Apple Inc has approached more than a dozen musicians, including British band Florence and the Machine, in an effort to sign exclusive deals for some of their music to be streamed on Beats, according to a new report. The company is in talks with Florence and the Machine to give Apple limited streaming rights to a track from their album set to be released in June, Bloomberg said. Apple has also approached Taylor Swift and others about partnerships, the report said. Beats-ing the competition? Apple Inc has approached more than a dozen musicians, including Taylor Swift and British band Florence and the Machine in an effort to sign exclusive deals for some of their music to be streamed on Beats . Apple declined to comment. Beats Music will be re-launched in coming months. There will be a $9.99-a-month subscription for individuals and a family plan for $14.99, according to sources, Bloomberg said. Apple bought audio equipment and music streaming company Beats for about $3 billion in May 2014, hoping to catch up in fast-growing music streaming industry. Music streaming service Tidal, launched last month by rapper Jay Z, is also trying to convince artists to sign exclusive deals for their content, to fend off competition from services such as Spotify and Google Inc's YouTube. Competitors: The Jay Z-backed Beats competitor Tidal has a slew of big name co-owners including Madonna, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. Here, Beyonce and Madonna attend the Tidal launch in New York March 30 . Tidal isn't new, but it's getting a reboot from rapper Jay-Z, who bought the Scandinavian company behind it, Aspiro. Madonna, Rihanna and Beyonce are among the co-owners. That's notable because many artists complain about how little payment they get from other music services, such as Spotify. As owners, artists could insist on better deals. The membership-based service will provide music and video content that users can stream on computers, tablets and smartphones or listen to offline. It is being offered at two price points: $10 for standard sound quality and $20 for 'lossless high fidelity sound quality.' SPOTIFY . One of the most popular music services, with 60 million active users worldwide, and a quarter of them paying subscribers. Just this week, Spotify launched an app on Sony's PlayStation game console. The two companies worked closely to make listening seamless, so music can be heard in the background while playing games, without losing the game's sound effects, for instance. Spotify offers unlimited listening and Internet radio. It's free with ads; on mobile devices, users are limited to Internet radio and can't choose songs. Paying $10 a month gets you an ad-free premium service that offers song selection and offline playback on mobile devices. PANDORA . Offers Internet radio only. More than 81 million active listeners. Free with ads, or pay $5 a month for an ad-free premium service and higher-quality audio over Web browsers. TIDAL . Unlimited listening. Among the few services offering high-fidelity songs, which many audiophiles prefer over MP3s and other formats that reduce quality in the compression process. Offers music video

Summary: Apple has approached over a dozen names like Florence and the Machine in an effort to get top talent on Beats exclusively . Beats Music will be re-launched in coming months with a $9.99-a-month subscription for individuals and a family plan for $14.99 . Jay Z's Tidal is doing the same thing as he tries to convince artists to sign exclusive deals and beat out the competition .


Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has expressed his desire to remain at Old Trafford for years to come, describing the Red Devils as the 'right team in the right league'. The Spaniard has come through a testing first six months in English football which saw him begin the season in the team before having a reduced role as a substitute. That led to suggestions manager Louis van Gaal did not rate the £29million summer signing from Athletic Bilbao. However, the 25-year-old has now started the last eight matches and scored twice in Saturday's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. Ander Herrera celebrates scoring the first goal for Manchester United during the 3-1 win over Aston Villa . Herrera (left) shoots and scores his first goal for United against Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday . Herrera calmly slots home his second goal against Villa to make it 3-1 to United . 'I'm very happy. Even when I was not playing, I was also happy. I am at Manchester United. I feel really lucky to be here,' he told United Review. 'It's my dream to be here for a long time because I am in the right team, in the right league and in the right country. I want to stay at the club for many years to come. 'I feel I quickly adapted to this league and this country because I am so comfortable here. 'I think (we at) Manchester United are always helping each other to adapt and to feel like we're at home. I feel really good at United and I hope to stay here for a long time. 'The manager has to decide who is playing or not but we have to respect always the decision he makes. The manager wants the best for the team, the best for us and we have to follow him always.'

Summary: Ander Herrera has started the last eight games for Manchester United . Midfielder says he is in the 'right team in the right league' Herrera scored twice against Aston Villa during Man United's 3-1 victory .


A small piece of glass was discovered in a Beech Nut-Nutrition baby food jar by a consumer- and now, the company is recalling 1,920 pounds of the product. The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) revealed the recall on Tuesday. The type of baby food being recalled is 'Stage 2 Beech-Nut CLASSICS sweet potato & chicken,' which is sold in 4-ounce glass jars, the federal agency said in a news release. Recall: Beech-Nut Nutrition says jars part of the recall have the numbers '12395750815' to '12395750821,' with December 2016 expiration dates . Stores across the country were shipped the jars now being recalled, according to FSIS. The agency said 'The company has received a report of an oral injury associated with consumption of these products. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products.' Jars with the product numbers '12395750815' and ending at '12395750821' are being recalled, all of which have the establishment number 'P-68A.' The baby food jars fall under a Class I recall, which the FSIS describes as 'a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.' Beech-Nut Nutrition said in a statement 'We have initiated a voluntary recall for our Classics Stage 2 Sweet Potato & Chicken following a single report of a small glass piece found in a jar of the product.' Customers can be refunded or receive an exchange by returning the jars to their place of purchase, the company said. 'The quality and safety of our products is our number one priority,' Beech-Nut Nutrition said. 'We know we have not met the expectations of parents who rely on Beech-Nut for quality nutrition for their babies and toddlers in this case, and for that we apologize.' For questions regarding the recall, you can reach the Beech-Nut Nutrition Consumer Hotline by dialing 866-674-4446 . Scare: A small piece of glass was discovered in a Beech Nut-Nutrition baby food jar by a consumer, the Food Safety and Inspection Service said (file photo)

Summary: Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling 1,920 pounds of 'Stage 2 Beech-Nut CLASSICS Sweet Potato & Chicken' baby food . A small piece of glass was discovered in a jar by a consumer . Jars with the product numbers '12395750815' and ending at '12395750821' are affected, all of which have the establishment number 'P-68A'


Sisters Sophie Morgan , 21, and Sheree, 25, (both pictured outside Burnley Crown Court) allowed their bank accounts to be used to accept stolen money . Two sisters who allowed their bank accounts to be used in a 'vile' plot to con an elderly couple out of their £36,000 life savings have avoided jail. Sheree Morgan, 25, and younger sister Sophie, 21, both of Nelson, Lancashire, agreed to let their bank accounts be used to accept thousands of pounds in stolen money after the victims were conned out of over £36,000 over the telephone by a fraudster posing as a policeman. The couple, a man aged 86, and his 84-year old wife from Cardiff in South Wales, were contacted by a man pretending to be a Metropolitan Police detective sergeant falsely claiming they were about to fall victim to an Eastern European crime gang who had got hold of their bank account details. He urged the elderly couple they needed to transfer their money into various accounts 'for their own security.' The caller even pretended he knew of a list of previous transactions the elderly couple had made, initially rattling off eight incorrect withdrawals before correctly guessing a £50 shopping bill at Asda. Consequently the couple were persuaded to go to their local Leeds Building Society and make transfers from their account and makes others from their HSBC savings totalling £36,140 to other accounts. The cash was immediately withdrawn after the transfers and were used pay for travellers cheques and Euros at travel agents. The elderly couple tried to get their money back when they realised they had been duped but their plea was refused after the banks said staff had acted 'without negligence and acted upon instruction.' Sheree claimed she was approached by a friend from school who asked her if she wanted to make some money. But the actual conman who made the calls and pretended to be a police officer has never been traced. The couple later told police the fraudster who claimed to be 'Detective Sgt McDonald from Holborn Police' was 'extremely well spoken' and 'sounded as though he knew what he was talking about.' Sophie Morgan (pictured left) and her sister Sheree (right) with her ex-boyfriend Daniel Webster . Officers who investigated the scam discovered the Morgan sisters allowed £17,500 to be put into their bank accounts after the con. Sheree also recruited ex-boyfriend Daniel Webster, 23, and her mother Justine Davies, 44, to use their accounts for the illicit transfers. At Burnley Crown Court, all admitted money laundering but escaped jail after insisting they did not know who was to be conned. The fraud occurred in January 2014 when the fraudster rang the pensioners from an unregistered mobile phone - later cell sited in London. Sheree Morgan (pictured left) with her ex-boyfriend Daniel Webster (right) - both have avoided jail . Prosecutor Mr Stephen Parker said the unknown conman - who has never been traced - gave the account details of the Morgan sisters, their two accomplices and also another man living in Leeds. The elderly

Summary: Sheree Morgan, 25, and sister Sophie, allowed their bank accounts to be used to accept thousands of pounds stolen from elderly couple . Morgan sisters allowed £17,500 to be put into their accounts during scam . Sheree recruited ex Daniel Webster, 23, and her mother Justine Davies, 44 . But the conman who masterminded the scam originally has not been found .


