Nick Clegg today revealed he struggled with maths at school, as he prepares to launch his election manifesto which will promise to balance the nation's books 'fairly'. The Lib Dem leader told a group of children he was better at languages and art when he was at school. He will use tomorrow's manifesto launch to promise a 'stronger economy and a fairer society', and accuse the Tories of wanting to embark on an unnecessarily deep cuts. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg today revealed he struggled with maths at school, as he prepares to launch his election manifesto which will promise to balance the nation's books 'fairly' Mr Clegg has promised to 'spread the burden' of deficit reduction, with cuts to benefits and Whitehall budgets along with tax rises aimed at the very wealthy. He has set out plans for £5billion in new tax rises, £7billion raised from a crackdown on tax avoidance, £12 billion in public spending reductions and a £3 billion cut from welfare. But today he admitted that maths had not been his strong point as a youngster. Answering questions from youngsters at the Cradle Hill community primary school in Seaford, East Sussex, Mr Clegg said: 'My grades were OK. I was better at languages and English and art and history, I was a bit better at that than I was at maths and science.' Despite his professed weakness in science he added:'I liked physics.' Mr Clegg visited the school alongside former minister Norman Baker, who hopes to retain the Lewes seat. Mr Clegg, campaigning with Lib Dem minister Simon Hughes in Southwark, has promised to 'spread the burden' of deficit reduction, with cuts to benefits and Whitehall budgets along with tax rises aimed at the very wealthy . The Lib Dems will launch their manifesto tomorrow, after the Tories unveiled their promise of 'the Good Life' today and Labour's Ed Miliband vowed to cut the deficit every year at his launch yesterday. On the campaign trail in south London earlier, Mr Clegg criticised Conservative plans to extend the Margaret Thatcher's flagship Right to Buy scheme. The existing scheme allows tenants living in council-owned properties local authority tenants to buy houses and flats at a discount of as much as 70 per cent up to a maximum of £102,700 in London and £77,000 across the rest of England. The Conservatives plan would extend the scheme to people living in properties owned by housing associations - not-for-profit bodies that receive public money and loans from the private sector to provide low-cost homes. But Mr Clegg said: 'It's a measure of how much the Conservatives have run out of new ideas that the big idea on the day they publish their manifesto is a poor cover version of one of Margaret Thatcher's 1980s hits. It doesn't even add up, it's not even affordable as the housing industry has said.' 'It will not help people who don't presently live in their own home, it does not help the youngsters who are living with mum and dad and want to move out, it does

Summary: Clegg tells pupils he was better at languages and art as a youngster . Lib Dem manifesto to promise to eradicate the deficit 'fairly' by 2019 . Clegg's wife Miriam says her priority is making sure their sons are 'OK'


Brendan Rodgers has launched an impassioned defence of his abilities, insisting there is nobody better equipped to manage Liverpool under the Fenway Sports Group model. It has been a difficult week for Rodgers, with the meek manner of last Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final ensuring his position has come under scrutiny like at no point during his three-year reign at the club. FSG, Liverpool’s owners, maintain Rodgers’ job is not even up for discussion but that has not stopped Jurgen Klopp – who will leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the campaign – being mentioned as a possible successor. Brendan Rodgers insists he is the man to guide Liverpool to success despite a disappointing season . The Liverpool manager is under pressure following the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Aston Villa last Sunday . But Rodgers has been boosted by the news that Jordan Henderson (left) has committed his future to the club . But Rodgers has not been rattled by the intensity of the criticism nor is he dwelling on the disappointment. He is concentrating on building Liverpool back up and wants the club to be 'really forceful' when they embark on their summer recruitment drive. ‘After the weekend there is always emotion,’ said Rodgers, who will again be without Daniel Sturridge at West Brom and is 'unsure' when he will return. ‘When you lose a big game this is when you find out you are at a big club because the critics come after you. ‘Three months ago, I was a tactical genius. Now I have lost a couple of games and it is not so good. ‘That is something you have to deal with. When I sit down and look at it, I will hold myself up against anyone to manage this club and to fit the model of what they (FSG) want. I am super ambitious in terms of wanting to win and there will be no greater place to do that than here. ‘Of course in modern football there are lots of processes that go on behind the scenes that people will never be aware of. In terms of what we are trying to do, I do not see anyone better in terms of the hand we were given. We are here to win. We do not want to be “nearly men”. ‘There is no-one more ambitious. If there comes a time when that is not the case and we move on, there will be no-one who respects the owners more than me. But Christ, no, I will fight for my life. If I can get the tools here to help us, we can be really successful.’ Henderson (left) is 'over the moon' after signing new long-term contract at Anfield worth over £100,000 a week . The former Sunderland player hopes Raheem Sterling (pictured) will follow his lead and commit his future . Liverpool have identified a number of targets, principally PSV Eindhoven’s Memphis Depay but they must trump Manchester United; Burnley striker Danny Ings and Manchester City’s James Milner

Summary: Brendan Rodgers is under pressure following FA Cup semi-final defeat . But the Liverpool boss says he will bounce back despite the criticism . Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group maintain Rodgers won't be sacked . Jordan Henderson hopes Raheem Sterling commits his future to the Reds .


The first dramatic footage of the Hatton Garden jewellery heist shows how the gang returned twice in three days to continue their audacious robbery - as it is revealed police may have to pay out millions in compensation for ignoring the alarm. The six-strong gang dressed in high-vis jackets were captured on CCTV working throughout Thursday night having successfully broken into the basement of the building in the heart of London’s jewellery district. Shockingly, the footage reveals they returned again on Saturday - spending another eight hours cleaning out the jewels and cash left there for safekeeping. Scroll down for video . The Mirror has obtained the first pictures of the six-strong gang which raided Hatton Gardens last week . Images obtained by the Daily Mirror reveal the precise timings of the raid for the first time - as well as the fact they used wheelie bins to remove millions of pounds worth of jewellery and valuables from the safe. Scotland Yard tonight refused to confirm to MailOnline whether they had seen the footage before it was handed to them by the Mirror, but it is likely to place even more pressure on police already under fire for not responding to the alarm. The footage begins at 9.23pm – just four minutes after staff at the safety deposit centre lock up for the Easter weekend – as the first thief appears on camera carrying a black bin bag. It was unclear exactly where the cameras were situated, but at least one is aimed outside the building and shows a white van thought to be the getaway vehicle. Over the following four nights, half a dozen raiders are seen lugging heavy-duty tools, including massive bolt cutters and a red monkey wrench down to the secure vault. Each member of the gang is wearing builder’s overalls and high-visibility vests. At least one has a balaclava over his face, while others wear dust masks – but each one is partially reconisable. The first raider to appear has been dubbed Mr Ginger after the colour of his hair. Another, wearing a builder’s hat, has been referred to as Mr Strong and is seen carrying steel supports that may have been used for the diamond-tipped drill that police say cut through into the vault. The gang is thought to have hidden in an office before abseiling down a lift shaft and drilling into a vault . The Tall Man – who wears an Adidas tracksuit – carries two red tools up and down the stairs. Another, dubbed the Old Man because of his grey hair, later appears to struggle for breath in the footage as he lugs bags from the vault. Two other raiders have been nicknamed The Gent, for his smart brown shoes, and Mr Montana because he is wears a sweatshirt emblazoned with the word. Reports say that he has a shaved head, and possibly an earring in his left ear. At about 9.40pm the gang disappear into the building. At 7.52am on Good Friday, according to the footage, members of the gang can be

Summary: CCTV images reveal how the six-strong gang worked through the night . Professional gang seen using wheelie bins to carry their ill-gotten gains . Footage revealed as Scotland Yard admits it did not respond to the alarm . Police force could now be forced to pay out millions in compensation .


A woman in China showed her strength by using her legs to lift a group of people. The footage captured at a birthday party in Sichuan Province shows a woman lying on her back on a stage. Placed across her outstretched legs is a plank of wood and clinging to either side of it are two women who are about to become human weights. The woman holds two people on a plank of wood and starts lifting them up and down with her legs . Three men stand and assist the women before stepping back and preparing to enjoy the show. Suddenly music begins playing and the woman starts pumping her legs up and down as the two volunteers struggle to hold on. The woman shows amazing strength by remaining in the position for some time before she begins twirling the plank of wood – removing a leg in between rotations. The incredible showing of strength was videoed at a birthday party in China's Sichuan Province . Four people attach themselves to the wood and the plank is lifted onto the woman’s feet by the assistants . Later in the video the men come over to remove the plank of wood but despite the woman being given a moment to rest she keeps her legs in the same position. Four people then attach themselves to the wood and the plank is lifted onto the woman’s feet by the assistants. She holds the people – who weigh nearly 660lbs – for quite some time before the plank is removed and she is finally able to have a rest. The video concludes with guests to the party standing around and clapping the woman's incredible show of strength. The woman holds the people for quite some time before the plank is removed and she is able to have a rest .

Summary: Woman performed stunt at a birthday party in Sichuan Province . She initially holds two people with her legs and twirls them . She then lifts four people who cling onto the wooden plank .


