As if the news that Tiger Woods will be back at the Masters next week was not encouraging enough for American golf, the sight of a resurgent Phil Mickelson at the Shell Houston Open provided added lustre. The gifted leftie followed his opening 66 with a 67 to sit one shot behind leader Andrew Putnam going into the third round. While Woods electrified the twittersphere with his announcement, his great rival thrilled the massive number of fans on the ground with a display that recalled all his great days. Another to enjoy a good day was Englishman Justin Rose, who provided further encouraging evidence he is now over his bleak March with a 68 that has left him just four shots off the pace and in contention going into the weekend. Phil Mickelson capped his resurgence in form at the Houston Open with rounds of 66 or 67 . Mickelson is one shot behind going into the third round with The Masters a week away . Tiger Woods confirmed his participation at The Masters at Augusta next week . As for Woods, the news he will end his self-imposed exile next week was enthusiastically welcomed here in Texas. Padraig Harrington had only to be told Woods had played a practice round at Augusta National on Friday before pre-empting the official announcement. ‘If Tiger is fit and healthy there’s absolutely no way he will be sitting out the Masters,’ said Harrington. ‘It will be great to see him back. Just by being there he will add to the intrigue and the fascination.’ Woods fuelled speculation he would return when he flew by private jet from Florida to play a practice round last Tuesday. He reportedly shot 74 with the dreaded chipping yips making an unwelcome return with a thinned shot across one green that finished in a bunker. It was those problems that caused him to take a break from the game in the first place. Back in late January he skulled a number of chips in a horrific 82 at the Waste Management Open, his worst score as a pro. Woods said he wouldn’t return until he was satisfied he could compete. Justin Rose continued his upturn in form with an encouraging round of 68 . Mickelson has struggled for form this year and carded an 82 at the Waste Management Open . Woods reportedly shot a round of 74 in practice at Augusta on Tuesday and had a return of the chipping yips . There will be considerable scepticism he can compete next week given it’s over a year now since he turned in a decent tournament. Woods missed the Masters last year owing to back surgery. As for Harrington, his welcome revival continued after a second round 69 that took him to five under but Lee Westwood’s tournament is over. Two rounds of 71 were not good enough for the English veteran to make it through to the weekend.

Summary: Phil Mickelson holds a one shot lead going into day three of Houston Open . Mickelson has struggled for form, carding an 82 earlier in the season . Tiger Woods confirmed his participation at The Masters on Friday .


The secret drawings and letters belonged to the co-pilot of Enola Gay bomber which dropped the bomb and reveal Captain Robert Lewis's immense guilt following the mission. He wrote a letter following the bombing in which he recounts: 'My God, what have we done? How many did we kill? 'I am certain the entire crew felt this experience was more than anyone human had ever thought possible. 'If I live a hundred years I'll never quite get those few minutes out of my mind.' Scroll down for video . Historic: A previously unseen hand-drawn flightplan of the mission to drop an atom bomb on Hiroshima is now for sale . Bomber: The remarkable documents which include the flightplan, an eyewitness account of the bombing and log books were compiled by the co-pilot of the Enola Gay bomber which carried out the mission . Destruction: An estimated 150,000 people died when the US bombed Hiroshima, obliterating as much as 70 per cent of the city (pictured in 1945) Pilot: The incredible lot is being put to auction by the son of Captain Robert Lewis (pictured) who was on the Enola Gay that fateful day . The collection also includes a hand-drawn diagram, the pilot of the plane that bombed Hiroshima was told to arrive at 30,000ft, drop the payload two miles short of the city, then veer away sharply at 28,500ft. The previously unseen documents used to plan the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb on Japan on August 6, 1945, in a bid to end the Second World War have emerged for sale 70 years on. They are among a £300,000 archive compiled by Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay B29 bomber, which also includes his flight logs and report of the bombing raid. One plan, drawn in pencil and coloured inks on a single sheet of blue graph paper, shows how the Enola Gay would approach Hiroshima, drop the atom bomb – nicknamed Little Boy – and then turn 150 degrees to the right to return. The plan also shows the air burst at under half a mile up over the city and the subsequent shockwaves that the explosion would create. A second plan, titled 'survival manoeuvres', expands on the initial diagram to show the flight paths of support planes The Great Artiste and Necessary Evil. The diagram concludes with a handwritten note: 'Caution – stay at least 2/3 miles away from the atomic cloud at all times.' Auctioneer Bonhams expects the drawings to fetch £26,000 in two lots when they go under the hammer as part of Captain Lewis's archive of material in New York on April 29. The collection, being sold by his son Stephen, also includes a copy of Lewis's unofficial eye-witness account of the Hiroshima mission, which he disguised as a letter to his parents, which alone could sell for £40,000. Also for sale are Lewis's two log books from the war noting flightplans, duration, type of plane, engines, and horsepower with a column for remarks. They are tipped to fetch £130,000. Rare: Lewis's

Summary: The hand-drawn flightplan for bombing mission on Hiroshima is now for sale . Unseen documents were kept by co-pilot of plane that dropped atom bomb . Captain Robert Lewis was in the Enola Gay B29 bomber on August 6, 1945 . Remarkable drawings put to auction by his son expected to fetch £300,000 .


No warrant had been issued for Walter Scott's arrest when he ran from Officer Michael Slager moments before he was shot dead, it has been revealed. Court records show he was $7,500 behind on child support when he was pulled over on Saturday and had already been jailed three times for missing payments. His family believe the fear of being thrown back in prison was the reason he tried to flee during the deadly traffic stop. But there was nothing directing officers to bring him in to face a family court judge, despite the fact his last payment was only in 2012. Scroll down for video . Escape: Dashcam footage released on Thursday shows Walter Scott running away from his car minutes before he is shot dead by Officer Michael Sager. His family believed he fled over fears he would be arrested for being behind on child support payments . History: Scott had already been jailed three times over missed payments, but court records have revealed there was no warrant out for his arrest when he was pulled over. Minutes later he was shot dead . In 2008, after a traffic stop in which he was charged with an open-container violation and driving under suspension, he was sent to jail in Charleston for six months for failing to pay about $6,800. In 2011, bench warrants ordered deputies to bring him in, and Scott spent a night in jail when he was $7,500 behind. In 2012, he spent another night in jail when he owed $3,500. On Thursday a police dashboard camera video released Thursday shows Scott bolting from his Mercedes after he pulled over. The camera on Slager's patrol car captures him telling Scott his third brake light is broken, before asking him to produce insurance papers. Scott, who appears to be accompanied by a person in the passenger seat, explains he does not have any documents as he has yet to officially buy the car. 'I haven't bought it yet, I'm about to do that Monday.... My car is down,' he says. The officer appears calm, checks his licence, then tells him: 'I'll be right back with you.' When Slager returns to his vehicle, Scott flees, running towards the park where he would die moments later. Off camera, a scuffle can be heard, with shouts of 'Taser, Taser, Taser!' and 'Get on the ground!' Slager's account has been called into question after a shocking video taken by a witness shows the officer shooting Scott in the back. In the dash cam footage, captured from Slager's patrol car, the officer explains, 'The reason I've pulled you over is because your third brakelight is out.' The conversation is muffled, with music playing in Slager's car obscuring the sound. Horrifying: Scott was gunned down as he ran away from Sager, who has since been charged with his murder . Killing: Walter Scott, left, was killed by Michael Slager, right. Scott was in the Coast Guard for two years, and is pictured left in uniform. Slager is being held in jail on murder charges, and

Summary: Victim was $7,500 behind on child support when Michael Slager shot him . Had already been jailed three times for missing payments in 2011 and 2012 . There was nothing directing officers to bring him to family court . Dashcam footage shows Scott running from his car after being pulled over . Minutes later Officer Slager shot him in the back in a nearby park .


A yob who stole a mobile phone from a man who lay dying in the street shouted and swore outside a court appearance. Scott Stephenson is due to be jailed for stealing a phone from a man he found collapsed in the street in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. He unleashed an extraordinary expletive-filled rant outside court this week after he was re-bailed for sentence following his failure to turn up to a previous hearing. Scott Stephenson shouted and swore outside court after he was bailed ahead of his sentencing for a theft in which he stole a phone from a man dying of hypothermia . Stephenson was due to be sentenced for the offence, but failed to turn up to a previous court hearing . Scott Stephenson had been due to be jailed for the incident after admitting theft, but he skipped bail until he was arrested and sent back to court. The 19-year-old, from South Shields, rifled through his 22-year-old unnamed victim's pockets and made off with the iPhone 4. His victim had tripped and fallen unconscious on the cold December day. Stephenson and friend Dale Walker, 25, found him but - instead of calling for help - took his phone and abandoned the man. The next morning the victim's body was discovered close to a playground, and a post mortem examination revealed he had died from hypothermia during the cold December night. Stephenson found the man lying on the floor on a cold December evening but instead of calling for help he and friend stole the man's iPhone . Members of the public looked on in horror during the extraordinary outburst near Newcastle Crown Court . Stephenson made rude gestures outside South Tyneside Magistrates when he appeared last month to plead guilty to theft and Walker admitted handling stolen goods. Appearing before Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday, Stephenson made similar gestures as he stood on the street where members of the public were eating lunch. He was seized on Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest when his failure to appear left his co-defendant sitting in the dock alone and his victim's family in anguish. He was re-bailed for the sentence - which will be arranged for a later date after a pre-sentence report has been prepared.

Summary: Scott Stephenson went through the pockets of man dying from the cold . He was due to be sentenced for theft but failed to turn up to court . At hearing today, 19-year-old was bailed again before sentencing . Outside court, he shouted and swore in front of nearby diners .