An Alabama mayor was arrested and a city police chief was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after a fight at city hall on Friday. Lipscomb police chief Warren Carey was trying to arrest Mayor Lance McDade when the fight broke out, according to a city clerk. McDade is currently in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, city officials said. Carey was later spotted 'hobbling' into his office with an injured leg before he was transported to the hospital, according to FOX6 News. Lipscomb police chief Warren Carey (right) was trying to arrest Mayor Lance McDade (left), who refused to leave his office, when the fight broke out on Friday, according to a city clerk . City hall was shut down for the rest of the day and crews were changing the locks on the building, FOX6 News reporter Melanie Posey tweeted. McDade was holding a letter when he was arrested that read: 'Dear City of Liscomb employees, this letter is to inform you that all city employees are on administrative leave with pay until further notice. With exceptions for city dispatch.' McDade will be held in prison over the weekend. City clerk Connie Madsen said the mayor pro term, Brenda Renz, is now in charge of the city. Madsen told AL.com the investigation into the incident is ongoing and no formal charges have been filed against McDade yet. The city clerk said all of the employees were still working and no one has been put on leave. She said McDade has made it 'difficult' for the employees 'to function and do our jobs'. This is not the first time McDade, who was elected in November 2012, has gotten into trouble with the law. Both McDade and his wife were arrested and charged with domestic violence and harassment after police were called to their home last year and found they both had minor injuries. The couple had been arguing about how they were going to divide their property during their pending divorce, according to AL.com. The fight broke out at Lipscomb city hall (pictured). McDade is currently in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, city officials said . Just two months following his arrest, McDade was found guilty of attempting to elude a police officer during a traffic violation. McDade fled from the officer first in his car and then on foot while trying to avoid arrest, according to the officer's statement in court documents. The mayor was also arrested in 2013, when he showed up to the scene of a fire and tried to force a volunteer fire department lieutenant to leave because he had recently dismissed her. McDade was arrested for obstructing governmental process after he allegedly refused to leave, even after a police officer told him she had authorized the lieutenant to be there, according to AL.com. And two years ago McDade temporarily shut down the entire city police department and laid off city employees because he said the city was having financial problems.

Summary: Lipscomb police chief Warren Carey was trying to arrest Mayor Lance McDade, who refused to leave his office when the fight broke out . McDade is currently in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting police officer . Mayor was holding a letter that would have placed all city employees, with the exception of dispatch, on paid administrative leave . McDade has been arrested before for domestic violence and for obstructing the government process at the scene of a fire .


The pictures show a caring sister helping her brother with his coat, giving him a kiss, and tenderly holding his hand as they play together. But while the scene looks idyllic, it is tinged with sadness, as Joel Wilkinson has a muscle wasting disease meaning he will eventually be left in a wheelchair and his life will be cut short. The three-year-old, from Hull, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy just six months ago after his parents, Emma, 33, and Chris, 36, noticed he was struggling to develop and learn to walk. They were left devastated when tests confirmed their son had the incurable condition and that is likely only to live to the age of 20. Now, they have decided to make his short life as full of joy as possible. Joel Wilkinson, five, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy six months ago, meaning his muscles will slowly waste away. His sister Phoebe, five, adores him and cares for him as much as possible . Joel will eventually need a wheelchair and has a life expectancy of just 20. Phoebe plays only 'muscle friendly' games that won't tire her brother out - and refuses to play games at school unless Joel can join in . Phoebe makes sure her brother is thoroughly looked after - she helps him put on his shoes, fasten up his coat (left), fetches his cereal in the morning and plays with him in the garden (right) Thankfully Joel's big sister, Phoebe, five, adores her brother and makes sure he is thoroughly looked after - she helps him put on his shoes, fasten up his coat and even helps fetch him his cereals in the morning. Mrs Wilkinson said: 'We were heart broken when we discovered that Joel had such an awful terminal disease. 'We told Phoebe as soon as Joel was diagnosed that he had a problem with his muscles and that they're weaker than normal. 'It was important she understood so they could play games that wouldn't tire him such as playing with toys and painting. 'We've told them both that the doctors are trying to find a medicine to help. 'She now only plays "muscle friendly" games that don't involve Joel running around and getting extremely tired. 'Phoebe loves her little brother so much and she even takes care of him when they are both at school as they share break times together. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness. It usually only affects boys (around one in 3,500), although girls can carry the defective gene. Although not apparent at birth symptoms appear in early childhood. Boys with Duchenne's will have difficulty with walking, jumping and climbing stairs. The disorder is diagnosed via a blood test and muscle tissue sample. Sufferers are likely to need increasing help and treatments from the age of nine. Walking becomes difficult and a wheelchair is usually needed by the age of 12. As patients go through their teenage years they are more likely to suffer from complications such as chest infections. Most most

Summary: Joel Wilkinson, 3, has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - a disease that will cause his muscles to slowly waste away, leaving him unable to walk . He will eventually need a wheelchair and has a life expectancy of just 20 . His sister Phoebe, 5, adores him and looks after him at home and school . Family are now trying to make his short life is as full of joy as possible .


Antiquities looted from ancient temples and Buddhist sites in India have been found on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art after a tourist spotted they were sourced from an art dealer facing charges in India. The museum yesterday handed over seven rare artifacts in its possession after authorities found, to the shock of museum officials, that they had been smuggled into the U.S. by former New York art dealer Subhash Kapoor. Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will take the items back to New York and, from there, eventually return them to the government of India. Marc Thomas, chief preparator at the Honolulu Museum of Art, holds one of seven stolen artifacts that were on display in the museum's collection . The artifacts are believed to have been smuggled into the U.S. by an art dealer facing charges in India . The items' origin was discovered after a tourist visiting the museum noticed the dealer, Subhash Kapoor, was listed as their source . Dealer Kapoor, was arrested in 2011 and is awaiting trial in India. Officials say he created false provenances for the antiquities. The discovery was made after a visitor last year recognized the name of Kapoor's New York gallery as the source of a 2,000-year-old terra cotta rattle and contacted authorities, said Stephan Jost, the museum's director. Museum officials then pored over their records and determined six other Indian items had ties to Kapoor. He said Kapoor donated one of the items and sold five to the museum, while one was a gift from someone else. Agents are hailing the Honolulu museum for being the first U.S. institution to publicly and easily cooperate with the investigation, dubbed 'Operation Hidden Idol,' involving four arrests and the recovery of thousands of pieces worth a total of $150 million. 'Owning stolen stuff is not part of our mission,' Mr Jost said. 'I'm not sure we've done anything heroic. We just want to do the right thing.' Mr Jost watched as agents inspected the items - the rattle, figurines, architectural fragments and tiles - and them hauled them in packed crates into a truck. The items were found to have been sourced from Subhash Kapoor (pictured), who is facing charges in India . Brenton Easter, a special agent for Homeland Security, inspects the artifacts in the basement of the Honolulu Museum of Art . This tile is believed to have been looted from a religious temple or ancient Buddhist site in India . They have now been packed up and sent to New York, from where they will be returned to India's government . Martinez stressed there was no culpability on the museum's part, as it wasn't aware of the items' provenance when it acquired them between 1991 and 2003. Mr Jost said American art museums are becoming more rigorous in vetting the history of objects they acquire. 'Could we have done a better job? Sure,' he said. 'Were we a victim? Yes.' Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Brenton Easter said it was not uncommon for unsavory dealers to donate ill-gotten

Summary: Seven artifacts were found to have come from an art dealer facing charges . Unbeknownst to museum officials, they were looted from Indian temples . The discredited source of the display items was noticed by visiting tourist . Immigration and customs agents will now return the artifacts to India .


Not everyone should be behind the wheel of a $50,000 car. That's one lesson to take away from a video posted by YouTube user Richard Stewart showing a Porsche Cayman flying out of control as it speeds from a green light on Prince Edward Island in Canada. The sports car swerves wildly before smashing into the concrete median. A wheel even comes off before the car finally comes to a halt. 'Just cause you have a nice car doesn't make you a good driver. Don't let your son drive your Porsche!" wrote Stewart on YouTube about the crash. KHOU reports that police have not made the identity of the driver public but have said that a 31-year-old driver was cited for the crash, leaving the car a totaled as it was towed away. The footage begins with the Porsche idling at a green light . The car booms ahead at a dangerous speed . Almost immediately the driver begins to lose control . The unidentified man verse wildly across the dividing line . The car is twisting at such dangerous speeds a wheel comes loose . Finally the car comes to a halt, a total wreck waiting for the tow truck .

Summary: Video posted by YouTube user Richard Stewart showing a Porsche Cayman flying out of control . Police cited unidentified driver for the crash . Car reportedly wrecked and needed to be towed from the scene .


Vets are urging the public to get their dogs checked out for ticks, which can spread potentially fatal diseases to humans. Their warning comes after a survey found almost half of dog owners did not know that ticks can transmit deadly diseases to both humans and other dogs. Over half, 54 per cent, also confessed they did not know that Lyme disease, a potentially fatal illness caught from tick bites, affects their pets as well as themselves. Knowledge about Lyme disease is increasing and it is known to wreck lives. In extreme cases, the nervous system, joints and heart can be affected, and symptoms may be misdiagnosed as other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Vets are urging the public to get their dogs checked out for ticks, which can spread potentially fatal diseases - such as Lyme disease - to humans . At the other extreme, symptoms may be so mild that someone who's been bitten by an infected tick may experience only flu-like symptoms. Ticks, which flourish in long grass or undergrowth, typically attach to deer but can also be found on foxes, badgers, mice, birds as well as domestic pets - responsible for carrying the ticks into urban areas - and humans. Areas of undergrowth (including parks and gardens - as well as woodland and open country) are most likely to harbour ticks as they drop off their original hosts then climb to a point where they can latch on to other passing wildlife. It's why most people are bitten below the waist. With the forecast of increasingly damp winters and hotter summers - ideal conditions for the ticks to thrive - as well as growth in deer numbers, the concern is that the incidence of Lyme disease will rise further. Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Ticks are tiny spider-like creatures found in woodland and heath areas. They feed on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans. Ticks that carry the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease are found throughout the UK and in other parts of Europe and North America. Ticks that carry the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease which can infect humans . Many people with early-stage Lyme disease develop a distinctive circular rash at the site of the tick bite, usually around 3 to 30 days after being bitten. This is known as erythema migrans. Some people with Lyme disease also experience flu-like symptoms in the early stages, such as tiredness (fatigue), muscle pain, joint pain,headaches, a high temperature (fever), chills and neck stiffness. More serious symptoms may develop several weeks, months or even years later if Lyme disease is left untreated or is not treated early on. These can include: . Some of these problems will get better slowly with treatment, although they can persist if treatment is started late. A few people with Lyme disease go on to develop long-term symptoms similar to those of fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. This is known as post-infectious Lyme disease. Source: NHS Choices . The

Summary: Vets have launched the Big Tick Project urging owners to get pets checked . They warned of a rise in disease-spreading ticks in the last 10 years . Half of owners did not know ticks can spread Lyme disease to humans . Lyme disease can cause joint and heart problems if left untreated .


