Alexis Sanchez is the only current player good enough to get into the great Arsenal teams of yesteryear, according to club legend Frank McLintock. The Chile international has been a smash hit since arriving from Barcelona last summer and his 20 goals in all competitions have powered Arsenal's season. The Gunners are second in the Barclays Premier League following an eight-match winning run and face Reading on Saturday in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The performances of Chilean star Alexis Sanchez have caught the eye of Arsenal legend Frank McLintock . Scottish defender McLintock made 403 appearances for the Highbury club between 1964 and 1973 . McLintock lifts the FA Cup following Arsenal's win over Liverpool in 1971, part of their Double win . And McLintock, the Scottish defender who made 403 appearances for the club between 1964 and 1973, has praised his debut-season contribution. He told Perform: 'I heard it said recently how many of the Arsenal side would get into past Arsenal sides? 'They said probably Sanchez and that's not too far away. Two or three others would come close.' Arsenal have left their good form too late to sustain a title push, with Chelsea currently seven-points ahead with a game in hand. Sanchez celebrates with team-mate Aaron Ramsey after the Welshman scored their winner at Burnley . Sanchez celebrates scoring Arsenal's third goal against Liverpool last Saturday . Frank McLintock was a Scottish centre-half who joined Arsenal for a club record £80,000 in October 1964. He spent nine seasons at Highbury, the latter part as club captain. He won the league title in 1971, along with the FA Cup, which Arsenal retained 12 months later. They also tasted European success in 1970, beating Anderlecht to win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In all, he played 403 matches for the club, scoring 32 goals. And McLintock believes the club need to raise their expectations ahead of the next campaign. He said: 'I think we have to be a bit better than we are. But they're doing well, I'm happy they're doing well - it's a good sign. 'I don't want to see Arsenal talking about getting top four, I can't believe they're setting their standards that low. 'They should be talking about wanting to win the championship and winning our first European Cup. 'I don't want to see us talking as though getting fourth place is good enough, we should be aiming our sights much higher.'

Summary: Former Arsenal defender impressed by Chilean star's debut season . Says Sanchez would be close to winning a place in best Gunners teams . Arsenal are second in Premier League after eight-match winning run . They also face Reading this Saturday in semi-finals of FA Cup . READ: Arsenal have doubts over signing Liverpool star Sterling .


Luke Rockhold staked his claim in New Jersey as the top middleweight contender in the UFC. Up next, Rockhold wants a title shot and a shot at MMA history in New York. Rockhold capped a brief and brilliant appearance in the cage with a rear naked choke at 2:32 of the second round and made Lyoto Machida tap to win a main event showdown between two of the top middleweights in UFC on Saturday night. Luke Rockhold beat Lyoto Machida by second-round submission in New Jersey . Rockhold celebrates his victory and now wants a shot at the middleweight title . 'I am the No 1 contender,' Rockhold said. 'I'm the best guy around.' Rockhold should be next in line for a pay-per-view title shot in the 185-pound division. With a dominant win over the 36-year-old Machida, he positioned himself to take on the winner of the UFC 187 fight next month between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. Machida never put up much of a fight in his brief stint in the cage. Rockhold lost on his UFC debut in 2013, then rebounded with wins over Costas Philippou, Tim Boetsch, Michael Bisping. He won his third straight fight via submission and looked at his best at the Prudential Center. 'I did my part,' Rockhold said. 'Weidman, you're going to do your part. Let's take this across the way. Madison Square Garden, let's make history.' Rockhold was dominant from the first bell as he cruised to victory against Machida . Machida was marked up badly after the first round and didn't last long in the second session . MMA would have to become legalized in New York for that bout to happen . The Senate again approved a bill to legalize and regulate the combat sport that includes boxing, judo, wrestling and kickboxing. UFC remained hopeful that the assembly will finally approve the bill that would allow the promotion to stage a dream card in December at MSG. 'If it doesn't happen, it'll be crazy,' UFC President Dana White said. Jacare Souza, the No 1 ranked middleweight, made short work of Chris Camozzi in the co-main event. Souza won with an armbar submission at 2:33 of the first round. Jacare Souza (right) grapples with Chris Camozzi on his way to victory in the first round . Souza needed less than five minutes to earn victory and also wants a middleweight title shot . Souza, who lost to Rockhold in his Strikeforce days, hoped he could earn a shot at Weidman's title with a fight against Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero. But when Romero was injured, Camozzi stepped in on short notice - and a shorter fight. Souza won his eighth straight UFC fight and hoped a month ago a win would mean his name would get called next for a middleweight title fight. Machida-Rockhold and Souza-Romero would have been a Final Four showcase of the best of the UFC middleweight contenders. But Romero's last-minute scratch meant Souza likely has a longer wait for the biggest fight of his UFC career. 'I want to

Summary: Luke Rockhold submitted Lyoto Machida in the second round . He now wants the winner of Chris Weidman vs Vitor Belfort next month . Rockhold won by rear naked choke in a one-sided fight . Jacare Souza beat late replacement Chris Camozzi in the first round .


The son of Linford Christie was caught with almost £1,500 worth of crack cocaine and heroin - just months after he was jailed for allowing his home to be used as a drugs den, a court heard today. Liam Linford Oliver-Christie, 29, whose father is the former Olympic sprinter, was caught with the drugs under his floorboards during a police raid in West Kensington, west London. Officers uncovered the haul and ‘drugs paraphernalia’ with the help of a sniffer dog at his council flat in September 2013 - and Oliver-Christie today admitted two counts of possessing class A drugs. Drugs charges: Liam Linford Oliver-Christie (pictured outside Isleworth Crown Court today) was caught with the drugs under his floorboards during a police raid in West Kensington, west London, in September 2013 . Isleworth Crown Court in Middlesex was told today that the drugs cache included 14.1g (0.50oz) of cocaine of up to 40 per cent purity and 841mg (0.03oz) of heroin of up to 60 per cent purity. Neil Griffin, prosecuting, said: ‘There was a search warrant executed on September 30 but Mr Oliver-Christie was not at home. However, under the floorboards there was a box containing drugs.’ Oliver-Christie, who today wore a black leather jacket and bright pink trainers, was jailed for 15 months at the same court in August 2012 for ‘turning a blind eye’ to drug dealing at his home. When officers burst into his home - on a road with an average property value of nearly £600,000 - they saw cocaine and heroin being thrown from the window of his raised ground floor flat. Raid: When officers burst into his home in West Kensington (above) - on a road with an average property value of nearly £600,000 - they saw cocaine and heroin being thrown from the window of his flat . A tub of white protein powder - used to ‘cut’ the drugs and up dealers’ profits - was also discovered, and the drugs found in the box had a street value of £1,410. Sprinter: Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) was the toast of British athletics for a decade . He had denied possessing criminal property but was convicted after a trial. Oliver-Christie also has a previous burglary conviction from 2002. Bailing him before sentencing on May 15, Judge Martin Edmunds QC said: ‘You have pleaded guilty to counts two and four of the indictment and those have been accepted by the Crown. ‘Sentence in this case will take place on May 19, and in the interim I will ask the Probation Service to prepare a pre-sentence report about you and address your drug issues.’ The court was told Oliver-Christie’s drug issues are now ‘under control,’ while he is being supported by friends and relatives. Emma Fenn, defending, said: ‘He has sought voluntary help and that has been resolved with family help. He is suitable for unpaid work if this passes the community threshold.' Two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, which Oliver-Christie denies, were ordered to lie on the court file. His

Summary: Liam Linford Oliver-Christie caught during police raid in west London . Officers found haul and 'drugs paraphernalia' with help of sniffer dog . They saw cocaine and heroin being thrown from the window of his flat . Admitted drugs possession at court and will be sentenced next month .


Adam Leheup, 34, was cleared of rape and sexual assault by a jury at Blackfriars Crown Court . An architect who was wooing 35 woman online was cleared today of raping a blind date hours after they met. Adam Leheup, 34, had denied forcing himself on the 25-year-old telling the jury the woman 'freaked out' when he tried to comfort her about her saggy breasts. During the week long trial the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed Leheup ignored her cries of 'no' and afterwards said: 'In my experience girls say no, but they don't mean it'. But following their deliberations a jury at Blackfriars Crown Court found the University of Greenwich graduate, a technical co-ordinator on the £500million Nine Elms Point Development not guilty of rape and sexual assault. The self-confessed first date addict had spent nearly a year on police bail before eventually being charged and appeared emotional, emitting a slight gasp, as he was cleared. Leheup told the jury they enjoyed a night-long date, which included wine and cocktails, with the young woman responding to his physical advances and allowing him to remove her bra in her bedroom so he could massage her back with oil. ‘I noticed she had unusually saggy breasts, she seemed uncomfortable about that,' he told the jury. 'I tried to comfort her by kissing and touching them, then she freaked out.’ He had fought back tears as he told jurors he never had sex with the young woman and didn't do anything she did not consent to. Leheup of Hersham, Surrey, revealed he was communicating with thirty-five woman at the time and regularly having sex with six of them, but stopped short with the complainant. 'She said: 'Stop' once and I turned to my side and started to go to sleep,' he told the jury. 'When girls have said nothing is going to happen, I've ended up having sex with them,' he added. The pair had met her just hours earlier on July 9, 2013, after the pair chatted on the 'Let's Date' mobile phone app. Leheup ended up returning to the woman's flat in the early hours of the morning after he missed his last train home. 'I told him nothing was going to happen, but he started to kiss me and I could tell he was naked,' the complainant told police, the court had heard. 'He took my clothes off and was on top of me and penetrated me and I was shouting: 'No' a lot, but he was not listening. Leheup appeared emotional after he was cleared of the charges following a week long trial at Blackfriars Crown Court . 'I was saying: 'No', but he thought it was a joke or something. Then maybe he realised I was serious and he calmed down. 'He said: 'Girl's say: 'No', but they don't mean it.' I just wanted him out. My flatmate said she was going to call the police, but he laughed at her and said it would just be a domestic.' Parkour and free-running fan, Leheup was

Summary: Adam Leheup found not guilty of rape and sexual assault by jury . 34-year-old met the complainant after on the 'Let's Date' app . Pair enjoyed a night out before Leheup went back to 25-year-old's flat . Leheup appeared emotional after being cleared at Blackfriars Crown Court .


