A dozen or more metal implements are arranged in neat rows on the table next to the bed. They look like something Frankenstein might have had applied to his monster's neck. I begin to feel nervous. What on earth have I got myself into? The pristine white room adds to the feeling that I'm about to undergo major surgery. But I'm not. I'm here to try the wackiest face treatment to hit the beauty scene: the tuning fork facial. Offered at the upmarket Hale Clinic in London and other clinics nationwide, the scary sounding tuning forks are pieces of metal that make different pitched sounds when struck and made to vibrate. Tuned in: Marianne is given the tuning fork treatment . When they are placed on specific parts of the face - the neck, the jowls, forehead and around the eyes - vibrations are said to tighten sagging skin, eradicate dark circles, lessen the appearance of wrinkles and stimulate collagen. The results mean that your face looks younger, brighter and more toned. Some say it's the non-jab equivalent of Botox. The treatment comes from the U.S. - where else? Advocates claim the 'sound waves of the forks vibrate and travel deeply into the body along energy pathways, affecting human physiology and reaching places not easily accessed'. So far, so New Age gibberish. There seems to be no scientific proof that tuning forks can make you look younger, prettier or more rested. It sounds nutty - the kind of thing practised by people who like panpipes and hemp seeds. The UK beauty industry employs more a million people and is worth £17 bn . I prefer my facials to involve peels, not strange pieces of metal. But while I may be sceptical, I am also, at 37, willing to try anything. Over the past few years, frown lines have begun to appear on my forehead, and my face appears increasingly pale, puffy and bloated. I explain all this to therapist Samara Reid, who's sympathetic. 'What's wonderful about these facials is they improve the appearance of the skin, but also treat the cause of the problem,' she says. 'If you're pale, you probably have poor circulation. The forks can boost blood flow, which will give you a healthier colour.' Samara has been a facial acupuncturist for 20 years, but she has started using the forks on their own and in conjunction with needles. 'I can see my jawline for the first time in a while, and my skin looks plumper and pink, rather than white' The therapies work on the same principle of Chinese acupuncture, which follows the idea that our body's energy - or 'Qi' - flows through 12 main channels called meridians. If this flow is interrupted, it can cause ill health and affect our appearance, causing premature ageing, dry skin and eye bags. Inserting needles or vibrating tuning fork on these trigger points supposedly restores the flow of energy, improving fine lines and circulation, leading to a clearer, rejuvenated complexion. Samara uses them together for a more powerful effect, but for

Summary: Marianne Power tried the tuning fork facial at Hale Clinic in London . Utilises tuning forks that make different pitched sounds when struck . Says afterwards her skin looks plumper and pink, rather than white .


A 16-year-old girl sobbed in court as she faced the parents of three classmates who died after the SUV she was driving crashed last August. Julia Ware, who was 15 at the time of the accident, appeared at Wayne County Court in Honesdale, Pennslyvania, on Wednesday. The families of Shamus Digney, Cullen Keffer and Ryan Lesher - who were all 15 - watched her admit to five of the 12 counts she was charged with by prosecutors. After the hearing was over, a grieving father branded Ware, of Pleasantville, New York, a murderer. Scroll down for video . Julia Ware (center) accepted responsibility for three homicide by vehicle felony counts in a Pennsylvania court . Shamus Digney (left), Cullen Keffer (center) and Ryan Lesher (right), all 15, were killed during the accident . Lisa Lesher held a picture of her son Ryan as she entered the Wayne County Courthouse on Wednesday . The tenth grader accepted responsibility for three felony counts of homicide by vehicle and two misdemeanor counts of accident involving death or injury. She struggled with her emotions throughout the proceedings and tried to avoid eye contact. Her father, Michael Ware, is awaiting trial on three counts of involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and other charges for allegedly allowing Ware to drive, the Bucks County Courier Times reported. A written statement from Ware claimed the man gave her permission to drive so she could go pick up breakfast, according to the Times-Tribune. No trial date is set for the 53-year-old. Ware will be back in court within a month for the juvenile equivalent of sentencing and there are some who feel she should be treated as an adult. Ware was speeding when she lost control and her SUV rolled over in Paupack Township back in August . The father of one of the dead boys, Ed Lesher, said: 'She knew she was wrong. 'She knew she shouldn't have been driving. She knew she was going fast. 'The boys were telling her to slow down. She didn't slow down. 'She thought it was funny to go faster. She murdered three boys, one of them my son Ryan. 'She should be punished like her father.' The dead boys' loved ones wore shirts that had CRS written on the back in honor of Cullen, Ryan and Shamus . Family and friends of the three dead Council Rock High School South students carried signs and photos . Ware, who is now 16, will be back in court within a month or so for the juvenile equivalent of sentencing . Family and friends of the three dead Council Rock High School South students showed up at court wearing identical shirts and carrying signs and photos in honor of their loved ones. The shirts had CRS written on the back in honor of Cullen, Ryan and Shamus. One sign read: 'Be a parent to your child before being a friend.' Another said: 'Charge Julia Ware as an Adult.' During the crash, which occurred over Labor Day weekend in Paupack Township, two other passengers in

Summary: Julia Ware was driving before crash in Paupack Township, Pennsylvania . Chevy Suburban rolled over several times during deadly August accident . Three passengers Ryan Lesher, Shamus Digney, and Cullen Keffer were 15 . Ware accepted responsibility for three homicide by vehicle felony counts . Pleasantville, New York, girl also admitted to two misdemeanor charges . Father faces charges for allegedly letting his daughter have keys to SUV .


A host of the nation’s favourite stars have been announced to perform at a concert to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. Status Quo, Katherine Jenkins and West End star Elaine Paige will perform at the event. It is set to be one of the highlights of a three-day commemoration of the end of the Second World War, running from Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10. Concert: Status Quo will perform at the event marking the 70th anniversary of VE Day. Members Rick Parfitt (pictured left) and Francis Rossi (right) Katherine Jenkins will be West End star Elaine Paige, boy band Blue, R&B singer Jamelia, pop star Pixie Lott, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter and tenor Alfie Boe . Other stars include boy band Blue, R&B singer Jamelia, pop star Pixie Lott, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter and tenor Alfie Boe. The 1940s-themed concert will take place on Saturday 9 and will be broadcast on BBC1, hosted by Chris Evans. The singers will be joined by four Strictly Come Dancing couples and readings from Pointless host Alexander Armstrong and Absolutely Fabulous actress Jane Horrocks. The extensive commemoration is a victory for the Daily Mail which highlighted growing concerns that the anniversary risked being overshadowed by the election on May 7. Singer Dame Vera Lynn, the 98-year-old Forces’ Sweetheart, was among those who called on the Government to do more to mark the occasion. It is likely to be the last major anniversary which will be attended in strength by the generation that fought at home and abroad during the war. David Cameron asked Cabinet minister William Hague in February to draw up plans for three days of national commemorations and last month Chancellor George Osborne earmarked up to £2million in the Budget towards marking the event. The timing of the anniversary makes it even more of an extraordinary occasion, starting the day after a general election which is likely to result in another hung Parliament. The 1940s-themed concert will also include readings from Pointless host Alexander Armstrong (left) and Absolutely Fabulous actress Jane Horrocks (right) Ministers and their shadows are likely to gather for celebrations not knowing for sure who will be in power of the country after coalition negotiations. The three-day commemoration will begin with a Service of Remembrance on VE Day (May 8) at The Cenotaph and a national two-minute silence at 3pm, marking the moment Winston Churchill broadcast his historic speech formally announcing the end of the war in 1945. A chain of more 100 beacons will be lit across the country in the evening. Ahead of the star-studded concert on the Saturday, sports fans will honour the day with clapping and singing during fixtures and cathedrals are encouraged to ring their bells in celebration at 11am. On the Sunday there will be a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey attended by The Queen, followed by a parade to St James’s Park, where the Royal British Legion will host a lunch reception for 2,000 veterans. People across the country are encouraged to host street parties and deck out homes

Summary: Concert will be part of the three-day commemoration of end of WWII . Status Quo, Katherine Jenkins and boy band Blue are set to perform . There will be a Service of Remembrance on VE Day at The Cenotaph .


A young man was banned from every branch of Sainsbury's after he was wrongly accused of shoplifting a pair of speakers. Aden Gould, 21, was also told to pay a £150 'security fee' after he was seen testing speakers on sale in a branch of the supermarket - even though he put the equipment back where he found it. The giant firm sent him an aggressive letter warning that staff would call the police if they ever catch him trying to enter Sainsbury's. Banned: Aden Gould, 21, was told he could not return to Sainsbury's after he opened some speakers there . Mr Gould, who has learning difficulties and is unemployed, went into the Sainsbury's branch in Stoke-on-Trent and opened two boxes containing £25 speakers. He then tested the gadgets to see if they worked with his mobile phone, and put them back on display - but was immediately apprehended by security. Staff took him into the manager's office and forced him to empty his bag, but he was cleared of shoplifting. Mr Gould later received a pair of letters saying that he was banned from all 1,200 Sainsbury's stores across the country, and had to pay £150 in compensation. However, the company has now backed down and agreed to revoke the ban, as well as waiving the £150 fine. He said: 'The first set of speakers didn't work and the second weren't very good so I put everything back in the boxes. 'I was walking out of the shop when the security guard grabbed me and took me into the manager's office. I was confused about what I'd done and I thought I was in trouble. 'I wanted to call my mum but they told me to put my phone away. I was scared and frustrated. I felt like I was having a heart attack. 'When I got outside I was really panicking. I was shaking all over. I then received a second letter saying I owed £150 in security fees but I had no idea what it was for.' Reversal: Sainsbury's has now revoked the ban which was imposed at its Stoke-on-Trent store, pictured . His mother Petra added: 'Aden was shaking uncontrollably when he got home and when he got the letter saying he was banned I went straight down there. 'An assistant told me he had committed criminal damage because he opened the boxes and said I was lucky the police weren't being called. 'I think staff initially thought he was a shoplifter but after he proved he had nothing in his bag they should have just let him go. He is being treated like some kind of criminal. 'If it is such a crime to open the little boxes, there should be a sign saying it is a criminal offence.' In its letter to Aden, Sainsbury's stated: 'The invitation to enter and shop at all Sainsbury's stores is permanently withdrawn due to the incident on April 15. 'Should you enter any of our premises you will be treated as a trespasser and the police will be called

Summary: Aden Gould, who has learning difficulties, opened boxes of speakers and tried out the gadgets . He was then marched to store manager's office and told to empty his bag . Sainsbury's sent him a letter banning him from stores and fining him £150 . Supermarket has now reversed decision after a complaint from his family .