Serge Gnabry says he is feeling 'better and better' all the time as the Arsenal teenager prepares to return after more than a year out. The 19-year-old midfielder impressed for the Gunners last season, but his progress has been stunted by a serious knee injury. Gnabry, as a result, has not featured since the Champions League last-16 second leg against Bayern Munich in March 2014, although he is at last closing in on a return. Serge Gnabry played 90 minutes for Arsenal Under 21s against Reading on Monday . The 19-year-old has not featured for the first team since March last year after suffering serious knee injury . Gnabry impressed for the Gunners last season before his progress was curtailed due to injury . The Germany Under-21 international played for Arsenal's development squad as they lost 1-0 to Reading on Monday and is now over his injury worries. 'I am feeling good, I'm feeling better and better,' Gnabry told Arsenal Media. 'It is my second 90 minutes [in the space of a week], I am playing and over my injury so it is all good and I am looking forward to the next game.'

Summary: Serge Gnabry impressed for Arsenal last season before suffering injury . Midfielder has been out for more than a year after with serious knee injury . Gnabry played 90 minutes for Arsenal development squad on Monday . Germany Under 21 international says he is feeling 'better and better' READ: Arsenal have doubts over signing Liverpool star Raheem Sterling .


For a luxurious beach holiday with a decidedly aerial element, look no further than the St. Regis Abu Dhabi. Located in the centre of the city, the signature suite, which rents for a staggering AED 100,000 (£18,188) per night, hovers an impressive 200m (656ft) above the ground. The hotel's showpiece, the 1,120 sq metre room can only be accessed by a private elevator and, as you might expect, offers breathtaking views of the Arabian Gulf. At the St. Regis Abu Dhabi, which is the second St. Regis hotel in the UAE capital, the signature suite is a sight to be seen . And inside, it's old world glamour aesthetic is equally as spectacular. The sprawling suite features three bedrooms, a pantry, a full dining room, library and cinema. But it's the in-room spa that's truly a sight to be seen, offering a private steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi, two treatment beds and an exercise room. And when guests decide to venture outside of their 24-carat gold leaf finished suite, there will be a Bentley chauffered car service at their disposal. A private helipad also services the luxurious hotel room. Suspended 200m in the air, the Abu Dhabi suite is the highest suspended hotel room in the world, overlooking the Arabian Gulf . In the three-bedroom suite, there are also in-room spa facilities, including two treatment beds, a sauna and a jacuzzi . And the hotel's showpiece doesn't come cheap! To rent the massive 1,120 sq metre room, it will set you back £18,188 a night . Of the three bedrooms, one has a circular king size bed, complete with a leather bed frame and head board . Throughout the suite, 24-carat gold leaf finishes are evident, including along the dark wood bathroom fixtures . Heavy on the old world glamour aesthetic, the sprawling suite also includes a pantry, a full dining room, library and cinema . The suite's VIP guests will also receive exclusive access to the Nation Riviera Beach Club, which sits along 200 metres of private beachfront. There's also a pool, spa, gym and children's facilities on site, as well as several fitness classes, such as Pilates and sunset yoga. The Remede Spa, which recently won the 2015 World Spa & Wellness Award for Hotel Spa of the Year - Middle East, is another must-experience hotel amenity, offering 25 different bespoke facials, massages and body treatments. While guests admittedly never have to venture outside, if they do, a Bentley chauffeured car service will be at their disposal . There are also extensive conference facilities available for the hotel's VIP guests to use . The opulent suite is decorated in elegant shades of ivory, cream and gold, with many leather and marble accents found throughout . Though the suite includes a full-service dining room, there are also two acclaimed on-site restaurants for guests to enjoy . The suite's occupants will also receive exclusive access to the Nation Riviera Beach Club, which sits along 200m of private beachfront . Downstairs, the hotel's most elite guests are offered the signature afternoon tea, an extravagant

Summary: The luxurious hotel room is suspended 200m above the ground and offers stunning views of the Arabian Gulf . Measuring 1,120 sq metres, the massive suite rents for a staggering AED 100,000 or £18,188 per night . In-room amenities include: separate elevator access, three bedrooms, library, cinema, and a private full-service spa .


Police say the parents of a 3-year-old boy have been charged with endangering his welfare after they overdosed on heroin while giving him a bath in New Hampshire. Eric Carter and Stephanie McCassin, both of Manchester, were arrested on warrants Thursday, four months after the child's grandmother and primary caretaker, Mary MacDonald, reported finding the child in the tub, with the parents passed out on Dec. 4. Overdose: Eric Carter, 21 (right), and Stephanie McCassin, 24 (left), of New Hampshire, have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly overdosing on heroin while giving their 3-year-old son a bath . Passed Out: The child's grandmother told authorities that she went to check on the parents (photographed) and the child in the bathroom and found the two passed out on the bathroom floor while the child remained in the tub . The child was not hurt. MacDonald told Fox Boston that she saw the parents in the bathroom with the boy but grew suspicious when the three became quiet in the room. She went to check on them, she said, and found the parents passed out on the bathroom floor as the child remained in the tub, seeming oblivious to the situation. MacDonald contacted authorities and removed the 3-year-old from the tub, according to the Boston Globe. Caretaker: The child's grandmother told authorities that she lives with her son, Carter (left), and is the primary caretaker of the three-year-old because of Carter's history with drugs . Twenty-one-year-old Carter and 24-year-old McCassin were taken to a hospital, where they were treated for an apparent heroin overdose. MacDonald told police that she is the child's primary caretaker because of her son's, Carter's, past drug problems. It was the Department of Child and Family Services that issued the warrant for for the two holding that the parents put the child at risk, Manchester police said in a statement. Treated: Twenty-one-year-old Carter and 24-year-old McCassin (photographed) were taken to a hospital, where they were treated for an apparent heroin overdose . Both have been released on personal recognizance bail. McCassin is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Carter is scheduled to appear May 22. A message left at a phone number for McCassin was not immediately returned. No phone listing for Carter could be found.

Summary: Eric Carter, 21, and Stephanie McCassin, 24, were arrested Thursday after allegedly overdosing on heroin while giving their three-year-old son a bath . The toddler's grandmother and primary caretaker found the parents passed out on the bathroom floor while the toddler remained in the bathtub . The two were charged with endangering the welfare of a child .


Aaron Lennon has finally found something to smile about but Roberto Martinez carried the frown of a man down on his luck as he headed for the bus home. That’s not to say this was a bad day for Everton. They have had plenty of those in this long season over land and sea and could yet finish in the lower half of the Premier League for the first time since 2006. But this one frustrated the Spaniard. His side have found a degree of freedom since their European travels came to an end and in winning three on the trot they started to resemble the side that blitzed their way through last season. Jonjo Shelvey converted from 12 yards to rescue a point for Swansea after Seamus Coleman handled in the penalty box . Shelvey made no mistake from the spot as the former Liverpool midfielder sends Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard the wrong way . The midfielder salutes the home crowd after netting the equaliser for Swansea in the Saturday lunch-time kick-off . Seamus Coleman falls over under the challenge from Marvin Emnes and handles the ball, according to the watching Michael Oliver . Coleman appears to apologise to the visiting section at the full-time whistle . This game, in the mind of Martinez but not many others, should have been the fourth win of a streak. The contentious moment came in the second half when, having led through Lennon’s first-half strike, they conceded a penalty. Seamus Coleman was under pressure from Marvin Emnes, fell forward under marginal contact and then handled the ball. Martinez called for a foul on Coleman; Michael Oliver called a penalty for handball and Jonjo Shelvey buried the kick. Everton’s manager seethed as three points became one and then gave the kind of comments that suggested this fixture was not the dead rubber it appeared to be. ‘We feel like it was a defeat,’ he said. ‘It is difficult to take. I am very satisfied with the performance because they are a difficult side to play. Look at the way they open teams up like Arsenal and Manchester United. ‘For the first 20 or 25 minutes of the second half it was too easy. We just couldn’t find the second goal. You are exposed at 1-0 and something happened. ‘Seamus felt there was contact. Seamus loses his balance and as he falls he ends up touching the ball with his hand. There was no goalscoring threat whatsoever. The referee in those moments can make his own decision but I think it was very harsh. ‘He should have applied a bit of common sense. From my point of view, seeing it in a biased way, I would have wanted to see a free-kick awarded. Two or three actions straight after it was exactly the same and given as a free-kick. That is disappointing. You want some consistency.’ Swansea City (4-3-3): Fabianski 6.5; Rangel 6, Fernandez 6, Williams 6, Taylor 6; Ki 6.5, Cork 6.5, Shelvey 7.5 (Dyer 83); Sigurdsson 6, Gomis 6 (Emnes 17, 6.5), Routledge 6.5

Summary: Aaron Lennon opened the scoring for the visitors with his second goal in three games for the visiting side . But Jonjo Shelvey converted from the spot in the second half after Seamus Coleman handled in the penalty area . Shelvey had a goal ruled out by referee Michael Oliver after Leighton Baines was adjudged to have been fouled . The 1-1 draw leaves Swansea eighth in the Premier League table with Roberto Martinez's men sitting in 12th .


