Jordan Spieth believes he will be better equipped to cope with the pressure of trying to win the Masters after coming close to creating history last year. Spieth held a two-shot lead after seven holes of the final round 12 months ago as he looked to surpass the absent Tiger Woods as the youngest ever Masters champion, as well as being the first player to win on their tournament debut since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. That lead became a two-shot deficit as he bogeyed the eighth and ninth and Bubba Watson birdied the same holes, Watson eventually going on to win his second green jacket in the space of three years. Jordan Spieth plays a shot during a practice round at Augusta on Tuesday as he gears up for the Masters . Spieth believes he is better equipped to win the first major of the year after coming close on his debut in 2014 . The 21-year-old skims a ball across a lake at Augusta during a relaxed practice round . Spieth finished joint second with Sweden's Jonas Blixt and comes into this year's event having won his second PGA Tour title in the Valspar Championship and finishing second in his next two tournaments. Speaking about last year's final round, the 21-year-old said: 'That was definitely the highest amount of pressure I've ever felt. That first tee shot, I think I hit it into the ninth fairway and was just real quick off the tee. Played pretty much the entire round feeling different than I've ever felt on the golf course. 'I enjoyed it, but at the same time when you're feeling that kind of pressure, it's hard to get comfortable picking fearless shots, and then I kind of bailed out on a couple of swings, trying to look up a little quickly. 'I guess the hardest lesson taken from last year was that I had an opportunity to make a dream come true, and I had it in my hands, and then I was just a little anxious. You can make the excuse that as a first-timer and 20 years old, that that's likely to happen. Spieth, pictured in action at last year's Masters, threw away a two-shot lead to finish joint second in 2014 . Bubba Watson hugs Spieth after tapping in to win his second green jacket at Augusta last year . 'But in my mind, I was playing the best through 61 holes and had an opportunity to continue that the next 11 holes and didn't quite close it out.' Spieth, who has been paired with Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel for the first two rounds, added: 'Last year I remember being in here saying I had no expectations, didn't know what it was going to be like, never played the tournament before. 'This year, I come in maybe expecting to play well on a course I feel very comfortable on. I feel like it suits my game nicely and also I feel like I've been playing well. 'Having been so close last year and having a little

Summary: Jordan Spieth finished joint second on his Masters debut last year . The 21-year-old believes he is now better equipped to win at Augusta . He admits he learned things after throwing away a two-shot lead in 2014 . Spieth will play alongside Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel on Thursday . READ: Sportsmail's Masters 2015 betting guide .


The first high-resolution footage of solar flux ropes on the sun has been revealed. In the fascinating video, twisting groups of magnetic fields can be seen writhing around. And with the new images it may be possible to further understand their evolution and how they cause space weather. Research led by a scientist at the New Jersey Institute of Technology has revealed the first high-resolution footage of a solar flux 'rope' taking shape on the sun, shown in this still image . The new footage was revealed in a paper in Nature Communications led by Dr Haimin Wang from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. A solar flare accompanies the twisting flux rope in the footage, which moves around a common axis before bursting from the sun. They are essentially twisted bundles of magnetic field that extend out of and back into the surface across hundreds of kilometres. As common structures in the solar corona, they are thought to be the main cause of several types of solar weather - including solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The formation of a flux rope can take weeks, but the moment when it is flung into the atmosphere can take just a matter of hours. Solar flares can damage satellites and have an enormous financial cost. Astronauts are not in immediate danger because of the relatively low orbit of this manned mission. They do have to be concerned about cumulative exposure during space walks. The charged particles can also threaten airlines by disturbing the Earth's magnetic field. Very large flares can even create currents within electricity grids and knock out energy supplies. A positive aspect, from an aesthetic point of view, is that the auroras are enhanced. Geomagnetic storms are more disruptive now than in the past because of our greater dependence on technical systems that can be affected by electric currents. In the video, twisting groups of magnetic fields writhe around a central axis, and the rope ultimately causes a bright flash - a solar flare - to form, shown here . Dr Wang and his colleagues made the findings using the 5.2ft (1.6 metres) New Solar Telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory in California. They describe an S-shaped bundle of magnetic fields, from which a set of loops peel off and grow upward into a multi-stranded flux rope in just two minutes. Two flare ribbons also appear at the point where the rope joins the solar atmosphere. It is hoped the study, which shows a flux rope in unprecedented detail, could help increase understanding on how they form - and how they are related to solar eruptions. ‘In the large scale, magnetic flux ropes are found in the interplanetary magnetic clouds, which may interact with Earth’s magnetic field to generate geomagnetic storms,’ the researchers wrote in their paper. Solar flux ropes are common structures in the solar corona, and they are thought to be the main cause of several types of solar weather – including solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), pictured .

Summary: New Jersey Institute of Technology research reveals stunning video . It shows a solar flux 'rope' taking shape on the sun . Twisting groups of magnetic fields writhe around a central axis . And the rope ultimately causes a bright flash - a solar flare - to form .


Poundland has posted annual sales exceeding the £1billion mark for the first time in yet another sign of the discount stores' sustained challenge to established supermarket retailers. The company, which began as a single shop in Burton-on-Trent 25 years ago, has become Europe's largest single-price discount retailer. The firm revealed yesterday total revenue over the 12-month period - excluding its Spain interests - grew 11.8 per cent to just over £1.1 billion, breaking through the £1bn barrier for the first time and matching more established retailers such as WH Smith. Poundland has become Europe's largest single-price discount retailer, with a trial expansion into Spain currently underway . Profits are expected to be around £44million as the firm reaps the rewards from its 547 UK stores and 41 shops in Ireland. With recession-era shopping habits entrenched, discount retailers are taking sales from Britain's 'big four' supermarkets - transforming the British High Street. 'Discounters have always been part of the retail scene, catering for people who didn't have a lot of money,' retail analyst Clive Black told The Guardian. 'What happened was that in 2011 the UK became a country that didn't have a lot of money and bargain hunting became a national pastime and not just the preserve of people on low incomes.' Steve Smith (pictured) founded Poundland in 1990 then sold it for £50 million a decade later . Poundland said it had opened 60 net new stores in the UK and Ireland and had a strong pipeline of openings for the new year. On the back of yesterday's figures, Poundland's chief executive Jim McCarthy said: 'After a solid quarter of sales growth, Poundland's revenue for the 2015 financial year was over £1billion for the first time. 'Despite tough trading conditions, Poundland continues to perform well and we served an average of 5.3 million shoppers a week during the quarter. 'We managed our costs and cash well, and we expect underlying pre-tax profits to be in line with market expectations for the year as a whole.' Originally founded by entrepreneur Steve Smith in 1990, the company snowballed from a small private enterprise into a High Street revolution, which involved buying up unwanted stock and end-of-lines, then swiftly getting them into the shops to sell cheaply. This strategy has since been adopted by bargain chains such as Aldi and Lidl, all of which have eaten into a market once dominated by the supermarket chains such as Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's. Back then, shoppers were beginning to desert the High Street for superstores, but Mr Smith and his Poundland chain - which he sold in 2000 for £50million - were a lifeline that helped keep it afloat. Steve Smith grew up helping his father run a stall at Bilston market in the West Midlands, before opening his first Poundland store in 1990 at the age of 18. He has previously said his inspiration was his hardworking father, who ditched his job to become a trader when he realised it brought in more money. And it was at his father's market stall he discovered the

Summary: The discount chain yesterday posted annual sales exceeding £1 billion . It has now become Europe's largest single-price discount retailer . Poundland benefited from austerity seen in the wake of the financial crisis . It also transformed High Streets, luring customers away from superstores .


Ed Balls was today accused of 'letting the cat out of the bag' on tax rises after leaving the door open to trapping more middle-class workers in the 40p tax rate. In an interview the shadow chancellor repeatedly refused to rule out trying to balance the books by lowering the amount workers have to earn before they pay the higher income tax rate. The number of people paying 40p tax has already risen from about 2million to 5million in two decades, but the Tories have promised to lift the threshold if they are returned to power. Scroll down for video . Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, pictured giving a speech in Glasgow today, has repeatedly refused to rule out using the point at which the higher income tax rate kicks in to raise money to balance the books . The Shadow Chancellor was joined by the Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy at the Royal Concert hall in Glasgow today . Labour has vowed not to increase VAT or National Insurance as part of measures to bring down the deficit if they win the election. But pressed on income tax, Mr Balls refused to rule out freezing or lowering the threshold to raise millions from people earning more than £41,865. In an interview on ITV Westcountry, Mr Balls was asked if was 'leaving the door open tonight to changing the tax thresholds that mean people in that 40 per cent bracket could be paying more tax under you'. The shadow chancellor refused to rule it out: 'What I would like to do is find ways in which I could have fewer people in the 40 per cent tax bracket. Of course I would. 'But I have to be honest with people. The deficit is going to be £90 billion. I have got to find a way to get the deficit down in a careful, and staged and balanced way.' He said he would not be 'raising the higher rate of income tax' but left open the possibility of holding or lowering the point at which it kicks in. 'What I cannot do is go through every detail of the tax system. It's really complicated. 'I am not going to make unfunded commitment to do so, because I fear in the end that will be a VAT rise from the Tories. You won't get that from me.' Pressed on whether he plans to change the income tax bands, Mr Balls said: 'I can't go through every detail.' He went on: 'I can make a promise not to increase the basic rate of income tax or the higher rate of income tax. The threshold is also an important detail and that's complex.' Chancellor George Osborne, visiting the Marston's Brewery in Wolverhampton with David Cameron today. claimed Mr Balls had 'let the cat out of the bag . The number of people paying 40p tax has already risen by about two million to five million in two decades . Chancellor George Osborne said: 'Ed Balls has let the cat out of the bag and confirmed a tax

Summary: Shadow chancellor refuses to rule out using threshold to raise money . Vows not to hike income tax rate but not trapping more people in 40p rate . Chancellor George Osborne says Balls has 'let the cat out of the bag . Tories promise to raise threshold from £41,865 to £50,000 by 2020 . Labour says the plan amounts to a £7billion unfunded commitment .