Isa Richardson, a well-known beggar in Maidstone, Kent, made a 12-year-old hand over her last 15p . A beggar has been ordered to pay £20 to a 12-year-old girl after intimidating her into handing over the last 15p of her pocket money. The frightened youngster was confronted by homeless Isa Richardson who claimed she needed money because her car had broken down, a court heard. The schoolgirl, who has not been named, told police she felt intimidated by Richardson, 46, and believed she had no choice but to hand over the money. Richardson is a well-known character in Maidstone, Kent, who has a history of begging and a number of outstanding fines for other offences. She admitted her latest offence when she appeared before magistrates in Maidstone. The court ordered her to pay £20 to the young victim because of the stress she was forced to endure in the incident. Richardson was caught and arrested on March 19 after CCTV operators were alerted to her suspicious behaviour as they spotted her approaching people for cash. She told the court she was in such a desperate financial situation that she believed her only options were to either beg or shoplift. She also told the court she deeply regretted upsetting the youngster. Magistrates heard she owed £375 in outstanding fines and costs from previous crimes but had started receiving benefits and was looking for a job to start paying off the debt. Homeless Richardson was also given a 12-month conditional discharge. Debbie Jones, prosecuting, said she had already been convicted of similar offences twice this year. A spokesman for Maidstone Borough Council said: 'We cannot comment on specific cases. 'Begging is illegal and anyone who feels intimidated should call the police on 101 or speak to a Police Community Support Officer.' Richardson was caught and arrested on March 19 after CCTV operators were alerted to her suspicious behaviour as they spotted her approaching people for cash . Maidstone Magistrates Court, where homeless defendant Isa Richardson was ordered to pay the youngster £20 after intimidating her into handing over her last 15p .

Summary: Homeless Isa Richardson claimed her car had broken down to young girl . 12-year-old felt 'intimidated' and handed over everything she had - just 15p . Kent beggar has already been convicted of two similar offences this year .


Rangers boss Stuart McCall says he is already working on a dossier of signing targets for next season - even though he may not be around to parade them. The interim Ibrox manager still does not know if he will be in charge beyond the current campaign after being lured back to his old club to kick-start their faltering promotion bid. So far, everything is going to plan with Gers second in the Scottish Championship table and destined for a semi-final play-off slot. Stuart McCall says he is already looking at transfer targets for next season, though he may not be at Rangers . But with 12 players out of contract, McCall knows the Light Blues will need to strengthen if they have any chance of keeping pace with rivals Celtic next season - if they go up - and is already piecing together a wish list of potential new arrivals. He said: 'I've been speaking to a lot of agents and putting things in place for if and when... Even if I'm not here, if I'm getting players put to me who would like to come to Rangers regardless of the manager, then we build a little portfolio of positions that we will be needing next year. 'It's not a case of us standing still and then thinking come June 1, 'Oh we need to get into action'. 'No, there are a lot of agents who come to us and we build a little dossier of players that as a staff, we think will be good for next season, regardless of what league we are in. 'It would be slightly naive [if we were not doing that]. If I'm in charge or not, I still want the club to do well and I will put my view across to the board on who I think should be coming into the club and who should be here.' McCall is compiling a dossier on targets as he looks to put the club in the best possible position . Rangers have operated a haphazard transfer policy since re-emerging from the embers of liquidation. The club's team of scouts were jettisoned under the disastrous Craig Whyte regime and former boss Ally McCoist was largely forced to turn to a list of former Ibrox servants he had personal knowledge of when trying to bolster his squad. But McCall revealed the club's new board are now starting the process of re-establishing their spying network - albeit on a smaller level than before. 'I think there has been discussions behind the scenes with different people,' said the former Motherwell boss. 'I don't think we are at the stage where we were 10 or 15 years ago where we were aiming to get into the Champions League and bringing players in for three and four million yet. 'I don't think Rangers will be at the stage yet next year where we need international scouts everywhere. Rangers have expanded their scouting network after a haphazard system over the past few years . 'But certainly a scouting network needs to be

Summary: Rangers are currently second in the Scottish Championship . Stuart McCall's side are in pole position to go up via the play-offs . But McCall is still not certain of his future at the club next season . Rangers boss says he is still trying to build the squad for next year . Rangers have begun to expand their scouting after several poor years .


It changed the world with its flat-pack furniture and now Ikea wants to save the planet... with vegetarian meatballs. The dish loved by millions of British customers is to get a meat-free makeover that it is claimed will cut carbon emissions by half. The Swedish firm says producing the new version uses far less energy than making the pork and beef variety. Green scheme: IKEA claims it will 'save the planet' with its new vegetarian meatballs as far less energy is needed both to produce and cook them than the pork and beef variety . Its veggie balls will be rolled out this month, created from a secret recipe of chickpeas, peas, carrots, peppers, corn, kale and seasoning. Ikea is as famous for its meatballs as its cheap self-assembly furniture and UK customers often spend entire days inside its large warehouses eating and shopping. The company now sells a staggering one billion of its regular meatballs every year. In an interview with the Daily Mail, IKEA chief executive, Peter Agnefjall, said: ‘We are launching a vegetarian meatball. We see a big opportunity. The vegetarian meatball will go global in April and have 50pc less carbon dioxide than a normal meatball. It’s healthier and better for the planet.’ The firm has spent two years developing the veggieball, the first innovation to its meatball since it started selling food to encourage shoppers to stay inside its stores back in 1959. The vegetable-based snack is more environmentally friendly than the meat version, because cows and pigs are responsible for methane emissions. It also takes less energy to cook a veggieball. A spokesman said: ‘At IKEA we want to offer healthy food choices that are delicious, sustainable and affordable for the many, based on our Swedish identity. ‘We are currently developing our food range to provide options that meet the different preferences of our customers. ‘One of the exciting new products is a veggieball which will be launched in our stores from April onwards. ‘The veggie ball does not have any animal content in the ingredients. We will share more information about our new veggieballs nearer the time of the launch.’ Meatballs are one of Sweden’s national dishes and as iconic as Volvo cars or the pop group Abba. Meatballs and Malm beds: Ikea is as famous for its meatballs as its cheap self-assembly furniture and the company sells one billion of its regular meatballs every year . IKEA sells 5million meatballs in the UK annually and estimates it has sold 11.6billion in the UK since 1987. However a spokesman said last night the veggieball will not be available in the UK until May. Food contributed £1 billion to group sales last year. IKEA has 361 stores worldwide which all sell food – its meatball even has its own Facebook page. Meatballs are sold in Ikea’s restaurants for £3.80 and customer can also buy a frozen variety in its Swedish Food Market for £4.35 for 1kg. It has not yet revealed the cost of the veggieball. Ikea was caught up in the international food fraud scandal

Summary: IKEA hopes to save the planet with chickpea and kale 'veggie balls' The 'non-meat meatball' also contains carrots, peppers and peas . Swedish flat-pack firm sells one billion regular meatballs every year .


Two months after announcing that he is leaving The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has revealed that he decided to quit because he was becoming increasing depressed watching cable news . Two months after announcing that he is leaving The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has revealed that he decided to call time on his 17 year reign because he was becoming increasing depressed by American politics and watching cable news. Speaking for the first time since making his shock decision, Stewart said he was looking forward to not having to watch the 'relentless' 24-hour news networks anymore. 'Watching these channels all day is incredibly depressing,' Stewart told The Guardian. 'I live in a constant state of depression. I think of us as turd miners. I put on my helmet, I go and mine turds, hopefully I don't get turd lung disease.' Asked if he'd ever voluntarily watch Fox News, Stewart said, 'Let's say that it's a nuclear winter, and I have been wandering, and there appears to be a flickering light through what appears to be a radioactive cloud and I think that light might be a food source that could help my family. 'I might glance at it for a moment until I realize, that's Fox News, and then I shut it off.' Stewart also confessed that his 'moments of dissatisfaction' with the show had started to become more frequent. 'It's not like I thought [The Daily Show] wasn't working any more, or that I didn't know how to do it. It was more, "Yup, it's working. But I'm not getting the same satisfaction,'" he said. 'These things are cyclical. You have moments of dissatisfaction, and then you come out of it and it's OK. But the cycles become longer and maybe more entrenched, and that's when you realize, "OK, I'm on the back side of it now.'" Scroll down for video . Stewart said he didn't have many regrets from his time hosting the Comedy Central show, but one was not pushing Donald Rumsfeld harder when he had the chance in 2011 . Even the upcoming 2016 Presidential election campaign couldn't reignite Stewart's passion the way it once did. 'I'd covered an election four times, and it didn't appear that there was going to be anything wildly different about this one,' said Stewart. 'Honestly, it was a combination of the limitations of my brain and a format that is geared towards following an increasingly redundant process, which is our political process. 'I was just thinking, "Are there other ways to skin this cat?' And, beyond that, it would be nice to be home when my little elves get home from school, occasionally." Stewart also said he didn't have many regrets from his time hosting the Comedy Central show, but one was not pushing Donald Rumsfeld harder when he had the chance. The former secretary of defense appeared on The Daily Show in 2011 for an interview, which the comedian says he messed up. Although Stewart hasn't set an official exit date, Comedy Central announced last month that comedian and The Daily

Summary: Two months after announcing he is leaving Stewart has revealed that he was becoming increasing depressed watching cable news . 'I live in a constant state of depression. I think of us as turd miners,' he said . Stewart also confessed that his 'moments of dissatisfaction' with the show had started to become more frequent . Comedian said he didn't have many regrets, but one was not pushing Donald Rumsfeld harder when he had the chance in 2011 .


