Michael Vaughan will become the most powerful man in English cricket if he is confirmed as Paul Downton’s successor at the helm of the national team. It emerged on Thursday that the former England captain has already held talks with new ECB chief executive Tom Harrison and is in pole position to become the new director of cricket ahead of Andrew Strauss and Alec Stewart. Yet Vaughan will demand almost unprecedented responsibility if he is to head up the revolution that Harrison and chairman-elect Colin Graves have begun with Wednesday’s sacking of Downton as managing director. Clearly, if the ECB are going to land the man who appears to be their first choice then they will have to make him a supremo with powers not seen since Ray Illingworth’s controversial reign in the early 1990s. Michael Vaughan has emerged as the favourite for the newly created role of director of England cricket . Vaughan was understood to be talking to the ECB about the role on Thursday after emerging as the No1 choice . The exact terms of the new position were discussed at Thursday’s meeting of the ECB management board but if the director is to be Vaughan then he will command overall responsibility for coaching and selection. Vaughan is one of the busiest men in cricket, earning close to £1million a year through his various media roles with the BBC, Sky, Channel 5 and the Daily Telegraph and his involvement with sponsors and the ISM management group. If he is to give up all of that — and it would be a clear conflict of interests if he continues his involvement in an agency that represents Stuart Broad, Joe Root and Jos Buttler — then he will want a massive salary and ultimate control of the team. On the day that both Strauss and Stewart threw their hats into the ring for the new job, one source told Sportsmail that Vaughan’s appointment was already a done deal and that he could even be unveiled before Monday’s first Test in the West Indies. Alec Stewart, who is also in the frame, stands at the KIA Oval ahead of a Surrey team photo shoot on Thursday . Vaughan and Stewart both work in the media as cricket analysts and commentators . Ultimately the decision will be taken by Harrison and particularly Graves, who is close to Vaughan and is clearly keen to implement huge and rapid change in the national team as he did at Yorkshire. The implications of the return to the England set-up of the 2005 Ashes-winning captain would be significant for the leading figures in the domestic game. If Vaughan becomes supremo then there may not even be the need for a head coach and, if the position does remain, it is impossible to envisage Peter Moores surviving even if England win their Test series against West Indies. Vaughan has been a constant critic of the coach in his second coming, saying he would be better off working with young players. There is no doubt that Graves — and

Summary: Michael Vaughan was understood to be talking to the ECB on Thursday . Vaughan has emerged as favourite for new role of director of cricket . Paul Downton was sacked as England's managing director on Wednesday . Vaughan will want unprecedented responsibility if he is to take up role . Alec Stewart and Andrew Strauss also being considered for the role .


Family and friends of man shot dead by police last month are in shock after a billboard featuring the officer who pulled the trigger was erected in Kenosham, Wisconsin. Aaron Siler, 26, was fatally shot after he 'armed himself with a weapon' after being confronted by officer Pablo Torres on March 14. Torres is currently on leave pending the outcome of the investigation into the deadly shooting. In the meantime a billboard, paid for by the Kenosha Professional Police Association, has been erected featuring a photograph of Torres and his dog. 'Thank you for your support, Kenosha,' it reads. Scroll down for more . Family and friends of Aaron Siler, a man shot dead by police last month, are in shock after a billboard featuring the officer who pulled the trigger, Pablo Torres, was erected in Kenosham, Wisconsin . 'I felt like they were saying thank you for killing Aaron': Family friend Kathy Willie called the billboard 'disrespectful' and said it should be taken down . Siler's family and friends have called the billboard 'disrespectful' and are asking for it be taken down. 'I felt like they were saying thank you for killing Aaron,' said family friend Kathy Willie. She told WISN that Siler's mother started crying when she heard about the billboard. 'Why are they doing this to us?' she asked. The Kenosha Professional Police Association claims that no offence was intended and that the billboard was simply to thank the community for its support. 'The recent incidents in the community have greatly impacted many people including the officer, his family and the entire police department,' the police association said in a statement. 'We have been humbled by the outpouring of support the community has given us and we wanted to simply say thank you for that support.' Aaron Siler, right, was fatally shot after he 'armed himself with a weapon' after being confronted by officer Pablo Torres, left, on March 14 . A car is damaged after a police chase: Siler, who was wanted on an active felony probation and parole warrant, was shot and killed by Torres following a vehicle and foot pursuit . Siler, who was wanted on an active felony probation and parole warrant, was shot and killed by Torres following a vehicle and foot pursuit. That shooting came just 10 days after Torres, responding to a report of a suicidal man, shot 66-year-old Terry Knight, who was armed with two knives. Knight was wounded in the stomach and was charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Kenosha police asked agents from the state Division of Criminal Investigation to investigate both shootings. The investigation into the shooting of Knight was turned over to District Attorney Robert Zapf's office on March 20, and he determined this month that the shooting was justified. The investigation into Siler's death continues.

Summary: The billboard erected in Kenosha, Wisconsin, features the smiling face of officer Pablo Torres after he shot dead Aaron Siler, 26, last month . Torres is currently on leave while an investigation is being held into the deadly shooting . Siler's family and friends have called the billboard 'disrespectful' and are asking for it be taken down . The Kenosha Professional Police Association claims the billboard is simply to thank the local community for its support . Torres shot another men 10 days before Siler killing .


A massive fire erupted Friday morning at General Electric's Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, shutting down production at the sprawling manufacturing center that employs thousands. The fire broke out in a non-production building, creating huge columns of smoke visible from miles away as 200 firefighters battled the blaze. GE spokeswoman Kim Freeman said there are no known injuries at the structure, Building 6, where up to 50 people work during a normal day. Production ceased and workers at the facility had been evacuated and sent home, Freeman told Daily Mail Online. Scroll down for video . More than 100 firefighters have been called to fight a six-alarm blaze at General Electric's Appliance Park in Louisville . There were no known injuries in the fire, which is thought to have started around 7am Friday morning . A GE spokesman said that employees at the Louisville facility, which makes a range of appliances, had been evacuated and sent home. A fire department spokesperson said that building caught on fire contained plastics . Louisville Fire Department spokesman Sal Melendez said that the building made plastic products. The cause of the fire, which began around 7am, is not yet known, according to WDRB. A shelter in place order has been given for the surrounding half-mile area, with officials telling residents to go to the room in their houses with the least windows and to shut off any ventilation from outside. Hydrochloric acid particles were found in the smoke near the building, which authorities said did not house an hazardous materials. A concentration for the particles was not stated. No acid particles were found in the plume of smoke heading downwind. GE makes a range of appliances at the facility, including washing machines, refrigerators and water heaters at its Louisville facility. . The smoke near the building was found to contain hydrochloric acid particles . Up to 50 employees would be in the building during a normal day, though Friday was reportedly a company holiday . Smoke was seen coming from a storage building at the facility, where firefighters were working to contain the blaze in addition to conducting water rescues on Louisville residents evacuating during flooding . Charlie Gold, an employee at a country club directly east of General Electric, told Daily Mail Online that the smoke had originally been heading in his direction before switching and floating west towards the airport. He said that the smoke had a strange smell smell to it, 'not like a camp fire'. GE makes a range of appliances at the facility, including washing machines, dryers, dish washers, refrigerators and water heaters. An estimated 6,000 employees work at the 1,000-acre center. Melendez said during an 11am press conference that the fire was confined to the building area, but was not yet contained. Residents around the facility were told to stay in a room with the fewest possible windows and shut off ventilation from outside . Pieces of ash (pictured) as large as lunch boxes were found in the area and ash was found on planes at Louisville International Airport .

Summary: No injuries reported in blaze at six-alarm fire at Louisville appliance facility . Cause for fire, which has drawn 200 firefighters Friday morning, unknown . Fire department stretched thin as they also rescue flooded residents . Building, where up to 50 people would normally work, collapsed at 8.30am . Facility makes appliances such as washing machines, dryers and fridges . Acid particles found in smoke near building, but not in downwind plume . Residents near plant told to close windows, shut off ventilation to outside .


These are the horrific injuries inflicted on a 21-year-old dancer who has been left 'unable to smile' after a stranger smashed down her car window while she was sitting in a traffic jam. Chloe Knapton, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, had to have surgery after a man shattered her car window with a bottle, causing the broken glass to become embedded in her neck. Ms Knapton's family has now released shocking photos which show the extent of the young woman's injuries. Chloe Knapton, 21 (pictured left) has been left with horrific injuries and is 'unable to smile' (right) after a stranger smashed down her car window while she was sitting in a traffic jam . The 21-year-old dancer has released shocking photos which show the extent of the young woman's injuries . The incident took place when Ms Knapton was driving home from a night out on Thursday last week. Ms Knapton was driving with her friend, who was in a separate car, when she came across a bike lying across the middle of the road. Her friend stopped to get out of her vehicle to move the bike out of the way of traffic. But as she left the car, a man waiting at a nearby bus shelter came hurtling towards her with a glass bottle. The man then hurled abuse at the girl, before walking up to the Ms Knapton's car and smashing the bottle against her window. Ms Knapton has been left with deep wounds to her shoulder, neck, nose and mouth following the attack . The impact caused glass to shatter all over Ms Knapton, leaving her with deep cuts to her face, neck and shoulders. The glass bottle even became embedded in her neck. After Ms Knapton was attacked, she managed to drive to a friend's house nearby where she called 999. She was then rushed to Leeds General Infirmary where she underwent surgery for her injuries. She was also given several stitches on both sides of her lips and made to stay in hospital for three days. Her mother Allyson also revealed that she can no longer smile because of the stitches around her mouth. She said: 'She can't smile. She can't eat so she has liquid food. 'They were extremely deep wounds to her shoulder and a two or three inch wound to her neck, which was embedded with bottle.' Among her injuries, Ms Knapton was also left with a deep cut to her shoulder, a deep wound to her neck and cuts between her nose and mouth. She also lost a tooth. Mrs Knapton added that her daughter had been 'incredibly brave'. She said: 'She was so brave. The ambulance did not arrive for an hour and 15 minutes. It was ridiculous. There was pools of blood on the pavement. 'She was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. There was glass everywhere. She has had to have stitches on both sides of her lips, inside and out, and round her nose. Ms Knapton (pictured left and right) had to be rushed to Leeds General Infirmary where

Summary: WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Chloe Knapton, 21, was attacked when man smashed down her car window . She had surgery after glass was left embedded in her neck after the attack . Attack happened while she was driving her car but had stopped in the road . Andrew Shires, 37, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire is charged with wounding . Andrew Shires, 37, from Holmfirth, has appeared at Kirklees Magistrates' Court, charged with wounding the woman. He was remanded in custody until his next appearance at Leeds Crown Court on May 5.


