For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years but nearly a third of women space their children too close, a government study shows. Experts say mothers should wait at least 18 months to give their body time to recover and increase the chances the next child is full-term and healthy. The study released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that about 30 percent of women who'd had a child became pregnant again within 18 months. Dangerous pregnancy: The study released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that about 30 percent of women who'd had a child became pregnant again within 18 months . Second baby: For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years but nearly a third of women space their children too close, a government study shows . 'That is actually pretty high and very problematic,' said Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, a reproductive health researcher at the University of California, San Francisco. She was not involved in the new study. The report is based on 2011 birth certificates from 36 states and the District of Columbia, representing about 83 percent of the nation's births that year. It was the first such report by the CDC so researchers don't know if pregnancy spacing has changed over time. The study found that the median time to next pregnancy was 2 years, 5 months. About half fell in the 18 months to 5 year range. About 20 percent had babies more than 5 years apart. White women had the shortest spacing — about 2 years, 2 months on average. Black and Hispanic women typically waited 2½ years or longer. The older the mom was, the longer the spacing between a birth and her next pregnancy. Data: The report is based on 2011 birth certificates from 36 states and the District of Columbia, representing about 83 percent of the nation's births that year . Of course, miscarriages, illnesses or other factors can affect a couple's plans. Lhamo Ellin of New York had her daughter about 12 years after her son. 'I tried. It didn't happen,' said Ellin. She works as a nanny in a Brooklyn neighborhood that is a magnet for young families, where she said siblings seemed to be about three to five years apart. New Yorker Reis Goldberg and his wife had twin boys and then a daughter 3½ years later. 'As soon as we got the twins under control, we were ready to have another one,' he said. Goldberg, who is only about a year younger than his brother, agreed with the experts. 'Second kid suffers. A lot runtier. He was like double my size when I was younger,' he said. Racing for a child: White women had the shortest spacing — about 2 years, 2 months on average wheras black and hispanic women typically waited 2½ years or longer .

Summary: For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years . Experts say mothers should wait at least 18 months to give their body time to recover and increase the chances the next child is full-term and healthy . The study found that about 30 percent of women who'd had a child became pregnant again within 18 months .


A Texas highway was thrown into chaos on Friday when the door of Brinks Armored Truck flew open, causing money to spill onto the road. Drivers pulled over on Interstate 20 in Albilene, Texas, got out of their cars and walked toward oncoming traffic to pick up the cash. A video posted on Facebook shows motorists frantically grabbing the notes in between stopped vehicles, while others were forced to slow down and veer out of the way. Scroll down for video . Chaos: A video posted on Facebook captured motorists pulling over and getting out of their cars on Interstate 20 in Albilebe, Texas, to pick up cash that had spilled from a Brinks Armored Truck . The passenger door of the truck somehow opened as it was moving causing a plastic bag with a 'substantial amount of money' to be blown out. Police have warned that if anyone is caught with cash that was inside the truck - they could land themselves behind bars. Weatherford Police Department said all of the lost money had been picked up by citizens. Some of it had been returned, but other drivers had decided to ignore the threats and have pocketed the cash. A spokesman for the department said: 'Weatherford Police Department would like to remind everyone that the loose money is property of Brinks Armored Car Service. 'Weatherford Police will investigate and potentially prosecute any individual that has picked up any of the loose money and not returned it to either Brinks or the Police Department.' Joel Aldridge, who recorded the video, told NBC DFW: 'I saw people all over the ground picking things up, and I thought maybe it was wreckage. 'And as they started walking toward me the first guy I saw had a big wad of cash with money sticking out.' Traffic: Cars were forced to veer past the vehicles stopped on the side of the road. Police have also warned anyone caught with the money from the van will be prosecuted . He described how dozens of people vacated their cars and left their doors ajar as they dashed for the cash. 'Everybody else was picking up handfuls and running around, kinda like an Easter egg hunt,' he added.' Jose Rosas, who was searching at the scene, told WFAA: 'We're just trying to make a dollar or two. 'I'm probably going to come back tomorrow and look,' Rosas said. 'I know there's a lot of money out here.' His friend Gage Anderson said they had scoured the road but most of the money had already been picked up.

Summary: Bundles of notes spilled onto Interstate 20 in Albilene, Texas, on Friday . Passenger door of vehicle flung open - releasing the money onto the road . Motorists pulled over and abandoned their vehicles to pick up the cash . Police have warned anyone caught with the money will be arrested .


A British grandmother on death row in Bali for smuggling cocaine has accepted that she will be next to face the firing squad. And Lindsay Sandiford has told a friend: ‘I just want to get it over with.’ The 58-year-old broke down in tears last night when she learned that her close friend – Australian drugs gang leader Andrew Chan – is to be shot this week along with eight other prisoners on Indonesia’s ‘Execution Island’, Nusa Kambangan. Scroll down for video . Lindsay Sandiford, pictured, believes that she will be executed by the end of the year for smuggling drugs . Sandiford, 58, from Cheltenham, who is on death row, has told friends she 'wants to get it over with' Chan’s brother Michael told Sandiford in a text message sent last night that the execution has been scheduled for Tuesday evening. Indonesia has vowed to kill all of its 58 foreign drug convicts by the end of 2015 – and Sandiford expects to be in the next batch. She told a friend yesterday she was ‘utterly heartbroken’ at the news about Chan. ‘If they kill someone as good as Andrew, what hope is there for me?’ she said. ‘I just want to get it over with. I feel like just giving up.’ Sandiford says Chan – who was sentenced to death in 2005 for masterminding the so-called Bali Nine heroin smuggling plot – helped her cope in jail after she was given her death penalty two years ago. They became friends inside Bali’s Kerobokan prison. Chan has written at least three times to her since being transferred in March to Nusa Kambangan for execution alongside fellow Bali Nine drugs gang member Myuran Sukumaran, 33, who is also Australian. Chan – who turned to Christianity and was ordained in prison earlier this year – told Sandiford shortly before his transfer to Execution Island that he was reconciled to his fate. He said: ‘I’m not afraid to die but I am afraid of dying. I’m scared of the bullets and I’m scared it won’t be a quick death.’ Her friend Andrew Chan, pictured, is expected to be put to death on Kerobokan prison on Tuesday . Sandiford was arrested trying to smuggle an estimated £1.6million worth of cocaine from Bankok into Bali . She was sentenced to death after Indonesian police linked her to almost five kilograms of cocaine . In his handwritten letters to Sandiford, Chan jokes about the quality of the food, and describes a meal of butter chicken and naan bread as his ‘last supper’. He urges Sandiford, who used to tease him about his religious fervour, to ‘keep reading your Bible’ and writes: ‘You’ll find great comfort in the words, as God will speak to you directly.’ His last letter ends with the message: ‘You have a place within my heart, my friend. Be blessed. Much love and prayers, Andrew.’ In the text, Michael Chan said he hoped his brother would be remembered as ‘Andrew the pastor, not the kingpin’. Sandiford told her friend: ‘I really admire Andrew. He’s

Summary: British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford was convicted of smuggling drugs . She has been sentenced to death and is currently on death row in Bali . Her pal Andrew Chan who also smuggled drugs will be executed Tuesday . She has told friends that if they kill Andrew, 'what hope is there' for herself .


A top-secret security operation was launched to protect Prince Charles from a feared terror attack by Welsh nationalists at his investiture ceremony, newly released official papers reveal. The eyes of the nation were on the heir to the throne for the historic event on July 1, 1969, but behind the scenes, Prime Minister Harold Wilson was convinced terrorists campaigning for Welsh independence would target Charles – then 20 – at the Caernarfon Castle ceremony. Classified documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday under Freedom of Information laws show that the Government sent Metropolitan Police officers to Wales in the lead-up to the ceremony to join the fight against extremists who had already set off a series of bombs. Threat: The Queen invests the Prince at Caernarfon Castle in 1969 after secret police were sent to Wales in fear of an attack on the monarchy . The targets of the operation were members of the nationalist groups Movement for the Defence of Wales (MAC) and the Free Wales Army (FWA). The files show Wilson’s government approved plans to send officers from the Met to Wales to run a secret unit that would spy on the extremists. The files do not include any details about the methods employed by the officers, but there are several references to ‘intelligence gathering’ and the ‘dissemination of information’. On August 8, 1968, the Home Office wrote to all Chief Constables in Wales informing them of the new police unit that would be headed by two senior Met officers. The letter stated: ‘The Home Secretary thinks it necessary to adopt exceptional means of keeping himself informed about the criminal activities of extremists in Wales and the action being taken to deal with them.’ It added: ‘Officers from Scotland Yard will have the particular assistance of an intelligence unit which will be created from (and detached from) the regional crime squad.’ Wilson later voiced his fears in a letter to James Callaghan, his then Home Secretary, on February 4, 1969. He wrote: ‘The security position, as I understand it, still gives cause for concern; and we must be as sure as we can that all possible precautions are taken. 'I want to feel confident that, if necessary, I can advise The Queen that in the Government’s opinion the whole programme between now and July can go forward without significant risk of any untoward interruption.’ In previously classified documents Wilson told his then Home Secretary he wanted to be able to tell the Queen the programme would be able to proceed . He added: ‘I should be grateful, therefore, if you would let me have a note describing the current and prospective security situation regards Wales, together with the arrangements which are in train for protecting the Prince of Wales.’ In April that year, Wilson also considered cancelling plans for the Prince, who was then a Cambridge undergraduate, to spend a term at the University of Aberystwyth prior to the ceremony after being alarmed by the fact extremists had exploded a bomb at Cardiff police HQ that month. He asked Callaghan:

Summary: Wilson voiced fears in a letter to then Home Secretary James Callaghan . He said he wanted to be able to tell the Queen 'programme' could proceed . Metropolitan police were sent to Wales to join the fight against extremists .