A little boy has undergone more than 50 operations to have his entire face painstakingly rebuilt. Billy Mitchell, now seven, was born with Apert syndrome, a rare condition which left him with malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet. He endured a series of major operations to correct the deformities – which included a procedure to crack open and reshape his skull and another to rebuild his features. He also had a titanium frame drilled into his head, which was left there for nine weeks. Billy Mitchell, seven, was born with Apert syndrome, a rare genetic condition which causes malformations . The surgeries carried risks including meningitis, brain damage, catastrophic bleeding leading to stroke and potentially death, but Billy pulled through and now his parents say he absolutely loves his new face. Billy’s mother, Denise Mitchell, 47, said she knew immediately something was wrong with her son when he was born. ‘When I saw him I had an overwhelming sense of love. But he looked so ill and his skin appeared plastic and his head was misshapen,’ she said. ‘I also noticed his fingers and toes were sewn together.’ It was then a doctor broke the news he suspected Billy had Apert syndrome, a genetic abnormality where the bone plates in the skull fuse too early in the womb so the skull is unable to grow normally. The condition is caused by a chromosomal defect. Children with Apert have bulging eyes that are usually wide-set and tilted down at the sides. They may also have problems with tooth alignment due to jaw development problems, suffer from a cleft palate, and may have webbed fingers and toes. After his birth, doctors feared Billy would not last the night. The next day Mr and Mrs Mitchell, who live in Hertfordshire, were forced to have a heartbreaking conversation with doctors about turning off his life support machine. Specialists feared Billy's nose was totally blocked with misformed and premature fused bone, blocking his airway. Billy, pictured with his twin sister Lois, has undergone more than 50 operations to have his face rebuilt . But miraculously, Billy held on, and in the morning he was transferred to a specialist children’s hospital where he had thin, metal tubes called stents inserted into his nose to help him breathe. He remained in a critical condition, surrounded by tubes and machines. Finally, when he was a month old, Mr and Mrs Mitchell were able to take him home to join his twin sister Lois and older sister Darcy, then five. But he often stopped breathing in the night, and at 10 weeks old Mrs Mitchell heard him crying. Apert syndrome is a genetic craniofacial abnormality that occurs in around one in 160,000 to 200,000 births. The condition is characterised by malformations of the skull, mid-face, hands and feet. The skull is prematurely fused and unable to grow normally. The mid-face - the area from the middle of the eye socket to the upper jaw - appears sunken. Some children with the condition have fused fingers and toes. Early surgery

Summary: Billy Mitchell was born with Apert syndrome - a rare condition that causes malformations to the skull, face, hands and feet . Youngster has endured a series of major operations to correct deformities . Surgeons cracked open his skull before piecing it back together again . Seven-year-old had a titanium frame drilled into his skull for nine weeks .


A 30-year-old Scouser released by Shrewsbury and Tranmere in recent years was the hero of Scottish football at the weekend. Full back David Raven stabbed home the winner to take Inverness Caledonian Thistle to the Scottish Cup final. You can only be pleased for him – he must have thought his career glory had been and gone when he made a few appearances in the Liverpool first team as a youngster (he played in the infamous 1-0 defeat for Rafa Benitez's Reds at Burnley in 2005 – Djimi Traore's silky back-heeled own goal deciding the game). It's a fantastic moment for Raven, good luck to him in the final. But what can we deduce about the state of Scottish football from the two Hampden Park semi-finals last weekend? David Raven peels away after scoring the winner for Inverness against Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final . Raven celebrates with team-mate Ryan Christie as Inverness knocked Celtic out at Hampden . Well with Scotland's top club, Celtic, taking the decision to embarrass themselves publicly by writing to the SFA crying about a penalty they weren't awarded against Inverness, you can see there are problems. I interviewed goal hero Raven and he seemed upset by Celtic's actions: 'For a club that size to write to the SFA is a bit much, it's definitely taken the gloss off it a little bit for me. I'm surprised a club like Celtic have done that – it's a bit of an error of judgment for me. I don't know what they're hoping to get out of it,' he told me. Well done Celtic, your extreme arrogance managed to spoil the highlight of an honest pro's career. You should be ashamed of themselves. Celtic think they are so gigantic they have a divine right to get to the final. Apparently only they can make themselves the victims of bad decisions from officials. Celtic are like the brat of a child, over-indulged by parents, and scoffing too many sweets and not sharing any with the other kids because of some superiority complex which isn't backed up by what's actually going on. And the mismanagement of the Scottish game has left it imbalanced and unattractive. Whichever way you look at it, Scottish football, like an unsafe, stinking high rise on the wrong side of Glasgow, needs wiping out and starting again. Firstly, Celtic need bringing down a peg or two. There is nothing to suggest they are bigger than the game of football, yet they act like they are lords and masters of all around them. Celtic didn't get a penalty – so what? Inverness should have had one when sub keeper Lukasz Zaluska bulldozed into the back of an opponent. As bad losers go, Celtic are just about the worst of the lot. Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths complained: 'We were robbed.' The whole of football is laughing in his face! Imagine how Rangers fans felt when the authorities banished their club to the brink of non-league football. Now that's being robbed. None of this reflects well on Scottish football.

Summary: Celtic lost their Scottish Cup semi-final to Inverness Caledonian Thistle . The Glasgow club wrote to the SFA to complain about a penalty decision . They were angered by the referee's failure to award a penalty for handball . Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths complained they were 'robbed' at Hampden . Adrian Durham: Man Utd need Gareth Bale to give them needed dynamism .


A 'rainbow coalition' made up of several different parties could cause chaos, Nick Clegg warned today. The Lib Dem leader, who hopes to hold the balance of power after May 7, said the idea of more than two parties forming a government is not 'going to work'. He said it would be a 'messy' way to run the country, and risked instability with the future of the government put in peril with every late night vote. Scroll down for video . Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, who hopes to hold the balance of power after May 7, said the idea of more than two parties forming a government is not 'going to work'. Mr Clegg told voters to go to the ballot box on May 7 expecting a hung parliament, with no one party able to secure an overall majority of MPs in the Commons. However, he sought to make the case for only the Lib Dems working with Labour or the Conservatives, without having to rely on MPs from other smaller parties. Recent polls have put the Tories and Labour almost neck and neck, with seat projections suggesting a two-party coalition might struggle to secure a majority. A forecast from pollster YouGov suggested the likely result on May 7 is a badly hung Parliament. It predicted the Conservatives would end up on 297 seats, only slightly down on 2010, Labour 262, the SNP 35, Liberal Democrats 30, losing almost half of their MPs, Ukip four and the Greens one. A second Conservative-Lib Dem coalition would only be able to command a Commons majority of four, making it difficult to form a stable government. Experts have warned a badly hung parliament could send financial markets into a tailspin and the pound and shares crashing. Sterling has already fallen nearly five per cent against the US dollar in the past five weeks amid jitters about the outcome of the general election. If neither major party is able to form a stable government, it could send the pound plummeting by a further ten per cent. After the 2010 election, Labour PM Gordon Brown tried to pull together a 'rainbow coalition' of several smaller parties but it failed and the Lib Dems entered a power-sharing deal with the Tories. Mr Clegg today joined Lib Dem MP Mark Hunter as they met Dan and Joanne Thompson with six week old son Leo and Amy McGagh (right) with her six month old daughter Sophie, during their visit to the Millie's Trust charity in Cheadle . Today Mr Clegg said the idea would not have worked then and will not work this time as it would be made up of single issue parties 'puling this way and that'. But with opinion polls pointing overwhelmingly towards a hung parliament and significant losses for the Lib Dems, it may be the only way Mr Clegg can fulfil his goal of playing a role in the next government. The Liberal Democrat leader told his weekly radio phone-in on LBC Radio 97.3: 'He (Mr Brown) was sort of very adamant that he

Summary: Lib Dem leader warns three or four-party coalition 'is not going to work' Raises prospect of Lib Dems entering government with Labour or Tories . Experts warn hung parliament could send financial markets into turmoil .


Want to know what you'd look like if you hit the gym and shed a few pounds? Now you can, thanks to a new app that calculates a slimmer version of yourself - without having to do any exercise. ‘Visualize You’ processes an image of you to reveal what you'd look like if you were thinner - and perhaps inspire you to achieve your weight loss goal. Visual Health Studios in Colorado has developed a weight loss app called Visualize You. It calculates what you would look like if you lost a specified amount weight. Shown on the left is TV star James Corden at his current weight, 210lbs (95kg), and on the right he is seen after digitally losing 60lbs (27kg) A picture of Bridesmaids actress Melissa McCarthy at an event in February is shown on the left, and on the right the star is seen after digitally losing 50lbs (23lbs) Users are shown an original and a slimmer version, with a slider, so they can compare how they would look before and after losing weight. The app, which costs £1.61 ($2.40) on Android and £1.49 ($1.99) on iOS for the full version, has been developed by US company Visual Health Solutions Inc but with the assistance of major American hospitals. The makers say that it uses algorithms which show the effects of weight loss more effectively than other apps which stretch or pinch images. The app has been developed with the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Centre, and UnitedHealthcare. Actor Jonah Hill, pictured in June 2014, is seen on the left at his normal weight, and on the right he is shown with a digital weight loss of 60lbs (27lbs) It asks you to enter your current height and weight and your target weight, giving you flexibility over how ambitious you want to be. Weight loss specialist Dr Charlie Seltzer told Yahoo Health: ‘Visual cues are very helpful for a lot of people. ‘I will often recommend that people put up pictures of what they want to look like or what they used to look like, provided the body image is healthy. ‘l’d hate for someone to put [their photo] in and see themselves not the way they are going to look, and get discouraged and disgruntled that they’re not changing how they’re supposed to. ‘But my first thought upon hearing about this app, was: "It sounds like a really good idea."' Charlie Lankston (lost 20lbs/9kg) Charlie Lankston is seen here before (left) and after (right) digitally losing 20lbs (9kg) 'At first, I thought it was great. The "after" picture looks pretty realistic, which I wasn’t actually expecting, and it was amazing to see what I could potentially look like with a few more trips to the gym! 'However, after thinking about it a bit more, I started feeling a slightly ashamed about the size of my actual face. 'Realistically, losing 20lbs is actually a pretty tough task, and the likelihood that I’ll be able to achieve it - and attain

Summary: Visual Health Studios in Colorado has developed a weight loss app . It calculates what you would look like if you lost specified weight . Inputting your height, weight and target weight reveals you new look . The app is available now for both iOS and Android .