A seven-year-old British boy has fallen 160ft to his death from a cliff in the Alps after becoming separated from his family on a skiing holiday. Carwyn Scott-Howell got lost on the slopes and left the piste before walking through a treacherously steep wooded area, according to a source. The Welsh schoolboy, who was formally named by police today, was holidaying in the French resort of Flaine with his mother Ceri, elder brother Gerwyn, 19, and nine-year-old sister Antonia when the accident took place. A seven-year-old British boy has died after getting separated from his parents on a family skiing holiday in the French resort of Flaine near Geneva (pictured above). He fell down a 160ft cliff after trying to find his parents . Police are still trying to piece together the tragic sequence of events, but they believe the little boy was killed instantly in the fall on Friday after leaving the marked ski slope to look for his family. Investigators are unsure how he came to be at the top of the steep 320ft-high cliff, which overshadows the Lac de Flaine. One theory is that he wandered away from a blue run to try to find his family, while there has also been speculation that he may have fallen off one of the ski resort's lifts. His frantic family began searching for him at around 4pm. They scoured the piste and, increasingly worried, alerted the piste patrol who launched a search. At around 6pm search and rescue workers discovered his tracks in the snow leading through woodland up to the top of the cliff, where they found his abandoned skis. He was then spotted by rescuers in a helicopter, and they recovered his body at around 7.30pm from the bottom of the cliff. The area was described as a 'dangerous, out-of-bounds area' by emergency services, who said rescuers had to be winched down from a helicopter to retrieve the body. The conditions in the French ski resort of Flaine (pictured) were clear and sunny but it is believed the boy ventured off-piste while trying to find his parents. Police found tracks in the snow which led to his body . Michel Ollagnon, an officer with the Bonneville mountain rescue service, told reporters that the boy had been skiing with his mother, brother and sister, but he had asked to ski alone for his last descent of the day. He said the boy had then fallen off a rocky outcrop after apparently losing his way. Police chief Patrick Poirot, the head of the mountain rescue division in Annecy, added: 'His family were on the piste and then they could not see him. 'They looked for him but couldn't see him anywhere on the piste. They went to the piste patrol and said: 'Our child has disappeared' and a search was started. 'At about 6pm some tracks were discovered in the snow. It was in a very dangerous, out-of-bounds area. The tracks led to the little boy's skis. 'They were there in the snow at the top of a cliff. It was

Summary: Seven-year-old boy has died on family skiing holiday in Flaine, French Alps . Police believe Carwyn Scott-Howell fell to his death after leaving ski slope . It is understood he was looking for his parents when he took a wrong turn . Got lost on piste and fell down cliff after taking off skis to try and find them .


A crisp fan who gets through 42 bags in a week has discovered a skull-shaped deep-fried potato snack in one of his packets. Barry Selby, 54, who lives with his dog in Poole, Dorset, was eating a bag of cheese and onion crisps when he made the bizarre discovery, which appears to be a profile of a human skull. The floor-fitter has decided to keep the two inches tall by two-and-a-half inches wide snack as he believes it is far more impressive than other oddly-shaped examples he has seen on the internet. Scroll down for video . Spooky find: Barry Selby was eating a bag of Tesco cheese and onion crisps when he found the 'skull' snack . Mr Selby said: 'I was shocked when I found it. I was just eating a bag of cheese and onion crisps from Tesco and when I pulled it out it did take me back a bit. 'I thought it was worth keeping as I don't think I will ever find one like it again. It must have been a very weird-shaped potato. 'It's about two inches tall and two-and-a-half inches wide and it's in perfect detail, it even has an eye socket. 'I sometimes give my dog, Max, crisps in a bowl, so it's lucky he didn't have this packet or I wouldn't have found it. Weird snack: Mr Selby has decided to keep the unusual find, which appears to show a jaw, nose and eye . Comparison: The 54-year-old said he was 'shocked' to make the discovery, although it is not his first. In the 1990s he came across a 3D heart-shaped crisp, which he kept until it broke . And it's not the first odd-shaped snack he has come across - in the 1990s he found a crisp shaped like a 3D heart, which he kept for several years until it broke. But he says this find was different: 'This one was a big one. I just thought "wow" and wanted to share it. 'I've been keeping it on top of my computer in the front room, but it should be in a protective box really. 'I'm going to keep it forever, it's just so spooky. I looked on the internet for other funny-shaped crisps but this is a one-off.'

Summary: Barry Selby from Dorset was eating bag of Tesco cheese and onion crisps . The 54-year-old discovered a snack shaped like profile of the human skull . He said he was 'shocked' with the find and has decided to 'keep it forever' It's not his first weird food find - he once discovered a heart-shaped crisp .


Manchester City have decided to listen to offers for Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri this summer as the Barclays Premier League champions look to repair the damage of a disastrous title defence. City manager Manuel Pellegrini is under intense scrutiny following Sunday’s 4-2 defeat by neighbours Manchester United. But as the City board refuse to give up on their manager just yet the decision has been made to jettison high-profile players who the club believe have failed them. Manchester City have decided to listen to offers for Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure this summer . The Premier League champions are also open to allowing Samir Nasri leave the Etihad Stadium . Toure will be made available before his value in the market dwindles. Nasri, meanwhile, has barely played since his lame showing in the Champions League at Barcelona. Defender Aleksandar Kolarov and striker Edin Dzeko are also short of admirers within the club, while midfielder James Milner is out of contract this summer. Toure may be difficult to sell as he earns in excess of £1million a month. Pellegrini is vulnerable but may be saved by a relatively undemanding fixture list up to the end of the season and by the fact that City’s No 1 choice to replace him, Pep Guardiola, is contracted to Bayern Munich for another year. However, City fear captain Vincent Kompany will miss a few weeks of the run-in with a thigh injury.

Summary: Manchester City were beaten 4-2 by their rivals United at Old Trafford . The defending Premier League champions will listen to offers for stars . Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri are allowed to leave the Etihad this summer .


A nurse screamed with joy and then burst into tears as her paralyzed patient suddenly got up out of her wheelchair and walked towards her. Bailey Murrill, of Denton in Texas, had been inexplicably paralyzed for 11 days and was being cared for in hospital. She had regained feeling and movement in her legs and when her favorite nurse came on shift decided to surprise her by getting up out of her chair. Scroll down for video . Bailey Murrill surprised her shocked favorite nurse when she got up and stood on her own for the first time after being inexplicably paralyzed for 11 days and cared for by the woman while she was in hospital . The nurse is clearly shocked as she screams before she grabs Bailey and hugs her tightly. Both then burst into tears as other staff look on in the corridor. The child's nurse says: 'I told you, just keep that faith.' The video was filmed by Bailey's mother Becky Murrill to capture the moment her daughter surprised her nurse by walking again. She had been taken into hospital after she lost all feeling from the waist down and took 11 days to recover. The reasons for Bailey's unexpected paralysis are not known. Bailey Murrill's favorite nurse came to see her, after caring for her when she was paralysed for 11 days . The child had been walking earlier that day and decided to surprise her nurse who screamed (left) and then hugged and rocked her young patient (right) after she saw her get up and stand for the first time . She wrote in the description: 'The day before Bailey still had no feeling or movement in her legs. I want to thank everyone for their prayers, blessings, and support through this.' The video, entitled 'Love our nurses!', has been viewed more than 1million times. Ms Murrill initially posted the video on Facebook where it had more than 340,000 views and then decided to share it on YouTube. She had almost 200 friend requests after posting it on her Facebook page. On the mend: Bailey Murrill, pictured, is now able to walk again but the cause of her paralysis is not known .

Summary: Bailey Murrill became inexplicably paralyzed, losing all feeling in her legs . She was in hospital for 11 days being cared for by her favorite nurse . Bailey regained feeling again and was able to stand, surprising her nurse . Pair hug and burst into tears in heartwarming video filmed by her mother .