A passenger waiting to board a plane in an airport terminal has been hospitalised with deep cuts on his leg and buttocks after he broke a toilet he was squatting on. Passenger Jin Pai, 35, was standing on the rim of a toilet in Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in the city of Hefei, the capital city of eastern China's Anhui Province, when it smashed to the ground. According to airport officials he had not wanted to let his bottom touch the seat because he was 'worried it might not be clean'. Passenger Jin Pai, 35, was standing on the rim of a toilet when it collapsed, leaving him hospitalised . The smashed up toilet in Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in the city of Hefei . But he was caught out when the porcelain toilet then tipped over and shattered on the floor, cutting the man in several places. The injured man was found bleeding on the toilet floor after he had telephoned his travelling companions for help. He had been too embarrassed to shout for help and had hoped they would assist but he was too badly hurt for anything other than an immediate trip to hospital. Authorities and emergency personnel arrived to check the man into a Hefei hospital, where he received several dozens stitches on his left leg and buttocks. Then man broke the toilet in Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in the city of Hefei . The passenger reportedly confessed to his friends that he was squatting on the toilet, but later changed his story to the police, possibly to avoid paying compensation, and said he was sitting when the poorly built toilet gave way. Authorities said they believed the incident was an accident. Police spokesman Bo Chiang said: 'In any case, we would like to remind people that these toilets are for sitting on, not for standing on.'

Summary: Jin Pai was standing on rim of a toilet in Hefei Xinqiao International Airport . The porcelain toilet then tipped over and shattered on the floor . The 35-year-old is left with deep cuts to his leg and buttocks .


Some people like to run with a dog as a companion, while others use a ‘smart’ accessory to keep track of the progress they’ve made. But now a team of researchers has devised a new jogging buddy - a drone that flies with you to keep you company. And they claim robotic companions could be used for a variety of other physical activities such as cycling, cross-country skiing and rowing. Scroll down for video . Australian researchers have tested their drone running companion. Called Joggobot (shown) it is designed to float in front of jogger when they run. The technology could allow it to track the speed and direction of the runner. And it could be used for other sports like cycling and rowing . The research, by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, reported Popular Science, was presented at the Computer-Human Interaction Conference in Seoul. In their paper, the researchers explained how they asked 13 joggers to run for an average of 26 minutes with a drone - specifically a quadcopter - as a companion. The goal was to see if a drone could motivate a runner to keep their pace up, and provide a companion that helped them stay fit. In this experiment, the quadcopters were programmed to follow a set path and speed, which the joggers also followed. The drone was designed to fly 13ft (four metres) in front of the jogger at a height of 10ft (three metres). Each participant was fitted with a Go Pro camera and, after finishing their run of between 15 and 40 minutes, gave their thoughts on having a robot companion. Most said that they found it was a good ‘pace keeper’, especially on straight sections of their run. Technology has been developed where a drone could lock onto a pattern on a runner’s shirt in order to track their speed and direction, although this hasn't been implemented yet. However, the researchers said their’s was ‘the first system that has been successfully deployed in an outdoor setting.’ ‘It forces you to go a certain pace, pushes you a bit further,’ said one runner. ‘If I was running by myself, I think my pace would vary a bit more, this is a more set pace.' Ultimately, it seemed that the runners felt a sense of ‘peer pressure’ similar to how one might feel if they were running with a human companion. In this experiment, the quadcopters were programmed to follow a set path, which the joggers also followed. However, technology has been developed where a drone could lock onto a pattern on a runner’s shirt in order to track their speed and direction (shown) There were some concerns from the runners, though; occasionally the quadcopter would deviate from its path, leading them to question their safety. And it also wobbled in the wind, which one runner likened to it having a personality of its own. One also noted that they ‘felt a bit awkward with a camera on my head and jogging with a robot.’ But they added: ‘I’m jogging with a

Summary: Australian researchers have tested their drone running companion . Called Joggobot it is designed to float in front of jogger when they run . Technology could allow it to track the speed and direction of the runner . And it could be used for other sports like cycling and rowing .


Driving around in their mother's consular BMW in Miami to shoot up homes and steal hordes of marijuana: this was the indulgent life of two wealthy teenage sons of a Canadian diplomat. But the antics of 15-year-old Marc and 17-year-old Jean Wabafiyebazu were brought to a sudden halt on March 30 when a drugs raid went wrong and the older brother was shot dead. Marc is waiting to discover if he will be charged with his murder. Now, as the details of that night unfold, investigators are learning more about the gangster lifestyle they led - despite attending top private schools bankrolled by their mother Roxanne Dube, Canada's Consul General in Miami. Indulgent life: Jean Wabafiyebazu, 17, (left) and his 15-year-old brother Marc (right) drove around Canada raiding homes and buying drugs, the younger boy has told investigators . Bloody aftermath: The boys and a friend had driven to a house, pictured here with blood on the floor, to reportedly purchase two pounds of marijuana for $5,000. In the shooting, Jean was shot dead . The boys had recently moved to live with their mother in a gated community at the heart of the affluent Coral Way district. Court documents read by the National Post revealed Marc boasted to investigators that this raid was not their first. 'Defendant continued to state that he was from Canada and they had done the same type of thing in Canada and had also done other drug rip-offs in Miami,' the affidavit states. Indeed, Macleans reports that the pair would miss school to drive around with their loaded guns in the back seat. Marc and Jean, who both attended Ottawa's private Lycee Claudel school, were enrolled at different institutions when they got to the U.S.: Jean at $31,000-a-year Gulliver Preparatory School, Marc at the public Palmetto School. According to Macleans, both harbored a reputation for drug abuse - something the boys were already deeply immersed in. It has been widely reported that Jean had a substance abuse problem, tweeting about 'weed' and 'startin off the day wit mah blunt o herb'. Even his father told Global News he 'could tell' Jean was into drugs. But Marc, he insists, was the perfect child. Back story: Details are now emerging about the lifestyle of the boys, privately-educated sons of a Canadian diplomat. When they moved to Miami, Jean (left) was enrolled at a $31,000-a-year school . In court: Roxanne Dube, mother of the boys, is pictured arriving in court before her son's first hearing . High-ranking official: Dube, a one-time Fulbright scholar, was appointed to her new position in November, but only arrived in Miami in February. She was previously the envoy in Zimbabwe . However, in the wake of his brother's death, the younger brother defended their antics and proudly declared to investigators that they cavorted around Ottawa together. On the night of Jean's death they are said to have driven to a house to buy marijuana on Monday March 30 with their friend Jean met at a dance festival, 17-year-old Joshua White. As Marc sat in

Summary: Marc Wabafiyebazu, 15, bragged to officials that he and Jean, 17, would go on raids together around Canada . The pair were 'buying $5,000 of marijuana' when Jean was shot dead . Marc may be charged with his brother's murder under Florida law . Details have emerged of their indulgent life driving mother's BMW in Miami . Their mother is Roxanne Dube, the recently appointed Canadian Consul General in Miami . They had driven to a house with friend Joshua White, 17, who also died . Gunfire erupted soon after they entered, Marc was in the car at the time . Alleged dealer Anthony Rodriguez, 19, was wounded. He was also arrested on charges of felony murder .


Two adjoining 'his and hers' mansions have gone on the market on the world-renowned Sandbanks peninsula for £13million. Standing just a few feet apart, the beachfront homes are virtually identical in every way, boasting an indoor swimming pool, four storeys and stunning sea views. But the prospective buyers might have to flip a coin to see who gets which one - because one of the homes comes with an extra en-suite bedroom. Scroll down for video . Two adjoining 'his and hers' mansions have gone on the market on the world-renowned Sandbanks peninsula for £13 million . Tom Doyle, of estate agents Lloyds Property Group which is selling both properties, said the homes would be perfect for a couple who like their independence. He said: 'It would be nice to sell them as a pair, to someone who either wants to live in one and rent out the other or even to a couple who want their own his and her homes.' The beachfront properties called la Plage and la Baie - translated as the beach and the bay - are the latest in the so-called Millionaires' Row in Poole, Dorset, to go on the market. The homes have been built on a 3,000sqm plot, which was previously occupied by a four-bedroom house. But after buying the plot for £4.25m, developers eked out every square on the area by building two homes - a move which has trebled the value of the plot. Boasting a prime position on the south east corner of the millionaire's enclave, the mansions can be bought as a pair or separately. Standing just a few feet apart, the beachfront homes are virtually identical in every way, boasting an indoor swimming pool, four storeys and stunning sea views . The beachfront properties called la Plage and la Baie - which mean the beach and the bay - are the latest in the so-called Millionaires' Row to go on the market and boast these incredible sea views (pictured) They occupy a prime position on the south east corner of the millionaire's enclave in Poole, Dorset (pictured) While one of the homes has five en-suite bedrooms, the other has four. But both have indoor swimming pools, balconies, lifts to all floors, direct beach access and magnificent sea views. It is thought the developers have spent more than £3m building the two homes. Mr Doyle said that, if bought separately, the properties would each be sold for £6.5m - the same as the price of a 38-bed castle in the Scottish Highlands . He said: 'Development opportunities are becoming scarcer on Sandbanks and so prices for older houses are going up. 'Developers need to maximise the space available in order to make money. It is becoming harder to financially justify building one home on a plot and so we are now seeing two homes appear. The agent marketing the homes said more developers are building multiple homes on a single plot to get better value for money in the area (pictured), which is the most expensive place to buy in the

Summary: Adjoining homes are virtually identical, boasting indoor pool and sea views . But one of the beachfront homes in Poole has an extra en-suite bedroom . Properties have replaced a four-storey house which was sold for £4.5m . Lloyds Property Group said they would suit couple who like independence .