Prince Harry will tonight fly out of the UK to Australia without seeing his new niece or nephew . A disappointed Prince Harry will tonight fly out of the UK to Australia without seeing his new niece or nephew. With the Duchess of Cambridge now overdue for the birth of her second child, the prince will not be able to meet the new royal baby until he returns to this country in mid May. Harry, who will be bumped down to fifth in the line of succession by the new arrival, had returned briefly at the weekend to hand out prizes at the London Marathon after undertaking several engagements in Turkey to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. He was dragging out his return until tonight in the hope of getting to meet the new little prince or princess. But with Duchess now several days overdue, Harry is being forced to return to Australia where he is on a month-long placement with the army, followed by a week long official tour of New Zealand. Instead he spent time playing doting uncle to his nephew, Prince George, who turns two in July, at the Cambridge's apartment at Kensington Palace. Kate and her husband, Prince William, had been told to expect their new son or daughter – who will be fourth in line to the throne – by Saturday, according to sources. The Duchess – whose son, Prince George, was also around a week late - herself told well-wishers earlier this year that the new little prince or princess was due 'mid to late April'. When Prince George's little brother or sister is born the news will be revealed to royal correspondents in a press release followed by an announcement two minutes on the Kensington and Buckingham Palace social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram. Details of their arrival – including their six, birth weight and details of the attending medical staff - will then be posted in the traditional way on an easel outside Buckingham Palace. Scroll down for video . Although palace officials have barred media from camping outside the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where Kate is due to give birth, in order to prevent what they describe as a 'media circus', excitement was mounting yesterday with royal 'superfans' continuing their own round-the-clock vigil. The Duchess – whose son, Prince George, was also around a week late - herself told well-wishers earlier this year that the new little prince or princess was due 'mid to late April' Harry had returned briefly at the weekend to hand out prizes at the London Marathon after undertaking several engagements in Turkey (pictured) to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign . The mounting tension saw bookmakers' cash in with a flurry of bets on everything from the time of birth to the new baby's name – and even their hair and eye colour. Prince Harry will no doubt be encouraged to see that 4/1 odds are being offered for the baby to be a fellow red head. Ladbrokes customers

Summary: Prince Harry will fly out of UK tonight to continue placement in Australia . This means he will not be able to meet royal baby until return in mid-May . He will be bumped down to fifth in the line of succession by the new arrival . Duchess of Cambridge is several days overdue for birth of second baby .


A mother whose teenage daughter was tortured to death by her sadistic lover has spoken for the first time of her heartbreak. Margaret Bates, from Mottram, Tameside, said she is still unable to read the autopsy report detailing the 150 injuries her 17-year-old daughter Kelly-Anne suffered at the hands of her violent lover James Smith. Too traumatised to speak about her only daughter's death until now, Mrs Bates, 60, said she is consumed by one thought - that she wished she had killed Smith when she first met him. Margaret and Tommy Bates are speaking about their daughter Kelly-Anne's brutal murder for the first time . Kelly-Anne Bates enjoys time with her friends . Mrs Bates, who has two sons, Andrew, 39, and Paul, 33, said: 'I know I shouldn’t say this, but I wish I’d killed him the first time I saw him. That way Kelly would still be alive.' Over three barbaric weeks, Smith burnt Kelly-Anne with an iron, scalded her with boiling water and even gouged out her eyes. Smith also tied her to a radiator by her hair, broke her arm and knees and stabbed her all over her body with knives, forks and scissors, causing 150 separate injuries before beating her with a shower head and drowning her in the bath. Throughout the horrific onslaught, the terrified teenager was alive, begging for mercy. Smith, who was then 49, got life imprisonment and must serve a minimum of 25 years for his horrific crimes. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Kelly-Anne's death, but Mrs Bates said even with the passage of time, she and her husband Tommy, 66, are unable to read the post-mortem report which details the injuries their daughter endured. Flashback: Kelly-Anne and her mother Margaret on holiday in Barry Island, Wales . 'Every now and again, I phone the coroner to ask for the post-mortem report but each time I back out. I can't face it - I never will,' she said. Mrs Bates said as a little girl, Kelly-Anne was a tomboy who loved playing football with her friends. She also adored children, and often babysat for neighbours. She said: 'Kelly loved children and wanted to be a teacher. She was soft-hearted and very maternal.' Sadistic killer James Smith . At 14, while babysitting for a friend, Kelly-Anne met James Smith. He began a grooming process which was so secretive that her parents knew nothing about him for two years. When Kelly-Anne was 15, she stayed out over night and her panicked parents called the police. When she finally came home, the following morning, she claimed to have stayed over with a schoolfriend called Rachel. Mrs Bates said: 'I knew she was lying. It wasn't like her, but I'd no idea what was going on. 'Kelly was a good girl. As well as babysitting, she had a job on a market stall at weekends. She played hockey and she was clever at school. She was hard-working and sensible and I could never have dreamed she was being groomed by a monster.' She said

Summary: Margaret Bates is haunted by horrific murder of 17-year-old Kelly-Anne . Mum-of-three says she can't read autopsy report which details 150 injuries . Speaking for the first time after being left traumatised by death . Teen's boyfriend, James Smith, 49, was jailed for life after 1996 murder . Jury offered counselling after hearing of the youth's unimaginable ordeal .


Confusion over Ukip’s immigration policy grew yesterday after Nigel Farage called for the number of arrivals into Britain to be limited at 50,000 a year. But at the same time he claimed that overall caps on net migration – as pledged by the Tories – would be ‘ludicrous’ because it was impossible to stop people leaving the country. Ukip’s manifesto chief later added to the confusion by saying the 50,000 limit ‘might change every year’. Confusion over Ukip’s immigration policy grew yesterday after Nigel Farage called for the number of arrivals into Britain to be limited at 50,000 a year . The Conservatives accused Mr Farage of ‘making up his policies as he goes along’ – but Mr Farage has denied his party has made any U-turns on immigration. Ukip first unveiled an immigration cap in February, with spokesman Stephen Woolfe saying the numbers being granted visas limited at 50,000. But at the start of March, Mr Farage overturned this by saying he would not set ‘arbitrary targets’. At the end of the month, the Ukip leader spoke of a net migration limit of ‘about 30,000 people a year’. Charlie Elphicke, the Tory candidate in Dover, said: ‘Ukip’s immigration policy doesn’t just change by the day, it changes by the minute in the space of one interview. It’s complete chaos. ‘The truth is with Nigel Farage, you just don’t know what you’re going to get. The only certainty is that a vote for Ukip lets Ed Miliband limp into Downing Street via the backdoor - and then there will be no action on immigration.’ Interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday, Mr Farage said about his party’s cap: ‘It’s below 50,000 a year, all right? It’s below 50,000 a year. Simple as that. The Conservatives accused Mr Farage of ‘making up his policies as he goes along’ – but Mr Farage has denied his party has made any U-turns on immigration . ‘But this whole debate we’ve been tied up with caps for five years. It’s devalued the debate. What we’re not actually addressing is the fact that 624,000 people settled in Britain last year and that we have no control over the numbers that settle this year or next year. ‘Let’s be honest, we cannot have any debate about immigration about numbers while we’re members of the European Union.’ Later in the day, Suzanne Evans, Ukip’s manifesto chief, said the level of the cap might change. She told the BBC News channel: ‘If we say, we have 21,000 highly skilled people coming from outside of the EU, where there is already a points based system, then we will talk to the businesses, that’s where we get our 50,000 limit from, but that might change every year.’

Summary: In February, Ukip unveiled 50,000 cap on those being given visas for UK . Farage then refused to have ‘arbitrary targets’, before moving it to 30,000 . Tories accused Mr Farage of ‘making up his policies as he goes along’ Mr Farage has denied his party has made any U-turns on immigration .


Controversial plans to spend £3.2million pulling down a 19th century country mansion and building a 'Butlins-style' gipsy camp have been approved despite angry protests by neighbours. Villagers in the small country hamlet of Cledford, near Middlewich in Cheshire, had vehemently opposed the plans saying that travellers could 'intimidate' nearby pensioners and may ruin the idyllic surroundings. But yesterday, Cheshire East Council gave the proposal the go ahead at a planning meeting, which will create a 'transit site' with room for nine gipsy families. The 200-year-old Cledford Hall in the small hamlet of Cledford in Cheshire which is being knocked down to make way for a 'Butlins-style' gipsy camp costing £3.2million . People living in the village have reacted with fury about the plans saying travellers could intimidate nearby pensioners . The mansion's Grade-II listed adjoining barn will be converted into 'washing and toilet' facilities and office accommodation for a resident warden will also be provided at the expense of taxpayers. The cost of the project, revealed through a Freedom of Information request, has left locals stunned, and they now fear their picturesque cottages will be left worthless as they contemplate selling up and leaving the area. Formerly Grade II-listed Cledford Hall, which dates back to 1822, was severely damaged by fire three years ago and its listing was cancelled. It will be fully demolished to make way for the site which will house gypsy families for a maximum of 28 days before they must move on. Around 100 letters of opposition were handed to the council alongside a petition comprising 500 signatures but they will continue with the plans - which also include a play area - in efforts to put a stop to ‘unauthorised encampments’. The £3.2million cost of the project was only revealed through a Freedom of Information request and got the go ahead yesterday by Cheshire East Council . Cledford Hall, which dates back to 1822, was severely damaged by fire three years ago and its Grade-II listing was cancelled . Builder Bob Moody, 66, bought a ‘dream’ retirement cottage with his wife Trisha, 61, and has spent £130,000 renovating it with original Victorian fittings. It now lies, almost finished, at the site’s entrance but he is refusing to move into it and fears he could lose £100,000 if it is put on the market. He said: 'We’re totally gutted. We’re not going to live there now. Can we sell it? It’s going to be so hard to sell. We honestly don’t know what to do. 'Most of my life savings have gone into this cottage. Do we chop the price to half of what it was worth or do we sit on it? Would anybody want to rent it from opposite a gypsy site? 'We were so confident we were going to get somewhere in that meeting because we had strong arguments especially in regards to fire safety, as the plans put the caravans too close together which flouts regulations. Builder Bob Moody at the gates to the site with local residents Ken Roden and George Beevers. He

Summary: Plans for site for travellers has been approved by East Cheshire Council . This is despite angry neighbours in village of Cledford angry about plans . Grade II listed barn next to hall to be converted into toilets and showers . Full cost of the development was only revealed through Freedom of Information request .


