A rescued seal pup who had been nursed back to health in a wildlife sanctury has washed up dead just weeks after being released into the wild after being run over by a boat. The female seal, who was called Sponge Bobby by rescue workers suffered horrific injuries to her face and back after the high-speed impact. The force of the collision broke Sponge Bobby's jaw causing her a painful death off the Dorset coast. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Sponge Bobby the seal suffered horrific injuries after she was struck by a boat or a jet-ski on Monday . The six-month-old seal had been earlier rescued in November when she was suffering breathing difficulties . It is feared that Sponge Bobby could have been struck by a fast moving jet ski or speed boat . Tamara Cooper of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary cared for Sponge Bobby when she got into difficulties in November as a young pup. She said the seal was only about six months old at the time of her death. She said: 'You give them the best chance you can, fixing them up for release, but then it's down to them. 'We are realistic enough to know that not all will survive but nevertheless it was shocking to hear of her horrendous injuries.' Sponge Bobby was found with breathing problems at Widemouth on the north coast of Cornwall. Her body was recovered from a beach at Highcliffe, Dorset on Monday with severe head injuries including a broken jaw. Wildlife campaigners were able to identify Sponge Bobby from the tag they fitted before her release . Wildlife photographer and environmental campaigner Steve Trewhella, of UK Coastal Wildlife, said: 'You have to assume that under the circumstance is was struck by a boat or jet ski. 'There were loads of people in the water that day and it could have easily been struck. 'You can tell it wasn't a propeller strike because that would have had a corkscrew effect, where it is struck multiple times. 'If it had come in in a storm then it may have been a rock but it was fairly calm on the day. 'They are wonderful creatures - watch them, film them and enjoy the spectacle but you have to respect the fact that they are vulnerable animals.' Emma Rance, marine conservation officer at Dorset Wildlife Trust, added: 'The injuries to its face suggest a boat strike. 'The jaw is seriously broken, possibly by a boat or a Jet ski.' She said the injury could have been inflicted accidentally, but boat users were breaking the law if they harassed sea animals. 'We don't know how many animals are injured every year, because not all of them are washed up,' she said. 'Marine animals like seals and dolphins are curious creatures so if people are aware of their presence they should cut their engines and be certain that the animals have moved on.' Sponge Bobby, pictured, was released last month after recovering from her breathing difficulties . Experts believe that Sponge Bobby, pictured here in happier times,

Summary: Sponge Bobby was found with breathing difficulties in November . The six-month-old female seal was released into the wild in March . Experts believe she was struck by a boat or a jet-ski off Dorset the coast . The young seal had travelled more than 200 miles since her March release .


Newcastle stand-in skipper Moussa Sissoko is facing disciplinary action after he was sent off following a reckless challenge on Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva during Monday's 2-0 defeat at Anfield. The France international was given a second yellow card for the offence, but head coach John Carver feels it should have been a straight red. 'The club will deal with that situation,' he said when asked if Sissoko - who is now banned for two matches - would be punished. Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva clutches his leg after Moussa Sissoko's tackle at Anfield . Sissoko hands the captain's armband to boss John Carver as he leaves the pitch after being sent off . 'He knows he was wrong. He was fortunate not to get a straight red and he agreed with me. 'He apologised afterwards to Lucas, which was important. 'But you think captains would lead by example. We have to improve our discipline. I will be looking at that.' Meanwhile, Carver says Newcastle cannot rely on the shortcomings of others to preserve their Premier League status. The Magpies are the division's most out-of-form side having lost five on the spin, scoring just one goal along the way. Liverpool's players surround Lucas following Sissoko's dangerous tackle during Monday night's game . Raheem Sterling bends the ball past Tim Krul to open the scoring in Liverpool's 2-0 win against Newcastle . They are nine points clear of danger with six matches to play, but Carver says it's about time they started helping themselves, starting with Sunday's visit of Spurs. 'These two home games (Spurs followed by Swansea) are massive for us. I'm not bothered about performances, we need results,' he said. 'I'm not worrying about that (relegation) at the moment, and the good thing is we have four games at home. 'But we need to start winning now. We can't rely on others teams. We can't afford to ease off, I have always said that. 'We have gone through a rough spell. It's down to me now to get players in right frame of mind.' Newcastle's players appear dejected as Joe Allen celebrates scoring Liverpool's second goal at Anfield .

Summary: Moussa Sissoko was sent off against Liverpool on Monday night . John Carver felt that Sissoko's second booking was worthy of a red card . Midfielder could be punished by his club on top of a two-game ban . Carver admits he is only concerned with results and not performances . Newcastle are 13th in the table, nine points off the relegation zone .


David Haye was arrested at Dubai airport and held in a police cell over a £341,000 bounced cheque, it has been reported. Former two-weight world champion Haye, 34, was stopped by officials on his arrival at Dubai International Airport and accused of fraud by writing a cheque as payment for a new property which bounced. The boxer, who has not fought since he defeated Dereck Chisora in July 2012, also handed over his passport to authorities, and has been unable to leave the United Arab Emirates - forcing him to miss a mixed martial arts event in Birmingham at the weekend. Former heavyweight boxing champion David Haye was stopped at Dubai International Airport and questioned over allegations that he wrote a £341,000 cheque which bounced. He is pictured during his trip to Dubai . The cheque, worth 1.8million Emirati Dirham, was intended as a final payment on a newly-built property, as part of a deal with developers Emaar, which is part-owned by the Dubai government. Haye has said the 'bounced' cheque was down to an administrative error. He told The Sun's Michael Hamilton: 'The cheque was presented to the bank four days before I landed. It was not due to be presented until final completion of my property, which is due in a few weeks. 'This was an administrative error which is being rectified. I explained to the police and presented documents as proof. But I can totally understand these mistakes can happen.' Writing a cheque that later bounces is a crime in Dubai, and can be punishable with jail, a fine, and being ordered to pay the amount. Haye had been due to attend a mixed martial arts event in Birmingham on Saturday but was unable to leave the UAE. Instead he went to a Robbie Williams concert in Abu Dhabi . Police give suspects one month to pay the value of the cheque before taking the case to court. Figures released last June showed that Dubai police dealt with almost 80,000 bounced cheques in 2013-14, worth 9.4billion Dirham, or £1.7bn. According to The Sun, Haye was held at the airport as he arrived for a holiday earlier this month after he was flagged up on a wanted list. He was reportedly taken to Bur Dubai police station, which has a department for bounced cheque suspects, and was released the same day. He surrendered his passport, as did two of his associates. The Foreign Office is understood to have had no involvement in the case. Haye has not been seen in the boxing ring since he defeated Dereck Chisora in July 2012. He is pictured after the fight at Upton Park with the WBA and WBO International Heavyweight Championship belts . During his stay in Dubai, Haye has reportedly been staying at the luxurious Palm Jumeirah development, and has been tweeting photographs of himself enjoying the sunshine, as well as meeting fans. He posted a video to his Instagram account today thanking fans for their concern over an 'administrative issue' as he walked along a beach in the sunshine. In the

Summary: David Haye stopped on arrival at Dubai International Airport for a holiday . He was taken to a police station and handed over his passport . Cheque had been the final payment on a new property in the UAE . He says the 'bounced' cheque was down to an administrative error . The 34-year-old hasn't fought since beating Dereck Chisora in July 2012 .


Santiago Vergini has indicated he may be ready to extend his stay at Sunderland after revealing Premier League survival could trigger the offer of a two-year permanent contract. The 26-year-old Argentinian returned to the Stadium of Light on a season-long loan deal from Costa Rican side Sport Uruguay de Coronado in August last year and has made 35 appearances to date this season. The last of them was a start in Sunday's 1-0 derby victory over Newcastle which provided a huge boost to the club's top-flight survival hopes. Santiago Vergini (left) is keen to stay at Sunderland having played a key role in the Wearside outfit's 1-0 derby win over Newcastle United on Sunday. Above, the Sunderland defender battles with Ayoze Perez for the ball . Vergini celebrates with team-mate Costel Pantilimon at the full-time whistle following the Wear-Tyne derby win . A successful completion of new head coach Dick Advocaat's mission to keep the Black Cats in the Premier League could have significant consequences for Vergini, and he is open to what might come his way. He told the Sunderland Echo: 'In the contract, it is written that if we stay in the Premier League, I can stay here for another two years. I feel very comfortable here, both at the club and outside the club, so I would be very keen to stay. 'The only downside is the climate and the weather, but even that has been good for the last few days! 'It has been very good to play regularly [this season] and I am very happy. I think with time, I have been able to adapt more to the style of play and also to my team-mates. Vergini helped Sunderland keep a clean sheet in the derby win as he makes a slide tackle on Perez . Sunderland initially signed Vergini on loan in January 2014, with the defender making his debut in an FA Cup fourth round clash with Kidderminster where he makes an attempt to tackle Jack Bryne . 'Apart from the struggles we are going through in the league, I have felt very comfortable.' Victory over the Magpies - their first in nine games in all competitions - eased Sunderland into 15th place and three points clear of the relegation zone. However, that could count for little if Advocaat's men fail to build upon it when Crystal Palace head north on Saturday. Vergini said: 'Every win brings with it a lot of confidence and with a derby game, that is even more the case. In our next game, we need to show the same character and the same spirit as we did on Sunday.'

Summary: Santiago Vergini is on a season-long loan at Sunderland . Defender has an option for a two-year deal at Black Cats if they stay up . Argentine admits only downside at Wearside has been the weather .


Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao will be the biggest fight of all time financially and the most significant this century. Evaluating the greatest ever fights is a complex variable of several factors including not only the quality and excitement of the action but the political, social and cultural undertones, the scale of expectation and outside influences. Where Money Man vs PacMan comes to rank among the most important fights in ring history will depend upon what happens that coming night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Here is the second of my 12 most significant fights in boxing’s history. THE FIGHT AGAINST THE NAZIS . Yankee Stadium, New York . June 22, 1938 . Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling . Joe Louis (left) knocks out Max Schmeling in the first round to win the heavyweight title on June 22, 1938 . Although Herr Hitler was trumpeting Max Schmeling as a hero of the Third Reich following his knock-out victory over Joe Louis two years earlier, the German was anti-Nazi and remained so during World War II which was imminent at the time of the re-match. Louis had come back from that shock to win the world heavyweight title by defeating James J Braddock but announced he would not consider himself the true champion until he avenged the loss to Schmeling. The fight was billed as a political war between an America struggling to emerge from the Great Depression and a Germany provoking armed conflict in Europe by annexing Austria. Yet such was Schmeling’s distaste for being exploited by Adolf Hitler’s propaganda machine – and his loyal refusal to sack his Jewish manager – that his wife and mother were refused permission to travel to New York to support him in case he defected to the U.S. The social picture was clouded further by black America’s belief in Louis as a high-profile campaigner for Civil Rights. Louis is carried by his supporters ahead of his 1938 re-match with Schmeling . A poster for the rematch (left) while Louis and Schmeling shake hands at the weigh-in ahead of their fight . Jack Johnson vs James Jeffries . Louis, who had complacently trained on the links rather in the gym for the first fight, gave up golf and women in serious preparation for the return bout. President Franklin D Roosevelt invited Louis to the White House and told him: 'Joe, we need muscles like yours to beat the Germans.’ Louis would say: ‘The whole damned country was depending on me.’ Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Gregory Peck were among Hollywood celebrities in the 70,000 crowd, along with FBI boss J Edgar Hoover. Louis is pictured jumping aside as Schmeling falls after the knock-out . Louis had been tactically out-thought in their first fight so decided to go for broke from the first bell. A barrage of left hooks followed by a right to the body had Schmeling doubled-up in pain and referee Arthur Donovan gave him a standing eight count. Louis switched his attack to the head, dropping Schmeling twice, and Donovan called a halt

Summary: Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao's fight will be the richest ever . Sportsmail's Jeff Powell is counting down the ring's most significant fights . Joe Louis' 1938 re-match with Max Schmeling is the second in the series .


The MCC has announced the latest phase of its 'Masterplan' redevelopment of Lord's which includes the replacement of the 'tired' Tavern and Allen stands. The intention is to build a single new structure in their place, with more than 5,500 seats, in the south-western corner of the home of cricket - to raise the ground's overall capacity to almost 30,000. MCC is operating to a projected budget of £80million, and hopes work can begin in autumn 2017 - subject to planning permission, consultation with nearby residents and the approval of club members. MCC reveals plans to replace the 'tired' Tavern and Allen stands at Lord's, with completion scheduled for 2019 . The redevelopment will increase the overall capacity of Lord's, the home of English cricket, to almost 30,000 . If the project goes ahead, a new Thomas Lord Building and new Tavern pub will also be included - as well as enlarged dressing rooms in the pavilion and a 'more pedestrian-friendly entrance to the ground', via the Grace Gates. MCC chief executive Derek Brewer said: 'The south-western project will ensure facilities for players, match officials, supporters and MCC members are of the highest possible standard by modernising areas of the ground that have become tired. 'MCC is committed to maintaining Lord's as the finest cricket ground in the world, and this project also provides a wonderful new front door to the home of cricket.' MCC aims to submit a planning application to Westminster City Council this summer. A completion schedule for the new stand is spring 2019, in time for that summer's World Cup and Ashes. It is anticipated the remaining elements of the 'Masterplan' may take a further three years. The 'Masterplan', which has a projected budget of £80million, should be ready for the World Cup and Ashes .

Summary: MCC reveals plans to replace the 'tired' Tavern and Allen stands at Lord's . The redevelopment will increase the overall capacity to almost 30,000 . Completion is scheduled for 2019, in time for the World Cup and Ashes .


They were the biggest of the Ice Age giants, roaming the frozen plains of the Northern Hemisphere. But it seems the final days of the woolly mammoth were a sad struggle for survival. Genetic analysis of two woolly mammoth remains show that their population became so small that they had become chronically inbred. Scroll down for video . The last of the woolly mammoths (shown in the reconstruction above) were isolated on an Arctic island for around 5,000 years, forcing them to inbreed as their population dwindled until disappering 4,500 years ago . Researchers have concluded that the creatures clung on in just a tiny pocket of the Arctic, on an island that appears to have become cut off from the mainland. The study has also raised the prospect of bringing the giant mammal back to life using cloning techniques with modern elephants. Scientists claim to have taken a major step towards recreating the woolly mammoth by inserting more than a dozen of the creature's genes into the live DNA of an elephant. Researchers studied the structure of DNA from mammoths preserved in the Arctic to reproduce exact copies of 14 of the extinct animal’s genes. These were then integrated by experts at Harvard University in Massachusetts into the elephant genome - and functioned as normal DNA. A new method known as 'Crispr' - helping scientists make accurate changes to DNA - was used by genetics professor George Church, who replaced parts of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes . Other researchers have proposed using mammoth DNA to replace that of an elephant using a similar technique to the one used to clone Dolly the Sheep. However, many scientists fear these animals would be unable to survive in the modern world without their ancient habitat. Such techniques also can lead to deformities and health problems in the animals. However the researchers behind the genetic analysis have urged other scientists not to attempt this for fear of the suffering it may cause to the animals. Instead, they say their findings have revealed new insights into the evolutionary history and demise of the woolly mammoths. They have published full DNA sequences of one mammoth found in Oimyakon, northeast Siberia – thought to be around 45,000 years old – and another from one of the last surviving mammoths found on Wrangel Island, north of Russia in the Arctic Ocean. They found that the mammoths on Wrangel Island had been isolated for at least 5,000 years, eking out a meager existence there before dying out 4,500 years ago. Analysis showed that the parents of the mammoth found on Wrangel Island had been distant relatives, suggesting the population had been inbreeding. Dr Love Dalén, an associate professor of Bioinformatics and Genetics at the Swedish Museum of Natural History who took part in the study, said: ‘We found that the genome from one of the world’s last mammoths displayed low genetic variation and a signature consistent with inbreeding. ‘This is likely due to the small number of mammoths that managed to survive on Wrangel Island during the last

Summary: The last mammoths died out on an Arctic island around 4,500 years ago . Isolated on Wrangel Island for around 5,000 years they became inbred . Researchers found mammoth populations suffered declines in the past . DNA sequencing also raises prospect of bringing mammoths back to life .


When the ultra-rich splash out on a new superyacht, they expect it to come with all the latest accessories. And that's exactly what they get with the 223ft Explorer, which comes with its own helipad, infinity pool and plenty for space for supercar and jetski storage. With space for 12 lucky guests on board, the concept yacht from British yacht designer Tony Castro is the ultimate toy for the extremely wealthy and has been dubbed the 'Range Rover of the seas'. The 223ft Explorer is an exclusive superyacht which comes with its own helipad and car storage as well as space for 12 guests . For those who don't fancy taking a dip in the sea, there is an infinity pool on deck which is two decks deep . For those who would rather board unseen, there is a helipad and helicopter storage as well as space for a submarine . It was designed to withstand any weather conditions and is sturdy enough to circumnavigate the globe - all while looking incredibly stylish, of course. When it comes to transporting all those extras any cruising millionaire needs to hand, there's plenty of space for all of them. The company explains: 'With a large carrying capacity for toys and tenders, she is capable of carrying a helicopter in a climate controlled garage, twin limo tenders, car, submarine, jetskis, paddleboards and a variety of inflatables water toys.' Once the helicopter has landed, it can be store din a climate-controlled garage area . There is storage for jetskis and a submarine on the decks, while leaving plenty of other areas free for passengers . But of course, the life of the ultra-wealthy comes at a cost. According to Tony Castro Design, the superyacht costs approximately 40million euros (around £29million/$43million) to build, which means it is likely to cost even more to purchase. While the yacht has been designed with 'rugged utilitarian-looking aesthetics', it is actually a sumptuous retreat at sea. For the 12 guests, there is space on the yacht for 15 crew, ensuring there is nothing always someone on hand to make sure the journey goes smoohtly. The layout means there are a huge variety of different areas for guests to retreat to, ensuring they don't get fed up with each other while sailing around the world. And for those who can't bear to leave their convertible at home, they can even bring their car on board . Special sundecks open out form the yacht, providing areas for loungers, complete with ladders down into the sea in case guests want to cool off in the water . Unfortunately for most, the superyacht costs 40million euros to build, meaning it will retail for even more . The designers explain: 'Her unique layout holds a full beam enclosed observation deck with opening roof, cinema, beach club, sauna, scuba diving pool, gymnasium, pool, wine cellar and ample space to accommodate a total of 12 guests.' And of course, there are all the other luxurious finishing touches you would expect to find on board. The guests of honour

Summary: The Tony Castro design is estimated to cost 40million euros (£29m/$43m) to build and more to buy . The British designer has created the yacht to withstand a circumnavigation around the world . Luxurious touches include a cinema, wine cellar, gym, sauna and beach club as well as the infinity pool . There is also space for submarines, supercars and jetskis on board .