An Uber customer was hit with a huge $16,000 bill for her 7-mile nightmare journey across New York. Jaime Hessel said her driver had been on his phone, cut across lanes, and even driven down a bus lane during the 35 minute 'trip from hell' from her East Williamsburg apartment to Midtown East. So she was stunned to receive a message from the cab-hailing app telling her she owed them thousands of dollars for the trip across boroughs, reported the Gothamist. The infuriating story was first posted on Reddit. Scroll down for video . Horrified: Jaimie Hessel says Uber billed her $16,000 for a 35-minute 'car ride from hell' - and says she's never going to trust the cab-hailing service again . The journey began on March 28 when Ms Hessel decided to call an UberX car to get to a fundraising pub crawl for cancer due to start at 1pm. But alarms bells were triggered as soon as she got in the car to find the driver appeared distracted. After sitting in the vehicle for around five minutes before setting off, he soon began to ignore the GPS, taking a longer and more complicated route, according to Ms Hessel. To the passenger's terror, instead of paying his full attention to the road, the driver was also taking phone calls and checking his voicemail during the trip. Ms Hessel claims that the car dangerously cut across lanes of traffic on several occasions and was even driven down a bus lane until she demanded to be let out early. 'I had him drop me off a block away from the bar because I didn't want to be in the car anymore. I felt very unsafe,' she told the Gothamist. Shock: Ms Hessel was horrified when Uber billed her for $16,000 - with a $4,000 refund. Her total statement was $12,251.49 . Uber says the eye-popping figure was a clerical error and that the customer was never actually charged the outrageous sum . But the nightmare trip was far from over. After receiving her initial bill of $56.40, the passenger immediate e-mailed Uber Support to complain she had been overcharged and that the driver had unnecessarily extended the ride. Within a few days, the Uber resp had written back to inform Ms Hessel the company agreed the journey was 'inefficient' and she would get a refund of $15. But the following morning, she received a bizarre email which stated she owed Uber more than $16,000 - with a refund of $4,000. Her total, in the end, came to $12,251.49. 'It freaked me out,' she told DNA Info. 'I have bad eye sight and I thought maybe I wasn't reading it correctly.' The panicked Ms Hessel quickly got in touch with the company again to inform them of their error and said she felt lucky that her credit card had expired between the journey and the bill so the transport app would have been unable to charge her. Uber has since wiped the bill and offered to pay her the original $15 refund but Ms

Summary: Jaime Hessel claimed her driver cut across lanes and drove in a bus lane . The terrified passenger ended up getting out early as she felt 'unsafe' Then found she'd been charged thousands for the 35-minute 7-mile trip . Uber says the bill was a clerical error and claims Hessel was never actually charged the eye-popping sum .


An ex-wife of a North Carolina man serving life in prison for the murder of his third wife has opened up about the abuse she faced when she was married to the man. Amanda Casey, also of North Carolina, was married to Michael Wilkie for four years and had a daughter with him before the couple divorced. He went on to marry his third wife, Shelby Wilkie. Michael Wilkie was found guilty of first-degree murder in January for the 2012 killing of Shelby Wilkie and is serving a life sentence without parole. Amanda Casey has opened up about the abuse she faced at the hands of Michael Wilkie, who in January was found guilty of the 2012 murder of his third wife . 'He said if I ever tried to take his daughter away from him that he would kill me,' Casey told ABC's 20/20. Casey and Shelby Wilkie had met Michael Wilkie through an online dating site. Casey said they dated for a year-and-a-half before getting married. 'He was very friendly, very charming, easy to talk to, very soft spoken, and he had a good job and seemed to be pretty good,' Casey said. A couple months after marrying in 2004, Michael Wilkie began controlling aspects of Casey's life and alienating himself from Casey's daughter from a previous marriage, Casey said. 'If I planned to do something with one of my friends, he would manipulate the situation, and there would be something that came up that would interfere or get in the way,' she said. And then he began to get physically abusive and attacked her when she was pregnant with their daughter. He grabbed me around my throat and threw me around our bedroom and on the bed. My shoulder went through and made that hole in the sheetrock in the bedroom,' she said. Michael Wilkie (left) was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for killing his third wife, Shelby Wilkie (right). Shelby and Michael Wilkie, both of North Carolina, had met on an online dating site . But Casey never reported the incident and her friends and family were not aware of Michael Wilkie's abusive side because 'he was so good at masking'. 'It was like Jekyll and Hyde: two personalities and you didn't know which one you would get,' Casey said. 'You didn't know which one. You would meet when you got home.' She said she 'had thoughts' that Michael Wilkie would kill her, 'mainly because he told me he would kill me'. But Casey didn't leave Wilkie for quite some time. 'I am the type of person that I will stay in a situation, whether it's a job or a marriage … longer than I should because I don't give up hope easily,' she told 20/20. 'And I am always thinking about, 'What could I do to make it better?' After an argument about pictures taken of their daughters together in 2006, Casey left Michael Wilkie. She took her older daughter but left the couple's three-year-old behind. The couple later divorced in 2008. Casey eventually

Summary: Michael Wilkie was found guilty in January of first-degree murder in January for the 2012 killing of his third wife, Shelby Wilkie . His second wife, Amanda Casey, has opened up about the abuse she faced before divorcing . Casey said that he controlled aspects of her life and was physically abusive, particularly when she was pregnant . She even said she feared that Michael Wilkie would kill her . She said she never warned Shelby Wilkie, but told her she was there if she needed someone to talk to shortly before she disappeared .


Father-of-two Tipu Sultan from Sunderland, who has been named locally as a takeaway boss who has shot dead outside his shop in South Shields . A manhunt has been launched after a father-of-two described as friendly and chatty was shot dead outside a takeaway in a professional-style hit. Tipu Sultan was gunned down shortly before 10pm last night at the back of the Herbs n Spice takeaway that he ran in South Shields. Emergency services found Mr Sultan, who lived in Sunderland, but was originally from Bangladesh with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses report seeing two men wearing crash helmets and dressed in dark clothing on a motorbike driving away from the area in the direction of Lizard Lane immediately after the shooting. Today there is a heavy police presence on Lake Avenue in South Shields with the lane behind the takeaway completely taped off with officers believing Mr Sultan, 32, was targeted deliberately. South Tyneside Superintendent Sav Patsalos said: 'The investigation into the murder of Tipu Sultan is in its very early stages and we are appealing for anyone with any information that could help us with our inquiries to contact us as soon as possible. 'We are trying to establish the motive behind the incident and a full murder investigation is currently being carried out. 'We believe that this has been an isolated incident and not a random shooting, enquiries are ongoing to establish this. 'Those responsible may have planned the incident in advance of carrying it out and if anyone has seen anything or anyone suspicious in the area at anytime in the past few days then I'd ask them to come forward and speak to us. 'There is nothing to suggest there that is any risk to any other members of the public or any of the communities in South Tyneside and we understand this incident is extremely concerning for local people and that is why we have extra officers down in the Lake Avenue to reassure and speak to the public. 'We are doing everything we can to try and identify those responsible for this attack and I'd urge anyone with any information to contact police straight away.' It has also emerged that Mr Sultan's father saw the shooting and closed the door as the weapon was pointed at him. Police cordon off the area in South Shields around the Herbs n Spice takeaway where a man, named locally as Tipu Sultan, died from gunshot wounds . Mr Sultan's sister Jubli Begum told the Newcastle Evening Chronicle: 'My dad called last night to say to come quickly to the takeaway. The back door of the takeaway was open and two lads on motorbike came. 'My dad said one got off and had a gun, he pointed it towards my brother and said ‘you’ and shot the gun at his neck or side of head.' Meanwhile people living nearby to the takeaway have been paying tribute to Mr Sultan. Angela Charlton, 49, a carer from South Shields who lives around the

Summary: The shooting happened at the back of Herbs n Spice in South Shields . The victim has been named locally as Tipu Sultan who ran the takeaway . Thought that two men on a motorbike, one driver and one shooter, targeted the food shop .


On Tuesday, SpaceX came incredibly close to landing its Falcon 9 rocket booster on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic. Now, leaked footage reveals just how close Elon Musk's firm came to success, with a close-up view of the daring attempt shot on a GoPro camera. The unverified video shows the rocket drifting onto its target before a gust of wind topples it over. On Tuesday, SpaceX came incredibly close to landing its Falcon 9 rocket booster on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic. Now, leaked footage reveals just how close Elon Musk's firm came to success, with a close-up view of the daring attempt shot on a GoPro camera . A deleted tweet by Musk says that the rocket appeared to be suffering from 'stiction in the biprop throttle valve, resulting in control system phase lag.' This means the valve controlling the flow propellent and oxidiser to the engine wasn't moving fast enough. As a result, the actions from rocket's computers couldn't be acted upon in time to correct the tilt of the booster caused by a gust of wind. The video, which appeared on Reddit, reveals how the rocket overcompensates for its extreme tilt. A deleted tweet by Musk says that the rocket appeared to be suffering from 'stiction in the biprop throttle valve, resulting in control system phase lag.' This means the valve designed to control the flow propellent and oxidiser to the engine wasn't moving fast enough. As a result, the actions from rocket's computers couldn't be acted upon in time to correct the tilt of the booster. Earlier this week SpaceX has released its own dramatic footage of its third attempt to land a rocket booster on a barge in the Atlantic. The video, taken from a plane , shows the Falcon 9 booster lowering itself onto the platform, before exploding on impact. The maneuver was attempted following the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket a few minutes earlier from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Soon after the launch, billionaire SpaceX founder, Musk, tweeted: 'Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.' The unverified video shows the rocket drifting into view in slow motion and floating onto its target before a gust of wind topples it over . Pictured is the moment of impact. A deleted tweet by Musk says that the rocket appeared to be suffering from 'stiction in the biprop throttle valve, resulting in control system phase lag.' This means the valve controlling the flow propellent and oxidiser to the engine wasn't moving fast enough . Landing the rocket upright was always going to be tricky. SpaceX once compared it to balancing a broomstick on your hand. The autonomous spaceport drone ship is 300ft by 100ft (90 by 30 metres), with wings that extend its width to 170ft (50 metres). Musk had put 50-50 odds on the attempt being successful and said that improvements to the design would happen throughout the year. Despite being destroyed, the booster's flyback marks another step in the company's

Summary: On Tuesday, SpaceX made a third attempt to land booster on a barge . But the booster tipped over after hitting its target and was destroyed . New footage reveals how rocket overcompensated for its extreme tilt . Falcon 9 today reach the ISS with supplies for the astronauts onboard .