A British former car mechanic who joined the Islamic State as an explosives expert and sniper has shared chilling images of his new high-tech bomb-making factory in Syria. Hamayun Tariq, a divorced 37-year-old who was born and raised in Dudley in the West Midlands, shared four images on Twitter of a room where he claims to make devices known as IEDs. Components are seen organised on shelves and instruction manuals and bomb-making equipment neatly laid out on work surfaces in the room, which the father-of-two says he hopes will emerge as 'the best Electronics LAB in the Islamic state'. Scroll down for video . Well-equipped: British former car mechanic Hamayun Tariq - who joined the Islamic State as an explosives expert and sniper - has shared chilling images of his new high-tech bomb-making factory in Syria . Boastful: Components are seen organised on shelves in the room, which the father-of-two says he hopes will emerge as 'the best Electronics LAB in the Islamic state' Tariq's social media presence rarely last longer than a few days before being suspended as he specialises in posting detailed instructions on how to build bombs. Despite already doing the same on his latest account, the militant has been able to share images of his bomb-making factory, where he boastfully claims to spend time 'producing sophisticated IEDs'. Terror: Hamayun Tariq is a divorced, 37-year-old father-of-two who was born and raised in Dudley . Tariq - who uses the nom de guerre Abu Muslim al-Britani - has methodically arranged the room into areas for building bombs and areas to check their function. He clearly uses expensive equipment, including high-tech microscopes, laptops and radiation testers while building the IEDs and detailed bomb-making manuals are dotted around the factory. After posting photographs of his 'laboratory', the jihadi wrote on Twitter: 'IEDs is my favourite weapon after Sniping, u hit the enemy & disappear in thin air just like a Ghost. Its a Must'. Tariq served a sentence for fraud in the UK before joining ISIS in Syria late last year. Shortly after joining the terrorist group he began posting detailed explosive-making instructions and encouraging 'lone wolves' still living in the West to carry out deadly bomb attacks. Tariq has previously posted under various Twitter handles but he is usually suspended rarely quickly thanks to bomb-making guides and sickening calls for terror attacks in the UK. He regularly posted photographs of handwritten instructions explaining how to assemble crude explosive devices and listing the chemicals needed to create deadly poisons. Chilling: Hamayun Tariq - who uses the nom de guerre Abu Muslim al-Britani - has methodically arranged the room into areas for building bombs and areas to check their functionality . Sick: Tariq served a sentence for fraud in the UK before joining ISIS in Syria last year. He soon began posting detailed explosive-making instructions and encouraging 'lone wolves' to carry out deadly bomb attacks . ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been seriously injured in an air strike and is no longer in control of the terrorist group, according to an Iraqi

Summary: Hamayun Tariq, 37, shared four images of the factory on his Twitter page . Father of two said he produces 'sophisticated IEDs' for ISIS in the room . The divorced jihadi was born and raised in Dudley in the West Midlands . Joined ISIS last year after serving a prison sentence in the UK for fraud .


Children's soft toys act as a reservoir for bacteria and bring germs into hospitals, scientists have warned. A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee explored how best to minimise the risk of infection after surgery. They note that despite hand washing and other protocols, surgical-site infections continue to pose a problem. Children's toys could act as a reservoir for bacteria and bring germs into hospitals, scientists at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, have warned . The researchers concluded this implied one of two scenarios. Firstly, that current infection prevention methods are not effective. And secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound. Their study revealed that soft toys brought into the operating theatre by children served as a breeding ground for bacteria. They urged parents to be aware of the dangers comfort items could pose, and take steps to eradicate the risk. Dr Jonathan Schoenecker and his team aimed to investigate if cuddly toys contribute to surgical-site infections. They swabbed stuffed animals that were brought into hospital by children ahead of surgery. The findings revealed that all those soft toys swabbed showed bacterial growth. In addition, the researchers demonstrated that a single wash and dry cycle at home, followed by sealing the toy in a plastic bag for 24 hours, effectively 'sterilised' 79 per cent of those soft toys tested. Researchers urged parents to wash and sterilise their child's toys before bringing them into the operating theatre, to help minimise the risk of their child suffering a surgical-site infection . The study report states: 'These results indicate that items of comfort, such as stuffed animals, brought into the operating room with a benevolent purpose may represent a reservoir of bacteria that could lead to unwanted surgical-site infections. 'Washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises that item.' The researchers note that future studies will be needed to determine the correlation between stuffed animals that test positive for bacteria and surgical-site infections. Another area to look at is whether giving a child a 'sterile' soft toy reduces the risk of surgical-site infections.

Summary: Scientists at Vanderbilt University explored how to reduce infection risk . Found all stuffed toys they swabbed showed signs of bacteria growth . Urged parents to wash and sterilise any cuddly toys before surgery .


Stoke boss Mark Hughes is in no doubt it is high time the club brought their run of fruitless trips to Stamford Bridge to an end. Since gaining promotion to the Barclays Premier League in 2008, the Potters have played Chelsea away eight times in all competitions and lost on every occasion. They did win their last visit to the Londoners' ground previous to that, a League Cup triumph in 1995, but it is not since a 1-1 draw between the two sides in 1984 that Stoke have claimed a point there. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says his side must end their barren run at Chelsea . Frank Lampard (right) celebrates as Chelsea beat Stoke 3-0 on their most recent visit to Stamford Bridge . Adding to that in Saturday's 5.30pm clash at the stadium certainly looks a tall order - leaders Chelsea have won 11 and drawn three of their 14 home league games this season. But Hughes, who has seen his 10th-placed side notch victories at the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham already this term, is adamant Stoke must address their poor Stamford Bridge record. Former Chelsea striker Hughes said: 'It's not easy. Our record there hasn't been great - but that could be said of most clubs in the Premier League recently. 'I'm told that the last time we got a positive result there (in the league) was 1984 and my first-team coach (Eddie Niedzwiecki) was in goal for Chelsea. 'I don't know what that says about the quality of Stoke in those days - or if it questions the ability of my first-team coach! Stoke forward Jonathan Walters is expected to shake off a calf knock in time to be available . Marc Muniesa is set to return to the squad after missing five games because of a hamstring problem . 'But it has been a long time and we need to address that. We have been able to go to the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham this year (and get results) and our away form for the most part has been good. 'We have proved to ourselves that we can go to top clubs and get positive results, and hopefully we will do more of the same at the weekend.' Stoke forward Jonathan Walters is expected to shake off a calf knock in time to be available for Saturday's contest and defender Marc Muniesa is set to return to the matchday squad after missing five games because of a hamstring problem. The Potters also have Victor Moses fit again - but he will not be able to feature this weekend as the opposition is the on-loan winger's parent club.

Summary: Stoke City have lost all eight trips to Chelsea since Premier League return . Mark Hughes insists that their fruitless Stamford Bridge visits must end . Chelsea unbeaten in 14 Premier League home games this season (11 wins)


Dagenham and Redbridge midfielder Joss Labadie has been banned for six months after being found guilty of a biting offence for the second time in the space of a year. The 24-year-old was last month charged with violent conduct by the FA after he was accused of sinking his teeth into the hand of Stevenage defender Ronnie Henry during Dagenham's 1-0 win at the Lamex Stadium. It came just 12 months after he was banned for 10 matches and fined £2,000 for biting Chesterfield's Ollie Banks while playing for Torquay. Dagenham midfielder Joss Labadie (in yellow) has been banned for six months for biting Ronnie Henry (left) Labadie appeared at an FA disciplinary hearing on Wednesday and denied any wrongdoing, but was hit by another lengthy ban. A statement on the official Dagenham & Redbridge website said: 'Both the player and the Club are awaiting the written report from the FA hearing before deciding their next steps.' Former West Brom trainee Labadie, who has also played for Shrewsbury, Cheltenham, Tranmere and Notts County during his career, has played twice since the incident at Stevenage on March 28 — in defeats for the Daggers at Shrewsbury and Carlisle. Labadie pleaded not guilty to the violent conduct charge at a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday . The incident between Labadie and Henry occurred during a League Two clash last month .

Summary: Joss Labadie given six-month ban for biting Ronnie Henry . Incident took place shortly before the end of League Two clash between Dagenham and Stevenage in March . The midfielder pleaded not guilty to the violent conduct charge at a FA disciplinary hearing on Wednesday . Labadie served a 10-match ban and was fined £2,000 in 2014 for biting .


