It was heralded as the world’s oldest musical instrument; a bone with two holes in it seemingly made by Neanderthals to serenade their companions. But now a study says it’s not an instrument at all - but rather, simply a bone chewed by hyenas and left in a cave. The research suggests historians have been fooled by these phoney objects - and, in fact, all such ‘instruments’ attributed to Neanderthals are simply chew toys of animals. A researcher says a 'bone flute' found in Slovenia is not an instrument - instead, he says it is simply a bone chewed by a hyena with teeth marks. The bone is shown here, believed to be the oldest musical instrument discovered in Europe, on show in Ljubljana. The bone was discovered on 18 July 1995 in Slovenia . The latest analysis was conducted by Dr Cajus Diedrich from the Paleo-Logic Independent Institute of Geosciences. In a paper published in the Royal Society of Open Science, he took a look at several ‘musical instruments’ that had been attributed to Neanderthals. Neanderthals may have created and worn the world's first jewellery 130,000 years ago, according to scientists. Researchers examining eight talons taken from a white-tailed eagle found at Krapina in Croatia say they were used to create necklace or bracelet. The claws bear multiple cut marks, notches and signs that they had been polishing by the Neanderthals that once inhabited the site where they were found. Anthropologists at the University Kansas say the talons appear to have been made into symbolic jewellery 80,000 years before modern humans arrived in Europe. The findings add to evidence that Neanderthals were not the slow-witted and primitive creatures they are often portrayed as. One in particular, the Divje Babe Flute, is often said to be the world’s oldest musical instrument. The cave bear femur, pierced with two holes, was found in 1995 at the Divje Babe Archaeological park near Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia. Dr Diedrich said analysis of the bone shows the holes are teeth marks, and the shape is just the result of the bone not breaking when it was chewed. In most caves, carnivore damage like this can be seen in about 20 per cent of animal remains and 80 per cent of bear cub remains. But while adult remains were often ‘crushed to pieces’, bear cubs often had certain patterns like this. ‘These are not instruments, nor human made, but products of the most important cave bear scavengers of Europe, hyenas,’ Dr Diedrich wrote. ‘Hyenas left bones in repeating similar tooth mark and crush damage stages, demonstrating a butchering/bone cracking strategy. ‘Hyenas produced round-oval puncture marks in cub femora only by the bone-crushing premolar teeth of both upper and lower jaw.’ One instrument in particular, the Divje Babe Flute, is often said to be the world’s oldest musical instrument. The cave bear femur, pierced with two holes, was found in 1995 at the Divje Babe Archaeological park (shown) near Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia . The latest analysis says that many bones found in caves can simply be attributed

Summary: Researcher says a 'bone flute' found in Slovenia is not an instrument . Instead he says it is simply a bone chewed by a hyena with teeth marks . He claims all such instruments were made by hyenas, not Neanderthals . And the bones do not even originate from Neanderthal times .


The eighth wonder of the world is nearing completion in the seventh tier of English football. In a park in the middle of a working-class suburb east of the city centre, builders are putting the finishing touches to FC United of Manchester's Broadhurst Park . There are no pyramids, hanging gardens or light houses but there is a sweeping terrace, a series of football pitches and floodlight pylons. FC United of Manchester's new 5,000-capacity stadium Broadhurst Park is nearing completion . General manager Andy Walsh outside the new ground, which cost the democratic club a whopping £6.5m . This a symbol that there is another way. Another way a million miles away from billion-pound TV deals, fat-cat owners, sanitised stadia and all that many will tell you is wrong with modern football. Set to host Benfica for the official opening on May 29, the 5,000-capacity stadium will finally end a nomadic decade on the road for the breakaway outfit set up in May 2005 by Manchester United fans sick of being exploited by the club they loved, for whom the arrival of the Glazer family was a step too far. Broadhurst (some mischievous souls voted for FCUM Hall in the naming poll), dismissed by many as an impossible dream, cost around £6.5m. Of that colossal sum around half came from the pockets of the democratic club's 4,000 members. The rest came from grants with around £500,000 loaned by the council. It is a ground for the fans, paid for by the fans. The function room at the new ground is part of a stadium that will also serve the local community . Broadhurst Park is a far cry from the glamour and glitz of Old Trafford, seven miles away across the city . But is it two fingers up at the debt-burdening Americans still in charge seven miles across the city? 'That's a daft question,' says general manager Andy Walsh. 'Establishing this football ground is a statement of what football supporters can achieve if they are given the opportunity,' he adds. They are strong words from a man who believes in standing up for what he believes in. Far from marching proudly into a new stadium, 25 years ago Andy, now 52, was nervously stepping into a prison cell for non-payment of poll tax. It was those principles that saw him leave behind a steady job as a driving instructor (with a wife and two kids to support) to take his current role leading the rebels with a cause in 2006 and, with a heavy heart, vow never to set foot inside his beloved Old Trafford again until the Glazers were gone. Broadhurst, with its view of the bright lights of Oldham across the valley, is a far cry from today's Old Trafford. It is also not your identikit, breeze-blocked modern stadium. Behind one goal is a 2,500-capacity terrace, salvaged from Northwich Victoria. The changing rooms at the new ground are simple, but Walsh says the club are ambitious for progress . On matchdays one of the stands will house a food

Summary: Broadhurst Park will host Benfica for opening on May 29 . New stadium will serve community on non-match days . The £6.5m ground was financed largely by fans of the democratic club . General manager Andy Walsh describes new stadium as a 'statement of what football supporters can achieve'


This is the terrifying moment an SUV hurtled head-on into a school bus full of students on Monday morning. Footage taken from the bus's windscreen dash-cam captures the screams of 36 7th graders on board as a Dodge Durango swerves erratically in their direction at 60 mph. It crashes into an SUV on the right side of the road then ricochets across the center median. The clip, obtained by News On 6, ends abruptly as the two vehicles collide. Horrifying: The red Dodge Durango can be seen hurtling at 60 mph towards the school bus on an Oklahoma highway at 8.20am as 36 7th grade students are being driven to school . Screams: The children on board shriek with fear as the driver is powerless to move out of the car's way . Crash: The impact sends smoke pouring into the air and crushes the SUV . Five of the 36 pupils were hospitalized with minor injuries and 11 were treated at the scene at 8.20am in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday. The 44-year-old driver of the SUV, who allegedly has a history of seizures, was driving approximately 20 mph over the speed limit. He was trapped inside his car for 20 minutes after the crash until firefighters were able to cut him from the wreckage, News On 6 reported. The driver of the SUV, a 44-year-old man with a history of seizures, had to be cut out of the wreckage . Police commended the bus driver for doing what she could. They are investigating whether the SUV driver had a seizure before or during the crash in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday at 8.20am . He is recovering in a serious condition in hospital as police work to determine whether his medical history was a factor in the crash. Police commended the bus driver for 'doing what she could' by noticing the SUV and stopping the bus. She then checked every student on board was safe. Tulsa Public Schools spokesman Chris Payne said parents of the pupils, from McClain Junior High School and McClain's 7th Grade Academy, were notified immediately. Police have refused local media requests to release a second video which shows the pupils reacting to the crash, on the grounds that it is traumatic and the passengers are all minors.

Summary: Dash-cam footage captures 36 screaming 7th graders on board . Dodge Durango can be seen hitting another SUV then hurtling toward bus . Police said the driver, a 44-year-old man, has a history of seizures . Five pupils were hospitalized, 11 treated at the scene on Monday at 8am . SUV driver is in serious condition in hospital .


A young waitress has claimed that England footballer Aaron Lennon grabbed her, slapped her and ripped her top as he partied in the VIP suite of a nightclub. The 18-year-old reportedly fled to the toilet in tears and afterwards told police that the £55,000-a-week Tottenham winger had left her with a bruise below her eye. The 28-year-old, who is on loan to Everton, was reportedly interviewed by officers under caution over the alleged assault earlier this month. A teenage waitress claims England footballer Aaron Lennon (pictured playing for Everton) grabbed her, slapped her and ripped her top . After taking part in Everton's 1-0 win at home against Southampton on April 4, Lennon is thought to have headed to Suede nightclub in Manchester with friends. Lennon, who has 21 England caps, lives in a penthouse apartment in the city centre. That night, the venue, which is popular with Premier League footballers, was packed with hundreds who had come to see singer Trey Songz perform. But later in the evening, the waitress claimed to have been attacked by the player in the VIP section - where booths cost £2,000. She was interviewed by Greater Manchester Police four days later. A source told The Sun's Michael Hamilton and Dean Wilkins that the girl, who is 'very pretty', had worked at the club for just under a year. He added that the footballer and his friends were 'spending a lot of money on drinks'. Police are investigating the alleged incident at Suede nightclub (pictured) in Manchester which is popular with Premier League stars. On the night of April 4, singer Trey Songz (right) performed at the venue . 'She got really upset, left what she was doing and rushed to the toilet,' the source said. 'She came out about an hour later and was annoyed security had not done anything and kicked Lennon out. 'She says he grabbed her and ripped her top and then slapped her.' On April 15, the day before Lennon's 28th birthday, he was interviewed by police officers on suspicion of assault. Police confirmed no arrests were made and an investigation is ongoing. A Greater Manchester Police spokesman told MailOnline: 'On Wednesday 8 April 2015, police were called following reports an 18-year old woman had been assaulted at Suede night club, Longworth Street, Manchester city centre on Sunday 5 April 2015. 'A man has been interviewed under caution. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.' MailOnline has contacted Mr Lennon's agent and club for comment.

Summary: Lennon reportedly partied at Suede nightclub in Manchester on April 4 . Venue packed with hundreds who had come to see Trey Songz perform . Alleged victim says £55,000-a-week star left her with bruise below her eye . Tottenham winger, on loan to Everton, interviewed on suspicion of assault . Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said no arrests have been made .