David Cameron has warned voters that they have '11 days to save Britain', as he claimed Scottish nationalists 'don't want the country to succeed'. The Prime Minister said the Scottish National Party would prop up a minority Labour administration in the hope that the government would be a 'disaster' and bring forward its dream of independence. But Liberal Democrat Cabinet minster Danny Alexander accused the Prime Minister of 'playing with fire' by stirring up ill-feeling between Scotland and England in a way that would only fuel support for independence in next year's Scottish Parliament elections. Scroll down for video . David Cameron, addressing supporters in Somerset this afternoon, has warned voters that they have '11 days to save Britain', as he claimed Scottish nationalists 'don't want the country to succeed' The Prime Minister - taking a selfie with supporters today, said the Scottish National Party would prop up a minority Labour administration in the hope that the government would be a 'disaster' and bring forward its dream of independence . The warnings came as polls indicated that the General Election race was still neck and neck, with the UK heading for a hung parliament and coalition negotiations after May 7. A Survation poll put the Conservatives three points ahead on 33 per cent to Labour's 30 per cent. However, other polls had Labour nudging ahead. Today's Survation poll found that more than a third of English voters would not regard a Miliband administration propped up by the SNP as 'legitimate'. More than two-fifths - 44 per cent - meanwhile said that they would rather see England break away from Scotland than have an arrangement of this kind. Mr Cameron told the Sunday Express that an outright Conservative victory could make Britain 'one of the great international success stories of the next decade'. The Prime Minister echoed Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan when he said his three top priorities would be 'economy, economy, economy'. But he warned: 'There are 11 days left to save the economy, to save jobs, effectively to save Britain.' A Survation poll has put the Conservatives three points ahead on 33 per cent to Labour's 30 per cent . Mr Cameron was interviewed on the Murnaghan programme, broadcast this morning, warning of the threat posed by the SNP . Mr Cameron said that the SNP 'want to achieve the break-up of our country, so therefore if you have a Labour government backed by the SNP, you have got a government backed by people who don't want the country to succeed. 'They don't want parliament to succeed. They don't want the government to succeed. They don't want the United Kingdom to succeed. That is really worrying.' Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond will want voters to look back after five years of a minority Labour adminstration made possible by the SNP and think 'that was a disaster, now can we break up the United Kingdom altogether?', said the Prime Minister. Mr Alexander was highly critical of the Conservatives' decision to focus their election campaign on the threat of

Summary: PM says a minority Labour administration would be propped up by the SNP . Latest poll shows the Conservatives have nudged 3% ahead of Labour . Mr Cameron said a Tory victory was needed 'effectively to save Britain'


Former All Blacks star Mils Muliaina was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault following Connacht's clash with Gloucester on Friday night - with TV cameras capturing the moment he was hauled away by police following the game. Muliaina, who earned a century of caps for New Zealand before retiring after the 2011 World Cup, signed for Connacht at the beginning of the season and has made 11 appearances for the Irish province so far. Moments after his side's 14-7 loss at Kingsholm, the Kiwi veteran was led away to a police van with the entire incident broadcasted live on TV. Connacht full-back Mils Muliaina makes a run during his side's Challenge Cup match against Gloucester . Muliaina is led away by police following his side's 14-7 defeat by Gloucester on Friday night . The former All Black was arrested at Kingsholm and then led to a police van where he was detained . Muliaina's arrest was captured live on Sky Sports following the Challenge Cup quarter-final . Muliaina, who announced this week that he would be moving to Italian club Zebre next season, started at full-back against the Cherry and Whites playing 35 minutes before withdrawing with a leg injury just before half-time. Details of the alleged incident are yet to be confirmed but Muliaina was in action for Connacht against Cardiff on March 6 in a Guinness Pro12 clash at the Cardiff Arms Park. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: 'A man in his 30s was arrested at Kingsholm Stadium on Friday 3rd April on suspicion of sexual assault in relation to an incident in Cardiff in March. 'The man has been handed over to officers from South Wales Police who are investigating the incident.' Connacht released a statement late on Friday night stating: 'Connacht Rugby can confirm that player Mils Muliaina is currently assisting the South Wales Police with enquiries relating to an alleged incident in Cardiff in March of this year. As this is a legal matter, Connacht Rugby will be making no further comment at this time. Muliaina earned 100 caps for New Zealand and retired following the 2011 World Cup on home soil . A powerful and skillful full-back, Muliaina made his Test debut when he appeared as a replacement in New Zealand's 15-13 loss to England in Wellington. The Samoa-born player quickly established himself as first-choice No 15 featuring in the subsequent Tri-Nations series and the 2003 World Cup. Muliaina was ever-present in the black jersey for the next few seasons and played a starring role in the All Blacks side that demolished the British and Irish Lions 3-0 in the 2005 series. The former Waikato Chiefs three-quarter was part of the New Zealand outfit which crashed out of the 2007 World Cup following a shock quarter-final loss to France at the Millennium Stadium. Israel Dagg's emergence seemed to spell the end of Muliaina's All Blacks career but he still made it to his third World Cup campaign in 2011 and played his final Test against Argentina in the quarter-final in Auckland winning his 100th cap

Summary: Mils Muliaina won 100 caps for New Zealand before retiring in 2011 . Muliaina has been playing for Connacht in Ireland this season . The Kiwi was playing against Gloucester on Friday night . Muliaina was led away led away by police after the match .


With the confirmation of Danilo's summer switch to Real Madrid, Porto have now received a whopping £440million from player sales in the last 11 years. Since winning the Champions League under Jose Mourinho in 2004 the Portuguese champions have made a habit of selling on players for huge profits. Aided by lenient work permit laws in Portugal owing to the country's close relationship with Brazil the majority of these deals have involved South Americans. Porto and Brazil right back Danilo will join Real Madrid in the summer in a deal worth £23million . Jose Mourinho celebrates winning the 2004 Champions League with the Portuguese club . Nineteen of the 29 players featured in the table below have South American backgrounds such as now-Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez. In a deal typical of how Porto operate, Rodriguez was signed for a small sum from Argentinian side Banfield before being sold on to wealthy Europeans Monaco three years later for nearly eight times the price. It is a sustainable model which clearly works. Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez is another player off the Porto production line . James scores against Manchester City playing for Porto at the Etihad Stadium in 2012 . Porto have reached the last eight of this year's Champions League and have won seven of a possible 10 league titles since 2004. They have progressed past the Champions League group stages in seven of the past 10 seasons and also won the Europa League in 2011. Brazil international right back Danilo may be on his way but there are sure to be more to come off a production line that includes Pepe, Joao Moutinho and Hulk. Colombian international striker Jackson Martinez is another who could move on in the summer with Arsenal among those keeping tabs. *Based on exchange rates as of April 2, 2015 . **Porto received 55.6 per cent of transfer fee . ***Porto received 80 per cent of transfer fee .

Summary: Danilo this week agreed to join Real Madrid in the summer for £23million . Transfer will take total raised from player sales to £440m since 2004 . James Rodriguez, Pepe and Radamel Falcao among those sold by Porto . CLICK HERE for all the latest Real Madrid news .


Illicit operation: Chiropractor Gertrude Pitkanen would sell newborn babies to adoptive parents for as little as $100 in Butte, Montana . For as little as $100, chiropractor Gertrude Pitkanen took babies from their mother's arms seconds after they were born and handed them to their adoptive parents. As the infants were driven to their new homes, the families were sometimes forced to throw their afterbirth out of the window because they were removed so quickly. These transactions formed the basis of a lucrative, illicit market that started in Butte, Montana, in 1920s, and grew until Pitkanen decided to stop in the 1950s. Most of the children who were victims of this horrific crime have now aged, have families and have forged their own lives - but they are still looking for answers. They have joined together to form a group called Gertie's Babies who have been using DNA to trace their biological families and search for their estranged siblings that are still alive. Only a six of them have come together, but they believe there are many more people who were given up by Pitkanen out there, and simply do not know it. Heather Livergood, 69, was purchased for $100 in a motel room in 1946. Now 69 she lives in Coeur d'Alene, northern Idaho, with her husband Steve. This May she will have been married for 47 years, has three children and is expecting a grandchild this month. Last year, while using sites such as Ancestory.com and 23andMe.com, she was able to track down two half brothers Bob and Gary, who live in Grantsville, Utah. Her birth mother was called Violet Weyland Sandberg, and discovered the circumstances which forced her to abandon her as a child. While her husband, Evan Sandberg a member of the Army Air Corps, had been fighting in the Pacific, she got pregnant with another man's child, prompting her to take desperate action. She told the Daily Mail Online that her biological aunt, Julia, had told her children before she died that Violet had spent two months with a man in Montana while her husband was fighting. On a night in 1946, Violet traveled 450 miles from Grantsville to give birth in Butte. That decision forged a certain future for Mrs Livergood, . She moved into a good home with her adoptive family. Her mother died when she was three and she was raised by her father, a man who she said was 'great, very funny and outgoing', and a stepmother. Heather Livergood (center), now 69, was given up for adoption in 1946 but has been reunited with brothers Gary (left) and Bob (right) following a trip to Grantsville, Utah, last year . However she has sympathy for her birth mother, because she had gotten herself into trouble. She told the Spokesman-Review in an interview last year: 'I couldn't give up a child, but I don't blame her for that. And you know, things weren't very good when the war got out. People didn't have a lot of money.' Her adoptive father also shared a detail from

Summary: Gertrude Pitkanen started the illicit scheme in Butte, Montana in the 1920s . For around 30 years, she gave newborns to adoptive parents for cash . Children involved in the crimes have aged, and are looking for answers . Is only since the proliferation of DNA that they have found lost relatives . Group called Gertie's Babies believe there are more children out there .