As the world spotlight shines on a German courtroom in the trial of the 'Auschwitz bookkeeper' Oskar Groening, hidden in the shadows are the forgotten women who served as guards at Hitler’s death camps. Now, seven decades on and in the twilight of their lives, these former SS guards who ruled the human slaughterhouse Auschwitz with an iron fist will go to their graves having escaped justice. Of the 3,700 women who served at Nazi death camps, just three were investigated by prosecutors in Germany for their roles as accomplices to mass murder. Scroll down for video . No justice: Charlotte S, left, now 94, was an SS guard in the Nazi death camps Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, according to Stasi records, while Gisela S, is pictured right in her card index of concentration camp guards . Culpable: There were 3,700 women who served in the Nazi death camps during the Second World War - but only three have been investigated by prosecutors in Germany for their roles as accomplices to mass murder . And, in a crushing blow to the millions of Jews murdered at Nazi death camps across Europe, they are all deemed too ill or infirm to ever be punished. Those 'merciless' women who traded femininity, motherhood and marriage to wed themselves to the dark side of Hitler's Third Reich include Charlotte S. A guard at the notoriously brutal women’s concentration camp of Ravensbrueck, in northern Germany, she was remembered by survivors as a feared woman who beat prisoners and unleashed on them her Alsatian dog. A fanatical Nazi, the dog handler patrolled the camp with her Alsatian she had trained to bite at the inmates' genitals. She was transferred to Auschwitz where she and her teeth-baring dog were feared by the prisoners kept as slaves and worked in the sweatshop factories around the camp. One female prisoner after the war testified: 'There was a woman there with a kindly smile that masked a hideous nature. She was ramrod straight and had a snarling dog that was indoctrinated to hate the prisoners. 'We would be forced to stand stock still for hours and if anyone moved in the cold or the heat, the dog was unleashed. Many people did not survive the maulings.' Brutal: The women patrolling the death camps were just as bad as their male counterparts. Pictured: Female overseers at Bergen-Belsen, having been taken prisoner by the British in April 1945 . Tortured: Prisoners look out from behind a barbed wire enclosure at the Dachau concentration camp - where 41,500 died - in Germany in 1945. They and their relatives look likely to never get the justice they deserve . Survivors: French prisoners pictured when the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau, near Munich, was liberated by Allied troops at the end of April 1945. Many of the Nazi guards got away with their crimes by claiming they were just following orders . She began an affair with an SS man while serving at the camp and was discharged from the service in 1943 when she fell pregnant. After

Summary: SS guard Charlotte S trained her Alsatian to bite at inmates' private parts . Gisela S locked up to 15 prisoners in a tiny 'standing cell' for days . Gertrud Elli Senff revelled in the power of playing 'God' with people's lives . She picked who lived and who was sent to the gas chambers to die . But all three women - now frail and in their 90s - will never face justice .


David Cameron, wearing notably clean new work boots, today set out seven key Tory policies which he said would help get people on to the property ladder . A million people will be able to realise the dream of home ownership by 2020, David Cameron claimed today as he donned hi-vis to tour a building site. The Prime Minister said seven key Tory policies would help get people on to the property ladder by building more homes and cutting the cost of saving for a deposit, moving house and paying off mortgages. The Tory leader, wearing notably clean new work boots, as he chatted to house builders, insisted 'dream of home ownership is alive'. Mr Cameron used the launch of the Conservative party manifesto yesterday to promise voters 'security at every stage of your life'. He said the 'greatest sunshine that there can possibly be' included helping more people but their own home, as well as getting a job and having dignity in retirement. Today the Tory leader set out a seven point plan which he claims will help build more houses and making it easier for first-time buyers, claiming it will help a million people become homeowners over the next parliament. Mr Cameron said: 'The Conservative Party is the party of working people, offering you security at every stage of your lives. 'At the heart of that is helping people onto the housing ladder. It comes back to our values. We believe if you work hard, save up, and do the right thing, you should be able to buy your own place. 'The plans in our manifesto will open home ownership to a million more people. With us, the dream of home ownership is alive. 'And it's why we can look the working people of Britain in the eye and say we are with you. That's why we are setting out a seven point plan to help build more houses, and help more people get a home of their own.' The seven point plan includes the Help to Buy ISA, announced by George Osborne in last month's Budget, which will help first-time buyers save for a deposit. For every £200 someone puts towards a deposit, the government will add £50 up to a maximum of £12,000, meaning a bonus of up to £3,000. Savers will be able to earn hundreds of pounds in interest before paying tax. The Tories say it is effectively a tax cut for first time buyers, and will be available from this autumn. The second policy is a pledge to will build 200,000 starter homes which will be sold at a 20 per cent discount on the market value to first time buyers under the age of 40. Thirdly, the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme has been extended to 2020. For first-time buyers who have saved a 5 per cent deposit, the government will offer a loan of 20 per cent, with the remaining 75 per cent covered by a mortgage. The Tories expect the extension to help people buy at least 100,000 new build homes

Summary: Tory leader sets out seven point plan for boost home ownership dream . Plans to boost construction with thousands of new affordable homes . Help with cutting the cost of saving for a deposit and paying off mortgage .


Sam Bennett has revealed the extent of the shocking injuries he sustained after the Bora-Argon 18 cyclist was involved in 50-rider pile-up in the final kilometre of the Scheldeprijs one day Classic. The 24-year was taken to hospital after the crash in Belgium on Monday and, although he escaped without any long-lasting injury, Bennett suffered severe cuts on his back and shoulders. The former NetApp-Endura racer, who was in contention to improve on his fifth-place finish in 2014, took to Instagram after the race to upload pictures from his hospital bed. Sam Bennett reveals his injuries to his shoulder and back after crashing at the Scheldeprijs one day Classic . The 24-year-old Bora-Argon 18 rider was involved in a mass pile-up in the final kilometre of the race . Bennett grimaces as he lays in pain after coming off his bike at the race in Belgium on Monday . 'He is okay, but in pain,' said his Bora-Argon18 team director. 'He fell on his head and he has whiplash. 'Even though we are confident that he'll be released shortly, we didn't want to risk anything. That's why we decided that Sam spends the night in the hospital.' Team Sky riders Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas were both involved in the race but managed to avoid the crash, but team-mate Elia Viviani collided with a barrier and was taken to hospital for x-rays complaining of pain in his arm. Team Sky's sports director, Servais Knaven, said: 'Elia had a lot of pain in his arm and ribs, but that's all we know at the moment. The large group of riders that fell slowly make their way back to their feet after the huge crash . Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins was riding in the race but managed to avoid the pile-up . French rider Maxime Daniel of AG2R La Mondiale receives medical treatment after the crash . 'It was fortunate that none of our other riders were involved.It was a nasty crash and everything had been going well for us before it.' After avoiding the crash Norway’s Alexander Kristoff of Katusha sprinted to the finish to claim his third win in the last week following victories in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday and the Three Days of De Panne. 'My team put me in the ideal conditions and with my current form all I needed to do was finish off this work,' Kristoff said after the victory. Alexander Kristoff of Katusha sprays champagne after winning the Scheldeprijs one-day Classic . Norwegian Kristoff sprints to the finish line after a small group of riders managed to avoid the crash .

Summary: Scheldeprijs Classic ended in disaster after a huge crash in final kilometre . Sam Bennett suffered shocking injuries to his back and shoulders . The 24-year-old Bora-Argon 18 rider revealed injuries on Instagram . Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins was involved in the race but avoided crash . Alexander Kristoff went on to win the event after avoiding the accident .


It is eight long, barren years since an English club claimed the top prize in European rugby and the bookmakers aren't convinced the grim cycle can be broken this year. When Wasps claimed the Heineken Cup in 2007 with victory over Leicester, it seemed unthinkable that the Premiership would not produce another continental champion for so long. Yet since then Irish teams have seized four titles — Leinster claiming a hat-trick — and French teams three, accurately reflecting the balance of power in the European game. This season is not seen as any real exception, despite the presence of four English sides in the last eight of the new Champions Cup. There is a consensus among the bookies that holders Toulon are destined to finish on top of the pile for the third successive year, with Clermont their primary challengers followed by Racing and Leinster. The Aviva Premiership quartet are all away from home this weekend and are all firm underdogs. Francois Louw runs with the ball during the Bath Rugby training session held at Farleigh House . Bath's George Ford practices his kicking during the training session at the Farleigh House complex . Leinster's Jamie Heaslip is tackled by Sailosi Tagicakibau during the Champions Cup match with Wasps . In World Cup year it would provide a clear boost to national morale if one of their elite clubs could shatter the status quo by lifting the trophy on May 2 but there are significant reasons why an English triumph shouldn't happen. The first comes down to money. Northampton, Saracens, Bath and Wasps are well-funded, with strong squads, but their resources are modest compared to French powerhouses Toulon, Clermont and Racing, who have budgets three or four times the size of their Premiership opponents. Across the Channel, squads are awash with Test-class players from around the world, even on the bench. Meanwhile, Leinster have superb recent European pedigree and benefit from the Irish system which sees top players rested from league duties in order to peak on these major occasions.Bath will find themselves in hostile territory at the Aviva Stadium, but they went to Toulouse in January and scorched the earth to win 35-18. If their pack can go toe-to-toe with the hosts, the likes of Jonathan Joseph are capable of wreaking havoc. Make no mistake, Mike Ford's team are capable of winning in Dublin. Also on Saturday, Northampton face an arduous task in trying to storm the Stade Marcel Michelin fortress where Clermont are on a 22-match unbeaten run in Europe. The Saints are the only English team to win an away quarter-final against French opposition — beating Biarritz 7-6 in 2007. English sides have lost the eight other quarter-finals they have played across the Channel. Clermont's New Zealand winger Zac Guildford (left) tries to escape a tackle during the match against Paris . Clermont winger Napolioni Nalaga (right) charges with the ball during the match against Bordeaux-Begles . Nothampton's Stephen Myler (left) and Luther Burrell (right) prepare to tackle Jamie Roberts of Racing Metro . The current Premiership champions were

Summary: It has been eight years since an English club triumphed in the European Champions Cup . Despite four English teams in this year's quarter-finals, that hoodoo looks set to persist . English clubs are nowhere near as well-resourced as French clubs . In a World Cup year, it would be a huge boost to national morale if English clubs could progress further into the competition .