Ambulance bosses are routinely making a 21,500-mile round trip to Australia to hire paramedics on £4,500 ‘golden hello’ payments because it is far cheaper than training them in Britain. Managers from the London Ambulance Service, the largest in the NHS, have just filled 225 vacant posts with applicants from Sydney and Melbourne. They were recruited on the back of a series of practical demonstrations on dummies, a written exam and an interview that lasted in all between four and six hours. Ambulance bosses are routinely making a 21,500-mile round trip to Australia to hire paramedics on £4,500 ‘golden hello’ payments . The selection process, held at five-star hotels, was so quick that by 8am the next day applicants had received an email informing them if they had a job. It is the latest example of how the NHS is recruiting overseas because it has failed to train enough staff in Britain to meet the needs of the rising and ageing population. Hospital managers have been flying out to Spain and Portugal to hire batches of 30 nurses at a time. The ambulance service is also severely understaffed and, across England, around 1,250 posts are unfilled – a tenth of what is needed. The Mail attended a fast-track recruitment event last month at the five-star Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, overlooking the famous Opera House. Our investigation discovered how: . Growing numbers of paramedics are quitting the NHS. Many are frustrated at having to spend hours queuing outside A&E units which are too full to accept their patients. They are also being called out to a growing number of non-urgent calls from patients unable to see a GP. The selection process, held at five-star hotels, was so quick that by 8am the next day applicants had received an email informing them if they had a job . The increasing demand on ambulances means they are taking longer to reach the seriously ill. As a result, many paramedics are choosing to take up posts as ‘advanced practitioners’ in A&E, GP surgeries and call centres for the 111 helpline where the work is less stressful and they can earn more. London Ambulance Service has been the hardest hit by this exodus. Currently 340 posts are vacant, a fifth of the total workforce needed. Last year alone more than 230 paramedics quit. However, Australia has a surplus.Other understaffed ambulance services in the UK are also going abroad, including to Poland. As well as the 225 paramedics hired from Australia last month, London Ambulance Service hired 175 from there and New Zealand in September. Managers are considering flying out again later this year and calculate that the first recruitment drive saved the NHS £9million. It costs £50,000 to train one paramedic in Britain. Each trip to Australia costs the ambulance service £90,000 in flights and hotel bills, but they return having hired on average 200 paramedics. They are offered a £30,200 salary including London weighting. Jason Killens, director of operations at London Ambulance Service, said: ‘It’s not our long-term solution but is helping us fill a skills shortage

Summary: Managers from the London Ambulance Service just filled 225 vacant posts . Applicants all from Sydney and Melbourne recruited after one day of tests . Latest example of how NHS recruits overseas as it fails to train staff in UK . Hospital managers have been hiring batches of 30 nurses on trips to Spain . Paramedics are being offered £4,500 ‘golden hellos’ if they agree to move to Britain within three months. Managers are so anxious to fill posts that 91 per cent of those who turned up to assessments were offered jobs. Applicants told the Mail they had been promised a ‘new lifestyle’ that would enable them to gain valuable experience, visit distant relatives and ‘shoot off’ to Spain for the weekend. The few paramedics who didn’t get jobs when managers first flew out in September were so keen they returned for the latest round of recruitment days – and vowed to turn up a third time if they still weren’t hired. Managers claim they can save the NHS £9million by flying out to Australia rather than training paramedics in Britain.


Carlos Tevez has rocked Juventus by revealing that he wants to leave the club and return to Argentina at the end of the season. Tevez is under contract until the end of next season but according to reports in Italy he has told the club's hierarchy he wants to leave this summer. The former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham striker has always made clear that he hopes to finish his career at Boca Juniors in Argentina, but the move was not expected so soon. Carlos Tevez has shocked Juventus by suggesting he wants to leave the club this summer . Tevez is on course to win a second Serie A title with the Old Lady and still has a shot at European glory . However, Italian paper Corriere della Sera insist that the club will not stand in Tevez's way, and that they have simply asked him to give his all until June. Tevez's international manager Tata Martino claims any potential move would have no bearing on the player's Argentina future. 'The most important thing for me is that Tevez continues to play as well as he is at the moment,' Martino told Italian paper Tuttosport. 'It doesn't matter whether that's at Juventus or Boca. Only he'll know what's best for his future. 'I will say this, though: Juventus are a great team, but so are Boca Juniors. It wouldn't be a step down.' Italian paper Tuttosport calims Tevez has already decided to leave the club this summer . Tevez has always said he intends to finish his career back at his first club Boca Juniors in Argentina .

Summary: Carlos Tevez has told Juventus he wants to go back to Argentina . Tevez has been a key player for Juve, but has always wanted to return . Juventus understood to accept the striker's decision .


UEFA have sensationally charged Pep Guardiola for wearing a t-shirt demanding justice for a journalist who died at last summer’s World Cup. Argentine Jorge Lopez was killed in a suspicious road accident while in Sao Paulo in July. Guardiola was sporting the top - which read ‘#JusticiaParaTopo’ - during his pre-match press conference before Bayern Munich emphatically dumped Porto out of the Champions League. The message appeared to support a campaign to investigate Lopez’s death. UEFA have charged Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola after he wore this t-shirt in a press conference . Guardiola wore the top demanding justice for Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez who died in a car crash at the World Cup . UEFA say Guardiola has been disciplined because of an ‘incident of a non-sporting nature’ Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez was killed when a taxi he was travelling back to his hotel in was hit by a stolen car . Lopez was killed when a taxi he was traveling back to his hotel in was hit by a stolen car being chased by police. UEFA revealed that the Spanish manager had been disciplined because of an ‘incident of a non-sporting nature’, in a move likely to cause public outcry. The European governing body’s disciplinary regulations read: ‘A breach of these principles is committed by anyone who uses sporting events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature.’ They are to review the case on May 21. On wearing the shirt, Guardiola said: ‘Last week, the family has given me the T-shirt. I woke up this morning and knew that I would put it.’ Lopez was a highly regarded journalist in South America and his passing drew huge outpouring from the very top of the game. Last year Atletico Madrid boss and former Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone tweeted that Lopez was ‘not only a great journalist’ but ‘also a friend’ after hearing of the news. Lionel Messi dedicated Argentina's World Cup semi-final win to the 38-year-old, who died in Sao Paolo . FIFA, Diego Simeone and Javier Mascherano have also paid tribute to Lopez (pictured with Alfredo de Stefano) Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez was working for La Red Radio at the World Cup in Brazil, as well as Ole and Spanish publications AS and Sport. Married to Marca's Argentina correspondent, Veronica Brunatti, López was well connected in Spain, where he arrived to follow the career of Javier Saviola in 2001. Saviola and Topo Lopez remained close friends and he was Ole's correspondent in Barcelona, a newspaper he had worked with since its launch. He had worked as a journalist for two decades, covering River Plate and Argentina for Ole while collaborating with Spanish daily Sport while spending time back in Buenos Aires. In 2010 he became AS's correspondent in Argentina was the journalist closest to Lionel Messi and the many of his team-mates. Lionel Messi also dedicated Argentina’s World Cup semi-final win to the 38-year-old. ‘Big hug to all the Argentina fans and a very special memory for Jorge “Topo” Lopez,' wrote Messi after their penalties victory against Germany. 'This victory is

Summary: Pep Guardiola wore #JusticiaParaTopo top in press conference on Monday . Several of football's biggest stars have paid tribute to Jorge Lopez . Argentine journalist was killed in a suspicious road accident in Sao Paolo . Lopez was in Brazil ahead of 2014 World Cup . UEFA say discipline is because of an ‘incident of a non-sporting nature’


Hazmat teams tested a white powdery substance sent to U.S. Rep Mike Doyle's office on Wednesday causing the building to temporarily close down. A staff member in Doyle's Washington D.C. office opened a letter containing a grainy white substance and immediately alerted Capitol police. The tests of the substance came back negative and the quarantine of Room 239 of the Cannon House Office building was removed at 3:37 p.m. on Wednesday, reports Triblive. Temporary shutdown: Capitol Police secure as officers begin to remove hazmat suits in a hallway in the Cannon House Office Building after a suspicious powder was discovered on Wednesday . A powdery white substance was found in the office of Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills (pictured) but it was found to be a non-harmful substance . The congressman said that the Capitol police were 'prompt and professional.' The white substance was cause for concern after powdered anthrax was mailed to members of congress in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. After testing, assistant who opened the envelope was not advised to seek medical attention and was simply told to wash her hands. Doyle was concerned for the well-being of his staffer but remained calm throughout the ordeal and maintained a sense of humor. 'I’m sure they won’t forget their visit,' Doyle said of the four visitors under lockdown in his office along with his staff. 'I live in Pittsburgh. We’re not afraid of anything,' Doyle joked, according to the Hill Blotter. 'All clear with nothing hazardous found. The area has been reopened,' department spokesman Shennell Antrobus said in an email. The testing lasted just under two hours. The substance has not yet been identified and neither has its sender but an investigation is ongoing. Fearful: Capitol Hill workers wait as Capitol Police secure a hallway in the Cannon House Office Building after a suspicious powder was discovered at the Cannon House office building office of Rep. Mike Doyle .