Societies with less access to food and water are more likely to believe in an all-powerful deity, according to new research. The study uncovered a link between belief in God and other societal characteristics, such as a strong social hierarchy. Scientists suggest that religious beliefs help people cope in inhospitable habitats. A study suggests that societies with less access to food and water are more likely to believe in all-powerful, deities. Here, people carry bags of popcorn through a Christian cemetery, to sell in a shanty town in Lima, Peru . ‘When life is tough or when it's uncertain, people believe in big gods,’ said Russell Gray, a professor at the University of Auckland and a founding director of the Max Planck Institute for History and the Sciences in Jena, Germany. ‘Prosocial behaviour [actions that help others] maybe helps people do well in harsh or unpredictable environments.’ Together with other experts, he found that communities that believe in a high, controlling God or gods who enforce a moral code, tend to live in politically complex groups with a social hierarchy beyond the local community - and often tend to animals. While the emergence of religion has long been explained as a result of either culture or environmental factors, the study by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Centre (Nescent) in Durham, North Carolina, implies that it arises from a mixture of ecological, historical, and cultural factors. ‘When life is tough or when it's uncertain, people believe in big gods,’ said Russell Gray, a professor at the University of Auckland. Here, devotees prepare ritual rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god as they attend Pongal celebrations, at a slum in Mumbai . The UK is one of the least religious places in the world, according to a new survey. In a global ranking of 65 countries, the UK came sixth from last, with only 30 per cent of the population calling themselves religious. This compared to 53 per cent who said they were not religious and 13 per cent who are ‘convinced atheists’, with the remaining Britons saying they ‘did not know’. In contrast, 94 per cent of people in Thailand deem themselves religious, with Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia and Morocco completing the top five, with 93 per cent each. At the bottom of the list was China, where 61 per cent of people are atheists, with only six per cent regarding themselves as religious. It was followed by Japan where just 13 per cent are religious, Sweden with 19 per cent and the Czech Republic on 23 per cent. Globally two-thirds of people consider themselves religious. Those under the age of 34 tend to be more religious than other age groups, the survey by market researcher Win/Gallup International Association found. People without a formal education were also more likely to practice a faith. ‘When researchers discuss the forces that shaped human history, there is considerable disagreement as to whether our behaviour is primarily determined by culture or by the environment," said primary author Carlos Botero, of North Carolina State University. ‘We wanted to

Summary: Study was conducted by National Evolutionary Synthesis Centre, Durham . It suggests that societies with less access to food and water are more likely to believe in all-powerful, moralistic deities . Research also uncovered link between a belief in high gods who enforce a moral code and a strong social hierarchy .


Once in a while, a colossal chunk of ice breaks free from Antarctica's majestic landscape and drifts out into the ocean. In March, Nasa was able to capture this remarkable event from space during a process that was months in the making. The monster iceberg, larger than Manhattan, was spotted breaking away from West Antarctica's Getz Ice Shelf by the U.S. National Ice Center (NIC). Scroll down for video . Last month, Nasa captured a 17 miles (27km) long iceberg being born in the West Antarctica's Getz Ice Shelf. The image on the left shows the landscape before the iceberg broke three and on the right the monster berg floating in the ocean . Glaciers in the Amundsen Sea of west Antarctica are losing ice faster than anywhere else on the continent and are the largest contributors to the rise of sea levels. Measuring 17 miles (27km) long, iceberg B-34 appears to have fractured and moved out into in the Amundsen Sea sometime in mid- to late-February 2015, Nasa said. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Modis) on Nasa's Terra and Aqua satellites took images spanning the calving event. B-34 is the 34th iceberg from the 'B' quadrant of Antarctica to be tracked by the NIC. The new berg is still smaller, however, than the much older B-15T- a fragment of B-15 that initially broke off from the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. The first image (left) shows the iceberg on February 16, when it was still attached to the ice shelf. By February 28 (middle), it appears to have separated somewhat. By March 5 (right), it is floating freely . B-34 is the 34th iceberg from the 'B' quadrant of Antarctica to be tracked by the NIC. Glaciers in this region are losing ice faster than anywhere else on the continent and are the largest contributors to the rise of sea levels . Large icebergs can have large-scale impacts on the Southern Ocean. For example, as the bergs melt, the addition of cold, fresh water to the saltwater ocean can affect ocean currents and circulation. Researchers have shown, however, that even more fresh water comes from the melting of smaller and much more numerous bergs. The Amundsen Sea has long been thought to be the weakest ice sheet in the West Antarctic. A study published in December suggests the barren region is haemorrhaging ice at a rate triple that of a decade ago. Researchers believe that the melting of glaciers in West Antarctica, which contain enough water to raise sea levels by at least a metre, may be irreversible. The findings of the 21-year study by Nasa and the University of California, Irvine claim to provide the most accurate estimates yet of just how fast glaciers are melting in the Amundsen Sea Embayment. Scientists found the rate by taking radar, laser and satellite measurements of the glaciers' mass between 1992 and 2013. They found they lost an average 83 gigatons per year (91.5 billion U.S. tons), or the equivalent of losing the water weight of Mount Everest every two years. Scientists

Summary: Iceberg fractured from Getz Ice Shelf and moved into the Amundsen Sea sometime in mid- to late-February . Region is losing ice faster than anywhere on the continent and is the largest contributor to rise of sea levels . Scientists are combining images such as this with noises from icebergs to detect how glaciers are melting .


Encounters with common dolphins off the west of Scotland have more than doubled over a decade, according to experts. And now research is under way to find out why, with scientists proposing that climate change may have caused the surge in numbers. Common dolphins were once a rare sight in the Hebrides, preferring warmer waters found further south, leading experts to believe that global warming has led to pods moving north. Encounters with common dolphins (a stock image is shown) off the west of Scotland have more than doubled over a decade, according to a leading research body. Monitoring by Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust teams has seen the number of encounters increase by 68 per cent over the past 12 years . Monitoring by Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust teams has seen the number of encounters with common dolphins increase by 68 per cent over the past 12 years. The dolphins come to the Hebrides in spring to take advantage of seasonal food stocks, travelling in large groups and sometimes forming ‘super-pods’ of thousands of individuals. The species, which are smaller than the area’s resident bottlenose dolphins, often approach boats and play in the wake, the trust said. While they were once drawn to warmer waters above 10°C south of the area, climate change is causing sea surface temperatures in the Hebrides to rise by around 0.5 °C a decade. And warmer water species appear to be colonising new areas further north or closer to shore, the trust said. The dolphins are moving further north than they did decades ago, possibly because the water has become warmer. While the shift could create new feeding opportunities for the common dolphins, it could increase competition between other types of dolphin or seabirds. An Oystercatcher on the Isle of Mull is shown . The shift north could be creating new opportunities for the common dolphins to find food in new areas, but may mean the species is competing for fish with other types of dolphin or seabirds. Volunteers will live, work and sleep on Silurian research ship for up to 12 days. They will receiving training and work with scientists to conduct visual surveys, acoustic monitoring using specialist equipment, and cetacean identification through dorsal fin photography. They will also help run Silurian - giving them a chance to learn to sail and navigate. Areas covered depend on the weather but will range from Mull of Kintyre in the south, Cape Wrath in the north and St Kilda in the west. These seas are one of Europe’s most important cetacean habitats. Participation costs range from £683 to £1,500 to cover boat expenses, accommodation, training, food and insurance, and support the trust’s research. More information can be found at HWDT. Colder water species such as the white beaked dolphin could be forced to retreat further north, and while the trust said it had found no evidence of the white beaked dolphin being displaced, continued monitoring of the situation is needed. The charity is calling for volunteers to join its research vessel Silurian to help conduct visual

Summary: Common dolphins were once rare in the Hebrides, preferring warmer water . But their numbers have risen by 68 per cent over the last 12 years . Scientists believe this could be due to the waters warming by 0.5°C . Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is recruiting volunteers for monitoring .


A boy of 13 has become one of the UK's youngest murderers after he was jailed for killing a woman he had just mugged by stamping on her face so hard it left a footprint on her cheek. Shocking CCTV footage shows the horrendous moment Petri Kurti murdered 47-year-old Glynis Bensley before he fled to a nearby park in Smethwick, West Midlands and boasted about the savage attack. The schoolboy, who can be named after a judge lifted a reporting restriction order, was jailed for a minimum of 12 years today and will be on licence for life. His co-defendant, Zoheb Majid, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for manslaughter and robbery. Scroll down for video . CCTV of the attack was shown in court, with 13-year-old Kurti seen jumping Ms Bensley as she walked home. Co-defendant Majid then joined in, with the pair leaving her for dead in a pool of her own blood . Killed: Glynis Bensley was murdered by Petri Kurti, 13, as she walked home in Smethwick, West Midlands . Sentencing Judge John Warner said the boy had been 'running wild' in his home life. 'You come from a home where there has been a complete lack of boundaries or structure where neither parents understand the seriousness of your behaviour - they blame others. 'This reinforces your own clear reluctance to take responsibility for your own actions.' Previously the court heard how the pair had teamed up with the sole intention of carrying out a violent robbery. CCTV footage captured Kurti jumping Ms Bensley in the street as she made her way home from Seven Stars pub. Majid joined in seconds later before the pair flipped her body over to ransack her pockets. Kurti was then filmed stamping on her face, leaving a shoe print on her skin. The court previously heard that both Majid and the teenager thought Ms Bensley was a man because of her clothes and haircut. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter but was found guilty of murder following a trial last month. Kurti had been excluded from school and a pupil referral unit for his aggressive behaviour, and as young as he was, already had previous convictions for attempted theft, assault with intent to steal and battery. He sentenced the 13-year-old to 12 years imprisonment for the murder with five years concurrent for robbery. Also jailed: Zoheb Majid, 20, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for manslaughter and robbery . He was given another 12 months, to run concurrently, for another street robbery carried out with his 25-year-old sister whilst on bail for the murder on February 4. The teenager was ordered to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure - the equivalent of a minimum term life sentence for a youth. Judge Warner added while Kurti had boasted of the attack afterwards, he demonstrated 'criminal maturity'. 'I'm in no doubt that she was targeted by you both, selected to be robbed' he continued. 'She was chosen by you because she was clearly in a vulnerable condition. 'It started with you Petri Kurti punching

Summary: Petri Kurti has been jailed for 12 years for the murder of Glynis Bensley . The teenager left a shoe-print on her face by stamping on it with such force . Ms Bensley, 47, died of a brain bleed following attack in West Midlands . Kurti's co-defendant was jailed for 10 years for manslaughter and robbery .


