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It was an emotional end for one of soapland's best loved characters as Peggy Mitchell said goodbye to Albert Square. But the BBC weren't going to let her go without reliving her most famous line. 2016-05-18 11:49 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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She was accused of exploiting her son Harvey, after he shocked viewers by using the
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Margareta Ivanov, 17, is the daughter of Violeta Ivanov, a deputy and ex-president of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM). 2016-05-18 11:46 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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She always cuts a glamorous figure on the red carpet. And Sophie Turner offered another lesson in looking effortlessly chic at the press conference. 2016-05-18 11:45 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab's misery does not seem to end this season as their allrounder Marcus Stoinis will be leaving the squad 2016-05-18 11:44 1KB www.mid-day.com
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Another lawsuit accuses a former physician assistant at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas of sexual abuse. 2016-05-18 15:14 1KB www.washingtontimes.com
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News UK is one of many publishers exploring how it can keep hold of the customer experience amid the encroachment of technology companies... 2016-05-18 11:44 8KB www.thedrum.com
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The Iraqi government cuts off fixed-line and mobile broadband services to discourage

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May 18 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace forward Emmanuel Adebayor is unsure of whether he will extend his contract with the Premier League club, but hopes to sign...
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Milad Ahmed Abourgheba, 44, was one of three men executed by ISIS in Sirte, central
Libya, in February as part of the terrorist group's brutal year-long reign in the city.
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More than 1,500 black and white images show the lives of impoverished families and the lowly beginnings of towns like Rock, Fowey, Newquay and St Ives before they became tourist hotspots. 2016-05-18 11:41 11KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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A prestigious Melbourne private school has come under fire after a student revealed teachers refused to allow her sister attend its annual Year 12 dinner in the place of her dead father. 2016-05-18 11:40 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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A severed head found in a Cambridgeshire quarry is to undergo post mortem tests as police seek to establish its identity. Detectives investigating the... 2016-05-18 11:39 2KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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The i newspaper has seen an increase in sales by 7 per cent in April to almost
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The video, created by BBC Newsnight, features the iconic bunker scene from the 2004 film and shows the moment Adolf Hitler learns 'Boris has found out he is running the
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JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israeli software provider Nice Systems is to buy U.
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It appears love was still very much in the air for Amy Smart and her husband Carter
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A pensioner who died in the middle of the road in Xinyu, south China, while cycling was surrounded by eight stray dogs she had adopted who guarded her lifeless body where it lay. 2016-05-18 11:35 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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The Thai bride and groom posed up on their happy day next to pumps on the Esso forecourt where they work and proceeded to serve customers after the shoot while still wearing their wedding outfits. 2016-05-18 11:33 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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A jury has been asked to consider whether a Manchester firefighter who died while tackling a blaze at a city centre building was unlawfully killed. Father-of...
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Shocking footage has emerged of a prison inmate wandering into an office, locking the door, reaching for a guard's weapon and beating him. The incident took place in Mobile,
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Rare pictures of Winston Churchill fighting during World War One are to be published for the first time. The images include shots of the Prime Minister in uniform at the front near Ypres in northern France. 2016-05-18 11:31 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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This bright orange goldfish thought it was safe to swim near the surface of a pond in
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B ritain’s Eurosceptics on the Left and Right have found common cause in objecting to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)... 2016-05-18 11:31 5KB www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Bulls have pulled off another coup, hitting the “Jackpot” by bringing Jacques
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By Bill Berkrot May 18 (Reuters) - Tiny Israeli drugmaker Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said its experimental oral insulin succeeded in significant...
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WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leadin...
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Manchester United's season finale with Bournemouth had a testimonial feel to it but the clash did see Wayne Rooney score his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford.
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A legal dispute relating to the provision of toilet and washing facilities for customers at food outlets could be analysed by Court of Appeal judges. Council... 2016-05-18 11:29
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Newlyweds transcribed 17,000-word text as part of a national campaign designed to raise awareness of the party’s rules 2016-05-18 11:28 3KB www.theguardian.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lowe's reported surging first-quarter profits and comparable-store sales boomed in the midst of a strong recovery in the U. S. housing market....
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Paulina Zubrzycka, who arrived in the UK six years ago to start a new life with her family in Chatham, Kent, asked actress how to improve the integration of young immigrants. 2016-05-18 11:28 8KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Wine entrepreneur turned social media star Gary Vaynerchuk will be stopping by The
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Spectacular pictures show free-climber Leo Houlding, from Cumbria, scaling the giant sandstone tower, Pillar of Wisdom, in Wadi Rum - also known as the Valley of the
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By Mirwais Harooni KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - A draft agreement that could lead to a peace deal between the Afghan government and a militant group linked by W...
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John Collins reckons Brendan Rodgers is the perfect choice to replace Ronny Deila as
Celtic boss. Deila and his No 2 Collins waved goodbye to the Parkhead faithful after winning the league title. 2016-05-18 11:26 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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W e've been asking Telegraph readers to send us their questions about the EU referendum. Hundreds have emailed eufacts@telegraph... 2016-05-18 11:26 5KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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The 50-yaer-old actress is as firmly in the limelight as co-star Kevin Spacey when it comes to House of Cards, but revealed she was forced to issued show bosses with an ultimatum over her pay packet 2016-05-18 11:26 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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MasterChef Australia contestant Karmen Lu came out of her shell during Wednesday's episode and screamed at her teammates to 'move faster' during a high-pressure challenge. 2016-05-18 11:26 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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B ritain is just weeks away from the EU Referendum, being held on June 23 - but what will happen to the EU... 2016-05-18 11:24 4KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Oil demand in 2016 will stay strong, supporting prices, but the market is unlikely to rebalance by the year end, the Chief Executiv...
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Striding out to the centre spot in the inevitable Manchester rain, Louis van Gaal grabbed the microphone and appealed to an emptying Old Trafford to be silent.
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The Islamic State group, on the defensive and under heavy pressure in Iraq, has struck back with bloody attacks in Baghdad, where persistent gaps in security...
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BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - A giant panda could give birth "at any moment" if her artificial insemination earlier this year was successful, her keepers in a...
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KIEV, May 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has set a starting price of 13.175 billion hryvnia
($522 million) for the auction of state-owned fertiliser producer Odessa ...
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A significant step down from her show-stopping appearances at Cannes Film Festival,
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The 16ft-high grey barrier has been put up to block out the noise from the new
Siemens wind turbine factory at Hull's Alexandra Dock and homes in Victoria Dock.
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Maya the collie, from Lincoln, suffers from a degenerative eye disease that could one day lead to a complete loss of sight. She wears children's ski goggles to protect her eyes from harmful UV rays. 2016-05-18 11:19 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Oliver Curtis (pictured arriving at the NSW Supreme Court with wife Roxy Jacenko on
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Singapore is expected to hang a Malaysian murder convict on Friday despite lastminute clemency pleas, his family and human rights groups said. Kho Jabing, 3...
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The 45-year-old presenter couldn't resist indulging in a cigarette during a smoking break outside the CHUF Charity Event in Newcastle on Tuesday. 2016-05-18 11:17 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a threatening SMS that was sent to five farmers in Ermelo, giving them an ultimatum to vacate their land or be forcefully removed.
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Mai Alexander, 24, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, developed a crush on the Belgian footballer three years ago after watching his debut match and quickly became infatuated with him. 2016-05-18 11:16 10KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Communist rebel leaders welcomed on Wednesday a possible offer from the Philippines' presumptive president-elect of four Cabinet p...
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Professor Belinda Winder, of Nottingham Trent University, says drugs can lower unwanted sexual urges against children - but this may not solve the problem of child abuse (file photo). 2016-05-18 11:16 8KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Matthew Green left from his home in Sittingbourne, Kent, in 2010 saying he was going to visit friends in London for the weekend - but has not been seen by his parents, Jim and Pauline, since 2016-05-18 11:15 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Up to 70,000 Australians who own Ford cars with a Powershift automatic transmission that causes sudden acceleration and delays in braking could join a class action to sue the car making giant. 2016-05-18 11:14 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Stacey Bronfman is understood to have discovered Whatsapp conversations between her husband and his secret girlfriend. 2016-05-18 11:14 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Engineers at the University of Sheffield have created small cubic modules that can swim independently through tight spaces before joining together to create larger robot.
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Helen George, 31, and Jack Ashton packed on the PDA as they were pictured together for the first time as a couple on Saturday. 2016-05-18 11:13 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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MOSCOW (AP) — A senior U. S. diplomat is visiting Moscow for talks focusing on
Ukraine. U. S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland says she met with Ru...
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Natasha Barnes, 26, has stepped in to play Smith's role following the star's decision to take time off from the hit theatre show. Barnes has revealed the role is 'emotionally and physically exhausting' 2016-05-18 11:13 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Netflix has accumulated such a large archive of original TV shows that it is now in a positon that it can lease out some of its back... 2016-05-18 11:13 1KB www.thedrum.com
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Steve Kerr said he thinks the NBA's two-minute reports throw officials "under the bus" and don't serve a purpose, after the NBA acknowledged a missed call on Russell
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By Miguel Lobianco BUENOS AIRES, May 18 (Reuters) - Argentina have the ability to win an elusive Olympic gold medal in women's hockey at the Rio Games despit...
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T ens of thousands of soldiers will miss out on the “once in a generation” referendum on Britain’s EU membership because they are not registered... 2016-05-18 11:10 4KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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18 May 2016 Despite the violent unrest, deadly suicide bombings and an ever-rising death toll, daily life on Baghdad's streets carries on... 2016-05-18 11:09 2KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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Rolf Harris has been passing time in prison by making didgeridoos out of toilet rolls, it has been claimed. 2016-05-18 11:07 2KB www.independent.ie
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By Igor Ilic ZAGREB, May 18 (Reuters) - Croatia's opposition on Wednesday filed a no-confidence motion against Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko and a...
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Senatorial aspirant Leila De Lima is ready to work with former foes she made as
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She became a household name after starring in reality show TOWIE - but Lauren Pope claims the exposure the show gave her left her vulnerable to being trolled online
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Muslim groups on Wednesday slammed a directive from India's Hindu nationalist government for participants in International Yoga Day to chant "Om", citing rel...
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Newsnight viewers were bemused by the cookery segment, which saw Wark make the seafood pasta, apparently in tribute to the news this week that the BBC will cull all
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Model Jerry, 59, looked especially elegant in her Chanel-style skirt suit while 85-yearold Rupert favoured a Savile Rowe classic in pinstripes when they headed to lunch in
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Researchers at Stanford University in California, have been able to track subtle changes in genes (illustrated) over just a few thousand years, and link them to physical traits across the population. 2016-05-18 11:05 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Brazil's corridors of power are under scrutiny after leaked photographs and videos show pornography and prostitution are rife, as ministers face accusations of moneylaundering and racketeering. 2016-05-18 11:05 19KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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Romford in Essex, Cleveland in the North East and Warrington in the North West head the top 10 luckiest places to live in the UK, according to new statistics released by the
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JACK GAUGHAN: Louis van Gaal can't have helped to notice the banners held aloft on
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The actress, 27, was spotted mingling with the masses as she rode the London
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John Hartman tells trial of former best friend Oliver Curtis that the pair rented a Bondi unit for $3,000 a week and spent thousands on cars and holidays 2016-05-18 11:02 2KB www.theguardian.com
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Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic insists he has no intention of leaving and hopes to become a legend at St James' Park despite the club's relegation from the Premier
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I f you saw this picture, you'd be forgiven for thinking this panda was being held hostage. Newspapers with the day's... 2016-05-18 11:02 2KB www.telegraph.co.uk
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The Boeing 737 was scheduled to travel from Kochi to Mumbai in India but a series of

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Donald Trump is skirmishing angrily with the largest independent group supporting
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A survey of 14,000 people in 14 countries revealed that Brits are the least likely to sample local food when abroad compared with the country's European neighbours.
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Hundreds of pro-China protesters led by gang leader turned politician "White Wolf" rallied in Taiwan's capital Wednesday, calling on new president Tsai Ing-w...
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Former British general predicts that Russia will seize territory in eastern Ukraine and invade Baltic states, sparking war 2016-05-18 11:00 2KB www.theguardian.com
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Nonprofit organizations across the Midwest will compete to win up to $100,000 in five weeks 2016-05-18 15:15 1020Bytes www.prnewswire.com
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A psychologist died after asking her roommate to strangle her with a cable during a rough sex session in Mexico City. Juan Ruiz Torres said he killed Tania Trinidad
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ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Explosives that detonated in a village in southeastern
Turkey last week, killing 16 people, had been intended for use in a suici...
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This is the moment a female driver was caught on camera apparently applying makeup with one hand on the wheel while she sped down the fast lane of the M62 near
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Several Durban beaches have been temporarily closed after medical waste washed up along the coast, the eThekwini Municipality says. 2016-05-18 10:58 1KB www.news24.com
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Police received calls about the man, later named as Anthony Allen, 39, when he was spotted jumping through express lanes in Chicago with his pants around his ankles.
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Knox, who was cleared last year of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, claims she was slapped and threatened by officers during her interrogation in Perugia in 2007.
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The former stylist, 24, showed off her natural maternal instinct as she enjoyed a relaxed day with her son Freddie in Los Angeles this week. 2016-05-18 10:55 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk
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The Girls creator, 30, asked Twitter users to come up with their best memory from the year they were 19, inspired by reading her own diary entries written at the same age.
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May 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their a...
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Like Blair’s in 2003, this Queen’s speech is going through the motions. The EU vote will be Cameron’s Iraq, and the battle lines drawn now will not fade 2016-05-18 10:50 4KB www.theguardian.com
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Beloved EastEnders' character
Peggy Mitchell said goodbye to Albert Square for the final time in last night's episode but the BBC weren't going to let her go without reliving her most famous line.
Dame Barbara Windsor frequently screamed the phrase 'get outta my pub!' as she played the Queen Vic landlady in the soap for 22 years.
As her final scenes aired, the BBC shared a compilation on their Twitter account of all the times the actress shouted the phrase at those who had upset her.
Barbara Windsor as Peggy shouts her famous catchphrase at Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha
Womack) in this scene from 2008 as her husband Archie (Larry Lamb) looks on
Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) gets his marching orders from his mother Peggy in the compilation, shared on the BBC's Twitter account as the beloved character leaves the soap
Dame Barbara played Peggy for 22 years and the compilation shows her changing hairstyles and clothes over the decades as the landlady
Peggy had a love-hate relationship with Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement) and here tells her to 'get outta my pub!'
The clip revealed how her altercations over the decades have been with some of the soap's most famous characters with her ordering Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Ronnie Mitchell
(Samantha Womack), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) and Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement) out of her pub in the video.
The footage also revealed Peggy's changing hairstyles and dress sense in line with the trends at the time the scenes were filmed in the Nineties and Noughties.
EastEnders fans were delighted with the sequence saying it was 'hilarious' but some said she must have uttered the phrase more times then shown in the 30 second sequence.
Many said they were going to miss Peggy being behind the bar of the Queen Vic with Robert writing: 'We love our Peggy' and Brett Greene Tweeting 'EastEnders'll never be the same ever once, Dame Barbara has gone #willbemissed #getoutofmypub.'

Dame Barbara announced that she was leaving the character of Peggy behind in January.
Although she hasn't been in the soap for a number of years, she returned for the former landlady to be killed off on screen as she learnt her cancer had returned.
EastEnders fans were delighted with the 'get outta my pub' sequence saying it was 'hilarious'
Peggy told Pat to get out of her pub more than once but the pair became friends in the end
The Carry On actress said of her decision to leave the soap for good: 'Peggy is a character close to my heart but I made the decision a while ago that I need to say goodbye to her once and for all'
EastEnders fans were delighted with the clip and Tweeted to say they would miss Peggy being behind the bar
The Carry On actress said of her decision to leave the soap for good: 'Peggy is a character close to my heart but I made the decision a while ago that I need to say goodbye to her once and for all.
'Otherwise, she will always be there, urging me to go back, and that is something I need to shut the door on.'
Viewers were heartbroken as they saw Peggy take an overdose after breaking the news to her son Grant (Ross Kemp) that her cancer had returned.
In a poignant final scene, after smelling cigarette smoke throughout the episode, Peggy hallucinated the return of her former love rival-turned-friend Pat.
Dame Barbara returned to the Queen Vic to film her final scenes which aired this week as the actress said she wanted to put the character behind her
Actress Pam St Clements who played Pat returned as a ghost for Peggy's final scene
Dame Barbara, 78, made her debut in the soap in 1994 and it became the defining role of her career.
She played Peggy full-time until 2010, and subsequently revived the Walford stalwart for occasional appearances.
As the landlady of the Queen Vic, Peggy was much loved for her feisty temperament and her 'get outta my pub!' catchphrase, although she happily handed over the pub's reins to Linda Carter
(Kellie Bright) in her final episode.
Peggy's funeral will see another EastEnders favourite return in the form of Danniella Westbrook, who played her daughter Sam Mitchell, as the family gather along with the soap's fans for a final farewell.
EastEnders continues on Thursday (May 19) at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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She was accused of exploiting her son Harvey, after he shocked viewers by using the
C-word live on Loose Women on Tuesday.
But Katie Price, 37, hit back on
Instagram on Tuesday evening with a series of cryptic posts as she insisted she has learned from past mistakes and reasserted how much she loves her eldest child.
One post read: 'I’ve made mistakes in my life. I’ve let people take advantage of me, and I accepted way less than I deserve.
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'I've learned from my bad choices': Katie Price hits back with cryptic Instagram posts after she was criticised for taking son Harvey, 13, live on Loose Women on Tuesday
'I've made mistakes': Clearly affected by the criticism, she made sure she had her say on the matter
'But I’ve learned from my bad choices and even though there are some things I can never get back, and people who will never be sorry.
'I’ll know better next time. And I won’t settle for anything less than I deserve.'
Another post said: 'Someone who hates you normally hates you for one of three reasons. They either see you as a threat. They hate themselves. Or they want to be you.'
With more to say, she returned to the social media site on Wednesday morning and added: 'Life will be full of ups and downs. It will be one tough ride.
Standing up for her boy: Protective Katie and her beloved son appeared on the show to talk about online trolling - but she split viewers' opinions on whether or not it was the right thing to do
So lovely: Clearly devoted to her eldest child, Katie posted a message to say how much she loves him
Not taking things lying down: She also hit back against the bullies - having making no secret of the fact that she's fighting back
'But your love for your child will be the anchor that will see you through it all.'
The former glamour model, who is clearly devoted to her lovely boy, brought the 13-year-old on the show in a bid to educate trolls about his Prader-Willi condition, autism and ADHD.
She had refused to pre-record the segment so that people could 'see the real Harvey', but her

decision split viewers' opinions with many praising her incredible mothering skills and others questioning if it was the right thing for her to do.
Raising awareness: Katie Price was accused of exploiting her son Harvey, after he shocked viewers by using the C-word live on Loose Women - but HE subsequently won praise for his courage in standing up to bullies
Dividing opinions: While most viewers were hugely supportive of Katie Price and her son after seeing them on the show, others accused Katie of exploiting him
Yet Katie defended her decision, saying: 'It's important to me for people to see how vulnerable he is, how much I love him and I'm not stopping when it comes to the issue of trolling.'
Revealing that some of her abusive things written about Harvey 'could not even be repeated,' a host of appalling memes created by bullies were shown on a screen behind the teenager.
Harvey, who was was born blind, was asked by his mother what he would say to anyone who was horrible to him.
'Hello, you c****' Harvey replied, clearly not understanding the meaning of the expletive.
Sticking up for her child: Refusing offers of pre-recording the item, Katie said it was important for her that people saw 'how vulnerable he is, how much I love him and how I'm not stopping when it comes to trolling'
Lovely lad: While host Andrea McLean was quick to apologise, viewers were quick to take to social media to praise Harvey, as well as his mother who clearly loves him deeply
While host Andrea McLean was quick to apologise, viewers immediately took to social media to praise Harvey, as well as his mother who loves him unconditionally.
A series of tweets posted said things like: 'Fair play to Harvey Price dropping the C-bomb on
Loose Women to the internet trolls, go for it lad.'
'Fair shout to Harvey Price using a very appropriate word to describe all the trolls that have been giving him grief.'
Well done: An incredible amount of viewers took to Twitter to criticise the trolls and support both
Harvey and his doting mother
Another wrote: 'Harvey Price has made my heart burst. #sweetheart.'
'Harvey Price on Loose Women! Using the C word about vile trolls. Legend!'
Another read: 'Star of today's show goes to Harvey Price. Gorgeous young man.
@MissKatiePrice credit to you. @piersmorgan looks handsome too.'
Doing her bit: Katie plans to visit schools to educate children on those with disabilities
Katie, who is planning on going into schools to educate children about those with disabilities, emphasised just how loving her eldest child is.
Sporting a new grey wig just for fun, she said: 'Harvey has a heart of gold. He wouldn't know

how to hurt anyone. He is all about love. If someone went for him, he would cower.'
Piers Morgan who also expressed just how incredible Katie is as a mother and how sickened he is by bullies, made sure he made his feelings clear.
He said: 'Just for those idiots at home who think it's funny to mock Harvey and other people like him. It's not at all.
Supporting him: Meanwhile, a host of appalling memes created about Harvey by trolls were shown in the background as Piers Morgan (second from left) helped to put Harvey at ease
'His mum does an incredible job. Show some humanity. Give it to us because we can take it. But don't go after this boy.'
37-year-old Katie has spoken openly about her life with Harvey and the day before, she revealed that she considered going through an abortion three times when she first found out she was pregnant.
But she has always maintained how thrilled she is that she had Harvey, but has always wanted to be honest about her journey.
The former glamour was 23 when she discovered she was carrying footballer Dwight Yorke's baby, but the pair were no longer in a relationship.
Proud mother: Katie looked adoringly at her eldest child as they left the studio following the interview
Cheerful: The teenager seemed in good spirits as he carried a tablet as he walked alongside his mum
Stylish pair: The mother-son duo donned similar jackets with Harvey looking stylish in a navy bomber jacket and Katie looking chic in a long padded khaki coat
Surprise: Harvey appeared to have a treat in his hand, possibly some Loose Women memorabilia
'Three times I sat there with the cloak on with all the women. You know why you're all there,' she said during an appearance on Monday afternoon. 'But each time, I just couldn't do it.'
'I thought I'm young, I wasn't with the guy anymore. I didn't know what was going to happen with my career, but then I thought stuff it, I'm earning money. I'm going to take a risk and do it.
'They gave me counselling each time I went there and they talk about why you want it [the termination.] But I carried on having him.'
Adding: 'They scan you and you hear a heartbeat. Some women are pressured by the men.
There's so many reasons why they do it.'
Heading home: The pair were no doubt looking forward to relaxing at home after their big day
Bold new look: Katie debuted grey locks that gave off a purple hue under the lights
Nadia Sawalha said to Katie: 'You've had an abortion, haven't you?'

'I've had a couple,' she replied. 'It's nothing to be proud of. I'm so bloody fertile as you can tell.
'I think six-eight weeks is OK but anymore than that isn't.
'At 23 weeks, there are videos on YouTube, it's a baby. How would you want to abort it and give birth to it and see it gasp for air - and what? You're not going to help it?'
Open and honest: The day before, Katie revealed she went to have three abortion when she was pregnant with her son, Harvey, but found she just couldn't go through with it - and she's now so glad she has him
She said: 'I thought I'm young, [23] I wasn't with the guy anymore. I didn't know what was going to happen with my career, but then I thought stuff it, I'm earning money. I'm going to take a risk and do it'
Kaye Adams said: 'Well hang on a minute, the stats are that it's 0.1% of abortions take place after 24 weeks - it's not a massive number.
'It tends to be if the mother's life is at risk or if the child has severe disabilities. Most take it seriously.'
The discussion comes two months after Katie spoke openly and bravely about her the fact she would probably have aborted her son Harvey had she known about his disabilities.
Debate: After Katie said she couldn't understand why someone would have a termination after
23 weeks, Kaye Adams said: 'the stats are that it's 0.1% of abortions take place after 24 weeks it's very unusual'
Something to say: Katie looked confident as she posed outside the studio wearing a flamingo print pyjama style shirt, skinny jeans and heels
She added: 'It tends to be if the mother's life is at risk or if the child has severe disabilities. Most take it seriously'
However, she stressed that she was so glad she had not had a termination because of the love she has for her eldest child, who is now aged 13.
The mother-of-five took to social media following her appearance on the ITV chat show, revealing she was 'really upset' by the backlash her comment had caused and insisting it was taken 'out of context.'
The former glamour model tweeted: 'I'm really upset people have taken out of context what I said on @loosewomen today. Harvey is my life and I am so proud of him! ❤ '
All change: She later left in a grey gilet and white shirt as she held her phone in her hand
Comfort first: She swapped her skyscraper heels for a pair of trainers as she made her way to her waiting car
Katie's fans were quick to rally around her, showering the star with compliments including 'you're an amazing mum' and 'so much respect for you'.

The star had admitted that she had not been prepared for what life would entail when she began caring for her disabled child at the age of 23.
Harvey, her 13-year-old child from a previous relationship with Dwight Yorke, suffers from a rare genetic condition called Prader-Willi syndrome, as well as autism, ADHD and blindness.
But Katie said she is glad she did not make that decision and would now think about adopting another disabled child.
Defending herself: The mother-of-five took to Twitter following the backlash caused by her comment, insisting Harvey 'is my life'
She said: 'Now it's like oh my god, no way. Now if they said I was going to have a child with disabilities, I would definitely keep it. I would even adopt a child with disabilities'
Speaking on the show, she said: 'I was young when I had Harvey and I admit it: If I'd have known he was blind when I had him, as harsh as it sounds, I probably would have aborted him.'
The former glamour model said her decision would have been based on a fear of the unknown, particularly as she was so young.
But Ms Price she is glad she did not pursue that option and is pleased with the way things have turned out.
'Now it's like oh my god, no way,' she said. 'Now if they said I was going to have a child with disabilities, I would definitely keep it. I would even adopt a child with disabilities.
'Until you are in that situation, you don't know.'
During a discussion on Loose Women, the 37-year-old said the fear of unknown would have driven her to the abortion, but that she would never make the same decision now
Sympathising with other parents in her situation, she said: 'Until you are in that situation, you don't know'
Katie also offered her support out to any other carers who are in a similar situation.
She said: 'Anyone who’s a carer, mother, anyone dealing with disabilities, I have so much respect because I know what goes into it.'
She added: ‘I absolutely love Harvey so much. I would never change anything about him
'Yes it’s challenging, but it’s also rewarding. He’s a great character and I love him. I don’t think anyone should be ashamed at all if they’ve got a child with disabilities.’
After she made the comments, several people wrote on Twitter about how brave she had been.
Piers Morgan tweeted the show to express his support to her. He said: 'Watching
@MissKatiePrice talk about her son Harvey on @loosewomen. Very honest, very inspiring.
She's a great mum.'
Another person tweeted: 'Major Respect Katy!! Harvey probably doesn't realise how disabled he is as you make him feel soooooooo loved.'

One viewer wrote: 'The best thing katie price has ever done is to be on #loosewomen I wasn't a fan before but she just seems so honest on the show, good on her.'
But some were unhappy about what she said, saying she should keep such comments to herself.
One wrote: 'Did Katie Price really say that if she'd known about Harvey she would of aborted him? he's Gona be thrilled when he hears that mind (sic)'.
Katie is also mother to Junior, 10, and Princess, eight, both from her marriage to Peter Andre.
She and her current husband Kieran, 27, are also parents to Jett, two, and Bunny, 16 months.
Doting mother: Harvey suffers from a rare genetic condition called Prader-Willi syndrome and also suffers from autism, ADHD and blindness - but Katie is clearly a brilliant parent to him and he has been doing well
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The teenage daughter of a
Communist party leader in a former Soviet state has sparked anger after posting selfies showing off her wealthy lifestyle.
Margareta Ivanov, 17, is the daughter of Violeta Ivanov, a deputy and ex-president of the
Party of Communists of the
Republic of Moldova (PCRM).
The schoolgirl, who attends the Gheorghe Asahi Lyceum in the Moldovan capital city of Chisinau, posted one picture of a cherry-red Jaguar car.
The teenage daughter of a Communist party leader in a former Soviet state has sparked anger after posting selfies showing off her wealthy lifestyle
The teenager has also posted pictures of her wearing designer clothes and accessories including fur coats, shoes and handbags
The schoolgirl, who attends the Gheorghe Asahi Lyceum in the Moldovan capital city of
Chisinau, posted one picture of a cherry-red Jaguar car with the words: 'It is an ideal present.
Welcome to the family, dear'
She wrote: 'It is an ideal present. Welcome to the family, dear.'

It is unclear whether the car was a present for Ms Ivanov or whether it was for somebody else.
She has previously posted pictures of herself behind the wheel of other luxury cars including a
Porsche and a BMW.
The teenager has also posted pictures of her wearing designer clothes and accessories including fur coats, shoes and handbags.
Margareta Ivanova has taken a series of selfies showing her wearing designer clothes and handbags
Moldovan media reports that Ms Ivanov's mother - currently the PCRM's parliamentary group leader - earns 172,000 MDL (£6,000) a year, while her father earns just 42,000 MDL (£1,400)
Margareta Ivanova, 17, is pictured with another woman in another of her selfies. The teenager's family reportedly owns land in three different locations in Chisinau
Moldovan media reports that Ms Ivanov's mother - currently the PCRM's parliamentary group leader - earns 172,000 MDL (£6,000) a year, while her father earns just 42,000 MDL (£1,400).
However, the family reportedly owns land in three different locations in Chisinau.
One online commenter said: 'There is nothing new here. People who recently got rich like to show off their wealth.
'The moment anyone questions it though, they start stressing they have no money.'
She has previously posted pictures of herself behind the wheel of other luxury cars including a
Porsche and a BMW
Margareta Ivanova shows off another luxury item from the New York fashion brand Michael Kors
As well as clothes, bags and cars, Ms Ivanova's pictures show make-up from the likes of Dior
One online commenter said: 'There is nothing new here. People who recently got rich like to show off their wealth'
Another, called Kashey, added: 'Remember their names and never work for them. But if you do, charge them double.'
The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova is the only communist party to have held a majority in government in the post-Soviet states.
Chisinau is the largest city in the Republic of Moldova. It lies in the centre of the country, on the river Bic.
2016-05-18 11:46 Julian Robinson www.dailymail.co.uk
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She always cuts a glamorous figure on the red carpet.

And Sophie Turner offered another lesson in looking effortlessly chic at the X-Men:
Apocalypse press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
Making a bold statement in black and white, the 20-yearold British beauty seemed in good spirits at the event and looked particularity pleased to be handed a figurine in her likeness.
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Magical in monochrome! She always cuts a glamorous figure. And Sophie Turner offered another lesson in looking effortlessly chic at the X-Men: Apocalypse press conference in Beijing on Wednesday
The radiant redhead - who stars as a young Jean Grey in the film - posed alongside the toy before taking to her seat to speak about the new movie.
Clad in a ruffled off the shoulder cream top, Sophie remained demure but showed off her decolletage as well as a glimpse of her taut tum.
Proving to be fashion forward, the star donned a pair of tailored black shorts that were sheathed with cape like folds of fabric, giving the illusion of a skirt.
Wowing in white: Clad in a ruffled off the shoulder cream top, Sophie remained demure but showed off her decolletage as well as a glimpse of her taut tum, which she kept covered by crossing her arms
Featuring a front split, the skirted hem offered a glimpse of her lean legs, which were elongated by a pair of patent court heels.
Sweeping her auburn tresses away from her face, she weaved her glossy locks into an intricate french plait across the crown of her head, exposing her pretty face.
She finished off the stylish ensemble with a chunky gold necklace that added some sparkle to the outfit.
Spot the difference: Making a bold statement in black and white, the 20-year-old British beauty seemed in good spirits at the event and looked particularity pleased to be handed a figurine in her likeness
Back to business: The radiant redhead - who stars as a young Jean Grey in the film - posed alongside the toy before taking to her seat to speak about the new movie where she stars alongside an A-list cast
Terrific trio! Sophie - who rose to fame playing Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones - attended the conference alongside her X-Men co-star Evan Peters (L) and director Bryan Singer

Sophie - who rose to fame playing Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones - attended the conference alongside co-star Evan Peters and director Bryan Singer.
Evan is reprising his role of Quicksilver, a role he played for the 2014 prequel X-Men: Days of
Future Past.
Meanwhile, Brian is well-versed in the franchise, having directed every film in the series.
Leggy lady! Proving to be fashion forward, the star donned a pair of tailored black shorts that were sheathed with cape like folds of fabric, giving the illusion of a skirt from behind
Radiant redhead! Sweeping her auburn tresses away from her face, she weaved her glossy locks into an intricate french plait across the crown of her head, exposing her pretty face
Veterans: Evan (L) is reprising his role of Quicksilver, a role he played for the 2014 prequel X-
Men: Days of Future Past. Meanwhile, Brian is well-versed in the franchise, having directed every film in the series
Bobble head bunch: The trio were all treated to their own figurine as they prepared to speak about the film
Sophie's character of Jean Grey possesses telekinetic and telepathic abilities, and was originally played by Famke Janssen.
Speaking about her new role, Sophie told Self magazine she found several parallels between herself and her character.
'Her journey is trying to figure out who she is, surviving the hormones and the boys, which are loaded on top of that fact that she’s a superpowerful mutant.
I haven’t had that last bit to deal with! But I’ve had the challenge of growing up and having horrible skin and all the things that make you feel uncomfortable as a teenager, and knowing that everyone can see it—because 50 percent of them point it out to you.'
X-Men: Apocalypse is in UK cinemas now and will open in the US on May 27.
Chic and cheerful! Featuring a front split, the skirted hem offered a glimpse of her lean legs, which were elongated by a pair of patent court heels. She finished off the stylish ensemble with a chunky gold necklace
2016-05-18 11:45 Rebecca Lawrence www.dailymail.co.uk
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Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab's misery does not seem to end this season as their all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will be leaving the squad.
The Aussie cited 'personal unavoidable circumstances' for his departure.
Marcus Stoinis (R). Pic/ AFP

Stoinis has scored 146 runs in the 7 matches he played averaging at
36.50. He also picked up 8 wickets.
His departure leaves a huge void in the KXIP squad.
Kings XI Punjab will not make the play-offs as they are currently eliminated with 2 more games to go.
Recently, hard-hitting batsman
Glenn Maxwell was also ruled out of the IPL after he suffered a side strain.
2016-05-18 11:44 By mid www.mid-day.com
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Another lawsuit accuses a former physician assistant at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas of sexual abuse.
The suit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges that Mark Wisner suggested he would withhold pain medication if the patient didn’t permit unnecessary and improper genital examinations at the Leavenworth VA Medical Center.
Wisner, the hospital and the federal government are named as defendants. At least five other lawsuits have been filed against Wisner.
Wisner surrendered his medical license last year after at least seven patients accused him of abuse. Criminal charges that include sexual battery are pending in Leavenworth County.
No attorney is listed for Wisner in online court records for the latest lawsuit. The hospital has said it stopped Wisner from seeing patients and began an investigation after the allegations surfaced.
2016-05-18 15:14 By www.washingtontimes.com
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News UK is one of many publishers exploring how it can keep hold of the customer experience amid the encroachment of technology companies like Facebook and Google. The publisher's chief customer officer Chris Duncan opened up to The Drum about how it plans to make that shift a success.