Hundreds of tourists had to be evacuated from Warwick Castle after a flaming cannonball set alight to a medieval thatched building during a display. Holidaymakers, many with young children enjoying the last day of the Easter break, had gathered to watch the cannonball be fired from the wooden trebuchet – the largest working siege machine in the world. However, the big display ended in catastrophe when sparks from the fireball ignited the roof of a nearby ancient boathouse, causing it to erupt into flames. The thatched building, which overlooks the River Avon within the castle grounds in Warwickshire, was unoccupied when it became engulfed in fire at about 5.45pm yesterday. Scroll down for video . Holidaymakers watched in horror as a cannonball fired from a wooden trebuchet – the largest working siege machine in the world - struck a medieval thatched boathouse overlooking the River Avon at Warwick Castle . Witness Heather Taylor, 42, who had travelled from Birmingham with her six-year-old son Ethan to watch the cannonball launch, described the panic as the incident unfolded. She said: 'The trebuchet launched the flaming cannonball but as it flew almost over the boathouse sparks could clearly be seen coming off it and the high winds must have sent them onto the roof of the boathouse. 'There was a lot of panic and people were scrambling up the bank because they had no idea if the fire would spread. 'The place was packed with lots of young children and families. We were all evacuated and it was quite scary. 'It was shocking how fast the fire took hold. 'The cannonball actually appeared to land behind the boat house but it was obviously too close. 'It's such a shame because the boathouse has only just been re-thatched and we watched a chap thatching it before the big show. It's a medieval building so it's a big loss.' The catapult display ended in catastrophe when sparks from the cannonball ignited the roof of the ancient boathouse, causing it to erupt into flames at about 5.45pm. It forced an evacuated at the Warwick attraction . Video footage shows the medieval boathouse engulfed in flames after the flaming cannonball apparently set it alight yesterday afternoon. Warwick Castle said the attraction remains open today despite the incident . The thatched boathouse, which overlooks the River Avon within the castle grounds in Warwickshire (pictured above before the blaze), was unoccupied at the time and has now been completely destroyed by the flames . Up to 30 firefighters attended the incident and fire chiefs confirmed no one was injured by the blaze. The main castle was also unaffected by the fire. A Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: 'We received a call at 5.47pm to a fire at the boathouse in the grounds of Warwick Castle. 'Three appliances were sent to the fire.' The historic boathouse, which was completely destroyed as a result of the fire, dates back to 1896. The 5th Earl, Frances Greville, had it built to house an electric boat which he powered by batteries charged from

Summary: Holidaymakers watched in horror as ancient boathouse erupted into flames . Sparks from flaming cannonball fired from wooden trebuchet caused blaze . Tourists evacuated from Warwick Castle as thatched building burnt down . No one injured in incident which occurred on last day of Easter holidays .


A suicidal Air Force veteran claims he was put on hold repeatedly by the VA helpline on Saturday night and almost ended it all as his depression nearly got the better of him. Missing his wife who had recently passed away from cancer, a desperate Ted Koran, 59, phoned the Veterans Suicide Hotline but all he got was a recorded message. Ted said he was put on hold three times for 10 minutes at a time and the only reason he decided not to kill himself on Saturday was to care for the 60 rescue animals he and his wife had looked after together. Scroll down for video . Depression: Ted Koran says that he came very close to ending his own life when he failed to get through to a counselor on the VA Suicide Hotline on Saturday . 'My wife and I saved them, and they saved me,' Ted Koran said to ABC Action News from his home in Florida. Ted Koran's experience highlights the increasing problems the VA is facing with its Veterans Crisis Hotline as it fights depression among ex-servicemen. First set up in 2007, the service had 60 calls a day on four manned phone lines. Today it has 52 operators fielding up to 1,000 phone calls a day, but the service is at breaking point. Despite statistics which say 22 veterans end their lives every day across the US, depressed former soldiers are still being put on hold by helplines. Sadness: Ted (right in his Air Force uniform) said he was thinking suicidal thoughts because he was struggling to deal with the loss of his wife Karen, (left with Ted) who passed away six months ago . Anguish: Ted said that he has battled with severe depression since his wife (Karen, right) passed away and wanted someone to talk to on Saturday night . Love: The Koran's ran The Critter Place out of Weeki Wachee in Florida and only the thought of the 60 animals he and Karen (pictured) cared for stopped Ted from ending his own life on Saturday . Help: The loss of Karen (pictured) was devastating to Ted. The Veterans Association estimates that 22 former servicemen and women end their lives daily - a figure that could be reduced they claim if they got more funding for their helpline service. On Saturday, Ted admitted to suffering an emotional breakdown. 'I was missing my wife Karen,' he said to ABC Action News. Ted's wife passed away from cancer six months ago and he says he needed help. 'I went to the only place that I knew and that I had available to me, the VA,' said Ted. The first call for help Ted made to the James Haley VA Center in Tampa ended in a recorded message giving him the 800 number hotline. He claims he was then put on hold for 10 minutes. 'I had to sit there patiently, in emotional distress, in tears, wanting to give up, desperately needing someone to talk to,' said Ted to ABC Action News. Much loved: Ted

Summary: Ted Koran was missing his recently deceased wife Karen on Saturday night . The Florida Air Force veteran says he kept on being put through to recorded messages . Only the thought of the 60 rescue animals he and his wife cared for kept him alive . Both ran Florida wildlife sanctuary called The Critter Place .


Exeter has been dubbed 'too posh for Monopoly' after game makers were told there is nowhere low-rent enough to fill the space of Old Kent Road . It's the most popular board game in the world, with hundreds of versions springing up in far-flung cities across the globe. But Monopoly-makers planning a special Exeter edition have been told there is nowhere low-rent enough to fill the space of Old Kent Road. Thousands of voters have suggested landmarks across the city in Devon to fill the more expensive slots, which are taken up on the London version by the likes of Mayfair and Park Lane. But no one has come forward with ideas for which streets should fill the brown sections of the board, which cost $60 in Monopoly money. High-end game zones have been easily filled with locations like the city's Gothic cathedral, Exeter castle, the Guildhall and modern shopping centre. But Exeter has outdone all previous cities to get their own board - including Oxford, Cambridge and York - in the posh stakes, with no suggestions for the lower end. Game-makers say they have developed boards for cities across the country but have never come across the current dilemma. Exeter City Council Leader Pete Edwards said there were no areas suitable for the brown spots, which are taken up in London by Old Kent Road and Whitechapel Road. He said: 'I think they will have a problem - there is nowhere cheap in Exeter that would be suitable for the Old Kent Road spot. 'I don't know about being the poshest - but it is such a nice city that no-where really deserves to occupy it. Thousands of voters have suggested landmarks across Exeter to fill the more expensive slots, such as the cathedral . No one has come forward with ideas for which streets should fill the brown sections of the board, which cost $60 in Monopoly money . 'The board was designed on the streets of London and it is a nigh on impossible task to replicate that in Exeter. 'Whoever does get Old Kent Road will be castigated for it - and will not deserve it.' Exeter recently for opened some Britain's poshest student flats in the city centre - costing £1,000 a month - and there are several more luxury developments planned. The influx of well-to-do students - together with the arrival of big name shops and restaurants such as John Lewis and Jamie's Italian in recent years - has seen a resurgence in the city centre. Resident Nicola Taylor, 32, of Exeter, said: 'Exeter has certainly got posher over the years and I don't think there is anywhere that deserves the tag of Old Kent Road. 'I think the influx of rich students has had a lot to do with it with a lot of luxury developments and money being brought in. 'I wouldn't say that most locals are particularly posh - but just proud of the area they live in.' Exeter City Council Leader Pete Edwards said there were no areas suitable for the brown

Summary: Exeter is getting its own special edition of classic board game Monopoly . But residents can't think of anywhere to fill low-rent spaces on the board . Game-makers say they have never come across this issue in a city before . Exeter Council leader says there are no areas suitable to be Old Kent Road .


The build-up for the blockbuster fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2 steps up a gear on Tuesday night when the American holds an open workout for the media. The session will be streamed live across the world and you can watch it here from 12am UK (7pm EDT).

Summary: Floyd Mayweather holds an open media workout from 12am UK (7pm EDT) The American takes on Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2 . Mayweather's training is being streamed live across the world .


More than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders are sitting in reverence on the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula, as a formal ceremony begins to honour the diggers who fought and fell there a century ago. A vast sea of pilgrims from both nations have gathered at the Anzac Commemorative Site to mark the 100th anniversary of the bloody Gallipoli landings. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, his New Zealand counterpart John Key, Prince Charles and Prince Harry are among those in attendance. Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin told the thousands gathered there of the horror the Anzacs were confronted with on the day they came ashore in Turkey a century ago. 'The quiet stillness of dawn and the gentle sound of the waves on this beach gave way to the flash and roar of gunfire over the painful cries of the wounded,' he said. 'For so many, the rising sun that day would be their last.' Scroll down for video . A bagpiper from the Australian army salutes during a dawn ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli . As dawn broke, families of soldiers, leaders and visitors gathered near former battlefields, honoring thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the World War I Gallipoli campaign . During his address to the thousands attending the Gallipoli dawn service, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the troops who fought in the First World War became more than just soldiers as they were the 'founding heroes of modern Australia' A proud Australian attends the dawn service ceremony at the Anzac Cove commemorative site in Gallipoli . Mr Abbott shakes hands with Australian visitors during a dawn ceremony after his address to thousands gathered for the service in Gallipoli . Pilgrims listened as Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin told the thousands gathered there of the horror the Anzacs were confronted with on the day they came ashore in Turkey a century ago . The defence force chief also told of the fears that gripped the men as they battled to shore under unrelenting gunfire: a fear they would be cut down, as too many were, but also a fear that they might let their mates down . An Australian visitor pays his respects on the battlfields in Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula . Britain's Prince Charles speaks during a dawn ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli . Prince Charles lays a wreath during a dawn ceremony in Gallipoli following his address to the huge crowds . More than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders are sitting in reverence on the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula . Many listened in silence during Mr Abbott's address. 'Few of us can recall the detail but we have imbibed what matters most: that a generation of young Australians rallied to serve our country, when our country called, and they were faithful, even unto death,' Mr Abbott said . A vast sea of pilgrims have gathered at the Anzac Commemorative Site to mark the 100th anniversary of the bloody Gallipoli landings . A formal ceremony