Kris Jenner looked downcast and emotional as she drove herself to a Beverly Hills gym on Monday as she continues to deal with the fall-out from ex-husband Bruce Jenner's TV tell-all. The Olympic gold medalist confirmed to the world on Friday that 'to all intents and purposes I am a woman' and said his third wife Kris, like his previous two wives, knew about his desire to be female. Diane Sawyer said during the ABC 20/20 special that Kris had declined to comment on her husband's gender transition even though previous two wives issued messages of support that were read out on the program. On Monday, close family friend Kathie Lee Gifford said on NBC's Today that Kris didn't know Bruce's secret and she's still 'trying to get her act together' when it comes to dealing with the news. Scroll down for video . Glum: Kris Jenner looked drawn and downcast as she took a trip to the gym in Beverly hills on Monday morning . Emotional: The 59-year-old appeared to bite her lip as if holding back tears . Lost in thought: It's the first time that Bruce Jenner's third ex-wife has been seen in public since his stunning TV revelations Friday night that he's always felt female and he now plans to live as a woman . Shocked: Kathie Lee Gifford said on Today on Monday that she hadn't seen Bruce's bombshell news coming and neither had her close friend Kris, saying that the momager was struggling to cope with the revelations . 'The other ladies, both fine women, had a long time to get used to this. This was new to Kris,' Kathie Lee told Today co-host Hoda Kotb. She said Kris, who was married to Bruce for 22 years, is 'trying to be a good friend to him - or her -now.' 'Trying to still be a great parent, and it's complicated in ways that we cannot even comprehend.' The TV personality is a godmother to Bruce and Kris' daughters Kendall, 19, and Kylie, 17, and has known the ex couple for years. But her version of events is clearly at odds with what Bruce himself had to say to Diane Sawyer, including the claim that had Kris been accepting of his situation, they would 'probably still be together.' He told Sawyer that Kris had seen him cross-dressing and knew that he had developed 36B breasts because he could no longer hide them from her. He maintained that he and Kris had 'a great sex life' and that she was relatively low-key when she discovered his secret. 'She didn't say much,' the former decathlete said. 'It was tough on her, he added. 'Kris is a good woman. I've got no complaints with her. She's a good person.' Defensive: Kathie Lee, who's a godmother to Kendall and Kylie Jenner, defended her friend, insisting she didn't know about Bruce's secret and his inner conflict about his gender identity, despite Bruce's claims that she did . Solo: The Kardashian matriarch was out and about by herself on Monday . Tough weekend:

Summary: Kathie Lee said on Today that Bruce's bombshell revelation that he's female was news to Kris . The TV host claimed that the Kardashian matriarch is 'trying to get her act together' She described the situation facing the blended family moving forward as 'complicated' Kendall and Kylie's godmother acknowledged on Today that she was shocked and 'never saw this coming' In his ABC interview, Bruce said that his third wife, like his first two wives, DID know about his cross-dressing and his gender identity struggle . He revealed that she found out when he could no longer keep his 36B breasts hidden . The Olympian said he and Kris would probably still be together if she had been more accepting of the situation .


Tina Fey was seen out with her husband Jeff Richmond and daughter Penelope Friday morning in New York City. This is the first time the Emmy-award winning writer, producer and actor has been spotted since the tragic suicide of renowned cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt on April 5 at his home in Miami. Dr. Brandt was said to have been devastated in his final weeks over a caricature of himself on Fey's show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, though that is not the reason friends say he took his life. Scroll down for video . Tina Fey (above) was spotted for the first time since the suicide of Dr. Fredric Brandt on Friday . The writer, actress and producer was on a school run with her youngest daughter Penelope and husband Jeff Richmond (above) Dr Brandt (left) took his own life on April 5 and was said to be devastated over a caricature of him, Dr. Franff (right), on Fey's show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Richmond the entire incident was 'very sad' a few days after the dermatologist's death . Fey, 44, looked solemn as she and Richmond appeared to be taking their daughter to school. The 30 Rock star has yet to comment on Dr. Brandt's suicide, though her husband did say the entire incident was 'very sad' a few days after the dermatologist's death. The Kimmy Schmidt character that was so upsetting to Dr. Brandt was Dr. Franff, a Upper East Side cosmetic dermatologist with a grotesquely exaggerated face that was so full of fillers and Botox that the man was unable to speak. The character, played by Martin Short, also had shockingly platinum blond hair, just like Dr. Brandt, and a long list of celebrity and society clients. He first appears in the show's fourth episode, which also features a cameo from Fey's daughter, Penelope. Fey has yet to publicly speak about Dr. Brandt's suicide . The second season of Kimmy Schmidt will start production soon . Penelope (above) appeared in the episode that featured Dr. Franff . Fey has won eight Emmy awards for her work on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live . Dr. Brandt also had a long list of celebrity and society clients, some of whom gathered in New York City to remember and honor him on Thursday. The invitation-only service, at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, was hosted by Lisa Marie Falcone, wife of billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone. WWD reports that among those in attendance were Kelly Ripa, Joy Behar, and Linda Wells, editor-in-chief of Allure. 'This is the saddest thing that I never thought I would have to do. When I look out into this room I see so many beautiful faces and I realized that Fred is all around us,' said Ripa as she stood in front of a wave of 3,000 white orchid blooms, Dr. Brandt's favorite flowers. 'He is with all of us now.' Dr. Brandt's other celebrity clients included Madonna and model Stephanie Seymour. Sources said that Dr Brandt was 'devastated' over comparisons to the enthusiastic doctor on Tina

Summary: Tina Fey was spotted for the first time since the suicide of Dr. Fredric Brandt on Friday . The writer, actress and producer was on a school run with her youngest daughter Penelope, 3, and husband Jeff Richmond . Dr Brandt took his own life on April 5 and was said to be devastated over a caricature of him on Fey's show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Friends say that is not the reason he took his life .


The biggest fight in boxing history has sold out within a minute of going on sale with tickets for Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 being snapped up on Thursday evening. Just minutes after 8pm UK time (12 noon in Las Vegas), tickets for the richest bout in history began appearing on the secondary market with one ticket going for a cool $128,705 (£85,508) on StubHub. After weeks of wrangling and accusations between Mayweather Promotions and Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, a batch of between 500 and 1,000 tickets were made available to boxing fans for the mega-fight in May. Late last night, a ticket priced at $128,705 (£85,508) appeared on the StubHub website after all tickets on public sale were snapped up inside a minute . One lucky English fan managed to snare a ticket for $7,924 (£5,265) and tweeted his booking confirmation . Mayweather and Pacquiao strike their poses during a news conference in Los Angeles last month . Less than a minute after 8pm, the Ticketmaster website announces that no tickets are available . Fight fans were able to purchase the tickets through mgmgrand.com and ticketmaster.com - although those precious seats certainly came at a cost as prices began at $1,500 (£1,000) leading all the way up to $7,500 (£5,000) per seat. Prospective buyers were limited to four tickets per person. The mgmgrand.com website experienced issues minutes before the 8pm start time due to high traffic. Those lucky enough to secure a seat for the mega-fight via Ticketmaster will have to collect them in person from Wednesday, April 29 from a designated collection point in Las Vegas. One lucky English boxing fan managed to snare a ticket for the big fight at a cost of $7,924 (£5,265) and tweeted his booking confirmation on Thursday night. Super-ringside tickets costing $10,000 (£6,600) were not released for public sale with several reports suggesting those seats would exchange hands on the 'black market' for upwards of $200,000 (£133,000). Just minutes after 8pm, tickets for the richest bout in history began appearing on StubHub . One ticket for the May mega-fight was advertised for $70,790 (£47,000) on the secondary market . If you were lucky enough to progress on the Ticketmaster website, this is what you would have seen . A pair of tickets for the Las Vegas showdown was posted on eBay at a cost of $12,600 (£8,300) per seat . Mayweather vs Pacquiao is advertised by an escalator at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Wednesday . The MGM Grand marquee is lit up with the boxing pair ahead of the mega-fight on May 2 . The capacity of MGM Grand is 16,800 seats with the remaining seats set to be divided up between the two promoters, the two cable networks sharing the pay-per-view broadcast and the MGM hotel group for their clients and high rollers. MGM also announced the sale of around 50,000 tickets for closed circuit seats at its various properties at £100 ($150) per head. Priced at $150 (£100), these

Summary: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao meet on May 2 in Las Vegas . Tickets for the fight in Las Vegas went on sale at 8pm on Thursday night . Between 500 and 1000 tickets were released priced between $1,500 (£996) and $7,500 (£4,982) each . The MGM Grand has a capacity of 16,500 but most of the tickets will be split between Mayweather and Pacquiao's camps and the TV broadcasters . Up to 50,000 tickets for closed-circuit viewing were also sold on Thursday . One ticket was being sold on StubHub for $128,705 (£85,508) WATCH: Pacquiao stars in hilarious advert ahead of Mayweather fight . CLICK HERE for all the latest Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao news .


A 38 stone man who was too obese to work has lost more than half of his body weight after taking up Zumba. Tony Orrell, 56, from Feltham, Middlesex, vowed to shed the pounds alongside his wife Debbie, also 56, after he hit 38 stone and she tipped the scales at 18 stone. At size XXXXXXXXL, Tony had to buy his clothes from specialist retailers online and was scared to sit on normal chairs. Scroll down for video . Weighing 17 stone, Tony goes to Zumba once a week and now runs his local Slimming World class . Tony Orrell lost 21st slimming down from 38st to 17st in three years thanks to his love of Zumba . The determined pair have now shed a combined weight of 29 stone after Tony lost an amazing 21 stone and Debbie dropped 8 stone. Tony, who ditched his favourite Indian takeaways in the evening, began struggling with his weight at a young age after his mother's job had a calorific perk. He said: 'I was the fat kid at school, I was always chubby. I've got a sweet tooth and my mum worked at a biscuit factory, so she was always bringing packets home. I spent all my pocket money on pick and mix.' Tony says that it was his full-time job in the bank that saw his weight creep up as working all hours left him little time for cooking. Tony struggled with his weight since childhood when his mother would bring back treats from the biscuit factory where she worked and he would spend his pocket money on pick and mix . At his largest Tony would avoid sitting in certain chairs in fear of breaking them or being unable to get back up . 'We didn't have time to go shopping, so Indian and Chinese takeaway menus were always on the kitchen table. 'I'd order an onion bhaji to start, tikka masala and a rice to myself, a large naan and poppadoms and polish the lot off.' In May 1997 Tony was made redundant from his full-time job as a bank manager and but his old habits continued and by 2003, his size made it too difficult to work. In 2006 for their 25th wedding anniversary, the couple had booked a celebratory holiday to Florida. But they were unable to travel because of his size. Both Tony and his wife Debbie piled on the pounds after their jobs kept them too busy to cook so they would order Chinese or Indian takeaways most nights of the week . The pair decided to make a change after staying with Tony's sister Anna who was having success with Slimming world and have lost a combined weight of 29st since 2012 . Debbie said: 'We were looking forward to spending a week in the sun and I'd bought new holiday outfits. I was ticking the days off, couldn't wait to spend some quality time together. 'But a month before, Tony was struck down with cellulitis and leg ulcers, so painful he was hospitalised and

Summary: Tony Orrell reached 38 stone after living off takeaways . Couple had to cancel holidays due to illness caused by his weight . After developing diabetes the 56-year-old decided to take up Zumba . He lost 21 stone in three years and encouraged his wife to slim down . Debbie, 56, shed eight stone and now weighs 10 stone .