The sense of burning injustice cannot be allowed to fester for too long; for all the psychobabble spouted about the strength of a siege mentality, there are few things more self-destructive than a suspicion that even the greatest effort may be undone by outside forces. The good news for Celtic is that they have an immediate opportunity to both vent their frustration and exorcise any sense of helplessness created by Sunday’s controversial Scottish Cup semi-final loss. The bad news? Ronny Deila’s men looked like a tired team by time-up at Hampden. As hard as they may have worked at building exactly the stamina needed for this stage of the season, having to play for some 70 minutes – including extra time – with 10 men inevitably left them appearing more than a little leggy. Celtic left back Emilo Izaguirre has called on his team-mates to focus their attention on winning the league title . Izaguirre and Celtic team-mates John Guidetti, Nir Bitton and Scott Brown look dejected during semi-final loss . Celtic are currently five points ahead of Aberdeen . As they travel to Dens Park to take on an always-dangerous Dundee, Deila, John Collins and the rest of his backroom team must find a way to lift – emotionally as much as physically – players who have seen a rare and historic Treble wrested from their grasp. Emilio Izaguirre, still low but trying to raise his eyes to the remaining challenge of finishing off with a domestic Double, said: ‘Now the Treble is finished. ‘We’ll try our best to win the league now - and next season we’ll try to win the Treble. Now it’s finished, everything is finished - and we must try our best to win the league. ‘It is hard to speak about the game after Inverness have won. It’s in the past and we must now work up the mentality now to win the league. ‘It is difficult with 10 men in a semi-final. Inverness are hungry and maybe more emotional. They controlled the ball and it was hard for us against 11 men. ‘To not have a Scottish Cup final to look forward to is so hard. We want to win the Treble but now it’s over. It’s all about winning the league now. ‘I don’t like to speak about the referee. It happens in football sometimes when bad decisions and good decisions change the game but it’s finished. Inverness won 3-2 and we’ll look to Wednesday. It’s important we move on and work on winning our next game.’ In the aftermath of such a sickening loss, Celtic have no option but to move on and concentrate on beating Dundee, re-establishing their commanding eight-point lead over nominal challengers Aberdeen. What neither Deila nor his players can afford to do, though, is completely ignore some of the lessons learned in defeat by Caley Thistle. Ignoring the obvious pointer about hoping a team umpteen officials can spot a deliberate handball on the line. The way in which Celtic were exposed by Inverness in the game’s *other* crucial moment,

Summary: Emilo Izaguirre has rallied his team-mates ahead of final six league games . Celtic's hopes of winning domestic Treble came to an end on Sunday . Ronny Deila's side were knocked out of the Scottish Cup semi-final . READ: Celtic write to SFA over Josh Meekings handball controversy .


Channel Ten show The Project has apologised after mistakenly using footage of the wrong African-American comic when promoting upcoming guest on the show, Saturday Night Live star Michael Che. ‘Tomorrow, we’ll chat to the star of the Daily Show and Saturday Night Live, Michael Che,’ the promo promised – although, in a cringeworthy gaffe, two of the three clips shown were of Che’s castmate, Jay Pharoah. Che and Pharoah are both in Australia to perform a string of shows at Melbourne’s International Comedy Festival. Waleed Aly apologised for the embarrassing mistake, admitting 'we stuffed up' later on during the program after the mistake was flagged by gobsmacked Twitter users. Scroll down for video . The Project were promoting their upcoming interview with US comedian Michael Che (left) when they accidentally used two clips of another comic Jay Pharoah (right) Presenter Waleed Aly apologised for the embarrassing blunder after viewers pointed it out on Twitter . Us comic Jay Pharoah caught wind of his unexpected feature on the Channel Ten program, retweeting a video from a fan to more than 144,000 followers . Aly admitted to the mistake to the audience, pointing out that the footage they’d used earlier was of two different people. ‘We stuffed that up, viewer Prue Knox was quick and tweeted us within minutes, so thank you Prue,’ Aly said. ‘Yes, so that happened,’ he continued, clearly embarrassed. ‘That’s certaintly something to talk to Michael about tomorrow,’ Georgie Coghlan laughed. ‘Maybe we can just get him to sit in this seat and see if anyone notices,’ Aly said pointedly. Pharoah saw the funny side of the incident and shared viewers’ tweets about the blunder on his own account. ‘The Project just played a a few clips for upcoming guest Michael Che and 2 of the clips were of Jay Pharoah #AWKWARD,’ tweeted Prue Knox. ‘Hey The Project, you do know that Michael Che and Jay Pharoah are two different people yeah? #ouch,’ Susan Bong tweeted, accompanied with a video of the gaffe. Presenter Waleed Aly apologised for the mix-up, which was ironic as he was the subject of a strikingly similar mix-up earlier this year . The Age incorrectly printed a photo of 'Legally Brown' comedy star Nazeem Hussain, who's of Sri Lankan decent, in its entertainment column with the caption: 'Waleed Aly joins The Project' Ironically Waleed Aly, the presenter who apologised for the error, was the subject of a strikingly similar mix-up earlier this year. The Age incorrectly printed a photo of 'Legally Brown' comedy star Nazeem Hussain in its entertainment column in January with the caption: 'Waleed Aly joins The Project'. The awkward mistake was spotted by Hussain, a stand-up comedian of Sri Lankan descent, who lightheartedly tweeted on Thursday morning: 'Well, we are kinda the same person...' The error sparked a widespread response, with social media users posting comments such as: ‘Oh, so brown people all look alike?', 'Un-freaking-believable' and 'demonstrates why tv needs more non-white face'. Waleed Aly apologised for the embarrassing ‘stuff up’ later on during the program after the mistake was flagged

Summary: The Project accidentally mistook one African-American comic for another . They used footage of Jay Pharoah when promoting Michael Che interview . Viewers of Twitter were quick to point out the embarrassing mix-up . Presenter Waleed Aly apologised for the mistake later in the program . Ironically, Aly was the subject of a strikingly similar mix-up this year .


Doctors are being told to ask all patients over 75 if they will agree to a 'do not resuscitate' order. New NHS guidelines urge GPs to draw up end-of-life plans for over-75s, as well as younger patients suffering from cancer, dementia, heart disease or serious lung conditions. They are also being told to ask whether the patient wants doctors to try to resuscitate them if their health suddenly deteriorates. New NHS guidelines urge GPs to draw up end-of-life plans for over-75s and say it will improve their care . The NHS says the guidance will improve patients' end-of-life care, but medical professionals say it is 'blatantly wrong' and will frighten the elderly into thinking they are being 'written off'. In some surgeries, nurses are cold-calling patients over 75 or with long-term conditions and asking them over the phone if they have 'thought about resuscitation'. Other patients have spoken of the shock of going in for a routine check-up and being asked about resuscitation. The extraordinary new guidance has been brought in despite the outcry over the use of 'do not resuscitate' orders under the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). The discredited pathway was scrapped last year after the Mail revealed that doctors were placing 'DNR' notices on patients without their knowledge and depriving them of food and fluids. The guidelines – which also recommend patients should be asked if they want to die at home – have been drawn up by experts advising NHS England, the organisation which runs the health service. Patients have spoken of the shock of going in for a routine check-up and being asked about resuscitation . One expert last night said the guidance was 'the thin end of the wedge of assisted suicide'. Professor Patrick Pullicino, who spearheaded the campaign against the LCP, said: 'What is most blatantly wrong is trying to get someone to agree to a 'do not resuscitate' order before they are even sick. For somebody who is perfectly well, or has got a mild or not a serious illness, that would be totally out of place.' Roy Lilley, a health policy analyst and former NHS trust chairman, said: 'It will give some older people the impression that no-one wants to bother with them. It looks as though they're being told: 'You're old, how do you want to die because you're in the way'. 'It's a very clunky thing to do – it's completely unnecessary.' Roger Goss, of Patient Concern, said: 'There will be some people who will be put out, disconcerted and think they are not going to get the best available care. They might think this is a way of saving money for the NHS. Other patients will be prepared to talk about it and think it sensible.' A 'do not resuscitate' order is meant to stop a patient suffering unnecessarily where their lives are likely to be extended for only a short period of time. Resuscitation can be traumatic and cause broken ribs or damage to organs, including the spleen. Doctors estimate that only 10 to 15 per cent of patients are

Summary: New NHS guidelines urge GPs to draw up end-of-life plans for over 75s . Also applies to younger patients with serious conditions, such as cancer . Told to ask if patients wants doctors to resuscitate them if health worsens . Medical professionals say it is 'blatantly wrong' and will frighten elderly .


A sex offender who tried to evade justice by fleeing to Australia has been caught after police tracked him down through his boastful Facebook posts. Steven Allison, 37, formerly of Idle near Bradford, West Yorkshire, had been uploading pictures of himself looking tanned and happy as he enjoyed his freedom in his new life Down Under. But he was unaware the net was closing in as British police teamed up with colleagues in Australia and Interpol to locate Allison, who was living in the country's capital, Canberra. Steven Allison (left) was uploading pictures of himself in Australia to Facebook and writing posts about his former life in Yorkshire (right) despite being on the running from the law . Allison had already been on the run for a year when he was given a 30 month jail sentence for sexually assaulting two women after failing to turn up at Bradford Crown Court in February last year. He was supposed to be lying low in Sydney, where he found work as a labourer and handyman, but couldn't resist showing off his new life to his 739 Facebook friends. The sex attacker, who goes by 'Stig' on Facebook, posted pictures of his former life in Yorkshire and boasted about his carefree bachelor lifestyle, saying he wanted to meet women. Allison even joked about days being drunk in his hometown, including posts such as 'fooocking leathered that day,, for a change haha [sic]'. He also posted pictures of himself in his t-shirt on a building site with his arms raised in a mocking salute to Facebook friends, many of whom had no idea about his criminal past. The assaults happened in June 2013 when Allison had been out drinking with a friend in Yeadon, Leeds, where he approached two women who rejected his advances. Allison would not take no for an answer and indecently assaulted one of his victims as she left the pub in disgust. He had been laying low in Sydney (pictured) before moving to Canberra, where authorities closed in on him . When her friend threw a drink over him the rugby fan snapped and punched both girls to the ground. A West Yorkshire force spokesman said Allison had been charged with two sexual assaults but failed to appear in court. He added: 'Enquiries made by Bradford District's Public Protection Unit and Interpol traced him to Australia, where he had been working on construction sites. 'He was located in January this year and subsequently held in a detention centre, while arrangements were made for him to be returned to the UK.' While being held, Allison made one last bid for freedom by feigning an arm injury so he could attempt to escape while being taken for medical treatment. But his plan failed and he was brought back to the UK yesterday in handcuffs and flanked by three security guards from Australia. Det Insp Ben McDonald, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, said: 'It was clear that Allison felt he could cheat justice by fleeing the country and escaping to Australia. 'He fled to

Summary: Steven Allison, 37, uploaded pictures of himself looking happy and tanned . He fled to Australia after going on run from the law more than a year ago . Police were closing in on him with help of Interpol and Australian officers . Allison was given 30 month jail sentence for sexual assault of two women . He was supposed to be lying low but couldn't help post clues on Facebook . Tracked down by authorities and flown back to UK in handcuffs yesterday .