The Midwest is bracing itself for worse to come after a monster storm impacted a 1,500-mile arc with 10 reported tornadoes, grapefruit-sized hail and winds of up to 80 mph on Wednesday. The storm system, which stretches from Texas up to the Great Lakes and down to North Carolina, has the potential to be the biggest severe weather event so far this spring, according to The Weather Channel. Hail of up to 4 inches in diameter smashed buildings and cars and high winds tore off roofs and downed trees, as wild weather hit 12 states. Strong storms rumbled through the Southern Plains early on Thursday, missing major population centers but offering a preview of bad weather that could hit Chicago, Detroit and other big cities in the Midwest later in the day. Scroll down for video . A tornado moves into southwestern Kansas bringing high winds and hail: Strong storms rumbled through the Southern Plains early on Thursday, missing major population centers but offering a preview of bad weather that could hit Chicago, Detroit and other big cities in the Midwest later in the day . Derek Smith, 14, from Bonne Terre, looks at the shattered rear window of his mom's car that was busted out by hail slightly smaller than a tennis ball that fell from a storm in downtown Farmington, Mo., on Wednesday . Some of the hail stones were almost the size of tennis balls that fell in downtown Farmington, Mo., on Wednesday . A hail stone slightly smaller than a tennis ball sits on the rear deck of a car after it smashed the rear window of the car in downtown Farmington on Wednesday . Meteorologists and emergency managers from the high Plains to the Appalachians are on alert following the year's first widespread bout of severe weather . The storm system, which stretches from Texas up to the Great Lakes and down to North Carolina, has the potential to be the biggest severe weather event so far this spring, according to The Weather Channel . The Storm Prediction Center said 57 million people lived in an area with an 'enhanced risk' of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes on Thursday. Tornadoes were reported on Wednesday and early Thursday in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, but those areas saw minimal damage. Meteorologists and emergency managers from the high Plains to the Appalachians were on alert as the U.S. had the year's first widespread bout of severe weather. The key message: Have a plan. 'Where to hide, emergency kits with medicines, snacks, water. Even something like sturdy shoes, gloves, long-sleeve shirts. If they get hit by a tornado they'll find they'll need those things pretty quickly,' said meteorologist Erin Maxwell with the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma. 'Know what you're doing, and just don't panic,' Maxwell added. Severe thunderstorms packing 80mph winds and large hail made their way across central Missouri on Wednesday afternoon, including several capable of producing tornadoes. Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud near Potosi in eastern Missouri at 3:35 p.m., while an hour earlier the Bates

Summary: Band of extreme weather predicted to hit an area including Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis, as well as Memphis, Tennessee, and Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday . Storm Prediction Center estimates that 57 million people live in an area with an 'enhanced risk' of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes . Severe thunderstorms packing 80mph winds and large hail already made their way across central Missouri on Wednesday . Areas that don't see strong storms on Thursday could see heavy rain instead .


Lucky fans in the French city of Saint-Etienne were given a treat on Monday night as Brazilian Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane took part in the 12th annual Match Against Poverty. Footballing legends Ronaldo and Zidane were joined by a host of former greats including Clarence Seedorf, Fabian Barthez, Jay-Jay Okocha and Gianluca Zambrotta to name a few. Brazilian ace Ronaldo had been rumoured to come out of retirement with American side Fort Lauderdale in recent times and the 38-year-old showed he still has what it takes with a hat trick. Former French international Zinedine Zidane shows he's still got it as he vies for the ball with Torpe Svarme . Brazilian legend Ronaldo takes a touch as he looks to set up an attack in the Match Against Poverty . Two of football's biggest legends meet as Ronaldo and Zidane share a high five at Geoffroy Guichard Stadium . The former Inter Milan and Real Madrid frontman celebrates after finding the back of the net . Former Nigerian international Jay-Jay Okocha curls an effort into the net during the Match Against Poverty . Former Madrid and France ace Zidane looks to take on Bjorn Kvarne during the Match Against Poverty . Like many charity friendly matches defending was at a premium, but goals were certainly not as the match at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium reached double figures. One of the goals of the game came from the super cool Seedorf who earned his name on the score sheet with a sublime chip. Former French international David Trezeguet also played and scored in the match, but it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who shone the brightest as he grabbed a hat-trick during his side’s 9-7 defeat. Ronaldo and Zidane share a joke with former Liverpool ace Vladimir Smicer watching on . Former AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf in action during the clash at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Tuesday . David Trezeguet got himself among the goals as he fired in an effort in the South of France . David Trezeguet is congratulated by Karel Poborsky (right) after scoring the opening goal . Teams line up prior to the UEFA Match Against Poverty at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne .

Summary: A host of footballing legends graced the field to raise money for charity . Bazilian Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane were among the stars taking part . Clarence Seedorf, Fabian Barthez and Gianluca Zambrotta also played . As did Jay-Jay Okocha, David Trezeguet and Vladimir Smicer .


Dramatic pictures have emerged of a woman being rescued from her car which had become submerged in flood waters following Saturday afternoon's severe storms. The woman was one of two people that had become trapped in rising waters at Zetland in Sydney's inner-east, that was spotted by the same police rescue squad officer on his way to work. She was helped out of the vehicle by the officer and his co-worker at about 6.30pm and did not suffer any injuries. Superintendent Paul Johnston from Fire and Rescue NSW told Daily Mail Australia that the incident was just one of many flash flooding rescues that emergency services had attended from 4pm. 'At the height of the storm we had two hundred calls in the system, mostly about flooding in people' homes and businesses, rescues from flash flooding - in the inner city they're not as dangerous because people are just trapped in their cars and not at risk of being swept away - and automatic fire alarms,' Supt Johnston said. The second round of wild weather in New South Wales came after just two days of clear skies and transformed parts of Sydney and the Blue Mountains into snowfields. Marble-sized hailstones pummelled multiple suburbs in the city's east and west on Saturday evening, coating streets and backyards in sleet despite only lasting from about 4pm until 7pm. Blackheath residents in the Blue Mountains, about 100km west of Sydney, reported hailstones up to 2cm in size, while social media users shared surreal images of snowmen and even snowboarders on the streets of Sydney. Seven buildings collapsed in western Sydney after suffering damage from the storm, with Fire and Rescue crews expected to work through the night to assess the damage. Scroll down for video . A woman had to be rescued from her car which had become trapped in flood waters following Saturday's severe storms . She appeared safe and calm as police and fire and rescue crews assisted her at Zetland in Sydney's inner-east . Several cars were submerged in the flood waters following the flash flooding that struck the city . A combination of hail and water at Enmore in Sydney's inner-west, almost completely submerged a line of cars . Streets and backyards were transformed into snowfields across Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Pictured Maroubra in Sydney's east . An unstable air mass over the top of New South Wales is understood to have generated the east-moving storm. Pictured: Kingsford in Sydney's eastern suburbs . The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for Sydney, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains just before 3:20pm (left), but by 4:15pm the severe storm had hit Sydney after coming in from the west (right) A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that two factories at Huntingwood, in western Sydney, have collapsed due to the weather . Snowing in Sydney? Sydney's west was hit by snow-like hail after the storm travelled east from the Blue Mountains . Marble-sized hail stones pummelled various suburbs in Sydney and the Blue Mountains . NSW Ambulance tweeted: 'Luckily no one

Summary: Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Blue Mountains, the Hawkesbury and Sydney on Saturday afternoon . 'Large hailstones, heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and damaging winds' were forecast just after 3pm . Hails stones up to 2cm large were reported while social media users shared images of how the storm transformed various areas into snowfields . Seven buildings, including five 200m long factories, have collapsed under half a metre of hail in western Sydney . State Emergency Services attended over 800 calls for help, however the storm had cleared by 7pm .


Olivier Giroud has admitted he gets ‘p*****’ with people talking about his latest hairstyle rather than his ability on the pitch for Arsenal. Giroud appeared to misinterpret a question about Arsene Wenger praising his animal instincts in Arsenal’s attack in the build-up to their 0-0 draw with Chelsea. Olivier Giroud believes the Premier League is Chelsea's this season but Arsenal will contend next season . Giroud (left) could not score against Chelsea on Sunday as the London rivals drew 0-0 at The Emirates . Giroud believes Arsenal will continue to improve and challenge Chelsea for the Premier League next year . Instead the Arsenal forward, who has scored 18 goals this season, claimed he gets annoyed with people commenting on his slick appearance. Giroud said: ‘I don’t want to speak any more about my appearance, my hair or anything, I get p***** about that. ‘I don’t know (if I am an animal). I know one thing, in sport you have to question yourself every week and be ready in your head and you have to be at 100 per cent of determination if you want to keep going and win games, you cannot afford to be at 80 or 90 per cent.’ The Gunners forward gets annoyed with people commenting on his slick appearance . Striker Giroud (left) wants to end the season with Arsenal in second and another FA Cup victory . Arsene Wenger has not led Arsenal into second since 2005 but could manage to do so this season . Arsenal remain 10 points behind Chelsea in the title race but Giroud insists the Gunners will never change their approach. Giroud added: ‘I don’t know if [Chelsea] are boring - I have to ask my team-mates what they were singing because I don’t understand. ‘There is a table that speaks for them. It is true maybe they are not playing the same game as us, but we are not going to change our game and they are not going to change their game. They are pleased with that and if they are champions, what can you say?’

Summary: Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud has scored 18 goals this season . Gunners boss Arsene Wenger praised animal instincts of Frenchman . Arsenal remain 10 points behind leaders Chelsea in the title race . READ: Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil needs to produce in big games . Francis Coquelin: Giroud CAN lead Arsenal to the Premier League title .


Crystal Palace are convinced Yannick Bolasie will learn from Wilfried Zaha’s mistakes and not jump into a dream move too soon. The electrifying winger has dazzled for the Eagles since Alan Pardew took over in January and has been watched by Liverpool and Newcastle this season. Bolasie has the opportunity to shine against Manchester City on Monday night and his manager - who was firm in the stance that it would take astronomical money to tempt Palace into selling - wants the 25-year-old to continue honing his skills at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace are convinced Yannick Bolasie will learn from Wilfried Zaha’s mistakes and not jump ship . Electrifying winger has dazzled for the Eagles since Alan Pardew took over the club in January . ‘If he is going to go, he’s going to have to for a lot of money,’ Pardew said. ‘I think Yannick knows he needs to develop more to go to a top club. I actually think top clubs probably appreciate that.’ Zaha made the £10million switch to Manchester United two seasons ago but managed just two Premier League starts under David Moyes and sealed a permanent move back home this February after impressing on loan. Many point towards Zaha’s troubling spell in the north-west as serving only to curb his development, and Pardew believes last week’s announcement of post-tax profits of £17m means Bolasie will stay in south London when clubs inevitably come knocking this summer. He has two years to run on his contract. Zaha made just four appearances for Manchester United in two years with the club . Louis Van Gaal told Zaha he wasn't part of his plans after Capital One Cup snub . ‘He is a player who can change games and it brings unbelievable value to him. It’ll have to be a very, very big fee trust me,’ Pardew added. ‘The club is on a great financial footing. We are trying not just to improve the team but the facilities. It is not just the stadium but here at the training ground and grow the club as quickly as we can. ‘We have got a good base of players here and three or four additions to the group in the summer, we could be strong candidates for the top ten.’ Pardew admits it would have to take a very, very big fee to lure Bolasie away from Selhurst Park .