From underground bunkers and tactical bicycles to heavily armored vehicles, they were taught new ways to deal with a zombie apocalypse or a natural disaster - and also met some TV stars. Hundreds of survivalists and so-called 'Preppers', of all ages and levels of 'experience', descended on the Salt Lake City, Utah, suburb of Sandy on Friday for the nation's first ever PrepperCon. During the two-day expo, they were shown specially-equipped underground bunkers, learned new methods of storing food, tried out solar powered flashlights - and even dressed up as zombies. They were also greeted by actors from the AMC hit show 'The Walking Dead', including Addy Miller, who took pictures with fans and acted as a judge in an emergency preparedness food cook-off. Scroll down for video . Motoped: Hundreds of survivalists and so-called 'Preppers' descended on the Salt Lake City, Utah, suburb of Sandy on Friday for the first ever PrepperCon. Above, Ken Stone demonstrates the Motoped Survival Bike . Suitable for zombie hunting? The Motoped is described as a vehicle that can 'go where stand alone bicycles or motorcycles can't'. It has a 500-mile (805km) range, a 200 mpg efficiency and a heavy-duty universal rack . Tactical weapons: Niel Burnett, of Covers & Camo, clutches a gun as he demonstrates 'Prepper and tactical seat covers' during PrepperCon, which also featured actors from the AMC hit show 'The Walking Dead' Dress-up: Attendees learned new ways to store food, were led around underground bunkers, tried out solar powered flashlights - and even dressed up as zombies. Above, an image tweeted by PrepperCon organizers . Scott Stallings, one of PrepperCon's founders, said the event was inspired by ComicCon's success, adding that he had amped up the entertainment with the hope of attracting younger attendees. He said that Utah made sense for America's first expo because of the Mormon culture's emphasis on food storage and self-reliance. Among the expo's main events was a zombie costume contest. 'In the prepping industry, we look at zombies as a metaphor,' said Mr Stallings, who lives in Murray. 'Anyone that's coming to take away your stuff, your safety, inflict harm on your family.' Vendors who filled the South Towne Expo Center on Friday and Saturday showed off an array of gear to help people survive a zombie apocalypse, a natural disaster or life in the wilderness. This gear included knives of all shapes and sizes, hi-tech gadgets, food storage units, first aid supplies and armored trucks. There were also live demonstrations and the survival cooking contest. Motoped employee Ken Stone showed off the Motoped Survival Bike, described by the company as a 'tactical blank canvas' with a 500-mile range, 200mpg efficiency and a heavy-duty universal rack. Hideout: Scott Stallings, one of PrepperCon's founders, said he had amped up the entertainment with the hope of attracting younger attendees. Above, Mike Peters, with Ultimate Bunker, is pictured lying on a bunk in a 100 per cent steel underground bunker on the first day of the event at Utah's South Towne Expo Center . Bunker: Mr Stallings said that Utah

Summary: Hundreds of survivalists and 'Preppers' gathered in Utah suburb Friday . Learned new ways to deal with zombie apocalypse or a natural disaster . Shown underground bunkers, tactical weapons and an armed $2,500 Motoped Survival Bike . Taught how to store food and dressed as zombies for special contest . Also met actors from AMC hit show The Walking Dead, like Addy Miller . Scott Stallings, one of PrepperCon's founders, said Utah made sense for the first expo because of the Mormon culture's emphasis on self-reliance .


An obese woman has lost half her body weight after being told in front of her children she was too large to go on a fairground ride. Denise Fedyszyn, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, tipped the scales at 20 stone 4lb - and wore dress size 26 - when she was left feeling mortified while on a family day out with her daughters Anya and Isla. A fairground worker told the 37-year-old: 'You're too fat to ride, I can't fasten the seatbelt' as she tried to go on a swing ride with her children. Denise dressed as a troll in a charity parade before (l) and Ms Fedyszyn after having shed more than 10st (r) It left the mother-of-two embarrassed, upset - and determined to do something about it, so she joined Weightwaters, and changed her diet, as well as taking up exercise. 'I had to do something', Denise, who now weighs just over 10 stone and wears a size 10, said. 'He said it in front of my kids and I couldn't take any more. 'I had always been overweight through my teens and after I married my husband Anton, things got even more relaxed.' After the fairground incident Denise joined a Weight Watchers group at Kirkburton with her long-term friend Lisa Walters. The pair had been mortified with pictures of them as bridesmaids at a friend's wedding - and they were determined to make a change. Denise and her long-term friend Lisa Walters were mortified with the pictures of them as bridesmaids . After just 12 months, Denise has shed half her bodyweight and now weighs in at a little more than 10 stone. Along the way, she has taken up running, raised more than £500 for charity. Denise said: 'It was all down to that; down to the kids and down to the fact that my dad - who lives at Hepworth - was ill, and because of the stress I resorted to eating all the time. 'That first day I joined Katie's group I decided to go out for a run. It was more of a walk but I persevered and now I run regularly, as well as watch what I eat. 'I knew I had to change my lifestyle and I'm so glad I did. 'I have done charity runs for Age Concern and for dementia research, to help my dad, and am also due to run in London next month and in the Great North Run. 'That weight is not going to go back on.' Lisa Walters weighed 13st 5lbs (left), but in just two months she has shed 35lbs taking her down to 11st (r) Lisa, too is celebrating her weight loss. The mother-of-three, 29, who goes to the Shepley Weight Watchers group, weighed in at 13st 5lbs and size 14/16 when she was a bridesmaid alongside Denise. But in just two months she has managed to shed an incredible 35lbs taking her down to 11st and a slender size 10/12. 'I do exercise but it's more a case of watching what I eat,' said Lisa.

Summary: Denise Fedyszyn, 37, from Holmfirth, was told: 'You're too fat to ride' Mother-of-two, who weighed 20st 4lb, joined a Weight Watchers group . Started diet plan and regular runs, and lost more than 10st in 12 months . Dropped eight dress taking her from size 26 to a size 10 . Inspired, her friend Lisa Walters lots 35lbs in two months . The pair had been mortified of pictures of them as bridesmaids .


A New Zealand couple needed a home upon returning home after living in the UK, so they built one on the back of an old flatbed truck. Hannah and Alex purchased a 1986 Hino flatbed and undertook their year and a half labor of love. The result was a solar-powered two-bedroom, wood and steel home that now allows them to live almost self-sufficiently in Nelson, New Zealand. How a truck becomes a home: A New Zealand couple built this country home on the bed of a flatbed truck . Making do: Alex (left) and Hannah (right) wanted a home that was cozy and all their own, but couldn't afford to buy a full-sized lot . 'We came back to New Zealand from the UK in 2009,' Alex told Smoking Tire. 'We knew we couldn't afford to buy property at that point. We didn't have money.' So, the couple started building. After a year and a half of taking the project one step at a time, the project took shape. Though, to hear Hannah tell it, they just slapped up the place in a weekend. '[We] welded a frame, put the wood on and built this house,' the modest Kiwi told Smoking Tire's Matt Farah. Once they finished, the couple drove their truck home out to a lot they'd purchased in Nelson, New Zealand. Now the couple and their cat live surrounded by nature: aromatic cypress wood inside the home and majestic trees and a babbling brook outside their door. Ingenuity: The couple started with a steel frame and slowly, project by project, built a home in about a year and a half . Gorgeous: Hannah and Alex now have a gorgeous, wood-lined home in a lot surrounded by trees and a babbling brook . Details: The couple has a wood-fired stove to keep out the cold, stained glass windows and other creature comforts . They're nearly self-sufficient, too. The home is powered mostly by solar panels. Alex said their first power bill was just $25. The stove and hot water are gas-powered and water comes from a nearby spring. 'I didn't want to live inside a plastic box,' Alex said. 'Not because I'm a hippie but because it feels nicer and is just a nicer place to be.' All told, the project cost Hannah and Alex about $25,000. And the couple even plans to build another one like one day. 'It's really, really nice,' Hannah said. 'We love it.' Two bedrooms: The home has a bedroom for the couple as well as a loft that doubles as a spare room where the cat sleeps . Green: Water comes from a nearby spring and most of the electricity comes from solar panels .

Summary: Hannah and Alex needed a place to live after they moved back to New Zealand from the UK in 2009 . So, they purchased a 1986 Hino flatbed truck and started building a home on the back of it over the course of about a year and a half . They then purchased a secluded piece of property and drove their nearly self-sufficient $25,000 home there .