Summer beach season is right around the corner, and with it comes inevitably sunburned skin, several broken flip flops and maybe even a water-logged mobile phone or two. But don't let these glitches ruin your fun in the sun, surf and sand. Below, MailOnline Travel looks at the top hacks, which are sure to cure any seaside holiday struggle. When travelling this summer, there are some basic travel hacks that can help make your holiday go off without a hitch . To add a sun-kissed glow to your locks, simply squeeze lemon juice onto your strands before sitting in the sun . Naturally highlight your hair . To get that sun-kissed glow without ever entering a salon, simply squeeze citrus juice onto your hair before heading outside - it will react . Lemon is often preferred, as its known to be a great natural bleach, but orange will also work in a pinch. However, the acidity found in citrus can be quite drying to your strands, so be sure to mix in water before spritzing it on. It will lighten gradually, so don't apply too much in one go. Use it sparingly over the course of the summer months for all-natural highlights by August. Yes, it's possible to turn your trusty beach reader into a solar-charging device - simply add solar cells . Solar power your eReader . Simply consult this handy guide to turn your trusty beach companion into a solar-charging device. Essentially, by adding solar cells to your e Reader, you will make it so that you never need to plug it in to charge again. Imagine a holiday without worrying about bringing the correct adapter? The dream has now become a reality. Soothe sunburned skin with ice cubes made of aloe vera or by soaking a cloth in black or green tea . Soothe sunburns with aloe vera ice cubes . After spending a few too many hours soaking up the rays, you may find yourself looking for the ultimate skin-soothing relief. While aloe vera is the go-to solution for many, by freezing the aloe in ice cube trays, you will be able to add an extra layer of cool to your epidermis - in just an hour or less. Iced black and green tea can also be used for sunburn relief. Steep a few bags in water, soak your shirt or a face cloth in the liquid and apply to your reddened skin. Pop your water-clogged ears by inflating a balloon after getting out of the pool . Keep a balloon to hand . This may seem like an odd trick, but it's crucial for ensuring that all water is out of your ears after a long day at the pool. After your dip, simply blow up a deflated balloon. If the first time doesn't pop your clogged ears, simply inflate it again and try plugging your nose as you blow. At the beach, keep your valuables in an empty - and thoroughly cleaned - sun cream bottle . Store your valuables in an empty lotion bottle .

Summary: Add natural sun-kissed highlights to your hair with the help of lemon juice . Aloe vera can be frozen into ice cubes for extra sunburn relief . Place your iPhone in a resealable bag for the ultimate waterproofing trick .


As the Champions League quarter-finals are settled this week, players from Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United will watch on with jealousy at a number of their former team-mates still involved. There are 23 current and former Premier League players still involved in Europe's top competition. Seven alone have Manchester United connections: Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrice Evra, Carlos Tevez, Paul Pogba, Dimitar Berbatov, Gerard Pique, plus Javier Hernandez who is on loan at Real Madrid. Here is a list of the players enjoying life outside English football and dining at Europe's top table . Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have all been knocked out of the Champions League . XABI ALONSO . Was at: Liverpool (2004-09) Now at: Bayern Munich (v Porto, Tue) Won the Champions League with Liverpool following the Miracle of Istanbul in 2005. A Spanish World Cup winner, the 33-year-old will be important for Bayern, 3-1 down from the first leg . Xabi Alonso will be lining up for Bayern Munich looking for his third Champions League triumph . ALVARO ARBELOA . Was at: Liverpool (2007-09) Now at: Real Madrid . One of Rafa Benitez's Spanish imports at Liverpool, Arbeloa's versatility at right-back or left-back have helped him enjoy an excellent career. Returned to Anfield this season to help Real win 3-0. Alvaro Arbeloa is a former Liverpool right back and now operates at Real Madrid in Spain . GARETH BALE . Was at: Southampton, Spurs (2005-13) Now at: Real Madrid (v Atletico, Wed) The only British player left in the Champions League, £86million Bale scored for Real in last year's final but has been criticised by Real fans and is an injury doubt for the second leg against Atletico. Gareth Bale signed for Real from Tottenham for £86m and scored in the Champions League final last season . DIMITAR BERBATOV . Was at: Spurs, Man Utd, Fulham (2006-14) Now at: Monaco (v Juventus, Wed) Has played Champions League finals for Bayer Leverkusen and United and now going for the hat-trick with Monaco. Scored at The Emirates in the last round to help knock out Arsenal. Dimitar Berbatov played in the Premier League with Spurs, Man United and Fulham and is now at Monaco . JEROME BOATENG . Was at: Man City (2010-11) Now at: Bayern Munich (v Porto, Tue) Still a mystery why it didn't work out for him at The Etihad. Failed to win a starting place, yet he's won the Champions League and World Cup since returning to Germany with Bayern. Jerome Boateng (left) has made a name for himself at Bayern Munich after struggling with Manchester City . YOHAN CABAYE . Was at: Newcastle United (2011-14) Now at: Paris St Germain (v Barcelona, Tue) Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said it was the £19million sale of Cabaye to Paris that made him think there were no long-term prospects at St James' Park. The midfielder also interested Arsenal. Yohan Cabaye (left) joined PSG for £19million from Newcastle and played against Barcelona last week . RICARDO CARVALHO . Was at: Chelsea (2004-10) Now at: Monaco (v

Summary: Champions League quarter-finals will be settled this week . Matches are: Barcelona vs PSG, Bayern Munich vs Porto, Monaco vs Juventus and Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid . Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City out of competition . There are 23 former Premier League players still involved in latter stages .


The baby boom generation is set to leave a wave of funeral debt to its children and grandchildren, a report warns. The number of deaths every year in Britain – which have been falling for the past 40 years – will rise by 20 per cent over the next two decades, as the lives of unprecedented numbers born in the post-baby boom come to an end. At the same time the price of a funeral is rising fast, thanks to higher costs for cremation, rising undertakers’ bills as funeral firms are faced with bad debts, and the increasing fees demanded by churches. Loss of baby boomers: The number of UK deaths per will rise by 20 per cent over the next two decades, as funeral costs have already risen by 80 per cent over the past ten years . The report, prepared by an old age think tank, the International Longevity Centre-UK, and backed by insurance firm OneFamily, suggests that younger people who already feel financially hard pressed in comparison to their parents will still be under money pressure even after their deaths. Younger people are finding it increasingly difficult to afford homes or to start families, and in the long-term their pensions are much less secure than those of their parents, many of whom enjoyed the generous and fast-disappearing defined benefit pension system. The report from ILC-UK to be published next week said that death rates are set to go up following a long period in which medical advances, better diet, healthier lifestyles and the growing unpopularity of smoking, and the decline of dangerous heavy industrial jobs, have meant fewer people have been dying despite a rising population. ‘After decades of the number of deaths in the UK falling, 2015 will mark a tipping point where the historic trend starts to reverse,’ it said. ‘As the oldest of the baby boomer generation move through their later years, deaths are predicted to rise by 20 per cent.’ Expensive end: A ‘simple’ funeral, with a cremation, a minister and an undertaker, now costs an average of £3,590, an old age think tank has found . It added: ‘This will have significant implications for current forecasts of funeral costs and highlights a growing need for families to broach the delicate subject of end of life expenses.’ Baroness Sally Greengross of ILC-UK said: ‘More than half of UK households have less than £3,000 in savings and many will struggle to cover funeral costs. ‘We all need to talk more about dying and ensure we are prepared for the inevitable. State support for funerals is complex and inadequate and without reforms will contribute to more people falling victim to funeral debt.’ The report said that funeral costs have already risen by 80 per cent over the past 10 years and costs are set to go up further. A ‘simple’ funeral, with a cremation, a minister and an undertaker, now costs an average of £3,590, it found. However a family that wants to throw in a memorial stone, death notices, flowers, limousines, a wake and somewhere to

Summary: Number of UK deaths per will rise by 20% over the next two decades . Funeral costs have already risen by 80 per cent over the past ten years . 'Simple’ funeral, with cremation, minister and undertaker, now costs £3,590 .


The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, is attempting to regain control of a spaceship that is spinning out of control in orbit. Progress M-27M appears to have suffered a major malfunction moments after launch at 3:09 am EDT (07:09 GMT) from Kazakhstan. It was due to dock with the ISS six hours after take off, but that plan has now been 'indefinitely abandoned'. Scroll down for video . Nasa's reported that a video camera on Progress showed it to be spinning at a 'rather significant rate' 'Almost immediately after spacecraft separation, a series of telemetry problems were detected with the Progress 59,' Navias said during a televised broadcast from Nasa's Mission Control. Orbital parameters were due to be sent from a Russian Ground Site, allowing for a eight 'rendevous burns' to be performed over the next five hours of flight. But, once Progress had arrived on orbit, only confirmation of its solar array deployment and some of the navigational antennas were made. Meanwhile, Nasa's Mission Control reported that a video camera on Progress showed it to be spinning at a 'rather significant rate.' Roscosmos' problems began shortly after a Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket launched the Progress resupply vehicle. Orbital data was due to be sent from a Russian Ground Site, allowing for a eight 'rendezvous burns' to be performed over the next five hours of flight. But, once Progress had arrived on orbit, only confirmation of its solar array deployment and some of the navigational antennas were made. Meanwhile, Nasa's Mission Control reported that a video camera on Progress showed it to be spinning at a 'rather significant rate.' The dizzying footage, which was taken from the Progress 59 spacecraft, shows the Earth and sun moving in and out of the frame. 'Almost immediately after spacecraft separation, a series of telemetry problems were detected with the Progress 59,' Navias said during a televised broadcast from Nasa's Mission Control. 'No confirmation of navigational antenna deploy or of the pressurisation of the manifold system for the propulsion system on the spacecraft was received.' Russian spacecraft, including those used to send astronauts to the ISS, recently have acquired the capability to take a more direct six-hour route to the orbiting outpost. But they still have the option of the longer, traditional route lasting two days. 'The crew on board the International Space Station has pressed ahead with maintenance work today as well as biomedical experiment activities,' said Navias. Roscosmos' problems began shortly after a Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket launched the latest Progress resupply vehicle to the ISS. 'Almost immediately after spacecraft separation, a series of telemetry problems were detected with the Progress 59,' Navias said during a televised broadcast from Nasa's Mission Control . Roscosmos will try to make contact with the spacecraft tonight as it makes another series of passes over Russian ground stations. Docking with the ISS has been abandoned . It was unclear how long Progress could keep orbiting the Earth while Russian flight controllers tried to stabilise the craft and restore the system that allows them to send and receive data. Roscosmos

Summary: Progress M-27M suffered a glitch moments after launch this morning . Roscosmos says problem is with its antenna and propulsion system . Spacecraft was scheduled to dock with the ISS today to deliver food . Plan is 'indefinitely abandoned' as Russia scrambles to gain control .


