro Amy 's Baking Company in an unflattering light . After the episode aired on Fox on May 10 , the online criticism for Amy 's Baking Company flowed forth - causing apoplectic reactions from the Bouzaglos . See extract below ... Under pressure : Chef Gordon Ramsay walked off his first ever episode of Kitchen Nightmares after being unable to get through to Samy and Amy Bouzaglo about the problems with their Scottsdale , Arizona bistro . However , they say THEY stopped filming . Controversial couple : Samy and Amy Bouzaglo -LRB- pictured -RRB- , owners of Amy 's Baking Company , made headlines after appearing on reality show Kitchen Nightmares in May - and being accused of stealing their servers tips . Filming at the restaurant before Ramsey arrived showed diners waiting more than hour for their meals , with Amy cooking each meal one at a time . One told the Phoenix New Times : ` You could hear Amy yelling in the kitchen and Samy was running all over the dining room . ` Other tables were complaining and people were leaving because they were waiting so long for their food . My partner and I had reservations for 6:45 . By 9:30 , we still had n't received our pizza . ' And when one customer confronted Samy about the fact he still had not been served he as told to ` go f -- yourself . ' Ramsay , who has made millions in the . restaurant business and holds 14 Michelin stars , was filming his 82nd episode at Amy 's Baking . Company in Scottsdale , serving up his typical no-nonsense . advice of the venture 's failings to the owners . Rage : The owners of Amy 's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro respond to their ` haters ' on Facebook after the episode of Kitchen Nightmares aired on May 10 . Threats : The owners of the restaurant appeared to lash out at criticism via social media . Fury : The post came shortly after the episode of Ramsay 's Kitchen Nightmares featuring the Scottsdale restaurant aired . However even the fiery British chef . was left open-mouthed by the chaotic goings-on at the bistro - which . included a young waitress being fired for asking a question and Mrs . Bouzaglo . threatening to call the police on a customer who tried to leave after . waiting an extra long time for his pizza . When Ramsay tried to give the husband . and wife team some pointers as to where they were going wrong , he was . met with open aggression from Samy and complete denial about the quality . of the food from Amy . When Ramsay tells diners that the . owners are keeping their waiting staff 's tips , the chef ends up close to . trading blows with Mr Bouzaglo . It later comes to light that the couple have fired more than 100 employees - in a year . Negative comments appeared on Reddit , . Yelp and Facebook , calling the restauranteurs ` incredibly immature , . rude , unprofessional ' while another added : ` these people were so . arrogant that they could n't see that a Michelin-star chef was trying to . help them ' . Claims : Days after the abusive messages appeared , the owners claimed that the social media accounts of the restaurant had been hacked . In response , the husband and wife team allegedly . began posting torrents of abuse directed at commentors on their business 's Facebook . page . Shortly before the Kitchen Nightmares episode aired , the Bouzaglos wrote on Facebook : ` We do not feel the need to make any excuses for our behavior on tonight 's show . ' They also challenged ex-employees to come forward with evidence that they had stolen their tips as was claimed in the episode . After . the show aired , hundreds of negative comments appeared across social . media sites , slating the owners ' attitudes , their treatment of staff and . the quality of food . In . response , a message appeared on Monday on the Amy 's Bistro Facebook page : ` TO . REDDIT . I FORBID YOU FROM SPREADING YOUR HATE ON THAT SITE . THIS IS MY . FACEBOOK , AND I AM NOT ALLOWING YOU TO USE MY COMPANY ON YOUR HATE . FILLED PAGE . ' It was quickly followed by : ` This is . Samy . I am keeping note of all names here . We will be pursuing action . against you legaly -LSB- sic -RSB- , and against reddit and yelp , for this plot you . have come together on . you are all just punks . ' First fail : Gordon Ramsay was forced to walk off the 82nd episode of Kitchen Nightmares after being unable to work with the owners , who have courted controversy ever since the episode aired . Another . read : ` To all of the Yelpers and Reddits : Bring it on . you are just . p ****** . come to arizona . you are weaker than my wife , and weaker than . me . come to my business . say it to my face . man to man . my wife is a . jewel in the desert . you are just trash , reddits and yelpers just . working together to bring us down . pathetic . ' The . war of words rolled on for several days , before coming to an abrupt . halt with this message on Tuesday : ` Obviously our Facebook , YELP , . Twitter and Website have been hacked . We are working with the local . authorities as well as the FBI computer crimes unit to ensure this does . not happen again . We did not post those horrible things . Thank You Amy . & Samy . ' MailOnline was awaiting a response from restaurateurs Amy and Samy Bouzaglo . During a morning meeting to clear the air , the tense situation once again escalates with Amy threatening to walk out . Finally , Ramsay wishes the couple good luck with their business but tells him he can not help them and leaves .
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British chef filming at Samy and Amy Bouzaglo of Amy 's Bistro in Arizona . But he quit in exasperation after being unable to reason with fiery couple . Episode showed slow service with restauranteurs shouting at customers . Diner who asked why he had not been served was told ` go f -- yourself ' Ramsey then tells diners that the owners keep waiting staff 's tips . Couple have fired more than 100 employees in a year . Descends into farce with furious exchanges on Facebook . But couple later claimed their account had been hacked .
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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 was n't an arrest because Raub does n'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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Protestors take to the streets saying the move is against the First Amendment . Civil Liberties group sends attorney into hospital to represent Brandon J. Raub .
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England has become the most overcrowded major country in Europe . Population growth is so rapid that four times as many people will soon be crammed in as France and twice as many as Germany . England has overtaken the Netherlands to become second only to tiny Malta as the most densely populated nation in the EU . Squeeze : England has overtaken the Netherlands to become the most densely populated major nation in the EU . Over the next 30 years the gap will widen because Germany , France and Holland will either decline or grow only slowly . The House of Commons figures -- based on data from the UK and EU statistical agencies -- show the huge impact of Labour 's open-door immigration policy . By 2046 , an estimated 494 people will be squeezed into every square kilometre of England compared with 411 now and only 374 when Tony Blair took power in 1997 . Lax controls : The figures - based on data from the UK and EU statistical . agencies - show the huge impact of Labour 's open-door immigration . policy . The revelations will fuel the debate . over immigration , especially with the UK opening its borders to Romanian . and Bulgarian workers on New Year 's Day . James Clappison , the Tory MP who . obtained the figures , said : ` Under the last Labour government , England 's . green and pleasant land became England 's green and crowded land . Number of people expected to be living per square kilometre in 2015 - by country . ` For reasons which have never been properly explained , Labour instigated a policy of massive expansion of immigration . The fear must be a future Labour . government would do the same ' . Sir Andrew Green , chairman of the . Migrationwatch think-tank , said 90 per cent of immigrants to the UK . headed to England . ` The rapidly growing population density is an inevitable consequence of Labour 's mass immigration of nearly four million in 13 years , ' he added . ` We already see the pressure on maternity units and primary schools . Less visible is the pressure on housing , which is already in crisis . ` We will need to build 200 houses a day for the next 20 years or so simply for new immigrants and their families . ' The House of Commons report says the number of people living in every square kilometre in England will rise from 411 now to 419 in 2015 , to 433 in 2020 and to 460 in 2030 . By 2046 , an astonishing 494 people will be living in each square kilometre . The equivalent figure for France will be just 115 , for Germany 204 and the Netherlands 421 . By 2015 , England will also be more than three times more packed than Poland -- where an estimated one million of the arrivals under Labour originated from . The research raises concerns about how the UK 's infrastructure can cope with the increased pressure on schools , hospitals and roads . Clash : Liberal Democrat Business Secretary . Vince Cable , left , likened David Cameron 's policies to Enoch Powell 's notorious 1960s . ` rivers of blood ' speech . The large numbers packed into the . country will also affect water and power supplies , and will increase . pressure to build over green spaces . David Cameron , under pressure to . confront the electoral threat posed by UKIP , has changed the law to . prevent EU migrants claiming any benefits in the first three months . following arrival . In the wake of the open door immigration policies deliberately pursued by New Labour , England is now the most crowded country in Europe . By 2015 , there will be twice as many people crammed into every square kilometre as in Germany , and four times more than in France . Only three decades from now , unless there is a significant tightening in border controls , there will be almost 495 people living in each square kilometre -- compared to only 374 when Labour came to power in 1997 . Vince Cable and his colleagues on the Left disgracefully suggest that it is somehow racist to worry about immigration . As our revelations show , it has nothing to do with race -- and everything to do with how schools , social services , the NHS and housing can possibly be expected to cope with such unprecedented pressure . Officials say they want to reduce the ` pull factor ' to the UK . Last weekend , tensions between the two Coalition government parties boiled over when Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable likened Tory policies to Enoch Powell 's notorious 1960s ` rivers of blood ' speech . The Office for National Statistics has already warned that Britain must make room for almost 10million more people over the next 25 years -- the equivalent of building a city even larger than London . The increase , mainly a result of immigration and high migrant birthrates , will push numbers to 73.3 million by 2037 . A Home Office spokesman said : ` Immigration has brought benefits to the UK and we welcome people who want to come here to contribute to our economy and society . ` However , it is important to control immigration because of its effect on social cohesion , our public services , and on jobs and wages . ' The figures for the rest of the UK in 2015 are predicted to be : Scotland 40 per square kilometre , Wales 258 and Northern Ireland 131 . Malta 's figure is expected to be 1,308 .
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Ancient warriors armed with swords and spears from 3,000 years ago suffered from shell shock just like modern soldiers , according to a study . Soldiers who experienced the horrors of the battlefield and were left with post traumatic stress disorder is not a phenomenon of modern warfare , say the researchers . An analysis of ancient texts shows PTSD became common considerably earlier than previously believed , although the symptoms were explained away as ` the spirits of those enemies whom the patient had killed . ' UK researchers have found signs of PTSD up to 3,000 years ago . They say soldiers experiencing horrors of the battlefield -LRB- stock image shown -RRB- is not just a phenomenon of modern warfare . The earliest reference had been from the Battle of Marathon , 490BC . Pictured is a Mycenaean Vase decorated with Bronze Age warriors . The earliest reference had been from the Battle of Marathon 490BC but scientists traced mention of ` shell shock ' back to 1,300 BC in ancient Mesopotamia . The study , published in Early Science and Medicine , said that while modern technology has increased the effectiveness and types of weaponry , ` ancient soldiers facing the risk of injury and death must have been just as terrified of hardened and sharpened swords , showers of sling-stones or iron-hardened tips of arrows and fire arrows . ' ` The risk of death and the witnessing of the death of fellow soldiers appears to have been a major source of psychological trauma , ' the researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Anglia Ruskin University wrote . ` Moreover , the chance of death from injuries , which can nowadays be surgically treated , must have been much greater in those days . ` All these factors contributed to post traumatic or other psychiatric stress disorders resulting from the experience on the ancient battlefield . ' Previously , the first documented instance of PTSD was Greek historian Herodotus ' account of an Athenian spearman called Epizelus who lost his sight against the Persians in 49O BC at the Battle of Marathon and whose ` psychogenic mutism ' followed . But it now appears much earlier traumas were suffered in Mesopotamia , now Iraq , during the Assyrian Dynasty between 1300 and 609 BC . Post-traumatic stress disorder -LRB- PTSD -RRB- is an anxiety caused by very stressful or frightening events . They may include military combat , terrorist attacks , assault , natural disasters , road accidents or witnessing violent deaths . PTSD can develop immediately after a disturbing event , or can emerge months or years later . It 's thought that one in three people who have a traumatic experience are affected by PTSD , NHS Choices say . Sufferers often relive the event through nightmares or flashbacks and can feel isolated , frightened or guilty . Symptoms , including difficulty sleeping , can be persistent and severe enough to impact on a person 's day-to-day life . PTSD is currently treated with cognitive behavioural therapy -LRB- CBT -RRB- or eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing -LRB- EMDR -RRB- as well as antidepressant medication . The study said that while modern technology has increased the effectiveness and types of weaponry , ` ancient soldiers facing the risk of injury and death must have been just as terrified of hardened and sharpened swords . ' Shown is a stock image of a US servicemen returning home from Iraq in 2006 . Writings uncovered from the time mention the King of Elam 's ` mind changed ' , meaning he became disturbed . The researchers argue he may have been suffering from PTSD . Trauma was also suffered by soldiers , with the male population of Assyria called upon to fight in battles in every third year during their military service , also possibly the cause of post traumatic stress disorders . But the researchers said people would have found it difficult to diagnose these traumas and to treat sufferers accordingly due to a lack of understanding . Clinical psychologist Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes , of Anglia Ruskin University , Cambridge , said : ` For many years it has often been stated the first documented evidence of post traumatic symptoms dates back to the Battle of Marathon , as chronicled by the historian Herodotus . ` This paper , and the research on which it is based , demonstrates post traumatic psychological symptoms of battle were evident in ancient Mesopotamia . . ` Well before the Greek and Roman eras , before the time of Abraham and the biblical kings , David and Solomon , and contemporarily with the time of the Pharaohs . There really is nothing new under the sun . ` Especially significant is this evidence comes from the area known as the cradle of civilisation and , of course , the site of much recent conflict including the recent Gulf and Iraq Wars in which many British service personnel were involved . '
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UK researchers have found signs of PTSD up to 3,000 years ago . They say soldiers experiencing horrors of the battlefield is not just a phenomenon of modern warfare . The earliest reference had been from the Battle of Marathon in 490BC . But scientists traced mention of ` shell shock ' back to 1,300 BC .
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The letters demanded to know why Marc , who claimed Employment and Support Allowance , had n't kept appointments to help him find work . The family of a man who died ten months ago have slammed benefits bosses for repeatedly trying to contact their dead son to ask why he has n't been to see them about finding employment . The letters demanded to know why Marc Whiteside , who claimed Employment and Support Allowance -LRB- ESA -RRB- , had n't kept scheduled appointments arranged to help him find work , despite being told the 31-year-old had died . More letters chasing Marc , who lived in Langley , for # 268 he owed the DWP for a crisis loan he took out before he died in March have also been sent . The DWP have apologised to the family for a ` regrettable error ' and say they have taken action to stop any more letters being sent to Marc . His father Terry , 66 , who works at Springvale Household Waste Recycling Centre , said it was ` unbelievable ' the letters were still arriving 10 months after his son died . He said : ` Every time I ring them up they apologise and say the letters will stop , but they keep on arriving . ` It 's almost a year since he died and the letters are still coming , it 's just unbelievable . A flagship government scheme to tackle Britain 's troubled families has helped just 720 people back to work . The Whitehall spending watchdog warned the scheme , which set an overall target of getting 20,000 into jobs , was ` under-performing ' and urged ministers to intervene more quickly when things go wrong . The project is supposed to turn around families , by putting children back in school , cutting crime and helping thousands of parents back in work . The Department for Communities and Local Government 's ` troubled families ' programme has a budget of # 448 million . The Department for Work and pensions -LRB- DWP -RRB- aimed to get 22 per cent of people on the programme into work employment over three years to March 2015 , with a budget of # 200 million . But the National Audit Office -LRB- NAO -RRB- said the DWP programme had achieved only resulted in 720 people finding work , just 4 per cent of its target . None of the firms it was using to provide services had met the department 's target . ` If I did something that caused as . much distress as this at my work I would be sacked , instantly , yet no . one at the DWP seems to be accountable . ' An . inquest into Marc 's death is yet to take place , but the family say they . believe his death was related to a prescription drug addiction which . also prevented him working and led to him claim ESA . The DWP have apologised to Terry Whiteside for the ` regrettable error ' His dad Terry said he did n't want another family to have to wake up to find letters addressed to their dead relative sent to them by the DWP . He said : ` Every time we get one of these letters I get very angry while my ex-wife gets really upset . ` I 've written a letter to the DWP telling them exactly what I think of them but I dare not send it to them . ' I wo n't accept them saying it 's a computer error as a computer does what someone has told it do to . ` When the latest letter arrived last week we felt we had no option but to go to the paper to try and get the DWP to do something . ` This year has been difficult enough for us all and we want to make sure another family does n't have to have the same battle with the DWP we 've had . ' A spokesperson for the DWP said the letters sent to Marc had been generated automatically , but said no more would be sent . They said : ` We apologise to Mr Whiteside 's family for this regrettable error . ` We have taken action to ensure further letters are not issued . '
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The letters demanded to know why Marc Whiteside , who claimed Employment and Support Allowance , had n't kept appointments . More letters have been sent chasing # 268 he owed the DWP for a crisis loan he took out before he died .
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Samsung has shown off a bendable battery that can wrap around a person 's wrist . The company says it is the ` world 's first truly flexible battery ' and could be used in a variety of wearable devices . It comes after the company had announced a phone with a curved edge and a bendable battery for the Gear Fit earlier this year . South Korean tech giant Samsung has unveiled a flexible battery -LRB- shown -RRB- . It can bend back upon itself and can even fit around your wrist or a cup . The battery is expected to feature heavily in upcoming wearable technology from the company . No further details were announced other than a release in ` years ' The product was shown off at the InterBattery 2014 convention in South Korea by Samsung SDI , the energy and battery division of the company . The battery can either be laid flat or bent into a U shape , and is shown being bent back on itself . Flexible phones and other devices are expected to be the future for several technologies . The unique look is seen at eventually being a key selling point for mobile and tablets , but it does n't feature heavily in many devices yet . Samsung 's Galaxy Edge , for example , is one of the first phones to have a bendy part to the device - in this case a ` rolled ' side where notifications and alerts can appear . ` An edge-based display will give Samsung 's smartphone clear differentiation in a crowded market , ' said Ian Fogg , an analyst covering the mobile industry at IHS in London . ` But for Samsung to maximise the potential of an edge display it needs third party apps to support the display with additional Samsung-specific functions . ' It is currently only in development and no time frame has been put on when it might be used in actual phones other than a loose term of ` years ' , reports Digital Trends . It can apparently even be rolled up , as well as bent , and is intended to ultimately used in Samsung 's wearable technologies . ` As we secured winding manufacturing technology - a key process to cut production costs - and related patents , we will be able to become a leader in the wearable era , ' said spokesman Seo Hae-su according to the Korea Times . No further details were released about the battery and when reached for comment by MailOnline Samsung was yet to respond . The announcement comes a few months after other bendy devices were unveiled by Samsung . In April the company revealed the 210 mAh curved battery now found in the Samsung Gear Fit . Samsung says smart wristbands are a lucrative part of the emerging wearable technology industry , with them expected to take up to 25 per cent of the market . The battery was revealed at the InterBattery 2014 convention in South Korea -LRB- shown -RRB- by Samsung SDI , the energy and battery division of the company . The battery can either be laid flat or bent into a U shape , and is shown being bent back on itself . The announcement comes a few months after other bendy devices were unveiled by Samsung . In April the company revealed the 210 mAh curved battery -LRB- shown -RRB- now found in the Samsung Gear Fit . Smart wristbands are expected to take up a quarter of the wearable technology market . Last month , meanwhile , Samsung announced the Galaxy Note Edge - a phone with a screen that curves around the phone on one side . This is intended to be used as a ` ticker ' for notifications , and also as a quick access point to apps , alerts and device functions . The move also comes as Samsung rival LG discussed its own plans to make flexible batteries . Last year , the firm suggested it may release a battery so bendy it could be tied in a knot . Samsung also revealed another battery at the show , an unusual pill-sized one . Measuring 0.14 inches -LRB- 3.6 mm -RRB- across and 0.79 inches -LRB- 20mm -RRB- long , the tiny pill battery has a capacity of just 10mAh , although again no further details were revealed . Samsung 's Gear Fit -LRB- stock image shown -RRB- already has a curved battery , but the new flexible batteries may allow future wearable technology to be less rigid and more flexible . Last month , meanwhile , Samsung announced the Galaxy Note Edge - a phone with a screen that curves around the phone on one side . This is intended to be used as a ` ticker ' for notifications , and also as a quick access point to apps , alerts and device functions .
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South Korean tech giant Samsung has unveiled a flexible battery . It can bend back upon itself and can even fit around your wrist or a cup . The battery is expected to feature heavily in upcoming wearable technology . This may include Samsung 's smart wristband , the Gear Fit . No further details were announced other than a release in ` years ' It comes after several other bendy devices were announced from Samsung . These include a curved battery for the Gear Fit and the Note Edge phone .
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Despite their father 's claim that they ` tend to do everything together ' most siblings would balk at sharing their wedding day with their brothers and sisters - particularly the brides . However the five Waldie siblings - Emily , Sydney , Walker , Bradford and Brooke - synchronized their weddings and all married on the same day , one after the other , at the LDS temple in Mesa , Arizona . The brothers and sisters - aged between 20 and 28 - then threw a joint reception so large it had to be held in a hangar at an airplane museum . The joint Mormon wedding took place on August 10 . One by one , the ceremonies were held - three in the morning with a break for lunch and then two in the afternoon . Scroll down for videos . Marriage en masse : From left , Todd and Brooke Cook , Walker and Jillian Waldie , Bradford and Megan Waldie , Doug and Sydney Schaub , and Will and Emily Allen . The five couples each include a sibling from the Waldie family . Getting married en masse was the suggestion of father Doug Waldie . After seeing that his children were in serious relationships , he joked that they should all tie the knot together . Doug Waldie told the Desert News : ` We do tend to do everything together . We 're the ones who would take all eight . to the grocery store . But I never thought they would each give up their . special day ; they did it to be together . ' The Waldies have eight children - one child is already married , another attends Brigham Young University while the third is still living at home . The details of the big day fell to the siblings ' mother Kristen who made four of the five wedding cakes and most . of the food for the 1,200 guests who were invited . She also sewed special folders to hold all five invitations that were sent out . Big love : The Waldie siblings kiss their other halves at the airplane museum in Mesa , Arizona - which was large enough to fit their 1,200 wedding guests . Center of attention : From left , Brooke , Megan , Sydney , Jillian and Emily sit on the steps of the LDS Temple in Mesa , Arizona . The reception was held in Mesa 's Air Force museum - with signs hung from the rafters to designate each couple 's special wedding zone . However all the important moments were taken together - including first dance and removing the brides ' garters . Fortunately for each bride , the marriage proposals took place separately . The eldest Waldie sibling Emily was the first to get engaged to partner Will Allen at Disneyland in California back in March . The couple met at work after Mr Allen moved to the state from Utah . Younger sister Sydney got engaged . less than a month later on April 16 after falling in love with Doug . Schaub over a shared love of college football . Brothers . Bradford and Walker made it a joint affair by proposing to their . girlfriends - Megan Turner and Jillian Alger respectively - on the same day , April 21 , albeit in different locations . Kristen . Waldie said as the family began to plan for four weddings , it made . sense to combine the events so that family from out of state and across . the world could see all the brothers and sisters getting married . The huge celebration was completed when sister Brooke and her boyfriend Todd Cook got engaged just two months ago in June . The couples were already planning to mark their special day by organizing a joint trip to mark their first wedding anniversary next year . Keeping it in the family : Father Doug Waldie -LRB- back right with wife Kristen -RRB- has said that his eight children -LRB- pictured , including the three not getting married -RRB- always do everything together . Something to remember : From left , Doug and Sydney Schaub , Todd and Brooke Cook , Megan and Bradford Waldie , Jillian and Walker Waldie , and Emily and Will Allen on their joint wedding day . Sharing special moments : The Waldie clan gather for the wedding tradition of removing the bride 's garter at their reception on August 10 .
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Emily , Sydney , Bradford , Walker and Brooke Waldie all took the plunge on August 10 at the LDS temple in Mesa , Arizona . Doug Waldie , father of the siblings , said : ` We do tend to do everything together '
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Hitler and Eva Braun ` had sex without touching each other or taking their clothes off ' because he was so fanatical about hygiene , says author Martin Amis . Speaking at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature , the novelist claimed he believes the German dictator kept Eva at arm 's length and would achieve orgasm just by watching her lift her skirt . He also claimed that Hitler was an asexual and may have had a similar kind of sexual relationship with his half niece , Angela ` Geli ' Raubal . Scroll down for video . Adolf Hitler pictured with long-term lover and wife Eva Braun who ` had sex without taking their clothes off ' Amis told visitors he imagined the leader of the Nazi Party ` would fortify his underpants with clean serviettes and then would go into some form of excitation with Eva Braun at a safe distance ' . He said : ` I imagine Eva would stand a good distance away and lift her skirt and then there would be some sort of soggy climax on Hitler 's part and that would be that . ' The award-winning writer was speaking about his second Nazi-era novel , ` Zone of Interest ' which is being released 23 years after his first , ` Time 's Arrow ' , was published . And although he feels he has come to know Hitler well , he maintains the truth about his sexuality remains a ` black hole ' . Author Martin Amis made the claims while speaking at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature yesterday . ` Sexuality is one of the ways we recognise each other , ' he said . ` Knowing whether someone is married or gay or whatever it might be , you recognise that . ` I do n't want to be reductive , simplistic or frivolous but I am convinced one of the reasons why Hitler is an unrecognisable figure is that sexually he is a void . ` With Stalin or Mao there is clear pattern seigniorial behaviour - of having a big appetite -- but with Hitler there is absolutely nothing . ' His explanation is that Hitler was ` not quite the full quid ' and may simply have been insane . ` In Hitler studies there are three schools of thought about Hitler 's sexuality . ` One is normality but I think you can boot out that consideration immediately . Can you see Eva Braun relishing a post coital cigarette ? Can you consider Hitler 's tender foreplay , a considerate and energetic lover ? No you ca n't begin to imagine that . ` So I 'd say normality is out . Asexuality is the other one - and the third one is perversion . ` Historians and psycho-historians who adduce perversion all come up with the filthiest stuff you could possible imagine - coprophilia , coprophagia , all things to do with excretion . '' ` But there are no real clues about his sexuality - except that he would n't take his clothes off , even for his physician and he was almost fanatical about cleanliness , which suggests to me asexuality plus . ' In his latest book he explores the horrors faced by thousands of Jews when they were sent to concentration camp Auschwitz . The author said one thing which had shocked him during research for the book is that the Nazis had their wives and children living with them in the death camps . Amis claims that Hitler kept Eva at arm 's length and would achieve orgasm just by watching her lift her skirt . Hitler asleep in an armchair next to Eva Braun in the teahouse on the Eagle 's Nest in Berchtesgaden . Hitler kisses the hand of Eva Braun , in 1941 . Author Martin Amis claims Hitler was an ` asexual ' and insane . He also discovered how Jews had to pay for their own train fares to the camps - one-way tickets and with children under-12 going free . Martin Amis was speaking about his second Nazi-era book ` The Zone of Interest ' at festival yesterday . But even though he was gaining in knowledge , Amis said he had still not discovered the reason for Hitler 's policies , particularly the hatred of the Jews . ` One ca n't understand the Nazi hatred because it 's anti-human , it 's counter-human . ` It is a hatred that is not in us , it is outside man . ' Amis dubbed Hitler ` a bourgeois anti-Christ ' and also spoke of his concern for the high percentages of people in many countries who remain anti-Semitic to this day . A survey of Greeks showed 69 per cent were anti-Jew , possibly proving that a country in economic crisis was more likely to feel hostility towards Jews , who are seen to be clever , successful and better off . He also said 93 per cent of Iraqi and Saudi Arabian people are anti-Semitic while Iran is the most benevolent country in the Middle East with ` only ' 56 percent disliking Jews . In England the figure is eight percent and in Sweden just four percent , he added . Amis believes that for some reason Jews inspire either love or hatred in people - his own first love was a Jewish girl - and that few remain neutral on the issue . He is planning on writing a third novel set against the same grim backdrop . Hitler was rumoured to have had sexual relations with his niece Angela ` Geli ' Raubal who later killed herself . Historian 's have spent years debating the sexual preferences of the Nazi dictator - with some claiming he may have been homosexual . Despite sending around 100,000 gay men to concentration camps , scholar Lothar Machtan claims Hitler was gay or bisexual and his party 's opposition to homosexuality was likely to be a defence mechanism oh his ` internalised homophobia ' . But most historians reject this idea and say he was heterosexual with a number of female lovers . There were also speculation that he had sexual relations with his young half-niece Angela ` Geli ' Raubal , who worked for him in his Munich apartment . Nineteen years his junior , she would attend meetings , restaurants and visit the theatre with the man she called ` Uncle Alf ' . One of Hitler 's opponents of the Nazi Party , Otto Strasser , claimed he forced her to urinate and defecate on him . Following an argument between the pair on September 18 , 1931 , Geli was found dead in her room with a gunshot wound to her lung . Police ruled out foul play and put it down to suicide - although an inquest was never carried out . After her death , Hitler was said to be devastated and went into an ` intense depression ' . Of his supposed six female lovers , two committed suicide , one died from injuries eight years after attempting suicide and another made a failed suicide attempt . He was engaged to two women in his lifetime before he went on to marry Eva Braun , and subsequently the pair killed themselves a day later .