A precious couple, who have been through thick and thin together for the last seven years, have finally committed to tying the knot in a glitzy wedding that will see all funds raised go to charity. Jasper and Jasmine may not be your regular bride and groom, but the rescued pugs' May 17 ceremony at the St Kilda beachfront in Melbourne will have some of the biggest stylists and designers ensuring their big day runs smoothly. Both adorable dogs were surrendered to Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria in 2013 with a variety of health problems. Jasper (left) and Jasmine (right) will be 'married' in a charity event in May to raise money for Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria . Both adorable dogs were surrendered to the organisation in 2013 with a variety of health problems. Both were morbidly obese, struggling to breathe, and almost blind . After six months of rehabilitation, in which both dogs lost 3kg and had their sight almost entirely restored, they were found a loving new home . They were morbidly obese, struggling to breathe, and almost blind due to pigmentary keratitis, where a thick brown pigment covered their corneas. Jasper also suffered from severe dental problems and entropion, a condition which caused his eyelids to curl in and his eyelashes to painfully rub against his eyes. After six months of rehabilitation, in which both dogs lost 3kg and had their sight almost entirely restored - and Jasper underwent entropion surgery to reshape and remodel his eyelids as well as major dental work - , both dogs managed to find a loving home with Alison and Matt Rowe. The couple, who describe their new pets as inseparable, soon decided that Jasper and Jasmine's relationship was like that of a boyfriend and girlfriend. Valentines day: Their new owners noticed a great bond between the dogs and always joked they were boyfriend and girlfriend . 'At the day spa getting ready for our engagement photoshoot': They decided to 'wed' their new pups in an effort to raise money for the organisation that helped save them . Jasmine gets fitted for her wedding gown: The well-awaited wedding dress will be designed and created by former Project Runway designer Craig Braybrook (left), a pug owner and lover . 'They sleep together, they eat together, they bath together and cuddle each other every day. They are so close they even clean each other's ears,' Alison said. The notion presented the perfect idea for a fundraiser event for Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria, which rescues and cares for up to 100 surrendered pugs each year. Running entirely on donations, vet discounts and the kindness and passion of their volunteers, the organisation hopes to raise enough money through admission tickets and the wedding's 'gift registry' to continue funding the various operations required by newcomers. Jasmine's bridal consultation saw her try on her custom headpiece for the big day . 'Jasper I love you Jasi xx': 'They sleep together, they eat together, they bath together and cuddle each other every day. They are so close they

Summary: Jasper and Jasmine suffered from severe obesity and blindness when they were surrendered by their first owner . Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria rehabilitated the now healthy duo and found them a safe and happy home . Their new owners noticed a bond between them and decided to marry them in extravagant charity event to raise funds for the non-profit organisation . More than 300 people and 60 pugs will attend the long-awaited event .


An Italian doctor has vowed to confound his medical doubters by proving that he can conduct the world's first head transplant - in less than an hour. Surgeon Sergio Canavero, who has no problem with anyone branding him Dr Frankenstein, also has not got any qualms with wealthy tycoons using the procedure to get a young body in their quest for eternal life. He confirmed that he hopes to operate on his first patient, a Russian with a rare genetic muscle wasting disease, and said he will carry out the procedure in China if he is banned from doing so in the EU or former Soviet Union. Scroll down for video . Controversial Surgeon Sergio Canavero plans to perform the first ever human head transplant, claiming the country which hosts the operation will be a 'world leader' like the US when it put a man on the Moon . Valery Spiridonov wants to be the first person to undergo a head transplant despite the massive risks so he can have a shot at having a healthy body having suffered from Werdnig-Hoffman disease . Dr Canavero says he is ready to be branded a Dr Frankenstein in his attempts to perform the first head transplant. Pictured here is Boris Karolv playing Dr Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film . Potentially he accepts he could be jailed for conducting such an operation in a country where it does not have approval. 'It's not a problem. If Europe and Russia say "no", the surgery will be done in China,' he said. 'I'm ready for that. I've been studying Chinese for a few years. 'You should understand that it's not simply a medical procedure. This surgery has a political meaning. 'The Soviet Union was the first one to send Yuri Gagarin to space, America was the first on the Moon. The country that hosts head transplant surgery for the first time will become a leader like this.' But critics say Dr Canavero's plans are a fantasy. Arthur Caplan, the director of medical ethics at New York University's Langone Medical Centre, has described Dr Canavero as 'nuts'. And Dr Hunt Batjer, president elect of the American Association for Neurological Surgeons, has said: 'I would not wish this on anyone. I would not allow anyone to do it to me as there are a lot of things worse than death.' Nevertheless severely disabled Valery Spiridonov, 30, a sufferer of Werdnig-Hoffman disease, has volunteered to be a guinea pig, knowing the risks. He told MailOnline in an exclusive interview earlier this month: 'My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind.' 'Am I afraid? Yes, of course I am. But it is not just very scary, but also very interesting. ' This risks appear huge but Dr Canavero insists it would take him less than an hour to put Spiridonov's head on the body of a donor body. 'Valery's head will be cooled to 10-15 degrees Celsius,' the Italian medic said. 'That is done in cases of surgery on deep areas of the brain. 'We

Summary: Surgeon Sergio Canavero sees 'no problem' with wealthy tycoons using the procedure to get a young body in their quest for eternal life . Hopes his first patient will be Russian with genetic muscle wasting disease . Valery Spiridonov, 30, has volunteered to be a guinea pig, despite the risks . Dr Canavero has been called 'nuts' by critics who think his plans a fantasy .


They're the fastest-growing nutrition bar in the U.S. with sales topping $100 million. But the FDA has ruled that KIND bars are not as kind on the body as they purport to be. Investigators found that a number of flavors were labeled 'healthy' - brimming with fiber, protein and antioxidants, while being low in fat and sodium. However, upon closer inspection, it was found that 'none of the products met the requirements to make such content claims' and were in fact 'misbranded'. Mislabeled? The FDA has ruled that KIND bars are not as kind on the body as they purport to be . Indeed, Daily Mail Online calculated that one KIND bar flavor - not included in the FDA investigation - contains more calories, fat and sodium than a Snickers bar. A 40g Honey Smoked BBQ KIND Bar - marketed as 'bold and all-natural' - contains 230 calories, 16gms of fat and 125mgs of sodium. Meanwhile, an equivalent serving of Snickers contains 190 calories, 9gms of fat and 91mgs of sodium. In response, a spokesperson for KIND highlighted that nuts are to blame for the imbalance. 'Nuts, key ingredients in many of our snacks and one of the things that make fans love our bars, contain nutritious fats that exceed the amount allowed under the FDA’s standard. 'This is similar to other foods that do not meet the standard for use of the term healthy, but are generally considered to be good for you like avocados, salmon and eggs.'. However, New York University nutritionist Marion Nestle told Today.com that said the problem is not nuts and it's the 'hidden' sugary ingredients that have to change. KIND Bar: Honey Smoked BBQ (40g) Calories: 230 . Fat: 16gm . Sodium:125mg . Protein: 10g . Snickers Bar (40g) Calories: 190 . Fat: 9gm . Sodium: 91mg . Protein: 3g . 'KIND bars are candy bars making health claims, and thereby marketing them as healthy snacks,' Nestle said. The four KIND bars highlighted in the FDA case include the Almond & Apricot, Almond & Coconut, Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew. On April 14 KIND posted a note on its website stating that it was 'moving quickly to comply' with the FDA's request. 'We're also taking it upon ourselves to conduct a thorough review of all of our snack food labels and website information to ensure that they're compliant,' the message continued. While labeling readjustments will be made to certain bars, KIND reassures fans that recipes will remain the same. It added: 'We couldn’t be more proud of our snack foods and their nutritional benefits. 'Our entire line of delicious snacks made with high quality ingredients like whole grains, nuts and seeds will continue to be available wherever KIND is sold.' KIND bars, the brainchild of New York salesman Daniel Lubetzky, first hit the market in 2004. The clear-packaged snacks quickly became a hit with consumers and sales soared from $15 million in 2008 to nearly $120 million in 2012, according to Fortune. In a bid to expand into the health food market

Summary: FDA Investigators found that a number of flavors were labeled 'healthy' - brimming with fiber and antioxidants, while being low in fat and sodium . However, upon closer inspection it was found that 'none of the products met the requirements to make such content claims' Daily Mail Online calculated that one KIND bar flavor - not included in the FDA investigation - contains more calories and fat than a Snickers bar . New York University nutritionist, Marion Nestle, likened KIND bars to candy .


Posters telling Muslims not to vote in the election were plastered across an area of Cardiff . Posters telling Muslims not to vote in the election were plastered across an area of Cardiff yesterday. They read: 'Democracy is a system whereby man violates the right of Allah.' Posters were stuck on lampposts and bus stops across the Grangetown suburb telling the Muslim electorate: 'Islam is the only real workable solution for the UK'. Cardiff Council have begun removing the posters, dubbed 'chilling' and 'threatening' by locals. The full message on the poster reads: 'Democracy is a system whereby man violates the right of Allah and decides what is permissible or impermissible for mankind, based solely on their whims and desires. 'This leads to a decayed and degraded society where crime and immorality becomes widespread and injustice becomes the norm. 'Islam is the only real, working solution for the UK. 'It is a comprehensive system of governance where the laws of Allah are implemented and justice is observed.' Local parent Greg Pycroft, 36, was with his two-year-old son when he came across 20 posters plastered on his walk to nursery yesterday. The Welsh Government worker said: 'It was quite chilling and threatening to see these posters.' Cardiff Council says any religiously motivated or offensive stickers will be removed as a priority. Grangetown councillor Ashley Govier said: 'People have a right to vote and that needs to be respected. Grangetown is a very tolerant area but it's got to go both ways. 'If they do choose not to exercise their right to vote, that's their business but we're trying to encourage people to do so and this is unhelpful and not very nice.' Mr Govier said the council's response has been immediate and 'pretty incredible'. Bosses at Cardiff Council (pictured) say workers have begun removing the posters, dubbed 'chilling' and 'threatening' by locals . Sahar al-Faifi, of the Muslim Council of Wales, said the anti-voting posters were put up in response to the voter registration campaign in Cardiff for the last three months. Miss al-Faifi added: 'The reason behind these posters is we have had such a successful voter registration campaign across mosques in Cardiff. 'We have been doing it every Friday for three months to encourage worshippers in an unpartisan way to participate in their civic duties. 'Most mosques were on board and the hateful people behind these posters do not represent us. 'The mosques believe they can be part of the political process of this country.' The groups Muslim Council of Wales, Hope Not Hate and CitizenUK have been leading the voter registration action across the Cardiff suburbs of Cathays, Grangetown and Butetown.

Summary: Posters were stuck on lampposts and bus stops in Grangetown suburb . They told Muslim electorate Islam was 'only real workable solution' for UK . Cardiff Council has begun removing the posters dubbed 'chilling' by locals .