Summary: Dawn service at Anzac Cove begins as more than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders gather at formal ceremony . Thousands attended the Anzac Commemorative Site to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings . Among those in attendance are Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his New Zealand counterpart John Key . Prince Charles and Prince Harry also sat alongside the prime ministers at the Gallipoli dawn service . Mr Abbott said the troops became more than just soldiers as they were the 'founding heroes of modern Australia'


Ian Bell insists England did not underestimate the West Indies ahead of the first Test, despite some injudicious comments from the incoming chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Outgoing Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves, who starts work as Giles Clarke's successor next month, upped the stakes before the tour started by declaring the hosts 'mediocre' and promised 'some inquiries' if England did not win the series. The West Indies hung on for a draw on an unresponsive pitch in Antigua last week and the prospect of a similar deck in Grenada on Tuesday means fulfilling Graves' expectations could be a tough task. Ian Bell says he never expected England to win the series in the West Indies without a struggle . But Bell, after 106 Tests and 11 years on the international circuit, never expected anything different. 'We're not in control of those comments (from Graves), but we know and respect this West Indies side incredibly,' said the 33-year-old. 'I certainly didn't turn up here expecting for them to roll over and this to be an easy series. You never expect that in any international cricket, let alone a Test team. 'I'm not surprised at all. I expected competition. 'There's some good young players in that West Indies side. We saw the way Jason Holder played at the end, in a fantastic maiden hundred, and the way Jerome Taylor bowled, in particular with the new ball, showed we have to play good cricket here. 'Do we believe we can win the series? Yes, but there's a lot of hard work needed to do that.' Bell may have said all the right things but Windies opener Devon Smith, who will become the first Grenadan to play Test cricket on the island, revealed that Graves' comments had not gone unnoticed. Bell scored a magnificent hundred in the first Test, but England failed to see out the win . 'They said in the press they would win three to love, that's the first one down and we're looking forward to the next two to come,' he said. 'It motivates me, and the whole team, to go out there and prove them wrong for whatever they said. 'Sometimes it's good to be underdogs. At least you have nothing to lose and something to prove. 'We have no pressure now. England have the pressure because they are looking for the victory.' There is no doubt that the home team were more content with a shared game at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and two more draws would be seen as a move in the right direction under new coach Phil Simmons. That places the onus on England to move the matches forward, but Bell believes the West Indies are harbouring their own hopes of victory. 'They are out here to beat us. They have had opportunities to put us under real pressure,' he said. Bell was full of praise for Jason Holder (right) who dug in to help save the Test for the West Indies . 'Would we be disappointed if it was 0-0 going home?

Summary: Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves called West Indies 'mediocre' But England failed to win first Test in Antigua despite dominating . Ian Bell insists his team did not underestimate West Indies . West Indies batsman Devon Smith says comments motivated the hosts .


Real Madrid's Champions League victory over city rivals Atletico on Wednesday night marked the eighth match Gareth Bale has not started this season... and Real have won every single one. The Welshman has received some criticism from sections of the Bernabeu support despite a bright start in Madrid, and these remarkable stats will do nothing to help his popularity at the club. The £86million man has missed out on just eight starts in Real Madrid's 50 matches this term, but his team-mates have picked up a 100 per cent win record when he has been away, scoring 25 and conceding just one goal. Gareth Bale has not started eight of Real Madrid's matches this season, through injury and omission . His latest injury, suffered against Malaga, meant he missed Wednesday night's Champions League game . Bale's time on the sidelines has coincided with huge matches against Barcelona, two Champions League ties with Liverpool (in which he entered the fray as a 62nd-minute substitute at the Bernabeu), and Wednesday night's European quarter-final against Atletico... but it seems the rest of the Real squad are just fine without him. In the first half of the season, Bale suffered a buttock muscle injury while on international duty with Wales, and he missed La Liga matches against Levante (5-0 win), Barcelona (3-1 win), Granada (4-0 win) and a 3-0 Champions League victory against Liverpool. He was in contention for the return leg against Liverpool at the Bernabeu, but did not start the match, instead coming on as a second-half substitute. Real were 1-0 up when he came on, and the score remained the same until the final whistle. In December, Madrid were already leading 4-1 against third-tier side Cornella in their Copa del Rey tie heading into the second leg, and Carlo Ancelotti opted to rest some of his biggest names. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Bale were all among the stars watching on from the sidelines as Los Blancos recorded a comfortable 5-0 win. That's six games without Bale in the starting line-up, and six wins for Real. Moving into 2015, Bale played a major role in the team's start to the year, scoring 12 goals between his return to the side against Celta Vigo and his omission against Eibar on April 11. Bale was sidelined for Real's 3-1 win over Barcelona, in which Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty . Karim Benzema scored in a 3-0 win against Liverpool at Anfield in October... Bale was injured for the game . Ancelotti stated in the build-up to the match that he had decided to rest the Welshman, while the team went on to win 3-0 against their struggling opposition. Bale again returned the side for two matches, a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and a win against Malaga in La Liga, but suffered a calf injury in the early stages of the latter domestic clash. Instead of taking to the field in the crucial European match on Wednesday night, Bale was resigned to watching the match from home,

Summary: Gareth Bale has not started eight of Real Madrid's matches this season . In the games he has missed, Real boast a 100 per cent win record . Real have scored 25 goals and conceded just one without the Welshman . In the 42 matches that Bale has started, Real's win record is 69 per cent .


With a luxurious 88-square-foot cabin and space to fit 20 passengers in boardroom-style comfort, the Bell 525 Relentless is likely to make some high-flyers seriously happy when it takes to the skies this year. The manufacturers of the state-of-the-art helicopter, Textron, are yet to officially release a price but industry observers are listing it at a whopping $15million (£10.12m) for what looks effectively like a living room that can fly just about anywhere. Once it flies for the first time a little behind schedule, the helicopter will cruise at a maximum of 178 miles per hour and with its 2,4000-litre fuel capacity be able to fly up to 575 miles without stopping. Scroll down for video . The Bell 525 Relentless is due to make its maiden flight this year with purchasers forking out $15million (£10.12m) for their own . The commercial helicopter has a luxurious 88-square-foot cabin and space to fit 20 passengers in boardroom-style comfort . A range of configurations can be chosen by the buyers, who are expected to use the craft for offshore oil and gas missions . The craft is aimed to be a limo in the sky for offshore oil and operations and also expects to be used for difficult search-and-rescue and firefighting missions due to its huge capacity and improved control in tough conditions., . 'The Bell 525 Relentless is a marvel of modern technology that will provide our customers capability beyond expectations,' Fred Hees, CEO of BBM Inc which is one of the first companies to purchase the 525, told helicopterinvestor.com. The company says their Bell 525 will be configured to 'perform head of state transport throughout the region' while another purchaser K Aircraft Leasing, will rent their two 525s out to Middle East-based oil and gas companies. Ireland-based Waypoint Leasing has also tentatively agreed to buy 20 of the helicopters, reports the Wall Street Journal, before the craft even makes it maiden flight. One early buyer calls the helicopter, which looks like a living room that can fly anywhere, 'a marvel of modern technology' Another deluxe interior option for the helicopter which looks like it should be a private jet rather than a helicopter . Depending on the configuration of the interior, the 525 will hold 16 or 20 passengers along with the two flight crew with what the builders say is best in class passenger cabin height (137cm) and floor area (8.2 square metres). The 525 is also the first commercial helicopter to incorporate fly-by-wire flight controls, which they say delivers 'superior handling qualities and increased level of safety' with features that, among other things, stabilise the aircraft without the need of input from the pilot. Depending on the chosen configuration, the 525 will hold 16 or 20 passengers along with the two flight crew . The manufacturers say the 525 boasts best in class passenger cabin height (137cm) and floor area (8.2 square metres) The exterior has an advanced aerodynamic design, a Next Generation GE engine and 'best-in-class payload-range capability' For the technically savvy, it is also the first commercial craft

Summary: The Bell 525 Relentless boasts an 88-square-foot cabin and space to fit 20 passengers in boardroom-style comfort . The craft, by Textron, will make its maiden flight this year and is aimed at the rich offshore oil and gas market . It will cruise at a maximum of 178 miles per hour and with its 2,4000-litre fuel capacity fly 575 miles without stopping .