Former Royal Marine Bobby Burnett beat his girlfriend and banned her from wearing revealing clothes in a two-year-long campaign of terror . A controlling Afghanistan veteran who beat his girlfriend and banned her from wearing revealing clothes has been jailed for a two-year-long campaign of terror. Royal Marine Bobby Burnett forced Samantha Chudley to stop wearing make-up because he wanted to make her less attractive to other men, and forced her to hand over the passwords of her e-mail and social media accounts so he could monitor them, Exeter Crown Court heard. The 30-year-old installed a tracker app on her smartphone and brutally attacked her when she visited him at the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, Devon, and at her home. His violence and the stress of his controlling behaviour led her to have two miscarriages, one of which happened days after he punched her in the stomach when she was ten weeks pregnant, the court was told. The otherwise exemplary Marine's personality changed because he was taking a powerful illegal steroid normally given to beef cattle to make them increase body mass, the court was told. He told police she was lying about his repeated assaults but inquiries showed he had asked the Marines for help to control his domestic violence. And checks on his mobile phone showed hundreds of texts in which he begged her to forgive his attacks and promised to stop hitting her. Burnett was a Marine with an exemplary service record who has been thrown out of the Corps after a routine drug screen showed he was taking steroids. Burnett, 30, who has been in custody since leaving the Commando Training Centre, admitted aggravated harassment and making threats to kill and was jailed for two years and two months by Judge Phillip Wassall. He told him: 'Miss Chudley lost all confidence in herself. She was even having to check with you what she could wear and you began to chastise her for wearing make up. 'If she ever questioned you, your response was to attack her, grabbing her by the neck, holding her up against walls, putting her to the floor and telling her to shut up. 'She says the assaults happened on a weekly basis although you say there were longer periods between attacks when you could control your temper. 'This was a relationship where you set out to control her by violence to the extent her will was completely broken and she became completely subservient to your control over the best part of two years. 'You were not only abusing alcohol but taking steroids at the time and it is well known they can cause bad temper and cause violence. The 30-year-old installed a tracker app on her smartphone and brutally attacked her when she visited him at the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, Devon, and at her home, the court was told . 'This was a protracted history of very serious domestic violence. The aggravating features are the continued and repeated threats and extreme domestic violence. 'You now acknowledge your responsibility and I believe

Summary: Afghanistan veteran Bobby Burnett regularly beat partner Samantha Chudley and forced her to hand over passwords for e-mail and Facebook . Court heard he changed because he was taking a powerful illegal steroid . The soldier had an exemplary service record but was thrown out of the Corps after a routine drug screen showed he was taking the drugs . He was jailed for two years and two months at Exeter Crown Court today .


A mother and child remain missing hours after their car was swept into a flooded creek in eastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police Trooper Robert Purdy said the woman and child were stranded in their vehicle in high water around 9:30 a.m. Friday on a rural highway in Lee County. Around 11:30 a.m., the car was swept away and rescue workers lost sight of them. Scroll down for video . A missing mother and son are missing after their car was swept away by rising flood waters in Kentucky . Residents on two floors of an apartment building in Okolona, Kentucky, were evacuated by the fire department . Buddy Rogers, spokesman for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, said Lee County authorities requested a state police helicopter to help try to find them, but the weather was too bad for an aerial search. The Lexington Fire Department sent a swift-water recovery team to assist with the search. They have not yet been found. Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, made more than 100 water rescues early Friday as a severe storm's persistent downpour flooded roads and prompted at least one evacuation. One-hundred sixty three water rescues had been made in the area since 1am Friday and residents continue asking authorities for help leaving their flooded homes, according to Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. There was also a mandatory evacuation for the first floor of an apartment building in Okolona, Kentucky. Those living in first-floor apartments at the Guardian Court apartments were ordered to evacuate, while second-floor residents could decide to leave . More than 48 residents at the Guardian Court apartments had been taken out by boat, including second floor residents who were given to the choice to leave, according to WDRB. Half a foot of water had crept into homes in the building. The area had gotten seven inches of rain overnight, but no injuries were reported. Louisville's fire department was stretched thin, as a six-alarm fire at a GE supply building in Buechel, Kentucky drew more than 100 workers to battle the blaze. The city's zoo was closed because of a combination of the two events. The National Weather Service says a flash flood warning is in effect Friday morning for north central Kentucky. Up to two more inches of rain are expected throughout the day, according to WLKY. Winds up to 35mph and possible hail were expected for the afternoon. Red Cross officials made Louisville's Broadbent Arena, which was home to the city's ice hockey team, available for those who needed shelter. Dozens of vehicles were reported abandoned on the roadways. The Red Cross set up a shelter at Louisville's Broadbent Arena for those forced from their homes on Friday morning . Authorities in Louisville made more than 100 water rescues, including an estimated 48 at Guardian Court in Okolona (pictured) The Louisville fire department was put under more stress as it tried to balance water rescues with fighting normal fires . A man in shorts and sneakers holds an umbrella as rain comes down on Friday morning. The severe weather follows tornados

Summary: Police say the woman and child were stranded in their vehicle as the water rose around them . Around 150 water rescues as Kentucky residents continue to leave homes . Seven inches of rain pounded Ohio Valley as storms move across South . Dozens of vehicles abandoned as sections of the Interstate 64 closed .


They used to be given away as a method companies used to let potential new customers sample their products and - hopefully - come back for more. Now showbags cost anywhere from $10 to $30 and are among the mounting prices parents are paying for their annual trip to the Easter Show - along with $40 entrance fees and $15 rides. But are the contents of the bags worth the prices being paid? The official website of the Sydney Royal Easter Show lists the retail value of show bag contents, and reveals that at least one of the bags cost more than it would to buy the items outright. The 2015 Sydney Royal Easter show, which opened to the public last Thursday 26 March . The Cowboy Bag includes a toy sheriff's hat, a vest and a red bandana, as well as a toy pump action shotgun and a pack of plastic pistols and handcuffs. The price is $26. But the site lists the retail value of the items as $23.85 - and that's without the added burden of entrance fees, rides and long queues at the show. Other bags offer some rather trivial savings. At the lower end of the price scale, buyers of the Fruit Tingles bag will get three 34 gram packets of the disc-shaped lollies, one 34 gram packet of fruit pastilles, two Redskins, two lollipops and two Milko sticks for $5. That's a saving of $0.10 on the listed total retail value is $5.10. The Aussie Bogan bag - if that's your thing - offers better value. For $15 buyers will get a drinking cap with Aussie flag, a mullet wig, fake bogan teeth, Aussie pride stubby holder, and an infatable Aussie flag bat and bar poster, altogether worth $50.90. Capping it off is a 'discount amusement ride voucher' with a listed value of $0.00. One bag on the site seems to offer unbelievable value, literally. The Rockstar bag includes an inflatable guitar, toy trilby and some items including a tinsel hair clip the site lists as worth $395, giving the bag a total retail value of $413.70 for the bargain price of $10. A quick online scan reveals the hair clip price is almost certainly a typo. The official website displays the retail value of the showbags contents, reveal that some of the bags cost more than it would to buy the items outright-such as the Cowboy Bag (L)-while others are a mere 10 cents less than their retail value-like the Fruit Tingles Bag . Some of the bags have grossly inaccurate value listings-such as the Rockstar Bag (L)-while the Aussie Bogan bag alludes to the shows biggest attraction having zero value . Sydney's Royal East Show is one of the biggest events on the school holiday calendar, and is the largest of the annual carnivals that tour the country each year. Growing out of the agricultural show circuit, Australia's annual shows have become major attractions in cities and country town that include farm animal and fruit and vegetable displays as well as carnival rides, stunt

Summary: The 2015 Sydney Royal Easter show opened to the public last Thursday 26 . The website displays the retail value of the showbags and their official cost . Some cost more than their retail value, others list grossly inaccurate costs .


The mutilated body of a missing elderly British woman has been found 'in two different areas' of a southern French region and a man charged with her murder, local prosecutors say. Violet Price, 80, had been missing from her home in Moustier village since last week, after her son - a businessman who lives in the area - was unable to reach her by phone after she attended a dinner party. A 32-year-old man has now been arrested and charged with murder after he told police where to find the body parts. Prosecutor Pascal Prache (left) speaks during a press conference in Agen, where it was revealed body parts believed to be that of missing Violent Price had been found in two separate locations . Local police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old suspect, who they say was known to Mrs Price . Violet Price (pictured), 80, had been missing from her home in Moustier village since last week . Mrs Price's son, who lives in the same area, raised the alert on Saturday after he went to her house when she failed to respond on the phone. Police immediately started looking for the 80-year-old widow who lived alone, mobilising 70 officers, a helicopter and divers, and searching hospitals as well - to no avail. A source close to the probe had said she was 'neither depressive nor suicidal', adding that there was no apparent reason for her disappearance. The Daily Telegraph reported the 32-year-old man has now been arrested and charged with two counts of murder, although prosecutor Pascal Prache could not give any information on a possible motive. The suspect told police where to find the body parts in two different areas of the southern region. Mr Prache said: 'Given the declarations of the suspect and observations on site, it appears to be the body of Violet Price,' he said, adding that an autopsy would confirm this. He added the suspect had already been sentenced in 2005 to eight years in prison for manslaughter and the man and Mrs Price knew each other, though they were not close. They were both present at a meal hosted by the in-laws of Mrs Price's son Saturday, both left separately mid-afternoon, but for reasons as yet unknown, both found themselves at her home later in the day. When officers visited Mrs Price's house on Saturday they found the lights on, and two cups of coffee – one half full. The source said Mrs Price did not own a mobile phone, but had plenty of friends and family in the Dordogne, and had been enjoying life. Mrs Price is a widow whose maiden name is Finnis. She moved to France from London three years ago so as to be closer to her son. She speaks very little French. The Dordogne, east of Bordeaux, is hugely popular with British expats and second home owners, who move there for the beautiful countryside and relatively cheap property prices. French police collect evidence at the home of Violet Price, who went missing on Saturday after attending a dinner

Summary: The mutilated body of Violet Price discovered in two different locations . Mrs Price, an 80-year-old British expat, went missing late on Saturday . French police say they have arrested 32-year-old man known to her . Prosecutors said he led them to the location of her body in two areas .