From teenage mothers and fathers to truck drivers and homeless addicts, Brazil's 24 hour drugs market Crackland has become home to people from all walks of life. Located in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, crack cocaine users visit the open-air bazaars to buy rocks of the drug and smoke it in plain sight, day or night. As the country's drugs crisis reaches epidemic levels, its markets pull in anyone looking to get high. Some of whom once held jobs, had loving families and harbored dreams of a better existence - all lost to their addictions. Scroll down for video . Patricia Sebastiao, 22 who has a 2-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, is pregnant with her third child who is due in the nexrt few months but returns to Crackland where she poses for a photograph . Andrea, better known as Loira, which is the Portuguese word for 'blonde,' poses for a portrait in an open-air crack cocaine market. Andrea says she is married and has a home, but she keeps returning to Crackland to feed her addiction . Daniela Pinto, 39, her thin arms jutting from her red dress, has been a crack user for 4 years and has been living in this Crackland for about 4 months. She says she wants freedom, peace and love, but most importantly she wants to be freed from her addiction . A makeshift portrait studio - a scavenged chair set in front of a white backdrop, illuminated by two small lights - draws crack users from their nightmarish surroundings for a photography project. One of those willing to open up and share her story was 17-year-old Ketellin Silva who posed for a portrait in the open-air crack cocaine market. Ketellin, who first became a mother to little girl when she was just 14, clings on tightly to a stuffed animal. The toy dog, she says, belongs to her baby boy who was born premature and still remains in hospital while she returns to the crack market. Crack user Ketellin Silva 17, the mother of a 3-year-old girl and baby boy, clings to a stuffed toy dog which she says belongs to her premature infant son who remains hospitalized . Renato Dias, 39, pictured at Crackland in Rio de Janeiro's slums, has been using crack for about 4 years and says he uses his notebook as a form of distraction. He writes about super heroes and dreams of becoming one . Long-term crack addict Sancler Rodrigues, 32, said he has been smoking the drug for 7 or 8 years but was proud to pose for a portrait at Crackland, telling the photographer 'I didn't think my old black shirt would look good in your photo, so I borrowed this from friend' Carla Chris, 35, who has been using crack for over 6 years, says getting into crack was easy. What is difficult is finding an opportunity on the outside. But she pushes herself everyday, saying: 'Smile because life is beautiful. Jesus loves you and victory is certain. I am capable, prepared and self-sufficient, so I

Summary: The markets in Rio de Janeiro's slums - known as 'Crackland' attract people from all walks of life looking to get high . From pregnant young mothers to hopeless old addicts users come day and night to smoke crack in plain sight . Brazil, according to recent studies, is the world's top consumer of crack cocaine with estimated 1 million users .


The mysterious Moai statues of Easter Island have gazed inland for hundreds of years. And now experts believe they have finally discovered how the Rapa Nui people placed distinctive 'hats' made of red stone on top of some of the figures’ heads, more than 700 years ago. They believe that the hats, or 'pukao', were rolled up ramps to reach the top of the figures which measure up to 40ft (12 metres) tall. Mystery solved? Experts believe they have finally discovered how the Rapa Nui people placed distinctive hats made of red stone on top of some of the Easter Island figures’ heads, more than 700 years ago . Despite the size of the statues, Sean Hixon an undergraduate student in archaeology and geology at the University of Oregon, believes the rolling of the bulky stones would have been relatively easy. ‘It seems like a relatively small number of people could have done it, either by levering or rolling,’ he told the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This is despite the largest pukaos measuring six-and-a-half feet (two metres) in diameter and weighing 12 tonnes (1,890 stone). Some 1,000 carved Moai line the perimeter of the 12 mile (25km) volcanic island, which is the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth with just 6,000 residents. A tall order: Physicists believe that the pukao, or 'hats,' were rolled up ramps to reach the top of the figures (examples are pictured left and right), some of which measure up to 40 ft (12 metres) tall . Remote: Some 1,000 carved Moai line the perimeter of the 12 mile (25km) volcanic island, which is the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth with just 6,000 residents . The Moai are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, between 1,250 and 1,500 AD. All the figures have overly-large heads and are thought to be living faces of deified ancestors. The 887 statues gaze inland across the island with an average height of 13ft (four metres). All but 53 of the Moai were carved from tuff - compressed volcanic ash - and around 100 wear red pukao of scoria. In 1979 archaeologists said the statues were designed to hold coral eyes. The figures are believed to be symbol of authority and power. They may have embodied former chiefs and were repositories of spirits or 'mana'. They are positioned so that ancient ancestors watch over the villages, while seven look out to sea to help travellers find land. But it is a mystery as to how the vast carved stones were transported into position. The island is half the size of the Isle of Wight, or twice the size of Manhattan, and lies 2,236 miles (3,600km) west of the South American mainland. Since Europeans came to Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, in the 1700s, people have wondered how the vast carved stones were erected, complete with their 'hats'. Some experts believe the stones were walked into place, while others have suggested that locals chopped down trees to roll the statues into position,

Summary: Rapa Nui people placed red stone 'hats' or pukao on some of the statues . Oregon University say they may have used ramps to raise the stones . The team used physics to model possible methods of raising the 'hats' Some 100 pukao have been found on the remote island in the Pacific Ocean .


An Army officer and his wife have admitted racially abusing hotel guests and workers after getting drunk at their own wedding reception. Jade and Aaron Badland asked an Asian family if they had Ebola and assaulted a Brazilian hotel employee, calling her a 'bloody foreigner'. The pair have been spared jail after a court heard that they were too drunk to remember what they had done at the Premier Inn at Stansted Airport. Assault: Aaron and Jade Badland have admitted assaulting a hotel worker after their wedding reception . Mr Badland, 24, a bomb disposal officer in the Engineering Regiment, was wearing his Army uniform during the drunken attack alongside his 29-year-old bride. Both newlyweds pleaded guilty to assault and were each ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work, while Mrs Badland was also found guilty of racially aggravated harassment. Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard that the couple got married in Malta last August, but held their wedding reception at Audley End, Essex in November. Afterwards they were staying at the Stansted branch of Premier Inn, where American guest David La Plante saw them abusing an Asian family. He told the court: 'Around the corner by some lifts we heard talk and the wife was making derogatory remarks to the family, calling them foreigners and asking if they had the Ebola virus. 'I positioned myself between her and the family and gave her a look saying "enough is enough". She asked me if I had the Ebola virus and my response was, "Do you?" 'Her husband came around, wrapped her up and told her we were Americans and not to talk to us.' Venue: The assault took place at a branch of Premier Inn in Stansted Airport, pictured . Harry Coleman, prosecuting, told the court that the Badlands staggered to their hotel room but could not work out how to use the electronic key. They then confronted Brazilian worker Christina Periera, but Mr Badland became angry when she told them she would have to reprogramme the key in order to open their door. Mr Badland then told Mrs Pereira: 'It's my room, open the f***ing door - bloody foreigners coming to our country.' Mr Coleman said: 'Ms Periera was upset and said she was going down to call the police, and he hit her on the nose with his open palm and again twice more.' Mrs Badland 'prodded' the worker with two bottles of alcohol as her husband continued to shout, the court heard. She told magistrates: 'I had a lot of drink. I had a good few pints and some shots and don't remember anything about the incident because of the level of intoxication. I was very drunk.' Gareth Hunter, mitigating, said the couple were 'ashamed' and Mr Badland would be disciplined by the Army. Mrs Badland was ordered to attend a 10-day education, training and employment programme and pay £625 costs and £60 victim surcharge, while her husband was told to pay £100 compensation and a £60 victim surcharge.

Summary: Jade Badland and her husband Aaron were drunk after wedding reception . When they got back to hotel she asked Asian family if they had Ebola . The couple also assaulted Brazilian worker, calling her a 'bloody foreigner' They were both spared jail and ordered to carry out community service .


It may have been her impressive vocals that propelled her to fame in 2012's series of The X Factor, but it turns out her long flowing locks have also become the source of much attention. It's now been revealed that X Factor finalist and pop star Ella Henderson has joined forces with dry shampoo brand Batiste. The 19-year-old has been announced as the official face of the Batiste's 2015 'Ready For It' campaign, and this will mark the star's first brand collaboration. Scroll down for video . X Factor finalist, Ella Henderson, has been revealed as the face of dry shampoo company Batiste . The campaign images shows the singer stood against a blurred and vibrant city background showcasing a variety of hairstyles. In one shot, Henderson is seen with her glossy lustrous hair worn down and in a wavy style. She wears a plain black blouse with a black fringed leather jacket thrown on top. Another series of images shows the singer with her hair in a tousled half-ponytail, with tendrils framing her face. She sports a long-sleeved maxi dress with black animal-print sheer panels teamed with gleaming nude make-up. The campaign sees the 19-year-old singer stood against a blurred city background with her long hair styled into a half-pony . The partnership between the platinum award-winning artist and the UK's number 1 dry shampoo brand was fused together by the MILES agency. And the international campaign launched with a TV advertising campaign, featuring the singer's latest single, Mirror Man. Henderson has commented on her excitement on working with the brand, citing it as a product she uses regularly. The young star is pictured wearing a black lacy dress with sheer panels in the glamorous pictures . Mark Hargreaves, the CEO of Crown Talent & Media Group - who manage Ella - has commented: 'This campaign marks the very first endorsement for Ella Henderson. 'She is a remarkably talented International Artist and Batiste is a loved and respected brand, used by girls all over the world. 'The synergies between both artist and brand just naturally came together and I look forward to a very exciting 2015.'

Summary: The 19-year-old singer was a finalist in 2012 series of The X Factor . Batiste has announced her as official face of 2015 Ready For It campaign . TV advertising campaign features Henderson's latest single, Mirror Man .