Horrifying images of a baby elephant tied to a pole and forced to perform tricks has sparked a push to have it freed, just weeks after one of the endangered animals was ridden by drunken tourists around a swimming pool. The campaign was kicked off by Jaime Singleton, who saw the baby elephant, Nadia, tied to a pole outside a restaurant at Marina Phuket Resort in December last year. The change.org petition, titled 'Please release Nadia the baby elephant to a sanctuary immediately and let her live the life she deserves!', has received 50,627 signatures since it was launched a month ago. The target is 75,000. Scroll down for video . Baby elephant, Nadia, seen in a picture posted to Marina Phuket Resort's Facebook page, is a 'mascot' for the resort and is forced to do tricks for guests . Ms Singleton said Nadia is also used by another company in Thailand in weddings . Another holiday resort in Thailand has come under fire after it posted a picture online of drunken guests riding an elephant around its swimming pool . 'It's absolutely barbaric,' Ms Singleton told Daily Mail Australia. 'They use bull-hooks and chains on the animals, and handlers sneakily have nails in their hands they hit the elephants with to make they move around the resorts. It's terrifying.' Ms Singleton said she has been told by sanctuaries and animal rights workers in the area that the resorts don't own the elephants themselves, and they instead rely on private contractors who 'rent' the animals out to different places. The elephants are bought at a very young age by these groups, so that they can be 'trained' for the job and are often forced to live in appalling conditions. The elephants are also put through a breaking in process called 'Phajaan' that uses cruel behaviour and negative reinforcement to break its spirit. Jaime Singleton launched the online campaign after she saw Nadia tied up outside a restaurant (pictured) at the resort . Elephants are forced to pose for pictures and be ridden by guests at the resort, and others across Thailand . 'They use bull-hooks and chains on the animals, and handlers sneakily have nails in their hands they hit the elephants with to make they move around the resorts. It's terrifying' Nikki Beach Resort in Phuket published the picture along with a caption that stated it was 'amazing Sunday brunch' Ms Singleton said Nadia is rumoured to be kept in a tiny enclosure, and does not have any interaction with other elephants. She also said a elephant sanctuary has committed to taking Nadia in if she was released, which would allow the elephant to 'live the life she deserves, surrounded by other elephants, and in the care of those who will love and cherish her.' Ms Singleton said she had repeatedly tried to contact the resort since earlier this year, but she it had not replied to any of her calls or emails. Ms Singleton said she has been told by sanctuaries and animal rights workers in the area that the

Summary: Shocking photo of baby elephant tied to a pole spark online campaign . More than 50,000 have signed petition to have baby elephant, Nadia, freed . Marina Phuket Resort reportedly keeps elephant in tiny enclosure . 'Nadia' is also forced to perform tricks and is ridden by resort guests . 'It is absolutely barbaric,' says Jaime Singleton, who started campaign . Comes after Phuket resort posted pictures of baby elephant near pool . Party-goers snapped dancing with elephant, and one person seen riding it .


Vladimir Putin is planning to exploit the threat of nuclear war to force Nato out of countries bordering Russia, it has been claimed. A secret meeting between intelligence figures in Moscow and Washington reportedly revealed Putin will consider any attempt to return the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine as declaration of war and will take any necessary step - including using nuclear weapons - to retain control of the region. Notes from the meeting are also said to have revealed that Putin is planning imminent 'destabilising actions' in pro-Western Baltic states in a direct challenge to Nato's promise to defend the countries from Soviet-style Russian expansionism. These disturbances are thought to likely involve cyber attacks or ramping up local ethnic tensions in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania intended to unsettle the region. Threat: Vladimir Putin will consider any attempt to return the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine as declaration of war and will take any necessary step - including using nuclear weapons - to retain control of the region . Notes from the top secret meeting between American and Russian officials in Germany last month have reportedly been seen by The Times. They suggest Russia is prepared to respond with force to the build up of Nato defence forces in the Baltic and by carrying out a wave of cyber attacks that can not be traced back to Moscow. The Kremlin officials - who were briefed by Russian Foreign Minister Segei Lavrov before the meeting and spoke of behalf of Putin - are said to have issued 'a spectrum of responses from nuclear to non-military' in response to the growing Nato army in the region. As well as the situation in the Baltics, two other potential flashpoints were reportedly identified that could lead to nuclear war between Russia and the West: the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, and any future attempt to return the annexed Crimean peninsula to Ukraine. Firepower: Moscow described Nato's supply of weapons to Ukrainian military (pictured) - who hope to defeat pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country - as a 'further encroachment' on the Russian border . In Crimea, Russia is understood to have said that any attempt remove the region from Russian control would be met 'forcefully including through the use of nuclear force'. Meanwhile, Moscow described Nato's supply of weapons to Ukraine in the hope of defeating pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country as a 'further encroachment' on the Russian border. 'The Russian people would demand a forceful response [to such advances]', the Kremlin intelligence chiefs reportedly added. It is the threat posed by Russia to the Baltic states that is thought to be imminent, however, after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all raised concerns that Moscow has ambitions in the former Soviet territories, prompting Nato to establish a 'rapid reaction force' in the region. The threat of a Russian invasion of the countries is currently considered so great that Lithuania has gone as far as to reintroduce conscription in order to ensure it is prepared for all out conflict. Ready for conflict: Soldiers take part

Summary: Russian intelligence chiefs took part in secret meeting with U.S. officials . Outlined three potential flashpoints that could lead to all-out nuclear war . Said attempts to return Crimea to Ukraine will be dealt with as an invasion . Also demanded Nato breaks up so called 'rapid response force' in the Baltic and stops arming those fighting pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine .


Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Tottenham's home clash with Aston Villa... Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa (White Hart Lane) Team news . Tottenham . Kyle Walker and Hugo Lloris are absent for Tottenham, while Jan Vertonghen is a doubt for this weekend's match against Aston Villa. England right-back Walker is unavailable after sustaining a foot injury in last week's draw at Burnley - a match goalkeeper Lloris missed through a knee injury which continues to keep him sidelined. Kyle Walker (left) was injured for Tottenham after clashing with Burnley's Kieran Tripper last Sunday . Vertonghen (virus) is one of several doubts for the Premier League encounter at White Hart Lane, where Harry Kane again wears the captain's armband. Provisional squad: Vorm, Friedel, Yedlin, Chiriches, Kaboul, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose, Davies, Bentaleb, Paulinho, Mason, Stambouli, Dembele, Eriksen, Townsend, Lamela, Chadli, Kane, Adebayor, Soldado. Aston Villa . Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood is again set to be without a key trio for his first return to Tottenham since being sacked last summer. Alan Hutton (ankle), Ashley Westwood and Scott Sinclair (both hamstring) are expected to miss out along with Carles Gil (dead leg), but Aly Cissokho (groin) could return after training again this week. Alan Hutton (left) battles for the ball with Manchester United's Daley Blind in Aston Villa's 3-1 defeat by the Red Devils last weekend, but the defender is set to miss the clash against his former club Tottenham Hotspur . Libor Kozak will not be considered as he regains fitness following 14 months out with a broken leg. The striker played 67 minutes in the under-21s' 1-0 win over Wolves on Wednesday, his first game since suffering the injury in January 2014. Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Lowton, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Senderos, Okore, Cissokho, Richardson, Delph, Sanchez, Cleverley, Grealish, Cole, N'Zogbia, Benteke, Agbonlahor, Weimann. Kick-off: Saturday, 3pm . Odds (subject to change): . Tottenham 4/7 . Draw 14/5 . Aston Villa 5/1 . Referee: Lee Probert . Managers: Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham), Tim Sherwood (Aston Villa) Head-to-head league record: Tottenham wins 60, draws 34, Aston Villa wins 49 . Key match stats (supplied by Opta) Tottenham have won their last five PL meetings with Aston Villa, netting two or more goals in each game. Aston Villa have scored just six goals in their last 12 Premier League matches against Tottenham and never more than once in a game. Tottenham have gained 10 points from losing positions at home this season, more than any other side. Aston Villa have gained no points from losing positions away from home in the Premier League this season – the only team not to do so. White Hart Lane is the highest scoring stadium in the Premier League this season (51 goals). Aston Villa haven't won at Tottenham since 2008 when Ashley Young scored the winner in a 2-1 victory . White Hart Lane

Summary: Kyle Walker joins Hugo Lloris on Tottenham Hotspur sidelines . Jan Vertonghen a major doubt following illness . Alan Hutton, Ashley Westwood and Scott Sinclair likely to be absent . Carles Gil also set to miss out for Aston Villa but Aly Cissokho could return .


Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have again been reminded of their responsibilities to Mercedes after the team were forced to tackle head on the tension that rose between them in China on Sunday. Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is confident the matter has been laid to rest after Rosberg bemoaned Hamilton's 'selfish' tactics following their one-two finish at the Shanghai International Circuit. Hamilton was absolved of any blame by both Wolff and Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, although the problem did at least provide another scenario from which to learn. Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday . Hamilton led home Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Shanghai to retain his lead in the championship . With the next race in Bahrain following up swiftly on Sunday, Wolff said: 'We saw tensions between Nico and Lewis in the race and we tackled them directly on Sunday night to stop anything carrying over to this weekend. 'When you have intense competition it's normal it causes emotions to run high - and that's not something we want to change. 'Both drivers are now very focused on delivering maximum performance in Bahrain and our package should cope well with the demands of the circuit. 'We maintain our philosophy of letting the drivers race, but they both know the No 1 priority for the team is to win for Mercedes-Benz.' For Rosberg, in particular, the race offers an opportunity for swift retribution as the 29-year-old has so far been trounced this season by Hamilton, who has finished ahead on the grid after qualifying and in all three races to date. Hamilton, who has out-qualified and finished ahead of Rosberg at every race, sprays a grid girl with champagne . 'China was a frustrating weekend for me and I'm glad we have another race right away to get straight back to work,' said Rosberg. 'The team has made a great start to the season, and with this incredible car they have built I know I just need to find a little bit more in myself to get back to the top step. 'I've never won in Bahrain but I've taken the last two pole positions here and also set the fastest lap at this circuit on my Formula One debut, so I know I have the pace.' Rosberg accused Hamilton of being 'selfish' as tension rose between the two Mercedes team-mates in China . Last year's intense battle between Hamilton and Rosberg was one of the highlights of the season, and lit the blue touchpaper to their rivalry as it was later discovered the latter attacked Hamilton by using a different engine setting. Rosberg is now eager to finally get one over on Hamilton, adding: "Of course, everyone remembers the race last year and it would be great for the fans if we can put on another great show for them this time. 'If we can do that, but with the two top steps in a different order, it would be fantastic. 'It won't be so easy with the competition (in

Summary: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to renew F1 title rivalry at Bahrain GP . Tensions rose in China after Rosberg accused Hamilton of being 'selfish' But Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident the matter has been laid to rest . Hamilton heads into the race in Bahrain leading the world championship .