These days art appears to be everywhere we look, which means that it’s not always easy to be original in our creative endeavours. However one artistic soul proved there are still simple ways to make the mundane interesting when he used four plastic cups and a marker pen to create something truly unique. Filming a demonstration of his creation, the video maker and artist holds up two see-through plastic cups that he has stacked into one another. The video maker holds two stacked cups up to the camera and rotates through the various hairstyles . Drawn on the inside cup is a head and a torso and pictured on the outside cup are a selection of haircuts. Rotating the outer cup, the man brings the numerous haircuts, which include a Mohawk, short hair with a beard, a quiff and brushed hair with a moustache, into alignment with the head. Settling on the afro, the man then stacks a third cup, which has a number of outfits drawn onto it, including a jacket, a t-shirt and a bikini. The video maker selects an afro hairstyle and then stacks a third cup, which has outfits drawn on it . The artist initially uploaded the video to Reddit and claims to be have been influenced by Japanese comics . He settles on a shirt and then adds the fourth and final cup that has a selection of accessories drawn onto it. Moving through the choices, the video maker finally decides on a pair of glasses and holds his randomised creation up to the camera. The video was initially uploaded to Reddit by the user named toper-centage. The video maker rotates the third cup and scrolls through the outfits before settling on a shirt . The filmmaker adds the final cup and after rotating through the various accessories picks a pair of glasses . Answering various questions on the site, the filmmaker stated that he based his style on Japanese comics. He wrote: ‘I read a lot of Manga and did some self-learning a few years ago.’ Adding: ‘I'm a software engineer and this is a way to cope with mental blocks and frustration.’ According to another user there are a total 294 possible combinations that can be made from rotating the cups. According to one Reddit user there are a total of 294 possible combinations that can be made .

Summary: Filmmaker rotates four stacked see-through plastic cups . He selects an afro hair type, a shirt and a pair of glasses . The video maker initially uploaded his creation to Reddit . One user stated there are a total of 294 possible variations .


A video showing a man cracking a giant egg to reveal another fully formed egg inside, may be enough to scramble your brain. YouTube user Elman511 cracked open the over-sized egg that was laid by one of his hens, exclaiming: ‘The big egg has another normal egg in it!’ While the instance is extremely rare, it’s caused when the hen is in the process of forming an egg in her oviduct and another oocyte – the ovum or egg cell that becomes the yolk of the egg – is released too soon. Scroll down for video . Egg-traordinary: US YouTube user Elman511 cracked open an over-sized egg (shown on the left) that was laid by one of his hens, exclaiming: ‘The big egg has another normal egg in it!’ In the video, Elman511 cracks the egg, which is double the size of a normal one, to find a standard-sized egg inside, along with yolk and white. He then cracks the smaller egg, which also has a yolk and white inside. ‘That’s the end of the nesting dolls of egg…an egg inside of an egg… crazy man,’ he said, before noting that the yolks look rich. Egg-citing: In the video, ‘Elman511’ cracks the egg (pictured), which is double the size of a normal one, to find a standard-sized egg inside, along with yolk and white. The unusual occurrence is down to a counter-peristalsis contraction . This is when a second oocyte (yolk) is released by the hen's ovary before the first egg has completely traveled through the oviduct and been laid. When the second oocyte’s released, the first is in the eggshell-gland portion of the oviduct, were the shell is made. It’s thought that a shock, or stress causes a contraction, forcing first egg to reverse its course. This means that the first egg is added to the second oocyte, which then travels down the oviduct and is covered in a shell, creating a giant egg around the first one. The unusual occurrence is called a counter-peristalsis contraction. A hen releases an oocyte from her left ovary into her oviduct every 18 to 26 hours, Back Yard Poultry Mag explained. Usually, the oocyte travels down the oviduct, adding layers of the egg until it’s laid through the hen’s vent. But in a counter-peristalsis contraction, a second oocyte is released by the ovary before the first egg has completed its journey. When the second oocyte’s released, the first is in the eggshell-gland portion of the oviduct, were the shell is made. It’s thought that a shock, or stress causes a contraction, forcing first egg to reverse its course. This means that the first egg is added to the second oocyte, which then travels down the oviduct and is covered in a shell, creating a giant egg around the first one. The phenomenon has been mentioned as far back as 1250 AD by the Dominican friar and polymath Albertus Magnus in his book De Animalibus. Ask the egg-spert: In a counter-peristalsis contraction, a second oocyte is released by the ovary before the first egg has

Summary: Unusual egg was captured on camera by US YouTube user Elman511 . Shows him cracking the giant egg to reveal a normal sized one inside . Phenomenon is caused when an oocyte - which becomes a yolk - is released too soon and merges with an earlier egg that hasn't been laid .


Three hours after giving birth to her longed-for baby girl, Lianne Hindle lay dead in the same hospital bed. The mother-of-four suffered a cardiac arrest at the scandal-hit North Manchester General Hospital in December. The 37-year-old's death came just months after three babies and one mother died at the maternity unit. The deaths, along with those of four babies and two mothers at the Royal Oldham Hospital prompted an investigation. Today Ms Hindle's partner Chris Barnes and his sister Karen have called for action to prevent further tragedies. Chris Barnes, whose partner Lianne Hindle died three hours after giving birth to their daughter Poppy (pictured with brothers Zac and Louie), is calling for action to prevent further tragedies at North Manchester General Hospital . The 40-year-old father-of-four said: 'Something has to be done. It isn't right. 'This is still happening. Maternity units are supposed to be the safest places to have babies.' Mr Barnes, who suffers with cerebral palsy, has been left to care for the couple's three-month-old daughter Poppy, and her three brothers, Morgan, 15, Zac, nine, and Louie, seven. North Manchester General and the Royal Oldham Hospital called in independent experts to review its maternity units after the spate of 10 deaths in the eight-month period from December 2013 to July last year. Ms Hindle, from Bury, died in December - her death falling outside the scope of the investigation. She went into labour at almost 35 weeks pregnant, in the early hours of December 15. The expectant mother was scheduled to give birth at St Mary's Hospital, which has a specialist intensive care baby unit, after suffering two previous stillbirths, and three premature pregnancies. But she was taken to North Manchester General by ambulance instead, after it became clear she was going to give birth before she could get to St Mary's. This is the only picture Ms Hindle's family have of her holding daughter Poppy . Immediately after welcoming baby Poppy shortly after 2am, Mr Barnes said his partner appeared 'fine', holding the newborn and naming her. But just an hour later, she started to feel unwell - complaining that she was 'red hot'. Ms Barnes described how Ms Hindle started to look 'deathly white', and felt cold and clammy to touch, before her eyes began rolling back in her head. Her blood pressure and heart rate plummeted as her condition deteriorated and she died at around 6am after suffering a cardiac arrest. Ms Barnes said the family has concerns about the care Ms Hindle received, claiming she was left alone with a student midwife following the birth, once the placenta had been delivered. 'Lianne was repeatedly talking of how red hot she was, asking for a fan and the windows to be opened,' Ms Barnes said. 'The student midwife said that was normal after having a baby and wafted her with a sick bowl. 'I didn't see Lianne's temperature taken once.' Ms Barnes claimed at one point, a member of staff came into the room and asked the student midwife: 'Who are you supposed to be with?'

Summary: Lianne Hindle suffered a cardiac arrest at North Manchester General . 37-year-old died three hours after giving birth to baby Poppy . Investigation was launched last year into the deaths of seven babies and three mothers at the unit and a ward at the Royal Oldham Hospital . Family have raised questions over the standard of care Ms Hindle received .


A Massachusetts man is facing charges in connection after severed human body parts were discovered inside a discarded duffel bag near the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Carlos Colina, 32, pleaded not guilty in Cambridge District Court to charges of being an accessory after the fact to assault, battery causing serious bodily injury and improper disposal of a body. He is being held on $1million bail. Remains, including a torso and limbs, first were found in a duffel bag discarded outside the building of technology company Biotech Saturday morning, according to police. Scroll down for video . Carlos Colina, left, faces charges of accessory after the fact to an assault, battery and improper disposal of a body. Above, he speaks during his attorney during his arraignment . Colina was arrested Sunday after severed human body parts were discovered in a duffel bag and a human head was found in his apartment building's recycling bin . The head of victim Jonathan Camilien, 26, of Somerville, was found in a recycling bin in Colina's apartment building across the street, according to the police report. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan says the death is considered a homicide, though Colina has not been charged with murder. 'We are not seeking anyone else in connection with the discovery of these human remains,' she said Monday. A saw, rope and cleaning supplies were found in Colina's apartment, which is located one block from the Cambridge Police Department. 'We're confident that this was not a random act,' Haas said. The suspect had wounds on his face and neck and a vacuum could be heard during the search when police discovered the victim's head, according to the Boston Globe. Colina had wounds on his face and neck and a vacuum could be heard during the search when police discovered the victim's head . Authorities have said that the death is considered a homicide, though Colina has not been charged with murder . The relationship between the victim and suspect was not immediately known, though Camilien and Colina were known to each other. A motive was not disclosed, . Both their families were in court on Monday. According to the investigation, a neighbor reported hearing an argument coming from Colina's apartment Friday night, while Colina and Camilien were last seen returning to the building just after 11 pm Friday. A man now identified as Colina was seen in surveillance video from nearby Biogen offices exiting the apartment building at about 4.15 a.m. Saturday carrying a duffel bag, authorities said. He returned to the apartment building empty handed. Defense attorney John Cunha Jr. called it a sensational case. 'Obviously the circumstances of the case are sensational enough,' he said. 'I'm not going to exacerbate it.' He later called it 'a sad situation.' Colina has another assault and battery case currently pending against him where the victim is not Camilien.