Police are hunting the owner of a 'Staffy-type' dog after a four-year-old girl suffered bite wounds to the face. The child was outside shops with her older sister in Brighton, East Sussex, when the dog attacked her. Sussex police say the girl suffered a single puncture wound to her upper lip following the incident in Findon Road, Whitehawk, at around 6.30pm on Thursday. Attack: Police are hunting the owner of a 'Staffy-type' dog after a four-year-old girl suffered bite wounds to the face (file picture) The youngster was taken to the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital to undergo treatment. Police said the dog was off the lead with two similar dogs - two were black and one was white. They were with a man described as being in his 50s, with purple hair and a brown moustache. Anyone with information is asked to contact police. The girl suffered a single puncture wound to her upper lip following the incident in Findon Road (pictured), Whitehawk .

Summary: Girl was outside shops in Brighton, East Sussex when she was attacked . She received a puncture wound to her upper lip and was treated in hospital . Police are hunting a man in his 50s with purple hair and brown moustache .


Murdered: Road rage victim Shahnawaz was returning home from a family function when the shocking attack occurred . At around 10.30pm on Sunday, Turkman Gate lived up to Delhi’s reputation as a city that has lost its soul. Two children, 13 and nine years old, stood wailing and begging bystanders as five local strongmen mercilessly beat their father to death over a traffic quarrel. Road rage claimed another life. No one in the crowd came forward. The police did not arrive from a chowki merely 50 metres away. You could tick every item on Delhi’s infamous check-list. When no one came to their father’s rescue, the hapless children ran to the cops, who asked them to call 100. By the time the police reached the spot, their father was lying in a pool of blood, and was declared dead on arrival at the Lok Nayak Hospital. The death of 40-year-old Shahnawaz has shaken the city. Murders are commonplace in the Capital, but a man being thrashed to death because his motorcycle grazed a car as bystanders watched in silence is a new low even by Delhi’s standards. Also, while Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi boasts about the new police motto “Shanti, Seva or Naya” and compares the force to the best-rated police departments across the globe, his men stood and watched Shahnawaz die without raising a finger. According to the Delhi Police, Shahnawaz was returning home from a family function with his two sons on a motorbike when it grazed a car near Turkman Gate in Daryaganj. Iron rods . The driver of the i20 car, identified as Shadab, got into a verbal spat with Shahnawaz. Shadab reportedly told Shahnawaz to move his bike as he was unable to manoeuvre his car. When Shahnawaz expressed his inability to do so due to heavy traffic, Shadab, along with Khalid Amin, another occupant of the car, started thrashing Shahnawaz with iron rods. Later, three other occupants of the car, Atif Lala, Mohammed Wasim, and another unidentified person, got out and joined them. Seeing their father being attacked so mercilessly, Fahad and his younger brother Kaif tried to hold back the accused, but were pushed aside. The boys then ran to the nearest barricade where two policemen were standing and begged them to help their father. ‘Dial 100’ The cops allegedly told them to dial 100. The children then ran to their grandmother's house nearby and said: “Abu ki bahar ladai ho gayi hai kuch logo ke saath (Dad is involved in a fight outside with some people)”. By the time the family reached the spot, it was already too late. Shahnawaz, bleeding heavily, was rushed to the nearby Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Sorrow: A large crowd mourns the death of road rage victim Shahnawaz in the Turkman Gate area . Heart-breaking: Shahnawaz's mother breaks down in the Walled City after hearing the news of her son's death . Numb with grief: Shahnawaz's devastated parents are supported by relatives . On Monday evening, almost 24 hours after the

Summary: Shahnawaz, 40, was beaten to death by five thugs because his bike - stuck in traffic - was blocking their way . His sons, aged nine and 13, begged bystanders and nearby police for help, but were told to 'call 100' Victim was rushed to nearby Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital but died en route . A day later, 200 protesters blocked central Delhi to demand immediate arrest of the attackers .


A Chicago single mother has revealed what it's really like to live on McDonald's wages, where she makes only $10.50 an hour and can only afford to sleep in a moldy basement. Adriana Alvarez, 22, says that even with assistance from food stamps, Medicaid, and a child care subsidy, she is barely getting by, despite having worked for McDonald's for five years. Alvarez is a leader with Fight For $15, an international movement to raise minimum wage laws and acquire the right to unionize. She said her pay used to be even lower before she and fellow employees of the fast food chain began to protest. Scroll down for video . Single mother Adriana Alvarez, 22, has revealed what it's really like to live on McDonald's wages, where she makes only $10.50 an hour and can only afford to sleep in a moldy basement in Chicago . Alvarez (pictured with her three-year-old son Manny) says that even with assistance from food stamps, Medicaid, and a child care subsidy, she is barely getting by, despite having word for McDonald's for five years . The mother revealed in a column for Refinery29 that the first thing she would do with an increased wage would be to find a 'decent place to live' with good schools for her three-year-old son Manny. 'When it rains, water steeps into the apartment,' Alvarez writes of her basement home, the only place she said she can afford. 'This wetness brings mold, and I can't get rid of the smell. We can’t even leave anything on the floor... toys or anything else on the floor may get ruined when the water comes in.' Alvarez said that, after paying for 'child care, transportation to work, food, rent, and our other basic expenses,' she can never afford to give anything else to her son. 'Every time I think about taking Manny somewhere fun, like to a movie, I have to think about whether we can really afford the gas,' she writes. The mother said even providing the specific milk her son, who drinks 'a half-gallon every two days', requires because of his lactose intolerance can be a struggle. Since it's a more expensive brand, it uses up most of the $80 Alvarez is allotted in food stamps, she told the New York Times. Alvarez said her situation is not unique. She said that most of her co-workers are 'in the same boat', forced to rely on government assistance 'no matter how long they've held their jobs'. According to one study cited in Business Insider, half of the nation's fast food workers require some kind of government assistance, costing taxpayers $7billion a year. Alvarez is a leader with Fight For $15, an international movement to raise minimum wage laws and acquire the right to unionize. She said her pay used to be even lower before she and fellow employees began protesting . Last year more than 100 McDonald's employees, including Alvarez, who were part of Fight For $15 were arrested after they protested a McDonald's shareholder meeting to demand the $15 an hour

Summary: Adriana Alvarez, 22, makes $10.50 an hour and must rely on food stamps, Medicaid and a child care subsidy to get by with her three-year-old son . She said water seeps into her apartment when it rains and she loses a day of wages when her son is ill because she doesn't get sick days . Alvarez is a leader with Fight for $15, an international movement to raise minimum wage laws and acquire the right to unionize . Half of the nation's fast food workers require some kind of government assistance, according to a recent study .


Ian Walters, 51, allegedly killed his wife Tracy by deliberately driving their truck into a tree at 84mph . A church treasurer accused of murdering his wife deliberately veered his 4x4 off the M1 causing it to explode as it hit trees, a court heard today. Leicester Crown Court was told that two dogs and suitcases were also thrown out of the pick-up truck being driven by Ian Walters as it crashed into a line of trees near Markfield, Leicestershire. Yesterday the court was told that his wife, Tracy Walters, died after making a flurry of calls to police about sex-obsessed husband in the days leading up to the M1 crash, including one that morning. Prosecutors allege that Walters, a driving test examiner, deliberately steered his Mitsubishi L200 off the motorway after his wife said she wanted a divorce and made allegations of domestic abuse. Walters, 51, denies the murder of his wife, who died in hospital two days after the high-speed crash. A jury of nine women and three men was told yesterday that Walters, of Swindon, was returning home with his wife from a 'make-or-break' week away in North Yorkshire which ended in an argument. Giving evidence to the second day of Walters' trial, several witnesses described how passing motorists went to aid the couple, both trapped in the wreckage of the 4x4. The first witness, Robin Goss, told jurors the driver of the pick-up appeared to have made a 'conscious, deliberate' decision to steer towards the hard shoulder. Mr Goss, a 39-year-old training consultant from Buckinghamshire, told jurors he was up to 150 metres behind the L200, doing around 70mph in the inside lane. 'Everything was normal,' Mr Goss told the court. 'Then all of a sudden I saw this car just swerve violently across to the left. 'It completely disappeared and I remember looking into the hard shoulder. Then I saw what looked like a little explosion. 'Bits of tree and bits of plastic came out in front of me. When I saw the dogs, I started to put together what had happened.' Child protection worker Gary Donald, who was driving a Kia Picanto on the southbound carriageway, also gave evidence to the court about the crash on March 21 last year. He told jurors he saw the pick-up veer sharply from right to left - performing 'almost a straight turn' - and move towards a line of trees. The couple, who were said to have had a 'troubled' relationship, had married in Cyprus in 2012 but their relationship is alleged to have become abusive soon afterwards, jurors heard . 'The canopy of all the trees shook - I would use the word 'imploded' - and there was luggage, bits of car, and parts of tree flying into the air,' Mr Donald said. Under questioning from defence QC Christopher Millington, Mr Donald agreed that time-lapse CCTV footage of the L200 showed a 'rather less dramatic' veer than he had described to the court. Witness Steven Prince, a passenger in a Range Rover which stopped at the scene, told

Summary: Ian Walters veered his pick-up truck off M1 when 'very angry', court told . He and wife Tracy were returning from 'make or break' trip in Yorkshire . Witnesses say the vehicle 'exploded' sending luggage and dogs flying . Walters, also a driving test instructor, denies murder - the trial continues .


Social media fraudsters are trying to cash in on the sudden public profile of the woman who stood up for a Muslim couple being abused on a train. A bizarre fake fundraising page has been set up requesting donations for Stacey Eden, a 23-year-old Sydney resident whose furious stand against racism has spread around the world. Ms Eden stood up to a middle-aged woman who was abusing Brisbane couple Hafeez and Khalida Bhatti on the Airport Line train on Wednesday. Her recording of the fiery incident went viral after being published by Daily Mail Australia on Thursday morning. Scroll down for video . Bold stand: Stacey Eden stood up for a Muslim couple who were the subject of a foul rant on a Sydney train on Wednesday afternoon . Hafeez and Khalida were the subject of an offensive rant on public transport on Wednesday afternoon . This middle-aged woman allegedly compared the Muslim couple to Islamic State terrorists . Ms Eden was angered by the fake page, which said: 'A lot of people have written to me on social media, wanting to donate money to me. 'This is something I have never given a thought before, but I wouldn't mind if somebody somewehere (sic) wanted to donate'. Ms Eden said: 'Any act of kindness should be done from the heart, not with the expectation you will be rewarded. 'The only thing I want is good karma, and to live a happy and healthy life. Under fire: In the video, Ms Eden can be heard sticking up for the couple . The Muslim couple's mosque at Holland Park, Brisbane have graciously offered to fly Ms Eden to the Gold Coast for a tour . The Muslim couple's mosque at Holland Park, Brisbane have graciously offered to pay for her to fly to the Gold Coast and tour the mosque for a day. Ms Eden said she has been 'surrounded by love' since her video spread around the world. New South Wales police are investigating the train incident. A fake Facebook page for the donation drive is still online at time of publication.