Summary: Winger Yannick Bolasie has excelled under new manager Alan Pardew . Pardew is hoping winger will learn that the grass is not always greener . Wilfried Zaha left when he was handed dream move to Manchester United . But that move went sour and Pardew hopes Bolasie will learn from Zaha .


Mexican restaurant Chipotle has been leaving customers hungry for certain ingredients unsatisfied because not enough farms can meet its strict standards. The fast-casual chain, which plans on having 2,000 stores by the end of the year, removed carnitas pork burritos from roughly a third of its locations in January, but still doesn't have a stable supply of the meat. Chipotle, which dropped one of its pork vendors earlier this year, only uses humanely-raised pigs that have not received added hormones, though they have become harder to acquire after demand has risen. Fast-casual chain Chipotle says that it does not know when it will have enough pork to supply all of its stores with sustainably raised meat for its carnitas burritos (file photo) 'We don’t know for sure when we’ll be fully supplied again,' Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold told Bloomberg. The restaurant's pigs also need access to the outdoors and living spaces with large supplies of straw for their meat to make it into Chipotle burritos, tacos and bowls. Other retailers such as grocery store chain Kroger have begun taking up some of Chipotle's ethical standards. McDonald's pledged to stop using chickens treated with antibiotics at its stores in the next two years. The grocer and Dunkin Donuts have both said they will stop using pork from farms with gestation crates, where sows are kept in two-foot wide containers and are repeatedly impregnated without being able to move. The carnitas pork shoulder meat at Chipotle (pictured in burrito) comes from pigs that are raised outside or in living spaces with large supplies of straw (file photo) However, fewer than five per cent of pigs in the US are raised in a way that meets Chipotle's standards, according to CBS. It has been rotating its small supply of pork, of which it uses only pork shoulder, to different stores so that each location can have carnitas at least sometimes. Farmers are wary of the increased production cost for premium, antibiotic-free pork and worry about finding people to pay an appropriate price for the 'premium' meat after Denver-based Chipotle has the bits it wants. Chipotle said that supply constraints were behind 6.3 per cent price increases last year. As of Thursday morning, its stock price had fallen more than five points since news of the continued shortage was published Wednesday. Chipotle says that constraints on receiving supplies that met their standards led to 6.3 per cent price increases last year (file photo) When sustainably raised beef runs out, the store uses conventionally raised cows, but it views the conditions of factory farmed pigs by the world's biggest pork producers as particularly bad. Beyond the farming side, regular US pork production was also criticized earlier this year by meat inspectors after several of the nation's slaughterhouses transferred to a new system that increases the numbers of hogs killed per minute to 1,300. Whistleblowers from the United States Department of Agriculture said that toenails, hair and fecal matter may be creeping into Americans' pork under the new regulations. Chipotle's most popular protein is chicken, with only seven

Summary: Mexican restaurant chain cut carnitas pork from third of stores this year . Company doesn't know when it will be fully supplied again . Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's switching to more sustainably raised meat . Farmers need buyers for 'premium' pig parts after Chipotle takes shoulders .


A hilarious new video has mocked teenagers taking part in the #kyliejennerchallenge - using a tube of Pringles. In footage posted by Elihudi Justin Urassa, from Brighton, on Facebook that has been watched more than three million times, a young woman can be seen sucking on to the tube before removing it to reveal her new pout... made of crisps. The worrying trend started sweeping social media over the weekend, encouraging teens to blow their lips up to epic proportions using bottles or shot glasses to mirror Kylie Jenner's often voluptuous looking pout. Scroll down for videos . In the video the girl is seen sucking onto the tube of tortilla flavoured chips . The mickey-taking video has already been watching more than 3.7million times on Facebook in just a day. One user commented: 'Now this one is funny.' Whilst many others put a series of laughing face emojis. The company behind the snack said: 'We’re overjoyed that people have found a safer way to ace the Kylie Jenner challenge with Pringles Tortilla lips. 'Whether your lips are naturally plump or you need some assistance from Pringles Tortilla, we’re all about showing off your tasty pout (and eating it afterwards).' In the hilarious video which was posted to Facebook and has been watched over 3.5million times the girl pulls the tube of Pringles away to reveal her new lips . The reportedly painful and dangerous trend involves participants placing their mouth over the opening of a cup, jar or other narrow vessel and sucking in until the air vacuum causes their lips to swell up - all in the hopes of emulating Kylie Jenner's bee-stung pout. Countless teens, both boys and girls, have been sharing the disturbing results of their experiments on Twitter and Instagram, which in many cases has led to severe bruising around the mouth. Surprisingly, given the sheer number of teens attempting the feat, it appears the results are far from desirable. The worrying trend dubbed the '#kyliejennerchallenge' swept social media, encouraging teens to blow their lips up to epic proportions using bottles or shot glasses (pictured) 'I screwed up,' wrote one teenage girl along with her #kyliejennerchallenge selfie, while another complained she looked 'gross'. 'Made my chin look like a hickey a week ago and I'll say I've never felt so dumb,' one disgruntled teen admitted. 'I did the #kyliejennerchallenge and my lips turned purple,' claimed yet another. The new craze is popular among teens desperate to emulate Kylie Jenner's bee-stung pout (pictured) The reportedly painful method involves participants placing their mouth over the opening of a cup, jar or shot glass and sucking in until the air vacuum causes their lips to swell up . Countless teens, both boys and girls, have been sharing the disturbing results of their experiments on Twitter and Instagram . Surprisingly, given the sheer number of teens attempting the feat, it appears the results are far from desirable . The method works by way of the airlock created in the opening of the glass or jar, which increases blood flow to the

Summary: The #kyliejennerchallenge is sweeping social media . Method involves creating an airlock which forces lips to swell . Teens are hoping to emulate Kylie Jenner's puffy pout . Now a hilarious video shows how you can get the look a safer way . The clip shows a girl sucking on a Pringles tube . She then reveals her new lips - which are made out of crisps .


Uber has poached Facebook's security chief Joe Sullivan in an attempt to double down on rapidly escalating safety concerns. The $40 billion taxi service has been plagued by serious accusations of failing to vet its drivers. Lawsuits have been brought against Uber in San Francisco and Los Angeles. A New Delhi driver was accused of raping a passenger in December. This week in Denver, a driver tried and failed to break into a passenger's home. And in London, a woman was allegedly asked to perform oral sex on her driver. These claims, among others, follow a data leak last May, which saw the details of 50,000 current and former drivers released into the public domain. It is hoped Sullivan, the first federal prosecutor to specialize in high-technology crime, can protect Uber from potentially crippling ramifications. Lifeline? Joe Sullivan, 46, will leave his role as Facebook's security chief to help Uber defend safety concerns . There were three high-profile assault cases involving Uber drivers in December 2014. An Indian woman said her driver raped her in New Delhi, leading to outcries and a temporary ban of Uber in that city. It came days after a driver was charged in Boston with raping a young woman. The same week, a woman in London revealed that she was offered £20 credit from Uber after one of its drivers allegedly sexually harassed her during a cab ride. This week in Denver an UberX driver was arrested after he dropped a passenger off at the airport before allegedly driving back to her house, and trying to break in. The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles are both suing the company for 'misleading the public' by failing to conduct thorough backgrounds checks. The firm's first security chief, he brings with him an extensive portfolio of experience in cyber security and privacy. He spent two decades tackling cyber crime security in the private and public sector before joining the Justice Department. Cases included child protection, bank privacy, and digital strands of 9/11 investigations. Since, he has headed up the security departments at eBay, PayPal, and Facebook. Though his experience lies in digital protection, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has also entrusted the 46-year-old with tackling physical security. Sullivan's role will involve liaising with city and state governments around the world as the firm rapidly expands. Announcing the hire in a blog post on Thursday Kalanick wrote: 'We are both in cyberspace and on city streets all at once; a bridge between bits and atoms. 'And as we get into tens of millions of rides a week, we continue to challenge ourselves to do even better when it comes to safety and data security.' He added: 'This is a challenge where I get to take what makes Silicon Valley special and apply it to a product that directly impacts people's lives everyday as they move around the world's cities.' Allegations: The rapidly-expanding mobile taxi service has been plagued by claims that drivers are not vetted . Looking forward: The $40 billion firm's CEO Travis Kalanick announced the news in a

Summary: Joe Sullivan, 46, was the first federal prosecutor specializing in high-tech . He has worked in security for eBay, PayPal and Facebook . As Uber's first security chief he will attempt to curb growing claims . $40bn taxi firm accused of not adequately vetting drivers . India driver accused of rape, Denver driver of burglary, London driver of sexual assault .