Summary: Hazmat teams tested a white powdery substance sent to U.S. Rep Mike Doyle's office on Wednesday causing temporary building shutdown . The white substance came back as negative and after just under two hours the Congressman was able to return to his office . 'I live in Pittsburgh. We’re not afraid of anything,' Doyle reportedly joked .


While the countdown for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's impending execution has begun, many are still holding out a glimmer of hope and calling for mercy during nation-wide vigils. Over 300 people gathered at Sydney Harbour for a candlelight vigil in front of a huge flower wall reading '#keephopealive' on Monday night. Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth also saw hoards of people congregate to show solidarity for the condemned duo. Scroll down for video . While the countdown is on for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's execution, many are still holding a glimmer of hope and attending nation-wide vigils . The two men are set to be executed just after the stroke midnight on Wednesday (3am AEST) 300 people gathered at the Blues Point Reserve on Sydney's north shore donning signs and candles . '#keephopealive' was erected using over 15,000 flowers donated by Amnesty International supporters . The Blues Point Reserve gathering in Sydney's north shore contained 15,000 flowers donated by Amnesty International supporters. 'Where there's life, there's hope and we will continue to campaign on this until we see that we just can't do this anymore and this is why we're all here this evening,' she said. 'Australians have come out and spoken out in opposition to the death penalty and in solidarity with Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as well as all the others at imminent risk of execution.' The crowd held various signs, this one reads 'It's not too late Indonesia! I stand for Mercy' 'Where there's life, there's hope and we will continue to campaign on this until we see that we just can't do this anymore and this is why we're all here this evening,' said crisis campaigner Diana Sayed . Participants of all ages held flowers during the candlelight vigil on Sydney Harbour foreshore . 'Until that firing squad pulls the trigger there's hope. As long as there's breath, there's still hope,' Mr Sinnamon said . Candles were part of the Amnesty International vigil in Sydney's northshore . People held paintings and banners outside of the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra, Sydney on Monday. Over 50 people gathered to call on Indonesian president, Joko Widodo to show mercy for Chan and Sukumaran. Melbourne also saw a unified vigil held outside of the Indonesian Consulate General on Queens Road in the CBD. In Brisbane, supporters gathered on Monday morning at the Cathedral of St Stephen in a last ditch plea for clemency for the duo. People also held paintings and banners outside of the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra, Sydney on Monday . Over 50 people gathered to show solidarity for the condemned duo and plea for their clemency . The protesters held up signs reading 'Mercy: Andrew & Myuran' and 'Save Our Boys, Have a Heart' Young children also joined the vigil and held a banner reading 'murdering humans is NOT the answer!' According to the Brisbane Times, Australians Against Capital Punishment spokesman Don Sinnamon said there was still a glimmer of hope. 'Until that firing squad pulls the trigger there's hope. As long as there's breath, there's

Summary: The 72 hour countdown on for Bali 9 Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . The two men are set to be executed on Wednesday at midnight . Nation-wide vigils have been held to show solidarity for condemned duo . Sydney Harbour saw a 15,000 flower monument reading '#keephopealive' Indonesian Consulates in Sydney and Melbourne also saw people gather .


Egyptian officials left an African football event early after they were offended by a belly dancing performance. Dina Talaat put on a spectacular show at the opening ceremony of the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo. But delegates from the country including Khaled Abdel Aziz, Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, stayed in an adjoining hall inside the hotel until the end of the performance, it was claimed. Scroll down for video . Egyptian officials left an African football event early after they were offended by a belly dancing performance by Dina Talaat (above) A spokesman for the Egyptian Football Association confirmed that members left the venue once Mrs Talaat started her performance. They said: 'The association members were surprised at having this performance at such an international event.' A video of the performance has since gone viral online. The two-minute clip shows Mrs Talaat wearing a green and silver outfit as she shakes her belly and gyrates her hips. Soha Ebrahim, a sports host on Egyptian state television, described the clip as a 'scandal and a farce' in a comment on Facebook. But Mrs Talaat said she did not know what all the fuss was about, Gulf News reported. She said: 'I was not the only dancer in the party. There were dancers from other nationalities too. 'I honoured Egypt and presented a respectable performance.' The ceremony on April 6 was attended by world football officials including FIFA President Sepp Blatter (above) The ceremony on April 6 was attended by world football officials including FIFA President Sepp Blatter. He stressed the importance of developing football in Africa in a speech and said: 'For me, Africa is my home and I have a strong affinity for African and African football. 'I always had a dream of a World Cup in Africa and it has come to pass.' The CAF did not provide a comment when asked about the performance.

Summary: Performance was at Confederation of African Football's event in Cairo . Dancer Dina Talaat said she does not know what all the fuss is about .


Radamel Falcao's former Monaco team-mate Nabil Dirar believes the Colombian must be regretting his failed loan move to Manchester United even though he was not happy in France. The former Atletico Madrid striker moved to Old Trafford on a season-long loan last summer but has struggled to hit the heights he achieved before suffering a serious knee injury. United will have to pay £46million to make Falcao's transfer permanent but having only scored four goals all season Louis van Gaal's side are unlikely to take up that option. Radamel Falcao has struggled for Manchester United during his season-long loan . Falcao has struggled to reach the heights he achieved before suffering a serious knee injury . And Dirar has revealed that Falcao was not happy in France but thinks he would have been better off staying at Monaco. 'I think Falcao must be biting his fingers [ruing the fact] he's gone,' he told Le Parisien. 'Here, he would have played and participated in the Champions League. But he may need more atmosphere. 'In Monaco, he was not feeling well.'

Summary: Radamel Falcao joined Manchester United on on loan last summer . Striker has only managed four goals in a disappointing season . Nabil Dirar said he would have been better off saying at Monaco . READ: Gareth Bale won't be sold to Man United, insists Zinedine Zidane . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .


Paypal said that the devices (stock image pictured) would be powered by stomach acid and include mini computers . PayPal is developing a new generation of edible passwords which stay lodged in your stomach to let you log in. Jonathan Leblanc, the company’s top developer, said that the devices would be powered by stomach acid and include mini computers. He said that technology had become so advanced that it allowed ‘true integration with the human body’. The next wave of passwords will be edible, ingestible or injectable and will remove the need for what he called ‘antiquated’ ways of confirming your identity, such as fingerprint scanning. Typing in a password will become a thing of the past too, he added. Mr Leblanc, the Global Head of Developer Evangelism at PayPal, said in a presentation called ‘Kill All Passwords’ that he wants to ‘put users in charge of their own security’. He said that passwords as they are now were not working and that users need to ‘harden it with something physical behind it’. Edible capsules could check the person’s glucose levels or blood pressure before beaming out encrypted data, the Wall Street Journal reported. Other possibilities include silicon chips which are put under the skin and ‘wearable computer tattoos’ which send information via a wireless connection. A diagram of a chip used in his presentation shows a device that has sensors, a wireless transmitter, photo detectors, a power coil and a temperature sensor. Mr Leblanc said PayPal was currently carrying out hackathons to develop vein recognition technologies and heartbeat recognition bands to go round a person’s wrist. But he cautioned that the company has no immediate plans to use such devices. Jonathan Leblanc, the company’s top developer, said that passwords as they are now were not working and that users need to ‘harden it with something physical behind it’ instead of typing it into a given computer field . Mr Leblanc said: ‘I can’t speculate as to what PayPal will do in the future, but we’re looking at new techniques – we do have fingerprint scanning that is being worked on right now – so we’re definitely looking at the identity field’. In a statement PayPal later said that Leblanc's comments were meant as blue skies thinking and that the company was not actually developing edible passwords. A spokeswoman said: 'We have no plans to develop injectable or edible verification systems. 'It's clear that passwords as we know them will evolve and we aim to be at the forefront of those developments. We were a founding member of the FIDO alliance, and the first to implement fingerprint payments with Samsung. 'New PayPal-driven innovations such as one touch payments make it even easier to remove the friction from shopping. We’re always innovating to make life easier and payments safer for our customers no matter what device or operating system they are using.' Edible passwords would be the latest breakthrough in biometrics after it emerged that a new app lets you use your face to log in to a website instead of using a

Summary: Company developing a password that stays lodged in your stomach . Jonathan Leblanc, the company’s top developer, said that the devices would be powered by stomach acid and include mini computers . Added that technology had become so advanced that it allowed ‘true integration with the human body’


Fiorentina's fading hopes of qualifying for the Champions League all but disappeared on Monday as they lost 1-0 at home Verona after conceding a late goal, leaving them nine points behind third-placed AS Roma. Fiore were stunned in the 90th minute when Verona substitute Mounir Obbadi scored from close range after Alessandro Diamanti had missed a second-half penalty for the home side. Whistles greeted the end of the match and coach Vincenzo Montella had no complaints as his side paid dearly for failing to turn their domination into goals. Hellas Verona's midfielder Mounir Obbadi reacts after scoring the winning goal against Fiorentina . Former West Ham United midfielder Alessandro Diamanti goes down under a challenge from Rafael Marquez . 'Everyone is free to do what they want,' he told the club's website. 'We were not good enough to bring the three points.' When Alberto Gilardino was fouled by Verona keeper Rafael in the 65th minute and the referee pointed to the spot Diamanti stepped up but saw his penalty saved low down by Rafael. With that the Viola began to run out of ideas and Obbadi pounced when home keeper Neto failed to gather a shot from Lazaros Christodoulopoulos. Diamanti misses the chance to give Fiorentina the lead from the penalty spot against Hellas Veronas . Hellas Verona's head coach Andrea Mandorlini celebrates as his side earns a late win against Fiorentina . The defeat leves Fiore in sixth place on 49 points from 31 games, one place and a point behind Sampdoria who occupy the final Europa League qualifying spot. Fiorentina host Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday after the first leg ended 1-1. Fiorentina forward Alberto Gilardino looks to get an effort in on goal during their game against Hellas Veronas .