Duncan’s refocus from a chief marketing officer to a newly created chief customer officer role at the turn of the year meant the addition of audience insight and analytics responsibilities. The switch was emblematic of the media group's push to be less commercially dependent on advertising and instead seek out new revenue opportunities.
The marketer spoke to The Drum about News UK's recent investment in its audience data and analytics; how he intends to use that to wrestle back control of the customer experience; and how publishers should approach working with brands that are behind a paywall and those that are not when distributing across platforms.
Why was a chief customer officer more relevant to the News UK brand?
For us there used to be a very clearly defined separation between circulation sales and advertising sales, particularly in the print world, where marketers would be running promotions and advertising heads would sell space. Now the marketer’s job is to deliver an audience that can be monetised effectively by the advertising teams. So what you are seeing is a lot more collaboration between those two areas, which means that actually having a clear definition of who is responsible for audience management measurement and delivery, versus who is responsible for advertising, advertiser management and delivery is what we have done in the new structure.
Why is it more important to be a publisher that’s prioritising marketing and the customer, particularly at a time when many are having to surrender so much control over the way they distribute their content?
We have never been in a more competitive environment. You are seeing the ability of regular audiences to be targeted in so many ways. One of the great strengths of journalism is the connection between the audience and the media owner. Having a clear sense of what your relationship is with the reader has never been more important.
How do you go about enhancing the value of your brands when there’s so much choice now, especially now that younger audiences don’t have the same connection with them as older readers?
Each subsequent technology innovation brings a new set of challenges for a publisher to adapt.
In most cases when you look at legacy publishers most of us have – not always as quickly as we would have liked – but most of us have adapted to new models.
What you are seeing at the moment is another great wave of disruption. We are all working out how the new platform players work like Facebook and Google. Part of it is recognising you are always going to be in a period of reinvention.
In terms of younger audiences, there is a very great fallacy about young readers not being interested in news. They have never been more interested in news and have never been more

aware of where they can get it from. They are also pre-acutely aware of where they can get it from and trust it; where to go to be entertained; where to go if they want to be outraged. They have a very clear sense of who will deliver what, and it is up to the brands to be very clear with their audiences to say ‘this is what we are here for and when you want that kind of thing come to us’.
Do digital-first brands have an advantage over legacy brands?
About three years ago there was a sense that a digital entrant would be able to take over legacy news brands. We saw a lot of people enter the market, working off a very different cost base, becoming very attuned to the platforms. There was a sense that they were faster to understand how to work with platforms whereas traditional legacy brands tended to be quite cautious about adopting platform distribution.
In the last year or so what the legacy brands have been able to do is gradually adapt. But now you are seeing so much content out there, this sense of overload means the legacy brands can come back in as a strength. There is more value of brand recognition where users come to the
Sun and the Times because they know what they are going to get rather than curation in the sense of really personalising down to the level of what they are interested in.
To that point, what are some of the ways News UK is behaving differently and what are the initiatives you’re investing in to ensure that you’re able to cut through?
We launched on Apple News, Facebook Instant Articles, and we will be on Snapchat. It is largely a platform experimentation for us, it’s a case of wherever it fits with the brand, wherever we think it is additive to the business model of the title in question. We are constantly trying new ways to find audiences and work out how they fit into our businesses. The key to that is understanding when for instance you are running a subscription model like the Times then the platforms perform a different job compared to when you are running a mass audience model like the Sun, so what you do in each case is different. We work very hard to understand not just what our business model needs but also what do the audiences that we work with expect from us and where do they expect us to be. That is the constant challenge for us to innovate as fast as the platforms are.
How does that thinking apply to the Sun and the Times brands, which are all undergoing massive change at the moment?
The Sun has surpassed the 30 million monthly unique visitors mark, that business is about a huge number of articles a day and working very hard to understand which articles are going to be shared. We are still in the process of regaining our audience having been under a subscription model. The gauge of success on the Sun is much more about growing audiences, ultimately the gauge of success on the Times is growing subscriptions. So a lot of the testing and experimentation that you do may be on the same platforms but may be completely different in terms of its intent and outcome and measurement of success.
We do a lot with the Sunday Times 'Style' [content] on Instagram because it is a very visual product, but that isn’t the direct subscription driver. To us it is more of a branding experiment. It is more about building and finding a community that is interested in fashion than it is instant and direct conversion to subscription. There is lots to be done with the marketing mix and we try to experiment with the platforms along those lines.
How does that focus on brand impact the way your commercial teams sell your titles to

advertisers?
It is always about fitting what are the outcome of the client needs, what is the right decision for the brand, and what is the customer expecting - how is the customer going to act in a way the advertiser wants. Our advertiser approach is really about understanding exactly what each of our brands does and doesn't do and making sure that advertisers understand how we can generate the best results for them. When you think about the Times digitally, you are not going to come to the Times if your obsession is scale, you are going to come to the Times if you think you want to reach a very heavy concentration of chief executives. I don’t think that is something that media targeting will understand; not every product that you are selling needs mass exposure.
Do you think publishers are becoming more like brand owners?
They always have been brand owners. In some ways you could argue that brand owners are becoming more like publishers. Newspaper have always been recognisable brands that almost were shortcuts to an audience. People understood the audience of each publisher because they are deeply embedded brands in the national psyche. In a lot of ways that is probably something that previously has not been important, but now most publishers will realise if they have weak brands and platforms have strong brands then publishers will drown in a sea of content.
Publishers need strong brands to make sure they have that link to their audience which I think defines great news brands.
2016-05-18 11:44 Jessica Goodfellow www.thedrum.com
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Iraq has been turning off the internet across the country to stop children cheating in exams.
Three separate three-hour disruptions to Iraqi internet services, were spotted by content delivery network
Akamai and internet performance analysts Dyn
Research, which coincided with the country’s school exam periods. The blockade, which affected fixed-line and mobile broadband, was mandated by the Iraqi ministry of communication.
One Iraqi internet service provider (ISP), EarthLink, announced the 16 May blackout on its
Facebook page. The company said: “As instructed by the Ministry of Communication, internet services will be cut off in all of Iraq during the time of exams from 5am until 8am for all companies across all provinces.”
The blackouts coincided with exams for secondary and high-school students and were implemented as the ultimate step in the country’s battle to stop students cheating using smuggled mobile phones and internet-connected devices in exam halls.

While attempting to ban mobile phones from exams or setting up local jamming equipment might be a less draconian measure, shutting off the internet is undoubtedly efficient. However, the outage impacted every person and business in the parts of the country controlled by the Iraqi government, causing human rights campaigners, including Access Now, to condemn the move.
The area of Kurdistan was not affected by the blackout, according to Dyn Research, due to its independent regional government, which did not follow suit.
Iraq has a history of turning off the internet to affect the flow of information. Last year it performed similar blackouts at exam times, as well as attempting to take areas controlled by Isis offline to help shut down the spread of propaganda.
But Iraq is by no means alone in its government’s ability to shut down a country’s internet at short notice, with Egypt implementing similar techniques during the Arab spring protests in 2011 and Uganda blocking access to social media during elections in February 2016. Other countries including Iran and China have implemented strong censorship, while the UK and other countries block access to certain sites linked to piracy at the ISP level.
2016-05-18 11:43 Samuel Gibbs www.theguardian.com
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May 18 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace forward Emmanuel Adebayor is unsure of whether he will extend his contract with the Premier League club, but hopes to sign off on a high note by beating Manchester United in the FA
Cup final if he does leave.
The 32-year-old has made over 200 appearances in the Premier League, representing Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, and said he aspired to be remembered like prolific Chelsea forward Didier Drogba, even though he is yet to win a trophy in England.
"It is definitely possible (that I move abroad) but you know my love for English football," the Togo international told British media.
"My experience in English football has been beautiful and I would love to ... be remembered in
English football like Didier Drogba. "
Drogba, a former Ivory Coast international who now plays for Montreal Impact in Major League
Soccer, won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and a Champions League trophy with
Chelsea.
Adebayor, who was released by Tottenham Hotspur in September, joined Palace in January on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
Palace face United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday and Adebayor said the game was his last chance to win the trophy.
"At Arsenal I couldn't win it with them, I went to City and couldn't win it with them, I went to
Tottenham and couldn't win it," he explained.

"At my age now I have to win it. There is no way of saying 'maybe tomorrow'. There is no 'maybe tomorrow' for me.
"Now is the right moment for me. Let me go and do what I need to do to grab it. "
(Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
2016-05-18 11:43 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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Executed: Milad Ahmed
Abourgheba, 44, was one of three men executed by ISIS in
Sirte Libya, accused of being
'spies' for the government
The family of a man executed by ISIS in Libya after he was accused of being a spy has revealed how he was dragged from his home and crucified in a public square.
Milad Ahmed Abourgheba, 44, was one of three men executed by ISIS in Sirte, central Libya, in February as part of the terrorist group's brutal reign in the city.
At least 49 people have been executed by ISIS in Sirte and surrounding areas following secretive court proceedings and Sharia law-trials since February 2015, a report claims.
Mr Abourgheba, who had previously fought ISIS for rival force Libya Dawn, was taken from his
Sirte home where he lived with his wife and young child in October 2015.
A relative of Mr Abourgheba, named only as 'Ali', and a fellow fighter told Human Rights Watch
(HRW) they had no idea what had happened to him until ISIS executed him in public.
'He disappeared for three months. Then on January 16 [2016], they shot him dead. The man who shot him was Tunisian and was in a wheelchair,' Ali told HRW.
'They shot him in public and then they crucified him for three days in Zaafran Square.'
Mr Abourgheba was accused of being an informant for the Libyan government, and executed alongside two others by ISIS in February.
ISIS later released images of their deaths, showing a wheelchair-bound executioner and the three men dressed in orange Guantanamo-style jumpsuits.

One image shows a man with what appears to be a bloodied and battered face, tied up and
'crucified' on the structure. A note taped to his body reportedly reads 'A Spy of Libya Dawn'.
The three men were among dozens of people executed by ISIS in Sirte in the past year, for crimes such as 'spying,' 'sorcery,' and 'insulting God', a HRW report has found.
Sirte residents interviewed by HRW described public beheadings, corpses in orange jumpsuits hanging from scaffolding in what they referred to as 'crucifixions', and masked fighters snatching men from their beds in the night.
The wheelchair terrorist:The executions of Mr Abourgheba and two other men by an ISIS fighter in a wheelchair were pictured and published as part of the terrorist group's propaganda machine in February
Crucified: A man has been tied up and 'crucified' on the structure, with a note reading 'spy' taped to his body, one of dozens of men killed by ISIS in Sirte during their one-year reign of terror in the city
At least 49 people have been executed by ISIS in Sirte and surrounding areas since February
2015, for crimes such as 'spying,' 'sorcery,' and 'insulting God'
The HRW report also reveals that ISIS is diverting food, medicine, fuel, and cash from Sirte residents, as well as seizing private property and giving it to their own fighters.
ISIS morality police patrol the streets of the city threatening, fining, or flogging men for violating their self-imposed laws.
'Crimes' include smoking, listening to music, or failing to ensure their wives and sisters wear fulllength black abayas or burqas - covering even their faces.
'Life in Sirte is unbearable. Everyone is living in fear. They are killing innocent people,' said
Ahlam, 30, a woman living in Sirte with her family.
'There are no groceries, the hospital has no doctors or nurses, there is no medicine. …There are spies on every street.
'Most people have left but we are trapped. We don’t have enough money to leave.'
ISIS began taking over Sirte in February 2015 and after several months of fighting and inflicting terror on local residents, they had full control of the city by August (file photo)
The terrorist group only allows Sirte residents to communicate with the outside world through
ISIS-run call centers, and they have shut all banks but one, which is open only to ISIS members, former residents said.
Sirte, the birthplace of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, is the group's only stronghold in the North African country.
ISIS forces have attacked oil infrastructure and established a foothold in Sirte, exploiting Libya's current power vacuum where two rival governments have been battling for supremacy.
It began taking over the city in February 2015 and after several months of fighting and inflicting terror on local residents, they had full control of the city by August.

'As if beheading and shooting perceived enemies isn't enough, ISIS is causing terrible suffering in Sirte even for Muslims who follow its rules,' said Letta Tayler, senior terrorism and counterterrorism researcher at HRW.
'While the world's attention is focused on atrocities in Syria and Iraq, ISIS is also getting away with murder in Libya.'
2016-05-18 11:42 Sara Malm www.dailymail.co.uk
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An incredible archive of photographs of the real
Poldark country has revealed the grinding poverty of historic
Cornwall.
More than 1,500 black and white images depict the gritty lives lived by poverty-stricken families living in the county in the late 19th and early 20th century, and show the lowly beginnings of towns like Rock,
Fowey, Newquay and St Ives long before they became picture-postcard tourist hotspots.
The photographs show young filth-covered children playing barefoot in squalid streets, impoverished families standing around outside the local tax office, and weather-beaten fishwives tending to the day's catch.
Thsi photograph of impoverished children in Penzance, taken around 1890, forms part of an incredible archive of photographs of the real Poldark country, which reveals the grinding poverty of historic Cornwall
A pair of weather-beaten Cornish fishwives tending to the catch of the day in 1890. Life was tough, with many people dependent on the sea and mining to survive
This image of the fishing port of Newlyn on the south coast of Cornwall around 1900 is one of more than 1,500 up for sale at auction
Aidan Turner as Poldark. The BBC series is thought to have been a goldmine for the Cornish tourist trade, as fans flocked to see the spectacular coastlines depicted in the show. The second series is set to air this Autumn
Among the snaps are shots of Botallick Mine near St Just (pictured), which appears in the recent
BBC remake of Poldark as the family mine Aidan Turner's character tries to revive as part of the character's attempts to regenerate his impoverished community

They also depict modest fishermen's cottages that provided basic accommodation to poor workers, which today can sell for anything up to £500,000.
Among the snaps are shots of Botallick Mine near St Just, which appears in the recent BBC remake of Poldark as the family mine Aidan Turner's character tries to revive as part of the character's attempts to regenerate his impoverished community.
The bleak scenes were captured on camera by famous photographer John Gibson, a pioneer of photojournalism, and his sons Alexander and Herbert between 1860 and 1930, just a few decades after Winston Graham's Poldark novels - which span from 1783 to 1820 - were set.
The family, based on the Isles of Scilly, made a name for themselves documenting real life scenes in and around Cornwall, often breaking news to the major papers of the time.
Locals by the shore in Sennen Cove in around 1900 in one of the photographs taken by the
Gibson family of photographers
The photographs depict modest fishermen's cottages that provided basic accommodation to poor workers, such as this property in St Ives (left) and these homes in Penzance (right) which today can sell for anything up to £500,000
Surrounded by interested children, a fisherman gets to work on clearing barnacles from a timber beam in around 1900
These whales beached on the shoreline at Mount's Bay attracted the attention of locals who rushed to the sea to see the animals
Mimi Connell-Lay, from Penzance Auction House which is selling the collection, said: 'The photographic dynasty founded by John Gibson in the 1860s took some of the most remarkable and historically significant photographs of 19th and early 20th century.
'The archive offered here contains a broad and extensive range of evocative and fascinating images of Cornwall's past.
'The subjects are rich and varied; maritime, mining, village life, architecture, the working poor, every image is a delight for any historian.
The bleak scenes were captured on camera by famous photographer John Gibson (pictured), a pioneer of photojournalism, and his sons Alexander and Herbert between 1860 and 1930.
Pictured right is their business premises in Penzance
John Gibson's sons Alexander (left) and Herbert (right). The family, based on the Isles of Scilly, made a name for themselves documenting real life scenes in and around Cornwall, often breaking news to the major papers of the time
The village and fishing port of Mousehole, near Penzance, as it looked in the 1890s, where men can be seen tending to the boats
Mousehole in the 1890s. The area is now a popular tourist destination, notable for being where poet Dylan Thomas spent his honeymoon
The harbour at Mousehole, as young boys look out at the sea to see the fishing boats head out and return with their catch of the day

'Cornwall is such a popular tourist destination these days, and people come here because its so beautiful.
'But what strikes me about a lot of these images is just how desperately poor people look and how rough and scruffy the villages and houses looked then, whereas now they are so picture postcard perfect.
'Some of the most wealthy and popular hotspots of today like Rock, Fowey, Mousehole and St
Ives appear in the archive. These places are now full of affluent second homes.
A fleet of fishing vessels off the coast at Mounts Bay, as boys on the shire wait to fill their baskets with fish caught from the boats
The Lord St Levan's boatmen looking resplendent in their uniforms. MP John St Aubyn was made Lord St Levan on his retirement in 1887 for his political services. His grandson, the third
Lord St Levan, gave castle St Michael’s Mount to the National Trust
Fishermen haul in a vast catch of mackerel. Fishing has been a major industry in Cornwall since the days of King John
Locals wait to buy goods from Langley Stores in Penzance in 1890. A number of Victorian adverts can be seen on the side of the building
The inner dock being built at Penzance. The town's harbour had been its lifeblood for centuries and the inner harbour is still used for fishing and commercial purposes
A consolidated mine in St Ives, 1885. Mining was another huge industry in the county, with tin and copper mines dotting the landscape
'The cottages like the ones in the photos of St Ives exchange hands for about £250,000 today, yet look at those barefoot children sat in the street.'
The Gibson's vast family archive was inherited by their descendants and split into several collections to be sold.
A selection of photos of shipwrecks around Scilly by the Gibsons was sold in 2013 to the
National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for £100,000.
The Cornish archive, comprising 1,200 original photographic prints and 300 glass negative plates, is tipped to fetch £25,000 when it goes under the hammer as one lot on June 16.
A police officer keeps his eye on two young schoolboys who have been locked up in the stocks in 1900. Their look of defiance as they pose for the camera with their arms around one another suggests they may not have been entirely repentant
Families take a moment to rest at the Gwennap pit near Redruth. The pit, made famous by John
Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in the 1700s is still used as an outdoor amphitheatre today
Warren's 'excursion car' offered rides for day trippers in Cornwall, with early tourists packing onto the carriage to be ferried around
A remote Cornish 'smugglers house' in Bessier cove. Smuggling was rife in Cornwall thanks to

the region's secluded coves which were ideal for bringing contraband cargo ashore
Ms Connell-Lay said: 'This extraordinary photographic dynasty was founded by John Gibson when he first acquired a camera in the early 1800s.
'He was a seaman by trade and we do not know how he came to own such an expensive item, but by 1860 he had established himself as a professional photographer and had a studio in
Penzance.
'He returned to the Scillies in 1865 and apprenticed his two sons Alexander and Herbert in the business.
Inside a family's kitchen in west Penwith. A kettle can be seen on the stove in the background, no doubt so the homeowner could offer the photographer a cup of tea
Excited locals gather around the 'First Hotel in England' at Sennen Cove. Now called The First &
Last Inn, the hotel dates back seven centuries and is thought to have once been a headquarters for local smugglers
A young boy takes shelter in a rustic hut created out of an old upturned boat near Mullion in around 1900
A family gather for a photograph in Rock. The village is now an upmarket trendy location dubbed Britain's St Tropez due to its popularity with wealthy holidaymakers
A drove of donkeys on the shoreline of the remote coastal village of Sennen Cove, one of
Britain's most westerly points, in 1900
Padstow in 1900. The town on the River Camel is now hugely popular with tourists, in part thanks to the number of restaurants owned by celebrity chef Rick Stein
A woman fetches water for her family (left), while a top-hatted gentleman enjoys a smoke on his trusty pipe (right)
'They worked together, often in harsh and challenging conditions, travelling with hand carts of heavy equipment: a large cumbersome camera and tripod, portable dark room and glass plates.
'The images captured by John Gibson and his two sons are some of the most evocative and powerful photographs of their era.
'Although the Gibsons' work is synonymous with Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the historical and documentary nature of their fascinating and beautifully photographed images is universal.'
Men in Newlyn do their best to clear the streets of floodwater and protect homes in the seaside town from the rising tide
Another view of the flooding in Newlyn. The Gibsons were often on hand to photograph the newsworthy events of the day
Fishing boats and traps in the remote Cornish fishing village of Porthgwarra, located between between Land's End and Porthcurno
The crew of a steamer ready the boat to leave from Penzance quay. By the time Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, the town had established itself as an important regional centre

Newlyn fishwives, assisted by their children, prepare the day's catch for sale after it has been brought to shore by the boats
The Gibson's vast family archive, including this image of Mousehole in the 1890s, was inherited by their descendants and split into several collections to be sold
2016-05-18 11:41 Lucy Crossley www.dailymail.co.uk
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A prestigious private school has come under fire after a student revealed teachers refused to allow her sister attend its annual Year 12 dinner in the place of her dead father.
The student, who remains unnamed, took to Facebook on
Wednesday to vent her frustration, but later removed the post after she came 'to an agreement' with the St
Monica's College in Epping, Melbourne's north.
However, the teenager's post was shared more than 700 times before its removal, causing multiple former student to reveal their own similar experiences with the Catholic school.
'They did this to me last year, because my mum had passed away and I would not stand for it,' past student Olivia Greco penned on Facebook.
A prestigious private school has come under fire by current and past students, including Olivia
Greco (pictured), after one student revealed teachers refused to allow her sister attend its annual Year 12 dinner in the place of her dead father
The student, who remains unnamed, took to Facebook on Wednesday to vent her frustration, but later removed the post after she came 'to an agreement' with the St Monica's College in Epping,
Melbourne's north
'Not everyone has the privilege of having 2 parents, some students have the situation of parents being divorced or even having parents that have passed away,' she wrote.
'This year for the principal's dinner, St Monica's isn't giving any special consideration to students who are in this situation'.
After the rant was shared more than 700 times, Ms Greco posted a second status to explain while she was not 'regretful,' she hoped her words would not 'evoke negative comments' toward the school.

Another former student commented on Ms Greco's Facebook post, saying she was in a similar situation in 2012 after losing her dad.
However, the teenagers post was shared more than 700 times before its removal, causing multiple former students, including Ms Greco, to reveal their own similar experiences with the
Catholic school
Another former student commented on Ms Greco's Facebook post, saying she was in a similar situation in 2012 after losing her dad
After the rant was shared more than 700 times, Ms Greco posted a second status to explain while she was not 'regretful,' she hoped her words would not 'evoke negative comments' toward the school
'I wanted to bring my brother to principles (sic) dinner and they wouldn't allow it because he was't my parent,' she wrote.
St Monica's principal Brian Hanley confirmed the school would not allow students to bring any other guests besides a parent or guardian to the event.
'It is an annual celebration of the college attended by students, their parents and staff,' Mr
Hanley told The Leader.
'It is as much for the parents half way through the academic year as it is for students'.
Daily Mail Australia have contacted St Monica's College for comment.
2016-05-18 11:40 Lucy Mae www.dailymail.co.uk
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A severed head found in a
Cambridgeshire quarry is to undergo post mortem tests as police seek to establish its identity.
Detectives investigating the grim discovery have not been able to confirm reports that the head is that of a woman and have refused to make a link to two ongoing missing persons’ inquiries in the region.
Police in Hertfordshire have been searching for missing children’s author Helen Bailey, 51, who vanished from her home in
Royston, Hertfordshire on April 11.
There is no suggestion at this stage that she has become a victim of crime.

Meanwhile detectives in Buckinghamshire have been investigating the disappearance of mother of three Natalie Hemming. Her husband, Paul, has been charged with murder.
A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said the sex of the victim was something the post mortem would seek to establish.
Asked if detectives were connecting the discovery with two missing persons’ investigations in the region, the spokesman said “that is not a link we are making at the minute”.
T he head, which police said was not a skull, was found by a worker at the site on Monday afternoon.
Investigators said they believed the remains had initially come from a construction site nearly 40 miles away in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.
It is not clear how long the head had been there, but a quarry worker was reported as saying it still had eyebrows and hair.
T he unnamed worker, said his colleague had made the grim discovery, but had initially thought it was a mannequin’s head
The worker said: “He said it had blood all over and was covered in dirt, but didn't look like it had disintegrated.”
He added that his colleague described the features of the head as looking female, but he could not be certain.
Detective Inspector Jerry Waite, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major
Crime Unit, said: "At this stage we do not know if the head is male or female, however we have got officers carrying out searches at a site in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, as we believe this is where the remains may have come from. "
2016-05-18 11:39 Martin Evans www.telegraph.co.uk
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The i newspaper has seen an increase in sales by 7 per cent in April to almost
300,000, a rise of almost 20,000 copies a day, following its acquisition and rerelease under new Johnston Press ownership.
ESI Media owner Evgeny Lebedev, which operates the Independent and London
Evening Standard, sold the i newspaper to
Johnston Press for £24m in February. The newspaper reported average sales of
297,849 a day in April, according to its own unaudited figures.

The title’s circulation was previously about 278,363 copies per day. It means Johnston Press has added more than 19,000 copies to its circulation a day in April.
Johnston Press also revealed that the new website for i, which launched on 14 April, has attracted 638,000 unique users in its first month. While Johnston Press’ digital revenues were down 5.7% in the first quarter, April saw a 4.5% rise, likely boosted by the launch of i online.
The i newspaper launched in Northern Ireland on 9 May , marking the media group’s first regional expansion of the paper following its acquisition.
The first standalone issue under its ownership was published in England on 11 April , with the new site inews.co.uk going live shortly after .
Johnston Press said that advertising revenues were down by 16.9 per cent in the period from 3
January to 30 April, an improvement from the 17.9 per cent decline in the first quarter. Figures for April show this figure to slow to 13.2 per cent.
The company said in a statement: “Johnston Press remains focused on increasing audiences, providing creative solutions for our advertisers, further cost reduction and integration and growth within the i. At this point, the board expects performance for the full year to be within the range of market expectation.”
2016-05-18 11:39 Jessica Goodfellow www.thedrum.com
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The latest mock-up from the much parodied scene from film
Downfall was created to inject some light-hearted humour into the EU referendum campaign.
But the clip, which ridicules the comparison made by Boris
Johnson that Brussels is similar to the Third Reich, appears to have caused a stir online.
The video, which was created by BBC Newsnight, features the iconic bunker scene from the 2004 film, which documents the demise of Adolf Hitler.
The subtitles tell a different narrative to the one being played out in German, and sees the moment Hitler learns 'Boris has found out you're running the European Commission'
Not happy: The Nazi dictator, played by Bruno Ganz, reacts by venting his frustration at the news
The subtitles tell a different narrative to the one being played out in German, and sees the

moment Hitler learns 'Boris has found out you're running the European Commission'.
The Nazi dictator, played by Bruno Ganz, reacts by venting his frustration at the news, after calmly saying: 'Everyone who can sing Ode to Joy in German... Stay here.'
He then screams: 'Who does he think he is? First Ken Livingstone and now him. What will they blame me for next? Road works in Hammersmith?
'Bloody London Mayors. They all think they're Dan Snow.'
His rant is then interrupted by a woman consoling another and saying: 'Don't worry, Gerda. Boris isn't even a real Aryan.'
In addition to mocking Boris, the parody clip even takes a swipe at Ken Livingstone as Hitler makes a reference to the Zionist comment
Hitler's rant is interrupted by a woman consoling another and saying: 'Don't worry, Gerda. Boris isn't even a real Aryan'
In addition to mocking Boris, the parody clip even takes a swipe at Ken Livingstone as Hitler makes a reference to the Zionist comment.
He continues: 'They're even calling me a Zionist. I should sue. Me? A Zionist?' before the short clip concludes.
The video emerged following the former London Mayor's recent comments, in which he compared the European Union to the dictator's attempt to control the continent.
The potential prime minister said: 'Napoleon, Hitler, various people tried this out, and it ends tragically. The EU is an attempt to do this by different methods.'
The comment was met with criticism by key figures including the EU's Donald Tusk, who said
Boris showed 'political amnesia' with his 'absurd' comparison.
The video emerged following the former London Mayor's recent comments, in which he compared the European Union to the dictator's attempt to control the continent
Boris Johnson tours the BMI Group, Kingsilver Refinery in Hixon, Staffordshire during the Vote
Leave, Brexit Battle Bus tour
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine also launched an attack, saying Boris was 'losing his judgement' and that he would be 'very surprised' if ever becomes Tory leader.
The clip was designed to project some humour into the EU referendum, but not everyone was convinced that the parody was entirely appropriate.
Some viewers took to Twitter to comment on the video, with one writing: 'I'm afraid I thought
Hitler film at end a disgrace. Thought you were supposed to be an impartial, serious news programme?'
Another wrote: 'All the fuss about mentioning Hitler and #bbc #newsnight plays that ridiculous stunt.'

The clip was designed to project some humour into the EU referendum, but not everyone was convinced
Some viewers took to Twitter to comment on the video, with one user writing that the clip was a
'disgrace'
2016-05-18 11:37 Jake Polden www.dailymail.co.uk
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JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israeli software provider Nice
Systems is to buy U. S.-based inContact, a maker of cloud software for call centres, for about $940 million dollars.
Nice said on Wednesday it would pay $14 per share in cash and would finance the deal with cash on hand as well as debt of up to $475 million. Shares in inContact closed at $9.01
on Nasdaq on Tuesday.
Nice said the rationale for the purchase was to enhance customer service and offer what it described as a first fully integrated and complete cloud contact center where companies can interact with customers.
Chief Executive Barak Eilam said the two companies were combining their contact center applications and analytics with cloud contact center technology.
Nice expects to close the deal before the end of 2016 and expects the acquisition will be accretive to earnings on an adjusted basis in 2017.
Shares in Nice were up 1.3 percent at 250 shekels ($65.18) in Tel Aviv.
Guy Rosenschein, analyst at Israeli investment house Psagot,

said Nice was using its cash to make a large strategic deal, which was very important for expanding its operations in the customer analytics sector.
The acquisition will help Nice, which currently focuses on very large financial companies, to expand into the mid-market and also expand its product range, he said.
Nice has been banking on analytical tools, which allow companies to delve into large amounts of data to spot fraud and fend off security threats, to deliver faster growth amid slowing sales growth of systems that help call centres and surveillance of buildings and transport networks.
The deal still needs regulatory approvals and inContact shareholders' approval.
($1 = 3.8357 shekels)
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Tova Cohen and Jane
Merriman)
2016-05-18 11:36 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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They have been happily married since 2011.
And it appears love was still very much in the air for Amy
Smart and her husband Carter
Oosterhouse as they enjoyed a romantic holiday in Italy.
The smitten couple were spotted sharing a loving kiss in the streets of Rome after purchasing stunning bouquets of flowers.

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Ti amo: Amy Smart and Carter Oosterhouse were spotted sharing a loving kiss in the streets of
Rome after purchasing stunning bouquets of flowers
The American actress was glowing as she went make-up free for the outing, sporting a simple black dress and grey and sandals.
She protected herself from the sun with a wide brim hat while she completed her look with a red scarf tied around her neck.
Meanwhile her model husband also sported a casual ensemble while he donned a pair of classic black shades.
Smitten: It appears love was still very much in the air for couple as they enjoyed a romantic holiday in Italy
The affectionate couple - who met while working on a project for an environmentalist awards show - looked in love five years into their marriage.
In an interview with People shortly after their wedding the Shameless star said, 'We got assigned to adopt a school garden together.
'We met, and we were both in relationships, so we just remained friends. And then we both got out of relationships around the same time, a year ago this summer. And then a year later we got married.'
All smiles: The American actress was glowing as she went make-up free for the outing, sporting a simple black dress and grey and sandals
According to the Hangman star, Oosterhouse was a complete stranger to her when they first met. 'I don't watch a whole lot of TV, so I kind of didn't know who he was,' the blonde admitted.
But it was their mutual love for the environment that fostered a bond between the two - a bond that would even see them having an environmentally friendly wedding with 220 guests.
They proudly ended up with only 'one bag of trash,' they insisted.
The couple bought a 3,500-square-foot home above Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills for
$2.5m in 2012.
2016-05-18 11:36 Nola Ojomu www.dailymail.co.uk
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A pensioner who died in the middle of the road while cycling was surrounded by eight stray dogs she had adopted who guarded her lifeless body where it lay.
The elderly woman keeled over and died whilst riding along the bicycle path near Jiangxi
Institute of Engineering, Xinyu, southeast China, according to a report by People's Daily Online .

The concerned pack of dogs quickly assembled around the body to 'protect' it for over six hours between 4am and
10am, in a touching show of affection for the woman.
Tragic end: The old woman died while riding on her bike in
Xinyu, south China, and her dogs guarded her
Sad: Shockingly, the body remained in the same place until late into the night and no aid came for the woman
Photographs showed the pups, all of which the woman had adopted into her care over the years, sitting and standing around the body lying in the road.
Web users claim that the old woman lived by collecting rubbish, and the stray dogs had been adopted by her before she died.
‘After she died, only the eight stray dogs she had adopted in her life time accompanied her. May there be no pain the heaven,’ one post said.
Commenters flocked to 163.com to make their voices heard on the matter.
‘Hao hao guo OYTJ’ said: ‘It’s their way to testifying their gratitude. Dogs are grateful animals, some human might not be able to do that.’
Shocking: It was claimed that emergency services came to help but left the victim when they found her dead
Unforgivable: The body lay there in the middle of the road between 4am on May 15 and 10am in the morning
Meanwhile ‘Qi fu nan xia’ said: ‘For dogs, the death of their owner means the end of the world. I hope some kind people would adopt them.’
‘Tao bao sou stmo’ said: ‘I cried looking at the pictures.’
However controversially her body lay there for over six hours in the morning without police or ambulances coming to her aid, Chinese media have claimed.
Chinese netizens were quick to coo over the sweet behaviour of the dogs but criticised the negligent actions of the emergency services in failing to help the woman in need.
It was even claimed that local services examined the body but abandoned it when they realised the woman was dead.
2016-05-18 11:35 Gabriel Samuels www.dailymail.co.uk

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A couple of newlyweds have created a unique tribute to their marriage by having their wedding photos taken in a petrol station.
Groom Au Phakphumphaisal,
30, and bride Nattarin, 27, wanted to have their moment captured at the forecourt where they work.
The happy couple even refused to clock-off and carried on serving customers while they had the pictures taken in Cha Choeng Sao, Thailand.
Groom Au Phakphumphaisal, 30, and bride Nattarin, 27 have captured the happiest day of their life in an unusual way by having their wedding photos taken in a petrol station
Au, who owns the station, said that for them there was no better place to capture the happiest moment of their life.
He said: 'We love working at the gas station so we wanted to have our pictures taken there.
Some of the customers were a bit surprised to see us in our suit and dress, but they saw the funny side.
'We have an amazing set of wedding pictures that are the most memorable. Everybody loves them.'
Fuels for love: The happy couple both work at the petrol station with Au owning the business and could see no better place to have their wedding photographed
Wedding photographer Sanit Niti said: 'The gas station is far from the city and I thought it's going to be a little retro and deserted like in a typical cowboy movie.
'But when I got there, it was a huge, modern gas station. The image of a Texas-style gas station in my head disappeared. The groom said he's the owner so he had to be able to serve customers.
'It makes for a pretty cool set of wedding pictures. I've never taken any like this before.'
Until diesel do us part: The pair even continued to serve customers at the garage once the shoot was over
2016-05-18 11:33 Martha Cliff www.dailymail.co.uk

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A jury has been asked to consider whether a
Manchester firefighter who died while tackling a blaze at a city centre building was unlawfully killed.
Father-of-two Stephen Hunt,
38, died after becoming disorientated in Paul's Hair
World in Manchester's
Northern Quarter on July 13
2013, after a fire broke out at the premises.
Two 15-year-old girls who had been smoking cigarettes at the back of the building in Oldham
Street were arrested in connection with the fire.
Stephen Hunt died while attempting to put out a fire at Paul's Hair World in Manchester (Greater
Manchester Fire and Rescue Service/PA)
One was charged with committing arson and being reckless as to whether life was endangered, but prosecutors dropped the charge against the girl - now aged 17 and who cannot be named for legal reasons.
After summing up six weeks' worth of evidence, senior coroner for Manchester Nigel Meadows said that one of the 15 questions that the 11 jurors must answer was whether Mr Hunt was unlawfully killed, and if so, whether it had been by one of the girls or by a joint enterprise.
They must also consider if the fire had been started deliberately.
The girls, who both gave evidence to the inquest being held at Manchester's Civil Justice
Centre, maintained that they had put out their cigarettes.
Mr Hunt was one of around 60 Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service firefighters who tackled the blaze at the store which sells products such as wigs, hair dye and extensions, that had started at around 2.46pm.
During the inquest which began on April 4, jurors were shown a selfie video of the girls appearing to confess to starting the fire.
One of the girls can be seen to say: "We're not very happy because we started a fire we actually didn't mean to, seriously. "
The second girl adds: "Oh God. "
During the inquest, in which more than 50 witnesses were called to give evidence, jurors also heard from another teen witness who claimed that one of the girls had admitted pushing a lit piece of paper through the doorway.
The inquest was told that the rear of the building - where the fire started - had largely been used

as a cardboard storage area.
Jurors must also ask whether the storage area and racking up the stairs from the emergency exit doors had contributed to the fire developing.
They must also answer questions in relation to safety control measures put in place for crews entering the building.
Mr Hunt had entered the building equipped with breathing apparatus at around 8pm with his colleague Jeremy Jones, but visibility was virtually nil.
The pair were in the building for around half an hour before two other firefighters were tasked to take over.
But as Mr Hunt and Mr Jones attempted to leave the premises they became disorientated and separated.
A timeline of the tragedy showed that Mr Hunt's motion alarm sounded at 8.35pm - meaning that he had not moved for a period of 36 seconds.
Firefighter Hunt was discovered collapsed and taken from the building at 8.41pm but could not be resuscitated.
He was pronounced dead at the Manchester Royal Infirmary at 9.21pm.
2016-05-18 11:33 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
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The footage concludes with the door being opened and the inmate being punched to the ground and overpowered.
The incident took place in
January last year and Mr
Oliver said it was 'sort of the straw that broke the camel’s back.'
He said a high turnover of staff has led to under-staffing and forced him to introduce 12hour shifts.
Mr Oliver said the inmate involved in the footage had not been known to be violent and was not under any special supervision at the time of the attack.
The footage starts by showing the inmate, wearing a green uniform, walking down a corridor