Summary: Frausters try and raise money off Stacey Eden's high profile . Ms Eden stood up for a Muslim couple being abused on a Sydney train . Daily Mail Australia published video of the incident on Thursday . 'All I want is good karma', Ms Eden said on social media . Bizarre fake profile said she had been inundated with offers of donations .


Former AFL star Ben Cousins left court with a smug smirk on his face following a morning spent in handcuffs and in police custody before he finally fronted court. Cousins smiled as he left Fremantle Magistrates Court, despite the magistrate labelling him 'a risk to the public' and warning him that he now faces a jail term for the 'serious' offences he has committed. 'It doesn't matter if you're Mother Theresa or Jack the Ripper,' Magistrate Steven Malley told Cousins in court on Thursday, according to ABC News. 'You commit those offences and the legislation says you have to go to jail. 'I accept you have issues but I cannot allow the public to be put at risk.' Scroll down for video . Former AFL star Ben Cousins is handcuffed as he arrives at court on Thursday, 24 hours after failing to face a magistrate over driving charges . With a smirk on his face Ben Cousins, a former AFL player, leaves Perth's Fremantle Court on Thursday . Cousins handed himself in to police after failing to make a court appearance over traffic charges . Cousins was supposed to appear in court to face reckless driving charges on Wednesday morning but he failed to show up. His lawyer Adain Craus represented him during the session and claimed the former West Coast Eagles captain had conflicting medical appointments. The magistrate had ordered Cousins to produce written evidence of the conflicting appointments before 4pm WST or an arrest warrant would be issued. The arrest warrant was issued and on Thursday morning the former AFL star, Perth-based Cousins surrendered himself at Fremantle Police Station. There are reports he is likely to face court later on Thursday . The 2005 Brownlow medallist was arrested on March 11 after allegedly leading police on a low speed chase from Bicton to Mosman Park. When Cousins finally appeared in court, Magistrate Malley told Cousins his decision not to front up was the wrong one, ascertaining Cousins had followed the 'unwise' advice of his lawyer, Mr Craus. 'When you're on bail you're under an obligation to appear, unless you're strapped to a bed on a drip,' Magistrate Malley said in court. Magistrate Malley pointed out that there was no legitimate conflict of appointment as court had been scheduled for a 10am start, whilst Cousins' appointment was not until midday. The court session would only have lasted a matter of minutes, leading the Magistrate to assume Cousins had been advised not to appear in court by Mr Craus. Cousins had been on bail and was supposed to appear in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning but he failed to show up . His lawyer claimed the former West Coast Eagles captain had conflicting medical appointments . Cousins, 36, who has a history of substance abuse, has made headlines several times in the past fortnight after a string of alleged incidents . He was arrested on March 11 after police saw him driving erratically in Bicton and was eventually caught several suburbs away in Mosman Park . He was charged with reckless

Summary: Ben Cousins, 36, has handed himself in at Fremantle Police Station . Arrest warrant was issued a day earlier after he failed to show up in court . Cousins was on bail for an alleged low speed police chase on March 11 . Charged with reckless driving, failing to stop and refusing a breath test . Cousins has been involved in a string of bizarre incidents in the weeks since which have seen him hospitalised for mental health checks .


Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a controversial weight loss advertisement to be pulled, as Katie Hopkins slammed those complaining about the posters as 'chubsters'. The bright yellow advert for Protein World has been put up in a number of London Underground stations and features a model in a bikini with the question: 'Are you beach body ready?'. But the campaign, which promotes the brand's weight loss collection, has attracted the ire of many social media users and body image campaigners, with some of the posters even being defaced. Scroll down for video . More than 45,000 people have signed a petition calling for this controversial Protein World weight loss advertisement featuring a woman in a bikini to be pulled . A change.org petition calling for the removal of the adverts has now attracted more than 45,000 signatures, while critics of the billboard, unhappy at the insinuation that only those who resemble the model, 24-year-old Renee Somerfield, have the appropriate figures for the beach, have started a hashtag #everybodysready. Now Katie Hopkins has waded into the row, dubbing those who have been vandalising posters 'chubsters', and saying they should turn their efforts to exercising instead. Hopkins, who has been outspoken about weight in the past, tweeted: 'Chubsters, quit vandalising Protein World ads and get your a*** running on the road. Feminism isn’t an excuse for being fat. Eat less move more. 'Ads for ‘beach body ready’ vandalised. Society has huge acceptance for being fat - but masses of abuse for being skinny.' 'We are cheer leading chubsters; "brave" "beautiful inside and out" but we are quick to shame those with self control, eating in moderation.' The former Celebrity Big Brother star, who has made a documentary about her own weight gain and loss, later added: 'Let's get the @ProteinWorld ads at the top of stairs and steep hills. Get the chubsters with their sharpies shifting their chubby a****. Hopkins tweeted: 'Chubsters, quit vandalising Protein World ads and get your a*** running on the road' Katie Hopkins has previously been outspoken on the issue of weight, and wrote on Twitter that 'society has a huge acceptance for being fat - but masses of abuse for being skinny' Hopkins spoke out against those campaigning for the advert to be withdrawn on Twitter . Hopkins later declared that she was going on a run, and encouraged 'angry chubsters' to chase her . 'Off for a run. Angry chubsters - feel free to catch me and tell me about your 'medical issues' @ProteinWorld'. The change.org petition states: 'Protein World is directly targeting individuals, aiming to make them feel physically inferior to the unrealistic body image of the bronzed model, in order to sell their product. 'Perhaps not everyone’s priority is having a ‘beach body’ (by the way, what is that?), and making somebody feel guilty for not prioritising it by questioning their personal choices is a step too far. 'A body’s function is far more intricate and important than looking ‘beach ready’, so in fact it is Protein World who have confused their

Summary: Yellow Protein World advert has the message 'Are you beach body ready?' Posters feature Australian model Renee Somerfield, 24, wearing a bikini . Campaign has sparked backlash and 45,000 have called for it to be pulled . Katie Hopkins backs advert, saying 'feminism isn't an excuse for being fat'


Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Arsenal's Santi Cazorla are set to reach a Premier League milestone this weekend when they each make their 100th appearance. Both players have been hugely influential since they moved to London in the summer of 2012, but who has been the most exciting import to watch? Here, Sportsmail's reporters choose the player they most enjoy seeing in action. Eden Hazard (L) and Santi Cazorla are both set to make their 100th Premier League appearance this weekend . Lee Clayton . Cazorla has wonderful balance. So does Hazard. Cazorla scores important goals. So does Hazard. Cazorla is two-footed. So is Hazard. Cazorla dances past opponents. So does Hazard. So, while there is not a lot to choose between them and Hazard is likely to get the most picks in this article, I am going for Cazorla. It's a personal choice. He is a wonderful footballer. I have paid to watch them both (and I will pay to watch them both again), but the little Spanish magician edges it for me. VERDICT: CAZORLA . Cazorla, pictured in action against Burnley, has been an influential part of Arsenal's midfield this season . Ian Ladyman . I remember when Manchester City baulked at paying Hazard's wages when the Belgian was up for grabs in 2012. Back then City thought the young forward had a rather high opinion of his own worth for a player who was yet to play in a major European league. In the early days of his time at Chelsea, it looked as though City may have been right. He showed flashes of brilliance but also looked rather too easy to push off the ball. Roll forward to 2015, however, and the 24-year-old has developed in to one of the most important players in the Barclays Premier League. Brave, strong and ambitious, Hazard plays on the front foot and with only one thought in this mind. Rather like Cristiano Ronaldo, he has also developed in to the type of player ever defender hates, simply because he gets back up every time he is knocked to the ground. He would get in every team in the Premier League and is one of the reasons Chelsea will win the title this season. VERDICT: HAZARD . Hazard controls the ball under pressure from Stoke midfielder Stephen Ireland at Stamford Bridge . Dominic King . It has to be Hazard. I saw him play for Lille twice in the season before he joined Chelsea – once against St Etienne, the other was what proved to be his final appearance against Nancy. He scored two in the first match, a hat-trick the latter and played a different game to those around him. He hasn't disappointed since arriving here and I love the nonchalance with which he takes a penalty, his low centre of gravity and the way he can bamboozle defenders. If there is such a thing as £32million bargain, it is Hazard. VERDICT: HAZARD . Hazard celebrates after scoring a fine individual goal in Chelsea's 3-2 win against Hull in March . Nick

Summary: Chelsea star Eden Hazard is set to make his 100th top-flight appearance . Santi Cazorla should hit the same milestone when Arsenal meet Burnley . Both players have impressed since moving to the Premier League in 2012 . Hazard has more goals this season but Cazorla has one more assist . Sportsmail's reporters choose the player who has excited them the most .