Authorities in Montgomery County have released the 911 call that led to two 'free range' getting picked up and held by police and Maryland CPS for five hours over the weekend. The unnamed caller gave the operator a blow-by-blow account as he wandered behind Rafi Meitiv, 10, and his sister Dvora, 6, in Silver Spring on Sunday. The 7-minute call would reignite a controversy focused on those kids and their scientist parents, Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, who espouse the hands-off parenting style. The caller, who was out walking his dog in the suburb adjacent to Washington, DC, said he saw 'two kids that are unaccompanied, and they've been walking around for probably about 20 minutes by themselves.' Scene: The 911 call that reignited the 'free-range' parenting controversy for two Maryland parents has been released and reveals that Rafi Meitiv, 10, and his sister Dvora, 6, were picked up by police while walking through this vicinity of the Washington, DC-adjacent suburb of Silver Spring on Sunday . The operator asked, 'Have you talked to them to see, you know, why are they just walking around by themselves?' 'No, no, they came up and asked to pet my dog, I let them, and that was it...I don't want to scare them,' he said. The man continued to tail the children, who eventually did become frightened when they realized they were being followed, until police arrived. Their parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv have been cited multiple times for allowing their kids to roam free in their suburban neighborhood. But the Meitivs say authorities crossed a line over the weekend when they picked up Rafi and Dvora and held them nearly six hours without food before allowing them to reunite with their parents. Picked up: Officials seized Dvora, 6, (far left) and 10-year-old Rafi (left, blue hat) on Sunday in a Maryland park. The parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv (right) have vowed to sue authorities responsible for keeping them in custody for six hours . Picked up AGAIN: The Meitivs say they were left to panic for hours by CPS workers after their children--who they raise with a so-called 'free-range' approach--were picked up by police for the second time in two months while walking down the street alone . Attorney Matthew Dowd, of the firm Wiley Rein, is representing the Meitivs and on Tuesday sent a pointed letter regarding Sunday's events. Rein wrote: . 'The actions of Maryland CPS and Montgomery County Police violate the fundamental rights parents have in raising their children. 'This fundamental, constitutional right of parents cannot be infringed simply because certain governmental employees disagree with a parent's reasoned decision on how to raise his or her children.' The firm declined to say who the suit would be against, exactly, when asked by the Washington Post. However, the attorney has vowed to pursue 'all legal remedies' to protect the rights of the Maryland parents. The Meitivs made headlines just before Christmas when police found Rafi and Dvora walking the sidewalk on their own. 'Besides the policeman pulling up...no': Asked if he was scared

Summary: Police seized Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6, in a Maryland park on Sunday and their parents say they weren't reunited by CPS for hours . Scientists Danielle and Alexander Meitiv believe in 'free range parenting' meaning the children are afforded total independence from infancy . The Meitivs were found guilty of neglect in March. After Sunday's incident they were forced sign a paper pledging not to leave them unattended .


It may still be April, but Britain looks set to get an early dose of summer sun. Temperatures are due to rise throughout today peaking at 22C (72F) tomorrow. Not only will that be the warmest temperature recorded this year, but it will also surpass the average daytime temperature for August. That is 11C warmer than the UK April average and would beat the current 2015 high of 20.7C (69F) on Easter Sunday in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. The 22C (72F) predicted in the South East on Friday is also better than the 18C forecast in Marbella, 16C in Rhodes, 10C in Istanbul and 16C in Malta. Getting wet: Lizzie Davis, three, and her mother Emma bodyboard at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, yesterday . Buried alive: Kyle Morris, 11, lies in sand at the beach in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, yesterday as high temperatures continue . Working together: A coordinated effort was made by these three children to bury 11-year-old Kyle in sand at the beach in Weston-super-Mare . Here you go: Mason Griffiths, nine, feeds the swans yesterday in the River Thames by Eton Bridge in Windsor, Berkshire . On the grass: Laura Wallis, Sarah Clarke, Sinead Thompson, Jennifer Owen and Alex Long, all 18, enjoy the warmth outside Hereford Cathedral . Hand in hand: Brothers Michael (left), three, and Patrick Wallace on Dollymount Strand in Dublin during the warm April weather yesterday . Splashing about: Visitors and workers enjoy the lunchtime sunshine near HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge in central London yesterday . Seaside fun: Children ride donkeys on the beach at Weston-super-Mare as the warm weather continues across Britain . Bridge over the River Wye: People enjoy the sunshine outside on the 1898 iron suspension crossing Victoria Bridge in Hereford . Sandcastles galore: People relax on the beach in Broadstairs, Kent, as fine weather continues across the UK . Meanwhile the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has issued a warning to asthma sufferers of 'very high' air pollution tomorrow. Its warning for the far South East of England also states that adults and children with lung problems should avoid strenuous physical activity. Experts said locally-emitted pollution that would normally blow away will become trapped to the ground for longer, because there will be little wind. A Defra spokesman stressed the high pollution is not a direct result of the warm weather, but a mixture of factors including the arrival of Saharan dust. British Lung Foundation chief executive Penny Woods said it could 'put people living with respiratory conditions at risk of worsening symptoms'. Retailers have been stocking up on picnic food, with customers expected to head to beaches and parks for the last days of the school holidays. Three-day forecast: The weather will stay mostly dry and sunny for the next few days, although some showers are expected on Saturday . Warm week: This Netweather graphic shows how the temperatures in Britain will compare with other destinations across Europe tomorrow . Air quality: Defra has warned of high (in red) and very high (in purple) pollution later this week. Today

Summary: 22C forecast for South East is 11C warmer than average - and would beat 2015 high of 20.7C in Aberdeenshire . Among the best coastal areas for warm weather tomorrow will be Hunstanton in Norfolk and Whitstable in Kent . Weather will stay mostly dry and sunny for next few days, but some showers are expected from late tomorrow . Defra warns asthma sufferers and people with lung problems of 'very high' air pollution in South East tomorrow .


One man has curated a spooky collection of nine old dolls, which which he claims each have their own personalities. Ian Rogers, 36, became hooked on all things paranormal as a child and took part in his first ghost hunt in the year 2000. Since then he has spent hundreds of pounds on the creepy collection... and he's on the hunt for more to add. Scroll down for video . Ian Rogers owns nine haunted dolls all of which he says contain their own personality . Ian's favourite doll is Annabel, who he thinks is haunted by a seven-year-old girl who drowned . Ian, who is single, and a vehicle image inspector, from Leicester, says that his obsession with the supernatural began at a very young age. 'It started when I was a kid and I was looking into the Loch Ness Monster and ghosts. 'I went on a couple of ghost walks and then went on a hunt. It got me hooked.' The £50 haunted dolls, which Ian gets from Jayne Harris, a professional in paranormal activity, are said to contain the spirits of people who have passed on. Jayne keeps the dolls for around six months to get an idea of their personalities before selling them on. Ian says that he always goes to Jayne for the dolls because that way he can be sure of their authenticity. 'I know that I can trust her,' he says. 'If I bought them from eBay then there's no guarantee that they're actually haunted and I could just be being ripped off. 'Jayne is able to give me a bit of background about the dolls but I enjoy learning about them myself. Ian, who is single, became interested in the supernatural as a child and now is hooked on haunted dolls . Ian will often take his dolls to events and get people to guess their back stories. Pictured: left- Hubert an old man who likes to play games. Right- Esme, a lady in her seventies who died of natural causes . Ian used to share his collection with his sister but she found the dolls too mischievous . Ian is pictured with the puppet, little is known about him other than he likes jazz and may be from Belgium . Although he is fond of his whole collection Ian definitely has a favourite: Annabel, a doll who he believes is haunted by the spirit of a seven-year-old girl who drowned while playing with her brother. Ian says that each of his dolls has their own story and he often asks others to try and figure out what might have happened to them. Ian said: 'I take the dolls with me to events that I host and get people to guess their stories. 'If someone guesses three things that we already know correctly then they get some money off. 'One lady said she could sense an 'Annie' so I went to get Annabel. She said she'd died and felt trapped. 'As soon as she picked up the doll she said she felt soaking

Summary: Ian Rogers has spent hundreds of pounds on his collection of nine dolls . The dolls are said to be haunted with the spirits of dead people . He says each doll has their own unique story . He used to share them with his sister but she found them too mischievous .