He walks past the office, notices the officer alone at his desk, and saunters in
Suddenly he locks the door, runs up to the officer and tries to grab either a Taser or a handgun on his belt. The two men are then engaged in a struggle, with punches being thrown
Meanwhile another officer arrives and, as another inmate looks on, he desperately tries to unlock the door
Finally the corrections officers get in, hit the man and overpower him
2016-05-18 11:32 Chris Summers www.dailymail.co.uk
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Rare pictures of Winston
Churchill during World War
One are to be published for the first time.
The black and white images include shots of the Prime
Minister in uniform at the front near Ypres in northern
France.
He can be seen posing with fellow officers in the heart of the Western Front where he was so nearly killed by the shrapnel of an artillery shell - a fatal blow that would have prevented the then young Churchill from going on to become Britain's greatest ever wartime leader.
Iconic: Rare pictures of Winston Churchill (sixth from right) in the trenches during World War One are to be published for the first time
The book, Churchill in the Trenches, was introduced by retired House of Fraser Chairman Nigel
Dewar Gibb (84) and is based on the experiences of his father, Major Andrew Dewar Gibb, who from January 5, 1916, served alongside Lieutenant Colonel Winston Churchill in the 6th Service
Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the fearsome Western Front.
As well as the rare images, it also includes some of Churchill's own paintings and pictures of some of his wartime possessions.
Nigel said: 'These military pictures tell their own story.
Hero: The black and white images include shots of the would be Prime Minister in uniform at the front near Ypres in northern France
March: The book, Churchill in the Trenches, was introduced by retired House of Fraser
Chairman Nigel Dewar Gibb (84) and is based on the experiences of his father, Major Andrew

Dewar Gibb (pictured, leading the march)
'My father and Churchill were certainly involved in the full horror of the frontline trench warfare, which affected my father very badly.
'Serving in Western Front certainly developed Churchill's relationship with men at all levels, developed his personal character and rhetoric.
'Other photos show my father as a relaxed professional man, which is how I remember him.
Soldiers: Major Dewar Gibb (left, with Captain Bryce Ramsey), from January 5, 1916, served alongside Lieutenant Colonel Winston Churchill in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Scots
Fusiliers on the fearsome Western Front
Ready for battle: A group of Churchill's fellow soldiers in France, 1916. Major Dewar Gibb is pictured on the right of the middle row
Devastated: The Belgian village of Ploegsteert, in the municipality of Comines-Warneton, where
Gibb and Churchill arrived in 1916
No man's land: A view of the area around 'Hyde Park Corner', near Ploegsteert Wood, showing a German 5.9-inch shell burst
Trench warfare: Four British soldiers fighting in the environment Churchill would have experienced near Ypres, France
'The trench maps are very interesting and the Churchill painting is remarkable as this farm no longer exists.'
In 1916 Churchill joined the war effort in France as a soldier after resigning as First Lord of the
Admiralty following his involvement in the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign against Turkish forces, who were allies of Germany at the time.
He was almost killed when shrapnel from an artillery shell landed close to him. His service went some way to restoring his reputation and return to politics, which came when he joined the
Conservative Party.
Insight: Nigel's book recalls some of the most fascinating tales his father shared with him recounting his time fighting alongside Churchill. It also includes images of some of the Prime
Ministers war-time possessions - including this initialled binoculars case (right)
Close shave: Engraved with Winston Churchill's initials, this is the artillery shell that came within feet of killing Britain's greatest leader
Possessions: Also photographed in the interesting book are this whisky hip-flask (left) carried by the war hero, and this hand-drawn field map (right) of the Western Front
Changed land: As well as the rare images, the book also includes some of Churchill's own paintings - like this one, of the bombardment of a French town
Artistic: This other coloured painting depicts a badly damaged farm on the Western Front, where
Churchill was based during World War One

After surviving the war, lawyer and Glasgow University Professor Andrew Dewar Gibb also became a Conservative MP, but then founded the National Party of Scotland, which became the modern Scottish Nationalist Party.
'The pair certainly remained friends and got on well at the front,' said Nigel.
'But distance and careers did not lead to a closer relationship thereafter. They were in touch from time to time.'
2016-05-18 11:31 Euan McLelland www.dailymail.co.uk
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This unsuspecting goldfish thought it was safe to swim near the surface of his pond but within seconds it was 50 feet above the water and gripped in wildlife's most deadly talons.
A hungry osprey then flew to its feeding perch and devoured the bright orange fish, its fourth that day.
The owner of the North Devon pond, who wishes to remain anonymous, could not believe his eyes when he saw the huge bird of prey in the tree overlooking his pond.
The enormous osprey grips the fantail goldfish in its talons as it soars among the tall trees to gobble up its fourth fish of the day
But he was even more impressed when the giant animal beat its wings, swooped and skewered one of his large fantail goldfish - giving the pond owner his own bird's eye view of mother nature at her best.
The owner said he did not mind losing a few of his fish and thoroughly enjoys watching the osprey going about its hunting business.
Ospreys were extinct in the UK for many years but hard work and dedication have seen the numbers of breeding pairs increase up to 250.
The bird arrive back from Africa in late March and April, and set off for warmer climates in August and September.
This osprey is thought to be a non-breeding bird and probably only one or two years old.
The bird of prey looks ahead determinedly as the bright orange goldfish flaps about in a

desperate attempt to break free of its unrelenting talons
The owner of the North Devon pond watched on as the winged predator heads towards its feeding perch with the helpless pond animal skewered on its claws
2016-05-18 11:31 Gaby Bissett www.dailymail.co.uk
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B ritain’s Eurosceptics on the Left and Right have found common cause in objecting to the
Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Boris Johnson last week ridiculed the EU’s negotiating model as a “pantomime horse”.
On the left, critics say TTIP is a corporate power grab and threatens the NHS. These views are flawed for a number of reasons.
On the Right, Brexit promises the ability of free trade deals without interference from Brussels and its red tape. But TTIP would still influence the UK economy. Once outside the EU, the UK would be unable to stop TTIP, or shape it. The EU, like the US, will remain an important trading partner after Brexit. So whatever the future arrangement between the EU and the UK, British firms will be required to adopt EU rules and regulations if they want to sell into the single market.
M ore importantly, TTIP would create a transatlantic marketspace that would influence British firms and the UK economy by aligning regulation in the US and EU by recognising or harmonising each other’s standards. These standards would become benchmarks for others to follow, particularly in those countries that trade a lot with either the US or the EU, or both. In
2015, 63 per cent of British trade (imports and exports) was with the EU and US. British exporters, keen to adopt newly agreed transatlantic standards, would pressure UK regulators to implement the same rules at home. So, standards agreed in TTIP, on issues like health, environment or labour, would percolate into the UK. Yet the British government would have no say in the shaping of these standards, as it does now. Only if the UK stopped trading with both the EU and the US would Britain be immune to TTIP’s regulations.
While the European Commission is able to negotiate with the US on the basis of parity, the UK would clearly be the junior partner in bilateral talks with Washington. Nothing suggests that
British interests and standards would be better protected if it negotiated by itself instead of through the European Commission. Negotiating with a country one-fifth its size would make it easier for the US to get its way. Libertarians might not see a problem with this, but other conservatives would.
F or their part, Left-wing Brexiteers fear that TTIP will lead to a large-scale transfer of democratic power to multinationals. They argue that the deal promotes the privatisation of the NHS, and that leaving the EU would mean avoiding TTIP and hence save Britain’s free healthcare system.

But the EU’s proposal on market access is clear: TTIP does not threaten the NHS in its current form. Health services that “receive public funding or state support in any form” are excluded from the deal. All other private healthcare in the UK would be opened up to US firms and investment.
This would not undermine the NHS, rather it would increase competition in the British private healthcare market.
A second concern is that TTIP makes it difficult to renationalise parts of the NHS. But nothing in the EU proposal suggests that the NHS will be forced to open up further. The Commission’s negotiating offer makes clear that the UK could abolish private healthcare altogether if the government considered it a public utility. The EU offer allows the creation of new public monopolies. However, legal critics point to the unclear definition of "indirect expropriation" in international trade agreements, which could create an incentive for investors to sue. In TTIP, the
Commission should push for as strict a definition as possible.
S till, those who feel NHS privatisation has gone too far, and whose concerns about US litigiousness cannot be dispelled, should know that voting to leave the EU is not the answer.
Outside the EU the British government would seek to sign a deal of its own with the US based on the same liberal principles Leftists now worry about. That deal would contain many of the same elements that the Commission is now negotiating on London’s behalf.
The inconvenient truth for Brexiteers from both camps is that the only way to make sure that TTIP does not impact negatively on Britain is ensure that it is a good deal. Rather than caricaturing the talks to scare voters in the upcoming referendum, they should engage with the rest of
Europe and spend more time debating TTIP’s benefits and potential drawbacks
A good transatlantic deal would have benefits that go beyond a limited boost for European economies while preserving a country’s right to regulate in public policy. But these advantages must be effectively communicated. If myths about TTIP are allowed to persist, it will make Brexit more likely.
Rem Korteweg is a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform. This comment is based on a longer policy brief available here
2016-05-18 11:31 Rem Korteweg www.telegraph.co.uk
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Johannesburg - The Vodacom Bulls have pulled off another coup, hitting the “Jackpot” by bringing Jacques Potgieter back home to Pretoria.
According to the SuperSport , Potgieter, who moved to the Bulls from the EP Kings a few years ago, and then left to play in Japan, became a cult hero at the Waratahs in Sydney and then returned to South Africa for the Sharks, has signed a two-year contract with the Bulls and will be immediately available for the remainder of their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign.
The Bulls are set to make the announcement later on Wednesday, along with the signing of
Jacobie Adriaanse from the EP Kings, as they look to bolster their young squad for the rest of the season.
Potgieter was a keen spectator at the Bulls practice session on Tuesday, although he laughed when asked if it meant he was returning to Pretoria.

It later emerged he had come for a medical scan on his injured ankle, a requirement the Bulls demanded before going ahead with the contract.
Potgieter has a week of rehab still ahead of him, but will join the Bulls immediately, and is then likely to be used in one or two of the Currie Cup qualifying games before joining up with the squad after the June test break.
With his acquisition, the Bulls now have two very big ball carriers to take them into the final rounds of the competition, with Renaldo Bothma likely to be part of match 23 after also being released by the Sharks a few weeks ago to join the Bulls.
Potgieter’s reasons for returning to Pretoria are not completely for rugby reasons, as he is getting married to actress Angelique Gerber in a few weeks’ time and possibly decided to be closer to her work, especially after the Sharks didn’t look like they would use him much after he returned from injury.
Adriaanse is an interesting move in itself, as the Bulls want to strengthen their scrum and have been looking for a tighthead since it was announced that Marcel van der Merwe was heading to
Toulon at the end of the season.
With a dearth of available tightheads in the country at the moment, the Kings’ prop, who is the brother of Springbok Lourens, has a good scrumming pedigree and is sure to strengthen the
Bulls scrum.
Read the story on SuperSport
2016-05-18 11:30 www.sport24.co.za
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By Bill Berkrot
May 18 (Reuters) - Tiny Israeli drugmaker Oramed
Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said its experimental oral insulin succeeded in significantly reducing night-time blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to initial data from a midstage trial.
The result is likely to surprise many skeptics who did not

believe insulin could be delivered orally because they doubted it could survive the onslaught of digestive juices so it could have the intended effect.
Oramed uses a protective coating and a high-enough dose of insulin so that most of it can be destroyed and still deliver a clinically beneficial amount of the hormone.
The positive results must be replicated in a larger Phase
III trial before the drug, known as ORMD-0801, can be submitted for approval. But the data from the Phase II, 180-patient trial represents a major milestone.
"It's been a long trip but it's finally at the point that it's beyond a doubt, the oral insulin works," Nadav Kidron, chief executive of Jerusalem-based Oramed, said in a telephone interview.
The 28-day study involved patients whose type 2 diabetes was not adequately controlled by metformin. They were dosed before bed time and had their overnight glucose levels continuously monitored. Those who received the oral insulin had a mean night-time glucose reduction of nearly 6.5 percent compared with a placebo.
There were no reported serious adverse side effects and no issues with hypoglycemia, or dangerously low blood sugar, the company said. Oramed said it plans to publish more detailed data from the study once it has had time to analyze the full results.
While insulin is typically associated with type 1 diabetes, many patients with type 2 eventually see their disease progress to the point where they need insulin. Type 2 accounts for more

than 90 percent of the nearly 400 million people with diabetes worldwide.
A safe and effective oral insulin, if approved, is expected to become a multibillion-dollar product.
The main attraction of an insulin pill, aside from avoiding injections, is that it comes much closer to the path of natural insulin, which is produced in the pancreas and goes directly to the liver. ORMD-0801 goes from the gut to the liver, while injected insulin circulates throughout the body before it gets there.
Some doctors believe high levels of insulin circulating through the rest of the body may increase health risks.
(Reporting by Bill Berkrot; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
2016-05-18 11:30 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Combined Joint
Task Force said six strikes near three cities in Syria hit five tactical units and destroyed three vehicles, a command and control node and a fighting position.
In Iraq, 11 strikes near six cities suppressed a mortar position and destroyed six weapons caches, three boats and a tunnel, among other targets, the statement said.
(Reporting by Megan Cassella; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

2016-05-18 11:30 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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Manchester United's season finale with Bournemouth had a testimonial feel to it but the clash did see Wayne Rooney score his 100th Premier
League goal at Old Trafford.
Rooney has become only the second player to score more than 100 goals at a Premier
League ground, joining former
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry in the history books.
The United skipper got the ball rolling on Tuesday night by scoring just two minutes before the half-time interval in what turned out to be a comfortable 3-1 win for the home side .
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney looks to the sky after scoring his 100th goal at Old
Trafford
England skipper Rooney tapped home from close range to open the scoring against
Bournemouth on Tuesday
Rooney's first Premier League goal at Old Trafford came on his 19th birthday back in October
2004
One of his most memorable Premier League goals came against Newcastle United in April 2005
Rooney has been a revelation for United since joining the club for £27million from Everton in
2004, leading the Old Trafford outfit to five Premier League titles, two League Cups, the
Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.
His first Premier League goal at Old Trafford as a United player came on his 19th birthday in a 2-
0 victory over rivals Arsenal on October 24, 2004.
Rooney's 90th-minute strike came a few weeks after he impressed his new supporters by scoring an impressive Champions League hat-trick on his debut.
One of his best goals in a Red Devils shirt came during his first season at Old Trafford when a furious Rooney volleyed the ball home from long range in a 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Another strike which will live long in the memory of United fans was his audacious overhead kick against 'noisy neighbours' Manchester City in February 2011.
His best Premier League goal at Old Trafford came against rivals City in the Manchester derby in 2011

Thierry Henry kisses the ground at Highbury after scoring the final ever goal at the legendary stadium in 2006
Thierry Henry - Highbury ( 114 )
Wayne Rooney - Old Trafford ( 100)
Alan Shearer - St James' Park (97)
Robbie Fowler - Anfield (85)
Alan Shearer - Ewood Park (83)
Fans of recently relegated Aston Villa will be delighted at the fact they will not have to face
Rooney next season.
Rooney has scored nine Premier League goals against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, the highest tally against a top-flight opponent.
Arsenal, Fulham and Newcastle have also felt the full force of Rooney over the years.
Ten of his 100 goals at Old Trafford have come from the penalty spot, while another four have been from a free-kick situation.
Seventy-seven have been struck from his favoured right foot, 12 from his left foot and a further
11 thanks to his improved aerial ability.
Rooney, 30, needs another 15 goals at Old Trafford if he is to break Henry's record of 114 goals at a Premier League ground.
He may not be able to meet that target due to his new midfield role at the club but he looks destined to become United's record scorer and a Premier League legend.
Rooney looks set to end his career in a deeper midfield position rather than as a striker or in the
No 10 role
2016-05-18 11:29 Anthony Hay www.dailymail.co.uk
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A legal dispute relating to the provision of toilet and washing facilities for customers at food outlets could be analysed by Court of Appeal judges.
Council bosses in Hull have won a High Court fight over the provision of facilities for customers at two Greggs bakeries in the city.
Lawyers for Hull City Council had complained that moves by a Government department and another local authority were wrongly preventing bosses from exercising a power to require
Greggs to provide sanitary facilities.

Hull City Council wanted
Greggs to provide sanitary facilities
Mr Justice Kerr ruled in Hull
City Council's favour after analysing evidence at a High
Court hearing in Leeds.
He said the case raised
"difficult and important issues".
Ministers say they want the
Court of Appeal to consider the case.
Hull council took legal action after Newcastle City Council gave guidance relating to toilet provision in food outlets which was approved by the Department for Business, Innovation &
Skills' Better Regulation Delivery Office.
Officials said the Better Regulation Delivery Office's approval meant that outlets like Greggs where ''simple takeaway food was sold'' but some seating was provided for customers who preferred to stay - ''need not provide'' toilet facilities.
Lawyers representing Newcastle council, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, and
Greggs argued that provision at food outlets should be based on a predominant trade test.
They said if ''takeaway trade was predominant'', food and drink would not ''normally'' be sold for consumption on the premises, and owners should not be required to provide toilet facilities.
Hull council said that approach could not be right, a nd officials said such an interpretation gave the two Greggs bakeries in Hull an ''unlawful and unfair'' commercial advantage.
Mr Justice Kerr said Hull council's claim was ''well-founded'' and the advice given by Newcastle council was ''flawed''.
He said he would quash the Better Regulation Delivery Office's decision to approve Newcastle council's guidance.
''The construction adopted by Newcastle is completely unsustainable,'' said the judge.
''It is obvious that if a person sits down in a Greggs outlet at the seats provided and proceeds to eat a pasty and a fizzy drink just purchased at the counter for that purpose, that is a normal use of the premises.
''The fact that most customers take away their purchases, and those who stay do not normally stay long, does not change that.
''The construction which looks to the predominant type of trade (sit-down or takeaway) is obviously wrong. It would mean that a cafe with, say, 25 tables, which also does a roaring takeaway trade, doing more business for off-site than on-site consumption, could not be required to install toilets for those brave enough to sit down for a drink.''

He said: ''The case raises difficult and important issues arising from a novel statutory method of local authority regulation.''
A Department for Business, Innovation & Skills spokesman said: ''We have lodged an appeal.''
2016-05-18 11:29 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
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In what may rank as one of the least romantic wedding nights in history, a Chinese couple reportedly spent their first night of marital bliss transcribing the
Communist party’s 17,000word constitution as part of a campaign designed to shore up support for President Xi
Jinping’s administration.
– both civil servants from the eastern province of Jiangxi – perching next to a balloon-covered double bed as they copied out parts of the 11-chapter text.
Photographs posted on social media showed the newlyweds
Li Yunpeng and his bride, Chen Xuanchi, saw the task as a way of creating “beautiful memories” of their wedding night, their employer, the Nanchang railway bureau, wrote in an online message .
The state-run Global Times said last Sunday’s post-nuptial transcription session was part of a
Beijing-backed campaign called Copy the Chinese Communist party constitution for 100 days.
The initiative, which was launched in March, is part of a “national education campaign” designed to raise awareness of the party’s constitution, its rules and the speeches of its general secretary, Xi Jinping .
The Global Times said its main targets were party members with “wavering confidence in communism and socialism with Chinese characteristics , as well as those who advocate western values, violate party rules, work inefficiently or behave unethically”.
Since taking power in late 2012, Xi has vowed to reinvigorate the 87 million-member party, cracking down on official corruption and rooting out unwelcome foreign influences, such as freedom of speech and western-style democracy.
Chinese internet users were quick to mock the Communist party for gatecrashing the couple’s honeymoon. “I have to say this must be the most ridiculous and hilarious thing the party has ever done,” one wrote on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter. “Does the party teach them how to make love?” wondered another.

Those comments appeared to hit a nerve. An article on the matrimonial transcription appeared to have been deleted from the website of Caijing, a leading news magazine, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Communist party’s constitution , last updated in 2012, makes up in Mao Zedong thought for what it lacks in the way of marriage guidance. But some excerpts of its chapter on party membership might also prove conducive to a life of wedded bliss.
Clause six of article three encourages members to “earnestly engage in criticism and selfcriticism, boldly expose and correct shortcomings and mistakes in work and resolutely combat corruption and other negative phenomena”.
Clause five urges readers to “be loyal to and honest with the party, match words with deeds, firmly oppose all factions and small-clique activities and oppose double-dealing and scheming of any kind”.
Additional reporting by Christy Yao
2016-05-18 11:28 Tom Phillips www.theguardian.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lowe's reported surging first-quarter profits and comparable-store sales boomed in the midst of a strong recovery in the U. S.
housing market.
The Mooresville, North
Carolina, company boosted its outlook for the year, as did its rival, Home Depot on Tuesday, as home improvement stores continue to distance themselves from a retail sector that can't seem to get shoppers through the door, or to spend much money when they do.
Lowe's profit jumped 31.4 percent to $884 million, or 98 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 87 cents per share, which topped Wall Street expectations by 2 cents, according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research.
FILE - This March 25, 2014, file photo, shows a Lowe's store in Philadelphia. Lowe's reports financial earnings on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Revenue rose 7.8 percent to $15.23 billion, also beating analyst expectations easily.
Lowe's and Home Depot are riding a robust housing construction rebound.
The Commerce Department on Tuesday reported that the construction of new homes climbed

6.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million units.
Ground breakings are running ahead of last year's pace, largely because of a dramatic increase in the construction of single-family houses, especially in the Midwest and South. Relatively few existing homes are listed for sale, creating an incentive for developers to expand supplies through building during a period of low mortgage rates.
And owners of those existing homes are plowing money into them, which is translating into big ticket sales for retailers like Lowe's.
Same-store sales, a key measure of a retailer's health, rose 7.4 percent in Lowe's most recent quarter.
Builders and home improvement retailers appear confident that the boom will go on.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released this week held steady for the fourth consecutive month.
On Wednesday, Lowe's boosted its full-year profit outlook to $4.11 per share from $4.
Lowe's is about to close on its $2.3 billion buyout of Canadian home improvement retailer Rona, which runs nearly 500 stores. Canadian regulators signed off on that deal last week.
As of April, Lowe's operated 1,860 home improvement and hardware stores in the U. S., Canada and Mexico.
Company shares, which rose in premarket trading, hit an all-time high late last year and were trading close to that level before Wednesday's opening bell.
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When 12-year-old Polish schoolgirl Paulina Zubrzycka arrived in the UK six years ago she could not have dreamed she would be able to question one of the world’s most famous women – let alone do so in perfect English.
Nowadays, Paulina and her family could be the poster children for immigration: fluent in English, thriving at school and fiercely proud of the fact they didn't use benefits to do it.

In fact, Hollywood royalty
Angelina Jolie could learn more from Paulina about how to help children integrate than the other way around.
But while Paulina, from
Chatham, in Kent, agrees with her idol that the UK - the place she now calls home - must do more to help those fleeing warravaged Syria and Iraq, she says it cannot be the ultimate aim of every refugee.
She told MailOnline: 'One island cannot solve the problem, the world needs to come together.
England and Germany should not have to be the goal for everyone.'
Impressive: Polish schoolgirl Paulina Zubrzycka appeared on national television to ask
Angelina Jolie how to improve the integration of young immigrants, like herself, into Britain wowing the star
Teacher: But Hollywood actress Jolie, interviewed by the BBC's Mishal Husain, could learn something from Paulina about how to integrate, as her family have thrived in their new country since arriving in 2010
Inspiration: In fact, Paulina, 12, could not speak a word of English when she first arrived.
Nowadays, she is fluent - like her siblings - while her parents are proud to work hard and do not rely on benefits
In a discussion which made headlines around the world, Jolie, 40, accused European leaders of
'sinking to the bottom' in their 'isolationist' attitude towards refugees during a debate on Monday evening.
The star went on to accuse the leaders of 'preying on the fear' of uncontrolled migration. But it was a question from the 12-year-old in the audience - on how to improve the integration of young immigrants - that made the star's day.
Mrs Jolie replied: ‘Well, that is a lovely question. I think I would say that the best thing you can do, especially at your age, is that school is hard regardless with fitting in, so the greatest thing is to be a real friend.’
Paulina, 12, moved to the UK with her family six years ago and now attends the Thomas Aveling
School in Rochester, the first constituency to elect a Ukip MP.
'But now because it is a 'crisis' it could be harder.
'People might think the country might become a different religion, but I don't think that would happen.
'They just want a safe home for now.'

Close-knit: Paulina and her mother Marta, left, and brother Krystian, 16, as well as her older sister Gabriella, 19, arrived in the UK three years after her father Mariusz left home in south-west
Poland to find work
Choices: Mariusz made the difficult decision to leave his family in the small, picturesque village of Cieszanoj until he knew he could provide for them by himself. Pictured: Paulina as a baby
Worried: The children were keen to move and be with their father - who they desperately missed
- but Paulina (pictured at primary school in Kent) admits that it was scary at first because she spoke no English
Paulina's father Mariusz moved to the UK from the small, picturesque village of Cieszanoj in south-east Poland in 2007, finding a job as an agency employee in a Tesco warehouse. But he refused to bring them across until he knew he could support them without the help of benefits.
Last year, it was revealed almost half of migrants who arrived since 2011 relied on some form of benefits, a third of whom were out of work.
‘I have always tried to be independent,' Mariusz told MailOnline. 'In the beginning, I claimed benefits.
'But when I got my contract I earned enough money to stop the benefits. That was my aim. I got it in May 2010, and my family came in summer 2010.'
However, leaving home was a wrench for Paulina's mother Marta.
'My children were missing their father very much - every time he left they were crying, I was crying,' Marta, 41, explained to MailOnline.
'It was a hard decision, I didn't want to go. But my children encouraged me to come.'
Mariusz was determined as well.
‘As a parent, I want to do the best for my family – the best schools, and of course the language was very important to me,' he said.
'I know English is the future for people around the world.’
Compassion: Marta, who still misses her homeland, says she agrees with her daughter that we should help people in need, like those making the dangerous crossing with their families across the Mediterranean
Popular: Paulina (pictured on stage at the local theatre last year) and her siblings picked up
English quickly, and now count people from around the world among their group of friends
Success: Mariusz, pictured with Marta, Gabriella and Krystian, said he made the decision to move the England for the good of his family, and now encourages them to talk about the refugee crisis
Marta, who taught kindergarten in Poland, while her husband had been working on his parents' farm, added: 'It was not about money. We are not the kind of people who would do everything for money. But we do everything for our children.'

Marta, Paulina, her brother Krystian, 16, and sister Gabriella, 19, now studying business and
Spanish at the University of Westminster, arrived in the summer of 2010. By that time, there were half a million Polish nationals living in the UK - up from less than 100,000 in 2001.
It meant Marta had to throw herself into learning an entirely new language, while finding a job as a dinner lady to tide them over. It is a job she still has today, but she is now so fluent in English she also works as a teaching assistant in the same school.
Despite the children's determination to move to the UK, it was not easy for them either.
'I was very scared,' avid reader Paulina recalled. 'I was used to my grandparents being around. I didn't know any English.
'I was completely fresh and had to start from scratch.'
It has given the bright and articulate Year Seven student compassion for the refugees she watches on the news with her father every morning.
Mariusz - who is fiercely proud of how well his children have done since arriving in Kent - said:
‘It’s many times discussion in our home, how to help refugees, how that situation is around the world. I think we all have the same problem.’
'I know how it feels,' Paulina told MailOnline. 'I just want to help these people.'
However, things were obviously easier for them than for those crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
'It is a little different,' said Marta, who admits to still being homesick. 'We had the right to work here. We are European.
'But we will help the refugees if they want it. We have to treat other people well if they need help.'
Aspiration: Gabriella, pictured with Paulina, is now a student at the University of Westminster, studying business and Spanish, much to the delight of her parents. She could speak a little
English when they arrived
Roots: The family return to Poland twice a year, but Paulina (pictured with Marta in Poland) says the UK now feels more like home, as she was so little when they left the country
Dreams: Paulina hopes to become an actress when she grows up - following in the footsteps of
Jolie
It was Paulina's concern for the tide of desperate people arriving each day which prompted her question about how best to help children arriving integrate.
'I thought it was intelligent, really mature,' Paulina said of Jolie's answer - before admitting just how in awe of the actress she was.
'She waved at me afterwards,' Paulina, an aspiring actress who would like to follow in the Oscarwinner's steps, told MailOnline. 'I got all red.'

2016-05-18 11:28 Flora Drury www.dailymail.co.uk
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Wine entrepreneur turned social media star Gary
Vaynerchuk will be stopping by The Drum’s
London office at the end of the month (25 May) for a live Q&A session where he’ll be quizzed by The
Drum’s editor Stephen
Lepitak and head of social
Adam Libonatti-Roche.
The free to attend event will see Vaynerchuk share his insights on business, entrepreneurship and marketing, all the while framed against his meteoric rise to social media stardom.
That rise to fame has seen him amass more than 213,000 YouTube subscribers for his
#AskGaryVee Show and a further 1.26 million followers seeking his advice on Twitter. If that wasn’t enough, Vaynerchuk has set up a $25m angel fund, and has written four New York Times best-sellers.
It’s a fruitful career of experiences and stories that should make for rich discussion next week.
We look forward to seeing you at the meetup.
To register click here .
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Talk about taking your passion to new heights.
Spectacular images show free-climber Leo Houlding, from Cumbria, scaling the giant sandstone tower, Pillar of Wisdom, in Wadi Rum - also known as the Valley of the Moon.
The breathtaking natural structure is notoriously challenging for even professional climbers and stands higher than the Eiffel Tower, which tops out at 1,148ft.
New heights: Free-climber Leo Houlding, 35, scaling the vast Pillar of Wisdom, also known as
Valley of the Moon, in Wadi Rum, Jordan

Don't look down: The natural structure rises out of the
Jordanian desert to an incredible height of 1,148ft
This spectacular image shows the vast scale of the rock that
Houlding climbed. Against the size of the large pillar, he is barely visible
Renowned as a 'free climber',
Houlding's initial plan was to scale the Pillar of Wisdom's immense cliff face without ropes - but the crumbling sandstone rock meant it was simply too dangerous.
Houlding said: 'Pulling over the top, bearing in mind the last section is the very hardest section, was extremely scary and then there's a perfectly flat top and the view from the top is epic - it's up there with the top 10 views I've ever seen anywhere in the world.
'I free soloed most of the route, but I used a rope on a few sections where the rock was really loose or really hard.
'Being up on a face like that so big and so remote, so exposed, alone, not tied into the cliff it's a really powerful feeling.
'To be out here in this ancient landscape it really has an authentic feel to it and connecting to that environment and being up there, up on that huge wall, it's a lifetime accomplishment.'
The 35-year-old carried out the ascent as part of Conquer the Uncharted, a new series launched by PlayStation to mark the release of the action adventure game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Successful ascent: The 36-year-old free climber said that scaling the gigantic high Pillar of
Wisdom was a 'life accomplishment'
Colossal structure: This image shows the route that Houlding took – almost just straight up - and highlights the sheer scale of the feat
Triumphant: Houlding said that that the view from the top of the Pillar of Wisdom is among the top 10 he has seen anywhere
The 35-year-old carried out the ascent as part of Conquer the Uncharted, a new series launched by PlayStation to mark the release of critically acclaimed action adventure game Uncharted 4: A
Thief's End.
The game follows the globe-trotting adventures of Nathan Drake, a fortune hunter who comes out of retirement to track down the long-lost pirate colony of Libertalia and its legendary treasure.
Drake's latest escapades take him from Madagascar to snow-capped Scottish peaks - and helped inspire Houlding to head to the Jordanian desert for his solo climb.