PSG will come up against an 'unstoppable' player when Lionel Messi visits the Parc des Princes for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, according to manager Laurent Blanc. Barcelona travel to Paris for the first leg and Blanc, who never won the competition as a player, is well aware of the threat posed by the magical Argentine. Messi has been in sensational form since the turn of the year and he now has 45 goals in 44 games - a total he will be hopeful of adding to against the Ligue 1 champions. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday . Messi bends home his side's opening goal at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan during Barca's 2-2 draw . Messi will lead the line for Barcelona when they take on PSG at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening . Speaking ahead of Wednesday's game, Blanc said: 'Lionel Messi is unstoppable. If he scores 40 goals, he's had a bad season! 'But we can't just focus on him. The solution must be collective, man marking doesn't work.' The hosts must also be wary of Messi's strike partners Luis Suarez and Neymar during the first leg, particularly with the away goals rule in place. Blanc added: 'We will need to be aggressive defensively but in the good sense of the term, to be able to stop their attackers.' The second leg will be held at the Nou Camp on April 21. PSG manager Laurent Blanc has described Messi as 'unstoppable' as his side prepare to face Barcelona . PSG's players train on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg with Barcelona . Blanc (top left) watches on as his players get put through their paces before Wednesday night's game .

Summary: PSG face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday . Laurent Blanc says his side must not just focus on Lionel Messi . He wants PSG to be 'agressive defensively' to keep out Luis Enrique's side . The second leg takes place at the Nou Camp on April 21 . READ: Messi could line up with Cristiano Ronaldo in UEFA dream team .


Struggling Hamburg have appointed Bruno Labbadia as their new coach with immediate effect in a surprise decision with the former European champions anchored in last place with six matches left. Despite widespread speculation about a pending deal with former Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel, Hamburg said they had agreed on a 15-month contract with Labbadia, who had coached them in 2009-10. The coach's contract is also valid for the second division should Hamburg be relegated. He takes over from interim coach Peter Knaebel who replaced sacked Joe Zinnbauer in March and will now return to his post as sports director. Hamburg have appointed Bruno Labbadia as their new coach on a 15-month contract . 'We decided to take this step because we consider the coach question the most important,' said Hamburg CEO Dietmar Beiersdorfer in a statement. 'With Bruno Labbadia we now have a strong coach who is also experienced in relegation battles.' Beiersdorfer said the club had ended talks with Tuchel after an agreement could not be reached. Hamburg are the only club with a perfect Bundesliga record, having played every season in the top division since the league's creation in 1963. Labbadia returns to Hamburg for a second spell after coaching the club for one season in 2009-10 . The 49-year-old Labbadia, a former Hamburg player, has also coached Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart among other. 'We have no time to waste,' Labbadia said. 'Every point matters for us and I am happy that Hamburg has such support from the fans. Because we have to be a unit until the last matchday.'

Summary: Hamburg sacked Joe Zinnbauer in March with Peter Knaebel taking over . Knaebel has now returned to his original post as sports director . Club has been in talks with Thomas Tuchel but could not reach agreement . Hamburg appointed former coach Bruno Labbadia on 15-month contract .


She is best known for her World War II saga, The Cazalet Chronicles, but novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard had a passion for history of a considerably more ancient kind. The novelist, who died in 2014 aged 90, amassed a spectacular collection of Greek, Egyptian and Roman jewellery during her lifetime, among them pieces up to 3,500 years old. Now the collection is to go under the hammer, with auctioneers saying they expect the exquisite pieces to fetch up to £20,000. Collector: Elizabeth Jane Howard, pictured with Kingsley Amis, collected ancient jewellery . Howard, a former model who became the second wife of Lucky Jim novelist Kingsley Amis in 1965, adored historic jewellery and, despite its great age, was regularly photographed in it. 'Unlike many collectors who prefer to display their treasures, Elizabeth Jane Howard held the view that jewellery was made to be used,' explains Madeleine Perridge, head of antiquities at Bonhams. 'She took great pleasure in wearing beautiful objects that had been worn by women thousands of years ago.' The nine lots, which will go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in London on Thursday, include rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings. Among the most striking is a gold Roman bracelet made from three gold wires twisted into a spiral design, which has a reserve price of £5,000. Spectacular: This Roman bracelet, which is made from twisted strands of gold, is expected to fetch £5,000 . Beautiful: This pair of earrings are 2,400 years old and are part of a collection thought to be worth £20,000 . Magnificent: This 2,000-year-old pendant depicts the goddess Aphrodite and her son, Eros . A pair of Hellenistic gold hoop earrings, which are thought to be around 2,400 years old, are expected to fetch £2,000. There is also a gold pendant depicting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, with Eros, the Greek god of love hovering above her right shoulder. The piece is set with a cabochon garnet, a nod to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine-making, festivities and fertility, and is likely to have been presented to its original owner as a love token or wedding gift. Oldest of all the items is a pair of Egyptian gold hair rings which have been dated to somewhere between 1550-1295 BC, and are being sold as part of a lot that includes a pair of Roman earrings. Howard, who was born in 1923, started her career as an actress and model but shot to fame in 1950 when her debut novel, The Beautiful Visit, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Subsequent novels included Three Miles Up and Other Strange Stories, Something in Disguise and Getting it Right, although it is the Cazalet Chronicles for which she is best known. The epic six-novel saga charts the fortunes of the eponymous Cazalets, beginning in 1937 as the Second World War looms. Ending in the 1950s, the series has also been described as being a slice of social history and chronicles the changing fortunes of the aristocracy as they face up to a democratic post-war world. But

Summary: The ancient jewels belonged to novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard . She is famous for the Cazalet Chronicles and marriage to Kingsley Amis . The collection includes ancient Egyptian hair rings dating from 1550 B.C . Howard, who died in January 2014, often wore the jewellery . In total, the pieces, some of which are 3,500 years old, are worth £20,000 .


Sending dozens of messages or playing games for hours can cause your phone to overheat, which can drain battery and even damage the device. Now an Israeli team of developers has built a 'thermal protection' case that not only warns you when your phone is getting too hot, it will automatically cool it down. Called Amited, the case uses micro-fans to blow heat away from the device, or can heat a phone using resistance coils if it gets too cold. Scroll down for video . The Optimal case (pictured) was designed by Israel-based Amited. Sensors in the case monitor the phone's temperature and if it gets too hot, Optimal will cool the device using two built-in micro-fans. And if it gets too hot, Optimal engages its Anti-Freeze protection mode to gently heat the phone using resistance coils . The recommended storage temperature for most batteries is 15°C (59°F), while the 'extreme allowable' temperature is 40°C to 50°C (40°C to 122°F). Studies have found that a phone is most efficient when it's between 0° and 35°C (32°F to 95°F), and keeping it as near room temperature as possible (22° C or 72°F ) is ideal. At an average temperature of 0°C (32°F), a lithium-ion battery will lose six per cent of its maximum capacity every year. At 25°C (77°F) degrees that number jumps to 20 per cent. Optimal syncs with a smartphone over Bluetooth and constantly analyses the phone's temperature when Auto mode is enabled, using built-in temperature and humidity sensors. Optimal syncs with a smartphone over Bluetooth and constantly analyses the phone's temperature when Auto mode is enabled, using built-in temperature and humidity sensors. The board and fans are pictured . Auto mode can be disabled and users can also manually track temperature changes using an app. This app shows changes over time, but also reveals which apps in particular are having the highest thermal effect on the phone. Users can then set their own custom temperatures zones and set alarm thresholds . Inside the 0.19-inch (5mm) thick case is a pair of 'virtually silent', 0.07inch (2mm) micro-fans with air flow of 1.3 litres per minute. These dissipate the heat and cool the phone down. Amited is also fitted with an ultra-thin heating coils attached to the back of a conductive copper plate. When Optimal notices a drop in temperature, Anti-Freeze mode will engage these coils to stop the phone from freezing, even in sub-freezing conditions. Optimal's sensors are pictured. When Optimal's air vents are blocked, for example when the phone is in a pocket or bag, it will alert the user to warn them the temperature in their phone needs to be corrected. Alternatively, the phone can use Optimal's built-in battery as a backup . Optimal is fitted with temperature sensors, resistance coils and two 2mm micro-fans. It syncs with a smartphone over Bluetooth and constantly analyses the phone's temperature when in Auto mode. If it gets too hot, Optimal will cool the device using the micro-fans. These fans help the phone dissipate heat faster and cools down the device. And

Summary: Sensors in the Optimal case track subtle changes in a phone's temperature . Micro-fans inside the case cool the phone down if it gets too hot . While built-in resistance coils gently heat the device if it gets too cold . Case is launching on Indiegogo this week, but prices haven't been revealed .


Despite their best efforts, a 10-man Arsenal Under-21s side fell to a 3-2 defeat by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Monday night. Gunners goalkeeper Deyan Iliev was sent off inside 15 minutes after he scythed down Boro's Harry Chapman in the box, having failed to clear George Dobson's back pass. Emmanuel Ledesma converted the resulting penalty past substitute stopper Matt Macey. Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles (right) tussles for possession with Middlesbrough's Ryan Robbel (left) Arsenal's Daniel Crowley (right) dribbles with the ball ahead of Middlesbrough's Callum Cooke (left) on Monday . Alex Iwobi then equalised for Arsenal, netting his sixth goal in his last four games, but the hosts built up a two-goal lead before half-time through screamers from Lewis Maloney and Yanic Wildschut. Maloney's effort, a fine solo run, before a thunderbolt shot from long-range was matched by a similar quality strike from Wildschut, who can also boast two first-team goals this term as well. Daniel Crowley pulled one back for Arsenal on the hour mark but the fight back proved to be too little too late. Crowley had scored a last-minute winner in October in the campaign's reverse fixture, but on Monday, Boro were able to exact their revenge and consolidated their position at the top of the Barclays Under-21s Premier League Division Two. Arsenal, meanwhile, have lost their last two games in succession, failing to muster a response to the 1-0 defeat by Reading last week. Matt Macey had to come on for Arsenal after starting goalkeeper Deyan Iliev was sent off inside 15 minutes . Middlesbrough's Emmanuel Ledesma (centre) jostles for possession with Arsenal's George Dobson (right)

Summary: Arsenal Under-21s fell to a 3-2 defeat at Middlesbrough on Monday night . The Gunners had goalkeeper Deyan Iliev sent off early on . He had brought down Harry Chapman in the box and a penalty was given . Emmanuel Ledesma scored from the spot before Alex Iwobi equalised . Boro scored two first-half screamers to lead 3-1 through Lewis Maloney and Yanic Wildschut before Daniel Crowley scored on the hour mark .