The frustration of waiting hours for your phone to charge could soon be a thing of the past thanks to an aluminium battery that recharges in less than 60 seconds. And the technology is both greener and safer than current batteries, as well as being flexible. It is the first high-performance aluminium battery that is 'fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive', according to its designers. The aluminium battery (pictured) was created at Stanford University. It is said to be the first high-performance aluminium battery that is 'fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive' The aluminium battery was created at Stanford University, California, and the findings have been published in the journal Nature. Lead author and professor of chemistry at the university, Hongjie Dai, said: 'We have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames. 'Our new battery won't catch fire, even if you drill through it.' Aluminium is cheap and has a low flammability coupled with a high-charge storage capacity. The aluminium battery was created at Stanford University. It consists of a negatively charged anode made of aluminum and a positively charged graphite cathode along with an ionic liquid electrolyte. These sit inside a flexible polymer-coated pouch. And while lithium-ion batteries can take hours to charge, the new battery has 'unprecedented charging times' of down to one minute. Unlike other prototypes which die after just 100 charges, the Stanford battery can also withstand more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity. It is more environmentally friendly than alkaline batteries, and can't catch fire like lithium-ion technology. At present the rechargeable aluminium battery generates about two volts of electricity, the highest achieved yet with aluminium.' But the researchers said the battery has only half the voltage of lithium-ion technology. But scientists have struggled to make a commercially viable aluminium-ion battery because of the difficulty in finding materials capable of producing sufficient voltage after repeated cycles of charging and discharging. The aluminum-ion battery consists of two electrodes - a negatively charged anode made of aluminum and a positively charged graphite cathode along with an ionic liquid electrolyte. These sit inside a flexible polymer-coated pouch. Stanford graduate student Ming Gong added: 'The electrolyte is basically a salt that's liquid at room temperature, so it's very safe. 'Lithium-ion batteries can be a fire hazard. 'In our study, we have videos showing that you can drill through the aluminium battery pouch, and it will continue working for a while longer without catching fire. 'But lithium batteries can go off in an unpredictable manner in the air, the car or in your pocket. Besides safety, we have achieved major breakthroughs in aluminium battery performance.' And while lithium-ion battery can take hours to charge, the new battery has 'unprecedented charging times' of down to one minute. Unlike other prototypes which die after just 100 charges, the Stanford battery can also withstand more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity. By comparison, a typical lithium-ion battery lasts about 1,000 cycles. Mr Gong

Summary: The flexible aluminium battery was created at Stanford University . It consists of a negatively charged aluminium anode and a positively charged graphite cathode along with an ionic liquid electrolyte . It sits in a flexible polymer-coated 'pouch' and recharges in one minute . But it currently offers just half the voltage of existing lithium-ion batteries .


With the polls refusing to shift, Ed Miliband today went looking for divine inspiration in the hopes of winning the election. The self-confessed atheist Labour leader visited a Christian group in Croydon on the latest stop o his campaign trail. He bowed his head while church leaders 'put their hands forward towards Ed' as they prayed for him in Croydon. Scroll down for video . Labour leader Ed Miliband stopped off at Praise House Community Church in Croydon for a question and answer session with worshippers . Last year Mr Miliband described himself as a 'Jewish atheist', but all party leaders are now trying to reach religious groups in the scramble to win votes. On Friday night David Cameron addressed 45,000 Christians at an event at the Excel centre before joining 15,000 Sikhs for a Vaisakhi parade yesterday. Today Mr Miliband stopped off at Praise House Community Church in Croydon for a question and answer session with worshippers. He told the congregation that a Labour government would install an envoy for religious freedom in the Foreign Office to tackle persecution overseas. 'We must do everything we can to make sure that religious freedom is protected,' Mr Miliband said. He was bombarded with requests for selfies, as is now commonplace on the campaign trail. During the visit Mr Miliband ws bombarded with requests for selfies, as is now commonplace on the campaign trail . Last year Mr Miliband described himself as a 'Jewish atheist', but all party leaders are now trying to reach religious groups in the scramble to win votes . Mr Miliband was joined by Labour peer Baroness Lawrence, whose son Steven was murdered in 1993. Mr Miliband discussed his faith during a visit to Jerusalem. He said: 'I have a particular faith. I describe myself as a Jewish atheist. I'm Jewish by birth origin and it's a part of who I am. 'I don't believe in God, but I think faith is a really, really important thing to a lot of people. It provides nourishment for lots of people.' In a separate intervention today, the Labour leader made a direct pitch for the support of disaffected centre ground Conservatives who feared the return of Mr Cameron to No 10 could lead to rising inequality and jeopardise Britain's place in the EU. Mr Miliband was joined by Labour peer Baroness Lawrence, whose son Steven was murdered in 1993 . In an interview with The Observer he said: 'I am a politician of the left, but I am positioned where the mainstream of politics is positioned. I am on the centre ground of politics,' 'I want to reach out to Tory voters, to Liberal Democrat voters, to Ukip voters, to non-voters ... to people who feel that David Cameron can't answer the challenge of our time, who worry about our place in the European Union, who really think to themselves, 'we can do a lot better as a country'.'

Summary: Labour leader described himself as a 'Jewish atheist' on visit to Jerusalem . Campaign tour stopped off at Praise House Community Church in Croydon . Miliband vows to do everything he can to protect religious freedom .


Derby County season ticket holders from the 2010-11 campaign might struggle to believe it but Alberto Bueno prepares to face his former club Real Madrid on Wednesday as the highest-scoring Spanish-national in La Liga with a big money move to Porto waiting for him at the end of the season. Bueno played for Derby on loan five years ago, but with just five goals in 29 games he looked anything like Champions League material. After returning to Valladolid he moved to Rayo Vallecano and at the club with one of the lowest budgets in Spanish football he has had the season of his life. Now Champions League quarter-finalists Porto, coached by Spaniard Julen Lopetegui, are ready to poach him. Alberto Bueno (left) in action for Derby against Norwich during his unsuccessful spell with the club . Bueno celebrates scoring for Real Madrid against Real Union in November 2008 . Bueno has scored 17 goals for Rayo Vallecano this season and could soon move to Porto . AGE: 27 . CLUBS (League record only) Real Madrid (2006-09): 97 apps, 22 goals . Real Madrid (2008-09): 3 apps, 0 goals . Valladolid (2009-13): 85 apps, 13 goals . Derby (loan, 2010-11): 29 apps, 5 goals . Rayo Vallecano (2013-) 65 apps, 26 goals . Seventeen of the 35 goals that Rayo have scored this season have come from Bueno. He hit four in one game earlier this year against Levante and will be gunning for his old club on Wednesday night. Bueno came through at Real Madrid in the 2006-07 season when then manager Fabio Capello fast-tracked him from the C-team to train with David Beckham, Luis Figo and Raul. He eventually made his full debut in both La Liga and the Champions League two seasons later but like so many strikers from Real Madrid’s youth system before him he was going to have to leave to really launch his career. Following in the footsteps of Alvaro Negredo and Roberto Soldado he left the club in 2009 signing for Valladolid from where he spent a season at Derby before ending up back in Spain. Negredo and Soldado both made it into the Spain squad after they succeeded away from Madrid and national team boss Vicente Del Bosque will be watching on Wednesday when Bueno goes up against Sergio Ramos as Rayo Vallecano look to take the scalp of Real Madrid in their rickety atmosphere-charged three-sided Vallecas stadium.

Summary: Alberto Bueno ha scored 17 goals for Rayo Vallecano this season . Striker will lead the line on Wednesday for Rayo against Real Madrid . Bueno has been linked with a move to Porto at the end of the season .


A South Carolina mother of four died over the weekend after collapsing moments after completing a half marathon. Amanda Peake Glover was a devoted youth ministry teacher and choir singer who'd only one month before had completed the Myrtle Beach marathon with her brother. Glover was also a co-owner of an Elgin fitness center, leaving her mourning friends and family all the more shocked at her sudden death following Saturday's race. Collapsed: South Carolina mother-of-four Amanda Peake Glover died Saturday after running the Palmetto Half Marathon . Her husband, Benji, is, no doubt, the most shocked of all. Amanda's friend Ashley Blocker says Benji was just behind his wife of nine years in the Palmetto Half Marathon. 'He was four minutes behind her,' Blocker told WLTX. 'I'm sure he thought well I'll catch up with her at the finish line and she'll gloat about how she beat me and we'll go about our day, you know. It makes you hold people a little bit tighter and not take things for granted.' Blocker met Glover at Fitness 535 in Columbia, which Glover co-owned. 'I watched her mother her four children], and if I'm half the mother she was, then I'll be doing a really good job,' Blocker said. Amanda was a fitness lover and a month before her death had run a full marathon with her brother, who said they crossed the finish line hand-in-hand. Fitness lover: Amanda was a fitness lover who co-owned a fitness center and only a month before her death had run a full marathon . Shockiong: Her brother Josh said he and his sister had finished the Myrtle Beach Marathon hand-in-hand just a month ago . 'It hasn't completely hit me yet,' Josh Peake said. 'I feel like i'm going to wake up from a dream. She ran the race of life.' While the exact cause of Amanda's death remained unclear, the circumstances were eerily commonplace. Amanda and just crossed the finish line when she simply collapsed. She was rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital but was soon pronounced dead. She is survived by her husband Benjamin, daughters Hope, Reagan and Caroline and son Walker. 'It hasn't completely hit me yet,' Amanda's brother Josh Peake said. 'I feel like i'm going to wake up from a dream. She ran the race of life' Left behind: She is survived by her husband Benjamin, daughters Hope, Reagan and Caroline and son Walker .

Summary: Adam Leheup ran Fitness 535 in Columbia, South Carolina and was a devoted youth ministry teacher and worked as a property manager . Her husband Benji was just minutes behind when she collapsed and was rushed to a hospital, where she died for reasons that remain unclear . Glover was an avid fitness fan who, only just a month ago had run the Myrtle Beach marathon .