Renowned as a 'free climber', Houlding's initial plan was to scale the Pillar of Wisdom's immense cliff face without ropes
The crumbling sandstone rock meant it was simply too dangerous to scale without assistance, so he had to use his climbing equipment. Pictured is Houlding mid-climb, blending in with the surroundings
Houlding said that being up on a face 'that large and remote', and not being tied down to the cliff, is 'a very powerful feeling'
Houlding said: 'To celebrate the launch of Uncharted 4, PlayStation asked me to come up with my own epic Uncharted Adventure.
'I came here a few years ago with my dad and did this amazing route, and I thought whilst I was doing it, it would be amazing to do solo.
'One of the really unique things about Wadi Rum is just how complex it is. Inside these big rocks is just these networks of canyons.
'There are still summits here that very few people have ever been to and vast areas of it are still uncharted.'
The ethos of Uncharted 4 and Conquer the Uncharted is 'every treasure has its price' - and the
British daredevil took every step to ensure that price was not his own life.
Houlding free soloed most of the route, but he used a rope on a few sections where the rock was really loose or really hard
Houlding said that the spirit of adventure has just been innate within him since he was born
He said that when he was growing up, he was always the kid that would climb the highest in the trees
Tiny speck: When perched on a ledge, the British climber looks barely distinguishable from the reddy rock in front of him
Houlding is also at the forefront of the new discipline of Para-Alpinism, which involves climbing up a mountain and then parachuting down, but says his thirst for thrills has been with him from a very young age.
He said: 'The spirit of adventure has just been innate within me since I was born, even when I was really little I was always the kid that would climb the highest in the trees. I just love being outside.
'I grew up in the countryside so I'd always be out playing in rivers, climbing trees, climbing over barbed wire fences and I've been super fortunate in that now it's my job and I get to go on really big boys hardcore adventures like this.
'In this day and age very few people get to go places where no one's ever been before. I mean deep-sea divers, cavers and climbers - we're the only people that get to go into truly Uncharted territory.'
According to the daredevil, the ancient landscape has an authentic feel to it and he said he felt

connected to the environment during the climb
Not for the faint-hearted: This shot, captured from above the brave adventurer, shows the dramatic drop beneath him
Long way to go: Although Houlding has tackled a good portion of the Pillar of Wisdom in this image, there is still a lot to go before he reaches the top
Mid-climb: Breathtaking pictures reveal the long and slow progress up the rock - which he said was definitely worth the effort
An aerial shot reveals the epic scale of the giant sandstone Wadi Rum landmark
An image of Houlding before the epic feat, showing all the tools and ropes he needed to complete the impressive challenge
The explorer uses the natural crevices in the rock to help him reach the summit
Approaching the top: Houlding pictured as he nears the finish line of his epic vertical mission
2016-05-18 11:27 Becky Pemberton www.dailymail.co.uk
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By Mirwais Harooni
KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - A draft agreement that could lead to a peace deal between the Afghan government and a militant group linked by Washington to the Taliban and al Qaeda will be signed on Wednesday, a senior official said.
Hezb-e-Islami, whose leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is a veteran of decades of Afghan war and on the U. S. government's designated terrorist list, has played only a minor role in the insurgency in recent years and the deal is unlikely to have any immediate practical impact on security.
But with little sign that the Taliban are ready to join peace talks, the deal offers President Ashraf Ghani's government a concrete sign that it is making headway in drawing insurgent groups away from the battlefield and into the political process.
Mohammad Khan, deputy to government Chief Executive Abdullah

Abdullah, said the draft would be signed later on Wednesday by a delegation from Hekmatyar's party and officials from
Afghanistan's High Peace Council but more work would be needed for a final deal.
"We are optimistic about this agreement and we strongly support it," he told reporters in Kabul but added: "This doesn't mean it's finalised. "
The announcement came as officials from Pakistan, the United
States, China and Afghanistan held another round of meetings, in
Pakistan, aimed at laying the ground for peace talks with the
Taliban, who have refused to join the talks.
Human rights groups have criticised the move towards a deal with Hekmatyar's group, which is accused of widespread abuses, particularly during civil war in the early 1990s, when he briefly served as prime minister.
But the pressure on the government for some sign of progress in bringing peace appears to have outweighed their concerns.
Under the terms of the draft agreement, members of
Hezb-e-Islami would be offered an amnesty, similar to that offered in 2007 to warlords accused of war crimes as well as a release of prisoners held by Afghan authorities.
The Afghan government would also work to have the group removed from a U. N. black list.
The group, which for years had close ties with Pakistan, would not join the government but would be recognised as a political party and be involved in major political decisions.
In 2003, the State Department included Hekmatyar on its

designated terrorist list, accusing him of participating in and supporting terrorist acts by al Qaeda and the Taliban.
His group was most recently blamed for a 2013 suicide attack in Kabul, in which two U. S. soldiers and four U. S. civilian contractors as well as eight Afghans were killed.
(Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by Robert Birsel)
2016-05-18 11:26 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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John Collins reckons Brendan
Rodgers is the perfect choice to replace Ronny Deila as
Celtic boss.
Deila and his No 2 Collins waved goodbye to the
Parkhead faithful after landing their second Ladbrokes
Premiership title and former
Liverpool manager Rodgers has emerged as the leading candidate to take over.
The Hoops board insist they have yet to close in on their preferred candidate, but, according to reports, Rodgers has already spoken to Celtic majority shareholder Dermot Desmond on at least two occasions.
Brendan Rodgers has become odds-on favourite for the Celtic job after he emerged as the club's top target
Rodgers has been out of a job since he was sacked by Liverpool in October after three years at the helm
Ronny Deila: June 2014 - May 2016
Neil Lennon: March 2010 - May 2014
Tony Mowbray: June 2009 - March 2010
Gordon Strachan: May 2005 - May 2009
Martin O'Neill: June 2000 - May 2005

Former defender Malky Mackay is also understood to have been interviewed in recent days, while the likes of David Moyes, Neil Lennon and Roy Keane are still listed among the list of likely contenders.
But the champions' departing assistant boss believes Celtic should look no further than former
Anfield coach Rodgers.
Speaking at a William Hill media event ahead of this weekend's Scottish Cup final between
Rangers and his old side Hibernian, Collins said: 'Brendan has been linked with the job in the last couple of days and I think he would be a brilliant choice. I like him a lot.
'I enjoy watching his teams play football and I enjoy listening to him, so I think he would be a terrific choice. There are lots of others in the mix, but Brendan likes his teams to play with the ball on the ground, to build from the back and through midfield.
'He wants them to be entertaining and dominate the ball with possession, so Celtic should always strive for that type of manager.'
Ronny Deila and his assistant manager John Collins (right) have waved goodbye to the
Parkhead faithful
The outgoing assistant reckons Rodgers is the perfect choice to replace Deila as Celtic boss next season
However, the Celtic hierarchy have urged their support to be patient while they try to conclude their search for Deila's replacement.
In a statement posted on the club's website, they said: 'Following some speculation regarding the appointment of a new Celtic manager, the facts are as follows:
'The club has been and will be speaking to a number of candidates and we will take our time to go through this process thoroughly and in the proper manner. There is no 'preferred' candidate.
'We will continue this process with the aim of identifying a new manager who we believe will deliver success to the club.
'Clearly we will not be able to provide daily updates on this issue. However, our supporters will be the first to know when a new manager has been appointed.'
Collins was speaking at a William Hill media event ahead of this weekend's Scottish Cup final
Ex-Liverpool boss Rodgers has held discussions with Celtic over taking the job ahead of the new campaign
2016-05-18 11:26 Pa Reporter www.dailymail.co.uk
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W e've been asking Telegraph readers to send us their questions about the EU referendum.
Hundreds have emailed eufacts@telegraph.co.uk and more questions pour in every day.
One of the most popular topics for queries is how expats and people who own property in EU

countries might be affected.
These concerns have clearly been sharpened by warnings from the Remain camp about the effect of Brexit .
British expatriates may have to stop living abroad in European countries like France and Spain if Britain leaves the European
Union, the Government has suggested. Europe Minister
David Lidington warned over the weekend that a British exit would see "everything we take for granted about access to the single market" in question, including
"the right of British citizens to go and live in Spain or France".
So should expats fear Brexit? What could happen to them if Britain leaves the EU?
Just over 4.5 million Britons live abroad, with approximately 1.3 million of them in Europe, according to the United Nations .
The top destinations for British expats in the European Union are Spain (host to around
319,000), Ireland (249,000) and France (171,000).
Expats will be able to vote in the referendum ( as long as they haven't lived abroad for over 15 years).
Pro-EU advocates suggest that British expatriates reside in other European countries thanks to the European Union's right of free movement, which means EU members cannot bar or expel citizens of other EU states. On that basis, a former attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, has argued that a withdrawal would see British citizens living in EU countries " becoming illegal immigrants overnight " if Britain didn't maintain some form of free movement after leaving the EU.
There are some fears that member states, angered by Britain exiting, could try to put pressure on
British expats in revenge. As an example, Spain could ask British retirees to pay for their own healthcare - according to the Centre for European Reform's John Springford - or move to curb access to healthcare services outright.
In a paper outlining the risks of Brexit , the Government said: "Many UK citizens would want any negotiations to secure their continued right to work, reside and own property in other EU states, and to access public services such as medical treatment in those states. UK citizens resident abroad, among them those who have retired to Spain, would not be able to assume that these rights will be guaranteed. "
It's possible, but unlikely - not least given that it would open the door to retaliatory measures from the UK which hosts its own share of expats from European nations: there are as many as 3 million EU nationals living in Britain.
British expats can also claim to pay their own way in Europe, as the UK paid £674 million in
2014-2015 to other European countries for the treatment of UK nationals. However, the UK received just £49 million from other European nations in the same year to treat those from other

countries residing in the UK.
Almost certainly not. First, there are numerous political reasons for EU states not to do such a thing, including the treatment of their own, numerous, nationals living in the UK. Mass expulsions of citizens from another developed economy would also startle foreign investors and potentially cause economic turmoil in the expelling country.
Expats would also enjoy significant legal protections that would apply after Brexit. Many lawyers argue that British expats living elsewhere in the EU at the time of Brexit would have individual
"acquired rights" under international law.
This is based on the Vienna Convention of 1969, which says that the termination of a treaty
"does not affect any right, obligation or legal situation of the parties created through the execution of the treaty prior to its termination.” The House of Commons Library says that
"withdrawing from a treaty releases the parties from any future obligations to each other, but does not affect any rights or obligations acquired under it before withdrawal. "
In other words, Brits who have already exercised their right to live in EU states would keep that right after Brexit.
One important point though: this only applies to people who have started expat life in the EU before Brexit.
After Britain had left, Brits’ ability to live and work in EU nations would depend on new agreements the UK negotiated with those nations.
No matter how hostile European nations become after Brexit, they still have to respect individual property rights. Both the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
European Convention on Human Rights make this clear.
It's not all good news. The remaining EU nations could consider a variety of measures, depending on vindictive they feel towards Britain, like making foreigners homeowners pay more in tax.
2016-05-18 11:26 Asa Bennett www.telegraph.co.uk
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Her Machiavellian character has become famous the world over in Netflix's hugely popular reboot of House of Cards.
And while Robin Wright is as firmly in the limelight as co-star Kevin Spacey when it comes to the politically thriller, she revealed she was forced to issued show bosses with an ultimatum over pay.
Explaining that she wanted 'to be paid the same as Kevin', the 50-year-old actress explained that she managed to get the pay rise when she threatened executives over the salary discrepancy.
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Equal role, equal pay: Robin
Wright is as firmly in the limelight as co-star Kevin
Spacey when it comes to
House of Cards, but revealed she was forced to issued show bosses with an ultimatum over her pay packet
Speaking at an event held at
New York's Rockerfeller
Centre on Tuesday, the Forest
Gump star explained that she felt her contributions on the hitshow meant she should be on the same pay packet as her 56-year-old co-star.
The actress - who has appeared in all 52 episodes of the show as well as directing some - said she threatened 'to go public' so executives would take her issue seriously.
Robin, who plays Claire Underwood (First Lady and Vice Presidential hopeful), explained she had done research on her role in the smash-hit. saying: 'I was like, "I want to be paid the same as Kevin".
'It was the perfect paradigm. There are very few films or TV shows where the male, the patriarch, and the matriarch are equal. And they are in House of Cards.'
'I want to be paid the same': Explaining that she wanted 'to be paid the same as Kevin', the 50year-old actress explained that she managed to get the pay rise when she threatened executives over the salary discrepancy
She continued: 'I was looking at statistics and Claire Underwood's character was more popular than [Frank's] for a period of time. So I capitalised on it. I was like, 'You better pay me or I'm going to go public' And they did.'
The Texan star - who has two children Dylan, 25, and Hopper, 22, with ex-husband Sean Penn took time out from her film career to raise her family and admits it impacted both her earnings and her professional standing.
And she also addressed the impact of this on her earning potential in Hollywood, saying:
'Because I wasn't working full time, I wasn't building my salary bracket.
Time pay the piper? The actress - who has appeared in all 52 episodes of the show as well as directing some - said she threatened 'to go public' so executives would take her issue seriously
'I was looking at statistics and Claire Underwood's character was more popular than [Frank's] for a period of time. So I capitalised on it': An equal share of the spoils
A career comeback: Thanks to her role in House of Cards as the scheming and manipulative
Mrs. Underwood, she revealed she felt like she was having a 'comeback'.
'If you don't build that with notoriety and presence, you're not in the game anymore. You become a B-list actor. You're not box office material.'

But thanks to her role in House of Cards as the scheming and manipulative Mrs. Underwood, she revealed she felt like she was having a 'comeback'.
'You don't hold the value you would have held if you had done four movies a year like Nicole
Kidman and Cate Blanchett did during the time I was raising my kids. Now I'm kind of on a comeback at 50 years old.'
Last year Forbes reported Robin had made $5.5million for her work on the show, which worked out around $420,000 an episode.
High-flying: Last year Forbes reported Robin had made $5.5million for her work on the show, which worked out around $420,000 an episode.
But in 2014, Kevin (President Frank Underwood) was said to be making $500,000 per episode ahead of season 3 debuting, and it was predicted his pay could rise to a staggering $1million.
And the juggernaut show based around Capital Hill and the White House shows no signs of slowing down, as Variety revealed Netflix renewed the show for a fifth season in 2017.
And while it's believed both Kevin and Robin will stay on, the website reported there will be a change behind the scenes as creator and showrunner Beau Willimon will be departing the creative team.
Netflix reported the news, saying: 'Netflix and MRC owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Beau
Willimon for his strong narrative vision for House of Cards over the show’s first four seasons.
'As an Academy Award nominated writer, he made his first foray into television and built a riveting and critically acclaimed series, establishing his place in TV history. The producers, cast and crew join us in wishing Beau the best in his next creative adventure,” Netflix said in a statement.'
Back for a fifth term? And the juggernaut show based around Capital Hill and the White House shows no signs of slowing down, as Variety revealed Netflix renewed the show for a fifth season in 2017
2016-05-18 11:26 Jj Nattrass www.dailymail.co.uk
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She was one of the most reserved contestants at the start of this series of MasterChef Australia.
But Karmen Lu certainly came out of her shell during Wednesday's episode and she even screamed at her teammates to 'move faster' during a high-pressure challenge.
The waitress, 24, was chosen to be the captain of the blue team in a tricky task to re-create a three course meal from a top Melbourne restaurant for a total of 30 guests - all from memory.
Pressure cooker! Karmen Lu screamed at her teammates to 'move faster' during a high-pressure
MasterChef Australia challenge

But the pressure seemed to get too much for her when her group were late in plating up their starters, as she was heard shouting: 'Everyone's not moving fast enough.
'Everyone, please, can you move faster? We need the entrees out,' she said.
'I need you to work quick.
Some of you aren't working quick enough.'
They were trying to re-create ricotta dumplings with lazy man's pesto from Melbourne's Pei modern restaurant when the outburst occurred.
Tricky task: The waitress, 24, was chosen to be the captain of the blue team in a challenge to recreate a three course meal from a top Melbourne restaurant for a total of 30 guests - all from memory
Blowing off steam: The pressure seemed to get too much for her when her group were late in plating up their starters
Delicious: The blue team were trying to re-create ricotta dumplings with lazy man's pesto and zucchini flowers from Melbourne's Pei modern restaurant when the outburst occurred
Chef Anthony Hammel also showed Karmen and her vice-captain Chloe Bowles how to make duck with radicchio puree and a baked custard for dessert.
But their team went on to lose to the red team, which was led by Matt Sinclair and Trent Harvey.
The red team were tasked to re-create three tricky dishes from Huxtable in Fitzroy.
Chef and owner Daniel Wilson taught them how to make kingfish sashimi, chargrilled Wagyu beef and the restaurant's signature dessert dark chocolate delice with jaffa and raspberry sorbet.
After being show the three intricate courses, Trent said: 'My head is just all over the place. So, there's a lot of pressure for Matt and I to try and remember every single step.'
Winners: Matt Sinclair's team won the challenge and they will be safe from elimination for tomorrow's episode
'I'm blow away': Judge Matt Preston said he was impressed with the red team's 'amazing' cooking
Each team had 90 minutes to deliver their three-course meals.
The judges were impressed when Matt presented them with his team's Wagyu beef.
Matt Preston said: 'That's great. I'm blown away. It was about mirroring the dish, and I think

they've done a great job.'
When he asked Daniel whether he would present the dish to his customers at Huxtable, the chef said: 'Yeah, I would.'
Professional: Chef Anthony Hammel also showed Karmen and her vice-captain Chloe Bowles how to make duck with radicchio puree and a baked custard for dessert
Learning from the master: Huxtable chef Daniel Wilson showed the red team how to make kingfish sashimi, chargrilled Wagyu beef and the restaurant's signature dessert dark chocolate delice
'I don't reckon there can be a more flattering thing for the chef to say than, 'I'll put it up on the pass of my restaurant',' Matt said.
'That means that the red team have put up an amazing dish.'
After serving up his final course, team captain Matt said he was 'very proud' of everything they had presented.
He said: 'All I can say is that I am so proud of everything that we put on the plate today. We absolutely flogged ourselves.'
The whole of the blue team will go head-to-head in an elimination round during Thursday night's episode.
2016-05-18 11:26 Jenny Awford www.dailymail.co.uk
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B ritain is just weeks away from the EU Referendum, being held on June 23 - but what will happen to the EU if the nation votes to leave?
Some European leaders have been dismissive of the impact that Britain leaving the EU would have on the organisation.
It was reported that European leaders have become so exasperated with Britain's demands that they are privately saying "if Brits want to leave, let them leave".
The claim was made by Martin Schulz, the President of the European Parliament. Speaking at the London School of Economics, Mr Schulz, who has been President since 2012, admitted that
Britain "often tests our patience".

M r Schulz said: "They are demanding. They push hard. They insist. They just don't let go. Many of my colleagues say behind closed doors: 'Don't stop a rolling stone. If the Brits want to leave, let them leave.'
"I do not support this line that just because the UK can be frustrating it would be in our interest to let it go. I believe we need the UK to make the EU stronger and better. And to make something stronger and better sometimes it's necessary to push hard and be critical.
O ther people in the EU community believe that Britain quitting its membership could encourage other nations to follow suit with referendums of their own. Much to the discomfort of the Prime
Minister's European partners, voters across Europe now seem to want one.
Brussels is used to tricky referendums. The "No" votes delivered by France, the Netherlands and
Ireland to the Constitutional and Lisbon treaties a decade ago were a bothersome, if ultimately inconsequential, reminder that European voters were yet to learn to love the European Project.
But to put a country’s entire membership on the ballot as Mr Cameron has, is unprecedented.
“Our European friends think we are insane,” one British minister said last year. “They hate the idea of a referendum and are irritated we forced the issue.”
Officials speak of contagion. At a time when voters across the continent are doubting Brussels' capacity to deliver peace and prosperity, Mr Cameron has elevated the in-out referendum from the hobby-horse of fringe groups into the government policy of Europe’s second economy.
The fear among EU diplomats is that if Britain’s demands to rewrite the EU’s underlying treaties are met, radical parties across the continent will demand their own tailor-made deals. The union unravels.
Thomas Kielinger, author and correspondent for the German daily Die Welt, argued in The
Telegraph, that a British EU-exodus would be "a catastrophe robbing us of a brother in arms for free trade and reforms; a valuable co-combatant, too, for the survival of liberalism".
Migration and benefits
• A watered-down emergency brake will limit migrants' access to benefits for four years immediately after the referendum. Rather than a total ban, access to in-work benefits will be
"graduated from an initial complete exclusion but gradually increasing"
• Migrants will still be able to send benefits to their children abroad, just in lower amounts than they currently do
• Mr Cameron will be given new powers to stop suspected terrorists and criminals coming to the
UK, not only if a threat is "imminent"
• New rules will stop people coming to the UK via "sham marriages". They will prevent non-EU citizens marrying an EU citizen to then live and work in Britain
S overeignty
• The letter recognises that the UK "is not committed to further political integration into the
European Union"

• A "red card" system will allow the House of Commons to band together with like-minded EU parliaments and block unwanted Brussels legislation
Economic governance
• The deal protects the pound by recognising in law - for the first time - that the EU has more than one currency
• British taxpayers' money can never be liable to support the eurozone
• Any issues which affect all member states must be discussed by all member states - not just countries in the eurozone
Competitiveness
• The EU will increase efforts to cut bureaucracy, especially on small and medium enterprises, which the Government has said damages UK businesses
2016-05-18 11:24 Michael Wilkinson www.telegraph.co.uk
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PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Oil demand in 2016 will stay strong, supporting prices, but the market is unlikely to rebalance by the year end, the Chief Executive of French oil and gas major Total, said on Wednesday.
Patrick Pouyanne told a French Senate committee that oil demand rose sharply in 2015 to 1.8 million barrels per day
(bpd), increasing at about 2 percent in a single year.
"This year, experts see demand at about 1.2 million barrels per day," Pouyanne said.
"Me and my team see it at about 1.4 million barrels per day, which is still strong and means the market is rebalancing, but will not rebalance completely by the end of the year, however, it will somehow support prices," he added.
Oil futures have rebounded in the past days, hitting 2016 highs of nearly $50 per barrel due to supply disruptions in

Nigeria and Canada, from as low as $26 per barrel in January on a global supply glut.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency, said in its May forecast that global oil demand growth was broadly unchanged at
1.2 million bpd for this year, but said the risks to future forecasts lay to the upside.
Pouyanne said the market was still being supplied and major projects that were decided by oil companies some three to four years ago when prices were high at about $100 per barrel, are expected to enter into production around the year 2020.
"However, investments have fallen sharply and we are not preparing production for the years 2019-2020," he said, adding that investments have fallen from about $700 billion in 2014 to
$400 billion this year.
"At this rhythm, there could be a shortfall of supply and a counter shock. There could be a shortfall of about 5 million barrels in that horizon, which is a lot. All of this because volatility has been extreme," Pouyanne said.
(Reporting by Bate Felix, editing by William Hardy)
2016-05-18 11:23 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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Striding out to the centre spot in the inevitable Manchester rain, Louis van Gaal grabbed the microphone and appealed to an emptying Old Trafford to be silent.
'I would like to say something,' said the boss, his words drowned out by a chorus of boos from those who'd bothered to remain behind to listen to his end-of-season address.
'I want to thank you for the unconditional support,' he continued undeterred, as fans held up bedsheet banners with messages such as 'Time to go Louis! Not good enough' and 'Hopefully bye bye Van Gaal.'

Louis van Gaal was booed by sections of Manchester United fans on Tuesday night while giving a speech
Van Gaal spoke to the Old
Trafford crowd after United's 3-
1 win over Bournemouth to end the league campaign
The Dutchman spoke of
'unconditional support' but that was evidently not the case with some fans' banners
It was an interesting moment that revealed much about where United, as a proud and successful club, stand right now with the Dutchman at the helm. More importantly, it spoke volumes about what the club expects to achieve.
A few minutes later, Van Gaal was asked on Sky Sports whether he understood the fans' frustrations. 'Of course, because the expectation is very high,' he replied.
'The fans are expecting a lot but I think these expectations are much too high. We are a team in transition and I said that when I started here at Manchester United. Maybe I need to bring over the message much clearer than I have done.'
That's funny. Perhaps there have been some crossed wires here because we were definitely under the impression that finishing in the top four once again was the minimum requirement for
United.
When Van Gaal took over in 2014, United's chief executive Ed Woodward even revealed that the club budgeted for a third-place finish each year. In other words, an assumption of
Champions League football and the cash that comes with it.
United have come fifth in the Premier League and will have to settle for the much less-inspiring
Europa League next season.
Van Gaal's second campaign in the Old Trafford hotseat has seen the club go backwards
The Red Devils finished fifth - meaning no Champions League football for the second time in three years
They may yet win the FA Cup on Saturday, and a piece of silverware is always nice, but it feels very much like a consolation prize at the end of a pretty infuriating season.
But, in Van Gaal's mind, all these frustrations can apparently be explained away by saying
United are a team in transition. It's an all-too-convenient byword for failure and regression, and it won't sit at all well with United fans.
Many were willing to forgive one season of rebuilding after the calamitous reign of David Moyes and given that Van Gaal had steered United back into the Champions League with a fourthplace finish and some decent performances, that was acceptable.

If Van Gaal had said last summer that United were a team in 'transition' then it might have gone unnoticed. Fair enough, the fans would conclude, the success won't return overnight.
But, despite another summer of enormous investment, United have gone backwards. It's not only falling short in the league but it's also the pre-Christmas exit from the Champions League in what should have been a straightforward group.
That was then compounded by a miserable Europa League exit to Liverpool, who have gone on to reach the final of the competition and have a good chance of leapfrogging United and playing in the Champions League next season.
Philippe Coutinho (right) was on the scoresheet as Liverpool dumped United out of the Europa
League
United were in that competition after being knocked out of the Champions League group stages in December
But what grates most is the uninspiring way United have gone about the season. Dull, conservative football that goes against everything in the club's tradition. Tactical confusion, a shortage of goals and a total loss of the aura that once struck fear into opponents.
If United had played an exciting, attacking brand of football this season, come fifth and won the
FA Cup, a few more people might have been understanding. It would still be a failure, but at least it would have been vaguely watchable.
Instead, United are a turn-off. They have failed in their objectives and they've done so in a thoroughly risible manner.
Van Gaal may talk of 'unconditional support' but unfortunately it's for the team and the club, not for him. With Jose Mourinho waiting in the wings, most United fans are now waiting and praying for the change.
Anthony Martial (left) has been one bright spark in an otherwise dull and uninspiring brand of football by United
Given all that United have accomplished in the recent past, of course expectations are going to be high. Such success is not given up lightly. There is no divine right to it but things should still be better than they are at present given the investment.
Suggesting that United are in transition does Van Gaal no favours at all. Arsene Wenger at
Arsenal has been using that as an excuse for years.
Should United be willing to accept the same? No. And since United have clearly fallen short of expectations, the majority of fans will correctly conclude that Van Gaal needs to go.
2016-05-18 11:22 Adam Shergold www.dailymail.co.uk
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The Islamic State group, on the defensive and under heavy pressure in Iraq, has struck back with bloody attacks in Baghdad, where persistent gaps in security increase the city's exposure.

In doing so, IS can portray itself as still being on the offensive, draw attention away from the setbacks it has suffered, and obtain media attention unrelated to losses.
The spike in Baghdad attacks -
- which have killed more than
140 people in city over the past seven days -- also comes at a time of high political tension in the capital that affords militants an opportunity to sow further discord.
People check the damage after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in northern Baghdad's Sadr City on May 17, 2016 ©Ahmad al-Rubaye (AFP)
Carrying out bombings is not a new strategy for IS -- it has been a key part of the jihadists' offensive and defensive tactics for years, and the group never fully stopped attacks in Baghdad.
But IS's attention was increasingly focused outside Baghdad after it overran large areas north and west of the city in 2014, and attacks in the capital decreased.
"Baghdad is now being targeted because the group is on the defensive and they can still hurt the government in their capital," said Patrick Skinner, a former CIA case officer who is now with
The Soufan Group consultancy.
"They still use (bombs) in assaults... But there's clearly some car and vest bomb makers in the
Baghdad belt and in the capital, leading to the increased and likely sustained carnage," Skinner said.
Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for the international operation against IS, cited jihadist battlefield setbacks as the primary motivation for the increase in Baghdad attacks.
But he also said that IS may see political turmoil in the capital as "an opportunity they can try to exploit using truck bombs. "
The increase in attacks coincides with a political crisis over Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's efforts to replace the current cabinet.
The crisis has paralysed the legislature for weeks, and demonstrators angered by lawmakers' lack of progress stormed parliament last month.
The deadliest of the recent attacks were triple car bombings that hit Baghdad last Thursday, killing at least 94 people, while attacks in three areas of the city on Tuesday killed at least 48 more.
- Fake bomb detectors -

Iraqi security forces performed dismally during the early days of IS's 2014 offensive, abandoning large quantities of weapons and vehicles as they fled.
But Baghdad's forces have since regained significant ground from IS with the backing of US-led air support and training, retaking the cities of Tikrit and Ramadi as well as numerous towns and villages.
While the coalition has trained around 22,000 Iraqi security personnel, its efforts have focused on readying troops for offensive operations against IS, not on the forces in Baghdad.
Both Warren and Iraqi security spokesman Yahya Rasool said that coalition-trained forces are not deployed in the capital.
Though bombings in Baghdad decreased after June 2014, IS never lost the ability to carry out attacks in the capital.
While no security forces can completely secure a city against bombings by militants, flaws in
Baghdad security procedures make IS's task easier than it might otherwise be.
Fake bomb detectors are still in widespread use in Baghdad, even though James McCormick, the man who marketed them to Iraq, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2013 for fraud in connection with the devices.
Some Iraqi officials have been reluctant to admit the failure of the "detectors," and former premier Nuri al-Maliki even insisted at one point that some of them were actually functional.
The devices are often used as the primary means of detecting explosives and weapons at
Baghdad checkpoints, checks of IDs and searches of vehicles in the city are cursory if they take place at all, and weapons are frequently not kept close to hand.
Anger over the attacks adds to pressure on Abadi, who reacted Tuesday by directing Iraqi forces to step up efforts to uncover cells behind the bombings, and ordered the arrest of a security official responsible for one area that was targeted.
"It's a bloody confluence of trends," Skinner said of the increase in Baghdad attacks.
The jihadists are "under massive military pressure" while there is "a political crisis that they can tie into for maximum chaos," he said.
Map locating attacks in districts of Baghdad on Tuesday in which dozens died ©Thomas Saint-
Cricq, Kun Tian (AFP)
Security forces gather at the site of a suicide bombing in the Shaab area of northern Baghdad on May 17, 2016 ©Ahmad Al-Rubaye (AFP)
People check the damage after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in northern Baghdad's Sadr City on May 17, 2016 ©Ahmad al-Rubaye (AFP)
2016-05-18 11:22 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

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BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - A giant panda could give birth
"at any moment" if her artificial insemination earlier this year was successful, her keepers in a Belgian zoo said on Wednesday, saying they could not be absolutely sure she was pregnant.
Hao Hao was treated early this year by an international team who hope the artificial insemination will see her reproduce with her mate Xing Hui. Pairi Daiza zoo near Mons said in a statement that urine tests, swollen teets and the six-year-old panda's behaviour suggested a "possible, even probable" pregnancy.
Panda pregnancies, famously rare in captivity and outside of
China, are notoriously hard to establish or predict: "If the apparent pregnancy is confirmed, we expect the baby between now and early summer," the zoo said. "It could be born any moment. "
An endangered species, panda cubs are very vulnerable, being about the size of a rat, and often do not survive the first weeks. The last successful birth in Europe was in Madrid in
2013.
(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; Editing by Alastair
Macdonald and Raissa Kasolowsky)
2016-05-18 11:22 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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KIEV, May 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has set a starting price of
13.175 billion hryvnia ($522 million) for the auction of state-owned fertiliser producer Odessa Portside Plant (OPP), the

head of the State Property Fund said on Wednesday.
The sale of OPP would be the first major privatisation in a programme key to the financial rebalancing required to secure
$17.5 billion of aid from the International Monetary Fund, though repeated delays have dampened interest from foreign investors needed to shore up Ukraine's war-torn economy.
"Almost all the preparatory work for privatisation has been completed. We have all the documents for a transparent, international agreement," State Property Fund chief Ihor Bilous said in a government meeting without elaborating on the exact timing of the auction.
The starting price for auction has been set at 13.175
billion hryvnias for 99.6 percent of the business, he said.
The pro-Western authorities who came to power in 2014 after a Moscow-backed president fled protests against his rule pledged to sell off state firms they said were crippled by graft. The new government predicted that it would raise $778 million, but only $7 million has been raised so far, State Property Fund data shows.
Transparency has been a key issue because of fears that the sale of state assets could strengthen the control of Ukraine's powerful oligarchs over strategic industries.
OPP's sale will be valid only if two or more buyers take part in the auction and if at least one of them is a non-resident of Ukraine, Bilous said, adding that these additional conditions were drawn up in consultation with the IMF and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

It is not clear when the sale will take place, but the State
Property Fund has previously said it could be put on the market in June.
Five or six potential investors are interested in buying
OPP, a managing director at Dragon Capital, Ukraine's largest investment bank, told Reuters in April.
Russian investors are banned from buying Ukrainian assets in a move to reduce Russia's influence after the collapse in relations over its support for pro-Russian separatism in
Ukraine.
($1 = 25.2300 hryvnias)
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alessandra Prentice;
Editing by David Goodman)
2016-05-18 11:21 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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She may be one of the most talked about stars in the world, but she still has to take her shoes off at airport security.
Just like many other travellers,
Kim Kardashian fell foul of a footwear faux pas on
Wednesday as she was left standing in unsavoury black socks, forced to remove her super-sexy thigh-high boots.
A significant step down from her show-stopping red carpet moment at Cannes Film Festival a mere few hours before, Kim, 35, was dressed down for her flight out of France with momager Kris Jenner, 60.
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Bye bye boots: Kim Kardashian was left standing in a pair of black socks at the airport on
Wednesday morning, as she caught a flight out of France following the Cannes Film Festival

Kim was reduced to her vest dress and the short black socks she'd been hiding to pass through the security scanners, and without her heeled boots and a hooded cover up, Kim's slimmed down shape was completely on show.
Even Kris was uncharacteristically casual in jeans and a basic long-sleeved top, although since she'd chosen practical, flat trainers, the 60-year-old was able to leave her shoes on.
Nice Airport, like many others in Europe, reserves the right to ask you to remove your shoes for the metal detection portals, though women are more commonly asked to take off boots or shoes with a heel.
The mother-daughter duo had packed only hold luggage for their European flight, especially since Kim's visit to the south of France has been so fleeting.
Not such a glamorous moment: Her mum, Kris Jenner (far left) was even in her jeans when the duo tackled airport security
Everyone's done it: Kim had been wearing super-sexy thigh-high boots (left) but underneath she was hiding short black socks
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What a difference a day makes: Just hours before, Kim had been glammed up for the glittering De Grisogono Party at Cannes Film Festival
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Kim had only arrived in Cannes on Monday morning yet she was already back at the airport and boarding another flight - even though she's due back in Cannes on Thursday night for the annual AmFAR Gala, to be held at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc.
Used to the jetset lifestyle by now, Kim had chosen a make-up free visage and a fuss-free up-do that saw her long locks still neatly pulled back into a tiny bun - the chosen hairstyle for last night's De Grisogono party - hinting that she hadn't slept on it yet.
No doubt the brunette had only just changed out of her glittering party dress and cleansed her skin of the dark underliner and famous contouring painted on for the Eden Roc hotel party.
It had been the chance to showcase her flawless post-baby curves on the world's stage and she'd chose wisely with a slinky silver gown that cutaway to reveal a skintight nude bodysuit.
Taking off her top layer: Like her unsavory black socks, Kim had been hiding her slimmed down shape with a hooded cover-up
Looks familiar: (Left) Kim didn't seem to have slept on her hair do, because it was still the same as the previous evening (right)

Mrs casual: (Left) Kris is rarely ever seen in comfortable clothes, but she paired jeans with a long-sleeved top after taking off her glamorous white dress from Tuesday night (right)
Rubbing shoulders: That evening, Kris and Kim had been partying with Gigi Hadid's famous model sister Bella (centre)
Dripping in diamonds: Swiss luxury jeweller Fawaz Gruosi (centre) hosted the reality star
Planting a kiss: He wanted to make sure the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was having a good time
Weight loss: Kim has finally returned to her pre-baby goal weight, after welcoming her second child, Saint, with Kanye West
Kim had been treated like a superstar by Swiss luxury jeweller and host Fawaz Gruosi and rubbed shoulders with Bella Hadid, Alek Wek, Mischa Barton and Barbara Palvin.
Though Kim enjoyed on a brief stay, Kris has been in Cannes since last Wednesday, supporting
19-year-old supermodel daughter Kendall Jenner on her various high profile appearances.
Kris arrived in Nice at Kendall's side, though since then Kourtney Kardashian's ex Scott Disick has joined the duo.
Kendall has been staying on Roman Abramovich's superyacht, seemingly by herself even though stars including Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Kate Hudson have also frequented the £175,000-a-night vessel.
Hanging out: On the night, Kris had been joined by her daughter Kourtney Kardashian's friendly ex Scott Disick (right)
Are you cold deer? Fawaz even took his jacket off to keep the brunette company at one time
Why the long face? Bella kept a straight face as Kim adjusted her gorgeous glittering gown
2016-05-18 11:20 Becky Freeth www.dailymail.co.uk
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Residents living in a dockside development have complained that their panoramic views have been blocked by the 'Great Wall of China'.
The 16ft-high grey barrier has been put up to block out the noise from the new Siemens wind turbine factory at Hull's Alexandra Dock and homes in Victoria Dock.
Residents have said they had no objection to the noise but disliked the 'hideous' 820ft-long wall that obscured their view.
The 16ft-high grey barrier was installed to block out the noise coming from the new Siemens factory
Ron Booth, a retired ship's chief engineer, and wife Patricia, (pictured) said the beautiful view had been ruined

The 10 acre (40,000 sq m)
Siemens blade factory is part of a 133 acre (540,000 sq m) development that includes manufacturing, assembly and servicing factories, called
Greenport Hull
Ron Booth, a retired ship's chief engineer, and wife
Patricia, only moved into their dockside home last year.
Mr Booth, 83, told the Hull
Daily Mail: 'We don't mind the noise. That's what you expect when you live next to a working river. What you don't expect is a big wall blocking the view.'
His wife, 80, added: 'We would rather put up with the noise than have to look at this. It's hideous.
We have quite enjoyed watching the cranes working on the Siemens site and we used to love watching the ferries leaving port at night, all lit up. Now we can't see anything.'
Their daughter, Lesley Mell, regularly walks her dog along the Victoria Dock promenade.
She noted: 'The promenade is very well used. We get lots of people coming down here for picnics and sight-seeing. We even get artists painting the view.
'I bet they won't be expecting to see The Great Wall of China when they get here.'
A neighbour, who asked not want to be named, added: 'I'm very angry. I've been to all the meetings and no one has ever mentioned a wall like this being built.
'We've not complained once about the noise, people around here just accept it, but losing the view is just not on.'
Greenport Hull said the barrier was 'coloured grey and finished to have a neutral and harmonising impact under most light conditions when seen in the context of the Humber Estuary'
The 10 acre (40,000 sq m) Siemens blade factory is part of a 133 acre (540,000 sq m) development that includes manufacturing, assembly and servicing factories, called Greenport
Hull.
The Siemens facility will build 250ft-long (75m) rotor blades designed for 6MW turbines. The factory - which could eventually create up to 1,000 jobs - is set to open in September.
Siemens is investing £160m in Greenport Hull, while Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns and operates the dock, is investing £150m in the project.
According to the Greenport Hull website, noise modelling tests showed the barrier would play an 'important role' in reducing the impact of noise from the new factory.
It said the barrier was 'coloured grey and finished to have a neutral and harmonising impact under most light conditions when seen in the context of the Humber Estuary'.

A spokesman for the Association of British Ports said: 'ABP has consulted local residents extensively over the plans for development for Greenport Hull and will continue to engage with the community both during and after completion of works.
'In view of the comments received about the noise barrier, ABP has issued an invitation to affected residents to attend a meeting on Tuesday May 24 where the matter will be discussed.
Representatives from Hull City Council will also be in attendance.'
2016-05-18 11:20 Thomas Burrows www.dailymail.co.uk
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This dog's zany blue and orange ski goggles might look like the latest out-there pet accessory.
But Maya the collie needs her trendy goggles to help protect her eyes from harmful UV light.
The four-year-old dog suffers from a degenerative eye disease which could one day cause her to lose her sight completely.
Substance over style: Maya the sheepdog needs to wear goggles to protect her eyes from harmful UV rays
Loved: Owner Jo Cook found out May had the condition two years ago. Pictured, Jo and Maya on the beach
Owner Jo Cook, 51, from Lincoln, discovered Maya had the condition two years ago and splashed out on specialist goggles designed for dogs.
But she was forced to rethink after Maya scratched the expensive lenses and instead settled on a pair of children's ski goggles.
The mother-of-two said Maya now hangs her head in embarrassment when they go out, adding she is tired of other dog walkers wrongly thinking she is trying to make a fashion statement.
She said: 'Maya wears her goggles if we go for walks in sunny weather, but she has her head down as though she’s embarrassed and thinks everyone is looking at her.
'People always think it’s a fashion statement but it’s just not. It’s quite sad for Maya, it’s not because I want my dog to look cool!
'It would be good to highlight that sometimes animals need things like this for their health, not just to make them look good.