This is the cringe-making moment Ed Miliband was mobbed by a screaming hen party – and even let the bride on his tour bus for a 'selfie'. The Labour leader was jokingly referred to as the stripper after his battle bus was gatecrashed by bride-to-be Nicola Braithwaite and her friends. One of the group from Knutsford spotted the leader's bus when she popped outside the Westminster Hotel for a cigarette and quickly alerted the bride. After brief negotiations with his spin doctors, the solicitor was allowed on the bus and emerged grinning after a few minutes in a white and blue dress, saying: 'I got a full on picture with him'. Scroll down for video . Ed Miliband was mobbed by a screaming hen party – and even let the bride on his tour bus for a private 'selfie' The Labour leader was surrounded by more than 20 young women screaming 'Ed! Ed! Ed!' and then they posed for a group selfie . The bride-to-be's sister, Kathryn Braithwaite, posted a picture of Nicola and Miliband on the campaign bus . She was met by whoops and cheers from the raucous group of hens, all wearing black dresses and pink sashes, who started yelling for him to come and meet them. The Labour leader then appeared and high-fived a few of the women before they started chanting 'Selfie! Selfie! Selfie!' and turned their backs on him for a group shot. One of the women was heard saying: 'Hashtag Ed' and the group erupted into giggles before Mr Miliband made his excuses and waved goodbye. The bride-to-be has pondered whether he will also turn up to her wedding, saying: 'Maybe he'll make the big day!' Anna Heaford, one of the hens, tweeted saying: 'The stripper had just arrived for Nicola Braithwaite's hen do..! #EdMiliband.' She also tweeted earlier today, saying: 'We're blaming the cocktails.' Sanda, who was also part of the hen party, said: 'He was a true gentleman and a fun person.' Miss Braithwaite's sister Kathryn Braithwaite posted the picture of the bride-to-be with Miliband inside the bus and said: 'Only my sister can have a pic with Ed_Miliband #ed #henparty.' One of the hens, Anna Heaford, posted a hilarious tweet, saying: 'The stripper has just arrived' Bride Nicola Braithwaite was allowed on the bus and emerged grinning wearing a white and blue dress . One of Mrs Braithwaite's friends, Heaney Watson, said: 'Our Nicola breaks off her hen do to discuss #legalaid with @EdMilliband #goodtimes.' The Labour leader was about to be dropped off at Chester Railway Station to return to London after a long day of campaigning when he was mobbed by his toughest trail opponents so far. Earlier in the day he had met parliamentary candidate Chris Matheson and supporters at Chester Racecourse. He told the crowd: 'It's great to be here. I want to thank all of you for the incredible job that you're doing. Secondly, I want to hear a very big Chester cheer for Chris Matheson and the brilliant campaign he's running. Let's hear it for Chris.

Summary: Ed Miliband was mobbed by a screaming hen party yesterday in Chester . He allowed bride on board his campaign bus so she could have a 'selfie' Bride Nicola Braithwaite was met with whoops and cheers from 25 hens . Labour leader high-fived a few of the women before they had group 'selfie' If you were on this hen party, please email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835 .


Outspoken MP Bob Katter has risked being drawn into a race row after accusing the Queensland Government of believing embattled MP Billy Gordon was 'a little black puppet on a string'. In a bizarre statement on his party's website, Mr Katter said the Government believes Mr Gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence - and later admitted to his criminal past. Mr Katter, federal MP for Kennedy, is of Lebanese descent. He said he's been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past, and that he sympathised with Mr Gordon's position. Federal MP Bob Katter, who released a statement today accusing the Queensland Government of assuming Billy Gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence . Mr Gordon was forced to quit the Queensland Labor Party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history from Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk . He announced on Wednesday he will remain in the Queensland parliament as an independent, throwing the Government, which holds a razor-thin majority, into chaos. 'In the last two cases where this occurred in the federal parliament, there was never any question raised about the member resigning. So why was it assumed here that Billy Gordon would resign?' Mr Katter's statement reads. 'I can't help but think that the Queensland Government thought they had a little black puppet on a string. Mr Gordon, who was forced to quit the Queensland Labor Party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history . The statement has sparked criticism on social media, with users questioning his terminology. 'Irrespective of his weird use of the term 'black puppet' it's kinda odd how Bob Katter is speaking on Billy Gordon's behalf' wrote Benjamin James. Not that John wrote: 'Wow, Bob Katter calls Billy Gordon, 'black puppet on a string' and the lefty loons stay silent. What if Abbott had said it?' The statement has sparked criticism on social media, with some users questioning his terminology . Mr Katter has since defended the statement, saying he used the term black puppet in light of his personal experiences . Mr Katter has since defended the statement, saying he used the term black puppet 'because I'm dark and I come from Cloncurry.' 'I can understand and I can identify with the attitudes that these people have and I'm going to call it for what it is,' he said. 'I deliberately put that comment in with a forethought, because I think they deserve a belting for the racial overtones.' Mr Katter used federal MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott as examples of independents becoming puppets for the government and sacrificing their independence, but he vowed Mr Gordon would not make that mistake.

Summary: Mr Gordon was forced to quit Labor after being accused of domestic violence . Mr Katter accused the Queensland Government of assuming Mr Gordon would quit from the allegations . Mr Katter said he had been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past .


JB Holmes took victory in a play-off at the Shell Houston Open when Johnson Wagner saw a four-foot putt lip out. Holmes, who started the day six shots off the lead but ripped through the first half of the course to make the turn in 29, had moments before missed from 10 foot but 2008 winner Wagner could not save par to take the play-off to a third hole. Overnight leader Jordan Spieth, who hit a fine putt to par the 18th and make it a three-way play-off, had been eliminated on the first hole. J B Holmes poses with the Houston Open trophy after a thrilling climax saw him take the title . Holmes bumps fists with his caddie to celebrate winning the Houston Open after two play-off holes . Johnson Wagner watches his putt go by the hole on the second play-off, handing the title to Holmes . Spieth's one-shot overnight lead evaporated almost before he had time to warm up on the course thanks to Holmes' blistering start. Six birdies on the first seven holes saw Holmes tear into an outright lead as Spieth was easing into proceedings with his second par in as many holes. Holmes picked up a further shot on the eighth on his way to finishing the front nine on a seven-under 29 to tie the nine-hole course record with Fred Couples. The 32-year-old had a less prolific back nine, but he still picked up two further birdies, with a bogey on the 16th his only blot on a fine day's golf. He returned to the clubhouse with a two-shot lead having carded 64, but back-to-back birdies on 13 and 14 saw Spieth join Holmes on 16 under overall with four holes remaining. Holmes began the day six shots off the lead but stormed up the leaderboard with a brilliant start . Overnight leader Jordan Spieth saw his advantage go before he was on the course, but made a play-off . The 21-year-old, who could have gone second in the world rankings with victory in Houston, just missed taxing birdie shots on 16 and 17 to take it all down to his final hole. And just after his tee shot narrowly avoided the bunker, Wagner dramatically birdied the par-four 18th with a 25ft putt to card a 69 and create a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard. Spieth still had the chance to win it outright but found a bunker, and he needed a fine 42ft chip and then a 12ft putt to rescue par and join the play-off. Once it began, things quickly went south for the Texan. He found the greenside bunker with his second shot, and then made a poor shot out from a difficult lie, claiming something had distracted him during his backswing. He would be eliminated with a bogey. Wagner had also run into trouble with his second shot but salvaged a par, and when Holmes missed from 10ft they headed back to the tee to try again. Spieth was the first to drop out in the play-offs,

Summary: Johnson Wagner loses out to JB Holmes after second playoff hole . Jordan Spieth had crashed out on first hole after all three finish 16 under . Englishman Paul Casey is best-placed Brit, finishing four shots back .


SKYFARING . by Mark Vanhoenacker . (Chatto & Windus £16.99) Our fascination with aeroplanes, and the men who fly them (it is still overwhelmingly men), has acquired a morbid flavour since Germanwings flight 9525 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps by its troubled co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. The tragedy ignited an ongoing debate about stress and depression among pilots, and airline vetting procedures, in which just about all of us have a vested interest. This makes Mark Vanhoenacker’s book, unwittingly, very timely indeed. When he was writing it he had never heard of Lubitz, of course, but nor does he dwell on the horrors of 9/11 or any other plane crashes either accidental or premeditated. Vanhoenacker is a senior first officer with British Airways, who wants us simply to understand his passion for his job, and to share with us many of its more beguiling secrets. Like me, he was still a child when he was first invited into an aeroplane cockpit, and like me, he regarded it as one of the transcendent treats of his young life. But for him, the mystique endured. It is reassuring, now more than ever, to be reminded that even for experienced pilots air travel can still be an exhilarating, almost magical experience. Mark Vanhoenacker is a senior first officer with British Airways and he wants the reader to simply understand his passion for his job . Vanhoenacker, an American, worked as a management consultant before rekindling that childhood obsession. He learned to fly in Britain, tempted by our ‘historic relationship with aviation’. Coincidentally, his first job was to pilot the Airbus 320 on medium-distance European flights — exactly what Lubitz was doing on that catastrophically fateful day. But Vanhoenacker moved on to Boeing 747s, and they are his great love. He admires the 747 like a sculptor might a perfect human torso, observing how pleasing they are to the eye. Vanhoenacker recalls a wildlife writer once describing Virginia’s great blue heron as ‘the 747 of the swamp’ and notes how this would delight the aircraft’s chief designer, Joseph Sutter, who was greatly influenced by the anatomy of birds. But Sutter (now in his mid-90s) once stated that the 747 is more ‘a place’ than a conveyance. Pilots like flying 747s for all kinds of reasons, Vanhoenacker tells us, but not the least of them is one of the most prosaic: unlike the Airbus, in which pilots usually wear heavy socks, they have foot heaters. And the ‘frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean looks better — everything looks better — when your feet are warm’. He writes elegantly about his pilot’s eye view of the world and explains that he has come to measure countries in jet time, ie how long they take to cross. Thus, Russia is a seven-hour country and Belgium, with a tailwind, is merely a 15-minute country. Noting the vast, desolate regions he routinely flies over, it does not surprise him that, according to one calculation, the portion of the Earth’s surface on which an unclothed human could survive for 24 hours

Summary: The Germanwings tragedy has ignited debate about depression in pilots . Author, Vanhoenacker is a senior first officer with British Airways . He wants the reader to simply understand his passion for his job .