Summary: Carlos Colina, 32, pleads not guilty to battery, improper disposal of body . Cambridge police found torso in bag before finding head in recycling . A saw, rope and cleaning supplies were found in Colina's apartment .


It is an astronomical nightmare - if an asteroid were spotted headed towards Earth, what could humanity do about it? The European Space Agency's latest mission hopes to find out if crashing into it will help. It is working with Nasa to send a lander crashing into a small asteroid's moon at 14,000mph to see what happens . Scroll down for video . Impact! An artist's impression of what could happen when the craft hits the asteroid. Experts hope the impact will be large enough to alter its orbit. The mission will take place in two parts, and this month marked the start of preliminary design work on ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission, or AIM. Intended to demonstrate technologies for future deep-space missions, AIM will also be the Agency's very first investigation of planetary defence techniques. Launched in October 2020, AIM will travel to a binary asteroid system – the paired Didymos asteroids, which will come a comparatively close 11 million km to Earth in 2022. The 800 m-diameter main body is orbited by a 170 m moon, informally called 'Didymoon'. This smaller body is AIM's focus: the spacecraft will perform high-resolution visual, thermal and radar mapping of the moon to build detailed maps of its surface and interior structure. AIM will also put down a lander – ESA's first touchdown on a small body since Rosetta's Philae landed on a comet last November. Two or more CubeSats will also be dispatched from the mothership to gather other scientific data in the vicinity of the moon. AIM's findings will be returned by high-capacity laser link to ESA's Optical Ground Station on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. 'AIM should gather a rich scientific bounty – gaining valuable insights into the formation of our Solar System – but these activities will also set the stage for a historic event to come,. the space agency says. A similar collision was achieved back in 2005, when NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft shot a copper impactor into asteroid Tempel 1. But the Didymos moon is several tens of times smaller than Tempel 1, so much greater precision will be required to strike it – and the possibility of altering its orbit should be correspondingly higher. The Didymos moon is nearly three times larger than the body thought to have caused the 1908 Tunguska impact in Siberia, the largest impact in recorded history. An equivalent asteroid striking Earth would be well into the 'city-killer' class, leaving a crater of at least 2.5 km across and causing serious regional and climate damage. The 2013 Chelyabinsk airburst, whose shockwave struck six cities across Russia, is thought to have been caused by an asteroid just 20 m in diameter. AIM is also Europe's contribution to the larger Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment mission: AIDA. In late 2022, the NASA-led part of AIDA will arrive: the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, probe will approach the binary system – then crash straight into the asteroid moon at about 6 km/s. 'AIM will be watching closely as DART hits Didymoon,' explains Ian Carnelli, managing the

Summary: ESA craft will launch in October 2020 to a binary asteroid system . Paired Didymos asteroids, will come a comparatively close 11m km . Will take high resolution pictures of surface and analyse it . Craft will watch as Nasa sends a probe crashing into the asteroid's surface .


Worried: Alice Dreger attended the class at East Lansing High School after her son asked her to sit in on it so she could hear what was going on first hand . An outraged mom live tweeted her son's sex education class after becoming outraged by its abstinence only stance. Author Alice Dreger took to Twitter to express her horror at what she heard at East Lansing High School, in Michigan, when she sat in on a lesson earlier this week. Ms Dreger, a respected professor, began furiously tweeting out the contents of the lesson - which was filled with horror stories about what happened to people who have pre-marital sex. According to the 45 tweets sent by Ms Dreger during the lesson, stories included people who lost all their friends when they became pregnant, people who fell into comas for 11 years after taking drugs and high school dropouts. 'The whole lesson here is "sex is part of a terrible lifestyle. Drugs, unemployment, failure to finish school -- sex is part of the disaster",' tweeted Ms Dreger. She added: 'I feel like raising my hand and saying "Can I tell my sexual history, which involves a lot of pleasure before and during marriage?"' Ms Dreger also complained of the incorrect information being handed to the students, who are freshmen in high school, by the teacher, who did not normally work at the school. At one point, paper babies were handed around the class to show how 'easily' condoms fail: the teacher claimed they were ineffective one in six times. "We are going to roll this dice eight times,' Ms Dreger reported the teacher as saying. 'Every time your number comes up, in pretend your condom failed and you get a paper baby.' In fact, according to the NHS, just two in 100 women will get pregnant a year when people use condoms correctly. Outrage: Ms Dreger's tweets, above, show just how cross she got during the class earlier this week . Untrue: The school has denied it only teaches abstinence, saying it just happened to be that day's lesson . The tweets went viral, with people across the world getting involved with the debate over sex education. But the school has denied it only teaches abstinence - saying it was just that day's lecture which focused on the subject. 'Abstinence-based instruction teaches that abstinence is the only way to be completely safe, but the curriculum also reviews contraception choices. This parent attended on a day where abstinence was being taught,' high school principal Coby Fletcher said in the statement released to The Lansing State Journal. The school has taken no direct action against Ms Dreger for the tweets. They have, however, banned her from the premises - apart from her son's events - for swearing at the end of the lesson. @alicedreger: The kid has invited me to his health class on sex ed to see how bad it is, so I'm going. But hands over my mouth means I can't live-tweet it . @alicedreger: Uh oh. They stuck me in

Summary: Author Alice Dreger sent 45 angry tweets during her son's sex ed lesson . Could not believe Michigan school was teaching abstinence only classes . 'The whole lesson here is "sex is part of a terrible lifestyle",' she fumed . Principal Coby Fletcher denied the school has an 'abstinence only' policy .


The goals may have dried up at club level for Graziano Pelle but the Southampton striker repaid Italy coach Antonio Conte's faith by scoring against England. Having arrived from Feyenoord at a reported cost of £9million, the 29-year-old seamlessly slotted in at St Mary's, netting nine goals in his first 12 matches. However, Pelle has struggled in front of goal in recent months and has not managed to find the net in the Barclays Premier League since December 20. Graziano Pelle celebrates after giving Italy the lead against England at Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night . The Southampton striker glanced Girogio Chiellini's cross into Joe Hart's far corner to make it 1-0 . Saints fans will be hoping that drought may soon come to an end after seeing the striker score a fine, glancing header in the Azzurri's 1-1 draw with England at the Juventus Stadium. 'I felt good today and the manager gave me the opportunity,' Pelle, the only British-based player in the Italy squad, said. England No 1 Hart dives in vain as Pelle claims his second international goal in his third cap . Pelle has not scored in the Premier League for Southampton since December . 'Those that play always have to prove themselves to the coach. 'I played alongside Eder at Sampdoria and we understand each other well. I'm happy to have scored and to have been given another chance by the manager. 'I wanted to score another but unfortunately it didn't happen.'

Summary: Italy and England drew 1-1 in a friendly at Juventus Stadium on Tuesday . Graziano Pelle netted for Italy, his second goal in just three caps . Southampton striker has not scored in Premier League since December .


River Plate are keen to sign Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao but admit a deal is complicated. The Colombia forward spent eight years with the Argentine side before leaving for Porto in 2009 and River Plate are open to Falcao returning. During an interview with Esto es River program, vice president Matias Patanian said: 'We dream of Falcao Garcia. The doors are open.' River Plate are keen to sign former forward Radamel Falcao who has struggled on loan at Manchester United . River Plate vice president Matias Patanian admits the club 'dream of Falcao' and that 'the doors are open' The 29-year-old has struggled during a season-long loan spell at Old Trafford this term - scoring just four Premier League goals - and it remains to be seen whether United will exercise the option to keep the frontman or whether he will return to parent club Monaco. However, Falcao has been in good goalscoring form for his countrythis week, finding the net three times in two games to equal Colombia’s all-time goalscoring record with 24 goals. Joining River Plate at the age of 15 in 2001 before making his first-team debut four years later, Falcao went on to score 34 goals in 90 appearances for the Primera Division club. Falcao scored 34 goals in 90 appearances for the Argentine club during his four seasons in the first team .

Summary: River Plate admit they 'dream' of Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao . The Colombia international spent eight years with the Argentine club . Falcao has managed just four goals in 19 Premier League appearances . READ: Falcao still 'has faith' that he could continue at Man Utd next season . CLICK HERE for the latest Manchester United news .


A 32-year-old English teacher who admitted having sex with a 16-year-old student posted a celebratory selfie on Instagram just hours after discovering she had avoided a prison sentence. Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal on Thursday that gets her out of serving any time behind or having to register as a sex offender. When she returned home from court she uploaded an image of her grinning to the social media site alongside the message: 'My mood today,' followed by three smiley faces. Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved.' However she is still facing charges over a threesome she had with the same student at Destrehan High School and another teacher. 'My mood today': Shelley Dufresnein from St Charles Parish, Louisiana, posted this selfie on Instagram after discovering she had avoided jail - despite admitting she had sex with a 16-year-old student . Reaction: Followers started congratulating her on the outcome below the picture, prompting her to respond: 'I'm so relieved'. However she still faces charges she had a threesome with the student and another teacher . 'Free' woman: The 32-year-old, confessed in court Thursday to having sex with a 16-year-old English student in exchange for a plea deal that gets her out of prison time. The married mother-of-three pictured above leaving the St Charles Parish Courthouse on Thursday . Double the trouble: Dufresne (right) and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24 (left), were arrested in September when a student at Destrehan High School started bragging that he was sleeping with both of them . How they met: The unidentified 16-year-old victim was a student in Dufresne's English class last year. Respess taught the same student English the year prior . She was arrested in September after the teen in question started bragging to friends that he had slept with two teachers. An investigation later revealed that the unidentified teen had sex with both his current English teacher at the time, Dufresne, and his English teacher from the prior year, 24-year-old Rachel Respess - including an alleged a threesome with both at Respess's house. Though she originally pleaded not guilty in November, married mother-of-three Dufresne changed course and confessed to the sordid act at a status conference in court on Thursday. Comfortable: As part of her plea deal, Dufresne will not have to serve any jail time. Instead she will undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment program, surrender her teacher's license and stay away from the victim and his family . In exchange for pleading guilty to a count of obscenity, the original charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile will be held for the three years Dufresne is under probation for obscenity. Dufresne must also undergo a 90-day inpatient mental health treatment, surrender her teacher's license, and stay away from the now 17-year-old victim and his family. If she complies with all of those terms, the carnal knowledge charge will be dropped after three years and she will not have to register as a sex offender.