She's a best-selling singer, actress, beauty buff and one of the world's most stylish stars. And now, Rita Ora - who is only 24 and has already made the transition from a Kosovan-born fledgling singer to one of the globe's most successful stars - has channeled her passion for fashion into a new adidas range. For her latest collaboration with adidas Originals, Rita has taken the brand's classics and put her own bold spin on them. The result? A collection that is as daring and vibrant as the designer herself. Scroll down for video . Rita Ora has channeled her passion for fashion into a new adidas range, so FEMAIL caught up with the global star to find out her influences and plans for the future . Speaking to FEMAIL about the inspiration behind her new range, which is emblazoned with graphic dragon prints and lands on May 1, Rita said: 'The Dragon print is all about my love of travel and soaking up different cultures. The print itself is inspired by Asian culture and one of its most recognisable symbols. 'I’ve contrasted that with the fit, basketball style cuts, which were inspired by American culture. My White Smoke pack is about the body-mind-soul connection, about taking a moment for reflection. The graphic comes from the visual smoke creates when burning incense.' The talented star, who also recently unveiled a beauty range for Rimmel, couldn't be happier with the final result. She said: 'I love being able to go into design meetings with all these crazy ideas and then be able to create a product that hasn’t existed before. From the initial stages to seeing my fans wearing the clothes and shoes - it’s been an amazing experience.' The talented star, who also recently unveiled a beauty range for Rimmel, shows off her toned abs in the new campaign shoot . Rita has taken the brand's classics and put her own bold spin on them. The result? A collection that is as daring and vibrant as the designer herself . Rita used her own 'street, funky and bright' sense of style as a point of reference, but promises there’s 'a little something for everyone'. 'Each one of my packs has a different cut and style to it,' she explained. 'I’m more of a tomboy myself but I also love to get dressed up and wear a big dress, so my designs embody that contrast. 'I’m always about wearing what looks and feels good to you, not about following trends. So I try to create clothing that fits that, allowing the person wearing it to make it their own however it fits their own personal style.' Rita used her own 'street, funky and bright' sense of style as a point of reference, but promises the range, pictured, offers 'a little something for everyone' Citing Marilyn Monroe as her ultimate postergirl, Rita explains that her style has evolved as a result of her transatlantic career. 'I’ve always loved that London street style, but I’ve started to fuse it with a more American style the

Summary: Rita, 24, has designed range for adidas Originals . Designs are inspired by Asian culture, she tells FEMAIL . Star says she's excited to see what the future holds for her .


Randy Lerner will attend Aston Villa’s FA Cup final against Arsenal after missing the victory over Liverpool at Wembley because of a family bereavement. Villa chief executive Tom Fox said the American owner was delighted by the 2-1 win and upset he had not been able to make the trip across the Atlantic. Fox, who sacked Paul Lambert and hired Tim Sherwood, said the result can get rid of the doom and gloom that hung around the club. He backed Villa to have a chance of beating his old club Arsenal, where he was commercial director until last summer, on May 30. Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is rarely seen at the club's games but is expected to make the FA Cup final . Lerner missed Villa's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley, which included a goal from Fabian Delph (centre) Fox said: ‘Randy had a family bereavement. He has a very small family and his mother's sister passed away and he wasn't able to make it. ‘What does he think about it? He's ecstatic, I have emails on the phone. He will be here for the final. He was pretty upset he couldn’t be here. ‘This is something which can create a positive atmosphere and blows through the negativity and clears it out. I hope it is the beginning of something great. If we play the way we played today I think we'll have a chance. ‘People talk about football where confidence makes a big difference. Our performances the last few games have been good. This is a way for those performances to galvanise the club and get the fans to be really behind the club. ‘We have a lot of work to do, I have been very honest about that. We have a lot of work to do to put the club back into a place where this is a thing we can do on a much more regular basis. ‘Greg Dyke made a speech before the game and I wish all of our fans could have heard it. He talked about the history of Liverpool and Villa, seven FA Cups apiece, all the semi finals we've been in, and he talks about the club in a way the fans still see the club and a way we want people to see the club. ‘Here we are heading into a final with another great club. That's the company Villa needs to keep and hopefully where we can put the club.’ England midfielder Delph (centre) fires in Villa's second goal, which proved to be the winning strike . Philippe Coutinho (centre) opens the scoring for Liverpool with a smart chipped finish at Wembley . Villa can qualify for the Europa League by beating Arsenal, which would be ahead of schedule as far as Fox is concerned. Winning silverware is of more consequence, he insisted. ‘It could be great, I wasn’t envisaging it that way,’ he said. ‘I thought we'd build to it more slowly but the thing would be winning the FA Cup. It would be a such a positive emotional

Summary: Randy Lerner was expected to make a rare appearance for Cup sem-final . But Lerner missed Sunday 2-1 victory over Liverpool after his aunt died . Aston Villa will face Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday May 30 .


Former pub landlord Michael Thorpe has had his conviction for illegally showing foreign footage of Premier League games overturned after eight years . A pub landlord convicted of showing Premier League football matches on foreign TV channels has won an eight-year legal battle to clear his name. Michael Thorpe says he has paid a heavy price for the lengthy fight to get his conviction quashed and has lost his pub as a result. Mr Thorpe, 55, was convicted of showing a Premier League game without having an agreement with official broadcasters in November 2006 at the Stoke Inn in Plymouth, Devon. He said he could not afford to pay Sky TV's rates for football matches, and opted instead to show Albanian transmissions of matches, which he says he thought was legal. But he was convicted, fined and ordered to pay costs eight years ago, when screening the matches was still treated as a criminal offence. Judge Recorder Nicolas Gerasimidis has now upheld his appeal and overturned the conviction following a landmark European court ruling. His appeal took so long as he had to launch the case after the European Court of Justice found enforcing previous rules was anti-competitive. Mr Thorpe said he was 'overwhelmed' that a judge and magistrates had upheld his appeal after all this time. But it is a bitter-sweet victory, as the long-running dispute cost him his business and his livelihood. He said: 'We put a lot of money into that pub and it went from a thriving business to absolutely zero. People stopped coming to the pub, it cost me my business.' Mr Thorpe launched an appeal against his conviction soon after his trial, but the case was delayed by a similar test case which went as far as the European Court of Justice. The court ruled that having an exclusive system was a restraint of free trade and contrary to European Law. But the landlord says the court action has seen him lose the Stoke Inn in Plymouth which he used to run . Mr Thorpe's appeal was further delayed until another case involving Media Protection Services Ltd, the company which took him to court on behalf of the Premier League, but which no longer does so. Mr Thorpe was awarded his legal costs, which he paid privately, but he would not disclose the sum. The European court decision in 2012 cleared a landlady of a criminal conviction, but judges left the door open for court action against publicans by ruling pubs should get permission from the copyright owner before screening matches. The Premier League has since been taking landlords to civil courts for breaching copyright, with some ordered to pay up to £65,000 in costs. The league sends teams of investigators to pubs around the country to try and catch those screening games illegally. Legal cases have been brought against 250 bars and pubs during the current football season. He said he does not know whether he can retrieve the £1,000 fine and £1,500 costs ordered by the magistrates. Despite the decision, the Premier League has

Summary: Landlord was convicted and fined for showing Albanian footage of games . But landmark European Court ruling has since ended such prosecutions . Landlord has now had convicted overturned but has since lost his pub . Premier League still taking landlords to civil court using copyrights laws .


A British photographer has captured incredible solar images from an observatory he built in his back garden. Retired engineer, Dave Tyler captured these stunning pictures showing the ferocious activity on the sun's surface during its solar maximum - when the star is at its most active during its 11 year cycle. The amateur snapper is able to capture a wide variety of phenomena from his own home near High Wycombe, including sunspots, solar prominences, coronal loops and solar flares. Scroll down for video . One for the album: A streak of burning gas leaves the sun in this photo by Dave Tyler in his back garden . The 72-year-old designed and built his own observatory in 1977 and now uses powerful telescopes to observe and photograph the solar system. Tyler first became interested in astronomy after seeing the first episode of the BBC's Sky at Night in 1957. He said: 'I had always had a casual interest in astronomy ever since the first Sky at Night. 'However, more than a decade later a friend gave me an old Ross 3 inch refractor which I cobbled onto a camera tripod. Here comes the sun: A magnificent picture of the star which dominates our solar system from December 2014 . 'With this simple device I was able to look at Saturn, which left me truly amazed. 'Like many other amateurs who have had the same experience, I was instantly launched into a life long passion with the subject. 'I am now very aware of my position in the solar system. The sun is awesome and many people do not even realise it is a star. Through my scopes it is an amazing sight.' The sun photographed during its solar maximum which is its most active period during its 11 year cycle . A sunspot captured during the sun's solar maximum by backyard observer Dave Tyler in February . David Tyler and the equipment he uses to take pictures of the sun in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire . A solar war rages on the sun's surface during its solar maximum on January 15, 2015 . A prominence rising from the sun photographed by Dave Tyler who built his own observatory in his garden . A sun spot is pictured in this photograph taken in March by Mr Tyler . Solar power: A fiery battle rages on the sun's surface on September 2, 2014 . An plane flying through the night sky against the backdrop of the sun which has a visible sun spot . A large sunspot visible on the star's surface during its solar maximum in September 2014 . The 72-year-old designed and built his own observatory in 1977 and now uses powerful telescopes to observe and photograph the solar system . A view of the dome in David Tyler's garden, containing the equipment used to take pictures of the sun .

Summary: Retired engineer Dave Tyler built his own observatory in garden in 1977 . Uses powerful telescope to photograph solar system from home in Bucks. Takes pictures of variety of phenomena including solar flares and sunspots .