First try: Mother-of-two Jo Cook said playful Maya quickly scratched her first pair of specialist goggle, pictured
Second try: The second pair of lenses, pictured, didn't fair much better and Ms Cook had to look elsewhere
Sun protection: When Maya is relaxing in the garden, pictured, she is given a cap to protect her eyes
'If we are in the garden she likes lying in the sun but we have to get the goggles on her straightaway and it takes a lot of coaxing and praise and treats before she’ll allow us to do it. If she is sleeping outside then I will pop a sunhat that I made for her on, to shade her eyes.'
Maya suffers from superficial keratitis, also known as pannus, a degenerative eye condition causing blood vessels to grow over her cornea.
She will have the condition for life, needing two lots of eye drops twice a day to prevent blood vessels growing even further over the surface of her eye.
Embarrassed: Maya, pictured as a puppy, needs reassurance - and treats - before putting on the goggles
Degenerative: Maya has a white fatty deposit on her eye, pictured. She could one day go completely blind
Best friends: Four-year-old Maya, right, poses for a photo with Ruby, Ms Cook's other dog
Shop manager Ms Cook, who has another dog called Ruby, said it is unclear how much it affects Maya's sight but that she could one day go blind.
'UV light makes the condition worse, so this time of year is the worst for her. I’m hoping her new pair will work for us from now on,' she said.
'She’s a tomboy and loves playing football, and I think she could see quite well out of the goggles, judging by her co-ordination with a football and the fact she can still catch a treat when one is thrown to her.
'They must be strange for her to wear, as they are tinted, but we always give her lots of treats so she’ll see it as a good thing.'
Playful: Owner Ms Cook describes Maya, pictured in her ski goggles, as a tomboy who love football
Cuddles: Ms Cook, 51, pictured with Ruby and Maya - who is showing off her trendy, but vital, ski goggles
2016-05-18 11:19 Stephanie Linning www.dailymail.co.uk
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Oliver Curtis and his former best friend spent the profits of their alleged insider trading scheme on ski holidays where they chartered private choppers to get around because they were hungover, emails released in court claim.
Emails exchanged between
Oliver Curtis (left with wife
Roxy Jacenko) and John
Hartman (right, arriving at the
NSW Supreme Court on
Wednesday) detail the pair's extravagant lifestyle between
2007 and 2008
In an email shown to the court on Wednesday Mr Curtis wrote to friends ahead of a boys' trip to the US and Canada, boasting of a chopper he had arranged to shuttle them between a luxury ski resort and Vancouver
The pair exchanged details of a $3,000-a-week Bondi apartment for which they payed a year's rent - $156,000 - upfront in 2008
In another email Mr Curtis encouraged his friend to purchase a $60,000 Mini Cooper - which he later did
'I have decided that the jet would not be as good as spreading the love over the entire trip so here we go,' he wrote.
'We now have Heli Jet picking us up on 12th Jan to transport us to Whistler.
'We then have the same chopper picking us up from Whistler on the 27th to take us back to
Vancouver as we will all be very hungover and not enjoy a 2 hour drive (this means no charge for the transfers required).'
'We now have Heli Jet picking us up... the same chopper picking us up as we will all be very hungover and not enjoy a 2 hour drive.
' For Vegas we'll have to settle for commercial flights... I'm happy to pay the spread' - Oliver
Curtis to friends ahead of a boys skiing trip in 2007
' This guy made 1million in 1907... about 3bn in today’s money shorting the market. Could be you’ - John Hartman to Mr Curtis, October 2007
' I am sure we should be able to get it for 160 which would be a little over 3,000 a week.
'Good value I would say. ' - Mr Curtis to Hartman, February 2008
'I can give you $200,000, is that enough?' Hartman to Mr Curtis, October 2008
'Nice mate... birthday present?' - Mr Curtis to Hartman in October 2007 about a $20,000 Ducati motorcycle

The email goes on to describe a 'healthy entertainment budget' in Las Vegas including 18-holes of golf on 'the Wynn course' and tickets to Cirque de Soleil at 'no cost to everyone'.
Another thread of emails details their plans to move in to a $3,000-a-week apartment in
Sydney's Bondi and how they paid $156,000 up front to land the property because they weren't sure they would be given a year's credit.
'I am sure we should be able to get it for 160 which would be a little over 3,000 a week. Good value I would say.
'Paying up front is a big bonus but also it would be the only way we would get it because they would never rely on our credit for an entire year,' Mr Curtis wrote on February 7 2008.
In another email, Hartman referred to his friend as 'Oli 'CMC' Curtis' - a reference to the online trading platform CMC Markets.
He mentioned another trader who netted $1million, telling his friend: 'This could be you'.
Others showed Mr Curtis asking his former friend to borrow money and complaining about an expensive electricity bill.
'Mate we need to sort out the bill system at home...
'Can we at least then make a more conscious effort to lighten the use of electricity like turning off lights etc!' he said.
Another, written in the same month, showed him asking for money. 'Mate - I know this is a huge ask but I was wondering if there was any chance of borrowing some money.
'I have been caught out with a massive tax bill and am owed money from T/O but they can't pay it for another month or so.
'It's been a f***** few months and I can't sell anything out of the trust because the old man will find out,' he said.
Others refer to stocks, which Mr Curtis described in emails to his friend written in July 2007 and
April 2008
Mr Curtis (above with PR maven wife Roxy Jacenko) denied one count of conspiracy to commit insider trading
Oliver Curtis : 'Mate we need to sort out the bill system at home as I have been paying the bills up to now but the one we just got for electricity for example is $2,200 so we need to sort something out if possible.'
John Hartman : 'Hey mate when we did the trading at the start of the year (I) did 70t ($70,000) more than we needed I assumed that this would cover all the bills.'
OC : 'OK that's fine then. Can we at least then make a more conscious effort to lighten the use of electricity like turning off lights etc!'
JH: ' Yeah no worries I think I always do anyway... your lights and TV are often left on all day for
Mashi I think.'

Mashi is believed to be the dog of Mr Curtis's former girlfriend.
Hartman offered to loan him $200,000 but later said a bank account he thought was 'flush with cash' had been depleted and could not give it to him.
Hartman previously told the court the pair were 'swept up in a fake world'
He told the court it had merely been an excuse to get out of loaning Mr Curtis the money.
Mr Curtis is accused of using insider information to make 45 trades with his former friend between 2007 and 2008 to net $1.4million between them.
Hartman was convicted of insider trading in 2013. He is the prosecution's star witness in the case against Mr Curtis.
The pair were in their early twenties when the alleged illegal activity took place and were both working for financial firms.
At the time Mr Curtis held a position with corporate advisory firm Transocean Group while
Hartman worked for Orion Trading Worldwide.
He had not yet become romantically involved with wife Roxy Jacenko, with whom he now has two children, when the allegedly illegal trades took place.
Earlier Hartman told the court the pair had a conversation about their alleged illegal trades, claiming they agreed they would be 'in a lot of s***' if they were found out.
He also claimed the pair had gambling problems and became 'swept up in a fake world' in which they found themselves as young men with huge disposable incomes.
'Looking back at it now we were young 21-year-olds not believing it was possible to make that sort of money,' Hartman said.
The trial at NSW Supreme Court continues.
2016-05-18 11:19 Daniel Piotrowski www.dailymail.co.uk
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Singapore is expected to hang a Malaysian murder convict on Friday despite last-minute clemency pleas, his family and human rights groups said.
Kho Jabing, 31, was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing a Chinese construction worker in a robbery gone wrong and spent the next six years on a legal roller-coaster trying to avoid the gallows.
In a news conference late Tuesday, his sister Kho Jumai, 27, said the family was told in a letter from the Singapore Prisons Service that her brother would be executed on May 20.
After Kho Jabing was sentenced to death in 2010, Singapore amended its mandatory death

penalty for murder, giving judges the discretion to impose life imprisonment under certain circumstances
©Roslan Rahman (AFP/File)
Executions in Singapore are normally carried out at Changi
Prison before dawn on
Fridays.
The prison did not immediately respond to AFP's requests for confirmation of the execution date.
Only the Singapore president, on the advice of the cabinet, can grant clemency.
The president said last week that he will not grant clemency although the family is pleading for a last minute reprieve.
"I've done everything I can, I've sent letters all over the government, to anyone who would listen.
Whether the letters were really received, I don't know because I don't have much education," said Kho's mother Lenduk Baling, speaking through an interpreter.
Malaysia also has capital punishment, executing murderers and drug traffickers by hanging, a system like in Singapore that dates back to British colonial rule.
Amnesty International Malaysia and Human Rights Watch have both released statements calling on Singapore to halt the execution and review the case.
After Kho was sentenced to death in 2010, Singapore amended its mandatory death penalty for murder, giving judges the discretion to impose life imprisonment under certain circumstances.
His case was reviewed and Kho was re-sentenced to a life term in 2013.
But after an appeal by prosecutors, Kho's death sentence was reinstated in January 2015.
An appeal was thrown out by a five-judge court last month, setting the stage for Friday's hanging.
Singapore executed four people in 2015, one for murder and three for drug offences, according to Singapore prison officials.
Rights groups have called on Singapore to abolish capital punishment but the government has rejected such calls, arguing death sentences are a deterrent to crime.
Executions in Singapore are normally carried out at Changi Prison before dawn on Fridays
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She received the all-clear from thyroid cancer in 2010.
But Clare Balding couldn't resist indulging in a cigarette during a smoking break outside the CHUF Charity
Event in Newcastle on
Tuesday.
The 45-year-old presenter was seen puffing away as she chatted to friends outside the venue, while also sipping on a glass of wine.
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Cigarette break: Clare Balding was seen smoking outside the CHUF Charity Event in Newcastle on Tuesday, joined by a large crowd
Clare was clad in a smart blue dress with a pair of semi-opaque tights and simple stud earrings.
She was joined by a motley crew of stars at the CHUF event, including TV regulars Ant McPartlin and Jeremy Kyle.
The Children's Heart Unit Fund aims to improve the lives of youngsters who suffer from heart conditions by providing lifelong support for them and their families.
Making a full recovery: Clare underwent surgery to remove her thyroid gland in 2009, followed by radiotherapy, and was given the all-clear in December 2010
Clare underwent surgery to remove her thyroid gland in 2009, followed by radiotherapy, and was given the all-clear in December 2010.
The popular broadcaster, who is happily married to Alice Arnold, previously opened up about her cancer diagnosis.
The BBC Sport favourite told the Daily Mail: 'Three operations and two doses of radioactive iodine in a lead-lined room later and it’s part of my past.
Fundraiser: Clare was joined by a motley crew of stars at the CHUF event, including TV regulars
Ant McPartlin and Jeremy Kyle
'I didn’t even know what the thyroid did until it was gone. Now I take 200mg of thyroxine a day to replace the metabolic job it did.
Clare also revealed she was worried she might suffer a relapse in future and wanted to deal

with things better should the worst happen.
'I am fully aware that cancer may yet play a part in my future and I think I will deal with it differently next time.
'For one thing, I will talk about it with my family and friends, and let them talk about it too.'
Health worries: Clare also revealed she was worried she might suffer a relapse in future
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Robin Mun-Gavin looks at a number of potential problems associated with advancement which is based purely on racial classification, and not on merit.
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Ermelo - Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a threatening SMS that was sent to five farmers in Ermelo, giving them an ultimatum to vacate their land or be forcefully removed.
Ermelo police spokesperson Captain Carla Prinsloo told a News24 correspondent that two cases of intimidation had been opened over the alarming messages.
The SMS reads: "Vacate your land whyte [sic] man or we will forse [sic] you. Take your wife and children away. We will visit them. "
"There are no relationships between the farmers, except that they all live in this district and that all the SMSes came from the same number. There was no mentioning of a deadline for the farmers to vacate their farms," Prinsloo said.
National chairperson of security for the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU) of South Africa,
Henry Geldenhuys, said four farmers had received the SMS on Thursday, May 12, while the fifth threat was received on Monday morning, May 16.
"One cannot just ignore this kind of threat, but I personally think that the farmers should rather worry about what they don't know. For instance, where were their numbers found? How do they know all five people are actually farmers? " he said.
Geldenhuys said the five farms were located within a circumference of 50km.
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Obsessed: Mai Alexander, 24, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, developed a crush on footballer Adnan Januzaj after watching his debut match in
2013
An obsessed Manchester
United fan fell so deeply in love with footballer Adnan
Januzaj that she thought he was her boyfriend, tried to kill herself and called off her own wedding.
Mai Alexander, 24, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, developed a crush on the Belgian player three years ago after watching his debut match and quickly became infatuated with him.
The make-up artist mapped out a future life with the 21-year-old winger within weeks of seeing him, planning their wedding, choosing a house and even picking out names for their children.
She even wrote a note for the footballer telling him she loved him and cut herself in a desperate bid to kill herself - but her boyfriend Stefan Hall, 23, found her in time and dialled 999.
Miss Alexander spent hours trawling through the £30,000-a-week midfielder’s social media pages, stalking his every move and posting him more than 200 handwritten letters.
She also spent £2,000 on fake tan, false nails and glamorous outfits to look like his love interest
Melissa McKenzie and £2,500 more on Manchester United merchandise.
Miss Alexander was so convinced she was in a relationship with the Premier League footballer that she stopped hugging and kissing her long-term boyfriend because it felt like cheating.
She sent Januzaj hundreds of online messages with no reply, and when friends suggested she might never be with him she became suicidal.
In July 2015, Two years after first seeing Januzaj on TV, she saw a photo of him with his girlfriend and severely cut herself. But she was rescued by Mr Hall and received treatment.
Miss Alexander was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and spent nine weeks in a secure unit where she received treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder.
Now, three years after watching Januzaj’s debut against Wigan Athletic in the Community Shield at Wembley in August 2013, she has decided to speak out about her former obsession.
Mr Hall has stayed with her through her ordeal - even when she cancelled their engagement -

and the couple’s wedding is now fixed for 2018.
Miss Alexander said: ‘I remember the first match I laid eyes on him - I really fancied him. I was with my dad and I said, “he’s cute”. He told me he was new and I had to find out more.
Her favourite: Belgian midfielder Januzaj (left) is pictured playing for Manchester United against
West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns in a Premier League match that finished 2-2 in October
2014
‘So I followed him on Instragram and Twitter and scrolled right to the beginning of his accounts. I would get really jealous if they said he was hot - it was heart-crushing.
‘I felt like he was my boyfriend and I hated that other girls found him attractive. I started Googling him to see where he was and what he was doing, and after about a week I was obsessed.
‘I changed the wallpaper on my phone to a photo of him and put posters of him all over my bedroom walls.
‘I had been with my boyfriend for about a month then and he would joke, “That should be my picture up there, not him”. But I just felt like I had fallen in love with him.’
Miss Alexander was 18 when she first fell in love with Manchester United because they were playing her stepfather’s favourite side Sheffield United, and she wanted to wind him up.
They won that match in 2011 and Miss Alexander began avidly watching every match they played.
Deeply in love: Miss Alexander was so convinced she was in a relationship with the Premier
League footballer that she stopped hugging and kissing her long-term boyfriend because it felt like cheating
Two years later, in July 2013, Mai started dating Mr Hall, but within weeks she saw Januzaj’s debut and fell in love with him, before becoming unable to work due to depression and anxiety.
Still together: Miss Alexander cut herself in a desperate bid to kill herself - but her boyfriend
Stefan Hall, 23, found her in time and dialled 999
When Mr Hall would leave for work in the mornings, she would get dressed up as Miss
McKenzie, whom Adnan was reported in January 2014 to have taken on a date to Nandos.
After putting on make-up and picking an alluring outfit, she would pen heartfelt letters to Januzaj, stalk him online and watch his matches over and over again.
Miss Alexander and Mr Hall stayed together and moved to Manchester in February 2015, where her obsession spiralled further out of control because she was in her team’s home city.
‘Getting in the bath, cooking dinner, cleaning the house - it all made me so depressed thinking about how life would be different if I was with him,’ she said.
‘Every time he was on the pitch I would watch it and when the match ended I would get really upset. It was like going through a really bad break up every day.
‘I was desperate to meet him. I wanted to do my make-up and my hair and give him my number

and have some pictures. I just wanted to touch his shirt or his skin.
‘I wanted to live with him. I imagined myself being his wife and living at his house. It was all about him - it wasn’t the fame or the money or anything like that. I imagined being his wife and even chose names for our children - Miriam for a girl or Junior for a boy.’
Supporter: Miss Alexander was 18 when she first fell in love with Manchester United because they were playing her stepfather’s favourite side Sheffield United, and she wanted to wind him up
At the beginning, Miss Alexander’s pining after Januzaj did not worry Mr Hall, but as her affection for him grew more sinister it drove them apart, she said.
Belgium-born Januzaj spent his youth career at FC Brussels and Anderlecht, before leaving for
Manchester United aged 16.
He made his first team debut in 2013 against Wigan Athletic, and has scored five teams in his 49 appearances for the Red Devils - the most recent of which came against Aston Villa last August.
Soon after he was sent out on loan to Borussia Dortmund, but failed to start a Bundesliga game and moved back to England in January.
Despite being privately coined the new Johan Cruyff by former United manager David Moyes, his career appears to have stalled this season.
Januzaj was injured for last night’s 3-1 Premier League win over Bournemouth, but United manager Louis van Gaal believes he could be back for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Crystal
Palace.
‘I didn’t want to kiss or cuddle him because I felt like I was cheating on Adnan - I fell out of love with Stefan a lot. It just didn’t feel right any more,’ Miss Alexander added.
‘Obviously there was no chance of Adnan really wanting to be with me, but I clung onto the hope. I also pushed my friends and family away because they said I was obsessed and living in a fantasy world.
‘It really hurt me. It felt like they weren’t helping me to get to him, and that’s all I cared about.’
Her infatuation with Januzaj eventually led to her cutting herself severely in July 2015. She had been cutting for a long time to ‘get rid of the pain’, but seeing a picture of Januzaj and his date set her over the edge.
She said: ‘I was heartbroken when I realised he was seeing someone. I just wanted to die. I needed to die because I wasn’t good enough.
‘She was a supermodel - skinny, beautiful hair, gorgeous - but I’m not thin. I felt like he would never love me.
‘I wrote a letter before I tried to kill myself saying that I loved him and that I had to tried so hard to contact him but I couldn’t try any more. I didn’t leave a note for anyone else. It was just to Adnan.’
Miss Alexander was admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital and eventually sectioned at the
Meadowbrook Unit in Salford, where she stayed for nine weeks. At the beginning she resisted but with therapy sessions, medication and weekly visits from Mr Hall her mind began to clear,

she said.
Winger: Januzaj - who made his debut for Manchester United almost three years ago - is pictured playing for his team against Club Bruges in the Champions League in August 2015 at
Old Trafford
She said: ‘Eventually I realised that Stefan was my future and the only person I wanted to be with. Things are a lot better now. I still follow Adnan on Twitter and Instagram but I don’t search him to an abnormal extent or have the urge to go to matches.
‘When I see him on the screen I still feel like he is an ex and I still think he’s cute, but it’s not obsessive. Now my focus is on Stefan. It must have been really difficult for him but he got through it. He is incredible.’
Mr Hall, a warehouse operator, said: ‘I loved Mai as soon as I met her. She was so cute and funny. She hid her obsession from me at first, but I noticed something was wrong when Adnan’s name started creeping into conversations all the time.
‘I felt like she didn’t love me anymore, but I knew she was very, very ill. I stayed with her because
I knew we could get her help. She’s come so far and done so well. We’re stronger than ever now.’
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Communist rebel leaders welcomed on
Wednesday a possible offer from the Philippines' presumptive presidentelect of four Cabinet posts, raising the prospect of a government that includes Marxist guerrillas who have long demanded an end to the U. S.
military presence and the redistribution of land.
Rodrigo Duterte, who won the May 9 presidential election by a landslide according to an unofficial count, has said he will likely offer the Communist Party of the Philippines Cabinet positions in agrarian reform, environment, social welfare and labor.
"The CPP and the revolutionary forces welcome the possibility of joining presumptive President
Duterte in an alliance government, whether in the form of assigning Cabinet positions to the
CPP or its endorsees or some other more radical form of unity government which the maverick new president might be open to consider," the party said in a statement.
It said an alliance would depend on principles such as national sovereignty and social justice, including an end to the presence of U. S. troops.
American troops have no permanent bases in the country, but hold regular joint exercises and have backed Philippine troops fighting Abu Sayyaf militants in the south.
It remains to be seen what common ground could be forged, given the wide gap between the

longstanding demands of the rebels and past governments. On-and-off peace talks between the two sides have not led to a peace agreement or a long-term ceasefire as in the case of Muslim rebels, who have signed two separate autonomy deals with Manila.
While Duterte's proposed offer of Cabinet posts could foster peace talks, any major political concessions are likely to be complicated, given the many years of fighting and enmity between the rebels and government forces. Business and industry leaders would also likely oppose demands such as an end to contractualization, the widespread practice of short-term employment, and higher wages. The government has also relied on closer military ties with the
United States amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute with China over areas of the South
China Sea.
The party said in its statement that it anticipates Duterte's offer would be followed by peace negotiations in which key policy changes could be discussed thoroughly, because he knows
"that what is more important to the revolutionary forces are the necessary changes in the policies and programs that govern these departments and the entire government. "
It said a labor secretary could only effectively serve the interests of workers if there are laws promoting unions, establishing a national wage system, and prohibiting contractualization.
Similarly, an agrarian reform secretary could only serve the interests of farmers if there is genuine land reform, it said.
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Can drugs 'cure' paedophilia?
It is a question Swedish scientists seeks to answer in a unique new trial.
Earlier this week, MailOnline revealed researchers are testing whether a medicine normally used to treat advanced prostate cancer can rid men of 'unwanted' sexual urges towards children.
It is hoped the £1,000-a-year
($1,415) prostate cancer medicine Degarelix - a drug that stops testosterone from being produced - will reduce sex drive and curb urges.
Testosterone is involved in several of the most important risk factors for committing child sex abuse, including high sexual arousal, diminished self-control and low empathy, psychiatrist and lead researcher Christoffer Rahm said.
Swedish scientists have launced a trial to see if subjects given a Degarelix - a a drug that stops testosterone from being produced - can reduce the risk of them sexually abusing a child

Belinda Winder, Professor of Forensic Psychology and Head of the Sexual Offences, Crime and
Misconduct Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says the drugs do work to control sexual urges - and similar types are already being prescribed in the UK.
However, she warns the drugs will not solve the problem of child abuse - as many who offend against children are perfectly capable of controlling their sexual urges but choose not to, understanding the damage they are inflicting.
Writing for The Conversation , she explains exactly what defines a paedophile and how drug treatment can help...
Scientists in Sweden are working on a 'cure' for paedophilia. The trial involves a drug that disrupts testosterone.
Forcing or persuading children to have sex is one of the worst things a person can do to them.
Sexual abuse causes serious emotional and physical harm, and can ruin a child's capacity to have healthy relationships as an adult.
However, we mustn't confuse all sexual abuse of children with paedophilia.
Professor Belinda Winder, head of the Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit,
Nottingham Trent University, says drugs can work to rid men of 'unwanted' sexual urges towards children (file photo)
Degarelix works on the brain to stop testosterone from being produced.
It is thought that testosterone also feeds many of the traits of paedophilia.
It is normally used to treat prostate cancer, which is fuelled by the hormone.
Testosterone is crucial to the regulation of at least three risk factors for committing repeated child sexual abuse – high sexual arousal, disturbed self-regulation, and low empathy – lowering the levels of this hormone is hoped to reduce the risk of carrying out these acts.
Some British prisons already give anti-testosterone drugs to paedophiles in a bid to prevent them from reoffending.
But these can take months to have an effect and may actually cause testosterone to rise initially.
Degarelix causes no such dangerous spike in hormone levels and works within days.
Paedophiles are sexually attracted to children but they may, or may not, act on their urges.
In fact, my experience indicates that most of the people who abuse children are not paedophiles.
Research by Alanko and colleagues, looking at the question of whether paedophilia was inherited, showed approximately 5 per cent of men in the study with paedophilia had offended against children.
In fact, people who offend against children, in my experience, are (mostly) men who are obsessed with sex and are looking for a sexual outlet, regardless of the age of the victim.

In our research, which looked at whether medication was helpful for sexual offenders who struggled with their obsession with sex, we found while over 90 per cent of them had committed offences against children, most of them had also abused adults.
And, in some cases, victims included both males and females, showing a broad pattern of offending.
These abusers will seek out any possible opportunity for sexual satisfaction and sadly children are often vulnerable and easy prey.
Most paedophiles - who realise in puberty they are sexually attracted to those younger than them - are able to control their urges, Professor Winder said, while those who sexually abuse in general cannot (file photo)
Clinicians use the following criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders - the 'bible' of psychiatric conditions - to diagnose paedophilia:
MOST PAEDOPHILES DON'T ACT ON THEIR URGES
Many researchers think paedophilia is a sexual orientation (like heterosexuality), rather than a psychosexual disorder or illness.
Regardless of which it is, it's very difficult for people to live with.
Discovering at puberty that your sexual preference is for children, is usually a terrifying and depressing realisation.
Think back to when you were 13 or 14 years old and just beginning to become strangely drawn to the boys or girls around you.
Now think what it would have been like if those feelings were not for your own peer group, but for much younger children.
You might wonder or worry a bit at first, and, as time went on, worry a lot.
Why are you so different? What is wrong with you? Who can you talk to about it?
It's tough enough for teenagers to talk to their parents about sex, let alone tell them they are a paedophile.
What we need to do, as a society, is to understand that some people are sexually attracted to children.
More than this, we also need to understand that this attraction to children does not bring with it an uncontrollable urge to force sexual attention on children.
Or course, there will be a small number of people who either can't or won't control their sexual urges, but for the most part, they can and they will.
Think of yourself in a similar situation with your preferred partner type.
How easy do you find it to control yourself in a roomful of the type of people you are attracted to?

It's not so difficult to do, is it?
Professor Winder says drugs like Degarelix are already being used in the UK prison service.
She said: 'I can reassure you that they do reduce people's obsession with sex' (file photo)
MEDICATION TO MANAGE SEXUAL AROUSAL
But what about paedophiles who do act on their urges (as well as sex offenders who prey on children) – do the drugs work for them?
As the researcher leading the evaluation of the use of these types of drugs in the UK prison service, I can reassure you they do reduce people's obsession with sex.
The drugs seem to work well and it is great they are being offered (in this case) as a prevention tool.
It's also important they are offered alongside psychological treatment to further help people control their urges.
As of April 1, 2016, both medication and psychological treatment are being offered in the UK across the whole of the prison service.
Some charities, such as the Safer Living Foundation, are also looking to offer them as a prevention tool for people who have not yet committed an offence.
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Although testosterone disrupting drugs can help sex offenders control their urges, they may not be a cure for paedophilia.
As already described, most people who offend against children are not paedophiles.
Most paedophiles are perfectly capable of controlling themselves and understand the damage that will be done to children by sexual abuse.
We need to stop panicking about paedophiles, and focus our efforts on offering treatment and help to anyone struggling with their sexual urges. That's what will help our children grow up safely.
It is important the drugs are offered alongside psychological treatment to further help people control their urges, Professor Winder added (file photo)
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The mother of a missing British man wept today as she was told her son has been located at a psychiatric unit in Spain six years after he disappeared.
Matthew Green left from his home in Sittingbourne, Kent, in 2010 saying he was going to visit friends in London for the weekend - but has not been seen by his family since.

It emerged yesterday that his parents, Jim and Pauline, had been left 'in limbo' after he was found in Spain but authorities refused to reveal where he was because of 'data protection' rules.
It was revealed today that a member of a staff at a psychiatric unit in the country has now contacted the couple and invited them to visit
Matthew, 32.
Pauline Green breaks down in tears today after she was told her missing son Matthew has been located
Matthew disappeared six years ago but has now been found in a psychiatric unit in Spain, it emerged today
Mrs Green, 63, cried as she discussed the breakthrough with ITV This Morning hosts Holly
Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
The programme heard Matthew, who had suffered addictions to drink and drugs before he went missing, is refusing help and medication, but doctors hope his parents may be able to help with his treatment.
They have asked the couple to take Matthew's medical records with them to aid doctors in trying to help him recover.
Mrs Green said she has thought about whether her son may not want to revive contact with his family after so long away.
She said: 'I have thought about that but I have also thought that there must be a glimmer, that he does want us back in his life.
'I think we have just got to cling on to whatever we can, with the hope that he can get better and then we can go from there.'
Mrs Green and her husband Jim went on ITV's This Morning to discuss the case after they were, at first, prevented from speaking to Matthew under data protection laws. Doctors now think contact could help him
Presenter Phillip Schofield reaches over to comfort Mrs Green after they discussed the breakthrough
Describing how she had finally discovered where her son was, Mrs Green said: 'This person texted me last night and it was a Spanish number. He or she said they needed to contact me.
'They said 'I am trying to send an email, but it's not successful. I sent him my email address and heard nothing, so I went to bed.

'Just after 5am I thought I would see if this person had tried to contact and that's when I saw this email.'
Appearing alongside criminologist Mark Williams Thomas, who has assisted them in tracking down their son, the couple said they now plan to fly over to see him.
The discovery that Matthew was still alive came when a police officer arrived at the couple's house on May 3 to give them the news that their son had been found safe.
He came to the attention of the Spanish authorities because he was 'acting oddly' and had been taken into care for assessment.
Mr Green, 64, said: 'It has been a roller-coaster from not knowing for six years. When you get information like this, your emotions are running.'
He added: 'It just shows you the power of the media and social media.'
Matthew has struggled with drink and drug problems before he disappeared but gave no clue as to his plans
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Up to 70,000 Australians who own Ford cars with a
Powershift automatic transmission that causes sudden acceleration and delays in braking could join a class action to sue the car making giant
Legal firm Bannister Law has launched the litigation, claiming the transmission in some Fiesta, Focus and
EcoSport Ford model vehicles is dangerous.
The lawsuit follows similar litigation in the US, where Ford was sued for the Powershift transmission causing 'transmission slips, bucking, kicking, jerking, harsh engagement, premature internal wear, sudden acceleration, delay in downshifts, delayed acceleration and difficulty stopping the vehicle'.
Up to 70,0000 Ford owners could join class action to sue the car maker over 'dangerous
PowerShift transmission that cause sudden acceleration and difficulty stopping while braking' and causing accidents and damages in their Ford Fiestas (pictured) and Ford Focus and
Ecosport vehicles

The Australia lawsuit, which follows similar litigation in the US where Ford drivers found their cars lurching forward at red lights because the brakes didn't engage, affects automatic Ford
Fiesta (pictured) and other models made since 2011
The Australian action claims that Ford's six-speed, dual-clutch transmission which the company introduced in 2011 is unsafe, fails to comply with Australian consumer law and has had a history of problems.
One of the Australia litigants, Kelly Richards, believes the Powershift caused an engine fire that destroyed her Ford Fiesta when it was driven on a road in Victoria.
'It wasn't driving properly and shuddering when accelerating. An independent mechanic identified the transmission as the problem.
'Then my father-in-law was taking a short trip when the engine began to smoke. Quite quickly, the entire front of the car was engulfed in flames. It was a frightening experience and the car was a write-off.'
One of the Australia litigants, Kelly Richards, believes the Powershift caused an engine fire that destroyed her Ford Fiesta (pictured) when it was driven on a road in Victoria
The Powershift dual clutch transmission (pictured) allegedly causes shuddering, sudden acceleration and failure for the brakes to engage and makes driving the cars unsafe, the class action says
Bannister Law told Daily Mail Australia that Ms Richards car fire may or may not be a direct result of the powershift transmission in the vehicle but that the firm had 'an RACV report which identifies there was a clutch shuddering problem and problems with the transmission prior to the vehicle catching fire'.
The shuddering in Ms Richards' Ford Fiesta mirrors the experience of some Ford owners involved in an action against the company in California where it was claimed the double clutch design led to 'fluid contamination of the clutch due to leaking transmission seals'
Bannister Law told Daily Mail Australia that 2,000 Ford car owners had already registered in the class action and that Ford claimed it had sold 70,000 vehicles with the allegedly faulty transmission in Australia.
Australian legal firm Bannister Law has launched the litigation against Ford (the company's
Mexican factory is pictured), claiming the transmission in some Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport Ford model vehicles is dangerous.
Bannister Law told Daily Mail Australia that 2,000 Ford car owners had already registered in the class action and that Ford claimed it had sold 70,000 vehicles with the allegedly faulty transmission in Australia
'We're asking the court to consider ordering a full refund for the purchase price, a range of damages ensuing from repair costs and out-of-pocket expenses, and aggravated damages,' principal of Bannister Law, Charles Bannister said.
The 2015 California class action against Ford alleged the car giant sold hundreds of thousands of Fiestas and Focuses that posed a safety risk because their faulty transmissions slipped,

jerked and jolted when the vehicles shifted gears.
The Australian class action against Ford over Fiesta (pictured) and Focus models with the
Powershift will ask the court 'to consider ordering a full refund for the purchase price, a range of damages ensuing from repair costs and out-of-pocket expenses, and aggravated damages'
The Powershift has two clutches which operate its own set of gears, one clutch operating the even-numbered gears and the other operating the odd-numbered gears but sharing the same inner transmission shift
The Powershift has two clutches which operate its own set of gears, one clutch operating the even-numbered gears and the other operating the odd-numbered gears but sharing the same inner transmission shift.
The US litigants claimed that the transmission presented 'a safety hazard because they severely affect the driver's ability to control the car's speed, acceleration and deceleration, law360.com
reported.
'Even more troubling, the transmission defect can cause the vehicle to fail to downshift and decelerate when the brakes are depressed'.
'As a result [Ford drivers] ... have experienced their cars lurching forward into intersections at red lights due to the failure of their braking efforts to stop the car.'
A similar lawsuit in California over the Powershift transmission alleged it presented ''a safety hazard because they severely affect the driver's ability to control the car's speed, acceleration and deceleration'
The suit claimed that 2011 to 2015 Ford Fiesta models and 2012 to 2015 Ford Focus models equipped with the dual clutch transmission were affected.
The California litigants alleged that Ford had indicated that vehicles with the Powershift transmission'may ... exhibit excessive transmission shudder during light acceleration' but had not issued a recall on vehicles or warned drivers of the alleged safety risks.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ford Australia for a response.
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Stacey Bronfman, president of the board of the American Friends of the Israel Museum, is understood to have discovered Whatsapp conversations between her husband and his secret girlfriend.
Stacey Bronfman, (left) president of the board of the American Friends of the Israel Museum, is understood to have discovered Whatsapp conversations between her husband Matthew (right) and his secret girlfriend
The mystery lady has not been identified but is thought to be a 28-year-old Israeli woman. He

reportedly moved out of their family home last October.
'She was shocked to find out that he had a girlfriend who is exactly half his age and younger than his oldest child,' an unnamed source told
PageSix.com
'They tried to work things out, but the girlfriend moved over from Israel last October. Many in Manhattan were scandalized to see them parading around town together when he was still married to Stacey,' the source said.
The couple have reportedly reached a settlement in which Stacey Bronfman will keep their Fifth
Avenue apartment near the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mr Bronfman, former chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress, is the son of billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr.
Wealthy Seagram heir Matthew Bronfman has six children with his two previous partners and was once married to Lisa Belzberg.
He has six children with his two previous partners and was once married to Lisa Belzberg.
Clinton was once reportedly heard boasting to a friend at a Super Bowl party he threw that Miss
Belzberg 'married a guy worth $6 billion, but she still likes to flirt with me'.
A month after the party, it was announced that Belzberg and Bronfman had separated amid the scandal.
Lisa Belzberg later denied that she had been in a relationship with anyone else at the time of their divorce.
2016-05-18 11:14 Tom Wyke www.dailymail.co.uk
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They may at first appear to be rather innocuous floating plastic blocks, but these electronic cubes can join together like a swarm of Lego blocks to create robots capable of tackling almost any task.
Much like the cooperative machines in science fiction TV series Transformers and the Power
Rangers, the robotic cubes assemble to form larger robots according to their task.
Engineers have developed robots that can swim through water and join together to form different shapes (pictured). They say the swarm robots could eventually be used to perform underwater rescue missions

Matthew Doyle, an engineer at the University of Sheffield who has been working on the project, said: 'One potential use for a robot like this is during search and rescue operations in an underwater environment.
You probably won't realise they are coming until it’s too late.
Swarms of tiny robots are being created to tackle tasks on land, in the oceans and in the air.
A group of European researchers have created robots the size of A4 paper that can sneak up to a target before working together to lift cars up to two tonnes in weight.
A highly secretive Pentagon organization is also experimenting with 'micro-drones' which could one day take to the sky like a like a swarm of robotic locusts.
Experiments led by the Strategic Capabilities Office saw tiny drones launched from fighter jets before swarming together.
They could be used for surveillance or as a way of confusing enemy forces.
'You may not know the situation in advance, and the robot will have to adapt to whatever it faces.
'The modules could split up and search for survivors more quickly and recombine to lift a heavy object and open up a passageway.
'This type of robot could also be used by utility companies wanting to deal with blockages or faults in pipes that are difficult and expensive to access from the surface.'
Each module has four micropumps that allows it to move around in the water, but when joined together they can form different shapes (pictured), which allows them to move in a more precise way
Dr Roderich Gross, an engineer at the University of Sheffield who is leading the team who built the robots, said they hoped to eventually to make them even smaller.
He said: 'One of the challenges in robotics is to make robots small enough so that they can travel through confined spaces that are otherwise inaccessible.
'Shrinking robots down, potentially to sub-millimetre scale, puts severe constraints on the hardware and therefore how much information these robots can process.'
Engineers say they hope to create underwater swarm robots that are even smaller. While this constrains how much each can carry, it allows them to squeeze into smaller spaces
2016-05-18 11:14 Richard Gray www.dailymail.co.uk

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She fell for her on-screen love interest while filming scenes for hit show Call The Midwife in South Africa last month.
And Helen George, 31, and
Jack Ashton packed on the
PDA as they were pictured together for the first time as a couple on Saturday.
The pair certainly looked cosy as they went for a stroll around
London arm in arm, with Jack also walking his pet dog.
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Hold me close: Helen George, 31, and Jack Ashton packed on the PDA as they were pictured together for the first time as a couple on Saturday
Helen wrapped up in a fluffy cream coat worn over a striped top which she teamed with skinny blue jeans and chunky heeled boots.
She covered her eyes with a pair of square black shades and wore her blonde locks in a ponytail.
Jack kept things casual for the outing in a plain black sweater, grey shorts and white pumps. He also rocked some aviator-style shades, and his dimples were visible through his designer stubble.
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Walkies! The pair certainly looked cosy as they went for a stroll around London arm in arm, with
Jack also walking his pet dog
From the screen to reality: Helen has appeared in Call The Midwife since its creation in 2012, while Jack made his debut as handsome Rev. Tom Hereward in series three
The pair looked at ease in one another's company while walking hand in hand as the sun shone down on them.
Jack placed his arm affectionately around Helen's shoulders while she wrapped hers around his waist as they strolled along a residential street.
And it certainly looked like she made Jack happy, with the handsome actor smiling as she spoke to him while linking arms.
Blossoming romance: The pair looked at ease in one another's company while walking hand in hand as the sun shone down on them
Dressed down: Jack kept things casual for the outing in a plain black sweater, grey shorts and white pumps
Helen - who plays nurse Trixie Franklin in Call The Midwife - reportedly stayed in a luxury suite with her co-star at the Moditlo Lodge, and staff told the Daily Mirror they looked 'very much in love.'
A manager said: 'They were here together and seemed very close. They spent quite a lot of time by the pool just chilling, doing nothing and being together.'