Summary: Shelley Dufresnein of St Charles Parish, Louisiana, took a plea deal . Mother-of-three avoided prison and won't have to register as a sex offender . Took an image of her smiling after the hearing and wrote: 'My mood today' Also said she was 'relieved' when followers began congratulating her . Is still facing charges over an alleged threesome she had with the same student and fellow teacher Rachel Respess, 24 .


Channel 4's Indian Summers star Olivia Grant headed to Phuket in Thailand before the start of filming the second series . I’ve always had a love affair with Thailand. At the end of filming Channel 4’s Indian Summers last year, I headed to Koh Phangan, an island off Ko Samui, and did a week-long meditation and yoga course. I came away convinced I was going to carry on doing a minimum of 30 minutes of meditation every morning in London – a resolve that was slowly eroded by the stresses of relying on London Underground and from Sunday hangovers. So I jumped at the chance of heading out to Thailand again before the start of filming series two. Despite an 18-hour journey on the flawless Singapore Airlines, I arrived in Phuket still excited about recapturing my zen. Phuket, however, is very different from Koh Phangan. First of all it is much greener, and secondly it is definitely an island with party in its bones. I was staying at the luxurious Sri Panwa resort, which comprises a series of minimalist villas complete with surround-sound systems pumping out Enya, and each with their own saltwater private infinity pool facing out on to the shimmering Andaman Sea. Villa co-ordinator Pim immediately apologised for the increased security around the resort (a Thai princess and Liam from One Direction were there). I’m sure you can just sit and chill in the hotel’s beautiful restaurants or sunbathe on your private terrace, but when Pim dropped me off at my villa, she revealed that another famous Sri Panwa guest – DJ Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) – was performing at a nightclub called Seduction that evening. I decided zen could wait. Seduction turned out to be off Bangla Road, the heart of Phuket’s red-light district. Having grabbed a tuk-tuk from outside the hotel (complete with strings of fluorescent lights and speakers blaring out Taylor Swift’s Blank Space), I arrived at Patong Beach itself. This is the strip is where zen goes to die. Olivia did yoga at Sri Panwa’s Cool Spa, on a breathtaking platform called Baba Nest, which offers 360 degree views of Cape Panwa (pictured) Bangla Road in Phuket comes to life when the sun goes down. The road is shut to cars and becomes 1,312ft of neon lights, loud music and cheap beer . There are Thai versions of cabaret clubs such as Crazy Horse and Moulin Rouge, while street hawkers sold tickets to ‘ping-pong shows’, which I later discovered were not as innocent as they sounded. Pim ushered me up an escalator to Seduction’s rooftop party venue. Norman had just started his set and was whipping up a good-looking Thai crowd, all of whom seemed as if they were probably doing an MA at Central Saint Martins in London, into a frenzy. The odd British tourist was in there too, looking appropriately smug that they had stumbled into this stylish haven and escaped the booming sex trade below. The wife of one of the owners of Sri Panwa turned to me and whispered that everyone

Summary: The luxurious Sri Panwa resort comprises a series of minimalist villas . While she was there Olivia was among guests who included Liam from One Direction and a Thai princess . Bangla Road is a lively night spot with numerous clubs and bars .


Dallas nurse Nina Pham contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first U.S. patient to die from the deadly disease . A hospital operator has denied allegations of poor training and improper preparation in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first U.S. patient to die from the deadly disease. Texas Health Resources filed a response on Friday to the March 2 lawsuit by nurse Nina Pham, The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday. Pham, who remains employed at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas but has not returned to work, seeks unspecified damages in her lawsuit. A man visiting Dallas from Liberia, Thomas Eric Duncan, died October 8 at the hospital. Pham and another nurse caring for Duncan contracted Ebola but survived. Texas Health Resources spokesman Wendell Watson said in a statement Friday that the company and the hospital acted responsibly to protect their employees, basing their responses on the most up-to-date federal guidelines and with leading experts at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. The hospital also respected Pham's privacy and acted only with her consent, the statement said. A doctor on October 16 videotaped Pham, who was in a hospital bed, in images later made public. 'Nina Pham has gone through the unprecedented challenge of being the first nurse to whom the Ebola virus was transmitted while caring for a patient with Ebola in the U.S.,' the statement said. A doctor video taped Nina Pham while she was in her hospital bed on October 16 and images (pictured) were later made public. The hospital says it respected Pham's privacy and only acted with her consent . 'Our care and compassion for Nina is paramount, and we will continue to show her the utmost courtesy, dignity and respect as a member of the Texas Health family,' the statement continued. Since Pham contracted the disease while working for the hospital as an intensive care nurse, her remedy should be a worker's compensation claim, not in civil court, the hospital's response said. 'I am disappointed but not surprised about the answer THR filed,' said Pham's attorney, Charla Aldous. 'My hope was that they would come clean and be honest about what happened so that the health care community can learn from the mistakes made,' Aldous added.

Summary: Texas Health Resources filed response to Nina Pham's March lawsuit Friday . Statement says hospital acted responsibly to protect employees . Hospital says it respected Pham's privacy and only acted with her consent . Because Pham contracted Ebola while working for the hospital, remedy should be worker's compensation claim, not civil court, hospital said .


Tony McCoy gave a bumper crowd what they were hoping for as he steered Jezki to a thumping victory in the Grade One Aintree Hurdle. Having been out of luck with his opening three rides – the closest he got was third place in the Betfred Bowl on Holywell – McCoy broke his duck on the Jessica Harrington-trained gelding. His task was made a little more straightforward than it might have been, as Arctic Fire – the favourite, ridden by Ruby Walsh – took a crashing fall at the final flight when poised to challenge Jezki. AP McCoy claimed victory in the Aintree Hurdles as he rode Jezki (right) to victory after Ruby Walsh, riding Arctic Fire (left, downed), fell at the final hurdle at this year's Grand National Festival on Thursday afternoon . McCoy was eventually was able to coast to the finish with a wide margin of victory after the fall . Ominously, screens were erected around Arctic Fire, who had finished runner-up on his last in the Champion Hurdle, but, thankfully, both horse and jockey got to their feet and, upon hearing that news, McCoy was able to savour the latest big victory of his glittering career. Jezki has been a model of consistency this winter and the retiring champion feels the gelding deserved this moment in the sun, as he beat Rock On Ruby by 13 lengths. ‘I was glad to see Ruby and Arctic Fire get up,’ said McCoy, who has been besieged by autograph hunters and well-wishers all afternoon. ‘I knew it was going to be a hard race and at the second last, I thought he might have me beat but 50 yards from the last hurdle, I was sticking in there. ‘My horse is bred to stay and he won over two-and-a-half miles at Fairyhouse. Whether he could have won had Arctic Fire stood up, I don’t know. But it would have been close.’ Arctic Fire takes a tumble at the final hurdle to allow Jezki to take the lead and take the win at Aintree . Walsh and his horse escaped without serious injury, although the Irishman pulled out of his last ride . McCoy, who will ride hot favourite Shutthefrontdoor in the Crabbie’s Grand National on Saturday, said: ‘I’m just trying to keep things as normal as possible and do my job. I can leave the worrying until after I walk out of here on Saturday night. ‘I would love to win the Grand National but I don’t want it to be my final ride. I really don’t want to retire but if I win the race, I will do retirement after that. Aintree is a great place and a meeting that I have always enjoyed.’ Of his other mounts, McCoy said: ‘Hargam (well beaten in the 4-Y-O Hurdle) was disappointing but Holywell ran well.’ The soon-to-retire 40-year-old from County Antrim has promised to call it quits if he wins the Grand National .

Summary: AP McCoy claimed his first win of this year's Grand National on Thursday . His ride, Jezki, won after Ruby Walsh's Arctic Fire fell at final hurdle . Both Walsh and Arctic Fire escaped without serious injury from the fall . It is second time in month that Walsh has fallen after Annie Power tumble .


Huw Thomas (pictured) suggested on an online forum in 2006 that England flags were for a 'simpleton' or a 'casual racist' A Labour parliamentary candidate has apologised 'wholeheartedly' for telling people to throw 'Tippex' over cars displaying England flags. Huw Thomas, the Labour candidate in Ceredigion, West Wales, suggested on an online forum in 2006 that the flags were for a 'simpleton' or a 'casual racist'. He posted his views on a Welsh language website called Mais E writing during the 2006 World Cup: 'I agree it is totally sickening the number of English flags to be seen around Wales. 'It really shows the level our society has been infiltrated by immigrants who aren't ready to integrate.' He also stated: 'I got the opportunity when I was offered an English flag for half price in WHSmiths Oxford to answer with the sentence: "Since I am neither a simpleton nor a casual racist I must decline your offer".' Mr Thomas then had a suggestion for anyone annoyed by flags on cars. '... TIPPEX - throw a bottle of the stuff over the car, it will look ridiculous - especially if it's a shiny boy racer-ish car. 'It will take hours to clean it - or money in the car-wash and, without looking closely, it will look like bird poo!' Mr Thomas said he made the comments as 'a young student' and he no longer held those views. In a statement he said: 'I apologise wholeheartedly for these comments, made while I was a young student. These are not my views now and I deeply regret writing this post online. 'Every candidate at this election will have gone through a political journey. Most will have said or thought things when they were young and at university, college or school that they now regret. This is certainly the case for me.' The Labour parliamentary candidate apologised 'wholeheartedly' for telling people to throw 'Tippex' over cars displaying England flags (file picture) He added that people in Ceredigion 'deserve an MP that will admit when they are wrong'. It comes after senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry stood down in November after publishing a picture of a house in Rochester draped in England flags. The MP for Islington South and Finsbury, in North London, took the snap while canvassing in the by-election in Rochester and Strood and was accused of being 'snobby' and 'sneering down her nose' at working class voters. Labour MP Emily Thornberry stood down in November after publishing a picture of a house in Rochester draped in England flags .