Spain's Queen Letizia was back to the day job today, following two consecutive evenings at glamorous awards shows. Joined by handsome husband King Felipe, 47, the elegant royal was all smiles as she welcomed award-winning writer Juan Goytisolo to the Casa Real for a lunch in his honour. Today's lunch is the second literary event in less than 24 hours for the Spanish queen, who last night found herself on the receiving end of an unexpected kiss courtesy of another prize-winning author. Scroll down for video . Warm welcome: King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome Juan Goytisolo to the Casa Real in Madrid . Joking around: The royal couple were all smiles as they emerged from the private rooms to greet their guests . Sharp cut: The Spanish royal accentuated her new bob with a pair of Links of London earrings . Although surprised, Letizia, who was wearing a £49.99 Mango jumpsuit that showed off her slender frame, swiftly recovered her poise and went on to join Pedro Manas for a set of group photos. The moment came during an awards ceremony for children's authors in Madrid, where the 42-year-old made a speech before presenting Mr Manas' award. After accepting his prestigious Barco de Vapor award from the royal, Mr Manas leaned over and planted a big kiss on Letizia's cheek. Letizia was making her second appearance at an awards show in just two days, having spent Monday night handing out prizes at the Woman Awards. Gallant: One gentlemanly guest planted a gallant kiss on the back of Queen Letizia's hand . Well done: The 42-year-old presents author Pedro Manas with his prize during the ceremony . Pucker up! A delighted Mr Manas then planted a big kiss on Queen Letizia's cheek . Speech! As with Monday night's awards show, the royal was called upon to make a speech . And she's off: Queen Letizia makes her exit after the presentation ceremony and speech . On that occasion, the recipient was a crimson-clad Salma Hayek, 48, who received the award for her extensive charitable work and championing of women's rights. Although last night's occasion was lacking in Hollywood stars, a glamorous Letizia more than made up for it in her stunning High Street jumpsuit, cinched in at the waist with a wide gold belt. The ensemble, which showed off her slender frame, was completed with a pair of matching gold sandals and a huge pair of gold chandelier earrings. She also showed off her sharp new bob haircut, which made its public début during Monday night's Woman Awards. Busy schedule: Spain's Queen Letizia was attending her second awards show in two days last night . Glamorous: Letizia showed off her slender shape in a midnight blue jumpsuit cinched in with a gold belt . Good look: The Spanish royal also showed off her striking new bob haircut . Chic: All of Letizia's accessories were gold, including her belt, shoes and chandelier earrings . The royal, who spent much of last week in Copenhagen where she took part in Queen Margrethe II's birthday

Summary: Letizia attended a lunch reception with King Felipe today . Yesterday, author Pedro Manas planted a kiss on her cheek . Moment came during a literary awards ceremony in Madrid . 42-year-old Spanish royal had just presented him with a prize . Royal looked glamorous in a £49.99 blue jumpsuit by Mango .


Chaos erupted at an Easter egg hunt in Sacramento when adults launched in trying to grab sweets for their children. The event was an attempt at breaking the record for the world's biggest, with 500,000 eggs laid out for thousands of youngsters. But it descended into mayhem as parents raced into the field armed with baskets of their own. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Chaos: An attempt at the world's biggest Easter egg hunt in Sacramento became shambolic on Sunday . Mayhem: Children as young as two were pushed to the ground as adults invaded the children-only event . 'There was no organization at all, they all trampled each other. Little two- and three-year-olds were crying. 'The parents were scooping up all of the eggs for their older kids and it was horrible,' mother Tessa Moon told CBS. Another mother, Kori Houser, told Sacramento Bee her toddler Chase only got three eggs: 'It was crazy. Adults were trampling over us.' Footage of the hunt, which did not break the world record because they missed the deadline to apply, shows children as young as two being squashed by teenagers and adults weave between them picking up candy. According to Sacramento Bee, toddlers were seen crying and parents were being pushed around in the calamity. Eventually, the paper reported, a screaming match broke out between parents. Enraged parents said older children were rushing around to snap up candy meant for youngsters . The event, which did not break the world record, was raising money for victims of human trafficking . Children were presented with 500,000 eggs on the Capitol Mall lawn on Sunday . Divided: Some families left half-way through to escape the chaos . However, the organizers urged people to remember the reason for the event: to raise money for survivors of human trafficking. They spent $10,000 transporting 510,000 plastic eggs from Florida. Children raced to collect as many as they could, and later exchanged them for candy. A VIP off-shoot of the event featured some plastic eggs stuffed with food vouchers. It cost $20 to take part. 'We’re doing this to raise awareness for Blue Heart International the nonprofit my wife and I started,' Blake McCall, founder of Blue Heart International, told CBS. 'We’re really passionate about helping children rescued out of human trafficking in our community.' Organizers reminded people the event was planned for a good cause .

Summary: Thousands of children turned out for the event in Sacramento, California . It was an attempt to break world record but they missed application deadline . Adults invaded children-only event with baskets picking up candy . Other parents raged that their two-year-olds had been crushed in the chaos .


Head coach Tony Pulis insists West Brom will relish their underdog tag as they start their nightmare run-in. The Baggies host Liverpool on Saturday eight points above the Barclays Premier League relegation zone. They also face Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in their final five games, along with a trip to Newcastle. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis believes his side can rise to the challenge of facing the top teams . West Brom beat Crystal Palace 2-0 last Saturday to move them eight points clear of the relegation zone . But Pulis will embrace their challenge against the big hitters as the Baggies try to reach his 40 points survival target. 'We can't be below 100 per cent, not just physically but mentally,' he said, with Albion on 36 points. 'Every game that we play in now we will be the underdog and I've always enjoyed that. 'As for the three points last weekend, I was most concerned about (restoring) the confidence in the players.' Liverpool come to The Hawthorns after their disappointing display in the 2-1 FA Cup semi final defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday. And Pulis insisted they must still be respected despite their slip. 'You have to give Villa credit. They were very, very good. They caused them lots of problems,' he said. Jordan Henderson (right) celebrates scoring Liverpool's winning goal in a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield back in October's reverse Premier League fixture . April 25: Liverpool (home) May 2: Manchester United (away) May 9: Newcastle United (away) May 18: Chelsea (home) May 24: Arsenal (away) 'Brendan Rodgers knows what the Premier League is like. Expectations are going to be different to what they were like at Swansea, . 'They expect you to win trophies at Liverpool. 'It's ebbs and flows. You have to ride with the waves and make sure you have a clear view of where you want to go. '(Raheem) Sterling, (Philippe) Coutinho, (Daniel) Sturridge, (Adam) Lallana - whoever he plays they have great players.' Liverpool loanee Andre Wisdom is ineligible to face his parent club while Youssouf Mulumbu is suspended but Craig Dawson has shaken off a dead leg which forced him off in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace last week.

Summary: Tony Pulis has called on his players to embrace being cast as outsiders . West Brom begin tricky fixture list with visit of Liverpool to the Hawthorns . Baggies also face Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the run-in . CLICK HERE for all the West Brom vs Liverpool team news .


Taxes on earnings went up by nearly £1,900 under 13 years of Labour, figures have revealed – as George Osborne warned ‘they’ll do it all again’. The Chancellor said Labour had ‘form’ on jacking up income tax and National Insurance and insisted Ed Balls and Ed Miliband would do the same if given the chance after May 7. ‘Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have done it all before – and they would do it all over again,’ he said. Scroll down for video . Chancellor George Osborne (left) has warned that taxes will rise under Labour and said the party had 'form' on rising taxes. He said: ‘Ed Miliband and Ed Balls (right) have done it all before – and they would do it all again' Today, as he begins a tour of all four nations of the UK, David Cameron will say there is just one month to save Britain from the ‘disaster’ of a Miliband government. Yesterday the Prime Minister stepped up his attack on tax by insisting Labour was planning to drag nearly one million more people into the 40p tax rate. And in a pointed attack on his coalition partners, he dismissed the Lib Dems as being among the ‘minor parties’ making ‘more and more strange claims’. Mr Cameron said voters would pay a ‘heavy price’ for a Labour government which would be ‘looking in your payslip’ for tax. He also condemned Labour’s plans to abolish the married couples tax allowance, which came into effect yesterday. Speaking in Leeds, Ed Balls said the tax break – worth £200 a year to couples who have tied the knot – was ‘perverse’. Shadow Chancellor Mr Balls also repeated his claim – denied outright by the Tories – that they would raise VAT. He said a Tory government would mean ‘millions paying more while millionaires pay less’ as he accused the party of planning to cut the top rate of income tax for those earning over £150,000. Meanwhile a major spat erupted between the Tories and Lib Dems, as Danny Alexander was accused of inventing an extraordinary claim about a senior Tory. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury claimed that during negotiations for the 2012 Budget, a Tory minister told him: ‘You take care of the workers and we’ll take care of the bosses’. Today, as he begins a tour of all four nations of the UK, David Cameron (left) will say there is just one month to save Britain from the ‘disaster’ of a Miliband (right) government, which would see voters 'pay a heavy price' He refused to say who it was. Mr Alexander made the comments, in the Independent newspaper, as his party attempted to claw back credit for cutting the personal rate of income tax from the Tories. But Culture Secretary Sajid Javid told the BBC’s World at One the claim was ‘complete rubbish’. He added: ‘The reason why he wouldn’t actually tell you who he thinks said it is he knows that no one said it.’ Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg accused Mr Osborne of being a

Summary: George Osborne has warned that taxes will rise under Labour Government . Chancellor claimed Labour has 'done it before and will do it all over again' Taxes on earnings rose nearly £1,900 under 13 years of Labour, stats show .