Ex pop star Dane Bowers has been charged with hitting his ex-fiancee Miss Wales Sophie Cahill and will appear in court next month charged with common assault. The former Another Level star, 35, is accused of hitting 31-year-old glamour model Ms Cahill in front of her young son, causing a bloody nose. Bowers, of no fixed address, was charged with common assault in connection with an incident which took place in February. Former Another Level star Dane Bowers, 35, (pictured left) is accused of hitting his ex-fiancee, 31-year-old glamour model Sophie Cahill (right) in front of her young son in February, causing a bloody nose . He answered his police bail last Thursday and today Scotland Yard confirmed he is due to appear before magistrates in south London next month. The singer and the former Miss Wales got engaged in December 2013 when he popped the question during a sunshine winter break in Tenerife. 'I am the happiest man alive. Ecstatic to say the beautiful Sophie Cahill made me the happiest man alive by saying yes..when I said the amazing words...Will you Marry me!!' he tweeted at the time, shortly after presenting her with a diamond ring. Ms Cahill, who is from Cwmbran in Gwent, also shared her delight at the time on the social networking site, posting: 'So it turns out that a Dane Bowers actually flew out to my childhood memory island to propose. I said yes!' Bowers (pictured far left) with his boyband Another Level in 1999 at the Capital FM Awards . But Ms Cahill called off their engagement last December. She was said to have dumped the singer and moved in with his mother after discovering that he had been storing pictures of other glamour models' on his mobile phone. Bowers, who previously dated glamour model Katie Price when he was in boyband Another Level, toured last November with the Big Reunion Boyband as one fifth of Fifth Story, alongside Adam Rickitt and Kavanagh, before appearing in a pantomime as Prince Charming. Mother-of-two Ms Cahill, who won Miss Wales back in 2000, has had a successful modelling career including roles in N-Dubz music videos, appearances on Channel 4's Big Breakfast and in the UK and US versions of Playboy. She also co-starred alongside supermodel Caprice in a British version of popular US film series American Pie. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: 'Dane Bowers, 35, a singer of no fixed abode, has been charged with common assault. 'He will appear before magistrates in May.' Ms Cahill (pictured second from left) at the Miss World photocall where she represented Wales . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Former Another Level star Dane Bowers has been charged with assault . He is accused of hitting his ex-fiancée former Miss Wales Sophie Cahill . Allegedly hit the model and gave her a bloody nose in front of her son . He will appear before magistrates next month to face the charge .


Swansea manager Garry Monk is out to claim a season-first against Hull on Saturday - pick up some points after an international break. Monk's men have enjoyed an excellent campaign by being in the top 10 all season and are currently in eighth place with the club's best Barclays Premier League points total in sight. Swansea have eight more games to collect the five points needed to beat the 47-point mark posted in their inaugural Premier League campaign in 2011-12. Garry Monk is out to claim a season-first against Hull by picking up a point after an international break . The Swansea boss gestures towards his striker Bafetimbi Gomis during a training session this week . It is a campaign which has exceeded so many expectations but Swansea have yet to pick up a point after an international break this term, although in mitigation those have been away games at Chelsea, Stoke and Manchester City. 'International breaks are never easy because it does disrupt your preparations but we have to put that right on Saturday,' Monk said ahead of Hull's visit to the Liberty Stadium. 'A lot of the players come back later on in the week and you might get only two or three days preparation with some of them. 'But these are the decisions you have to make, you assess them when they come back and see where they are physically and mentally. 'You see how well they did in those games, make sure there's nothing from that and then select your side. 'But I don't read too much into those games we've had after the international break because we've been unlucky in some of them.' Wayne Routledge (right) marked by Kyle Naughton during the session as Swansea prepare for Hull . Swansea captain Ashley Williams (centre) in training as they look to end their post-international break duck . Swansea are seeking a double over relegation-troubled Hull after winning 1-0 at the KC Stadium just before Christmas. But Monk says games between the two clubs have always been tight affairs and he is not expecting anything different this time. 'I watched their last game against Chelsea and thought they performed extremely well and were unlucky to lose,' Monk said. 'We've always had close games with Hull. It's a tough physical game with them but they have got quality to hurt us if we're not on our game. 'This is it, the business end of the season and everyone's fighting for their own reasons. 'Hull are trying to stay away from danger at the bottom of the table, they will be very determined and we have to be prepared for that. 'But we're in good form at the moment and we're trying to push on and focus on our own agenda.'

Summary: Swansea have lost all three games after an international break this season . Set to host Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon . Garry Monk's side have been in the top 10 for the entire campaign so far .


After a fire took a family's home of four years leaving them without anything, a Georgia mother of six is making a desperate plea for help. Kalimah Dixon said she was awakened by a neighbor yelling there was a fire early on Monday morning, and was lucky to get her children, aged one to 14, out of the Decatur condo safely. However, all that was left of her rented condo was a pile of rubble, and in her efforts to get her family back on their feet, she is asking for assistance. 'My children are homeless. They have nothing. They lost everything,' Dixon told Channel 2. Scroll down for video . A mother of six said her family has nothing after fire reduced their Georgia condo to a pile of rubble (above Kalimah Dixon with her five of her six children) The Dekalb County mother said the fire happened early on Monday and that she managed to get all of her children safely out (remains of the condo following the fire above) While Dixon was renting the Condo in the last four years, she had quit working to enroll full time in school to complete her degree in business management. But now she is finding it difficult to get a lease for a new permanent home while being unemployed. As the mother of three sons and three daughters shuffles to give her kids stability, she is currently staying with a friend, far from her children's Decatur schools - where On Tuesday, Georgia students are required to take a standardized test. 'Yes, it starts Tuesday and I don't even know where I'm going to be on Monday,' said Dixon. In the last four years while Dixon rented the condo, she had quit working to enroll full time in school to complete her degree in business management. Now she said she is finding it difficult to get a lease while unemployed (pictured right and left with her children) Dixon said on Monday as the fire broke out before she knew it the whole roof had been engulfed in flames (above aftermath of the fire) Following the fire, the mother of six said: 'My children are homeless. They have nothing. They lost everything' She said in the past few days, the American Red Cross has assisted her as she searched for a place to live, but as she has looked to shelters for help, they turn her away. 'They'll take three of my children but they won't take the other three or my son is too old or they have any space at all,' Dixon told Channel 2. Dixon has since started a GoFundMe page which on Sunday had raised $4,619 in donations. Dixon has started a GoFundMe page which has raised $4,619 in donations so far . On the site she wrote: 'I'm humbly asking for assistance for me and my children we currently suffered a tremendous loss due to a fire early Monday morning. 'On top of losing everything we haven't been able to receive housing assistance rendering us homeless. 'If you could

Summary: Kalimah Dixon of Georgia lost condo and belongings in fire on Monday . She said her children, aged one to 14, now have nothing . Mother of three girls and three boys said American Red Cross has helped . But, she said shelters turn the family away while she looks for place to live .


Bearing in mind he’s a dog, Don the border collie did a pretty good job yesterday of piloting a tractor across a motorway. To be fair, however, this probably wasn’t the first thought to strike rush-hour drivers as they watched him crash through a fence and come hurtling towards them. Like a scene from Wallace and Gromit, the intrepid sheepdog was at the controls when he sent the farm utility vehicle down a steep bank, on to the busy carriageway and into the central reservation barrier. Don's owner Tom Hamilton (pictured) was tending to a lamb when the sheepdog took control by nudging the controls . The tractor smashed through a fence before ending up on the road. Don was unhurt in the ordeal but the incident caused major tailbacks . Despite considerable damage, Don escaped unhurt – but left scores of motorists wondering if they were imagining things. Traffic Scotland tweeted a bizarre warning that there may be hold-ups ‘due to a dog taking control of tractor’, adding: ‘Nope, not joking.’ Appropriately, they couldn’t resist the hashtag: ‘#maycausetailbacks’. Observers and Twitter commentators joined the pun fun by speculating: ‘Police investigating – so far no leads’; or the inevitable: ‘This is barking.’ The incident happened at junction 13 of the M74, near Abington in South Lanarkshire. Sheep farmer Tom Hamilton was travelling across a field in the John Deere Gator farm vehicle with his companion in the passenger seat during their morning rounds. Behind the wheel: Don leaned on the controls of the tractor before driving it on to the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire during rush hour . The vehicle shot out of the field and crashed down a bank by the side of the road before colliding with the central reservation of the M74 near junction 13 northbound as shown by the red arrow . Moments after he got out of the vehicle, it took off with Don at the wheel. Safely back at nearby Kirkton Farm yesterday with Don at his side, Mr Hamilton explained: ‘I was sorting out one of the lambs and hadn’t put the brake on. ‘When I turned around I saw it racing towards the motorway. I ran after it but I couldn’t catch up.’ Traffic Scotland tweeted the news that a dog had 'taken control of a tractor' before adding, 'nope, not joking' Officers cleared the motorway within half an hour and Don was reunited with his relieved owner at nearby Kirkton Farm . Remarkably, drivers managed to avoid the runaway vehicle before it came to crashing halt, and none was hurt. Nor did the black and white border collie (a breed noted for its intelligence and obedience) panic or flee in terror. ‘He didn’t even bark,’ Mr Hamilton said. Police said Don had set the vehicle in motion by inadvertently leaning on the controls. ‘So far people seem to find it amusing,’ Mr Hamilton said. ‘But I think Don’s driving days are over.’ Monty, a giant schnauzer cross, was pictured driving a mini down a race track in New Zealand in 2012

Summary: The bizarre incident happened on M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire . Sheepdog leaned on controls of tractor taking it from a field on to the road . Incident caused tailbacks as police and the farmer recovered the vehicle . Don's owner Tom Hamilton was tending to a lamb when drama unfolded .