Summary: Huw Thomas made comments on internet forum during World Cup in 2006 . Labour candidate for Ceredigion said the number of England flags in Wales was 'totally sickening' Apologises 'wholeheartedly' for the remarks he made as a young student .


An adorable fox cub trapped in a garden fence was set free by a wildlife expert named Simon Cowell. The rescue mission was captured on camera and features Mr Cowell, who runs the Wildlife Aid Foundation in Leatherhead, Surrey, travelling to the cub’s location in his car. He notes that the young fox is unable to go forwards or backwards in its current position and that it has been stuck around 40 minutes so in desperate need of being set free. The young fox cub had been stuck for around 40 minutes and was in desperate need of being set free . Upon arrival, Mr Cowell gloves up and immediately begins tending to the fox. The cub is clearly distressed however and spits at the wildlife expert’s incoming hand before making a lunge at it with its mouth open. Remaining calm, Mr Cowell distracts the fox with a stick – taking its attention away from his hand – as he goes to pick it up. The cub is clearly distressed and spits at the wildlife expert’s incoming hand before lunging at him with its mouth open . Mr Cowell remains calm and manages to distract the fox with a stick before grabbing it with his hand and pulling it free . Despite the cub continuing to back away from the help, Mr Cowell manages to get hold of it and carefully lifts it out of the fence. He holds it by the scruff of its neck and says: ‘[If] you grab them like that they think they’re in the mother’s mouth and they go reasonably passive.’ He then begins accessing the cub and notes that it is quite young without any signs of damage – therefore ready for immediate release. After this, Mr Cowell decides on where he came from and where would be the best place in which to set him free. The wildlife expert holds the cub by the scruff of its neck and explains that it is the way their mother holds them . Mr Cowell accesses the cub and notes that it is quite young and without any visible signs of damage caused by getting stuck . Choosing an appropriate location, the wildlife expert sends the fox on its way and tells it to go back to its mother. The cub then heads back home – clumsily staggering over the branches and twigs around it while it wags its tail in obvious delight. The video concludes with Mr Cowell placing two slabs against the fence so as to ensure the fox – or any other fox for that matter – has no chance of getting injured in the future. The fox is released and staggers off home over branches and twigs while wagging its tail in delight . Mr Cowell places two slabs against the fence so as to ensure the fox has no chance of getting injured in the future .

Summary: The head of the Wildlife Aid Foundation in Surrey rescued the fox . Fox had been stuck for 40 minutes and was unable to move around . Mr Cowell distracts it with a stick and then lifts cub out of the fence . Fox is released back into the wild and heads off home to its mother .


It was on New Year's Day last year that Juan Mata finally cracked after being substituted by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Southampton. He had done his utmost not to react and, placid by nature, there was no kicking water bottles, but he was visibly distraught despite the consolatory efforts of Michael Essien behind him. Fast forward 16 months and there was an altogether different kind of substitution in the 81st minute of last Sunday's Manchester derby. After scoring and inspiring United to 4-2 win, he received a standing ovation and a pat on the back from Ryan Giggs. Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata turns away to celebrate after scoring against Manchester City . Mata had scored United's third goal during the 4-2 victory over their bitter rivals at Old Trafford last week . Mata looks dejected after being substituted by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho last year at Stamford Bridge . Although he had been a popular figure at Chelsea, Mata could not convince Mourinho to keep hold of him . Louis van Gaal is finally getting the best out of Juan Mata. In his last five games, the Spaniard has performed better than he ever has in the Premier League: . Mata is performing at the peak of his powers . He is not surprised by the turnaround in his own, and the team's, fortunes — he began the season believing United could win the league this year with no European commitments. He told Sportsmail last May: 'If we take Liverpool as the example there you have a team who have fought all the way to the finish without the Champions League.' He was mocked for the optimism but if United beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge they will be only five points behind the leaders. When David Moyes was manager, he and assistant Phil Neville had scouted Europe for the 'Mata-type player' they believed the team needed before it became clear United could get the real thing. When Louis van Gaal arrived, Mata took one step forward and two back. The early tinkering often meant he played in his favoured position behind the front two, but the three-man defence experiment undermined everything else the team did and results were poor. He ended up back where he had been at Chelsea under Mourinho — on the bench. Mata missed the football he had played earlier in his career at Valencia and under Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea. The free spirit was being shackled and the only consolation was that others felt the same, none more so than Ander Herrera, the player he is closest to at the club. The two had won an Under 21 European Championship together with Spain where they had enjoyed a freedom of expression now denied them. Herrera, like Mata, was out of the side. Mata also missed London. When I interviewed him in 2012 before the Champions League final he insisted on meeting in a Kings Road cafe because it was where he felt most at home. Now he was in a mansion in Alderley Edge, south Manchester.

Summary: Despite his status as a firm fan-favourite during his first two seasons at Chelsea, Juan Mata could not do enough to impress Jose Mourinho . Mata was sold to Manchester United in January 2014 for a £37m fee . It took some time for the midfielder to settle at Old Trafford but now he has . United travel away to Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday .


A pensioner who went into hospital and came home to find her possessions had been cleared out has criticised her son who she says 'didn't think I was going to make it'. Pamela Clothier was admitted to hospital forcing her to leave her bungalow in Battle, Sussex. But the 92-year-old's family was under the impression she planned to sell the house and allowed charity Age UK to clear it out. Her beloved dog Mitzy was also taken to a local animal sanctuary and later re-homed. After returning to find the house empty, the great-grandmother has criticised the charity and her family. Scroll down for video . Pamela Clothier had to retrieve her possessions after she returned from hospital to find her house cleared . The 92-year-old says the worst thing was losing her dog, Mitzy, who was given to a local animal sanctuary . Mrs Clothier said: 'My son Peter didn't think I was going to make it, so he just upped and tried to sell everything. I can't believe he could be so cruel.' She added: 'They left me with nothing. All my furniture was gone, all my diaries, books, clothes, everything. The worst thing is that I can't get my dog back either.' She spoke about the incident after Age UK offered her an 'insulting' £1,000 compensation. She said: 'They did get me some of my furniture back, and I have been able to get more things from my friends, but I still feel like it's not my home any more. 'In my day I would have knocked the spots off anybody, but now I'm absolutely demolished.' Mrs Clothier has lived alone since her Bomber Command hero husband Clyde passed away in 1991. The fiercely independent nonagenarian added: 'I loved my home - it had masses of memories. I've got nothing now, not even my dog. 'Peter made up his mind that selling my property was the thing to do, and he got rid of the furniture that was clogging up the place. I was left effectively having to start my life over again.' Pamela Clothier says she was horrified when a charity cleared out her belongings without her permission . She said she did not explicitly permit the organisation to remove her belongings and wanted them back. The pensioner is calling for a change in the law to make it more difficult for charities to act in such a way without the homeowner's permission. 'I'm 92-years-old and I'm in a house which is almost empty,' said Mrs Clothier told the BBC's South East Today. 'All the work I've done, all the knitting and sewing I've done,all the things I've made are gone. It's just like I didn't exist,' she added through tears. Mrs Clothier's son Peter insists she knew what was happening and he saved many of her things . She said she was horrified the charity had carried out her son's instruction without checking with her first. 'I think they should be absolutely certain that the person who's holding the key has the right to be doing what

Summary: Pamela Clothier was admitted to hospital for a short stint last year . The 92-year-old returned home to find her belongings had been cleared . Was told by Age UK her son had given them instruction to empty house . She was left heartbroken after her dog, Mitzy, was taken and re-homed .


Gemma Collins has expanded her popular range of plus-size clothing for Evans with seven new curve-flattering tops and dresses. The 34-year-old star of The Only Way Is Essex - who has gone from selling cards in Romford to being the face and force behind her successful clothing brand - feels much of her triumph comes from inspiring voluptuous women to feel more confident. She told FEMAIL: 'I heard a saying once, "I'm an hourglass just with more sand", and I love that. I think that sums me up as I have curves and love my shape.' Scroll down for video . Gemma Collins has expanded her popular range of plus-size clothing for Evans with a handful of new curve-flattering garments. Kimono £39 . New additions include brightly coloured swing tops and blouses, as well as a pair of floral fringed kimonos; all in the same flattering cuts that have cemented her status as one of the nation's most popular plus-size designers. 'Plus-size fashion is evolving and becoming more stylish, and it's great as my collection is all about embracing your curves and feeling confident,' Gemma tells us. 'Always wear what you feel confident in. If you feel great, you'll look good.' Speaking about her ever-evolving line last month, the bubbly blonde said: 'I love feedback from my customers and this collection is definitely based on that. The 34-year-old star of The Only Way Is Essex is proud to have gone from selling cards in Romford to being the face and force behind a successful clothing brand. Dress £40 . 'I heard a saying once "I'm an hourglass just with more sand", and I love that!' Gemma tells FEMAIL. 'I think that sums me up as I have curves and love my shape.' Kimono £39 . She continued: 'There’s some ruching, illusion panels and some pretty wow shapes that are magic at slimming and flattering. 'It's a bit sexy but fun with some sophisticated pieces too; a bit like me really!'. Gemma explains that she started the collection because she wanted to show curvy women out there how to embrace their curves. She said: 'You know big IS beautiful.' The TOWIE star has taken inspiration from the catwalks and is keen to show her fans that you don’t have to be size six to rock a fashion trend and to feel confident. 'Everyone needs a bit of "Gemma Collins confidence," baby!' she laughed. Sharing her top tips for how women can flatter themselves come spring, Gemma, who cites Beth Ditto, Oprah Winfrey and Dawn French as her muses, said: 'Not all girls are brave enough to try something new and be a bit bold so this range is amazing for flattering girls so that they can be brave and experiment a bit more. 'I get so many women messaging me thanking me because they tried something of mine that was out of their comfort zone and rocked it.' 'Plus-size fashion is evolving and becoming more stylish, and it's great as my collection is all about embracing your curves and feeling confident,' Gemma tells

Summary: Gemma, 34, gives FEMAIL a peek at her extended clothing collection . New additions include a lacy LBD and a set of floral kimonos . The blonde star of The Only Way Is Essex says 'confidence' is key .