Former Queens Park Rangers chairman Gianni Paladini has registered as a director of a new Bradford City holding company in what appears to be the first move towards taking control at Valley Parade. Paladini has been searching for a way back into football since he left Loftus Road in 2011 and has attempted to buy Birmingham City from Carson Yeung. The Italian seems to have enjoyed more success in West Yorkshire where he has forged an official link to Bradford, a club which has been one of the great success stories of the season. Former QPR chief Gianni Paladini appears to be keen on taking over the reins at League One side Bradford . Bradford's most memorable moment of the season came during their shock FA Cup win over Chelsea . Phil Parkinson’s team captured the imagination of fans across the nation when they fought back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at Chelsea in the FA Cup and went on to beat Sunderland before losing in a quarter-final replay at Reading. Those FA Cup exploits came against a backdrop of colourful and passionate support. They took 8,000 supporters to Stamford Bridge and generated a brilliant atmosphere for the tie at home to Sunderland. It was a reminder of the club’s enormous potential, having been led out of the doldrums of League Two and administration by chairmen Julian Rhodes and Mark Lawn, with the help of Parkinson’s managerial skill. Lawn has spoken of the need to attract new investment and Paladini is registered as the sole director of Bradford City (Holdings) Limited, set up in February. The company was originally set up with Paladini and Mauro Milanese named as directors but Milanese’s name has been removed. Paladini has previously made an attempt to buy Birmingham from Carson Yeung (pictured) Milanese is a former centre half who played for several Italian clubs and had one year at QPR during a long playing career and briefly managed Leyton Orient last year. Paladini’s ambitions to return to football are well documented. As well as trying to buy Birmingham, he has been linked possible takeovers at Millwall and Reading. Bradford were beaten 6-0 at home by Bristol City on Tuesday, which confirmed Bristol City’s promotion to the Championship and virtually ended Bradford’s hopes of capping an incredible season by reaching the play-offs. Paladini spent eight years at QPR, seizing control after a complicated takeover in 2003 and attracting investment from billionaires Lakshmi Mittal and F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore. He left his role at Loftus Road in 2011 following the takeover by Tony Fernandes.

Summary: Gianni Paladini has registered as director of Bradford's holding company . The Italian has been searching for new club since leaving QPR in 2011 . Paladini made attempt to buy Birmingham and has been linked with Millwall .


Yaya Toure wants to meet with Manchester City to thrash out his future, according to his controversial agent. Toure's days at the Etihad Stadium may be numbered, with City prepared to listen to offers for the 31-year-old and the player himself admitting he is open to new challenges. Now the Ivory Coast international's agent Dimitri Seluk has revealed that he wants to talk to City about the way forward. Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has hinted that he is open to leaving Manchester City this summer . Toure is challenged by West Ham's Mark Noble during City's 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon . Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini wants to be reunited with Toure next season after managing him at City . 'We have had different offers for Yaya but we must speak to Manchester City,' Seluk said. 'People think he will stay because of money but we don't care about money. If Man City don't want him - no problem. 'I want someone to say that they want Yaya to stay at Manchester City. Yaya is a legend at the club. All the supporters like him, he's helped them make history.' Despite Seluk's claims, the fact that Toure earns more than £1m a month at City could yet put a spanner in the works of a potential transfer to a club like Inter Milan in Italy. Toure has two years left on his current contract but has not managed to have the same influence on Manuel Pellegrini's team this season. Toure celebrates with Sergio Aguero and Jesus Navas after the Argentine's goal against West Ham . Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini must persuade Toure to continue his career at the Etihad .

Summary: Yaya Toure has been linked with a transfer with Inter Milan and PSG keen . The Manchester City midfielder has struggled for form this season . Agent Dimitri Seluk said club must make the Ivory Coast star feel wanted . Seluk said Toure is a club legend and money isn't their motivation . READ: Manchester City will miss Yaya Toure when he goes .


A former bomb disposal expert has won his battle with the bulge after shedding half his bodyweight after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Steve Tempest-Mitchell, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, lost a whopping 16st after the surgery 14 months ago, which caused his stomach to shrink to the size of a tennis ball. The 56-year-old said he decided to go through with the operation after hitting 32st and struggling to control his Type 2 diabetes. Scroll down for video . Slim and trim: Steve Tempest-Mitchell says he has a new lease of life after slimming down from 32st to 16st . 'It was a case of going in for the surgery and hoping to come out the other side,' said the father-of-three. This was a life changing and life threatening decision for me to make. 'At 32st, it was not an easy decision as I had been turned down for the surgery two and a half years previously . 'It had got to a point where something had to be done because I was slowly killing myself. I was just waiting for something awful to happen and even needed psychiatric help.' Although he never indulged in binge-eating, Mr Tempest-Mitchell says he would eat smaller portions at regular intervals and was drinking around eight cans of cola a day. But the former bomb disposal expert hadn't always been big and he says that growing up, he lived an active lifestyle, regularly playing rugby and competing in wrestling. Flashback: Mr Tempest-Mitchell said he was almost a recluse when he was at his biggest (above) As he got older, he began to struggle with his weight thanks to a lifestyle of long-haul flights, business meetings and boozy evenings spent entertaining clients. Mr Tempest-Mitchell also had to contend with some highly stressful situations while working as a bomb disposal expert between 1996 and 2005 in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was employed as a contractor with the Ministry of Defence. Using high-pressure water technology, he would set about the grim task of defusing bombs. 'It was a very stressful situation,' he explains. 'Not only have you got to handle the situation of defusing the threat of the bomb but you are in dangerous territory as well under guard from soldiers. Helping hand: The former bomb disposal expert said he needed to be pushed in a wheelchair to board a plane . 'We were very lucky as one of the bases we were stationed at was attacked by a rocket launcher just weeks after we left.' Mr Tempest-Mitchell, who is now a business development manager at a demolition and asbestos removal firm, said as the years went by, his weight crept up. 'I had a very active lifestyle before my work and life balance was disrupted and I began to not have time to eat right,' he said. 'I was never one of those people who would eat massive amounts of food where you are stunned by the amount but I did have small portions regularly. 'Ever since I was a child, I always drank coke. At one point,

Summary: Steve Tempest-Mitchell had gastric bypass surgery to shrink his stomach . The 56-year-old took drastic measure after tipping the scales at 32st . Bradford father-of-three was struggling to control diabetes . Almost housebound and was consuming eight cans of fizzy drinks a day . Had to be helped onto a plane in a wheelchair or special buggy .


With temperatures creeping up, let’s celebrate with some ice cream. In fact, why not make your own? The choice of ice cream makers has never been wider. MANDY FRANCIS tried out the best brands on the High Street with some enthusiastic help from her children Stanley, 13, and Florence, eight. The Swan Come Dine With Me Ice Cream & Gelato maker is best for dinner parties . BEST FOR DINNER PARTIES . Swan Come Dine With Me Ice Cream & Gelato maker, £49.99, argos.co.uk . How does it work? This minimalist, cube-shaped machine looks sleek and impressive. The removable bowl — which has an inner, freezable gel layer — has to be frozen for eight hours before you put it back in the machine, then add the mixing arm, pop on the lid, and turn it on. As it starts to churn, you slowly pour in the mixture according to the recipe included — a basic one of egg yolks, cornflour, sugar, double cream and vanilla extract which has to be cooked and cooled in the fridge. Check the progress every five minutes or so, switching it off when it’s reached the texture you want. Is it any good? At two litres, this has one of the biggest capacities we came across, so it’s perfect for dinner parties and family gatherings. Unusually, the bowl rotates on this machine, while the mixing arm stays still — which looks clever, but creates a huge amount of noise. Stanley and Florence kept popping in to ask if it was ready — not because they were looking forward to eating it, but because they wanted the racket to stop! Fortunately the clattering was over in 20 minutes and the light, fluffy ice cream was really tasty. Verdict: Nice ice cream, shame about the noise. Having to keep a close eye on the machine until the ice cream is the right texture is a pain, too. Rating: . BEST FOR KUDOS IN THE KITCHEN . Sage Smart Scoop by Heston Blumenthal, £349.99, sageappliances.co.uk . How does it work? Sleek and polished, this looks like a breadmaker but weighs in at a huge 12.5 kilos (26lbs). Unlike other machines, it’s self-refrigerating (so there’s no need to freeze the mixer bowl before use). The leaflet recommends using a chocolate creme Anglaise (custard, to us regular folk) made from cream, milk, egg yolks, dark chocolate and sugar, which is cooled and poured into the bowl which sits within the machine. Then you pick from the 12 consistencies the machine can make (including sorbet, frozen yogurt, gelato and ice cream), turn it on and let the rotating paddle whip it together. Thirty minutes later, a litre of your favourite ice creamis ready. Is it any good? Beautifully smooth and truly delicious. We all licked our bowls clean. Best of all, the machine signalled that it was ready by playing a retro ice cream van jingle, which the kids adored. Verdict: A fantastic ice cream maker, but bulky and expensive. Rating: . The Sage Smart Scoop by Heston Blumenthal is a fantastic

Summary: There are many different ice cream makers - from budget brand to retro . Best rated machine is the Chill Factor Ice Cream Maker from John Lewis . Prices range from as little as £12.99 to a luxury one for £349.99 .