A Catholic priest has told his parishioners to carry guns - warning that faith alone is not enough to keep them safe. Edward Fride, the pastor at Christ the King in Ann Arbor, Michigan, suggested churchgoers attend classes to gain a concealed pistol license. In a pro-gun letter to parishioners, he warned that crime had gone up in the area while budget cuts meant that there had been a ‘significant reduction in the availability of an armed police response.’ Edward Fride (pictured), the pastor at Christ the King church in Ann Arbor, has told parishioners to carry guns. He is pictured right in front of a target at a range wearing protective glasses . After highlighting mass killings at schools across the US, he wrote that police were supportive of ‘doing what is necessary to adequately protect our families and our homes.’ His letter was called ‘We’re not in Mayberry Anymore, Toto’ in a reference to the Andy Griffith Show set in a North Carolina town in the 1960s. According to the Detroit Free Press, he wrote: ‘It is very common for Christians to simply assume that they live in Mayberry, trusting that because they know the Lord Jesus, everything will always be fine and nothing bad can happen to them and their families. ‘How to balance faith, reality, prudence, and trust is one of those critical questions that we struggle with all our lives. Pretending we are in Mayberry, while we are clearly not, can have very negative consequences for ourselves and those we love, especially those we have a responsibility to protect. If we are not in Mayberry, is there a real threat?’ The newspaper reports that the priest informed parishioners about the CPL lessons during Palm Sunday mass and sent out the letter when some people questioned the idea. A bulletin on the church’s website offers parishioners 'eight hour' CPL classes, which include instruction from law enforcement personnel, time on a range and use of guns and ammunition. It says that the cost is $125 per person and urges parishioners to register early as class sizes aer limited. Edward Fride, pictured next to a cut-out of the Pope, warned that crime had gone up in the area while budget cuts meant that there had been a 'reduction in the availability of an armed police response’ Edward Fride posted this picture on his Facebook page along with the caption, 'Maybe I should get some of these - the way this day has been going, the zombies are bound to attack at sundown....' Edward Fride is the pastor at Christ the King Catholic Church (pictured) in Ann Arbor, Michigan . Rev Fride points out in his Mayberry letter that he was once a pacifist and had been a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. But after converting to Catholicism, he said he moved away from pacifism and questioned what his own response would be if he saw a woman being 'beaten or sexually assaulted, or somebody attacking kids.' He wrote: 'I eventually concluded that I was certainly no longer a pacifist

Summary: The Reverend Edward Fride invited parishioners to take part in gun classes . Tells churchgoers how police back lessons to gain concealed pistol license . Fride is pastor at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor Michigan . Warns that crime has gone up in the area while availability of armed police response is down .


American boxing fans will have to pay up to $100 (£67.48) if they want to watch Floyd Mayweather's showdown with Manny Pacquiao. TV companies HBO and Showtime, both of whom will broadcast the fight in the States, confirmed the recommended prices for the May 2 battle as the most expensive in pay-per-view boxing history. The fight itself will set viewers back $89.95 (£60.70), but any HD surcharge up to $10 could be added on by TV providers. Floyd Mayweather's fight against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2 will cost US viewers up to $100 . Pacquiao shared an image on Instagram from inside his training camp on Thursday . Mayweather's fight against Canelo Alvarez in September 2013 cost US viewers $64.95 . The price represents almost a 40 per cent increase on the previous high of $64.95 (£43.83) for Mayweather's fight against Canelo Alvarez in September 2013. The fight on May 2 is expected to break the pay-per-view record of $152million set by that fight in 2013, and is also expected to surpass the 2.5 million buys that Mayweather's fight against Oscar De La Hoya accumulated in 2007. That means that US viewers will have to fork out over three times the amount that UK watchers will pay to watch the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Sky won the bidding war to screen the fight on British shores, and it will be shown on Sky Box Office at a cost of £19.95.

Summary: US viewers will have to pay up to $100 (£67.48) to watch the fight . HBO and Showtime confirmed recommended price of $89.95 (£60.70) HD surcharge of $10 could be added on by TV providers . Sky Box Office will show fight in the UK at a cost of £19.95 .


Wayne Rooney has rubbed salt into Manchester City’s derby day wounds by revealing that United set out to exploit the lack of willing workers in the Barclays Premier League champions’ midfield on Sunday. As it emerged City have decided to listen to offers for star names Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri this summer, United’s captain said his team’s 4-2 win at Old Trafford was based on identifying fundamental flaws in Manuel Pellegrini’s team. Rooney said: ‘We have got players who can score goals from midfield and, to be honest, we felt that was going to win us the game and it was proved to be. Wayne Rooney celebrates his side scoring during United's 4-2 derby defeat of City on Sunday . Ashley Young celebrates his equaliser before claiming United fans were the loudest he's ever heard them . Rooney has revealed that United's game plan was to target City's work-shy midfield . Read Sportsmail's verdict on the Manchester derby between United and City . 'We know some City players are not the best at tracking back, defending and tracking runners. We felt we could make them pay for that and we did.’ Rooney’s words will sting City, especially given that Burnley match-winner George Boyd said a similar thing after the Lancashire club beat Pellegrini’s labouring side at Turf Moor last month. United winger Ashley Young celebrated his prominent role in the win by laughing at ‘noisy neighbours’ City. ‘The fans were magnificent, even from the time we came out for the warm-up,’ said Young on MUTV. ‘That’s the loudest I’ve heard them. We wanted to keep our noisy neighbours quiet [laughs] and we quietened them down straight away.’ (L-R) Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and James Milner look dejected as City head towards derby defeat . The Champions are considering letting the likes of Toure and Samir Nasri (right) leave in the summer .

Summary: Manchester United defeated City 4-2 in the Premier League on Sunday . Wayne Rooney has revealed plans to exploit Blues' work-shy midfield . Champions are considering selling the likes of Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri .


A size 16 student who used to fork out £5,000 a year on pizza has dropped a staggering four dress sizes since ditching takeaways. Amelia Morton, 23, from Birmingham, who weighed 12-and-a-half stone, was shocked into a post-graduation diet after being told by her father: 'Boys don't fancy fat girls'. The trainee teacher put on more than three stone in her first few months of university, spending almost £1,000 on food in her first term alone. Amelia was shocked into a post-graduation diet after being told by her father: 'Boys don't fancy fat girls' Amelia, pictured left before losing weight and, right, after, continued to binge on doughy snacks, completely unaware that she had a wheat intolerance . 'My pizza diet left me feeling bloated and unwell and I just kept piling on the pounds,' says Amelia. 'There were weeks where I'd go to Pizza Hut or Dominoes every single night of the week. 'I got caught up in the student lifestyle and didn't realise what I was doing to my body.' Despite having saved for her course in business and enterprise at University College Birmingham, Amelia was forced to get a part-time job in retail to fund her eating habits. Amelia says the Cambridge Weight Plan taught her how to eat like a normal person by controlling her portion sizes and realising when something was too much . Just over a year on, Amelia, from Edgbaston, Birmingham, wears a slinky size 8 dress. Now a consultant herself, Amelia is helping other people lose weight through the Cambridge Weight Plan . Completely unaware of her wheat intolerance, Amelia continued to binge on doughy snacks, which left her bloated and struggling to fit into her size 14 jeans and size 16 tops. By her third year of university, despite trying Weight Watchers, Slim Fast and Body By Vi diets, Amelia had failed to fight the flab. It was only when her dad sat her down one day and explained that 'boys don't fancy fat girls' that that she decided to lose weight the weight once and for all. 'I couldn't believe my dad had said that but I also found it funny,' she says. 'What was a 60-year-old man to know? 'It wasn't a nasty comment. My dad's just a very straight-talking guy and I just thought it was really funny. He's so lovely - the best dad I could ask for, and he would never do anything mean or malicious. Amelia was shocked into shedding the pounds after being told by her dad that 'boys didn't fancy fat girls'. Weighing 12.5 stone, left, she went on to lose three stone, right . One day after graduation, Amelia was at her sister's house for a meal. 'Something just clicked', she says. 'A friend of mine had done Cambridge while we were students and it had worked really well for her so I thought I would give it a go' 'He said it out of concern really because he was worried that people would be mean to me if I put on too much

Summary: Amelia Morton gained three stone in her first few months of university . The 23-year-old used to fork out almost £5,000 a year on takeaway pizza . She was shocked into a post-graduation diet after her dad's comments . Amelia, now size 8, says the Cambridge Weight Plan transformed her diet .


A high-flying Tory MP has been ordered to remove ‘interfering’ tweets that risk derailing a murder trial amid claims he was exploiting the case to ‘win votes’. Richard Graham, who is fighting to retain the marginal seat of Gloucester, faces contempt of court proceedings if he fails to obey an order by the High Court to take down the Twitter posts. At an extraordinary pre-trial hearing, the Old Etonian former diplomat was accused of posting the tweets to ‘ingratiate himself’ with voters by ‘whipping up local feeling’ about the forthcoming case concerning the killing of a teenager. Richard Graham, who is fighting to retain the marginal seat of Gloucester, faces contempt of court proceedings if he fails to obey an order by the High Court to take down Twitter posts a court case . Zac Evans, 19, was killed in a machete attack outside a pub in Gloucester in January while apparently trying to protect a group of girls. The trial, due to take place in June, was originally set for Bristol Crown Court, 30 miles from Gloucester. But after Mr Graham called for it to be moved during an exchange in the House of Commons and wrote to the Lord Chief Justice, it was transferred to Gloucester Crown Court. It was later switched back to in Bristol following objections that Gloucester would struggle to stage such an emotive case. Zac’s family said they preferred the case to be heard in Bristol. The High Court heard concerns by defence lawyers that Mr Graham may have used his political influence to try to get the trial switched from Bristol. They also argued that a number of his Twitter posts could prejudice the trial if not removed from his Twitter account. Zac Evans, 19, was killed in a machete attack outside a pub in Gloucester in January while apparently trying to protect a group of girls . Barrister Stephen Kamlish QC, acting for the defendant in the murder trial, said in court that Mr Graham’s tweets were a ‘clear attempt to win votes by ingratiating himself with his electors’, the MP was ‘potentially out of control on the issue’ and if he refused to remove his tweets or added to them, the defendant may not get a fair trial. Mr Justice Hamblen ordered Mr Graham to remove the tweets ‘as soon as reasonably practicable’, and to say nothing more that could prejudice the trial. Mr Graham insisted he was right to speak out about the trial arrangements, but refused to discuss his tweets, which he said had been removed. On the suggestion that he had used the trial for electioneering, he said: ‘That’s rubbish. 'For an MP not to say anything about an event which filled the cathedral [for Zac’s funeral]... no MP is going to sit there and say nothing.’ A spokesman for the judiciary said: ‘The presiding judge for the area, in consultation with the resident judge, felt it was appropriate to try this case in Gloucester. 'Both have made it clear the letter from Mr Graham did not influence their decision.’