'They really wanted to see where the animals are rehabilitated and they saw what we do to help animals that need rehabilitation.
Packing on the PDA: Jack placed his arm affectionately around Helen's shoulders while she wrapped hers around his waist as they strolled along a residential street
Meanwhile, another member of staff said: 'Helen and Jack saw cheetahs on their first drive. They were very excited. Helen said it was the most wonderful experience of her life.'
Helen has appeared on the show since its creation in 2012, while Jack made his debut as handsome Rev. Tom Hereward in series three.
The romance comes after she split from her husband and fellow actor Oliver Boot. The couple confirmed their separation in September following three years of marriage.
Jack the lad: It certainly looked like she made Jack happy, with the handsome actor smiling as she spoke to him while linking arms
Hand in hand: The actor rocked some aviator-style shades, and his dimples were visible through his designer stubble
2016-05-18 11:13 Dan Cain www.dailymail.co.uk
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MOSCOW (AP) — A senior U. S. diplomat is visiting Moscow for talks focusing on Ukraine.
U. S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland says she met with
Russian presidential adviser Vladislav Surkov to discuss the implementation of the Minsk agreement for eastern Ukraine. She told reporters Wednesday that "we want to see Minsk implemented as soon as possible and we think that it is now time to really step on the gas and see this implemented. "
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the talks as a "brief exchange of opinions. "
Nuland says she also met Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
The February 2015 Minsk accord has helped reduce hostilities between Ukrainian forces and
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, but sporadic clashes have continued. The two-year conflict has killed over 9,300 people.
2016-05-18 11:13 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk
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The Funny Girl understudy who has taken on Sheridan Smith's lead role revealed she is worried about the actress.

Natasha Barnes, 26, said she doesn't know how long she will be replacing the star for in the production at the Savoy
Theatre, London, but hopes
Sheridan, who has reportedly taken a break due to 'stress and exhaustion', is alright.
The newcomer said without
Sheridan, 34, on stage there is an 'absence' but The C Word star has been very supportive, she told the Telegraph .
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Natasha Barnes, 26, said she doesn't know how long she will be replacing Sheridan Smith for in the Savoy Theatre production of Funny Girl
Natasha told the paper: 'Sheridan's a friend and we're a family, it's never going to feel whole without her here.
'When I'm on stage I don't have time to consider it, but before and after the show there is this absence. I miss her and worry about her and I hope that she's alright.'
But when asked how long she would be standing in for Sheridan, she replied: 'I really don't know.'
It was announced Smith would take a break from Funny Girl after cancelling three consecutive performances following the Bafta TV awards ceremony.
Last week, the Savoy Theatre recently announced that Natasha would be playing the lead role in Funny Girl for 'two to four weeks' amid growing speculation about Sheridan's health.
Sheridan Smith has taken a break from her role as Fanny Brice in the musical due to 'stress and exhaustion'
Natasha said she was worried about Sheridan, pictured as Fanny Brice left, and hoped she was alright, pictured right looking emotional at the curtain call of the musical
Natasha, pictured with co-star Darius Campbell, who plays Nick, said she feels the absence of
Sheridan
Natasha and Darius pose with a fan by the stage door, Natasha said Sheridan had told her to
'be brave' and go for it
Natasha had developed a kinship with Sheridan while working together and could draw parallels with the Cilla actress
Natasha had developed a kinship with Sheridan while working together and could draw parallels with the Cilla actress.

She told the newspaper: 'We're actually very alike. Neither of us had formal training and we're both people-people - but most importantly, we have the same heart and the same soul.'
Although Natasha's moment in the spotlight has come at a bittersweet time, Sheridan has been extremely supportive and given encouraging advice to her.
Natasha told the Telegraph: 'Sheridan's been so supportive of me, saying "You give this a go and it will do good things for you," she told me. 'But be brave and make the part your own.'
For Natasha, the chance to play the starring role has been a dream come true and previously said 'it was all building up to this moment.'
Natasha told the Evening Standard: 'I'm not really sure what's going on in her personal life.
She's taking some time out and it's up to us to hold the fort.'
Natasha has attracted rave reviews with a standing ovation after Sheridan missed the third show running last week.
Sheridan Smith was filmed looking disappointed when she lost out at the BAFTAs with viewers calling her expression 'priceless'
Sheridan quickly arranged herself, smiling and clapping the actors who took the Best Single
Drama award
Sheridan was later seen partying with Professor Green and has not appeared on stage since
Natasha, who studied theatre at Ringwood Sixth College near her family's Hampshire home, has credits in West End shows such as American Idiot, Chess and Spring Awakening.
She made her acting debut as Alice in a 2000 BBC Radio production of Alice Through The
Looking Glass.
Her big break came when she was cast in the original run of Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate
Factory and Smith quit the run following her father's diagnosis with cancer in March.
At the time, Miss Barnes – who had to step in to replace her – said: ‘There’s no in-between,
Sheridan either can’t do it, or she gives everything.’
Last week, Sheridan hit out at a critics during a Twitter meltdown, telling one: 'Come say your s*** to my face, see what happens'.
She is also said to be suffering from 'cyber-bullying' after she was seen to be visibly disappointed not to win a Bafta when she was nominated for two. Sheridan was later seen partying with stars like rapper Professor Green and has not appeared on stage since.
It seemed to be a bad night for Sheridan as she was also on the end of host Graham Norton's tongue lashing in the opening monologue of the Baftas, which aired on BBC1 last night.
The 54-year-old comedian said: 'We’re all excited for a couple of drinks tonight. Or, as it’s known in theatrical circles, a few glasses of “technical difficulties”.’
The dig appeared to come after theatre goers reported Sheridan appeared to slur her words and accusations of drunkenness flew when her show Funny Girl debuted – only to be cancelled due

to ‘technical problems’.
A spokesman for Sheridan strongly denied she had been drinking and told The Mirror: 'I have spoken to my client and this is categorically not true.'
2016-05-18 11:13 Phoebe Jackson www.dailymail.co.uk
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Netflix has accumulated such a large archive of original TV shows that it is now in a positon that it can lease out some of its backcatalogue to broadcast TV companies.
The video streaming company has partnered with Spanish language broadcaster Univison to air
Narcos, a semibiographical drama telling the rise and fall of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Netflix content head feels that the drive could aid uptake in the Latin American market by giving audiences a taste of what it has on offer, Ted Sarandos, said: “Promoting these original shows on Univision is a great way to further reach Hispanic audiences and help them discover Netflix.”
One caveat is that the show will be broadcast live, so audiences will be missing out on the VoD option, which Netflix will want to retain the rights to.
“This promotional partnership speaks to our ability to reach and engage our growth consumer with unmatched scale and depth,” said Univision chief executive Randy Falco.
The drive will be a pilot, very much testing the waters to see if its older content can be sold to drive growth in its developing markets.
2016-05-18 11:13 John McCarthy www.thedrum.com
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was not pleased by the NBA's acknowledgement of an uncalled Russell Westbrook travel with 17.2 seconds remaining in the
Oklahoma City Thunder 's 108-102 besting of the Warriors in Game 1 of the Western
Conference finals.
Asked Tuesday at Golden State's practice facility whether it mattered to him that the NBA quickly admitted the travel, Kerr sarcastically cheered, "Yes! Yes! Yes! That's awesome,'' as he pumped his fist.

Kerr was asked whether he wanted to hear the NBA's acknowledgement. He said no, then reiterated a previously stated stance on the NBA's policy of releasing a two-minute report on late-game officiating.
"I don't like the practice,"
Kerr said. "I appreciate the
NBA trying to be transparent, but it's unfair to the officials. I feel like it throws them under the bus. They have an impossible job. They really do.
And there are going to be bad calls both ways, every game. They're never going to be perfect.
They're doing the best they can. I don't think there's any point, personally, in exposing bad calls.
It doesn't serve a purpose to me. "
The Thunder were leading by three points when the play happened. In the sequence,
Westbrook dragged his foot just before gesturing for a timeout that was awarded by referee
Monty McCutchen. Kerr and others on the Golden State bench gesticulated the travel motion at
McCutchen right after the travel occurred.
After the timeout, Westbrook was fouled and made one free throw to make it a two-possession game. The Thunder went on to secure the win.
NBA senior vice president of replay and referee operations Joe Borgia told NBA TV on Monday night in a postgame interview, "It's an unfortunate miss, but so much going on in the play, the speed of it, and officiating is about getting angles, and sometimes you just can't get them, and they did not get a great angle on that play. "
Editor's Picks NBA VP: Refs missed Westbrook traveling call
The NBA's senior vice president of replay and referee operations said a no-call on Russell
Westbrook in the final minute Monday night was "an unfortunate miss. "
Kerr was asked about the play Monday night as well and said, "I thought he walked, but it wasn't called, so that's the way it goes. "
Westbrook did not acknowledge in a postgame interview whether a travel occurred.
"I just play until I hear the whistle," he said.
In Tuesday's two-minute report, the NBA also noted a missed travel on Warriors star Stephen
Curry with 7.8 seconds remaining. It was the only other mistake listed, and it had little impact on the game because Curry missed the shot.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
2016-05-18 11:11 Ethan Sherwood espn.go.com

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By Miguel Lobianco
BUENOS AIRES, May 18 (Reuters) - Argentina have the ability to win an elusive Olympic gold medal in women's hockey at the Rio Games despite losing talismanic, eight-times world player of the year Luciana Aymar, coach Gabriel Minadeo said.
Aymar, famed and feared for her weaving runs and dribbling skills, retired at the end of 2014 after a medal-studded career - though without ever having won a gold.
"Argentina must learn to play without her, she wasn't going to be eternal ... I think Argentina has potential and the players to be able to replace 'Lucha' with another gameplan,' Minadeo told
Reuters in an interview.
"We're going to be able to show Argentina are a power without having 'Lucha'," said Minadeo, whose team will take part in the Champions Trophy in England next month.
"What she had was that she resolved things for you when they got complicated, with an individual move, pulling something out of the hat," he said after a practice at the Cenard national athletics training centre in the capital.
However, for all her achievements, Aymar never managed to add the gold medal to two silver and two bronzes she won at the previous four Games starting with silver at Sydney 2000 when the team earned their nickname Las Leonas (lionesses).
Forward Carla Rebecchi, who took over from Aymar as team captain, said they had set themselves the target of the gold medal after winning a second silver at the London Games in
2012.
"We don't want to put pressure on ourselves but we know it's the medal we're missing and it's also a dream, we know it's difficult but we're doing everything we can ... to compete at the highest level," she told Reuters.
Minadeo believes Argentina can take that final step without Aymar, who retired midway through an Olympic four-year cycle after winning the team's fifth and her sixth Champions Trophy on home soil in Mendoza.
There was no discernible slump in the team last year when they won the world league and they are now building strongly for Rio.
DYNAMIC GAME
"Argentina has forwards who hurt rival teams. They have a passing game that is improving and is very dynamic and I think that's essential in hockey," said Minadeo, who picks his squad from the local amateur championship and nurtures them towards a higher level.
"We've got to take out our 'chip' for national (league) hockey which is a lot slower, one-on-one," he said. "Internationally, you don't elude (opponents) so much, what eludes them is the pass

(you make), so if Argentina improve that I think it will be fundamental.
"It's a key to breaking down rivals' defensive systems. "
Argentina may, however, still miss the dribbling runs that earned Aymar the epithet of the
Maradona of women's hockey and were often a key to the team's successes.
Minadeo said the newer girls in the team were being put through a crash course in matches so that they go into the Rio tournament with plenty of experience of top competition.
They started the season with six friendlies against touring New Zealand in the Atlantic seaside resort of Mar del Plata in February-March.
This was followed by a tour of Belgium and Germany in April, friendlies at the Olympic venue in
Rio in May and another trip to Europe for the Champions Trophy in England from June 18-26.
"In July, four countries will come here (to Argentina for more friendlies) so each player will get (to
Rio) with at least 30-35 matches which is a very good playing base," said Minadeo, a former men's Olympic player going to his seventh Games and fourth as a coach.
Minadeo said taking part in the Olympics was the greatest experience for an amateur athlete.
But competitors were isolated at a Games from what might be going on in the city staging them and Rio would be no different despite political turmoil and the Zika health risk to pregnant women.
"One is kind of on the margins of those things," he said. "Today we don't think about (Zika) but we depend on the COA's (Argentine Olympic Committee) information to know how to watch out for ourselves. " (Additional reporting and writing by Rex Gowar; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
2016-05-18 11:10 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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T ens of thousands of soldiers will miss out on the “once in a generation” referendum on
Britain’s EU membership because they are not registered to vote, it has emerged.
One in four military staff either are not signed up or do not know their current status, according to the most recent annual survey of the forces.
Military figures have called for an
“urgent” voter recruitment drive on barracks to ensure those stationed abroad fighting for their country are given the opportunity to vote .

Former leading generals have criticised the Ministry of Defence [MOD] for failing to put
"significant effort" into making sure troops are signed up ahead of the June 23 referendum .
B ritain’s security has been placed at the centre of the EU referendum debate by David
Cameron as he has warned the country would be less protected from terrorists after an exit.
Yet the most recent survey of the Armed Forces found that just 73 per cent of employees are registered to vote – far lower than the 85 per cent of adult Britons who are signed up.
Given almost 200,000 people are employed in the forces it means that up to 50,000 are either not registered or do not know their voting status.
Senior former military figures warned that while efforts are being made to sign up troops to vote not enough is being done ahead of the June 7 registration date.
Sir Richard Dannatt, the former head of the British Army, told The Telegraph: “Due to the mobile lifestyle of most service people too many are not registered to vote nor have arranged a proxy or postal vote.
“Given the importance of the EU Referendum it would be very timely of the MoD to urgently mount a special campaign to get more service people and their families registered to vote.
Soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines willingly lay their lives on the line for their country so it is really important that they have a say in how the Country is governed. "
R ichard Kemp, the former commander of British Forces, said: "The Armed Forces make no significant effort to encourage soldiers to register to vote or to vote. Given the exceptional circumstances of military service, they should do so.”
Every barracks has a designated unit registration officer to encourage registration and troops stationed abroad are able to use a special MOD post to vote by remotely.
The Electoral Commission has launched a special Facebook campaign targeting troops in a bid to ensure they are registered to vote for the referendum.
A n MOD spokesman: “Service personnel are encouraged to register so that they can vote in all relevant elections. We, like all government departments, have been running a wide-ranging campaign to encourage everyone both at home and abroad to register to vote in the EU referendum. The campaign includes social media, posters and direct information through the chain of command.”
An Electoral Commission spokesperson said: “It’s vital that every effort is made to ensure our service personnel are able to have their say at this historic referendum. We’re running a
Facebook advertising campaign to ensure personnel based overseas know how to register and cast their vote – whether that’s by post or by proxy.
“In the UK, every household will receive the Commission’s impartial voting guide. We’re working with the Ministry of Defence to ensure guides and resources are also available for Unit
Registration Officers at bases to encourage personnel to register.”
2016-05-18 11:10 Ben Riley www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Front National leader,
Marine Le Pen , who polls suggest could defeat a mainstream candidate to reach the second-round runoff of France’s 2017 presidential elections, has seized on the UK’s EU referendum to boost her own critical stance on Brussels.
Her anti-immigration and antieuro party has said it would seek to renegotiate the terms of France’s EU membership if it took power, and would also hold a referendum on the EU.
Le Pen has hailed the UK’s referendum and suggested she may cross the Channel to campaign for Brexit (Vote Leave said it would “not be welcoming her” if she did). A vote to leave would
“prove it’s possible to live outside the EU. You’re either free or you aren’t,” Le Figaro quoted her as saying.
Describing the UK referendum as “a key moment in European history”, Le Pen has also said every European country should also be able to decide whether or not to stay in the EU: “I want each people to be able to have their say on the subject … I hope the French will also have a similar exercise.
“There has to be another model of cooperation between peoples; their history, sovereignty and freedom has to be respected.” She has also said David Cameron’s renegotiation deal with
Brussels earlier this year marked “the beginning of the end of the EU”. Angelique Chrisafis
Like many populist parties in Europe, Alternative für Deutschland, currently polling at 14% and the third biggest political force in Germany , is highly critical of Brussels – but accepts the EU is necessary, not least because of Germany’s Nazi past.
So while the AfD would not campaign for Gerxit (a German exit) or welcome Brexit, it will certainly push for widespread reform of the institutions – and views Britain and the Brexit debate as a motor for that.
In the words of the party leader, Frauke Petry: “A British exit from the EU would be fatal because the British are often the voice of reason ... and bring with them a healthy corrective to the madness of the expansion project. If Britain left, we’d also lose a net contributor to the budget
[and Germany] would have to shoulder the financial loss to the EU.”
Across the border, Austria’s Freedom party, which recently swept the first round of the presidential election with 36.4% of the vote, has been campaigning against further European integration since 2005.
The party’s EU delegation leader, Harald Vlimsky, reacted positively to David Cameron’s renegotiation with Brussels, and to an Austrian petition calling for the country’s exit in 2015,

suggesting Austria should follow suit.
At the very least, Vlimsky said, the country should start a renegotiation over the country’s relationship with the EU. If this led nowhere, Vlimsky said the idea of an ‘Öxit’ – an Austrian exit
– would be on the cards. Kate Connolly
Nationalist governments in central and eastern Europe have seized on Britain’s referendum as a precedent-setting opportunity to change their own relationship with Brussels.
But much of the EU-related tough-talk of the Visegrád group – 64 million people in Poland,
Hungary , Slovakia and the Czech Republic – is posturing for domestic consumption.
Appearing to stand up to Brussels spices up nationalist rhetoric in countries with living memories of superpower domination. In reality, the young EU members of the east are too wedded to the EU’s benefits – development funds and the free movement of labour – to dream of their own exit.
The Visegrád governments look to the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, for their rhetoric on Brussels. But for him, as for Poland, an EU without Britain would mark the loss of their most influential ally in Brussels and Strasbourg in Cameron.
“Orbán has been testing the limits of the EU’s freedoms for years,” said Edit Zgut, a foreign policy analyst at the Budapest-based thinktank Political Capital. “But all of Hungary’s exports are
EU-internal, and 97% of developments completed in Hungary have been achieved with EU cofinancing.”
Bulgaria and Romania badly want EU investment and would prefer Britain to remain in the EU.
Were it to leave, Sofia and Bucharest would vote for Britain to be required to make a full financial contribution to the EU budget. Alex Duval Smith and Dan Nolan
As a small country that is home to the EU institutions, Belgium is one of the staunchest supporters of European integration. But one party is hoping for Brexit – the far-right Flemish separatist party, Vlaams Belang.
“Brexit would show other countries that life outside of the EU is perfectly possible,” Tom Van
Grieken, Vlaams Belang’s president, told the Guardian. “It would encourage other countries to take the same step.”
Van Grieken, whose party has almost doubled its vote to 12% since he took over in 2014, says he admires Ukip’s Nigel Farage but feels he is “isolating himself” by not joining forces with
Vlaams Belang, the Dutch Freedom party and France’s Front National.
The Freedom party leader, Geert Wilders, also an admirer of Farage , hopes Britain will vote to leave the EU. “A Brexit would make it easier for other countries to make the same decision,” he said in January .
Wilders’ party achieved its best-ever results in January in a poll giving it 42 seats out of a possible 150 in parliament, more than the main Labour and centre-right Liberal parties combined.
Other, smaller Dutch parties, including the Socialists and Voor Nederland, were prominent in the victorious no campaign in the Dutch referendum on Ukraine. They are likely to “make statements

praising the benefits of Brexit for the Dutch debate”, says Rem Korteweg at the Centre for
European Reform. Jennifer Rankin
The clearest voices in support of Britain leaving the EU are small parties on the left. They reject nationalist and xenophobic arguments but accuse Brussels of putting the interests of banks and corporations first on issues such as health, welfare, human rights and the environment.
In Denmark , the Red Green Alliance, which has 14 seats in parliament, has opposed Danish membership of the EU for 25 years. The party says it “favours international cooperation, but is against the current EU form of cooperation, which is solely controlled by the goal of economic growth”.
In Sweden, Jonas Sjöstedt, leader of the Left party, which has 21 seats, welcomes a Brexit because it “would start a debate on continued EU membership in Sweden and other EU countries”. The euro has contributed to “a profound social and economic crisis” in Greece,
Spain, Portugal and Ireland, the party says.
On the right wing of Scandinavian politics, Eurosceptic voices are more powerful – but also more ambiguous.
Kristian Thulesen Dahl, leader of the Danish People’s party, which props up a minority Liberal government, has said Britain staying in Europe would strengthen Denmark’s case to renegotiate its own EU relationship. But he also caused uproar by saying an “out” vote would give Britain a better deal.
The Sweden Democrats, whose 49 seats give it the balance of power in Stockholm, are formally in favour of remaining in the EU. But the EU today “is not the one that Swedes voted for in 1994”, the party says. Its policy is to “limit the EU’s influence” and keep Sweden outside the euro.
The party’s leader, Jimmie Åkesson, recently said he could see “nothing positive” in the EU and
“nothing negative” in leaving it. “I really hope we get the opportunity to hold a referendum on EU membership in Sweden eventually,” he added.
Italy’s love for the EU is not as strong as it once was, with a recent poll by Ipsos Mori showing almost half of Italians would vote to leave the EU if they were given the chance.
Two political parties have given voice to that frustration: the Five Star Movement (M5S), a populist anti-establishment party whose founder, Beppe Grillo, has said he admires Farage, and the rightwing Northern League.
Politicians from both parties have suggested British voters would probably vote to leave the union, but that idea seems only to inflame their frustrations: even Eurosceptics tread carefully here in calling for an in/out referendum, perhaps realising the idea is too radical for most Italian voters.
M5S, supported by about 28% of Italians (barely 5% behind the ruling Democrats), has, however, called for a referendum to leave the eurozone. On his popular blog, Grillo has said the
UK referendum will have vast consequences for the EU, even if the UK votes to remain.
If the UK votes for Brexit, it would confirm Grillo’s view that the European experiment has failed, and his belief that Italy and other EU countries that adopted the euro – including Greece - have essentially been taken hostage and will end up being “strangled in the euro’s grip”. Stephanie

Kirschgaessner
2016-05-18 11:09 Jon Henley www.theguardian.com
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Despite the violent unrest, deadly suicide bombings and an ever-rising death toll, daily life on Baghdad's streets carries on.
The recent attacks bring the toll in and around Baghdad to more than 150 people killed in just seven days. Telegraph photographer Heathcliff O'Malley reports on everyday life in the war torn Iraqi capital.
Above, a motorbike club meets under the Jadriyah Bridge in Baghdad.
Every Friday hundreds of bikers meet up - including the Iraq Bikers, a club founded towards the end of the Coalition's occupation of Iraq
Bikers meet up near the Jadriyah Bridge in Baghdad
Islamic State has been losing territory steadily in Iraq for almost a year. Observers have warned that, as their self-proclaimed "caliphate" shrinks IS fighters are likely to revert to their old guerrilla tactics and ramp up suicide attacks on civilian targets.
A couple of youths pose for a photo on Jadriyah Bridge in Baghdad in the cool of the evening
On Karada Street in central Baghdad, a middle class neighbourhood which is predominantly
Shia with a dwindling Christian population due to sectarean violence
While thousands of Iraqi security personnel have been trained by US-led coalition forces to fight
IS, major security flaws persist in Baghdad. Fake bomb detectors are still in widespread use across the city despite the fact that the man who sold them to Iraq was sentenced to jail for fraud three years ago.
Karon and Karrar pose for photos with family members on Jadriyha Bridge before heading off for their wedding party
A couple pose for a photograph on the Jadriyah Bridge in Baghdad
At the motorbike meeting under the Jadriyah Bridge
Baghdad's bikers posing for a photo

Attacks in Baghdad decreased following a June 2014 Islamic State offensive that saw its fighters focus on holding territory and fighting battles in other areas. But Iraqi forces have regained significant ground from IS, and the frequency of attacks in the capital has increased in recent weeks.
Iraqi's on Karada Street in central Baghdad, a middle class neighbourhood which is predominantly Shia
Iraqi's on Karada Street in central Baghdad
Baghdad's bikers meet under the Jadriyah Bridge
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Rolf Harris has been passing time in prison by making didgeridoos out of toilet rolls, it has been claimed.
The disgraced entertainer, who was jailed for indecent assault against four girls, has been reportedly crafting his version of the
Aboriginal instrument with cardboard tubes and matches.
And although the guards continually confiscate them, the 85-year-old keeps collecting the rolls so he can play the makeshift instrument in his Stafford Prison cell, reports the Sun.
A source told the newspaper: “He joins the tubes together with matchsticks, it’s driving everyone mad.
“He sits in his cell and tries to play his home-made didgeridoo. It’s not the real deal but it acts as a therapy for him.”
In 2014, Harris was said to have carved a wooden didgeridoo from materials he found in the jail garden at his former prison HMP Bullingdon, in Oxfordshire.
It reportedly took a month for him to create the instrument, which was about 3ft long and has been decorated on the outside with figures and images.
But it was later confiscated by guards.
Since being moved to Stafford, Harris is said to have joined the choir, singing with other inmates

during Sunday services.
The Australian-born artist is currently serving a six-year sentence for sex offences against four girls, one aged just seven or eight.
He was convicted in July 2014 of the offences that were committed between 1968 and 1986.
In April of this year, Harris pleaded not guilty to eight new sexual offences – including one alleged to have been committed on a disabled woman.
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By Igor Ilic
ZAGREB, May 18 (Reuters) - Croatia's opposition on Wednesday filed a no-confidence motion against Deputy Prime Minister
Tomislav Karamarko and a state body said it would investigate an alleged conflict of interest posed by a business deal between his wife and lobbyist friend.
A newspaper alleged last week that the lobbyist hired the public relations company run by Ana Karamarko for a 60,000 euro project over two years ending 2015.
In addition, the lobbyist works for Hungary's MOL, the biggest shareholder in Croatia's energy company INA
. The Croatian government is INA's second-largest shareholder, and the two sides are at odds over management rights and INA's investment policy, and are fighting each other in two international arbitration cases.
The ruling coalition has been arguing over how to proceed with the disputes, with Karamarko in favour of abandoning arbitration for fear of financial losses for Croatia.
Karamarko, who leads the conservative HDZ party, the biggest

party in the coalition, has repeatedly denied that his wife's business dealings with a long-time friend and a MOL contractor, presented any conflict of interest.
Wednesday's motion was filed by the main opposition party, the Social Democrat (SDP). The vote must take place within a month. Relations within the ruling coalition have been strained by disputes over political appointments and reform plans.
"I expect that the deputies will see this as an unacceptable relationship and people entering such arrangements should know it is unacceptable," SDP leader and former prime minister Zoran
Milanovic told reporters.
The State Commission for the Resolution of Conflicts of
Interest, a body appointed by parliament, announced it would start an investigation into the accusations against Karamarko.
The commission can impose fines on officials found to have conflicts of interest.
Karamarko told reporters that he had always kept private and public matters separate.
"I do not have any conflict of interest and I expect it to be proven," he said before a government session on Wednesday.
Political analyst Davor Gjenero who is based in Zagreb said he expected the opposition to struggle to muster sufficient votes to force Karamarko's resignation.
But "surprises are always possible," he said.
(Reporting by Igor Ilic; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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Senatorial aspirant Leila De Lima is ready to work with former foes she made as Justice Secretary.
A day before they are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections
(Comelec) as senators, De Lima said she is open to working alongside Joel Villanueva in passing their individual priority bills.
"We just have to deal with each other; and we would have to be friends because we would be needing each other’s support for certain bills that each of us would want to prioritize," she said on ANC's Headstart on
Wednesday.
Villanueva was among those included in the third batch of graft complaints that De Lima filed before the Ombudsman in connection to the pork barrel scam, but the former maintained that his signatures were all forged.
De Lima said there was never bad blood between her and the former chairman of Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
READ: Joel Villanueva on his surprising victory
"It was just that I felt that I was doing my job, and if he felt that it caused him some concern for being included in the third batch, I just hope that he understands me and I think he does understand me now," the former Justice Secretary added.
De Lima, who has landed in the 12th spot in the senatorial race, lauded Villanueva for placing second, considering he ranked 5-10th in pre-election surveys.
But she noted that Villanueva was endorsed by several, if not all, influential religious groups and that his funds and machinery were apparent in the amount of advertisements he was able to air.
Meanwhile, De Lima stated that she also was being professional when she dealt with senators
Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla, and Jinggoy Estrada on their plunder charges.
It was outgoing senator Enrile, she said, that was most quiet in receiving the indictment.
"I don’t have a problem with Sen. Enrile. Among the three senators who were indicted for plunder, it was Sen. Enrile that I heard no negative comment," she said.
But De Lima clarified, she still finds the Supreme Court’s grant of bail to Enrile questionable.
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She became a household name after starring in reality show TOWIE - but Lauren
Pope claims the exposure the show gave her left her vulnerable to being trolled online
In an interview with
MailOnline, the businesswoman spoke of her anger that police were not able to do anything when she was trolled in the past.
She said: 'I had issues with trolls before and the police did nothing. They were posting private information about me and my family it got really disgusting and sexual.
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Honest account: Lauren Pope told MailOnline that her fame led to her being trolled in the past but police were powerless to help at the time
'It was quite a while ago I'm going back a fair few years. It's probably something everyone would get in the public eye. I took it for a long time and then I thought: "Hold on why am I accepting this? "
'I still don't know who it was. I have no idea. It was a barrage of constant messages over the space of a few months.'
Left to deal with the situation, Lauren found herself replying to some of the messages she received in a bid to get to the bottom of it.
She said: 'I had issues with trolls before and the police did nothing. They were posting private information about me and my family it got really disgusting and sexual'
She said: 'I even replied to them a lot saying: "Do I know you? You really are obsessed with messaging me. So I assume I know you. Who's got the time?! "
'I must have really p***ed them off somewhere along the line. But when you're on a show like
TOWIE it could just be a young kid who fancies Kirk Norcross. It was mainly appearance based.'
Speaking of Kirk, the couple famously dated for nine months back in 2011, briefly reuniting and having a pregnancy scare in 2013. They got back together the year after but soon split.
Adding: 'I even replied to them a lot saying: "Do I know you? You really are obsessed with messaging me. So I assume I know you. Who's got the time?! "
Gorgeous: Things are looking up for Lauren who has just released a stunning new clothing line with Vavavoom

After falling out post-split, Lauren said the former couple are now on the best of terms.
'Me and Kirk are in a very nice place where we can check on each other, we're doing good. He's loving being a father. He always wanted to be a dad and it's always been a massive goal for him.
'We had about 100 times of being acrimonious but we've been OK for a good year and we've been friendly. I think so long as you don't overstep any marks you keep that friendly face. When I found out he's having a baby I messaged him.'
Adding: 'I miss the group days and filming and the trips abroad but I don't miss the stress of wondering what enemy or ex-boyfriend will walk in the room and have an argument with you.'
Working the look: The collection consists of satin bombers, bright jumpsuits and beautiful dresses
Meanwhile, the bubbly blonde now says she is happy spending her time in Devon.
Working on her Hair Rehab line and her new clothing collection in collaboration with Vavavoom,
Lauren looks stunning in a set of new snaps.
Flashing a hint of sideboob in a red jumpsuit and flashing the flesh in a low-backed LBD, the stunner is clearly the perfect model for the collection.
The star says she still hasn't found Mr Right, but she's OK with that.
She said: 'There's nothing of excitement. I've been talking to guys but nothing serious. I'm not looking and I don't think you ever should.
'I'm happy when I've got a few guys to message and it's a nice little ego boost to have a few guys being nice to you on text and the odd phone call. I wouldn't have time for anything serious.
'I tried Tinder for a day and it freaked me out. It's borderline depressing. You hear some success stories and I'm pretty sure Maria met her man from an app. I don't have the time.'
Lauren is currently busy promoting a collaborative fashion range with clothing brand Vavavoom.
She also has a Hair Rehab London range. See www.hairrehablondon.com.
Taking it easy: The star says she still hasn't found Mr Right, but she's OK with that. She said:
'There's nothing of excitement. I've been talking to guys but nothing serious. I'm not looking and I don't think you ever should'
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Muslim groups on Wednesday slammed a directive from India's Hindu nationalist government for participants in International Yoga Day to chant "Om", citing religious bias.
The mass outdoor yoga session, to be held in June for its second year, is an initiative spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to reclaim the practice as an

historic part of Indian culture.
"Yogic practise shall start with a prayer or prayerful mood to enhance benefits of the practise," read a note issued by Ayush ministry, which works for the promotion of yoga, as shown by television networks.
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi (centre) participates in a mass yoga session along with other practitioners to mark the
International Yoga Day on Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21, 2015 ©Prakash Singh (AFP/File)
The ministry said participants should chant the sacred sound "Om" and Hindu vedic hymns at the start and end of the 45-minute event on June 21.
Muslim groups reacted with anger, saying such chants were against their faith and accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of seeking to impose a hardline Hindu agenda.
"We are not against yoga but India is a secular country and the state has no religion," Zafaryab
Jilani, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board told AFP.
"If they are imposing a Hindu religious practice on the rest of us, it is unconstitutional. "
The government waded into a similar controversy last year after it made the surya namaskar pose (sun salutation) part of the event.
Muslim groups say certain yoga poses and chants have clear Hindu overtones and are against
Islam.
"They are again and again trying to impose a Hindutva ("Hinduness") agenda. This order should be cancelled immediately," Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, a top Muslim cleric said.
The opposition also weighed in, accusing the government of seeking to impose a narrow vision on the ancient tradition, which commands huge global popularity.
"Yoga has achieved the status of an international art form and by imposing such conditions the government is killing its essence," Manish Tewari, a leader of the main opposition Congress party said.
"People from different religions do it and the practitioner should decide what to chant. "
Following the outcry, the Ayush ministry issued a clarification saying the directive was not compulsory.
Indian scholars believe yoga dates back 5,000 years, based on archaeological evidence of poses found inscribed on stones and references to Yogic teachings in the ancient Hindu scriptures of the Vedas.