For most people, spotting a Google Street View car is an interesting, if uneventful, point in the day. But for Nasr Bitar, it was his time to shine. The college student spotted the car on the streets of Mississauga, Canada, last autumn and began following in his own vehicle. His plan? To get the all important 'selfie' - and make an appearance on the Street View map. 'Time to shine': Nasr Bitar saw taking the perfect selfie with Google Street View as a chance to 'shine' Tracked: It was the first time Nasr had seen a Street View car, and he followed it in his own vehicle . Having figured out the pattern the Street View car was following, Nasr parked his car, jumped out and got in position - just in time to take the snap. He told PetaPixel.com: 'I was driving home when I saw the Google car drive towards me. 'I had never seen one before, and it took me a few minutes to realize that it is Google car and it was time to shine.' But then came the wait to see if he would make it onto the site. So, imagine Nasr's delight when he realised Street View had been updated - and he could be seen proudly taking his selfie. Ready to go: The car clearly captured Nasr waiting to take the all-important selfie in Mississauga, Canada . Viral: The image of his selfie, and the Street View shot, has now been shared almost 2.9million times . He then uploaded the picture to his Instagram account - where he describes himself as 'a tourist of the world', with the hashtag 'DontYouWishYouHadMyLife'. It was then uploaded to image sharing website imgur, and has now been viewed almost 2.9million times since it was posted two days ago.

Summary: Nasr Bitar spotted Google Street View car driving around last autumn . Decided it was 'his time to shine' with it so followed in his car to get a selfie . Sensing the perfect moment, he got out and took the snap in Mississauga . Picture of Nasr's selfie and the Street View image shared 2.9million times .


I hope when you were sitting at home in front of your tellies looking forward to the latest instalment of the Arsene vs Jose show that you remembered all important thing: this classic managerial match-up is no capital club sprint, it’s a London derby marathon. And yes, it might well have been entertaining to see the pair - one dressed as a clown, say, and the other a superhero - having it out on the streets while Crammy and Brendan told us some fascinating facts about historical landmarks. Perhaps they can do that next year? This year, instead, once the actual race was run, all roads led to the Emirates and a Sky Sports team all set to act as pacemaker for the afternoon. Arsene Wenger has a look in the direction of Jose Mourinho during the stalemate at the Emirates . And, yes, of course they did bother to point out that there also happened to be an important game of football going on. One with the added factor of Cesc Fabregas happening to be the man in the middle, on a couple of levels. But surely there was never any doubt which two men were going to set the tone for what was about to come. Having just made it sound like some kind of Premier League Mayweather vs Pacquiao match up, in fact both bosses were far from being in a combative mood in their pre match interviews. Jose was nigh on glowing about Arsenal’s ‘creative team (with) amazing, fantastic solutions.’ While Arsene said one of the important motivators for his team was ‘to share positive emotions with our fans.’ It sounded like someone had just broken out the joss sticks in the tunnel. Perhaps a little more in-your-face were the pundits in the booth. Here Thierry ‘as an Arsenal man’ Henry found himself getting mildly bad cop/bad copped by Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness over the former Gunners striker’s contention that ‘it was kind of weird to see (Cesc Fabregas) in a blue shirt’ and that ‘if I was the boss I would tried to buy him back.’ But this really was just everyone jostling for position at the starting gun. The race was yet to be run. In the first half of the encounter, it was the penalty shouts that saw the director scrambling, to switch to Gaffercam. The first image was a beauty, capturing both men together on the touchline after Oscar and Ospina had collided. Oscar and David Ospina collided with the Chelsea man taken to hospital for a suspected concussion . In the foreground, Mourinho dispensed with the pre-game purple prose and was using an entirely different vocabulary to berate the fourth official. While in the distance, Wenger looked on with the benign countenance of a man who perhaps thought he’d got away with one? Each was then given their own live hero shot. Jose was simply stoney-faced for his, by the time the camera had found him after the Fabregas yellow for an adjudged dive. But Arsene’s solo was much more dramatic. A

Summary: Wenger and Mourinho faced off once more as Arsenal and Chelsea contested a 0-0 draw . Neither boss was in a combative mood before the game despite some fiery match-ups between the pair in the past . Arsenal manager yet to record a win against the Portuguese in 13 meetings . The point is another significant step for Chelsea in their inevitable march toward the title . Mourinho hits out at 'boring' criticism as he claims 11-year title wait for Arsenal is the real tragedy .


Google paid its billionaire Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt nearly $109 million last year while the company's stock slumped. Most of the compensation consisted of stock valued at $100 million. It was the largest stock package that Schmidt has received since 2011 when Google Inc. awarded him a bundle valued at $94 million at the time he relinquished the CEO's job to company co-founder Larry Page. Documents filed with regulators Thursday also disclosed that Page and the company's other founder, Sergey Brin, limited their 2014 pay to $1 each, as has been their practice for years. Payday: Google paid its billionaire Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt nearly $109 million last year while the company's stock slumped, it's been revealed . Schmidt also pocketed a $1.25 million salary, a $6 million bonus and perks valued at nearly $1 million. His total pay last year soared by more than five-fold from 2013 when his Google compensation was valued at $19.3 million. The hefty raise came in a year that saw Google's stock drop by 5 percent amid investor concerns about the company's big spending on far-flung projects. Analysts have also questioned whether Google will be able to maintain its dominance in Internet search as more people rely on smartphones instead of personal computers to access digital content. The downturn in Google's stock contrasted with an 11 percent gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 index last year. Schmidt, 59, already is among the world's richest people with an estimated fortune of $9 billion, according to Forbes. Most of his wealth has been built on the Google stock that he began accumulating when he became the Mountain View, California, company's CEO in 2001. The Associated Press calculates executive compensation by including salary, bonuses, perks, above-market interest that the company pays on deferred compensation, and the estimated value of stock and stock options awarded during the year. It does not include changes in the present value of pension benefits, so the AP total can differ slightly from the total reported by company. Most of Schmidt's compensation consisted of stock valued at $100 million. He also pocketed a $1.25 million salary, a $6 million bonus and perks valued at nearly $1 million .

Summary: Google paid its billionaire Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt nearly $109 million last year . Most of the compensation consisted of stock valued at $100 million . Schmidt also pocketed a $1.25 million salary, a $6 million bonus and perks valued at nearly $1 million . His total pay last year soared by more than five-fold from 2013 when his Google compensation was valued at $19.3 million . The hefty raise came in a year that saw Google's stock drop by 5 percent amid investor concerns about the company's big spending on far-flung projects .


This is the moment a driver deliberately blocked a sneaky motorist who tried to beat a traffic jam with an undertaking manoeuvre. Traffic had started to build up on the M58 around Switch Island on Merseyside, with one motorist filming the gridlock on a dashcam. But one driver in a silver Mercedes obviously wasn't prepared to wait in the queuing traffic on the outside lane, where vehicles were merging. Traffic began to build up on the M58 around Switch Island in Merseyside when a silver Mercedes attempted to undertake the trafffic . But a Renault driver wasn't happy and pulled into the inside lane to block the Mercedes from moving forwards . He attempted to sail up the inside lane in a sneaky bid to avoid having to wait. But to his shock, a silver Renault then pulls into the inside lane to block the Mercedes from advancing any further. Not content with having to wait, the Mercedes driver the tries to both overtake and undertake the Renault in an attempt to get past the vehicle. The two cars then swerve around the lane as the Renault stays determined in not letting the Mercedes past . The Mercedes, behind, is then forced to wait like the rest of the drivers, for 10 minutes as they approach an roundabout . But each time he tries, the Renault swerves in the lane blocking the Mercedes from passing. The swerving goes back and forwards for over a minute before both drivers wind down their windows to confront each other. The pair can be seen pointing and shouting at each other but despite their argument, neither driver lets up. Eventually the Mercedes driver catches up to the Renault with the man shouting and pointing at the Renault driver . This then forces the Mercedes to wait 10 minutes in the queue like everybody else before moving back into the correct lane as they approach a roundabout. The incident was captured on a dashcam by a passing motorist and posted to Youtube by a user called Lancashire Dashcam. And despite only being uploaded yesterday, it has already been viewed thousands of times.

Summary: Mercedes driver tried to avoid a traffic jam on the M58 in Merseyside . Attempted to undertake the queuing traffic on the road's outside lane . But one driver wasn't happy and blocked the Mercedes from getting ahead . Pair repeatedly began to swerve as the Mercedes tried to get past .


Bulgarians love their traditional music. They have a TV channel devoted to it, and one show – a sort of Bulgaria’s Got Talent for folk acts – features people of all ages swaying in stately unison. Indeed, they are so proud of the music that when asked to include something in the capsule aboard the Voyager 2 space probe, they sent tracks from the album Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, in the hope that aliens would like it too. Colourful outfits! Villagers dressed in the traditional Bulgarian costume . I love this kind of folklore as long as it really is part of the local culture and not just put on for tourists. In Bulgaria it is genuine: practically every village in the mountains has at least one choir, and their own particular variation of traditional dress, and many hold festivals in the way that English villages stage fetes. When I decided to go to Bulgaria I looked for a holiday combining exploring the remote southern mountains with a festival. Despite much trawling on the internet, I couldn’t find a package on the right dates, so instead I combined a group walking tour with an independent excursion of my own. I began by joining a group of 11 other walkers, led by a guide who, it turned out, danced as naturally as she walked. We stayed in a village called Yagodina high in the remote Rodopi mountains. Golden wonder! The autumnal colours shine on the Rodopi mountains in Bulgaria . Apart from the hotel, Yagodina was totally devoid of any tourist infrastructure. The hole in the wall was not a cash machine but a spring. For the people living there, the end of communism did not appear to have resulted in a dramatic increase in consumer choice – the only two shops sold the barest of necessities. Each morning we set off through pine forests and scrambled above the tree line to meadows so full of wild flowers that I counted 22 varieties in one square metre as I was having my picnic. We walked up to nine miles every day. The level of difficulty was described as ‘moderate’ but I found it quite challenging. Unlike most of the other members of the group, I didn’t have walking poles, so I picked up two sticks and tapped along until I got into a rhythm. Yagodina Cave in Rhodope Mountains in part of the Trigrad Gorge and was the result of an earthquake that made the huge cave in the marble bed of a river . On the way down, we walked past fields of potatoes – the staple diet in the mountains – and through Muslim villages, a legacy of the Ottoman empire. It was easy to see why folklore survived in these places as they are so cut off from the outside world. At the end of one walk we scrambled down to the Yagodina cave system, its luminescent stalactites and stalagmites dripping eerily as they have done for millions of years. Evidence of prehistoric man was displayed almost casually, including

Summary: The stay occurred in the Yagodina village in the remote Rodopi mountains . Walking up to nine miles every day there were many sights to be seen . Yagodina Cave features stunning luminescent stalactites and stalagmites .