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Novelist believes German dictator was an asexual and may have been insane . He made the claims in talk at Cheltenham Festival of Literature yesterday . Amis also claimed Hitler may have had sexual relationship with half niece . Had been doing research for his second Nazi-era novel ` Zone of Interest '
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Pensioners will today be offered new freedoms to dip into their retirement cash . In the latest phase of the biggest shake-up of private pensions in a century , the over-55s will be able to withdraw several lump sums from their pension pots instead of just one . George Osborne 's move raises the prospect of pensioners using their funds almost like bank accounts to invest in property or shares , pay off debts or help children and grandchildren . Shake-up : The latest phase in changes to pensions will be announced today by Chancellor George Osborne . The Chancellor has already announced that they will no longer have to buy poor - value annuities . And a crippling 55 per cent tax charge on pensions left to children and grandchildren is being abolished altogether . Up until now , retirees were able to take 25 per cent of their pension tax free -- a sum fixed on the day they first dipped into their pots . If you had a # 100,000 pot at the age of 55 , the maximum you could take tax-free was # 25,000 . The rest typically went into an annuity . However , in the Pensions Bill the Chancellor will announce you can dip into your fund multiple times and have 25 per cent of each slice tax free . The balance would remain invested and grow , again tax free -- giving savers an incentive to keep their money invested in the stock market . Money headaches : Previously couples had to decide what they would do with their pensions the first time they dipped into the pot , creating a system which was less flexible than the one being introduced -LRB- posed by models -RRB- . Under today 's proposals , if the 55-year-old with a pension pot of # 100,000 was to withdraw # 5,000 they would receive # 1,250 -- or 25 per cent -- tax free and the remaining # 3,750 would be taxed at their current income tax rate . The # 95,000 remaining in their pension fund -- and any growth -- could later be withdrawn in as many instalments as they wanted -- 25 per cent of it tax free . Mr Osborne said : ` People who have worked hard and saved all their lives should be free to choose what they do with their money , and that freedom is central to our long-term economic plan . ` From next year they 'll be able to access as much or as little of their defined contribution pension as they want and pass on their hard-earned pensions to their families tax-free . ' Criticism : Labour MPs said the move could encourage people to overspend early in retirement . Ros Altmann , a pensions expert and a Government adviser on older people , said : ` The Government 's changes have the potential to help millions of pension savers make better use of their pension funds . Being free to access their money freely as they need to , rather than being forced to buy particular products , will be very popular . ` It 's something you could n't do ever before because of the inflexibility of the system . ` As soon as you wanted to take any money at all out of your pension fund , you had to secure an income with the remainder . So you had to buy an annuity or a drawdown product . ` Now you will have the freedom to do what you want . However , people need to know that their pension provider will allow them to take advantage of the new freedoms . ` Currently , most pension companies are not ensuring that their customers can take money out flexibly . I call on the industry to make sure people can really benefit from the new changes as quickly as possible . ' Some economists and Labour MPs warn that allowing people to withdraw cash from their pension pots rather than forcing most to buy an annuity , providing an income for life , was risky . Most people at 60 or 65 underestimate their life expectancy and could overspend early in retirement , they argue . But Mr Osborne insisted that the 13million people in defined contribution pension schemes are ` responsible people ' who had saved throughout their lives and were quite capable of making decisions for themselves , with professional advice . He used his party conference speech last month to announce another reform -- an end to ` penal ' taxes on pension cash left by people to their children and grandchildren . At present , if people die without exhausting their pension funds , their inheritance to any children or grandchildren over the age of 23 is taxed at a ruinous 55 per cent . But from April next year , the tax will be abolished altogether , bringing it into line with money left to spouses . In another boost for pensioners , the Government 's ` triple lock ' to guarantee rises in the state pension above inflation and wages is expected to take effect today . Today 's inflation figures are the ones traditionally used to fix the pension increase for next year . But with experts saying the inflation rate is likely to be well below 2.5 per cent , the triple lock will kick in to ensure a rise at that level -- meaning another significant real-terms increase in pensioners ' pockets .
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Facebook and other social networking sites can actually send you mad , according to scientists in Israel . Researchers from Tel Aviv University have linked psychotic episodes in patients to internet addiction and delusions caused by virtual relationships cultivated on social networking sites . Although all the participants had underlying problems of loneliness , none had any history of psychosis or drug abuse , the team say . Case studies from patients in Israel have found that using Facebook , and other social networking sites , can lead to psychotic episodes and delusions . Lonely people are more likely to rely on virtual relationships and this can lead to hurt and betrayal . A study from the University of Gothenberg found that people with low income and low-educated people spend the most time on Facebook . And within this group , those who spent the most time on the site were less happy and less content with their lives . Up to 85 percent of Facebook users surveyed said they logged into the social networking site on a daily basis . And 26 percent of them felt ` uneasy ' if they did n't log in regularly . Women spend an average of 81 minutes per day on Facebook . Whereas men spend 64 minutes per day on the site . Lead researcher Doctor Uri Nitzan of . Tel Aviv University 's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Shalvata . Mental Health Care Centre said : ` As internet access becomes increasingly . widespread , so do related psychopathologies . ` Computer communications such as Facebook and chat groups are an important part of this story . ' The study took an in-depth look at three of Dr Nitzan 's patients . The studies found a direct link between psychotic episodes and their internet or Facebook communications . All three of Dr Nitzan 's patients sought refuge from a lonely situation and found solace in intense virtual relationships . Although these relationships were positive at first , they eventually led to feelings of hurt , betrayal , and invasion of privacy . Dr Nitzan said : ` The patients shared . some crucial characteristics , including loneliness or vulnerability due . to the loss of or separation from a loved one , relative inexperience . with technology , and no prior history of psychosis or substance abuse . ` In each case , a connection was found . between the gradual development and exacerbation of psychotic symptoms , . including delusions , anxiety , confusion , and intensified use of . computer communications . ` The good news is that all of the . patients , who willingly sought out treatment on their own , were able to . make a full recovery with proper treatment and care . ' A study in 2012 found that women spend the most time on Facebook - 81 minutes per day - compared to 64 minutes for men . The poorly educated are most likely to be addicted to the site , too . Dr Nitzan said : ` All of the . patients developed psychotic symptoms related to the situation , . including delusions regarding the person behind the screen and their . connection through the computer . ` Two patients began to feel . vulnerable as a result of sharing private information , and one even . experienced tactile hallucinations , believing that the person beyond the . screen was physically touching her . ` Some of the problematic features of . the internet relate to issues of geographical and spatial distortion , . the absence of non-verbal cues , and the tendency to idealise the person . with whom someone is communicating , becoming intimate without ever . meeting face-to-face . ' He added that mental health professionals should not overlook the internet 's influence when speaking to patients . ` When you ask . somebody about their social life , it 's very sensible to ask about . Facebook and social networking habits , as well as internet use . Here are six basic statements . Choose from the following scale : 1 = Very rarely ; 2 = Rarely ; 3 = Sometimes ; 4 = Often and 5 = Very often . You spend a lot of time thinking about Facebook or plan use of Facebook . You feel an urge to use Facebook more and more . You use Facebook in order to forget about personal problems . You have tried to cut down on the use of Facebook without success . You become restless or troubled if you are prohibited from using Facebook . You use Facebook so much that it has had a negative impact on your job/studies . If you score 4 -LRB- often -RRB- or 5 -LRB- always -RRB- on at least four of these six points , then you could be addicted to Facebook . ` How people conduct themselves on the . internet is quite important to psychiatrists , who should n't ignore this . dimension of their patients ' behaviour patterns . ' Dr Nitzan said : ` Our study shows that . while technologies such as Facebook have numerous advantages , some . patients are harmed by these social networking sites , which can attract . those who are lonely or vulnerable in their day-to-day lives or act as a . platform for cyber-bullying and other predatory behaviour . ` All of these factors can contribute to a patient 's break with reality , and the development of a psychotic state . ' The paper was published in the Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences . The authors plan to do more in-depth . research on Facebook , studying the features and applications that have . the potential to harm patients emotionally or permit patients to cause . emotional harm to others .
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Israeli scientists find Facebook can cause ` hurt and betrayal ' None of those studied had any history of psychosis or drug abuse . One patient thought their virtual friend was reaching out of the screen and touching her .
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Laughing as confetti floats to the ground around them , Maria Pantazopoulos and her husband Billy could n't look happier as they celebrate their nuptials among grinning friends . But , just weeks after his wedding , Billy has been left a widower after Pantazopoulos drowned while posing for photographs in her gown in a river near Montreal . These first pictures of the couple , who had just bought a house together and were planning to have children right away , paint a heartbreaking picture of a future destroyed by a tragic accident . Pantazopoulos was dragged to her death after climbing into the water as part of a ritual called ` Trash the Dress ' , where brides pose for pictures while playfully destroying their wedding gowns . Tragic : Maria Pantazopoulos and her new husband Billy laugh with friends during their June 9 wedding - but just over two months later , she drowned while posing for pictures in her wedding dress . The 30-year-old real estate agent had commissioned the shoot . following her June 9 wedding and instructed the photographer , Louis Pagakis , to snap away while she was in the Ouareau . River . ` At . one point , she told him , `` I want you to take some photos of me floating . in the water '' , ' the photographer 's wife , Anouk Benzacar , said . But within moments of climbing in she realised that the weight of the soaked wedding dress was pulling her under . ' I ca n't anymore , it 's too heavy , ' she cried before letting go of the photographer and slipping under to her death , the Toronto Sun reported . Loss : Maria Pantazopoulos poses with her new husband , left . The 30-year-old was dragged to her death when she posed in a river near Montreal as part of a ` Trash the Dress ' photo ritual . Horror : Pantazopoulos ' wedding dress and shoes remain on the rocks after she was dragged under water to her death while posing for pictures as part of a popular ` Trash the Dress ' ritual . ` She was screaming and scratching and . trying to stay above water , ' Benzacar said . ' -LSB- Louis -RSB- tried to swim with . her , but she was pulling him down . She was too heavy . He could n't . breathe anymore . ' The newlywed was dragged into the river , which is near Dorwin Falls , north of Montreal , and her body was found by a scuba diver two hours later . Her bridal gown and high-heeled wedding shoes were later pictured lying on rocks along the river . Pagakis told CTV Montreal that he did everything he could to save her . ` She . had her wedding dress on and she said , `` take some pictures of me while I . swim a little bit in the lake , '' ' he said . ` She went in and her dress got heavy , I . tried everything I could to save her . ' The soaked dress would have weighed at . least 100 pounds , provincial policeman Jean-Michel Masse said . ` It was . like an anvil , ' he added to the QMI news agency . Struggle : Rescue teams attempted to save Pantazopoulos , but her body was found two hours later . Killed : A scuba diver found her body around 30 meters from her original posing place . Crime scene : Police found her body at 6pm on Friday after she failed to stay above water in the heavy dress . In a statement , her family said the bride had trusted she would be safe , and called for stricter safety measures . ` One thing we are certain about is that our Maria would have never put her life at risk , ' the statement said . ` Her love for life , for her husband and for her family would never allow it . ` She trusted Mr. Louis Pagakis ' recommendation for the location and felt safe enough to attend the photo . shoot alone with the photographers . ` The family asks the municipal . council of Rawdon to work on putting in place stronger security measures . to avoid any future tragedies . ' Quebec provincial police spokesman . Sgt. Ronald McInnis described the site as being elevated and rocky , with . water ` violently ' rushing below . Distraught : Photographer Louis Pagakis said that he did everything he could to save Ms Pantazopoulos . Plunge : She was pulled into the Ouareau River near Dorwin Falls , north of Montreal in Canada . ` She . was doing the photo shoot in about six inches or one foot of water when . part of her wedding dress got soaked and became extremely heavy , ' Mr McInnis told MailOnline . ` She . started slipping and falling down when the photographer grabbed her but . she was too heavy that he could n't pull her from the edge . ' Leeza Pousoulidis told the Montreal Gazette her friend wanted ` Trash the Dress ' photographs . ` She 's a really fun girl , and she just did n't want her wedding dress . sitting in a box in the closet , ' she . said . ` She said `` I want to have fun with my wedding dress . I want to . have great pictures and memories of me in my wedding dress . '' ' Mr McInnis . said Ms Pantazopoulos , from Laval , a small Island north of Montreal , was . found 100 feet from where she fell by a private diver who knows the . river and volunteered to help with the search . Loss : Pantazopoulos , a real estate agent , had just bought a home with her new husband , Billy . Ritual : This file picture shows a bride taking part in the ` Trash the Dress ' phenomenon . The . diver pulled the young woman 's body from an area of the river which was 20 feet deep . ` She had sunk to the bottom , ' Mr McInnis said . Two witnesses , the photographer and an assistant , were hospitalised for extreme shock . Mr McInnis . said the bride 's husband was not present for the photo-shoot and . neither were any family members . However , her cousins and her brother went to the site when they heard that she had died . ` It 's horrible , ' Mr McInnis said . ` This is the first time I 've heard of a . story like that . I told my partner , this is a story that is going to go . all around the world . '
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First pictures of Maria Pantazopoulos , 30 , and her husband Billy . Newlywed was dragged to her death after posing for pictures on Friday . Was taking part in ` Trash the Dress ' ritual where brides pose for pictures while destroying their wedding gowns . Photographer tried to save her but the dress was too heavy . Had just bought home with husband and planned to start family immediately . In a statement , family said Pantazopoulos trusted she was safe and that the city needs to set stricter security measures .
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The wealth gap between those governing the U.S. and the people they represent has dramatically widened , research shows . Against a backdrop of a vast budget deficit and fears of the fragility of the economy , analysis by the Washington Post shows that the median net worth of a member of Congress has nearly tripled over 25 years while the income of an average U.S. family has actually fallen . It calculated that their median net worth , between 1984 and 2009 and excluding home equity , rose from $ 280,000 to $ 725,000 . The Occupy Wall Street activists have given voice to rising concerns over banker bonuses , unemployment and distribution of wealth . Here they are pictured demonstrating last week in Times Square , in New York City to mark the three-month anniversary of the movement . Research by the Washington Post calculated that the median net worth of a House member , between 1984 and 2009 , rose from $ 280,000 to $ 725,000 . This graphic shows the level of U.S. debt which has grown dramatically in the past 30 years . The analysis comes at a time of growing concern about unemployment and the prospects for the economy . Over those same 25 years the wealth of the average U.S. family slipped from $ 20,500 from $ 20,600 , a University of Michigan study shows . In 1984 , one in five House members had zero or negative net worth and by 2009 that number had dropped to one in 12 . 1984 was chosen as the starting point for the analysis because it is the earliest year in which consistent wealth statistics are available , the newspaper said . From captains of industry to former finance executives members of Congress have always been richer than their fellow Americans . The reasons put forward for their wealth now include the high cost of entering politics in the first place as well as inheriting wealth and marrying into money . Protected from the economic ravages faced by the rest of the population the lawmakers are now edging into the ' 1 percenter ' income group attacked by the Occupy Wall Street protesters . The anti-corporation protesters have given voice to rising concerns over banker bonuses , unemployment and distribution of wealth . The movement which began in New York in September - and marked its 100th day of protests last week - has spread to cities across the U.S. and across the world . While the rise in lawmaker 's wealth might not attract controversy when times are good it starts to become an issue when times are tough . ` With the American public feeling all this economic pain , people just resent it more , ' Professor Alan J Ziobrowski of Georgia State told the New York Times . As Wall Street closed for the . Christmas break it was digesting a mixed bag of news showing the job . market is growing even though the economy is not moving as fast as . expected . Jobless benefit applications fell . last week to their lowest level since April 2008 but the economy only . grew by 1.8 per cent in the summer quarter . The Dow Jones , S&P and Nasdaq all . finished up after the closing bell , but by less than one per cent as . traders considered the overall picture . As an indication of the different lives . some politicians lead , the Hawaii Reporter revealed that . Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi , who served as Speaker of the House , is . spending her Christmas at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kona on . the island of Hawaii . As an indication of the different lives . some politicians lead , the Hawaii Reporter revealed that . Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi -LRB- right -RRB- , who served as Speaker of the House and is believed to have a $ 196million fortune , is . spending her Christmas at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai -LRB- left -RRB- on . the island of Hawaii . Ms Pelosi , estimated to have a $ 196million fortune , has spent the past two Christmas holidays in the same hotel in a suite which costs $ 10,000 a night . The New York Times ' report into the wealth of members of Congress found that they were also getting rich compared with affluent Americans . It found that the median net worth of members of Congress rose 15 per cent from 2004 to 2010 as the net worth of the richest 10 per cent of the country remained for the most part flat . This disparity between those they represent also translated into a wider gap in their experiences of the economy , the Post found . It interviewed Gary Myers , the son of a bricklayer , a Republican who entered Congress in 1975 . He said his experience of having worked as a foreman in a steel mill shaped his outlook and led him to vote in favour of raising the minimum wage and helped him to understand the need for workers to have a safety net . ` It would be hard to argue that the work in the steel mill did n't give me a different perspective , ' he told the Post . ' I think everybody 's history has an impact on them . ' The same area is now represented by Republican Mike Kelly who was elected last year . After graduating he married the heiress to an oil fortune and took over his father 's car dealership where he had worked as a youngster . He told the paper he believed he was overtaxed already and that unemployment benefits made some people less willing to look for employment .
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Kansas prosecutors have filed state-level murder charges Tuesday against the white supremacist accused in shootings that left three people dead at two Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City . Frazier Glenn Cross has been charged with one count of capital murder for the deaths of 14-year-old boy and his grandfather outside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City . Cross also faces one count of first-degree , premeditated murder for the death of a woman who was gunned down while visiting her mother at a nearby retirement complex . The capital murder charge carries the death penalty as possible punishment and Cross is being held on $ 10million bond . Scroll down for video . Precautions : Frazier Glenn Cross chose to wear a quilted sleeveless vest rather than clothes during his Tuesday court appearance . Charged : Cross , 73 , now faces three counts of murder and is expected to have hate crimes brought against him following the triple homicide on Sunday at two Jewish facilities near Kansas City . The 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran is scheduled to appear in court at 1.30 pm Tuesday in Johnson County District Court . Cross was arrested Sunday after shooting and killing three people at two different Jewish centers in Kansas City , Kansas . Cross is from southwest Missouri who founded the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in his native North Carolina and later the White Patriot Party . None of Sunday 's victims were Jewish : . Dr. William Lewis Corporon , 69 , and his grandson Reat Griffin Underwood , . 14 , were at the community center for a singing contest audition , while . 53-year-old Terri LaManno was visiting her mother at the retirement . complex . The Southern . Poverty Law Center also monitors , to varying degrees , the activities of . hundreds of known white supremacists and anti-Semites at any given time . Federal authorities were . well-aware of the racist war vet , as were the SPLC and the ADL , who . sometimes was known as Frazier Glenn Miller . Familiar : Cross , seen during his arrest on Sunday and in the subsequent mugshot , was put in witness protection in 1987 in exchange for testimony on fellow KKK members . After a 1986 contempt-of-court conviction in North Carolina for operating a paramilitary camp , Cross went in hiding while free on bond and fled to Missouri . There , federal agents found him and several other men in a rural mobile home stocked with hand grenades , automatic weapons and thousands of bullets . Cross entered federal witness protection programs in 1987 , according to The Wall Street Journal , and agreed to cooperate with authorities . It is not clear when the protection ended . Indicted on weapons charges and accused of plotting robberies and the assassination of SPLC founder Morris Dees , Cross served three years in federal prison but avoided a longer sentence in exchange for testifying against more than a dozen other KKK leaders . ` We were aware he was affiliated with certain hate groups , ' FBI special agent Michael Kaste said at a Monday press conference . Federal prosecutors say there 's enough evidence to warrant putting the case before a grand jury as a hate crime . Victims : Dr. William Lewis Corporan , and his grandson Reat Griffin Underwood -LRB- left -RRB- were at the Jewish Community Center for a singing competition while Terri LaManno -LRB- right -RRB- was visiting her mother at a Jewish assisted living facility . None of the victims were Jewish . Moving the case from state to federal prosecutors would likely mean tougher punishments if Cross is convicted . ` The motivation behind these attacks was a hate crime ... He was trying to hurt someone based on race or ethnicity , ' FBI agent Kaste said at a Monday press conference . Before the shootings , Cross had been contemptuous of some of his like-minded allies ' reliance on social media over violent confrontation . ` He felt it was easy to be a ` keyboard commando , ' but that the only way activists will ever succeed is by going out on the streets , ' said Devin Burghart , the vice president of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights . History of violence : Authorities were aware of Frazier Glenn Cross -LRB- who also went by the name Glann Miller -RRB- since the early 1980s when he founded the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan , seen here in 1984 . Racist : In recent years , watchdog groups were aware of Cross , seen here in an undated photo , and viewed him as a possible threat but because he had stopped posting as often , they became less concerned . Burghart said his group made a presentation on white supremacists to the Jewish Community Center in August , a discussion that included a description of Cross as an example of dangerous anti-Semitic figures in the region . It was n't clear what , if any , steps were taken by the center to act on the information . The timing of the attack is worth . noting , as a group monitoring anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. cautiously reported a sharp decline in such incidents less than two . weeks before this weekend 's attack . In . a report April 1 , the Anti-Defamation League noted a 19 per cent drop . in anti-Semitic incidents last year compared to 2012 , part of what the . group called a ` decade-long downward slide ' and one of its lowest . tallies since it started keeping such records in 1979 .
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Frazier Glenn Cross has been charged with three counts of murder and separate hate crime charges are expected later . The former KKK leader is the prime suspect in the Sunday shootings at a Jewish Community Center and retirement center that left three dead . New reports reveal the government and anti-hate groups were aware of him and the threat he posed before the shooting . Was put in witness protection in 1987 after he turned into an informant to avoid jail time when he fled the state on bail for a different charge . A human rights group gave a presentation in August at the Jewish Center he attacked and named Cross as a dangerous anti-Semitic in the area .
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The world 's most popular websites could impose an ` internet blackout ' in protest at a proposed law which would extend government censorship in an effort to tackle online piracy . The battle over the SOPA bill has seen leading web firms square off against Hollywood media companies in a trade-off between internet freedom and intellectual property rights . Now it could burst into the open as technology giants are planning to ` censoring ' their own homepages , according to a leading internet lobby group . Blackout ? Sites including Google are planning drastic action to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act . Sites such as Google , Amazon and Facebook could temporarily replace their usual homepage with a black screen and a message asking users to contact politicians and urge them to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act . The move could come as early as January 24 , when the bill is due to be debated in the House of Representatives . Marham Erickson , head of NetCoalition , a body representing many of the world 's biggest websites , said that the drastic action of a blackout was being contemplated . ` There have been some serious discussions about that , ' he said , while pointing out that ` it has never happened before ' . Opposition : Jimmy Wales , founder of Wikipedia , is one of many tech pioneers hoping to defeat SOPA . GoDaddy , the world 's largest domain registration company , had been a rare example of a web firm which supported SOPA , but was today forced to reverse its position after thousands of users deserted it over its political stance . A boycott campaign which involved giants such as Wikipedia as well as a network of individual users and small companies led to GoDaddy announcing today that was no longer in favour of the bill . The firm 's chief executive Warren Adelman said in a statement : ` GoDaddy opposes SOPA because the legislation has not fulfilled its basic requirement to build a consensus among stake-holders in the technology and Internet communities . ' The unorthodox campaigning methods used by opponents of SOPA are a response to their being heavily outspent by Hollywood firms . Author : Representative Lamar Smith -LRB- R-Texas -RRB- , sponsor of the bill . Media companies are spending ten times as much as technology firms on lobbying in relation to SOPA , which they hope will crack down on copyright theft around the world by allowing the government to remove links to piracy websites from search engines and social networks . And Hollywood , traditionally a Democratic stronghold , has teamed up with the Republican-supporting Chamber of Commerce in its efforts to push the bill - sponsored by Texas Representative Lamar Smith - through Congress . Ranged against them are many of the tech world 's most iconic figures , including Google 's Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt , Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales , and ` father of the internet ' Vint Cerf . SOPA 's opponents fear that the bill will allow the government and corporations to pursue alleged offenders without having to establish proof that they are breaking the law . The . Stop Online Piracy Act has pit internet giants , consumer groups and . freedom of speech advocates against film studios and record labels . The . House bill would allow a private party to go straight to a website 's . advertising and payment providers and request they sever ties . ` Anyone . with an axe to grind could send a notice without first involving law . enforcement -LSB- or -RSB- judicial process , ' Google 's Katherine Oyama fumed . But . advocates of the legislation say current law leaves few options for . copyright holders whose products end up on foreign websites . The . U.S. Justice Department could also request court orders to compel . search engines and other sites to block domain names or search results .
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Popular websites to ask users to oppose the Stop Internet Piracy Act . Domain name company GoDaddy reverses its support for SOPA after mass boycott .
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A murder investigation was under way yesterday after the body of a young woman was found on the Queen 's estate at Sandringham . The remains were discovered in a copse close to where senior members of the Royal Family had gathered to enjoy their Boxing Day shoot . A dog walker stumbled across the body at 4pm on New Year 's Day . Sandringham house where the Queen resides , and circled , wherwe the woman 's body was found . Detectives said it had been lying on the Norfolk estate for up to four months . They confirmed the woman was ` probably . the victim of a murder ' but would not reveal how she might have been . killed or if she was clothed . Officers are sifting through missing . person reports in the north Norfolk area . If this does not produce a . match they will examine cold cases nationwide . The Queen spent the festive period at . Sandringham and is still in residence . She is thought to have been . briefed by police about the investigation . Grim discovery : Police guard the entrance to woods where a body was found on the Sandringham estate . Police say the circumstances suggest that the woman was murdered and are now looking at cold case files across the country . The 30ft-wide copse where the body was . found sits between two fields and is 200 yards along a farm track . It . is one mile from the entrance to Sandringham House and half a mile from . the Sandringham Stud where the Queen breeds racehorses . The Royal Family are thought to have been shooting in a field of sugar beet next to the copse last week . Prince Philip , 90 , normally leads . shooting parties on the estate and has previously been seen with his gun . in the field next to the wooded area . However , he missed the Boxing Day . shoot because he spent four days in Papworth Hospital , Cambridgeshire , . where he had a stent inserted in an artery after suffering chest pains . He has been recovering at Sandringham since last Tuesday . A villager said : ` Prince Philip loves shooting in the field because it is a brilliant spot to bag birds . ` The beaters walk through the woods to . scare the birds so they fly towards the guns . The copse is quite wide . so often a lot of pheasants gather there so it means there is no . shortage of birds flying out . ` It is incredible to think that the Royals . were just yards away from where this poor woman lay dead . ' The remains were found by a dog-walker in woods at the village of Anmer . The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were in residence at Sandringham when the body was discovered . Macabre discovery : Alisa 's remains were found on the Queen 's estate at Sandringham less than a mile from where the Royal family gathered for Christmas -LRB- bottom left -RRB- . Sandringham is the private country estate of Her Majesty the Queen . It is the property of the British royal family and not part of the Crown Estate . In 1862 , Sandringham hall was purchased by Queen Victoria at the request of the Prince of Wales -LRB- the future Edward VII -RRB- . But the Prince decide it was too small and had it knocked down and the current house built on the site . King George VI was born at York Cottage on the estate and died in 1952 at the house . Since then Queen Elizabeth spends the anniversary of her father 's death and her own Accession privately with her family at the house . It is her official base until February each year and she is joined by the rest of the Royal family over Christmas . The house was first opened to the public in 1977 , and there is a museum with displays of Royal life and Estate history . A shoot took place on the estate yesterday . It is not known if Prince Philip took part . The track leading to the copse remained cordoned off as officers searched for clues . Last night Norfolk Police said the young victim had been lying on the Sandringham estate for between one and four months . A spokesman said : ` The pathologist believes it is highly unlikely the death was through natural causes . ` There is no evidence of accidental . injury , damage due to firearms or bladed weapon . ' Earlier , Detective . Chief Inspector Jes Fry had described the case as ` challenging ' . He said : ` The body has been in situ . for some time . The body is female and the circumstances indicate that . she is probably the victim of a murder . ` We will be continuing our inquiries . over the next few days and weeks to establish who she is and how she . came to be here . ` Members of the public were walking around , but unless . someone went into that wooded area , they would not have found her . ' Mr Fry added : ` It is early days , but . on the face of things , it could be a challenging investigation . We will . be looking at missing persons across the UK as well as locally . ` We will also be using fingerprints . and DNA to help identify the victim . ' Mr Fry said that one of the . missing persons cases being looked at would be that of Latvian-born . teenager Alisa Dmitrijeva , who disappeared shortly after midnight in . King 's Lynn on August 31 . The 17-year-old from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire , was reported missing by a relative in September . A # 5,000 reward has been offered for information that helps officers find her . The Queen marked the start of her Diamond Jubilee year with a ride in the grounds of Sandringham House yesterday morning .
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Discovery close to Royal Stud where Queen oversees racehorse breeding . Police are looking at missing persons reports and cold cases files . DNA profile expected within the next 24 hours .