By 2030 up to 170 million hectares (420 million acres) of forest - equivalent to the combined size of Germany, France, Spain and Portugal - could be lost, conservationists have warned. The huge amount of global deforestation is expected to occur in less than a dozen global hostpots, based on current trends. Research by wildlife charity the WWF identified 11 'deforestation fronts' where 80 per cent of projected global forest losses by 2030 could occur. By 2030 up to 170 million hectares (420 million acres) of forest - equivalent to the combined size of Germany, France, Spain and Portugal - could be lost in just 11 hotspots, including the Amazon (shown) and eastern Australia, conservationists have warned . The areas are the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest and Gran Chaco, and the Cerrado in South America, the Choco-Darien in Central America, the Congo Basin, East Africa, eastern Australia, the Greater Mekong in South East Asia, Borneo, New Guinea and Sumatra. The fronts, which are at sustained and increased risk of deforestation, are home to indigenous communities that depend them for their livelihoods and endangered species such as orangutans and tigers, the WWF said. The Amazon . The Atlantic Forest and Gran Chaco . The Cerrado . The Choco-Darien . The Congo Basin . East Africa . Eastern Australia . The Greater Mekong . Borneo . New Guinea . Sumatra . But they are being lost to expanding agriculture, including livestock farming, palm oil plantations and soy production, as well as small-scale farmers, the WWF's latest Living Forests report warned. Unsustainable logging and wood fuel collection is also causing forest degradation - while mining, construction of hydroelectric dams and other projects cause roads to be built that open new areas of forest to settlers and agriculture, the WWF warned. The conservation group is calling for action including expanding and strengthening protected areas, recognising the benefits forests provide and boosting schemes which provide incentives to countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. WWF-UK is campaigning to close European Union loopholes which mean that products such as furniture, books or cards can be sold which have been made from illegally or unsustainably sourced wood. The fronts, which are at sustained and increased risk of deforestation, are home to indigenous communities that depend them for their livelihoods and endangered species such as orangutans and tigers, the WWF said. 80 per cent of projected losses will occur in just these 11 areas . Rod Taylor, director of the WWF's global forest programme, said: 'Imagine a forest stretching across Germany, France, Spain and Portugal wiped out in just 20 years. 'We must tackle that risk to save the communities and cultures that depend on forests, and ensure forests continue to store carbon, filter our water, supply wood and provide habitat for millions of species.' WWF analysis shows that more than 230 million hectares (570 million acres) of forest could vanish by 2050 if no action is taken, with the organisation warning that forest loss must be reduced to near zero by 2020 to avoid dangerous climate change and

Summary: Up to 420 million acres of forest will be lost in the next two decades . Warning comes from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 80 per cent of project losses will occur in just 11 'deforestation fronts' The include the Amazon, eastern Australia and Sumatra .


Masters champion Jordan Spieth is back to work this week at the RBC Heritage Classic after two days celebrating his victory at Augusta National and being showered with attention. Spieth arrived at Sea Pines Resort late Tuesday night after a media whirlwind in New York since tying Tiger Woods' Masters record of 18-under 270 to capture the green jacket. The 21-year-old said it was a dizzying stretch with 26 appearances and interviews in 25 hours. 'It was a little crazy in New York having paparazzi know where we were going to eat dinner even though we never told anybody,' Spieth said Wednesday. Spieth doesn't believe the success will change him. In fact, he said he upheld his commitment to the RBC Heritage in part to chase down Rory McIlroy for world No. 1. 'I wouldn't come to a tournament just to come to a tournament, especially with that goal still in mind,' said Spieth, who moved to No. 2 in the world rankings with the Masters' win. Jordan Spieth returns to golf just days after winning the Masters and will play in the RBC Heritage Classic . Spieth has had two victories and two runner-up finishes in his past four events. He would have liked to have had his normal pre-tournament preparations at Harbour Town Golf Links. Instead, he'll go into his first-round tee time Thursday not having played a hole of practice on the tricky, Pete Dye-designed layout. 'I'm sure Jordan's wiped,' said Kevin Streelman, the Par-3 contest winner at Augusta National last week who finished tied for 12th behind Spieth. 'But he's 21 years old, he can handle it.' Spieth has had success here the previous two years, finishing ninth in 2013 and 12th last year. The RBC Heritage gave him an invite two years ago when Spieth was a rising, yet largely unknown 19 -year-old trying to make his way on tour. The top-10 finish, Spieth said, helped his confidence and status on the PGA Tour. 'This tournament helped with job security,' Spieth said. 'So it's a tournament that's close to me and I love it here.' The 21-year-old was in formidable form at Augusta and equaled Tiger Woods' tournament birdie record . Most Masters champions - and many of the game's best players - take the next week off after a pressure-packed week at Augusta National. Spieth heads a group of five ranked in the top 20 of the world (No. 10 Jim Furyk, No. 14 Patrick Reed, No. 17 Matt Kuchar and No. 19 Billy Horschel are the others) to compete this week. Streelman enjoys playing right after a major, knowing his game is honed in and peaking after a Grand Slam event. 'Your game is really primed and amped up,' he said. 'I'm very prepared.' Kuchar is the tournament's defending champion, holing out from a green-side bunker on the 72nd hole to defeat Luke Donald by a stroke. Spieth's success has him atop the FedEx Cup standings, the youngest player ever to lead that category. Spieth celebrates after putting the winning hole and winning the Masters

Summary: Jordan Speith poised to play in the RBC Heritage Classic, South Carolina . The 21-year-old won the Masters in record-breaking style at the weekend . Spieth doesn't want to rest on his laurels and plans to catch Rory McIlroy .


This little piggy has become an internet sensation after learning how to walk on just two feet. The piglet was born with its back legs missing and has mastered the art of balancing on its front trotters. The heartwarming clip featured on the People's Daily Online shows the young animal taking unsteady steps, wobbling about with its snout to the ground, foraging for food. Heartwarming: The two-legged pig has become an internet sensation because of a cute video showing it learning to walk . There are several occasions it looked close to tipping over but remarkably the piglet always manages to regain its balance. It happily mixes with the rest of the litter, which have all been born with a full complement of legs. The piglet belongs to farmer, Ms Duan, from Qionglai City in Sichuan Province, south western China. Since its birth, villagers have flocked to take a peek at the curious animal. Tricky: The piglet has to use extraordinary balance to stand on its front trotters while all its siblings were born with all four legs . Athletic: The piglet, nicknamed 'super pig' can balance on its two front trotters and has captured the hearts of thousands since a video went online . Siblings: One of the other piglets looks to copy the two-legged creature as it takes a quick rest from trotting about . Ms Duan said: 'When the piglets were feeding I noticed something strange with one of them. 'When I picked it up I could see it had no hind legs.' It is not the first animal with two legs instead of four to win plaudits in China. A rabbit at Liuzhou Zoo became a star attraction after learning to walk on its front paws. Many tourists in China's Guangxi Province have been taking a detour to see the furry star hop on its front paws. Looking for grub: The piglet balances on two legs while keeping its snout to the ground in the hunt for food .

Summary: Piglet was born in China with only two front legs has learned to walk . Villagers have flocked to see the two-legged animal in Qionglai city . A video released online and has captured the hearts of thousands .


Mitchell Keenan, with his father Keith, who had to have his toes amputated after contracting frostbite while being forced to live in a tent . The family of a disabled man claim he had to have all of his toes amputated after he was forced to live in a tent through the winter because he was evicted from his home. Mitchell Keenan, 32, was diagnosed with frostbite six weeks ago after his sister discovered his blackened toes and rushed him to hospital. They were so badly diseased that they could not be saved and they had to be amputated. It came after Mr Keenan had been living in the tent with his father Keith, 62, following their eviction from their four-bedroom home in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, last year when they fell behind with their repayments. Mr Keenan's father was also diagnosed with severe health problems including malnourishment, scabies and dementia. Mr Keenan's aunt, Dawn Doyle, 54, said: 'It's absolutely outrageous what has happened to my brother and nephew. 'They lived in their home for 30 years and got into difficulty last year. 'They had their benefits sanctioned and things just spiralled out of control. 'They both have neurological conditions and disabilities and kept missing jobs interviews, so the problem got worse and worse. 'In July they lost their home and I tried everywhere to get them accommodation but nowhere would take them.' Ms Doyle says she was then forced to buy her brother and nephew a tent, which they pitched on the Beacon hill in Skelmersdale. She also supplied them with food parcels from local food banks, while trying to provide for her own family. She added: 'I felt awful that I couldn't take them in, but I'm a single parent, with my own disabilities and I just knew I couldn't cope. 'I tried my best for them and contacted so many different organisations, but just kept getting turned away. 'Social Services said they couldn't come and assess them because they were in a tent - it was just farcical. Mr Keenan's toes, which eventually had to be amputated after he caught frostbite from living in a tent during winter after being evicted from his home . 'When we saw Mitchell's toes we were horrified, that this can happen to people in the 21st century is disgusting.' Mr Keenan has now been given temporary accommodation by West Lancashire Borough Council and his father Keith has been taken in by the Stonham housing association. Ms Doyle believes that the problems all stemmed from the government's spare bedroom benefit cuts. She explained: 'The bedroom tax is an awful thing, it's affecting people's lives all over the country and needs to be repealed.' A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: 'Mr Keenan and his son have never been sanctioned and continue to be supported through benefits and by jobcentre staff. 'We have given their local council hundreds of thousands of pounds to support vulnerable people through our housing benefit reforms.'

Summary: Mitchell Keenan and his father Keith were evicted from their family home . They were forced to live in a tent during the winter on a local hill . Mr Keenan's toes turned black with frostbite and they were amputated . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT .


Not every Greek island lets you rent a boat and potter about at will, but Skopelos does. It's the difference between a good holiday and an adventurously good holiday - with some embarrassment thrown in. On day one, after manoeuvring our rented boat into sheltered waters off Kastani beach, I cut the throttle and my girlfriend threw out the anchor. Splash! Splendidly small: Skopelos has a relaxed, offbeat vibe that plays out in the pretty port of Chora . As the breeze pushed us back, the short anchor line quickly ran out until the end - then we heard a softer, more ominous splash. We hadn't noticed that the end wasn't secured. The rope sank fast. Oh dear. But our shame was admirably handled by the boat owners, who promptly gave us a second anchor, and assured us they would retrieve the original. This generosity of spirit set the tone for our week on this hilly, pine-forested island. Skopelos is known as the film location for Mamma Mia! and I had feared there might be endless reminders of the day when Meryl Streep's Donna found love. I need not have worried. The island lies in the Sporades, east of the mainland. With no airport, most people fly to Skiathos, followed by an hour's ferry ride. Arriving in Skopelos is special. Seal of approval: Kyle encountered two locals of the bewhiskered variety while sailing around Slopelos . It has one of the most scenic ports in Greece. Wooded hillsides are punctuated with white walls topped by terracotta-tiled roofs. A ruined Venetian fortress and dozens of chapels make you feel that this is a spiritual retreat. Many of the chapels were built by families as status symbols and are owned and maintained by their descendants, rather than by the Greek Orthodox Church. We opted for a villa. Up a steep hill from Skopelos town, and along a dirt track (vehicle needed) lies Villa Thea, with its cool stone floors, pool and large terrace. In the evenings, the lights from town twinkle and moonlight shimmers on the water. Thalpos Holidays Boat Hire operates out of sheltered Panormos beach on the west coast, a 20-minute drive from Skopelos town. With guidance from Mr Thalpos himself, the coastline was ours to explore in a 30hp motorboat. One day, we headed north, anchoring at the pine-fringed Neraki beach, which we had to ourselves, as it is only accessible by boat. Picnic perfection. The adjacent islet of Dasia comprises little more than rocks jutting out of the blue sea, but our appetite for maritime adventures was well rewarded here. Watching the whiskered faces of two monk seals rolling lazily in the sea was unforgettable. These shy, endangered marine mammals - once widespread around the Mediterranean and beyond - are now limited to small ranges, one of which is close to Skopelos. Glossa is a smaller town in the north, and its white-washed houses are as authentic as you might wish, with few compromises to mass tourism. We spent an enjoyable evening here before reaching one of the stars of

Summary: The little Greek island of Skopelos is known as the setting for Mamma Mia . With no airport on the island, most visitors arrive by ferry from Skiathos . With small coves galore, Skopelos is an ideal location for a week's sailing .


A cocky teenager wanted for alleged fraud and theft taunted police on their Facebook page for failing to catch him - and got arrested hours later. 18-year-old Ryan Heritage from Wiltshire posted a obnoxious message on Trowbridge police's page, saying: 'Oi yo check if there's a warrant for my arrest, if so good luck!!!' He went out for a night out in his home town where he was spotted by police who chased him on foot before finally grabbing him. The Trowbridge Neighbourhood Policing Team then re-posted his original message and added their own: 'His luck ran out #arrested.' Arrogant: 18-year-old Ryan Heritage posted a cocky message on his local police's Facebook page where he taunted them for failing to catch him . Jokes on you: He was arrested in Trowbridge, Wiltshire just hours after posting the message which read 'Oi yo check if there's a warrant for my arrest, if so good luck' Heritage was thrown in the cells for the night and put before magistrates the following morning where he was charged with theft and burglary - and failing to answer bail on fraud charges. The police posted on Facebook: 'A local male wanted on suspicion of theft, and also wanted on warrant for failing to appear in court has been spotted in town. Following a short foot chase he has been arrested. 'Ryan has been charged with theft, and is going to court in connection with the warrant issued for failing to appear in respect of fraud charges.' Wiltshire police then said: 'There was a warrant out for his arrest because he had failed to appear in court and obviously he thought he was going to be able to escape us so he posted that message. 'When he was arrested in Trowbridge he was found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis. He was given a caution for that and charged with a number of other offences.' Magistrates bailed Heritage to report to Melksham police on June 4 - and before Justice of the Peace Court in Swindon on May 20 on another theft charge. Caught: Heritage was thrown in the cells for the night and put before magistrates the following morning where he was charged with theft and burglary . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Ryan Heritage,18, charged with theft, burglary and failing to appear in court . 'Check if there's a warrant for my arrest, if so good luck,' he posted online . He possessed cannabis when police caught him in Trowbridge, Wiltshire . Local police then re-posted his Facebook message with: 'His luck ran out'


Many people are still ignorant of the dangers of eating chicken despite campaigns to highlight risks, a report says. And fewer than one in three have heard of the UK’s biggest cause of food poisoning. Research for trade magazine The Grocer found that just 32 per cent of UK consumers have heard of campylobacter germs and many are unaware of key hygiene measures to protect themselves. Many people are still ignorant of the dangers of eating chicken despite campaigns to highlight risks, a report says (file picture) More than 70 per cent of Britons rightly identified chicken as the main source of food poisoning and most know it should be cooked until all the pink bits are done. But Lucia Juliano, of Harris Interactive, which polled 2,000 people for the magazine, said: ‘Only 55 per cent of Londoners and 51 per cent of under-25s mentioned chicken as the main source of food poisoning, indicating education among these two groups needs to be ramped up.’ Worryingly, 32 per cent of young people believe washing raw chicken before cooking is a good way to avoid poisoning – the opposite of Food Standards Agency advice. Richard Griffiths, of the British Poultry Council, said: ‘It is clear more work needs to be done to reinforce good habits.’ More than 70 per cent of Britons rightly identified chicken as the main source of food poisoning (file picture) Last month the Mail reported how supermarkets were blocking efforts to tackle the deadly bug. The Food Standards Agency found that up to 79 per cent of raw birds on sale are contaminated with campylobacter – the country’s most common cause of food poisoning. Levels are dangerously high in 19 per cent of chickens and the agency has demanded this figure should be below 10 per cent by year’s end.

Summary: Just a third of consumers have heard of campylobacter germs on chicken . Millions are still ignorant of dangers of eating chicken despite campaigns . Most Britons rightly identify chicken as the main source of food poisoning .


The two biggest names at the Masters this week have gone to the same Augusta club member to help them realise their dreams. Rory McIlroy believes Jeff Knox , a former Georgia State mid-amateur champion, reads the mysterious Augusta putting surfaces better than anyone he has ever seen. And on Friday Knox completed something of a notable double when he answered the call from Tiger Woods to play a practice round. Rory McIlroy believes Jeff Knox (left) reads the mysterious Augusta putting surfaces better than anyone . Knox played with McIlroy when the Northern Irishman was first man out in the third round last year . Marker Knox watches his tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the 2014 Masters Tournament . Knox played as a non-competing marker with McIlroy when the Northern Irishman was first man out in the third round last year. He even outscored the world No 1 by a shot, with a 70 to McIlroy’s 71. A fortnight later, McIlroy wrote him a letter asking if he might be able to call upon his advice in the future. ‘Playing with Jeff, it was a treat for me to see how he played the golf course,’ said McIlroy, following his round last year. ‘The fact he wrote at all says an awful lot about Rory and it was quite an honour for him to say what he did,’ said Knox. ‘I’d gladly help him out. I just happened to play good that day. I guess that helped.’ McIlroy, pictured in action at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and is favourite to win the Masters . Woods could pose a threat to McIlroy at the Masters after confirming that he will play at Augusta . McIlroy manages a smile after throwing away a four-shot lead on the final day of the Masters in 2011 .

Summary: Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods spoke with Augusta club member Jeff Knox . McIlroy believes Knox reads Augusta putting surfaces better than anyone . Knox played as a non-competing marker with McIlroy last year . On Friday Knox answered call from Tiger Woods to play a practice round .


Space lasers are best known for blowing people - and planets - up in science fiction, and even the odd Bond movie. But one Scottish scientist is hoping they could, in fact, be the answer to heating our homes in the future. However, he hasn't ruled out the chance of someone could potentially use them for weapons. Space lasers: Dr Adrian Quarterman has suggested space lasers could be used to power homes in the future - but says the beams will be nowhere near as powerful as imagined in films like Star Wars (pictured) Dr Adrian Quarterman, of Dundee University, is working on a laser which will convert sun beams into energy, The Times reported. The satellites will orbit the earth, covered in mirrors to help it harvest the sunlight and convert it into laser light. The energy it then creates, using semi-conductors, can be shot back down to earth. If it works, it could mean solar power could even become viable in Scotland, or be able to restore power instantly to disaster hit areas. The physicist told The Times: 'What this will do is be able to fire at solar panels to boost the energy they are receiving.' Initial trials in Scotland were successful, but Dr Quarterman is now hoping to move the trials to Portugal. Similar?: Tokyo rresearchers have proposed a laser system to attach to the ISS which would be used to shoot down pieces of debris in Earth orbit (artist's illustration shown) Unlike the lasers in the movies, however, they will not be powerful enough to blind a pigeon, let alone blow up a planet. And it is quite different from ideas unveiled in a paper earlier this week, which could see the International Space Station fitted with lasers to clear up 'space junk'. The system, suggested by researchers at the Riken research institute in Tokyo, would use a telescope already mounted on the station to find and target pieces of debris up to 62 miles (100km) away. Powerful pulses from the laser would then push space junk into Earth’s atmosphere, where it would burn up. But this laser would also not be powerful enough to be turned into a weapon: the pieces it targets will be less than a centimetre in size. However, Dr Quarterman has acknowledged you 'might possibly have to worry a bit about who is in control' of his satellites.

Summary: Dr Adrian Quarterman has suggested mirrored satellites to collect sunlight . The beams can then be converted into laser light and sent down to earth . The physicist believes it could even make solar power feasible in Scotland . But he admits you might need to worry about who is in control of them .