A college basketball coach, a bar owner and a businessman were among seven killed in a private plane crash as they returned from the NCAA championship game. Illinois State associate coach Torrey Ward, meat processing business owner Scott Bittner and bar owner Terry Stralow have been confirmed as among the dead when the Cessna 414 crashed near Bloomington, Illinois, shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The party had been at the NCAA championship game between Duke and Wisconsin in Indianapolis, and Ward had made a last tweet showing off his transport to the game. He posted a picture of an aircraft different to the Cessna on Twitter with the words 'My ride to the game wasn't bad'. Bittner was married with a ten-year-old son and a twelve-year-old daughter. ISU's deputy director of athletics for external affairs, Aaron Leetch, was also killed in the crash about two miles away from Central Illinois Regional Airport. Scroll down for video . Ward tweeted out what appears to be a different aircraft to the Cessna just before the national championship game tipped off . Killed: Illinois State associate head basketball coach Torrey Ward, left, and businessman Scott Bittner, right, were killed in the crash . A small plane on its way back from Indianapolis, Indiana, crashed near the city of Bloomington in central Illinois . The plane, a Cessna 414 (example pictured), was on its way back from the NCAA championship basketball game . All seven occupants were pronounced dead by the county coroner, according to McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage. The other three occupants were Jason Jones, Andy Butler and Tom Hileman, WJBC reported. Jones worked for Wells Fargo, Butler was a regional representative for Sprint and Hileman was the pilot. Scott Barrows, the father-in-law of Bittner, said his son-in-law had a regular pilot, the Chicago Tribune reported. His son-in-law owned a meat processing business called Bittner’s Meat Company, which is a division of Eureka Locker, the Pantagraph reported. He met Barrows' daughter at Illinois State University. Barrows said: 'They were supposed to land around midnight. 'My daughter was called at 4am. There was no contact. 'It has been confirmed they are dead. 'She's in shock, obviously. 'It's going to be tough, but we'll be there for them. 'I'll be there for our grandchildren.' ISU's deputy director of athletics for external affairs, Aaron Leetch (pictured above), was also killed in the crash . ISU's Director of Athletics, Larry Lyons said: 'The Redbird family and the Bloomington-Normal community has suffered a terrible loss today. We will miss Aaron and Torrey deeply, and we will support their families' Terry Stralow (pictured), who was the co-owner of Pub II in Normal, has been confirmed as among the dead . Pub II waitress Maddie DeGaealu and longtime customerKen Hoffacker embrace while comforting each other . Pub II waitress Amanda Leggett (left) and Emily Schroeder (right) cry prior to decorating the exterior of the bar . Before coming to Illinois State in 2012, Ward coached as an assistant for five seasons at Ole Miss. He also played professionally in China after

Summary: Plane left Indianapolis and crashed near Bloomington airport after midnight . Among the dead were pilot, business owner, Illinois State director of athletics Aaron Leetch, Wells Fargo employee and Sprint representative . There was fog in the area when the plane, a Cessna 414, crashed near airport . Illinois State associate head basketball coach Torrey Ward was also killed . Terry Stralow, the owner of a bar called the Pub II, also died in the crash . Ward cryptically tweeted 'My ride to the game wasn't bad' before the tragedy . FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash .


David Cameron has been caught joking about Alex Salmond pinching people's wallets in remarks broadcast after a TV interview ended. The Prime Minister, who had just done a viewer call-in on ITV's This Morning, made the comment as host Phillip Schofield moved on to the next item. Mr Schofield said: 'Up next, a man who can pinch your wallet, your watch and even your tie without you noticing.' Mr Cameron, who was off camera, could then be heard saying: 'Is that Alex Salmond?' Co-host Amanda Holden burst out laughing at the remark as the programme went to ads. The Prime Minister, who had just done a viewer call-in on ITV's This Morning, made the comment as host Phillip Schofield moved on to the next item . Mr Schofield (left) said: 'Up next, a man who can pinch your wallet, your watch and even your tie without you noticing.' Mr Cameron, who was off camera, could then be heard saying: 'Is that Alex Salmond?' In the interview, Mr Cameron admitted the 'close election' means he is not getting to see his family as much as he would like, revealing his four-year-old-daughter often asks if he has won the election yet. The Prime Minister outlined his plans on the This Morning sofa and admitted the race for power would be close all the way to May 7. The Tory leader vowed to give the campaign 'everything I have got'. He said: '(My family) are sad they are not seeing as much of me as they were but they are very enthusiastic. 'Even Florence gets there's a blue team and I'm in charge. She keeps coming back home at night and saying 'Daddy have you won the election yet?' '(I say) 'no, no it doesn't work like that, it's a long process'. 'This is I think such an important election for our country so I'm going to give it everything I have got.' Co-host Amanda Holden burst out laughing at the Prime Minister's remark as the programme went to ads . The Prime Minister outlined his plans on the This Morning sofa and admitted the race for power would be close all the way to May 7 . Mr Cameron's joke came as Philip Schofield introduced pickpocket specialist James Freedman, pictured above teaching the Mail's Harry Mount how to steal . Mr Cameron said he understood why people were thinking hard about who to vote for and said he hoped in the end they would turn to him. He described his frantic campaign schedule, set to include an appearance with London Mayor Boris Johnson later today. Alex Salmond, campaigning with his successor Nicola Sturgeon, is standing for Parliament in May . The Prime Minister said: 'It is a close election, it is a very tough and tight fight. I am not surprised by that. 'In this country, since 2008, since the great financial crash, we have had a difficult time. It has been hard for people and as a country together sacrifices have been made to get the country back on track. 'So I understand

Summary: The PM made the remark after carrying out a call-in on ITV's This Morning . Host Philip Schofield announced that the next guest was a picket pocket . Cameron, who was off camera, overheard saying: 'Is that Alex Salmond?'


At two kilometres in circumference and protected by an imposing 12-metre wall, the Ming Dynasty's 'Martial City' had a reputation that struck fear into opposing armies. So much so that battle plans would be drawn up to specifically give the castle at Zhangjiakou, in China's northern Hebei province, a wide berth. Now archaeologists have begun a daunting project to restore the once-mighty site to something approaching it previous glory, in particular the dilapidated outer wall that repelled every attack which invading Mongolian armies could throw at it. Among the works being carried out at Wanquan Castle is the restoration of the fortress' dilapidated outer wall . Workers restore the southern barbican entrance to Wanquan Castle, which was known as the Ming Dynasty's 'Martial City' The fortress was built in 1393 and managed to repel all attacks by the invading Mongolian armies . The fortress measures some two kilometres in circumference and was protected by an imposing 12-metre wall . The restoration of the fortress - which was given the coveted title of 'Wucheng' or 'Martial City' after its construction in 1393 - will see building work completed in the original Ming Dynasty style of architecture, reports People's Daily Online. The project will see the restoration of the Ming and Qing era commercial districts, the Great Wall Martial Museum, the Golden Harvest Academy and performance theatres as well as the opening of the Red Tourist Route, with all work planned to be complete in 2016. The restoration work will also include the ongoing protection of surviving structures. The castle in Wanquan county - known in China as a 'living fossil of the Ming military system' - was built in 1393 but is relatively well-preserved, especially the interior city area which includes the residences of generals and wealthy merchants. The fortress has huge historical, cultural and military significance and has key cultural relic status in China. While much of the interior city is in good condition, the outer wall is somewhat dilapidated and will be the focus of much of the work . The restoration work, which is due to be completed next year, will where possible be carried out in the style of Ming Dynasty architecture . The Ming Dynasty ruled China for 276 years, between the years 1368 and 1644, and is often described as the last of the great Chinese dynasties. During the era large scale architectural and civil engineering projects were created or expanded, including the Great Wall of China, the Grand Canal and the Forbidden City, located in Beijing. It took 15 years to build, using more than one million workers, and has almost 1,000 buildings. Art flourished during the Ming Dynasty, which saw an explosion of literature, painting, poetry, music and porcelain - with Ming vases and plates valuable collector items to this day. Following popular uprising and rebellions across China, the Chinese army was defeated and the Ming Dynasty collapsed when its last emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on a tree in the imperial garden outside the Forbidden City, in 1644. Source: Wikipedia .

Summary: Historians are hoping the Wanquan Castle can be restored to its former glory, particularly its imposing outer wall . Fortress was built in 1393 and successfully repelled every attack that invading Mongolian armies threw at it . Castle has huge historical, cultural and military significance and has key cultural relic status for Chinese people .


Passengers were forced to run for their lives after a plane erupted into flames prior to take-off. The terrifying incident occurred at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, and video captured shows the moment six passengers escaped from the stricken jet. The incident was declared a State of Emergency Level 3 - the highest level of danger at the airport. Officials are investigating into how and why a fire broke out on a passenger jet moments before take off . The small plane was scheduled to fly out to Russia from the Middle Eastern country. Speaking to Haaretz, a spokesperson for the airport authority said: 'The Fire and Rescue Services acted immediately to extinguish the fire that broke out in the plane during takeoff. 'The fire was extinguished. The work was carried out quickly and professionally.' It is unknown how or why the fire broke out, and Attorney Yitzhak Raz, of the Transportation Ministry, has opened an investigation. Six people on board were forced to jump onto the runway to escape the flames on board . The fire engine is shown racing to the scene after the passengers leapt onto the tarmac . The fire broke out on the right-hand side of the plane. The six passengers on board all escaped without injury. The video shows people leaping from the plane before a fire engine races to put out the flames.