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Consumers may be clamouring for a super-slim iPad Air 2 , but there are more revolutionary tablets on the horizon . Intel hopes to lead the way by incorporating a 3D scanner into a tablet set to be released next year . The technology would allow users to scan an object and manipulate an image on their screen using hand gestures before printing it out using a 3D printer . Intel plans on incorporating a 3D scanner into a tablet set to be released next year -LRB- a concept is pictured -RRB- . It would allow users to scan an object and manipulate the 3D image on their screen using hand gestures , before possible deciding to print it out using a 3D printer . Intel 's RealSense technology , which allows devices to gauge depth like the human eye , will also be included in smartphones in the next couple of years , according to the chip maker , which is based in Santa Clara , California . Users will scan an object from 360 degrees using a specially-adapted camera , which the firm says will fit into the slimmest of tablets . The scanner will comprise a standard webcam plus an infrared sensor to collect the depth information . It will ` see ' an object in a way that it can work out how it is put together in 3D so that it can be accurately recreated on screen . Tablets , as well as laptops and smartphones , will use advanced depth cameras as eyes and duel array microphones as ears , while people will use more precise hand and finger gestures to navigate screens . Intel 's technology would allow users to scan an object and manipulate the 3D image on their screen using hand gestures , before possibly deciding to print it out using a 3D printer . The scanner will be made up of a standard webcam plus an infrared sensor to collect the depth information . The camera will ` see ' an object in a way that it can work out how it is put together in 3D so that it can be accurately recreated on screen . Users will scan a desired object from 360 degrees using a specially-adapted camera . They will then be able to manipulate the image on screen , using hand gestures . When working together , Intel 's RealSense technology will let the tablet gauge depth like the human eye and will feature in tablets and smartphones . The idea is that a user could then manipulate the scanned object . So , if they scanned a teapot and wanted to make its spout longer , they could , and then print out the improved design using a 3D printer . 3D object tracking will also be used to bring books to life , allowing people to interact with characters and make playing games on tablets more immersive and precise to control . Intel says : ` With Intel RealSense technology , you can scan , modify , print , and share in 3D , giving you a creative platform like you 've never seen . ` What 's more , you 'll be able to naturally manipulate and play with scanned 3D objects using our hand - and finger-sensing technology . Intel claims its technology will change how people interact , because next generation devices will see , hear and feel their users . They will use advanced depth cameras as eyes and duel array microphones as ears , while people will use more precise hand and finger gestures to navigate screens . Facial recognition and natural language voice technology will also let users edit content without relying heavily on typing with a standard keyboard , which takes up screen space on a tablet . Intel is keen to find new applications for its technology and has launched a $ 1 million -LRB- # 619,772 -RRB- prize to encourage developers to create apps for the tablet .
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Intel plans on including a 3D scanner into a tablet set for release next year . Tablet would allow users to scan an object and manipulate the 3D image on their screen using new and more precise hand gestures . Technology could make 3D printing objects easier and gaming immersive .
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It was the most eagerly anticipated handset launch this year , and now Apple 's iPhone 6 has been named the fastest on the market . Independent researchers tested the processing speeds and performance of the latest phones from Apple , Samsung , HTC and LG . Processing speed determines how quickly the phones can open apps , play videos and games , multitask and more . Apple 's iPhone 6 came out on top in Which ? magazine 's poll , ahead of the firm 's supersized iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung 's Galaxy S5 . Independent researchers tested the processing speeds and performance of the latest phones from Apple , Samsung , HTC and LG . They found that Apple 's iPhone 6 was the fastest , followed by the firm 's larger iPhone 6 Plus handset and the Samsung Galaxy S5 -LRB- all pictured -RRB- . Apple 's older iPhone 5S model came fourth , followed by the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 . The Sony Experia Z2 came in seventh place , ahead of the LG G3 and iPhone 5C . However , in a blog post Which ? noted that ` we 're only ever a month or two away from the next breakthrough in mobile phone speed . ` The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus might be the fastest smartphones around right now , but do n't expect that to last for long . ' Experts will soon test the raw speed of Samsung 's Galaxy Note 4 and Sony Experia Z3 , which are both expected to give Apple 's new handsets a run for their money . To put the phones through their paces , researchers used ` Geekbench 3 software ' to calculate their speed . This graphic shows how they compare - with Apple performing well . To put the phones through their paces , researchers used ` Geekbench 3 software ' to calculate their speed . The software is designed to replicate how people use their phones in the real world and calculates single and multi-core performance . The phones were given a score for the numerous performance tests , which were then combined and weighted . The higher a phone 's score , the better and faster it is and if a score is double , for example , the phone offers double the performance . The raw speed of Samsung 's Galaxy Note 4 -LRB- pictured left -RRB- and Sony Experia Z3 -LRB- right -RRB- - which have yet to be tested - are both expected to give Apple 's new handsets a run for their money . Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models have a dual core , 1.4 GHz A8 processor . Their rivals , such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 have quad-core processors . Quad-core processors are believed to be faster , yet having more cores does n't necessarily increase speed . It instead increases the phone 's ability to do more things at once , faster , which is a small but significant distinction . Last year , Which ? crowned the iPhone 5S the fastest phone , followed by LG 's G2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 . The iPhone 5S was recorded to have a multi-core speed of 3,971 , which is almost 600 points lower than this year 's fastest -- the iPhone 6 at 4,569 -- showing how quickly technology improves . While processor speed matters when it comes to opening apps and playing games , Which ? did not compare the quality of the phones ' cameras or screens .
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Independent researchers at Which ? tested the processing speeds and performance of the latest phones from Apple , Samsung , HTC and LG . Processing speed determines how quickly the phones can open apps , play videos and games , multitask and more . Apple 's iPhone 6 came first , followed by the iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy S5 . The speed of Samsung 's Galaxy Note 4 and Sony Experia Z3 are yet to be tested and it 's thought both could be as fast as Apple 's new handsets .
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Pulling hard on a cigarette as she sauntered down the road , the unkempt brunette in the hoodie barely drew a glance from photographers outside Ronnie Scott 's nightclub in Soho last week . The flashbulbs duly exploded into action for Kate Moss , Noel Gallagher , Stephen Fry and many more . But what of the girl in the tracksuit and grubby trainers ? She would have looked more at home begging for change . It was only when her companion was refused entry to the club , sparking an unseemly argument with door staff , that the penny dropped . This was no beggar ; it was Kate Rothschild , mother-of-three and heiress to one of the world 's most illustrious -- and notorious -- banking dynasties , with her rapper boyfriend , the extravagantly monikered Jay Electronica . ` To be quite frank I was shocked when I saw the pictures , ' a long-standing family friend of the Rothschilds told me this week . ` One tries not to jump to conclusions , but when she goes out looking like that it is terribly worrying . Dishevelled : Kate Rothschild with Jay Electronica last week . ` The past 18 months have been particularly difficult for Kate . Everyone had been hoping that things would settle down , but she is increasingly out of reach . Fundamentally , she is a wonderful girl with a sensible head on her shoulders . She 's also a great mum . But there is a wild , creative side which has a tendency to give everyone around her sleepless nights . ` From what I hear of the events the other day , they made quite a spectacle of themselves . What was she thinking ? ' Indeed , Kate Rothschild 's life has undergone a total transformation since 2005 , when she was happy to describe herself as a housewife . Now she is a rock chick , hanging out with rappers . It is certainly hard to believe that . Tuesday 's apparition is the stunning girl who lit up the gossip columns a . decade ago in the society wedding of the year . The marriage of of Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild ended in divorce in April 2013 . Kate , then 21 , was a vision of understated beauty as she wed Ben bringing together two of Britain 's most fabulously wealthy dynasties . Kate , then 21 , was a vision of understated beauty with flowers in her hair as she wed Ben Goldsmith , bringing together two of Britain 's most fabulously wealthy dynasties . He was worth # 300 million ; his bride a comparatively paltry # 18 million . Now , her marriage destroyed , she spends her life trying to control a wannabe rapper . As Jay 's manager , Kate , 31 , has had to fit in with him -- swapping designer dresses and jolly lunches for tracksuits and snatched cigarettes outside recording studios . Meanwhile , Jay , who has a daughter by a previous relationship and a penchant for marijuana and Jack Daniels , has introduced her to life a world away from her comfortable upbringing . When they go out partying , which is often , Jay likes to make an impression . His reputation is as a man who does n't care who he offends -- a trait that many blame for his failure thus far to turn talent into record sales . A smitten Kate , however , feels he can do no wrong . Witness the events of last week , when Jay , 37 , -LRB- real name Timothy Elpadaro Thedford -RRB- demonstrated that while you can take the rapper out of the deprived housing projects of New Orleans , a questionable legacy remains . Kate 's marriage spectacularly imploded in 2012 after Ben uncovered her year-long affair with Jay after reading texts between the two . ` He got into a massive argument with the bouncers because they would n't let him into the club , ' says a witness to the fracas , which ended with the couple being admitted . Then , when they left , Jay was clearly the worse for wear because he started trying to open car doors , saying he was going to drive them home . Kate had to drag him away . ` Then he got into another argument -- I think it was something to do with the ridiculous shorts and knee-high socks he was wearing -- and Kate just leaned against a car , looking fed up . ` Eventually , they headed off home , but not with any dignity . ' Ben Goldnsmith was so angry when he uncovered Kate 's affair that he is alleged to have slapped her and kicked a child 's toy at her . Dignity , sadly , has been in short supply . since Kate 's marriage spectacularly imploded in 2012 after Ben . uncovered her year-long affair with Jay after reading texts between the . two . He was so angry that he is alleged to have slapped her and kicked a . child 's toy at her . Cue the police being summoned and a hugely unedifying public spat on Twitter , which culminated in divorce . Since then , Kate 's life has changed almost beyond recognition . Always interested in the performing arts , she had been dabbling in the music industry and had set up her own business , Roundtable Records , for whom Jay was a star client , before the marriage broke down . She has now swapped life within the London society bubble for a more chaotic existence with Jay . A number of society invitations have been discreetly withdrawn , not least because many of her and Ben 's mutual friends were unimpressed by the public manner of their split . ` Kate leads a dual life , ' adds the family friend . ` She is a fantastic mother , utterly dedicated to her three children , but when not on mummy duty she and Jay have a very different lifestyle . ` When I met him I found him perfectly charming . In a curious way , he 's not at all dissimilar to Russell Brand because he is very passionate and articulate in an unconventional manner . ` He 's a peacock , but a very masculine peacock . Whereas Ben is socially confident and comfortable dealing with huge financial deals , he would n't be able to change a tyre . Jay could strip down the entire engine and put it back together . I think Kate finds that exciting . There is a passion in this relationship which was sadly lacking with Ben , for all that they were best friends . ' Like Brand -- currently in a relationship with Kate 's erstwhile sister-in-law , Jemima Khan -- Jay is not your typical ` bit of rough ' . His home , secured with the assistance of his ever-attentive manager , Kate , is a fifth-floor apartment in Belgravia . The few who have been invited in speak of a minimalist space with record decks , ashtrays -LRB- he and Kate are unreconstructed smokers -RRB- and bookshelves lined with weighty tomes including Sartre 's Being And Nothingness and The Communist Manifesto . Kate shares Jay 's social conscience and believes his brand of spiritual rap can make a difference to the world . Jay nips around London on a motor scooter and spends the evenings at gigs with his girlfriend . Kate , who lives with her three children in a # 20 million mansion in nearby Kensington , likes nothing more than to drop round to Jay 's at the end of the day and cook dinner . ` It 's not like they 're jetting around the world and he 's hanging on her coat tails , ' adds the friend . ` They 're living quite a basic existence and he 's very old-fashioned -- when they go out , he pays his way . ` It 's his combination of incredible talent and unassuming manner which appeals to Kate . She 's a thoroughly nice girl who just wants to be normal . She loves urban music , and she 'd far rather go to Nando 's than sit in a VIP suite sipping Bollinger and chatting to chinless wonders . ` They 're both square pegs in round holes . Perhaps that 's what has kept them together through everything . ' Certainly , they have weathered more storms than anyone expected . Last year , rumours abounded of an impending split when Jay was said to be spending time chatting up Cara Delevingne and her fellow models . But harmony returned . Today , Kate is happily divorced , combining motherhood with her new life . Family time is , in the words of a well-heeled contemporary , ` a life of Batman costumes , cupcakes and play-dates ' . Those who have observed her at close quarters say she is following her heart . Kate is understood to believe that were it not for her illustrious surname , she would have followed a different path . She shares Jay 's social conscience and believes his brand of spiritual rap can make a difference to the world . In America , many influential figures still have high hopes for him . Beyonce 's husband Jay Z , the billionaire overlord of rap , has signed him up . Yet for all his undoubted talent , he has yet to produce the goods . His debut album has been so long awaited it has become an industry joke . Occasionally , he gets drunk and takes to Twitter railing against his critics . His reputation as a womaniser is enhanced by the fact he has a daughter with Erykah Badu , the Grammy award-winning singer . Sadly , he has never seen much of the little girl , who lives in America.Kate 's faith in Jay seems unshakeable , but her music business is still to take off . According to her company accounts , Roundtable Records had stocks of # 1,885 and cash of # 761 , but owes Kate # 365,606 . Looking on the bright side , her relationship with her ex-husband has improved markedly as they share custody and strive to do their best for the children . While Ben , 33 , remains hurt by her behaviour , he , too , has moved on and lives near to the family home with his new partner , Jemima Jones , 26 , a lingerie model now working as a film producer . It is a conventional life , but he is happy . Whether the same can be said of Kate is questionable .
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Kate Rothschild is a mum and heiress to a world famous banking dynasty . Her life has undergone a . total transformation since 2005 . Used to be a housewife ; Now she is a rock chick , hanging out with rappers . Her behaviour is ` shocking ' her friends . Kate 's marriage blew up . in 2012 as husband uncovered her year-long affair .
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A former Deutsche Bank executive has been found dead at a house in London , it emerged today . The body of William ` Bill ' Broeksmit , 58 , was discovered at his home in South Kensington on Sunday shortly after midday by police , who had been called to reports of a man found hanging at a house . Mr Broeksmit - who retired last February - was a former senior manager with close ties to co-chief executive Anshu Jain . Metropolitan Police officers said his death was non-suspicious . Location : The body of William ` Bill ' Broeksmit , 58 , was found at his home in South Kensington , central London . Discovery : Police had been called to reports of a man found hanging at a house on this road , Evelyn Gardens . Mr Jain and co-chief executive Juergen . Fitschen said in an internal memo : ` He was considered by many of his . peers to be among the finest minds in the fields of risk and capital . management . ' They added : ` We are deeply . saddened by Bill 's death . He was a dear friend and colleague to many of . us who benefitted from his intellect and wisdom . ` He was a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefitted from his intellect and wisdom ' Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen , co-CEOs at Deutsche Bank . ` Our . thoughts and condolences are with his wife and family at this time . We . will remember him for his contributions to Deutsche Bank , thoughtful . advice and personal friendship . ' Mr . Broeksmit worked in investment banking - specifically risk and . securities - and lived on exclusive Evelyn Gardens in South Kensington , . which has an average property value of # 1.9 million . He is also registered to a high-value property a stone 's throw from New York 's Central Park . Mr . Broeksmit 's name appears on U.S. government records for the Broeksmit . Family Foundation , which is based in the palatial 1185 Park Avenue building . The three-bedroom , three-bathroom apartment to which he is linked was worth $ 4,500,000 when it was last sold in June 2000 . Links : Mr Broeksmit is linked by U.S. documents to an apartment in this building , yards from Central Park . Offices : He worked at Deutsche Bank from 1996 to 2001 , then from 2008 until he retired -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Tribute : Co-chairmen of Deutsche Bank , Juergen Fitschen -LRB- left -RRB- and Anshu Jain -LRB- right -RRB- called Mr Broeksmit ' a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefited from his intellect and wisdom ' A banker has died after jumping 500ft from the top of JP Morgan 's headquarters in London . The man , who is believed to be aged 39 , fell from the 33-floor skyscraper and was found this morning on the ninth-floor roof of the building in Canary Wharf , east London . JP Morgan refused to say what role the man had , although a source said he was a banker . He worked at Deutsche Bank from 1996 to 2001 , then from 2008 until he retired . Mr Broeksmit was also employed by Merrill Lynch for a period . Mr Broeksmit was one of around 100 bankers who left Merrill Lynch for Deutsche when its investment banking arm was founded in the 1990s . He was involved in the process of rescuing the bank in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis , when many investment banks found their debts were ` toxic ' , and unlikely ever to be repaid . Mr Broeksmit , a renowned risk expert , assisted the bank 's efforts to shift the worst of the debt , and reduce its total amount of lending . Chiefs at Deutsche Bank had planned to promote Mr Broeksmit to its management board in 2012 , but stopped when the German financial regulator expressed doubts about his experience as a leader . Scotland . Yard confirmed only that a 58-year-old man was found hanged . A spokesman . said : ` Police were called at 12.35 pm on Sunday to a man found hanging at . Evelyn Gardens , SW7 . ` Kensington . and Chelsea police , ambulance and air ambulance all attended . A . 58-year-old man was declared dead at the scene . The death is being . treated as non-suspicious . '
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Body of William ` Bill ' Broeksmit discovered at his house in London . He retired in February and was a former senior manager at the bank . 58-year-old was close to Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain . For confidential . support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local . Samaritans branch or click here .
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Employees at JP Morgan have held a minute 's silence today for a bank executive who died after jumping 500ft from the top of the bank 's European headquarters in London yesterday . Gabriel Magee , an American senior manager , 39 , fell from the 33-storey skyscraper at around 8am and was found on the ninth floor roof , which surrounds the Canary Wharf skyscraper . His body was left in full view of City workers in surrounding buildings for up to four hours as police investigated the death . Tragedy : IT executive Gabriel Magee was found dead at the end of January after jumping from the top of JP Morgan 's headquarters in Canary Wharf , London , and landing on a surrounding roof . He was a vice president in the corporate and investment bank technology department having joined in 2004 , moving to Britain from the United States in 2007 . Employees gathered to remember their colleague in a minute 's silence this morning , according to Twitter reports . Mr Magee , who lived in North London , was an expert in highly specialist software which reaps huge profits for the US company by predicting market patterns . It is understood that Mr Magee 's girlfriend had reported him missing the previous evening . He was named in an email sent to all JP Morgan staff yesterday afternoon . A company spokesman said : ` We are . deeply saddened to have lost a member of the J.P. Morgan family at 25 . Bank Street today . Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and . his friends ' . For confidential . support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local . Samaritans branch or click here for details . A source close to Mr Magee said he was in ` good standing with his bosses and colleagues . He was well liked . ' Scotland Yard said they were called to 25 Bank Street at 8.02 am and detectives are not treating the death as suspicious . ` No arrests have been made and the incident is being treated as non-suspicious at this early stage ' , a Met spokesman said . Senior colleagues were last night investigating Mr Magee 's recent workload as rumours swirled around the City over what may have prompted his death . Last night a colleague said : ` They 're going to be going through his stuff to try to find out if he 'd made some kind of terrible error . It 's possible he had been in the office all night trying to put it right before the fall . ' Canary Wharf workers were in shock after the death , with one trader telling MailOnline that his body lay on the flat roof until around midday . In shock : A JP Morgan worker looks out of his window as Mr Magee 's body was recovered in January , but it emerged today he had made several attempts to get on the roof before his death . Roof death : Workers at Canary Wharf said hundreds were looking at the man 's body from their windows . Investigation : Police at the scene outside the JP Morgan building this morning , where the man was found dead at around 8am . A former Deutsche Bank executive has been found dead at a house in London , it emerged today . The body of William ` Bill ' Broeksmit , 58 , was discovered at his home in South Kensington on Sunday by police . Mr Broeksmit - who retired last February - was a former senior manager with close ties to co-chief executive Anshu Jain . Mr . Jain and co-chief executive Juergen Fitschen said in an internal memo : . ` He was considered by many of his peers to be among the finest minds in . the fields of risk and capital management . ' They . added : ` We are deeply saddened by Bill 's death . He was a dear friend . and colleague to many of us who benefitted from his intellect and . wisdom . ` Our thoughts . and condolences are with his wife and family at this time . We will . remember him for his contributions to Deutsche Bank , thoughtful advice . and personal friendship . ' Mr . Broeksmit worked in investment banking - specifically risk and . securities - and lived on exclusive Evelyn Gardens in South Kensington , . which has an average property value of # 1.9 million . ` My colleague yelled that he could see . that someone had jumped from the top of the building onto a lower roof . His body lay there uncovered for at least two hours , ' he said . ` Hundreds were looking out of their windows at him . ` It was bonus week at JP Morgan last week so I hope it was n't to do with that ' . Another Canary Wharf worker who could see where the man fell told the Evening Standard : ` It 's upsetting what 's happened but the thought of somebody lying up there for four hours is awful . ' I got into the office at about 8.10 and the body was on the floor and there were police up there , and they put a white cover on him . ' I think he was in a suit . As far as I could see the was dressed appropriately , but there was quite a lot of blood , so me and my colleagues were a bit upset . ' Others tweeted that what they saw this morning . Amie Hughes-Gage said : ` Just watched the . police finally remove that poor bankers body 4 and half hours later with . only a white sheet over him . ' Hetal Patel tweeted : ` The 9th floor roof of JP Morgan is visible from my office window . For a long time the body was left cordoned & unattended ' . Another wrote online : ` It 's not a nice view from my building . The body is on the rooftop of level 9 . So sad ' . An air ambulance was sent to the scene but the man could not be saved . ` We were called to Bank Street to reports of a person fallen form a height ' , London Ambulance Service spokesman said : . ` We sent one ambulance crew , a duty officer , our hazardous area response team and London Air Ambulance to the scene . ` Sadly a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene . ' JP Morgan 's building has been the headquarters of the bank 's Europe , Middle East and Africa -LRB- EMEA -RRB- operation since July 2012 . It used to be owned by Lehman Brothers . until its collapse in 2008 , and the area houses the headquarters of . other banking giants including HSBC and Barclays .
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Mr Magee was found on the ninth floor roof of skyscraper at 8am today . The executive had worked for JP Morgan for 10 years - 7 years in London . He was a vice president in corporate & investment bank technology team .
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An elderly British man faces up to three years in a Pakistani prison after he was tricked into reading the Koran in public . Masud Ahmad , 72 , belongs to the minority Ahmadiyya sect , who under Pakistani law are banned from calling themselves Muslim , with Amnesty International saying he was deliberately tricked into reading the holy book in Lahore by figures linked to a right-wing religious group . The case comes just a week after Mohammad Asghar , a 69-year-old alleged paranoid schizophrenic from Edinburgh , was sentenced to death in Pakistan for apparently claiming to be the Prophet Mohammad in letters he wrote to government officials . Banned : Masud Ahmad belongs to the minority Ahmadiyya sect , who under Pakistani law are not allowed to call themselves Muslim or read the Koran in public . His family say he was duped into doing so . It is believed Mr Ahmad was secretly filmed reading from the Koran in November last year by two men posing as patients at the homeopathy clinic he ran in Lahore . Amnesty International say he was maliciously targeted because of his religion . Every year dozens of Ahmadi Muslims are charged with breaching Pakistan 's strict blasphemy laws simply for practicing Islam , while they and other minority groups are also at risk of sectarian violence . Speaking to The Independent , Mr Ahmad 's son Abbas , 39 , said : ` We are concerned he will never see his nine grandchildren but we are concerned with his life . We know what happens -LSB- in -RSB- these sort of cases . ' Abbas Ahmad said his father had been released on bail ahead of a trial and is currently in secure accommodation . He added : We want to bring him back to Britain ... In Pakistan there is no justice . Someone has made a false case and they have sent him to prison for nothing ' . Until he returned to Pakistan in 1982 for an operation to remove a tumour , Mr Ahmad had lived in London for 22-years working as a photographer . Strict : Scores of people have been arrested in Pakistan under the country 's harsh blasphemy laws . Every year dozens of Ahmadis are punished by strict religious courts . His case echoes that of Mohammad Asghar - the mentally ill man from Edinburgh who was sentenced to death in Pakistan last week after he allegedly claimed to be the Prophet Mohammad . Mr Asghar was arrested in 2010 in Rawalpindi , near the capital Islamabad , for making the claims in letters he sent to various government officials . But a lawyer who defended Mr Asghar said and the case was really a property dispute and that his 69-year-old client is currently in very poor health facing death for a crime that was never committed . Amnesty . International 's deputy Asia Pacific director Polly Truscott said : . ` Mohammad Asghar is now facing the gallows simply for writing a series . of letters . He does not deserve punishment . No one should be charged on . the basis of this sort of conduct . David Cameron spoke out against the verdict in the week , saying he was ` deeply concerned ' that the Pakistani court had failed to include medical evidence in Mr Asghar 's trial .
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Masud Ahmad belongs to the Ahmadiyya sect who can not practice Islam . Minority Muslim sect are not allowed to read the Koran in a public space . The pensioner now faces up to three years in prison on blasphemy charges . Case comes just one week as Mohammad Asghar was sentenced to death . Asghar , another Brit , was accused of claiming to be Prophet Mohammad . Previously had schizophrenia treatment but court barred medial evidence .
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Cassidy Stay , the lone survivor of a Texas shooting that claimed her parents and four younger siblings , broke down today as she saw their six white coffins being carried from their funeral . The 15-year-old , who heroically called 911 despite being grazed by a bullet to warn authorities that the gunman was on his way to kill her grandparents , was comforted by friends and family outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Houston . Her family - mother Katie . Stay , 34 , father Stephen , 39 , and siblings , Bryan , . 14 , Emily , nine , Becca , seven , and Zach , four - were remembered at an emotional funeral service on Wednesday afternoon . Heartbroken : Cassidy Stay , center , watches as the caskets of her family are loaded into waiting hearse outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after their funeral service on Wednesday . Devastated : Cassidy 's head was grazed by a bullet in the shootings last week but she was able to call 911 . Saying goodbye : The caskets are removed from the church . They will be buried in a private ceremony . Carried away : The six caskets adorned with flowers and the victims ' names are loaded into waiting hearses . Sadness : Friends and family break down as the coffins are brought out from the service on Wednesday . A program . for the service showed the slogan ` Families can be together forever ' along with a picture of the victims , who were shot dead in their Houston . home by a former family member a week ago . Inside the church , the caskets were arranged with a large photo of each victim set up behind each one . Organ music filled the air , NBC reported . Family members spoke at the service to paint a touching picture of the close , religious family , whose mother always loved to celebrate , and whose father always put his family first . Stephen Stay 's brother Jeff added that Cassidy wanted everyone to know that her father loved the drums , while her brother Bryan was obsessed with his tablet and brother Zach adored sea life . Tragic : One of six caskets is moved to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday afternoon for the funeral of six family members gunned down in their home last week . Saying goodbye : The caskets each have the name of the slain victim . This is for 14-year-old Bryan . Gathering : Hearses line the parking lost outside the LDS Church on Wednesday ahead of the funeral . Sad sight : Hearses line up to leave the church following funeral services for members of the Stay family in Spring , Texas July 16 , 2014 . Six members of the Texas family were shot dead execution-style in their home last week . Katie 's . sister , Aubrey Westwood , added that Cassidy said her sister Emily loved . Hello Kitty , and Rebecca 's nickname was Becca Boo . Bishop Scott McBride told the surviving teen that her family would always be with her , NBC added . ` You have a family of guardian angels looking over you , ' he said . Before the service , Cassidy had been seen waving to her supporters and smiling before heading confidently inside the church with her uncle at her side . Friends had said they were wrestling with the loss of what one called an ` anchor family ' , whose home was the place where neighborhood kids gravitated . ' I . do n't know if you ever prepare yourself for something like this because . you do n't expect this , ' Don Guthrie , 57 , a family friend and fellow . church member , said before the funeral . ` This is a shock . This is incomprehensible . ' Missed : Only 15-year-old Cassidy , pictured far left , survived the massacre . The victims were her mother Katie , father , Stephen , and siblings Bryan , 14 , Emily , 9 , Rebecca , 7 , and Zach , age four , all pictured . Brave : Cassidy Stay waves as she arrives at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the funeral for her family on Wednesday . Cassidy was the only one to survive a shooting at her family 's home last week . Staying strong : The 15-year-old makes a sign at her supporters as she arrives for the funeral services . ` They . were the people , despite the chaos of life , who were always looking for . happiness and looking to do something better , ' said Tom Mixon , 47 , a . scoutmaster to one of the Stay boys . ` Katie . Stay was adamant about teaching her kids to do better every day and to . treat people better every day . And because of that we all wanted to be . better and wanted to be around them . ` It 's hard to wrap my head around it , when somebody that 's so ensconced in your life like that is suddenly gone . ' Ronald Haskell , 33 , has been charged with capital murder in connection to the massacre . Authorities . have said he was searching for his ex-wife , Katie Stay 's sister . Melanie , when he came to the Stays ' home last week . Fighter : Cassidy , left , arrives with her uncle Drew Lyons at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Injuries : Cassidy lost a finger in the incident , and on Wednesday , her finger bandage could be seen . He tied up . the family and put them face-down on the floor before shooting each in . the back of the head , according to investigators . The family had refused . to say where Haskell could find his ex-wife . Investigators . said Cassidy Stay suffered a skull fracture from a bullet . graze but survived by playing dead to call 911 and warn police that . Haskell planned to shoot other relatives . Haskell was eventually cornered in front of the home of Cassidy 's grandparents and taken into custody . Those . who knew the Haskells have said that the couple had a rocky marriage , . and that Melanie was desperate to get away from her husband who . allegedly beat her in front of their children . Haskell 's . lawyers have said they will focus on his mental condition and whether . he was legally responsible for the carnage . Prosecutors have n't yet . decided whether to seek the death penalty . Preparing to say goodbye : Six white caskets draped with colorful bouquets and ribbons sit in chapel of the Klein Funeral Home in Houston ahead of the funeral for the six relatives shot dead last week . Loved : A family portrait of the Stephen and Katie Stay family is on display before visitation on Tuesday . Remembered : Blue memorial ribbons were placed outside the sanctuary before visitation on Tuesday . Cassidy , whose head was grazed by a bullet , was discharged from Children 's Memorial Hermann Hospital . Friday in good condition after being treated for injuries to her finger . With her grandfather Robert Lyon , she attended a . celebration of life organized in Spring to remember the slain loved . ones at the weekend . After . taking a deep breath , a smiling Cassidy mounted the stage to address . more than 400 people who came out to pay tribute to her parents and . siblings , Click2Houston reported . ` I 'm feeling a lot better . and I 'm on a very straightforward path to a full recovery , ' she said . ' I know that my mom , dad , Bryan , Emily , . Becca , and Zach are in a much better place , and that I 'll be able to see . them again one day . ' ` Killer uncle ' : Ronald Lee Haskell , 33 , pictured . in court on Friday , has been charged with capital murder . He was previously married to Mrs Stay 's sister and shot them when they refused to say where she was . Revenge plot : Investigators say Haskell , pictured here with his ex-wife and three of their four children , went to his sister-in-law 's home to try and get her to reveal the whereabouts of Melanie Haskell . Before the . event at Lemm Elementary School , Cassidy helped release 600 colorful . balloons into the air - 100 for each slain member of her family . Those . who wish to help with the victims ' final expenses and Cassidy 's medical . bills can do so by donating money to the Cassidy Stay Fund on GoFundMe.com . So far , more than 4,300 people have given more than $ 340,000 . The goal now is to raise $ 375,000 .