It had seemed fake tan was here to stay after becoming a beauty staple for many women who wanted to emulate their favourite celebrities’ bronzed looks. But their determination to achieve the perfect glow appears to be fading away in favour of adopting a lighter look. The number of bottles of fake tan sold in 2014 fell by nearly a quarter (24.1 per cent) from the year before, bringing the value of sales down by 19.3 per cent to £14.5million. The number of bottles of fake tan sold in 2014 fell by nearly a quarter from last year. The product used to be a favourite of many celebrities including Victoria Beckham (left) and Sam Faiers (right) Georgia Percy, of retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel, which gathered the data, said it suggests women are ‘tending towards a more natural look’. She added that artificial tanning products were the hardest hit sub-sector of the sun care market. And Sandra Vaughan, a beauty consultant for artificial tan brand Fake Bake, said the pale look is now more fashionable. Fake tanning had become part of many women’s regular beauty regime thanks to its popularity among celebrities such as former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, the stars on Strictly Come Dancing and the cast – both male and female – of reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex. But even the TOWIE crew themselves admit the look can easily go wrong. Sam Faiers, who was a brand ambassador for Fake Bake, has described her horror at looking unnaturally orange on occasion. Pale skin icons include the likes of Keira Knightley, pictured (above) at the 87th annual Academy Awards, Cara Delevingne and Gwyneth Paltrow . She said: ‘Just before Christmas I overdid it with the fake tan. I made my legs too dark and I just thought, what have I done?!’ Other TOWIE performers have admitted similar errors, including Lauren Goodger, who was a particularly vivid colour when attending a Woman’s Own event last year. Even the programme itself has ridiculed the dangers of fake tan. Charlie Sims became a laughing stock after emerging from a spay tan session designed to improve his appearance and self-esteem only to look like an orange extra from the famous Tango TV commercials. His sister, Chloe Sims, famously stripped off to be the face and body of Montana Tan’s Starship Range. Georgia Percy, from Kantar Worldpanel, said sales of artificial tanning products were the hardest hit sub-sector of the suncare market in 2014. ‘As with total suncare, the key contributor to decline was fewer shoppers, suggesting women are tending towards a more natural look,’ she said. Lou Ellerton, of consultants the Value Engineers, told The Grocer magazine: ‘Reality TV shows were effectively ongoing ads for fake tan but they passed their peak. 'It’s like fake tan has been off the air for a while.’ Pale skin icons include the likes of Keira Knightley, Cara Delevingne and Gwyneth Paltrow. The weather has also played a part, she said. ‘If skin is not on show, why dress it up?’

Summary: The value of sales fell by 19.3 per cent to around £14.5million last year . Pale skin icons include the likes of Keira Knightley and Cara Delevingne .


More than £1.5billion worth of unwanted online shopping items including women's dresses, shoes and underwear are piling up in wardrobes, according to new research. Four in ten Britons have an average £77 of this stuff lying around because they have not got around to returning it because the task is too inconvenient and lengthy, a survey shows. When asked why, 43 per cent said they could not be bothered and 39 per cent said they did not think the value warranted the effort. Four in ten Britons have an average £77 of unwanted good because they have not got round to returning it . A fifth (21 per cent) are too busy, believing that it takes nearly half an hour to return something each time, suggesting time is put ahead of hard earned cash. Confusing processes were also identified as a major deterrent to sending an item back for 22 per cent. The research commissioned by store chain Doddle found more than a third of adults have purchased items that they then don't want, but haven't returned to the retailer. Brits each have on average three unwanted and unreturned items. Amongst the most commonly unreturned items were women's dresses, shoes and trousers, which occupied the top three spots. Then came women's shirts or blouses, women's jeans, electrical equipment, women's jackets, homeware, jewellery and women's underwear, according to the One Poll survey of 2,000 people. Most people say it is simply too inconvenient to return the item, or not worth the cost . Doddle has introduced changing rooms to a number of its stores to make trying and returning online purchases, easier. The facilities allow customers to collect, try and return, online unsuitable items. Chief executive Tim Robinson said: 'Customers have become so frustrated with the processes for returning online purchases that they would rather forgo the cash from the refund, to skip the lengthy and inconvenient queues associated with the task. 'But it doesn't have to be this way. We launched Doddle so that customers can collect and return online purchases in less than two minutes. It's Doddle's mission to redefine online shopping by making collecting and returning parcels easy - and save customers' time and money.'

Summary: Brits each have on average three unwanted and unreturned items . Four in 10 Britons have an average of £77 of unwanted online shopping . More than 40 per cent simply 'could not be bothered' to return item . Research also shows a third of adults have bought things they did not want .


The U.S. and her allies are at an ever growing risk of a systemic cyber-assault, with energy infrastructure likely to be hacker's prime target. The stark warning comes from General Keith Alexander, the retired four-star general and former chief of the National Security Agency. 'The greatest risk is a catastrophic attack on the energy infrastructure. We are not prepared for that,' he warned. Scroll down for video . Former NSA chief General Keith Alexander has warned that the U.S. and her allies are at an ever growing risk of a systemic cyber-assault, with energy infrastructure likely to be hacker's prime target . Alexander, who led the U.S. battle against cyber-threats for much of the last decade, was speaking at a private dinner held by IHS CERAWeek in Texas last week, reports the Daily Telegraph. He envisioned a worst case-scenario where hackers targeted oil refineries, power stations, and the electric grid. The payments nexus of the major banks could also be paralysed he warned. 'We need something like an integrated air-defence system for the whole energy sector,' he said. Alexander listed five countries able to conduct cyber-warfare at the highest level: the US, UK, Israel, Russia and Iran. The current NSA chief Michael Rogers testified late last year that China is capable of cyber-attacks that could cause 'catastrophic failures' of the water system or the electricity grid. There is no suggestion that China has an intention to use its power to damage US infrastructure. NSA officials are less confident that Iran will show self-restraint. Alexander also voice his concern about the hacking threat from a terrorist organization such as ISIS. He said that the U.S. and her allies had failed to check the advance of ISIS and its expanding network of franchises across the Middle East.

Summary: General Keith Alexander has warned that the U.S. and her allies are at an ever growing risk of a systemic cyber-assault . He predicts that energy infrastructure would be hacker's prime target . 'We are not prepared for that,' he warned in Texas last week . Also voiced his concerns about the hacking threat from a terrorist organization such as ISIS .


Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill has confirmed she will return to competition in London this July following her break from athletics to become a mother. Ennis-Hill provided one of London 2012's most captivating storylines by surging to heptathlon gold, and the Sheffield-born star will return to the Olympic Stadium three years on to compete in the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games. The 29-year-old has not competed since the same event in 2013 and gave birth to her son, Reggie, last summer. But her return to action sets up the prospect of a showdown against Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the brilliant young British heptathlete who is the heir to Ennis-Hill's throne. Jessica Ennis-Hill became a national hero when she won heptathlon gold at the London 2012 Olympics . Ennis-Hill has not competed since 2013 as she took time off to become a mother . 'I am really looking forward to it,' said Ennis-Hill, who could compete in the long jump or 110m hurdles. 'My race schedule is starting to starting to take shape and it will be good to compete and get a sense of where I am in my return to competing. 'My main goal this season is to be as competitive as possible with the long-term goal being the Rio Olympics. 'Diamond League meetings always have the best athletes in the world so I’m sure this will be a good test for me; I want to perform well being back on the big stage in London but I will be realistic as 2015 is about the challenge of getting back to competitive shape after having my little boy and ultimately making the necessary progression to be at my best for Rio.' Katarina Johnson-Thompson has emerged as the new rising star of British athletics and Ennis-Hill's heir . Another British hero of London 2012, Mo Farah, will also compete in the Diamond League event, which serves as a warm-up for the World Championships in Beijing in August. Ennis-Hill will take part in the two-day meeting on July 24 and 25, with the Sainsbury's IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final taking place on July 26. Ennis-Hill added: 'The 2012 Olympics were an incredible experience for me and it will be very special to step out on that track again. It will be amazing to compete in front of all our British fans who I am sure will have their own memories of the London Games too.'

Summary: Jessica Ennis-Hill will compete at the Anniversary Games in July . Olympic gold medallist has not been in action since 2013 . Her return could set up showdown against Katarina Johnson-Thompson .


A devoted father was killed when a deer crashed through the windshield of the family car as he rushed his pregnant wife to hospital for the birth of their eighth child. Michael Rogan, 42, a former marine and devout churchgoer died early on Friday after the accident near the town of Cleveland, Wisconsin. His wife, Niki, and their seven children aged between two and fifteen years old, who were also in the car, suffered minor injuries. Scroll down for video . Niki Rogan (center) and her eight children attended Mass on Sunday, just two days after the accident that killed her husband Michael. Following the service newborn Blaise was baptised . Rogan was rushing his wife to hospital for the birth of the eighth child, with all seven other children in the vehicle, when a deer hit by another car flew through their windshield . Rogan was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the town of Marshfield. Niki, who managed to steer the van into a shallow ditch after the impact, gave birth a few hours later to a son, Blaise. The accident occurred when the deer was hit by another vehicle and thrown into the windshield of the van Rogan was driving. Friends set up a GoFundMe account to help +the family out with the goal of covering funeral expenses. Within three days almost $190,000 has been raised. Rogan, 42, was a devout churchgoer and former marine, and ran an organic seed business . Niki home-schools the children and the money will allow her to continue to do so, while also replacing the van and covering the family’s medical expenses. Rogan, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, married Niki in 1998. He was a member of St. Mary’s Oratory in Wausau, as well as the church choir and The Holy Name Society. He would go to services about three times a week. The family attended Mass on Sunday as they always do, and a baptism for Blaise was held afterwards. ‘It was a very teary morning,’ Reverend Aaron Huberfeld of St. Mary's Oratory told the Wausau Daily Herald. Niki had called Huberfield on the morning of the crash and he had rushed to the hospital to be with them. He said that the family is doing ‘amazingly well’, given the circumstances. For eight years Rogan owned and operated Arnie’s Farm Care, an organic seed and fertilizer business, which he took over from his father-in-law after he passed away. Family and friends have stepped in to keep the business going. Video courtesy WAOW .