Alan Davey controversially laid bare the difficulties of the station's top job in an interview on Radio 4's Feedback programme . The controller of BBC Radio 3 has branded audiences ignorant and claims broadcasting classical music has become more challenging as a result. Alan Davey controversially laid bare the difficulties of the station's top job in an interview on Radio 4's Feedback programme. Mr Davey was asked about changes to general classical music knowledge over the last 30 years. He said: 'If you look back at the Third Programme (the original name for Radio 3), they were bringing high culture to a relatively mass audience but they could assume that their audience knew everything. 'They did not need to have the ins and outs of classical music explained to them. 'The modern audience might not be getting the same education in music in school as they might have done a few years ago – not consistently so, anyway. 'We have to perhaps offer more explanation and context for works. 'It's not lowering the standard, it's not making the content simple. It's about how we present it.' Mr Davey, who until January was chief executive of Arts Council England, added: 'I believe there are different ways to draw people into music. 'There's the Classic FM way, and they're very good at that. 'We'll be presenting more longer pieces and greater variety of composers, and we also provide the additional different kinds of music and the cultural commentary throughout.' The station has been accused of 'dumbing down' in the past, especially after a drive in 2011 to make it more 'accessible' to a broader audience. Last year Mr Davey's predecessor Roger Wright (above) dismissed as 'complete nonsense' claims that the station was dumbing down . With just two million listeners, Radio 3 is the least listened-to of the BBC's main stations. Last year Mr Davey's predecessor Roger Wright dismissed as 'complete nonsense' claims that the station was dumbing down and said there were distinct differences between the stations. He said: 'I just don't recognise it at all. Apparently we do phone-ins? We don't. 'We haven't had a request show for a long, long time. You do hear one listener voice on the breakfast show suggesting a piece of music — that's not exactly a phone-in. So it's complete nonsense.'

Summary: Alan Davey controversially laid bare the difficulties of the station's top job . Was asked about changes to classical music knowledge over 30 years . Said 'modern audience might not be getting same education... in school'


After initially removing photos of an Alabama boy born without a nose because they were deemed to be too controversial, Facebook has reinstated photos of the infant, according to his mother. Timothy Eli Thompson was born premature on March 4 without any nasal passages or sinus cavities, a condition so rare it only has a one in 197 million chance of happening. His mother Brandi McGlathery said Facebook removed a photo of her son a pro-life group tried to post to promote Eli's story. Scroll down for video . Timothy Eli Thompson was born without a nose in March in Alabama and his mom put his photo on Facebook . A picture of Eli was removed by Facebook after a pro-life group tried to post it to promote his story . The story was shared 30,000 times in six hours and the ban was lifted after complaints, WKRG reported. Brandi said: 'I posted the status with a link about it saying no one's going to keep me from posting photos of my child. 'If I can see completely distasteful things on Facebook all day long, then I can post a picture of my son. 'He was everywhere and he broke the internet!' Eli's parents, Brandi McGlathery (left) and Troy Thompson (right) are raising money for him on GoFundMe . Eli had to undergo a tracheotomy at only five days old. Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull which will allow him to breathe when he is older. A family friend set up a GoFundMe page to help Eli's parents pay for his care. Brandi wrote: 'He will have to have a tracheoomy & a feeding bag inserted into his stomach, which is also not what I expected. 'I would be so grateful for anything anyone could spare, but if you cannot afford to help with money I will be just as appreciative for prayers for my sweet Eli. 'He has a long road a head of him & we need all the support we can get.' Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull when he's older which will allow him to breathe . After he was born, Eli was treated at the USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile for three weeks. McGlathery, 23, is diligently tracking the ups and downs of her baby's progress on the Eli's Journey Facebook page. She shared the good news of his test results, including an eye exam and cranial scan that came back normal, as well as the 'hard blow' the family was dealt when they found out Eli didn't have nasal passages. The mother-of-three has also shared the emotional joys she's had with Eli, including his first successful bath and bottle feeding, and the first time she saw his face without an oral respirator. She is worried about what Eli will have to experience as he grows up and wrote: 'My biggest fear for Eli is that the world won't see him as the beautiful, brave little boy that I see him as.' No

Summary: Timothy Eli Thompson was born without nasal passages or sinus cavities . Mother Brandi McGlathery said Facebook removed a photo of her son that a pro-life group posted about his story because it was too controversial . A post she wrote about it was shared 30,000 times and photo was put back . Eli had to have a tracheotomy and family now has a GoFundMe page for him . Mother-of-three calls him 'the most beautiful boy I've ever laid eyes on'


The amount of time people spend listening to BBC radio has dropped to its lowest level ever, the corporation’s boss has admitted. Figures show that while millions still tune in, they listen for much shorter bursts. The average listener spent just ten hours a week tuning in to BBC radio in the last three months of 2014, according to official figures. The length of time people spend listening to BBC radio has dropped to its lowest level ever, figures show . This was 14 per cent down on a decade earlier, when listeners clocked up an average of 11.6 hours a week. The minutes of the BBC Trust’s February meeting, published yesterday, revealed that director general Tony Hall highlighted the fall. ‘He noted…that time spent listening to BBC radio had dropped to its lowest ever level,’ the documents said. Sources blamed the downward trend on people leading faster-paced lives than in the past, and a change in habits amongst young people. Lord Tony Hall, BBC director general, highlighted the decline to the BBC Trust, according to minutes of its February meeting . Many people who used to listen to radio as a daily habit now turn to online streaming services such as Spotify for their music fix. That problem is likely to grow, as Apple develops its long-rumoured streaming service. A BBC spokesman said: ‘The number of people listening to BBC radio stations and audience appreciation levels are as high as ever. ‘But time spent listening has inevitably been affected by digital competition and as people ‘tune in’ in new, digital ways. ‘[Those ways] aren’t reflected in the traditional listening figures quoted here – like watching videos from radio shows or listening to podcasts.’ BBC radio is still reaching 65 per cent of the population each week, according to the last set of figures available from RAJAR, the organisation which measures radio audiences. But although that figure feels relatively healthy by today’s standards, it has none the less fallen by more over the last decade. In the final three months of 2004, 66 per cent of people in Britain listened to BBC network radio every week. Lord Hall also used the BBC Trust meeting to note the strong performance of BBC Radio 6, the digital music station which the Corporation had at one point been planning to scrap. ‘He reported that the recent RAJAR figures showed that 6Music had become the first digital-only station to reach two million listeners,’ the minutes said. Earlier this month, Matthew Postgate, the BBC’s chief technology officer, said the Corporation would adopt a new ‘digital first’ strategy, to help it target a new generation of users. He said the organisation needed to ‘learn lessons’ if they want to ‘compete with organisations that were born in the digital age’.

Summary: Figures show that while millions still tune in they listen for shorter bursts . Average listener spent ten hours a week tuning in last three months of 2014 . This was 14% down on decade earlier, when people tuned in for 11.6 hours . The BBC Trust has cleared the way for firms to buy their way into lifestyle programmes on the World News channel in a product placement experiment. For example, publishers could pay to have their books reviewed on Talking Books. The BBC Trust will review the scheme in a year.


QPR are still two points and a seven-goal swing away from Premier League safety but in winger Matt Phillips they might just have the man to help them beat the drop. The Hoops winger has been in sensational form since the turn of the year and now sits second - behind only Barcelona's Lionel Messi - in the list of top assist makers in Europe's big five leagues in 2015. Phillips set up another two goals for Chris Ramsey's side in their 3-3 draw with Aston Villa on Tuesday night, taking his tally for 2015 - and the season - to seven. QPR's Matt Phillips (left) now has seven assists in 2015 - the second highest tally in Europe's top five leagues . Phillips also scored QPR's opening goal as Chris Ramsey's side drew 3-3 with Aston Villa on Tuesday . Barcelona star Lionel Messi has made more assists (eight) this year than any other player . Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has 17 assists in the Bundesliga this season, with seven this year . That leaves the former Blackpool man just one behind Argentine superstar Messi, who has recorded eight assists this year to help Luis Enrique's side to the top of La Liga. Phillips, who also scored QPR's opening goal at Villa Park, is level with Wolfsburg playmaker Kevin de Bruyne when it comes to laying on goals for his team-mates. The ex-Chelsea midfielder has made an incredible 17 assists in the Bundesliga this season, with seven of those arriving since the turn of the year. Verona's Emil Halfredsson, who spent an unsuccessful two-year spell with Tottenham between 2005 and 2007, is one of six players to have laid on five goals in 2015. The Icelandic winger has the same amount of assists as Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, who has played a major part in the Gunners' superb run of form since mid-January. Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla (right) is one of six players to have recorded five assists this year . Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik has managed five assists for Serie A side Napoli this year . Marseille winger Dimitri Payet (right) has set up five goals for the Ligue 1 side in 2015 . Ligue 1 title-chasers Marseille have benefited from the assists of Dimitri Payet, who has 13 for the season and five since the French top-flight resumed on January 9. Napoli's Marek Hamsik, Bayer Leverkusen's Gonzalo Castro and Palermo's Franco Vazquez have also made five assists in 2015.

Summary: Matt Phillips recorded two assists in QPR's 3-3 draw with Aston Villa . The Hoops winger now has seven in 2015 - just one less than Lionel Messi . Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne also has seven assists this year . Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Napoli's Marek Hamsik also make our list .