Since Herman Melville penned his novel Moby Dick more than 150 years ago, scientists have been fascinated by the remarkable attributes of the sperm whale and its kin - the smaller pygmy and dwarf whales. Now, fossils from an extinct pygmy sperm whale that died seven million years ago, have shed new light on the evolution of modern day whales. The remains, which were discovered in Panama, indicate that the organ involved in sound generation and echolocation got smaller throughout the whale’s evolution. Fossils from an extinct pygmy sperm whale that died seven million years ago have shed new light on the evolution of modern day whales. This image shows the right lateral view of the skull of Nanokogia isthmia . Although why this is so remains a mystery. While many whales, dolphins and porpoises have a long fossil record, enabling scientists to understand their evolution, there is limited evidence of sperm whales and smaller pygmy and dwarf whales, which are capable of navigating the ocean deep underwater. Now an international team of scientists, led by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has discovered a new species of extinct pygmy sperm whale, called Nanokogia isthmia, which clarifies key aspects of the evolution of these animals. The well-preserved skulls of two individuals were unearthed at a sea cliff along the Caribbean coast of Panama. The find will help experts fill in gaps in the evolution of cetaceans. This is the evolutionary tree of sperm whales showing links between extinct and living species, and when the spermaceti organ changed shape . The remains, which were discovered in Panama, indicate that the bone involved in sound generation and echolocation got smaller throughout the evolution of the sperm whale. In contrast modern sperm whales (a stock image is shown) are much larger than their extinct relatives . The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It's only one of three living species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale. Mature males reach an average length of 52 ft (16 metres) with their head making up one third of their length. They mostly dine on squid and swim to depths of 7,380 FT (2,250 metres) to hunt for prey. They are the second deepest diving mammal, following only Cuvier's beaked whale. The sperm whale's clicking vocalisation - a form of echolocation and communication - can be as loud as 230 decibels underwater, making it the loudest sound produced by any animal. It has the largest brain of any animal on Earth, more than five times heavier than a human's and can live for more than 60 years. It reveals an unexpected level of complexity in the evolution of the spermaceti, which is an organ located within the head that plays a key role in the generation of sound and in the whale’s capacity for echolocation. The study, published in the journal Plos One, shows that at one time small sperm whales measuring around seven feet (two metres in length) had

Summary: Team of scientists discovered new species of extinct pygmy sperm whale . Seven million-year-old Nanokogia isthmia bones were found in Panama . Suggest the bone involved in sound generation and echolocation got smaller throughout the whale’s evolution . Today's larger sperm whales are able to navigate under water with ease .


A series of thought-provoking clothing labels have been photographed in a bid to raise awareness of the horrific plight of those toiling in sweatshops around the world. The Canadian Fair Trade Network is hoping the images will make people think about the garments they are wearing and just where they have come from. Teaming up with the advertsiing agency Rethink, the photographs feature clothing labels telling the tragic stories of factory workers from Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sierra Leone. Each label says that the product is 100 per cent cotton - but adds that is not the whole story and follows on with a snap shot of just who could have made the item. Scroll down for video . The label in the red hooded top highlights the case of 34-year-old Tejan who had been coughing up blood but carried on working for fear of losing his job . One of the labels, sewn into a yellow, cable jumper, reveals a day in the life of Behnly and reads: 'Made in Cambodia by Behnly, nine years old. He gets up at 5am every morning to make his way to the garment factory where he works. 'It will be dark when he arrives and dark when he leaves. He dresses lightly because the temperature in the room he works reaches 30 degrees. 'The dust in the room fills his nose and mouth. He will make less than a dollar, for a day spent slowly suffocating. A mask would cost the company ten cents.The label doesn’t tell the whole story.' A red hooded top focuses on the life of Tejan, a father-of-two, and bears the label: 'Made in Sierra Leone by Tejan. The first few times he coughed up blood he hid it from his family. They couldn’t afford medical treatment and he couldn’t risk losing his long-time job at the cotton plantation. This label describes the story of Behnly, nine, who has been working since 5am . 'When he fell into a seizure one day it could no longer be ignored. The diagnosis was pesticide poisoning. 'The lack of proper protective clothing has left him with leukemia at the age of 34. He has two daughters. One of them starts work at the factory next year. The label doesn’t tell the whole story.' The final image, of a smart jacket, highlights a working day for 12-year-old Joya. The label says: 'Made in Bangladesh by Joya who left school at the age of 12 to help support her two brothers and newly widowed mother. 'Her father was killed when a fire ripped through the cotton factory where he works. She now works in the building across the street from the burned down factory. A constant reminder of the risk she takes everyday.' The jacket was made by 12-year-old Joya, says the label, who has to support her family after losing her father in a factory fire opposite where she is working . 'It's time for change,' said the Canadian Fair Trade Network. 'Buying fairtrade ensures workers are being compensated fairly and not exposed to unsafe

Summary: Fair Trade photographs aim to focus on the people in sweatshops . Reveals tragic tales of staff in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sierra Leone . Highlights daily life for children working in appalling conditions . Campaigners hoping to make buyers think about origin of garments .


So, once again, it will all come down to the actions of a man from Salto. On this occasion, though, the focus will not be on Salto’s most famous son. Luis Suarez will be at the Parc des Princes tonight, forming one part of football’s most famous three-man attack, looking to fire Barcelona into the Champions League semi-finals. Usually when they reach this stage, Barcelona do not make any mistakes. Standing on the other side of the pitch will be someone who Suarez knows inside out, a player who hails from his home city in Uruguay and with whom he has shared a number of big nights when representing their country. Edinson Cavani prepares for Paris Saint-Germain's quarter-final clash with Barcelona . PSG train at Camp-des-Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris . Cavani celebrates scoring for the Paris side in the League Cup final last weekend . Edinson Cavani knows the spotlight will be shining on him this evening. If Paris Saint-Germain are to break through the glass ceiling and progress beyond the Champions League’s last eight, Cavani – a player known as El Matador – must torment the stars from Catalonia. The onus falls on Cavani for a number of reasons. First, PSG have been stripped by suspension of two key players, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Veratti, the product of that ugly last 16 success against Chelsea; Thiago Motta is injured, while David Luiz is also a major doubt. Yet there is more to it than that. Cavani has a towering reputation in the game, stemming from three prolific seasons in Naples which led to his record-breaking move to Paris, but can you think of a really vital game that he has stamped his class all over? To suggest that may seem a little harsh. He came within the width of a goal post at Stamford Bridge of being the undisputed match winner and his bullet header in the first leg in February that gave Laurent Blanc’s side the opportunity to travel to London with parity. Since then, however, Cavani has endured problems and a significant goal drought for one of his talent. Between February 17 and April 5, Cavani went seven matches without scoring and only ended the fallow spell with a double as a substitute in the Coupe de Ligue final on Saturday. PSG won that game 4-0 but had matters sewn up before Cavani came on and helped himself to a double late on (Ibrahimovic had scored twice to give them breathing space); it was his first action since an angry altercation with Blanc a week earlier during a 3-2 win in Marseille. Zlatan Ibrahimovic slides in on Oscar during PSG's second round clash at Chelsea last month . Ibrahimovic is shown the red card for his challenge on Oscar to leave PSG up against it . Ibrahimovic trudges off the field and will miss the first leg of the quarter-final against Barcelona . It has led to speculation about his future in Paris and he has been linked with a number of sides in the Barclays Premier

Summary: PSG host Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final . Paris Saint-Germain are without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic . In his absence, Edinson Cavani must raise his game as the main attacker . The Uruguayan is being courted by Louis van Gaal at Manchester United . Cavani will come up against Luis Suarez who was born in the same town .


An electric change of pace propelled odds-on favourite Tryster to a three-quarter length success in the feature Coral Easter Classic as his Godolphin stable dominated £1.1million All Weather Finals day at Lingfield. The four-year-old, ridden by William Buick, beat Complicit to complete a 22-1 treble for his trainer Charlie Appleby. He had earlier been successful with Pretend (Buick) in the Unibet Sprint Championship Stakes and Four Seasons (Adam Kirby) in the 32Red Three-Year-old Mile Championship. Tryster turned on the after burners to race to victory in the Coral Easter Classic at Lingfield . Jockey William Buick predicted great things to come from the Winter Derby winner . Buick predicted a big future back on Turf for Tryster, whose previous four wins during the AW season included the Winter Derby. Buick said: ‘You will be seeing an awful lot more of this horse.’ Buick also rode Pretend to victory in the Unibet Sprint Championship Stakes on a good day for Godolphin .

Summary: Tryster won the Coral Easter Classic at All Weather Finals in Lingfield . Jockey William Buick predicted bright future for the Winter Derby winner . Godolphin stable dominated the event with three winners in feature races .


Ethan Czahor (pictured) has launched ‘Clear’ which removes any posts that might cause you problems with your current or future employer . A former aide to Jeb Bush who was fired for offensive tweets has developed an app that lets you scrub embarrassing messages from the social network. Ethan Czahor has launched ‘Clear’ which removes any posts that might cause you problems with your current or future employer. Users can search for keywords such as ‘gay’, ‘black’ or swear words and the program deletes any tweet that mentions them. Mr Czahor said hoped the app would ensure others do not suffer the same fate as he did. In February, Mr Czahor was fired from his job as a chief technology officer for Mr Bush, the former Florida governor and potential 2016 Presidential candidate. Among the old Twitter messages he posted was one in which he called female students ‘sluts’. One post read: ‘When I burp in the gym I feel like it’s my way of saying, ‘sorry guys, but I’m not gay’’. Mr Czahor told Time magazine: ‘Why wasn’t I smart enough to take care of this before it happens? ‘This could happen to anyone in any field - it doesn’t have to be politics - every millennial is now entering the workforce, and maybe even a senior position, and everything they’ve said online for the last 10 years is still there, and that’s a new thing for this generation’. Mr Czahor said that with Clear a user’s tweets are analysed using IBM’s Watson supercomputer and put through sentiment analysis to ensure they are taken in context. In February Ethan Czahor was fired from his job as a chief technology officer for Mr Bush, the former Florida governor and potential 2016 Presidential candidate, for making sexist and homophobic remarks on Twitter . With Clear a user’s tweets are analysed using IBM’s Watson supercomputer and put through sentiment analysis to ensure they are taken in context. Users are then given a rating between 0 and 100 as to how safe their profile is and the can act accordingly based on the result . Users are then given a rating between 0 and 100 as to how safe their profile is and the can act accordingly based on the result. Researchers from Stanford and Cornell University recently studied 40 million posts made by 1.7 million web users to try to identify trolls. From this data they were able identify so-called Future-Banned Users (FBUs) - and Never-Banned Users (NBUs). The former are people that are more likely to exhibit antisocial behaviour on online forums, while the latter are everyday users that don't show signs of troll-like behaviour. The researchers then built an algorithm that scans posts for signs of such antisocial behaviour, and a study shows this algorithm can identify potential trolls in 80% of cases. For example, posts made by trolls are less readable. Trolls are more likely to veer off-topic and have fewer similarities in terms of language and content compared to other posts. Trolls are also less likely to use positive words

Summary: App created to remove posts that might cause problems with employers . Users can search for keywords such as ‘gay’, ‘black’ or swear words and the software deletes any tweet that mentions them . Creator Ethan Czahor was fired from his job due to offensive tweets . And he said he hopes 'Clear' app will ensure others don't suffer same fate .