In 2014 the United Nations accepted India's proposal to declare June 21 as International Yoga
Day, highlighting its health benefits.
Thousands gathered in dozens of cities around the world to celebrate the inaugural event last year, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon performing yoga at Times Square in New York.
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Viewers of Tuesday evening's
Newsnight were left a little more than confused when the current affairs programme introduced a cooking segment to the show for the first time.
The high-brow show, well known for its comprehensive coverage of significant international events, surprised viewers with a section called
'Cooking with Newsnight'.
Scottish presenter Kirsty Wark, who once appeared on a celebrity version of MasterChef, could be seen whipping up a seafood linguine during last night's programme.
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Well, she does like cooking! Viewers were more than surprised when Newsnight introduced a cookery segment to the show yesterday with presenter Kirsty Wark cooking up a seafood linguine
The journalist explained ahead of the segment that her cooking contribution was a nod towards the BBC's announcement that they would be scrapping all of the recipes from their website.
Introducing the section Kirsty said: 'There was a lot of apron wringing today over the BBC's announcement that 11,000 recipes would be excised from the website and new ones would only appear for 30 days.
'Such was the brouhaha that the BBC changed the plan now they're saying that mosty of the recipes will appear on it's commercial food website.
'Well to celebrate we've come up with our own contribution until we're told not to which could be as early as tomorrow.'
The presenter then proceeded to cook her linguine with a spicy tomato sauce and mussels before presenting a bowl to Chinese writer and guest on the show Jung Chang.

Kirsty revealed that the segment was paying tribute to the BBC announcement that all 11,000 recipes from their website will be culled
The new addition to the current affairs programme was more than puzzling to many Twitter users
It wasn't long before the unusual segmant on the show prompted a rather confused response from viewers.
Taking to Twitter Louise Quarmby said: 'Am I really tired and hallucinating or has #Newsnight actually become a cooking programme? #keepBBCFood'
Lisa was left equally confused as she tweeted: 'Just turned over to #newsnight and they were doing a cooking slot? What other world have I entered??? #confused'
After she finished whipping up her mussel and spicy tomato pasta Kirsty presented a bowl to
Chinese authoer Jung Chang
Many found the instance of Kirsty presenting Chinese writer Jung Chang with a bowlful of linguine surreal
Viewers were quick to link the recent news that the BBC will cull 11,000 recipes to the cooking segment with some questioning whether it was satirical
However, some viewers tweeted their appreciation of the new segment on the show, appreciating Kirsty's 'messy' approach
Matt Saunders agreed that the segment was a little out of place tweeting: 'Cooking with
#newsnight? An exercise in obscurity. We live in freakishly absurd times'.
However, some were in praise of the latest addition to the show.
Pascale lamb hoped for it to continue: 'Well done #newsnight - cooking with Kirsty was initially puzzling but then reassuring to watch another messy cook & amusing #bbcrecipes'
The cookery section paid tribute to the recent announcement that the BBC database will delete the 11,163 recipes that it contains including those by celebrity chefs
Cooking with Newsnight followed on from the recent announcement from the BBC that all
11,000 recipes from their website would be removed in a dramatic reshuffle.
The announcement came on Monday following a month's speculation from the BBC. Individual recipes will still be available online but not through the BBC Food homepage.
Instead, cooks will have to have the exact web address for each webpage in order to find them online.
The closing down of the Food website is part of plans to save more than £15million. The
Corporation announced today it will focus its online content on six key areas - and recipes aren't among them.
The BBC recipe database currently holds 11,163 entries, including 'one-pot wonders' and
'exam-day breakfasts'.

No new recipes will be added and all existing recipes will be archived or 'mothballed', meaning cooks will not be able to find them through the main BBC website.
It means that, while they will still be available on the internet, they will be harder to find.
Recipes from TV programmes will remain online for 30 days after the show has aired as opposed to being available indefinitely due to updated licencing rules.
However recipes listed on the BBC Good Food website, which operates as part of BBC
Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, will remain.
Fans have set up an online petition in a bid to protect the BBC Food website from budget cuts.
The campaign has attracted more than 30,000 signatures over the last few days.
2016-05-18 11:05 Martha Cliff www.dailymail.co.uk
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Business mogul Rupert
Murdoch seems to be rubbing off on new wife Jerry Hall.
In sync in stylish men's and women's tailoring, the duo were seen heading to a smart lunch in London on Tuesday.
Model Jerry, 59, looked especially elegant in her
Chanel-style skirt suit while
85-year-old Rupert favoured a
Savile Rowe classic in pinstripes.
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In sync: Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch matched in his and hers tailoring for lunch in London on
Tuesday
The newly-married couple walked to an informal lunch holding hands, chatting away as she towered over him with her gazelle like figure.
Jerry, who's 26 years younger than her counterpart, softened any further height difference in flat shoes.
Her ensemble comprised a blazer jacket and a pleated skirt, while her hair was impressively coiffed with a bouncy blow-dry.
Holding hands: They walked to their informal engagement, holding hands

Mind the gap: Model Jerry towered over her husband, even in flat shoes
They are recently back from a trip to Santa Monica, though it's not known whether they treated as a honeymoon, just two months after tying the knot in London.
While they were away, Rupert's most recent ex-wife Wendi Deng attended the Met Gala 2016 alone in New York.
Rupert filed for divorce from the 47-year-old mother-of-two after 14 years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences
Jerry and Rupert married this March after a very brief engagement that was announced at the
Golden Globe Awards in January.
Elegant: She looked especially glamorous in a Chanel-style tweed skirt suit
Midday stroll: The duo have settled into married life seamlessly since March
The extravagant wedding ceremony was held at Spencer House with a celebration at St Bride's church near Fleet Street.
It was Jerry's first official marriage, since an unofficial ceremony with Rolling Stones rocker Mick
Jagger in 1990 was declared invalid after the pair ended their 23-year relationship in 1999.
Together, they share 10 children, including Jerry's daughters Georgia May Jagger and Lizzie
Jagger, sons James Jagger and Gabriel Jagger and Rupert's children Prudence, Lachlan,
Elisabeth, James, Grace and Chloe.
Newly-weds: They're not long since back from Santa Monica, where they holidayed at the start of May
Happy couple: Their engagement was a very short one, having been announced this January
Newly-wedded bliss: The famous duo certainly seemed to find plenty to talk about
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While we may not be sprouting wings, gills or an extra pair of legs any time soon, a new study has shown that human evolution is continuing to grind away.
New genetic analysis has revealed the traces of human evolution in action, showing how the
British population has subtly changed since Roman rule, 2,000 years ago.
The results have revealed that on average, the population has leaned towards becoming taller, fairer, and better able to digest milk.
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A study from researchers in the
US has shown subtle changes in genes over just a few thousand years, and link them to physical traits
The study, from researchers at
Stanford University in
California, used data from the
UK 10K project, a British initiative which collected DNA from thousands of people across the UK.
From the samples, geneticists were able to sequence the genomes of large numbers of individuals – their entire collection of genes – to look for subtle differences across the population.
But the Stanford team used a new analytical technique to track subtle changes in genes back over 100 generations, equivalent to roughly two thousand years, and link them to physical traits.
They were able to show which traits spread through the population most rapidly, with the different copies of genes popping up more and more.
Analysis from genomes of more than 3,000 people in the UK showed that over the past 2,000 years, copies of genes for lactase – the enzyme which helps us to digest milk – blue eyes and blond hair have become more common in the population. Stock image
In order to see how the population has changed over time scientists at Stanford University used a new analytical technique to study the genomes.
It is based on the fact that those copies of genes, or alleles, which are being favoured by natural selection pop up more and more in a population over time – as individuals have offspring with a mix of their genes, they will likely carry the alleles and continue spreading them.
The team found that the more selective pressure there is on an allele, the faster it spreads throughout a population, and so the less time it has to pick up mutations.
Using statistical analysis, researchers can compare the number of mutations an allele has picked up compared to nearby genes.
From all of this information they can show how the different copies of genes have been selected over 100 generations, or roughly 2,000 years.
While eye colour can be linked to a single gene, more complex physical traits such as height are influenced by a number of genes.
But the team was able to focus on the combined effect of tiny changes to multiple genes, showing how they have influenced traits such as height over time.
To make the link between individuals and a wider population, they relied on how frequently different copies of gene, called alleles, popped up.

This showed that over the past 2,000 years, alleles for lactase – the enzyme which helps us to digest milk – blue eyes and blond hair were more frequent in the sample of more than 3,100 people.
What’s more, the copies of genes relating to increased height have also popped up more often, showing a gradual shift towards a taller population.
Intriguingly, these subtle genetic shifts hint at much larger evolutionary changes.
According to science Nature , when taken together, the changes indicate a shift towards larger brains and the subtle effect it has had on our bodies, with traits such as larger head sizes for babies, wider hips and women starting menstruating later. But more research is needed to say for sure.
The new study has revealed the subtle genetic changes across the population over roughly 100 generations, which stretches back to when then bricks of Hadrian's Wall (pictured) were still being laid by the Romans
As an island, Britain is no stranger to influxes of people from around the world and our genomes tells hints of the story.
After the Romans came waves of Angles, Saxons and Vikings.
The spread of fair hair, blue eyes and milk-digesting enzymes points towards the Viking and
Nordic additions to the gene pool in the 2,000 year history.
In another few thousand years a whole new set of genetic variants may influence the population, showing a genetic shift in a completely different direction.
In their paper, the researchers write: 'Our results suggest that selection on complex traits has been an important force in shaping both genotypic and phenotypic variation within historical times.'
In a related genomic study, researchers at New York Genome Center believe they may have been able to shrink the window of evolution even further, showing changes in a population over the course of a few generations.
They found that in some groups there was even evidence of a changes to a genetic link to smoking.
Using huge datasets which captures genome data from people of European ancestry, they showed the change in frequency of an allele linked to nicotine receptors, which has been linked with making it harder or smokers to quit.
DNA samples from thousands of people enabled geneticists to sequence their genomes – the entire collection of genes – to look for subtle differences across the population. Stock image
In men who died early from smoking, this allele was more common in their children, reports
Science Magazine.
But population-wide changes in smoking habits have meant that people with the allele may be less likely to pick up smoking and so less likely to die from it, so it is passed on and becomes

more prevalent in the population.
The research also turned up changes in copies of other genes, including those related to menstruation and Alzheimer’s, showing a link between environmental and genetic factors.
Dr Joseph Pickrell, who led the study, told Science: ‘We can detect selection on the shortest timeframe possible, an individual’s life span.’
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A minister whose Miss
Bumbum model lover posed nude in front of parliament then did a raunchy photo shoot with him inside his cabinet office…
Prostitutes providing sexual services inside the men's bathrooms of the National
Congress, and a leaked video apparently showing a leading politician fondling a woman's breasts and receiving oral sex…
Congressmen caught engrossed in hardcore pornographic videos inside the Chamber of
Deputies during a key debate on political reform.
And a senator who forgot to mute his phone when he opened a sex video during a vote to impeach the president - allowing a woman's orgasmic screams to echo through the silent chamber before the fumbling politician managed to switch it off.
Welcome to Brazil's corridors of power, where it is not hard to see why South America's largest nation is descending into political farce and economic chaos.
Uproar: Brazil's parliamentarians stand accused of watching pornography in session and meeting prostitutes in the toilets - financial corruption. The former Minister for Tourism
Alessandro Teixeira (who lasted just 20 days) was criticized after his wife Milena Santos
(pictured) posed provocatively in his new office
Racy: Brazil's corrupt corridors of power at one point saw former Miss BumBum Milena Santos posing in her husband's office on his first day as Brazil's new minister for tourism last month
Raunchy: Milena Santos' antics, who was crowned Miss BumBum USA 2013, with Minister for
Tourism Alessandro Teixeira (pictured together) caused outrage in Brazil, whose people are sick of farcical politics

And that's even before you get to the serious issues. In Brazil's last government, which was last week dismantled after the suspension of President Dilma Rousseff pending an impeachment trial, 19 cabinet serving ministers were under investigation for crimes including corruption, money-laundering and racketeering.
Rousseff is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, charges she denies.
With Brazilians tired of corrupt politicians, you would have expected Interim President Michel
Temer, who took office last week, to steer clear of names already tainted by accusations of wrongdoing. On the contrary.
Seven of Temer's ministers - a third of his cabinet - are under investigation accused of involvement in a massive corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras.
The so-called operation Car Wash investigation has so far uncovered a huge kickback and bribery scheme at the oil giant, with dozens of politicians accused of siphoning off at least
£2.5billion of public money, much of which was allegedly used to fund election campaigns.
Other ministers have been accused or condemned for other crimes, with one - now in charge of transport - found guilty of stealing money meant for children's school meals.
Chaos: Brazil's corridors of power have come under severe scrutiny after leaked photographs and videos revealed that they are rife with prostitution and pornography. Pictured, the former
Miss BumBum model who posed for a raunchy photo shoot in the office of her lover, the country's new Minister for Tourism
Dismissed: Mr Teixeira was appointed by President Dilma Rousseff, who is now facing impeachment charges for allegedly illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014
Short-lived: His predecessor Henrique Alves resigned over a corruption investigation into his involvement in operation Car Wash - he was reappointed by Interim President Michel Temer
(who also stands accused)
Upset: In addition to posting the saucy pictures - captioned 'My first day as First Lady of Tourism of Brazil', Mr Teixeira is facing a backlash for hiring his wife's aunt, who he paid £4,000 a month to act as his 'adviser'
Temer's chief of staff, meanwhile, was accused of inventing a 'phantom' member of cabinet in a previous government and pocketing the nonexistent employee's salary.
Eliseu Padilha is also under investigation for concealment of assets, racketeering, bribery, embezzlement and improper conduct.
Incredibly, of the 23 cabinet members in Temer's government, only six have never been investigated on charges of corruption.
Of those, one is a leader of the controversial Universal Church, considered a cult, which preaches that people are possessed by demons.
Another is the son of a Brazilian general found guilty of torture, assassination and

disappearances during the military dictatorship.
Perhaps it's not that surprising though - Temer himself is accused of receiving millions in illicit payments from the Petrobras scandal.
In fact, although he has taken office as president, he has been banned from running for election for eight years by Sao Paulo's Electional Tribunal who are tasked with stopping 'dirty' politicians from seeking votes.
And during another corruption investigation in the 1990s, the man now leading Brazil was accused of receiving 21 bribery payments from a construction company, in return for lucrative contracts, totalling $345million.
For Paulo Baia, professor of political sociology at Rio de Janeiro's federal university, Brazil's endemic corruption is costing the resource-rich country dear.
He told MailOnline: 'Corruption is the one biggest threat to Brazil. It hinders growth, it halts our development. Corruption is an extra tax that we all have to pay.
'But while the people of Brazil want it to stop, the politicians who benefit from it don't. The population is finally rising up, but they are coming up against a political system where corruption has been systemic for four centuries. It will take a long time to change.'
In fact, Brazilian politics are so corrupt, as incredible as it sounds, a former clown could end up becoming president if, as the country's Order of Attorneys is insisting, all of those accused of wrongdoing are disqualified from office.
If Temer could no longer stay in office, power would be passed to the president of the Senate,
Renan Calheiros - whose involvement in the Petrobras scandal is also being investigated.
The next person in line, president of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, has already been suspended accused of obstructing investigations into his alleged receipt of bribes.
The presidency, then, would have to be passed to the federal deputy who received the most votes at the last election, Celso Russomano, but he was found guilty of embezzlement in
November last year.
The federal deputy with the second highest number of votes is Tiririca, a celebrity clown and comedian turned congressman is next in the long line to the presidency.
Ironically, the funny man was last year the most active lawmaker in parliament, voted one of
Brazil's best politicians and one of only eight per cent of deputies who didn't miss a single session in four years.
Meanwhile, many of those holding high office who should have been concentrating on their jobs while the country slipped into crisis appear to have been more preoccupied with other things.
On the day Brazil's new tourism minister Alessandro Teixeira took office last month, faced with the challenge of restoring Brazil's image aIhead of the Olympics, he was busy posing for a series of risque photos with his busty model lover, Milena Santos, inside his cabinet office.
Milena, who won Miss Bumbum USA in 2013, later posted the images on her Facebook page along with the words 'My first day as First Lady of Tourism of Brazil.'

She added: 'It's not for nothing that, behind a great man, there is always a beautiful and powerful woman.'
Only six out of 23 members of Interim President Michel Temer's new cabinet have never been investigated on charges of corruption. More scandal hit parliament when footage of a high class prostitute emerged
High-class: Police have launched an investigation into possible prostitution in the men's bathrooms of the Chamber of Deputies, after a video that appeared to show a man in a suit with a prostitute went viral
Inappropriate: Still images taken from the Whatsapp video show the unidentified man touching the cleavage and bottom of the woman, who police and a Brazilian newspaper have identified as a known prostitute
Wrong: Other call girls have claimed prostitution is common around the Brazilian parliament, with rich politicians willing to pay high figures to satisfy their sexual desires. Above, a still from the leaked footage
After the photos caused a national storm, she later reluctantly removed them, but wrote: 'I'm outraged by people's lack of ethics and respect,' and vowed to run for public office herself this year.
It later emerged that Teixeira had been employing Milena's aunt, who raised her as her daughter, on a salary of £4,000 a month as his 'advisor'.
She was later removed from the post when the nepotism scandal become public. Soon after, even more titillating photos of the model posing topless in front of the National Congress building, taken when she was competing in the Miss Bumbum contest, went viral on social networking sites.
Milena later said in an interview: 'I'm no longer a model, I haven't taken part in beauty contests for a long time. People are associating me with my past. People complain that Brazil is in a bad state, but they pay more attention to a naked woman than they do to politics, and then complain that the government isn't doing a good job.'
Awkward: TV cameras caught congressman Joao Rodrigues, 48, sharing a pornographic video to another four giggling colleagues on his mobile phone
Teixeira himself only stayed in his post for less than a month, after taking over from his disgraced predecessor, Henrique Alves, who is also wrapped up in the operation Car Wash investigation. After Teixeira, who is allied to Ms Rousseff, was dismissed following her suspension, Temer reinstated Alves as tourism minister.
The political upheaval and volatile regime change means that most government departments have ground to a halt, with often devastating consequences for ordinary Brazilians affected by the impasse.
They include education, with students around the country occupying hundreds of schools to protest for better quality teaching and learning conditions, complaining of crumbling buildings and overcrowded classrooms.

Brazil's heath department also faces its biggest crisis for years, with drastic cuts to frontline services while at the same time finding itself at centre of the fight against Zika virus, which has caused 1,113 cases of brain-deforming microcephaly in new-born babies in just the last six months.
And as the Olympics loom, the revolving door at Brazil's sports ministry, which has seen three different ministers in just two months, is a huge concern for organisers. Sports minister George
Hilton stepped down at the end of March after leading it for just over a year, replaced by Ricardo
Leyser, an ally of Rousseff.
Last week he himself was replaced by Picciani, 36, after just six weeks on the job. Meanwhile, those politicians responsible for voting in laws haven't always had their minds on the job. During an important session debating political reform last year, TV cameras caught 48-year-old congressman Joao Rodrigues sharing a pornographic video to another four giggling colleagues on his mobile phone. The SBT TV channel later described content of the video as 'heavy'.
And last week, as senators cast their votes for Rousseff's impeachment, perhaps the most significant session in Brazil's history, one speech was interrupted by a woman's loud groans as an unidentified lawmaker opened another video without remembering to turn off the sound.
Internet footage of the embarrassing moment quickly went viral, amusing many but doing little to restore public confidence in politics at such a critical time.
Meanwhile, police announced last month they were launching an investigation into possible prostitution inside the bathrooms of the Chamber of Deputies after a Whatsapp video emerged of a woman performing oral sex on a man in a black suit, believed to have been filmed within the last two months.
Show: For many voters in Brazil, what is most disappointing is that President Temer has awarded many of his closest friends political immunity from prosecution by giving them cabinet posts. Pictured, Miss Santos
Snapshot: Many leaked photographs and videos have emerged of Brazilian politicians caught in compromising positions, creating a scandal that is putting the country's parliament in jeopardy.
Pictured, Miss Santos
Scandal: The controversy surrounding the sexual exploits of Brazil's parliament is piling pressure on the country as it prepares to host the Olympic Games in August. Pictured, Miss
Santos
Glamour: It is not only their sexual exploits that are forcing Brazil's politicians into the spotlight.
Many are also facing investigation over accusations of money-laundering and taking bribes.
Pictured, Miss Santos
Nudity: More titillating photographs of model Milena Santos posing practically naked in front of the National Congress building went viral on social media, taken when she was a competitor in the Miss BumBum contest
Other photos show the man touching her cleavage and bottom. Police have already identified the woman, who they claim is a known prostitute.
A Brazilian newspaper claimed it has spoken to the woman, who confirmed she is a high-class

prostitute and charges as much as £300 per session.
Other call girls claimed prostitution is common around the Brazilian parliament, with rich politicians willing to pay high figures to satisfy their sexual desires.
It is not the only new scandal which is set to explode in the coming months, heaping even more pressure on Brazil as it prepares to welcome the world to the Olympic Games in August.
And Brazil, which was once the envy of the world, with a booming economy, unprecedented growth and nearly full unemployment, could find itself mired in even more controversy.
Authorities investigating the Petrobras scandal, as well as other corruption cases, are expected to issue more arrest warrants within days, which could still bring down Temer's fledgling but already tainted government.
Just days ago, a separate investigation launched by a Sao Paulo court requested the opening of an investigation into three former mayors suspected of 'administrative dishonesty'. Of the three, two are new ministers on Temer's government - foreign minister José Serra and minister for
Communications, Science and Techology Gilberto Kassab.
The investigation added shame to two more members of his hand-picked cabinet, already criticised for comprising of only white, upper-class men.
Flush: Brazil's new First Lady Marcela Temer, 33, who is 42 years younger than her husband
Michel, spent millions of public cash on house renovations and has been branded a Marie
Antoinette for her lavish spending
Glamorous: Marcela Temer, 33, is Brazil's new First Lady after her husband Michel, 75, took the top job and has been raising eyebrows for her wanton spending of public money (and the age difference with her husband)
Despite the country's economic turmoil, Marcela Temer has refused to compromise on her opulent lifestyle
At the same time, the new minister for Planning, senator Romero Juca is being investigated by the Supreme Federal Court accused of taking bribes from electricity companies, as well as for racketeering in the Petrobras scandal. Cabinet secretary Geddel Vieria Lima is also named in the Petrobras investigation, as well as suspected of having used his influence to benefit a construction company.
Cities Minister Bruno Araujo is also accused of receiving multi-million pound payments from another construction company Odebrect, whose CEO Marcelo Odebrecht is now serving 19 years in jail for his part in the Petrobras corruption case.
Brazil's new health minister, Ricardo Barros, meanwhile, was in 2011 caught on tapped phone conversations fixing the bidding for a public contract to the tune of £1.5million, a case he is still fighting. As ordinary voters watch the growing political turmoil unfold, many wonder how Temer's cabinet, most of whom are embroiled in serious police investigations or fighting court proceedings, can really concentrate on sorting out the growing problems facing the country.
Perhaps what is most disappointing, though, is that in giving cabinet posts to some of his closest friends he has awarded them political immunity from prosecution and even more power, which

many suspect is the real reason for their appointments.
Professor Paulo Baia believes voters will have to wait for years to see a Brazil free from the shackles of corruption.
Palace: Marcela reportedly refused to move to Jaburu Palace, the official residence of Brazil's
Vice President and only moved in when it had undergone multi-million pounds worth of renovations paid for by the public purse
She then insisted her mother and younger sister join her living in the capital Brasilia, so husband Michel bought a £1.5million five-bedroomed mansion on the same street, and rented another four-bedroom property nearby
High-life: Improvements included work on the swimming pool at the Jaburu Palace, all paid for by public money
He said: 'I can see how absurd it looks to people outside of Brazil that politicians being investigated for corruption are allowed to stay in their posts. But it is the way things are here, until their last appeal is rejected.
'There is a growing movement to stop anyone who is under investigation from holding public office - but it is meeting an even stronger and determined opposition, because there are just so many politicians who would lose their jobs if the law was passed.
'I don't see how corruption can be stamped out with the current politicians we have. But the young people who are coming up, who will be the next judges and politicians, will ensure corruption will one day be brought under control.
'I'm confident that change will come to Brazil, but it will take at least a generation.'
2016-05-18 11:05 Matt Roper www.dailymail.co.uk
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Random numbers, birthdays and syndicates are the more usual ways of trying to win the lottery.
But a more radical approach could be to move to Romford,
Cleveland or Warrington.
They head the top 10 luckiest places to live in the UK, according to new statistics released by the National
Lottery.
Romford in Essex is the luckiest postcode in Britain, followed by Teesside in the North East and

Warrington in the North West.
Map of lucky Britain: Romford, Cleveland and Warrington head the top 10 luckiest places to live in the UK, according to new statistics released by the National Lottery (pictured)
Romford in Essex (pictured) is the luckiest postcode in Britain, followed by Teesside in the North
East and Warrington in the North West
The postcodes are ranked by the number of major prizes of £50,000 or more, won per head of population since the National Lottery began.
The RM postcode, which includes Romford, Dagenham, Hornchurch, Grays and Purfleet, has more winners per head than anywhere else in the country.
The prize-winning stats have also been split by date to reveal which areas are on the up over the past two years.
Cornwall is ahead of the game - the Truro (TR) postcode with more big winners per head than anywhere else. That's followed by the Scottish pair of Paisley (PA) and Kilmarnock (KA).
Leicester (LE) has had the most major prize winners with a massive 63 – more than 1 a fortnight over the past two years.
But head north of the border to Glasgow (G) for the most millionaires – an eye-watering 21 in just 24 months.
The giant Birmingham (B) postcode remains top of the pile for big winners since the National
Lottery began, with a whopping 1,180 winner of prizes over £50,000.
Among the big winners in Romford was a grandmother who scooped £1million. Vera Webber,
69, a huge Elvis fan, initially thought she had won £20,000 from the lucky dip ticket she bought at a Tesco Extra store
Lucky: In Warrington, the third luckiest UK postcode, John Gill (pictured with wife Patricia) bought a last-minute lottery ticket just an hour before the draw. He scooped a £1million prize at the end of last year
1. Romford - RM
2. Cleveland - TS
3. Warrington - WA
4. Liverpool - L
5. Ilford - IG
6. Medway - ME
7. Newport - NP
8. Newcastle Upon Tyne - NE

9. Wigan - WN
10. Harrow - HA
Source: National Lottery
Among the big winners in Romford was a grandmother who scooped £1million.
Vera Webber, 69, a huge Elvis fan, initially thought she had won £20,000 from the lucky dip ticket she bought at a Tesco Extra store at Lakeside.
She spent New Year’s Eve partying with friends and was unaware of her success until she checked the numbers online the following afternoon.
Ms Webber said at the time she planned to take her family, including six grandchildren, to
Disneyland Florida to celebrate.
Meanwhile, in Warrington John Gill also celebrated a £1million prize at the end of last year after buying a last-minute lottery ticket just an hour before the draw.
He ended up buying his Christmas presents again.
Mr Gill was able to deliver on a promise of a new phone for his son, after the previous one was stolen, having joked on Christmas Eve to do so 'if I win the lottery'.
The next day, he actually won £1million after buying just one ticket an hour before the draw, and his son immediately reminded him of the promise he made.
True to his word, he bought him and his daughter each an iPhone 6, as well as a white Jaguar for himself, and said he also wanted to travel in business class to Australia, and go and see the
Grand Canyon.
2016-05-18 11:04 Sam Tonkin www.dailymail.co.uk
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Old Trafford was half-empty but some of those who stayed for Louis van Gaal's on-field address had a message.
As the Manchester United manager's name was read out, a portion of the home support
‒ not all of them by any means
‒ started to boo.
That lingered until the end of
Van Gaal's first sentence, when he ironically thanked the fans for their 'unconditional support'.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal applauds the Old Trafford crowd following the win over
Bournemouth
The Dutchman was booed by Manchester United fans as he addressed them in his end-ofseason speech
He wore a slight-puzzled expression at the dissent and that they applauded at his speech's climax ‒ promising to bring home the FA Cup this weekend ‒ saved the moment from being a complete disaster.
The Dutchman can't have helped to notice the banners held aloft earlier either. 'Time to go,
Louis. Not good enough,' read one. 'Hopefully bye bye Van Gaal,' another.
The stance of many is louder and clearer with each passing week ‒ even if he is defiant, desperate to stick around for a third term to continue the 'transition'.
'I've said the expectation is very high, the fans are expecting a lot, but I think these expectations are much too high,' Van Gaal told Sky afterwards. 'We are a team in transition, as I start when I started here at Manchester United but maybe I need to bring over the message much clearer than I've done.'
A wise move not to utter those words when in the centre circle. There might have been pandemonium. Morale has diminished in the stands this season and the club is at its lowest ebb for years.
There is certainly an argument to claim the atmosphere around the place is worse than the wretched campaign under David Moyes. They have performed marginally better but somehow inspired less confidence.
Some fans took banners to a half-empty Old Trafford on Tuesday night calling for the Dutchman to go
Manchester United fans display a banner which reads 'Time to go, Louis. Not good enough' in half-empty stand
22/08/2015 vs Newcastle United
25/10/2015 vs Manchester City
05/12/2015 vs West Ham
28/12/2015 vs Chelsea
The sight of the empty seats was a product of Sunday's abandonment of the initial fixture against
Bournemouth, but a good number stayed away because they simply did not want to go.
All supporters with tickets for the weekend were handed refunds and offered a free seat for
Tuesday night. Only around 50,000 ‒ possibly less, United did not give an attendance ‒ took the club up on that.
It was a quick turnaround, little over 48 hours in fact, and people have prior engagements or work. There were always going to be far less inside The Theatre of Dreams. Yet to be that many

down paints a picture.
A sizeable number also escaped at half-time, making a break for the Old Trafford exits, swigging their last drop of lager and walking off into the night. At that point it was 1-0 and the game had a testimonial feel.
Van Gaal said his side would try to bring the FA Cup back to Old Trafford this weekend as the fans deserved it
United fans hope the summer break brings a new direction from executive vice-chairman Ed
Woodward (left)
At least the final 45 minutes of their Premier League season brought a couple of goals, a bit of entertainment. But Bournemouth were there for the taking, Eddie Howe admitting as much when he revealed their training pitches had already been dug up for the summer.
Then there was the verbal volley towards West Ham, the Cherries boss seething that a bid of under £25million for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie came in just a day before the trip to United. Clearly, they had their mind on other things.
For United, the way they poured forward later in the game presented more questions, regardless of the opposition's state of mind.
They had lacked any sort of attacking gumption in the majority of their 37 league fixtures that went before this, ending up scoring the fewest goals of any United for over a quarter of a century.
One more evening like this and they might have pipped Manchester City to the Champions
League. Not so fine margins.
Red Devils captain Wayne Rooney wheels away to celebrate his opener in Tuesday night's 3-1 victory
Rooney and his Manchester United team-mates have struggled to entertain the club's fans this season
It is because of the lack of goals that the mood is so damp, why so many didn't bother breaking their necks and rearrange whatever had them preoccupied to be there for the last match at home before the squad jet off for whatever their summers hold.
United fans hope the break brings a new direction from executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and those on the board. They might just need it.
And so to Van Gaal, suited on the pitch with microphone in hand and arms gesticulating.
'Wherever we have played, however the things have gone on the field you never let us down,' he said. 'Thank you for that and we want to bring the FA Cup home to you - you deserve it over any other fan of a club.'
While that last line is simply not true, no club is more deserving than another, the mood is sinking fast around United - perhaps to an all-time low - and they require a quick pick me up.
Tuesday night could turn out to be Van Gaal's last home match in charge with his Old Trafford

future in doubt
2016-05-18 11:04 Jack Gaughan www.dailymail.co.uk
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She played happy-go-lucky
Lady Rose MacClare on hit period drama Downton Abbey.
But in real life, Lily James is a far cry from a pampered aristocrat.
The actress, 27, was spotted mingling with the masses as she rode the London
Underground in the British capital.
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Going Down-town? Downton Abbey star Lily James was a far cry from a pampered aristocrat
Going uncognito in casual clothes, the beauty blended in with her fellow passengers seamlessly.
Making the most of the Tube journey, Lily listened to music and read what appeared to be a script.
With her long hair down and wearing a grey blazer over a white top, it would have been easy to mistake the actress for a commuter.
She then left the Tube exit and picked up a newspaper from a street vendor.
All aboard! The actress, 27, was spotted mingling with the masses as she rode the London
Underground in the British capital as she listened to music and appeared to read a script
Stop the presses: She then left the Tube exit and picked up a newspaper from a street vendor
Lily - who is dating former Doctor Who star Matt Smith - has made no secret of wanting to find balance in her life after shooting to fame on the hit TV series.
She revealed that after her starring role in the Cinderella blockbuster, she decided to jet off on a backpacking adventure upon realising her life had been micro-managed during the film's promotional tour.
She explained to The Edit: 'I remember coming back from that tour, walking down the street to go to the shops, and realising I hadn’t brought my wallet with me.
Low-key couple: Lily - who is dating former Doctor Who star Matt Smith - has made no secret of

wanting to find balance in her life after shooting to fame on the hit TV series
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'Everything had been managed by other people for so long I forgot how to do it myself.
'I ended up backpacking with a friend in south-east Asia, staying in huts that were £2 a night, to regain my sanity.'
The star's romance with Matt is equally low-key, with the couple preferring to enjoy nights out in
London with friends than attending red carpet events.
The pair were spotted earlier this week hitting the town with fellow actor Douglas Booth.
Big change: She revealed that after her starring role in the Cinderella blockbuster, she decided

to jet off on a backpacking adventure upon realising her life had been micro-managed during the film's promotional tour
2016-05-18 11:03 Marc Jackson www.dailymail.co.uk
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A former stock market trader has told a Sydney court how he and his investment banker friend used the profits from an insider trading scam to fund a luxury lifestyle in their early
20s.
John Hartman, the crown’s star witness at the trial of
Oliver Curtis, did not look at his former friend as he testified that profits from the illegal trades were allegedly spent on a shared $3,000-per-week Bondi Beach unit and associated living expenses, a BMW and motorcycle for Hartman, and skiing trips to Whistler.
The jury at the supreme court was shown a series of emails between Curtis and Hartman discussing how the Bondi flat was to be secured with a year’s rent up-front – about $150,000.
“I knew that Ollie was going to pay for the full amount of the rent from the profits that were made,”
Hartman told the court.
He agreed with crown prosecutor David Staehli, SC, that the pair generated the funds by trading together according to their plan – which allegedly involved Hartman revealing to Curtis confidential insider share trading tips gained in his position as an employee of investment fund manager Orion Asset Management.
Curtis, 30, who has been supported during the trial by his wife Roxy Jacenko, founder of the
Sweaty Betty PR company, is alleged to have made 45 trades to a profit of $1.43m between May
2007 and June 2008 based on Hartman’s information.
The former analyst at Ocean Securities denies a charge of conspiracy to commit insider trading.
Hartman testified that the pair, who were best friends after growing up together in Mosman on
Sydney’s North Shore, egged each other on and used encrypted Blackberry messages, with
Hartman “pinning” his friend detailed advice on trades to make.
In a Sydney bar frequented by brokers and young bankers in late 2007 they discussed how they’d be in “a lot of trouble” if they were found out, the court heard.
On another occasion Curtis said his accountant had been asking questions about a money transfer to Hartman.

“He said if I was asked by anybody, to say it was a loan,” Hartman said.
Hartman served 15 months for admitting insider trading.
2016-05-18 11:02 Australian Associated www.theguardian.com
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Newcastle striker Aleksandar
Mitrovic insists he has no intention of leaving and hopes to become a legend at St
James' Park despite the club's relegation from the Premier
League.
Rafael Benitez's side failed to cut the mustard in England's top flight and were consigned to Championship football for the second time since 2009 after finishing in 18th position.
Mitrovic's future, along with a number of his team-mates, has been clouded with uncertainty following relegation, but the 21-year-old Serbia international insists he is happy at St James'
Park.
Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring his team's second goal in their final day 5-1 demoltion of
Tottenham
Mitrovic tucks away a penalty, levelling the score at 2-2 as Newcastle hosted Manchester United in January
Appearances: 36
Goals: 9
Yellow Cards: 4
Red Cards: 2
'At the moment I am living my dream in Newcastle,' he told Blic Sport .
'I hope to be at the club for many years and become a legend.
'Of course many children are dreaming to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester
United.
'I always just wanted to wear the jersey of Partizan, Newcastle and Serbia.'