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Katie and Stephen Stay and their four children , Bryan , 14 , Emily , nine , Rebecca , seven , and Zach , four , will be laid to rest on Wednesday . The only . survivor , 15-year-old Cassidy Stay , played dead before alerting . authorities that he was on his way to shoot dead her grandparents . She was seen waving to her supporters as she arrived at the funeral . The service comes a week after the family was gunned down by Katie 's former brother-in-law , Ronald Haskell , after his divorce from her sister .
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IKEA has been forced to recall two junior beds after several reports of a broken metal rods which expose sharp edges and could injure a sleeping child . The leading furniture chain issued the recall across the world after a number of the beds had suffered the fault . The concerned models are called Kritter and Sniglar , and over 10,000 beds have been sold in Sweden alone . Total recall : Two of IKEA 's junior bed models have been recalled after reports of the frame 's metal rod -LRB- pictured -RRB- breaking which would injure children . The recall , announced by IKEA on its national websites , concerned several countries including its native Sweden and Britain . Other countries affected are Belgium , China , Czech Republic , Ireland , Israel , Luxembourg , Malaysia , the Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Slovakia , Switzerland , Thailand and Turkey . To avoid children cutting themselves on the sharp edges , customers can return the bed , exchange it at the store or pick up a free repair kit , IKEA said . Anna Pilkrona Godden , Swedish spokesperson for IKEA said about 10,000 beds of the two models had been sold in the Scandinavian country , but she was unable to specify how many beds had been sold abroad . Worldwide alert : The recall of the beds was made across the globe in countries including Britain , China and Canada . The flat-pack giant was founded by 87-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 , celebrating its 70th anniversary this year . IKEA is the world 's largest furniture retailer , recording an annual net profit of # 3.2 billion in 2012 , achieving sales of # 27.6 billion in 44 countries . In the UK , where the company first set up shop in 1987 , it was voted the country 's most popular shop in a survey . There are more IKEA catalogues than bibles printed each year , and it is said that one in ten Europeans is now conceived on an IKEA bed . If you have purchased either of the two models , visit IKEA 's website to find further information on the recall .
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International recall of two IKEA junior bed models . Reports of breaking metal rod which pose laceration risk .
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A shocking video that appears to show Libyan rebels torturing a group of sub-Saharan African detainees has appeared on YouTube . The footage shows a dozen or so men - suspected by Libyan rebels of fighting for the toppled government of Muammur Gaddafi last year - held in what looks like a caged zoo enclosure . They each have their hands tied behind their back and are sat on the cage 's dirty floor . More objectionably , each has the old Libyan flag stuffed into his mouth . Scroll down for video . Shocking : Video footage that appears to show Libyan rebels torturing a group of sub-Saharan African detainees has appeared on YouTube . Prisoners : The footage shows a dozen or so men held in what looks like a caged zoo enclosure , with their hands tied behind their backs and the former Libyan flag in their mouths . While a crowd of men gather round the enclosure jeering , their prisoners are made to hop on the spot . The man filming the scene , who remains . off-camera , can be heard shouting : ` Eat the flag , you dog . Patience you . dog , patience . God is great . ' It is impossible to verify whether the video , which was leaked onto YouTube last week , is genuine and where and when it was filmed . It has emerged as the UN this week . said that the Libyan revolutionary brigades accused of torture still . hold captive three-quarters of detainees from the country 's civil war . A lack of judicial police has prevented the government from taking control of more jails , the UN said on Wednesday . Up to 6,000 detainees are estimated to . remain in brigade facilities , while the Ministry of Justice has taken . charge of eight detention centres holding 2,382 people . The figures were revealed to the UN Security Council by Ian Martin , the UN special envoy for Libya . Many of the detainees are sub-Saharan . Africans whom their captors accused of being Gaddafi mercenaries , based . in some cases purely on the fact that they have darker skin . Jeered : The men are suspected of fighting for the toppled government of Muammur Gaddafi last year . Humiliating : While a crowd of men gather round the enclosure shouting , their prisoners are made to hop on the spot . The UN human rights agency and aid groups have accused the brigades of torturing detainees during Libya 's nine-month civil war . Mr Martin has urged the Ministry of Justice to accelerate the process of asserting government control over detention centres . But he said : ` Progress continues to be complicated by insufficient numbers of judicial police . ' He added : ` We will continue to work . closely with the authorities and to encourage them to ensure that . inspections of known facilities are undertaken , that secret locations . are identified and brought under government control , and that abuses are . investigated . ' Accusations of the mistreatment and . disappearances of suspected Gaddafi loyalists are embarrassing for . Libya 's ruling National Transitional Council , which has vowed to make a . break with practices under Gaddafi and respect human rights . It is also awkward for the Western powers which backed the anti-Gaddafi rebellion and helped install Libya 's new leaders . The UN Security Council meets in New York on Wednesday . It heard that up to 6,000 detainees are estimated to remain in Libyan brigade facilities . Racism ? Rebel fighters hold captive a sub-Saharan African man . Out of control : Rebel fighters question another sub-Saharan as they search for Gaddafi army soldiers in Tripoli in August . Gaddafi 's 42-year rule collapsed when . his forces fled Tripoli in August , and the last of the fighting in Libya . ended in October when he was captured and killed by rebels . Libyan Ambassador Abdurrahman Mohamed . Shalgham told the UN Security Council that detainees held by the . government , including a number of former Gaddafi ministers and senior . officers , were treated well . Mr Shalgham said : ` However , let me say . that there are areas where the state has not been able to control . There is not police or courts in those areas . ` We can not be responsible for all . excesses everywhere . We are against them , we object to them and we hold . the perpetrators of such acts responsible . ' Mr Martin said that while the armed . brigades lacked clear lines of command and coordination , they continued . to perform important security functions often for long periods without . payment . He said : ` Contrary to the impression . given by some media reports , although they seek guarantees that the . transformation for which they have fought is securely on track , there is . little indication that they wish to perpetuate an existence outside . state authority . '
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Footage of captured detainees suspected of fighting for Gaddafi regime is posted on YouTube .
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Transgender military personnel from 18 countries across the world gathered today to talk about their experiences and discuss whether the US military could join them . The conference attendees , who are all from militaries that allow transgender service , gathered in Washington , DC . The gathering , Perspectives on Transgender Military Service from Around the Globe , is the first-ever and largest international conference of transgender military service members on US soil . Transgender Major Alexandra Larsson of the Swedish Armed Forces speaks during a conference entitled ` Perspectives on Transgender Military Service from Around the Globe ' The conference was organized by the American Civil Liberties Union -LRB- ACLU -RRB- and the Palm Center in Washington . The conference included currently serving transgender personnel from the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and Sweden . An estimated 15,500 transgender individuals currently serve in the US military , but they are banned by Pentagon rules from serving , and if their identity is discovered , the military is required to discharge them . House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -LRB- D-Calif . -RRB- supports the elimination of rules that ban transgender people from openly serving in the military , her office told the Washington Blade . Drew Hammill , a Pelosi spokesperson , told the Blade on Friday she believes gender identity should not be a factor in prohibiting Americans from serving in the military . ` Leader Pelosi believes there is no place for discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces , including on the basis of gender identity , ' Hammill said . Earlier this year a report found there is ` no compelling medical reason ' for U.S. armed forced to ban transgender Americans from serving . Transgender Major Donna Harding of the Australian Army Nursing Corps speaks alongside Sergeant Lucy Jordan -LRB- left -RRB- of the Royal New Zealand Air Force . Transgender military personnel from 18 countries who allow them to serve openly , gathered to talk about their experiences . They also discussed at the conference whether the US military could join them . Earlier this year a report found there is ` no compelling medical reason ' for U.S. armed forced to ban transgender Americans from serving . The independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general also concluded that President Obama could lift the decades-old ban without approval from Congress . About 15,500 transgender personnel are currently serving , nearly all under their birth genders and not transitioning in an appearance-altering way , according to the Williams Institute , a think tank . Dr. Joycelyn Elders , who served as surgeon general during Bill Clinton 's first term as president , and Rear Adm. Alan Steinman , a former chief health and safety director for the Coast Guard , led the report that was released on Thursday . ` We determined not only that there is no compelling medical reason for the ban , but also that the ban itself is an expensive , damaging and unfair barrier to health care access for the approximately 15,450 transgender personnel who serve currently in the active , Guard and reserve components , ' it said . The panel , convened by a think tank at San Francisco State University , said the ban has existed for several decades and apparently was derived in part from the psychiatric establishment 's consensus , since revised , that gender identity issues amounted to a mental disorder . About 15,500 transgender personnel are currently serving , nearly all under their birth genders and not transitioning in an appearance-altering way , according to the Williams Institute , a think tank . The ban has existed for several decades and apparently was derived in part from the psychiatric establishment 's consensus , since revised , that gender identity issues amounted to a mental disorder . The ban also appears based on the assumption that providing hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgeries would be too difficult , disruptive and expensive . Transgender Major Alexandra Larsson of the Swedish Armed Forces speaks at the conference . The ban also appears based on the assumption that providing hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgeries would be too difficult , disruptive and expensive . But the commission rejected those notions as inconsistent with modern medical practice and the scope of health care services routinely provided to non-transgender military personnel . ' I hope their takeaway will be we should evaluate every one of our people on the basis of their ability and what they can do , and if they have a condition we can treat we would treat it like we would treat anyone else , ' Elders said in an interview with The Associated Press . At least a dozen nations , including Australia , Canada , England and Israel , allow military service by transgender individuals . Transgender rights advocates have been lobbying the Pentagon to revisit the blanket ban in the U.S. since Congress in 2010 repealed the law that barred gay , lesbian and bisexual individuals from openly serving in the military . The commission argued that facilitating gender transitions ` would place almost no burden on the military , ' adding that a relatively small number of active and reserve service members would elect to undergo transition-related surgeries and that only a fraction might suffer complications that would prevent them from serving . It estimated that 230 transgender people a year would seek such surgery at an average cost of about $ 30,000 . Retired Brigadier General Thomas Kolditz , a former Army commander and West Point professor on the commission , said he thinks allowing transgender people to serve openly would reduce gender-based harassment , assaults and suicides while enhancing national security . But Center for Military Readiness President Elaine Donnelly , whose group opposed the repeal of the ban on openly gay troops , predicted that putting transgender people in barracks , showers and other sex-segregated could cause sexual assaults to increase and infringe on the privacy of non-transgender personnel . ` This is putting an extra burden on men and women in the military that they certainly do n't need and they do n't deserve , ' Donnelly said .
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The conference attendees gathered in Washington , DC on Monday . At least 18 nations , including Australia , Canada , England and Israel , allow military service by transgender individuals . Gathering is first international conference of transgender military service members on US soil . About 15,500 transgender individuals currently serve in US military secretly .
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A woman who says she received explicit photos and messages from a married professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island has apologized for making their alleged correspondences public . John Schindler , a former NSA intelligence and a very public critic of whistle-blower Edward Snowden , was placed on leave on Monday after his flirtatious emails and a racy photo of his penis were posted on Twitter . The woman , who lists her name as Lesley . on Twitter and uses the handle @Currahee88 , tweeted on Tuesday that she . was ` truly sorry ' and that ` if I could go back and change this I would . do so immediately . ' A woman , known only as Lesley , who says she received explicit photos and messages from John Schindler , pictured , a married professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island has apologized for making their alleged correspondences public . Lesley allegedly gave screenshots of Schindler 's intimate messages to @T3H_ARCH3R , a self-described internet troll , who then posted the photos online . Naval War College has said it is investigating Schindler and he has been placed on leave . In her tweets , Lesley also stated that the photo was not unsolicited and that her aim had been to embarrass Schindler and inform his wife . She then deactivated her Twitter account . @T3H_ARCH3R , whose real name is Trent Jensen and who has also deleted his Twitter account , told BuzzFeed that both he and Lesley had received threats since the publication of the photos . Teacher : Schindler is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College . ` I 've been getting a lot more than her because I 'm the one who posted the photos , ' he said . Jensen , who is confident the posts are real , said he was n't sure if he regretted posting the photos . ` -LSB- Schindler -RSB- is somebody that 's supposed to be instructing our people on how to do things the right way . The information that was presented to me was that she was the victim . It was `` Hey I need help . '' She reached out to me for help . ' Schindler , who is Professor of National Security Affairs at the college , allegedly captioned the photo of his penis ` Got this ? ' ` Oh dear ... :-RRB- ' Lesley , the recipient of the sexual snap , allegedly replied . Schindler then allegedly wrote ` Now ya got it ... ' Suggestive : Professor John Schindler allegedly sent these messages , along with a photo of his penis , to another Twitter user called Lesley . ` Kisses , J' : Schindler allegedly wrote this letter in which he writes about looking forward to meeting Lesley , who he calls a ` vixen ' The image , along with a screenshot of an email allegedly written by Schindler , were uploaded as part of a series by @T3H_ARCH3R . In . the email allegedly written by Schindler , he said he was looking forward to meeting Lesley , who he called a ` vixen , ' while also claiming that he is in a . non-traditional marriage . ' I am married to a very kind and understanding woman , but it 's not a marriage in a ` normal ' or conventional sense ; I wo n't say more than that now , though I will add that she 's ... not poor , ' he allegedly wrote . Later on , the letter reads ` Suffice it to say I find you immensely engaging and enticing - you occupy my thoughts more than I easily admit , you vixen - and I have no doubt that any meeting in the flesh would be hours of deep talk and more that I would probably not be able to contain my excitement over easily , if at all . ' A blogger sent a complaint to the War College 's administration - and the college 's president , Rear Adm. Walter E. ` Ted ' Carter Jr. , quickly ordered an investigation . A college spokeswoman said investigators would look into whether the photo could have been falsified . Saying goodbye : Schindler 's first sign-off is seen here . Updated : Schindler 's goodbye was changed to include much shorter text . Schindler refused to discuss the photo by telephone on Monday , citing legal reasons . He has deleted his Twitter account . Schindler has been critical of leaker Edward Snowden and others and has frequently engaged in heated exchanges with critics on Twitter . On his website , he wrote on Monday that he has been subjected to ` nearly non-stop online harassment and stalking ' for the past year and ` things have now taken an ugly , indeed sordid turn . ' That post was later replaced with a much shorter statement , telling supporters he is taking a break from social media because of personal issues . Schindler had taught at the college since 2005 . He is also a fellow at Boston University , according to its website . He was a senior intelligence analyst with the NSA from 1996 to 2004 . The Newport , Rhode Island , college said in a statement it could not comment further to protect the integrity of the investigation . It did not say how long the investigation would take .
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A woman who says she received explicit . photos and messages from a married professor has apologized for making their alleged . correspondences public . Professor John Schindler at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island allegedly took a photo of his penis and sent it , along with the caption ` Got this ? ' He also allegedly sent an email which said he was in a non-traditional marriage and was looking forward to meeting his recipient , whom he called a ` vixen ' The woman , who lists her name as Lesley . on Twitter and uses the handle @Currahee88 , tweeted on Tuesday that she . was ` truly sorry ' Schindler has been placed on leave and the college 's president has ordered an investigation .
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Unexplained rash ? Check your iPad . It turns out the popular tablet computer may contain nickel , one of the most common allergy-inducing metals . Allergic to his iPad : A rash on this unidentified 11-year old boy was traced back to a nickel allergy caused by the use of his iPad , which was purchased in 2010 . Case reports in medical journals detail nickel allergies from other personal electronic devices including laptops and cell phones . Recent reports in medical journals detail nickel allergies from a variety of personal electronic devices , including laptops and cellphones . But it was an Apple iPad that caused an itchy body rash in an 11-year-old boy recently treated at a San Diego hospital , according to a report in Monday 's Pediatrics . Nickel rashes are n't life-threatening but they can be very uncomfortable , and they may require treatment with steroids and antibiotics if the skin eruptions become infected , said Dr. Sharon Jacob , a dermatologist at Rady Children 's Hospital , where the boy was treated . Jacob , who co-wrote the report , said the young patient had to miss school because of the rash . The boy had a common skin condition that causes scaly patches , but he developed a different rash all over his body that did n't respond to usual treatment . Skin testing showed he had a nickel allergy , and doctors traced it to an iPad his family had bought in 2010 . Doctors tested the device and detected a chemical compound found in nickel in the iPad 's outside coating . ` He used the iPad daily , ' she said . He got better after putting it in a protective case , she said . Whether all iPad models and other Apple devices contain nickel is uncertain ; Apple spokesman Chris Gaither said the company had no comment . Nickel rashes also have been traced to other common products including some jewelry , eyeglass frames and zippers . Jacob said evidence suggests nickel allergies are become more common , or increasingly recognized . She cited national data showing that about 25 percent of children who get skin tests for allergies have nickel allergies , versus about 17 percent a decade ago . She said doctors need to consider electronic devices as potential sources when patients seek treatment for skin rashes . Common : It is unclear if all models of iPads contain potentially allergy-inducing nickel , but studies show that a wide range of consumer electronics contain the metal .
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Nickel is the most common metal to cause allergic reactions . An 11-year-old San Diego boy 's full body rash was traced back to his iPad purchased in 2010 . It is unknown if all iPad models contain nickel .
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With every new I-phone software update comes the potential for problems and the iOS 7.1 released on Monday is no exception . Customer 's say it 's killing their phone batteries among other pesky glitches . The iOS7 .1 is the first major update to Apple 's newest operating systems for iPhones and iPads and the apple community is lamenting poor battery charges , disappearing contacts , bad Bluetooth connections , keyboards oriented the wrong way , and the list goes on , reports the Huffington Post . The new iOS 7.1 is draining the battery of even the newest version of Apple iPhone and iPad products . According to zdnet.com , the iOS 7.1 . is already on 21 per cent of all iPhones and iPads making it one of . the fastest changeovers to a new operating system in recent history . Despite . rigorous internal testing and five beta versions offered to Apple . developers , the battery seems to drop much faster than it did on the . iOS7 . A twitter page dedicated to problems with the iOS7 .1 has a collection of comments on the faults with the new update . ` iPhone has been unplugged 30 mins and already down to 92 % battery ' tweeted @Robbie Kimpton . ' I think I 'd have to get that juice pack that gives me double battery life , ' tweeted Timothy Tung Nguyen . ` Not knowing who you 're texting , ' tweeted @DanHallas . Users also took to Apple 's discussion forum to voice their issues with the supposedly newer and better program . I 've . had my phone for 3 months , never have dropped it once or anything of . the sort , if that matters . My battery drains to 50 % within an hour or so . after intense use on the lowest level of brightness , and I seem to lose . about 5-7 percents when on standby for 5 hours or so , ' said rainxwater . ` My . iphone 5s battery also drains fast after ios 7.1 update . Before the . update I get 24hrs moderate to heavy use . But now I only get 12 hours ' . My . iPhone 5S has been draining like crazy since the iOS 7.1 Update . This . morning I woke up at 8:30 , my phone was at 100 % . It 's now 10:40 and my . phone is at 85 % , ' said Mattyboy . Customers now wait to see if Apple will take charge over the system 's battery problems . Users took to the apple forums to discuss the problem with apple 's newest system update . Users notice a significant battery drop in the new iOS 7.1 .
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The iOS 7.1 . is already on 21 per cent of all iPhones and iPads making it one of . the fastest changeovers to a new operating system in recent history . Customers say it 's killing their batteries among other glitches .
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You might think you have to pay through the nose at the moment to access the Internet . But one ambitious organisation called the Media Development Investment Fund -LRB- MDIF -RRB- is planning to turn the age of online computing on its head by giving free web access to every person on Earth . Known as Outernet , MDIF plans to launch hundreds of satellites into orbit by 2015 . And they say the project could provide unrestricted Internet access to countries where their web access is censored , including China and North Korea . The New York company plans to ask NASA to test their Outernet technology on the International Space Station -LRB- left -RRB- so that they can begin broadcasting Wi-Fi to web users around the world -LRB- right -RRB- . Using something known as datacasting technology , which involves sending data over wide radio waves , the New York-based company says they 'll be able to broadcast the Internet around the world . The group is hoping to raise tens of millions of dollars in donations to get the project on the road . The Outernet team claim that only 60 % of the world 's population currently have access to the wealth of knowledge that can be found on the Internet . This is because , despite a wide spread of Wi-FI devices across the globe , many countries are unable or unwilling to provide people with the infrastructure needed to access the web . The Outernet project is aiming to raise tens of millions of dollars to launch hundreds of miniature satellites known as cubesats to make their dream a reality . The company 's plan is to launch hundreds of low-cost miniature satellites , known as cubesats , into low Earth orbit . Here , each satellite will receive data from a network of ground stations across the globe . Using a technique known as User Datagram Protocol -LRB- UDP -RRB- multitasking , which is the sharing of data between users on a network , Outernet will beam information to users . Much like how you receive a signal on your television and flick through channels , Outernet will broadcast the Internet to you and allow you to flick through certain websites . By June of this year the Outernet project aims to begin deploying prototype satellites to test their technology . In September 2014 they will make a request to NASA to test their technology on the International Space Station . By early 2015 they intend to begin manufacturing and launching their satellites . And in June 2015 the company says they will begin broadcasting the Outernet from space . ` We have a very solid understand of the costs involved , as well as experience working on numerous spacecraft , ' said Project Lead of Outernet Syed Karim , who fielded some questions on Reddit . ` There is n't a lot of raw research that is being done here ; much of what is being described has already been proven by other small satellite programs and experiments . There 's really nothing that is technically impossible to this ' But at the prospect of telecoms operators trying to shut the project down before it gets off the ground , Karim said : ` We will fight ... and win . ' If everything goes to plan , the Outernet project aims to ask NASA for permission to test the technology on the International Space Station . And their ultimate goal will be to beginning deploying the Outernet satellites into Earth orbit , which they say can begin in June 2015 .
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An ambitious project known as Outernet is aiming to launch hundreds of miniature satellites into low Earth orbit by June 2015 . Each satellite will broadcast the Internet to phones and computers giving billions of people across the globe free online access . Citizens of countries like China and North Korea that have censored online activity could be given free and unrestricted cyberspace . ` There 's really nothing that is technically impossible to this '
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Unknown : The ritually slaughtered meat could be present the non-Jewish market as well . Beef and lamb from animals killed in ` cruel ' ritual ceremonies are being sold in mainstream butchers , restaurants and supermarkets across Britain , The Mail on Sunday has found . Our investigation has discovered that kosher meat -- which is slaughtered in accordance with strict Jewish food preparation rules -- is being sold as ordinary fresh beef and lamb , or ending up in ready-made meals and burgers . The Jewish ` shechita ' method of slaughter -- the practice of slitting an animal 's throat and allowing it to bleed to death -- has been slammed as ` inhumane ' by vets and animal rights groups because the creature is conscious when it happens . Jewish law governing shechita strictly forbids pre-stunning , as do some Islamic groups for the production of halal meat . However , recent research suggests that unstunned animals can feel pain for up to two minutes . In conventional methods of slaughter , animals are rendered unconscious with an electric shock before their throats are slit or they are shot . Jews who observe strict kosher rules also eat only the front part of a cow or sheep because the rump and hind-quarters are deemed ` unholy ' . But the MoS can reveal that a number of abattoirs in the UK and Ireland that practise shechita are selling these ` unholy ' parts to British suppliers and retailers , including supermarkets and butchers . As a result , many consumers are buying their meat unaware of how it was produced . Although the number of animals killed in the UK under shechita rules is not known , Compassion In World Farming , which campaigns for humane slaughter methods , claims 1.4 million sheep and goats , 32 million chickens and 70,000 cattle are slaughtered for meat without being stunned first . Experts say meat from an equal number of animals killed by similar methods in Ireland finds its way into the UK , one the biggest markets for Irish abattoirs and suppliers . ` Unholy ' : The parts marked with an ` X ' are potentially making their way into the food chain . John Murphy , international sales director of Liffey Meats in Co. . Cavan -- one of Ireland 's biggest abattoirs -- said all leftovers from its shechita slaughter is sold to mainstream suppliers in both Ireland and the UK . The firm kills about 600 cows a week using the un-stunned method , mainly for the Jewish market . John Mutch , managing director of Mutch Meats , in Witney , Oxfordshire , also admitted that left-over kosher meat ends up in the main food chain . He said : ` What if we are doing kosher meat ? It 's been legalised by the Government . It 's fit to go into the food chain , and we pass it on to lots of outlets . If animals cost # 1,200 to # 1,400 a piece , providing it 's fit for human consumption , it 's all got to be sold somewhere . Preparation : Animals are usually stunned before being killed for their meat , but Jewish law forbids this . ` I ca n't afford to throw away half of the beast , so it gets sold into the food chain . I have a business to run here . ' Stephen Lomax , a technical and legal adviser at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers , said : ` The shechita meat is ending up in the entire Gentile market , without any kind of labelling . ' I know the names of the meat suppliers and even the supermarkets that are selling the meat , but I ca n't tell you that because of commercial sensitivity . ' Earlier this month , John Blackwell , chief of the British Veterinary Association , was accused of stoking up anti-Semitism and Islamophobia after claiming the religious slaughter of animals without stunning should be banned because it is cruel . But Shechita UK , which regulates religious slaughter for the Jewish community , insisted that when trained slaughtermen carry out shechita , the animals feel little pain . Spokesman Shimon Cohen said : ` We too advocate better labelling , but a more comprehensive one . ` Rather than saying just `` stunned , '' it should say `` electrocuted '' , `` gassed '' or `` shot with a bolt gun '' . Then consumers will be fully informed . ' Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson also called for clearer labelling . ` People have a right to know what they are eating , ' he said . ` I am going to ask my own suppliers next week if any unstunned meat comes into my own restaurants . '
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According to Jewish law , animals can not be stunned during slaughter . Vets and animal rights groups have attacked the ` inhumane ' practice . Mail on Sunday finds meat butchered for Jewish market is being sold on . It then ends in the regular food chain alongside normally-slaughtered meat . Since publication of this article , Shechita UK has asked us to point out that the number of animals slaughtered in the UK each year by shechita is as follows : Poultry 1 million , cattle 20,000 , sheep 60,000 .
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Paedophile : Christopher Jarvis hides his face as he arrives at Plymouth Crown Court today.The former child safeguarding officer for the Diocese of Plymouth was jailed for 12 months . A Catholic Church child safety co-ordinator who was in charge of investigating sexual abuse allegations was jailed for 12 months today for internet peadophile offences . Christopher Jarvis , 49 , a married father-of-four , investigated historic claims of child abuse , interviewing the victims when they were adults . He was responsible for child protection at 120 churches and parish community groups for nine years . He also , as a member of the Devon and . Cornwall Multi-Agency Safeguarding Team , had access to police and . social services information about victims of child abuse . As . a result of the conviction and sentencing , the Roman Catholic Church . has ordered a review of child protection across the South West of . England . According to The Times , the Bishop of Plymouth , the Right Rev Christopher Budd , has asked the NSPCC to carry out the inquiry into child protection arrangements in Devon , Cornwall and Dorset . The revelations . that the church hired a peadophile in a key child protection role will . add to the controversy surrounding the Roman Catholic Church in England . and Wales over its handling of sexual abuse . At . the time of his arrest in March this year , Jarvis was leading an . investigation into an historic sex abuse allegation at Buckfast Abbey , a . Benedictine monastery in Devon . He was arrested after uploading images of pre-pubescent boys on to the Ning social networking website . Police officers who traced him to his home in Plymouth , Devon , found more than 4,000 child porn images , mainly of boys aged 10 to 12 , on his church-supplied computer and a memory stick when they raided the house in Penrose Road . The court heard that 4,389 images were found on the laptop and memory stick . The majority , 3,721 , were at Level One , the lowest level for abusive images . But there were 120 at Level Four , which . includes scenes of child rape , and 12 at Level Five , which can include . scenes of torture and sadism . Jarvis , who the court heard claimed he was abused as a child , was sentenced at the city 's crown court after admitted 12 counts of making , possessing and distributing indecent images at a previous magistrates ' court hearing . Inquiry : At the time of his arrest , Christopher Jarvis was leading an investigation into an historic sex abuse allegation at Buckfast Abbey in Devon . The Roman Catholic Church has now ordered a review of child protection across the South West of England . The court was told that Jarvis , who was . fired as soon as he admitted his crimes to the police , has been barred . from attending any Catholic services in Plymouth . He felt ` ostracised ' by the church since his arrest , the court was told , and had attempted to commit suicide . Police who examined the computer after Jarvis 's arrest found that , as well as the images , he had viewed erotic content about a relationship between a nine-year-old boy and an adult man . Diminutive and bespectacled , Jarvis hid his face with his hand from the people in the public gallery for the majority of the hearing . Passing sentence , Judge Paul Darlow dismissed attempts by the defence to have sentence deferred to examine whether Jarvis would benefit more from psychiatric help than prison . Investigation : The Bishop of Plymouth , the Right Rev Christopher Budd , pictured , ordered a review into child protection arrangements in the South West following the arrest and conviction of Christopher Jarvis . Judge Darlow told him that , despite appearing to his work colleagues as ` caring , helpful and honest ' , he had been ` elective and cynical ' in downloading and distributing child porn . ` You , of all people , were more aware than others of the massive theft of innocence and long-term damage exacted on the children whose images you downloaded for your own sexual gratification , ' he said . ` In the circumstances , your behaviour was more elective and cynical than might otherwise have been the case . ` It had a deep impact upon the church . In the eyes of the public you had a respectable position in the church . ` The people who confided in you of their own misery and abuse may well themselves be shocked and horrified that the person they were speaking to was , in his personal life , downloading images of children being abused in the same way . ' The court heard that Jarvis had . refused to sign a ` covenant of care ' the church requires all convicted . sex offenders to sign before they are allowed to rejoin congregations . Defence barrister Jo Martin said : ` He feels ostracised by the Catholic Church and that is why he had decided not to sign the covenant of care . ` He has decided now that he will not . go to church . The lack of forgiveness is very difficult for him to deal . with as a man of faith . ' His public work persona was of a . caring professional good at his job , while in his personal life he . suffered from ` low self-esteem and his sense of inadequacy ' stemming . from his own abuse as a child . It was this , she told the court , that had led him into downloading child pornography . In a statement , David Pond , the independent chairman of the Child Safeguarding Commission for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth , said the NSPCC carried out an independent review of child protection across the South West of England and cases Jarvis had been involved with and found no evidence that he had acted improperly in his role with the church . ` The church is and remains absolutely committed to ensuring that a safe environment exists for all in the church and the knowledge that Jarvis was himself guilty of such offences has been a great shock to the many people who had placed their trust in him and worked with him to protect vulnerable children and adults , ' he said , . ` He was a fully qualified social worker and came to the role following a competitive recruitment process being of good character and with very good references . ` We need to be continually vigilant and aware of the need to have reliable checks and controls in place to manage the risk to vulnerable children and adults and we will continue to review and improve our responses to all forms of abuse . ' Jarvis was jailed for 36 weeks concurrently for each of six charges of possessing indecent images of a child and five of making an indecent image of a child plus a further 16 weeks consecutively for a single charge of distributing indecent images of children .