An 86-year-old Kansas City Chiefs superfan had one dying wish - to see her beloved team before taking her last breath. Great-great grandmother Betty Johnson of Missouri, a Chiefs season ticket holder since 1986, had said goodbye to everyone except for her team. But her wish was granted on Thursday after a visit from Chiefs Hall of Famer Nick Lowery, and Johnson passed away shortly after, just as he was leaving, her family said. 'I believe she [was] holding on to say goodbye to her Chiefs,' her daughter, Susan told KCTV5. Scroll down for video . Betty Johnson, 86, was a Kansas City Chiefs ticket holder since 1986. A devoted fan, she was known as 'grandma' by several players and received a kiss from wide receiver Dwayne Bowe every game (above) As a devoted fan, Johnson, who was known as 'grandma' by several current players, would sit front row on the 45-yard line during home games. Her presence at the games did not go unnoticed. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe would kiss her at every game, and former return specialist and wide receiver Dante Hall took off his coat and gave it to her, Susan Johnson said. The last game the retired school bus driver saw was on November 30 when the Chiefs played the Denver Broncos. Last season, she attended every home game apart from three. Chiefs Hall of Famer Nick Lowery (above) visited Johnson on Thursday and shortly after the visit, she passed away . 'She is such a die-hard Chiefs fans and loves them so much,' Susan Johnson told KCTV5. 'Her Chiefs were more important to her than her home.' Johnson actually lost her North Kansas City home in order to pay for her Chiefs season tickets, according to KCTV5. The ailing mother-of-five daughters had been in hospice care since April 7, and her health had been deteriorating after breaking her hip in February. In a bid to get Johnson's last request completed, her great granddaughter shared a photo of Bowe kissing her grandmother at a recent game on Twitter. Autumn Barricks wrote to the team on Twitter: 'My gma is the teams gma and she is on hospice :( I believe she is holding on to say goodbye to her chiefs.' After users shared the picture of Bowe and Johnson together, as it went viral, word eventually reached the team which sent Lowery. Barricks wrote on April 17: 'We did it!!! Thank you all for sharing and liking and retweeting!' The Chiefs Ambassadors shared on Twitter that Betty would be missed by Chief Kingdom. The post said: 'HOFer Nick Lowery visited w/ longtime season ticket member Betty Johnson in her last moments. Chiefs Kingdom will miss you Betty.' Following Lowery's visit, the Chiefs shared a post on Twitter saying she would be missed. It said: 'Chiefs Kingdom will miss you Betty' During Lowery's visit, Barricks told KSHB the family said a prayer and as Lowery was going to leave they realized she had passed away. Barricks said: 'We sang a prayer, and he was going to leave, and we

Summary: Betty Johnson, 86, of Missouri has been a Chiefs ticket holder since 1986 . She even lost her North Kansas City home to pay for Chiefs season tickets . After breaking her hip in February, her health had been deteriorating . Granddaughter Autumn Barricks tweeted to team in bid to answer wish . Kansas City Chiefs sent Hall of Famer Nick Lowery on Thursday and the great-great grandmother passed away shortly after, family said .


One in three GP training places remain empty, it emerged today, sparking concerns patients will struggle more than ever to access a family doctor. While the Government is desperately trying to recruit more GPs, medical leaders warn the speciality has become unfashionable as junior doctors fear being overworked. The news comes amid a chronic shortage of doctors, and last week it was revealed that 10 per cent of patients tried - and failed - to book a GP appointment in 2013/14. Access to a GP is about to get even worse, as new figures show a third of GP training posts remain unfilled . This means patients tried and failed to book almost 34 million GP appointments last year. Each August, junior doctors with two years experience after medical school begin training as either a GP or a hospital doctor. This year, 29 per cent of GP trainee places remain unfilled, at a time when there is already a shortage of doctors. In some parts of the UK, more than 60 per cent of positions remain unfilled, sparking fears patients may struggle to see their GP. The figures, from the GP National Recruitment office website, were disclosed in an investigation by Pulse magazine. Overall, they show that more than 1,000 GP training posts are vacant. In the East Midlands, 64 per cent of posts are unfilled, with 63 per cent vacancy rate in the North East of England. In the West Midlands 47 per cent of posts are empty and across the south Coast 41 per cent of places remain unfilled. In 2013, the last time figures are available, there was a vacancy rate for GP trainee posts of 8 per cent at the same point in the recruitment process. Of the 12 areas across the England, Scotland and Wales, only London managed to fill its vacancies in the first round of recruitment. Doctors warn the figures mean we may be headed for a recruitment crisis, as there is already a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country . Two other areas – Kent, Surrey & Sussex and Thames Valley are expected to do so in the next round of recruitment. Dr Krishna Kasaraneni, chair of the British Medical Association's GP education committee told the Telegraph the figures show the country is headed towards a 'crisis' in GP recruitment. He said: 'We saw a significant decline last year and this is looking even worse – with more and more GPs retiring and not being replaced, we are heading towards a major recruitment crisis.' In many parts of the country, patients are struggling to get access to their GP because there are too few doctors. He said: 'Some practices are having to close their doors, others are reducing the level of service, because there just aren't enough doctors and ever more demands on them,' he said. He added junior doctors are opting to become hospital doctors instead of GPs as they fear they will be overburdened by work as a family doctor. The figures will be a blow Health Education England,

Summary: In August, junior doctors begin training as either a GP or a hospital doctor . This year 29% of GP training places are unfilled, compared with 8% in 2013 . Doctors warn patients may struggle to see their GP as there is a shortage . They say junior doctors worry they will be overworked as a GP .


It is the brand new accommodation designed to give visitors a taste of the South Pacific, but the latest villas on offer at Walt Disney World Florida are not for the budget traveller. The first phase of Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows has just been unveiled, revealing opulent overwater villas available from $2,000 a night - rising to $4,500 at peak times. And though the luxurious offerings look like they belong in Bora Bora, in reality, they're located just steps from the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. Scroll down for video . Disney has just opened their first-ever overwater bungalows as part of their luxury Polynesian resort . Nestled along the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon, the resort is a quick monorail ride away from the theme park and also conveniently located close by to Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. There, guests will find all of their dining options, as well as several play areas, a children's club, and more. The impressive overwater suites are a first of their kind for Disney, boasting two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a private plunge pool. Each bungalow reportedly sleeps up to eight people and offers a view of both the Magic Kingdom Resort and the lagoon, where an electrical water pageant takes place each night. Nestled on the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon, the villas feel more like Bora Bora than Florida . All of the bungalows have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full kitchen and a large living area . There are 20 overwater villas in total and each of the opulent offering sleeps eight people . Each bungalow has an expansive private deck, complete with private plunge pool overlooking the water . Before being ushered to their private bungalow, all 20 of which are connected via bamboo walkways, guests are welcomed at the Great Ceremonial House, where they are given flower leis. From there, and if you're not headed directly to the theme parks, guests can take advantage of their private decks and sun loungers or explore the sandy shores of the lagoon. There are also a pair of bamboo chairs hanging from the roof on each of the bungalow's decks, providing the perfect spot to tuck into a bit of Dole Whip soft serve ice cream. The pineapple-flavoured concoction is famous on the resort - and one of the only places you can find the sweet treat outside of Hawaii. In one of the bedrooms, the bed's headboard is crafted out of wooden surfboards . Of the two bathrooms, the master even has a television hidden in the mirror . The villas have a mid-century, 60s-era design scheme and a large dining room table that seats eight . The bungalows provide the perfect vantage point from which to watch the electrical water pageant at night . At night, music from the fireworks display, which takes place at the Magic Kingdom, gets piped in to the villa . The villas can be booked by regular holidaymakers but are also available as part of a timeshare programme through Disney's Vacation Club. 'If you'd like

Summary: Disney has just unveiled their latest luxury resort: Bora Bora Bungalows . The overwater villas are located on the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon . Inspired by the South Pacific, they're just minutes from the Magic Kingdom .


Tottenham will take on the very best players from Major League Soccer when they compete in the 2015 AT&T MLS All Stars game as part of the pre-season preparations in the summer. The annual showpiece will take place at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the home of the Colorado Rapids, on July 29 in what is the 20th edition of the All Star match. What started off as a clash between the Eastern and Western Conferences in the United States is now contested by an overseas club. Recent participants include Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea. Colorado Rapids' Dick's Sporting Goods Park hosted the MLS All-Star game against Celtic in 2007 . Wayne Rooney came face-to-face with David Beckham when Manchester United played in the MLS All-Star match in 2011 . The fixture, which will be broadcast on Sky Sports, will be the only pre-season fixture that Tottenham will play outside of Europe and head coach Mauricio Pochettino is looking forward to returning to the US after the club's tour last summer. 'We'd like to thank Major League Soccer for the invitation to take part in the 2015 All-Star Game,' Pochettino told the club's official website. 'The fact that this will be our only fixture outside of Europe during pre-season says a lot about how we view this game. Tottenham return to the US after a three-match tour last summer - Ryan Mason pictured in action against Chicago Fire . Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino is looking forward to returning to the US for the fixture . 'We enjoyed three tough matches last summer in North America and the quality of football in MLS continues to grow every year. 'Pre-season is an important time for us and we are looking forward to being a part of one of the biggest events on the US football calendar. 'We know the quality of the facilities will be top-class and we see this fixture against the best players from MLS as good preparation.' Former US international goalkeeper Brad Friedel applauds supporters during clash against Chicago Fire . 'The AT&T MLS All-Star Game continues to be one of the most entertaining and widely anticipated traditions for our League and for our sport in North America,' said MLS President and Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott. 'We are excited to welcome another world-class opponent in Tottenham and look forward to a competitive match and a tremendous week of events. 'We know that the Colorado Rapids, one of our inaugural clubs, will be great hosts and that Dick's Sporting Goods Park will impress both the fans in the stadium and television viewers throughout the world.'

Summary: Tottenham will face the MLS All-Stars as part of their pre-season schedule . Annual fixture will be held at Colorado Rapids' Dick's Sporting Goods Park . Previous teams to feature include Manchester United and Chelsea .


Scott Dann was a fraction offside when he set up Glenn Murray for Palace’s first goal (2), but it would be harsh to put too much blame on assistant John Brooks. He was spot on with two equally tight calls in the same move — before Dann got the ball (1) and for Murray’s finish (3). The speed of it, plus two players blocking his view, made it unbelievably hard for him to get all three right.