Summary: Verona substitute Mounir Obbadi scored late to secure all three points . Obbadi stunned the home side as goal in added time earned them win . Alessandro Diamanti missed a penalty for Fiorentina in the second half . Vincenzo Montella had no complaints as his side paid dearly for misses .


Nobody dreams of being a step-parent says Christine Bleakley, but it's a job she's determined to do well for the two daughters of her fiance, footballer Frank Lamapard. Talking to The Times, the TV presenter has revealed that while a tough role to take on, dispelling old notions of the 'evil step-mother' has now become her main goal. The 36-year-old has been in a relationship with the Manchester City midfielder for fiver years, and says building a bond with his children has been a careful, 'well-thought-out process.' Scroll down for video . Christine Bleakley has opened up about the difficulties of becoming a step-mother to Frank Lampard's two daughters Isla (on Christine's lap), seven, and Luna (far right), nine . Frank and Christine are engaged to be married after meeting at the Pride of Britain Awards five years ago, and enjoying what the TV presenter has called an 'old-fashioned courtship' Christine's relationship with Frank's ex-wife and the mother of his children, Spanish model Elen Rivas, has been a long-distance one, fraught with tension fuelled by Twitter rants from fiery Rivas. But that doesn't appear to have prevented her from becoming very close to Luna, nine, and Isla, seven. It hasn't been easy though, says the Irish TV star. 'I'd like to think, if you asked the girls in ten years' time, they would say that it was a well-thought-out process - I didn't meet them for a year, on purpose.' Christine says she's glad to have forged a close bond with Frank's two daughters Isla (centre) and Luna (right), but admits that it has been a slow and carefully thought-out process . 'They know I'm their little mate. I don't want to be their mummy. That was never even a thought,' says TV presenter Christine of her closeness with Frank's children from his relationship with model Elen Rivas . Wanting to be careful of disrupting their lives, Christine, who currently presents new TV series Wild Ireland, says she and Frank waited until they were sure of their long-term feelings for each other, before introducing her into their lives. But if things got off to a slow start, it seems she's very much a permanent fixture in their world going forward. The star has a very hands-on with the two girls, who spend half the week at her and Franks home, and half the week with their mother Elen. She said: 'Frank's away a lot, their mummy could be away, I have them on my own. It's me going to violin recitals, me doing their homework, me doing the bathtime tonight and getting them to school in the morning - I've grown into that and we have our own little system.' Both Christine and Frank have expressed their desire to have children together in the past, but now say there are no current plans to have babies due to busy career schedules and a possible move to New York . Christine is currently presenting ITV show Wild Ireland, which sees her travel the west coast of her homeland . But while she's clearly

Summary: Christine Bleakely and Frank Lampard have been together for five years . Bonding with daughters by model Elen Rivas has been a slow process . The TV presenter admits that becoming a step-mother is very delicate .


A fireman who owned a flat in which five members of the same family were murdered in an arson attack – including three children under five – has been charged with their manslaughter through gross negligence. Jay Liptrot, 43, was among the first firefighters on the scene of the 200C inferno at a block of flats in Prestatyn, North Wales. His tenant Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their baby Charlie, 15 months, Miss Shiers’s nephew Bailey, four, and niece Skye, two, were trapped and perished in the first-floor flat owned by Liptrot. Charged: Jay Liptrot, 43, was among the first firefighters on the scene of the 200C inferno at a block of flats in Prestatyn, North Wales. Pictured, the fire-damaged front room after the arson attack . Victims: His tenant Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their baby Charlie, 15 months, Miss Shiers’s nephew Bailey, four, right, and niece Skye, two, left, were trapped and perished in the first-floor flat . Melanie Smith, 45, a neighbour of the victims, was jailed for life for murdering the family. The jobless alcoholic set fire to a pushchair in October 2012 because she was fed up with it being left outside her door. Liptrot, who then owned 12 properties in Prestatyn, gave evidence at Smith’s trial at Mold Crown Court. The jury heard there were battery-operated smoke alarms in the flat, but the windows did not open wide enough for anyone to climb out – and the only other means of escape was through the front door. Yesterday, Liptrot was bailed after appearing at Prestatyn Magistrates’ Court charged with five counts of manslaughter. He indicated that he would plead not guilty when his trial begins at Mold Crown Court on Friday. Sentenced: Jobless alcoholic Melanie Smith, 45, left, a neighbour of the victims, was jailed for life for murdering the family. Right, the entrance door which was damaged in the arson attack . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Five members of the same family were trapped and died in North Wales flat . Jay Liptrot, who owned the property, has been charged with manslaughter . A neighbour of the victims was jailed for life for murdering the family .


A senior writer for the Australian Financial Review has labelled Anzacs 'racist yobs', while standing up for an SBS football reporter who was sacked after condemning Anzac day on Twitter. SBS journalist Scott McIntyre was fired on Sunday over his tweets which called Anzac day 'the cultification of an imperialist invasion' and accused Australian Diggers of committing war crimes which included 'widespread rape and theft.' Speaking up in support of him, the AFR's Geoff Winestock wrote on the social media site: 'Ridiculous. Frightening. I also think Anzacs were racist yobs and Anzac Day is a death cult. Sack me Fairfax.' On Friday, the day before Anzac day, Mr Winestock said of the memorial: 'Anzac Day wish: in next 30 years there will be no wars and in 50 years no soldiers around to honour.' Scroll down for video . Australian Financial Review journalist Geoff Winestock (left) has spoken out in support of sacked SBS journalist Scott McIntyre (right), who was fired on Sunday over his controversial Anzac day tweets . The senior writer for the Australian Financial Review labelled Anzacs 'racist yobs' The day before Anzac day, Mr Winestock said he hoped 'in 50 years no soldiers around to honour' Both Fairfax and Mr Winestock declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia. After a public backlash against McIntyre's comments, SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid and Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said in a joint statement that his 'highly inappropriate and disrespectful' comments have 'caused his on-air position at SBS to become untenable.' 'Mr McIntyre’s actions have breached the SBS Code of Conduct and social media policy and as a result, SBS has taken decisive action to terminate Mr McIntyre’s position at SBS, with immediate effect.' McIntyre's comments sparked outrage late on Anzac day, with Communications Minister Malcolm Turnball calling them 'despicable remarks' and social media users taking to twitter to spread the #sackScottMcIntre hashtag. In his tweets, the SBS football journalist condemned Anzac day as an 'imperialist invasion.' McIntyre referred to the Anzac's landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey . 'We remember and commemorate our ANZACs': SBS Michael Ebeid was quick to distance the broadcaster from McIntyre's comments on Saturday evening, saying they are 'not at all the views of @SBS' 'The cultification of an imperialist invasion of a foreign nation that Australia had no quarrel with is against all ideals of modern society,' McIntyre tweeted, referring to the Anzac's landing on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula. In other tweets, the reporter mocked the 'these brave Anzacs' and accused Diggers of committing war crimes. 'Remembering the summary execution, widespread rape and theft committed by these 'brave' Anzacs in Egypt, Palestine and Japan,' he tweeted. 'Wonder if the poorly-read, largely white, nationalist drinkers and gamblers pause today to consider the horror that all mankind suffered. Mr McIntyre has more than 30,000 Twitter followers. The SBS journalist accused the Australian diggers of committing war crimes . McIntyre condemned the commemoration of Anzac Day and mocked the Digger's bravery . McIntyre's comments referred to the soldiers as 'terrorists' and were met with disgust by

Summary: Australian Financial Review writer Geoff Winestock told Fairfax to sack him . He hopes that 'in 50 years' there are 'no soldiers around to honour' Mr Winestock spoke out in support of SBS sports reporter . Scott McIntyre was sacked over his ANZAC day tweets . Remembering 'rape and theft' committed by 'brave' Anzacs, he tweeted . McIntyre also called the Gallipoli landings 'an imperialist invasion' His comments sparked fury, with hundreds calling for him to be sacked . 'SBS apologises for any offence or harm caused by Mr McIntyre’s comments' the broadcaster says .


Scientists believe life on Earth began evolving around 3.8 billion years ago. But while they have been able to put a date on when life appeared, they are still far from knowing how it appeared. Now researchers in the US and Italy say they have evidence that DNA-like fragments may have come with 'instructions' that guided their growth into complex life forms 4 billion years ago. Scroll down for video . Scientists believe life on Earth began evolving around 3.8 billion years ago, but they are still far from knowing how it appeared. Now researchers in the US and Italy say they have evidence that DNA-like fragments may have come with 'instructions' that guided their growth into complex life forms 4 billion years ago . RNA, which stands for ribonucleic acid, is a molecule made up of one or more nucleotides. It is one of three major biological molecules that are essential for all known forms of life, along with DNA and proteins. The main job of RNA is to transfer the genetic code to create proteins from the nucleus to the ribosome. This prevents the DNA from having to leave the nucleus, and protects it from damage. It also acts as an on-and-off switch for some genes. The researchers believe these fragments used their innate self-evolving abilities to grow into repeated chemical chains long enough to evolve into primitive life. The study, by the University of Milan and University of Colorado Boulder, is based on a discovery in the 1980s that RNA can chemically alter its own structure. RNA is similar to DNA, and carries out a number of jobs in our cells, including acting as an on-and-off switch for some genes. Scientists believe that when life was in its early stages, RNA played a leading role in creating complex organisms before DNA and proteins were developed. Many origin-of-life researchers say that RNA chains are too specialised to have been created as a product of random chemical reactions. The new study, however, claims to provide an alternative theory by arguing primordial DNA-like fragments evolved in this way instead. The researchers found the self-assembly of DNA fragments just a few nanometres in length have the ability to drive the formation of chemical bonds. These connect together short DNA chains to form long ones, without the need for a separate biological process. The image shows a droplet of condensed nano-DNA and within it smaller drops of its liquid crystal phase which show up in polarised light on the left. The liquid crystal droplets act as 'micro-reactors' where short DNA can join together into long polymer chains to evolve into more complex life . 'Our observations are suggestive of what may have happened on the early Earth when the first DNA-like molecular fragments appeared,' said CU-Boulder physics Professor Noel Clark, a study co-author. The study suggests that the way in which DNA emerged in the early Earth lies in its structural properties and its ability to self-organise. In the pre-RNA world, the spontaneous self-assembly of fragments of nucleic acids – the building block of

Summary: Scientists say early DNA-like fragments guided their own growth . They claim the process can drive the formation of chemical bonds . These connect short DNA chains to form long ones for life to evolve . This self-assembly capability has been shown to take place in RNA .


Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers accepts his side cannot afford not to turn up in another big game if their top-four ambitions are to survive. Prior to the international break the Reds' 13-match unbeaten league run was ended at home to Champions League-chasing rivals Manchester United, leaving them five points adrift of the qualification places. Defeat at third-placed Arsenal would be a huge blow to their aspirations of returning to Europe's elite for a second successive season. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has urged his team to perform well in the clash with Arsenal on Saturday . Rodgers knows they must avoid a repeat of the disappointing first-half display against United which led to their defeat. 'We've made it difficult for ourselves because of our last performance and result, but it's certainly achievable,' he said of their top-four chances. 'Over the course of the last three months, apart from the last game, we've performed very well and we have got results. 'I think people might look at it (the trip to Arsenal) as a must-win game. For me, it is a must-perform game, we want to perform well and we know that when we do that we've got every chance of winning, whether that's at home or away. Rodgers watches over training as he prepares his side to face Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday . The Liverpool boss addresses his players ahead of the pivotal clash with Arsenal in North London . 'We've had a long two weeks, it's probably one of the few games where after the international break we've had to suffer a little bit, because we didn't perform and lost, but there is extra motivation there to get something from the game and that is something that we clearly want to achieve. 'These final eight games are going to be exciting games and there is still every possibility for us to make the top four.' Many see the two sides as being similar in their approach to how they play, particularly in relation to how they like to keep the ball. That was a feature missing in the United game and it cost them dearly and Rodgers has spent a fortnight over the international break assessing where it went wrong after enjoying so much success in the previous three months. 'Our possession wasn't good enough in our last game,' he added. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is suspended having been sent off against Manchester United . 'The key for us in the first-half against Manchester United was that we didn't keep the ball well enough and, positionally, we were never in position to receive the ball and press the ball. 'We've talked about that, we've analysed that and we've worked on that; in order for us to maximise how we've been working we need to keep the ball better and be technically better. 'That's a huge part of our game, and it's Arsenal's game. But for us, we'll go there and tactically we are very clear on the idea of the game and we need to get something from the game,

Summary: Arsenal host top four rivals Liverpool at the Emirates on Saturday . Martin Skrtel and Steven Gerrard are suspended for the pivotal clash . Liverpool lost 2-1 to Manchester United before the international break . Arsenal, in third place, are six points ahead of Liverpool in the league .


Nico Rosberg has accused his own Mercedes team of putting him ‘under pressure’ during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Rosberg will start Sunday's race behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton after he missed out on pole by just 0.042secs in Shanghai. Informed he had been out-qualified by his championship rival for the third straight race, an exasperated Rosberg said: ‘Oh, come on, guys’, over the team radio. Nico Rosberg will start behind pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel third on the grid in China . Rosberg cut a frustrated figure in the paddock after he missed out on pole to Hamilton by just 0.042secs . The German was the final driver out of the pit-lane during qualifying meaning he had to turn in a quicker out-lap than he would have liked to start his final shot at usurping Hamilton before the chequered flag fell. ‘We need to look at that,’ said Rosberg. ‘It was not ideal to put me under pressure like that. I don’t think it cost me anything, but still even the mindset that I had to speed up. It is very annoying.’ Rosberg improved his time, but still fell agonisingly short of Hamilton’s best lap. The momentum is with the Briton this year and Rosberg cut a grumpy figure in the paddock after qualifying. Sparks fly off the back of Rosberg's Mercedes during qualifying for tomorrow's race in Shanghai . The German has now been out-qualified by Hamilton at each of the three races this season . Nevertheless, he remains confident he can prevent Hamilton from claiming his fourth victory in Shanghai on Sunday. ‘There are a few opportunities [to pass Hamilton],’ Rosberg, who was speaking to Sky Sports, said. ‘There is the start, there is strategy and then there is tyre degradation. Tyre degradation is going to be big issue because we are going to take the tyres to the limit so there is going to be lots of opportunities.’ Hamilton will start from the front of the pack as he bids to win his fourth grand prix in China .

Summary: Nico Rosberg was the last driver out of the pit-lane and was forced to turn in a quicker out-lap than he would have liked ahead of his final shot at pole . The German narrowly missed out to his team-mate Lewis Hamilton . Rosberg was just 0.042secs slower than his Mercedes rival . Rosberg also said: 'Oh, come on, guys', over the team radio after he was informed he'd missed out on pole for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix .


Adam Rooney is determined to prevent a season of outstanding personal achievement from ending with a sting its tail. The prospect of watching Celtic celebrate title glory inside Pittodrie would, he admits, be a painful experience to bear. After sticking to the coat-tails of the champions for so long, this would be the most unwelcome denouement imaginable. Should the current eight-point gap between the teams remain intact, then Ronny Deila’s side will have the chance to clinch a fourth successive Premiership crown when they head to the north-east on May 10. Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney does not want to see Celtic win the league on their patch on May 11 . Rooney, though, expects Aberdeen to be fully motivated to prevent a green-and-white party from getting underway. ‘If they are going to win it they are going to win it,’ said the 27-year-old striker, who on Thursday made the shortlist for PFA Scotland Player of the Year. ‘Obviously, though, we wouldn’t like to see them celebrating on our patch because of the season we have had. We have pushed them close enough this year, so it wouldn’t be nice to watch that. ‘You don’t want to see teams celebrating. You want to be the ones celebrating, particularly at home. I wouldn’t like it for the fans so we just have to make sure that, on the day, we win the game.’ Somewhat ominously for Aberdeen, they have lost all three previous meetings with Celtic this season. A 4-0 reverse at Parkhead early last month killed off any realistic prospect of a first championship flag in 30 years being flown at Pittodrie. The points total Aberdeen have amassed proves that they have been every bit as good as Celtic against the other teams in the top flight. Celtic are eight points ahead of second place Abderdeen and could win the title when they face their nearest challengers on May 11 . But is it feasible for Derek McInnes’ outfit to take that final, most difficult, step and view winning the league as a realistic aim in the next year or two? ‘People were waiting to see how we got on this year in case we dropped back down again,’ said Rooney. ‘But because of the stability we have with lads tied up on contracts, and the way the gaffer goes about things, no-one was going to slack off. ‘Hopefully we can add some quality over the summer as well. I don’t think there will be massive numbers going in and out, but hopefully we can keep building. ‘If we can even be a few points closer again this time next year, and Celtic drop off, we could be there or thereabouts. ‘We are only eight points behind Celtic at this stage of the season when most teams would expect to be at least 30 points behind them. Rooney was nominated for the Scotland Player of the Year and has netted 27 times this season . ‘I don’t think we’ve lost to anyone other than Celtic in the league since October, which is such

Summary: Celtic are eight points clear of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership . If the gap stays the same Celtic could win the title at Aberdeen on May 11 . Aberdeen's Adam Rooney doesn't want Celtic to celebrate on their patch .


This is the moment that an enormous bird of prey launched itself from a roof onto a birdwatcher's head. The rogue European eagle owl has been terrorising the Dutch town of Noordeinde for months and is believed to be behind a spate of vicious attacks. Locals have been advised to arm themselves with umbrellas against the bird, as hoards of twitchers have flocked to the Netherlands hoping to catch a sighting of the impressive bird. Scroll down for video . The enormous bird of prey targeted the blonde-haired woman after launching itself from the roof of a nearby house . Bird brain: The European eagle owl spent around one minute perched on the woman's head, before flying off looking for its next perch. In the most recent incident, the bird was caught on camera showing off its wingspan as it soared from the roof of a house. A woman, who had been observing the creature, barely had time to pull her hood up before the eagle-owl swooped on her head. The wild owl, which weighs around 6lbs, spent around one minute perched her the head, before flying off looking for its next perch. Residents in the town think that it might have escaped from an aviary and has learnt to associate humans with food. 'I have seen photographers and birders from around the country, from The Hague to Spijkenisse, they come from everywhere to see the eagle owl. Our village is finally on the map,' one local is reported to have said. Menno Shaefer is one of a number of photographers who has paid a visit to the town after hearing about the owl's unusual behaviour. The 48-year-old, of Zaandam, Netherlands, said: 'I had heard a lot about the owl and decided to visit the site to see it in action for myself. 'It was a very funny thing to watch, however I'm just as confused as anyone as to why it does this.' The rogue owl has been terrorising the Dutch town of Noordeinde for months and is believed to be behind a spate of vicious attacks . The appearance has seen twitchers flock to the town hoping to catch a sighting of the bird . The European eagle-owl is one of the largest species of owls, and females can grow to a maximum total wingspan of 75cm . The wild owl, which weighs around 6lbs, spends an average of one minute perched on the head of innocent bystanders, before flying off looking for the next perch. The European eagle owl is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a maximum total wingspan of 75 cm. The bird is found in a number of habitats but mostly lives in mountain regions, coniferous forests, steppes and other relatively remote places. Unusual: Photographer Menno Scheefer travelled 68km to the northern Netherlands town of Noordeinde to photograph the own, after hearing about its strange behaviour . Perched: The European eagle owl enjoys swooping on unsuspecting walkers - and standing on their heads .

Summary: European eagle-owl caught on camera perched on birdwatcher's head . Large bird has been terrorising Dutch town of Noordeinde for months . Twitchers have flocked to the town hoping to catch sighting of bird .