Summary: Passenger jet at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel grounded by fire . Six passengers filmed leaping onto tarmac to avoid being burnt . Incident was declared a State of Emergency Level 3 - the most serious .


Friends of a British backpacker who drowned during a diving trip on the Great Barrier Reef claim staff deleted photos that were taken shortly before the doomed young woman left the boat. Bethany Farrell, 23, from Essex, died on February 17 while in Queensland's Whitsundays, a week into her dream gap-year when she went scuba diving for the first time. Two people who were on the boat when Ms Farrell died have taken to TripAdvisor to slam Wings Diving Adventures for the way they handled the tragic circumstances. While one of the reviews criticises the way people on the boat were treated amid the panic, a friend makes the shocking claim that photos of the backpacker shortly before she died were deleted. The backpacker's father is devastated that picture evidence, which may have been able to explain some of the mystery behind the drowning, was discarded before police could see it. British backpacker Bethany Farrell, 23, died on February 17 while scuba diving in Queensland's Whitsundays . 'There is no excuse,' Bethany's father Patrick Farrell, 47, told the Courier Mail. 'Grave mistakes have been made. Ultimately her life was in their hands. Now she’s dead.' Ms Farrell drowned on her first ever scuba dive after she became separated from her instructor while swimming on the Great Barrier Reef, a week after beginning her gap year. She was found 11 metres down on the seabed in Blue Pearl Bay, a beauty spot popular with divers. A post mortem determined the cause of death was drowning. Last week a number of reviews from distressed fellow travellers - who were on the charter when Ms Farrell died - emerged, slamming the tour guides' handling of the situation and claiming photographs were deliberately deleted. 'What was supposed to be a dream trip turned into the worst possible nightmare,' one user wrote. The same traveller claimed the crew had taken photographs of Ms Farrell with others before the dive, but when they contacted Wings Diving Adventure to try and get hold of the images they had been deleted. Scathing reviews have been posted to TripAdvisor slamming the Wings Diving Adventures charter boat operators and claiming they deleted photographs of Ms Farrell . The young woman was just one week into gap year in Australia when she tragically drowned . Ms Farrell was on her first scuba diving trip when she tragically drowned near Blue Pearl Bay (pictured) 'We got in contact with wings solely because they had pictures their staff had taken of the three of us before the dive. Wings deleted these pictures to make way for pictures of their next trip.... despite the likelihood of the police wanting those pictures as evidence,' the review also read. 'Wings have made no effort in contacting our friend's family to express their condolences, we feel they are an absolute disgrace.' Another diver also on the same boat made similar claims, saying the people on the boat were left without any information for a number of hours after the incident which claimed Ms Farrell's life. 'The girl who had

Summary: Bethany Farrell, 23, died during a scuba diving trip on February 17, 2015 . Young backpacker was in Blue Pearl Bay off Queensland's Hayman Island . She was on a Wings Diving Adventure charter boat for her first scuba dive . Friends have claimed that staff on the boat deleted the last photos of her . Her family believe the images may have helped explain what went wrong . Police investigation is still underway and a report will be sent to coroner .


A devoted Chinese father is desperately trying to raise money to pay his son's huge medical bills by dressing up a horse and begging people to ride him. Chen Yuntao, 38, wears a horse mask as he kneels on the busy streets of Hefei City, next to a sign asking for 'kind-hearted' people to get on his back for a ride for five yuan – the equivalent of 54p. The unusual fundraising is part of a desperate bid to raise money for his nine-year-old son Chen Minghao, who is suffering from leukaemia. Desperate father Chen Yuntao, 38, has started dressing as a horse and begging people to ride him in exchange for 54p. He is frantically trying to raise money for his son's ever-growing medical bills for his cancer treatment . Mr Chen kneels on the ground as he begs and has a sign, explaining his plight. The family are already in huge debt after son Minghao underwent 20 course of chemotherapy for leukaemia, and now the cancer has returned . The family is 160,000 yuan (£17,500) in debt for treatment he has already received, having already spent 200,000 yuan (£21,800) on medical bills, The People's Daily Online reports. The next course of therapy will cost between 400,000 and 500,000 yuan (£43,600 to £54,600). After Mr Chen first starting begging at the entrance of a subway the city management turned up within minutes to move him along – but when they learnt about his heart-breaking situation, they offered to help find him a better spot. 'I saw others raising funds in the street using a sign so I gave it a try', the 38-year-old said. 'If it wasn't the very last resort I would never have thought I would be begging on the street. 'Yesterday my son just completed the current stage of his chemotherapy and the doctors say that as soon as the boy is physically ready he can proceed to the next stage of treatment which I have no money for.' 'In the village I saw children paying to ride on horses so I thought I could pretend to be a horse and offer rides to raise money for my son. For my son I will gladly do anything.' Little Minghao, nine, has been in and out of hospital for treatment since 2011. His father said begging on the street while dressed as a horse was a 'last resort', but he would 'gladly do anything' for his child . As yet nobody has taken the opportunity to ride Mr Chen, but plenty of kind-hearted strangers have donated money. He came up with the idea of dressing up as a horse after watching children pay to be taken on a ride . Minghao was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in December 2011. After 20 courses of chemotherapy he was finally able to leave hospital in 2013 – but during a routine check-up in March the family was told his cancer had returned. As yet no-one has ridden Mr Chen, but many passers-by have donated money to him. Dr Xu, who

Summary: Desperate father is begging people to ride him to raise much-needed cash . Family is in thousands of pounds of debt from numerous rounds of chemo . Little Minghao, 9, needs further treatment after leukaemia came back .


The family of a four-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and murdered more than 75 years ago have accused police of a 'cover-up' after officers ordered that the case file be kept secret until 2040. Joyce Cox was just days away from celebrating her fifth birthday when she was strangled to death on her way home from school in Cardiff on September 28, 1939. The schoolgirl had been walking with her older brother Dennis, who was seven at the time, but she disappeared when he lost sight of her. Her body was found dumped by a railway station but police have never caught her killer. Now, Terry Phillips, 71, who is Joyce's cousin, has accused the Metropolitan Police of a 'cover-up' after the force said information could not be released about her murder because it is unfair to the mystery suspect. Joyce Cox was just days away from celebrating her fifth birthday when she was strangled to death on her way home from school in Cardiff on September 28, 1939. Her body was found but her killer has never been caught . The front page of the South Wales Echo shows the newspaper report following Joyce's death in September 1939, and reveals how officers want to track down a 'man with a slouch' in connection with her murder . Mr Phillips, who was not born at the time his relative was abducted and killed, used the Freedom of Information Act to find out more information about the case. He contacted the Met about the killing - the oldest unsolved murder in Wales - since the London-based force was drafted in to help South Wales Police with serious crimes at the time. He said that while he managed to establish that the force holds documents about the case, officers slapped an order on the file demanding it be kept secret for 100 years after the events concerned - until January 2040. A decision letter sent to Mr Phillips said: 'A named subject who was a suspect is described derogatorily and should not be associated with these matters. 'As an unsolved murder, with potential of re-investigation at any indeterminate stage, practice to close for 100 years is invoked. The family of Joyce (pictured) are accusing police of a 'cover-up' for not releasing paperwork on the case . 'However unlikely - indeed remote - it may be that this case is re-opened, we have to afford for that possibility. Putting information into the public domain will include naming specific persons who may yet be identified. 'These persons who may be living may have been witnesses and/or interviewees and who were not prosecuted and who therefore must be regarded as innocent parties. 'Persons will have given witness statements in the expectation that their information would not become public knowledge.' Mr Phillips said he 'does not accept the reason for refusing to release the documents'. He said: 'This smacks of a cover-up to me. As a result of this decision, which I am appealing against, I wouldn't get access to the file until I was 96, even

Summary: Joyce Cox was aged four when she was sexually assaulted and murdered . Youngster went missing on her way home from school in Cardiff in 1939 . Her body was found by railway line but her killer has never been caught . Family accusing police of a 'cover-up' after case file was closed until 2040 .


Lorient climbed clear of the Ligue 1 relegation zone with a remarkable 5-3 win at Marseille as the home side's alarming slump continued at the Stade Velodrome. Three successive defeats had destroyed Marseille's hopes of landing the Ligue 1 title and they had not won at home since January 31, but the odds were still stacked against visitors Lorient who knew nothing other than victory would take them out of the bottom three. Florian Thauvin might have given Marseille a sixth-minute lead after combining with Andre-Pierre Gignac but the Breton side were 2-0 ahead inside 13 minutes through Jordan Ayew and Francois Bellugou. Lorient's Jordan Ayew celebrates with team mates after scoring against Marseille in a 5-3 away victory . Pierre-Andre Gignac looks as if he cannot believe it as early title contenders Marseille's season falls apart . Ayew punished his former club with a fine volley after nine minutes following Lamine Gassama's cross and Romain Philippoteaux's clever back heel into his path. Four minutes later Yann Jouffre's free-kick saw Ayew beat Jeremy Morel in the air and Bellugou's powerful header did the rest. Dimitri Payet's pace offered Marseille hope of a comeback as the first half ended and Marcelo Bielsa's side were level halfway through the second period. Ayew's brother Andre halved the deficit with a 59th-minute backheel flick after Payet's 35-metre free-kick had come back off a post and then Morel powered home a header eight minutes later from 12 yards. Both Andre (left) and Jordan (right) Ayew scored in the game, but the latter made the difference with a brace . The Lorient players celebrate a famous victory, and it was their first win in a poor run of five games . But - a minute later - Philippoteaux put Lorient ahead again with a run through the static home defence, only for Belgian substitute Michy Batshuayi to equalise with 14 minutes remaining after racing onto a long ball from Alaixys Romao. But Marseille capitulated in the final six minutes as Jordan Ayew scored his second from a fine solo run before Mathias Autret secured Lorient's first win in five games after home goalkeeper Steve Mandanda had parried his first effort.

Summary: Lorient made it out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone by beating Marseille . Jordan Ayew scored twice to outshine his brother at the Velodrome . Marseille have now lost three games in a row to destory their title hopes .