Summary: Scott Dann was a fraction offside when he set up Glenn Murray . Assistant John Brooks was spot on with two close calls in same move . Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 2-1 in Premier League on Monday .


Cad: Poet Rupert Brooke had a string of short-lived relationships with various women before he died aged 27 in April 1915 . Poet Rupert Brooke has long had a reputation as a 'young Apollo', a symbol of innocent youth who was cut down in his prime during the senseless slaughter of the First World War. But a new haul of previously unseen letters show that he was in fact a slightly caddish womaniser who had a string of affairs without ever settling down. The documents, brought to light for the first time thanks to a £430,000 grant, show Brooke's lovers complaining about his refusal to take their relationships seriously. The letters are part of the John Schroder collection, which has spent decades in private hands but will now be available to the public after being bought by King's College, Cambridge, where the poet was a student. Brooke, who died 100 years ago today at the age of just 27, became a semi-legendary figure thanks to his early death and his popular poems such as The Soldier. His obituary was written by Winston Churchill, who called him 'all that one would wish England's noblest sons to be'. However, the letters in the Schroder collection - including 170 documents written by Brooke himself - show a somewhat different side to the great poet. King's archivist Patricia McGuire said that Brooke was 'promiscuous even for a man of his time' and carried on relationships with multiple girlfriends. 'Several women thought he was going to marry them - he may have thought that he was going to,' Dr McGuire told The Times. 'I think he was happy to spend a lot of time with as many women as he could.' Among the lovers whose affairs with Brooke are featured in the letters are Hollywood star Cathleen Nesbitt, artist Phyllis Gardner, and Laurence Olivier's cousin Noël. Lovers: Cathleen Nesbitt, left, and Phyllis Gardner, right, are among the women who had affairs with Brooke . Popular: Brooke became one of Britain's best-loved poets after his premature death . Nesbitt wrote to Eddie Marsh, Brooke's biographer, saying: 'I've no intention of marrying anybody for years to come - nor, I hope, has Rupert - though I shouldn't be in the least surprised if he settled in the wild with a squaw and a wigwam.' In another letter, she described the poet's care-free attitude in the face of the danger he submitted himself to in the war. Nesbitt wrote: 'When I talked of all things coming to an end he would always laugh and say, "Hush - there's never any end when things are perfect."' This is not the first time that Brooke's reputation has taken a battering - previously discovered letters have shown him expressing unpalatable views on Jews and homosexuals. And this year a book about his affair with Phyllis Gardner revealed that he opposed the women's rights movements and privately said that 'all women are beasts'. The pair bathed naked together near Grantchester, the village outside Cambridge where Brooke lived in the Old Vicarage, now home to

Summary: The poet has a reputation as a 'young Apollo' who died tragically young . New letters reveal he had a string of brief relationships with women . Lover Cathleen Nesbitt suggested that he could 'settle in the wild' Brooke was mourned by the nation and celebrated by Churchill when he died 100 years ago today .


Hundreds of fishermen race to be rescued from an isolated Indonesian island where many were enslaved to catch seafood for Western restaurants in these remarkable images. Indonesian officials probing labor abuses told the migrant workers today they were allowing them to leave for another island by boat out of concern for their safety. More than 300 fishermen emerged from nearby trawlers, villages and even the jungle to make the trip, having been kept like slaves at the Pusaka Benjina Resources fishing company compound. They were finally being rescued by the Indonesian Fisheries Ministry after officials issued a moratorium on fishing to crack down on poaching. Burmese fishermen raise their hands as they are asked who among them want to go home at the compound of Pusaka Benjina Resources fishing company in Benjina, Aru Islands, Indonesia . These fishermen run to collect their belongings after being informed they can leave the isolated island . Two fishermen most likely kept as slaves hug each other as they wait for their boat out of the compound . Burmese fishermen raise their hands as they are asked who among them wants to be allowed to go home . 'I will go see my parents,' said Win Win Ko, 42, smiling to reveal a mouth full of missing teeth. 'They haven't heard from me, and I haven't heard from them since I left.' He left impoverished Myanmar four years ago on the promise of getting a good job in neighboring Thailand, but like many others stranded in the island village of Benjina, he was instead duped into getting on a fishing boat that took him thousands of miles from home with no return. He said his four teeth were kicked out by a Thai boat captain's military boots because he was not moving fish fast enough from the deck to the hold below. The current and former slaves began getting news about the rescue as a downpour started, and some ran through the rain. They sprinted back to their boats, jumping over the rails and throwing themselves through windows. They stuffed their meagre belongings into plastic bags and rushed back to the dock, not wanting to be left behind. A small boat went from trawler to trawler picking up men who wanted to go and was soon loaded down with about 30 men. The Indonesian delegation began interviewing men on boats and assessing the situation on the island this week. They have been told of the existence of a company graveyard in Benjina and of eight fishermen being locked in a company cage. The fishermen described being beaten, kicked and whipped with stingray tails and given Taser-like electric shocks. These men cannot wait for the boat to take them off Benjina where many were beaten, kicked and abused . These men huddle in the rain. An Indonesian delegation began interviewing men on boats and assessing the situation on the island this week . Burmese fishermen arrive at the compound of Pusaka Benjina Resources to report themselves for departure to leave the fishing company . A fisherman plays

Summary: Around 300 fishermen emerged from trawlers, villages and even the jungle . Had been stranded on Benjina island by unscrupulous fishing company . From poor countries like Myanmar and Cambodia, some were promised jobs in Thailand but were instead taken against their will to Indonesia . Many were made to work 20 to 22-hour days with no time off and zero pay . Claims of abuse by beating, whipping with stingray tails and electric shock . Indonesian Fisheries Ministry steps in after issuing a fishing moratorium .


It is cold, remote, dangerous, and a hot spot for one of the world's most volatile and entrenched political stand-offs. So it comes as a surprise that the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) - located along the no-man's land between the North and South - is next to a burgeoning surf spot for South Korean hipsters, gangsters, ex-pats and its jet-setting adventure class. Photos captured at the site show an eclectic mix of people going about their day-to-day duties, where fishermen and day-trippers are placed alongside soldiers, tanks and their fortified military installations. The DMZ was established in 1953 as a buffer zone to separate the North from the South. Surfer Shannon Aston, from New Zealand, said he felt compelled to start photographing the area while he was living and working in South Korea as a teacher. Mr Aston added: 'The military is ever present and must be respected and everybody does (respect it), but Korea has been divided for decades, so life just goes on. 'There was never much tension, only when people in the north would defect near that coast or security was ramped up after a skirmish or incident between the two countries.' The beaches, often filled with foreigners and day-trippers from the capital Seoul, features an 'overlapping' of military installations along the coast as it nears the border with the north, he said. Scroll down for video . A group of soldiers pose for a photo with a surfboard at one of the military installations on the South's border with North Korea . Left, a local surfer makes wanders past a build up of military vehicles, while right, a tourist watches the waves roll in . Two surfers ride the crest of a wave at the 38th parallel on the border between South and North Korea . Surfers ride the waves along one of the remote beaches scattered located a few hours drive north wast of Seoul . A longboarder prepares to head out into the waves. Although it is located in a politically volatile area, the beaches have become increasingly popular in recent years with South Korea's middle class . He said: 'Most surfers will ride waves wherever they can, extreme cold, lakes, river and everything in between. 'Most don't care too much as long as they can surf. The Korean surfers are used to it and the foreigners just feel lucky to get some waves in a place where it is not famous for surfing. A surfer attempts to clean the heavy snow from his surfing equipment as he prepares for the day ahead . Despite the snowfall, surfers continue to flock to the area which is unique for its mix between a heavy military presence and pleasure seekers . Two surfers trudge through knee-deep snow in order to surf the remote and inhospitable beaches near the Korean DMZ . A surfer makes his way towards a nearby building after having surfed in the freezing waters on the Korean coast . A statue, moulded to appear as though it is a guard, is left standing in the

Summary: South Korean adventure seekers have founded a surfing community near the country's border with the North . The demilitarized zone, separating the North and South, features the world's largest border military presence . The community consists of Seoul's growing jet-setting adventure class, hipsters, gangsters and ex-pats .


Three teenagers have been charged with the vicious bashing of a father and his daughter on the streets of NSW. The attackers, two aged 15 and one aged 14, were arrested by on Friday after the incident took place on Sunday night at Charlestown Square shopping centre, Newcastle. The youths could have been dealt with under the controversial Young Offenders Act, but the seriousness of the incident led police to charge them as normal, according to Fairfax Media. Scroll down for video . Tibor Racsits, 42, had gone to pick up his daughter Kiara from the movies at Charlestown Square in Newcastle, north of Sydney, on Sunday night when they were attacked . One 15-year-old boy was charged with assault and affray. The other was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, affray and a count of stealing after he allegedly took a wallet and phone off the 42-year-old victim. The 14-year-old boy was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray. The charges come after shocking footage emerged of the moment a father and his 13-year-old daughter were bashed and robbed by a gang of 25 teenagers outside a shopping centre. Tibor Racsits, 42, had gone to pick up his daughter Kiara from the movies at Charlestown Square in Newcastle, north of Sydney, on Sunday night when they were attacked. Vision of the disturbing attack showed Mr Racsits being dragged across the road by at least three young men before being kicked in the stomach and head. The incident took place outside the Charlestown Square shopping centre in Newcastle, north of Sydney . His daughter can be heard screaming as she runs to help, but she is pushed from behind by a young girl and slams face-first into the concrete. Mr Racsits said he went to pick his daughter up after she called to say some girls wanted to assault her, the Newcastle Herald reports. There had earlier been some trouble between Kiara and at least one girl before she called. As he went up the escalators and called his daughter telling her to come out of the movies, he noticed three girls standing nearby. 'And within 15 seconds, there was like 20 of them. I don't even know where they came from,' he said. Vision of the disturbing attack showed Mr Racsits being dragged across the road by at least three young men before being kicked in the stomach and head . 'They must have been hiding. I think it was a set-up, it was planned. 'They just swarmed and when I looked around I just thought oh s**t there is going to be trouble here.' Mr Racsits was walking his daughter down the stairs when he pushed a young man out of the way to get to their car. 'But as soon as I have pushed him out of the way, there was just kicks and punches from the side,' Mr Racsits told the newspaper. He was dragged about 10 metres across the road before they started punching and kicking him. His daughter can be heard screaming as

Summary: Three attackers charged over vicious beating that was caught on camera . Tibor Racsits, 42, and daughter Kiara, 13, were attacked on Sunday night . He'd gone to pick her up from the movies in Newcastle, north of Sydney . Footage shows group of boys kicking Mr Racsits in the stomach and head . Kiara ran to help her father but was slammed face-first into the concrete .