The next time Pep Guardiola feels the need to justify his continued presence in Bavaria – and that time will come – he has some useful numbers to roll out. As of Tuesday night, the most pertinent one available to him is 115. That is the number of goals Guardiola's Bayern team have scored so far this season, a number plenty enough to take them in to the last four of the Champions League, the semi-final of the German Cup and to the cusp of successive Bundesliga titles. It's a funny game, football isn't it? People can grow restless, unhappy even, pretty quickly. As Guardiola himself said on the eve of this undressing of porous Porto, people are only happy here if Bayern win the treble. Bayern Munich's Thiago Alcantara jumps highest to head the home side ahead on 14 minutes and set the German giants on their way . Former Barcelona midfielder Thiago races away to celebrate and clenches his fist after giving Bayern Munich the lead on the night . Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng scores the second header of the evening to double Bayern's advantage and level the tie at 3-3 . Boateng points to the skies in celebration after the Germany international's goal gave Bayern the initiative as they led on away goals . Robert Lewandowski made it a hat-trick of Bayern headers on 27 minutes as the Poland striker powerfully nodded the ball into the net . Thomas Muller shoots and scores to give Bayern an incredible 4-0 lead with 10 minutes of the first half still remaining . Muller lets out a roar in celebration and is congratulated by fellow goalscorer Thiago as the Bavarians took full control of Tuesday's tie . Lewandowski powerfully strikes from inside the area to give Bayern Munich a 5-0 lead at half-time as the frontman netted his second . Lewandowski slides on his knees in front of the Allianz Arena crowd after scoring his second goal of the night as Bayern raced away . The Bayern Munich frontman is congratulated by Mario Gotze (left), defender Rafinha (centre) and Muller (right) after scoring . Martinez replies for Porto but the goal was just a consolation as the Portuguese giants failed to stage an unlikely comeback in Munich . Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso bends the ball past the Porto wall to score his side's six goal of the evening with two minutes to go . Alonso jumps in celebration and points to the sky as captain Philipp Lahm races over to congratulate the Spanish midfielder . Bayern Munich (4-3-2-1): Neuer 6, Rafinha 7, (Rode 72, 6) Boateng 7.5, Badstuber 7, Bernat 7, Lahm 7, Alonso 7.5, Thiago 7.5 (Dante 90), Muller 8, Gotze 8 (Weiser 86), Lewandowski 8.5 . Subs not used: Reina, Schweinsteiger, Pizarro, Gaudino. Booked: Badstuber . Manager: Pep Guardiola, 9 . Scorers: Thiago 14, Boateng 22, Lewnadowski 27, 40, Muller 36, Alonso 88. Porto (4-3-3): Fabiano 4, Reyes 4 (Ricardo 33, 6), Maicon 5, Marcano 4.5, Martins Indi 5, Herrera 5, Casemiro 4.5, Torres 5, Quaresma 5 (Neves

Summary: Bayern 5-0 up at half-time as Robert Lewandowski (2), Thomas Muller, Thiago Alcantara and Jerome Boateng scored . Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso scored Bayern's sixth in the closing stages . Porto had gone in to the match with a 3-1 lead from last week's first leg in Portugal . Colombia international Jackson Martinez scored a consolation for Porto with seventeen minutes to go . Porto's Spanish defender Ivan Marcano was dismissed in the 86th minute after picking up two bookings .


In 2007, Machu Picchu was named a 'New Wonder of the World'. With the ancient Inca city featured on bucket lists the world over, visitors queuing up for the perfect photo of its other worldly beauty, it's not surprising that cracks are starting to show. Since 2011, the number of average daily number of visitors has far exceeded the daily limit of 2,500 agreed to by Peru and UNESCO. Last year 1.1million people reached its dizzying peak. Scroll down for video . Entry to the site will be moved to a visitor and orientation centre and there will be three routes through the site . And now a new master plan, to be implemented between 2015 and 2019, has been revealed, calling for the re-conceptualisation' of Machu Picchu. According to the Andean Air Mail and Peruvian Times, the idea is to change the 'axis of the visitor experience' making the mountain into a part of the tourist experience as well as the Inca city itself, with the hopes that this can control crowd flow - the project is set to cost around £28.5million. Entry to the site will be moved to a visitor and orientation centre in the jungle below, and there will be three different routes through the site. A staff of certified guides and guards will be employed, and security cameras installed. Certified guides and guards will be employed, and security cameras installed as part of the grand plan . Also, time limits will be imposed to keep traffic flowing. An online document outlining the plan states: 'Groups of 100 visitors will leave approximately every 10 minutes (from the visitor’s centre) toward any of the possible options, easing up the congestion on the heritage space with the aid of interpretive signs and a more efficient action by the guides.' So if groups of 100 are dispatched every ten minutes, the site would receive around 6,000 visitors per day, which works out as over two million a year. Plans have also been agreed for an exit ramp, as well as onsite toilets. Since 2011, the number of average daily number of visitors has far exceeded the daily limit of 2,500 agreed to by Peru and UNESCO . In 2008, UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture and the Peruvian Government agreed that no more than 2,500 people should visit the site per day. Due to a lack of emergency management, limited road access from Santa Maria and Santa Teresa and poorly managed waste facilities, increasing numbers of tourists would be potentially very dangerous. The new master plan aims to tackle all of those issues, but it could be argued that the sacred Inca city might never be the same again. Journey Latin America's Peru expert, Isabelle Mazille, told Mail Online Travel: 'Machu Picchu is not a museum, but an experience – and people go time and time again to visit certain areas. 'So with this idea of having a specific route from which you cannot deviate, being able to go with a guide only and in short slots will definitely affect the experience;

Summary: Peru's famous Inca ruins received 1.1million visitors in 2014 alone . Average number of tourists far exceeded UNESCO'S daily limit of 2,500 . Extravagant new plans aim to allow for more tourists to visit safely .


This the adorable moment an NBA basketball player and a special needs child shared an enthusiastic chat and a high-five after a game. Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies was heading back to the locker room after the team beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-74 on Wednesday night. That's when he stopped to quickly chat with a young fan on the sidelines, who animatedly talked and pointed to Gasol before they exchanged a high five. This is the adorable moment Memphis Grizzlies player Marc Gasol and a special needs boy shared a quick chat and a high-five after a game . Gasol was walking back to the locker room after his team won when he stopped to talk with a very enthusiastic young fan on the sidelines . As Gasol walked away the delighted boy clutched his Grizzlies jacket to his chest as the biggest smile spread across his face. The young child is a devoted Grizzlies fan and popular with the players. Last year forward player Zach Randolph left the bench during the fourth quarter of a game to spend a minute with the boy, who was trying to get his attention from the audience, according to the Bleacher Report. When Randolph realized the boy wanted the warm-up shirt he was wearing, he stripped it off without hesitation and gave it to the fan before shooting him a thumbs up after he returned to his seat. As Gasol walked away the delighted boy clutched his Grizzlies jacket to his chest as the biggest smile spread across his face . The young child is a devoted Grizzlies fan and popular with the players. Last year Grizzlies player Zach Randolph left the bench during the fourth quarter and gave the child his warm-up shirt off his back .

Summary: Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies was heading back to the locker room when he stopped to talk and give the child a high-five . As he left the biggest smile spread across the young fan's face . Last year Grizzlies player Zach Randolph left the bench during the fourth quarter of a game to talk to the same boy and give him his warm-up shirt .


An investigator has blamed sexism, including pornography sold at base stores, for the attitudes that led to Army members joining British bikini models for a photo shoot. One Utah National Guard officer was sacked and three other soldiers have been disciplined for their involvement with Hot Shots 2015, where military vehicles became props for the group's risque calendar and 'behind-the-scenes' video. 'Too many Soldiers don't see a calendar shoot of this nature as something that isn't in harmony with our values,' the investigator wrote of the event at Camp Williams, outside of Salt Lake City. Scroll down for video . Risque: A investigator blamed a sexist culture and pornography for the mindset that led a Utah National Guard officer to allow British bikini models to use a military base and equipment . Cover up: The Army Times saw emails where members of the 19th Special Forces talked about removing references to their involvement and blamed 'uptight Mormons' for outrage of their time with the models . 'I don't believe this simply [was] a matter of a bunch of 'uptight Mormons' being upset over a video,' the official said, according to the Army Times. The unnamed investigator said he hoped the Utah National Guard recommended the removal of pornography and other media 'that promote sexist behavior and objectify women or men' from military stores. The Army Times also uncovered attempts by the Special Forces unit involved in the shoot to remove names and reference to their unit from Hot Shot material. I didn't think it was that bad, not bad enough to hunt for blood,' one email in the group read. 'What can I say. On a personal level … awesome! Professionally… Hmmm.,' another said. Three soldiers were disciplined with reprimands last year and forced to pay back the $200 in military fuel that was used for the shoot, which included the British models riding in tanks and firing a range of weapons. The officer who lost his position and was forced into early retirement was a 19th Special Forces non-commissioned officer, typically a colonel or a sergeant. Though not authorized to do so, he approved soldier's participation in the four-day shoot last May, where models used the space where special forces do drills to set up their makeup and hair stations. Equipment:Two police officers (left) were also disciplined after participating in a day of the calendar video. Military equipment include a tank, an armored truck and a helicopter were all used during the five day shoot . On the third day of the shoot a soldier brought the models a tank to pose with despite not having orders to do so, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. One soldier was blamed for letting an untrained model drive an ATV while he rode as a passenger . National Guard members also helped the scantily-clad women gain access to a Cobra helicopter and a mine-resistant armored truck. After the video surfaced in October, the soldiers face charges of discrediting the Guard, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer, and the sale, waste or destruction

Summary: Investigator recommends removing pornography from Army base stores . Said soldiers didn't realize salacious shoot not 'in harmony with our values' Utah National Guard officer sacked after allowing risqué video to be shot . Emails from within 19th Special Forces unit show attempts to remove references to their involvement with Hot Shots bikini models . Scantily clad women used Army tank, helicopter and truck as props . After video made public, soldiers blamed 'uptight Mormons' for outrage .