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Church orders review of child protection across the South West of England . Father-of-four was responsible for children 's safety at 120 churches and community groups for nine years . Police found more than 4,000 child porn images on his church-supplied computer .
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A smoker who switched to e-cigarettes for health reasons has described the horrific moment the device ` nearly blew his legs off ' . David Aspinall 's e-cigarette left him fighting for his life , after it overheated and exploded - showering his limbs with metal . The 48-year-old , from Wigan , nearly lost his flat in the blaze that followed - and spent nine days in hospital recovering from the ordeal . David Aspinall 's e-cigarette overheated and exploded - showering his limbs with shards of metal . The 48-year-old said the device overheated and exploded before sparking a fire which nearly cost him his flat . He said he suffered a huge hole in one leg and a gash in the other . He spent nine days in hospital recovering . He claims that medics likened his injuries to bullet wounds - and says he is lucky to be alive . Mr Aspinall , who may need three years of skin grafts to recover , told The Sun : ` It glowed and burned in my hand . I dropped it and it exploded . ` There was lots of blood , a huge hole in one leg and a gash in the other . ' ` It could have blown my head off , ' he added . ` The surgeon said it was like someone had used a gun . ' Despite his terrible injuries , he managed to stagger to a neighbour , who described the scene as similar to a horror film . As well as his leg , metal from the exploding e-cigarette had embedded itself in much of Mr Aspinall 's furniture . Having switched to e-cigarettes for health reasons , he has now reverted to regular tobacco , branding it ` safer ' . He claims the shop that sold him the e-cigarette blamed faulty batteries . The incident come after a 62-year-old man in Merseyside died in August , in what was thought to be Britain 's first death from an exploding e-cigarette . Mr Aspinall will need three years of skin grafts to recover , doctors treating him have warned . Mr Aspinall said : ` There was lots of blood , a huge hole in one leg and a gash in the other ' Having switched to e-cigarettes for health reasons , he has now reverted to regular tobacco , branding it ` safer ' Investigators believe the blaze started when an e-cigarette that was charging in the bedroom exploded and set fire to an oxygen concentrator - thought to have been used by the victim , David Thompson . It is believed he was using a third-party charger that did not come with the original e-cigarette . In May , a mother and her two young children fled for their lives when an e-cigarette exploded , setting their flat on fire . A fireman told Keeley Cooper , 22 , the clouds of toxic smoke could have killed her and her sons Ellis , five , and Riegan , two , if they had been asleep . Miss Cooper had to stay in a bed and breakfast while her council flat in Shard End , Birmingham , was repaired .
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Dave Aspinall 's e-cigarette overheated and exploded sparking a fire . 48-year-old spent nine days in hospital after metal showered his limbs . Doctors treating him likened his injuries to gun shot wounds . Mr Aspinall , who nearly lost his flat , will need three years of skin grafts . He said : ` There was lots of blood , a hole in one leg and a gash in the other '
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Veteran television actor Stephen Collins is being investigated by Los Angeles sheriff 's detectives after a woman reported the former ' 7th Heaven ' star exposed himself to her in the early 1980s . The department on Wednesday confirmed it opened an investigation on Oct. 9 after the woman reported the incident to authorities . The alleged victim was 13 years old when she claims Collins exposed himself to her in West Hollywood , California , in 1983 . Special Victims Unit detectives are investigating the actor for indecent exposure and whether he annoyed or molested a child , the Los Angeles Sheriff 's Department said in a news release . The woman reported the incident two days after New York police confirmed they had an open investigation into decades-old allegations that Collins molested a family acquaintance in Manhattan in the early 1970s . The revelation came after celebrity news site TMZ disclosed the investigation . Scroll down for video . Investigated : A woman told authorities former ' 7th Heaven ' star Stephen Collins exposed himself to her when she was 13 years old in1983 . Divorcing : Faye Grant , seen with Collins , included allegations that her husband molested underage girls in court filings in their ongoing divorce . The alleged victim was related to one of Collins ' Havenhurst Drive neighbors , law enforcement sources told TMZ . That would coincide with information from Lt. Steve Katz , who told the Los Angeles Times activity at an apartment complex on the street is being reviewed . A voice that appears to be Collins 's mentions in an audio tape - secretly made by wife Faye Grant during a marriage therapy session and obtained by TMZ - a third victim , who he says ` was the niece of the woman who lived across the way . At -LSB- redacted -RSB- . ` She is someone I actually saw about 12 or 15 years ago I made an amends to , ' he continues . Collins ' attorney , Mark Vincent Kaplan , did not immediately return phone or email messages from The Associated Press . Collins , 67 , has not been charged in Los Angeles or New York . Faye Grant included allegations that her husband molested underage girls in court filings in their ongoing divorce . Collins filed to divorce his wife in 2012 , and a trial to divide the pair 's assets is scheduled for next month . Within hours of TMZ posting its story , two networks announced they were canceling scheduled re-runs of ' 7th Heaven , ' and Collins lost roles in the upcoming film ` Ted 2 ' and this season of the ABC series ` Scandal . ' MailOnline earlier reported that it obtained divorce files , in which Grant said ` Obviously I am sickened by Stephen 's actions . I have urged Stephen multiple times to seek proper treatment for pedophilia . ' I am particularly afraid of what may happen if he does not seek treatment , because he may be working or interacting with children in connection with his employment . ' Grant wrote in a sworn court declaration in Los Angeles last year that her husband had disclosed he molested at least three young girls . She wrote that she reported the alleged abuse to Los Angeles police , who have said they are not actively investigating the actor . Fallout : Two networks have announced they were canceling scheduled re-runs of ' 7th Heaven , ' and Collins lost roles in the upcoming film ` Ted 2 ' and this season of the ABC series ` Scandal ' Television star : Stephen Collins played the Rev. Eric Camden in the WB family drama ' 7th Heaven ' ` Stephen admitted that he has engaged in a long-term pattern of sexually abusing minor children , including sexually molesting three young girls over a decade ago , ' Grant wrote in the sworn declaration , which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in November . Kaplan , Collins ' attorney , has declined to discuss specifics about the claims , but he has described the accusations as an attempt by Grant to obtain a more favorable settlement of the couple 's divorce . The filings do not include a denial of the molestation allegations , but attack Grant 's use of them as ` an attempt to extort concessions in settlement ' from Collins . Grant said in a statement last week that was not trying to obtain an undue advantage in the divorce proceedings . ` This is a deeply sad situation for everyone involved , ' Grant wrote . ` With regard to the divorce proceedings , I am seeking no more than that to which I am legally entitled under the laws of the State of California . ' Collins has worked steadily in television and movie roles since the early 1970s , with appearances in movies such as ` All the President 's Men , ' ` Star Trek : The Motion Picture ' and recurring roles on series such as ` No Ordinary Family , ' ` Revolution ' and ` Devious Maids ' after ' 7th Heaven ' concluded its 11-season run in 2007 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
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Stephen Collins is being investigated by Los Angeles sheriff 's detectives after a woman reported the former ' 7th Heaven ' star exposed himself to her in the early 1980s . The department on Wednesday confirmed it opened an investigation on Oct. 9 after the woman reported the incident to authorities . The alleged victim was 13 years old when she claims Collins exposed himself to her in West Hollywood , California , in 1983 .
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Eight puppies were forced to eat each other to try to survive after their owners locked them in a kitchen where they starved to death . Despite the appalling case of animal cruelty Sam Hessin , 39 , and her two children , Damon , 22 , and Hazel , 18 , were spared jail . Pictures released by the RSPCA show the dogs ' rotting remains in the house in Melton Mowbray , Leicestershire , lying in their own faeces . The Hessin family barricaded the eight pets - which were around six months old - into the downstairs room because they were biting them and did not know what else to do . WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . The family left the animals , which were around six-months-old , to starve to death in a downstairs room in their home . Damon Hessin -LRB- left -RRB- and his sister Hazel -LRB- right -RRB- have been banned from keeping animals for life after they let eight puppies starve to death . Prosecutor . Kevin McCole said : ` The smell was almost unbearable , with dog faeces . several inches thick . It was likely the place had not been cleaned for . months or even years . ` It was clear the puppies had suffered and would have been obvious they were unwell and needed help . ' He added : ` The life of some might have been extended by eating the others . ' Neighbours described being able to hear the dogs howling at night and hit out at the sentences they were handed . Sam Hessin was given an 18 week prison sentence , suspended for 12 months , when she appeared at court last month . One said : ` That family should be in jail now , not allowed to swan about like nothing happened . ` It 's . just awful how they put those poor dogs through such torture . People . often heard the animals crying in the evenings but no one believed it . was because they were dying . ' A . friend of mine saw the RSPCA officers come out of the house when they . raided it and there were grown men in tears at the state of the place . Their sentence was soft . They got away with it . ' Damon and Hazel have both been banned from keeping animals for life after admitting causing suffering to the eight dogs . They were both given suspended sentences at Leicester Magistrates ' Court . Sam Hessin , 40 , banned her two children from going into the kitchen and they used the living room to cook their meals . She was given an 18-week prison sentence , suspended for 12 months , ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work and told to pay an # 80 victim surcharge at a court appearance last month . She was also banned from keeping animals for life . On . Friday Damon Hessin was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison suspended for . 12 months and ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work . The . same day Hazel Hessin was given an eight week sentence suspended for . six months and ordered to attend a 10-day training course . Both were ordered to pay # 180 court costs and a # 80 victim surcharge . The court heard RSPCA officers raided . their rented # 120,000 home in Melton Mowbray , on May 1 after . a tip-off from the family 's landlady . The RPSCA have released shocking images of the dogs ' remains which they discovered after they raided the home earlier this year . Investigators . were shocked to find the rotting remains of the dogs in the kitchen . which had been kept out-of-bounds by the family . When RSPCA inspector Deb Scotcher . entered the kitchen she found six Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppies . dead on the kitchen floor and further investigation led to the discovery . of two puppy skulls . Prosecutor . Kevin McCole told magistrates : ` When the inspector walked into the . kitchen the smell was rancid and putrid , to her horror she saw the . puppies were in advanced stages of decomposition , on a urine stained . bed . ` Dog faeces was several inches thick and everything in the kitchen was in a total state of disarray . ` The vet estimated the puppies would have been about six months old when they died . The sight and smell of them was shocking and deeply distressing . ' Roger Wood , chairman of the magistrates ' bench , told the brother and sister : ` Had this been a trial you would both be going to prison . ' Speaking . after the case , RSPCA inspector Deborah Scotcher said : ` The sentence . was very appropriate , it was a harrowing case , the worst one I 've seen , . I 'll never forget it . The court heard the siblings ' mother Sam Hessin , 40 , banned her children from entering the kitchen .
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Sam Hessin and her two children Damon and Hazel left the dogs to starve . They were handed suspended sentences after admitting causing suffering . The puppies were no older than six months old according to a vet .
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Jude Law is set to become a father for the fifth time . The 41-year-old actor and his ex-girlfriend Catherine Harding are set to welcome their first child together into the world early next year . Despite their split , the exes are determined to put everything into raising the baby . A representative for the star told People : ' I can confirm that Jude Law and Catherine Harding are expecting a child together in the spring . Scroll down for video . Here we go again ! Jude Law , pictured in London last month , is set to become a father for the fifth time . ` Whilst they are no longer in a relationship , they are both wholeheartedly committed to raising their child . ` They consider this a private matter and other than this confirmation no statement will be made . ' I ask that you respect the privacy of all parties involved and their families . ' The Holiday star already has three children , sons Rafferty , 18 ; and Rudy , 12 ; and daughter Iris , 13 ; with his ex-wife Sadie Frost , who he divorced in 2003 , who he shares custody with . Family man : Jude with ex-wife Sadie and his two sons Rafferty and Rudy , daughter Iris and former stepson Finlay , whose father is Gary Kemp , pictured last month . Working hard : The baby news broke as Jude is on location in West Sussex filming his new movie The Genius . He also has a five-year-old daughter , Sophia , with American model Samantha Burke following a brief fling in 2008 . This latest development is somewhat of a surprise as Jude has been mostly single over the past few years . He was last linked to actress Ruth Wilson until earlier this year after they often photographed together , although she insisted they were ` just friends ' . Former flame : Jude was previously engaged to Sienna Miller , but they split after his affair with his children 's nanny . In 2008 - before his fling with Samantha - Jude was photographed kissing Rod Stewart 's socialite daughter Kimberly , who has since gone to have a child with Benicio Del Toro . Aside from his wife Sadie , Jude 's most high-profile romance was his on-off relationship with Sienna Miller . The couple met on the set of Alfie in 2003 shortly after his separation from Sadie , with the actor proposing on Christmas Day 2004 . However , their romance was rocked when in July 2005 it was revealed he had had an affair with his former children 's nanny Daisy Wright four months earlier while filming in the US . Love child : Jude had a daughter Sophia with American model Samantha Burke following a brief fling in December 2008 . Scandal : Jude had a month-long affair with nanny Daisy Wright in March 2005 while filming in America . The actor publicly apologised at the time , saying : ' I am deeply ashamed and upset that I 've hurt Sienna and the people most close to us . ' I want to publicly apologise to Sienna and our respective families for the pain that I have caused . ` There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret and I ask that you respect our privacy at this very difficult time . ' Although Sienna ditched her engagement ring , they tried to salvage their relationship , eventually splitting in November 2006 . The pair then rekindled their romance in December 2009 after starring in different Broadway plays at the same time . However , just weeks after buying a home together in North London the pair split for good in February 2011 . Sienna started dating her now-fiance Tom Sturridge just a month later and they now have a two-year-old daughter Marlowe together . Jude admitted five years ago that becoming a father shifted his priorities in life and gave him a wake-up call . He said in 2009 : ` Being a daddy is what counts . I used to sleep until noon , but it 's not so bad to have to get up at 7 and give them breakfast . ` My daughter made me realise that if there 's anything that 's going to make a man of you , it 's having your will broken by a little girl . ' Friendly exes : Jude and Sadie separated in February 2003 after six years of marriage . Meanwhile , Jude 's eldest son , Rafferty , this week spoke of the pressures of having a famous dad . The budding musician , who calls himself Raff as ` I do n't really like the name Rafferty ' , is in a band called The Dirty Harrys . Of not following in his father 's footsteps , he told the London Evening Standard : ` I did feel a bit of pressure when I joined my first boarding school -LSB- Bedales in Hampshire -RSB- . ` In my drama lesson , I think everyone thought : `` Oh God , he 's going to be so brilliant '' . Then they realised that I was n't that good , so they just let me get on with it . ' He said meeting Blur and The Clash through his parents had helped him forge a music career , adding : ` I did work experience for Blur for two weeks when they were rehearsing for their reunion gig , because Damon -LSB- Albarn -RSB- is really good friends with my dad . I tuned their guitars and stuff . ' 1994 : Jude meets future wife Sadie Frost on the set of the film Shopping when he was 21 and she was 28 and separated from Spandau Ballet 's Gary Kemp , father of her son Finlay . 1996 : Sadie gives birth to Jude 's first child Rafferty . 1997 : Jude married Sadie . 2000 : Sadie gives birth to their daughter Iris . 2002 : Their son Rudy is born . February 2003 : Jude and Sadie announce they are separating . September 2003 : Jude meets Sienna Miller on the set of Alfie . December 2004 : The actor proposes to Sienna on Christmas Day . March 2005 : Jude has a month-long affair with his former children 's nanny Daisy Wright while filming All The King 's Men in Louisiana . July 2005 : Jude 's affair with Daisy is revealed to Sienna and the public . October 2005 : Sienna cheats on Jude with Daniel Craig . November 2006 : Sienna and Jude finally split . 2007 : Jude is said to be dating American magazine editor Kim Hersov . May 2008 : Is pictured kissing socialite Kimberly Stewart in an Essex nightclub . July 2008 : Briefly dates model/actress Lily Cole . December 2008 : Has a fling with American model Samantha Burke . September 2009 : Samantha gives birth to Jude 's daughter Sophia . December 2009 : Rekindles romance with ex-girlfriend Sienna . February 2011 : Jude and Sienna split for the second time . 2012 - 2013 : Romantically linked to actress Ruth Wilson , she insists they 're just friends . October 2014 : Jude confirms he is expecting a baby with ex-girlfriend Catherine Harding .
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Actor is no longer in relationship with Catherine Harding . Has a five-year-old daughter following a fling with American model Samantha Burke . Has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost .
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It started more than 30 years ago when Michael Thomasson received Cosmic Avenger on the Colecovision from his grandparents for Christmas . Now , aged 43 , Mr Thomasson , from Buffalo , New York , has amassed a world record collection of 10,607 video games - a total that grows at a rate of two every day . In order to play his mammoth collection , worth around $ 820,000 , he also owns 108 consoles and computers dating back to the 1980s . Michael Thomasson , 43 , has broken a Guinness World Record by collecting 10,607 video games . He claims to buy an average of two a day , costing him $ 3,000 a year , and says he now has more than 11,000 . In order to play the $ 800,000 worth of games he also has 108 consoles dating back to the 1980s . Mr Thomasson said : ` When I purchased a copy of the records book in 2011 and saw the current holder 's entry , I knew that I was close if not already over the standing record . Thomasson smashed the previous record of 8,616 titles held by former ` king of video games ' Richard Lecce . ' I was delighted when the Guinness Book of World Records gave me a certificate verifying that I have ` The Largest Collection of Videogames ' with the count being 10,607 at the time . ' I have well over 11,000 unique games in my collection at this point , I average buying about two games every day . ` I 've had to sell off parts of my collection twice - once in 1989 and once in 1998 - so that 's essentially pressing the reset button . ` But thankfully I 've since managed to reacquire most of the games over the years again . But one still remains elusive - the aptly named Magical Chase . ' Mr Thomasson started his collection as a 12-year-old boy when he received Cosmic Avenger from his grandparents . ' I started collecting almost immediately as the Colecovision was my first love and I wanted to get every game available for the console , ' he said . ' I sold my entire collection in late 1989 to raise money to buy a Sega Genesis . ` My wife 's father died when she was three , so when we got married in 1998 , we did n't have the traditional father-of-the-bride to help pay for the wedding , so we had to finance most of the festivities ourselves . Thomasson sold parts of the collection twice - once in 1989 to buy a Sega Genesis console , and again in 1998 in order to pay for his wedding . The first game he ever owned was Cosmic Avenger for the Colecovision , given to him as a Christmas present . ` As a result , I sold off complete collections to help fund our marriage - which was worth every penny . ' He now spends more than # 1,800 every year on bulking out his collection which smashed the previous record held by Richard Lecce , nicknamed king of video games in 2010 , who amassed a total of 8,616 titles . Thomasson 's first ever game was for the Colecovision which launched in 1982 and was discontinued in 1985 .
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Michael Thomasson , 43 , has collected games since age 12 . Won Guinness World Record with 10,607 different titles . However that is growing at a rate of two a day and is now past 11,000 . He also owns 108 different consoles to play them on . He sold part of his collection twice , but has tracked down all of the games he got rid of , except one - Magical Chase - which eludes him .
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Two brothers have broken a record for growing Britain 's heaviest vegetable - with a pumpkin weighing in at 1,884 pounds . Twins Ian and Stuart Paton , 53 , previously held the record until it was beaten by a pumpkin last year that weighed 1,520 pounds . However , the Patons , from Pennington , Hampshire , reclaimed the record yesterday at an annual weigh-in of Britain 's biggest pumpkin . The Paton brothers ' pumpkin -LRB- pictured -RRB- , weighing in at nearly a ton , needed to be lifted by a tractor . And amazingly , they smashed the record with their enormous 4.5 ft tall pumpkin , which has a circumference of 17ft and 4in . Grower Ian said : ` It 's absolutely enormous . ' Moments before they smashed the record , farmer Mark Baggs from Dorset thought he had set it himself with a massive 1,582 pound vegetable . Ian said : ` Mark is a great friend of ours - we have known him for over ten years - and it was actually him who took our British record last year . ` When his went on the scales we though it was huge and there could n't be much in it . ` But it 's brilliant to take another step closer to the world record . Mark is chuffed to bits for us . ' The record for the world 's biggest pumpkin is 2,032 pounds and the brothers are confident they can top it one day . The twins placed it on the back of their truck and transported it to the annual competition at the Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley , Hampshire . Twins Stuart -LRB- left -RRB- and Ian Paton with their record breaking pumpkin at the Royal Victoria Country Park , Netley . Over 1,000 people attended the event in aid of the Jubilee Sailing Trust as 25 competitors entered their prized pumpkin assets . Ian added : ` The secret behind it is that we feed them well , if you want to grow anything you 've got to feed it right . ` If you feed your pumpkin properly then you 're going to end up with a big one . ` We want to get the world record at one point and that 's what we do it for . I think we will get there in the end . ' The twins kept their record-breaker at a garden and plant nursery which they own in Pennington . They planted their pumpkin - the sole survivor of a group of seven - in April and have carefully nurtured it since . Ian said : ` We just lost two of them because of soft spots in them - the competition rules are really tough . ` We had to throw away about 4,500 pounds of pumpkin because of it . '
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Hampshire brothers break record with pumpkin weighing almost a ton . The enormous vegetable could only be moved with a tractor and harness . Competition rules meant 4,500 pounds worth of pumpkin was discarded . They claim the secret behind success is feeding their pumpkins properly .
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A pair of bald eagles who became entangled together and stuck in a tree finally broke free just as rescue workers arrived . The eagles were trapped and dangling 30 feet about ground near a cemetery in Sitka , Alaska . Upon being spotted , workers from the Alaska Raptor Center and the fire and electric departments responded to the scene to try and help them . These two bald eagles were trapped and dangling 30 feet about ground near a cemetery in Sitka , Alaska . Upon being spotted , workers from the Alaska Raptor Center and the fire and electric departments responded to the scene to try and help them . The birds are more abundant in Alaska than in any other U.S. state . though the population has been threatened by destruction of their nesting habitat and contaminants detected in the fish population . The Associated Press reports that the birds were trapped upside down for at least an hour . The eagles flew away in opposite directions after separating as rescue workers looked on . But just as the bucket truck was finally moved into position to help them , the birds were able to separate . The pair flew off in opposite directions as rescue workers looked on .
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The eagles were spotted outside a cemetery in Sitka , Alaska . The eagle is more abundant in Alaska than in any other U.S. state . The birds dangled 30 feet above the ground for at least an hour before separating just as a bucket truck moved into position .
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At least five people including two children have been buried under a landslide which swept over a village near a coal mine in southern China . An estimated 5,000 cubic metres of rock fell over six sheds in the Yudong village in Kaili , in the Guizhou province of China at around 11am yesterday . Those buried were believe to be miners and their families who worked at a nearby coal mine . Six sheds were buried in the landslide near the city of Kaili in southern China . Five people have been buried including two children in the landslide . An estimated 5,000 cubic metres of rock have fallen over the coal mining village in southern China . More than 400 rescuers are at the scene searching for survivors but their efforts are being hampered by continued rock slides . Around 20 miners were in the Ping Di coal mine as work restarted following the Chinese New Year when the landslide happened . All of them rushed out safely after hearing a loud noise , the Global Times reported . One said : ' I did n't know what happened . I followed the other coal miners and ran out . I just heard some noises . ' Rescue efforts are being hampered by continued sporadic rock slides . The five people missing are believed to be coal miners and their families . A Chinese official said geologists are at the scene to look at conditions on the mountain as rescuers continue the search for survivors . Pan Mei , a survivor , told the Global Times : ' I was watching TV at home . I was thinking about going to the market and heard a loud noise . It lasted for about five minutes . I ran out . There was a lot of dust . When I got out , I saw the landslide . ' Huang Yuanliang , secretary of the Kaili Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China , is at the site of the landslide to direct rescue efforts . He said conditions are not ideal for rescue work and a team of geologists is looking into conditions on the mountain . An investigation into the cause of the landslide is underway .
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Estimated 5,000 cubic metres of rock fell on Yudong village . Those buried believe to be miners and their families . Rescue efforts hampered by continued rock slides .