Summary: Case about Zac Evans, killed in machete attack outside pub in Gloucester . Tory MP accused of posting the tweets to ‘ingratiate himself’ with voters . Trial set for Bristol but Graham got it changed to Gloucester constituency . Later switched back and Old Etonian was ordered to remove the tweets .


A government inquiry is to be carried out into the impact of migrant children arriving in schools unable to speak English. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan revealed she has ordered officials to start 'mapping the pressures' on the state schools system. It comes less than six months after she told the head of Ofsted it was not 'helpful' to warn that schools are struggling to cope with an 'influx' of migrants. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan revealed she has ordered officials to start 'mapping the pressures' on the state schools system caused by immigration . Immigration has played a low-key role in the Tory election campaign to date, after David Cameron spectacularly to meet his pledge to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. The Tory leader vowed to cut the number below 100,000 'no ifs, no buts', but latest figures show the number hit 298,000 in the year to September. In an interview today Mrs Morgan admitted it is a 'big issue' for voters and revealed she has asked the Department for Education to examine the impact on schools. It is expected to look at how migrant children perform in exams and how schools with large immigrant populations cope. Mrs Morgan told the Sunday Telegraph: 'I think there is pressure in the classrooms in terms of teaching — how prepared [immigrant] children are when they start school. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw last year warned schools had faced an 'influx' of immigrants . 'It would be wrong to say immigration holds results back or affects overall qualifications ultimately. But at the start of primary school, especially, it means that teachers have to tailor their lessons, to spend longer with pupils who have English as a second language. 'We are looking at that in the Department — exactly mapping the pressures, what teachers have to do, the resources that takes. I am very keen to know.' She added that she wanted to ensure that migrant children have caught up with other pupils before the end of the Year 1, aged six or seven. In October last year, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw was challenged about the increased worked of teachers caused by a large number of children who could not speak English. Sir Michael said: 'Schools need the resources to deal with that. 'When they're faced with an influx of children from other countries, they need the resources and capacity to deal with it, and if those resources aren't there, that's a big issue for government. That's the first thing and we'll be producing reports on this fairly soon.' Net long-term migration to the UK was estimated to be 298,000 in the year ending September 2014, a major rise on the 210,000 figure a year earlier . But a week later Mrs Morgan questioned Sir Michael's language and played down the scale of the problem. 'Obviously Sir Michael Wilshaw has gone round to various schools but no, when I go round schools I see that they have adapted and are doing extremely well with students who do come from abroad. 'I

Summary: Nicky Morgan asks officials to start 'mapping the pressures' on schools . Education Secretary says immigration is a 'big issue' for voters . Last year warned Ofsted it was not 'helpful' to talk about migrant 'influx'


Think global cultural attractions and it's not the first destination that springs to mind. But Benidorm, the package holiday Mecca famous for a lowbrow British TV sitcom and adult entertainer Sticky Vicky is bidding for Unesco World Heritage status. However, the brash British holiday playground is not getting ideas above its station, say those pushing for its membership to the world's most exclusive culture club. Scroll down for video . High rise holiday resort Benidorm, dating to the 1960s, wants the same recognition as other 'world wonders' like Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China . Sociology professor Mario Gaviria, the force behind an application to Unesco, argues that Benidorm should be praised for being one of the few places where beach holidays are accessible for all . They believe the high rise holiday resort dating to the 1960s deserves the same recognition as other 'world wonders' like Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China. Sociology professor Mario Gaviria, the force behind the application, argues that Benidorm should be praised for being one of the few places where beach holidays are accessible for all. 'During the past 50 years, some 250 million visitors have enjoyed Benidorm. It's a symbol of harmonious coexistence that happily brings together people of all nationalities and languages,' he said. Many Britons know the resort because of popular comedy Benidorm, featuring The Garvey Family (pictured) Spain already boasts more than 40 Unesco world heritage sites, including Granada's Alhambra Palace and Donana National Park in Huelva. Benidorm officials said the mass-market resort was applying in order to reinvent its own image. 'It's the most sustainable and best-designed city of the Mediterranean,' said Mayor Agustín Navarro. 'We want to protect all that we've achieved during the recent decades as well as give it dignity and value.' A decision over the application could take up to six years to be made. Benidorm officials said the mass-market resort was applying in order to reinvent its own image .

Summary: Benidorm officials said the resort was applying to reinvent its own image . 'It's a symbol of harmonious coexistence,' says sociology professor . Mayor Agustín Navarro said 'it's the best-designed city of the Med'


While being white, blonde and an attractive Anglo-Saxon shouldn't ensue judgement, according to Ellie Laing, SBS news reporter, it does come with a barrage of unfair perceptions. In an article by The Australian written on Monday, Jim Carroll, the News and Current Affairs Director of SBS, was reported to be taking a more 'commercial' approach to the network by hiring 'good-looking, female, Anglo-Celtic' journalists. While Carroll denies he is hiring based on these standards, many of the journalists hired since his appointment in 2013 have fit the above bill. 'Never mind the fact that I work damned hard': SBS reporter Ellie Laing has launched a scathing attack on an article in The Australian that suggested she and other journalists were hired for being young, white and female . Ellie Laing, SBS news reporter who was hired by Carroll, has now hit back at claims she was hired for her beauty over her brains in an open letter to critics. 'When a compliment suggesting I might be, in some way “attractive," I’ll take it, with delight,' she wrote in an open letter circulated to several news outlets. 'What I won’t take is a suggestion that because I'm “attractive”, white and a woman it somehow detracts from the credibility and substance of the news service I work for.' Laing also wrote that despite a near decade of experience, hard work, established contacts and a regular six day week gig working as a journalism teacher at Macleay College on the side, none of this was taken into account. Diversity: The SBS was criticised for hiring young attractive reporters, with Sarah Abo one of the journalists mentioned in the article . 'In my case it didn't mention the near decade of experience I could bring to the newsroom after enjoying a long career across radio and TV at the ABC, Seven and Ten. Never mind the fact that I work damned hard.' The article also commented on the SBS content taking a more 'fluffy' lifestyle approach , which Laing shot back at by insisting a need for an inclusion of the arts and a more balanced approach to hard news. Beyond the affront on her looks, credibility and the content, Laing made sure to clear up one thing - she was hired for passion, not because she 'scrubs up alright.' Alyshia Gates is another of the SBS journalists whose position were questioned by The Australian . Finishing her letter with a fiery response for The Australian journalist behind the controversial article, Laing said: 'If he’d watched the bulletin a bit closer he would have seen I’ve changed my name to Ellie Laing (too). I got married late last year. And yes, on my wedding day, I looked the most “attractive” I've ever been.' While Laing stands by Carroll and claims that suggest the over importance her looks play, this article comes at the same week Karen Middleton, SBS political correspondent announced her departure from the network. It's believed by insiders she didn't have the right 'profile' to fit Carroll's new criterion. Whether it's sexism based on

Summary: Ellie Laing spoke out against claims of being hired for looks alone . The Australian claimed Jim Carroll only employed pretty, Anglo-Celtic girls . The article claims SBS is having an 'attractive' overhaul to boost ratings . It's believed Karen Middleton SBS political reporter's departure comes after she didn't 'fit the bill' Laing said article did not take into account decade of working 'damn hard' Told Daily Mail Australia that reaction to her letter has been supportive .


Satellite TV operator DirecTV has pulled the plug on its popular advertising campaign featuring 80s heartthrob Rob Lowe after complaints by rival Comcast. The cable company complained to the Better Business Bureau's National Advertising Division (NAD) that the ads featured a number of false claims and the watchdog has ruled that several of the campaign's claims couldn't be substantiated. The series of ads, which launched last October, featured the 50-year-old actor playing two characters: a handsome Lowe in a slick suit who is always the DirecTV customer and then an 'odd or awkward alter-ego' who was a cable user. Scroll down for video . Satellite TV operator DirecTV is ending its advertising campaign featuring 80s heartthrob Rob Lowe after complaints by rival Comcast that their claims couldn't be substantiated . The ads all ended with Lowe saying: 'Don't be like this me — Get rid of cable and upgrade to DirecTV.' The NAD report highlighted a number of inaccurate claims concerning signal reliability, shorter customer service wait times, better picture and sound quality and a better sports package. Other issues included the 'superiority message' of Lowe's closing phrase, as well as DirecTV's 'rated No. 1 claim' and another that stated that it has been 'ranked higher than cable for over 10 years.' The NAD also recommended that DirecTV 'either discontinue the price claim featured in the "Scrawny Arms Rob Lowe" commercial or modify it to reflect the price of a package that included the sports programming featured in the commercial.' 'While humor can be an effective and creative way for advertisers to highlight the differences between their products and their competitor's, humor and hyperbole do not relieve an advertiser of the obligation to support messages that their advertisements might reasonably convey — especially if the advertising disparages a competitor's product,' the NAD said on Tuesday. A National Advertising Division report highlighted a series of inaccuracies concerning signal reliability, shorter customer service wait times, better picture and sound quality . 'Given the absence in the record of supporting evidence, NAD recommended the advertiser discontinue the claims.' DirecTV has said it disagrees with NAD's findings with respect to its ranking claims, picture quality claims and sports programming claims and that it plans to appeal. The operator is discontinuing the Lowe-fronted ads, but claims that 'it was always scheduled to end at the end of Q1'. 'We wanted to launch our new campaign with Hannah Davis in the Final Four [NCAA basketball championship], Jon Gieselman, SVP, Marketing at DirecTV told TheWrap. 'We always reserve the right to bring back the Rob Lowe campaign, either in its current form or with new spots, it has been extremely successful for the brand.' The company had previously argued that its advertisements were 'so outlandish and exaggerated that no reasonable consumer would believe that the statements being made by the alter-ego characters are comparative or need to be substantiated.'