V Stiviano showed off two new accessories while enjoying lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday. The 32-year-old was seen with an older male companion and some new braces on her already straight teeth while dining al fresco. This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, embattled former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Scroll down video . V Stiviano (above) showed off new braces while out to lunch Thursday . She was joined for the male by an older male companion (above) Stiviano and her friend enjoyed lunch at Il Pastaio, a favorite of the Kardashians . On Thursday however, Stiviano and her new friend, whose idnetity is not yet known, enjoyed some food at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills. The Italian restaurant, owned by chef Giacomino Drago, is known for its celebrity clientele, and is a favorite of stars including the Hiltons and Kardashians. Stiviano was also showing off a new hairstyle for the outing as well, with her normally straight hair very curly and looking particularly full. She also appeared to receive a present from her gentleman friend at one point, pulling something out of a pink bag. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge is set to decide if Stiviano must return gifts to her ex Sterlung after he and his wife Shelly took her to court. Shelly laid out some of the items in a court document, including a $1.8million home, $1.2million in cash, $400,000 in cars and even a $12 lace thong. The couple want back the house and another $1million. It was Stiviano who recorded the now-infamous conversation with Donald Sterling in which he berated her for associating with black people and urged her not to bring minorities with her to Clippers basketball games. In the furor sparked when the remarks were made public, the NBA banned Sterling from the league for life, and he was ultimately forced to sell the Clippers franchise he had owned for 33 years for a record $2billion. The identity of Stiviano's male companion is not yet known . She also appeared to receive a present from her gentleman friend at one point, pulling something out of a pink bag . This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, embattled former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling . Stiviano testified last week that the 80-year-old billionaire real estate mogul spent far more time with her and members of her family during the two and a half years she spent as his personal assistant, driver and confidante than he did with his own wife and children. ‘We were so interconnected on a level that was more spiritual. He became my everything and I became his all,’ she said, though she repeated under oath that the relationship was never sexual in nature. She also said; ‘The real Donald Sterling is a con artist, a bigot ... he's mean, he's despicable,’ Stiviano replied, before quickly adding that

Summary: V Stiviano showed off new braces while out to lunch Thursday at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills . She was joined by an older male companion who gave her a gift when she arrived . This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, Donald Sterling .


The U.S. Navy has sent a nuclear aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser to the waters near Yemen to help beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to block Iranian shipments. The USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Normandy left the Persian Gulf on Sunday and are steaming through the Arabian Sea and heading towards Yemen. The vessels are believed to be joining other U.S. ships that are poised to intercept any Iranian ships carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen. The Navy has been beefing up its presence in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Arabian Sea amid reports that about eight Iranian ships are heading toward Yemen and possibly carrying arms. The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (background), was dispatched to the Gulf of Aden to blockade an Iranian flotilla carrying arms. The carrier is pictured here with the USS Vicksburg cruiser - similar to the USS Normandy which was also sent to the Gulf of Aden . The guided missile cruiser USS Normandy is pictured here. The cruiser is escorting the Roosevelt to the Gulf of Aden . Navy officials said there are about nine U.S. warships in the region, including cruisers and destroyers carrying teams that can board and search other vessels. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ship movement on the record. But speaking to Reuters on Monday, a Pentagon spokesman denied the ships were on a mission to intercept Iranian arms shipments. One U.S. official said the presence of the U.S. warships off Yemen give American decision-makers options for action in the event the situation deteriorates. The other U.S. warships in the region include two destroyers, two mine-sweepers and three amphibious ships carrying 2,200 U.S. Marines. The Shi'ite Muslim Houthi are battling government-backed fighters in an effort to take control of the country. The Houthi fighters sidelined the central government after seizing the capital Sana'a in September and expanding across Yemen, which borders oil giant Saudi Arabia. Closing in: The USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Normandy left the Persian Gulf on Sunday (seen on the map) and are heading through the Arabian Sea towards Yemen, according to reports . The U.S. has been providing logistical and intelligence support to a Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which has been launching airstrikes against the Houthis. That air campaign is now in its fourth week. The U.S. Navy generally conducts consensual boardings of ships when needed, including to combat piracy around Africa and the region. So far, however, U.S. naval personnel have not boarded any Iranian vessels since the Yemen conflict began. White House spokesman Josh Earnest would not comment specifically on any Navy movements in Yemeni waters, but said the U.S. has concerns about Iran's 'continued support for the Houthis'. 'We have seen evidence that the Iranians are supplying weapons and other armed support to the Houthis in Yemen,' he said. 'That support will only contribute to greater violence in that country. 'These are exactly the kind of destabilizing activities that

Summary: USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Normandy left Persian Gulf on Sunday and are steaming through the Arabian Sea and heading towards Yemen . They will join seven other US vessels that are prepared to block Iranian ships potentially carrying weapons for Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen .


A drunk teenage boy had to be rescued by security after jumping into a lions' enclosure at a zoo in western India. Rahul Kumar, 17, clambered over the enclosure fence at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Park in Ahmedabad, and began running towards the animals, shouting he would 'kill them'. Mr Kumar explained afterwards that he was drunk and 'thought I'd stand a good chance' against the predators. Next level drunk: Intoxicated Rahul Kumar, 17, climbed into the lions' enclosure at a zoo in Ahmedabad and began running towards the animals shouting 'Today I kill a lion!' Mr Kumar had been sitting near the enclosure when he suddenly made a dash for the lions, surprising zoo security. The intoxicated teenager ran towards the lions, shouting: 'Today I kill a lion or a lion kills me!' A zoo spokesman said: 'Guards had earlier spotted him close to the enclosure but had no idea he was planing to enter it. 'Fortunately, there are eight moats to cross before getting to where the lions usually are and he fell into the second one, allowing guards to catch up with him and take him out. 'We then handed him over to the police.' Brave fool: Fortunately, Mr Kumar fell into a moat as he ran towards the lions and could be rescued by zoo security staff before reaching the animals (stock image) Kumar later explained: 'I don't really know why I did it. 'I was drunk and thought I'd stand a good chance.' A police spokesman said: 'He has been cautioned and will be sent for psychiatric evaluation. 'Fortunately for him, the lions were asleep and the zoo guards acted quickly enough to prevent a tragedy similar to that in Delhi.' Last year a 20-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in the Indian capital after climbing into its enclosure at the city zoo.

Summary: Drunk teenage boy climbed into lion enclosure at zoo in west India . Rahul Kumar, 17, ran towards animals shouting 'Today I kill a lion!' Fortunately he fell into a moat before reaching lions and was rescued .


Southampton striker Graziano Pelle insists his confidence hasn't been destroyed despite no scoring in the Premier League since December 20. The 29-year-old, who netted against England for Italy in the 1-1 international friendly on Tuesday, is now hoping to return to the form that saw him plunder eight goals in his first 17 league games. The former Feyenoord star has thanked Saints fans for continuing to support him through his lean spell, while manager Ronald Koeman has backed Pelle to go on a run during the final eight games of the campaign. Graziano Pelle remains confident despite not scoring in his last 13 Premier League games . The Italy striker celebrates after netting the opener in Tuesday's 1-1 friendly draw with England . 'I was happy to play in a nice stadium it's a great team to play against. I like those games. I was happy, especially because I scored,' he told Southampton's official website. 'For Southampton I got the chances, but I didn't profit about it. I'm not a person who thinks negative. I have a great job and all I can do is work more and more when something is going wrong. 'That way I can achieve what I want to do. When you perform well the goals can come. It's not only about scoring the goal, I want to do well for the team in general. Pelle last scored in the Premier League during Southampton's 3-0 defeat of Everton on December 20 . 'I'm really happy for the support they give me. I said I have to try and bring the supporters to my side when I joined, in the beginning not many people knew me. 'I did well and then everyone was behind me. Then it has gone a bit wrong and some people can think he's not good enough, but the stadium every time they make me feel good. 'I have to say thanks to them, I want to do my job as good as possible. I'm double happy if I score but I just want to think about the future, we have eight games left.'

Summary: Graziano Pelle hasn't scored in the Premier League since December 20 . Italy striker did find the net against England in recent international friendly . The 29-year-old has thanked Saints fans for supporting him in lean spell .