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Dozens of French teenagers , including a young Jewish girl , have fled the country to join Islamic State militants fighting in Syria and Iraq , French intelligence has revealed . At least 100 girls and young women from France have left to join terrorists in Syria in recent weeks , up from just a handful 18 months ago when the trip was not even on Europe 's security radar . The departures are less the whims of adolescents and more the conclusions of months of work by organised radical recruitment networks that specifically target young people in search of an identity . These mostly online networks recruit girls to serve as wives , babysitters and housekeepers for jihadists , with the aim of planting multi-generational roots for a long-lasting Islamic caliphate . Scroll down for video . Lost : Kamel Ali Mehenni and his wife Severine hold pictures of their daughter Sahra at their home in Lezignan Corbieres , France . The image on the left is a frame grab taken from a CCTV camera showing her at a train station on her way to join Islamic State militants fighting in Syria and Iraq . Conservative : Severine Ali Mehenni holds a picture of her daughter Sahra dressed in a traditional Islamic robe . Frontline : At least 100 girls and young women from France have left to join ISIS terrorists in Syria -LRB- pictured -RRB- in recent weeks , up from just a handful 18 months ago when the trip was not even on Europe 's security radar . On the day she left for Syria , Sahra strode along the train platform with two bulky schoolbags slung over her shoulder . In a grainy image caught on security camera , the French teen tucks her hair into a headscarf . Just two months earlier and a two-hour drive away , Nora , also a teen girl , had embarked on a similar journey in similar clothes . Her brother later learned she 'd been leaving the house every day in jeans and a pullover , then changing into a full-body veil . Neither had ever set foot on an airplane . Yet both journeys were planned with the precision of a seasoned traveler and expert in deception , from Sahra 's ticket for the March 11 Marseille-Istanbul flight , to Nora 's secret Facebook account and overnight crash pad in Paris . The teenagers travelling to join ISIS come from all walks of life , and although most are first and second generation immigrants from Muslim countries , many come from white French backgrounds . Despite ISIS repeatedly expressing of deep hatred of Jews , there was even a Jewish girl , according to a security official who spoke anonymously because rules forbid him to discuss open investigations . Innocence lost : A painting of Mecca is seen on a shelf in Sahra Ali Mehenni 's bedroom in France . Sahra is one of 100 girls and young women from France who have left to join terrorists in Syria in recent weeks . Heartbroken : Kamel Ali Mehenni -LRB- left -RRB- and his wife Severine pose for a picture in their living room in Lezignan Corbieres , France . The couple have spoken to their daughter Sahra three times since she left to join the Islamic State but believe her communication is being scripted by the terrorists . A local Kurdish official and Syrian activists say militants from the Islamic State are shelling a Syrian border crossing with Turkey to try and capture it and cut off the embattled town of Kobane . The official , Idriss Nassan , says ISIS aim to seize the crossing in order to close the noose around the town 's Kurdish defenders and prevent anyone from entering or leaving Kobane . The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the militants this morning shelled several areas in Kobane , including the border crossing , which is the town 's only gateway to Turkey . The Islamic State pushed into Kobane for the first time since launching its offensive in the area in mid-September . Activists say the fighting over Kobane has killed more than 500 people . Young girls are also coming from elsewhere in Europe , including between 20 and 50 from Britain . However , the recruitment networks are particularly developed in France , which has long had a troubled relationship with its Muslim community , the largest in Europe . Distraught families plead that their girls are kidnap victims , but a proposed French law would treat them as terrorists who will be arrested if they return . Sahra 's family has spoken to her three times since she left , but her mother , Severine , thinks her communication is being scripted by the terrorists . ` They are being held against their will , ' says Severine , a French woman of European descent . ` They are over there . They 're forced to say things . ' The Ali Mehenni family lives in a red-tiled , middle-class home in Lezignan-Corbieres , a small town in the south of France . Sahra , who turns 18 on Saturday , swooned over her baby brother and shared a room with her younger sister . But family relations turned testy when she demanded to wear the full Islamic veil , dropped out of school for six months and closed herself in her room with a computer . Distraught : Fouad El-Bahty poses for a photographer in Avignon , France . His sister Nora is one of more than 100 girls from France who have left to join Islamic State terrorists in Syria in recent months . Documentation : A legal file detailing the investigation into the disappearance of French teenager Nora El Bahty , who left her home in Avignon to join the Islamic State in Syria in January . Now she was in a new school . And she seemed to be maturing - she asked her mother to help her get a passport , because she wanted her paperwork as an adult in order . On the morning of March 11 , Sahra casually told her father she was taking extra clothing to school to teach her friends to wear the veil . Kamel stifled his anxiety and drove her to the train station . He planned to meet her there just before dinner , as he did every night . At lunchtime on March 11 , she called her mother . I 'm eating with friends , she said . Surveillance video showed at that moment , Sahra was at the airport in Marseille , preparing to board an Istanbul-bound flight . She made one more phone call that day , from the plane , to a Turkish number , her mother said . By nightfall , she had not returned . Her worried parents went to police . They noticed the missing passport the next day . Terrorist : The teenage girls travelling to join ISIS are forced to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -LRB- pictured -RRB- , the leader of the Islamist group that has raped and massacred its way through Syria and Iraq . Militant : The teenage girls ' departures are less the whims of adolescents and more the conclusions of months of work by organised radical recruitment networks that specifically target young people to join ISIS -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` Everything was calculated . They did everything so that she could plan to the smallest detail , ' Severine says . ' I never heard her talk about Syria , jihad . It was as though the sky fell on us . ' Sahra told her brother in a brief call from Syria that she had married to a 25-year-old Tunisian she had just met , and her Algerian-born father had no say because he was n't a real Muslim . Her family has spoken to her twice since then , always guardedly , and communicated a bit on Facebook . But her parents no longer know if she 's the one posting the messages . Sahra told her brother she 's doing the same things in Syria that she did at home - housework , taking care of children . She says she does n't plan to return to France , and wants her mother to accept her religion , her choice , her new husband . Nora 's family knows less about her quiet path out of France , but considerably more about the network that arranged her one-way trip to Syria . Nora grew up the third of six children in the El-Bahty family , the daughter of Moroccan immigrants in the tourist city of Avignon . Her parents are practicing Muslims , but the family does not consider itself strictly religous . Not only France : A number of young British Muslims , including Reyaad Khan -LRB- left -RRB- and Nasser Muthanna -LRB- centre -RRB- from Cardiff , and Abdul Raqib Amin from Aberdeen -LRB- right -RRB- have also travelled to Syria to join ISIS . Barbaric : ISIS rebranded as the Islamic State after declaring the foundation of a caliphate earlier this year . She was recruited on Facebook . Her family does not know exactly how , but propaganda videos making the rounds play to the ideals and fantasies of teenage girls , showing veiled women firing machine guns and Syrian children killed in warfare . The French-language videos also refer repeatedly to France 's decision to restrict use of veils and headscarves , a sore point among many Muslims . Nora was 15 when she departed for school on Jan. 23 and never came back . The next day , Foad , her older brother , learned that she had been veiling herself on her way to school , that she had a second phone number , that she had a second Facebook account targeted by recruiters . ` As soon as I saw this second Facebook account I said , ` She 's gone to Syria , '' Foad says . The family found out through the judicial investigation about the blur of travel that took her there . First she rode on a high-speed train to Paris . Then she flew to Istanbul and a Turkish border town on a ticket booked by a French travel agency , no questions asked . A young mother paid for everything , gave her a place to stay overnight in Paris and promised to travel with her the next day , according to police documents . She never did . Nora 's destination was ultimately a ` foreigners ' brigade ' for the Nusra Front , an al-Qaida branch in Syria , Foad says . The idea apparently was to marry her off . But she objected and one of the emirs intervened on her behalf . For now at least , she remains single , babysitting children of jihadis . She has said she wants to come home - and Foad traveled to Syria but was not allowed to leave with her . ` As soon as they manage to snare a girl , they do everything they can to keep her , ' Foad says . ` Girls are n't there for combat , just for marriage and children . A reproduction machine . ' Two people have been charged in Nora 's case , including the young mother . Other jihadi networks targeting girls have since been broken up , including one where investigators found a 13-year-old girl being prepared to go to Syria , according to a French security official . ` It is not at random that these girls are leaving . They are being guided . She was being commanded by remote control , ' says family lawyer Guy Guenoun ` And now she has made a trip to the pit of hell . '
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At least 100 girls and young women from France have recently left for Syria . Have been targeted by recruitment networks belonging to the Islamic State . Terrorists focus on winning trusts of young people searching for an identity . Women joining ISIS mostly serve as wives and housekeepers for militants .
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Comic actor and impersonator Steve Bridges , who was best known for his impressions of President George W. Bush , has died aged 48 . The comedian , who also portrayed presidents Clinton and Obama with the help of prosthetics , was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday . It is believed Bridges died of natural causes . An autopsy is scheduled , but the Los Angeles County coroner 's office said foul play was not suspected . Scroll down for videos . Loss : Comic and actor Steve Bridges , best known for his impersonations of President George W. Bush -LRB- as pictured -RRB- , has been found dead in his LA home . Bridges , who was a regular on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , began doing impersonations as a child , starting with the Three Stooges . ` Anything I saw on TV , I imitated , ' he told Larry King in a CNN interview in 2006 . He had voice coaching and acting classes growing up in Los Angeles , and caught the public 's eye with his impressions of Al Gore and Clinton . In 2003 , he was invited to the White House to meet President Bush in the Oval Office . Friends : Bridges , right , met Bush at the White House in 2003 , pictured . Laughter : Bush , with Bridges in 2003 , has praised the . comedian 's talent . Good humour : They also spoke together at a 2006 White House dinner . He attended without the prosthetic makeup , but Bush admitted he had seen videos - and was shocked by Bridges 's uncanny performances . According to Bridges , Bush said , ' I tell you : You see a videotape where someone looks like you , acts like you , talks like you - that 's weird . ' Of the meeting , Bridges added : ` The President said he really appreciated the tone of my material , how it was all in fun and something he 'd feel comfortable having his daughters hear . ' In 2006 , they spoke together at the annual White House Correspondents ' Association dinner - to uproarious laughter from audience . Uncanny : Bridges , who used prosthetic makeup for his acts , also impersonated President Obama and was a regular on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Variety : Other acts included Bill Clinton -LRB- left -RRB- and Arnold Schwarzenegger -LRB- right -RRB- . Adopting the president 's mannerisms , . Bridges told the guests : ` Some of my critics in the international . community call me arrogant . ' I will not even honour that with a response . Screw them ! ' The president added that he was ` absolutely delighted to be here , as is -LSB- wife -RSB- Laura , ' to which Mr Bridges quipped : ` She 's hot ! ' Bridges told the Washington Post in 2006 : ' I try to become that person in a funny way . I try to act like him , from the mannerisms to the phraseology . ' He also underwent a process lasting more than two hours to have makeup and prosthetics applied to fully resemble the presidents . Bridges built up a repertoire of around 200 impressions , including Homer Simpson , Regis Philbin and Rush Limbaugh . He also impersonated California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Jimmy Carter . As himself : Bridges , 48 , is believed to have died from natural causes . Bridges ' management wrote on his site : ` It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steve Bridges . His passing comes as a shock to all of us . ` The cause of death is not known at this time , but we will publish more information as it becomes available . ` Steve brought joy and laughter to . millions and was a great inspiration to all who knew him . He will be . sadly missed . Our prayers go to his family at this time . ' Bridges . is survived by his parents , Tom and Margaret Bridges , two brothers , Jon . and Philip , and a sister , Elizabeth Bridges , all of Clayton , . California . See below for videos .
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Steve Bridges found dead in his Los Angeles , California home after dying of suspected natural causes . Appeared alongside Bush at the annual White House Correspondents ' Association dinner in 2006 . Also known for impressions of presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton .
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Albert Peterson shot dead his wife and two sons hours after going to church because he dreaded the thought of Obama winning the election , a family friend has revealed . A confidante of the family for the past 25 years has spoken to MailOnline about the strength and grace of the Peterson family , as well as the torment that plagued Albert which drove him to shoot dead his wife Kathleen and his two sons Christopher and Mathew at their suburban home in DC on Sunday . A history of mental illness , the loss of a dear uncle , and a growing fear of Obama winning a second term in the White House took its toll on the mind of Mr Peterson , a wealthy defense contractor , the friend said . ` He just did not want his kids inheriting this mess , ' Maggie L , who did not wish to reveal her last name , told MailOnline . ` Sometimes we thought he might take his own life when he was so depressed . We never thought he would take Kathie 's . ' Gone : Albert Peterson , left , shot dead his wife Kathleen , right , and two sons hours after going to church . The couple is pictured on January 4 , 2010 . Just Beginning : Christopher , 13 , right was an eighth grader at Rachel Carson Middle School and Matthew , 16 , left , was a sophomore at Westfield High School . Both were avid soccer players and active at their church . Albert , 57 , Kathleen , 52 , Matthew , 16 , and Christopher , 13 , were found Tuesday just after noon inside their home in Herndon , Virgina . Co-workers reported to police that they were concerned that Mr and Mrs Peterson had not reported to work for the past two days . Mr Peterson was a defense contractor and Mrs Peterson worked at Blackbird Technologies , a company that specializes in defense , law enforcement and intelligence work . Chris was an eighth grader at Rachel Carson Middle School and Matthew was a sophomore at Westfield High School . Both were avid soccer players and active at their church . The preliminary police investigation indicates that Albert Peterson killed his wife and their children before taking his own life . Each of the deceased died of gunshot wounds to the upper body . Maggie had been a friend of the family for the past three decades . ` I 've known Kathie since I was 21 . She 's been like a sister to me , ' Maggie said . ` If she knew her husband would have done this to her , she would have protected those boys till the end . ' Albert and Kathleen Ortiz were married some 25 years ago , Maggie said , and met over a mutual love of fitness.Mrs Peterson , who was Puerto Rican , had an indomitable spirit , always active and pursuing adventure , Maggie said . ` That girl had such a zest for life , ' Maggie sad . ` She was a consummate planner . She never wanted to waste an ounce of life . ' She continued : ` If I was having a crappy day , she would come . If I needed advice , I said , `` Kathie , what do I do ? What do I say ? '' and she always set me straight . She always had advice . She was always there . ' Mother : Mrs Peterson worked at Blackbird Technologies , a company that specializes in defense , law enforcement and intelligence work . But as time went on , Mr Peterson 's paranoia and the demons from his past prevented him from enjoying life , his friends and his family . ` He 's had difficulty his whole life , ' Maggie said . ` He had a rough time with paranoia . ' At a young age , Maggie said , both his father and his uncle committed suicide . ` His dad suffered from alopecia and it was something he could n't live with , ' Maggie said . After Mr Peterson 's Uncle John killed himself , Maggie said that both Petersons were unnerved as they had frequently sent their children to his home to spend time with him . ` When Uncle John died , -LSB- Mr Peterson -RSB- kicked himself and said `` God , what would have happened if our sons were there when it happened ? '' ' Maggie recalled . Thinking back on the eerie precursor , Maggie is still dumbfounded . ` It just never crossed our minds , ' she said . Young : Mathew , left , and Christopher , right , pose for a photograph at an earlier date . Mr Peterson 's life was punctuated by . bouts of paranoia that became so severe , he wallowed in his depression , . gained weight , and contemplated taking his own life . In one dark episode , after his mother died five years ago , his wife had to pull him from the brink of suicide . ` Kathie was a strong person and she probably put her foot down , like she did five years ago , ' Maggie said . ` Kathie could n't believe the way he was acting and how he thought . ' ` She wanted to be out doing something - biking , hiking , tubing and I know that frustrated Al. . She just wanted to be living life and he took that from her , ' she said . Maggie said that this spring , Mr Peterson lost his Uncle Bill to an infection , whom he looked up to as the family patriarch . ` He felt like there was no one left in his family , ' Maggie said . Mrs Peterson 's family never fully warmed to Mr Peterson , Maggie said . ' I know that Kathie 's brother hates him right now . Kathie 's brother did n't speak to Al , ' Maggie said . ` He saw something in Al that probably did n't sit well with him . ' Recently , Mr Peterson began writing paranoid emails to his friends and family about politics on a daily basis , sometimes even more frequently , Maggie said . Tragic : The preliminary police investigation indicates that Albert Peterson killed his wife and their children before taking his own life . Shock : Each of the deceased died of gunshot wounds to the upper body . ' I got emails and the emails stopped all of a sudden last week , ' Maggie said . ` He felt that our God-given rights were being taken away . He did n't like where the country was going . ' Mr Peterson , also mentioned pressures at work that troubled Maggie . Explaining his increasingly erratic behavior , she said : ` He said he wanted to expose something at work . He also got the impression at work , that if they did n't vote for Obama and get him elected , they would lose their jobs , ' ` We do n't know . Maybe she put her foot down Sunday night and told him `` Al get it together , '' ' Maggie said , noting that both Kathleen and Albert had security clearances . ` When Al was here last time , he was pretty worked up , ' Maggie said . ` They were very well off people and they saved a lot of money . He could n't understand how the government could be so irresponsible and he thought it would be on the backs of his boys . ' Police have confirmed Mr Peterson 's feelings toward politics were unusually passionate , but declined to speculate what precipitated the tragedy . ` We do n't know the motive in this tragic case , ' Lucy Caldwell of the Fairfax Police Department said . ` We are aware that the father had strong political opinions but can not speculate as to how those opinions related to this case . We will , most likely , never know exactly why this occurred . ' Community : A candlelight vigil for the family was held at Floris United Methodist Church , pictured , on Wednesday evening . Loss : Students at Rachel Carson . Middle School , left , and Westfield High . School , right , wore black to school on Wednesday to commemorate their classmates . On Thursday , they wore white as a sign of peace . As close as she was to the family , Maggie still can not come to grips with what happened . ` To think that their father could do this to them ... ' Maggie said , weeping . ` The boys were so beautiful . ' Matthew was born premature , Maggie said , and she remembers how small he was - tiny enough to fit in the palm of her hand . ` This boy was something special . Matthew did n't have a mean bone in body . He protected kids that were bullied in school , ' she said . Last weekend , Maggie , Kathleen , Matthew and Christopher attended a Mitt Romney rally together . That 's when Matthew told Maggie his plans for college . ' I asked him where he wanted to go to college . He said Liberty University . He was so excited about going , ' she said , weeping . Mr Peterson never made it to the rally . He got stuck trying to park the car and since his knees were bad , he could n't walk to the event . ` Those boys were raised by one of the best Moms . Kathie knew every minute where her boys were . Those boys were never in trouble . ' Students at Rachel Carson Middle School and Westfield High School wore black to school on Wednesday to mourn their classmates . On Thursday , they wore white as a sign of peace .
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Albert , Kathleen , Mathew and Christopher Peterson were found dead Tuesday in their Herndon , Virginia home . Police say Albert shot dead his family before turning the weapon on himself . A friend of the family says that Albert suffered from debilitating paranoia , exacerbated by the upcoming election . ` He just did not want his kids inheriting this mess , ' the friend said .
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Suspicious : Shane Todd was found dead in his Singapore apartment last summer . He apparently hanged himself , but his family claims he was murdered . The hanging death of an American electronics engineer in Singapore last summer has ignited an international mystery , after his family and girlfriend developed suspicions that he may have been murdered the week before he was scheduled to return home to the U.S. . The family of Shane Todd visited his apartment in the Chinatown district of Singapore days after they received news of his June 2012 death , saying that their son had misgivings about some of the work he was doing for the company . Dr Todd , 31 , was slated to return to the U.S. after completing an 18-month stint at the Institute of Microelectronics , and his family is now desperately searching for how -- and why -- their son is dead . A February 15 piece published in the Financial Times magazine tells of how Mr Todd 's parents , Mary and Rick Todd , traveled from Montana to Singapore days after their son 's death on June 23 , 2012 . Mrs Todd told the magazine in no uncertain terms : ` We think our son was murdered . ' The Todds did not immediately respond to a request sent by MailOnline . According to the magazine , the Todds , joined by their sons , John and Dylan , went to see where Shane had spent his last hours . His parents have said he was murdered because of his involvement in the project , which they say involved exporting sensitive military technology to China . IME did not immediately respond to MailOnline 's request for comment . The family told the FT that they discovered several things awry at Dr Todd 's Colonial-era apartment . Piles of laundry were neatly folded and ready to be packed in suitcases , packed moving boxes littered the apartment , and his plane ticket back to the States was sitting on his dining room table . Close : Mary and Rick Todd , center , are mourning the death of their son Shane -LRB- back right , pictured with brothers John , back left , Dylan , front right , Chet and his wife Corynne , front left -RRB- . The Singapore police report from last summer states that Mr Todd -- who stood more than 6ft and 200 pounds -- constructed a sort of noose by bolting a pulley to the bathroom wall and wrapping a strap through the contraption . However , when the Todd family arrived days later , they were appalled to find that their late son 's front door was unlocked , there was no crime tap indicating an active investigation , and more importantly -- no bolts drilled into the bathroom . The Singapore Police released a statement today in response to the FT article , reading in part : ` The police investigate all unnatural death cases thoroughly , working closely with the pathologist and other relevant experts , and no prior assumptions are made on the cause of death , ' according to Yahoo! Singapore . The FT article also states that the FBI bureau in Singapore has volunteered their forensic help on two separate occasions , but said that the local police had declined their help . An FBI source in Washington told the paper that they could do nothing to help the investigation until the Singapore Police formally accepted their assistance . In the statement , Singapore police added : ` Since the death of Mr Shane Todd , the Police have engaged and assisted the family without impending the objectivity of our investigation process . We will continue to do so . Police have also kept the American Embassy and FBI informed of this case . ' The family also recovered a hard drive with backup data from his time at IME . The FT gave information on the hard drive to Professor Sir Colin Humphreys to analyze . The professor works as the director of research at Cambridge University 's Centre for Gallium Nitride . Brothers : Shane Todd was one of four boys and his grieving family want to know the truth about his death . According to the centre 's website , the chemical , known as GaN , is ` probably the most important semiconductor material since silicon . ' The chemical is used in many of today 's high-tech products , from Blu-ray players to hybrid electric cars , and can withstand heat to much higher capacity than silicone . It is the building blocks for blue light-emitting diodes -LRB- LEDs -RRB- . Sir Colin told the FT that the data on Dr Todd 's hard drive was fore a high-electron mobility transistor made from GaN , adding that the project had applications for both the military and commercial use . Singapore police said they were still investigating the death of Dr Todd and would submit their evidence to a coroner . Singaporean pathologists concluded in an autopsy last June that he died by hanging in his Singapore flat . Chemicals : Dr Todd was working with Gallium Nitrate -LRB- GaN -RRB- , a synthetic material used in many high-tech objects like Blu-ray players and hybrid electric cars . ` IME approached Huawei on one occasion to cooperate with them in the GaN field , but we decided not to accept , and consequently do not have any cooperation with IME related to GaN , ' Huawei said in a statement . Huawei said that the development of GaN technology was commonplace across the telecommunications industry . Interviews with the family , colleagues and friends revealed conflicting views on Dr Todd 's state of mind before his death , the nature of his work and how he died . Colleagues said that he was increasingly depressed in his last few months , but said that his concerns appeared to centre on a sense of failure about his work , and an ambivalence about returning to the United States . On assignment : Dr Todd lived in the Chinatown district of Singapore ; here the skyline is pictured . Researchers in unrelated fields have also questioned how , if his work was so sensitive , he was able to take home computer files from his office . IME is part of a network of research institutes managed by government-run Agency for Science , Technology and Research , or A * Star . A former A * Star researcher now working in the United States pointed out that IME and other A * Star institutes were not military research organizations . Huawei is one of the world 's largest telecommunication equipment companies , but has been blocked from some projects in Australia and deemed a security risk by the U.S. congress on the grounds that its equipment could be used for spying , according to Reuters . Huawei has routinely denied such accusations and has said it is not linked to the Chinese government . Dr Todd 's parents said in interviews in July that Singapore police and IME had failed to properly investigate his death after his body was found hanging from a door in his Singapore apartment on the evening of June 24 , two days after he quit IME . Singapore police say they have handled the case as they have handled other cases , and their procedures follow high international standards . They said in such cases of unnatural death , ` no prior assumptions ' were made about the cause . Big business : Huawei is one of the world 's largest telecommunication equipment companies , but has been deemed a security risk by the U.S. congress on the grounds that its equipment could be used for spying . Mrs Todd said in a telephone interview with Reuters last July that he had been scared . ' I had been talking to him for months for at least an hour every week and he told us he was afraid of being murdered because of his contacts with the Chinese government , ' she said . ` He quit his job because of it . ' Huawei declined to say whether they had been working on other projects with IME . Colleagues said shortly after Todd 's death that he had told them at one point he had been working on a project with Huawei but that it was not sensitive or high-level in nature . One described it as carrying out ` measurement test reports ' of semiconductors . The FT said that Dr Todd had been involved in proposing a joint project with Huawei . While it did not say whether the project was approved , it quoted his parents as saying that subsequently he complained to them of being asked to do things with a Chinese company he did not identify that made him uncomfortable . Dr Todd was described in his obituary as an avid baseball player and a brilliant scientific mind . He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Santa Barbara . Reuters contributed to this report .
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Shane Todd , an American working on an 18-month assignment in Singapore , was found hanged in his apartment in June 2012 . Family claims he was murdered and Singapore police refuse to accept help from FBI . Todds also recovered hard drive with backup data from son 's project . Dr Todd was doing research on high-tech chemical and was collaborating with Chinese company , according to report .
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Government officials have hit out at CNN for reporting on the personal journal of murdered ambassador Chris Stevens , saying they did so against the wishes of his family . Anderson Cooper revealed on Friday night that the news channel had used the document as a source after finding it inside the U.S. consulate in Benghazi . But a State Department spokesman on Friday claimed that CNN had promised not to mention the journal , and described their U-turn as ` disgusting ' and ` indefensible ' . Scroll down to watch video from Wednesday 's show . New revelations : On Wednesday , Anderson Cooper , left , told Senator John McCain , right , that a ` source familiar with Ambassador Stevens ' thinking ' said the envoy was worried about security . Mystery source : Cooper admitted two days later the CNN found Stevens ' personal journal in Libya and used information from it in its reporting . Mr Stevens died alongside three other . Americans on September 11 when militant jihadists stormed the consulate . in protest against an American-made anti-Muslim video . CNN found the ambassador 's personal . journal four days later , and used it to report on his state of mind . during Mr Cooper 's primetime show on Wednesday . Slain : Ambassador Christoper Stevens was killed along with three other Americans during violent protests in Benghazi , Libya . However , the network broke a pledge . to Mr Stevens ' family that it would not report on the diary , said State . Department spokesman Philippe Reines . The family was informed within hours . about the discovery of the journal , a hard-bound book that included . seven handwritten pages . CNN gave the document to an Italian . official at the State Department 's request , and it is now being returned . to the ambassador 's relative . ` Given the truth of how this was handled , CNN patting themselves on the back is disgusting , ' Mr Reines said in his statement . ` Whose first instinct is to remove . from a crime scene the diary of a man killed along with three other . Americans serving our country , read it , transcribe it , email it around . your newsroom for others to read and then call the family ? ' In a phone call with the Stevens . family , CNN ` agreed to abide by the clear wishes of the Stevens family , . and pledged not to use the diary or even allude to its existence until . hearing back from the family , ' he added . But four days later , ` They just went ahead and used it . ' CNN defended its use of the journal 's contents and asked , ` Why is the State Department now attacking the messenger ? ' The network continued : ` CNN did not . initially report on the existence of a journal out of respect for the . family , but we felt there were issues raised in the journal which . required full reporting , which we did . ' Lucky find : Stevens ' handwritten journal was discovered by CNN on the first floor of the burnt out U.S. consulate in Benghazi . Ravaged embassy : CNN described the U.S. consulate compound as being largely abandoned by the time its staff arrived there following the attack . On Wednesday 's edition of Anderson . Cooper 360 , the host told Senator John McCain that ' a source familiar . with Ambassador Stevens ' thinking told us that in the months before his . death he talked about being worried about the never-ending security . threats that he was facing in Benghazi , and specifically about the rise . in Islamist extremism and growing al Qaeda presence . ' Cooper added that ` the source also mentioned -LSB- Stevens -RSB- being on an al Qaeda hit list . ' Two days later , Mr Cooper . acknowledged that the network had obtained Mr Stevens ' journal , and that . some of the information regarding the late ambassador 's thought process . in the months leading to the deadly September 11 , 2012 , attack on the . U.S. consulate in Benghazi was drawn from his entries . ` On Wednesday of this week , we . reported that a source familiar with Ambassador Stevens ' thinking said . in the months before his death , Ambassador Stevens talked about being . worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in . Benghazi , ' Mr Cooper told his viewers on Friday night . ` We . also reported that the ambassador specifically mentioned the rise in . Islamic extremism , the growing al Qaeda presence in Libya and said he . was on an al Qaeda hit list . ` The . information for that report , like all of CNN 's reporting , was carefully . vetted . Some of that information was found in a personal journal of . Ambassador Stevens in his handwriting . ` We . came upon the journal through our reporting and notified the family . At . their request , we returned that journal to them . We reported what we . found newsworthy in the ambassador 's writings . A reporter followed up on . what we found newsworthy , as I said , in the ambassador 's writings , ' Mr . Cooper concluded . Bloody protests : Violent demonstrations broke out in Libya and across the Middle East on September 11 following the release of a U.S.-made film mocking the Prophet Mohammed . Last memento : CNN said it notified Stevens ' family of the find and at their request handed over the journal to his relatives via a third party . Shortly after 1am on Saturday , CNN published . a story without a by-line on its website explaining how the journal . came into its possession , and how the information it contains was used . in the network 's reporting . The journal consisting of seven handwritten pages in a hard-bound book was found on the floor of the ravaged consulate compound where Mr Stevens was fatally wounded . The network stated that it used Mr Stevens ' entries as tips shedding light on the situation in Libya and in Benghazi in particular . ` CNN took the newsworthy tips and corroborated them with other sources , ' the article said . If CNN 's version of events is to be believed , the ` source familiar with the ambassador 's thinking ' mentioned by Mr Cooper during Wednesday 's show was not Mr Stevens ' journal since the network claims it only used tips from his entries . However , it remains unclear why CNN did not reveal that it had found the ambassador 's journal until Friday . Watch footage from Wednesday 's show .
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CNN found Ambassador Christopher Stevens ' personal journal on the floor at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi . Journal consisted of seven handwritten pages in a hard-bound book . Network says it notified Stevens ' family and handed over the journal . But State Department attacks CNN for ` breaking promise to family '
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Mystery surrounds the death of a celebrated computer hacker who claimed to know how to remotely kill someone fitted with a heart pacemaker -- as happened in the fictional TV spy drama Homeland . Barnaby Jack died in San Francisco on Thursday , just days before he was due to give a speech revealing how implanted heart devices were at risk from fatal hacking attacks . The San Francisco Medical Examiner 's office confirmed the death last night but did not give any further details . Scroll down for video . Mystery : The cause of Barnaby Jack 's death is currently unknown . He gained notoriety after demonstrating how to hack into ATMs -LRB- pictured right -RRB- . New Zealand-born Jack , 35 , was scheduled to be one of the star guests at the Black Hat hacking convention in Las Vegas next week . In a presentation called Hacking Humans , he was planning to highlight the shortcomings of commonly used pacemaker machines by demonstrating how he could hack into them and kill the heart patient from 50ft away with a deadly power surge triggered by a wireless transmitter . An episode of the acclaimed US series Homeland , starring Damian Lewis and Claire Danes , showed a terrorist using a computer to hack into the Vice-President 's pacemaker and speed up his heartbeat until it kills him . In Homeland , the killer needed the serial number of the pacemaker , but Jack argued that in real life it was even simpler and knowing the code was not necessary . In a recent blog , he said : ` The only implausible aspect of the hack was the range in which the attack was carried out . ` The attacker would have had to be in the same building or have a transmitter set up closer to the target . With that said , the scenario was not too far-fetched . ' He said some pacemakers could be commanded to deliver a deadly 830-volt shock from someone on a laptop up to 50ft away , the result of poor software programming by medical device companies . Barnaby Jack had claimed he had developed a technique for hacking pacemakers -LRB- file photograph -RRB- . Jack claimed it was possible to infect the pacemaker companies ' servers with a bug that would spread through their system like a virus . ` We are potentially looking at a worm with the ability to commit mass murder , ' he added . ` It 's kind of scary . ' The possibility of such attacks is being taken so seriously by the US Food and Drug Administration -LRB- FDA -RRB- that it has asked manufacturers to ensure greater protection for newer pacemakers which use wireless technology . Jack became one of the world 's most famous hackers after a 2010 demonstration of ` Jackpotting ' -- getting cash machines to spew out money . At the time of his death , Jack was director of embedded-device security for Seattle information-security firm IOActive . The company said in a tweet : ` Lost but never forgotten , our beloved pirate , Barnaby Jack , has passed . '
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Barnaby Jack had said he could kill a person from 30 feet by using the hack . Gained infamy after demonstrating how to hack cash machines . Video courtesy of Security Week . To see more of Barnaby Jack 's ATM hacking click here .