Christian migrants from Africa have spoken of making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to escape beheading from Islamic State fanatics in Libya. A group of Eritrean refugees told how they were forced to deny their faith or face death at the hands of Islamist gunmen who patrol the towns and beaches of the North African state searching for 'infidels'. Haben, 19, told MailOnline: 'We are Christians but we had to deny our faith otherwise the gunmen would kill us, slit our throats and cut off our heads.' He and his brother Samuel, 14, arrived in Sicily a week ago, just days before around 900 people died when their boat capsized during the same dangerous journey from Libya - one of the worst maritime disasters since the end of World War Two. Scroll down for video . Migrants: Eritrean refugees Haben (left) and his younger brother Samuel made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to escape beheading from Islamic State fanatics . Haben said his friends had been shot dead by armed ISIS terrorists who patrol the anarchy-ridden towns and beaches of the country. He told MailOnline: 'I have friends - from Eritrea and Egypt - who were killed because they are Christians. 'The men come around with Kalashnikov and they ask you what is your faith. 'If you are Christian they take you away and kill you. They cut off your head or shoot you. This is what they have done to hundreds of Christians.' Tens of thousands of migrants are fleeing Libya as extremists take advantage of the political chaos engulfing the country. With ISIS having established strongholds in the towns on Sirte and Derna, and with smaller bases elsewhere in the country, fear of capture and execution at the hands of the radical Islamists is driving the desperate migrants to leave Libya as quickly as they can, dangerously overloading vessels. Only yesterday, Ethiopian officials revealed that the 30 Christians filmed being beheaded and shot by Islamic State militants in Libya were likely to have been desperate migrants trying to reach Europe and even Britain. The 29-minute video released on Sunday is titled 'Until It Came To Them - Clear Evidence', and shows dozens of militants butchering two separate groups of men in the north African country. (l-r) Haben, Aman, Tesfalem and Samuel set off on the perilous sea journey across the Med Sea last week . Around 1,300 people are believed to have drowned in the past two weeks while trying to reach Europe in boats launched from Libya . Local residents and rescue workers help a woman after a boat carrying migrants sank off the island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece yesterday . Haben and his brother Samuel, 14, risked their lives in hope of a brighter future in Europe. The teenagers were able to keep their faith hidden, concealing the polished wooden crosses they wear around their necks underneath thick clothes. But other Eritrean Christians told MailOnline they were forced to deny their faith to stay alive. Aman, 18, said: 'I had a wooden cross but I had

Summary: Christian migrants speak of making the journey across Med to escape ISIS . Eritrean refugee Haben, 19, made the perilous trip with brother Samuel, 14 . Haben said gunmen patrol Libyan towns and beaches looking for 'infidels' Made journey days before 900 died as they travelled from Libya to Sicily .


CCTV footage of the devastating moment a man put his brother in a coma with a single punch has been released for the first time, with the brother responsible soon to learn if he will serve prison time. Downing Centre Local Court showed the security footage of the violent altercation between Irishman Barry Lyttle and his younger brother, Patrick, during a sentence hearing on Wednesday. Prosecutor Alex Poulos called for Barry, from Belfast in Ireland's north, to face a full-time jail term as it was the 'only appropriate sentence' after the violent incident in Sydney in January. Scroll down for video . After being pushed by Patrick Lyttle, his brother retaliates with a single punch (left) which causes his brother to fall to the ground, his head snapping back and body crumpling (right) Barry Lyttle has been charged with grievous bodily harm and has pleaded guilty to the charge . Magistrate Graeme Curran said a jail sentence was likely, explaining 'the issue is whether or not I suspend a prison term'. Barry could spend up to two years in a Sydney jail, despite his brother's calls for the charges to be dropped. On Thursday, security footage was shown for the first time, revealing the details of the distressing altercation outside Hugo's Lounge in Sydney's Potts Point when Patrick received a single blow to the head during an argument with his brother Barry. In court on Thursday, Patrick comforted his inconsolable brother as they watched the footage. Before the fight the brothers, who had only been reunited for a holiday in Australia for a matter of days, are seen chatting jovially and patting each other on the back affectionately. But after leaving the bar a fight escalated quickly. The court saw footage of the brothers standing nose-to-nose, exchanging some tense words. As Barry starts to walk away from the argument, Patrick pushes his big brother roughly. Patrick was treated by paramedics at the scene where he was found in a pool of blood and vomit on January 3 . Patrick Lyttle (middle) has called on charges against his brother Barry (left) to be dropped . The brothers from Belfast in Ireland (pictured here as children) went on a night out on January 3 in Kings Cross . Mr Lyttle pleaded guilty after the crown declined to downgrade the charge against him . The Irishman could learn his fate as soon as Thursday afternoon when the matter returns to court for a possible sentencing hearing . A split second later, Barry retaliates with a brutal punch to Patrick's head. It is a distressing scene as Patrick's head snaps back from the force of Barry's blow. His body buckles beneath him and he crumples to the ground, his head slamming against the pavement. As Patrick lies unresponsive on the ground, a clearly-distressed Barry immediately rushes to his brother's side, frantically trying to revive him. Patrick nearly lost his life after suffering traumatic head injuries. He was found by emergency services in a pool of blood and vomit, and remained in a coma at Sydney's St

Summary: Footage has been released of the moment Barry Lyttle punched his brother . Altercation left Barry's younger brother Patrick Lyttle fighting for his life . Video shows Patrick pushing Barry and the latter retaliates with one punch . Patrick's head snaps back before he falls and hits head against pavement . It also shows a distressed Barry cradling brother while trying to revive him . Prosecutor called for Barry to get jail time as Patrick pleaded to spare him . Barry Lyttle, 33, has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm . Incident between the two brothers happened on January 3 in King's Cross .


Not a single Labour candidate questioned by a major polling company mentioned the deficit as being one of the biggest issues facing Britain. Ipsos Mori interviewed almost 100 candidates from the major parties, asking them what they thought the most important issues facing the country were. Not one Labour candidate listed the government spending or the deficit; compared to 35 per cent of Tory candidates. In an IpsosMori survey of people standing for election, not one of Ed Miliband's Labour candidates named the deficit as an important issue facing the country . 35 per cent of Tories mentioned the deficit, 5% of Lib Dems and 9 per cent of those surveyed standing for the Scottish National Party . Among the Liberal Democrats, 5 per cent mentioned the deficit as an issue; and even among the left-wing SNP, it was brought up by 9 per cent of candidates. The omission recalls Ed Miliband’s embarrassing gaffe in which he completely forgot an entire passage about the deficit from his conference speech last year. The issue of Britain’s relationship with the EU was also not mentioned by a single Labour candidate. Unlike David Cameron, Mr Miliband is not pledging any renegotiation of powers or a referendum on EU membership. Pollsters from Ipsos Mori asked 98 candidates to list what they thought were the biggest issues. They could mention anything they liked – there were no promptings. The top issue for all parties was the economy, mentioned by 85 per cent of Conservative and Lib Dem candidates but only 62 per cent of Labour ones. For Labour, the economy tied with health and the NHS as the main issue. It was mentioned by 62 per cent of candidates, compared with 65 per cent for the Lib Dems and 54 per cent of Tories. The next most important issues for Labour were ‘inequality’ (mentioned by 24 per cent of candidates), housing (21 per cent), and then jobs, immigration and education (all tied on 14 per cent). For Tory candidates, the third most important issue was spending and the deficit (35 per cent), jobs (31 per cent), education (27 per cent) and the relationship with the EU (19 per cent). No Conservative candidates mentioned inequality, housing or the impact of austerity. The economy and the NHS were the most frequently mentioned issues among the three main parties . Immigration, housing and international ties were the least likely to be mentioned by candidates . Austerity was the most important issue for the SNP (64 per cent), while surprisingly only 3 per cent of Labour candidates mentioned it. The survey, unveiled at a briefing by Ipsos Mori, was based on interviews with 98 candidates, including 26 Tories, 29 Labour and 20 Lib Dems. The briefing pointed out that the last time an opposition party was elected with an overall majority after just a single parliament out of office – the goal of Labour – was in 1931. It said that a leader had never been elected prime minister with such low ratings as Mr Miliband. But it also pointed out

Summary: Poll of candidates asked them what were country's biggest challenges . None from Labour named the deficit when survey by Ipsos Mori . Echoes Ed Miliband's blunder when he forgot deficit in conference speech .


It has long been considered that a lie-flat bed is the only way to get a good night's sleep on a plane. But Boeing has issued a patent for a bizarre 'upright' sleeping support system that could mean economy passengers can sleep on long-haul flights too. Nicknamed the 'cuddle chair,' the somewhat comical idea could revolutionise the plane sleeping experience by eliminating the need for reclining seats at all. Boeing has just filed a patent for a 'transport vehicle upright sleep support system' known as a 'cuddle chair' It looks like a backpack and fastens to the back of the headrest to allow passengers to lean forward and rest their face and chest on the contraption. According to the patent for the 'Transport Vehicle Upright Sleep Support System,' and illustrative animated video from website PatentYogi, the head cushion will have a 'face relief aperture,' which is essentially a face-front pillow with a hole for breathing. The chest cushion supports the passenger's chest in a natural, forward-leaning motion, which will helpfully aid the traveller in a few precious minutes of shut-eye. Sleeping on a plane can be quite a feat - especially for those who don't have the money to splurge on business or first class seats. While some rely on a personal neck pillow, which is readily available to purchase in airports, Boeing's patent insists that the 'cuddle chair' is a far superior option. For those sitting in economy aircraft seats, the 'cuddle chair' offers a more natural way to get some sleep . The backpack will be located under the seat and straps will attach to the passenger's head rest . A 'face relief aperture,' or a face pillow with a hole for breathing, and chest cushion provide added support . The patent insists that this system is far superior to neck pillows due to sleep's 'natural horizontal tendency' Although a patent was filed, Boeing tells MailOnline Travel that no further information is currently available . According to the patent, the inflatable pillow is 'not a highly successful option due to the natural tendency of a sleeper to relax their muscles and fall to a more horizontal point.' If you're using a neck pillow, this may be the moment that it slips and you wake up. However, it may be a while until we see the 'cuddle chair' installed on Boeing aircraft, as the aviation company tells MailOnline Travel that it 'files many patents every year, but that doesn't necessarily mean we end up pursuing them.' A spokesperson for Boeing adds: 'We aren't providing any further information or comment beyond what was detailed in the patent filing.'

Summary: Recent patent filing shows plans for an 'upright' sleeping support system . Encased in a backpack, the cushions allow the passenger to lean forward . A breathing hole in the face pillow ensures extra customer comfort . Boeing says: 'We aren't providing any further information or comment'