An Indian farmer hanged himself from a tree in the middle of a public protest over land rights after telling onlookers he could no longer afford to feed his three children. With furious demonstrations going on below him in the capital Delhi, Ganjendra Singh, 41, was seen sitting in the tree for some time before throwing a suicide note into the crowd. Seconds later he hanged himself with a white scarf and - despite the best efforts of rally organisers who climbed the tree to untie him - was later declared dead at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. The demonstrations were organised by members of the Aam Aadmi political party, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. They came in for harsh criticism after the protests were allowed to continue, despite Mr Singh's death. Tragic: Ganjendra Singh, 41, hanged himself from a tree in the middle of a public protest over land rights after telling onlookers he could no longer afford to feed his three children . Horror: With furious demonstrations going on below him in the capital Delhi, Ganjendra Singh was seen sitting in the tree for some time before throwing a suicide note into the crowd . Before taking his own life, Mr Singh through a suicide note into the crowd gathered below. 'I am the son of a farmer. He threw me out of home because of damage to the crop. I have three children. I don't have the money to feed my children. Hence, I want to commit suicide,' it read. Police said Mr Singh was originally from Dausa, a town in western Rajasthan state. The Aam Admi Party organized the rally, attended by nearly 1,500 people, opposing changes to the Land Acquisition Act introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Critics say the changes would make it easier for businesses and the government to buy land and that may disadvantage farmers. However it is believed Mr Singh's crops were devastated by unseasonable rain and hailstorms in March that destroyed large areas of farmland in northern and western India and has led to dozens of debt-ridden farmers killing themselves. Tending the land: Indian farmers and opposition parties have been protesting against a government plan to ease rules for obtaining land for industry and development projects in the country . Working: Farmer Moneswar Kathar walks after irrigating his paddy field at Khetri village earlier this afternoon . Last night heavy rain and hail storm killed at least 32 people, injured more than 100, and caused extensive damage to farms in northeastern parts of Bihar state. Most of the deaths were caused by tin roofs that were blown off of poor people's huts by winds reaching 40 miles per hour. Authorities launched relief efforts in 10 districts hit by the storm. The area is about 225 miles northeast of Patna, the state capital. The storm subsided before daybreak but left extensive damage to the winter wheat crop in its wake. Nitish Kumar, Bihar's top elected official, said the storm also damaged mango and lychee crops. During the protest hours later Mr Singh climbed

Summary: Ganjendra Singh, 41, took his own life during a demonstration in Delhi . Farmer from Rajasthan state could no longer afford to feed three children . Unseasonable heavy rain and hailstorms last month ruined his wheat crop . More than 30 Indian farmers have killed themselves in north and west India .


Candlestick Park is no more. The iconic sports field, completed in 1960 and home to first the San Francisco Giants and later the San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down to make way for houses, a hotel and a shopping center. And in 55 years there was a lot of wind and a whole lot of fog, but there were also some remarkable moments thanks to the one of the greatest to every play football, the music of The Beatles, and one incredibly ill-times natural disaster. Scroll down for video . Candlestick park, which has been home to the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down . The area is now set to become houses, a hotel and a shopping center . Members of the Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants gather on the field with their families and security personnel after an earthquake struck prior to game three of the World Series on October 17, 1989 . Joe Montana (above in 1989) led the 49ers to four Super Bowls while playing at Candlestick . While Candlestick began as the home of the Giants, it also became home to the 49ers beginning in 1971. It had previously served as the home field for the Oakland Raiders for part of the 1960 and all of the 1961 season, but it was the 49ers who truly made their mark. And in their 43 seasons at candlestick, no player was bigger to the organization than Joe Montana, who would ultimately lead the team to four Super Bowl victories, a quarterback record that is shared by only Terry Bradshaw and, very recently, Tom Brady. And while Candlestick never saw an actual Super Bowl, it did get to host eight NFC Championship games. Montana was of course not the only great to grace the field, with Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, and Terrell Owens just a few of the other esteemed 49ers to play at Candlestick. New York Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle stands with San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays prior to the start of Game 2 of the 1962 World Series . Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants runs in the outfield in front of the countdown during the last game on September 30, 1999 . Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles with the ball for a first down during the 49ers last game on December 23, 2013 . As for baseball, two World Series were played at Candlestick, in 1962 and 1989, with the Giants losing to the New York Yankees and Oakland raiders respectively. The 1989 World Series went down in history however when during Game 3 a massive earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale, occurred shortly before play began. It was later said that the design of the stadium saved the thousands of fans who had turned out for the game. The Giants left however at the end of the 1999 season, and the 49ers after 2013, and the last appearance at the park came not from an athlete, but a musician. Policemen

Summary: Candlestick park, which has been home to the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down . It opened in 1960, and the last game was played there in December 2013 by the 49ers . The area is now set to become houses, a hotel and a shopping center . It is where The Beatles played their last concert in 1966 . Sir Paul McCartney played the last concert at Candlestick Park on August 14, 2014 .


A hit-and-run driver who killed a pregnant 21-year-old woman, her husband and their unborn child has been sentenced to life in prison. Julio 'Wemo' Acevedo, 46, was found guilty of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide after driving away from the scene of an accident that instantly killed Nachman and Raizel Glauber in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The driver, who was convicted in February, is thought to have been traveling in his BMW at 70mph, twice the speed limit, when the incident occurred just after midnight on March 3, 2013. Julio Acevedo (left) 46, was given 25 years to life in prison on Monday after driving away from the scene of an accident that killed a young Hasidic Jewish couple and their unborn child . Acevedo was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of 21-year-olds Nachman and Raizel Glauber (right). Nachman and Raizel Glaubers, who were 7 months pregnant at the time of the crash, were heading to the hospital in this Toyota Camry livery cab when they were killed . The car the Glaubers were riding in was T-boned by this BMW at an intersection in Williamsburg, Brooklyn . He repeated that the crash was an accident as he was sentenced on Monday and said that he was remorseful, according to CBS New York. The 21-year-old Glaubers, who were married in 2012, were not wearing seat belts when the Toyota Camry they were riding in was T-boned by Acevedo at an intersection. Acevedo did not get out to help the young family and a witness said that he looked inside their livery cab before leaving on foot. Doctors at Bellevue Hospital were able to deliver the 21-year-old Glauber's baby boy, but the child died the next day. Acevedo's criminally negligent homicide conviction stemmed from the death of the baby. The family's Orthodox Jewish community, which had thousands of members gather to mourn the couple, offered a $15,000 award for information leading to the arrest of Acevedo, who left the scene and could not be found in the days after the crash. He was eventually taken into custody four days after the accident, when he surrendered himself to police after arranging to meet them in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Acevedo has a history of felonies, including a 1987 murder conviction that was overturned in 1997 because of new evidence showing that he was under duress when he killed Kevin '50 Cent' Martin, who inspired the name of rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson. He later accepted a plea deal combining a manslaughter charge in the same case with a charge for a robbery he committed 12 days after being released. There are also gun and drug convictions on Acevedo's rap sheet, and he was awaiting an April court date for drunk driving when he hit the Glaubers. Acevedo, pictured after his Pennsylvania arrest in 2013, has a long rap sheet including previous convictions for manslaughter as well as gun and drug offences . Acevedo, pictured after arrest, was said to be going 70mph, twice the speed limit, when he ran into the Glaubers . The judge at Monday's

Summary: Julio Acevedo, 46, was driving BMW that hit Nachman and Raizel Glauber . Williamsburg couple died instantly, baby delivered but died the next day . Driver given 25 years to life because of previous felony convictions . Acevedo has rap sheet including DWI, gun offences and manslaughter .


The Obama administration stepped up its lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill today to try to persuade lawmakers not to pass any legislation that could hamper prospects for negotiating a final deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program. Administration officials as high up the rung as the president himself last week made calls to more than 130 federal lawmakers, urging them to support the deal Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated with Iran, and, at the very least, not to meddle in foreign affairs. The president's spokesman said a two-week break in congressional activity has meant 'that we have not been able to have as many face-to-face conversations as we would like - but that's going to change today.' With the newly returned lawmakers scheduled to tomorrow take the first in a series of votes setting the perimeters for a deal, the White House said administration officials would hold classified briefings with Members of Congress aimed at 'helping' them understand 'commitments Iran has made so far, and how those commitments we hope will be finalized hopefully in the next two months.' Scroll down for video . President Barack Obama sits with National Security Adviser Susan Rice, left, and Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz at the start the summit with Caribbean Community last Thursday in Kingston, Jamaica. The trio, along with Secretary of State John Kerry and senior members of the intelligence community are this week lobbying Members of Congress and Jewish community leaders to support the nuclear pact with Iran . OPPOSITION: Senate Foreign Affairs Chairman Bob Corker, pictured here last Friday at the National Rifle Association's annual conference, is whipping support for a bill that would give Congress a say on a potential deal aimed at keeping Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. The White House 'strongly' opposes it . A Senate panel is set to vote tomorrow on an intensely debated bill authored by Senate Foreign Affairs Chairman Bob Corker that would give Congress a say on a potential deal aimed at keeping Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. On the House side, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said today that he will bring the bill to the floor if the Senate acts on legislation giving Congress the power to review any deal. 'It's my intention to bring it to the floor of the House and move it,' McCarthy said at a news conference as Congress was returning from its spring break. Republicans and Democrats maintain that Congress should have a say on an international deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program and have lined up behind legislation. The White House has pushed back, threatening a presidential veto while warning that the bill could scuttle the delicate talks involving the United States, Iran and five world powers. 'Lines in the sands have moved back,' McCarthy said, claiming the U.S. has back-tracked on some of the demands it had at the beginning of the talks. 'A lot of the questions will be why have they moved back and will Iran ever be able to have the capability of having a nuclear

Summary: Senate panel is set to vote tomorrow on an intensely debated bill that would give Congress a say on a nuclear pact with Iran . House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said today he will bring the bill to the floor if the full Senate approves it . Administration officials as high up as the president last week made calls to more than 130 federal lawmakers during their spring break . The executive branch wants them to support the pact, and, at the very least, not to meddle in foreign affairs . White House today said administration officials would hold classified briefings with Members of Congress . At the White House, Obama today met with Jewish leaders and donors in a separate attempt to woo their support for the accord .