The son of a Labour councillor who was detained in Turkey after apparently trying to sneak into Syria with eight family members was seen grinning as he began his journey back to Britain. Waheed Ahmed, 21, who is the son of Rochdale politician Shakil Ahmed, was arrested with eight relatives – including four children – in a remote Turkish border town earlier this month. However, it is understood he is now returning to the UK and will fly from Dalaman into Manchester Airport later this evening. Scroll down for video . All smiles: Waheed Ahmed looks relaxed as he begins his journey back to the UK after being caught trying to sneak into Syria with eight family members . On the way home: The 21-year-old, sporting a shaved head, was filmed being escorted from a vehicle . Sky News reported that the remaining eight members of his family will remain in Turkey until Tuesday. The majority of the family flew to Turkey on March 27 from Manchester Airport and are accused of having plans to try and sneak across the border into Syria. Waheed did not fly out with his family but joined them three days later on a flight from Birmingham. Mohammed Shafiq, a friend of Waheed's father, said there were concerns about his behaviour in the months leading up to his arrest. He told Sky News: 'There were concerns in the last six months to a year about a change in his behaviour. 'And a change in his attitude towards various different issues. 'That was causing concern for people in the community and his family.' Earlier this month, Waheed's father spoke of his shock after being told that his son is suspected of being a militant Islamist. He said: 'All I know is that they were on holiday and then the next thing I am told is that they have been arrested.' Mr Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins and one of their wives when they were stopped in Turkey, near the Syrian border . Waheed Ahmed, the 21-year-old son of Labour Councillor Shakil Ahmed, is understood to be returning to the UK on a flight to Manchester from Dalaman tonight following his arrest for allegedly trying to sneak into Syria . Waheed Ahmed, 21, is the son of Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed (pictured above with Ed Miliband) The nine Britons, who include three men, two women and four children aged between one and 11, were seized in Hatay province, in southern Turkey. It shares a border with part of Syria controlled by rebel factions including those linked to Al Qaeda and ISIS. All of those held are from Rochdale and are the biggest family group caught attempting to enter the unstable territory. Counter terrorism officers at Greater Manchester Police began an investigation into their movements and the extended family group were detained at a checkpoint in Ogulpinar earlier this month. A senior officer questioned why anyone would take children so young 'and vulnerable' into a warzone. The three men and two women, aged between 21 and 47,

Summary: Waheed Ahmed, 21, detained alongside eight family members in Turkey . Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed's son accused of fleeing to Syria . He was arrested in Turkish border town with family, including four children . Will return to UK on a flight to Manchester from Dalaman later this evening .


A father has told how he's embraced 21st century parenting by using a drone to walk his eight-year-old daughter to school. Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials but he decided he could use it for personal surveillance purposes too. The tech-enthusiast released footage of one of his remote chaperoning session to ABC News, showing how he is now able monitor his child's whereabouts from the skies. Scroll down for video . Caught on camera: A father has told how he's embraced 21st century parenting by using a drone to walk his eight-year-old daughter to school . Aerial views: Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials but he decided he could use it for personal surveillance purposes too . Unbreakable bond: The tech-enthusiast (left, with his daughter Katie, right) released footage of one of his remote chaperoning sessions, showing how he is now able monitor his child's whereabouts from the skies . The clip shows Early's daughter, Katie, walking down a road near her home, sticking close to the grassy verge in a bid to avoid cars. 'It was just kind of a thing, just to kinda keep an eye on, just make sure she was looking both ways. 'Let her know that daddy is always watching,' Early said of his drone-flying antics. Apparently he'd been walking his daughter to and from school for the past two years but recently she asked if she could walk alone. Growing fast: Early said that he'd been walking his daughter to and from school for the past two years but recently she asked if she could walk alone . Brainwave: That's when he had the idea of using the drone to check in on her for her first solo commute . That's when he had the idea of using the drone to check in on her for her first solo commute. Katie said she was not expecting the drone to follow her but thought it was pretty cool when she spotted it hovering above. 'I was like, "Oh wow,"' she said. '[My dad] didn’t tell me then, so I was pretty surprised.' Although Early says the 'helicopter eye' is a really fun idea he notes that he won't be using it anymore. Since he released the clip many viewers have criticized him for being too 'prying' and 'invasive'. Too invasive: Although Early says the 'helicopter eye' is a fun idea he notes that he won't be using it anymore . 'Just wait until she dates,' on commenter wrote and Time Magazine even called him the 'World's Most Embarrassing Dad'. Responding to the backlash, Early said: 'The drone flight following my daughter home from school was a one-time thing done in fun. 'It was never meant to set off a debate on how to parent in the 21st century. 'I trust her enough to give her that little bit of independence as she continues to grow into a smart, beautiful young lady. 'We actually live very close to

Summary: Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials . However, he decided he could use it for personal monitoring purposes too . Early released footage of one of his remote chaperoning sessions . The clip shows how he is able monitor his child's location from the sky .


This incredible video shows the stomach-churning moment a man performed surgery on himself at the top of the mountain using items from his first aid kit. The Russian man, who was filming a documentary in snow-covered mountains, found himself injured and unable to continue the ascent. It is believed the man, whose nickname is 'Che', was struck by a huge falling icicle, causing a collection of blood under the skin called a haemotoma. The blood formed a clot which caused a huge swelling and bruising, leaving him in pain and unable to walk. Scroll down for video: VIEWERS MUST BE AWARE THE FOOTAGE CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT . A Russian hiker performed surgery on himself at the top of some snow-covered mountains using only items in his first aid kit . The man was struck by a falling icicle (he is pictured pointing to it with his stick) which caused a blood clot and a swelling in his leg which left him unable to walk . In order to get back down to the city at the foot of the mountains, he decided to perform surgery on himself while lying in the snow. Speaking in Russian in the video, he said: ‘If you mountain climb, fish or hunt, you must be ready for difficulties and think of safety. 'The insignificant trauma can cause serious problems if you don’t take the right actions.’ Carrying out the operation - with some surgical instruments he had in his backpack - was ‘the most reasonable and effective action’, he said. Viewers must be aware the footage contains extremely graphic content. First, he decides to use snow as an anaesthetic, and rubs it on his leg to numb the injury. Then, he burns a scalpel on a gas torch in order to make it sterile. ‘Now it is possible to start the operation,’ he explains in the video. In the original film, which has been edited by MailOnline, the man is seen making a deep incision into his leg with a scalpel, and blood is seen flowing out. He reaches into the cut with his fingers and scoops out the coagulated blood – almost black in colour – which had formed into a clot. With no sign of pain – or any emotion at all – he says: ‘As you can see here it isn’t necessary for special anaesthesia, snow perfectly coped with this task.’ He cleans away all the clotted blood, until fresh, red blood is seen. He then pours hydrogen peroxide on the wound to clean it, which fizzes and clears away the blood. Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used as an antiseptic. The man decided to perform a procedure to remove the blood clot himself, rubbing snow on his leg as an anaesthetic . He used items in his first aid kit which included a gas lamp, a scalpel, surgical string, a needle holder and a curved needle as well as a hydrogen peroxide antiseptic . ‘We consider that a tiny wound, we will sew it up now,’ he said after wiping the cut clean

Summary: WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Russian climber is struck by a falling icicle, causing a blood clot in his leg . Using snow as an anaesthetic he cuts his own leg open with a scalpel . He scoops out the blood clot and sews up the wound with items in his kit . Ten days later the stitches are removed and he is left with barely any scar .


We've had an ale made from yeast grown in beard hair, a beer that features barley from the International Space Station, and a 67.5 per cent alcohol brew that comes with a warning tag. And while the craft beer revolution has seen connoisseurs knock back their interesting ales and small batch brews, news of the latest offering might put off even the biggest of fans. Promising to make the hardiest of stomachs turn before even a sip is supped, this new craft beer will be brewed from human sewage. Recycling gone too far? US alcohol regulators have approved plans for beer brewed from human waste . Production of the beer has been approved by alcohol regulators in Oregon, US, and will be made from waste gathered by sewage treatment firm Clean Water Services. The company will treat the effluent before handing it over to microbrewers who will turn it into a tasty tipple. According to a 50-page report which was handed to alcohol regulators, the sewage would pose 'very low human health risk' and would be treated to 'very high standards'. There will only be ten barrels of beer made and it won't be available in shops but there is talk of mass production if the drink proves popular. In the report, Robert Baumgartner, an assistant director at Clean Water Services, told regulators it was designed to 'raise awareness of the reusable nature of all water'. 'By highlighting craft beer, a product Oregon is known for around the world, the project will seek to engage... people everywhere in a conversation about water,' he continued. The scheme, which is backed by The Oregon Brewers Guld and Oregen Brew Crew, is proving to be highly unpopular with state residents. According to The Mirror, Resident Dorothy Shoemaker said: 'The water meets drinking water requirements, but does it smell and taste good?' Elizabeth Graser-Lindset added: 'There is plenty of clean water in Oregon. 'Let's let the ground do the purifying as water sinks a hundred or more feet to the water table. 'DON'T use recycled water in alcoholic beverages.' 1. Snake Venom beer brewed by Brewmeister's Brewery Armageddon which contains 67.5 per cent alcohol. The beer comes with a warning tag telling you not to drink too much and costs $80 (£54) a bottle. 2. Brewdog's End of History - a special limited edition Belgian blonde ale - is a 50 per cent ABV which sold for $765 (£510) a bottle. There were only 12 bottles made, and each was encased in a taxidermied body of a weasel or squirrel. 3. Sapporo Space Barley made with barley that was on the International Space Station and sold for $100 (£68) for a six pack. 4. Starting them young, Hello Kitty beers - which were aimed at the younger market - have half the alcohol of a Budweiser and come in fruity flavours such as passion fruit, banana and peace. 5. Rogue Ale's The Beard Beer is made from yeast grown in the beard of the company's master brewer, John Maier.