Summary: Satellite TV operator has ended the campaign after complaints by rival Comcast that their claims couldn't be substantiated . Launched last October, the ads had featured Rob Lowe playing a slick DirecTV customer and an 'odd or awkward alter-ego' who had cable . Number of inaccuracies highlighted concerning signal reliability, shorter customer service wait times, better picture and sound quality . DirecTV claims the campaign was always going to end at the end of Q1 .


Broadcaster Stephen A. Smith has once again taken a controversial stance on domestic violence on ESPN's First Take. Nine months after Smith received a one-week suspension for claiming women can play a role in provoking men into violence, Smith tried to to claim that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr's career should be looked at separate from his domestic violence history. In the discussion, he told fellow anchor Cari Champion that he understood why she disagreed with his stance because she was a woman and 'should feel that way'. Scroll down for video . ESPN's First Take anchor Stephen A. Smith is under fire for claiming that Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing career should be looked at independently from his domestic violence history . Responding to a 'Good vs. Evil' approach Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach is taking prior to the boxer's upcoming fight against Mayweather, Smith questioned how Mayweather is being portrayed in the media. When co-host Cari Champion said she had an issue with Mayweather's domestic violence history, Smith said that was because she's a woman and 'should feel that way . Mayweather has been convicted twice for domestic violence, according to the New York Post. 'What makes me uncomfortable is that they're also lumping all of this other stuff that Floyd Mayweather allegedly has done to say, "Well, you know what? Look at how much of a bad guy he is",' Smith told Champion and Skip Bayless on April 8. He added: 'When you take the position that you take, Cari, against - I got no problems with this, you're a woman, you should feel that way - anybody else, based on what he's been accused of, I get that. I have no issue whatsoever.' Champion jumped in, saying: 'I definitely have an issue with his domestic-violence record, but I also have an issue with how he treats women period outside the ring.' Smith stuck with his words, claiming that Champion only holds the position she has because she is a woman. He said: 'I'm saying that her position is clear because she's a woman, and this is how she feels he conducts himself. 'I am a boxing fan. When I'm talking about Mayweather-Pacquiao, I'm thinking about two dudes strictly in the boxing ring. And that's all I'm doing. 'But Freddie Roach takes this to another level. Anybody that's rooting for Floyd Mayweather, it's almost like, "What kind of person are you!" Floyd Mayweather Jr, left, is set to face off against boxer Manny Pacquiao on Saturday. Pacquiao's trainer has taken a 'good vs evil' approach to the fight, claiming Pacquiao represents good and Mayweather represents evil . 'And when you feed into it by grasping what he says, it's almost like, "What kind of a person are you!" I'm a guy that loves boxing.' In a July episode of First Take, Smith victim-blamed when he said women play a role in preventing attacks in the wake of the Ray Rice scandal. During the discussion, Smith alluded to women in abuse cases when he said, 'Let's make sure we don't do anything

Summary: Stephen A. Smith said Floyd Mayweather Jr's boxing career should be looked at as separate from his domestic violence history . Mayweather has been convicted twice for domestic violence in the past . Smith said that people are 'lumping all of this other stuff that Floyd Mayweather allegedly has done', which sheds a bad light on him . Co-anchor Cari Champion said she has 'an issue with how he treats women period outside the ring' Smith said she holds that position because she's a woman and that as a boxing fan, he looks at 'two dudes strictly in the boxing ring'


The lovers who got the most complaints in New York City for loud sex are a handyman and the girlfriend he pops round for quickies with in the building where he works. The 25-year-old boytoy is the lover, of a Dominican woman in her late 30s, who invites him round for romps around her entire apartment in Brooklyn. The apartment block was named in a league table of complaints made to New York authorities about loud sex. Most complained: The building maintenance worker (left) and his girlfriend (right), who is now four months pregnant, were complained about six times for excessive noise at the Bay Ridge block, official records show . Say it loud: This is the apartment block with six calls made to 311 - New York city's non-emergency number - because of complaints of loud sex . Blue: The woman who was complained about was spoken to by police today. She later left, saying: 'I'm doing what I'm doing in my own apartment. I'm not hurting anyone.' The woman whose moans during sex sparked the highest number of complaints in New York said today: 'I'm not hurting anyone'. The woman, who declined to give her name, walked out of the apartment block wearing striped maxi dres, a white jacket and sunglasses. She looked upset and said she was hurt by all the attention - and revealed she was pregnant. She said: 'I'm four months pregnant. 'I'm doing what I'm doing in my own apartment. I'm not hurting anyone. My neighbors calling the city are going about it the wrong way'. The league table, compiled by DNAInfo, showed that there were six complaints at the Bay Ridge block, which has 59 separate apartments. The outcome of the complaints was not recorded. Speaking to Daily Mail Online the boyfriend said that he didn't see what the problem was - and wouldn't mind if other people were as noisy as him. He outed himself after Daily Mail Online asked him and the building manager who had been making the complaints. The boyfriend said: 'I don't believe it because I'm the one who stays there. I pop in there a lot. 'I don't think it's true. I don't understand why - other people make louder noises. Other people do the same. 'Everyone has their own way. People above and below us are noisy too. I sometimes stamp my feet to get them to quieter down. 'I wouldn't mind if the people next door were doing the same!' When Daily Mail Online knocked on the apartment door a dog barked loudly and after a pause a woman said: 'Hello?' Asked for comment she said: 'I'm unavailable at the moment'. Neighbour Siddharth Shah, 29, a Long Island University student, said that sometimes the lovers fight and make a racket - but mostly they make love. He said: 'It happens three or four times a week though I'm at school in the day so it could be more. 'They usually go at it for 10 to 15 minutes and I hear them all over the apartment. 'Sometimes

Summary: Block in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, got most complaints about noisy sex in the city with six in a year . Building maintenance worker, 25, admitted to Daily Mail Online he was man at center of complaints when he went to see his older girlfriend . One complaint said woman was screaming 'Oh yeah, oh, do it to me' and frustrated neighbor said today: 'I can hear them all over the apartment' HE says: 'I don't understand why - other people make louder noises' and SHE says: 'I'm not hurting anyone' - and she's four months pregnant .


When most of us get caught in the rain, it's not a pretty sight. But, as their latest campaign proves, when you're a Victoria's Secret Angel, it's a far more glamorous affair. Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk and Jasmine Tookes, three of the brand's most celebrated postergirls, don see-through macs, glossy blow-dries and push-up bras in the lingerie giant's new campaign. Elsa Hosk, Candice Swanepoel and Jasmine Tookes are the stars of Victoria's Secret's latest lingerie campaign to promote the brand's Dream Angels range . Candice leads the glamour by guiding her fellow supermodels through an energetic routine, all whilst showing off the brand's new Dream Angels range of underwear. Each of the girls carries the pink striped umbrella, which shoppers receive for free when they purchase two bras from the new range and will no doubt become the season's hottest accessory. Described as the brand's most romantic collection yet, the underwear comes in blush pink tones and classic, crisp whites. Often embellished with bows and adorned with lace and crystals, the range is both flirty and feminine. Candice shows off her incredibly honed physique as she guides her fellow models through an energetic routine using the umbrellas as a prop . Victoria's Secret Dream Angels push up bra . Buy here... Visit site . Sometimes there's nothing sexier than a little white lingerie set. But don't just take our word for it. Cast your eyes over the impossibly gorgeous Victoria's Secret Angels here. Candice Swanepoel and co. look angelic in their simple white hot pieces in the latest campaign. A fresh white set is confident and chic, so why not update your smalls by clicking right to get Candice's stylish lace-trimmed bra now? A white bra will be your go-to piece for everyday wear, plus it'll compliment that summer tan perfectly when it comes to undressing! We're also crushing on these styles below from the likes of Topshop and DKNY. Everyday essentials have never been so alluring! DKNY Intimates lace bra at Zappos . Visit site . Topshop lace bra . Visit site . b.tempt'd Ciao Bella bra at Zappos . Visit site . Wacoal bra at Bloomingdales . Visit site . Whilst she oozes confidence in the campaign, the 26-year-old South African model admits that it's taken her some time to feel comfortable in her skin . Described as the brand's most romantic collection yet, the underwear comes in blush pink tones and classic, crisp whites, as showcased by Candice . It's been a successful week for Candice, who recently appeared in Max Factor's latest beauty campaign as none other than silver screen legend Marilyn Monroe. The 26-year-old South African bombshell oozes old Hollywood glamour in the series of shots, which see her don a platinum blonde wig, a crimson pout and a dramatic cat-eye flick. Max Factor, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, is the brand widely accredited for transforming Monroe from a mousy brunette to a knockout blonde back in 1935, and delivering her with the iconic look showcased by Candice today. Candice may radiate confidence these days,

Summary: Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk and Jasmine Tookes promote underwear . Candice leads her fellow models through an energetic routine in the video . Models carry new Victoria's Secret umbrellas, which shoppers can get free .