What the hell am I doing, I ask myself, as I stand shivering on the brink. It’s April and my first proper swim of the year. The North Sea stretches before me. I dip a toe in. It’s absolutely freezing . . . of course. I wobble over the sharp shingle, into the waves, until I’m waist-deep. Gasping for breath, I take the plunge. And, within seconds, making frantic strokes, I’m swept up and I’m swimming. And it is glorious. Scroll down for video . Sarah Foot says her affair with open water began on Hampstead Heath after a local swimming pool closed down, and has taken her to swimming in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk (pictured) I’m not one of those athletic people who glide through the water with a sleek, racing crawl - I’m that woman with the white-hatted head bobbing up and down offshore in a rather staid breast stroke . You don’t have to be watching Poldark for a dip in the sea to set your heart racing. I love to swim. Miserable winters, exams, love affairs . . . I’ve swum through them all, wherever I can find the water. Most of the time this means municipal pools from which I emerge reeking of chlorine and praying I’ve avoided verrucas. So best of all has to be swimming outdoors, and here on the East coast in Suffolk it is now warm enough — just about — for the sea. And despite the greyness, the appalling cold, and the downright bleakness of the North Sea here, I’m in heaven. The poet Byron — who was every bit as proud of his phenomenal swimming prowess as his verses — called the experience a ‘buoyancy of spirits I never feel on any other occasion’. I don’t have to swim the four-mile-long Hellespont between Asia and Europe as he did to know what he meant. I, too, am buoyed up in every way. Yet I’m not one of those athletic people who glide through the water with a sleek, racing crawl. Nor am I that hardy chap I read about recently, known as the ‘human polar bear’, who swims round icebergs in the Arctic. A 30-minute dip leaves me exhausted. I can’t even dive. You need look no further than Aidan Turner in Poldark to see how a dip in the ocean can set pulses racing . I’m that woman with the white-hatted head bobbing up and down offshore in a rather staid breast stroke. But in the water I don’t care. And, for me, that’s the magic of swimming. I am completely free. For a few precious moments, all my troubles wash away. Nothing bothers me and my whole world flows ‘swimmingly’. Of course, it would be easier to get in if it weren’t so damned cold — nudging a steely 8C (47F). Yet however enticing it is to bask in languid, tropical waters along with colourful fish, and laze about in Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, give me the Atlantic any day. Because, for me, the most

Summary: Sarah Foot began swimming outside after a dip on Hampstead Heath . Now goes for regular dips in the bracing 8C waters of the North Sea . Says nothing beats the 'silky smooth' feeling of swimming in cold water .


A new video that shows homeless people reading out cruel tweets that have been written about them is guaranteed to form a lump in your throat. The clip, which was filmed by the creative agency Leo Burnett Toronto for the homeless charity Humans For Humans, is designed to make people think twice about the way that they look at people who sleep rough. Many of the people break down in tears as they read comments like, 'I hate the homeless, I don’t feel sorry for you,' and 'I saw a homeless girl across the street. I almost vomited.' Scroll down for video . A new video that shows homeless people reading out cruel tweets that have been written about them. This couple read out the message: 'I hate the homeless, I don’t feel sorry for you. If you want change let me through it at you as hard as I can at your dirty face' A member of the team who made the video said: 'We set out to give the homeless a voice and put a human face to the individuals so often get mistaken for stereotypes. 'Their reactions will remind you the conversation around the issue needs to change. All humans should work together.' In the video, we see a couple called Tristan and Robyn have been homeless for 10 years read out the message: 'I hate the homeless, I don’t feel sorry for you. If you want change let me through it at you as hard as I can at your dirty face.' A young man called Jesse, who has been homeless for three years, said: 'I hate when it gets cold out because then all of the homeless people get on the bus.' Paul reads out the tweet: 'I hate seeing homeless people standing in the cold shivering. Be glad when the light turns green' Several of the men and women, who all live in Toronto, break down in tears as they read the hurtful comments. Peter has been homeless for eight year and wells up as he reads out the tweet: 'I wonder if homeless people go to heaven.' Cheryl, who has been without a home for seven years cries as she reads: 'If home is where the heart is then are homeless people heartless? In a separate video, the men and women respond to common misconceptions about people who sleep on the streets. Peter reads out the tweet: 'I wonder if homeless people go to heaven' Kim, who has been homeless for three years, cries after reading out the message: 'Never understand why homeless people smell of p**s when you can literally p**s anywhere.' Melissa, who has been homeless for 10 years, ended up homeless because she endured an abusive childhood that saw her put into care. She said: 'My biological mother was very problematic she was abusive towards my siblings and I, she set the house on fire and left my sisters and I in the house. 'We were returned to her care and then she wasn’t taking proper care of her us I was

Summary: A short film highlights the nasty things people say about the homeless . People who sleep rough in Toronto read tweets people made about them . They include: 'I hate when it's cold because the homeless get on the bus'


An incarcerated mother has revealed that her one-year-old son celebrated his first birthday in prison with a party that featured donated presents and a colorful cake shared by the prison staffers who served as the toddler's guests. Jayla Currie from Berne, Indiana, is a part of the Wee Ones Nursery program at the Indiana Women’s Prison, a system that was established in 2008 and allows mothers, like Jayla, to share rooms with their babies while they serve out their sentences. In 23-year-old Jayla’s case that means a 10 month sentence for drug charges. 'I’ve gotten to see Jayden reach all of his milestones,' Jayla told Yahoo Parenting of living with her son. 'The most amazing one was watching him take his first steps. It still scares me to death.' Unique location: Jayla Currie posed with her son Jayden as he enjoyed birthday cake at his first birthday party, which was held at the Indiana Women’s Prison . As a part of the program, mothers and their babies have private rooms in one housing unit, which also contains other female inmates, who don't have any violent offenses on their records, to serve as trained nannies and help care for the infants when the parents have to attend certain obligations. Jayla noted that their rooms are as 'homey as possible', adding that instead of the metal bunkbeds that are often associated with prison life, she has a bed, a crib, a dresser, a closet and even a chair. She explained that her unit has 38 women in it, meaning that Jayden has constant attention. The mother-of-one, who has already served three months of her reduced 10-month sentence for meth manufacturing and possession, never thought she would be raising her child behind bars. Her life started to spiral out of control when she dropped out of cosmetology school at 19-years-old. She started taking pharmaceutical drugs and began a relationship with a man who was making meth. Jayla recalled that by the time she was 20, she was frequently using drugs and had also stopped paying her bills. By 21 she began helping her boyfriend to manufacture and sell meth. Special bond: The 23-year-old is a part of the Wee Ones Nursery, a program that allows incarcerated mothers to share rooms with their babies . 'I was spending every waking minute trying to get high,' she said. A year later, she was arrested and charged with two counts of meth manufacturing and possession and sentenced to six years in prison. After her family posted her bond, 30 days after she was incarcerated, Jayla unexpectedly got pregnant during her 60-day release, something which she now describes as 'very bad timing'. Jayla then spent six months in county jail before she signed a plea bargain last March. When she was seven months pregnant, she was transferred to Indiana Women's Prison. Two months later she gave birth to Jayden in a single room with just a doctor and a female officer. 'I spent my whole pregnancy thinking I couldn’t keep my son because of the amount of time I

Summary: Jayla Currie, 23, is part of the Wee Ones Nursery program at the Indiana Women’s Prison . The program allows incarcerated mothers to share rooms with their babies while they serve their sentences .


The Aboriginal teenager who was arrested after anti-terror raids in Melbourne on Saturday has complained he was a victim of police brutality. Eathan Cruse, 19, one of the five men taken into custody after raids on Saturday morning, said officers assaulted him after he had been handcuffed. 'He grabbed me, handcuffs me, is like 'What's your name?'... and I said Eathan,' the man told Nine News. Scroll down for video . Eathan Cruse, 19, one of the five men taken into custody after raids on Saturday morning, said officers assaulted him after he had been handcuffed . 'He said 'yeah, that's the one'... he kicks me right across the face as my hands were cuffed.' Eathan was released later in the day. His father, Glen, also said he was brutally attacked by police during the raid, and his son was hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained. 'I got a boot right in the head and they said 'Shut up you Abo', and I could hear Eathan … getting knocked out cold,' he said, according to Fairfax Media. Eathan said the police officer grabbed and handcuffed him and asked: 'What's your name?'... and I said Eathan,' before assaulting him . Eathan was released later in the day after his initial arrest . 'They smashed him to the ground, and I could hear this, just stomping, stomping.' He also his family was the only one treated in this way during the raids. 'We are the [only] indigenous family of the lot, and we got the worst treatment,' he said. Victoria Police confirmed a complaint had been made in regards to the treatment of Mr Cruse, and said it had 'been referred to referred to (the) professional standards command'. Eathan's father, Glen, also said he was brutally attacked by police during the raid, and his son was hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained . 'They smashed him to the ground, and I could hear this, just stomping, stomping' It comes after the father of another man arrested during the raid said his family was traumatised by the level of force used by police. The father of one of the arrested teens, said police held a gun to his head and he was forced to lie on the floor for 30 minutes. The arrested man's sister said she 'woke up to a sniper pointing at (her) head' and police used tear gas to clear the house. The raids were carried out across Melbourne, and reportedly foiled an ANZAC Day terror plot . Australian Federal Police searched the family's home for 12 hours, and reportedly seized a knife, phones and a USB from the accused man's bedroom. The family was told on Saturday the teen was being held under an interim preventative detention order. It is the first time a PDO has been used in Victoria under the 2003 Terrorism Act. Sevdet Besim, 18, was charged with conspiracy to commit acts in planning or preparation for an act of terrorism after the raids . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this

Summary: Aboriginal teenager arrested says police assaulted him while handcuffed . 'Kicked me across the face as my hands were cuffed,' Eathan Cruse says . 19-year-old was one of five arrested in Melbourne anti-terror operation . His father says he was also the victim of police brutality during raid . Sevdet Besim, 18, charged with conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism .


An American college student who abandoned the west to wage holy war in Syria and call for homegrown attacks in the United States has told how she lied to her family and cashed in her tuition money to flee the West. Hoda Muthana, 20, spoke out about her decision to ditch her life as a college student in Hoover, Alabama, after being persuaded by terrorists that it was her duty as a Muslim. Now the radicalized former student has called for drive-by shootings in America on Memorial Day and for blood to be spilled. Mu Muthana, who lived with her moderate Muslim family until she fled to Raqqa, Syria, revealed her path to terror in an interview with BuzzFeed News. Scroll down for video . Hoover to Raqqa: Hoda Muthana, 20, told how she abandoned her home in Alabama to be a jihadist in Syria. She is pictured left in her 2013 high school graduation photo. Pictured right are female jihadis waving the ISIS flag from a deactivated Twitter account believed to be connected to her . Fled: Muthana, pictured right in a 2011 taken at her school, said she feels all true Muslims must join ISIS . Suhan Rahman, Muthana's ISIS husband, was an Australian jihadi who was killed last month fighting for the terror group . She told reporter Ellie Hall that she conspired for months with other jihadists to hatch a plan to flee her parents, who kept a strict watch over her and her sister. Muthana was not named in full by Buzzfeed, but her identity was revealed on Monday by the Birmingham News. After a year of planning, she fled in November, spending money meant for college tuition on a flight to Turkey. From there she fled to Syria and, after a month, married an Australian jihadist, Suhan Abdul Rahman who was reportedly since been killed in an airstrike by the Jordanian military. Despite pleas from her family to come home, Muthana is resolute and claims it is the duty of all true Muslims to join her and wage war on the West. Her father told BuzzFeed: 'I believe she been brainwashed. She’s not that kind of girl. They brainwashed her.' During the interview, Muthana revealed how she escaped her strict family, who normally keep a close eye on both their daughters. Unexpected: Muthana is pictured with her classmates to the right in this yearbook photo from 2012 . Student: Muthana studied business at the University of Alabama's campus in Birmingham. She dropped courses at the school and spent the refund money traveling to ISIS-controlled territory . She said she enrolled on extra courses at the University of Alabama, where she studied business, then promptly dropped them to cash in the refund checks. Eventually she persuaded her family to let her go to Atlanta, Georgia, for the day for a field trip - which they would usually be reluctant to do. On the day of the trip she said she had caught the wrong bus home and was stuck in the city - which is when she

Summary: Hoda Muthana, 20, left Hoover, Alabama, to join extremists in Raqqa, Syria . Business student tricked her family to escape them and fly to Middle East . Told how she was helped to plan escape by jihadists she met online . Cashed in money meant for college courses to pay for her flight .


The Baltimore Police Department has used secret cellphone surveillance equipment 4,300 times since 2007 - amid claims it is ordered to withhold such evidence from prosecutors, a court heard. A detective from the department said officers used a device called Hailstorm, which can identify phones from a 360-degree antenna from about a city block away. Police use it to trace stolen phones or to find people. The details, revealed in court, resemble the original plot of HBO’s hit series The Wire, the crime drama based in the same city, which featured electronic surveillance of drug dealers. Baltimore Police used cellphone surveillance equipment 4,300 times since 2007, a court heard. The case resembles parts of the plot of The Wire (pictured), which featured electronic surveillance of drug dealers . Testifying on Wednesday, Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja said the department is under orders by the US government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and to ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used. Cabreja said under questioning from defense attorneys that he did not comply with a subpoena to bring the device to court because of a nondisclosure agreement between the Baltimore police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 'Does it instruct you to withhold evidence from the state's attorney and the circuit court of Baltimore city, even if upon order to produce?' asked defense attorney Joshua Insley. 'Yes,' Cabreja replied, saying he spoke with the FBI last week about the case. The Baltimore case surrounds a carjacking and robbery. Nicholas West and his co-defendant, a juvenile, pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Yet the case, like a handful of others in the city, has raised questions among defense attorneys and even a circuit court judge over the use of the cellphone-tracking equipment. The Hailstorm, made by Florida-based Harris Corp., can sweep up cellphone subscriber-identity data by tricking phones into thinking it's a cell tower. It is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device. Hailstorm is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device (pictured) manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Florida . That data is then transmitted to the police, allowing them to locate a phone without the user even making a call or sending a text message. 'This is a very expensive and very invasive technology developed for military use, now used on the streets of America,' said Nathan Freed Wessler, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which has fought for the release of these types of records. 'The public has a right to know how taxpayer dollars are being spent, and if our constitutional rights are being respected,' he said. The FBI declined to immediately answer questions about the case last night. Police across the country have largely been kept silent on how they use the devices. A detective from Baltimore (pictured) said officers used a device called Hailstorm, which can identify phones from a 360-degree antenna from about a city block away in distance . Because documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are regularly censored in public records requests by citizens and journalists, it is not entirely

Summary: Hailstorm equipment used by department 4,300 times since 2007, court told . Device can identify phones from 360-degree antenna from city block away . Detective says department under orders from US government to withhold evidence from courts where device has been used . Details resemble original plot of HBO's series The Wire, based in same city .


The daughters of Mary Kay Letourneau and her former student-turned husband, Vili Fualaau, are now older than their father was when, at age 12, he started an affair with his teacher. On the eve of the infamous couple's 10-year wedding anniversary, Letourneau, Fualaau and their two children, 17-year-old Audrey and 16-year-old Georgia, sat down for an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20, which will air on ABC Friday at 10pm. Letourneau, then a 34-year-old married mother of four, pleaded guilty to child rape for her illicit affair with her sixth-grade student, which resulted in two pregnancies. Audrey Fualaau was born while her mother was out on probation in 1998. Her 16-year-old sister, Georgia, was welcomed into the world behind bars after the disgraced teacher was re-arrested and sent back to prison for having another sexual encounter with her former student. Scroll down for video . Family affair: Mary Kay Letourneau, Vili Fualaau, and their two daughters, Audrey and Georgia, sat down for an interview with Barbara Walters on the eve of the couple's 10-year wedding anniversary . Speaking out: The interview will air on 20/20 on Friday - nearly 20 years after Letourneau's arrest for the relationship with her former student . Modern family: Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau's 17-year-old daughter, Audrey (right), was born while her mother was out on probation. Her 16-year-old sister, Georgia (left), was born behind bars . Both girls attend school and sing in a choir in the same district in Seattle where their mother had once taught. Audrey graduates high school in June and is set to start college next fall, while Georgia is currently a sophomore. In an interview with Walters, the Fualaau sisters said their parents have told them how they met, but they were not taken aback by the scandalous circumstances surrounding their mom and dad's relationship. 'There was never a sit-down chat, 'Now is the time we're going to talk to our children about this,' Mary said. 'They seemed to already know ... because they grew up with it. ... There's just never been a 'Wow, we better explain.' Letourneu's 31-year-old husband also opened up about the challenges of building a life together and raising two children. 'I don't think there's ever a full 10 good years of marriage,' Fualaau told Walters. 'You have your ups and downs in marriages. But, you know, what matters is how you pull through all the bad times.' The 31-year-old said that being a young father was difficult. Fualaau, pictured here with his eldest daughter, said that raising two girls as a teenager with help or support was difficult . Goofing around: Audrey, a high school senior, is pictured pulling funny faces at the 20/20 studio during the taping of the Barbara Walters interview . 'I don't feel like I had the right support or the right help behind me,' he said. 'From my family, from anyone in general. I mean, my friends couldn't help me because they had no idea what, what it was like to be a parent, I mean, because we

Summary: Letourneau and Vili Fualaau spoke to Barbara Walters in a 20/20 interview that will air Friday . Couple's 17-year-old daughter, Audrey, was born while her mother was out on probation. Her 16-year-old sister, Georgia, was born behind bars . Letourneau and Fualaau started a sexual relationship when she was his sixth-grade teacher and she fell pregnant with his child when he was 13 . She served a few months in jail and fell pregnant with his second child within weeks; she was then sent back to prison for seven years . But a year after her release in 2004, they married and are still together . Letourneau said there was never a big conversation with their daughters about the scandal because they grew up with it . Vili Fualaau lamented that he didn't have the right support as a young father of two girls .