Homeless people in the Bay Area are being handed free smartphones by multi-billion dollar tech companies in the hope that it will get them off the streets. A group called Community Technology Alliance is giving away free Google handsets which come loaded with apps that help the homeless find shelters, soup kitchens, and warn of severe weather. The phones are also designed to help people apply for jobs and find housing, as companies often require people to visit their websites. Holly Leonard (left), who was homeless and had spent time in prison, now has a house after finding an advert on Craigslist using a Google phone she was given to allow her to get online . Holly Leonard, a homeless woman from San Francisco who has spent time in jail and in a women's refuge, has used her free handset to find herself a new home in San Jose, with her husband. She found the advert on Craigslist using a Nexus 5 phone she was given by the Community Technology Alliance. She told the New York Times: 'People don’t put out "for rent" signs anymore, so the Internet is the best way. 'You can’t even go get a paper application for a lot of things. You can’t get a job unless you get online. Before I got a free phone, it was like you’re almost nonexistent.' The Bay Area have one of the most acute homelessness problems in the U.S., with approximately destitute 14,000 people living in San Francisco and San Jose alone. While tech companies are keen to promote their image as compassionate businesses, tensions have boiled up over accusations they are not doing enough to help those in their own backyard. The Bay Area have one of the most acute homelessness problems in the U.S., with approximately destitute 14,000 people living in San Francisco and San Jose alone. Pictured: The Silicon Valley shantytown . While tech companies are keen to promote their image as compassionate businesses, tensions have boiled up over accusations they are not doing enough to help those in their own backyard (pictured) Thanks almost entirely to the tech firms, the average person in Silicon Valley earned $116,033 last year, compared to $69,000 nationally, highlighting an ever-widening gap between rich and poor. But the phone initiative attempts to give something back, with workers from Twitter, mobile games company Zynga, and business-based social network Yammer. helping to teach people how to make the most of internet access. Sam Dodge, a government worker who focuses on homelessness, added: 'Homeless people live in the year 2015, too, and people need cellphones.' Thanks almost entirely to the tech firms, the average person in Silicon Valley earned $116,033 last year, compared to $69,000 nationally, highlighting an ever-widening gap between rich and poor . The phones are also used to help homeless people get in touch with their relatives, who they have often become estranged from, and may be able to help in getting their lives back on track. Users are provided with plugs for the phones, which they can use to recharge the

Summary: Community Technology Alliance has given 100 free phones to homeless . Helps to find shelter, locate soup kitchens and reconnect with families . Also allows them to find homes and jobs in world reliant on the internet . Homeless woman Holly Leonard used a free Google phone to rent a flat .


Arsene Wenger has revealed he only makes the final decision on his starting line-up on the morning of the match - and agonises over the selection all week. The Arsenal manager, who has taken charge of 1,056 matches since his appointment in September 1996, has lifted the lid on his pre-match rituals in an interview with the official Arsenal Magazine. Wenger said: 'I always have eight or nine players of my team in my head the day before the game, but there's always a doubt on one or two. Arsene Wenger has revealed the selection process he uses to pick his Arsenal team . Wenger lifts the FA Cup following Arsenal's triumph over Hull City at Wembley last season . 'You try to make it as scientific as much as you can, but it's intuitive as well because you have to think if the balance of the team is right or if one player was a bit better in the last training session. 'When two players are together in your mind, competing for one position, every single detail can go for one of them - experience, confidence under pressure - everything can make a difference. 'I always have a final chat with the medical people to make my mind up and make sure that everybody is alright. I do that on the morning of every game. Then I make my decision.' But even though the Frenchman waits until the hours before the game to confirm his team, the overall selection process takes much longer. Wenger, drenched in champagne, is held aloft by his players after Arsenal's FA Cup win last season . Wenger said: 'Anyway, you always have your team in your head, for the whole week. You never go to bed without thinking about what the next line-up will be. 'You live with that always. That can create uncertainties, because you think about it every day. 'If you don't know on Friday night, you will not know on Saturday morning so you have to decide in your head early, and go for it.' Wenger's methods have delivered three Premier League titles and five FA Cups during his tenure at Arsenal.

Summary: Wenger has spoken about the process of selecting Arsenal teams . The Arsenal manager has eight or nine of the team decided by matchday . But the final decision is made in the hours immediately before kick-off . Sometimes the thought process to pick perfect XI takes all week . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news .


A New Zealand racing presenter has become a viral sensation after his ecstatic celebration of racehorse’s victory was caught on film. Mongolian Khan with New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson took first place on the weekend's esteemed $2 million Australian Derby, held in Randwick on Monday. Watching the race on a Trackside TV, Bosson's agent Adian Rodley didn’t realise he was being filmed when his broke into celebrations. Trackside TV presntor Adian Rodley has gone viral in a hilarious video of him celebrating the outcome of the $2 million Australian Derby . The agent can be seen growing increasingly jubilant about the race as the horse draws near to the finishing line. ‘Cmon Opie’ he screams hysterically. When Khan and Bosson finish victorious, he cannot contain himself, erupting into fist-pumping celebrations and bolting off camera. The race expert has since tweeted that he has no intention of watching the video. 'For the record, that footage is rather embarrassing, didn't expect it to go out on national telly but so long as folk are getting a giggle,' he wrote. Rodley was managing the winning horse Mongolian Khan with New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson . When Khan and Bosson finish victorious, Rodley cannot contain himself, erupting into fist-pumping celebrations and bolting off camera.

Summary: Mongolian Khan and NZ jockey Opie Bosson won the Australian Derby race . Bosson's agent Adian Rodley was captured celebrating on Trackside TV . He didn’t realise he was being filmed when his broke into celebration .


Priscilla Presley will serve as a witness at the first wedding to be held at an all-new chapel of love in Las Vegas. The 69-year-old collaborated with NBC's Today show to launch a contest for one Elvis-obsessed couple to win the 'ultimate wedding'. The winning duo - announced next Monday - will tie the knot at Elvis Presley's Graceland Wedding Chapel inside the Westgate Hotel on Thursday, April 23. Novel idea: Priscilla Presley will serve as a witness at the first wedding to be held at an all new chapel of love in Las Vegas . Westgate, formerly the Las Vegas Hilton, is where Elvis performed more than 830 sold-out shows. Along with the singer's former wife in the audience, the winning couple will win a free wedding reception and hotel suite for two nights. To top it off, airfares and concert tickets to the Elvis Experience theater show will also be thrown in. While Priscilla agreed to make an appearance, the woman who wed Elvis in 1967 made one thing clear before unveiling the latest wedding chapel to bear his name: No impersonators. 'This is all first-class,' she told the Associated Press recently. 'This is not a joke. The wedding chapel is not a joke.' The actress and business magnate has been involved in the look and feel of the chapel that officials say is part of the first permanent Graceland exhibit of the singer's artifacts outside his iconic Memphis, Tennessee, home. Couples wanting to be the first to wed at the Elvis Presley's Graceland Wedding Chapel must submit a video or photos along with an explanation detailing why they deserve the prize. Chapel of love: The winning duo - announced next Monday - will get married in the brand new Elvis Presley's Graceland Wedding Chapel (artist's rendering above) at the Westgate Hotel on Thursday, April 23 . Flashback: In this May 1, 1967, file photo, singer Elvis Presley, 32, and his bride, 21, the former Priscilla Beaulieu, appear at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, after their wedding .

Summary: The 69-year-old collaborated with NBC's Today show to launch a contest for an Elvis-obsessed couple to win the 'ultimate wedding' The winning duo will get married in the brand new Elvis Presley's Graceland Wedding Chapel at the Westgate Hotel on Thursday, April 23. While she agreed to make an appearance, the woman who wed Elvis in 1967 made one thing clear before unveiling the latest wedding chapel to bear his name: No impersonators .


The inquiry into the Iraq war, lead by Sir John Chilcot, began in 2009, stopped taking evidence in 2011, but will not report until 2016, a source said . The findings of a long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war are unlikely to be unveiled this year. Further delays to Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into the war were reported by BBC’s Newsnight and will fuel claims those criticised over the war are trying to bury bad news. It was initially thought it would be delayed until after the general election amid claims it could be damning for Labour. But it has now been suggested the findings of the inquiry, which began in 2009, will not be published until 2016. Newsnight’s Diplomatic Editor, Mark Urban said he had been told the inquiry will be delayed until at least 2016. Tony Blair is expected to be come under intense scrutiny for sanctioning the ill-fated invasion. The former PM has denied that he was trying to obstruct the inquiry. Earlier this year, he apeared rattled when journalists put to him David Cameron’s claim, that Labour had got the publication delayed. He pointed to a statement released by his office which said: ‘It is not true to say that Tony Blair has caused the delay in the report’s publication’. Mr Blair is one of dozens who is believed to be criticised. Every one fingered has the right to respond to the dossier of evidence against them, often running to hundreds of pages. The inquiry - which stopped taking evidence in 2011 - was also set back by the death of one of its members and staff losses. The publication of the report was expected to be delayed until after the election as it is thought to be highly critical of senior political figures, including Tony Blair, but will likely not report until even later .

Summary: Sir John Chilcot's inquiry began in 2009, stopped taking evidence in 2011 . His report has been repeatedly delayed but was expected after election . Now source says findings may not become public until 'at least' 2016 .