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Murdered : A congressman has called for an FBI probe into the death of mayoral candidate Marco McMillian -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Mississippi . An openly gay Mississippi mayoral candidate whose body was found dumped on a riverbank last week was beaten and burned , his family has said . Marco McMillian 's godfather , Carter Womack , said on Monday that the information came from the Coahoma County coroner , but the coroner declined to comment . Womack said the family was told McMillian 's body was dragged under a fence and left near a Mississippi River levee last week . It was discovered on Tuesday . A person with knowledge of the . investigation told the Associated Press that McMillian had bruises and . there were burns on at least part of his body . On Thursday , Lawrence Reed , 22 , was taken into custody and charged with the murder of McMillian , the state 's first openly gay candidate for public office . He was running for mayor of Clarksdale . The . relationship between the two men is unclear but Reed was allegedly . driving McMillian 's SUV when it was involved in a head-on crash just . before the candidate 's body was discovered . According to the pressregister.com , Reed , an associate at the Motor Club of America , was injured in the crash and provided police with the location of McMillian 's body . Collision : His SUV was involved in a head-on collision on Tuesday morning when Lawrence Reed was driving . Charged : Lawrence Reed , pictured left and right , has been charged with the murder of Marco McMillian . Authorities . had been looking for McMillian who was reported missing after the early morning crash . Coahoma . County Coroner Scotty Meredith confirmed the body belonged to . McMillian , a dedicated Democrat who was running to become mayor of . Clarksdale . Campaign . supporters and residents paid tribute to the politician as a dedicated . community activist and a legitimate candidate for office . ` We . remember Marco as a bold and passionate public servant , whose faith . informed every aspect of his life , ' his campaign manager , Jarod Keith , . said in a statement . ` Tragically , that life has been cut short . ' Political ambitions : Marco McMillian was running as a democrat candidate for mayor of Clarksdale . Supporters said the politician , pictured right with President Obama , could have gone all the way . The . sheriff 's office said deputies responded to the two-car crash on U.S. Highway 49 South near the Coahoma and Tallahatchie county lines at about 8 a.m. Promising : Colleagues said McMillian , 34 , was ` President of the United States material ' McMillian . was hoping to win the office being vacated by Mayor Henry Espy Jr. , the . brother of Mike Espy , a former congressman and U.S. Agriculture . Secretary . Henry Espy decided not to seek re-election after more than . two decades in office . Fans and friends of McMillian , whose . Facebook account features a picture of him alongside President Obama , paid tribute to him last week . Dennis Thomas , 33 , who works at Abe 's Barbeque , said : ` There 's . a lot of people upset about it . Why would somebody want to do something . like that to somebody of that caliber ? ` He was a highly respected person . in town . He 's been in the community helping out a lot . ' Norman Van Collins Sr took to Facebook to say the party had lost a future star . ' I am definitely praying for the family as well as sharing their grief , ' he said . ` Marco was like a son to me , and I so looked forward to his campaign and . his ultimately becoming the next mayor of my hometown Clarksdale which . so desperately needs leadership such that of Marco . He was definitely . POTUS potential . ' The . Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute said there ` hearts go . out to the family and friends of Marco McMillian ' . Hopeful : Mr McMillian was running for mayor of Clarksdale after years as a dedicated community activist . Tragic : It 's unclear whether Reed knew the candidate , pictured . McMillian . was CEO of MWM & Associates , described on its website as a . consulting firm for non-profit organizations . He had recently served as . international executive director of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. . Jimmy . Hammock , the fraternity 's international president , praised McMillian in . a Facebook post for making ` an incredible difference in his community . and in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity ' . A statement . from the historically black fraternity said he had secured the first . federal contract to ` raise the awareness of the adverse impact of . HIV/AIDS on communities of color for the Fraternity ' . It noted that . Ebony Magazine had recognized him in 2004 as one of the nation 's '30 . up-and-coming African Americans ' under age 30 .
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Marco McMillian , 34 , was found dead by the Mississippi River on Tuesday . The Democrat candidate vying to become mayor of Clarksdale would have been the first openly gay mayor in Mississippi . Lawrence Reed , 22 , has been charged with murdering the political star . Reed crashed McMillian 's SUV at the time his body was discovered .
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Tragedy : John W Price , 42 , was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound , sources say . The leader of Navy SEAL Team Four , one of the most senior commanders in the elite world of special operations , has died after apparently committing suicide in Afghanistan , it was reported today . Commander John W Price , 42 , was found dead in his quarters with a gunshot wound on Saturday - just three days before Christmas . Cmdr Price was based in Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek , Virginia , near Norfolk and had been in the military for more than 23 years . He leaves behind a wife , Stephanie and a nine-year-old daughter Jillian , who both live in Virginia Beach . The commander is originally from Pottstown , Pennsylvania . He commanded six platoons , two-dozen SEAL commandos and numerous support staff , deployed in Uruzgan Province , where they were conducting counter-terrorism missions and training police in remote parts of the country . SEAL Team Four is one of nine teams of special operations troops . The most famous of the combat groups is the classified SEAL Team Six , which conducted the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011 . A U.S. military official said the death ` appears to be the result of suicide . ' The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the death is still being investigated . ` The Naval Special Warfare family is deeply saddened by the loss of our teammate , ' said Captain Robert Smith , commander of Naval Special Warfare Group Two , which manages all Virginia-based Navy SEAL teams . ` We extend our condolences , thoughts and prayers to the family , friends , and NSW community during this time of grieving . ` As we mourn the loss and honor the memory of our fallen teammate , those he served with will continue to carry out the mission . ' Elite : Navy SEALs are among the U.S. military 's most highly-trained and deadly commandos . Secretive : SEAL Team Four is based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek , Virginia , near Naval Station Norfolk , the Navy 's largest East Coast base . Navy SEAL Team Four , one of nine SEAL Teams , is focused on Latin America and all commandos in the unit speak Spanish . The team gained a reputation for bravery during the 1983 invasion of Grenada . The unit , which consists of six platoons , has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan . It was currently working on counter-terrorism missions in rural Afghanistan , as well as training police in the far-flung regions of Uruzgan Province . The team is based , along with four others , at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek near Norfolk , Virginia . CNN . reports that Cmdr Price was not involved in any controversies or . military discipline . It is unknown why he committed suicide . His body was found when he failed to report for duty on Saturday , a source told the network . SEAL Team Four specializes in operations in Latin America and all members of the team are required to speak Spanish . The team was deployed to Grenada in 1983 . The unit has also had multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan . In . 2009 , then-Cmdr Dennis Debobes was fired as head of SEAL Team Four . because his superiors had ` lost confidence in his ability to perform his . duties . ' No specific reason for the termination was cited . The . Navy SEALS have been involved in numerous high-profile missions during . the war in Afghanistan , and have taken numerous causalities during . high-profile attacks . Eleven . Navy SEALs died in 2005 during Operating Whalers , when a team of SEAL . Team Six commandos were ambushed during a mission to disrupt Afghan . operations . A helicopter launched on the subsequent rescue mission , . Operation Red Wings , saw shot down , as well , killing all aboard . SEAL Teams Six and Ten were involved in those operations . In . August 2011 , 22 SEALs , most of them members of the elite Team Six , were . killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters . The SEALs had been dispatched to assist a group of Army Rangers in capturing a top commander . The Taliban claimed they had lured . the commandos to their deaths by feeding false information to American . intelligence operatives . Heavy involvement : Navy SEALS are seen here speaking with local Afghans during a ` Sensitive Site Exploration ' mission in 2011 .
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Commander John W Price , 42 , oversaw SEAL Team Four , which was training Afghan police in Uruzgan Province , Afghanistan . Father of a young daughter Jillian , 9 , is also survived by his wife Stephanie . SEALs have suffered heavy casualties in Afghanistan .
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Tragedy : Mississippi state Rep Jessica Upshaw was found dead of a single bullet wound to the head on Sunday . Authorities in Mississippi are investigating after a state lawmaker was found dead in a suspected suicide at the home of a former colleague , according to local officials . Republican Rep. Jessica Upshaw , 53 , of the 95th District in Diamondhead , was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head in the home of former Rep. Clinton Rotenberry . The cause of Upshaw 's death is believed to be suicide , but authorities are still awaiting the results of an autopsy . Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis told WLOX that Upshaw appeared to have shot herself in the head at the home in Mendenhall , which is located about 30 miles southeast of Jackson , the state capital , and about 110 miles from Upshaw 's hometown . Upshaw , a Republican , was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2004 . She was not married , but has an adult daughter who lives in South Korea and is married with a newborn . Rotenberry , 60 , also a Republican , served in the 77th district as a state representative from 1992 to 2007 , when he lost his seat to a challenger . He has a wife and three daughters . Rotenberry and Upshaw 's daughter , Lauren Upshaw Welch , are Facebook friends . Welch is also connected to Rotenberry 's daughter , Rebecca , on the social networking site . Mississippi state Rep. John Read told the Clarion-Ledger that he was a longtime friend of Upshaw 's . He said Upshaw 's daughter and . son-in-law , both engineers working in South Korea , had recently brought . Upshaw 's infant grandson to Mississippi for a visit . Mystery : Upshaw 's body was reportedly found with . a single bullet wound to the head at the home of former state Rep Clint . Rotenberry , pictured right . Mystery : Rotenberry , 60 , is pictured with an unidentified woman . He served in the state legislature from 1992 to 2007 . ` She was very close with her daughter . and with her mother -- just loved her family , ' Read told the newspaper . ` Her heart was just so big . She 'd do anything for you . She was just a . sweet person . I 'm just shaken by this . We have lost a good person . ' No one has been arrested in the case and the investigation has been handed over to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation . Family : Upshaw 's daughter , Lauren Upshaw Welch , is married with a new baby and lives with her husband in South Korea . The agency 's spokesman , Michael Strain , did not return a call from MailOnline for comment . Upshaw was an attorney who was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2004 . Gov Phil Bryant told the paper : ' -LSB- My wife -RSB- Deborah and I were saddened . to hear of the passing of Rep Jessica Upshaw . I have known Jessica for . many years as an unselfish and dedicated public servant . He added : ` This is a tragic loss for . her family and all Mississippians , and our thoughts and prayers go out . to her family during this difficult time . ' Upshaw is the fifth Mississippi lawmaker in to die in the last few months . Joe Gardner of Batesville , died last month of a heart attack at the age of 68 . Democratic Rep. David Gibbs , of West Point , died January 13 . Two Democratic state senators , Bennie Turner , of West Point , and Alice Harden , of Jackson , died in late 2012 . Rotenberry did not answer his phone , and his answering machine was full . House Minority Leader Bobby Moak describes her as a passionate champion of causes for her district and the state .
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State Rep Jessica Upshaw , 53 , is found dead in home of former Rep Clint Rotenberry of a single gunshot wound to the head . She is believed to have killed herself . Upshaw is the fifth Mississippi lawmaker to die in the last few months .
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Killed : Dr. Perry Inhofe died when the plane he was piloting came down outside Tulsa in a heavily wooded area . Controversial Republican Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe has confirmed that his son died in a plane crash on Sunday . Dr. Perry Inhofe worked as an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa and was piloting the Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 twin turboprop aircraft that came down five miles from Tulsa International Airport . Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman George Brown said authorities confirmed that one person died in the crash which occurred at 3.40 p.m.in a heavily wooded area . According to flight tracking websites the aircraft took off from Salina , Kansas and was due to land at the airport after a 45 minute flight . Pilots cleared to land after the fatal crash reported to Tulsa World that the aircraft Dr. Inhofe was flying experienced engine failure . Witnesses Jake Bray and his uncle , Bryon Fry , were in the woods when the plane crashed about 400 yards away . ' I saw it go over once and do n't think anything of it , ' Bray said to Tulsa World . ` Then it circled around and I saw one propeller out . Then it nosed down and went down hard . ` It started spiraling out of control and it hit the ground . ` We were talking about trying and maybe pulling the guy out if that was possible . A small plane burns after crashing near a residential area in Owasso , Oklahoma - This was the twin engined plane that Dr. Perry Inhofe was flying in . ` It was fully engulfed when we got there and it looked like the wings had come detached . There were tires popping ... There was nothing we could do . ' Dr. Perry Inhofe is an orthopedic surgeon with Central States Orthopedics in Tulsa and received a degree in biomedical engineering and electrical engineering from Duke University in 1984 . He is one four children the Senator has with wife Kay Kirkpatrick . Dr. Inhofe has been a commercial pilot since 2009 and was certified as a flight instructor in February of 2012 . Senator Inhofe has just recovered from quadruple bypass surgery in October and had only returned to Washington last week after suffering an extreme blockage in five arteries . Sen. James Inhofe -LRB- R-OK -RRB- speaks during a news conference to announce a plan to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare , at the U.S. Capitol in March . Inhofe turns 79 next year and has been in the U.S. Senate since 1994 and is up for re-election in 2014 . The venerable politician sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is known as one of the more consevative members of Congress . He believes that man-made global warming is a hoax and impossible because ` God 's still up there . ' In 2006 , in an interview with Tulsa World , Inhofe said that environmentalism reminds him of ` the Third Reich ' ... You say something over and over and over again and people will believe it . ' He is also known as a strong supporter of Israel and that its citizens have a right to settle the land around Palestine because it is God given . Inhofe is in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , against adding sexual orientation to the definition of hate crimes , and he voted against prohibiting job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation . As a result he does not hire openly gay staff members because of the possibility of a conflict of interest . He campaigned for his Senate seat in 1994 with the phrase , ` God , guns and gays ' and he was seen by the Associated Press to be running an ad with ` anti-gay overtones ' when one of his commercial featured a wedding cake with two male figures atop , blending into his opponent 's face . In June of 2006 , Inhofe proudly pointed to a photograph of his entire family and claimed on the Senate floor that none of his family were lesbian or gay . Scene : The plane that Inhofe was piloting came down outside Tulsa International Airport and burst into flames . ` As you see here , and I think this is maybe the most important prop we 'll have during the entire debate , my wife and I have been married 47 years . We have 20 kids and grandkids . I 'm really proud to say that in the recorded history of our family , we 've never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship . ' The controversial senator is also infamous for voting against federal disaster relief for states such as New Jersey and New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy , but arguing for assistance in Oklahoma . He claims that the circumstances between natural disasters in his state and others are totally different and can not be compared .
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Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe 's son has perished in an air crash outside Tulsa . Dr. Perry Inhofe was an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa and was the pilot and only person aboard the Mistubishi MU-2B-25 that came down in woods on Sunday . Senator Inhofe is known for his conservative stances on issues such as gay rights , global warming and Obamacare . He has only returned to work last week after quadruple bypass surgery .
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Behind bars : Eddie Ray Routh is charged with two counts of murder after shooting Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in Texas . Police now say that the former marine accused of killing the country 's best sniper and another man at a shooting range now says that he threatened to kill himself and his family back in September and he was hospitalized . A police report from the September 2 incident states they were alerted to the threat when they received a call about 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh , who is now in jail on two murder counts for allegedly killing Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield . ` Eddie stated he was hurting and that his family does not understand what he has been through , ' the police report says . The Dallas Morning News reports that when officers arrived on the scene they found Eddie walking outside the family home without shoes or a shirt , and smelling like alcohol . His mother said that the argument started when his father said that they were going to take away his gun . ` She stated Eddie began arguing and stated that he was going to `` blow his brains out , ''' the report stated . As it has been previously reported , Routh allegedly told police at the scene that he has post traumatic stress disorder . He was arrested on Saturday evening following the afternoon shooting at the gun range , and while he was reportedly calm during the arrest , his time in jail has not been as smooth . Scroll down for video . Storm : Kyle wrote a graphic memoir , American Sniper , about his four bloody tours of Iraq , released last year . Routh is now tied to a chair in . solitary confinement as prison guards put him on suicide watch after he . started acting aggressive towards guards on Sunday night when he refused . to give them back his food tray . The 25-year-old former soldier was . Tasered by guards at Erath County Jail when he ` was trying to attack . them , ' according to ABC News . Routh - who Kyle and Littlefield took . to the range in an effort to connect with the troubled former soldier . and potentially help him work through his post traumatic stress . disorder - remains in jail on $ 3million bail . Police caught Routh after he drove off to his sister 's house in Kyle 's Jeep and confessed to the killings . ' I do n't think anybody knows why . They all went out there together , ' Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant said on Sunday . ` It 's my understanding that the . suspect may have been suffering from some type of mental illness from . being in the military himself , ' he said of Routh . Scene : The shooting took place at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose , Texas earlier this month . He said Routh 's mother may have reached out to Kyle for help with her son . ` We kind of have an idea that maybe . that 's why they were at the range for some type of therapy that Mr. Kyle . assists people with , ' Mr Bryant said . Bryant did n't know whether Routh was on any medication or whether he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder . Authorities say the three men arrived . at the Rough Creek Lodge southwest of Fort Worth around 3.15 pm Saturday . A hunting guide discovered the bodies of Kyle and Littlefield around . 5pm and called 911 . Both Kyle and Littlefield were shot multiple times , and police found a semi-automatic handgun at Routh 's home . According to the Fort Worth . Star-Telegram , Routh 's mother Jodi had reached out to Mr Kyle , asking . him to help her son overcome his PTSD since he had talked about his . rehabilitation efforts in the past . While in Iraq , Kyle survived being shot twice . and he lived through six separate IED explosions as his unit , Charlie . company of SEAL Team Three , saw significant combat . Kyle recorded more than 150 sniper kills - the most in U.S. military history - between 1999 and 2009 . ` Chris struggled with some things , ' said Travis Cox , Kyle 's friend who serves as director of the non-profit . called FITCO that the former sniper started since his retirement . ` He 'd been through a lot and he . handled it with grace , but yeah he did struggle with some things . And he . found a healthy outlet and was proactive in his approach to deal with . those issues and wanted to help spread his healing , what worked for him , . to others . And that 's what he died doing . ' Littlefield , a 35-year-old friend and . neighbor , was Kyle 's ` workout buddy , ' and also volunteered his time to . work with veterans , Cox said . He was married and had children as well . ` He 's a very gentle , sweet-hearted man , just a great man , kind of quiet , ' Cox said of Littlefield . Caught : Police searched for Routh for hours following the shooting on Saturday afternoon but he was found after his sister called him in , as he fled to her house in Kyle 's pick up truck and proceeded to confess to the killings . Criticism : Former Texas congressman Ron Paul posted a controversial message about the shooting . ` He just really cared . ` He wanted to do whatever he could to . help veterans and help see that vision of serving others that Chris had . He shared that vision with all of us . He was a great man . ' Mr Cox said he understood that Kyle . and Littlefield were helping Routh work through his own PTSD and he said . it was not a FITCO session . Very few public figures have spoken . out about Kyle 's death , though former Republican presidential candidate . and Texan congressman Ron Paul decided to break his silence on Monday . ` Chris Kyle 's death seems to confirm . that `` he who lives by the sword dies by the sword . '' Treating PTSD at a . firing range does n't make sense , ' he wrote to his 400,000 followers .
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Eddie Ray Routh arrested Saturday for murder of top U.S. sniper Chris Kyle and Kyle 's friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range . Guards had to Taser Routh on Sunday night in prison after he attacked . Now placed him on suicide watch and have him tied to a chair . Former Congressman Ron Paul tweeted : ` He who lives by the sword dies by the sword '
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A father lets out a sob of ecstatic relief as he clutches his son . A mother , her face a picture of joy , holds her precious child as she flees the scene of a bloody hostage drama in Paris that cost the lives of four innocent people . In 15 astonishing minutes , police brought a dramatic end to two sieges after three days of terror had paralysed the French capital . Police commandos stormed a Jewish grocery store in a hail of bullets and stun grenades , killing an Al Qaeda-linked gunman who was holding 15 hostages . Twelve minutes earlier , and only 25 miles away , another stand-off ended with the deaths of Charlie Hebdo killers , Said and Cherif Kouachi . Firing their Kalashnikovs , they charged straight into the guns of hundreds of soldiers and police surrounding their final hideout . Scroll down for video . Relief : Two hostages leave with their young child -LRB- left -RRB- and a man carrying a small child is seen fleeing from the ordeal -LRB- right -RRB- after police stormed the kosher grocery store in eastern Paris . Going in : Special forces storm the Jewish grocery to the east of Paris where terrorist Amedey Coulibaly had taken hostages . Chilling : The body of a man can be seen at the entrance of the Jewish supermarket after it was stormed by commandos . Terrified : Hostages - who had been held for hours with Coulibaly threatening to kill them - flee from the shop , crying with relief . Running to safety : Police escort seven hostages freed from the kosher grocers , including one woman who had to be carried . The grocery store terrorist , Amedy Coulibaly , 32 , gave an interview to a French TV station at the height of the siege in which he swore allegiance to Islamic State and claimed the three days of mayhem had been ` synchronised ' . Coulibaly confirmed he had shot a policewoman in the south of Paris on Thursday . ` Them Charlie Hebdo ; me the police , ' he said . One of his hostages had left a telephone line open so police could hear what was happening in the shop and moved in when the gunman began to pray . The Kouachi brothers , who were trained by Al Qaeda in Yemen , had a hostage they did not know about during their nine-hour siege at a printworks in Dammartin-en-Goele , near Charles de Gaulle airport , northeast of Paris . A 27-year-old graphic designer hid inside a box with his phone for more than six hours and updated police on his phone . Another man , Michel Catalano , who the brothers held during the stand-off , was able to walk to safety helped by police . The terrorists had told negotiators they wanted to ` die as martyrs ' before mounting their fatal charge . Last night French president Francois Hollande spoke to the nation promising ` all necessary measures will be used ' to protect the French people and called on them to remain united in ` these difficult times ' . He said the attacks had been carried out by fanatics who had nothing to do with Islam and said the assault on the grocery shop was ` anti-semitic ' . The country must remain vigilant against the possibility of further attacks , he stressed . The dual assaults brought to an end France 's biggest security operation with nearly 90,000 police and soldiers deployed initially to hunt down the brothers , and then Coulibaly , after he had shot dead the 27-year-old policewoman . Millions had watched gripped on television as the manhunt for the terrorists had ended in bloody shootouts , car chases and sieges . At one point seven helicopters and more than 50 police and military vehicles had been involved in a high-speed chase during which shots were fired after the Kouachis broke cover from a forest where they had been sheltering 50 miles north east of Paris . Dead : Amedey Coulibaly was shot dead after taking at least six hostages at a grocery store in east Paris . He is believed to be have been working with his girlfriend Hayat Boumeddiene -LRB- right -RRB- who was said to be ` armed and dangerous ' Dead : Cherif Kouachi -LRB- left -RRB- , 32 , and his brother Said -LRB- right -RRB- were killed in a firefight with French special forces at a industrial site . Bloody climax : A huge ball of fire erupts amid gunfire and explosions as French special forces shoot dead the two Charlie Hebdo gunmen . In their sights : Police train their weapons on the building where the Charlie Hebdo gunmen were holed up with a hostage in Dammartin-en-Goele . Algerian secret services warned France of an imminent attack 24 hours before the Paris atrocity , it was claimed last night . Officials told their French counterparts that a ` major terrorist operation was in preparation on French territory ' on January 6 , according to TV station iTele . The claim is particularly interesting because the Kouachi brothers behind the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices were French nationals of Algerian descent . They were radicalised by the Buttes-Chaumont jihadist recruitment cell , primarily made up of Franco-Algerians . They were forced in to the industrial estate at Dammartin-en-Goele where they made their last stand . Local residents were evacuated or ordered to lock themselves in their homes as what was described as ` a small army ' of soldiers and police surrounded them , throwing a cordon around the area . ` They said they want to die as martyrs , ' Yves Albarello , a local politician who was inside the command post , claimed . Meanwhile , across Paris , Coulibaly , brandishing his Kalashnikov , wearing a bullet proof vest and firing at shoppers , had stormed the kosher supermarket near the Porte de Vincennes , shooting or taking hostage those inside . Police said he was accompanied by a woman called Hayat Boumeddiene , 26 . They were described as ` armed and dangerous . ' Her fate was unknown last night amid reports that she was on the run . Unknown to the gunman , several Jewish families were hiding in a freezing store room below , listening to the gunfire and terror above . It appeared that at one point Coulibaly and the Kouachis were in contact and police shut down all communications around the industrial site . Coulibaly warned a hostage negotiator that if the brothers were killed , he would open fire on his hostages . One woman trapped inside telephoned her mother to say : ` I am in the shop . I love you . ' Explosion : The street is rocked during the final stages of the siege which left four hostages dead . Front door : Officers were also seen pouring in through the front door at the denouement of the siege . Assault force : Special forces line up to enter the premises through a backdoor as the street is rocked by explosions . Police locked down the area , swamping it with hundreds of security forces . Snipers could be seen on rooftops and at windows looking for a clear shot at Coulibaly . Last night there was a huge sense of relief in the French capital , mixed with disbelief and fears of more copycat strikes . There were difficult questions too for the intelligence services as to why they had stopped their surveillance on the Kouachi brothers when their jihadi terror links going back eight years were so well known . In a telephone call yesterday , Cherif Kouachi admitted he had been funded by a network loyal to Anwar al-Awlaki , the former American-born leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who was killed by a drone strike in 2011 in Yemen . Frantic : Police rush to the scene of the hostage-taking at an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele around 25 miles from Paris . Siege : The gunmen are surrounded by police commandos who have begun negotiations to try to secure the release of the hostage . Trapped : The brothers were cornered in the premises of a printing firm after leading police on a dramatic car chase . Scoping it out : Police and armed forces take up positions in Dammartin-en-Goele after landing by helicopter in fields near the hostage scene . Hacker group Anonymous ` declared war ' on Islamist terrorists last night saying they would smash their online networks . The group said it would track down and close social media accounts of militants , in a video and statement published online . A figure wearing the group 's symbolic Guy Fawkes mask appeared seated in front of a desk with the hashtag #OpCharlieHebdo . Speaking in French and with his voice obscured electronically , he said : ` We are declaring war against you , the terrorists . ' How three days of terror unfolded after gunmen first stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris on Wednesday . Holed up : The gunmen escaped on foot into a small printing business -LRB- above -RRB- called Creating Trend Discovery , just before 9am GMT . In a separate statement posted online the group said ` freedom of expression has suffered inhuman assault ... and it is our duty to react ' . The move is a novel departure for Anonymous which has previously carried out attacks on government , religious and corporate websites . Many of them were so-called ` denial-of-service ' attacks . Two of the terrorists gave interviews by phone as the final moments of the sieges played out around Paris yesterday . From his printworks hideout , Cherif Kouachi told a radio journalist : ` I am a defender of the Prophet . I was sent by Al Qaeda of Yemen . ` I 'm financed by Imam Anwar al-Awlaki . Anwar is a predicateur -LSB- preacher -RSB- . He has lived in the Yemen . He is one of the thinking heads of Al Qaeda . ' Al-Awlaki , who was killed in 2011 in Yemen by a US drone strike , was one of Al Qaeda 's top recruiters , US officials say . The French reporter who spoke to Kouachi said his manner was calm and determined , and he denied killing civilians . Chillingly , the terrorist insisted he did not see the murdered journalists at Charlie Hebdo as civilians , but merely as ` targets ' . Astonishingly , another journalist was also able to speak on the phone to Amedy Coulibaly , who had taken shoppers hostage at a kosher grocery in Porte de Vincennes . In the midst of the siege , the reporter asked Coulibaly : ` Are you in contact with the two brothers ? ' The gunman replied : ` Yes , we made contact before the operations . ' He confirmed he had shot a policewoman in Paris the previous day , swore allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant , and said the attacks were ` synchronised ' . ` Them Charlie Hebdo ; me the police , ' Coulibaly explained . Terrified hostages also reportedly called friends and family from the kosher deli . A woman told the French Europe 1 TV station she had received a call from her daughter , telling her : ` I am in the shop , I love you . '
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Hostages pictured fleeing Jewish grocery shop in east of the city where four people lost their lives . Jihadi Amedy Coulibay was killed when commandos stormed the supermarket . His girlfriend Hayat Boumeddiene , described as armed and dangerous , is still on the run . Brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi were killed as they tried to fight their way out of a print works 25 miles from Paris . Hostages died at grocery shop while Michel Catalano , who was held by Kouachi brothers , escaped unharmed . First chilling images inside kosher grocery show bodies of hostages lying on the ground . All three dead terrorists were born in France but linked to same terror cell .