Summary: Beer made from waste gathered by sewage treatment firm in Oregon, US . Alcohol regulators in the state approved production of up to ten barrels . Beer brewed to 'raise awareness of the reusable nature of all water'


A Chinese villager who was desperate to become a grandfather has been arrested for buying a wife for his son, then reselling her to another family after realising she was infertile. The man, known only as Xu, even tried to impregnate the 'daughter-in-law' himself after discovering his son had not slept with his wife a single time. Xu is currently under arrest for human trafficking by the police of Lianyungang city in eastern China, according to the People's Daily Online. Desperate for a grandchild, Xu (pictured) bought a wife for his son, who has learning difficulties . Xu and his son live outside Yancheng, a city of 1.6 million in eastern China. Hoping for a grandchild to carry on the bloodline, he spent 12,000 yuan (£1,311) purchasing a wife for his son, who has learning difficulties, through a middleman at the beginning of 2014. It's reported that the young bride, known only as Wang, is also mentally impaired. Six months after Wang 'married' into the family, Xu discovered that the young couple had not slept together at all. Desperate to have a 'grandson', Xu decided to have sex with her himself. After spending six months trying to get Wang pregnant, he realised that the young bride was likely to be infertile. The wife (pictured), known as Wang, was resold to another family after failing to get pregnant . Worrying that Wang, whose mental health was getting worse, might be a drain to the family without 'any concrete contribution', Xu sold her off to another family through a middleman in his village for 10,000 yuan (£1,093). The astonishing incident only emerged after a regular home visit by the community policemen at Guanyun County. The local policemen discovered the incident while paying a visit to the family who bought Wang from Xu . 'We asked her (Wang) name and age, but she couldn't answer,' said Gao Ming, a policeman at Guanyun County police station. This put Gao and his colleagues on alert and it took them two weeks to find out how Wang had been trafficked into the village. 'The whole thing is pathetic and detestable,' said Guo Jialun, head of the Guanyun County police station. The police is currently trying to track down Wang's real family.

Summary: The man, known only as Xu, was keen to have a grandchild . He bought the 'daughter-in-law' for £1,311 at the beginning of 2014 . Both his son and the woman that Xu bought suffered from learning difficulties . After realising the young couple were not sleeping together, he began having sex with her himself . But when she failed to fall pregnant he decided to sell her on again . Xu is under arrest for human trafficking at Lianyungang in eastern China .


The world's oldest person has died a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday - after saying her life seemed 'rather short'. Misao Okawa was surrounded by her family and staff at her nursing home in Osaka, Japan, as she died of heart failure on April 1. Born on March 5, 1898, the great-grandmother had lived through two World Wars, the invention of the television and the first successful powered aeroplane flight by the Wright Brothers. The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa of Japan, died on April 1 aged 117. The great-grandmother had only celebrated her most recent birthday on March 5, where she said she thought her life had been 'rather short' At her 117th birthday party last month Okawa said that her life had seemed 'rather short.' When asked the secret to long life, she said: 'I wonder about that too.' Okawa was born in Osaka, west Japan, the fourth daughter of a kimono maker. She marred her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had two daughters and a son. He died in 1931. The 'super-centenarian', who was only fifth person ever recorded to have reached the age of 117, but was still walking until she was 110. She was recognised as the world's oldest person by the Guinness World Records in 2013. Misao Okawa was visited by the Ward Mayor Takehiro Ogura for her birthday part at a nursing home in Osaka, western Japan. She died of heart failure, with an official at her nursing home saying 'She went so peacefully' Misao Okawa, the 117-year-old who died on April 1, lived through the entire 20th century. During her lifetime: . - Two World Wars took place - and the atomic bomb was dropped on her home nation, Japan . - The television and internet were invented . - The Wright Brothers carried out the first ever powered flight of an aeroplane . - Albert Einstein announced his theory of relativity, and Ernest Rutherford split the atom . - Space travel was invented . - There has been 23 different British Prime Ministers and 21 US Presidents . Until 10 days ago nursing staff said she was eating well, enjoying her daily cup of coffee and her favourite dishes, including ramen. Tomohiro Okada, an official at the nursing home, praised her for achieving such a long and healthy life. 'She went so peacefully, as if she had just fallen asleep', Okada said. 'We will miss her a lot.' Gertrude Weaver, aged 116, is now the world's oldest person, according to Los Angeles-based Geronotology Research Group, . The American, who lives in Arkansas, was born on July 4, 1898. In an interview with Time Magazine in 2014, when she was named America's oldest woman, she said the secret to long life is kindness. 'Treat people right and be nice to other people the way you want them to be nice to you', she said. The new oldest person in the world, American Gertrude Weaver, is aged 116 and lives in Arkansas. Speaking in 2014, she said the secret to long life

Summary: Misao Okawa died peacefully in her nursing home, surrounding by family . Born in 1898, great-grandmother celebrated her 117th birthday on March 5 . Gertrude Weaver, 116, from Arkansas, USA, now world's oldest person .


A baby girl was given hypothermia in order to keep her alive after she developed a potentially fatal brain condition. Caitlin Kellie-Jones suffered from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), a type of brain damage that occurs when the brain does not receive enough oxygen or blood. To control the condition Caitlin was placed in a special cooling wrap within 40 minutes of her birth to keep her at the target temperature of 33.5 degrees for 72 hours. Nicola Kellie-Jones and partner Paul with children Caitlin and Dylan are raising money to help other children . Medics gave little Caitlin, pictured, hypothermia in a bid to prevent any brain damage . Caitlin, pictured, was diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy minutes after she was born . It allows the brain to cool down and minimises the damage from the lack of oxygen. Thankfully, Caitlin, now ten months old, recovered from HIE and is able to feed and play. Her parents, Nicola and Paul, are hoping it will not have affected her ability to walk and talk but they must wait to find out. Ms Kellie-Jones, 27, from Chorley, Lancashire, said: 'Caitlin was in an incubator surrounded by doctors and nurses. 'She wasn't moving or breathing for herself, and was making no noise. 'I had an image in my mind of our first cuddle which was taken away. Doctors were telling us she was very poorly and just to take it hour by hour. 'It was such a relief to bring her home.' Caitlin was born on May 10 last year weighing 7lbs 4oz after a normal pregnancy. She was whisked away by doctors immediately to be placed on a specialist cooling machine. Despite her ordeal, Caitlin, who is now 10 months old, seems to be developing normally . Ms Kellie-Jones, right, wants to raise £16,000 for additional cooling machines to help save other babies . Ms Kellie-Jones said: 'My mum was a neonatal nurse for many years and I often visited her at work and would see all of these babies in their little incubators and see families in and out visiting their babies, but I never imagined it would be me. Ms Kellie-Jones said the next important stage is whether she will be able to walk and talk normally . 'We couldn't look to the days ahead and my mum told me to take lots of pictures. I knew what they were all trying to tell me, everyone thought she wouldn't make it. 'I didn't move from her side for hours. I had the doctors and nurses tell me the worst case scenario so I could prepare myself, but it was very upsetting to hear she might not make it. 'Paul was the opposite, he wanted to know the best possible outcome. 'We were lucky that we were able to get Caitlin on one of the machines, otherwise we might not have been bringing her home.' Caitlin was born and treated at Royal Preston Hospital, where there are only two cooling machines available. Ms Kellie-Jones said: 'We are extremely lucky that the last cooling

Summary: Caitlin Kellie-Jones was born with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Medics had to put her on a special machine to help stop brain damage . Now her parents Paul and Nicola want to raise money for the hospital . The family want to raise £16,000 for two of the special cooling machines .


'Insta-fame' is the latest criterion for models wanting to book jobs, according to leading Australian modelling agencies. While being beautiful, fit and healthy is expected, it's all about a demand for the 'influencer' now. Thanks to the proliferation of social media, in order for modelling agencies to keep up with client demand, 'influencer' and 'blogger' divisions are now being added to their traditional model portfolio. General manager of Vivien's Models Catherine McGill told Daily Mail Australia that they launched an 'influencers' section two months ago because of the growing need to accommodate client demand for social media numbers. Scroll down for video . Influencer: Gigi Hadid is one of many in-demand models whose social media following is as much a draw card as her good looks for clients booking her on jobs . Self-made model: Mimi Elashiry turned her social media following into a modelling career . Big on Instagram: Elashiry has almost 700,000 followers . 'Our bookers were giving me feedback that clients wanted models who might be blonde, beachy and had a high social media following,' she said. 'Now when we’re booking talent, in negotiation process, we talk about the girls numbers.' McGill says the average expectation of clients will range anywhere between 10,000 - 300,000 followers. 'It’s not hard and fast number, but 10,000 is the minimum number clients are asking for,' she said. 'So if models are getting up to that, they might get added to our 'Influencer' page.' Joseph Tenni of Chadwick Models told News.com.au that 'It’s not unusual for a client to ask “how many followers does she have?” before they ask what they look like.' Chic Management also started a 'blogger' management division two years ago. Of influencer: Prestigious model agency Vivien's has introduced an 'Influencer' page noting their models' social media stats . 'That line of just being a model is being blurred': Bloggers and influencers are now being snapped up by agencies capitalising on their following . General Manager Paul Thomas says it's now where all the money is being spent, with clients seeking hard and fast brand promotion. 'If you think about it, your brand can send their product straight to someone's pocket rather than printing a catalogue in store and waiting for a customer go collect it.' Thomas told Daily Mail Australia it's all about the elusive 'cool girl' appeal. 'Influencers are like a captain of the ship - because there is so much information out there, people turn to models, fashion people and talent and begin liking what they are liking.' 'We do have clients that book in a traditional sense, but new up-and-coming brands want a ‘cool girl’ with vast social numbers that they can book a campaign off the back of the model's social media,' he said. It's this combination of 'cool girl' meets followers and a 'lust-have' lifestyle that Thomas said is really drawing in clients, and models are now being trained how to self-promote on their Instagram to get work. International: American Alexis Ren has over 1.6million followers, and is in demand Down Under as much

Summary: Australian model agencies reveal new demand for social media following . Gigi Hadid and Mimi Elashiry are examples of models with huge followings . Clients demand models have a minimum of 10,000 followers . Models are learning to self-promote as part of their job . Agencies Chic and Viviens now have 'influencer' and 'blogger' divisions .