An alopecia sufferer left with no body hair or fingernails is calling for the medical tattooing that changed her life to be made available on the NHS. Brenda Finn, 30, says losing her hair at the age of 14 destroyed her confidence. She was also left suffering crippling anxiety and depression after bullying forced her to leave school. But now, after her family paid for her to have eyebrows tattooed on, she says she is finally able to face the world with more confidence. However she says having the procedure earlier would have made a huge difference to her life. Scroll down for video . Brenda Finn, 30, became depressed after her body hair and fingernails fell out (pictured left) due to alopecia. She says having eyebrows tattooed on (pictured right) has given her the confidence to face the world again . Miss Finn is calling for medical tattooing to become available on the NHS, as she says it could have saved her years of emotional pain. She suffered from crippling anxiety and depression due to her hair loss . Crucially, she feels it would save the NHS money to make the treatment available to alopecia sufferers, who may then not require expensive counseling or ongoing treatment for anxiety and depression. She said: ‘Getting my eyebrows back has done for me overnight what psychotherapy and anti depressants could not. ‘It has made me look more "normal" and feel more accepted because I don’t look so different anymore. 'I had forgotten what a difference eyebrows can make to a face and only wish I had access to this treatment years earlier. It could have saved years of anguish. ‘The incredible difference it has made to me is why I think eyebrows should be available on the NHS and I hope that I can help make a difference to other sufferers.’ Miss Finn says she does not consider the treatment to be cosmetic, but reconstructive. She said: ‘I was so young when I lost my eyebrows that I hadn’t ever really drawn them on and if I did they were wonky and rubbish and made me look worse. ‘I remained very self conscious about it.’ The children’s entertainer from London was 14 when she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She woke up one morning to find hair on her pillow and when she scratched her eyebrow it fell out. She explained: ‘Mum thought I was playing a trick on her to get off school but when she realised I was telling the truth she panicked. After having her eyebrows tattooed on, Miss Finn even found the confidence to take part in a charity fashion show without her wig . Miss Finn was bullied at school for wearing a wig, shattering her confidence so much she left school. Working as a nursery assistant with children, who accepted her wig, built up her confidence again . ‘I could tell she thought there was something seriously wrong and rushed me straight to the doctor.’ After blood tests Miss Finn was told she had alopecia and within weeks

Summary: Brenda Finn was diagnosed with alopecia at 14 and lost all her hair . She is now calling for medical tattooing to be made available on the NHS . Claims the £300 procedure would have saved her years of anxiety, depression and low self-esteem after condition left a target for bullies . Argues it would save the NHS money with alopecia patients who are reliant on expensive therapy or antidepressants .


UEFA have set a potentially dangerous precedent by ruling that the final 18 seconds of England Women's U19 European Championships qualifier against Norway will be replayed after a refereeing mistake. The Elite Round Group 4 qualifier will be restarted at 9:45pm at Seaview stadium in Belfast on Thursday with the match resuming with England retaking a penalty in the 96th minute at 2-1 down. England's 3-1 Group 4 victory against Switzerland on Thursday afternoon means the Young Lionesses will qualify for the European Championships if the penalty is scored and the match is drawn 2-2. England are awarded a penalty during their European U19 Women's Championships qualifier in Belfast . Referee Marija Kurtes points to the spot as England are awarded a penalty in the 96th minute . Leah Williamson steps up to take a penalty in the closing stages of the match against Norway . Williamson runs forward to strike the ball but team-mate Rosella Ayane (circled) has entered the box . Williamson turns and celebrates as she slots the ball into the goalkeeper's bottom-right corner . German referee Marija Kurtes officiating a women's Bundesliga match in Munich last month . Jenna Dear scored twice at the Seaview Stadium while Leah Williamson, who is set to take the last minute spot-kick against Norway, earned some practice as she scored past Swiss goalkeeper Tania Chassot from 12-yards. Norway are second in the group following an impressive 8-1 win against Northern Ireland, but crucially have a slightly inferior goal difference meaning the spot-kick will give England a place in the European Championship finals in Israel. The astonishing decision has been taken for the first time in a UEFA competition following an FA appeal after the referee had wrongly denied England the opportunity to retake the penalty during Saturday's match following encroachment. England midfielder Williamson thought she had equalised after slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner but team-mate Rosella Ayane had entered the box too early and German referee Marija Kurtes disallowed the goal. However, instead of ordering it to be retaken, 28-year-old Kurtes - who was named Referee of the Year by the German Football Association (DFB) in 2014 - wrongly awarded an indirect free-kick to Norway. According to the laws of the game, a penalty should be retaken if it entered the goal after encroachment by team-mates of the player taking the kick. England players celebrate after they thought they had equalised against Norway . But referee Kurtes awards an indirect free-kick and the celebrations are cut short . Williamson has the ball back in her hands ready for what she thought would be a retake . But Williamson then realises the referee's decision and two Norwegian players are seen celebrating . German referee Kurtes is understood to have been sent home following her error on Saturday . April 4 - England 1-2 Norway (Match to be replayed from 96th min on April 9 at 9:45pm) April 4 - Switzerland 1-0 Northern Ireland . April 6 - Norway 2-0 Switzerland . April 6 - England 9-1 Northern Ireland . April 9

Summary: UEFA have ordered the final 18 seconds of the qualifier to be replayed . England will resume the match against Norway from the penalty spot . The Elite Round qualifier resumes in Belfast on Thursday at 9:45pm . Referee Marija Kurtes incorrectly awarded an indirect free-kick to Norway for encroachment after disallowing England's penalty on Saturday . England were 2-1 down to Norway at the time in the 96th minute . German Kurtes, 28, has been sent home following her error . Three Lions earn 3-1 victory against Switzerland meaning a 2-2 will be enough for European Championship qualification . Norway beat Northern Ireland 8-1 to keep things tight in Group 4 . It is the first time ever that a decision like this has been taken by UEFA . Watch VIDEO below of the controversial penalty incident . READ: Graham Poll's expert verdict on UEFA's bizarre decision .


A Canadian prostitute says that she wishes other people wouldn't make her feel so ashamed of working in the sex industry - because she actually really enjoys her job. Celine Bisette, who uses this pseudonym whenever she is discussing her career, insists she is neither 'damaged' nor 'deranged' - that, in fact, she rather enjoys being a prostitute, and it's only the social stigma surrounding her career choice that leaves her feeling unhappy. 'I am embarrassed to be a sex worker, even though I like my job, I’m good at it, and I’ve made exceptional progress in my career over the past few years,' she wrote in a recent essay for xoJane. This pro has pride: Canadian prostitute Celine Bisette, pictured here, wishes other people wouldn't make her feel embarrassed about her job . First, Celine would like everyone to abandon whatever assumptions they've made about prostitutes. She claims that she didn't have an abusive childhood, she's not a 'hyper-sexual nympho', and she isn't uneducated. She had 'an incredibly fortunate upbringing', she said, adding that she got along well with her parents and older sister: '[It was] just about the best any child could possibly hope for.' Then, as a 19-year-old college sophomore, she found herself in need of a way to pay for school. A minimum-wage job wouldn't earn her enough money, and she didn't want to take out student loans. Her best option, she said, was the sex industry. 'I couldn’t bring myself to do porn, and I knew wasn’t talented enough to be a stripper,' she explained. Working as an escort seemed like a natural choice for Celine, as it was easy and it paid well - seeing just one or two clients a week covered her bills. It just didn't occur to her that others might not be so at ease with her decision. In the beginning, she'd readily tell people at parties what she did for part-time work. She was still out-going then, she said, and never felt self-conscious. But peoples' reactions quickly changed the way she approached conversations about her job. They would lecture her, insult her, and accuse her of being a 'traitor to feminism'. One friend told everyone in their social circle that Celine must be mentally unstable to have chosen such a career, and might have even been molested as a child. The rumor took off, and Celine lost a lot of friends in the process. Now, after about a decade in the industry, she is much more reticent about revealing what she does, for fear of eliciting those same negative reactions. But while she has a 'mainstream' part-time job that she uses as a 'cover', she finds it frustrating that she can't be more open. 'I wish I could feel proud of who I am and what I do,' she said. 'I’m tired of feeling embarrassed and ashamed.' Sexy and smart: Celine, who wants to keep her real identity a secret, says she's more than just an escort - she also has her master's degree in sociology . Even when she does

Summary: Celine Bisette, from Canada, became an escort when she was in college . She wants to feel proud of her job, but complains that she is constantly battling the negative opinions of others . The writer, who uses a pseudonym, has her master's degree but explains that sex work pays more than jobs in her field of study .


A two-year-old girl who died from a brain tumour has been frozen - in the hope she will one day be revived by advances in science. Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved. The toddler was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer last April after she failed to wake up one morning, Motherboard's Brian Merchant reports . After being admitted to a Bangkok hospital, tests revealed she had a 11cm tumour in the left side of her brain. Scroll down for video . Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved . Doctors diagnosed her with ependymoblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer that afflicts the very young. The outlook was bleak from the start - the disease has a five-year survival rate of 30 per cent. To make matters worse, Matheryn - known to her family as Einz - had fallen into a coma. After a months of intensive treatment, including 12 rounds of brain surgery, 20 chemotherapy treatments, and 20 radiation therapy sessions, it became clear there was little more doctors could do. She died on January 8th this year after her parents switched off her life support machine. By the time she passed away, she had lost 80 per cent of the left side of her brain - essentially paralysing the right side of her body. But determined for some good to come from her death, her family have had her body cryogenically preserved - by one of the biggest providers of this service in the world. Matheryn is currently at the Arizona-based Alcor, her brain and body frozen separately at 196C. Her family's main - although many would argue, far fetched - hope is that one day, science will have progressed enough to restore life to her. Alternatively, her parents want the cells from her brain and other parts of her body to be saved, so the disease that killed her can be studied in the future. Aside from the huge number of 'what ifs', there is the cost. 'Membership' to Alcor costs $770 a year - plus a rather more hefty $80,000 for a 'neuro' (the procedure Matheryn had) or £200,000 to have a full body frozen. Alcor is also where the bodies of famous baseball player Ted Williams, as well as his son John Henry Williams, are stored. 'It [the freezing] provides the opportunity for Matheryn to breathe again when the technology is provided and appropriate for her disease,' said her father, who found out about the cryopreservation firm on the internet. The procedure involves moving the patient onto an ice bed, coating them in freezing materials and artificially restarting the heart with a “heart-lung-resuscitator". Over a dozen different medications are administered before blood is drained from the body and replaced with medical-grade antifreeze,. The chest cavity is then opened to attach the major blood vessels to a machine that flushes out all remaining blood, then slowly lowering the body’s temperature, at a rate of 1˚ Celsius every hour. After two weeks,

Summary: Two-year-old Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, died in January . Had battled a very rare brain cancer that affects very young children . Her brain and body have been frozen by Arizona-based firm Alcor . Family hopes body can be used for research - or she can one day live again .