Neil Phillips, the team doctor for England's victorious 1966 World Cup campaign, has died at the age of 83. Manager Sir Alf Ramsey promoted Phillips from his role as Under-23 team doctor just before the '66 World Cup as seniors doctor Alan Bass had run out of holiday and could not join up with the squad for their preparation camp in Lilleshall. Phillips, who was born in Tredegar in south Wales, was England's team doctor for the defence of the Jules Rimet trophy four years later in Mexico and left the FA in 1974 following Ramsey's departure. Dr Neil Phillips (right), pictured with Sir Alf Ramsey (centre) was England's doctor at the 1966 World Cup . Phillips was a former director at Middlesbrough and also used to have a surgery in Redcar. A service of thanksgiving will take place on Wednesday April 8 in Dr Phillips' home town of Malvern in Worcestershire. The FA said: 'Our thoughts are with Neil's family and friends at this sad time.' Phillips was also with England in 1974, alongside Kevin Keegan (centre) and Mick Channon .

Summary: Neil Phillips was part of Sir Alf Ramsey's backroom staff for World Cup . Phillips was a late addition to the team, after being promoted from U23s . He also worked with England for 1970 and 1974 World Cups .


Sunderland are under pressure to suspend England star Adam Johnson after he was charged with grooming and three counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. Johnson, 27, has been bailed to appear before Peterlee magistrates on May 20 — the same day Sunderland travel to Arsenal — where it is expected the case will be sent to the Crown Court. If found guilty, Johnson faces a lengthy prison term. Sunderland chiefs held talks on Thursday to decide Johnson’s future, knowing that if they suspend their top scorer he would miss the club’s remaining six games. They are just a point above the Barclays Premier League drop zone and travel to Stoke tomorrow. Adam Johnson leaves Peterlee police station after being charged with three offences of sexual activity . Johnson leaves the Peterlee police station after learning of the charges against him . The 27-year-old looks on during Sunderland's 1-0 Premier League win against Newcastle earlier this month . Johnson was suspended by the club after his arrest on March 2 but that was lifted when his bail was extended by five weeks a fortnight later. He returned to training under new boss Dick Advocaat and has featured as a substitute in Sunderland’s last three matches, including the 1-0 derby win over Newcastle. The suspension could now be reimposed. Johnson is accused of three offences of sexual activity with a child, contrary to Section 9 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The offences are alleged to have taken place between December 30 last year and February 26. Johnson has also been charged with meeting a child following sexual grooming under Section 15 of the same Act. Gerry Wareham, CPS chief Crown prosecutor for the North East, said: ‘Following an investigation by Durham Police, I have today authorised police to charge Adam Johnson, aged 27, with four offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Johnson will now appear at Peterlee Magistrates Court on May 20 . The England international (right) was wearing a black tracksuit as he attended the hearing in County Durham . Johnson was accompanied by his lawyer as the Sunderland winger arrived at the police station on Thursday . ‘The offences are alleged to have been committed on one girl aged 15 at the time. We have reviewed the available evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and concluded that there is a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to charge Adam Johnson. ‘Durham Police have charged the defendant accordingly and he is due to appear before Peterlee Magistrates on May 20. It is important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could prejudice these proceedings. The complainant in this case is entitled to lifelong anonymity under the law.’ Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Summary: Adam Johnson charged with three offences of sexual activity with girl, 15 . Winger also facing charge of grooming and had been bailed until May 20 . Sunderland chiefs held talks Thursday night to discuss Johnson's future . READ: Johnson charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child . READ: Johnson's Sunderland future in doubt .


A woman who won $1million off a scratch-off lottery ticket given to her in a birthday card from a friend plans to share her earnings with her friend's family. Theresa Dybalski, a retired insurance company from Lackawanna, New York, was celebrating at a birthday lunch when she received the ticket. Her friend who gave it to her, however, has died since Dybalski's birthday. So she plans to share her winnings with family members of her friend, who has not been named. Theresa Dybalski, a retired insurance company from Lackawanna, New York, won $1million off of a $5 scratch off lottery ticket . The ticket was given to her by a friend during a lunch celebrating Dybalski's birthday. The friend has since died, so Dybalski plans to share her winnings with the friend's family . 'She was a kind, sweet, loving lady who would bend over backwards to help you out. Hopefully she's present here as I am receiving this great reward,' she said of her friend, according to AOL. It wasn't until she scratched off the last box in the last row that she realized that she saw her number matched and saw the word "Jackpot'. Dybalski received a lump-sum payment of $522,822 after taxes last month. Other than sharing with her friend, she plans to address 'a couple of issues around the house', she told Buffalo News. Dybalski received a lump-sum payment of $522,822 after taxes from her $1million winnings last month. She plans to share her earnings as well as address 'a couple issues around the house'

Summary: Theresa Dybalski, of Lakawanna, New York, was given the lottery ticket inside a birthday card from a friend . Her friend who gave her the card died shorty after she won . She received a lump-sum payment of $522,822 after taxes last month . Dybalski plans on sharing the money with her and her friend's family and plans to address 'a couple issues around the house'


The number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean has been increasing in recent years and they now account for almost ten per cent of the overall black population in the United States. Foreign-born blacks made up just 3.1 per cent of the black population in 1980, but they accounted for 8.7 per cent of that group in 2013, according to a report from the Pew Research Center. With 3.8 million foreign-born blacks already living in the United States, the center estimates 16.5 per cent of the US black population will be comprised of immigrants by 2060. The nearly 586,000 Haitians (above) in the US account for about 15 per cent of the black immigrant population . Foreign-born blacks were 3.1 per cent of the black population in 1980, but made up 8.7 per cent of group in 2013 . About 50 per cent of the black immigrant population hail from the Caribbean and 36 per cent come from Africa . Immigrants from Jamaica and Haiti make up approximately a third of the foreign-born black population, while immigrants from Ethiopia, Nigeria and Ghana make up about 15 per cent of the population, according to the Pew Center. Most of the immigrants are from Jamaica and Haiti . Overall about 50 per cent of the black immigrant population hail from the Caribbean, while 36 per cent come from Africa. Immigrants from Central and South America account for most of the remaining population. The immigrant increase is especially notable in cities with large black populations. In the Miami metro area, about 34 per cent of blacks are foreign-born compared to 28 per cent in New York City and 15 per cent in Washington, DC. The majority of the 40 million US-born African Americans trace their heritage to African ancestors brought to America as slaves. The shift is causing the black population in the US to become less homogenous, the Washington Post reported. Black immigrants tend to be older, more likely to have a college degree and less likely to live in poverty than the US-born population, according to the Pew report. Foreign-born blacks are also more likely to be married and have a higher income. Demographer William Frey said: 'Just because they’re new immigrants, they have different needs and patterns, probably in terms of language in many cases, in terms of assimilation. 'And so they probably shouldn’t be confused with native-born blacks in lots of ways, who have their own needs to be addressed.” The Ethiopian New Year Celebration in Washington in 2012. There are about 191,000 Ethiopian immigrants . Foreign-born blacks are more likely to be married and mostly have higher incomes than the US-born population . Immigrants from Jamaica (above) and Haiti make up approximately a third of the foreign-born black population .

Summary: Foreign-born blacks made up 3.1 per cent of the black population in 1980 . That number has been on rise and they were 8.7 per cent of group in 2013 . Majority of immigrants are from Jamaica, Haiti, Ethiopia and Nigeria . Black immigrants more likely to have college degree and have a higher income and are less likely to live in poverty than the US-born population . Foreign-born blacks are now large part of population in NYC, DC and Miami .


The former BBC economics editor made headlines last week after it emerged she had been ‘secretly’ dating Ed Miliband . Former BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders yesterday broke her silence over her fling with Ed Miliband, describing it as 'fleeting and very costly'. She made headlines last week after it emerged she had been ‘secretly’ dating the Labour leader when he first met his wife Justine in 2004. In a brief message on Twitter yesterday she said: ‘We “dated” fleetingly in 2004. Very costly few weeks it turns out’. It was unclear whether Miss Flanders was voicing regret over her relationship with Mr Miliband, or was embarrassed by the media coverage – or both. Miss Flanders, 46, accused the media of ‘raking over’ Mr Miliband’s past in the run-up to the election. But in fact the revelation about the timing of her relationship with the future Labour leader was revealed by Mrs Miliband during a soft-focus interview with the Labour-supporting Mirror newspaper, which was headlined ‘How I fell in love with Ed’. Mrs Miliband revealed the couple had first met at a London dinner party hosted by Miss Flanders in 2004. She recalled: ‘I thought he was good-looking and clever and seemed to be unattached. But we just went down a conversation cul-de-sac. Apparently we had nothing in common. ‘He just wanted to talk about economics – one of my least favourite subjects. None of our conversations went anywhere.’ Mrs Miliband said she had been ‘furious’ when she later found out that her future husband was not ‘unattached’ at all and was ‘secretly going out with’ the woman who had invited her to dinner. She did not name Miss Flanders. But Tony Blair’s biographer John Rentoul later revealed it was common knowledge in Labour circles that the BBC woman had hosted the dinner party. Mr Rentoul said: ‘Could the secrecy have been because he was a Treasury special adviser and Stephanie Flanders was a BBC economics journalist?’ The revelations also revived stories about Miss Flanders’s former relationship with Labour’s shadow chancellor Ed Balls, which is said to have been more serious than her fling with Mr Miliband. Miss Flanders, daughter of Michael Flanders of the musical comedy duo Flanders and Swann, met Mr Balls in 1989 at Harvard University where they were both Kennedy scholars. They later worked together as leader writers at the Financial Times. Miss Flanders, 46, accused the media of ‘raking over’ Mr Miliband’s past in the run-up to the election. Miss Flanders, now a mother of two, went on to spend years reporting on economics for the BBC, firstly on Newsnight and then as the corporation’s economics editor. In 2013 she quit the corporation to take a lucrative job as chief European market strategist for the fabulously wealthy US investment bank JP Morgan, where Tony Blair is a senior adviser. Last week’s revelations led to a series of stories about Mr Miliband’s tangled love life before he met his wife. In an interview yesterday, the Labour leader played down the controversy, saying: ‘I’m not at all bothered about

Summary: Ms Flanders was ‘secretly’ dating Labour leader when he first met Justine . Yesterday she confirmed story, tweeting: 'We “dated” fleetingly in 2004' Miss Flanders, 46, accused the media of ‘raking over’ Mr Miliband’s past .