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A former Navy Seal , expert sniper and best-selling author was reportedly gunned down at a Texas shooting range Saturday by a veteran who is recovering from post-traumatic stress syndrome . Ex-Navy Seal Chris Kyle , 39 , and another man were shot point-blank around 3:30 p.m. at a charity event on behalf of Kyle 's security firm at the gun range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort in Erath County . The suspect , 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh , was arrested roughly five hours later in Lancaster , Texas after a police chase . He was driving Kyle 's truck at the time of the arrest , police said . Ex-Navy Seal Chris Kyle , author of ` American Sniper , ' and a neighbor of his were shot point-blank by another veteran . Kyle , 39 , served four tours in Irag and he was awarded two Silver Stars , five Bronze Stars with Valor , two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals , and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation . While in Iraq , Kyle survived being shot twice and he lived through six separate IED explosions as his unit , Charlie company of SEAL Team Three , saw significant combat . Investigators told ABC affiliate WFAA-TV that Routh is a former Marine who was suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome . Kyle , a husband and father of two , authored the New York Times best-seller ` American Sniper , ' which chronicled his four tours in Iraq . The book hit shelves last month . He recorded more than 150 sniper kills - the most in U.S. military history - between 1999 and 2009 . His military awards include two Silver Stars , five Bronze Stars with Valor , two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals , and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation . While in Iraq , Kyle survived being shot twice and . he lived through six separate IED explosions as his unit , Charlie . company of SEAL Team Three , saw significant combat . Despite . the astonishing number of people he has shot , Kyle has said he never . second-guessed himself since the first time he had to pull the trigger . on a grenade-wielding woman in Iraq . Kyle recorded more than 150 sniper kills - the most in U.S. military history - between 1999 and 2009 . Kyle , a husband and father of two , authored the New York Times best-seller ` American Sniper , ' which chronicled his four tours in Iraq . ` It was my duty to shoot the enemy , and I do n't regret it . My regrets are for the people I could n't save : Marines , soldiers , buddies . I 'm not naive , and I do n't romanticize war , ' he told Texas Monthly . ` The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL . But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job . ' He left the service in 2009 in order to ` save his marriage ' he told his publisher . After leaving the Navy , he started his own military contracting firm , Craft International , which provides military and law enforcement sniper training , as well as private security and protection . After leaving the Navy , he started his own military contracting firm , Craft International , which provides military and law enforcement sniper training . This is the Rough Creek Lodge gun range where Kyle was shot .
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Ex-Navy Seal and New York Times best-selling author Chris Kyle , 39 , was reportedly shot along with another man . The suspect , 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh , is in police custody after he fled the scene in Kyle 's car . Kyle is a husband and father of two who served four tours in Iraq and holds the U.S. military record for most sniper kills .
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In a makeshift camp a few miles from the border in Lebanon 's Bekaa Valley , Ibrahim sat in his tent where the dirt floor had turned to mud . Strong winds blew snow in the entrance and children huddled in one corner around a fire in a metal crate . ` The storm will finish us . It 's freezing now . I seek refugee in God , ' the 27-year-old Syrian refugee told Reuters . Chill : A youngster braces against the cold at a . camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon 's Bekaa Valley after the first . winter snows fell this week , bringing fresh misery to the hundreds . of thousands who have fled the war . Syrian refugees play with snow : This week 's . storm , dubbed Alexa , pushed temperatures below freezing in northern . Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley , which is dotted with . informal refugee settlements . ` This winter promises to be very harsh ' : Dana Sleiman of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees told the Associated Press that at least 80,000 Syrians in Lebanon will spend the winter in tents . The season 's first snow settled in parts of Lebanon this week , giving refugee children who have fled the war in Syria the opportunity for a snowball fight outside their tents . But , children 's games aside , the winter weather heaped another layer of misery on the already grim existence of many of the estimated one million Syrians in Lebanon who have fled the civil war raging in their homeland . This week 's storm , dubbed Alexa , pushed temperatures below freezing in northern Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley , which is dotted with informal refugee settlements . ` We are extremely concerned for the refugees this winter that promises to be very harsh , ' Dana Sleiman of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees told The Associated Press . Since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011 , more than two million Syrians - at least half of them children - have fled the violence in their homeland to neighboring countries like Lebanon , Jordan , Turkey and Iraq . Many will spend the winter in flimsy tents with often only a plastic sheet covering the ground . Clearing the decks : In Lebanon , more that . 835,000 refugees live in tented camps , unused buildings or with friends . or family , according to UNHCR figures . The government estimates . the true figure to be closer to 1million . Abandoned : Unlike in Turkey , Jordan and Iraq , . the Lebanese government is not providing facilities or land to . temporarily accommodate refugees despite the continuing influx , which . has increased the population by 25 % . Ibrahim , who declined to give his last name , says his family does not have enough money for food or to build a sturdier shelter at the camp , which is home to around 1,000 of his compatriots . Outside his tent , men filled bags with dirt to hold down tent shelters and placed car tires and bricks atop the flimsy wooden structures to prevent the wind from tearing them apart . Elsewhere , in another nearby camp in Bekaa , around 200 Syrian refugees live in huts and derelict buildings at the foot of a mountain . They are housed in structures walled with scrap wood and poles , with roofs of plastic sheeting held down with ropes and tyres ; they too are slowly freezing to death . Ahmad Hasan , a 25-year-old business studies graduate living there , told The Times : ` We have no heating oil , few warm clothes . We have had to hunt for scraps of wood to keep us warm . It has been terrible in every way . ' He said that he and his fellows had been able to find work as agricultural labourers in the summer months , harvesting vegetable crops . ` When we picked potatoes , we kept the bad ones and stored them for winter , so we have something to eat when there is no work , ' he said . A man walks with a hammer after fixing plastic . covers on tents : Some Lebanese worry that if official camps are set up . for the Syrian refugees , they could become as established as those . housing Palestinians since 1948 . A Syrian refugee tries to move a washing machine . outside her tent to protect it from snowfall : So for now , aid agencies can help . Syrians with food , tents , blankets and clothes but they can not set up . formal refugee camps . In Lebanon , more than 835,000 refugees live in tented camps , unused buildings or with friends or family , according to figures from the UN High Commission for Refugees . The government of the country of just 4.5 million people estimates the numbers to be much higher , at around 1million . Unlike in Turkey , Jordan and Iraq , the Lebanese government is not providing facilities or land to temporarily accommodate refugees despite the continuing influx , which has effectively increased the population of the country by 25 per cent . Many Syrians in Lebanon live in . appalling conditions , finding shelter in slums , tents and tin shacks . strung with laundry lines and wedged between farmland outside towns and . cities . In the capital , . Beirut , many Syrians live in underground parking lots , under bridges and . on old construction sites with no running water , sanitation , . electricity or protection from Lebanon 's sizzling summers and its . freezing winters . The country has a troubled history of hosting refugees . Palestinian families who were forced from their homeland in 1948 by the newly established state of Israel still live in squalid refugee camps across Lebanon . Their presence was seen by some as disrupting Lebanon 's delicate sectarian balance and a contributing factor in the 1975 to 1990 civil war that devastated the country . Now some Lebanese worry that if official camps are set up for the latest flood of refugees from Syria , they too could become as established as those housing Palestinians . So , for now , aid agencies can help the Syrian newcomers with food , tents , blankets and clothes but they can not set up formal refugee camps . Young Syrian refugees build a snowman : Simon Ingram of UNICEF said the agency has been able to mobilise winter supplies for Syrians in Lebabon but ` the needs will outstrip what we are able to provide ' Smiling through hardship : The start of winter coincides with a polio vaccination campaign that seeks to vaccinate 750,000 children in Lebanon after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed in eastern Syria in October . A young Syrian refugee girl carries a blanket : Lebanese Minister for Social Affairs Wael Abu Faour said the government was ` trying its best ' and that the army had been called in to make refugee shelters ready for winter . Ibrahim , who arrived last week , said the aid is not sufficient for the new arrivals . ` We . came here in the winter but it would have been better if we had stayed . in Syria . At least if you die , you die in your own house , ' he said . In . Marj , a Lebanese town near the border with Syria , refugees on Wednesday . were piling up extra layers of plastic bags and tarps supplied by the . UNHCR in an effort to reinforce their tents . ' I . do n't know if this tent will hold up , it 's just a few flimsy pieces of . metal holding it up , ' said Abu Suleiman , eyeing his tent with worry . Abu . Suleiman , who only agreed to give his nickname , has lived in the . settlement with about 40 other families since fleeing the Damascus . suburb of Jisreen five months ago with little more than the clothes on . his back . Ms Sleiman of the UNHCR said that at least 80,000 Syrians in Lebanon will spend the winter in tents . With . no end to the conflict in sight and dwindling international support to . help Syria 's neighbors cover the costs and burden of providing for . influx , many of the refugees now worry about how they are going to . survive the winter . ` We . used to be scared of wolves coming inside the tents at night , ' said Umm . Mohammad , a 45-year-old refugee from the contested Damascus suburb of . Daraya . ` Now there 's so much more to worry about . ... How will we . survive the winter ? ' Simon Ingram , a spokesman for the U.N. Children 's Fund , said the agency has been able to mobilise winter supplies for Syrians in Lebabon and elsewhere but ` the needs will outstrip what we and our partners are able to provide . ' The start of winter coincides with a polio vaccination campaign that seeks to vaccinate 750,000 children in Lebanon after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed in eastern Syria in October . ` Polio spreads through water and sewage , ' Ingram said . ` This is one the big dangers - overflowing drains . ' Chief of Lebanon 's Meteorological Department , Mark Whaybeh , said that in past years , snow and rainfall had increased and temperatures decreased over December and into January . ` We are still at the beginning of the season , ' he said . ` We should have rain and cold periods during the next two months . ' Mr Whaybeh said Alexa will last until tomorrow night and that temperatures could plummet to minus-7C in some mountainous areas of Lebanon . Minister for Social Affairs Wael Abu Faour said the government was ` trying its best ' and that the army had been called in to make refugee shelters ready for winter . He told Reuters his main worry was that some refugees are living in a flood area near the Litani river . ' Abu Faour said he was trying to rehouse refugees near the river , which flooded during storms in January but that so far there was no place available . ` It 's beyond our capacity , ' he said . ` We tried mosques , we tried schools , we have tried everything . It will be a disaster . '
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Eastern region near the Syrian border struck by snowstorms this week . UNHCR concerned that conditions this winter will be ` very harsh ' There are as many as one million Syrian refugees living in Lebanon .
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Scientists working on the most authoritative study on climate change were urged to cover up the fact that the world 's temperature has n't risen for the last 15 years , it is claimed . A leaked copy of a United Nations report , compiled by hundreds of scientists , shows politicians in Belgium , Germany , Hungary and the United States raised concerns about the final draft . Published next week , it is expected to address the fact that 1998 was the hottest year on record and world temperatures have not yet exceeded it , which scientists have so far struggled to explain . The report is the result of six years ' work by UN 's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -LRB- IPCC -RRB- , which is seen as the world authority on the extent of climate change and what is causing it -- on which governments including Britain 's base their green policies . Concerns : Scientists have been urged to cover up the fact that the Earth 's temperature has n't risen for the last 15 years amid fears it would provide ammunition for deniers of man-made climate change . But leaked documents seen by the Associated Press , yesterday revealed deep concerns among politicians about a lack of global warming over the past few years . Germany called for the references to the slowdown in warming to be deleted , saying looking at a time span of just 10 or 15 years was ` misleading ' and they should focus on decades or centuries . The UN 's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has changed its tune after issuing stern warnings about climate change for years . Hungary worried the report would provide ammunition for deniers of man-made climate change . Belgium objected to using 1998 as a starting year for statistics , as it was exceptionally warm and makes the graph look flat - and suggested using 1999 or 2000 instead to give a more upward-pointing curve . The United States delegation even weighed in , urging the authors of the report to explain away the lack of warming using the ` leading hypothesis ' among scientists that the lower warming is down to more heat being absorbed by the ocean -- which has got hotter . The last IPCC ` assessment report ' was published in 2007 and has been the subject of huge controversy after it had to correct the embarrassing claim that the Himalayas would melt by 2035 . It was then engulfed in the ` Climategate ' scandal surrounding leaked emails allegedly showing scientists involved in it trying to manipulate their data to make it look more convincing -- although several inquiries found no wrongdoing . The latest report , which runs to 2,000 pages , will be shown to representatives from all 195 governments next week at a meeting in Stockholm , who can discuss alterations they want to make . But since it was issued to governments in June , they have raised hundreds of objections about the 20-page summary for policymakers , which sums up the findings of the scientists . What it says will inform renewable energy policies and how much consumers and businesses will pay for them . The report is expected to say the rate of warming between 1998 and 2012 was about half of the average rate since 1951 -- and put this down to natural variations such as the El Nino and La Nina ocean cycles and the cooling effects of volcanoes . A leaked copy of the United Nations report , compiled by hundreds of scientists , shows politicians in Belgium , Germany , Hungary and the United States have raised concerns about the final draft . Above , the United Nations headquarters building in New York . A German climate scientist - Stefan Rahmstorf , who reviewed the chapter on sea levels - yesterday admitted it was possible the report 's authors were feeling under pressure to address the slowdown in warming due to the ` public debate ' around the issue . The draft report , which is not new research but a synthesis of all the work being done by scientists around the world , is likely to be highly disputed at the three-day meeting . It will make the case that humans are causing global warming with carbon emissions even more strongly upgrading it from ` very likely ' in 2007 to ` extremely likely ' it is manmade . But scientists are under pressure to explain why the warming has not exceeded 1998 levels although the decade 2000-2010 was the hottest on record . Alden Meyer , of the Union of Concerned Scientists based in Washington , said yesterday : ` I think to not address it would be a problem because then you basically have the denialists saying : ` Look the IPCC is silent on this issue . ' Jonathan Lynn , a spokesman for the IPCC said yesterday : ` This is the culmination of four years ' work by hundreds of scientists , where governments get a chance to ensure the summary for policymakers is clear and concise in a dialogue with the scientists who wrote it , and have the opportunity to raise any topics they think should be highlighted . '
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Leaked United Nations report reveals the world 's temperature has n't risen for the last 15 years . Politicians have raised concerns about the final draft . Fears that the findings will encourage deniers of man-made climate change .
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Will Brazil win the World Cup without Neymar ? Will Brazil win the World Cup without Neymar ? Now share your opinion . Brazil superstar Neymar will miss the remainder of the World Cup with a broken bone in his back . The 22-year-old , who had scored four times to lead his country to the quarter-finals , was carried off on a stretcher in the closing stages of Friday 's 2-1 win over Colombia and taken to hospital . And team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar told local media in Brazil that Neymar will not kick another ball at the finals , expecting his recovery period to be at least four weeks . ` It 's not serious in the sense that it does n't need surgery , but he 'll need to immobilize it to recover , ' he told SportTV . ` Unfortunately , he 's not going to be able to play . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Neymar at hospital as his World Cup dream is crushed . Agony : Neymar lies in agony after being kneed in the back just three mintues from the end . Stretchered off : Neymar is carried away by medics leaving all Brazilian fans in a state of panic . Carried away : Neymar was stretchered off the pitch and taken to hospital after Brazil 's quarter-final win . The damage : Brazilian television stations obtained an x-ray of Neymar 's back and highlighted the broken bone . Welcome back : There were emotional scenes as Neymar was greeted by his team-mates upon returning to the base at Teresopolis . Cynical : With the ball nowhere near Zuniga smashed his knee into the lower part of Neymar 's back . Man down : The Barcelona forward falls to the ground after the challenge that rules him out of the semi-final . End of the line : Neymar is carried down the tunnel with his World Cup over . ` The exact time -LRB- to play again -RRB- can be four to six weeks , but it is too early to confirm this . Let 's wait for other tests . This is the first diagnosis we had . Initially , we know he will not be able to play . ' Neymar flew back to Rio de Janeiro from Fortaleza with the rest of his team-mates following the match and was then transported by ambulance to the team 's training base at Teresopolis . The Barcelona forward had been struggling . in the build-up to the all-South American clash with thigh and knee . strains but was passed fit to start . But he was carried off three minutes from the end after Juan Zuniga 's knee landed in his lower back leaving him in tears . Zuniga said : ` It was a normal move . I never meant to hurt a player . I was on the field , playing for the shirt from my country , not without the intent to injure . I was just defending my shirt . ' Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Soclari , speaking before Lasmar 's interview , said : ' I do n't think he 'll be able to play in the next match . Anxious wait : Brazil fans sit outside the Sao Carlos Hospital after Neymar is taken in . National icon : The Barcelona forward is by far the most popular player in Luiz Felipe Scolari 's squad . Bittersweet : The elation at the victory was soon dampened as news filtered through of Neymar 's injury . ` He has been sent to a private clinic with the doctor because he was kneed in his lower back . He was crying in pain . It wo n't be easy for him to recover based on the fact that it 's a back injury and with the pain he 's in . Let 's hope everything goes OK . ` It might be that he could play in the final but at this moment , the next match is on July 8 , I do n't think it is likely he can do it . But he is young , he has energy , he leads his life the right way and does all the right things . Let 's wait for the examination and see if there is something in the next 48 hours that can be done . In my opinion it 's going to be difficult . ` Us and them played a violent game , It was a corner kick when Neymar went in front and he came to stop the ball , but the referee decided and there is no point thinking about a punishment . Complaints : Defender Marcelo gesticulates as his team 's star man lies prone on the ground in Fortaleza . Treatment : Neymar was seen to on the pitch but had to be removed on a stretcher in the quarter-final . ` We just hope that it is n't serious . But we just hope that in two or three days he will be able to rejoin us . ` For the match against Germany it will be very difficult for Neymar to play based on what the doctor said . But we are not hopeful of this and if the injury is serious . ` It might be that he could play in the final but at this moment , the next match is on the 8th , I do n't think it is likely he can do it . ` But he is young , he has energy , he leads his life the right way and does all the right things . Let 's wait for the examination and see if there is something in the next 48 hours that can be done . In my opinion it 's going to be difficult . ' Crowds of Brazilian fans swelled outside the Sao Carlos Hospital in Fortaleza as news filtered through that their hero had been taken there . Germany star Mesut Ozil , who is likely to start the semi-final against Brazil on Tuesday night , sent Neymar his best wishes on hearing the news , tweeting : ` Neymar , i am unhappy . get well soon . ' Perfect 10 : Brazil fans were pinning their hopes on Neymar producing the goods in the latter stages . Captain Thiago Silva had opened the scoring in the first half before David Luiz 's bullet free kick doubled Brazil 's advantage after the break . James Rodriguez pulled a goal back from the spot with 10 minutes remaining but Jose Pekerman 's side could not find an equaliser . Brazil will already be without the suspended Silva for the last-four showdown in Belo Horizonte . ` Neymar , I hope you recover very soon friend ! ' - Neymar 's Barcelona team-mate and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi wrote on his Facebook page . ` Sending a big hug to this phenomenon of current football , @neymarjr ' - former Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos . ` Hate to hear the news on Neymar ! What a player . Have a speedy recovery/Get well asap man ! #HesABeast #MyKidsFavPlayer ' - basketball player LeBron James of the Miami Heat . ` All our support to @neymarjr ! #ForcaNeymar ' - Brazil president Dilma Rousseff . ` Have strength brother . @neymarjr we are together with you , we love you ' - Brazil and Chelsea midfielder Willian . ` We had a great victory but also a great loss . Have strength @neymarjr , we partner with you always ! ' - Brazil striker Jo , formerly of Manchester City and Everton . ` Dear @Neymarjr , have strength , we are praying that your recovery is quick #forcaneymar ' - Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen . ` Good recovery Neymar , God Bless you ' - former Brazil international Gilberto Silva . ` Happy with our victory today , ca n't wait to face #Brasil , sad for @NeymarJr hope you get better soon #ForcaNeymar #eTois #poldi #worldcup ' - Arsenal attacker Lukas Podolski , whose Germany side take on Brazil in the semi-finals . ' @neymarjr brother ! I am with you ! Force ! ' - Italy striker Mario Balotelli . ` My brother @neymarjr - me , Luca , my family and a lot of people in this world are praying and hoping for your fast recovery !! ' - former Brazil international Kaka . ` Strength , Brother ! @neymarjr ' Brazil and Tottenham midfielder Paulinho posted , along with a picture collage . ` We have one more reason to play with heart in this cup . Neymar , rest assured that our group loves you and give life to win this title for you . You were and continue to be the ace and the soul of our team . The whole of Brazil is praying for you ! ' Brazil team-mate Fred , whose Facebook post included a drawing of Neymar being surrounded by fans . ` Neymar , i am unhappy . get well soon ' - Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil . Iced : Brazil 's World Cup challenge will be significantly more difficult if they are without their key man . Concern : Colombian playmaker James Rodrigues shows sympathy to his opposite number .
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Juan Zuniga 's challenge three minutes from time left Neymar hurt and in tears . He was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital before team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed his tournament is over . Neymar does not need surgery but is expected to be out for at least four weeks . Crowds gather outside Sao Carlos Hospital after Neymar is taken in . Brazil progress after 2-1 win despite Colombia comeback . Players from all countries tweet ` Get well soon ' messages .
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Britain will shiver tonight as temperatures plummet in the first taste of what promises to be one of our coldest winters for a century . The cold snap is expected to last until the end of the week , creating dangerous conditions on the roads and adding to the misery of those already battling floods . Temperatures could fall to as low as minus 3 ° c -LRB- 27 ° f -RRB- in some places , with snow already falling in the Pennines . In Saltburn , North Yorkshire , northerly winds have become so strong that they are pushing water back up a cliff . Water pouring over the edge of Huntcliff in Saltburn , North Yorkshire , was pushed back over the edge by strong northerly winds . Walkers wrap up warm as they wander across the beach in front of the dramatic scenes of the water falling over the cliffs . The torrential rain which has deluged . the country for the last week is expected to ease at last but the . clearer skies , coupled with northerly winds , will send the mercury . plummeting . Tonight 's cold snap heralds a . freezing winter ahead with long-range forecasters warning that . temperatures could fall to as low as minus 20 ° c -LRB- 4 ° f -RRB- in some areas . through December and January . Now the rain has gone the UK is expecting much colder weather and snow . A walker enjoys the view from Blencathra in the Lake District . Snow has fallen on mountains and other areas of high ground but it is expected to fall in other areas towards next week . Hikers make their retreat downhill making fresh tracks in the snow on Blencathra as they take in the clear Arctic air view from the mountain . Snow on the hills : While much of Britain suffers flooding there was snow on the northern Pennines in a sign of the cold snap to come . Snow flurries are expected in some parts of the UK by Friday . It is expected to freeze across most of the UK by Friday morning . It will feel much colder in many parts as temperatures fall . They fear snow blizzards could close roads and shut down rail networks across the country as winter takes hold . The . cold , drier spell that starts tonight could be only a brief respite . from the rain . More heavy showers are expected to return early next . week , causing more misery to those trying to combat flood damage . ` The weather will be much colder and drier across most of the UK today , ' said Meteogroup forecaster John Lee . ` Northerly . winds and clearer skies will make it feel much colder and we can expect . widespread frost overnight when temperatures drop below freezing . ` Wintry . showers will bring sleet , snow and hail to higher ground tomorrow and . there 's a risk of heavy snow showers in northern Scotland on Friday . Local authorities say they are prepared for a harsh winter and have taken steps to avoid a repeat of two years ago , when a lack of gritters and snowploughs caused roads and transport networks to grind to a halt . The Local Government Association , which represents councils in England and Wales , said councils had stockpiled 1.3 million tons of road salt and had ` hundreds ' of gritters on standby . ` Keeping the country moving is a community effort , ' said Peter Box , chairman of the LGA 's economy and transport board . ` Councils . will be treating as many roads as they can and have also installed . and filled thousands of extra grit bins for people living in side . streets , villages and housing estates . ` They 've . given equipment to parish councils , community groups and snow wardens . who have volunteered to grit hard-to-reach areas , and farmers will be . helping out on country lanes . ` Highways , . street-cleaning and park staff could also be drafted in to help clear . snow and ice around places like shops , schools and sheltered . accommodation . ' He . said councils would be using social media , including Twitter feeds and . Facebook pages , to keep people up to date about how weather is . affecting their area . It 's not all doom and gloom : A pair of canoeists make their way around Linlithgow Loch to the west of Edinburgh during an impressive sunset last night . A man walking his dog near the loch create a silhouette against the oranges and yellows of the sunset . Three women take an evening stroll before darkness falls . A row of Victorian houses in Whitby , North Yorkshire , has been condemned after their gardens fall away sparking fears that the foundations would give way after heavy rainfall . Sweeping up : Tom Wynne removes muddy sediment off the drive of a house in St Asaph , right , while Jemma Davies , 26 , starts cleaning work at the Bod Erw Public House after 4ft high water hit the pub , causing thousands of pounds worth of damage . Clean up : Firefighters and other rescue workers assist to pump water from this road in Old Malton , in North Yorkshire . Underwater : Floods around Langport and Muchelney on the Somerset Levels . Down in the Mumps : A man looks out over floodwater in Somerset from Burrow Mump today . Rising sun : Despite a bright , dry day today , Burrow Mump in Somerset is still under water . Rescue search : Crews from Gloucestershire fire and rescue service check properties along the river Severn near Tirley . Life-saving : Fire and rescue services carry a floating device in case they find people trapped in the water . Water , water everywhere ... time for a drink : It will be a while before the residents of Old Malton get to the pub . ... like a fish needs a bicycle : A man pedals through the water in Old Malton . Wet through : A car is abandoned in Muchelney , Somerset , while Mark Kerr empties his Wellington boot in Old Malton . The drink is on me : Kelly Baikie , landlady of the Haw Bridge Inn , near Tirley , Gloucestershire .
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Temperatures to plummet to minus 3 °C this week and could fall as low as 20 °C in December . Fears that snow blizzards could close roads and shut down rail networks as winter takes hold . But torrential rain which has deluged country and swamped St Asaph in North Wales will finally ease .
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It 's a festive scene that 's adorned countless Christmas cards ... and , for once , the Holy Land actually became a snow covered winter scene . The ancient city of Jerusalem , which normally basks in fierce heat , was dusted with a light covering of snow during a freak blizzard . And snow fell on the streets of Egypt for the first time in 112 years as one of the worst winter storms to hit the Middle East in living memory set in . The rare sight of pristine white precipitation greeted stunned residents of Cairo this morning who took to social media to express their shock at the unsettling weather in the usually sweltering capital . Scroll down for video . Icy blast : The Western Wall compound in the Old City of Jerusalem , Israel , today was covered with snow as temperatures plunge below zero . Frozen : Palestinian worshipers walk near the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem following a snowstorm . Festive : Jerusalem 's Old City following a snowstorm , seen from the Mount of Olives , today . The blizzard , which has been named Alexa , forced Jerusalem into lockdown today after more than 50cm of snow was dumped on the region . The unusual weather system brought travel chaos and disruption to much of the region . People had to abandon their cars and seek emergency shelter as the snowstorm brought transport to a standstill . Police set up roadblocks on routes in and out of the ancient city . Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv was . shut earlier this morning and Egypt 's main ports on the Mediterranean . and the Red Sea remained closed for the third straight day due to bad . weather . Israelis were told over media and . public broadcasts today not to enter or leave Jerusalem and some 1,500 . people were evacuated from stranded vehicles overnight , said police . spokesman Micky Rosenfeld . Three emergency centers were set up and . medics treated 350 people for cold-related symptoms , Rosenfeld said . Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said he asked the military for assistance . Devotion : Amid the snow and icy temperatures , a Palestinian worshipper gets ready to pray in front of the Dome of the Rock in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount , in Jerusalem 's Old City . Snow fun : Young Palestinians throw snowballs at the Jaffa Gate at the Old City of Jerusalem , after the worst blizzards in 60 years swept across the region . Cold blast : A Palestinian man rides his horse in the snow after heavy storms continued throughout Israel on Friday , causing traffic disruptions and power outages across the country . Playtime : A Palestinian child plays in the snow brought by the unusually severe blizzard , dubbed Alexa . Rare snow also fell in Cairo 's suburbs , the port city of Alexandria and a blanket of white covered St. Catherine 's Monastery on Mt. Sinai . The cold weather was part of a storm , . dubbed Alexa , which has been pounding much of Lebanon and parts of . northern Syria since Wednesday , pushing temperatures below zero and . dumping snow and heavy rains . The . snow has heaped another layer of misery on the already grim existence . of many of the more than two million Syrians who have fled the civil war . raging in their homeland . Shock : Stunned Egyptians woke up this morning to find snow on the streets for the first time in more than a century these pictures show Madinaty , 40kms east of Cairo . Chaotic : Vehicles are seen stranded in snow in Jerusalem after transport links ground to a halt due to heavy snow . Worship : An Ultra-Orthodox Jew prays at the the snow-covered compound of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem today . The weather even featured in talks between visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who said he was briefed on the emergency measures . Kerry , a former Massachusetts senator , said the snow made him feel ` at home ' . ' I have heard of making guests welcome . and feeling at home . This is about as far as I 've ever seen anything . go ... giving me a New England snowstorm , ' Kerry said as he viewed a . snow-covered Old City of Jerusalem with Netanyahu . Cold comfort : A woman swims in the pool at the David Citadel Hotel during a snow storm in Jerusalem today . Beast of burden : Ice covered stray donkeys stand outside in cold weather in Karlik village of Karacadag region located in Siverek district of Turkey 's Sanliurfa province in Southeastern Anatolia region . In the West Bank and Gaza , U.N. relief teams offered emergency services to the worst-hit communities . In Gaza , which was experiencing its first snow in a decade , more than 500 people were evacuated from their homes , according to Hamas spokesman Ihab Ghussein . Egypt 's state MENA news agency said the country 's two Mediterranean ports near the city of Alexandria and two ports on the Red Sea remained closed for the third day Friday . The report quoted the head of the Alexandria port authority , Adel Yassin Hammad , as saying the decision was taken to avoid possible accidents in the ports . Egyptian young people build what could quite possibly be their first ever snowman in Cairo . Worship : The severe snowstorm did not prevent the most devout from praying outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem .
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Snow falls across much of the Middle East as worst blizzard in 60 years hits the region . Police block roads into and out of ancient holy city . Snowstorm Alexa brings Egypt 's main Mediterranean ports to a standstill . Temperatures plummet below freezing across Syria , Egypt , Israel , Lebanon . Concern mounts for plight of two million refugees fleeing Syrian civil war .
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