Mitrovic was involved in a comical incident with a fan after equalising in last season's Tyne-
Wear derby
However, despite his clear intention to stay at the club, Mitrovic enjoyed a mixed first season in the north-east after battling inconsistency and his temper.
In 34 Premier League appearances, the former Anderlecht striker scored a respectable nine goals but was sent off twice for horrendous challenges on Francis Coquelin and Kyle Walker.
He was also booked four times.
His red card against Tottenham on the final day drew considerable criticism from Alan Shearer, who labelled the tackle as 'horrific'. If Mitrovic wants to become a Newcastle legend, he might want to earn his way back into Shearer's good books next season.
Mitrovic debates his sending off against Arsenal with Santi Cazorla (left) who doesn't seem so sympathetic
Kyle Walker (left) was lucky to escape without a broken leg following Mitrovic's studs up horror challenge
2016-05-18 11:02 Phil Costa www.dailymail.co.uk
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I f you saw this picture, you'd be forgiven for thinking this panda was being held hostage.
Newspapers with the day's date are laid out in front of him, and he holds onto the bars of his cage with an expression of what looks like panda angst on his face.
However, Taipei Zoo has not kidnapped this furry beast.
They took this rather bizarre photograph of 11-year-old Tuan Tuan to prove he has not died.
There were rumours circulating that the panda was deceased, and the zoo was desperate to debunk them.
The zoo's director said in a statement that Tuan Tuan, his partner Yuan Yuan and their cub Tuan
Zai are all fine.
"We welcome everyone to visit them at the zoo," said Director Chin Shih-chien said.
The website of Global Times, China's official Communist Party newspaper, had reported the panda had died of canine distemper.
The newspaper later retracted the story and apologized for not checking its facts.
T his could have been a politically shaky issue, considering the political sensitivity surrounding

the panda couple.
China is the only place in the world giant pandas live in the wild, and Beijing is known for using gifts of pandas to other countries to make political statements about its relationship with other governments.
The panda pair was gifted to Taiwan in December 2008; their names, Tuan Tuan and Yuan
Yuan translate to mean 'reunion'.
They were given to the island following the election of China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou as
Taiwan's leader.
2016-05-18 11:02 Helena Horton www.telegraph.co.uk
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A fully booked SpiceJet flight reportedly left more than 40 passengers on the tarmac and was getting ready to take off before the mistake was discovered.
The Boeing 737 was scheduled to travel from Kochi to Mumbai in India but a series of incidents led to the flight being delayed by 75 minutes.
Owing to miscommunication after the delay, the left-behind passengers were taken to the wrong plane.
SpiceJet flight SG154 was getting ready to take off from Kochi airport, India, when the pilot was informed that more than 40 passengers had been left on the tarmac (file photo)
Flight SG154 was scheduled for take off from Kochi at 6.55pm local time on May 14 but had been delayed due to congestion at Mumbai Airport.
When it was finally ready for take-off at 8.10pm local time, the passengers were ferried between the terminal and the plane by shuttle bus.
However, a smaller Q400 aircraft, also a SpiceJet flight, was also on the tarmac.
A driver was reportedly misinformed and stopped on the apron for 'close to 30 minutes' before taking the last of the passengers to the second SpiceJet plane, flight SG 3266, which was bound for Chennai.
The flight was delayed for three hours in total - partly due to congestion in its destination
Mumbai (file photo)

The mistake was only discovered after the passengers showed their boarding passes to the crew on a second plane, according to the Times of India .
By then, the Mumbai flight was already near the run way and ready for take-off.
Ground staff were able to communicate the mistake in time and the pilot on flight SG 154 had to abort the take-off and return to pick up the remaining passengers according to the report.
One of the passengers, Karthik Ramani, told the Times of India: 'It's strange that they didn't realise that one-fourth of the aircraft was empty, though the flight was fully booked.'
The plane eventually took off at 10pm with just over three hours delay.
MailOnline Travel has contacted SpiceJet for comment.
2016-05-18 11:02 Qin Xie www.dailymail.co.uk
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Donald Trump is skirmishing angrily with the largest independent group supporting
Hillary Clinton for president which will launch two blistering attacks against him in key swing states on Wednesday.
The unusually harsh spots are being aired nearly a month earlier than originally planned by the Priorities USA super PAC which says it is eager not to make the mistake made by Republican rivals of Mr
Trump for their party’s nomination by waiting too late to open fire on him fullbore.
Designed to define him early in the eyes of voters, the two ads will begin airing, at an initial cost of $6 million, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Nevada. One features a selection of women actors dressed in white shirts bearing the face of Mr Trump lip-synching to his own voice making disparaging remarks mostly about women.
One of those utterances is taken from a description he offered of the Fox News anchor, Megyn
Kelly, after she aggressively challenged him while moderating a candidates’ debate last year.
He recall blood coming out of her eyes and “blood coming out of her... wherever”.
The spot ends with another actress lip-synching Mr Trump declaring, “And you can tell them to go [expletive deleted] themselves.” Finally, it asks viewers, “Does Donald Trump really speak for you?” as a series of images of women parade by.
That last comment actually was embedded in remarks from Mr Trump on trade with China, a fact he pounced on in one of a series of angry Twitter messages after copies of the spots were broadcast on Monday night by some news channels.

“The pathetic new hit ad against me misrepresents the final line. “You can tell them to go BLANK themselves” — was about China, NOT WOMEN!” he wrote. In another, he blurted: “Crooked
Hillary Clinton put out an ad where I am misquoted on women. Can't believe she would misrepresent the facts! My hit was on China.
In a Twitter message right back at the Trump campaign, the Priorities USA spokesman, Justin
Baraski, replied: “Yeah guys, it's presidential to tell other countries to go F themselves.” In a statement, Mr Baraski added: “Sorry Donald, but the ad isn’t only about your overt sexism, it’s about your divisiveness and character being unsuitable for the office of the presidency.”
The original comments about Ms Kelly, made last August after what was the first Republican debate in Cleveland, Ohio, caused a furore and went a long way to setting up the narrative that
Mr Trump does not relate well with women. At the weekend, the New York Times ran a front page piece detailing what it said was a long history of inappropriate behaviour towards women.
Mr Trump has also reacted furiously to the New York Times piece, although an implied threat from one of his lawyers that a lawsuit might be forthcoming appeared to have been withdrawn.
In the meantime, though, he faces a tough challenge improving his standing with female voters, of whom 69 per cent expressed their disapproval of him in a recent poll.
2016-05-18 11:01 www.independent.ie
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Brits are the least adventurous eaters in Europe, according to a new study.
A survey of 14,000 people in
14 countries revealed that Brits are the least likely to sample local food when abroad compared with the country's
European neighbours.
The Spanish and Italian are the most open-minded eaters in Europe, with 94 per cent trying new local cuisine while on holiday.
A survey of 14,000 people in 14 countries revealed that the UK are the least likely to sample local food when abroad compared with the country's European neighbours (file image)
But just 57 per cent of UK adults will eat unknown food or indulge in local delicacies - putting
Brits bottom of the list of nationals from 14 countries and well below the 79 per cent European average.
The research was commissioned by Expedia as part of their 'Europe on a plate' campaign which aims to help people expand their food horizons and uncover the hidden gems of Europe

through locals' eyes.
Travellers from Germany (83 per cent), the Netherlands (77 per cent) and even Ireland (75 per cent) all show a far greater willingness to experiment with foreign food and to be pushed out of their comfort zones than Brits.
While holidaymakers from Finland (59 per cent) were the only other nationality to score lower than 60 per cent of people willing to try new foods - still finishing above the UK.
Alex Platts, Commercial Director of Northern Europe, Brand Expedia said: 'Our survey highlighted that the UK is far below the average and showed the least willingness to try new food of all 14 of the countries studied.
'Perhaps this means us Brits know what we like and are content to stick to it, but it also could point to us feeling a little hesitant or struggling to know how to broaden our horizons.
The Spanish and Italian are the most open-minded eaters in Europe, with 94 per cent trying new local cuisine while on holiday (file image)
1. Spain - 94 per cent
2. Italy - 94 per cent
3. France - 91 per cent
4. Switzerland - 91 per cent
5. Austria - 89 per cent
6. Norway - 81 per cent
7. Germany - 83 per cent
8. Netherlands - 77 per cent
9. Denmark - 76 per cent
10. Ireland - 75 per cent
11. Belgium - 74 per cent
12. Sweden - 73 per cent
13. Finland - 59 per cent
14. UK - 57 per cent
'There's nothing wrong with knowing what you like and keeping to it but there is also a world of food out there to be experienced and enjoyed, and we want to help as many people discover it.'
Despite less willingness to be adventurous with our food while overseas, food is still a big priority for Brits with nearly a third saying it influences where they go.

Brits are most open minded to Italian food, followed by the Spanish when quizzed on where they would be willing to travel in the pursuit of good cooking.
But when it comes to trying Japanese or Vietnamese cuisine Brits are far more hesitant, results showed.
And while the British palates may not be as refined as the rest of Europe, the UK's restaurant service more than holds its own as Brits deem table service in the UK second highest in quality, with only that offered in Italy any better.
Expedia has partnered with 12 food bloggers across Europe to help travellers eat more like a locals on their next trip in the new 'Europe on a plate' campaign.
Alex Platts added: 'Expedia believes in the true value of local and authentic experiences and sampling local delicacies found nowhere else can have a huge impact on how we enjoy a visit to somewhere new.
'Europe on a plate' encourages people to find and try new foods that they normally might not and create new memories and experiences to come back with from any trip away.'
2016-05-18 11:01 Georgia Diebelius www.dailymail.co.uk
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Hundreds of pro-China protesters led by gang leader turned politician "White Wolf" rallied in Taiwan's capital
Wednesday, calling on new president Tsai Ing-wen to preserve friendly ties with
Beijing, days before she takes office.
China-sceptic Tsai is facing questions over how she will handle cross-strait relations which are already growing rapidly frosty as she prepares to take the helm after an eight-year rapprochement under her
Beijing-friendly predecessor Ma Ying-jeou.
Although a fully fledged democracy, self-ruling Taiwan has never formally declared independence and China still sees it as part of its territory.
Pro-unification activists protest outside the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei on May 18, 2016 ©Sam Yeh (AFP)
Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party is traditionally pro-independence and was voted in by a landslide after voters turned their backs on Ma's Beijing-centred approach for fear the island's sovereignty was being eroded.

Led by infamous activist "White Wolf" Chang An-lo -- who heads a small pro-unification party and regularly organises rallies in support of Beijing -- protesters waved banners and Chinese flags outside DPP headquarters.
"We respect Taiwan's democratic freedom, but we can't accept a lack of unity, lack of peace," said Lu Yueh-hsiang of the pro-Beijing China Production Party.
Outgoing president Ma accepted a tacit agreement -- known as the "1992 consensus" -between his Kuomintang party and Beijing which acknowledges there is only "one China".
That paved the way for a slew of trade deals and a tourist boom as mainland visitors flocked to the island.
Tsai and the DPP have never recognised the agreement and are under pressure from Beijing to do so, with fears China will squeeze Taiwan economically if no compromise can be reached.
"If you accept the '92 consensus, everything can be open for discussion," Chang told AFP.
"Only the '92 consensus can give Taiwan's economy a way forward. "
Chang was imprisoned for 10 years in the United States for drug trafficking and then lived in exile for 17 years in China before returning to Taiwan in 2013.
He and his followers have often clashed with China-sceptic protesters, including at the 2014 occupation of parliament by students opposing a controversial trade pact with China.
But Wednesday's rally was calm, as around 300 supporters waved placards and listened to speeches and dance performances on a makeshift stage.
Cross-strait relations have already cooled since Tsai's election victory in January, despite her pledge to maintain the "status quo" with Beijing.
Her inauguration speech when she takes office on Friday will be closely watched by China for how she characterises cross-strait relations.
Pro-unification activists wave banners that read "92 consensus" in reference to a tacit agreement between Taipei and Beijing that there is only "one China" ©Sam Yeh (AFP)
Pro-unification activist Chang An-lo, also as known as White Wolf, poses for a photo with his supporters during the protest in Taipei on May 18, 2016 ©Sam Yeh (AFP)
2016-05-18 11:01 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk
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A startling claim that the west is on course for war with Russia has been delivered by the former deputy commander of Nato, the former British general Sir Alexander Richard Shirreff.
In a book published on Wednesday, 2017 War With Russia, Shirreff argues that the events in
Crimea have destroyed the post-cold-war settlement and set the stage for conflict, in events that

could begin to unfold next year.
In a chilling scenario, he predicts that Russia, in order to escape what it believes to be encirclement by Nato , will seize territory in eastern
Ukraine, open up a land corridor to Crimea and invade the Baltic states.
Europe from 2011 to 2014, is risking his reputation by making such a bold prediction. But he claims his narrative is closely modelled on his Nato experience of war-gaming future conflicts.
Shirreff, who was deputy supreme allied commander
He says the events he predicts will begin to unfold next year unless steps are taken to avoid them.
He insists that retention of a nuclear deterrent is essential. “Be under no illusion whatsoever –
Russian use of nuclear weapons is hardwired into Moscow’s military strategy,” he writes.
He describes Russia as now the west’s most dangerous adversary and says President Vladimir
Putin’s course can only be stopped if the west wakes up to the real possibility of war and takes urgent action.
He also rounds on the UK for what he says is the emasculation of its conventional military capability on the assumption that the international scene will remain benign. He says Nato increasingly lacks the knowledge, capability and military hardware to match what he describes as Russia’s ever-improving conventional capability.
2016-05-18 11:00 Ewen MacAskill www.theguardian.com
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The Art Van Charity
Challenge began in 2009 from Mr. Art Van's desire to celebrate Art Van
Furniture's anniversary.
50th
Nearly 360 Charities were selected and participated in the Art Van Charity
Challenge through grant submission.

Every year, Art Van Furniture awards $1 million to charities in the midwest.
Charities are encouraged to leverage grants and sponsorships from Art Van Furniture to raise even more money leading to over $22 million raised by charities since 2009.
2016-05-18 15:15 MultiVu www.prnewswire.com
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A psychologist died after asking her roommate to slap her and strangle her with a cable during a rough sex session in Mexico.
Juan Ruiz Torres, 32, was arrested after pretty Tania
Trinidad Paredes, 23, was at his house in the Tlalpan district of the capital Mexico City.
Torres, a journalist, denied raping her and told detectives she died by accident while they were having sex.
Tania Trinidad Paredes (pictured) was found dead at an apartment in Mexico City. Police are investigating the claims made by her roommate Juan Ruiz Torres, who says she enjoyed violent sex
He said he had been drinking with the victim and another roommate, Jose Luis Arzate Martinez, when she suggested a threesome.
Torres told police that when Arzate Martinez refused and went to bed, Paredes suggested a rough sex session.
He told detectives: 'During the act, she asked me to squeeze her neck and slap her because she liked violent sex.'
A post mortem examination of Tania Trinidad Paredes (pictured) showed she died of asphyxiation and suffered broken bones in her neck. Her family were apparently unaware she was in a relationship with Torres
Torres said he throttled her with a cable but must have overdone it because she suddenly collapsed.
A post mortem examination found the cause of death was asphyxiation and her neck bones had been broken.
Some local media claimed Torres initially denied having anything to do with her death but later

came up with the rough sex confession after being interrogated.
The Zocalo news website said they were analyzing cell phones and social networks in a bid to check what sort of relationship Torres had with Paredes prior to the incident last month.
The investigation is still ongoing and Torres has not been charged.
2016-05-18 11:00 Chris Summers www.dailymail.co.uk
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ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Explosives that detonated in a village in southeastern Turkey last week, killing 16 people, had been intended for use in a suicide bombing in a city, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday.
A truck carrying more than 15 tonnes of explosives blew up in a village near the city of Diyarbakir last Thursday. Kurdish militants were believed to have been transporting the explosives, security sources have said.
(Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)
2016-05-18 10:59 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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A woman has been filmed apparently applying her make-up for more than five minutes while speeding down the fast lane of a motorway.
The shocking footage was captured on the M62 near Warrington, Cheshire, and shared online by a fellow road user who calls himself The Daily Commuter.
The 49-year-old father claims he noticed the woman applying her blusher while the cars were held up in slow-moving traffic however says he was stunned when she continued to do it once the traffic began moving.
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The female driver was caught on camera dabbing at her face while slow traffic picked up on the

M62
Cheshire near Warrington,
Despite the cars hitting speeds of up to 50mph and driving in the outside lane, the woman can be seen appearing to dab her face and looking in the rear-view mirror with just one hand on the wheel.
She continues doing this for more than five minutes until other cars undertake her and she eventually moves into the middle lane.
The Daily Commuter said: 'I was on my way to work and both the woman and I were in the outside lane in stop and start traffic.
'I looked in my rear view mirror and spotted her putting on her blusher.
'However as we drove along, we began picking up speed and I think we must have been going up to 50mph by the end - and she was still applying her make-up.'
The commuter added that the car was going from side to side as she sped down the lane with one hand on the wheel.
'She was not really looking where she was going and at one point she even moves across so she can look in the rear view mirror to get a better look at her make-up.
The car begins to speed up but the driver keeps one hand on the wheel and continues to look in her rear view mirror
A 49-year-old dad, who calls himself The Daily Commuter, captured the shocking footage as they drove down the motorway
'She was weaving about with just one hand on the wheel. It was very dangerous.
'I couldn't believe it. It is not right at all to do your make-up even when you are at a standstill in traffic, but to do it while you are in command of a vehicle on the motorway. But people will do these crazy things.
'It gets me very frustrated to see these things. I just made sure I stayed in front of her as I would not want to be driving behind a driver doing that.
The video shows the driver dabbing at her face as her cream Fiat 500 picks up speed down the busy road
'She did leave a gap in front of her to be fair - but I don't think that had any safety reasons, she was just too busy doing her make-up.
'I have not reported the incident to the police as I wouldn't want to bother them with every little

thing - unfortunately this kind of thing happens all of the time on our roads.
'I hope that by sharing this footage it does raise some awareness and makes those who do things like this think before doing it again.'
2016-05-18 10:58 Gaby Bissett www.dailymail.co.uk
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Robin Mun-Gavin looks at a number of potential problems associated with advancement which is based purely on racial classification, and not on merit.
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Durban – Several Durban beaches have been temporarily closed after medical waste washed up along the coast, the
City said on Wednesday.
"The eThekwini Municipality’s Health Unit is investigating the source of the medical waste," said eThekwini Municipality spokesperson Tozi Mthethwa.
Mthethwa said uMngeni (Mangrove), Beachwood, Virginia and Glenashley beaches had been temporarily closed because of a clean-up operation.
She said the clean-up operation was launched after the discovery of medical waste which had washed up on the shore. The waste could pose a health hazard to patrons and bathers using the facilities, she said.
Municipal officials were working around the clock to ensure that all the waste was removed from the beach, Mthethwa said.
"It is estimated that the clean-up operations will take up to two weeks to complete. In the interest of safety, all residents are advised to use alternative beaches until it is safe to use the affected beaches," she said.
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This is the moment a man trying to flee police with his pants around his ankles was tackled by

an officer on a busy expressway.
Police received calls about the man, later named as Anthony
Allen, 39, when he was spotted jumping through express lanes.
Video footage of the pursuit in
Chicago showed him being chased by an officer but tripping over his own pants.
The man was seen fleeing police along the Chicago expressway while his pants were around his ankles
The man appeared to trip at while he was being followed by an Illinois Department of
Transportation truck
Stopping to catch his breath, he then attempted to climb over a wall onto the express lanes
Lying crouching on the ground, a state trooper caught up with him and finally managed to subdue him
The man, identified as Anthony Allen, was later taken to hospital after claiming he had not taken medication
According to ABC7 , a state trooper almost captured him when he tried to scale the wall to the express lanes before being tackled successfully on his second attempt.
Footage showed several Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) trucks were also seen following closely behind.
Once Allen was tackled, employees jumped from the IDOT vehicles to help restrain him.
According to the broadcaster, Allen later told police he was schizophrenic and had not taken medication and he said he was trying to get away from IDOT.
2016-05-18 10:57 Corey Charlton www.dailymail.co.uk
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'Degrading smacks to the head': The European Court of Human Rights has accepted a case by
Amanda Knox (pictured) that she was mistreated by Italian police during their murder investigation
Amanda Knox has had her case against Italian police that she was mistreated during their murder investigation accepted by the European Court of Human Rights.

Knox, who was cleared last year of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, claims she was slapped and threatened by officers during her interrogation.
The 28-year-old had initially been charged with slandering police in Perugia by claiming they interviewed her under duress.
But a judge in Florence threw out the case in January, paving the way for her to submit a claim to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Knox alleges that she was subjected to inhumane treatment including 'degrading smacks to the head' during questioning after she was initially arrested for murder in November 2007.
The case also claims the American was not provided with a lawyer or official interpreter, it was reported by The Local , which cited Corriere della Sera.
During that questioning, she wrongly accused Congolese bar owner Patrick Lumumba of murdering Miss Kercher.
Lumumba spent two weeks in jail in 2007 before he was cleared.
Knox was sentenced to time served for slander because she had already spent about four years in an Italian jail.
She later said she fingered Lumumba because police 'threatened' her and she was under severe mental strain after many hours of interrogation.
The ECHR will now request more information from the Italian government before the case is brought to trial, but the process could take several years.
Amanda Knox (centre) speaks to the media outside her parents' home in Seattle, Washington, in
March 2015 after she and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher
Luciano Ghirga, one of Knox's lawyers, said: 'The court's acceptance of the appeal is great news. It's difficult to get cases accepted.'
'I can't say it gives me any satisfaction, however, as so much suffering has already been caused.'
Miss Kercher, 21, was discovered in a pool of blood in the house she shared with Knox in
Perugia in November 2007.
The British student had been stabbed four times and her throat slit in what the Italian courts claimed was a sex-game gone wrong.
Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of murder and sentenced to 26

years in jail in 2009.
Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (left) were initially found guilty of murdering Meredith
Kercher (right) in 2009. They were later acquitted before being found guilty again and finally acquitted by Italy's highest court
However, they were acquitted in 2011 after evidence used against the pair was found to be flawed.
Knox immediately returned to the United States protesting her innocence, but in January 2014, the Italian courts overturned that acquittal and reinstated the guilty verdict.
However, the case ultimately went to the Supreme Court and their conviction was overturned in
March 2015.
Six months later, the Court of Cassation issued a formal explanation of why the pair had been cleared, saying there was an 'absolute lack of biological traces' of Knox or Sollecito in the room or on Miss Kercher's body.
The judges wrote: 'The international spotlight on the case in fact resulted in the investigation undergoing a sudden acceleration, that, in the frantic search for one or more guilty parties to consign to international public opinion, certainly didn't help the search for substantial truth.'
2016-05-18 10:56 Simon Tomlinson www.dailymail.co.uk
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She has declared the last year
'the best and worst of her life'.
But it's clear to see which aspect Louis Tomlinson's ex
Briana Jungwirth considers the best.
The former stylist, 24, showed off her natural maternal instinct as she enjoyed a relaxed day with her son Freddie in Los
Angeles this week.
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Baby's day out: Louis Tomlinson's ex Briana Jungwirth doted on their son Freddie as they enjoyed a relaxing day out
The pretty brunette had set up an idyllic day for the tot as she was joined by a gal pal for a relaxed picnic in the sun.
Briana - who gave birth to the One Direction star's son in January - was seen cradling him as

she stared lovingly at the adorable four-month-old.
She then led him down on the ground but couldn't resist going in to kiss his chubby cheek.
Dressed in a simple white vest top and skimpy denim hotpants, the beauty looked relaxed.
The mum-of-one laughed along with her pal as they stared in wonder at the tiny tot as he wriggled on a picnic rug.
Briana took some time out to take a call during the enjoyable day out.
Cute: The former stylist, 24, showed off her natural maternal instinct as she enjoyed a relaxed day with her son Freddie in Los Angeles this week and showered him with affection
Fun in the sun: The pretty brunette had set up an idyllic day for the tot as she was joined by a gal pal for a relaxed picnic in the sun
Close: Briana - who gave birth to the One Direction star's son in January - was seen cradling him as she stared lovingly at the adorable four-month-old
Affection: She then led him down on the ground but couldn't resist going in to kiss his chubby cheek
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The pals enjoyed some snacks out in the California sun before heading home after their enjoyable day out.
Earlier this month, Briana took to social media to reveal how she had struggled with the backlash from Louis' fans after she fell pregnant.
In a Mother's Day post, she wrote: 'This past year has been the best and worst of my life,' she began.
'I was blessed with the most amazing gift - a beautiful baby boy that I grew inside of me for 9 months.
'On the other hand, I was scrutinized and harassed by thousands - which even included major media outlets whom all seemed to believe he wasn't real.'
Summer vibe: Dressed in a simple white vest top and skimpy denim hotpants, the beauty looked relaxed
In awe: The mum-of-one laughed along with her pal as they stared in wonder at the tiny tot as he wriggled on a picnic rug
Grub time: The pals enjoyed some snacks out in the California sun before heading home after their enjoyable day out
Ring ring: Briana took some time out to take a call during the enjoyable day out
Hands on: The brunette then carried Freddie in his car seat as they left the picnic
The journey to motherhood has been quite difficult for the pretty brunette, who went on to discuss the venom she received from others, claiming it had fuelled her to be a better mother.
'I also know that if it was said about you, you may not had the will power to hold back as much as
I have. I will be strong enough to continue to embrace this journey, love my son endlessly and be kind to those who do not deserve it even if it's the last thing I'd like to do.
'Happy Mother's Day to myself. I'm proud to be Freddie's mommy,' she concluded in the post which reached her 460k followers.
News that Louis was to become a first-time dad broke in July 2015, following his brief fling with
Briana in Los Angeles the previous May.
The British pop star made the move to the US, near to where Briana lives, earlier this year.
Speaking at the time of Freddie's birth, a source told MailOnline: 'Louis is already loving being a father and is so proud of Freddie. His son is his number one priority and he’s supporting Briana

and Freddie in every way possible.
‘His mum and her husband are in Los Angeles with Louis to help Louis, Briana and her family in any way they can.’
Louis is now in a new relationship with actress Danielle Campbell.
New romance: Louis - who enjoyed a brief fling with Briana last year before she fell pregnant - is now in a new relationship with actress Danielle Campbell
2016-05-18 10:55 Marc Jackson www.dailymail.co.uk
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Lena Dunham is known for inspiring women all over the world and encouraging them to come together in celebration of their femininity.
The Girls creator and star, 30, asked Twitter users to come up with their best memory from the year they were 19, inspired by reading her own diary entries written at the same age.
Writing on the social media site, she posted: 'Teenage girls are the MOST incredible creatures. Tweet me your best memory from the year you were 19 with #isitevil and I'll re-tweet my faves'.
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Girls creator and star Lena Dunham, asked Twitter users to come up with their best memory from the year they were 19...and Twitter poured forth
Writing on the social media site, Dunham (pictured) posted: 'Teenage girls are the MOST incredible creatures. Tweet me your best memory from the year you were 19 with #isitevil and I'll re-tweet my faves'
Dunham recently posted excerpts from some of her old diary entries on Lenny Letter, the online feminist newsletter she created with Jennifer Konner.
In a posting called Is It Evil Not to Be Sure? An Excerpt from Lena Dunham's College Diary , she provided readers with an enlightening insight into the mind of 19-year-old Lena.
The entries contained phrases including 'He brushes my hair from my eyes. He looks surprised, probably because my hair's not very soft. It feels like straw. It's sort of a point of pride, actually' and 'you kiss like a two year-old on meth'.

Dunham is releasing her diary entries in a limited edition book called Is it evil not to be sure?, with profits going to an organisation called Girls Write Now
Dunham is releasing her diary entries in a limited edition book called Is it evil not to be sure?, with profits going to an organisation called Girls Write Now.
According to the actress, writer and director, Girls Write Now 'provides opportunities and education to under-served high-school girls so they can use writing for its highest purposes: catharsis, activism, and envisioning a better future'.
Hundreds of women responded to Dunham's request for memories of their 19-year-old selves, with results ranging from hilarious to emotional.
Hundreds of women responded to Dunham's request for memories of their 19-year-old selves, with results ranging from hilarious to emotional
One woman confessed that after she was fired from her job at Blockbuster, she 'went "travelling" to spend three weeks in Paris camping near Euro Disney eating Nutella and going on MSN'.
Another said she had the 'most ridiculous night of my life which culminated in me realising I lost my $25k (£17k) prosthetic arm the next morning'.
Even Glamour editor Jo Elvin joined in with the hashtag - tweeting: 'Got my first grown-up job!
But it was on a magazine for teenagers, Dolly magazine'.
Even Glamour editor Jo Elvin joined in with the hashtag - tweeting: 'Got my first grown-up job!
But it was on a magazine for teenagers, Dolly magazine'
A number of women revealed that their best memory at the age of 19 involved travelling the world and leaving their comfort zone
A number of women revealed that their best memory at the age of 19 involved travelling the world and leaving their comfort zone.
One woman wrote: 'Saved up and went to Paris alone, wrote a play in a notebook then left it amongst books in a cafe for someone to find'.
Another had a similar story. She wrote: 'I sold all of my stuff and boarded a train to Oregon because I was curious and had never been there.'
Another theme was women facing mental illness at the age of 19, and learning how to cope with it
One woman wrote about taking her college room mate to a survivor's group therapy session when she was scared to go, adding that it was not her best memory
Another theme was women facing mental illness at the age of 19, and learning how to cope with it.
In one particularly poignant post, a woman wrote: '[At 19 I] stopped using my anxiety as my excuse, embraced it and now [am] using it to become stronger and better than I've ever been'.

A woman named Hannah wrote that she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at 19 - yet
'still started my twenties with a bang by moving 4,000 miles to study abroad'.
A number of the posts involved having romantic crushes or relationships - or doing something daring, for example getting a piercing or tattoo
In her Lenny Letter posting, Dunham explained her reasoning behind asking women to post their memories.
She said: 'We need to remind every young woman, no matter their socioeconomic reality, that their stories are essential to our future.
'We can't live without them, and we also don't want to.'
The published author turned 30 last Friday and received happy birthday wishes from many of her famous friends.
'Love of my life': Lena Dunham's boyfriend Jack Antonoff shared an Instagram snapshot of the make-up free actress and wished her a happy 30th birthday
Going steady: Lena and musician Jack, pictured at an event in New York last December, have been together since 2012
She was flooded with Instagram love from A-listers including Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon, her Girls co-star Allison Williams and her boyfriend, musician Jack Antonoff.
Jack shared a snapshot of the make-up free actress and wrote: 'Happy birthday LD, love of my life. I'm so thrilled you are 30. I'd be in hell without Lena.'
And superstar Taylor also praised Lena, one of her famous 'squad' of gal pals.
'One of my favorite people in the world': Taylor Swift, 26, posted a collage of herself with Lena on
Instagram and wished her a happy 30th birthday
'One of my favourite people in the world turns 30 today and I can't help but think about how different my life would've been without our long talks, arts and crafts projects, and running-intoeach-others'-arms-hugs,' the Bad Blood singer captioned a collage of sweet snapshots of the duo.
She added: 'Thanks for being you, Lena. Everyone who knows you is better because of it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @lenadunham.'
2016-05-18 10:55 Kate Samuelson www.dailymail.co.uk
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May 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** Canada's two major railways are slashing expenses and eyeing more layoffs amid a slump in freight made worse by the fires in Northern Alberta. Canadian National Railway Co has laid off 1,200 people and parked 400 locomotives, whereas
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd has laid off about 1,300 people and idled 665 locomotives. (http://bit.ly/1Tnbw3Z)
** Alberta's wildfires took a sudden shift toward major oil sands plants north of Fort McMurray, overrunning at least one work camp and throwing into limbo plans to restart more than one million barrels per day of lost production. (http://bit.ly/1OzjDWQ)
** Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce conducted an internal investigation into alleged misbehaviour on its trading floor amid claims of sexual harassment. Earlier this year, the bank hired an outside firm to question trading floor staff about a series of alleged incidents, according to three people familiar with the situation. (http://bit.ly/1V8TcxZ)
NATIONAL POST
** Canadians with the worst credit ratings are ramping up their debt, but the opposite is true for people with good credit, who continue to pay down their loans, according to a survey released on Wednesday by credit rating agency TransUnion.
(http://bit.ly/1TjqV33)
** An assessment by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that the fire in northeastern Alberta resulted in a loss of 1.2
million barrels of oil per day for two weeks, translating into
C$985 million ($760 million) in lost gross domestic product. (http://bit.ly/1OzlPxq)

** Hudson's Bay Co announced on Tuesday it will open 20 stores in the Netherlands beginning in 2017 - 17 under its namesake banner, and three under the discount luxury banner
Saks Off Fifth. The new project is expected to create about
2,500 construction jobs and an equal number of positions in the stores. (http://bit.ly/1TjseyK)
($1 = 1.2965 Canadian dollars)
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2016-05-18 10:51 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
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N o one will blame you if you’ve forgotten it, but there was a Queen’s speech, outlining the upcoming programme of the UK government, in 2003 too.
There were some things in it that would have a lasting impact, like the introduction of civil partnerships for same sex couples, preparing the ground for eventual equal marriage.
And there were proposals that came to nothing. Her Majesty promised a “national identity cards scheme”, that would later be dropped, and amusing to recall, said that “A draft bill will be published to enable a referendum to be held on the adoption of the single currency subject to the government’s five economic tests being met”.
No doubt commentators diligently pored over the details in the next day’s papers 13 years ago, just as they will do again now. And yet the whole exercise was curiously beside the point. For what was the real political story back then? It was of a Labour government torn apart, first over the invasion of Iraq earlier that year and then, relatedly, over the question of the party leadership. For all the worthy intentions announced by the monarch, Tony Blair’s second term was devoured by war and the question of when he would leave office. Everything else felt secondary or somehow unreal, so that when the government talked of its domestic agenda it seemed to be speaking hypothetically, as if going through the motions.
Like Blair then, David Cameron has been prime minister for six years – and he’s now seeing the same thing happening to his government. It can make the right noises and perform the appropriate rituals. It can have the Queen dress up in her finery, put on her crown and read out

its so-called social reform agenda , with its promises to improve prisons and boost the life chances of the disadvantaged. But no one can pretend any of that foretells what the coming period will really be about.
For the true story of this parliament can be distilled into a single word: Europe. As the
Spectator’s James Forsyth has argued, Europe is destined to be David Cameron’s Iraq – the decision that splits the Conservatives in two, alienates his party activists and which is forever remembered by his own tribe as an act of unforgivable betrayal.
That was the long-term fate of Blair, one that still shapes the Labour party. But it had an immediate impact too. It consumed all the oxygen, sucked up the energy that might otherwise have gone into governing. And that’s what’s happening today. Everything is seen in the light, or in the shadow, of the 23 June referendum.
So there are ritual quotes from Michael Gove, trumpeting his new prison plan. But it requires an effort of memory to recall that he is actually still the justice secretary. His primary role in our current politics is as the chief brain of the leave campaign. On paper, that role will expire on 24
June. But only on paper. In reality, the battle lines drawn now will not fade. Indeed, they may reshape, if not realign, the Conservative party for a generation to come. The result is that the sight of Cameron and Gove – once such close allies – on the same side now seems unreal and fleeting. For we know that on the issue that matters most to them both, they are at war.
When the referendum is over, that war will not end but simply move to its next phase: the battle for the succession. Remember that the invasion of Iraq did not end the arguments that preceded it but instead ushered in four years of agitation and tension about the leadership – tension that was not released until Blair made way for Gordon Brown in 2007. Like Blair before him,
Cameron has announced his own political mortality, with his promise not to serve a third term.
Whatever the result of the referendum, that contest could begin, more or less overtly, on 24
June.
In the 2003 Queen’s speech, Iraq was only mentioned once (a promise to “rebuild” the country that had been smashed). Yet it made every other word in that address seem moot and oddly tangential. Today it is Europe. On everything else, this is becoming a zombie government – technically alive, but with its soul elsewhere.
2016-05-18 10:50 Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com
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Johannesburg - After the recent departure of a number of key actors from
Afrikaans soapie 7de Laan
(2000-current), we have some good news to share with the fans.
From June, 7de Laan viewers will be introduced to a brand-new Afrikaans family that will be moving

into Hillside.
Meet the Welmans, a family with a dark history and loads of money.
Played by: David Rees – best known as Niek Naudé from Egoli (1992-2010).
Need to know: Chris, 55, is a successful businessman who always gets what he wants. He maintains high standards and expects only the best from his family, but he never takes responsibility for his faults.
Played by: Deirdre Wolhunter - best known as Franci Roos in Fluiters (2016-current, Tuesdays, kykNET at 20:00).
Need to know: Mariaan, 52, appears to be confident, even haughty and snobbish at times. But this is a front to a mask deep-seated insecurity. She’s obsessed with her family’s public image and will criticise them if she feels like it. She has a tendency to be over-protective of her family.
Played by: Carina Nel - best known as Isabel in Generations (1994-current) from 2013-2015.
Need to know: Alexa, 25, is a medical doctor and more reserved than her younger sister. She is bright, gentle, caring and attracts a lot of attention from the men in the Laan. But she shies away from serious relationships.
Played by: André Lotter – best known as evil Liam in Villa Rosa (2004-2016) from 2013-2016.
Need to know: Rikus, 27, has a degree in accounting but his heart lies with tennis. He wants to become a professional tennis player but his dad doesn’t approve.
Played by: newcomer Kristen Raath
Need to know: Amorey, 22, is her daddy’s little girl and showers him with affection, but she had a rebellious side to her and questions everything.
2016-05-18 10:48 www.channel24.co.za
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