Manchester United's thumping 4-2 derby victory over City is the latest vindication for the methods of manager Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman spent long periods of the season under fire for the disjointed performances of his misfiring team but is now basking in the glory of a dramatic upturn in fortunes. Convincing victories over Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and City have fans believing in Van Gaal's fabled philosophy. With a place in the top four all but assured and local bragging rights restored, here are five things the manager changed to transform United. Manchester United players celebrate Chris Smalling's goal during their 4-2 victory ove Manchester City . Here comes the Belgian . Who is this marauding midfield menace? Marouane Fellaini was public enemy No 1 last season, appearing to epitomise everything that was wrong with United under David Moyes. The scapegoat with the funny hair found it no laughing matter and this season has thrived under a manager who is utilising his strengths. Van Gaal is brave enough and bold enough to throw the big man into the action and give him licence to attack, regardless of aesthetics. If his unplayable form continues, expect sales of those daft wigs outside Old Trafford to rocket. Marouane Fellaini celebrates after the influential Belgian gave the Red Devils a 2-1 lead on Sunday . Fellaini leaps to meet Ashley Young's cross with a header to send Old Trafford into a state of euphoria . Last season, Fellaini struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford and was heavily criticised by fans . Ander-nother one comes good . Some United fans will tell you that they always knew Ander Herrera would do the business, he just needed the opportunity. Van Gaal however, will say that the box-to-box Basque boy is now thriving because he has taken on board his advice. The manager bemoaned a lack of composure from Herrera which saw him start just one Premier League match from October to mid-February. Since his return he has provided a cutting edge that United lacked until their spring rising. Van Gaal will no doubt claim similar credit for the resurgence of a reborn Ashley Young. Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera has been in impressive form for Louis van Gaal's side . The United boss congratulated Herrera after another good performance as United defeated rivals City . Figuring out what's the Mata . Juan Mata failed to live up to big expectations last season and looked like another who would prove to be a big-money flop. In fairness, it was a tall order to perform in a sinking side and some wondered if, given an apparent lack of pace, he would ever fit in. The man who arrived in a helicopter, however, finally has lift-off. Surrounded by willing runners he is now a key cog in a well-oiled machine. Loved by Chelsea fans, he is now close to being adored in Manchester. The Special Juan. Juan Mata slots the ball past goalkeeper Joe Hart to give his side a commanding 3-1 lead against City . Mata celebrates in front

Summary: Manchester United have won their last six Premier League games . Louis van Gaal has made several changes since the start of the season . Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera have all impressed . Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao have struggled to make an impact . READ: Van Gaal celebrates derby win with CITY stars from ladies team .


Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood ordered an inquiry into claims that a leaked memo shows SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon would prefer a Tory General Election victory . Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood last night ordered an inquiry into claims that a leaked memo shows SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wants David Cameron to win the Election. The investigation came after Ms Sturgeon claimed she was the victim of Whitehall ‘dirty tricks’. The row followed an allegation she told French ambassador Sylvie Bermann she would prefer a Tory General Election victory – partly because Labour leader Ed Miliband is not ‘PM material’. The leaked memo, drafted by a British civil servant, reported Ms Sturgeon had privately told the diplomat ‘she wouldn’t want a formal coalition with Labour; that the SNP would almost certainly have a large number of seats... she’d rather see David Cameron remain as PM’. The Scottish First Minister yesterday branded the report as ‘100 per cent untrue’ and stressed French officials had also denied the account. She added ‘the real issue is how a second-hand and inaccurate account of this meeting came to be written by a UK Government civil servant, then leaked’. However, her opponents claimed the memo showed the SNP secretly thinks a Tory-led Government in London would make it easier to stoke nationalist resentments and increase the likelihood of a future independent Scotland. It came as sources revealed that the SNP leader is planning to ambush Mr Miliband during the next televised debate. Ms Sturgeon has been plotting with Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood to portray Mr Miliband as part of the ‘discredited Westminster establishment’ in a joint ‘Kill Mil’ nationalist pincer movement. Senior Labour figures fear Mr Miliband has made a disastrous misjudgment by taking part in the next debate on April 16. The row follows an allegation Sturgeon (left) told French ambassador Sylvie Bermann she wants David Cameron (right) to win – partly because Labour leader Ed Miliband is not ‘PM material’ Sturgeon denied claims that she secretly hoped Cameron would win the election on her Twitter account (above) Neither David Cameron nor Nick Clegg will take part, leaving the Labour leader to fight it out with the nationalists, Ukip’s Nigel Farage and Green Party leader Natalie Bennett. A Labour source said: ‘If the girls gang up on him then Ed will be toast. ‘He doesn’t know how to handle that sort of thing.’ A Tory Party source said: ‘Miliband is heading towards a giant elephant trap.’

Summary: Nicola Sturgeon alleged to have made comments to French ambassador . Sir Jeremy Heywood ordered probe after she dismissed memo as untrue .


They call themselves the 'Thelma and Louise of Wellness' and they've taken mindfulness to the boardrooms of Australia. Shannah Kennedy and Lyndall Mitchell, who between them have been more than three decades of life coaching experience, are teaching their Masterclass Of Wellness to CEOs and executives across the country. Skills such as dealing with stress, being aware of trains of thought, and accumulative mindfulness are being taught to professionals in the banking, business and retail sector. 'Wellness in the past has all been about the zen... But actually you can be wearing leather pants, and be zen,' Shannah told Daily Mail Australia. Thelma and Louise of Wellness: Shannah Kennedy (left) and Lyndall Mitchell (right) are taking their Masterclass of Wellness: The Boardroom Retreat to CEOs and executives across Australia . Breathe deep: They teach skills and strategies which can be implemented into people's every day lives . 'You can be groovier, you don’t have to be in your hessian pants because it’s got to be relevant for corporates,' she added. The pair's workshop, aptly named the Masterclass Of Wellness: The Boardroom Retreat, is a way for executives and their staff to learn a set of skills that will help them every day. 1. Create good habits that support you: Make sure you always have a 'reward' built in to the habit for example when you go for a run allow yourself to walk the final few blocks home, or grab a coffee. 2. Reset throughout the day: As a stress reset try and take three deep breaths feeling your belly move rather than your chest. Do this as often as possible so you're building on an accumulative practice. 3.Use your phone as a form of healthcare: Have your key values programmed into your phone to pop up each morning and let these guide your decisions. 4. Set small sustainable habits: It's the small things you do that have the biggest impact. Look at something you already do and how can you make that into a habit. For example using your commuting time effectively by listening to an audiobook. 5. Set technology boundaries: Switch off at least an hour before you go to bed at night, and don't check work emails until you're at your desk and able to deal with them. It takes attendees through a number of self-reflective activities, asking them to identify their key values and areas where they would like to improve. Four mediation sessions are spread throughout the workshops,which are filled with facts such as 80 per cent of thoughts can be negative, and 98 per cent may be the same as the previous day. 'One in six staff members now suffer from a form of mental illness, whether it be stress, anxiety, depression or suicide,' Shannah revealed. 'People don’t go and have a day off because they have the flu, they actually need a mental health day.' Through their courses they work with executives and staff from organisations such as NAB, Macquarie Bank, PwC, kikki,K, Sportsgirl, Commonwealth Bank, Hewlett Packard and Mercedes Benz to help individuals and

Summary: Shannah Kennedy and Lyndall Mitchell are 'Thelma and Louise of wellness' The pair have decades of life coaching and retreat experience . Run a course called the Masterclass of Wellness: The Boardroom Retreat . Teach mindfulness to CEOs and executives across Australia . Clients include NAB, Macquarie Bank, Sportsgirl, PwC and kikki.K . Skills taught include dealing with stress, and accumulative mindfulness .


A physician, 93, who team doctor for five U.S. men's Olympic hockey squads, including the 'Miracle on Ice' team that won in the 1980's, has suffered serious injuries in an attack while visiting his wife's grave on Sunday. George Nagobads was allegedly mugged by a teenager on Sunday afternoon at the Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis while laying flowers on his wife Velta's grave. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday with 18 stitches in his head. Scroll down for video . Injured: Dr. George Nagobads, pictured in 2010 with his Hall of Fame plaque, was allegedly attacked on Sunday by a teenager in a cemetary . Visiting his wife: Nagobads was visiting his wife's grave at The Crystal Lake Cemetery when he was allegedly beaten with a snowbrush . After allegedly being attacked by a snowbrush on Sunday, a bloodied Nagobads managed to get back in his car and drive away. Nagobads, who is recovering at home, said on Tuesday that he sped to a nearby hospital following the beating. He told The Star Tribune that he suffered a slight concussion and was kept overnight for observation. Video courtesy Fox 9 . 'I brought new flowers and was just stooping down,' said Nagobads of honoring his wife Velta Nagobads who died in 2005. Nagobads said that by throwing his wallet in attempt to distract the teen he was able to get away without further harm. 'I’m so lucky. … I used that little trick and threw the wallet to get to my car' about 40 yards away, the doctor said. As the boy picked up the wallet, Nagobads continued, 'I was running … really fast. I was surprised how I could run like this.' Victory: He was the doctor fro the 'Miracle on Ice' team that won the improbable gold medal in Lake Placid . Miracle on Ice: Nagobads was team doctor for the famous 'Miracle on Ice' team that won Olympic gold in 1980 and that inspired the 2004 movie 'Miracle' Nagobads said that he bled heavily while behind the wheel of his car and risked being stopped by a cop. 'I drove way over the speed limit. If a cop catches me, that’s fine,' he said he thought after the attack on Sunday. Witness Justin McCarthy says he saw a young man around the age of 14 or 15 looking through a wallet near the mausoleum before fleeing by bicycle and jumping over a fence. 'I saw the kid there. I put two and two together, and I just got really mad,' said McCarthy. McCarthy said he chased the teen but not very far. 'I’m 52 and I’m kind of fat. It wasn’t going to happen. … I was completely exhausted,' said McCarthy. Mccarthy said that Nagobads told him, 'I gave him my wallet, and he still tried to kill me.’ Nagobads was the University of Minnesota men's hockey team physician for 34 years until his retirement in 1992. He also worked for the Minnesota North Stars in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And he was team

Summary: 'Miracle on Ice' doctor George Nagobads was allegedly mugged by a teenager on Sunday as he was visiting his wife's grave . He was released from the hospital on Tuesday with 18 stitches in his head . He was played by Kenneth Welsh in the 2004 movie 'Miracle,' about the USA’s improbable gold medal in their 1980 run in Lake Placid .