Left his post: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from the army and was captured by the Taliban in June of 2009 . The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen knew that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal deserted his post in 2009, claim three of the controversial soldier's comrades. The men say that Mullen, who served President Obama and then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates six years ago, was certain that Bergdahl had fled the army and was guilty of desertion. The claims mean that Mullen was in a position to tell the president his soldier had run away five years before National Security Adviser Susan Rice told the world that Bergdahl served honorably. It also casts a huge shadow over the deal to swap five Taliban commanders for Bergdahl that culminated in a Rose Garden ceremony hosted by Obama to celebrate his release and attended by his parents. 'I asked him (Mullen) if he knew about Bergdahl and that he deserted and he (Mullen) told me that he knew of the circumstances surrounding his walking off,' said former Sgt. Matt Vierkant told Fox, 'and that they were developing leads and following leads, trying to do everything they could to get him back.' This development comes one week after officials scheduled a July hearing for the Army sergeant who left his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years. Bergdahl says he walked away because of PTSD and is not a deserter. Vierkrant claims he and two other collegagues, Evan Buetow and Cody Full, were providing security for Mullen while he was on a trip to Afghanistan in December 2009 - six months after Bergdahl was captured. Vierkrant claims that during an unguarded question and answer session, Mullen said they could ask him anything. 'So Matt asked him, you know Bergdahl deserted, what's going on with that? And Admiral Mullen said, 'Yes, we know all the circumstances surrounding Bergdahl walking away from the OP (outpost,)and we're still working on getting him back, figuring out where he is and kind of figuring out that whole situation.' Scroll Down for Video . Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, allegedly told three comrades of Bergdahl that the soldier was a deserter . Specialist Cody Full confirmed that this is what Mullen said as did Buetow. 'I don't remember him being taken aback by it at all, you know, he knew what was going on, he answered not confidently but he didn't have to think about it, he didn't want to give us some political answer,' Buetow explained to Fox. 'He just gave us an answer.' According to former White House aides this means it is inconceivable that Mullen would not have told President Obama and raises questions as to the prisoner swap for a known deserter. 'If Mullen knew, and now it's alleged that he did know, it would be, it would be unthinkable that he didn't pump this up the chain of command, his chain of command, or, tell the president directly,' said

Summary: Former Sgt. Matt Vierkant claims Admiral Mike Mullen knew Bergdhal deserted . Claims the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs told him this during private question and answer session . Ex-White House aides have said it is inconceivable that President Obama did not know . Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy .


Clearly baffled and obviously just the tiniest bit irked, Alan Stubbs simply didn’t know what to make of Peter Houston. Or, more accurately, the Falkirk manager’s sudden escalation of post-match comments into an all-out conflict. Back-track or snap right back at him? Stress the good intentions and best wishes he feels towards Falkirk, or defend his team against the insinuation that they’re a bunch of weak-willed tippy-tap merchants who can’t defend crosses? In the space of 10 minutes on Monday, the Hibs boss did placatory – ‘I have a lot of respect for Peter and what he’s done’ – and followed it with accusatory, as in ‘I think you need to ask Peter what he said when he came into my office after we got beat 1-0 in the first game; it certainly was not what he said in the press (on Saturday).’ Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs did not know what to make of Peter Houston's recent post-match comments . However you choose to interpret everything Stubbs said both on Saturday *and* after reading Houston’s sharp response, a lot of people will be watching their next meeting – Falkirk host Hibs on the last day of the Championship season, inevitably enough – for signs of enmity. ‘It’s funny the way football works,’ said the Hibs manager, looking ahead to that crucial fixture on Saturday week. ‘People will make something of it and what has happened. But, for someone who is so inexperienced, I am not soft. ‘My comments are never made to disrespect people. I honestly thought, with our performance, that we played well enough to be in the final. I don’t see anything that is wrong with that. ‘Everyone in the press conference room after felt we played well but listen, the facts of the matter are that we’re not in the final. What happened as well, everyone in that press conference witnessed me saying good luck to Falkirk, I didn’t see that come out. ‘I wished Falkirk all the best and good luck in the final but Peter’s made his comments. He’s a really experienced manager, one that I respect and I’ll take his comments on board about how he scores against us. I’m obviously learning, this is my first season but I’m not doing too bad. ‘A lack of respect? Not at all, it was my honest opinion that I felt we had done enough in the game to get into the final. I don’t think anyone would deny that or say I was talking gibberish. ‘Our goals-for is the third best in the table, our goals-against is the second best in the table. We have a goal difference that is 27 better than Falkirk’s. When you put that up against a real experienced manager and me being a novice, then I’m doing okay.’ Stubbs and Falkirk manager Peter Houston shake hands before the match at Hampden Park . You see? Amid the attempts to play down any ill will, Stubbs can’t help himself. Houston’s jibe about his Falkirk team scoring all of their goals against Hibs from crosses

Summary: Alan Stubbs felt Hibernian did enough to reach Scottish Cup final . Falkirk manager Peter Houston hit back at Stubbs' post-match comments . Houston's side take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle on May 30 .


Amir Khan believes Kell Brook has called him out so that he can have the 'one big payday' which has so far eluded him during his 10-and-a-half year career. Brook, who defeated Jo Jo Dan to retain his IBF welterweight title last month, immediately challenged Khan in a post-fight interview but the Bolton-born boxer has instead agreed a bout on May 30, with his opponent yet to be confirmed. Khan has reiterated his intention to take on Brook within the next 12 months, although he insists that the undefeated 28-year-old only wants the fight because of the money it will earn him. Amir Khan (left), pictured during his last fight against Devon Alexander, has blasted Kell Brook's motives . Brook (right) shakes hands with British Superbike champion Shane Byrne at Donington Park on Tuesday . In an interview with iFL TV, Khan said: 'He's only faced one decent opponent in his whole career, so he has no room to talk. It seems to me that he's just calling me out for that one big payday. 'If he keeps going on like this, that one big payday fight for him will never happen because at the end of the day, he's just trying to win fans over by mentioning my name when he knows that I can't fight then because of Ramadan. 'And he's putting down my opponents, who are still better opponents than his opponents, like Jo Jo Dan, who should be called No No Dan, to be honest with you, because end of day, he's not done anything in his career.' Khan had announced a fight with Chris Algieri next month but he has now backtracked on that, claiming that there are 'some more options on the table'. Khan has now denied that he will face Chris Algieri next month, claiming there are 'some more options' Chris Algieri lost every round to Manny Pacquiao when he took on the Filipino star last November . Brook is desperate to fight Khan but his fellow Brit rejected the chance to face him at Wembley in June . A £5million clash with Brook at Wembley on June 13 was also an option but Khan rejected the offer as he will not fight during Ramadan because of his Islamic faith. He added: 'Like I said, this Algieri fight, if it happens, it's making me a lot of money; money that Kell Brook's not seen. That's why he's probably dying. Amir's making millions when he's not even seen his first million. 'There's classes in boxing. There's fighters in boxing who are the A-class fighters, the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather, who talk about and mention and say they know who Amir Khan is. 'When it comes to Kell Brook, who knows Kell Brook in America? Which fighter, apart from Shawn Porter, knows Kell Brook? Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao don't know who Kell Brook is, so I don't know what he's going on about trying to say he's a big name. 'Kell Brook's going on like he's the next guy to fight Mayweather when he's not

Summary: Amir Khan has rejected a £5million fight with Kell Brook in June . Khan claims that Brook only wants to fight him for 'one big payday' Brook will struggle to fight one of boxing's big names, according to Khan . Khan says Brook is nowhere near Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao . WATCH HERE: Mayweather vs Pacquiao official advert released . Freddie Roach: Pacquiao better equipped to beat Mayweather than in 2010 . CLICK HERE for all the latest news from the world of boxing .


The daughter of two respected solicitors and a Scotland Yard detective who are accused of running an upmarket vice ring appeared in court today. Beatrice Nokes, 21, faces claims she incited a ring of prostitutes operating out of properties in Central London. The University College London chemistry student is suspected of grooming three young women to sell their bodies for sex. Beatrice Nokes, 21, pictured left and right outside court today, faces claims she incited a ring of prostitutes operating out of properties in Central London. She is accused of running the vice ring with Daniel Williams . She is accused of running the vice ring in the capital last year with 37-year-old Met police officer Daniel Williams. He faces several further offences including voyeurism and hiding the profits of their activities in socks stuffed up the chimney of his home. He is accused of committing the crimes while on and off-duty. Nokes, a keen horsewoman, artist and charity fundraiser, is the daughter of two highly experienced legal professionals. Her father, Jonathan Nokes, 66, is a partner at respected law firm Anthony Gold where he specialises in commercial property law. Her mother, Ceinwen Rowles, 59, specialises in education law, discrimination and complaints and is taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights. The detective constable, who is suspended from duty, was based at Tooting police station in Wandsworth, South West London, pictured. He is accused of committing the crimes while on and off-duty . They both accompanied her to Westminster Magistrates’ Court when she went before a judge for the first time last month. Today, Nokes appeared at Southwark Crown Court her name. Williams was also present. The both face three charges of ‘causing or inciting’ prostitution ‘in the expectation of gain’ in September and October last year. Williams faces seven further charges including controlling prostitution for gain in the 10 months up until his arrest by anti-corruption colleagues on October 8. The detective constable, who is suspended from duty, was based at Tooting police station in Wandsworth, South West London. Several weeks after he was first arrested Williams was also accused of spying on unsuspecting women hotel guests at at the Jury’s Inn in Milton Keynes (left) and The Mandolay Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (right) He is accused of two counts of misconduct in a public office, firstly by running the prostitution ring and secondly by using police computers to check clients. A further charge alleges he concealed a ‘large quantity of cash’ by stuffing it in socks and hiding it in the chimney of his Putney home. Several weeks after he was first arrested Williams was also accused of using hi-tech hidden equipment to spy on unsuspecting women hotel guests. He is said to have watched the victims at the Jury’s Inn in Milton Keynes and The Mandolay Hotel, Guildford, Surrey, between January and October last year. Williams, of Putney, south west London, and Nokes, of Islington, north London, are both on bail and will return to Southwark Crown Court on 15 May to enter their pleas. The trial

Summary: Beatrice Nokes allegedly ran a prostitute ring in Central London last year . She is suspected of grooming three women to sell their bodies for sex . Nokes is the daughter of two highly experienced legal professionals . She allegedly organised the sex ring with Met police officer Daniel Williams . He also faces charges of voyeurism and concealing profits in his chimney .