Summary: Michael Rogan, 42, was driving his wife, Niki, and their seven children to hospital for the birth of their eighth child early on Friday morning . A deer was hit by another vehicle and thrown through the windshield of their van . Michael was severely injured and pronounced dead in hospital . Hours later Niki gave birth to their son, Blaise . The family, who only suffered minor injuries, attended church as usual on Sunday, and Blaise was baptized after the service . Friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help the family and almost $200,000 has been raised .


A former Weber County court clerk has won a sexual harassment lawsuit against a former judge who wrote a love poem to her. A federal jury in Salt Lake City on Thursday awarded more than $270,000 to Marcia Eisenhour after finding that former Justice Court Judge Craig Storey violated her right to equal protection. The jury found Storey liable for some $240,000 of the damages and the county liable for the rest. Storey wrote in 2007, 'I'd love to harvest your sweet grapes,' and called Eisenhour the 'most gorgeous thing alive.' Storey was a judge for Weber County Justice Court from 1984 until 2010, when a new Ogden Justice Court (pictured) opened and took over the county's caseload . Utah's Standard Examiner reported that the 'semi-erotic love poem' was 11 pages long. Storey testified that he never intended for her to find or read the poem. Crucial to the case was a meeting Ms Eisenhour had with the Court Judge in July 2008 after she had seen the love note. Storey was said to have asked whether she was in a relationship and where she was going on holiday. For Ms Eisenhour this proved the 'last straw' as far as his possessiveness of her was concerned. Storey claimed his worries related to Ms Eisenhour's weight-loss, recent job performance and absences. He said he was going to have to change her work hours because of complaints from other court staff. Eisenhour said her absences were her attempts to avoid the judge. Storey was a judge for Weber County Justice Court from 1984 until 2010, when a new Ogden Justice Court opened and took over the county's caseload. Eisenhour was a court employee for over 25 years. Eisenhour's attorney April Hollingsworth said she suspected the case was not over, that Storey's and the county's lawyers have indicated they would be filing motions for a new trial.

Summary: Judge pays $240,000 damages after he wrote semi-erotic poem for clerk . Clerk, Marcia Eisenhour, worked with Court Judge Craig Storey 25 years . She claimed he was possessive and asked if she was in a relationship .


AP McCoy stood with the trainer, Jonjo O’Neill, in the parade ring. He tried to talk but his mind was elsewhere. He was waiting for the end to come. At 4.15pm a bell rang out. McCoy did not need to be reminded for whom it tolled. He knew it tolled for him. He obeyed the signal for the jockeys to mount. He walked alongside Box Office, the final ride of his astonishing career, and then clambered into the saddle. The tears streamed down his face but he pulled down his goggles so that nobody would see. He rode out on to the course. McCoy was presented the Champion Jockey trophy by Ian Wright - McCoy is an Arsenal fanatic . The 40-year-old received a guard of honour before receiving the Champion Jockey trophy . He knew this would be a strange day. He was aware it was being styled as a joyous celebration of the career of the greatest jump jockey there has ever been. ‘The Champ, The Finale’ it said on the front of Sandown Park’s raceday programme. But McCoy knew, too, that, for him, the day of his retirement would be a day filled with sadness and dread. Earlier in the afternoon, he had ridden Mr Mole into third place in the bet365 AP McCoy Celebration Chase. Now, he had one last shot at giving Sandown’s biggest crowd for a decade what they wanted by riding a winner. So one last time, he rode a mount around the Surrey track, racing the rest of the field and one of the red-and-blue trains that hurry along behind the tree line on the far side of the course, towards Waterloo. A film script would have delivered his 4,358th winner but sport is more capricious than celluloid. And so it delivered an irony. The last race of McCoy’s career, the bet365 Handicap Hurdle, was won by Richard Johnson, 15 times a runner-up to McCoy in the jockeys’ championship. The two men are great friends but this was one small act of revenge for 20 years of being a bridesmaid. McCoy, 40, finished third. He pushed Box Office all the way to the line and took the congratulations of his fellow jockeys as they and their horses milled around him. He was about to head towards the winner’s enclosure when he was ushered back along the track. Now the emotion really bit. McCoy and Box Office trotted back in front of the stands packed with 18,000 cheering fans. One man and his horse. There was something wonderfully moving about the tribute. Maybe it was just its simplicity. An old gunslinger was riding off into the sunset. The champion jockey was joined by his wife Channelle, daughter Eve and son Archie on his last day of racing . In the winner’s enclosure, he dismounted amid scarcely controlled chaos. A couple of photographers had climbed the little horse chestnut tree that stands outside the weighing room and perched in its lower branches to get a better shot. A television reporter put his microphone under McCoy’s nose

Summary: Ian Wright presented Tony McCoy with champion jockey trophy . McCoy finished third on Box Office in last-ever race on Saturday . The 40-year-old also finished third on Mr Mole in penultimate race . McCoy was reduced to tears as he competed professionally for last time .


Nuts are a source of useful nutrients and have other health benefits - just this month, a study found that peanuts can increase the levels of friendly bacteria in the gut and ward off food poisoning. Here, we look at some of other the plus points... Brazils . One of the best dietary sources of the mineral selenium. Two Brazil nuts provide 100 per cent of our daily required dose of 75 micrograms. Selenium is needed for the production of antibodies, important for a healthy immune system, and the hormone thyroxine, needed to regulate metabolism. Researchers have also found it activates an antioxidant that helps reduce the risk of bladder and prostate cancer. Almonds . You need to eat just ten almonds to get your daily requirement of calcium (700mg) You need to eat just ten almonds to get your daily requirement of calcium (700mg), important for healthy bones. They are also rich in vitamin E, which helps improve the condition and appearance of your skin. Almonds are high in fibre, too. Eat them with the skin on as this contains antioxidants that help protect body cells from inflammatory damage. Cashews . A good source of iron. A 30 g serving provides around 2 mg: a woman needs 14.8 mg a day and a man 8.7 mg. However, iron from cashews is not as easily absorbed as iron from meat, says dietitian Dr Sarah Schenker. 'Vitamin C boosts absorption of iron from non-meat sources, so eat cashews with a kiwi fruit, in a salad with peppers and tomatoes or with a small glass of orange juice.' Walnuts . These are rich in plant-based omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants, which have been shown to reduce the risk of the eye condition age-related macular degeneration, and cognitive decline. In a two-year study, researchers at the University of Barcelona are looking at the effects of eating 28 g of walnuts (seven shelled nuts) every day in preventing these conditions. Walnuts have also been shown to help protect against heart disease. Peanuts . Technically, these are legumes, as they grow underground, but a study published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine found they are in the same nutritional league as 'tree' nuts. They are packed with fibre and protein, so keep you feeling satisfied. 'They are nutrient dense and have a low glycaemic index, which means they help stabilise blood sugar levels,' says Dr Schenker. A handful of peanuts contains 180 calories, but Dr Schenker says the calories in nuts are over-estimated. 'They are not that easily absorbed, so you receive only two-thirds of their potential energy.' Vitamin C boosts absorption of iron from non-meat sources, so eat cashews with a kiwi fruit . Mixed nuts . A handful (28g) of mixed nuts a day reduces the risk of heart disease by 29 per cent and cuts the risk of dying from cancer by 11 per cent, according to a 2013 study in the New England Journal of Medicine. A 30-year study of 120,000 people also showed the more often they ate nuts, the lower

Summary: Peanuts can increase the levels of friendly bacteria in the gut . Almonds are rich in vitamin E, which helps improve the look of your skin . Walnuts have lots of plant-based omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants .


This is the moment a college athlete's victory turned to ashes in his hands after he slowed down to celebrate his win and got overtaken. Tanguy Pepiot, a steeplechase runner for the University of Oregon, had a clear lead on his rival Meron Simon, who competes for the University of Washington. But at a track meet Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, a crowd of more than 3,000 people saw the distance evaporate after Pepiot raised his hands in pre-emptive joy, with less than 100m to go. Vanishing lead: Tanguy Pepiot, a runner for the University of Oregon, is pictured left celebrating his victory - and right after he has lost it all to the University of Washington's Meron Simon . Big gains: Pepiot, right, is pictured from track level raising his hands to excite the crowd - as Simon tears toward him from behind . The gesture seemed to sap some of his momentum, opening the way for Simon to speed towards the finish line, and beat him by a tenth of a second. The home crowd roared as Simon powered ahead - seemingly in an attempt to warn French-born Pepiot. But the warning came too late, and Simon flashed past, leaving Pepiot, who is in his senior year, to collapse, defeated. Simon's time, 8:57.86, exceeded his personal record by around 15 seconds. Speaking to the Eugene Register-Guard after the contest, a newly-victorious Simon said: 'I thought he had me. Moment of truth: Simon is shown here edging ahead of Pepiot, whom he beat by a tenth of a second . Reconciliation: After celebrating his triumph, Simon headed back to help Pepiot up after he collapsed to the ground in defeat . 'I thought he was just so far ahead. Then I heard the crowd get crazy, and he started throwing his hands up. 'I was like, "I don’t think he knows I’m coming". I just went to the line and just raced.' After a justified victory celebration of his own, Simon doubled back to console his rival. Not long after, a defeated Pepiot told columnist Austin Meek: 'I think it was the first time it happened to me. I'll make sure it's the last time.' Personal best: Meron, pictured left at a different event, ran his best ever time in the 3,000m steeplechase. Meanwhile French-born Pepiot, right in a file photo, had pledged not to get cocky again .

Summary: University of Oregon's Tanguy Pepiot had strong lead over Meron Simon . Raised arms in triumph while he was still running - which slowed him down . Simon, of the University of Washington sprinted and closed the gap . Beat Pepiot by a tenth of a second at track event in Eugene, Oregon .